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Qb TEE YEATEEX 5rtk CinUui tain Moo-lay .04 piateUr TweasUy. rMa tBffft. . WATCH LALZL a Jr sit. fm4 tMl ivo ays Wfere iirt)a la oratr tm I4 BiMiac a aiagie t r. leg news ana server yOL CXIV. NO. 137. TEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C. MONDAY "MORNING. NOVEMBER 1.4. 1921. TEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS FAR HEEL DIVINE JUMPSONHARVEY, PRAISESWlLSONf i Dp. Plato Durham Delivers Scathing Denunciation Of Ambassador BOTH JUDAS AND AN ANANIAS, HE SAYS Washington Post Makes Bad Break: la Referring To Proposed Seating Of New berry By EepublicansThis Week; Three North Caro lina Counties Stand Out The News and Observer Bureau, 6m Pistrict Natl. B:utk Bldg., By EDWARD E. BRITTO.N. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Nov, 13. A acrthing icnunciation of George Hurley, am bassador to the court -of fct. James lud a laudation of Woodrow Wilson B a beautiful taijiiite, featured he address made at Greenville, South CuVotina, by Bcv. Dr. Tlato Durham, son of North Carolina, now i member of the faculty of Kmory University, Georgia, cheers shaking the spacious structure in which he spoke. The occasion was the "Lest Wo Forget" meeting arranged 1 y the American legion to remind citizens of Greenville that the vacant mairs in many hvm-a os a result of ti.c conflict against tlio German larue pledged ail Americans to forever remember Armistice dav, November 11, the day set aside to pay tribute to those who fell md those, who served. Here ia-what Or. Durham said : "Duly one single mnn njwi been found to question the unselflsH pur tose of our soldiers. He has sind that they fought 8vlnlily aud fought as laggards. "I am not willing that this senti ment should coil like an evil ser pent abuu' the ashes of our devoted dead. 1 am not willing that he should list the wh'te crosses at their heads oinoiig the trophies of his cynicism. '"Were lie 1 hJ times ambassador to the court of St. James 1 would say that when he used these vanjrds liu spoke with the tongue of An anias and the heart of Judas." Eloquent Tribute To Wibwan. The speaker's n ference to Wood- ..)! ,.1 .... I. II 1, IISOI1 lirniimu .to is,.,-,, fa nv could be heard above the prolonged applause which greeted this de uuitctiition and he continued. "As Harvey a name sinks into ob livion, another name is seen steadily rising. "It is the name of the man whu dared to believe that America vsas Hilling to divide her strength .with tiw, weak; her' ric.hcs with the poor; her light with those who sit-, m dnikiies. "It is the name of the man who dared to believe that the light of i the stars on our ting is tor the .guidance of the warld. "It is the name of the man who dared to believe that America should La the Christ among nations. "It is the name uf the wounded aoldicr the former commander in chief of the armies of America. The name of Woodrow W i ' 11 .'' Paper Makes Had Break. The Senate this week is to have ft rehash of the Newberry scandal in the use of money in Mich. Ran in Ins election to the Senate, the right of Senator Newberry to the sent coii tetted by Henry l'ord to .come up. j It is the expictat nil that On re wiii be three or foar days of debate Jhis begriming Tuesday and that then lie publics!! votes will declare that New berry is entitled to the , seat.) The Washington Post in its short art.cle this morning about the contest h.ar ing made a bad break. One of the senteuees iu the article read: "He publican leaders cia.m a majority sufficient to beat Senator Newberry -whose seat is contistol by Henry Ford.1' 'Evidently, .is other parts of the article show, the word "beat" should hive been printed "so;.," iftt (lie Amercnn public will think that the intelligent rni .tr r"1 type what might to be the v-.te of the He publicans but which will not be, tor tha Uepubl.ean label will win for Newberry, though four or five Re publican Senators are reported as on the list to vote against him. Demonstration for Wilson. Iast nigjt former. President Wil ton was given a great demonstration AS he and Mrs. Wilson was leaving Keith's theatre, having followed their usual Saturday night custom in at tending that theatre. The Washing ton Post, which is not a paper that a one would siy is at all friendly in Mr. Wilson, in its account of the event says that he (was "accorded his thost impressive demount ration ainee he left the White Home." North Carolina Gets Stellar Dace. North Cambria, gets a stoihir pl.o e with three of its counties nmocg ;,e fifty leading agricultural counties in the" 1'nitcd States. In the l.st of 1he fifty are Kohson. ' Pitt ami Johnston. The list is that made up by the Census Bureau, and the fifty names are the leaders in the com bined values of farm clops and live ttock products in l!l, the live stock products including dairy products, chickens and eggs, honey and wan, wool and mohflir, but not domestic animals sold and slaughtered. The fifty leading agricultural cunt es are distributed among the States in this namber: California, l.'l; New York, 7; Illinois, 5; Terns, 4; South Caro lina, 4: renniyhania, 4; North Caro lina, 3; Washington, 2; Wisconsin, S, and one each for Arizona, Colo rado, Connecticut,, Maine, Minnesota and Mississippi. Robeson county stands seventeenth ia the list in the value of crops. 