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T1IK SI MTEIl WATCUMAN, fcstabliai CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 181 SIZE OF ARMY WILL BE REDUCED Hill Appropriating Funds For 150,000 Passed by House WILL NOT INCREASE THIS NUMBER Amendments Are Disregarded and Measure Put Through as First Advocated Wa??h? urton. rob. I. a definite atop toward ra due Ion o. the regular army to li>'>..' men was taken toila> when the house approved an appropriation sufficient only for the mulntenam e "f a foree .?f that alae during ihe fiscal year berlnnmg July 1. The a< tlon was taki n alter a tempts had fallt d tn amend the army appro p|miOH nil to provide for 17.*..ami en? listed mtn anJ to decrease the nunt? iant of oMh era from l i.noo to approxl atately a.ooa. Thi Instant the scc'ion of the hill apf)roprlatlna fumht for the pay of en III\U d men during the coming fiscal yesr was icached ,i do/.en representft tlves were on their feet clamoring for rOOOOnlti'>ti. Amendments came pour Ina In and i<o an in?tn members re? vived the small ni my versua large ami\ dehnte thu.* has enlivened mans a fteftston of congress. the net results, h >srev< r, was suc fjeoa for the efforts of the appropria? tions soon miste? to keep the measure practically Intact, all amendments be tng v(? ed do* n except one by Kepre aentatlvc Johnson. Flepsrblloan, of South Dakota, authorising the dis? charge from the army of youths under eighteen years of age on their appll ration or at the re?iuest of their parents or guardians. A.t the request of Itepresentative Wlngo. Demotrat, of Arkansas, the house voted to mi mil h lads honorable discharges. The appropriation hill carries. as amended $7-\t'?7s.??r,s for the pay of snhated men during the twelve months beginning July 1. This amount Is iiilli- lent for a force of ISJkooa, according to liepresentative Vnffiony, Of Kansas, chairman of the appropriations subcommittee, which framed she measure. Ilepn rentath e Greene, of Vermont, a sVWjjOblican memUr of the military Committee, introduced an amendment tt* increase the amount to $84,849, 909. I'IioimIi, he said. I>'r the pay of I.? men. It \n as voted dow n. I * IO IS Amuhei amendment which met de? feat was offered by I leprose at at ive Hastings. Democrat, of Oklahoma, which would have required the wui department tO reduce the arni\ to lftS.tmo within six months if er the passage ot the appropriation bill. The amendment was lost by a ?'?"? to 4 2 rote, opponents of the pro|>osul point? ing out i bat it might bs Iropof I tie w ) r depart inent to re o h that minimum, even though it were t?> CVaSe enlistments at onOO. Guilty of Murder StotesMHo N CH F9h I - William Y. Westmoreland was tonight found guilty of murder In the hist degree, foltosrtng hla trial here on charges ef killing James \antz. a publk chSUf Isar on Oetobef -" Rentegjce will be ha posed tomorrow curding to testimony of I SO] Hlnis. alleged eyewi nee* of the kill ton. WeaHaiot * 'and engaged .Nan/. t> drive him . nd Sims I" Westmoreland's home. i ml I In i e sin ? ib chauffeur t<> death Urns testified that Westmoreland eompelled tiim to tnde the bod) In an abandoned wall. .\.? motl\e was mven fot the killing. Fire Destroys Home Timmonsxilb. Feb. 4 - This morn? ing at 4:.'?0 o'clock the frame cot tag* af Nu.mi Wad ford on Uml h itreel h >e i 01 ? ?! b) I'm Mr. and Mi S, Wad ford and children lad iron.- inl ? the ( ountry to sp?ml the night w ith relatives and knew nothing of their loss until 'od.iy. Tin had left the house In the custody of two boya wie? were awakened Just before the burning r??of fell in. Nothing WOS ggfOd. Some insurance was carried on the honse. Son Slays Father Qpoe anritte, Feb. a< Proa a* us Bar* ton. N v. us ?.r a?e. was placed In ihe Oroenviiie jaii tonight, charged with kiiiimr hla father, Barl Horton, 11 soars ol age, at their home al ftgorellle, ts miles from Greenville The young man a luuls tiring the she lb i? killed his lather. using a shot gun He Claims, It Is said. that. In Jrol trouble preVlOISSfj with his lallni ami tit. . 1 i ter the obb r man bad n bed for a knife it is said that tin it oat trouble, resulting In the fatal shootlnu developed at the sup per table. The eoroaoi has K<>n>- t<? Ttgeivllle to bold the Inquest, i ir<>t !<?>aii Made |?v finance I*. .aid oYaahlngton, Keb. r. Preliminary S proval of a lo in of $ I '? 1*00,0IM1 t<- :i group ?>f A i i ?