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PRICE' 10 -CENTT.
FAIR CLOSED WITH C
FIREWORKS PLARES
Holfombfc Appoints
Committee to Studyj
Unemployment ;;
SEYEN NEWT lit.
BODY OF .HAN IS
.FOUND IN SHED
ON HARDY- ROAD
Bloody Hammer .Found
Near; Terrific Struggle
Is Indicated
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ON SUMY RIGHT
WITHIN PAST-WEEK
BODIES ORGANIZED
Hughes Chosen Chairman
Executive Committee Decid-
H ; ed Not to Exteno! Big r
' Exposition 5
1500 STAND IN 1
LINE SATURDAY
Day Dedicated to Children.
G. A. R. Confederates
and Housewives
Despite the demand for continuance
of the Henston Fair and Exposition due
So the unparalleled attendance durinf the
st eight days the executive committee
of tb Fair and ExHbitioo association
at a 'meeting Saturday evening .decided
that it would be inadvisable to extend
- the time the fair gates will be open.
This means that -the expositidon will
come to a big -flose Sunday night with a
display of fireworks and the othea big
attractions that hac drawn the hundreds
of thousands during the past week.
Sunday's program will also include a
.football game before the grand stand be-
tween the Hockley Xlhletic club and Gal-
veston tekms motorcycle races and the
free aerial acts.
v Saturday was officially Traveling
-Aien's Children's Confederate "Veterans'
Grand Army of tne Republic and House
wives' day. lng before the evening
hadows began to fall across the big fair'
grounds the exposition was seething with
crowuX long pig-tails of men women
and children awaiting their turns' to paws
through the turnstiles. At 3 o'clock it
was estimated the "waiting list" com
prised more than 1500 persons. It was
predicted that Saturday would break -all
attendance records so far (hi year.
Sight Restored ; Valuable
Gift Tendered to Church
By leased Wire to The Houston Post
NEW YORK NuvM2. Patrick Ryan
of Manhattan iwrt owner of a large
stone quarry in Maine who recently had
hia eyesight restored believes in show
ifig his appreciation by passing a good
deed down the line.
That is why last Monday he appeared
as a mysterious stranger in . the school
In accordance With' a nationwide
movement and t the 'tegneifof Secre-
tary of Commerce Herbert ' Hoover
Mayor Iiolcoffibe made public Saturday
blV appointments of committee of 17
to take blxler consideration the ques-
tion of anemployment In the fity of
Houston and make such recommends--tiona
aa it may see fit
Those named by the -mayor on the
committee were: John H. Kirby and
Dave Cahn capitalists; Colonel Thomas
H. 3all Judge Henry J. Dannenbaum
and Jesse E. Moseley lawyers; W. E.
darrol J. G. Wells and George Ed-
wards labor leaders; Mrs. Nell Wil-
liams Mercer and H. R Christian Em-
ployment bureaus; John H. Payne and
U. E. Tracy the press; President D.
V. M t-i.iok Hounto i Chamber of
Commerce the public; President W. R
Scott Southern Pacific lines railroads
and T. J. Donobue A. S..Pimentel and
G. J. Palmer business. ' -
Up to late Saturday afternon the
mayor had not selected a chairman of
the committee but said that he expect-
ed to announce it Monday. The com
mittee will probably meet Tuesday or
Wednesday of next week for organ-
isation and define a line of inquiry Into
unemployment conditions and the rem-
edy for it.
Hulen Hopes for Comple-
tion or & miamry Brig-
ades by Fet.; 1 1922
BROWNWOOD
ENTHUSIASTIC
Completes Organization
Two Guards and One
Rifle Company
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F. A. Wolff aged SO 30S Rice street
died shortly before noon Saturday as-the
result of injuries received about 6 o'clock
Saturday morning when the automobile
be was driving overturned on the East
Montgomery road.
With -him at the time of the accident
was Mrs. J. D. Lhnbsey. She stated that
she was asleep at the time and did not
know what had happened until persons
from a nearby place rushed up to offer
assictance.
