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VOT XX NO 22.1 Kwtrrma batma Cha Matter VU'' AAl . .( Pa.toffc. Portland. Oncol. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNES jD AY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1921. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TNAt KIWI STAND . CtMTs "HO WD THE ELECTION COME OUT?" THEY SHOUTED ABOVE -Group of marooned passengers on an O-W. R. & N. limited, stalled at Bridal Veil, got their first news from the outside world since Saturday, yeslerday, when C. Piper, a photographer from Sandy's, fought his way up to the train. Everyone's first query was as to the result of the world's fair election. The lower picture shows how wires are festooned alonq; the railroad and highway between Corbett and Latourell. Rotaries had cleared the track at this point. IWWaPPaMMMBMMWWWi WmeBSSSSSB.Ktif.VUl.'llli.W, .'Fill' T, mMUlA Itnii i j i j.ii.jiLi.miaua.aftj ', -..-' s '--v i f ' r " ' f Ntx ft; S v. V Mv f4fea1 1 o )W I .: I !fl74i ft ? J t! -.'.-. f 2pt .' il i- v,..- if ti MMMHtwAwMSMt a wjUnii.teaatgB " iiiiiuiiiiiiip i i iiiiimmwm fit I ' " ' I ' y t 1 na! II ! S - : 1. 1 Vi- 5' , $ '.' .-iVlf - v ' I 'rii.i-A J it?-1?! V''sfr i i fl -a J A,tv --n v v. v x EXTRA SESSIONTWO ROTARIES OF CONGRESS TACKLE SNOW COMES TO END JAM IN GORGE i , . Finis Written on! Special Ses sion Called Last April; Sen . ate Adopts Tax Revision Bill by 39 to 29; Harding Signs It. warmer lemperature cringing Relief From Effects of Blizzard in Wasco County; T)ie Dalles Food Supply Running Low. Washington. Nov. 23 (I. X. S.) The special session of congress, called last April, came to a close late this after noon. J At 4:01 the gavel of Speaker Gillett fell, announcing the house of represen tatives in adjournment for the present session. The senate adjourned at 4 :37. Congress will meet again December 5. Half an hour before adjournment President Harding signed the tax re vision bill. Th president went ito the capitol to sign bills awaiting his action and the tax revision bill was ; one of the first measures to which he affixed his signa ture. , SEX ATE ADOPTS IT! The president's signing of the bill fol lowed action by the i senate adopting the conference report ion it. The vote on adoption was 39 to 29. Six Republicans voted against the report. They were Borah. Idaho ; Ladd, Xorth Dakota : La Pollette, Wisconsin ; Moses. New Hampshire : Xorbeck, South Dakota, and Xorris, Xebraska. Only one Democrat Voted for the re port Broussard of. Louisiana. OX PARTY LINES The alignment for and against the report was otherwise along strictly party lines. It is estimated that the bill will pro vide between $3,100,000,000 and $3,250,- 000,000 in revenues' next year and effect reduction in taxes of $70,000,000 this year and $835,200,000 next year. It re peals the excess profits taxes of Jan uary 1, 1922, and fixes the maximum surtax rate on incomes at fifty per cent instead of 65 per cent as at present. SN0WPL0WT0 OPEN TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY County Commissioners, Dispatch Crew of Men and Also Tractor! to Remove Ice; Owners of Stalled Autos Urge Action. r i HOOD RIVER DIGS WAY TO lOUTSiOE PASSENGERS DUG from mm Oil Surgeons Operate as Flood Rages SNIPERS TERRORIZE Out of th mow by ThankMKivtr.K Thin In th hoiw of jmsncnBiTK train (tailed, on the north bank of the CorumMa In tit Mlsxard which dencend rd Sunday. T train on the S. P. S. line at Cooks wr In the clear today and one on (ha O-W. R. X. Una at Lyle was al mrwt clear after rotary plows dug away drift In their Immediate vicinity. They maile ready to "tart toward Portland. when slide and about at Hardy I creek and Stevenwm we'e reported. ttV.T IttTVKV. HU TKP A eiralihl run Into Portland thus pre vented, It I probable that the two river boat, the Portland and the Un dine, which left up-river Tuesday night and til la mornlr.ft. will bring hack the paaeenier liefore mnrnlnif. Track were otn tiljy on the Oregon Id a far a Bridal Veil anil n the Washington aide to Cooke, with the ex Cptlon of ltdea whrh Mocked the track fter the plow had paiwed The train ak I.yle and Tonka will run far a S!evnon. wher- paaM'iifrer will be tranferre4 to the b.t. Plenty of provision are aboard. TRK fcg CI r: Rrn On the Oregon side