Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 17, Hammond, Lake County, 11 July 1921 — Page 1

WQUL AS PEACE HARBIN GE. TUB WEATBUb Fair tonight and probably Tueliiiyi continued warm. fTT Carriers In Rram a w. HniDonJ 5t per month cn streets ar.a news standa 3o per copy. VOL. XV. NO. 17. MONDAY, J ULY 11, 1021. HAA1MOND, INDIANA

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Two Things Operate to increase Levy For State Revenues in 1921. JTIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL J INDIANAPOLIS, lad., July 11. Tivnew state tax rate to be adopted this year by tho state board cf ta.x commissioners. Governor McC'.ay and Willi Ad Oliver, state auditor, will show an increase of approximately 25 per cent over last year. The lSHO state tax levy was 20 cents on each $100 of assessed property. The rate this year will not be lower than 24.3 cent. and will not likely e.ceed 2i cents. Two things have operated to increase the levy for purely slate revenue. One is the increase in school levies ordered by tha last general assembly and the other is the large decrease in value of personal property thi3 year. Assessment, figures have been sufficiently anaiyred by the state board of tax commissioners to satisfy tnaf body 'here will be a decrease in personal property assessme nts this year of about t5"O.?90,0"0. This mans that a 1-cent state levy will raise only $;31,000 whereas the same levy 'last year wouM liave raised $iS4.?00 or, $3c,0A.i more. j It i3. therefore, evident that even tt the state expenditures were n. t in- ! creased the 20 cent levy of last y-. r j If again applied this year w-, uld net the state government J1.000CJO less re venue. T:-. decrease in the state tax duplicate '.vb! expectel. It is the natural ;ta:t "f the decrease in value- .vf arm products, stocks of m-Tohandise and ther forms of pers nal property. Tt.-.re will be no dctcas in the assessed value of : oil estate DccaiH' (Continued on page two.l holdup " mistakes identity Men Accused are Relesed With An Apology Afterwards. A paur of bandits In an auto held up and robbed two Hammond men last night, engaged in a running battle wrth the "hicago Heights police and finally made their escape after losing the automobile which they had stolen. They alsj succeeded 'n setting a pair of Hammond men into a peck of trouble for a while. The victims of the holdups erfFrank L. Savery. who owns tho rnnfectionery store across from the MoHotel at 643H Hohman St.. and William Schulta cf th- Tri-City Electric Co. Dan Eder and William Toung who reside at the Mee. were accused cf the holdup by Savery. The candy dealer was going to his heme after locking up his place of business for the night, when two men stepped out of the shadows and ordered him to throw up his hands. They took all the money he had, which fortunately amounted to only a few dollars, and made their escape. Savory waj positive that Eder and Young, both cf whom he knew, wire tho robbers. He reported the holdup to the Hammond police ajid named the men as the thieves Eder and T'iuns were arrested. They protected that they had been sitting peacefully in front, of the hotel from the time that Savery lacked up his store to go home until the police i-ame for them, and produced several witnesses ft prov e their alibi. They were locked up, penCmsj developments' . Not long after, riehultz. who was riding with a lady friend on Lymat avc . near Harrison Park, was storped by two bandits in a car, who covered him and !ui companion with revolvers, ordering tl.em to get out of the machine. After taking $123 from Schultz. they to'.lc his ear. a brand new J,(-Mi'.(Jl')ii valued at and drove -l'.vuy. The i'bb rs answer d to the ascription f t lie pair who had robbed Savery. The llarmnor.d police notified the authorities in surrounding cities to be cn the lookout for the stolen car, and r.ot long after the Chicago Heights police called. They had reovered the car after a battle with the- thieves, who had managed to make their escape . In the mean time, Eder and Younz were in jail. According to Saver, 's accusation, they were robbing Schultz 1 , r.d shoot In;? up Chicago Height? at th time. It didn't connect . They wirelessed wiCi 3U apology. DEATH OF MRS. PALMER Rjby Fern, wife of Cecil K. Palmer. 438 Pljmmer avenue, died July Sth at th home of her parents,. Mr. and Mrs. 15. V. Torch. 31? Sibley- street, after a short i'i'.nivM, I tea t h is attributed to Height's Disese. She was 1 years of aire. lie sifles lvr hushar.d and parents, she !.- moiiir.ed by four sisters, Liiii.-m. R.-s-i.:?, Effie. Mr.-. Ralph Trump, of Shelby and a brother Claire. Mrj. Palmer has a host of friends in the eny, who , ftiourn her untimely death.

