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GREENSBORO' DAILY 20 Pages Today Two Sections Rata Friday! Satarday generally (air. VOL. XXV. NO. 137 ENTERED At mtCOND CUSS M.tTOTJ. T ru-tramcx, CKtENiuiuw), w. c GREENSBORO, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1921 BAii.T np sttmuT. nao pk tiai PAII.V only, ir.oo fKs YKAI PRICE FIVE CENTS GREAT BRITAIN IS TRYING TO INDUCE JAPAN TO GIVE IN T! lEngland Finds Double Interest ' In Success of Negotiations. iDEADLOCK DOESN'T EXIST IA1I Principals At Arms Confer ence Wont Recognize Situ ation As Impossible. , , SHANTUNG AGAIN BOBS UP Iburlug Lull Yesterday Attempt Was Hade to Settle tae Lea Debated : - Controversy, Hot Little At teatlwn Given It. ,: Auodsua Pre.)', r " . . Washing-ton, Deo. 1. Great Britain, laa the' ally of Japan, la using her In Ifluence to bring the Japanese vlewa in the naval ratio dispute into harmony with those of the United Statea. With thl development, the Japanese plenipotentiaries again have submitted 'the whole question to their home gov ernment. The exact nature of the latest move lor a solution of the ratio problem Is not disclosed, but It Is Indicated that Great Britain has found a double In terest In the success of the negotia tions because she has accepted in prin ciple the American "6-5-8" proposal and because, on the other hand, she Is In alliance with Japan, who asks for ratio of "10-10-7." : All the principals on both sides of the controversy refused tonight to rec ognise the situation as a deadlock. The American delegates, It was said, authoritatively, were even declining to regard Baron Kato's proposal for an Increased Japanese strength as a formal presentation of the Japanese viewpoint. " They were confident. It Was declared, that the 10-10-7 propor tion would be abandoned before Ja pan's final' statement of position Is plaoed before the conference. It Is apparent that It the proposal of the Japanese statesmen Is not to be Vegarded as formal, the reason lies In the fact that it was not "passed across the table" at a formal session of the arms conference or any of Its regularly constituted subdivisions. .'.,.'. ' Baron Kato's reauest for an increase over the American ratio was communi cated to Secretary Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour at a meeting ot the three late Tuesday afternoon. In relating frankly hia government's position, the (Japanese plenipotentiary touched on the reasons which Impelled him to make the request, and asked that the question of nation needs be taken In to acoount in determinating the new naval relativity. In response Secretary Hughes and Mr, Balfour made plain the opposition lot American and British delegations to Vitally changing the basis of ratio de termination, and Baron Kato indicated he desired before going further to com municate again with his government Since then the three have not met to discuss the question, but their conver sations are to be resumed when furth er advices have been received from iToklo. During the lull a new attempt was begun today to settle the long debat ed Shantung controversy, but In view of the status of the naval negotiations the Shantung conversations were look ed on by many of the delegates as a Ismail part of the main picture. Sec retary Hughes and Mr. Balfour, ex lercislng their "good offices," met with the Japanese and Chinese delegations Ifor a preliminary survey of the situa tion and then left American and Brit ish "observers" on the ground to aid I in whatever way they can to bring the two oriental groups into agreement " The part taken by Mr. Hughes and Mr. Balfour In the meeting was said to have been confined to a general state ment of confidence that a Just and fair solution would be reached, Baron Kato responding for Japan and Min ister Sse for China with general ex pressions of gratification in the In terest taken by the two other powers. I The session lasted little mors than an ;hour, and afterward it was Indicated that It bad not been determined wheth er Japan or China should make the first move. There will be another meet ling tomorrow. The note of optimism over the out come of the naval discussions was par ticularly manifest tonight among the Japanese. While refraining from any comment on the British position, Baron Kato said he would not regard the sit uation as constituting a deadlock, and another member of the Japanese dele gation, using a different phrase, em- jphaalzed that "we are not pessimistic" The submission ot the entire subject to Toklo indicates that under the Jsp- aness system It will be oonsldered by I the Japanese cabinet as well as by the I (Continued on Page , Second Section.) I ROADS WILLING TO CUT . ! FOREIGN SHIPPING TIES f Six of Bight Railroads Having Pre. fereattal t'oatrarta Are Ready to ; AProsrnte Teens. Washington, Dec. 1. Willingness to j abrogate