The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 4, 1927, Page 1

e € ray x Bt opt : we Generally fair tonight and Tues- day. Colder tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 KIDNAPERSOF | AMERICAN ARE | UNDER ARREST ‘Mexican Authorities Take Members of Band Into Cus- tody at Guadalajara WERE SOUGHT 2 WEEKS Murder of American Believed Plot to Embarrass Pres. Calles’ Government Mexico City, April 4.~4)-Members of the band which kidnaped and murdered Edgar M. kins, an American electrical engineer, were in the custody of the Mexican authori- ties at Guadalajara today. They were captured by the local police near there after having been sought for two weeks by federal troops. Three of the men captured were said to have confessed that Wilkins was killed because the mem- bers of the band were enraged over the close pursuit. The 10-year-old son of Wilkins, who was captured with his father, identified Mariano Calzada, one of the men taken into custody as the leader of the alia The youth had been released by the Mexicans shortly after capture and sent back into Guadalajara with a note de- manding a ransom of $20,000 for the father. Isadoro Perez and Vincente Perolsado were the other men ar- rested. Wilkins’ home was in Savannah, Ga, but he had resided with his wife in Mexico for 15 years. Gov- ernment officials said the murder of the American appeared to have the earmarks of a plot to embarrass the government of President Calles and possibly cause trouble with the United States, which had protested against the kidnaping and murder. Secret service men will investigate the case. SIX ARE EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD Mexico City, April 4—()—A fir- ing squad at Guadalajara has ex- ecuted Salvadore.and Ezequiel Huer- ta, Anacleto Gonzales Florez, Ramon and Jorge Vargas, and Luis’ Pa according to advices received today. The men were shot after having been summarily court mar- tialed. The Huerta brothers were charged with manufacturing ammunition tor he rebels. The four other men were used of directing the rebellion in the state of Jalisco, MILLIONAIRES | ARE NUMEROUS DURING 1925 Income Tax Returns Show Number Jumped From 75 in 1924 to 207 in 1925 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1927 BISMARCK HOLDS BIENNIAL ELECTION ~ TUESDAY FOLLOWING QUIET CAMPAIGN | New B. i. S. Coach | Polls Will Open at 9 a. m., and! Close at 7 p. m.—Five Can-' Roy D. McLeod, who has been en- guged by the school board as athletic coach for the high school for the school year of 1927-28. Mr. MeLeod is at present coach of the Dickinson State Normal school, and has previ- ously been in charge of athletics ut Custer County high school of Miles FALL FATAL 10 | PROPRIETOR OF STORE IN FARGO Leslie Black, 82, Dies at Omaha After Falling Down Flight. of Steps — , Omaha, April 4.-)—Leslie Black, 82, department store “proprietor of Fargo, N. D., died Sunday night from injuries suffered in w fall down a flight’ of steps at the home of his son-in-law, Paul F. Bunce. Mr. Black fell down the stairway leading to the basement and was found about five minutes later, ly- ing at the foot of the stairs. He died before he could be taken to the operating room of a hospital. His skull was fractured and several ribs were broken. Mr. Black had been visiting his daughter and son-in-law while en route home from Cualifornia, where he had spent the wintér. In the aft- ernoon he had been riding with the Bunces. The body probably will be taken to Fargo Tuesday. SON GOES TO OMAHA TO |AKE FUNERAL PLANS ; re Fargo, N, D., April 4.—()--Mr. Washington, April 4.—(P)—-Al and Mrs. George Black, son and treasury analysis has disclosed that/ daughter-in-law of Leslie Black of the year 1925 produced a bumper! Fargo who died at Omaha Sunday, crop of millionaires and that about 10,000 persons paid as much in taxes as 2,337,000 smaller taxpayers. With abrupt suddenness the num- ber of persons paying taxes on in- comes in excess of one million dol- lars jumped to 207 in 1925 compared with 75 in the preceding yeur and 74 in 1923, « The addition of 132 persons to the illionaire group became known in analyzing the effect of the 1926 revenue act. Whether 1926 proved u favorable season for millionaire making is not yet known. Seven persons occupied a cla: themselves by payin taxe comes of more than five mil lars, the total