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Newspaper Page TextCIRCULATION 'nlly average net paid .circulation r month ending Sept. 10, 1928 FAIR tonight and Friday. Normal tem perature. Gentle easterly winds on the coast. Local: Max., 73: min 40; river 0.5 falling; rainfall, none; at mos , clear; wind, southeast. aomraaji 8355 Average dally distribution S74 Ugmhr A milt nnrfiiu of CtrculHtona FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR, No. 251 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926 l - - -mnnrn CITMTC011 THIM AND NBWt i ilJJOpn; " LlJJiJllOffrND8 rivs cknii ' V o lilxn.,. I lift m mm M'NARY TO RETURN FOR SLUSH PROBE Oregon Senator Aban dons Campaign Tour to Conduct Seattle Inquiry Leaves San Francisco at Request of Senator Reed and Committee San Francisco, Ca!., Oct. 21.- UP Senator McNary, republican, Oreogn, member of the senate cam paign funds committee, said here today he will leave on the first train for senttle tonight to conduct an Investigation into the Washing ton state political campaign. "In agreeing to conduct the In vestigation as requested by Sena tor Reed, chairman of the senate campaign fund committee, I am abandoning what had been plan ned to have been an extensive speaking tour," Senator McNary said, "but the matter is of such urgency that I owe It to my party and those involved In the contro versy to disregard all personal plans." Senator McNary said he expect ed to arrive In Seattle Saturday . and that he would start the in vestigation Immediately upon his arrival. Chicago, Oct. 21 (fP) SenAtor McNary, republican, Oregon, tele graphed Chairman Reed of the senate campaign funds committee today that he would prefer to de lay the Inquiry Into the Washing ton Btate political campaign until after the elections on November 2. Senator Reed telegraphed Sena tor McNary urging that he begin the investigation at once. The chairman also sent a message to Senator King, democrat, Utah, Who Is at Salt Lake City, asking him to conduct the inquiry, If Senator McNary found himself un able to go ahead. The Oregon senator, who Is t member of the committee, explain ed that he did not desire to Inter rupt his speaking campaign. Samuel Sumner, republican state chairman In Washington, has tele graphed Senator Reed that a large Continued on Page HI even) T E. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 21. W) Frank Lloyd Wright, fnmous ar hltcct, nnd hia housekeeper-corn ltnnlon, Mmo. Olga Milnnoff, a Mon tenesrinn dancer, both wanted by 'Wisconsin authorities as an out erowth of tho architect's dlfficul ties with his estranged wife, were In the county Jail today. In the children's ward are Mme. Mllanoft's 9-ycar-old daughter, Svetlana. and an 8-months'-old child, of whom Wright contends he la tho father. The divorced husband of the dancer has a writ of habeas corpus demanding that Bxctlana be produced In superior court in Chicago. Wright and his companion were held-without chargo for police in Wisconsin, where both are want ed on charges of adultery prefer red by Valdemar Hlnzbcrg, the dancer's former husbond. Other legal complications include a suit for $100,000 for alienation of af fection brought against Mme. Ml lanoff by Mariam Noel Wright, cs- trniicefl wife of tho architect. Wright was prepared -today for & fight to a "showdown" he said. While his greatest concern was for the 8-months'-old child of which he said after his arrest "my fortune and my career do not com imro with my affection for that babv." Wright, the dancer and tho two children wero "taken Into custory at Wlldhurst, Lake Mlnnetonka, 20 miles southwest of here, fvhere they had resided since September 7, while a search for them was conducted In several states ana in Mexico, PHILLIES RELEASE MANAGER FLETCHER Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 81. WV The Philadelphia National league baseball club will have a new lead er next year. Arthur Fletcher, the manager, who has piloted the team several years, has been released. President William F. Baker has notified him that his contract expiring this fall will not be renewed. GOOD EVENING SIPS FOR SUPPER By Don Upjohn We can't get over thinking about that trafflo bird that made us go to the light station and get the windows on our headlights cleaned up. Here for seven years. through storm and calm, through sunlight and shadow, we have fol lowed tnose oiu ugn.is an over Salem. Now we hardly know what street we are on when we go out at night. Maybo after this we 11 stay In nights, just to show 'em welon't have to ride behind their old bright lights If we don't want to. The next time we go fishing we are going to take Assistant Cashier Bates of the Fiivt national oanit with us. Save us getting some new flies. Iawrcnce Short went out the other day and killed a bunch of China pheasants and gave