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Evening star., 1921-11-12
CROWDS AT MEMORIAL HALL
AS PARLEY DELEGATES MEET
Ambassadors, Justices of Supreme Court
Cabinet Members and Men in Bril-
liant Uniform Gather.

No other entrance in the United
States ever had so many notables pass
it's portals as the 18th street doors
Of Memorial Continental Hall this
morning for the few minutes just
prior to the opening of the arma-
ment conference.
Crowded on the steps and slowly
making their way upward toward
the rather narrow door were dele
gates, ambassadors, justices Of the
Supreme Court. cabinet members.
Army and Navy officers Of high rank
and attaches Of varying degrees of
eminence.
Arthur Balfour and Ambassador
Ged6es came together in the latter's
car. Prince Tokugawa and Vice Ad-
miral Kato arrived in another motor.
The procession of vehicles, ranging
from limousines Of the diminsions of
freight car down to friendly f1iv-
yers brought notables Of great va
riety in ones and twos, threes and
fours.
Brilliant Uniforms Seen.
.. An occasional brilliant uniform lent
a spectacular touch to tine event. The
sartorial perfection of the Italian
party was unexoelled, perhaps, by any.
Lieut.. Gen. Vaccari. chief Of staff of
the Italian army, and his aides were
in full uniform covered by flowing
and his aides wore the dark blue of
the navy. Both of these chief advisers
to the delegation were distinguished
by an intricate pattern of lace around
their caps often called walls of
Troy"
The streets and opposite parking
were lined with a curious crowd. The
steps OF D. A. R Hall are steep apd
none too wide; the doorway is a mar
row one. The presence in the portico,
and especially on the very stairs right
up to the door, of a considerable num-
Der Of people who by no stretch of the
Imagination could have been repre-
sentatives Of the press or otherwise
entitled to be there was feature that
Idetracted from the impressiveness Of
the scene and inconvenienced the dis
tinguished arrivals.
Two Boy Scouts, two soldiers, one
non commissioned and one commits
stoned officer and one or two park po-
licemen handled the situation as well
as they could. Conversations over
heard indicated that the congestion
was the result Of divided authority
and divided responsibility. So fast
ala notables arrive that those on duty
had all they could do to handle them.
wanted to See President.
The arrival Of President Harding
was, Of course, the big event eagerly
awaited by those who had with the
persistence of herring going up
stream, eluded the barriers. They
fatuously supposed that the chief ex-
ecutive would come to the main
porte -cochere. OF course. he didn't.
When the presidential cars slipped
down 18th street and around the cor
ner everybody registered acute dis
appointment, while the flying leaps
Of photographers. cameras in hand,
from their precarious places on the
pediments Of the pillars provided a
real thrill. Most, of not all, did not
reach the corner until the President
had slipped inside.
The sense of values * some Amer
Evening star., 1921-11-12
PRESIDENT IS CHEERED
AS HE PASSES ON WAY
TO OPEN ARMS PARLEY

President Harding was cheered
today almost the entire way as he
motored from the White House to
the Memorial Continental Hall to
deliver his speech to open the
ornaments conference. The streets
in that section were we'll crowded
at the time. and the sight Of the
President called for one ovation
after another. He bowed several
times in acknowledgment OF these
manifestations.
The President was accompanied
by Mrs. Harding. his secretary and
Col. Sheriff., his chief aide. When
they alighted at the steps of the
building the President paused
long enough to let the dozen or
more photographers and motion
picture men shoot him." At the
doorway the party was greeted by
Basil Miles, secretary to the con-
ference, who escorted the President
to an anteroom, where he removed
his hat and overcoat. and then
went to the assembly room.
The President left the building
imm ediately at the conclusion of
his speech. Mrs Harding remain
ed to watch the proceedings.
Evening star., 1921-11-12
SINGER DEEPLY MOVED.
operatic Star Touched by Tribute
Paid Unknown Soldier.

