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known. however. that no PROPOSAL
abolishing submarines has been put
forward.
me british delegates are prepared
to press their view t.at not only
should Mr.. Hughes replacement all
iowance Of 10000 tons In submcrsi
bleS for the British neet and tho
american fleet. and $4,000 for japan
DC reduced, perhaps cut in half. but
tnat the size OF future submarines
should be limited to coniine them
largely to defensive operations.
inc matter hardly is one Tor the
eNper's 10 determine, as il involves
poiicS rather than technical uucs-
'iohs oil tact. which alone were turned
over 10 the admiral for examination.
mere Is also the probability made
almosi certainty by. discussion of
submarine programs in the French
Chamber of Deputies. that France and
italy VIII figure largely In whatever
tue conference may decide as to un-
uersea craft limitations of tonnage
OF size. Tnts is said to forcshadow
an carly attack by the conference ON
The problem of bringing the French
and Italian naval programs into bar
inoty. with Il general scheme of naval
limitations.
10 Discuss !tirpInnc Carriers.
IL agreement by the three major
naval bowers on the holiday DECADE.
the heet ratio and the retained can
ital ships features Of MIR. Hughes
proposals seems in sight. however. the
time would appear 10 be at hand to
widen the field of discussion to in
clude all five powers.
Japanese contentious for higher
proportionate strength in airpI;,ne
carriers than MIR. Hughes proposed
also lead toward Il iive-powcr debate.
hoth France and italy. without 1ucs-
ton. VIII prove to he more deeply
Interested in this new naval element
'hah III capital ship ratios of tho
lhrce major navies. Both are far
advanced in aviation and II seems
likely that both will desire to be
given such tonnage allowance in air
plane carriers as will make them i'm
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groups Of experts have concluded
their work viii be their report TO
the ornaments committee. 1t seems
likely that even If the British and
American experts are found to he In
accord as To the general accuracy of
the original American figures. tho
Japanese naval officers Will submit
differing conclusions. 1t will then
become the task NJ the big i've" com
mittec to seek an agreement on
report to be made at Il plenary scs-
sion of the arms conference Itself
How long that might take it would
be difficult to forecast.
British opposition To the submarine
element Of Mr. hughes Limitation
plan was revived during the week
II being declared for the British that
this was certain TO bc one OF the
chief points To be discussed by the
committee and the conference To
what extent the naval experts have
dealt with II - not known. II Is
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American group on this point.
British opinion as to the Mutsu
controversy mas been withheld. 1t
has been indicated. however. that
Great Britain was not DESTROYS Of
undertaking any further naval con-
struction at this time, which seems
10 forecast agreement with the Amer
lean view that the Mutsu should not
be retained.
Japanese officials have presented
extensive tables of tonnage 10 sup
port their claim that they arc entitled
to retain the Mutsu without any
similar retention by other powers.
VIII Seek Agreement.
So far as the Mutsu is concerned.
the japanese have contended that She
was completed ship on November
il. The American and British cN-
pcrts' views on this point have not
been revealed.
The next step. when the three
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TO BAN ECONOMIC
QUESTIONS FROM
ARMS CONFERENCES
Continual From First pnge.l

'Iohtinucd From First Pageo
ropes debt. And In the next place
legislation providing for the refund
ing OF the debt Is pending In Con.
gross and the administration homes
TO bring this to the point OF passage
before any other move is made.
Premier BRAND and his colleagues
OF the French delegation arrived in
Washington Il little more than two
weeks ago fully prepared to bring up
the debt issue at the Washington con-
ference at an early session of that
cody. There is now no question what
ever as Ia the purposes Of the Frcncn
at that time.
Leave Financial Advisers.
But NJ. BRAND departed for home
after participating for two weeks I'm
the conference without having men
toned. except perhaps informally.
the question of the war debt. The
French delegation, IL is now known.
left their financial advisers in New
York when NJ. BRAND and his usso
ctatcs came to Washington. and tho
understanding here Is that the inter-
national bankers cf New York who
have been interested In French loans.
very positively advised against nuy
suggestion on Frances part AT ,his
time that the debt he brought IN IN,
consideration.
Also. II Is learned that the French
delegates themselves were politely
but firmly cautioned upon their arri-
val In Washington not TO bring nm
the debt matter at this time. n suc-
scstion which was followed
IL Is fact, however. that prac-
ideally every foreign delegation par
ticipatinH IN the conference has Leen
anxious Tor an opportunity to talk
about the economic status of tho
world And II the subject could not
ne approached ut this conference tho
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Now York. November 81,

