THE Y1 iUTHKR:' The Statesman receives the leased wir report of the Associated Pres. the greatest and zaott re liable press association la the world. Tuesday: Fair; moderate soujlh- westef ly winds. "SEVENTIETH YEAR mm WMfl " l l SALEM. OREGON. TUESDAY. ' MftRNf Kn nprpvtjpp 01 Skwa . 11 " , .. "vuui., JMilLfc: t lL.NTS DANCE BILL IS PASSED BV COUNCIL Ordinance Tells Exactly How Partners Must Stand Hold and Step in Capital ' City Night life VANDEVORT, MOORE OPPOSED TO MEASURE License Schedule Fixed and Penalty Provided for Vio , lation of Law t;;--.v- The 1920 city council held its I final working session last night. "With the first meeting of the ! new year the newly elected councilmen will occupy the Beats i left vacant by the retiring mem bers. . Alderman J. B. Giesy, tt j the meeting last night, spoke of the pleasant relationship which 'had existed throughout the year, and, realizing that In a measure it was their final gathering of the body, the member expressed a hope that they might be permit ted to be together again in some future work. The meeting last night vas a busy one, various ordinances and bills coming on for a third read ing. Chief among the bills pas sed were those regulating the dance and pool hall licenses. . At the conclusion of the third reading of the dance bill, H. II. Vandenrort raised an objection to the passage of the bill on the grounds that it was unnecessary, that the individual should regu- late these questions for himself. J. Banmgartner inquired of Mr. Vandenrort if it in anyway inter fered with his form of dancing. The roll was called . and ; the bill passed, with but two dissent ing TOices, Mr. Vandenrort and A. H. Moore voting no. The Portland ordinance regu lating the dance .was used as a copy for the Salem irdlnance and . follows In part; - -Dances .Open to Inspection "All . dances shall be open for iagpection. by any police officer '. of the city of Salem at any and all times, . "It shall be the duty of every person, club, society or associa tion, their officers, agents and employes, giving or conducting a : dance, to conduct the same in a 1 proper and decorous manner and prevent ragging and other sug gestive or improper dancing. They shall not permit or allow any person under the influence of intoxicating liquor -to be or remain . within the ballroom, or in the hallway or stairs leading thereto, or in any ante-room. ; ."All dances shall be discontin ued and all dance- halls shall be closed on or before 12 o'clock midnight; provided however, that upon previous writtcr permission granted by the chief of police of the city of Salem, such dance may be. continued and said dance hall remain open until the time mentioned in such permit, but no tickets shall be sold or accepted tor admission to such dance hall 'after the hour of 12 o'clock mid night.. .'.Mjearn This by Heart No undue familiarity shall be permitted. The position In danc ing shall be known as the waltz position, which is as folows: , Dancers stand facing opposite directions, half to the side with lady, looking over gentleman's right shoulder, her left foot out side of, gentleman's right foot, likewise his left foot outside of the lady's right foot, gentleman's right hand placed on lady's back between the waist and shoulders 'and not beyond the center line, lady's left arm resting on the , gentleman's right arm touch at the elbow. Lady's left hand t laced on gentleman's lower right .shoulder blade. Gentleman's left arm extended to left side, not below the wait-line or above the lhoulder line, with balm of hand Lady's right hand placed. Uh palm down, in gentleman's 'eft., i This description refers to , dancers, wherein the waltz or ; closed position is used. Partners '. U11 keep their boles and faced re from each other. ' Chapcronage Stringent, ' "It -shall be unlawful to permit ; or suffer any person under the e of ilS years to take part In '"ny dance or to remain at such tance hall after the hour of 0 'clock ;. p. ! m. unless such person accompanied by his or her Parent or guardian. It shall be "nlawfdl for any person to make misrepresentation or false atement as to the