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The Washington times., 1921-11-27
J. v. BLACKWELL
AND WIFE SHOT
BYMYSTER|0US
PAIR ON PORCH
Son of Famous Tobacco Manu-
facturer Found Lying Beside
Mate in New Mexico Home.
BOTH WOUNDED IN CHEST
Neighbors Heard Firing and
Saw Man and Woman Flee
During Night.

| GALLUP. N. NJ. Nov. 26.-Deey
mystery tonight surrounded the shoot
ing to death here of James w. Black
well. jr.. and his pretty young wife.
All efforts Of police to find trace OF
an unidentified man and woman who
were seen in the vicinity of the Black.
well home shortly before the shoot
ing occurred. about 10 o'clock last
night, have been unavailing.
Blackwell was a prominent local
man and his wife active in social
affairs He was a son OF the. late J.
w. Blackwell, first to put Bull Dur.
ham tobacco on the market. The
couple came here from Durham, N.
c. Blackwell and his wife attended q
moving picture show Friday evening.
After visiting a drug store following
the movie, they started for home.
Bodies Found On Porch.
This morning the bodies of Black
well and his wife were found on the
front porch Of their home. Each had
been shot once in the breast An
empty .3S caliber automatic pistol
shell was found on the porch and a
bullet in the yard. Blackwell was
crouched on his knees, head on folded
hands. leaning against ting banister.
A few feet away the body Of his wife
lay at full length on the porch. In
Blackwell's hands were clutched the
keys to the front door Of their home.
Neighbors of the Blackwells say
that two shots were fired about 10
o'clock.
Pair Seen Running Away.
One citizen reported to the police
that he saw a man and woman
running up a hill away from the
Blackwell home.
Neither was recognized and no clue
to the slayers has been found.
The Blackwells were not known to
have had any enemies. That robbery
was not the motive for the crime is
attested by the fact that Mrs. Black.
wells valuable ring and other lew
elry was still on her body this morn
ing.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Printers of Cards
Reaping a Harvest

The army of newspaper correspond.
ents that descended upon Washington
at the opening of the disarmament con-
ference is meeting with some minor
difficulties. One is the small matter
Of calling cards.
When they call on a member of
some delegation or Government off.
cial in quest Of bit Of news they
can't get away under twenty cards.
They start handing them out when
they first encounter the bellhop and
by the time they have been showed
on through the hands Of every under
secretary, according to rank, and
finally reach the inner sanctum they
are minus a half pack of the little
pasteboards.
Printers of cards in Washington are
reaping a harvest.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
D'Annunzio
Says.
ParLey Will Unm a 8 K
Europe, Exposing Her
f auL s-COnference
viii Not Dissolve I'M
nainent Problems or
Tremendous DANGERS.
EUe,t VIII Lead to
Great DisiLLusiOn.
BY GABRIELLE D'ANNUNZIO,

Foremost Poet. Dramstist. Soldier,
Aviator and Popular Leader In Italy.
Written Especially for Universal Service.
MILAN, Italy, Nov. 26.-The
race drama commencing in Wash
ington, the most extraordinary
ever undertaken by a great hu-
man force over the table of des-
tiny. is at the cross roads Of fate.
- 1t seems that the conferences
hall. is roofless and that the free
breath of the ocean penetrates to
heighten the spirits and tear the
veil of empty phrasing from the
mouths Of the delegates.
Like Ancient Tragedians.
The grandeur Of protagonists and
antagonists seems to have been
elevated by the vital necessity of the
moment. and they are as though
mounted, like the ancient TRACE
dams, on high buskins.
Superimposed on the dissimulat-
ing vissages and prudent mouths
OF the diplomatic personages, we
see from moment to moment a vast
mask, carved by the racial genius
which sculpts with sword and pick
axe.
1t was necessary to improvise a
great gesture to affirm the diversity
between these gigantic debats and
the little intrigues of the true and
false conquerers at Paris. Here at
last Secretary Hughes with rude,
yet titanic vigor, has opened a
chasm In the ocean of combats,
where a candidate peace will send
warships crashing into obscurity to
join those cruelty sunk in the war.
Young America springs to her
feet before the resolute and spon-
taneous act In which she sees the
proof Of her sincere power.
But old Europe smiles a smile so
forced that 1t splits the rouge con-
cealing century-old wrinkles.
After this audacious prologue, will
the new political conductor OF the
United States persist in his plan?
And will he be allowed to!
Or will the Washington confer
ence, little by little, from secret
sitting to secret sitting, be reduced
to employ the ignoble, wornout tools
of the Paris congress?
We have already some indications
of this deplorable trend-directed by
the old diplomacy against the new.
Continued on Page s, Column 81
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What ENJOYS
To Arms Parley
Did YESTERDAY

