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ARMS HIT
PUN MEETS
APPROVAL
England and Japan to to Ac
cept Navy Holiday "In Prin
ciple" London Favors Plan
American Public Enthu
siastic in Support of Hughes'
Terms.
ASHINGTON, Nov. 1-1.
( Hy the Associated
Press) It was offic
ially announced for
the liritish delegation
today that at tomor
row's session of tho
arms conference, Mr.
Balfour will make a
speech accept ins "in
principle" tho Ameri
can proposals for tho
limitation of nnval armament.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 4. (P.y the
Associated Press) ( ireat Uri tain's
acceptance "in principle" of the
American proposals for limitation of
naval armament were definitely fore
cast today in a .statement on behalf of
the British delegation.
Japan's acceptance "in principle'
at least has oeen forecast by state
ments by Baron Admiral Kato and
others of the Japanese delegation.
WASHINGTON", Nov. 14. (Dy the
Associated Press) While naval ex
perts of the foreign powers today con
tinued to examine the American pro
posals for limitation of naval arma
ment, heads of the American, British,
Japanese, French and Italian delega
tions conferred to map otit a plan of
procedure to expedite consideration
of the whole armaments question.
American officials emphasized that
tho plan presented Saturday by secre
tary Hughes was purely an American !
proposal and that advance, knowledge j
itf it had been kept carefully from 1
all tho representatives of tho other
powers. Although it had become
known that some far-reaching plan
would be presented early In tho con-
ference. It was declared that no de- j
tails either as to the basis of the pro-1
posal or the exact time of its presen-j
tation were permitted to reach any
of the other delegates. .
Tt was assumed that several days
would be required for the naval ex
perts are already examining the
proposition.
Ratification of any cabinet decision
will lie asked of parliament. !
Great Britain's principal conside
ration, it is understood, in framing
the reply which Mr. Balfour will
make tomorrow, has been the ques
tion of what was to be done to bring
France and Italy within the scope of
the plan for limitations. Tho Ameri
can delegates, it is understood, Im
pressed their British colleagues with
the advisability of first disposing of
the question as it affects the three
principals. the United Slates, Great
Britain and Japan. ;
TOKIO. Nov. 14. Bv Ihe Asso-
r tut nil Pro ca 1 Prointoe Ta If n h n till i !
in a statement to tho press today
definitely declared adherence to the
nolicics toward tho WaphliiKton arm
ament conference laid down by thej
lnte Premier Hara. He was convinc
ed, he said, that the conference would
be crowned with success.
LONDON, Nov. 1-1. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) The American pro
posals for drastic limitation of naval
armament have been received with
expressions of much favor in British
official circles. While the cabinet
will not officially discuss the pro
posals until the British experts have
reported after examining them, it is
stated that the individual members of
the cabinet whole-heartedly support
the broad principles contained in the
address of Secretary of State Hughes
at the opening of the conference in
Washington Saturday.
The opinion Is generally expressed
that such a plain statement pf policy,
will materially assist in the achb-ve-made
at the outset of the conference,
ment of a definite, all-round reduc
tion in armaments. It is recognized
that many points in the proposals
must occasion discussion and the
British advisers of Great Britain and
Japan, the powers chiefly concerned,
to prepare any estimate of the sweep
of the American proposals.
At the state department there was
every indication today that the pub
lic reacting from this government's
first bold step in the conference bad
been entirely reassuring. Messages
of praise and approval came to -Sec
retary Hughes' office by thousands
and the White House likewise w;i
deluged with congratulatory expres
sions. t
A synopsis nf the proposal for arm
ament reduction has been sent to
American diplomatic and consular
agents throughout the world for such
use as they may deem expedient. It
was explained that this step v a;
another part of the effort of tht
American government to give toe ne
gotiatu.n. the wid-t possible pub
lH'ity. .
War Veterans, Who
Won Medals in France
Ask Debs9 Pardon
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. An
engagement was made today
with President Harding by eight
members of the World War Vet
eran's association and others
who won congressional medals
of honor or distinguished service
awards during the late war, to
present memorials asking the
pardon of ISugene V. Debs, now
serving sentence in Atlanta
penitentiary.
The memorials also asked tho
release of 110 other men con
fined in federal prisons. The
medal men asserted that the
prisoners were "moved by the
same ideals as moved us," in en
tering the war.
