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PICTURES AS TEXT BOOKS x FORT MEYER, Va, April 29. lP)- Thomas A. Edison predicted that motion pictures will coon be used as text books in public schools.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Dangerous Area Behind Lindbergh
AS He Wings Way Across the Atlantic

NEW YORK. May q LP).--A lone
young eagle whose daring has thrill
ed the world, from all indications. was
Wnging fast this morning over the
] ,900-mie stretch of the Atlantic
ocean between Newfoundland and
Ireland
Behind him were New York and
the dangerous Northwestern Atlantic
area; before him at the end of great
circle were Paris and fame and
fortune.
Capt. Charles Lucky" Lindbergh,
'Slim" to his pals, quit the coast Of
Newfoundland at 7:l5 o'clock Eastern
daylight time last night. after flying
about 100 miles and with his Spirit
of St Louis humming its challenge
10 the Atlantic, he entered the most
hazardous stretch of his 3,800-mile
journey from New York to Paris
Time Decreases Hazard
Alone and without radio or any
signaling device, but with all the
newest aids T. air navigation, the 70
year.old flyer roarcd on and each
hour served to decrease his hazard
AS his fuel decreased his speed could
increase. And wind favored him.
Word from Newfoundland was that
a gale was at his back.
Lack of sleep was considered by
aviation authorities as the young
pioneers greatest danger. Lindbergb
expressed this fear to Capt Arthur J
Caperton Of the Curtiss Arplanc TO
just before he hoppcd off at 70.
o'clock, eastern daylight time, from
Roosevelt Field. Long Island, yester
G., :: morning.
The monotonous drone Of the mono
planes motor lulling the lone pilot tc
Evening star., 1927-05-21
HANKOW SITUATION
DECLARED SERIOUS
Radical NationaIists' Strong
hold Threatened by Armies
of WI Pei Flu.
By The Associafed Press.

by the Associated PfeSS.
SHANGHAI, May 81. - Growing
more serious and menacing is the way
dispatches from Hankow describe the
situation there. The armies threaten
ing the stronghold of the radical Ma
tionalists are drawing nearer.
Gen. Yang Sen. who repeatedly has
joined the adherents of Marshal WI
Pei F'u landed body of troops from
a steamer within so miles of Hankow.
These troops engaged Communist
forces from Wuchang.
A large section of the Hupen Ma
tionalist troops stationed at Managing
has announced its opposition to the
reds" and fighting with the Hankow
Communists is expected soon.
In view of the gravity of the situa-
tion, the Japanese destroyers Hinoki
and Momi, with $50 marines and
field guns, have been ordered to pro-
ceed to Hankow from Shanghai i'm
mediately.
The British sHag agship Hawkins, with
Vice Admiral Tyrwhitt aboard, left
Hankow for Marking and is expected
at Shanghai in day or two, when the
British naval commander will confer
on the general Yangt2e situation with
Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minis
ter, who arrived here last night.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

sleep was a danger cited by some au-
thOrities, although others claimed the
strain of the task would keep the avia-
tor aroused until the wheels of the
Spirit Of st. Louis touched on Bourget
Flying Field, outside Of Paris
Lindbergh covered the first 1,100
miles of his journey. from New York
to Newfoundland, in IL hours and 70
minutes. The plane flew like hom'
ing pigeon and held close to schedule.
Flying along the North Atlantic coast.
he passed Greenwich, r. L., at 9:05
am: Halifax, Mass, at 9:40 am; Mete-
goan. y. S.. at 1926 pm; Springfield,
\. S, at l:05: Milford, at 1850; Null
grave. on the Strait or Canso, at 3:05.
and St Johns N. f., at 715.
Spans Two Water Jumps.
In his first II hours III the air he
spanned his first two water jumps.
each OF about 200 miles, the first be
tween Scituate and the Nova Scotia
, coast. and the second between Cape
Breton Island and Newfoundland.
| The first 100 miles provided ample
! test for the craft. authorities said
/ and barring unexpected adverse
weather or trouble to the pilot, they
| expected the Spirit of st. Louis Il
carry on without difficulty.
/ The flyer lost much of his origina
| load of $3.50 pounds with the passage
| Of each 900 miles. He was estimated
| on the basis Of Lindbergh's speed up
| 10 the time he disappeared in the
/ night off Newfoundland some esti
mates by aviation men in New York
were he would reach Paris about mid
! night tonight Eastern daylight time
| Continued on Page 2. Cxumn 81
Evening star., 1927-05-21
100 TAUNT BRITAIN
BEFORE EMBASSY
China Policy Is Motive for
Demonstration by "HandS-
Off" Group.