age of him H'lf or . herself for the purpose ' f obtaining admission to said bailee ball or for permission to rroaja therein in violation of ' this ordinance, and it shall be un lawful, for any person to falsely . jpreFcnt himself or herself to b a parent or guardian of-any 0,.aer person in order that such Krson may obtain admission to "ch dance hall or bcpennltted, (Continued on page2) FAMOUS ROCK BREAKS! IN PROCESS OF MOVING Qltf GIXAfj SHORELINE TO BE ltESTOUKI) New 3Ionu mental Canopy Is To Be Built Trrcennary Exercises ' Will Be Held Today PLYMOUTH. MASS., Dec. 20. Plymouth Ro;k was moved to day and broke in the process. The split wjj an old one caused orig inally wtn the rock on which the Mayflower passengers landed was separated from Us granite best in 177-. and hauled by a yoke of oxen to Town Square Ultimately the broken parts were Joined with cement and replaced under a monumental canopy which has since been the ntecca of thousands of visitors to old Plymouth. t'. ' -' In connection with the pilgrim tercentenary committee's work, the shore line is being restored as nearly as possible to its as pect at the time of the pilgrims' arrival 300 year's, ago and a new monumental canopy is to'be built. It was while excavating for. this work that the rock was moved to day. While it was in chains the ancient cement cave way and the two parts separated so that light could be seen between them, rtv tomorrow when the tereentennary exercises are held it is expected that the old base will h fnllw exposed and the divided rock re placed on it in its old position. PRESBYTERIANS CALL MR. LONG Local Pastorate Offered Portland Man- Accept ance Not Yet Received ' - , . ..,t - Rev. Ward Willis Long, pastor Forbes Presbyterian church of Portland, last night received the unanimous call of the congrega tion of the First Presbyterian church of Salem- to accept the pastorate of the Salem church. If Mr. Long accepts the call he will succeed Rev. ThomasfS. An derson, who some time ago re signed and 'went to California for the betterment of his health. .Whether Mr. Long will accept Is not yet known. t Pending the employment of a pastor, Rer. James Elvin, general secretary of the Salem Y.; M. C. A., and former pastor of the First Congregational . church of this city, is filling the pulpit each Sun day. , The local congregation, offers Mr. Long $3000 a year, an ad vance over any salary heretofore paid. . , - . , i . SHIPPERS WILL COMBAT RATES California Marketing Asso ciations Organize to Fa. cilitate Shipping SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. Representatives of California co operative marketing associations decided at a conference here to day to form an organization to be known as the California Producers' and Shippers' Trans portation association to devise means for meeting burdens cast on agricultural interests by in creased freight rates. Shipping by refrigerator ships through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic seaboard was one meth od discussed, figures being Rijen i 9 AAA to show tnat a saving ui 000 should be made in that man- i -n hefnre the ner, aoa ju ayy"" - , Inter-state commerce commission to ask , railroaa rate aujuuCi. also was prepared. Canners and other shippers or California food products, as well as the co-operatives associations - .rn tt be asked to Join the new organisation . F. H. Ueamp, ui l"c Traffic and Credit Association, Yakima. Wash., and Arthur A. Goldsmith of Spokane of the WashmKton ana jau" asninKiuu instituted the representation from the lu i. . ! at today s nonnwtsinu conference. : "Sunshine" Degree is Organized by Legion PORTLAND. Dec. 20. Port land Post. American legion, is to have a -sunshine" degree This Sunshine annex of tne le gion is named la societe nation ale des 40 Homines et 8 Cbevat The name is from the famous le gend that adorned all French railroad sidedoor sleepers during the- world war. T. namoc; have been slgn- iwcuij ' - . . ed to the charter roll for th? Portland 'I?ox Car" which will he established next wexk. A charter has heen appliefl for. and Is expected to arrive from ith? national terminal