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WILSON BEARS UP
UNDER RIDICULE
WITH FORTITUDE
President Forced By Cifcum
stances To Play Lone
Hand at Paris
CONSULTED EXPERTS
TO GET EXACT FACTS
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President Belled. However,
On Hit Own Judgment In
Hiking DecUion : (Stood
Up Against Clemenceau
When Latter Insisted On
Annexing Left Bank of
Shine; Stood Up Manfully
' Unde.- Storm of Protest
Over Famous Garfield
fuel Order But Knew
Nothing About It Until It
Was Issued
WOODROW WILSON A I ENOW
MM, BY JOSEPH P. TUMULTY,
30th Installment).
CHAPTER XXXVI.
WILSON THE LONE HAND.
It hai often been said by certain
gentlemen who wore associated with
President Wilton on the "otter id.e
that he in unyielding and dog
ma tie, that he insisted upon playing
a None hand, ' that he wat teen'tive
and exclusive, and that he ignored
the members of the Peace Commis
sion' and the experts who accompan
ied him to the conference.
Contrary to this criticism, after an
uninterrupted, continuous and most
intimate association with him for
eleven years, an association which
brought me into close contact with
him in the most delicate crises
through which his administration
and the nation passed, a time which
threw uKn the Chief Executive of
the nations a task unparalleled in
'the history of the world". I wish to
say that there is niore frank or
more open mind's man, nor one, less
dogmatic in his opinion than Wood
row Wilson. In him the desire for
information and guidance is a pas
sion. In deed, the only thing he re
sents is a lack of frankness upon
the part of his friends, and no man is
more ready courageously to act and
t hold to hit- opinions after he has
Obtained the necessary information
upon which he bases hi position. It
is hit inuate modesty and a certain
kind af shyness that people mistake
for " coldness and aloofness. He it
not good fellow in the ordinary'
seta of that term, Hia friendship
doe not wear tat cheap or tawdry
trappings of the politician, but there
is about it a depth of geauinents
and sincerity that, while it does not
overwhelm you, wins you and holds
you. But the permanent considera
tion upon which this friendship is
based is sincerity ami frankness.
No man ever worked under great
er handicaps than did Wood row Wil
son at Paris. Repudiated by his own
people in the Congressional elec
tions; harassed on every t'do and
atawery turn by his political ene
mies, he still pursued the even tenor
of his ways and accomplished what
he had in mind, against the greatest
odds.
Jadged by His Associates
la the murky atmosphere of tho
Peace Conference where every at
titude of the President was grossly
etaggcrated, in order that his pres
tige anight be lessened, it 'was not
possible to judge him fairly, but It
it now possible in a calmer day tc
review the actuation from afar
through the eyes of those who were
actual participants with him in the
great assembly, onlookers aa it
were, who saw every move aad wit
nessed every play ef ihe Peace (.on
fereaee from the side lines, and
who have not allowed petty motives
to warp their judgments.
' This testimony which forms part
ef "What Bcally Happened at
Paris, edited by Edward M. House
and Charles M. Seymour, comes from
gentlemen who were his friends
and co laborers and who daily con
ferred with him upon the moment
ous questions that earn up lor eon
sideratiua at the Peace Conference.
Thomas W. Lament, a member of
the great banking house of J. P.
hfohcaa ft Co- on of the represen
i-.:-..- . vriAjl fltta Twiuinr
with the Americas com mission to
negotiate peace, gives th)ie to the
fair eritieiams attend about We
President, to the efeet that he-sjras
extrusive, secretive aad refused to
eoafer with those associated witn
him. If. Las oat, ia speaking ef Ike
President's attitude threughoet the
Paaee Conference, aaid :
- I am going to take this eppor
tnaitv to any word ia general
aa ,to President Wilson " attitude
at the Peaee Cen fereaee. Be m
accused ef having beea unwilling
te eoaeaK hia eolleagese. I never
sew a man more ready and aa
ieaa to consult thaa.be.. He has
beea accused of having been desir
ous to gala eredit for kin an If aad
ignore ethers. I never caw a maa
mere eensidermU of Uoee ef his co
adjutors who were werkiag Im
mediaUly with him, aor a maa
era ready to give them' credit
with the ether Ckiefa ef Bute.
Again and agaia wee Id he any te
Mr. Lleyd Qeergo er hfr. Clomaa
t "Vw ems hero. Mr. Re-aad
Be, telle me soch-and each aad I
believe he ia right. Tea will have
to argue with aim if ye want me
to chaage my epiaiea, President
Wilsea nndoabtedly has! hla die
abUitlea. Perhaps, ia a trade, seme
ef the ether Chiefs ef Bute eeaM
have "eetjeeheyed him, het it
ldeen reached aechfe aisnatiee.
.because Prenideat Wilawa. by hla
manifest ataeertty aad epea esader,
always anytar precisely what he
theaghtv weald early diaarm hia
' evpeecuta ia argameat: Presideat
STORM CENTRAL 0VEB
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE.
