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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14

RUBBER ROoFING-FOR SALE. 500
ROLLS. GOOD GRADE. MUST BE
SOLD AT ONCE. ). O. WILLIAMS &
BRO. THIRD AND TATNALL STS
PHONE 36s.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14

LIME ABOUT THREE CARLOADS OF
GOOD AGRICULTURAL LIME CHEAP.
ADDRESS IS. EVERY EVENING
OFFICE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
ORDNANCE ON HAND.
Materials Left Over From War Stored
For Future Use.

Materials Left Over From War Stored
For Future Use.
BY Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. Introduction
of ordnance material, particularly
main battery guns and fire control
instruments for the seventeen major
ships now under construction for the
navy, progressed satisfactorily thru
out the last fiscal year. according to
the annual report Of Rear Admiral
Charles B. Mcvay, jr., chief Of the
bureau or ordnance, submitted today
to Secretary Daniels.
Present indications are that the
material in all cases will be ready
for the ships before they are COM
pleted. the report says.
Work of liquidating the large num-
ber of ordinance contracts entered in
to by the bureau during the war is
reviewed and the report states that
practically all contracts have been
settled without litigation.
The buerau is entering upon an
era Of development that will tax the
available resources of brains, in
genuity and funds of the service If
proper use is to be made of the or
dnance lessons of the world, Admiral
McVay declared. He recommended
an Increased force for his bureau,
stating that the present number is
reduced almost beyond the safety
point"
Efforts have been made during the
year with good success to improve
upon the type Of mine used in the
North sea mine barage, Admiral Nc
Vey says adding that a large quant1-
ty of anti submarine and other gear
left over from the war has been stor-
ed for use in future emergencies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11

at cnce with the organization of d
foreign trade corporation capitalized
at sl0o,o0o,0G0 under the provisions
OF the Edge act.
A committee Of thirty, headed by
John McHugh, of New York, was
named to proceed with the work and
q subscription list was Immediately
started to finance the undertaking
The conference unanimously adopt
ed report of the committee on plan
ana scope. The board of directors is
to be chosen as representative OF
commerce, finance agriculture and
industry with due regard to geo
graphical lines.
Inc committee recommended rails
inc Of $lO0,OoO,00O for underwriting
purposes. the money to be returned
later.
The resolutions of the committee on
plan and scope declared:
That the extension of credit by
the corporation should be confined to
countries where there is a stable gov
ernment and where there is an as
sur9nce of integrity Of purpose.
That the operations Of this corpo-
ration should be confined to financing
for the benefit of future foreign trade
and,
THAT. believing the development OF
this project will mean so much to the
country as a whole. we urge the
commerce, finance. agriculture and
financial and practical cooperation
of all members OF agricultural, man
ufacturing financial and labor inter
ests.''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
U. s. HOSPITALS INADEQUATE.
Surgeon General Demands Better Fa.
oiiities For Care Of Soldiers.

Surgeon General Demands Better Fa.
oiiities For Care Of Soldiers.
BY Associated Press.
Washington. Dec. 11.-Additional
hospital facilities for the treatment
of former service men and women
and the appointment Of an admins
trative head for the three major
agencies involved in rehabilitation
work are recommended by DR.. Hugh
s. Cumming. surgeon general Of the
public health service, in his annual
report. sent today to congress by the
treasury department.
DR.. Cumming says the We risk in
surance bureau, the federal board for
vocational education, and tho public
health service should operate under
an administrative head "as co-ordi-
nate and Independent bureaus in
close cooperation"
Emphasizing the need for addition
al hospital facilities. DR.. Cumming
points out that 10000 patients were
receiving hospital care from the pub
lie health, service on July last. rs
compared with 1000 in October, 1919.
The surgeon general also said he
desired to bring to the attention of
congress .'the dilapidated and un-
satisfactory conditions OF many OF
the hospitals now owned and oper-
ated by the public health service
The marine hospitals but with few
exceptions were Of antiquated con,
structiOn and badly IN need OF re-
pairs. he said. III 8, ..5s a..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
ISLANDS SHOW. IMPROVEMENT
Banditry on the Wane in Haiti and
Santo Domingo.
By Associated Press