.NtM ioi .NoNcihDtT
Much hrSt-rate tani sccund-ratc)
humor has been poured out In prin.
to hold mems fashions up to ridi-
cule. They have long been the shin
ing target O: the mino. uuipstcr with
a major opinion OF himself. Unuues-
tonably. there Is noi II little about
contcmporaneous dress 10 titiIiatc
ones risibi!i;ics, but this Is rot SO
true of fashion, aS of CONSIDERATIONS
of fashion. II has h,on Well said
that had form IS Simply good form
carried TO vapid and Vulgar cx-
trenes. For example. it is manner
ly To bow to Il woman, hut II Is un-
manneriy 10 execute so nOurlshinC
and flamDoyant 1 bow that II par
takes OF ;noci>crN. rather than of
courtesy. Simiia"!3'. y prcposscssing
fashion may become prcpostcrouS be
cause ii is ov"r.lonr. The we'll
dressed man practices restraint and
sclectiVe judgment. lie follows that
admirable advice o. Alexander Pope
BE not the first by whom the new
is tried. nor set the laSl TO Law the
old aside" lie dresses Cor his own
satisfaction. not FOR others admira-
ton. lie knows what's what. whcn's
when and where's wncr" as a mat
ter of course. not rs a matter Of
boast. lie feels that Correc. dress
is an importan; thing, 10 he sure"
but that il is far from being the
most important thing.
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CLUB MERCER FIGHT
SEEN IN ASSEMBLY,

CONTINUED From First PageD
two nonstock corporations Ia Vir-
ginia.
One of the largest religious denomi-
nations In the State desires. il is SAID
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u. S. TAX RECEIPTS FOR
FISCAL YEAR WAY DOWN
Decreased Nearly Billion Dol
: alars as Compared With
Previous Report.
s4,s.t,. ooo.7Go HAS BEEN CoLLEcrEp
Cost OF Administering Internal Rove
nue. LAWS L. SIO.20s 40. ar =. Gents
for Each 500, Against % Cents for
Previous Year.
/ BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-Tax re-
ccipts or the government during the
fiscal year 1921 decreased nearly 4
billion dollars as compared with the
previous year, while the COS: OF col
lection increased 81 cents for each
$780, according 10 the annual report
Of the Bureau OF Internal Revenue
made public tonight by Commissioner
Blair.
Collections by the bureau during
the past fiscal year totallcd $t.595.-
00o.165 against S5.4c7.5So.25l for the
fiscal year ended June 60. 1920. q de-
crease Of ssl2.5I9.iS6. or - per cent
The COST or administering the
internal revenue laws for the year.
the report SAID, was Sio.2O3.71G. or 81
cents FOR each SlO0 collected. com
Jared with 81 cents fot the preceding
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hELFAsT STREETS GUARDED
Bh ARMED MOTOR cans
iHy ASsociatcd prcssl

~ ASSoclated Pressl
BELFAST. NOV 27.-Thc police
ana military. With small arinored
motor care. closely pa,roiivd the civ
curing INC morning hours day, hu,
wore Withdrawn this afternoon.
Late Saturday night three mon
Sh'' ann wounded "a Cnionis, named
'i"ycs' WHO was taken 10 a hospital.
y tramchr was held up ;odav I'm
me old Park district and the con.
ductor robbed.
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Certified Checks,

