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IPRESIDENT POINTS '\ RS Gl Not Once Does He Mention : an Association of Nations. VNO YIELDING OF RIGHTS Problem of Far East and Pacific Also Left Out of Open- ing Address. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN Without once mentioning an “asso- ciation of nations,’ i in opening by the nat lead to more enjoyment of fortunate peace.” ns His address may be interpreted as an opening for an international agree- ment such as that suggested in his campaign speeches a vear ago. He made no suggestion with regard to the details of such an agreement Chief emphasis inhis remarks today is laid upon the necessity of the cur- e 00T WAY CLEARLY ent Harding the Washington confer- ence on limitation of armements to- day. clearly pointed the way, and ex- pressed the hope that some well de- fined understanding be entered into involved which will less preperation for war and . 3,000 British Lasses’ Cards to Premier on Ship He Fails to Take NEW YORK, November 13.— David Lloyd Georg: British premlier, was saved from a bad attack of writer's cramp by re- | maining in England at the bed- ! side of the Irish problem, it be- came known todas. The steamship Aquitania, on which passage had been booked for him, came into port yester- y wi weveral mall filled with post cards for Every one of them—3,000, to be exact—bore th e - dress of a British lass who wished him Godspeed and w cess to the arms conferemce. The posteards will be returned to the premier's Downing Street address, where he can attack the problem of replying to them leisure. SENDS MESSAGE OF HOPE. iMillerand Tells of Wish for Suc- cess of Arms Conference. An Armistice day message, sent by President Millerand of France to President Harding, expressed the hope that the limitation of arma- ment conference would “secure for the world a future of prosperity, Jjustice and concord.” “It is with profound emotion +| the message of the French president, “that I associate all France to the solemn homage which the people of the United States are rendering to the unknown American soldier fallen while serving right and liberty on French ground. “At the same moment will be open- ed in Washington the conference con- vened on your ‘initiative jn view [ - -~ ““{IHE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, :‘;Confere'nce Quickly Gets Down to Huge Ta Raid D. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1921—PART 1.7 Ll > sk of Preparing for Peace by Limiting Arms OF GLORY. tailment of armament by the great powers of the world. In fact, the limi- 1ation of armament is t stone. apparently in any * ing”"—which may take perhaps of an association of nations. No Mention of League. No mention was made b: be a ki exception of the United China. Yet his words; council of nations make mankind,” “Nor seeking may in the United States. That any association to a kind of supergovernment, made clear by said: the President. ing and good will. frankly, operation. and_invite and_offer The world demands by one of us, but by all of u Means No Surrender. And then the President continued. ,With emphasis: *T do not mean sur- rendered rights” (no article X) narrowed freedom. or denied aspera- tions_ or ignored national necessities. Our republic would no more ask for these than it would give. President Ha peoples of the world for relief from (the burdens one taxation due to war {and preparations for war. the need of limitation of armaments. The United States has shown itself opposed to entering a league clothed with large political powers, but the United States has always been inter- ested in any proposal looking to in- , ternational peace and the reduction of armaments. It w not long after the rejection of the Versailles treaty and league covenant and the sweep- ing victory of Mr. Harding at the : polls. that the idea of an interna- { tional agreement for the limitation of armamepts. in which the United States could take part, thrust itself to the fore. It offered itself—in a measure—as a _substitute for the league as a possible basis upon which the Harding “association of nations” might be erected. Apprehension Kept in Mind. The problems of the far east and the Pacific, named in the call for the conference. as subjects to be cbnsid- ered here; were not mentioned by the President in his opening address. in SPECIAL NOTICES. nderstand- the form— the Presi- dent of the league of nations, of which all the powers attending the pres- ent conference are members with the tates and it is a to re-} be considered | significant in view of the criticisms of the league which have been made b of nations Which might grow out of the present conference would not go the lengths of the league of nations covenant in Zuaranteeing its members allegiance as has been charged of the league, is He “We