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GREENSBORO DAILY NEW WEATHER Partly cloady today, Tfcr day aaacttlrd. If You Want All the Sews About Busincst Read the Ads Daily VOL. XXV. NO. 121 ENTERED AS ASTON!) CUM MATTKE AT FOKTOIffUK. UKKHNMBIIKO, N. C, GREENSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1921 DAILY M-NIUY. .WI PK THAI HA1LV ONLY. IT.OO rt'.l YKA TRICE FIVE CENTS ALLIES' DELEGATES . PLEDGE ADHERENCE TO AMERICAN PLAN FOURPOWERSACCEPT Tl Britain, Japan, France and Italy Tell What They Want. BRITISH OBJECT TO SUBS Would Halve America's 90,000 Tonnage Japs Object to 60 Per Cent. Proportion. ITALY SEEKS BIGGER NAVY France, Too, and While Five Technical Expert Mwrent Over Naval Detail, Conference Proceeds to Dis cussion of ar East. (Br Associated trta.) Washington, Nov. IB. The (weeping American proposal for reduction of naval armament became the accepted fundamental policy of the armament conference today by the unanimous as sent of the five great powers. Seconding the bold lead of the Uni ted States, the accedlted spokesmen of Great Britain, Japan, Italy and France rose In their places at today's plenary session of the conference and one after another declared the readiness of their governments to accept the American proposal In spirit and In principle, but with the reservation of a right to sug gest modifications of detail. Then the problem of these details, which everyone realizes may yet oc cupy the prolonged attention of the conference and Involve the sucoess or failure of the whole plan, was referred for preliminary examination to a com mittee of five technical naval advisers, one from each of the big five powers. Within this committee first of all Great Britain will ask for a further reduction of the limit proposed on submarine tonnage. Japan will endeavor to prove her righs to a greater ratio of naval strength than has been suggesccd for her, and France and Italy will request that their navul questions be consid ered along with those of the three ttronger naval powers embraced In the American plan. Delicate Questions to Solve. Thus the diplomacy of the American delegation has won its first victory in the conference, but still stands itself confronted with questions of admitted Importance and delicacy whose solu ' tion is requisite to attainment of the purposes for which the nations were called into consultation. While the technical advisers wrestle with the armament proposals and the delegates themselves continue Informal conversations on the American plan, the other big subject of the conference, I he far eastern situation, will be given its first formal consideration at sn executive meeting tomorrow of the delegations of all the nine Interested nations, Tonight every one of the dele gations was 'In a waiting attitude to ward the far eastern questions, and If any nation had a comprehensive plan of settlement to present at the outset it was carefully concealed. The lead in accepting he principle of the American naval t roposal was taken in today's meeting t j the confer ence by Great Britain. lose historic naval supremacy would e- mtually give way to an equality of jrcngth with the United States, if the plan became an actuality. Arthur J. Balfour, head of the British delegation;- announced the British acceptance In a speech that stirred the emotions of delegates and spectators and started a discussion In which diplomatic cards were laid on the table in a manner unprecedented in international conferences. British Fenr Submnrlnrs, While the hall still echoed with ap plause for the speech of the British statesman, the chief delegate of Japan, ''miral Baron Kato, was on his feel to ,edge the readiness of the island empire pf the east to proceed with sweeping reductions" in her fleet. Sen ator Schanzer for Italy and Premier Briand for France added in their turn a pledge of co-operation in the program laid down by the United States. Mr. Balfour alone made specific men tion of the modifications that would ' be suggested as the negotiations pro gressed. Reduction of the figure set as a maximum of submarine tonnage was the project on which he Indicated hlB government would be most Insistent, but later members of the British group elaborated the suggestions they are to to put forward somewhat as follows: First: Reduction of the submarine tonnage the United States, Great Britain and Japan would be allowed to maintain in the proposed limited fleets. The figures in Secretary Hughes' pro posal were 90,000 tons In submarines for Great Britain and the United States' and 64,000 tons for Japan. It was Indicated that Great Britain would urge cutting this In half to 45,000 tons for the two powers and a similar re duction for Japan. In addition the Bru sh propose to limit the size of sub marine units in such fashion as to confine them to defensive operations and make them unusable Over sea. Second: That to protect future know ledge and skill in capital warship construction, each nation retain one capital ship building yard capable of producing a ship a year and scrap all other warship building facilities. Third:. That allowances be made In the American replacement schedule or light warcraft, such as light cruisers and gunboats, not of particular use In any naval offensive or defensive op erations, for the adequate policing ot the seas t j all naval powers. 