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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
MAzATLAN BATTLE
LOOMS AS REBELS
REACH CITY GATES
insurgents RepuIsed in Two
Clashes Yesterday-LittIe
Blood Shed.
ESCOBAR MOVES SOUTH; .
NOW AT BERMEJILLO
Revolutionist Advance on Naco
Developing-Reported 80 Miles
From Town.

BY the Associated Press.
Rebel troops in their counter often
sive against the government were at
the gates of Mazatlan, on the west
coast today, and fighting for the pos
session of that port was imminent.
Some fighting between the $500 de-
tenders and the 5000 rebels was re-
ported but apparently little blood had
been shed.
A force of 5000 federal reinforce
ments was rushing to the relief Of the
city, but was not expected before Sun
day at the earliest.
Rebels Driven OF.
Two clashes took place yesterday. but
in both cases the insurgents were
driven off, and Gen. Carrillo, MatSat-
lan's defender, assured the govern
ment he would be able to hold out.
Wireless advices from the steamer
Margaret johnson said that the rebels
we're 3 or miles from the city and
that everything was quiet.
The rebels, who recently evacuated
Torreon before the Gales advance, were
again proceeding southwark and were
reported at Bermejillo. about 80 miles
north of the city.
A rebel advance also was developing
on Naco. along the border, the insur-
gents being reported 80 miles from
that town, where a Federal detach-
ment Is strongly intrenched.
Pointing to the three counter attacks
being developed. rebel leaders ex-
pressed optimism that they would con-
troll the country by July.
The rebels have imposed a war tax
on Nogales, Sonora, for funds to run the
revolution.
The body of Gen. Jesus Aeuirre
prominent Vera Cruz rebel leader who
was court-martialed and executed after
his capture by the government, arrived
In Mexico City yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
M'C0RMlCk-OWEN
BROADCAST TONIGHT
Daughters Of Famous Adversaries
to Speak Over National
Forum Hook-up.

RepreSentative-elect Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick.
Representatives elect Ruth Bryan
Owen.
These two daughters of noted political
adversaries of the past. the one a
stanch Republican and the other an
equally ardent Democrat. but who are
warm personal friends, are to speak in
the Washington Stars National Radio
Forum. broadcast over Nation wide
hook-up sponsored by the Columbia
Broadcasting Co, at 10 o'clock tonight.
Washington time. The local station Is
WMAI.
These are two of the best known
women in politics in the country. both
are able and experienced speakers who
always attract large audience. and
both think along the same line-that
there should be no question of women
In politics" but that women should be
public life. They will speak ON the
work ahead of them in Congress as they
see it-one as Republican, the other
as a Democrat.
Both Mrs. Mccormick and Mrs.
Owen have lifelong political back
ground of intimate knowledge of the
history OF politics in this country as
they got 1t first hand from their far
famed fathers. Mrs. Mccormick is the
daughter of the late Mark Hanna,
known as the President-maker." and
is the widow of the late Senator Nc
Cormick of Illinois. Mrs. Owen is the
daughter of the late william Jennings
Bryan. thrice a candidate for the
presidency. Secretary of State under
President Wilson. and internationally
known as an orator
Reports from all over the country to-
day indicate that these two woman
leaders will have an extraordinarily
large radio audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
REBELS DEMAND
OIL OF AMERICANS
Notice Is Served on Two
u. S. Firms at Guaymas,
|. Sonora.

by tne ASSOclateu PfeSS.
The State Department made public
today notice served upon three oil
companies, including two American con-
Germs, at Guaymas, Sonora, by Manuel
Izaguirre, commodore commanding the
Mexican revolutionary navy, ordering
them to furnish combustibles and 1ubri-
cants to the rebel forces.
IF you should refuse to deliver that
which is requested" the notice read,
las soon as 1t is indicated what is re-
quired this Office will proceed in such
energetic form as I may consider de-
Sirable."
The notice declared the naval Office
of the reyolutionists. at Sonora, ex-
pected "the courtesy" of the oil COM
panies 'in complying with the greatest
possible efficacy with any request for
combustibles and lubricants which may
be made for ships under orders of this
Office
1t was served on the representatives
at Guaynas of the Pierce Oil Co.. the
Standard Oil Co. of California and the
Aguila Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
TEsTIFIEs BLEAsE GAVE
$500 TO T0LBERT GROUP
Charleston Man Says Senator. as
Governor. Also Pardoned Cousins
of G. o. p. Committeeman.