track were clear today on the east aide of the gorue al rnont a far Wyeth. By tonight It U expectant that way will be opened to Cacal lAM;ka The worst section in Jammed by drift of from 50 to 60 feet high. From U to ;i mile of track is completely blocked with drift. Train No. 1. which had been stalled at Roosevelt since Sunday, was moving .toward Paco thl inornlnn o be iW toured Into Portland today via the Northern Pacific railroad. Train No. 1 03 on the Oregon Trunk line la still wallowing in a 20 foot snow drift and the paengr are being sup plied with food being brought overland fcy messenger' on snow shoes. On of in Oregon Trunk relief en gine which went to tle relief of No. - 101 rtunda? has been dug out of the drift to the south and' two engines and crew of laborer I to start Into the snowy wastes this morning In an attempt to roach the train, which has been stalled sine Saturday night. All other trains which wrer stalled t th gorgo hava been given relief. West Scio. Nov. 23. An operation was performed on a 12-year-old girl at the Scio hospital Sunday morning during the hours that the flood was at Its highest The surgeon's feet were partly under water, but a feverish attempt was made to save her life. According to lat est reports she w-ll live, in spite of a ruptured appendix. The other patient or the hospital, Mrs. RerUia Price, an Eiced woman, was moved upstair and did not suffer to any extent from the flood. BELFAST'S STREETS Belfast. Nov. 23. (U. P.) A new reign of terror was Instituted in. Belfast this afternoon when gunmen ran through the streets firing at pedestri ans. Two women were shot down, a man was killed and scores injured in renewal of the fighting. Hood River, Nov. 22.-(Tus(iayJ. For the past 18 -hours Hood River has bean engaged in digging ouli after the worst blizzard and snowstorm' within the mem ory of those who have lived here 40 years. Opening with ; a blizzard last Friday night, the elements did their worst for "0 hours, until from three to five feet of snow had fallen on the level and up to 50 feet in the Crifts. By Saturday night all wire and train communication was cut off and before midnight all roads closed by deep drift-In- snow. On Sunday the mercury was down to 17 degrees and with lov- tem perature the snow changed into granu lated ice, after it fell, resembling sand, and made the roads impassable to all except showshoes and ski. On Tues day morning rain fell for about two i urs and glazed the entire countryside. AtTOS STALLED This made it impossible to use horse- drawn plows and all attempts to open roads had to be abandoned. A heavy rain fell Tuesday night and it may be possible to put the plows to work some time today. It is believed that oves 100 automobiles were snowbound in this county on the Columbia river highway, but fortunately without any fatalities, ! Ranchers are breaking through the snow to the occupants and feeding and sheltering them until the roads are open so they can reach this city. No fatalities have heen reported in any sections of the vallty, but the heavy snows haVe caused a number of build ings to collapse. ! The Odell grade school, completed last summer at a cost of $25,000. collapsed By Fred H. McNril Correspondent of The Journal The Dalles, Nov. 23. Partially clear lr.g weather and warmer temperature are bringing relief to Wasco county to- day from its or deal of storm which has resulted in complete paralysis of transportation and business since Saturday. J. P. O'Brien, general manager of the O-W. R. & N company, is now at the scene of the trouble in the Co lumbia river gorge. He arrived at The Dalles last night from Spokane, and i. ft this morning in a special train for the west O'Brien expected to go through to Portland, his train carrying him to Cascade Locks from whence he hoped to continue the journey by boat Two rotaries are now- working on the e? end of the snow Jam in the gorge. 