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ene a ore ors od PAGE FOUR JAPS AWAITING TOKIO ADVIGES ON NAVAL RATIO PROPOSITIONS | Kato > | abe demmuniening tyrther on the si (Continued trom Page 1) strength ratio calcul the Amer fean answer expla: “The war conditions caused Great Britain to suspend her bui gram. In consequence, her ships are relatively older in type than the United States and Japan as asked by the Japa- f calculation of explanations given above, however, show that this! against . Great! the American the United by Great Bri ships not yet laid into the existing ut not into asked whether differences in of figuring tonnage used by the three nations were ed in the cal- culations. T' ion was sup- lied in the American reply with the assurance that the tonnage figures of each foreign ship had been recalcu- Jated on the American basis to ar- rive at a falr comparison. On the basis of these figures Japanese estimates of 2 strength as fur. panese experts in memoranda, the American experts then set out the naval “relativities” of the two powers in tables as fol lows First, American estimate of Amer- jean and Japanese strength United States. Japan. 346,374 109,392 500,650 2 Ships building Shipts built --.. 409,092 Ratio: 100 per cent; 49 per cent. Totals —____ Second, American estimates of American strength and Japanese es timate of Japanese strength: United States. Japan. — 346,374 83,330 500,000 334,700 Totals -----—--- $47,024 418,030 Ratio. 100 per cent; 49 per cent, Third, Japan estimate of Amer- foan and Japanese strength: United States. 184,735 500,650 Total -.-. 685,385 418,080 Ratio: 100 per cent; 60 per cent. The following note was attached to these tables: “In the tables as given under two and three, the Mutsu fs included as Ships building Ships built ~~ Bhips building Bhips built 334,700 ; | ernments interested." uation with Tokio. What new phase the negotiations may have entered as the result of the extended discussion of the ratio ques-| tion at @ conference of the naval “big { three” yesterday was still a matter of only speculation today. The conferees| jecretary Hughes, Baron Kato and) ur J. Balfour—as well as the smen for their respectiye dele-| ions continued to maintain silence] to what new trend the discussions may have taken, although the aitua- tion was reported as having been; brought to a favorable stage by the! | meeting | Unofficial, but apparently authori-| tative comment in Japanese circles to-| day suggested the possibility that the| question of American fortifications in| the Pacifie may have entered into the new development in the situation, but this was lacking any official confirma-| WASHINGTON, Dee. 8.—{By The 7 ted Press).--Making wha red a direct allusion to th jo question, Zenozke Y¥ president of the eeeeny: bureau of the Japanese cabin here today, declared the true and im existing strength of navies but alsaj the potential power of each country CHINESE WIN (Continued From Page 1) ultimate agreement greatly benefit of China. The French delegation presented the position of the French govern- ment to the committee tn a declara- tion reading: “After having taken note of the! request presented by the Chinese delegation, December 1, the French delegation declares that the govern- ment of the republic is ready to as- sociate itself with the collective resti- tution of the territorial leases in China to various powers with the un- derstanding that the principle being admitted and all private rigl ing safeguarded the conditions a details of the restitution will be regu-| lated in’ accord between the govern- ment of China and each of the gov- | to the} oot” Johnson got a less stormy reception in India than the Prince of Wales did. When he landed in Calcutta to tell the natives about the curse of drink he was wreathed with garlands of Sowers, the native way of saying “Welcome to Our City. bs * addres: res oraaie sme “a. PATE INGREASE take Into consideratiion not only the WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Orders of THREE PERISH AS aa gata SINKS “goer VIENNA DOCTOR -| BRANDED FAKE BY PHYSICIANS Bitter Disappointment Hopeful Sufferers in ag tics Used by Dr. Lorenz, Is Charge. “PHILIPPINE EDITOR TO SERVE TIME CHICAGO, Dec. 3.