*r lea n ba nkcrs t ?. I'm a noi expo* tati<oi .a ?nmb ns? d milk NtiniHir product* in flrea Itrit ? od I iilioti need 'a, lesday I'v tie wai I mim i cor This it the Mist appllen l i.pi sppi ove.i h ytho ? oi ajMr Its revlvil lu??t miiiHi ms> . I Mrs. Pharl Ste >w ol ' he II eat Irish led hero today. ?cd April, 18?0. MBe Just a IL OFFICERS TALK OF DISARMAMENT I - Ten From Navy and One of Army CONFERENCE TO COME Chairman Butler of House Naval Committee Says International Meeting Will Be Held Washington, Fob. I. -Satisfied from leottmony of ? large number of wit neeees that calllrsj of an interna-) tionai eonferenee to discuss disarms ' men! would meet e/| it leneral ap- i neoval, the house naval oommlttee to? day railed before it tea high ollieers j Of the navy and one of the army and heard i vast amount <>f divergent and | contusing testimony as to whether ulrcruf had made capital naval vea sels useh ta Before the oommlttee settled down to listen to the ofJIoera, however, i Chairman Butler announced positive? ly that an international disarmament conference would he called by this country. He did not say when the i Dali would go out. but it was as? sumed from his line of questioning that it WOtlld be shortly after Presl dent-elect Hnrdlngi with whom Mr. Butler recently conferred, takes of lice. Rear Admiral William S. Sims. wartime commander of all American naval forces In Buropean waters and present head of the naval war col? lege, the first witness called) cc inset? ted against Immedi?te abandonment of the capital ship, lie added, how? ever, that If aerial fortes demon? strated the value he expeetel them to in the near future, they would ?OOg make major surface craft use? less. He opposed discontinuing work on the great Itlf naval building pro ram and declared "nobody is going to take his hand off his gun" until conditions become settled in Europe. The superiority of the battle Ship over the airplane or sub? murine was defended by Rear Admiral Charles s. Badger, head of the general board and former com? mander of the Atlantic fleet, who de? clared that battleships and hat tie cruisers would remain the backbone of the fleet lor years to OOme. He did not believe, he said, thai any? thing very definite would come out of the proposed disarmament confer* enee, but Said it was a worth while effort, / S;iii another view was presented by Roar Admiral Bradley A. Flake, re- I tired, former member of the general I board an?t inventor of 1 he torpedo plane, who told the committee that aerial dreadnoughts would be >the capital Ships of the future. Brig, den, William Mitchell, chief of training and operations of the army nlr service, called to the stand, told the oommlttee that it was ? ilm* pis matter for air forces to hit and destroy ? battlcohtp and repeated h i testimony of last week before the ap" proprtstIons committee to the effect that aerial development had made ?urfa ? navies obsolete. < |< neral M Itchell cleared up one point that had been fam ing the com? mittee si.me wonderment all du) when he declared that data, supposed by navy officials to hi secret, but dis? closed by him hi fore senate cum- I mlttee, hnd i*?en secured by army of* fleers who attended the bombing of the old battleehlp Indiens a* the ln? vltatlon <>;' decretory Daniels, Cfeneral Mitchell was on the stand; when the sesMon concludes and will \ continue his testimony tomorrow. .v i of the naval officeri who testi? fied stressed the necessity for the lmr~g-, II i ? construction "i high speed i alrp ane i arr) im< ships. Whllf the house committee heard t1 s testimony the senate naval sub? committee drafted an adveros report on the resolution presen ed by Sen ator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, providing for a sis months' supen-1 slon <>f naval building while experts study the best stypes of ships. Killed With Bat Laurena Feh, 4.??A negro school house grounds out on -Duncan creek. ten miles east of L.iunns. Was the seme yesterday of s rather unusual homicide when Oeorge finvls was struck "ii tie- head with u baseball bat and instantly killed by .lohn Henry Long, according ;<? sheriff s C Reld, who returned to the eltj last night after capturing Look, who was trying lo make his escape from the ? ommunlty. It Is said that a ?. no of ball was in preejreos during the noon recess When ;i dispute arc.se hit ween Lon? ami Mavis over 'he game. Long, it is said, advanced on Puvls with the >ti? r in his hand, threatening to ?t iUe the latter. l?a\ls. it is claimed. apparently dl l not take '!?? threat i i ,11us!