THE WEATHER.
ADVERTISING PAYS.
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J' . Th .new Parcels Post opens up woll ;
derf ul . territory io , Wilmington merchants
in all this section of the Carolina. "W '
cover this territory like the morning dew.'
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Fair, much colder today ;s cold wave
in interior. ; .
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WIMINGTON; C. T1LJ LlSDA.ir OTIN0 JANUARY 9, 1913.
roTc Must Stand Trial
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jflDGilHliEllS
III BITTER TiEBMS
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is now organized'
Jorth Carolina Legislature
Convenes and Confirms 7.
Caucus Nominees c 1
STANDING COMMITTEES NAMED
Charter of .Orphanage at Winston Am
ended as Bill No. 1 Now Ready
for Governor's Message- '
Notes'of Opening.
(By WJ. J. Martin.) "
Raleigh, N. , C, ;Jan.- 8. The 1913
session of the North Carolina General
Assembly convened at noon today, per
fected organization and notified Gov
ernor Kitchin of its readiness to re
ceive his. message, v This will be sent
to the Senate and House very proba
bly tomorrow noon. The Senate ' or
ganized with Lieut. Gov. Newlandpres
siding until the, inaugural ceremonies
January. 15th, when Lieut. Gov. E.. Li
Daughtridge will become presiding bt
ficer. - ' - -? ; :
Representative W, A.' ' Devin, of
Granville, placed-in nomination Hon.
George W. .Connor, of -Wilson, for
. speaker, predicted that ' Mr. . Connoc
will fully measure up to-.his distin
guished eight -predecessors as a wise,
progressire and safe ; leader, for this
vitally important legislature.
Representative H. S.Wil5iamsi" of
Cabarrus, nominated-: Representative
R. L. Haymore, of Surry,, for the Re
publican minority. " The vote; 'resulted
Connor 9 9 j Haymore -15. .'Speaker
Connor's .entrance - was; marked by a
storm of applause. ' He; spoke appre
ciatively of ,.the honor that , the speak
ership meant' to him and Its ' opportun
ity for service and appealed for the co-'
operation of "menybers- m dispatching
business. He declared' he .wants" the
rules of the House remodeled to" give
greater dispatch pf hnsjness.- irn
All Ho'uevofficr:lftamed . hyr the
Democnatic cuctalast nigh Lwere
elected In "due
A bill, the first, introduced," and act
ed upon, came "from the Senate" and
was put through ltsr readings," amend
ing the charter otthe Methodist Or
phanage at Winston-Salem,
Speaker Connor announced as the
Committee on Rules : -i Murphy, chair
man; Doughtdnr - Justice, . Majette,
Koonce, Haymore. :- . ' '
In the Senate, H. N. tTiarr, of Char
lotte, was nominated by Senator O. F.
Mason, 'of Gaston, as the Democratic
choice for President pro. tern. '- This
was seconded ny Senator Q. K.-. Nim
ocks, , of Cumberland, . and he secured
the unanimous vote, the Republicans
complimenting no one.lwith a nomina
tion. All other Democratic caucus
nominees were, duly eleeted. : -
The Senate passed a resolution for
a joint session at 11-A.?M. Wednesday,
January 15th, to canvass the Vote -for
State officers and. for their, induction
into office, at noon of that day. The
resolution calls for a committee of five
for the Senate "and " seven - from the
House. -
The chair named Senators Weaver,
Buncombe : Hook, of Cabarrus : 'Mc-.
Leod, Wjard; Woodley, Chowan, as the
committee on the part of the Senate.
In the standing committee assign
ments announced this afternoon by
Lieut. Gov. Newland for the Senate,
Senator Bellamy, of New Hanover,
gets the chairmanship of the Commit
tee on Counties, Cities and Towns and
assignments ' on Propositions and
Grievances, Finance, Corporations,
Constitutional Amendments, Judiciary
No. 2, Institution for Deaf, Fish and
Fisheries -
The Senate. -.
At 12 o'clock to the minute Lieut.