BY the Associated Press.
Testimony that Senator Blease. Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, had contributed
$500 to the organization headed by
Joseph W. Tolbert, Republican national
committeeman for the State, and that
while serving as governor Blease par
doned two of Tolbert's cousins, was laid
before the Senate patronage committee
today by w. F. Brown, Charleston,
S. c., contractor.
Brown told the committee that in
June, 1921, Tolbert advised him that
he wanted Blease for Federal district
attorney, that Blease had contributed
literally" to his campaign funds and
had given $780,"
"Tolbert further said Brown de-
clared, that Blease while governor had
pardoned two of his cousins, one OF
whom. man named Henderson, was
postmaster at North Charleston" He
did not say what the convictions against
the men were.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
Sonora i'm ThrOes
OF Revolt 3 Weeks,
No Blood Spilled
Gonzalez Unable to Find
Rebels Reported Ready
to Attack NacO.

By the Associated Press.
NACO. Sonora, Mexico March "a
The Mexican revolution was three weeks
old today, but in Sonora, so-called
stronghold of the movement in the
North, not drop of military blood had
been spilled. Many battles have been
promised and there have been one or
two inconsequential skirmishes. but ali
the fighting thus far has been verbal u
written.
There are many problems which ap-
parently must be surmounted Gen.
Lucas Gonzalez says one of his prin
cipal problems is to detect the presence
of rebel armies which are said to ne
about to attack his Naco federal strong
hold.
Horses, Sought for Saddles.
Likewise, Gen. Gonzalez declares he
is having trouble in collecting enough
horses to match the available supply of
saddles in his possession. Absolute
mente. there are horses in Sonora. but
all in his jurisdiction are running loose.
He has delegated an aide, Col. Jiminez.
to 90 out and round up enough caballos
to utilize the 1875 old United States sad
dies which he has purchased and which
are now scattered about on the floor of
Continued on Page 2 Column ID
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CAMBRIDGE WINS ON TRACK.

STAMFORD BRIDGE. England
March % Lp).-Cambridge swept all of
the first three events in the annual
track meet with oxford today. Follow
ing up their earlier success in the an
nual boat race, the Cantab athletes fin
iShed first in the 100-yard dash, mile
run and high hurdles.
Oxford scored a partial comeback In
the shotput when heave OF Al feet )
inches by c. F. Gates was good enough
to give the Oxonians first place r
M. N. Tisdall of Cambridge was Sec
ond, with 40 feet inches.
The honor of scoring first for Oxford
went to an American, as Gates, who
won the shotput, Is former Princeton
star.
The Cantabs scored another first and
second in the running long jump.
The 440-yard run also went to Cam
bridge. and oxford won the 3-mile run
Cambridge clinched the meet when
r. M. NJ TiSdall won the 220-yard low
hurdles from Harper of Oxford, mark
Ing the sixth first place for the Cantsbs
In this classic meet only first places
count in the team scoring.
Oxford scored another first place by
virtue of high Jump victory.
Despite a fine showing by Oxford ir
the later stages of the meet, in which
the leading roles were, played by for
mer American college athletes, Cam.
bridge managed to repeat on land the
triumph which its osrsmen had achieved
on water a few hours before.
Honors for oxford and America were
gained by Caleb Gates of Princeton
former intercollegiate hammer-throwine
champion in the United States. who
won the shotput for his English uni.
versity. and by f. r. McGill of the
University of Florida, who took first
place In the pole vault. B. M. Norton
formerly of Yale. was runner-up In the
lOO-yard dash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
Safety of Entire Boy Scout
Troop in Tennessee Feared
For as Camp Bungalow Is
Demolished.
FATALITY LIST MOUNTS
THROUGHOUT s STATES
With Bridge Carried Away, Fam
lilies Stand By Powerless to Aid
as Sons Struggle in Raging Cur
rent-0ther Buildings Washed
Away After Cloudburst.