\ and m ole m> attempt lb d< fend himself With one Plow with the bat swung by Long, Davis' skull was crushed and he ?Ii? ?i In s lo%? mlnutea The boys are about the same age, |f or it o-iiis old. The killing was witnessed b] practically ih entile achool and caused n panic apiong children. The , < roner's Jury held Long for Ihe crime Mexe o i'M . Keli. -Haylight Sav? in.. Will Is Inaugurated lu re Sunday fm the first tiuo in the hlstor) of the ? Uy It aas d. , eh il lo turn the . looks lie oi an hour lo conserve electricity, tit,, ell] a tread 3 being rationed in the Ut?e of light* und water, uiil Fear Not?Let all the ends Thon AI SUMTER, S. C, WBDNBSI COUNTRY NOW ON SOUNDER BASIS Annual Report of Comptroller of Currency William to Con? gress is Optimistic I PRICES HAVE RETURNED TO PRE-WAR LEVELS Labor, He Says, Must Now Take Choice of Lower Wage or Idleness Washington, Peb, 7.?The country is now In 11i;im5* respect on u sounder basis economically than for yeara, Comp roller of the Currency Williams Informed congress today In his an- ; nual report. Deflation, obviously in-1 levltablc a year ago. has come, he said. and prices on many basic commodi? ties and raw materials have returned to pre-war levels or below. It now re- I mains for the middleman to adjust his profit! to new prices before ultimate consumer Will receive benefit of re? duced cost of living. Comptroller Wil? liams declared. Labor, however, Wil? hams said, must soon determine whether a shut down and idleness is preferred to a lower wage scale, which takes Into consideration lower li\ing charges. ORDERS PLAN BIG EVENTS! Columbia, Feb. 7.?Fraternal or? ders in Columbia are planning for in? teresting events. The feature of the coming week Will be the winter re Union of the Scottish Kite Masons and 189 candidates are expected to report for Initiation. The Pythian Sisters win give a aupper and entertainment Friday night at <'raven hall and Pythians and their friends are an? ticipating a good time, The Blka are Working hard to make their minstrel show a big success and the Woodmen of the World are looking forward to the mee ing of the head camp to he held at Florence. Columbia ESaglea will stage a spring jubilee beginning March f.. TAR AND FEATHER jLAWYER IN TEXAS Houston! Feb, 8.?Police efforts to identity tin m, n who took Ii. I. Hobbs, lawyer, from his bed late last night, diove him in an automobile into the woods, where they tailed and feathered him and closely clipp? ed his hair, had proved unavailing late tonight. Five unmasked men forced Hobbs into an automobile about 9 o'clock, he aaya last night, drove him to the woods, near the city, and applied tar and a coal of feathi ra. Bringing him back to the business district they forced him from t te automobile I opposite the postofflce. Clad In his ? ?at id* feathers, he sought shelter in tin- doorway of the building until he attracted *!>" attention of a passerby, who notlfed police of his plight. Hobbs says he can not Identify any of his abductora He says he was given until Tuesday to leave the cit.v or be killed. He says, however, he prefers to remain here, RAILROAD AGENT j KILLED BY TRUCK Rock Hill, Feb. 5.- <' V, Hardin, freight agent for the Southern rail? way here, was instantly killed short? ly alter noon today, when struck by a truck driven by Sam Pursley, Th? accident occurred at the corner of Main and Field streets. Mr. Hardin being en route home to dinner mi his bicycle. The truck was also go? ing down Kasl Main street and pull? ed t.i the middle to pass just as Mr. Hardin turned to leave the Main thoroughfare. Mr. Pursley sind iim truck Into Held street to avoid a I collision when the rear wheel struck the curbing and dashed the rear end Of the trm k across the street, strik- 1 Ing Mr. Hardin and bounding clour of the opposite sidewalk. The In? jured mau was rushed to a hospital ! but died wl hin n few minutes. Two men in the trin k with Pursley said he was going at a moderate rate of s|>?