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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
PEKING To fall
BY JULY |
By MAURITz A. HALLGREN

ny 1A4H1OAs4 3 - 1AS AAFAAAA<OANk%4N
Control Of the Shanghai area,
which now bids fair to fall into their
hands. is the major objective on the
program of the great Cantonese or
Nationalist srmy. which has fought
its way out of the south Of China
In the last nine months.
The first goal in the drive north
ward was the Wuchang.HankoW sec.
tor on the Yangtze River, and this
fell to the Cantonese with the cap.
ture of Wuchang on October. 10 after
a forty-day siege. The ultimate OBJ.
jective is Picking.
If the southerners succeed in car
rying out their program, they will be
in Peking by July Of this year and
will then be in position to treat
with the foreign powers as the sole
central government of China.
For the time being, however, the
Cantonese are concerned with Shang.
hal, the occupation Of which will give
them control of the Yangtze Valley,
potentially one Of the richest com.
mercial and agricultural sections in
the world. as well as control Of the
customs house there, which now
yields monthly revenue in excess
Of $4,0OO,O00.
The Nationalist army is the d.
rect heir of the Liberal movement
which resulted in the overthrow of
the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and
the consequent establishment Of
the republic. But 1t was the faith
full devotion of Sun Yat-Sen, pro-
visional president Of the first Re-
publican government, that kept the
idea of Nationalism alive after
other revolutionary leaders had
turned the Republic to their own
uses.
SUMS home was in the south and
he retired to Canton when Yuan
Shih-kai, the first constitutional or
regular president, set himself up
as virtual dictator. It was in
Canton, therefore, that Sun began
and for a number Of years con.
tinued his agitation for the over.
throw of the Picking administration.
1t was there also that he promul-
gated the ''three principles of the
people, for which the Cantonese
army and the National Peoples
Party are now fighting.
These principles call for the free
ing of China from foreign control,
for the establishment Of de-
mocracy In the true sense Of the
word, and for improved labor con-
ditions and better economic oppor-
tunities for the ordinary people.
Shortly after 1925 military
genius. Chang Kai-shek. rose to
prominence in Suns army. He
commanded the Nationalist army
and in this capacity established
Cantons' authority over the prov.
inces Of Kwangtung and Kwangsi.
A year ago another competent
leader, Eugene Chen, Joined the
Nationalist party and was forth
with made foreign minister Of the
Canton government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
POINTS To j. 5.
AS IDEAL
By HARRY r. FLORY
international News Service

4 GENEVA, May 5.-The United
States was held up as a shining
example to the old world today, in
the League Of Nations economic
conference here.
DR.. A. R. Zimmerman Hollander,
former League cornn1issionaire for
Austria, lauded American prosper.
ity, which he declared is due to
high production and construction,
lack of trade barriers, and excellent
banking and communications sys-
TENS.
1--WE Europeans can never hope
to see such a state of affairs in
our own continent" said DR.. Hol-
lander. "AlI we can do is not. lose
sight Of Americas example. and
always keep it before US as an
ideal to inspire and guide us"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
LIGHT OF
j. S. IN 1915
By ROBERT 8. THORNBURGH.

DS 1O0Ah1 D. 4AVHe<SnOTe0b1s
The history Of American tight.
houses. dating from the establish.
nhant Of the Boston light In 1716, to
the present day of radio beacons
and powerful electric navigation
aids, Is one filled with romance and
human interest.
The first keeper Of the Boston
light was drowned in q great storm
during the autumn Of 171s, accord.
Ing to John S. Conway. of the
United States Lighthouse Service.
The incident was made the subject
of the Lighthouse tragedy" q
ballad written by Benjamin Frank
lin, then a lad Of IL years.
There were IL lights in opera.
ton by the colonies. prior to the
establishment OF the United States.
They were coded to the Federal
Government later. From these small
beginnings, according to the story
Of the service, has been established
the most extensive navigation pro-
lection in the world.
There are may queer stories Of
light house service frequently retold
when old keepers get together.
Among them Is that of a bashful
bachelor who helped to build a light.
house at Isle Royal. a lonely rock
in the north side OF Lake Superior.
Impressed with the lighthouse serv-
ice he applied for the position of
keeper.
The superintendent informed the
man that only married men were
employed. He went to the main.
land and was promptly married.
He reared a family Of 10 children
at the Isle Royal Lighthouse.
There are q number Of women
light keepers. One OF these, sta.
toned at New Canal Light on Lake
Ponchartrain, stuck to her post on
the occasion Of q great hurricane
which passed over New Orleans.
With great effort and risk Of her
life the woman maintained the light
protecting navigation.
"Since the war the majer activities
Of the service have been directed
toward the various applications OF
radio and to more extensive use Of
automatic apparatus, although there
is no prospect that. primary light.
houses and lightships can be oper.
ated without attendance" Conway
said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
DEATH Of BRIDE
UNDER PROBE
By international News Service

