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The Washington times., 1921-11-16
Ford Offers Cash for
Ships to Be Scrapped
BY Limitation Farley

I. n. q. Staff Cerrespondent.
copyright, 1921, by International New
Service.)

j. n. =. Staff Corresp0n0ent
Copyright. 1921; by International New
DETROIT, Nov. l6.-Henry Ford
today authorized me to make the
following sensational. announcement
upon his behalf:
IT will buy the navies OF the world
at junk prices" he said, "and then
turn them into agricultural ma.
chinery and automobiles, II the
United States and the other powers
will agree to disarm on the sea.
''You may tell these gentlemen In
Washington that I mean business.
They may think that / could not
finance such an undertaking, but
you may tell them that I can. You
may assure them that with acetylene
torches and electricity I can cut
these warships to pieces and make
useful things out OF them"
VIII Save Mining Ore.
Mr.. Ford's announcement came as
suddenly as did the world-famed an
nouncement of Secretary Hughes
with regard to the limitation OF sea
power. We were at his tractor
plant at Dearborn talking OF many
things.
! In the course OF the conversation
I asked him what he, thought OF the
Hughes proposal. He said II was all
right, except that II did not go Tar
enough. He expressed the opinion
that there should be complete dis
armament on the sea. Then he au-
thorized the announcement to buy all
of the warships afloat.
ITO buy these ships" he continued,
would be only to get some OF raw
materials for a while from a new
source. am spending great sums
all the while to get ore out Of the
ground and make 1t into steel. and /
might Just as well buy the metal in
those warsh.ps as to buy metal any
where else.
/, ~ wish you would make II plain
that l stand ready to buy at junk
prices any and every warship that
tho United States and other powers
may think Of sinking.
please ask them not to sink .
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
Far Eastern Problems,
LOADED With Dynamite" "
Considered in Secret
BY GEORGE Il. HOLMES.
international News Service.

international News service.
While the naval experts of the
great powers wrestled today with
questions of naval policy and the
manner in which the vast reduction
program Is to be applied to existing
Iavies, the delegates of all nations
turned their, attention to the more
delicate and controversial questions
relating to China, the Pacific and
the Far East.
1t is freely admitted that the dis
cussion of Far East policies is
loaded with dynamite" and for this
reason the open guns will be fired
behind closed doors, where the reports
will mot reach the ears OF the public.
The full membership Of the big
Five" went into session shortly after
1.o'clock In the Pan-American build
ing The big bronze doors were
locked and admission was denied TO
all. while the diplomats prepared to
tackle the vexinR issues involved In
China and the Orient,
Later 1t may be deemed advisable
to bring the discussions into the
open, but for the present the dele
gates will be able to- freely express
their differences Of opinion screened
from the view Of press and public.
y
program on the Fas East, just as
he had q program on naval reduc.
ton. but II seemed virtually certain
today that II will not be presented
in the same bombastic way The
questions involved In the Far East
are officially, described ~ being too
delicate. and too prolific OF heated
discussion. to be given the rough
and-ready. take-it,or.leave-it7 handling
that featured the presentation OF the
naval program. - A.>-
Japan Has Program, Too.
Japan also has a, program for the
Far East, and 1t seems assured that
the whole discussion Of policies in
the Orient is designed to bring into
early conflict the dramatically op-
posite. views Of American and Jap
anese statesmen.
The exact nature OF both programs
is not known. It can be stated.
however. that the American program
has been built with the open door"
in China as the cornerstone. That
ID the bed rock upon which the
american policy has been placed, and
there will be little or no deviation
from II. p
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
Chair Chained Colonies
Lead To Belief u. S.
Has Huge Army
BY International News Service.

Lord Riddell, of. London, who
represents the British press at
the armament conference, is con-
WINGED that the United States
has one Of the biggest armies
in the world.
In an informal conversation
yesterday with a number of
newspapermen, he ventured the
assertion that Great Britain's
army was small compared with
that maintained by the United
States.
"You have a big army, haven't
your" he inquired.
No," someone hastily replied.
ours is very SMALL"
WELL" returned Lord Riddell
with an engaging smile, II was
Judging from the number Of
colonies l have met in Wash
ington."
The Washington times., 1921-11-16

