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FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR, No. 251
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926
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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
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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
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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,