Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1921, Page 1

rd WEATHER. afterncon and tonight; tomorrow clear and Rain this colder tonight; colder. ‘Temperature for twenty-four hours Highest, 65, at lowest, 58, at 9 p.m. yes- terday. Full report on page 7. ended at 2 p.m. today: noon tod: Closing New York Stocks, Page 28. No. 28310. U. . ADVISERS FOR ~ ARMS CONFERENGE Hoover, Pershing, Fletcher and ex-Senator Sutherland .+ “Among Those Chosen. FOUR OF 21 MEMBERS ARE PROMINENT WOMEN Sutherland Made Chairman of | Committee—Lewis and Gom- pers Included in List. The advisory committee of the American delegation to the armament «onference as announced today at the ‘White House consists of twenty-one members, four of whom are women. One cabinet member, Herbert C. Hoover, will be a member. Others included are Gen. Pershing, Under- secretary Fletcher of the State De- partment, Admiral W. L. Rodgers. President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor and Stephen G. Porter, chairman of the *.House foreign affairs cémmittee. Sutheriand Chairman. Former Senator George Sutherland of Utah, a_former president of the American Bar Association and for ye a close personal friend. of the Fresident, will be chairman of the ad- Visory commitice. . The others on the advisory commit- Parker of Louisiana, s ries Wainwright of War_Department and the Navy Department, William e Thompson of New York, former of Dela- Tnitad Mine Workers of Americ Walter George Smith of Philadelphia, 1mi A. Thompson of Chio, former Asurer of the United States; Charles ent of the National : Harold M. Sewell of Maine, Mrs. Thomas (. Winter, presi- dent of tional Federation o Waman's Club. . Charles Sumner Bird of Massachusetts, Mrs. Catherine Fhillip: »f California_and Mrs. Eleanor Franklin Egan of New York. Reasons for Larger Committee. The size of the advisory committee, which officials originally had intended to consist of only twelve members, was said to be due to a decision that 2 larger number of those holding of- ficial posts must be included. In addition to assistant secretaries of the three departments most closely concerned, it became necessary also to put on the committee various rep. resentatives of such groups as or- ganized labor, in addition to,a rej tesentalion of democratic political Quistanding democrats on the hist as tinally drawn up are Gov. Parker and forner Senator Saulsbury. : speciulized intcerests ha lar representation rmers which Mr. Gompers and Mr. Lewis witl ; the farmers, whose spokesman will be Mr. BarrelY, and the shipbuilding industry, of which Mr. Sewell is an experienced expo- nent. Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord and Ad- miral Kobert k. to the technical stalf ®f the American ion to the conference on limita- tion of armament respective hea 1l Navy technical advi MORE DELEGATES DUE. Additional defegates, technical ad- visers and membe of staff of sev- eral us to the arms limita- tion donference will reach Washing- ton about 10 o'cl tonight on a special train which will depart from New York steamship Olym- pie has nd disembarked her Passen Belgian and Chinese visitors will be in the party, which will include s number of women. Secreta te Hughes will meet th » contingent of dele- ates and r associates at ‘the Tnion station. Thix e first occa- ®ion on which the Secretary of State will in person welcome distinguished foreizners on arrival. Assistant Sec- retary Bliss and Hugh Willard and Charles Lee Conk of the Department of State also will meet the party, while other United States officials in attendance will include Gen. Brew- ster, Col. ort T Hy and Admiral William: and Com- mander N. A cavalry eseart a attendance. Richard Sovthgate of the State De- vartment met visitors _at quar- . in New York, and is accom- g them on the special train was provided to bring them shington. Noted IHalinns in Party. Three of the four members of the Iralian delegation are on the special These are Signor Carlo zer, president the delegatior nator Albeni znor Roland ssador to the fourth member, minist of the to arrive in thig of sio, secret to_ Signor anzer, is already in New York. Signor ~ Celesia and Marquis As- sereto, secretaries of the Italian em- bassy, have gone to New York to wel- come their fellow countrymen and make the railroad journey with them. All_other members of the embassy. staft now in Washington, headed by Counselor Sabeto, will be at the sta- tion. Emb: s today could not tell e ch men out of 1l those were on the hiympic. and they will not know definitely until tonight. There are believed to be ten Italians in the party. It is known that Signor Gpdoni. representing the Bank of Italy, is no: on this boat, but it is considered likely that ~Signors Pora and Giannini of the Italian embassy in London are. _ 3 Other Notables Expected. Among others expected either to- + night or in_the near future are Gen. Vaceari, chief of staff of the Itallan the expected army: Admiral Acton, chief of staft | of the navy: Signor Pogliano of the | suinistry _of _foreign affairs, Com- ‘ndev Ruspoli of the ministry of the vy. Signor Catastini of the ministry of colonies, Signor di Vegilaso, sec- Tetary of the Italian embassy, and Signor Vinci. the emigration zate. Ambassador Ricci will go to the Wardman Park Hotel. Uhina's principal contingent will consist of Dr. Wellington Koo, min- jster to Great Britain, and Mrs. Koo, and Dr. Ching Hui Wang, chief jus- tice of the Supreme Court, and sev- eral members of the staff. Dr..and Mrs.