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, HUGHES PRESENTS f . U. S. PROPOSITION SURPRISE SPRUNG AT INITIAL MEETING OF LIMITATION OF , L ARMS CONFERENCE. I GREAT SCRAPPING OF SHIPS; ( The American Cards Are on the Table j ?Face Up and Are Being Studied 9 in the Capitals of the World. Washington. ? "Scrap your capital 1 # ships. Abandon your building program!" ' Like the crack of a whip came this startling proposal from the American government to the governments of 1 Great Britain and Japan. It broke upon the unprepared minds of the > statesmen from London and Tokio like ' a flash of lightning from a clear sky. 1 The American cards are on the table ' ,?face up. They are being studied in , the capitals of the world. America has shown her hand. She proposes this: 1. Scrap Bixty-six capital ships, totalling 1,873,043 tons?thirty from 1 America, nineteen from Britain and seventeen from Japan. 2. Abandoning all building programs?America to give up her 1916 program. Japan to give up her "eight and eight" program and Great Britain ', to cease construction o fher new su- , per-Hoods. 3. Enter upon a teivyear holiday with Great Britain and Japan, during which there will be no building. 4?Keep the relative naval strengths j as they are at present?Great Britain i slightly in the lead, the United States second and Japan trailing a bad third. . 5. Limit the size of future battlenanloonmnnt to ftOfl Billys, UUIH LUl I D^lUWUtvuk, W. VV|??? tons. 6. Set the limit of capital ships to he retained at 22 for Great Britain, IS for the United States and 10 for Japan. * Red Minister's Narrow Escape. Riga. ? A member of the Russian social revolutionary party fired two shots at Foreign Minister Tchitcherin, who was in hi6 reception room at the Kremlin in Moscow, according to authentic dispatches reaching here. Both shots missed. The assailant and three thousand members of the Men% ahevik party were arrested. Impression Among Japanese. 1 Washington.?The general impres sion among the Japanese was that Japan would accept the American pro- I ject. Whether her representatives J would endeavor to link the question of I fortifications in the Pacific with the problem of naval reductions had not been made clear. Formal Peace is Established. ' i Washington. ? Formal peace between the United States and Germany !, Tiaa nt last been established. i * The state department was officially Informed by American Commissioner Dresel at Berlin that ratifications of the American-German peace treaty were exchanged between him and Chancellor Wirth in the German capk Ital. Clinic on Birth Control. ? New York.?A clinic, backed by SO prominent New York physicians and I wealthy society women, will be opened immediately in East Tenth street to .giro free advice on birth control, it was announced at a dinner attended by delegates from the first birth con ference ever held in America. To Tax President's Salary. Washington.?An income tax of $18,* 00 on the salary of the President was approved by the house and senate conferees on the tax revision bill, the senate amendment making salaries of the federal Judges as well as of the President subject to the tax being accepted " by the house conferees. New Jap Premier Appointed. Tokio.?Appointment of Baron Ko. rekiyo Takhashi to succeed the late Premier Hara was regarded generally as a victory for the Japanese liberals. Failed to Stop Strike., Washington. ? Secretary of Labor Davis has failed in his attempt to stop the threatened strike of 50,000 ^ garment workers, scheduled to start in New York, it was learned at the labor department. ^ Greetings to Wilson. JefTerson City, Mo.?Missourri's republican majority legislature passed a resolution to send greetings to former President Woodrow Wilson, expressing the hope for his speedy and > complete recovery. Great Britain Will Accept. Washington.?Great Britain will ac\ cept the American proposals for the limitation of naval armament, in the : /\r>in?nn nrovoOincr Rmone high-ranking | British officials here. Sensation In Murder Trial. Versailles, France. ? A sensation was sprung in the murder trial of "Blue Beard" Landru when counsel for the defense announced certain persona had seen two of the women al-1 leged to have been slain, since their disappearance. British View Expressed. London.?"Great Britain is well content to be the naval equal of America; her poeition is the same as that of