? a • SHLAND climate, without the aid of m ed icin e, c u re s n in e cases o u t of te n of a s th m a . T h is Is a p r o ie n fact. 1 A shland D aily T idl MGS r.................. 1 ALARIA germe cannot aurviva i * three months in the rich ozone at Ashland. The pure domestic water helps. (International News Wire Service) VOLU (■Successor to the Sem i-W eekly T idings, Voi. 43) No. 62 ASHLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 1921 DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE OPENS TODAY lîS LEADERS IF 3 UNITED STATES ASKS ABANDONMENT 'E10 FEED OF A LL NAVY BUILDING PROGRAMS TRAIN HOBOES P A C IF IC A M ) F A R EA ST Q U ES­ TIO N S A R E H E L I) TO BE VITA L ISSU E S F O R SOLUTION AT DIS- ARM A M EN T CO NFEREN CE. U N IT E D STA TES, G R E A T B R IT A IN JA P A N , ONLY FR A N G E NATIONS AND ITALY Russia Takes Affront Because Some of Leading' Delegates to Great Bolshevik Representatives Left Conference on Armament Limitation Out; Start Seperate Conference. (JITY AT BUNK FO U RTH STREET RA ILR O A D at K -H u ^ íw s . ; -- ■ <. : f ;f MíAtnítide ßrianJ.. «Ç. > .Z i ■t'"%»•— 1 F u ro ri de Ca^tiei* ” d e M screítietttte. Genera. t HOARDING; TO STO P TR A M PS O T H E R S R ID E F R E E . ■ y & UNABLE W IT H MONEY FO R C ED TO PAY, fa " f i b / F IR E “• ■'ION; ONLY ONE O F KIND TRAIN ABOUT ARM S L IM IT A T IO N . HOUSE ON T H E COAST. C O N C ER N ED WASHINGTON, 1). C., Nov. 1 2 .— In a terse b u sin e sslik e speech, stripped o f all diplom atic verbage a n d th e n iceties o f inteiiurtional ex ­ pressions, P ic s i.h n i H arding o ffic ia lly opened the m om entous w orld «Us­ By G E O R G E R. HO LM ES ai marnent conference with a brief o u tlin e o f th e position taken by th e (I. N. S. S ta ff C o rre sp o n d e n t) United States— "clean hands, h o n eS t in ten tion s and high hopes." W A SH IN G TO N , D. C., Nov. 12.— The president spoke from th e h e a d ot the great U-shaped table in T h e s ta te sm e n of n in e g re a t n a tio n s g a th e re d a b o u t a sim p le h o rse sh o e tin- C ontinental h all, around w hie h sat in rapt atten tion the statesm en ta b le h e re to d ay to a tte m p t to lim it Gl E u ro p e a n d A sia. ‘I can sp e ak o ffic ia lly only fo r by m u tu a l a g re e m e n t th e size of fu ­ t u r e a rm ie s an d n av ies, a n d to r e ­ th e U n ited S ta te s ,’’ th e p re s id e n t h o u rs. J u s t b e fo re m a k in g th e pro- m ove fric tio n a l cau ses of w a r in th e said. ‘‘O ur h u n d re d m illio n s fra n k - p o sals fo r th e U nited S ta te s, H u g h es ly w an t less of a rm a m e n t, a n d none Was e le c te d g e n e ra l c h a irm a n of th e P a c ific a n d F a r E ast. F ro m tim e im m em o rial th e r e have of w ar. W holly fre e from g u ile a n d I c o n fe re n ce . W hen H ughes co n clu d ed , c rie s of been peace co n fe re n ce s a n d in te r n a - ' s u re in o u r own m in d s th a t we lia r bor no u n w o rth y d esig n s, we ac- “ B ria n d , B ria n d ,” cam e from th e tio n a l p a rle y s, b u t it is g e n erally a g re e d by th e w o rld ’s f o r e m o s t' cre(lit th e w orld w ith th e