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WEATHER ORECAST Virginia: Rain tonight and possibly Tuesday morning colder Carolina: Rain tonight probably clearing Tuesay Associated Press International News Leased Wires it OUNDED EBRUARY 1899 NO 8913 DANVILLE VA MONDAY ATERNOON MARCH 21 1927 (HOME EDITION) PRICE: TWO CENTS SHANGHAI CAPTURED BY CHINESE NATIONALIST ARMY CHAOS EXISTS ALL WARSHIPS LAND ORCES American Marines On Duty to Protect Lives and Property! rench Concession Is Shelled British Troops ired On By Retreating Shangtungites Guer 1 ilia Warfare Presents Serious Situation Dis orders Increase Gen eral Strike In orce By ALRED MEYER UNGUAL March HNS) Chaos in Shanghai to day following the occupation of the native lfy by the victorious lle fleeing Shangtnng troop are Impressing citizens Into ser vice and are firing Indiscrimi nately ns they go Cantonese sympathizers with out waiting for the creation of a nationalist city administration have taken matters into their own hands seized the police sta tions and are conducting a guer illa warfare on those whom they regard ns their enemies The International settlement Inviolate with strong guards posted and all International citi zens ordered to keep within the Settlement American marines have been landed gll( have been put on guard duty Japanese and Por tuguese troops nave also neen landed to a I the British troops British troops have been fired on bv retreating shant ungitps Two American soldiers doing pa trol duty within the Interna tional settlement have been beaten up Outside of Shanghai similar chaos prevails Chang now is reported to have fallen to the Cantonese tints cutting the Shanghai Nanking rail road and barring the retreat of the northerners in Shanghai Although calm Is reported every where in the International settlement there is great tensity and fears are expressed that either the retreating northerners or the guerilla sympa thizers of the Cantonese may burst forth The general strike which was called upon the entry of the Canto nae into Shanghai has already se riously hampered normal life and with 100000 workers reported Idle there may be difficulty in maintain ing public services The greatest danger at present ap pears to be from the guerilla warfare of the un unlformed Cantonese sym pathizers who have already clashed many times with the Shantungltes It Is reported that scores of guerillas have been killed and wounded Sharp fighting occurred before the guerillas took over the Jess ield paik area police station one policeman being killed as well as one guerilla There are many rumors alloat one being that the northern troops have gone over to the Cantonese and sill! another to the effect that the Crr oneso are themselves split with General Chiang Kai Shek prepared to give battle to the communist element in an attempt to create a virtual Aiant Kai Shek coup d'eat Serious rioting occurred in the Jess ield neighborhood tonight when 4000 cotton mill workers staged a demonstration in defiance of poliee orders The mob was finally dis persed by a special riot gun detach ment The American marines who lai dec! were accoutreed with full kits ma chine guns and hospital equipment An American company cf liie volunteer corps Is guarding Hu pose office sector where (rouble Is tx (Contlnued on page 3 col 3) Chinese War Briefs TROOPS LEAVE HONGKONG March (AP) The first battalion of the Devonshire regiment marie arrangements today to leave lor Shanghai 1 BENCH CONCESSION SHELLED SHANGHAI March A few shells fell into the rench con cession this afternoon There no casualties The authorities do not know where the shells came from NAVAL JORCES LANDED SHANGHAI March (API Naval forces were landed ln Shanghai today from all warships in the Whangpo River over the city The municipality declared a state of emergency after the Nationalists entered RENCH REPEL HiNESE SHANGHAI March (AP) rench outposts on the furthermost border of the rench concession in Shanghai had a brush with a smail detachment of Chinese troops this afternoon shots were exchanged and the Chinese were driven oft I AHRY OCT III D' ETA I LONDON March I INS) Com munist elements In the Kuomintang have successfully carried out a coup and won complete control of Hankow following a violent quarrel with the more conservative factions of the Nationalist forces according to a Central News dispatch from Shanghai ARSENAL PEKIN 21 The ctigtlen march through Honan con tinues and announcement was made today that the Kuh Sirn arsenal has been captured i NANKING NOT MEWED PEKIN March INS king is not menaced by the Cantonese now and all Americans there arc safe according to a report to the Ameri can legation here today Americans have been embarrassed at Hankow however and the