tux of th amounting to . $61,372,863, analysis also showed that more than 95 per cent of the individual income tax collections were p: by .29 of 1 per cent of the country’s population. Fewer Individual Returns Under the 1926 act, which now is in effect, the number of individual returns dropped to 3,954,000 or a fall- ing off of 3,250,000 and of those making returns a large number had no taxable income in 1924. Out of 7,369,788 individual returns, 4,489,698 showed taxable income, Total tax collections were six per cent greater under the 1926 act and net incomes in excess of $5,000 show- ed a marked increase. Approximately one-half of the re- turns were filed by persons with net incomes .in excess of $95,000, and 48% per cent of the total collections was paid by individuals with incomes x which, in practical way, was stated as 10,000 persons paying about the same as more than two mililon persons. Freight Rates on Clover Seed Lower. Reduction in freight rates on sweet clover seed in carload lots has been made here by the state railroad board. The reduction, which will be- come effective May 1, will apply to int ‘te shipments on the Great Northern, Northern-Pacific, Soo Line and Farmers Grain and Shipping company railroad: MISSING YOUTH NOT HEARD FROM Watford City—The\ disap of Matt Karlenchenko, 16, home in the Grassy Butte community, south of here, on March 6, remains unsolved. McKensie county author- ities, who werd asked to assist in ‘the ‘search, believe that the youth ran away from here or that he died as‘s result of exposure somewhete in the sparsely home, rance 7 Mas left late Sunday for Omaha and will arrive there tonight to make funcral sepngemcals for the Fargo store proprietor. Mr. Black was born Belfast, Ire- land, coming to America in 1868. He located in Indianapolis, Ind., and im-|. mediately began to attend college: After spending a year at college Mr. Black and two of his brothers made one of their first business ventures. They purchased 40 acres of land from a man for $100. later, the former owner offered to it back for $200 and then $300. r. Black made his home in In- dianapolis for 16 years. In 1881 he was married to Miss Jane Osborne and moved to Ripon, Wis., where he conducted a store. Later Mr, Black was .in business in Parsons, Kans., and Red Oak, Io Finally — he moved to neapolis, but satisfied that opportunites in Fargo were great, he came here in 1912 with his son, looking for a suitable location in the northwest for a chain of stores. He visited Fargo several times before finding a desirable lo- cation. In June of the same year he established a store here. ’ The body will probably be brought to Fargo for burial, although definite funeral arrangements have not been made. Survivors are the widow, one son, George Black of Fargo, and one daughter, Mrs. Paul Bunce of Omaha. Moorhead Boy Is. Fatally Injured in Auto Accident Fargo, N. D., April 4.--()--Mrs. Carl Thom, of Moorhead, Minn., la: critically ill in a hospital today, un. aware that her six-year-old Ralph had been killed in an auto- mobile accident Saturday. The boy died Sunday night after he had been run over by George Schumacher, 17. Mrs. Thom was stricken with pneu- nee nd taken to the hospital a ew ag. | prove fetal. Schumacher, who i: lowing his conviction on a charge, was taken into police but was released when he told authorities that the boy ran directly in front of his machine from behind a parked automobile. 3 PURCHASES DRAY LINE intinel Butte—The business and layer. settled cougtry near ae equipment of the Sentinel Butte dra Jing has been purchased “by C. Von-Katon from Albert Gilbert, A few days} Derby. | | rs before the accident and! Persians feared that the shock of j thi of her son's death would be hap) George Schuinachef, son of Charies| is now serving 2 wanted George and didn't get him. -| sentence in the state penitentiary fol-| “I know you love him, and I liquor} he is very fond custedy by! Mele, Paris. ‘| bringing up?"