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SIR RONALD GRAHAM Mr Ronald Graham, wha haa baan olnlatar planlpatantlary of Oraat Grit tin at Tha Hagoa, haa baan appalntad la auocaad blr Oaerga Guohanan at tmbaaaarfor at Roma. NOCHANGEINU.S.PLANS MODIFICATIONS IN SUBMARINES IS DESIRED BV DELEGATES SHOW DOWN MAY COME AND THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE STATUS MAY RESULT. Iff ultra Nrsipspsr laioa Nki Barr In.) Washington.—Great Britain hus In dorsed without reservation the "5-5-3- B" ratio propobcd la the American naval plan, It was learned on highest authority. While accepting the plana as a whole only In principle, bccaqee of their desire to put forward proposed modification of the submarine and re* placement features, the British delega tion Is said to have approved the sug gested relative capital ship strength for Oreat Britain, the United States and Japan without equivocation. Adherence of the British represen tatives to the capital ship ratio be came known as an aftermath of the conference between Secretary Hugh**, Mr. Balfour and Admiral Kato, at which the naval question was can vassed In tbs light of Jspanese reser vations. Thus far there has been every indi cation that the American group would • “stand pat“ for Its proposal of main taining the existing ratio, but It la de clared the national viewpoints of the other powers aa to what constitutes a fair basis of comparison will have due recognition. The result may be a more thorough review of the status of the naval es tablishments of the three powers, which the Japanese hold will show Japan's right to an Increase over the ‘5-5-3" proportion, bit which American expert* declare will be more likely to establish that Great Britain and the United States each is entitled to al most a two to one (advantage over Japan. The advisability of such a revise’ is understood to have been discussed at a conference between Secretary Hughes, A. J. Balfour, and Admiral Kato, heads of the American, British and Japanese delegations, and Is ex pected to receive a consideration soon by the international commission of naval experts. By the highest authorities, the As sociated Press was assured that the American government stood four square behind Us original proposel to regulate limitation by the yard stick of existing strength and had no In tention of making concessions. The American delegates do not want to adopt a "take-lt-of-leave-it” attitude, however, so far as details are con cerned und are willing to hear the views of any power which thinks It mny have been done an Injustice. Thus there are Increasing Indica tions that the show down so fur as the fundamentals of a naval armlraent agreement are concerned mny be reached speedily. In the Far Eastern negotiations developments are not moving so rapidly, and there seems to be a growing Impression that If details are to be worked out, the process will be a long one. Bh«pcraft Men Ask Increase. New York—Wage Increases of 13 cents an hour have been requested of virtually all carriers lu the country by the heads of shopcrafts unions, representing about 400,000 employes, who have asked railroad executives for conferences Dec. 20. This action follows the railroad's petition to the railway labor board proposing to cut the wages of shopcrafts employes to the “going rate paid for the same class of lubor In other industries." Imperial City Marshal Shot. El Centro, Calif.—City Marshal C. T. Disney of Imperial, near here, who was shot nnd seriously wounded while at tempting to arrest a man known aa J. D. Hryer, said to be wanted In Texas on n charge of passing fictitious checks. In resting easily at a hospital here. Marshal Disney was operated on and three bullets were removed from his body. Surgeons expressed the be lief he would recover. Bryer, who fled follo”*’n!f the shooting, Is still at lib er - POWERS AGREE TO GUARD CHINA AIO It PLEDGED TO SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENCE OF FAR KAtT SOVEREIGNTY. APPLIES TO FUTURE ADOPTION OF .PLAN FOLLOWS TWO-HOUR DEBATE ON PA CIFIC QUESTION. <W<■!*■ Itwsew Vmlm dm Smka.) Washington.—A Joint declaration of policy toward China, baasd on terri torial and administrative Integrity, economic opportunity, an enforced “open door*’ and abolition of “special rights," has been agreed on by nu tlona represented In the arms confer ence. The first definite agreement to come out of the conference, the declaration touches In general terms most of the principles for which China asked lu her "bill of rights," but does not pro vide In detail for the settlement of the specific problems with which she Is confronted. Ellhu Boot of the American delega tion, proposed the declaratory resolu tion. During the two hours of'debate both Japan and China asked many questions as to possible application of the suggested principles to specific problems, while all other nations took a leas active part. “Perfect satisfaction" with the res olution was expressed by Admiral Ka ta, head of the Japanese delegation, although he declined to suggest what changes the agreement might lead to In the Far East. The Cbluesc also de clared themselves gratified at the de