Wolff was taken to hia home shortly
hall of the Chureh of the Holy Inno-1 after the' accident in an ambulance from
cent 8llatlaislu. offering a gift ioUHMQftest))eimcr . lodertakuig ttwipa&jr
form of granite wortn J3auuu.---.
The offer astounded the-Bcv. FranOs
J. Murray the rector aud the parishion
ers for Ryan Is nH a lneurt6-ir'It
was the first time he had ever been in the
church.
While" visiting an architect's office in
regard to supplying stone for a build-
inr- In Yolinestown. Oh tov Ryan heard
that the Flatbnsh (fhitrch- had" just com
pleted a drive for funds with which to
erect a new edifice
He told' the pnrishioners' of liow his
sight had been restored following an op-
eration and of his desire to show his ap-
preciation by SMlii'g some church. His
gift .was accepted Satnrday 'wheir the an-
nouncement was made.
Court of Appeals Denies
Mrs. Obenchains Petition
Associated Press Report
LOS ANGELES Cal. Nov. 12. The
district court of appeals denied Saturday
the petition of Mrs. Madeline Obenchain
v-Indicted in connection wjth the killing of
J. Helton Kennedy askiug that the Los
Anegeles superior court be directed to
show canse why she should not be either
tried or liberated at once. Mrs. Oben-
chani's counsel claimed she had been held
more than fd days without trial. I
Freak SnoW Storm Skips
About and Hits Only Gary
Associated Press Report.
GARY Ind. Nov. 12. A freak etonu
off the lake struck Gary Friday-night
covering the steel city with a blanket of
seven inches of snow but passing ovet
all the neighboring territory. Traffic
- aver street car line s was tied up for sev-
. eral hours and much suffering resulted
from the unexpected snow accompanied
by brisk winter .weather. Hammond East
Chicago CrowmPoint and other cities in
- the Calumet region reported but little
enowfalL
Within the past week seven new Na
tional Guard companies have been organ-
ised' in Texas according to an announce
ment from the divisional headquarters of
the ;3Cth division Uouston Saturday
night. Major General John- A. Hulen
commanding the division la optimistic
over the prospect of competing organise
tion of two infantry brigades by Febru
ary 1 next year.
Two ' companies were organised . in
Brownwood during the week of which
oue is a rifle company and" the other a
service company Including a band. These
were organised as a part of the 112d in-
fantry and passed State inspection last
Tuesday. The enthusiasm created by the
organisation pf this company caused the
Chamber of Commerce of Brownwood
to wire General Hulen for authority to
organise a rifle company which was
granted. The Vifle company was com-
pleted and passed State inspection Fri
day. Each company bis about 00 men.
Car He WaS Driving Turns J Captain R. Wright Armstrong will com-
" I manrl 4 Via rri-at Mmnaliv
liioilU luv D- - a-v wuira
- Oaa af (he 6est at Hereford. .
' According to Major Claude A. Adams
one of the best companies recently or-
ganized waa completed at Hereford this
week with 00 men more than half of
whom are former service men. Captain
Ewell D. Morris organized and will com
mand the company and Major W. L. Cul
berson regular army has-been ordered
to inspect -the company; Captain Morris
was an overseas officer during the war.
Certain W. E. Rabb has completed or-
ganisation of a company at Atlanta. It
will be the regimental headquarters com -
pany for. the 144th infantry. It. has
passed State inspection and is ready for
RICE STREET MAN
DIES AS RESULT
; OF AUTO ACCIDENT
Over on East Mont
gomery Road
MOTIVE THOUQHT
TO BE ROBBERY
Pockets of Dead Man Were
Turned; Living Room
Ransacked
federal inspection. Captaift Rabb waa' a-vestigators believed' as they found 18
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Twhore be died' wlthowt Afegainlng eiar-
scibasaess. ' '
Justice of the Peace Leon Lnsk who
held the ibquest stated that in his opin-
ion tile car had not been struck by an-
other vehicle. ' .