—Tit-Bits, London, didates For Place on City, Police Magistrate’s Job | | Voters of Bismarck will go to the| polls tomorrow to elect two members. of the city commission, one police| magistrate, one city justice and five members of a city park board in Bis- | marck's biennial eity election. Poll. ing places will open at 9 o'clock in| the morning and remain open until 7 o'clock in the evening. The present political campaign has been the quietest the city has exper- ienced in many years, No mass me ings have been held and the candi- dates for the various offices have Where to Vote First ward, first William Moore school. First ward, second Col, Little’s garage. Second ward, first Will school. Second ward, second precinct— Swimming pool, | Third ward, first precinct— High school. Third ward, second Richholt school, Fourth ward-Wachter school. Fifth ward—Community rest room. ixth ward, City fire hall, Sixth ward, second —precinct— St. Mary's school. If you are uncertain as to |} which ward and precinct you live in, call the city auditor, giving him your street address, and he will advise you. precinet— precinet— precinet— precinet— first precinet— presented their platforms to the vot- | ers mostly through the medium of | the press, The Candidates Five candidates are in the field for the two vacancies which will occur on the city commission with the ex- piration of the terms of John A, Lar- son and J. P, French. These two! incumbents are seeking _reeiection, and are opposed by William A Hughes, Mrs. Alfred Zuger and Henry Burman. Police Magistrate W. S. Casselman is a candidate for reelection to that office and is opposed by J. M. Belk, C. W. Cashman, H. I. Bonny, R. H. Dodds, Anton Beer and R. H. ‘Crane. 3. E, Peterson is the only candidate to file for the office of city justice, of the peace and his name appears | alone on the ballot under that head-, ing. : To Elect Park Board | The five candidates for the re places on the city park board which‘ is being created here this year, are unopposed on the ballot, and no talk of any opposition has’ been heard. The candidates are S. W. Corwin, for five year: 3. Grambs, for four years; Mrs, C. Young, for three years; Fr. John Slag, for two years; F. L. Moule, for one year. Voting booths for the election and officials in charge have been desig- nated as follows: First Ward, First Precinet Voting booths at William Moore school. Inspector—E, A. Thorberg. y Judges—Louis Larson and Mrs. El- mer Brown. First Ward, Second Precinct Voting booths at Col. C. B. Little’s garage. ’ Inspector—H. P, Goddard. Judges—L. G. Crawford and E. H.| Sperry. Ward, First Precinct Voting booths at Will school. Inspector—H. L. Reade. , Judges—F, H. Evarts and F. W. Murphy. Second Ward, Sccond Precinct Voting booths ‘at swimming pool. Inspector—~W. F, McGraw. : Judges—G. G. Beithon and Claire ‘Third Ward, First Peecinct Voting booths at high school. Inspector—Harold Griffith. Judges—Fred Hanson and J. J. Barth. Third Ward, Second Precinct Voting booths at Richholt school. Inspector—Carl Kozitsky. Judges—R. L, Melville and B. M. Beers. Fourth Ward Voting booths at Wachter school. Inspector—N. F. Julius. Judges—Joe Brown tz. Schantz. oe Voting booths at community rest and Peter **Inspector—Joe. Kohler. Judges—B. F. Flanagan and Gilbert Haugen. Sixth Ward, First Precinct Voting booths af fire hall. Insvector—George Haugen. Judges—E. H. Pierce and S. 8. Clifford. Sixth Ward, Second Precinct Voting booths at St. Mary's school. Inspector—R. Penwarden. \~—Matt Boespflug and Ben Goldader. TO HONOR PIONEERS AT DEDICA- TION Watford, City—The oldest living pioneers of Williams and McKenzig counties will be gnests of the dedication ‘ceremonies cf the Lewis and Clark bridge, which is rapidly nearing completion over the Missouri river above Williston, MUTUAL LIKING | “When two le ¢ the same ing their married life is bound to sighed the romantic girl. “Well, you and George ought to be happy,” remarked her friend, who! notice of himself."—Pele| = EFFICIENCY “HI!” shouted Kelley to a brick- layer on the scaffold above him, “throw me a brick down!” . the brick- “Phwat for?” demanded fell,” exclaimed Kelly, “don't 1 need one more to fill this hod I'm \ honor ot| I GUARDSMEN | MAY BE CALLED TO KEEP ORDER Commission — Seven Seek! Possibility of Having Troops | Patrol Chicago Streets Tomorrow Discussed CITY WILL NAME MAYOR Sheriff Charges Dever Parti- sans Are Attempting to Induce a Race Riot Chi April 4.