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' 1 . , r m News ,attd THE WEATHEX Krtll CaraHaatt Mr Friday aad latitats, mat aiach change la tans, fmtnr. WATCtl LABEL an yaar r. 14 rntnl f v day before ttplrstloa la arne ta avald missing a ttagl eapy. ; erver x,gr.fe-jscutfcarnr.Yir-MBt.-t VOL CXTV. NO. 134. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. G, FR.DAY MORNING, NOVEMBER II. 1921. SIXTEEN PAGES TdDAY. PRICE, HVE CENTS hp RALEIGH HONORS WAR'S VETERANS IN STYLE TODAY Dr. E. W. Sikes, President Coker College, Principal Speaker In Auditorium Events Beginning at 11:15 PARADE WILL PRECEDE EXERCISES; BARBECUE FOR VETERANS FOLLOWS Today Will Be Holiday in Ba leigh; Registration Serv lo Men Begini at 0 O'clock in Capitol Square; Side Events Include Toot ball Game, Motorcycle Bacea and Armistice Day Ball at City Auditorium In holiday fashion, Raleigh will observ Arm iit ice Day with a parade, patriotic rally in tb city auditorium and a barbecue for sr. service men and a ball. The celebration will itart toil morning at 10:30 with the form ing of the parade and will close to night with the ball given by the American Legion in the city audi torium. Dr. J5. W. Bike, president of oker ollege, Hartsville, 8. C, will be the speaker in the eity auditor ium exercise which will follow the parade. A program of music will precede the address. Attorney Gen eral J. S. Manning wnl preside and will be presented by Mrs. Josephus Daniels, chairman or the Armistice Day committee. Afternoon events of Armistice Day here include motorcycle races at the State Fair (i rounds at 2:30; the annual football game between Wake Forest and Trinity at S o'clock; and. the dedication of a room at Mary Elizabeth Hospital by the Wake County Auxiliary of the American Legion at the hospital at t o'clock. The parade, under the directipn of Charles D. Farmer, will form at 10:30 and will get in motion at 10:50 in order that it may be moving at 11 o'clock when the ringing of bells and the blowing of whistles, in ac cordance with Mayor T. B. Eldridge's proclamation, will be a signal for a gsiieral sity-wide demonstration. Lin af March The Mne of march win extend from the head of Ftyetteville street to the eity auditorium. The Baleigh police will lead, to be followed by the City Commissioner in carriages; next in order, on foot, coming Dr. . W. Sikes, Mrs. Josephus Daniel, chairman of the executive commit tee, then come members of the ex ecutive committee j ichools, Service Band, Service Company, American Legion, visiting ex service men. Can teen Workers, Bed Cross, Gold Star Mothers, Ladies Auxiliary, Woman's Clnb, Business and Professional Wo men, D. A. B., Colonial Dames, Con federate Veterans, Botarians, Ki wanians, fire department. Formation of Parade , The parade will form aa follows: Police and commissioners on Wil mington between Edenton and Mor gan. Thompson and Mnrphey schools on Wilmington between New Bern and Edenton. Wiley and Lewis school on Wil mington between Edenton and Jones. High school and Centennial school between Wilmington and Blount on Edenton. ., Service Band on Halifax between Edenton and Jones. Service Company on Halifax be tween Edenton and Jones. American Legion and ex service men on Salisbury between Edenton and Jones. Canteen Workers on Edenton. be tween Salisbury and McDowell. Bed Croe on Edenton between Salisbury and McDowell. Gold Star Mothers on Tdenton be tween Salisbury and McDowell. Ladies Auxiliary on Edenton be tween Salisbury and McDowell. Womans Club on Edenton between Salisbury and McDowell. Professional and Business Wo mans Clnb between Salisbury and "McDowell D. A. B. oa Edenton between Balis bury and McDowelL Colonial Dames on Edenton be tween Salisbury and McDowell. Daughters of Confederacy on Edenton between' Salisbury and Mc Dowell. Confederate Veterans on Hillsbore between Salisbury and McDowell. Botarians on Hillsbore between Salisbury and McDowell. Eiwanians on Hillsbore between Salisbury and McDowell. Fire Department on Morgan street. Chief of Poliee A. E. Olenn an nounced yesterday that no automo biles or other vehicles will be al lowed to park oa Eayetteville street today until after the conclusion of the parsde. The ban sgainst parking will also extend around the Capitol Square from Fayetteville street to the Confederate Monument, on Mor gan and 8alibsry streets. Davie