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OOP A AEY NEW WEATHER You Want All tho News About Business Read the Ads Daily Tmir aad Mil Teday aad rrlaay. 1VU VOL., XXV. NO. 129 ENTERED It KCOMD CUM MATTES at MHTorru-E, cnmiNimu0i w, c GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER -24. 1921 DAILY AND HITTOAY. tt.HI PEH TEA! IAIU ONLY, IT 01) f Kl YKAS PRICE FIVE CENTS GREENS D TRIO OF PROBLEMS PUZZLE DELEGATES AT ARMS MEETING I Doubt If Land Armament Can j Be Curbed. ; WORK GOING TOO SLOWLY Want to Hasten Consideration of the Plans For Naval Limitation. CHINA IS VERY SORE SPOT Franc Questions Rlgkt of Chinese Dele gate T Speak (or France and Chi. RCH Challeag British Inter pretation Of Principle. (If Asskum trm.1 Washington. . Nov. - 23 When the rma delegate quit work for Thanks giving day recess thooe considerations embraced the central points of lnlereat In their discussions: Whether the effort to apply gener ally accepted principles to specific cases In the far east would bring definite accomplishment or only lead to futile debate. i Whether, In view of the position of France and the general situation In Europe, any aerioua attempt should be made to agree on a limitation of land armament. Whether a way ean be found to hasten consideration of details of the rival limitation plan, which Is pro ceeding smoothly but too slowly to satisfy some of the delegates. Of these questions the first was brought sharply to the fore tonight by several direct clashes of opinion re garding elements of the far eastern negotiations. -At today's executive Bes ot ; the Chines delegates to - speak for tha whole of China was rsported to have been questioned by France, and later a British Interpretation of the general principles already adopted was challenged by some of the Chinese. Earlier In the day the land arma ment problem had been debated behind closed doors by the delegates of the big. five powers, without further re sult than the appointment of a sub committee to consider collateral sub jects like tha use of airplanea and poison gases, premier Brland, of France, making his farewell speech to tha conference, pressed his argument that his. country dared not disarm un less she had guarantees from the oth er powers, and. although the general discussion drew rest wed expressions of sympathy from every other nation al group, no one proposed any formal On the side of the naval reduction program developments were so com pletely out of the picture that some of tha delegates uhowed Impatience and pointed out tha possible danger that the negotiations might become eonfua ied by too exhaustive a discussion of details. It is possible the naval ex perts will be asked to simplify their methods so as to expedite action. Tomorrow will be a day of rest so far as meetings of the conference and ; its subdivisions Are concerned, al though It may see some real progreas .through consultations among the vak rlous Individuals and groups. BRITISH HAVE A CLEAR-CUT IDEA OF CHINESE PRINCIPLES I if laodilnl rnml Washington, Nov. 83. Incidental to of the Root declaration of principles 'that should govern relations of other .nations with China, It developed today that there was exceedingly Interesting and Important discussion among the 'delegates as to Just what these prin ciples mean. There may be a difference of understanding between the delega tions on this subject, but the British viewpoint, aa-explalned today, waa that so far as the "open door" waa con cerned -that term hereafter will have a very specific application. It will mean, It was added, equal opportunity for all foreign enterprises In the development of China, and the general opening of China to foreign enterprise. Tha policy of "spheres of influence," It. was added, has been su perseded by one of International co operation under the formula that all nations are to be entitled to the same tariff rates on their goods Imported into China. It is held by the British that It would be reasonable to expect that foreign goods entering China by ' sea would pay the same dutlea as those entering by land. It is understood by the British that the conference has determined that the , Lakln tax, or Inter-provlnclal tariffs, should be abolished, if there la to be an Increase of 5 per cent tariff which China la permitted to collect on Im ported goods. It was Implied that the : British delegates rather expected It would be necessary to maintain some international commission for the col lection of these tariff taxes as certain of the Chinese revenues by existing agreements have been allocated for the paymnt of foreign debts. The new arrangements, which the : British understood is to be.made un der the terms of the Root resolution, Implks the acceptance of the financial consortium "by China, and the pooling of existing ' railroad - concessions, . In ' their method of operation to prevent. It Is, said, discrimination between trad ers of