preferential contracts with I foreign shipping Interests was ex pressed today before shipping board officials by six of the eight American railroads having such agreements. Two of the roads which were Invited to appear before the shipping board as being party to preferential contracts, announced that those contracts which they had held had expired and would not be renewed. . , The roads whose representatives agreed to recommeid the cancellation , were the Baltimore and Ohio, North ern Central, Southern, Mobile and Ohio, and Boston and Albany. The Pennsylvania railroad, according to Its general traffic manager, Robert C. Wright had only a business under standing with the International mer chant marine, which could be easily cancelled If the board desired. The hearings were adjourned tort ivy pending the filing by the Individual roads of formal statements as to theis j . luteal. f . !. ' V Hello Girl Awarded With a Valor Medal t) It H V f- i 1 ' si - "-''-mmi im Jul mn -".-. B,twiiiiwttfin Mrs. Mildred Lothrop, who was pre sented with a gold medal and 11,000 for sticking to her switchboard In Homer, Neb., May 81, 1920, and warn ing communities In the valley below her of an approaching flood. Through her devotion to duty no lives were lost DEADLOCK OVER NAVAL Japan Fears Guam As American ' Naval Base. WILLING TO MAKE TRADES But Delay Is Dangerous For Na tional Honor May Become Involved. COULD NOT RECEDE THEN Japaa Knows I'nltrd states Adminis tration la Eager Far goccess of Conference and Will Go Far ia Avoid Any Sort of Break. . Dillf Nm Bmrto snd IVlffrsph OhVt, IIS AIM fcilldlK tsr Lruod Win) By FRANK H. 8IMONDS. (CoOTrtftit, 1'". SI the McCltw Kmpsra? 8rofflrt Washington, . Dec. 1. "When the Japanese mention the subject of Guam, all tho cards will be on the table. Wo Europeans have been surprised that you. Americans have not appreciated from the start what was the real fact In tho strategy of the Pacific." This comment from one of the delegates representing a European nation at the conference fairly Well summarises one current view of the present deadlock over the naval ratios, which is the out standing circumstance of the confer ence at the present hour. There are, of course, two explana tions jt the Japsnese attitude. The simpler Is Based upon the assumption that the Japanese actually mean what they say and are conducting an open offensive to retain or obtain a better proportionate strength for thalr fleet. Thoss who hold this view maintain that we are seeing the hand of the naval and military grcup wlo control Japanese policy and are staking sjl upon the present Issue. Mask Real Objective. The second explanation, more In volved,' but also more commonly ac cepted, Is that the naval demonstra tion masks the real objective and that this real objective Is either single and directed toward obtaining the elimi nation of existing fortifications and ths promise not to build again on Guam, and Includes with, the Guam proposi tion the Insuranoe of Japanese posi tion in Manchuria. Of course, from ths Japanese naval point of view, Cil'ani Is the single men ace. Unless our position there ' Is transformed and we oonstruot a first class naval base we can neither defend the Philippines nor strike at Japan In case of war. Without the Guam base we are powerless west of the Hawaiian Islands. Guam Is the true key to the Pacific situation and the real price Japan might demand for accepting our figures as to naval ratios. For our- naval men, at least. Ouam Is the "nigger In the woodpile," al though the Manchurlan Issue, which I shall dwell upon presently, has Its Importance. Whether or not we accept the first explanation given, it Is plain that there Is a steadily mounting dano-er thnt. whatever the Intention originally, tjie Japaneso contention over the naval ratio may easily become serious. Ev eryone remembers the case of Flume at the Paris conference. At the out set Italian claims based upon the treaty of London were not taken rery Seriously eSDCCla'llv br Amorlrnn. h( an Intense domestic propaganda In Italy .roueeu uanan national sentiment that when Mr. Wilson appealed ove Orlando's head Italy responded with a passionate revolt against the-American position which totally transform ed the situation. Now it is clear that it will take very little to Invest the naval Issue with a patriotic character In Japan and make the Issue In Washington one between America and Japan, make It appear a dispute In which national prestige Is Involved. In that case a recession by Japan becomes almost un thinkable and the consequences must be grave In the extreme. Delay Very Dans-rroas. : Moreover, It Is plain that every day that this debate continues Increases the danger thnt Japanese popular and patriotic sentiment will be enlisted. Thus It might be wholly possible that a position originally taken for trad ing purposes