Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1931, Page 2

1 ivors Say Passengers ushed to” One Side En ' Masse to Escape Wind. (Continued From First Page.) nk 1 must hnve gone clear to the m'uek me on the 1 myself 1 kicked with all my gnnh mfi then T was on the surface || “It couldn’t have been long that I under water, for when I shot into Keel of the boat was above the surface. ! $he had turned completely over. - h bursting, and I saw clinging to the *el 4 few dazed, terrified men and g)\l and while I watched I saw some them slide off into. the water. The ¥} could not help them. Then suddenly the ship disappeared, began to swim. It seemed dark g midnight, but I ran into a lflebollt ready were clinging. I grabbed the side itching and either could the others, but we held with all our strength, and the boat me to our rescue. i\ “It was none too soon, for we were + While Duverger told his story an- ather man, saved by his ability as a it in & word of his own. His name is inguet. ) “My wife was with me,” he said, “and fuckily we were together when the boat an hour I swam, holding her head above $he water. must have been exhausted. I do not why l am not dk but vhen ghe could not swim. 3 “I feared that something would and I didn't want to go. I told my v!{e ‘We’ll never come bcck from_this #iay and we wen| Albert Berty also escaped 'm'h:m she might reach his family w \‘All them of hu safety his eyes filled wi They are all at the bottom 0( . P'nncol.s Guillaume, the keeper of the al station at Pointe de St. Gildas, gaw the St. Philibert go down. S Navigates Difficult Passage. e said, “and saw her staggering along an to make the mouth of the Loire. e water is only 5 fathoms deep and ;‘le bottom sends up lh: l:dnn't m-'-mc it was. Then foe ‘: Boat Turns Over Completely. air I saw to my horror that the 1/ “I filled my lungs, for they seemed to ‘women. The seas were still tremen- Women shrieked, and the men too, but emrTying every one down with it. which several other passengel m; boat, but it was so0 that I could not climb in it. wyed afioat until the steamer lc Ytterly exhausted.” swimmer, nodded and from time to time Swimmer Loses Consciousness. sank. I am & good swimmer, and for “Then, somehow, I lost consciousness. ihe md 5livped out. of my lrms, ma tuppen to that boat before we started trip,’ but she thought 1 needed a holi- Ne but when a nurse asked him You cannot reach them no'" d. d the other side of the story. He ‘ ph:xed her out with my glass,’ he negotiated a difficult passage where Jagged 1 ock, but when she got out of that as still pltching badly, for there was very heavy "surydflenly I uw her list to starbosrd, Fd once she keeled over so far that I ought she would never come back, she did. u‘?'r!h:n mochsx"s sed. flck her amid- hips and lhe appea ’ 'El"hls happened \so quickly, you um I couldn" '. believe my "I searched with my glass but T .eculd 'ee nothing of her. She was gone.” ufliaume notified shore stations im- ed.uelynnd the rescue craft started Fxt despite &&flolem weather which hreatened thel safety. ¥ Albert Berty, who.is a ‘resident of antes, said on his ho cot he be-. leved about 500 were when the teamer left Nantes in the morning, but hat from 100 to 150 had decided to take he train home from Proni¢ on account the nasty weather and seasickness. Passengers Rushed to Port Side. Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York was entcrfllned at a luncheon at Manchester, ward M. House, the Democratic statesman, who emerged fr way for Gov. Roosevelt's nomination in 1932.” James M. Curley of Boston, Mass., and Gov. Roosevelt. June 13 by Col. Ed- political retirement recently to “work in his own quiet Left to right, Be'nl'nr David I. Walsh of llunch\ueu_s Col. House, Mayor ~A. P. Photo, : 442 ARE DROWNED WHEN BOAT SINKS Excursion Steamer Goes Down Off France in Hurri- cane—Eight Saved. (Continued From First Page.) story of the catastrophe. Their ac- counts led to the conclusion that the St. Philbert turned turtle and sank prec itately between St. Gildas and c after the passengers had stam- Deded to the port rail in fear of wind | and waves. A mass of black clouds, part of & general atmospheric disturbance in Western Europe and the British Isles, bore down on the steamer about 7:30 p.m., and was followed by a series of towering seas. As the ship lurched on its beam ends, the panic-stricken pas ers massed on the port side and the craft was unable to right itself. turned completely over and the human cargo was spilled into the water. 