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VOL. XXV. NO. 175
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GREENSBORO, N. C TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1922
OAlt.T AW St'MBAt. I.K He TUI
DAILY Slat, If.OS rta Till
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DRAFT TREATY PREPARED BY
NAVAL AND LEGAL EXPERTS IN
HANDS OF FrVE DELEGATIONS
SB
But Contents of the Treaty Have
Leaked Out.-
SEVERAL "NEW FEATURES
One of the Proposals Is to Limit
Size of Guns On Mer
chantmen. ' ,
PACT LASTS UNTIL 1937
Only Defalk 01 Technical Phraseology
Hemala To B Worked Out Before
Treaty la Readr For Del
egatfe Signatures.
(It landaus rimt
Washington, Jan. . Only details of
technical phraseology remain to be
worked out before the treaty for limi
tation of armament hi ready for sig
nature of the plenipotentiaries of the
five great powers.
Passing; today on its last question
ot policy, the armament committee of
the Washington conference decided
against any present attempt to limit
or regulate aerial warfare, and voted
to refer the problem to a oontinning
commission for future study.
Then each of the five delegations,
meeting separately, began an examina
tion of the tentative treaty draft pre
pared by the subcommittee of experts.
The delegation heads are to come to
gether late tomorrow to compare opin
ions, and it Is expected that the com
plete text will be ready for publication
to the world at a plenary session of
therconference on Thursday or Friday.
Questions ot definition, particularly
with reference to the status of mer
chant vessels In war time, are under
stood to be the chief concern of the
delegates In their effort to agree on
a wording acceptable to everyone.
Some features of the merchant ship
problem already have been cleared
away, however, and there is no indi
cation that a prolonged discussion will
result.'
With the armament end of -the con
ference approaching final disposition,
the delegates are preparing to press
the far eastern discussion also to an
early conclusion. The Shantung ques
tion still Is In deadlock, but fresh
hone of a settlement was aroused to
night when it -became apparent that
the -negotiations on that subjeot were
turning Into new channels. The other
remaining -elements ot discord In the
fur east are not generally considered
of a character ta lead to extended- da
hate. :
. Plenary session Satutuay.
Sums delegates took so optimistic a
view of the outlook that they were
predicting a plenary session for Satur
day or Monday to announce completion
nf the far eastern treaty. Arthur 1.
Balfour, head of the British, made def
inite plans to sail for home on Tues
day of next week, and his colleagues
on the delegation-decided it was en
tirely likely (hat he would sign the
far eastern agreement before his de-
parture. .
The merchant ship question, as
treated In the subcommittee draft of
the treaty, would be settled by limit
.Ing the armament of merchant men to
six-inch guns and by prohibiting the
conversion of any commercial vessel
ot more than 10,000 tons into a naval
auxiliary. There was a general ex
pectation that, these provisions would
be finally accepted, although In some
quarters there still was a hope that
arming of merchant men would be even
further restricted In view of the pro
hibition against using submarines as
commeroe destroyers.
In American circles, the relation of
merchant shipping to the general na
val question was discussed from a new
angle as a result of a suggestion by
- Homer I Ferguson, head of the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
company, hat the arms conference
agree on an allocation of shipping
facilities and opportunities, The pro
posal was laid before President Hard
Ing at a White House conference , at
tended by Mr. Ferguson, Chairman
Lasker of the shipping board and
Chairman Jones of the senate com
merce committee but there appeared
no Immediate prospect that It would
i reoeive administration approval.
Aside from Shantung, the far east
ern questions remaining In abeyance
relate chiefly to the Chinese railroads
and to elements Involved In China's
request for abrogation of the agree
ments resulting from the "Zl demands,
a declaration is to be made also with
' respect to Siberia, but no great diffi
culty is expected In reaching an agree
suggestion, representatives of the con
servatlvo Russian wing proposed In
formally today that the Inter-allied
board, now administering the Chinese
eastern railway be continued.
. Both the Chinese and Japanese Im
piled tonight that new and promising
elements had been Injected into the
snantung negotiations, but the exact
nature of the latest move was not re
vealed. '
rivai-l-uwKH FACT II THE
hands of s delegations
sr Aandatal rme.)