sa m e in- g a lle rie s. T he F re n c h p re m ie r re- s ta te sm e n w ho fill W a sh in g to n th a t t e n t- ceivcd a n o v a tio n as he slow ly aro se , n o n e h a v e eclipsed th e one to d ay in ' T he P re sid e n t voiced b o th a hope E v e ry b o d y on th e flo o r a n d on th e p o in t of m a g n itu d e or tre m e n d o u s a n d w a rn in g — a hope th a t o u t of g a lle rie s a ro se e n m a sse as th e y paid p o ssib ilitie s. G e n e ra tio n s y e t un - ' th is co n fe re n ce m ay com e in te r n a tr ib u te to th e F re n c h s ta te sm a n , born will feel th e e ffe c t of th e de- tio n a l Peace a n d b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d 1 he g a lle rie s b ro k e in to a p p la u se ! cisio n s rea c h e d h e re — re g a rd le s s o f 1 ing a ,n o n B n a tio n s ; a w a rn in g th a t w h en he con clu d ed h is speech w ith ., w h e th e r fa ilu re or su c ess a tte n d s Giese th in g s c a n n o t be acco m p lish ed “ F ia n c e is rea d y to sa y — dow n w ith th e e ffo rts of th e sta te sm e n . ! by th e s e c re t in tr ig u e t h a t d e fe a te d a rm s ." F o r th e f ir s t tim e in th e w o rld ’s so m an y in te r n a tio n a l g a th e rin g s , h isto ry t h e g re a t pow ers have reco g ­ W A SH IN G TO N , Nov. 12.—-P re s i­ C O PEN H A G EN , Nov. 12.— T he nized th e need fo r c o n c re te actio n d e n t H a rd in g d e liv e re d th e follow ing to lim it th e size of a rm ie s a n d navies! R u ssian so v ie t g o v e rn m e n t is dis- I a d d ess a t th e o p e n in g o f th e A rm a- — th e need fo r sto p p in g th e co m p eti- Bia iltle d b e c au se P ie s .d e n t H a rd in g ln e n t c o n fe re n ce h e r e - to d a y : tiv e a rm in g t h a t m any in te rn a tio n a l H UOt ln ' ite B o ls h e tik re p re s e n ta - "M r. S e c re ta ry a n d M em bers of u r e , to be W h l o g t o n d isa rm a -1 th e C o n fe re n c e , L ad les a n d G entle- o b se rv e rs h av e p red ic te d is h e a d in g m e n t c o n fe re n ce , a n d h a s in v ite d m en ; th e w orld s tr a ig h t fo r a n o th e r w a r K o re a , S iam , a n d In d ia to «.i* «„ ,, . , ,, t h a t w ould eclipse th e la te w a r in C hina, i , , . i t is a g r e a t a n d hap p y n riv ile e e send d e le g a te s to a peace co n fe re n ce sa v a g e ry a n d d e stru c tiv e n e ss. to bid th e d e le g a te s to th is confer- I Zi enee n co rd in i w elcom e to th e e n e i-' W olrd's G reatest C onference M AINTAINS tfrttice Lot A shland faces th e p ro sp ect of ; »‘‘soup lin e " th is w in te r as an aux iliary of a public co m m issary d e p a rt m en t for w ayw ard hoboes, knight! of th e road and w orkm en who a n “ dow n on th e ir lu c k ,” a c co rd in g t< C hief of Police H a tc h e r who starte« an in v estig a tio n th is m o rn in g re le v a n t to th e g row ing in flu x of ‘‘to u r is ts ” who sto p over in A shland eu ro u te to w a rm e r c lim a te s a t th e ex pense of tlie ra ilro a d com pany. Tin system of special Vailroa«! police, m a in ta in e d a t tlie expense of tilt com pany, is u n a b le . C hief H atch ei claim