0'. Vn having brought one down from I the Spokane division with him yester day. FARMERS BRING TCRKEYS For the first time today Farmers be pan getting into the city with sleijrhs and they are bringing food supplies which were being needed badly. Sleigh loads of turkeys are being hauled to the markets. A carload of turkeys, destined for the Portland market and which was to have been shipped Saturday, is still held here. No freight has moved in any di rection since Saturday. Fresh meat supplies will be exhausted by Friday, butchers reported, unless new shipments are received from Port land. Boats are supposed to be bring ing up stuff, but O'Brien said that the locks are impassable because the oper ating mechanism for the gates is. frozen BREAD UPPLT LOW Since the first of the week there has -ejso been a bread scarcity. Inasmuch as half the local supply is shipped in from Portland. The. rotary plow brought in yesterday left at midnight for the gorge, accom- ( Concluded on Paae Three, Column One) TREE FALLS, KILLS YOUTH IN HOUSE Hillsboro. Nov. 23. Frank At wood, aged 16, was instantly killed Monday night about 11 o'clock when a tree, two feet in diameter crashed ipto the At wood home in the mountains above Buxton. Mrs. Atwood. his mother, and a younger brother, were in the house at the time. When. Gust Schmidlin, Charles Schmidlin, overseas veteran, and Fritz Brown were extracting the body from under the fallen tree, another tree crashed across the fallen trunk and struck within a few feet of where they were working. Mrs. .Atwood was severely injured and Is under the care of a physician. She will recover. The younger brother escaped unhurt. The fatality follows the tragic death of the father, George Atwood, who was killed by a logging locomotive at Scofield, October 10. In an effort to open the Columbia river highway to traffic a snow plow and tractor with a crew of workmen started out this afternoon by way of Troutdale on the north bank of the Sandy. This was decided today by the county commissioners, who met with half a dozen motorists, whose automobiles are stalled in drifts on the highway. The motorists say that at least 150 cars are buried under the snow between Port land and The Dalles. TRACTOR ON WAY The tractor started out at 11 o'clock. It makes only five milea an hour, and Ccrbett where the first drifts choke the highway, is 20 miles away, so the tractor was not due there until 3 o'clock. Shortly after noon a bus carrying a dozen autoists, whose cars are stalled in the highway, started for Corbett to help Poadmaster Eatchel's gang of 15 men who will help push the tractor through. The autoists stopped at Kelly Butte rock- pile on the way out to get spades and picks to use on the frozen snow. Another bus will be sent by the Shep- pnrd Auto Bus line at J o'clock Thurs day morning, A. Jaloff, manager, an nounced. The bus will leave the St Charles hotel, providing free transforta- t:on for owners, whose cars are snowed in. The commissioners made arrange ments with O. V. Badley of the Alex- ander-Badley company to hire his trac- tor at $3.50 an hour to propel a snow plow. The tractor wiH propel the plow through the snow, cutting a swath of nine feet at the rate of from two to five miles an hour, Bradley say. SLIDES FEARED Deputies Wilson and Mollenhour, dis patched by the sheriffs office to make an inspection of the Columbia river highway, penetrated as far as the Vista house in u motorcycle and sidecar Tues day, but were then forced to abandon their machine. - They continued afoot, but were unable to reach the " figure eight" curve. The snow at many place is four or five feet deep and has an ice crust four . tachea thick. The deputies were without spiked shoes and were in dan ger repeatedly of slipping off the road and sliding hundreds of feet off the cliffs. Along the Sandy river and in the Co lumbia river gorge there Is constant danger from slides of dirt and from chunks of ice that come hurtling down Thanks for Blessings Await Hour By Kret.W. Peter The ttame spirit of thankfulness which abided in the hearts of the FHgrlti Fathers on the cold shores of New Kng land exactly 300 year ago will rule in Portland tomorrow Thanksgiving day. Portland Is thankful, a were the Pil grims, for the many blessings of the past year. As a city. Portland has been spared many of the ills which often be fall a metropolis during a year. Portland has prospered cotnmtri tally and financially, has been spared from the scourges of any death-d.allnc plague, and has not had to contend with any serious Internal strife arising out of the radical element C. 8. LEADS WORLD Portland is also thankful becaoae