edforb Mail Tribune
Daily Twntr-tbfrd Teu
Wrckly F.hxth
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1928.
No. 45.
M
V
Today
By Arthur Brisbane
Bears Say, "Woe Is Me,
Alhama."
Unpleasant Warnings.
Governor Smith, Sure.
The Toad Sees Coolidge.
(Copyright, ID27, by New York
Evening Journul. Inc.)
Mr. Raskob is eoiniii" Imine
home from Kuropi', the hours
trrouncd a bitter groan, General
Motors went up to '20i, first
crossing of the 200 Rubicon,
and Wall Street Jigain adminis
tered punishment, cruel, unus
uaal and unconstitutional to the
short sellers.
Auuin the enthusiastic bmivlit
t mi.... i ..." I
.-,,,.
and, W'ton the bears learned
!,,, .n;,, ; ii,;. I
1..UV OMHo Mil.. 1,11. 1 .11 111. a
country short is dangerous,
liny something good,
.
more than you can pay for, and
keep it, DON'T GAMBLE.
Unpleasant warning, but nec
essary. The federal government sees
danger of another outbreak of
infantile paralysis this sum
mer. Dr. Harris, New York's
Ileal th officer, varus against
danger of spinal meningitis.
These diseases, puzzling to
science, are as mysterious as
yellow fever and malaria, be
fore men discovered that mos
quitoes, and nothing else,
spread both.
"While wating for definite in
formation, do these things:
Screen doors and windows,
using copper screen, thut it may
last.
Keep flies away from babies
and .young children, and away
from their food.
Pasteurize or boil children's
milk. Give foods rich in vita
min content.
Teach children not to put
fingers in their mouths or nsc
wash their hands before
meals. Teach children that kiss
ing is dangerous, especially on
the lips.
And let adults know
their kissing should be limited I
.. . i v 1
to hum. "...
adult mouth and throat, carries i
disease germs, latent, tlial
might work havoc m a young
child with undeveloped lcuco
evtes protection.
Senator "Walsh retires from
the race for the Democratic
r.omiiiation gracefully in favor
of (iovernor Al Smith.
So far as Democrats are con
cerned the nomination is set
tled. Governor Smith is Demo
cratic presidential candidate
for VJ-2S.
Kepublicans, of whom some,
including the high finanee con
tingent, would like to be rid of
Hoover, begm to searcu xneu
...i i -;.. nhn.it it.
SOlllh aim nu.- lllcon nominee.
lVmnlnritv. A NAMfc. TILAll vt ony arc there certain
Tltl-: PKOI'LE KNOW, is a
power not to be neglected. Gov-
o .!, n,Yivl tllllt
crnor Smith has pnnctl that
I
ii..iile know hint Oil tllC -Mian-
.-. .,.l the Pacific And
lie nntl on irn. i n
Secretary Hoover bus done tnc
bame.
The anti-Hoover Republicans are
worrying, for "you can t beat some
body with nobody." If they don t
take Hoover they will have to se
lect some other man well known
to the people and popular.
General Dawes would be their
man, but he Is for Governor Low-
A desperate effort will be made
to draft President Coolidge with or
without his choosing.
The President recently inspected
rtliiKllng's sea elephant, showing no
Interest whatever in the Republi
can elephant.
And on Thursday, for fifteen mtn.
lies, he contemplated a horned toad
that sat In a glass bowl on his
mahoganv desk and blinked. That
toad Is supposed to have lived en
tombed In a Texas cornerstone for
31 years.
There Is no truth In the yarn, of
(Continued on Page Four)
L
Fear Final Hour Surprise
To Upset Calculations !
.Smith Forces Confident;
New Moves. To Haiti
Leaders Third Party!
Talk Crops Out.
VAKIMA. Wn.. May B.-WV
.Washington tonight was adiled to I
i the growing roll of states which!
have climbed on the band waton
of Herbert Hoover as the Repub
lican candidate for president. I
I Washington delegates to the state j
i convention brushed aside lire-con-'
vention plans and selected a del
egation to the national Kepubli-.
can gathering In Kansas City in !
