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PAPER COST
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CMI and Criminal Proceedings
to Be Instituted by Depart
ment of Justice In Event Evi
dence, is Produced Showing
Existence of Paper Trust .
Washington, Jan. 4. Attorney
General Gregory today took over the
yield of the Federal Trade Commis
sion's Inquiry Into the (print paper
market with a Tie to determining
whether there la a paper trust, and
to instituting civil and criminal pro
ceedings against manufacturers or
others who may hare tola ted the
anti-trust laws.
President Wilson la actively Inter
ested In recent disclosures of prac
tices cursued In the production and
distribution of print paper and Is un
derstood to be following tne in
qutry closely. ' A mass of complaints
and testimony and a large aumber of
secret reports from tne commissions
Investigators hare been placed In the
Attorney General's hands.
For several weeks department of
Justice officials hare been in frequent
consultation with the trade commis
sion and are understood to have un
der serious consideration the early in
stltutlon of grand Jury proceedings at
which Indictments charging violation
of the criminal section of the law will
be asked.
- The formal taking over of the In
quiry by the department today was
In response to the following letter
sent the Attorney General by Secre
tary Bracken; of the commission:
"As yon know the Federal Trade
Commission pursuant to resolutions
of the Senate have been conducting
an Inquiry Into conditions of the
print paper market.
The commission Is of the opinion
that the inquiry has now reached a
stage where the further co-operation
of the Department of Justice would
be advantageous."
- The Attorney General replied:
Take Immediate Ar on.
The department will at .eaoe take
up the oaer and to that end I
win bare attorneys of the department
meet with the . commission or with
attorneys of the oommtastoh, as may
be deairea, ana go orer the data al
ready collected as a basis for deter
mining what further steps to take.
"I know, of course, from what has
already, been brought out, that a se
rious condition exists In this trade,
and that any remedy which the law
may afford should be . applied at
once."
Beyond asserting that the Investi
gation and any action the department
might take would be hastened as
much as possible, Mr. Gregory de
clined . to comment on the situation.
It ts understood, however, that
Department officials are prepared to
institute speedily a dissolution suit
against any manufacturers within
Federal Jurisdiction who are believed
to have conspired In restraint of
trade or to ecect a monopoly. At
the same time It was made clear that
no Injustice -would be done manu
facturers Innocent of Illegal practices.
In addition, department officials
are understood to be preparing to
ask for criminal tndictmenta, should
analysis of the evidence warrant such
action, and It Is believed the crlml-J
nal proceedings, it undertaken, would
be pressed ahead of the civil pro
ceedings. Where such proceedings
might be conducted Is said to be un
der consideration. .-.
Officials Handicapped. .
- Officials say they are handicapped
by the fact that more than half of
' the print paper consumed in the Uni
ted, 8ta tee Is produced In Canada and
manufacturers would be outside the
Jurisdiction of American courts In
any proceedings that might be deem
ed advisable. This condition, how
ever, would not apply to American
agent of such manufacturers.
North Carolina publishers recent
ly filed with the Department of Jus
tice a complaint charging that manu
facturers had refused to sell to a
buying organization publishers had
formed, although manufacturers
previously had advised organizations
to eliminate the Jobber. Other or
ganisations of publishers filed with
the trade commission letters and tele
grams to support their allegations of
an Illegal combination.
- The commission still has under
consideration a plan proposed by
manufacturers for distribution of the
available paper stock under super
vision of the commission.
LAWSON TO TESTIFY IN
PROBE OF ALLEGED 'LEAK.'
Washington. ' Jan. 4. Thomas W.
Lawson telegraphed 8peaker Clark to
night that he "had cancelled plans for
a trip to Europe and would be In
Washington "before breakfast" Mon
day morning to r testify before the
House Rules Committee, which today
ordered public hearings on Repre
sentative Woods charge that a leak
gave Wall Street advance Information
about President Wilson's peace note.
- Earlier in response to a telegraphed
subpoena Mr. Lawson had notified the
Speaker that he would be unable to
appear because he was sailing for Eu
rope Saturday and when the second
message came House - leaders were
considering whether there was author
ity to bring the Boston . financier by
force.' -
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FRESH EGG SHORTAGE
FELT IN CATAWBA COUNTY
' Special to The Observer.
