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^x" y w r=n The Union DaIly Times 7:t1 , ? DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Established in 1850?Converted to The Union Daily Times October lt 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY | B Union, S. C., Wednesday Afternoon, N+jember 2, 1S21 ~~~ 3c Per Copy WATSON MAKES . ? CRAVE CHARGES Washington, Nov. 1.?Flat charges by Senator Watson (Democrat) of Georgia that many American soldiers ' in the American expeditionary force had been hanged in France without courts-martial or other trials stirred up a storm in the senate today which resulted in the .adoption by unani* mous vote of an order for an in K vestigation at which the Georgia sen ^tor be asked to present prooi of his charges. * A special committee headed by Senator Brandegee (Republican) of Con necticut was appointed to make an inquiry after Senator Watson had re fused to present his charges before the senate military committee because he said it was not impartial. Other senators appointed on the investigating committee wore Ernst o Kentucky and Willis of Ohio (Repub. licans) and Overman of North Carolina (Democrat). Senator Pomerem .(Democrat) of Ohio also was ap v pointed to the committee but waa un able to serve and another Democrat in his place will be selected tomor row. None of the committee, by Agreement, are members of the military committee. The first meeting will be held tomorrow, but only to do cide upon procedure and hearings will j go over for several days. Bitter exchanges between Senator Watson and Chairman Wadsworth of the military committee and othei i. Republicans marked the debate which proceeded the vote for an impartial inquiry into the charges. Senator \ Wadsworth denied vigorously thai t nny American soldiers had been exe I r cuted without trials while SenatoWatson 1?eiteratcd emphatically hi? ? charges, and when criticised for re I fusing to present his evidenco to th> military committee, agreed to submit ; it to some other investigating body. ' j A photograph of a structure, v^hich Senator Watson described as a gal. lows from which Americans had been executed, figured prominently durinp the heated exchanges. Senator Boiah " (Republican) of Idaho said he als * had been shown that or a similai photograph but that he did not regard the evidence as sufficient to warram L . bringing tho matter to the' attentio two former service men Had vouche> for its authenticity. Senator New (Republican) of Indiana entered the debate to submit in formation which he said he had re. ceived from the war department to the effect that of the members of the American expeditionary force who had been condemned by courtmartia only nine had been executed, whorea^ Senator Watson had said that at least 21 had been hanged, many without being tried. Examination of the army records matlc today by -Secretary Weeks re vealed that none of the men executed in France during the war was charged with a military offense, desertion o> cowardice or aiding the enemy. paTh0 total number of executions by*'tin nrrpy he said, was ten. There was nr execution, the secretary said, unti' after a careful and searching inquiry and a full trial. In each of the ten cases, it was de clared, the sentence of the court was carried out. Six were on charges or criminal asasult, three for crimina* t assault and murder, and one for minder and assault with intent to commif criminal assault. All were aggravated eases, it was explained. The secretary asserted that no inquiry had been received1 by him, or to his knowledge by the department, as to the accuracy of the charges before they were made by Senator Watson Going to Reunion Governor Cooper will go to Nash ville Thursday for the annual reunion of the "Old Hickory" division voter ans to be held at the Tennessee capital November 1 and 5. The governo is to respond to the nndross of welcome. Today's Cotton Market New York Open Close January 18.38 18.4'J March 18.30 18.3C May 18.00 18.08 July 17/05 17.6'c ? ^ecember 18.48 18.02 N. Y. Spots . .. itkOO Mrs. H. W. Cox, who has been quit< sick at Wallace Thomson hospital is 'improving today. Her friends re joice to hear the good news from hei bedside. R. A. Jones, of Greenville, was ir 'union last week on business. Milan Eison will leave in the morn ing for