us two. He's short two pheasants because he saw us long for them. We long for Short to get a short shofr at a few more pheasants Just as we happen along. It Is - reported they have found sonic dry rot In the walls of the l'nrrlsli school. A Statesman editorial must liavc found its way In there. This new 31-story bank build Ing Is tough on the girl that's just bought herself a new pair of stockings. All the boys now watch the men at work n the roof. Speaking about hose going by. AVc were watching thorn work on tho hnnk building onrclves the other day. Wo said to Karl Hinges who was standing by, "Did you sec that 2x4 going In there." Karl spoke up right prompt, "Yes, but I suw two beforo that." We have eliminated our slogan page today because the last time we had one the Statesman came out In an editorial and accused of being "cynical." Wo" have been called all kinds of sinners before, but we never sinned in that way in our lives and it's darn ed near broke our heart. Just ns we were sloganning along with the Statesman, slogan for slogan, and helping them out aitd all, to have them come out and call names like that makes us feel like never writing another old slogan as long as we live. WORDS AND MUSIO By Stoddard King TO ALL SAD COMEDIANS. Ahrny. from the dawn of time, Ilarlcmrin and 1'amniooii, . Wenry of tho pniitomlno Seek n less uproarious ia.sk. Tire of playing the hufioon, Long to wear tho tragic mask. Ml comedians, low and high, Confidentially explain They would lay the siumglcs by, And. before another day. Act the melancholy Ianc, If they only had their way. And the critics nnd the crowd, Klttlnir In tho judgment sent. Unit ashamed to laugh nloud. Cry the incrry-nmlrcw down, Interrunt the untieing icci. Call for pathos from the clown. Never weaken, llnrlcnjiln, Never f niter In your lmrt: Flaunt your everlasting- grin For the banner of n en use I Onlv laughter warms the Heart, Laughter Is the true applause. For stealing two saxanhones, a Seattle man has been sent to the nenitentiarv. "Thus." comments Tho Bandersnatch. who read the item, "do tho laws mane noisne- v lie's of us all!" The question of who owns a letter in transit Is said to bo gal- tntinc British postal authorities. Tho United States postal author- it Ion have sett ed that. It It is a valuable letter It belongs to the first Chicago gunman who soys: "Tag; you're It." Tests made by Columbia unl verslty show that men spend more time than women looking at shop windows. And Indeed why should n't thev? There is no reason why a woman should wast much time looking at the windows. Sho cant buy Rnythlng outside the store. Measure on Elections To Fill Vacancies Good; Fish Scheme Spite Bill EDITOR'S NOTE Following li the aeries of articles rttnc ma- fourth of Ins the -constitutional amendments and measures to b submitted to Ui voters November 2: The constitutional amendment relating to elections to fill vacan cies in public offices, which carries ballot numbers 816 and 817, is sim ply an attempt to correct a serious defect In the existing constitutional provision regarding the filling of vacancies, and should be approved. At present the governor Is au thorized to fill vacancies by ap pointment, those so appointed hold ing office until their successors are elected at the next general election and qualify for office. The amend ment simply provides that vacan cies occurring within 20 days of a EXPOSE KLAN CONTROL OF IIIDIANAG.O.P. Former Grand Dragon Tells of Removal for not "Going down the line" Klan Back of Senators Watson and Robinson Si 0,000 Offer Spurned Chicago, Oct. 21. (Pi The sen ate campaign funds committee will go to Indianapolis to take the testi mony of Senator Watson, republi can, who Is confined to a hoslptal a result of Injuries received In an automobile accident. Chicago, Oct. 21. (P) More disclosures regarding political ac tivities of the Ku Klux Klan In In diana wero made today beforo the senate campaign funds commit tee. Walter F. Bossert of Indianapo lis, former grand dragon In Indi ana, said he got Information that unless he changed his policy of refusing to support klan approved candidates for political office, he would be removed. Bossert said he heard about his prospective removal from "so many politicians in Indiana" he could not remember all of the sources. The witness said Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, the committee chairman, .that it was he who hv troduced Senator Watson, repub lican, to William F. Zumbrunn, an official of the Ku Klux Klan. This he said was at the time (Continued on Pas BJIaven) OF COUNTY AT STAYTON MEET Stayton, Oct. 21. One hundred and thirty-flvo women from all parts o the county, representing 18 clubs, were present at the open ing session of the ' annual fall meeting of the Marion County. Fed eration or women s ciuos in ror- estcr's