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Chief Fitzmorris Questions The Funny (?) Han Around the burning of a limousine on a lonely road near Hobart last Friday a webb of suspicious circumstance is being spun. The car belonged to Willie Howard, one of the stars cf The Passing Show at the Apollo theater in Chicago. It cost $4,500. It was insured for Stool). Mr. Howard reported that It had been stolen. Yet it is said he sent $6,000 to Crown Point late Saturday to release a man who had been arrested for burning the car. The prisoner is "'Frank Rreen" and he says his home Is at 531. 4Pth St.. I Xew York City. Charged with arson he is a bit vague in his explanations. Teste-day he was turned over to Detective Sergeants Michael Neary and Michael Vaughn of th Chicago detective bureau by Sheriff Hut Olds and will be h'ld there pending trial. Meantime 'hi' f cf Police litzmerris of Chicago 1? condij'-f ing an Investigation as to the susplcivus circumstances First he is considering Brcen's story which follows: II was af Michigan avenue and Itosrvrit road when I saw two men tinkering with a car. I n.d the trouble for them and thy asked mto get in and ride. When they got nrar H ban the men asked me to et some gasoline and lunch and gave me J20. When I returned the car was g'ine and I was arrested." Howard told the chief the car dis.Ti'sred Thursday night. At first h" r--ported it stolen and then he retraced tha. saying a man he knew as "Heck'' had taken It. BURKED 02T COTJrTTT X.IITE The. automobile burned on the Lake aid Porter border line. Two boys toll Marsha! Ro.e cf Hotart that Rroen had destroyed it. There ar? co adult viitnesses, as well. The 1ic;n plate had b'en torn off and wa found some distance away. Wht-n Howard was notified by Deruty Sheriff Cl-arl-s Daugherty he de-'-lar'd that, the auto had not br-en Mo l'ti but that it was a "press agent yarn'' thereby his friend3 hoped to get his name in the parers. Saturday a man introducing himself as Daniel Webster of City Prosecutor Lou 13 Piquetts office. Chicago, cailel with a friend to see Sheriff Olds. Webster introduced hi3 companion as Mossis. He. wanted to secure the release of F.reer. . "It looks bad to m-." said the sheriff "that a imi; from the city prosecutor's office should try to bofrlmd a man who has stolen und burned up an auto. I 'ant do anything for you." chief Fitzmorris wants to knw why Howard wanted Breen released on bonds before he was brought back to i "h ica go . CHICAGO! ,,TrT!!.NTERf''ATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI .Hit AGO. July H Five warrants wore, issued today by United States Commissioner 'Glass in Chicago's la-te;-.t "!ifu r scandal" said to involve ! rive millionaires, police officials and a 'former high federal official, it was alannoupced federal agents had ob tained confessions from three members of the "ring." The confessions are said to involve mlllionalries who purchased the liquor. A polben-.an. a former patron of the 'ring" and a driver who delivered the booze are said to have confessed. The. warrants named Mike Canavan. former saioon necper; Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh, alleged Dr Luxo "bootleggers," J. K. MeGrath. a chauffeur, and "John Doe . " The government, it was said, does not intend to prosecute the patrons of the "ring," but intends to call the customers as witnesses for the prosecution. A world-famed humorist and a nationally prominent car specialist were among the mlllionairs involved, it was said. SURPRISED TO SEE FRIEND THERE !n the Hsmmond city court this morn nn. a pair each of drunks and stpeeders faced Judge Klotz. Neals Andersun 97 Gostlin street and Andrew Ohlntrom of Hetcewisch. III., were fined $15 each feir being drunk. They were arrested on Hohman street together. Ohlstrorn was too drunk to give his name til! this morning. He was surprised to find himself in Jail, and still more aniMZ'd to see his companion in the s;uiic fix. Now his friend Is out, havi n.K paid his tine but he is still in durance, having only lour dollars. The spee ders w. if: Henry Nick, of Sl'iQ Evcanaba avenue. Chicago, and Robert Rrayhs, Rernhanlng. Alabama. They paid fines of $15 and $11 respectively.

