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WEATHER. (. morrow. Lowest 32 degrees. Temperature: Highest, today: lowest, 24, at 7 a.m. today. Full report on page 9 Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 Entered as seco: post office, No. 30,145 S. Westher Bureau Forecast.) Fair and warmer tonight and to. temperature Washington, about 38, at noon nd class matter D.iC. ah WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1926—FIFTY-SIX PAGES. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. * service. (A Means Associated Press. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news —_—— Yesterday’s Circulation, 102,262 TWO CENTS. UNCLEOE CANNCN DEAD AT 90 (AR OF THE Retired to lllinois Home in Failing Health Many Months Ago. BORN IN NORTH CAROLINA: BEGAN CAREER IN 1873 Fiery Partisanship Did Not Alien-, ate Associates—Became Reli- gious in Last Years. By the Associated Press DANVILLE. Il.. November 12, Uncle Joe Cannon died here today at the age of 90 In the rambling brick mansion he had built for his bride many years ago, life clowly ebbed away from the old statesman whose iron-handed tacties in Congress won him the title of Czar of the House hack in the days before hig fall in 1910 The sfme dominant spirit with which “Uncle Joe" ruled the House of Representatives so many years was summoned by him in his fight against | old age. He continued his dally walk | downtown until physicians ordered him to replace it with an automobila ride. and in recent weeks his fading mind and hody had not permitted him to_leave his home. | Last May, however, he attended a birthday party given by Danville Ki- wanians, honoring his 90th anniver- sary, and portioned the big cake among Bov Seouts while photogra phers clicked their cameras, and in June he broke the ground for St James Methodist Church, which he joined after his retirement from Con- gress and where he sat in the pew his late wife occupied so many vear: He was unable to appear at corner- ktone-laying ceremonies in August Daughter Called Home A cold contracted in July gave him much worry, and it was then that he ek to motoring instead of walking. The firet indication that his condition was grave was given when his daugh- ter Helen was summoned home from | Europe hurriedly in September He declined several invitations to appear publicly in the weeks pre- ceding his death. but his greatest re gret was occasioned by his inability tn speak at a schoolhouse near An- napolis. Ind.. where he made his first public speech as a schoolhoy. For the first time since he voted for Lincoln in 1860, Cannon failed to cast his ballot a week ago last Tuesday. He wonld have gone to the poils, he aald, but a long period.of rainy_weath- er prevented him from registering. Sleep Merges With Death. On the stroke of 12 at noon today “Uncle Joe" peacefully breathed his last. He simply slept away Since about 2 am had been a parent that the end was near. Dr F. Wilkinson, his personal physician. was called at that hour because Mr Cannon was having difficulty in swal Jowing. Thi relieved temporarily Later in the morning the physician &pent a half hour Uncle Joe's™ bedside. At that time he-was sleep ing peacefully. Between 10 and 11 o'clock he became restless, then set tled again into a calm sleep. He had been in a state of coma for about 10 hours before the end Death was due. Dr to myocardial degenera ening of the heart muscles The courage which Mr. Cannon al ways displaved marked his last days Recently he told his daughters and his nurse to have courage and not give up. He did not fear death and rarely spoke of it except incidentally, Dr. Wilkinson said Funeral arrangements receipt of word from in California and Washir touched with s\ locks of Joseph Gurney Cannon rs ago. ere the Nation had rechristened him “Uncle Joe And under that title, confirmed by millions who never saw him. vet knew every line of his worn face and every whimsieal trait of his intens n ality, “Uncle Joe came at end < career as eldest statesman of the ation: the man of longest service in the Congress. the of honors among colleag: took no thought part; differ ences In the musty files of the Congres ginnal Record there stands writtgn a moving tale of this man's great sery tee. It begins back In 1873, when first ha came out of Nlinois ta take h in the House, even than a pic fire-eating political gladiator to the uproar of the debate and the moments in committee were the hre: of life. The vellowed pag show dav hy-day how hot blo irove him into every affray lashing out at his quick mind form Instant expe: ons of politic Month by leadership. growing mor each session brought fifcts: harder with forcaful. relent champ party. ungil that when th was placed in < and he 1 ed the Speaker's rostry of the House. to rule vears as few men be ruled that body Rise and Great was Wilkinson said tion. or weak re await grandchi! gton. D. ¢ Time scarcely ver the thi had 1St 1c that politica he his 1 pronents, his g at call the e the weap. ed toward knowing as con 1o the, v gavel had Fall. was then a veteran and of his power. Aroun of 1ales pleturesque Great “Unele Joe in the nevda him had gathered a true, some false. but iy igh the news col cartoon stamped ind all over the land Tet great as his had grown, great when the Ho against his ped him of his power nds of men place and power too. was his fall in 1910, revoited and etrip il Famous Figure Passes e NCLE CANNON. UBAN PRESIDENT HINTS DICTATORSHI Ready to Assume Role Unless Congress Co-operates Bet- ter, He Declares. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, Cuba, November 12.— President Machado exploded a politi- cal bombshell among the members of his party in his Armisfice day ad- dress before a Liberal party gathering in Havana. Declaring that if the co-operation of Congress were not forthcoming the ideals of those who died for Cuban freedom might be lost, he intimated’ that he was ready to carry on the task by dictatorship if necessary. “I know that many among those who hear me." the President said, think this statement unconsti- tutional, and I know that some will reach the conciusion that I am a masked artisan of dictatorship. But 1f dictatorship is necessary to keep alive the memory of those heroes who fell on the battlefield. 1. with those among you who are willing to follow me, will be enough to attain that end " JOE" Causes Surprise Here. ! president Machado’s hint of a dictatorship for Cuba caused mari- fest surprise and perplexity in Wash- | ington. Officials and diplomats permitted only the most discreet remarks to escape their lips, but it was per- fectly plain that they had no clear understanding of what potentialities might lie behind the Cuban Presi- dent's pronouncimento in his Armis- tice day address at Havana. President Machado not only has the confidence of Washington but there has heen every reason to sup- pose that he also was strongly in- trenched in the affections of his own people. In the recent elections his party was victorious throughout the island Always a strong figure, he is given credit by officials and apparently ma ja v of his fellow citizens for having saved the Cuban financial situation from a serious plight and for having exercised real executive ability in the midst of other difficult problems of administration, Has Respect of L. The feeling of respect he has en- by the vast gendered here assures him the sup- | American Government in port of the pasiion that may be- any reasomeble steps colne necessary” .to perpetuate the principles _he- has inaugurated at ilavana. But at the same time the American. Nation has special relations and special interests wrapped up in {he isiand republic it took under its wing after the Spanish War, and heretofore all of these considerations run toward maintenance of a constitutional there. N Should the question of a dictator- <hip actually arise the attitude of the United States would have to be decided on the basis of circumstane as they stood at the moment. There would be no inherent objection here 1o counternancing a dictatorship. This Government has done it before, notably in Venezuela and Peru. Do Not Expect Action. The United States would not hesi ite to do it in Cuba should justifica N appear. rse by cholce, because of the | disregard for constitutional es that would arise from an dictator: perhaps to con f a strong cen. tral government ir s to come. But it will not close the door in advance ilities hinted at by Presi his! g < every confidence here that no decision of the kind foreseen hy 1 executive ever will hecome sl in yester- 2 address are looked upon as probably resulting from an abun. dance of precaution The speech is calculated as a warn ing shot across the bows of his enemies and not as an actual sor toward a dictatorship. Washington | governmert | It would not adopt that | HALL-MILLS TRIAL INSPIRED BY PAPER, DEFENSE CHARGES \Theory That Tabloid Pro- moted Case as Circulation Builder Is Advanced. MAID, ON WITNESS STAND, BARES GUILD OF GOSSIPS Barbara. Tough Says She ‘“Feels Mean” as Court Forces Her to Reveal Names. | | By the Associated Prees. 1 COURTHOUS! SOMERVILLE, N. J., November 12.—Defense coun- ! sel in the Hall-Mills case today said, in argument to the court that it has| a theory that the present trial was “promoted and inspired” by the Daily | Mirror, a Néw York tabloid news. paper. | The statement was made during; cross-examination of one of the two! witnesses of the forenoon session, Philip Payne, managing editor of the| Mirror. Payne, who had testified as! | £ CAUCLS S\ - to the photographing in his office of a | calling card the State claims bears| Willle Stevens' fingerprint, was ask@d} on crossexamination how much the! Mirror has spent “on this investiga- tion.