yniild heeome a position (Continued on l'age 8, Second Section.) , Judge Ray Under Fire In Su preme Court Case. SCHOOL CASE IS DEBATED Tarn Bowie Appears In Yadkin Fight, In Which Politics Play Part. FIRE DAMAGE $5,774,058 Unprecedented Xojobrr . of Fires la state During November, Usnal Tale of Careleaaaeao llelag Showa by Department Report. Tin Omnitoro Diilr Neas Bums, 80s Unduiiu MUtontl Buk Bio). By W. T. BOUT. Baleigh, Deo. 1. Argument over the law passed 100 years ago and for the first time Invoked In North Carolina gave the fag-end ot Supreme court week an unusual interest today, Judge Bts Ray being again under fire and this time for having entered a Judg ment against the American Express and Southern Express when they failed to turn over papers called tor by an other court order. The action grew out of the less of $1,290 worth ot mica shipped from Thomaston, Ga., to the J. E. Burlesan Mica company June 21, 1918. Some complications growing out of war time relationships in publlo service en tered into the litigation, but these are incidental and have happened every day since that time. The evidence tend ed to show that the plaintiffs were the owners of the mica shipped, that the value of the mineral was Indorsed on the bill ot lading, that at this time it took more than days to transport and deliver express packages moving from Thomaston to Spruce Pine and that all bills of lading and receipts Issued bore a rubber stamp indorsement to the ef fect that owing to the- congestion due to war time delays might be anticipat ed. In addition to these expected de lays which were never less than an ticipated, It was in evidence that short ly after July 1, 1918, the plaintiffs had filed with the agent In charge ot the Spruce Pine office their written claim for damages from loss of the mica, but the defendants set up claim that It was more than tour months after the expiration, of a reasonable time for delivery before this notice was given. . . Express Company fioaked. The plaintiffs had obtained an order In April 1920 calling for the written claim for damages filed with the ex press company's agent at Spruce Pine. While the plaintiffs counsel was ex amining a witness In regard to tiling the claim, the defendants objected, whereupon Judge Bay who was trying the case then, was apprised that Judge McElroy's order for- these material papers had been ignored. Thereupon Judge Ray entered Judgment and the express company was out -othcfc The legislature ot 1021 which passed the statute under which Judge Hay ruled the defenl'int carrier out of court on Its fatiuro to produce the papers demanded, gave authority to enter Judgment against trie onenaing litigant Judge Ray soaked the express com pany $1,800 worth. Around the decision swings the old constitutional Issue of Jury trial. Martin, Rollins and Wright arguing through Mr. Wright this Issue today, raises the point that "due no tice" Is not fulfilled by a party to an aotlo nuntll the opposite side is ap prised of such demands made on It That Is point one; but the express com pany declares" the Judge has found all the tacts and has taken from the Jury the very questions which Juries are chosen to decide. If the statuts passed 100 years ago gave the right to enter Judgment as In this case then that statuts, invoked for the first time In a century. Is unconstitutional. The amount Is worth "lawlng about" and the issue raised Is one ot the most Important brought here In a long time. The appearance of Tarn Bowie at this sitting of the court brought a rare Interest to Raleigh, for Mr, Bowie, who precipitated the school row in Ashe county, argued Tadkln county's case, which Is Identical in that the commissioners of that county did not order a tax rate high enough In ex cess of the 10-oent limit to provide a six months' term in Tadkln. Polities la School Row. Mr. Bowls argued the case which had oeen uaen by speaker Marry urier, oi the house ot representatives. The Yad kin case is docketed "The Board of Education of Tadkln county vs. the Board of Commissioners of Yadkin county," and it got Into the courts that way when the county commis sioners, Republicans, refused to levy the tax, passing the buck to ths board ot education. Democrats. The Repub licans by Incensing the people had everything to lose and nobody blamed them for refusing to execute a Democratlo law. The Democrats could not well be worse off, so they stand to popularise the schools In a county that voted against the six months' school term, thus winning Im mortality as the only county which objected to the schools. The board of education applied the mandamus to the commissioners for the purpose of com pelling the defendant commissioners to levy a special school tax for a teach ers' salaryofund of 10 oents on the 1100 assessed valuation of the real and personal property of aald county, It