Washington, Jan. 8. The draft
, treaty prepared by naval and legal ex-
. perts covering the five-power contract
ror reduction and limitation of naval
: armament was In the hands of the five
, delegations tonight, jealously guard
(Continued on pago' two)
FAMOUS NKWSPAPK.R PLANT IN
IQUIgVILIE FAILS TO FLAMES
Louisville, Ky., Jan. . The Courier
Journal office building, corner fourth
and main streets, is burning, despite
the efforts of firemen for more than an
nour to control the blaie. Btartlnr In
a Jewelry shop, the fire soon spread
to all parts of the upper stories and
firemen said that there appeared little
possibility to keep the loss under the
iiw.uoo mark.
Forecast Br Starrs.
Washington, Jan. . Virginia. Fair
luesoax, rain late Tuesday night and
rveonesaay; no change In temperature.
North and South Carolina: Cloudy
Tuesday, rain Tuesday night and
Wednesday: slightly warmer.
Georgia: Cloudy followed by rain
Tuesday; Wednesday rain followed
by clearing and colder.
Tennessee: Cloudy followed by rain
, Tuesday; .Wednesday clearing and
cooler.
Oklahoma: Tuesday unsettled;
somewhat colder In west; Wednesday
fair. . .
Brief Postponement
Wont Solve Problem
Berlin, Jan. - By Associated
Press.) Writing la tka Tageblatt
today regarding the uellberatloas
of the allies at Cannes oa tke rep
arations question. Dr. Bernhardt
Dernburg declares none of tke
narrate nations would be able to
pay Germany's debt a ad tkat a
brief postponement would not
solve tke problem, wklek woald
be settled oaly wkea tke time Is
suflclently extended to . allow
Germany actually to raise tke
aeeesaary cask without tke nee of
artllelai means.
Not oae of tke victorious na
tions could stand ap wader Ger
maay's burden, ke said.
DE
BY THE DA1L IN CLOSE
DECISION 0F60T058
Ireland Last Night Was Without
. . - a Government. ? ,
MINISTRY IS ALSO OUT j
De Valera Makes It Plain That!
All Members Go Out of Of
fice With Him.
WANTS PRESIDENT NAMED
Former Leader Urges Naming of Presl-
deat la His Place and Let Tkat
President Name His Own
Ministers. '
Dublin, Jan. . (By Associated
Press.) Ireland tonight Is Without a
government of Its own. Eamonn
de Valera resigned from the presi
dency and the proposal for his re
olection to that office, which includes
the office of premier, was defeated In
the dail elreann by a vote ot 60 to 5S.
Mr. de Valera made It clear that all
the members of the ministry, whether
they voted for or against the treaty,
went out of office with him.
Lest there should be any doubt,
William Cosgrave, minister of local
government who dally, he said, was
sending out letters from his depart
ment to Irish public bodies, asked if
all was to stop. De Valera replied that
it must stop until the successors of the
former ministers were appointed.
The vote on de Valera re-election
was douaUul nntll, he-,aiiresL were
announoed. The London delegates, who
signed the treaty, were divided,' four
of them voting against de Valera, and
cne, Robert C Barton, in his i'avor. Mr.
de Valera himself refralnod from vot
ing, while Liam Rolette, member for
Cork city, when his name was called,
said he would not take the responsi
bility for plunging Ireland into fratri
cidal Strife.
Cheering followed the announcement
of the figures. Both Griffith and Col
lins werj quick to ray tribute of ad
miration to Mr. de Valera, while the
whole assembly arose and applauded
him.
A noteworthy feature of Mr. de Val-
era's later statement was that talk of
fratricidal rtrlfe v-as all nonsense; the
Irish people would know how to con
duct themselves.
The course to which . the former
president, after his defeat, urged his
opponents was to appoint a president
in his place and let that president ap
point his own ministers. He accepted
defeat In good spirit and pledged his
support to the new government so
long as It was marching the road to
Irish Independence. He explained that
his reason for assenting to a motion
for his re-election were the same as
for declining to go to London on the
delegation, his Idea being to keep a
reserve power In the interest of the
Irish republic behind the men in con
tact with the British minister.
It soon became evident that the sup
porters of tho treaty were not anxious
(Continued On Page Five.)
ENGLAND WOULD GO TO
AID OF FRANCE IN WAR
Provided. Germany. Should Attack
Witkoat Provocation Submitted ;
To Brttlsk For Approval.
