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.snssunsw. S THE WEATHER: The Statesman Mtmn the leaded wtra report of tbe Associated Press, tbe creates! and most re liable pre aiaoclalloa la tie i world. Friday. falr' eceDt probably. rain "near the coast; moderate southwesterly winds. i SEVENTIETH .YEAR : SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3. 1920 PRICE: FIVE CENTS FINANCIAL TRADE BODY ISPROPOSED GsTerners Favor Creation by Federal Government if Foreign Trade Finance Corporation .PLAN WOULD RESCUE FARMERS FROM RUIN Fire State Heads Will Press Passage of Suitable Leg islation at Capital HAflRISBURO, Pa., Dec. 2. l-.tav "the leadership of Cover- 1 UUl - gort W. L. Harding of Iowa and Tliomas W. Blckett of North Car r.im ;the eovernors' conference. is session here today, went on record as faTorlng creation by the federal government of a foreign trade finance corporation design ed to fo to the rescue of American farmer!) who face ruin because tbere Is bo market for their sur plus stock of foodstuffs, grain and other products. , Rural CrPdifTt Proposed. r A report adopted by the gover nors without distension included the recommendation that the fed eral reserve board use its good ofiices to, obtain refunding of far mers' debts through a system of raral credits from banks through oat the country. .On account of a rule prohibiting the passage of formal resolutions by the gover nor?' conference, the action taken was not as direct as contemplated when the nrooosition was first explained by Governor Hardina; yesterday. Then it was proposed that a committee of fve gover tors should go in person to Wash ington to press passage of suit able legislation.1 t Rather than suspend the rule, t a governors - decided to . aecept &e proposed resolution simply as 1 report which, it was explained. raid be equally effective and ' utie same time avoid commit in a possible Impropriety. States Rights Neglected. . . .' S.t.'Sing this - afternoon on 'tier ',-alIzation of . government . l:-"-.)v" and stressing the de- " liraity of decentralization Gov tmor Robert D. Carey of Wyom in dsplored what lie called j a roving neglect of "state right." .Tne federal government through pertain activities was "re tar dins development," he declared. Immediately Governor Harding took the floor with the suggestion "that all other Republicans turn their faces to the wall, permit ting our Democratic friends to ehofkle." '. i ' A few moments later Governor M. Parker of Louisiana, making plea for farm laborers of, the 'oath who. be said, had to com pete .with cents a day syrup and vegetable., oil manufacturers of Oriental countries," declared viiat was needed was "protective Import taxes." v ' Recommendations Follow. Governor Goodrich of Indiana rose. n would perhaps he In order for the Democrats lo turn tbelr faces." he said; ' -2 me action was taken on the recommendation of a committee f tire , governors appointed yes terday wko presented the follow In report: ; 4 JThi financial situation In the vnole i country is cause for: the traveat concern but not for de Sair. All lines of business are reiiizinj heavy losses, but the 'ft decline of prices of farm commodities to far below the cost production threatens a nation u diaaater. The situation de wda Infinite patience and fore araaee and; supreme wisdom courage. Nothing but evil rsulj from anger or fear. Ve believe that tYia tanuiiMt f U situation can be relieved j taeteral ways: j I . Let every Individual do all ea to help and encourage his B'ghbor. Let there be a com mobilization of the financial n iplritual asiets of every com-nity.- Neither God toor gov jTt ought to be askid to help nose who do not fiifst make V7 effort possible to help them Thre oasht to be a B1td effort in every community Irr T Waif eood men from be atroyed because be cannot r.1 ate,T meet his obligations, v MUt,n conditions !t lB ?!ab the acme of inhumanity eM ot, ntdom to force any 1 w I K0 bankruptcy if by the Z i, ..br indulgence be would WUmately able to pay. Bus- iaat-Ilure do more than wreck man V : thejr 0"-tin destroy B(,7, er" indulgences and re maB ou,d Le granted by the tha l5?',ew to tne Jobbers; by the n 10 tne mrchanU; by . " J!4 time for a creditor to Ut, debtor bT the throat an 1 o4t r 'Pay bat thou treat ih federal government Haance corporation of LIGHT CONCERN SCORED BY STATE COMMISSION I .' ' . : - v ' INCREASE OF KATES DENIED ."IX OFFICIAL ORDER'. Annual Reports Held Inarrnrate and Not Sufficient to Meet , Demand Because of the failure on the part of the Cottage Grove Electric company toset out clearly the financial status of the corporation and other information essential to the conduct of its business, the Oregon