OAPE NLA Y COUirrY TIMES. SEA IBLS V. 3.

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Opening of Conference on the UmHation of Armament

SUSPENSION OF BUILDING

American Secretary Of State Hughco Outlinea Definite PUn For Curtailment Of Sea Forcee. Wa*hlnKton.—The United State*, ai the opening of the Conference, pro poaed to the world that a naval holt day be declared for the next 10 yearr During that time thle Gorernaect bt'leve* there abould be no fortbe. oonttructlon of capital ahlps. The American program for the Um ttalir.a of naval armament aaa pr<< atnted to The Conference on the Llm ttation of Armament by Sectctary o( State Hcgbes, head of the Amerlcar delegation. It provldea: 1. ' r hat all capital shipbuilding pro gram*, either actual or projected abould be abandoned. 1. That further reduction should bi made through the scrapping of cental, of the older ships. 3- That In general regard should b< held to the existing naval strength o. the powers concerned. 4. That the capital ship tonnage abould be u?ed as the measurement ot aireneth for navies and a proportion ate allowance of auxiliary combatant craft prescribed. f Hughes surprised the Conference by presenting a concrete proposition fo: arms limitation when h* accepted ill chairmanship. He emphasised that there la need to take immediate nr tlon on arms limitation. "It would alco seem to be a TtU part of a plan for the limitation o naval armament that there should 1> a naval holiday." Hughes said. "It t proposed that for » period of not les: than 10 years there should be m further constmctiou of capital ships. "1 am happy to say that I am at lit ertr ‘o go beyond these general prop sltlon*. and on behalf of the Amerlcni delegation, acting under the Instnn tlons of the President to submit to yot a concrete proposition for an agre< znrnt for the limitation of naval arm:: tnent. "It abould be s ’ 4ed that this proposal Immediate^ >nr -ns the British Empire. Jr pan anu th United State* In view of the extraordinary condition: due to the fTorld War affecting the existing strength of the navies o France and Italy. It la not thought be necessary to discuss at this stage »' the proceeding* the tonnage allowanc* of these nr.lions. But the United State proposes that this matter be reservefor the 1 consideration of the Confei

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"In making the present proposal thUnited Slates la most solicitous tdeal with the question upon an entire ly reasonable and practical basis, t* the end that the just interests of a' efaal! be adequately guarded, and tba national security and defense shall b< maintained " Gives Plan In Detail. Hughes outlined then how ths Amt-r lean delegation believes the naval xrmamect of the world should be made, giving In detail just what thlr Government believes each nauor tbould as. se to. The principal features of the uro posed agreement In the Words ot fies. are as follows: CAPITAL SHIPS (e United States is now com pie t s program of 1916. tailing for Ip J battleships and six battle ship I six battle cruisers. One battle I has been completed. The others ■in various stages of construction, iome cases from 6b to more than tt. of the construction has i done. On these 15 capital ship* I being built more than 1333.000,W'O B been spent. Still the United States ^tilling. In the Interest of an im limitation of naval annain- :. to scrap all these ships. The United States proposes. If Loir plan Is accepted--(X) Tv scrap all capital ships now under construction. This Includes six battle cruisers and sever, battleshipon the war*, and In course uf build in; The total number of new capual ships thus to be scrapped Is lb The total tonnage of the new capita* ship: if completed would be 613.000 tons. 2. To scrap an of the older bat ties hips up to. but not Including, th' Delaware and North Dakota Tin number of these old battleship* *o be •crapped Is 15. Their total tonnagNO tons.

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be scrap] this plan aggresste tonnage (Including thru o •hips In construction If completed) oi GREAT BRITAIN* AND JAPAN* The plan contemplate* that Gr< :'. Britain and Japar shall take actlor which la fairly commensurate will this action on the part of the Unite*

money has been spent. These four ships. If completed, would have tonnage displacement of 172.000 tons., 2. Shall, in addition, scrap her prfr dreadnaughts. second-line ba'ib-shlp' and first-line battleships up to but not including the King George V class. These, with certain pre-dreadnaughti which already have been scrapped would amount to ^8 capital ships act tonnage reduction of 411.375 toro. The total tonnage of ships thus to lx scrappel by Great Britain (ineludim the tonnage of the four hoods. 11 com pleted), *vould be 583.375 tons.