Gov. Newland let the gavel fall and
formally called to-order the Senate of
North Carolina, for the sessionpf 1913,
and announced that , the Senate would
be led in prayer by Rev. M. A. Bar
ber. The rector of . Christ Episcopal
church of Raleigh, - offered petitions
appropriate to the occasion and clos
ed with the . Lord's Prayer, In which
the Senators joined with audible voice.
The roll was then called by Chief
Clerk R. O. Self, of, Jackson. Forty
nine Senators answered, the absent
one being C. Ql Peebles,, of Jackson;
Third district. Next the : rolL by dis
tricts was called, and as their nauies
were pronounced the Senators ; ap
proached the desk, subscribed to the
oath administered by- Chief -i Justice
Walter Clark, of theSupreme .Court,
and presented their certificates of elec
tion. When this was, completed, 'and
it took about a half hour.- President
Newland announced 'as - the .'next bust
ness the election of a President pro
tem. Senator Mason1,1-of Northampton,
nominated Senator H. N. Pharr, of
'Mecklenburg, the -: caucus nominee
Senator Nimocks,' of Cumberland, sec
onded. The roll call' resulted -In 49
votes for Phanv the minority Senators
voting with the majority. . For. chief
clerk the name of . Rv O. Self was pre
sented by the Senator; fromHaywood,
and seconded by the-Senator from
Mecklenburg. Elected by the full
vote. ... '
For reading clerk. R. M. Phillips, of
Guilford, was named by Senator. Hob-
good, of his county,, and seconded -by
feenator Scott, 'of Alamance. : Forty
nine votes again. . Then Wilbur . G.
HalL of Cumberland.' was elected Ser
1 iiip-
New York, Jan.- 8. Wall Street is
speculating as to what manner of de
fense will . be made by James A. Pat
ten,; 'TThe Cotton King", who . the Supreme-
Court has ' just.' decreed must
stand trial' under the rjndietment hand
ed down: by the grand.- jury , for. the
Southern district of New York. ' - A
COI38!IEllPSfGOMMEfiCE
Testimony Before Merchant 'Marine
Committee Shows - Commerce of
- - Sea Is In the Grasp of Giant
Shipping Trust " -
.Washington, January 8. Testimony
about a shipping combination that con
trolled the commerce of the seas with
a stronger grasp than any combination
which ever existed in -the trade be
tween, the States, waspresented today
to the Houe. Merchant Marine Com-
mittee. snrppers toia oi oeing ai we
mercy of the combination. The former
agent of one of the so-called "confer
ence'. or combination lines related the
mpthnda of iVeeninar indeDendent lines
out of the trade, of pooling profits and
of dividing territory. , v . '
W . H . Douglass, of . the New York
exporting firm lof Arkell & Douglass,
declared . that a combination of Ger
man and British lines existed, controll
ing the ocean and that the steamship
managers rin London were able to di
rect the course of trade at their will.-
Allerton Hitch, secretary and treas
urer of the Hagenmyer Trading Com-
pany, of New York, trading with Bra
zill, declared that - the only indepen
dent line to South--America was the
Lloyd-Brazileiro line and that while
his firm used it to an extent, ; its
steamers are: slow, and that its offi-
icers, governmental appointees, y were
not trained to the desire of the trade.
John Seager was the former repre-
seniatiye of a conference line. .to testi
fy. For several years he was . agent
for 'the "Prince Line at New YorK. tie
stated that his line, the present Ham
burg-South' America Line : and w; the
Lamport & H61t Line were in a com
bination. '.. . f
"When did the combination start?"
inquired Representative Alexander,
chairman of the committee. ' - -
'.'About 1896," ,was the reply. - i . -' ,-.
The witness explained that the "com
bination had system of deferred re
bates and pooled the freight and 'com
missions. , --, rr. - -" -
. "You mean .lt pooiea tne prontsr- in
quired Representative Humphries; -
"Yes, sir," Mr Seager replied.
"We frequently got instructions : to
nut on a 'fi ghtiner boat," Mr . t Seager
further said. . "That 'Is , to put in the
service a boat with rates so low as . to
drive a competitor out of business. The
loss5was' divided" pro rata among the
lines." V---;- -' ;
Mr. Seager, also stated that k gen
tleman's agreement existed by which
the Booth JLine was given the trade in
territory between Pernambuco and the
Amazon and .the conference -lines, ter-ritory-
south ' of . Pernambuco."