wish to sit with you at the table of international understand- In good con- science we are eager to meet you co- a sober contemplation of the existing order and the realization that there can be no cure without sacrifice, not Yor ding spoke directly and repeatedly of the demand of the| | especially of restraining the risks of new conflicts among nations. “You know with what alacrity and what sincere desire of efficaciously seconding such a meritorious under- taking the French government has accepted the invitation to take part in_the conference. “It is, therefore, from the bottom ! of my heart that I form wishes that the work about to begin may in the largest measure contrlbute to secure for the world a future of prosperity, justice and concord. so many words. However, in his dis- cussion of the spirit of the confer- lence and hope with which it is re- garded, the President said: “It is but just to recognize varying needs and peculiar _positions. Nothing can be accomplished in disregard of na- tional apprehensions. Rather, we should act together to remove the causes of apprehensions. This is not lo be done in intrigue. Greater as- rance is found in the exchange of imple honesty and directness among men resolved to accomplish as be- comes leaders among nations, when civilization itself has come to its crucial test ~ Fatility of P: lon's Sway. Three years of approximate peace, sening of the tax burden, but mounting expenditures for future wars, it may be inferred from the re- marks of the President, have brought home to the peoples of the world the “utter futility of passion’s sway when reason and conscience and fellowship | point a nobler way.” In all that he said the President avoided any attempt to dictate tosthe conference. It has been the attitude of the administration from the start |of the negotiations for the limitation of armament conference, that the | United States was undertaking merely | to bring the nations together for a full and free conference, believing that they were vitally interested in arriv- ing at some solution of the problem. Harbors No Fears. | The President did set forth in un- | mistakable terms, however, the atti- {tude of the United States. He said: | “The United States welcomes you with | unselfish hands. We harbor no fear: | we have no sordid ends to serve; we | suspect no enemy: we contemplate or | apprehend no conquest. Content with | what we have, we seek nothing which | is another’s. We only wish to do with | you that finer, nobler thing which no| | nation can do alone.” And later, he said: “I can speak officially only for | our United States. Our hundred mil- lions frankly want less of armament and none of war.” SPECIAL NOTICES. { WASHINGTON, D. 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Most of them give first place to It on the editorial pages under such headlines as “The Dawn of Hope” “The World's Hope Is Fixed on Washington” arfi “All Na- tions Are Anxious for Success at ‘Washington.” Some of the journals in their com- ments on the conference interweave references tc President Harding's orationgat Arlington cemetery over the body of America’s unknown sol- dier. The Times in this respect says that President Harding “gave a great lead when he spoke of the liberation of the captive comscience of the world. * * ¢ Much depends upon the leadership, and we rejoice to see many hopeful indications that the leaders and initiators of the confer ence earnestly aim at translating the highest = aspirations of our troubled times into the solid sub: stance of the life we have to live. Fitted by Character. The Morning Telegraph says: “For- tunately President Harding Is ad- mirably fitted by character, mental gifts andsexperience to grace worthily the historic occasion. This confer- ence, as the British premier suggest- ed, is the new world's opportunity, and in grasping it promptly Pres dent Harding has raised the moral status of the United States as a great power, and has conferred a new dig= nity upon his fellow countrymen.” In the general chorus of good wishes for the conference the cynical note is not lacking. The Daily Herald, the socialist organ, in a bitter ed- itorial, scoffs at the entire confer- ence idea, and arraigns the motives' of the participating nations. The conference, says the newspaper, “may settle the partition of China among the bandits of international exploita- tion,” and declares that the abolition of war is a revolutionary task which can only be perfected by men who believe in revolution. 10,000 HEAR GOMPERS. Raise Mighty Voice in Favor of Reducing Armament. NEW YORK, November 12.—Repre- sentatives of labor, capital, the churches, the arts and the profes- sions raised a mighty voice in favor of reducing armament last night, ‘when more than 10,000 persons, called together by some 300 public-spirited organizations, assembled at Madison Square Garden to show their approval of the purpose of tfie Washington conference for the limitation of arma- ment. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, the principal speaker, declared the peo- ple of the world expect success for the armament conference, and they do not want an excuse or a reason for failure. They are looking toward ‘Washington with a mighty appeal, he added, and are not concerned about differences in the meaning of words. —_— ITALIAN KING IS 52. Members of the Italian delegation to the armament conference consid- ered it a good omen yesterday that Armistice day was also the fifty-sec- ond anniversary of the birth of King Victor Emmanuel. In wiring their congratulations to their sovereign, the three delegates now in Washing- ton—Senator Schanzer, Ambassador Ricci and Senator Albertini—pointed out that the King of Italy is one of the sovereigns who, since the begin- ning of the present century, have left nothing unattempted to maintain world peace and strengthen the friendly feeling among nations. SHOW MOVIES OF RITES. Negatives taken of the ceremonies in Washington Armistice day by the Pathe cameramen for the Pathe News were shipped by aeroplane to the laboratories in Jersey City and have been returned to Washington in time for first showing tfis after- noon at all first-run theaters. These pictures . will be shown at Crandall’'s Metropolitan and Knicker- bocker theaters tomorrow and the early part of the week and at all o!hbl: Crandall theaters later in the week. Pictures of the ceremonies here also will be shown at. Moore’s Rialte Theater tonight and next week. l i L PRIDGEON, THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE JEWELED ARCH AT 17TH AND B STREETS, AND A VIEW OF THE AVENUE OF LIGHT, INCLU SIZE OF ARMIES AND NAVIES OF PARLEY POWERS COMPARED| Britain Leads Sea Forces, With U. Sl Clo;ej Second, While France Is Strongest on Land and in Air. NG THE FRONT OF THE PA Any attempt at figures showing the army and navy strength of the five principal powers participating in the armament conference necessarily is a Lroad one, but it serves to bring out the problems facing the conferees. First in importance in the limitations discussion will stand the question of relative naval strengths. These are the figures from which whatever the conference is able to accomplish to- ward an agreement to curtail future building of warcraft or reduce ex- isting battle fleets must start. The competative fighting strength of mavies in terms of existing combat craft of both the first and second lin: new ships and old, battleshipe, bat~ tle cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, submarines of all classes and aircraft carriers is as follows in total number of ships and total tonnage: Great Britain, 533 ships, 1,860,480 tons; United States, 464 ships, 1,289- 463 tons; Japan, 99 ships, 528,689 ton: France, 138 ships, 462,356 tons; Italy, 86 ships, 275,622 tons. The known building programs in the same terms are: Great Britain, 13 ships, 39,380 tons, and four additional battle crulsers ag- gregating 160,000 tons planned, but possibly not yet laid down; United States, 69 ships, 734,928 tons; Japan, 85 ships, 805,188 tons; France 34 ships, 91,230 tons; Italy, 21 ships, 19,928 tons. In broadside strength of capital ships of the first line now afloat, which means the number of guns of 12-inch bore and up, the figures are. Great Britain, 288 guns; United States, 196 guns; Japan, 96 guns. The French and Italian fleet are not regarded as coming within the same scope of pow- er as the other three. This existing gun power strength is carried in the following groups of capital ships: Great Britain, 26 first- line battleships and six first-line bat- tle cruisers; United States, 18 first- line battleships; Japan, 6 first-line battleships _and 4 _first-line battle cruisers. The tonnage figures for these ships are Great Britain, 811,050; United States, 500,650; Japan, 288,320. The building programs of the three principal naval powers include the following capital ships: Great Britain, four battle crulsers, 160,000 tons: United States, nine battlesHips and six battle cruisers, and Japan, seven battleships and eight battle cruisers. Figures on submarines io§ the three powers are: Built, Great Britain, 64 first line, 59 second line, 14 first-line fleet submarines, 1 cruiser submarine, 3 monitor submarines; United States, 57 first line, 44 second line, 3 fleet submarines, and Japan, 16 first line, 3 second line. The submarine build- ing programs include, Great Britain, 5 first line: United ‘States, 37 first line, 3 fleet; Japan, in doubt, .but . o e believed to be either 11 or 12 first liners of about 1,000 tons each. Japan is reported to have planned for 120 submarines by 1927. Existing destroyers include, Great Britain, 230 first line, 15 secon United States, 293 first line, 21 second, and Japan, 40 first line, 12 second. The building programs include as to destroyers: Great Britain, 5; United States, 4, and Japan, 32. For the armies of the known figures and carefully calculat- ed estimates can be presented. The authorized regular army strength stands approximately as follo British empire, 562,800; Japan. 