OF all who participated in the i'm
pressive shonors rendered to Amer
ica's unknown soldier" at Arlington
yesterday none. perhaps, was more
deeply touched by the sentiment OF
the day than Miss Rosa Ponselle, the
Leading soprano OF the Metropolitan
That My Redeemer Liveth."
1T was not the great honor con-
ferred upon me in permitting me to
mingle my simple' tribute with that
Of this great nation" said Miss Pom
selle at the close Of the ceremonies,
but I was thrilled as never before
in my life. My very soul seemed to
go out in my song"
At the close Of the ceremonies Gen.
Dias asked to be presented to the
singer and complimented her on her
voice. She was then presented to the
other members Of the italian deleEa,-
tion, who also paid high tribute to
her art.
Evening star., 1921-11-12
BIRTH CONTROL URGED
AS ARMS PARLEY FACTOR

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November 12.-Birth
control as a factor in bringing about
world limitation of armaments and
permanent peace was discussed by
delegates to the first American birth
control conference. Resolutions ad-
dressed to Congress and armament
conference delegates, suggesting the
appointment of a commission to study
birth control, were passed.
Asserting that the pressure of popu-
lation was one of the chief causes Of
war. the conference suggested birth
control throughout the world as the
only remedy.
In q letter to the conference Luther
Burbank, horticulturist, stated that
1.-The great fundamental principle Of
selection is the guide to all progress
and in facing world problems of the
human race, science and not fgno-
ance, maudlin sentimentality and big
otry. must prevail" Among tie
speakers at the first session Of tho
conference were Mrs. Edith HouEh-
ton Hooker. Daltimore; DR.. s. Adolf
phus Knopf Of the universities Of
Paris and New York; DIR. Alice Butler,
Cleveland; DI. Abraham Myerson.
Boston; DR.. RoGwell H. johnson, Uni.
versity of Pittsburgh. and J. o. p.
Bland. LondoA
Evening star., 1921-11-12
PARLEY DELEGATION is PICK OF us.
REAR ADMIRAL FTSKE TELLS LEGION

THE four men selected to repre-
sent this country at the conference
are the pick Of the nation and are
thoroughly capable" he said, "and
they will be assisted by q large
corps Of advisors"
The people have not given the
profound thought to tho subject
OF armaments that they should, he
asserted. and they do not have q
clear conception Of the real mean
ing of armament. He declared that
a municipal police force IL q form
of armament, which protects hon
bers and outlawry.
Evening star., 1921-11-12
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 12.-Sug-
gestions from the laiety as to how
the Washington conference on
limitation of armament should be
conducted. and the sending of
criticisms and petitions to the
delegations by persons who know
little or nothing about armament
problems, will not help speed the
conference to success, declared
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske,
speaking last night at an Ameri-
can Legion dinner,
Evening star., 1921-11-12
CALL OF WORLD
RES0UNDS, SAYS
Mr.. HARDING
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Continued from First Page.)
smaller ones were the Portuguese
Belgians. Dutch and Chinese. Ad-
visers had chairs of gold and velour
directly back of their delegations. Be-
hind the American sections were
draped the flags of the nine nations.
Senator Lodge was the first of the
American delegation to arrive. He
walked about the room meeting mem.
bers of the American advisory COM
mittee, much as he talked with COL
leagues in the Senate chamber. There
was a scattering of gold lace in the
galleries.
AS the French delegates reached the
main ell rance there was something
of a jam. Premier BRAND, edging
his way through, dropped his silk
hat. Attendants quickly made way
for him to get in.
Attaches In Full Dress.
Military and naval attaches ap-
peared in full dress uniforms. making
a show of plumes and spangles such
as Washington has not seen since
the, war Almost all the others were
in conventional dress Of the diplo-
matte service Vice President Coolidge
and Mrs. Coolidge and Speaker Gillett
Of the House and Mrs. Gillett occu-
pied a box to the right rear of the
American delegation. Mrs. George
Maynard Minor of Connecticut, presi-
dent general Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, had seat Of
honor in box with a party.
Earl Beatty. putting his glasses to
his eyes, searched for his own seat,
and found it on the first row of the
British advisors.
The delegate from India, Srinivasa
Sastri, wearing white silk turban,
added a touch of color to the picture.
Gen. Pershing took his place with
the advisory committee and was
quickly surrounded by representatives
of some of the Army with whom he
was associated.
Applause for Mr. Hughes.
Premier BRAND and NJ. viviani stood
together chatting behind their chairs
as Prince Tokugawa of the Japanese
delegation came in and engaged in
conversation with Sir Auckland
Geddes, the British ambassador. Mr..
Balfour entered with former Premier
Borden of Canada.
The first applause. hearty and gen
erous. broke when Secretary Hughes
Evening star., 1921-11-12

leans Is peculiar. How dare you try
to stop me? 1 am the wife of a colo
mel in the Army" one woman called
from her sedan to a police officer. She
seemed to think that entirely suffi-
cient reason for permitting her car to
enter a street closed to all traffic.
Evening star., 1921-11-12
new ZEALAND FIRM
FOR UNITED EMPIRE
(Continued from First Page.)

