Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-10
Washington
Briefs
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.

Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger
" AoHiN6ION, Nov 1O.-Admiral
Beatty. who is back at his conference
haunts, the Mrs. Marshall Field mansion
in Sixteenth street, is looking forward
with Eest TO a reunion Friday evening
with the American naval officers, who
served with the grand feet during the
war. Admiral Beatty, on the occasion Of
taking leave Of the Americans after the
armistice. called them In a celebrated
phrase, Our com ira destof the mist" More
than two hundred of them now stationed
in Washington. Will foregather at a sub
scriptien dinner to welcome the Bull
Dog Of Jutland." The Yankee ships
which held the North Sea with Beattys
ironclads we're known as the Sixth
Battle Squadron" Rear Admiral Hugh
S. Rodman commanding. They were as
signed the honorable and responsible DO
sition Of fast wing" and II the Anglo
American armada had ever been able to
swing into action against the enemy, the
speedy United States battleships would
have been quickly in the thick OF the
fray. There is bound TO be Joyous love
feast when Beatty and his Comrades of
the mist" get together around the festivs
board.
George Otis Smith, director Of the
United States Geological Survey, has be-
slowed boon upon all and sundry as
ISOLATED with the armament conference.
Under his direction the survey has just
isued compact folder map and guids
to Washington, destined especially for
conference use 1t teaches the mystifed
stranger how to navigate the crisis cross
streets and avenues of the Capital; er-
plains the house numbering system: tells
where conference delegations, embassies
and legations are and contains other con.
else information. The rear cover shows
the Washington mont ment. with a quo
tatfon from Franklin X. Lanes address
on a monument occasion seven years ago:
This monument is the unprsised arm
Of the Nation swearing an allegiance 90
lasting as stone itself to those principles,
those ideals, those emotions all those
mysterious things which go to make up
what we call democracy"
John Riddle, of Philadelphia. is un-
officially mentioned as prospective Arneri-
can ambassador to Argentina. II his name
Is sent to the Senate BY President Hard
ing, Mr. Riddles selection viii be that
Of career man." for he has diplo.
AAltC ESCVEu uatlue from secretary SDip
at the American Legation In Constanti-
nople which he occupied from 1893 to
1900.
The Armament Conference is provid-
ing Washington shopkeepers and street
hawkers a welcome opportunity OF get
ting rid of some shopworn articles which
have been drugs on the patriotic mar
ket since the World War. They. are a
combination flag matchmaking the colors
Of the principal allies associated In ths
War against Germany. They have come
forth from the hiding places where IN
sold and unstable goods are stored and
are finding a ready market
go
Conference delegates and attaches from
foreign countries have an unlimited num-
Der OF khaki-colored United States Army
automobiles at their disposal with smart
colored chauffeurs who know their Wash
ington well. For the humber grade OF
cars are available. For delegates with
the rank Of premiers, ex premiers, gem
erals, admirals, princes and bar0ns, there
are imposing limousines. The distin-
guished foreigners one and all express
the liveliest appreciation Of arrangements
the United States Government has made
for their comfort. Our experiences in
the war and the Paris conference taught
us a deal of things In the realm of inter-
national proprieties. The conference
gives us a welcome occasion to show
that from receiving we learned how to
give In kind.-Copyright 1921, by Pub
lie Ledger Company.