1. The "big five" decided in
secret conference that foreign
postoffices in China should be
removed as fast as China shows
herself able to handle foreign
mail efficiently.
2. A subcommittee was ap-
pointed under the chairmanship
of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
to discuss details Of the with
drawal of foreign postoffices
from China.
8. 1t was announced officially
that there will be only a "short
holiday recess" unless foreign
delegates request a longer one
in order to 20 home for the
holidays.
4. American delegates express
the hope that an agreement on
principles" can be reached by
January 1 on all important
subjects.
5. President Harding's plans
for a loosely-knit association of
nations was given deepest study
by foreign delegates.
6. Rene Viviani announced he
would return to France Decem-
Der 10.
Z. Japanese delegation in
formed by Tokyo foreign office
that experts at home have de-
cided that 10 per cent instead
of so per cent ratio must be de-
manded by Japan's plenipoten-
tiaries.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Inventor of Color
Press Leaves But $500

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-The estate
Of Charles Zallud, said to have in
vented the color process In modern
newspaper printing. will not amount
to 5000. All Zallud left, according to
Mrs. Philip Elterman. a niece. was
an employees policy for 500 in the
relief society Of r. Hoe & Co.. and q
set Of draushtsman's Implements. q
dollar watch and $40 in cash.
Mrs. Elterman applied to the surro-
gate Of Bronx county for letters of ad.
ministration. She wants to get the
meagre estate in order to pay the
funeral expenses of 5000.
Zallud. an Austrian. was bachelor.
He conceived the idea of making a
plate for a printing press which has
enabled the newspapers to print their
comics in colors. his niece says.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
BY G. BERNARD SHAW.

In truth, if the powers had learn.
ed the lelsson of the last war (they
never do until it is hammered ex'
plosively into their unfortunate
armies by the bitter experience Of
the next war; they might get great
deal further than advertising . pa
rade of the scrappinR Of obsolet<
weapons as disarmaments. They
might abolish conscription, and re-
duce all their armies to the dimen
sions of the little British profes
sional army of 1913 without run
ming any real risk of defeat ano
subjugation.
For the military lesson OF 1914
1918 was that armies can be Inn
provised on any desired scale from
a civilized population at the first
tap Of the drum. And the psy-
Geological lesson was that no coun-
try ever really prepares for war
i'm time of peace any more than
any man ever prepares for death
whilst he is In robust health.
When France attacked Germany
In 1870 the military authorities as
sured Napoleon III that his army
was ready "to the last button on
the soldiers CATERS" AS it proved,
they were ready for nothing but
the annih>sltion that presently be-
fell them. When Germany attacked
France in 1914, it had persuaded
Europe as we'll as itself (and the
tradition still lingers) that its mill
tary machine needed only touch
Of the .Kaiser's hand to start for
Paris anc arrive there in a fort
night with irresistible perfection
Of mechanism.
Foe Would Have Won.
II it had been so prepared, Ger
many would have won the war.
What actually happened was that
Germany lost ten days by attack
ing Liege with regiments at peace
strength and no siege guns. Though
the imagination of her enemies saw
German spies everywhere, and her
wonderfully organized intelligence
department was the bogey Of the
alarmist press, she knew so much
less than for example, 1 did, that
she was held up for weeks before
Antwerp by forces she could have
swept away in ten minutes. And
when at last her renowned general
staff were induced to realize. TO
Continued on Page 8, Column 81
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Philadelphia Drunks
Increase in Number

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-This
town has more drunks now than in
the most thoroughly saturated day,
before prohibition.
These statements are the plain in.
depreciation of public police records,
taken from the central city districts.
where most flourish the purveyors Of
bad liquor.
In cider saloons. camouflaged res.
taurants," barber shops" and even
mushroom hardware stores" the
thirsty individual with the price and
a willingness to take a chance" can
get pll the white mule" or block
and fall' or 'undertaker's delight" his
thirst may crave and his stomach can
bear.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Jealous Competitor
Tips Off MOOnshiner