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NO END TO HEAT IN SIGHT "N-l"!N MONA' NEWS SERVICE.) WASHINGTON. July 1 1. - And the heat wave hangs on. E. H. Bowie, forecaster of the United States Weather Bureau stated today that "no important changes in temperature are indicated for the eastern half of the country during the next thirty-six hours." Local storms in various parts of the country may afford relief, however. STORE IS ROBBED Th clothing !t"ri of Abe ,aL..-i at 3620 Cedar street. Indiana Harbor, was entered Saturday night and the following articles valued btween $3, (Wo and $4,099 stolen: 21 silk shirts, two suit fgiicj, 25 suits of clothes, hats, shoes and neckties. The theft wag not discovered until late yesterday morning when Mr. Zabl'n entered his place of business to accommodate a Sunday customer. Police officers whci were eietailed on the case found that the place had been entered by unlocking the front door. No one has been arrested aa suspects In this case as yet . i Latest Bulletins Btiximv.) !iTERNAT!CNAL NEWS SERVICE) BERLIN. July u. According to unconfirmed reports from Warsawsome banks are su!pending payment because of the depreciated value of the Polish mark. BI LLKTIV) r INTERNATIONAL NES SERVICE! WASHINGTON, Jul y!l. I'residnt Harding probably will deliver his forthcoming message to congress on tho soldier bonus and legislative situation in person, it was stated t the white house today. No infoT'.nation was forthcoming ag to the date cf the message but it is believed tt will be delivered early in the present w cek . Bri,urri.v flNTEPNAT'CNAL NEWS SERVICE) WASHINGTON. July 1 ExPresldent William Howard Taft became the chiC'f justice of the United States her" today, taking the oath of fe ce at a small ceremony devoid of formality in the office oof Atty. Gen. Daugherty. I BVM,ET1V) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON. July 11. Eamonn D; Valera, "president of the Irish republic" will come to London on Thursday for a conference with Premier Lloyd George on Irish peace, it was announced officially this afternoon. THESE CHAPS ARE REAL PNTEONATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO, July 11 Ten thousand real estate operators went into convention licre today with the avowed purpose of dispelling the financial gloom which hovers over American business and industry. It was tho fourteenth annual convcntie.n of the National Asseciation of Roii! Estate ; Boards . Husinoss conditions are far from bad and arc going to be n gnat den! better in tho near future, according to early arrivals. The delegates declared the business outlook in the south and west was particularly bright with the south favored against the rest of the country. Each of the realty men from the south and west teamed conditions best in his own locality. "Business in the south is surprisingly good," said Meyer Eisemen. of New Orleans. "Jt is improving all the lime . " "Business has been better than we had any right to expect." added '. p. Hambright of Cedar Rapids, la. "Thia is true not merely of real estate, but of business in general." E. E. Tay-lor of Portland. Ore., president of the association, will preside at the sessions. The convention lasts five days. FUNERAL OF MRS. PALMER The funera! of Mrs. Cecil Palmer, will be held Wednesday, July linth, at the First Baptist church, after a sheirt service at two o'clock in the afternoon at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Porch, 319 Sibley street.