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later by the Fogle-West Under
taking company. . -
Texas Stock Judging Team
Wms First Honors at Macon
- Houston -Post Special
AUSTIN. Texas. Nov. 12.-News hasi
been received of the winning of first hon
ors by three Texas vocational agricultural
boys in the stock judging coutesj of the
lieutenant in France daring Hk-jnk
A macniae gin company at lUelt iljaa
been erganiaed by'CfcptaJa G. I. -Perkins
a former liltt division officer and is
ready for federal Inspection.
At Xacofdochea a company has been
organhted by Captailn-Forrest J. Free
man formerly an assistant to Major
Koeler well known in army circles as
the caiisthenic specialist. This company
has pasaed State inspection and. is ready
for the federal inspectors.
A service company with . an excellent
band for the 141st Infantry has been or-
ganized at San Antonio by Captain Oliver
W. Russell a former first' lieutenant in
the Thirty-sixth division. The. band has
38 pieces and is composed of good musi-
fsued durig rmcr Mayor A. 3WfV' Advisers bad chairs of go.'d and veluur
southern region held .t th. Russian Peasants Prosper
Macon Ga. November 1 and 2 1021. 1 r
by bale or rood m Cities
Lying In a pool of blood a hole Hear
the center of his forebea and another
over his right eye the body of Robert
Thomas aged abUkt 00 years waa found
about 3 o'cTock Saturday afternoon In a
shed adjoining hia one-room house five
miles from Houston on the Hardy street
road. Near the body a hammer was
found covered with blood and patches of
hair. The man had been dead for four
or fve days. . '
The body was foiftid by O. C. Gage a
neighbor who lives in the vicinity of the
old man's house. Mr. Gage stated that
clutched in die dead man's hand was a
pick.
Both floor and walls indicated a ter
rific struggle preceded the death of the
old ntan.
tfyccial Investigator Ira L. Nix of the
district attorney's office aud Justice of
the Peace J. M. Ray w-ent to the scene
nd began an investigation tater Jus
tice Ray returned a verdict of death due
to unknown persons. s
Kaewa a "Uacla Bab."
Persons living in the vicinity told the
Investigators that the old man and a part
ner by the name of Crabb hed for a num
ber of years been cngaaaafiu the manu-
facture of wicker chairs and. tables which
they sold in the City. They said that the
dead man was known to them .all as
"Uncle Bob."
That robbery vrtis the motive was the
belief expressed by the investigators as
the pockets of the dead man were turned
iuside out and the living room had been
ransacked. Articles of dothiiig and other
contents of a dresser drawer were found
strewn about the room. Whoever search
ed the body was evidently in a hurry In
POWERS OF WORLD
COME TOGETHER AT
ARMS CONFERENCE
T ft
Tensest Silence Prevails as
President Delivers Key-
note of Meet
I - Harding's Welcome
rnaai'a .term of office found among the
old man 'a effects.
The body was removed to the West
hcimer morgue where it is bring held
pending the location of relatives and fur
ther developments in the case.
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON Nov. 12. Fresh with
memories of the soldier dead the confer
ence on limitation of armaments met in
its first session Saturday to. seek "the
rAle under which reason and righteous
ness shall prevail
In the memorial hall of the Daughters
of the American Revolution the states
men and diplomats 'of five great powers
and the representatives of four more
gathered about the table to organize the
way through which they hope to remove
causes which might lead to war and then
as a consuiuence remove the burden and
waste the World suffers in preparation.
Although the opening hour of the first
session was set for 10:3(L o'clock the
notables began arriving soon after 10 to
hear the opening addrese of President
Harding and to form their permanent or
ganization with secretary Hughes as
president of the conference. The galleries
allotted to the representatives' of official
and diplomatic life (be world over eou-
tained many notable figures of present
day history.
uoionui picture.
The meeting hall was a. picture hall of
culors as delegations and spectators be
gan to gather.
In the center of the big room was the
conference table shaped as a wpiare V
its top covered with bright green felt. A
gray desk blotter with a tray of pens and
au inkwell lay before the chain
place for each delegation.
The American delegation bad chairs at
the west end it'll the French on the
right and the British on the left. To the
fcft of the French were the places al
lotted to the Japanese while the Italians
bad a ' corresponding : position directly
across. -
At the foot of thi table' and at smaller
ones were the . Portuguese ekians
Williamson County Fair
V icit I 'ov1e
.". Houston Post 8pedal. .
