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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14

Of any battle cruiser element in her
fleet, some officers said, at once indi l.
Gated clearly that the navy was not
being maintained with the deliberate
idea that it might some day become ad =.
visable to raid the sea commerce of
the two insular Powers, or either of
them. Battle cruisers would be inval .
liable, perhaps vital to successful
prosecution of naval war across the
Pacific, IL was said. .......
- In the proposal that the other two
Powers retain battle cruiser squadrons,
also. these observers saw n possible con :
crete expression of American recognition
Of the necessities in naval forces OF
those countries; of American willing
ness that they should prosecute lcgiti-
mate ventures over the world requiring
far. flung merchant routes, and employ
for protection Of those routes, naval
craft they thought best suited for the
need.
, AS a continental Power, although as
scrting in this proposal the right to an
equal footing with any nation OF the
seas. the United States might not neces-
sarily need battle cruiers as the other
Powers feel they do, IL was said.
At any rate, the American proposal
has made a fat proposition in regard
to battle cruisers. which it was thought
might be very difficult Of treatment at
the Conference. II remains to be seen
what Japan and Great Britain think
about It, but long step toward agree
ment on that question has been taken,
naval folk believe.
The American replacement proposal
mean that. uader the agreement out
lined. the fleets Of the three Powers. in
terms of capital ships. would stand ulti.
mately at approximately fourteen each
for Great Britain and the United States
and eight for japan.
The American claim to full equality
with Great Britain is made in the re-
placement suggestion. and there has
beera no hint as yet that the British
delegation will oppose 1t.
1t means also that Japan would stand,
thereafter. at fixed ratio Of three TO
five in naval strength in comparison to
the other two fleets. II is not clear how
that would finally bc,vicwed by Japan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
FRENCH WOULDE
JAPAN'S ALLIANCE.
Newspapers Are Delighted at
Dramatic Opening Of
Arms Council
PLAN "DEFINITE AND GRAND
Central News rhoto


Paris. Nov. 14.-Jacques Bainville
editor of La Liberte, says the tonnaget
proposed by Secretary Hughes indicate
that the United States means TO retain
the advance and superiority it has over
Japan.
IF the hypothesis is admissible that
the British forces will join the .Japa .
nese,' says the writer. "tbe United
states would be in position of mani
fest inferiority. Hence It is not difficult
to understand that one of the most i'm
portant points in the American policy is
the rupture of the Anglo Japanese
Treaty. The leading interest in the
Conference will lie in this
The journal Des DebatS says the
Hughes plan involves the a0rogatioa of
the Anglo Japanese alliance. I'VE I'M
dcrstand the Americans stubbornness
'but We beg of them to reflect that the
merely give them the appearance of
satisfaction. There Is no need of Il
formal alliance to bind two countries
with regard to certain possibilities. The
only real guarantee is regulation Of the
questions which antagonizc their peo-
pies.
The Washington Conference com
mcnccd with "a dramatic SURPRISE"
says the Temps. which calls Mr..
Hughes plan "at the same time definite
and grand"
Some difficulties which the Temps
secs in the way of the plan are. firstly.
Of political nature: Great Britain
will have 20 ask herself if the obstacles
she secs are also obstacles in the eyes
of the Dominions: secondly. of tech
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
INVENTOR BACKS HUGHES
Simon Lake Approves Plan to Limit
Submarine Tonnage

bridgeport. Comm. Nov. l4.-(By 4.
P.)-SimOn Lake, submarine inventor
and long considered as authority on
naval affairs. last night expressed ap.
proval Of that portion of the Hughes
proposal which would limit the sub
marine tonnage Of the United States to
30, 900 tons.
"If that 10000 tons is put into de.
fcnSivc submarines of the smaller type
it would provide about 150 submarines.
That should he sufficient TO give pro.
lection to the coast. and is more than
We have now. doubt it we have more
than half that number now in up-to-
date efficient submarines.
"Thc cost OF battIoships and cruisers
is going to bankrupt most any country
to keep on in the race for big ship con.
troll.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14

defensive size. Fail 20 do so. and we
! shall build more ships than You car.
Mr.. Hughes has rejected that method
of approach to the negotiations. lie
makes proposal to which Japan has
only to give assent in order to be su :
preme in Far Eastern waters. Then he
asks forbearnnce with regard to Asia
from the power which he has just rec
ognized ms supreme.
Now if he asks difficult concessions OF
japan and Japan refuses them, he will
create issues which will weaken his own
disarmament before the American pco-
ple, Just ns Mr.. Wilson weakened his
own League of Nations before the pub
lie by haggling over the peace and cm-
phasizing its Inconsistency with the
covenant.
Suppose Mr.. Hughes asks for and
fails to obtain certain political changes
in the Far East. The criticism Will
rrisc that Mr.. Hughes has by his dis
armoment agreement made Japan SUI
preme in the Asian Pacific and then not
succeeded in securing our interests
there.
Having obtained disarmament, Mc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
TO REORGANIzE LEATHER co.
Plan viii Be Considered at Special
Meeting on December 2

