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WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 1921. TWO f ft ' I 1 ! ' H -r. i t t 1 M,-t J it t' i 5 ? LEAGUES PREPARE TO REVISE DRAFT RULING Conference of Major and Minor Chiefs is Held in New York NEW YORK Dec 17. Followinsr a conference between tho advisory coun cil of the major leagues an-d' represen tatives of th minors here today, pro posals were prepared for.a revision of the draft rules. Judge K. M. Landis, baseball commissioner, was instructed to present the proposals to those minor leagues which at the present time do not recognize the draft. The conference was attended by Judge Landis, President Heydler of the National league, . President Johnson of the American league and President Sex-t-n and Secretary Farrell of the Na tional Association of Professional baseball leagues. At the close of the meeting the following official state nent was made: --- - "The question has arisen what to do about the draft. It is a principle of baseball that player must advance in his profession according to his skill. To secure to him to the -game this re sult, the draft rule was devised. "Since the baseball reorganization of one year ago. certain, leagues have declined to subscribe to the draft. These leagues are the American Asso ciation, New International. Pacific coast, Western and 'Three I-' Recog nizing the existence and operation of the draft as a fundamental, and be lieving a deviation from it an-ywhere, or to any extent, to be a menace to the right of the player and 'the welfare of the game, the National and American league clubs have authorized the com missioner to present to the leagues mentioned above the foreign as a fair basis for the settlement of this grave question: " v "1 One player of ech AA or A club shall be eligible to selection or draft after the close of its season each year, the selecting club to pay in cash upon exercising the right the sum of $5,000 to the A A club, or $4,000 to the A club. 2 The event any selected player is released by a major league club with in one year of his selection, the clubs ;f the AA and A leagues shall first have the right to secure his services upon paying to the releasing club one half of the draft price paid by that club. "The commissioner has a very deep conviction that this is in harmony with the principle now subscribed to by the major and all minor leagues, and al ways to be borne in mind that the player's right and welfare cf the game require that his services shall be available to clubs of the very highes classification. SHANTUNG AGREEMENT NOW HINGES ON MINOR DETAILS, ENVOYS SAY (Continued From Page 1.) iOn ratio, conditioned only on accept ance of that ratio by France, followed. Knowledge that uie French 10-ship building flan, which up to tonight had seemed stumbling block In the way of the conference, was merely the sugges tion of the French naval staff here as to what it deemed desirable for Fraiice,.. put a wholly new face on the present, deliberations of the naval committee. The action of the French experts in" outlining their views was not only, it is understood, authorized by the French delegation as a means to bring about' a full discussion of the general problem' of naval relativities but it was also supported by conference precedent. The only written presentation of Japan's first claim to a naval ratio of 70 per cent as compared to the Ameri :an fleet, so far as known, was made by Japanese experts in the original committee of experts 'and abandoned' later .for the naval committee of fifteen on which conference delegates them selves sit. Except for that change, the French suggestion probably would have been presented to the experts committee. It appears to have been drawn up for that purpose. Another similarity is that the Japa nese 70 per cent ratio proposal con templated determination of "national security" needs to fix limitations as does the French naval expert ten-ship suggestion. Japan later accepted fully the American view that existing naval strength, calculated in terms of mod ern capital ships plus iroportionate al lowances for ships under construction and on which money had been spent, was the only practical basis of ap proach to a limitation agreement. The "5-5-3" ratio-plan represents that sys teni of calculation. So Figures Handy The American 175,000 ton plan for France and presumably Italy, also un doubtedly represents the same system of existing strength calculation. There is not available, however, a detailed analysis for ship scrapping in the French and Italian cases since the -tonnage allowance represents in each case more than either power now has. Pre sumably it does contemplate the scrapping of all pre-dreadnaughts of hoth powers , as of no; military value Tnat theory was -applied 'to American, British and Japanese . predreadnaughts in the three power preliminary agree, ment. . - The French naval exDerta h ami another conference precedent, although they may not know it, for presenting their ten-ship estimate of France's naval needs on a basis of nationa1 se curity. When the general board of the American navy wasflrst directed to formulate a naval ratio plan, as be tween the three leading naval powers it is understood a. wholly different proposition was evolved from that pre sented by Secretary, Hughes at the opening of the conference. Details have never been revealed astto this Ameri can naval expert proposal, but it Is un derstood to have proposed a 10-10-5 ratio for --Great Britain, the United States Japan, and the. retention of many more capital ehlps under con struction than Mr. Hughes finally pro posed to th -conference. As it happens, whether designedly or not, the "5-6-2": American plan was an exact compromise between Ameri can and Japanese naval expert views reaulting' from tho; decision to make existing . strength.