s, to p re v e n t 1 th e m en from rid in g th e fre ig h t tra in s . A h u n k house eq u ipped w ith r u n ­ ning w ater, e le c tric lig h ts a n d stove w ith free firew ood is m a in ­ tain e d by tlie city in a r e a r room ol th e F o u rth s tre e t fire s ta tio n . F ro n one to fifty w a n d e re rs tra v e lin g or “ side d o o r P u llm a n s " fre q u e n t th< room every n ig h t. In a d d itio n t( o th e r a d v a n ta g e s of th e ‘h o te l" tilt hoboes a re c alled a t tra in tim e b) th e police who a re d e s iro u s of fo rc ­ in g th e m en to m ig ra te . A lthough ¿C ontinued on P a g e 4) T he w o rld ’s g re a te s t s ta te sm e n , m ilita ry a n d n av al le a d e rs, have been d e s ig n a te d to sit a ro u n u th e council ta b le in W a sh in g to n to d iscu ss lim ita tio n of a rm a m e n t, re d u c tio n of a rm ie s and n avies of th e f u tu re T h e g a th e r in g h e re to d a y is c° m -i c e ived }le°e 1Clil lle u s o .s p a te h re- ta i of th e c 'n ite d S ta te s of A m erica. and th e u n s e ttle d q u e stio n s of th e P acific a n d th e F a r E a st. All save D avid Lloyd G eorge, G re a t B r ita in ’s p a ra b le only to th e g re a t g a th e rin g , 11 is n o t O,!,-V a s a tis fa c tio n to g re e t I p rim e m in is te r, w ere rea d y to ta k e p a r t in th e c o n fe re n ce as it opened. M r. Lloy«! G eorge, d e ta in e d at hom e by p o litical d u tie s, expected to jo in th e co n fe re n ce in d u e tim e. D e le g ate s from J a p a n a n d C h in a* ,.« ,, i. ■ 6 a t P a ris tw o y e a rs a g o — a n d even „„ . inn» you b ecau se we w ere la te ly p a rtic i In th e above g ro u p a re C h a rle s E van H ughes, s e c re ta ry of s ta te o f th e U nited S ta te s ; D avid Lloyd a re sa.d t o have a lr e a r v s t a r t e d f o r . * I th e r e th e co m p a riso n falls s h o rt. pu n ts in a com m on cau se, in w hich G eorge, p rim e m in is te r of E n g la n d ; P rin c e Iy esa to T o k u g a w a , p re s id e n t of tlie house of p eers of J a p a n ; Irk u ts k . M. A ristid e B rian d , p rim e m in is te r of F ra n c e ; V. K. W ellin g to n Koo, C h inese m in is te r to G re a t B rita in ; F o r th e c o n fe re n ce a t P a ris w as to s h a re d s a c rific e s a n d so rro w s and G e n e ral A rm an d o D iaz, c o m m a n d er of th e Ita lia n a rm ie s, a n d B aron d,e C a rtie r de M areh ien n e, Belgian im pose th e te rm s of peace th a t e n d ­ W A SH IN G TO N , D. C., Nov. 12.— , triu m p h s b ro u g h t o u r n a tio n s m o re a m b a ssa d o r to th e U n ited S tates. ed a g re a t w ar, w hile h e re to d ay C om plete a b a n d o n m e n t of a ll c a p i- * C’° SeIy to g e th e r - b u t k g ra tify in g th e s ta te s m e n a re m e e tin g b e fo re OREGON TO G E T ta i sh ip b u ild in g p ro g ra m s, e ith e r to a d d r e s s y o u as th e sp o k e sm e n fo r w ould m inim ize th e ag e n cie s of th a t th e g re a t w ar b eg in s to a tte m p t to a c tu a l o r p ro je c te d , w as proposed n a tio n s w hose co n v ictio n s a n d a t- d e s tru c tio n . C o n te m p la tin g th e m ea a v e rt w ar by rem o v in g th e cau ses W A SH IN G TO N , D. C„ Nov. 12.