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Nov. &c.
Jealousy among the moonshiners is
ascribebd by Lawyer p. F. McDonough
in the police court here as the reason
why the police received a tip that
Mrs. Mary Rocco, a Park street store
keeper, was selling liquor. The de-
fense claimed that neighboring store
keeper, also in the moonshine business.
complained because the competitor
was cutting into his trade. A fine of
5000 was imposed.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Conference Won't Put
End to Poison Gas Use

The American delegation believes
1t Is extremely unlikely that the arms
conference will succeed in bringing
about drastic limitation Of the use
Of poison gas in warfare. 1t was
said officially yesterday.
This conviction was arrived at
after an exchange Of views among
the various delegations and after a
thorough study of the subject by
technical advisers.
So widespread is the knowledge
Of the principles OF chemical warfare.
and 80 difficult the prevention of
their development in secret, experts
believe any agreement woih be
merely an Invitation for interruptions
nations to take advantage Of those
ksaplAG ths pad In GOOD faith
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Liner Panhandle State
OvercOmes Fire in Hold

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The Pan
handle State. one of the most palatial
of United States Companies fleet, was
expected to continue her voyage to
Boulogne and London tonight after a
fire in her hold had been extinguished
just after she backed out of her pier.
The vessel dropped anchor in the har.
Dor near the battery and the fireboat
New Yorker and the police boat John
F. Hylan rushed to her rescue.
Forty passengers were on the boat
including Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Frick
and their children. Olivia, Barbara and
William.
The fire is said to have been caused
by leaking oil pipes.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Lloyd George Confers
With German Financie,

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-Hugo Stinne.
German financier, negotiated with
Premier Lloyd George last week a,
Bournemouth upon tho psreonaI in
vitation Of the British premier, the
Lokal Anzeiger declared todav.
1t was reliably learned that
Shines visit to London was not
successful and that the German II.
nancier had reported to this effect to
the German cabinet.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Defense Promises to Smash Un-
favorable Testimony to
Pieces.
OPTIMISTIC ON THE RESULT
Former Sweetheart of Rappe
Girl Testifies She Had
Previous Spells.
BY ELLIS H.. MARTIN.
Interna tsonsI Nevs serx,ce.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-Witt
the defense of Roscoe Fatty" Ar
buckle close 10 an end, the State was
busily engaged tonight in preparing
It's rebuttal case.
We will blow UP the testimony OF
some Of the defense sky high" Dis
trict Attorney Matthew Brady de-
clared tonight. He refused to indi
cate what would be the attack OF
what the nature would be of the 'sur,
prise" he promised to spring. He also
declined to outline the extent of his
rebuttal testimony. Finger-print ex
perts and the depositions Of Lewell
Sherman. New York actor friend OF
Arbuckle. Chicago nurse, and Chi
caSo physician. remain to be ques.
toned by the defense. Gavin McNab
chief counsel for the defense, an.
nounced that he would complete his
case some time Monday.
The general belief now is that Ar.
buckle will not take the stand in his
own behalf.
The defense has established these
main points in its case:
L. Through medical testimony that
the rupture which resulted in Virginia
Rappe's death might have come from
other causes than external violence"
as alleged by the State.
2. That Miss Rappes actions in tear.
ing off her clothing and shrieking from
pain following her discovery in room
1919 at the st. Francis Hotel was one
of a long series of such occurrences,
one witness going back ten years.
3. That Miss Rappe was so roughly
handled by her friends in endeavoring
to render her first aid that her in.
juries might have been suffered in that
manner.
II the State concludes its rebuttal
evidence in one day the case will prob
ably go to the jury some time Thurs
day.
Saturdays halliday session brought
forth only two new witnesses, Mrs.
Florence Bates and Philo Mccullough.
both Of whom testified to having seen
Miss Rappe tear her clothing when in
pain.
Harry B. Barker sweetheart Of Vir-
ginia Rappe during her early days in
Chicago, returned to the stand today
for Cross examination. The State
pressed him hard as to dates on which
he declared Miss Rape had suffered
great pain and tore her clothing.
He stated that the attacks usually
followed partaking Of liquor.
Barker today told Of another occa.
sion on which he said Miss Rappe
had been seized suddenly with violent
pains. This. he said, was at a dinner
at Rectors, Chicago.
rs it not a fact that Miss Rappe
broke off her engagement with you In
the presence Of Mrs. Florence Fox in
Assistant District Attorney
Friedman asked the witness.
mo; never at any time was en-.
gagged to her." the witness replied.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Escaping Prisoner Leaves
Apology Note to Jailer