different nationalities. There would probably be created in thla lat ter event, It was added, a "tribunal ' of reference," corresponding in a meas ure to the American Interstate Com merce commission to see that the prln ciplea of equal opportunity were prop. my a ppneo. Forecast By States. Washington, Nov, 28. Virginia Cloudy and warmer, with probably showers In Interior Thursday; Friday lair. North and South' Carolina, Georgia: Fair Thursday and probably Friday, mild temperature. Florida: Generally fair Thursday and Friday. Extreme northwest Florida, Ala bama: Partly cloudy In Interior and unsettled on the coast Thursday and Friday. . , Tennessee: Cloudy and cooler Thurs day; Friday fair, j Louisiana: Thursday partly cloudy, semewhat unsettled. Friday partly cloudy. Arkansas': Thursday unsettled; Frl day partly oloudy, - i . Oklahoma: Thursday and Friday partly cloudy. , KaM Texas: Thursday partly cloudy, somewhat unsettled; , Friday ,v partly r-loudy. Leaves Her Husband Not Asking Divorce vyf , - ; , v v. .-, . 1 p . j r v Ky .TV ' if Conslance Talmadsre. noted film star. denies that she Is Instituting a divorce action against her husband, John Pla- logio, a weaitny ureek tobacco manu facturer, but admits that ahe Is not living wita mm : El Over 2,000 People At National Presentation Ceremonies. BIGGEST IN THE CAROLINAS Fine Showhous Eclipses Others and IsBeaOtiful Inside L RENDERED Maaie, Pterarea and the Aeeeaapaaytagt rreeeatatlosi Exerelsea Very pleas ,. tngly UoawilSleetrkisa IMaplays 1 Ase Very gpeetaesllar, Greensboro's newest and finest thea ter was formally presented to the city last night, well over 2.000 people be ing present for the presentation cere monies. The seating capacity of the National theater is over 1,800 and long after every seat in the house was oc cupied people entered the doors, find ing an interior which even the mag nificent outside appearance of the structure had not prepared them for. And the presentation Itself was car ried off In great style. The Btai Spangled Banner, sung by Mesdames W. W. Stanley, E. c; Caldwell, w. E. Allen, Misses Eugenia -Patterson and Beatrice Boyd, and M. A. White, Ralph Hodgkln, Fred Phipps, and Joe Morton, with the accompaniment of the mag nificent 13-plece orchestra under the direction of Bert Hollowell, well known to music lovers of Greensboro, waa the dedicatory song. R. D. Douglas, In behalf of the Na tional Amusement company, presented the theater Aa Greensboro. Mayor Claude Klser accepted it on behalf of the olty and - E.' B. Jeflress did the honors for the , chamber of commerce. T. G. Leltch, president and general manager of the company responsible for the theator, made a brief address In whlh he declared he believed in the. future of' Greensboro enough 1 to invest the money ' necessary to make such a. theater, the largest in the Carol In as, a reality. He declared that the purpose of the company Is to pre sent .attractions Worthy, of the pa tronage of Greensboro people and he asked for their patronage solely on the merits of attractions offered. The brchestra played the overture, "Southern Rhapsody," a skillful com position of southern melodies and mo tives arranged after the style of the Hungarian master,, Llsst, by Bert Hol lowell. The harmonlo effect of the blending of the many melodies Into the rhapsody was' remarkable and the electrical display accompanying the rendition by the orchestra waa apeo tacular. . ' ' J. R. .Rodwell, another musician not unknown In Greensboro, rendered in great fashion a Solo on the magnificent pipe organ which i a part of the mu sical equipment. And as the last act prior to the regular program of pic tures the Belmont male trio sang a number of songs, the three young men answering several encores. The regular program was opened by a Harold Lloyd comedy, one that Is really funny and one that apparently pleased the packed house. It was fol lowed by the production, " A Certain Rich 'Man." . The first night, a .first night In every sense of the word, was closed with -the rendition by the orchostra of the "Kxtt March," a eompoeltloa by Bert Hqllowoll. For tho present pictures, novelty acts, and orchestral music will be presented dally by the theater. How ever, It la the Intention of the man agement' to - eventually secure vaude ville. The pictures that will be shown, according to Mr.. Leltch. will all be feature productions; practically all pictures which will be presented will be very much out of the ordinary. f The music is one of the biggest at tractions. Each picture, before being presented, is rehearsed by the orches tra and Mr. Hollowell thus is able to give a musical program set to the theme of the picture. Ampng the attractions to be offered within the next few weeks are the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," "Over the Hills," "Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court." "Queen of Shebs," "Camllle." Kipling's "Without Benefit of Clergy," 'What Do Men Want," Dickens' 'Our Mutual Friend," and 'No Woman Knows." .! r r. PROGRAM WEI CONGRBS ENDS WORK, KARDINGSIGNiNGBILLS AT THE CLOSING HOUR Tax Revision and Maternity Bills Become Law. NOMINATIONS CLOG WORK Senate Fails to Clean Up Nearly Half of 500 Presidential Nominations. TAX BILL UNSATISFACTORY Bill Receives Little Cosameadatloa Aai Mek Coademaatloa la the rear Hears Ot Debate Preeealag Passage Of the Measara. Ill saocuue ma.) Washington, Not. M. Tha first, and special, session of the 7th seeslon of Congress ended today after President Harding bad visited the capitel and signed measures enacted In the clos ing hours. The house was the first to close up shop, adjourning sine dl at 4:01 and at 4:87 o'clock the senate quit. Chief among the measures signed by Mr. Harding were the tax revision and maternity bills. After finally disposing of the tax bill, the senate turned to clean up about 600 presidential nominations. But It did not complete the Job. Nearly halt of the number were left to die under the law. Most of these upon which no action was taken were minor postmastershlp appointments. It was understood that attempts to put through the last minute nominations had been blocked largely through charges of several senators that an effort waa ?belng made to "railroad" the appointments. Meanwhile, the house was marking time, awaiting announcement that the President had algned the tax and ma ternity bills and had no other com munications and when so informed, adjourned. The senate finished its exe cutive business and plunged Into a heated controversy over the resolution by Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, calling for an Investigation of the ac tivities of Interests favoring an em bargo on imports of dyes and chemi cals but could not hold a quorum and adjourned. Frequent refemce was made In the closing debates to the length of the session which began -April 11, some saying that the work had cause Irri tability and lack of oo-operatlon among members. Congress will have only a brief respite from Its labors, however, convening In regular session on De cember S. - l ' -,1 ' Not all of Congress will leave Wash ington for the vacation. Several com mittees are scheduled to continue their work and others may decide to resume during the reoess. The principal ques tions beforecotnmittees are railroad legislation and tariff revision although the senate finance committee has not definitely determined when It will re sums hearings on that phase of rv- FEW, IF ANT, SENATORS LIKE THE TAX REVISION MEASURE Washington, Nov. S3. The tax revis ion bljl became law late today, Presi dent Harding signing It at the capltol during the cloalng hour of the spe cial session ot Congress. The executive signature was attached within less than an hour after - the senate had completed enactment of the measure by agreeing to the conference report by a vote of 3 to 28. Six Re publicans, Borah, Ladd, Lafollette, Mosee, Norbeck and Norris, voted against the report and one Democrat, Broussard, voted for It. ' This is the bill which repeals the excess profits vnd transportation taxes, does away with most of the socalled nuisance and luxury taxes, reduces In dividual taxes all along the line and Increases the corporation Income tax from 10 to 12 1-1 per cent. Few, If any, senators supporting the measurs wrs entirely satisfied with all its sections, but took the view that it contained more good provisions than bad ones. The measure Is generally conceded to be only a temporary one and' the understanding Is now that a new revision bill will have to be fram ed within a year or so. - In the four hours of debate which preceded the senate vote, the bill re ceived little ot commendation and much of condemnation. Every senator who spoke and there were nearly a dosen had some complaint to make while several sharply criticised the bill as a whole. -..., . JAPS WANT FINANCES OF CHINA CONTROLLED Bankers Think Authority Of Ceaser tluni Should Be Extraded So As Te Control Finances. fey ahbtIsus hmr f Washington, Nov. 23 Leading Jap anese bankers who are now In Wash ington as members of the Japanese business men's mission voiced the opin ion today In connection with the pres ent examination of China's revenue that the best means of solution would be to extend the authority of the fi nancial consortium recently launched and give it some, form ot control over the finances of China. They declared it waa difficult to make loans to China in Its present con dition, alleging that the Peking gov ernment was neither in a position to grant or enforce guarantees. They re ferred to the difficulty which the Con tinental bank ot Chicago experienced In the1 collecting ot interest on an ex pired loan and to their own trouble in collecting Interest on a loan made some years ago for reconstruction work In Peehlll province which had been devastated by floods. One