Banditry on the Wane in Haiti and
Santo Domingo.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The military
situation in Haiti and Santo Domingo
from the point Of view Of the marine
corps is extremely satisfactory"
Major General Lejeune, commandant
Of the corps, declares in his annual
report to the secretary Of the navy,
made public today.
A year ago, the bandit situation in
Haiti was quite serious" General
Lejeune says, but tho present
brigade and gendarmerie commanders
have handled the situation IN mas
terly fashion and now band1try has
been almost completely suppressed
There has been no serious banditry
in San Domingo in the last year
General Lejeune SAYS, adding that on
his recent visit he found the marines
stationed there to be in efficient con-
dition.
The "after effects" of the world
war have nearly disappeared from
the marine corps, the commandant
continues. He believes that both Of
fcers and men have overcome the
relaxations and unrest which fol-
lowed the war and that they are
working INCREASINGLY to maintain the
efficiency of the corps at its highest
standard.
General Lejeune recommends that
legislation be enacted which will al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
WAGES SLATED FOR DROP.
Laborers Must Take Less for Hire as
Prices Are Reduced.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Cleveland. Dec. 11.-wages must
fail In the United States with the re-
ductton in prices and the readjust-
ment to normal conditions in indus
try, Congressman Elect Theodore e.
Burton. Of Ohio, declared before h
business conference of the Cleveland
Garment Manufacturers Association.
Anyone who says that wages must
be maintained at their present level
is flying in the face Of economic law
MIR. Burton said. II do not say this
from lack Of regard for the working
man. We are all anxious to pay the
workers as much as possible. 1t is to
our interest to do so. We are all
workers in true sense. But when
they speak of wartime prices break
ing and wartime pay remaining they
are talking out of their head"
Mr.. Burton traced the history of
panscs and business depressions,
which he said come in cycles. Re-
ferring to the present depression in
all business he said that he hoped,
though he would not predict, that the
worst would be passed by the first of
the year and stabilization would set
in. The causes, he said, are currency
imitation, after war conditions which
have cut off the possible number of
buyers by removing all OF Europe
frsm the market, restricted credits
and creation Of fictitious values,
which reached a peak at which they
caa I'd their own crash.
~nere are many things which
make oar conditions much, better
than in former times OF depression, -
he said. I'VE know more and the
federal reserve banking system is our
greatest i bulwark in the time Of
storm"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11