'rm ordinary calm waters of the bay became a maelstrom of struggling hu- mans. A few had man to don life- belts at the first hint of danger, and a few others clambered u:w lifeboat. The great majority sank without a ch;m:e for life, their cries nearly drown- ing out the howl of the storm. A st current evidently carried scores bodies out to sea. The lighthouse keeper was the first person ashore to sense the impending tragedy. He saw the vessel roll and toss in a heavy trough and the clouds hang above her. When she nearly across open water and heading toward the mouth of the Loire River, he saw | Dotted line indicates route of steam- ship St. Philbert from Nantes to the point where it was smashed on the | rocks at Pointe de Saint-Gildas. M’LEAN’S THE PORTER BRINGS $27,000 AT FORCED AUCTION (Continued From Pirst Page.) Marmolada, bought by Repatti Cor- poration, $1, 500. Melting Star, bvu(ht by W. A. Metz- | ger, Leesburg, Va., $2. My My, bought by D. C. Sands, Mid- dleburg, $1,400. On Guard, bought by J. H. Whitney, $1,800. Pretty Peggy, bought by Martin Finn, said to be a representative of McLean, for $2,600. Promiscuous, bought by Fred C. Merry, New York, $500. Most of the mares had fosls at their CYCLONE KILLS FIVE IN THREE NAIl[lNS France, Belgium and Britain Feel Fury of Storm Wreck- ing Excursion Boat. B the Associated Press. PARIS, June 15.—A cyclonic storm, in which the excursion boat St. Philbert was lost, swept the western coast of France yesterday and produced strange atmodspheric disturbances in the interior. | In Paris and suburbs the populace | experienced one of the most sultry, d days in years. Late in the afterncon squalls changed the torrid heat to cold and sent spirals of wind | across “this section. ‘The blast hit channel resorts as well as the Brittany coast. Many Americans in such places as Paris-Plage and Trouville were caught in *sandstorms which filled eyes with sand and caused great discomfort. At Granville, Normandy, the sky was overcast by & black pall and thundershowers oc- curred, accompanied by hailstones near- ly as large as hen's eggs. The lower | quarters were inundated and the streets became torrents of water. ‘The violence of the storm was shown by an accident at Dunkirk. An auto- mobile literally was swept from the highway and dropped into a canal. Two Belgians, & man and a woman, were drowned and two other women saved their lives by breaking their way out of the car. ONE KILLED IN BRUSSELS. HOOVER PRAISES ADVERTISING ROLE Declares It Aids Standard of Livlng in Message to “~ . Convention. » { By the Associated Press. ‘ NEW YORK, June 15.—Advertising’s role in helping Taise Ameriea’s standard of living, . stimulating. -invention . and maintaining competition was pralsed today by President' Hoover in a mes- sage to the Advertisifig Pederation of America. ‘The message, which was read at the luncheon opening the organisation’s an- nual' convention, follows: “It seems to me most appropriate that at your annual convention you propose fo clarity the function of advertising as an economic force, so that its bene- fits may be better understood, not only by those who employ it, but by the pub- lc, to which in the aggregate it ren- ders its greatest service. Raises Living Standard. “Advertising has played an import-. mot-' ing prod brought within the reach of many the comforts and conveniences previously en)oyed’ the few. of your aqncmly timely because of the w\lnd coult.rmlve advertising is .