Bearing a score of placardS de
manding an end to British Imperial
ism in China" a band Of 100 men
women and children staged a demon.
stration in front of the British EN-
bassy for half hour today. The dem.
onstraors were members of the
Handsoff China Conference of Bal.
timore and Philadelphia. The Kuo'
mintang (National Chinese Party OF
Washington led the demonstration
which included the Workers Party of
Washington and the Young Workers
League of the city.
The demonstrators assembled at Du
pont Circle at 11:30 and marched down
Connecticut avenue to n street, where
the embassy is located. They contin
ued the procession up and down in
front of the embassy until noon.
Embassy Is Silent.
While the embassy preserved an
impenetrable silence and a lone po,
liceman observed the demonstra ton
crowds gathered on the sidewalks and
traffic became jammed for a few min
utes near the embassy.
Some of the placards read as fol
lows: America is no cats paw for
British imperialism, China for the
Chinese" America had it's 1776, let
it so be with China; Down with for.
eign intervention" British imperial
ism in China means war;" Britain by
dragging down China drags down the
rest of the world" British imperial
ism must not plunge the United
States into war with China or Soviet
Russia"
Half Dozen Chinese.
There were half q dozen Chinese in
the party. which was headed by ID.
Faiani of Philadelphia, head of the
Hands Off China Conference of that
city.
The workers gave out statement
declaring British Imperialism is bent
on intervention in China and through
Continued on Page =. Column 50
Evening star., 1927-05-21
|BELLANCA PLANE
MAY co TOMORROW
Preparations to Start Today
CanceIed-Bertaud to
Appeal Court Ruling.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 21.-An appeal
from the Supreme Court decision va.
eating the injunction granted him
against the Columbia Aircraft Corpo.
ration was contemplated by Lloyd
Bertaud in his fight to remain a mem
Der of the crew of the Bellanca mono.
plane Columbia.
Supreme Court Justice May in
Brooklyn lifted the injunction that
had held the Columbia from starting
on its projected flight to Paris.
Preparations Cancelled.
| Plans for an appeal were disclosed
| by Bertaud shortly after sudden prep
arations for start of the Ballanca
| for Paris this morning were Cancelled
| because of high wind conditions in
the North Atlantic.
Clarence d. Chamberlin, pilot of the
craft, said start would be made
early tomorrow morning il weather
conditions permit.
Even when the Columbia seemed on
tEu verge of departure no announce
lment was made as who would be the
planes navigator in place of Ber-
| taud.
Byrd Plane Tested.
For the tri-motored Fokker mono
! plane of Comdr. Richard L. Byrd, also
| contender in the New York Paris
| flight a test load was arranged for
today as the final preparation for his
| take-off. The machine weighed 14,500
pounds for the test. Christening of
the craft was scheduled for this after
noon.
| When the Byrd machine will start
| has not been announced, but Comdr.
| Byrd and Grover Whalen, spokesman
for the America Transoceanic Co.,
owner of the plane, said it would not
start until definite word is received
that Capt. Lindbergh was safe.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
WUCHANG CAPTURE REPORTED
Sen Seizes City Near Hanl1Ow, Dis
patch Says.

