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VOL. CVIIL No. 80.
WILMINGTON, N. C SATURDAY, MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1921.
OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE.
GOVERNOR APPLAUDED
FOR LEADERSHIP IN
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
c E Brooks Also Praised By
Teacher Assembly
at Raleigh
OFFICERS ELECTED
Charles E. Brewer of Raleigh
Is Promoted To
Presidency
Bt BROCK BARKLBY
r a r victH, Nov 25. Singing praises
Governor Morrison for "his con
10 state wide program and es-
s'-rlu . , i, nvnffrpssive education- ova, on v ,m i
Ission this afterr
' n nrn ao eliraa fin. a i i . .
v.K-ated i
ing gratificati
on at the great strides
made along educational lines in
hems
thLtMbuiness session was devoted to
th, vpading- and adoption of the reso
"Iipn brim full of enthusiasm over
.L new awakening in the state's edu
ar.mal life, the election of a presi
ripnt and vice-president of. the assem
bly and the adoption of amendments
to
the consiiinuioii.
Staite Lively Fight
lively fight over the election of the
rid.-nt and vice-president entered
n;o the primary system used, and fin
al iv resulted In the promotion of
Charles K. Brewer, of Raleigh, from
the vice-presidency to the presidency,
Ind the selection of Miss Elizabeth
Kily to succeed Dr. Brewer. R. H.
lltham. of Winston-Salem, is the re-
fd ;lie employment of a full time se-
. , ...... 1 1. mQL-tncr rr Ttlll
sejp'.uuu u . -
of llaleigh, has served as secretary
sin.-e 1919
There were eignteen canaiaaies ior
president and forty-three for the vice
pi 6sidenc3'.
The resolutions of the assembly, read
in Miss Mary O. Graham, Chairman
nf the resolutions, committee, were
Fir-jug. . wiC --' it..iw """lwh.Ti tli. fwiirt.- adionrned.
earnestly condemns any ertorts to re
rejoice that our state is making
rr.nirt nro2Tess mat li is no longer iu
a order that we may continue our
present rate of progress, by abolish
Inc illiteracy and raising the intellec
tual standards of even our most back
ward
time attracting wide attention through
out the country."
Endorses Rural Plan
They endorse the country-wide plan
of org-anizing the rural schools, con-
the rural schools as may be obtain
'! by the cities and towns.
The teacher training program is en
dorsed, together with the plan of Dr.
brooks for broadening and extending
",ju,u5 i.iii. miciuscm cuusuiiuiiuuii jt himself fired but o
'r tne smaller schools makes it Ps- .nis Krag-Jorgens rifle, w
Moie to secure as gooa teacners ior . .nt fn..r timAR xIe aak
dmn v. np pv . Tna.T T np
iiicn a -vvav
Tl . ,, , . , , 4in- t Mvvit uv-e ' f v
umi more effectively, recommends reCOErnized them and saw that
t-ummissinn
v i ... :
u Ml CP rinn Aithaii -frr Va to. I js l j i ll-.
"e-wa! of
a eprtificate or for the rais-
"P ;f a frtiflcate.
"W
trongly
Mr.
commend Governor
prison for his
constructive state
"lfJA ltrnn rii ,1 : , i j
, auu especially uu we
mend him for his progressive edu
iona! program since his inaugura
n and his vigorous efforts to pro
'' rea'or financial support for both
lint h"' institutions and our ele
nury and secondary schools", read
ne Solutions.
Another resolution, offered from the
r.enrun vUnanimously adopted, com
jf ,ta? eovernor and the cduncil
'r'r their visrorous stand he-
lr vigorous stand be
the
lt legislature for the five
nil
10 tl fir,'
sr bond issue for schools.
o eh
date of its annual mee
a rlr,
vote the assembly voted
sthor'.- Ila"sglving week to some
K ?. I fn FT. .
eeK to some
A new date
l i i ; i
of the year
cided upon.
jRl EANs WATER FRONT
MEN OUT ON STRIKE
at!?uV .,KI'KANS. Nov. 25. Approxi
U ur.;on men affillated with the
p! employed along the JUw Or
iav ij:V-tr- front wen on strike to-
i r,-,,irr. e"a OI tne day found
311 1 oat' , r, i - s at WJ"K loading and
Thr. ri ' of the 21 ships in harbor.
:i'lnt , r ,passcd with only minor in
Dr.f '8,?rder- The steers plck
md hun,P rf y the entire rlver front
IIt to i of nn-union men were
vtlarf u V "Kvery ship and every
...