yards at Pittf bursh. Pa., within a lew fays j The society was organized to add play features to the meet ings of the American legion. It will be to that veterans' associ ation what the Mystic Shrine s to Scottish .Rite and Knights Templafc Masons. ' ' ' ; MURPHY TO ANSWER FOR ATROSITIES After Twenty Minutes De liberation Jury Renders Decisions of Guilty and "Spud" Faces Prison CRIMINALS MUST GQ . AND IN A BIG HURRY Four More Men Must An swer to Indictments of Criminal Offenses SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Dee 20. Edmond "Spud" Murphv. pugilist and associate of a ccim inal gang whose activities resulted in the murder of three peace offi cers at Santa Rosa on December 5 and the, lynching of the slayers and two accomplices five nights later, was found guilty here to day of feloniously attacking Jes sie Montgomery. 1 1 yt.T old, last Thanksgiving morning. Jury Deliberates 20 Minutes The jury deliberated 20 min utes. . Under the indeterminate sentence law. Murphy faces a pris on term of from one to 50 years. The trial began Thursday, Decem ber 16. District Attorney Mat thew : ; Brady personally took charge of the prosecution's case. Murphy was the first of five I ner 23. tne new president of Aus men to be tried on indictments I tria,- Dr. Michael Hainiscb. will charging criminal offenses against young women in this city Four others, Edward Kruvosky, a local pugilist; Allen, McDonnell, Thom as Brady and William Carey, are to go to trial in quick succession. District Attorney Matthew Brady has announced. -Criminals Mui Go .And Go Fast The speed with which the trial was conducted in the court of Su perior Judga Louis F. Ward was due -largely to a united public seniiment and demands by civic organizations that every means be exerted by the authorities to rid the;cfty- of its- criminal ele ments "Demands also were made that the trials of the accused men be held without delay. So strong was . this sentiment against the defendants, that, with the exception, of Murphy,, they were unable to obtain counsel un til Judge Ward appointed attor neys to undertake their defense. Unusual police precautions were taken to protect Murphy from possible mob violence throughout the trial. ' j C - The , testimony of Miss Mont gomery and a corroboration by Miss Jean Stanley, formerly of Portland, and Miss Montgomery's companion, and the efforts of the defense counsel, Ernest Spagnolt. to prove a "defensive alibi" Jor Murohy were outstanding features of the trial. Testimony Is Given Murphy's wife, an expectant mother, sat at her husband's side throughout the trial. His aged mother also attended some of the cessions. The testimony of the two girls was.: in effect, that they met Car ey after ha had driven slowly past them in an automobile, went with him to a poolroom and a cafe where other members of the par ty were picked up and then were taken to a house where they testi fied they were ' both attacked. Miss Stanley escaped through a window and saved herself from the culminating outrage. Kruvoskey and McDonnell were found in the house after Miss Stanley had., escaped and notified the police. 'I. Warrants were issued for Mur-! phy and a number of others. Murphy and Carey were trapped in their respective homes" on the night of November 30 by Detec tive Sergeant Miles Jackson and pospcs after both had tried to es-' Jcape. according to the police. On Sunday. uecemDer i. jaca son. Detective Lester II. Dorman and Sheriff James Petray of So noma county were shot and killed at Santa Rosa. 50 miles north ot here, while rounding up George Boyd. Charles Valento and Ter ence Fitts, suspected members of the gang. Jackson, before expir ing, shot and badly wounded Boyd. Other officers placed the men under arrest and guarded them during an unsuccessful at tempt to lynch them. At 12:30 a. m. n Friday. De cember 10, an automobile party of masked men overpowered the new sheriff and tour deputies, remov ed Boyd and his two companions and hanced them in a cemetery on the outskirts of the city. Senate Adopts Plan for Brief Christmas Recess WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. The ! senate today adopted a plan for a j brief 'Christmas recess. Having J disponed of the bill reviving the I war finance corporation and with out other Immediate pressing bus iness before it. the senate ad journed tonight until Thursday when it plans to adjourn again until next Monday. A s'milar three-day recess over New, Year's also is planned. The recess will not interfere with committee ac tivities. r ...