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CITY RECALLS Defies Judi ie STOKES HAS TWO GOOD REASONS TO BE THANKFUL 13 CONVICTED IN AUTO THEFT CASES BY JURY STATE ASKS SHERMAN PAY WITH HIS LIFE FEROCIOUS BULLDOG IS TAMED IN ANNUAL TUSSLE WITH LOCALS Gentlemen Play Superior Game and Win Contest, 27 to 0. Large Crowd Sees Battle; Ruston Sends Delegation; Long Runs Are Feature of Day. PAY Same Proclamation. A Manager for Crime. Monroe's Doctrine.

Home Markets. By Arthur Brisbane (Copyright 1923 By 8tr Company) By JOE R. CARTER A ratlie fat, and ferocious looking bulldog, displaying all the earmarks of tender care and attention, limped out of the Centenary stadium just before dusk settled over Shreveport Thanksgiving afternoon, and setting down, to rest in a far, obscure corner from the gaze of approximately 5,000 persons, who also wended their way from the stadium, pointed It i nose to a dark, bleak sky and bayed to the heavens. It was one of those long bays that skeptics say broods an ill omen. It was an ill omen.

The bulldog was sick at heart. He had just engaged in his yearly conflict with the Centenary Gentlemen, and had come out of the fray badly bruised and battered. Twenty-seven times had the Gentlemen inflicted the heel of their boots in his hide, and not once had he penetrated his sharp teeth in their flesh. To him it was just a repetition of a lacing inflicted upon Folks at Buston, where the i i MANY REASONS TO GIVE THANKS Shreveport Expresses Gratitude For Favors, Feasts; Enjoys Holiday Shreveport will be greatly benefited by its Thanksgiving celebrations. Citizens received inspiration to accomplish even greater thngs for themselves and their city during the next year by sermons and religious ceremonies of the day at the different churches of the city.

Many citizens of Shreveport attended church Thursday to give thanks for the blessings and mercies that have been theirs during the year. In songs, music and words, they were told of the numerous things they had to be thankful for as individuals and as citizens. Tha wonderful health conditions of the city, the co-operative spirit of citizens in all undertakings for the good and advancement of their town, the certainty of a Y. M. C.

A. building in Shreveport; contemplated improvements in water supply, the settlement of the street car controversy, the Henderson plan for bringing industries to the city, were mentioned directly or indirectly by ministers in their sermons as privileges, favors, opportunities and advantages that citizens have to be grateful for. Union Thanksgiving services were held at the First Methodist church, at the Highland Baptist church, and at the Parkview Baptist church. Services were also held at St. Mark's Episcopal church, St.

John's Catholic church, Holy Trinity church, B'Nai Zion temple, by the Congregation Agudath Israel, the Evangelical Lutheran church, and the First Church of Christ, Scientist. There was a union service at the Cedar Grove Baptist church and Dr. R. H. Wynn, presiding elder of the Shreveport district of the Methodist church, conducted services at the Ardis Memorial Baptist church, Bossier City.

Dr. E. L. Thompson in delivering the Thanksgiving address at the First Methodist church stated that all people should lift their hearts In gratitude for the physical resources, the farming and manufacturing interests of the country, the great, keen-minded leaders that the country has had. He declared that citizens should never forget religious motives were back of the first Amer ican settlement, and that each heart (Centtnaed on Pace Seven.) FIVE PERSONS DIE IN STORM, 25 HOMES GONE (Br The Associated Press.) Houma, Nov.

29. Five nersons lost their lives, five were injured and heavy property damage resulted from a storm which swept the Little Caillou Bayou section, 16 miles south or here, Wednesday night. The family of Ralph Guldrv was wiped out, Mr. Guidry, hit wife, 10- year-old son and 12-year-old daughter being killed when their home was wrecked. The fifth death was that of 12-year-old Katherine Brunet, who was drowned when a houseboat in which the family made its home overturned.