JAPAN

It la proposed that Japan— 1. Shall abandon her program o: vhlpa not yet laid down. viz., the K1‘. Jwarl. No. 7 xnd No. 8 battleships ant Not. 5, 6, 7 and 8 battle cru'sent. It should be observed this docs no: involve 'he stopping of construction »* the constn- tlon of none ot ther ships has heen begun. l s Shall scrap three capital shl;> 'the Mutsu. launched: the Tots and '{ago. In course of building), and foui battle cruisers (tbo Amagl and A Vagi the course of building, and the Ttoga and Takao. not yet laid down but for which certain material bai been assembled). Ths total number of new capital hips to be scrapped under this para graph la seven. The total tonnage of ew capital ships when com pleted would be 2S9.100 to 3. Shall scrap all predread’.aughts nd battleship* of the scco- lire This would Include the scrapping o' all ships up to hut not Including th' .^ettsu—that !s. the scrapping of It vldor ahlpt, with a total tonnage of 159.828 tons. John W. Garrett of Baltimore, wa* lected secretary-general of the Con-

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Uncle Eph&wa 7 v d/ie Rahbiu A Thanksgiving Slory Told by ft Uncle Raje}^

FRENCH PRESS IS SKEPTICAL. Takes Attitude Conferer.ee Is Purely For Pacific Problem*. Paris. — The French press wa: -rammed with ^ews of the openin: of the Conference on the Umltatlo: ol Armament, although It la bold!; - tated that little hepe is held for "an.' hlng real toward disarmament" The attitude has Teen taken her hnt the meeting it exclusively e Pacific problem afiair. Editorially, confidence wa* ev pressed In most Baris newspaper* thf Washington would not repeat the mb take of Versailles In seeking for ide; volutions.

OPPOSED TC BATTLESHIPS. 3rltiah Admlrnl Views Their Advocate As Lunatics. I.ondo".—Rear-Admiral Sir P.-r. ■cott. former commander of the marls lefcnees at London, anti an avow< •pponent of big battleships, writing 1; the Timet, remarks that the m»:i .'eature of Secretary Hughes’ propota. is whether bntilt ships are to be oull “1 regard advocates of wastin' money on battleships as lunatics.' d> flared Fir Percy. "Why Is the conn •ry s purpose controlled by lunatics' For the ships It proposes to build wil cost £100.000.000. The v! vernier:' •ay this will give amploymenL f would the building o', roads and i railways" DISMISSED FOR USING POWDEF

Miss Pearl Put :ley. Of Arkansas, A«i For Her Righta. Knobie. Ark.—A writ of mandamt. vrklng that she "be restored to hinght* in the public schools" ha.- b* • filed here by Miss Pearl Pugsley, agi 18. who claims she was dismissed fo using face pjwder. Early this yea the School Board isrued a atatem< r that no face powder-, cosmeticrouges, piekaboo waists thin atori ng* or abbreviated skirta would ! :olr rat.-d .a the schools.