'The policy was 'you must not play
in my yard and I : won't in yours, but
if you: do,I will bring down my family
and break: up your yard."', . v -"
j Mr Seager, said, that" his connection
with the Prince Line terminated about
1906,. 'when- the district-" attorney In
New - York .began . investigating the
methods v of the steamship - lines.': He
further-declared that many regular at
torney sJ advised thatithe' methods, were
in, violation?of law; and even Sen
ator Root .and Secretary-of State Knox,
both, then- in. private -practice, gave
similar' advice. ' "" J
Many; Defects in the National
H Bank Actr ' Says Corop-' ;
4v-trbller. " Murray ;V ;
ON STAND AT MONEY PROBE
Mr. Murray Condemns Practice of Di-
rectors of National Banks. Ac- ,
' ' cepting Personal Compe.n- . ;
.J , sation From Borrowers ' v i '
Washington, , January S, Faults In
the National, "banking laws , were ."dis
cussed today before the House Money
Trustl Committee! , by Comptroller of
the ' Currency Lawrence.' Qv : Murray.
Mr. ' Murray spent vmore v than tiree
hours . pnder examination by Samuel
Untermyer, counsel for. the cpimniftee,
and agreed with many of the criticisms
of the ; National j Bank Act advanced
by ,Mr;- tJhtemyer. He asserted that
the act as at present , constituted was
ineffective and inadequate. - s
Mr.- Murray furnished the commits
tee such data from his office oas Presi
dent Taft had directed, him. tp;.. supply;
which,- however, was but a small part
bf the Information the qommitta asked
the comptroller to furnish. k - ; --"v
The committee tomorrow' will' hear
George F. Baker of the' First 'National
Bank, of New York,; who, Mr.. Unter
myer says, with ( James tillman and
J. P.; Morgan constitutes the trio "of
most powerful masters . Of-flnance .in
Wall Street. The connection between
these three men, the institution - vih
which they ' are interested and the
funds controlled by these institutions
will, form the basis of Mr. Baker's
examination. ' He arrived in Washing
ton today, with his counsel,' Fisher Al
Baker, former Senator John G . 'Spoons.'
er,' 'find- several' other . attorneys. : v.r'
Mr. Murray condemned -without-re?
servation the practice, which' he 'said
was a growing ievil;Ai6r direct?rti f
officers of, T?TatIon4J;bankB ' accepting
"personal compensation 'from tho::tpr-.
rowerr.to hc thelMnds-of the lniPH3C-lTOind-eclared Representative
are loaned." He -said that legislatldh
should' ie passed; providing for. "crimi
nal prosecutions" of the practice. V
He favored a "provision of law which
would : prevent the stockholders Of
banks transfering their stock on the:
verge; of collapse of their "banks andi
indorsed a scheme to force banks o
make public the list of securities held
as. assets by National banks. Publicity
of list of stockholders in National
banks, he; said, would be beneficial
Questioned by Mr. Untermyer, Mr.
Murray outlined the method of the ex
amination of National banks by his
office, and asserted that under the pres
ent System the inspection, was "inef
fective.": ' : - '- . '
"It is merely a superficial examina
tion, is .it not?" asked Mr. Untermyer.
"Yes, that is about all," replied the
comptroller. ... ;
The comptroller said there are about
105 bank . examiners-, to superintend
the affairs of 7,500 banks.
in reply, to questions he said that in
New. York city these inspectors work
ed' with the bank examiners for the
Clearing VHouse Association and co
operated with them in connection with
the appraisal of loans and securities
held by banks.?.
Mr. Murray said his knowledge of
clearing; house associations was mere
ly incidental. v ;
"We have received complaints from
time totime from banks who said that
certain clearing house rules were
detrimental to their business," he con
tinued, "but we have always told them
we had no jurisdiction.
The comptroller, said that bank ex
aminers ; fixed the value of securities
by the price ,ori the New York. Stock
Exchange when; the stocks were listed
there. .' . !"