grams steadily In a neat hand with q
fountain pen and passed them back
over his shoulder. On General Persh.
ing's occasional smile. and the strained
enthusiasm Of young Theodore Roose-
welt. On the intent faces OF those
Americans who knew more or less
French and were Selling the oppor-
tunity to test what they had. On the
Japanese correspondents. taking down
in easy shorthand the speeches In
English. On woman in heavy black,
who wept because all this had come
too late. On BRAND, with his leonine
head. his restless eyes moving about
the hall, his rudy flush and, when he
rose to speak, his easy. fluent oratory.
Like Lloyd George, NJ. BRAND for
all his great political wisdom has
achieved his great popularity, not 30
much through his head as through his
heart. Jnsserand. to his right yester-
day, is the purely intellectual type.
but BRAND has emotions, intuition. 1t
is plain that in view of Frances stu
alton he is watching the conference
with a certain uneasiness.
Germany Ignored.
But one thing is noticeable and
amazing. Not once since the con-
ference opened has Germany's name
been mentioned. The omission Is not
intentional. Germany simply does
not count. She was, and she In not.
A few years ago. and Germany,
could she imaginably have been pres
ent, would have dominated the
assemblage. 1t was her change OF
front during the peace conference of
1899 that made the efforts Of that
conference negligible. and the emper-
or's refusal at the conference in 1907
to allow disarmament to be discussed
at all that again made it lost
cause.
Today she IL not only absent; not
only ignored and forgotten. She Is.
at the present moment, negligible.
Failure is forgotten. Only success
lives.
Peace Is never as spectacular as
war. To many of the onlookers in
the gallery this conference Is chiefly
Interesting because of the dramatis
personae, the great folk down below.
They are watching play. where all
the actors are stars. and where the
lines shall be immortal. But they
are seeing a stranger thing than they
know. They are seeing peace trans
lated into action.
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
Verbal Hurricane Is
Frances Champion
Interpreter &.

Compared to the alacrity with
which Prof Camerlynck, official
interpreter Of the conference,
turns French. into English and
back again, . whirlwind moves
with the celebrity Of a snail.
1t took Mr.. Balfour, Of the Brit
ish delegation just thirty-four
minutes to accept the American
naval limitation proposals.
M. Cameylynck translated Bal
four's speech into French in TWEEN
ty minutes
And with appropriate gestures.
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
British Naval Experts
Without Fixed Program
To Amend Hughes Plan
By III. X. REYNOLDS,


Great Britian's naval experts are not
committed to any definite program
of amendments to- Americas far
reaching scheme for limiting the
worlds. navies, 1t was semi-officially
stated today at British conference
headquarters.
The statement was made In con-
The Washington times., 1921-11-16

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The Washington times., 1921-11-16
To Raise Rum saIeags Limit.

LONDON. Nov. IA movement Is
under way in England to prohibit the
sale Of all intoxicants to any person
The Washington times., 1921-11-16

under the age of eighteen years. In.
stead OF sixteen as mt present.
A petition to that effect. signed by
.he4s !. - teachers. has been pre-
scented to the Home Secretary.
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
Sale of Women's
High Shoes
-$4.85
Reduced From 81 and $40

375 pairs, C olors:
black and brown.
feathers: calfskin, kid
and patent leather.
French or military
heels. All sizes from 3
to from AA to C. A
variety Of popular
styles. And a rare op-
por t u n ty for 375
women to save sub
stantially on their win
ter footwear: pos s..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
py JOSEPHINE NIxo HENLEY

N SSEMBLING in Birmingham A\ April 27-29 for the annual meet <s S ing of the Alabama Federation of women's clubs will be about 200 women from cities and towns over all the state. /
 These women will come as delegates from the many federated clubs of the state. and as representatives of the women who are in favor of progressive measures for civic. national and hu- manitarian betterment.
 Mrs. c. NJ. Williamson of the Study circle who is one of the citys most popular as well as one of its most capable and energetic women, has been appointed chairman of arrangements for this convention, of which she says:
 "The committees are working up the local details for the entertainment of our visitors and the plans for the va rious busness and social meetings which will be held during stheir pres ence in Birmingham.
 "The federated clubs of the state are divided into seven districts of which Birmingham with it's outlying suburbs is the third. In this third district there are 1000 women members, and they will all be Interested in the delegates
 