America," the Sunday Express, owned by Lord Beaverbrook, said editorially. Would Save $1,000,000,000. Washington?One billion dollars is 1 the minimum the United States would save under Secretary Hughes' ten-year * naval holiday program, naval experts estimated. f This would be in round figures. $10 for oach person in the United States. ; MARION, S. C. GIRL A WINNER Best Essay on "The Confederate Navy" Was Won by Mrs. Phillip Holt, of Rocky Mount, N. C. St. Louis, Mo.?The Georgia division of the Daughters of the Confederacy received two of the annual awards of the organization. Officers were elected and for the first time in the history of the order a president general whose home is north of the Mason and Dixon line, was elected, Mrs. Roy D. McKinney Df Paducah, Ky., retiring president general, turned the gavel of the convention over to Mrs. L. Rowe Schuyler of New York, her successor. The awards include: The Raines banner to the division making the largest collection of papers and historical records, won by the Georgia iivision. The Rose loving cup for the best essay written by a Daughter of the Confederacy on Raphael Semmes, won py Miss Nellie E. Ellerbe, Marion, S. C. The Youree prize and a soldier's prize was won by Mrs. James M. Kelly, pf Wytheville, Va., for the best essay on "Souther* born division commanders of the World war and Who They Were and "What Tbey DK." Mrs. R. Phillip Holt of Rocky Mount, N. C., was awarded the prize for the best essay on "Hie Confederate Navy." President Preaches Peace. Arlington Ampitheater, Va.?Three years ago the big guns on the western front stopped firing and the world took count of the horrible toll of a great war. Today, as If by symbolic parallel, the President of the United States stood before the casket of America's unknown dead and preached a sermon of peace. The thought and inspiration of the moment conveyed by by the President was that the living should not forget the sacrifices of the dead. Shippers Want Larger Board. Chicago.?Recommendation that the United States railroad labor board the changed from its present form of three representatives each from the carriers, employes and public to a board of five persons representing the public was among the changes in the administration of the railroads considered by the National Industrial TrafTlc League, representing many shippers of the country. Cotton Burns in Oklahoma. Shawnee, Okla.?Fire, which broke out as a result of an explosion in the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad shops here, was under control, causing damage estimated at J250,000. The Choctaw cotton compress was destroyed and 9,900 bales of cotton were burned. The railroad shops were damaged and many freight cars were burned. Strike of Garment Workers. New York.?A strftfcTof 50,000 garment workers in the metropolitan area ~ J oe iho racnlt nf UpptJrtltfU 1U0 1UIU1U no kUV AVWUtH wa the Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers' Protective association's determination to operate on a piece-wark basis beginning on that day and to increase the working week from 41 to 49 hours. i Reductions in Freight Rates. New York.?Reductions in freight rates, which will reflect the cut in the wages of nearly 750,000 employes ol railroads north of the Ohio, Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi, was decided upon here at a meeting ol railway executives. Pllsudski Resigns Presidency. Warsaw, Poland.?General Joseph Pilsudski, President of Poland has re signed. Road Funds Now Available. Washington. ? Twenty-five million dollars is immediately available foi the continuation or gooa roaas projects in the several states. January 3 the remaining $50,000,000 of hte $75,000,000 appropriation carried in the bill recently signed by the president will be available. This money will be prorated among the several states of the union, but must be matched, dollar for dollar, by the state appropriations. The marjority of the states receive between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. Ulster Rejects Proposals. London.?The Ulster cabinet reject ed the government's plan for a settle ment or tne msn question, on uu ground that it contained fundamental principles, which, under existing con ditions, were impossible of attain ment. Further Aid For Good Roads. Washington.?The good roads bill carrying an appropriation of $75,000, 000 for road improvements apportion