"Then,; if the I stock . quotation-4s for
'a false or fictitious value the-examiner
accepts it?' " asked Mr. Xnter
myer. : ' 1 . j . . - -. . ''
- "Yes,", said the comptroller.
Mr. Untermyer asked about the re
lations of the First National Bank to
the -First Securities Company and the
National City Bank to the National
City Company.) Mr. Murray said his
office had no record of the relation of
these concerns.! , . r
"But you know that . the President
and: the attorney general -have had
these "cases under . consideration?"
asked Mr - Untermyer. ;;- ..; sw- ?-,;
' "Yes," answered the. witness- 1 -
" '.. Mr. Untermyer questioned Mr. Mur
rajr.'as to, the points considered in con
nection r with the granting of National
bank ,oharters ; in localities Where
banks are already operating, Mr: Mur
ray said j that, in a few cases charters
had been refused because . he believed
"the ; locality was already, pverbank
ed." s-'X-' . . - -fi--t- : Z -
- "DO you - think this committee, can
ascertain as to -Whether or not there
Is a concentration of money and' cred
its without knowing the details ofThe
management of National banks ?" ask
ed Mr ,v Untermyer. ;
y Mr.- Murray replied that he could
say nothing on that -point and then
he and -Mr. Untermyer became involv
ed in a lengthy discussion of the domi
nation Of National banks by large depositors,-
large! stockholder and men
who can supply business to the hanks.
,. Mr. Murray; stated 'that, at '- the re
quest of- the committee,- he had -prepar
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Archbalds Conduct and In
tegrity Assailed in Open
ing 'Arguments
CONGRESSMAN V.'EBB SPEAKS
Representative Sterling declares Ac
cused Jurist's Systeni of Con
duct l& So Rank That It
. "Smells to Heaven"
Washington. Janury-8 4Jidge Rob
ert W . Archbald, of the United States
Commerce CourtT sitting with ihis at
torneys '; before-the;. bar, of ihe- i Senate
today; ; heard his conduct Jand . his in
tegrity ! as a judge arraignedvih bitter
terms in the opening of the'argumcnts
that will ; terminate' the Impeachment
case brought "against him; fori alleged
misconduct In office.! ?-.;:-f -
Representative John A. Sterling, of
Illinois; his interrogator, yesterday in
the cross-examination- before; the Sen:
ate, summing up today, declared ; it
showed him unworthy of public office,
land- convinced him of a system. of con
duct which he has carriedroh with the
railroads so, rank, that it 'smells to
heaven.' - - 21
i The day's" , proceedings . were devot-
ed entirely to the opponents of Judge"
Archbald; It probably will be" late to
morrow, before his attorneys - take the
floor; : TWo days more of , arguments
remain. The closing speeches Will
he "made by - the House managers. :
Representatives Webb, 4 of North
Carolina; Howland, of Ohio, and Floyd,
of Arkansas, - following Mr." Sterling
today, took . np indiyiduai . counts
against Judge Archbald,, reiterating in
strong terms ; the opening charges Of
Mr. Sterling,; that the accused jurist
had been proved unfit for further ser
vice; upon, the bench, or positions of
public trust. '-' . . ' 'i: -'
The, evil of; the course of" conduct
that has heen- pur.sued" Judge: Ar4h-
foald is 'the effect .it has upon the pub-
Sterling. -"The - times are now preg-
nant with the sentiment that there is
corruption in high places ; justified in
some" instances and not- justified in
Others. &ut in the case of Judge Arch
bald, from the conduct which we -have
proven against .him, it seems to me
that It puts on trial that part of. the
constitution" relating to ., impeach
ment." : i
X "If Judge Archbald is not convicted
of these offenses and removed from
office, the verdict will be that the con
stitution is . a failure, and' that when
a man commits offenses of the charac
ter he. has, the people have no redress.
If the Senate does convict Judge Arch
bald; if the constitution Tin this case
is complied with, as I believe it will
be, the people will again turn to the
old constitution as their refuge and
their harbor."