, A. (I. Cooper, national chair
man of the War Veterans' asso
ciation, was among thoe pre
sented the memorials.
f 4
Tokio Press Comments Show
Satisfaction Think Limit
Too High for Submarine
Tonnage, and May Propose
Abojition of Craft Fear
Shipyards Will 'Rot.'
TOKIO, Nov. 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Keen satisfaction and
admiration today comprised tho key
note of tho first Japanese newspaper
comment on Secretary of ' S,tate
Hughes' statement of America's pro
posal for a naval holiday before the
first meeting of the Washington con
ference last Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. (By the
Associated Press) Great Britain's
acceptance "in principle." of the
American proposals for limitation of
naval armament, as it will be laid be
fore the conference tomorrow will be
based on what are described as "cer
tain definite modifications."
Considered most important among
the British is a modification in the
program for replacement. Instead of
a flat ten-year holiday during which
no new ships shall be built, the Brit
ish have in mind that the replace
ment program be carried on from
year to year, and thus keep the ship
yards from going to rot, or allow each
country -a one-ship building plant.
The figure of ninety thousand tons
of submarines fixed by the American
proposals, (ireat Britain's naval ex
perts consider too high, as the Brit
ish navy never possessed that tonnage
of submersibles.
It is said that Great Britain may
even propose the abolition of subma
rines and if she does not go that far,
will work for limitation of their size
and armament.
IDENT SI
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. (Presi
dent Harding signed a proclamation
declaring peace with Germany just
before 4 p. m. today.
Tho president's signature .was at
tached to the document without cere
mony at S:u2 p. m. today, upon his
return from laying the cornerstone
of the Victory memorial in Washing
ton. Not even Secretary Christian
was present ami the proclamation was
taken to Mr. Harding by a messenger
following the regular routine of ex
ecutive office business.
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WORKERS
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mi
NEW YOPK. Nov. 11. Sixty thou
sand irarmcnt workers were called out
on strike this morning in protest
;ip:.i n st the piece work system and an
mrroaso from 4 1 to 4S hours a week,
which was to he put into effect today
by their employers.
The International Ladies' Garment
Wrrkers' union und o,n)0 :-hops woie
BRITISH FAVOR
MODIFICATION
IH NAVY CUT
WAR PARLEY TO
BEGIN REGULAR
PROGRAM TUES.
Important Preliminary Meets
to Be Held Today On Far
East Question British and
Japan Delegates Guarded in
Comments On Naval Holiday
WASHINGTON, .Nov. II (lly Asso
ciated Press. 1 The heads of the dele
gations ti tile arms conference will
take part in the conference on tho
Pacific questions shortly utter three
o'clock this afternoon to discuss con
ference procedure.
The conference was adjoin ned at
12: :!i o'clock after having been in ses
sion for an hour and it half.
Secretary Hughes indicated that
there might he some statement later
In the day. It was indicated that the
morning meeting was merely a gen
eral talk over tho arrangements for
detailed discussion of the problems to
come before the arms limitation con
ference and that no decisions were
reached as to the actual meetings of
committees or similar questions which
It were necessary to tlecide.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 With the
next general session on limitation of
armaments scheduled for tomorrow,
heads of the various delegations hoped
to agree today on at least tentative
program for procedure. For the pur
pose of arranging preliminary details,
two important meetings were to be
held during the day one this morning
to discuss the program for armament
negotiations, the other this afternoon
to shape up procedure for the forth
coming discussions of Far Kastern
questions.
Heads of the American, nrltlsh,
Flench, Italian and Japanese delega
tions, as members of tho conimlttoo on
program and procedure for limitation
of armaments wore to be participants
in the morning meeting while heads of
tho delegations of all nine nations
represented at tho conference are
members of the committee on program
and procedure for Far Kastern ques
tions, which meets In the afternoon. A
meeting of the American advisory
committee of 21 als: had been called
for this afternoon at which Chairman
Sutherland will announce the person
nel of the six sub-committees already
authorized to handle special subjects
before the conference.
Preliminary to further confereuco
sessions, delegates today continued
their study of Secretary Hughes' pro
posal for the immediate reduction of
the liritish nnd I'nlted States and
Japanese fleets and for a ten year
naval holiday.