ed on maintenance provisions by th< states was signed by the President. London Pays Mute Tribute. London.?On the stroke of the houi marking the third anniversary of th< armistice in the World war, Londor paused in a mute two-minute testi mr?nv nt tho nation's erateful remem brance of the victory and revereni tribute to the fallen. Lease of Muscle Shoals Plant. Washington. ? Temporary lease o! power plant No. 2, of the Muscle Shoals, Alabama, project, has beet made to the Alabama Power company Secretary Weeks announced. Fire in Submarine L-6. Los Angeles, Calif.?Fire broke out in the forward compartment of the sub marine L-6 while the craft was ter fathoms below the surface of the seti on a test run from San Diego to Los Angeles. Three Bandits Get $60,000. Philadelphia. ? Diamond rings anr uncut precious stones valued at be tweon $50,060 and $60,000 woro stoler from a jewelry store at 718 Samsor street by three young bandits who es caped. A VERY IMPORTANT FARMERGAIHERING' SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION AMERICAN FARM BUREAU ] FEDERATION BERNARD BARUCH WILL SPEAK I * t Many Matter* of Supreme Moment i to Farmers of Every Section Will Be Taken Up. i I Atlanta, Ga.?What Is expected to,< . be one of the most important gath- = erings of farmers will be the second t annual contention of the American i I Farm Bureau Federation here November 12 to 24. I Thousands of farmers from all 1 parts of the United States, as well ] 1 as representatives from7 foreign coun- < j tries, will be in attendance. The program calls for addresses | from Bernard iBaruch, financial advis er or ine u-rain urowers wniiuiauuu, ^ , Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and j other noted industrial and agricultu- j ral leaders. James H. Howard of Chicago, Its president and a successful farmer, will , preside at the sessions of the conven' tion. All other national officers will be in attendance. Many matters of supreme Import- ( ance to the farmer will be taken up j at the meeting. Co-operative market- , ing, one of the biggest problems now j facing the farmer, will most likely . occupy a great deal of attention. Packers to Cut Wages. Chicago.?A general cut in wages of j packing house employes was forecastI when four of the big five?Armour &l( Co,; Swift & So., Wilson & Co., and ( the Cudahy Packing Co.?requested 1 their employes to consider, in the j 1 plant councils, a reduction in pay to ( 1 be made effective soon. Aster's Yacht Searched. New York. ? The Nourmahal, Vincent Astor's motor yacht, was searched by customs officials and about 70 1 bottles of liquor, which they had been 1 found in the crew's quarters,, were 1 confiscated. ] Discontinue Street Railway. Detroit.?Conforming to an ouster ordinance adopted by the voters here the Detroit United Railway will discontinue operations on two of the principal thoroughfares by November ' 25 to make way for municipal street ' car lines. Stowaways and Whiskey. Boston, Mass.?Seven Chinese stowaways were arrested and six hundred s quarts of whiskey and gin and a quan- I tity of opium were seised by customs ( officers in a raid on the Dutch steam- j er Java. Council of Women Meet. Philadelphia.?The biennial session 1 ' of the National Council of Women, rep- ] 1 resenting national and state organiza- 1 tions, with an aggregate membership ] of several million women, opens with a reception to the delegates. Montenegrin* In Revolt. i London?According to the newspa : pers here, the Montenegrins are de- 1 1 clared to be in revolt against Jugo- i Slavia. A Montenegrin battalion is i said to have occupied Mount Louchen. NUmner or uur foreign oorn. i Washington.?The total foreign born ] population of the United States on 1 January , 1920, numbered 13,920,692, i representing an Increase of 404,806, or 3 per cent, since 1910. i Sister Defeats Her Brother. Salt Lake City, Utah.?Miss Stena Scorup, high school teacher of Sallna, defeated her brother, P. S. Scorup, > merchant, in the race for mayor of < Salina. < Five Were Burned to eDath. i North Bay, Ontario. ? Mrs. Fred ' Wheeler and four of her seven children lost their lives In a Are that de> stroyed their home at Kearney while the family were asleep. Appoint Diplomatic Officers. Washington.?Appointment of dip lomatic officers is expected to be the < > first step taken by the United States j< 1 and Austria now that the ratifications ( of the treaty