The parents escaped. Approximately 25 houses were wrecked, including the $25,000 La- cache school house. Crops were Dadiy damaged by rain which accompanied the storm, the weather bu reau reportine 10 inches of rain. fall between 8 o'clock Wednesday morning ana sinursaay morning. 17,000 Barely Escape tire in Dallas Stadium Dallas, Nov.

29. Fire discovered In the athletic stadium at the Texas State Fair grounds here two hours after it had discharged moro than 17,000 spectators at the Baylor-Southern Methodist University foot. ball game, caused damage estimated at $5,000 late today. The fire originated in the cushion room, pre sumably irom a cigar stub. Bunliil ta Tbe Times.

Longvicw, Texas, Nov. 2. Calvin Stokes, aged resident of Long-view, don't know what to be thankful for the most, that he had 'possum for his Thanksgiving dinner, or that he wasn't killed by a burglar who robbed his poverty-stricken home after he acquired the 'possum. Stokes is far advanced In year and feeble. At 3 o'clock Thursday morning he heard a commotion in the shed where he keeps a few hens.

Investigating, he found and captured a large, fat 'possum which he first took pains to secure and then thanked the Giver of all good things for sending him. Without the 'possum he and his wile, said to be over 100 years old, would have had no Thanksgiving dinner beyond their ordinary slender repast. A few minutes after he returned to bed he felt pair of hands gripping hi throat and heard a negro'a voice demanding his money. He gave him all he had, one penny. After choking, the man into insensibility the burglar ransacked the house and escaped.

Stokes' first act after regaining consciousness waa to rescue his 'possum, put it in the kitchen and nail up tne door and windows. MUST DESTROY COTTON PESTS OR LOSE TRADE President of New Orleans Cotton Exchange Sounds Note of Warning New York, Nov. 29. The United States will lose its supremacy in the production of cotton unless something is done to check the ravages of the boll weevil, which has eaten its way from the Mexican border to the Atlantic Coast, according to Edward S. Butler, president of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, who is convalescing after an operation in the Roosevelt Hospital here.

Serious Situation. The seriousness of the boll weevil menace is not fully appreciated here in the east, says Mr. Butler, but in the south, cotton farmers have their backs to the wall and are putting up a game fight against the inroads Of the pest. Every part of the cotton belt has now become infested, even in North Carolina and the famous Sea Island crop has been almost entirely destroyed. Since the invasion of the boll weevil in 1903 no state in the Union has been able to produce what would be considered a normal crop, asserts Mr.

Btuler, and the crops are getting smaller and smaller each year and the price of cotton is mount ing higher and higher. The price of raw cotton advanced to about 87 cents a pound on the New York Exchange Tuesday. A new high record since the boom immediately following the war, when cotton touched 43 cents a pound. According to Mr. Butter, cotton easily can reach that price again.

It is quite within the bounds of possibility, he declared, that cotton may mount to the high prices of civil war days of $1 a pound in the next few years unless something is done to help the farmers fight the boll weevil. "I want it understood that the south is going to fight and fight hard to stop the boll weevil from ruining one of the greatest industries in this country," said Mr. Butler. Exports of cotton from this country in the 60 years from the Civil war to the recent great war amounted to the astounding figure of They were heavy enough to turn trade balance in favor this country the amount of about No Cotton for Export. "In past years our exports of cotton have totaled as high as 10,000,000 bales a single year, but they have declined to about 4,000,000 bales this year.

We have no cotton to exoort. American mills alone are using about bales a year and we are (CanUnaeJ On Pace Ten) Identify Strange Girl as Missing School Teacher Vancouver, B. Nov. 29. Police Captain Claude Bannick of Point Grey, a suburb of this city, reported late Thursday that they had found Mist Nell Austin, a school teacher of Seattle, who dropped from light Sunday nie-ht.

The girl believed by the Point Grey police to be Mist Austin wss found Wednesday night near the waterfront or the suhurb. She was unconscious She was described at pretty and having bobbed hair. Friends of Mis Austin from Everett, were declared to be speeding northward Thursday tilcht to trv to Identify the girl found in Point Grey. The girl wit delirious Thursday night in the general hospital here. To all words addressed to her the responded: "Daddy, Oh, Daddy don's let them get me, Daddy Daddy." POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED.