Cannes. Jan. . By Associated
Press) Great Britain's written pledge
to France to come to her Immediate
assistance to the fullest extent of
Her military and naval resources In the
event of unprovoked aggression on the
part of Germany, has been embodied
la a document by David Lloyd George.
the British premier and submitted by
telegraph to every member ot the
British cabinet for approval.
In British circles here tonight the
expectation was that replies endorsing
the compact would- be received by to
morrow evening, when the document
will be given to Aristlde Brland, the
French premier. It was said that the
text probably would be published Wed
nesday morning.
The proposed agreement Is under
stood to be simple In form and to give
France what that country Is seeking,
namely, a guarantee of security and
the Immediate aid of Great Britain
should Germany attempt another war
Of aggression.
The agreement was the outstanding
development of the day's happenings
here. The general optimism that It
will be put Into force has greatly
heightened the spirit of the French
delegates.
KILLING OF RIVENBANK
AT KINSTON A MYSTERY
He Was Shot Dead On Street, Police
men Saw Him Fall, Bat Wko Fired
Sfcot Wot Know.
(special ta Mb- Nasal
Klnston. Jan. 9 Though two po
Ucemen saw Claude Rlvenbark fall
dead on Queen street here fast night,
a bullet hole in his head, and another
heard the report and saw the flash,
the department this afternoon was
completely foiled after an all-day
search for a clue to the murderer or
mottve. All three officers were within
7B yards of the victim. The shot was
fired at a distance of 40 yards or
greater. Russell Eubanks, walking
with Rlvenbank when he was shot was
so tnorougniy Intoxicated ha did not
recall the shooting today, the police
sain. Buoanics, immediately arrested
ana searcnea ror a weapon, was re
leased. Rlvenbark was 21 and a tin
ner.
May Go to Plenary Session In
Two More Days.
IS NEARING CONCLUSION
Treaty Likely to Include Restric
tions On Arming Mer
chant Shipping.
FAR EAST GIVES TR6UBLE
Chinese Representatives Are Pessi
mistic Over tke Outlook- Good
Deal Ot Mystery Haass Over
shaatung Situation.
Mlf Nm Burets lad Trlajrape OfAea.
(23 AIM mlldlnc l.axd Wirt)
I By C W. GILBERT.
(Copmjht. 192, fej PWliilolph.il Puble USfB.)
Washington, Jan. 9. The live power
naval treaty will probably come out
of the hands of the experts tomorrow.
After a couple of da'ys' discussion It
will be reported to the plenary session.
Restrictions upon the arming , of
merchant shipping ' are likely to be
adopted. Without such restrictions It
would be possible for governments to
subsidize the construction of especially
heavy merchant vessels capable of
carrying big guns and thus of bsing
converted into cruisers during a war.
The armament side of ths confer
ence Is thus goring forward to a con
clusion. The far eastern conference Is
not progressing so satisfactorily. It
will hardly reach a settlement before
the chief British delegates. Mr. Bal
four and Lord Lee. depart on the four
teenth. But Great Britain will leave
negotiators here with full authority
to act.
Chinese representatives here are
pessimistic. They indicate that there
Is little prospect of a settlement on
Shantung or of China's signing the
nine power treaty. China,, they say, has
not been consulted with regard to this
treaty. And In general they complain
that she has received many promises
from the great powers but little actual
performance.
A Mysterious -Situation.
A good deal of mystery hangs over
the Shantung situation. Everywhere
but in Chinese circles oris hears Chat
the Issue of the railway has been set
tied by the Chinese government at
Polrta, -whfcHiHir -aWrtlf-tTie Jap.
anese position with regard to pay
ments for the road and partial Jap
anese dontrnl ot it during the period
wnen payments are being made.
But ' Chinese delegates deny all
knowledge of this and persist in their
declaration that the limit ot Chinese
concessions has been reached and that
no settlement is possible unless Japan
yieias.
Japan clearly hopes that Mr. Hughes
and Mr. Balfour will put pressure upon
tne Chinese and lnduoesthem to ao-
cept the Japanese terms. They say that
oniy in this way is a settlement pos
si Die.