Washington, Nov. iT-A die
tarhaace ef eaamlderable iateaaity
waa central ever the State ef
Sentk Carolina toalght moving
aertheaatward, the Weather Bu
reau aaaeaneed. Steim waralags
were ordered dmalayeJ on the At.
Untie Coast at aad th ef Cape
Hatters. '
The dletarhaace has -been at
tended by geeevnl nln iwlir
the last 4 heara east ef the Mia.
eisaippi River, except along the
north herder where the precipita
tion waa la the form ef anew, the
arena aald. The warning te
shipping waa ordered, the Bureau
added, la expectation ef a
"marked Increase" la the aterm'a
iateaaity.
E
Japanese Crown Prince Re
ceived With Enthusiasm
By Crowds
Tokio, Nov. 27. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Crown Prince Hiroh
ito, newly appointed regent ef Ja
pan, in addressing a gathering be
fore the palace yesterday, deplored
the infirmities of the Emperor which
had rendered necessary the naming
of a regeat, and expressed anxiety
as to whether he would be able
to discharge the duties which had
fallen on his youthful shoulders.
(Hirohito is 20 years old.)
He had taken over the duties, he
said, in obedience to the rescript
issued by Emperor Yoshihito nnd
would endeavor to perform them "in
accordance with the grand sdminis
tration principles laid down by the
lute Emperor Mutsuhito at the time
of the Mciji restoration.- ms aim,
he added, would be to further the
friendships of foreign powers and
to promote the National welfare
while awaiting the recovery of his
father s health.
The general view here is that
the appointment of a regent waa a
timely and natural development in
view of the Emperor s condition
Aa resent. Prince Hirohito will
nraetically be the aetuai ruler,
There it little doubt at to hit
popularity, of which there have been
many evidencea tines bit return
from Europe,
The health of Emperor xoabihlte
hat long been a touree of anxiety,
nnd the naming of a regent general
ly comes as a relief from the ten
sion under which the country has
labored.
Viscount Sutenl Chinda hat been
appointed Lord Chamberlain in
Hirohito't household, in place of
Baron A rata Btmao, who ailed to be
relieved of the poet. Viscount Chin-
da also will retain the post of privy
councillor.
Tokio was on the tip toe of ex
pectancy on Thursday, until tne
regency was announced in the aft
ernoon.
Following his nppoinlment, great
crowds greeted every appearance
of the regent with wild entnus
iasm. '
AMERICAN DELEGATES
HOLD A CONFERENCE
Washington, Nov. 27. (By the As
sociated Press.) The American dele
gatiea held a long conference today
which was devoted, it wat anaer
stood, to a general discussion of the
varioua matters bow before the
conference. The impression within
the delegation wat that question ef
naval armaments waa rapidly coming
to a head, with a Baal decision
'sible this week. The American Hele-
gatct expect further and detailed
argument from the Japanese group
la mnnart ef the letter's conten
tion- for a revietow of the propoee
capital ship ratio, but with little
thaace of anything being p rosea ted
which will alter the American stand.
Resolutions denling with extra ter
ritoriality aad foreign poiUlserviees
in China'wiU be ready tomorrow for
the full committee, it was said
tonight.
UNCOVER GRAVES SAID TO
BE MANY CENTURIES OLD.
Douglas, Arlr., Nov. tl. Beeeat
heavy nuat ia the vicinity ef Red
diagtew, near here, have aeoTered
the banal grouadei ef a race ef giant
people who are thought te hare lived
thousands ef years age, according to
August Ealey, a miner, was ass beea
employed ia the Reddingtea district.
Ealey described parti ef skeletons
reeovereo iron, tnc cemetery ana
declared that the etaturc ef the race
maa have beea twice that ef the
average maa of today. One akoll
shewed a thkkaeee- ef about aa iach,
Kay-aaid, aad waa ia etata ef
perfect preesrvatiea. -Pieeee ex pot
tery, ear rings, remaias of ehareeel
area aad ether evidence aeevered
by the rains, haa led Ealy to report
the dieeeverey to the Btate yaivar
ally with the hep that a mere in
tkmate isrveetigttiea weald be made
et the harial grmtad. .
TERES YOUNG MEN VRT IJf'
AITTOMOBUJI ACClOCjfT.
Roxbere, Nov; Z7, While ea rwate
WChawal Bill to attend the Vlrgiaia
Caratiaa fetball came three yeang
atea frcan Beath Beetaa, Ta, ia
trying te than a laf track jut the
ethereidc af flat River bridge, arrer
Helena, Mated the ear la which they
were riding to tan ever three times.
