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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-05-04

To keep the styles within more mod
est lines, native board in Manila has
Forbidden the women to bob their tar
or wear European dress.
A Paris-made divorce for an AmeE5-
can costs on an average of $4,000. The
top price is something as high -
$4,000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-05-04

Mrs. Louis Cheney of Redwood
Falls was a visitor at the home of
her cousin, DR.. A. r. Werring Sunday
and nday-Springfield Advance
Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-05-04

Mesdames H. o. Johnston, John
Hillig, F. S. Pollard, E. H. Albrecht,
]. A. Shank, l. Adams and w. w.
Garlic attended the Eastern Star,
school of instruction and banquet at
Redwood Falls WEDNESDAY evening"
Morgan Messenger.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

due in the afternoon. Others will fol-
low Monday. Both trains arriving to-
morrow will be switched to pier tracks
to facilitate embarking the troops on
the transport Henderson, which is due
to sail Tuesday.
Orders from the second battalion OF
the Fourth Regiment of marines, COM
posed Of former Western mail guards.
TO be incorporated into a new regi-
ment now being mobilized here, also
for service in China, were received to-
day by Col. w. II. Pritchett from the
Navy Department. This regiment will
sail for Shanghai about April Is, mill
tary authorities said.
Eleventh naval district headquarters
was advised today that a special train
bearing $50 bluejackets from Mare
Island will arrive here at noon to-
morrow.
The sailors are to go aboard the
transport Henderson. Sixty of them
are to be assigned to duty with the
naval forces in Hawaiian waters. The
rest are to go to vessels of the Asiatic
fleet.
Marines Leave Annapolis.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. April 2 H).--A
detachment of Marines--31 privates
and non-commissioned officers-~Will
leave the United States Naval
Academy tomorrow for Norfolk, under
orders to Join the China forces. Their
departure will cut the Marine force
at the Academy to 40.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
TWO u. $. CRUISERS ARRIVE.
Richmond and Marblehead Join Fleet
Chen Deprecates Disorders.

SHANGHAI, April 3 dP). - The
American naval armada in Chinese
waters was reinforced with the arrival
here this Sunday morning OF the
United states cruisers Richmond and
Marblehead.
Except for minor local disorders.
Shanghai was quiet yesterday and the
attention of the foreign authorities
was focused upon the situation to
the north of Yangtze, where the Ma
tionaiist armies are sweeping onward.
eventually, it IS believed. to meet the
forces of Marshal Shank Tso:Lin, the
Manchurian leader.
Reports from Nanking indicated
that the situation there, following
upon last weeks serious anti-roreigh
outbreaks was comparatively tran
auil. although the British cruiser
Emerald. anchored in the Yangtze.
continues 10 be the target for snipers
along the shore. Foreign buildings
Evening star., 1927-04-03

were trained by Russians. employed by
Chang Kai.Shek in the Wampo
Academy at Canton.
Cites Execution of Yang-Cho.
but / will confine myself to recent
instances. In Harbin we had to
execute one of our generals, Yang
Cho, who was auditor general OF the
Chinese eastern, when hes was found
to be in Russian pay, engaged IN
fomenting strikes on the railway in
the Russian interest. A week ago the
police in Peking rounded up radical
student leaders in close toucn with
the Soviet embassy.
'In their house were found docu-
ments giving details Of conferences
the Soviet embassy held to create
troubles. AS far as we know these
conferences were not intended TO
work out a plot but to appoint Sec
tional chiefs to organize strikes
among railway and other workers.
and to undermine the loyalty of police
officials with view to paralyZing m
dustry and authority and pave the
way for the Cantonese. These
Cantonese are using boring from
within tactics. Ali financial help
must come from RusAian sources be-
cause the SLuueHLS nave HO iioiCJ "
propagate agitation. 1 am now tax
ing up with the powers the question
Of continued Soviet representation in
Peking. Karakhan has been given his
papers and cannot return, but / feel
that further action should be taken
only in consultation with powers.
"You see why + insist on the de-
portation of BolsheVfk advisers before
/ will come to terms with Chang
KaiIShek. My fight is merely against
Red influence in China. / will make
peace with the South at any time If
it will depose Borodin as organizer of
agitation activities: Gen. Galients, the
strategist, and these mems under
lings. Unjust demand the suppression
of Communist propaganda. If / ar
range an understanding under the
present circumstances the world
would see a repetition of the Far
Eastern republic experiment in China.
You remember the Soviet upset the
Far Eastern Republic in Siberia to
ward off any attack from the powers
Evening star., 1927-04-03

