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GAZETTE If Local Cotton 26Y2 Cents .Weather Cooler It VOL. XLIH. NO. 274 GASTON I A, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 16, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS OASTONIA BAIL Third Series Of Earthquake Shocks Is Felt In Santiago JLJ. S. Warhips Are Speeding To Chile With Store Of Supplies HEALTH IS MENACED. pirector Of Institute Had Forecast An Earth Movement. SANTIAGO, C1IILK, BtroiiR earth shocks wore o'clock this morning i 'and La tienu districts, Nov. 1(5."! fVIt at 1:2:25 j tin1' Copiugo ! where great i in iSat unlay 's i loss of life was milTurcd quake, according to National lelogrnpli llinpatchefi . The inhabitants of Santiago writ' j tllUi'h iilarnit'iJ eary this morning when j a slight earth Mhock was fet here, the , motion apparently hchiK vertical. The , tremor began at 1:1- o'clock. The director f a private metcruln gieal institute had forecast an earth inovemeiit at - o'clock, due to the con junction of the moon and Saturn. Dispatches from Copiago report the . arrival there of a medical and relief party, bringing a large stuck of food : aud medicine i. The medical officers of the party found a number of the , injured lying in the open air in the vineyards, as the hospital, which was built in Jl had I u completely ruined. Other victims to the number of fifty, mosty aged persons, were hud died in a motion picture theater, lack ing proper ventilation facilities. These conditions, however, are stated to be surpassed by those in Yallcnar, where bodies still remain beneath the ruins, ' their decomposition constituting a hcrious menace to the public health. The inhabitants, without food, are 1 i v lng in a continual state ol terror, aloepiug on the nearby hills. Hrenk ing of the pipes has left the town without water. The news that President .Harding is Wilding warships to lluasco with sup pies was received here with expressions of (f ratitii'Ii' on ad sides. While doubtess the vessels cannot arrive for another week, it is 'considered certain, judging from continued reports of the wriotis conditions, and appeals for re lief from the district, that the aid will be timely. Despite the railroad connection-.' to the north, the quickest means of eoin munii at ion with the district, even in normal times, is by ship, and it is be lieved some weeks will elapse before it is possible to deliver all the sup idles to allay distress. Much appreciation was expressed for Ihe Otl'er of assistance from the Amer ica n l!ed Cross but so far as known no division has dnen taken. Announce ment yesterday that it had been ac cepted apparently was due to miscou nt ruction of President A lessa ndri 's mes aajte of thanks to President Harding. I.t is understood tin- authorities, befoie accepting, are endeavoring to nsc ilain more delinitely the extent of ihe dam age ami the iiiiinber of pelso.is in mod of assistance. SPENT THE NIGHT IN CARS HUB DEEP IN THE MUD NOIiFOl.K. VA.. Nov. Id. Occu pants of more than automobiles Fpclit last night in their cars liub-up deep in mud oir the new ir; i he'weoi Chiiicoteague Island and the niriiiri'iil, for the opening of which liiey gathei I'd yesterday from all p..ils of the I'astern shore. It was rttluiut-'d that more than one thousand cars ,-ro driv en to the island for the evci'cises which were interrupted by heavy tain while (iovetnof K. Lie Trinkle was in the midst of a speech. A rush w;is mane for the mainland but reports Iron Leca to today said only half jf the ma tdiincs got through the road. con fdnicted of oyiter shells through the marshes, being unable to stand the lieavy traffic and rainfall. Many siiuill children were among those maroonel. Mow progress was morning in gett ing way . being -n;.d the macliin-j tbi- 1 h PAN MURPHY. UNIQUE FIGURE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, DEAD m ............ . . . . ... ,. nn.l .voii.v. r-. ., .Miv. i'j. unn Murphy, one of ihe tnosr-uniipie figur.