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TheN -, . and TUEWEATUER North Csroll. Fair Wednes day and Taarseay, sot naseh change la Um Uaseretar. erver VOL. CXII. NO. 168. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N." C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: nVE CENTS WATCH LABEL r aart. aW nml Se ease Man ivssrsHia sai avata alaabat a afcwfc ear, r . SAY DISARMAMENT MUST BE CAUTIOUS AND SLOW PROCESS League of Nations Assembly Accepts Conclusions of Dis armament Body SHARP CRITICISMS OF POLICY BY DELEGATES Delegates Barnes, of England, and Lange, o( Norway, Plead For Immediate Mini. . mum Effort To Bring About Disarmament; Cite Polkcy of unuea otates Geneva, Dec. 14. (By the Associated Press.) The first step for disarrasv ment of the nations must be cautions and deliberate,, the assembly of the League of Nations decided today,, not " withstanding sharp eriticlams by Geo., Nieoll Barnes, the British labor leader, and Christian Lange, of portray. Mr. Barnes said there was "too much qiub ble and not enpught pluck" in the de cisions to go slowly. The policy of the United States on this question was, by more or less veil ed allusions, invoked as one reason why general disarmament cannot bo boldly grappled with at this time, Mr. Barnes said. E. A. L. Fisher, of the British delegation, referred to "nations' wih powerful arms and munitions making facilities that still are outside the League." The absence from the League of former enemy countries also was referred to by Mr. Fisher This brought from Mr. Barnes the retort: -."They now are practically disarmed and cannot constitute a menace for years to come.'' Cartons Manifestation. A curious manifestation-e-'4besea-. sion was ths general applnuse of the delegates for the pleas made by Messrs. Barnes and Lange for an immediate minimum effort, while at the same time accepting the conclusions of the dis armament committee. These are, briefly, an effort to pre Tent the future increase of armaments and propaganda in favor of a decrease as a steady means of bringing abont eventual, but remote, general disarms meet. France and Belgium accepted the committee a conclusions upon Urn itationa of armament expenditures dur ing the next two years on the basis of appropriations lor last year, xney added, however, that they could not eoaaider the restoration .of armaments destroyed during the war aa increased expenditure, but pointed out. that meas ures were being taken to reduce the period of military service. M. Foullet of Belgium, laid: "Belgium has received no reparations She cannot spike her guns while the League of Nations still is in the pro cess ox formation. ' a iu. L - Explains Report, i- K In explaining the report to the as sembly, Hjalmar Brentmg, of Sweden and H. A. L. Fisher, of Great Britain said the committee, while unanimously and wholehearted in favor of the speed iest possible disarmament, was forced to come to the conclusion that the mo ment had not arrived when it would be possible to accomplish it. The committee, in its report, point' ed out that a convention for the control of the traffie in arms and am-j munition was signed by Great Britain, the United States, France, Japan, Bel gium, Bolivia, Cuba, China, Ecuador, Greece and Italy at St. Germain when the Austrian peace treaty was signed, but that this convention had not . yet been ratified and that no steps had been taken to make it effective. The report proposes that the council urge the signatories to ratify the treaty without delay. Britain Weeld accept. Mr. Fiaher. in discussing the reeom mendajtioa in the report regarding ths -checking of the growth in armaments, said he had no doubt of ths acceptance by Great Britain for proposal to spend s mors on arulamenta for the next two Tears than she did last year. 'Disarmament,'' said George Nieholl Barnes, of the British delegation, who followed Mr. Fisher, "is the real acid test of ths sueeess of ths League of Na tions." "I resret." he added, "that there is ia the report no clearcut declaration; that there is not loss quibble and mors pluck." TO RELIEVE CONGESTION - OF FREIGHT AT HAYANA Havana, Cuba, Dec 13. Manuel Des- paigms, former collector ox ensioms, nas been soaMUssioaed by President Meno ..1 taks eharra of the work of re- lisving freight congestion ia Havana harbor. He will ds nnuer vn omsn sf the secretary of the treasury, but will have complete charge of the actual relief work. .' v , it as expected he will later be ap pointed secretary of ths treasury to fill ths vacancy created by ths resignation last week of Dr. Leopolds Caneio, which is being temporarily rilled by Secretary f Commerce Buetemante. . Despsigns was a member of the joint Cuban-Amerieaa commission appointed some months ago to study harbor con ditions aad make recommendations for Improvement f the serious freight con gestion ' which has existed for many months. '. , ' - EXPRESSES DOUBT AS TO FUTURE OF LEAGUE . Park, Dee. ll--Doubt relatiTS to 'tils furore of the League of Nations has been expressed by United States Sena tor MediU McCormiek, says a Genera despatch ts the Eche De Paris. Senator McCormiek, the despatch asserts, has leelarsd that he has an impression the "league will be smothered by the elo quence of its members, ind that a great deal too much time is lost J, sielesa serbsge.1' . . - - SENATE INAUGURAL'COMMITTEE OF Ml I t . 