'spa Want More. Ho far-r con Id- bo learned torUftmr the Japaf o modifications to bu urg ed will b in connection mainly with the flxin of Japan on the basis of ... tio per ctiit of the naval strength of etther other power. Her spokesmun, it was learned, will later endeavor to show that some ' increase of tonnage should be afforded here. The suggest ed increase will probably relate to ail classes of skips, including submarines. A strong impression prevails that the British proposals for limitation of tho size of submarines will not prove acceptable to American naval officers. It is well known that Amer ican naval opinion regards the sub marine as a potential war weapon of greatest value to the United States and not to be surrendered, on any argument thus far presented. To reach ... Its full efficiency, American officers argue, the submarine must be a sea keeping vessel of great size so as to be habitable for her crew. There were decided expressions against the Brit (Continued on l'age Eight.) She Wants Seat In the Next Congress Mrs. Winiford Maslbn Huck, from Illinois, who is a candidate for the position ot congressman-at-large from that state. I E Adopt Resolutions Commending American Armament Position. OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED Annual Sermon By Rev. T. C. Davis; Missionary Speech By Dr. B. C. Henning. BIG GROWTH IN MISSIONS Report of Secretary Maddry Shows 210 Workers Are In Mlaslonnry-Pa. tor Harness Board of Missions Una Bnlanee In Treaanry. By T. W. CHAMBL1SS. Rocky Mount, Nov. 15. Speeding up the engine and getting every ounce of power in order to accomplish four days' work In two days, the Baptist state convention stood still a bit of time late this afternoon In order to hear Dr. William Lonl Poteat, of Wake Forest college, read a series of strong resolutions, commending the position taken by the government at Washington concerning the conference for the limitation of armament. With out waiting for discussion, the resolu tions were adopted. There Is a spirit of calm confidence pervading the convention in this, Its 91st annual session. Ail disposition toward debate seems absent and the convention organized this afternoon without a single conflict. President B. W. Spillman and Recording Secre tary W. M. Gilmore, were re-elected by acclamation...Then . came - the order from the president to proceed to elect a corresponding secretary of the board of missions. In less time than It takes to tell it, Dr. Charles E. Maddry was re-elected by-acclamation and the convention rose as one man and united their voices in that old hymn, "Blest Be the Tie that Binds." Dr. Henning In Fine Address. The convention was organized without taking a formal ballot and and all done In three minutes. Tonight, Dr. B. C. Henning, for many years pastor at tuzaDetn city, but now the representative of the home mission board of the Southern Baptist convention, thrilled the con vention In an address of half an hour, but every minute was well used. Following Dr. Hennia-4.he conven tion listened to the annual sermon. The preacher, Hev. T. C. Davis, of Albe marle, was at his best and all who have ever heard Dr. Davis will agree that he has no superior within the botrnds of the state convention. Dr. Livingston Johnson Introduced to the convention pastors who have come into the state during the year. These are: Rev. it. J. Bateman, Asheville; Rev. J. H. Dronm, Kannapolls; Rev. B. O. Myers. Ramseur; Rev. J. R. Sorrel, Parkton; Rev. R. I. Corbitt, Maiden; Rev. H. T. Stevens, Greensboro; Rev. R. L. Creel, Asheville; Rev. J. M. Richardson. Kernersville; Rev. A. P. Bagby, Wake Forest; Rev. R. C. Camp bell, Canton; Rev. W K. Collins, Cllff- slde; Rev. 1'.. S. Mons, Columbia; Rev. A. L. Turner, Clinton; Rev. H. M. Stout, Broadway; Rev. J. T. Green, Wake Forest; Rev. W. R. Wallace, Wake Forest; Rev. H. N. Corpenning, Wake Forest; Rev. W. M. Powell, Illlt more; Rev. O. L. Lee, Greensboro; Secretary A. L. Stephens, Rev. C. S. Norwood, Durham. , Officers lie-elected. Immediately following the announce ment of-Prenident B. -W- Spillman, that the convention was ready for organiza tion, the messengers re-elected Rev. B. W. Spillman. D. D. as president to serve his fourth term. Recording Sec retory Walter M. Gilmer, of Sanford, was also re-elected. Therd was no op nosltlon In either case. Rev. J. W. Klncheioe, or uocay Mount? Rev. K. L. Wells, of Kdenton; ahd R." UT-cltl ml, Of Salisbury.