-s ever sentenced to prison in South Caro lina, was found dead ill h,is cell at the JxMiileitt iary here today, ending years' icjirceration. . Apoplexy is believed to hate u the cause. Murphy was sentenced from (Iraiige lurg coue.ty in 1 s;)7 for the killing of s'ounty Treasurer Cope. To the -end ii ' protested his innocence, claiming he was in Augusta, Ca., at the time of the kill ing. He is survived by his widow an 1 a son who live in Milh n. Ca. Up to a year ago Murphy had never ridden in an automobile or seen a motion picture. A new spa iter reported discov ered his history .and through special ;ir- rangeinciii wiin i ne prison uim-iniK iw i ue iui man mr a tour or oiuiiioia ;uoi to n picture snow, r-iiortiy arierwar i : .Murphy was ottered a panlon. Imt In naid he was "too far In-hind the and that he wanted to end his prison. time: lavs !U ' ' - - AMHERST PLAYERS GOES ON REGARDLESS OF DANGERS AMHKK'ST. MASS.. Nov. 15. JamesJ Williams of Olastonobcrry captain of , dor under the crab apple tree on I'lul- the Amherst footbal team, who nearly 1 lips' farm. She claimed she was seek- lsirke his neck last yea-, is closing Iiisjinit corn thieves when she sx-t out on j'oothal! career wearing a special vat her i her liniie the night of the murders. neck gi-ar which almost -conceals his I She pursued the "wagon for several faee. Doctor told him last year he ! miles, decided it did not carry tho would jdace hit ife in jeopardy if he thief and was returning home, she said, j played again but he has played every I when her intention was attra-cted by gme at guard this jear. tLjc seeuj undtr the trie. "I Dad Would GrVe Up 50 Cents For Son ATLANJA, Nov. 155. "Fifty cents reward and no questions ask ed," was offered to any Atlanta policeman who will return J. F. Watkns, Jr., 17 years old, to his father in Langdale, Ala., according to a letter received today by Janv L. Beavers, chief of police of At lanta. Thei lad's father wrote Chief Beavers that he was "worrying himself sick" about his boy and that he would gladly pay 50 cents to anyone for information about hm. The boy left home November 10, the father wrote. DEMAND IMMEDIATE RELEASE MISSIONARIES BY CHINESE BANDITS Five Ministers Make Strong Protest To Peking Government. VIGOROUS LANGUAGE. Impress Upon China The Seri-j ousness Of The Situa- tion There. i I'KKIXCi. Nov Hi. ll'.y The Asso ciated 1'iess.l Measures for the imme diate release of the foreign missionaries kidiiaiiiK-d bv Chinese bandits were de manded of the Peking government to day by the American, Dritish, Italian, I French and Swedish ministers, who act- j ed under i ust met ions of their govern- incuts. . I The live ministers, presenting a .joint note, called in person and informed exe- j cutives of the Chinese republic, that I the continued retention of the nib- sioiianes in captivity would, not be tol erated by tin? powers. The powers, it va said, would be compelled to act drastically nnle s the missionaries were released and guarantees given for the future safety of the hundreds of other missionaries) in China. The note was couched in vigorous language. It declared that the mis sionaries were carrying on their work in the interior of China under treaties which had been violated by the abduc tors. It is understood that Washington in structed Jacob tiould Schurman, the American minister, to impress upon Chna the seriousness of the bandit's activities in detaining foregners for j poitical motives. lr. fscliurman pro- tested on v in be i:i f- of t ie two American captives, but joined the other ministers in a general complaint against interference with the treaty rights of nnssiona rtes . I'.esides the Americans, now include one Greek, the captives i one French j Citizen, one Kritisli subject, one Swed- j , ish and one Itaian. The French min- i ister represented the missing Greek, 'The Itainii hostage was identified as Father Grinindi, who was captured in Anhwei province ami taken into Holism province, where about lllJMMi outlaws have been holding a large area. The i miners all are detailed in lloiian. The bandits have seized the various nationals with a view of forcing the Peking government to incorporate the bandits in the regular Chinese army. .Most of the brigand are dismissed sudo rs who seek reinstatement . WEDDING PRESENTS TO GO TO LIGHTHOUSE FUND ; N K W VOi;K. Nov. Id. A shower of ; last minute checks today swelled the ilovM'ty of Miss1 Winifred Holt, worker i for the blind, who-will become the bride this afternoon of Kufns (, raves Xafher. I of I'linceton. X. J. An a nonynioiis gift j jof $.).Iiimi was aitiontr them. It was ex pected that the tutnl of 1UU.oiiii which iss Holt hoped to raise for the Light- .hone for the ltiiltd she established ill i France would be oversub t The ceieinotly will be cribed. 