-built and building ths feasis of agreement and to scrap all projected 'building' programs without consideration- The same rule now has been' proposed to govern expension of the three pewer agreement Into a five power treaty for naval limitation coupled t with a naval holiday of ten year. . What further modifications may be necessary before such an agree ment is reached can develop only when :tne attitude, or the .French government .is known.. r To break a cold take1 6fit adv. I' DOLL AND TOY MAKERS ASK TARIFF DEFENSE WouIdAIso Eliminate Articles Produced .Through Use - of Child Labor WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. American manufacturers, of toys and dolls asked the senate finance committee today not only for protection against German and Japanese competition; 'but also for ther exclusion of. these, articles which are the product of child labor. Spe cifically they asked for a duty of 40 per cent of the value of the toys and dolls based- on - the prices prevailing in the American market. Spokesmen for the manufacturers piled high the committee table with toys ranging all the way from the wooden letter blocks to the electric train to support their argument that they had revolutionized the industry by coupling the educational with the amusement feature for the children. They had been able to build up the in dustry here during the war, they said, and had turned from the "flimsy, xnam-bv-pamby'-' things imported before the war to substantial toys that laid the ground work for the child's education. German competition is the most se rious factor, they asserted, and im ports from that country are being se riously felt. , The American industry has slumped off 50 per cent, it was tes tified, despite price reductions ranging from 25 to 50 per cent. Doll making has been even more seriously affected, the witnesses declaring that of the 134 doll factories in the country a year ago, only 12 of the leaders now re main. , ' -Imitation pearls, buttons, tooth and other brushes novelty jewelry and sev eral other subjects were discussed be fore the committee during the day. Dr. Thaddeus P. Hyatt,, chairman of the oral hygiene committee of Greater New York, gave a lecture on the value of the tooth brush on the American home life and concluded with a plea that tooth brushes be put on the free list. He said there were only two American manufacturers of such brushes and that the cost of their product was high, speaking-for the American Brush Man George A. Fernley, of Philadelphia, ufacturers association, presented the other side of the case. He said the American manufacturers could meet the home demand and that their prod uct wa.s far superior to the imported article, particularly that coming from Japan. He added that one of the man ufacturers through its national adver tising campaign had done more to spread the doctrine of oral hygiene than the entire dental profession. luxurTTjrazT held reason for excesses Crime Wave in London Also Laid to Door of Low Salaries LONDON", Dec. 17. Lower wages and a craze for luxurious living are held accountable by English prisbn gov ernors for many pre'sent-day crimes in a report made by them to the Home Office. M ) a, . Although crime has dwindled con siderably during the past 20 years, the number at prisoners. &or the year 1920 21" was 49,712, or 9,925 more than in the previous year. The report, how ever, states that "so small an increase in. a year' in which there has been much unemployment and Industrial un rest is noteworthy" 1 The governor of Durham says: ' "A new,.stamp of offender has sprung into exlitenfce. ' Men and women of respectable .aotecedents and parentage, in regular employment and in no re spects associated with the" criminal class, are taking to serious crime with astounding facility". The suggestion that a spirit of law lessness acquired by men while on military service is responsible for this is rejected by- - the governor, on the ground that women in equal propor tion to men are the offenders. His explanation is that high wages, once easily earned and more easily spent, are now not obtainable. "Men and women, boys and girls", his report states, "have all got used to 'big' money, out of all proportion to the slight effort necessary to ob tain it", and he continues: "The econ omic readjustment of the past year has created a number of discontented, reckless people, who do not realize that they have been living in an arti ficial wage market, and unconsciously resent the changed