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T EE - WEATHER. Partly cloudy tonight and tomwm' o change in temperature. +ndee at 2 p.m. today: a.m. today. Full report on Page 14. CluiulleiYukS_tuh,l’mZG‘.‘ Enterea ‘as seiond-class matter post office Washington, D. 28,263, DEMAND OF BOLIVIA FOR LEAGUE ACTION| | IN DISPUTE DROPPED Experts ~ Will Determine Whether Body Can Take Up Chilean Trouble. INACTION-ON DISARMING SCORED BY NORWEGIAN | Efforts Begun to Break Deadlock (Over Election of Fourth Deputy World Judge. By the Associfted Press. GENEVA, September 15.—Bolivia to- day withdrew her demand for the in- clusion of her dispute with Chile in #he agenda of the assembly of the league of nations. Experts will be given time in which to agree upon the question of the competency of the league to take.up matters of this de- scription. This action on the part of the Bolivian delegation was taken as 3 result of new instructions of the La Paz government. President Van Karnebeek appointed Yittorio Scialoia_of Italy, Manuel Peralta of Costa Rica and Senor Urita of Colombia as experts to give an/ opinion on the competency of the as- sembly to discuss a revision of the treaty of 1904. They will render a re- port at the next meeting of that body. Raps Inaction on Disarming. The debate in the assembly was re- opened this foremoon by Delegate Lange of Norway, who severely criti- cised the inaction of the council on disarmament. The Washington confer- ence. " he - said, Jaudable initiative on- the part of President Harding, but the intention, he understood, was that it should dis- cuss naval armaments only. Public opinion, declared the Nor- wegian delegate. demanded that the league push efforts to secure disarma- ment on land, but Instead of handling the question from the standpoint of the assembly, as that body had indi- cated its attitude, the council, through the military commission of the league, was dealing with it from the view- point of the military attaches.” Albanta Semds Thanks. Bishop Fannoli of Albania thanked the assembly on behalf of the Alba- nian people for admitting that coun try to the league. He joined the ma. Jjority of the speakers . who have ad- dressed the assembly in demanding the’ widest publicity for the activi- ties of the league and for the various guestions brought before theassem- Efforts t6” break. the deadlock et tween the council of nations and e Jeague over the election of the fourth deputy judge of “the international court of justice were begun at the opening of today's session of the as- sembly. A conférence committee was named to meet a similar body from the council and it was expected that the one remaining deputy judge to be chosen would be decided upan. System for Election. The system adopted for the election of judges Tequired that eleven judges and four deputies should be chosen | Separately and simultaneously by the | ~ssembly and council. Those-chosen by both were to be declared elected, hut provision was made* that .when there was a differencé between the lista of the assembly and the council 1here must be further balloting. This i a situation’ which the conferees vere charged to meet. When the first ballot was taken vesterday it was found that the lead- ing nifie names on the council and pssembly lists had @ majority. and’ 1hese persons were declared elected. The balloting continued for the two other judges, Max Huber of Switzer- Jand and Dr. Alejandsp Alvarez of Chile being chosen by the assembly, but not by the council. Didrik Gal- 1rup Gjeddo Nyholm of Denmark and Baron Deschamps of Belgium were chosen by the council, but not by the psfembly. The status of all four was that of unsuccessful candidates. Assembly Sticks to Alvares. The voting continued in both bodies, the assembly choosing Nyholm of the counell list and again voting heavily for Huber. Dr. Alvarez was, thére- fore, eliminated. The council lsnih chy Nyholm, which brought abot Tis .ll’e'cu‘;‘n,' and accepted . the” e '8 choice of Huber i ofin’n Descamps. - = g x completed the list of judges, and when balloting bégan for deput: Judges Dr. Alvll;fl and Baron B!!! were agaln on the lists, Dr. Iydrex being chosen by the assembly 8nd not by the council. In order to An Bgreement, successive bal- ey lots Orpm taken, but the assembly 0 Dr. Alvarez on three votes, |he council continued to vote for Baron Descamps. Under. the rules. if after three bal- lots in both houses there was a fail- ure to secure an agreement, provision was made for the appointment of a committee from each body which would agree upon_ a candidate o2 coptable to both. It appeared. tod: ihat a third man would be selected a8 a compromise. FIRST WARRANTS ISSUED IN WEED"NUISANCE CASES Score of Property Owners Called to