being alleged that this amount was necessary In order to maintain the public schools of said county for the term ot six months. The defendant, board of county commissioners, had. on the first Monday In August, 1921, at ths time of levying other tax, levied a special school tax for teachers' salary fund of 30 cents on the lloo assessed valuation of all real and personal property and a corresponding tax on the taxable polls of said county, and in addition had levied five cents on the $100 assessed valuation of all real and personal property and a corre sponding tax on the taxable polls of said county for the purpose of pro viding ample funds for. the Incidental expense fund and the building fund for the schools of the said county. The plaintiff demanded that In addition to the 80 cents levied by the defendant for a teachers' salary fund, defendant be required to levy an additional tax of 10 cents for this fund, making total levy of 40 cents for the teachers' salary fund on the $100 assessed valua tlon of the real and personal property of the county for the school year 1921-21. The plaintiff, board of edu cation, admitted, and the court found as a tact, that the five cents levy made by the defendant at Its regular meet ing on the first Monday In August, was ample for the incldestal expense fund and the building fund, and no addi tional tax levy was asked for these funds. The plalnjlff , all.gd that In addl (Continued on page-ten) LROAD IN SHANT CHIEF ISSUE BETWEEN 10 H MAINS Chinese Ask For Return of One Half Line. CLARIFYING OF SITUATION Japan Rather Well Satisfied Far East Settlements Will Not Hurt Her Much. CAN'T DICTATE TO JAPAN American Not W tiling Te Stand gpoa sor Far China And Japaaeas Well Know it, So They Are Not Worrying, DkUv Ns Bureiu tnd Trlrfrsp Ohln. 129 AIM Biillillni 1ST lMMS Win) By C. W. CILIIEHT. (CororliM. 1921, br PMUiKliioU Finite fester.) Washington, Deo. 1. Of the Shan tung question, which the English and Americana are trying to have settled privately between the Chlness and the Japanese, not much remains. The chief Issue is the disposition of the rallrofd now controlled by Japan. Railroads are always the Issue everywhere In China. But with regard to this particular rail way the question does not seem sub stantial in western eyes. As it is de scribed here, China asks that Japan return one-half the railway at once to China, with the right in China to purchase the other half at a later date. Japan, It is said, offers Instead to China a one-half Interest in the whole railway. She points out that a division of the railway between the two coun tries would operate badly, giving each one a chance to block the traffic ot the other,' , The Chinese,- on the. other hand, probably feel that In partnership be tween China and Japan In the control of the railroad such as is proposed by the Japanese, the stronger and better organised country would be the domi nant partner. Want Private Settlement. . The Americans, English and Jap anese, wish the Shantung question settled privately between Japan and China, England and the United States merely extending their good oftloes. This has always been Mr. Hughes po sition. The Chinese, on the other hand, wish the decision to be made by the whole conference. If the delegates ob tain less In Shantung than public opin ion in China demands they can ex plain, if they have their way, that the settled position was Imposed by the powers. If they agreed directly with Japan they will have to . assume at home the responsibility for the agree ment reached. The Chinese In entering the present discussions with Japan reserved the right to bring the Shantung issue, should no decision be thus reached, up before the genera) conference. Thus the Shantung negotiations may be slow and difficult, ending - t aa appeal to toe whole conference. The politics of the far east being somewhat clarified, the Japanese del egates are now ready to move forward to an agreement upon the limitation of naval armament As It was explained to me by a representative of the Jap anese government this morning, Japan la riding two horses and does not wish them to get far apart. She was unwilling to agree off-hand to the Hughes ratio on disarmament without seeing whether there were any surprises watting for her In the poli tical conference. Experts notoriously can never agree upon anything. Her own experts Insisted upon the 10-ln-ratlo. Here was a chance for delay while the far eastern situation olarl fied Itself. Let the naval experts of three great powers fight the ratio question out among themselves, Jnpna Not Afraid New. Japan is now pretty well satisfied that the far eastern settlement will be reasonably agreeable to herstlf, so It Is predicted In Japanese circles that the ratio question will quid disappear. ; Mr. Hughes' desire that the Shan tung question be settled