LONDON, May 81 (P).--A Hong
Kong dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph says it is persistently rumored
from Shanghai that Wuchang, near
Hankow, was captured this morning
by the troops of Gen. Yang Sen.
1t is reported from Nanking
through Chinese forces that the
Wuhan area, comprising the cities of
Hankow, Wuchang and Nanyang. now
is controlled by the partisans of
Chang Kai-shek, the moderate Ma
tionalist leader.
The inference is either that WI
chang and it's environs have actually
been occupied by anti-red troops or
that there has been a general rising
and declar ra ton in favor Of the mod
crates. No confirmation of the re-
ports has been received.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

A.irplane Here Will
Signal Lindbergh's
Arrival i'm Paris

An Army airplane, flying long
black and white streamer. will sig
nal Washington when Ldndberghs
plane, the Spirit of st. Louis ar
rives at Paris, it was announced
today at Boiling Field.
The Army ship will take the air
the instant word is received here of
successful completion of the trans
atlantic flight, and, piloted by
Capt. Donald f. Muse. will circle
and cavort over the city at an alti
tude of 5000 feet for half an hour
or so.
Capt. Muse will have a 10-foot
piece of black and white cloth tied
to his ship as a signal Of Lind
bergh's victory.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
STOCK VALUES SOAR
TO new HIGH MARKS
Rise Led by U. S. Steel, Which
Goes to 173 IA, Top Price
for All Time.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 21.--Led ny
United States Steel, which ran up to
173A, new high record for all time
prices in the stock market today con
tinued their extraordinary advance
Group buying was on large scale III
the tobacco and public utility issues,
which have been in the van of the
current rise.
Among the shares reaching new
high ground for the year were such
diversified issues as Case Threshing
Machine, International Telephone and
Telegraph. Liggett and Myers, Wool
worth. Houston Oil and Pittsburgh
and West Virginia.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSUC1aLeu BfcSs,
NEW ORLEANS. May 21.-Possi.
bility that the Mississippi River might
be changing its course so that in the
future the stream would run to the
Gulf Of Mexico through the Atcha-
falaya basin. occupied river engineers
here today
The opinion that this might happen
was expressed by Maj. John Gotwals
after a survey of the situation at Mel
vile. George Schoenberger, chief
State engineer. and John Klorer. New
Orleans levee board engineer, said
they believed it impossible. However,
ID. G. Waddill, Federal engineer in
charge of the lower river, said that
all that was keeping the mighty cur
rent from cutting. new and shorter
channel to the Gulf was a pair of
stone sills built in the bed of the
Atchafalaya in 1896 Whether these
would hold against the terrific force
of the current was problematical, he
believed.
Refugees Leave POinte COupee.
Refugees continued to pour out of
Pointe Coupee parish as a result of
warning issued by John NJ. Parker,
State relief director. A crevasse in the
levees in Pointe Coupee would in
undate about 1000. 900 acres. the last
of the fertile sugar bowl section,
and affect about 100000 persons. The
danger zone is from 1870 to $50 miles
above New Orleans on the west side
of the Mississippi.
While the evacuation was under
nf nf n
all last night, were fighting desperate
iy to save the levee at McCrea, 10
miles below the point where the
Atchafalaya joins Old River.
AS result of n warning delivered
personally by Secretary of Commerce
Hoover to residents of the st. Martin.
vile section, the stream of refugees
pouring into Lafayette was growing
greater. Roads were clogged with the
Evening star., 1927-05-21
LIBERALS LEADER
LEAVES NICARAGUA
Sacasa, Accompanied by En-
tire Cabinet, Goes North
Aboard SIoop.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 2l.--
DR. Juan Sacasa, head of the Liberal
regime which opposes the Conserva-
tive government under Gen. Adolfo
Diaz, left Puerto Cabezas in a sloop
yesterday, accompanied by his entire
cabinet.
The sloop, the Wawa. is reported to
have touched at Port Limon, Hon
duras, at o'clock last night, and to
have proceeded on to the north. DR..
Guatemala City.
Headed Liberal Government.
DIR. Juan Sacasa, former vice presi-
dent of Nicaragua, established Lib
eral government at Puerto CabeZas
last December in opposition to the
Conservative government at Managua,
over which Adolfo Diaz presided
His government was recognized by
Mexico, but was not recognized by
the United States. which already had
recognized the Diaz regime.
The Liberal forces opened a cam
paign on the Conservatives and
sporadic fighting continued for several
months, dying out only recently with
the arrangement of a peace agree
ment by Henry L. Stimson, personal
representative of President Coolidge.
Departure Follows Peace.
DR. Sacasa's departure follows close
~ on the SOing into effect of these
terms, which included the retention
of President Diaz in office, supervised
elections in 1928 and the disarming
of both Conservativeand Liberal forces.
DIR. Sacasa protested against Mr..
Stimson's terms. declaring that the
American representative had come to
Nicaragua ito ram Diaz down the
throats of the Nicaraguans." and COM
planning against Mr.. Stimson's noti-
fication that Liberals would be forcibly
disarmed If they would not surrender
their arms peaceably.
Disarmament of the Liberal troops
under Gen. Jose Moncada. the Liberal
commander-in-chief has been proceed
ing. although some groups of Liberals
have been unwilling to surrender
their arms and TO have threatened to
resist any attempt by the United
States Marines to disarm them.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
MISSISSIPPI RIVER CHANGING
COURSE, ENGINEER BELIEVES
Flood May Cut Permanent Channe]
Through Atchafalaya Basin to Gulf,
Federal Official Declares.

