New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1930, Page 5

— SAD STORIES TOLD BY MISSIONARIES Much Christian Property in China Looted, They Report Shanghai, Aug. 13 (#—Stories de- scribing the panorama of destruc- tion of Changsha reached here yes- terday with arrival of the first Euro- pean missionaries to revisit the com- munist ravaged city and view the ruins. The missionaries made a survey despite growing fears of another communist attack. Unverified re- ports indicated that an orgy of mur- der,arson and looting eclipsing any- thing recently experienced there would occur in the even of a sec- ond red invasion Church workers said both foreign and Chinese properties were looted and burned and loss would run into millions of dollars. A report written Bunday by American at Changsha on a representative Northern Presbyterian mission said generally speaking, the city was not burned but damage” had been inflicted Mission Property 1ooted Fifty-five major foreign mission properties had been looted and either burned or damaged to some extent, the report said. Several hun- dred Chinese buildings, including virtually all the official structures and a majority of the principal bus- incss houses were looted and burned or damaged. The report said several m escaped heavy damage. cluded Yale College in exception of the hospital; the Los Angeles Bible Instifute; the Y. M. GoAL el Yo WG AL heing used as provincial military headquarters, and other lesser pro- “The issions | These in- reds probably did not get more than one million dollars cash,” the report continued. “The damage done, however, was Infinitely greater.” Five Churches Demolished The report on mission properties #aid five churches had been looted and demolished; one church burned: one school burned and 11 others looted and badly damaged; seven &chools partially looted; two mis- eionary residences burned; four resi- dences partially looted and two hos- pitals and two orphanages partial- 1y looted Among mission properties remain- ng undamaged were the Swedish mission and the British Wesleyan mission The estimates that among the American missions our Northern Presbyterian suffered the worst,” said the letter tions among our propertics pitiable and shocking. The new church bullding only partially burned. Al buildings were gutted P'ear Return of Reds “There is a general feeling provincial troops, who now are a merciless search remaining reds, likely able to hold the city, the com- ts thereby returning. Such an nt would mean renewed slaughter nfold.” thus far wag other that con- in the will is living in deadly f the reds. Everybody has a nted look Provincial forces now are killing sccted reds. It was reported 250 1spects shot at one time. That the communists claim re- tionship with Moscow is evidenced & communit newspaper distribut- througheut Hunan (province). crein the communists were anti-western; Wei (with whom the nation- t government accused the reds cooperating): anti-Chiang Kai- (head of the nationalist gov- nent); anti-Feng Yu »neral of the mnorthern forc and anti-Yen Hsi-Shan (an- other northern rebel chieftain) v claim fellowship €ovict Russia further, stating arc planning to estahlish regim in Hunan, Hupeh and Kianzai (provinces) All communications arc still paralyzed dongerous are populace were they to Hankow Conditions are staying aboard unboats.” FIGHTERS DEMAND T00 MUGH MONEY New York Boxing Industry Is Yirtually at a Standstill New York New York, Aug (UP)—After drawing more than million dollars in three bouts here this summer, the bexing industry in this region was virtually at a standstill today because of excessive demands of the fighters Madison Square Garden has drop- ped negotiations for three outdoor RNOWS - key-Campolo, Singer- Rerg and Thompson-McLarnin—he cause the fighters arc asking too much for their services Sharkey wants a guarantee of $100,000 to get into the ring again. Al Singer, newly-crowned light- weight champion, asks 40 per cent to meet Jack (“Kid") Berg who de- mands 25 per cent. Jack California negro welterweight champion. wants 45 per cent to meet Jimmy McLarnin, Vancouver, B. C, who asks 25 per cent for his gervices. ‘We have dropped all ations for bouts in which cipals ask more than 50 of the gate,” Frank Bruen president of Madison Square told the United Rress today “With money scarce everywher: we not going to promote any more bouts for the henefit of the ters. With the fighters getting 50 per cent, the ball parks collecting 12 1-2 per cent, another 12 1-2 p cent for the preliminaries, there is left only 26 per cent for profit and incidentals. We are guarantees and will not pay any Aghters more than the customary i0 per cent. We want some profit or ourselves.” 