velopment, and the delegations of the other nations generally voiced the view that the agreement waa a good start toward agreement on the most import ant of the Far Eastern problems. The two features of th* declaration attracting widest attention ware the clause approving "administrative In tegrity" for Chiaa and that undar which the powers agreed not to seek ••special rights" within China. Previous declarations of policy re garding Chines* Integrity have stopped with "territorial Integrity," commonly construed aa a much nar rower term than "administrative Integ rity." The "special rights" agreement was considered generally a direct con travention of the policy of "spheres of influence." To the resolution, as adopted, the chief delegatee of the eight nation* mentioned In the preamble affixed their signatures, the Chinese refrain ing on the ground that China could not well pass on an agreement which set forth the policy of foreign govern ments toward her. As interpreted by some Japanese delegates, the agreement is to be ap plied only to the future ami is not likely to be used as a vehicle for bringing before the conference past Incidents which Jopan does not want to discuss. The "administrative integrity" pro vision In the view of members of oth er delegations, will have a far-reach ing effect on the Internal situation In China if It Is fully carried out. For many years Chinese authorities have let one after another of the functions of internal administration fall Into the hands of foreign powers. Seven Hundred Die in Battle. Delhi, India—Nearly 700 Mopish rebels were killed In an attack on the Pandlkkad post, which was re pulsed by (he Ourkka garlson. The Mopish force numbered 2,000. One British officer and three men were killed and thirty-four wounded. Re ports of this and other clashes show that the rebels are using artillery. On* gun waa captured at Pandlkkad. Youths Fined for "Scalping." Chicago.—Four youths arrested for scalping tickets for the Chlcago-Wls consln game were fined $25 and coats. Two others were fined $25 and costa. The cases against three other alleged scalpers wer§ dismissed because of the lack of evidence. "It seems that a man cannot get Into a football game with out paying four prices. This thing should l>e stopped," Judge Morgan said. Justice Drinks Evidence. St. Louis, Mo.—Justice of the Peace Werremeyer, principal witness for th* state in proceedings to remove from office Sheriff John F. Wlllmann, of St. Louts county because of alleged fail ure to enforce the prohibition law, admitted that he had been accustomed to drink part of the "evidence" taken in liquor raids. U. S. Gets Egyptian Cotton. Washington. American shippers will be given GO per cent of the direct and Indirect Egyptian cotton ship ments to the United States, according to the Liverpool shipping agreement concluded with the shipping board, the details of which were received at ship ping board offices. The agreement will cover two crop years. The first ship to sail under the agreement la the shipping board steamer Ophls, scheduled to leave Alexandria pec. 15. meeker hkralp. 5 TO 16 PER CENT CUT NEW RATES EFFECTIVE NOV. 2$ WILL REACH 125,000 PEOPLE. CONFERENCE BETWEEN OFFI CIALS AND EMPLOYE DECIDE REDUCTION IN X.AGES. (WtGtara Nkimw I'tiaa Nbm Barvlea. I ' Chicago.—Eraployds of Armour A Co., 20,000 In all, through their plant governing committee, agreed with of ficials of the packing house that a wage reduction is necessary, und fixed Us umount.* The cut la effective Nov. 28. This fa the first time In the his tory of the Industry that a wage re duction hus been arrived at In such u manner. Officials of Swift h. Company an nounced that after an all day confer ence, representatives of the Chicago assembly of employ da had voted that a readjustment of wages was neces sary, had extended a vote of confi dence in the management and had voted to leave th* wage readjustment to the discretion of the management. Swift A Company announced reduc tions for various classes of employ** of the Chicago usaembly practically corresponding to those fixed by tlie emplods of Armour A Company am! effective'on the same date, Nov. 28. Company officials said they expected the other sixteen assemblies of em ploys* to take similar action. Among the cities where such assem blies exist are Denver, Kansas City, Fort Worth, St. Joseph, Omaha, St. Paul, St. Loula und East St. Louis. Officials said that uctlon along the same lines was expected In these as semblies und that they expected the employes would rutify the action of the men appointed to represent them In the assemblies. The agreement between Armour A Co. and Its employ** followed a two day conference. Twenty-four employ**, representatives of the plant councils in nine cities, met with an equal num ber of officials representing the com pany. The books were opened and the financial situation of the company ex plained. The question was put to a vote, and th* following reductions, ef fective In all plants except that at Fort Worth, Texas, adopted: For piece workers, 8 per ceut. Unskilled labor, getting 45 cents an hour or lees, TVfc cents. Semi-skilled labor, getting 45 and 50 cents