And It may be that the. Chinese them
selves feel that the only settlement
which will be acceptable to Chinese
public opinion will be one which la
dictated by the American and the Brit
ish, if this is true It may be, as has
been persistently reported Here for
some time, that the Pekln government
is ready to agree to Japan s terms but
wishes to appear in China as having
neen lorced to do so by the British
ana Americans.
Hut Mr. Hughes and Mr. Balfour are
obviously rejuctant to be put into the
position or using pressure upon China
to accept Japan's terms. It will weak
en the political effect of the -whole con
ference in this country if China seems
to have been constrained. The charge
is going to be made In the senate de
bate that the American delegation sold
out unina for the sake of securlne
Japan's adhesion to the naval ratio
and the four power pact,-
Tke Charge Will Have Force.
A settlement of Shantung obtained
through the good offices of Mr. Hughes
and Mr. Balfour that leaves Japan
wun a consmeraoie foothold in Shan
tung will add force to that charge.
So. too, will a failure to reach anv
agreement In Shantung and a refusal
Dy China to sign the nine power treaty.
The weakness of China has been
along the diplomatic stumbling block
all fop the American delegation. If
the Shantung issue comes to Mr.
Hughes and Mr. Balfour for settle
ment Japan Is so powerful that lltttle
pressure can be brought to bear upon
her. China Is as always the line of
least resistance.
Bo It has beerr all through the con
ference. It has been Impossible to In
sist that the powers would withdraw
from China because of the disorder
there, the Impotence of the govern
ment, the lack of courts In which any
legitimate confidence could be placed.
Not much more than promises could
be made;
$90,000 FIRE DESTROYS
A BIG PLANT IN ASHBORO
Southern Brokrrage Company a Com
plete Loss Inanraune Lapsed Only
a Few Weeks Ago. '
(special la uiilr iml -Ashboro,
Jan. 9. Fire this afternoon
completely destroyed the plant and
merchandise of the Southern Broker
age company, owned by Edward Cran
ford. causing a loss estimated at I2f,
000 on the building and 165,000 on the
contents, a total of 0,00. Insurance
policies had been allowed to lapse a
few weeks ago.
The fire was one of the biggest In
the history of Ashboro. Starting
shortly after 5 o'clock the flames
spread rapidly and despite the efforts
of virtually every man In town noth
ing could be done to save the build
ing. By hard work the factory of the
Piedmont Chair company nearby was
saved, though the building Itself was
slightly damaged. All the contents
were removed.
Besides the brokerago company's
Duuaing a number ot shingles stored In
the building and on the ground nearby
were burned. These were owned by
Artnur kobs and Herman Cranford.
The Cranford family, large mill own
era and interested In chair factories
and other enterprises, who suffered
heavily today, lost another factory by
nre two years ago.
A special term of dvH court opened
here today with Judge P. L. McKlroy
sresidlnr.
RALEIGH HAS STARTED
Would Put MilUon and Half In
New Buildings.
IT IS BIG UNDERTAKING
Teachers' Assembly Committee
Called to Meet In Raleigh ,
January 17.
DECIDE ON 1922 ASSEMBLY
Dr. J. "w. H. Baeea. Native Tar Heel
Negro. Speaks la Behalf of Liber
lai Republic Makes Master
ful Pica to His Raoe
Tm fswnienra Mir Hem Sims.
- SOI UorcMatl Natkaul suit 114a -By
W. T. HOST
Raleigh, Jan, I, Raleigh's million
and a half dollar campaign for school
buildings was opened this afternoon In
City Superintendent 8. B. Underwood's
office with every organisation In Ra
leigh represented and all working to
gether to make the plans for the tre
mendous drive that everybody knows
will be necessary. -
Raleigh lacks about a million and
half of having the school system that
quite a tew towns already nave, ?p
get a bond Issue of such proportions
as this through will require a cam
paign, the like of which no living in
habitant has ever seen. A few school
buildings remain In the city system
which would be regarded second rate
barns. These would be displaced and
fireproof buildings would be erected
in their stead. , ,
The interest In the campaign Is very
great as It affects the school morale
In the state department. There' has
been a lot of calamity talk and every
body is telling how the other fellow
is resisting taxation. This bond Issue
would require some taxes, of course.
even ad valorem taxes, and many
pockets will be touched. It Is a very
personal Issue with the proponents air
the opponents. -
Two school elections have been held
In the city within eight years. Ons for
JBS.000 to be put Into a building, fail
ed; the other and the seoond for 1100.