Mr. Sterling declared the specific
charges against Judge Archbald, at
least many of them, were not the sin
gle grounds upon which the rHbuse.
asked for his removal from office.; Re
viewing Judge Archbald's correspond
ence with Attorney Helm Bruce, of
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
over a decision in which the . Com
merce Court ultimately gave the award
to the railroad, he said: : .
I "It is one fact which dove-tails in
to 'this system of conduct which he has
Carried on with the railroads. I bei
lieve the inevitable and logical and
(Continued on Paga Two.)
OUTLINES
'. The loss sustained by California cit
rus growers frbm the freeze -was yes
terday fixed" at approximately $25,000,-
000. : -., -, : J V, '
" The North Carolina General Assem
bly convened yesterday at noon, per
fected organization and will receive
Gov. Kitchin's message today. -.
-JTrank Chance yesterday sighed a
contract to manage the New York
American League team for three years,
and will receive $120,000 for his services.-
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JudgeArchbald's conduct was bitterly-denounced
at the impeachment pro
ceedings yesterday when the House
managers i Opened arguments for the
prosecution. . ' -'. : ' -
- The Ways nd Means Committee of
the House - yesterday opened hearings
on the-pottery, and earthenware sched
ule. The pottery tariff will likely , re
main -unchanged. . ; ;
iEvidence "was introduced before, the
Merchant Marine Committee - of the
House yesterday showing that a giant
shipping combine controls the com
merce Of the seas, , , i v ' ;
: Governor -Wilson conferred i ' with
Senators Hoke Smith and Gore yester
day over, cabinet - possibilities and a
programme, of legislation for the extra
sessions of Congress. ' .. . .
Comptroller of the Currency Law
rence O. Murray testified at the mon
ey trust Inquiry - yesterday, discussing
faults in the National banking laws,
admitting they! were many. .
r .'New York - markets : Money on call
easy, 2 3-4 to 3 per cent. ; ruling rate
2 3-4 ; closing bid 2 7-8;. offered at 3.
Spot cotton closed. quiet. . Flour quiet.
Wheat easy : No. 2 red 1.06 to 1.07v
Com easy, 55"3-4" Turp
Turpentine steady.
Rosin quiet; . v
-London, Jan. 8. Reports are heard with persistent frequency, in court
circles here to the .effect that the Czarina of Russia is a hopeless invalid and
that, her ailments have , become so serious that her life is in danger; ; V
UNCHANGED POTTERY TARIFF
Hearings on Schedule B Convince Un
derwood That Conditions Are-.
. Keenly Competitive-7-Will
Let the Law. Stand. .
Washjngton, Jan. 8. -Talks of trusts
of domestic. - and foreign varieties, of
low wages and women toilers in indus
tries abroad that enabled strong i for
eign competition with American enter
prises and of capital's great stake in
tinkering, enlivened the hearing on the
earthenware and glassware schedule
of the Payne-Aldrich law before; the
House Committee on Ways and Means
today. It was the first of the two days I
of arguments on the second -scneauie
bf the existing law. A declaration or
Chairman Underwood that he was sat
isfied with the showing made of the
keenly competitive conditions - in- the
pottery industry,- was accepted 'as an
assurance of j.. an undisturbed : pottery
tariff. . -' ' ' ' ' - - . .
All representatives of the different
window glass interests denied exist
ence of any1 trust in their particular
"business. r But running through - most
of the testimony, were reterences to
trusts abroad in i various lines" of capi
tal, a constant spectre that stalked on
the customs border lines threatening
to invade this country if the tariff
oars .were let down.- ;" ; -v .v "'A
Fprmer Governor William A. Stone,
of Pennsylvania,; insisted that the Na
tional Window Glass Association de
pended in its price ,making solely upon
the law of supply . and demand . and
that if the tariff oh window glass was
reduced, the, loss to the association
would . be met either by. reduction of
the working men's wages ..or. by sus
pension of factories."