June instructed to vote for Hoover I
until thcro was no hope of his
nomination. !
Hoover leaders in the state had j
expected to select a delegation
favorable to Hoover but were not I
prepared to ask that they be in-'
struct ed.
Sentiment which was apparent
when the first delegates to the
state convention arrived ftrew
stronger steadily as the liieeting
progressed.
Amid confusion and and disorder
R. W. Condon of Kitsap county
who has been reckoned with the
opponents within the Republican
party of Governor Roland C. Hart
ley, was elected national commit-
t tccman.
WASHINGTON. May B.
In an atmosphere tinged
with
uncertainly the dozen or more
l. residential aspirants are maklnsi
i their final bid for delegates to the
ram
CHEFTANS
NOWWftRY
I
I
june cuiivcniiu.w. no u.i ...u (.0oke, forlland orolters wno tan
for last minute developments tbatje(l ln bankruptcy early this year,
might upset pollticul calculations. , S,okc8nlen ov the creditors of
As It siunds today with the ; tll0 aofnct company said a res
Kansas Pity convention five weeks oluUon for inveHttgatton will be
away. Hoover baa the best -ot ltact6d upon .within a week. He
from the standpoint of delegates j tween 70li an( i.ooo persons will
thus fur solectcd. He faced a real . the resolution- creditors said.
real tost Tur'silay
nilmniies. tho result of which
as his managers see It, either will
cunie close to "putting him over"
or give him a serious setback.
Of the democratic candidates.
Smith not only triumphed in the
thrce-corneder California primar
ies but has put one of his adver
saries to rout.
Withdrawal of Walsh of Mon-
j tana from the presidential nice
after running third in tho Cali
I fornla contest, and his ac
I kiinivleduement that it was futile
to oppose Smith for the nomina
lliat ' tlon brought in increasingly con-
t,c .Cw York governor thut their
i iind 'dale would win "t Houston
tun. Ill I' liniH II UIll HUill-l . Ilin v.
llH prly
Hie first ballot.
Heed of Missouri who has innilo
the most active campaign of nny
of the presidential candidates,
served notico that with him it was
a fight to the finish. A greeting
with Itced in the declaration that
enough convention votes are still
In sight to stop Smith at Hous
ton arc outspoken opponents of
the New York executive, who luok
mainly to southern states to furn
ish" the necessary block of J.
delegates, tho one-thi.d which
would have veto power.
Just as Governor Smith's lead
Is being contested by Heed an t
others, that of Hoover in the
republican ranks is being chal
lenged by I.owden, Curtis. Wat
son and other candidates and a
group of republican parly leaders
who don't want the commerce
secretary nominated.
On the basis of delegates Low
den Is the runner up and his fol
lowers counting strongly on de
feat for Hoover In Indiana are
, mot outspoken in thrir conienuon
i that Hoover will not De
to,
h nAU oHcnmontti In tl.A ItelU
in linid nff li-mlcrs In the presi- I
lo llllio Oil ic.ii.cin ... ic ..- ( ya
. Ucntlal contests as the time foricejV(,
balloting in the conventions draws, .
bM ))c lmMry jmo cam-if,
........ .
a,.n funds to be started nexi.
iw,'''k '' a bl'aiid new senate com -
Imittee is expected by many 'eaa -
crs lo have a bearing on political
.oi-Hines.
The committee, headed by Mel-
wer of Oregon, who is serving
his first term In the senate, in-
tends to look Into the linanclng
of both republican and democrat
ic presidential campaigns. The
various candidates have been
asked to submit to direct exam
ination and none of them has
shown any Incllna'tion to resist
interrogation.
It all eiimes at a time when
the presidential situation still
hangs In a balance and that
ono Ol ine ri-amtim u ,,.....-.
eye will be kept on proceedings
by the politicians.