'nvatP tected y armed guard? of
front Cu1Vee and the entire wa
Mtv !S heavily natrolled hv hoth
Senator Simmons,
witsuui, iji&ys Jepuoucans Are in
Bad Fix With Ranks Holding Poorly
By BROCK DARKLEY
RAUSIGH, Nov. 25. Senator F.
Simmons was a visitor In Raleigh to
day, having run down to North Caro
lina for a brief stay after weeks of
stiring activity in Washington.
"It has been a mighty busy session
of congress" said Senator Simmons.
succeeded in getting the demo
crats thoroughly united in a majority
of the measures and in getting the re
publicans thoroughly disunited so tha,t
on a whole we made a pretty good
showing with the revenue and other
bills, despite the majorities against us
in both houses of congress .'
Senator Simmons believes that the t
arms conference will accomplish much
in getting an agreement for the re
duction of armament, but he expects it
to accomplish little In settling the
Far Eastern questions. It was not
called primarily for this purpose, how-
' ' 1 w o - - . ' , ixjulu n ut nave uccu
!f program" and to Dr. E. C. Brooks pnShed if it can bring about some
- . hi administration of the depart- agreement on armaments.
. ... tinn tho Nnrtn uaroiina Tkn i - . u ,
';uk - j. ins iicvliuii nuum nave
at its final business accomDlished all that th MnforoniA
rnnnn went on record y,ac o-Vi t n onnnnnK.i. i. n ...
onnuort oi pruBieo"! w oeaaior oommins is connaent. Tnere is
!JI' T ..In n n A arnfoaa. i . i . .
for tne sunuuia w aere xne ratal mistaKe was maae,
RECEIVES S EN T E N C E
AND ACCUSES NEGRO
Fayetteville Man Says He Did
Not Fire Fatal
Shot
(Special to The Star)
FAYETTEVILLE,, Nov. 25. -Marshall
Williams, whose counsel on
Tuesday of this week submitted to a
verdict of murder in the second de-
time ar- ! . n ;tv. K r-nUnn- "
fr'arV. aJiu llie exciiuuvo uuimuiio i nv. i f A1 T TJota - iros '
. T . n ot ff.ll - .v-.----w - I
! of Deputy Sheriff AJ J. . Pate, ; was
. A FT1 i Klf Oil UXItS ilia Al Hi uii. ocuvuwv v- " J
! t-AQi. In tho ttatA nrlsnn hv Judcre
H. P. Lane this afternoon and short
ly after the sentence was Imposed
created a genuine sensation when he
took -the witness stand and swore that
Ham Dawson, negro, the principal: wit
ness against him, fired the shot ithat
killed Pate in the raid of his still on
the nig-ht of July 22. Dawson is
adopted unanimousu. in its resom- i oro, with nsanlt wn , deadly
"'.ZI :weapon and his case was unfinished
and the state salary schedule and wm,,m. aava a ta.nA storv of
the shootinir. erowlng emohatic at
vert to the oia system . xne wacners i ait i-ii ATfiiMHnklltii
..41 .l.l.V m J
Si&i calni arnd steadiness or nerv,uut i
r. ar the bottom of the list of states : "tm? account of what happened '
rduoationally, and we urge every ! u.r'; c?ear and to the point
tehpr and all school officials to up- , a .th unshikn bv cross exam-
Hn( wm-uuouiicu u i v.
He admitted that;he flreff the JJ I m J" thousands of sol
shot "through fun but swore that & train leave the Cob
he did not shoot to. km and held his . several" huridred
aim about four feet off to keep frpm , ' m' ,,,M wV
ommunities and at the ' same ! Dawson then red5rman men' women and chlldre" who
h.A.,v. i hitting anjone. UaWSOn tnen lireu , farewell to Germsn
over ma neau, ne . '
noi Know t
shoot and the unexpected concussion
of the high powered Winchester auto
matic shotgun shocked him, he said.
ne shot from
hile the negro
ed Dawson if
he hit. anybody. "I don't know, but I
held it on em", the negro replied, ac
cording to the witness.