Nashville, Tenn., to attonc the reunion of the 30th Division. * Rev. H. W. Stone, of Kelton, is ir the city today. Mrir. A. J. Cobb and daughter, Miss Lilian Cobb, left today for Spnrtnn burg to spend fair week as th< guests of Mrs. R. E. Cobb. T.atei ? they will go to Tryon to spt^d a fort night with Mrs. C. G. Carson. A. / INJUNCTION MAY , CAUSE STRIKE Indianapolis, Nov. 1.?A nationwide strike of eon] miners seemed inevita- 1 ble tonight if operators heed the in- a junction issued by Federal Judge A. t B. Anderson, which prescribed the I 'check off" of union dues. A telegram sent late today from ? ''eadquarters of the United Mine I Vorkers of America after it had been ? lefinitely learned that the injunction vas not yet in effect, advised union I >flRcials to regard discontinuance of ( he "check off" as breaking the exist- i ing wage agreement. P The telegram, signed by President t fohii L. Lewis, Vice President Phillip I Murray and Secretary William Green, S jaid: "Any abrogation or setting aside c jf any part or section of this agreenent including the section providing f or ihe checking off of dues and as- r lessments can not be regarded as other than a violation of the agreemont f?nrl sVinillrl hn frontnrl onnnVrlinrr \\ y by the district officers and local t unins." While no course of conduct for un- i: on officials was outlined by the tele- a nam it was said authoritatively tha* he international officers regarded the v trike as the union's only weapon to t nforce a contract. The telegram was 'i >ent to officials in 16 states, where s the check off provision obtains and y vvhere 350,000 of the 550.000 union ti miners are.employed. a ' 1 1 ii In Memory of c Etha Hames Ellerbe K Since we last met one of our conir ados has fallen asleep. A charter r member of the Fair Forest Chapter ^ and the first of our daughters to . be ^ taken from our midst. In her pass'ngr she gave a new life to brighten and bless the world. In the splendor )f her prime she was called from labor to rest. "Our sorrow is softened by j the comforting reflection that, in that arger, richer, fuller life into which she las entered she will break the precious ilabastcr box of the deathless love hat will make the very atmosphere of g leaven more fragrant by her pres- ]; once.** She has not gone from us for s tr Lut has merely passed through o thr.t portal into a fairer land, into a ^ Therefore, be it resolved: a Whereas, God in Ilis infinite wis ii dona has taken from us our sister a mi*s. r.tna names nuierue, a iaitntui a member of the Fair Forest chapter, D. t1 \. R., that we, the members of this chapter, do hereby bow to the will of J jod knowing that fie doeth all things well. " Second, That in the death of our be'oved sister our chapter has lost a faithful member. We cherish the ? memory of her beautiful life, its lofty 11 ideals and noble purposes; her quiet, 0 gentle influence was felt by all who 1 knew her. * Third, All faults and imperfections a in others were excused by her, and she ( ^aw something beautiful and lovable " in her fellowmen. Fourth, Her life was so filled with Christ in God that her very presence bi'ought calmness, faith and trust to those in trouble, none knew her but to 1 love her. q Fifth, Her prayer life has been an inspiration not only to her immediate i family but to the community in which she lived. Her daily life was so closely attached to the heavenly life that lier passing was but crossing the bor.lor line into the presence of her King. (i Sixth, That we extend to her be- j reaved loved ones our deepest sympa- c thy, and that we send a copy of these resolutions to Dr. Ellerbe and Mrs. Humes, her mother, Tl?e Union Daily Times, Progress and that a copy be placed in our minutes. Respectfully submitted, c Mrs. F. M. Farr, t Chairman. 1 Mrs. Evelina Rice, J Mrs. Theodore Maddox, Mrs. W. J. llaile. 