street will also be closed from Fay etteville to Wilmington street. Aaditarlasa Eatress At 11 :3S exercises will begin tn the eity auditorium, when Mrs. Dan iel present the presiding officer, Attorney General J. 8. Manning. Bcv. A. M. Paffman, chaplain of the American Legion Post, will offer the Invocation. Dr. R. P. Noble will lead la a patriotic sing, after which Miss Anai May Piarr will sing, "Down tb Trail Is Home Sweet Hosse," aad Archie Horton will ing "Boa of K Man's Land."' Another soag by tta? assembly will preeefl the ad . lOon tinned aa Pag Tw r 1 ARMISTICE DAT PEOGBAM f a. sn Regtsrailaa far the Soldiers at Capital Sqaar. Ev. ary man is requested ta present his card, ar register, aad roeelvsj ass asage, waica win aasnii aim ta the harbeca and theatres. BE SURE TO GET YOUR RIBBON. lt:M a. aid Parade will farm. 11:4 a. wii Panda will move from Capitol Bqaaro down Fay. ettevlll ta the City Aaditorinm. 11:M a. sn. Parade will stop aad celebrate the signing af the AraVstiea. City la general will abeerv the Mayer' Proclamation by ringing af bell and blowing af whistles, etc. 11:11 a. sn. EiortUe la the City Aaditarlam. (1) Presentation af the Prasid. lag Oncer, Jadge J. S. Manning, jj Mrs. Joaephaa Dialers, Chairman Armistice Day Cos, naitte. (I) Is vocation Rev. A. M. HntTmsn. (1) Song Lad by Dr. R. P. No ble. (4) Sola, "Down the Trail ta Home Sweat Home" Mats An nie Msy Pharr. (I) Solo, "Rose af No Msn's Land" Archie Hortoa. (t) Song Led by Dr. Noble. (7) Patriotic Addresa Dr. E. W. 81k. (8) Benediction Ear. ,C A. Aahby. (NOTE) At It o'clock eight bells will be struck, at which tins every ens will passe for twa aila. ate la reverence af the Unknown Soldier who will be burled at Arlington Cemetery. Master of Ceremoniea Jadge James 8. Maaaing. Accompanlat Mrs. R. P. Noble. 1:00 a. sn. Bsrbeco for the Soldiers at H. aad E. Gsrsge and Ford Garage. (:00 p. m-rWball Game Wake Forest vs. Trinity. 4:00 p. au Dedication af Room at Mary Elixabeth Hospital by Wake County Auxiliary of the American Legion. Elisabeth Hospital. :00 p. aa. Legion Ball City Aaditoriaa by Amerlcaa Legion. Secretary Weeks Leases Alabama Power Plant Jo Aid Industries TAR HEEL TRIBUTE TO UNKNOWN D The News and Observer Purean, 603 District National Bank Bldg., By EDWARD E. BRITTON (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Nov. 10. The sad dened heart of all America was ty pified today and tonight in the seemingly eudless stream of Ameri cans who came with tears and flow er to pay tribute to all the Ameri can dead in the world war symbo lized in the body of the unknown American soldier which lay within a casket in state on the catafalque placed in the rotunda of the eapitol. Thousands and tjjen more thou sands passed in silent homage dur ing the day and late into the night, while organization after organiza tion came with elaborate designs of flowers and ceremoniea to pay the homage of mercy. Never, baa there been euch a display of flowers, nev er aueh a memorial tribute as that paid to the Unknown Dead, repre senting to America, the heroes of the conflict of the ages. And to-, morrow there will be other tributes paid. North Carolina Has Part Is the sight never to be forgotten, North Carolina had a part. Among the floral designs that came from each of the states was one from North Carolina, a great wreath twined with red and white car nations, bearing a replica of the State flag, with the name North Carolina displayed within the cen ter. And there was another tribute from a North Carolina mother, for Mrs. Adelside W. Bagley, mother of Mrs. Josephus Dsniels, accompanied by her daughters, Misses Belle and Ethel, was one who came with the multitude to pay tribute and to moara. In memory of her son, Es sign Worth Bagley, the first and onry American naval officer tilled in te Spanish-American wsr, she laid an offering, a palm with roses, at the side of the casket, and laid a rever ent hand oa the casket itself, recall ing that her boy, too, had given his life for his country. Power For North Carolina. Becretary of War Weeka isued an order today leasing the steam auxiliary plant of the government, located st Muscle Shoals, to the Alabama Power Company for a per iod of one year, to the end that im porta nt industries In North and South Carolina might be supplied with power essential to their opera tion. The Alabama