Court for Alleged Neglect of Vacant Lot Conditions. Commissioner Oyster's campaign against the weed nuisance took a serious turn ‘today when a score -of warrants, charging owners of vacant lots with violation of a law passed some *Ime ago by Congress, were Is- sued from the. office of ‘the comr(. tion counsel. The warrants those charged will hate to appear in While there hiive beem threats of drasticaction” tp enforee ‘the l;w. there have beéen no actual arrests a: today’s wirrants were the fiest -worn out. If is understood-they were sued-&t the request of the: 'I.Illh d‘- ment. ‘The law in general as lll.d by Tzngress states that no weefll shall ‘Temperature for twenty-four lwnrl 2:45 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 86, at § represented a most| 85, at Takes $500 Insurance Against Bad W eather . On His Wedding Day l: the Associated Pres: HAR'I"'O“. Conn., lflt'- m.—.c- inxurance ey against unfavorable mfler on nlu g - day was recently issucd to a Boston man; a foeal insurance company stated today. The bridegroom |h.-d d‘!cll:lx‘ wished to avold extra’ ex- > uld rain alter the ¢ car- ryiag’ of arrangens 'l'hn ‘company found the rllk a ne con OF FLM ACTRESS Coroner’s Jury Returns Ver- dict of Manslaughter Against Acbuckle. COMEDIAN_STILL IN JAIL Charge to. Be Pressed Soon to Be Settled—Promise Money Will Not Defer Justice. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, September 15.— Arrangements were being completed |today for the funeral of Miss Virginia | jRappe, motlon picture actress, whose | |death in a sanatorium here last Fri- jday resulted in four charges against; Roscoe C. (“Fatty”) Arbuckle, two of | murder and two of manslaughter. | Herman Jaurag, motion picture | director of Los Angeles, was expected to arrive today and take charge of the body, which will be sent to Holly- wood, Miss Rappe’s home. Jaurag is! acting at the . request of Henry | Lehrman, fiance of Miss Rappe. The undertaking establishment hav- ing the body announced that it would be_sent south today Or tOmOrrow. Confer on Charges. Proceedings against Arbuckle today were a schedule return of the man- slaughter true bill voted by the county grand jury, the assigning of the case to one of the three superior criminal courtr and a conference be- tween Diatrict . Attorney Brady and Ppolice officlals to determine the charge | on which . Arbuckle shall be-tried. A . telegram from Mayor Hodgson of St: Paul,’ which -thanked Brady for. his announced intentions that he will prosecute the case with- gut fear or favor, wee made public by | y today. - It- contipued: “Lavest reports inglcate Arbuekls ming state testimo: this to & ARl It Arbuckle ia not punished the mov- | cent people are “\’fi eccen- tricities of genius: Go Ill. llmlt And win the praise of all good peop! Promises te D¢ Full Duty. Brady replied that “in spite of Ar- buckle's money and infinence the case will be presecuted most vigorously.” | -Another telegram from Lehrman, who i’ in New York, to Bfady also 'I) le public. It said: “For the sake God and -justice to men don’t let ARRANGE FUNERAL o J‘ang of ing picture business is done. for de-{ ernm justice be cheated. _It brought tears of rage to my eyes when I read your speech that influence and wealth are brought into play to bar justice. I spite of the pressure b Girl's Figmee Sends Plea. him, that Ar- Rappe as a re- from knowin, bucile Kiliea Virginia sult of his attack. r God's.sake don'’t. O hiie " the elty authorities busied | themselves with the case, fed prohibition enforcement officials, nn-[ der the direction of Robert R. Mc- Cormack. assistant: United States at- torney general in charge of prohibi- tion violations, continued an investi- gation_of " t a considerable quantity of llquor was lerved and ccnbumed at’ the hotel in Ar- buckle's rooms, fn ‘which Mize Radpe is-alleged to have received her fatai injuries. McCormack announced that there would be a vigorous investiga- tion and quick hearing on the charge. Coroney's Jury Report. The coroner’s jury returned a velr- dlct yeslerdny. holding that cl‘ - dh.irr "t’ne Tupture o £ it e, AR 5 held r¢ vnn e e 3 strict attor- R: el n&“r’ to cnnducl a full ingelflntion of flle matter. The verdict, in_assignin, Miss R:Dpe 's death, sai w he the ita vlrxlm-l Rappe, page twen twenty- Wlk field sanitarium from a rup- :3:5:! Rl:l&ddel’, contributing cause, ve"And ‘we further find that said Vir- ginia Rappe came to her death from urinary bladder, caused by the appl cation of some force, which, from the evidence submitted, was applied by Arb o RO o charge the said Ar- buckie With the crime of manslaugh- ter. 'Wo recommend that the district at- torney, chief of police, mnd Jury flnd Bops to b °""’.'°.°"¢"u:mr b t: 0 preven of Buch e’(rrenh. 