1 1 In- Xevv York lighthous by Hishop Manning. Four of her bridesmaids will I be blind girls and a blind organist will play selections of his own composit biti. ' Among the gifts is l,0lu from Sec retary of the Treasury Mellon, who join- ' I'd with President Hardin?. Secretary Hughe-. General Pershing find Ambassa- dor Jusseraiol in coinmeiiding Miss j Unit s purpose to devote her wedding presents to the special fund which is being raised for the Paris lighthouse.. ANOTHER LOOSE END OF EVIDENCE GATHERED XF.-W lll.L'XSWICK. X. .1.. Nov. mithor loose end of the tangled ' ov;,j,.i, 0 tliread in tlie Halt .Mills mur- ((.r (,.(M was gathered todav, accord- I ing to investigators who announced that they had found and positively ,liti,.,l the ricketv old Wuiron which Mrs. Jane Gibson "the pig woman" i claims she followed through l)e Kits- 'sey's lane the night of the tragedy." i discovery of the wagon gave added strength, pro-vent inir auttionties claim ed, to the story told by Mrs. Gibson, ; w l. said he witnessed the doub'e mar- DR. J. ERNEST THACKER IN TWO WEEKS MEETING AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Popular Evangelist Of Nor-j folk, Va., And Mr. T. B. j Roddy, Singer Here. j TWO SERVICES DAILY. pening Sermon Was Descrip tion Of Great Evangelis tic Service At Boston. Dr. ,1. Krnest Thucker, widely known 'evangelist of Norfolk, Va., began a two weeks series of services at the First Presbyterian church Wednesday evening. Dr. Thucker is one of the best known evangelists in the Southern church. He conducted a meeting here nine years ago. Accompanying Dr. Thaeker is Mr. T. 15. Koddy, of Chattanooga. Teun., regarded as one or tlie tinest gospel ;: singers in tlie rsoutn. i inier ins in rection a large chorus choir is being organized, ami also a junior choir. Hutu Dr. Thaeker and Mr. Uoddy are extremely anxious that all the young jH'Oplc come to the evening services. An excellent spirit of church unity and fellowship prevails among tin' several churches of tlie city. All de nominations are represented. At the epeniiig service Wednesday evening Dr. Thaeker gave a description of one of DR. J. ERNEST THACKER j Who Is Conducting A Series Of I Evangelistic Services At The First . Presbyterian Church or ihe iMext 1WO weeKS. the greatest evangelist b' services ever held ill the I'nited s;;ite'. It was held in Huston. The subject for this I'venini: 's sermon is the ' ( iron test Thing lu The Lite of a Christian Worker and at Services are held at 1 0 : .in oil. All those who attend the services are asked to bring pencil and notebook. F.xt raets from fir. Thacker's opening sermon are as fol own : At this great awakening there wen on evangelists and stigers Holding ser 1 1 vice simultaneously all over the city. There were ltis churches united in the services and .ViS meetings were held altogether, with a total attendance of ()7(,000 people. There were :i.'Miil. voices singing in the different choirs, and there were re ported. "O.dOil professions of faith in Jesus 'Christ . The city was moved mightily for God. and Or. J. Wilbur hapmnn, who was Ihe organizer of the movement, said it was the great est meeting of a generation. There were several things about the services that impressed me very much things which may be true ot tins meet ing, in a les or degree, to be sure, but true, nevertheless. I. 1 was imiires-eJ with the iliiitv i,,p i, ,.,. l. 'i-i,...-.. ,t,...- ,.,... ..V evei-v ileiiiiioiiiMtioo uorkin-r for :iu,t i wol-sliionin.r t ,.t the s-i Ine coloiomi performed llijiiod and Father of us all-the same blnssisl Lord and Saviour. Jesus Christ, j "-socialism is against the tlitiigi w Xow the nearer we get to Jesus, the hold most dear home, family, life an 1 nearer, we must get to each other. Just as the nearer the spokes of ;i wagon wheel get to the central hub, the near er they llis-e sari ly get to each other. So the nearer we, as Chiistaus, get to Jesus, the great throbbing center of the Christian religion, the nearer we mnst J necessarily get to i-ach other.. It is in I such union as this that there is strength. ."One shall chase a thousand, but two : hall put ten thousand to flight." ! II. I was impressed, too. wth the ay the P.ibh- was preached all over 'the city as the Word of God that "vet h and abideth forever. It was in l.oston, the one citv of our coiiutrv which has