Copyrtgtit. ISlt. Wralrm Tve beard folk* sal K*s all foollahnnw to say you ain't Xill a pra.eymrd rabbit; but I g-t lit to sc- .-ic dnt'a | been kilt. Dey had It one «U> da: Harry ; Jnckson kilt one; but tvu* all a Ule. Harr; br.d kilt a plain oh common rabbit: en wh»*n dc nelfhtxws beard •boot It. some of 'em drapped In to toe Harry tout dl* «. dat >e* fo' dinner. Harry up en tol' 'em twuz a graveyard rabbit: en dey drapped back oat wlduut waitin' fer olnner. •*01’ Epb Bidlow say when be wux young, he let dr while folks talk him Into blirvin' dat you could kill a graveyard rabbit; en dr day afore Thnnk«givln' be tuck down his dmiblvbarT muzzle loader, en went St ter a rabbit what foika kep' sevHn' In a certain graveyard. "Well. sir. not long attev be gw* to de pravejanl en wuz a seitln' ginst a tree vratrilin' de leases It) <b win', up a rabid .u bopped «a {op of a tntnlxiione. en grinned :it Eph Den Eph. briji* boogrey fer Ti.anlt*glvln' dinner outer rabbit *to«. tuck good aim. m lammed al»o«e 1 *e rabbit Jumped up. eti let de Ion-; paas under him. Wld dat Eph tbok good aim ag'ln, en lammed away wld d' udder barT. Agin de rabl>li jumped up. en let de load p:i*» under him. Den while Ei>h nuz starin' at de rabbit, de rabbit tuck en danced on d ■ tombstone. en turnt a •otncr'et cr twa "Den look like it change lis min’, en got mad. It Juuipei down an kicked up It* behlu' leg* 'twel learea wuz failin' nil over de graveyard. Den It snorted at Eph. Fire ruck i.r.d shot out Its eyes, en out Its m>*e. en out Its motif; en It kep' snortin' m Epb; en ev’y time it snorted de blaze would reach plum to Eph. Epb say he whirl 'roun' io go. on slipped. «t fell. He lit smack on top a grave; en sotnp'n In fir air growl' turlde at him. Den Eph phi one jump: en \.eiu plum over de graveyard fence, en landed lu de middle e. de big r <aU. He bounce' back font de groun l.ke a rubtier ball sbootln' oiT a brick v all; ec when he lit ng'ln. up be bocnced agin: en so on. 'twel de fo'ct er de fus bounce bad played on'. Soon ec be could, be Ut out. “Well, sir; de path he tuck wuz so full er creeks, en dKriies. en logs, dat It look like he had to Jump all de way home stldder ninnln' it dalr. Away he went: Kerbllckety l-lunk* blunkety l-.lck! Wlckety blunk !' makln' time dut 'ud er made f* Interestin' ler

any rabbit.

“Ho had to pas* by a |k»u' whar do bull-fri.c* wuz tbb'ker'n leave* In winter. When dey heard de win' a coin*, en de promt' a-nimblln'. dey locked out en toed a sight dey sin' never seem to forgot. I >alr wuz a man rikoshayin' along like a *wk sktppln ’on water, en ylt a r.lssln' all de bumps en logs

the nffiirrsjmruaiiEgT Birds' Ants-Mortarn ktatsoisnt Owells Fatheticallg on the InpratiUida Displayed by Mankind. It*s a gay life. And 1 haven't'weak-

ened ye!.

Ti e lx«s feeder isn’t fcs mean aa I u*ed to think him. He restricts my IlUariy. 'Ou true, but the cats are great. A double portion of shelled corn for breakfasL Twice as much for dinner. Hot mash for supper. I'm gening fat. positively; 1 had to let out my waist feathers twa notebra this morning. Gratitude well becomes the boas. Didn't I chase the bugs out of the garden last summer? 1 have much to ba thankful for. Here comes the boss now. 1*11 *1v« him the mzz. Gobble! Gobble! But I have strange misgivings Isn't