While spokesmen for Great Britain
and Japan continued toconfino them
selves to guarded comment, the Amer
ican delegation was encouraged by tho
attitude of the representatives of the
other two powers' affected by the
proposal and were confident that there
was at least no possibility of a flat re
jection of the plan and that It would
form the basis of whatever agreement
Is reached.
Naval officers in discussing the pro
posal emphasized as an outstanding
feature tlio fact that the United States
would he left without battle cruisers
while Japan and Great llritain would
each retain- four of these ships, the
newest addition to capital fighting
craft. Hy suggesting audi u program
it appears that the United States
sought to convey concrete assurance
of the unselfish purpose with which it
has entered the conference, as de
clased by President Harding in his
opening address.
LABOR CHIEF TO CELL
FOR MA!L ROBBERY
CHICAGO. Nov. M "His Tim" Mur
phy, former state representative, gang
loader and president of the k.'ih work
ers and street fweepT.s" union, was
sentf need to el:c years in Leavenworth
and fined $:i0,000 by Jude Kenashaw
M. Landis today for his part In plan
ning the $300,000 Dearborn Station
mail robbery here last April.
North Dakota Loses
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Chief
Justice Taft announced today that the
supreme court would deny the motion
made uy the state of North Dakota
against the Chicago and Northwestern
and other railroads. Involving the rfqht
of the inter-state commerce commis
sion to increase rates In the state. The
motion was to cancel the recent -order
s'-t'lng the case for hearing.
Attended Fatty's "Party",
Is Complaining Witness
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SttOMDS
FARMERS RELIEF
Over Half of $7,000,000 to Be
Used for Financing Beet:
i
Sugar Industry in Utah and,
Idaho Local State Head
Liist.
WASHINGTON-, Nov. 1 I. Ap
proval of advances for agricultural
and livestock purposes and to finance
sugar beet growing aggregating more
than ? 7, bliu, HOI) was announced to
day by the war finance corporation.
Of the total $l,l:',n,()fiO will be ad
vanced at once in the Utah and Idaho
sugar beet growing districts.
The agricultural and livestock ad
vances were distributed as follows:
Oregon, $2-lS,0ufl: Montana, $120,
OfiO; New Mexico, $112,000; Wiscon
sin. $2T,,nno; Missouri, $272,000;
Illinois ? 100, Odd; Jowa $72SvOOO;
Minnesota $11 1,000; South ' Dakota
$2G0,0iii); North Dakota $50,00(1;
Nebraska $20,000; Texas; $70,000
Georgia $07,0011; Louisiana $P,l,OO0;
Florida $2.r.,ouo, and North Carolina
$.".0,000.
rmrA'JO. Nov. H, Warren
'stone, Ki'unri chief nf the llrot herliood
nf Locomotive KntfineerH; W. S. Car
ter, presPP-nt of ! he I In it her)) nod nf
Locomotive I'irciiien and KiiKhiemeu ;
; Timothy Shea, vP c-rehlenL of C;ir
t tor's union ; T. f. 'fislien, ju'e-MicP-nt
I of the Switch men's t'nion of North
America, nnd ;i number of Kencnil
chairmen and nf l'i'-fals of the brother
hoods went Into conference here thiH
afternoon. Slonc and Carter refused
to discuss the purpose of the confer
ence or yny whether it had any con
nection with tii'.' recent threatened
railroad slrlkr.
LONDON-. Nov. 14. The
shares which were most
Vlck?rs
unr.. nn.rt 1fl chilling, fi nn. r,.
v, Sii
tegisjWMW..:::::
ORE. IS AWARDED
RAIL iU HEADS
HOLD "Epfjiljj,
against 11 shillings 9 penco last Fri- veIt succeeds Dill Clymer. who pilot
day. Other receFsinns ranged from e" t"n cluu during tho closing months
id pence to 1 shilling.
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$ ' J 8
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TEST CASE ON
BONUS
FOR
.Supreme Court Fixes Date for
Deciding Validity of Bonds
Fear Delay in Selling First
Issue Cash Allotments to
Be First.
! SALKM, Ore., Nov. I I. Tho state
supremo court has set November 22
us tho ditto for hearing tho case of
lloyd against the slate bonus and loan
commission which will test Iho val
idity of Uie blato bonus and loan net
' for tx-oervlcn men. Tho bonus com
mission has set the dato of the sale
I of the Initial issue of $10,000,000 In
bonds November 0 und a postpone
ment of the dato will bo necessary If
the decision is not unnounced before
that date.