hall here this morning. Sirs. Euneno Moshberger of Woodburn, president of tlie feder ation. occupied tho chair. Members of tho Stayton wo men's Community club nnd Wallu la club of Sublimity, are hostesses, An elaborato lunch was served at noon. Addresses of welcome, responses and committee reports occupied the opening session. Outstanding renorts were the conservation re nort by Mrs. George Hubbs of Silverton, and the report on stream pollution by 'Mrs. Frances Greene of Aurora. A display by the West ern Woolen Mills company, elicit ed much favorable comment dur ing the day. Action of the convention ad mitted tho Howell Beehive club into the county federation. Rev. Martin Fereshetian, pasUV of the Unitarian church of Salem, was the main speaker at this aft ernoon's sessions; A larger group assembled this, afternoon than for the opening meeting this morn Ing. Hull, Eng. Having had a nar row escape from being cremated George Bernard Shaw feels he must go slowly In the matter of public speaking and has declined an invi tatlon to address the Federation of Cremation Authorities. - general election shall not be filled by election until the next general election, two years later. This restriction will operate to prevent the railroading Into office of a minority unknown candidate through Inspired campaigns launch cd during tho final days of a ennv palgn. The recommended vote on this amendment la: 316 X YES. ' Born ' In a spirit of retaliation nnd sponsored by interests hoping for special privilege to be derived from monopolizing the fishing In dustry on the Columbia river by cllmantlng the fish wheels and traps above tidewater, the fish wheel, trap seine and gill net Mil (Continued on Page Eleven) Ladd and Bush Bank Fountain Becomes Memory With few to mark Its passing. one of the best known of the Salem landmarks became a memory only Thursday morning when workmen engaged In remodeling the Ladd Bush bank property, standing on little ceremony, placed a few heavy planks beneath the old Iron water ing trough which has stood for more than 40 years on Commercial, just south of the Stale street line. and uprooted it from Its founda tion. Few equinlnes are In Salem to day that quaffed their fill from Its cooling depths, or tossed moistened nozzles alter obtaining relief from chaffing bit. From the days of the hitching rack the four-legged pa trons of the bank's generosity have gradually yet steadily decreased In number until today only an occa sional horse la pulled toward the curb by his drive and permitted to slack Its thirst. The old Iron tank was Installed In 1884, according to A. N. Bush, pres ident of the bank. In addition to Its usage by animals, an overflow per mitted dogs to stop and lap up ater ct will while later a connec tion was made whereby pedestrians could stop and drink. It has been no unusual sight, even in compara tively recent days, to see all three drinking at the same time. DR, E. L FISHER PASSES AWAY Dr. B. 33. Fisher, practicing phv- slctan nnd surgreonhere for the past 18 years, former president of the Polk-Yamhill-Marion Medical society and nn active participant In civic affairs, died In a local hospi tal shortly after 2 o'clock this after noon from streptococcus Infection. Germ infection, in the main blood stream of one arm has spread rapidly and from one spot on the arm Tuesday has caused a serious condition of the forearm, spread to the other arm' and this morning was causing serious com plications In the abdominal re gion. ' ; , ; Dr. Fisher has been below par physically, for some time, it was stated by several local physicians Thursday morning, and recently contracted a cold for which he was being trcnted. Ho was around Monday, but was forced to his bed Tuesday. Tho infection is of such nature as to be uncheckable by amputation and Is similar to that which took tho life of Dr. O. J. Butler In Independence, Ho was removed to tho Salem hospital Wednesday evening. Dr. Fisher came to Salem In 1008 from Iowa and has taken an active part in community affairs ever since, being particularly In terested In the Boy Scout move ment and the chamber of com merce. Ho was president of the Potk-Yamhlll-Marlon Medical cicty In 1925, Is a member of the Episcopal church, tho Rotary club. Knights of Pythias and Is an ac tive Ch err lan. Dr. Fisher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. II. Fisher, make their home here with another son, Walter Fisher. A third brother, W. F. Fish- and several sisters are Salem residents also. Elbert Ernest Fisher was born In Omaha, August 4, 1869. From Ne braska the family moved to Iowa and Efbert Ernest was graduated from tho University of Iowa medl cal school' In 1907. At different times ho continued post graduate work In eastern universities. Shortly after his graduation, Dr. Fisher was married to Alice S. Bates. They