0 i f -' ' i;..iy ;: I '"' ii fc MIWMMMMMMMMWM SWA I 111 Si' Mm I III I I 1 MMM MMMM M MMjHiSl i Photograph ihow" members of the of Minnesota; Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, chairman, and Heaator Lee 8. Overman, of North Carolina. They will have charge of the inaugural ceremony next March, when President-elect Harding assumes office. Shrinkage In Crops Nearly 5 Billions DEMPSEY KNOCKS OUT BILL BRENNAN Challenger Goes Twelve Rounds In Bout at Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, New Tori Dec 1. Jack Dempsey, the world'i hesvyweiznt champion, knocked out Bill Bronnan of Chicago tonight in the twelfth round of the first heavy weignt enampioninip right staged in New York sines the Walker law be came operative. There were many opinions expressed by fit tie fanj as to Dempsey's ina bility to finish his opponent quickly When Dempsey did cut loose, however, hs certainly made a quick job of it but it was not until after Brennan hsd shown that ho was absolutely unafraid of the chatneion's punches and had split Dempsey ' left ear with a right hook. The champion proved to be Bren nan's master ia nearly every stage of the bout but the 'ehailenger withstood many hard blows in ths fRnd d ribs through ais angnrneent physical eon dition. A telegram was read from Jess Wil lard at Kansas City asking Bickard.to challenge the winner. Fourteen Thousand See Fight. A steady stream of ticket holders poured in each' entrance of Madison Square Garden ss soon as the doors were opened at 7 o'clock and one hour later nearly every aeat was filled. It was estimated that 14,000 persons were Dresent and that the receipts would reach 200.000. ;t-.. Ths management announced that Dempiey'a share of the purse was HOODOO. It is nnderstood that Bren nan will -receive S35.000. The crowd was representative of the eity's cosmopolitan and professional life, a large sprinkling of women being noted in the reserved floor and aria seats. Harty Farrell, a local middleweight, defeated Frank McOnire Willams nort. Pa.. In the first preliminary eon teat, which wont six rounds. McGuire wi on the defensive from the start. bleeding from the nose and mouth ftr th oueaimr round. Farrell welrW 155 nounds and McGuirs 157 1-2. . Other Prellaaiaary Bonis. r!WW Weinert. the Newark. N. J heavyweight and Bartley Madden of this eity, furnished the second 'bout. Weinert weighed ,185, three pounds mnm than Maddsn. The Newark man was the aggressor throughout and gave Madden a sound beating. The judges agreed on "Weinert as the winner at tpe ttf tha : tenth round. Two nefrroes,BiUITate,ot Kcw xors, ,x iTMi Knrfnlk.'nf Baltimore, from and "Kid" Norfolk.' of Baltimore, iron the rival training camps of Dempsey aad Brennan, were the principals in the tn round bout, which preceded toe main-event. Tata was aix inches taller and 4. pounds heavier than his opponent who weighed '182 pounds. Tata had some difficulty in landing aa tha amnJler man while the little fel low scored frequentsfaVwith lefts sad ria-hta on stomach and lace to ths evi dent amusement of ths spectators who cheered theSNorf oik Kids untiring ef forts. A hard left smash drew blood from Tate's nose in 'the seventh round and tha only poiats Tata scored were earneU by an occasional jab to tas ag gressor's head. ' The judges decided that ftua notion had wou. . i . " - While half a doien photographers got late the ring to be ready to snap the prineipala in. the big sveat whoa they arrived, the moving picture men were on both sides of the garden, busily grinding ent "yards of film. bis; rigaters ttnter aung. ' Tour powerful. lights suspended from the roof high ever the ring made the roped enclosure almost aa bright as daylight -t -v. - r-r. - - v- Breaaam entered the rinT at 10:28, his green trunks peeping eat front un der a crimson ' sweater.' Pemssey same through the ropes in Breanea'e enrner a momcaH later. The champion stopped for s moment ts shake hands with his challenger and then each sf them ex amined ths bandages .en - the ; other's hands. Aempsey wore wolte traaks. tooned with a ted, white sad bios belt and saly wore a towed ever his shoul ders.. ' . v-- : Annouaeer