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SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, December 18, 1928
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"Relief Work" An
Inclusive Phrase
For Whole Army
Poverty Emphasized at Hol
iday Season; Wretched
Conditions Seen
The words "relief work" seem
to cover such a multiplicity of
functions when they are used to
refer to Ihe activities of the Sal
vation Army, that friends of the
organitation are at a loss as to
where to begin in telling of the
good deeds of these tireless, cheer
ful, blue-uniformed workers.
Sometimes the Army seems to
Interlock with all other, social
work, yet the actual everyday pro
gram of the Salvation Army is
varied enough to "provide almost
any picture one might desire to
draw.
At the Christmas season, of
course, a record of the Army work
seems to be a continuous dreary
tale of human misery, want and
wretchedness. But only because
this phase is emphasized at such
a time in the effort to provide
just a little holiday kindliness in
the homes where poverty stalks
"True, much of this suffering
and misery Is the direct result of
ill-management, carelessness and
ignorance," says Captain t Earl
Williams, Salvation Army.-, corps
commander here, "bnt ' theLiirob-
lems exist nevertheless and, what
ever ftie causes, they need solving
with a tender, merciful hand.
Captain Williams reports a
wide variety of cases handled
Monday by . his organization
Twelve transient, homeless men
were fed at the Army hall, one of
them a married man with two
children. Unable to find work at
h!s home in Yakima he set out In
search of employment and ran
out of funds. Penniless and hun
gry he appealed to the Army. An
other man had a sick wife in San
Francisco, according to hia story,
and was trying to get to her. A
fhort session on the wpod-pile, a
gocd warm meal and on they go.
Many calls were made to homes
of needy families and in many
cases help was given, in the form
of groceries, clothes, etc. Sitting
at a desk and listening to and re
lieving the wants and suffering as
they are brought before them is
not the only function-of the Army
workers. They go out into the
wretched homes of the poor and
lend a practical hand where it is
needed most.
One family where food was sent
Monday contained a baby just a
few days old. There were sev
eral other children. The only
food left in the house when the
supplies arrived from the Army
was a little flour. The bread
winner here is sick in the hos
pital. Every case is thoroughly inves
tigated as far as it is possible and
a dally check, is made with Rob
ert Cole, of the Elks welfare com
mittee, so that duplication does
sot occur.
Checks are coming in dally but
much more Is needed. Write
yours- oat NOW and mail it to
the Statesman, 216 8. Commer
cial street, or to the Salvation
Army, box 423.
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"Question Mark" to Make
. Ten Day Flight as Test
y Of Airplane's Endurance
WASHINGTON. Dee. 17, (AP)
A test of the limit of endurance
of both the present-day airplane
and of fliers will be made by
quintet of army aviators who will
take off at dawn New Tear's day
upon a eontinuous flight aa long
as their plane, named "The Ques
tion Mark." will stay In th air.
Air corps officers believe the
plane, if the test is successful, will
be able to stay in the air for 10
days. The course over which the
flight will be made probably will
be between Santa Monica and San
Diego, California, 110 . miles
apart. Not only the stability of the
plane and its .motors will be test
ed but also the limit which the
WBATHEB
Fair mad cold today; Gentle
north to east winds; Max.
termperarnro - Monday- - 44;
Mia. M; River IjO; No rain;
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Good Will Fund
Only seven days remain, in
cluding next Sunday, before
hungry, poorly- clad and light
ly sheltered unfortunates in
Salem will be looking anxious
ly for the Christmas cheer
promised by the Salvation
Army.
Only seven days to go, and
the Army's S1500 fond la not
half raised. Who's name may
we ad to this list tomorrow?
Previously Reported . .f 61&34
Street Kettles, Monday 28.30
Anna W. Cross 5.00
Carl Abrams 5.00
Chaa. K. 8 pa aiding . . 20.00
Employes of the Salem
Laundry 20.00
A Friend 5.00
Dr. Lu O. Clement .... 5.00
A Friend S.OO
Total to Date $707.64
, ."Professor" 8. Stevens, elfj
styled . clairvoyant who can un
tangle any problem no matter how
difficult, was given another hard
one to work on when a second
warrant was received from Poca
tello, Idaho, late Monday night.
The second warrant, like the first
that was forwarded from that city,
charges him with obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses. The pri
vate prosecutor, who accuses him
of cheating her out of an un
named sum. is Mrs. Agness Schwa -be.