He said there' Were 92 window glass
f actories constituting ? a . distinctive
class that did riot have todayenangh.
profit to justify : a single sale of less
than the current prices. He said there
was an attempt about five years ago
to regulate- prices among the window
glass? companies, but the government
stepped In and successfully prosecuted
and that there had been no attempt
in that direction since. if
"Ish't there any arrangement, among
the window glass Companies about fix
ing prices?" queried Chairmah Under
wood. -
"No sir.". - . " . ' '-" ,
fe"It has been represented. to.-me by
purchasers that .no matter what win
(Continued on Page Eight.) ;
TAKES UP NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Gov. Wilson' Discusses Cabinet Possi
bilities and ProgramnSe fort Ex
tra Session With Hoke Smith.,.,
And Thos. P. Gore--
Trenton,. N. J., January 8. President-elect
Wilson sat for three hours
in his .office here today in conference
with Senator Hoike Smith, of Georgia,
and Thomas P. Gore, of Oklahoma.
Mr. Wilson declared tonight that be
sides talking over a number of -cabinet
possibilities he had discussed with
the Senators "a programme for the ex
tra session, including- tariff and currency-legislation.
Both Senators departed with their
lips sealed. From the Governor alone,
they said, could information be ob
tained. The Presideht-elec spolte , of
his conference only in general terms,
stating that - no conclusions had been
reached. ' : - . ,
"We discussed, as do ; all my visi
tors," he , said "all the riames for the
cabinet I could think "of, just , to get
their views."
The President-elect was questioned
as to details of his conference, but
said merely that he had discussed the
whole ground of an extra session
programme. Reiterating that he had
arrived at no specific conclusions, he
added: ;"I am sincerely seeking to get
the point of view of these men. I am
not asking for conclusions, but merely!
want to talk things over with them.;'
.; The President-elect was asked. in
view of the prominence of both Sena
tors Gore and Smith in the proposed
plans for a rKrganizaition of Senate
committees and the abolishing of the
seniority! rules, whether that subject
was disicussed.. r ;:.
"I don't ibring that , matter up unless
my callers do' he : said. . ' ""Senator
Smith simplyAsaid he thought they
were in the .way of a satisfactory ; so
lution in . the Senate of the difficulty..
They make a pqint of not involving
me in the matter." ! " '
Mr. 'Wilson indicated also during
the"- day that he preferred, not to Inter
pose, his influence in the re-organization,
of Senate committees any more
than -he cared to in connection' with
the talk of , abolition . of the seniority
rule in : the House committees.,' rA
Tomorrow Senators G'(?ormanr of
New York, and Culberson, of Texas,
will confer with Mr.-' Wilson- 1 X."
..-' . . ,. :;. ' ..A !
C. -H Fore & Co., are selling a good
yard -widelong cloth, l"0c peryard;. , . ;
' 's-,1''-" (AdTTtlaement. f - . '
.
Balkan Allies Elxpect Turkish
Stronghold to Fall With-
f ' in Few Days i ;
MAY BE CEDED TO POWERS
Should the End be Delayed I nterven
; tion Would Become Imperative.
Austria Gives No Sign of
X;.- Demobilization.
London,' Jan. 8. The capitulation , "
of Adianople will, In the opinion of the
Balkan plenipotentiaries, take iplace 1 " ?
within a few days either; directly to , X X V
the besieging forces or through Euro- ' , v
pean pressure. " Pendmg, some, fresh t
development, the f Balkan . delegates' i
are; keeping in closest , touch With the ' 1
ambassadors because they are aware - I "
that some of the questions , they have v
most at heart depend almost entirely, " N ' .
on 'the. will of the powers. - : -
Meanwhile the ambassadorial y c on . v
ference is doing little, hoping that the .
Adrianople difficulty will sqlve itself, ,
in some manner, and thus make inter
ference by the . powers unnecessary.' . '
Moreover, the action of the . ambassa
dors Is? hampered by,, the previous '
agreement that, they must bp : unanl- s
mous-in any decision requiring active ' ",T
interference. - 1 , .