-(4)—Possibilit: that national guardsmen = migh' trol Chicago streets on mayoralty election day Tuesday, to preserve order, loomed today as a result of # conference of Adjutant General Carlos E, Black with guard officers and Sheriff Charles KE. Graydon. Should the guard be summoned the situati would be unique in Chi- cago ory, for never before has an election been conducted under the protecting rifles of militia, Sheriff Graydon several days ago jasked that Governor Small bold him- self in readiness to receive a call for troops because of what he termed a serious situation. He charged that partisans of Mayor William E. Dever, Democratic candidate for reelection, were attempting to induce a race riot to harm the candidacy of former Mayor William Hale Thompson, Re- publican. Adjutant General Black, sued a brief statement after meet- who is- Keehn, commanding the 33rd_ divi- ‘sion, said he would remain in Chi-| peago to study the situation at close/ hand. To Guard Against Fraud Meanwhile police preparations for guarding against fraud at the elec- tion were being completed. The first clash came last night when State Representative Lawrence O’Brien, head of a ward Democratic club, claimed that a Thompson work- had theatened him with a pistol. William Damma was arrested and subsequently released. O’Brien later received telephone threats that he would be “knocked off” and his home bombed. A police guard was placed ubout his home. There was no over-Sunday lull in ago’s bitterest political cam- Pi Both of the principal can- didates made predictions of victory | by 150,000 votes. The third aspir-; ant, John Dill Robertson, Independ- ent Republican, was just as conti. dent that he would win, ONE OF DETROIT BANDIT PAIR IS) SHOT T0 DEATH Other Is Arrested—Pair Iden- | tified as Men Who Held Up Night Club Patrons | Detroit, Mich., April 4.—(#)—Two robbers, iden as the men who a week ago held up patrons of a night club here and forced them to march about the place for four hours, came to grief Sunday when they attempted to hold up a west side saloon. One of the men, George Anderson, alias Forrest Faga, wanted in St. Louis for slaying a policeman, was shot to death when a policeman hap- pened in the place and the second, Joseph Rynkowski, alias Jack Howard of St. Louis, was arrested. STEPHENS IS ENFORCEMENT GROUP HEAD Committee of One Hundred Plans For Country-wide Enforcement Campaign Rev. C. A. Stephens was elected | president of the Burleigh County Committee of One Hundred for Law Enforcement, when a meeting was held Saturday afternoon at the Grand Pacific hotel, C. W. Noon of Wilton was chosen first vice’ president; B. F. Lane of | Moffit ‘second vieo president: | Wil-| liam Josephson of Wing third vice president; John Wildbaug of McKen- | zie fourth vice president; 0. H | Anderson, Bismarck, secretary-| treasurer. H With’ six others, representing all | les in the county, the officers | fe up the executive committee. Thomas W. Gales, state superinten- dent to the Anti-Saloon league, was named advisory member of the ex- ecutive committee. Meetings Planned Plans were formulated for a series of county-wide meetings, to culmin- ate in a general meeting ta be held here some time this spring. Pres- ent aid are to hold one state con- vention or else four district con- ventions at Bismarck, Minot, Grand Forks and Fargo, Gales said. The local committee will work in| harmony with other committees in the state to carry on an intensive educational campaign to develop sentiment which will support and en- courage enforcement of the prohibi- tion law, Gales said...“ Deleg: we Present at the meeting from Bismarck, Wing, Wil- ton, Baldwin, Moffit, Sterling and McKenzie, Foreign B: a the Hongkong and Shanghai Ban foreigners are concentrated. ‘POLICEWOMAN FAILS TO FIRE; eevee MANIS KILLED | Holdup Man, But Plans | Fail to Work Out } San Diego, April 4.—() - Assigned to a man’s job—that of shooting a bandit after he had been lured into a death trap—Mrs, Rena Wright, a policewoman, failed to carry out her part as scheduled at the critical mo- ment and Charles R. Harris, 2 police man, her co-worker, fell before the bandit’s gun as a result. The two officers last night “plant- ed” themselves in a park to bag holdup man who had been using t part of the city for his operatio They parked their automobile and was agreed that, on being Harris woyld’throw up his hand: the woman would open fire on thi bandit. Mrs. Wright said today that neith- er she nor her colleague had 2 figh' ing chance. Contrary to expectatio the bandit approached from the r of the car, flashed a light in th faces and, ii Harris, opened fire instantly. * blinding light prevented Mrs. Wright from seeing him, she said. The Koni shot three times quick succession, two of his bullets piercing Harris’ heart. It was be- lieved he recognized Harris as an of- figer altheugh he was in p'ain clothes. t Harris whipped out his gun and fired fivé shots in the direction of the | biindiny light, then died at the side who drove with his e station. of, MPs. Wrigi boy tothe po é o =m Weather Report i Taaperiuke at 7 a.m, 4 Highest yesterday Lowest last night . 