™ | State Raises Objection. i Objection was promptly raised by the State. and Robert H. McCarter, senior defense counsel, said in his ar- gument as to the competency of the question that it is a theory of the de- fense that ‘'this matter now being! prosecuted as a solemn trial in this | court was promoted and inspired by | the Mirror for financial reasons and | to promote circulation.” | The question was excluded by the | court. | | In approaching the question from |another angle, defense counsel at- témpted to question the witness as to the newspaper's connection with at- torneys’ fees in a case of Arthur Riehl against his wife, who, as Louise Gesit, was a maid in the Hall home. This,| too. was overruled. I Barbara Tough, maid in ! the Hall: home at the time of the crime, was; the only other witness of the morn- ing. The former maid in the Hall home was made to “feel mean” when she was asked to give the names of “girls of the guild” who gossiped about the “friendliness” between the Rev. Ed ward \W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills several years before they were ! slain together. Instructed by the court to give the names of the gos- sipers after she had protested, he declared with manifest emotion that she felt “like a sneak.” At that, the Scotch lassle’s revela tions of gossiping girls did not hurt their reputations of today to any ex tent, for she knew few of their mar- ried names, she declared, after adding | that most of them ‘“have married well.” Gives Names in Disgust. Their maiden names were given in a disgusted tone and with so much of the “lonnie brogue” of old Scotland that only the fellow countrymen of the witness present could identify | | them. o The description “friendliness” by defense counsel on cross.examina- T\, referring to Mr. Hall and Mrs. MiIN drew a protest from the State's represextative that the word did not fit the case. It remained in the rec- ord when previous testimony showed that the witness had used it The Scotch woman sald that, while she was not a_member of the church of which Mr. Hall was rector, she was a member of the guild. She heard the suild members, mostly girls, gossip ing of the “friendline She_could recall some of them, she said, but “would rather not.” Counsel and the court kindly told her that she must comply. "I can't,” she said. “I don’t want to be mean to these girls, they wouldn't be mean to me." Between names of girls who “prat tled” she said to herself: “I feel ver: bad about this” and “I hate this like anything.” . Names Her Own “Friend.” On redirect examination, she had to give the name of @ “Scotch friend™ over her objection Asked by the State to detail again her movements on the night of the | murder, which was her “Thursday out.” she told of dining with friends | and reaching home about 10 o'clock. “Where were vou between the time | vou left the place, where you had ; | dinner, and the time you 'reached ! | home?™ | Automobile riding.” “With whom?" “Must I answer that?" With an affirmative ruling from the court, she said: *‘Archie Cook." “Where is he now?" , “I don’'t know—and I don't care.” Miss Tough, under direct examjna- | | tlon. sald that she had ‘been in the | habit of taking a thermos bottle of | water to the bedroom of Mrs. Hall | every night, but said she did not take | any to her room on Thursday night, | September 14, 1922, the night of the | double slaying. She also said she did | not pass the room of Willie Steven | | (Continued on Page 6, Column 2) ;"Hownrshall We Escape?” Preacher Asks; | Hearers Show Him as Smoke Pours Forth “How shall we escape if we reject | mediate danger, he explained, and he | opposed to such action, has resolved | | relief funds STRICKENLA PLATA FACES RELIEF TASK Village Turns to Work of Aid- ing Needy and Rebuild- ing Homes. Br a Staft Correspondent of The Star. LA PLATA. Md.. November 12— As the last two of the 15 victims of the La Plata tornado were laid to rest here goday. the stricken village turned hearts and sympathies in di- rect and practical fashion to fts living unfortunates, whose property loss s estimated at more than $35.000. The funeral of Lillian Della, § years old. was conducted with Methodist services this morning, just after the | body of Theresa Estelle Bean had heen interred in Sacred Heart Ceme- tery. As the bells stopped tolling after a measured cadence of sorrow" lasting thyoughout yesterday and part of this morning, La Plata centered its inter- est on the relfef work fund, and the announcement was made that the American Red Cross and local relief agencles would work in fullest co-op eration to raise the $18,000 to $20.000 needed to restore as far as possible those luckless families whose homes were leveled by the roaring twister last Tuesday afternoon, and to meet | other emergencies. Cedarville Also Hard Hit. The Red Cross, in addition, esti- mates that between $4,000 and $5,000 will be needed