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1 he ews -mm. Obs TIT ZlATHES Prtty CTI J I Thartday had Friday. nr eatur4 W- erver yenr apr. 8sS rtnrwtt Rv Car lfor xsitrttloa la ordtr to trul bim.ii( tingit oopv. eal theadel fewer, j TWELVE PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N.C.THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8. 1921. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS .i VOL Jav. Na 70. HOG BIIOUIIS INTO MORE SNAGS TO BLOCK PROGRAM Gilliam Grissomt Meets Some PRICES COLLAPSE IRISH INVITED TO NEW HOME OF THE RALEIGH TIMES SEND DELEGATES TO. HOLD CONFERENCE FOR COTTON AFTER SENSATIONAL IE Sizable Opposition In Per son Of W. D. Duncan RALEIGH MAN SECURES STRONG ENDORSEMENTS Morehead Again 'finds Elmielf . Fighting Thos, Whom He Once Served; Not Only Dem . ocrati Bat Many Eepnbli cans Pessimistic Over Dis armament Conference Tht News and Observer Bureau 803 District National Dank Building. ' (By Special Leased WIreO " ' Washington, Sept. I.Tkf Republican Tar Heel fictioni bar renewed their hostilitie toward each othenja a result of disagreement over the distribution of Federal patronage, according to the statement of a prominent Tai Heel Be publiean here today. Thia latest break, which thrfatent the arbitrary rule of eoealled ot eom bine" in the Tar Seel Bute, cam ai a rotult of the effort to reach a k-ompro-nit between the reapeetiv tuportert of GUlUm Grissom and W. B. Duncan, rival aspirant far the Interna! revenue collcetorsiiip of A'oitli'.'arolina. For tdnie time i liaa been conceded Miat Grfcsom wpuhl get the Job, aa he ban the bTng- of National Committee man Morehead and those aligned with him. At thia matter ieemd aettled, there haa not been much aald about the prospective appointment until a few daya since, when it was found that a factional eonteat was going on over the job. The rival forces held conferences looking to a settlement ef the matter. ThpyconiidjiredJQthJ)uneaii and Oris- lorn, with the understanding that one would get the place and the other be 'taken care of in some other nice Job, but those of the "hog combine," led by Morehead, refused to yield to any pres sure wnaiever, maintaining meir original stand for Grissom They wanted it all their way, it is said, and the opposing faction were forced to withdraw. The contest between Grissom and Duncan was brought about by the strongest kind of endorsement of the latter, by a num ber of the most conspicuous men In the nation, who have taken an interest in vounir Duncan because of their endur ing: friendship for the father, E. Carl Duncan, former Republican leader in 'th Btnta. - - ' , .. " Gta Prominent Backing ; When it was found that young Dun can 4 aspired to the eollectortbit) his friends busied themselves to. 1st tht fact be known among esrtsin prominent men of the country with the result that a number of them came to hi aid, urg ing that be be awarded the eollec tor ship. Among these) voluntary support ers who have asked that the worthy son ef a (Vtinguiihed father b given this merited honor, are Chief Justice Taft, Secretary of Stat Hughes, former Na tional Committeeman Eilles, Senator Penrose, -and others. . That politic makes strings bedfel lows - baa again been verified in the brief political history of John Mr More- head, it is being pointed ont by his fictional appointmentsjfrom the Tar Heel State. They 2eliiow calling at tention to the faet that several years go when the elder Duncan was in com mand of the party in the State, More bead was his able and efficient lieuten ant. Though a forceful, popular, strong man, Duncan leaned upon the powerful him, depended upon him, and trusted bim, but when factional troubles eame in 1916, it is charged, Morehead formed a" secret alliance with former Senator Butler and deposed Duncan, driving him from power and himself taking command of the party ia the State. Inspired by the flash of victory in this instance, he yearned for mora exclusive power, ana when th next ttruggl . eame oa he fonnd It to bis advantage to strip bis gifted lieutenant, Mario a Butler, of all control in party affairs, as be bad strip ped Duncan he drove bim into political retirement and far from the distributing center of Federal patronage. Hates Ha Ha Betrayed Morehead' enemies are mean enough to eharge that hi hatred of Butler is only exceeded by his hatred' of the Memory of th elder Dnnsan, whom be betrayed. They .charge that