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Newspaper Page TextWE ATI. TP The Weather Maximum yesterday 60 Minimum today 47'2 Precipitation, .88 of an inch. ;une Predictions JJL Rain. 8 nullv Sixteenth Year. Weekly Fifty-First Yer. MED FORD, OliI(iOX, .MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1M. IHL'1 NO. .1208 FRANCE 1 FEARTEUTON Wi LORDS Eriand in Dramatic Speech Paints German Menace and Quotes From Memoirs of Ludendorf as .World Conquest Dream of An cient Foe. WARIIIXGTON, Nov. 2 1. ( By Hip Associated Press.) Germany while apparently disarmed. Premier llriand told Ihe. armament conference loday, could with her present machinery raise an army of six or seven mil lion men. At least S'iO.ODO Germans were re . celvlng daily military instruction, he .said. Although a part of Germany evi dently wants peaco and Is ready to Ret back to peaceful pursuits, the French premier declared another portion headed by the I.udendorfs and others of the military caste is continuing to preach the old Prussian doctrines. In a dramatic speech of an hour the French premier outlined to the conference "what Is being said at the door of France" which he added wants peace. As an example M. Drland read sev eral passages from the memoirs of Ludendorf regarding Germany's as pirations for world conquest. Among these citations was I.udendorf's dec laration that the institution of war was u creation of God. Throwing the Ludendorf manu script dramatically upon the table M. Drland declared: "How can anyone ask France to disarm under such conditions?" Iteverting to the possibilities that Die war parties of the central em pires might come back to power, M. Briand recalled there recently was an attempted restoration In Europe which might have set the whole con tlncnt on fire. "Fortunately for the entente," ho added, "it was averted." Coming to physical aspects. Pre mier Briand said it was well under stood that some persons took the viewpoint that as Germany was Just emerging from the war she was in no position to be dangerous. "Our soldiers had a place in the fight," said II. Briand, "and they know lo what point the German sol dier can carry his heroism. Ger many still has 7,000,000 who have ir.ado war. You ask Is it possible to mobilize an army there tomorrow. I answer j-es." ' "What is the Germany army?" he asked. "Is it in conformity with the peaco treaty? No, certainly no. According lo secret instructions issued by some of the German military authorities these men are not only prepared for police service, but for war, if needed. The German government itself .has done its duly and is ready to recog nize. The German chancellor has ap plied every real evidence that he de " sires the state of peace of Germany, hut the German government is weak." The present German government. Premier Brand continued, might fall at uny moment. There was still another German trganization, he said, comprising 50,000 former enliste'l men with non commissioned officers :o under go military service. "We demand dissolution of this force," he said. "Instead of this be ing a local police force it has become, a general polico for use anywhere in Ciermuny. It now comprise-) about 2r,0,000 mon." Through the various organizations of former army men, Premier Biiand (Continued on page six.) TRIPLE MURDER RESULTS WHEN HUSBAND FINDS 'CALLER' ON TWICE DIVORCED WIFE WILMINGTON, Ohio, Nov. 11. An element of mystery today contin ued to surround tho triple murder Saturday night at Cuba, a village near here, for which Oliver Vandervort, aged 34 Is being held on a murder charge. Vandervort's ten year old son, Oli ver, who with two younger Vander vort children witnessed the shooting when questioned a3 to who did the Robbers Orate Upon LootingBeanerySafe Taxi Driver 'Squeals' SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.Two men who locked the night porter at Boos Brothers cafeteria on -.Market street near Grant avenue -in an icebox today, opened the safe, took ?SSl and then hired a car to drive them far from the scene. They discussed their ex- ploit too loudly, with the result -that the driver overheard and gave one of them tin to the police. The other alighted from the car before the driver could find a -policeman. The arrested man. Paul .1. War ren, confessed to the robbery. according to the police. The pro- -prietor of the cafeteria said Ihe hm-glars overlooked $lsuo in ore in the sale. YALE PROBABLE SELECTION TO Losers to Harvard Invited to Come to Coast and Play California New Years Nothing