 as theirs will be the hostess clubs.
 Mrs J. E. Frazier has been chair man of the third district for the past year and a half, and she has done wonderful work in arousing the in terest and activities of Birmingham's club women.
 "The executive board will meet Tues day evening, April 26, at the Tutwiler and on April 2S this board will be l ,t tIe Ca,tf ,aF.o club by. the Exchange club, of which Judge Hugo Black is president,
 "The conventions of the clubs will be held in the ballroom of the Tut wiler with Mrs. Brevard Jones of Montgomery, state president, in the chair. They will open Wednesday aft ernoon with meeting of district chairmen and delegates.
 "Wednesday afternoon at o'clock the club women will be entertained at an organ recital and garden party in the Italian gardens of MT. and Mrs. Richard Massey which they are to give as charming courtesy to club women. At the same time there will be an alfresco party in their honor at the Country club.
 On Wednesday evening will be the formal opening of the convention proper.
 Thursday morning the meeting of the convention will be devoted to bushes sand at noon beautiful lunch con; the general federation luncheon will be served at the Southern. club. Thursday afternoon will be given over to sectional meetings, which will be held separately.
 There are seven, distinct sections of study embraced in the work of the Alabama federation. The chairmen of these sections are veing with one an other. each endeavoring to make her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
EASTER PARTY

EASTER 2PARI1 st v M
 One of the pretty parties of Easter week was given on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Scudder Ryatl at East Lake, when the Fortnightly Shake- speare club entertained at it's annual open meeting The hostessess upon this occasion were Mrs. Donald Mcdonald, Mrs. Walter Hill Mrs Helm, Mrs. w. W. Bussey, Mrs. E. NJ. Franks, Mrs. J. M Hankins, Mrs. Charles Bernard and Mrs Ryall. The entire house was q bower of flowers, roses, weigelos and lavender blossoms being used in all the rooms.
 The hostesses were assisted in re- ceiving by the officers of the club-Mrs. Earnest LaPorte, Mrs. Fl. B. Whiteside and Mrs Charles Mcdonald.
 Mrs. Ryall and Mrs. x. A. Barrett greeted the guests in the spacious living room.
 Punch was served in the library from a flower -bedecked table by Mrs. Earle Hargrove and Mrs R. II. Mcintosh.
 A lovely musical programme was given.
 Mrs Charles Bernard rendered a piano number in excellent style and also was the accompanist for the singers.
 Miss Virginia Mcknight, who has re- gently returned to Birmingham to re- Sfue, was nedFu III q group ol SoHSS' and her beautiful voice never was more lovely or more greatly appreciated.
 MT, Charles Bernard's solo numbers were excellently received and his splen did voice was never heard to greater advantage.
 Miss Ethel Williamson, a charming young girl of Bessemer, rendered some violin numbers in a most finished style, playing several selections that would have been a credit to most experi- enced musician.
 In the sun parlor Miss A. Bess Clarke of Howard college staged play with students of Howard college, Lady Gregory's Spreading Of the News in a very clever manner. The caste was; Mrs Tarpley. Gladys Washington; magistrate, w. T. Henderson,; poilce- man, B. R. Justice Mrs Fallon, Ruth Alexander: Bartley Fallon, l. N. Pat terson; Jack Smith, G. l.. smith; I'm Casey, V. M Gardner; Mrs. Pulley, Gus sic Mae Brastield; shown Early, G. F. Neely
 Later in the afternoon ices were served and wee little individual cakes, which were embossed with the clubs mono gram in green, carrying out the pink and green colors.
 The guests included about l5o club women of the district and other friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
BEAUTIFUL ANTHEMS AND OFFERTORIES

For the two services today at High lands Methodist church beautiful an- thems and offertories will be rendered by the quartet choir, with Mrs. Sara Hunt Vann at the organ.
 At the morning service at Il o'clock the following programme will be presented:
 Organ prelude. selected. Anthem, Christian the Morn Breaks Der Thee (Shelley). Offertory, ''Hark, Hark, My Soup (Shelley). Organ prelude, selected.
 At the evening service at 7S0 o'clock these selections have been chosen: Or gan prelude, selected. Anthem. Gently Lord, Oh Gently Lead Us' (Chaffin). Cffertory, Saviour When Night En- wales the Skies" Shelley. Organ post Jude, selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
MISS PRINTS
 KINDERGARTEN

The play, Miss Prims Kindergar- ten" will be given in the, Sunday school .auditoriuIn of the Walker Memorial church Friday evening, Auril 8, at o'clock by Band No. of the Woman's Missionary society. of which Mrs. c. E. Woodrow is chairman.
 number of well known young pco- pie of the community will take parts in the play, and a bright and snappy pei formance is assured. Proceeds of the play are to be applied on the building fund, and the public is in- vlted. The following young people will compose the personnel of the cast: Teacher, Miss Elsie Thum; pupils, Misses Lorena Norton, Amelia Jack sen. Lila May Canty. Alabama Holt, EGna Thomas, Elsie Smith, Elizabeth White, Elizabeth Salter, Mary Alice Cough Margaret Wood; Messrs. Ralph Wadeson, Jack Wadeson, Robert Green, zed Burns, Guy Burns, Harry Henden, Higgs Craig, Ewing Melee, James Shelton, Russell Tinklepaugh, Wiley McManus and Walter woodrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
$500 in Gold