the secret ef thia hatred, which Morehead cher ish against Duncan, lies in th breast f th present Bepubliean National eom mitteeman from North Carolina, bat there are torn who ar bold enough to ay that Morehead, following th trend of human frailty, merely bates th Bern cry of th man he wronged, and that be if yielding to that monumental weak Ses in standing ia th way of th son ef th departed Duncan. ' Democrats here ar watching thii fac tional fight between Tir Heel Bepublt tan with th keenest "interest Many of then ar in sympathy with young Duncan bees use ef th respect they have for th memory of his father, who they designate as a man of the bighest character.-: - V - ' Th supporters of Gilliam : Grissom, lowever, do not seem to bs greatly frightened over th opposition that ta Developing against the appointment of their man, as "they ar relying oa the ''policy of th administration to defer ueh appointments to th drganiza,tioa forces ia each state. Pessimistic Over Coaferene Not only ar many Democrats pessim istic over th forthcoming disarmament conference, bnt many Bepubliean as well feel the result , will b Negligible, In view of th faet that ther will be o many antagonist! eementa present representing th United State govern' ' fcent.- - ' - -;.' i While tht Democrats teem to wish the ' feonfertne well and ar in a humor to accept atost anything that may - b brought forth, they havs little faith in tli controlling force that must b re- Continued on Pag Two.) , (.' n ' t Voman Breaks UMer Pressure Of Suspicion And Confesses Lays Bare Plot For Killing Hus band and Implicates White Man' and Negro STORY CORROBORATED ' BY IMPLICATED MEN Details of Greene County Trag edy Brought To Kaleigh By F. L, Bouse ' . Th woman la ta ease brok nnder th piling weight of kusplcibn against bar and th Stat .faces th trial Of Mrs. Sarah Whitley, Thomas Hayes, her lover ,and Wright Bouse, a negro con jure doctor, all of Greene county, for the murder of Mrs. Whitley's husband, Will Whitley. Mra. Whitley's confes sion was followed by that of Hayes and Boose. More than a month of silence wsa too much for Mrs. Whitley, and at S o'clock last Saturday morning she broke nnder th strain and told her story to the guard that bad watched her in silenco for twelv hours. Th story of the killing of her husband, and later the story ef her confession, has com by piee meal from' Greene county, but yesterday, F. L. Bouse, the magistrate who committed her to jail, brought the fall detail of the tragedy to Balcigh. Trial Ia December. Three months will elapse before the woman, her alleged lover and conspira tor, and th old negro eonjur doctor are brought to judgment, but in the eye of every man in Greene county, they are already pronounced guilty,, de clares Mr. Boose. She has confessed th conspiracy, her alleged , lovet has confessed, and the old negro has con fessed, and their stories agree in every detail, Mr. Boue said. ' Whitley vat a wealthy-sad xespeeted farmer, married twenty years to his first cousin, Sarah Whitley, th magis trate's story runs. .For year .th neigh borhood bad suspected her of infidelity, and of late she had been much in the company of Thomas Hayes, a man of 28, with a wife and two children. Mrs. Whitley is 37 and hat thrs tons, the oldest 17. , She havjrved ot happily with her husband, aay Mr.tjtouse, and last Bpring nr ana usyes were ar raigned ia eourt on a charge of im morality and1 acquitted. Shot' While Asleep. Domestic infelicity wss intensified a few month sine when Whitley declined to buy an automobil for bis wife. 8h bought it anyhow, and tine then she and Hayes ar said to have spent much tim riding about at night. Her husband and oldest son were never per mitted to rid in the ear. Finally . th hatband wt shot to death as he lay asleep at bis' tobacco barn. ' Th 'tor oner waa unable to develop a clue, al though th entir community suspected the wife and Hayes of guilty knowl-' dg. ' ' .