122,935,950, and twenty fifth in the combined value of crops and live ttock products, ll.1..1S9X'S, its prin aipal products given as cotton, to- (Continued oa rage Seven.) WELLS SAYS PROPOSALS ARE CHALLENGE TO JAPAN r English Writer Finds Arms Conference Admirably Well Managed Social Occasion Until Hughes- Takes the Floor; Reminded of Smart First Night A$ London Theatre By H. G. (Br Arrangement With The Chieafo Trlbane tad New York World) It was difficult at first to imagine the conference a? anything more than an admirably well managed social occasion v Continental Hall is a quite charming building, not too big for intimacy, not too small for. a sufficient gathering of people. The chief members of the delegations had still to assemble, they were to sit at green baize covered tables in the body of the hall. About this central arena sat the massed attaches. And under the galleries the press rep resentatives. In the boxes clustered the ladies of the diplomatic world. Members of the House of Representa tives, the Senators, their friends and a sprinkling of privileged people, occupied the big galleries above. There was a great chatter of conversation when I entered. Everybody was greeting friend, flitting from group to group, it was one of those gatherings where everybody seemed to know everybody. Socially, it was extraordi narily like a very smart first night in a prominent London theatre. o "Last time I came to America," I found myself saying, "I brought a silk hat and morning coat and never wore them once. Now everybody seems to be wearing a morn ing coat and a jsilk hat." It was the sort of occasion one dresses for. It was difficult to believe that this gathering could be the beginning of anything of supreme historical importance. President Makee Fine Speech. ,Came a slight hush in the con versation. Tin- delegates appeared, all with tremendously familiar faces taken out fit the illustrated papers. They disposed themselves in their seats in leisurely fashion. One seal remained vacant for a time, the seat of the President. Then appeared President Harding anil there was a great clapping of hands. It became more and more like a first night. Then a hushing of enthusiasm and silence, and he spoke. It" was a tine speech, less ornate and more direct than the Arlington oration and the galleries nbove, be having more and more like a first night audience, interrupted with rounds of applause whenever there were' definite allusions to disarm:! uieiit. He finished and declared the iwnfercncc open and departed. Mr. Kalf'itir followed, echoing the Presi dent's sentiments in a few well chosen words and proposing Secre tary Hughes for tho chairman of the conference. Must Translate For French. The hall became aware of a check iu the onward flow of the proceed lugs. An interpreter got up and re peated Mr. Halfour'a s-iceeh, in French for the liencfit of tho French delegation. He had made a short hand note as -Mr. Balfour spoke. This, we learned, was to be the pro oedure . throughout the conference. 1-1 very speech, question and inter ruption was to be dealt with i-a this interlinear manner. Fortunately, it was not' necessary to do this iu the case of the President's address, i'..r was it necessary in- the case of the. address of Secretary Hughes which was now- impending, because these had already been printed and distributed and a translation made of them. Their linguistic isolation is likely to prove unfortunate for the Fronvh. Tho Belgian, Hutch, Chinese, Japan esc, and Portugese delegations all speak iu Knglish and listen to the Knglish speeches. Consequently, the Fn nch are in a position in which they seem to be the most foreign people present. .This must be dis concerting to them now. It will be much more disconcerting if, at a liter stage, German delegates spiak ing F.ngMi should apnar upon some extension or side committee ot the conference. Put 1 do not see how it can be avoided. The French are a little out of touch in the con ference because of this. Tlicy must lie much more out of touch with the incessant conversation iu clubs and at dinner tables and everywlure in Washington, which makes the atinos phere in which the conference is w orking. Hughes Springs Surprise Tins, however, is- a note by the way. S'U-rttaiy Hughes took the chair and delivered his address. It was a very carefully arranged sur prise and its effect was really dra matical. It jumped the conference. abruptly from the fine generaliza tions that had hitherto engaged it to immediately practical things. Secretary Hughes sketched out what was evidently a carefully . worked out scheme, a most explicit scheme, for the completo cessation of naval armament competition.