Should the fall of Adrianople still bo1'
delayed now that the -Conference is
suspended,, it might become imperative " ws
for Europe- to: intervene : . otherwise-. ' '
Europe would , lose the - prestige nti-' ' '
tling her to dictate . her Will . In- smaller
matters, such as creating van. autono-. . -mous
Albania and partitioning the Ae? U,.--"V'iA;-
gean Islands. : iyV. i'Vv ' -i- h H
One suggestion' is that, failiiiff trtiXy-XXutX?
ter'. solution Adrianople' might' be ced- -' ' V 'X"l
ed to the powers, who could transfer it ? v ,.. '. j-.
to the allies after permitting';? the ;
Turkish, garrison to ' depart with, the' : .
coaditionsj --..jas. the? reservation of reli-; '' A' '-
gious And property rights to the Turka "V'' . l
arid the creation of -Ksertain; 0urts :to--'-'.:-r ? - -the
trial ioyltjtamriMIhg? btween!-.; ,
the Mussulmans: Some 6. those '&i&on&-v;&'-,;:
the advanced section .of the allied dele-?
sates are ofxthe oufnlon' that 'nowr that
they J have paved the way for; tlie exV
pulsion of Turkey, from Eurbpe, the"
powers ought to complete the Work by".,
removing Islam fKom Constantinople"
and transforming the Turkish capital:
into an autonomous city'-under Euro-: ; ;
peph .. control,' and ; fbat' ithey Ishould-1,
study some system with the object oc
giying a real civilized government to ,i;
Asia Minor. If such steps are not tak-: :
en; they declare that -ere long there- .
will be a repetition In Asia" Minor of -
what has just occurred in the Balkans V
The allies, especially the Servians
and Montenegrins, are amused at the-
sensitiveness the Turks displayed at.
the sudden suspension of the last sit-:
ting of the peace conference : by the
presiding officer, M."s Novakovltch and-,'
their insistence that strict etiquette" 'i
should be observed. The allies remark
that Turkey seems to . have ; forgotten .
the contemptuous manner in which she: -treated
the Balkan .States- and : their,
diplomatic representatives ' before the
war.. " '.: ; -:;; ..y--". .r- . .
One of the gravest aspects of the sit- .-
uation, as unbiased observers view lt, ;
isj the failure" of . Austria to give any-:
sign of demobilization In spite of Ser-
via's sacrifices for a peaceful solution,"
Servia even going so far as to evacu-v
ate the AdriatiQ coast. X Austria's ac- "
tion, in, the opinion, of some, is. ex--
plained b,y the fact that Emperor Fran--:
cis Josef, owing to his advanced age,'
has practically abdicated the direction
of affairs to the crown prince.- The '
prince is entirely In the hands of the ?J
most reactionary elements who are ;
strongly opposed to the resurrection of -the
Servian and Slav races and, wish-!
ing to take advantage of Europe's de--
sire to avoid a great war, ate imposing '
unjust conditions both oh Servia : and ?
Montenegro. --;.- -: ;; ". ': ' . ,V'
: Will Cling to Adrianople v
Constantinople, January 8 -i-Sir
ward Grey, the British foreign minis-:
ter, has submitted to I the .powers ,a
proposal preserving Adrianople to Tur-"
key;, according to a statement made IX
today. - The retention of the city will
be subject to the dismantling of . the
fortifications and sundry. economic re-
strictions. It is understood . that the , :
proposal stands a good chance of: ac---.";'"-
ceptance. . - - .. ;.;' ; '
'iThe state of mind both. of the Turk- .'"T
ish army and public precluded any'r..
weakness oh the part of .the Ottoman k
government in regard to this question. '. ; , .-;
It has even vbeen suggested that a na- r
val demonstration . by the powers would;
find the Turkish government . and the 1 ' :.
people united in the firm determination -.-
to cling to Adrianople -whatever might i r,
be the cost. ' c '-..; iiJM;-, X'-:-. X 'X
X Officials , here ' are convinced that ; Xy
factory understanding with the Bal- '' X , t ' - A 4
ftan allies if some of ' the European ; .; ' ; ;
powers had not stiffened their backs. ' ' -'. - . .J..- ?
They, claim that the Bulgarian emia-" X-X-i ; ;; r'j'
sary who visited Constantinople in De- ; ;;."s -'Xy '
laember practically agreed- to ' ' th4 '': ',-.'.'; m i'
Turkish standpoint. . ';v;p;'(-M
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See them in the Grand -Theatre to-1
day. Also -special music by the Grand
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