banker said: "It Is best for Ja pan to pool all future loans In the consortium and have the powers act In complete harmony. That Is the only hope for China, It Is the only hope for foreign capitalists." - The bankers added that they realised foreign finance rontrol would be coun ter to the Idea of administrative Integ rity but thought that China herself should be induced to ask tor a unified International assistance. ' , AVERKTT t'OLI.KUK I'HK.SIUKNT SHOT WIIII.K OX HL'WTIWO TRIP (SpHai te UaUr Ami Danville, Va., Nov. 23. George A. Lea, president of the board of trustees of Averett Baptist college, was shot and slightly Injured this morning In Halifax county by Samuel R. Harper while both were hunting. Harper fired low at a covey of birds and .part of the charge lodged In Mr. Lea's left leg. He was removed in an automobile to a hospital at South Boston, ten miles away, where he received treat ment before being brought home. The wound Is not considered serious. Trmperatare Report The temperature In Oreensnoro and vicinity yesterday, according to A. R. Horry, local government, observer, was: High . 80 Low ........... 4 TO A UNEOF RETREAT Far East Question Is Different From Naval Problem. MUST SEEK A COMPROMISE America, England and Japan Try , to Reach Solution Agree 1 able to All. ROOT TAKES LEADERSHIP It la Realised Japaa . Would Fight Bathes Tkaa dive la At a Certala Pelat aaa Diplomacy la Trying Overeeeae Thla. , . Difly Km SunM ind Triamph Onto, III Alt, tulldlu Or LumI Win) By FRAND NUHOJVDS. (Cwmin, toll. t tat Meaun Nnawsw tndlciU) Washington, Nov. IS. "The question of naval disarmament was a line ot at tack. The question of the far east Is the line of retreat" This comment, made to mi by a member of Mr. Hard ing's cabinet, still fairly describes the situation. The policy of limitation ot naval armaments was a policy ot dec laration. What la being done In the far east represents a policy of explora tion. In the one oase not only definite principles but specif lo 'applications were laid down. In the other, what la going on la a search for areas of agreement. The United Slatea Is not prepared to go to war with Japan to save China, or to establish as China and maintain as China what corresponds to the out lines of contemporary geographies and quarrels with the facts known to all chancelleries. ' Hence the change at the the present hour. This change which Is taking place in the conference Is, moreover, twofold. Mr. Hughes conducted the offensive of the opening days, which remains the feature of the gathering. The naval gesture was consistent with his character and his temperament. Now, In a totally dif ferent kind of operation, the leader ship has passed to Mr, Root, and the agreements which emerge from this conference respecting the tar east will bear the Imprint of the genius ot a man who was one of Mr. Hughes' most distinguished predecessors. Sealing With Realities. ' Mr. Root Is dealing with realities but not with facts in the sense that Mr. Hughes uses ths words. Japan occupies a position from which it can not be expelled except by force, and the force Is lacking. The main ques tion is how far she Is willing to go in order to maintain her plaoe In the cir cles of western nations, to what extent she is ready to waive certain advan tages which she possesses, and to re frain from tha further Intensive ex ploitation ot other advantages. . The French correspondents, who see the thing perhaps more coolly and dls paaaieMSery. thmn any-ethers, tasarflrst ths four points agreed upon on Mon day as to China and meaning In sub stance tha recognition of the validity of all the ' treaties signed by China with the various powers In the paat. This means In ordinary language' to conceding In advance that whatever is to be done on behalf of the open door and the principle of Integrity, of China will be based on what has happened In the past and been sanctioned by treaties or otherwise recognised.- Ws can then put the thing quite bluntly by saying that Japan is going, to stay in Manchuria, although she may recognise that technically Man churia belonga to China. She Is go ing to get out ot Shantung and eastern Siberia. China Is going to hav some relief from Interference In her fiscal affairs. But there is nothing to any four power alliance designed to back China, put her on her feet or to en force certain principles In the far east. Mast Be Uaaalmova Consent. When you come down to the bottom fact It la this: The conference In Washington Is proceeding by unani mous oonsent In the far east. One dis senting voice will block any proposi tion and there Is no Intention of trying to vote down an opposing delegation because mere voting will do nothing. The United States, Great Britain and Japan are sitting around a table trying to formulate principles broad enough so that they can all agree, and then (Continued on I'it. Twelve) LIBERTY BONDS GO TO HIGH RECORDS OF YEAR The 