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GREENSBORO DAILY NEW WEATHER You Want All tht tewt About Butineu Read the Ad$ Daily Rain Today aad Probably Bandar. VOL. XXV. NO. 152 ENTERED MCOND O.AMI MATTE1 at rvstwtiaaijQ GREENSBORO, N. C SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 17, 1921 DAILY AND mtNDAl. IS 00 PF. TKA1 DA1LI ONLY, V ,0 tU ItAl PRICE FIVE CENTS WHOLE NAVY RATIO PLAN MAY HAVE TO BE DONE ALL OVER . - ' 1 Fl BIG FLEET SERVES TO Desires to Launch Capital Ship Building Program. - DETAILS NOT YET KNOWN But It ks Said France Proposes Ten 35,000-Ton Superdread naughts. THE "BIG THREE" OBJECT British Formally Present Reqneat T Abolish the Submarine Bat Dla euaslon Of the Subject I Postponed. (Ir Aaodiud turn.) Washington, Deo. II. The negotia tion (or reduction of naval arma ments struck an unexpected obstacle today while the far eastern discussions were making unexpected progress. Francs furnished the latest compli cation In the naval problem,, and al though detail of her attitude were carefully concealed, she was represent' ed as desiring to launch a capital ship building program on a scale that would scrap the whole ship scrapping plan agreed on by the United States, Great Britain and Japan. ' In the far eastern conversations the question of Japanese withdrawal from the Klao-Chow railroad' In Shantung, which 24 hour ago seemed to have reached a stage of considerable deli cacy, was brought suddenly to the point of a tentative agreement be tween the Japanese and Chinese dele' gates. Other issues of the arms conference remained at a standstill, although In the senate the attack on the four-power 'treaty was renewed by Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, and admin lstration spokesmen took notice of the debate long enough to say they dm not regard the treaty as obligating the United States to take military, action, In the new naval committee of IS, the British formally presented their re quest for abolition of the submarine, but discussion was deferred and It was Indicated that the point would not ' be pressed with any hope ol success. The request was all but lost sight of in, the stir created by presentation of the views of France. What actually happened with respect - io the Frsnch proposal was screened ' behind the Interdiction ot secrecy that surrounds th meetings of the com mittee of IS secrecy which -Bin agreed upon today- ky -4h commit itself. An official spokesman 01 me British delegation, however, made sold to say that the French had presented a building program that would give them fen 85.000-ton auperdreadnaugnta aur ing the 10 years subsequent to 1926, and that Great Britain, the United states and Japan all had objected. Developments that followed this dis closure e-ave . evidence ot a brewing storm over the question of secrecy for sessions- of the committee. The French declined to comment, Baying, that "un. der the discipline of the state depart ment" they were pledged to keep quiet. An official American spokesman roi lowed the same course, saying that the situation was that the committee met at 11 o'clock and adjourned at so i A 1 n mt b trial n tomorrow. Both the French and Americans ex. nrensed surprise that any one had ven tured to reveal what transpired behind the closed doors of the committee room and there were hints among the French that an Investigation should be lnstl tilted. Out of the tangle thv only national attitude to be clearly enunciated was that of the British government. They aid frankly they could not approve the French plan, since It would give to Franc by 1935 a great preponder ance of new, Irst class ships over every nation In the world. If France built, they said. Great Britain must build, too. Italy was also represented as dla - - approving the French plan, but a In slsting that ah must keep abreast of France in any arrangement of na. val strength.- , .. .,. .- NEWS OF FRENCH NAVAL FLAW GIVEN BY BRITISH SPOKESMEN Washington, Dec. 16. British spokes men hurled a bombshell into confer ence circles today with the announce ment that France had asserted before the naval committee of fifteen her In tentlon of building between 1925 and 193S, ten capital ships of 36,000 ton each. The statement stood unchalleng ed from French quarters through tht day. It appeared that a French proposal wa submitted at the first meeting of the committee after Secretary Hughes had announced the agreement between Great Britain, Japan and the United States to abandon projected bulldln programs, scrap (8 capital ship ag gregatlng nearly two million tons and set their navies In ten years on S-6-J ratio basis as between them selves. One action disclosed at today meeting of the committee of fifteen was, the agreement not to talk of what was going on until a conclusion had been reached. The British statement as to French proposals preceded the committee's n talk decision. An official communiqu as to today's session said merely th the committee met, adjourned, and would meet again tomorrow. There were Indications that th French group had not concluded pre aentation of Its case in the three hour session of the committee during the day. They are expected to continue .