have one son, Arthur, If, who Is a student In Salem high school. AVIATORS SWOOP LOW; KILL PLANTER Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 21. (P) Three army aviators were under arrest today, accused of killing a Confederate veteran by swooping down from the clouds and striking him with an airplane. The three are Lieutenants A. J. Lehman, J.' C. A. Dennlson and Clair Stroh. Major II. H. C. Rich ards, commander of Maxwell fly ing field, ordered them In arrest pending arrival from Atlanta, of Colonel Henry S. "Wagner, inspec tor of the Fourth corps area. They are charged with voluntary man slaughter and probably will be court-martialed. Frank O. Browder, 83, was kill ed yesterday by a plane while In spectlng one ot the fields on bji cotton plantation. Clarke Henry, a negro, who stood nearby was In Jured. The plane dropped from the skies, presumably to frighten negro cotton, pickers as a Joke. QUEEN GUEST OF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Marie Receives Homage of Americans Who Kiss Her Hand at Reception Wears Crown of Jewels and Sits on Improvised Throne Catches Cold Phladelphla, Pa., Oct. il.ffl Queen Marie ot Rumania arrived In Philadelphia late today for a round ot entertainment and other activi ties that wilt keep her busy until the early hour? oC tomorrow morn Ins. New York, Oct. 21. (P) Having received the homage of some of Americans most prominent citizens who marched past an Improvised throne, many of them kissing her hand, Queen Marie of Rumania to day turned her attention to the Philadelphia Scsnui-Centennial ex position ut America's independence. General John J. Pershing was the first of 700 who were presented to the queen at a reception in the Ritz Carlton hotel last night. The I line formed in the grand ballroom, which had been converted into a colorful autumnal forest decorated with Rumanian flags. Her eon, Prince Nicholas, and daughter, Princess Ileana, and a half dozen others were in the re ceiving line with Queen Marie. She wore a dress which had the appear ance of solid silver. Surrounding he head and flaring outward at the sides was a tiara of diamonds and pearls, while high In front of the tiara was a magnificent emerald, tha size of a walnut. On each side of the tiara was one other great queen stone. From the regal head dress hung a series of ropes of pearls caught under the chin. Sho also wore a necklace of large diamonds and bracelets of pearls around each wrist. Draped from her shoulders was a train of brlllant Jade green which fell to the floor and dragged a few Inches. The train was under lined with silver. The queen carried (Continued on Page Ten) EUGENE GIRL KILLED, 4 HURT Eugene, Oct. 21. (fl1) Mildred Smith, 16, dnughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith of Franklin was killed, and four others were injured when the automobile In which they were riding to a has ketball game collided with a wagon nt 8 o clock last night. The acci dent occurred three miles north of Elmira. Sllve Smith, uncle of tho girl who was -killed, nnd Nina Bryant 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, T. C. Bryant of Franklin were the other occupants of the automo bile. They were brought to a lo cal hospital for treatment of cuts and bruises, but were not seriously hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McBcc, who live between Elmira and Franklin, were In the wagon. Neither was seriously injured. Tho accident occurred at the summit of a hill. One of the horses hitched to the wagon was killed, and the automobile, a light coupe, turned over. Because of the hill, the wagon was not seen until tlie car was almost upon It. Stanfield Will State Platform in Talk Tonight Senator It. N. Stanfield, In dependent -Republican candi date for reelection as sena tor who will speak here on tlie Jssucs of the present campaign nt tho Illlgli the ater this evening, will arrive In the cliy Intc In the after noon and will spend the time before tho meeting In conference with his Salem friends and supporters. At tho meeting tonight Senator Stanfield will issue Ills platform statement and state his position on various Issues, . including tho prohi bition question. Tho meeting tonight will fllnrt promptly nt 8 o'clock and 8r tin tor Kmn field will bo the only speaker. Ask Senate Probe Of Steiwer Primary Election Slush Fund Portland, Or., Oct. 21. ) An-1 nouncement was made today by Fred It. Moalt, editor of the Port land News, that ho has telegraphed United States Senator James A. Reed, chairman of the senate cam paign fund Investigating commit tee, asking him to Investigate the campaign In which expenditures of Frederick Steiwer, republican sena torial nominee. In the telegram Boalt also asked that tho committee probe Into the yellow ticket fraud In the May pri maries. Six men are under Indictment here