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CITY EDITION CITY EDITION 1?m All Umrm and Wm All Tmm . v If yon want to know "what is 'wring on in .the radio world. read, the radio -department of The Sunday -Journal. ' Happen tngs in Portland, and the United, States are chronicled titer for the radio bug.." , ft All Here and it's All Trua THE WEATHER- Unsettled with o-v , cesional rata tonight and Thursday ; winds becoming; southeasterly. . . ,, Portland.... .4.34 - New Orleans.. 4l Boise... .......;.28K New York. ...82 Los Angeles. ...... 4S St. Paul. 88 Minimum temperatures Tuesday : 1 VOL. XX. NO. 226. Cetera Sesosd-CUs Mute at Tmtmtilm. PatCaad, Oram PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29 1022. SIXTEEN; PAGES. IIUCE TWO CENTS CI TRMNft S.NJD tw TAftoa rlK CaMTa. -j, s ft - Community Chest Facts Quota .... $648,329.00 Tuesday. , $380,41 2.00 ml i V I . : .: ..---: ' -"" 'v When you , sit down to s Thanksgiving dinner With loved 1 ones around you 'And friends I A nd good things : to eat, Will you, 'When you list1 the things for which you are thankful Htalth, : . V Prosperity, Hope, Love- (Add this to thi list? ' "I am thankful be cause 1 1 'have made isomer one ' els thank. ful' by sharing my blessings! "lhave given . Through the. Com munity Chest : ; To protect motherless babies, . To feed the hungry, To shelter the aged, 4t To care for the sick, 4 To bring a new faith in human kindness to someone robbed by I adverse circumstances of - ability for self support,, deprived lof the routine blessings I take for granted and of joyous expectation for the future' If you can t say this, can , you be - truly' 1 thankful,' "; With merely a selfish,, self-indulgent ; Thanksgiving? ' You still have a . chance.' .,ri , Givejo the Communi ty Chest today; ; M ake tomorrow xt real Thanksgiving irr i 6 Facts!, Fas!! r Facts!!! . V: 7 f Site business judgments are possible only when they- are' - cased on lacts " -; : Our instructions ta the corps - of - correspondenta covering . - daily. ' developments ; in the ' - great - trade ' "center - is, briefly. 'Send only Facts! Facts!! Facts!!! For accurate, sound and an - .thontatiTe financial . read 4 Te Jourhfil K 91 1 hi - r. x. - rV CHEST CRY ECHO FROWI PILGRIMS From Distant Plymouth Shores Comes Reminder, of Portland's Duty , in Filling Community Chest; Need More Workers. . By Tells "Wlaser $ f. Never . before j have the people of Portland had such a a ideal opportunity 1 to make real and practical, the spirit of ' the first Thanfcsgi ving by , bear- ins; the burdens of the city's helpless, homeless, sick, and needy, suchjas Is offered by fining the Community Chest. - After more than a week's campaign there is only 9380,412 in the bis; chest, which must care for all of the city's dependents for,: a year. Little work la being-, done today snd solicitation activities will be entirely suspended on Thanksgiving, bst ' on Friday General E. k CU. rSarnmons and .Mrs. Victor Brandt, 'general of the woman's divi sion, urge . upon the men and women of Portland to put themselves in the attitude of being a part of the cam paign organisation. . ..... j AX.fc MT8T HELP ,5 .r-f'' "' ' "The few of us who have Jbeen heading; up the campaign are utterly powerless unless the people of Port land meet us half way," said General Sammonj. "Unless they can be made to feel that it ia their drive, as well as ours, we will , not succeed. For this reason we are asking for new workers. ,500 men and women who will be willing to contribute, few hours a day Jor th next Week, - to report to headquarters friaay morning, second floor. of the old Honeyman Hardware (Concluded oa fats Tirelf. Cobras Fi) CONFERENCE BAL K Zausanne. JTov. (I. N. S.) -An gered by the ; allies new plans Jot deniilltartzatiesvif th.Aegeau islands. the Turks, withdrew this Afternoon from ;the siib-commtealoff bf the Near East . peace , conference: dealing; with the future status' of islands' off the Turkish -. coast. . 