for relief work in the vieinity of Cedarville, where the tor- nado caused serious damage just be- fore it disappeared into the sky. da Plata took heart today from the most encouraging announcement vet { received from Washington hospitals, that brighter prospects for recovery of all its injured were being held forth by physicians and attendants. That open-handed assistance for those in distress which seemingly characterizes Americans has not been |lacking in this close-to-home disaster. Washingtonlans, contributing toward through The Evening Star, had amassed a total of about 00 by noon today and the checks contributions are coming in steadily. At La Plata, Chairman Walter J. Mitchell of the citizens’ re- (Continued on Page 4, Column 4, CONFIDENCE VOTE CHEERS POINCARE Chamber of Deputies Upholds Premier, 365 to 207, in Budget Course. By the Associated Press PARIS, November 12.—The Poin- | care cabinet received a vote of confi- dence from the Chamber of Deputies on the reopening of Parliament today The Chamber upheld the premier’s d mand for immediate discussion of the 1927 budget and postponement of all interpellations. The vote was 365 to 207. Proposals to Discuss. Fifty-eight deputies, anxious to im- | press upon their constituents their ac- | tivitles in Parliament, had announced that they proposed to discuss the plot of the Spaniards to invade Cata- lonia from French soil, Fascist mani- testations, events in China and the Itke But M. Poincare, who is strongly Reward Is Doubled For Information On False Alarms| The District Commissioners moved today to prevent the turn ing of false alarms of fire by in creasing the long-standing reward for information leading to the ap- prehension of the persons respon- sible from $25 to $50. Fire Chief George Watson re- ported to the Commissioners that between October 30 and November 10, 30 false alarms of fire vwgge sounded, ‘“thus endangering lives of firemen and citizens in use- less response to alarms, causing | useless wear and tear on the ap. | paratus of the Fire Department and | seriously interfering with the ef- | ficiency of the Fire Department by | needlessly withdrawing fire appa ratus from fts quarters and thus rendering it unavailable for re-. sponee to legitimate alarms." LIEUT, TOMLINSON * CRASHES IN PLANE Turns Over While Landing, But Escapes Uninjured—Will Fly Another Ship. ) i | | By a Staft Correspondent of The Star U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION, HAMPTON ROADS, Va.. November 12.—Within an hour after he had been selected as a pilot for the American | Schnelder Cup racing team. which will fly against three Italian planes here tomorrow for permanent pos- session of the coveted seaplane troph Lieut. W. G. Tomlinson of the Naval Air Station at Anacostia turned over as he was landing on the water this moming, and almost lost his life. He had just been given the Curtiss racer equipped with a Packard engine, which was regarded as one of the best planes in the race. The eraft almost disappeared in the water of Litlle Bay, and is unfit for use in the race tomorrow. Lieut, Tomlinson's escape was nar- row. He was coming in for a landing for the first time, and as his twin pontoons struck the water the plane bounced frequently and then turned suddenly up on one wing and fell { over on its back. Hundreds of spec tators on the wall at the air station here gasped as it appeared beyond a | doubt that the pilot never would be able to extricate himself from the tiny cockpit even though he was un Injured. However, in a moment Lieut Tomlinsow appeared on top of the | rapidly sinking plane and waved that he was all right. Unhurt But Downcast. A big flying boat put out from shore immediately and rescued the officer He was found to be uninjured, but his spirits were low. Efforts were made immediately to rescue the plane from the harbor. Rear Admiral W. A. Moffett, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. not dis- | couraged by the latest link in the | chain of misortune that has followed | preparations for the race, announced imediately that a Curtis "Hawk" Navy pursuit _plane would be placed at Lieut. Tomlinson's disposal and that he would fly it as the third entry in the race tomorrow. This plane is almost 100 miles an hour slower than the other American entries, and naturally Lieut. Tomlin- | son’s chances of winning are reduced |to'the very minimum. His only op- | portunity “for honors lies in the |chances” of his competitors being | | forced out of the race through engine | trouble. i Lieut. Tomlinson had never been in ' | the Curtiss-Packard racer until this | morning. Because of the increased | horsepower, size and weight of its en- | | gine, the 'plane possessed several |tricky ~ characteristics, prominent | | among which_was its "high landing | speed. The officer's previous experi- | | day PRESIDENT ENJOYS TRIPBACK ON TRAIN Gels Un With Sun—Greeted at Stations—Due Here Before Midnight. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Staff Correspondent of The Star ON ROARD THE PRESIDENT'S TRAIN RETURNING FROM KAN- SAS CITY. November 12.—Apparently | afrald he might miss something of | interest along the way, President Coolidze arose earlier today than is | his custom. The sun was just coming up when he walked to the rear plat form of his observation car, and for | 10 or 15 minutes he enjoyed the pink tinted panorama as he stood there in the chilly air of the morning. The President appeared in the best of spirits and physical condition to- His hours of traveling. his hur- rying about Kansas City., Mo., and Kansas City, Kans., vesterday, and the delivering of his speech at me morial dedicating exercises at the former place apparently have had no | ill effects upon him. Some of his party had some little apprehension from the fact that he stood barehead. | ed in the cold air throughout his ad- | dress. He is susceptible to colds in the head, but fortunately there was no occasion for such misgivings. judg- ing from his appearance today and if | his own word is to be accepted. Praised for Speech. | He not only is feeling well and fit, but is in an especlally happy frame of mind. He had assurances from various quarters that his Kansas City speech. in which he so candidly and | directly commented upon major in- | ternational subjects, had been well re- ceived. Before leaving Kansas City he received no end of oral assurances and at virtually every stop of his train on his way back home tele. srams of congratulation and com mendation have been brought aboard The President and Mre. Coolidge finished their breakfast before § o'clock this morning. They were en gaged in this meal when their train came to a stop at Urbana, Ohio. There was a handful of people at the station to catch a glimpse of the distinguished couple. What this little group of greeters lacked in numbers it made up in enthusiasm. At Colum- bus there were nearly a hundred persons to wave greetings. The Presi- aent and Mrs. Coolidge did not go to the platform, but made their re. sponses in the form of smiles and waves from the window of their ob- servation car. Sees First President. In this crowd was a Mrs. E. H Kraft, who said she was past 75 and had never before seen a President of the United States. The woman was out of breath from hurrying to get there on time. As she gave this in- teresting bit of information her en thusiasm at seeing the President and his wife was comparable to that of | a schoolgirl. She said she was very happy to have finally seen a President and President's wife. When asked what she_thought of them she replied that (Continued on Pag 3 | | here, Police Overcoats | On Double Shift | While Cold Lasts| | \ | | The advent of cold weather found 43 members of the Washington po- lice, force without uniform over coats. These men are suffering no hardships, however, Supt. Hesse pointed out today., because ar rangements have been made to lend them the overcoats of officers not on duty and those on duty in pre. cinct stations. The new uniform overcoats are not expected to arrive for several weeks. The delay, according to Supt. Hesse, is due to the fact that it took several months to draw up specifications, following the action of Congress in passing the bill al- lowing $75 out of public funds for furnishing uniforms to each mem- ber of the Police and Fire Depart- ments. PRESIDENT'S STAND FXPECTED T0 BRING COURT SHOWDOWN Speeding Up of Replies by, Nations on Senate Reser- vations Held Likely. | i | | | By the Associated Press. Thile congressional circles buzzed with comment on President Coolidge’s blunt notice to World Court powers at Kansas City yesterday, State De- partment interest centered in the re- action the declaration might pro- duce abroad. The President said the Senate reservations must be accepted as drawn Each of the court powers will have occasion sooner or later to reply to the American communication asking if American adherence to the World Court protocol on terms set out by the Senate was acceptable. Half a dozen smaller countries replied in the affirm- ative. A few others acknowledged re ceipts of the inquiry. There has been a tendeney in Wash-| ington to regard the silence of the| major powers since the Geneva con- ference as indicative of informal ex changes between them looking to a possible understanding by which | obstacles to American entry into the court raised by the Geneva resolutions could be evaded. If any American dip- | lomat abread has knowledge of such | conversations, he has mot communi-| cated it to the State Department. | i May Expedite Replies. | It appears certain to most observers however, that the President's | frank disclosure of his attitude will) expedite the formulation of answers to_the American inquiry. [ Mixed feelings, in which approvalj | | I | | } i seemed to predominate, were expreesed i P ipon | automobiles into the home of Mrs. | Mary today in senatorfal comment President Coolidge’'s declaration. Mighty good as far as it goes.”