-tomorrow andr-pending that,- it -in be- lleved the French delegates are In communication with their governmen possibly to seek broader powers. French spokesmen have repeatedly pointed out that they were without any official knowledge of what was in progress in the "big three" naval negotiations culminating in the trlan gular agreement. They received the of ficial announcement of the agreement late yesterday and it appeared possible that when th French government had taken time to study Closely th three power understanding, modifications In French proposals might be forthcom , Ing. Vague hint ot such possible de velopment were in circulation to night but whether founded on knowl edge or hope could not be determined. ' .Thermometer Readings. The temperature in Greensboro nd vlolnlty yesterday, according to A. R. Horry, local government observer.-wan: 'High 1 Low il Confesses to Part In Bomb Explosion Warsaw, Dee. Is. By Associ ated Press) A man by th nan of Wolfe Llndenfrld, alias Wil liam Made, has beea arrested by the Polish police her a a os pert la coaaeetloa with Wall street explosion la New York, September IS, 192D, The Warsaw police aald they made the arrest at tke request of the Americas de partment of Jtfatlee. They claimed ts have la their peaseaalon the man fall eaafee sioa of being coaaeeted With the disaster. , . Washington, Dee. 16. -Justice department officials would not dlscue tonight the arreat la Po und of Wolfe Llatenfeld la War saw as a snapeet la connection with the Wall street explosion. It waa Indicated, however, that official reports from Palaad were expected by the department and that farther detail weald then he available. U. S. NOT OBLIGATED Administration Spokesmen Do Not Regard Treaty As Imposing This. REED TAKES OTHER VIEW (Br anodiM Pren.1 Washington, Dec. It. While anoth er assault on the four-power Pacific treaty was In progress today In the senate, administration spokesmen took their first notice ot th senate discus Ions and let It be known that they did not regard th treaty as Imposing an obligation to tak up arms. No provision of th new agreement, It was declared In highest admlnlstra tlon circles, obligate any on of the four power to, tak military measures In pursuance of decisions reached by consultation among them. It wa add ed that any .such guarantee did not In any sens (represent th spirit ot the treaty. The official war not willing to go further In Interpreting th pact, but In response to questions they reiterat ed their understanding that th "region of the. PacUlorucea.u'A Xh tttmU used In th treaty text. Include the principal Islands of th Japanese em pir and Australia and New Zealand as well. British spokesmen have Indorsed that application of the term and have declared it to be the unanimous under standing In which th treaty wa sign ed. . Th attack on th treaty in th sen at during th day wa made by Sen ator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, who re ferred to the question of including Japan proper within the scope of the pact and declared an obligation was included . for protection ot Japanese territorial Integrity. He again char. acterixea in arrangement as an al llano by which the United States would bav little to gain and much to lose. Senator Reed also declared the four power plan might compel the United States to go to war against China or Russia. On this point, offloial admin istration spokesmen have insisted repeatedly that the treaty In no way affect th mainland of Asia and could not be Invoked In relation to questions arising within Chines or Russian jurisdiction. Further than this there has been no attempt by the administration to in terpret or explain the language of the treaty, repeated queries meeting the reply that the text ot the treaty speaks for Itself. ' , Senator Reed, announced anothei purpose, In which he proposed to send the treaty to the American people just as dons with the treaty of Versailles, and he predicted that by th time the voters have an opportunity to act on the question, "they will know that this treaty has all the vices charged to the treaty of Versailles with none of Us virtues." CITY OF MORGANTON IS VICTORIOUS IN SENATE Senate's ttnlek Action Give Expan- lonlata A Victory Agriculture Budget Fixed At !IO0,0OO. The Greensbore Dally New Bureau. 