-friend meets with friend* Of That spirit la Borr the Hospitality Which Should Co With Thanksgiving Day. Richest of all the spirits of Ttankagtving day Is the spirit of frientfy hospitality. French about enm»=*T and millions all you like, but tt is that u man «nd woman without real oM-fashiooed fr.end* la poverty stricken. . W 1 Money will not bu v friends. It docs y attrn.-t bcgsnr* and parasite*. Oi^ the sincere 1.-nest heart make* frleoM who will stand by one In the boor of need and warm one to Lope and coup- _ age lu the time of 'rouble. They may not have a penny to their rutroas. but they have the richer treasure—frteoo•hip. _ And now. «hen you are rb inking us Thanksgiving day. retnerob-r the oM friends, rboa*- who live alone, whe-vu families are rone. Tlx- 'urkey may l>e too high priced, but a table spread In the spirit of a feast will bare ro*rrtmeut and Joy a-d turkey will not ba

ibar nn ttx be Is '.ringing at his *1de? It v.-as an ax that orphaned roa. For the love of |inr». boss, ute dlaretloc ! Remember the bugs! Squawk

A THANKSaiV1NO EXPERIENCE.

What are year fowls, good Dealer tall? But told, ha said. with glaring eye.

Good land' h« shrieked, a stun like that Should purchase Bird* of Paradise.

START ON THEIR EXILE. Karl And Zita Sail On British Cruise: Fur Madeira. Constantinople.—The British' light -raiser Cardiff, bearing termer Em r--ror Charles of Au*!ria-Hunwiry anc ala wife, Zita, to their exile in tb. Island of Madeira, left her* Sunday

lie sought a roast o f veal inetaan For that ha

Be la; mad the corf and sighing

In spirit crushed ha turned away. Tolled o'er his cash with worried brow. And sighed. l*ve got enough to pay

NATION'S DEBT TO PILGRIMS Present Blessings Largely Mad* Pascibl* Through the Dcvn'ioii of That Ha; no Band. niree hundred years ago a pU r band gave thanks for the prospect of a home In the wilderness, wbc-e t* -y might worship according to Ote clcta:<*s of their conscience. Today millions of people give thanks for .the blessings that have accrued through Ur- Intervening years, blessings made possible by the fortitude of that little band. Tercentenary celebrations i given to commemorate their coming and brougl ' to the mind vivid contrasts of the age In which we live In comparison with those pioneer t of frugality and danger. If they could give thanks for what seems to us such meagp- blessings, what a depth ot gratitude should be ours, who have Inherited ease and the modern tfponunltles because of their peraetcring and conscientious effort. Where the wilderness spread over Uie land huge buildings and marvelous cities now stand. Where our forefathers plodded lu tangled paths and unbiased trails, the airplane wings Its swift way. eliminating time and distance In Its flight. Vet, with all this progress, we hold In reverence the traditions established by’ thib band, r* wr annually repeat our "Hymn of Thanksgiving.'' Physically »e change, but the heart echoes today aa truly the message of love that has rung down through the ages. Physically the world has cbenged—^yea. Humanly we are the same. We look forward through the mouth* the day when we may stop from the rush c? daily demands and take time to show our love and ’oyiUty and appreciation for the gifts of frtendthlp i.ai freedom aad family tie*. We haven't forgotten. We arc not Indifferent. We are not ungrateful. So we keep the day and its customs. anil hold It In reverence, fully understanding all that It means when we say 'Thunkaglvtng."

Modem Thanksgiving.

«M 1 <34 Tbaokaglvins Day -—Wall our here la thankful. tNOTK: He has no wife an' seven children, an' he’s

Thanksgiving day is here. IM try to revive Its sp.rtt end hospitality and come toge’ber to cherish flowers of frlendsh'-.. Many there are whose souls are dying In these days < t unrest. There are Bo tx-lghbora to . turn to, few friendly cngiigalRMI where every one share* the Joys ai sorrow* of all. The fires on the alt must be lighted afreeh. Whatever U task, let us do our part* gallsnGy.anfl forget not acqusintances who l ' strugr’ing again* the rurrsot and w hare seer better days. Then the Toanksglrinc day wUl hS a reality and a true festival Is t bread land of America, "here * freedom we are striving to mains the blessings of price and equal ote port- ultlo, for all. “You Can Have Your Turker.”