— b e fo re th e d is a rm a m e n t co n fe re n ce te n d in g a c tio n s have so m u ch to (J a 's u r e le s s cost of w ar a n d tb e c o n tIn- all th e re fo r. w ith th e w eal o r woe of a ll m a n - i u in g b u rd e n of a rm a m e n t, F rom th e a p p ro p ria tio n of $15,000.- KT- e- ,,, to d a j by C h a rle s E v an H u g h es, as th o u g h tf u l peoples w ish fo r real N in e n a tio a rtic ip a te in th «>,« »• t . g| . ep ¡n a w o r| (j . ja kind. . n s will 1 p ai LiLipaie e flrs , 000 set a sid e for fo re s t ro ad s a n d lim ita tio n of a rm a m e n t an d w ould t h a t p a r t of th e c o n fe re n c e w hich is I »« Hmif ta • “ It is n o t possible to o v e r- a p p ra is e ' lik e w ar o u tla w e d . In so b e re st r e ­ tra ils in th e ro ad s bill sig n et! by th e ... . to "» n it th e n a v ie s of th e w orld c o n c ern e d w ith th e rem o v al of fric ­ pow ers tb o >n’ P °i'tan ce ot such a co n feren ce, flectio n th e w o rld ’s h u n d re d s of p re s id e n t, O regon will receive fo r S e c r e t - , r v n f «««♦ « u It Is no u n seem ly b o a st, no d isp a r- m illio n s w ho pay in peace a n d t i e in tio n in th e F a r E a s t. T hey a re G re a t p rim a ry ro a d s in n a tio n a l fo re sts B rita in , th e U n ited S ta te s J a p a n • , ■ L - , 1 H u g h es spoke a g e m e n t of o th e r n a tio n s w hich, th o ^ a r , w ish th e ir s ta te sm e n to tu rn fo r th e b a la n c e of th is fiscal y ear, I ta lv F r a n c e C hina r « i i ,n n s off c,al c a p ac ity as c h a irm a n «ot re p re s e n te d , a re held in highest, th e e x p e n d itu re s fo r d e s tru c tio n in- . ’ ’ ’ ’ u e *Slu ra , H01’ iq f th e A m erican d e le g a tio n a n d in r e s Pect. to declare- th a t th e conclu- to m ea n s of c o n s tru c tio n , aim ed at $310,749. W a sh in g to n , $189,870, la n d , a n d P o rtu g a l. All h av e in te r-. h is o p e n in g a d d re s s subm itt*. a lio . ’d. ____ vucll il in e A m erican so rro w . I t is n o t th e c o n fe re n c e Of ‘c o n flic t to th is p re g n a n t d ay, an d i b u ild in g has n o t h e re to fo re been op- I ta ly — w __ ill p _____ a rtic ip a te in th a t p o a rt o f th e co n fe re n ce w hich is co n sern gOverni" e n t ‘ T he Proposed plan oc- vtcto to d efin e te rm s of s e ttle m e n t. th e re v e rse o rd e r w oul -m ore b e -j ened to th e pubHc is b e c a u se th e of- e d W ith lin it .t;« « «r . c asio n ed c o n sid e ra b le s u rp rise , he- N or is it a co u n cil or n a tio n s seek- com e o u r b o a ste d civ ilizatio n . " ’' ' t a " on ° r a rm a m e n t. T h e caU3e „ be(,n e](pected (|| ^ 1ng t0 , p. ln ak e h u m a n k in „ -G e n tle m e n o t th e c o n fe re n ce , th e fic e rs of th e p io n ee r society, w ho live r s m a lle r p o w ers— C hina, Bel- th e A m erican d e le g a tio n w ould tMk«t r a th e r a com ing to g e th e r fro m all U nited S ta te s w elcom es you w ith in Ja c k so n v ille , have a s y et ta k e n g iu m , H o llan d a n d P o rtu g a l— have tb e d . Q1|„, . ° p a rts