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British Spokesman Informs
Arms Conference Italy to
Follow Suit for Rule of the
Mediterranean Speech By
Briand Gives Assurance.
WASHINGTON", Doc. Hi. illy the
Associated Press.) Announcement
by Uritldh spokesmen that France
has asked before the naval subcom
mittee of fifteen for authority in
agreement with the other four naval
powers to build ten. lin, 000-ton capi
tal ships struck arms conference cir
cles today with stunning force.
The proposal was so wholly out of
accord with theories on what the
naval conferencees have proceeded
up to this time that there was a
strong inclination in Uritish and
American circles not to take it seri
ously. The feeling was said to rest
in part on what 1'reinier liriand said
at the second plenary session in re
gard to the American proposals for
naval limitation.
Referring to Secretary Hughes'
bold stroke for an agreement for
naval reductions. II. liriand said:
"You have shown us the way; you
have shown us tiiut it is no longer a
question of groping for a way out of
the. difficulty, you havo struck out
boldly the opportunity for us by set
ting the example. I may say Mr. Sec
retary, that we are buck of you."
' 'WASHINGTON', Dec. 18. (By the
Associated Press.) Tho French dele
gation has preseuted a proposal for
so great an increase in the strength
or the French navy that the British
declare such a program, if carried
out, would upset the whole plan of a
l-7-?, naval reduction.
Although not yet entirely revealed,
I ho British understand that the
French plan provides for tho con
struction of ten o.", 000-ton super
dreaduaughts in the ten years subse
quent to 19-n. These vessels, of a
type similar to the American battle
ship Maryland, would give France a
capital ship tonnage of 3r0,000, as
against It 10,000 for .lapau and a pre
ponderance of new "post Jutland"
typo craft over all nations.
The Uritish spokesman said today
that the French proposals, if acceded
to, would "throw out the whole naval
program." lie declared it had met
with distinct disapproval from the
Uritish delegation.
The Uritish spokesman further de
clared that Italy did not approve of
the French proposition for if it was
carried out Italy would ho obliged to
build the same amount. This meant,
he said, an addition of 700,000 tons
to the Uuropean war fleets and both
Franco and Italy would spend 100,
000,000 pounds sterling, or half a
billion dollars in the ten-year period
beginning in 1023.
The American delegates, the Urit
ish spokesman said, also had taken a
strong ground against the French
preposition, first objecting for eco
nomic reasons.
Italy, although Indicating disap
proval of such a building program,
is said to have told the arms confer
ence that if Fiance construe! ten
such Bhips. Italy must carry out a
similar buildin gprogram.
The. question of French and Ital
ian naval ratios as compared with
the .")-.")-:'. standings assigned to the
t'nitcd Stales. Great llritain and
Japan under yesterday's agreement,
was taken up by the sub-committee
of fifteen today.
WASHINGTON". Tec. Former
r,-iresent:itive SUiydcn, ili-niucrat, of
Texas, railed today to cnnpratulaie
President Harding on the "wonderful
success" of the Washington confer
ence "as viewed by the people of the
south."
Mr. Slayden said that In traveling
through the south, particularly in
Virginia, bo bad found the people
pleased and contented with the ac
complishments of the conference.
Reed Yells Pacific
Treaty Is "Death
Warrant of China'
WASHINGTON". Dec. 16.-
Declarlng tho four power Pa
cific treaty to bo "the death
warrant of China," Senator
Heed, democrat, Missouri,
speaking in the senate today,
expressed tho belief that "it
was brought hero by Japan and
Kugland and practically agreed
to ill advance" Adherence to
the treaty, ho said, "mado tho
I'nited States a parly to tho rapo
of Shantung."
St
ENDS LIFE IN
Rep, Elston Worried Over Ala
meda Naval Base Note
Left Not Correctly Deci
phered House Adjourns in
Respect.
WASHINGTON", Dec. 10. The
house adjourned today until tomorrow
out of respect for Kepresentalive
John A. Elstnn, congressman, whose
body was found last night in the Po
tomac liver. InimccNatuly after con
vening tho house adopted resolutions
of regret and authorized selection of
a committee of eighteen members to
accompany the body to California in
case burial is made there.
His colleagues and friends, dumb
founded at his death, were unable to
ascribe any motive for Mr. Klston's
ael, except that he bad become de-j
pressed over the refusal ol congress
to authorize construction of a naval
base at Alameda, located in bis dis
trict. Close friends of Mr. Elston today
declared the note be left had not
been correctly deciphered. As given
out last night the note declared that
Mr. Klston was "in a chain of circum
stances that spell ruin although my
offense was innocently made in the
beginning." The words deciphered
as "offense" and "innocently", bis as
sociates declared were really "offer"
and "unconditionally" making the
phrase read "although my offer was
unconditionally made in the begin
ning." Another error was made, it was de
clared today, in reading "people." for
"project" jn the sentence: "My stay
ing means embarrassment to my dis
trict and to a worthy project, clean
anil generous."