- Koo and Dr. Wang will- to 1he Moran house, 2315 Massachubetts avenue, and the others to the Cairo. The Belgian ‘visitors will inclade M. Chattier, technical counselor, " ‘and Mme. Chattier, M. de=Wouter, M. Pl tinckx and Mme. Pletinckx. Théy will be met at the statfon by the Belgiin ambassador and staff and escort the New Willard. o _British_party will consist 9¢ “ntinued on Thirteenth Page.) Th T Roosevelt | include labor, for | Coontz were appointed | chell and Maj. Rob-! later steamship, as ara| shal stood looking at the crowd. He Italian party. | dele- | ] Followin, Entered as second-class mattsr post_cfico Washington -~ PRESIDENT NAMES C. Foot and Has By the Associated Press. LISBON, November i.—A bomb ex-| ploded this morning on the staircase at the American consulate here. No didm- age was done, however, The police at- tribute the outrage to the agitation in connection with the casés of Sacco and ‘Vanzetti, Italians under conviction of murder in Massachusetts, Teh bomb, which apparently was | some form of grenade, had been placed | before the door of the quarters of the | American consulate. It appears that it exploded-after the’ consul, in leaving the | quarters, had given the grenade a push | With his foot, but the interval interven- ing was sufficient to give him time to escaye. | Officials reported that a note found nearby said the bomb was meant as a Drotest in the Sacco-Vanzetti case. Officials of the department not discuss the details of the invi tigation, but it was indicated ! the State Department was co-operating | by turning over to the Justice De partment's bureau of investigation all information it received as to the| ithreats being made on Ame n | diplomatic and consular officers abroad. Officials also refused to say whether | any results had been achieved in the {investigation or\whether any indica- i tions of world-wide and concentrated laction by radical sympathizers with ithe two TItalians had been unearthed. 1t was sald, however, that develop- |ments were'lexpected. JUSTICE AGENTS ACT. Start Probe Into Threats of Radi-| cals in Bay State Cases. By the Associated Press. Investigation has been instituted | by the Department of Justice into threats being made by ralicals in | connection with the cases of Sacco | jand Vanzetti, Italians convicted in PERSHING BITES LIP, INLEGION WELflflMEE iWar Commanders Receive! | Three-Minute -Ovation at ; Convention Hall. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, November 1.—The American Legion received its war time commanders — Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France and Gen. John J. Persh- ing—here today with a welcome fit for the heroes of victorious armies. "The| thousands of delegates and visitors! to the nationzl convention of the American veterans gave lhe great military leaders a tumultous greeting that spoke the affection of the Amer-} ican soldier and people for the two! men. £ After hearing the visitors. the con-! vention adjourned until tomorrow morning to permit the delegates and Visitors to attend the dedication of Kansas City's memorial to- its war dead and to participate in the big le- gion parade this afternoon. Frenzied Applazse for Foch. Marshal Focn brought to the legion- { i | naires a personal declaration’ 6f com- radeship and from his govegnment {bo" the official greetings of F' i .4st the appearance of the mars was enough to ihrow the huge hall into a frenzy of applause and acclaim | and Gen. Pershing was given an equal {ovation by the former soldiers w)m( served under him. s He entervd the hall from a side en-| trance and went to his box amid cheer-{ ing. just as the convention was called | to order. He was preceded by a guard | of Americans, holders of the congres- j sional medal of honor. Gen. Jacques of Belgium, Gen. A. Lejeune, commandant of the Ameri- | can Marine Corps, and Gen. Diaz of {Italy and his party all were greeted with enthusiasm as they entered Con- vention Hall. | It was not until the KFrenchman walk- jed down the stage with Gen. Per |ing, however, that ail of -the gr crowd caught sight of Marshal Foch. {“'The appearance of the marshal and Gen. Pershing was the signal for tie wildest enthusiasm. { " The two stood sYde by side in the center of the platform and were, cheered _ vociferously for three min-1 utes. Gen. Pershing smiled, bit hix | under lip and moponed the *crowd | to sit down. 1t only cheered” louder. The mar- bowed his head & moment, and his eyes were moist. i Minnouri Wins