'The-, Turks -demanded sovereignty over, the most . important islands, claiming- that Greece might attempt to use them at some future time as war bases. . John Dekay, an American. Is here representing sn AngloFranco-Amerl-can oil syndicate. The syndicate is said to have concessions ; In An tolls, Mesopotamia and Mosul. Its capitali sation is $150,000,000. , A. considerable amount of the syn dicate's property was formerly pri vately owned by the heirs of former Sultan Abdul Hamld. Mr. Dekay is said ' to have been favorably received by the Turkish-envoys. I - Boge ' Suicide Plan BelievPatterned Mter Dusany Drama - 4f x m j1' ii - i V Los'Angetes, or. 89. I. K. S.) A startling new theory- to --explain , the suicide of Vaden EJwynne Boge, who ended his life by taking poison, at a death luncheon in his room at the Alex andria hotel, was advanced today. -, The new theory was that ' Bogs planned his death in-imitation of the suicide In - Dusany's dramatic - play, "The Invited Guest." In , Dusany's play a . youth, enters a cafe and, although he is alone, orders a- dinner served for two. He explains to the waiter that he has Invited a Truest, who will appear later, and . the dinner is served. ' f- v . . ' The youth eats' his "dinner alone, the empty chair across the table from him wvth the untouched food in front of it. Then, as he finishes, he takes poison and dies. -:.: - - Boge's body was today sent to Ilills borot.Or, for burial. - - TUISATPEAGE Spirit of Thanks Prevails Festal Day Cheer Revived One who should mount the heights o'ertopninff the city on the west Thurs day, might look back in thedirecUon from ; which ' he had come and see smoke "rising peacefully and t Quietly from seme 60,000 chimneys. And if he were fanciful and optimistic he might picture at the base of each chimney a cheery' housewife, mother or sweet heart bendrar to peer into a steaming oven, where the family turkey is sls- Sling. i i ' ; '-i. '"i - He would notice 'that the weekday tumult . eft the city, had subsided and the factories were-closed.- If his hear ing .was Jcesa enough and be listened Lat.the right time, he would hear a hundred church bells calling the peo ple 'together, for Thanksgiving day worship. . . , , : !! , . - riGOtES KECALIB ,'; ' - ' ' . Is case he was a thoughtful person, he would ponder tha this was the on truly - American,- day, - which had. mar vlved and 'prospered since the nation was founded. He would fancy the Pil grim Fathers landing on : the bleak coast at Plymouth in November,-1620, and how the next fall, after the first harvest in the 4 New world. " they set aside- a - day . for seriously thanking God. ;'.'-: '- i;i'-v.SlU .-':.-'"-'" ''i .-.' Prom -time to time thereafter, aim Har days were set asi&e, WasMattoo Holiday fq Be1 Simple t Washington, ov. 19. ( V X. S.) Be cause of Mrs. Harding's Illness, plans for a regular Thanksgiving observation at the ; white House - tomorrow have been definitely abandoned. -Instead, ' the ' president snd Mrs. Harding, with possibly a - few intimate friends, wilt pass the day quietly and simply, with no formal festivity of any description. . The president Intends ,- to spend most of the day In the sick room with Mrs, Hardlnz. , , r . - while Mrs. Harding's, condition is said by her ; physician.; Brigadier Geni eral Charles K. Sswyer. to be continu ally improving,, she is not yet able ta partake of solid foods or to stand the strain , of : entertaining -friends. For that reason there will be no frills to morrow..: .i '' Despite the president's edict for strictest simpHcityi s the , "vThlte .-. House has been besieged with holiday jrifts frdm friends all over the nation. ' Eor the Thanksgiving dinner, the president already has received four turkeys, two 'possums and one io-pound pig. White House attaches are extremely optimistic concerning - Mrs. Harding's recovery. She is able, according to friends, to . sit up for rather long periods ' each day, -; although , she has .not yet sufficiently recovered from the long illness to leave -the tick room. She spends some time In reading and - occasionally sees some of her closest friends. She has been Instructed by General Sawyer to take things easy for a time In order not to over exert and breakdown her strength. . Mrs. " Harding's complete -recovery may not be rapid, It was said, though she has displayed marked cheerfulness ana fortitude." . i In order to be almost constantly with his wife, the president has denied him self all -social engagements. Except when busied with work In the execu tlve office, the president remains with Mrs. Harding, and oftimes after sup per reads to her until she falls asleep EDDY'S SCALP OaiMtr,r ' fSuM illMir ', at Mnltnomah eounty'iaurativeiy speaaing. is pian- rn. t.':Mit . rtnr in tht tuw nf the aimmii Knit . .nuK Viirti un to the iTPton tchInt,seosdIng to taie wnispers' u pouucai drcie w day-peAking othrwtse.