4l Precipitation to 7 a. m. . Highest wind velocity... -....... 24 Weather conditions vt North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a, m. today: ‘Temps. Amenia BISMARCK Bottineau . Crosby .. Devils Lake ... Dickinson .. Dunn Center .. Ellendale .. Fessenden . Grand Forks Jamestown Langdon Larimore Pembina . Williston Moorhead, The above hours ending at 7 a. m. time, *For past 24 hours. WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: erally fair tonight and a Colder tonight; rising temperature Tuesday afternoon. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Colder tonight east and central portions, Rising temperature Tuesday afternoon west tion, WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low over the Plains States and over the Canadian Rockies while high pressure areas are center- ed over the upper Great Lakes region and over southern Idaho and Oregon. Precipitation occurred in the Dakotas and at scattered places west of the Rockies while mostly fair weather prevails over the south. Tempera- tures are high over the Mississippi today, local Valley and Plains States but colder weather prevails from the Rocky Mountain region westward. | ORRIS W. ROBERTS. bs Official in charge. COW TESTING ASSOCIATION + FORMED New England—A cow testing as- sociation was organized here Monday cattle feeding by Dr. Don McMahan of the state agricultural college, a {Officers Attempt to Capture’ i in {night followin; \ddress on dairy! "uy Dr. Don MeMuhan! A cat in fondon has had 120 kit-| anks in See If anti-foreign rioting breaks out in Hankow, Chjna, it is very likely to center round these tif’ foreign properties along the Bund. Left to right are the buildings of the National City bank of New York, ing Corporation (1 British concern) Recent dispatches state these two banks are clos is tense, {Ice Breaks Up at | Williston, Sanis | With the eating up of th lin the Missouri river below W jton Saturday noon, the river rose h to u stage of 10.9 fect, according to reports reaching the local weather bureau today. The ice moved out f the river freely after the wa ched that le At Sanish the ic day noon and ix moving out quietly, ywhile reports from Washburn sho [that the river is clear there with Hbut little ronning. | This would j indicate that ve Washburn, prob- broke up Sun- jably at the big bend, there is a slight gorge of ice, rding to O. W. Roberts, in charge of the weather bureau here. While it is not expected that floo conditions will pr this ye Roberts advises those living adji to the Missouri river to keep in touch with the local weather bureau for the 1 i WOMAN KILLS 2 DAUGHTERS AND HERSELF Husband Finds Bodies of \ Three in Drainage Ditch on Return From Village xt two days | j Fairmont, Minn, April 4.—() {coroner's jury, hurriedly assembled jin a lonely farm house in Pleasant | Prairie township near here Sunday, returned a verdict of homicide and j suicide in the deaths of Mrs, Axel Swanson and her two baby hters, 4 and 6 years old, who were found drowned in a drainage ditch on the farm Saturday. | The ‘husband and father, Axel Swanson, testified at the inquest thut he found the bodies of his wife and two children in the three-foot ditch when he returned from a trip to a Lindbergh of Little Falls. Swanson i ie temporary separation, during which Mrs. Swanson with the two Falls, they were re-united. Several n inquest that Mrs. Swanson threatened on several occasions jend her life. “OCONOMOWOC SUMMER HOTEL IS DESTROYED Fire Wipes Out Famous Re- sort Which Had Been Fre- quented By Notables Oconomowoc, Wi: Draper Hall, famous April 4—)— and historic frequented more than 60 years by notables and the wealthy, was al- $50,000 to $75,000, but the loss can- much of the furniture able. because of associations, stroyed. Draper Hall would have been open- ‘ed soon for the season. cleaning, and fire