public service commission, in an order Issued here yesterday, denied the application of the corporation for an increase in rates. "The entire record is preg nant with evasion and attempt to conceal that which is most im portant to the commission and to patrons in attempting to arrive at a proper solution." said the order. "Where the record is void of any semblance or attempt even to approximate the revenues then it is entirely barren of anything upon which to base an order fix ing rates. "A reasonable time over which an accurate account of the income and disbursements on which to predicate an order would be a year, and until the figures are available covering that period there is no possible way even un der the most extraordinary, cir cumstances to fix fair and equit able rates. , "The property is in place and has been carefully checked and Inventoried and the figures there in given, approximate the correct valuation. The annual reports submitted are in many particulars inaccurate and therefore it Is un necessary to go into this matrerin further detail. "It is very unusual to find such lack of familiarity with the purchase price of a going concern, more especially of- a utility, as was evidenced in the bearing of this application." It would lead one to think that there was lack! of capacity or lack of willingness, perhaps both.' There seemed to be no effort to present actual fig ures as to betterments and addi tions -although this' property has been under the same management and control for more than 12 years." V : TAX LARGEST IN NATIONSANNALS New Prohibition Order to Embrace States, Hawaii, Porto Rico and Alaska WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Col lection of 15.407,580,251 In taxes and efforts to control, the liquor traffic under the prohibition act formed the principal work of the internal -revenue bureau during the last fiscal year. Commissioner Williams said In his annual re port made public tonight. , The tax collection was the greatest ia the history of the na tion, he added, while In prohi bition : enforcement the bureau was faced with the creation of an organization which embraced' alt states and Hawaii, Porto Rico and Alaska. -. . Total income and profit taxes made up the bulk of revenue ob tained by the government with f 3,956,936,003, but the report shows -that an additional S295,- S09.355 came from tobacco taxes. The levy on distilled and fermen ted liquors produced 1139,401, 149, and miscellaneous , and war excise taxes brought in i8S3, 863.871. The remainder of the revenno was from capital stock stamp and soecial taxation. Mr. Williams noted the collection of 113.117. Sg from aliens who were depart ing i for j" their native lands after a temporary residence in tne United States. Many, he said, were not inclined to comply with the revenue regulations which re auire the settlement of all tax liabilities before passports are issued. : Total expenditure of the bureau was $29,647,439, Including 82, 059,774 for enforcement of pro hibition; $460,827, to enforce the Harrison narcotic jlaw, and $89, 703 for enforcement of the child labor law. This made the actual cost of collecting the record tax till $27,037,134. or 50 cents per $100, -as compared with 53 cents per $100 for the fiscal year of 1919. , " Olive Alexander Sues School Board for $1000 HOOD RIVER, Or., Dep. 2. Mis Olive Alexander, a teacher who was discharged by Cascade Locks school board October 4, to day brought suitr to recover tiOftO: alleafnr that the action was a breach of her contract with the board. . ! Miss Alexander was employed. her complaint states, at a salary of ins ner month. Miss Alexander alleges that the nrinciDal of the Cascade Locks school. J. H. Dunn, requested that she teach certain high schoo, not included in her con- .... .mil that the board's action followed a fit of temper on his nart. : ' The school board. In art an .tM that Miss Alexander s MnnK wa invalid and that she PLIGHT OF FARMERS IS OF CONCERN Agricultural Committees of Senate and House Begin Hearings on Price Falling Conditions CREDIT FOR GERMANY ADVOCATED BY BRAUER Non Artificial Structure of Price Maintenance Be- lieved Fallible WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. The Plight of farmers due to falling prices was taken today to con gress. Agricultural committees of the senate and' house, in joint session began hearings on conditions brought about by falling prices preliminary to devising relief measures. They decided to ask Secretary Houston and Governor Harding of the federal reserve board to come before them tomor row after; Eugene Meyer, former head of the war finance corpora tion, had declared that rehabili tation of that body would go a long step towards furnishing the desired relief by financing exports of surplus crops. Profits Turaed to Loans. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska told, the conference he planned or introduce measures making available the profits of the fed eral reserve banks, amounting to about $60,000,000, for loans to agricultural interests. Governor Harding, with whom he confer red, issued a statement saying neither he nor the board had tak en any stand on the proposition. He declared be had criticised Sen ator Hitchcock's plan, but that the matter was one not within the province of the board, as it concerned the use of funds which the law required should be paid into the treasury. Legislation extending a billion dollars credit to Germany was ad vocated before the' Joint commit tee by J. J. Brauer of New York, who claimed to represent the Ger. man government, while Senator Smoot of Utah announced he would propose an embargo on im ports of wool for relief of Ameri can wool growers in a bill be will offer Monday. Grain Corporation Should Pay. i Representative Campbell, Kan sas, suggested that profits of the grain corporation, about $100, 000,000, ! be made available for loans to farmers. Mr. Meyer told the joint com mittee that the act creating the war finance corporation was passed four months after the arm istice and introduced by congress to bridge over the situation by financing exports till normal eco nomic conditions were restored. He said conditions now are those which congress had in mind in en acting the measure and that re storation of the corporation would Kave a tremendous stabilizing ef fect. Farmers in some sections of Nebraska have said they will burn their corn because at current prices it would not pay for coal, L. O. Scroyer, secretary of tbe farmers' union of that state as serted. He urged further creditn. immediate - financing to export surplus crops, a protective tariff and appointment of a "dirty farm er" as secretary of agriculture. Itevamping of Agencien Opposed. Opposition to the "revamping" of wartime government agencies for peacetime operation 'was ex pressed by Senator Edge, Rpub lican. of New Jersey. He was anxious, he said, to help the farm ers and other classes equally, out added that consumers were tired of high prices. "The only durable and infalli ble barometer, of business is he law of supply and demand." Sen ator Edge said, "and to set up an artificial, 1 uneconomic and false structure for the maintenance oi nrices. because some certain In dustries are suffering, is only nostnoninr the evil day when all business and industry. Including the farmers, inevitably must face the music." , Insanity Warrant Sworn Against Thomas Lottsso PORTLAND. Dec. 2. An In sanity warrant against Thomaa Lotisso was sworn out today oe fore Soecial Agent Bruce Came ron of Circuit Judge Tazwell's court by Barney Lotisso, his fath er, and Mrs. Jennie Lopez, a sis ter, i lotisso is now In the county jail awaiting action of the grand jury on a charge oi nrst aegre; murder. He is said to have con fessed'to police that he shot and killed his wife. Te?sie Lotisso, early Monday morning after kid naping her from a party ot inenas in a Chinese restaurant. A hearing will be given the ac eufterf man tomorrow when : board of physicians will pass on his mental condition. No state ment was made by the father and sister beyond the clainmhat Lo- INHERITANCE TAX LAX SAYS STATE TREASURER OFFIC IALS m;E POWEIIS HH MADE FLASTIC Thoaand or Dollar Lost Aanu ally IWause of Present j Alleged Defect That the inheritance tax law now in effect in Oregon should be so amended that Its taxing powers will reach the holding f all foreign corporations whose assets consist wholly or in part of real and personal property within the state, was recommended in a let ter prepared yesterday by O. P. Hoff, state treasurer. The let ter, containing the recommenda tion was addreKd to.. Mis Cor nelia Marvin, state librarian, who is chairman of the committee ap pointed recently by Governor OI cott to gather data on state sys tems of taxation, and ways and means for raising more revenue. In his recommendations State Treasurer Hoff cited the case of Henry Miller, who died some time ago In California. The appraise ment of this estate showed a gross valuation or .$41,000,000 and among its assets were holdings In the Pacific Livestock company of San Francisco. This corporation owned real property in Oregon valued at $1,690,000 and personal property to the amount of $1,200. 