Nnri-colorcd waistcoa;s. popularly
termed fancy waiStcoats." are In no
sense general mode. They are
rathcr for the man who has enough
changes of clothes to assure that
waistcoat Of this sort does not
become conspicuous and tiresomc. As
illustrated alongside. the vari-colored
waiStcoat is OF cashmere. flannel and
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stayed but il is We, to be seen and.
therefore. 10 be considered. TIL. -
button. double breasted overgarmcnt
portrayed above is contesscdly Il
young manniSh type. with its belt
buckling in front: its shortish full
spread. out-curvcd skirts; its slash
side pockets, peaked lapcls and low
gorge. One slimpscs such a coat at
most games and sport meets and col
legians are partial TO l, for country
and knockabout. particularly TO pair
of with cap and muller.
Striking a Match.
Utility has made mans handkcr-
chief colorlcss and practical at
fair. but fashion has made 1t color
full and picturesque. Indeed. today
there are almost as many cheerful
patterns and combinations TO be met
In ones hnrdk crchief as In ones
cravnt. Aside from linen and ba-
tistc, sumptuous silks and sIlk-and-
linens are also employed with white
centers and colorcd borders or with
colorcd ccnters and whitc-and- colorcd
borders. Hence, 1t Is easy to have
the suit scarf and shirt perfectly
matched in the handk crchief. rather
than that staring splUtch o: white
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Dry Inv Is L:xpcnsiyc.

Included in the expenditures. how
ever, WAS SG.s9a.iC7 FOR tho adj
ministration OF The prohibition ana
Narcotic laws. and sl2o,o 900 for the
enforcement of the child labor tax
law which. deducted from the total
leaves $32l7i.3o,. or an equivalent OF
:: cents for each 500 in taxes col
lccted.
or the total taxes collected during
the past year. income and profits
'aNes aggregated S3,22s.l37.673. com
pared with S3.956.936.003 in 1870. and
miscellaneous collections totaled 81.
366.S63.O?l. against $l.i50.64i.24S in
1920.
The principal decreases in these
taxes were
on alcoholic liquors. s57.2i5.72o; to-
bacco manufacturers. s40,5S9,969: cX-
else taxes. s3S.53Sl2l corporation
capital stock. sll.i?4.767, and stamp
taXfs. Sll,S79.Sl3
These decreases. the repor, said,
wfre materials offset by increases on
cSCato tan $50. 4o16S1; transportation
and telegraph. si2.l64.s26. and adj
mission and dues, $l3972,093.
Fines Are Low.
COLLECTIONS under the penalty pro
visions of tho national prohibition
act during the year totalcd s2l523sT
Receipts from distilled spirits, incIud-
ing wines, during 1921. aggregated
SSc.53S,OG5 compared with s9IaO52T5
in 1920, while fermcntcd liquors pro
dured s25,363 against S4l,965.S74
During the fiscal year 1921 there
was produced from materials other
than fruit. S6,365.65S taxable gallons
Of distilled spirits. a decrease OF Ia
2"e.l33 gallons from 1920 while a.
''5,15i gallons were removed from
hond, an increase of 6,772.ai5 gallons
"ver 1870.
Liquids containing more than one
ha!f of one per cen, o! alcohol pro-
buced at brcwcries and icalcoholi2inr
plaiitS during the year. aggregated
l?",ii6,T63 gallons. compared with
-Sf.l6?,6S0 during the previous Year,
While the quantity OF cereal bever-
ages containing less than one half
81 one per cent OF alcohol produced
-iurlnE the year aggregated oS5,S :,
$40 gallons Production OF Wine and
ordiaiS FOR the year amounted TO
I"iSO i..'95 gallons. and at the end of
iht year there were 27.60i.S96 gallon $
IN. bond as compared with l.6773;0
gallons on June 80. 1920
increase in the number OF tax col :
!ection districts from sxty-fUur To
SeSenty-four was recommended nv
commissioners Blair as means Of in
'ieas!nS the efficiency of tn. Internal
FtIehuc service. During the past ten
years, he declared. the work OF the
revenue bureau has been entirely
transformer, and the number of tax
PAYERS ming returns has increased d
from approximately 100000 to "A total
CT 5000. GOO annually.
'irachcally all OF tho 100000 tax
payers u. said. dealt with col :
'.ttorS OF Internal revenue hut once
ctch Year, while under present laws
me monthly returns required OF s;lIcs
-!'Npa!erS' together with the quarter
payment feature provided for in
come taxpayers. neccssltatc II. O0p noo
SeI"fa,e transactions annually"
Ar. Blair also cXINd attention Ia
INC danger OF loaT h. fire of seycrnI
hundred thousand income tax returns
ana other irreplaceahlc papers rcpre.
sehthS hundreds o! millions of dol
iars,ih Increased assessments because
OF the fIimsy character OF buildings
IN which various units OF the burran
are located
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por,an, in the scale of navies of the