TATLOR Teiaa Nov. 12. About 10
care of Georgetown Round Rock and
Hutto people were in Taylor Friday
boosting the Williamson County fait to be
- n . XT - V W A.I
aeiQ in vteorgeiowii nvrrmKr 1 10 am.
" From here the procession went to Gran-
ger xtaruen Bcnweruer wen ana wu-
burg to arouse enthusiasm for the coming
- lair.- More tnan in casn primes are
to be offered ror winner in tne live atoct
poultry women's work ete eatriea. Be-
. Sides thia there will be .other. attractions
: each as goat roping football etc Many
Taymr people are planning to attend
' PAGEANT IS PRESENTS D.tT
. Honatoa Poet Special. ' :
- BRTAN Texaa Nov. 11 A aaaimifb
eet pageant waa held yesterday fur-
mws vy UI pvm VI u otn" "wi
th spacioua lawn of Prof. R. Ol Allen.
' Th pageant waa historic fat aatnre and
depicted the Jandtag of Austin's colony
at the mouth of th Braaoa. - .
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Sixteen States were represented in the
Iptmtcst. .
The Texas team eomKscd 01 Uerbert
Bryan Granger Henry Droyd Penelope
Raymond Schumacher. Scaly with Wil-
ford TiOiievin Bellville alternate was
given one week's intensive training -at
A.- and M. college by Dan Mowery a
member Of last year's international stock
judging te'amr A. and M. college. Mr.
Mowery is this year teacher of vocational
agriculture in Lubbock Texas.
The following letter by C. L. Davis
director of vocational agriculture from
an eyewitness tells the story:
"The Texas team won all the honors
in sight at the Southern vocational con-
teat in Macon the first part of this week.
Associated Press Report
MOSCOW Nov. 12. An incident
which shows how the Russian easant
have acquired what to them is great
wealth by the sale' of food products to
the city people occurred the other day. A
peasant woman who lives about 25 miles
outside of Moscow prevailed upon two
cultfvated Russian women who were
eking out a poor living in the capital
city by working for- the soviet govern
ment to come' te her home and perform
a task about which the peasant was very
mysterious.
She promised them large quantities of
riour potatoes and other foods to pay
for their trouble. When the visitors ar-
I want to congratulate you upon the rivednhe tDd her husDaiMl
splendid showing that they made and
alt upon the work of the conscientious
young man who had them in charge. I
did not know the numbers which the con-
testants had but as I took down the
scores in hogs as the judge gave them to
me I could see at a glance that 7-14-21
duced two great sacks of bolsbcvist
rubles and asked the visitors to count
their contents.
"We fied and tried to count it but we
couldn't" the peasants said. "We can
only count up to 10000."
There were more than 20000.000
were the outstanding men in the coattest ruble ft the sacka. (Equivalent to less
It was no very great surprise to me to
learn thaf theae menwere on the same
team; nor did it some as" such com-
plete surprise thd 'they were th boys
from th 'State t Texas. Tou are to
be congratulated apon this splendid work.
"We trust that the visit of your team
to Georgia was a pleasant one and that
the contest was conducted in an entirely
satisfactory mannac '
"Paul Chapman
'.'S'tttc -mo vikior of Agricultural Educa
tion Athena Ga."
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PORT ARTHUR CELEBRATES.
" . Houston Post Special
PORT ARTHUR Texas Nov. 42.
This city was given over almost entirely
to the celebration of Armistice day Fri-
day ail 'business bouses being ' closed!
A monster parade 'formed at 1 o'clock
and. marched down the principal business
street and disbanded at one of the city
parka where " speeches were . mad by
th mayor J. P. Logan for th city sod
D. A. Blater president' of th Texaa
Federation of Labor lor the laboring
neopl of thia city. Many strikinc floats
were hi Une and practieally every rfsni-
aaboai in the city tool rt with floats
or in body of mardvia. -.--
than $200.) The owners said they were
going to keep it until they had enough
to buy more land v '
"But the government woflt let you buy
land" one of the city women protested.