One ef them eaffewd aerieat itv
Jariee. They were takea to a Dar
ham heapitai- Whea paesiag three gk
I Roxbere the were said to have beea
REG
TIN JAPAN
ASSUMES
DUTIES
SPECIAL SESSION
LIKELY TO LAST
ONLY ONE WEEK
Finance Act and School De
ficit Only Matters. Morn
' son Will Suggest
LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF
GENERAL LEGISLATION
Score Of Local Bond Issue
Bills Beinf Prepared;
Members Of Assembly Un
wOling To Be In Raleigh
Longer Than Actually
Necessary
December the th and the special
session of the General Assembly of
Sort hCarolina it no further away
than a week from tomorrow noon,
and still no program of legislation
other than the dumping of the Muni
cipal Finance Aet into the legislative
hopper agaia, the passage of reso
lutions taking care of the Depart
ment of Education's deficit, and a
score or so of loeaTbond issue meas
ures.
Even rumors of radical, semi radi
cal, sensational and semi-sensational
legislation have withered away and
died out. Weeks back before the
call for the session was issued by the
Governor, one could hear on every
hand that the General Assembly
would rise up and destroy thin and
that thing, would behead the State
Tax Commissioner, and do divers
other things. ;
Beeeiea Te Be Dull.
From the present outlook, it ap
pears that the House and Senate
will meet in deeoroua fashion, each
morning at 11 o'clock, vote oh the
Finance Act adjourn nnd come
back the next day for a similar per
formance, for n space of six days,
as required by the constitution, and
then adjoorn sine die. The Senate,
according to his friends, will eon
firm A- D. Watts as Revenue Com
missioner on one or the days In
which it is not voting on the Finanee
Act
With such a program, the session
ought to be through with all of its
business, nnd gone from Rnleigh the
Tuesday following the convening to
morrow week. The session ia not
overly popular with the rank and file
of tha membership of the Assembly,
They like to be at home during the
daya before Christmas, and it
fairly certain that they will be leav
ing Baltigh at the Brat possible
chance.
Meaaate Te Be Brief.
Governor hlorrisoa haa nothing la
mind by way ef recommendations to
the General Assembly in hit message
except the two matters mentioned
ia hit call for the special session
he intimated last night. The raes
sage will probably be delivered ia
person on the dsy following the
opening of the session. Such 1
become the custom in the State, and
unless Ihe General Assembly is ia
too great haste and invitee him to
come ea the first dsy.
Attorneys for bonding houses who
are accustomed to oid on local and
State bonds in North Carolina have
appeared again, and it ia under
stood that several ef them are pre
paring local billt for bond issues of
varioua torts, mostly school house
bonds, with here and there a road
district, and a courthouse or two.
Theae matters will probably get in
the running the first day, and will in
nowise obstruct the program for
early adjournment.
Mnyera Are Ready.
Municipal authorities from over
the State have conferred together
and decided that the Finance Act
V
(Continued oa Page Two)
ARBUCKLE DEFENSE
CLOSES CASE TODAY
District Attorney Issues!
Summons For Six Addi
tional Witnesses
Baa Francisco. CaL.V'ov. 27. Sub
poenas were issued tonight at the
request of the District Attorney's
Office here for Louise Glaum, motion
picture actress and six ether persons
all believed to be connected with the
motion picture industry, to appear
in L manslaughter trial or Jtoeeoo
C. Arbucsle.
OQiejili would give cl! intima
tion af the reason for the subpoenas
nor fir the testimony they eipeetei
any ef those called to give. All
the a' her six are resides ts ef Lea
legatee ar Hollywood, CaL
Depoaitiont of Dr. Maurice Rosen
berg, ef Chicago, aad ether eaatera
witaeetec are to be produced to
morrow, eaaasel let it be kaewa to
aight. The defease axpeeta to close
its esse tomorrow aad both aides ex
pect that by the ead of the week a
verdie will have beta rendered
which will settle the ahara the me-
tioa picture corned iaa had, if anj,
la the death ef Virgiaia Rappe.
Rebwttal testimony by the proetea
tioa will fallow the sub-si isaies ef
tha sMeaat case aad probably will
take twe daya, the District Atteraey
announced. The remainder ef the
weer" vill ha takea ap with defease
rebwttal evidence, laal argumoau!
iaatractidaa by the eeert aad iurf
deHberattea, aeeerdiag to eaaasel for
both aidea.
IgaaUaa BL McCarthy, farmer la
twtigatoe for the Uaited Btatea De
part meiUef Labor aad lager print
stadeat, te expected to be the first
wfteeea tomorrow. Tha defease cell
ed him fat tha purpose ef refntlag
teetimeay effeted, by S D. Hdarieh,
ewaaalUnc eorisaiaeUgiet; that
finger printe ea- the deera of the
hotel Bl. Traacia la tha ream where
Mica Rappa ht alleged to have beea
fatally injured, were these ef Ar
barkie d If iaa Rappe, aad ahewed
vjdeaee pi atraggH -1
MARRIAGE NOT TO
BAR WOMEN FROM
HOLDING OFFICE
Female Member Civil Serv
ice Commission Corrects
Injustice
GETS RULING FROM
POSTAL DEPARTMENT
Postmaster General Hays
Bevokes Regulation Be
"quirinj Women When
They Marry To Secure
New Bating; Social End
Of Conference Is Exacting
The Newt and Observer Bureau,
00.1 District National Bank Bldg.
By EDWARD E. BRITTON.