charged with Issuing a fraud ulent yellow ticket before the pri mary purporting to give' the en MANIFESTO ON TARIFF SOUND SAYS MELLON Washington, Oct. 21. (P) The Washington government Is prepar ing to publicly declare that It does not consider the recent financiers' manifesto against world trade re strictions as applying to the United States. . At the same time the government Is expected to give support to the suggestion for a leveling of customs barriers among European nations. The pronouncement is to be made by Secretary Mellon, who discussed tin- suujecc touay wnn resiuent Colidge. The secretary advised his chief that he considered the mani festo sound so far as it applies to Europe, but there could - be thought to lowering the American tariff. Coincident with the White Houso conference it became known that the American section of the Inter national chamber of commerce, composed of business men who are members of the chamber of com merce of tlie United States, had prepared a tariff report saying that American business and American labor had come to the "studied de cision" that American living stand ards must be protected and that no action which will tend to low er them can have any than an un fortunate effect." The financiers' manfesto, recent ly made public In New York, ad vocated a leveling of International' trade barriers, but made specific reference to no Individual nation. It carried the signatures of. on Im posing international group of bus! ness men. Including J, P. Morgan. HURRICANE PASSES OFF FLORIDA COAST Washington, Oct. 21. (JP) The tropical dlsturbanco continues df great intensity off the Florida coast, the weather bureau said to day. It passed from Havana, Cuba, a short distance off tho southeast coast of Florida," the bureau's re port said. "In the absence of vessel ports this morning lis position is estimated as latitude 27 degrees, longitude 77 degrees. 'While gales were experienced tho extreme southern Florida coast, no winds of hurricane force wero reported from land sta tlons." Storm warnings are displayed on the southern Florida coast. REV. R.L. PUTNAM RESIGNS PASTORATE Rev. R. L. Putnam, pastor of the Court street Christian church, pre sented his resignation to the con gregatlon at the Sunday night sorv ices, he stated Thursday morning. Tho resignation Is effective January 1. Rev. Putnam is not yet renuy to announco his plans for the fu ture. By a majority vote of the con gregatlon he was urged to reman as pastor of tho local church, Rev. Putnam said. In addition he was recently accorded a vote of confl dence by some 300 members of his church. Kurnftick Wins, Portlnnd, Or., Oct. 21. CP) Al Karaslck, light heavyweight wrest ler, defeated. Tom Alley, Omaha taking two out of three falls hero last night. Karaslck vns nwordo. the first fnll on a foul in 10 mln utes. Alley got the second In minutes, 3 seconds, while the third and deciding fnll went to Karaslck in IS minutes, 18 seconds. dorscment of the Ku Klux Klan to certain candidates. Fred Boalt's request for a sena torial committee Investigation of the Steiwer primary campaign fund collections and disbursements Is the first definite development along that line, although there has been circulating In political circles for several weeks past a report that the matter of the Steiwer campaign had been taken up with the Reed committee. The rumor first gained circula tion ut the time the accusations were made by W. S. U'Ren, Port land attorney, that the now (Continued on Pas Eleven) MRS. KIMBALL SIGNED MISS X NOTE FOR AMEE Hail of Justice, Los Angeles, Cal Oct. 21 () Judge J. A. Bardln of Salinas, Cal., positively Identi fied Mrs. Virla Kimball of Oak-1 lnnd, as the woman who signed the' Miss X" affidavit In his office at Salinas August 25 in furtherance of the confessed scheme of Mrs. Lorraine Wlseman-Slelaff, Mrs. Kimball's twin sister, to produce false characters in the Almee Sem- ple McPhcrson kidnaping case. Judge Bardln, appearing as a defense witness In the evangelist's conspiracy hearing, surveyed Mrs. Kimball on the witness stand and tnen, called to tue box himself, de clared she was the woman who had affixed her signature to the document intended to dissipate ru mors that the evangelist had been the cottage companion of Ken neth G. Ormlston at Carmel last May. f , Mrs. Kimball, under examination by W. I. Gilbert, chic? of defense counsel, a moment before, equally positively denied that she had ever been in Judge Bardln's office, but admitted she had spent several hours In Salinas on the morning tho affidavit was made. Sho declared she went to Sa linas accompanied by Mrs. Wise man and Miss Rachel Wells, Phila delphia. 