808 HercbuU Ntthmsl But 111. Raleigh, Dec. 1!. Quick senate ao tlon on the Morganton extension bill tonight won for the expansionists and made the measure law at the senate session tonight. The house did not work. The Erwln cotton mills rested their case on pledges made more than 20 years ago that the town of Morganton would not take them into the corpora, tlon. Th board of agriculture making up It budget for next year' work put the program In round number at 1300, 000, a sharp cut from the best budgets heretofore. It took nolle of the great amount of tenant farming In the state and with Dr. C. C. Taylor of the chair of economics at the A. and E. college, named a committee from the board to study this question with a view to making report at the June meeting. FRED DECKER IS SOT GVILTT OF KILLING I.EROY LOVETT '""Columbia" City, lnd.. DeoTlO. Fred Decker was found not guilty tonight of the charge of murder in connection with the death of Leroy Lovett, an Elkhart, lnd., youth. Lovett was murdered as a part of a plot to obtain 120.000 Insurance, ac cording to the state's contention. Deck er, It was charged. Instigated the plot. Ills brother, Virgil Decker is serving a life sentence at the state peniten tlary for the murder. ARTHUR SWICEGOOD INJURED WHEN At TO HITS HIS BUGGY (spkuu to will? Na.) Salisbury. Dec It Arthur Swlcegood of the South River neighborhood, is in a local hospital suffering from In Juries received tonight on West In- nls street when his buggy was struck by an automobile. - , He waa thrown about 15 feet. It, automobile driver speeded up and got away. ' France Would Spend Half Billion For New Ships. BRITISH ARE AGAINST IT They Are Spreading Propaganda In Opposition to Big trench Navy. IT WOULD RUIN PROGRAM If France la Allowed a Fleet as Large ' a Japan's, Then Italy Will De mand That She Have On . aa Big, Too. Dally New Bureau and TrUfrspb Offlpt. 831 Aibet suildlaf (Si Lews Win) By C. W. GILBERT. (Caprrifht 1911. a ruiufelsiiuriibuc LKka.) Washington, Deo, IS. Th French 1th their navy demands arc again furnishing th oomedy of th confer- ence a they did when M. Brland made hi famous 'epigram about fishing for sardines with battleships. The Brit Ish, who have no sense for humor where warships are concerned, are pro pagandlng with th utmost gravity against th French. The French attack with a pin prick and the British with a whole states man' year book full of facts, figures and statistic to prove th solemn duty of the conference not to let France spend such vast sum upon battle ships as the French say they would like to spend. What will happen If the French build a navy equal to Japan'sT Vast economic catalysms. Utter ruin of the naval balance. The precipitation of the world Into hldeou naval competition. And It all starts because France, utterly without money to meet running expenses, dependent upon the fiction of Immense payments from Germany to keep up a fictitious solvency, sol emnly tells the conference that she desires to spend half a billion dollars on battleships. , ' Italy Mast Da Likewise, Of course If France must spend half a billion on battleships, Italy, too must spend half a billion on battleships. The hegemony ot the latin raecs Is at stake. France has lorded It long enough as th elder brother of the people who apeak "a bastard latin." National pride requires that Italy's navy shall equal France'. Of course Italy sympathises deeply with the Anglo-Saxon point of view that the only real sea power should be Anglo-Saxon. France ha no need of (ten Hal'xriV iLFT have them Italy must hav them too. Minimum navle act Ilk minimum wage. Everybody must have them. Establish the ratio of three for Japan and what self respecting power can get on without a navy rating at three? Franc must hav three. Italy must have three, with other power to be heard from. Th nation of th earth are Jlk ,. th -women, resident et a suburban town. All must have three servant because Mrs. Jones has three Suppose Franca get a rating of three and Italy get a rating of three. Great Baltaln gets out it adding ma chine. Three and three make six. Six why Great Britain has only five. Add the three of Japan to the three of France and the three of Italy you get the astonishing total of nine. Add th, rating of the two Anglo-Saxon broth ers the United States and England to gether and you get only 10 with far flung empires to defend and a good aupply as easily cut off aa a telephone wire th divinely appointed order o. the earth Is upset. France Would Dominate, Of course It Is more than national pride which actuates the French. Giv en such a jiavy aa she asks for, built, I suppose, out of th vast surplus to be obtained from German reparations over and above what is required to balance the French budget, and France is Independent diplomatically of Great Britain. Or rather, If Great Britain at tempts, as she doe rather unsuccess fully, to restrain French designs on the continent of Europe and In the near east, France has only to brlstu and England yields. ' The rivalry of these two powers for the political mastery of Europe and western Asia ts based upon France's possession of an army and England's possession of navy. Give France both army and navy and she becomes th dominant ally, for with ten brand new battle ships France's friendship becomes vital to Great Britain, .Thus the game of international pol itics Is played with navies as real as Falstaff's men In Buckram. Of course, France won't get a rating