always seemed to me to In' more like ancient Athens than any other, where the people seemed always to want to hear some strange, new' doctrine, There they were proclaiming, in no un certan tones, the liible as the Word of God, "the only infallible rule of faith ami practice - III lfe. The Gospel alone i-l "the power, of God unto salvation to every .one that believi-th. It alone can free us of al unbelief and all sin "ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." It ifToite is (bid's real sanctifying jMiwer and so Jesus pia.ve.l. "amf-fy tln-in through thy truth, thy Word is truth."' This is w hy Jesus commands us to j eon -taut ly search the scriptures." j HI- Thou I w::s impressed' vith the i (Ctc'iniitd ce jiaj 8.) j r health Returns to Wilson &:y if ) . ' 1 ""' s. s'ss Tlie vi-or and strength of Woodrow Wilson will play an Important 1 , i rr0i';can politics in the next two years. This latest photograph j if the former pri few months. sldent bhowg how J. OGDEN ARMOUR IS ! CONSIDERING BIG MERGER Details Of Plan Have Been; Laid Before Attorney Gen-i eral Daugherty Big Syn-, dicate Of Packers. I WASHINGTON. Nov. lil.-.l. Og I Armour, head of Armour Co., Ilnaineil in Washington toil.iy ! sum.'ibly for further confereins jcerning a proposal for niergnt:; his pie- Cllh oc. II the Mr. was company with that of anethiv of ''big live" ChieaK" meat packers. Armour's tiroimsal for : i.ierjfi r laid before Attorney Gcinr'tl liaugherty and Secretary Wallace, of the Depa't ment of Agriculture yesterday, for the luirpose, it was assumed, of ebtniuin' government approval. All details of the plan were with held except those made known by 'Secretary Wallace, who, in a formal (statement regarding Mr. Armour's j visit to the department, .lid that the : merger contemplated purchase of the J physical assets of another packing 'plant. The secretary said he ' had ex I pressed no opinion but "will, of course. give it tiniest coiisnlerat ion. I nofficia! advices reaching govern ment circles mentioned as possible a merger with either Wilmu iV: Co.. or Morris A. Co. In case of the latter concern, however, a statement bv Ed ward Morris, its president, in last night, indicated that tin- Chicago ompaliy was not partivipating in the confer- em es here. S-veral asso. i,-,iti s of Mr. Armour were with hint when he visited the two government departments yi'ster .day but all declined to talk, j The merger proposal put forward by i.Mr. Armour recalled somewhat similar I proposals laid before the government de partmeiits recently by the heads of the independent steel corporations. Mr. Wallace's statement indicated, however, that because of special legislation, name l.v, the packer control act which is ad mistered by the Department of Agri ciifure, the pto king industry .stood in a different position. ! URGES LARGER FAMILIES ; AND MORE HOME LIFE 1 sfwrjTAXisrKo. s. . xv. in. ! Larger families and closer attention to 'home life hy the women of the count ry were urged here last night by Mrs. George Maynan! .Minor, New York, I president plural of the Daughters o-' j the American L'evohit ion, in ui address ; before the state conference of the orgail- IZ.lt loll novv in session here. The coiintr. ! needs '-a tevnal of t he spirit of J'ilgrim our and I a llcc'stors, the spirit 'of till I "' I nntau, she declared. religion," she told th he told the delegates, a.ssi rt- ing that women could do most to pr serve these ),y lri-ing goo.i mothers an.! rearing children to lu- good citizens. "I U' lieve that woman's tirst duty is to tin' home." she said. "I want to till home Women that you are doing more for you'' count rv than we women who are in pub lic life." Urging the lu ed for larger families of the earlier days she declared tliat in them "there is a certain Social spirit. energy of life and dominant happiness that can never cotne from the families id' today." ; The public schools of the countrv arc j-'the ls-st means for promoting ilemo.-- XKW ISlIt'N'SWICK, X'. J.. X'ov. 111. Ira.y that we have in this country." Mr. --Without miiiitni.iiti the qualit v of ev i ! Minor said, urging women to take more m. ,.T-cti tn prese nt to the Neti interest, get on the school boards. pa j rr.sct eoiintv grand jurv next week in the 'on the books children are studying., par- Hall Mills 'murder ca-'. Deputy Attorney I tieularly histories. "Outside the home." General Mtt has issued a statement tn jshe said, "the greatest influence is that the effect that his duty will W cmied of the hool." 