: Newton, Jan. 4. Indicative of the
scarcity of eggs the country over,
"Bud" Sherrlll. weU-knewn Mountain
Creek Township farmer, declares that
although he has been keeping house
for two score years, and now has
"a hundred head , of hens," he had
-buy, eggs for,, the, Christmas fakes I
at 40 cents a dosen. '"I paid for 'em eral real estate and mercantile bu
ln chickens, though," he said, grimly, nesa
Dobrudja Taken
by Teutons After
Bitter Struggle
Except for a narrow strip of
land projecting into the Danube
marshes toward the Moldavian
town of Galatx. aU of Dobrudja
has been cleared by the Teu
tonic AlUee of Russian and Ru
manian, troops. After the fan of :
; Matchln and JUila. the defend
ers began a retreat across the
Danube toward Brails, and ac
cording to Berlin, a force of
Russian rear guards on the pe-
. nlnsula projecting toward Galats
comprises the only Entente
troops now in Rumania between
the (Danube River and the Black
Sea. In Moldavia the Teutonic
Allies, notwithstanding the heavy
snows, are continuing their inva
sion of the country from the
south and west, "although along
the front of Field Marshal von
Mackensen. In the former region,
they are meeting with strong re
sistance at various points from
the Russian and Rumanian
troops.
In the wooded Carpathians
the Russians in an attack cap
tured from the Germans an ad
vanced position north of Meste
Canesct. Petrograd reports that
In this fighting the Russians took
100 men prisoner and captured
three cannon, 11 machine guns
and other war materia
On the other fronts the op-
orations are still confined to re
ciprocal bombardments and en
gagements between small recon
noitering parties. In Gallcia the
A uatro-G e rm ans delivered sev
eral attacks against the Russians
but they proved unsuccessfuL--Raids
of German trenches north
east of Arras and in the neigh- '
borhood of Wytschaete are re
ported by the London. War Office,
which asserts also that a Ger
man attempt , against British
trenches east of Armentieres
was put down with losses to the
attackers.
A German submarine in the
Mediterranean has sunk the for
mer liner Ivemla. which was
acting as a British transport.
Many of the ship's company In
cluding officers, soldiers and
crew, are missing.
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ALLEGED ASSAILANT OF
. STOVALL MAN CAUGHT
Granville County Merchant His
Victim at Baltimore Last July.
Detectives on His Trail for
Many Months.
Special to The Observer.
Philadelphia. Pa.. Jan. 4 Aft--
hunt all over the country, detectives
today arrested Howard Busick of Bal
timore, who- is wanted there tn con
nection with the attack upon James
Gillla a merchant of StovalL Gran
ville County, N. O, after an alleged
woman accomplice enticed Gillis to a
oneiy place known as Highland
Town, on the outskirts of Baltimore.
This occurred July 25 and Gillla was
so badly beaten he was left hi the
road to die, it ts said.
Kramer, a detective from Bam-
more, received information yesterday
that Busick was in this city. He
came here and enlisted the aid of
Kinsley , and -McCullousrh. detectives.
They Went to the tenderloin and
watched for him all night and were
rewarded by finding the man this
morning at Ninth and Race streets.
He was taken to the Central station
and held without bail for requisition
by Magistrate McCleary.
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ROWAN COUNTY PLANT
BECOMES CO-OPERATIVE
Special to The Observer.
Salisbury. Jan. 4. The Rockwell
Furniture Company, at Rockwell. Ro
wan County, has put its factory on
the co-operative plan. The stock
holders, at a meeting this week.
adopted the plan as suggested by the
directors by which plan all the em
ployes will share in the profits of the
concern.
The county board of ' education
found a two-day session necessary
this month looking after the appor
tionment of the school monies tak
ing some time. The board decided
to increase the Ellis school near Sal
isbury from a two to a three-teacher
school and ordered a new room built
to the school house.
MRS. ELLA BROCK, AGE
.
47, DIES AT MT. OLIVE
Special to The Observer.
Mount Olive. Jan. 4. Mrs. Ella
Brck, wife of the late Ira-T. Brock,
about 47 years of age, died at her
home here Wednesday night about
o'clock, following an extended pe
riod of 111 health, due to" a complica,-
tion of ailments.