8o that San Francisco Wl]l not made the rendezvous of the d-b‘uche and the g: er.” . Jury Returas Minority Verdict. ' Ben Boas, one ‘of ‘the.nine. jurors, returned a minority verdict, in which he said that-Miss Rappe's fatal in- juries were caused by the application of some fom;d“r;:t ani unable to say who ap) > The coroner’s jury was out for more than three hours after an exam! tion of witnesses which started last 8 xgn:nyur Lehnd decided “t_call "3 concluding witness.in_the person of Hioe Detoctive John Dplan, -who:tés- that he axlmlud the hotel room wlan the attack is alleged to-have taken place and found nl.rkl of the mo!swmm--mln yeral pinces en ‘Arbuckle, umgfl apparently dgop— on SCHOONER LOST | LOST WITH 32 I'ln Majestic Believed Sunk in Hurricane Off Barbados. -, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Septem- be allowed to grow over four inches|ber 15.-—The schooner Majestic, com- in helght in the populated part of the | manded by Capt. Barnes, with thirty- | Burglars who city, and if after a seven-day notice is given by the health department the ‘weeds are not cut, warrants shall partment. The seven-day notice of the health|The it week has re-|turned here cessful de};u.l:l:lent given -1 sulted in many property owners com- plying immediately. The others, how- ever, will be brought into court-to|during’ the storm, saswer to the charges. ‘ be | merara for Barbados, is believed issued for arrest by the police de- |have been lost in the hurricane whlell two passengers and crew from D'. hoem. { embor swept_over. this region British V an - re- ‘warahip today from an unsuc- 1 search: for the schooner. Four boatmen dro age was caused told the truth in |be based on such grounds of reason e e rasatire GF old 44 stifie [ and justice as will give some promise o Now dantleCtion cheat justice— | your Jast letter puts forward. RSHWLLATTEND PARLEY. BUTINGET ON CONSENT BASES De Valera Reaffirms Ireland’s Independence as Sovereign State in His Reply. E TO LLOYD GEORGE MADE PUBLIC TODAY Sinn Feiners Hope to Fmd It Pos- sible to Be at Inverness September 20. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, September 15.—Eamonn De Valera, in his reply to Premier Lloyd George, accepts the invitation to the proposed Inverness conference in the terms of the final paragraph of Mr. Lloyd George's last letter, but reaffirms Ireland’s independence as a sovereign state, and declares that only as repreunu’lve of such have the Irish negotiators any authority. “We hope,” says the note,” “that these representatives (the Sinn Fein negotiators), will find it possible to be at Inverness on the date you suggest, September 20. “Our nation has formally declared its independence and recognizes itself as a sovereign state. It is only as the representatives of that state and as its chosen guardians that we have authority or powers to act on behalf of our people.” Text of de Valera's Reply. The text of the reply of Eamonn De Valera to 'mler Lloyd George's latest communication is as follaws: “We are unhesitating in declaring our willingness ‘to enter a confer- ence to ascertain how the association of Ireland with the community of na- tions known as the British empire can best be reconciled with Irish national aspirations.’ “Qur readiness to contemplate such an association was indicated in our letter of August 10. We have ac- cordingly summoned the dail, that we may submit to it for ratification the names of the representatives it is our intention to propose. We hope that thesc representatives will find it possible to be at Inverness on the date you suggest, September 20. Position Is Reafirmed. .“In this final note we.deem it our duty to reafirm that-our position, Is and can only be as we have deflged it throughout. this correspondence. “Our nation has formally declared s in- dependence and recognises itsclf as a sovereign state. It is only as repre- “"mm.. that” wfi-va luu- _Ae~Aat.e8 hehait powers “People. ~ st be the basis of any lm t. that will achieve the purpose wi .:n at heart-—that is,-the final reeonm.don of our nation with yours. “We have suggested no_interpre- tation of that principle save its ev- ery-day Interpretation, the sense, for example, in which it was ‘uuderstood by the plain men and women of the wol;ld‘ when, on January 5, 1915, you said: Bafis for Settiement, ““The gettlement of Europe miust of stability. Therefore it is that we feel that government with the con- sent of the governed must be the | “You are convinced from facts and | basis of any territorial settlement in this war.’ “These words are'the true ‘answer to the criticism of our position "Eli‘fih e principle was understood then to mean the right of nations that had been annexed-to empires against their .will to free th.mlolvel from the grap lln' hook. . That is the sense in Which W Bnderatand it In reality, It ia your government, when it seeks to rend our ancient nation and to partition its territory, that would give to the principle an interpretation that would undermine the fabric of every:demo- | cratic state and drive the .etvilized world back into_ tribalism. “I am, sir, faithfully yours, v EAMO DE VALERA.” URGES FULL FREEDOM. £ ipr, !dlm:rlsonlrllhwml‘lw Accept Nouung Elsp. Comparing the principles behind the struggle for Insh liberty with those g the cause | i tpe ght for freedom of, the Amer- coroner’s )ury. find that | ican colonies, Dr. Bernard.J. Mc- Namara, state president of the Amer- ican Assoclation for the Recognition af the Irish .Republic of. Marylan addressed a joint meeting of the George Washington - and - m Lincoln counclis of the local argan- ization at l4tht‘lnd East Capitol Beritonitis c:uud Dy & rupture of the| gtreeta last ni Dr. HcNImlrl declared that -noth- ing short of full independence would satisfy the Irish peo Ie now. D. Dorln and A. L ickey - also ad- ressed the meeting. 22 DEATHS IN TROPICAL STORM IN SANTO DOMINGO Great Damage and Loss to:Ship- ping Reported by . 3 SAN JUAN, /P. R, September 16.— The tropical storm, ‘which: re ed its greatest intensity, Sunday’ t at San Pedro Macoris, Saunto Donfi:'x:. caused twenty-two deaths and great material dimage -then. according to Capt. Tremdack of the steamer Ma- rina, which l.rrlvefl here from ‘Santo Domln:c today.: Many coastal .craft in _the “arhor were wrecked, )loanl. Delayed reports received héte toda: from all over Parto Rico say th‘! the storm which struck !M. m:ml resulted in ‘three : dea m to. ing. lt iderable ut caused a heavy loss in &2 ‘coffeé €roj VANDALS: ROB~MTHEDHAL. mw&-mflmo« mmuum doll-r’- ‘worth. of booty af the. n?lnc&:hu’ilmvl m year-old “Etlenne here last night. to ntrance; to Mllfi Ly rned, | Cotittes. Georg - France, sopuubcr 15— m;n t spring. secured n., 'he death rates mon: the nmg m;‘r says Dr. Y: is ”fi D. C,: DEMOCRATS SEEK | ANEW CHAIRMAN Geofge White Will Resign When a Compromise Leader Is Found. SCOTT FERRIS SPOKEN OF Former szmentmn Wu Not Spht or (m:er Blm. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Ferris, former . represén ~Oklabomta; may, be. the .next clisirman of the d;momtlc national ot " ‘White, the' nres ofit. gfinirman, intenfis to resign fl an the £ us can res on ‘& new. chafrman who shall fiot have been iden- tified ‘with the quarrels of the past, The name of Mr. Ferris is._ being urged ‘by - his friends for that very Igason. He was not present at the San Franclsco . convention,” where the Tift between the McAdoo and Cox forces developed, and he has not taken part in the confroversies that n-ve developed since that convention. ublic may not ow it, but lnllfle he democratic party the con- test over the’ selection of a chairman has been going on with the same in- tensity as might occur oh the eve of a national convention. The struggle for control of the party machinery as to influence the convention of 1’24 in- its choice of a democratic nominee for the presidency has been, at bottom, responsible for the im- potence of the democrats since their overwhelming defeat last autumn. Although every consideration of strategy would seem to dictate that the y forces should harmo- nized for the good 'of the party in- stead of the interesis of any Indivi ual, the fact is the factions are as far apart as ever and pulling in all directions. George White, the present chairman, holds the whip hand. He announced some time ago that he was eager to retire. He has done a creditable job as national chairman, as the party will discover when the record of his work is_ disclosed, but he doesn't want to continue in the management of the party’syinterests. The job was origi- nally forced upon him. -But George White can continue i he likes until, after the next national convention ih 1924. It is not customary for the-pa- tional committee to pick a new.chair- man between presidential elections, unless, one ret and although the mdoo forces probably have a ma- jority on the natfonal committee, it is. unlikely .that they would -compel White ‘to resign. Considerations of harmony. would prevent such a tact- less move. | = All Factions Must Agree. So Mr. White, while willing to re- sign, - insists that he will not ‘do so until all factions have agreed ypon & qun 'bn can be trusted to manage affairs, not in the interest al Mr. McAdoo or Mr. Cox or any other potential candidate. The McAdoo people would like to see Danilel C. Bow named. He is & capable execu- nd would make & splendid chair- but’ his leleeuon ‘would be op- EPIDEIIICS THREQTEN . DEATH FOR REFUGEES er!nc Intensified by ’l.