'when he lays all available evidence l In dication of the cottage presented by f(,r,. g,.,..,,,! jirV- He soid he r. s- nt he Xevv York chapter of the org.HiiJi- .t.-itc iiienM that he wa attemiiting to S. (.. phililied for this we, k, has Ik'cii postponed because it has not Iseti fin shed, it was announced. THE WEATHER Fair cool. tonight and Ftiday; rontinutJ much ho has improved in the last The Day's News At A Glance ("onsen at i os bold apparently sn l'-' majority in ISriti-dt elections; labor makes great gains, cutting Tory advan tage in (-ominous; Asipjithiaii liberals and Georgeite liberals make poor show ing. I'rime Minister ltonar Law, liin. self, gets a good vote and is reelected: Asiapiith and Sir Hubert Home anion' winners; Joseph llevlin and Colonel Ar thur Lynch, the latter of Hoef war mem ory, are defeated. Lady Aft or is re-elected by closer mar gin than when lirst went to I 'a rlia men' , but other women candidates si cm to ha .e j been beaten. i Any dancer of immediate rupture Iweeii Turkish nationalists and allie ( 'oiista lltinoph- has been outwardly pellod by Angora note promising to speet terms of Miiilauia convent ton. be ! ( 'lemeiiceati shows himself i on board ship and U'lievcs lie - excitement of New York. i mi I can mixer stand I're.sidt tit Kbert favors lion -pa rt is;i n ministry of industrial lenders in cfl'oi! to help German government's diflicnl ties. St. Louis ciatiou for branch of American Aso 'iVoitr.tGon of Irish b'epulili'- I w ilbdrnws from national body because 'it is out of sympathy with do Valeia; promise Friends t to reorganise a s America n f In la.,. I. Sen.it or elect I-Vss in Ohio, in addri-s.-at Cincinnati, opposes any proposal for abolition of I'nited States railroad labor board until a betel r idea can be worked out. I otnp M uriel aints are dismissed against Ml MacSwinov and eigh otln women arrested at Washington for pil oting I'.ritish embassy. J. Ogdoii Armour presents Attorney General Daugherty a itary Wallace for merger will 1 Jk ( 'o. of another of - big e ' packing houses. i plan to lid Sen. i Armour na 1 ion. 1 1 Jake 1 1: 1 1 1 1 1 i to J.-.l. Schneffer d.-fe tiship billiard its I mat i r I ' ."on lit i in point - h. Dr. Alexis Carrel, of l(o. kefel! tote, antiouiices di-i every of tiss ing activities in white l.jood ! that medical men In lieve will life suKstant ially. it- Ins;--le lMlil.1 l iOs, le J.r. llollg l'OKT IlOI'L'. Out.. Nov. Id.- I.Va' Admiral William S. Sims. '. S. N. r -tired, accompa nird bv Mr. Sims, ha r.' tiirned to port Hope, his native town. j.-ifter an absin f ."I i.ik .The whoi" I town joined in the public reception. ! j ATLANTA. La.. Nov. Id. - The s." f olid s-,.sion of the three dav con i eiit ion 'of tlie American Mmthrs of Carbonate.! ' Heverages was l.eing held hen; today. The fourth annual convention ojm-io ; yesterday with approximately ::,nmi del ' gates from all sections of the I'nit. States in attendance. f t d SAYS HIS TOB IS DONE . WHEN EVIDENCE PRESENTED force an indictment the case. Mr. !fott had lei n (Uioted several times a ''saying he would obtain the indictment I of a woman an di"o men. "7. 'J X'o decision ha Irfvu announced .on the rvoitest of Mrs. Vraii.-es Mevens Hall, widow of the slain rector, that shelter holding ! :i'lo,., ,i .,iii,,-.n licfot.- tl.t. L'f..ii,l Secretary Of War Weeks Calls Meeting To Consider Welfare Of The American Young Man POSTMASTERS PREPARE FOR SANTA CLAUS WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. "Wrap well, mail early!" This now tamiliar Christmas slogan of the Post Otfice Department already' has started across. Expecting an extra heavy Christmas business this season, Department officials' are warning postmasters to lay their plans early. So well has the post office service been organized of late years that no new methods wil be tried this year. Postmasters whose "patron age" is po large that greatly augmented working stab's are need ed, have been directed to give first preference in employment to men with families, and those long out of a job. Christmas always costs Uncle Sam between four and live million dol lars for extra clerks, carriers, trans portation facilities ' and renting of extra quartets. LABOR PARTY GETS HEAVY BLOW