she belongs to the nation that today Is lead ing the way in the world toward limita tion of armament, and that is doing much in other ways to relieve suffering and distress in the war-stricken coun tries. The day will be generally observed with special community church services in about 50 centers throughout the city. by the closing of al) public buildings, schools, banks and courts, and the sus pension of activities by practically all business houses. The postofOces of the'eity will also bj closed all 'day, with the exception of a stamp window at the- main oetofflce and the central station. Fifth and Mor rison streets. These stamp windows will be open from 8 a. m. to noon only. Per ishable packages only will be delivered during the day. Regular holiday col lections of outgoing mail will be made in time to catch the regular mail tralng. FOOTBALL UAM E, FEATURE Forx the lover of sports a apex-ial Thanksgiving day football game has been arranged for 1 :30 p. m. at Mult nomah field between the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club and the Uni versity of Oregon. The Portland Hunt CASEY SMILES AT VFROICT IN I mmm aarswa' B FIRST DEGREE I Well, They Gave Me the Limit; lTd r Rather Have That Tharv Just Part," Says Phillips' Slayerj Alleged Accomplice on Trial. (Concluded on Pace Elena. Column One) L QwER DOCKS III Lan Casey must hang for the murder of James H. (Bock) Phillip, O-W. R. ft N. special aent. who was slain by boxcar band Ms the night of June 14 la the Mock's bottom railroad yard. A Jury returned a verdict of "guilty as charged" in Circuit Judge Kava naugh' court at 10 o'clock this morning. The verdict wa said to have been reached on the first ballot after the Jurrors received their final Instruction Tuesday night, but they could not at first agree on whether to recommend lie Imprisonment or the death -penalty. The decision to recommend th 'extreme ' punishment was arrived st during the night. Casey received V verdict with a smile. lie showed ho sign of nervoui nes or fear. He stood while the verdk. t was being read and then sat down with out comment, pulled s package t ( cigarettes from his pocket and calmly lighted one. He then held out hi hands for the hsndcuffs snd as Iteputy Sheriff Ken dall led him back to Jail, he said: "Well, they gave me the limit. I'd rather have that than just part way." Casey will be sentenced Saturday morning st :J0. HIRN8 TRIAL XEXT As soon a Casey had been taken bark to jalL Judge Kavanaugh reconvene! court and began the selection of a Jury tor tne trial of John U Burns, allege 1 (Concluded on Page Two, Column Two) (Concluded on Page Two Column Three) FIVE ARRESTED IN LI BOOT EGG NG PLOT TWO FEET WATER Lower levels of waterfront docks were under two feet of swirling, muddy water as. noon today when the Willamette river reached a height of 1? feet or 2 feet above flood stage. From every indication obtained .by the weather bureau from Willamette valley points the flood had about reached Its crest at Portland. From Salem dowa the river the flood is falling. Some rains hara-fallen in the valley, but not In sufficient quantly to affect the river Any further. Wells predicts that the river at Port land will remain stationary this after roon and begin to fall rapidly tonight. Great masses of driftwood were Cost ing on the surface of the muddy tor rent this morning snd the current was so swift that extra hawsers had to be thrown out to hold steacsers along the waterfront. Broken and drifting ltfg booms were giving the harbor patrol plenty of ai.xlety and hard work during the morn ing. The current is so swift that it has been found almost Impossible to keep the booms to their moorings. Occasional rains are predicted to fall through the Willamette valley today, but I the volume is not expected to be great enougn to cause lurtner trouble rrom the Willamette. ( CooriutW os Pas Elaw, CeiuM Tfaiwt) 'FATTY' AR6UCKL E MAY TAKE STAND tl'owchada4 ea law Tww. Cwhuna Sena, 11,345 Telephones Eeported Crippled By Loads of Ice With 11,345 telephones reported out of service in the city at noon today, C. K Hickman, manager ol the Portland office of the Pacific Telephone & Tele graph company, announced that rehabili tation would be pushed as rapidly as possible. Estimates of the probable length of time until full repairs are made are a follows : Tabor. 