The other person at Pocatello
to press charges against him was
0. J. BelL
No warrant has yet been re
ceived from Eau Claire, Wiscon
sin, where it was reported he was
wanted to answer to a similar
charge. At Eau Claire the "Pro
fessor" was reported to have gone
by the name Jules Haxelle. At
Pocatello he gave the name A. B.
Meyer.
Meanwhile the man rests com
fortably in the city jail here. Ha
beas Corpus proceedings by Anna
L. Stevens, who says she is his
wife, are still pending.
Bean Improving;
Operation Pends
L. E. Bean, member of the
state public service commission.
has been seriously ill at his home
here for several weeks. Physicians
said his condition is improving
slowly, and that he probably will
undergo an operation. Whether
the operation will be performed in
Salem or in Portland has not yet
been determined. The nature of
Mr. Bean's affliction was not an
nounced.
human system - can stand under
the strain of protracted flight.
The flight also la designed to
investigate the practical value of
refueling airplanes while In the
air from a military as well as a
commercial standpoint.' Initial
tests on the air refueling, were
consummated here today success
fully.
Two army airplanes flew with
about a score of feet separating
them and both at a speed of H
miles an hour, while 50 gallons of
gasoline was transferred In less
than a minute through a hose
from one machine to the other.
After , this test Secretary Davis
authorized the endurance flight,
which will be dependent anon this
method , of obtaining fueL The
Question Mark will start on its
transcontinental flight to the Pa
cific coast from here, tomorrow.
accompanied . by., two refueling
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five of the ' army's best airmen
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HERE EOR STEVENS
BUILDING CODE
IS ADOPTED AT
FINAL SESSION
Council Winds up Two Years
Work With Bang; Sal
ary Item Disputed
Protracted Battle Over Engi
neers' Salaries is Final
ly Terminated
Salem's city council wound un
its two years' work Monday night
with a bang, passing all four or
dlnances having to do wltfe the
building code which has . been
hanging fire for months. . The of
flee of building, plumbing and
wiring Inspector was created with
salary ranging from -$2000 to
$3000, depending on receipts from
building permits and plumbers'
and electricians' licenses. Ont of
this salary the inspector must pay
his own expenses.
The building code adopted is
the standard Pacific code so
far without any amendments
although IS amendments were up
for consideration. It was agreed
that these could be made later.
The council went into committee
of the v whole and amended the
other ordinances as recommended
by the building 'code committee.
of which Alderman Arm priest was
chairman.
Discussion lngthy
On Inspector's Salary
The question of the inspector's
salary was not decided until after
lengthy discussion. Alderman Pat
ion was opposed to paying any
salary which might involve a pay
ment out of funds raised by tax
ation; Alderman Dancy took the
same' view, on the ground that the
inspection department should not
be created in such way as to em
barrass the council. In line with
these suggestions, the motion
which was finally adopted, was
framed by Alderman Hawkins and
approved unanimously.
It was reported that many local
contractors had been opposed to
a flat $3000 salary for this posi.
tlon, claiming that few of them
made that much in a year and
that a competent man could be
employed at a smaller figure
Engineers Mileage
Bills Are Allowed
The council finally passed the
bills -for automobile mileage, for
R. A. Furrow, bridge engineer.
and D. P. Thayer, his assistant.
which had been turned down sev
eral times before. Alderman Pat-
ton said that when this was up
before, several of the councilmen
had not understood that the
bridge committee alone was
charged with approving or reject
ing bills contracted in connection
with the bridge fund. Aldermen
Purvine, Herrick -and Rosebraugh
voted against allowing them.
Alderman Johnson then moved
that no such bills be honored after
January 1; but his motion was not
seconded. Chairman Townsend of
the bridge committee said he
would agree to that proposal if
the same policy were adopted with
rCspect to the police department.
Charities Asked
To Submit Report
Much discussion of the merits
of the Associated Charities was
precipitated early in the meeting
by a suggestion from Dr. B. F.
Pound that the appropriation of
$200 to the "Salem board of char
ities" contained in the budget was
not understood by the budget
committee as being a donation to
the Associated Charities. He point
ed out that a civic survey conduct
ed several years ago resulted in
a report that the Associated Char
ities was duplicating the work of
other charitable organisations.