-, d Tim general v\v\\ is that the accident w.is unavoidable. Mr. Hardin, who is survived by his wife and two children, came hero from Bpartunburg something over it 'ear ago to become local agent for Ihe Southern, being promoted from the Spnrtanburg office, Since coming here he won many friends ami the mws of the accident was receiv? ed with genuine sorrow. The le malns will probably be taken to I Spartnnburg for interment, but n\ rapgements had not tu en completed tonight, Coroner Paul McCorkle held an innmst tonight, the Verdict of the Jury he ing that Mr. Hardin e.une to his death as a result of be? ing struck b\ h truck driven Pursley, i m Hoard Pennsylvania, Wir? less to Associated Press), fei?. 7. Wartime routine was observed today on the At ItantlC fleet. Warships are steaming southward along the Peruvian coast to meet the Pacific fleet, which left Valpaiaiso Saturday, Tin y may meet anytime in sham battle, which would closets approximate conditions en? countered in war time on the hieji I seas. ms't at be tby Country's, Thy (tod's a >AY, FEBRUARY 9, 1921 LOWER RATES ASKED FOR Western Farmers and Cattle Raisers Unable to Sell Products For Enough to Pay Freight Rates j Washington, Feh. 7.?A reduction of freight rates was asked today of tin* Interstate commerce commission | by the six largeest cattlemen's asso? ciations or the west. The spokesman told the commission market prices of sheep, cat'.le ami wool had fallen so low the western cattle raisers ami farmers are no longer able to sell pro du< is for enough to pay freight rates. TALK ATOP BUS BRINGS SEIZURE Large Shipment of Drugs, Re? volvers and Liquor on Vessel New Tork, Feb. 6.-?A rus.> by a detective and the accidental over? hearing of a conversation atop a Fifth avenue bus caused raids on two ships in New York harbor today and he selsure of more than $20,000 worth of drugs on the erne and whis !cey, laces, revolvers and other Roods on the other. Thomas B. Rush, customs sur? veyor of the port, was riding on tin top of a bus last week and overheard two men in conversation say i: was an easy matter to smuggle goods off ihlps. He found the men were con? nected with the steamer Fort Pitt Bridge, which arrived recently from Vino, Spain. A searching party was sent to the ship and under several ions of coal al bottles of whiskey were found and in a cagt'O hold sev? eral thousand dollars worth of laces, lingerie and other articles were itoi ed. The drag raid was tarried out on hoard the steamship Florence Luck snbach after Detective Bernard Boy lan, disguised as a longshoreman, is said to have gained the confidence of Fred? rick Bundoff, the ship's quar? termaster, and had told him a friend would pay thousands of dollars for enough COcaino to last for a. year. Sundolf, Boylan said, h t it he known that drugs were on hoard the Luck ?nl?a< h and later was arrested ami locked up. charged with being a drua vender. Dr. Oarlton Simon, special deputy police commissioner in charge of the narcotic s.aff, s.iid he was cer? tain Sundolf was connected with an international drug smuggling ring. The drug bore German stamps. PENROSE FAVORS SOLDIER BONUS Washington, Feb. .'>. An American Legion delegation was told hy Sena? tor Pen rose of Pennsylvania, senate finance committee chairman, today lha he would favor increase In federal taxation if necessary to pro? vide for the proposed cash bonus for .\ar veterans. He expressed doubt, however. whether the legislation could be put through during the present session of congress. Senator Pen rose and Senator Mc ''umhtr, Republicans, North Dakota, a ho has charge of the bonus bill, were Interviewed by the American Legion representatives Including F. W. flalbralth of Cincinnati, national commander, and Hilbert W. He 11 man of Cincinnati, chairmun of the Le? gion's legislative committee. The ?xecutlve committee of the legion vili meet here Monday to discuss Ihe shunt ion. The opinion that the American i.pie favor "adequate and satisfac? tory provision for soldiers, theli widows and relatives," was expressed by Senator Pen rose o> the Legion represents t Ivos. "1 further told the committee," s.'iid Senator Pen rose, thai the coun? try was in h very had financial situa? tion and hurdl> able t<> meot i s re? quirements and thai revenue undoubt? edly would fail off t-i a very marked di gree In the next fiscal year. "At the same time l conceded that it was the duty of the government to provide the revenue for this patri? otic purpose and were it necessary hat ail a<hh .1 l;i \ be h'\ led 1 would favor these luxen at this short ses? sion hut i was obvious that this is imp< ssible." Senator Penrose said he found the legion's spokesmen "in n reasonable a iml patriotic frame of mind" Hope for action on the bonus hill ii the present session, was expressed to ihe legion delegations by Senator Met'umber. If no agreement can be reached reRarding taxation neces? sary for the honiiH provisions Sena ?or Mcdiniber said the question