The correct interpretation, Mr. Kls
ton's friends nsserted gave weight to
the belief that the Alameda project
was uppermost in his mind.
HKKKELKY, Tab. Dec. 10. Con
gressman .1. A. JO 1st on of lierkeley,
whose body was found yesterday at
Washington, D. C, floatins in the Po
tomac river, suffered from tho mental
strain uf overwork, friends hero said
today. It had been his very Kre:it
ambition to secure for his district
Kovernmental acceptance of tho Ala
meda naval base project and delays
in the program had been to him a
crent source of worry. Ho had plan
ned to retire from eonprosn when the
project was accepted, it had been an
nounced. ' M r. Klston was very comfortably
situated financially, according to Kl
mer Nichols, bis law partner and
oldest friend and was happy in his
domestic relations,
Mrs. Klston, who has been ill in a
lierkeley hospital, was not informed
until this morning of her husband's
death.
An escort of congressmen will ac
company th body to lierkeley, u
message from Washington said.
BUFF LOSES BOOT
M 1 1. W. 1 K KK, Dec. 1 0. Jloeoi pts
at the Johnny Huff-Pal Moore fight
her- last night fell somewhat short of
expectations when totalled today, the
gate amounting to $16,200. liuff drew
?tJ.OOO aa his end and Mooro about
4 3. C0.
Moore was given the newspaper de
cision at the close, of ten lively
rounds.
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SUSPECT NABBED
By POLISH POLICE
"VAKKA" Dor. III. (fly the Asso
ciated Press)- A man hy the. name
of Wolfe Million fold, alina William
I.iiuU.', has been nnestOl by tho Pol
ish police hor ay a suspect h con
nection with the Wall street explo
sion in Now York . September 10,
120. Tho Warsaw police, said they
made tho arrest' at tho request of the
American department of justice. They
claimed to havo in their possession
the man's full confession of being;
connected with tho disaster.
NEW YOlilC, Doc. 10. Local of
ficials of tho department of justice
declared lato today they never had
heard of Wolfo JJndenfeltl, arrested
in Warsaw in connection with the
Wall street bomb explosion. It was
added that no request had gone from
the New York office for tho arrest of
any person in Poland.
ZERO WEATHER IN
MOUNTAIN STATES
DENVRTl, Colo., Dor. 1(1. The
northern Ttocky Mountain region was
in the grip of a cold wave that sent
temperatures down to two degrees
above zero at several points, while
a general heavy snowfall was report
ed by the district weather bureau in
northern Wyoming and Montana. Tho
snow reached a depth of from 8 to
',10 inches at .Miles City. Mont.
Sheridan, Wyo., was covered by a
blanket of snow threo Inches deep.
At Yellowstone and Kallspell, Mont.,
tho temperatures were two degrees
above w ro.
ALLIED NOTE SENT
TO BERLIN HEADS
'l'ARIS, Dec. 1C. f Hy Associated
Pre3s.) The reply of the allied re
parations commission to the note of
the Cierman government announcing
Its Inability to pay the rtext two re
parations installments, will be for
warded to Uerlln tonight by special
courier. No announcement was forth
coming here this afternoon as to
whether the reply contained accep
tance or rejection of Germany's pro
posal. IS ACQUITTED
COLFAX, Wash., Dec. ID. Albert
M"Orc, charged with first degree
murder in connection with the slay
ing of bis .brother-in-luw, Clarence
(Jray, Inst October 1.1, was acquitted
ly a jury in superior court here to
day. .Moore, who shot Gray after.
It was declared, the latter had Inter
ceded in domestic difficulties of the
Moores, interposed a pka of self-defense,
declaring he had believed Oray
was armed.
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Foch's Letter to j
Medford Translated, j
Given , to Legion l
.
Tho following loiter written
In French by General Ferdinand
Foch, marshal of Franco, and
mailed at the union station in
Baltimore, Mil, has been re
ceived by Mayor C. 10. Galea of
Medford:
December 7, 1021.
Iionorablo Mr. Mayor,
The enthusiasm of tho neoplo
of .Medford in coming to greet
me when my train passed thru
your city on December 2 has
touched me deeply,
I want to express to you my
heartfelt thanks for it and at
the same time to ask you to In
form tho generouB pooplo of
your city of my profound grati
tude. lie bo kind, Mr. Mayor, as to
accept tho assurance of my very
best wishes. F. FOCI I.
Tho above translation was
mado by Professor Strock of tho
high Bchool faculty. Mayor
Gates plans to turn tho letter
over to the local American Le
gion post, the members of which
will have it framed and treasure
It because, of tho famous boI
dier'B signature.
