VOL. L.IX NO. 18,720
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postoffiee as Second -C'a?e Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1920
26 PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ARMY BEATS CIVIL.
RULE. SAYS HMTIEN
HARDING TO SOUND
SOLONS ON LEAGUE
GIANT EAGLE ALMOST
$258,000,000 ARMY .
SURPLUS STOCK SOLD
UNCERTAIN MARKET HOLDS UP
DISPOSITION OP REST.
FISTS FLY
II! IRISH
DUBLIN SURROUNDED
AND FIRING IS ON
REFUGE SHIPS ARE
SCENES OF TERROR
GETS AWAY WITH BOY
TILT 111
3 DEMOCRVTIC . SEXATORS IN
VITED TO COXFEREXCE.,
LVD IX BIRD'S CLAWS SAVED
CITY IS BEING COMBED BY
MILITARY AND POLICE.
BY VIGOROUS EIGHT.
EARLY RELIEF FOR
FARMER UNLIKELY
Need "Realized but Law
makers Are Hampered.
COMMON
Present Regime Is Held
Worse Than Military.
PRESIDENT CRITICISES U. S.
Nothing Done to Promote
Resources Is Accusation.
FINANCES ARE JUGGLED
Dartigcnare, In Statement, De
clares So Effort Has Been Made
to Reach Solid Basis.
PORT AU PRINCE, Nov. 13. (By
the Associated Press.) "The Ameri
can civil administration in Haiti Is
more oppressive than military," Pres
ident Dartlgenare declared In a 3000
word statement today attacking the
public service of Minister Blarrchard
and John Mcllhenney, financial ad
viser of the black republic
The president charged that since
American occupation no effective aid
had been given Haiti for development
of its agricultural and industrial re
sources, as stipulated in the treaty,
and that no serious measure had been
proposed with a view to "placing
Haiti's finances on a treaty solid
basis."
Interview la Declined.
Mr. Mcllhenney is In "Washing
ton, and the minister declined to be
seen.
Calling attention to the fact that
the financial adviser, as named by
him on the proposal of President
Wilson, is In effect a Haitian official
who Is paid $10,000 a year in Haitian
funds, the president said:
"In reality the financial adviser does
not report to the Haitian government-,
it is the Haitian government that
he pretends to submit to his sovereign
will. The facts are numerous which
show the omnipotence which the
financial adviser attributes' to him
self.
Salaries Declared Selxed.
"Nothing can give a more striking
idea of this omnipotence than the
confiscation by the financial adviser,
aided by the American minister, of
the salaries of the president of the
republic, the secretaries of state
members of the legislative council,
because the government refused to
insert In the contract of the Na
tional Bank of Haiti, an establish
ment controlled by the National City
bank of New York, a clause prohib
iting the Importation into Haiti of
foreign gold, which the adviser
wished to impose. This adviser equal
ly prevented a vote of the budget,
contrary to the voice of the Haitian
constitution."
Loss of Millions Chararcd.
One of the charges made by the
president was that a single opera
tion" by the financial adviser had cost
the people of Haiti the loss of several
million francs.
The functions of the adviser, said
the president, required great financial
experience, which "seems not to have
been considered in the choice," and
he added:
"The proof is the unhappy operation
of the republic accounts which he con
ducted last year, despite contrary in
structions by the Haitian government,
he having converted Into francs 3,000,
.000 American dollars in October, 1919,
just at the moment when the tendency
of the franc to fall was the most
marked, at the exchange of nine francs
and a fraction for one dollar, while
shortly afterward the dollar was
valued at about 17 francs. This caused
us a loss of several million francs"
Chamber Declared Suppressed.
Instead of devising an "adequate
system of, public accountability," as
defined In the treaty, the president
charged that the adviser brought
about the suppression of the cham
ber of accounts, an old Haitian in
stitution. "Despite all efforts of the govern
ment to reconstitute it in accordance
with the new constitution," he said,
"this organ of control had been con
stantly refused by the adviser. Con
sequently there is no means for the
Haitian people to control their
finances, taken over entirely by the
American officials."