Seattle, Nov. 29. The police of Vsncouver, B. hsve posi tively identified a young woman in the general hospital there as Mist Nell Austin, 23-year-old school teacher of Seattle, who disappeared from here last Sunday night, according to information received by Seattle au thorities Thursday night. V.

Garland Grace, Prominent El Dorado Man, Among Guilty; Others Freed (ttjr The AH'lntrit Monroe, Nov. 2lt. VY. Garland Grace, former night chief of police of Kl Dorado and prominent oil operator, and 12 others of the original 35 indicted on a charge of conspiracy to violate the federal motor vehicle theft act, were found guilty by the jury in the federal court at Monroe this morning shortly after 11 o'clock. Other defendants in the alleged auto ring cases were acquitted.

Those convicted are: V. Garland Grace, Bird Grace, Claude T. Grace, A. H. Colvin, Mabe T.

Hall, W. Robinson, Genie Duck, J. Graves, C. Bowers, B. Dewey, Jack Kyals, J.

B. Hardy and Doyle Primm. Those acquitted by the Jurv are Ike Wilson, Malcolm Smith, II. M. (Son) Robinson, W.

SI. Grace, brother of the former night chief of police; Leon Bennett, Paul Melton, Joe Cans, Wick Colvin, Griff Mixon, Hamp S. Lewis, M. F. Colvin, Louis Primm and Moore Wells.

Sentences were passed on the 13 men convicted in the cases Thursday afternoon, all of them appealing on writs of error. The sentences im posed were: Garland Grace, 18 months and $.100 fine; Andrew H. Colvin and Mabe T. Hull, 18 months and $300 fine each; Byrd Grace, one year and one day; Claude Grace, 14 months; Genie Duck and Clay Bow ers, 13 months each; Jack Kyals, 15 months; Jack Graves, 14 months; Doyle Primm, Walker Robinson, J. B.

Hardy, Robert Dewey, one year and one day each. All prison sentences will be served in the Atlanta penitentiary. Notice of appeal was given imme diately and on filing of writs of error the bonds of the defendants were fixed and some of them released. The others, who did not make bond at once, were brought to the Caddo par ish jail at shreveport. lhey are Genie Duck, Clay Bowers, Jack Ryals, Jack Graves, Doyle Primm, Walker Robinson, J.

B. Hardy and Robert Dewey. The court instructed the jury to bring in acquittal verdicts for the fovr last named defendants in accordance with an agreement as to severance previously reached by tContinued on Pace Ten.) BANK BANDITS LOOT $21,000, ONE CAPTURED (Br rnlversal Service.) Memphis, Nov. 29. "Buck" Tracey, alter his arrest early today, confessed to the local police that he is one of the two bandits, who, Wednesday noon, held up the Bank of Mc-Kenzie, at McKenzie, slugged Miss Anna Sedberry, the cashier, while other employes and officials of the bank were at lunch and escaped with 21,000 in cash.

Tracey was arrested aboard a freight train near this city by local and McKenzie officers. More than 500 armed men had been looking for the bandits since the holdup. When searched $9,300 in currency was found on Tracey, together with a .45 calibre revolver. He refused to divulge the identity of his companion. The holdup was a most spectacular one.

Tracey and his companion hired an automobile at Jackson, early Wednesday morning, ordering the driver to take them to McKenzie. A short distance from that town the chauffeur was bound and gagged, and thrown out of the car. The two men then continued on into McKenzie, where they staged the holdup. They made good their escape, but abandoned the car a few miles out of McKenzie and took refuge in a thick woods. The chauffeur whs found by passersby and released.

He aided the authorities materially in describing the two bandits. V. S. P. Backs Movement For Greater City With the Y.

M. C. A. triumphantly concluded, the undivided attention of the people of Shreveport will be directed again to the Henderson Industrial Plan for a Greater Shreveport. The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway company is the most recent large contributor to the fund, entering a subscription of $2,000.