' Knows About Guns
Williams displayed an expert knowl
Prf 1 V , y ,?roIlde, Ttl1 a?" 1 edge of fire arms, and the velocity and Adolph Lorenz, famous Austrian; ortho
thtTt0S scools of, th 8tte : power of various weapons. The auto- pedic surgeon, on the steps and in the
..rsing that he consider seriously fix- ! matlc shot gun used Dy Dawson, he ,naIls of.te hospital tfor joint diseases
ZVr vV, i nef fU.tUJe h6Vr declared, contained five shells, the flrst fodsty that he said he had almost d,e
I' ,f"UaIed T,h ?.ln loaa.d with a .ml. con-tCidedy to devote tne remainder of his
- ... iiii.icvx u".u- jcal ban weigning an ounce ana me
:s oeyona nigh school graduation. others with 3 ounce buckshot. The
Th? making of greater provision for difference in the reports of the two
tne teaching of citizenship is urged . ni h powereci gUns he said, could not
cron school officials and teachers. Kr, xit iT.nii hv th mem-
time has come when schools co-operate Th witness swore that Dawson Der-
wi'h th.r relie'ions rlcnnmtnatlnn in - ... .i -4ii Txru. '
that the Bible may be the 0fflcers had arrived, he said he
. suaaea iiiiu iu rciuiu iu ine num. ncu
they
-orkVu, a sstema Ic nfan foV sud;: ! ZZ !
- . ' r " i VVUUI1I 11; U1U11 l IVUVn, iu " v -
m the Bible in the schools through- Dawson then came to his house, whis
out the .state. Ways and means of , tled for nlm and toid him they were
;-iemati2ing Bible studying caused . "playing the devil" at the still and
considerable discussion. asked hlm to. go back.
J ne legislature is congratulated for j ..T blundered and went," declared
,, "E Provision for the promotion of j Williams. He swore that he had no
t"SKai education in the schools. grievance against any of the officers
intt assembly commends the state inniv to shnnt nnv nf tiipm
lvi ituttvuis Williams said that ne was testnying i
1L."1 essential part of the course against Dawson only because the ne
1 stuay expressing the belief that all gro ,ad tried to "stick it to him."
einentary, primary and grammar The solicitor, his own lawyers, and
,tc;achers especially, should be ; hls family had endeavored to get him
uireri to present credits for work i ndra ' tun Q o-a ini nonnie enn .
-rpL pu, .lc scho1 music when they j nected with his still "but I never be-
... v nivi wut i TrnvRn H.I vixinv i ti rii v inc.
and
wouldn't do it," he declared.
; 1
ASKS REPORT AFTER
RAID IN SAVANNAH
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Prohibition
pommissioner Haynes late today re
quested E. B. Henson, special prohibi
tion agent at Savannah, Ga., for a full
report on the raid conducted Tuesday
upon a home in that city.
The attention of the prohibition com
missioner was brought today to a pro
test received by President Harding and
Senators Watson and Harriss, of
Georgia, from Mayor Stewart of Sa
vannah, declaring the raid was con
ducted without justification and appar
ently without warrant. m
Action by commissioner Haynes in
the matter, officials said, will await the
report of agent Henson. Should this
repoTt indicate a need for investigation
prohibition officials said the matter
would be sifted to the bottom and ac
tion taken if warranted.
DISAPPEARANCE UNSOLVED
MIAMI, Fla.f Nov. 26. The disappear
ance at Adam W. QbelrHn. deputy United
Stages marshal fcere, remained unsolv
ed tonight. Further search of the Ev
erglades region, where. hIsV)abandoned
automobile was found -Tuesday, yielded
no clew and the authorities have leaned
to the theory that, during a lapse of
memory, such as he is said to, have suf
fered on three previous occasibns while
he Mtras a resident of Qhlo, Mr. Oberlin
wandered away and is stUl alive. He
was known to have been worried over
a large financial deal, tout the theory of
suicide' lp scouted by his family.
Visiting State
when the league was turned down,
he said.
The Senator's visit to Raleigh was
tosee his daughters, Mrs. Graham An
drews and Mrs. Louis Mahler. He left
this afternoon for New Bern. He
called on Governor Morrison, and met
ceyeral of the state officers.
Col. Ashby L. Baker, one of Ral
eigh's leading citizens, and widely
known cotton mill owner, diqti at his
home this morning at 8 o'clock fol
lowing cn. extended illness. The fun
eral wilt be held at Christ church to
morrow afternoon, burial taking place
In Oakwood. cemetery Col. Bake'g
business interests 'were . chiefly in Vr
ginia cotton mills, of Swepsonville, of
which he was president. -He was pres
ident of the Commercial Building com
pany, of Raleigh, president of the
Carolina Country Club, and a director,
and one of the prime movers in the
establishment of the Commercial Na
tional bank here. He was actively in
terested in chamber of commerce work,
and was a member of the Capital Club
and the Kiwanis club.
His widow and two sons survive.