A rat-killing Incident was men
tioned by the president to show how
Haitian money was spent. "After the
discovery of two cases of plague at
New Orleans, the financial adviser, in
Washington, employed two rat-catch
ers at $250 a month for Port Au
Prince," said the president, "which
city has never known the malady."
Customs Only Resource Left.
Outside of customs, the president
said there were no other budget re
sources left under the treaty to Haiti
for. free disposition toward expenses.
The financial adviser, aided by the
minister, and the military authority,
"which on th's occasion invoked mar-
. tial law, decided that these funds
should be remitted to him."
In this fashion, he added, the gov
ernmcnt was completely "at the
mercy of the caprices and absolute
arbitrariness of the financial ad
viser."
After his expression of willingness
by the Haitians to co-operate loyally
.iCeududed on face 2. Coiuma LJ,
Republican "Bitter-Enders," as
Well as Rcservationists, Also
- Asked for Suggestions.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Senators
Reed of Missouri. Pomerene of Ohio
and Shields of Tennessee, all demo
crats, are among those Invited by
President-elect Harding ' to confer
with him on the league of nations
issue and other matters after his re
turn from Panama, according to
Harry M. Daugherty. , Mr. Harding's
pre-convention campaign manager,
who was In Washington today.
Others asked to offer suggestion to
the president-elect. Mr. . Daugherty
said, include Senators Borah. " John
son. Lodge, Knox. Poindexter and,
Mr. Daugherty thought. Herbert
Hoover.
"Informal conferences at Marion
probably will begin about December
10," Mr. Daugherty said, adding that
no definite date had been set for
anyone to go there.
'Some probably will go singly.
while others may go In groups," said
Mr. Daugherty. "There will be no
pre-arranged schedule as to when
different ones will appear."
The president-elect plans to spend
only a day in Washington after re
turning from Panama, via Newport
News, and will go immediately to
Marion, Mr. Daugherty announced.
He -said Mr. Harding, expected to re
sign from the senate soon after Jan
uary 1, when Governor-elect Davis of
Ohio takes office. Mr. Daugherty
predicted that Senator-elect Willis,
republican, would -be named to suc
ceed Senator Harding.
Mr. Daugherty refused to discuss
cabinet possibilities.
FAIR WEATHER IS COMING
Weather Bureau Report Indicates
Rainstorm at End.
A rapidly rising barometer late yes
terday afternoon at the local weather
bureau gave indications of fair
weather for Portland today, accord
ing to Edward L. Wells, meteorolo
gist. Location of low pressure areas
elsewhere in the vicinity, however,
may prevent a clear up.
Rainfall for November has been ex
ceedingly heavy and is already almost
a hair tnen above normal ror tne
month, while the excess of rainfall
since September 1 Is 2.80 inches. A
yearvago there was a deficiency of
.66 inch from normal since September
1, while the Willamette river stood
at 3-2 feet as compared with 9.8 feet
and a rapid rise now,
Average temperature for , Novem
ber has been above the normal of 45
degrees, although the first part of
the month was -below normal. The
excess at present is seven degrees.
FRANCE NOT INTERESTED
Soviet Concessions to Vanderlip Of
ficially Are Unknown.
PARIS, Nov. 22. The foreign office
announced today that the French
government was not interested in
the concessions recently reported to
have been granted by the Russian
soviet government at Moscow to
Washington D. Vanderlip, California
oil and mining engineer, because, so
far as France is concerned, the bol
shevik government is non-existent.
It is strictly a matter between Mr.
Vanderlip and Nikolai Lenine, the"
soviet premier, foreign office officia'-
id.
France, however, they declared.
must safeguard its interests and its
citizens' property in Russia, but for
the moment the French have notihing
to say.
JAIL BATH YIELDS $1200
Bank Robber's Refusal to Clean
Cp Leads to Search.
ROANOKE. Va Nov. 22. William
V. Porter, alias Harris, and Charles
Carter, held in connection with the
robbery of the Glasgow, Va., bank
early last Friday, upon refusal to
take baths aroused suspicion of jail
attendants last night and a search of
their persons resulted in the finding
of J12(T0, the police announced today.
