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CHINA'S THRE AT TO
LEAVE ARMS MEET
IS FIRST BIG SNAG
LIVELY QUARREL OVER
FOURPRINCIPLESTHAT
AFFECTJHLFAR EAST
British Interpretation Stirs the
Chinese to Protest.
TRY TO PREVENT BREAK
"Internationalization" View of
British Traced to Spokesman
Outside of Conference.
HAVE FRESH GRIEVANCE
Coafarcaea Takes Vp Today ("Bias's
llmiinl For Akolliloa of system
Of Extra.TamtTlalltr NaTal
Experts Hard at Work
(Bj laoclttad fna.)
Washington, Nov. 14. The far east-4
arn nagotlatlons, complicated by a dls
agrssmsnt over the meaning of the
four general principles already adopt
ed, will again become the live Issue
of the armament conference when it
.resumes work tomorrow after the
Thanksgiving holiday.
How acute the divergence of view
over application of the four princi
ples might become was problematical
tonight, but the Chinese in particular
seem to regard it as a fundamental
obstacle to a complete agreement re
garding the status of China. Borne of-
flnlnln nt Ih. PhlnH. Ataeratmn vn
went so far as to say that there would
be nothing left for them but with
drawal from the conference should an
Interpretation advanced In British
quarters received the full approval of
the powers.
Hope to Avert Impasse.
The opinion, held with apparent
unanimity by the delegates of all the
nations concerned, however, was that
the issue would be so handled as to
preclude such an impasse for the pres
ent, at least. It was pointed out that
the views at which the Chinese took
offense were delineated by a British
spokesman outside the conference it
self and so far have not had the form
al endorsement even of the British
delegation. These views were, briefly,
that the open door policy denned by
the four principles Included Chinese
acceptance of the consortium and the
pooling of the operation of railway
concessions, a combination which the
Chinese declare would mean virtual
"Internationalization" of China.
It was uncertain tonight whether
the subject would oome before the
nine delegations when they meet to
morrow as a committee of the whole
on the far east. For their part, the
"Chinese were said to feel they could
not raise the point with propriety be
cause the views attributed to the Brit
ish were not and never had been offi
cially before the far east committee.
Apparently a somewhat similar posi
tion was taken by the other delega
tions, and so It appeared possible that
the disagreement might wait further
developments until future discussions
bring it naturally Into prominence.
Want Owa Conns.
The specific subject selected for dis
cussion at tomorrow's session Is
China's request for abolition of the
system of "extra-terrltorlallty" under
which foreign powers have set up
Ihelr own courts within China to han
dle cases In which their respective ita
tlonals are Involved. All the nations
represented here have Indicated their
"sympathetic Interest" In the Chinese
request, although It has been appar
ent that even some of the Chinese
delegates themselves do not believe
the present condition of the Chinese
courts would make the change Im
mediately possible.
Among some of the delegates there
was a belief that the cases of Bhan
tung and south Manchuria might also
be reached at tomorrow's meeting,
bringing the delegates face to face
with some of the most complicated
questions of the whole negotiations.
Meantime naval experts will con
tinue their work on details of the
American reduction plan, and the land
armament negotiations will wait for
the more pressing topics of discussion
to he disposed of. Subcommittees, will
he organised to begin Investigation
of such collateral Issues as airplanes,
poison gases and the rules of warfare,
but If a comprehensive plan for -land
armament limitation la to be worked
out at all It will he In a later stage
of the conference.
Thanksgiving day was observed gen
erally as a holiday by the delegates,
who welcomed the relief from the con
stant pressure which has carried the
arms negotiations forward at an un
precedented pace. Many of the con
ference members attended religious
' services, and there were fewer per
sons! consultations than is usual dur
ing "a day rest" In the midst of an
International conference.
Optimistic Ova Outcome.
Despite the flurry caused by the dts-
reement over the "open duor prin
ciples, the delegates generally cu
ssed confidence that the far east-
negotiations were proceeding to
il definite accomplishment. The
rlcan delegation seemed partlc-
optlmisttc, for It whs said to
e the plan of campaign laid down
had . become a vehicle of con-
progrees. It was revealed that
in bringing forward the
copies framed by Kllhu Hoot
China was to form a back
er, further procecdiugs In
jits, the details of the va
il r set out in the Chinese
land other open issues.
was said, there has been
Yo deal with details. Ther i
Conversations between in-
.yt.flyif legates on these subjects
frWrfTpokeamen for the various delega-
,press' pretty well acquainted with their
own views, but the conference Itself
was said to have confined the discus
sions to the Hoot resolutions, In con
nection with the corresponding sec
tions of the Chinese ten points.