-" Suspicion grew,-and last Friday after noon tht ease, was 'reopened, and the' woman arreeted." -The jail was full, and with a deputy to watch over ber, th wss closely confined in a room at th hotel la Enow Hill. After a sleep less night she i turned, to the deputy with "What do yon reckon they'd' do to me if I was to tell all I know about itf, That wss the. beginning 'of full and complete confession. ' Hayes was arrested and the old' negro. .Confined separately they confessed, and com parison of there; stories in. magistrate's eourt tallied them in every detail.' ' How Conspiracy Wa Made. It was about th: middl of July that th woman, Hayes, and her two smaller boys drov 15 miles to th boas ef old Wright Boast, - negro conjure doctor, and asked hik fl throw a spelt" ever Whitley. He declined bat finally gave her something which he said would kill her husband if ah put it in bjf coffee. "He's too wis to take itr-fve tried it before , sh is said to have answered. A week past m ran th threo con fessions and the. pair returned to th old negro. They offered him S500 to iCtatlnaed on Fsg TweJ . SALES LIGHTEN UP J No Wholesale Marketing of Weed In Eastern Carolina . Expected Before Fall TOBACCO X ABKXT SEEMS TO BK 8TBONGIB IX WIL80X : Wilson, Sept. 7 Th tobacco aar ket la somewhat troager today. Offlelal ftgnrc farnUhed by H. B. Johnaon, npttviaor ef aaleov skw onnda sold, 163.2(4, for 8UM-04, an averag of $22.4t per kandrtd noands. . By H. C HESTEB (Staff Correspondent.) Wilson, Sept. 7. With the settling of the. dust after the opening sales on the bright leaf markets of Eastern North Carolina yesterday, warehouse men today took things easy as the usual light sales that follow the initial splash began. Sales today on the Wil son and Rocky Mount market were about ene fourth of Tuesday' - totals. Prices were about th same aa yester day. Definite figures show Wilson had ont of the best "breaks" in the bright leaf belt yesterday. This markot's first re ceipts included a large percentage of the' good grades, 'bright lugs, cutters and some wrappers which boosted the price average, as buyers are fightini for the weed with quality and zoo color.' Wilson sold nearly a half mil lipn, 488,000 pounds to be exact, Tues day, at an average of $20.18 per hun dred pounds. Today's offerings con tained a goodly amount of the good grade and the average wa about the same. .- .- '- :' ' i .No Heavy Belling Expected. At Rocky Mount the Initial offerings totaled a quarter of a million pounds at an average of U per hundred, and today about 60,000 pounds were sold at about the aame average figure. The offerings her largely comprised first curings or trash and sand lugs, which cut down th avenge, as these trades are telling anywhere, from $1 to 12 per hundred. Good tobacco cold at prices satisfactory , to th farmers. Prices oa th two market ar about th. earn a far at quality it con cerned. f r For the next ten days or two Weeks tale will b light. First curings and part of second ' curings " that hsvt al ready been graded ' and prepared, for sale ..will probably com, in I air. quan tities, but there appear no disposition to glut the market this season, tillers oi the toil being advised, to tell' the erop ' slowly. It i thought, however, that, good tobaeeoa, will bo. sold some what freely, as good -prices; appear as sure. '' Unlets prices for. common grades improve,' many farmert -will not 'take the trouble to haul tobacco to market mat ten lor oniy f a to so a annarea pounds. . . i ,v ' . . . ,. t, Ia comparison ' with .values for, the better grades bright -lug np to w sap pers, priee for lower grade ar out of proportion. In fact th common, to- baecot are'aelling possibly -ar low- as they ever hav in the' bright leaf belts history, whil th price for the better grade ar undoubtedly: improved over those of last year. Prices so far have gone from one xtreme to th, other, and th farmer with th better gtaees ia about th only on who will be able to break even or 'realize a profit on th present ( basis. Those whot cropi average heavily ia common tobacco hav thrown away another year' work with little hop of breaking even. Heavier Selling Ute About the Itst Of . thit month aalet will begin to pick up and .th market will get into full awing ia October and November. Th better grade of to- " iCeatlnned oa Fag Two.) . ' . IN TOBACCO EEL t t TIMES OBSERVES ' 10USEI1I Raleigh's Afternoon Newspaper Celebrates Entry Into New Home Kearing th half century mark of it life, nnder various name and con trol the Balcigh Evening Time last night f.trmally welcomed ita friends in its new thorn on West Martin Street aid at th mm tim.i celebrated tbo tenth anniversary of it ownership avd Mthagement by John A. Park. t.Th wpactow aitd wetnforteblo -tniild' ing was thrown epea ltghta ablaze, aa orchestra playing oa the first floor, a quartet making harmony' oa th second while punch flowed on the mtcsaaln and th entire