This money, with $450 found on the
body of James B. Rodgers, who was
killed in a gun fight with police Fri
day, makes a total of $1650 in cur
rency taken from the men, in add!
tion to $96,253 in liberty bonds and
securities discovered in a barracks
bag.
METEOR CAUSES PANIC
West Virginia Town Frightened by
Falling Body.
MORGANTOWN,' W. Va., Nov. 22.
Residents near .Kingwood were
thrown Into a panic tonight when a
large meteor fell at Howesville, ac
cording to reports received here.
Howesville is five miles south of
Kingwood
The meteor struck in the business
section of Howesville. It exploded as
it buried itself in the earth. The
blast was heard for several miles.
An automobile near the railroad
station was damaged by the explosion
and the occupants . of the machine
were dazed, but escaped injury.
ICE SEEN IN ATLANTIC
Berg Reported in Steamship Track
Iva?t of Newfoundland.
BOSTON, Nov. 22. An iceberg in
the steamship track east
foundland was reported in
dispatch today.
of New-
wireless
The appearance of ice in mid-Atlan-Uc
at this season is unusual.
HEAVY LOSSES SUSTAINED
Grain-Growers and Sheep
men Especially Need Help.
REMEDY SEEN 1N TARIFF
Action by Congress, It Is Admitted,
Will Require Time; Sinnott'
and Mondell Confer.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Nov. 22. That there is
dire need for emergency legislation
to tide the farmers of the west and
northwest over an approaching period
of economic readjustment was as
serted by Representative Sinnott of
Oregon in an informal conference to
day with Representative Mondell of
Wyoming, majority leader of the
house.'
Mr. Sinnott saiv- that wheat grow
ers and wool growers especially were
in need of remedial legislation. The
wheat growers, he explained, are be
ing driven to the necessity of selling
their crops on a falling market at
prices considerably below the cost of
production, a condition principally
attributed to the heavy influx of
wheat and -wheat flour from Canada,
under a tariff "law which is working
out to the decided disadvantage, of
domestic producers.
Sheepmen's Plight Worse.
The wool grower finds himself in a
considerably worse predicament In
that he Is practically without.' a mar
ket for his product at any price.
Majority Leader Mondell said the con
dition described by Mr. Sinnott was
similar to what he had found in his
own state, "Wyoming, and adjacent
states, but ' tha t he could not see
clearly any immediate legislative
solution oft the farmers' problem.
It was decided that the question
should be taken up with the members
of the house ways and means commit
tee with a view to devising some plan
for legislation- to be hurried through
congress as early as possible . after
the short session opens two weeks
from today. Tariff legislation is the
only remedy so far suggested and this
can' originate only in the ways and
means committee.
Lawmakcts Are Hopeful.
In the absence of Representative
Fordney of Michigan, . chairman of
the ways and means committee, mem
bers of congress representing agri-
(Concluded on Page 3. Column
Combined
Efforts of Wyoming
Required to Rescue
From Huge Falcon.
Family
Youth
GLENDO. Wyo., Nov. 22. It took
the combined efforts of the Spauld
ing, family today to save 8-year-old
Walter Spaulding from being carried
away by a giant eagle at their ranch
near here.
The huge . bird," with a spread of
eight feet, attacked Walter in the
ranch yard. He grasped the eagle
by the neck and screamed for help.
John, Walter's 7-year-old . brother.
went to the rescue and a third boy
ran for help. Mrs. Spaulding beat
off the bird with a stick and the
eagle attacked her. She was saved
when Mr. Spaulding - came with a
shotgun and shot the bird.
The two boys were severely lace
rated by the eagle's claws
GASOLINE OUTPUT RECORD
Refiners Produce 15,000,000 Gal
lons Daily for 8 Months.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. All gaso
line output records were broken dur
ing: September, the bureau of mines
announced today. Refinerlea pro
duced a daily average of 15,000,000
gallons,' making the output total for
the f irat nine months of 1920 three
and a half, billion gallons as com
pared with 2,900,000.000 gallons dur
ing the same period in 1919.
Exports for the first nine months
of 1920 amounted to 465,439,992, al
most 200,000.000 gallons more than
was sent abroad during the same
period In 1919.