- America wanted at the very outset, he said, to convince the world that she meant business in the conference, and so she had taken this unexpected step1 of putting immediate practical pro posals upon tho table. She would scrap completely nil the ships she had still under construction and all her oiler ships, and she would (lis loi'itiniie all n-aval folist ruction for t.-n years, if Britain and Japan would do the same. She proposed that the naval strength of the three powers concerned should remain for ten years in the ratio of Britain, 22; America, P, and Japan, 1". In other- words, she proposed so to fix things that no two of these Hire poners can wage a conclusive naval war against each otlier, but with America and P.ritain in a position to do sti jointly acainst Japan Hnd with Japan at a great disadvantage aeainst America on th ohn,nr. of Britain not coming in. And having unfolded this scheme, Secretary Hughes concluded. We were a little stunned. We had expected the opening meeting to be preliminary, to stick to generaliti"S. After iSecretary Hughes hnd finished there was a feeling that we wanted to go a way and think. But the members of the House of Bepresen- (Continued on Page Seven.) WELLS TAR HEEL VIEWS News and Observer Corres pondent Gives His Impres sions Of Meeting The News and Observer Bureau, Kill! District National Hank liidg. By EDWARD E. MUTTON ( lly Special Leased Wire) Washington, Nov. 13, It was a privilege to he at the opening session of thet. limitations of nrmaments conference. The high dignitaries of nine nations were seated around a square shaped V table green bair.e covered, 'lie American delegates in the four right hand seats at the closed portion of the I', the British delegates occupying the four left hand -ats. I'ndoubtedly M. Brianit, the French premier, received the great applause of the atidience in being called on for a ar -cell, the vociferous calling being started by the members of the United States Senate. He spoke in French, which was given in Fuglish liy the pfjich.il. in terpreter when ho closed, and tin"1 interpreter, a Frenchman, made the interpretation into Knglish in such a fino speech making way that to too was applauded, In his man nor of speaking M. Briand reminds ono of a Southern speaker, he is vigorous and earnest, and uses many gestures, lie is rather fierce look ing, a heavy drooping black mus tache, and a lion mane of hair g:v in-; him a rather brigand like look. If he would jii"t wear a stage pirate's outfit he would make the b!o"l curdle, but aside from his looks he is said to be a most eentle and lov able eha-rae ter. Knglish and French, are the of fieial languages of the conference, the Bpecehes made iu Knglish being translated into French, and vice versa. Only the French, however, used the French language', the others who sn nt the opening session using Kiigb-h, and while some of it was labored Knglish it was notice able that n ine of the words were, mispronounced. The only laugh during the whole proceedings was that brought by t-'.-iV'ftor Kodge. When the, laht nt' the'Vistors had had his say Sena t ' r Iidge arose without there be.ng any calls from tho audience for Into and at once there was applause, th.s led by tln S'enatoriiil assemblage in the galhry, for evidently it was thought that Mr. Lodge was going to make a speech. But with a percep tilde grin on his ace Mr. Iiodge siinpiy moved to adjourn and sat down. The audience saw it had guessed wrong, laughed and were joitied in the laughing by Mr. Ixidge aud all the conference deb gates. Not once during the sos-siun was thr-a reference to the league of Nations, and yet among the dib gates wero men who had been at lienevii for months in a I'ague of Nations assemblage, Balfour, Yiviani Sehaiuer, Kaueba k, W ellington Koo. Without doubt there was iu the mind of each of these thoughts of the work of the league fur dis armament while its history at other gatherings was being recounted by Secretary Hughes. To Colonel Bunau Varilla 4 credited a bright remark of the day. In this u.-ii 1 nee were many army an naval iillicers, gold braided and shoulder straps. Seme one said that it looked like a military conference and liiiana Vanlla said: "Well, tlmt is easy to explain. Kvery one of these iiKiy regard it as his last chance to show himsilf in his uniform.'" And a Frenchman fpeaking of the prayer which opened tho session being printed in advance, remarked: "The American- nc.saV.-rs are certainly progrissive. Here is a prayer reach ,ug the eyes of the, people before it .reaches the ears of God.'' arbucklYtrTal1)ue to be opened today San Francisco, ,Cal., N'o. 111. Roscoe C. "Fatly" Arbuckie, motion picture comedian, will go on trial tomorrow on a charge of man slaughter growing out of the diath September K of Miss Cirgiuia Kappe, I nfbtiou picture actress. 