Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 165, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 November 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Colder Tuesday.

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OLD RICHMOND HAS EXPANDED WITH TOBACCO Her Trade Advances Beyond Wildest Dreams. FINEST FACTORIES Produces 25 Million Cigarettes in One Hour. Bp#c!al to Indiana Dally Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By RICHARD SPILLANE. RICHMOND, Ya., Nov. 21— No one can appreciate the magnitude of the tobacco industry unless tie comes hero. There has been a marvelous e xpansion—an expansion fan beyond the wildest dreams of the most optimistic men in the trade. Men here talk of cigarettes in terms of millions , and billions. They talk of cigars in millions and Hundreds of millions. They talk of chewing tobacco in a way tliat makes you wonder where it all goes. It is the same about leaf tobacco and what we de ominate as smoking tobacco. IMMENSE YEARLY PRODUCTION. Imagine, if yon can 60.000.000,000 cigarettes, well that looks like the total American yearly production in the nehr future, a big part of which must be credited to Richmond. That Is about 1.154,00#,000 a week. Nearly 25,000.000 a working hour and more than 400,000 a minute. The Allen and Ginter people had a cigarette plant that was supposed to be Immense. The Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company has extended It greatly, equipped the whole plant with the most Unproved machinery and increased its capacity from 3.000,000,000 cigarettes a year to' 10.000.000,000. The British-American Tobacco Company, which exports cigarettes all over the globe, has here the biggest cigarette factory in the world with a capacity of 15.000,000.000 cigarettes a year. The British-American business is confined wholly to the export field. The American Tobacco Company which had a big plant ..here for the manufacture of cigarettes, smoking and chewing tobacco has extended its output considerably. FINEST CIGAR FACTORY IN AMERICA. Probably the largest and finest cigar factory of America, if not the world, is .hat of the P. Lorillard Company. Its >utput is 1,000.000.000 cigars a year. The k. J. Reynolds Company has an es’abfshment that turns out chewing tobaoo in such quantity as to amaze the lisltor. The Tobacco Products Company has taken over the Falk Tobacco plant, enlarged it and increased Us output deeidedly. Then there Is the Wyman Bruton Tobacco Company which has bought out two'oid established Richmond companies, enlarging and consolidating them. The Lams A brother Company has built a big and fine factory *nd added to its old one and is manufacturing chewing and smoking tobacco and cigarettes. The visitor who goes to these great establishments of Richmond has many surprises. The P. Lorillard plant Is an example. There you will see 1,000 women, not one of whom Is more than 35, (Continued on Page Eight.) HOLD PHYSICIAN IN GIRL’S DEATH Patient of Doctor Found Dead in Hotel. ELYRIA, Ohio, Nov. 21.—Dr. F. J. Osborne of Cleveland Heights was technically held for manslaughter today Vending examination of the body of Ruth Wilke, 19, found dead in a hotel here. He pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury. Dr. Osborne said the girl visited him Saturday and asked for medicine, complaining of feeling iIL He offered to ac--eompany her home. > "After we got in my automobile I "noticed the air revived her and kept on driving.'’ Osborne's alleged statement said. ‘‘When we got to Elyria we went to a hoteL In the morning I discovered she was dead.” WOMAN CHARGES OWLS’ LEADER John T. Talbott Faces Hard Accusations. A tale so vUe as to mike its details unprintable was told in Federal Court today by Miss Pearl Bagley of Topeka. Kan., star witness for the Government In the case against John W. Talbott of South Bend, head of the Order of Owls, and Pearl Spangier. nurse at the Owls Hospital at South Bend, charged with violation of the Mann white slave act. Nervous and at times on the verge of tears. Miss Bagley, under questioning of Frederick Yen Nuys, United States district attorney, told of how she had been Induced to come to South Bend in October. 1920, by Talboft, >stensibly on business. and how she had been attacked by Talbott in his office at the Owl headquarters. During this period, which lasted lasted almost two weeks, she was held at the Owls’ “Hospital,” a hospital with ho patients during her stay, and Miss Spangler frequently told her “when Talbott calis and / orders you had better go.” Finally, in desperation, she says she fled from the house and sought refuge in the sheriff's office and begged to be locked up in jail for protection. J WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 p. m., Nov. 22, 1921: Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; colder Tuesday. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m. 36 7 a. m 36 a. m 36 a. m 39 '9 a. m 42 11 a. 46 12 (noon) 48 1 p. m. 50 2 p. in. 60