preliminary to its ABSORPTION by the
Soviet.
Says He Fights Boishevism.
my fight is the worlds fight. l am
fighting a world menace in Bolshevism.
Borah and Lloyd George may think
lightly of its effect in China, but /
have it at my door and even in my
house, and therefore may be pre-
sumed to know something about its
operations. Quite apart from other
means of help, / am asking the row
ers through their ministers at Peking
to warn Russia against enCroachment.
II have 100000 troops in Manchuria
that / cannot use In my campaign in
central China because | am afraid Of
invasion from the Siberian border.
These troops, which are my best, are
tied to the Manchurian provinces of
kirin and Hei Lung-Kiang for this
reason. ] have information of move
ments of Russian troops all along the
Siberian border. The Russian staff Of
the Chinese Eastern Railway. about
5000 men, is composed of reservists
who could be transformed into an ef-
fective fighting force overnight"
why should you be afraid of any
Russian infiltration?" I asked.
II have the example of Urga in
front Of me-" Chang Tso-Ling said.
although Russia acknowledged Chi
nese sovereignty over Mongolian
regions they are simply part Of the
Soviet domain. Were 1t not for the
effect on world opinion, Mongolia
would simply be ushered into the
Union of Soviet Republics. Outer
Mongolia is entirely under Soviet con.
troll. with Mongol politicians their pup
pets and the system of government
practically on the Soviet model.
Share Control of Railway.
'"The world knows this. Why
shouldn't Manchuria share the same
fate? But 1 don't think that these
tactics would be employed. 1 think
the Soviet would simply intensity the
present campaign, stirring up the
Evening star., 1927-04-03
PLANS FOR MONTICELLO
FUND DRIVE STUDIED
Money to Be Sought in Schools
April Is, Tentative Plans
Show.

Plans for the collection In the pub
hc schools OF contributions to the
fund for the purchase OF Monticello,
fhe home of Thomas Jefferson were
discussed at the Franklin School yes
terday by Mrs. Marie HOdgkins. mem
ber OF the Board Of Education, DIR.
Frank w. Ballou. superintendent and
Assistant Superintendents Robert l..
Haycock and Stephen II. Kramer.
Collection OF the contributions in
the schools is expected to be made on
April IS, JeffersOn's birthday and
appropriate exercises are TO be held
TO impress upon the pupils the high
standards set by jefferson during his
public career.
While the Board of Education is
opposed TO the collection of funds in
the public schools, they have waived
their rule twice during the past sev.
eral months, in each case for a pa.
triotic effort. The other time the rule
was waived was at the request of the
Eecretafy of the Navy in the interest
Of the campaign TO perpetuate ''Old
Ironsides.'
Evening star., 1927-04-03

CONTINUED from First Page.t
the Northern armies and they car
ried on their conversations in the
dialects OF Canton, Kiangsi and Human
provinces. These soldiers bore no re-
sembiance whatever TO Northern sol
diers. and Ii was absolutely impossible
for them to have been agents for the
Northerners. This last fact is borne
out by taeir having operated for nine
hours in large bands I'm all parts OF
tks city without any restraint.
-. Not until the naval barrage was
laid down did the authorities take any
restraining steps.
"3 Throughout the 26th the lootine
of American houses continued, and
British houses were being looted on
April !.
-. Three civilian Chinese were
killed by the barrage, according to
Information, received from wide
range of disinterested sources. If any
military persons were killed at all
they must have been connected with
the ones attacking the Standard Oil
Co.'S houses.
"5 Seven people were killed in cold
blood by soldiers in the uniform OF
the Nationalist army and IL American
houses were burned"
Troops Now in Missions.
A supplementary report from
Davis. dated April /. given out during
the day, said that virtually all the un'
burned mission buildings in Marking
were being used as barracks for Ma
tionalist troops. Offices Of the Sta ndard
Oil and Texas companies were un-
molested on that date, with the Amer
lean flag still flying above them. Ware
houses Of the Ltggett Myers Tobac'
co Co as well as the company offices
were reported TO have been cleaned
out by hooters.
Up to April no soldiers had been
punished by Nationalist authorities
who were maintaining the fiction that
the outrages were by local rowdies,
Davis said. Some civilian loOters had
been executed, he added.
/ Davis said that the Chinese rest
! dents of Nanking had been well
| treated by the soldiery even on the
| day of the outrages, the cath, show
| ing that foreigners were deliberately
| singled out for outrages."
Evening star., 1927-04-03
SAN ANTONIO Halls
De P|NEDO'S PLANE
Arrives From New Orleans
Via GaIveston-Heads
for Pacific Today.