{ sccelerating the return of business activity.” “Advertising Business Tonle.” Visualizing adve as a tonic for alling business, Gilbert T. Hodges, pres- ident of the Advertising " Pederation of America, today urged that it get back on a full time working basis and help restore the Nation's buying wnr. Soundi; keynote of of lhe led- e et e must rel our le . lenen of fear and from spprehension that jobs are el red.” “By so doing, it will turn loose the enormous buying power of the Ameri- can people. Mr. Hodges, who is & member of the executive board of the New York Sun, man and restore confidence,” “And the first step in that lwbh- ment is to stop negative and me- tive advertising—we must stop ad tising hard times—we must stop Mvu tising unemployment—we must stop ad- verthln.ln-ot}oficm lowering of wm Cuts Not Solution. Urging industry to wh ‘m.h this problem and do e its power { to meintain wages and empkmunt. Mr. Hodges uld cutting wages was not the it only makes a serious situa- He also decried advocacy of further reduction in prices. Price cuts lead to further wage reducumu which in turn {lead to further loss of buying pmer, which means f reduction in ness and profits, he said. Dr. Glenn Frank Speaks. Dr. Glenn Frank, ident_of the University of wuwnmu xnnnh Colllns. executive vice president of R. & Co., were other speakers n mg t general gession. Gr were extended by Gov. PFranklin Roosevelt, Mayor James J. Walker and Charles E. Murphy, president of the Advertising Club of New York, at the luncheon, SPECIAL SESSION ASKED BY WALSH IN DROUGHT CRISIS (Continued From First Page.) busi- | "Three Missing in Blaze BOATS AND WHARF DESTROYED BY OIL FIRE. Scene as fire on & tugboat, dock of the Shell Pn.ro.‘“lzum Pmdmucu ‘Three of the barge’s deckhands were reported missing. 15,000 gallons of gasoline and ready to Joaded and to have spilled a considerable amount into the waters. the waters blazed. there was a flash and an ofl barge and part of the 485-foot Co., Inc., at Sewarren, N. J., June 13. . The tanker, loaded with leave, was reported to have been over- —A. P, Photo. RADIO MEN FIGHT L0SS OF LICENSES Commission Told Damage to R. C. A. Subsidiaries Would Be Irreparable. By the Associated Press. Representatives of Radio Corporation of America subsidiaries told the Radio | Commission today that sny ruling ta prevent them from using the 1,409 licenses they mow hold, would irrepar- ably harm their business. ‘The commission heard these state- ments as it opened hearings in its ef- | fort to determine whether it can renew the licenses since the R. C. A. has been held by & United States appeliate court in Delaware to have violated the Clay- ton anti-trust act in the- tube clause of its contracts. ‘The District of Columbia Supreme Court last week refused the R. C. A. a wmwy injunction to prevet the but Justice Blfley said he muht mnt the injunction later if de- velopments warranted. Fears Loss of Frequencies. William A, Winterbottom, vice presi- dent and general manager ‘of R. C. A Communications, Ine., said his com: now holds 112 operating, 17 e tal and 1 marine relay licenses. If these were not renewed, he said, the lreq\lenclu likely would be lost to the United Stal Even a 24-hour sulpenslon he added, vmuld "ruln the service.” He said it impossible to estimate the loss u all mumu his company now operates were closed. ‘Winterbottom contended INDUSTRIAL J0BS - SHOW DROP IN MAY 142,000 Fewer Employes Working, Labor Depart- ment Report Shows. There were approximately 42,000 | fewer employes on industrial pay rolls {at the end of May than in April, the }labor Department announced yester- day. ‘The Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that 46,031 establishments in 15 major | Industrial groups had 4,721,032 persons on their pay rolls in May and paid them $115,617,936. This was a decrease of nine-tenths of 1 per cent in both men and pay rolls. Increased employment was sl in the power, light and water group, which rose one-half of 1 per cent, and