Rv the Associated Press
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. March %
Members of searching parties
seeking to aid troop of % Scouts
swept from a bluff on White Creek
near lockwood, early today, tele-
phoned to officials here that sew
eral of the boys were drowned, but
that others could be seen clinging
10 trees and floating debris in the
flooded stream.
Notified that a cloudburst had
flooded the boys bungalow this
morning, families and friends
hurried from lockwood to the
creek and arrived in time to see
a wall of water sweep the bunga
low from it's foundations and
throw the Scouts into the water
The bridge had swept away, a
member of the rescue party said
and fathers of the Scouts watched
helplessly as their sons floundered
in the creek.
A taxi driver, Floyd Miller, who
happened to drive along the creek
this morning, saw the rise of the
water and brought word of the
impending disaster to lockwood.
He said three other bungalows and
two small churches in a Summer
camp colony there were swept
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
GOVERNORS PLAN MEET
TO STUDY OIL POLICY

BY the Associated Press
DENVER. March 23.-The Rocky
Mountain News today said that plans
have been made for a meeting Of the
Governors of Montana. wyoming. Colo
RADIO, New Mexico and Utah. in Denver
within few weeks to protest the new
oil conservation policy OF the Hoover
administration.
The newspaper said that Gov. Will
liam Fl. Adams of Colorado has come
out fatty against the new policy. which
provides that no more permits for pros
pecting for oil and gas on the public
domain be issued. He was quoted as
saying the new policy comes at = time
when We are just beginning to develop
our oil lands in Colorado and that il
would work hardship on the Western
States"
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REBELS ARE REPULsED.

MEXICO CITY. March % lAo).-A
government announcement said todav
tnaf repeated rebel attacks on MazatIari.
west Coast port. had been repulsed
ano That the forces OF Gen. Jaime Car.
rillo were strongly entrenched there
awaiting any eventuality."
Two battles were fought there yes-
terday and in both attacks the soldiers
of the rebel general, Francisco Name
were beaten back. Today the rebels
were said to be at Casa Blanca. Ave
kiiometers from the city.
The steamship Progresso, sent by the
government with load of provisions
snd ammunition, arrived at Mazatlan,
ana IL was believed the city was amply
ssocKed against the possibility of a
Hg s.lortage growing out Of the siege Gen.
Carrillo notified the central government
also that he had plenty of water desnite
the rebels having cut supply lines int
the city from neighborine mountains
Expresses No Concern.
Gen. Carrillo's message to President
rortes Gil expressed no concern as to
the situation. He said that the fedora !
garrison was entrenched on a narrow
strlp OF land connecting the citv with
the mainland and that he would he ahIe
10 mold OFF easily what he described as
small rebel force"
The first of yesterdays battles he.
lore Mazatlan was hardly more than
sklrmlsh: No one was hurt and the
reoels f1ed. At 4:30 p.n. Yesterday
however. more serious encounter took
place at Venadillo, Just outside Mazst-
ian. with an attacking force of 300
cavalry. The assault was repulsed. the
rebels retreating to Casa Blanca.
rebel off1cer who surrendered YES.
terday at Mazatlan gave the federals
valuable information as to the stains
OF the rebel West Coast army. He said
5000 men under Gems. Manzo. Roberto
Cruz, Fausto, Topete and Iturbe had
proceeded down the West Coast repair
ing the railroad tracks as thev came
and were now massed about Mazatlan
Cardenas Going to Tepic.
He declared the troops had been de-
ceiVed as to the progress of the revol,I-
ton and knew nothing of the rebel
defeats in Vera Cruz and at Torreon
The army of Gen. Lozaro Cardenas.
containing 5000 men detached from the
forces OF Gen. Gales, was said to be
proceeding to TepicS state of Nayarit.
for action against the rebels at Mazat-
Ian. Arrival at Tepic would intercept
any movement against Guadalaiara.
Ell Universal received a report from
Jalapa, Vera Cruz, that a band OF
rebels had seized freight train be-
tween the stations of Cruz Balanca and
Las Vigas and forced the engineer tc
Continued on Page 2. Column q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
CAMBRIDGE CREW
DEFEATS OXFORD
Score for Century of Rowing
Evened-Winners Seven
Lengths Ahead.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PUTNEY ON THAMES. England
March 23.-Cambridge, with a veteran
aggregation of oarsmen scored It's sixth
consecutive victory over Oxford in the
eighty-first annual boat race between
the two famous English universities to-
day.
The Cambridge crew. taking an early
lead, crossed the finish line seven full
lengths ahead of their rivals from the
Isis.
Cambridge'S veterans, pulling a strong
and steady stroke. jumped into half.
length lead at the end of the first hall
mile, increased this advantage to three
quarters of length at the mile and
then pulled away from their rivals dur
ing the rest of the struggle.
Time Is 1924.
The winners covered the Al miles
in 10 minutes and "a seconds, we'll be-
hind the record of 1929 set by OXFORD
in 1911.
Although Cambridge won decisively
the Oxford crew, outweighed pounds
to the man, put up gallant battle
throughout the first half of the race.
Cambridge had Jumped into two
length lead at the 2-mile mark when
the Oxford stroke boosted the beat
Slowly the dark blue shell crept up
cutting down Cambridge's lead, but
the squirt was short-lived
The struggle today was the eighty
first between the rival universities in
the last century. and the victory OF
the Light Blue evened the score of a
century on the river at 40 victories
each. The race OF 1877 resulted in a
dead heat.
Oxford Grew Cola pseS
At the finish the Oxford crew with
the single exception of the No. 5 man
collapsed. The victorious Cambridge
oarsmen, on the other hand, finished
in fine condition.
The 1929 renewal of roWing's oldest
rivalry was rowed in perfect weather
The two crews were Handicapped all
through the training season by the
rigors of Winter, but they had nothing
to complain of along that line today.
Long before the race was due to begin
every window and roof from which a
glimpse of the important stretch OF
| water could be obtained was thronged
while tugs, launches and craft of every
description clustered near the shore
| their occupants waiting eagerly for the
great race. On the towpaths we're tens
of thousands of other spectators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
Pope's First Visit
Outside Vatican
To Be on June "a
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, March 23.-The Catho-
lie newspaper Italia says that the
Pope's first visit outside the Vati-
can will be made on June "a.
On this day, the paper says.
the Pontiff will 60 to the Lateran
Basilica to worship in the cele-
brated Church of st. John La
teran, which Is called the Mater
ct Capul," head of all churches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
Japan Raises Lumber Tariff.