The peasant woman laughed and re
plied: "That ik-all rubbish. Ke own our
land and we have neighbors who own
land. Some of them will wast to ' sell
some dsy st a low price. There are lots
of them who don't like to work.'
Nobel Prize in Chemist
Goes to Professor Nerri'Stl
. . Associated Press Report.
STOCKHOLM Not. 11. Professor
Walter Nernst of th University of Ber
lin is awarded th Nobel prise for 1020
in chemistry by the Swedish academy.
The prises In chemistry and physics for
1821 ar being reserved.
Dr. Nernst m addition to being direc-
tor f th institnts of physics and chem-
istry at l University f Berlin is a
fellow of th Bertia Academy of Science.
The 1921 Nobel prise in literature was
awarded ThurKfcy to Aaatrlt Franc
atei Frcneh author. ; $:':
Baron Lakahaski Named
As Japanese Premier
Associated Press Report.
TOKIO Nov. 12. Baron Takahashl
minister of foreign affairs in the Hara
cabinet was named premier today.
Baron Takabssbi who succeeds th
murdered Hara at the head of the Jap
anese government is 67 years of age. He
speaks English fluently having studied
the language in the United States during
187 and 1808.-
While in America at that time Takabs
shi is said to have been held in a state :
near-slavery for several months through
the machinations of a guardian.
After his return to Japan Takahash
became successfully a teacher of English
in a clan school at Karatsu principal of
the Osaka English school and later an of
ficial of the department of agriculture
and commerce.
Dr. Slaughter to Open
Lecture Series Monday
Dr. Johu Willis Slaughter lecturer in
civics and philanthropy fct Rice Institute
will give the first of three lectures on
'Social Aspects of Education" at 4:30
o'clock Monday afternoon at the Uni
versity club. The series will include the
following subjects:
The Training of Children for Citi
senship." on Monday: "The Democracy of
Adolescence on isovemoer zi and ine
I'nlversitr and the Community on No
vember 28.
ine lectures of one hour each are
Upen to the public without matriculation
lee or other form of admissiou require
ment.
WEATHER FORECAST
Auocuted Pros Report
WASHINGTON. Nou. 11. Ettl Tt.
Swmday Ptrtl douiy warmer in norlkett
tuortton.
rVtn Tern Sunday fmrtly cloudy: colder
Ik Panhandle.
Lauutana Sunday fatr and warmer.
Arkansas Sunday tartly clondvl warmer in
eajt torttqn.
Forecast for Houston aiirf Virinitv Sundaf
partly cloudy.
temperature extremes sad prrci-itstion l
Houstttn lor th Z4 hours mnArA at 3 n m
Saturday Maximum 7f- minimum t2: no pre
cipitation
Atmospheric nrenura at Hotntnn t 9 n m.
30. . sea level resdins.
V ionrist : a. m.: sunset 5:21 p. m.
. Comrarativ record at Houston for Nov. 1!
n it i so
1 p tT 41 6
tl (4
J Jrm. . Si f (7
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T as Dry halt (l.f
fcivo haaaidtr 11 m
11 si IVt haw fS.1: smi kmtk ti.
nve asssony as per cent.
wet hlk .; rels-
rela-
MsKINNCY fttAN DIES.
Associated Press Beport.
IIcKIXNET. Texaa Nov. 12. John D.
Hag. 73 for SO year aa uswaac man
be died swddenly Saturday. -
directly back of their delegations. Be
hind the American section were draped
the fluxs of the ni nations. Senator
Lodge was the first i. the American dele
gatien to arrive lie walked about the
room meeting members of the American
advisory committee much as he talks
with colleagues in the senate chamber.
Jam at Entraac.
As the French delegates reached the
main entrance there was . something of
a jam.' Premier Briaud edging his way
through dropped his silk hat. Attend
ants quickly made a way for him to get in.
.Military and naval attaches appeared
in full dress uniforms. malting a show
of plumes and spangles such as Wash
iugton has not seen since the war. Al
most all the others were in the conven
tional diplomatic attire.