IN ELECTIONS LONDON". Nov. Hi (By tin- Asso ciated I'ress.i Returns on to one o'clock jtliis afternoon showed the standing of 'the parties in the new l'arlianient, wiiii coiisiilcraJdy liss than half of the mein bersliip accounted tor, but including the uncontested divisions, to he as follows: Conscrvat ies 1717; Liberals lAsquith iau i L'S; l.ahoiites li'l ; National Liber als iCeorgite) L't; other parties !t. .1. II. Thomas, Labor, ami I Kobetls, Liberal, were elected Charles for ler I by 's .two seats. Thomas received -5 votes and his Conservative opponent, A. I Green, L'.J u. Huberts pulled t, mis I votes against 21, 1177 for his labor op ! ponent, W. I!, h'nynes. i This is :i gain of another seat for A-ipiit hia n liberals. So heavy was I polling that nine hours was r-ipfirt.'t the t he I to count the votes. ! With ::ti7 seals thus accounted for oil1 ot lac total ot ol. in tin- house ot com moiis it was no more possible, even for the experts, to predict the complexion of the next house than it was last night. The conservatives had a majority of 17 seats over all other parties at that hour but surprising upsets which v (! , constant ly cropping up in various eon st it iiencies drove the elections prophets ito cover. Labor conl limed to furnish the must sensational features of the early returns, about half the total of labor party seats representing yailts as compared with the j lasts election'. These gains were for the most part in Scotland and in tin' mriuil i fa ct tiring counties and northern towns of -Lngiand. In many cases they won with a minority of the total poll, this resulting from tie- conflicts between the ot her part ie. i The liberals, or Asiiiiit bians. also made sulistjiit ial gains while both the . otisi i at i i s and the national liberals or Gem goites bis tbeavily. VIRGINIA U. D. C. OPPOSED TO CHANGING LEE CHAPEL rSlHMINGHAM. Ala., Nov. It!. Willi .action upon a report i-om-erning the Lee 'chapel at Washington and Leo I'niver sii v the principal math r schcidiiled for the session, the Faited I laughters of tlie 'Confederacy entered noon the third day of their convent ion here this morning. Virgiia delegates were expected to 'had the gbt against making any changes i in t be chapel, their contention being that. I the hiiihling should be left just as il i was (reded hy the Southern general. I Trustees of the institution have asked jtiio organization to aid in remodelling I the structure at a cot of more tb.iii , 1 1 .."illll.Ollll. Delegates Id gan yesterday t he Viseiis !sIom of probable noihinees for national lol'iiies. Mrs. Livingston Ibimr Schuyler, ' pres-'olcht geiieial. will continue in office a not her. via r, ao-ordiiit; I o cust out. it was . stated. Several sl.itis are uioierstood to i be grooming candidates for other ot'- lices. WOULD HAVE NAMES OF TOWNS PAINTED ON ROOFS v v ASH I N I i I N . Nov. in. -sc. r. t;. i-y Deiii'.v, iu a K tti r to the Interstate Com- nicne ('oinm recoinmeiidecl iou made public today. d that the names of towns in large letters on the I . IS stations for Cue guidance ol 1h- painteii of railroad a iat or. I have farv said, pilots who which they come dow il been informed." the se,-re-"that it often happen" t bat are dying over routes with arc not thoroughly familiar to a viv low altitude for the purpose of .'isccrta isiing the i rues of the tortus over which they pass." This practice is dangerous, Mr. Pctii'.V said, adding that the post of ri ee depart -melt had made an effort to -iror.se the interest of the public in the ' proposition but onlv successful in sonic municipali ties. MKMl'IllS Tenu.. X'ov. Di. General j Luke Wright, former Secretary of War. j who has bivu ill at his home here for toon- than a week,, was reported in jm; (Xtreini-iv critical condition early today. ; An crroiieeii-! report that General j Wright had died luring the mghf was denied tiwlay. ' . LONDON. Nov. 111. (IU- The s.1 t.abor uffered Vs a , soiiat ed l'r hard setback in the i of Lancashire, where ' son was defeated by V Pines ilccisioii Arthur llender the conservative C Clayton, af Uandidate. 4.'r- Gemge the, seat since li!!