Lart A. Jones, president ind general manager of the railway, heartily commends the movement for the development of industries in Shreveport in his letter, announcing the subscription to W. K. Henderson, head of the movement and chairman of the industrial bureau of the cham ber of commerce. Fascisti Raid Villa of Former Premier Br t'nlreraal -rrlf.

(Ktwlil stile Diapatrh.) Milan, Nov. 29. It is reported here that a detachment of 100 Fascisti staged a demonstration against former Fremier Nittl tonight at his villa near Rome. Several revolver shots were fired, striking the walls and windows. A number of Fascisti entered the villa and destroyed the fur niture in several rooms.

None of the family suffered any harm and the former premier was not at the Villr Slayer of Preacher Scored by Prosecution; Fate in Hands of Jury By It. R. PEYTON Member The limn Muff. Benton, Nov. 29.

The death penalty was asked by the state in arguments to the jury in the case of W. J. Sherman tried on a charge of murder of the Itev. John C. Keeth at Plain Dealing, The jury received the charge and retired for deliberation at 6:15 Thursday afternoon.

No Compromise Verdict. In asking the death penalty District Attorney R. H. Lee in his argument to the jury declared that there could be no compromise verdict. "Sherman," he said, "is guilty of one of the most heinous crimes or he deserves a medal of honor.

He is either an archangel or a demon, and I ask you, gentlemen of the jury, to return a verdict of either guilty as charged or not guilty." The defense resumed testimony at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. Odom Sherman, 14-year-old son of the defendant, told the jury that his father's treatment to him and the other children had always been good. After the shooting of Mr. Keeth, the boy said, he remained at home for about a month, going from there to relatives in Arkansas. Last February, he said, he joined his father at Indianola, Miss.

"I went under the name of Fred Evert there," the boy said. That Mr. Keeth and his wife Induced her to leave home was the testimony of Louise Sherman, 16-year-old daughter of the defendant. The girl declared that her father had always been good to her, and that she had never entertained the idea of leaving him until it was suggested to her by Mr. and Mrs.

Keeth. The money which was used to pay her way to her sister's home in Memphis, the girl said, was sent to her by the sister. This money, she said, was received two weeks prior to her departure, and that Mrs. Keeth kept it for her until the night she left, when she gave it to Charley Keeth, her son, who carried her in his automobile to. Shreveport.

"lie bought my ticket," Louise aaiu, -ana gave me the two or three (Continued ea Pace Fourteen.) BEVERLY HILLS SPEED CLASSIC COSTS 2 LIVES (Br The AssnrlatrS Praia.) Beverly Hills, Nov. 29. Two men were killed and a third was injured when struck by a racing car driven by Harry Harts as the driver was warming up his car shortly before the start of the 250-mile Thanksgiving day race here Thursday. Russell Hughes, a photographer, was killed instantly, while George L. Wade, wealthy Kansas City man and owner of the car driven by Harlan Fengler, died half an hour later on the operating table at the speedway hospital.

The wounded man was Jimmy Lee, a mechanic with one of the racing teams. He incurred a broken leg. As a result of the accident the start of the race was delayed 35 minutes. Frank Elliott jumped into the lead on the opening lap, but later was passed by Karl Cooper. BENNETT HILL WINS RACE.

Special to The Times. Los Angeles, Nov. 29. Bennett Hill, driving a Duesenberg Special, won the annual Thanksgiving day race at the Beverly Hills Speedway here Thursday. His average speed was 112.45 miles an hour, not a record.

Jimmy Murphy, No. 9, and driving a Durant, finished second, two laps behind him. Eddie Hearne, No. 6, also driving a Durant, was third. Harlan Fengler, No.

12. driving a Wade Special, fin ished fourth. Hill's time for the 250 miles was two hours and 10 minutes. Fengler drove the car entered by George L. Wade, wealthy sportsman, who had been killed early in the contest when Harry Hartz, in his Durant, ran over him.