-be Is olnjrt Eennls, Taylor ana teirayer .wim ;w:n a resounding bang'that by.Cttie "time they get theInout of their ara Sen ttia -iu h. wteldine - five, sraval of the -state, senate- and that part of the controversy wll be. overtor keeps. And. while this Dull ringing ana --uoa na.-iTio. 1. minr ail Senator Moser ex- nnnttp. the nersisting am bition or senator iaaay - -tjicbi.c him to the senate floor, among the rank and file and the high privates of the legislative assemoiy. SE "DOUBLE CROSS ; Senator Moser harbors .the firm con viction that be has been decorated with the double cross by Senator Eddy and some of his close advisers, par ticularly Senators Joseph and Staples, ir. -hniA. the thomrht tluit Sen ator -Ritner- and some-ther members of tha ; Eastern Oregon delegation possess a' feverish desire to pin an other medal of the same class upon u..tmi,i huuim and he is not coins' to throw out his chest snd stand kt attention wnne ne re -v-'-xt ygixi be remembered that when unur tosk his 16th - vote for the presidency .of the state senate over to Senator upion ana 11 -was icnpun by the Crook county solon. be. coinci- (Coaetectod es FV Tvelre, Cokuaa Oa Two Boys Are Dead . In Blaze at School Covington, Gl,V Nov. 29. (L ay Two little iboye are dead here today and 35 others are suffering from more or less serious Jn juries as the result of fire which destroyed the High Point community school, five miles south ref here. That others are not dead in the ruins of the schoolhouse- is due to Mrs. Sadie Grant;' U teacher, who lifted child after child to a window through which . they - leaped, many .of them to safety. followed the custom on two occa&iona and President Lincoln made it a. day for annual celebration by his procla mation of 1864, when the bloody strife of the Civil war was idrawins; ; to , a etose.;wi:J:4;';2V'H y-'' -1 "li f 'Nowadays Thanksgiving is 'a-time for. family reunions and for old friends to meet again, for "worship in the churches and for sumptuous dinners. some : nc waxt-. t, v -im'b If the .man n the heights -was a trifle pessimistic he might rase down at the North End. the poorer sections of South Portland, and along the river with a little shrug of distrust.- fearful that, .some- families - sat. around cold stoves in no - frame of . mind to-be thankful.. - - . . . ; . But ' he - could be- assured there are not many in distress this year. Not all have turkeys, but as hearty laughs have "been passed nrer hambargers s over turkeys or rroglegs. Those who are in need tor the time being bare been located by roodheart ed people, and the day brightened. Erie V. Hauer will gHe his annual banquet of turkey to the newsboys of the city. The boys will meet at the Meier Jc Frank store at 12 o'clock and march to the Multnomah hotel, where (louciaaed ea I'ate !., Caiaaa s'eur MOSER S AFTER FACES FIRING SQUAD WIPING Former Foreign : Minister r of : Greece Debonair to Last; One . Condemned Statesman Comes to Death Spot in Ambulance. Athens. Nov. 2. Calmly polishing his monocle and occasionally adjusting it - to his eye to view the plans being made for his death, ex-Foreign Min ister Baltaxzy, one of the six former cabinet members executed Tuesday , by order of the new Greek government, faced the firing squad, debonair to the last. He wss the' bravest of the -lot ac cused of treason growing out of the recent defeat of Greek forces by the Nationalist troops of Turkey. The little group of statesmen and one soldier formerly a general ' in supreme command of the Greek armies strolled into a stone-flagged yard early yesterday and faced death like gentlemen. - Today it is possible to relate for the first time the story of how the members- of the cabinet that fell with King Constantino and the roan who led the troops of Greece sgainst the Turk, were executed by a tiring squad. HOPEFUL..' TO LAST' . The ministers at first refused to be lieve the government would go through with it. They were aware that the British threatened to sever "relations If they were killed and other powerful influences were called on in their be halfin vain. " -"'--V. ARRIVES OX STRETCHES Finally the hour arrived.!