1 Christmas Bazaar The ladies of the Episcopal church ! will meet Thursday afternoon at the ' rectory to make plans for the Christ- ' mas bazaar which is to be held this 1 ( year on December 1 in the court house. The Times.reporter has been nosing ' around and peeping into shopping bags and discovered all kinds of useful, beautiful things to be put on sale . and this year more than ever, it will bthe place to buy your Christmas gifts. , Not the least of the attractions will be the dinner served and "judging the future by the past," it will be a regular Southern Christmas dinner and you know what that means. Box Supper Saturday Night 1 < There will be a box supper at the ' Sardis community house Saturday night, beginning at 8 o'clock. The guests are asked to dress in tackey costume as there will be fun and frolic galore. The girls are urged to bring baskets filled with goodies and the public is cordially invited to our party; the proceeds will go toward the piano fund. 1214-31 AMERICAN LEGION HAS BIG PARADE Kansas City, Nov. 1.?Under a briliant autumn sky and through crowds o dense that they repeatedly surged hrdugh the police lines, the American jggion passed in review today before listinguished military and naval leadrs of France, Great Britain, Italy and j lelgium, ranking officers of the United 1 States army, navy and marine corps. The distinguished visitors, Marshal "och of France, Admiral Beatty of ?reat Britain, General Diaz of Italy, .ieutcnant General Jacques of Bel:ium, and the American represcntaives of rational defense, General 'ershing, Admiral Hugh Rodman, U. 1. N., and Maj. Gen. John A. LeJeune, ommanding the marine corps, marchd with their ''buddies" of the legion rom convention hall, where the paado was formed, to the reviewing tand, a distance of ten blocks. Then hey turned into the reviewing stand, inhere they stood while th? legion housands passed by. Marshal Foch spoke of how much he ad been impressed by the dignity nd beauty of the long drawn pageant. "It shows," he said, "the tiling that ar has done. It has brought out hrough suffering that which is dignied and strong and beautiful in men's ouls. It has done that for us and for < u and for all who fought with us in he long struggle. It was that dignity nd strength of soul which I saw today i those marching comrades of mine, 'oming to America has enlarged my ision. I ho**e Tpunjdf y to| larding celebrated his f>Gth birthday [uietly at the White House. Meeting Held in New York Washington, Nov. 2.?It is anlounced that the first meeting of the landing committee of unemployment onforence will be held in New York Friday. Permanent measures are to be :onsidcred. Milk Situation Acute New York, Nov. 2.?Mayor Hylnnd ailed a conference of the representaives of the employers organization of nilk handlers union to discuss the strike settlement. Hundreds of Thousands Are Without Milk Cleveland, Nov. 2.?Hundred of thousands are without milk as a result of the strike of a large number of drivers and three-fourths of the deliveries are affected. Charles and Zita Off for Roumania Budapenst, Nov. 2.?Former Emperor Charles and his wife, Zita, are aboard the British gunboat en route to Oaltz, Rumania. Kvnrpssinn Rental The pupils of Mrs. Charles B. Counts will give their first recital of the season Friday evening at 7:30 D'clock at the high school auditorium. The pupils will be assisted by some of Union's best talent and the pupils and teacher cordially invite you to be present. Dr. Sallcy in Hospital Dr. Fib.hu gh P. Salley, will go to Wallace Thomson hospital tomorrow to have his tonsils removed. # % H e? things on a, bigger scalb; Toduy ;as beautiful;'* ' v. Tho parade \yas prpbably the greatt demonstration.. >?? itrf 'kind the !e iuii >vin cvci nuve as 11, orougnt coethcr again the. great leaders of the ?ar and approximately 40,000 vetrans who streamed by several hunred thousand spectators, region Hopes to Conclude Session Today Kansas .City, Nov. 2.?American Leion officials hoped to conclude the irp:c amount of business and end its essions today. The reports of the reslutions committee are late this after oo nexpected. The resolutions art vsrocld to the ox* rrriaments promotion and chemicn' ndustries for preparedness* and us^ o< lien property to settle the claims gainst Germany were approccd by he committee. Srcw Chairman Outlines Policy St. I.ouis, Nov. 2.?The development f the Democratic national committee nto the "most militant and efficient rganization" within its capacity and lie disemination of facts concerning he "shortcomings" of the Republican dministration will be the policy of 'ordell Hull, of the new chairman, as io outlined it to The Associated Press. Harding Has Birthday Washington, Nov. 2. ? President it a club loses the right to vote