There has been a deliberate purpose
on the part of the Americana In adopt
ing this method, which in a way con
stitutes a precedent In International
conferences. The design is said 'to
have been to bind in the mcst solemn
manner each of the nations 'represent
ed In the conference to the observance
of each of these four points... Then
when the time comes for consideration
of details, they will be classified and
discussed under the appropriate; head
ings anil It Is calculated that- In the
eml there will be no escape .tram the
application nf the hrosd principle nor
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Curzon Gives Plain
Warning To France
London, Nov, 1M. By Am
Halod Fn) On of tit moat
outspoke wnrntngs ever nd
drtMd by the forelaa mint iter of
on antloa to another friendly
natloa wu delivered publicly to
day at lunch earn by HnrquU Car
ton of Ksdlsaton to Frames. - Ths
Brlt'.ah foreign minister declared
that If France pursued an Isolated
and Individual policy ahe would
not In the long run Injure Ger
many and would full to protect
hernrlf.
Lord Carson' addrees wii di
rected primarily to the Wsahlns;
ton conference on limitation of
armament and far nan tern ques
tions, but It wu clearly an Inti
mation to PriHm of the effect of
that countrya attitude toward din
armament. It also applied with
equal force to the preach policy
In the near eaat.
"Peace will never be achieved,
aald Lord Carson, "If any one
power trie to steal a march on
another and conclude am arrange
ment on Ita own account. w
ALL THAT JAPAN SEEKS
IN MANCHURIA IS TO
Tf
Tokio Ridicules Idea of Virtual
Protectorate. '
WANTS TO HOLD RAILWAY
Japan Claims Recognition Only
of Position She Gained In
War With Russia.
FRENCH POLICY OPPOSED
Italy Canant Afford To Let Franco
Have Permanent Superiority In
Mediterranean, Says High Of
ficial In Home,
axial Cakls to Dally Km.
By GLENN BABB.
(Covrniht, 1021. br Philadelphia PuMh Udtcr.)
Tokio, Nov. 24. Officials here ridi
cule the suggestion cabled from Wash
ington that Japan demands a virtual
protectorate over Manchuria end Mon
golia, giving Great Britain, one of the
same nature over Tibet, It Is stated
that all Japan claims Is recognition
of the position she gained as a result
nf ther Russo-Japanese war in South
Manchuria where she will positively
Insist upon the maintenance of the
status quo. It is believed vitally nec
essary that Japan hold the South Man
churian railways as a strategic essen
tial to defense against a continental
power. If this much Is conceded every
thing else concerning China would, be
negotlatable.
Offtciitl point to thn negotiations
last year concerning the Chlneso con
sortium as evidence of Japun's good
faith and willingness to make con
cessions regarding her position In ilan
churia. Tokio, huwever, will stubhorn
ly resist efforts to oust her from the
rights and concessions taken over front
Russia or to nullify the 1915 treaties
with China whereby the lease and
concessions were extended 'for 99 years.
ITALY NOT IN ACCORD WITH
FRANCE AB TO DISARMAMENT
twill Cm ts O.lly am
, (OowTtfbt, mat, br 'hllaflelpMa Public Mnr.)
Home, Nov. 24. Reported accord of
Italy and France - on disarmament
policy Is denied by a high official of
the foreign office who declared:
"The report that Senator Schanser
had given Italy's support to the thesis
advanced In Premier Brland's speech
comes as a urprlse to us. We recog
nise that a strong desire for revenge
exists -in -.Germany,.. but we find Pre
mier Brland's speech and the French
desire for a navy equal to Japan's
disappointing. Italy cannot afford to
let France have permanent superiority
In the Mediterranean."
RESOLUTION REGARDING CHINA
IS ACCEITAUI.K TO OFFICIALS
ssmIiI mill to Dan, .
(rwrrlcbt. 1921, br PMIiUclpbM Public Lnsjrr.)
Pekln, Nov. 24. The resolution re
garding China adopted by the far east
ern committee at the Washington con
ference is acceptable to Chinese offi
cials and the public, your correspondent
learns, although the government offi
cials refuse any comment until the of
ficial text has been received by them.