The Majestic Theatre ornhesxra, Arthur Smith, director. Min play an opening march all this week. written by Birmingham business man, and the audince is asked to select q title for it.
 MT. Smith put forth extra efforts in arranging the march.
 The audience will leave title at box office, the best one to receive $5 in gold.--Adv. t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
PIERIAN LITERARY SOCIETY

The Pierian Literary society held it's regular weekly meeting Friday after noon. The programme was a humor- ous debate, Resolved, That 1t is easier to rub the face around the soap than the soap around the face.' Miss Florence Lyle and Miss Sussie Smith were on the affirmative, and Miss Janice Knowles and Miss Ruth Eberhart were on the negative. The judges with much difficulty decided on the negative, and the meeting ad- journed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
----------------------- = AMERICAS GREATEST
 HUMORIST

Irwin s. Cobb is an American who needs no introduction. He is as much a. national institution as pumpkin pie, baseball. chautauquas and the Fourth of July
 New York tried to localize him, but 1t couldn't. He's as big as all sout- doors, and In all he writes and says anI does reflects pnerrinEly the Amer ican 1pirit.
 He is native of Paducah, Ky. Aft CT making a unique record for him self as newspaper reporter and edi- tor in Paducah and Louisville, ConD went to New York, where he soon es tablished his reputation as the best newspaper reporter in the metropolis. He branched into short story writing and gave to American literature the inimitable Judge Priest stories, a series of excruciatingly funny essays on the human anatomy and other hu- morous creations.
 As a war reporter he was unsur passed, and since his return from Europe, he has been featuring from one end of the country to the other, always speaking to capacity houses, his addresses being upon the subject of the World war and its aftermath.
 April 14 Cobb will be In Birming ham for the third time, when he will speak at the Jefferson on Home Folks" under the auspices of Mrs. Frank Hopkinson Smiths unit No. [ of St. Marys-on the Highlands church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
HIGH SCHOOL
 COMMERCIAL CLUB

On Thursday last the Commercial club of Central High school held it's regular meeting at 2:45 in room 6. After roll call reading of the minutes and reports fl om the various committees the fol- lowing programme was rendered and en- joyed
 X -sOur Visit to the Bakery" Hazel Jones' "The History of the First Ma tional Bank" Annie Jacobs. Two Towns" recitation, Louise Melcher. After the critics report and a short talk from Miss Levy, the club adjourned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
LUNCHEON AT
 SOUTHERN GLIB

Mrs. w. l. I<lutz was hostess at a luncheon yesterday at the Southern club in honor of Miss Ruth Keiser and her guest, Miss Caroline Farguhar of Brook lyn, N. Y.
 The guests were Miss Farguhar. Miss Keiser. Mrs. Dan Hogan, Mrs. George c. Harris, Mrs. Reid Lawson, Mrs. w. L. White. Mrs. D. s. Moore and Mrs. Emerson C. Krug.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
PIERSON-UNDERWOOD
 WEDDING INVITATIONS

The following invitations have been received by friends:
 MT. Robert J. Underwood requests the honor of your presence at the mar riage of his sister, Nina Milton, to Mr. Charles Augustus Pierson, Thursday evening, April ', 1921, at g o'clock Wcodlawn Methodist church, Birming- ham, Ala"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
ROTHERMEL- BARNETT

wedding of interest to their many friends throughout the state was that of Miss Ellen Barnett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Barnett and MT. Will liam Lloyd Rothermel, formerly of Bir- mingham, now of Galveston, Tex, which took place on Wednesday, March 90. The marriage was solemnized at the home of the brides parents on South Nineteenth street. The Rev. Joseph G.. Ware, rector of St. Andrews, performed the ceremony
 The house was tastekully decorated with palms and spring flowers. The bride wore tailored suit of dark blue tricotine with accessories to correspond, and carried bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley.
 Mr. and Mrs. Rothermel left immedi- ately for New Orleans, where they will spend several days. after which they will be at home at 2S15 Broadway, Gal- weston, Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
MISS WILLIS ENTERTAINS