Only 2'.' of the 10S9 delegates
to the republican convention re
main to be selected. Of the 860
chosen up today. 419 are claimed
for Hoover by his managers, with
54ft votes needed at Kansas f'lty
to romlnate. The Hoer claims
to 16 4 are challenged iy his op
ponents, however leaving him nn
undisputed total of Jo8. or four
(Continued on Fag Eight)
TO TEST IMPROVED PLANE ON BIRD
George White, of Stony Brook, L. I., former arniy aviation instructor, and Hamilton Wright, Jr., of
Oradell, N. J., have departed for St. Augustine, Fla., to make flight attempts with a motorlcss, wing
flapping, foot-propelled omithoptcr on St. Augustine beach. White has been conducting experiments on
bird-like nights for years. He Is ihown above in a plane in which he attempted nights in Florida last fall
His latest ft said to have many
TO
BROKER PROBE
Creditors of Overbcck,1
Cooke Co., Seek Federal
Law to Control Interstate
Business Many Sign
Resolution For Future Le
gal Protection.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 5 (&)
Investigation by tho I'nited States
senate of tho operations of stock
,n,.L.i i,,i, i.n mnueslnd
by c,.etIltora of Overbeck and
and it will be directed to Sen
ators Charles L. McNary and
Frederick Stiwer of Orc'Jon.
At the present time, It was
pointed out, there Is no law, state
or national, which lias control of
brokers which do nn Inter-stnte
business and have a network of
branch offices throughout the
country.
Overbeck and Cooke fallen Jan- j
tion, to tli vpnr The loss to I
hundreds of clients Is estimated !
in excess of two million dollars.
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PRES DENT
MOOD
FLOODCONTROLjDEMOLAY DRILL
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invites House and Senate
Conferees to White House
-Coolidge Disturbed On
Final Draft Oppose Fur
ther Amendment.
WASHINGTON, May 5. W)
'resident Coolidge today invited
house and senate conferees on the
jBi88lsHi)pi rlV(;r CIoo(, contro bill
I lO V1811 II1U IVII11B 1LUUDC UU
' day to discuss his differences with
congress over several provisions lo i
the measure. !
The conferees said they hud re
ed the invitation this morning I
had accepted immediately. The
1.1. 11U.IU1. wn leaiuuu uy o.'-
,.,.,,. f .h- 1,11 r m Indicating
. pos8ibl,v lhat ,10 president and
, congress may eet together on the
aallrc ,
i on v vestordav It was (I sciosen
'tl. Dresid'ent folt congress
j . d d me chanBe (n tne ,,
, , . , vcw anA lnnl he
was disturbed Localise the house
and senate coafereee had com
pleted the final draft of tho meas
ure without consulting him. While
the congressional managers of the
legislation readily acceeded to the
request for a conference with Mr.
Coolidge they apparently were con-
vinced that the measure as It now
'stands presents a comprehensive
lanii equate solution of the flood
cnnlrnl problem.
They pointed out that tne mil
as agreed usin nau receivou u.o
approval of an overwhelming ma
jority In both the house and sen
ate and that the house had acted
kfter a number of conferences be
tween house administration lead
ers and the chief executive. They
also felt that the moaBiire em
braced a number of changes de
sired by the president and that
further amendment might endan
ger the Buccess ot the project.
; lg-" .'
improvements, inset is a cioseup o.
JOIN A UNION
School Board Restrained '
From Enforcing Non-',
Union Pledge In Seattle
High School Contract
Temporary
Granted.
Injun ction
j
(fP) The
SHATTLK, May 5.
fight of tho Scattlo school board
against the High School Teachers'
union went Into tho courts today
when attorneys for the teachers
obtained a restraining order from
Superior Jud!o Charles P. Mor
iarty enjoining the board from
ousting the union members from
the school.
The board yesterday had re
elected all 500 or the high school
loachoi. for the ensuing year the
elections to take affect only when
each teacher had signed a special
contract expressly renouncing the
right to belong to a union.
The order restrains tno uoani
I until furlhor notice from the court
from enforcing the nonunion
pledge and tho board Is further
, enjoined from denying employment
' lo teachers except from causes af-
feeling their Individual qualifica
lions.