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, Nov. 27. Mrs. Helen
H. Gardner, a member of the Civil
Service Commission, has succeeded
in forcing nt the hands of the Post
office Department proper recognition
of the rights of those women post
masters, who marry during their
tenure of office. After having looked
well into the matter and found that
the rule requiring those women' who
marry while in office to undergo an
examination and take their chances
with other applicants, the remit of
which is that they are some times
superseded after having made a
complete survey of the situation
Mrt. Gardner told the Postoflice De
partment that she deemed it exceed
ingly important, both in the inter
est of the service and in tho inter
est of the development of women,
not to mention tfie interest of rout
office Department, to work out some
ruling that will correct this obvious
ly unjust condition.
Following MjTS.. Gardner's protest
against the injustice that haa long
prevailed against the women post
masters of the country, the matter
waa referred to the solicitor of the
Postoffiee Department who rendered
an elaborate opinion which justified
revocation of the barbarous and un
just rule.
Unjust Regulation Revoked.
"Seeing no adequate legal reason
why the mar'iage of postmasters or
of other employees should, of itself,
affect the tenure of office nnd be
cause of the fact thst the require
ments of reappointment and re
bonding it very likely to result in
injustice in a majority of eases, ss
well at cause useless multiplication
f work ia the department aad be
cause ef the further fact that a re
gulation of this kind it objection
able beeante it it against public
policy at being a restriction upon
marriage,' it it set out ia the clos
ing statement of the Solicitor, "I
have to adviae you that ia my opin
ion there ia no legal requirement,
other than the department t present
regulation! on the tubject, for the
reappointment and rebonding of
women pottmnsters or of other wo
men employees who marry during
their terms of office, nnd that the
Pottmaater General has authority to
revoke the regulations in question
should he deem such course de
sirable." Postmaster General Haya, ia view
of the situation as presented by Mrs.
Gardner and the Solicitor has de
cided and to tnnounced that a wo
man postal employee a on not
change her status nor lose any rights
in the service by marriage.
Ne Change la Statae.
Hereafter when an unmarried
woman, holding a position in the
nostal service, marries she will not
be required to secure a new sp
Dointment. execute a new bond or
neat the requiird civil eervbe ex
amination in, competition with other
candidate, as she was heretofore
required, to do, but from now on, nc
eording to the new ruling of Post
master General Hayi, she will go on
in the even tenor of wsy just as if
she had remained single.
It ia-said that there never wat any
lnw unon which the old rule wft
bated, but the prtctiet wat arbi
trary and without justification .n
either law er equity. 'Women ia au
thoxitjt Ma,.raduaJly , Jxeakig..the
shackles that have held th-jii under
a barbarous rule of restriction tnd
injustice;
Social Reqalrementa Exacting.
The social end of the armaments
conference it proving more exact
ing and trying on the various d!e
gates than the business end of it,
and msay of the victims of the
overwhelming kindness on the part
ef ear people are looking in vain
for relief. While the world ia look
ing for meant to prevent future
ware, the distracted delegates are
yearning for a turcetse of the in
creasing and lnteraiir.sble social re
qniremeata which have beju made
of them by thoss people ef the
Ui 'led States who have arathered
here te Leaor and be honored.
Every diplomat In Washington it
feeling the strain and wanta the
much aeeded relief. Digestive preh
lemt aad the lack of sleep bare sad-
dealy become . of far greater im
mediate eoatequenee to the dele
rates thaa Far Eastern questions
end the lack ef money to build war
thipu
Twe Hajec-Cesaaltica.
There have already' beea two
majvr c.jualtiee from the sound f
receptions, diaaera, luaebeoas and
beg part ice which are eetiag iato
the June aad eeergies ef the visitors.
Bare Bhidchara. the Japaaeee am
baaaader to tha Uaited States, aal
Lord Leei af Farthest, member of
the British delentioa. arc both eoa
laed by lllaese dae to ever-eaflag,
aader aleepiag aad the ,etraln af
trying to keep p with the social
game at played ia Washington dar
ing tha aeafereaee. ' -
8 mrriac haa the. ttraia become
that Atacrieaa aad foreign delegates
alike are . begging fer saercy aad
txertiaf , diplomatic preasara to
HannMa ev -raga twwj -we
BILLION
DOLLARS
DE EA
p nun
m onui.1
IN TAXI! CEIPTS
Cost Of Collecting Federal
Internal Revenue Shows
Increase
FOUR AND ONE-HALF
BILLION COLLECTED
Commissioner David H. Blair
Makes Public Report Of
His Department Po'r figcal
Year; Principal Decrease
Was On Alcoholic Liquors
and Tobacco
Washington, Nov. 27. Tax receipts
of the government during the fiscal
ye; r 19-1 decreased nesrly a billion
dollars as compared with the pre
vious year while the cost of collec
tion increased 32 cents for each
flOO, according to the annual report
of the Bureau of Internal Revenue
made public tonight by Commissioner
Blair.