continue to outweigh economic con-

continue to outweigh economic con-
siderations
Placed all together, the four or five
millions Of trees used annually would
make mighty forest, but forest
service officers point out that many
of them come from fields which are
being cleared for farming purposes
or from forests which need thinning
to protect the more sturdy trees.
They also argue that trees are for
use and that there is no other use to
which they could be put that would
contribute so much to the Joy of
mankind as their use by children on
this one great holiday.
OF the total of Christmas trees con-
sumed in this country. 100000 are
used in New York state and New
England, the forest service SAYS
Black and red spruce are very COM
monty seen in New England Christ
mas celebrations and in New York
and Philadelphia. In Illinois and
Ohio the local demand is supplied
partly with nursery grown Norway
spruce. Pines are in great demand
for Christmas trees when fir and
spruce are not available. Turnout
Maryland, Virginia and in Washing
ton. d. c., the scrub pine finds n
way into many homes. while il
southern Wyoming the Lodge Pole
pine is almost the only species avail
able.
Her,lock is often used, but only in
Inc absence of other varieties. red
cedar. says TIE forest service. Is NOT
despised where better trees, can not
be had in the treeless states and
often in Tennessee and PENNSYLVANIA,
In California red cedar and incense
cedar are not uncommon. The
swamps of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota furnish the markets Of
Chicago. st. Paul. Minneapolis and
the cities of the plains states. while
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
the Berkshire hills OF Massachusetts
and the Adirondacks and Catskill, In
New York are the sources OF sunply
for New York, Philadelphia AMI
Boston and even Baltimore and
Washington.
Christmas trees. the forest service
says. vary in size from five to thirty
nVe Feet and prices run from % centx
to sSS or $50. Where the 90 cent
trees are available is not stated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
Greatest Convention of In.
terests Ever Assembled
Under Way.
JUDGE Lands ON
DUTY AS CHAIRMAN
Basis OF Agreement Between Major
and Minor Leagues, Disrupted Two
Years Ago, One of obiects-Landis
Asks That His Powers Be Defined
Official Title Probably Will Re
Director Of Baseball.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE greatest
convention Of baseball interests ever
assembled in this country got under
way today. Overshadowing all other
problems was the formation of a new
national agreement.
The session will continue for sew
eral days under the presidency of
Judge K. NJ. Landis. The events that
let up to the necessity of adopting
g new national agreement had their
beginning about two years ago when
the National Association Of Profess
sional Baseball Leagues, the organi-
zatton OF minor leagues, broke away
from the national agreement because
OF controversy relative to draft
provisions.
Ihen there arose from various
parts demand for a reorganization
OF the national commission, general
iy referred to as the supreme court
OF baseball. The commission has been
composed of the presidents Of the
National and American Leagues,
with August Hermann, president OF
the Cincinnati Club OF the National
League, as chairman.
Agreement in Two Parts.
1t is generally expected that the
new agreement will have two parts
One between the National and AM
erican Leagues, that will apply to
questions involving solely major
league matters. and the other be-
tween the major and minor leagues.
Judge Landis will insist upon the
inclusion Of provisions outlining his
power and authority as head OF or
sanized baseball. and others for the
general good of the sport. Sugges-
ton that he write what provisions he
thinks necessary was made to Judge
Lahdis by President Johnson. Of the
American League. who win confer
upon Judge lands an official title
which probably will be director OF
baseball. He undoubtedly will have
more power and authority than has
been possessed by any individual or
commission in. baseball.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
CAN'T FIND HENRY FORD.
Government Seeks Auto Builder !.
Witness in RumeIy Trial.


Witness in RumeIy Trial.
New York. Dec. 11.-Representa-
tives Of the federal district attorney
here have started a nationwiela
search for Henrys Ford. Detroit auto
mobile man Gfacturei; who is vented
as a. government witness in the trss,f
Iof Dr. Edward A. Rumeiy chsrged
with concealing the alleged German
ownership OF the New York Evening
Mail during part of the war.
A process server made a trip ur the
state several weeks ago when Mr..
Ford and Thomas Edison and John
Burroughs, the naturalist, were on an
outing. but he returned to the city
with the information that he was un-
able to subpoena Mr.. Ford because a.
few hours before he had started for
his home in Detroit.
Another agent was dispatched to
Detroit with a subpoena, but ne
found that Mr.. Ford was on his way
to California, and since then, it was
said. the government agents had been
unable to obtain any trace Of Mr..
Ford.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
VALUABLE PAPERS RECOVERED

Documents Taken From Illinois Bank
Found in Freight Car
BY Associated Press.
Chicago. Dec. 11.-Securities, wills,
civil war discharges, deeds and many
other valuable documents found In, a
burlap sack in freight car by en-
ployes Of a firm Of wholesale leath-
er dealers were being held by the
company today for officials of EDGE
wood, ILL.,, to identify as part of valu-
ables taken by bandits who robbed a
state bank there more than month
ago.
Included in the lot Of papers were
historical documents which covered
a period Of more than sixty years.
The bag came here in car loaded
with leather from East ST. Louis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
PAGE ONE.