Several of the council members
and also Recorder Mark Paulsen,
spoke In defense of the Associated
Charities, and the total result was
that the organization was- asked
to submit a report of its work to
the council. Previously, the coun
cil had voted to authorize the box
ing commission to turn over to
the Associated Charities about
$160, a charity fund consisting of
ten per cent of receipts from re
cent boxing programs. ,
No citizens apparently came
with Intention tb discuss the 1929
budget and it was certified svith-
out debate. The total amount was
$378,483.88.
Two other ordinances were
passed under suspension of the
rules; one authorizing a call for
bids on $54,925.60 of improve
ment bonds, and the other calling
for bids on $100,000 worth of
bridge bonds.
Willamette Grad
Seriously Hurt ;
May Not Survive
Beach Patton, graduate of Wil
lamette university last spring. Is
not expected to live following In
juries when an automobile driven
by a drunken man, traveling at a
high rate of speed on tne wrong
side of the street, struck him
while he was riding a bicycle at
Fifth and Olisan streets In Port
land.
The joy. ride party picked
him ap, drove to the east side and
dumped r him down beside a ser
vice station and went on. The
service station man found him
there some time later. He has not
regained consciousness. Patton is
a son of the Rev. aa4 Mrs. J. j'
Patton of Dundee.
Banquet Is Given
President-Elect
OrUnitedStates
Mr. Hoover Replies to Greet
ings With Warm Praise
for Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay, Dec.
17. (AP) The desire of Ahe
United. States for intellectual and
spiritual cooperation with other
republics of America was empha-
sizea oy Herbert Hoover in a
speech at a banquet in his honor
tonight. President Campisteguy
bad welcomed the president-elect
to Uruguay on his good-will mis
sion.
mt. Hoover said mat Uruguay
aemonstraiea mat me moral
weight of nations Is not based on
size or numbers but on the spirit
ana cnaracter oc a peopie. urn-
guay, he said is thus the exemplar
of the profound political truth
that national greatness springs
from the neignts ana aeptns 01
national, soul.
l wisn to inana you lor we
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eloquent expression you nave giv-
en or your sentiment towara my-
sen ana tne inenasuip oi i"-
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and this reception will meet with
response In the hearts of the peo-
pU of the United States.
CMnaHmAa T ; think rAl&tiOnfl
between nations bear humble com-
parlson to relations between
neighbors in our busy private
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S)ABLOID
INTERVIEWS
Brief Expressions of the Per
sonal Opinions of Readers
of the New Statesman
REAT men of the future in
-w America may come from
v- the west, as Roy Hewitt is
quoted as saying, but one of
them seemingly ts not the man
who "pulled up stakes" in Sa
lem, moving or selling his
goods, to hasten to a job in Cal
ifornia paying lO cents an hour
more than he earned here.
These arc thoughts left with
the reader of Tabloid - Inter
views today.
DEAN R. R. HEWITT of the
Willamette university law
school said: "The west, which
means anything west of Chica
go, Is the only place where we
find true democracy. Out of the
west can be expected to come
the future great men of Amer
ica." M. F. SWIFT, manager of the
Alfred-Billingsley agency, said:
"If the number of people who
are around looking at automo
biles IS any indication of the
general condition of business,
Salem Is far from being on the
rocks. Of course, the fact that
practically all dealers have new
models brings out a few, but
not the great number that has
been out in the last week or
two."
H. B. ROBINSON, vice-president
of the Portland Ad club
and director of contact with
other clubs of the state, said:
"The Salem Ad club Is one of
the most active groups with
which we have come in contact.
The fact that there are approx
imately 200 entrants In the
Christmas illumination contest,
which it Is now sponsoring, in
dicates a wide interest' In the
work of the organization. Gen
eral activities and the recent
safety campaign have been very
commendable." v
B. W. MACY, local attorney,
.-aid: "I thought perhaps I was
the only one in Salem who did
not like the kind of vegetable
soup found in the city water
mains. During the past two
days, however, a number have
Informed me that their taste
is very similar to mine in this
respect-'
H. STEINBOCK, general
merchandise dealer, said as he
paid the minimum fine of 125.
after pleading guilty to dealing
In furs without a license: "By
all the 'ten commandments, I
swear I didn't know I had to
have a license. It's not justice
to fine me for that; you should
let me go. That's not a fair
law; It's a provocative law.
You haven't heard the last of
Steinbock."
F. H. ZIN8ER, who resides
in the Salem Heights district,
said: "I like this practice of .the
school children- drawing names
to -exchange gifts at Christmas
time. It seems to me It creates
a spirit of giving among the
children. The youngsters cer
tainly get interested in it."