Boy Asks For Admission to Reform School Monroe, Nov. 29 Supt. W. J. Gill of the Louisiana Training Institute here hat received a request for admittance from a 12-year-old boy, whicli, he says, it one of the most novel ever received by any ttate in-ttltutlon.

The boy's name and place of residence are being withheld by Superintendent Gill for obvious reasons. The youth, in asking to be admitted to the state institution, it perfectly frank about himself. "I have never minded my father of mother," he eaid in hit letter. "They are to discouraged with me, and 1 would like, therefore, to go to the reform tchool, at I believe that I can become real man and cltiien and become of tome use in the world if I go to the training insti-tote. Let me know hew much it would cost my father to keep me there for onw year or by the month." Superintendent Gill replied In a lengthy letter, in which he ttates, of course, that the boy can not be admitted to the Louisiana Training Institute, and he advises the child to mind his parents and try as hard as he can to become a good citizen while working and studying in hit own home, Daf.t nhnnvA.

ennditton remain: in our little periods of history. Yesterday, Americans, led by Mr. Cool-Jdge, in his proclamation, were thanking Providence that we are not as Kurope is, torn with war and hatred. In 177U George Washington wrote the first Thanksgiving proclamation Issued by any United States president. It began: "When we review the calamaties that afflict so many other nations, the present condition of the United States affords much natter of consolidation and satisfaction." He specified, "Our exemption from foreign war, internal tranquility, unexampled prosperity of all classes of our citizens." The killing of two bank messengers in New York shows that banditry and murder are becoming systematized.

A manager hires professional gunmen, drug fiends that will do anything and kill anybody to get money to buy more drugs. A bank employe "tips off" the manager. Mr. Diamond, described as a "loving father and devoted son," knowing from the tipster, who the bank messengers are, and what route they will tuke with their 43,000 cash, the rest is simple. The manager stays at a safe distance, his hired dope fiend killers shoot down the victim.

The cash is divided, in accordance with the manager's promises. That sounds like an improbable dime novel, but it is part of police records. Criminals being braggarts and "dope fiends" and dreadful cowards when drugs are kept aay from them, the facts come out. Joseph Diamond, 23-year-old younger brother of the murder manager, shows part of his share to a young woman, boasts that he is a "stick up man," fresh from "bumping off" a couple of guys, asks the young woman to fftarry him, she tells. One of the professional killers, deprived of his drug, whispers to himself, weeps, breaks down and tells what he knows.

To the extent to which it has increased the drug traffic, prohibition seems to have its drawbacks. One congressman suggests that beer be licensed and taxed, the proceeds to be used fighting whisky. That might be a good idea, especially if the next generation could be per-auaded to take beer instead of drugs. Everybody knows that where alcohol is not used, drugs are used, if they can be got. And being easily hidden, it is quite certain that our kind of law enforcement will never drive them out.

"We owe it. therefore, to candor and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers, (the powers of Europe) to declare that we should regard any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere, as dangerous to our peace and eafety." James Monroe, fifth president of (Continued en Pl Fenrtern.) Shrcveport: See it Grow Day by Day Eight bulding permits were issued by J. T. Harrison, building inspector, fnr construction costing ap proximately $13,595. O.

L. Coleman narait in hnild seven ono inn Crania rfwellinira at 1668-80 Anna street, at a cost of approximately Miss Kitty Jonnson obtained permit to erect a one-story frame dwelling at 215 Egan at a cost of approximately J. E. Smitherman obtained a permit to make additions and alterations to a building at 834 Katcliff street, repairs to cost about $2,620. All other permits were for minor repairs and alterations.

Shreveport will spend approximately $450,000 lor a Y. M. C. A. building to be built on a site at the comer of McNeil and Travis streets, valued at approximately $80,000.

This fact was established Wednesday night when the campaigns-fund reached $539,534. The site waa donated by J. E. Smithenwn and E. G.

Palmer. A Y. M. C. A.

building of this size in Shreveport puts this city on a par with cities of far greater population, in point of recreation, training and guidance facilities for the youth of the community. B. E. Comegys purchased from Mrs. J.