4880 telephones out of service, reeatablishment uncertain as full extent of damage not yet determined. Woodlawn. 1494 stations out of serv ice, complete restoration by Novem ber 30. Sellwood. 980 stations out ot service, complete restoration by November 29. Arleta. 930 stations out of service, re- establishment uncertain as full extent of damage undetermined. Automatic exchanges. 1301 stations out of service, complete restoration Novem ber 30. Kast, 575 stations out of service, com plete restoration by November 26. Main, Marshall and Broadway, 129 1 stations out of service, complete restora tion November 26. Columbia. 18 stations out of service, complete restoration today. Many long distance lines to the north re out of service due to trouble at Castle Rock. To the south conditions are expected to be normal by tonight and to the west service to Tillamook will probably be in .full operation by night. Time of reeetablishment of lines tj the east Is problematic Belfast. Nov. 23. Fighting in Belfast broke out again at noon today. Terrified pedestrians fled the streets as tne snipers and gunmen resumed their miniature battles in several districts. Eleven persons have beep killed in rioting here since yesterday morning, the police announced today. On? hundred persons were wounded, many' of them probably fatally. Several hundred were hurt by flying stones and mob violence. Authorities announced that curfew would be sounded at 8 :30 tonight when all persons must be off tne city streets. The situation was under control after noon, although the city had the appear ance of being in a state of siege, with numerous armored cars at congested points and troops patrolling the streets. SINN FEINERS LOOK VPOX SITUATION AS HOPELESS By Daniel O'Connell London. Nov. 23. (I. N. S.) Sinn Fein leaders here today did not appear very optimistic of a favorable outcome of the conference between Premier Lloyd Oeorge and Sir James Craig, Ulster pre mier, scheduled for tomorrow. The belief grew among Sir Arthur Griffiths and others of the Sinn Fein delegation that the government would (Concluded on Pace Eleven, t'olunm Poor) 8000 Cigarmakers Join in Walkout Legal Machinery Operates to Pay Gardner Reward Phoenix, Ariz.. Nov. 23. U. P.) The grand jury and a trial "jury were or dered convened in federal court here today to consider action against Roy Gardner, famous bandit, for the at tempted robbery of a Santa Fe mail car which resulted in his capture. Gardner already has two 25 year sen tences standing against him for pre vious robberies. He is to be tried on the Santa Fe charge solely in order that Herman In derlied. mail clerk, may receive the $5000 government reward for "capture and conviction" of persons attempting to rle the mails, it wai announced. Bandits Bob Purser; Escape With $5000 1 San Francisco. Nov. 23. (I. N. S.) Three unmasked and youthful bandits at noon today held up a taxi carrying Charles Eeighton, purser of the steamer Marama of the Hind-iRolph line, and escaped with a bag of gold coin contain ing $5000. They made their getaway in an automobile. j Marshal Foch Will Spend December 1 As Portland Guest Skirmishing between rival gangs of bootleggers early this morning resulted in the arrest of five men, three held on charges of impersonating officers and two held as material witnesses. Oscar Lund and Claude V. (Blackie) Dudrey and H. Barton are charged with rep resenting themselves to be officers la order to search the home of Simon Co hen, 267 Sherman street, where they apparently expected to find 0 cases of whiskey. Izzie Krichevsky and L. Anderson are held as material witnesses. At 1 o'clock this morning the three first named appeared at the home of Cohen, the father of "Scotty" Cohen. who is known as the "king of the news boys," and demanded 60 cases of whis key which they claimed were in the house, according to the story told the police. They asked to see 'Scotty" Cohen. Simon Cohen told them his son was not at home. They displayed a star ana two revolvers and demanded admit tance to the house, stating they had come t6 search for whiskey, according to the story told the police by Cohen. Simon Cohen was held up at the point of a revolver and forced to admit the men, the