000. No inheritance tax has ben received by the state 'of Oregon rrom this property for the reason that the law does not provide for such contingencies LODGE AND NEW TO HOLD SEATS Elimination of Senators as Prospective Cabinet Mem bers is Belief WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Elim ination of Senator Lodge of Mas sachusetts and Senator New of Indiana as prospective members of President-elect Harding's cab inet was reported to be a definite development of the visit here to day of Harry M. Dangherty f of Ohio, friend and adviser of the president-elect. . ... . Mr. Dangherty conferred with a number of prominent Republi cans, including Senators Lodge and New. Tbere was no announce ment of the subjects or results of the conferences, but close friends said both senators had advised Mr. Daugherty that they desired no cabinet preferment, believing that they could perform better service for President Harding and their. party by remaining In tbe senate. Mr. Lodge made public 'a state ment urging; that course on Sen ator New. Friends of Senator Lodge said they believed that his position regarding Senator New applied with equal force to him self. Many matters of legislation were said to have been discussed by Mr. Daugherty with his Re publican conferees. These Includ ed Senator Watson of Indiana. who will go o Philadelphia to morrow to confer with Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, chair man of tbe senate finance committee.- . The question whetber partial tariff revision to meet conditions regarded as urgent should be at tempted In tbe coming congress, preliminary to general tariff re vision planned after President Harding's inauguration was among subjects said to have been discussed. Rojrding cabinet appoint ments. Republican leaders who talked with Mr. Daugherty said there was no disposition by Mr. Daugherty or any other Republi can leader to "frame a slate" of cabinet eligibles for President Harding. Mr. Daugherty talked briefly with Senator Knox of Pennsylva nla, who has been mentioned for secretary of state, and planned a conterence with Senator Knox to morrow before leaving for Nor folk to meet Senator Harding. Astoria Man in Hospital With Broken Left Leg 3. A. Gilbaugh of Astoria is In the Deaconess hospital with a broken left leg and an injurd arm as a result oi nts automoowe turning turtle on the Independence-Dallas road in Polk county abont noon yesterday. He has no' other serious Injuries. Two wo men who were in the car with Gilbaugh, whose names have not been ascertained, were unhurt. In turning a corner the automobile skidded and turned over. Koch Wounded in Fight Over Illicit Liquors PRINEVILLE. Or.. Dec. 2. Henry Koch was twice shot and seriously wounded at his ranch home near Ochoco. Or., yesterday, according to word brought o the sheriff's office here today. An officer went to the place and ar rested Pat Flvy, who was ehrged with having done the shooting. According to the officers, the two men had quarreled over some illicit liquor and a still, which were confiscated and brought here. MOTOR VEHICLE FEES EXCEED TWO MILLIONS OltFGOX NOW HAS TOTAL OF KU.4IM M ( IHNKS Than lO.INM) Application for , '1021 IJi-trmtm Ilrreivrd by iH-jutrtnierit Registered automobiles in Ore gon at the clone of business IK ceraber 1. 1920. aggregated 103.. 1 O s io. accuruiDK to a report pre pared uere yesterday by the c retary of state. Other n-gisci ra tions included 3.5o9 motor? vrles. 3.36C chauffeurs, 751 motor deal- era and 137.053 operators, from which the total fee amounted to $2,081,790.25. Receipts from motor vehicle licenses, as ser re- gated by the secretary cf state ror each 12 months since the incep tion or the laws requiring registra tions follow: 1907. $7o8; 1908. az.103; 1909. $3813; 1910. 747: 1911. $27,316: 1912. MZ.394: 1913. $56,873; 1914. 1915. $108,881.50; 1916. $146,254; 1917. $196,787; 1918, $461,422; 1919. $602,239; U20. $2,081,790.25. Motor vehicle owners who have not applied for their 1921 licenses are urged by the secretary cf state to do so at once In order to avoid congestion in the department dur- ing tbe last few days of the year.! Records of the secretary of state show that there are 103.000 li censed cars in Oregon, although only 9000 applications for 1921 permits have been received. Ap plication blanks mav be secured r.f any chief of police, sheriff. rccoruer. county ciera or ty ap plying direct to the secretary of state. COURTMARSHAL TRIES COUNTESS Organization Charged Witb Conspiracy To Murder Mflitary Police DUBLIN. Deer 2. At the royal barrack a today the Countess Geor gia na Marklevicz, member or par liament for the St. Patrick's di vision of Dublin city, who was ar- rete1 twn mnnthi mm va ricwl by court-martial on a charge ofitr,a Bl n farther attempt to conspiring between January. 