J. Snead et a all their interest In S.83 acres on the Shreveport-Mar-hall road, beginning at the northwest comer of the PUrdwick tract In lection 10-17-14, for $9,750. W. S. and Idele Overstrret purchased from A.

M. and A. E. Wilder, west half lot 10, and east 30 feet lot 0, block 8, Victory Place subdivision, $2,500. Mrs.

Fannie A. Ross purchased from H. A. Bauman Realty Company, lot in Baumsn PWe subdivision, for $3,000. and M.

T. Rosenblath purchased from T. R. Welsh part of threa lota in the University Piece subdivision for $1,553.94 cash and assumption of $846.60 mortgage. The fine arts building tinder construction at Centenary College will tie ready for occupancy by December I.

The structure le virtually complete row, with the exception of tie interior, which- will be finished in sev eral days. The building is being erected by Green and Glassell, local contractor. Administration offices will occupy the ground floor, with last rooms above. bull pup is quartered in the Louisi ana Polytechnic Institute, had told him this was to be the "Bulldogs' year." First they pointed to his wonderful record established earlier in the year, and in the last two weeks they told him of the injuries that the Gentlemen were suffering from. Surely the enemy could not go into cattle witti so leroclous a.

canine and come out victorious, they said. The uuuaog came Into Shreveport Wednesday eravinor for action. He had been petted and consoled and knew that he could not be misguided. Crippled, But Siot Helplesa. It was not lone after the starter' whistle had sounded for hit annual turkey day duel that he found that all that glitters is not 1 WSS true tne benuemen or entenary were crippled, but they Wr far from being helplesa.

A ItiSLSix of their men were swathelntandages, but they were ullf igfit and had not forgotten how to feat a bull pup- the' lesson they learned in 1922. The fitat inclination the pup got that all was wrong was when the Gentlemen of Centenary invaded hit sacred quarters behind the red and blue draped gold posts of the chalked-off field by means of the air route. He had been inrormed that the Shreveport crew played only hard atraiarht football They were heavy, and clumsy, and renea oniy on tneir bulk to win, he had been told. But hero waa the Gentlemen scoring and by a play not considered on their program a far-ward pass. The Bulldog knew thorn, the reason that Shreveport was piecing their squad to beat him three touchdowns.

He knew then there waa more than beef to this "Bo" McMillin outfit. There wat class. The Gentlemen after that firtt touchdown went after the visiting canine in mean fashion. It took the locals almost tha whole first period before they could put a dent in the hide of the foe, but it wat only a short while after the itart of the second period that they registered again. Then for the remaining minutes of this period Poly tech, the household name for the Bulldog, remained out of the danger tone.

He lasted to the half without welt beinr inflicted on his hide. Two thousand rooten from Ruston rallied to the Bulldog't cause between halves of his battle. They took him in their arms, and told him it wat all wrong. They told him the Gentlemen could not stand up under the atrain, they would crack, and the injured wou be replaced by the tuba, then would come the downfall. Under the treatment received in the rest period the Bulldog came back and carried the Gentlemen up and down the field for the third quarter' They kept a-growling and a-snorting and a-snapping, but the Gentlemen'a injured did not give way.

Polytech went through the third quarter and the enemy did not score; neither did Polytech. Then the Bulldog pup again grew suspicious. There was no cracking to those injured Centenary heroes. The locale had only started to fight. Shortly after the start of the last quarter Bard Ferrall broke through a field of entanglement and sprinted 45 yardi for a touchdown.

Following this, "Red" Lawrence. pulled off a 60-yard run that put the Bull pup on the defense, and then again the Gentlemen scored tix points. This time they failed to kick goal. It was the only trial for extra point that was missed. There was one part of that ttory Ruston told Polytech between halves that was true.

Centenary't subs were to come. They made their appearance in the last quarter. Every man in the local camp trotted out on the field, but Polytech found them Just as stubborn a foe as the first-ttring men had proven. The battle between the Bulldog and the Gentlemen was atarted when Brazil kicked to Sam York on the 15-yard line. The kick was the signal for the rooting of 6.000 fans.