1 PROCEEDINGS STRANGER KEEPS" AMERICA HAS BIG I When Hughes Seemed Sure! Winner, Tells Tumulty w Concede Nothing RETURNS FROM WEST BRING RENEWED HOPE i European War Breaks Out Just As President Wilson Had Gotten His Domestic Program Under Way; forced To Meet Issue Of Neutrality WOODROW WILSON AS I KNOW HIM BY JOSKr-H P. TVMl'LTY (Sixteenth Installment) CHAPTKR XXV. W ILSON VERSI S HI GHF.S. An unnsunl incidents occurred about 8:1a o'clock in the evening (Flection Night, lliltii, shortly -after 'my talk with the Prcsid.'iit. I -was called to the telephone and told that some one in New York, who refused to give his name, wish ed to speak to me on . a highly im portant matter. I went to the phone. .At the other end in New York was an individual who, refus ing to give his name, described aim self as a friend of our cause. I thought he was one of the vineti-s of crank, with whom I had been ac customed to deal at the White House on frequent occasions during nry life there; but there was something about his talk that convin-cd m. that he was in close - touch with some one in authority at Republican headquarters. In his first t lik with me, and iu subsequent talks during the night of the election and ou 'lie following day, there was a warning to us, in no way, or by the slightest sign, to give up the fight, or ti t-mi cede Hughes' election. He said that "early returns will naturally run against Wilson in the Kast, particul arly in Illinois and Iowa," and in lima'ed to me that the plan .it lie publican Headquarters would be to exaggerate these reports and to over whelm us with news of hVpulilk-an victories throughout the country. Continuing his talk he said: "TI Wilson light will he won in tie West. 1 shall keep you advised of what is luppening in licpul I. can Headquarti rs. 1 can only tell w.j that X will know what is happem.g anil? you may rely upon the ia formation I shall give you." All night long the loyal newspaper men and I kept vigil nt the executive oflices. As 'I read over the bulletins that came to me, partieu arly those from Republican headquarters in New York. I was quick to notice t,hHt, although the Republican man-, agors wero blaiantiy procpiimfng Jro the country that the fight was over, tor some reason or other the Repub lican candidate, Mr. Hughes, who was at his headquarters at the Hotel Astnr, was silent. Just about this time there was another message from the mysterious stranger in New York. The message, as I recall it, was as follows: They (meaning the Republican uianagersi are trying to induce ll ighes to claim the election, but be is unwilling to make nn aiuiounceiucut and is asking for further returns. You hoys ttand pat. Returns that are now coining in are worrying them. Don't be swe;d off your feet by claims from Repaldi can headquarters. I know what is happening there. " When Hughes Seemed Winner. Shortly after this telephone nies sage came a loTo-tin from H -j ubii can headquarters, stating that the llepuldu an managers were then in conference w ;th Mr. Hughes and that a st:it no nt from Mr. Hughes would soon 1m forthcoming. This -Unusual coincidence convincel me t li.it the man who was telephoning me either wan on the insole of nf fairs si It' i-ol-ia an hen lq ia rt. rs, or had an unctniiv way of knowing just what the managers were doing. I'p to 11 o'el i k, every bit of news ran against lls- Finally, the Brook lyn Kagle, a supporter of the Presi dent, and th.-u The V.v York Times, our last line of defense, gave way and conceded Hughes' election, but the ui.territb d 1 mocrats at the execut.ve ofbc.s stoil aut, against any admission ef d' f' at. The mysterious 'rang. r was again on the wire, saying that there was eonsli'rnat ion m the Republican ranks; that George Perkjiis had just eonfirrcd v 1 1 ti , -i ' Tr.iT-i I ( !iuirinan Wi;box and had left Wio-nx' room, shak.ng his head mid shv.i-jf i (i1.. of the nt'aeles i f In :id. iartcrs, that "things were ii"t lookng well.'' A few minutes later a bulletin came frm Republican headquarters con firming the story the mysterious stranger had just mentioned over the phone. All tho while I was keeping in touch with our headquarters 111 New York C.tv. aiol ale-ut I'.:'" o'll., k. Bob Woollev. tie pi.Mici'y man of the DemnrrriMc National ' "iDini"'1!