- were elei'terl vice-presidents. Pev. Chas. E. Mnddry,, was re-elected corresponding secretary of the board of missions. The committee cm enrollment reported - a larger number of messengers present thnn at the organization last year. Dr. Maddry read "the annual report of the board of missions and It was referred to a committee for report later. Tho same action was taken concerning the reports of the board of education and the board of ministerial relief. With little discussion, the board of missions waB authorized to aid fi nancially in the support of a part-time school of applied stewardship to be located nt liadin. This is to be In the nature of a demonstration of the plan of such an institution. Dr. Poteat Introduced resolutions petitioning President Harding with reference to the present conference for the limitation ot armaments. The resolutions were unanimously adopt ed and Dr. Poteat was instructed to (Continued on l'ag Four.) , 'Out of Trenches By Christmas," Predicts Government Official. NO FAR EAST DYNAMITE Hardest Work Ahead Will Be Drafting Document Embody , ing Technical Agreement. ALL BENDING TO TASKS Offlelala at Washington Berognlse That Conference la Only a Beginning Ot Solution of the Problema Of the WorU Daily News Bureau tod Trkfrapb OhVa, 623 Albea Bullll&l (By Leued Wirt) By FRANK SIMONDS (Comrrlrht. 1031, bj u HcClun Ntmmpr? Srullcite) Washington, Nov. 15. "We shall get the conference out of the trenches by Christmas." This forecast was made to me today by a high government of ficial who had full cognizance of all that has happened and all that Is plan ned to do. This In Itself Is a final proof that there will be no far east ern pronouncement comparable with that on disarmament of last Saturday, and that those who have to handle that complex question are fully satis- fled there will be ho dangerous tension. This means In substance, moreover, that the conference has now become a committee or a series of oommittees who are to deal with the various ques tions before the assembly. The state ments of the British and Japanese representatives today Indicated that there will be modifications in the American program as presented, but they gave very definite assurance that in the main the acceptance was con ceded In advance. Preparing? Document. The hardest work that now lies ahead is the preparation of the document which will embody the agreements and giving the technical character of the subject, the extraordinary number of details. The drafting ot this document promises to be one of the gravest prob lems ever faced by the makers of a state paper. With the first two open sessions of the conference over, there is everyi reason to believe that even the technical work will not suffice to delay the delegates beyond the Christ mas holidays Or produce the confusion and dlsdppc'ment' of Paris where ail the high hopes nad faded long before the treaty of Versailles became a fact. Summarizing briefly, one may be lieve that Mr. Hughes and his associ ates have resolved to do the one thing that It was possible to do; to do it as clearly and as promptly as possible, and to make the doing of It the contri bution of the Washington conference to international peace. Jnat a Beginning. In their minds the Washington con ferenc is no mora than a beginning A successful Washington .ooniarenca la not the solution of all the world prob Itms. It is only the beginning, and a modest beginning, ot such a solution. It is an experltf-nt made with faith and confidence. The question of tho limitation ot naval armaments Is per haps the only question In the world which supplied a chance for a concrete beginning. The agreements on this subject are to be after all the main If not quite the exclusive contribution of the present gathering. With the translation of the confer ence Into committees it necessarily goes underground for the moment. Probably the next important public session will be one at which the prime minister of France will be asked to mak a presentation of the French views on the limitation of laud arma ment which i the chief metsage M. Briand brought here. No one believes that after his explanation any serlouB effort will be made to discuss the question ot the limitation ot land armaments, but it Is recognized that his countrymen expect of him such a statement as shall clarify American opinion on French conditions and ne cessities. A considerable period of dullness must now ensue, and the surprises are likely to be few. The main lines of the conference are now known. The adjustment of the views of the for eign countries to tho American pro gram are tho main business which re mains to he transected. FRANCE IS INTERESTED IN THE ARMY QUESTION Frnner, After NrcrnKltlr of Life an NnfHr Secured, linn Wo Thou Mil of Dlwtnrhlng World Peace. (By AffWUled Prtml Wahtngton, Nov. 15. France took the first fltep today toward bringing the question of land armaments, of armies, before the Washington confer ence. In concurring' for France In the essential principles of the American proposals regarding naval establish ments. Premier Briand touched upon the army problem as far more vital to France. By agreement M. Briand prob ably at a public session of the con ference later this week will present "most fully" as Secretary Hughes stated, "the views of France wt'.h re gard to the subject of land armament." There was no Intimation in the re marks of M. Briand that he had a defi nite plan for reduction of