conditions of sup ply and demand, work and play. Money they must have to provide the lux uries and amusements' to which they have grown accustomed, so they steal, pilfer and loaf". The governor of Shrewsbury prison calls .attention to the prevalence of. thefts on railways and elsewhere, of ten by men with excellent long serv ice records, and receiving high wages. A big increase in 'automobile thefts is mentioned by the governor of Wads worth prison. It is proposed shortly to introduce recreation classes in male convict prisoners ana mane it possible for convicts to earn by good conduct and Miuuoury, me privilege of classes for reading, recitations, ' lectures and music. ADMIRAL MARGAN IS COURT-MARTIAL CHIEF WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Rear Ad mlral Casey B, Morgan, who has com mjiaea tne special service squadron, o ,j01ipj,iea in, oraers today as president of the general court-martial at Hampton Roads, to take effect Jan uary 3. He will revert to his regu lar ran k or captain. captain Louis J. Connelly, formerly In command of the receiving ship at vnanesion, s. c, has been ordered Mimo io aware oraers, ana, commander Earl p. Finney, assistant commandant or the sixth naval district Georgia and soutn Carolina has been designated as commander of - the receiving ship at inariescon. TWO BOYS WOUNDED BY MARINE ON TRAIN Swygert,' of Feake7 and :Herman'Dusen berry, of Conway, 18-year-old school boys; were shotby a marine guard on Seaboard Air Line train No, 4. between Columbia and Savannah, early today, Neither was seriously wounded. The fcoys jeere , returning home from school at Fairfax-and, .according to in formation received, here, were beatllng' their way. When . the mail guard pr dered them to tet Off the car. 'they re fused,- it is said, -and he .fired, one youth being wounded In. the neck nd Aho other in. the. foot..:- The 'oa'tne of ithe "T HE ?CH tmC H OIF i THE ' " LIVIN G GOD More than anything: ele the Chuw lias made otnr civilisation- "No man can calculate his debt to her AUK YOU LIVING UP TOOURPRIVILEGE m. In Relation to Grace Methodist Church Invites you today . - services. Sunday School . . . 3IornJns - Worship Evening Worship FIVE MEMBERS "CON" GANG ARE INDICTED OCALA. Fla.. Dec. 17. FiH) mem bers of an alleged confidence bajad were inrnrturi hv the Marion county grana jury here today on charges of obtain ing money under false pretences irora P J. Pontzer and H. P. Pontzer, of Kersey, Pa., last winter. Those indicted are T. J. "aittie jeit Sharum, alias T. J. Sherwood, anas a. C. Jeffries; T. B. Farrell. alias fax Moore; Charles Kemprer, u. x. jvemp- fer and John Bull, alias John Eamona, alias A. B. Flood. The men are a.lso under federal charges, with their hear ing set for the federal district couri here January 16. The alleged defrauding of the fon- sers, ratner ana son, oi mum .uu $25,000 in stock speculation, .came in for considerable newspaper prominence last winter. The ponzers gave uut their story after having returned to Pennsylvania and it was vigorously denied in local quarters at the time. The Ponzers clalmea tney naa oeen touring the state when they met Charles Kempfer, who steered them to Ocala, the alleged headquarters of the band under Sharum: xnemen were later arrested" at Glens Falls, N. Y., by federal authorities. WOMAN WHO DEFEATED BROTHER FOR OFFICE IS GOOD ROADS ADVOCATE SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Dec. 17. Miss Steen Scorup, a high school Eng lish teacher who recently aeieatea nei brother P. C. Scorup, for the post of mayor of Salina, Utah, declared she in tends to advocate good roaas ana n improved water system. Miss Scorup said she did not warn w win the election but 'her Drotner it glad lie Ibst and as the first to con gratulate the new neaa oi tne ) government "I did nothing to bring about succest for my race for the mayoralty, iyuss Scorup said. "I even campaigned foi mv -brother." In spite or tnis tne Drotn er was defeated by fourteen votes. Miss Scorup was born at Salina am has taught school there tor niteer years. She said she always considerer it a citizen's duty to accept nomination for public office and decided to accei the nomination offered 'her because i was her "duty to do so and also be cause she felt her acceptance would al least add variety and novelty to the life of the town. MAY INQUIRE INTO COLLISION OF SHIPS NEW YORK, Dec. 17. A naval board of inquiry into the collision of tire destroyer Graham and the passenger liner, Panama off Seagirt, N. J., last night, probably will be named next week, it was announced today at the offices of Admiral Hilary P. Jones, com mander of the Atlantic fleet. Of the seven naval sailors injured when the Graham's prates were crushed in by the liner's bow, one of them, W. P. Kelly, 20-year-old seaman, first clasd, died tonight at the naval hospi tal in Brooklyn. Responsibility for the collision was charged to the commander of the de stroyer by Edwin A. Drake, vice-president of the Panama railroad steam ship line, operators of the Panama, who said the Graham sought to cross the bow of the liner. Captain William F. Amsden, the Graham's commander, and other naval officers