S. ANDERSON, proprie
tor of the Belle vue. grocery,
said: "The other dajr a man
came into my store to say he
had been offered what ""would
amount to 10 cents mora tn
hour to work with a California
concern. He sold . off . most of
his goods here, undoubtedly at
a loss; freighted some and took
his -family south. What I'm
. wondering Is, how many hours
will he have to work to make
up the cost of moving. Did he
gain anything"
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PLAN
Till CUT TOtO
By
Reduction by $3,500,000 In
volves Adoption of Levy
on Tobacco
One Mill Assessment for
Market Roads Would be
Done Away With
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 17.-
(API A nlan which would make
possible reduction by at least $3,
caa aaa of th nronertv tax hnr
dan in Oreeon was advanced here
today bv the "third committee.
of tne state property tax relief
commission, acting under author
Nation of the last legislature.
To eliminate at least nart of
Itb nronertv tax. three thines
mn.t h don the committee said
Flr8t, the market road tax of
one mill, representing $1,200,000,
must be abolished.
Second, the 25 per cent share
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ana pnncipai . on county
road
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TobacVo Tax to Take
of lent School Ivy
million dollars a year, must be
abolished, and in its place, a mil
lage tax be levied on tobacco.
The "third committee," which
has been making a study of bond
Issues, tax limitation and min
tages, has completed drafting its
report and recommendations to
the main commission which will
meet Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. At these sessions the sug
gestions of the four subcom-
mittees will be sifted until a doz
en or tne most vital are winnow.
ed out and recommended to the
January legislature for consider
ation. Before the report Thursday,
however, a conference with the
Governor, state treasurer and the
state highway commission as to
the proposal to wipe out the mar.
ket road levy will be held. Repeal
of this state millage would not
prevent counties from making
their own levies, as at present, for
market roads.
Discus&foTr Anticipated
On School; Tax Proposed
It is exjpeeted by the commit
tee that the proposal which will
cause the greatest discussion is
the one suggesting an Indirect tax
as a substitute for half the millage
levied for elementary education.
A tax on tobacco is approved by
the committee.
The committee found that the
millage plan has grown to such
an extent that 82 per cent of. the
state taxes of 1928 has gone to
nine institutions, while eighteen
per cent has to maintain 102 state
institutions and activities. The
legislature Is responsible for a
millage amounting to .87 mills,
while the people have voted 4.70
mills.
Not only should millage be con-j
trolled, the committee believes,
but there should -be a control of
bonds.
Washington
By The Associated Press
.Paraguay accepted mediation .
by the Pan-American confer
ence of its dispute with Bolivia.
The senate foreign relations
committee again deferred ac
tion on the Kellogg . peace
treaty.
The house passed a bill to
authorize $8,150,000 for Porto
RIcan hurricane relief.
The army air corps-plans
transcontinental flight to estab
lish , new airplane endurance
records.
The house irrigation commit
tee asked that . the Boulder
Dam bill be brought before the
house tomorrow.
The District of Columbia su
preme court issued a contempt
citation against Harry M. Black
mer, oil witness missing in
France.
President Coolldge asked con
gress, to appropriate ib.ooo,-
000 to the care for the lta
post office air mall deficit.
By a 38 to $5 vote for the
senate approved the treasury
appropriation conference report
eliminating the Bruce amend
ment to increase to $270,000,-
000 the prohibition enforcement
fund. ;
House Entered;
Occupants Away
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Burglars some time la the past
(week end entered a house at 1344
Court street, the occupants of
which are out of town, according
I to a report made to the police.
iThe name of the family was not
reported Relatives living nearby
found the house had been ran-
(sacked bat could not telPwhetber
11TT
Monday
in
anything had been taken.
KING
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BUT DANGER IS
STILL PRE
Royal Head of British Em
pire Has Slight Relapse
. After Good Day
Optimistic Spirit Pervades
Public Attitude as Bul
letins Given Out
LONDON. Dec. 17. (AP) A
check in the improvement which
King George has. been experien
clng for two days, was reported in
the official bulletin tonight from
the physicians who have been at
tending the royal patient In Buck
Ingham palace. .
The doctors' report said that his
majesty was somewhat restlesi
during the afternoon and that the
progress "recently noted l as not
been continued during the' last
few hours."
