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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.