in this state. Her only recourse under existing laws, it was brought out recently would be to go there and live with him. Appearing before the secretary ol state and attorney general seeking re peal of a law requiring that women voters must bo registered from thi s: me address as their husbands, a delegation of women asserted that several of their sex had been refused the ballot, because the legal residence ol their husbands was at Boston clubs. Other cases cited included that of i Brookline woman who did not know there whereabouts of her husband an< was refused registration, and that 01 a woman in Sharon who said that shi was legally separated from her hus band but had heen given to under stand that she was "not divorcee enough" to maintain a separate resi dence and so could not vote. According to suicide statistics ii me uniwu aiates ine nay on wmci most acts of self-destruction are com mitted is Monday, between 0 and 1: p. m. A curious thing about wirelesi telegraphy is the way it is aflfecte< by sunrise and sunset. Transatlantii signals during the day are invarinbl; clair, but those received at sunrise an< sunset are said to be barely distin guishable. While we were saving daylight b; setting up the clock, what a pity w did not think to save heat by setting back the thermometer. ? Cynthiam (Ky.) Democrat. p. DAVIS TESTIFIES r IN OWN BEHALF Richmond, Va., Nov. 1?Elijah jbavis, charged with the murder ovp-itis wife in South Richmond, Decei$)M|r *29, 1916, tood the stand in hiswftim <lofense today. He did not attempt^,to deny that he killed his wife^bpt pleaded an unusual mental conwjpn , as a mitigating if not extenuating 4trI cumstance. He denied that he haMfebI tained a revolver for the purpoji/ bf killing his wife, and accounted f^jFthc gun being in his pocket on the timing Mrs. Davis was killed by sMjng he had carried a gun for yearsa^He haw owned a number of guns, heaKid, and could not tell which one heffoed in the shooting. Davis said he and his wife firsnMparated in 1911 but were later Attorneys for both sides inf<Jirticd Judge E. H. Wells before adwdrnVnent today that they expecteCp'the case would reach the jury toiharsow afternoon. Miss Alma Davis, daughter W^th" accused, who had been called J*Vth'. prosecution as a witness y.OTtftrday and who collapsed on the stnn<frteas unable to resume her testimony <tjxlay. She probably will take the stflgltl tomorrow, it was said. TV FiA TV 1**- A. & V- a, iv. irieeung ? *" " *;??* ft' The Fair Forest cha|i?er, B,;$. R.. met at the home of Mrs. W. J^iaile Tuesday aftettipqn and, the as^stant hostessj(fe, wofe rMrs. William D&udon. Wvi, T^eodd^p.^addox and ra j J. W. Mixson And 2ff frocmWrs .wMe pres ent, The regent, Mi*s. L. J.- presided and after thtf openin&|W^rciscs the chapter repeated the*fx)rd's prayei in concert. $t|U, ( ? The secretary read a lettra i i om Mrs. Iiaynes Jones'* asking the chapter give a "b^ok ^howon^* foi Tamassee before the ^ortvjentionfta' si; a letter was read from^P^ofeJls#^,deffries of the city school^' thankm^ the chapter for the mddul dftered i'f,19i>I22 and promised his cooperaMon in any way in this work. The regent gave an outline the plan for the part in ^Vrmisti^e Da\ that the D. j\. R.s wdr* to take ah< Mrs. D. M. Eaves, who is chaiwhun-of [ the. committee from the. p., ftfuTU. D.' tT'tffart^'hfrf treasurer made her report on founder | ships for Tamassee and also reminder the members that the time for payim dues had been changed from January to December and they were asked b\ the regent to pay before the nexi meeting. Mrs. M. A. Moore read "Shelter of the Hills" by Edwin Reuben Jeter of Santuc, also some clippings from hi. scrap book. Mrs. D. M. Eaves gavt the story of "The Blue Chrysanthemum," written by her aunt, Mrs. M. W. Coleman, and it was decided to send a copy to Tamassee also to Washington. M rs. F. M. Farr read resolutions or the death of Mrs. Etha llanics File, be, her death making the first break in the circle. The regent extended sympathy to Mrs. Mobley Jeter in her recent bereavement in the death of hoi grandmother. Current events wen given by Mrs. Edward Wilson. Tin. chapter decided to hold memorial services each year. Miss Nolle Haile furnished the mu sic and after a patriotic study hour the hostesses served ice cream am! cake. Regarding Voting