Place, Mrs. George Cowden then sang “The | star Spangled, Banner.” ~When she | had finished Mdrshal Foch turned and | thanked her. - i Commander John G. Emery. pre- { gented “Our Comrade of the Legion,” | Gen. John J. Pershing, to the con-; | vention. The standards of Missour], Ne- braska, Texas and Pennsylvania were carried_to the stage and placed be- { hind Gen. Pershing. i i "'The Missouri standard, ~however,| | obtained the honor position. i i 1 Gen. Pershing was born in Missouri. To settle the rivalry of the states { claiming him, Gen. Pershing declared: |~ “It you wiil accept me as an ordi- nary buddy in the rear rank, I will be 'per(ecsey satisfied,” and this brought ! ecing. “For ‘nearly four years,” Gen. Per- shing declared, turning to Marshal! { Foch, ffthe armics on the western front had been fighting independently or | else under some temporary agreement | to render mutual support. There was ino supreme direction that would" in- i sure unity or co-ordination of effort. i It was not until the dark days of di: aster in the spring of 1918 that neces: isity forced the issue and Marshal | Fosch. was unanimously selected as al- ! lle@ commander-in-chief. Calm, confl dent and aggressive, this great sol- dier at once inspired 2ll ranks of the allled armies by his exceptional qual- fties of leadership. The worid knows Well the story of allied success under his direction and no words of mine can’add to the glory of that athieve- ment.” He then greeted Gen. Diaz, Gen. Jacques and Admiral Beatty, Daying a tribute to the achievements of each. Text of Marshal Fock's Address. is the text of Marshal | ‘och's address: - Officend. . non-commissioned officers ~(Continued on Paze 23°C wild ¢ @k et I To Escape Blast. {cutea | written “liv ! reclassitication WASHINGTON, D. C BOMB EXPLODED IN U. §. CONSULATE IN LISBON Consul General Hollis Hits Grenade With Barely Time Massuchusetts of the murder of & mil paymaster. g A dispatch from Consul General: Hollis at Lisbon, received early today at the State Department, reported the bemb explosion in the consulate there. The consul general said the Portu- guese government was investigating energetically and would make efforts to apprehend those responsible for the Only trifiing damage to the building was reported. The me aid that a nete pro- testing the conviction of Vanzefti and Sacco. in_Massachusetts was slipped beneath the door of the . and a few moments later the explosion occurred. CONSUL AGAIN THREATENED. Robertson Told Dynamite Awaits Him If Italians Are Executed. By the Associated Press. R JENOS AIRES, Argentina, Octo: William H. Robertsyn, Amer- onsul general here, received an- threatening letter today, Writ- ten in iiliterate Spanish, saving death was reserved for hiw in case the Ital ns Sacco and Vanzetti were exe- in Massachusetts, and that a stick of dynamite was in readiness. The American embassy and ‘the pnsulate continue to be guarded by detectives. . THREATS IN PERU ALSO. American Embassy at Lima Gets Threatening Communication. By the Associated Press. L'eru. October 31.—The American embassy has received a amunication supposed to have been by o ‘mpathizers with the Sacco-Vanzetti movement, which “If these two Innocent beings are put to death you will pay with your FOCHS EYES MOIST, RECLASSIFCATION { committee this afternoon to succeed Lehibach Says President’s Order Dwells on Need for Prompt Action. The President's executive order di- recting the United States bureau of | efficiency to establish a system of ef- ficlency ‘TAting for government em- rplu)'l-s in Washington emphasizes the need for prompt enactment of re- | classification legislation, according to Chairman Lehlbach of the House committee on reform in the civil service. This House committee yesterday directed a favorable report on the Lehlbach reclassifieation bill, which jdtepresentative Lehich expects to put in teduy. iegarding reclassifi- cation legislation, Chairman Lehlbach issued the following statement: The Lehlbach reclassification bill which was introduced on October 1920, and which on that day wus ordered reported by on reform in the the iiousc, is the culmination of the effort to formulate a workable bill for the of the federal civil Vice and a readjustment of com- pensation based thereon. Report Carefclly Analysed. “The act creating a joint commis- sion on reclassification of salaries was approved March 1, 1919, The re. port of the joint commission was sub. mitted, March 12, 1920. This report was referred to the committee on re- form In the civil service of the House and also & number of bills which were subsequently introduced proposing va- rious schemes for reclassification of salar The committee carefully civil service or John janalyzed the report of the joint com- ! mission, examined the varjous bills in troduged and conducted public hear. ings extending over a period of from May. 17, 1921, 0 June 16, 1921. “The' bill chosen as a basis for the proposed report wus closely scrutiniz- ed, from time to time revised, and finally accepted by the committee in its present form. “Briefly stated. the bill provides for the division of the government serv- | ice into broad services, which are graded, and an appropriate salary range for each such grade. It places the duty of allocating the positions to their respective grades upon the dcpartment_heads, subject 1o the gen- eral supervision of the bureau of the budget. 