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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
500 REVOLTERS DUE
7 IN TORREON TODAY
Early Battle With Loyal Mex
lean Troops Seems
Imminent.
b. the Associated Press.


Ell PASO, Tex, March 11.-An early
conflict between Mexican rebel forces
and federal troops seemed imminent
today with two trainloads of rebels en-
route to Torreon, Coahuila. a rebel
stronghold. The trains. carrying about
300 revolutionarieS, left JuareZ Saturday
night. They passed through Jimine2
late Saturday and were expected to
reach Torreon late today.
Reports that two trainloads of REIN
forcements for the JuareZ garrison were
firmed here and Gen. Marcelino Muir
riega, commandant of the Juarez gar
rison, indicated he did not expect adj
ditional troops at this time.
Gen. Murriega said the two troop
trains en- route south would reach Tor
reon today and unite there with the
forces of Gen. Gonzalo EScobar, rebel
commander in chief.
That the rebels were in command. at
least as far south as Chihuahua. was
indicated when a Mexican National
Railway train from that point reached
Juarez at 1880 pm. yesterday on time
No soldiers and few passengers we're
on the train.
Delivery of mail from the ., IN was
held up by the American r.:,yernment.
as orders from the MexiC.,.. Ambassador
at washington received here by the
Mexican consulate closed all ports in
Mexico, including border points held by
the rebels, to international traffic. This
placed an embargo upon shipment of
goods as well as mail. Efforts made
by Gen. Murriega to have the United
States post office officials make special
regulations regarding mail deliveries and
other traffic across the border have re-
suited IN no definite settlement.
=, Wnl!e American tourists swarmed
through Juarez yesterday. residents
were greatly excited for time by an
extra edition of a Juarez newspaper
which bore the caption "Calles Mureto?"
(Calles Dead?). The newspaper story
said that Gales had been reported cap
tured and killed near Lecheria, a few
miles from Mexico City.
Three hundred Mexican federal SOL
0lers, with camp followers, interned at
Fort Bliss, present an interesting and
picturesque group. Tobacco, cigarettes.
stationery and candy have been supplied
TO the soldiers and their families.
American officers who catalogued all the
belonging OF the Mexicans. added one
Item to their list when, to their SUR
prise, they heard rooster crow in a
piles of boxes. Inspection revealed
that the bird, which evidently had been
brought along in the event of food
shortage. had been cleverly concealed.
One OF the Mexican soldiers asked
that milk be furnished to his wife so
that their S-day-old baby could be fed
properly. The father said that they
needed the milk so they could put q
little in the baby's coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
Will Rogers
Says:

NEW YORK.-Juarez has been
taken over by one side or the other,
but that don't mean anything. That
was just like the border States go
ing Republican last Fall. They will
switch back next time if the other
side makes 'em better offer, and
that's the way with Juarez.
Shots are coming over into Ell Paso.
The Senate will investigate now.
Pass law to make a bullet light
In the same country it started
from" The Senate might advo-
cate wider rivers between the two
countries"
p. S.-Say, Mr.. Coolidge had an
awful human article in the maya
zine. We haven't got any writer's
that call themselves authors that
can do that good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
Crowded 81" Trains Collide.

CHICAGO, March IL Pl.-Several
passengers were injured today in a
collision OF two Loop-bound elevated
trains crowded with office workers. A
Humboldt Park train crashed into the
rear end of Logan Square train which
had stopped at a west side station.
Police and f1remen took the injured to
hospitals. None was reported seriously
hyrt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11

quick shift of rebel forces, declared that
Carrillo attempted to withdraw from
Mazatlan several days ago. He found
q railway bridge destroyed to the south,
Manzo stated, and was forced to turn
back to the gulf city. Dispatches from
Culiacan to the Nogales Herald said the
state of Nayarit, south of Mazatlan,
was up in arms, assuring the revolution
lists that If Gen. Garlic retreats he
will be forced 70 hght his way toward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
CONGRESS RELIEVES
COURT CONGESTION
Patent Office Gases Transferred
From Appellate Tribunal


Congestion Of litigation in the District
Court Of Appeals has been relieved in
some degree by the recent action of
Congress which divests that tribunal of
jurisdiction to hear and determine APP
peals from the Patent Office. So ex-
tensive had grown this branch of the
courts work that it exceeded in number
all the cases from the District Supreme
Court, the Municipal Court and the
Police Court
Under the new legislation. all such ap-
peals will be heard by the United States
Court of Customs and Appeals, which
is composed Of five judges. and proba-
bly, will be able to devote more time to
this work.
The change. however, does not mean
that the work of the appellate court
will be cut because there Is gradually
growing a number of appeals from the
United States Board of Tax Appeals
and from the Federal Radio Commits
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
FARMERS BODY FOUND.
Man Slain and Burned by Robbers
Police Believe.