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PLAZA PLAN FAILS AFTER HOT BATTLE Commissioners Shank and Tutewiler Refuse to Sign. FINISH PREDICTED Carlin H. Shank, brother of the mayor-elect, and president of the board of county commissioners, and Harry D. Tutewiler, a member of the board, today definitely blocked Marion county’s participation in the movement to create jointly with Indianapolis a world war memorial plaza when they refused to sign an order for a bond issue of $1,600,000, which would be the county’s share for the acquisition of the proposed site. The denial came in a stormy session in which former service men, Gold Star mothers and representative citizens participated. It was the climax of an agitation that sprang up last week when Mayor-Elect Samuel Lewis Shank voiced opposition to the memorial plan at this time. The two commissioners were flatly informed after their refusal to approve of the bond issue that they were “digging their political graves.” CAN’T SEE POLITICS IN IT. Near the close of the meeting, after Mr. Shank had made several fruitless attempts to adjourn the stormy session, he said: “We have Just been advised that we are committing political suicide. Maybe we are. I don't think that there is any politics in it.” When Mr. Shank said he was informed he was committing “political suicide.” several in the audience cried out, “You sure are.” Men and women, mothers whose sons were killed in the w.v, mothers whose sons returned, civil war veterans, judges and prominent citizens argued in rain with the commissioners to change their position. Mr. Shank took the lead at 10 o’clock this morning when more than two hundred people jammed into the commissioners courtroom, by reading a resolution which Mr. Tutewiler and himself had signed defining their reasons for refusing to authorize'a bond issue at this time. COMMISSIONERS. GIVE VIEWS. The statement, addressed “To the Citizens and Taxpayers of Marion County, ’ is as follows: “We, County Commissioners of Marion County, ha/e agreed that there is no honor too great to be shown to the American soldier, living or dead. We signed a resolution in good faith, to (Continued on Page Seven.) GRAB JEWELRY WORTH $59,000 Three Chicago Bandits Plunder West Side Shop in Broad Daylight. CHICAGO, Nov. 21.—Three bandits held up the jewelry store of Henry Stern, in West Madison street, shortly after 9 a. m. today, and, according to a report to the police, escaped with $50,000 in gems. The bandits, all armed, compelled Stern and two employes to remain in the rear room while they rifled the store. Many persons were passing in the busy street while the robbery was taking place. KANSAS CITY, Kan.. Nov. 21.—More than 50,000 dollars worth of jewelry and $250 in cash were taken by two bandits from the jewelry store of Alfred Winkler shortly after th store opened for business today. Winkler, who was alone in the store, was forced into a small room at the rear and securely bound. The robbers then rliled the safe anil escaped. FOIND DEAD IN HOTEL. Robert Lang, 63, was found dead yesterday sitting In a chair in his room at the Spencer House. Lang had lived at the Spencer House for some time. He had been in ill health. Dr. Paul Robinson, coroner, said death was due to chronic myoeorditis.

News Crowd at Top in Contributing Funds for Citizens School Slate

The financial support of the Citizens’ School League, which succeeded in electing its “slate” to the board of school commissioners at the last election was revealed today when a list of receipts and expenditures was filed at the ofiice of the city clerk. The Indianapolis News appears prominently in the list with a contribution by Delavan Smith, vtjho gave SIOO. Also appears the name of Richard Smith, editor of the News, who contributed $25. Near the head of the list appears the name of Thomas Carr Howe, the unsuccessful News-Jewett candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor. He gave $25. Also' there is the name of Alex Taggart, the chairman of the Jewett board of public safety, with a contribution of $25, and F. C. Gardner, a member of the Jewett park board, who contributed SIOO. The only other SIOO contributor is Arthur Jordan. The remainder of the contributions, for the most part, come from members of “the committee of 100.” PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS TO ROBERT TYLER. The principal recipient of funds, according to the statement of expenditures, is Robert Tyler, who was executive secretary of the organization. Mr. .Tyler, the report shows, received three SIOO payments about a week apart. The remainder of the expenditures were for ad-