8'a tin To IM, While Others Also Soar Transactions Total About Half Market's Taraaves. New York, Nov. 23. Most of the lib erty bonds Issued by the United States government to meet expenses of the World war mounted to new high rec ords for the year on the stock ex change today, while victory 414 notes duplicated their recent record of par for odd lots. Transactions In these1 Issues approxi mated 110,000,000 pat value, or about halt the day's large turnover. The de mand evidently came from high finan cial quarters and was reminiscent of the upward movement of last August and September when these Issues first responded to relaxed monetary condi tions. Liberty IH'i made the greatest gain at a net advance of 7 cents per 1100 to H. The first 44'a roso 80 cents to 05.40, the second 44's 00 cents to 95.42, and the fourth 4ys m cents to t5.64. LOUISBURG BOY WINNER STATE SPELLING PRIZE Wilson Morton Heals All At Contest At Halelgh Myrtle Bradley Seeondt Lillian Stilling Third. IKPKI.I to Dill! NVvi.l ' rtalelgh, Nov. 23. Wilson B. Morton, of the Loulsburg schools, won the s'.ate-wlde spelling contest before the teachers' assembly tonight, getting 100 on -th DJft words which It was naoss sary to give. On the first 100 words II spellers stood up and a second 10ft elimination was prepared. At the close of the second Inning there were three perfect and 70 new words were necessary. Miss Myrtle Bradley, of West Gas tonla schools, won second place, and Miss Lillian Sailing, of Wilmington, third, all spellers getting medals. The assembly gives a banner to the win ner of first prise. It took three hours to hold the contest. , . VIVIASTI EXPECTS COJIFERF.MCE TO EfiD WORK IW DECEMBER IB? AJMOCHUd Prp.) Wsshlngton, Nov. 23. M, Vivian!,' who will become head of the French delegation to the conference on the departure of Premier Brland, expressed the opinion today that the conference would complete its work soon after the middle of December, so that the French delegation could sail December III from New York on the steamer Parla Make Shantung Decision International In Scope In Order to Bring Japan Into the Open Chinese Delegation Will - Broach Subject Before the Committee On Far East and Pa cific Problems-It la Believed That Japan Will ' Make a More Liberal Offer. IMIIr Km luraw us Nwnwe Stan, in aim Suintim a uuri wua)' Br O. W. UILUEIIT. (rottrlsM, nil, br rliusoMpUt rubllt Ms.) Washington. Nov, 13. The Chinese delegation will bring up the subjeot ot Shantung before the conference com mittee on the tar eaat and the Pactflo problems. This is bslng done, it Is understood, with ths approval ot the American delegation. This Is being dona to bring Japan Into .the open with regard to Shantung and cause a settlement that will be International in soods Instsad of ths private settlement with China that Ja pan has offered, ratner tnan to ooiain a definition ot the four principles drafted by Mr. Root and agreed to Is the eight powers. Those tour principles It is now un derstood have no direct bearing upon the status quo. ' Thsy apply to the future rather than to the past. Morally they will have an immense Influence upon the so-called falls accomplla pro vided China gets upon her own reel and If the British and American gov ernments co-operate fully toward mak ing their spirit prevail. The Shantung situation Is sot a part ot the status quo In China. Japan's actual position In the province la not confirmed by any treaty. Bhe la oper ating under a promise renewed at Paris to return 8hantung to China. Bhe will be asked to do so today, t Chinese Are Optlsslstle. In Chinese olrclea a good deal of optimism prevails with regard to Shantung. It is believed that Japan, wishing to gain the favorable regard of American publlo opinion, will make a much mora liberal offer concerning the province than she has yet made directly to China. Up to the present Japan has Insisted upon holding the railroad rights there which she took over from the Germans and upon po licing the railroad and other property Interests In the province. - - These Interests are disputed, the Chinese asserting that they were ob tained under duress. It Is possfble that Japan will concede an Inquiry by, an international , commission Into their validity. She may also abandon policing the railroad which may go back to the condition In which it was during German occupation when It was operated by the Chinese, under super vision of a few Oerman officials. That Japan will yield the railroad la not believed here. The difficulty In the way of making the four principles affect the status quo Is the weakness of China herself. Take the question of axtra territorial ity, the right of foreigners to have their law cases tried in courts of their own country In China; all the powers offer to give It np. If assured that China s"si eahle go which foreigners have confidence. No such condition prevails and the surren der of extra-terrltorlallty goes