SAN ANTONIO. Ten. April .
Con,dr Francesca lie Pnedo, Italian
airman. who is touring four cont
nents on a 80 0O0mile aerial journey.
waved good-b. 10 the Gulf of Mexico
today and competed his first dry land
hop i'm the United States. when he
few from Galveston to San Antonio.
His. gigantic twin-motored mono
plane. which is equipped to land only
on watei. made the o50-mile journey
without mishap and was in shape 10
speed away tomorrow about i'm the
morning for Elephan. Butte Dam. n
Mex. where it win land on the waters
impounded by that dan. The next
hop will be to the Pacific Ocean al
San Diego Calf
Planes Meet Flyer.
Comdr. De Pinedo turned his plane
tn the west early this morning at
New Orleans. his first stop in the
United States. and few apprONimateiy
soc miles along the Gulf, arriving "a
Galveston shortly before / O'Clock
After three hours spent in dining ana
tuning his plane he took off for San
Antonio al l:4f pm. and few almost
due west until he crossed the city and
came TO rest on the waters of Medina
Lake, so miles away, at 4:0S pm.
Five Army planes met the fiier near
the outskirts of the city and formed
an escort for him until he had located
the lake. which is hidden among deep
hills. After circling the lake once
the Italian dropped TO the surface,
while the other machines sought
nearby landing fields
Hundreds See Arrival.
A large delegation of high Army
oflcers, among them Brig. Gen. Frank
p. Labm, and Chamber of Commerce
e6icials drew alongside the plane as
II landed and accompanied il to the
wharf, where hundreds OF spectators
had gathered TO see the arrival
Con1dr. de Pinedo remained with his
plane long enough to inspect it and
TO give the crew of expert Army me
chanics instructions as TO refueiinR
and servicIng ii before attending a
banquet in his honor in San Antonio.
Both in San Antonio and Calves
ton, Italian children dressed in the
black shirts of the Fascist were on
hand to cheer the airman.
Comdr. de Pined0 received a tumul'
tuous reception in Galveston, the
greatest demonstration there since
World War days. He headed a parade
from the wharf TO the downtown sec
tion and laid a wreath on a monument
to Texas war heroes before his de
parture.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
LAW COD|F|CAT|ON
CONFERENCE URGED
international Parley Favored
by Preparatory Body--Wick-
ersham Is Present.

Sy the Associated Press.
GENEVA, April Calling Of an
international conference for the codifi-
cation of seven elassifications Of in
ternational law was recommended to-
day by the preparatory commission of
jurists meeting here. George W.
Wickersham. former Attorney Gen
eral, represents the United States.
The recommendation will be for
warded TO the Council of the League.
which will have charge of the convoca-
ton of the conference.
FavOrs Progressive Method.
The points recommended for codifi-
cation include piracy, conflicts OF ma
tionality laws, the law of territorial
waters. diplomatic privileges and i'm
munities. responsibility of States for
damages caused to foreigners and ex-
ploitation of the riches Of the sea-
Mr.. Wickersham in an address said
codification would be possible only by
this progressive method, instead of un-
dertaking to frame an entire code at
one time.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

CONTINUED from First Page.l
Evening star., 1927-04-03
NANKIlC OUTRAGES ARE LAID
CANTONESE BY CONSUL DAVIS