Under the order all five of the
m-.i.;. .' .h l.n..r,l r directed
............... ... .-
to appear in superior coiirinei
superior court next
n-ldsy an. snow cause way a
SKL I'r a.T.r'r;
lie ISSUei. lO l-
ntll tho case is
main ln effect tin
tried.
F
BACK! COURT SUIT TO i MOONSHINERS
MED
ORD WINS
DV A CnDCCIT!"
di h rUnrLiiirniiunrDcnw
Sunnyside Chapter Fails toj
Appear After Acceptance (
Of Challenge Bend!
Named For 1928 Meetj
State Conclave Ends. !
1 POUT LA NO. Ore.. May 5 tI
I Nature In amlllnn mood and dress
SALK.M. Ore., May 5 Sun- eil ln her beauteous garb met the
nysldo chapter of Portlaad today i ,,ioneers of Oregon and their de
forfeited to the Medford chapter j Kcendants who gathered nt Cham-
drill contest whichwas to be
a feature of the DoMdlay conclave
here this afternoon. The Med -
ford team Issued the challenge,
, which was acceiited by Sunnyside.
but the latter failed to appear for
I the contest.
After se lecllng nena asine nice. -
Ine nlace next jear. and deciding
nn a rlate 11 wecK earner man mis
year, the two-day conclave came ng groves. Dfauiniii in men i ...h H)lt ,uiie cpy nnd Dallas, Texas.
to an end tonight, llcnd came to , verdure. ., , H,irvlv'ed by his widow and
Salem prepared to carry away the , some two hundred preferred tie, (HH)!n,ers hero and by a broth
conclave for next year, a contln 0ld way of transportation and ar" J,r V' a Williams of Seattle,
cnt of thirty coming from that city. ; rived by river boat, the Northwest. -' " or
No other city put In a bid. 1 ern from Portland jusi o.-....e ...u
It has been officially decided j noon hour. Parking space and
that hereafter the conclave rlty picnic tables were at a premium,
meed prepare to entertain only At eleven o'clock a meeting was
three delegates from each chapter, held to Indorse the McNary hill
Klghteen chapters were represent-1 before congress for an approprla
ed here. The conclave ended with i tlon of I2.VI.000 for a new mem
a formal dance tonight at the i orlul building and indorsing a
j armory.
HALKM, Ore., May ! Mt
Miss Anna Mae Wells of Medford
was elected by the De.Molay con
clave yesierday as Us ruling
queen for the annual session
now being held here. The elec
tion was by volo of delegates
from each chapter meeting In the
Masonic temple, while nunraeas
of De'Molay members waited In the
street to hoar the result.
- LIKE FLIGHT
me cjn.criiiienw.-r.
FOULLY SLAIN
Kentucky Gang Set Fire To;
Home, and Shoot Family
As They Flee -Woman
Among
Of Revenge Plot.
- Aged
Victims
i smsi'HEitosviLi.i':
Ky., May
s (P) A band of at least seven
men, believed by off leers to have
been moonshiners seeking, revenge
upon the informers who aided
prohibition agents In recent suc
cessful raids upon their stills,
shot and killed an aged woman
and Wounded her slstor and four
children utter setting fire to the
.....ii. .u ui tint Hrownlng
'
Town sctlemeni, limo m.ics ..
..I,,.. mll.'K from
,iru. pUsbU ;. --.,. .. - ' - . -
Mrs. Kate Drowning, (10, was
nk, ,i... f,.,,m nmhush ns she
fled from the flames , thut destroy -
ed her Home """' ' .'.
nu gbt. wounocu
chest she died Instantly.
Mrs.
Lou Drowning, nor sisier; i"
two daughters, Angle, HI. and Mrs.
Amtiitilii .lanes. M. and her two
,,u i.piuhle. 2:1 and lien, IS
al-
so were shot as they sought to
leuve tho building. Hen has nut
been seen since mo """
. u ,i,n.,.,f ii migni imvu
'"" " . ,., ,.,..
----- ,.,,,iiv... The others
". ,.,.,. ,.. wounded. Tho
attack believed .o have
been
" - . ,, fm-nlKhcil
! lyo ke.l by ltM" Vl ' fm.r
(prohibition offlccis by the fo1"
women.