13 a leading 7 negoti- the pria- vi rden are of the| “heavy | | China with | which was | indicate | “Condl- | were | claimed | anti-Wang | siang | rebel | with | soviet | The few foreigners here | outdoor | tho | Thompson, | per cent | through with | The three outdoor bouts staged by the Garden this summer have grossy ed $1,098,500.71 and attracted 136,- 887 persons as follows: Sharkey-Schmeling — Attendance | 7T4.154; gross receipts, $749,934. Berg-Chocolate — Attendance 34,- | 992; gross receipts $181,178.38, | singer-Mandell — Attendance 27, gross receipts, $162,385.33. Total—Attendance 136,153; gross receipts, $1,093,500.71. Sharkey and Schmeling each rc- ceived 25 per cent of the net re- ceipts or $177,917 each. Berg and Chocolate also fought for 25 p cent each, their purses being $39,- 934 each. Mandell customary 37 1-2 per cent, which |amounted to $45.352.18 for less than | a round of fighting. Singer recei | ed the challenger's customary 12 1 |per cent, which amounted to $19,- 144951, The six principals together recetved $500,533.69 for less tgan 45 minutes of fighting Unless Madison Square Garden can get the New York state athletic | | commission to approve a match be- | |tween Al Singer and Jimmy McLar- | {nin it is unlikely that another big | outdoor show will be held here this | summer. Singer and Mandell are divide 50 per cent betwcen them, | {but the New York commission is opposed to a champion fighting out |of his class which Singer, the 135. pound titleholder, would have to 1o |to meet McLarnin, a former light weight who has grown into a wel. | terweight. Another -heavyweight match is a remote possibility. Young Stribling | returned last night from England, ‘uh"n he knocked out Phil Scott in two rounds, and conferred today | with the Garden over a possibl [match with Sharkey or Campolo. Sharkey's demand for a $100,000 | Ruarantee may cause his break with | |the Garden, as Mique Malloy, Chi- cago promoter, is dickering for the | Bostonian's services for a match |against Primo Carnera at Chicago. Johnny Buckley and Jack Conway. managers of Sharkey, were due he today to discuss the Carnera bou: with Malloy. received the champion's willing ‘o | would Overnight News Domestic Lincoln, Neb. Hitchcock nominated for senate; Weaver, republican, and Bryan, democrat win in gubernatorial race Little Rock, Ark wins: Governor Parnell | renomination Montgomery, Ala. — Bankhead picked to oppose Heflin for senate; Davis ahead for governor. Oklahoma City — Gore leads for senate and Burray for governor in democratic contests. Columbus, 0. — Bulkley ocrat ahead for senate; White, dry, democrat leads for governor. Washington — Bishop O’'Shea be- lieved in peril at Kanchow. St. Louis — Jackson and O'Brine near 554 hour plane endurance mark. Murphysboro, Iil. say Pilot Montgomery. held as mine | bombing suspect, carricd passenger | with mysterious bag. | Del Monte, Cal | Mary Mulhern. ! Washington | fruit fly quarantine is modified | Wartrace, Tenn. — Two women Killed, two hurt as train hits auto. Berlin, N. H One killed, five hurt in Pulpwood mill blast | Forelgn l Tokyo Seventy-nine believed lost as two Chineses ships collide Hankow -— Reds threaten to kill all between ages of 15 to 35 in Changsha Buenos Aires Brother of Suarez Kills brother-in-law as boxer wins in New York bout | Ahmadabad. India - arrested in new anti-s | break | New Berlin, N. H—One killed. o | missing, and five others seriously burned in an explosion at the Brown company refining plant L Cambridge, Mass—Joseph Grobo- i8ki, alias Joe Stefanosky, confesacs Ito killing William Stefanovicz, Stow farmer, and his wife, Stacia | Cranston, R. L—Daniel Dennis |arrested for shooting of Patrolman Henry R. Johnson, who stopped him for questioning. Boston—State board of ficials investigate purporied out- break of typhoid fever among em- ‘me es of the Middlesex and Bostoa troet railway who saxon- un» outing July 2 Boston—Public Works |sioner Joseph A. Rourke paving “‘racket” whercby unscrupu- | lous contractors hoped to make thousands of dollars from unsus-| pecting residents of the north and| Ilvflt ends. | Taunton. Mass. Burke. Fall River |of Massachusetts | men's association Boston—Harbor police and agent of the Massachusetts society for the | prevention of cruelty to children re-| move 13 New York and New Jer- sey boys from schooner Ellen Little. | Roston—United Frult company | officially expresses belief that act-| ing Captain Leslic E. Large. who disappeared from the compant’s steamer San Gil while en route from |cuba to Honduras, was a suicide. | Bosion—Joseph Berkowitz, ad- ministrator of estates of Ida and| Marshall R. Berkowitz, who lost| their lives in the Fairfax-Pinthis | disaster, fles two suits totalling| 1$300,000 against Lake Tankers cor- poration of Fall River, owners of tanker Pinthis Lowell, Mass.—Cornelius F. nin appeals to ballot law commis- | sion for right to have his name on ballot as democratic candidate for | congress. . Cambridge. Mass.