He was a native of Baltimore, but
came to Raleigh in 1893.
SOLDIERS ON RHINE
PULL OUT FOR HOME
Six Hundred Leave Coblenz
To Take Ship To
America
COBLENZ, Nov. 2S.(By Assocoated
Press.) Reduction in 'the American
expeditionary force along the Rhine
began today when 11 officers and 600
. .
tTI I IBTArt T ATI I f9 V H vm I 1 A s
' "lv-" ij. . ucic fii a oyocKii cram
for Antwerp to sail tomorrow for home
on the transport Cantigny. They are
due to reach Hoboken about Decem
ber 7.
In addition to the soldiers there were
thre nurses, fifteen former service
men and 82 wives of soldiers who were
married in Germany. The wives of 40
of the men,' eight of whom carried ba
bies, traveled In two army hospital
cars which saw service in France. The
former service men with the party .who
wef e' furnished transportation home by
special act of congress,- came mostly
A. 'greats ot6wd' -w.
ure" of .evsoldterer -who; are traveling
as oversea cM,U1 detachment No. 36.
Most of tne mfn come from the Fifth
and Fifteenth infantry regiments.
Their enlistments exoire' within a few
-h o ioa KlrUr -crA
fn a r, hnnbnl aynma tV,
Atlantic.
AUSTRIAN SURGEON
BESEIGED WHEN HE
HELPS CRIPPLED POOR
New York. Nov. 25. Miseiy so poig
nant and so widespread greeted Dr.
days to alleviating the sufferings of
America's cripples.
Dr. Lorenz said at the end of his
first "gratitude" clinic, that never in
all his career had he been affected as
iheiwas by the sight of hundreds of
maimed, distorted humans, clamoring
i for his aid. Andi never, he added, had
. i he seen a land so sorely in need of
i relief from spinal and other troubles
superinduced .by infantile paralysis.
His observations so far", he declared,
led him to beWeve that there were "ten
or fifteen times as manv" such suffer
ers in the United States as in any
other .country in the world. He was
apalled, he said, at what he had found
since coming here to try to repay some
part of America's bounty to starving
Austrian children.
That it will be Impossible for the
noted- surgeon to 1 give more than a
fleeting examination to many of his
patients was emphasized at today's
clinic.
After working like madi for more
than five hours. Dr. Lo'en2 has seen
125 cripples scarcely one tenth of the
applicants . for aid who crowded the
hospital and the streets outside, com
ing on crutches, In wheel chairs and
in automobiles.
During those' five horn's, he said af
terward, he had advised enough opera
tions to keep one surgeon bui;y for six
.months. V
SIX PRISONERS MAKE
ESCAPE STATE FARM
Raleigh, Nov. 25. Six whitn ri'ison
ens, serving terms ranging fri m 20
years to 15 months, smasbed through
a window in the barracks at the
state farm, near here , tonight and
made their escape. Three guards on
duty In the barracks fired at the men
and one . dropped. He got to hi3 feet
again, however and made away.
The men who escaped are Tom Clay
ton, Cumberland ootmty, serving 29
years for second degree munlfr; Mike
Bray, Edgecomoe county, serving 15
months for larceny; Groyer Henely,
Guilford county, serving 7 ' years for
larceny, Charlie Heton, Caldrwel:
county, serving . 2 to 5 years for lar
Iceny; Pink Perkins, Rockingham
county, serving' 3 years., forr obbery;
Lrester Kenton, Caharrus county, serv
ing five years for larceny.
The prisoners were ihoused. In bar
racks formerly used by troops at Camp
Polk before . the abandonment of the
camp and the purchase of the proper
ty by the state--for use as a prison
farm.. The window through which the
prisoners escaped was, heavily boarded. J
CRISIS DEVELOPS AS
SINN FEIN
DECLINES
TO ACKNOWLEDGE KING
... . j
Lloyd George Imparts News of
Efforts to Ulster
Reader
NEAR BREAK DOWN
LONDON, Nofy..,25. (By Associated
Press.) What Ts feared to be the last
scene in the effort to ..bring (peace to
TrAlan ra na.n.tA tnrtav Prim,
Minister Lloyd-Qeorge and Sir James j
Craig met in the f ormr s official resi
dence in Downing street, where the im
perial premier tolJ; the head of the
northern government that Sinn Fein
Ireland had not consented to own alle
giance to the king, a prerequisite to
Ulstersv'agreemjent; to enter an all-Ireland
parliament.. .'v
The Sinn Fein delegates are consult
ing with, members ; of the Dail cabinet
in Dublin on the Crisis - this brought ,
about, while Sis James packed his bag;
and 'returned 'to Belfast, where he will
report to his parliament next Tuesday
and .possibly disclose; the cause of the
virtual breakdotrn'Of the Irish negoti
ations.. ' . .