Boston, Nov. IA proposal to re.
organize the National Leather Com.
pany is announced by George L. Swift
the president. because of serious IN.
ventory losses. it was stated. the com
pany needs additional capital, which i:
to be obtained by the issue of $15, 900, :
900 of preferred stock, par value 500.
The common stock will be reduced
by cancellation of 2,250,OO0 shares,
leaving 100000 shares, with par value
of $40 each. A special meeting will be
held at Portland, Nc. December ., to
act on the nuoDosition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
Arms Conference Boosts Cotton

New York, Nov. 11.--Giy 4. ~
Better feeling inspired by arm Arina
mcut Conference in Washington caused
the cotton market to jump about 81 d
bale today. january contract advanced
10 1922 and March to 1G.95c. There
was heavy speculative buying ana big
demand from SPOT houses, which were
partly supplied by Southern selling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14

Japan creates my need for one, there
will be tendency for a new bulance ot
power TO grow up In tbc Pacific against
her
Tho presumption is that Secretary
Hughes knows what congestion japan is
ready to make and that with the Anglo
japanese Alliance ended they seem sat
isfactory to him. even though Japan Is
left navally supreme in Eastern waters
Arrangement as Forescen
These concessions arc supposed TO be
withdrawal from Shantung and ST.
IBERIA. in return. Japan wants TO he
let alone in ManChuria, Mongolia and
Saghalen.
An agreement upon these lines could
be easily reached. Ard the japanese
argue that Mr.. hughes is ready to make
ono from the fact that he has put dis
armament Grst on his program.
On this basis Mr.. Hughes could show
n victory 10 the country in securing
large measure of disarmament and in
getting the japanese ont of Shantuug
and Siberia, where Mr.. Wilson lefl
them. And Japan could consolidate
her position on the ASiatic mainland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
TILE MEN PLEAD GUILTY
70 Corporations and individuals Ad
NIT Violating Sherman Law

New York;, Nov. 1J.--By A. P.)---
Seventy corporations and individuals.
composing what is known as tho Tile
and Mantel Combine, today entered
pleas Of guilty of violation of the Sher-
man anti trust law in federal court.
They were indicted last August as the
result of an investigation into the build
ings industry by the Lockwood lcgis-
lative committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14

John Grim, wealthy retired farmer.
died at his home in Media today. Death
was due TO heart disease. He vas sew
cnty-fivc years old. Mr.. Grim j. sur
vivcd by Il widow, Mrs. Sarah Shoch
Grim, sister Of tho late City Treasurer.
Henry Shoch. They had no children.
Mr.. Grim was member of Bradbury
Post. 144, G.. A. H., and of the Media
Fire Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
ArmenIans Ask Hardina's Aid

Athens. Nov. II. --- The Armenian
Archbishop of Smyrna has cabled Prcsi-
dent Harding urgently calling his at.
tcntion to the distress Of the 100, 900
Armenians in Cilicia Hs the result of
the approaching withdrawal of the
French troops from that territory,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14

Hughes cannot afford to fsilin che Far
Eastern part OF the Conference. and,
not being able TO fail, so runs the Jap
anese reasoning, he cannot ask too
much. On this theory are based pre-
dictionS. for an early ending Of the Con-
ference.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
See Anglo. American Entente

Not only do the japanese argue .,his,
but European critics think that the
Secretary of State has something else
in mind than coruplete adjustment OF
Far Eastern problems. French Obser7-
crs feel that nothing short of an Ang To-
American Entente can justify leaving
Japan unassailablc by any ono Power
in her part of the world.
And it may be that what Mr.. Hughes
counts upon to restrain Japan's abuse
Of her position in the Far East is not
50 much such an entcnte-.no sign of one
exists todny--as Japan's sense that
over .aggrcsslvcncss on her part will
force the two Anglo Saxon nations into
political co-operation against her. Re
move the Anglo japanese Alliance. leave
Japan unussailablc in the East, and if
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
Tells Of Functions OF Press

