The Observer THE WEATHER ' Cwmllf dady Taeoday aad Wedaatdayt nt mack caaage to teesaeibtare. . - - a y Baser. Sewd renewal aV day Mara XBlrsitoa la arde la avoid msastag a atagi VOL CXIV. NO. 173. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1921. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS News and STRONG SPEECH BY POU AGAINST ANTI-LYNCH BILL Democrats Present Unbrok en FronMn Opposition xTo Measure ITS INJUSTICE SHOWN Deplores Prevalence of Mob Law In South But Aiki That Southern Men Be Given Opportunity To Work Out Promlem ; Hard in? Not To Visit New Bern News and Observer Bureau, 003 District National Bank Bldg. By EDWARD E. MUTTON. (By Special Lessvd Wire.) Wskington, Dee, 19. The House .liii afternoon vent at the so-called "Dyer aati-lynrhlng bill, or rather the aabititute far it prepared by the Bepubliran majority of the House judiciary committee, and it was evi dent as, the debate moved along on the subject uf -fhinrnle "by which the bitl would be taken up that such ac tion as would come would 'be parti san action, for' ths Democrats pre eentcd an unbroken front against the bill's being considered, while the Republicans supported the bill ex eept in a very few eases, if the ques tions asked Bepresentative Camp bell, Republican, of Kansas, when he advocated the justice of the measure and its legality be considered as showing a few publicans in oppo sition. Bepresntntive Fess, Republican of Ohio, was first up in support of the rule. He argued that the bill was constitutional, that it was not sec tional, and told of a bottle lynch ing In Ohio, holding that lynching called for a specific law against it. He wns followed by Representative Byrnes, Democrat, of Snuth Carolina, who denounced lynching, held that the proposed lan would not be ef fective, that it would not be consti tutional, that it would arouse resent ment even in tho.Nortliern btuti-s in the prosecution of officers for crimes they were not able to suppress. Pou Makes Strong Appeal. Representative E. W. Pou apoko in strong opposition to the rule for the consideration of the bill. His argu asent pas vigorous and to the point, pronounced by many who heart It to bt the meet convincing -of those la apposition to the measure. He made inquiry for the reason of this particular bill being brought in at this time, that no one ia the om mitte before whom It was takes up pretended it would lessen the erimt f lynching. Ho said that be had heard only one frank statement of the reason, and that this was that It was in response to a demand in the Bepublicaa platform and that i it would be in payment of political duet to the negroes. He declared that only Southern men knew of the prob lems to be dealt with in the South, and that with Southern men there is nothing higher than the protection of the home, fiat in the Sooth so little girl would dare to be alone a a highway distant from the shadow of her home, that a father would as soon let his little girl walk into s den. of wild snimals si to havs her risk herself out on the road. He told of, the horrors that came with rape assaults, and as lie spoke against the-enactment of a law that would lend encouragement to rape attacks there arose from the Democratic side: "Tell It to "em, Pen. Go to it.' Beprestntotivo 1'ou spoke on. He declared that in North Carolina and the South the people were doing sll that was possible to end the crime of lynching. "God knows," he ex claimed, addressing himself to the Republicans, "we are as much op posed to lynching and mob rule ss you are." He declared that what is aeeded la the Booth is for the negroes themselves to put the great seal of disapproval upon negro rap ists, instead of concealing and pro tecting them. Turning fof a moment from telling of the deeds of beasts who committed the unspeakable erirat against white 'womanhood, ho spoke ia the tondercst terms of the "black ma-nmy" whom .Southern men loved, that bo man of the North eould appreciate the feelings of the South era men towards them. "My old black mammy," ha exclaimed, '"was the on left to protect and care for as when there were raids oa the Sooth from - the Civil War." And tbsa turning again to ths crime which aroused Southern men, he de clared of the negroes: "Would to God I eould ehsngs the feeling of the rsce towards ths black beasts who commit the eri j of rap.' later oa ha declared that the pav sage of this bill would encourage rapists, black or white, and would bt taken by them as sn apology and aa excuse for their crime, that no greater eurse eould com thanMht passage of such aa act Declaring that be spoko not as a North Caro linian or as a Southern man, bnt only as aa America who urged that the best thing to do with th proposed law was to consign it to oblivion, and leavs to ths Southern people in th fear of God to work ut this problem as beat they can. He de plored lynching, bat hold that th proposed lsw would aot end the, but woald add to race trouble, f ; Harding Can't Visit Stat; President Harding will not bt able to visit New Bern ia January to attend th celebration of