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Devoted to the Best Interests of Cedartown and Polk County.
Volume 35.
Cedartown, Georgia, Thursday, November 17, 1921.
Number 43.
LIMITATION OF THE GREAT NAVIES
Proposed oy United States and Accepted by
Other Nations at Conference.
Well staged ami well plu.ved has
been America’s leading pnrt in the in
ternational conference which opened
Friday in Washington to consider the
limitation of armaments and to dis
cuss the problems of the l’ucilic.
The exercises of Armistice Day,
when an unknown soldier who lost his
life, on the battlefield in France was
laid to rest with impressive ceremon
ies in Arlington cemetery, gave added
solemnity to the opening of the con
ference. President Hnrding’s Armis
tice Day address wus a truly great
one, and accurately expressed the
sentiments of the American people in
their desire for peace and their ab
horrence of war.
The President opened the confer
ence in a brief address, and Secretary
of State Hughes was unanimously
chosen as its presiding officer.
Saturday’s session gave the foreign
diplomats the surprise and shock of
their lives, for Mr. Hughes promptly
placed nur cards on the table and call
ed for n show-down. He did not hold
the usual preliminary secret confer
ences with representatives of other
nations, but let them all hear our
proposition for the first time togother.
And then the galleries, which had
freely applauded every reference
made by Mr. Hughes to on enduring
peace, still further shocked the vis
itors by using political convention
methods and calling for responses
from distinguished visiting statesmen.
Acting on the ideu that if you take
awny a man’s weapons you reduce
the chances of a fight, Mr. Hughes
made a proposition for n drastic re
duction in the navies of the United
States, Great Britain and Japnn, the
three great naval powers of the
world, which is outlined as follows:
That for not less than ten years,
competitive naval building cease, as
between Great Brituin, tins United
States and Japan.
That all capital ships building or
planned be scrapped and a few re
cently placed in the water be destroy
ed, within three months after ratifi
cation of agreement.
That the older ships of each fleet
also be destroyed, reducing the Brit
ish force to 22 battleships, the A-
meriean to 18 and the Japanese to
10, each ship to be retained being
specifically named.
That, during the agreement, no
capital craft be laid down except un
der a detailed replacement scheme,
which would provide for ultimate e-
qual ty of the British and American
fleets and for a Japanese force atfill
per cent of the Btrength of the other
two.
That all other naval craft be sim-
iarly provided for in the same ratio,
specific Agues for aggregate tonnage
in each class being laid down.
That naval aircraft be disregarded
in the scaling down processes as a
problem incapable of solution, owing
to the convertibility of commercial
aircraft for war purposes.
That no naval buildng of any char
acter be undertaken in any of the
three countries on foreign account
during the life of the agreement.
That no capital ships hereafter
MU down exceed 85,000 tons.
That'the life of a battleship shall
bg.fixed at twenty years, and that
ships to be replaced be destroyed be
fore the replacement vessel is more
than three months passed completion.
That no battleships replacement
whatever be undertaken for ten years
from date of the agreement.
That no combat craft be acquired
except by construction and none be
so disposed of that it might become
part of another navy.
That regulations to govern conver
sion of merchant craft for war pur-
„ poses be drawn up because of the im
portance of the merchant marine “in
inverse ratio to the size of naval
armaments."
In this proposal the United States
takes the lead by offering to make
the greatest sacrifices, as we will
have to scrap 30 capital ships as a-
gainst 19 from Britain and 17 from
Japan, thus showing our own earnest
ness and good faith.
The limitation of the size of battle
ships to 35,000 tons is an important
one to us, as the crazy race for lar
ger ships would soon force us to eith
er enlarge the Panama Canal or build
a larger one through Nicaraqua in or
der to accommodate them.
Some England-hatcrs will object to
Great Britain being allowed to have
■even a slightly larger navy than our
own, hut Mr. Hughes recognizes the
fact that this island kingdom with
possessions all over the curth is oblig
ed to have protection for her own
food lines, as she would quickly
stnrvc if her imports were cut off.