—Ten prominent Chicago physicians {ssued a joint statement today pointtn out the harm to invalids they thought arise from publicity given to Dr. Adolph Lorenz, the Vienna surgeon,}. who is expected,to visit Chicago soon. It was announced unofficially that a number of Chicago hospitals had de- cided not to invite Dr. Lorenz to hold ‘clinics. The statement said that the Amer- ican medical profession looks with dis: favor on newspaper publicity of the type Dr. Lorenz has received, and added: Spanish regime tmposin, “Buch publicity inevitably will] for insults to ministers ~4 No. crown arouse @ response amounting to hys-| or an authority in the full teria which will bring so many un-| of his ‘official duty. The Getendant fortunate cripples of all sorts—so| tontended the law was unconstitu- many incurable—that careful, deliber-} tional, as inconsistent with demo- pe Prize of $2,000 offered by The Seiadely. wanton ade antl rae eae Dial in Feo ognition of service to Am- appointment will come to many hope. n sors. He resides in Palos} ¢ul sufferers ied to expect the impos-|° NOVELIST WINS PRIZE. Pht. ded YORK, Dec. 3.—Sherwood' An- erson, novelist, has been awarded the Park, a Chicago suburb. | the interstate commerce commission | for general increases in freight rates ‘were held to be illegal in a brief filed LEASE POINT In the supreme court today by the |strolling rather clumsily across the state of North Dakota, joining in the Wisconsin railroad rate case. The North Dakota briefs contends that the commission's blanket in- creases operated to deprive the states of power to regulate commerce within thelr borders. .The commission also was held to have assumed jurisdiction over the rates. a In India certain species of fish can live out of water a day or two, and on a hot summer's day they may be seen fields. TWO STOCK ~ SOLICITORS WANTED Phone 1096-J For Appointment. adapting a Ea Sire ERGUSON ig) Footlghts" Ths. stare. of 0 gil whe wen fase on the stage Wy DANCING TONIGHT being completed and the Japanese tonnage of incompleted capital ships as given in their memorandum is raised to conform to the American standard of measurement in tonnage.” In connection with the different methods of calculating tonnage, the American answer said: “The different methods of estimat- ing tonnage values were carefully considered by our bureau of construc- tion and repair. “Each ship was carefully gone over and mads to reconcile with the Amer- fean list so that ships of all three mavies, United States, Great Britain and Japan, were on the same basis for estimating capital ship tonnage.” The Japanese experts aske® the source of American figures on @apa- mese tonnage in.the original Hughes proposal, They were told these fig ures were taken from “British lists” and raised to conform to American atandards. NAVAL NEGOTIATIONS AT STANDSTILL TODAY. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—(By The Associated Press)—With latest de velopments in negotiations on the question of naval ratio for Japan rep- resented by delegation spokesmen as Justifying optimism, although their mature was a closely guarded secret, the whole matter was expected to re- main at a standstill today while Baron “ROUGH and READY” Bill Farnum in one of those big two-fisted, red-blooded, vi- rile western dramas that made him one of the most beloved por- RKEO DANCING ACADEMY REGULAR 10c DANCE Don’t miss one of these Saturday night parties, as & wonderful time is assured BURTONS—DANCING INSTRUCTORS Open 2 to 4 and 7 to 8:15 p.m. Children’s class Those wishing to enroll call at Eight lessons for $5.00. beginning Saturday. 2p.m. all. $ BE THERE LIN trayers of rugged western roles. ‘PLAYING RETURN SHOWING Continuous ltoli >» TODAY ONLY —Also— “THE AMERICAN BADGER” (Bob and Bill) —And— CURRENT EVENTS Admission 40c . And when, for love, she wanted again to be her /real You'll sympathize with her in her awful difficulty. “ONCE THE LIMIT” AMERICA A Bishop-Cass T heater Made in Wyoming and Northern Colorado, A story of the days ‘shen the outlaws fought the home-seekers. Fenturing ‘a new star of the west, Edmund Cobb. —NEXT— Two Reel =QUO VADIS|| c= FER Bese ony intone eae TOMORROW ee ko ai A court's intrigues for the favor of mighty Caesar. The jealousy of Cacsar’s wife, the Empress Poppea, Bome BING, BANG, BOOM! at’s the Name of the Show at the Lad ==! prota to provide a theme for Nero's} Lyric Sunday ‘The Christian captives devoured by scores of Hons In the Big Comedy Riot BING, BANG, BOOM! —NEXT— A MAGNIFICENT REVIVAL OF A GIGANTIC AND ENTHRALLING A ‘Bishop-Cass Theater “LAST TIMES TODAY DAVID POWELL AND ELinGER GLYNN IN FINAL EPISODE “THE PURPLE RIDERS” In Fact, It’s a Regular “THE PRS OF NEW YO And Mutt and Jeff. Holiday Bill.