As soon as the court's opinion is
received, if it holds tho act valid, the
commission -will bo ready at once to
pass on a large number of applica
tions. These will have been exam
ined during the timo pending the
ciuris opinion auu can oe acieu on
without delay.
It is understood that about 2,000
applications for cash bonus will first
lie acteil upon and an equal number
ol loan applications also will he
really.
NKW YOIIIC, Nov. II. The propos
als of the I'nlted States government
for an immediate reduction of arma
ment caused moderate Belling of bo
called war shares at tho opening of
today's stock market.
Kethlehem Steel, one of the largest
armor plate producers, reacted two
points in the first hour, Crucible Steel
losing 1 and' United States Steel and
kindred issues registering sympathetic
declinea of fractions to one point.
The general Hut was not affected.
Tulsa Lender Sign.
TTI.SA, Oklu., Nov. 12. "Smil
ing Jack" I.ellvelt, champion batsman
of tho Western league and former
manager of the Omaha club, haB sign
ed a contratc to mnnngo Tulsa In
LAW SET
NOV. 221
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dl(M ULUL It
1 " . lUUnj. ir....Fii w i.u oiiu Ull
of the 1 - I season.
Dentist Smoked in
Bed; Fell Asleep;
Dies From Burns
-: llKI.I.lNl'.ll.Ur. Wash., Nov.
1-1. lr. 1.. K. ltoMnson. local
dentist, was burned to death
heer early yesterday morning in
I an apartment house. Persons
in an adjoining suite heard his
groans and went to his bed room
: to find tho bed burning. He was
- assisted out of the room but died -
In a few hours. Firemen be-
I lieve be was smoking in bed and
fell asleep with u cigaretto
lighted. lr. Kohinsou was
f alone, his wife being in Seattle h
! on a visit. They were recently
married. t
:
REVOLT, 4 OIE,
IS OVER
All Travel Into Lower California
Suspended As Result of
Fight Sunday Two Exe
cuted at Tia Juana for Keep
ing Mouths Shut.
SAN DI1CGO, Cnl., Nov. 14 With
flnvnrnnr tfiili'mnn l. Vhnrrn iinrunnnl.l
ly on the ground ami General ltodrl
guez In command of tho defending
troops, nn Incipient revolution Just be
low the border lino in Lower Califor-
MEXICANS START
WAR
nln appears to have been snuffed out Tho jury box was filled quickly with
by the killing of six of the rebels and i prospective jurors, threo of whom
the scattering of tho remainder of tho wore women. Previous to being ques
band of fifty men. Conditions inltioned tho talesmen In tho box were,'
Uwer California today wore reported "addressed by District Attorney Bradyl
quint and tho Mexican officials ex-1 who outlined tho case briefly,
pressed liomselvea as confident of j Arbucklo appeared worried andC
their ability to suppress any disorders. looked around tho courtroom nervous-
Travel across tho lino into Lower ly. His wlfo was prosont but did not '
California remalnod closed today sit with him.
undor orders of tho Mexican officials.
The engagement occurred yesterday
about six miles southwest of Tijuana
In Sun Antonio canyon. Four of tho out tho knowledge possessed by those
rebels were killed in tho engagement ; in tho box, of tho importance of clr
nud two cuptives taken were executed ! cunisluntlnl evidence,
in Tijuana a few hours later upon their Arbucklo's defenso is being handled
refusal to glvo any information. No by Bix attorneys. Tho first nrosnec-
i casualties wore suffered hy tho fed -
eral troops.
American customs officers were to -
day maintaining a close vigil along
tho border with tho purposo of pro
venting n"y additional revolutionists
from crossing Into Mexico.
RAN FIlANCIHf.'O. Nov. 14.
Whether' Marshal Foch will visit Pa
elfle coast cities hail not been do-
;cided definitely, acenrdintf to Colonel
!C';,,Jl'JtU!tlU'"'l 1,,:,,1!Khi:r of " -
attic 'ilnies, who Ih in Kan l-ranelsco
! today to attend a meeting of the nd -
ivlsory board of the Associated I-ress.