WATER VALLEY, Miss, March IL
R-Officers advanced the theory to-
day that Steve Hubbard, So, farmer
whose charred body was found in a
wooded section near here late yesterday
had been killed by robbers and his
clothing set aflre to destroy evidence of
the crime.
Hubbard, who had been missing from
his home for five weeks. apparently had
been slain by blow on the head. He
lived alone on a farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
REBELS CLAIM ESTRADA.
ObregOn War Secretary Reported a.
Joining Revolution.

NEW YORK. March II A).-Gen.
Marion v. Montero. representative here
of the Mexican revolutionists, said to-
day that Gen. Enrique Estrada, former
secretary of war under Oregon, had
joined the revolution. 4
Estrada. who has bees an exile In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
the United States for the last five years.

the United States for the last five years.
has been designated chief of operations
in Zacatecas. Montero said.
He added that Estrada had decided to
join the revolution after determining
the revolutionists were anxious to settle
religious question on liberal basis.
Monterou said he had word that the
forces TO Gen. Jesus M. Aguirre had
been "strategically scattered over the
State of Vera Cruz to menace the rail-
road and Geographic communication
between the capital and the sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
REVOLT ENVOY CHANGES PLANS.
Soto's Trip to Washington Is Post
poned Indefinitely.

NOGALES Ariz., March II (P).-
1gnacio Soto, who had planned to leave
here yesterday for Washington as envoy
of the Mexican revolutionists, announc-
ed that his trip has been postponed in
definitely He gave no reason for
changing his plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
VESSELS PATROL COAST.
Mexican Ships Seek to Prevent Escape
of Aguirre,

of Aguirre.
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, March IL H').
naval vessels patrolled the
coast south of here today to prevent
possible escape by sea of Gen. Jesus
Maria Aguirre. defeated revolutionary
leader. The ships arrived yesterday
from Tampico and Immediately left for
the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
GALES SEES FALL
Of T0RREON TODAY
ESCobar Concentrates Heavy
Forces as Mexican Gen.
eraI Advances.
Continued From First Page.)

tContlnued From First Page.)
nightfall was expected. It was believed
Gen. Escobar's force of possibly a few
thousand troops would be no match
for Gen. Gales, and retirement from
the city northward to Chihuahua was
not improbable.
Evening star., 1929-10-06