Definite From East. BF.RKF.I.F.Y. Cal.. Nov. 21. Fill verslty of California, today awaited a definite reply to a telegram sent ue university two weeks ago in viting the Yale football team to come west and play the California Bears during the Christinas holidays. Student officials said that in view of Harvard's unexpected defeat of Yale Saturday they were not optimis tic regarding tho progress ot the ne gotiations. One telegram received a week ago said Yale had not yet taken definite action in the matter. . If Yale does not accept, California, it was suit- today, probably would ac cept if it is offered an invitation to play an eastern or middle western team at Pasadena, Cal., New Year's day under the auspices of the Tour nament of Roses committee. Re ports from Pasadena indicate that tho Bears, who retained the Pacific coast conference championship this year, would be invited to plav. I.nst New's Year's California defeated Ohio Stale at Pasadena. BABE RUTH DEDICATES NEW K. C. BUILDING NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Babe Ruth, the homo run king, today was the proud possessor of the brick which will be the first one laid in the new Knights of Columbus headquar ters building. ' He received it yesterday from the. hands of -Marshal Foch of France. Archbishop Patrick .1. Hayes acted at, Interpreter between the great French leader and Until nl the cere mony on the steps of St. Pulrlek's cathedral. "I am glad that we are both mem bers of the Knights of Columbus." tho marshal said. "I wish we could have you Introduce baseball in France." The Halio grinned and said, "wee wee." Ben Franklin is said to have intro duced broom corn into tile I'nited States. shooting, told police "papa did it." Mrs. Jeff Withlow. aged .17. one of the victims, also told the authorities on her deathbed that Vandervort had done the shooting. The other victims were Bertha WIHilow Vandervort, aged SO, twice divorced from Vandervort, and How an Rosier. 21, said to have been a caller on Mr. Vandervort. V.iudervi.rl disclaims responsihil- i -. for ih'.' murders. PLAY PASADENA ORDER RAILWAYS STORM ALONG BRITISH BACK TO ADOPT DEC27 1G Per Cent Decrease On Hay and Grain in Effect First Order Ignored Of fer of Compromise Set Aside Further Cuts Di rected By I. C. C. WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 A posiiive order was issued by the interstate commerce commission today requiring railroads to put the approximately it: per cent decrease in hay and grain rates into effect on or before next De cember 27. Tile order follows up the decision given October 20 by the commission which declared grain and hay rates from the Mississippi valley to the 1 cific coast unreasonably high, but which diil not carry compulsory or ders. The October decision instructed tho railroads to make the reduction by November 20 which was not done be cause the railroads opened negotia tions with the commission suggesting that a ten per cent decrease in freight rates on ail agricultural products lie substituted frr the larger decrease on grain products and hay alone. The commission, however, by tho order issued today disregarded the compromise proposed by the railroads and makes tho larger decreases on hay and grain mandatory UKin the roads. The order issued today made spe cific and definite the hay and grain reductions. The original decision said railroads should reduce the rates on products concerned by one-half of the mci-eases given In 1!I20. 1 lie commis sion today ordered hay and grain rates between points in mountain Pacific territory and not more than 12.5 per cent above the rales in effect before the 11120 -increases. Between ))o!nts in the western group as defined in its decision where forty per cent in creases were allowed in 1920 the com mission today ordered them made ef fective as 20 per cent; between other western group points, the commission held rates should not exceed 17.1 pet cent above the old schedules and be tween points in the mountain Pacific group and points in the western group the increase above the old 1920 sched ules shall be held to Hi 2-3 per cent. The effect of the order thus is to mako specific the percentages of reduction in the territory concerned. The commission also reiterated Its decision requiring t lie roads to fix rates for coarse grain such as corn 10 per cent less than the rates on wheat. Tho western group mentioned In the order Includes territory between the .Mississippi and Illinois rivers and the north and south boundary lino on which the stales of North Dakota, .Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska join anil extending south lo 151 Paso, Texas. Mountain Pacific group lies between the western group and tho Pacific coast. SEEK 10 ANNUL BISMARCK, iX. D., Nov. 21. (By th! Associated Press.) A petition asking the nullification of the North Dakota recall election of October in which three state officials oluetod with the endorsement of the Non-Par-lisun league were ousted in favor of Independents was filed In the stale supreme court ut 3 p. m. toduy. Five petitioners, uh taxpayers, al lege that the petitions asking for the recall election were not sinned by 2,0 per cent of qualified electors who voted at the preceding election for governor and that the recall electioiu itself therefore was illegal. OHIO COACH SAYS L COLI'MBl'S, O.. Nov. 21 After ae inK moving picture of Saturday's foot- hall victory of Illinois over Ohio State, Coach J. W. Wiloe, of Ohio State nn nounced at noon today that In lib opinion the disputed forward pans wiilcli resulted In the sole Illinois touchdown was perfectly legitimate. NEW GRAIN RATES ENTIRE COAST BRUNO'S PLEA IS PREDICTED FUR BIG ARMY Warnings Issued Stiff Wind, Rain and Snow Coming Heaviest Snow fall 25 Years in Montana All Trains Delayed. KAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21. (ut Invest storm warnings wove hoisted this morning ahmn tho roust irom Cupt Mendocino northward, tie curding to announcement liy the- I'nl t.d States weathor bureau hero. Km tho remainder of the Pueific Heuhoard snow, rain, unsettled weath er and s t i ! f winds are predicted. Italn li in .store i'or San Francisco and vi cinity tonight and tomorrow. Kain and snow will feature the wrat her developments tonight and tomorrow throughout Washington and Oregon. IIKl.KNA, Mont., Nov. 1M. More Know fell during the present storm in Montana than in I'tiy other Novem ber for - yea i'h, according to tho records of the, local weather bureau. Vp to li o'clock (his niornini; the snowfall in Helena since the begin ning of the storm had reached a depth of 13 inches. Continued snow and cold is tho forecast for Monduy night and Tuesday. At G a. m. today the temperature was nine degrees he low zero. Tho storni extends over the entire northwest. All passenger trains are delayed in Montana from one to three hours. Ilotary plows are; being used by lines in travorsing tho slate. T ROME, Nov. 21. (By tho Asso ciated Press.) The pope this morn ing held a secret consistory, attended by all the cardinals living in Homo. and announced the appointment of Moat Hev. .Michael Curley, IX TJ., former bishop of St. Augustine, Flu.. as archbishop of Baltimore, and of Right Hev. Thomas K. Molloy, 1 1 Lit tar bishop of I.oria and administra tor of the diocese of -Brooklyn as bishop of Brooklyn. HUNTINGFOR LOST WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. Postmas ters have been asked by Postmaster General Hays to lend a hand for the first lime in attempts to locate miss lug people. White they must not Inter fear with private affairs or act as col lenilon agencies, postmasters were In structed lo Investigate each enso re ported to ttieiu mid when convinced of Its genuineness, to make Inquiries of oilier postmasters. I TO SWEAR LOYALTY LONDON, Nov. 21. (By Associated Press.) A 'loyalist meeting held In lnidon today us a demonstration by snplKirtors of risler adopted a resolu tion culling iiKin the government, to enter Into no ugreement on the Irish question until the Sinn Fein not only swore ulleglanco to tho throne, but gave effective proof of the reality of such allegiance and until the bleu of a separate army for Ireland was aban doned. IE STUNT KM nl nniNfi IT iuiukLs vvriiivj ii I.OS ANGKLKS, Nov. 21 Word was received today at a local motion pic ture studio that I.yle Ferguson, a stunt man," had lost his life yester day while engaged In acting before the camera for a company on location at I.aguna dam, near Yuma, Ariz. The studio management said It bad not received the details of tho accident. Utile was known of the dead man at the studio. He was said there to have been engaged for some months in stunt work for various producers. Hughes Says America Fully Realizes Position Japan Requests Only "Defensive Army" for Far East. WASHINGTON. Nov. 2 1. Illy the Associated Press. I Secretary liughes assured Premier Briand that Prance w-as in no sense in u moral isolation and Hull the I'liiteii Sialic tally realised her position. Tiie heart of America, said Mr. Hughes, curried an imperishable memory of Franco's sacrlllce for lib erty. He agreed with M. Briand thai v.