BANK LOOTED BY ROBBER
Cashier and Customer Are Bound
and Gagged by Intruder."
SIOTJX CITY, la., Nov. 22. About
S1200 was taken by a lone robber
who entered the State Bank of Oto,
Iowa, near here, today and bound and
gagged the cashier and a customer In
a rear room of the building.
After helping himself to the cash.
he made his escape through a rear
door.
A customer entered the bank while
the robber was at his work, but was
unaware of what was transpiring and
ofere4 no interference.
WILSON TURKEYS BATTLE
Kentucky Bird Triumphs Over
' Texas Gift at White House.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The White
House grounds were the scene today
of a spirited contest between the tur
key gobblers sent President Wilson
for Thanksgiving by South Trimble
of Kentucky and the chamber of
commerce of Cuero, Tex.
The turkeys were released from
their crates and Texas leaped upon
Kentucky. In the fight the turkey
from Kentucky emerged"" victorious,
though not unscathed.
BUT HOW ABOUT 'OUR EUROPEAN FRIENDS? ' i
'rm. .
18,000 Machine Guns Among
Equipment ' Received During
War to Be Retained.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 More than
$258,000,000 worth of surplus army
ordnance materials has been disposed
of in the last f iscaT-year. according
to the annual report of Major-General
C. C Williams, chief of ordnance.
made public today. Falling market
prices, stringency in the money mar
ket and unsettled shipping conditions
are holding up disposition of remaln-
ng stocks, the report said, and final
closing out of the surplus material.
originally planned for December 31
will probably not be achieved by that
date.
Satisfactory progress has be. a made
in improving existing ordnance models.
particularly aircraft, rifles, bombs and
bomb-dropping devices. General Will
iams reported.
Among equipment received during
the year to be retained, the report
enumerates 118,000 machine guns. 1500
37-millimeter guns. ll.flOOjuns and
howitzers of various calibers, 68,000
automatic rifles and over a million
rifles.
Captured enemy material received
includes over 10,000 machine guns,
2250 pieces of artillery, 72,000 rifles
and 50,000 bayonets.
TURKEY PRICES BOOSTED
Thanksgiving Birds Soar Over
Quotations of. Last Year.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) The price of dressed turkeys
took wing in the wholesale market
today a"d soared to 60 cents a pound,
an increar' of approximately 5 cents
over quotations prevailing on fancy
gobblers on the corresponding day
last year. On the wholesale basis the
consumer will be obliged to part with
65 to 70 cents a pound for the nu
cleus of his Thanksgiving feast.
Thirty-three tons of dressed tur
keys reached this city by express to
day, and it was reported that ten
carloads of, birds are on their way
from Texas. Idaho and Nevada. On
the wholesale dairy produce exchange
during this morning's session the
price of fresh extra eggs broks 10
cents a dozen. Today's quotation of
83 cents a d.ozen compares with last
week's closing figure of 93 cents.
iGE-CBEAM- ON VOTE. BILL
Total of $2 00 Spent on Delicacy
by Taxpayers' League. -BALTIMORE,
Nov. 22. Two nun
dred dollars spent for Ice cream by
the Taxpayers' league of Baltimore
county in the recent campaign was
one result of the entry of women
into politics.
. On the list of expenses filed today
at Towson by B. John Black, treas
urer for the campaign, ice cream ap
pears 11 times as an item of expense.
Expenditures for this confection
1 ranged in the items from $5 to $42.74.
The league also spent $4.98 for cake.
Sitting Is Temporarily
Suspended by Fight.
ANGRY CRIES MARK DEBATE
Accusation of Concealing De
tails Is Resented.
HOOTS FAIL AS SILENCER
Peace Later Is Made When Major
Molson, Unionist, Apologizes to
J. Devlin, Nationalist.
LONDON, . Nov. 22 -Two members
of the house of commons came to
blows this afternoon during the ques
tion period with the Irish situation
under discussion. They were Joseph
Devlin, nationalist, and Major John
Molson. coalition unionist. The sit
ting was temporarily suspended.
Peace was made after Major Molson
had apologized, Mr. Devlin accepting
the apology.