of three. British tenderness for the French exchequer, the vast concern statesmen have for the economic con' sequence of France and Italy spending an imaginary billion, will be enough to guarantee against that. But for waiving her claims France will get something out of the confer ence, at least out of England when Lloyd George and Brland hold their projected meeting. Up to now France has got little In Washington except kind words, a postponment of land dis armament, which everybody felt too thorny to touch, and a place in the four power group In the Paciflo where she was let In largely because of America's regard for appearances. Forecast By States. Washington, Dec. 16. North Caro lina, South Carolina and Georgia: Rain Saturday and probably Sunday; warm er Saturday; colder Sunday afternoon, Virginia: Rain Saturday and prob ably Sunday; warmer Saturday; colder Sunday afternoon Florida: Generally cloudy Saturday and Sunday; probably rain Sunday and in extreme northeast portion Satur day; not much change In temperature, Extreme northwest Florida and Ala bama: Rain Saturday; Sunday clear lng and much colder. Mississippi: Haln Saturday; colder Saturday night; Sunday fair, and much colder. Tenneasee: Rain Saturday; colder In west; Sunday lair and much colder probably preceded by rain in east portion. Kentucky: Rain Saturday; colder In west; much colder Saturday night; Sunday generally fair and colder, Louisiana: Saturday cloudy, rain in east and south, colder in north and west; Sunday probably fair, colder In east and south portions. Arkantaa: Saturday, fair In west, clearing in east; much colder; Sun day fair, rising temperature In north west. Oklahoma: Saturday fair, colder In east and south portions; Sunday fair, rising temperature. East Texas: Saturday, partly cloudy, much colder, fresh to strong northerly winds; Sunday fair, continued cold. West Texas: Saturday fair, much colder except in the panhandle; Suu day fair, rising temperature in mrto. y She Wants Naval Tonnage Equal to That of Japan. HARD PROBLEM TO SOLVE Big Three Now Face Task of Persuading France to Ac cept Their Plan. ENCOUNTER ITALY, ALSO Skoals' th French and Italian De maada Be Granted Their Combined Force Would Oatwelgh Grent Britain's . . Dallr Neat Buretu ine tVlfrtah OftW, S28 Ally BulMlai 'Br Uut4 Win) By FRANK H. SIMONUS. . (Coprrtibt. 193 1, hr tht HeChtra Nmptpt OjtxHoU.) Washington, Deo. It. Having settled th question of naval holiday and na val ratio between themselves. Great Britain, Japan and th United Statu are now undertaking to persuade France and Italy to accept that naval rank which would fail In with the S-t-J agreement of the other naval powera For th moment there has been a crisis produced by the French demand for equal, tonnage with Japan, a demand which will be reluctantly echoed by Italy sine Italy, without any desire to build, feel herself com pelled to be aa strong as Franc. In th remote contingency that th French demands remain unmodified the whole program of naval limitation and naval holiday so far as It has already been agreed upon might hav to be crapped. With this discussion ot French and Italian naval strength the conference actually returns to Europe, at least for the next few days, and will find Itself Involved In exactly the same kind of dispute which attended th brief dis cussion on land armaments following M. Brland's speech here. Great Brit ain cannot consent that Franoe and Italy shall hav equal strength with Japan without discarding her tradl tlonal policy which has been to be as strong as th two nearest European naval powera. France has asked for 1(0.000 tons of capital ships; Italy will ask for a similar strength, and th strength of these two combined navies would be as seven to five In respeot to the British, British strength In Europe would be turtner reduced by such first-class units as were employed In th cast ern waters. British Point of View Clear. As to French contention the British !' - b.e"ntad. quU. clear. The most important aea Unas of th British empire pass through the Mediterranean. Thes lines might b cioaed to British merchant shies In case of war If Franoe and Italy allied against Britain, since the combined French and Italian navies would be superior to th British. Therefor the British Insist that th "Anglo-Franc. Italian ratio shall be 1-1-2, and some British commentators place tho French ana Italian figure a low a 1.78. Franc by contrast argues that the British view which would give her a ratio In aocord with her present sirangtn Is unfair because her ore. ent strength or weakness Is th result of the fact that while Britain. Janan and the United States were expanding their fleets largely during th world war, the French were compelled to aDanaon their program of conatruo tlon and turn all their a tee I Into ahells for themselves and later for the Amer lean army. France asks that her ratio, therefore, be based on her pro gram ot the ante-bellum period, not upon her present situation