made vacant by the general exodus Of
foreigners from the city are being
used as barracks by the Nationalist
soldiery.
As yet no soldiers have been pun
ished for the outrages against
foreigners at Nanking. but some
civilian looters have been executed.
Blame for the outrages there March
"A was placed on "reactionary
counter-reyolutionar elemsen 8"
and northern rebels" by Eugene
Chen, the Cantonese foreign minister.
in statement given out in Marking.
Protests Smelling of Nanking.
He protested in the statement
against the shelling of Marking by
the British and American warships,
declaring that the bombardment in
fiicted casualties on the Chinese at
the rate of more than 100 killed or
wounded for every foreign casualty.
He pointed out that nationalist gov
ernment had warned against attacks
on foreign consulates in Marking
and said that when Nationalist sol.
diers entered the city on the day OF
the rooting order was restored and
that Gen. Chen.Chien ordered a num-
Der of looters executed.
While there has been little trouble
Of a serious nature in Shanghai. the
foreign authorities have not for a
moment relaxed their vigilance, for
with labor agitation and reports of
dissension in the Chinese political
and military ranks, they feel that a
serious outbreak menacing the lives
of foreigners In possible at any time.
They have repeatedly emphasized
their full collaboration, and again to-
day Gen. Duncan, the British com
mander and the French admiral
Basiere, issued q joint communique
saying that complete accord exists
among the military authorities re-
sponsible for the safety of life and
property in the French and interna
rional settlements, and denying
rumors 10 the contrary.
Break With Chang Reported.
Shanghai was still without informa
| ton today of the report that a breah
has occurred between Chang kaI
Shek, the Nationalist commander, anf
| the members of the left wing II his
forces controlling the political ma
chinery at Hankow, and that, as
| consequence. Chang may be ousted al
| the commanding general of the Can
| tonese armies.
Although those close TO Chang Rave
| denied this, the report persists that III
| hastened to Shanghai last week TO ge
| the benefit Of large revenues collected
| here before the members Of the lef
/ wing brought about his downfall.
! In their march northward, the Ma
| tionalists are not expected to NEE
much serious opposition until Hsuch
| owfu is reached. That point. az thu
| junction of the Tientsin- Pukow- Lung
hal railways. is OF great strategic ina
portance, and it Is considered probable
| that Chang Tso.Lin's forces are con
centrating for strong resistance there
BRITAIN TO SEND 1000 MORE.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

several foreigners were killed or in
jured.
The war Office officially announced
that another infantry brigade and aux
iliary units totaling approximately
4 900 men would be dispatched to the
Far East as soon as they were brought
to war strength by calling up reserV-
lists.
Decision to augment the Shanghai
defense force came as a surprise even
to those in close touch with events,
but military experts at home and in
China have maintained that it is eS-
sential, when the demands are made
on the Chinese, that there be an ade-
Quate force on the spot to back up
threats Of possible action.
1t is stated the brigade will be
rushed to Hongkong, relieving the
troops there for duty in Shanghai. If
! urgently necessary, they will be sent
directly to the YangtZe.
No Agreement On Demands.
Negotiations for American and
Japanese adhesion to the demands
on the Cantonese continue, but it was
stated at the foreign Office tonight
that no agreement has been reached
yet. Meanwhile Great Britain re-
mains firm in her resolve to take
drastic action alone, ii necessary.
The newspapers are full OF reports
and predictions that the powers finally
will agree on a blockade as the best
step to take in the event the
Nationalists refuse reparation for the
Nanking affair.
Foreign office spokesmen assert
there is new evidence that attacks
| now are being directed by the Canton
ese against all foreigners indiscrimin-
| ately, whereas, hitherto the British
have been the main targets.
| For instance, 1t is said, the usual
anti-British posters have been sup
plemented at Tsinanfu by others urg-
| ing the Chinese to rise and kill all
| foreigners.
An admiralty communique states
that foreigners are being treated with
| increasing turbulence at Anking, in
Anhwei Province, southwest of Nan.
king.
Two Radicals Die In Fracas.
Two Nationalist soldiers were killed
and a number of civilians wounded
in a fracas between the soldiers and
so members Of the radical wing Of the
! Nationaiists Friday night, says the
Shanghai correspondent of the Sun
day Express.
The radicals had established head
quarters in SingkianS road. in the
native city, and Gen. Chang Kai-Shek
the Nationalist generalissimo, sent a
detachment to disperse them. The
soldiers forced an entry, seizing &c
radicals, who were bound with ropes
and taken to army headquarters for
trial.
The Sunday Express correspondent
reports that two British companies OF
the defense force began a systematic
combing of the international settle
ment this morning for persons carry
ing arms and for suspected spies
lagitators and intimidators. The sol
diers surrounded the Municipal Coun
ell Building for 2 hours, permitting
no one TO enter or leave. Seventeen
persons were arrested, but they were
Ireleased later.
AHADUNyNc DEArII m ACT TAnAV
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Says Operation u Simple-Bans
Visitors Aboard.