Six children Mrs. Albert Turner,
Frank Brock of The Duplin Record's
mechanical department, Phineaa
Brock, who lived with his mother.
three smaller children and a number
of other . relatives in her ' old home
community in Duplin County, survive
her. Remains were taken to the fam
ily burying ground near Bear Marsh
church. In Duplin County, this after
noon for Interment..
HICKORY INJUNCTION
AGAINST SO. R. R.BLDG.
Special to The Observer. 4
Hickory, Jan. 4. A permanent re
straining order was issued against
the Southern Railway Company, by
Judge E. B. Cllne today, enjoining
the company from erecting a wooden
building on their right of way a
block west of the passenger station. '
. The frame of the building was al
ready up when City Attorney Mur
phy secured a temporary restraining
order.' Reasons for securing the in
junction are that' being within the
fire limits the city ordinances require
that lit be erected of brick. .The
building Is intended for a store house.
It la said the railroad may appeal to
the Supreme Court , A ; -
TWO SOUTH CAROLINA
FIRMS CHARTERED.
Columbia, 8. C, Jan. 4. The Secre
tary of State has issued a commis
sion to the J, B. Pelson Grocery Co.,
of Florence with a capital of tt.iOO.
A commission Was Issued to the M.
T3 T. i wi m Vmnnn,r nt T lm amv!M
with, a capital .el 15.00a.to. do a aen-
MILLION FOR
PENSIONS 1
STATE ASKED
BY
increase in Salaries of State Of
. ficers Urtted by Governor
Craig in Message Houses
Hold Night Session to Pass
Local Measures.
Special to The Observer.
Raleigh Jan. 4. Advocating the
necessity of Increases in salaries to
the Governor and other State officers
and recommending the passage ' of
laws providing for other progressive
measures needed . Governor Locke
Craig delivered his final message to
the Legislature at a Joint session to
day. Senator Little of Anson object
ed to the Joint session to bear- the
address but later Withdrew his ob
jection.
In speaking of Increasing the sal
aries Governor Craig urged the ac
tion be taken before Governor Thom
as W. Bickett is Inaugurated. The
Governor also urged a determined ef
fort to give North Carolina shippers
lower freight rates to points in State
to the South so they can compete
with Virginia shippers, who have the
same rates, despite the fact the hauls
are longer.
Governor "Craig spoke in favor of
the continuance of State convict la
bor being used on construction of
railroads for the opening of unde
veloped territory of the State and the
taking of stock In the enterprises as
payment for the service of the men.
He also favored the passage of a law
for the return of part of the earn
ings of State convicts to the depend
ent families of the prisoners.
It Is expected that additional leg
islation will be recommended by
Governor Bickett In his inaugural
address on January ll.
A bill providing for an appropria
tion of $1,000,000 instead of half
that amount for Confederate pen
sions was . introduced in the lower
house by Representative Jackson of
Henderson. In asking favorable con
sideration of the measure he paid a
glowing tribute to the deeds of valor
of the men who took part In the
Civil War.
A night session of both houses was
held tonight for the purpose of pass
ing a large number of local and pri
vate bills before the constitutional
amendments go Into effect on Janu
ary If.
An amendment to the charter of
the Charlotte Carnegie Library la
sought In a bill introduced Into the
house by Representative Pbarr. of
Mecklenburg. The measure provides
for the revising and reducing the
membership of the board of trustees,
simplifying the work of the manage-
ment. and putting the negro library
under the supervision of the trustees
of the library for white people.
mils introduced in the house in
cluded one by Grier to provide for
scnooi Dona election in Statesville,
and one by Clark to incorporate Jef
ferson, Ashe County.
Many new committees were an
nounced tonight for the Senate. The
committees and chairmen follow:
Military Affairs. Burgwyn: Fed
eral Relations, Little, of Alamance;
Engrossed Bills, Burnett: Election
Laws. Long of Halifax; Feeble Mind
ed. Pollock; Fish and Fisheries, Mc
'Nider: Game Laws, Kelly; Immigra
tion, Nelson; Insane Asylums, Mc
Goin; Institution for Blind. Harding;
Institution for Deaf and Dumb,
Matheson? Judicial Districts, Jones;
Judiciary No. 1 Scales; Judiciary No.