euitld be n it open l>/ deferring opera? tion of ile- loll until the subsequent eoiorresH could enact necessary lenis lat Ion. HARDING'S YACHT BEHIND SCHEDULE Ormond, Feb. 7.?Already far be? hind schedule Hardlng's yacht nut on leisurely schedule again todaj and probably a HI not arrive at St. Augus 1 Ine before noon tomorrow. Hard" Ing plans to come ashore here for a golf ame He spent Inst night twen ty miles south of this place : . \ lid Truth's." LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS Representative Monell Says an'. International Agreement is Absolutely Necessary OTHERWISE MAY 1 LEAD TO BANKRUPTCY _ ? - If Agreement is Not Reached inj. Near Future Americans Will I Have Themselves to Blame Washington! Feb. 7.?An Internat? i] ional agreement lor the limitation oi I, armament! la absolutely essential to the avoidance of bankruptcy by somt | of the more important nations, Hep- | reaentative Monell, liepubliean house leader, today told tin- house naval I committee. If the agreement is not. reac hed in the m ar future. Mmidell I said, the fault would he that of the American as in former days the fault was that of Germany. He added there was no time to work out the I problem before the change in admin | latratlon next month. ARMY BILLP?SSED OVER WILSON'S VETO, , Houses Passes Bill Decided Ma? jority Stopping Enlistment Until Regular Forces Are Reduced to 175,000 Washington. Feb. ">.?The joint resolution directing the stopping of I enlist ments until the regular army) Iis reduced to 175,000 men was passed I tonight by the house over President | I Wilson's veto. The veto was overridden by a vote' of -ii to 16, one member voting not present, ' Tin- president's veto message e/aa not read to the house until six hours after its formal delivery but, once r ad. action was swift. Representative Mondell of Wyom? ing. Republican leader, said the meg- j sage presented no argumenta that had i I not already been before the body and j that further discussion was unneces? sary. He asked for an immediate Vote. A motion to adjourn offered by Representative Wingo, Democrat, Ar? kansas, wjls voted down overwhelm i Ingly. All of the 1?; members vo'ing to1 Ruatain the president in the final vote j were Democrats. They were: Bee, Texas; Bland, Virginia; Campbell, Pennsylvania; Cleary, New York; Coady, Maryland; Hagau. New Jer-j sey; Fisher, Tennessee; Igoc. Mis? souri; McAndtews, Illinois; Minahan. New Jersey; Pell, New York: linker, California; Rimms, of Tennessee; Teague, of Massachusetts; Weaver, North Carolina, Welling. Utah, Lee, Democrat, Georgia, voted present. Those voting to override the veto included Democrats. Action is expected to be taken on tin veto early next week in the sen? ate, where it was said prospects Were 1 favorable for over riding the proat 1 dent. I_ SCHOONER TO ENTER RACE "I'ndaunted" Will Try For King Alberts Cup New Vork. Feb. .".. ? The "Cndaat ed." a Ihree-mastcd schooner yacht ownedh y Francis II. Mayer, commo? dore of he Atlantic Yacht Club, has be.mi entered in the International yacht races for the "championship of the seas" cup offered bj King Albert of Belgium, it was announced here tonight. The race is to start .Inly 4 at Handy Nook. X. .1., and will end at < istend, Belgium. in a le ier to Pierre Mali. Belgian consul general here, Commodore May? er expressed conlldence that '"all American yachtsmen will be eager to contest for the honor of winning the l cup offered by King Albert of Bel i glum." The "Undaunted" formerly the "Karlna," is one of the largest sailing yachts Of America, having an overall length of 198 feet, 7 Inches, a water I line of 150 fee . beam 33 feet, in dies and drawing 17 feet. It is the second American entry in the race, the drat being the yacht "Seisla." owned by Prof. W. F. Clayton. id' St. John's Collcfle, Annapolis, Md. The race is "pen to sailing yachts of all sixes and ri.^s trenn all nations. Washington. Feb. 7. National ex? ecutive committee of Amerie an Legion which began s three days' meeting here today expected to take final ae "ion eoi offer of Knights eit Colum? bus of gift e>r Hve million lo be iwd in erecting in Washington a war me? morial building. Washington, Feb. 7. Secretarj Houston lold I he m nate Judicien committee luda> that one na. ion had r. quested I In ' 'nlt< d States te? < am . its wai loan ie> thai power but re rutted to suj which. Washington, Feb. 7 - The housi nnaulmousl) passed the- lull and au Ihorised ihe construction ?