The principal relief from this re
duction of capital ships will be to the
taxpayers, for if there is ever another
world war it will be fought mainly In
the air und with destructive chemi
cals. Mr. Hughes’ plan frankly rec
ognizes the difficulty of dealing with
air-craft and inerchnntvessels,because
airplanes will more and more be used
commercially, and both air and trade
ships can so easily be converted from
peaceful to warlike purposes.
This makes the limitation of capi
tal vessels, while probably the most
spectacular part of the conference,
relatively the least Important. The
greut task is to remove the causes of
war, as people can quickly find some
thing to fight with if they are deter
mined to fight,
suit of the conference is the scrapping
of the Britlsh-Japaneso alliance, of
which the British are undoubtedly
tired und without which Japan will
not fool so belligerent.
Great Britain several years ago
proposed a “navul holiday” to Germ
any. She declined It, and Great
Britain naturally assumed that Gor-
muny Intended to fight and so got
ready for her. It is indeed gratify
ing that both Great Britain and Japnn
“accept iit principle” the proposals
mude by Mr. Hughes. May he be os
successful in solving the still more
vitally important problems that con
front the conference.
District Educators
TO ATTEND EDUCATIONAL CON
FERENCE IN ROME NOV. 19.
All the county and city school su
perintendents of the Seventh Congres
sional district are expected to attend
an educational conference to be held
at the auditorium of the Rome High
School on Nov. 19th. High school
teachers nnd principals and all per
sons interested in the educational
work throughout the district arc also
invited.
It is expected that a number of
prominent educators will make ad
dresses. The purpose of the confer
ence is to establish a better under
standing of school conditions in the
district und a resulting improvement.
Women’s clubs, parent-teachers’ as
sociations und school improvement
clubs and other civic organizations
will be represented at the conference.
Discussion on '‘Citizenship,” by
Hon. W. W. Mundy, president Cedar
town Bourd of Education,will be one
of the features of the morning sess
ion.
LOST—(Monday afternoon between
my house on Highland Avc. and the
1st Baptist church (vin Noyes St.) a
graduated pearl necklace. Please re
turn to Mrs-Jas.M. Burke for reward.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED of Rugs,
Blankots, Crockery, Trunks, Stoves,
Ranges and Furniture of any kind,
don’t fail to visit E. W. Lemon Fur
niture Co. while their sale is on.
TOWN PESTS
The Cut-Out Pest thinks that Noise
menus Power and he likes to Go Roar
ing down the Quiet Streets after Mid
night with the OP Cut-Out wide open.
He Is also Fond of Racing the Engine
early Sunday Morning, tunlug up the
Old Boat while Everybody Else Is
Trying to Sleep.
QU1LLIAN COMES
Again to Pastorate of
First Methodist
s Church.
Rev. Frank Quillinn in returned to
the pastorate of the First Methodist
church here, much to the gratification
of the church ami the community.
Rev. ,1. II. Howell comes back to
the Cedurtown Circuit ns supply,
Rev. M. A. Franklin returns to Rock-
mnrt, nnd Rev. S. II. Dimon to the
Cave Spring Circuit, and the members
of their churches are duly pleased.
The whole district rejoieps at the
return of Rev. W. T. Irvine as Pre
siding Elder.
The only change in Polk is the as
signment of L. G. Cowurt to Aragon.
The annual North Georgia Metho
dist Conference closed its session
Monduy in Augusta with the roading
of x the appointments. Among the
assignments of interest to Polk coun
ty people we note thelfollowing:
A. F. Nunn to Center St., Atlanta;
J. A. Sewell, Chaplain Federal Prison,
Atlanta; J. Lee Allgood, Kirkwood;
Claude Hendricks, East Thomaston,
—four Polk county men who hnve en
tered the ministry and are doing good
work.
W. T. Hunnicutt is ro-appointed
Conference Missionary Secretary.
Among the Presiding Elders are
O. F. Venable, of the Athens district;
•T. H. Bakes, South Atlanta; R. C.
i Cleckler, LaOrange.