| said Senator Borah. Republican. Idaho, who led the group of 18 Sena- tors in_vigorous opposition to Ameri- | can adherence. even with reserva tions, but Senator Bruce, Democrat, Maryland, stanch supporter of the court with safeguarding reservations, declared that “the World Court will survive this valedictory.” Approved by Moses. “Fortunately for the country, th | President remains a sterling Ameri- | can.” said Senator Moses, Republican New Hampshire, member of the for. eign relations committee. “And n | better occasion could have been found | for the concluding declaration of the President's address day, which marked the culmination of American participation in foreign affairs. “‘The President's speech sets the in- dex for the American attitude toward world events, and I go with him in declaring that the deliberate action of the Senate in ratifying the protocol of the so-called World Court marks the limit of American entanglements in Old World politics.” Walsh Is Satisfled. Walsh, Democrat, Senator Mon tana, who helped phrase the reserva- | tions and was a leader In the Senate fight for ratification, said “the Presi- dent's speech accurately expresses the attitude of the Senate.” Senator Swanson. Demoerat, Vir- ginia. whose name is borne by the reservations. which aroused wide discussion and disinclination on the part of some member nations to accept them, took virtually the same attitude as Senator Walsh. LONDON REACTION VARIED. Times Sees Hope of United States In Tribunal Virtually Gone. LONDON. November 12 (#).—Refer. ences by President Coolidge to debts in_his Ka City speech and his (Continued on Page 2, Column 8) High Lights of History The Now comes to Sunday Star as a Full Page in Colors By J. Carroll Mansfield Whose daily histo: tri larity. Sy has met with wide popu- If tells the story of man and the history of the world. than Armistice | world- | BOMBS ARE HURLED FROM AIRPLANE. IN ILLINOIS GANG WAR One Explodes Near House of Birger Band, West of Harrisburg. TWO HOMES SHOT UP BY GUNMEN FROM AUTOS Believed They Intended to Fire Upon Mayor's Residence at West City. By the Associated Press HARRISBURG. Ill., November 12. —The warfare between the rival Birger and Shelton bootleg gangs developed a new method today when an airplane flew over the Birger road- house 10 miles w of here and dropped three bom! one of which exploded when {®landed 100 'yards from the resort. No damage was done. Swooping suddenly down from the sky, the plane came close to the roadhouse and one bomb was dropped but it fafled to explode. The plane then circled around again and two more bombs were dropped, one of which went off. Seven or eight of Birger's men came out and started to shoot at the plane, but missed the elusive target. Two Men in Plane. The attack was witnessed by a traveling man, who was driving past on the Marion-Harrisburg State road. He said he thought he saw two men in the plane. Charles Birger. owner of the road- house, who was at his home here, con- firmed reports of the attack, which occurred about eight hours after alleged Birger gangsters had shot into two houses at West City, in a neigh- borhood formerly fréquented by Shel- ton gangsters. The Birger roadhouse is in Willlam- son County, about 30 miles south of West City. GUNMEN FIRE ON HOMES. Birger Gang Members Believed Guilty of Attack. BENTON, IIl, November 12 (#).~ Unidentified gunmen, believed by Franklin County officers to have been members of the Birger bootleg gang. early today fired into two homes at West City, near here, in the neighbor- hood formerly frequented by the rival Shelton gangsters. No one was wounded. ] Shortly afterwards Carl and Bernie Shelton were arrested in Benton by postal officers and taken eastward by train, presumably to Danville. The assailants fired from several Loughran, a widow, whose | house 1s next to that of Mayor Joe | Adams. an admitted friend of the Sheltons, and into the home of Gus | Adams, a brother of the mayor. The three houses are on adjoining lots. Twenty-six machine gun and other bullet holes were counted in_the Loughran house and 19 bullet holes {in the Gus Adams house. Presumably the gunmen had in- tended to fire upon the mayor's house, but were mistaken as to its location. { After one fusillade the gangsters sped way. Shelton gangsters, who formerly made their headquarters at the mayor’'s home, were driven out of Franklin County by the sheriff and State’s attorney three weeks ago after the feud between the Birger and Shel- |ton factions had become sanguinary. | For a time the sheriff's office kept a |guard at the mayor's house, and he | declared his life had been threatened by the Birgers. i JUGOSLAVIA STIRRED | BY ARREST IN ITALY | Action Increases Belief That Slo- | vene Minority Is Being Badly Treated. By the Associated Pri BELGRADE, Jugesiavia, November 12.