X. Allen; Manufactures, Ray; Min
ing, Blue; pensions and Soldiers
Home, Thompson; Printing, Long Of
Halifax; Privileges and Elections,
Brock; Propositions and Grievances,
Long of Alamance; , Public Roads,
Cameron; Railroads. Gough; Sal
aries and Fees, Person; Shell Fish,
Cramer; Joint Committee on Univer
sity, Everett.
' "The full committee on Manufac
tures consists of Ray. Nelson, Cam
eron. Gray. Everett Harrell, Tucker.
Long of Halifax. Earnhardt, Turner
and Deweese.
FUNERAL OF MRS. J. B.
BEARD HELD AT HICKORY
Hickory. Jan. 4. Funeral services
for Mrs. James B Beard, who died
suddenly at her home In this city
Tuesday about noon, were held from
the Church of the Ascension (Epis
copal) this morning at 14:10 o'clock
and Interment was made In Oakwood
Cemetery. Rev. Samuel B. Stroup,
rector of the Church conducted the
services.
Mra Beard was (4 years of age, a
member of the Episcopal Church, and
leaves air estate estimated to be
worth about 825,00. The only Im
mediate member of her family sur
viving, a brother, Alfred Morgan, of
Murphy, was here for the funeral.
The pallbearers were John C. Mar
tin, M. H. Tount, T. M. Johnson, N.
W. Clark, C. M. Shuford and W. B.
Menxiea
FIRST DEATH IN A
REMARKABLE FAMILY
Boone. Jan. 4. The death of Prof.
Jerry Day, as reported in this paper,
was the first death In a remarkable
family of fourteen children six boys
and eight girls. .The father and
mother.' Mr. and Mra Thomas L. Day.
are living near Blowing Rock, and
at one time every one or the children
were living at home. . Also, one or
more of the children have been in the
Appalachian Training School each
year since the foundation of the
school. Mr. Day himself, the father.
Is a faithful trustee of the school. '
& CAROLINA LEGISIiATCRE
' CONVENES TODAY
Columbia, a C Jan. 4. Only 17
members of the last Legislature will
alt among the membership of the
seven Ur-second Uenerai. "assembly
which convenes for-its first session
on next Tuesday at noon.
Wilsojx Undecided
as to Procedure in
Mexican Trouble
.Washington, Jan. 4. Interest In
the Mexican situation remained cen
tered tonight on what action by
President Wilson might follow his
approval of the recommendation , of
the American members that confer
ences of the Mexican-American Joint
Commission be brought to an end.
Dr. J. R. MoU, one of the Ameri
can commissioners, carried to the
Mexican members in New York today
a formal reply to the last communi
cation from General Carranxa, In
which he again had refused to ratify
the protocol providing for the with
drawal of American troops from Mex
ico. If Luis Cabrera, chairman of
the Mexican group, and - his col
leagues, Ignaclo Bonillas and Alberto
J. Pant, desire It. a last meeting will
be held, probably in Washington,
merely for the dissolution of the com
mission. There has been no announcement
of the President's decision as to the
American commissioners' suggestion
that he act on his own Initiative. In
the matter of withdrawing the troops,
and that diplomatic channels be pro
vided for dealing with questions at
Issue between; the two Governments.,
It appears, certain, however, that
Henry P. Fletcher win be sent to his
post In Mexico as Ambassador.
Some Administration officials op
pose haste In ordering Pershing's men
out of Mexico on the ground that It
might give Carranxa the impression
that it was because or his insistence,
when in reality the chief motive
would be toTelease National Guards
on the border and take the regulars
out of a poor strategic position.
Secretary Baker conferred with the
President today and later announced
that there was no change in the sit
uation.. Mr. Fletcher was without orders
tonight to proceed to Mexico, but It
was believed that his dispatch would
not be long delayed. It was explain
ed by Administration officials that the
action of the delegates to the Mexican
constitutional Congress now In session
at Queretaro, made the presence of a
fully accredited 'diplomatic officer oi
prime importance to the United
States Government which sees in
some of the reforms nelng considered
by Carranaa and his adherents the
basis for early embarrassments.
Military phases of the situation
were watched with greater interest
today on account of the probable al
teration of policy. Officially It was
reported that refugees reaching the
West coast yesterday had .said that
on January 1 the Carranxa garrison
evacuated Durango. capital of the
State of the same 'name, which was
promptly occupied by Villa's men. It
also was reported In private messages
that in the latter part of December,
Campecbe, In' the southern end of
Mexico, wentJlnto the hands of the
rebfla. tr.