of peace have been ex changed. Railroad to Be Abandoned. ] Macon, Ga.?Judge H. A. Mathews of i I superior court signed an order author- < ixing the abandonment of the Haw- ] ; kinsville & Florida Southern railway, ] i which has been in the hands of a re- i ceiver for more than a year. i Missouri Senate Votes Bonus. r Jefferson City, Mo.?The Missouri k hnniio K411 a rr? o lro a vn^lohlo < ? SU1U1CI IJXJU UO Lflll IV **iua%v; w.?.??v.v n i fifteen million dollars in bonds to i cover cash payments to veterans was ] passed by the senate. i t ] Balfour Is Interviewed. I Quebec.?Belief that the Washington Arms Conference could do much t to produce a better world was ex> pressed by Arthur J. Balfour, former ] i British prime minister, when he ar- ] , rived here as acting head of the Brit- i ish delegation. i New Disarmament Conference. t Chicago. ? A disarmament confer ence has been arranged at which stn- j i dent delegates from 700 religious col- ; i ! leges in the United States will meet . j here. < i China Intends to Pay. Peking. ? The Peking government : 1 has taken steps to reorganize all its - foreign obligations and to insure the i i prompt payment of all its foreign loans i i it was stated in an official reply to ( - the recent message from Charles ( ; Evans Hughes. { SLIGHT DECLINE IN OCTOBER Production of Tobacco in Six States, According to the Latest Estimates, is 759,684,000 Pounds. * Washington. ? The corn crop this /ear amounts to 3,151,698,000 bushels, ;he department of agriculture anlounced in its preliminary estimate. Corn production in southern states .his year, according to the preliminary estimate of the department of agriculture, will be: Virginia, 40,151,000; North Carolina, 56,122,000; Georgia, 87,975,000; Tenlessee, 92,512,000; Alabama, 73,578,)00; Alabama, 73,578,000; Mississippi, 15,968,000, and Louisiana, 43,856,000. Tobacco production, according to the preliminary estimate, will be: Virginia, 90,860,000 pounds; North Carolina, 221,626,000; South Carolina, .5,188,000; Florida, 3,960,000; Ken:uck7, 327,250,000; Tennessee, 60,J00.000. The corn crop declined slightly AAiintrv riiiHnc Oct/V 1 .UWUgUVUb VUV Wuuv*^ vimi .MQ )er. the preliminary estimate being 11,365,000 bushels less than was fore :ast a month ago. Bales of Cotton Ginped. Washington. ? Cotton ginned prior ;o November 1 amounted to 6,646,136 -unning bales, including 111,150 round sales, 11,775 bales of American-Egyptan and 1,696 bales of sea island. Ginned by states to November 1 this rear follow: Alabama, 512,858; Arizona, 13,640; Arkansas, 624,668; California, 7,263; Florida, 9,471; Georgia, 736,900; Louis- 1 ana, 236,964; ' Mississippi, 642,513; Missouri, 55,202; North Carolina, 581,174; Oklahoma, 436,512; South Caroina, 622,076; Tennessee, 223,305; i Texas, 1,927,730; Virginia, 10,632. Crank is Elected Mayor. Youngstown, Ohio.?A man who has ived in Youngstown only three mpnths ind whose platform for discontinuance )f street car service, turning the streets over to jitney busses and for jailing any citizen who paid . taxes xnder a recent revaluation, was electid mayor over candidates backed by :he present major party organization. Johnson Nomination Reported. Washington. ? Favorable report on :he nomination of Henry Lincoln Johnson, negro republican national comnitteeman from Georgia, to be recorder of deeds of the District of Coumbia, was ordered by the senate District of Columbia committee. Emergency Tariff Extended. Washington. ? The senate passed :he house bill extending the emergsncy tariff, but amended it so as to :ontinue in effect until superceded by Vixx r?orm a n on t hill Retail Food Prices Lower. Washington.?Retail food prices deceased between September 15 and October 15 in nine of the eleven principal cities from which reports were 1 received. __________ i Old Confederate is Dead. Chattanooga, Tenn. ? Columbus {Villiam Deval, 74, Sardis, Miss., Confederate veteran, stricken en route lere for the recent reunion, died at a local hospital. Makes Close Crop Estimate. Washington. ? The census bureau's report on cotton ginned prior to No- i member 1, as announced showed a , total of 109,136 bales more than the flepartment of agriculture's preliminary forecast of production. i Milk Hucksters In New York. New York.?Milk was huckstered in Mew Yoj"k by the big milk companies, whose employes have been on strike more than a week. Clever Diplomatic