Week-end efforts, meanwhile, will be
made by peacemakers in an attempt to
persuade Sinn: Fein, to modify its at
titude upon the .question of allegiance
to the king. The .Dal1 Eireann .mem
bers have taken the oath of allegiance
to the Irish repuJ)livand thus far they
haye refused to '.substitute for it rec
ognition, within ' Ireland, of King
George. .The furthest concession for
the Sinn Feiners-has been their wil
lingness to recogajse. the king as the
formal, president; of ; the- community of
free nations which If eland might choose
voluntarily to join,' ;ut even this was
not definitely-promised.
Mr. Lloyd-George, It was understood,
would not admit of any arrangement
that would leave Ireland's allegiance to
the crown in any-doubt, and the gov
ernment, would support Ulster in refus-
Incr anir n.ssnr.Iatlori ."which would weak-
en its British citiseriShlp
The only prospect' for peace now is
said to rest jn S!nn"-Flns .conceding
allegiance. to the crdjfrn; and the infiu
eoce of the advocates of moderation
has. been invoked In,' a: final effort to
change its 'position;?;1' The: question.is
being put as to whether the point In
volved is worth t renewed warfare, for
a break-down of the egotlatlons, on
that;issue. it ig beHeyedvould be fol
lowed, either . before ?or-4kfter the. gen
era election,1 hy th-.h4ndllng over of
Dublin castle. tt ;whose rnfluentfe ls at-
tributed the previous failure of mili
tary measures. . .. '
JAPAN'S CROWN PRINCE
IS APPOINTED REGENT
Emperor's Illness Is Cause Of
Action
TOKIO, Nov. 25. (By the Associated
Preys'.) Crown Prine Hlrchito has
been designated reggent of Japan. An
imperial rescript making the an
nouncement was issued by Emperor
Toshlto yesterday afternoon. It 6ai3:
"We are unable to attend in person
to the affairs of state on account of
protracted illness and iccordlnKly ap
point Crown Prince ftirchito regent
with the approval of the council of
princes, the Imperial council and the
privy councillors."
It bears the Imperial signature and
that of the crown prince arid issign
ed also by Baron Maklno minister of
the imperial household; Premier Tak
ahashi and the cabinet ministers.
Simultaneously' a bulletin was is
sued stating, that the emperorfs men
tal condition wae such as to preclude
his further attention to. state' duties,
traceable to an affliction of his in
fancy. It added that there was no
serious . development in his physical
condition.
DELEGATES NOTIFIED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. . 25. (By the As
sociated Press.) Official notification
of the appointment jf the crown
prince of Japan to the regency' was
received today by : the . Japanese dele
gation to the "Washinffton conference
on the limitation of armaments from
the minister for foreign affairs at
Tokio.
The message said: .
"In consideration of His Majesty the
emperor's inability to . conduct in per
son the affairs of state owing to his
long continued indisposition his im
perial highness the crown prince has
today (November 25) been constitu
ted regent in accordance with the
provisions of the Imperial constitu
tion and the imperial house law."
CANCEL CASE AGAINST
FAYETTEVILLE CITIZEN
(Special to Tfce Star)
FAYETTEVILLE, Nov. 25. A nol
pros has been taken by the state in
the case agaipst Ave members of the
Gray's Creek law and order league for
assault on Earl McCasklll with Intent
to kill, which was tried In the superior
court here last summer, resulting in a
mlstrial. The action grew out of a uing commission on aircrait is re
raid on the home of Elsie Hill, where I garded as another probable outcome of
McCaskill happened to be when the ! the conference, and it may be that af-
members of the law and order league
arrived. Hill escaped,., but McCaskill
was palced under 'arrest and was
beaten up when he resisted. A still
was found near the house and the law
and order league had McCaskill indict
ed in the federal courts for blpckad
ttlg. The indictment was quashed at
the Wilmington; court, by direction of
Judge H. G. Connor,' and McCaskill had
the law and Order leaguers indicted on
the assault charge, which in turn is nol
prossed. The defendants in the case
were F. L Ho.lcombe, former ' county
commissioner; J. C Sherrfll, Donald
Sherrill, McDonald; and Calvin McNeill.
Members of the jury 'who ' tried the
case In' the ' summer declared their
opinion that McNeill wag not gallty.