OFFICIAL ENTENTE REPLY
RECEIVED IN GERMANY
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Answer Closes Door to Peace,
Says Press, and Central
Powers Must Now Prepare
for War.
Berlin, Jan. 4. The official text of
the Entente reply to, the peace pro
posals has been finally received by
the American Embassy by the round
about route of Washington and Co
penhagen. It will be presented by
Ambassador Gerard to the foreign
office this afternoon. .. There is no
urgency with respect to the presenta
tion as the Swiss Minister presented
the official text received from Italy
on Tuesday.
Sober second thought In official
circles confirmed the Impression ex
pressed on the day the press version
of the note was received here that
the note puts an end to all chances
of peace, and Germany and her Al
lies must buckle down to the task of
continuing the struggle with all en
ergy. This under current of opinion
is largely supported In the neutral
press.
It is considered in some quarters
that the reply of the Entente will not
entlrey cloee the door to the poii
billty of peace discussions. Those
who hold that belief contend that
this could be done either in response
to a further Invitation from President
Wilson to both sides' to state their
terms simultaneously and confidenti
ally, or perhaps through an open dec
laration of their terms by the Cen
tral Powera
ov i
NEW BERN INDUSTRY
WILL MOVE TO WILSON
Special to The Observer.
Wilson, Jan. 4. A new enterprise
that will give employment to many
will soon be moved from New Bern
to this city the Scott Register Com
pany. Wilson has offered the con
cern a site with a building on It at a
nominal figure, free license for 'one
year and will invest $10,000 In stock
in the enterprise. .. . j.
JO-JO SAYS
Rain today; fair and colder to
morrow. Talk In fhMn. in anitai nt thtt fa if
thai most things are going up. '
SUSPECT I
in CASE
ENDS LIFE AS
POLICE CALL
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Bernard W. Lewis, Wealthy
Young Pittsburg Man, Want
ed in Connection With Brutal
Slaynig of Artist's Model,
Shoots Self to Prevent Arrest
Atlantic City, N. J- Jan. 4. Ber
nard Wesley Lewis, son of a promi
nent retired coal dealer of Pittsburg,
sought by the police in connection
with the killing of Maxie Colbert, an
artist's model. In her apartment at
Philadelphia last week, shot and kill
ed himself tonight in his apartment
In the exclusive State's Villa here
while two detectives were trying to
gain entrance to his rooms. The ban
from a new .21-caliber rifle went
into his temple and death is believed
to have been Instantaneous.
'When the detectives knocked on
the door of his room, Lewis went into
the bath room, braced his feet against
the head of the bath tub, placed the
rifle to his head and pulled the trig
ger. When the officers broke down
Intervening doors a few minutes after
they heard the shot, they found the
man dead.
The local department yesterday
was requested By , the Philadelphia
police detectives, Farley and Totten,
who were assigned to the case, to
endeavor to locate Lewis. They
learned that the young man's father
some years ago lived in a house near
Bute's Villa, and they went to that
hotel but Lewis was not there, nor
had he made' any reservation.
About 8 o'clock tonight, a tele
phone message to Captain Malseed's
office said a man answering the de
scription of Lewis had entered State's
Villa and was then eating dinner.
Farley and Totten immediately rush
ed to the house, where they learned
that Lewis had gone to his room on
the third floor. They hurried up the
stairs and rapped on the door of the
bedroom. "" " ' -' - " "' ' ' V ' - '
"Who Is there?" Lewis called out.
"We have a message for you," Far
ley answered. "Let us in."
"All right," was the reply.
A moment later, the detectives
heard a door slam and fearing that
Lewis was attempting escape, hurried
to an adjoining room, from which
there -was a communicating door to
the bath room of Lewis' apartment.
As they tried the door, the rifle shot
rang out The keyhole to the second
door had been plugged, but the de
tectives soon opened the door leading
to Lewis' bedroom. They found the
door to the bathroom locked and
were forced to break it open.
Lewis was found half reclining in
the bath tub, with his foot braced
against the head. The trigger of the
rifle was still clasped in his hand and
the end of the barrel rested against
his temple. The detectives saw at
once that the man was dead. Chief
of Police Miller took temporary
charge of the body and County Phy
sician Bonder expressed the opinion
that death was instantaneous.