- Priests cams to the ' jails and the doomed aoen were offered comnun ion. : They partook, -kneeling m the barred cham ber the men who once were all-highest and all-powerful in Greece, whose words moved armies now unable - to save their own lines. .; -.- :.. Ail were on hand except . former Premier Gounaris, who was too ill to .leave his bed-, Immediately after the communion, the condemned, men--.were, hurried to .me place or execution., Gounaris, scarcely able to. raise. hls.heAd. - wi rolled i oat of bed onto a stretcher, placed m an ambulance : -end so con veyed . to the spot selected, v At BROrG HT 1ST AM B CLASCE ' V .vSiX squads of soldiers,, Cve .riflemen In each, were waiting - there to send Uie 'f alien - statesmen into . the next i (Concluded ea Figs Twaive. Oahiaw To Anniversary of Whitman Massacre Given Observance Walla. Walla, Wash.. Nov. 29. Sa cred observance of the 75th anniversary of the Whitman , massacre,: which oc cur red six miles west of here. Novem ber 29, 1847, at a place then 'known as Walilatpu, the name adopted by Dr. Marcus Whitman for his "mission on the Walla Walla, river, was held by Whitman college students, faculty members and alumni of that institu tion, from all parts of the northwest, nere loaay. Dr. , 8. B. I Penrose, president of w nitman college, delivered the princi pal address of the day. In the White Temple; Baptist church, after the en tire group had assembled in the col lege chapel and marched- in solemn procession to the chureh. ' On the platform was Mrs. Nancy Jacobs of Portland, one of the . eight living survivors of the ' massacre, at which Dr. , Whitman. ; his . wife. Nar- cisea and 10 Others were murdered by the Cayusea, who blamed him for the ; ravages - of an epidemic - of measles which had broken out amohg whites and reds alike that fall. A " chorus of more " than " 100 voices furnished music. - accompanied by the Walla Walla: Symphony orchestra. ; In the afternoon the entire assem blage made a; visit to the - Whitman monument . near the site of the old mission. where the martys 'are buried. The : evening; . program will be fea tured: by i. the singing of - Founders hymn and a varied program of sacred music by the : Whitman chorus union in, the high school, auditorium. Yeggs -Get $30,000 In Minnesota Bank Faribault. Minn- Nov; IS. TU. P.)- The robbery i of the State .bank at Lonsdale early today, in which yeggs obtained $30,000, was the 1 first bank robbery . in Rice county 4 since the famous 'James and Tounger brothers raid at Northfield in 1876. At that time the James and younger brothers made a . daylight raid .and terrorized the town. j -. IisKerce,1 Mates; Gors Bfome Edbped ; A policeman's home is no more ex empt from burglars activities than any other ' person's. To prove 'It, -a pass-key sneak thief entered the home of J. X Chauvin of the morals squad and made away .with r an aatomatio pistol. J 10, a watch and several other pieces of jewelry. Chauvin lives ' at .No. 655 Killingworth avenue.. . - : Court to Speed Up . - ' r i v -rk w . ocnooi jsona issue Salem. Nov. 29. The ' supreme court today set. the -case -Involving the valid ity of Portland's 13.000,000 bond issue for hearing - Friday . afternoon. ' The court has expressed it readiness to expedite action on this case as rapidly as possible. - , - --, - - . HSIitE SCANDAL IN BONUS LOANS i . TO BE AIRED Federal Grand Jury Is to Weigh Evidence Said to Indicate Al leged Swindling of State Out of Thousands ' in Appraisals. A.,a result of investigations Into machinations of an alleged ring of real: ; estate men and others, with headquarters in Bend,' by-which .the state of Oregon . is said to have been defrauded out of thousands of dollars under the state bonus law, the' entire matter 'is to come before the federal grand jury in December. Indictments on the ground of using the mails to defraud arc to be sought. The members of the "World war vet erans' state aid . commission, under whose auspices the investigation was conducted, are Governor: Oleott. Adju tant Generat White, Secretary of State Kozer. Lyman Rice of Pendleton and Arthur C Spencer of Portland. ; '- H. J. Overturf and O. B. Hardy Jr. have been deposed s.s appraisers by Governor Oleott since the first scandal at Bend became public Fred N. Wal lace, the third appraiser, had previous ly resigned." OverturFs part "Is said to be the one that is particularly under investigation, along with that of sev eral real estate men, whose names were not announced, but who handled tha purchase of city homes and farms for ex-service men who took loans under the bonus law. . The charge is understood to be that property bought by ex-service men was appraised at far more than its actual value, with the real estate dealer, the ex-service, man and the appraiser all profiting by the deal that is. a split three ways after the actual price of the farm or. home had, been deducted. 9 Per Cent Growth : Is Disclosed in the h Olgrings of Banks . Satisfactory Improvement in business conditions is Indicated .in an increase of approximately 9 per ;-cent-in bank clearings for November, compared with the same month of last year, shown in the report of the Clearing House asso ciation for the 29 days of the month ending today. Statements of alt banks in the city ' show increased reserves compared with -a year ago and interest rates have declined approximately 1 per cent during the year. - ' Retail trade shows the stimulation of approaching holidays and the lead ing department stores reported re ceipts ' In excess of those of 1921. Wholesalers in foodstuffs - and other staple commodities reported a material increase in business over last year and Bradstreets report show 8 Improved credit conditions. Building' construction for Novem ber -shows a slight failing off Com pared with November. 1921. During the first 28 days of the month a total Of S6j building permits were issued, calling for the expenditure of 31,824. 15. Of these 192 permits, were for new residences valued at S80,750. For the 11 months period a total of 13,830 building; permits were issued, with an aggregate value "of 821.891,840, com pared with -13.438 - permits, - vsjned - at 16.S71,&ZI issued during', the first : 11 months of last year, a gain of approxi mately S3 per cent. Residence permits for the 11 months period totaled 8228, with' aa aggregate value of 111.704.120, com pared with a total of 2730 permits, valued at 89,465,030 issued during the nret n montns oz iszi. Vigorous" Protest J Against Sanitarium License Launched Vigorous : protest was made to the city council today against the applica tion of the Klock sanitarium for a license to conduct its institution in the old Tillamook home in East Port land. ' A public hearing will , be given on .the matter at a later date, possibly next week. - The. Irvington club and various residents of 'the immediate dis trict are the objectors, s They claim that the care of patients with mental disease at this place has been very obnoxious to . the neighborhood, and that children from tha Irvington school, located only two blocks distant, con stantly pass the - institution - and see sights that are detrimental to them. It has been claimed, however, that the place was - operated as a hospital or sanitarium before the present ordi nance went into effect and that for this reason the petitioners for the per mit feel that it should be allowed to continue to operate.-- - : Gas From "Stove Caused Death- of 4 Henderson Family Columbus, Ohio.1 Nov. 25. t. N. ai Carbon-aionoiide gas, generated from the gas stove in the living- room, caused the death of Mr. and 'Mrs. Irvine Hen derson and 1 four children, ranging; in age : from 17 months - to , 7 years, at Lancaster, Fairfield county, last Tues day. State Health Director . H. M. Snively announced today, followbig the completion of tests at the state chem ical laboratories. This seta at rest the official 'theory of Fairfield -county, officials that Mrs. Henderson, despondent over continued ill health, had murdered : her .family and killed herself. Henderson's parents reside la jsner ldan. Or. .4 r I' OUZENS IS TO REPLACE Michigan Governor Names Mayor of Detroit for Seat in Senate; Was Partner of Ford, Who Re cently Bought His Interests. Lansing, Mich.. Nov. -29. IT. P.) James Cousens, millionaire mayor of Detroit,, was named United States sen ator from Michigan today to fill the scat made vacant by the resignation of Truman H. .Newberry. . . -."Mayor Couzens will go to Washing ton unembarrassed by promises of political - patronage or pledges as to bis policies,", said Governor A. J. Groesbeck in making public the ap pointment. . . - . . v - - "He can - represent the state without being bound by ties of any-kind.' " - The new. senator will take office' at the beginning of the regular session of congress in December, - - - ; Although ' recently- reported in ill health, Cousens" has -:- regained his strength and old time vigor, Newberry; resigned ' 'following a stormy senatorial career" which re sulted from charges of excessive ex penditures during his election cam paign when he defeated Henry Ford. Beginning his career , as A news "tateher" on a train, Couzens became one of the wealthiest and most in fluential men in nubile life in Mich- nfcran. He was closely associated with Henry Ford in the development of the Ford Motor company and recently sold the last of his Interests in that concern for 330,000,000. Following: bis retire ment from the Ford company, he Was named police commissioner of Detroit and later elected mayor. He is now serving bis second term. His administration of affairs of the city of Detroit was marked by the establishment of a municipally owned and operated street- railway system.' MAlEOlENIfJ -SPiHEBlME '-' s "OW'f'fCity. rrov.'; 28. number, of men were killed and injured in a pitched battle between oil field workers and masked vigilantes in the Smaekover, - Ark., gusher field early to day, according to unconfirmed reports here. . : . An attempt to gun gamblers and dive keepers out of the field prompted the outbreak,, reports here said. -Since the vigilantes became active two men have been - shot to death in underworld fights. Two thousand notorious char acters were said to be in the field. . . ' One of the nnooofirmed reports - re ceived here, at ' Natches and other towns in this section were that 85 were killed or injured in the fighting. Authorities from Camden are enrouta to the field. - . Reports reaching Monroe were that the vigilantes donned the garb of the Ku-Klux-Klan in the fight with I less elements of the town. This advice said the fighting was near the Oua chita Union county line. Monroe ad vices said searching parties i were cov ering the section Rooking for casualties. i ne battle was described by eyewit nesses as - being one of 1 the most spectacular engagements ever noted in this section, as scores of white robed figures'' darted here and 'there In ef forts - to ; protect themselves and 'to ehoot down men' of the opposing1 armv who had resisted when the "vigilantes" marched in with, the Intention of clean ing tip the disorderly, element. - Tne " Smaekover t clean nn commit tee" was organized on Sunday. The identity of the men who are its mem bers are unknown,' but. it ia declared that when the members paraded they all. were white robes and hoods. This committee paraded Monday afternoon in Smaekover -and ordered proprietors of all questionable resorts-to go, Shortly before -midnight the 200 or more .vigilantes left for the surround ing areas of the oil fields , and .' when they arrived about two miles from the new oil town- they were- met with a fusilade of shots - from behind ' treea This was the signal for . the battle, which raged fiercely for an bour.v BATTLE IS REPORTED , TO HATE BEES BEIZWE1I Eldorado, Ark Nov. 28. (U. P.) A new battle between underworld char acters and ' vigilantes has broken out near the border of Ouachita and Union counties in the Smaekover oil field district, -according to reports received here. A part of the settlement was said to be afire. . - - - fTwo - thousand . bootleegers, dive- keepers-: and gamblers are- aligned against the vigilantes in 'the skirmish which first flared up last -night and raged for hours, according- to meager reports. wt:iHri1..;-n54i-j -. At least one man' waa killed and a score wouaded in but night's fighting. 3fO KILLIW0..8AT8 JB.EFOBTI t KLA5 DEKIES COSK ECTIOJT Little Rock, Arkv- Novi; 29. CL N. S. Reports here today from Camden said no one was killed in the - fight ing at Smaekover.- - Ko Klux Klah of ficials at . Camden .denied the klan waa -involved -and said, the vigilantes were composed of Smaekover -resi dents, some of whom wore white robes. Sheriff Ed Harper and "a party of deputies from Camden went to Smack- over . toaay wiUTesugai-5 - ; San: Diego. County, , Is Swept by Storm San Diego, - CaLi Nov. 29. U. P.) A general storm swept over San Diego county today, .snow - fe! within 3 miles of the city, covering the hills with. a blanket ef white. - . NEWBERRY New Senator "tames couzens. J ; mayor of Detroit, million aire and former vice-president of the ; Ford company, who has been named to suc ceed Newberry. ( m : "-'. . BURGH JURY 1S; . Loe Angeles, "Nov. 29. L' N. R After being' out since late yesterday afternoon the jury In the case of Ar; thur C. Burch. tried for the third time for the murder of J.Belte- Kennedy; resumed their - deliberations this morn MS-S4P"b nnUaM reports comlhgf fomi tlie; Jury toatd hairei the jury divided . to . 6 in favor of convic tion. The same reports have it that a " majority of the : eight wdrnen 0.1 tile jury are holdlnc out for acquittal. " DeldlyiStlMgls ; Eai ded iiiMttic; Ex-Convict Nabbed Bramlwet Jaynea. 'a-eonvict with a long criminal record, was ' arrested by Patrolmen Harms and , Notter , today when he was caught in the act of running- a still in the attic of a rooming house at -No. 2ls51 First Street.' - The 'police eayjthe still was operated without the knowledge of the Japanese proprietor. They declared that Jaynes had entered the attic by means of a sky-light from another building and carried on alj his Illicit traffic through that opening. The still had been dis covered by the proprietor who reported It to the police. The still is one of the . worst poison makers that has boen brought to po lice headquarters in months. It was de clared.; It was made of six old tin cans that had been used to contain' rofing paint at, one time. From their appear ance .It . seemed .. that "' they had never been washed.' ; The whole apparatus was' made ".of tin, 'which "invariably turns out' death -dealing moonshine. - Poincare Agrees to : Confer WitKBritain " Paris. Nov.- 29. L N. . S.) Premier Poincare today yielded to Great Brit ain's ' request - for preliminary f conver. aations ' before-, the Brussels economic conference' opens. , -Announcemet was mad at the foreign office that France is eendlng Jt note J to Premier' Bonar Law of Eiigland. agreeing to go to London any day next' week to , meet Mr. 1 Law and -Premier Mussolini of Italy for a discussion. .: ; - Is STILL DEBATING Klah Issue Federal ' Action . Last Resort r'y -,r'l'-':''S pi h'i$rS-:W 1 ' lBy David Lawreate - ' V iCoprrisbt l22'by The Jwinul) Washington. Nov. 29 Conferences between President Harding and Attor- nev-Oenersl Dangherty have'deve)ned the policy that will -be followed toward , the activities of the Itu Klux Klan. 7 Senator Walsh of ; Massachusetts, De , moctat, asked for ; a presidential pro ' ciaxnatlon denouno- Ing the klan,"but It was Stated ...today " that the president's u last 'expression on the f subject "would have '""to t a n d, i namely." -the letter signed by - Secre- -- - -t a. . , 4 . tary 'Christian-and - - t .... cent to Mrs.- Frank It. "Applegate-of iledford. Or:.'' which reads- aafollows.,r-: :. . - 'Touwmay; be-sure that any state ment of the president's interest- in or approval of the Kb Klux OOan ta -a complete 'and egregious misrepresenta tion of the president's attitude. In some quarters it has even been represented that the president is a member of this, HOUSE PASSES SHIpSv Yictory for resident Seen in Vote of 208 to 184; To Givo Aid. of $30,000,000: Facin Strong Opposition in Senate. . Washington. Nov. 28. The sdminij tratlon's ship subsidy bill, designed to provide for the successful mainten ance of the American merchant marine' on a par' with the commercial ffrels of other nations, was passed this after noon by the-nbuae of representatives. The vote was 208 to 184. a majority of 24 for the bUl. . Reversing its 'i previoua action, the house by a vote of 221 to 27 eliminated a provision from the ship subsidy bill barring1 intoxicating liquor frOm sub sidy ships. . - ; - . - - A. separate vote on the amendment, which was adopted by the house yes terday at the request of Representa tive Edmonds.' Republican of Pennsyl vania, was demanded by .Representa tives Krampton, Republican, of Michigan..-;-;- j,... :-,-. The measure now goes to the sen ate, where it will encounter the strong? opposition of Democrats . and Repub lican insurgents, making its passage before- the end of the present congress doubtful. . - In forcing the measure through the house after a fight that.' made the measure an out-and-out. test of his leadership, the- president , achieved what no other executive' has ever been able -to accomplish. , , At least two other . presidents have advocated sub sidies, but heretofore neither branch, of congress was willing to pass such a ' measure. The final vote was one -of Mr. Harding' - bigrest victories because it was only at his continued Insistence that ' the measure . was brought on the -floor. -. ,- House Democrats had attacked the measure from every conceivable angle and had the support of some Republi can Insurgents. ? v , , , , The bill provides for direct aid from the treasury to the extent - of about 830,000,000 a "year with various forms of Indirect subsidy . i A week ago yesterday Che president appeared before congress and devoted an . entire jmeasage . to the advocacy of. the-, subsidy. . ' Sixty-nine - Republicans, however, bolted , the president's - leadership and voted against the - bill. Four Demo crats deserted the party and voted for It. ; They were Dupra and O'Connor of Louisiana and Cull en and Riordan of New .TorkJC j--. - i ' - .- - . - TOTE FOR SUBSIDY ' ' s Waahlnrton. - Nov. it. wisutvr. TON BUREAD OF THE JOURNAL.) T2.hMUtnt.flvM - tl.i.lnt ...... . 1. 1 . voted for the passage of the ship sub- stay out. representative McArthur, absent, was paired In its favor. Six votes were cast against. the bill from Pacific coast and intermntintain French of Idaho, Summers of Washlno ton. uarDour, jineoerger. Lea and Baker of California. th la at Xemocr&ts. Soviet Thanks U.S. For Aiding People Moscow, Nov.' 29. -CI.- N."' S.) Com missar Lander in behalf of the soviet e-overnment today sent the following Thanksgiving message - to ' the United Ststes: ' - -' .'- -- . .- -- -- -. : . "The soviet" "fully- values ? and an- preciates tha offerings from "America. saving from' death ourvfamlahed peo ple. ' We.' hope soon to need - no fur ther aid." - Senate; to ;Adjourn - iving Washington, Is'ov. 29. (I. - N. a Weary of fighting a Democratic fili buster which iwas continuing late this afternoon, as vigorously , ., ss when it started two days ago. the Republicans of the senate decided, late today, to ad journ over Thanksgiving, thereby ef fecting an armistice in the fight over the .Dyer antl-lynchlng- bill. .Up to States organisation. Not only is that untrue but the fact Is that the president heart- -Ily disapproves of the organisation and has repeatedly : expressed himself to -this effect." I STATE'S DTJTT FIE8T . m So far as federal prosecutions are -concerned, they will have to follow con clusive, evidence that the state author- : ity has broken down and that federal Interests have become Involved. In other words, irrespective of the ques tion lof federal power to, act, there is a desire here. to build up the power of the states to depend upon themselves. If. of course, this authority shouldTcol lapse or If state sentlmeat should be averse to enforcement of law, the fed- " eral government will recognize the ob ligation thrust upon it. The problem of strengthening slate ' government- 4n - America has almost come- to a climax. The antl-lynchlng bill,, which is being' fought so bitterly by the Democrats in the senate Is' the Republican answer to the indifference of many Southern states to this que- -tion.- ," 4- The Democrats claim the bill is un constitutional and that the police power - (Ceocludcd M hff Iwtltt, COitUBS T&rat)