armaments to suggest. He did say, however, that he was satisfied that the conference conferees would be convinced "that France, after the necessities of safety and life havteen adenmtery rernredv harbors no thought whatever of dis turbing the reace of the world." M. Briand a sta'erni'iits were con strued generally as hhuwlng his pur pose to explain fully why France re gards It necessary to retain the great (force In her armies. As the nation with the largest army, the premier pointed out today, it was appropriate Ttir tier ttr takethirt ttufetlon- uprteut neither at the conference nor In any other quarter Is thero suggestion that any such sweeping proposal for r ditotion of armies is to be expeeted a tli naval plan put forward by th United Htatcs. mrs. mni:v p. noi-Kit in STRK KK II I, AT HAl.K.lfill 30N Mi-rrlitiiu N.tionil Bank Bldg. ' Th. OfMusboro iMIIr New. tir-.u. Ualclgh, Nov. 16. Mrs. Sidney P. Cooper, president of tho North Caro lina federation of women's clubs, is quite ill in the Yarborough hotel, hav ing been stricken on the way from Henderson to Wlnston-Halem, where she was to have made a presidential visit tonight. She had Improved late this evening under the care of doctors and nurses, .but Is not removed from danger. Temperature Heport. The temperature In Greensboio and vicinity yesterday, according to A. R. Horry, local government observer, was: High 6 how 4 IN RATE BATTLE WITH Get Substantially All Reforms lhat Were Asked. END PREFERENTIAL RATES Railroads Are Ordered to Put In Effect New Rates By January 15. JUBILATION OVER VICTORY Attorney Par the North Carolina Cham ber, of Commerce Cnlls ke H sult Bis Victory Kor (kin. era of the mats. Dllr Nnn surpul .ml Trllfni OffW. 623 AlbM Bulldim (By UuM Win) By THEODORE TILLER. Washington, Nov. 15. A final vle- tory for North Carolina In the famous Vlrglnla--Norlh Carolina freight rate controversy was achieved when the Interstate Commerce commission hand ed down an order putting Into effect substantially all the rate reform ask ed by tho chambers of commerce and the corporation commission of North Carolina to remove the discrimination In favor of the Old Dominion Oateways. j. it. lsncack, attorney for the chambers of commerce of the state, In a statement analyzing the commis sion's decision, said here tonight that the Tar Heel victory was oraotlcallv complete. The order of the commission today was supplemental to its original oraer, whlcn did not cover all the point at issue and It establishes readjustment to both northern and southern cities and North Carolina shipping points. The decision of the commission is a long one, containing many figures and a general summary of the controversy. On the whole, however, and from the viewpoint of the layman, it may be summed up by the statement that the oommlsslon recognises that the Vlr glnla cities have enjoyed preferential rreigni rates and the railroads serving this entire Atlantic seaboard territory are ordered to put In new rates on or before January 15, 1922, that will put North Carolina shippers on an equality with Virginia cities, taking Into con aideration what differences there may Da m distance ot th haul Victory All the Way. Attorney Flshback's statement, pre pared after examination of the deel' slon, which was not rendered until late this afternoon says: "North Carolina shippers win a vie tory all along the line and the order ot the commission and the rates to be put in as a result ot it will remove the discrimination long existing In favor of the Virginia cities. The chambers of commerce of the state and the corporation commission gel substantially what they asked for. The railroads, I understand, have prepared a scale of rates in accordance with the order. "In the northern adjustment the commission fixe the percentage and relationship finally on the first and the lower classes of freight and North Carolina will get the relationship a to the Virginia cities and point In the north to which she is entitled. These were not provided In the rates which the railroads proposed to put in un der the first decision of the commis sion and the chambers of commerce protested them recently. "There will be considerable reduc tion on practically all olasscs of freight from and to the eastern cities, such as Boston, New York, Baltimore, Harrisburg and so on. The carriers have drawn up a schedule In accord ance with the final order of the com mission and these detailed rate soon will be available, for publication. Un der the commission's order rate be tween the north and east and North Carolina will be reduced to all parts ot the state of North Carolina, and on all classes. Related reductions In com' modity rates are to follow later un der the commission's order. There is a general equalization of the Virginia and North Carolina rates and the un Just discrimination long enjoyed by the Virginia cities will end. "The commission' order will also adjust rates to the south. Heretofore 'Richmond and Norfolk have enjoyed at the expense of North Carolina pre ferentlal rates Into North Carolina, Georgia and the southoast. These