I Other assignments to he mentioned
iare A. M. Pierce, Druid Hills, Atlanta;
J. T. Eakes, Thomson; T. J. Branson,
Calhoun; H. M. Quillinn, Lakewood
Heights, Atlanta; S. U. Belk, Trinity,
Atlanta; P. A. Kellett, Ben Hill Cir
cuit. .1. E. Dickey, 1st Church, Grif
fin; Olin King, Grnntville; J. M. Tum-
lin, Marietta; R. P. Tatum, Rome
Circuit; B F. Pirn, Jonesboro.
Bishop Candler presided at the Con
ference, and gratifying reports of
great progress were made on missi
onary and educational lines.
Great Lectures.
A wonderful Bcries of lectures on
the lifo of Christ has just been con
cluded at the First Methodist church
by Dr. W. A. Sledd, of Emory Uni
versity, and it has been a rure priv
ilege for Cedartown people to enjoy
Buch an intellectual and spiritualfcast.
Dr. Sledd has recently returned from
a trip to Central Europe, where he
was sont by the Methodist Mission
Board to ascertain the facts’as to con
ditions there, and In his sermon Sun
day morning ho gave much interest
ing Information, particularly as to the
Czeoho-Slovaks. Cedartown has in
deed boon fortunate in having thiH
great Christian scholar of world-wide
reputation in our midst. He was the
guest while here if Mr. W. H. Trn-
wlck, teacher of the Men’s Bible
Class at the First Methodist church,
tile organization which invited Dr.
Sledd to visit us.
Kiwants Favors Peace.
The Kiwanis Club luncheon Friday
was a most impressive occasion. It
was Armistice Day, and members of
the American Legion were guests of
the Club at the Wayside Inn. Four
men who helped to carry the flag of
our country to victory in preserving
the freedom of the world were called
upon for talk» —.Lieut. Col. Homer
Watkins who was cjted for gallantry
in battle, Rev. C. A. DtVane who
served as Chaplain at the front, Maj.
II. M Hall who won distinction in the
hospital service, and Mr. Fred Brew
ster who served his country faithfully
in the ranks. Never, were more earn
est talks heard in Cedartown, and at
the close of the program a message
was sent to President Harding wish
ing the disarmament conference god
speed.
Thanksgiving Game.
Our High School boys put up a
game fight Friday against the much
older and heavier team from the 4th
District A. & M. School, but foot-ball
is a game where weight adds much to
skill and C. H. S. had a score of 23 to
7 against them. Both teams played
well.
The next bout for C. II. S. will be
the Thanksgiving game next Thurs
day afternoon with the Disquc High
School of Gadsden. Seeing this game
will be a very pleasant way to pass
the holiday afternoon, for it will be a
well-matched affair.
CHILD WELFARE! CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR WORKERS
TO BE DISCUSSED TOMORROW
FOR WOMAN’S CLUB.
Tomorrow is Child Welfare Day for
the Woman's Club, with Mrs. Frank
Quiliian as chairman.
Dr. Goo. Smith of Rome, a spec
ialist of note, has accepted an invita
tion to address the Club on this im
portant theme.
•The meeting will bo held at 3 Pjjn.
ill the Community House on West av
enue, and nil ladies nre invited to at-
ditlon Is steadily improving,
tend.
LANDMARK GOING
AND MAKING WAY FOR IDEAL
MANUFACTURING SITE.
The old Cherokee furnace is being
“scrapped," nnd the fact brings
touch of regrot to many of our old
citizens, for it was the first industry
to put Cedurtown “on the map” from
a manufacturing standpoint.
The lute Amos G. West cume here
from New York and built tho furnace
in 1874, at the same time building the
old nurrow-gunge East & West road
to connect with the W. & A. at Car-
torsville. He wns one of the pioneers
in Qcorgla as a furnace and railroad
builder, and for yoars the old Chero
kee gave employment to many. It
brought to our town in lutor years ns
temporary residents such useful citi
zens as Mr. N. II. Swnyne, now of
Philadelphia, and Mr. A. Griggs, now
of Meridian, Miss.