Vice President Coolidge and Mrs. Cool
idge aud Speaker Giltett of the bouse
and Mrs. Gillett occupied a box to the
rirM rear of the American delegation
Mrs. George Maynard Minor of Connect!
cut president general of the 1. A. B.
had a scat of honor in a box with a
party.
Earl Bratty. putting his glasses to his
eyes searched for his awn scat and found
it m the first row with the British ad
visers.
The delegates from India. Srinivasa
Sastri wearing a white silk turban ad
ded a touch of color to the picture.
Perthln Jakes Place.
General Pershing .took his place with
the advisory committee snd waa quickly
surrounded by representatives of some
of the army with whom he was asso
elated.
Secretary Hughes sat in the center of
the tables with a wrilte slab of marble
and a small gavel in front of him. At
his right in order were Senator Lodge
Elihu Root an Senator Underwood. On
the secretary's left was Lord Balfour.
The audience rose and cheered as Mrs.
Harding took her place at the front of
the box where the vice president sat.
The President came in at 10:33 o'clock
nd immediately Secretary Hughes railed
the conference to order.
Prayer waa offered by the President's
pastor the Rev. W. S. Abernetby of Cal
vary Baptist church. He prayed as follows:
Prayar Oas Meet.
"Almighty God we thank Thee for the
coming of thia eventful day. We have
seen it from afar snd now we rejoice
that it has st last dawned. May it bring
untold blessings to a troubled world. O
Thou Omnipotent One ss in other days
we believe that Thon dost guide in human
affairs. Tboa hsst made of one blood all
nations that dwell npon the earth and
though we are of many races and many
ton goes yet th interests of the few are
of many races th larger lumber. May
we feel assured that th welfare and
happiness and prosperity of th human
family ar Inexpressibly dear to thy heart.
We pray for clear visioa or we seal grope
blindly for the tight and hae oar war.
W pray for hearts loving ry sympathetic I
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Associated Press Report
WASHINGTON Nov. 12. The text
of President Harding's address at the
opening of the conference on limitation
of armaments foilowws:
"Mr. Secretary and members of the
conference ladies and getlemen:
"It is a great and happy privilege to
bid the delegstes to this conference a
cordial welcome to the capital of the
United States of America.' It is not only
a satisfactory to greet you because we
were lately participants in a common
caqse in which shared sacrifices and
sorrows and triumphs brought our na-
tions more closely together but it is
gratifying to address you as the spokes
man for nations whose convictions and
sHcn.linv actions have as much to do
with the weal or woe of all mankind.
It is not possible to over-appraise the
importance of such a conference. It is
no unseemly boast no disparagement of
other nations which though not repre-
sented are held in highest respect to
declare that the conclusions of this body
will have a signal influence on all human
proggress on the fortunes of the world.
Awakened Conscience.
Here is a sneeting. I can well believe
which is an earnest effort of the awaken
ed conscience of twentieth century cm-
ligation. It is not a convention of re
morse nor a session of sorrow. It is not
the conference of victors to define terms
of Mttlement. Nor is it a council of na
tions seeking to remake human kind. It
ia rather a coming together from all
parts of the earth to apply the better
attributes of mankind to minimize the
faults in our International relationships.
Spesking ss official sponsor for ' the
invitation I think I may say the call is
not of the I'nited States of America
alone it is rather the spoken wowrd of a
war wearied World struggling for re
storation hungering and thristing for
better relationship; of humanity crying
for relief and craving assurance of last
n s I ing peace.
It is easy to understand this world
wide aspiration. T"he glory of triumph
the rejoicing in achievement the love ot
liberty the devotion to country . the
naugs of sorrow the burdens of debt
the desolation of ruin all these are ap
praised alike in all lands Hr in the
United Statea we are but fraahly .turned
from the burial ot an unknown American
soldier when a nation sorrowed while
paring him tribute. Whether it "wss
spoken or not s hundred millions of our
people were summarising the inexcusable
cause the incalculable cost the unspeak
able sacrifices adu the unutterablo sor
rovvsw and there was the ever-impelling
questiou: How can humanity justify or
Gor forgive? Human hate demands mans
no such tell; ambition and greed must be
denied it. If misunderstanding must fake
the blame then let as banish it and let
understanding rule and make good will
regnant everywhere. All of us demand
liberty and justice. There can not be one
without the other and they must be held
uuqsjeetioncd possession fit all peoples.