Collections by the bureau during
the psst fiscal year totalled MV
000,765, against 5,40780.i'"l for the
fiscal year ended -June 30, 820v a
decrease of 8127,486 or IS per
cent.
The cost of administering the in
tcrnnl frevenue laws for the year the
report said, was 140,203,716 or 87
cents for each $100 collected, com
pared with S3 cents for the preceding
year. However, tho veport added, in
eulded in the expenditures vai
$6,899,407 for the administration of
the prohibition nnd nurcotie laws and
(130,000 for the enforcement of the
child- labor tax law, which deducted
from the total, leaves .i:t,174,:i(9 or
an equivalent of 7" rents fos-each
1100 in taxes collected.
Decrease la Income Taxes.
Of the total taxes collected during
the pat year income and profits
taxes aggregated $;i,l37,fi";i. com
pared with 1,956,9:14,003 in 19J0, ind
miscellaneous collection! totalled
(1,366,863,091 aga't (1,450,644.48
in 1920.
The principal decreases in these
taxes were:
On alcoholic liquors, (57,247,720;
tobacco manufactures, (40,58,99;
excise taxes, (3818,121; corporation
capital stock, (11,494,767, nnd stamp
taxes, (11,879,813.
These decreases, ,the report said,
were materially offset by increases
on estate tax, 50,4)7,697 ; transpor
tation and telegraph, (12464,326; tad
admiatioa aad duet, (13,972,093.
Tana Etqeere. "
Collections under tkea penalty pro
visions of tie national prruihitioc a t
during the yoar totalled (2,102,387
Receipts from distilled anirita. in
cluding wines, during 1921 nggregated
(82,398,065 compared with (97,005,275
in 1920 while fermented liquors pro
duced (25,363 against (41,965,874.
during the fiscal yesr 1921 there
were produced from materialt other
than fruit 86,365,658 taxable gallons
of distilled spirits, a decrease of
13,250,133 gallons from 1020, while
3493,154 gallons were removed from
bond, an increaae of 6,772,245 gal
lons over 1920.
Liquids containing more than one
half of one per cent of alcohol pro
duced at breweries and de alrholiz
ing plants during the year, aiffresat-
ed 193,446,763 gallons compared with
286,169,680 during the previous yesr
wniie tne quantity of cereal bever
ages containing jess than one half
of one per cent of alcohol produced
during the year aggregated 285,825,
830 gallons. Production of wine and
cordials for the year amounted to
19,551,595 gallons and at the end of
Cie year there were 27,604,896 gal
Ions in bond na compared with 17,-
n7o gallons on June 30, 1920.
Reeommende Mere Districts.
Increase in the number of tax col
lection districts from 64 te 74 was
recommended by Commissioner Blair
as a means of increasing the ef
ficiency of the internal revenue ser
vice. During the past ten years be
declared, the work of the revenue
bureau bat beea entirely transform
rd, and tht number of tax parers
filing tcturns has Increased from
approximately 600,000 to a total of
9,000,000 annually.
"Fraetirally all of the 600,000 tax
payers," he said, "dealt with col
lectors of .internal revenue but once
each year, while under present lsws
the monthly returns required of sales
tax payors, together with the quar
terly payment feature provided for
inevme tax payers, necessitate 15,
000,000 separate transactions annu
ally' Mr. Blair also called attention to
the danger of loss by fire of sev
eral hundred thousand income tax
returns and other irreplaceable pa
pert representing hundreds of mil
lions of dollars ia increased assess
ments beeante of the flimsy charac
ter of the buildings la which various
anitt of the bureau art located.
CHANDLIY ENDORSED FOR
GATE CITY POSTMASTKRSBir
Greensboro, Nov. 27. B. C. theod
icy wat indorsed Saturday for the
position of postmaster of the Greens
boro office by tha Republics a execu
tive committee of Guilford county.
Ha wa t'ven 23 of the 35 votes
east, the ether 13 going to J. H. Arm
field, new sasistsat postmaster ef the
local office, a A. HiKigin, the ether
member af the eligible, just prior
te tha voting, made a brief talk.
stating that ha did not expect any
tuppert from the committee. He said
tha poBtieal wheel had beea turning
against him.
May Cteee Trial Today.
Orlaado. Da. Nov. tl. With the
probability that tha 8 tat will close
its ease tomorrow ia the trial af
Lsaa CUrk t aad Baxter H. Patter-
tea. Jointly charged with tha mar-
der ef fred A. Mlltimera, latereet
eestere largely at - te the shspe -the
defeaaa will take aad whether Mitt
1
Clarke will take tha stand ia keel the greateet aad meet beneficial re
ew behalf, rr-y l it jt Jjeirte amtfwaaa"
Fire In Movie House During Show
Causes Four Deaths and Many Injuries
New Havea, Cenu, Nov. 17 The Rialte Theatre, a moving pic
ture house.' wss haraed toalght aad at least fear persons loot their Uvea
and mere thaa foar scare received hoeplttl treatment. Some ef the
patlenta may die. Fire Marshal Perhlaa late toalght aaid ethtr bodies
ml2ht be foand ia the ratae By daylight altheagh a aeareh with lanterae
by firemen and police revealed ealy twe hedlea. Twe ether bodies were
at the hoapltals.