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SEEK ADVIC S W. P. Gleason of Gary and and B. Parks of Whiting to Talk on Homely Subjects. The directing heads of two of Lake counties largest industries, W. P. Gleason of the Indiana Steel Co., at Jary and Beaumont Parks, Vice-President of the Sta-.C ,rd :il Co. of Indiana, at Whiting, are to De the guests cf the Hammond liotary Club tomorrow . They will talk, not of steel nd oil. not cf business and flnanc, but of su-hj, homely subjects as grrAs, trees, shrubs, boulevard and park. It is a splendid commentary on the management of Whiting and ;arj- that these cities have been able to draw

on the abilities of two such men in tholsraphr, of the agreement which they

all important matter of ,-ity building. EOTAJU1KS SEEK ADVICE In view of the progress made Hammond Hrtarlans want to hear from the men who have been largely instrumental in the orderly and far seeing development of the park system of these cities . Particularly will the subject of the j pl ir.tlng. care and culture or trees be j taken up and discussed. The purpose of thi Hammond Kotary club Is ts j stimulate Interest to the end that: j 1. Tho trees already planted are j properly cared for. ! 2. People are encouraged to plant j many more trees. 3. That memorial trees be planted on ; some conspicuous highway. j 4. That tho beautifieat Ion cf the city be undertaken alorg carefully thought out lines; that development proceed intelll fnfl"" and orderly thsr it will not hive to b done over again and the growth of y,-irs wasted. city orncuLs invite b So that the Hammond city officials may have the benefit cf the Information that is brought out; Mayor Daniel Brown, president of the board Albert J. Swanson and City Engineer William F. Bridge are to Vie Invited as the guests of the club. The fact ia recognized that such tree planting anfl landscaping as has already been done in Hammond is Its greatest asset and has done much to make that city the popular residential section of the North Township group; but the fact is recognized that from now on careful planning must take the place of hap-hazzard planting and that certain fixed policies must be adopted to passed on from one city administration to another. It is this that the Rotary t'lub has In mind in attempting to arouse public intehest in the subject at this time. GARY GOLF CLUB'S i Many G-olfers Go Over New County Links for the First Time. Kight holes of the Gary Country j club's new golf course were formally j dedicated last Sunday afternoon with I a large crowd in attendance. It is an interesting course and a giSod course. Editor A. J. Smith of the Hobart Gazette is ready to testify to that. Up to last Saturday golf was more than I Greek to him. He Jiad never had a club in his hands but he took a midiron and shot tne eight holes In 63 and counted all his sheits at that. Ills only falling was a liking for water holes a truly un-editorial liking. A big crowd (,f golfers participated in the matches. Many Hammond players availing themselves of the yjry Country Club's invitation and were loud in their praise of the Gary course's possibilities. The blazing sun has been very hard on the new grass :ind the course is much parched now but the greens arc in excellent Hhape and were fast as chained lightning on Saturday. The -feature cf the afternoon was a match between the Hammond and Gary professionals In which the i...,er won out by a small margin. There were about three hundred in attendance at the cluV opening event. FARMER'S HEAD PLACES E WASHINGTON. July 11. Profiteering by middlemen, speculative gam bling. arbitrary restrictions of credits by the Federal Reserve Board, cxhorbitant railroad rates and the breakdown of foreign markets are responsible for agricultsir-tl und industrial do pression in the United States. C'e,;. Smith W. Brookhf rt of Iowa, representing the National Farmers' Union, declared today when the special Joint congressional comimssion opened its probe of agricultural conditions.

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For the first time in many weeks the sound of saw and hammer wielded by union carpenters was heard generally in Hammond and other North township cities today. The 'carpenters are working at the old rate and will do so umtil Judge Landia makes up his mind on the new wage scale. A committee from the Carpenters District Council met with a committee of carpenter contractors from the Building Trades Employers Association Saturday afternoetn and after brief discussion the agreement was reached. The copy of the agreement on which, Chicago carpenters had returned to work was read over carefully an j both sides nrr pted it with the exception cf three paragraphs which were contrary to the by-laws of the Carpenters District Council. These paragraphs dal with the use of non-union made material and also outline tome work ;-, coming under the jurisdiction of carpenters which hitherto has been given to other crafts or has been in dispute. The craftsmen agreed to go back to work and will take a referendum vote on the paraexcepted . NEPHEW IS Donald E. lBeming-r. trolley tender on the H. W. & E. C. street railway and nephew cf President O. G. Talmadge, was drowued Friday afternoon while bathine n a lake in Northern Michigan. Word to that effect was received by friends in Hammond this morning In a brief message from Mr. Talmadge . Isemtnger. who was about twenty years old. had ccompaned President Talmadge on a fishing trip. The hoy's home is In Chicago. His father has been a motorman on the Burnside line for twenty years. The message stated that burial would be made today in Michigan . SCHOOL PROPERTY NOT TO SELL THIS YEAR Th Cfntra! school property w 111 not be sold this year. Efforts which have been nidde by the Board of Education at disposing of the valuable building site at public auction have met with failure thus far and the board members now- believe that the season has advanced too far. It would be necetsary to re-adver-I tisc for bidders and by the time this had been done, even it a sale were made, there would not be sufficient time in which to move the building to Its new site before school cptns in September . "Our first consideration Is taking care of the school children." said a board member today. "Real estate deals must be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere with the schools. We could not afford to sell j tne property ana bind ourselves to move the building when we knew that it would delay the opening of the school f.r a month or two." The matitr will not be tsken u; again for at least another year. COOK COUNTY NOT KEEN ABOUT DEAL? Times Told by Forest Preserve Commissioner, Interest Luke Warm. CHICAGO. July 11 The Cook county forest preserve commissioners ar undecided as to whether or rot they will accept the offer of the owners of the Hammond Country Club property, a member of the commission told a Times representative today. "The commissioners met with representatives of the Hammond Country t'iub Association which owns the property," The Times was told. "This meeting occurred two weeks ago and there were no definite results. The country club association wants to retain the club house and the forest preserve does not want the property unless It cup have the club house also. In fact I am not sure that the forest preserve commissioners are anxious to buy the property at all. We will know more about It at a meeting tonight." STANDARD TO CUT PAY 15 PER CENT. A fifteen per cent cut In pay effective July 15 has been announced at the Standard Steel Car plant in Hammond.