in dye- ing and cleaning, which showed a 1 per cent increase. Decreases were shown groups as follows: Manufacturing, ger cent; anthracite coal mining, 5.7; ftuminous coal mining, 4.1; metal mining, 24; qul.rryln( and non-metal- lic mining, trole: 29; Tetal trade, .2° hotels, 3.5; canning and pre- serving, 6.1, and laundries, 2. Increases in employment in the food, lumber, stone-clay-glass, tobacco and vehicle manufacturing industries were re| but the total of 2,858,058 em- loyes in 13,876 manufacturing estab- jhments was one-half of 1 per vent under April. The greatest increase in any one manufacturing industry report- ing was 8 per cent in woolen and worsted manufacture and the greatest decrease a seasonal decline of 37.4 per NEW NAME: GIVEN IN FAITHFULL CASE Sensation Caused by Pris- oner, Who Says He Drove Car on Trip for Couple. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 15.—From Harry Goldsteln, u prisoner ewaiting removal to Hollywood, Calif, on a larceny charge, came & new sensation today in the mysiery of the drowning of Starr Faithfull. Detectives said Goldstein implicated & prominent man who once took Miss Faithfull on an eight-day motor tour of France and Germany. Goldstein was chauffeur for the couple. He told detectives that he saw Star Fairfull and the same man together a week ago last Friday—the day she disappeared. Her body was washed ashore at Long Beach last Monday. To Be Questioned Soon. Police said they h to question th man within 24 l’lDtllulped mfl ¥ lt’)5 cused of the theft of an luwmobfle e. #s to the death of the 25-year-old playgirl, whose adven- turu took her to Europe eight times. hn and students of crime ve luuemd such things as shang- haled by rum-runners or murder by gangsters. District Attorney Elvin N. Edwards of Nassau County was back from & week end vacation today prepared to present more evigence to a grand jury wi Teconvenes tomorrow at Mineola. Alleged Love Letters. Some newspapers said Edwards had love letters of recent date to work upon —letters as frank as her undisclosed Suddenly diary. Rex Fairbanks, described by news- papers as heir to $1,500,000, has told lut.hofldu of meeting Miss hlfilfull at "l think she committed suicide,” he said. "ln all our conversations she mmd have & disgust e. - Miss May Christie, British novelist, in a radio speech, attributed death to “jdleness and whisky, and not murder.” REDS SLAUGHTER 20,000 CHINESE FEDERAL TROOPS (Contirued From First Page.) ‘Whether sudden turn of the Red uestion would cause Chen to swerve ?rom his announced objective was not known. Chen and his -my were last reported in Kiangsi Provind Missionaires Relates nl-m Frederick Bankhardt of Berea, Ohio, head of the abandoned Methodist Mis- slon at Yenping, Gukien Province, in letter to friends here today said bandit disorders in Northwesten Fukien struck with such unexpected force that mis- sionaries there were caught virtually unawares. ‘Writing from Foochow, where he ar- rived June 10 after a hasty escape down the Min River, Bankhardt declared, “Never did anything strike us with such suddenness as this upheaval, s | broke out with amasing speed in upper sections of the province.” “Provincial forces,” he wrote, “seek- ing to protect the northwestern fron- tier of Pukien were overvhzlmmfly de- feated by bandits from Kiangsi Prov- ince. Their ranks were shattered by the invaders. The Reds overran the Provincial swim rivers before the oncoming horde. ‘Three thousand of the hopelessly out- numbered defenders were slaughtered. Commander Swam Rivers. “The provincial commander himself was forced to swim rivers in order to escape. “Provincial troops now are attempt- ing to hold Yenping. Whether the cent in the fertilizer industry. Reds will attack that city is not known American and Washington. In at least six States | inventors and the public would lose the the deficiency of rainfall this Spring has | benefit of much research work his com- was about 7:30 p.m -y wrist- | her careen under the