1 Mrs. Wiseman, state's witness and co-defendant with Mrs. Mc Pherson, testified she had brought Miss Wells from the east to pose as Ormifiton's companion at the dl- ectlon and under the pay of Mrs, Mcpherson. ; RAILROADS RESUME MEETINGS TUESDAY Portland, Oct. 21. (Confer ences will bo resumed in New York October 26 between executives of the Southern Pacific system and of the Northern lines over the question of whether a program of cooperation shall be followed to enable the Great Northern-North ern Pacific's Eugone-Klamath Falls cutoff. President William Sproule of the Southern Pacific has left San Francisco for the cast and Ralph Budd of the Great Northern and Charles Donnelly of the Northern Pncific presidency will arrive In New York from St. Paul early next week. Heart Disease For 25 Years Fatal To Leader of Socialists Chicago, Oct. 21. (JP) -Eugene V. Debs Is dead. Tho indomitable will that car ried the veteran socialist leader through a turbulent career, In cluding a term In prison for op posing the draft, broko last night under the flood of years and the strain of heart disease from which he had Buffered for 25 years. Nearlng his 71st birthday, the five times nominee of the socialist party for tho presidency, died peacefully In a suburban sanitari um surrounded by tho Immediate members of hlB family and lead ing representatives of the party. Debs sank Into coma last Sat urdny, coming out of that strange half way place between life and death for only a few minutes Sun day, during which he motioned to his wlfo for a pencil and in a fco- bl6 scruwl scratched out W. 13. Henloys famous poem "Invictus", ending with the lines "I nm the master of my fate; I am the cap tain of my soul." Friends explain TORNADO LOSS ESTIMATED AT $30000,000 235 Buildings Collapsed and Scarcely a Struc ture Left Undamaged No Americans on Casu alty List-Many Vessels Sent to Bottom Washington, Oct. 81. (fl5) The American embassy built'ng in Ha vana was badly damaged by yes terday's storm. Ambassador Gener al Crowder Informed the state de partment today. The interior of the building was wrecked and rendered uninhabitable, but members of the embassy staff are safe. The con sulate offices were only slightly damaged. -: Havana, Cuba, Oct. 21 Fifty eight persons are dead an 2100 Injured, 400 seriously, In the Havana district In consequence ot yesterday's hurricane, according to the first complete though un official checkup. Buildings to the number of 236 collapsed. Property loss is estimated at $30,000,000. Tho list of casualties Issued by the municipality contained no names of -Americans, The -addresses of the victims indicated that they lived In the poorer sec tions of Havana. Communication with all parts of the rcpublio was interrupted. No definite, reports had been received 6f tho extent of the damage In the provinces of Matanzas, Pinar Del Rio and Havana, over which' the hurricane passed. Many Americans residing in Marlanao and other suburbs, fore warned of the approach of the stfrm, had come Into Havana Tues day night to escape it. Many houses were wrecked In Marlanao, where, also is situated the Cuban race course. It Is believed that nearly all the buildings In Havana suffer ad dam- (Continued on face Tent STORM DAMAGE AT MIAMI IS SLIGHT Miami, Fla., Oct. 21. (P) Dawn found damage from the 60- milo gale which struck Miami last night confined to a small amount of debris in some streets, with no other wreckage apparent. There was no reported damage to ship- . ping. With the laBt favorable weather report this morning, hundreds of persons gathered before tho post office nnd took part in a celebra tion nt Miami's escape from the storm. Tho hurricane apparently passed to the south and east of Miami. Meanwhile efforts were directed to get In communication with Nassau, capital of the Bahama is lands, toward which the hurricane was veering after lashing its fury on Cuba yesterday. Radio opera tors at 9 a. m. had been unable to establish communication with the Bahamas. While crippled wire service pre vented an accurate check on the storm area, only one death wns reirorted In Florida as a result of tho storm. Suffered ed that the verse, wrlten by the English author In a hospital was his lifelong source of Inspiration. iuncral services will be held at Terre Haute, Ind., his birthplace. Friday or Saturday. After which the body will be taken to Indian apolis for cremation. Tho Terre Haute services probably will be public. Debs suffered a nervous break down a month ago and was brought to an Elmhurst sanltarl- i for rest and trentment. His advnnced years and the heart dis ease he had boen forced to rignt off virtually throughout his ma ture life left him with little resist ance, and kidney disease adding Its ccmplicntlon severnl weehs ngo tipped the scales completely agalnftt hfm. In addition to his wlfo, the so cialist lender Is survived by a brother, Theodore, of M uncle, Ind., and two sisters. Mrs. John S. Toinl, Torre Haute, nnd Mrs. C. O. Mailloux, New York,