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The three leading crafts, the brick layers, carpenters and laborers are now working under agreements With the contractors. Several other small crafts have tentative agreements with their bosses whereby they will accept the wage agreed upon In Chicago There are still a number of minor organizations who are holding out. While they will not tie up the jobs at present they will cause trouble later unless the line up with the crafts now at work Work on Hammond's big Jobs was resumed this morning after they had been idle the greater part of the time sine May 15. Scores of unemployed were waiting whenever construction work was being done. The Industrial high school building on Calumet ave where work is ge fing under way slowly is especially pular with Jobless men. Work was resumed on a num ber of residences which have been standing half finished since the trou ble started In May. No word was. received this morning from Chicago which would indicate that Judge Landis will have anything to announce today. Last, week it w-a predicted that his wage Settlement would come th first of this week. GIRL HIT By ' T Auto Crash at Five Points. Chicago Driver Accused of Drunkenness. Anna Kosher, 782 Indianapolis boule vard, was painfully injured yesterday arterneon in an automobile crash at the five points, Robertsdala. The girl was riding with A. Franktewlc. when the car driven by Crawford Hamilton. 3046 East 31st et., Chicago crapnea into tne rr.acnme. She was taken to St. Margaret's hospitl in Emmerling's ambulance where an ex amination showed her injuries to b. not eerjous. She was later removed to her home. Hamilton was driving east cn Indtanapejs boulevard and Franklevrcr. was going in the opposite direction. when Hamilton, in trying to avoid a street car which had stopped at the corner, cut across the street, hitting the other machine. The Kosher girl waji thrown to the pavement. Hamilton was arrested and booked at the Hammond police station cn the charge of driving his car while intox icated. In the Hammond city court morning he pleaded not guilty to the charge and ms case was continued for a week. He says that he was not drunk and that the erratic movements cf his machine were caused by hitting a. stcne on the street car tracks. GREEN LINE RUNS EVERY 20 MIN. NOW Cut. Dmxm Niimhr nf Cars? " j " ;L Mcr n, The Hammond. Whiting & East Chb cago street railway started on a twen ty minute schedule of s rrice, Friday Heretofore the line maintained a fif teen minute service. Six crews have been laid off. The reduction in service is ascribed to the falling off In business. HAMMOND PHONE CASE VENUED TO LAPORTE LAPORTE. Ind , July 11. no. case of the city of Hammond against the Public Service Commission and the Illinois Telephone Company was venued from the Lake County circuit court to the circuit court here Saturday. The city of lUmmond asks an injuncucn against the P. S. C. for Increases granted to the telephone company affecting 4,00n subscribers in Hammond, and 800 in West Hammoid, 111. Tho injunction Is asked on the contention that the Public Service Commission did not have Jurisdiction in the matter, since part of the subscribers were in one state and part of them in another, and that the matter belonged under the Jurisdiction of the InterstateCommerce Commission. The complaint also charges that the rates are unjustly and unreasonably high. The case will come up, during the September term of the LaPorte circuit cejurt. William W. McMahon. city attorney of Hammond, represents it in the suit. SPRINKLING HOURS Waterworks Commissioner Biocki. stated today that the legal hours for sprinkling are 6 to 7 south to Carroll street and 7 to 9 south of Carroll L

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in Washington in Fall ur rainier. (BULLETIN) LO'Do Jury 11. Premier I.lny G force In all probability milt head th' British delegation It President Hard ing'a proposed disarmament ronlerrnr la held In Washington, It was report ed In aeml-offlclal circle thU afternoon. If the Premier La nnnble to at tend, the British delegation will like ly be headed by Sir Auckland GeddM Ilritlah Ambassador to the lnlte Mates. (BY GEROGE R. HOLMES) STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICEI WASHINGTON, July 11 Prisidcn Harding's inquiry among the W'oili powers as to whether thy will con aider coming to Washlngtan and J a(cujsing linjitai on