directly be tween Japan and China, with this oountry doing no more than using Its good offices. Is a striking Illustration of the wbnle American attitude on the Pacific. There has been a studious avoldanoe ot any disposition to Impose any settlement upon Japan or China. For Mr. Hughes to have done In the far eastern conference what he did In the naval conference enter It with a full statement of America's position would have Involved two difficulties. He would have been promptly asked by the Japanese, "Do you guarantee China? Tou know her government Is weak and unstable. We have Interests In China. Grant her all these things and who stands sponsor?" Either this country would hsve had to assume responsibility In the far east to which the senate and the people would never have consented, or else this country would have had to pro pose an International sponsorship of China, which would have angerei the Chinese and probably also have been rejected by tho people of this country. Then, too. any disposition on the part of the United States to dictate a settlement In the far east would un-, doubtcdly have hurt Japan's pride and Increased the Irritation between the two nations. Mr. Hughes has avoided both diffi culties by doing hardly more than offer a table about which everybody Interest, ed in the far east might sit down and adjust their differences. As a gov eminent this country has exerted no pressure except for the ratio for dis armament. There has been a certain moral pres. sure upon both Japan and Great Brit ain. Both seek close and friendly re lations with the United States. Both are aware of the Importance of Ameri can public opinion. Both have desired to appear to the utmost advantage be fore tho people ot this country.. That Is the whole story. Forecast by Mates. Washington, Deo. 1 Virginia. North and South Carolina and Georgia: Rain with mild temperature Friday; Satur day generally fair and colder. Florida: Unsettled Friday; probably rain In north; Saturday partly cloudy, colder In north. Extreme northwest Florida and Ala bama: Rain probably followed by clearing and colder Friday; Saturday fair and colder. Tennessee: Rain Friday, colder In west; Saturday partly cloudy and cold er. Louisiana: Friday partly cloudy and colder In north; Saturday fair. Arkansas: Friday fair and cooler In east; Saturday fair. Oklahoma, East Texas, West Texas: Friday and Saturday fair. Weather lleport. The temperature in Greensboro snd vicinity yesterday, according to A. It. Hurry, local government observer, was: High.... 71 Low..... "I 1 ( Washington To Stop Morse at Havre BRING IIIM PACK? Department of Justice Wanta In Connection With Shipping ' Board Transaction. TO ASK FRENCH TO HELP . (Br IsaxUM Frea.) Washington, Deo 1 Aroused by the departure of Charles W. Morse, New Tork shipbuilder, from the country Just as the government Is about to place be fore a federal grand Jury Its investi gations of hit transactions with the shipping board, officials of various de partments are considering tonight what means may be taken to bring him back to the United 8tates. It is hoped, department ot juatloe officials said, that word oan be sent to the French government In time to permit Morse's detention at Havre to morrow morning, when, according to latest advices, tho French steamship Paris on which ho sailed from New York la due to dock. Early In the day the Justice depart ment called on the navy department to send a destroyer to mset the vessel outside of Havre and take Morse oft the ship. No such order was Issued by the navy department, however, and onlclals deolared later they were with out authority to act In that manner. Tonight a plan to cancel the pass port Issued to Mr. Morse was under consideration. The elteot of such ac tion, it is understood, probably would be that the French government might, under representations from the United States, refuse to permit him to land. His return to the United Statea on the Paris probably would result. Meanwhile, Erwln A. and Harry F. Morse, sons of Charles W, Morse, through their attorney, Wilton J. Lam bert, Issued a statement hera tonight declaring that their father had sailed on the Paris under a passport issued to him In his own name and without knowledge of the government's In. tended action before the grand Jury It was their belief, the statement said that the government knew Morse had sailed before this oontemplated action became known. Morse sailed under advice of his physician "that he would have to un dergo an, operation If he desired to save his life" the statement aaid, add ing that he would return whenever his presence was desired "and when he Is In physical condition to do so." Justice department officials declar ed that nothing was known of Morse's departure until It was reported from New Tork last night, Morse was grant- Upstairs In the Home Was Found