Telegraphic News:
Constantine Preparing 70 Return to
Greece
House to Pass Anti .Alier, Bill.
Three Stages in Disarmament Pro-
gram.
Seeking Peace in Ball World
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Women Jurors to Dignity Courts.
Code Committee Agrees Upon Plan
Wilson Feeding Hungry Iowa Der,-
ocratS.
PAGE FOUR.
Sports News and Story:
Sports Paragraphs.
The Palace of Darkened Windows.
PAGE SIX.
Editorials:
Junking Camp Dodge.
The Labor Situation In Iowa.
The Sioux City Tenant and Owner.
PAGES SEVEN-ElEVEN.
City News:
Prize Winners of Swine Show.
Painters Short Course For City.
Willard Will Case Settled.
Theater News and Gossip.
News of Society.
Local Comment.
PACE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Sharp Advance in Wheat.
Hog Prices Higher.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
THREE STAGES
IN PLAN FOR
DISARMAMENT
l.egue Assembly Hears Rec
ommendation of Com
mittee at Geneva.
No1rcREAsEs
NO INCREASES
AS FIRST STEP
Second Stage Would He General Re-
duction in Armaments and Third
Would Be Complete Disarmament
Except AZ Needed For Police Pro-
tsction-To institute Propaganda
to Educate Younger Generations.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated freSS.
Geneva, Dec. 11.-Digarn1hment in
three stages il the substance of the
recommendation the committee on
ornaments Of the league of nations
assembly will make to the assembly
as the result Of it's deliberations.
The first stage would be marked
by an agreement among the powers
to make no further increases in ar
maments.
The second stage OF, the recon-
mended procedure is 8. gradual re-
ductinn In armaments.
The third stage woukl be that OF a
general complete disarmament, ex-
scept in so far as arms were needed
for police purposes.
NJ. Doret, delegate from Haiti, suc-
ceeded, in securing the adoption by
the committee this morning of an
amendment providing that the coun-
ell Of the league inaugurate propa-
gnnda campaign for disarmament
minds" as he put it, meaning the
preparation OF the younger genera
ton for the new order of things by
proper education in othe. schools.
a Hint From .lapan.
Japan can not reduce. her arma-
ments as long as the United States
is Increasing hers, visc,unt Kirujiro
Ishii Of the Japanese delegation, de-
clared at a meeting of tkIe ornaments
COMMITTEES this afternoon. when the
question OF disarmament was under
6diacunsion.
ioHGnd 10 Provide Troops. .
Conditional acceptance by Holland
of the invitation OF the league OF ma
tons to contribute part of the mill
tary force to be sent by the league
to- the Wilma district for the plebis-
cite there was announced today. The
acceptance is subject to the passage
OF suitable legislation A7 the Dutch
parliament.
Poland has sent a note to the coun J
Gil and the league, requesting that
the fortress and fortified zone Of
Grodno be excluded from the Wilma
plebiscite area
Another Split Probable.
A dispute between Bolivia and
Chile in the league OF nations as
sembly today has raised the possi-
bility OF the withdrawal of one coun-
TRY or the other from the league
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
Official Notification of Re-
suit of Plebiscite Sent
to Deposed Ruler.
ASKED TO REASCEND
THRONE AT ONCE
Greek Cruiser and Escort of War
ships to Receive King and Family
at Venice Next Wednesday-Two Of
constantine's Advisers Not to eat
Permitted to Return With Him.
One Declared to Be Of Hun Views.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Lucerne. Switzerland. Dec. IL
Official notification of the result oA
the plebiscite in Greece and an In.
vitation to return to Athens and re-
ascend the Greek throne Immediately
were received by former King Con4
stantine here this morning.
The Greek government notinea
Constantine it will have a Greeh
cruiser and an escort Of warships to
receive him and his family at Venice
on Wednesday.
Because Of the health of Queen
Sophie plans had been made for Com
stanttne and his family to travel by
the way of Brindisi, but on account
OF the arrangements made for his re-
turn his plans have been changed
and the family will leave Lucerne ON
an ordinary train, probably on Mon
day.
Prof. Georgios STREET., former sor.
eisn minister and Constantine.s chief
ADVISER during his exile, who il re-
puted to be pro- German, and Cant.
Steran Paparrigopoulos, comman-
dant in the Greek army and con.
stantine's aid-de-camp, are pro-
hfbited from returning to Greece in
the Greek telegram inviting Con-
stantine to return.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11

cent. well-kept parks and dignified
public buildings, give it the air Of a
German city. It's numerous Lutheran
churches similar to those found in
any Of the Hnnseatic League cities.
Its university l., organized along
German lines. But the great majori-
lty of its people have no sympathy
y ith Germany's effort to continue it's
influence in Latvia thru the German
harons. whose estates have been con-
fiSoated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
Riga MONUMENT 10 WAR.
Once Great Port Town Now Sad
Ghost Of Former Greatness.