an hour, 5 cents. Skilled labor, getting more than 50 cents an hour, 3 cents. A minimum wage of 25 cents an hour for adult female labor is pro vided. These reduction* apply to plants Id Chicago, St Paul, Bloux City, Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas City, St. Louis and DeQer. The reductions at Fort Worth, where wages are gauged by local la bor conditions, are: Unskilled labor, receiving less than 42tt cents an hour, 7)* cents. Semi-skilled labor, receiving from 42Vk to 47H cents an hour, 5 cents. Skilled labor, receiving more than 47% cents an hour, 3 cents. Wlien the reductions are applied to the plants of the other members of the big five 125,000 men and women will be affected. Iu the final result, a far larger number will be directly concerned, as wpgee la several hun dred smaller packing houses are based on the big five scale*. All of the big five except Morris A Co. last spring Inaugurated the "plant congress" system of employ**' partic ipation In the management of the in dustry. Toletey Heme Going t* Ruin. Yasnaya Polyana, The home of the late Count Leo Tolstoy, which Is classed by the soviet govern ment as a national museum, Is In dan ger of collapse. Although the govern ment Is running free weekly pilgri mages to the house, no money lias been spent on Its upkeep, and the Tol stoy family plans to start a world-wide restoration fund of SIOO,OOO. The fam ily also proposes to fund n Tolstoyan university, obtaining funds through publication of a memorial edition of eight volumes of Tolstoy’s works, the first of which are now’ being prepared by his daughter, Alexundru. Gen. Pershing Named "Brav* Eagle." Washington. General Pershing hereafter will be know’n to members of the Sloux-ludiaii tribe as "Brave Eagle." The name wus given him at a council of Kloux Imliuns at the Rose bud reservation on Armistice day, and was communicated to General Persh ing's office by Commissioner Burke of Indian affairs. Elsvan Killed in Theater. Hamburg, Germany.—Eleven per sons were killed nnd scores Injured in an explosion at a moving picture house near here. The explosion occurred during a children's performance. The cause Is unknown. Howard Gets Rs-Eleetlon. Atlanta, Ga.—J. R. Howard was unanimously re-elected president of the American Farm Bureau Federa tion here. Addressing the convention later, he reviewed the activities of the federation, devoting attention to the plan for the nation-wide handling of crops through the United States Grain Growers*, Inc. The proposed plan for co-operative marketing of live stock will be effected by Jan. 1, he said. The report of the executive secretary showed a membership of 1,900,000. SEE WHAT SHE FOUND ' Mias Mildred I-ee of Los Angeles, Cal. with the two large and valuable pearls which she found recently in an oystei which she was preparing for a atew. GERMANY NOT BUILDING ARMY BERLIN GOVERNMENT TAKES IS SUE WITH BRIAN_/8 CHARGES AT CONFERENCE. ASSERTIDN DISPUTED STATEMENT THAT REICHWEHR IB NUCLEUS FOR ARMY DE CLARED INCORRECT. Berlin. —In.jt statement to the Asso ciated Press, the German government takes Issue with th* charges of Pre mier Briand of France in his address before the Washington conference that the German police forces and relchcwehr constituted a nucleus for a future German army. It declares M. Rriand’s assertion that the relchswehr la composed ex clusively of officers and noncommis sioned officers of the old army is in correct, and any* that the bulk of the relchswehr Is made up of youths be tween the ages of 10 and 21, recruited since the war. The statement says that the “protec tion police" were created at the bid ding of the entente, and adds: "The relchswehr is wholly unafflli ated with the Schutx Pollzcl, which took the place of the security police wlien the entente ordered the latter’s dissolution. "The Schutz Pollxet is primarily an agency to inulntaln law and order. It takes orders solely from the civilian ministries of the federated states. Its numerical strength and its composition with reference to the ratio of officers and men are designated and super vised by the entente control commit tee. "The number of rifles and small arms it Is permitted to have is speci fied. It does not possess heavy call be red arms. The elnwohnerwehr, or civilian guards referred to by M. Bri and, have been dissolved, and their arms have been surrendered and de stroyed." The statement disputes M. Briand* assertion that Germany still possessed numerous arsenals equipped to turn out war materials, nnd asserts these plants are limited to two or three re quired to keep the German army sup plied and that their output Is super vised by the entente control commis sion. The government's statement refers the French premier to the address from the throne in which King George of England declared satisfactory pro gress had been made by Germany in execution of her financial and disarm ament obligations. Newspaper comment generally char acterizes M. Briand’s speech as “flat falsehood," but most of the Journals express fear that America may believe what he said. The opinion generally expressed was that his attitude was likely to undermine and nullify the whole effort toward disarmament. Notorious Bandit Killed. Wichita, Kan.