Mrs. Uiu r.rowillng was i
ir. l.nvn walked fourteen miles
aid
.. . .. ,.. t.li-o nireiits
CU.ll.y 1U Plliun.""" -- S"
the tip that lea to inn cap......
of a largo still and the arrest
of miner Crenshaw, who was re
leased under Sl.uoo num. i.-.......h
Investigation by a federal
grand
ii'.rv. llutll Crenshaw
and bis
father bud been
vlously till charges
arrested pro -
of volutins I
; tho' prohibition law.
ilUUHULlUJ uni
CELEBRATED BY
STATE
! 00cg park on the bank of the yin-
(aniette In Marlon county today,
' v.pr had there been a larger
attendance at Oregon's shrine in
. celebration of founders day.
.M0re than 3,000 were there by
noon and several hundred aiitomo-
, i.iles were oarsen an.iis ...
, wav cadln to the memorial biiiii -
nn and oevono in ui ' "-
movement to nuiui a new suue
highway direct from Portland
to
Calem through Champoeg.
The principal speakers of Him
day were Governor Patterson and
John II. Horner of the history do-
KuHmant n rir,.tfnn Mltitu college.
' .
Oregon Wcuilicr
Fair but cloudy or foggy near
the coast: cooler In west portion.
I Moderate northwest winds on the
! elast.
METHODIST
DIGNITARY
ON GRILL
Trial of Bishop Bast For
Imprudent Conduct Be
hind Guarded Doors
Doctrinal Differences and
Theft of Charity Fund In
volved Liberal Pastor
Under Fire.
. r , I
Surrounded by doormen and guards
I ho Methodist Kidscopnl church
court of seventeen ministers cbos-
en to Uy t-isnop .Ainon nasi ...
Copenhagen on charges of lmp. u-1
dent conduct unbecmliiK a mm-,
lstcr, met again (o.luy in an inner
room of the Ararat Shrine temple ;
i to consider documentary evidence"
against tho Danish bishop, first
foreigner ever elevated to the
Methodist Episcopacy.
Bishop liast likewise is tho first
bishop ever to face an ecclesiasti
cal court. The trial grew out of
his conviction In Denmark in I'.'-Ti
on char-'tes of misapplication of
charity funds for which he served
a three months' Jail term. Sub
sequently, ho was suspended from
his aroa by a church tribunal at
the Hague.
Kesolved to maintain strictest
secrecy during conduct of the trial.
the most sensational event in lr.U
yenrs of Methodism, all Jurors havo
boon sworn lo silence.
Tho Itov. 1'i-cd I). Stone of Chi
cago, ehurcli counsel, today an
nounced the trial begun Inst night,
would require two weeks. Tho
verdict would be niinounced lo the
qundrenniul conference - of the
church In session hero throughout
the month, and a move to open
the esse tor floor discussion has
ii .nn,n..i.i
" 1
. ., ,,..... of
i - unaf cmhki;"N.- .). H!hul!"Hsl's I
...mnsel, refused to say whether!
ho would present tho bishop In his
1 ;,lm. tmluy tllllt ,.
Inn llast Is aking for a clean bill
1IOI11 mo cinii.n " iiniL t.u "
retlrii from the Kplscopacy and
'Ivo his entire time tu tho cenlrnl
mission In Copenhagen, a benev
olent Institution which ho founded
in lino.
bishop Krancls J. McConnell of
Pillsbiiig. I lie court Judge and re
garded as one of "the most liberal
men on tho church's hoard of 117
bishops is himself under fire from
I a minister, tho Kev. lieorgo A.
I I OO le Ol iiisuni, w.-... "
Preferred a complaint yesterday.