slow.moving lines of trucks, automo-
bilcs and wagons moving out of the
doomed section and lines of empties
going back in for other loads. Water
is expected TO reach st. Martinyille,
the heart of the Acadian country, by
noon tomorrow.
Move to Second Floors.
Residents left at Breaux Bridge had
moved into the second stories of their
homes. From the windows of the top
floors the flood waters were visible,
constantly creeping nearer. The
streets of the town were expected to
be flooded by noon. Residents spent
yesterday moving their furniture on
scaffolds and preparing to evacuate.
Telephone advice from New Iberia
was that refugees from Loreauville
and other points in the lower Teche
country already had started to pour in
there. ArnaudviIle, Cecilia, Port
Barre, Leonville, Henderson and other
settlements already were under from
3 to 10 feet of water. The water.
which Is coming from the breaks in
the Bayou des GLASSES levees and the
Atchafalaya levees at Melville, was
reported to be rising.
Rain Hampers Rescue Work.
Eight thousand refugees had been
registered at Lafayette. and officials
of the camp there said they were COM
ing in at the rate of 800 an hour.
Preparations are being made to take
care of $4,000 by the end of the week.
Rain falling almost all day yester-
day in the Lafayette district made
rescue work almost impossible by
motor.
More than 200 families in the Ar
naudyile section were reported to have
been trapped by the advancing flood,
and plans were made to send boats to
their aid
A trainload of boats. manned by
Legionnaires who have been doing es-
cue work in northeast Louisiana, was
unloaded yesterday near BreauX
Bridge and Immediately started rescue
work.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
SIX TAKEN I'M ROUNDUP
OF COUNTERFEITERS
Suspected Leaders of Pacific Coast
Gang Sought-Auto Seized
by Agents.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 21.-Six men
were under arrest here today as
United States secret service agents
continued to round up suspected
leaders of Pacific Coast counterfeit
ing gang.
An automobile containing counter
felt coins was seized here last night,
and the officers said thousands Of
dollars of spurious coin had been
passed. A wealthy American living
in Mexico and another man said TO
hold a minor official position in Los
Angeles were being sought.
The counterfeiting plant has not
been discovered and officers were of
the opinion that it might be located
in Mexico.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
BORODIN LEAVES HANKOw.
Adviser to Nationalist Government
Flies to Changsha.