police were told. After search ing the house from garret to cellar with out finding the whiskey, the three men drove away in a large automobile. The three men claimed the 60 cases of Fay Bainter Admits Her Secret Marriage Los Angeles. CaL. Nov. 23. (L N. 8.) Confirmation of a report that she had been secretly married "some time ago" to Lieutenant Commander Reginald V'enable of the U. a S. Arizona of the Pacific fleet, was given here today by Fay Bainter, an actress widely known In New York. Friends of the couple said they became acquainted In New York three years ago. San FVarwlar n tl tna!Kllit that Roacoe Arbuckle. famed comedian, now on trtal for manslaughter growing out of ths death or Virginia -flappe, may take the witness stand la his owa de fense, set the courtroom hi a high state of interest Just before convening of to day session of Arbuckle trial. Arbuckls's lawyers would not reveal their plans with regard to caJlina Ar buckle. but there seemed to be nor than an even chance that he would tes tify. Half an hour before opening of to- ' day's session the corridors of the Halt of Justiee were filled with people eager for an opportunity to see the big come dian fighting in court for his freedom. Arbuckle arrived at court early ia &ne of his luxurious motor cars. He was ac companied by Mints Durfee, his faith ful wife. The defense was to devote the'day to . direct testimony and at noon th Jury -and the, defendant were taken to the suite in the St Francis hotel where Ar buckle s fatal party was held. Jl'KT AT HOTEL The defense was to devote the morning; ' to direct testimony and this afternoon was to take the jury to the suite In the St. Francis hotel where Arbuckle's fatal party was held. Depositions from Lowell Sherman, Broadway favorite, and from others who were guests at Arbuckle's party might be read during the morning sesslotv It wss stated. The prosecution revealed to newspa per men before court convened that it bad elaborate rebuttal testimony In pros (CoaclBOst on Pag Two. Coiama It) i Ybor City. Fla, Nov. 2Z. (I. X. S.) Right thousand cigar makers employed in factories here today walked out on strike demanding a resumption of the eld wage scale. This follows similar action by 10,000 men employed at West Tampa. One of the union leaders was kidnaped last night and has not been found. Gas Warfare Uses To Be Fixed Today . Washington, Nov. 23.1 L N. S.) The attitude of the United ' States towards the use of gas in future warfare wQl be taken up this afternoon by the land armament committee of the American advisory council. Carmi Thompson, chairman, announced i Edison Sees War Gas Terrors K . ? at s at at at t t at t. Could Kill Myriads in Instant (Coocladad on Pace EleTen, Column Three) Ferdinand Foch. marshal of the French army and generalissimo of the inter allied forces during the World war. will arrive in Portland December 1 for an all-day visit. He is making a tour of the United States and his trip to the Pacific coast is in company with Hanford MacNider, the newly elected national commander of the American Legion. G. Lane Goodell, commander of the Oregon slate department of the Ameri can Legion, and Edward J. Elvers, na tional chef de gere of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, the social or ganization within the legion, will go to Seattle to meet the party of distin guished soldiers. The day's program for Portland Is under the direction of the American Legion and arrangements are beingmade for a mass meeting, to which the public is invited to be held In the Armory. A banquet is planned for the visitors In the Chamber of Commerce building and it will be headed by Captain Paul Hathaway. United States army. Weather permitting, Marshal Foch and his party giater. 