7 under the Civil Service Coi mission in accordance with which tentions, promotions and dismissals in the service are to be made. Order Pieawes Committee. “The committeo is gitified by the recent executive order anticipating in a measure what is sought to be accomplished by this Dbill. The re- ! glussification by the efliciency bureau ought to present no difficulties and ought speedily to be made. There are available tosthis bureau a com- plete dictionary of positions. in the federal service and a directory of employes in_the District of . Columbi with the work they do—both compiled by _the joint commissién. “This work ghould, of course, not b duplicated, but needs only to be brought down to date and will ‘fur- nish the efficfency bureau: with in- formation for its work. The com. pensation schedules in the reported bill are based upon these data and will serve the efliciency bureau as: an authoritative guide. System Already Being Used.. “As far as efiicleney "ratings are concerned, some of the departments have already fnstalled such & ®ystem. The Clvil Service Commission has made a study of various systems and has worked out uaiform methods of efficlency rating for classes of em- ployment and will 'be glad, doubtless, to place at the disposal of the bureau of efficiency the fruits of its labor.. - _“While the exbcutive order -is a step in. the direction of the impro ‘ment the committee seeks to inaugu- rate through this bill, \atill without legislative authorisation a general ad- junmcn?o! -l_.lulo;‘» any reclassi- fication Is impossible.. . .The Presidént: having, through his_order, his sympathy, with the. reciassifica- “ijon, ‘the committee will urge <onsideration of the sary for_ ita complets A \ oy zation.” the committee | 1t provides for an efficiency | i@: | pora” of former service men had -told ation neces- ! not regarded 2 - ¢ Fhenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION CHARGE OF HANGING SOLDIERS IN FRANCE AROUSES SENATORS | Investigation Ordered Into Startling Accusation by Watson, . |REFUSES TO OFFER PROOF | TO SENATE COMMITTEE 1 {Wadsworth Demands Georgian Sub- stantiate Story of 21 Men Exe- cuted at One Time. Investigation by a special committee into charges by Senutor Watson, democrat, Georgiu, thut American sol- diers n France were hanged without |court-martial or other trial was order- ed today by the Senate by unanimous vote. The committee will be appoint- ed by the President of the Senatc, and Senator Watson will be invited before it to produce proof. | “How muny senators krow Y Watson asked, “that a privaic gol- dier was frequently shot by his om-l Senator ' cers becaus: of some complamnt against ofhcers’ insolence; and that tiey had-gallows upon which men were hanged, day atter day, without court-martial or any olier form of trial? 1 do, and havé the photvs of one of those gallows, upon W twenty-one white boys rhad Leen executed at sunrise when the {VhotosTaph was taken; aad Uwre | were others waiding in the camp jails {%0 be hanged morning atter morning.” Wadsworth Deman Proof. Senator Wadsworth declared that this charge could not “lightly brushed aside” nor “excused on the ground of excitability in debate.” He jdemdnded (hat Senator Walson pro- duce the proof. Senaor Watson repiied that he resented the “demand” and {would “tell him foot to foot and shoulder to shoulder” that he was “the jequal of any senator” and assumed fuil responsibility for his charges. He said he would refuse to go be- be or to produce his witnesses unless they were guaranteed immunit added, “and 1 did not overpaint the picture. 1 Have a photograph of the gallows upon which white soldiers were hanged, and I can produce wit- nesses who saw it, if It is safe for) them to appear. “A_ picture of white men hanged like dogs! 1 can produce men, if it {were safe, who saw. men shot with- out trial. 1 cannot compel men to j come here and incur the danger. Charges Soldiers Starved. “I say that food was piled up mountain high in France and virtuaily kj’r-qo the- ch “when our men wére starving. can prove that our men were unnecessarily exposed and 1oft to die on the road. I know ex- lservice. men Who saw these things ud: told” met about them. Told me | how letfers were censored and stereo- Ftyned to conform to regulations, and how soldiers who would not comply were sybjected 1o barbarous trea- ment. These men will not go back to Europe agali to fight. I have | heard them state they would die before they-would do so. The men were treated inhumanely, and told me 80 themselves.” Senator Watson, while stating his partial” committee. Senator Lonrcot, republican, Wis- consin, characterized the . Georgia | senator's charges as “monstrous,” and | declared that he discredited the im- partiality of prominent democrats on the military committee as well as re- publicans in refusing to appear before the military body. the facts and the tru said Sena- tor Wadsworth. The’ number of men executed in France under court-mar- tial, Senator. Wadsworth said, could be counted on one hand. | "“The senator krom Georgia declinés | to produce any testimopy to substan- tiate his charges,” Senator Wauds- Wi ‘on the ground that witnesses might incur: some danger. 