/ MT. STERLING. ILL.,, Nov. 2e.--
Polite. even in making his escape.
Brown county's most considerate pris-
oner has deserted the Jail. leaving 1t
vacant. He left a note for the jailer.
saying:
I'm leaving; I'll be back In Feb
rulry in time for my trial"
The prisoner had stood tho Ion Eli
ness for q meath, IL .S.sr said.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
Stage Hand Ends Life
After Shooting Girl

HAMILTON, Ontario. Nov. 1s.-
Ceceile Bartlette. Chicago chorus girl.
is in a critical condition today a. a
result Of being shot three times by
Jacob Grubb. a stage hand, when she
refused his attentions.
Grubb then fired two shots into his
own breast and died on the way to q
hospital
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
NAVAL ATTACHE
|NS|STSLARGER
. FLEET MUST Be
GIVEN NIPPON
Proportion of 1916 for U. 8.
and island Empire Must Be
Changed to 1917.
NOTHING ELSE ACCEPTABLE
Tokyo Also Demands That Ships
UndeS Construction Be
Ignored in Settlement.
BY WEBSTER X. NOLAN.

BY WEBSTER X. NOLAN. =
Copyright, 1921, International News Service.
A showdown on Japan's demand
for a 70 per cent ratio Of naval
limitation is imminent.
1t was officially stated last night
at the Japanese headquarters here
by Capt. Kichisaburo Nomura, chief
of the Nipponese naval experts, that
Japan will formally present her de-
mand at Mondays secret session Of
the naval experts of the powers.
Experts Demand 10 Per Cent.
This action, is now possible because
! instructions have been received by the
delegation from the Foreign Office in
Tokyo stating that Japan's naval
experts at home have determined
unanimously that Japan's delimited
naval strength must be 20 per cent
! instead Of so per cent OF that main
tanned by Great Britain and the United
States.
A determined fight will be put up
by the Japanese at Mondays session.
The japanese are unanimous in their
demand and are confident the Ameri-
cans will grant their demand.
The American experts last week
notified the japanese staff that ships
under construction were to be cor
sidered in naval strength. The Japan
csc replied that they desired to ex-
clude ships under construction. The
American experts again replied that
their original declaration would not
he altered.
On Monday Japan will reply to the
American answer and insist that the
ships under construction be excluded.
Japan must have 20 per cent Of the
tonnage of warcraft maintained by
Great Britain and the United States.
ing existing strengths, Captain No
mura declared.
The sea experts of the Island En-
pire are confident that their reasons
for demanding 20 per cent are suffi-
cient to establish their right to 1t.
No Other Plan Possible.
That Japan can accept no other plan
nor compromise on any other arrange
ment for naval limitation than tine
10-10-7 basis was strongly intlmated
by Captain Nomural
Japan agrees to the Hughes pro-
posals in principle and differs only on
a technical point" said Captain No
mura THE principle remains unaf-
fected.' We believe our technical
amendment to the Hughes proposals
will be readily accepted by the Ameri-
can naval experts"
The argument over determining ex.
listing naval strength on the basis of
including or excluding ships under
construction is a vital one to Japan.
for Japan is constructing only three
capital ships at this time.
As to what the attitude OF Japan
will be IL the naval experts of America
refuse the 20 per cent plea of Japan
is not known. Although they have
been previously refused, the refusal
has come from the naval experts OF
America. Mondays formal demand
will call for a formal refusal or accept
ance by the American delegation.
I'VE are not contemplating the pos
sibility of refusal" Captain Nomura
said.
That Japan looks to Great Britain
to aid her I'm her fight for a l0.10.7
naval status is freely stated in Japa-
nese circles.
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Elbridge Snow, so, Weds
Florida Widow of as

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Elbridge
q. Snow, eighty, president OF the
Home Insurance Company, today
Insrricd Mrs. Fanny Joyce Asrsh. of
ST. Augustine, Fla. at the Church
of the Ascension. here.
The brids 70 . widow ef terty-eivA
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
D'AnnunZiO and Shaw
Say Conference Won't
Lead to Era of Peace
6. Bernard Shau,
Says:

Disarmament Items DO
Not Matter a Scrap.
HOUeUer Much the POlO-
ers Bluff at Disdrming,
They viii AIUays Be
Ready for Wdr-Subter-
fuges VIII Be ResOrted
to in EUading Pact.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27
By international New. Service.