-, ... CHILDREN OF VIENNA GIVEN SEASON'S CHEER 40,000 YOUNGSTERS WILL KE CEIVE GIFTS ChriKtmas HapptneMi Will Be Ii. tributed by American Relief To Children Alone VIENNA. Dec. 19. Christmas cheer in Vienna will be 'distribu ted, among the children by the American mission, the American relief administration and the Am erican Red Cr-ER. For the maj ority of the 1.800.000 inhabitants of the city this Christmas Is cer tain to'be the darkest ever known. The strike of hotel, restaurant and cafe employes has spread to the outlying sections, closing mere shelters which at least of fered warmth for people coming from their cold home. A heavy fall of snow, which only served to deepen the gloom of the people T.-f Vienna, is being removed by groups of pale men and women, many of whom fall to the. ground from exhaustion caused mostly by starvation. The Viennese shuffle about the streets resigned and hopeless, in ' prefer ence to freezing in thir homes that are filled with a penetrating chill resulting from the protract ed lack of heating. The American relief adminis tration will supplement its feed ing program by distributing 6 40. 000 garments among 300,0'00 children. It will provide a Christ mas tree in each of its 2.000 foorllncr 4AntAicr In AhoIp. Vni.fi . cnua win receive an extra one pound cake made of American white flour. The American Red Cross will distribute clothing and condensed milk to 40.000. children under six years of age and childrn of all ages in orphanages and hospitals. At the Christmas tree celebra tion arranged by the Hoover Mis sion to be held in Vienna, Decern- 'make his first public appearance. WIFE SLAYER HAS RECOVERED George F. West Who Com mitted Crime at Dallas, ' Now in County JaU George F. West of Fellows. Cal., shot and killed his wife in the home of John G. Brown a( Dallas about 11:30 o'clock a. m. yesterday and then attempted to kill himself by drinking two ounces of carbolic acid. Hurried medical aid taved the ' slayer's life. For a time he was kept in a hospital,-but information from Dallas last night was that he is now in custody in the county Jail. West Is said to be about 60 years old ad his wife was about 50. An inquest over her body will be held today. Mrs. West was employed as a housekeeper at the Brown home. West formerly lived at Perry dale, and it is said that at one time he was employed by Frank Lyman of that vicinity. He went to California about a year ago. Recently West returned from California and bean a search for his wife. Friday, Saturday and Sunday he drove from Salem to Dallas hunting for her and sue- j . i . . . iccueu iu locaung ner minaay morning. Apparently he entered the Brown home without warning and shot bis wife twice in the head. He is said to have re turned then to the taxicab wait ing for him at the front of the house, procured a grip he carried, letumed to the honse and drank the acid. He was in an uncon scious condition when found. 400 FATALITIES INEARTHQUAKE Earth Tremors in Argentine Render Hundreds Home less and Flood Land BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 20. The number of persons dead and injured in last Friday's earth quake disaster is now estimated at more than 400. fTbin figure is based on reports from relief parties in the affected zone. The earth tremors occurred again to day. Wide stretches of territory are being flooded with water which continues to gush from crevices opened by the earthquake. Re lief work is being carried on with great difficulty. Large numbers of tents sent from Mendoia have been received in the stricken vil lages, and are furnishing shelter to hundreds -who have been ren dered homeless by the disaster. W All It IS CAPTURED ASTORIA. Ore.. Dec. 20. A telegram