Over in the east wing of the stadium 2,000 Tech rooters let out a yell. Simultaneously the cheers from the Shreveport crew in the west wing of the stands floated over the air. York gained 15 yards by running the ball back to the 25-yard line, and fate (rentlneed a Pace Twelve.) Uou can buy it in Times1 Ads be ii our Guide Sfiretfeport mm lasi season. $1,250 DONATION BOOSTS TOTAL FOR LOCAL E. K.

Smith Sends Post-Campaign Contribution; Fund Reaches $541,571.25 A post-campaign subscription of $1,250 from E. K. Smith of the Youree hotel to the Shreveport Y. M. C.

A. building fund was received Thursday by Geo. M. Hearne, who wired Mr. Smith at Washington Wednesday afternoon.

This contribution added to the subscriptions leported during the eight-day period of the campaign brings the total fund to $541,571.25 with the boys' dollar brick list still incomplete. The office recheck of the final teams' reports showed a total of $10,321.25, or $787.25 more than was reported. The combined noon and night reports of Wednesday amount to $62,249.75 from 1737 subscriptions. Mr. Hearne's wire to Ir.

Smith asked for a contribution of $1,250 to help meet the revised goal of 000. Mr. Smiths reply not only granted the request in full but recorded his desire to make the new Washington hotel a co-operative factor in civic enterpriser. It was as follows: Mr. George M.

Hearne, Care Continental Bank and Trust Company, Shreveport, La. "Glad to comply with your request. Wish I could make it more than amount asked but yon know I am kept busy with my new building which I want to make a real benefit to Shreveport and I promise it will be headquarters without cost for every worthy enterprise. Have been glad to extend the courtesies of the Youree to your committee. K.

SMITH." James E. Smitherman, president of the local Y. M. C. A.

board of directors, receiving Mr. Hearne'i report of Mr. Smith's gift, said: "The Y. ii. C.

A. board and the nther husineas men of Shreveport as sociated with them in the conduct of this wonderful campaign, which has just closed, feel greatly indebted to Mr. Smith, not only for this splendid contribution to our fund but for the gTacious hospitality extended to us all durinr the campaign period. We wer provided with office space on the mafh floor of the hotel building for the preparatory work, had a special room placed at our disposal on the mezzanine floor for our commit tee sessions and were given the ex elusive use of the ball room for our luncheon report headquarters. These and other courtesies extended by Mr.

Smith and his associates in the hotel management were of valuable assist- (Continoe4 ea Paae Twelve.) 0 Treasury Will Trade New Notes For War Savings (Br The Amorlateal Preaa.i Washington. Nov. 29. Announcement was made Thursday by Secretary Mellon, that beginning Friday holders of war savings certificates, series of 1919, which mature January 1924, can exchange them at part maturity value for the new treasury savings certificates dated January 1, 1924, and at the same time get advance payment of any cash differences by taking the largest amount of the new treasury savings certificates that their war savings certificates (taken at maturity value) will cover. The maturing certificates, Secretary Mellon also announced, will be accepted beginning Friday for cash redemption but checks in payment covering their redemption value will not be mailed until about January 1.

Registered war savings certificates must be presented at the postoffice where registered, but unregistered certificates will be received for redemption of exchange at any money order postoffice, any federal reserve bank or branch, or the treasury at Washington. Banking institutions generally will also handle these certificates for their customers and holders of maturing certificates are urged by Secretary Mellon to present their certificates as far as possible through their own banks and trust companies. The new offerings of treasury saving certificates will be in denominations of $100 and $1,000 maturity value, and will be sold at $20, S0 and $300, respectively. Amos Pinchot, attorney, and brother of Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania, is one of the most outspoken critics of Judge Mayer's sentence of Craig. He defies the judge to jail him, too.