CLEVELAND. May 5.-county
Prosecutor E. c. stanton and a
grand jury TO-DAY began an effort to
clear up, If possible, the shroud Of
mystery which surrounds the death
Of Ida Glazer. 1s.year-old bride Of
three weeks. found shot In her home
hero April 81.
Following verdict by Coroner A.
Hammond, after the woman s
body was exhumed in Detroit, that
she was murdered, and did not COM
NIT suicide. as was at first supposed,
hammond and several other figures
n the case were to be called before
the grand jury today.
Mrs. Helen Glazer, divorced wife
Of Joseph Glazer, husband of Ida
Glazer, today continued steadfastIy
to deny any connection with the
death OF the second Mrs. Glazer. She
= held on a charge of shooting to
lall, following the wounding Of her
former husband last Friday night.
Prosecutor Stanton has indicated
that alienists may be called to ex-
anime the woman,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
Claims Coolidge Has
Confidence of PEOPLE

President Coolidge has the con.
fidence of the people in practically
all sections Of the United States.
Assistant Attorney General George
r. Farnun, told members Of the
Vermont State Society last night
at their annual maple sugar" party
in Rauscher's.
Mr.. Farnum said ne based his
statement on conversations with
men and women from all sections
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
CHANG beaten
At k|ANGSU
b. international News service

LONDON, May b.-Gen. Chang
Kai shek. commander-in-chief Of
the southern armies. is reported to
have suffered a military reverse in
Kiangsu and 1000 troops are being
rushed from FoocAow to reinforce
his army on that sector Of the bat.
tie line. according to a dispatch
from Hong Kong today.
1t Is reported that General Chang
Is still attempting to conclude an
agreement with Gen. Sun Chuang
Fang
Heavy troop movements are re-
ported in the direction of Chinkiang.
General Suns troops. It Is stated,
may occupy Chinklang within a
short time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
japanese Premier
Unchanged on China

TOKYO, May 5.-Addressing the
japanese diet today. Premier Giichi
Tanaka declared that there is no
reason apparent at this time for
Japan changing her attitude toward
China or modifying her policy Of "a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
GRANTED DIVORCE
--oDay Photo.

Mrs. Norma J. Liggett, wife Of
Walter w. Liggett. yesterday was
awarded an interlocutory decree for
absolute divorce by Justice Stafford
in equity court. The couple was
married in Juneau, Alaska, on De-
cember /, 1909. Attorney John r.
Shields represented the wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
Many Executiens OF Reds

SHANGHAI, May 5.-Execution
OF Chinese communists by moder.
ates is continuing, and 1t was esti-
mated today that 172 have been put
to death. These executions are
secret.
The fourth regiment OF United
States marines was reviewed at the
race course today by Gen. Smedley
Butler. Before the review the ma.
rines marched through the streets
Of Shanghai before thousands of
SPECTATORS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
. BOYS drown,
8 HEROES
By International News Service

BALTIMORE. Nd. May 5. - The
bodies of four boys ranging in age
from z to 1S years, were taken from
Lake Roland early today. They were
drowned yesterday while on a holiday
from the parochial school they at
tended.
The tragedy occurred when Harold
A. slayman, Z. fell off a raft and
his brother. John Slayman. Is; J. T.
Schaffer, 70, and william A. Schaf-
fer, 10, attempted to save him.
AL went down, heroes, battling
to rescue the 7-year-old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05
FELLED BY BICYCLE

Struck and knocked down by a
bicycle at Twelfth and M Streets
northwest last night, Edward vii.
son, of Brentwood, Nd. was taken
to Emergency Hospital in a passing
automobile and treated for lacera-
tons to the face. The bicycle was
ridden by Earl Taylor, coolred, 16,
1927 Ninth st. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05

operation with the powers.
Reports of outrages IN China
are exaggerated" the premier told
members OF the diet. Japanese
women have not been insuited in
China"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-05

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
UTILITIES MEMBERS
TO GO TO BALTIMORE
Will Hear Higher Fare Argument
There at Invitation of Mary
land Group.