rates are now to be adjusted and North Carolina will get the advantage of its nearness to points in the southeast Reduction t Shipper. "Except to point In Tennessee, which in some cases are about the same distance from Virginia cities as from North Carolina points, the North Carolina shippers will get reductions of 12 to 15 to 45 cents and more on shipments to the south, and these re ductions under the Virginia cities wll put the two sections on substantial equality. "Leaving out technical discussion of rates and classes, the order ot the commission may be summed up for the people of North Carolina by the state ment that It constitutes a victory In both the northern and southern ad Justment and is practically In accord ance with what the chambers of com merce and the commission fought for, although the commission was not an active party to the northern adjust ment controversy. The order removes disabilities under which North Caro Una shippers have labored for years and there should be nn early revival of trade under the Influence of thl; Itnportant victory." Finding the rates both to north and east unduly prejudicial sgalnst the North t'aroHna titles, the commission, directs that new rates be established by the carriers In accordance with the following order: "It Is ordered that the above named defendants, according as they partici pate in the transportation, be and they are hereby notllied and required to establish, on or before Januay 15, 1922, upon notice to this commission and thp - general-TniiriicbT"not--essthan 30 days filing and posting In the man ner described In section 8 of the in terstate commerce act, and thereafter to maintain and spply between the points In said zones I, 2, 3 and 4, on the one hand, and points In North Carollrfa, Ooorgla. Tennessee, Alabama, Missis sippi and Florida on tho other, rates on cIsshcb other than llrst not in ex cess of rate constructed by applying to the first elans rates the same per' centages of first class as are contem poraneously maintained, in the case of such other classes, with r-espect to rates from and to Richmond and Nor folk to end from the same points. Must Hnrry With Rates. "It Is further ordered, that the above named defendants, except Jame C. pavls. director general of railroads, according as they participate in the transportation, he and they are hereby notllied and required to establish, on or before January 15, 1922, upon notice to this commission and to the general (Continued on peg two) Land Armament Certain To Gome Up In Conference Reduction of Navies Without Cutting Down Armies Would Leave France Too Great a Force In Europe and Japan Too Power ful in the Far East Must Further Limit the Tonnage of the Undersea Craft. Dally Bur.u and T.I Oflk. 3.1 slim Bulldim (R Umi nin) By C. W, UILBKHT. (Coprrliht. 1931, hj rbllufelptus rubllo U4tw.) Washington. Nov. 16. Great Britain, through Arthur Jame Balfour, head of the British delegation to the confer-i ence, unreservedly accept the Amer ican proposal for th limitation of naval armament. It I expected that, after th Inter preter ha translated Mr. Balfour' ad dress Into French for the Denent ot tne non-English speaking delegates, Ad miral Kato will make a similar unre served acceptance for the Japanese. To the British acceptance Mr. Balfour attached no condition. He "threw out the euggestion" that too large a ton nage was allowed In Mr. Hughes' plan for submarines, but by thl he did not mean that, unless the submarine ton- ge was roduced, Oreat Britain would withhold her approval. The subma rine question wu treated a a detail to be worked out In the committee as the naval plan I perfected. Along with thl suggestion that tne tonnage ot undorsea craft be further limited came a further uggetlon, much less stressed, that submarine be Imited to defensive purpose and the building of large cruising submarines, whose oIe u could be attack,, be for bidden. Thl remark of Mr. Balfour' was loudly applauded by hi auditors. Obviously Its omission from th Amer ican plan whose purpose was to limit navle to defensive uses was an over sight. Th submarine, Mr. Balfour said, was defensive weapon for the weak and could not properly be abolished. He did not ask Its abolition. All he sug gested was that too large a tonnage had been allowed In th American plan. which he remarked permitted more submarines than any country had now. The Interests of thia country and England differ widely with regard to submarines. The United States having a long coast line might require many submarines for defense and would not be subject to attack by hostile sub marines especially if undersea cruis ers be forbidden. Great Britain, on the other hand, lying near the continent of Europe Is subject to attack by sub marines of small radius. During the last war she was nearly brought to starvation by the Gorman undersea raider. But If Mr. Hughes' theory Is correct that navies under his plan are shorn of their offensive power, then fewer submarines are needed for defense and large allotment of defensive subma rine is not necessary. At any