LONDON, May q UP). Special dis
patches from Shanghai, emphasizing
the chaotic conditions in Hankow. re-
port that Michael Borodin has left
Hankow by airplane for Changsha, in
Human. either to attempt to rally the
Hunanese to help the southerners OF
in flight. Borodin is Il Russian and
for long time has acted as adviser
to the Nationalist government at Han
kOW
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Argentines Order Sacco Strike.

BUENOS AIRES, May u Lp.-The
Argentine Syndical Union, which is
the most important labor organiza-
ton in Argentina, has issued mani
festo calling upon the workers to hold
Il 24-hour general strike, beginning
June IS, in protest against the death
sentences imposed on Nicolo Sacco
and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in Massa-
ohuSpttS
Evening star., 1927-05-21
TRIES TO ST.,.B BISHOP.
Fanatic in Athens, Greece, Held
for Murderous Assault.

ATHENS, Greece. May 81 R.-
A fanatic today attempted to stab
Archbishop Chrysostomos. primate of
the Greek Orthodox Church, while the
latter was officiating at u service in
St. Constantine's Church. Plraeus.
The archbishop Tended off the blow
and received only slight cuts about
the hand and face. The assailant was
arrested
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Motor Cycle Tourist Killed.

BALTIMORE. Md. May 81 P).-
Carl f. Ireland. 35.. Greensboro, N, c..
was killed here when his motor cycle
crashed into safety platform.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

time.
BELFAST Ireland, May 2I (AP).-Lndberghs plane
was reported sighted Dnge Harbor County Kerry,
Southwestern Ireland at $50 O'Clock 2:2O o'clock WASH
ington ti1e this afternoon flying in the direction of Cork
distance from Dngle Harbor to Paris by air line is
approximately 900 miles.
DingIe Harbor which uts into the western coast OF
County Kerry the plotted by Capt Lindbergh for
his fight Paris His reported arrival there at $50
comedies with the time schedule of the flight as con
puted i'm New York
NEW YORK May 81 (AP)-Tke French Cable Co this
afternoon receipt of official advices from the
French government stating that Capt Lndbergh
Ireland heading direction of Cork at $50 o'clock this
afternoon, Irish time.
BY Cable 10 The star and New York;
NEW YORK. May z1.--Tke New York Times Paris
RESPONDENT sends oIowing News has been received at
Lebourget arrone that Lndbergh passing over
Southwest Islands 355 pm Cherourg adrome has been
escort in readiness Wind reported blowing
considerably aiding Lndbergh increasing MS speed py
fully 80 miles an hour"
LONDON May 2l (AP)-Neither the British Marconi
Wireless Co Press Association British News Agency
had ANYTHING up to tonight the report that Capt
Lirdhergs plane being escorted across the Engsn
Channel or that it over Dover
NEW YORK May zl-The Naval Communications Office
here TODAY gave out "for what it WORTH, unofficial
report that had to the Office that capt mao
been sighted flying Dover England at 80 this morn
ing. When asked to dVulge the source OF the report inc
Office however, declined to do so.
The French Cable whose has been mentioned
as the report that Lindbergh over Dover
and he being escorted across the Channe Dy
English ycrs they had picked to this effect
LEROUGET FLYING FIELD, France, May II (AP).-
apparently local. passed over the flying held here
There sharp shower with the SKY
gray but the broke through, and at this time
the weather clearing, but still misty A stiff breeze is
blowing from the northwest
Evening star., 1927-05-21
MAY BREAK WITH SOVIET.
British Cabinet Serious'y Consider
ing Severance of Relations

LONDON. May u (P)--The British
cabinet, which is considering whether
TO break relations with Soviet Russia
still has the question under debate it
WAS stated from official sources today
The decision is not likely to be an
nounced before next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1927-05-21