302,000 (estimated as with the colors in "1921); France, 600,000 regulars, 164,000 native troops in North Africa and 120,000 native troops in the colonies; Italy, 300,000, and United States, 157,500 (authorized and includ- ing 7,500 Philippine scouts). The army reserve systems of the powers vary widely. In the British empire the volunteer system largely prevails, although there is compul- sory military training_among some of the dominions, including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, and modified conscription in Egypt and Sudan. The United States has only voluntary liability for military serv- ice, while France, Italy and Japan employ systems of conscription. Trained reserves available under these systems are estimated 2s fol- lows: British empire, 433.675; France, 4,420,000, Including territorials; Japan, 1,748,000 (estimated): Italy, 4,627,00 United States. 185,000 (including guards and Officers’ Reserve Corps). There is a rather striking dispgrity in figures as to the permanent avia- tion strength, including both army and navy air forces, maintained by the powers. The British royal air force includes a personnel of about 32,000, and there are some additional units’ among the dominions and colonles; the air force of the United States, actual strength, is 17,867, au- thorized 23,119, with the number of navy officers for aviation not as yet determine Japan, 3,650, end being Increased; France, 42616, and Italy, ,685. On the basis of non-perishable mili- tary supplies procured during the war and still avallable for issue to troops, the probably stréngth which each power could put in the field in a reasonably_short time is estimated as foliows: British empire, from §, 000,000 to 8,000,000 me 304.000: TItaly, '4,977,00 200,0000; United States, 1,000,000. In ratio to the populations of the various countries, the strength’ of the standing armies they maintain runs as follows: Great Britain, .93 per cent; France, 1.85 per cent; Italy, 1.26 per per cent; Japan, .47 Der cent, and United States, .14 per cent. < powers, | MERICAN BUILDING. UNDUE PTIISH ABSENT N PARS French Interested, But Want | to See Real Results by Conferencg. By the Associated Press. not undue conference, papers. “Will era, think Banville, national history, ferences, tirhe. pride.” PARIS, November 12.—Interest, but optimism, French attitude toward the armament as evinced by the edi- | torial comment in the morning news- not always answered the hopes of their promoters, but perhaps the con- ference called. by President Harding in Washington will be more fortunate, because it is based not only on good intention, but on positive data.” M. Saint Brice, in the Journal, says he believes the conference may “les- sen the shocks of warring interests, attenuate urging passions and gain If it confines itself these aims it will do useful work, but if it aims higher it will meet unfailing punishment for the sin of marks the the Washington conference, which opens today, really begin a new some of our American friends asks the Figaro. painful experience of the last three years we are not free to give our- selves up to rose-colored Aptly summing up the French view- point toward the conference, Jacques eminent writer on remarks. have been many disarmament con- the results of which have After our illusions.” inter- “There pisely to HOUSES Furnished and Unfurnished FOR RENT Frem §185 Per Month Up JOHN W. THOMPSON & CO., Cinderella Bidg. Rent Ford 8.E. Cot. “It’s - delicious” a Ford or Dodge Drive it yourself North 122 Car Rental Co. 14th and W N.W, 14th at G St. |GEN. DIAZ IS WELCOMED AT BALTIMORE TODAY Lays Wreath at Washington Shaft. Goes to Races at Pimlico. By the Amociated Press BALTIMORE, Md., November 12. Gen. Armando Diaz of Italy visited Baltimore today as the guest of the city. He was welcomed by officials of the city and state at a celebra- tion at memorial plaza and was the chief guest at a luncheon at the Maryland Club, Later he attended the races at Pimlico. ov. Ritchie and Mayor Broening headed the committee that met Gen. Diaz at the railroad station and on the way to Memorial plaza the gen- eral laid a wreath at the base of the Washington monument, in Mount Vernon Square. Several thousand members of Ital- ian societies attended the demon- stration at the plaza. EARL BEATTY SEES PEACE FOR WORLD iSays “Civilization Will Live” While U. S. and Britain Stick Together. Declaring that “so long the United States and Great Britain stick together civilization will live," Earl Beatty, admiral of the British fleet, spoke last night at Rauscher's in be- half of a co-operation betweén the English-speaking nations for the ul- timate and lasting peace of the world at the first reunion dinner of British and American officers who served un- der him during the ate war. About seventy-five officers of the two navies attended the celebration. Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, who commanded the American forces which were attached to the grand fleet, acted as toastmaster, and in re- ply to Earl Beatty's declaration ex- pressed the hope that the British and American navies might “always stand together.” Admiral Beatty's Address. Admiral Beatty said that he had been asked why naval officers could look with ple; re on an armament reduction when it was in a way ting our own throats” Naval officers he said, knew the sacrifices and costs entailed by world armament, and felt that anything that could be done to “short circuit” these outlays and make it difficult to repeat the recent four years' struggle would be of value to both the naval services and the world. The banquet hall was a scene of cor- dial informality. The colored signal flags which lined the rafters overhead were constantly a-flutter with hearty cheers and songs, and when Admiral Rodman welcomed Earle Beatty the as- semblage broke into a prolonged cheer for the commander-in-chi in the midst of which Admiral Beatty arose smiling. 1 can tell you, admiral, and I can y it in all sincerity,” he said, *‘tonight is the happiest 1 have known for a long time, because it takes me back to days when you and I were together in the same fask. of making history ““While in this country,” he continued, have been taken miles from the sea and it was pretty dry, vet 1 was not permitted to forget it, as Admiral Rod- man, my old comrade, sustained me with stories of the sea and the 6th Battle Squadron.’ List of the Dinner Guests. Those attending the banquet wer Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatt Rear Admiral Sir A. E. Chatfield, Capt. Barry E. Domvile, Capt. Sidney R.f Bailey, Capt. C. J. C. Little, Com- mander J. G. Bowers, Engineer Com- mander H. A. Brown, Lieut. Charles Antrobus, Lieut. L. W. Batten. Lieut. | Commander B. H. Bieri, Commander R. M. Brainard, Capt. R. L. Bram- burgh, Lieut. M. W. Callahan, Lieut. C. W. 0. Campbell, Lieut. C. B. C. Carey, Ensign Felix H. Chisholm, Capt. W. C. Cole, Maj. Randolph Coyle, Commander Logan Cresap, Comman- der Paul E. Dampman, Capt. L. R. de Steiguer, Capt. P. A. del Valle, Ti. § M. C; Lieut. Commander R. R. M. Em. met, Lieut. E. L. Ericsson, Capt. Sin- | clair Gannon, Lieut. Commander W. G. Greenman. Lieut. C. C. Greenwell, | Capt. J. W. Greenslade, Commander | J. W. Harris, Lieut. F. Heins, Lieut. Commander $mith Hempstone. Lieut. Hicks, Lieut. Commander H. W. Hill, Lieut. E. D. Jarboe, Commander H. E. Kimmel, Lieut. Commander T. C. Kincaid, Lieut. F. D. Kirtland, Lieut. Commander A. Knox, Lieut. Com- | mander I G. Kohlmeier, Commander Emory Land, Commander H. F. Leary, Lieut. F. K. Libenow, Capt. W. D. MacDougall, Lieut. McCormick, Lieut A. C. McFall, Capt. Mannix, D. P. Lieut. H. C.” Merwin, Lieut. G. Mor- gan, Chaplain J. L. Neff, Lieut. W. F. Palmer, Commander A. C. Picken: Lieut. J. I H: Powell, Commander E. U. Reed, Capt. W. H. Reynolds, Com- mander J. O. Richardson, Lieut. M. L. Ring, Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, Lieut. J. I. Root, Commander C. Rowcliff, Lieut. H. T. Sammis, En-; sign Allen Seabury, Lieut. A. J.' Sell- | man, Lieut. Commander G. P. Shamer, Lieut. Commander F. C. Shute, Lieut: | F. B. Smith, Commander R. A. Theo- bald, Commander F. A. Todd. Capt. J. W. Timmons, Rear Admiral Thomas Washington, Lieut. Commander E. E. Wilson, Lieut. Commander G. B. Wil- son, Ensign R. W. Wilson, U. S. N. R. F.: Licut. Commander W. W. Wilson Lieut. Commander A. S. Wolfe, Lieut. A. S. Wotherspoon and Lieut. Com- mander W. Nefl McDonnell. FOUR YEARS FOR FORGERY. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., November 12.