The stipulation in respect to the ad
ministrative Integrity of China Is par
ticularly welcome as It Is believed that
it precludes the possibility of any form,
of International financial control of
China which many Chinese have been
fearing. It is also believed that the
conference is distinguishing between
the true China and the present disturb
ed conditions in the republic by which
China dnen not wish to be judged, as
the Chinese consider thts merely a
passing 'stage In the evolution of a
greater China.
The resolution determines broad
prlnolplea for application to particular
cases which Is the policy China has
advocated from the start; " If these
principles are permanently adopted and
enforced China has reason to believe
that particular cases will be solved In
a way not objectionable to China.
Reports are reaching Pekln of demon
strations of students and others In
various parts of China against Inter
national financial control. Many ob
servers In Pekln believe the quickest
road to a second Borer outbreak would
be such control. It must be remem
bered that China's Intercourse with the
western world always has been large
ly financial and that past concessions
wrung from China have been for the
purpose of financial gain. Naturally
the Chinese feel that future Inroads
on their sovereignty and other rights
will loom In the same way. ,
The present Pekln bank flurry has
not helped this feeling, as many Chin
ese believe It was caused by Interested
foreigners with political motives, al
though your correspondent thinks such
a belief unfounded by the facts.
The statement of the Japanese in re
gard to the settlement of the small af
fairs of Chins outside the conference
is taken here to be an attempt of Ja
pan to exclude Rhantung from the con
ference which China would fight to the
last ditch. ' ,
El
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France Has Right to Say How
.- Big An Army She Needs.
IS LEFT TO DEFEND SELF
However, American Public Is
Not Convinced of German Or
Russian Menace.
SKEPTICAL ON THIS POINT
Phillips Millet, Writing To I.e Petit
Parlalea. Attacks Ortala English
Writers For Tketr HorlL At
titude Toward Fran. '
By PHILLIFH MALLET.
(Foreign Editor Le Petlb-Parlsien.)
Washington, Nov. 24. (From Wed
nesday's L Petit Parlslen.) On the
eve of M. Brland's departure, It Is
now possible to define the general
American reaction that followed his
speech of Monday, The matter Is too
Important for the future of Franco
American relations not to dessrvs to
be frankly dealt with.
As I cams out of the last sitting of
the conference on Monday morning, a
distinguished American journalist told
me: "The quotations from Luden
dorff's book will make a poor Impres
sion here. However, everybody will
understand henceforth that France has
the right to be the only Judge of what
she ought to do In the matter of land
armaments." This remark, It seems
to me, exactly expresses the American
state of mind.
However, impressive M. Brland's ar
guments may have been, It la not In
ceeded In convincing the - American
public of the reality of the German or
Kusslan menace. Judging the other
people from. themselves the American
people who at the present - moment
think tit nothing but disarmament
willingly believe Germany is forever
fed up with the war. At least, a con
siderable part of the public will read
that part of M. Briand's speech with a
sympathy mingled with some skepti
cism. On the other hand there la one point
on ' which, after the truly admirable
appeal of M. Brland, I believe one may
consider France has won her case.
Without clearly understanding the Eu
ropean situation, the American public
see today that France, having been
left to her own forces, haa the unques
tionable right to say what she deems
necessary for the maintenance of her
security. The whole of America, with
the exception of a few fanatics, stands
behind Mr. Hughes when he assures M.
Brland that France has no ground to
fear, as a. result of her armaments, a
moral Isolation. Soms will say such
an assurance Is negative, therefore
negligible. I believe this would be a
mistake only comparable to that of the
optimists who still hope to Induce
America to tie herself to some form of
alliance.
In order to maastrra -thsr minor tanrja
of such a mistake it will be enough to
recall that If It Is true political tradl
tlon and popular Instinct prevent the
United Htates from accepting any per
manent foreign commitments, they do
not prevent a temporary American co
operation with a foreign nation in
view of a specified object. The. common
goal on both sides of the Atlantic,
therefore, must be to make It possible
for such a co-nperatlon to take place
in the future, as It did In the recent
past. In this respect, the mere fact
that M. Brland apparently succeeded
in explaining the position of France, Is
a service rendered tn both countries
which would have Justified by Itself
the Journey to America. One thing
only can be put on the same level, and
that is the deep, unanimous moving
reception which the American people
who are so near to us French by the
spontaneity of their feelings, have
given to M. Brland's statement.
It Is regrettable one should have to
take notice at the same time of the
fortunately Isolated campaign waged
against France by two or three Eng
lish Journalists, of which the most
notorious Is H. 0. Wells. The attitude
stands . in striking contrast either to
the warm approval manifested by Mr.