,s,ln) McCnnnel was warmly de-
fended by conference doli'gat"s in
Infiii-mal discussions today. Some
(f me ueiega.es saw v "
complaint an attempt at personal
vindication 'trowing out of doctrin
al differences. Mr. Cooko charges
the bishop wllh violation of church
doginn and discipline, but tho blsh-opM-egurdcd
the accusations as too
I iriviui
'30' WRITTEN FOR
IE
OF
PORTLAND, Ore., May 5. (II
Clark II. Williams, Sunday editor
of tho Orcgiiiiinn, and rnporlorlnl
dean of Portland newspaper men.
died today at his home at Glad
stone. He hail been III for several
months but was believed III no Im
mediate danger. The report of his
death reached IiIb assoclules us
Ihey were attending lh funeral
of F.dgar H. J'lper. editor or the
Oreguniun who died Thursday.
Williams was 4S. He had lor
23 years been employed on the
Orconlan or on the Telegram
when It was under Oregonlnn man-
necment. He hud also held exec-
I utlve positions wllh publications In
Death Toll of
the Automobile
PORTLAND, Ore., Sl! !i. (Pi Cascade II;. Ill between Portland
Conrad Cliurneskl, 00, suffered In- ami San Francisco, cutting oft
Juries that later caused his donll! fitly minutes lo make the Joum
nnd Iwo oilier persons were In-joy In 22 hours.
Jured seriously Into today" when' Inauguration nf the fasler
two automobiles crashed at an In-1 train service will be celebrated
torsoctlim. Mrs. Charneskl, f.ii, by tho l.'nlon Puelflo with appro
suffered possible Internal Injuries I prlale ceremonies nt the l.'nlon
and a contused forehead, and
; Stephen Charncskl, IS, suffered
, bruises,
- Walter A. Hart, 22, driver of the
other car was arrested alter the
I accident anu piaceu in jau.
His Son Triumph
' JPiliKUtoUIVIt
WARFARE
mm in china
3!
'Exclusive photo of General!
! Wilheliu Koehl, . father of Cap-'lj
I tain Hermann Koehl, German !
I aviator, who, with Baron von '
Hucncfeld and Commandant '
James Fitzmaurice.T of the Irish
Free State air force, arrived safe-'
ly at Grcencly island, Quebec, off
Labrador, on their attempted
flight nm tg New Yorfc ,
Tho fl fath who serve(J ,nl
n,m nm j- ,v
World war,
was . snapped. at
,ny. 9 ' -
Baycrn, Germany.
REPORT TO BE
FILEDJONDAY
Committee To Write Find
ings After Conference
Only Essential Facts To
Be Considered In Decis
ion Attorneys Agree
r
Wo, to Discuss Opjnions..
1'OltTLAND, Ore., May S.(P)
The committee which . Is Inves
tigating tho charges against the
integrity of the Oregon supremo
court, in uu open letter to John
I.. Hand, chief Justice, ly George
. Joseph, Portland attorney,
will hold Its final conference
Monday. At that time tho com
mittee of altorncys.'wHl muko its
report.
The members of the commlt-
tee were In consultation during
the fori'iioim and discussed the es.
seiiiial fa.-ts which had been 1. rot I
out during the public hearing and
disregarded extraneous matters;
which had been Injected, I
The members of tho conimiltoo.
In-foi'i' ndjuurnniciit promlHrd that
they would not Individually d in
curs vlmt tlio nature of tho find
tnK may be. When tluy meet
Monthly their report will ho writ
ten and turned over to tho presH
for publication.
portTSgets
faster train
service east
i i rn ii o ..:
Inaugurate 68 Hour Service
Z . . ,, , .
TO Chicago On All LmeS
Clip Time To Frisco un
Cascade Route U. P.
Installs Crack Train.
POIITLAN1). Ore.. May 5. W)
New fast train service on tho
in.ns-pi.iitlnenial lines between
. . i,. .,ri ,,mi Mii-uu. nmi ln-
m,mcral.le changes In schedules
nf local train and railroad stagu
services will go Into effect to
morrow. The Colon Pacific. Northen Pa
cific, Great Northern and Mil
waukee roads will institute 68
hour service with their crack
trains between coast terminals and
Ctili'iiKo 111 both directions. The
reduction effccled Is two hoors.
The Kotithcrn Pacific speeds up Its
Htullnn l.elween 111:43 and 11 a.
in. At 11.(15 the Portland Lim
ited, this system's fast through
train, will depart on Its maiden
trip.