'For twe hoars while the lamea rose higher thsa Hotel Taft,
opposite ea College street. It. waa feared the death list would be heavy.
Ambulances had carried scarce af aereeaa to the hospitals, many were
in the hotel, hundreds hsd made their way heme cat and hrnlsed aad
scorched, and spectators told ef a stamped a at the cry ef "Ire," aad
ef bodice being la heaps as a the mala Seer. Bat whea firemen were
able te enter the atractare the want fears were foand te be aafoanded.
A number ef Yale atadeata were among those ea the Injured list.
Search of the ruins by firemen aad police revealed only twe bodice.
There are twe dead at the heeeltel. The aamher Injured receiving
kospltsl treatment was sheet sixty. lacladed assent them are several
Yale stadeats. Most ef tbeee hart belong la this city.
WILL SHANTUNG
E
?
Question Now Occupies
Prominent Place At Wash
ington Conference
Washington, Nov. 27. (By the As
ocisted rress.)Will the celebrated
rjhrntun question whu-h has si
stirred jiuUlie opinion in both the
Occident and Orient find ita way
into the Washington conferencef
This question occupies a prominent
place in the thought and talk of the
delegates, though open references to
it are most guarded. In some quar
ters a desire is shown to avoid it
if possible oa the ground that the
subject is liable to revive old eon
troversies and ljatcrrffpt the hitherto
harmonious trend of the conference
The Chinese view is that the Shan
tung question occupies an import
ant place on the program they have
drawn up for submission to the con
ference. The Japanese standpoint is
that it ia quite unnecesssry to dis
cuss the Shantung matter because
Japan stands alwaya ready te open
direct negotiations with China for
the restoration of the leased terri
tory to Riauchau in Shantung, and
the withdrawal of troops along the
railroad on conditions which Japan
considers reasonable.
The Chinese opinion on this aa ex
pressed here it that public opinion
in China it clamoring for some set
tlcment at the conference of the
Shantung controversy.
Members of the Chinese delega
tion say that the Chinese people do
not want either the Shantung ques
tion er that ef tha 191 J treaty tat
tled ia either Peking or Tokyo. Thi
Chinese, according te members a
the delegation here, would mittntt
any such settlement, tnd believe that
only through aa agreement reached
with the knowledge and the partiel
pation of the world powers, would a
permnnent, equitable solution be
found. The Washington conference
affords such an opportunity, accord
ing to Wellington Koo, a member
of the Chinese delegation, who laid
China will press beftre the confer
ence for the enfettered return of
Shantung nnd nbrogatioa of the 21
demands. Unless out maneuvered
on the diplomatic chess board in the
corridors outside the conference it
self, it was declared, the two ques
tiona undoubtedly will be earried
liefore the present meeting.
In some Far Eastern eircles the
suggestion is put forward that if
Japan would take the initiative to
bring about annulment of at least
certain parts of the 1915 treaty,
known as the 21 demand treaty,
it would help calm agitation in
China concerning Shantung between
Japan and China
Already Japanese spokesmen hsve
suggested they are prepared to disc lias
in the conference the 1915 agreement
from the stsnd point of whether it is
in eontrndietioa to the principle of
the ''open door'' nnd have allowed it
to be understood by inference that
if it ran he shown that anyelauaes
of the treaty are in violation of this
doctrine, Japan would be ready to
bring about their annulment. Such
a contingency ia believed to mean
however that' Japan would insist
upon a new arrangement with China
clearly fixing her right to the re
newal of the lease of the South
Manchuria railway -which sooa ex
pi res.
ITALIAN DELEGATE LIKES
HARDING'S "ASSOCIATION.'
Washington, Nov. 27. Heuntor
Rfh.mxer, head of the Italian dele
gation, spesking tonight of the ''As
sociation ef Nations" suggested by
President Harding aa a possible de
velopment ef the armament confer
ence, saidt
''We cannot but greet with great
est satisfaction the announcement
givea by President Harding to rep
retentativri of the press Hist it would
be his intention te promote yearly
conferences for a free cooperation
among the nations for the purpose
of discussing together questions ef
universal ' interest. In the modera
world, the interests of the. Various
nations are so intimately ..intermin
gled at to render a common discus
sion necessary, and sueh "discussion
cannot be efficacious without partici
pation of tha great republic ef the
United State.