of th e e a rth , to a p p ly th e b et- u n se lfish h an d s. W e h a rb o r no fe a rs ; no a c tio n in th e m a tte r, h u t th a t n e ith e r a rm ie s n o r n a v ie s n o r w e a lth - . . ,b 06 n *tP a n a lety to hold th e ir a n n u a l m eetin g s T h e co n fe re n ce m et to d ay to h e a r , i, UpS n ° " b ein g caI1 is « o t of th e U nited S ta te s of to do w ith you th a t fin e r, n o b ler a lte rn a te ly in A shland and Ja ck so n - P re sit)e n t H a r d in g ’s k e v n o te s n e e c h ’’' L ° F c o n te m P,a te d - A m erica a lo n e ; it is r a th e r th e spok- th in g w hich no n a tio n can do a lo n e , i ville, e le c tin g o ffic ers fo r th e ensu- a m id a g e n e ra l fee lin g of o p tim ism „ 7 “ ^ m e a " thG S crapping ° f X u e i H i iL ° i n & War- W®a rie d w o rld . J e w ish to s it w ith you a t th e jng jn th e c, w h ere th e npxt . o p u m ism . a u A m e ric a ’s 1916 p ro g ra m n o t v e t s t r u BBhng fo r r e s to ra tio n , h u n g e r- ta b le of in te rn a tio n a l u n d e rs ta n d in g T h e a ttitu d e of pessim ism a n d d o u b t com p leted J a n a n ’s eiirt t • l • i , ,n g a n d t b ir s t,n B fo r b e tte r r e la tio n - ' a n d good w ill. In good conscience, i g a tb e r,n g 18 t0 be h eld , fo r co rn en - w h ich w as re fle c te d in th e c a p ita ls n rn e ra n , ’ r t g n i-a n n -e ig h t sh ip ; of h u m a n ity c ry in g fo r r e i y r “we a re e a g e r to m eet you fra n k ly , ieuce in a rr a n g in g fo r th e m eetin g s, W ith th e a s sig n m e n t of U n ited of E u ro p e im m e d 'a te lv fo llo w in g IH’ aU< Feat Hr -t a ' n 8 Pro- a n d c ra v in g a s s u ra n c e of la s tin g ’ a n d in v ite a n d o ffe r c o -o p e ra tip n . T his ex p lain s why Ja c k so n v ille pep- j g ram o f fo u r new su p e r-H o o d s. — -------- ■ • -»------- ----------- *---------- *■ — m - ( ! p je b o iti {j,e o ffices a t th e p re s e n t i S ta te s m a rin e s th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n ­ peace. T h e w o rld d e m a n d s a so b e r c o n te P re s id e n t H a rd in g ’s in v ita tio n to th e ; i t is easy to u n d e rs ta n d th is p la tio n of th e e x istin g o rd e r, an d tj , t m e- H n e h av in g ta k e n t r >' to g u a rd th e n a tio n ’s m ail, Ash T he p ro p o sal w ould call fo r n a tio n s la s t J u ly h a s been rep laced s c ra p p in g " ’of all w orld w id e a s p ira tio n . T he g lo ry of th e re a liz a tio n t h a t th e r e can be n o , u e ’ tn e dSt n ,e e tin B h av in g ta k e n o th e r vessels th e triu m p h , th e re jo ic in g in a c h ie v e -^ c u re w ith o u t sa c rific e , n o t by one Place in A sh lan d . land h a s an a d d e d im p o rta n c e in th« by a feelin g t h a t th e W a sh in g to n ' vonfl c e ita in classes. G re a t B rita in , ( m en t, th e love of lib e rty , th e devo- of us, b u t by a ll o f us. I do not It w as believed by local m em b ers e je s of tlie g o v e rn m e n t, a c c o rd in g to c o n fe re n c e m u st acco m p lish som e J a p a n a n d th e U nited S ta te s w ould tio n of c o u n try , th e p an g s of sor- m ea