Miss Mary Elizabeth Willis enter tained at buffet luncheon at the home of her parents on Beech street yester- day, celebrating her tenth birthday.
 The house was adorned with spring flowers. Each guest was presented with a corsage They were: Adel Fort, Millie Phillips, Caroline Sibley Colleen Ire- land, James Lovelace, Marion Brown, Rebie Perry, Elesie Montgomery and Marie Glenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
Annual Meeting, Federation
 Won1en's Clubs, April 27- 29

section the most interesting of all.. Among these sections is art of which Miss Margaret McAdory is chairman, whose meeting will be held in the Little gallery; music with Mrs Guy Smith of Montgomery, as chairman; writers of which Mrs. E. H. Craig of Selma is the chairman. Literary and library extension, of which Mrs. J. L. Bishop of Selma, who recently visited Birmingham, is the able chairman. Civics, Mrs. Carroll Long; legislation, Mrs. Bibb Graves; child welfare, Mrs. Vassar Allen.
 "Thursday evening there will be delightful fine arts meeting at the Southern club.
 Friday morning a business conven- ton will again be held with the Writers luncheon at noon. In the aft ernoon business will be resumed and an election of officers will be held. After the meeting the guests will be taken for a visit to Katherine Inn. which is under the management of the Big Sisters and to the rooms of the Business and Professional Women. both of which organizations belong to the federation, which is laying great SlItSS tHlS year OU SOClOlpBJCdl WOTh. It is expected to furnish musical eve> ming Friday.
 q have asked number of young girls who are members of federated clubs to act as pages during the meet fngs of the convention with Mrs. Jen- nings Gillem, chairman. They are Miss Katherine Morrow, Miss Lee Ola Shan non, Miss Josephine Cosby. Miss Flor ence Robertson, Miss Torrance Redd, Miss Mary Stiles. Miss Margaret Tynes, Miss Catherine Lynch, Miss Evelyn Hoke, Miss Emily Williams Miss Emily Harrison. Miss Eleonore Mur- dock, Miss Mabel Plosser, Miss Evelina Wilkinson, Miss Augusta Mason. Miss Beverly Leake, Miss Leonora Hassin- ger, Miss Hattie Montgomery and Miss Mary Ida Wood. Miss Mary Frazier will be the presidents page.
 "State programme committees are busily engaged in getting up pro- grammes for the convention and the committees here are completing plans for entertainment. Among other things it is expected that afl club women who drive their own cars will assist in transportation
 "The chairmen of committees are: Assembly halls, Mrs. W. l. Grubb; pulicity. Mrs. F. w. Barnett: in- formation-Mrs. Chappen Cory; wei coming, Mrs J. L. Yancey; finance. Mrs. Harry Hillhouse; badges, Mrs D. c. Sanders; music, Mrs o. l.. Stephen son; art, Mrs. T. D. Park; social, Mrs. Nathan l.. Miller; decorations, Mrs. William Hood; automobiles, Mrs Mike Hoke, and for writers luncheon, Mrs Alex Garber.
 Blrmlngham has five ex-presidents of the federation and k have asked them to act as an advisory hoard. they are Mrs. James Going, Mrs. J. H. Phillips, Mrs. c. F. Orr, Mrs J. H. Haley and Mrs. J. H. McLester.
 There will be number of interest ing speakers and charming musicians at the convention, whom we are not vet ready to announce The meeting of this convention will furnish many delightful occasions of interest and education in various lines"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
LUNCHEON PARTY

Mrs. Edward L. Keiser entertained yes terday at the Southern club at lunch con in honor of Miss Caroline Farguhar of Brooklyn, N. Y.. and Miss Ruth Keser, who is spending several days with her parents, having come from Az nes Scott college, where she is a student
 The guests were Miss Farguhar Miss Keiser, Mss Myrtle McGlothin, Miss Lee Ola shannon and Miss Margaret Cal foun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
ENTERTAINED IN
 MONTGOMERY #

Miss Nina Underwood, a popular bride-elect has just returned from Montgomery, where she was enter tained last week at linen shower by Mrs. James NJ. Guy and Mrs. Shelby Miller Jr., at the home of Mrs. Guy.
 The house was prettily decorated with pink sweet peas and roses, and buffet luncheon was served to 90 guests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
DEBARDELEBEN- CUNNINGHAM
 WEDDING INVITATIONS

Handsomely engraved invitations have been received by friends which read:
 MT. and Mrs, Robert Iecky Cunning ham request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Mary Louise, to MT. Thomas Prince DeBar- deleben, on Saturday evening, April 16, 1921, at 8 o'clock, Second Presbyterian church, Knoxville, Tenn