1 need no comment on an excuse of that kind. 1f the senator will not substantiate. his charges, the respon- sibility is his. I leave the Senate and the country to judg Senator Wadsworth asserted, heat- eily, fhat “not one man in our vast farmy was executed without a court- martial.” ! Senator Watson then produced his !small photograph of an alleged 11- legal execution., It was passed around among senators who examined it | carefully. R . Senator Wajson said it had been sent to him “by somebody” during | the debate. 3 Senator Borah rose and said he had sent the photograph, which the ldaho senator said he obtained from .|Senator ~ Watson after publcation several months ‘ago of the Georgia | senator's charges and the. photograph {in. Senator Watson's magazine. “The picture -speaks for itself,” ! gaid Senator Borah. “Of course, itl i doesn’t show -Where it is. Two ex- service men have confirmed to me the | statements regarding the pictufe.” Senator Borah then added that without further i was not willing to bring the matter!| Dbefore the Senate. Senator_ Watson said that “num- him of the alleged executions, which yNEMPROYED” IS HEIR| Ex-Soldier, Canadian, Alded by : City, Is Willed Thonsands. . ?OUW, ©Ohio, November 1. —While working n’ parks here one of the ¢ity's “unemployed” C. P. Virtus, twenty-éight, former Cana- dian_soldfer, received a lsttar from a trust compsny of Edmonton, Canada, | gpeh goes on trial for Rennody m unmmnn‘ "h‘l.m that h& hu“! der. . 17§ - heaith -npt.lhlz:itln '::_fl':odnhar;l to their to ther's sty . 2 et - | keep sup] moving to hospitals vecn $40.000 2aa Sie 0¥ ¥ *|Liayd Georee | wing, hoves of coml| Saimvaria hames + The ltter Saidsa will leaving the| ™ ne .:,- Lok Loucah ik Uil o Butioe - trucks moving ’ Harvi = '0Ce] an Yereal praise in British prems. IR ARD i 30 groceries n witnepsed it is under qn_mxlim 4 law. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1921-FORTY Approved by Both Factions refusal to produce his evidence before | Sistant secretary of state, {Jersey coast. One fishing boat is {The Senate military committee, said| o be acceptable, but hi “'“"‘}“"'mm i gl he would before another and “im-|Wag contingent upon the resignatlon|gjiccovered unti two bodies were Truth In Challenged. e aioman's friends have "“"!fifh"‘: Consolodated Figherics. The Senator Wausworth vigorously | working since their arrival yesterday | N8NINg n: hete had cended an alienged the truh, of Senator watl|to develop harmony in the party,|Doats were cngaged during the lust| son's charges. 3 With Mr. White retained as chairman, | Week in_lifting ne The Hilton “The intel drawn that!and say they will fight any attempi |Doats were the first to do this and numbers were “hanged without a|to depose hiu. ere ‘ready to. pull ‘the polus. which court-martial is utterly aside from Glasn Leads Opposition. hold up the nets. of Miss Henrietta Mitchell of Missis- substantiation he i forty-pound weight attached to it was flecretary Hugh: Eiovon beifeved drowned as fishing| . Distributing corporations gave itz s 2 S e 282 L1 notice ot their determination to” X g Sfar. ” Member of the Anm———;:' The Amoeiated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all Bews dispatriie credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in thils paper and also the local news punlished herels. All rights of publication of special dispatches berein are also reserved. Yesterday's Net Circulation, 87,315 PAGES. DISTRICT TO SHIVER AS COLD SNAP SENDS WERCURY DOWN TO 40 “Good overcoat weather” is due in the District tomorrow, according lu' the local forecaster at the weather | bureau, as the result of a storm mov- ing this way from Tennessge. * { ‘While there may be more rain to-| i niglit, the bureau stated, cold winds of the Democratic {will rapidiy take the temperature . jdown, so that by tomorrow night Committee. temperature of 40 degregs or less will By the Amsoviated Press. be registered here. The forecaster characterized | pext thirty-six hours as * ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 1.