MARX TO HEAD CABINET, PARTY WAR IS ENDED Compromise Reached by War ring German Factions; Minority Triumphs (Br The Associated Press.) Berlin, friov. 9. The seven-day preliminary crisis, which was chiefly devoted to inter-party bickerings and barterings and an abortive attempt definitely to do away with socialistic influence in national politics through the creation of a bourgeois bloc, terminated Thursday night in a three-party compromise, by virtiue of which a minority coalition, comprising members of the clerical, the German people's and the democratic parties will succeed the deposed Stresemann government, which was constituted with the same component parts. Dr. Wilhelm Marx, the clerical leader, will head the new cabinet as chancellor, while the other portfolios will be held by men who were in the last government.

As at present constituted the government will be: Chancellor, Dr. Wilhelm Mars Minister of tha Interior Dr. Jarre. Minister of Defense Dr. Otto Gessler.

Minister of Food Dr. Hana Luther. Minister of Posts Dr. Antoa Hoe fie. Minister without portfolio-Rudolph Oezer.

Dr. Stresemann is reported to have accepted the post of foreign minister, The cabinet is a pronounced minority cabinet, and its position is anything but a firmly co-ordinated party bloc within its own ranks and it also will be called upon to assimilate much of the animosity and partisan acerbities which it inherits from the seven day crisis, both with respect to the (Contlnoed On Pass Ten) 0 Hold Chauffeur For Bank Robbing Quiz (Br The Associated Frees.) Meridian, Nov. 29. Clark Morgan, local taxi driver, is being held here under $5,000 bond for the Alabama authorities in connection with the robbery of the Bank of Cuba at Cuba, yesterday morning by two unmasked white men, who secured about $7,000 in currency. Morgan claimed that when he started in his car from this city with one of the robbers, another met the car outside of the city and the two bound, gagged and blindfolded him and carried him with them to Cuba and a few miles out from Cuba.

After the robbery the bandits cut the bonds that held him and made their escape in the woods while he waa told to "drive." from hard Bowery bed and went to battle with the fates, Walking up the Bowery he was halted by a man who stood in front of a meeting place. "Here fellows," said the man to Charlie, "want a job, we had a banquet here last night and the place is all cluttered up." Chsrlie took the Job. In the cleaning he discovered four barrels of cheese sandwiches, left over from last night's feast. "What'U we do with these?" he asked. "Throw 'em in the garbage," was the answer.

"Can I have them?" asked Charlie. "Sure." An hour later. Cheerful Charlie had talked a corner druggist into donating the use of the front of his store. There the sandwiches, about 2,000 wrapped in oil paper and still fresh, were taken. Then Charlie passed the wor I along the Bowery.

In an hour police reserves were sent to the drui? store to keep order. Soon the sandwiches were gone and Charles, satisfied, gave thanks. "Thanks, dear Lord," he said, ir curbing the appetites of those who attended the banquet in that hall last night, and "Bless mother." CHEERFUL CHARLIE" SPREADS THANKSGIVING CHEER, DESPITE "DIP" WHO STOLE I WAGES New York, Nov. 23. "Cheerful Charlie," a beloved hobo, spread Joy along the Bowery Thursday with cheese sandwiches, instead of with "turkey and" as he had hoped to do.

Charlie was brought up on a farm in Indiana. Hit mother was known to hobos at one of the "kindest ladies" in the land. There always was an lign on the gate and many a weary wanderer she fed generously. should be thankful," Chsrlie's mother would say, "that we have so tnsny of God's blessings and that our table Is filled with more than we can eat. Always be kind to your fellows, my son, and God will not forget you when" you are in need." Charlie, who has been on the road for many years, has never forgotten his mother's words.

He may not turn a hand any other time, but when Thanksgiving day approaches he gets a job, works hsrd and spends the earnings to feed his brethren. "I feel forgiven for all my laziness and lins after I've watched the fellows eat their fill," Charlie has said. Charlie went to work several weeks ago and had enough money to buy quite a few turkeys and trimmings, but he was robbed Wednesday Just he was about to do his shopping. Broke Thursday, Charlie rolled a a.