-. was Clayton Hfi7;. ii: ' i I he vote ii' National Defense Is The Un derlying Topic Of Conference. COLLEGE MEN PRESENT. Refers To National Draft In 1917 As Illustrating Na tional Weakness. j VvAfclll.NGToX, Nov. IB. Men in terested in the welfare of youug Amer ica gathered from all parts of the Unit ed Mates, met today under call of Sec retary Weeks to discuss the fundamental questions of notional strength involved in the mental, moral and physical fitue.vs of the American jteople. Practically every college, school, or association that has to do with education or with physi cal well being was represented. Iu his address of welcome, Secretary Weeks sa id : ! National di fense is tho uuderlyilll topic of this conference. We are nssen;-- bled to consider tho mental, moral and physical titness of our people and to plan liovv we can ail work together more intel ligently and effectively to nttaiu our common purpose better citizenship. AVc are interested primarily in the oncoming generations, for upon them certainlv I rests the future of our nation and ht Miups in a larger sense than we may jie.i':ze at this moment the future of our I civ ili.ation and the World, i "The now familiar statistics of the j dra ft, continued by numerous uther i studies, indicate that about half of our j population is physically sub-normal. You can imagine the possible effect of such la a condition upon a nation watrinir a war for its life with all the hardships and privation which call for a maximum physical effort and without the support of allies towuista'nt it. " National health is so fundamental that it can be taken as a fairly good index of the virility of a nation. His tory is almost one continuing example of nations that rose to their greatne.n when physically lit and crumpled TV he-i they became phvsii-ally unfit. Most of t those tendencies ami nils in our national life, which we are now protesting I against, could be correcbal if vvp looked ; more to the bodies of our people. In t fact our experience with the draft clear-- ly indicated that most of the defects ;co.:!d easily no corrected by physical training and instruction. "Sound physical traiuing bejriiinin,; with the grammar schools jind eoiitiu ' ig through the universities, would have a marked effect for the better (in the ta xt generation and the future of ' our l nation. . ' . ; " We are deeply interested, also, in aiC 'other vit.'.l factor in national tttrength ' I the attitude of the citizen toward tlw i nation. In a crisis, such as existed dur ;ing the world war, nothing surpasses tin seif forget fill ilevotioli to country which is evidenced by our citizenship. Hut in time of peace disturbing facts clearly indic;.!e that, lacking; a crisis, the aver age citizen is not keenly interested in the national welfare. Strikes which in volve the discomfort nod almost the lives of our people; massacre similar to the, i one at lierrin, w hich should be an im- possibility in a civilized nation; numer ous organized grutips in our body politic striving for class or sectional advan tages, absurd political ideas, many strik ing at the very foundation of our form of govcrniiti nt, embraced by supposedly intelligent people, locul overshadowing; 'national issues at tin! ballot box all are signs of a.-t unhealthy condition in our citizenship. Improvement of the physi cal health of our people will assist remedying this condition. "Charged with the responsibility th" war department is eiideavorili to effect practical solutions for the national weak nesses revealed by its stilly of national defense problems..' We realize that wf !are charged not only with securing -vie-tory if war comes, but also with prepar ing our citizens 'luring peace so that iu time of war they .shall not lose their lives nni'Oeessarily or le foolishly wasted. ''The department, however, finds it . s !f in a peculiar dilemma. Whilo the ! federal government is responsible for ! national deteitse. for i ,., iotenanei' of armies the ruisius and mid a navy, th ph.v.-i.al. moral ami mental educatiou of oiti youth is reserved to the States tmd to the people. The federal government, finds itself with a large responsibility, but with no jurisdiction over the funda mental factors upon wliirth success ulti mately depends. "The fundamental problem of this I'oni'ereuce is now In-fore yon. It is ob vious that, national defense is not a re mote activity which a'ivi employment to a relatively small number of profes sional soldiers, hut is of immediate and vi; .1 concern to every elfizea nil the time. " LOS ANGELES, No. 16. 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