The beginning- of the trouble came
while Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief
secretary for Ireland, -was reading
the details of yesterday's assassina
tion in Dublin to the house. He de
clared that plans of "paid assassins,'
discovered recently, included destruc
tion of life and property in England
as well as in Ireland.
There was a silence except for oc
casional shocked murmurs and when
he had finished appreciable time
elapsed before a single member arose
to ask a question. The speaker, in
fact, had called Sir William Henry
Davidson, who had given notice of
an. emergency question, when Mr.
Devlin arose and was heard to say:
May I ask ?"
Demonstration Is Hostile. '
There immediately came a chorus
of angry cries of "No. sit down." Mr.
Devlin did resume his seat, but ap
parently under a misapprehension, as
directly ' upon Sir William rising to
put his question, the nationalist mem
ber also arose. He was received with
renewed cries of "Sit down!" and was
the object of a hostile demonstration.
Mr. Devlin ignored the speaker'
request .to resume his seat, although
be was assured he would have an
other opportunity of speaking, as an-
other question on Ireland was among
the approved question papers.
The speaker called on Sir William
again, and the member asked his
question, whether the premier was
aware that the house was prepared
at a. single sitting to give him what-
ever power was necessary to stamp
out "the atrocious murder campaign
in Ireland" and whether he would
introduce the necessary legislation
"to enable persons found in posses
sion of arms and ammunition without
a permit. In any of the disturbed
areas of, Ireland, to be shot."
Murder Called Cold-Blooded.
Mr. Lloyd George, rising, said he
shared with the last speaker the hor
ror all felt at the "cold-blooded mur
der" of unarmed British officers.
The government, he continued, had
resolved to suppress murder and con
spiracy in Ireland. It was realized by
all that to suppress such carefully or
ganized, highly subsidized plots would
take time but the government was
convinced that despite the recent hap
Feiilngs the Irish, authorities were
succeeding in breaking up the "gangs
of assassins.
The premier said, however, that
should experience show that the pow
ers possessed by the Irish governmen
had proved insufficient for that pur
pose the government would have
hesitation In asking the parliament
fcr such further authority as might
be necessary to achieve that end.
Mr. Devlin asked why it was that
when Sir Hamar Greenwood, the chief
secretary for Ireland, was asked
question he recited the horrible oc
currences which had happened yester
day and yet said nothing about the
appearance of a military force at the
football match. He was Interrupted
with loud cries of "Sit down."
Refnaal to Sit Down Asserted.
Mr. Devlin retorted: "I shan't sit
down." and continued:
"Why has the house not been made
acquainted with a recital of these
events, of the entry of the military
into the football field and the India
criminate shooting of ten people?"
There were loud cries of "oh" from
the house.
Sir Hamar replied emphatically that
he has been asked nothing about that
question, but that he was prepared
to answer.
. Mr. Devlin again rose, amid angry
cries of "Sit down," and was en
deavoring to speaX when a member
endeavored to pull him down. Mr.
Devlin lunged forward fiercely to
shake off the hold of the member
and the latter, rising to bis feet, the
two closed with each other.
Other members came .forward to
separate the pair, but the two men
struggled forward, Mr. Devlin losing
his coat in the crush but still holding
Bis own. cried. "This is English cour
age and English chivalry, to attack
one man in 600!"
After a minute or two the, pair
were forced into seats by friends and
the speaker suspended the sitting.
Upon resumption of the session Ma---(Concluded
. en Page 2, Column. 4. J
Many Homes Are Raided, Two Arc
Shot and Arrests Are Numer
ous; Cork Has Disorders.
DUBLIN, Nov. !. (By the Asso
iated Press.) There was tremendous
police and military activity in all
arts of the country today. Raids.
searches and arrests were made: To-
ight Dublin was surrounded and ap
arently was being combed by the
military and the police. There was
incessant firing in the evening. A boy
10 years old and a man of 70 were
shot.
There also was much firing In Cork
tonight, but no casualties have been
reported. Raids by men In lorries were
made at the town hall of Cork and
Queenstown and at the residences of
the town clerks of these cities.