started in rubish in the base- ment. At the time it was built the region was a wilderne: Grant, Prince ‘tens in less than ten years, Hankow Menaced A was ut Lisbon, which reported .65 of nearby village. He said ti, is ally are in the fields with plows and Swanson was a stendae) ter of drills und the 1927 erop is getting a Former | Congressman Charles A. genereally favorable start. said he had ben married eight years. Difficulties arose between the couple 4 several years ago, he said, and after babies went to live with her mother ut Little izhbors testified at the had to summer hotel here which has been mb6st completely destroyed by fire Sunday. The damage was estimated from not be estimated fuirly in money, as| irreplace- Many fine old pieces, which had become precious as antiques had were de- son. The janitor was at work preparing the place for it was reported the Among the names r are Grover Cleveland, | ry of and Emperor Li Hung Chang THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [avon] AMERICAN BLUEJACKETS OPEN FIRE ON CHINESE | beautifui and the C. building, where and that the situation RAINFALL IS | ENCOURAGING TO FARMERS Sceding of Grain to Get Un- | der Way in Earnest This i Veek, Roberts Says | ; Rainfall in amounts sufficient to ‘he of great benefit covered the state quite generally at an early hour this morning, the extreme portion z the only exe cording to O. W. Robert nent weather observer here. yfall was heaviest in Dicke Ransom counties, reports show. This rainfall places the ground in le lent condition for the germina- jtion of grain, Roberts says. Begin- |ning Wednesday of last week, seed- fing was statted in many parts of the jstate and today spring seeding general. jome seeding vicmity of sismares, ; {farm already having neres of ixpring wheat planted. Lawns in the yeity show a great improvement to- ‘aay, following this morning's rain J’ reports received ut the weather jbureau state this condition ix gen- govern- The and has been done in the’ the tatieys leral in all se ns. ! All but three of the 18 stations [which report to the local weath bureau daily indicated some |tation this morning. The heaviest ch. Other ck, .29;) Ameni; 20; Devils Lake, .2 sports were: Bis- 05; Bottineau, Dickinson, .27; Fessenden, Jamestown, . 53 poleon, 10. Pembina re- al Williston, Crosby, Larimore an ported no rainfall. Mandan, N. D., April 4.—)—This territory last_night enjoyed # rain- fall of 27 of an inch which, with the recent snows, puts the ground in excellent condition for plowing and seeding. Some wheat has al- ready been sown and furmers gener- | | Grand Forks, N.D, April 4—W@— steady rain falling most of the night in this district was expected to delay seeding to some extent un- less drying weather prevailed for the remainder of the week. Indications received by the Grand Forks Herald previous to today’s rain was to the effect that seeding would be started within a week or ten days in most of the northern Jamestown, N. D., April 4. 4—| Seeding was delayed throughout. the east central part of North Dakota by a light but steady rain ch continued until noon. The rainfall was .17 of an inch at 7 o'clock this morning. A few farmers were in the fields near here Satur- ay. Minot, N. D., April 4.—)—Rain- fall in the amount of .15 of an inch which fell in Minot last night furth- er added to the abundance of mois- ture which exists in the Minot vici ity. Seeding operations are not ex? pected to start for anvther week and! | a half. Devils Lake, N. D., April 5.) Rain starting early today gave the lake region .20 of an inch precipita- | tion up to noog today, according to! Martin R. Hovde, government weather observer. While the rain is not really needed here, due to the snows of the winter, the farmers see in the first spring rain a hopeful sign of the frost leaving the ground so as to enable them to begin seeding next week. PIONEER DIES Dickinson—Edward C. Zimmerman; 81, a resident here for the past | quarter century, died Wednesday at a local hospital following a brief, | illness of pneumonia. Funeral s vices were held Friday morale. % \‘terment being made in St. rick’s jcemetery. The deceased is survived j by his ‘wife, one son and three daughters, PIONEER DEAD H. Perau, 74, one of residents of Bowman, ‘ednesday at his home, !ieart disease cavsine death. Funeral ser- vices were held Sunday at the Con- gtegational church. The deceased is | Admiral Williams Reports In- | Chinese sanipans on the Yangtze river THREE CHINESE WOUNDED—ONE LIKELY TO DIE cident to Navy Department at Washington WERE FORCED TO FIRE Commander of U. S. Forces Tells of Widespread Agi- tation in China Wushington, March 4.