—News of the arrest in Italy of Giuseppe Wilfan. Slovene minority deputy in the Italian Parliament, has created considerable excitement | throughout the country For a long time there has been a strong teeling here that the Slovenian | minority was being badly treated by the suppression of its schools, news- papers and public meetings. | "The forelgn office refuses to discuss the incident. which is considered a most untimely one, since the conven | tions recently signed by Premier Mus- solinl and Foreign Minister Ninchitch ! will shortly come up for ratification. Dr. Wilfan is president of the Con- gress of European Minorities. He |comes from Gorizia. At the minori- | ties’ congress last August in his open- ing address Dr. Wilfan spoke of the necessity for collaboration by the i minority groups to safeguard their civic, sconomic and political equality. LOS ANGELES ON WAY ! TO NORFOLK FOR RACES Dirigible Leaves Lakehurst Today. Wilbur and Other Officials to Witness Air Contests. The dirigible Los Angeles is en iroute to Norfolk today from Lake- ence had been in one flight in the| Curtis racer which killed Lieut. H. J. | Norton off Hains Point in Washington <o great a salvation?” asked Rev. Dr. W. W. Orr, revivaliet, of a large con- | gregation in Wallace Memorial Pres- | exhorted the audience to remain calm, | If it is humaply possible to do so, to The topic that Revivalist Orr had | pass the budget before the end of the Jjust propounded had deeply impressed | vear so as to avoid the ruinous expedi- | bination of insurgents party with the Democratic minc Even then. however. when the hattle Jhurst, N. J., it was indicated in a mes- sage sent to the Navy Department by It will appeal to all members of the family. Parents and teachers will be glad to see the young- in the House reached a p citement that swept ev pening in the world int ground for all Americatd Joe." fighting with grir The last, was to know the feeling men wou'd later. The triumphant House refused to take and oust him from the Content with stripping the p power, they voted to held him place. T'nder the form of organization in “(Continu g en Page 2, Column 2) other hap- the back Uncl scomet Sinve o rehals byterian Church. New Hampshire ave- and Randolph street, last night. And again he repeated the text: ow shall we escape.” Yor answer several men left by the | earest exits, and one halted breath- lessly at the corner fire alarm box and called out all available fire ap- paratus in that vicinity By way of explanation to those whe had not already seen the smoke cur! ing from a basement stairway. Rev. C. E. Hawthorne, pastor of the church, announced quietly that the edifice was on fire. There was no im- 1 |a number of the more susceptible, | however, and they lost little time in | seeking ways of escape. Others joined | | the janitor and alded in extinguishing | the blaze, which was consuming a | quantity of Christmas decorations in the basement. The fire was out by the time the en. gines arrived, and after a delay of scarcely more than five minutes the | sermon. so practically illustrated, got | | under way again. | Radio Programs—Page 38! ent of voting provisional credits. Public Backs Premier. In this stand he seemingly has the support of the general public and also that of numerops senators and deputies who desire to get away early to look after their political interests in_the January alections. The war debt question has receded far into the background and is not to come up until the regular | on of Parliament after the new W monthly September 13. Wind and Water Blamed. i However, no responsibility for the |accident is lald upon him, as the angle of the wind and the roughness |of the water worked the hardship which resulted in the loss of the little | |blue Navy racer. |"""I had never flown the plane be- [fore ™ “Lieut. Tomlinsons related | |after he had gotten into dry cloth- ing at his quarters, “and it was ]us{l like plaving with a barrel of snakes (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) - sters interested in this “sugar-coated” lesson in his- tory—and the older folks will find it as fascinating. Watch for the first valuable feature he Sundiy Stae. - | the ship's commander stating that she | would moor to the U. S. S. Patoka. The Patoka is anchored at Plantation Flats, five or six miles north of Hamp- ton Roads, Va. The Schneider cup races are scheduled to take place to- morrow, with the preliminaries sched- uled for today. Secretary Wilbur and other Navy officlals will leave here today to be present at the races. The Navy Department was inform- ed by the commander of the Los Angeles that the airship would fly over the Nawval Academy at Annapolis cat 2 pm. - PR ,l appearance of this next Sunday in