lega tion here has instructed con sul Lockhart at Hankow to ask the assistance of the Nationalists in pre venting the labo" unions from forc ing workers to unit the American newspaper the Hankow Herald Assailants of Woman Sought RALEIGH March (INS) County wide search today was be ing made for three men who are al lotted to have cruelly beatten Mrs annie Davis 75 because she re fused to cook stolen chicken foi them In addition to applyln: the lah tr the aged woman according to of ficers the three men nroke down windows and doors of the woman's home and Invaded her smoke house Officers said tense excitement ex isted in creek township where the affal" occurred They re fused to divulge the names of the hinted men until arrests were made EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT MARCH ON SHANGHAI LEEING ARMY IN PANIC EDITORS Alfred Mey er International News Service correspondent was at the Sun klang front yesterday when the victorious march of the' Can tonese for Shanghai started In the following story he gives an eye witness story of the Can tonese advance and the Shang tung retreat) Bv ALRED MEYER SHANTUNG March (INS) ighting was In progress at Sunklang with the Shantung armies putting up some resistance when Cantonese troops in Mufti penetrated the Shan tung lines at Mlngsingjao and after a desperate two hour battle during which machine guns and rifles caus ed heavy causaltles forces the Shan tung retreat to start With the Shantung troops in re treat this correspondent headed for Shanghai Out of the trenches of Tenglaitnlao Slao Kun Shan Chang Gen and Sunklang the northern forces came like a great flood Mlng hong and Shanghai were Uw objec tives of the great retreat On all sides the routed Shantung forces were hampered by Guerillas who seemed to pop up everywhere and opened fire on the confused troops Time and time again the retreat ing troops were thrown Into panic and disorder by hails of bullets from Guerillas Every time however the executioners were ordered into action and forced the troops back in to a semblance of order If there can be order tn so general a reatreat This correspondent personally saw no low than score of Shantung soldiers beheaded or shot down by the executioner's squad During the night there was con tinual fighting but it became appar ent early that Shanghai could not be held The fighting brought rather considerable casualties to the inhab itants of the area and in the neigh borhood of Minchong five farmers and one woman were killed by stray bul lets Reaching Shanghai two hours ahead of the vanguard of the re treating northerners and the advanc ing Cantonese the first sight that greeted the correspondent was 1400 marines In full field kit and wearing trench helmets and bayonets fixed marching through the interna tional settlement At headquarters of the northerners the correspondent was advised that General Chang Tsung Chang had re turned to Nanking and sent orders to General Pi Shou Chen to evacuate Shanghai and fall back upon Nan king prefer to make last desperate stand awaiting reinforcements" Gen eral Shou Chen told the Interna tional News Service correspondent during the night It soon became apparent however that he could not carry out this wish as his line was breaking at a dozen points The first entry of the Cantonese troops into Shanghai was a scene of sweeping victory" The nationalists found themselves without any oppo sition as they seized the richest prize in all China The northern troops either fled in utter confusion or stood by and passively watched the victori ous Cantonese march through the city gates iMSKSSMtfl URGES CONTROL UTILITY RATES SAPIRO LOSES ANOTHER MOVEByrd WOULD LET COURT TOWN TOPICS CHARGES reeing Jones took SNYDER MURDER CLEARED WIE SAYS LOVER SLEW HIM SO THEY COULD WED two art editor in New York had told the the Mrs Sny aspert of harbor and led up take the parly off officials seeing the Bl) READ AP) relatives business graphic way YOUTH KILLED IN CAR WRECK STORE of mpn In Chinn accounts after thr Syra receiver! lone dlsl $1000000 were given ord he It would be beneath MALICE BEHIND CHARGES CO OP KING ASSERTS The unusual temperatures which have prevailed in this section during the past few days arc causing a good deal of comment The trees of Main street have almost overnight devel oped their first tinge of verdure un der' occasional showers and (he un usual warmth that has prevailed According to Henry Watkins lo cal weather observer for the govern ment 65 degrees Is a generous aver age for mean temperature In Dan ville during March On Saturday the mercury climbed to 78 and on Sunday it reached the Digit point of 81 de grees A succession of thunderstorms have passed Danville one rather vio lent on riday night