‘nrki-h !Aoun Mucflon of Means of Support'in Near Bnt. iy the Associated Press. LONDON, ~ September ~ 15.— Rev. Ernest Yarrow, head of the American relief= in 'Transsaucasia, ‘has tele- &raphied the American relief commit- tee at Constantinople, according to a dispatch -to the.London Times, that epidemics threaten to'destroy many r&;fllt hundreds of thousands of s who abandoned “their homs ;Iurlu the Turkish invasion last au- umn. no. means of lu.port. the . looted the en! wl they oeeunlod. and duuwed 140 small’ towhs and"vi m n order o) pumt the punn cavhli : |j& ever ‘popular. SEPTEMBER 15. Cootie Order Formed To Strengthen Ties Among Service Men By the Associated Press, TRENTON, N. J., September 13—~The Military Order of the Cootie of the United States of Amerien was incorporated here in the office of Secretary of State Martin yesterday, by ex- wervice mem of Hobokenm and einity. The object of the order, which is to have military rita- als, 15 to foster tiew of com- rmed ring the w ong men who saw mervice on foreigm woil. =« PRESIDENT GUEST ATWEST POINT &W‘ cadels.on First. \(usit ~toU.S. Academy—May Prolong Trip. By, the Associated Press. WEST POINT, N. Y., September 15.— The United States Military Academy was' visited today by President Harding on il vacation trip. Arriving here on the yacht Mayflower shortly before noon, he reviewed the cadet corps, had luncheon with Brig. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, superintendent of the academy, and pre- pared to enjoy another golf game on the academy course this afternoon. It was te President’s first visit to West Point. He visited the Annapolis Naval Academy last June. A detachment of cavalry escorted the President to the academy after he land- ed from the Mayflower. A salute of twenty-one guns was given as he through the academy gate. The band played the national Il;ll—hlm. SICK PASSENGERS BETTER. Attorney Gemtral and President’s Secretary Improved. NEW YORK, September 15.—Attor- ney General Daugherty and George B. Christian, jr., occupants-of the Mayflower's - sick bay, so to speak, were much better today. The excel- lent yachting weather contributed to Mr. Daugherty’s recoverye from a and enabled Mr., Chfistian the better to bear the. stress of. confinement from a ‘fractured rib due to.a fall through a hatchway. It was found unnecessary ‘to-take either patient off the yacht, as had been arranged in case of necessity, and they both made the teip up'the Hudson. From aboard ‘the. Mayflower: came word that - the prulldelltl‘l cruise might be prolonged over the week end, not only to aid the:patients, but to _enable Mr. Harding to take - vanta; : the weather to obtain a ood 'Threa deatroyer- mmmnled the Mayflower in‘from quarantine and up the river. As the ‘yacht reached the Battery guns on Governors lsland boomed out a salute. This was a pre- lude to a noisy welcome of whistles as the Mayflower . steamed. through a maze of harbdr craft. New. Jersey commuters:crossing the Hver on fer- ries recognized.the yacht and cheered. The Mayflower arrived at quarantine in time to s#e the early morning as- sembly of vessels from forelgn ports awaliting the opening of thé inspec- flon -uu . A river pilot was taken u{ -the . presidential pmy‘ l.oked forward to the trip past whole island of Manhattan, wilh l, view of Riverside drlvel ‘the nlulldu and Bear mountain . eagerly as honeymooners, with whom this (Hn CHEERED BY RESIDENTS. Men on Eagle Boats and Submarine, Boats Salute President on Sound. slight touch of ptomaine "ll.lll(l THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1921-FORTY-SIX PAGES. TWO CENTS. | RAILSTRIE VERDIGT LIKELY NEXT WEEK Country-Wide Ballot Report- ed to Have Resulted in Favor of Walkout. OPPOSE CHANGE IN RULES Men Not So Vitally ‘Interested in Cuts as Lower Pay for Over- time Work. By the Associated Press. GO, Beptember a3 to whether the nation will zenersl raflroad ‘striks m: from: two impostant meet held Bere pext yweek. On:Bunday the representatives of 500,000 ‘railroad shopmen will meet here to determine what action to take jn regard to the wage cut and changes in working rules, effective July 1. A country-wide ballot, taken some time ago, is said to have resulted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike. The result of the vote will be made kpown at the meeting, over which B. M. Jewell, president of the railway employes’ department of the Ameri- c:dn ‘Federation of Labor, will pre- side. be WIiIl Meet September 22. On September 22 the heads of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Order of Raflway Conductors, Broth- erhood of Locomotive Enginemen and America’ and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will meet here to announce the result of a ballot now being taken in these organizations. Unofficial reports from some of the organizations indicate a large ma- jority of. the members favor a strike. 