rate, the submarine question ha to be con sidered from the point of view of a people located as the ' British ar against whom the defensive subma rine can be used offensively. No doubt a compromise will be reached bstween tile American and th British position. Mr. Balfour alluded to the absence of any proposal for land armament reduction In Mr. Hughes' plan. He did not stress the defect, but Implied that Requests For Revision of..1ules From Railroads Considered; Counter Demands Made. NAME ADJUSTMENT BOARD (Br ftnoctiterl Preu.) Chicago, Nov. 15. Plans of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer: and Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Englnemen to meet demand of the railroads for revision of rules and working agreements for further wage cuts were completprl today at the clono of a two-dnj aPFKinn of 650 gen eral chairman and officers. AVarren S. Stone, grand rhtef of the pnglnrrs, and William 8. Carter, prod Iriont of the flromen and enginemen, px plalnrd the settlement under w'hlrh the recent general strike order was can relied and received their followers' In dorsement of tholr action. HeqgesU from 98 railroads for re vision of rules and working conditions were considered, and th counter de mands formulated. Mr. Stone announc ed tonight the unions were agreed mi n concerted program in tho rules caees. Announcement was made today thai the four hig brotherhoods have signed agreements with roads In the eastern, western and southeastern districts for setting up adjustment hoards, provid ed for In the Ksch-?ummlns trutinpor tatlon act. Two assistant grand chleTs will represent the engineers on the boards F. A, Burgess on tho eastern and southeastern, and H. P. Daugherty on the western. Representatives of the other unions have not yet been selected. Creation of the boards Is expeeted to speed up the work of the United States railroad labor board by rellov- ing Its docket of the hundreds of petty cases of Individual grievances. All such disputes will be first referred to the neurent adjtmtrnent board for ar bitration, and only In event o fa dead lock on the board will the case come before the government tribunal here. Kwch "tif -the- boards--( t have eight members, one from each of tho brotherhoods and four representing the roads In Its territory. Meetings will be held monthly In New York, Washington and (hiogo. The agree ments run for one year, and may be renewed. Itoads In the eastern territory whtrh have already niKiifd thu HKrefiin-nt Jnr, elude Hie. Baltimore, and Ohio system; New York Otitnil; Clf-ve.lfi.nd. Cim-iri-natl, Chicago und Kt. Louis railroad; Lake Krle and Western ; Toledo Ohio Central; ZanesvW and Western: Kanawha and Michigan ; liontnn and Albany; Michigan Central; Pittsburgh and Lake Krle; Indiana Helt railway, Cincinnati Northern; Kanawha and West Virginia, arid Kvansville, India napolis and Term Haute railroad. The, southeastern district agreement bear the signatures of the Atlanta and West Point; the Wes'.ern Railway of Alabama; Atlantic Coast line; Cen tral of fJeorgia; Charleston and West ern Carolina; Chesaptake and Ohio; Florida Kastcoast ; (Jeorgia railroad; Louisville and Nashville; Louisville, Henderson and Ht. Louis; Nashville Chattanooga and Ht. Loilis; Norfolk and Western; Norfolk .Southern; Hk'hmond, 'Fredericksburg and Potomac; Ha board Airline;- Winston-Salem South bound and the Gulf and Ship Island railroad. In the western territory the agree ment has been approved by 18 roads. a reduction of naval armament Implied also a reduction of land armament. To an European familiar with polit ical conditions upon the continent this necessary relation 1 obvious. If Kng land's navy Is out down while tho army of France Is left where It Is the polit ical Importance of Kngtand on the con tinent Is diminished, or to put it another way the whole continent- of Europ 1 made the political backyard of France. Already the part of France In European politics Is too large. Na val disarmament still further Increases 1L What la true of France In Europe Is even more true of Japan In Asia. Lim itation of naval armament confirms Ja pan's position a the supreme power In the far east. If you add to her being unassailable navally by any one power the fact that she possesses the sole large and effective army in the east you find her In a position of dominance In Asia like that of the I'nitod States In the western hemisphere. This question of land armaments I going to assume an Importance In the conference that was not expected In the beginning. The logic of the situs tion compels action upon It. And It present difficulties vastly gremter than either naval disarmament or the polit ies! enmpHeallens f the fe east. Mr Balfour' gentl admonition served as a reminder that th conference cannot adjourn and leave land armament where It Is without producing vast po litical consequences. The English leader' manner In re ferring to land armament was curious. He spoke as If what the conference would consider would be decided by some one other than himself. At this moment and throughout his whole