Momoutous as are the declarations
Igou have made, the chief function OF
ae pres here, rs throughout the Con .
srehcc, l. to report them. not to criti :
Ee, hnaIi2" or interpret them.
uHrs is powerful factor in this
conference.-the tell the waiting world
accurately. comprehcnSivcly and i'm
ISrtlaIIE as possible what YOU do here,
HWno leads, who falters and the result
Wnethcr the Uptimists prevail, who
kreachrd that hope will point the right
wy even II history fails, or whether the
IgMlinlstS are right who say that in.
NabI' economic chaos confrOuts MS.
hc part for the press is clearly de-
'ed "l irrespective of the outcome.
~ must not stress possible disagree.
|%mtS' 1t must not question mems mo-
ives in"Quitably. 1t must not. for cX.
|rhnpIe' term armament preparedness in
"' Gus" Ot ON" country and .niliturism
~ the case OF another, but as bcst it
unn tcIl the truth, the whole truth and
'".mllIg bur the truth.
A. ~ may not l'r out Of place 10 recall
"at IN this democracy. where most Of
Eur p"Illi"al leaders. whatever their
'mttScht t,ht roSitiUn, remain not long in
huolic office, there is continuing
PWurtn % estate of men who take their
T,oleSS!onS seriously. From time to
- historians, cssayistS and Dhiloso-
h"eFs may volunteer in our profession.
Jul u Is the rcguars--to adopt "A mill
T%og ttrih'-m"n who measure their, serv.
po' ny the column, but by the years,
ro, oo VIII inform nine tcnths of all the
"V,iE ,gG, what is done here.
,iso lucy pledge YOU thcir best efforts to
"n, %u 20 the highest possible level Of
sussty aud fairness that the world NAV
t,Vat - n by Your deliberations. Theirs not
fS,i iicasoll why, theirs but TO strive with
". w, S9owI edge of human liability to
Ht TO let the world know exactly
y" goes on here at this critical hour, "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
Expect Adoption
of Hughes PLdE,


Continued from Page Ono
may desire TO retain In0rc ot certain
kinds of ships and less Of others than
Mr.. Hughes suggests. The japanese
may ask for minor notifications. But
an agrccmcnC upon naval reduction
| within few weeks is almost certain.
End Of Alliance Seen
The ending Of the Anglo ..Ianarcsr
Alliance follows Us n matter rf course
With each Of The three great naval
Powers adopting n purely defensive
policy and having navi"S adcmatn to
their defense in their own waters, ALI.
ahcrs between any two of them. for do.
tcnslvc purpoScH-and that IS what tho
Anglo -JapnncSc alliance is--bccor,cCr.
necessary. inconsistent with ;hc gen
crai att!;nd" and unduly provocative.
Tho Anglo japanese alliance canr,i
,EfNlIG Su"h a cut in naval forces rs
Mr. Hughes proposes, such co.cnc1,a-
ton among the leading Powers a. Un.
it"n naTlcS ard an abstcntion from
bulldog involves.
Already the British have given y,
lndi"ation of their intent to abandon
tDc alliance. The revival Of tlrir naval
DnSc AZ Singapore means that tho Brit.
iSh in future will take over the work Of
guarding their own interests III tho IN
eng duty which dCvolvcd upon Janup
under the alliance. '"''''''
with regard to tho Far East prob.
lem the Japanese argue, and with much
reason, that MIR. Hughes is not going
10 be eXigcnt. He will take with dis.
armament, they say, some sort of easily
arranged compromise with regard TO
ASA and the Harding Administration
VIII, as result. enjoy immense politi-
cal prestige in this country
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
Hughes Inverted Procedure

They reach this conclusion from tho
unexpected order in which Mr.. IIucGcS
brought up the subjects before the con.
ference. In the advance declarations
OF the Administration. it had always
been said that no real disarmament
could come except as result of re-
moving. the causes of dispute in the Pa
c'hc. 1t was expected that the Ameri.
can position would hc, give us Il rcG
sonable agreement in the Far East
and we shall cut our fleet 20 a purely
Evening star., 1921-09-14
PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK.
Executive Likely to Open Confer
ence and Explain Situation.