Balfour or to the support given to the
French cause by most British corre
spondents some of whom, such
Wick man Steed, editor of the Times,
are among our best advocates In his
country. Wells on the contrary allows
himself to be carried away against
France by a kind of holy and ever
increasing fury which is not deprived
of an unconsciously comical touch.
After having been in his brlttllng
days In favor of the war to the bitter
end, Wells did not wait for the victory
of democracyo take place before go
ing back to that old-fashioned and
empty form of pacifism which had be
fors 1914 been so helpful to the designs
of Oerman militarism. In order to has
ten the final coming peace In this
world, he now endeavors every morn
Ing In the columns of hundreds of
American newspapers to add to the
number of international mlsunder
standing out of which wars presently
arise.
After having recited a number of
childish formulas which In his mind
would suffice to build up the United
States of Europe, he pretends not to
see the effort of reconstruction and of
consolidation of the peace made by
France from the days of Ban Homo,
early last year, to Wiesbaden and con
tents himself with attributing to her
ridiculous designs, the last of which
is to make war upon England. This
blind thinker might succeed in spread
Ing confusion were It not for the
American writers such as Frank Sim
onds who answer him and also for the
vigorous common sense of the Amen
can people which Is sufficient In It
self to do away with such foolish ac
cuentlons. - ... .
Campaigns of that kind will not
cease. France can, however, afford
to face their effects with equanimity
as long as her acts will prove that she
Is sincerely working for the consoli
dation of democracy In Europe.
BRIANR WILL HKTUHN HOME
CERTAIN OP POPULAR ACCLAIM
snlal CaUi U alt Sun
(ttarrlfbt, ltm, br Pblladtlpnla Public Marr.)
Paris, Nov. 24. Premier BrianU has
secured his aureole of glory, so far as
France Is concerned, and will begin
his return voyage certain of popular
acclaim and political security. At
least such la tho general .feellnsc here
now. "Bravo Brland" Is the remark
he-rd on all sides and printed In a ma
Jorlty of the papers. There Is no doubt
Hi mis particular niuniviti mm uic
fears which crept in last week all have
been dissipated, and that the premier's
determination to go to Washington In
person has resulted In distinct success.
Public opinion boiled down is that
Monday was a "Oood day for France,'
fnr two distinct reasons. First, that
he finally stamped out the stigma of
militarism snd Imperialism that . re
suited from the unfortunate phrase
(Continued on Page Mine.);
'BLUEBEARD"
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Henri rtesire Landru. the Bluebeard
charged with the murdor of ten women
oi tne f renon police.
ITI
Foreigners Feeling Effects of So
Many "Parties."
THEIR HEALTH MENACED
Is Feared That Over-Entertain-,
ment Might "Also Hamper
Work of Conference.
SOCIAL EVENTS CONFLICT
Hecretm-7 of fltat Ak That His De
partment Be Con united Here
after Before Theae Affaire
Are Planned
Dtly Ntwi fcireiu and Telegraph OtHft.
23 Albw Kulldloc (By LumI Win)
Hj THEODORE TILL Kit
Washington, Nov. ti. Secretary
Hughei has stirred Washington with
another proposal, national and Inter
national in lt scope, and calling (or a
"limitation of entertainment" of the
delegates and attaches to the arms
conference.
In broad principles the Hughes pro
poitals were accepted today by the so
cial and civic powers of Washington.
Manifestly details and Interpretations
must be worked out later.
. The plain English of the latest prop
osition from the American department
of state ftka Washington to stop the
mad cmttpotitlon in giving "parties'
to the foreign visitors. Buch com pe
tition menaces social peace as well as
the health and life of international
celebrities.
Consequently women's clubs, civic
organisations local reception commit
tees and official and unofficial hosts
and hosteMes accepted the hint of
the state department that they ought
not to over-entertain and over-food
the distinguished foreign guent.
There has been so much hospitality
that conference visitors have gone to
reading the Indigestion tablet adver
tisements. They Jump from one ban
quet and reception to another and the
strain is beginning to tell, No doubt
every delegate would have put on more
weight by thin time except thnt the
loss of sleep offsets the Increased ton
nngo of tho heavy food,
Not All Parties are MIrr."
It seems quite plain that the strang
ers within the gate are being over
entertained and overfed. Not all the
parties are dry and after each comes
a morning after and a day of work.