1918. and September, 1920, to or ganize a "flanna erreann." other wise, known as Sinn Fein boy acoats. This organization has been charged with conspiracy to mur der military police; with unlaw ful drilling; the carrying of arms: furnishing recruits to the Irish volunteers, and generally promot ing disaffection. -The countess looked extremely ill today. The military escort confiscated - the photographic plates, taken by the newspaper photographers. The. newspaper men were searched when bey entered the barracks. The countess today refused to recognize the conrt. and the ses sion was r occupied with the. ex amination of witnesses for the prosecntlon. Tbe proceedings were enlivened by the countess acting as Inter preter for counsel, who frequently stumbled over the pronunciation or Irish names in the translation or documents. IMMIGRATION IS ATTACKED i Tentative Approval Given Bill to Practically Sus- pend Immigration WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. Ten tative approval was given today by members of the house immi gration" committee to the bill as framed by Representative John son, of Washington, chairman which practically would "unpen.! immigration for a two-year jeriod Mr. Johnson said be would Intro duce the measure Monday when congress convenes. Committee members said they were hopeful that both the boti?e and senate would dispose of Im migration legislation early. Un der an agreement at the commit tee "conference entry for perma nent residence In the United States would be limited to par ents. grandparents, sons and grandsons nnder 1H years of ace and unmarried, or widowed daughters and granddaughters o citizens or of aliens who have signified their Intention of be coming naturalized. Clauses permitting the entrance for a six months period of travel ers. or officials of foreign gov ernments, their families, servants. and employes, and of aliens who have resided for at least one year continuously in Canada. Cuba or Mexico, met with general approval of committee members, as did the admission of students for temporary stay," WOOL EMBARGO SOUGHT. ALBUQUERQUE. N. M-. Dee. 2 The executive ittee of the New Mexico Wool Growers' asso ciation, in a resolution adopted today, asked for an embargo for a year on wool, of any kind and all roreign goods manufactured of wooL FUTRELL IS KILLED IN FU SILLADE Small Courthouse Force Stay Mob Wben Tbey Barricade Behind Mat tresses Witb Heayy Firing STATE TROOPS ARE ENR0UTE TO SCENE Five Negroes Are Placed on Trial for Murder of Her man Jones GOLDS BORO, N. C. Dec. 2. One man. H. Futrell. former dep uty sheriff of Wayn county, was shot during aa attack on a special guard of 12 cltl ns barricaded In the Wayne county court house when a mob of eltlaeas fird upon the jail In the attempt to seize and lynch five negroe. held for trial charged with the murder of a white man. . Firiaff laivt Several Miaatea Tbe tiring lasted only a few minutes. Barricaded behind felt mattresses the small force in the courthouse returned the fire and Futrell was killed. The mob scat tered. A company of slate troops is en route here from Durham. Excitement prevailed tonight In the. vicinity of tbe county conrt bonne here where five negroes were plardon trial for morder laee today under guard of citi zens. Heavy firing was in progress at 9 o'clock and one man was re ported seriously . wounded. The jail was surrounded ,by hundreds of men and the crowd constantly Increased. mixes Guard Comrt 1!a. The court house was guarded by deputized citizens and after the exchange of shots, the mob dis persed. State troops were report ed on their way here on a special reach the prisoners had been mad. op to 10 o'clock. The prisoner bav been kept Ia the state prison at Raleigh since their arrtut ten days ago follow ing tbe murder ot Herman Jones, grocer of this city. Tbe sheriff In bringing them here for trial evad ed a mob that awaited the party at the station by getting off tbe train and spending last night in the woods with. bis prisoners. He tier returned to Raleigh, re port -ng to Judge Deven of the super ior court thatl troops would be necessary if a! trial was to be held. i , The court, however, sent tbe five prisoners back to CoJdnboro and the trial began after a party of several hundred Goldsboro citizens had been deputized to guard them. BUILDING TRUST IN JURY HANDS Testimony Alleges That Stone Mason Contractors Boosted Prices of Work NEW YORK. Dec. 2. While the 4oint legislative committee investigating the "building trust." continued Its hearing to day into tbe activities of the building materials organizations. the November extraordinary grand jury was grinding out a number of Indictments for the criminal prosecution of persons exposed by the Investigation. Robert P. Brindell. president