Once Great Port Town Now Sad
Ghost Of Former Greatness.
Bs Associated Press.
Riga, Latvia, Dec; Riga, which
was known before the war as the
pearl of the Baltic and ranked as
lsussia's second port, Is one. OF the
saddest monuments to the destruc-
tfon wrought by six years Of cease
less fighting. much of which took
place on the soil OF the new repub-
sof Latvia, erected on the ruins of
the old Russian governm ents of Lii
vonia and Courland.
Half a million persons lived in
Riga tefore the war and over 400
large factories kept it busy and pres
porous. Now there are only about
100000 inhabitants and less than
score of faAtories a. opera ting. The
empty she is Of various industries
stand awaiting the return Of machin-
cry which the l;ussians shipped
eastward before the German ad-
vance. Lenine and TrotZky have
4 promised to return all the machin-
cry which belonged to Russian sub
jects. But many of the factories
were owned by foreign capitalists
>nRd consequently cannot hope to re-
~ their plants.
Eat rubber plants, carshops,
working shops and saw mills
and idle awaiting capital to buy
Rchinery. The River Dvil1a and var
bus lakes and inlets lying about the
ty are filled with logs. But there
De no mills to convert them into
timber, no ships to carry them into
foreign markets. The docks are idle.
Few trains operate and those are
fired with wood.
OF the 100000 persons in the new
republic, nearly all are. dependent
upon agriculture for a living. The
crops were failure this year and
consequently the outlook is blue for
the new government headed by I'll
manis, the American trained minis
ter-president. But the Let's have
learned the Joy Of freedom In their
few months OF independence. They
fought bravely against the bolshe-
wiki and later against the Baltic bar
ons who tried to enslave them under
General Bermondt. And they are
building up a national
life and a national consciousness in
the face of terrible odds.
Unlike most parts of Russia, Lat
via was q country where education
was general and only a small pro-
portion of its population was unable
to read and write. It had been we'll
in the line of European culture. It's
ports Of Riga, Libau and Windau
had always attacted many foreign
traders. The country had been so at
tractive to German business men
that German culture was firmly en-
bedded In the leading cities. Riga ,s
more German than Russian in its ap-
pearance. Its broad streets, magnif-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
IRISH POLICY TO BE DEBATED
Lower House to Discuss Policies OF
Lloyd George Regime.

Lower House to Discuss Policies Of
LIoyd-George Regime.
BY Associated Press.
London. Dec. 11.-Debate on the
governments Irish policy is expected
to be opened in the house Of COM
mons by liberal leaders next Tues
day.
Announcement Of martial law in
southwestern Ireland, made by
Premier Lloyd George before the
house yesterday, was accompanied by
intimations that debate On the sub
ject was not desired, but it appears
probable the lower house OF parlia-
ment may be called upon to decide
whether the cabinets plans regarding
Ireland are to be carried into execu-
ton without acquiescence of the
legislative branch of the government.
This question. should it come to q
vote, would test. the stability of the
Lloyd George cabinet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
Today's News Index
The Weather.

Sun rises Dec. IL at 7:7, sets at 1882.
1owa-Increasing cloudiness to-
night, becoming unsettled Sunday:
moderate temperature
Weather predictions for the week
beginning Monday for territory in
Guiding Iowa are: Unsettled, with
probably rain or snow and moderate
temperature first half; latter half
generally fair and colder, much cold
er toward end Of week.
Range Of temperature at MARSHALL
town: Friday. 45 and 35; Thursday,
"a and 20; Dec. Dec. 10. 1919, 10
above and rs below zero. At Z this
morning, So; yesterday, SO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
Guatemalan Must Explain Call.
By Associated Press.


Washington. Dec. 11.-De. Julio BIZ
anchi, Guatemalan minister to the
United States, will be asked, it was
said today at the state department,
for an explanation of his call yester-
day on Senator Moses, Of New
Hampshire, to discuss the senator's
resolution calling on the department
for information as to the detention
Of former President Cabrera by the
present government authorities in
Guatemala.
The minister's action was said by
department officers to have been
without precedent and in violation Of
diplomatic usages and international
courtesy. It was intimated, however,
that the department would not go so
far as to ask for the minister's recall
as a result of the incident.