which has followed the neceasary scrapping that program. The question of national prestige also enters, for It France accepts the British view she beoomes automatio ally a third class sea-power, probably ror ail time. That France means to construct 10 new capital ships with In th next 10 years seems most un likely, given the present state of he finances. Still It is plain that if sh should undertake to construct such new fleet she would, presently have more post Jutland ships than either Great Britain or the United Statea. submarine Problem Ahead. Cloaely connected with the French proposal In the matter of capital ships Is that claim which France is sure make a little later when the question ot submarine come up. There have already been some sharp exchanges between the British and the French in the matter of submarines, and it is perfectly certain that the British will leave no stone unturned in their effort to abolish or at least reduce to lowest terms the submarine navlea of th sea powers. Bearing In mind British suf ferlng from submarines In the las war it Is plain what ah must feel over the prospect of French submar Ines and cruisers facing her sea Ian from Toulon and Blxarta In the Med Iterranean and her home waters on the channel from Brest to Cherbourg. Despite the prospects ot a sharp battle there is. however, a good deal ot underlying optimism here as to the ultimate outcome. It is not believed despite the statements which hav been made for the French in recent days, that they actually mean to force the fighting In the matter of capital ships. This ts the more unlikely be cause In such k fight the United States and Great Britain would In the na ture of things be closely allied, Great Britain opposing the capital ships a matter of security, the United States Intervening with the desira of saving the Anglo-American-Japanese agree ment which has been made and accept ed tentatively but which would have to be revised extensively If French and Italian navies were to be expanded. In the larger sense the whole naval ratio and naval limitation program which, at least from the popular point of view, constitute the largest single achievement of the conference to date would be placed in jeopardy If France atuck to her preaent demand. In this case the responsibility, for such fail ure as might reault would he laid aquareiy at the French door, and the American official resentment would bo natural and perhaps far reaching. The French have the power at the present time to wreck the conference, hut no body seriously believes that thoy mean to use It. America Haa Been Nympnthetlr. It Is even conceivable that should France show herself uncompromising in the matter of sea armamenta. the queation of- land armaments which has been tacitly dropped at M. Brland's re quest might be called up again and some action taken which from the French point of view would be unde sirable. The American official attitude with respect of the Frenoh stand on land armaments has been on the whole very sympathetic, but there will prob ably be a very profound change In this direction If France should endanger the hole structure of naval liniita (Continued on page four.) Irish Treaty By British Announcement That Both Houses Large Majorities Is Greeted With Prolonged Cheering. Dublin Parliament Will Hold Public Session Monday to Vote On Ratification. London, Deo. 11 (By Associated Press) Prolonged cheering greeted th announcement this afternoon that both house ot th British parliament had ratified th treaty creating th Irish free state by large majorities. Th house of commons. Immediately after th vot wa takn approving th re ply to th king's speech from th throne, whloh meant ratification ot th treaty, reoessad until Monday to await action on th treaty by the dall ireann, which 1 deliberating In Dub lin. Th Ulsterles and "die hards" fought bitter to end a last desperate attempt to turn the tide, which It wa clearly seen from th first would overwhelm them. Charaes of broken pudges were hurlad at both Prim Minister Lloyd George and Austen Chamberlain, gov. rnment leader In th nous or com mon. Major Robert O'Neill, speaker of th northern pari lament, and other Ulsterltes emphasised that th provi sion of th treaty relating to in ap pointment ot a boundary commission to draw the Una between north and south Ireland In case Ulstsr decided to remain aloof from th treaty wa in serted without th consent of Ulster. At the resumption of debate on th treaty with Ireland In th hous ol common thl aftrnoon Arthur Hen derson, labor leader, stated that the labor party welcomed tne treaty ana hoped It would be ratified. Premier Lloyd George intervened in the debate and denied report that he had said it slnn fein had a majority In th two countle of Tyrone and C. J. KELLY IS Fl 1LTY IN U. S. COURT Draws Five Years In Pen and $5,000 Fine Hoffman and Craig Convicted. SCOTT AND MORAN FREE TW Orftotrwe Dall? Nm turtea. 