Boston, Nov. 1.?A woman whose husband establishes his legal residence HULL NAMED TO 1 LEAD DEMOCRATS St. Louis, Nov. 1 (By the Associated Pi-ess).?The Democratic party ' today chose former Representative Cordell Hull, of Carthage, Tenn., as chairman of its national committee to sucfcoed George White of Marietta, Ohio, who retired to the party ranks' "to help in the struggle for the ideals of Democracy." The change of leadership, which had been held by Mr. White since June, 1920, when he assumed the chairmanship at the call of former Gov. James M. Cox, of Ohio, the party's nominee for president, was assured early today, it was announced that all elements of the party had Tgreed upon either former Assistant Secretary of State Breckenridg< Long or Mr. Hull. Mr. Long's ultimate selection was contingent, however, upon the resignation of Edward F. Goltra of St. Ix>uis, committee | man from Missouri. air. uoltra said he would not resign in Mr. Ixing's favor, Mr. Hull then was announced as the agreed candidate for the chairmanship. Mr. White on his arrival here yesterday announced he would not re. sign, regardless of the opposition of .-ei lain party elements to him utiles' a man could be found on whom a", jould agree. Mr. White and his sup porters took a stern position and showed signs of tight. . A conference was arranged at which it was understood the White opposition led by Senator Carte* tilass of Virginia showed its hand ciis playing a minimum of (?G vote either present in person or by proxy, iut of a total of less than 100 vote.c expected to be present. The name of Mr. Long and Mr. Hu'lj as compromise candidates are under ^tood to have been put forward by 'he opponents of Mr. White and wer declared acceptable by Senator Pa' Harrison of Mississippi as Chairman White's representative. The retiring chairman announced that Mr. Hull's selection was "a very happy one," asserting that he had no' been closely allied with any of th candidates at the San Francisco con ventjon. Reports that i Daniel C. Roper, for , ner iQto^qql commissioner, i o be* made chairman" ''Ttrrffbti.T executive committee in accordanc vith the compromise agreement ot he chairmanship could not be verified tonight. The new chairman said he expected 'o announce the personnel of the ex ecutivc committee probably fron Washington within a few days. . Distinguished Speakers Here Friday Dr. A. P. McElroy, chairman for Union county in the Cancer Control ampaign, has secured Dr. Steedley of Spartanburg and Dr. E. W. Prosslcy of Greenville to address the meeting to be held Friday evening at 7 :.1< o'clock at Grace church. l)r. Steedley is too well known in Union to need any introduction am Dr. E. W. Pressley is considered one of the best orators in the country; hi is chief medical advisor at Chief Springs and during the war was com mander-in-chief at the base hospital a) Camp Sevier and the medical fraternity looks upon him as authority. The public is cordially invited to hear these distinguished men speak. Chinese Government Fails to Pay Interest Washington, Nov. 1.? Attention of the Chinese government was called by the state department through the minister Schurman at Peking to the . seriousness of the failure t/i meet the obligation in payment of the principle and interest on five and on^-half million loan from the Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Company of Chicago. Scattering Sunshine j The Cat has on his desk u bowl of r White Narcissus, the ft of Alilc s I F. Storm, the head of the local pos' f of the American Legion. Mr. Storm says he is soattcnnp . sunshine and started at the Timer . office; this was a kind act and we apI preciate the thought which prompter . it. It is a good idea?