speech his air was that of a man called upon to listen to What some one else would propose and to agree to It. The effect of Mr. Hughe' method of Injecting unexpectedly a full program of disarmament Into the conference has been temporarily at least to mak the delegate feel that the Initiative Is with the United States. Mr. Balfour alluded laughingly to the fact that Mr, Hughes' proposal was a "well kept se cret." Behind all his remarks wa the sug gestion that up to now at least there has been no effective conferring nenina the scenes. Mr. Balfour had talked with his own experts on submarines, but It was plain that he had not talked with the Americans. His treating of the submarine Issue as a detail was plainly not the result of assurances from th Americans that It presented sn Issue easily compromised, it la detail because Oreat Britain accepts disarmament even If h cpnot have It In every detail exactly a sh would wish It. . , Th anenes' kind of diplomacy pre lla un till th present moment. But th. limitation of armament I a sub .et mom oroner for nubllo discussion than are ,th political problems of tho far east. FOR DOT Whitevflle Man Named For East ern District Kitchin On Way to Scotland Neck. HIS HEALTH MUCH BETTER Plljr Nfwi Biirrau irni Wffrtph OflW, 628 Albef Bulldim (By bvued Win) Washington, Nov. IB, Another ap pointment under the "Greensboro slate" of the Republican organization In North Carolina went through today when President Harding nominated Irving B. Tucker, of Whltevllle, to be district attorney for tb eastern dis trict of North Carolina. Mr. Tucker will succeed E. F. Ayd lett. of Kllsabeth City, who has filed his resignation subject to acceptance at the time his successor qualifies. The eight-year Democratic control of the attorneyship In the eastern district will expire on December 23, although Mr. Aydlett's commission has a longer tlmo to run. Attorney General Daugh erty, however, is maktnr practice of appointing Republicans when an office rounds eight years of Democratic control. No trouble here is expected about the confirmation of Mr. Tucker. The senate late loda confirmed the nominations of two postmasters re cently submitted. James B. llnueer was confirmed ss postmaster at Cher ryvllle and Hettle Martin as post master at Hlscoe. Win. 8. Carawan was nominated to day as postmaster at Columbia, N. C. Representative Claude Kltchln, who has been under treatment in a hos pital at Albany, N. Y passed through Washington today en route to his home In Scotland Neck. The Democratic floor leader of the house appeared much Improved In health and was In cheerful frame of mind. He appears well on the way to recovery. An "additional advance for the fi nancing of agriculture In North Caro lina was made today by t he (v;u- (! nance corporation. It announced a ktan, .jif. 41.afl.000 t if a North ( ;aro 1 1 mi bank for agricultural purpnes. KorecaMC II y State. Washington, Nov. Virginia: Fair Wednesday; Thurmltiy unsettled and warmer, probably rain. North and South Carolina1 Tartly cloudy Wednesday; Thursday unset tled and somewhat wiuincr. ' TnrSni"Pafny 'TTouiT'' 1risday and Thursday, emit initi o" wu rm Florida: Fair Wednr-sdaj1 mid proh- aluy Thursday, no chungo in icnipera-t tur.-- - - Kxtreme nort h e-t Floridti, A la bama: Fair Wednesda y ; Thursday cloudy, probably Miowith; colder by Thursday nlnlit. Tennessee: f'loudy and u anner Wednesday, f "Mowed by rain VS ednen day night or Thursday; colder Thurs da y. Louisiana: WWJuo..;,) partly cloudy, com inued warm ; Thurnduy unsettled, colder in north. " Arkansas: Wednesday partly cloudy, warmer; Thursday probably rain, cold er, Oklahoma: Wednesday partly cloudy, colder in northwest; Thursday un settled, colder. Has l Texas; Wednesday cloudy, un settled; continued warm; Thursday un settled; colder In Interior. West Texas: Wednesday partly cloudy, colder in the panhandle, Thurs day partly cloudy, colder. They Think He Ought to Bounce Every Democrat. PIE PLATE MOVES SLOWLY nd the Faithful Are Getting a Bit Impatient With the New Collector. ILLITERACY IS DECLINING llrtnrrn 1011 nnri th Stnls Ah It Ilraunrd Krom 13-1 T U, Mrrrknnu' Nrrrrtarlr la ; wwlnn. Th, (!rm.horo ll.Ur Nn, IW.il, M.ivhinta Nitlmal Hank B1J. ny w. t. host. HalelRh, Nov. 15. Collector Ollllsin llrlssom Is drawing fire trom his own people In fsllln; to bonne Democrat Incontinently trom his oftlc and nilln them with the faithful of th O. a P. Mr. Orlssom' leisure In getting- rid of Democrats Is all the more galling to members of his own party because thy have (bolted upon him, not without some ground for doing1 so of course, somewhat of a partisan who would welcome an official opportunity to ur- I round himself with men of hi own party. But Collector Orlssom has milte a number of Democrats In hi off Ice In naieign. perhaps mor of them than of nepuRiicans, and th Die Dlat rat round to the faithful o slowly that they mak outcry against thlr leader. m.. nHuin oriin gig WOrg ner with a candid statement to th Dam. i ocrats In which Interrogatory h had complete understanding. H asked ' these