Power Company, in filing application for the lease, sttp nlated that the proposed leas would aot interfere with any plan of the government to dispose of Muscle Shoals properties to Henry Tord or any other bidder for that pmp erty. This stipulation is included ia th order of the Becretary. The order was issued after ap peala had beea received frost ta dnstrie, chambers of commerce, public utilities rem mission aad per sons ia authority in Alabama, fieor (ia, Teaaessee, Snath and North Carolina. Aad thus tt will ksppea that paver generated la th North . (Ceatiaaed a Pat Tw , Masonic jGrand Lodge Lays Corner Stone aansMMMMMMMiMMwaaMawwMnaMiaBssas Dedicate Tower To Memory Of State College Soldiers Impressive Ceremonies at Laying of Corner Stone by Masons 0. MAX GARDNER PAYS AN ELOQUENT TRIBUTE Dedication Preceded by Mili tary Parade by R. 0. T. . 0. Students State College alumni perpetuated the memory of their 33 immortal brothers who gove their lives in the Great War yesterday morning when the corner stone nf the magnificent granite memorial tower was laid with the impressive ceremonies of the Masonic order by the Grand Iodge of the Organization in North Carolina. The dedicatory address voi delivered by former Lieutenant Governor O. Max Gardner. Completed, the memorial tower will rise 115 feet above tho founda tion, and will be surmounted by a giant clock and chimes. Its construc tion is made possible through the pledging of a fund of tM.OOO by tho General Alumni Association in reso lutions adopted a year ogo last May. The (trurture will be completed as oon as funds nre available. Eloquent tribute was paid the memory af those 3.'l sons of the in stitution who gave their life Wood in the struggle that ended three years ago today, and to ths memo rable record made by the other two thousand State alumni who served and came bai-k home alive, in the address by Mr. Gardner. lie has never been in finer speaking trim than he was yesterday morning as ho stood before a throng of three thousand students and friends of tho institution to memorialize the record of its sons. Students In Review Preliminary to the dedication nf the tower nnd the living of the corner stone, the speaker, and other guests of honor, witnessed the im posing spectacle of eight hundred students pasing in review, the en tire maneuver under the command of student officers. Mr.-44flrdji.r, with Acting President Withers, snd C. V. York, president of tin General Alumni Association, and other dis tingnished guests of the College oc cupied the reviewing stand. Several thousand people witnessed the parade, a larger number than any ever present at a military func tion at State College. Student of ficers and their instructors were the recipients of scores of congratula tions upon the splendid showing made by the students. Seasoned sol diers who had witnessed snd taken 'part in reviews during the war do clared the formation was evecuiea flawlessly. The exercises of dedication were held on an improvised platform built around the foundation of the tower, with President York presid ing. Invocation was said by Rev. W. W. Peele, D. D., pastor of Edenton Street Methodist church, and the speaker was introduced by Dr. D. H. Hill, president emeritus of the Col lege. Ho declared that introducing Mr. Gardner to an audience any where in North Carolina ws s use less bowing to tradition and refused to say more. Mr. Gardner spoke in part as follows: Mr. Gardner Speaks ''We are met here today to honor the men who fought an honorable war and gained an enduring peace. No poople can have a great future who forget a great past. For many (Continued on Tage Two) Cashier Of Defunct Bank In Thomasville Arrested Lexington, Nov. 10 Seed Griffith, cashier of the Bank of Thomasville, at the time of its failure in August, ha furnished bond of 10,0K) on a charge of misapplication of funds preferred by Clarence La'ham, chief State bank examiner. J. L. Arm Held, who was president of th same institution and whose handling nf it funds is held chiefly responsible for the collapse, is bring sought on a similar charge. Bond will be asked ia the sum nf ri,(s) in the event of Armfie'.d's arrest, it is stated by Solicitor John C. Bower W. E. BooBe, Cashier of the Bank of Denton, which failed following the Rank of Thomasville snd R. T. Im heth official of the Peoples Bank at