1t is reported that the unions are not so vitally interested in wage reduc- tions, but are prepared to wage a bitter battle against changes in rules reducing the pay for overtime work. _Heads of some of the organizations fecently cautioned members to con- serve their resources in preparation for a “showdown.” SHOPMEN VOTE STRIKE. ‘Ready to Walk Out in Protest to ‘Wage - Cut. —Bollermakers, blacksmiths, ma- chinists, car men, electrical workers and sheet metal workers employed by various railroads have voted to strike in protest to the wage reduction or- dered by the United States:Railway Labor Board, according to two repre- sentatives of the railroad department of the American Federation of Labor. ‘These mefly James G. Sause, Fort yne, Ind., representing the boller- makers’ L'rll!. J. Lechler, Pitts- burgh, of the ‘machinists, were here ‘advising the various railroad crafts to prepare for.the anticipated strike, whlch they predict will come within another .mopth. - The workers. also were urged to remain at their ' joi until official word to strike is received. Todav’s News “in Paragraphs Irish acce) LWyli George's peace par] nmtnlon, ut will risist on mverei‘n mte recognition. vy yard men make new nnpu! to bnmeu"men to aid fight on wage cut. Page ‘1. Rail strike decision expected ngxt weekl. Officials confer on charge to be mned against: Arbuckle. SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y. September|Balivia witharaws demana on luxua m 15.—President Harding, act in dispute with Chfle. Page 1 lential yacht “““"""W‘;‘mmmmmm,m- terday with the expectation of re. Tar ing ., to. Mnmn. ul turn. ex pecudly ed ! and. d cided to visit “West - Po This_ ll- formation was received in a- i message from the. Mayflower, -which s nm:hnnd in un' n 4 sound. -~ ° Mayfi ast llonnnk Polnt, & lh distance Here, a flotil le” boats, .\.?-: ‘The reservists® craf commanded by c-pt. .lohl W, ns of the naval mck o his rday - by Hardin| e _yeste Na Goy. Wlwl‘-pfl'l‘obnfldmeo officers. Warns ox new: efforiby “big” nu" to food trust. Page 5! form 1 ! NW ext-uneoa.nhnlncm- ~cago's suit.for $10,000,000. Page 15.—~Dectsion | Firemen, Switchmen's Union of North | Says That More Men Would Attend Church If Women Preached By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 15.—If there were more wom ers in the be more men in the charches, Miss M. Mndeline Southard, president of the Infernational Associntion of Women Preach- ers, told members of that or- ganizution at taeir ecomvention here. Minx SNouthard accused men of #“feminizing the church” and auserted that if there were more women preachers, more men would become interested in church work. Quoting Frances Willard, she “Mem have been ach- ing for 2,000 years and the Iarge majority of their converts have been women. Suppose that women should share the presch- ing power, would mot the ma- Jority of their comverfs be men " i NEWAPPEALMADE BYNAVY YARDIVEN Workers Again Ask Support. _of Business Men to Fight Wage Cut. Another appeal to the merchants and bankers of Washington to support the | navy yard employes in their campaign to prevent the wage reduction recom- mended by the navy yard general wage board from being put into effect was made today by officials of Columbia Lodge, No. 174, comprising the ma- chinists employed at the local navy yard. It was pointed out in the letters sent to the merchants and bankers that the wage cut will\mean a loss of $100,000 a week in the purchasing power of the gmployes of the local navy yard, which “must be reflected in the mer- cantile establishments of the city.” Will Meet Mr. Davis. The legislative committee of Colum- bia Lodge will hold another conference | with Secretary of Labor Davis this afternoon to urge that the wage re- duction ordered to become effective to- morrow be stayed until a review is made of the general board’s award. At the same time N. P. Alifas, president POWERS' BUDGETS ON ARMAMENTS PREPARED BY U. 3. Fiscal Experts at Work on Reports for State De- partment. WILL BE FOR USE AT COMING CONFERENCE 1 Latest Official Data in Government Hands on Army and Navy Strength. Government fiscal experts are at work en reports for the State Department set- ing forta the complete military and naval budgets of the leading foreign rowers for the use of the American deie-> gation at the armament conference, it was said today officially at the Tres- ury. The Treasury, officials explained, cus- tomarily keeps in touch with the varl- ous expenditures and fiscal estimates of other nations, ingluding the amounts ap- pordoned to the army, navy, aviation