mechanical works hum med from. top to bssement. ' Mr. and Mrs. John A. Park, member of the staff, news, business and mechani cal, with their wives and friends assist ed in receiving the long line of guests who poured into th building after th early evening shower had subsided. It waa revelation to the many to fol low the intricate processes of. a news paper in the making aa Publisher John A. Park one time a newsboy and later a cub reporter led a personally con ducted tour through his plant. Weather conditions mad it impossible to get the ' radio connection necessary for tiie relaying ta Balcigh audience a concert in Pittsburg. But meessges were picked np from ship calmly eon versing at sea. Assisting Mr. and Mrs. John A. Park and member of th Times staff in entertaining last night were Prof, and Mrs C. B. Park? Mrse. Culpepper, Miss Dorothy Park, Mrs. James MeDougall, Mrs. W. T. Bostand th Misses Nelson. Prof. C. B. Park met all eomen at the door with a welcome whence they pass ed to Mist Sutan Iden, city editor, and oldett member of the entire staff, in point of service, and then through th building. ' Entertain Newspaper Man Before the house warming John A. Park waa host to newspaper men at dinner in hte dining room at Smith's Cafeteria. 'Mr. Park spoke briefly and there were response and felicitation from Joaepbus Daniels, editor and pub lisher of The News and Observer, John Wilbur Jenkins, former-Balcigh news paper man, and Tom Boat, Balcigh Mr respondent for the Greensboro New. . Those present wer John A. Park, Josephus Daniels, Herbert ' Pcele, of Elisabeth City, Ronald Wilson, Irving M. Cheek, John Wilbur Jenkins, John A. Livingstone, Frank Smetharst, Jose phus Daniels, Jr., Andrew Joyner, Bobert M. Duckett, Jul B. Warren, B. W. Haywood, B. 0 Enay W. T. Bost, B. E. Williams, and O. J. Coffin. Story of ProgTM Th . story of th evolution of Th Timet, it it today, waa told ia the column of .the anniversary tditlo of th Moer yesterday aftesBoon story of (tardy progress told ia a modest way. :? it is: Hack of Th Times of today is a long line of men who gave many yean of work, of thought and interest and en deavor to the upbuilding of th paper. Sine 1875.: when the Evening Visitor wa established by, Charle M. Brown, publisher, and William M. Utlcjr, editor, ther hav been many ehangea both in th 'nam and, th personnel of tbo paper. - '. i ''Th mission- of - Th Time today I only an enlarged aim of the founders of, that paper an aim that has grown with th growth of Raleigh and of the paper. - In the Jssne of 1880 th mis sion of th paper is expressed as fol lOWS! '.,. w - , '" : "A paper for th people. ' Th mla tioa of the Evening Visitor will be in th futur u it has beta la th past, to elevate labor, to publish all of th horn newt, to iriterett reader of all classes, to, advance th interest of Baleigh, to report all Industrial enterprise. It will contribute by ltt advocacy of pro gressive ideas of business to make Eav :' (Coatlnn oa Fago Two.) ' Following Furious Opening On New York Exchange, Vio lent Break Occurs v DROP FOLLOWS RISE TO 21 CENTS A POUND No Special Season For Break Except An Oyer bought Con dition; New Orleans and New York Future Markets Make Maximum Rise and Minimum Drop In Two Successive Days Nw York, Bept. 7. The cotton market collapsed today after furious opening in which futures showed tdvtnre of 130 to 172 points some soaring aa high aa 1M points above yesterdays elose. Tht violent break sent prices down two hundred points, th limit permitted for any one day's fluctuations. The elose waa weak with the lowest prices of th day. October finishing at 1980, and January at 18.73. The break eame after quotations crossed 21 cents a pound for all months and exceeded 22 eents for distant deliveries. The rise was attributed to another sensational Liverpool advance. The drop started when it became apparent that big interests which bad bought at much lower figures, were letting go their cot ton. Prices crumpled nnder the strsin of large offerings in the lstt hour until the trading limits were reached . The fall gave the market the unique experience of having reached the two hundred point limit in two consecutive day, the upside yesterday aad the downside today. There waa no change in th news to account for th break. It was simply a ease of sn ever bought condition. BULGES AND 8LVMPS FEATURE NEW ORLEANS TRADING New Orleans, Sept. 7. Bulges of 110 a bale on the