-, phoned me unil alv.scd nic not to ciincele anything and assured me that the returns from the West, urn coming in greater drifts mjicated W ilson's rs'-eb-i t -on. When 1 left the telephone, bo- th. David Iaw rt nee, the W asiiii-gou correspondent of The New York Kvehing Post, who a few weeks be fore had predicted, in a remarkable, article, tie elee'ion of Wilson, and who lias my fife ml and " laourcr during that night liu con.i'in''t,.oii with Mr. Ames Brown, a n b d news paper man of Washnrgioii, connected with the Democratic National Com mittee,; conferred with no-, and from a table he had prepared show ed me how the smjll States of the West, whicL the returns indicated were now coming into the Wilson column, would elect the Democratic candidate, and that under no cir cunistaneos must we, by any chance, mm DN REPUBL CANS (Continued on Pagt Two) 1 FLEET OF BATTLE SHIPS BUILDING Hundred Thousand Tons In Capital Ships To Be Com pleted Next Year THREE LARGE SHIPS. . - SOON READY FOR SEA Japan Setting New Pace In Construction Of Battle Cruisers ; Great Britain Hat Thirteen Ships Building- and Japanese Have Eighty-Five On Ways c WasMnRtnn, Nov. 1.1. Tlie Amorl ran naT.il tmiMing program, as it now t.inli hears an important rc lation .' th proMom con front ing th Arniitmont conference. It is in trrcsting to review it. Al'out l'MVd (oni, jn capita! ships will he a'Mel to the Navy nt'Xt year even m.ili-r reduced appropria" tions. Infliiwltnl are three new bat t!ehip of the Mary h ml clan, L'l knot ships carrying eight 1-vineh. 4" ealiK r nf Iej each an, all oil hunting, ii-ng cruising radius eraft. They art the Colorado, now HO per etnt finished, the Washington, "t per renU-aiui the WV-t Virginia, fr per rent. Ki-ur light (Tiiimts uNo will W fiTinhed next year hut ih NOT figure importantly in the ques tion of naval armaments. Many Ship I'nder Construction Construction of these phi pa is far advanced. Behind them, 'however, i progressing, very slowly with funds now atailahle the building of a formidable 'fltjrt 'of hig ship. Jn thin grntip are six 4.1, ton hat tlr-diips to esrry main baM'-ries of twelve 1 inch, ." calibre rifles and hae a speed of .L'." knots; and ix battle eruiserR armed with eieht 11 inch rii'lis and with a wpeed of '.:,2o kno?-s. The battle cruisers originally wore designated to make .'l-'i knot but w ere replanm d i ith heavier batteries and tnereaseir(ile armor and resultant reduction in fpevd. Three of th.se larger hafteUhip j are about one third built while the others range down to 10 per rent finished. Tho delivery date of all is marked ''indefinite" in navy books. The battle cruisers are from b) to 'J" per pent finished except "one, the keel uf which has just been laid. With other craft of a moa or less auxiliary nature for this backbone of heavy ships, the Ameriem build iinjr rr"Rrni as it now stands, in cludes tM ships with an n ftp re ga t e of 7;i4,i?fi tons. If a number and tonnage mtio he applied to make a ii'omjjiiri son, with oJhcr building pro grams uhiejijwill play a part hi the arms conference, the figures on the best data available here would be: Outcome of Present Program Great Hritain, U shj ps bulling, aggregating 4'V")'' tons-, and a pro jeet as yet uncertain for four new bat t cruisers aggregating 17(i,fioii tons, Japan. 8.1 ships building aggregat ing Hi'.".,'"'!1 tons. With nil of these program'' finish ed in l!'-7, the rel.atixe figures in first line ships would be ab'-ut ns follow : Great Britain, 3 ships, sv: r.,M t..ns; fnited S'at-s, CThips, :V'..":0 ton: Japan, '-'4 ships XU", tons. The ItrtHi would hye "2 first in dreadnought nnd In nwlern I attic ertiirrs, Tinted Ht.ites l'l dre.iilnauglil.i and battle cmi-i rs : Japan 12 dreadrittizhts and 1 2 b.iM b- cru isers. 'i lo re is f n rt her discrepancy d's close! in exani'itation ot the clmr :icT. rictus of the ships. Not a gr it d'al is availa'-b as r detail rf the .In panes? rrift, for instance, and the VY ash: g! 0 n go v c r n n : e n t r , ;. y b s.iineuh:it in the dark nh-.uh ,r, tails of the Am. ricia fleet, or. gin ally planned nt r.'l', are generally known to ail powers. The roe n t Japairc hattb ships Nagato and M, it-.it are ciriij.ar.ible to tho American Maryland ei al though superior somewhat in sjed and seeondary hjrM'T.es. S mi lardy, the Anur.ean 4' tn ! i nf ttatt'cvlup, under Uw I'Mh-tru--tioti ef.inpares in t pe with the f.-ur new Japanese line of' battle erMt also building eicept that the .1 a n anese slit pi nre a trilb- larger and pro' .iblv ill i X- e, d t!ie Ante n , tii 2.; knot speed, it in vttd Japan Seta New Pace It is in the two l-a'tle cruder j ro gram, lKteer. that wide-t i P.. erne, are foutol and H appears to naval iperts her thai the ,l;ni a ll r sc h:i' e been s tt eg a new pice With these craft. Their roraiu in eludes eight Heir i ru i- rs, t i.c ti rt 'ttfi said to hr 41,''(f'f t'-ners ,'irmei v i h t e I f lo trT. h r lib s t o !i ;is :'gaint the eit;i,t !? ir. h gtins n the s'x Arncri'an rrii-'r, T'o-r- s i l''1' rs'OO't ft h.- nn'V "'O'l t'Ois difT'-r. nee jn weit in fi-r f. f thi-sr two Japan. S" er-n-'r. however, :i?.-l with niain I a', r -.- s one third hea o r, there is nee itv a sac r: (ice in other jua ht i- s s .me here, i T b r in prnt .'i-ve ari'.er or in ipre !. I'et.