n s u rr e n d e re d rig h ts , o r n a r- of of th tb e e P p io n e e r society th a t all f u tu r e l’0 3 tn ia st e ’’ K aiser, who s ta te s th a t io n e e r society th a t all f u tu r e l’o s tn ia s le r K aiser. d e fin ite re s u lts if th e w o rld is to b e h e bound by a g re e m e n t n o t to re- th e b u rd e a »1 d e b ts, th e d e s o - , row ed freed o m , o r d e n ie d a s p ira - m eetin f th o r e a n i z a t i n n w o u ld re g is te re d m ail from th e n o rth and re g iste k eep “ P’ ^ e M 1» A .h la „ / L Z ’ ? - . « h L b e in g g u a rd e d by sa v ed tro m a c a ta s tr o p h e g r e a te r Place a „ , , h lps h erio d n f „ *------ -— ‘ in a ll lan d s. H e re in »ties. O u r rep u b lic w ould no m o re Pe he,(F ’« A sh lan d , oil a c c o u n t q f 8on^ 1 ■■ th a n tlie la te w orld w ar. fa c t, a ten th e U nited S ta te s we a re b u t fre sh - i a sk fo r th e s e th a n it w ould give. No th e m em o ria l b u id in g w hich h a s b n sk y m a rin e s. T he m en p re s e n t a D eleg ates h av e com e to W a sh in g ­ periofi o t ten y e a rs — in y e a r n av al h o lid ay , ly tu rn e d from th e b u ria l of a n un-1 p rid e need be h u m b le d , no n a tio n a l- , been e re c te d h e re fo r th e ir special ■ fo rm id a b le a p p e a ra n c e w ith saw ed to n from th e ir h o m e g o v e rn m e n ts No sh ip of o v er 35,0 0 0 to n s w ould k n o w n A m erican s o ld ie r, w h en a i ity su b m e rg e d , b u t I w ould h av e a | U8e It is hpHcv«.! how ever th a t off s h o tg u n s a n d o th e r ‘ a r m a m e n t'’ p u b lic ly p re d ic tin g th a t th e c confer- o n fe r be b u ilt w hen th e re p la c e m e n t8 w ere n a tio n so rro w e d w hile p a y in g him ' m erg en ce of m in d s, c o m m ittin g a « j k iH ' ’ h ,d a s th ey c o n ta c t th e m ail to th e lo- e n c e will be a su ccess; th a t it w ill t trib u te . W h e th e r it w as spoken o r of us to less p re p a ra tio n fo r w a r jacK8U,iv iu e people expect to hold . et- r .. o lim it-! it-' te n y e a rs. , n o t. a h u n d re d m illio n s of o u r p e o - 1 a n ti m o te e n jo y m e n t of f o rtu n a te th e 1922 m e e tin g at th e co u n ty se at. cal P °s to ffice from th e S o u th e rn Pa- b e a b le to rea c h an a g re e m e n t lim in g th e size of a rm ie s a n d n a v i e « *h ® p o w ers a r e to in fo rm each pie w ere su m m a riz in g th e in ex cu s-l peace. A nyone h av in g relics to be placed c if' c c°m p a n y s ta tip n . M arin es from t h a t it w ill i. ’ b th e r upon th e c o m p le tio n of “ sc ra p - a b ,e cau ses, th e in c a lc u la b le cost, “ T h e h ig h e r hopes com e of th e ¡n tbte m em o ria l b u ild in e sh o u ld see I San F ra n c isc o m ad e th e ir f irs t ap- C hb , n ) II th e f r i c ti o n ! 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R a th e r, ,we h a s been u n a b le to ta k e a n y actio n ; a re ^ a v i l y a rm e d to p ro te c t th e P M led t o w I h , , ? 