—A gunman, identified according to the police, as Eddie Ad ams, notorious bandit, wanted In sev eral states, was shot and killed by Detective Ed Bowman, after both Bowman and his companion, Detective Charles Hoffman, were dangerously wounded. Seta Now Standard of Etiquette. Washington. Diplomatic dinners and luncheons Incident' to the arma ment conference have set up a new standard of etiquette for Americans. This was praised by one American of ficial, as follows: "When I go to a friend’s house and wine is served at dinner, I drink very sparingly, because I know his supply la very limited, but when Premier Briand of the French delegation tenders us refreshments of the same kind I go as far as I Ilk* in honor of diplomatic unity." Wktom Never say “Aspirin" without saying “Bayer. WARNING! Unless you see name “Bayer” on tablets,. you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians over 21 years and proved safe by millions for Colds Headache Rheumatism [Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis Earache Lumbago Pain, Pain Accept only “Bayer” package which contains proper directions. Bud; tin bw« .r It ÜbUto-BottU. « “ “4 . a-yj-4- to* to(t Mrt at B ajar *■■■*"»■ m Choice of Evil*. For a long time a beggar .occupied a position In the street with n "blind" placard on bis breast. One day the benevolent Mrs. Holmstlerna finds hlui with the word “dumb" on his money box. She looks at lilui in surprise und says: “How Is this? Have you recovered from your blindness?" "Not exnctly, but I got too many trouser buttons."—Kansas City Star. '"FAULTLESS STARCH dr FOR, SHIRTCOLLARS CUFFS AND FINE LINEF DADDY WOEFUL BACK NUMBER Hew Is It Possible fee Yeung America te Leek Up tea Father Like This? Dad waa forty-five, well dressed, evidently all business. Bon was fif teen or sixteen. Both were standing up on an East Tenth street car. "Son, this ‘fellow Ruths—Babe Ruths you call him—la he the mascot for the team?" "No, dad," replied the lad with an embarrassed grim, "he’s heavy hitter for the Yankees. What made yon think he waa a mascot? "Why, Babe, you know. Babe. I thought he was a little fellow. And what la It you aay, ‘Yank’?" "No, dad, Yanks, Yanks.** Then, af ter a moment, disgusteda "Say, dad, didn’t you ever hear of John Mc- McGrawT” "McGrawa, McGraws. No, I cant remember that name." The lad waa visibly perturbed, and. getting closer to dad, he whispered: "Say, dad, when we get borne I’ll slip It to yon who, some of these birds are so you will know next time."—ln dianapolis News. Gleam bound*. Tell me not in mournful numbers Anything you have to say. If you deal In bluea and timbers, - (let! Avaunt! Be on your way! Life Is drear. Ah, well I knew It, And don’t with to know It more, Told by some dod-gasted poet. Dull and turgid pest and bore. —Tennyson J. Daft, In Kansas City Star. The ' Block Signals Arc Working— tin tome lapccu, Iranian experience ia like railroading. Every moment of the bnrinem and aodal day tha block signal, are giving right cf way to keennem and alertne** —while the alow and the heavy miut wait on the sidetrack for their chance to move forward. The ability to “go through” and to “get there" depend, much on the poire of body, hrain and nerve, that come, with correct diet and proper nouifehment. That'* why eo many chooM Grape- Nut, for hreakfart and lunch. Served with cream or milk it ia completely nourishing, partly prenligeeted, and it supplies the vital mineral salts so Mcessaty to full nutrition. Hij Grape-Nuts hss n rich, delightful U|U R«vor, is ready to serve on the instsnt M —sod is distinctly tha food for mental J I and physical slertoeas and speed. At I* I all grocers. rf "There* a Reason" n for Grape-Nuts Fed at Last. I He was the most down-and-out i s ' lug specimen of a tramp who hu-l > plied at tlie back door of this ji i tlculnr farmhouse for many n >•: r The housewife viewed him with > gust. "My goodness!" she exclaimed. I don’t believe you’ve washed your for n year." r "Just about that/' agreed the l “You see, I only washes before I ea SMALL GIRL GOT HER (???) Utile One Teek a Deed Deal Qranted, but as It Turned Out, the Waa Justified. My new young man took me ton on hie sister, who was married wanted to make a good impression, dressed In my best dress and was my best behavior. Two brothers dropped In, and I m heard them aay they "wanted to i Fred's girl the once over." A four-year-old niece admlnlste the finishing touch when she askv' a voice that coold be heard in kitchen, "When you and Uncle F get married, may I be your fl<" girl?" Th* brother grinned, brother-in in the kitchen howled, while I tur a moat unbecoming red. Th* youngster thought she’d wn! long enough for an answer, so said, "May 1?" I managed to say yes, and two y later we were, and she was. —Chi Tribune. Premise Kept. Wife—She told me the whole h Just as I have repeated it to you, made me solemnly promise not to w' per a word of it to anybody. Hub—Then why did you tell nv ? Wife—Well, I didn’t whisper.-li ton Transcript. Hear Him Coming. Flubb—"Dixon believes In blow his own horn.” Dubb—"That’s w people always dodge him!"