tion. such as the free emigration
question, should cause q deadlock be-
tween Great Britain and New Zealand
Sir John Salmond insists that he
would be perfectly justified in tight
ing for his beliefs and the polices OF
his country. even though opposed to
those of Great Britain, when the mat
ter is first brought up for considera-
tion in the proper committee Of the
conference. When the matter Is
brought up before the conferences as
q whole, however, Sir John believes
that the leader of the British dele
as well.
Claims No International Status.
II desire to make it clear" Sir John
Salmond said today, that New Zea.
land neither possesses nor claims any
separate international status. The
power which has been invited to this
conference is the British empire in its
unity. The autonomous dependencies
Of that empire have no individual
recognition. Both in connection with
this conference and in relation tc
other matters there has been some
puOllC QlsCuSSlOH dS 10 q Clalm Dy the
British self-governing dominions tc
an Independent international status
Such q claim, however, has I think
no legal or logical foundation. In.
ternationally and constitutionalIy, the
whole British empire Is q single and
indivfsible body polite
"This, however. in no way deprives
the self-governing dominions Of such
voice and influence in international
affairs as they may be justly entitled
to in view Of their Importance or OF
their distinct interests.
Have Rights Of Units.
'.rhe voice by which the British EN-.
pire speaks in such matters need not
be exclusively the voice Of the i'm
perial government at Westminster
whether in such q conference as this
at Washington. the league of nations
or in some futurA more comprehen.
s,ve association Of the powers, the
ssif-eoverning dominions Of the Brit
ish crown may properly possess and
exercise q share in. the Joint repre-
sentation Of a single undivided en-
nire. but this is q very different thing
from an illogical and disruptive Claim
to separate international existence
and recognition"
Evening star., 1921-11-12

At the general election held in
England nine women will make q
fight for election to parliament
Evening star., 1921-11-12
Have Rights Of Units.

Nine. Maxine Is a manufacturer Of
brass in Yokohama and makes $4,000
q month out of it.
Evening star., 1921-11-12

Statements Of Lord Riddle, who
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
An EDUCATIONAL WAVE IS ON
Seventeen One-Teacher Schools VIII
be Eliminated In the County Of
Rutherford This Year.

Rutherfordton. - An educational
wave such as has never been known
before is sweeping this county. Seven
teen one.teacher schools will be elm
mated this year. They will be con.
solidated into larger and more use
full schools. Spindale petitDhed the
board of education this week to vote
a special tax Of so cents on the 500
worth of property to maintain their
school and bond ssue of 80 cents
on the 800 worth of property to finish
paying for their new building, build
nice teacherage and equip the build
ing with modern heating plant. This
viii make total tax of so cents on
the 500 worth of property which Is
more than the entire county tax. Spin
dale is the only public school in the
county that will run full nine months
this term. They have the ablest fac
ulty that they have ever had.
Special tax elections were ordered
for Union and Ferry schools. A new
modern eight-room brick school build
ing is going up at Oakland and Green
Hill consolidated schools; also four
room house for Chimney Rock school.
Several new buildings are under con-
struction now while four consolidated
projects are under consideration.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
PEACE CONFERENCE
WILL NOT Be HELD
LLOYD GEORGE DECLINES TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ASSUMPTION
OF DE VALERA.
IRELAND IS NOT FREE STATE
The Premier is Careful Not to Close
the Door to Possible Resumption
Of the Negotiations.