CHINESE IN FUSS
AMOY, China, Dec. Ifi. (My the
Associated Press) Tho province 01'
Kansu Is reported to be Joining Ihi
southern pnvernmcnt and to he forc
ing tho proviixe of Hhensl to take a
similar step. Tho southern Kovern
ment claims to he KalnlnK MroiiKth as
a result of what It terms the failure
of the Chinese delegation in Wash
ington to secure protection for
China's vital interests.
Foremost anion? expressions of
opinion hero in regard to the Wash
ington conference is the demand for
complete abrogation of Japan's twenty-one
demands and tho return of
Shantung.
FRISCO HOTEL THUGS
CAUGHT By CLERK
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 11. Two
alleged bandits who attempted to
hold up tho office of tho Continental
Hotel, in the heart of tho downtown
business section, early today were
captured by Harry Dyine, night man
ager, and Al Kohn, night porter of
the hotel after they had attempted
to flee with a check protector an their
sole loot. The men gave the nnrneii
of Andre v. Daly and i'.ernard Ritchie.
They were handed gver to the' police.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. HI. (liy the
Associated .Press) Arthur J. Ral
i'uur, head of tho Hritlsh delegation,
gave notice today that (treat Hrltain
would propo.so to the arms conference
tho total abolition of subinarinoH.
Tho announcement also said Mr.
Hal four would take the submarine
question before an open session of the
conference.
Uritish spokesmen have said, how
ever, that Hrltlsh acceptance of tho
ii-Ii.'! ratio plan was in no way contin
gent upon favorable action by tho
conference on (treat Hrltain's pro
posal that submarines be abolished
aa lawful weapons.
Tho Hrltlsh contend that tho ques
tion of tho use at all of nubmarlues
Involves world policy.
Naval opinion in American, Japan
ese, French and presumably Italian
groups Is understood to bo In opposi
tion to tho UritlHh contention that
submarines aro of necessity "weapona
of assassination."
BEAT H. B. 6508
l'lTTSIlUHU, .I'u., Dec. 10. Thom
as It. Williams, president of tho
American Newaiiaiicr Publishers as
sociation today culled upon all mem
bers of the organization as well as
publishers generally, to use their ef
forts to detent houso bill No. UliOS, orl
tho grounds that "no such mischiev
ous Interference with press freedom
has ever liefuro been seriously pro
posed in this country,"
"Tho bill," said Mr. WlllamH, In a
statement, "prohibits publication in
newspapers of any ne.vs likely to
lead to gambling. Ostensibly aimed
at racing news, it would bo equllly
applicable to a largo uuuntlty 0r va
riety of financial and other news,
such ns reports of bank clearings,
which have been gambled on In many
cities.- Tho unprecedented censor
ship inV'lved by the bill itself is more
than sufficient warrant for Its de
feat." L. OF N. SECRETARIAT
GETS A REPORT
GENEVA, Dec. 16. Japan has
sent to the secretariat of tho Lchkuc
of Nations its first report on the ad
miniBtration of the former German
colonies situated in tho North Pacific
north of the equator. Tho report,
which is Intended .'or tho permanent
commission on inundates, Is tho first
report of Una kind to ho received.
Chicago "U" Faculty
Man Quits After
Man Is Nabbed
CHICAGO, Dec. Hit',. Tho
resignation of an unnamed
member of tho faculty of tho
University of Chicago was nn-
nounred today by President
Harry Pratt .ludsou as tho re-
suit of charges of misconduct. 4
Meanwhile pollen are investlgat-
ing reports of activities of a
man caught last night while,
peering Into tho window of u
! women's dormitory.
President .III (I son refused to
confirm tho report that the man
caught last night was tho re-
signed faculty man.
PACIFIC COAST
BY 4PLY PACT
Ports Should Forget Blind
Selfishness and Work for
General Good Robert Dol
lar Says War Loomed Be
fore Arms Conference.
TAC'OMA, Dec. 16. The "WashinR-
tnn conference, by setlllnK disputes
between tho United States and Japan
and by bnnlHhfnfi; International in
trltfuo has opened up now posylblll-
ties for trado in tho Pacific ocean,',
Robert Hollas, Han Francisco man,;
said hero todny. Mr, Hollar is hero;
to attend tho Northwest foreign trade)
conference and ho will bo tho uost ot
honor at a banquet of tho conference
j tonight.
"There is no doubt In my mind but
that war was looming In tho Pacific,"
ho said, "but now wo can bo ahead
with tho development of our foreign
comme.rco without tho fear of an
early war hanging over us. A na
tion contemplating war or In fear of
it can't tend to Its business."
Mr. Dollar predicted tho Pacific
coast would become tho center of tho
world's trado within tho next docado.