000 carried. But the proposal now Is to
Issue 16 times as much In money. It
will take tall talking, for there will
be powerful opposition to ths scheme.
But there are 700 members, ot the
Woman's club and It will go Into the
fight. There are the Rotarlans and
the Kiwanlans and they have not
been In the habit of losing. There are
the commerce organisations, the
juniors, the federation of labor and
nearly all organisations and the lead
era believe- they can pull ths - poll
through.
It Is much ths biggest thing sver
undertaken with money. There was'
a road bond Issue for 11,000,000 about
nine years ago and it had a hard time.
Not one In 10 voted fbr it, but things
have changed. To be defeated in the
plan to build h asbeols.AOeetosasllls'
be. a great setback, and ths incentive
to win Is great enough to make ths
electlqn in the second week of April a
triumph, , ;
Assembly Committee To Meet.
President Charles E. Brewer, of the
North Carolina Teachers assembly, has
called the executive committee to meet
here January IT to choose the time and
the place for. holding the 1922 as
sembly. The assembly did not elect its secre
tary at the November convention owing
to the decision of the body to have a
whole-time, secretary. There was no
election and the meeting here will
settle whether a whole-time secretary
is to be elected or not. 'The secretary
ship at present Is held by A. T. Allen
and should the whole time secretary
be chosen then he will hardly allow
his name to be considered as he Is
connected with ths department of edu
cation and Is a professional man who
could not well take up those new
duties. .
Dr. J. W. H. Eason. native North
Carolina negro who began his ministry
in Rowan and now Is American leader
for the Universal Negro Improvement
association and African Communities
league. Is In the state organizing the
people of his race and representing the
oronosal to make In Liberia a negro
state having a national flag, national
industries, thalr own government and
everything that goes with it.
Dr. Kason spoke in Halelgn yester
day to an Interested audience and If
It had not been he would have made
It so. He has the oratory native to the
race, to Gates county which produces
Hallett Wards and men who can speak.
This black man can take the rag off
the bush. He has an amazing com
mand of the platform.
He isn't an agitator against the
whites. He tells the negroes that
they have no quarrel with the white
man who merely loves his country and
his race better than he ever is going
to love the black man who has no
country. The scheme is not so grandi
ose as carting every man of African
descent back to Africa. The purpose
Is to people Liberia with American
negroes who have learned something
of government and self-control, who
know how to farm, how to worship un
derstanding, how to teach schooj,
and to make a black republic which
will have a national pride exactly as
Americans now have, Germans have,
French, English, and every other na
tionality, have.
,The head of the movement is Marcus
Oarvey, British subject who lias late
ly become naturalised. The movement
Is meeting many critics within the
race who can't see through It. But
when this North Carolina orator askr
if race pride, national enthusiasm,
patriotism. Industry, and religion are
not good, he Invariably gets many and
unctuous amons. He Illustrated his
story yesterday with one from John
Wanamaker5a big department store.
He said that he and others living in
Philadelphia had gone to Mr. Wana
maker and told him that In view of
(Continued on Cage Two.)
TRUE BILL RETURNED
AGAINST 0. G. THOMAS
Charged With First Drgrre Murder
For Skootlng Arthur J. Allen
At Kanwapolla.
(Hpeclal la Daily Newi.)
Concord. Jan. 9. A true bill charg
ing Drat degree murder was returned
by a Cabarrus county grand Jury In
Superior court here this afternoon
against O. O. (Red) Thomas, Charlotte
auto salesman, who shot and Instantly
killed Arthur J. Allen, master plum
ber of this city. In Kannapolls on the
night of October J5. J. A. Warren is
foreman of the grand jury. The trial
was set for next Monday morning at
the suggestion of Solicitor Hayden
Clement, and the date was agreed to
by the defense. A special venire of
100 men was ordered by Judge Bis
Kay, and. the Jury will be drawn the
latter part of this week. The case
will be ths first taken up next Mon-dav.
"Girl With the
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Diss Mary McCormlc, who has made
irtea ner career "Duuaogging on tne
She was "discovered" by Mary Garden
Her suocsss was instantaneous. Bhs Is
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Soviet Russia Will Be
Represented At Genoa
LENINE TO ATTEND
Will Attend Economic Confer
ence Himself Unless Fam
ine Prevents. . . . .