forces and other branches of war serv- ice. The reporis now in preparation, of- ficials s2id, will present the latest of- ficia! data in the hands of this govern- ment 2s to the present and propos-d ex- penditures of the leading powers for mil‘iary purposes. Encournging Reports Received. Officials here are understood to have received encouraging reports of the re- ception of the tentative agenda for the coming conference sent out by this gov- ernment. The agenda was drawn up on the basis of extensive informal ex- charges of views among the govern- | ments that will participate in the con- ference. It is undcrstood that the agenda is confined to a grouping of broad ques- tions of policy without any attempt to speculate as to what pariicular cases may anse under them. | By the device of avoiding mention of £pecific controversial cases officials are understood to feel that the possibil of an agreement on scope and limii; tions will be greatly enhanced. Thus in the case of China tre American sugges- tion is understood ‘to be that the integ- rity of China be included in the list of of District 44, International Associa- tion of Machinists, will go. to the ‘White House with a petition signed by 1,000 business men in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., protesting against the cut in the pay of the navy yard. workers there. The communications sent to thejs business men welvhidentll:fl that to e the history of employes of the ‘Washington navy yard, it has become necessary for us to. lpml ‘to the Dis- triat of Columbla® ting a very grievous wrohg. 'luc.- has been perpetrated by the Navy Depart- ment jn a reduction of the wages of the employes of the Washington navy yard. “We will ask your indulgence in giving this matter your serious thought and consideration, as it vital- 1y affects the business interests of the city of Washington mere than any other single ruling that has ever been issued by the Secretary of ti- Navy, and in order that'you may have the facts in the case, we are quoting for your information the law under which the board acts, which prescribes the rate of wages to be paid employes of the Washington navy yard. U. 8. Figures Cited. “The law prescribes that the rate of wages of the employes in the navy. yard shall conform as nearly as i consistent with the public interes with those of private establishments in the immediate vicinity of the re- spective yard, to be determined by the commandant of the navy yard, subject to .the approval and revision of the Secretary of the Navy. “The United States Department of Labor states in one of its reports: ‘Calculating the cost in Washi n, D. C., of an exceedingly modest et for a workingman’s family, consist- ing of husband, wife and three chil- dren, to provide a standard of living that may be termed a standard of health and decency, the average cost of which .in May, 1921, the low point mark in the downward trend in the cost of living in 15 sea- | coast citles of the United States, would have been $2,276.68, this budget, providing absolutely mo luxuries, contemplated no savings and assumed that the worker had in his possession household goods.” budget when. reckoned by the hour for an employe working full time ents. “With all of these facts before us, gathered from the departments of the United States government entrusted with . the _responsibility of. securing this information, we feel " that the arbitrary position of the retary of of the Navy has not been to the best interests of the citizens of the Djs- trict of Columbia. _ $100,000 Loss Per Week. “The loss to the merchants of the District of Columbia must reflect itself in losses to the banking inter- ests of 'the city of Washington ap- proximating $160.000 per week. “We believe this to be a conserva- tive estimate of the losses about to be incurred by the business interests of this vicinity. Were it netessary to incur this loss under justifiable Mn- ditions. we would. have no complaint to raise, but, when the cost of living is taken into consideration' and the ‘workers are facing a reduction in the standard of their living of 35 per cent below a pre-war eondluon. and the purchasing power _of worker is ecreased lpproxlmnlaly 33 1-3 per cem, it .can be readily seen that we are facing ‘a serious situation, whicth must reflect itself in the banking in- I ions of Washington. ‘e would -ask that you use yuur influence toward -having a a rehearing had of this entire vron- osition, which means so much to the workers' of the -city of Washington and which reflects itself in the finan- conditions in this vitinity. ‘would urge upon Iou to give some public expression of your opin- ion in reference to this ‘matter. ' The navy yard workers interested and eeply concerned in the welfare of the Dlltrlct of Columbia, and a public expression on yogr part will serve to 41 instinl confidence in them.” Expect Cabinet to Aet. Philip King, president of the Mer- Ma; Associa- Pl‘ll“lhln‘mbnm to: park formed m lnuh'i”orm at &lup " take | BY. chants ~and nufacturers’ tion, yesterday sent an_appeal to President - Harding on behalf of. the Army . Page 10 inavy yard workers. Belief -that the cabinet at its ne!t session will take some action tb Yent the enforcement of the wage re- duction at the navy yard was voiced several ‘members of - Col um Lodge at a. meeting last -night in NA"IM(QD‘BIJI. 