8,101; if 7 s ” • “ “ <1 J - I » n c o n te n te d h e r - .»"d g ree d n t t t « be sh o u ld a c t to g e th e r to rem o v e th e T h is Ts not I ° w a r‘^J se c u rin g th e o p en in g of tlie m a *' a g a in s t th e d e p re d a tio n s of l le i io be h iie f an d c o n fin ed sole- f > (d en ied it. If m is u n d e rs ta n d in g m u st c a u se s of a p p re h e n s io n s ly to P re sid e n t H a rd in g ’s a d d re s s of ' na lng a few s te re o ty p e d re- ta k e tb e blam e, th e n le t us b a n is h to be d o n e in in trig u e , G re a te r as- edifice in q u e stio n , b u t expects to ,)and its, w hose a c tiv itie s have ta k e n w elcom e to th e d e le g a te s Aft • ln a rk s a b o l,t how g lad she w as to be ■ it, an d le t u n d e rs ta n d in g ru le a n d su ra n c e is fo u n d in th e ex c h an g e of ta k e up th e m a tte r im m e d ia te ly af- on tb e P ro p o rtio n s o f a n a tio n a l t h a t th e conference • . in W a sh in g to n , a n d h e r w illin g n ess m ak e good w ill be re g n a n t e v e ry - ' sim p le h o n e sty a n d d ire c tn e s s a m o n g , t e r T h a n k sg iv in g , w hen th e R ed crim e w ave and a ro u se d g o v e rn m e n t » i- C " aS 8Ch®ouletP 1S1 b e r a ,n is ,n th e confer- o u t th e o th e r, a n d th e y m u st be held , c iv iliz a tio n its e lf h a s com e to its - T he ru n s of th e m a rin e s a re ad- o rg a n iz a tio n , choose a s e c re ta ry e n c e ‘ th e u n q u e stio n e d possession o f a ll c ru c ia l te s t. from th e k in d lie r h e a rts of m en. g e n e ra l decide on 11 i • ' In e ffe c t’ th e A m erican p r o p o s a ls ,1 peoples. In h e r e n t r ig h ts a r e of God “ I t is n o t to be c h a lle n g e d t h a t B ut th e sam e w orld n e v e r b e fo re ju ste d s im ila r to* th o se of th e ral- nroblem « i a G ° ’ ,n WhiCh ¡1 a d o p te d , w ould leav e th e n a v ie s o f ' a n d th e t ’ a Bedies of th e w orld orig- g o v e rn m e n t fa ils w hen th e excess of w as so tra g ic a lly b ro u g h t to realiza- way m ail c le rk s. Tw o m a rin e s leav- j em s anti q u e stio n s a re to be .. a «. fin a te in I h e i r a tte m p te d d e n ia l. T h e 'i t s c o st ro b s th e people ,of th e w ay tion of th e u tte r fu tility of p a ssio n ’s ' - , , . ~ . .r . ta k e n up a n d upon how m an y ses- * ie a ti ely tb e sam e ■ w orld to d a y is in frin g in g th e ir en- to h a p p in e ss a n d th e o p p o rtu n ity to sw ay w hen rea so n a n d conscience “ s o p o v er a t Ger- ber, C alif., w h e re a new force ta k e s If th e fin e r s e n tim e n ts a n d fello w sh ip p o in t a n o b le r way. fiions of th e co n fe re n ce w ill b e ' stren gtb as tbey now are: G re a t ■ jo y m e n t by a rm in g to d e fe n d o r d e n y . ach iev e. “ I can sp e a k o ffic ia lly fo r th e c h a rg e of th e m ail to A sh lan d . T he clo sed a n d how m an y one th B rita in slig h tly in th e lead , A m erica w hen sim p le s a n ity c alls fo r t h e i r ' w e re n o t u rg in g , th e cold, h a rd fac ts nr««!, and n „ h n « ' P n th e second, a n d J a p a n b rin g in g up th e I re c o g n itio n th ro u g h com m on u n d e r - ' of excessive costs a n d th e e lo q u e n c e ; U nited S ta te s. One h u n d re d m illio n s p u a rd s a rriv in g