-ius as id !h o eh. (rio ter tst ics hne not bee n nhtifnahie here. The next two Japa bn ; t !e cruisi rs show another r. fnrwurd in armament, n.vfy ofl.rs say. With the same tonna.f t ,n y v. il. carry eipiit 1 s inch rub - iii-tfd of fwolve J'binch, tt is sad, Tre-uni ably other chara'-teft are as much the frame a the eirlnr pair. Sn far as known these in w Japanese batteries will I the l,eai"t ailoat whrn the shipn are C"mniissiono,r. (tf thf other four erui" ra little i known, &o far as could !e learned, beyond the fact that they also wii: register 4V'Ht tons. They will not bo finished before I2u at th carl icsrt it if undcrxtood. x . , NOT YET RECOVERED SHOCK OF HUGHES' PROPOSAL TO CUT FLEETS First Impressions of Proposals Favorable Frank Simonds Says Secretary Hughes Opened One Sub ject On Which Agreement Is Almost Certain; Point On Which Public Opinion Demands Agreement By FKANK H. SIMONDS Washington, Nov. 13. A few hours after tlie tirnt leMiiiiii of thf Wash ingtun n.nferenet I rncouiitrrnl Heo rctary of State HuRlies on the atrtet an,i reniurkv.) on thp unmistakijhlo meeeM of tlw" fiml step. "If it has Leep a su.eens aul he. "it is lieeaui i" have 1'ien nl'lo to present the delegates with a faet,' an.l this coiiiiiiont, I think at on 1 1 1110 summarizes a jiihe ami tx plains an uiinii!akalU' afhit-vrtii4'iit. A little Inter one of the most ilis t iiii;iiiHliel i f the visiting Kreneii jmirnahiits suni to me: "The ennfer enee is tn .leal with the limitation of armaments, not Cn' r'ar Eastern itiestion us its main hui ness ami that means that, it mil he a aueeess, a great sueees." First Impression Favorable No ontf ran, I think, rxameriite the favorable eharaiter of the first impression. This nns liuc primarily, it seems to nn to he tho reeognition in taking up the question of naval limitation and in laving down eertai 1 ver preeis proposals, Mr. Hughes opened the one suhjeet on whu-li r.greement is almost eertain. This, n.oreiner, is preeisely the suhjeet on ulueh the puhln' sentimeiit of the various eountries has heen edueate 1 to the point of demanding agree ment. Corridor gossip at the present mo mone suggests tiiat there may he liritish ohjeetion to a program ns sweeping oa tli;.t propnseil yesterday, hut I am satisfied that this is a mis taken assumption and that in reality there has been mensurable agreement between our naval men and those of llritinn in ndvanee of tho publica tion of the program. In puitit of faet I find sound rea son fen believing that we shall pres ently have some form of public deeliirati'jn wliii'h will go far to ciarify the whole l'aeitie question and even to weaken American oh jection to the merely niwnl aspects of the Anglo Japanese alliane. This, declaration will, 1 believe, take the form of a atatetnent of British policy iji the Pacific, which will assist great ly in i liieiilating the meaning of the establishment of a British naval fase at Singapore, .which has Bo far remained obscure. It is h naval fact that the 1'liilippines are indefensible by us, unless we establish a great n.nal base at liuam, and that the Ordination Sermon At Meth odist Conference Preached By Dr. Brown P.iirlnigton, Nov. 1.':. - An nrd.ua I;. hi service was held by the North Car-dina Methodist Protestant con ference in session here thus morning nt II o'clock. Iir. K. M. Andrews, president of the confirenee, nf 1 1 reen.sborn, presi.b d. The Scrip ture li ssgn was read bv C. I,. Whit aser, li. lb, ot' Mel, ano, nod prayer "as olf. r. I by Rev. J. K. I'M. Iiai d, of H end-' r . n . A solo w;is sung bv Mr. 11. w. Wad-, of th.s . ity. Th or-hn.-i!- ri. S' ruioii wiiS prea-liod by Hev. i. R, Hrow-n, It. lb, of IPg'h Point U Ps-owii t ok his t t from L'i:r-I 1 1 Mi' of first eb.ij.i.-r of Kirt Corinthians "lint we preach Christ Crucified". I r. Uroen also declared with great force and etuphasis that ail preaching must have I'l.riM in U. I.- ailse Christ is the folio la'.toh nf- faith. The s.ipn- fhoight aunt tr ilh eontoin-d iii 'le' d r.e was that the gop. I ,.f Chris loses its ign i t'ica n. e w i: Lout t '.e ' f -o t of th cri.ifision and that there would be no reason for r pentacce and re g.-lier.-ilicn vi 1 1 limit the , f.'l'-t of the crucifiiion. T.vo men were orduned as elders of the Mct,Wit I'fot.-.'.iiit church a n.1 for the p., riiirii-try. uev. of (iraham, and of Wvorville oiisiste ) of cere to' the men or .,.t r,o ft' hniots -I. Civ de Auiean, If. v. Homer C:il" The ordination o-oip. .-i.ara. d allied an I i.v li. v. Ti. Mi Audi li I)., of I , r.