over into the future. A similar condition exists with re gard to the leased ports. Ths powers are willing to give them up. But they are likely to ask pay for .work they have done In these ports and China cannot pay. That, too; goes over Into the future. , FRANCE Says Pledge of Powers Is Only Way to Avoid Big French -Armed Forces. , OTHERS SIDESTEP PLEDGE . (S AseUM Prm) Washington, Nov. II. Facing each other In the confidential atmosphsre of an executive session, the delegations ot the great powers exchanged frank opinions today on ' the limitation of armies as It touches the situation in Burope, but adjourned without making a Joint declaration of policy either as to the European problem or the general principles of land armament. Premier Brland ot France, making hla last appearance In the conference before his departure for home, reiter ated the reasons that move hla coun try to maintain the largest army In the world and suggested that the only al ternative would be a pledge by the powers to come to the aid of France should Germany or any other nation again threaten civilisation. To thla ths representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Italy ail Japan replied with renewed expres sions of regard and sympathy for the position of France, declaring their gov ernments firmly committed to the de fense ot free Institutions and giving assurances that the French people had the moral support "of all the pow ers in facing their problems. But no one came forward with a pro posal to write such a pledge into a publlo and Joint declaration of policy such as M. Brland Indicated would be asked to Induce the French government to reduce Its land forces beyond the point already contemplated. Neither was there a move, to formulate a com prehensive program tor land armament reduction like that under consideration for naval forces, nnd the meeting end ed after dt'slgnatln subcommittees to handle the collateral subjects of air craft, poison guees, and the rules of warfare. Tonight M Brinnd declared himself well satisfied t take home with him the oral expressions of moral support voiced by tho representatives of ths lowtrfc ttiday and in Monday'a open session. There were Indications that some of the French"' bad hoped he might take Hlonnc also a fonnj.1 writ ten pledge, but the premier was said lo have realised fully the resttatnts undor which the otlur national irioups found themselves In dealing with the subject. In any case,- the "strong man of France" apparently is leaving the con ference confident that hfs principal qi Jcct In coming to Anmrlca has been ac complished, and that If any attempt la mada to take up In detail the ques tion of land armament limitation the negotiations Dover will taks a trend inimical to the army of Frapre. HEAD OK )HI)t:il (IF OWLS IS ' UIII.TV IIHK.4M( MANN LAW Indianapolis Nov. Ii3. John W. Talbot, of South Bend, Ind., supreme president of the Order of Owls, s fraternal organization, was found guilty today by a federal court Jury of violating the Mann act. The Jury deliberated an hour before- reaching Its Baron Kato's statement that Man churia la resarded as a part of China is to be Interpreted as meaning that the status quo evsn as It affects Man churia will net be disturbed. Manchuria Is now merely a portion of China whtoh Is a snhsre of Influsnoe of Japan. This waa specifically declared in (he consortium agreement signed only two years ago by the Japanese. There Is no doubt that Japan will Insist upon the ss-year extension of the lesse to Ui South Mnchurian rail way, this hslng the only one ot the 21 demanda from which Japan Is no like ly to recede before this conference. That lease will make Manchuria for all purposes ot trade virtually a province ot Japan, though politically It will be part of China. Only the development of a strong China will alter this sit uation. The Importance of the four princi ples to China Is that they will afford Iter a chance to grow strong. They do not alter the status quo. But they will stop further encroachments and they commit the powers to aiding China to get upon her feet rather than to keep her divided and weak, which has been the practloe of the past. If China recovers they put a certain moral pressure of the powers to withdraw from the special Invnslnns of Chlness sovereignty in which they have In dulged. ".. Chinese opinion on the value Is di vided. ' What I have given above Is the most optimistic Chinese view. A more pessimistic view Is that the four prin ciples are only another expression of benevolence like the open door declar ation nnd that China's prospects will not b greatly Improved by them.,. Test Real Altitude ot Powers, : A lest of lbs real attitude ot the powers toward China will he their action upon customs duties which were brought before the conference yester day. Under pressure from tha powers China' duties were fixed at I per cent, and valuations were low. The Boxer