—Allen T. Mc- | Pherson dies of injuries received at hands of rowdies when he went to {the assistance of a police officer. Norris and Robinson ahead for wet dem- Two girls Pickford weds Mediterranean Seventy-nine alt tax out- England alth of- ttended Commi uncovers Thomas elected pre Permanent ‘ Cro- l)l‘l.‘r\ STORK'S \I\II | Brussels, Aug. 13 (®—The Duch- |ess of Branbant, who was the Princess Astride of Sweden, expects an accouchement about the end of August or the first of September She is the wife of Prince Leopold. crown prince of the Belgians. They already have a daughter, Josephine Charlotte, born October 11, 1927, | ¢in trip before congress convenes | mapped out | his advisers are | be presse dwith allitional NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1‘) b} HOOVER MAY MAKE WESTERN TRIP YET ‘Hop&s to Take Vacation Aftep = cacon sunax POLICENIAN DYING, Mesting Drought Crisis Washington, Aug. 13 (A—Presi- | dent Hoover definitely has aban- { doned plans for a trip this summer | | o the national parks of the Rock niountains, but the idea of a west- December has not vanished entirely from his mind. In announcing cancellation of the | trip because of his intention to di- rect drought relief, the chief execu- | tive left the door open for a visit to this section should conditions per- mit. “I do not propose to go west,” he said, adding: At least not for or two." Mr. Hoover had promised Te. he would visit there, if possible this year, and under the initial itinera he had planned to go In addition, he and anxious he shall have an extended vacation hefore Undertaking the strain of another | session of congress. Plans Hinge On Conditions However, all his plans are con- tingent on the conditions surround- ing his administration, including the dronght. He has been urged for nionths to abandon his trip west and substitute a fishing unt off the northern Atlantic coast, and it is expected these invitations now will | strength. The president already has two definite trips before him, and these must be considered in making plans for any vacation. For October 7 he has accepted an invitation to at- tend the Kings mountain battle an- niversary and in the same week h agreed to address the American Le- gion convention in Boston Caribbean Trip Possible Hr has before him also the pos- sibility of a Caribbean trip tha include Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. While the limited time he can 2 a v from Washington has made this visit unlikely, the Mexican and governments are still hopeful he will come Tt was said today the White House that this trip had not been entirely eliminated ey (" Flashes of Life | e ——— By the the next month to that state. (‘uban Associated Press New York—H. L. Mencken George Jean Nathan via ¢ “How about a doublc header? pastor offers inside summer But Nathan, returning from seemed unconvinced. Chicago—Those biscuits used to bake? “Hokum," on th word of Miss Lucy M. Alexander, government expert, who opines that within modern knowledge and | materials the bride of today ought to do fifty per cent better. New York— dol alimony only enough 28 dogs in discu bert, French music hall star. arriv- ing 1o appear on the Broadway stage. She was barred from the stage on a court appeal of to My rates.” uroy mother Ja French her estranged husband, Nelson Mor- ris. wealthy member of the Chicago packer family. West Branch, lowa—Tomators picked by a queen are to grace the table of President Hoover. queen is Callic Mae Bungardner, chosen as West Branch's prett vecung girl. The fruit is from a farm | once owned by the president's | grandfather Hoboken, N. J.—A trap ba a pair of trousers proved the fall of a pereistent hotel sneak thief. The trap set by two detectives posing as drunks closed when t thief slipped into their room and was about t0 go through the trous- ers Ware, Mass., A hero of the is dead. Old Cap. 13-year-old wire haired Griffon, wounded and gasscd while serving at the front with French Red Cross, has been laid to rest with honors. Brought I vears ago by an American officer. Cap had on nothing could lure him near erd wire f New Olympic track est ed by down- eleven army foar— a bar- o star star, play and Helen Mackie, golfers for an Olympi with h and Jack ed thirteen thrill Barbuti bridge Hicks Fitting Expression of Gratitude 53 to ex- relief can hardly find words press my gratitude for the Bon-Tone brought me." savs Mrs Elizabeth Stanton of Dowd Newington, R. F. . 2. New Conn. “My nervous system shot to pieces—and 1 suffered great 1y for the past four Every little noise would upset me—and the hard slam of a door would al- most cause me to fain And when I read in the Hartford paper of the results other people were getting from Bon 1 de- cided to try it. And the results | received were really than 1 could have hoped for. 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