-i iisin.ro . If Mibfine no. I If. I.. Wb-'-iker, ' W T.r. lor. of th;s eVy, win I. Hi i ate. I in th. sen There was he'd in the afternoon ill the eont'Tei C1. ;rei :i liiciteircil service for one of tiie ininisters !e i-enseil ami the wife ot' one of I he ministers ll.t i!mI luring the sear Obituaries in no more of Co- i te of Rev. C. A. Cecil and Mrs. .1. H Aberni thv w. re present, d, the one for the former hv li. v. li. It. Ilri.wn, Iblb, of High Point, and for the later by Hev. H. U H-thco, of Creswell. The eveiniiE session w.vs devo'ed to the interests of the young neo pies work of the denomination, ail I the f-attire of the service w is an 'lustrat. -d lecture diliverevj bv lb v. A. f. Ibvui, I .!., secretary ot tie- neial Hoard of Young Peoples Work. Rev. h. W. derringer, prfsi- (Continued on I'ojja Seven.) TWOiVIINISTERS ADDEDTO CHURCH PLAN REASONABLE undertaking of such a project might well seem a menace to Japan. It is by contrast a political fact that the advance southward -of Jnpan, an advance whU-lt1 the ocrnpation ot tho Philippines would constitute, would arouse instant and profound apprehension in Australia and New Zealand Therefore, a declaration of British pobey, supplemented bv thf presence of a Hritish fleet at Slngi' pore, that Hritain would feel her seld oblige. I to intervene in ease of Japanese at(ack upon-the Philippines, such a declaration eoiered by all the shadows and courtesy of diplomatic phrase, uouid settle the quesion of the Philippines, so far as American naval apprehension is concerned. Would Not Mean Alliance - Such a deebirat ion would not in any degree mean un Anglo-Aiiterica'i naval alliance or even understanding. It would mem no more than a deela, ration of Itritish policy, of any Asiatic policy quite like the Ruro pean policy which time out of our mind has sto.wl in the pathway of the occupat ion of Holland or Helgium by any strong land state, since such occupation would constitute a threat to Hritain. At all events, T believe all potior that the program of the nival holi day for ten years cannot in iinv sense be interpreted as direct thrust at British sea poivH'r, or nnre than a friendly ehnllenge to Japan or better n lesponse to the thrust of Admiral Kato, the other day. Whatever obstacles there may be and there must be many. I ah; re the view- of the French journalist that the naval proposals will nut. alone find substantia! acceptance, but that this acceptance will niak.' possible a very great success fur the Washington conference, provided passions are not ruusei over the Asiatic problem- and in placing the naval question at the fore, Mr. Hughes has made a graceful conces sion to Japanese desires. It Waa Hughes' Day As to the question of ''open diplo niacy," Mr. Hughes has pluced his e-ar.ls face up uu the table in the plain sight, of a world audience. Nt one will deny the right of, other na tlons fo hold their"" curds in their hands, if they choose, hut the pro cess "will be difficult. ,AI ill all, the first 1 1 ,'i v nj the Washington confer ence belong Ml as much to Mr. Hughes as did Hie opening day at Paris to Mr. WiNnn. (Copyright, 1fL'l, McCIura News paper .-indicate. Japanese Delegates Think American Project Will Be Accepted Washington, Nov. l.'l. - , Hy The As so.i.ued Press A . 1 1 i ir a I Itaron Kato, the senior ,Iaeinese delegiute, reiterated' today his -belief that the American proposal for a naval agree ti i r-li t was "reiisonablc " Te Ad niiral spent pra. ti.-ally the entire day sludying reports on the Amer eaii proposals which had been sub iintl.d by his technical naval dele gates, headed by Vice Admiral Kanji Kayo, Correspondents who sought Co- .1 ipanese naval minister today fuiilol him plunged in tlie perusal of lengthy statements submitted by his su l.or.l mat es. ''A further study will go on to morrow," said I i Admiral, "and. of Course, unt il -th,- evaui mat ion is v.. in bole I, it is. dil'ti. lib to say any thii.g as to suggestions or points we iii.-iv rune in connection with the sill.. l ct T'.e general i ipressmn among Japanese tonight was tiiat Japan would locept the Aiii.rc-in project. Whether l.-r repr. sentatives would , -n.e.'iv..r to link tie question of for t ti.-.itions Lin the l'.o ities" with the problem of naval reductions had not been made clear. Japan'M ib-sire .is to naval arma lit was -ai l to be to maintain u lie, t of Slltlicell! .b fel'sive ,o 'T t be ul le to .ope w r li any fVet that , ,,ul, be s, nt I., the Par Kast. In ,,ti r 1,1,1.1s. if tin -i' Pn' iin "C 'h ' I III!.. I Stat.s were ul.lclo maillpll !-,t,. their fl.ess from bases near J.ipan it was said in .l.ipan-se eircle, such a conl ngeney would enter into the Japiinese view of (he .entire na val question. W I . H.er Japan w ill at some eon v i nient mono lit pbo e her desire be f .re the eoiif. rence remains to be , lis. Ins.. I It is believed that if ir is done, it will be in a manner least calculated to offend America synsi l ilities about Pa.-ilis fortification". The Japanese, express the hope that the ovrtur' of good feeling engen dere. I bv the opening of the confer ence will also obtain in the dis elission of Fur Faster n questions but they feel that it is ik ssary io make the American people in general clearly understand Japan's positi.ni with reference to China which re mains i,9 'Japan's greatest problem. Th'.v assert that China ia now in a state, ot anarchy. JAPAN CONSIDERS FROM BLUNT Concrete Terms Of American' Plans For Disarmament In Hands Of Naval Expert . Of Other Powers. . no furtheTsteps LIKELY UNTIL THEY v" HAVECEEiN STUDIED Proposition Of United SUUl Apparently Means iffor Than Ten Year Holiday Together With ImmediaU Heavy Reduction Of Fleets; Under Propostd Plan United States Would. Be On Equality As To Battleships But BritUli Would Retain In Addition Six Battle Cruisers and Japanese T o u r BatUft Cruisers Washington. Nth.