The writer will never forget the
“Interviews” that The Stnndurd used
to secure from Mr. West ns to the
live question of the early ’Nineties,
“When will the furnace Start?” Many
interesting chapters could be written
as to Mr. West and the men he gath
ered about him in the then important
enterprise.
But the old Cherokee was a char
coal furnace, using about six acres of
| tfipber n rlny, and the wood for coal
ing became scarce und expensive. Big
coke furnaces have Liken the place of
the smaller charcoal furnaces, nnd the
Cherokee had to finally shurc the fate
of its sisters und go out of blast “for
keeps."
It was honest-to-goodness iron that
the old Cherokee turned out, and it
wus an honcst-to-goodness furnace
that Mr. West built. The superinten
dent in charge of the work of demol
ishing the old structure says he has
never seen such u building, und it is
taking him about twice u long to tear
this down as it bus other furnaces
more cheaply built.
Only one engine out of nil the fur
nace equipment is being saved. The
rest all goes with the old Iron and
brick as “scrap,” which is being ship
ped to Chattanooga and other points.
The blasting that Cedartown people
now hear from time to timo means
that the old Cherokee is out of blast
forever.
As long as the furnace could never
be operated profitably again, and was
as badly out of style as a chignon or
a bustle, it is well that it is being torn
down. It clears the way for the lo
cation of some modern enterprise, for
there is no more desirable location
for a manufacturing industry than
thtB.
Of Northwest Georgia Meet Here Tomorrow
for a Three-Day Session.
the homes of all denominations will
he opened to the visitors.
All are cordially invited to the
meetings, which will bo held at the
Prebyterian church. The following
is (he Interesting program:
Next Monday is Orphans Home
Day for Georgia Baptists. Please
hnve your gifts ready.
Enthusiastic young Christian En
deavor Workers from nil over North
west Georgia will take charge of Ce
dartown, and will hold it over Sunday.
The young people of the Presbyterian
church will play the part of hosts, but
Theme: “In His Name.”
Text: Col. 3:17.
Song: “Tell it Today.”
Chorister: Rev. B. F. Pirn.
Friday Night.
Presiding—Mr. Geo. R. Rusk, Pres.
7.30. Song Service.
Devotional—Rev. B. F. Pirn.
Address of Greetings—Mr. R. P. Watson, Pres, of Cedartown
C. E. Society.
Four Square Chart—Mr. Chas. F. Evans, Sou. States Sec’y.
Convention Song.
Appointments of Committees.
Address—Rev. Dr. Pitzer.
Mizpnh.
Socinl Hour.
Saturday Morning.
Presiding—Mr. Thus. H. Moye, Pres. Atlanta C. E. Union.
9.30. Sohg Service.
9.45. Devotional—Rev. B. F. Pirn.
10.00 The Monthly Service Program—Mr. Chas. F. Evans.
10.30. Dixie Endunvor and Christian Endeavor World.
Dixie Four Square Chart—Mr. C. F. Evans.
Report of Nominating Committee. ■
Election of Officers.
Address—Rev. B. F. Pirn.
Mizpah.
Saturday Afternoon.
Presiding—Rev, J. R, McGregor.
2.00. Song Service.
Devotional—Rev. B. F. Pint. i
New Plans for Junior Work—Miss Mamie Gene Cole.
Five New Plans for Prayer Meetings—Mr. C. F. Evans.
Five New Plans for C. E. Socials—Mr. C. F. Evans.
Convention Song.
One Minute Reports from Societies. '■
Closing Message—Mrs. Hazen Smith.
Mizpah.
Conference of District Officers.
Saturday Night.
Banquet.
Song Service,
Devotion—Rev. B. F. Pim
Work of the State Union—Miss Nora Snye.
Taking of Pledges for the State and District.
Progress of C. E. in Dixie. (Stcrloptlcon Lecture) Mr. C. F,
Evans.
Mizpah.
Sunday Afternoon.
Song Service.
A Junior Exhibition—Miss Mamie Gene C.ole.
A Plea for Junior Leaders—Miss Nora Saye.
A Junior Sketch.
Convention Song.
Plea for Members to Quiet Hour and Tenth Legion—Mr. T. A.
Moore.