Humphreys introduced Demmey as the hardest kitting heavy weight ehampipa ever knows.' Brenaaa (Contused ea Page Tea.) 1 Senare" Inaugural Committee, recently appointed. Left to right Senator Nelson. Values Of Enormous Loss To Producers Despite - Abundant Farm Crops This Year VALUE IMPORTANT CROPS AT OVER WINE BILLIONS Department of Agricnltmrt) Is. ues Statement GiTiitf Final Estimates Washington, Dec 14. (By the As sociated Press.) Shrinkage of value of the country's farm crops has placed their total worth this year at almost $5,000,000,000 leas than last year, al though the 1920 harvest was one of the most abundant in the nation's history, with a half a dozen crops breaking records. - The important farm crops, which comprise about 90 per cent of the value of all farm crops, were valned this year at $9,148,519,000 by the Depart ment of Agriculture today, in its final estimates. Last year those eropa were valued at $14VS79&VW0. Aereags de voted to the important, crops also de creased, the total being 151,062,409 this year as compared with KXU 82,122 last rear. Cessment On ftcee. ' "The extraordinary character of the harvest, which have proven to be among ths nlost abui teul in ths eou- try s history, notwithstanding begis nings about as unpromising as ever known, is emphasised by the Decern' ber revisions of estimates," the depart ment said in s statement commenting on today s report ; The final outcome of the 1920 wheat harvest, winter end spring com bined, is estimated at 78978,000 bush els, compared with 934.263,000 bushels in 1919, this being an increase over the earlier estimates fir 1920 of 230,000 bnshels. The 1920 acreage aban doned from winter killing was less thas was expected is indicated by the very bad and unpromising conditions on May 1, and the increasingly favorable character of the later season permitted much whest then considered hopeless to develop and corns to harvest. The reports of increase ever earlier ex pectations of winter wheat produced eome from almost every important win ter wheat state. Ths greatest gain, 13,- 000,000, is in Kansas, the leading pro ducer of winter wheat. In that state the increase was helped by an area of over 1,000,000 seres of volunteer wheat sprouted from shattered grain ia the autumn of 1919, which despite its na- Tyromlainar beainninaT and doubtful nrjs- poets ia the spring of 1920, came finally to harvest. Acreage KedactUa. Ia general, it appears that tha re duction in erop acreage ia 1920 below 1919 is less than was thought snd pjrted at the beginning ' t.t tha crop season. Notwithstanding the early an- favorable conditions for farm work, the efforts of the farmers to fully seed their fields, assisted by fevering days that came ltte in that planting penid, resulted in plantings greater than an ticipated." Increases la Crepe. Increases in slmost every crop were reported in the revised production figures, as compared . with the pre liminary estimates aaaocaced in Ne- (CosVtlnaod On Fags ryev.) TRIAL OF SUIT TESTING SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT Action Befnn In Court of Com. mon Pleas at 'Baltimore; . ' Points -n" Petition Baltimore, M4, Dee. leV-Trial ef the suit brought by; the Maryland State League ef Defease to test the validity of the Federal woman suffrage amend meat-was- began in the eourt of eess mon nleaa hare todarr. The action- is directed against ue board of registers of the seventh pre cinct ef the 11th ward that they he re quired to strike from their books the names ef . two womeavoae white, the other negro, .because the petitioners do net admit the force ef ths amendment Two main poiats are set forth ia the petition ef the aati-snffragists; eae is that the amendment is not srneh ss Congress is authorised by Article Four of the constitution to propose ,te the legislatures of the various 8tatee to be ratified by them, aad the other that it was never Properly ratified by the leg islatures ef three-fonrths ef the States. Everett P. Wheeler, ef Kew Tork. representing the American Constitu tional League, is associated with the local council ef the Defense Irfiasrss THREE NAMED HARDING PLEASED President-elect Says It Will No Be Difficult To Find Agreement Plan Marion, Ohio, Dec 14. With his eon ferenee here- on nn association of lions only fairly begun, President-elect Harding let it be known today that he already had gathered information and advice whica greatly encouraged him. Making his first comment on the progress of the consultations, be said they had been ""very interesting and gratifying. '"It apparently will not be so difficult as some people had supposed," he added to find a common ground for agree meat. The President-elect woudl not die cuss specific conferences or detailed suggestions of an association