GERMANS START TO PARIS
Cannes?.'-Jan..' 0 (Bv Assoo!atod
Pjlaa80let,JBi(ssiav. tiMriSueaated
ths Invitation to attend the coming
economlo conference at Cannes, A tel
egram from , Foreign Minister Chit-
oherln announcing the soviet accept
ance was received here this evening.
The subcommittee which will meet
tomorrow to frame the text ot the In
vitations for the gathering at Genoa
was confronted tonight by the nice
diplomatic question as to whether It
should send out an Invitation to a
country which already has signified Its
intention to be present.
Simultaneously with the making
public of Russia's intention to have
representation at Genoa it became
known that the German delegation,
headed by Dr. Walter Kathenau, will
arrive In Cannes Wednesday to discuss
the question of reparations with the
supreme council.
The reparations experts and the com
mittee dealing with the proposed In
ternational financial corporation today
outlined their program, which com
prises a vast effort for European re
construction. The reparations experts
decided that Germany should be asked
to pay 720,000,000 gold marks In 1922.
and at least an equal sum annually
afterwards. Such payments. It la con
sidered, will be sufficient to meet the
Interest on a series of German bonds
of twenty billion gold marks which
thus will become negotiable.
Tho economic commission decided
upon an International corporation with
a capital of pound sterling a.iion.ooo
with Its seat In London and with a
board, of directors nominated by af
filiated companies in each interested
country. These countries. - Including
the United States, will organise cor
porations for promotion only, with a
combined capital equivalent to pound
sterling 20,000,000. These corporations
will serve as mediums for credit trans
actions and facilitating the activities
of private enterprises in all countries
where the business Held now Is ob
structed by lack of creditors and dlt
organised finances.
This plan presupposes tho organisa
tion of affiliated companies In Ger
many, as wsll as In ' the United
States.
There remains to be settled the ques
tion, what shall be the French share in
tho German reparation payments. M.
Brland, the French premier, today asks
ed the supreme council to give him
time to consult with the finance com
mittee of the French chamber of depu
ties, and probably will give his final
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES
SEEK A HIGHER TARIFF
B. F. Kaupp. of This fMntr, Aak (or
Tariff On Km Ffaant antj Turpra
tin latere. Want rrotrrtlua.
Wanhlnifton, Jan. 9. Trotectlon for
tho poultry, industry wu urxsi bo
fore the non a to finance cOmmlttif! to
day by H, K. Kaupp of th North Caro
lina department of agriculture, who,
protested especially against free fruzon
eg;ca from China. He said he wanted a
tariff that would "bridge the difference
In the cost of production hero und In
China."
Hates MUKUORtcd by the wltm-m were
elRht cents a dozen on shell gn;
eight cent a pound on frozen fgRn, 24
cents a pound on dried ttt(. four
cents a pound on live poultry and five
cents a pound on drpflBed poultry.
An Import tax of four centa a pound
on peanuts, both shelled and In the
shell, was requested by John 11. Pin
ner, of HufTblk, Va.. who said there
were largs importations from China
and that there should be an equalizing
of production costs In the United
H tales and China.
American production alone this year,
the witness said has been sufficient to
supply all the demand In this country.
Prices now are so low, Mr. Pinner
added, that h raisera are In bad
way financially.
A duty of 2& per cent ad valorem on
naval stores rosin and . turpentine
and synthetic camphor was urged by
Robert Ash, of this city, of counsel for
the Turpentine and Itosln Producers
association, In a brief filed with the
committee, ,
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a hit with the Chicago Opera company,
piaina oi new Mexico ana coioraao.
and put through a year's hard study,
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Ex-Jap Premier Is 1
Dead In Tokio City
Tokla, J mm. 10v (By Associated
Press.) Marquis Okuma, former
premier of Japan, sled at T e'rloek
this, morning. Kor several days
he Had fcaesj lying between life and
eIN snd durlag part of tka4lmi.
wis ' rows was so Intense that
ea(S was announce an Friday
laat,
' r orrn a! announcement haa not
yet been made to tke public.
IS KILLED BY BULLET
FIRED JLAN OFFICER
First Report That He Was Kill
ed By. Car Erroneous.