—Cor- dell Hull of Tennessee will be chosen chairman of the democratic national HULL TO REPLAGE WHITE AS LEADER er” generally, but said the cold snap will tend to lessen withina few days. Hailstones fell here this mor H during the very heavy rain which | sluiced down upon the city, washing the streets thoroughly. | George White of Marietta, Ohio, it was announced. following refusal’ of Edward F. Goltra, committeeman | 1 Missouri, to resign to make way tor Breckinridge Long of St. Louis and Washington. . Refusal of Edward F. Goltra to resign | as democratic national committeeman from Missourl, to make way for} Breckinridge Long of St. Louis and | Washington, D. C. ‘@8 successer to National Chairman George White, was-announced at moon. This left Cordel Hull, committee- i AS BOAT CAPSEES Bodies of Two Fishermen Are man from Tenneasce, a8 the oniy man Washed Ashore at acceptable to all ractions for the L3 i Anglesea, N. J. i chairmanship. ' E i Indications this morning were """"uyu\ L H a successor to George White as chair- e ANt Treln. z man of the democratic national com-| ANGLESEA, N. J. November mittee might be agreed upon by the|Eleven fishermen are believed to have ! various party elements before the : i committee meets at moon. j|besn drowiics by, the, peecting of 2 Breckinridge Long of Missouri and |small motor boat in the southeast Washington, D. C., former m"dafli storm that prévailed along_the New was ; i oo of Edward F. Goltra, committeeman from Missouri- Cordell Huil, com- mitteeman from Tennessee, wWas sa. washed ashore near the Cold Spring coast guard station, and the finding p Ve early today of an upturned boat. 1 R T g alk ele 17" The twa fishing boats lef Anglcseq | e ian White said Mr. Hull would | yesterday 'in the teeth of the rising | be acceptable to him, in line with his :':fl:r:n{:;h;l;: fish ponds zbout ten! :fi:i.""o”d‘x'y’i‘?f:&i’.a"rf&“!'&ic‘ié’g“u? rfig The boats belonged to ‘the Hilton & ; Agreeable to all factions. I Milton Fish Company, which isa part Senator Curter Glass_of Virginia, eader of the opposition Yo Mr. White, Zlaims White lacks aggressiveness. _One of Serator Glass' supporters in the movement to depose Chairman i¥hite, is Thomas B. Love of Texas. George B. Bennan of Chicago, T. T. Ansberry of Washington, D C.; E. H. Moore, Youngstown, Ohio, and John A. O'Dere_of Toledo, Ohio, all under-| stood to be holding proxies, are on band to aki Chairman White. Senator Harrison holds the proxy Boats Lashed Together. This task, required by federai rdgu- lations, is for two boats, lashed to- gether, to beat out to sea and pull up the poles. Tt was on this task that| Capt. Dunny Johnson of Angelesea i and his crew of ten in the two boats! set_out vesterday. What happened from the time the'! fishermen left until the bodies were washed ashore and the wreck of one: of the boats came up on the beach at Anglesea is not known, but fisher- men here could well Imagine. The-wind continued to rise after | the boats went out, and when they | ! did not return late yesterday a search | was made, without rébult. No grave fears were entertained, for fishermen are often blown out of their course! believed to have been eliminated as and land at other places. That a trag- a possible compromise candidate. Mr. | edy had occurred was not realized un- White has asserted that, he would | til the bodies of two of the men,| be opposed to any person Who was|Charles and Richard _Stevenson, closely allied with the candidacy of | brothers, of Dennisville, N. J., came any candidate at the San Francisco | ashore. convention. Mr. Roper was one of | Fishermen belicve that the lashed | William G. McAdoo's supporters in|boats could not beat back together in | that convention. the gale, that the lashings were cut Fossihility of a parliamentary’from the boat that carried the poles squabbld ensuing in case’an effort gng that the eleven men then tried T nade to oust Mr. White was dis- | $5Come ashore in one boat. cussed by the chairman last night. boats used in this work “are He pointed out that the officlal <Al forty feet long, six or seven feet Tred no mentlon of selecting a chair- | Rty T00G OE H orsepower man. . motors. s —_— Gus Hilton, head of the nph?nginnn, 3 turned out avery employe to aid in WEIGHTED BODY IN WATER. |{urned out k MIAMI, Fla., November 1.-#The body of an unidentified white man with a sippi and will aid White. Though Chairman White has stated that he would retire if any one is found on whom “all elements” can agree, Daniel C. Roper, former com- missioner of internal revenue, who is being put forward by the White opposition for the chairmanship,” i found flodting near the municipal pier here ‘today with aqvery indication of names U. S. advisors for . BT asent conferenice. Page 1| Drivers' Unlon was on strike : ¢ r.| = wage increase of $5 a week and otaht T person.. """ | annual vacations of two sweeks ley arrivals tonight in person. : with_pay.. . 