reserved their explanation of the crash pending ap pearance before the board of inquiry. SIMMONS HOME FOR REST (Special to The Star) WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Senator and Mrs. Simmons left here today for a rest in North Carolina. Mr. Simmons has been hard at work ever since the present congress convened in extra session and is feelingthe effects of it. His physical condition forced him to leave here and go south to recuperate his vitality. While In North Carolina he expects to forget business and the senate. His health is not impaired, but he J.ust needs a quiet restful vaca tion RARE ELEMENT CAPITALIZED IN SPARK-PLUG TESTER Neon, one of the rarest elements of the air, has the peculiar characteristic pf glowing bright red when an electric current passes through It, says an Il lustrated article in the January Popu lar Mechanics Magstzirtg. This has been- utilized in a new spark-plug tes ter, consisting of a hard rubber shell that contains a 'small glass tube of neon. When the metal cap, sealing the tube, touches a spark plug, ther action of the neon quickly shows whether the plug is working or not. CHINESE PRINCE IS AFRAID TO RIDE IN AUTOMOBILE In a sharp contrast to the establish ing of an 800-mile mail and passenger airplane service by China, and Its in terest in other modern activities, is the experience of a party of Americans on a trip from Peking to the Ming East ern Tombs by automobile. A Manchu prince, who met them at the tombs, was greatly frightened when the Amer ican automobile, the first he had ever seen, appeared. He could not overcome his terror sufficiently to accept an invi tation to ride, and withdrew to a safe distance. The members of his body guard, amed with broadswords and even bows and arrows, were 'both ter rified and fascinated by the car. From the January Popular Mechanics Magazine. LUMINOUS STAR MAP AIDS . AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS The fascinating study- or the stars Is the oldest of the sciences, and one which has interested human beings for ages. The rverage -person .who has not the time to take up this) extensive staudy, but wfconv the stars Interest -as he gazes up at them on &: clear night, is usually bewildered it he tries to dis tinguish one from the other. As an aid to the amateur astronomer, & star map has been drawn wtoish shows the stars of the first five magnitudes, .and, the different constellation groupings.. The stars of the first four magnitudes, and the lines showing the constellation groupings, are marked with radium salt, thus making, them shine at. night; January Popular Mochlncs Magazine. . . - - . Viewed- from a - miliary T. standpoint. Japan, jt . ls, said,- is the weakest of the ! qt; Church? . . 9n45 A. M." .lllOO- A. M. . .. 730 P. M. ' ' ISSUE WARRANT FOR OWNERS OF RUM SHIP PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 17. Warrants were issued, foday for James Cromwell, J alleged owner,' and nine members of . the crew of the Nomad, a converted submarine chaser, seized by Deputy Marshal Snowderi, of Trenton, as a rum runner between America and the Bahama islands. No arrests have been made, Cromwell, according to federal au-' thorities, is in reality "Dapper Dan" Collins, a criminal of nation-wide no toriety. His movements and that of the vessel, they said, have been fol lowed since quitting Nassau, but de spite the watch the agents believe that more than 800 cases i of whiskey was landed between Marcus . vHook and Chester. TWO CLUBS BACK OUT OF VIRGINIA LEAGUE NORFOLK, Va,. Dec. 17. Suffolk and Tarboro withdrew from the Virginia league at the meeting of the baseball club owners here tonight, and tRe league wiy start next season with only six clubs unless it is decided later to increase the circuit to eight teams. Norfolk, Richmond. Portsmouth, Newport News, Rocky Mount and Wil son filed their bonds for participation in the coming season. Application was made by C. J. Stull, of Roanoke, representing Roanoke in terests, for a franchise in the Virginia league, but no action was taken on the application tonight. It was decided to hold a vote by mail some time next week, when it would be decided defi nitely whether the league would be in creased to eight clubs. In the event the circuit is enlarged, it was decided, efforts will be made to interest Lyncn burg. Va., in a franchise. Suffolk and Tarboro asked permis sion to dispose of their players. ln order to make up some of the losses of last season. WINS BILLIARD TITLE CHICAGO, Dec. 17. John Layton, .of Sedalia, Missouri, tonight won the world's three cushion billiard cham pionship, defeating Champion Augle Kieckhefer, of Chicago, 6 points to 58 in the third block of their 180 point contest. The final standing for the three blocks was, Layton 180, Kieckhefer 171. Layton tonight had a high run in 7 in 71 Innings while Kieckhefers high run was 5 in 70 innings. STORM IX MICHIGAN WASHINGTON, Dec 17. A distur bance of marked Intensity attended by rains in the east forif jgtates and in the Atlanta state n&QGf Florida, wis central over southeastern Michigan t nlght, the weather bureau announced. 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