of armament an: the seUicintnt of affairs in the r East, was hailed today as the greatea single step has been taken In the direction of International Peace sir.c the conference at Versailles failed t eatablleh it. If the Big Powers Great Britain Italy and Japan see fit to accept the American invitation. It is likely tht comicg autumn or winter will see I peace conference held in Washlngtjr which will seek to accomplish what the Paris conference failed to brine about a clear understanding among the great nations of the world t",ai will aim at preven. ca of the "nt, war." Stripped ef diplomatic verbiage. t poker terms, Harding s action ai re garded today as consituting a "call.The responses which will have to bt made to the American invitation will reveal whether the- great powers have been aincere in their professed desire for an armament understanding er whether the dlarmamant and peace cf the last year has been only so much International bluff,. It Is accepted In Washington that at least tw-o cf the powers concerned Gret Britain and Italy have already ai-i-ured the United States of their wil lingness to engage in such a confer ence.as the President has propose!. The British have delayed renew!r.3 the Anglo-Japanese Alliance with nucs a conference In view, and her leading statesmen already have placed them selves on record as whole-heartedly ia favor cf the idea. The conference, if held, probably would sell the death of the Alliance. Ja the case of I.aly, similar assur ances have b?en received. Italy has been staggering under an enormou war debt; she is beset with domestic unrest; she has nothing to fear any more from her ancient enemy. Aus tria-Hungary, and any measures tht would tend to decrease her national outlay would be doubly welcomed in Rome . The belief prevails in Washington if there Is any hesitancy on the pa t of any of tthe powers consulted It will come from Japan and France. France has the largei-t military es tablishment in the world today ani the reduction or armies as well as of navies would come within the sccpa of the discussion which President Harding put forth. France has steadfastly maintained French saf-ty makes necessary such a huge standing army and that France cannot tn justice to herself and in recognition of the "German menace" consent to a reduction in these forces. Japan is now engaged in a fast program both in the air and sea which is designed to make the cmli f the far east practically the irmti! of any world power in a military und naval sense. This program is t;.l far from completion. Fully as important as the aramer.t conference itself would be the discu--flon of far eastern Droblems ;twr, . the United States, Great Ilrit.u,, Japan and China, which the pres d i suggested as a necessary a-ojn-.p i ment of such meetings. tt rr . rwnaz trance Thinks of It INTERNATIONAL NE.VS SESw'ICej PARIS. July 11 France undoubted ly will welcome an International con--."ererav providing for disarmament. such as proposed by President Hard ing, it was stated in simi-offlciai cir cles today. Officials pointed out, however, tha: France may make reservations regard. Ing discussion of d. firmament and tic. Far East problems. Expect Conference Will Be Held i BY NEWTON C. r.iRKEl IbtAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N SERVICELONDON. July 1. President Hard ing's proposal for disarmament confer ence to be he'd at Washington has been cordially received in Great Britain and the prediction was made In responsible quarter today that Great Britain vili accept. Tt Is learned that VlRrn'iii CiT9fn ha.l summone(J Colone, Harvey to the Foreign office last Thursday to consider the cabled results of the conversation Sir Auckland Geddes had held w ith the French. Hal. an ani Japanese Ambassa dors at Washington. The Fore'gn Secretary was said to have told Col. Harvey he considered the time ripe for President Harding to act. Col. Harvey immediately sent a cablegram to Washington. The first news of President Hard ing's formal statement was personally given to Premier LJoyd George a' Chequers on Sunday by Col. Harvey. The Dominion Premlners were seated upon the iawn when Ceil. Harvcv was announced. Lloyd George le-ft the party and was absent about fifteen minutes. When he returned he wa-i uccon.pan ed by Col. Harvey, The American ambassadors then was formally presented to the Demilnion Premiers. It is accepted as a foregone conclusion the conference will be he!''