Hoclety column editors are crying for
more space within their papern and
asking why the sporting pn-rea may
not he thrown out while this social
Joy ride is on.
Humor hore Is that many of the
delegates and their assistants are In
sympathy with the suggestion of the
state department that there be a lei
up tn entertaining and that the depart
ment be consulted before the planning
of large affairs in tholr honor.
Conflicts in entertainment dates
have bobbed up because there Is no
clearing house for Invitations. Social
leaders and persons abltious to be so
cial leaders, committees, women's or
ganisations and other associations and
societies have all been In the Bcramble
to entertain the notables of this and
other countries. The chase of lords,
barons, premiers, princes and diplomats
has given social Washington the
"thrill that cpmes once In a lifetime."
Bo much "running around" at night,
together with morning breakfasts,
midday luncheons and afternoon teas,
eventually will wear down the foreign
ers, as accustomed as they are to en
tertainment and entertaining. The not
ed visitors do not Hko to decline in
vitation to these many "parties" but
they reallste the conference has serious
work ahead of It and more of their
time should be spent In the work of
the epochal international gathering.
There .must be, of course, a certain
amount of official entertainment. In
ternational etiquette, custom and good
will requires that. But the state de
partment feels there properly may be
a limitation of the purely social events
arranged in honor of the vultors from
abroad.
A rVeeeeaary Step.
Coneequently, the department drop
ped the hint that It he consulted by
any-organisation or &ust ... planning
elaborate affairs. The step was re
garded as necessary for the proteo
tion of tho sleep, nerves and stomachs
of the delegates and their advisors.
Baron Shidehara, the Japanese ambas
sador, Is still II! with "gastritis and
interitls." Lord Lee of Par ham fell 111
today with a severe chill and cold and
may be In bed for several days. While
these lllneHaes cannot be definitely laid
at the dour of too much entertainment,
the social whirl of the arms conference
In all probability contributed.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution, the Washington board of
trade, the general citlxens' Committee
on reception, the national press club,
various women's organisations and
other potential hosts and hostesses, to
day aequleseed in the viewpoint of the
state department in not over-doing the
social end of the .conference. It is ex
pected that hereaftwr plans for all
large social affairs will undergo the
advance scrutiny of officials of this
government to the end that there may
be no conflict with the net work of the
conference and Its committee and no
"douhllug up" elaborate entertainment.
Koeial puninhment Is a great thing
(Continued on pagt four.)
ON TRIAL IN PARIS
of Oambata. Dhotosrranh'ed in one of
who, it Is said, were his flnanoees. He
Could Hardly Force the
German Masses to War
ARE SICK OF WAR
German Government Says It
Wants to Give Guarantees
Against Hostile Move. -
WAR CLASS IS IMPOTENT
. " ISNlal Call, ts (ally Una
(ftwrrlflil, 1VJ1, br PblladslptiU Kiblle Udnt.l
Berlin, Noy. 34. A report that the
American government proposes In ease
of further discussion of the problem
of land disarmament to ask a state
ment of views on the proposition and
perhaps guarantees from the German
grvernment as an Inducement toward
the further demobilisation of the
standing army of the entente powers
attracts general attention here.
It was reported In diplomatic clroles
today that Mr. Dresel, the Amerloan
charge d'affaires, already has present
ed matters to Chancellor Wirth with
the view of obtaining assurances whloh
will meet the Frenqh anxieties ex
pressed In Premier Brland's speech.
Your correspondent was Informed at
the embassy that this was not the ease
and Mr. Dresel's latest talk with
Chancellor Wlrth was devoted to the
sentiment as to the question of repa
rations and not disarmament
The sentiment in Oerman govern
ment circles Is all In favor of giving
iranKiy any assurances and ruaran
teea which can be suggssted to meet
the charges of Oerman hostile Inten
tions by whloh ths maintenance of
big French and Polish armies Is Jus
tified. I have' reason to believe that
representative Hermans would not
have looked with disfavor upon the
ratification nf a Franco-American de
fensive pact signed simultaneously
with the Versailles treaty, as hostile to
Oermany as this appesrs on the sur
face, If French distrust and military
pressure upon the Occupation provin
ces could thereby have been moderated
This possibility It Is recognised long
er exists, but the Gorman government
would welcome any 'American steps
which would give the necessary re
assurance to France.