received tonight by Chief of Police Carlson, from the warden of penitentiary at Ionia, Mich., btating that John A. Ward, who was arrested here yesterday escaped while pervinc a term in that prison under the name of Andrew Ward. The message said a reward of 1.50 had been offered for his capture and 'that an offi cer will be sent to take him back to Michigan. - . WHEREABOUTS CLARA:! HAMON UNKNOWft FATHER DENIES KNOWLEDGE? OF JIEH HIDING PLACE ij Messages From Chihuahua Declare That Authorities Have Found); No Trace of Mlvt'hmith p $! EL PASO. Tex.. Dee. 20 J fi Smith, father of Clara SniitJi Haraon. sought In connection vitK the death of Jake L. Hamon. mil lionaire Oklahoma oil night denied knowled: I man. to- se pf4 h$j rijnphlnp'. . I. a I . Ah tea concerning the rroort that his daughter was in Chihui hau. Mexico. Smith raid hi might be there, but in any event he expected her to surrender td the Oklahoma authorities withi two weeks. His son. James Smith; who left El Paso a few days sincai the father believed, was with bis sister. He added that when h got Into communication with his daughter he would advise her t$. surrender, but aot to do so in EJ. Paso, and said be had wired Buck Garrett, sheriff at Admore. Okla- to come here and he would tel hlm all he knows about the ca'se.J ' Smith said that when the fullJ truth about the killing of Hamoni was made public it would nro3 stoHesSlreadhnrhit itVJ Kencjr Uri" blU ,n now which he said P wJri iJlJL biS dec,ion of It. supporters to call wnicn. ne said, mere fake. H it up for consideration W-dnes-professed the utmost" confidence day waa followed todar br ?- edaofhandU,fthtr,,,r0a,dMb C,Ca, Pr" " .JuVonllm ed of all guilt In the matter. ivfh in ih. ,. ... , A message received by .the AM ROClAtetfl Pnta frnm P1tUhit..kH. pmiatru rress irom umcnuacnua 5 , late tonight said that the Smiths, Tne PP'H3n. hitherto manl woman had not been found there fMt on,r f? "ht extent, waa but that the authorities were seek-3 ntenniried by the filing of ignor ing her. Uy views by Representative Raln- ly' Jniocrat, Illinois, denouncing . 3 the measure from beginning to nAAT fP 1 HT r1 end and by direction of the senate rill II I AKI r J Democratic steering committee to 1 UvL inULlU ilresist hasty enactment of , any PPP R ATQPDi Chairman Fordney of the houKe .A XJJLI 1U11UU1 r A 1 I? t Annual License increaseal by Council From Ten to H Fifteen Dollars The license required of poo hall proprietors was. raised from $10 to 15 a table by the council last night. The theatre license bill was Indefinitely postponed. Permission was- granted the' Salem Street Railway company; to use. the H. P. Lifeguard ap pliance In the new one-man street cars, which will be put in, operation me last oi tne week, LA. T. L. Billlngsley. superintend. ent of the lines, who addressed the council, declared the street cars are equipped with every convenience for safe-guarding thei public The H. P. lifeguard, he said, is In use in 250 cities in the United States and that Eng land and South American States were using the device. Alderman Gerald Yolk moved that the Individual be allowed to purchase gravel at the sameJ rate as the city council, which is II a yard, and that in order to do so he should secure ah or der from the city recorder. The, motion met with favor by the members and passed unanimous ly. ALLIES AGREE ON FINANCES Delegates To Second Fi nancial Conference Will Adjourn Until Jan. 10 BRUSSELS. Dec. 20. "The allied delegates to the second financial conference to discuss German reparations have decided to adjourn the present session next Thursday and reconvene the conference in Brussels probably, on January 10. The delegates found at thf Inter-allied seesion today that the reports on the points raised by the Germans had only been half finished and a definite reply to the German roquests for conces sions probably will be given enly at the January session after the reports of the delegate have been approved by their govern ments and the allied views har monized. The delegates continue to pre dict that real results will be ob tained altbongh they are now go ing at a. slower