Thomasville, which failed earlier ia th year, are also charged ia similar warrants issued at th request af Examiner Latham, which charga taaea with "tubeasliac misapply Lag IGE REDUCTION Immediate Action to Secure 10 Per Cent Decrease on Eastern Roads New York, Nov. 10. Immediate ac tion will be taken to secure redur lions in the wages of train nnd jard service employes, approximating 10 per cent on all lines north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers nnd east of tho Mississippi, it was announced tod:Lv atter a meeting of presidents of flie lines involved. Reductions, according to L. V. I.oree, president of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, will be in line with tho deeisioti reached by the railroad executive in Chicago on October 14. The ivago cuts will affect approxi mately 1,000,000 men. The executive committees of the Association of Railway Executives will go to Washington Saturday It was announced, to confer with men hers of tha Interstate Commerce Commission regarding tin ' est means for bringing about a reduction in freight rates. The railroad executives announced that when the 10 per cent add'iioi'Ui ag reduction first w. proposed tiny intended to p. lis the decroated cost of operation along to the public by rate cuts. Mr. Loree said the posting of wags reduction notices will be done by tho various roads as individual organizations but he added it was anticipated that it would be done by all within the week. This action, it was stated, is ex pelted to create a technical dispute or controvery with tho employes, the notices stating the cut will bo ei fective 30 days from date of post ing. If tho men do not accede the matter will then be carried to the Railroad Ivihor Board with a request for au early hearing. In prepara tion for tho anticipated hearing, sta tisticians, of the asjociatioa of Unil n-ad Exei-utives are now engaged in working out detailed et.at ioents as to cost of living and prevailing wages. Similar action to that taken by the rail presidents here today will sooa be taken by the southern and western roads, one of the executive" said. Detailed figures as to the actual number of employes who would be affected in that event v,ero not availbbte hut are said to bo approximately fiiiO.OOO in the West, and 300,000 in the South. Since July 1, bet veen eighty and ninety thousand employes have been sdded to the various lines. NO CONSIDERATION OE REQIE8T FOR SOMETIME Chicago, 111., Nov. l'l. If the ap plication for a reduction in the wages of train and yard service em ployes on eastern roads is placed be fore the United States Railroad Labor Hoard, it probably would not be considered for sometime, it wjs indicated today at tlie Board's of fires when members were informed by The Associated Press of the in tention of such roads to seek a ten er cent reduction. The board's decision not to eon sidar further wage reductions for any class of employes until disputes involving working rules and agree ments for that class have been set tled, will be followed, tmard mem bers said, and'thcy assertrd then' were 40 or .VI such cases pending for train and vard service "rfen. ' alwtrarting" certain fundi of theie banks. Mr. Boone ia charged in a specific sum of l,4Co and Mr. Lambeth in one of 1, (1 IS. Mr. Hoone is expect ed to furnish bond in the sum of $."),0iu tomorrow, he being today confined to his home, where he has been ill for two weeks. Mr. lambeth wns expected to furnish $.','i"0 bond upon his rsjlurn to Thoma-nlle from a tri to Virginia, perhaps this eve ting. Although a criminal term of court begins here November L-JMteitor Bower stales that it ia likely the cases will come to trial before the following court in Eebruary. J. L. Armfiel-1. charged in the warrants aa being liable for the mieappliration of a large sum of th Bank of Thomasville funds, is ..rumored to have left the t'aitcd State. Bi horn i$ at Greensboro, At State Memorial 1 nuto Ity i.jiii'vou. Final Preparations Complet ed By Great Powers For Opening Meeting WILL JOIN AMERICA IN MOURNING TODAY Only Delegation From Portu gal, Which Will Arrive To day, Missing FroniRoll of Conferees; Arrival f Bal four Attended With Much Ceremony Washington, Nov. 10. (By the Associated Press.) The great pow ers completed their preparations to day for the conference on Limita tion of Armament, Tonight their