The most obvious guarantee against
the stiKgtsted mohlllsnllon of millions
of trained Gorman veterans nf the Iste
war which constitutes tho burden of
tho, case for the maintenance of a big
French army until the present genera
tion of trained warriors pusses the
fighting Rge could scarcely he cover
ed by a formal declaration. But It Is
well known to all observers in Oer
many. It Is the objection extending
to an attitude of absolute refusal of
the great masses of the rank and (lie In
the late war to be drafted Into any
further conflicts.
This attitude while not shared by
many of the officer class and by the
new generation which saw no service
In the trenches Is ths common posses
sion of the working classes. The old
Oerman military machine If allowed
the opportunity perhaps might suc
oesd In mobilising the necessary Itfl
cers for a considerable army, but It
Is the opinion, even of high entente
officials that It could never drag the
privates who manned the trenches
during the world war Into Joining the
colors for any offensive hostilities,
SAYS ARBUCKLE MIGHT
NOT HAVE HURT WOMAN
Doctor Testifies Hysteria, Intoslratlaa
Or Shock l(pnee Hays Arbnrkle
Wants Tn Testify.
fftr AHorttuo frm.)
Han Francisco, Noir. U. Continuing
of defense medical testimony ts Hched
uled for tomorrow In the trial of Kos
cos C. "Patty" Arbuckle on a charge
of manslaughter gruwlng out of the
death of Mies Virginia Kappa, motion
picture aetrens. Alice lllake, motion
picture star and at leant nine others
under defense subpoena, are expected
to be present from Uom Angeles pre
pared to testify, but the defense nan
not actually indicated whether it will
call Miss Blake.
Ths defense le endeavoring to prove
ths Injuries which cauHud Miss Rappe's
death did not result from the ata?k
Arbuckle le alleged to have made on
her In his rooms in the Hotel Kt.
Kranois, but may have been purely
Internal or spontaneous in hrotr.
One defense expert testified on Wed
nesday that, under certain conditions,
ths Injuries could be canned by hys
teria, intoxication or shook.
No decision has been reported as to
whether Arbuckle shall1 lake the stand,
Gavin AlcNah, chief defense couneel
announced today. The defenae attor
neys said Arhtjckk wan "extremely
anxloun" to tenlify, but the advisabil
ity of his so doing had not yet become
apparent.
NO t'H A IS KOMI'S TKII
Til HOI (HI Till-: SOUTHEAST
Harrljihurg. )'a . Nov, 24. No change
ts ..contemplated In Marnhal Foch'n
itinerary through the southeast, Col
onel Franklin H'Olier, former head of
the American legion, declared here to
day. "The Itinerary of Marshal Fueh
remains as it was announced," , he
aald.
Colonel D'Oller's statement was
prompted by reports among Ameri
can leglnn members of his party at
Hichmond lst night that the long trip
Jth rough the west and south might
prove too great a strali for Marshal
P'och and that his f'sroltna engage
ments might be cancelled, -
COURTROOM
A
the oourts of Paris, where he is on trial.
is guarded on each side by members
Leaves Baby To Boy
On a Railroad Train
Balnhrldge, -., Nov. M. Kra
rmt Brown, IT, of Dalkeatli, Fla
fell heir to a four weeks' old In
fant boy yesterday .while a pse-sena-er
ei train en route hers '
from Dnthan, Ala, when a woman
left the baby on ths hoy's lap and
never returned,
When Brown left here for Dal
heath he announced hla Inten
tion of having hla fnther to ob
tain authority to adopt the ehlld.
He said he would name ths nahy
for himself and ths family
phyalrlnn of the Browns, He said
he hod made a number of pur
chase for ths Infant.
Prosecution Tries to Prove They
vAre Remains of Duped Vic
timw of Bluebeard,
SURPRISE TO THE DEFENSE
Versailles, Nov. 24. -(Fly Associated
Press.) Three mors small boxes con
taining what ths prosecution and the
experts contend are human bones were
produced at the opening of court to
day and added to the box which was
prominent In yesterday'a proceedings
fn ths trial of "Bluebeard" landru, Ac
cused of.Jl murders and of cremating
ths bodies of his victims.
These arinltinns! exhibits seemed a
surprise to the defense. It having ap
parently been unaware of their exist
ence, The bones. According to ths ex
perts, are from a human skull or
skull.
The defense offered no experts In op
position to those of tho state but
argued that the bones were such that
no expert, however, learned, could
swear whether they wtore human or
animal. It also urged that the second
search of Landru's villa at Oiimbatn,
where all the bones that have been
produred In court are alleged to have
been found, was conducted illegally,
with the prisoner neither present nor
represented, as tho French law re
quire.