opening and alumps of (10 a bale in th later trading featured the cotton market today. The rule limiting fluctuations in one session to two nun dred points was invoked on the opening to cheek the rise and was invoked at close to check the fall. In spito of th extremely wide price movement of th day th elose was net unchanged the market closing weak 'at the lowest of the session. On th first eall buyer fought each other to pay th maximum price for th cotton they wanted and sent prices to new high level for tho eatosw 21,4a eentt a pound for October delivery and 22 JO for May. Thia eagerness today was based mainly on tho wild rise ia th Liverpool market some months' ther being 118 a bale Up at the result of a scare ovej the short erop being grown on this side of the water this season. Following the initial bulges there was much realising of profits by traders on tho long side and this realizing was tho main influence thereafter, being heaviest toward the close when traders wer as eager to sell as they were tho boy on the opening. October fell off to 19.49 and May to 20.10 and dosed at those levels. BISHOP GAILOR SCORES -PLAYING OF POLITICS Salt Lake City, Utah, ScpH T.-'-IS m the writing into our constitution of th cigHteentht amendment wa' unpar donable'' avid th Bight Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, Episcopal Bishop of Tennes see, on the eve of the fourth synod of th province of the Pacific of the Epis copal church which opened today. "I take no part in .polities; I am neither Bepubliean or Democrat in such questions" said Bishop Gailor, "but politicians of both parties have played politic wih the good nam and th conscience of this country. Whatever ia tha League of Nations was repug nant, could hav been written out but to rtfus to countenance any measure for universal ptac wa nothing bnt a denial of very principle for thich this onntry went to wsr. "A to prohibition, that is a delicate question bnt I hav always asserted my belief and hav never cvsded a ques tion. Tha saloons wer going ; th hnreh was making headway against what evil ther wa in liquor." . CALL ON CONGRESS TO SAVE THE DYE INDUSTRY New York, Sept. T.Th American Chemical Society today called on Con gress to tav by a selective embargo Amerie' organic chemical industry alleged to be threatened with destmc- Th appeal wat contained in a reso lution adopted at a convention of the society ftcr Francis P. Oarvan, for mer alien property custodian, had eharged in an address that the German dy monopoly controlled certain mem ber of Congress and that German agents wer one mor plotting against America' security. , . Tho society also adopted a resolu tion nrging upon th coming disarma ment conference 'most terioni eon lideratioa ", of th board question of chemical disarmament as affected by th - development and maintenance of th chemical industries by th several nation." -v;: Adoption of this resolution was fol lowed by tbo reading of a' welcoming letter from President Harding to the American Chemist and me of science front Great "Britain and Canada as sembled with them.' HALF Or SEIZED LIQUOR COMES FROM THEE STATES. Washington, Sept. 7 Half of tht liquor seized by th government for violatlona of th prohibition law ia in thre itatea Nw York, Pennsylvania and Maryland according to Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair. - Mr. Blair said today that he had no accurate estimate of th amount ef liquor" seised "by th government throughout th euntry.' , , , L UP IN TAX FIGHT Will Lead Rockingham's Fight Against Rebate To To bacco Trust Bufui A. Don gh ton, thirty-five years member of the General Assembly, author of moat of the tax legislation that has been enscted in thst time, and siuong the most powerful leader in the State's legislative, legal and political circles, will champion Buckingham coun ty'a fight before the Stat Bevcnu Com miaaion to prevent a repetition of gift in rrbated taxes to the American To bacco Company. Announcement of the, "Old Tiger' retention was made her yesterday. Murray Allen, of Raleigh, will also ap pear in behalf bf the county authorities of Rockingham when the petition for another (ax rebate comes up before the Revenue Commission here October 4. The county i preparing to make a vig orous effort to forestsll the rebate asked for by the tobacco eoinpaay. Though unwilling to confuse the issues ss between the recent gift of $110,000 in rebated taxes given