It is considered likely that Presi-
dent Harding will personally open
the unemployment conference, to he
held in this city the latter part of this
month. It is the opinion of high Of
ficials that the executive will make
an address at the opening session. IN
which he will acquaint the delegates
with the problems before them and OF
the administrations desire to bring
prompt relief
Administration officials are OF the
opinion also that the President will
issue the formal call for the con-
ference shortly after his return from
his present vacation trip. The plans.
officials added. have been practically
completed and have been sent by
wireless to the yacht Mayfower, so
that President Harding can discuss
them with Mr.. Hoover before the re-
turn to Washington.
A definite date for the conference
was said to be still undecided. al
though September 26 now appeared
most probable. Acceptances are un-
derstood to have been received by
Secretary Hoover from the thirty con-
ferees who will represent the country
at the conference. Among those who
will attend, it has been indicated. are
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor; John
L. Lewis, president Of the United Mine
Workers of America. and Char!es Nj.
Schwab, chairman Of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation.
in the deliberations. it is believed,
will depend upon President Harding:
who may name him as chairman or
fhe conference or request him to at
tend merely in his official capacity.
Evening star., 1921-09-14

to place workers in positions. During
the harvest" he explained, "it sent
between $1,000 and $4,000 men to the
farms and kept them moving as the
harvest season moved northward.
THE unemployment service is at
present taking care of the thrashing
and corn curing situation. wherever
additional men are needed for this
purpose.
Cotton and wooden goods already
show signs of recovery, and there Is
scarcely a plant in the country turn
ing out silk hosiery that is not work.
ing at full or over time.
Silk fabrics are on the move. These
things speak for themselves. and
may be speaking the same language
as the figures. showing that more
garages than houses have been built
in recent months. Here is another
fact with it's own significance. Shoe
factories seem to be working for the
most part on fancy high-priced wom-
ems shoes. This may be accounted for
by the further mact that men now out
the hardy forms Of employment are
not shoe buyers. The demand for
these will come when the railroads
and the factories are started on
more going scale, when the more
staple grades of shoes for men will
come into larger demand. That can
not be long delayed. The situation
begins to brighten"
Evening star., 1921-09-14

sour problem here at home is all the
any manner Of means our problem
alone. Unemployment is world wide"
Discussing efforts to relieve the sit
uation, Secretary Davis said that the
employment service of the Depart
ment of Labor was doing all it could
Evening star., 1921-09-14

Th' ole Moots farm, long re-
garded as tn most valuable an
desirable estate in this section,
passed quietly into tn hands O
Ice Cream Dealer Joe Bentley,
t'day, before Candymaker Steve
Beasley knew it wuz on tn mar
Ike Soles started back from
Louisville with case in his car,
early this mornin', an his wife
is afraid somethin' has over
taken him.
Copyright Nation.l Newspaper Service,
Evening star., 1921-09-14
BRIDGES sAFE'1DEsPITE
PROPOSAL FOR REPLACING.
Maj. Besson Declares No aAppre-
hension Is Felt for Calvert
or King Structure. :,

or Klingle Structure. q,
Although Engineer Of Bridges Me-,
Comb has recommended to the Com
missioners that they ask for appro-
priations to begin the erection of
new Calvert street bridge and new
Klingle valley bridge. the District en-
gineer department does not regard
unsafe.
While city officials feel the time has
come when both bridges should be re-
placed. Maj. Besson, assistant Engineer
Commissioner, said today that they are
both safe.
Engineer McComb pointed out that
the Calvert street bridge was builr
before the era Of the heavy motor
truck and that a limit Of six tons has
been placed on the weight Of trucks
that may cross the bridge.
A similar limit also has been placed
on the Chain bridge. Request for a
new structure across the Potomac at
that point was included in the recon-
mendations sent to the Commissioners
last week.
In 1912 Mr.. McComb said 1t was
deemed advisable to strengthen the
Calvert street bridge and at that time
the roadway was narrowed to reduce
the traffic load.
Mr.. McComb explained that tho six
ton I'm limit rsa,t does not apply to street
that part of the structure under the
tracks has extra supports.
The ban does apply to certain motor
apparatus Of the fire department.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Thomson Wins Three Prizes
At Travers Island Shoot
Breaks 90 of 100 Targets
and Is Awarded a Leg
On the Buermeyer Cup

One of the largest fields of the year
gathered yesterday at the Travers
Island traps of the New York Athletic
Club. The shooting conditions were
ideal and the scores were remarkably
high. 1t was quite q day for G. M.
Thomson, gunner who generally
shoots with a handicap of in 25. He
took the high scratch prize with card
of 80 cut of possible 100 targets.
Thomson also scored leg on the
Buermeyer cup, along with George J.
Corbett, former president of the
club. Each had fifty straight targets
For good measure he won the Travers
Island trophy and in shoot-off took
the high handicap prize that was left
over from last Saturday. He returned
three straight strings of % targets
each.
The high handicap cup of yesterday
was taken by j. F. Connors. A scratch
special left over from last week went
to +. J. Ham. The gunners also shot
off few more cups that were left over
from last week They were all month
iy crps The high handicap for Feb
rualy went TO Z. Milliken.
The Travers Island was won by H. E.
West. The February monthly cup
went to L. G. Daley. The Haslin cup
was won by J. +. Donovan. The club,
distance and doubles cups for February
were all taken by O. c. Grinnell
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Columbia Fencers Give
Middies Stiff Tussle