-hut tho world needed was "a will to peace." "And liter.' can he no will to peace." he-added, "uiuil the institu tions of liberty and justice are se cure. May 1 say in reply to M. Briand that there is no 'moral isolation' for the defenders of liberty and justice." By unanimous consent the question of liind armament was referred lo Hie committee of (Me whole five pow ers and at 2:0.'i o'clock the confer ence adjourned lo meet at the call of their chairman. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (By the Associated Press.) Speaking for Great 1 rllain and in reply to Premier Briund of France at the arms confer ence today, Arthur .lames Balfour, heading the British delegation, prac tically pledged tho support of Great Britain to France "in the face of the lust for domination." WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (liy the Associated Press.) lapan wants only such an army, Huron Kato of the Jap anese iteiegatioti told lie arms con ference, as was "absolutely neces sary for purely defenslvo purposes necessitated by (be Far F.aslorn silita lion." MESSINA SWEPT BY MF.SSINA, Sicily, Nov. 21. (By the Associated Press.) Cloudbursts have devastated tho whole country side In the region of this city, entire villages being swept by the floods and the lines of communication broken. Hundreds of persons are homeless and several are reported dead. MU0LU0 WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. John I. Rockefeller and otherswho participat ed with him in the distribution by the Ohio Oil company and by the Prairie Oil and Gas company to their stock holders of Block, respectively In Ihe Illinois Pipe l.lno company and Ihe Prulrlo Pipe Line company, must pay Income lux upon Ihe same under a de cision toduy by the supremo court. ZBYSZKO TO DEFEND HIS TITLE NEW YORIC, Nov. 21. Slanlsluus Zbyszko, who will defend his heavy weight wrestling t It lo here next Mon day with Kcl (Stranglcr) Lewis, the former champion, as tin opiionent, has engaged In DID professional grappling contests. It Is said that Statilsluus. who Is something near the fifty mark In years, has lost only one match, thai no the late champion, Frank Gutch. AUTOMOBILE CLUBS TO nr rnrurn hi xninun Bt TOItU ALL lUWIid DF.TnoiT, .Mich., Nov. 21. Plans for organizing automobile club In small nnd intermediate cities thru- out the country where Bitch clubs are lucking were discussed today at the annual meeting of the American Au tomobile association here. A plan providing for establishment of mechanical aid sorvlro for auto mobile club members In all states was on the program tor discussion. Left Over Wilsonites Watson Charges Seek to Obtain Ford Seat WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. At tempts t.i keel Senator New-berry republican, of Michigan, out of the senate were charged by Sen ator Watson, democrat, of Geor gia, today to "leftover Wilson ites." in and out of Ihe senate. Cracking Henry Ford, contestant for Newberry's seat, Senator Watson said Ihe real Issue In tin? election contest-was Hie League of Nations controversy. T PLOT Discovered at Sea 'Neath Stateroom of Gov. Reily Who Porto Ricans Don't Like Blaze Under Con trolStormy Trip. NICW YOltK. Nov. 21. Searching investigation was begun today by fed eral agents of a mysterious fire dis covered in tho hold of the steamship Taiiamo Immediately below the state room of Governor K, Mont llally of Porto Itico, shortly after the liner suited from San Juan. Governor Itaily refused to com ment on the fire today, hut u member of bis party expressed the belief, which hu said was shared by the cap tain of the vessel, that It had been set as the result of a plot against tho gov ernor by sympathize! s of the national ist party. It was pointed out that Governor Holly had been the object of threaten ing letters both boforo ho sailed to take up his duties as governor and since his arrival In Porto Rico. The fire In tho hold of the Tanamo was discovered last Tuesday by Gover nor Holly himself but It was not until Thursday that It became alarming. , Water pumped Into tho hold In nn effort to quench It caused the vessel to list heavily, nnd Captain Herbert Hudson ordered Ihe lifeboats swung out on their davits rendy to ho launch ed. Most of the twenty pnssonger on board were terror-stricken, as they wore convinced the lifeboats could not weulher the heavy seas that were run ning If It becanio necessary to put out In them. . Heroic