Move. Washington.?Throughout the British contingent in Washington there was nothing but praise for the manner in which Secretary Hughes has handled a most difficult situation, some of the officials describing the day's coup as "an extremely clever move. While there was more difference of opinion among the British statesmen as to the attitude Japan is likely to take, the prevailing view was that the Tokio government would not care to stand apart no matter how bitter the Hughes pill might be. New York Election Results. New York.?Mayor John F. Hylan, lemocrat, was re-elected by the largast plurality ever given a mayoralty candidate in this city. Maryland Election Results. Baltimore. ? The election of William S. Gordy, Jr., democrat, comptroller over State Senator Oliver MatzBrott, republican, and control of the legislature at the election in Maryland, were claimed by the democrats an the basis of returns received up to midnight. Kentucky Election Results. Louisville, Ky. ? At midnight Returns from the legislative districts assured 53 of the -00 members of the lower house to democrats and the senile stood 19 democrats and 17 republicans, with two districts still incomplete. Bonus Wins In Ohio. Columbus, Ohio ?Unofficial returns from approximately one-flfth of the precincts in Ohio elections showed the 3oldier bonus amendment leading by - ' ? ~ ikaAA A 11U1U91 U1ICO WJ UUD. Virginia Election Results. Richmond, Va.?Unless returns from iruspinp precincts in the cities of the itate cut down 'he commanding lead if Senator E. LPe TriuK'e, the democratic candidate for governor, won by aver 60,000 majority. The Idle to Scrap Ships. London.?The British admiralty has decided to furnish work for the unemployed by selling old warships at moderate prices, to be scrapped. The condition is that firms buying the ships will employ men now out of work. I / ENVOYS TO ARMS CONFERENCE HEAR HARKS PLEA President Tells World's Statesmen That U. S. Wants Less Armament. WARNS AGAINST INTRIGUE Executive Voices Hope for International Peace and a Better Understanding Among Nations?Says United States Has No Unworthy Designs. Washington, Nov. 14.?America took leadership Saturday in the first movement In history for the elimination of International menaces that threaten civilization with future war. Reduced to simple terms, the United States seeks: KMi-sf?To npeiTont mimnptlUnn nmnnc the great powers in the construction of wur machinery'?naval, land and air. Second?To remove sources of international friction in the Pacific ocean r zone' that may lead to future con- f filet. 1 Recognizing the general belief that ^ the Far East Is the new danger spot, America has sought the co-operation of ^ eight other powers with vital interests In the Orient to allay the danger of a "next world war." ^ This is generally regarded as the g greatest humanitarian crusade in the j. history of mankind. But it is also a practical scheme for material relief from the overwhelming burden of taxa- v tion and debt. I Meeting Is Unique In History. ^ The veteran- diplomats of Europe E who have participated in every important International parley for the past 0 half century characterized this meet- ^ lng as unique In world history?a e meeting called in advance of war, de- B signed to prevent war, and a voluntary t coming together of the great nations to limit the size of each other's armies { and navies. > E The President spoke from the head of the great U-shaped table, around which sat in rapt attention the states- r men of Europe and Asia. To the t right of him sat France and Japan, < to the left Great Britain and Italy, and down at the far end of the horse- t shoe were the representatives of r China. Belgium and Portugal. * c On either side of him at the head f of the table were the head of Amer- r lea's representatives. The galleries were crowded with the entire mem- c bershlp of house and senate, members t of the cabinet, Justices of the Supreme c court and diplomats. c Text of Harding's Address. r President Harding delivered the fol- j lowing address at the opening of,the 1 armament conference here: t Mr. Secretary and Members of the t Conference, Ladles and Gentlemen: i It is a great and happy privilege to c bid the delegates to this conference a r cordial welcome to the capital of the c United States of America. It is not only a satisfaction to greet you because we were lately participants in a { common cause, In which shared sac- f rlfices and sorrows and triumphs I brought our nntlons more closely to^ o pet her. but it is gratifying to address r you as the spokesman for nations c whose convictions and attending ac- r tions have so much to do with the weal c or woe of all mankind. < Will irtfluence Human Progress. I It is not possible to over appraise < the Importance of such a conference. It Is no unseemly boast, no disparage- ^ ment of other nations which, though v not represented, are held In highest * respect, to declare that the conclu- v slons of this body will have a signal t Influence on all human progress?on t the fortunes of the world. f Here is a meeting, I can well be- 1 lleve, which Is an earnest of the awakened conscience of twentieth-century 1 civilization. It Is not a convention of * femorse, nor a session of sorrow. It r Is not the conference of victors to de- e fine tonus of settlement. Nor Is It a r council of nations seeking to remake * humankind. It is rather a coming to- 1 gether. from all parts of the earth, to J apply the better attributes of mankind to minimize the faults In our International relationships. I Call of War-Wearied World. ? Speaking as official sponsor for the I lnvltutlon, I think I muy say the call r is not of the United States of America c alone, It Is rather the spoken word of ' a war-wearied world, struggling for s restoration, hungering and thirsting f for better relationship; of humanity ? crying for relief and craving assurance c - - T of lasting peace. * It Is easy to understand this world- t wide aspiration. The glory of trl- ? uniph, the rejoicing In achievement, i the love of liberty, the devotion of s country, the pungs of sorrow, the burdens of debts, the desolation of ruin? all these are appraised alike In all 1 lands. Here In the United States we t are but freshly turned from the burial < of an unknown American soldier, i when a nation sorrowed while paying ( him tribute. Whether It was spoken < or not, a hundred millions of our people were summarizing the Inexcus- t able causes, the incalculable cost, the f unspeakable sacrifices and the unut- > terable sorrows, and there was the ever-Impelling question: How can hu- I j inanity Justify or God forgive? llu- | r man hate demands no such toll; ambl- c COAL STILL SUPREME. Even If It were possible to develop and utilize at once every possible 1 economic waterpower resource In I America, the total energy thus made I available would replace only a small \ part of the horse-power now derived t every year from coal. While develop- t mont of water power Is Important, experts point out that coal will remain i the principal source to which the <; country must look l'or development 1 of power facilities. I i J :lon and greed must be denle6 It. If nlsunderstnndlng must take the blame, ben let us banish It, and let underilandlng rule and make good will reglaut everywhere. All Demand Liberty and Justice. All of us demand liberty and Justice. There ea: not be one without the >ther, and they must be held the un[uestioned possession of all peoples, nherent rights are of God and the ragedles of the world originate In heir attempted denial. The world tolay Is Infringing their enjoyment by irmlng to defend or deny, when simple sanity calls for their recognition hrough common understanding. Out of the cataclysm of the World var came new fellowships, new con lctlons, new aspirations. It Is ours o make the most of them. A world itaggerlng with debt needs Its burden Ifted. Humanity, which has been hocked by wanton destruction, would nlnlmlze the agencies of that destrueion. Contemplating the measureless :ost of war and the continuing burden Dmiomont nil thmnyhtnl neonles vlsh for real limitation of armament ind would like war outlawed. In so>erest reflection the world's hundreds >f millions who pay In peace and die n war wish their statesmen to turn he expenditures for destruction Into ueans of construction, aimed at a ilgher state for those who live and ollow after. War Growing More Cruel. It Is not alone thut the world cannot eadjust itself and cast aside the exess burdens without relief from the eaders of men. War has grown pro;resslvely cruel and more destructive rom the first recorded conflict to this regnant day, and the reverse order rould more become our boasted civlllzitlon. Gentlemen of the conference, the Jnlted States welcomes you