Members of the Public Utilities
Commission will go to Baltimore Tues
day to attend the public hearings
before the Maryland Public Service
Commission on the application of the
United Railways for authority to
charge straight 10-cent cash fare in
Baltimore, it was announced today by
John w. Childress, chairman.
The trip will be made at the invita-
ton of the Maryland commission,
which the local commissioners quickly
accepted, in view of the threats made
some time ago by the Washington
Railway and Electric and Capital
Traction Companies to appeal for a
higher fare if they were not permitted
to extend the use of the more
economically operated one-man cars.
According to present plans, the Balti-
more Car Co. is TO present its case at.
the opening hearing, and members of
the District commission will have an
opportunity to familiarize themselves
with the arguments for increased fare.
Although the commission has de-
cided to oppose any effort of the car
companies to augment their rolling
stock with conductorless cars, nothing
authoritative has come to it's atten-
ton to indicate that a higher fare
plea is to be entered soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
TWO SLENDER CLUES OFFER
ONLY HOPE FOR PRINCESS PLANE
Wide Search Carried On As Optimism
Wanes; Ship Reports Seeing Light,
Another Sights Aircraft

5000 miles from the starting point
and as the light was sighted only
"a hours after its start, it would
have had to travel at a tremendous
speed to get there. Even then it's fuel
would have been nearly exhausted.
The position indicated by the Macy
report was half way across the At
lantic and at that point the plane, ac-
cording to weather reports, would
have run into head winds and fog.
While some belief was expressed
that the plane might have been forced
down in some isolated spot in New.
foundland or eastern Canada, aviat ton
authorities at Ottawa and in London
said they thought the plane had
plunged into the ocean, with no help
at hand.
Tracing every possibility, ships at
sea and along the eastern Canada
coast, airplanes and landsmen were
enlisted in a vast hunt that extended
from ottawa to the sea and from the
coast across the 1,900-mile stretch of
ocean to England.
John A. Wilson, director of civilian
aviation for the Canadian air board,
said the search would be slow be-
cause of the vast region to be covered.
He also said that employment of air.
craft in the search must be restricted
because of the limited number of
landing fields in the great stretches
Continued on Page 4, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 3.-The
turbulent Atlantic was generally be-
lieved today TO have claimed as its
own England's "Flying Princess" and
her two escorts of the air.
Despite rapidly dwindling hope of
the safety of the London-to Ottawa
bound monoplane st. Raphael, with
the Princess Lowenstein-W Wertheim,
Capt. Leslie Hamilton and Col.
Frederick F. Minchin, an extensive
search was under way on land and
sea.
only two slender clues had been
received to bolster the hope of
searchers.
The Dutch steamer Blijdendijk re-
ported that at am. Thursday
(Greenwich mean time) its lookout
had sighted a white light, probably
from a plane, about 400 miles east
southeast of New York, while the
Standard Oil steamer Josiah Macy
reported sighting a plane at 9:4i pm.
(Greenwich mean time) Wednesday
night 900 to 1000 miles off the Irish
Coast.
Doubt that the light sighted by the
Dutch steamer was the st. Raphael
was expressed in view of the dis
tance of the point given from the
start of the flight and the elapsed
time. The position given was nearly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
BROCK AND SCHLEE
At BUNDER ABBAS
Arrive at 3 O'Clock, Indian
Time, From Bagdad-To
Stay Overnight.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KARASHI, British India, Sep