One bund rod and twenty pounds of
human flesh and Imnes could - have
been turned Into ashes during 24
hours in the kitchen range of Landru's
villa at Qambals, experts for the state
testified, They related how they had
conducted experiments with animal
flesh that had resulted In this conclu
sion. From 210 pounds of ashes In Landru's
backyard, small plecen of bone hud
1isen extracted whloh plainly showed
they had been cut with a small saw,
ths experts declared In their testimony.
The ashes, they testified, contained 6
per cent of bone and phosphate, while
the usual percentage of coal ashes was
1 J-2 per cent.
Landru explained the large per
centage of phosphate by saying he
had burned small oyster shells, and
that as coal was scarce during the
war he had experimented In seeking a
new oombustlle, burning chestnuts,
garbage and other substance.
Two hundred and flfy-sts frag
ments of bo tuts, declared by experts to
be human bones, the total weight of
w'hlch was two pounds and two ounces,
the largest fragment being two-third
of an Inch square, formed the corpuN
delicti brought forward toduy before
the Jury by the prosecution. The px
perts swors ths fragments belonged (o
at least three victims, an nearly, two
pounds were skull bonis. All three
of the experts---Doetors Jlayh. Ktfnfi
and aul swore unreservedly that Un
bones were those of human ImlngH mid
that the human - skulls were burned
after being smashed with a hammer oi
an aj.e.
FOUR ARE KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE
Three Others are seriously Injured nf
Croaalna In The Srnt Knd of '
Blrmtnirlinm.
Tttrmlnghitm, Nov. 24.-Four shtsou
were iimtuntly kill:il and three other
seriously lujurod late t'-diiy when i
Ho lit In-m passenger train crashed into
an automobile at Klmwoud crossing In
the west end.
The dead are Mrs. J. A- ItrookS, 6ii;
Mrs it. ! Henry, daughter of Mrs.
Brooks, of GiiorgiHiiu, Alu; Mrs. U. A
Hrooks; U'urren Henry, 14 months old
son of Mrs. Henry.
The Injured Mrs. May Brooks; B.
HroiiM, drivr of the automobile;
Charle K. Hrooks. Mrs, May Jlronkt
and J.I. A. lirooks ate Relieved fatatly
hurt. "
Two Killed, One Hurt
.New Orleans, Nov. 24. Two members
of the houlHtana rnllwey an$ mivtud
tion company switching crew wrrr
k filed and a third was serious! v In
jured tofls v when an engine turned
over in ths company a yards here, ,
9m
ERM
E
Fight For Presidency of Assem
bly la Warm Affair.
DEMOCRACY ALL ASURGE
Really Time For College Presi
dent to Have the Place and
Tradition May Win.
HEAR A STRONG SERMON
Dr. Plato Durham Vrges Tea eh ere ts
C.lve Wings to the goal of
America newnlls the
I.nefc of Vision
The nwnMw 01 It Nw Stifwa.
8 Mfrrtuiiu Nttlooftl Itatii Blitf.
By W, T. DOST
Raleigh, Nov. 24 frlorth Carolina
teachers, unable to play ths football
gams today, worshiped In ths city's
great Indoor golf links known as ths
auditorium and on the side played ths
finest gams of school politics yet un
dertaken In ths near-40 assemblies of
the past.
Plato Durham, of Fmory college,
preached ths sermon and persisted tn
that stubbornness which saw God in
human history and made Him aftar all
the Light which he believes ths na
tion Is following. On the outside
stood or sat a great ballot box In which
the votes of the teachers were being
deposited as a primary Instruction to
the nominating committee which to
morrow will name the new officers for
the 1-981 assembly.
Fred Archer, Greensboro superlntenr
dent, appears to be running like a
has I 4 hn.. na ti . a. a..-! M n sr a.l.lnK
this year would automatically descend
io nr. i;nariea tu. urewer, or tns Mere
dith college presidency. Miss Kliis
beth Kelly, high priestess about ths
altar of that education designed spe
cially to banish adult Illiteracy, hut
more stltl In the stats schools than
mere fighter of darkness, seems to be
running equally well for the vice-
presidency. The nominating commute
looks with something of alarm at this
movement. It matters not that de
mocracy breaks out every year In new
or old form. The newest Is ths pri
mary and the nominators hear that
the primary is pesky.