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Old-Time Winter Grips Northwest in Shivery Grasp MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 21. The Northwest is In the grip of what old-timers call an old-fashioned winter. Fourteen inches of snow\fell yesterday and at 7 a. m. today the snow began fulling heavily ngain. Minneapolis experienced the first sub-zero weather Saturday and Sunday nights. More snow Is the forecast for tomorrow. Railroad officials report Pacific coast trains are arriving from six to eight hours late today.

STATE SPRINGS NEW WITNESS IN ARBUCKLETRIAL Doctor Called to Miss Rappe’s Bedside Hitherto Not Known in Case. TELLS OF ARM BRUISE SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21,—With the opening of the second week of the manslaughter trial of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, the State sprang a surprise witness in the person of Dr. II Edward Castle, who hitherto bad not figured in the case. Dr. Castle testified he had been called to tho bedside of Virginia Rappe, with whose death Arbuckle is charged with responsibility by Sidl Wirt Spreekels. lie arrived, he said, one minute after the film actress passed away. He testified that hr discovered a bruise on her right arm. The defense asked him no questions. Dr. Francis Wakefield, proprietor of the sanitarium at which Miss Rappe died, was the second witness. The defense is prepared to spring a surprise when Zeh Proven takes the stand. She and Alice Blake arc scheduled to be heard today and tomorrow. During selection of the jury. Gavin MeNab, chief counsel for the defense, charged that one of the girls had been unduly influenced by threats in telling her original story. In dramatic manner, District Attorney Brady offered to resign if Me Nab should prove bis statements. It is understood that (luring tne cross examination of these witnesses, McNab will endeavor to mate good his charges. STATE'S CASE RESTS ON TWO GIKLB. Admittedly the State’s case rests on the story of Zeh Frevon and Alice Blake Bambina Maude Delmont, who swore to the murder complaint, 1s believed to have been completely eliminated fcom the ease. A wnrrant charging her with bigamy is in the hands of the local police and proa, ably will be served today. It remains for the two show girl guests to tell the State’s version of what happened at the party. And passing to the hands of defense counsel on cross examination, a determined effort will be made to tear down their stories and to impeach the witnesses. MORE SURPRISES HINTED AT LATER. Defense counsel, although they fought against it, professed to be well pleas-d with the qualification of Grace Halstead, a nurse, as an expert. It is expected thq defense plans to place several nurses who attended Virginia Rappe on the stand and, taking as a precedent the testimony of Miss Halstead for the State, will seek to have them give testimony ns to her condition and the causes underlying it. “Mysterious surprises” to be sprung later were aiso hinted at by the defense as the trial swung into the second week. Arbuckle was in conference practically all day Sunday with his counsel and I)isiri cf. Attorney Brady also was at his office ail day planning with his assistants, Milton U’Ren and Leo Friedman, the further presentation of the State's rase. The State will require the remainder of this week to complete its case. Quiet Now Reigns in City of Bombay LONDON, Nov. 2L —Disturbances at Bombay attending the visit of the Prince of Wales to India have subsided and all is now quiet there, according to a telegram received from Bombay by the India office today.' Man Says Black Bandit Took S2O Herbert Pope, 402 West New York street, reported to the police today that he was held up and robbed of S2O this morning at Roanoke and New York streets as he was on his way to work. Pope says the hold-up man was a negro.