toward the Axel FIeiberg Glacier. But
with a three.day interval between one
depot and the next, there will be at
least four snow beacons erected be-
tween the larger supply depots.
( When the position of the second
depot about 100 miles out is reached,
supplies will be piled neatly on the
snow surface and house of snow
blocks erected around and over them
to protect them not only from dogs
that might break loose, ss occasion
ally happens, but also from the heat
of the sun. 1t is sometimes warm
work travelling on the Barrier when
there Is q 24-hour sun, no wind, and
men strip to their underwear. The
next day, however. they may be muf-
fled to the eyes against a biting wind
In a. temperature many degrees below
zero. Certainly there will be no suf-
fering from heat on the first part Of
the southwark trip.
Peril Of Hidden Crevasses.
Four depots will be established In
this way be the supporting party: the
first of them, laid down last year, will
be made somewhat larger. The last.
being on the southern side Of a hilly
crevassed region, Is in the worst part
Of the entire southern journey. The
men will pick their way through this,
carefully lashed together by ropes.
Sledges and men may go through snow
bridges over some of the concealed
crevasses, even though open ones may
be avoided In clear weather. When a
sledge breaks through a snow bridge
the dogs can often cling to the sur
face. Men then run up with Alpine
ropes, sling them around the sledge,
and pull 1t out. A gaping hole shows
what might have been the fate of
whatever fell through there, hole
cleaning blue and white at the top
and going down into depths Of i'm
penetrable darkness.
On his trip south Amundsen went
through this region in bad weather
and by good fortune avoided a seri-
Gus accident. But on his return he
saw it with all its treacherous holes
and bridges, its yawning chasms
large enough to swallow the whole
party, and although the sledges were
light he approached the area with
caution. He tells how he and his
companions went across it as quickly
as possible on their knees, sliding
softly, treading like cats, lest they dis
lodge a bridge Of snow that would
precipitate them to the bottom
But it must be crossed by both Of
our parties. knowing that 1t is there
is half the battle, and Comdr Byrd has
assured himself that with the equip
ment at their disposal and with care
the parties can cross any crevassed area
in safety. It Is q subject to which he
has given much attention in order to
safeguard the lives of his men, They
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plane can land safely, that the furthest
depot and the base Of the geological
party will be placed. -
From there excursions will be made
into the surrounding mountains to
Mount NanSen and the juncture of
Carmen Land with the Queen Maud
Range. Trips will be made to obtain
geological specimens such as rocks and
fossils. There some evidence may be
obtained Of what has taken place in
this part Of AntarcGica, Of which so little
is known geologically, and there may
be found the secret Of the formation
of the barrier itself-f it should hap
pen that it was caused by great fault
which let the entire barrier basin fail -
so that the sea came in and was frozen
over and the snow built up during
moving plateua of ice.
This region holds all sorts Of secrets
for the geologist, and Is the main rea-
son for this southern sledge journey,
for such detailed work can only be done
on land by means Of sledges. 1t will be
difficult and dangerous work also, for
the sun warns the snow clinging to the
rocks OF the mountains, ages old, and
slips downward in crashing ayalanches.
| Amundsen saw and heard such ava
lanches all about him as he worked his
way through the mountains UP to the
Polar Plateau. Fortunately. DR.. Lau-
renee e. M. Gould, who will lead the
geological party, has had good deal
of experience in mountain climbing, and
1t will be invaluable during this work
On the return sledge trip the geo.
logical party, if it has time, will turn off
the route at Depot Five (82 degrees. IS
minutes south) and turn northeast
toward AmundSen's appearance of
land" making big circle to that land
and out again to the main trail at Depot
Three. DR.. Gould wants to reach the
appearance of land noted and the
two peaks which Amundsen reports In
his story of the South Pole journey, and
determine if they are continuation Of
Carmen Land. as Amundsen thought
was likely. GeoIogically, this point is
of great importance. as 1t will throw
much light on the question of whether
there is a connection between the Ross
Sea and the Weddell Sea. Also other
interesting geological data may be dis.
covered. It will be difficult part Of
the journey, as Amundsen reported see
ing heavily crevassed areas toward the
appearance Of land" and there may
not be time to cross them.
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All rights for publication reserved.
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OF the mountains-a base suitable not
only for their own purposes. adjacent
to the most important points of geo.
logical attack, but also one which may
be used as an emergency airplane base
for Comdr. Byrd on his surveying flight
to the South Pole and over the country
to the east of the Barrier. an absolutely
unknown region And there is also a
possibility that an airplane may lay
down supplies for aerial work from this
far inland point. supplies which can be
used in case of a forced landing or for
continuing exploration work.
A better point from which to start
an airplane fight to the eastward,
flight which might show whether there
is q connection between the Ross Sea
and the Weddell Sea, and also penetrate
far into the vast tableland believed to
exist to the east could hardly be S.
lected, although it may not be used II
the same objectives can be attained
by a flight from Little America. Much
depends on the weather. 1t changes so
frequently over the 800-mile stretch be-
tween Little America and the Pole, be-
cause of varying attitudes and the ram
part of mountains, that plans cannot be
definitely made until the day of taking
off, And even then they may have to
be changed while the flight is in prog
ress. But Comdr. Byrd has attempted
to arrange a plan which permits him to
meet successfully every possible condi-
ton, and an airplane base at the noun
tains will probably be an integral part
of these plans.
Avoiding Trap.
The trail for the first 200 miles will
be the same for both sledging parties.
The supporting party, consisting ol
three dog teams, each hauling two dou-
ble-ended sleds, will swing down Yer
Sur-Mer Inlet and turn south on the
bay ice. picking its way through the
heavy pressure ridges and great up
heavals. around Framheim, Amund,,
sens cid base, which have been forced
up this Winter-tricky driving for heav-
lily loaded sledgeS, for there is constant
danger that they will turn over on the
uneven bay ice. Then they approach
the rise to the Barrier, and the trail
goes up over several deep .crevasses,
which were crossed last year. "A scram-
BILE and tugging. at which=the men help