another Satur day evening and a third storm Inci dental to the vernal equinox was tn evidence at daylight today In the meantime garden shrubs are blooming well ahead of schedule and mother nature is pushing up seed lings and last Spring's dormant bulbs with almost unseemly haste Many householders arc burning off the win ter's accumulation of garden litter and are turning their thoughts to the great outdoors Today marks the advent of Spring them she had knnwm Gray for and one half years and that wanted iter husband out of the In order that she might marry hl starched shades The first month of city collections under the new electric light rates showed a falling of! of about $1000 It was learned today The average collections for ebruary run about $50000 but the accounts payable during the first five days In March ran around $49000 It is conserva tively estimated that the loss through the new sliding scale rate will be about $20000 per annum The city collections are unusually close and run about 9990 per cent of the total amount billed On next riday the special build ing committee of Cabell SUaet Meth odist rhtircH will meet tn receiveketches and plans of the proposed new church to be erected this sum mer on the present site at the corner of Colquhoun street and Berryman avenue ive architects are said (to be competing for the contract The church will cost $80000 half of this being provided by the church organ Ization the remainder being by Moseley one of the founders of the church who made the offer contingent upon the raising of a like amount by the congregation which are now On the Mount good view of one these towers can special tn Tbe Ben) STUART Va March The dan ger of hiding money in the home was again exemplified on Saturday night when the dwelling of John Purdy who lives near Pull Bridge Creek was ignited and destroyed with $500 In greenbacks hidden In the house The dwelling was a two story structure of good size How it caught firn Is not known two theories being entertain ed One of them Is Incendiarism and the other is that the house was struck by a bolt of lightning as It was found to be in flames not long after a storm had passed by Purdy and members of ills family were away at the time and on returning they found the smoking embers of what had once been their home There was no in surance letters irms operating in have warned their personnel The building committee of Cabell Street Church will on riday receive sketches and plans for the new $80 000 church building and will take them under advisement It Is under stood that five architects are In com petition for the award of plans for this new church to be built this sum mer Word has been received from Har risonburg telling of the award to Miss Loula Boisseau daughter of Mr and Mrs Boisseau of an Insignia by a representative of the American Red Cross who recently conducted a life saving test in the college pool Miss Boisseau and an other student were the only two to win this honor The Danville girl In 1025 passed the senior test examina tion In Danville Under the certifi cate awarded her she Is now compe tent to give the examiner's test to others HALL PAXTON DANVILLE BOY CITED OR HIS GOOD CONSULAR WORK IN CHINA MARTINSVILLE Va March 21 Arthur Jarrett aged 21 brother of Rev Roy Jarrett of Schoolfield was Instantly killed at store late Saturday night In an automo bile accident in which five other per sons sustained light Injuries Tire full identity of the five persons lit the car with Jarrett is not given but it Is said that three Nelson brother were in the group a youth named Cox and one other whose name has not been learned The part Is said to have attended an entertainment at Crltz and were their way home when the acci dent occurred at the well known sharp curve where the mad sheers away sharply The car apparently was going at a high rate of speed for It ran Into a picket fence along the roadsideand one of tbe small stakes transfixed Jarrett through the breast as though he had been speared The others appear to have been thrown out The accident happened at about 10:30 o'clock Jarrett was taken to Shackelford hospital at Martinsville where he died early Sunday morning from a frightful injury which he could not possibly outlive Jarrett was aged 21 was a son of Jarrett of Pleasant Grove near Spencer and a farmer by occupation He leaves several brothers one of whom is pastor of the Methodist church at Schoolfield and a sister Mrs Ramsey of Martinsville The funeral Is to be held from the Pleasant Grove church nt I o'clock this afternoon and will be by Rev Beckham of errum and Rev McCabe of Martins ville Two other accidents were recorded here during the week end Mrs Mag gie Scott sustaining a broken arm when a car driven by