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March BIN a
match of mixed workmanship here
this afternoon the Naval Academy won
from Columbia by nine bouts to FIVE.
Columbia gave the Navy the closest
battle with the foils it has had against
a college team in years and the margin
of victory for the midshipmen was but
one point.
Bencoe started out by fencing like a
whirlwind and won from Chandler, of
the Navy, 8 to 2. At the end of the
sixth round the score was even, with
Bencoe having two more bouts to fence.
Both Shears and Becker succeeded IN
winning from him, however. Reaves S
did good work for Columbia with SABRE
and duelling sword. defeating Mahl-
strom with the former weapon and CIV
ing Hunter good flght with the latter
The summaries.
Fo!ls--Berooe. Columbia, defeated Chanu +,
ler Navy. S-2; shears. Navy deteaseo
Nahon Columbia. Ct; Becker. Navy. oe-
feated Farley. Columbia. 1O-I; Nanoh'
Columbia, defeated Chandler. Navy. II
featsd voss. Navy. 1o---7; Becker Navy
Navy. defeated Bencoe, Columeia lo--e
Farley, Columbla. defeated chandler. Navy
9-s Becker. Navy. defeated bencoe' CO.
Dueliing swords-Hunter. Navy. defeated
Reaves, Columbia. 10; 6uider. Navy, de-
Columbia, defeated Mahlstrom Nay, =
s: Guider. Navy, defeated Reaves. Colnm
bia. 7--4; MahlatroIn. Navy. defeated Fer
reria. Columbia, 7--2.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Z of'flIlalal Booked
For 81 Bas G b a IL
Games This Spring g

Fordham University's baseball sched-
ule, as announced last night by Man
ager James P. Mahony, consists Of thir-
ty-one games, seventeen to be played
at Fordham Field. Two Southern teams
appear on the Maroon schedule this
year for the first time. They are the
universities of Virginia ana North
Carolina. Other mines will play Ford
ham this spring after a lapse OF sew
era seasons. Among them are Cornell,
Niagara, Syracuse, Seton Hall ond La
fayette.
The schedule includes home-and-
Catholic University, Virginia, Colum-
bia, Vermont and Boston College. The
so-called Big Three" are again on the
list, games having been arranged at
New Haven, Princeton and Cambridge.
The opening game probably will be
played at Haverford Oh March 80 The
New England trip will take place at the
end Of the June examinations. 1t Will
include games with Vermont, June II,
and Norwich, Boston College and Har-
ward on the 18Th, 14th and 18th. The
tussle with Harvard will wind up the
season. Fordham will play West Point
on May Il.
The complete schedule follows:
March 80, Haverford. at Haverford. Pa
tpenaing) 81, University OF Virginia, at
Charlottesville Va
april 1. GEORGETOWN, at Washington; >,
Sathelig Z, yniyeT5ssity, at Washington' c,
slIy Of Vermont, at Fordham FieIa .,
yale. at New Haven; II. New York Giants.
at the Polo Grounds; IA Tufts ut Ford
nam Field l6. St. Johns College. 81 Ford
ham Field (pending)* 20 Columbia
ar fordnan Field -. Nillanova. af Ford =
ham iteld: IT. Columbia. at South FIELD.
~, syracuse, At Fordham Field. co. Cres-
cent \. C.. at Fordham Field (penaing).
May {. University OF North Carolina. at
rlord ham Tieid; 5, Catholic University. NJ
Fordham Field; 6, University OF Virginia
at Fordnam Field; 7, Boston College. at
Fordhan Field, Ii. City College OF New
YORK;. at Fordham Field, -. Cornell. At
Fordhain Field; Il. Army. at West Point,
20, Georgetown. at F'ordham Fieids IS.
NIAGARA. at Fordham Field. 80, Lafayette.
~ Fordhan Field.
June = Seton Hali. at South Orange; :
or 6 Princeton. at Princeton. n j.: H.
University of Vermont, at BurNnEtou VI
H., rnr'vich, at Northield. Vts "A Bos-
ton College, at Boston; is. Harvard. at