HIS NECK WAS BROKEN
But It Was a Bullet That Hit
Him In Back of Head That
Caused Death.
OPENED FIRE ON POLICE
Rrldavllle Officers Were Mlatloned
Along Road Ta Intervept lilm
Hut Instead of Mlosplng lie
Bmsa T Waowt. -
(Bfffriat ta Puif
Heldsvllle, Jan. i. It develops that
Lester Hlona was not killed by an
automobile accident, but met. his
death by a bullet fired at him by one
of the Reldsvllle officers. A true ver
sion of the affair follows:
Lester Stone, aged ,10, of Schoolfleld,
Va., was shot through the head and
Instantly killed Saturday night at 7
o'clock, four miles north of Reldsvllle
on the Danville road, by Roldsvllle of
ficers. Stone had the reputation of being a
whisky transporter and the officers
were on tho lookout for him. Chief
C W. larkson had received a tip that
he was on his way to Reldsvllle with
a load of whisky and together with
officers Norman, Carrol, Turpln and
Deputy Hli-nff .las. Mobtey, went out
on the Danville road to Intercept the
whisky car. The force was divided
Into two siiuuda, Jackson .and Carroll
concealing themselvca behind a barn
further down tho road.
Onn car was held up prior to the
arrivnl of Hlonn's cat but was al
lowt'd to proceed Just ;is Stone's car
came In sight. Hlone slowed down his
car lit Jackson's command to stop, but
when officer Carroll with his flash
Hunt disclosed the police badges and
uniforms Klone stepped on the fas and
attempted to get away. Chief Jack
son fired at one of tho wheels of the
escaping car and thin was a signal for
the eouad of officers flirlher up the
road lo head In. Hut Instead of stop
ping when confronted by the other of
ficers. Ntono and his two companions
began llring at the officers. Tho flrc
was returned and Ktotte, who was at
the steering wheel, was shot through
the head. The ear swerved and turn
ed turtle. Tho other two men in the
car got clear, apparently uninjured and
made their escape. One of them head
ed eaflt and the other In the opposite
direction. Their names are not known.
Stone waa found dead In the Ford
touring car with a bullet through his
head and his neck broken The two
front tires and one rear tire were de
flated by bullets.
The car contained 21 gallons of
tlquor.
Stone's body was brought to an un
dertaking establishment and prepared
for burial and later shipped to School
fleld. From there the body was car,
rled to North Wllkcnnoro for Inter
ment. Thermometer IteaiHaaa.
The temperature In Oreensboro and
vicinity yesterday, according to A. R.
Horry, local government observer, was:
It
High ... 61 Low ....... , JO
NEWBERRY DEISM
END!
Says He Had No Knowledge of
It W hatever.
HAS A CLEAR CONSCIENCE
Denies That He Spent a Single
Dollar In His Own Behalf
I", Campaign.
HE WAS NOT IN MICHIGAN
aye HeLarae With Aatealsb
meat" Tkat Camaalga Cast ias 1
00 -Makes gweealag Ueelar
atlua Of Inaeeeaea. ,
, tar aastuua rami
Washington, Jan. . Standing at big
place In ths senate and speaking pub.
llcly for ths first time In hit own de
fense, Senator Truman H, Nswbtrry,
of Michigan, deolared today that with
Ood as Ms witness ha waa not to this
hour conscious of a single act unlaw,
ful, dishonorable or corrupt In - his
campaign against Henry Ford In I'll,
ror exactly half an hour Mr. New
berry, with the eyes of his oolleaguea
upon him, read a prepared speech with
out Interruption, And then when ha had
concluded ror naif an hour more he
was subjeot to a cross examination
at ths hands ot Senator Walsh, ot Mon
tana, a Democratic member of the
committee which in a minority report.
neia ne was not entitled to his seat.
How Senator Newberry came through
ths trying ordeal, was vlswsd for the
most part through partisan eyes, There
appeared to be no doubt that his Re
publican friends were Jubilant. They
rushsd toward him as he edged his
way from the orowded chamber of
fering congratulations. Many Demo
crats later asserted that Senator Wil
liams, of Mississippi,- has about ex.
pressed their view whsn ht character
ised the Mlohlgan senator' defense s
viuir or evasion," '
Senator Newberry ; walked Into ths
senate today five minutes before the
opening prayer, and thsn went to the
oioax room, wners ne remained until
within Ave minutes of the ooncluston
ot a speech by Senator Trammel), Dam.
oorat, Florida, who was proclaiming
against his right to bs there. And as
hs went out, with a rush ot senators
around him, ha, scarcely heard the
opening aantsnces of another apeeoh
In his defense.