-that of scattering sunshine?and more of lis ought tc ! follow this young man's examnle. - Socialists Get Sentence New York, Nov. 2.?Two years paj for two months' work in a store foi * Algernon Ix>e and Edward F. Cas idy Socialists, when they ta!:e the alder c manic seats held for 22 months hj ' Moritz Graudard and Timothy J. Sul livan, Democrats. Lee Cassidy con tested the 19 ID election through th courts, chavging that the vote was i y stealing fraud and it was found he ha< c been elected. ? ? . a Mrs. Sam Wix is quite ill at he home on South Church street. | HARDING SELECTS : TWO DELEGATIONS Washington, Nov. 1.?Presiden Harding completed selection of th< American delegation to the arnia ment conference today by the appoint ment of an advisory committee of 2] to act with the four principal dele gates, and a technical staff of 20 t( provide data and expert opinion oi military, naval and Far Eastern ques lions. George Sutherland, a former seme tor from Uiah and former president of the American Bar association, was designated chairman of the advisory committee, which will also numhci among its members Secretary Herbert C. Hoover, Gen. John J. Pershing Rear Admiral W. L. Rogers, Presi dent Samuel Gompers of the America! Federation of Labor and President Charles S. Barrett of the Farmers union. Four members of the commit tee are women. In the group of selected technica' advisers, Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord deputy chief of staff under Genera Pershing, heads the list of eight army officers, while Admiral Robert E Coontz, chief of operations, is at tin top of a similar staff of officers of th. navy. Associated within them wil he 12 officials of the state d partmen headed by John Van A. MacMurray ~hief of the Far Eastern division, an* a half dozen men selected from othc executive departments and from out side the gvcrnment service. No official announcement was mad' in connection with today's appoint m-nts, hut it was indicated that th cchnical staff was intended to func Lion largely as an informative bodwhile the advisory committee was do -igned to give the four principal del gates the benefit of general counsc on policy as well as a reflection o various schools of public sentiment Officials familiar with the Far Easter' . ! 1 1 * - * !> trull-His ciiiu umcers in cnarge 01 li-- sions devoted to specialized form f warfare predominate ill the formeIjody and public figuves in touch witl ho life and thought of the nation si< 011 (he latter, thus providing a broade representation than it was possible t' be given the delegation proper, be "ause of the desirability of limit in the latter to four. The other members of* the advisorcompiittee aro: Representativ< chairman of the house foreign affair 'oinmitloe; John M. Parker, Demo oratic governor of Louisiana; Henrj P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania, undoeerotary of state; J. M. Wainwrigh' <>{ NTow York, assistant secretary o war; Theodore Roosevelt <>f New York assistant secretary of the navy; Wi! liam Boyce Thompson of New York Inancier; Willard Saulsl urg of Dela ware, business man, former Demo cratie senator; John L. Lewis <?f I Hi nois, president United Mine Workerof America; Walter George Smith < ' Pennsylvania, lawyer; Carmi Thump on of Ohio, former treasurer of th< United States; Harold M. Sewa'l o Elaine, lawyer: Mrs. Thomas G. Win tor of Minnesota, president of (lie Na ional Federation of Women's Clubs Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird of Massa husetls, wife of a former Progressive candidate for governor of Massachu etts; Mis. Eleanor Franklin Fgan o1 Now York, a writer on Asiatic pi >b 'ems; Mrs. Kathcrinc Phillip Ed* on o' alifornia, a prominent club woman. Grace Church Prayer service tonight conducted !>; A. D. Cooper. Preaching and com numion service Sunday morning h; Rev. L. L. Wagnon. Fruit Cake for Cat The cat was made very happy las Saturday by the gift ol' a generou piece of fruit take from Mrs. Tins Whitmire Bishop of Cross Keys. I il! her cakes are as good as thi sam pie, she will he kept busy sellin them. Study Club The Study Club will meet h'riday al 1 ternoon at 4 o'clock at the home o Mrs. William Coleman on K. Mai street. Grand Prize for Winners The movie contest conducted by tl * K<alto theatre of this city is creatin > a deal of interest and two young h dies are to be lucky. The winners will be presented wit a complete set of .Tonteel's toilet art rles by Storm's Drug Store, valued j , $10.00. I Pay Tribute to , Unknown Her Rome, Nov. 2.?Kinjr and peasai p paid a tribute to Italy's unknown sc n dicr when the body arrived from Ron riinnd was transported on the pun ca riage to the church of the Santa Ma Delipjian to lie in state until the into v ment on Friday under the Vict F.mnnuel monument. DELEGATES HERE i FOR CONFERENCE t New York, Nov. 1.?British delei* gates to the conference on limitation - of armaments