London.-The arrangements for the
Irish peace conference are cancelled
but the negotiations still are not rup-
tured That in brief is the story OF
unexpected and surprising develop
ments.
Eamonn De Valera, the Irish re-
publican leader, having reaffirmed his
claim to enter the conference as the
representative of an independent and
sovereign state, Premier Lloyd George
declared that such admission Is i'm
possible He announces the cancel
lation of the arrangements for a con,
ference.
The premier is careful not TO close
the door to possible resumption of the
negotiations on the contrary, he
gives Mr. De Valera and his support
ers the amplest time and opportunity
to reconsider their position
Declaring that there was but one
answer to the claim which would he
equivalent to Great Rritans a cknowl-
edging Ireland's right to negotiate a
treaty of closer association with some
other foreign power" he mildly re-
proaches the Irish people for taking no
single step to meet the generous adj
yances of the British government
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
ARMAMENT MATTER
IS UP TO HARDING.
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE HAS
BEEN EMPOWERED 70 DEAL
WITH THE QUESTION:.
PRESENT SOLUTION DOUBTFUL
Probable That Land Armaments Is to
be Handled by League Commission
on Same Basis as Naval.

Geneva.-The commission on disar-
mament of the council of the League
of Nations in its full report finds that
the WASHINGTON conference can better
deal with the question Of naval dlsar-
mament than the league and that 1t
cen be more effectively secured by
common agreement among the great
powers.
The discussion Of this subject by
the assembly commission thus far
is in line with this conclusion, involv-
ing a slow but sure policy. With re.
gard to land ornaments also 1t APP
pears that the same policy has the
upper hand 1t is probable that the
question will come up before the as
sembly on that basis,
Mankind is still too far removed
from the ideals Of peace to make pos
sible at present the solution of the
question of disarmament is the final
conclusion of the councils commits
sion,
The replies to the assemblies re-
quest that the governments limit their
expenditures for the purpose of arIha-
ments for two years to the amount OF
this years budget are quoted in sup
port of the commissions contention.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
DOUBTS OF PERMANENT PEACE.
The Proposition is Advanced That a
Gas Bomb 10 Equally as Humane as
a 1,00o-Pound She'll or Torpedo.

Washington. Poison gas as a
means of warfare has come to stay,
Americas military experts join with
those Of other countries in insisting
that the gas bomb is just as humane
as the torpedo or the 1000-pound shell.
Any idea that the United States army
experts will advise the American dele
cation to the conference on limitation
OF ornaments to propose the aboli-
ton of poison gases can be dismissed
as out of the question.
President Harding in his invitation
to the other powers pointed out that
ut may be found advisable to formu-
late proposals by which in the interest
OF humanity the use of new agencies
of warfare may be suitably con-
trolled
A canvass of military authorities
develops the fact that the American
army holds chemical warfare to be a
recognized and desirable means of
warfare--that is just as desirable as
any other means OF killing the troops
of the enemy. The experts say they
hope the time will never come when
war is necessary TO settle disputes
between nations. They are just as
anxious for permanent peace as any
other Americans, but Mr. Harding
himself in his speech to the Army
War College spoke his doubts about
permanent peace and indicated that
armies and navies would always be
necessary
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
REMEMBER NUMBER At WORK
Commissioner of Labor Has Furnished
Statistics Showing Positive Signs
OF Business Recovery.

Observation-Disclosures who are dis
turbed over the 5,735,0O0 unemployed
of today overlook the fact that in
1914, there were 100000 out of work,
a larger percentage or whom were
men and actual bread-winners, than
in the present unemployment, Secre-
tary Davis said.
while we have our unemployed, let
us not forget the 100000 who are
still at work." the statement said "A
further encouraging fact is that $780,
600 900 is now available about the
country in the form of bonds already
issued or appropriated by the state,
county and municipal governments
for public works"
Positive signs of business recovery
have been furnished by the Commits
sioner of Labor Statistics, Secretary
Davis declared adding:
"The statement has been constantly
made, in the news and n the editorial
columns Of newspapers, that the de-
partment of labor reported 5,735,000
men being out of worH The depart
ment of labor has reported no such
thing 1t did report that, according
to the best available estimate that
could be made, there are 5,735000
fewer men, women and children on
the payrolls than there were in March,
1920 There is a difference with
distinction. 1t is very different mat
ter from saying that there are $685.
600 men unemployed
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
HIGHER WAGES TO
MILL OPERATIVES
six WORKING DAYS INCLUDED IN
NEW SCHEDULE OF THE KIN.
SToN COTTON MILL.
HOUSE RENT sl.4O PER week
Water and Light Bills are Paid by
the Mill Company, as Well as Paw
Ing Assessments and Repairs.