The ergaaixatioa ef tbt League
ef Katleaa tea aet he aa obstacle te
the realixatioa of the President's
idea. Aay pita aiming te bring the
peoples near together, te crest solid
bases far the maiateaanee ef peace,
ta tightea tha tie ef economic soli
darity aaieag the-aations, and ale
facilitate the peaceful solution af
ooatrerereiea which may arise among
aatiaaa, mast he greeted with ey
aad tha strong hope ef a better fil
iate fef humaaity.
"We. therefore, wait with the
greatest latereet fer complete detailt
ef Presideat Harding plan aad we
express the Cesrvietiea that thtvadep
tioa af each a plaa will swpreeeat
COM
UP AGAIN
FAIR DEALING
I
PLANNED
Significance Of American
Four Points" Becoming
Better Known
Washington, Nor. 27. By the As
sociated Press.) The full signifl
canee of the American "four points,''
proposed by Elihu B.iut and adopted
by the arms conference to guide
i'j decisions relsting 'o Ch na, is
coming to be better understood as
the Fur Eastern negotiations pnss
thr.iugh the "accepted in principle
stage and approach decisions on spe
oil'c subjects.
At first regsrded as largely a re
iteration of general priiKipi.-s which
had long been sanctioned on paper
by all the lowers, the "four points"
now have in fart become the founda
tioa on which China's friends in the
conference hope to ere-t a system of
reforms that will in many respects
reverse completely the practices of
the past and present.
Fair Dealing Fer Chins.
In this far reaching development
the American delegation has taken
the leadership by making known in
a derisive manner inni n rrgarus
the Boot resolution aa something
vsstly more thsn a few finely-turned
diplomatic, phrases. The American
position it that by accepting the
"four points" the participating aa
tiona have bound themselves tol
emnly to apply in a concrete wty the
lone-nrofeseed principles or rair
dealing toward China and to pro
eeed wilheat subterfuge te give
China at great a degree af ladapead
ante as aoadttions will warrant.
Powerful support from outside the
American delegation hat strong!"
ened that position, and ia tha prei
eat discussions of tariff autonomy
extra territoriality and postal rights
the tread of the negotintions never
hss been permitted to stray far from
tho Boot nlatform. In every case
proposed solutions hsve been scruti
n iicit in the licht of appropristo see
tiona of the "four points," with the
mult that lis four Americsn prin
eiples have become in fact as well
as ia name the dominating element
of the discussions.
Caat la Bread Terma.
How this method of procedure
ill affect such troublesome prob
lems ss Shantung. Manchuria, and
the "twenty one demands," as they
eome before the conference is yet
te be demonstrated. It I spointed
out thnt the Boot principles were cast
in brond terms in their references
to Chinese integrity, the open door
and special privileges, but no one
oho can speak authoritatively has
beea willing to volunteer an inter
nretation of these references as they
apply to apeeifie questions not yet
before the conference.
With the questions of extrn terri
toriality and postal rightt to be die
nosed of tomorrow through specific
decltrations bow la preparatioa by
nb committees, there was an expec
tation in some qusrtet tonight that
the subject of leases, including those
held bv J a nan in Shantung ana wan
el uria, might be brought up for dis
cussion in the very near future
China'a delegates bane, declared their
intention to bring the Shantung and
Manchuria problems to the attention
of the conference as scon aa oceas
i n offered, and Japar has indicated
repeatedly that she does not regard
tbeee subjects at within the province
of the negotiations. The stytude of
The other nations has not been dc
fined but it ia expected thnt some
feature of the "four points" will be
brought forward to guide in a decit
ion.
MYSTERY CONTINUES
TO SURROUND SLAYING
Galluo. N. .. Nov. J7.-hfystery
continues to surround the slaying
of i. W. Blaekwell, Jr, and hit wife
na the front perch of their home last
Kridav niaht. Their bodies were ais
covered Saturday morning. Each had
burn slot through the breast.
Blnekwll waa a nephew of the
founder of the Bull Durham Tobacco
Comnnv. Blaekwell't father, who
lives here, aad the latter't brother
else foaaded the towa ef Durham,
W. Blackwdl, Ja.. aad hia wife
will be teat fer burial.
MARTIN HARMON DIB
mint miiv smiaw
- - . 1 - ,
His-h Point. Nov. Z7. hlsrtt S.
Harmoa. eromiuest High Poiat cit-
iaea, died last sight at hia home,
following an lllaesa or several
weeks- Mr. Harmoa wat' 61 years
ef ace aad tt survived by hit widow
aad twe teas. If. H. Htrmea aad 8.
Harmoa, both ef thia city. The
faaeral waa held at Mouat Veraoa
church, ta Davldeoa county, Uu
meraiag at It o'clock.
Three laches ef Rala
hiaeea. Ga. Kev. Str-Three iaehee
ef ratafall haa been rewarded by the
kseal Weather Bortsa earing iaa
past M heart. A heavy raia was
still stlllac lata tsmJajfrt. . . k r
BORAH
SAYS PLAN
IG'!