Scratchera on Fingers.
Lewis' fingers snowed several
scratches as though he had been in a
struggle with some one. On the bu
reau were several copies of today's
Philadelphia. Atlantic City and New
Tork newspapers. One contained the
flaring headline across the front page,
"Girl May Solve Model Mystery." Un
derneath this was a large column ent
pf Masle Colbert. The police said
they found no written word in his ef
fects, however,, to convict him with
the crime.
Lewis was positively identified by
the owners of the hotel. He was a
man apparently about 38 years old,
dark complexion and extremely high
forehead, rather prepossessing in ap
pearance. He had little luggage and
only $6 and some cnange.
According to the people at the ho
tel he arrived there at 10 ' o'clock
Wednesday night He appeared rath
er morose and uncommunicative. He
had been absent from the house much
of the day and his movements be
tween the time he arrived and the
time of the suicide have not been
fully traced.
WARRANT ON TECHNICAL
CHARGE ISSUED FOR LEWIS
- Philadelphia, Jan. 4. The death by
his own hand of Bernard W. Lewis,
the police declare, leads them to be
lieve that he had knowledge of the
crime, even If he was not actually
the slayer. Although reports from
Atlantic City late tonight said that
Lewis had left no written statement,
local authorities, were hopeful that
something would yet be found among
bis effects to clear up the mystery,
which for four days has baffled the
efforts of a score or more- detectives.
A warrant for Lewis' arrest on the
technical charge of defrauding a taxi
cab driver out of his fare early Friday,
the day the crime is believed to have
been committed, was issued today and
fliers were sent broadcast by the po
lice with a description of the Pitts
burger. Lewis' name had. been fur
nislhed the authorities by Misses Ethel
and Mabel Kyle, sisters, both of whom
were publio school teachers, who said
that the young man had taken them
home In a taxlcab after a dinner par
ty downtown. Elwood Powell, the
chauffeur, In an affidavit before a
magistrate, stated that he had later
taken the man to the - apartment
house where Miss Colbert' lived.
Telephone Kyle Home, . '
Lewis twice this afternoon tele
phoned, apparently from Atlantic
City, to the home of the Kyle sisters
In Germantown. His calls were an
swered by Miss May Kyle, a third
Bister, and Lewis, she said;, plunged
at once into' the subject of the mur-der.-tWhat
shall-1,, dorhe.la-je.
(Continued on Page 9.)
11 Dead, 12 Hurt
asTornadoWrecks
School Building
Muskogee, Okla Jan. 4. Eleven
school children were killed, four
probably fatally hurt and eight seri
ously Injured when a tornado wreck
ed the Vireton rural school . house,
known as the Lee-Baldwin School,
near ' B looker, Okla., today.
The school building, a Baptist In
dian Mission a quarter of a mile away
and four farm houses are in ruins
and a half dosen other farm houses
were lifted from their foundations by
the storm, which swept a narrow
path for a distance of six miles.
The storm struck first at Rich
vllle, seven miles southwest of Vire
ton, but did no further damage until
within a Quarter of a mile of the
school building. .
. Tearing up the valley for nearly a
mile the storm then ripped' the
school building from Its foundation
and hurled the children down the
hillside and across the ravine, some
of them being picked up a hundred
yards from the site of the building.
Only two children of the 88 In the
building escaped uninjured.
150 MISSING AS BRITISH
TRANSPORT IS TORPEDOED
Cunard Liner Ivemla a Victim of
Under Sea Craft In Service
for Past Several Months.
London, Jan. 4. The British trans
port Ivernla has been sunk, it was
officially announced tonight One
hundred and fifty military officers and
men are missing.
The text of the announcement reads
as follows:
"The Ivernla was sunk by an ene
my submarine in the Mediterranean
on January 1 during bad weather and
while carrying troops. At present
four military officers and 148 men
are missing.
"The casualties among the rrernla s
officers and crew are not yet definite
ly known, but hopes are entertained
that the only officers of the ship miss
ing are the surgeon and chief engi
neer." .
A supplementary report Issued by
the Admiralty says 88 of the crew of
the Ivernla and 110 men are missing.