representatives, lay ing by the role of negotiators set aside as a period of mourning for America's soldier dead the hours remaining before the conference as sembles ou Saturday. The last of the major delegations was 'completed by the day's arrivals, which included Arthur J. Balfour, head of the British group until the coming of Lloyd George and alll tionnl delegates from New Zealand, Australia and Italy. Welcomed with all th ceremony that can attend the advent of a dis tinguished spokesman of a great power, Mr. Enlfoug, reached Wash ington declaring a conviction" that tho conference would accomplish an historic advance in international amity. Only the delegation from Portugal which is to arrive tomorrow, wai missing tonight from t!e roll of those who will face each dt! er about tho ennferene table when President Harding makes the opening address on Saturday. . Notable ai:,o!ig the day's confer ences nii'oi-g tho representatives of the individual nations wai a meet ing of thnso who will comprise the second lino of representation for the United States, the advisory com mittee mimed t'V President Ilarding to "advise and assist'' the American delegates. The committee completed its organization by the authorira tion of six sub committees to act ns interpret! ive agencies for American public, opinion cm the questions be fore the eonfen nee. Ity exchanges mong tho partici paling nations, fleal ngreeui.-nt was rr ached on the program for the opening day, the last minute touche were added to physical rr rangements in the conference 1 all, and every detail of the preparations was-eomplrted so that nothing would remain to be done during tomorrow's season of mourning. As finally drawn up, the plans for the opening session will start the conference with a minimum of frills and diplomatic, intri, acies. Secretary Hughes will bring the delegates to order, there will be s prayer, President Harding will male a short address, a permanent chair man will be chosen, and the confer ence will go to work forthwith. President Harding will entertain all the delegates to dinner at the White Ibmse Saturday night. I'nlesj all surface indications are deceiving, the I'nited States alone among the powers will be ready to come for ward at the outset with a concrete proposal for armament limitation. This plan relatir.g primarily to na val problems, therefore, appears to be destined to become th first im portant topic of negotiation, si though counter proposals are ex peered to M brought in Isrer nd the d.seusin is believed likely to lead the conference veryt quickly into a consideration of v?fr1ceis far flung questions of diplomatic policy. As the opening Imor approaches, there is manifest a feeling of grow ing optimism among many of tmv delegate, eoupkd w;th a determina tion not to permit the conference to stray into troublesome fields with which it ha r.o projier concern. The British delegation is making its plana for a six week" session and most of the other national group rre almost aa hopeful of quick ac complishment. Heartening messages of support also are multiplying at the dsy of the conference draws near. JOHNNY BUFF RETAINS WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP ARMS OPENS TOMORROW iiwiibuj wimiiii 1 Mil wi 111 New York, Nov. 10. -Johnny Buff, world 'a bantamweifht boxing champ ion, retained his title tonight by ob taining a judge's decision over Jack Sharkey of New York at the end of t-beir IS rnuad boat ia lUdieoa an.,.M r..p,t. ... . , -1 T ;- FEDERAL R VE BILL THREATENED BREAKjraiNET Bryan Considered Resigning Because He Did Not Agree With President TUMULTY ACTS ROLE OF A PEACE MAKER Bryan Backs Up His Views on Currency Reform With Quotations From Demo cratic Platforms; Wilson Successfully Weath e r s ' Many Difficult Problems WOODROW WILSOH AS I KNOW HIM. By JOSEPn P. TUMULTY. (Thirteenth Installment.) CHAPTER XXL (Continued.) REFORMING THE CURRENCY. It seemed at times as if they had succeeded in blocking an agreement on the conference report. At last, word was brought to the President by Representative Glass that tho opposition of these gentlemen might succeed in killing the bill. The President up to this time, although fighting against great odds, showed no impatience or petqlancy, but the message brought by Mr. Olass was the last straw. Looking at Mr. Glass with a show of fire and pas