The case was 'on "the docket "of. the
present, ternv. ftf i Cumberland , criminal
court-until stritkett'dft hy ho noi prov
HARDING WOULD HAVE
POWERS MEET YEARLY
TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS
President Believes Relation-
ship Would Be
Improved
MAY INCLUDE ALL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. (By Asso-
ciated Press.) A continuing series of
S m n 1 ! 1 - M 9 M I
unci lutiivimi coherences wny rui-
tion may be an "association of na
tions," has been suggested - informally
by President Harding to some of the
arms, delegates and has met with their
general approval.
The suggestion has bv no means
reached the point of a definite propo
sal for such an association, but it was
revealed tonight that the 'President's
personal conversation with foreign
spokesmen on the subject had greatly
increased his hope for a new day in
international relationship as a result of
the Washington conference.
It was indicated further that as a
first step toward world-wide recogni
tion for the conference plan the results
of the negotiations here might be sub
mitted for approval not only to the par
ticipating nations, but those not repre
sented, including Germany and Russia.
Onee-a-Year Plan
So far as the suggestions of Mr.
Harding have been made known, they
contemplate a meeting of nations about
j the council table once a year to thresh
out troublesome questions ana aeyise
means for. the preservation of peace.
It is said to be the hope of the Presi
dent that-ih; the end all the - smaller
governments, will join with the great
powers in Whatever discussions may
concern -them or the world - situation
generally.
There is no indication that any cove
nant or constitution woAild be proposed
as. the basis of r the plan; or. 'that any
elaborate international machinery
would be suggested to ' carry it into. ef
fect. The meetings might be convened
to consider special subjects or merely
to :irvey international relationships
and look for danger points in a. general
effort at good understanding..
Whether an international court of
justice might be one. of the results Is a
subject which the President is said to
consider' too nebulou for present dis
cussion, although he is known -to re
gard some such .tribunal; as a logical
part of the plan he had advocated for
an 'association of .-nations." His optn-
annseyertl u-Aa dries etln,yTt
the oast year, but he never has a
detailed public statement of the ex
act method by which a court, court be
established., -,
Avoid Detail
In fact, in his preliminary . consider
ation of the best means toward inter
national co-operation, Mr... Harding- is
said by his friends to have : tried to
keep his proposals as free, from detail
as possible with the deliberate purpose
of reducing to a minimum the proba
ble causes of complication. His inten
tion is declared to have been to apply
to the world situation In the broadest
sense the principle of "a meeting of
minds" as he employed it in his pre
inauguration days at Marion.
So far is he willing to go toward
dispensing with details, it is declared.
that he is ready to let tne results oi
the present conference and the plans
p future meetings rest merely on a
gentlemen's agreement" rather than
a formal treaty. Some members or tne
American delegation in the conference
are said to favor the treaty method,
and the point is yet to be decided; but
it was asserted in authoritative quar
ters tonight that so-far as. Mr. Hard
ing was concerned he would as soon
have a nation's word as Its bond.
This position the president is said
to base upon a faith that the Washing
ton conference will help to put a new
face upon international relationships
and arouse a new sense of national
honor. Agreements such as the confer
ence is expected to reach are regarded
by the chief executive as touching
closely national considerations of up
rightness and good will, and resting,
therefore, upon the good faith of the
nations concerned.-
Other Tnllca Needed
The hope of the President for a con
tinuation of conferences like the pres
ent one became known at a moment
when arms delegates reached a stage
of their deliberations strongly suggest
ing in itself that further negotiation
will be necessary to consummate the
task begun here. Representatives of
the nine participating nations are said
to have virtually decided at their ses
sion today to send an international
commission of jurists to investigate
China's Judicial system, and report next
year to the various foreign offices, and
discussions of other features of the
far eastern situation continued with a
growing indication that some sort of
international machinery would be nec
essary to carry out the results of -the
conference decisions.
It also is becoming apparent that the
Washington conference will not be able
to make final decisions on' some sub
jects relating to armaments, since
subjects like the rules of warfare nec
essarily must be given a world-wide
consideration before there can be a
revision to which the powers will be
willing to brnd themselves, a conun-
tpr'a limit has been set on the subma
rine power of the nations there may
be a more permanent body created to
consider - the suggestion that under
water warfare be abolished, altogether.