Missionary Address—Rev. Homer McMillan.
Mizpah.
Sunday Night.
C. E. Prayer Meeting; Presiding—Mr. G. R. Rusk.
Song Service. '
Report of Committees. •
Installation of Officers. • -
Convention Song and Offering.
Address—Mr. Chas. F. Evans.
Closing Consecration Scrvi ce. 1
Helping the Farmer.
State Organizer A. A. Elmore of
Atlanta, District Organizer E. L.
Watson and Hon. L. A. Dean of Rome,
paid The Standard a pleasant visit
Saturday morning, and told of the
rapid progress being mude in the or
ganization in Georgia of the Cotton
Growers Co-operative Marketing As
sociation, for which they, uro doing
such excellent work. They had held
a good meeting the night before at
Esom Hill, where rquch Interest was
manifested.
Mr. Elmore says that in the four
states of Texns, Mississippi, Oklahoma
and Arizona, which have adopted the
co-operative plan, the members of the
Association are getting from $5 to
$15 a bale more than non-members.
This is because the Association is
prepared to fill large orders of uni
form grades, and without passing
through so many hands.
These gentlemen expect that Polk
will soon be fully organized.
All Emerson Records
45 and 50 cents.
STUBBS & HOGG.
THAT NEW LOAF. Try it.
4 * V7TARY steam BAKING CO.
7.45.
7.45.
8.05.
8.25.
8.30
8.35.
0.10.
9.15.
10.45.
11.00
11.10.
11.20.
11.45
2.15.
2.30
2.45.
3.00.
8.15.
3.20.
3.40.
4.00.
4.10.
0.00.
7.30.
7.45.
8.00.
8.15.
8.35.
9.00.
2.30.
2.45.
3.00.
8.15.
3.30.
3.40.
3.50.
4.30.
G;30.
7.30.
7.45
7.50.
8.00.
8.10.
8.30
9.00. Mizpah.
GET A LICENSE
If you are going to hunt rabbits or
any other game in Georgia, you must
have a hunter’s license. And whether
you have a license or not, you must
get permission from the owner of tho
land.
Tho season for quails opens next
Monduy.
The Polk County Game & Pish Pro
tective Association is interested in
protecting the farmers ns well as all
game from violators of the law.
An Explanation.
Mr. T. W. Schliestett, Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners,
brought the report of the Board meet
ing to our office in nmple time for
publication, but a peculiar accident
just before going to press prevents its
appearance until next week.
E. W. LEMON CASH FURNI
TURE SALE closes Nov. 26th. Only
10 more days! They ere still offering
rare bageins.
City Tax Notice.
The city tax books are now open,
and will close Friday, Nov. 25th.
J. C. WALKER, Clerk.
Get your hunting li
cense, on sale at Bart
lett Hardware Co. T.
H. Shellman, Game
Warden.
Wilton Foundation.
On Jan. 16th a week’s campaign
will be inaugurated for the raising of
$2,000,000 for the Woodrow Wil
son Foundation to commemorate the
ideals of Mr. Wilson and Mb great
services to humanity, and to ertiate a
method whereby public service will ba
encouraged and conspicuously recog
nized in this and future generations.
Tho interest on the Foundation, a-
mounting annually to about $100,000,
will bo used in making awards, on the
plan of the Nobel commission at
Stockholm, Sweden, to the individual
or group in the United States that has
rendered within a specified period
meritorious service to democracy, or
to puhlir welfare,to liberal thoguht or
to peace through justice. It is plan
ned to give annually four awards for
these specified achievements.
On the Sunday preceding the cam
paign’s inauguration, it is planned for
every preacher in the United States
to deliver from his pulpit a sermon on
democracy, peace through justice, or
the ideals to which Mr. Wilson’s life
has been dedicated.
Hon. P. A. Stovall, of Savannah,
former U. S. Minister to Switzerland,
haH been appointed chairman for
Georgia, and the Empire State of tha
South will take pleasure in doing her
part for this noble undertaking.
Buy your comforts and
Blankets now or pay
more later.
STUBBS & HOGG.
Buy it in Cedartown.