sion, end in a tone of voice that indicated th impatience he felt, the President said: "Olass, have you got the v4es In the c-ommittee to override theee gentlemen t" (Mean ing O'florman and Reed.) Olass re plied that he had. "Then," said the President, "outvote them, d them, outvote them I" Mr. McAJoo came to the White House a few days later to make s report shout the situation in the Senate, with reference to the Fed eral reserve act. His report waa most discouraging aa to the final passage of tho bill. He said that his information from the hill was that the leaders of the opposition in the Henato were bent upon t filibuster and that th probabilities were that the Senate would finally adjourn' without any action being taken on tho Federal reserve act. This conversation took place on the White House portico, which overlooks the beautiful Potomac and the hills of Virginia. It tu one of the hottest days ia Jnns a dsy which left all of as who were abut the President low in spirit. Only those who know the depressing character of Washington midsnui nier heat can understand th full significance of this statement. The President on this occasion was seated in an old fashioned rocker, attired in a comfortable, cool look ing palm beach suit. Mr. MeAdoo reported the situation in detail and said that, in hi opinion, it was hopeless to try to du more with the bill; that an impasse had been reached between the Stnate and the House. The President quickly in terrupted Mr. McAdoo, saying, with a smile, "Mac, when the boy at Princeton came to me and tidd me they were going to lose a football game, they always lost. We must not lose this game; too much is involved. Please, say to the gentle men on the hill who urge a post ponement of this matter that Wash ington weather, especially ia these days, fully agrees with me, tnd that unless final action is taken on this measure at this session 1 will im mediately call Congress in extraer dinary session to act upon this mat ter." This challenge brought to the hill by Mr. McAdoo quickly did the job and the bill was soon on its way to the Whito House. Handling Frlenda and Foea. Mr. Wilson conducted the con ference in this matter with friends an.l foes alike with a quiet mastery and good temper, diametrically the opposite of the reports unforta nately sedulously circulated for politicnl purposes that be was su tocrat-e and refused to cooperate w ith the members of the Senate snd House in an effort to pass legisla tion in which the whole country was interested. We have only f recall the pre vious attempts made by fortner sd ministrations to legislate upon the currency question, especially the at tempts made by the Harrison and Cleveland admin.strations, to under stand and appreciate the difficulties that lay in the path of Woodrow Wil-nn in hie efforta o free the credit of th country from aelfiah control and to push this vital legis lation to enactment. Previous at tempts had always reu ted in fail ure, and sometimes in disaster to the administrations in control at the time. The only evidence of these frequent but atrtive offer' to pasa curreucy legislation were large and bulkv volumes conta ring the hearinga of th eiiie"'1" Monetary Commission that had been set up by Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island. As a historian and man of suairs, Woodrow Wilson realired the dim-) eulties and obstacles that lay ia ms path la attempting to reform the currency, but he was not in the least daunted- by the magnitude of the task which confronted him. He moved cautiously forwsrd and pressed for early action at the Srt session of the Congresa following hia inauguration. He realized that with the passage of the tariff leg a lation, which always acts aa a busi ness depressant, 4 waa aeecsnry at the same 4irne to have the stimulus the currency bill would afford when enacted into law. The split of le. ia the Democratic ranks ever the money question was as add tlonai reason for eautinua snd well con sidered action, if th Federal ra- N (CoaUno Os Fag Throe). HEADS ENGLAND'S ARMS DELEGATES T v e. tv 's '. .. ."fy.Vi .''v'a.