TOXIC. March % GP).--Both houses
ef the japanese Diet today passed a
new and higher tariff schedule on lum-
Der. The schedule will affect principally
pinl cedar, spruce and hemlock, most
of which comes here from the Amer
ican Northwest.
It is expected to increase revenue in
this country by about 6,500,000 yen
about S2,860, ,000). 1t will affect an
japanese lumber trade oi
about sac, 600 oo0 annually. The bill was
opposed strenuously by Japanese con.
kumsrs and American importers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
CRlTiCIZES U. S. POLICY.

TOXIC, March % OP).-Yusuke
TSuaumi. In the Diet today. assailed
the government for its failure to at
tempt removal of the American ban
on japanese immigration.
He expressed belief that this was
a most auspicious time to undertake
such removal since probably President
Hoover. Secretary of State Stimson and
others OF the Presidents ofiicial family
from the West Coast might be inclined
to view Japan's wishes favorabiy.
Etcujiro Uyehara. parliamentary coun-
selor for the foreign ONCE, replied that
the question could not be settled IN a
day or two because of its social and
economic complications He said. hozs-
ever. the government would seek n
adjustment whenever the opportunity
presented itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
WORLD OIL TRUST
SCHEME CHARGED;
PARLEY SCHEDULED
Petroleum Leaders Of Eu-
rope and America to Con-
fer in New York.
SLASH IN PRODUCTION
Is GOAL OF MEETING
Agreement" With Reds at Mos
cow, at Expense of Consumers.
Is Laid to Group.