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The Cunard liner Ivernla, a 14,878-
ton steamer, has been for some time
In the British Government service as
a transport having at various times
carried troops from Canada and be
tween British ports and the Dar
danelles, There has been nothing in
recent reports, regarding her move
ments. She was built in 1900 at New
castle. Her length was 688 feet and
she was 44 feet bean) and 87 feet in
arart
UNBALANCED DIET
IS CAUSE OF PELLAGRA
Noted Federal Expert Makes
This Statement at Spartan
burg Disease Not Due to
Lack of Sanitation.
Special to The Observer.
Spartanburg, 8. C Jan. 4. Dr. Jo
seph Goldenberger, surgeon of the
United States health service, and rec
ognized all over the country as the
greatest lMng authority on pellagra,
was in Spartanburg this week on a
visit to the United States Pellagra
Hospital, located In this city.
While here Dr. Goldberger was
asked what he had to say In regard
to the statement recently made by
the Postgraduate Medical School of
New Tork In which the claim was
made that pellagra Is caused bv a
lack of sanitation, and his reply wasr
"i nave nothing to say concerning
that, but I dan say positively and em
phatically, that pellagra Is caused en
tirely by an unbalanced diet" He
said that a lack of sanitation had
caused many diseases, and would eon-
unue to tor years to come, but that
it would never cause a case of pel
lagra. Dr. Goldbergers formula for nre.
ventlon or cure of pellagra la as fol
lows: "Eat plenty of beans and peas
dally plenty of eggs, and meat if
possible, and as much milk as one
can get Do this and the chance Is
you will never have pellagra, and a
diet like this will cure , you, provided
the disease has not progressed too
far."
He says that the Innreased aoat nf
foodstuffs will probably cause an in.
crease of the disease.
MISS GILLESPIE WEDS
J. L, NETTLES AT COLUMBIA
Special to The Observer.
Columbia 8. C. Jan. 4. Miss Hue.
rlet English Gillespie and Mr. Joseph
Lawrence Netties were married to
night at the home of the bride's
mother, Mra Sadler Gillespie, on
Senate street The ceremony was pri
vate at which only members of the
immediate families were present The
bride was attended by her sister, Miss
Fanny Gillespie, while Stephen Net
tles pf Greenville, a brother of the
groom, was best man. Immrtint.i
after the ceremony a large reception
wu uma a wnicn several score of
the leading society people of Colum
bia were present Mr. and Mrs. Net
tles left for a trip North and on their
return will make their home In Co
luhbia. . i
FARMVILLE TO BECOME
GREATER TOBACCO MART
. Special' to The Observer.
Wilson. Jan. 4 Farm inn dm
County. On the KnrfnlV ,
Railroad, a few miles east of Wilson,
is destined to be one of the big to
bacco marts of eastern Carolina, The
j. sr. myior xooacco company with
headquarters at Richmond, have com
nleted all imnnmint. -
7 ... . m uu. luw es
tablishment of a. nfnracA ht,,
ing plant and perhaps stemmery near
uj iimreimi xooacco company's
plant to , cost between $80,000 , and
840.000. This ontarnrln.nl i
employment to 40 or SO laborers,
MINISTER DECLINES CALL.
New-Bern. Jan. A ixn,
. - ,, uvu UMf
members of the Tabernacle Baptist
Church assembled last Sunday morn
ing, it was their Intention to extend
a call to Rev. J. W. Willis of San
ford, but a. few minutes before the
call was to have been made a tele
gram was received from him stating
that he thought It would-be impos
sible for" him lo Hl-rftlt thin c...1
asked that no action be token.
PEACEACTIOII
OF SENATORS
DEFERRED TO
HEAR WORKS
Effort of Hitchcock to Secure
Unanimous Consent of Reso
lution Indorsing Wilson Note
FailsLewis Defends Move
of President
Washington, Jan. Ij The .
note to belligerent Powers suKaestinst
a discussion of peaee terms was do
bated again today in the Senate, bat
two hours of attack and defense fail
ed to bring to a vote tha Hitchcock
resolution endorsing President Wil
son's action in sending It The res
olution will again come up tomorrow ;
with the Droaneot of further antasrew
nlstlo speeches by Republicana, -
secure unanimous consent for a vote
late tomorrow failed on objection by
Senator Brandegee. During prelim
Inary maneuvering that followed the
resolution Senator Works gained the
flour to make a four-hour prepared
valedictory speech.