verlising, >rlnting, stationary and similar articles. The report shows that the contributions totaled $1,702 and the expenditures $1,605, leaving a balance of $0.04. The list of contributions given in the report follows: A. M. Rosenthal, $23: Lee Burns. $25; Harry C. Huffstetter. $25; T. C. Howe, $25; C. IV. Moores, $25; Edward IT Bean, $10; Delavan Smith, $100; Edgar 11. Evans, SSO; Herman Deupree, sls; IV. jHf Insley, $10; Henry Eitcel, $-5; Theodore Stempfel, $23; Frank A. Hamilton, $10; M. A. Potter, $10; .r. i It. Welch, $25; M. P. Gartland, $10; j John Dermody, $10; Timothy Sexton, $10; | J. V. Coflfield, $lO, S. F. Koache, $10: ; George Sadlier, $10; John J. Madden $10; William M. Fogarty, $10; A. J. ! Lauth, $10; W. J. Mooney, $10; J. A. MeI Gowan, $10; P. W. Kennedy, $10; C. A. O’Conner. $lO E. J. Reilly, $10; M. ,T. Ready, $10; Theodore L. I’aetz, $10; James G. Flaherty, $10; M. Joseph Barry. $lO. Frank Huffey, $5; Thomas F. Darmody, $5; John 31. Kiug, $3; ,T. A. Naughton, $5; W. J. Hogan, $3; F. 11. Fowler, $25; Evans Woollen, $10; !J. M. Judah, $25; Otto P. Deluse, $5; E. A. Hendrickson, S2O; Arthur Jordan, $100; 31. B. Oakes, $10; A. B. Brown, $100; Franklin Vonnegut, $25; Henry C. (Continued on Page Seven.)

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1921.

TIME TO HIT ' SUBMARINE, HOUSE VIEW Colonel Deems Use in Warfare as Barbarous. TAKE NO CHANCES Special to Indiana Dally Times and Philadelphia Public ledger. By COL. EDWARD M. HOUSE. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21—A few weeks before the World War broke Conan Doyle published a story telling how a small nation defeated -Great Britain by the use of submarines. The tale was much discussed, but was considered fantastic and beyond the power of accomplishment. But later Doyle was accused in some quarters of having initiated in German minds the thought which was afterward carried out, with such disastrous effects, first to the allies and later to Germany herself. The writer was in Herndon early in 1915 when Germany first gave notice of an intention to use suhmersibles upon allied shipping, and later when a zone was drawn into which shipping was warned to go at its peril. Those were ominous days and shadowed worse to follow. It was not. however, until the Lusitania was stink that the horror of this policy was realised, and then many and imperative were the demands made by the allied and neutral peoples for this warfare to cease. It was not warfare—it was murder; and not murder of belligerants alone, but murder of neutrals, including women and children. It is manifestly impossible for the submarine to observe the laws governing capture and search at sea. Even if a submarine dared show itself, there was no way by which sailors and passengers could be saved except by taking to the • pen sea in boats, and only then whi n some submarine commander, more humane than others gave warning before Ihe fatal missile was fired. PUBLIC MEMORY SHORT. As the war grew apace our sensibilities became blunted ami we heard less and less protest. Now comes Mr. Halfour's proposal to amend the Hughes program regarding the limitation of nvi a-iuameots, its e-sen.v being tj limit the size of submersible* and the scope of their activities. He goes even further and suggests that they might bo-eliminated entirely ar. a war-making weapon. The fact that this humane and drastic^ proposal has not had wider and more enthusiastic acclaim Indicates the celerity with which the public forg ts. Some great Journals arc backing the proposal with the full strength of their ln(Continued on Pago Two.) COUNCIL TAKES UP SHORTAGE IN ELECTION FUND SII,OOO Needed to Meet Unpaid Bill? of Recent Mayoralty Contest. Members of the city council gathered at the city hail this morning to discuss wtih City Controller Robert 11. Bryson the drafting so an ordinance to appropriate money with which to meet the deficiency of SII,OOO in the city elections fund. The ordinance will be introduced at the regular council meeting this evening. About half of the bills for the municipal election of Nov-. 8 can no-t be paid until the* additional appropriation is made. The budget for 1921, adopted in September, 1920, appropriated $60,000 for city elections This was on the old basis of 142 county precincts in the city. Before the municipal primary in May the city council increased the number of city precincts to 166 which increased the expense for the primary, the registration days on Sept. 10 and Oct. 10 and the election Nov. 8, about 25 per cent. . The primary election cost $22,176.46, the two registrations, $25,570.47 and Mr. Bryson estimates that the cost of the Nov. 8 election will total about $26,000, making a total election expense for the year of approximately $73,746.93. An ordinance providing for the stationing of watchmen at the Big Four crossings at. Holmes, Warrnan and Harris avenues and Hancock street, (probably will be introduced Men who were elected to the city council in the Nov'. 8 election, who take office .Tan. 2. have been invited by President Russell Willson to attend tonight’s meeting. MISSING AUTO LAID TO CAREY Security Company on Trail of Liquor Defendant. Willey Carey, 124 Gelscndorf street, notorious west side police character, who has been arrested twenty-eight times since Jan. 1. 1021. and is today on trial in Criminal Court on a charge of violating the prohibition laws, is the defendant on a charge of secreting leased property filed by the Atlas Security Company, 708 Fletcher Savings and Trust Building. Carey was arrested on a vagrancy charge Saturday and the company, learning of this and having been unable to iefcate him, filed the affidavit this morning. The security company .had taken over the papers of sale on a used Buick automobile which Carey is alleged to have bought on Aug. 20 from the Gibson Company, Michigan street and Capitol avenue. He was not heard from and neither agency could locate the car. It is said that Charles “Big Shiner" MiddaUgb, another police character and frequenter of city court, is now in possession •of the car in question. Both charges against Carey will be tried In city court Nov. 23.