It was not indicated whether the
President had suggested even inform
ally to the foreign delegates the advis
ability of inviting Germany and other
unrepresented nations to participate
In the agreements reached here, and
none of the foreign spokesmen would
discuss the possibility. It was recalled,
however, that when Belgium, Portugal
and The Netherlands were added to the
Invitation list of the conference the
United States first sought the approval
nf the other powers, and an official of
one foreign, delegation said tonight
fat'-'jie presumed the same method
would be f ollowed tn ; regard to fur-fj
'ther invltaions.
'ASSOCIATION' IDEA IS
ADVANCED BY HARDING;
MAY CONTINUE PARLEY
i. . .
CHANGES MIGHT BE
MADE IN FOCH TRIP
MASON CITY, Iowa, Nov. 25.
Franklin D'Olier, a member of the
jparty of American Legion officials
accompanying Marshal Foch on his
trip through the states, announced
here today that it was likely "un
avoidable changes may be neces
sary in the latter part of the sche
dule," but that nothing definite had
yet been determined. An official
announcement would be made later,
he said.
U. S. DELEGATION SEES
NO REASON TO CHANGE
NAVY POWER ESTIMATE
Are Not Disposed To Revise
Ratio To Give Japs
Extra Ship
Washington, Nov. 25. (By the As
sociated Press.) Despite supplemental
estimates to support Japanese claims
for a higher naval tonnage ratio than
proposed in Secretary Hughes' naval
limitation plan, American naval ex
perts it was announced today on authority-
find no reason to revise their
original estimate of ths relative naval
strength of the three powers. That
estimate, so far as Japan is concerned,
is reflected In ths "5-5-3" ratio." pro
posed by the United States; while Ja
pan is understood to claim that the
ratio should approximate 10-10-7.
Details Ovf the Japanese naval argu
ment have been turned over to the na
val experts otf the five powers consid
ering such questions for the informa
tion of the delegations. The naval
men will not get together again in
general conference, however, until
next week.
The Tokio data (follows closely the
line -of argument already presented by
the Japanese officers here In challeng
ing; the accuracy;, of .the Am erican. -
u.Sw--'..-rrff-V:'w'jt---kyt
rergtn.- jm statmg nils proposal, tseo
retary Hughes named as one of the
general principles under which It was
worked out the necessity ' pf general
adherences to relative strength of ex
isting navel forces In providing for
the Immediate reduction proposed. It
is on this point that' the experts are
comparing data and seeking to reach
agreement. Most of their work is
done through exchange of documentary
tabulations and expositions of the sit
uation. The immediate desire of the Japan
ese delegation is understood to be to
provide for retention by Japan of the
new battleship MutsU .an one other
capital ship yet to be completetd.
American naval opinicn has been
strongly against any agreement which
would permit this without retention by
the United States otf a proportionate
equivalent, in new ships slated to be
scrapped under the Hughes plan. No
defWte indication of the British 'atti
tude has been given, but It has been
pointed out that if both powers were
permitted to enlarge their retained!
fleets, the British must- of necessity
build new craft to maintain their pres
ent preponderance. The British dele
gation is understood not to favor such
a course.
' The argument of the Japanese ex
perts as to Japan's right to more 'capi
tal ship tonnage in proportion to the
other powers than Secretary Hughes'
p'an provided for were based, It is
known, on a series of recapitulations
of existing, building and projected
Japanese tonnage. Viewed from any
of these angles, the Japanese experts
argued the Japanese navy came closer
to standing at seventy per cent of the
American strength than the sixty per
cent provided for by the Hughes' plan.
ARREST NEBRO EMPLOYE
OF S. H. KRESS & CO
Elijah Boyd Charged With
Stealing 90 Pounds Candy-
Alleged to have stolen two 45 pound
pails of candy, spoons, socks and other
merchandise, Elijah Boyd, a negro em
ploye of S. H. Kress ant company, was
arrested yesterday by Detective D. W.
Coleman on a warrant charging him
with larceny.
.The manager of Kress and company
reported to the police department that
about $150" worth of merchandise had
disappeared from the establishment
during the last ten days, during which
time Boyd has been working ;for "the
company.
Detective Coleman investigated and,
on searching the home of Alonzo Rig
gins, negro, 119 South Thirteenth
street, found a quantity of candy,
spoons, silk socks and other articles
of merchandise. Boyd lived at the
home of Riggins, it is stated.
He also reports that he found a big
package in the shipping department of
the 5 and 10 cent store, addressed to
the negro's mother in South Carolina
and containing socks, spoons and other
articles of clothing.
The negro will be tried by Recorder
George Harriss this morning on the
charge of larceny.
GIBBONS WINS.