efforts of tho Tunnnio's crew however, beat, the lire down no that It was almost extinguished when the steamer arrived late yesterday. DEVINE IS STAR OF ;T CHICAGO, Nov. 21. (By Ihe As sociated Press.) Aubrey Hevlno, the little all-western captain and quar terback of the University of Iowa football eleven, western conference champions, led all the big slurs In scoring during the past season. I)o v!ne tallied S or the 122 points his team made in championship con tests. Devlne's record represents nine touchdowns and fourteen goals from touchdowns. Ilo led the con ference In each of these branches of scoring ns well as 111 Ihe total points. Hanking next to Ilovine was F.lllot, Wisconsin halfback, who scored si veil touchdowns for 4 2 points In championship contests, while Full back Locke of Iowa, was third. E LIVE ON WATER IIO.MBAY, Xov. 20. (By tho As sociated PreBS.) In the statement Issued yesterday Mahatmas Gandhi, leader of the "non-cooperatlonists" deprecating tho disturbance which occurred on the occasion of tho nrrl vnl In India of the Prince of Wales, declared that It was Impossible to do tcribo the agony he had suffered dur ing the past two days, "whose events stink in uiy nostrils." MYSTERY ABOARD LINER THOUGH SHOW GIRL TELLS ABOUT FAT'S PARTY Zeh Prevost Says She Drank Nothing Arbuckle Told to Put On Bathrobe Cripple Ejected for Laugh ing at Testimony. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21. Miss Zoy Prevent, a leading witness In the manslaughter trial of Hoscoo C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, tool; the stand ut 1 1 : '-Ti a. in. She ludeutified Arbuckle, and said she attended ho parly in Arbuckle'B rooms in llio Hotel St. Francis Sep tember r, in which Miss Virginia Ruppe is aleged to have been fatally injured by Arbuckle, and whoso death was made the basis of tho chargos against him. She drank nothing nt the party, she testified. Miss Happo went Into the room oc cupied by another guest of tho party, to use the bathroom, hut. It was al ready occupied by Mrs. .Maude Uuni bina Delmonl, who told her to go else where, she testified. Miss Happe (hen went Into Arhurkle's room and Arbuckle followed her and locked tho door. After Miss Rappo's death Mrs. Del mout swore lo a murder charge against Arbuckle, which was later re duced (o tho manslaughter chargo now being tried. Miss Prevo3l's voico was so low. that Ihe moat distant counsel had dif f lenity In understanding her. She ap peared nervous but answered without hesitation. Arbuckle and Miss Happo remained in his room so long that Miss Del moot kicked at the door nnd demanded ad mittance, Miss Provost testified. Ar bimltlo opened tho door. Ills face was led, she said. She said she told Arbuckle to "put your bath robo on or you will catch . cold." 1 lo was dressed in pnjuinas, she said. Miss Rappo, fully dressed, but with her hair down was moaning on the bed In Arhucklo's orom. Miss Provost testified. Sho thon began to tear at her clothing und crying "I am dying. I am going to die." She said Arbuckle wus pulling at Miss Happo's sleevo und laughing. Tho witness said she assisted In removing .Miss Kappa's clothing and In giving her a dose of bicarbonate of soda. During tho examination a crippled man was ejected from tho court room tor laughing. Miss Happe was put Into a cold hath and then carried back to the bed by Fred Flschback, anothor guest. Miss Prevost testified. Miss Rappo lay screaming with pain on the bod and Arbucklo crlod: "Shut up or I will throw you out of the window," sho testified. Ho then applied a piore of ice to Miss Rappe's body In an effort to revive her, she said. Her direct examination was concluded at the noon recess. Miss Prevost said Miss Rappe moaned after tho cold hath, "he hurt me," but the prosecution did not druw out any statement us to who tho "he" referred to. E FREIGHT LOWE SAX FRANCISCO, cXov. 21. East bound carload rates on fruit and vegetable waste, applying from Pa cific coast points to Chicago terri tory and points west, will ho reduced November "H to DO cents a hundred points, u reduction of 35 cents, trans-continental railroads announc ed here today. TILL PEACE COMES In his statement Gandhi advised both Hindus and Musselmans to go home and repent and to implore God for forgiveness. He insisted that reparation should be made to those who had been injured. Finally Gandhi blamed himself for hnvlug instigated the spirit ot revolt and announced that he would refuse to eat or to drink anything hut water until peaco is restored.