THROUGH 50 PCT. CUT IN TIME ■ OF CO3IPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE, PREMIER DECLARES

GOOD FEELING GREETS THIRD OPEN SESSION Galleries Flecked by Brilliant Gbwns and Headgear. MOVIE MEN SCORE By GEORGE R. HOLMES. CONTINENTAL HALL, WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. —The third open session of the armament conference convened at 11:02 o’clock today in an atmosphere of pleasurable anticipation, not unlike that which overhangs the premiere of a well advertised show. The spectators were early on tho scene, keenly expectant of hearing France’s greatest orator. Premier Aristide Briand, plead her case before the world in this high court of decreased armament. FROCK COATS LIVE WAY TO BRILLIANT GOWNS. Women predominated in the crowded galleries, supplanting the Senators, O.hi net officers and other dignitaries who were so prominent at the previous sessions. Toe froek coats and high hats gave vny to brllliaut gowns and (he latest *a Parish-ti headgear. There was not the air of tenseness ovtr this meeting that had characterized the others. No sudden dramatic announcements of startling coups such as attended the opening session were in prospect. As if conscious that the meeting was more of a “show” than a grave, historymakiag . sestim, the chief cctors took their time in opr.-tiring. Wot until tie hands of the big clock facing the horseshoe table pointed almost to eleven-did the principal delegates appear. Not so the spectators. The limited rpare was beginning to fill at 10 a. m and outside there was jammed a great crowd of peo pie to see tho big ones enter. For the first time both movies end still pictures were taken of the conference at work. When Secretary Hughes’ gavel fell at II :02 powerful searchlights were turned on the green table and the operators turned busily. The center of the room was bathed in a dazzling white light that hurt tin- eyes. When the lights were switched off Secretary Hughes again wielded his gavel. "Whatever the result of the conference may he," he said, "if is obvious thar there can be no limitation of photography.” Secretary Hughes said “gratifying progress” is being made in the adjustment of conflicting views on the naval program and in the far east discussions "While th-re Is nothing definite yet,’’ he announced, “our expectations have been surpassed in point of thoroughness and dispatch." CONSIDERATION OF LAND ARMAMENT TAKEN I F. “Land armament is now tinder consideration,” said the Secretary of S(a:>. and there was a general craning of necks in Briand's direction. “So far as the army of the United States Is concerned, there is no question,” Hughes said. “It has always been tho policy of the United States :o bavs tl-C smallest army.” During tiie war, he said, the United* States had upwards of 4,066,0(10 men. Now our Army numbers less than 100,000 non. "We fully recognize the difficulties which exist abroad, however,” Hughes said. "It is regarded as fitting that there should be the freest possible exchange of views by the delegates at this time.” Then Hughes turned to Briand and the show was on. The Secretary explained that Briand would pause at intervals to allow the interpreter to translate his remarks into English. Grant applause greeted the Premier as ho arose. lie seemed a bit nervous. But, warming up to his subject., M. Briand spoke with impassioned earnestness, hammering home his points with vigorous gestures. There were frequent bursts of applause when he voiced France’s determination not to allow Germany to repeat her villainy of 1914. Deficiency Bills Total $103,698,321 WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Deficiency appropriations totaling $lO3, 698,221 were reported to the House today by the Appropriations Committee. The recommendation is a cut of $86,836,431 from estimates submitted by the various departments. Think Indiana Needs 2 Federal Judges MARION, Tnd., Nov. 21. —Members of the Grant County bar today made public a petition addressed to Indiana’s two Senators at Washington and to Milton Kraus, Representative from this county, asking the appointment of a second Federal judge in Indiana on the ground that the work is too heavy for one man. Sheppard-Towner Biß to President WASHINGTON, Nov. CL—Without a record vote, the Senate today adopted the House amendments In the TownerSheppard maternity bill, providing SG,150,000 in the next live years for the care of maternity and infancy eases In the forty-eight States. The bill now goes to the President.