the dogs, and the top of the Barrier is
reached Ahead Of them stretches the
undulating surface. sometimes treach-
erously smooth, over which line OF
flags will mark tho way to the base A
miles farther south, which was put
down last year and will be the first
depot Of eight on the way to the noun
tains.
It is here that one of the most dan
gerous parts of the route must be avoid
ed. It Is a network of cTevasses running
in every direction, indicating a violent
breaking up of the Barrier by pressure
probably by contact with land. Twice
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have Alpine ropes Of the finest quality,
soft as silk and strong enough to hold
more than they will be called upon
to support. These ropes can be at
tached to strong life belts of canvas and
rawhide or of rope fastened about the
man. and the men will be fastened
together. .
Poles Carried for Safety.
They will have bamboo poles that
in very dangerous situations may be
carried under the arm. and even If a
man went through while holding such
a pole. light IS It Is. he would be held
in safety until pulled out. The loads
are divided on tandem sledges so 90 to
spread them over as much surface as
possible, and the sleds are long, giving
the maximum supporting area obtain
able in an running sledge. So 1t
should be always possible, with care in
choosing q path, to get across these
dangerous areas in safety, even though
ones nerves may be occasionally
shaken by a sudden drop into nothing
ness. The supporting party will mark
the sbest route through the crevasses,
which will be a great help to the geo.
logical party following them.
Some miles beyond this broken and
will build Its last depot, plant large
nag on 1t and then turn back reluc-
tantly, for every man of them would
like to go on. It will be hard to get
half way to these majestic mountains
without being able TO- see them.
The geological party Of five dog
teams and 10 sledges will pick up at
the halfway mark a large part of the
supplies left there by the supporting
party, and with these and what they
themselves will carry depots will be
established on the rest of the way
south. Snow beacons also will be
erected at night and at the MONDAY
rest periods. The barrier beyond the
crevaSsed region is comparatively safe,
although there Is ALWAYS the possibility
of the surface giving way. A short dis
tance beyond the halfway depot the
first of the great mountains of the
Queen Maud range will begin to lift
their heads from the southern plain, a
guide and an incentive to travel.
The Mountain Excursions.
AS the party nears the mountains
the surface again becomes Slightly
broken and is forced up in great
undulations, some of them so broad
and deep that the bottom of the
mountains are lost to view. 1t Is like
riding over a series of gigantic snow
waves or like the rolling prairies OF
the Middle West. There are crevasses
on the sides of these waves, crevasses
which become more frequent as one
nears the land. 1t is on the edge Of this
area, where the undulations are sum-
GENTLY wide and smooth so that an air
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Amundsen found himself in this area
and only extricated himself with the
greatest skill and good luck. But he
found that a way around it to the east
could be reached, and SO the trail made
last year, to be followed this year,
swings eastward as the party leaves the
edge of the Barrier, leaving this trap,
as Amundsen called 1t. to the west. 1t
can easily be seen in good weather, but
when the sky Is overcast and 1t Is i'm
possible to distinguish objects a few
feet away, as so frequently happens on
the Barrier, a Sledge party might wan
der into it before they realized where
they we're The line of flags already
standing will help them to avoid 1t this
time.
The Sledging Routine.
Let us see what these sledge parties
look like A man on ski or on foot, who
in all the new or dangerous parts Of
the route may travel on foot with q rope
tied to him and fastened to one of those
following, will go ahead leading the way.
The details of how the leader Is to
travel and where he is to travel with re-
lation to the rest Of the party will be
dictated by conditions and may be
changed. 1t will be the business of the
leader in ordinary going to watch for
crevaSses and to keep a straight course,
guided by the shouts Of the navigator
watching his compass. and to act as a
leader for the dogs, which travel
straighter when some one goes ahead
of them.
Behind him will come the dog teams,
their drivers running beside them on
skis. with which they have been prac-
ticing ever since they got here. The
sledges are low and curved at each end
and fastened together in pairs to dis
tribute the weight The loads are
packed in rectangular canvas containers
called tanks which are in turn lashed
securely to the sledges. These tanks
make it easier to pack food neatly and
to keep out snow. and things are less
likely to fall of and be lost If fled
turns over, as 1t frequently does, it can
be rghted with its load in place. There
may be one or two tanks on a sledge,
depending on their size and the size and
shape of the sledge.
Around the base the dogs romp and
jump eagerly in their harnesses while
waiting to get of in the morning, but
on the trail they settle down and wait
for the word of command and then plod
steadily ahead in a half trot, pulling
astonishing loads. It is probable that
each team will pull about half ton on
the trail this year during the first part
of the trip. Coming back, Of course,
they will be much lighter. The best
trained team goes ahead and the others
follow in the path that is made, pad
ding ahead with hardly look to right
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a snow beacon will be erected and
flag placed on top Of it. 1t is esti-
mated that 1t will take about three
days to travel between each depot on
the outward journey, an interval
for II good weather prevails the teams
will be able to 60 much faster than
this. But a certain amount of time
must be allowed for resting in tests
during billiards when it Is too danger
Gus or impracticable to keep on the
trail, either because of the proximity
of crevasses, or the possibility OF
Straying from the straight route. The
route, by the way, will lie a little to
the east Of AmundSen's. although 1t
is practically the same-a straight line
Evening star., 1929-10-06

or left, steam rising from them as they
strain at their work.
Every half mile the navigator Of the
party will plant an orange flag fastened
to a thin piece of bamboo to mark the
route. It has been found that this
orange color can be seen a long way
under favorable conditions and even in
thick weather will stand out where
other objects are completely hidden.
The navigator will also check the course
and keep track of the distance travelled
by means Of a sledge meter-a round
wheel running on the snow behind a
sledge which ticks off the distance on a
dial much like the mileage indicator Of
an automobile.
At every halt at noon and at night
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