air.
judging by procedure OF the Far
Eastern conference. 1t appears likely
that subcommittees of the arms CON
ference Will be named to deal with
sach questions as submarines. air
plane carriers. French italian fleet
ratios and other matters subsidiary
To the main point OF the whole naval
limitation program. the Japanese
fleet ratio.
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CRAIG STATEMENT
MAY SEE BREAK IN
IRISH NEGOTIATIONS
1unned From Firs, para,

corrections be taken IN In all the
t"'fSheS OF ms diocese next sunday
for the ala OF the White ,.roes
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ST-lIIzVL77E MODES FOR
THE WELL. DRESSED AiAN

which formerly peeped from tho
breast pocket. The handkerchief
pictured in tho top sketch Is one of
the palmer squares OF linen. show
ing checked design executed in Il
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NAVAL LIMITATION
PLAN GAINS GROUND

tconunned From FIRST ragc)
"pments as 10 tie naval prcposaIs
Indicates the following status
American officers have no -caeo,
in arguments advanced ~ Japan to
warran; any change in the keystone
of the agreement Nj Hughes pro.
posed. the "5-5-3" naval strength
ratio.
british onicInIs Accept.
British naval officials have accent.
ga the ratio. although +, means u!ti.
mate equalization OF the American
and British fleets in power
Japanese officers have opposed
The American ratio. immediate or fu-
,ure. urging l5-lo-g relative status
instead.
american navsl opinion strongly
oppose retention by Japan Of tho
lattleshIp Mu:su unless both otll.r
powers similarly and III duo proHor-
ticn enlarge thcir fleets tn be re-
tanned during the ten-ycar. holiday
building. There are indications tnnl
some members Of the American dele.
cation which VIII decide the Amor
can attitude sec strength IN tho argi-
meDts OF japan that the Mu,su have
been Included az completed snip
in retained fleets There waa moth
!pg..to indicate. however, taa, a o6m.
promise Thn being considered IN The
b..
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: Military Survival.

The bUckled belt. which marched
in some years ago with the all-cun-
uucrInE fuTorr for fashions Il Ia mill
tairc. has stayed. and perhaps over
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NoTE.-Questions concerning Cor
rect Dress FOR Men will be answered
by Alfred Stephen Bryan. If addressed
to him in care OF this newspaper
To insure reply. n slammed envelope
must be enclosed ia.
copyright. 1921. by Alfred stephen
Bryan.)
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Illustrates a very smart effect OF tho
season. The collar is Of sufficient
height and the bCw-knot tie is OF
proper lenGth-snuS of center and
spreading OF ends.
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Personnel

Piano department under the per-
sonal direction of
Mr.. VIM. II. Reinhardt
MIR. l.. f. Gruner
Photograph Department under
personal direction of
Mr.. l.. Burke Slaughter
For many years affiliated with
the musical interests and widely
known in the music circles OF
Richmond.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-01
Charles Ray Assemblies
Cast for His Production
Of Play, S'Scrap Iron''

Charles Ray has assembled the cast
for his next production, "Scrap Iron"
to be released by First National. The
picture is an adaptation Of Charles
E. Van Loan short story and marks
the first production to be directed by
the star.
Opposite Mr.. Ray is Vera Stedman,
q Christie star, recruited from the
comedy field, in the role Of factory
girl with selfish eye to the main
chance. A radically different ending
Gees not find the heroine in the arms
OF the hero for the final clutch. Lydia
Knott, interpreter of the maternal In
stinct, in the character Of the mother,
occupies the last fade-out with her son
in her arms.
Tom Wilson portrays the role Of the
tin-eared ex-pugilist and does not have
to makeup for the cau!ifower ear.
Tom O'Brien, as Battling Burke, is a
we'll known amateur boxer, who will
be the stars opponent in the classic
bout which occupies the thrilling peak
of the narrative. Stanton Heck and
Claude Berkley conclude the cast Of
characters. The star is assisted in
direction by his cousin, Al Fay,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-01