-.w ft. The srrival ofA. J. Balfour in Washington yesterday completed the British delegation to the Arms Con gress which open tomorrow. Mr. Balfour has long been prominent in English politics and will represent Premier Lloyd George until the lat ter arrives at the conference. L Delegates of British Empire Approach Arms Congress Hopefully Whlngton, Nov. 10. (By the As sociated Press). Delegate of the British Empire approach the arma ment and Far Fastern conference "In a spirit of confidence snd high resolve," the scting head of the delegation, Arthur J. Balfour, de clared today upon bis arrival in Washington. "We must not indeed either ask for or eipcct the impossible ol though what is withia our reach is worth our utmost efforts, said Mr. Balfonr in a formal statement. "I cannot doubt that under the wise guidance of your President we shall be fortunate enough to attain it. I am convinced that all those who are going to meet her ia tomruoa coun sel and the governments whom they represent are resolved to th best of their ability to co operate with hlra in making it a success. This is the world s desire ; it will not fail of ac complishment. The arrival of Mr. Balfour and his party early in the day from Quebec, where they landed Tuesday com pleted the British delegation with th exception of Premier Lloyd (leorgr, who has announced his de tention at home by domestie ques tions but who has informed the American governmont of his expecta tion to come to Washington si oon ns possible. Shortly before the chief British delegate reached the capital the British dominion repre sentation was made complete through the arrival of fciir J. W. fialmond iS George Foster Pearce, repre sentatives of New Zealand snd Aus tralia, respectively. The British Empire delegates were met at-the station by Secretary of 8tat Hughes, General Pershing, Admiral Ooonts snd other high of ficials and military officers. Lat in th day they began a round of calls, going to th White House to pay their respects to the President and then calling oa Beeretirie Hughes, Weeks and Denby at their respec tive -office. Night tfifry were enter tained at dinner at the Iiritiih Em bassy by Ambassador snd Lady Oedde. Before the series of official calls began Mr. Balfour received news psper men and while t hutting In formally waa asked his opinion ss to the probable length of the con ference. "If we do not :pin out the time in talk," he replied, "I see no rea son why we should not finish, the conference quickly. We hare all come no doubt for work and altougk there Is a good deal to do I am con fldent that we can do it quickly." TO REPRESENT STATE IN WASHINGTON CEREMONY Lieutenant Francis O. Clarkson of Charlotte, Lieutenant L P. In mark, of Raleigh, and Rev. A. B. I'arshley, of Clinton, yestcnl.iy ac cepted invitations to represent North Carolina at the Armiat.ce lny observance in Washington, l. C, today and left their homes last night. Appointments as representatives s)f North Carolina were mads by Uprernor M'.rrison. TAR30R0 MARKET HAS HEAVY TOBACCO SALES Tarloro, Nov. I? The number of pounds of tohiceo on local market todsy teta'led the highest of any snle this year. There were about lM.K'O pounds, ail warehouses hsv ing about s."ais n iniber of pounds, rnont of whici rss go'-d tobacco. As has been the cas this Beaiin, the pr.res were good ar.d in some re spesvu the highest of any market in this section. 81 BwAKINS CATCHES HUE INJt RING MX SAlLfifi? Ln Angf'.es, CM. Nov. 10 The battery compartment of the ub marine LS caught fire while it was maneuvering in Ixis Angeles harbor late today and' i of the crew acre s serioiialy burned that they were removed to the hospital at th sub marine base for treat meet. The ire brought the craft to th surface and rahmarine chaser Na 199 qnkhly a eat ta U taaea. FX -ipii Y I .V. .-.! A- jT- BALFOUR HOPEFU FOR CONFERENCE THRONGS PflARCH i BY DEAD SOLDIER River of Humanity -Flows All. Day Past Bier of Urt- 7 known Soldier if 'IGNORED BY HIS OWN PEOPLE IN OWN LAND Vast Numbers of Men md Women From Every WXt In Life Oive Evidence of Devotion to Cans. Tor Which This Soldier Died: On Foreign Soil ft,- ; Washington, Not. 10. (By th A oHated Pres.) A river ofhnmaa ity, American men, women and ebfl dren, American by heritage, Amaf ican by election, flowed all day day and far Into th night past tha bier of a dead soldier, a maa fraaa the ranks in France, lying alona under the great doin of th Capitol. It flowed as strongly aa tb life blood of the nation itself, a low bu overwhelming torrent of human dean ments gathered to attest th valor of America's dead in France. From