5 - Page 1 put the 'open-shop pelicy into ef- feot and advertised for men to take the strikers’ vlaces. Milk and cream by the-milllons™ f quarts piled at railroad ter- minals. _Distributors and city 1 replace t B&& o Page b tes from England, China and reach New York on way to par: Page 16 jur- X e Page 27 Plans were being worked out to iTbween joyously celebrated in spitel ‘open distribution centers in public i’b} d:vemp?m‘. Fo FPage 4o 8ol and other public placew in Y ELEVEN DROWNED . lconference on grmament and far east- 8,000,000 PEOPLE MISS MILK AS UNION DRIVERS START STRIKE ¥ - crease in wages of 10 to 15 per cent, but eventually withdrew this . TWO 1.5, COULD REFUND TOLLS TOHER SHPS - TOPACEY HATIONS CENTS. iFren'ch Engineer Makes Pro- | posal Which He Believes 1 ll Within Treaty Rights. {SEES PANAMA WATERWAY ) AS ARMS PARLEY SUBJECT | Would Rebuild It to Sea Level So | That Enemy Could Do No Damage in War. ON BOARD THE B M ’LAF.\\'ETTL November 1 (by Wire- less via Paris t the Associated Press) —Tolls paid by American ves- | Sels using the Panama canal i Le refunded by the United States Treasury ‘without infringing upon U treaty rights of any nation, according o Lieut. Col Philippe Lunau- Varilla, chief engineer of the cunal under the French regime, who is on his way to the Washington aurma- jment conference as a counselor for {the French delegation. He thinks these refunds, should be from U | Treasury, and’ not from the receipts tand surplus of the canal, and he said fliere was no reason why the Britisa | Eovernment couid not refund tol + lpaid by vessels in transit from toe . . astern coast of Canada to e ! western ports of that country. FACE “SHOWDOWN" Three Treatiex Concerned. “1 have been looking into the tolix question - somewhl he suid. i1 am absolut nced that if the o L American nt desiry 10 . | refund tolls to owners of Awm Arms Parley Must Decide ! ves would e within i There are thre fwhich concern the Panama is the treaty of Cd Suez waterway ‘treedom and to ships ot The first True Relationship Between ‘uople regarding the TWO Nations. ~ ‘\\'hich guarantees jequality of treatment’ to “ ags. The p visions at tre BY DAVID LAWRENCE. 1 flags. The provisions of that ir \ 1In this second of u series of articles were accepted in the Hay-Paunc lagreement. The third conve rence futlines the inside t Brituin and the United S the Hay-Bunau-Varilla trea {1 negotiated, giving to tates title Lo property rights in the Panamu canal The British government is reported to have planned to raixe the question of Panama tolls at Washington. In discussing this report Lieut Col. unau-Varilla remarked the Panama al was an essential part ef U roaches. ) Great Britain and the United States | howdown.” two English-speaking peo- Dles really stand together through their respective governments or is all | fHR& IS A0, the taik about kindred raees and| o “hands acraxs the seas” only so much| _ Sublest for Conference. poppyeock and banquet drivel? [ i This, in 2 nutshell, is the first furi- | Wa¥ of the white race Iato the Tt damental which will be settled by the | #nd. In consequence, matters reluti 7 | to it could properly be brought befc s | the confgrence. Under the Constu ern problems Which brings to Wash- | tinople treaty Russia refunded to ve ington in the next fortnight the reb-|sels of her volunteer ficet the tolis resentatives of all the major powers| paid to the Suez canal. Great Britain in the most important gathering since | pever raised a question as to the Rus- the peace conference that ended the|sian governments right to da this, Buropean war. . _Inor did any other power make objec- To understand the many fine points | tjons, If Russia had constructed and of the coming conference. 10 read|gperated the canal she still would hetween the lines of its formal state- | powe that right to refand tolls. The ments and - diplomatically = toned | fyeq that America operates the canal b the average American who|goes not deprive her of the right ~ hes, docsu't foilow the intricacies of ; ; . : c s of{jong exercised by Russia regarding diplomucy will o well to bear inlihe Suez canal. Shouid Great Britain 1 "." serta ULy W ave been|geuire to ‘encourage commerce be- developing slowly in recent months | Jesire 1o el Lawrencce and Van- couver via Panama she would also be free to refund the tolls paid by shi in_this service. but which when pieced together. r move the veil of mystery | from the proceedings which we are oI to Swltn ex etk “I¢ is my opinion, however. that Foreign Policy Presses. { the tolls shouid be repaid by the In the first place. without detract- | United States Treasury, and not from Ing in the least from the lofty spirit | the Paname recopis and susplne which actuated President Harding in | yiaintenance, administration and reu summoning the conference of powers, | lonable interest charzes, should it i important to disclose jus toward the reduction of tolls and the ;"\ pceling "'l'n'.'