Harvell and containing others turned over an embankment on the Martlnsvlile leldalc road early Sunday morning She Is also In Shackelford hospital Victor Heiner son of Heiner and Reuben London had a close call Sun day evening at ontaine when a Chrysler touring car turned over Both escaped with bruises Other brothers and sisters surviv ing are Jarrett of Davy Va Mrs Woody Hollins Va Mrs Mary Goodson Davy Va: Mrs Woody of Garetta Va and Miss Lilian Jarrett of Spencer The police department was asked today to find a 1924 Chevrolet sedan automobile which was stolen last night from John Anderson The car bore Virginia license number 87 432 WASHINGTON March 21 (INS) ifteen hundred I nlted Stales marines have landed In Shanghai Admiral commander of the Asiatic Heel re ported to the naiy department this morning The municipal council of Shang hai has declared a state of emer gency and the marines were land ed at the request of the American consul general for protection of American ll'es and property the dispatch added More than four thousand ma rines and bluejackets are standing hy In Shanghai today for the pro tection of Americans Six battle ships are In Shanghai harbor and there are 35 other United States warships within a short distance These ships bate a total fighting complement of about fixe thousand men each person passing down the gang plarjk thirty dollars Tim American men in the party rose to the occa sion however and wading nrnigh the water carried the American women ami children to the launch not knowing what the soldiers see ing themselves hoodwinked won do Paxton's work has been brought tri the attention of the State Depart ment Mrs Henry Swanson of Ibis city has received fuller particulars of the artventure of her brother Garnett Cousins which was the subject of a special cablegram appearing recently In the New' York Times Mr Cousins formerly of Callands occupies a posi tion of trust with one of the tobacco firms in Shanghai and was selected by the Chinese commissioner Chin to arbitrate terms when a strike of coolies developed at a tobacco factory Mr Cousins and another American went to the factory and met Chinese arbitrators there The demands were so unreasonable that the two Amer icans refused to consider them amt turned to leave whereupon they were first told that the Chinese officials In the building would not guarantee their safety with so many aroused coolies about the premises The Americans however were undaunted and decided to make a dash for it whereupon they were unceremonious ly hauled back Into tbe factory and told that the' could not leave until they had approved the unreasonable terms A passing American had seen something of the trouble however and carried word to tbe American chib at Shanghai whereupon a num ber of American men armed with revolvers set out to bring about the rescue of the two hostages They were on the way when the Chinese heard of the erpedltlon and having no de sire to enter into a marksmanship contest with the Americans released Mr Cousins amt his companion who BV WILLIAM HUTCHINSON EDERAL BUILDING DETROIT March The first move by Aaron Saplro so called "wheat king" to prove that Henry ord's attacks on him were inspired by hatred for the Jewish race was blocked today In the million dollar libel suit Attorneys for the auto king ob jected to placing in evidence te files of the Dearborn Independent They declared the ord publication co defendant In the libel suit would be jeopardized if the files were admit ted to evidence A copy of every Issue of the Dear born Independent was subpoenaed by Saplro to prove that ord's at tacks on him were due to the auto hatred for Jews William Gallagher chief of Sapiro's counsel declared he would prove that the attacks were due to "malice In the hmeart of Henry ord" He urged the court to admit all the flies as evidence Stewart Hanley of ord's counsel entered the objection when court convened this morning The Jury was excluded while the point was argued "You might prove malice against one defendant but a verdict would be rendered against both said Hanley "That would mean the Interes's of one defendant would be prejudiced by the malice of the other" Hanley cited a number of federal court decisions upholding his com mention Gallagher followed Hanley "I will show there was a conspiracy between ord and his publication and when there Is a conspiracy ev ery defendant Is liable tor all dam age done by the conspiracy" he said Hanley contended that to obtain pufltive damages mallee must be proved against the ord publication Gallagher declared that wealth had some Influence In the libel case He said that Jury would have to con sider ord's wealth In rendering a verdict "The' ord publication was simply the mouthpiece