Body of Her Mother With Throat Slashed. SLEW CHILD AND HERSELF Chicago, Dec. 1. Gagged, slain with an axe, and halt cremated In a base ment store was the fate of 8-year-old Margaret Coughlln, whoso body was found today In the homt of Ralph Penses, a neighbor, Upstslrs In the same house the police found the body of Wire. Penses, her throat slashed with a bread knife. The police believe she killed ths child dur ing a fit of Insanity and then com mitted suicide when detectives started to batter down the doors of her home. Her body was still warm when found. Tonight Penass and his two daugh ters were held and an inquest Is to be held tomorrow In an effort to solve the mystery. The Coughlln baby daughter of Ed ward Coughlln, a policeman, went to the Penses home to play Wednesday afternoon. The Coughllna became alarmed and upon questioning, Mrs. Penses declared the ohlld had become III and gone home. Searoh for ths little girl whloh con tinued throughout Wednesday nlKht ended this morning when CoURhlln was attracted by a thin wiap of smoke Issuing from the Penses home. The doors were battered down and the lit tle girl's body was found dismembered In the basement, part of It In a wash boiler under which a fire had been lighted. MANY AMERICANS IN VIENNA ARE ATTACKED Wife of V, . Army Colonel and Her 'u,air nonnea American Flag Bares Two Americans. Vienna. Deo 1 in,i,i. Press) In tho widespread rlotlna Which tnfllf nlnna l 'l many Americana Itivlnr In 4Kb h,,t.t. were attacked and some of them sub- jectea to rough treatment. Mrs. Hand, the Wife tit .nlnn.l t V. . IT.il.J States army, and her daughter were robbed of furs and clolblng, but on the same noor, uoionel and Mrs. Miller, U. S. A., displayed the American flag and SDOkS Enellsh. anA thm ..I.). drew from tholr room. Of the hotels, the New Bristol and the Old Drlstnl Sllff ACnrf mmt. h were nartliiiv ua . . looted to tho aocond door. inquiries at the hotels dlsolosed ths: many guests were robbed of clothing and Jewels In ... . , . - Jewels being torn from the ears. neemmgiy the most rowdy element swept through the Inner city; they were Joined by the worst criminal classes, committing all kinds of ex cesses. . At 7 O'clock tnnlcrlil tl,A .tr..!. quiet, and further disturbances of a serious natute are not looked for." FIVE JAI" SAM, OH IDE WHEN HCHOOIVHK FOIiMllKRS IN OALE Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 1. Five Jap anese sailors lost tholr lives when the Japanese auxiliary schooner Koun Maru, foundered, 2i0 miles off Cupe Flattery In a southwest gnle Tuesdny, according to a wlruless report received today. The remainder of the crew was rescued by the Japanese steamer Tosan Maru, outward hound from Ta coina to Japan. First rt ports were that all members of the crew were saved. Three Texas Negroes Flogged. Denlson, Texas. Dec. 1. Three ne groes were flogged by a band ot robed and hooded men Tuesday night, It be came known today when they reported the affair to the police. They were told to convey a warning to negroes here not to mingle with the whites, ac cording to the stories told the police. One of the alleged victims, 76 years old, was seriously hurt . Would Like Destroyer De Long Pounding On Rocks Saa Fraaelsea, Dee. t. Fonr seamen) eaate aaaoro safely from the destroyer Da Long, which weat ashore) early today on the racks a mile and a half sooth of Halt Mooa bay, Calif. Early la the afteraooa tae destroyer 'awanir broadside ngalaat the snore aad brgaa to poand badly, according . ta reports front the seeae. The officers aad crew aumbet ahont 100 sada. The fonr sirs who reached shore were Kaslsra It. J. Towanead, Flro aa O, M. Leaner, Torpedomaa Baermaa aad Seamaa Ktraea. Twelfth aaval district aeadqnnr ten said a line had bee a passed to the destroyer despite the heavy seas aad that the crew would ba takes) off safely. ed a passport several months ago, state department officials said and this paasport presumably was good at the time of his sailing. No passport Is necessary for a cltlsen of this count try to leave the United States, It was explained, but the state department is sues them as the most oonvenlent proof of American cltlsenshlp which .Is required for admission to virtually all foreign countries. High government officials were not inclined to dlsouss the efforts being made to effect the return of Morse to this country. Secretary Hughes con ferred with Ambassador Juaserand of Franca at the state department but It was not dlsolosed 'whether the sub ject t Morse's departure on the Paris, which under International law Is French territory, was under discussion. Secretary Denby said he had not been requested to furnish a destroyer to take Morse off the Paris and that he could not have taken him oft a forelgji ship If he had been asked to do so. Beyond declaring that, the govern ment would make every legitimate