of the building trades council, three times previously indicted- for ex tortion and attempted extortion, again was on the Ut handed up to Judge Mulqueen tonight ac companied by his attorney and pleaded not guilty. Tbe nature of the charge was not disclosed as three others said to have been rimed in the same indictment, had not yet been servd with bt.ch warrants. Brindell's ball of $100,000 on the other Indictments was continued. The committee today beard tes timony alleging that the stone maain contractors of the city had organized for boosting the price of masonry work. This organization the Stone Maon Contractor's association it was alleged by Anthony Bres cia, mason contractor, made a million dollar levy on its members e.nnually and forced contractors into membership with tbe aid of a walking delegate of the- stonema son's union. Sidney Treat, secretary of the aMoeiation of dealers in mason building material, admitted he had detroy-d five bunIIe of cor respondence containing thousands of letters In July. 1920. after he bad read In the newspapers that the district attorney was Investi gating optrations of the associa tion. Ernest Braun. secretary of the maon's supply bureau testified he had destroyed the "option cards' of that organization, "many months after they bad gone Into re Saute.' FIVE VICTIMS PERISH IN APARTMENT FLAMES WIFE OF IjOXDOV DAXCKII IS AMONG DEAD Ktalrwavs sum! FSr Knrfi Were Mtwinc Urtwrra tVrtala Floor l IVlir Iteyurt NEW YORK. IVe.- 2. Identi fication cf tbe laxt of the five victims who prrUnrd early today a in Id flames that swept a five klory aartmeit fcouwe In Wwt l'ifty--con J Mreet as Itetty Jones, wife of Hobby Jonre. a London dancer, vn made tonight. Tbe other victims were Dr. F. M. Potter, veterinary of the New York Hippodrome, trainer of aal i.iaU and an owner of rare borne. Mrs. Kva Lum-obiU. Kntlirh piemier danreue and actr-. tbe wife tt( Victor Luvcunitie. and era j le of ld". lonilun. Mrs. Harold It. Itrid. Vocal student of Goderkh. Oat. ' Mm. Jesie Jenklcs of Califor Lia. rUtrr of Mrs. Held. The police started aa Investi gation after receiving reports that Malrways were missing between certain floors of the budding and that there were no fire escapes. RATE CHANGE IS DANGEROUS Organization Reluctant to Discuss Changes in Dis count Rates WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. An appeal by Senator Owen. Demo crat, ot Oklahoma, to tbe federal reserve board, tor a general low ering of Its re-discos nt rates, brought a response tonight from W. P. G. Harding, the board's governor, which declared that the organisation was "reluctant to discuss proposed changes la dis count rates. because such dis cussion would "hare aa unsettling effect and give those beat la po sition to form aa opinion as to the probable 'action of the board, aa advantage over those not this sit uated." Senator Owen's letter said that reserve bank earnings from pres ent discount rates were rannlng at 159 per cent per aaaaia "pre venting tbe government la the po sition of profiteering. and la some rase "absolutely stopping legitimate distribution. Governor Harding 'countered with the statement that the sen ator was "Ignoring the economic forces governing the movement la prices which for months past have been la evidence all over the world. "The board believes the unfav orable conditions which are now tne subject of so much complaint were inexitable," Governor Hard ing added, and could not In any event have been long deferred. It confidently asserts that but for the precautionary measures taken several months ago conditions would be far worse than they are. with the proepeets of stabilization and revival much more remote. To the profiteering charge. Governor Harding retorted that tbe profit of reserve banks after paying the government franchise tax wonld be. not ISO percent or more, but barely seven per cent aa their liability to slock holders." Senator Owea' characterized the board's policy as "Indiscriminate deflation, lamely doe ia my opin ion to the lack of vision of tbe New York city banks. Mr. Hard ing replied that tbe board "hopes that even though your views and those of the board may not coin cide In all respects yon may later on reach the conclusion that In the light of subsequent event, the board's policies are sound. SEA YIELDS UP FOUR VICTIMS Indian Searchers Find Bod ies Including Thar of Jensen Baby SEATTLE. Dec. 2. Four mors bodies of victims or tbe wreck or tbe barge W. J. Plrrte. cruihed on Cake rock near the mora ot the Qulllayute river last week. In cluding that ot the 11 -months-old baby of Captain Alfred 11. Jrtn. were found today in tr, vlrlcty of Cap Johnson, urrordlng to a message