Colonel Uletben left Seattle two i lesl- 1110 Wtts to have started
weeks ago for Iho east to pomindo last Monday but a local olection and
the commander In chief of the allied Armistice day so broke up the week
armies to inciudo tho I'aclfle coast In j that a postponement until today was
his tour of America. granted.
"Marshal Foeh expressed himself ! t k' .. ..u ....
as being willing to extend Ills visit out ! . 'n " ? tW0 n,0"thf thBt. lmve eIanB8d
here If It were at all possible for lilmiMnce tl10 commission of the alleged
to do so," said Colonel Uletben. criminal act by Arbucklo, the defen
Whethcr tho French delegation to thu , lnnt has been in prison for several
j limitation of armaments confereneo
ifiin allow the mursbal time to visit
in Is problematical. If he does come
however. It Is certain that San Fran-
,lR,n H..MIII,. i.twl l'l.i-llan.l will he thn
cities which will have tho honor of
entertaining the distinguished sol
dier." SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14. A cus
toms raid on an army transport was
made today for the first time in tho
history of the port, according to cus
toms officials who gathered In 131
bottles of liquor concealed in double
walls of the engineers' quarters on the
.comnanv tnnkers netted more than
i
j SI 1.000 worth ot liquor, the customs'1"-'89 who ls koDt secluded by the dls-
officials said.
Fill JESTER
WORRIED AS
TRIAL OPENS
Arbuckle and Six Lawyers in
Court Three Women On
Prospective List of Jurors
Hard and Bitter Legal Con
test Predicted Charged
With Manslaughter.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. U. A
packed court room wa3 present for
tho opening of tho trial today of
Hoscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, but ex
pected throngs In tho corridors did not
materialize, nnd the Bpoclal police
guard had an easy time.
Arbuckle and his counsel were on
hand before tun o'clock. District At
torney llrady also was on the scene
early.
Tho spectators section of the court
I room was nearly filled with prospec
tive jurors. A numbor of minor cases
i were callod before tho Arbuckle case
was reached.
Gavin iMcNnb, chief counsol for
Arbuckle, asked what disposition
should bo mndo of tho grand jury in
dictment against Arbuckle. This 1b
also on a manslaughter charge similar
to tho jkjIIco charge on which Ar
buckle is being tried. Both charges
grew out of tho death of Miss Virginia
Itappc.
"We are not trying tho case on the
Indictment," tho court replied. The
Indictment probably will be continued
from day to day.
Milton T. U'Ron, assistant district
attorney started the questioning of the
prospective jurors. JIo sought to draw
, tivo Juror was asked If Arbuckle was a
motion picture favorlto of his and
1 answered "not particularly."
I
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14. Roscoo
C. (Fatty) Arbucklo, ox-tavorlto mo
tion picture comedian, went to trial to
day on a chargo of manslaughter grow
ing out of the death of Miss Virginia
Ilappo, motion picture actress, Sep
tember 9.
Scoiob of witnesses on both sides
awaited tho call to tho stand.
Tho crowds began to surge early
through the narrow corridors on the
third floor of the hall of Justice where
tho trlal'court Is located.
Despite the fact that tho admissions
wero llmltod to approximately 300,
which included more than a score of
newspupermen, hundreds picked points
of vuntage to glimpse the principals In
the big legal drama as they went Into
tho court room.
for more than a week the contend-
ing aides have had their decks stripped
1 for action and tho eagerness with
..,.,, ... ., ,, . . ... .
I V"0'1 "'1 " POSSlblo evi-
j u0,lc0 Indicates a hard and bitter con-
days, has had a preliminary hearing on
' a charge of murder, which wan re
' (llleeil to tho manslaughter charge on
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,.,, uuu Uuo
been made a defendant in a federal
action charging tho possession of
liquor illegally. Tho federal charge
remains to be tried and will presum
ably await the action in the state
court.
One Juror had been passed tem
porarily at tho noon recess of the
trial of Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle
on a charge of manslaughter in con
nection with the death ot Virginia
Ilappe.
Gavin McN'ab, chief counsel for the
defense, asked tho first prospective
Juror if ho know of the existence ot
,tho vigilante committee. It lg pre
sumed he meant the Women's Vigil
ante committee formed to help the
moral forces of the city and repre
sented at the trial by a group of Its'
members.
The prospective Juror was asked It
ho would give the evidence ot a wlt-
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