plan. He indicated that he had riven consider able thought to the proposal for a world' agreement not to declare offensive war except in response to a popular refer eadum, but he said he eould express no opinion on the subject. It is understood that Mr. Harding has felt particularly pleased with the in formation regarding conditions and opinions abroad as described to him by Herbert Hoover. Elihu Boot and others, who hare seen hira here. Still more de tailed surveys sre to be given him in conferences yet to come, it being taken for granted that among others Senator McCormiek of Illinois, who now is in Europe, will see him within a few weeks. Mr. Harding tonight denied directly, however published reports that Sena tor MeCoVmiek was acting as a repre tentative in conferences with Europesn statesmen. The President-elect said he had no agents in Europe, in the United States or in any other part of the worU. Today Mr. Harding saw few callers and held no eonfeaenea on the association plan. Governor William C. Sprout, of Pennsylvania, and W. W. Atternury, vice-president of the Pennsylvania Bail road, were on his engagement list, but requested that their appointments be put over until a later date. Tomorrow he will see Raymond Bobins, a former leader ef the Progressive party, and a member cf the sepubhean executive campaign committee in the 1920 cam pn'lfn- llow long the President-elect will re main in Marion still is undetermined and published reports of a definite plan to move to some Southern resort in the near future all werfe denied today at xtareung Headquarters, umciais saia many invitations had been received, but no definite action taken. The gen era! understanding 'has been thai i sometime in Annary. BATIFT NOMINEES TO STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION New Orleans,, Ln Dee. 14. Nominees of ths Democratic party to the State Constitutional Convention of 1921 were formally ratified in a statewide elec tion today. Aa exceedingly light vote was east, there being no opposition and balloting being only a necessary legal formality. GUILFORD COUNTY VOTES TWO MILLION FOR ROADS General Apathy Attends High way Bond Section Bnt Car. ries By Big Majority Greensboro, Dee. 14. Incomplete re turns indicate that the 12,000.000 Guil ford eounty road bond issue, passed by 1.500 majority, sbeot 6flW were east. High Point and Ureensboro .went strongly for the issue.. However, la all eoanty precincts the vote was exceed ingly light, . only t,.a,tout bne-fourtb as many votes being east as in recent National election- Rural sections were ankaowa quantities. Oa aoeount of the recent split between County Farm Bureaa aad the County Commissioners the fanners vote was feared by lead- lag officials of the movement. The farmers "wasted, a promise .from the board of eounty commissioners thst st least half ef the 2,000-,00 would be spent en elay roads. This the board refused to do, stating that - it was withoat their Jurisdiction. ConstdersblevSposruon in raral sec tions developed at the, last moment. However, officials of ths Farm Bureau ne out (or the issue and were in pert responsible for its eueeeaa. . Ths womsa voted poorly, - only In Isolated instances did they go te the pells ia nay SDnreciabls n ambers. A general apathy attended the voting, as any' were under the wrong impres sion that refusing te vote would defeat the msue. - - . WITH CONFERENCES DOUGHTON WOULD SPURN ANY OFFICE "Farmer Bob" Sharply Chal lenges Reported Statement By Dr. Campbell CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HE MADE SUCH CHARGES Senator Simmons Defends Right of Farmers To Form Associations For Collective Selling of Products; Urges Revival of War Finance Cor poration In Speech The News and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg. By R. E. POWELL (Bv Special Leased Wire.) WaahingtonX Dee. 14. Asserting boldlv that he would spurn a sest i the Congress "obtsincd by fraud corruntion.' Representative Robert Houghton today sharply challenged the statement that "outrageous frauds" were perpetrated in the election in hie district altered to have been made here last week by his Republican oponent. Dr. J. Ike Campbell, or Albemarle. Mr. Douehton said: "I cannot belieTe- Dr. Campbell tnado such a statement as quoted in a recent newspaper article sent out from Wash i neton. He stated to me nnd ethers that he had not decided whether he would maka a contest or not but was making an investigation to see if there were any facts to justify one. Resents Charge ef Fraud. "However, if he did make the state meut attributed to him in the press, then I wish to go on record as saying that he has stated that which I believe to he untrue and which he will be un nble to sustain by reliable testimony, If hs were in