PlayersLasky Corporation. Although
this will mark the first publication of
the play in this country, it was pre-
pared for stage production in France
in 1914. Rchearsals had been in prog
ress, but week before the play was
scheduled to open war was declared
and all theatrical activities ceased. Sc
favorably was the work received in
France, however, that the author was
accorded the distinction Of being elect.
ed to the French Society of Authors
and Composers, on the strength of this
one work, whereas three accepted
works or plays usually constitute the
eligibility requirement for election te
'his honorary organization.
Samuel French will publish "The
Man Within" in this country, and i,
will make it's appearance as an ami.
versary edition on or about May s
Plans are under consideration for the
stage production of the play.
In addition to "The Man Within" Mr.
Durant has written several plays that
are promised for an early stage appear
snce. One of them, "The Beautiful
Virgin" is now in rehearsal by Olive,
Morosco for appearance at the Little
Theater, Los Angeles, under the direc-
tion of l.. Lawrence Webber.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-01

Grclier Club. It is called the sPen-
mans Paradise" an exhibition Of
Renaissance aud later writing books
and examples of fine penmanship. It
shows what writing really was before
it became the act merely Of putting
thought to paper in a readable man
ner. Great facility and ingenuity are
evident in the eighteenth century
American and English examples, a.
brought to perfection by the writing
masters Of the day. There are quaint
copy books, with their owners names
and the schools, executed with -FOUR
ishes and scrollings. Among the en-
graved copybooks Is one, "The Penman's
Diversion, in vented and performed BY
John Clark at the Hand and Pen n
Warwick Lane, London, "whexe youth
may board" Books on directions for
writing "for the benefit Of poore schos-
lers where the master hath not time
to set copies" are further exs1u-
pies Of most interesting period. other
examples include early Dutch. Spanish.
French and German handwriting, the
latter done in elaborate designs and
cclored, showing how the art was psr-
feeted in Nurembnrg and ot.S9r eitiea.
The xylcgrsrhic alphabet, writings
from the early Arabic, Samaritan
manuscript, leaf from the Habylonian
Taimud and = twelfth century ANGIE
Saxon example are among the saxiissi
Forms shsvz.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-01

trying to look like Carmen-always
thinking of the day when I would play
her. And l will, yet; you watch me.
I've got few ideas in this Irish head
of mine and some of them will ma
terialize, but for the present am very,
very happy in vaudeville.
81 forget to tell you that papa was
French. Oh, yes; that's where get my
'chic'-which has been called 'chicki-
ness when referring to me. Papa was a
French chef. He received liberal tips
and things at the hotel, but, heavens,
he had twenty children to try to feed.
We didn't get much to eat in those
days, until some of us grew old enough
to bring in little money ourselves.
I was always the artist Of the family
oh, my, yes! I sang around in res
taurants where there was sawdust on
the floor, just to get the extra pennies
that people would throw to nae. Finally
| came to draw the munifcent salary
of SIS week. Things were picking up
for Dorothy, and the folks at home re-
allied that my ideas Of future on
the stage were not so terrible, after all.
II was in all sorts of road COM
panies; oh, yes, my dear, used to be
a regular actress with stock company
down South. We never reached the
North or East; guess you folks up
here wouldn't have fully appreciated
our particular slant on art. Then,
have sung in road shows by the dozens
Always, mind you, with the opera bee
in my bonnet.
"Well, I've sung in opera-and III
sing in opera some more-but right now
Pm very happy, thank you, in the two
a-day. You know, there's no place in
the world where they pay you so we'll
for the work done, and, to, go back to
your first remark that 1t must be pretty
nice to be singer-well, it is-when
you're paid for it. But even a 'prima
donner' can't live on air. Sometimes
the managers Of opera seem to think
otherwise"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-01
@tage Gossip


ceed "Irene." Mile. Clerc is expected
to bring many innovations to the
American stage, as she has had long
and excellent training. When very
young girl she was apprenticed to Nine
Katti Lanner, the originator of many
scenic and ballet features and after
Nine. Lanner's death was appointed hel
successor in charge Of production al
the Empire Theater, London, where she
remained nineteen years.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-01
Napoleonic Drama, The
Man Within to Mark
,Bonaparte Anniversary

Special efforts being made by resi-
dents of French descent in this coun-
try to pay tribute to the memory of
Napoleon Bonaparte, the one hundredth
anniversary of whose death will be
commemorated on May S, will have a
fitting echo in the publication of "The
Man Within" Napoleonic drama.
The author Of this play is Harry
purant, managing editor Of the Famous