Demoorat If they would accept reappointment of Indefinite eharaoter, , the collector not himself knowing when that tenure would end. Thy all I agreed. They wer willing to stay on and help him, taking their chanoes a everybody else doe, and especially : willing to help him all they oould tn I get started oft properly. it greatly pleased Mr. Orlssom. H , liked th way llalley went out and th way th deputies remained In. Thy can go any tlm they ar asked and i will not be sore. And Mr. Orlssom has 1 said that he I not going to allow any man to hurry him Into putting the recommlssloned men out. Th attltud of the new collector pleases Democrats, who had been wont to regard him a very passionate partisan. As for th general offlo foro th collector Is a Republican entirely sur rounded by Democrats. He ha made a flying start and Is keeping up a good lick. The larger appolntlv place have been filled by Commissioner Blair on recommendation of Collector Orls som. Republican have the place. But Democrat's ar not dying by de capitating processes as th faithful had hoped, and they ar nagging a little at their leader. Illiteracy Declining. Whit Illiteracy showed msrked de cline In the decade between 1U and 1S21, according to th state department of education, th tat avrag drop-, ping from 12.3 to I I, with a grand to tal ot 100,318 white Illiterates of mor thsn 10 years. New Hanover leads a list of counties which are now under 5 per cent llllt- erate a to their white population. There are nine such counties. Hut there are yet 12 counties which have not come down below the average of 10 years sko. and the tabl furnishes Interesting characteristics. The counties which hav less than I per cent white Illiteracy are New Han over. 1.8; Craven, 8.8; Mecklenburg, 8.6; Oullford. 4.1; Pender, 4.5; Howan, 4.8; lluncombe. 4.8; Hoke, 4.8, and Warren, 4.8. Tho group of 13 counties which remain above tho state average of 12.1 10 year ago Includes Wllkea, 17.1; Yancey. 16 3; Graham, 119; Htokea, 14 6; Hwaln, 18 5; Hurry, 11.1; Hurke, U.0; Mitchell, 12 8; Avery, 12.8; Jackson,' 12 7; Caldwell, 12 , and Green, 12 (. The rural popuiatlon show 9.8 Il literacy and Ihe urban per cent 4.0 of white unlettered. The school attend ance shows an average of 89. i among these white, a gain In 1920 from 10.7 In 1910. In other words, th attendano Increased In the span ot 10 year I per cent This will do much to bring Il literacy down to th very bottom. Th whites and negroes In th tat this year show a percentage of 18.1 of Illiteracy. Thl I a reduction of 1.1 per cent from the 1910 cenau whloh disclosed 18 2 percentage of whit and negro Illiterate. The Increased at tendance nn the schools Is after all unusual tot of figures. Discus Band Incident. The city commissioner thl reorn Ing took up the fsll-down of th er vlce band at the late armlatlc oel hratlon and heard Capt. A. L. Fletoh er who accepted responsibility for th rul I u re or the band to play th war music that day. Captain Fletcher (aid that h had not thought It necessary to order th band out and that In ths general mis understanding Incident to th employ ment of a non-union band to play th danc engagement, the . commanding officer had allowed a number of th union members of the bsnd get away before an order could be mad. Th celtibratioti and th danc wr en tirely distinct event, he said, and as soon as the members understood this iliey volunteered their services, waiv ing tliclr union feollritfs and offering to servo for patriotic purpose. Mayor KldildKo, commissioner of nurture, was lint convinced easily snd lie insisted that the failure of the band to play was a large clement In the way of complete success. The city ap .i'.ro.l'.r.'ates tii)0 annually to the ser vice "baiid'" 'Ma'J"or 'r,'orflon'"Km fl If '(ioK" thu same ponlrion as Captain Klet.-lier and said the whole thins: itrew out of a jnlHunderKtHndlnir. Captain Kletrher assured the mayor that his men Were ashamed of It. Mayor Kldi-Me thought nn order should have heen fciven and tliHt In rue military tuners iinn not. inviiannns arc Issued. Captain Kiel, -per respond with sotiu'thliiK "f a.sperlty that. the peaee-tlmc enrntiH't nf a military organization is a . t j dlfCcrvnt. thliiK . from the Iiard-bolled jnitln,il it war. Uo whs not Koine to attempt I'rus slanl.atlon nf hie hand, he Mild. If tin: governor calls on the military it will come out and orders will he or der. Hut due consliisrutiop alwavs Will he shown Hie nii. OiMi families ami their oeeiipation,, are mad"'. The comtnli-ni'iri, rn der advisement niter hen p' lir alls i.nk the ( :me ua tlie put, He affair .1 th'- apploprla doors. was heard and dlsr tion behind Itiv, Merchtinln' AwMM-lntlon Secretaries. Seeretarlea of Ihe loeal men-hunts' associations of North Carolina ar mortlnn here tonitrht and tomorrow to dlfic'iiKK purely business affairs of tile association, aaleamanshlp and the like. W. A. Clarke, Jr., of ltlchmond, and MIhs Isabel Craiir Paeon, of Richmond, are attending Hie conference. Mr. (Continued on 1'aga Thirteen)
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