tember 3.-The American round
the-world monoplane, Pride Of
Detroit, piloted by William S.
Brock and Edward F. Schlee, ar
rived at Bunder Abbas from Bag
dad at o'clock this afternoon,
Indian time.
By the Associated Press.
BAGDAD. Irak, September S.-The
American round-the-world aviators,
William S. Brock and Edward F.
Schlee, left for Bunder Abbas, Persia,
Ss5 miles from Bagdad, at Z o'clock
this morning.
Before their departure they an
nounced their intention of staying at
Bunder Abbas overnight and then con-
tinuing on to Karachi, British India.
Sunday. The distance from Bunder
Abbas to Karachi is 71O miles.
The American airmen arrived al
Bagdad from Constantinople in their
plane, the Pride Of Detroit. at 9:5O
o'clock last night, having made the
nonstop flight Of 1,075 miles In Ia
hours. Iney were the SocSlS wv.
night of the Royal Air Force, 55th
SQUADRON, having failed to locate the
airdrome of the Imperial Anyways be-
cause Of darkness.
On landing they reported their ma
chine was in first-class order, having
required no adjustments since they
left Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. a
week ago today. From that time un.
til they landed at Bagdad, they had
covered in successive stages about
5000 miles of their 22,967-mlle circle
round the globe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
THREE MEN DIE
AS TRAINS CRASH
One Probably Fatally Hurt,
7 Others Injured After En-
gine Hits Open Switch.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PRINCETON, Ind, September s.
Three persons were killed and another
injured, probably fatally, when west
bound Southern Railway passenger
train No. 2 hit an open switch and
swung head-on into a Big Four coal
train at Francisco Mine No. at lis
o'clock this morning.
Seven other persons, mostly pas
sengers on the Southern train bound
from Louisville to st. Louis, were in
jured.
Engineer Is Killed.
The dead: Thomas Nelson, 81, New
Albany, engineer on the Southern
train.
Leonard Wilson, "A, Princeton
Southern fireman.
w. E. Anderson, Petersburg, Ind,
fireman.
George Fluher, 40, Petersburg. en-
gineer on the coal train, was injured
so seriously that he is expected to die.
The seven persons injured, in ad-
dition to Fluhr. were:
Henry Young, Louisville, Ky,
Southern train baggagemaster, severe
decorations.
Mrs. w. c. Miller, Alexandria, Va,
head cut.
Fred M. Sibert, Mount Carmel, ILL.,,
injured leg.
w. D. Owens, Somerset, KY, left
leg and body lacerated.
Mrs. G. NJ. Bassford. Edwardsville,
ILL.,. neck and shoulders cut.
Alfred C. Tarlino, Lincoln, Nebr,
nose broken and face lacerated.
Edmund Thensted, New Orleans,
shoulder and body bruised and cut.
Both Engines Derailed.
c. E. Rush. trainmaster at Prince
ton. and Fred Meixner, foreman Of
the Southern Railway shops here,
were in charge of the wreck.
The main line was open to traffic.
the debris being piled up on the coal
mine switch line.
The wreckage told it's own story
The passenger train leaped from the
open switch $50 yards into the coal
train, which was waiting for it to
pass before moving a cut of cars to
Petersburg. The engines were de-
rallied and thrown across the track.
The Southern train tender mounted
the engines and crashed down on to
the coal train tender.
A steel mail coach piled up on the
wreck and then toppled over on it's
back. A wooden baggage coach next
in the passenger train was splintered
and the next car, a passenger-bag-
gage coach, plowed through the
wooden car, crashing into the wreck
age of the engines and coming to a
stop with one engine reared in the
air.
Three other passenger coaches were
not derailed. The injured were in
them, the force of the crash knock
ing them from their seats and berths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
Decision to Attempt
Azores Flight Original
Plan, Courtney Radios
NY capt " r.. COURTNEY.