New Orleans, Nov. 25. Tommy Gib
bons of St. Paul knocked out Dan
Dowd, of Boston, in the sixth round
of a scheduled fifteen round match
here tongiht. Dowd was knocked
down six times before he finally went
out before a terrific right cross to the
law. which sprawled him on the can-
vas so heavily his head struck the
floor with stunning force.
PRESIDENT INFORMS
ENVOYS INFORMALLY
OF CONFERENCE IDEA
Is Considered First Step For
Association Of
Nations '
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. (By the As
sociated Press.) In the midst of de
velopments that helned clear the air
for all the big: subjects before the
arms Conference, President Harding
let it be known today that he had
taken the first step toward a contin
uance of international discussion
which may lead to an "association of
nations."
Conferences among the nations
once a year to consider whatever may
menace good understanding have
been suggested by the President in
formally to some of the foreign dele
gates and their replies are said to
have encouraged a hope that a per
manent plan of consultation will re
sult in world approval.
Lacking all the properties of a fov- ,
mal proposal Mr. Harding's plan is
declared to have been offered only as
a personal suggestton, without any
hint as to the details of its accom
plishment. Whether a more formal approach to
the subject will be taken before the
end of the Washington conference re
mains to be developed.
Within the conference itself, defi
nite progress was made in both the
far east and naval' negotiations, and
it becomes apparent that although the
question of land armament had been
laid aside for the present without, an
attempt to agree on limitation of arm- :
ies, some of the delegates hoped later '
to translate the sentiment of the con-.
ferlence into a Joint declaration of
general policy.
The naval discussions centered for
the moment about Japan's recapitula
tion of her present navar strrttffth ad'
j tnltted In -connection- with' herQPlBv,
ior; a monincBiron oi me o-op
of the American plan. Experts of the
British French and Italian delega
withheld their decisions but the
American advisors made known their
conviction, reached after examination
of the Japanese data, that no change
In the ratio was warranted. .
Resuming the far eastern negotia
tions, the delegations of the nine po
wers approved "In principle" China's
plea for amelioration of the extra
territorial rights now enjoyed by the
powers. A plan of modification with
a view to final abolition is expected
to be worked out by "the international
commission of jurists.
" - - . - . . m x t r -I
CHILD HEARTBROKEN AT
GIRL'S FATAL ACCIDENT
Boy Broods After Shooting
Playmate
(Special to The Star)
KINSTON, Nov. 25. The usual les
son that comes from a loaded gun in
the hands of a child has shattered the
health of a wee small lad In the coun
try south of here. The boy, five years
of age, recently pointed a gun at a
curly headed girl a little older than
himself. They were great friends. The
gun was discharged, and the curley
hcaded one fell dead. That was some
days ago. Now a physician has taken
steps to save the boy from being the
utter wreck that he threatens to be
come. Pity mingles with the tragedy. With,
uncanny comjprehension of what hap
pened and the horror of it all, the for
merly happy little fellow broods Inces
santly over the occurrence, according
to relatives of the girl who was shot,
whose sympathy for the boy is as
great as their sorrow at their loss.
He has refused to eat, and seeming
ly cannot sleep. He prays baby pray
ers, and seeks solitude. Older mem
bers of the family have tried to com- -fort
him, and failed. He has been
heard in his supplications to ask to be
"taken to where she is."
By the side of his bed a tearful
baby boy kneels to ask the forgiveness
that mortals have freely granted, tak
ing no solace from the fact that It
was all accidental and that he would1
gladly have been the sacrifice to oare
lessness in the stead of his baby-faced
friend. The doctor has forbidden '
that the incident ever be mentioned
to him again;- and the doctor looks
grave and much concerned.
A remarkable thing occurred after
the accident. Unprompted, the boy
went to the mother of the victim, got
on his knees and begged for forgive
ness, crying violently.
WEATHER FORECAST
Virginia, North and South Carolina:
Cloudy Saturday; Sunday fair and
warmer.
Georgia, Florida, Northwest Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi generally fair
Saturday and Sunday, 'no change In
temperature.
Tennessee. Kentucky; Cloudy Satur
day and Sunday; mild temperature.
Louisiana and East Texas Saturday
and Sunday partly cloudy, continued
warm.
Arkansas Saturday , partly cloudy,
somewhat unsettled, warmer; Sunday
partly cloudy.
Oklahoma: Saturday partly cloudy,
warmer In east portion; Sunday part
ly cloudy.
; West Texas: aturday and Sunday,
generally , fair; cooler in the panhandle
Sunday.
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