Irreconciliable Opponent I
bels President's "Associa-'
tion Of Nations'
NAVAL DISARMAMENT
TO THE FRONT AGAIN
American Naval OpiaioR
Strongly Oppoies Xaten
tion By Japan Of Batti-
shin hgiitflil YTnlAaa A1
WHH WUAWV VIHVI
Powen Similarly Xnlarf
Their Fleets Durinf Holi
day Washington, Nov. 27.
(By the Associated Press.)
The continuing "associa
tion of nations," which, ac
cording to reports. President'
Harding has foreseen as a
possible outcome of the
armament conference, would
be '"the old League of Na-
ili-insl linlav a snxf U aa.es .-aasB.a 9 v.
viio i j-v t mlt-VVllU, JIillJBa.
Senator Borah, Republican,
Idaho, declared in a state
ment issued tonight.
Senator Borah was one of tha
"irreconeilab'es" in the Senate wha
opposi d the lagjie of Nations aa
comprised in the treaty of Versaillea.
He maintained throughout that fight
a position of unalterable opposition
to the league, with or without reser
vations and for this reason vaa
found in the ranks of those voting
against the varioua Lodge reserve
tions. rVnatnr Ho rah voted for tha
Knox resolution the purpose of which
waa to repeal the joint war resolu
tions and enact a congressional da
duration of peace.
The "Association of Na tions re
ferred to in Mr. Borah's statement
was described in official circlet aa
a "continuing conference" at which
the nations might meet periodically
to discuss international subjects.
8uch a conference waa aaid to be re
garded by Mr. Harding at a possible
result of the srmament conference.
The President wss aaid to have al-
ready discussed his thought with
members of severs! delegatloai and
to have received assurances that tat?
regarded auch a developmaat aa a
possibility. As a first step toward
retllxatioa of the idea, it wtt Slid,
aatioat not represented at tha prea
at aeafereaee might be invited to
eadorse the conclusions reached here.
Washington, Nov. 17 (By tha
Associated Press.) With the anee-1
tioa ef land armament definitely
thrust into the back ground by tha
developments of the last week, tha ,
conference on limitation ef arma
ment will enter lit third week to
morrow with another ttride toward '
tgreement on naval limitation! foal
shadowed. The naval question at least ee fx
as ita miut vitkl Um th "n.n.e
ratio" of fleet strength betwaem
Great Rrit.-lln ll.a llnlt.H Htmimm J
Japaa is concerned, is approaching
the point of transfer back to tha
"Big Fire" committee with the re- s
pvii vi cue bh,ii expens OB sew -
facts involved. There is soma aa
pectation 4hat a plenary session af
the conference itself will be called
during the week to reach first de
eisions.on naval limitntion plaa.
Whether the experts of the three)
major naval powers will submit la-
dividusl reports is not known. There
it nothing to Indlette whether they
are agreed as to tha facta , aad
figures they hsve beea studying.
Both the British tafd American ex
perts were reported aa having eoa
eluded their nam iaa Ho a af the
mass of ship data involved ia Sec
retary Hughes' proposal. The Ja
panese naval group' waa atill toiling
on Saturday it was aaid. .Buheaaiea
for aay group did nqt go beyond
sfasws. m - w ww- iwo' bsm v sews trt vane
Developments ef a Week
A summary of last week's develop
ments as to the naval proposals ia'
dicatet the following status:
Americsn efllcera have ae ran .
ana la arguments advanced by
laeaa-to warrant say canaaa tat-
the keystone ef the plaa Mr.
Haghce prepeeed the "14-1
"naval strength ratio.
British aaval efldsV have aa-' '
seated the ratio althaea tt
meeas altlmate esjaallaatlea af
the American aad British eat
la power.
Japaaeae eflcsra have opaoaat
the Americas ratio. Imanedlata
ar fatar. argtag a 1M-T re
lative aUtae laotead. i
Oppose Reteatlea of Mats
American naval opinion ttrdngry
opposes retention by Japaa ef tha.
powers similarly and ia dae propor
tion entsrge their fleets to be raised
during the tea year holiday baild't
lag. There are indieatioat that '
some embers or the Ameneaa v
delegatioa which will decide tha
Americsn attitude see strength In
tha argameatt of Japaa that the
hfatta might have beea iaebded at
a completed ship ia retained fiesta,."-''5
There waa aethisg te ladieate. hew-.
ever, that a compromise waa being,
ceasidered la the America group -'
ea this poiat.
British epiaiea as te the ltatssj
controversy hat beea withheld. It
haa beea ladies ted, h -merer, that
Oreai Britaia waa aot dsaheaa at
eedertekiag aay farther aaval eea-
astraetiet at thia time,' Which sjtema
te fs recast agreemeat wna tte .
American view that the lfistatj thetid
aet he retained.-
Jarjaaeoe emeiaki have proses w
extensive tables af teaaasje te acp.
Coatiaacd nJm lfcX '
OF HARDING'S OLD
LEAGUE REVIVED