Inherent rights are of God and the
tragedies of the world originate in their
attempted denial. The woVId today is in
fringing their enjoyment by arming to de
fend or deny when simple sanity calls
for their recognition through common
understanding.
New Fcllowwshlps.
Out of the catncylism of the world war
came new fellowships new convictions
new aspirations. It is ours to make the
most of them. Aworld staggering with
debt needs its burden lifted. Humanity
which has been shocked by wanton dc
struction would minlm'EC the agencies of
that destruction. Contemplating the
measureless cost of war and the continu
ing burden of armament all thoughtful
peoples wish for real limitation of arma
ment and wowuld like war outlawed. In
soberest reflection the1 world's hundreds
of millions who pay in peace and die in
war wish their statesmen to turn the ex-
penditures for destruction into means of
construction aimed at a higher rate for
those who lire and follow after.
It is not alone that the world can not
readjust itself and cast aside thevexcess
burdens without relief from the lesders
of men. War has grown progressively
cruel and more destrictive from the first
recorded conflict to this pregnant day
and the reverse order would more be
come our boasted civilisation.
Gentlemen of the conference the
United States welcomes you with unself
ish hands. We harbor no fears we have
no sordid ends to serve; we suspect no
enemy; we contemplate or apprabend no
conquest Content with what we have
we seek nothing which is another's. We
only wish to do with you tht finer nobler
thing which no nation ca ndo alone.
We wish to sit with you st the tsbie
of internstional understanding and good
will. In good conscience we ere esger
to meet you frankly and invite and offer
Co -ope ratio. The world demands s sober
contemplation of the existing order and
the realisation that there can be no cure
without sacrifice not by one of us. but
by all of us.
Hot Sarraderd Rioat
I do not mesn surrendered rights or
arrowed freedom or denied aspirations
or ignored national necessities. Oar re
public would no more ask for these than
it woald give. No pride need b hambled
no nationality sobmerged bat I wonld
hsv a mergence of minds coamktiag ail
of as 4 less preparatioa for war and
more enjoyment of fortsmat peace.
The higher hopes coss of ta sipirit
' (Contoured on Page Sis.) '
TEN YEAR HOLIDAY :
IN NAVAL BUILDfflG"
IS AMERICA'S'PLAII
Ships Now on WayC;i
Is Involved ::
Associated Press Report0
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WASHINGTON Nov. 12. A ten-year
naval holiday in naval construction In- -volving
a tremendous scrapping f ships
now on the wsys or contemplated by th '
I n -.1 qi.i -i l -rtir - - t.
tuueu ciiaies ureal omnia nuu sWia
was proposed to the conference on the .
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uuiiauuu .aiuiniucuia u ( Ewcviai J ...
Hughes at the opening session Saturday
as America's proposals. ' ' ' r r
That there immediately be destroyed by '
the nsvies of the three- great power' C
capital fighting ships and a total tonnage
of 1.878.W3 tons. ;
Witrfin three months after making an
agreement the navies would corfsist wf .
uesignateu anu agreed upon snips' as r ol-
ITnitsH Kl.lnc 1 r!-.t' t)!-l- 0 .
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japan iv. - v
In tnnn.this vnnlfl ho- TTnttf K!'t' '
500.000 Great Britain 004450 Japaa
209700. ' . f ;::":
napiacsnteni Limuea. :. ' . ...
Jtepiacementa would be united by an
fisTped maximum at ranltal ahl -4m.mm -
as.iollows: ' ':: .
United States 600000 tons. Great Brit '
I .. r.imk nan a T rtin tn . v.
aiu uwvw lows aapan ouvoutf tons V .
Subject to the 10 jif ar holiday limit-
tion capital ships could be replaced when
they are 2w years old. No replacement '
ship would have a tonnage' of more than
35000 tons. .