the to bacco company at the expense of Dur ham, Durham eounty and the .State school fund, aud the similar move to obtain rebates in taxes paid on property owned by the tobacco company in Rock ingham eounty, Mr. Doughton had no hesitancy in declaring that th whole scheme of rebates was indefensible. The Rockingham county ease differs from the recent Durham eounty rebate in that the taxes have already beeo paid on the Tax Commission's assess ment in Rockingham, and the company paid in Durham only that part not con tested. Durham had not collected its taxes and Rockingham has collected and expended the 110,000 sought to be re bated. The ease has been setW hear ing twice already, and deferred at the request of the Rockingham eounty au thorities. Unwilling though he waa to discuss his connection with the ease in other than its legal light, tho alignment of Mr. Doughton against the administrative policy of Commissioner Watts is looked upon her a significant. Mr. Doughton baa been closely identified with ths work ef revaluation in th State, and though mindful of it defects, is known to ha. been gravely concerned at the admix istration's attitude on matters of tax ation. : , TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECENT DISTURBANCE Twenty-sixth Infantry Returns Today To Home Station Bnt nineteenth To Remain Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 7. Proceed inga to fix responsibility for recent dis turbances in tho West Virginia co.il fields have been started here by both State and Federal authorities. It is understood here that tho findings of the Federal investigators will be, submitted to Attorney General Daugh erty in Washington and that lie will determine the future course of the gov ernment. Report received both at military headquarters and tho office of Governor Morgan indicate unbroken quiet today throughout the recently agitated area. From counties affected by the outbreaks, which resulted directly in the killing of eleven men and Che wounding of sev eral others, word was received that group of men who caused th trouble had' broken np and that their members had returned to work in such numbers that many mines closed down for days have been able to resume operations. Dispatches received through military channels by Brigadier General H. H. Bandholtz, in command of United States force tent here to quell the disturb ances, were to the effect that Federal patrols were scouring the vicinity of Spruce Fork Ridge, where a large part of laet week's firing took place, and that no armed men, were in evidence in the Kanawha-Boone-Logan district. The 26th Infantry regiment tonight retted under arms for special trains to carry it to its home station at Camp Dix. Detachments of the 19th Infantry in their1 turn awaited order to move up and occupy points of vantage evacu ated by soldiers of the 26th. It was announced, that th 19th would estab lish headquarters at Kanawha City, near Charleston. ATLANTIC COLLEGE HAS SUCCESSFUL OPENING WilsonSept. 7. Th Atlantic Chris tian College opened auspiciously yes terday. The college ha th largest enrollment in it history, and gives promise of most tuceettful year. Tonight exerciae were held at the college auditorium. Dr. A.' O. Smith of Goldsboro delivered the. address of the evening GUARD AT CAMP LEE UNDER v ARREST FOR SHOOTINO MAN Petersburg, Vs., Sept. 1. B. H. Sisco, civilian guard at Camp Lee,' is techni cally nnder arrest at tht camp tonight, eharged with having shot 3. Porter Stokes, well known traveling talesman of Petersburg, ' Stoke last : Bight passed through th military reservation. The wounded man It ia a local hospital and attending physicians bold out no hop for his recovery, the ballet having I passed entirely through hi head, pene trating h brain. Btokea cam to Petersburg about two year ago from Madison, Gt., immediately after he had been discharged a a lieutenant from th Catted State arm, - B H ON Understanding That Ireland Remain In Empire Only , lonmtion imposed By English Cabinet 4 REPLY TO DE VALERA SENT BY MESSENGER AFTER CABINET MEETS Decision Taken at Inverness, Scotland, May Mean Either Peace or War; Activity Ap parent In Moderate Irish Circles To Prevent Rupture . of Negotiations Until Precise! Nature of Premier George'! Offer Oan Be Ascertained; Want Full Explanation of Meaning of Dominion Status Says Letter London, Sept. 8. Th British eabj (net haa not invited Mr. D Valera Ut scad delegates