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Parley Takes Up Third Task

WASHINGTON, Nov. 31.—France with tho world’s largest army, is ready to malic a reduction in its lighting strength. With this official declaration by Premier Briand, tiie arms confereneo today began discussion of the third major task—limitation of land armament. The ent in the French army effectiveness conid l>e made, Briand said, through a bill in Parliament, decreasing tiie period of compulsory military service from 3 to IV2 years. France, however, needs a strong army because of the Russian and German “menaces,” said the premier. Italy with an army of about two hundred thousand men will make further redactions soon. Senator Sclianzer, her chief delegate, said. The United States with its Army of 157,000 men is not faced with the question of limiting land armaments. Secretary Hughes said. indicating

JAP PROPOSAL HARMONIZES WITH OTHERS Bryan Sees Reason for Applause in Attitude of ‘Little Giant.’ By WILLIAM .JENNINGS BRYAN. WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.—Japan hasdelighted her friends and disappointed her enemies. She has proposed a settlement of the Far East question that seems all that could be desired. Baron Kato, presented in bis statement to the committee on the Far East problems four principals that are broad enough to furnish the foundation for a permanent settlement of the controversy between Japan and China and, as a matter of fact, between China and tiie rest of the world. They are: First, the open door; second, equal opportunity in China; third, tho Chinese must themselves work out th-Tr domestic situation; fourth, there shall be no interference in the internal affairs In China. , The open door nr.d equal opportunity for China are nil that other nations ■ an ask The right to work out her own affairs is China’s chief contention. It admits China to full fellowship with the other great nations. ,Al\N PROPOSAL CONSISTENT. The policy proposed by Japan is entirely consistent with the spirit of the conference as embodied in the proposal for the reduction or armaments. Friendship and good will are to furnish the foundation upon which the relations between China and the other nations will be built. What could be more desirable? Now. It will be in order for those who have misrepresented Japan's attitude to admit their mistake and applaud “the little giant of the Orient” 'upon the justice and generosity of her proposition. The three things most talked about are tho extent to which the navies can be reduced, the extent to which the armies can he reduced and the settlement of (he overshadowing question of the Orient. Tiie first day cleared away all doubts as to navies. The mere announcement of the plan by Secretary Hughes assured its accep’tance and the acceptances were announced even before holding tiie next session. Now comes the proposition of Japan that pleases all the nations, and this question is taken out of the list of (Continued on Page Seven.) .Musical Thieves Steal Table Model Flayer Miss Hester Bailey, who conducts a dancing studio at 319 North Pennsylvania street, reported to the police today that thieves had stolen a table model phonograph, valued at SSO, from her rooms. The police say that the robber gained entrance by breaking (he rear window and climbing the rear stairs. Thieves with a sweet tooth entered the confectionery of N. Kasher, Sll East Washington street, and took about S3O worth of candy. A panel was broken from the rear door.