Kinston. Only handful of opera
tlves of the Kinston cotton mills who
refused to go to work under new
pay scale advanced by the company,
are remaining out, according to j.
Fred Taylor, general manager OF the
mills. The new scale reduces wages
on an average of IL per cent, but in
creases working time from four to six
days a week. In addition the company
Mr.. Taylor stated again assesses rents
for rs houses occupied by employees.
The rate is s140 week or $3.50 =
month for four-room house, II is I'M
derstood, the company paying water
and light bills. paving assessments
and repair costs The houses have
been occupied rent free since last
spring, as n result of the curtailment
OF working time resulting from the de-
preston The average increase in pay
after deduction of rentals will be APP
proximately 20 per cent, Mr. Taylor
declared
Competition in the ice business at
LAGRANGE has made that town at
times the lowest ice market lin the
United States" according to local
claims
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
NO DECREASE IN
GROSS TAXATION
"A LATE AMENDMENT PROVIDES
FOR A TAX OF $6.40 PER
GALLON ON SPIRITS.
TAXATION IS 500 PER HEAD
Estimate Made is That Senate Bill
viii Provide Revenue Of $780,
100000 In Next Calendar Year.

Washington -Scant promise of any
material decrease in the gross amount
of taxation to be levied during the
next calendar year is held out by the
amended tax bill, which Senator Pen
rose, republican, Pennsylvania chair
man of the senate finance committee
ard his administration associates COM
pleted,
1t Is believed that between $4,000,
100000 and $34O0,O00,000 in revenue
is provided by the Penrose bill, al
though an exact estimate has not been
made.
1t was estimated that the house tax
bill would provide $4,000, 100000 for
the next calendar year.
A tax of approximately $50 is laid
upon every man, woman and child in
the country for the present fiscal year
by the bill.
One OF the eleventh-hour provisions
adopted was an amendment by Sena-
tor Calder of New York imposing a
tax of $64O a gallon on all distilled
spirits withdrawn from bond, except
that used in manufacturing.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
Suburb for Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill.-This university VII
,aee iskto have a suburb, after the
manner of real cities. The site OF the
development is part of the tract ON
the east edge of town, known to dni-
yersity students for two generations
back as the Strowd farm.
Already there Is talk OF country
club as one element in the scheme
The suggested location for TINS IL
tnol, from which the view stretches
over a wide sweep of country TO the
steenles and smoke-stacks OF Durham,
twelve miles away,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
Funeral Of JudQe Alien.

e Goldsboro. Hundreds OF Borrowing
friends and relatives attended the fu-
neral here Of Judge W. r. Allen In the
afternoon Of September eth.
At 4:S0 o'clock every business house
and public building in the city closed
and every manufacturing plant OF the
city suspended operations for the bal
ance of the day as a mark OF oommu-
nifty honor to his memory and com
munity esteem for the distinguished
citizen, whose funeral was simple and
from his home, as was his expressed
desire.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
Counter Move on Injunction.

Lenoir.--The injunction granted by
Judge Webb at Greensboro recently
temporarily restraining the board of
commissioners OF Caldwell county
from appointing county recorder
and prosecuting attorney or solicitor
has brought a counter move on the
part OF H. ]. Singleton, recorder. and
others asking for Q hearing before
Judge Bryson, at Bryson City, The
restraining order was made return
able before Judge Bryson at Coium-
bus, Polk county, on September % for
final judgement
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
HUGHES Wants information.

Washington The state depart
ment gave notice to American fnan-
cial institutions that it desired to be
informed and consulted as TO loans
sought by foreign commercial inter
ests. as well as foreign nations and
municipalities.
While the state department cited
no reasons for its desire to be inform
ed as to pending transactions, it is
regarded as probable that Secretary
Hughes was moved through the neces.
sity of having knowledge of all mat
tiers having a bearing on policy.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
Road Bonds Are Marketed.

Kinston. county mas mar
xe,ed its entire 100000 issue OK
road bonds at little better than par,
OFFICIALS stated. Many counties and
municipalities selling bonds since the
slump started have lost money, and
IN one instance recently Eastern Car
olina county road bonds sold for slh'
Careful investigation OF market con-
d,tions and caution in selling have
enabled this equity to come out
slightly ahead
The local bonds we're sold In three
series.