'fn b-'fifiu- istic opinion ‘on the that ~confer- in The " cost of this | r, CLEVELAND, ,Ohlo, September 15.|thioushout the vear would be 31ed ligible subects. leaving the trend of the discussion to develop whether the con- ference will be led under that heading into a_conside of such cases as Shantumg. Ready to Include Other Subjects. Along with the policy of China’s in- egrity, it is believed the American ]govenm-nz is ready to include in the list such -other broad as | extra-territarial rights in China. the Siberian situbdpr and probléms of the N Y 3 keeping with <he u rx;- in e oft-en ted purpose of the Ameri- can government to keep the scope of the conference as broad as practicable and thus forestall the possibility that some one of the participants may tie its hands in advance of the conference in regard to ific dontroversial cases. It is argued also that the scheme of itting the conference to develop its ‘'own scope has a pe- culiar adaptability to the far eastern situation, where -several important questions now are under negotiation and may be settled before the dele- gates assemble here November 11. | IMMIGRATION LEFT OUT. Tokio Bl;fm Direct Settlement Is Hoped For. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, September 15.—Belief that immigration problems will not be in- cluded in the agenda of the confer- ence of the limitation of armaments and far east questions at Washington is held in this city. It is declared that this question will not be dis- cussed at the conference, because both Japan and the United States hope for a direct settlement. It is understood the note from Washing- ton regarding the agenda of the con- ference did not mention immigration, and it is believed Japan will not in- sist upon its inclusion. The Nichi Nichi Shimbun said yes- terday that this was the feature of the present diplomatic situation and added that negotiations regarding immigration would be pushed later, when a favorable opportunity was Ppresented. Recent Reports Confirmed. The recent reports that Japan had ecélved a communication from the United States concerning the agenda of the conference have been confirm- (It _was announced from Wash- ington Wednesday that the United States had suggested to the other powers lnvitad to the disarmament and Pacific conference a tentative list of subjects for- discussion.) This ccmmunication is regarded here as f|an initial step in the sounding of Japan's intentions with r!l'lrd to the conference program. The proposed agenda is described as lnc)u!lve of matters in the far east which have been and are of international com- ‘l‘he American note on the agenda, and also, the Shantung guestion, it learned, were considered at Tucsday’ cabinet meeting, which" decided to make public the correspondence con- cerning Shantung, including the text of the-latest proposal to China, the be- lief being expressed that publicity best way of handling this g to the Japanese for many years. Cause Great Satisfaction. Reports received here from the United States that the American gov- ernment was interesting itself in the rrangement of an equitable solution of the Bhl-lt\ll!f question have caul great nfllflcl on in Junxnele circles. According to the Shimbulk, for- eign minister UBhldl tolfl the cabinet he was hopeful of amoother progress now for the Shantung negotiations. #The newspapers in alluding to the Ametican agenda note deel-re it in- cludes questions pertaini; n‘ to the South Seas. The authorities, they state, are devoting themselves to lhl- note and afterward will send counter pro- posals.to Washington. Commissioners bjc’nm Plan for Proteétion. ne Commissioners fn board session consider a recomé mendztlon of Maj. Gessford, lflptflll- toadent c of police, that Congress “appropriate wpmxlmnely us,m fnr ‘special ‘police protection uring the time when hundreds of vhll.orl will be in Wlan‘um Tor the conference on limitation of arma- menta. l"olla'lu board meeting to- 'w mornihg, the Commissioners wul mt in the afternoon with more !than 100 civic leaders, who have been invited to menlfl'-lb on_a citizens’ arrange for the ocom- ql‘ nmu-uc of the dele-