early day until long aftef darkness had shrouded the eity, tha great steram surged up th (asters . front of the rotunda, four abreast up the granite stairway, in through the huge doorway to pass solemnly, reverently by the casket and it Ova soldier guards, motionless as tha s'atuca of -Lineoln and Grant at tha far doorway which looked down tho moving spectacle. Out through that doorway tha stream passed, down the stately cor ridor and its marble stairway and! down over the wide terrace ot tha western front to scatter to the home of the city below. Each hour saw thousand make the slow journey af honor to the dead. Each hour aasr new thousands ponring np the wid driveways that circle the great build ing to refill the seemingly ihaot less reservoir from which th living stream sprang. That was the overshadowing la ment in the cycle of honor heapad upon this nameless soldier, thi Mat of the peoplo come home to claim the great reward hi valiant heart had earned. And It waa hi vmm people, of every nook of th nation, that ailently gar thi reward, mara precious than any jeweled ar tarvea toksn that governments of th world will place tomorrow abov th (tdot' breast of the sleeper. To one side of the throng thai rolled ceaselessly by th rope that dyked the human flood and aero the flag draped raaket, a second un ending ceremonial of honors for th dead went on. There great men, gathered in Washington to deal with great affairs of the world eama humbly to place their wreaths aad nines ut wie uier. mere cam com rades, limping, painfully frout wounds that brought them down la France, perhaps on the same field where his life-blood ebbed. Thar) gray haired veteran of old war moved to do honor to th young, stricken comrade of the last great struggle, there in ordered eour) came the ambassadors snd th mini sters snd the special envoy of ra perors and kings and presidaatf around the world. " ' Tributes From Every Qaaa, 'j There were formal service her, slwys with the shuffling footstep of the human river beyond merging with th prayers aud the chant and the spoken tributes to the dead. There wore some, like those wounded boys from France, who tood awed nnd abashed at tho solemn majeety that had couui to this comrade. They placed their w rent he ia wordlesg praise, their wounds and th ya of that great, endless, living river beyond making them awkward; their crutches and canes tapping on tha cold stones ns they shuffled back into the obscurity they craved. Cam, too, black gowned woman, many bowed and gray w ith age and orrow, and all wearing in pndo the golden star fhat tells of son who died, ever there. They brought always wttai them, flowers, the great star that bring to this unknown son of liberty a message from those comrade who n.unes stand above U others in th roll of the nation's servants; tha great scroll of those who lik hlsa hmv f,,r Ih. I!,j - --- - As the hours moved by, th vast reaches of the chamber eeemed ail too small to house the growing masa of flowers. As each cluster was sat in plar rosea that blossomed im Frauce or Kngland. that bloomed in Canada and routh Africa; poppte that thrust up their slender stasia through blood drenched Flandoxg fields; and (lowers of every color and Im that blossom tinder American, skies, the air gri? heavy with tha fragrance, holdier guards stepped out to move e.ich tribute after it had been set, and the long, rounded sweep of granito wall was basted with wreaths and greens over it whole length and every vantage point over the stone floor held its weight of beauty, its share of honor for ths t rare dead. I'nknowa knowa By Death. Night had fallen before tha aot dlera snd thejr comrade marines whs) jointly shared the honor1 of guarding the resting place of this snkaowa lad moved to check th stream at humanity that continued it mean 4 red flow through lung hours af itaad ing in the dark of tb plana front, ing th espitoL Another saemaat i bis great hour of all teraity had ended for the unknown who ta kaewa, to sll th nation by his death. The lights in ths vaulted cbambar dwindled aad died to tha disa glow! ef high, hiddea bulla; th great, brons door iwung (hat, aad alene ' again with th tireless, rigid aena. 1 Cetlue4 Fag Two) IN CAPITOL HALL
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Nov. 11, 1921, edition 1
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