with unelflsh hands. We harbor no fears; we lave no 6ordld ends to serve; we suslect no enemy; we contemplate or apirehend no conquest. Content with rhat we have, we seek nothing which s another's. We only wish to do with ou that finer, nobler thing which no intlon can do alone. We wish to sit with you at the table f International understanding and ;ood will. In good conscience, we are ager to meet you frankly, and Invite ind offer co-operation. The world denands a sober contemplation of the existing order and the realization that here can be no cure without sacrifice, lot by one of us, but by all of us. No Pride Need Be Humbled. I do not mean surrendered rights, or larrowed freedom, or denied asplralons, or ignpred national necessities. )ur republic would no more ask for hese than It would give. No pride leed be humbled, no nationality subnerged, but I would have a mergence >f minds committing all of us to less (reparation for war and more enjoynent of fortunate peace. The higher hopes come of the spirit >f our coming together. It Is but Just o recognize varying neleds and peruliar positions. Nothing can be ac ompllshed in disregard of national ap(rehenslons. Rather we should act together to remove the causes of apprelenslons. This Is not to be done In lnrlgue. Greater assurance Is found In he exchange of simple honesty and llrectness, among men resolved to acompllsh as becomes leaders among latlons, when civilization Itself has :ome to Its crucial test. All Want Less Armament It Is not to be challenged that govirnment falls when the excess of Its est robs the people of the way to lappiness and the opportunity to ichleve. If the finer sentiments were lot urging, the cold, hard facts of exiocoIvo PAof-o onrl the elnonence nf.eco lomlcs would urge us to reduce our irmaments. If the concept of a better )rder does not appeal, then let us )onder the burden and the blight of lontlnued competition. It Is not to be denied that the world las swung along throughout the ages vlthout heeding this call from the clndller hearts of men. But the same vorld never before was so tragically >rought to realization of the utter fulllty of passion's sway when reason ind conscience and fellowship point a lobler way. I can speak officially only for the Jnlted States. One hundred millions rankly want less of armament and lone of war. Wholly free from guile, aire In our own minds that we harbor 10 unworthy designs, we accredit the vorld with the same good Intent So welcome you, not alone In good will ind high purpose, but with high faith. Service to All Mankind. We are met ,for a service to mantlnd. In all simplicity, In all honesty ind all honor, there may be written lere the avowals of a world conscience eflned by the consuming flres of war, tnd mode more sensitive by the anxous aftermath. I hope for that underitandlng which will emphasize the niarantees of peace, and for commltnents to less burdens and a better irder which will tranqulllze the world, n such an accomplishment there will >e added glory to your flags and ours, ind the rejoicing of mankind will nake the trnnscendlng music of all ;ucceedlng time. Statesmen Closely Guarded. Washington, Nov. 14.?An unusually leavy guard was thrown about Con inentnl Hall, where the first session >f the armament conference was held, is a result of the receipt of a number >f threatening letters by high ofilclals )f the State department. Increused precautions were also aken to protect the distinguished itatesmen from all parts of the world vho are here for the conference. Every precaution has been taken to trevent any untoward Incident which night disturb the conference or the :onferees. ATONEMENT? When William Butler Yeats was a toy, his family moved from Dublin to ledford Pork, as he relates In the ")Ial. Yeats says, Incidentally, that he vas not much of a churchgoer, but hat he must have gone a few times tecause he remembers very clearly a vooden sign which hung in the church torch: "The congregation tire revested to kneel during prayers; the meolers are afterwnrds to be hung ipon pegs provided for the purpose." VICTORY MEMORIRL CORNERSTONE LAID IS A GATHERING PLACE FOR AMERICAN MINDS TO MEET IN FRUITFUL EXCHANGE. WILL OF GEORGE WASHINGTON M # The Leu Well Known Attributes of George Washington Were Analyzed by President Harding. Washington.?Speaking at the exercises attending the laying of the cor- , nerstone for the