by International News Service.
An agreement was reached at yes
terday's secret session OF the powers
that foreign postoffices In China
should b. aboliahsd - soon - 0Aina
The Washington times., 1921-11-27

This newspaper cOnsists OF
Main News, 16 pages; Society
and Drama, 10 pages; Part III,
8 pages; Editorial and City
Life, 8 pages; Magazine. 20
pages; Comics, 4 pages; Sports,
4 pages.
The Washington times., 1921-11-27

Tucked away among odds and
ends, while pages are given to a
meaningless conference, did you
notice anything about the "elec-
tric fish stop?" The possibility of
controlling fish by electricity in
the water is more important to the
future than any half dozen wars Of
today on the Pacific coast.
Mother salmon rush up in large
streams to lay their eggs. Mil
lions Of young salmon, coming
down to the sea, swan by mistake
Of irrigation into bitches loading
from the stream. The bitches are
emptied. The young fish die.
If you put netting fine enough
across the ditches, the nets be-
come clogged up. keep out ir-
rigated water. C. C. Hessey.
game commissioner of Yakima
county. in Washington. put at
the entrance to an irrigation ditch
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column 81
The Washington times., 1921-11-27

After the second session Of
the Washington conference you
were told here that bitterness be-
tween France and Italy, and be-
tween France and England, would
would soon be features Of
world harmony" You have
read Curzon's warning to France,
and yesterday you read Of the
attacks on French consulates in
Italy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-18
HERE IS MORE ABOUT
PACIFIC PROBLEMS
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

indicate what class OF vessel was in
his mind.
The view behind the British objee-
tions is that the quota of 10000 tons
in submarines suggested by the Amer
lean plan for both Great Britain and
the United States is far too large. The
British, in fact, would like to see the
submarine abandoned entirely, but
there are considerations of national
which impe1 the American delegates
to hold determinedly to the figure
they first proposed Late today the
question was discussed by the Aneri-
can delegation with Theodore Roose-
welt, the American representative of
the committee of naval experts, but
there was no indication of recession
by either the United States or Great
Britain.
The improbability of a decision in
the near future was indicated by the
announcement today three or four
days more would be required to COM
plete the British case for presentation
to the naval committee In the interim,
the question is receiving the lively in
terest of all the delegations and when
the committee meets to take up the
detailed views of the five powers it
may find before it mass of data and
argument that it will take weeks to
assess.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-18
HERE is MORE ABOUT
TAX REVISION
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

/ that the president had written Mr.
Fordney, spokesman for the 'insur-
gent" republicans said the letter would
not affect the result. They had claimed
total of SO republican votes, or one
less than was cast for the amendment
Among the majority members sup
porting the amendment was Chairman
Campbell of the rules committee, Rep
Iresentative Green Of Iowa, ranking re-
publican on the ways and means COM
mittee, and Chairman Haugen of the
agricultural committee.
This vote settled the biggest issue
between the house and senate on the
tax revision bill and the managers
from the two houses VIII resume their
sessions tomorrow with the hope of
Preaching an agreement on the bill by
Saturday night. If this hope is re-
dized. the measure probably will be
sent to the. president before the end
of next week.
The intervention of the president in
the tax revision fght-the second
since the ways and means committee
began drafting the measure three and
a half months ago-followed a visit
to the White House early today of
Representative Mondell of Wyoming.
the republican leader in the house.
The president then summoned Chair
man Fordney and Representative
Eongworth of Ohio of the ways and
means committee and expressed his
views on the surtax. These were sup
plemented by letter to Mr.. Fordney.
During the three hours debate in
the house, which was conducted under
a special rule. the president was at
tackled for writing Mr.. Fordney. Rep
|resentative Freaer, republican, Wis
consin, said the Presidents interven-
ton. "at the last minute was ''un-
fair and unjust and that he should
have made known his views to the
senate when the so per cent rate Was
under discussion there.
Representatives Garner. democrat,
Texas. declared that If the president
had views TO submit he should have
done so in person or in message to
the house rather than in letter to a
member Of the body. Representative
Sinnotte. republican, Oregon, declared
that he sgrieved because the president
had been given bad advice on this
subject"
Supporting the presidents stand
Representative Mondell and other re-
publican spokesman said the repuh-
lican party had promised to reduce
taxes and that the so per cent rates
should not be approved by the house