-. 13.--(Bt the Aa swiuterl Press.) -Del,-Bat to tha Arn.s Conference haj not recowad ' t'.d..y fro,,, the shock rf Seeretarr Hughes blunt i.r...,. ' or the proposal for imm diate rtdne " me neets or C.r.at Britain. the I mted-Si;,,,., and Japan, and for a ten,vear naval holiday. The ran plan, 1,-u.l l.eforo thr oprnin.- SI Ivli.t. ..i It... j ' . . - ." ' eonierenee on l!ml- tafion of arni.imeiitsv, were still ia th" hands of the na al eiperta of tha the other two powers ehiefir eon i'i rne.(. Pending th.ir eon-liisions, no ftlf. r-' i step is probabl,.. ', ), arK)Irt. lain here (or Hritain and Japan had nothing to add to t lis ir previa!, pinr.led comments j Mr. HuRha' s-iggestions. . As far as they went, th" statement, were encouraging and it wu, certain at least that no poa sibibtv of Hat rejection of the plaa existed. Without doubt it will form ' th basis for reaching whatever COB elusions the coiifereuee brings forth. Would Mean Permanent Umitatlaa. With further tmm for study by interested officials of all nation, tha American pn began to aland out to 'lay in its true proportions. Appar ently it is fur more than a ten year iiuval holiday that is projected, coupled with immediate heavy reduc tion of the licet of the three ponera. Beyond that is a thirj, equally blunt and direct suggestion for continuing agreement, to limit the" air.e ot battla Heels permanently. "That is what Mr. Hughes' naval replacement plaa really amounts to. miming the ships to whichVacll main battle fleet would be cut if tha Arfierjt'an plan for immediate reduc tion was accepted Secretary Hughes' statement shows that, (ireat Britain and tho Cnnd Mates would he on aa exact equality in the number of bat tleships, but the Hritish would relaia ia addition four baffle cruisers. Tha proposed Japanese fleet would ba eomposed of su battleships and fou hatllti cruisers, vvlnlo t, United, States would be content with bat tleships alone. May Prove Sit-nlflrsnt. This may prove RiKn iticant as tha discussion pi Is, some naval ofll- cers believe. It appears probabla that in pioposlng agree that Doth of the island powers should he pro vided in tipi.,1 number with trlOC newest, additions tn the main fleets of tiiitioii:i. i.hil,. the. Tinted 8tata in a no no atiempi t,,r ten yeari at least r equip thei American fleet IVitU vessel, ,,f c proved flint the American del.i.,. . , B--s- S, . liie Arms ( onterenee sought to eoa-v.-y a very definite assurance that Auiiri. a, as I'r. sol. nt Hurtling told the conferee.,, canit- t,i the diseutaioa with iins.!c,l, purpo:.. to serve. Uehnq.iisHmciit ,y the United s' ' "i ;fy battle cruiser element in her fleet, so,.,,, officers said, at onoa indicated ,-o irly that the navy waa not being maintained with the da bberate i.l, . i that it might some day become inlvisalle to ra.d tlie sea coinn.erce of ihe two insular powers or either of tli-in. Hattle fifuiicrs v -en Id be in.i.o.bl,. : perhaps vital to, successful prosecution of a naval war across t... I'.-,.-, ri.-, it was aaid. America Makea Hat Proposal. In the proposal that the other ta- ' powers ret, in bi.ttio cruiser squad rons, also, i,,. ..Lservers saw a poa s b,'e coii.-re'e i vprossion ef American recognition of the iieee.ities iu naval forces of tlo.e countries, ef Amer. an vjllingm-ss tb,vt they shoall prosecute legitimate- ventures-jrer 'ln worid requiring far flung mer chant, routes, and employ fr pr0. tection of those' routes iiiv.il eraft thev thought be.f suited to meet tha need. As a continental power, al though asserting in tli, proposal tho right to an , qu.il footing with any nation on foe sou-, th. Ciu'ed Statu might not- lua ;. r:!y need buttla - rii sers ;is the other powers feet ' they do, it w.ts .s,,i.. At any rale, the AnjrrrfVitn pro-" posal hnsjuiadr a flit proposition in r,'K;''firT"---l'.itlle cruisers which it tens -thought might l very difficult of treatment, at t h e ' conference. It rcniaiijs t,, he s. -en what Jnpan and i. nat Itnta.n think about it, but a l,,ng step toward agrvNmPnf oa that question has been taken, naval folk believe. Actual Ifuslnens, Rrgina Today. The actual business of negotiation if the conieunci' will get under way tomorrow when the head ot delegations will meet to discuss pro cedure, a subject likely to develop into one of the most important of thti whole conference. Krom every one of the interested power! hava come expressions pmphasiiing that ' the order in which the topict appear ou the program would have a lignVi I (Continued on Page SertaJ "