0:05
due to arrive In Chicago at
Wednesday morning.
COURT SMIRCH
inn ronor
Horrors Lik Boxer Upris
ings at Tsinan All
Americans Safe Unruly
Forces Amuck, and Tiny
Japanese Force Faces
Nationalist Army Re
lief Coming By Forced
Marches. .
llly the Associated Press)
Scenes of horror In the foreign
quarter of Tsinan, reminiscent of
tile Floxor uprisings, followed occu
pation of the city by Nationalist
troops, accordinK t o messages
reaching Tokyo.
Japanese residents Including wo
lAen were killed, some apparently
with gruesome tortures, those dis
patches Indicate. Six bodies recov
ered bear the evidences of atroc
ities. Details of the Japanese defonse
of hastily erected barricades on
the morning of March 3 have ar
rived in Washington in a report
from American Consul llrlce. For
eight hours, he said, there was
general fighting, with the Japan
ese using armored cars and, fin
ally, field artillery. Isolation of
some units of both sides so that
orders could not reach them was
suggested by Mr. Hrice as prob
ably having something to do with
the outbreak.
All Americans In the city are
safe, according to messages sent
Shanghai by the Nationalist goner
alissimo, Chiang Kai-Shek, who
nlso notified British officials that
English nationals there were allvo
and safe. A similar report, dis
patched at 11 a. m. Friday, was
recolvod from the American consul
at Tsinan. this adding that no Ger
mans had been harmed although a
Herman hotel had been looted.
Contrary to these' reports, liowv
ever, was another to Hie Standard
Oil company thst foreigners other
than Japanese had , been killed
and that the company was Invest
igating the condition of Its Amer
ican employees there.
Although roports of cnsualtloa
show tho wldost varlanco It Is cer
tain Unit both Chinoso and' Jap-,
nnose have lost heavily. The Jap
anese machine gun and artillery
flro has cut a wide awath in the
Nationalist ranks, while tho Chin
ese have retaliated with renewed
looting and- offenses against Jan-
i nnese women. A numoer oi oou-
ios naked and evincing the most
gruesome atrocltlos, - have been
thrown by the southerners near
ul0 Japanese barricades. Thoro
wore no reports of renewed fight-
ne , Tsinan yesterday but wheth
er this was line to iniomipuun
of communication facilities or to
a cessation of hostilities could not
be learned.
Japanese reinforcements to tho
scant two to three thousand men
protecting the forelun settlement
were being rushed from both Man
churia and Tsingtao, with tho
chance however, that destruction
of railroad lines around the city
will delay their arrival.
Notionalist forces at Tsinan, be
lieved to be arrayed against the
small Japanese garrison ro esti
mated at from 20.000 to 40.000,
the number Including certain un
ruly elements over which the Nat
ionalist command has apparently
lost all control.
TSINGTAO, China, May 5. (IP)
The small army of Japanese
troo.is under Major General Toak-
ura, which has been hastening to
tho relief of Tsinan, has reached
KaKtse. about tso miles from mat
Place but Us advance has beon In-
tomipted by the destruction of tho
railway.
General Toakura. when reports
of the severe fighting In Tsinan
reached him, collected every man
who could be spared from Tslng
tuo garrison. With a body of 2.000
men he began forced marches Into
the interior. Although the army
has advanced nearly 100 mllos 111
little less than two days. It Is
thought here that the hardest part
of tho movement Is still before It.
Mll FOR
PORTLAND, Ore.. May !. JP)
A radio station capable of com
municating with ships 1500 miles
rrom Portland will be placed In
operation here July 1 by the Port
land merchants exchange. The
station will he placed on the
trounila Nif Municipal Terminal
No. 4.
Knglneors of the Radio Corpor
ation of America will Install the
IntcBt type vacuum tube transmit
ter. The plant, It Is said, will be
slinllnr to those Installed for tho
Seattle harbor radio, the R. C. A.
siation at Los Angeles, and the
city of Baltimore, Md. :