—Alden Frost, a young ex-service man, of King George. county, ih the circuit court of King George county received & sentence of four years in the penitentiary for forging and pass- ing government expense vouchers at the Bank of King Geore. A grand jury returned five indictments against Frost for forging five separate vouch- ers, using the names of Fredericksburg and King George business men. Frost was sentenced on two counts. | | | the capital. |ago. UGHTIG DISPLAY STHRLLNG SEHT Crowd of 50,000 Cheers When President Harding ., Throws Switch. o NIGHT TURNED INTO DAY Brilliant Illumination Unlllrplllfi at A:{y Previous Cele- bration. Armistice night and the eve before the assembling here of world del gates to consider means of reducifig the agencies of war gave Washingtén last night a twofold cause for cel bration which found its expression in a great illumination display on the Mall and immediate vicinity ‘of the Pan-American building, whers the limitation of armament confer- ences are 1o be held. President Harding at § o'clogk threw a switch which converted thix part of the national capital into a veritable fairyland of light. Fifty thousand ns looked upon a scens of brilliance never approachgd by any of the illumination displ: of iu- augural or other celebrations. ' An arch of jewels at 17th and K streets, illuminated banners and Roman lamps throwing colorful shas ows along 17th street, the greal dome of the Capitol standing our against the rays of an artificial au- rora_and searchlights playing upen the Washington Monument stood out in the picture, which caused the Pres ident to remark, “This is beautiful” iven Great Ovation. The President and Mrs. Harding and the Vice President and Mrs. Coolidg: received _an ovation Wwhen they reached the platform in front of the Pan-American building, where the Switch that suddenly turned night into day was located.” After greeting Cuno H. Rudolph,” president of t board of Commissioners; Howard & Reeside, chairman of the illumination commitiee of the citizens' committer on the arms conference, and W D'Arcy Ryan, in charge of illumina- tions, the chief executive, without further ceremony, pressed the button that set the sky At the same in salute of twent, £uns was stari- ed by four ntimeter Fremh guns stationed at the base of Wash- ington Monument. With the firs gun, red light ms followed th smoke as it rose in the air alongside the monument. White light beams followed the smoke of the second gun and blue the third—the national col- ors then being displayed on the smoke clouds. This scheme was repeated until the twenty-one guns had been fired. From the first gun searchlight rays played from the four windows at_the top of the Monument. The arch at 17th and B streets standing as the threshold to the Pau- American building, was the jeweled center of the picture. Comprising two obelisks, 85 feet high, with a jewe necklace, 861z feet long, suspen between them, this portal w a-sparkle as thirty searchlights were turned upon it. Thirty thousand No- gagem jewels flashed out a myriad of brilliant colors. . Flags in Sunburst. In the center of the necklace was a large sunburst, into which had beei, Woven the flags and coats-of-arms of the rations participating in the arma- ment conference. Seventeenth street leading tc this archway was illuminated for four blocks with rows of four-burner Roman lamps, while in front of the Pan-American, D. A. R. and Red Cross buildings stood illuminated bangcr standards. They were heraldic ban- ners, each with a different motif. The portal, illuminated banners dpd Roman lamps were designed by 'J Woodley Gosling, decorative enginecr of the General Electric Illuminatifig Engineering Laboratory, while the construction work was done by J. W. Shaffer, construction engineer of the ator T Ehting constituted a_$250,000 display. due to the loan by the Army and Navy of more than $200,000 of property and equipment. The actdal net outlay was in the neighborhood of $30,000. Crowd Gatheresat 7 P.M. Shortly after 7 o'clock the park spaces opposite the Pan-American building began to fill with what early gave promise of being_a record- breaking crowd. i presidential Soon it appeared that this part of Washington must be the destination of every citizen of People came literally by thousands, but it was a good-natured crowd, and the police had no difficujty in holding it inside the park spaces The President and his party ve- mained only a few minutes. Th crowd lingered to listen to patriotic music played by the Army band. As the immense assemblage slowly disbafid- ed, the streets of downtown Wash- ington became as crowded as the were on Armistice night—three vears Two persons out of every five wore a Flanders poppy, and nearly every one the national colors in cele- bration of the event. Hotels and res- taurants were crowded until a late hour. The festival of light will be re peated tonight, beginning at 7.4 o'clock. _— The New South Wales labor gov- ernment, after an investigation, has ruled that nearly fifty of the leading trades shall in future operate eight hours on five days.and four hours on Saturdays. AUTO INSTRUCTION . COURSES_1N THEORY AND PRACTICE STARTING AND LIGHTING OVERHAULING. DRIVING OWNERS' SHOP COURSES Day and Evening Classes. Part Scholarship for Ex-Service Me: Write, call or _phone Main &2 YMCA AUTO SCHOOL 784 G St. N.W. Opem to Women Office able prices on the 3d, 4t new Star building. or more rooms. 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