While the words of the bulletin
as usual were distinguished by re
serve the disappointment over
their intent was not sufficient to
dispell the strong optimistic spir
it which has prevailed at the pal
ace since Saturday, when the sick
monarch began to show improve
ment.
Three Physicians
Sign Bulletin
Tonight's bulletin was issued at
8:15 p. m. It was signed by Sir
Stanley Hewett, Lord Dawson of
Penn and Sir Hugh Rlgby. It said:
"The King had this afternoon
been somewhat restless and the
progress recently noted has not
been continued during the last
few hours."
For terseness this announce
ment fairly matched the morning
bulletin which, however, was of a
more encouraging nature. The
earlier statement was signed by
the same three physicians and
said:
"The King has had a fair nighi
with some natural sleep toward
morning. The slight improvement
in his: majesty's condition noted
yesterday, continues."
Conservative optimism grew
substantially during today, which
saw the third consecutive bulle
tin bringing good news of im
provement in the condition of the
monarch. The beautiful mild sun
shiny weather after a long wintry
period has a decided uplifting ef
fect on the popular mind.
The Prince of Wales, through
the Lord Mayor, broadcast a
cheerful message and expressed
pleasure In the betterment of his
father and in his enjoyment oi
natural sleep. The queen displayed
her more hopeful attitude by tak
ing an afternoon ride.
The general feeling prevailed
CIGARETTE THIEVES
PORTLAND.' Dec. 17. (AP)
Four men today were charged
with burglary, .two women were
charged with vagrancy, and two
cigar store proprietors were
charged with receiving Btolen
j goods, when police rounded up
I .'.llSlthey declare is a gang of cig
arette thieves.
The men charged with burglary
gave the names of Earl Kiper,
Frank E. Webber, Eddie Dale and
Harry Tew. They were said by in
vestigating officers to have con
fessed to the theft of 47 cases
containing 470,000 cigarettes val
ued at $3,525 at retail prices.
Arrested with the men were
Bernlce Campbell and Lela Atkins.
the cigar store proprietors were
C. C. Shaw, pool hall operator,
and Irving I. Hassen, . proprietor
of two stores. Both were charged
with receiving stolen goods and
were ordered hejd under $500
bond.
COLLEGIATE STYLE
sum Die success
One eute little fellow, the mas
ter of ceremonies. In the Kampus
Kapers and style show presented
by some of the W. U. talent Mon
day night at the Elslnore theatre,
made a bright remark to the effect
that, "If we're klnda dumb, please
forgive us. We're Just college stu
dents and we can't help that."
Even the orchestra (Willamette I
musicians) was all dressed up for
the occasion with "eute" red
sweaters and. Alpha Psl hats, but
for all that they didn't seem to be
hitting any "off keys."
Chuck" Kaufman did not be
lle his reputation for bringing in
a few choice words that couldn't
have been less than 15 letters In
length and presented Clark Wood.
the not-at-all amateurish magi
cian, and the cunning Kampus
Kut-ups,. Bchamp. and James,
whose act made up in togging
what. It lacked la speed. Collas
Marsters, good looking - man
about town with a eana who could
sing "King for a Day," and the
Varsity Quartet. Then ."Fat" Tay
lor up and feature "ChlQulta" for
the orchestra, followed by , Jose
phine Albert who almost had to
give the audience an encore wit I
her singing of - "My Alice Blue
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Lady Doria Hope, charming
daughter of the Duke of. New
castle of England, has been dis
covered working as a saleswoman
in a New York department store.
She has been visiting in this
county since October.
REPLY AWAITED Oil
Commonwealth Fund Expect
ed to Answer Wire Some
time Today
Up to a late hour Monday night,
Dr. Estella Ford Warner, director
of the Marion county child health
demonstration, had received no
response to her wire to the Com
monwealth Fund headquarters ad
vising of the county court's asser
tion that it would be willing to
meet the demonstration's pro
posed budget of $6,050 for 1929
in full In the event there is no
special election next May.
This proposition came from the
court at the mass meeting held
here Saturday afternoon and no
further action on the demonstras
tlon-county court problem has
been taken, pending word from
the New York headquarters. Dr.
Warner expects to receive her re
ply this morning.
Statesman Staff
Growing Rapidly
Curtis is Father
Here's a story that literally -belongs
to Ralph Curtis, of the
Statesman editorial department.