of Henry ord and the Instrument of his private will" Gallagher declared "Everything be is guilty of We have a right to prove he was actuated by malice" Gallagher got In a few shots at Henry ord's great wealth "A verdict of $10000 against me would be a fearful burden" he said "If a verdict of against Henry bother with It bls notice "If a jury found both ord and myself equally guilty of a libel it could punish me with a $100 verdict as much as they would punish ord with a mllllon dollar verdict" ederal Judge red Raymond postponed a decision but Saplro did not attempt to Introduce the files William Cameron editor oi ord publication then stand Seeks To Show Attacks Inspired By Hatred or Jewish Race Tells Solons Public Utility Companies Should Not be Permitted to Increase Rates At Will Makes Other Suggestions In Message to General As sembly The campaign to secure 1000 mem bers of the Young Men's Christian association of Danville will get un der way tonight at a supper meet ing to be held at 6:45 o'clock at the Institution at which all of the enrolled workers will be present to hear parting instructions from Col Kemper who Is chairman of the campaign organization The lists of prospects arc out and tomorrow morning will see an In tensive effort to bring the enroll ment now standing at 700 to the thousand mark The field is con sidered susceptible to unusual de velopment this year (or a number of boys and men arc said to have per mitted their membership to lapse during the major construction pro gramme at the A' A Now that the building has been improved many of these are ready to sign again realizing the facilities have been greatly Improved A nightly report will bo made on the membership campaign and there Is already sharp competition for team and divisional honors GRAY IS ARRESTED SYRACUSE March Henry Judd Gray 31 of ast Orange corset salesman for a Rncliesler firm was arrested nt the Onondegt bevel here early Lodav in connection with the murder of Albert Snyder 45 city Grat was ruse police telephone call from John Galla gher nf the Long Island police dis trict When detectives went to Gray's room bo was found sitting fully clothed in his room Gray denied any knowledge nf the killing saying lie had been in Syra cuse since riday The special building committee of the City Council meets on riday to award a contract for shades for the municipal building Several firms are interested tn securing this substan tial contract and many repretenta tlves have been here with specimens of their wares The committee is said to lean towards a soft material as contrasted from which sometimes crack Estimates on fly screens are to be shortly tecelvedrom present Indications the new building will cost the city bitween $600000 and $625000 completed and equipped Arthur Jarrett Brother of Schoolfield Minister Is Victim The Appalachian Power Company is making good progress in swinging heavy lead sheathed cables to the high metal towers skirting Danville Cross Road where a straight stretch of be had tour cables are already at tached to tnem This line is being built from Martinsville to Roxboro the Americans were leave Tile Journey fraught with perils as of Chinese soldiery money from these refugees headed for the coast frequently halted them and required Hie payment of money before permitting them to oceed If cost the little caravan nearly $100 before they reached Shanghai Even here trouble a waited them A launch put off from mi Ameri can ship in the at the wharf to but the chtnesn last opportunity made lt known 1500 American Marines Land Navy Reports Applaud Collie or Action in Campaign to GetMembers Begins Tonight Balkan War Clouds Worry To Officials GENEVA March Balkan war clouds overshadowed the opening session of the pre paratory disarmament conference today There was general excitement as reports acre received of I he threatening trouble between Italy and Jiigo bhvv la oxer alleged war like preparations by logo Slavia There were no Indications that tile league council would be call ed in special session to deal with the matter Yavanovlteh Jugo slavian minister at Berne denied that Jugo Slavla would ask a league council session but declar ed "we arc perfectly willing to have an International commission of Inquiry Investigate and they will find that Jugo Nlavla Is mak ing no preparations for war or in vasion of Albania A heavy advance booking was re ported today at the A for the play "The Joy of Life" to be giv en tomorrow night at eight o'clock in the auditorium of the Schoolfield 1 A Twenty five Danville girls are in the cast and a special orchestra of 25 performers will be on hand The play is being given under the auspices of the Danville A Money Hidden In Home Lost When ire Wrecks It Mercury Reaches 