possession of such facta, why wnn it necessary for him to eome to Washington to consult the KepuMi ran organization and then go back look inc for further evidence before giving not 'i e of a contest f "I resent any statement from any source that 'outrageous frauds' hsve been committed in my district and con sider such charges, from whatever source they may come, aa a slander upon the goodpeople of that district. I would spurn a seat in Congress or a certificate of election obtained tiy fraud or corruption and if evidence can be adduced showing such to be the case. I would not wait to have the matter investigated by Congress but -would voluntarily decline to take a seat the next house." Immoaa Defends Farmers. In a speech in the Senate today on the Nelson resolution to exempt farm ers from the provisions of the Sherman Anti-trust Act, Senator Furnifold M, Simmons, declared that some assurance that the farmers will not he prosecuted under the terms of the Sherman bill is vitally necessary at this time when they hesitate to organize for better prices. The bill has been passed in the House and Senate Leaden predict thnt it will pass in the upper body tomor row. The first paragraph of the pro posed law reads: - "That persons engaged in the pro duction of agricultural products as farmers, planters, ranchmen, dairymen. or fruit growers, may act together in associations, corporate or othtrwue. with or without capital stock, in col lectively processing, preparing for mar kdt, handling and marketing in inter state and foreign commerce such prod oets of their members; and such pro ducers may organize and operate such associations, corporate or otherwise, contracts and agreements to effect that purpose, any law to the contrary not withstanding; provided, however, that such associations are operated for the mutual benefit of the members thereof as such producers." Protects Public Interests. Jurisdiction over such organizations would rest with the Federal Trade Com mission instead of the Secretary of Ag rieulture, according to a Senate amend ment to the House bill. The interests of the public sre fully protected in the bill" ths senior Sena tor asserted today, "by the provisions it contains for investigation and re straint and even dissolution where any association snail abuse the exemption granted from criminal prosecution. "The public has never received much benefit from the Sherman set snd if sueh a measure as thst now proposed for the farmers should be- passed in general terms for all business it would really be more effectual in curbing re (CeaUnaed Oa Page Fours) RAT BITE CAUSES DEATH OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIER Prominent Salisbury Citiien Dies 'After Long and Use , fnl Career Salisbury. Dee. 14. Cant. Fmnkl Brown who won his title of captain in the War Betweea the States, where he fought valiantly for the Confederacy I J' J .! a I ... . men at nis suns in oausonry early mis morning, ueatu.eoming as a result of beinsr bitten on the ha nil h nt Several weeks sgo the small animal Captain Brown and blood poison set in, later pneumonia appearing aad he was desperately 111 for jlays. Csptaia Brown was 74 years eld aad stood prominent among ma most highly esteemed and respected citizens of Rowan in which county hs was bora and lived most of his life. . ' i Surviving are the 'widow aad two sons and two .daughters;' Frank R. Brown,- ef Salisbury' Hugh T. Brows, of Scott, Ark.; Mrs. Hiram Grantham, of Ren Snrina-a. and Dr. Isabella Brown of- Lexington. - , - The funeral took place Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the resi dence, conducted by Dr. Byron Clark., of the First Presbpterian church, of which church - Captain Brown wai a leading member. '' SECURED BY FRAUD HENDERSONVILLE STRENUOUS IN EFFORT TO LAND VISIT FROM SENATOR HARDING I : Asheville, Dec. 14 Chartering a special car, 41 business snd profes sional mea from HeadersonvlUe psased through Aahevllle tonight en the Carolina special ea route to Marlon, Ohio, where they go to ex tend a personal invitation to Presi. dent-elect Harding to come to Hen deraoavllle after the holidays, to map oat his work and select his cabinet before his taking office oa March fourth. At Cincinnati the party will be met by Senator Overman and J. J. Psrker, of Monroe, Republican can didate for governor In the last election, snd a braaa bsnd will also be attached to the party there. Senator Harding has wared that he will receive (he party Tharaday. . The boosters are taking with them a motion plctare operator te take every phase of the trip aad bushels of Western North Carolina anples will be nsed to distribute along the route. T NAMED "RALEIGH" Secretary Daniels Designates Miss Jennie Procter As Spon sor of New Vessel The Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels has assigned the name "Ral eigh" to one of the Scou Cruisers now being constructed by the United States Navy and, upon the recommendation of Mayor T. B. Eldridge, has designated Miss Jennie Procter, dnughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Procter of Raleigh, to act as sponsor for the vessel at the tim of the launching. The Secretary has advised Mr. Eld ridge that the vessel will be completed about November 1, 1P21, snd thst ths ceremony of launching will take place prior to that date. The new cruiser will he the second warship of the Navy to bear tue name of the city of Raleigh. .The old "Raleigh'' which was also cruiser wss placed in commission April 17, 1804 and stricken from the Navy Register July 28, 1930. During its service it played an active part in the Spnnish American War, having received the surrender of a number of batteries, destroyed munitions of war, taksn Grande Island and assisted in the cap ture of Manila. The new cruiser ia of the modern type, has a displacement of 7,500 ton, a speed of (3.7 know an hour and is armed wtta a battery of 0 inch guns and auxiliary pieces. In hll tetter designating Miss Proc ter as sponsor of the vessel, Mayor Eldridge points out the fact Miss Proe ter is descended from a long line ef Colonial aad Revolutionary statesmen She is descended from .the distinguished Lane family and from Elisha Battle of Edgecombe County, a member of the body that adopted the North Caro lina constitution. Miss rroeter yesterday received a telegram from Secretary Daniels in forming her that she had been desig nated aa sponsor of the vessel. Secretary Daniels I-etter. The letter of the Secretary ef the Navy informing Mayor Eldridge of the naming of the new vessel fol lows: "I have assigned the name RALEIGH to Bcofit Cruiser No. 7 In honor or the cityof which you are mayor. This Vessel is being built at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quiney, Mass., aad will probably be completed Nov. 1st, 1021, She will, however, be launched some time before that date. Will you please designate some litlly to act as sponsor for this vessel at ths time of the launching f "The old RALEIGH was a cruiser and was placed in commission April 17, 18S4; placed out of commission June 10,1809; placed in commission strain July 1, 1911 and placed out of commis sion March SI, 1919; stricken from the Navy Register July 28,1920. Length 800 ft.. Beam 42 ft. displacement 8,183 tons and draft 18 ft. Launched March 81, 1892 at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. Attached to North Atlantic Station, European Station and Asiatic Station. Ia battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1899; Received surrender of batteries of Coreegidor, Ek Frails, and Palo Coballo; destroyed munitions of wsr; Paroled garrisons; July 7, 1899, took Grande Island, August 13th, 1898; capture of Manila. Captain M. Miller, U. S. N., Captain J. C. Barclay, V. 8. N and Captain J. B. CoghUn, U. 8. N, a few of the Commanding Officers of this vessel. "The new Scout- Cruiser is 55S ft. inehes, length overall; breadth of water line 65 ft. draft 14 ft, 8 Inehes; dis placement 700 tons; battery twelve 6-ineh guns': two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns, two 3 pounder saluting guns two machine guns; two boat guns; two tor pedo, tubes: shaft horsepower, esti mated 90,000 (Turbina Reduction gear) and speed about 33.7 knots. "Wneerelv yours, "JOSEPHUS DANIELS, , "Secretary of the Navy." Mayor Eldridge Replies. Mayor Eldridge yesterday replied to the Secretary as follows: "Confirming my telegram of the 13th instant, I have the honor - to inform you that I have designated Miss Jennie Procter as sponsor for the Scout Cruiser Raleigh, now under construc tion at Quiney, Mass. ' "Miss Procter is a young lady of most (harming personality, is attractive aad accomplished, sad is universally es teemed in this eity. Her ancestry is traced from the distinguished Lane family ef the Colonial and Revolution ary period," one ef whom was Joel Lane, whose memory ia perpetuated bv a branae tablet at tha entrance Of the Municipal Building, . and ea whose domain this eity was founded. - "Should this letter eome to your per sonal attentisn, Mr. Secretary, I feel assured that yoa will give my choice (Coatlaaed Oa Fags Feejr.) u CRUISER ELS SAYS U. S. Opposes Plan For Agreement ' With Japan and Britain To Limit Construction WOULD BE BLUNDER TO ENTER INTO ALLIANCE Borah Offers Resolution In Senate Beqnestinf Presi. dent To Seek Agreement With Two Powers For fire. . Tear Naval Building Truce; Would Teat Sincerity New Tork, Dec. 14. Rumored inten tions of Great Britain and Japan te seek a tripartite agreement with the United States for limitation