Phyllis Jean, a seven-pound baby
girl, was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis late Monday afternoon at
the Salem General hospital. This
is the first child. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis are well known on the
Willamette university campus.
where they were former students.
This is the second event of Its
kind to occur on the Statesman
staff within a month. Ralph
Kletting, advertising manager,
became the father of a girl some,
three weeks ago.
OAKLAND MADE PORT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. (AP)
-President Coolldge today signed
an executive order making Oak
land, Calif., a port of entry.
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More Entries Needed to
Assure Success of Club's
Outdoor Lighting Contest
More entries at least 40 of
them should be placed In the list
of Salem families displaying out
door Christmas Illumination. That
Is the opinion of William Paulus.
president of the Salem Ad club
and each loyal member of that,
organisation, which Is sponsoring
the affair.
"We're pleased with the, num
ber of entries . to .date." avi
Paalus. "but we want more. PortJ
land has several hundred homes
entered and Salem must compare
well with the Rose City,"
Under the rules of the Christ
Advertising Club of Salem -jr-;
O. Box F, Salem, Ore..
NAME
ADDRESS
NEAR STREET
WHAT DISTRICT?.
Individual Entry Bl
IflUBILIZATIDN
EN
RUSHED
30,000 Volunteers Accepted
for Service During Past
24 Hours
Meanwhile Boliyia Orders
Cessation of Hostilities
on Border v
LA PAZ, Dec. 17. (AP) Tb
commander of the Bolivian fron
tier forces has been ordered to
halt their advance and to ceasa
attacks on Paraguayan troop.
This information was contained tn
the reply of the Bolivian govern
ment to the president of the coun
cil of the League of Nations. ay1(
nounced tonight but 8nder dale
of yesterday.
ASUNCTIOX. Paraguay, Dw.
17. (AP) Paraguayans have
rushed to arms by the thousand
during the last 24 hours, and
many of them already have left
the capital for the north. It was
announced officially that of 5.
000 volunteers who presented
themselves yesterday at miHtarj,
headquarters, 30,000 were accept
ed and incorporated into the army
as officers and soldiers.
Whole Army Taken
On Three Steamers
Three steamers carrying numer
ous forces combining both units
of the regular army, many civil
ian volunteers, and officers be
longing to the military reserves,
left during the night for an un
named destination in the north.
Many of those who sailed had en
listed at the armories only the pre
ceding day. Despite the lateness
of the Bailing hour, the marching
troops were accompanied to the
ships by an enormous crowd,
cheering enthusiastically.
The city today presented an un
usual sight with war preparations
in evidence everywhere, automo
biles and trucks rolled rapidly
along the streets carrying volun
teers to the concentrating quar
ters. Great crowds stood in line
in front of the war office and the
military academy, taking their
turn to be enrolled.
Most of k the men in line were
accompanied by their mothers,
wives or sweethearts universally
maintaining a brave calm. Several
military officers who were exiled
after a revolt some time age, re
turned to the capital today ready
to serve against Bolivia.
Arms Turned Over
By All Civilians
The minister of war today or
dered that all arms in possession
of civilians be immediately turned
over to the government. A sani
tary service was organized during
the day and Dr. Gubetch, one of
the 'foremost physicians of the
country, volunteered his services
to direct a medical corps.
Congress has been convoked for
extraordinary sessions to take
measures made- necessary by the
international crisis. President
Gugglari remained at the govern- -ment
palace until late at night
discussing the situation with
members of the cabinet.
Paraguay today accepted the
offer of the Pan-American confer
ence for mediation of its dispute
with Bolivia. Foreign minister Z
bizarreta in transmitting this re
ply said that mobilization had
been ordered "simply for defen
sive purposeggl'y
Youthful Bandits
Get $5000 Sum
PITTSBURGH. Dec. 17.-(AP)
Two youths armed with plstoH
walked Into the Unger jewelry
store here tonight and after
threatening five persons took dia
monds worth $60,000 and escaped -In
an automobile. . Two wosnea
clerks fainted. .'iliCZ23
mas outdoor illumination contest,
the home displaying the most ar
tistic expression of Christmas spir
it will receive 60 points, while Il
lumination will count for 4S
points.
The grand prise for the etty
consists of $50 in cash, walla
merchandise prises valued at SIS,
$10 and $6 will be award In
the four districts Into which the
city has been divided.
The following entry blank has
been provided by the club. Pros
pective decorators are urged la
fill this' oht at once and send to
postof flee box Fl
ank
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