808 Mmbiatl MaUeaal sut Sid, Raleigh, Deo. II. C. J. Kelly, of Sanford, Major Arthur Hoffman, of New York, and Harry Craig of Phil adelphia, wr convicted In federal court thl evening of grandiose automobile larceny business whloh- It ha taken federal tiourt two wka to try, but Sergeant George Scott, of New York, and Frank Moran of Newark, N, J., war acquitted.' Kelly was senenced to five years In Atlanta prison and fined 15,000. He ap pealed and stepped over to jail under a bond of (23,000. Hoffman and Craig were allowed freedom under 12,500 bonds as' th government need them for witnesses later. Craig put up his own liberty bond and Hoffman came with New Yorkers backing him. The Jury cam Into court at 4 o'clock and asked special Instructions aa to the evldenoe affecting Soott by reason of New Jersey and Moran' conveying autos over to New York. Th aoqulttal of Scott was therefore foreshadowed. Scott was defended by -James W. Os borne, of New York, a son of Frank I. Osborne, of North Carolina. PROTECTION IS ASKED FOR ARTIFICIAL SILK Mannfactnrer'a Representative Asks For Tariff Duty of 8S Cents a Popnd. Washington, Dec. it. Protection for the artificial silk Industry was asked of the senate finance committee today by Roland L. Taylor, of Philadelphia, rep resenting the Tubla Artificial Bilk company, which recently established a large plant at Hopewell. Va. The wit neas produced various samples of clothing made from artificial silk for the Inspection ot senators. The capaci ty of the Hopewell plant la about 17, 000.000 pounds of yarn annually, Mr Taylor aald, th produce being made wholly from ootton llntera. In order for his concern to compete in the American market with foreign manu facturers It must have a duty of 8! cent a pound on yarns, he said, or 38 1-2 per cent ad valorem on the American valuation. The rale in the Kordney bill la 46 cents a pound or tr per cent ad valorem on American val uation. Conflicting view as to the effect of silk imports on the American Industry were presented by other witnesses. Horace B. Chaney, of New York city, representing the silk association oi America, said th Industry was rioualy menaced," while Samuel Krldel of New York city, representing other manufacturer, aa well as tradera and Importers, testified that, since the Im ports constituted only t per cent of consumption, they could have Utile ft feet and on the whole would be ben ficial by stimulating American manu facturers. Hearings on the silk schedule vlr tually were closed and It was announc ed that all hearings on tho Fordney bill would he closed .Tnnuary 3. DBHTIIOYEH I 1 :H,l.llt WITH l,IM-:H II V A KB INJ1 HKD New York, Dec. 16. Six members of the crew of the United Slates destroy er Graham were Injured toiilijht In a collision with the ra"nger. steamship Panama off Sea Girt, N. J. -The bow of the Panama cut rnto the starboard side of the destroyer and held her fast. No attempt waa made to draw the vcmm'-Ih apart before the arrival of wrecking tuga and other craft dispatched from the navy yard In answer to wireless calls for assist ance. Throe hours after the accident, a radio message from the Panama said that the destroyer waa resting easily across her bow and that the Injured were receiving medical aid from the liner'a surgeon and a doctor from (he steamship General i.J W, Fuethals, which had reached the seen ot the accident. John Martin taptared (Special to Oalto N . r Goldsboro. Dee. 1. John Martin with many aliases wanted In this state. Pennsylvania and other places for post office robberies, was arrested here to day by Officer Hhodcs snd Cuddlng lon tor U. 6. authorities. Is Ratified Parliament Had Taken Favorable Acioft By Fermanagh, south Ireland would gat th whole of these tw countle. On th contrary, he declared, all he ever had suggested waa that the char acter of the population would be tak en Into account as well as the econo mic and geographical conditions. DAIL KIHEANN WILL HOLD FL'BLIO EMON ON MONDAY Dublin, Dec. It (By Associated Press ) k publlo session of the dall elreann has been definitely fixed for 11 o'clock Monday morning. The dall will meet again tomorrow In secret easion. Th parliament sat throughout th day behind closed doors, adjourning at 1:16 o'clock this evening. No state ment was Issued aa to what took plao Inside th hall, during th session. A vote on th queation of ratification of th peace treaty between Ireland Great Britain will be taken at a pub llo session of th dall elreann Monday morning at 11 o'clock, according to an announcement mad publlo tonight lined by Eamoa D valara and Ar thur Griffith. Th private sessions of the dall, It is declared In some quarter, hav been devoted largely to an attempt to dis cover som method whereby It oan ac cept th treaty and at th same time not raglatar a defeat for Ramon De Valera and his followers. Th princi pal difficulty In th way I said to be De Valera himself. The dall oan accept or reject the treaty, but cannot make a fresh one without renewed negotiations, yet parts of th debate In secret session