early tonlcht from Clal lam Hay, Wash. This makes a total of 1 6 of tbe 22 persona aboard tbe vessel accounted for. The bodies were fount by In dian searchers aasiriag n.rmVri of the life guard who bvvi been directing tbe search.. All were buried on th beach. h- Jensen baby being interred be die Its parents. .wond Engineer Carlos peier ton and Ernesto Aravena. believed to be the only survivors of the wreck, left Clallam Day on the steamer Sioux tonight snd are expected to reach Seat'le torac r row morning. The 14 victims of the wreck are buried at a point less than half a mile from a raonumat erected by Seattle Norwegians la memory of 22 victims of the wreck of tbe Norwegian bark Prince Arthur, wrecked near Cape Johnson 17 years ago. REVISIONS TO LEAGUE CONSIDERED Amendments to Covenant Are SongltTHat Will Re move Obstacles to Entry of United States PERFECT INSTRUMENT IS NATION'S DESIRE Sir Eric Dnxmmond Sends Expression of Gratitude to President Wilson GENEVA. Dec. 2. Amend ments for revision held the Door of the lea rue of nations aaeeoi My today, the debate bringing oct clearly that amendment or tke roveaant was la the zninds cf rearly all the delegates, some of whom were more pressing In their deire ror a perfect Instru ment than others, nut all thlek-lt-g or a revUioa that would re move obstacle to the entry of the United States. Artlrle X U X4 Mentioned. Article 10 was not mentioned, but has been frequently diarn ed In small circle and N. W. Howell ot Canada, when he in sisted that adoption of a rela tion by a committee koald tot be understood as closing the door to the presentation before tke a aembly of other amendments tfcan those proposed by tbe Scandinav ians. Is said to have had la anted the artirU that baa been subject ed to much contention. The delegations of the Drills dominions have been studying how to approach the assembly ea the situation. The eventual proposal to elim inate article 1 la somewhat rro mlaed by the general understand ing that consideration of all pr poed changes ahonld be pot poned until studied by a special committee. Thla.. understand'.' g, however, came largely from tie aaxiety of the dinte not to precipitate revision until the at Ut.de of the United Ftates nnder the new government is kuown kow Voter rvrsetits Inaalmity. Leon Dourgeoise. of the French deleratioa Is pre-occopied lest the committee Investigation shonld lead it to consider alterations In volving a revUion of the Versail les treaty and he demanded to day that It be understood that the committee should not be itself In rcmpetsnt to consider any am endment to the covenant that la vclved modification of the treaty. The close of the debate brootbt a moment of great saipense when ?r B.nTlon ot Atatlae. who failed to Uke part la It. debate, voted alone agalnat tke resolution rejecting consideration of amendments to the eoveaant Deer J TT M. Cf .'.. ,ln. hesitated as If unwilling to believe that the lose delegate would prevent nnanim- M. Vivian!. France, relieved the tension when he remarked that postponement of consideration of amendmeata Involved only a ques tion of procedure tn which .nsnl mlty Is not necessary. Thereupon he chairman declared adopted tt. "t?9"0' h,5 Provided ' . " cnaisavun amend ments be studied by a committee and given it authority to confer ay other amendments proposed. The assembly has made a seri ous mittake Jn postponing dis cussion oi the amendmeata to tke eovee.nt ia the opinion of Senor Pueyrredon of Argentina, who aid to the Associated Press after the meeting: IUof Itailt IWoe rowadatloti. .KThC ,vmb,jr h" Dself m the position of having built tk roof of a nous before Its founda tion, because I regard Argentina a amendments aa fundamental. Muinng oi tne amend meats n ail-lnnertiat should no, has. ba delaVJ ii' Vr 'IV. n,tln of the as- Sl"nio boa Id be per 'ted. 1 regard Argentina's ftoposed amendments aa absolat ely necessary to tbe strong roan diDon or the league. "I may make another attempt to bring the matter before this a.sembly. f on careful coaalder ation I find It o,ibU.- "l3r Senor Pieyrredoa's chief ara. endments lactuds arbitration by the International court or justice the election of members or las council and tbe admission of all states. Denmark has notified tke league that both house, f ,, Danish parliament mutt Mu a lal bill before Danish troc;t raa join the International leacB r,mr' V ru, deleratioa ex-f.-l'T1 h4rTvr. t all the po lltieal parties la Denmark favor the sending of troops to the VII aa plebiscite zone. lrwswmSHl Ketsds WH-ow Mcssa- Sir Eric Dm Esmond, secretary general of the league, has sett the following message to PresV- (Continued oa par 5.) (Conti nued on page 4) ner own ucuve