Indemnities' ate up all the revenue from customs and- left Chlij without resources. This Is one great cause of the Chinese government's weakness. It the powers should consent ta a mod ern valuation of Imports and exports and should permit the levying ot duties of from 10 to 10 per cent. China would have sufficient revenues and might achieve a stable government,. The hope of China rests upon co cperatlon between ths Brltiah and American governments, . With navies limited and the status quo maintained with regard to fortifications in the I'aclflt Japan will b inoontestibly the strongest power 'In that part of the world with all that, thla implies of ability to , pujtffecil.Vipresu npasv HiCMria. The restraint upon Japan will be the fear that aggression on her part will cause a virtual Anglo-American entente In the tar east. ) No actual en tente Is necessary, but once the Anglo. Jaganesd alliance Is guns the possibil ity of such an entente will be enovjh. Already In this conference there are sufficient signs of what the Anglo Saxon governments working together In ths far east may accomplish. . Supreme Court Sends Back the Union County Case For ' a New Trial LIST OF THE DECISIONS ' H OrMtlftMrs DtUr hl Stirum, SOI Mtrdunu Nilloiul ui Bliss. Rslelgh, Nov. 21. Negro bcnefldl aries of the f 100,000, plus bequests, of Miss Maggie Ross of Union county, must fight again for their money, the Supreme- oourt today sending back Judge Bis Ray's case for now trial. The caveators win on the charge of Judge Kay which Instructed ths Jury somewhat In this wise: If the Jury should find that Hallle and Maggie Boss had an agreement ur understand ing to make mutual wills devising their residential property to tha sur vivor for life and In pursuance of such an agreement they employed U. B. Adams, of the Monroe bar, the attorney now being deceaaed, and that if he prepared their wills, If the testatrix, Msggle Ross, waa of sufficient mental ity to understand the business in which she was engaged, and volun tarily executed the paper purporting to be the will, the court charged tha Jury to find that Maggie Ross had not been unduly Influenced and the paper writ ing was. her last will and testament. Judge Stacy writes the opinion. He does not go so far as tha attorneys tor the caveators asked, because the Judge trying the case rupped severely on the attorneys for examining a cer tain witness during recess hour and expressed himself unalterably of the opinion that the lawyers had acted Improperly. Moreover, they asked for a new trial and a new trial Judge. They get both without an opinion on the side Issues. The Ross sisters had bequeathed to negroes more than 1100.000 worth of property. The court holds the charge erroneous. The following cases were decided to day: Pllley, commissioners vs. .'Sullivan, Beaufort, reversed. In rs will of Johnson, Halifax, no error. Irvln and Montgomery vs. Harris, ot al Rockingham, remanded. . Stults va, Thumus. Forsyth,, no error Ballou vs. road commission, Asho error. . Uaither vs. Motor Car company, Rich mond, affirmed. LowderuiHk vs. liuller, Moore, no error. Nash vs. Shute. T'nlon, irror. In re Ross will, Union, new trial. Springs vs. Springs, Mecklenburg, affirmed. Mitchell vs. dralnago commission, Gaston, no error. Rhyne vs. Flynt Manufacturing com- jpany, Gaston, affirmed. Dudley vs. Harrington, Pitt, per curiam, affirmed without opinion. To Probe Hate Situation. Washington, Nov. 23. A general In vestigation to determine whether any further reductions In railroad rala could be required was ordered today by the Interstate Commerce commis sion. The commission announced that the htvcKtlgMtinit would be begun at a bearing December It. . :V FOOTBALL GAME WILL BE PLAYED TODAY BY Virginia Manager Brings Team to Chapel Hill. RED JOHNSON WILL PLAY Alderman, President of Virginia, Authorizes Virginia Eleven to Play Carolina. '. STUDENTS SAVE THE GAME North Carolina and Virginia Student Exert Present to Hav Haiti Staged Virginia Authorities V Hare to Penult Uaia. By I.KNOIH HAMIIF.R. Chapel Kill, Nov. SI. The Carolina. Virginia Thanksgiving football game, callrd off yeaterday by ths decision of the Virginia athletic committee to can cel becauae .the, Carolina athletic au thorities rerused to bar "Red" Johnson, was resurrected today chiefly by stu dent. at both Institutions and at I o'clock tonight Virginia's manager, Robert Harrison, Jr., phoned Charles T. Woollen, Carolina graduate manager, that he waa bringing the Virginia team to Chnpel Hill tonight with ths authority ot President Alderman. -Tha game will be played and Johnson will pisy. .,',,' ' Managor Harrison's message earns at the close of the inost exciting day Chapel Hill has ever known In a cen tury and a quarter of history. It fol lowed the utmost efforts by Carolina students and faculty and by Virginia students to have the gume at any cost. In this fight for the game, mads over the heads