150 Marimar place, former su- w ill be taken for a trip over the Colum- (-preme court justice of Oregon, read and Spirit of Doormat Works as Talisman On Burglar's Heart "If you treat them risht tbey doo't tercet it" Folklore of Uw Unnuboc. On the doormat was written in cheer ful lettters. big and friendly, "Welcome." Burglars busy with the technical details of breaking into the home of W. T. By Alias L. Bestos International Nt ernce Staff Coin indnt Copj-riht. mux. International Ne Seme) Orange, N. J., Nov. 23. Thomas A. Edison is opposed "to seeking trade In China at the cannon's mouth." He told me so. in these words, in his laboratory today. "If we cannot get business in China In competition with the rest of the world," he said, "we should get out. Every na tion that Is In possession of Chinese ter ritory or of 'spheres of influence in China should also get out. China should be left alone. Other nations should Russia. Russia has more land than . she needs or can use. snd buying land i a cheaper way to get it than going to ' war." Mr. Edison Is of the opinion that 6 next war will be a good thing to keep out r f. He spoke of tbe great pro grass -that has been made since hostilitisa In Europe ceased. In the manufacture of poison gas. It would only be a ques tion of time, he said, until th Ger man would learn of the discoveries, snd. if they should care to do so, they cvuld fly over to Pari and In fir min utes kill everybody with gas without help her with money and credits snd. kf breaking a window pane bia highway. The executive com rn I tee of the Oregon stats department will meet In Portland December 1 and National Commander MacNider will be asked to address the body. Lord Beatty Plans to Return Home Nov. 30 Washington, Nov. 23. (L N. S.) Lord Beatty, first lord of the British admiralty and chief naval advisor of the British delegation to the armament conference, ' will return to London No vember. 30, it was announced at th British headquarters today. r.mreciated the message of the mat. Some time later, after they had ran sacked the house from top to bottom, they remembered that "welcome." Each time they came upon something that appealed to them that "welcome" flashed back at them like the little or phan's face in the movies. At last con science and remorse beat down their stony cynicism. They returned each bit of loot to Us accustomed place and started to leave the house. Again they crossed the mat the bit of hemp that acted as a turning point. They could stand it no longer. For, after alL they were burglars and that mat It meant so much to them. They took It along to remember the kindness of that home where even burglars could read as a welcome on the doormat. desired, advice, but there should be no question of China's right to exercise full sovereignty ever her own territory. JAPA5 GITEK ADVICE "If I were running Japan. I would no more toucn unmese territory man i would touch a cobra. Japan, more than any nation in the world, should want to cee China intact and independent. China is a vast market at the doorsteps of Jspan. Japan la better situated to supply this market than any other counfry. "This Is because she does not have to pay ocean freight rates over long dis tances. 8he has everything to gain by keeping out of China herself and urging every other nation to keep out. because she needs only an even chance to beat most of her competitors. If Japan can buy our cotton, make It Into cloth and sell it for less than w can put cotton cloth into China, Japan should get the trade. LET HER BTT LA5D "Japan should strive to be the Eng land ot the Far East a great manu facturing nation prospering on foreign commerce. If shs seeds more land for bet people) to live oa let her buy It from a grwat "Could you kill everybody in city In 6 minutes?" I asked. "I think I could." he replied. "I could at any rate, after I made a few mora experiments. " AlKPLAXEft AXD GAS "Future wars." he continued- "are gs It.g to be waged almost exclusively with airplanes, submarines sod gas. BatUe--sMp will not count for much. Guns are very spectacular Instruments tor killing they make a great noise, and explosive shells blow great holes tn the earth but guns do not carry destruc tion over a broad area. "A' boasting shell kills only thoa who art within s few feet of it. A slngls el-erg of such gas sa che mists now know how to make. Is auffkeicntty dead Iv to kill every man. woman aad child. . in an area equivalent to five or six city biOCka. "That t why I say It would not be . u'fflcult to send a flock of airplanes over a city and kill every inhabitant within five minutes without breaking a pane of glass. All that Is necessary ts to make gas that is very poisonous a owl very heavy. Heavy gas settle oa the earth so that no on in the vicinity can escape it." w ?! '41: