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V 'SflLP Many People in Jajan Sleep i Without Fifes in Houses Fearing Tremblors TOKYO. Not. 28 (AP) A terrific earthquake shook the Izu peninsula "near here early today causing 50 known deaths and In juring 1,000 or more persons. So far, as known; no foreigners were killed or Injured. . : -:. For. thirty minutes the "earth demon" - shook the ' beautiful re ctos, playground of Japan, burl lnar down 5.000 destroyed or part-' ly demolished houses upon sleep- ' vlk occupants. Fires burst from the ruins, the earth cracked open,.: land slid from the mountains and : water loosed by broken reserroirg added to' the havoc and confusion. Warned, however, by sixteen days of nreliminary earth tre- xnors, the people had extinguished fires In their homes before sleep ing, and therefore escaped a con flagration such as that wbicn. ad ding its horror to the earthquake of IS 23. destroyed 10,000 build ings in Tokyo and killed approxi mately 100,000 persons, j Casualty Lists Grow Oyer partly restored communi cations reports were . received to night which lengthened the list of casualties and told their story of devastation. . Fearing further shocks, 38.000 persons camped In - what shelter they could find; grateful for food, supplies and medical aid hastily provided by the army and Red Cross volunteer from nearby ci ties. ' The quake was most severe be tween Mishima and Namaxu, in an area fifteen miles long and five to ten miles wide, and about 125 miles southwest of Tokyo. Violence was concentrated at Nlrayama village, where 74 lives were lost in its destruction. Twenty-two perished at Nagoka, a Hot Springs resort, and 80 oth ers died; In villages nearby. To the north, larger towns suf fered less severely, tour lives be ing lost at Mishima, three at Ataml and one at Namasu. Fires which followed in these towns were extinguished without great damage, f 10,000,000 Tunnel Damaged A portion of the great Tenna tunnel between Ataml and Nu mazu collased, causing fears that many laborers were caught in the bore which was nearing comple- j tion after ten years work. Four bodies were recovered and the tunnel, costing 310.000,000 was! La14hu.iI knjlw Jam.ffoil W Troops were rushed Into the earthquake area to preserve or der, relieve suffering and aid sanitary experts and physicians. They rescued scores of injured from fallen buildings, and cooper ating with 'the Red Cross carried them to Mishima and other towns for hospital treatment. 6 Ex-Officers . , Of Customs in ) Detroit Arrested DETROIT, Nov. 28 (AP) A beer-smuggling conspiracy 1 n volvlng a group of former cus toms border patrol inspectors and bootleggers was charged In a war rant Issued today by federal au thorities. Approximately 20 men were said to be named in the warrant. Nine of them, six former customs officers and three alleged boot leggers, had been arrested to night. Names of the others were not revealed. Those arrested were held on charges of conspiracy to violate the tariff aet. Oldest Odd Fellow Dies In Seattle SEATTLE, Nov. 26. (AP) William B. Davis, Seattle's well known centenarian and the state's oldest member of the Odd Fel lows lodge, died here today. He celebrated his 100th birthday last February. Davis and a brother crossed the plains by ox team in 1853, stop ping at Astoria, Ore., before going to California to engage in mining. He later lived at Canyon City, Ore., coming to Seattle in 1900. w Cases Held up; Court Resumes Hearing Friday Neither case before department one of the circuit eourt was fin ished yesterday, the case of Ling ,vs. Richfield Oil company to be resumed Friday morning at t o'clock. Arguments and Instruc tions will be presented then. In suit of Bfeckley vs. Kaylor, In which $5,000 damages " are; sought as result of an automo bile accident,- testimony was start ed yesterday morning, and will be continued Friday morning at 10 o'clock. - j :' i Kepler Lauded; Talk Einstein BERLIN, Not. 2 (AP) Al bert Einstein, father of relative ly. ' in a lecture tonight landed the- achievements of Johannes Kepler, the sixteenth century sci entist often called the father of modern j, astronomy. The lectured In the academy of sciences was in Observance of the 300th anniver sary of Kepler's death and prob ably was Einstein's last lecture In Germany before his departure for the United States. Z LONDON (AP) British beer Is to receive the same treatment as 4aby's milk ; and undergo a pasteurisation process In the in terest of purity. , Brewers claim that beer so treated wlll keep ilear for from thre to five years. NEW, HEAD OiU. S; ARIY : swy- Major-General Mac Arthur, now qhief-of-Staff ! of the United States Army, takes the oath of office, administered by Major Gen. Edward A. Kreger, Judge Advocate-General of the Army, nuncB WHY THANKFUL WASHINGTON, Not. 2 -(AP) Here is what some of the politi cal commanders of the house feel thankful for: Chairman Snell of ' the rules committee: X am thankful to be alive to fight democrats. The country needs all of us." Assistant Democratlo Leader MeDuffie: "In addition to person al blessings, the Judgment of the people at the election makes me thankful that my party is to have greater opportunity for construc tive service for the nation's wel fare.- Chairman Hawley of the ways and means committee: "I'm thank ful that I am a citizen of the United States and that I have a part in Its welfare and its public work. I am thankful for my recent re-election as a jnember of con gress from Oregon and for the po sitions of honor and responsibility with which I have been entrusted. "I'm thankful for a good wife and for my family and for an un numbered host of friends. I am thankful that I am an active mem ber of the church. These are a few of the thousands of things for which I am thankful." 2 Women Will Go to Court in Damage Battle Action to recover 3492.85 dam ages has been filed in circuit court by Audrey D. Patzer against Ma bel Martin as result of an auto mobile accident on the Salem-Sil verton highway November 14. According to the complaint, the defendant drove her automobile at excessive speed, operated It with defective brakes, failed to keep a proper observation, and was negligent in attempting to op erate the automobile while in a poor physical condition. As re sult, plaintiff received severe and permanent injuries when she was knocked unconscious by collision of the two cars. The injuries in cluded cuts, bruised knee, wrench ed and strained knee, braised hip and painful Injury to neck and shoulders. She seeks 1485 general dam ages, $S for special physician's services and $21.85 for repairs needed by the car as result of the collision. Circuit Judge Of Multnomah Passes Away PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 2 .- (AP) John H. Stevenson, S2. judge of circuit court, district No. 4, Multnomah county, died here tonight after a long illness. John Henry Stevenson was born In Forest Grove- December 28. 1878. He came to Oregon in 1900 and from 1901 to 1907 he was a reporter and editorial writer on the Portland Telegram. He studied law at night and when he passed the bar exam ination in 1907 he resigned from his newspaper position. He is survive dby his widow and a son, Robert. Play Written by: Student Here to Be Heard on Air Four members of the Willam ette university student body , and faculty wil speak orer the radio lindy and Wife in . ' Trie! Flight Make 185 Miles an Hour ' HASBROCCK HEIGHTS, X. J., Nor, 2 (AP) Col onel and Irs. Charles A. Lindbergh cut the air today La the coloaePs plane, a a faster speed than the plane was capable of making whew it carried them across the continent last Easter Sunday to. a transcontinental record. They tried oat a avewly-tn-stalled COO-horsepower en gine in the low-winged mono plane. Mrs. Lindbergh flew, with her husband for 15 minutes at 185 miles an honr and then, -the colonel made five other flights ' in the ship, i , . 4. ' The colonel and his wife both piloted the plane and. said they were highly pleas ed wlta the X "as Secretary of War Patrick Hurley looks onv The new head of the United Slates land fight-' lug forces - succeeds General Charles P. SummeraH. retired. next week. They are Wesley Gor don, student; Frank Alfred, Coach "Spec! Keene, and Professor S. B. Laughlln, of the economics ' and sociology department. ' The student and alumnus' will present a play written by Gordon called "The Envelope," which was written especially for radio per formance. This will take place for 45 -minutes, beginning at 2:15, Friday afternoon, over KGW. . Coach Keene will occupy a good share of Gregory's sports hour over KGW Friday night World peace is the general top ic of Dr. Laoghlln's radio address, which will take place next Wed nesday afternoon. PRESIDENT'S WIFE WASHINGTON, Not. 28. (AP) Dinner dates waited to night while a president's wife and a music-loving populace gave ovation to Paderewski. Appearing in Washington tor the first time since the World war. the gray-haired pianist and former premier of Poland bowed and smiled and bowed again to plaudits rare In this city where fame Is an everyday affair. Un usual also was his response four encores. From her box, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, brown-garbed, her face alight with the spirit of musle wrought by master hands, clapped white gloved hands vig orously until Paderewski, her house guest, responded with his first encore. Three times Mrs. Hoover slow ly rose, reluctantly moved away, only to return to hear another number. To her, Paderewski di rected many of his smiles, many of his dignified bendings. Lack of Lights On Bridge Will Be Cause of Suit - . '- Marlon . county will face , a claim for damages ; suffered by Ray . Barley. Clifton Terry and George Wallace, according to Moynlhan and Thompson who have been retained by the men. They were driving on the Marion road south of - Turner and ran into bridge work where no warn ing light had been left. Their ear landed in the creek and the men were slightly Injured. The accident occurred Satur- dax night. Sverdrup, Noted Explorer, Dies In Norway Home OSLO, Norway, Nov. 20. ' (AP), Captain Otto Sverdrup much of whose long, adventur ous life was spent on the .ice which surrounds the Arctic seas, died today at the age of 70. He was the man who com mander " Frltdtjof Nansen's - fa mous ship, the Fram, on the Polar voyages of 1893. Norway placed him second only to Nan sen and Roald Amundsen in the ranks of her greatest explorers. Relatives Fear For Safety of Captain Parker . MARSHFIELD. Ore.. Not.' . -Friends and relatives of Cap tain W. C Parker today were wor ried about his' welfare. . Parker's automobile was found on a street In Treka and, when It was1 un claimed after several days It was reported to Traffic Officer C. C Williams. Parker went to Treka three weeks ago and said he in tended to look at a mine in the Redding district, , GOETZ " GOING TO O. 8. C. SILVERTON. 1 Not. 2 Ac cording to tentative plans Robert Goetx;-'" superintendent of Silver ton schools, will teach at Oregon State college during the coming summer session. ; Mr. Goets will teach a class on Junior high school administration and one on some phase of -health work. The exact courses have not been out lined or named as yet. ? t r ? " ":- ' ' : ! BACK FROM SOUTH ' LINCOLN. Not. 2. Mrs. W.i K. cox and daughters. Barbara Jean and Virginia Lee, returned recently from, a two weeks Tisit with relatives in California. She accompanied . her father and mother, - the ReT. and Mrs. J. B. Needham, on the trip south. ': The weather was ideal during their Tislt. 1ST CHARMS THIS G SPIRIT RULES Church Services and big - Turkey Dinners Pre- dominate' Today. (Continued frsss pra 1) - with music to be arranged br the host church, and .the host pastor will preside. . - . - In addition to tne union serv ices, "the American Lutheran church and. St. Paul's Episcopal church - have announced ' special services this morning.'? At the American Lutheran, 'Rev. P.- W. Erlksen will preach on "Do : We Remember"- and there will . be special music The service will begin, at: 0:30 o'clock. Rev. George Swift, rector of the Epis copal church announces that music by the choir and a short sermon- will feature the service there." which ' begins at 10 o'clock. Poor and Needy Not forgotten Individuals, families and serr- fee . organisations will bring Thanksgiving comfort to the less fortunate of the city, and judg ing 'from the distribution -of food, clothing and other supplies many hearts will be made glad as result of these efforts. And of course, there are the scores and, scores of . big family dinners, regular festive boards, around which the snirlt of Thanksgiving, will hover, happy that the day has brought mem bers of the family and friends togetner. , In the evening, there will be for enjoyment the choice 'of 'mov ing picture shows, a radio pro gram, or a Thanksgiving concert at the Knight Memorial church, with a number of fine soloists appearing at the latter place. special Thanksgiving dinners will be served at all of Oregon's state institutions here. At most of the institutions musical and literary programs will be held in . the afternoon. An athletic program has been arranged for the 900 Inmates of the state penitentiary. The dinner menu at the prison will include 68 turkeys. 40 gal lons of dressing, IS gallons of gravy, 1000 candled sweet pota toes, 400 pounds potato salad, 500 pounds parsnips. S00 pounds celery, 12 gallons relish. S00 pounds cranberry sauce, 200 pumpkin pies, 500 pounds annle sauce cake and 20 boxes of ap ples, -mere also will be liberal quantities of milk and coffee. Circus Animals Loose, Terrorize Mexican Village MEXICO CITY, Nov. 20 (AP) Dispatches to El Universal say that the village of Guadalupe, near Irapuato, was terrorized this morning as an explosion killed 13 members of the Beas circus and released a number of wild ani malsv Sixteen other persons were injured. . The blast was due to collision of the circus train with the tank car, and the personnel of the show was asleep In wooden coaches when gasoline sprayed upon them and caught fire. They were trap ped inside, shrieking and .moan ing, and tne hubbub set np by the frightened - animals added to the pandemonium. " Beeld.es those ani mals which escaped and later were shot, many perished in the flames. Judge Finds New Evasion Ot Prohi Law NEWARK,. J., Not. 28. (AP) "You can't,'' said U. 8. Commissioner Holland today, "charge bacteria with a crime." The case was that of Peter Campanaro, charged with the manufacture of intoxicating li quor. , Campanaro had been found guarding several vats of fermenting wine. "The fact this man was sitting there while the wine was fer menting," said the commissioner, "is no evidence - of guilt. The wine would have fermented Just the same if he had not been there," The - manufacture in this case was done by the bacteria and . you- can't charge bacteria with a crime."; Storms Cripple Middle West f Thanksgiving CHICAGO, Not. 28. (AP) Thanksgiving eve found the mid dle west digging out of snow drifts beneath clear,-cold skies. . The storms that had held up traffic, crippled -communication lines and caused several deaths had abated, leaving a blanket of snow over- the north central states and large drifts in the wide open spaces. In the wake of the storms thermometers dipped today to new low levels for the season. ; -; Tor. Thanksgiving the weather bureau - offered a Varied menu with low temperatures ' predom inating; : snow -in Michigan, the Dakotas, parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin and clear in the-rest of the states. A slight rise In temperature was expected in most of . the Chicago forecast area bat not enough to melt the snow. Football Kills ; Another Player JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Not. 28. (AP) Injuries received when ho was tackled in a football practice scrimmage today resulted in. the death of Thomas Dolan, 15 JeffersonvUIe high school student. He died of encephalitis. Homeless Men Ejected From ' : 'Onfri Shelter - CHICAGO, Not: 28. (AP) The' brick and tin. eity of the homeless was laid waste today, on the era of Thanksgiving. Federal agents descended on the little colony of handmade shacks raised by hoboes on the yacant post office site, - with torch and ax. they levelled the rickety shelters and drove tne occupants away. The eviction order came from the district attorney's office. The government, it was - explained, feared the vagrants that camped in the squrn e block at Harrison street and the river might later, claim' squatters rights to the plot. . . : . t .- A score of hoboes who had fashioned a sort of home there with stovepipes and fires to fend off the NoTember chill, -were more homeless than ever tonight.' Turkey Feed r Behind Bars Looks Good FRESNO, Not. 28. (AP) Alfred Boenes got himself into jail and wouldn't get out. It took a court order to get him out today. The petition for the release was made by Sheriff W. F. Jones, who said Boenes has been taking up space in the jail for no good reason at an. - The man was held. in. the jail on October 22 as a material wit ness in the ease of Joe Rodri guez, charged with a felony as sault. A week ago, Joe Rodri guez pleaded guilty and was sen tenced to San Quentln prison. Boenes could have gotten out at that time but didn't want to. He just stuck around, awaiting. evidently, for the roast pork and trimmings to be served on Thanksgiving day. Man in Jail Gives Blood To Save Child CHICAGO, Nov. 28 AP) There's a little baby, just eight months old, out at children's memorial hospital, and it probab ly will get well, now, doctors said tonight. It looked pretty hopeless - for a while. Only a blood transfu sion 'could relieve the ailment; lack of water in the blood. The mother's would not do. So doctors went down to the county jail where a prisoner was serving a year for larceny. Under guard, they took him to the hos pital. The transfusion was suc cessful. The prisoner was back in jail tonight, but the cell didn't seem as confining as It did this morn ing. The prisoner was Arthur Noeth, 28. the baby's father. Justice Meted To Last of 33 Ginger Sellers OKLAHOMA CITY, Not.' 26. -(AP) D. Richardson Ray, 88, Kansas City wholesale druggist, today was sentenced to 12 months in the Oklahoma county jail and fined $2,000, the action disposing of the last of 33 cases against persons charged with conspiracy to violate federal pro hibition laws by sale of Jamaica finger. Ray and ten Oklahoma- City druggists entered guilty pleas to the charges. Earlier in the day a federal court jury convicted John Hadley, another Oklahoma City druggist, on similar charg es. Hadley win be sentenced December 8. Two of the druggists hobbled before Federal Judge Edgar S. Taught, Tlctims of the paralytic malady induced by the beverage they themselves had- dispensed. Original Spirit Prevailing in , Big City Today NEW YORK. Nov. 26 (AP)- In the spirit in which the day was founded more than 300 years ago by the struggling little colony of pilgrims to whom almost any year was likely to bring "hard times," Thanksgiving day will be cele brated in New York tomorrow. A More than 30,000 persons the majority of whom, without work or money, must live day by day on the city's bounty until the depres sion ends will sit down to tur key and chicken dinners, provided in grateful generosity by tneir more prosperous fellow citizens. Washington ; Farmers Look For Big Loan SPOKANE, Wash., Not. O (AP) Drouth and frost-stricken wheat farmers of north central Washington today looked to con gress tor an emergency loan of 11,500.000. i. The executive committee of the Big Bend Seed Relief association. meeting hero today, revealed that 75 per eent of the wheat crop in parts of Douglas, Adams, Frank lin, Grant and Lincoln counties had been destroyed. Unless aid comes by January 1, Dan Kreh- belL Llnd, chairman of the com mittee, said, many families most abandon their farms. -; U. S. Army Team Winner TORONTO. Not. 26 (AP) The United States army team of three horsemen won the Interna tional officers challenge trophy at f the: rorll winter fair' horse show tonight, negotiating the dif ficult course without a fault. The German officers took second place with ont fault, the Irish Free Staterg took third with , faults and - Canada fourth with 1D1. Hungary had 24 faults and Sweden 24.; Bring JOY! JOY! JOYI Through o 0' fThe cab is on a real automobile truck type body and swlngi kidewsys. 30S inches long; 7 inches wide and 15 inches bigh. A-inck steel wheels, spoke type, with rubber tires. A remarkably sturdy truck and one that a boy will be proud of I Other all steel pull toys, 49c and np "X?cofl 3To&lo A sturdy, wefl-fnade table, size ,M23 ... also 16 numbered ball, two 36-inch cues with rubber tips, wood triangle and a rack of tf'iS'SEt:.:: 4.90 Others at 4.98 and up . Uttla Jin" Train Cocstrcction Get Really several toys in one be cause there are enough parts to fnake twelve different cars and four of them at the same time. 03.90 Otfieir Construction Sets and Tool Cheats, 89c up fera Rlecfeanical Train iA. locomotive that looks Just like a real one, a tender and two cars and 6 lengths ef track to run them on. The train ksel! I9yi inchcelong Other Mocbenleal Trains JL9S and wp w Percolate? Get A 24-piece aluminum percolator set with percolator, table pad, : creamer, sugar bowl, and 4 each plates, cups, saucers, napkins and napkin rings Orl ... all for yVG Other Aluminum Seta, 49c op oM Carrtt rwell-conjtrKtcd Cat bri . ""w, tires. The hack Other ifaa carts, (2St and O ' V 70 D c c-vn All Steel . -1 . ..' . .( "Little Jlxn" r.lonoplano For air-minded boys I Steel mon-' eplane with pilot type cabin body, revolving propeller with noise maker. Length, 22 inches, wing spread 22 inches, height $lnces. QOO Other Oteel Toys, 4QUO i IS fThese wagons are handsome and sturdily constructed with" s! box 31 inches long and inches wide. Balloon type roller bearing wheels, chromium plated handle with rubbejQ bumper. And a brake! Big value at $4.98! Otber Gteel Wes-acta, 9341 1x9 O Circus Herso ha gay a horse as ever marched n a parade i 12 inches long, tnade of painted ' wood shut tle action that makes hint more backwards 1 Jkf ad forwards. Other wood and Ksi action toys, 25c wp. ' HDoHfl (This is the most life-Ukelaby doll, and one which win brfngj the utmost delight to any little girl on Christmas morning Soft ami yielding body stuffed with kapok. This doll has a bvabk Baby Diniples head and says "Ma-Ma". 22 inches hi-h, s Buch an adorable baby doll I Smiling, dimpled face, eyes that close, - composition arms and legs m realistic position and dressed in organdie, trimmed 160 N. Uboty St, Salea , forGirfc iff;tf n.j Jr. Velocipedes' Another fine "Little -Jim" tor ... V front and 5' rear wheel with H' toe nd rubber fchiiJ Bicycle type baodieoars ana heavy steel saddle WW pcac suy ...... Others 96c and Q "little Jim" Floor Dolfi The whole family can try thelf skllL The board is 12 inches wide and U Inches deep. 3 en fiSfr 49o Other Table and Floot Games, 29c mp "Pcnco Flyer n 75 O Very smartly dressed la a fluffs organdie dress and aa organdid bonnet over her curls. ' This dot) b stuffed and practically tna ' breakable. l in- ts Che Us. m 0CC1 0 ... J i r .y 1. 71 ChUtTb SToKo - end 3 Cliairo fjhairs, 21 in. high. Decorated In three colors. Stt I rl - Of three pieces. jmjJ wumt iiXnutore, 43c p. Q n n v