new victory memorial, President HardiAg dedicated the structure as "& gathering place for Americans where American minds can meet In fruitful exchanges." Erection of the building, he said, would begin the fulfillment of one of the striking provisions of the last will of George Washington which sets aside a bequest for the founding of "an institution to disseminate learning, culture and a ? ' * proper understanding of right principles in government'." ' \ The President's address was devofc- i ed largely to an analysis of the less 3 well known attributes of the first Pres- a ident, which, he said, made Washing- J| ton "on his private and personal side, jsj a very model of good citizenship." "It is an impressive fact," Mr. Hard ing said, "worthy of our especial thought, that, in the century and a ' half since Washington'became the t /\? leader, the heart and soul of its strug- * ' . gle for independence and unity, this nation has so many times found occa- '* '. sions to record devotion to the pre- \ 'M cepts which he laid down for its guld- , > ;v'? ance. \ t * Profiteers Plead Guilty. ,* New York. ? Seventy corporations and individuals, composing what is known as the tile and mantel combine, entered pleas of guilty of violation of the Sherman anti-trust law in federal 1 u court. They were Indicted last An- # gust as the result of an investigation into the building trades industry. I , , , ( Mississippi Law Upheld. ' Washington.?The Mississippi law, which prohibits the manufacture of cotton seed oil and its products and those operating cotton compresses from owining $nd operating s cotton gin or selling ootton bagging or ties, was sustaiqed by the supreme court. Horrible Massacre of Jews. Kishinev, Bessarabia.?Hundreds of Jewish families have been shot down while attempting to cross the Bessara'bian frontier to escape an anticipated clash between the forces of General Petlura and the Soviet government, / according to unconfirmed advices. < Haynss Off on Survey. Washington. ? Prohibition Commissioner Haynes left Washington for Detroit to make a personal survey of prohibition enforcement, especially mifv, ,Mnw>t tn ponfUtions on the Ca nadian border. Conference Makes Cotton Jump. New York.?Better feeling, inspired by the armament conference in Washington, caused the cotlon market to jump about 14.00 a bale. January contracts advanced to 16.92 and March to 16.95. Reward For Bank President. Raleigh, N. C.?Governor Morrison authorized $400 reward for the apprehension of Jesse L. Armfleld, former president of the defunct Bank of Thomasville and Bank of Denton, now In the hands of receivers. C. C. and O. Wants Big Loan. WnnhinfftnTij?The Carolina. Clinch field and Ohio railroad asked, through \ the Interstate commerce commission, for a government loan of $6,000,000 to refund existing Indebtedness. 5,000 Bales of Cotton Burn. Little Rock, Ark. ? Five thousand bales of cotton and warehouse number one of the St. Louis Compress com| pany burned here with a loss approxlmating $530,000. Imports and Exports Increased. Washington.?Both exports and imports increased during October as compared with September?the former by $21,000,000 and the latter by $4,000,000. Incomes of Railroads Improve. Washington?Net operating income of main line railroads during September amounted to $87,174,000, according to a statement from the Association of Railway Executives analyzing monthly reports to the interstate commerce commission. California Has Richest County. Washington.?The richest agricultural county in the United States is Los Angeles, Calif. The value or lis crops and live stock, per annum, Is $71,579,899. High Value of Manufactures. ' Washington.?The value of products manufactured at establishments conducted under the so-called factory system in seven Virginia cities with populations of more than 20,000, increased from approximately $123,000,000 in 1914 to $315,000,000 in 1919. Death of Mrs. Geo. Gould. Lakewood, N. J.?Mrs. George Jay Gould, wife of the capitalist, dropped dead while playing golf with her husband on the private links at Georgian Court, their country home. Heart disease was the cause of death. Situation Is Clarified. Washington. ? Secretary Hughes' pronouncement at the Inaugural se3? sion of the armament conference "has clarified the situation. Admiral Baron Kato declared at a reception given at the Shoreham by Baron Sldehara. , \t TJi V ?> i I