—(#)—An armed guard from the American gun- boat Monocacy turned riot guns on Saturday, Admiral Williams, com- manding American forces in Chin reported today to the navy depart- ment. The American bluejackets were aboard the American steamer China having been transferred to that ve: sel from the gunboat Monocacy to act as a guard. They were forced to fire, Admiral Williams said, to ward off the Chinese, “who were deter- mined upon revenge because of un- authorized cargo being removed due to the fact that it was endangering the ship.” Three hinese were wounded, one probably fatally. Demonstration Planned Admiral Williams’ dispatches today gave Washington officials a picture of widespread agitation in China. At Chungking, where the American consulate has been closed and at which point the Monocacy has been stationed, Chinese agitators planned a cemonstration today, he said, to protest against force havi been used by Chinese authorities on March 31. The American consul at Chungking is aboard the gunboat, awaiting reply from missionaries who have been warned to evacuate the region. At Changsha, he said, all British nationals, with the exception of the consul and the Mother Superiot been evacuated and the Amer- consul has been threatened by inese labor unioni at 15 American Catholic missionaries who will not evacuate through Changsha still remain in western Hunan. The American consul at Changsha is ex- pected to close the consulate on April 17. Japanese Sailors Land Japanese sailors landed from a gunboat at Hankow after a quarrel between one of their members and a rickshaw coolie, during which a mob of Chinese coolies invaded the Jap- anese concession, looted shops aad attacked Japanese on the streets, the report suit e Japanese opened fire with ma- chine guns, wounding several Chi- nese but ‘eventually dispersing the mob. The sailors remained ashore to guard the concession. COOLIES ATTEMPT TO APTURE U. 8, STEAMER Shanghai, April 4.—4?—American bluejackets’ fired upon hostile Ch nese with machine guns today. Three Chinese were wounded. The trouble occurred near Chung- iking when coolies attempted to cap- ture the American steamer Chinan from bluejuckets of the gunboat Monocacy, who were guarding ity said a wireless dispatch received here this afternoon. Japanese fired with machine-guns on natives in the Japanese conces- sion at Hankow yesterday. There was a quarrel between a Japanese sailor and a rickshaw coolie. A mob Chinese invaded the concession, held up Japanese in the streets and began looting. Sailors were quickly landed from warships in the Yangtze and. opened with machine guns to disperse the Chinese, wounding two of th The Japanese, faced by parently is a seriou Hankow, have rushed ad ships there. {tional war- Japarese heir concession: at itish did some time ined to be scen to- danger o! ugo, and it rem day whe: concentrating at the treaty Yangtze with the purpose of ing the Japanese or fighting to re- tein the ssion. just immediate concerted ucti the powers to re- rin China. It deelared ilitarism, brigundage ~ aud destroyed all sem- blance of law and order in the great- er part of China. WASHINGTON CONCERNED OVER AMERICANS’ SAFETY Washington. April 4.—()—De- velopments over the week-end failed to bring any hope that anti-foreign agitation in China had run its course and the Washington government to- day continued to manifest grave con- cern over the safety of Americans still scattered throughout the vast interior areas of that country While there was a recession of of- ficial advices from Minister MucMur- ray at Peking and Admiral Williams, commander of the United States nav- al forces at Shanghai, press di patches told of disorders at Hankow, and of American bluejackets on board the steamer Chinan being ‘ced to beat off a mob of coolies with ma- chine gun fire. Lack of definite word that Ameri- cans were heeding the warning of MacMurray and evacuating interior pparently over: it aspects of the situation here. official advices were that the othe: U survived by six children and one ! brother,