rate in the direc tion than had been expected. The question of the cash balances to be paid by Germany on the liquid, ation ot her account has made It neceftsary to summon other ex perts. The reports of , the French experts on the upper Silesian question also have been delayed and the conference . therefore de cided today to take time to go into all the questions thorough ly so that they may be settled once for all. CHENGTAO EVACUATED TOKIO. Dec. 20. The war of fice announces that the evacua tion of the ChensTtao district, on the Korean-Manchurian border, has been ordered with' the ex ception of two battalions under a brigadier-general, which will re main to protect the Japanetwj re sidents. Press dixpatches report that inflammatory literature has been discovered in the mails ad dressed to the troope of Hirosh ima and Takata divisions, which recently returned to Siberia. TARIFF BILL MEETSOPEN ANTAGONISM Presentation of Fordney Emergency Embargo Measure Draws Opposi tion, From Both Houses INUSTRIAL CHAOS THREATENS FARMING Battle Royal is Expected When Committee Attempts To Muster 200 Votes WASHINGTON. Dec. 20, Pre-! " ": vi o Zi.l i V. V," ways and means committee In re importing the measure, urged action J tGno ca Knot because it was perfect but because it was the best obtainable under the circumstance. The re port dclared that remedial legisla tion waa urgntly necessary to cor I rect a situation which waa de. if scribed as rapidly becoming wore and likely to bring rain to the agricultural industry. The filing or th committee's report disclosed that the measure i-had been made applicable for raeriod of ten months from the: passage Instead of the one year previously fixed. Chairman Ford ney submitted with the report es timates of the treasury depart-,m-nt shoring that on the basis f.ot available import flxures. ap proximately S13v.000.ooo in rev enue would be derived from the tutie to b Imposed under-the Vneasure." The commodities enum erated in the bill now produce less than 15,000.000 annually. Estimated Itevenu Give I As approved and reported to the house, the bill err led import llutlen on com mod it ley. whch to gether with th- rate agreed to n committee and the estimated evenus to come therefrom, fol- ow: Wheat proposed duty 20 cent a Ushel. estimated rvenne. 409.320: wheat flour 20 per cent. 4657,900; corn 1 crnts a bushel 137. 62: beans 2 cents a pound. 3.091.760: peanuts, unsbelled 3 ents a pound. $(42,540: peanuts helled. 3 cents a pound 94.405.- 10; potatoes 25 cents a bushel. 1.560.000; onions 40 cents bu- h-l. $787,010; rice, cleaned 2 ents a pound $2,900,660; rice. nHened 1 1-4 cents a pound. 3rf.j; flour, meal and broke a ice 1-2 cents a pound., $5,057; -e. unnnuea -C a pouna. lo. 72: lemons. 1 1-4 e pound. SI.250: oils, peanut 26 cents a riallon. $1,333,420; oils, cotton- ."ed. 20 cents a gallon. $2,479.- V0; oils, soya bean 20 cents s tfullon $3 837.000; cattle 20 per hrrnt. $5.K51.SOO; , sheep $2 a Rad. .xioz.484: tamos. $1 a lj ed. no estimated revenue: mut ton and lamb 2 1-2 cnta a pound. fcl.C56.792: wool, nnwashed 15 rnts a pound $9,900,000; wool, fished 30 cents a pound $28. .uJ'O.OOO; wool manufactures of. f cents a pound, $11,250,060: e.ol. scoured, 35 cents, a pound. l..oo.ooo. 1 IU1I Strangely OpMe ' On the, vote tn the ways and 'vi" ns committee, on reporting tae bill. tw Republicans and four tb-mocrats TVed in the negative. I4rsentativejt Treadwar. Ma t itchusetts. and Tilson. Ctnn-ctl-it, wereu nderstood o hare been IB Republicans who stood acalnst 4,fc measure, while Repreenta tke Rainey. Hull.. Tennessee; ptldricld. Arkansas, 'and Collier. 5.ssfppt. wre the lemoerats yo opposed the legislation. ??Th Repnblican committee Terabers were said to have op--tsed th bill on the ground that lU tariff legislation was to be en- Tted it should include protection t4r manufactured eommod'tles. iiw of which were allowed to re vfti'n in lh fioal draft. Thl con t'ntion appeared to have gained ;ifVn strencth anions repreenta inrte from textile and othr man ufacturing dlytrioH and ta x-;$'-ted to precipitate heated de ftte. Reprentatlve Knutson. lpiihliran. Minnesota, chairman j? th rcently orgnited confer ence nf re t,rn"n tallies fron fj-rmins district, said he was sure tjVre wouH bit It opposition tm t b- ur!an representatives, hut added: ltl!le Ilal I i:peHcl ij" tnemlwr who m the ned it th? farmers for help are pre fc.'