BY CAPT. r. T. COURTNEY.
By Radio to The Star and North
American Newspaper Alliance.
PLYMOUTH, England, Septem.
ber 3.-My decision to fly to
New York, via the Azores IN
stead of Valentia, really wasn't
an alteration of my program:
IT was a return to my original
plan. .
MN study of weather charts
showed me that i might nave
the partial assistance of easterly
winds TO make a fight from
Ireland to Newf0undland, but IL
was also clear that such favor
able conditions occurred some
what unsteadiIy. 1t seemed to
me highly probable that
might hop off with favorable
forecast, but that by the time L
cot far from land | might EN-
counter conditions which would
make success impossible. But
flying via the Azores is a dif-
ferent matter. At the Azores
there's a reasonable expectation
of fair, fine weather at this time
of the year. Also, by taking the
Azores route my longest jump
was reduced to 1000 miles.
But although the length OF
the biggest jump was reduced,
going by the Azores means an
Increase of 500 miles in the t0fal
distance of the westward flight
and adds five hours to the flying
time. Four months ago i made
arrangements for supplies at the
Azores. 1t was pointed out,
however, that the public might
misunderstood the facts IN
voIyed and be more interested
in an Observation-Disclosures
jump. Personally, l was anX-
ious to get TO New York the
quickest way possible. But the
afr0cious weather this Summer
made the Ireland route impos.
sible. I'm not saying nobody
will fly by this route, if they're
lucky, but I'm unable to wait
longer for luck. In the first
place it's not aviation.
1'm obviously going by the
sensible route. Transatlantic
air service of the future will be
by the Azores, because it's a
commercially reasonable propO-
sitiOD.
"To fly thousands of miles
over water in a land machine
may do some good when the
fight succeeds, but the loss of
those lives i'm the Pacific has
harmed aviation. And merely
to fly somewhere, without means
of refueIing, doesn't demon
strate much. I'm trying to
carry out this transocean flight
tie way it will have to be done
in the future, instead of setting
out on a spectacular fight, re-
sardless of route. III i fail, 1t
will not be my fault"
Copyright. 1927 in all countries
but Great Britain by the North Ameri-
can Newspaper Alliance. In Great
| Britain 10y the Westminster Gazette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
WINDSOR FLIGHT
TO START AT Once
Schiller Says Take-off viii
Come After Lunch-Londo
Hop Postponed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. JOHNS, Quebec. September g.
When notified by the Associated Press
at 11:45 am, eastern standard time
that the Cape Elizabeth naval station
reported fog lifting off the Maine
coast Duke" Schiller said he and
Phil Wood would take off on theil
nonstop flight to Windsor, England
as soon "as we finish lunch"
Schiller said he would head directly
for Portland Me-, then up the coast
to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland.
1--WE will not stop at Harbor Grace
unless forced down by fog" he said
The Royal Windsor has $50 gallons
of gasoline in her tanks, enough for
the trip. sg,-s z-e, g.,s
The flyers finished luncheon at noon
and Immediately motored to the st
Gregire field Schiller planned tt
work on the plane for a time and
said he hoped to be in the air by
o'clock.
From st. Gregire to Portland in an
air line is about ESQ miles. The
route laid out by the airmen will
carry them directly across the White
Mountains in New Hampshire.
The airmen arrived at the field al
1890 o'clock and Immediately start
ed tuning up the motor Their bag
gage was transferred to the plane
and indications pointed to a start
within an hour.
Schiller said he expected to aver
age 100 miles an hour with the full
load and if the plane were favored
with a good west wind he might
make better time than this when the
load was dightened-
ENGLISH ARRANGE HOP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
INVITED
TO SOUTH AMERICA
Colombia, Japan and Britain
Suggest Session on West
Side of Atlantic.
By A. r. DECKER.

BY Cable to The. Star. and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1927.
GENEVA, September 3.-The Coun-
Gil of the League of Nations decided
today TO permit High Commissioner
Van Hamel to refer to the League all
demands of the Danzigers regarding
the building of aircraft. This places
Danzig in the same category with
Germany. Hungary and Austria, in
whose cases the League is to deter
mine whether their aircraft is for COM
mercial or for military uses.
The Council meeting developed into
a dull serial event, with the deputies
occupying their time saying nice
things about each other and discuss
ing subjects without political impor
tance. such as child hygiene and Gre
alton of an international relief organi-
cation for Bulgarian refugees.
Opium Pacts Mentioned.
The opium conventions were men,
ratified them to make the conventions
effective While discussing the re-
port to the hygiene committee, which
has sent technical missions to South
America, the Colombian, Japanese
and British representatives suggested
a council meeting in Latin America.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the man
who is of most interest to league
visitors. said there was nothing he
would like better than to have a
council meeting in South America, as
this would give him an opportunity
for a vacation. However. back of
this righteousness lies important ma
tional interests. The remote idea of
the council meeting in Latin America
contains the idea of bringing the Pan
American Union to Geneva and Of
fers politically ambitious South
Americans chance to rub elbows
with European leaders.
Meetings Spur Agreements.
While nothing of Importance seems
to be slated for either the council or
the assembly, outside of the question
of disarmament, which some now want
to postpone, it seems that league meet
ings act as spur to force nations to
conclude agreements before the assem-
bly, meets. For example, full accord
seems to have been attained upon re-
duction of the Rhineland occupation
forces. the Germans stating that they
do not intend to raise the subject here.
Foreign Minister BRAND arrived to-
day. 1t is expected the three will
meet and discuss general questions,
without any one question just now
looming up as providing real differ
ence outside of disposition of the tick
lish disarmament problem.