81 Degrees Sunday 65 Is Normal Danville engaged In receiving their experiences these revealing far more fully than the press despatches the dangers confronting them and the resourceful manner In which these native sons are coping with their difficulties Press dcspatehes deal generally with the Chinese situ ation and relatively few of the per sonal experiences have come through Interesting as these letters are It Is unlikely "that any of them will see the ilghl Of publicity for In telling the home folks of their ex periences the writers Invariably sti pulate that no publicity be given to their China against publication of Intimate de tails of the Chinese situation lest the news get back to China and react against tlie firms doing business There Is also reason to believe that the state department Is not anxious tn have the details given Some Incidents however have be come public property however as for instance the splendid work done I by Hall Paxton a Danville boy now I vice consul nt Nanking and a son Rev and Mrs Paxton Presby terian missionaries supported hy the irst church here and who have been compelled to comp home leav ing their work of Christianization for the time being Paxton was the agency through which forty Ameri cans men women and children were brought out of the mountains to the seacoast nt a moment when they were cut off and when anil foreign feeling causeci them embarrassment and subjected them to Instills Paxton went to Killing and got to gether the little band told them to pack light baggage and be prepared to move immediately He Invoked his authority as a consular officer and permitted to however was roaming bands enger to make CHATHAM Va March Several people have applauded the action of Magistrate Collie who took matters into his own hands a few days ago and declined to proceed against Jesse Jones Martinsville truck driver who admitted posses sion of a small quantity of liquor In his car and who was caught by County Officers James Bryant and red Mitchell On hearing that 'he liquor half a pint was for Jones' sick child he ordered the officers to release the man and to restore to him his liquor so that It might serve the purpose for which It had been bought Jones was unable to meet the cur rent rate for regulation liquor at Martinsville after Dr Anderson had offered him a prescription after hear ing the symptoms of the child re lated Jones knew where he could get a small quantity of liquor at a cheaper rate and did so The offi cers were laying wait for a reported liquor load and stopped Jones who was arrested after the half pint had been found They declined to accept the excuse and carried Jones prompt ly before Magistrate Collie who aft er hearing Jones' story and securing corroboration of It from Dr Ander son on long distance telephone en tered a dismissal adding that he was prepared to meet the consequences of his action now are of 0 NEW YORK March (API Mrs Ruth Snyder today asserted In a statement tn the police that Henry Judd Gray now under arrest In Syra cuse had murdered her husband Al bert Snyder art editor of a magazine In order that he might be free to marry her Press dispatches from Syracuse said 1 thttt Gray was In that city last night According tw nlWnd conleoslon Mrs Snyder said Gray was concealed In their home in Queen's Village when she her husband and their nlnn yrar old daughter Lorraine re turned early Sunday morning from a card party Gray according to the confession beat Snyder to death and tlien wound a picture wire around his throat Aft er the murder Gray bound der In order to throw an burglary over the crime Police said Mrs Snydei RICHMOND Va March (AP) utility companies should 1 be allowed to increase their rates until the courts so permit Gover nor Harry Byrd today told the Virginia general assmebly In recom mending amendment of the law em powering utilities to charge rates unauthorized by either court or State Corporation Commission pending a final decision of their validity Appointment of a commission of Virginians to make a survey of tna sea food Industry looking to re estab llshment of the oyster as a great nat 4 ural resource of the state also was recommended1 by Governor Byrd A sweeping educational survey by a disinterested agency preliminary to an Investigation by a commission of citizens and the adoption of a law changing the period for allocation of road funds were advocated in the ex ecutive's message Declaring that Virginia should shortly become second of the states In apple production the governor recommended passage of a law vest ing the department of agriculture the right to establish apple grades so that Virginia apples shall be accu rately branded and that the content of each closed package shall conform to