ef fort to bring Morss back to the Uni ted States, neither Elmer Schlealnger, general counsel of the shipping board, nor Fletcher Dobyos, special assistant In charge of the rase would discuss it ARRUCKMO DKFKNNH WlTNKgM AID TO HVW II WEN DHliqGBD San Franclaoo, Dec, 1. Mrs.' Irene Morgan, defense witness In the Roscos Arbuckle trial, was found unoonsolous at noon today In her room at ths CHtt hotel. Aacordlng to the house phy sician, she had been drugged. El German Financial Magnate Seeks Aid of Great Britain and America. HUGO STINNES BEHIND IT mill Catli ti Dill am. : By I. B. CONGER. ICsnrrilsl, 1911, sy rbllseiliisu rx Udaw.) Berlin, Deo. 1. Felix Deutsoh, presi dent of the German General Electrlo company, who has been working, along with Hugo Btlnnee, on the project of Anglo-American-German co-operation In reopening Russia to the trade of the world, Informs your correspondent that the plan received a satisfactory weloome from influential financiers In France, England and America. Herr Deutsch expects a meeting will be held within a few weeks at which representatives of the four countries mentioned will discuss details ot th plan to rescue the world from economic ohaos by restoring the vast Russian market, thus giving an outlet for stagnant currents ot trade and a field ot employment for German labor In the vast plains of Muscovy. Among Americans with whom he Is said to have discussed his Russian plan ia his brothor-ln-law, Otto Kalin. ot New York, and Uerrad Swoop, of the American General Electrlo com pany. It is said also to have met the approval of French Industrialists and M. Loucheur, who bespoke for Franue a share In the project, as wsll as of various Influential British financiers with whom ha conforred on his recent visit to London, Herr Deutsch says he believed no trouble will bo experienced In finding the necessary capital In the late enemy countries to enable a new International group to (q ahead developing Russia. Her Deutsch, who occupies a lead ing place In German industrial life, was deeply pessimistic In regard to Germany's ability to raise the money for the January and February repara tions payments, basing his views on an aspect of German business to which little attention has hitherto been given. This Is the ' difficulty experienced on all sides In getting payment for ex port transactions In the foreign trade required for the reparation payments. Trade organizations and the govern ment have adopted as a principle of ex port trade the drafting of contracts in terms of foreign money but ex porters, according to Herr Deutsch, have run against a stone wall In In sistence of foreign buyers upon pay ing In marks ot which they have ac cumulated large quantities and which they are determined to get rid of In the fear that further depreciation may wipe out the value altogether of the many billions of niarkH outstanding In the hands of foreigners. The conse quences of refusal' to accept marks In payment for goods would be so catastrophal that neither the aovern ment nor the industrial representatives dare face them. SENTENCED TO DIE 21 HOURS AFTER CAPTURE Slxtaea-Yrar-Old Negro ( onvlclrd By While aad lllnik Jury (if As snttlt I non a falld. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 1. Henry Lacey, 18-year-old negro boy, was convicted of criminal assault on an olght-year-old white girl, by a Jury composed of whites and negroes In Richmond county court this afternoon and sentenced to hang on December 21. The negro con fessed on the stand. The trial was the speediest in local court annals, the negro heliig Indicted, tried and sentenced within 24 hours after his enpture. , Mistrial In Hammoad Case. Columbus, Ga., Dec 1. A mistrial was declared here late today in the case of ! C Hammond, chanced with wife murder, after the Jury had been out 28 hours. TO DEAL WITH TIFF ; ITI1E' TVI L. T 1 t , nJl 1 t nign Ldgnis in r orincominp; Message Made Public TO URGE TARIFF REVISION Mr. Harding Would Have Bill stripped of Provisions That Would Delny Passage. WANTS DEBT BILL PASSED President Thinks Allied Debt Refund. ag Measure should He Paaaed At Oaee, Ilut Lodge la Opposed ' l- To Plan. , xr Aaocltud fraa) Waahlngtonr Dee. 1 President Hard Ing'a message to the new Congress next week, It was declared In high offlolal oiroles today, will deal principally with two. subjects: The tariff and the mer chant marine. Ot the tariff, Mr, Harding Is ex peoted by those olose to the Whit House, to say that Its revision and pas. sage at the earliest date Is neoeasary and that (t should be strlppad of suoh provision as would endanger or un duly delay Its passage. Concerning merohant marine ques tions, Mr, Harding is expected to take a definite stand for the granting of some sort of ship subsidy, probably In the nature of preferential rates and routes, as supplementary to the grant