-cd for a halt I royal. We think can irtitcr 2" vote for the bl and I personally serve notice ot thov rl'le who seek to de fit this bill that they will sweat lod before they get anything S (Contlnnea oa Page 2.) P0UCE UNABLE TO STOP NEW YORK CRIME WAVE MOST SWEEinXO ROUNDUP IN IIISTORV IS STAGED Mualcipal Autboritieo Pttimw Of. fir 11 Offrmsive on I'nder world NEW YORK. Dec. 20. "Night raid by police fail to stop crime wave." , Thus resd headlines la' New York newspapers tonight after what wn described as the' first day of the "moat sweeping round up of crooks la the history of New York. During thj day amid namerous robber!-, was lUted oa police rec ords another murder by ran men who Invaded the Seaman's MUsloa on the waterfront and shot and killed "one man while stealing $I0. Hut at the roll call la police stations this afternoon were read two oroer that indicated Com missioner Enrtjcht Intends to pash the roundup to the limit. The first command was for pa trolman to stop and qneatloa all pedestrians found between mid night and dawn on anrreuented StreeU and if Iheir actions irnnut suspicion to search them for fire- arms. The second revoked per mlnsion for policemen to take halt an hour for meala while on daty. Revocation of the meat hour permission came after the board of estimate had postponed until tomorrow further consideration of a request by Commissioner En right for nearly sOO more police men. Meanwhile. criminal courts cleared their calendars for action against robber bands. All cases rainst burglars and highwaymen were advanced and heavy penal ties Inflicted In case where they wer found guilty. Wbil the municipal authorities wre preparing ta launch their of ficial offensive on the underworld the American legion. Merchant a association and other bodies met to lay plans of th-lr own New York posta of the War Vet erans asor Lation. after their ses sion, dispatched a letter to Mayor llylan offering hlnthe service of from SOO to 5000 selected members of the legion to rein force th police force of Greater NewTork." If required. NATIONS FAVOR WORLD COURT Twentytwo Nations Sign Protocol in Favor of Inter national Justice GENEVA. Iec; 20 Twenty two nations'today signed the pro tocol giving ciecutiv approval to the league plan-for an interna tional court ot Justice. Four countries. Portugal. Switzerland. Denmark and Salvador, agreed to compulsory arbitration. When the pari lair ents of the signatory nations ratify the pro tocol, the court will immediately become operative. Inasmuch as the majority of the nations which signed, did so only after consultation with the gov ernments and parties, the learn officials believe that the approval of the parliaments soon will fol low. The delegates who signed expressed hope that the United State would at least give execu tive approval notwithstanding the fact that It Is not a member or the league. They point out that such action by the United States would materially strength en the ourt s chance of success and encourage all nations to ad here to the court. The American government. U Is added, could give executive consent by sending a representative to Geneva to sign the protocol, then place the mat ter before the senate for final ac ceptance. The countries and the order la whirh they signed follows: Portugal. Greece. Paracuay. a pan. Urucaay, Slam. Sweden. Switierland. Salvador. Sooth Af rica. China. Poland. Hraxil. New ."aland. Norway. tenmark. Hol land. Inaia. Italy. Prance. Great Hritaln and Panama. Miss Noyes Becomes Army Norse With High Rating PORTLAND. Dec. 20. Mis Harriet Derker No?e. daughter of Ilev. II. A. Nove ef Heppa. . . . Nove ef Heppa. j f the army s'bJ.M II entrr the anuyj ur.. rraauaie o or nurint. win enter the army! corpa with the relative rank of sccondi lie-itenant. aecordiag ta inform itlon here tolay. Mis Nove- Las an A. n. dejre from Iwrenee col!eSe. Appleton. Wis. She entered thefcrmr school of ni-r'lng Aus'it 22. 