ot the, Virginia athletic com. nsittee, which after cancelling ,tlie game left Chapel Hill last night, the atudenta on both side took the leading part, and It la largely their persistent efforts, extending over every minute of all this day, that have' brought about the gama after it had apparently been killed. , , , Joyful Over Settlement. Tonight when they learned of Presi dent Alderman's decision to allow tho Virginia roam to come,' they broke loose In one long triumphant shout that swept the campus and the town . from end to end and kept up Intermit tently until a lata hour. With all chance apparently gone when the Virginia sommltte left Chapel Hill last night, Captain Rob bins Lowe, of Carolina, backed by the unanimous desire of students and fac ulty that the gam b played, got in touch with Captain Hollls Rlnehart, of Virginia. The answer at Rlnehart was clear and definite. He wanted to play the game and the Virginia atudenta wanted to play the game. In a phone conversation this morning he said' he was going to bring a team ot some kind to Chapel Hill and h told Lowe to be ready tor the game. Rlnehart backed up bis phone conversation wilt the following wire to Lowe: - "We still bellev our faculty som mlttee Justified but ths team and stu dent body want to play ths game, win or lose, Johnson or no Johnson, prefsr ably Johnson, and argue later.. W ars still trying to Influence faeulty." . . Manager . HurrlsorrVame forward, too, with wires to th effect that the Virginia team waa liruvlng Charlottes villa tonight. "Do 'not fall to hav automobiles to meet us la Durham 10:30 Thursday morning," h said In one of hla wires. "W srs coming and expeqt a great game," h said In another addressed to th Carolina stu dent body, Ckase Take a Hand. Meanwhile the Carolina athletic committee, which Ha bsen In session with Presidsnt Chase and Mr., Woollen nearly all day, was trying In every way possible to Influence the Virginia authorities to play the gam. Presi dent Chase sent a personal wire to President Alderman, who Is In Rich mond, and another-to Dcsn Page, act ing president, reading a1 follows: ' "Unanimous deslr of faculty and student body of University, of North Carolina to play gam tomorrow. Will you consent to playing game under either of two following conditions: one, that the game he purely unofficial on part of both Institutions and sim ply exhibition gsme; two, that game be played with Johnson and point of eligibility be arbitrated later? Athletl committee Joins me in (hi request. This U off iolak. W ire at ono. . . , .. "If. W. rHASK. Prnaldent." No answer bnd been received to this telegram late tonight, but none, was needed. Tho phone communication with Manager Harrison settled th matter. It settled, too, ths doubt that had arisen In the mind of the Caro lina authorities because of the sug gestion of Captain Rlnehart that It was going to bring a team regardless of what anybody aald. Thla angles Hon the athletic, committee here did not approve of. It took the stand that It could not sanction a game which had been killed by the official de. clslon. "If we allow a game her with a Virginia team after the Virginia authorltle have cancelled It," said a member of the committee this after noon, "we would ba promoting more or less of an Insurrection among ths Virginia students and ot ooursa w don't want rfo do that," Student Determined. Rut from all sides hlch praise Is given hero to the persistent efforts of the Virginia students, of Captain Rlne hart, and of Manager Harrison to plav the game. Their attitude Is regarded here as the highest possible form of sportsmanship and th campus all day has taken off Its hat to them. A reso lution adopted today by a giant mass meeting ot students contains this paragraph : "Wo extend our appreciation and gratitude to the football team and stu dent body of the University of Vir ginia for going on record as being In favor of playing the game regardless of this controversy, and wo voice tho hope that the lou standing pleasant relations between the two universities Will 1j6 resumed itrtd THat athletic con- (Continued on 1'nge l:inht ;. BENCH WARRANTS FOR TWO RALEIGH SLEUTHS Jndge Connor ( all for II. R. silraol And II. nnramnnn, At Instance Of HMO, Thfl (;rwtiilotn Kali N- Ikr.au, 308 Mirrlianu Nallim.l H.uk Bl.lt. Raleigh. Nov. 23. Judt'e Henry Q. Connor, on affidavit of Agent F. C. Handy, of the department of justice, this afternoon U'&uid bunch warrant against It. E. Nichols and H. Horgmand, local detectives, whom Mr. Handy ac cuses of Interference with witnesses In the case against A. 1. Honeycutt, Netisu merchant now fighting to stave off 10 years in federal prison. The alleiratlons are that ltorgmann told Mrs. H. 1,. handle that her brother In Atlanta prison had asked her lo chnns" her testimony as to Honey. elHl. .'.-.." , , ,. . .,' V '(. ' CAROLINAANDVIREIML ng l V
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