NEW ORLEANS, April 2 GP>.-The
Santa Maria is so easily driven that
once in the air the pilot could almost
cross his legs and smoke a cigar.
Condr. Francesca de Pinedo said here
before hopping off today on his four
continent air journey.
practically any trained aviator
could make the trip made with the
engines and body construction of the
Santa Maria" the commander said.
The engines never give me any
trouble. The only things ever worry
about are the feed and cooling pipes.
They might get stopped uD.
I'VE steer the hydropiane like sea
men steer ship by sextant and com
pass. chronometer and the stars.
Confidence In Engines.
IT have utmost confidence in our
two ta.Fraschini engines. They
were replaced by new motors In
Buenos Aires, not of necessity. but
for the sake Of precaution. The en-
gines will be replaced again in New
York for the same reason. They are
sent from the factory in Italy, and
some 20 cases Of parts go to every
stopping pi2ce,
''The engines are above the body
of the plane in tandem. The two
propellers revolye in opposite direc.
tions. The positions of the engines
make them less easily heard on land.
The absence of a great number of
wire supports and stays being a
simplifcation in construction, de.
cfeases noise.
THE cabins are comfortable, even
Ian e&n frf1 fAs n
bit OF sleep if one of US became ex-
hsusted. But none has slept on this
trip. Even while making that long
flight Of i6 hours across the Atlantic
Ocean we kept awake.
Feed by Gravity.
The gasoline feeding system Is by
gravity. There is pump for the gas.
oiine feeding system, too, that may
be used in times of emergency.
have not known such times, however
on the Santa Maria.
The hydroplane carries enough
gasoline 10 take her 1000 miles. ]
find an altitude of 1900 feet best for
flying under ordinary conditions.
expect to have certain climatic con
ditions to overcome while crossing the
Rocky Mountains, but those, ] am
sure, will not be serious"
Inc commander does not permit
any one to board the Santa Maria, be.
cause, he explained, there are in
Vulnerable small pipes and wires
yiaich the inexperienced might dis,
3eAGe by q biundering step. He was
delayed for day, he said. because he
permitted q visitor to board the plane
In Buenos Aires.
De Pinedo made his first trip to the
United States IS years ago. when an
Italian naval vessel to which he was
attached put into New York.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
WILL HEAD JAPANESE GROUP.
Admiral Baron Minoru Saito to Attend
Arms Farley.

TOXIC, April CP).-Admiral Baron
Minoru Saito. Governor of Korea, has
accepted the appointment to head
Japan's delegation to the three-power
naval disarmament conference at
Geneva.
Admiral Takashi Takarabe had
been mentioned for the post, but 1t Is
understood that the nature of the stu
alton in China caused him to be re-
tanned at home.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
CHANG TSO-LIN SAYS
ACTIVITIES OF SOVIET
IN CHINA ARE SHOWN

Continued from First Page)
year ago during the struggle with
F'eng Yu.Hsiang for possession of
Tientsin we seized the Soviet boat,
Oleg, carrying munitions to Feng. All
officers on that boat are now in prison.
Other instances of Russian schem1ng
are too numerous to specify.
"The world should know that all
the officers of the Cantonese army
Evening star., 1927-04-03
MARINES REACH COAST TODAY

SAN DIEGO. Calf, April LP).--
The first troop train of the 9th Regi
ment Of Marines, gathering here from
all parts of the country for service in
China, is due early tomorrow from Port
Royal, S. c., while a second train is
Evening star., 1927-04-03
BRITAIN TO SEND 1900 MORE

LONDON. April 2 LP).-~New evi
dence was given today of Great Brit
aims firm determination to exact rep
arations from the Chinese Nationalists
for the Marking outbreak, in which
Evening star., 1927-04-03

One American actress of wide celib-
rity never keeps the photograph of a
friend in her room, believing that to
do so would be to invite bad luck to
either the friend or herself.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-02
WATCHING THE
SCOREB0ARD


Defeating the Phillics while tho
Pittsburgh Pirates were dropping a
game to the Boston Braves, the
Chicago Cubs jumped to first place
in the National league for the sixth
time this season.
The Cubs won from the Phillies,
6 to ), on two timely hits delivered
by right fielder Earl Webb. One was
a home run in the eighth which
tied the score and the other was a
single in the ninth which scored
Adams.
The Braves bumped the Pirates
out of the lead in II innings by Il
( to ! score.
The st. Louis Cardinals were let
down notch in the National league
standing when they dropped a game
Is TO >, to the New York Giants.
Brooklyn $ Robins scored 30
! victory over the Cincinniti Reds
which hoisted them to fifth place
in the National league.
In the only American league
game played, a six inning contest,
halted by rain, the New York Yam.
k,es lost to the Cleveland Indians,
. to |. Rain started to fall in the
sixth.