Charles Lndbergh 500 miles off the Irish coast at 40
o'clock Eastern standard this morning, flying full speed
O his nonstop to Paris.
dispatch picked up by the Canadian government
wireless station at Cape Race Newfoundland from the Dutch
eghter yersum stated that the American mail flyer was
sighted 500 miles from the Irish Plane keeps full speed
This was the first authentic word that had of Lucky
he the from St Johns Newfoundland at
4 O'c laStli
Evening star., 1927-05-21
LINDBERGH'S STORY FOR THE STAR

When next heard from. L;ndbersh O;D Vr;te the
story Of his great EXPLOIT ESPECIALLY for readers of The
Star and allied world newsbabers 1t wW apbear
IN Washington exclusively IN The STAR
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Passes Dinggle Harbor Sailing at
High Speed i'm Direction
of Cork.
APPROACH TO COAST FLASHED
BY MESSAGES EARLY in DAY
Storm Passes Over Landing Field in
Paris, But Skies Clear as
Evening Falls.
BULLETIN.

NEW YORK, May 21.-The French Gable Co.
announces receipt of official advces saying Capt
Lindberghs transatlantic plane passed over Bayeux,
on the French coast, at o'clock tonight, French
time.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
WEATHER.

~ s Weather Bureau Forecast
Mostly cloudy tonight and tomor-
row; slightly warmer tomorrow.
Observation-Disclosures, "a, at 4:30
p.m. Yesterday; lowest, ST, at am.
today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

NU-UTUIHdttU DTy FOTCtS.
The retiring Assistant Secretary CO.
ordinated all agencies under him in
breaking UP rum running and reorcan-
lied the Coast Guard TO combat snug
Cling and liquor running. He negoti-
ated liquor treaties with various ma
tions, and brought into service men
who. he said. would apply 70 prohi
Continued on Page 9. Column 6)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-24
SHERMAN CASE
IS UP AGAIN

Mrs, Sarah Conley sherman, Of
270l Connecticut Ave. N. W., has
filed suit for an absolute divorce in
the Circuit Court Of Cumberland,
Md, against William i. sherman,
public accountant who formerly had
offices in this city. Mrs. Sherman,
q trained nurse, charges her hus.
band with indifelity.
A limited divorce was granted
Mrs. Sherman last spring and she
was granted the custody Of her
3.year-old son and $50 weekly
alimony.
Sherman recently filed charges
with Major Edwin b. Hesse, Of the
local police, against Policeman John
b. Yoder, Of the Tenth precinct,
saying that Yoder rented an apart
ment for Mrs. Sherman under an
assumed name posing a. her hus-
band.
Mrs. Sherman in her suit to have
her divorce made absolute, charges
misconduct with "a certain woman
living in Washington, and declares
her husbands whereabouts are un-
known but he il believed to be in
Cumberland. He recently removed
his household goods from this city
In large van, she said.
sherman was at one time with
the income tax service Of the In.
ternal Revenue Bureau, but re-
signed to specialize in tax cases. :.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-24
Sixteenth st. Will Hear
OF Fire House Beauty

The fight to block erection Of
the proposed fire engine house on
Sixteenth Street at Webster Street
Northwest, in the heart Of the fash
ionable uptown. residential section,
will be taken UP at a special meet
ing OF the Piney Branch Citizens
Association, in the HAmline Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Sixteenth
and Allison Streets Northwest, at 8
o'clock tonight.
George 8. Watson, chief engineer
Of the Fire Department, will ex-
hibit and explain the plans for the
structure. which he claims will be
one of the finest looking engine
houses In the country.
The Midcity Citizens Association
will take up the farmers market
problem at its regular monthly
meeting at 8 o'clock tonight In the
Thomson School. Twelfth and L
Streets Northwest. Officers will be
elected for the coming year. An
address will he made by Edwin s.
Potter. OF the Associated Charities.