Desnoeraey May Fall.
The ballots are for ths presidency,
vius-presldency and secretaryship. But
the movement ta more than a mere
choice of presiding persons. The pri
mary participants are seeking a
change which will put a full-time sec
retary In charge of the assembly and
its organisation. - The position now ts
rather decorative, v
It Is quite probable that ths demo
cratic movement - will he ovsr-rulsd
and that ths nominating cd mm it tee
will put the "slate" through. 1 Kven
among the primary votera there la a
feeling that there should be no as
sault on ticket which certainly would
go through tomorrow. Ths assembly
alternates Its presidents. It takes a
county superintendent, a oily hesd,
then a college president. It Is ths
eollege'e Inning snd the demonrscy
expressing Its fslth with the popular
ballot will fail this time.
But that does not mean thers will
be nn Interest In tomorrow's election.
Whether the contest will now turn for
s rsce between Mr. Archer and Miss
Kelly, nobody can say. Ons or ths
other will most likely have ths presi
dency fnr snd 1928, Not sines
1!H& hss the Assembly had a woman
president. Miss Mary Ownn Graham
ltd the teachers that year and she was
its first woman executive. The as
sembly never hsd a better one. Her
presidential sddress, remembered lo
this rihy as briefer thau ths ordinary
welf-ome or response, greatly endeared
her. Ml Kelly's friends would run
her on brevity as the greatest need
at the assembly. In this rrusade she
wivuld have the undivided support Of
the visiting Mponkers who must sit and
vyalt until their audletves are worn
to a fraxsl by welcomes and midnight
is netir when (hr nperlal guests are
allowed tn lop off their messages in
time to to bed before tomorrow.
Kor the wliole-tinrs paid secretary
the promoters of this worker passed
about a great piece of propaganda
which struck the assembly hard today.
It is Jung, but It will make a tremend
ous appeal to the 18,000 teachers In
the state. This went as a portion of
the new democracy taking ballot foim
today. ,
The Sermon,
Ir. Pttrhum began preaching as the
preliminary singing oioeed. The audi
torium was filled lo the upper tier.
The teachers did not all go to the
Hill to see the football gum p.
The minister counted himself thrice
happy to greet the teachers of hie
native state these "fighters on the edge
of diiwh," these prophet of tomorrow,
these workers In the highest hour of
aiun.
He could not feel the time appro
priate to "tell over the ancient form
ularies, of our smug complacency, of
the glories of our wealth, of the gold
In our coffers, or our might amnn,
the nations," he said, not yet having
j.niiounreci any ten. He was not abl
to forget, nor thought he anybody was
aide to frget that so large a pro
portion of the world stumbles In
starvation, iiiit-wU end China eepe-
( Vm 1 1 n u ed on 1'iige Nine
CLOSE FLORA MACDONALD
UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS
lleeanee of n Few ( oars of Dlptherla,
, Mum it f NludeolM Already
Off Vnr Home.
IHlsKUl (A IMly Nrmt )
Red Kprtng. Nov. '4.- A few rases
of diphtheria having developed ( Klra
MaedomtWt eoliegp, t h authorities
thuufcht It wisest 1" -l"He the institu
tion until after the '.Mir imtmiN holidays
and make up for the Iohn ot time dur
ing the spring term. Most of Urn stu
dunts left for their immew tonight.
forecast by Sin ten.
Washington. Nov. IM,- Virginia-: Fiilr
aitd colder Friday and He t unlay.
North t'Kroliuii. Sotnh t urol'iiH end
Georgia: I'm Uy ch-udy and cooler
Kriduy; Satunlny fair:
Florida and extreme northwest
florid t neru l!y f a r Friday and
Saturday. n change in tcinperature.
Alabama: Partly c loudy Friday, cool
er in iti u-r ior ; Suturduy fair, u armer
in extreme noitii.
TeuneMHce: Partly cloudy Friday,
colder In I'UHt, Haturduy clo.udy and
warmer.
Louisiana: Friday partly, cloudy,
cooler, Hat unlav; partly cloudy.
Arkansas: Friday fair, warmer; Sat' -urdsy
partly cloudy and warmer .
Oklahoma, Friday fair, warmer; Sat
urday prUy i Inudy.
Kast TesHM: Frldsy partly cloudy;
Saturday warmer in -east and soulh,
purity cloudy
M est Txss: Friday partly Cloudy
in nul-lh stt!llfllV fu.r.