Many docum'ents were seized. Thir
ty-six arrests were made at Queens
town. Other places raided included
Kormoy,- Carrick-on-Shannon, Galway.
Listowel and Clonmel. In nearly all
of these places documents belonging
to the local council were taken. At
Galway those taken into custody in
cluded Professor O'Brien and many
students of the college.
Some houses in the vicinity of Gal
way were burned. These included the
jesidence of Mrs. Delia O'Connor,. who
recently returned to ireiana auer a
long residence in the United States.
Jeorge Nurnaghan, well-known North
Ireland solicitor and prominent as a
Sinn Feiner, was arrested in Omagh.
Constable Ryan, kidnaped in Cork
Sunday, has been released.
ALLEGED FORGER JAILED
i
$1250 Check Approved and Bank
Ready to Pay When Man Flees.
W. R. Pearl, for whom authorities
have been searching since Saturday,
was taken Into custody last night at
805 Grand avenue and was held
for Investigation in connection -with
the Issuance of an alleged, bad check.
It was said that on Saturday Pearl
presented a check for $1250, signed
by Carl Thlelman, to the East Side
bank for payment. The check was
drawn on the Citizens' bank, and
when a runner was sent to the latter
bank to find If all were correct Pearl
became nervous and disappeared. The
runner came back with the check.
approved by the Citizens bank, but
further investigation was said to have
shown it to be a forgery.
SPOUSE FIRST, THEN JURY
Mrs. Edison Excused as Foreman
to Nurse Sick Husband.
NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 22. Thomas
A. Edison has a cold and Mrs. Edison
has been excused from jury service
because of it.
The wife of the inventor was to
be foreman of Essex county's second
feminine jury which convened today.
"Her place was filled by Mrs. Edith
Colby, wife of former United States
Senator Colby, after the judge had
granted her request to be released
so she might remain at home with
Mr. Edison.'
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
' The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 52
degrees; minimum. 48 degrees.
TODAY'S -Occasional rain; southwesterly
winds.
Foreign,
CannlbaHsm Is likely to break out aboard
refuse ships in Bosphorus. where thou
sands are practically imprisoned. Pago 1.
League considers help for Armenia. Page 3.
D'Ar.nunzio declares that be will not leave
Fiume and1 calla for rejection of treaty.
Page 20.
Britain and France may refuse to recog
nize Constantine if he returns. Page 6.
Wrangle's defeat told by officer. Page 7.
Assassination orgy subsides in Dublin.
Page 2.
Dublin is surrounded and firing is Inces
sant. Page 1.
Fist fight enlivens Irish debate in house
of commons. Page X.
National.
1258.000,000 of army surplus supplies al
ready sold. Page 1.
Immediate action by congress In behalf
of farmers held unlikely. Page 1.,
Government department virtually boycotts
Western Union Telegraph company.
Page 17.
United States civil rule In Haiti Is de
clared to be worse than military.
Page 1.
Domestic
Giant eagle almost succeeds in carrying
Wyoming Doy away. rage
President-elect Harding Invites democratic
and republican senators to conferences
on world league. Page 1. .
Endurance of Ireland rearing end.. declares
Do Valera. rage z.
Wages, as well as living costs, declared to
be on decline generaiiy. rage a.
Murder net spread for blonde beauty.
Page o. .
Japanese consul accused of pre-election
propaganda against California land
measure. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Tlenresentatlve E. H. Gule of Seattle rjr-
tically assured of speakership-of state
of Washington lower house. Page 11.
State emergency board allows deficiency
appropriations lotaiing sod.vuu. Page 26.
Sports. '
Benson holds Franklin to 14-to-13 victory.
Page 14.
Southern California primed for game with
Oregon. Page 14.
Meehan can ill afford to lose to Boy Mc
cormick. Page 15.
Canadian veterans defeat Kerns, while
four teams tie. Page 15.
Commercial and Marine.
Turkey prices advance with lighter re
ceipts. Page 5.
Wheat slumps at Chicago because of lack
of demand. Page 25.
Substantial advances registered in stock
market.- Page 25.
Four more Portland docks may be razed.
Page 16.
First vessel in liner service between Portland-
and Australia due soon.. Page 16.