Disarmament Congress Magnified Replica of American City Politics

Special to Indiana Daily and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By RAYMOND G. CARROLL. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—After all is said, this congress of foreign delegates In some ways is only in magnified proporfions the replica of a gathering of the district leaders of a political party in any American city having a cosmopoltan population, such a3 New York, Cleveland or Chicago. Each man at the armament limitation parley represents a nation or race. The delegates simply represent various groups of people, who by long association in a given area, have acquired similar tastes, characteristics and a common language. So it is in irnny respects when Fred Lundin of Chicago calls a meeting of the Cook County Republican Central Committee or Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, gets together bis .cohorts. The subbosses reflect the opinions and desires of the specific districts they represent often in broken English and sometimes in a foreign tongue. Mr. Murphy speaks of the Italian vote, the negro vote, the German vote, the Greek vote or the Russian vote in the most mat-ter-of-fact fashion, quite as if they were detached entities of a whole. FOREIGN ELEMENTS IN U. S. MORE FLEXIBLE. There is this difference, however. Our own forelgir elements of the population when drawn together for a decision are j

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tliat the American delegates believe tills country’s land force has been cut to the minimum. Baron Koto pledged that Japan’s army would be cut to the lowest point consistent with her national safety. Great Britain did net promise any definite reduction in her army. Belgium, Baron De Cartier said, had already reduced her army to the minimum considering her national security. All tiie nations expressed something on the position of France, hut Balfour of Great Britain said Briand’s speech was not hopeful for any solution of the laud armaments, Italfcnr indicated that he did not bee Here Briand’s promised reduction in her fighting strength was sufficient to make possible an important limitation of land armaments. Hughes expressed the hope that a solution of the land armament question could be reached, as it was referred to a committee.

GOVERNOR WILL NOW PUSH PLANS TO AID FARMERS Corn Belt Advisory Board to Meet in Chicago Next Week. First steps in the plan to finance corn growers in Indiana so that they may be au.e to bold their corn for higher prices were taken today by Governor Warren T. McCray as chairman of the corn licit advisory committee of the War Finance Corporation. The Governor conferred with the three Indianapolis members of tte finance corporation, Evans Woollen, president of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company; Andrew Smith, secretary of the State Bankers' Association, and James M. Mclntosh, president of the National City Bank. He will Obtain their Ideas on the project before taking further steps. The next step, according to the Governor, probably will bp a meeting ol farmers and bankers representing all (•arts of the State. This meeting will be called in the near future and plans formulated in advance will be presented to it. A meeting of the newly formed corn belt advisory committee probably will be held in Chicago some time next week, the Governor said. The plan, according to the Governor, is to ask local banks to loan money to farmers with their corn as collateral. Banks which are loaned to capacity or which do nyt feel they can make additional loans would be furnished money f< r this purpose by the War Finance Corporation. Jn this way, the Governor feels, tiie farmer can pay off sqmo oJ.bix other obligations, thus relieving v aiself from the necessity of selling hit >rn on a low market. The Governor said there are b. 090,000.000 bushels of corn piled up in the country, and that if farmers are not given relief this must be disposed of at a loss. lie said that he believejl that the lending of money on corn is a much letter plan for the average farmer than would be assistance in feeding livestock. He said that the feeding of livestock is a hazardous undertaking for persons not experienced in this line. The plan of financing proposed is in direct line with the provisions of the War Finance Corporation act, the Governor said. Shoots- Sweetheart; on Self Special {o The Times. ANDERSON, Ind., Nov. 21.—After shooting his sweetheart, Nellie Howell, 40, four times in the breast, Walter Rector turned the weapon cn himself today. He is not expected to live. The tragedy occurred in the woman's room. Jealousy was said to have been the motive. PRINCE OSCAR ILL. BERLIN, Nov. 21.—rrlnee Oscar, fifth son of the former kaiser, was seriously ill here today, suffering from inflammation of the lungs.