to a conferene with tha ealilnct ministers at Iaverness, on Sep tember 20, according to the Daily Mail' Inverness eorresjvoadeat who adds. ''Only on condition is imposed name ly the understanding that Ireland must remain within the empire." Th eonAnunication to Mft De Valera, according to thia dispatch, aska for an early reply and polnta out the apparent uselessness of conducting negotiationa by a further exchange of notes, ja or der to allay any feara regarding Ul ster that the docisioa that northern Ireland must not in any circumstance be coerced was reaffirmed bythe min isters. Dealing with the cabinet meeting, the Daily Mail says: "The Premior told the ministers that he regarded the situation aa grave and critical and he waa convinced that a further interchange of notes waa use less. One minster, who had been in personal contact with Sinn Fein opinion, said he waa informed that it wat the real intention of its leaders to secure a plebescite of the Irish people after a further exchange of notes and to ensure that such plebiscite resulted ia a mandate for a conference. , "After the conflicting interpreta tions placed in Ireland and Engatd on th latest inn Fein note were- re ferred to the premier, hesaid it wa necessary to impose a tim limit and as certain beyond doubt Whether th Sinn Tela wa prepared to rtmsia withla th empire. If so, a permanent settlement waa undoubtedly possible. If not, further negotiatioas wer use less. The cabinet, therefore, should make further negotiations etao)'oS make further efforts to secure aa agree ment on this point, with all the bless ings of peace to follow: Thereupon the ministers quickly msde up their minds snd the decision and invitations conveyed in the reply were unanimous. DECISION MAY MEAN EITHER PEACE OR WAR WITH IRISH Inverness, Scotland, See. 7 (By th Associated Press) Decision which may metiir peace or war with Ireland waa taken by the British cabinet at an all important meeting here today. The ' Government's reply to Eaiuon D Val era the Irish Republican leader, uusmi mously spproved by the ministers, has been dispatched to Dublin through th intermediary of Bobert C. Barton, the Sinn Fein courier who carried the Dai I Eireann's message to Premier Lloyd George and who wat brought Into the council chamber while th eouneil wat ia session. Th motive of the government' de cision wss not msde known. Directly after the minister bad reached their decision cauie th an nouncement that a committee consisting of the ministers now in Scotland baa ben appointed with full power to deal with the situation the moment Mr. De Valera's further answer arrives. This is taken to mean that th gov ernment ha appointed the committee of ministers to meet the Irish 'plenipo tentiaries, should Mr. De Valersi be ready to proceed on that course. It Is contended thst if in the opinion of the cabinet a rupture of the negotiations wa likely to follow today's deeiaion it would hardly be necessary to appoint a cabinet committee to deal with th situation. Naturally, th possibility that the eabinet may hat decided to impose a time limit for negotiations to start is not precluded. In this connection it is recalled that unofficial intimation have been givon from Dublin of th name ' of the men who would likelybe ap pointed as plenipotentiaries, including Arthur Griffith. ' In courtesy to Mr. De Vetera the cabinet's reply will not be made public until sufficient time has elapsed for It delivery. ' It ia - understood,, however, thst further opportunity ha been af forded the Republican leader to recon sider his position carefully and that : nothing bas been done in any ene inimical to peace and good will, thould the more moderate eountela prevail. , On of th feature of th day 'waa . the Premier' conferene with th Xing at Moy Hall, which lie about twelve miles from Inverness. This lasted fully two hour, and th King' intense in terest in the negotiations Is considered most significant lign looking to con ciliation, ; - . ' - ACTIVITY IN IRISH CIRCLES TO PREVENT OPEN RUPTURS Dublin, Bept. T-(By the Associated Press.) Activity is apparent ia mod erate Irish circles, to prevent a raptor of negotiation ana th rejection of tho terms until the precise significance ef fTjemler Lloyd George's offer Is defl niM; ascertained. Sir Horace riunkert whoiwas chairman of the Dublin eon- ventioa and Captain Harrison, chair-, atlaaei oa ftft TweJ iMtttniM i 1 i hiijjs.ai.isi ut