impact of human- watch stopped at that hour—when the B e ity and succumb to the battering of the |side. Other horses sold included: | fotaling $451.719,450 In steamer began ent.erlng the Loire Es- tuary,” he said. “The tempest raged so Violently that all the excursionists who | ‘were unable to find refuge in the cabins rushed to the port side in order to es- | cape the violence of the wind. “With my dear mother, who, alas, is now dead in this terrible catastrophe, I yemained on the starboard side. Sud- denly I saw the ship lurch under the weight of all those on tne port side. At the same time an enormous wave came, overturned it completely and in one minute the ship sank. “T canit say how I came back to the surface. I saw a floating log and grip- ped it and saw a lifeboat in which were several cf my companions. I made su- perhuman _efforts to reach them and mounted into the beat. Two of my friends were lacking, however. Saw Many Floating fn Water. “The waves were 30 sirong that the boat shook several times, but by hard swimming several more in the water were able to approach and grab hold. Then suddenly waves engulfed two swimmers. I saw numerous passengers ting on the water. Tné women and dren shrieked, drowining out the wind. We saw them sink cne by one.” ¥ Daniel Dives, also of Nantes, told al- 0st the same story. “It is omn Jllrly Trougn cmssini to oirmoutier,” he sai "so 1 expected 4 tossing coming back with a gusty wind rom the southwest, but just off St. ildas, about 6 o'clock a black mass of iiouda swept up followed by & series of “'rhe women and children hurried to their - cabins and others were tosse against the port rail which was almost under water. The crowd massed to port made it impossible for: the steamer to right itself. I noticed a lifebelt over- head and slipped it cn as the steamer quickly capsized, T swam in the currem,l 2‘1“1 exhausted before & pilot boat pick- me up. TAX PAYMENTS STEM TIDE CF DEFICIT i TEMPORARILY TODAY i7" §_ (Continued From Pirst Page) leave the Treasury facing the task N rmmeetm: $2,074,205,000 in m\flu’lfll jbligations ~ before the end of ndar year. During July and Au- it ammm in Treasury bills ma- certificates of indebtedness Wn‘ $634,387,000. and $543,409,- must be met in September and De- R nmher, the Treasury has called a 1; per cent issue of Treasury notes in . December. £ A bond issue is expected in Septem- gr or December, and the interest, on e basis of today’s outgoing issue, ould not exceed 3 per cent. nm on 3% pereennuuexmdm offer tht time n(tlunndfllenn)nmd hm the war debt today seas. Crews Put Out in Tugs. He_telephoned St. Nazaire, Nantes| and Pornic for help. ' Life-saving crews | put ‘out in tugs and patrol boats. By the time they arrived the scene of the | disaster was merely a gray expanse of water, dotted with a few survivors and bits of wreckage. The boats picked up | eight young men, strong swimmers, but nearly exhausted, and four bodies, three of them women with wedding rings. The rescued were brought to a hos- pital at St. Nazaire, where they were reported to be recovering from their harrowing experience. They were suf- | fering from cold and immersion and re- quired continuous attentiop because of water in their lungs. The outing was held under the aus- pices the Union of Co-operatives, & labor organization in Nantes, and the rticipants all were of the working class, most of them being affiliated with | socialistic societies and the Socialist party. Such Sunday excursions have been held for years and were extremely popular with the laboring classes. The Island of Noirmoutier was once the site of the monastery of St. Philbert and is now inhabited chiefly by artists and Deunnts. First reports of the disaster were greeted with ineredulity. The steam- ship company originally denied the boat had sank and said it had gone aground. The full force of the accident did not penetrlu the country for several houre. ‘The number of the fatalities can only be determined by a canvass of the