11. LEST WE FORGET America must maVe trood in thin drive for the Eun pcan fuffcrcn. or 17,0Kj Arocrican relief Utiona will have to chwe after January 1. The wistful, hungry eyes of 300.f)00 innocent suf ferers arc turned to America, the l5t and only hope of a distracted people. Surely, we cannot fail them in this, their hour of grcatot net I. There are no committees to viit you. You must ncr! in your subscription unsolicited. Send it to your bank in the name of the American Relief council. Do it now. You will be the Happier for it. VORIDCODRI IS FAVORED BY HARDING Consultations Rereal Wee ing Tovrard Codification of Internationa Law Banning Military Pact DOZEN "BEST MINDS" DISCUSS PROBLEMS Finance, Railways, Farn Relief and World Leags . Basis of Consultations - MAniON. O.. Dee. 20. President-elect Harding's con fere aces oa the policies ot his administra tion ranged far and wide today among the nation's foreign acd domestic problems and gave htm the benefit cf advice from up wards of a doxta of the "best minds' he has tavtted Into con sultation. Two of those with whoa be has talked about dories tic questions, have been persist ently mentioned for cablaet po sitions and their com lag stimu lated speculation about the pol bllity of ther appointment to lit next pres.dent s official family. They were Charles G. Dawes, Chi cago banker, and Henry WalUce f Dea Uolnes. Ia.. an editor ef farmer publications, WrJt thn former Xlr. Harding talked of fi nancial conditions and -tax re. forma aad with the latter dis cussed farmer relief. Lee ! IHcms4 Senator John K. EMsldj of Ta. nessee. a Democrat, member of the foreign relations eommisaioa and an Irreconcilable opponent cf the Versailles treaty conferred Iwth the president-elect aboat the plan for an association oi na tion and gave his approval cf U general principles proposed tv Mr. Harding for an international court. The learae question als waa dlscuss-fd be the president elect with Samuel MrCone LlrsJ T. pneaor of social lerisiatioa at Colombia, who be said was fodent tha foreim policies f the new administration were beirg laid on a sound foundation. The question of Mr. Hard let's early resignation from the senate waa the subject of a conference betwven him and Senator-elect Frank B. Willis whom Governor Cox has agreed to appoint to the vacancy. It waa said arterward that no decision waa reacted an 4 the friends or the president-elect took hi delay as meaning that he probably would not retire n til the new Republican gorerxor of Ohio take office early In Jan uary. Wwrld Court la Puvor Amoeg otlrer callers dertag t day wer Governor William C Sproal of Pennsylvania. W. ,W. Attebury. vice president r ti. Pennsylvania railroad and Mlcta! Gallagher, of Cleveland, an cfr ctal or the Haaaa Interests, all cf whom talked about financial aci railway conditions. Mr. Atur bnry waa la charge of the Ameri can railway tn Prance daring t& war aad has been regarded as crs of the world lea 4 tag experts transportation. He aald he viewed American railway conditions bepe. folly and felt that Mr. Harding had a competent understand. a r or the problem. lUpresentative C- XL Sletnp. Republican national eoramltiee maa from Virginia also saw tt president-elect but said he can merely to make a delayed report oa the roadart ot the campaign la the south. In addition, he invit ed Mr. aad Mr. Hard.ag to spend January aad February at WkU Salphur Springs or some other Virginia resort. After hi talk with Mr. Hard lax. Senator Shields sail he c,i nt gather that a very concerted plan had been formulated for a lif testae but was confident Mr. Harding had chosen wisely tn working toward a codification cf International law and a worl i court rather than toward any sort of military alliance. HEAVY sXOW FAIJA. PORTLAND. Ie- 2. The greater part of eastern Oresoa and eastern Wahiagloa .'under a blanket ot snow. 1 bad fallen at laterval tl on were hkh 1 tisd fallen ml later-tali tfcrooa- out last Bight. The h-avlcst faH ! reported was at Condon, where Sthe snow lay 11 Inches deep.-- V