YALE GIVES FOCH DEGREE. r rench Marshal Will Attend Footb. Game With Princeton. New Haven. Conn—Marsha! Fcx

same ez ef he had aim ter do Vt. It wuz a cbm- of a human rreetur Iwatln* de bull-frog at de bull-frog's own bnsl“When d.- whistlin' er de win" done died out. dem frog* raised a racket

Hatin' er U-i-a j Fran 1*1 »• •• ai tern uni. I O.ir

Signed Mayflower Compact

The forty-one male passengers, beads of families, who signed the compact on the Mayflower were: John Carver. William Bradford. Edward Wluvow. William Brewster. lauac AN lerton. John Allerton. Myles .Stnndlsh. John Abten. Samuel Fuller. Cbrlstopher Martin. William MuUlna. William White. Klctmrd Warren. J-hn Howland Ste’dien Hopktne. Edward Tilly. Jolm Tilly. Franris Cook. Tbomai Bogi rs. Thomas Tinker. John Uldg-

Edward Fuller. John Turner.

John

British Secretar/ Counter

Eaton. James Chilton. -•.'in, John Bdlington. Moses ■ r. John tbxxlman. Degary Thomas Williams. Gilbert .w. Edward Margeson. Peter Richard Brilterlge. George Richard Soule. Richard Oark. I ir&rdlner. irtiomas Enrili >1 JVotey and Eilward Leist !"• imsaeturers cam- also flfri ■ervanta. Tliey bore the nan Ti-r. < !«per. Ely. Holm-ck. H""l ..re. Latham, Mlnicr. M— r. Sampson. Siory. Thorn*- -

-*> and Wilder.

THE THANKS OFFERING. By Cora A. Matson Delaon.

Been* 3 (33 hours, an' (> Kin. bef or a Thanksgtv-

rooui over the transom? (Note: He lives In a fur-

H.-ed ibat Great Britainstop further construetloi.' new hoods, the new capita.' i aid town hut upon whic 1 ,

before Thanksgiving)—She's a designing worn a n (baring studied designing at a c o r r ospondmee a-hool.) She thinks our hero ts handsome. Haha! Well, anyhow — that's a compliment for th‘ poor artist

before Thanksgiving)—First look K| at th' crocodile 11 tears. Well drawn j| _ huh? Y' gott- jlAUXtEi7,(;M .tve th' artist ,10?^/ credit no onr else will). S' a! wrong, tbo.' *ha way^ho's strlcgl v him. Reward for Cbeerfu.neaa. Always be bright and cheerful or. Thanksgiving day no matter what your troubles are. and you will have cause to rejolca tUrlcw before lha year Is ouL

“You can have your turkey,” says this little fallow. “Give me your gcoee every time. Here’e the big fellow we're gonna nave for Thank*givtr.g» DUAL SOURCES OF BLESSING ( Thanksgiving Spirit, to Br Bine ere, Should Carry With It a Suggs*, tlon of Sacrifice. The sources of blessing are dual and the spirit of thanksgiving should be directed In two way *. For In the Christian theory, the Author of Ufa choose* never to work singly, but rather to honor the good w.u of wen In bringing to pass al! thing* for which men ore prompted to be thankful Such a realization on Thanksgiving day must have a wholesome lnfluene« ujxm our thought and the resoluOcam we form toward future purpose*, for true gratitude is more than an expression; It 1a a prompting We are grateful for peace, but w. cannot better express thu gratitude than by contributing with Cue control and friendly office* to increase harmony wherever ., U r Inllucrre raaj reach. We are grateful for pollt!ml stability end elections without dlaaster or turmoil: our gratitude ebould strengthen our purposes lo aehtoe. more Marly the ideals of purityla politic* and In government. We ue grateful that hy contrast with unfretunatepenpirs of other lands our Unw have been cast In happy pI , a , ££ “ “ 00 •««‘Lre* which wa mmrt make to relieve th.*e m dl,-~« “I* ,ni '' Llrit of ThiS giving.—Detruli IYve Press. His Time A-Coming.