Unaccustomed to' publlo speaking,
Senator Newberry read clearly and dis
tinctly, first announcing that hs would
not longer remain silent, and that hs
would not suffer Interruptions, but
would gladly yield tor Questions when
he had reachsd tht tnd of his state
ment. There had bseq intimations that
hs would bs ths osnter of a hot fir
ot questions, but only Senator Walsh
Interrogated him after hs had read hi
speech, and the Inquiry related strict.
,l7 "A ,iclueally to certain features
of tho- evidence, a adduced at bia
trial and before a senate committee,'
Speech Makes "fine Impression"
Almost at tht outset Senator Walsh
wanted to know why a statement like
that Just given to the senats had
not been made before,
"I did not appear on the stand at th.
Orand Rapids trial because I was whst
the lawyers might call a good client,"
said Senator Newbarry. "1 followed
the advice of the lawyers In chargs of
the cass who said I had no informa
tion to give," he continued. "I did not
volunteer before ths senats committst
for the reasons I have stated."
Then pressed as to why ht had not
made a similar statement In response
to a letter from his state, Senator
Newberry shot back that he saw no
reason why hs should encourage his
political critics In their efforts to de.
feat him.
The cross-examination ended abrupt
ly, within a minute of the hour allotted
Senator Newberry under the rules.
Once he asked the privilege of being
permitted to sit down, but a mom
ent later was on his feet again and,
answering Senator Walsh, told him to
go ahead and shoot.
Friends of the senator claimed to
night that his speech has mads a
"fine impression" and that two or
three Republicans, classed as doubt
ful, were ready lo vote to seat him.
The vote may be taken Wednesday.
Defending Senator Newberry, Sena
tor Sterling. South Dakota, declared
the former had directed that no cam
paign attack be made on Mr. Kord,
and that the expenditure of large sums
for advertising was necessary "against
a formidable opponent, who was thor
oughly advertised."
There was a dramatlo turn when
Benator Williams, Democrat, Missis
sippi swinging on his heel arm facing
half a doien of his colleagues, asked
If they believed the Newberry state
ment, filed with the senate, in which
Mr. Newberry said he had no knowl
edge of contributions and expenditures
beyond the figure named.
"Is there a man within sound of my
voice who believes It?" Senator Wil
liams asked. "It Is a horrible thing to
accuse a gentleman of perjury. I
you believe It? You know It Is as
false as hell."
Did No Unlawful Art.
Taking the floor for his own de
fense In the outster proceedings
brought by Henry Kord, the defeated
Democratic candidate, Senator New
berry emphatically denied personal
knowledge of the collection or expen
diture of the large campaign fund
spent In his behalf.
"As (iod Is my witness. I am not to
this day and hour conscious of having
done. In connection with either the
primary campaign or the general elec
tion of 1018 In the slate of Michigan,"
said Senator Newberry, "a single aet
that waa. or Is, In any way unlawful,
dishonorable or corrupt, and this I
say to the senate of the United States
without reservation or qualification."
"1'pon these facts, as I then believed
them to he. and as 1 now believe them
to he, I shall abide the result with a
clear conscience.' Mr. Newberry added
In a dramatic conclusion of his ore-
pared address. Ills colleague, Senator
Townsend. announced last Saturday
tha Mr. Newberry would submit Is)
questioning by senators but not to
heckling or iiross-examlnatlon.
A buelneaa man and not an expe
rienced public speaker, Senator New
berry, a short, sturdy figure with
glasses over blue eyes, said he desired
to give the little information he had
personally regarding the charges
made against his manner of election.
At the outset he asked that he be not
Interrupted until he concluded his pre
pared address.
"I cannot remain silent any longer
during the consideration of my right
to represent the state of Michigan aa
one of Its senators," he said. "I did
not volunteer to appear before tht
committee of the senate which took
testimony In this matter beoauae
really had no Information that woulsl
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