ing of free tolls to ooastwlse shipping; through the Panama canal. It was ex pected alao In the same quarters that the President would discuss section 84 of the Jones act, dealing with tha abrogation of trade treaties by tha executive. Study of the situation waa said to have developed a feeling on the part of administration officials that it would be difficult If not Impossible to carry out the provisions ot this sec tion. Tariff matters, senate leaders Insist ed, will occupy the prominent position In the message. It was asserted that Mr. Harding would ask that rates In the house bill now In the hands ot tha senate finance committee.; be fixed on the old basis of Invoice values rather than on the house provision of Ameri can wholesale valuation. His reason for that stand, acoordlng to soma of his councilors, was that he had been assured It would be better to apply the new system piecemeal than by em ploying' the plan on all commodltios at one time." s , . . To that end. It' was stated also, th President Is expected to urge an op tional provision In th measure, em powering him to apply the horn valua basis where, after certain surveys. It Is found to be advisable or necessary. Such a course was regarded by con. gresslonal tariff builders as obviating the necessity for computing th rate on what opponents of ths American valuation' plan deaorlb as unknown quantities. Mr. Harding is expected to urge Im. mediate passage of th allied debt re. funding bill. While this waa represent, ed as his attitude today, a divergence of opinion among senators a to th wisdom of taking up the messag dur ing th sessions ot th conference on limitation of armaments, It was said by some, may yot force a change In thai stand. Th senate finance committee Is not In agreement over what should be done. Senator Penrose, the chairman. Senators Smoot, of Utah, Watson, of Indiana and several others arguing that there could be no embarrassment for the arms conference developed by the debet on the funding measure. On the other hand, Senator Curtis, a com mittee member, and vice-chairman ot the senate Republican conference, as well as Senator Lodge, the conference head, and one of th American dele, gato to the arms meeting, are strongly opposed to consideration of the debt bill at this tlms. Mr. (larding went into details of th legislative program for the next ses sion at a dinner tonight attended by Senators Lodge, of Massachusetts, Re publican leader, Curtis, of Kansas, I'enrose of Pennsylvania and Watson of Indiana. It was understood that tha President requested and the sen ate leaders agreed that the allied debt ii"n a "iii wnmiKi no (aiccn up im mediately and run hud through to pas sage. As a result of the agreement, reached at a late hour, Mr. Harding was ex pected to omit reference to tho fund. Ilb; treasure In his n'essaite. The President was represented ns believing that some alterations should be made In the house tariff provisions with respect to American valuation hut to what extent he might suggest changes was not dleclosnd. TEN KILLED AND SIXTY HURT IN A COLLISION Two Oregon-IV usninKlon llnllrond Company Passenger Train Collide Hewd-on Portland, Ore., Dec. I. Ten killed and 60 Injured waa the toll taken In a head-on collision of two Oregon Washington Itallroail and Navigation company passengor trains near Olllii, Ore., early today, according to latent reports tonight to the company's head offices here. The list of dead was Increased later today from to 10 by the .finding of the bodies of four unidentified men in the wreckage They were said to be railroad laborers. Company officials said an Investi gation was In progress to determine tne causa of the collision. SHELBY-WINSTON GAME AT WINSTON SATURDAY Change Plan to I'luy la fircensboro. Deciding to Ntnga It At mnslon-Snleas . InSLOn-SaliinL. lie,' lIt wa. Am- CUti today to play the game to decide me western Carolina football cham pionship between the WftiHton-Balem find Mhclliv ttio-h u,.h,..t Ifl.n,. ... t.l. city at a o'clock Saturday, Instead of ui ureenauoro, aa announced yester day. The superintendent of tho Shelby school notitled the couch of the local team thnt he would agree to the eng. gested change of places. STRUCK OF l !MIN I'A( KINO ' HOC8K IQII'I.OVKS UHDICRBD Chicaco, Dec. 1 A strike of . all union packing house employes in all plants where wage reductions were put into effect last Monday were or dered for December 5, by the executive committee of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher workmen ot North America today. The strike, which affects all union crafts employed In the packing Indus try, will Involve about 45.000 workers in IT, western cities. according to Cornelius Hayes, president of th butcher workers unipa.
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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