"Wo havo only be;un to dovolop our
trado foundation," ho said. "For
years there wero only four sldo
wheelers plying between tho west
coast and tho Orient. With tho fur
ther opening up and development of
tho Far East tho Pacific will rapidly
outstrip tho Atlantic In volumo of
trade."
Mr. Dollar also said that ports on
tho Pacific coast should discard their
blind selfishness and co-operato for
tho larger purposo of developing
trado In general.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 16. In the
first official American interpretation
to bo given tho new four-power Pa
cific treaty since lis signature, high
administration officials said today
that the treaty was not to bo regard
ed as obligating any nation to tako
up arms as a result of miestions fall
ing within tho seopo of tho ngreo
rnent. WILLAMETTE VALLEY
NIPPED BY FROST
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 16. Fruit and
borry growers of the central Willam
ette valley aro Inspecting their trees
and vines closely this morning to
ascertain tho extent of tho frost dam
ngo of last night's cold snap. The
murcury registered a now low mark
for tho winter during tho night whon
it dropped to 2 7 degrees above zero.
No extensive damage has yet been
reported, but growers fear for tho
less hardy plants becauso the warm
weather of the past ten days has
brought the sap up into the treeB
and vines in many sections.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 10. MIUo
0'IJowd, former middleweight cham
pion, and Mike Cibbons will settle
their pugilistic differences tonight,
In a ten round, no decision bout,
each will seek to answer definitely In
his favor tho question of superiority
at fisticuffs a question that hus dis
turbed tholr respective followers
since the two St. I'aul Mikes ham
mered through ten rounds here in
lUll).
TRAD
BENEFITS
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IS RATIFIED
Overwhelming Majority Both
Houses for Irish Free State
t Unionist Plea Denied
Final Action Held Up By Dail
DeValera Still Opposes.
HONDOX, Hoc. 16. (Ry tho Asso
ciated Press) Itoth houses of tho '
Hiitish parliament ratified tho treaty
creatlnR tho Irish Treo state, by over
whelming majorities this afternoon. '
LONDON, Hoc. 1C (Ry tho As
sociated Press) Tho houso of eom
mons today adopted tho reply to tho
speech from tho throno on tho .Anglo
Irish treaty, rejected tho unionist
amendment to tho address by a veto
of 401 to f.S.
Tho adoption of tho address means
tho aeooptaneo of the treaty by the
houso of commons.
Tho houso of lords took similar ac
tion only a few minutes later. Tho
lords rejected tho . unionist amend
ment by a vote of 1G6 to 47.
LONDON, Dec. Ifi. (Dy tho Asso
ciated Press) At tho resumption of
.dolmto on tho treaty with Ireland In
tho houHe of commons this afternoon
Arthur Henderson, labor leader, stat
ed that tho labor party welcomed tho
treaty and hoped it would bo ratified.
LONDON, Doe. I a 0, (liy tho Asso
ciated Press) .Members , of tho Im
perial parliament and of tho Dail JSlc
eann at Dublin gathered again today
for continued discussion , of tho 'Irish
peace treaty.
A vote of ratification was expected
today in both houses of tho Imperial
parliament but that body, the govern
ment had announced, would not bo
prorogued until tho Datl's decision
was received.
Anxiety was expressed hero ns to
tho ultimate fato of tho treaty in
Dublin, where prolongation of the
Dall's secret sessions was regardod
as nn undesirable symptom.
Kamonn DeValera, who, according
to sumo rumors, wns winning many
ot the wavcrers to tho opposition, was
credited by the Dully Mall's Dublin
correspondent with tho intention of
asking tho Dull to vote codicils to tho
treaty which would alter its char
acter, espoclnlly regarding tho oath
of allegiance.
WASHINGTON", Dec. 16 Reduced
rates on grain, grain products and
hay in trans-Mississippi territory
which tho candors recently sought to
have suspended for six months were
sustained by the Inter-state commerce
commission today and will go Into ef
fect December 27.
Tho reductions average about 16 M
por cont ot the 1920 grain rates and
are further decreased by the commis
sion's order today, which requlreB
that corn and other coarse grains be
carried for ten per cent lesB than
wheat and other breadstuff grains.
BERBER TRIES TO
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Victor
Derger, Wisconsin socialist who was
twlco refused a Beat In the house,
called at the White House today and
It was) understood appealed to the
chief executive in behalf ot Eugene
V. Debs, Imprisoned socialist leader.
Mr. llerger said he found that Presi
dent Harding had "a big heart." He
declined to comment further upon
his call.
Offer Itail Gold Uollds.
. WASHINGTON, Dcd. 16. Tho
Souther nrnilroad asked the Inter
state commerce commission today for
permission to Issue and sell $30,000,
000 In gold bonds to bear Interest at
G 3 per cent and to mature 'April,
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