will go to Washington - resolved that, short of compromising^ 1 the safety of the empire or its secu rity, they will go to almost any > length to meet other great naval powi ors in a mutual adn proportionate - elFort to relieve their people from the burden of competitive armament. This declaration was made today 1 l?y I,ord Lee or Fareham, first lord ; >f the British admiralty and one of he ofTicial delegates of his country, who arrived on the Olympic with other delegates to the conference from Italy, China and Japan. Be ferring to the world war, I>ord Lee said he had been convinced for vears that Cicrmany meant mischief, an I aded that the lessons learned from the war were not confined to hose learned from Germany. "The world," he asserted in a statenent, "has learned a wide lesson <ti!l-?that militarism wherever situit? d and however entrenched, is a n? nacc to civilisation and must be ci en notice to quit. "That is what brings us to Wash, n t<>, and if. as 1 trust, we go there n a spirit not merely of hope and di'cerity, but of fixed determination 0 convert the president's lofty as* 01 aliens into a practical, working igrcement, the war will not have been fought in vain. "So far as I am concerned, and here 1 speak not only as the responsible head of the Rritish admiralty but as >no of the delegates, I come in a spirit of quiet confidence that the result of this conference will be such is amply to justify President Hardng's far-seeing initiative, and, personally, I am not prepared even to -onteniplate the possibilities ol tailn?'. To do so would he to assume hat the world was afflicted with an "nourable insanity and could not be estrained from suicide." >t?ge Comedy Chosen for Marguerite Clark's Return "Scrambled Wives," starring Marguerite Clark, will be the attraction at he Rialto Theatre today. This is . jiliies Clark's first production since hefr k Te'fTfflfl If! TTli' 'BWA^I I>1M tbfi ^ -r ;-H first picture to he made by her o\Vn independent producing company. It is released through Associated First. National Pictures, Inc. The comedy was one of the hits >f the spoken stage last season, during which it enjoyed long runs both >n Broadway in New York and in Chicago. The play was written by Martha M. Stanley and Adelaide Matthews. In the screen version Marguerite Clark has the stellar role of Mary Lucile Smith, a capricious young lady who has difficulty in making her dea behave. She participates in an 'niiocont boarding school escapade huh results ir. her plunge into a nosh of matrimonial entanglements. Leon B. Cordron is seen as Miss 'iark's leading man in the role of Larry McI.eod. from whom she endeavors to hide a "dark and terrible | past." Others in the supporting cast re such well Known players as Ralph Bunker. Florence Evelyn Martin, Virginia Leo. Alcie Mann, Frank Badgley, \nu r ea Cheddister, John Mayer, hn Washburn. T. A. Braidon, Harry Fisher. Wesley Jenkins, Ada Neville .. I U'ildAV 1 I t 1 l.llllllil ? * ? IV. v/.-v. "Scrambled Wives'' was produced under the direction of Edward H. Griffith, assisted bv A. F. Berhndac. The vehicle provides the sort of part in which Miss Clark has enjoyed some of her greatest successes and which has endeared her to the hearts of ci tint less motion picture fans in all ' -ewers of the globe. ; Work at Standstill in Indiana Coal Fields g ? Indianapolis, Xov. 2.?The work in the Indiana eoal field is virtually at t standstill as a result of the walkout of 20.000 men at 5*00 mines, according to reports to the union headquarters at Torre llaute. The officers of the. I nited Mine Workers are awaiting (kn rnnnrtc frnm nil noriu i\f IUa V1>V ( ?, v? , ,vlll ,,| ./(II vo \M HSC ITUUH try <,n the developments from a telegram sent yesterday advising all the union officials to regard the discontinuance of the check off system as i> breaking the wage agreement. ? ?- Tax on Beer to h Pay Soldiers' Bonus Washington, Nov. 2.?Bill to legal,l ire and place four per cent tax on beer and light wines to defray the cost of the soldiers' bonus was drafted by Representative Brenan, Republican, of Michigan, so he announced. ni Storm Brings Rain >i- and Cool Weather ne r- Washington, Nov. 2.?The storm ra brought rains and cooler weather over r- the Northeast and Central off Jersey or i City coast, so the Weather Bureau announced.