are said to have been concerned with the details as to how the delegates might bav secured better term. Heart of Business Section of the . the Town Is Practically Destroyed. LOSS IS AROUND $150,000 ttsediitsOalbllml Fayettevlllt, Deo. It Th heart of the business section of Roseboro. thriv ing Sampson oounty town. IS mliss east of this city, wa praotloally de stroyed last night by fir thought t hav originated from a short olroult In th wiring of th Maaonlo lodge rooms. Th damag l timatd to" be lightly In exceaa of 1150,000. Seven of the principal business structures ot town and a number of office were burned. i 80 far a can be learned no on was Injured. Th Are had gained consider able headway when It wa dlacovered at 11:16 and much difficulty wa ex perienced in fighting the flame, owing to the fact that th town ha no water system, and the blaie oontlnutd to burn all night, on aids of th main treet being swept completely, though the buildings on the other aide wer aved by th volunteer fir fighters. Owner of the principal burned building oarrled insurance, though it I said none wa fully Insured. The principal sufferer Is A It. Parrlsh whose loss will be In th neighborhood of 165,000. Other losses not Including stocks of merchandise are F, A. Calson, 8H.0O0; Butler Furnltur company, 112,000; A. J. 'Simmons, 110,000; and George Thomas, 110,000, T. D, Row. Ed Ilullard, the Masonlo Lodge, Mrs. B. B. Wyatt, Clark Drug company. W. A. Watson, Dr. O. K. Underwood, E. K. Robsrtson and Dr. D, P. Bullard wer other sufferers. ' , GIVE RECOGNITION TO DEFACTO GOVERNMENTS An Agreement Between th Republics Ot th Americas la Ragarr'sted By Officials. Waahlngton, Dec. It. An agreement between th republics of North, South and Central America by which a policy would be denned for eitendlng recog nltion to de facto government of the new world was auggeated today by high American officials. The suggestion was brought forth In a discussion ot recognition by the Unit ed State of the newly established government In Gautemala, a queation which It wa said had not been deter mined by the United Statea. Existence of auch a definition, It was added by high administration of flolals, would be of advantage at pros ent In connection with recognition of th new liberal party government of Gautemala. Any concord of action to guide American republics In deajlng with e racto governments, It was add d emphatically, would be welcomed by the United States. Whether the United Stat would take the lead in a movement to bring anout such a concord waa not stated, tno impression being given In some quarters that the United States would look with friendly Interest on any proposals or the other republic. W. L. WILKINS, COTTON BUYER, IS FOUND DEAD Found Cold la Death On Floor of Room Supposition la That Mr Died of Heart Failure. IBpwUI Id h.Mv Newl.l Wilson. Dec. 16. This afternoon about 2:30 o'clock W. t.. Wllkln. cotton buyer on this market for tho past 13 years for Rodger and company, of Nor folk, Va.. and for V. A. Hart, of Tar born, exporter, was found In his room on the floor cold in death. The supposition lhat he died of heart failure aome time during the night as his body was stiff when found. He was originally from Greenville, S. C. FOIITY Yt:AHN HKHVK K I lii-:vii:MHi:nKt) iji a will (Rpm-lll IR Oall flfVLt Aahevllle, Dec. 16. Forty yeurs of faithful work reaped Its reward, when the last will and letaiii-nt of Robert A. Long, who died luwl 'I'liursduy here, .was probated at the courthouse today. MaKK'e Crcasinan, negro servant to the Long family for that period received a College atreet home for life and tl.000 In cash. It waa the will of the deceased that hla Woolsey residence, valued at about 115.000, and three building lots at Chimney Rock, be aold and the money, after obligations are met, divided among two cousins and the St. Mary's church of thl olty. Every Member Votes Against the Ejectment Bill. MATTHEWS BILL PAUSES Another Amendment Needed, Senate Sends It Back For Start In the House. ' "MATERIAL" AMENDMENTS These Amendment la Th Tw Meaa- are WUrt Breagkt Gnrnl As sembly Tagrtker gtart Both ' Big Bills On Dreary March TiM (IrMoibara Dally Km Bums, 808 Marlitnu Nittoeal laok lis, By W. T. BOST, Raleigh. Dea. It. Long's jotmat bill whloh passed th senat last night met an Inglorious finish In th house oommitte this evening when vry member voted against favorable re port and nt th bill to th Umbo of forgotten thing. While th hous wa doing It to death Morganton won a cloa vot on th an- nexatlon of th cotton mill fighting th city' effort to reach out and take' in. Th hearing before countle. cities' and towns committee wa long and' intense, nut never reached th vigor of th II predecessors. Th vol waa! even to six and a minority report was' filed. Material" amendment In th two measures which brought th general! assembly Into ettraordlnary sssslon. i today started bot bills back throuah their drsary parliamentary passage I and only hustling can adjourn