! more flexible than those represented at the Washington conference. They are thoroughly familiar with the profit of e give and-take- policy. They are accustomed to dealing with each other face to face and evolving the nucleus of an advantage satisfactory to all. Os course, we have in attendance at the conference races not appreciably represented in America's polyglot family. Tiie Chinese and‘Japanese are entirely outside our fold. They are knocking at the. door. Nor can we count the French as of us. For France never has had a surplus population to throw across the seven seas. True enough, thousands of Basques from the French and Spanish Pyrenees have migrated, but always to South America. Hence for the moment, America is at a disadvantage with respect to France. We know too little of the great sister republic and her most brillant men, and scorcely nothing of the ''French Empire,” for the French colonies scattered about Africa and Asia make France an empire second only to Great Britain. Let us visit the seventh floor of the Npw Willard and get acquainted with the kinfolk of LaFijyette. They are well worth all the time—and in this instance all the space—we can give them. See that little man with the round up(Contlnued on Page Two.)

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BRIAND LAYS VIEWS BEFORE CONFERENCE Country’s Peace Offering Made in Proposal. PAINTS DANGERS By LAWRENCE MARTIN. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—France will cut in half her effective army by reducing by 50 per cent the period of French military service, Premier Briand told the arms limitation conference today. This, he said, is France’s offering to peace. “Tomorrow, it is certain that by action of the French government, the period of military service will be cut in half,” the Premier said. “Asa result of this France’s army may be said to be reduced by half.” FIRST FAINTS GLOOMY PICTFRE. 51. Briand's pledge that France will cut her army, now the largest and most effective fighting organization in the world, came after he had painted a gloomy picture of the dangers facing France. The French period of service, which Briand said would be.cut in half, is three years. The Premier made his declaration for the big cut in the French army at the close of a long speech devoted mostly to demonstrating France’s need for a large army. So long ns France stands alone, Briand snid, real disarmament—“moral disarmament,” he called it—will not occur in Germany. It was clearly an appeal to America and Britain to put the seal of their approval cn France's position, and perhaps to go farther in support of hers. TO DO MORE IVOILD endanger safety. Faced by a German and a Russian “menace,” France can go no farther in land disarmament than to cut the period of her military service in half. To do more, Briand said, would endanger the safety of France. The cut in the period of military service will not affect immediately France’s standing army now estimated at 785,000 men. This reduction is to be accomplished, Briand explained, through adoption by the French parliament of a bill that, will in effect mean that one and one-half of the three classes of effectives shall be in service and that the enlistment period be cut in half. PREMIER REPRESENTS FRANCE AS ALONE. In his closing words, Briand over and over repeated that “When France is not alone” it will he much easier to bring about disarmament. To achieve that, he said, France will do Sll she dared--al-ready has done much —but will do nothing imprudent. “France,” he said, “can not possibly do anything else than what she has done.” Germany, Briand said, could put 5.000,000 men in the field within a few weeks. She has an immense industry running night and day which could produce rifles, machine guns and cannon. Flans were ready, chemicals were ready; material was at hand. The German police were all officers and noncoms. being trained to lead others. One of their duties was to prepare to war. BOLSHEVIST HORDE HELD AS DANGER. Turning to Russia, Briand launched at once into a brief but graphic picture of a Bolshevist horde, numbering perhaps 6.000.001) men, ready to overrun Europe Poland would have fallen beneath this horde, Briand snid. had it not been for France's preparedness. “And after Poland, France herself would have gone down,” said Briand. France, the premier said, has several times prevented war, since the armistice because of the strength of her army. Arthur Balfour, bead of the British delegation. rose immediately after Briand's speech. He praised the speech and declared the conference had heard Briand “with full sympathy.” “We have heard something more than a great speech. We have heard a perfectly candid and lucid exposition of the inmost thoughts of the prime minister of our great ally.” “Briand told us without reserve what the French fear and why,” said Balfour, (Continued on Page Seven.)

Louisiana Has Giant Natural Gas Field , U. S. Experts View BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 21. Government engineers have discovered what is believed to be the greatest natural gas field in the country in northern Louisiana, according to reports here today. A productive area of 212 square miles'in a solid block near Monroe, La., is outlined in a report to the bureau of mines at Washington following an investigation made at the request of Governor Parker. The report indicates the Monroe field has production potentialities unsurpassed in the history of the natural gas industry. Sixty-fivei wells have a total overflow capacity of more than 626,000 cubic feet dally. Total amount of gas remaining in the reservoir is estimated roundly at four trillion, seven hundred and fifty billion cubic feet.