the grade Indicated on the label Tho state Is being rrfrauded tn many gasoline refunds the message points out declaring that "some other method of more efficient audit and supervision must be provided The message reported receipt of a resolution from the state farmers' union and the farm bureau of Rock ingham county requesting action to bring about a reduction in railroad freight rates It is not the province of either the governor or the gen eral assembly to Interfere with the State Corporation Commission its rate making functions said the exec utive who recalled that the com mission has already summoned the railroads to a hearing of their Intra state rates The Interstate Commerce Commission has charge of Interstate rates so that state has no con trol over the railroad rates that are most important and most vital to lPper" Mr Byrd pointed out lCXt the "In tny message which I read tn ou on the opening day of this ses 1 1 concentrated attention upon 7 here Pa' WOTk that called You hero tho reorganization of the state govomment to promote efficiency and 1 eX oJf constitution both to make this or gan ization possible and to adjust the "The aW8to the of "todajq 7 The usual Importance of these 7 matters alone Justified this extra see slon and will' demand am sure 1' join time and thought to the ram other impvX tant legislation Realtztng that rear attention will be fully oce pL thA th8 which this assembly was convened I am yet compelled by the emergency ask irave matters to sunn day tn to you A supplementary message rrsPpc ul ly recommend the amf'tWment of 'an act to amend and an act imm i a'rt entltlel beat nR duties on best light power Wfttpr Phone companies and providing for the control and regulation of such ConmuXnapproveM Jhe blowing reasons: The significance of this act appreciated by few of the members the general assembly I know th'a because 1 am recorded as a as voting in favor of this measure" I was passed ln a bJock bills and illustrates one of lestslatfon that one Of the proposed amendments to tha Const Ituthm is doSlgned to lie? it aW enipow'ers certain pub lie tit lltj companies to charge rat unauthorized by either Tourtor ex poration commission pending a finu dedslon of their valty TV 1 pany may even agy ra fixed as reasonable by the corporation commission after a decision has rendered and place into effect bV llseJf unt11 the higher courts It h8t 'h" rates shB11 be to refund rompailY nnhertakes to refund uiiv excess collected above the rate finally fixed and gives bond to support the undertaking butbet Cl ipecuon of the higher rates nJ ed by the State Corporation Com mission dunng the ported con Inav linPer the courts unfair to the ftniJ the confidence In jhe machinery have established to hold the balance tit1y "Tti effect the law permits the UH1 ly companies tn make a forced loan from ns customers without provt slon for the payment of int rem even though the exceae charged flnaly rejected by the court of in resort A good rule should wnrk Continued on page io Col 4) band of Americans and escoted back to Bbanshai Missionary work Is very largely at a standstill as a result of the dis turbed conditions and ninny of tbe American missionaries have unwil lingly withdrawn leaving much of their accumulated property and per haps realizing that thetr work of Christianization may suffer on ac count of propaganda and agitation which Is carried oil against tbe Americans Rev anl Mrs Paxton are at present In Illinois and doubt tn secure a bribe less will come to Danville the that It would cost I future DEPOSITIONS 1 RO 'I 254 ARMERS TO DETROIT Mich March Depositions from 254 farmers scat tered from Oregon to Georgia and California to Maine await introduc tion as evidence in Aaron Sapiro's $1000000 libel suit against Henry ord If tbe 40000 typewirtten pages were pinned end to end they would reach from ederal Judge red Raymond's courtroom to the High land Park plant of the ord company seven miles away The sworn state ments represent the utterances of witnesses for both sides In addition approximately 125 witnesses mostly members of the farmers' co operative organizations will be called by the defense In an attempt tn Justify charges made in ord's publication the Dearborn In dependent that Saplro was guilty of bad faith In dealing with the Ameri can farmers and that millions of dol lars were lost through associations formed by him The weekly also charged Saplro with membership In an International conspiracy of Jews to control Ameri can agriculture and with spreading the communism nf "red Russia" Re sumption of tbe trial today found William Cameron editor of the Dearborn Independent watting to continue with testimony abruptly broken off last riday Will Discuss New Church Building.