Regular sailing schedules between Port
land and China urged by Hongkong
merchant. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Advertise truths, plea of club chief. Pate
26.
Body of Mayor Perclval of Vancouver Is
found hanging in woods: suicide is ver
dict. Page 19.
Cement firm again faces ' prosecution.
Page 8.
Three thousand pay last tribute to slam
patrolman. Page 12.
Cannibalism Is Likely to
Break Out.-
THOUSANDS ARE HALF MAO
Conditions of Appalling Filth
Are Seen by Visitors.
SUICIDES ARE NUMEROUS
Terrible Catastrophe Is Predicted
Unless Relief Measures Arc
Taken on Greater Scale.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 22. By
the Associated Press.) The condition
of the refugees aboard the 90 or more
ships strung along the Bosphorus is
appalling and a terrible catastrophe
Is feared unless the promptest meas
ures are taken to land the thousands
who are writhing in misery and
pain. The correspondent Visited sev
eral of these "floating hospitals and
madhouses" today and returned to
shore with forebodings of impending
calamity.
None of the refugees has as yet
been taken ashore, excepting the eick
and diseased and the insane, the
latter of whom have been numerous. -
Filth Aboard Is Terrible.
As t.he correspondent rode across
the Bosphorus an unpleasant dor
from the ships was apparent. An
American relief officer accompanied
him. As soon as they , boarded the
ships the clothing of both was virtu
ally torn off by half maddened refu
gees who begged to be taken to land
on the open hills which border the
Bosphorus.
Men, women and children, regard
less of age or sex, are herded to
gether promiscuously on the ships
day and night in & state of appalling
filth.
Many women of distinguished de
meanor despite their bedraggled ap
pearance offered to barter their val
uables, jewels and furs for a crust
of bread or a glass of water. la
some cases the refugees have been
without water for 11 days. t .
Suicides Are Numerous.
The correspondent heard there had
been numerous suicides of desperate
refugees going insane during the
night hours. They spoke of ghastly
temptation and the sobbing call of
the eea at night when they were dy-'
ing with thirst. Many refugees were
restrained from jumping overboard,
but many succeeded.
The American navy Is assisting in
transporting sick women to hospitals
and the near east relief has been
busy. War hardened relief nurses
were moved to tears by maddened
mothers offering their children to
visitors and the scenes of separation
have been beyond description.
The death rate has been abnormal -as
the result of the biting cold and
the lack of food. The American Red
Cross is offering 36,000 rations daily,
and several Americans are offering
donations and subscriptions.
Cannibalism Is Feared.
The French government, which is
in full charge of the relief work, is
Incapable of dealing with the situa
tion and is appealing to the near east
relief, whose funds are limited. The
fear was expressed by the ship's of
ficers that cases of cannibalism
would occur unless food supplies are
received promptly. In many cases
they had to fight off maddened men
from slaying children, they declared.
The American hospiW in Stamboul
Is crowded to capacity and the Amer
ican Red Cross is giving all its avail
able medical supplies.
VESSEL GOING TO PIECES
Hope of Saving Joan of Arc Xovr
Practically Abandoned.
MARSHFJELD, Or.. Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) Telephone Information today
from Port Orford declared the last
hope of the owners that the Joan .of
Arc might be saved is gone, as half
of the craft has broken away, one
mast is down and the sea again is
rough. During a calm last Saturday
Captain Michelson and his five men
were able to make several trips to
the wreck and secured some of the
valuables on board.
Th3 heavy storm last night, accom
panied by much wind, drove the craft
nearer to shore and it appea'ra now
that all that keeps the remainder of
the vessel from going to pieces is the
lumber in her hold. v
ELECTION COST 4 MILLION
Republican Committee's Final Re
port Shows $189,42 8 Deficit.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Campaign
expenditures of the republican na
tional committee between June 14 and
November 19 totaled 4,022.580.09 and
receipts amounted to $3,833,152.14, ac
cording to a final report received to-,
day by the clerk of the house of rep-
resentatives from Fred W. Upham.
treasurer of the committee.
The report indicated that the com
mittee had incurred a deficit of?
lo9,428.86. ' -