Dy 'he hSSOCihEeO PreSs.
LONDON. March 23.-The Dali ,
Mail says today that the worlds oil
kings" at Forthcoming meeting in
New York expect to make arrangements
to enable them to control the output
and price of gasoline throughout the
world.
The Mail says: THE object of the
conference is to establish In fact If not
in name world oil trust. This scheme
has been made possible by the recently
concluded agreement with the reds at
Moscow which. at the expense of the
consumer, has eliminated for the benefit
OF the petrol combine competition of
cheaply marketed oil from the confis-
Gated oil fields of Russia"
The Mail says the affair really began
with mysterious meeting at Acl1na
carry Castle in Scotland last year of
the three oil men, Sir Henri Deterding,
Walter Teagle and Sir John Cadrnan.
Tne oil emperors met to protect
their empires from the inroads OF the
Reds and they decided that in the first
place settlement must be made with
MOSCOW and then steps should be taken
to perfect an organization which would
permit control of the world supply"
the paper says
1T was decided that Sir Henri
Deterding and Sir John Cadman should
consolidate the European oil interests.
while Mr.. Teagle should return to
America and arrange for the forn,a-
ton OF an oil export association. The
two organizations would agree upon
common plan of action AS far as the
world oil resources and supplies were
concerned" %
The Mail says the success of this
plan depended upon an agreement with
Moscow which was achieved at the end
of February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
BLAST WRECKS BUILDING
IN ABSENCE OF EIGHT
Chicago Explosion and Fire Occur
While Two Families Are at
Theater, Dog Escaping.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 23.--An explosion
wrecked a two-flat building on Roscoe
street late last night. Eight members
of the two families living there had, by
merest chance, arranged Joint theater
party shortly before, and as result
were not in the building when 1t was
dstroyed.
The explosion. attributed to fur
mace, rocked the neighborhood and
started a fire. The brick walls fell so
quickly that any one in the building
would have been unable to escape.
A Chow dog on a second-story window
jumped when the walls began totterirg,
and was unhurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y. March
% (A).-Heavy fog this forenoon forced
Martin Jensen to defer his third at
tempt to establish new solo airplane
endurance fight record with automo-
bile gasoline. Jensen said he would take
off later in the day If the weather
cleared. The solo endurance record is
held by the late Royal v. Thomas. who
remained sloft 35 hours and 80 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 23.-The Royal
Order of Skulls" was initiating Howard
Kaplan last night, but Kaplan was
shot dead before he became a member.
Dale Dolinsky, club member, was sent
to bring Kaplan from a side room to
the Initiation chambeaG Dolinsky car
ried a roll OF bills cluD money, and
Kaplan inquired If Dolinsky weren't
afraid he would be robbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PURCELLVILLE. Va, March as
Arch Payne. 45-year-old tenant farmer
on the Eudona estate near here, was
found shot to death this morning nea:
the springhouse on the estate. Author
tiles are holding Mason, his brother, on
charge of murder.
According to the wife of the slain
man, the shooting occurred following an
argument over pastures. She summons d
DR.. w. D. Sydor at Purcellville. but her
husband died shortly after the physi-
clans arrival
Arch Payne is survived by his widow
and IL children.
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LEADERS MEET NEXT WEEK.
To Take Definite Action Toward. Cur.
failing Production.

To Take Definite Action Toward, Cur
failing Production.
NEW. YORK. March % Lp)-The
petroleum leaders of the Western
Hemisphere are gathering in New York
for the American Petroleum Institute
meeting next week 10 take definite
action on curtailing oil production in
North and South America to the 1929
levels. Production is now running
approximately 100000 barrels day
ahead of the 1928 output.
The meeting takes on a world ASPECT
with the announcement that Sir Henri
Deterdlng. head of the Royal Dutch
Shell group of oil companies, will attend
the sessions. Walter c. Teagle. presi-
dent of the Standard Oil Co. of New
jersey. who held conferences with Sir
Henri and other foreign oil men abroad
last Summer on conservation. also win
be present,
The Institutes general committee on
world production and consumption OF
petroleum and its products. headed BY
f. G. Holmes. president of the Texas
Corporation. will meet first on March a.
to head reports from regional commit
tee members on reception in their To-
calitiss of the curtailment proposals.
The general committees report recon-
mending the curtailment will then be
referred to the institutes board Of di-
rectors for approval before being placed
into effect.
General Committee.
The general committee is composed
of Kenneth r. Kingsbury. president of
Standard Oil Co of California: w. NJ.
irish of the Atlantic Refining Co. of
Philadelphia. w C. Franklin of the
Tidal Usage Oil Co. of Tulsa and Z. J.
Sadler OF the Creole Petroleum Corpor-
alton of New York.
In addition to Mr. Teagle, who Is a
director of the institute, other oil men
who will attend the meeting include Z.
B. Reeser. president of Barnsdail Cor
poration and the American Petroleum
Institute: J. Howard Pew of Sun OIL
Co. of Philadelphia Henry NJ. Dawes
of Pure Oil Co. of Chicago. brother
of Charles G. Dawes: Axtell J. Byles of
Tidewater Associated Oil Co. of New
York. E. w. Clark OF Union Oil Co.
of California. W. S. Parish OF Humble
Oil ~ Refining Co OF Houston. william
G. Skelly OF Tulsa, Herbert L. Pratt OF
Standard Oil Co of New York, D. J.
Moran of Marland Oil Co. of Poncs
City. Okla. and George P. whaley Of
Vacuum Oil Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23

Washington clearing house, s5.322, :
26l33
Treasury balance, S409 ,973 ,980. 30.
New York clearing house exchange.
$3.50. 40 600.
New york clearing house balance,
sl63, ,000. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
Candidate Shot Dead Awaiting Initiation
Into Chicaso's Royal Order of Skulls

"oh, no." said Dolinsky. Il carry a
gun"
He whipped revolver from his
pocket to show. The weapon slipped
from his fingers. AS it was falling he
snatched for it. The trigger was
pressed. The bullet struck Kaplan and
killed him.