on n u m b e r 54 from V mi p u o u c. , s ta n d in g . of econom ics w ould u rg e u s to re- fra n k ly w a n t less of a rm a m e n t a n d h . r, „ , . . T h e open s e * io n » w a T be h eld , as T, „ j _ik__ x_____ . . . ' “ O ut of th e c a tacly sm of th e w orld 1 P o e tic a lly half o f th e cap-1 victions. new aspirations. It is ours then let u s ponder the burden and b o r no u n w o rth y d e sig n s, we a c ­ No lay o v ers a re m ad e in A sh lan d . know n a« th« n a n h„;id inn. t * ital sh iPs o f an three pow ers w ill to m ake the m ost o f them . A world the b ligh t o t continued com petition c re d it th e w orld w ith th e sam e good T he g u a rd s on th e ru n b etw een h e re Known as m e d . A. K. building. It be scrann s con feren ce lasted tw o ¡been shocked by w anton destruction th e a g e s w ith ou t heeding th is call] H a z IÇifc USE OF BUTLER LI ’J (Î. REGISTEkFD MAIL fzpj jy r X t f* \ irrh T he com illi|n R a tio n p u blished T h u rsd a y in th is co lu m n , signed “ A F rie n d of C h a u ta u q u a ," r e ­ m inds me of th e sto ry M ayor L am k in h as a ssid u o u sly c irc u la t­ ed for tho p ast five y e a rs in r e ­ g ard to th e c o n tra c ts G re e r m ade fo r th e city w ith m in e ra l sp rin g s ow ners. F rom w h a t “ F rie n d of C h a u ta u q u a ” says a re th e “ d e v ia ­ tion of fa c ts ” as s ta te d by M ayor L am k in in re g a rd to “ tie in g his bull in tlie C h a u ta u q u a ,” it seem s th e m ayor is u sin g th e sam e m e th ­ ods now th a t he use«? in th e sp rin g s m a tte r. In sp ite o f th e fac t th a t th e c o n tra c t b etw een tlie sp rin g s o w n ers a n d th e city w ere of re c ­ ord a t Ja c k so n v ille a n d a lso filed in th e city h a ll, w h ere M ayor L am k in , o r an y o n e else, could ex­ a m in e th em a t w ill, sh ow ing th a t, in fact, th e city ow ned, u n d e r th o se c o n tra c ts , ev ery rig h t to th e m in e ra l s p rin g s a n d w a te rs, E X ­ C E P T T H E CO M M ERCIAL BOT­ TLING R IG H T S, th e m ay o r has alw ay s sa id th a t “ th e city d id n ’t have a n y th in g .” T h u s c a rry in g th e idea th a t all G re e r w as th in k ­ ing a b o u t, w hen lie m ail* th o se c o n tra c ts w as to fra m e up any k ind of a d e a l w herein he could get th e “ big g r a f t ” c h a rg e d by E n d * rs a n d his ilk. w ith o u t any re g a rd to th e c ity ’s in te r e s t in th e m a tte r. All of w hich w as e ith e r a w iifull m is s ta te m e n t of facts, or w as horn o f in ex c u sa b le ig n o r­ ance of fac ts th a t could be g o tte n from th e co u n ty o r city re c o rd s in fifte e n m in u te s, if th e m ay o r d e ­ sire d to know th e m , b u t he seem s n o t to have d e sire d to know them in o rd e r th a t he could a d d to th e reflec tio n on G re e r's re p u ta tio n . G re e r says th a t fo r se v e ra l y e a rs he h a s h a d re a so n fo r p u t­ tin g c o n sid e ra b le “ s a lt ” on s ta te ­ m en ts m ad e by th e m ay o r b efo re he sw allow ed th e m , not only on th e sp rin g s, b u t on m any o th e r m a tte rs . haz K IK . to ashla ; o p . o.