.'f’.sflu‘L"\'im improvement of the waterway. ever which the United States | Should Heduce Tolls. did not have complete control. Here| «The justification of tearing Pan- is the inside story ama away from Colombia was the President Harding told the Ameri- | sonstruct of the canal for the 'an people as soon as he took “of v In doing that he wanted fo put Ameriea mplishing house in order first before tackling | spmethinge, . but questions of foreign policy. He hon- | for ull. The high quality o act estly believed it could be returning Wilson consideration to foreign policy, had | « gone overseas himself “to help settl hips o . While taxation and after-the-war | receipts. When these have re ceonomic ixsuex developed intense |q Cuthcient mize thes should 1 rritation at home. Mr. Harding |to reduce the cost of tran thought he would reverse the process. | eqyitably to all.” IEPIL \:1‘:9" he began getting confiden-| Lieut. «ol. Bunau-Varilla feels {ial cablegrams from his trusted am-.| strongly the urgency of converting l:la:m-_tdor in Great Britain, George|the witerw from a canal into arvey. felling him what was hap- | straight—that is. to a sea-level canal pening in Europe. Mr. Harding took |of such width that it &ouid not he counsel with Secretary Hughes, and | closed by th he realized that the situation was de-|sel, Ly a landslide or by the Yeloping faster than he had imagined. |up of u lock o sgme othe e had believed that with the settle- | (he ea: He declared th fnent of domestic questions there would |Jiable to_ be cl e ater 1o enter the realm of in- | earthquakes, and in ti ternational conference. = When Sen- i pe attacked by airplane long- ator Borah of Iduho and others clam- | range bombardmenix from battleships e BT iaionference ou disarma- | which had taken their range observi- ohent s arding felt that while the | tions Ly daslight and then opened fir ject wus 4 good one hix hand ought | from Lehind smoke scre He 1ot Lo be forced. He befieved such |ine great forts guarding the things coutd wait il ourkevernment | could reply only by firing aimlexs ¢ s whole-hear s e Wi ci ¢ Pas ready to-give ity ted | Il::"ée‘lh’ smoke without locating their Premiers Change Aspect. But something happened in London to upset Mr. Harding’s plans for an ordetly handling of these thorny questions of forelgn policy. That “something” was the imperial con- ference of dominion premiers in June, Surely. you will say, a meeting of be reduced by n ships money her nations, S bay the tolls. but not from the used ission sinking of a single ves- blowing of part anal w tim rgen Immediate Action. “l think an immense hundicap would be placed upon the United States.” he remarked. “if in time of War anything interrupted the usc of the canal for many months. 1 should think the American people would not | permit another month to pass with- the primé ministers of Canad. out earnestly beginning work to Zealand. South Africa. Austral‘f§i‘£ make lthe_rfinna! 3 brnafil ze -level C P channel. e werk cou o (Continued on Page 2. Column 2) |plered within a few vears. From experience as engineer at Panama. | {believe the work could bé done out of the receipts without the United States Treasury appropriating any- |thing. The recelpts now exceed th by a sufficient Were conducted, the Georgia senator [he : ! | B o operation said, “in o wooded dell, Jahind enciriurder, according to the pulec., The |Smount to pay the interest on a loan {of the campe in France” His in-|yeight was attached to the waist and " 000 itk Which: WoRk could ormants, B veen the Eallows. |5 strap was buckled tIghtly Rround | gy e aseciatéd Pross. the ovent the strike continued for |be begun. = The tonmage pastini may; Al O N eroduce. his . + p.| proximately 8000000 .people iin [ \qacted area exceeds .000.0pg |0 calculate that they would continue. e e T ’.\Tdayl’ Nem n M New York and surrounding cities | ' quarts s day. 0011 hereae do-much cueh Yot (it 3 n 5 - - 3 theif ore than 10,000 union men w additional bonds ¢ e issue h Y am not willing/" said Senator Len- [\ 9 oizes neea for speed| found mo mill end moath on Ihe present in Madison Square Garden Which to continue the construction. (Continued on Thirieenth Pags.) In reclassification. Page 1| dumbwaitersor at théir oors | “when the strike vote was taken |- “1 need not go into too much tech- [ this morping.” The \Milk Wagon The employers proposed » de- |nital détail, but I am convinced that |by abandoning the railway steam | shovel for powerful “redges, the cost of a sea-level waterway of sufficient width to be free from interruption would not be excessive.” BANDITS MULCT U. S. MEN Mexicans Demand 25,000 Pesos. But Take 5,000 From Four. ‘State Department ~ advices' from Chihuahus, Mexico, recelved today, Te- ported the capture yesterday of four Americans by Mexican bandits. Payment of 25,000 pesos was do- - matfed’ for their release, which wus lly brought about by payment of ly 5.000 pesos. —e— and ‘offered to sign an similar to the expiring pact, with: out any pay reduction. This the union declined to accept. NEW YORK, November Msyor Hylan, characterizing the situation. as. intolerable, called unon leaders of the union and their employers to confer with him | : ‘at 3 o'clock this afternoon. In a statem&nt in which he dis- claimed knowledge of the merits of the controversy between milk- men and their employers, Bird 8. Coler, commissioner of public wel- murder.”