A totaLUonnage in cruisers' flotilla
leaders and destroyers for each power .
would be fixed as follows: ."V;.i'.:.:
for the United States 450000 tons;
for Great Britain 450000 tons; for7apau
270000 tons. U "
xue mini tonnage or suomannea al
lowed each power would be as follows; ':; 'V
For the United States 00000 tons for'
Great Britain 00000 ton for Japan &
000 tons." :-i''MiaOk." ". '
Plaa CarrlerTTsaaao Flxdi '
The total tonnage of airplane carriers
was proposed as follows. '
For tiie United States 80000 tons for
Great Britain 80000 tons for Japan 48-
000 tons. ' ; -
In each case it would be provided that
no government whose present tonnage ex
ceeds tne prescribed limit would be re-
quired to scrap such excess until replace-
ments have begun. "
'miners 17 years old could be replaced
by new construction. "
Similarly destrovers. flotilla Iradem
and submarines could be replaced when
12 years old. and airplane carriers when t
m yenrs old.
Limitation of airplane construction waa
not outlined in detail ia the American
proposal but it was declared in the nro-
poxal that since the imparlance' of tbn
merchant marine as a factor in any naval '
armament program "regulations mast be
provided." to govern the conversion of
merchant craft for war purposes. .
Other features of the auxiliary craft
reduction program included:
exemption from the terms of the
agreement of the existing monitors; un- '
armored surface craft under 3000 tonst .'
fuel ships supply ships tenders repair. ' '
shins tucs and mine sweepers. t
No new auxiliary cnmbatai.t craft could
be built exempt from terms of the '
"agreement that exceeded 3000 tons had
a speed of more than 15 knot and cart
ried more than four live-inch guns. - AU -;
auxiliary surface craft whose keels sLV
ready have been laid could be carried Vy
to completion. v
Agreement would be made later for de-
tails 1 scrapping the ships falling out-..
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LUC mAlBCU UUIIiaUUII. ..' t '.
Each of the powers party to the agree-
ment would bind itself to inform all the
other parties concerning: t
l. the names or number of tha-tShiD
to be replaced by new construction. .
The date of authorization of re--.
placement tonnage. -
.1. ine dates of laying the keels of re
placement tonnsge.
4. 'the displacement pf tonnage of each
new ship to be laid down.
a. 'ine actual date of romnletion of
ach new ship. t s
. ine taci ana aaie or tne scranmnc
of ships replaced. .
Summary of Ret sits.
A summary of the results of the agree-' .
ment so fsr ss it affects capital ships .
was included in the American proposal in
the following terms:
If the terms of this screcment are -
agreed to then the United States Great
Britain and Japan agree that their navies '
three months afer the making of this
agreement shall consist of the following
capital ships:
The United States:
"Maryland California. Tennessee ; .
Idaho. Mississippi New Mexico. Arteona '
Pennsylvania Oklahoma. Nevada Texas v
New York Arkansas Wyoming Utah
Florida North Dakota. Delaware IS. - .
Total tonnage SOO.fiou. '
"Great Kritaui: v i
"Koval-Sovervira. Roval Oak. Renaln. . -
tion. Ham lilies. Revenge. Oueen Eiuts- -t
beth Warspite Valiant Barham Metaya
Renbow Kmperor of India Iroaduke
MHarlborouch. Krin. Kins Georaw V. -.
Ceuturian. -Aiax. Hood. Renowu. Ke noise.
Tiger 22. Totsl tonnsge 604450.- X .
"Japan:
"Necato. Hiura. Isa. Tamashirnv. Tn.s -
So Settsu KirisnhM. Haruna. Hi YL
Kongo 10. Total tonnage 290700."
Kecardinc the naval armaments mf .
France and Italy the American proposal
says: - .
in view or toe extraonfinarsr nemm-
Hons due to the world war sffectins th
existing strength ia the navies of franco .'
and Italy the United States doe not eoa-
tder necessary to diarussiua atAhia ataa-o
of the tonnage allowaae ef thes na ' '
tions but nronoses st be reserved far tss . .
later consideratioa f the coafrnea.
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