>f live ims pitals for disabled war veterans a an estimated cost of twelve and one I half millions* LTIIKON, Kstablished June 1, 1806. VOL. LI. NO. 50 FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL BONAIR Augusta's Largest Hotel is a Total Loss. Fire Started Early This Morning LOSS OF A MIL? LION DOLLARS All Guests Escaped Without In? jury as Far as Known Augusta, Feb. 4.? A fire of unde? termined origin destroyed the Don ilr, Augueim's largest hotel at Hiis morning. The loss Is estimated at one million dollars. As far as learned all guests escaped without Injui y. There erere in the building at tho line two hundred and sixty guenta but the night clerk awakened them shortly after the fire was discovered. Some took their belongings but many scantily Clad tiled out without saving anything. They spent the remainder of the night at Other hotels or homes while several who were ill were tak? en to hospitals, in recent years the hotel has been the winter home of William Howard Taft. John D. Rockefeller, Nathan Strauss. and other notables. Strauss said today he SUS ready id aid financially the im? mediate rebuilding upon a scale to make it the finest tourist hotel In the* south. The structure was erected in 1889 and was owned by local cap? italists. The hiding was valued at about $806,00 It is understood that it is fully covered by insurance. WILL LOMAX PAYS PENALTY Columbia, Feb. 4.?After having his sentence deferred several imes, that his sanity migtt' be Lnvt gated. Will Lomax, a Greenville -cy ne? gro, ocnvieted of killing 1,..t . .*e, paid the death penalty In the electrtn chair this morning shortly before noon, after having expressed sorrow for his crime. Before dying the n<? gro shVed to the chaplain of the pris? on that he was ready- to go to heavetW ? The hoard of ? xaminei s recently re? pot ted that the man was not insane. LEGISLATORS AND BOARD York. Feh. 2.? Charges for board and lodging In Columbia, the capital city, go up about the time the Gen? eral Assembly convenes each yeaT, according to K. W. Puraley, a mem? ber from York, but despite that fact men.bets Of the House and Senate come out ahead of the game now that the salary of legislators has been ad v; need to $lf> per diem. The average charge for room rent to legislators in private homes in Co? lumbia is $.:><? per month, according to the informant. Most of the legisla? tors take their meals in restaurants in pr Terence to private homes be? cause the house or the senate is not always ready to adjourn at mealtime in private houses, a legislator can be fairly filled for 11.86 a day, pro? vided he sticks to the kind of grnli he is used to back honte. EARTH SHOCKS FELT AT OBSERVATORY Washington, Feb. t.?a severe earthquake shock beginning at 1:38 and lasting until 4:48 this morning was report* d i>\ Father Tondorff? di? rector of Georgetown seismologicnl observatory. The disturbance indi ca'.ed by instruments as being twen ty-two hundred miles south of Wash? ington and reach d its highest in? tensity at 8:38. The record Indicated an earthquake even more severe than that recorded on December 16th. Professor Ton dor: said that the scene Of the De? cember disturbance was never defi? nitely established. TondoHf estimat? ed today's disturbance probably to be in South America. London, Feb. 4.?The British draft of mandate for Palestine which will he Submitted to the league Of nations council provides for a mandatory of nations. Great Britain shall have all powers In her cute In the government of Ihe sovereign sate according to the tevt of the draft published hero today by the .b wtsh Chronicle. Philadelphia, Feb. 4.?Hog Island to,tae ceased shipbuldlng activities, as far as present management is con? cerned and the yard was formally tuned over to the United States shipping board. , Washington, Feb. I.?An Internat? lonal conference to diseuaa disarma? ment will be called by Cnlted States ? hairnin.ii Botler of 'he bouse naval emu mil tee, it was said toda\ when the coillltlit'cc met to hear views of. prominent naval officers on the sub? let. Duller did not say when the call will be Issued, but from his line of queslionlns wi.tosses it is assum? ed he thought the call would he Is? sued soon attet the Inauguration of |*re*tdcnt-elect Harding. Butler iv cent!} conferred with Senator Hard" ing at Marion. Paris, Feb. 2.-?Violent protestatlond against decisions ??f the supremo coui il regarding reparations ate still being published by Eerlin newspapers.