be- reaved, because neither the operat company nor the excursion loelety h & list of those who embarked on the outbound trip or those who remained on the island. The death list will be ade up as the bodies are washed ashore on the mainland or plcked up by 8 fleet of searching boats. | Many Set Out for Ilhnl. i ‘Throughout the night the friends and | relatives of those who did not return| from their holiday sought information | in sobbing groups. When dawn came, crowds gathe: lt. the quayside and many set out for the island over an | ancient causeway while the tide was | receding and the waves broke over their | feet. Some were 'bowed ‘mn f by | the knowledge of their loss, and others were frantic with uncertaint; An offic] h already Mlthlvet of partment. The master of un not blamed in gent extremely bad. The !l Philbert was a typical river and coast nger boat of about a hundred tte in length over all, with cwo decks and & pilot house close to her single funnel. She was commanded Prince of Wales, bought by Sands, | $10,000. Neddie, bought by Wflli.l 8. Kilmer, New Market, Va., $8,500. ‘Time Maker, buu'm by David N. Rust, Leesburg, $3,000. Black PMag, bought by A. B. Han- cock, $4,200. Comixa, bought by Pinn, $2,000. Garden Rose, bought by Brookmeade Stables, §1,000. Devil's Garden, meade Stables. $4,900. Kathleen, bought by Ral Parr, Balti- ady s, voueht. t by Audley Farms, negvme. Va., $2,000. % Ta ong those attending the sale was Mis¢ Elizabeth D.memeM of Lexing- ton, Ky, one of erica’s foremost horsewomen and 'former owner of the great Man o' War. SALVAGING ABANDONED British Submarine Poseidon Cov- ered by 12 Feet of Mud. CHEFOO, China, June 15 (®).—It was understood here today that opera- tions for salvaging the sunken British submarine Poseidon off Weihaiwei had been abandoned upon orders from the British admiraity. The wreck was re- ported covered 12 feet of d. Eighteen men lbgnytd her m‘;od.m“ bought by Brook-! | Violent Wind Injures Several Others and Damages Buildings. BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 15 (#).— One person was killed and several in- jured yesterday by a violent windstorm | which did considerable damage to buildings. BIG DAMAGE IN BRITAIN. Twe Die as Freak Storm Sweeps Large Aress in England and Wales. LONDON, June 15 (#).—Two persons were killed, scores suffered minor in- Jjuries and considerable 'ty was destroyed by a freak storm which rav- aged large areas of England and Wales yesterday. Half mile was laid waste by violent thunder- storms and wind squalls. Many houses were partially demolished, hundreds of roofs were stripped off and scores of windows were smashed in the center of the city. The business section es- caped injury. nced In Glasgow, Liverpecl, Chaster e asgow, Live: Chester, Blackpool, Newcastle, Igedlm Scarbzrough, Crewe, Doncaster, !uuua port, Cheltenham, Portsmouth and Salisbury, while Central Wales also was ”252"{ ing did_some dmage 1 htn! In cer- lM hlllnm an inch in & few railroad m were swamped. Other Boat Tragedles Phthbzrt Sinking Misses Anniversary of Gen. Slocum Disaster in by Only By the Associated Press. The sinking yfiumn of the excur- sion hilibert, Iyn shores. by Capt. Ollive. khown sa a capable mlfll pilot who had handled freighters 4 §¥§$ New York in 1904 One Day. of TIreland, n with the Danish Collier Storstad, }l:zy‘”, 1914, went to the bottom with persons. On January (12, 1820, a Frénch steamship went down in the Bay "The. Principesss. Mataida, when sunk an’ explosion : E an off Potro October 25, 1937, carried 314 persons_to death, estris, on November 132, 1928, havoe | Motor exceeded the lack of molsture last year. Spring ‘Wheat Poor. ‘The condition of Spring wheat was desciibed as the poorest on record. In the remainder of the country, however, there is sufficlent moisture for present needs, although the burea sald the South “is getting pretty dry. East of the Appalachians, from North Carolina to New England, there has been an abundance of rain. Appeals for