tha ,' general assembly before Tuesday night. : 1 ne nrst municipal aot which th su preme court Invalidated, would have ben fool proof but for clerical omis sion of a recorded roll call on another "material" amendment. Twice the new act has started on It way and been interrupted with amendment that put a aloud on th parliamentary title. Today It was discovered that the Mat thews bill validating all tax levies for schools In all counties and getting the figure at It oents had paaaed In Its course for another "material" amend ment. Instantly th senate which waa ready to finish the first big job sent back th bill to start It ovsr In th houas. ., This wa th nearest any news In lthr house during th morning hour. Ther wa a party engagement In th aenate over the secession ot Represen tative Tom Own of Sampson. At th regular session Mr. Owen legislated himself outside the oily of Roseboro. Asked by two of hi constltutents to pass a bill which would chang th boundarlea of th metropolis, Mr, Owen emulated tha Irishman who took In too much territory (n claiming th champlonahlp. Mr. Owen took out oth er who did not wish to b on th outside of town. Th Roseboro cltlssna cam up her and calling on an out slder, Twnsii of Harnett, asked to get oaca in town. Th bill passed la th house with Mr. Owen and a neigh bor making a futile fight against It. In th senat Senator Byrd of Har. nett and Raynor of Johnston, champ ioned th cause of Mr. Owen, hut hv a trlot party vot Hi senate took Mr. uwen oack to town. Mr. Owen will pay town tax all over hereafter. Hons Session. Passing th senat bill hv l to 4 th hous of resresantllv Friday Increased th aalarv of ih. .h. jutant general ot th atata from t,00t tw f1,,VV, . There, waa no opposition voiced to th bill when It came over from th upper house, Representative Orler, Hamilton. Fountain, McHee, Everett, of Richmond, and Bell, who had served with th A. K. F. overseas with Col. John Van B. Metts, tha preaent adju tant general, taking the floor in.aup port of the measure. , . Upon motion of Speaker Orler, who surrendered the gavel to Represents tlve Bowie, the rules of the hous were suspended and th bill placed on Its Immediate paaaage. Among those vot ing against the Increase waa Represen. tatlve Bennett, who is nothing If not consistent, the Anson county represen tative having voted In the negative on all measures which Increased salaries. u p""ln 0B ' third reading the bill giving th commissioners of public safety under form G, of th commission form of municipal govern ment, direct control over tluT police and fir departments of the cities, tho ..u. oevoiea considerable time In gathering up the legislative thres.u which had been loosed in th paaaag or the municipal nuance act and tho Matthows measure authorising a is oents school tax levy. The 1 yot by which each bill had passed the house waa reconsidered and passed on their sucond reading anew. Mecklenburg county's representative ,waV!.h.lr ,rou''l another airing over Viann l.wh'-n "thorl,ed an increase of 1800 In the pay of tho countv urer. this measure having been de fented by the house at Thursday' . tlon. On th motion of Matthews, of Bertls to reconsider the vote by which It was '""'d th bill cam. back for fur. ther discussion, and after an amend ment the matter of a ,alary Increase In the discretion of the board of com missioners of Mecklenburg county waa KfJd'rY-1!' Pa""d " third reading by a vote of (, to II Representatives Pharr and Matthews favoring and Person opposing thl amended bill. , vw" in Senate Session. By sending th municipal finance act back to th. house on Friday morn! tart the senate prepared the way for adjournment after midnight on Mon daynlght. or on the legl.latlve day ,L ?m I', t0' " ' "lnatd tha the bill will get through the required number of reading. n both housea oa the legislative day of Tuesday. The house also discovered that It had made an error in passing the edu cational, bill validating the levies for this year and rixins- 11 .... lery for next year, ao requested lhat this hill be brought h,.i, .u- . ate. This, nlao wan done, so that both hills will got a fresh start in th lower house, where both have had their first readings. Both will get second house reading on Saturday, and will com to th senate by special messenger, wher they will be put on first readings that aame day. This is contrary to the un. demanding of tho constitution of Henntor Harry stubbs and om oth. era, but Senator Varaen says thre ar a number of Supreme court opinion which hold that a bill may have Ita third reading in one house and ftrat reading in th other house on th same day. and still comply with th mandate of th constitution. At the suggestion of Senator Var ser the roll was called o see If a quorum would agree, to remain over until Tuesday morning In order to get tha legislation properly passed, d ir'nnllnnarf nn nn , w. I
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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