of war ship building programs, cams np to day in Congress. In the Srnste a resolution was of fered by Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, requesting the Prjw-it (e seek an agreement Ta those powers for a five -r?r naval building trues wi'h construction programs cut ta half during that period. It would, he said, "devolop whether Great Britain aad Japan are sincere ia the atlk ef re ducing armaments." Daniels Opposes It. Before the House naval committee Secretary Daniels presented his recom mendations for naval construction with this comment. "I profoundly believe that the. United States cannot afford to take a five-year 'naval holiday,' as it haa been rumored England and Japan will sug gest to thla country. "It would be a blunder, almost a crime, for the United States to eater into an alliance with, any two or three nations, either to suspend or curtail naval building or for aay other par pose. It would certainly make for sus picion among tke other nations." -.Senator Borah's resolution went te the foreign . relations committee with out debate. The Idaho Senator eahft he would urge prompt action. Relative Naval Strength. The House naval committee prepared to inquire into the relative strensrth Lpf the navies of the three powers. It was iniormea oy Aamirnl uoonts, chief of naval operations, who accompanied Secretary Daniels, that if all building were suspended today, the comparative capital ship tonnage figures would be: Great Britain, 864, 60S; United State. 468,000; Japan, 826,000. The officer was instructed to be toady tomorrow to discuss la detail at aa executive ses sion the question of relative strength existing and projected. Secretary Daniels told the committee he agreed entirely with Senator Hard ing's recent statement at Norfolk that the navy should be commensurate with the- nation's interests, reiterating his opinion that it should be "ecjaal te any in the world." "I wish we eould have a world agree ment to settle disputes without re course to sims," he ndded, "bnt until that time comes, and comes surely, we ought to carry out our naval building program." Weald Be Binader. "No one knows future relations ef the nations of the world," esid Mr. Daniels. "It would be s blunder slmost equal te a crime for the United States to snter aa alliance with any two or three na tions either to suspend or curtail naval building or for any other purpose. It would certainly make for suspicion among the other nations of the world. I profoundly believe that the United States cannot afford to take a five year 'naval holiday as it has been rumored England and Japan will sug gest to this country. I wish that we eould have a world agreement that would settle disputes without recourse te arms, but until that cornea and eomee am rely we ought to carry out our naval build ing program." Mr. Daniels again presented the gen eral board's recommendations for a new three-year building program totalling 88 ships snd urged taht ths 1916 pro gram be expedited. A few additional "rounding out" minor vessels ought te be authorized at onee while the com mittee is considering new building legislation, he said. Agrees With Harding. Mr. Daniels quoted a speech of Sen ntor Harding's at Norfolk, Va, recently with regard to naval policy, and said thst hs was ia complete agreement ea this subject with the President-elect. His recommendations for new construc tion were made, Mr. Daniels said, after close study of world conditions ea the. part of himself aad his chief tech nical advisers. "A ehaia ia oaly as strong aa ' its weakest link," declared the Naval Sec retary. 4 'I have recently returned from a trip to Alaska and te the Pacific, where we have far flung interests, aad I believe that the United States should not be dependent on any "nation bat should have a vnavy equal to aay ia . the world." Oa sugggeation of Secretary Daniels Chairman Butler appointed a sab-eosa-mittee to make aa inspection during the Christmas recess of the naval training stations at Newport, B. L, aad Hampton Roads, Va. , HARDING MADE HONORARY ( MEMBER OF TTPO TJNI0X Marion, Ohio, Dee. 14. President- ' elect Warren 6. Harding aow is .aa honorary- life member ef the htarioa - Tppogmphleal Union Number 675. He was voted to memtwhip last night at a meeting of the local when arrange ments were made for the Ohio Typo- -graphical conference here April 0 aad k A a sea acta ghat Dews. Manchester, N. H Dee. 14- The Amoakeag Manufacturing Company to day announced a tea dyr shut-dowa commencing December i and a wage reduction of 22 11 per ceat The mills employ 13100. persons. . - . Don't miss the big Bases todsy. at PinehursV Added purses. 1:45. adv DAN CANNOT AFFORD TO CUT NAVY PROGRAM i ' V V
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