financial aid have reached the Agriculture Department from North Dekota and Montana. Reopening of drought loans was asked in Phillips and Valley Counties, Montana, and Mount- rail County, North um- be facing Crops were complete ruin nnr-n in a serious plight. The t replied there was no auf for reopening the }n - nfixw‘n l.;”"”’“,"t‘ 1g cTops 4150 was point- e. out that crop destruction by the drought had Government se- curity for loans. ests - for additional loans - also trafic was stopped in many places and | ¢, not.lndlelus uuun tlnl‘l:: He uplnndmtnmmnntheotm sections of the colmtrym given suff- clent moisture to carry them thm.h the present. Storm Takes Heavy Toll. ‘WARSAW, N. C.‘ June 15 m—o:» Mh and CIM damage as pany now conducts in its rations. Among other things, he said, foreign m which now are relayed over 1 !mcdeuunl Co. chains would Whn he had concluded, Representa- tive Reid of Illinois asked the commis- sion to rule out the entire testimony on the ground it had no reference to the point &t issue. Point to Be Determined. ‘The commission, Reid asserted, is at- atempting to deiermine whether the radio act specification that licenses may not be granted to those finally adj iity in & Federal court of monopol g‘( or sttempting to monopolize, Tadio leniou should be the R C. A. subsidiaries. m ‘Winterbottom statement, he add- ed, was a “combination of phrases show- how wonderful they are.” nt M. H. Aylesworth of the National Broadcasting Co. sald the lm to his company would “run into mil- Hons” if its license were revoked. Hi said his compan: $20,000,000 in 1930, giving for ‘the first time since it was organized Discussing experimental work, Ayles- worth said researchers for his concern television into the ipon license renewal, Al 1 vehpmmz of facilities ln m , now being planned for New York b N B BETROTHAL DOUBTED Royal Family to Confer on Wed- col- | have come Io n t in some s m drough! ding Plans—Carol Not Pleased . ‘With Sister’s Cholce. i Body Recovered From Well. SPOKANE, Wash., June 15 (#).—The body of Carl Johnson, 43, crushed by a well cave-in, was recovered by rescue crews late yesterday. They ha hbored since Priday afternoon. Johnson W in the tom of the 54-foot’ well cementing it, when g:e gravel and wet BAND COHCEST! By the Unmd States Marine Band, this evening, Barracks, at 8 o'clock. g Andlme and Rondo o.pfleelua Mendelssohn Sextet from “Lucia” Marche au Supplice from Fantastique . “Nocturne” and " “solde’s from “Tristan &nd Isolde”. gnu by _the ulld on June 17 and 18. lyfluumwanml!"ylmdm. evenln t the east front of the Capitol at 7:30 o'clock. Ohlrmz_n , leader; Charles Wise, second March, “From the Mountains to the onrture, “Roman_Carnival”.... Salo for cornet, “Birth of Dawn” Musician, Birley chrdner Ballet, “‘Russe” . Luf Valse lente. Scene. here, but Yenping is filled with de- feated soldiers. “Events of the last week are & tree ‘mendous ppointment to mission- aries of this district. It will be some time before we are able to return to our work, the length of time depending gon the government’s attituds and its orts to curb this rebellion.” 12 REDS EXECUTED. HANKOW, China, June 15 (A).— Twelve Communists, supposedly includ- ing several important leaders, were executed here today by order of the government. CANTONESE SEIZE RAILROADS. HONGKONG, June 15 (#).—The new Cantonese government announced to- day it had assumed control over all gov- ernment rallways in its territory, and had arranged for the Hoihow customs - .ugu to be remitted to Canton. rts from Nanking, quoting Chang Chi, a peace emissary, as saying Wang Ching-Wei, head of the Canton govern- lesired peace with the National- rded here as a sign of he part of the new South- ern regime. Canton leaders were reticent about peave negotfations, but it was under- stood & majority of them favored a fed- eral system for tion is that four states be One s formed. Under this plan Hu Han-Min, leader would rule the Northwest, and Chang Hsueh-Liang, Governor zl Manchuria,