Before Senator Works, began, how
ever. Senator Stone, ohatrman of the
Foreign Relations Committee, with
whom President Wilson consulted two
days ago, spoke briefly, saying the
news had gone forth to the world tha
the President's note was under die
cussion and that the Senate should
consider and act upon it at once. Sen
ator Gallinger, the Republican leader,
replied with a warning that any at
tempt to force action would hot meet
With approval. -r. ";:;,
After listening to, Senator Works
for about two hours the Senate re
cessed until tomorrow, when he win
resume. The vote on the Hitchcock
resolution cannot oome at least until
he conoludea ' " -
, Lewis Defends Wilson. ' -.
The principal speeches today were
made by Senator Lewis who defended
the President's notion, and by Sena
tor Lodge, who, concluding bis attach
begun yesterday, declared adoption of
the resolution would be a leap in tha
dark into International negotiation
with which Congress had no legal
concern, and no knowledge.
Senator Lewis ' answered: In AbCl
the criticisms of the Mschusettj
Senator. - i" ; ,
Replying to the aasertio that th
note had been' taken as a favoraliM
move for Germany, he said, tt was,
but natural that one side or the oCter
to such a controversy should so tn-
terpret a move for peaee and aem
clared that after all that sm no gv v
son to defeat so great an snl
strongly dissented from ttM vwsf exx
pressed by Mr. Lodge that the adop
tion of the resolution would mean
the dragging of the United States Irt?
European politics with danger' to t4
Monroe Doctrine and Important, do
mestio policies and accused the Maeew
achusetts Senator of moorrectty reo
citing history to put 1 a DemocraCi
President In a bad light. '
I Tenders Good OfBoea -'
"This note," said Senator Lewis, mw
its very face merely tenders the good
offices. When good offices are tan
uoicu v m uvi wj uiwm pin
mlsslble, to first sound out the par
tie. The contrary course ofuntime u
adopted, lest those Involved averse to
peace would be busy to Intercept lot
result" - - ;t.,,:::..'3-
Senator Lewis then reviewed tha
tender of the good offices of Russia
In the war of 1818 and similar action
by the United States to tenders by
Great Britain and Franca to end the
civil war, he- said, was In no wise a
precedent on account of the previous
attitude of those two countries toward
this Nation. '
"So, far , as X am concerned," ha
added, "I am not much Interested
whether the President of the United
states conformed to precedent or
whether be did not - Of all oEmm-
that have been committed against lib
erty In America, it has been t:...t
Idolising of precedent which has no
application to modern ecveots and
which slays the spirit of things by
too much adherence to the letter."
Senator Lewis said tha - President
had not asked the belligerents to sub
mit peace terms nor suggested those
termB, but that he asked them to get
together among themsehrs on iy
thing which to either would be satis
factory as the terms of peaoa." . . ;
ui iiubiuw i vam i nilmi oe
well token," he added, "then there
can never do u soar tdu w s
in any place could appropriately ap
proach the question of peaoa There
would be none to speak for those whe
have the desire. . There would be no
agency In the world. Parties would
be left to the conflict to tha Intermin
able end and until death was the In
heritance of all, and the silent voice
of civilization In destruotloa would be
all that was left to mankind.'
Turning fer the criticism that tra
note had been construed as favorai't
to Germany, Senator Lewis said, "l
can hardly imagine any d jcument tn
a oriels like this that would not re
ceive Its construction from one side or
a nnth., ' , .
Senator Lodge, eompletfnaj Ms argu
ment against the Hitchcock resotatieav
declared Its adoption would be a leap
In the dark and predpltato Congress
into the midst of Incompleted negotia
tions concerning which tt knew noth
ing. .V-iy- .
, "It is apparent to every one,1 ha
said, "that when we abandon our tra
ditlonal policy of separation from
European politics we take a very
great step which should not be taken
without most thorough knowledge of
what Is Intended and of the distance
Which we are invited to go.
. "If the President has the term
proposed by the Central Powera tt is
entirely in his discretion to deal with
them, but if we are. to endorse any
thing he Is doing, then before action
is taken we should know tho, groan
on which we are acting.
"There is nothing In tha Gerroeu
reply or the Allies' reply to Justify
the Senate or Congress tn embarking
on the perilous seas of negotiations
concerning European Powers end
terms "of peace - which ' coucua -tA
Powers atone." . ..