its 150th anniversary by Saint John' Mamie lodge. His secretary, George B. Christian, today wrote to Frank Hampton, secretary to Senator Sim mons, who forwarded th Invitation to Preside t Harding, saying ia part: "I hart delayed making reply be anos th President has beea hndev peaUnjied Pag Two). HOl'SI VOTES TO TAKE Cr DYER ANTI-LYNCH BILL AFTER HARD FIGHT Washington, Doc lt-After a bitter fight lb. Haas toalfV rated to take aa the Dyer natU lynching bHT aider a rata Halt ing general defeat to tea bears. Loaders, however, have agreed that the msaaara will not b ar. aeatod to a final eat before the Christmas rscsas, Tba rat was lie to 41 with five member rating "fisosaf and was reached only, after snare than two hoars delay shioagh a.aarasa calla deeaaaded by Rr reaoaUtlva Garrett, af Teaasaase, th Democrat! leader, wha di rected the aaltla to th MIL Twite1 " the' Vergaaat-at-arma was seat sst with warranto to arrest ahaenteas before ejaarams war obtained. Tw haan were de voted to the debate which eadrd ja tba bill being gtrea right of way la the Hoaaa. Goaeral debate aa the meaaarv. according so plana of loaders, wiU b stretched aver tho dsy re maining before the rscsas -which probably will ' begia Tharsday. Mara thaa ten hoars amy be de rated a dltcassiBg the Hit's fee taraa. Chairman Campbell r the Riles caaiatittao aald te nerj.it comprekeaslvo ceaaidevatlen of a sjaostlea that cannot be side, stepped. PROMPT ACTION IN HAZING CASE Wake Forest Faculty Acts Quickly In Expelling Those Involved Th faculty agree with m that hazing ia a combination of cowardice and brutality for which there is no justification," declared Dr. William Louie Potent, president of Wake For est College, when asked yesterday for a statement en the recent basing epi sode at that institution. Dr. Po test was, in Ralegh on business and was accompanied by Prof. Brace White, of the law school it the col lege. Six students have been expelled from tho college and a rigorous in vestigation is being carried on in t he hope of discoverng all men eo with the basing last week. Discov ery means expulsion and kaj meant that all along. Not more than three day passed after th outrageous basing oa the fourteenth before t atudctt senate had secured information which Justi fied tho faculty ia expelling lis men for basing, ssid president Potent, yesterday. "A full meeting of the faculty ea the seventeenth acted with absolute unanimity. Tho en tire college community, students and faculty alike, underatand that discov ery means expulsion. Thers ia no parleying, no discussion. All the fac ulty requires is th knowledge that a man has been guiity of basing, and he is expelled at once. The faculty sgrees with mo that basing ia a combaation of cowardice and brutality for which there ia no justi eatioa. Accordingly, it goes to the limit in the effort to ferret out the few men who behind disguises bring the good name of th college into ill repute and supply th occasion for a wholly fain inference that the student body is composed of men like themselves. The officers of th facul ty and th Student Senate are pur suing a rigorous investigation in the hop of discovering nil tho men con nected with the hazing of December Mth." Tho names of tba Wake Forest students expelled from college Sat urday on charges of hsxing during ths fall term are: F. Morgan, J. W. Parker, W. H. Cone, H. E. Do Witt, E. P. Whito, T. B. Carra way. ' J. W. CANNON DIES AT HOME IN CONCORD Pioneer and Leadetvln Tex tile Manufacturing- Ia Southern Statea C Beard, Dee. Uj Jama W. Cnaaon aa of th leodlag tax tile maaufactrra at tba satire Baath and father-in-law af David H. Blair, Halted States Cemmla atoaor af Internal Roe, died shortly after I o'clock toaight following an Ulaaaa af several . weeks. Faaornl services will b held star Wednesday at o'clock. Mr. Caauea waa barn ia Macaw lonbarg coaaty 7 year at aal cam to Csbarraa when 14 year t ng. Ha waa a planter la th textile ladaatry af the Booth and at the time af ass death waa , president of tba Cannae Maaa. faerarlag C, at Kaa Basel in, aa af th largest terra! f acsarle la th world. Ia addition he cea trail. d oerersl cotton mills at Can. card aad ethers at Sattshary', Chiaa Crera, Albemarle, Meant Pleasant aad Rockwell, N. C, aad bad large textile UUraata la Swath Careliaa, Georgia aad Ala. H la aarrirod by bin widow aad nine children i Joseph F, lasses W, Jr K. T, sad C A. Canaan, e flits aaaatyt Baaa, . f York, S. C, Mrs. - kX H. Blair, Washlagtoa, D. C, Mrs. Jaliaa S. Can, Jr, Durham-, Mia Charles Lambeth, f Hsrlatba, aad Mrs. Charlea W. HUL af Ho was s member af the Find PraabyterUa charch bar aad ! for ' years bad baa aa active alder la tba charch. . . . , Thaagh a aaaa of targe f. fair, Mr. Caaaam lived simply. Has Wtear hear were apeat with hi fsmlly, at whom Ma WU was th cantor. .- ' HOLDS PICKETING OUTSIDE POLICE . POWEROF STATE Supreme Court Says Legis lature Cant Prevent Court Injunction LEGISLATIVE POWER SUBORDINATE ONE Vlforoui Diaientinf Opinlona Handed Down In Caae In volvinf Conititutionality of Aot of StaU of Ixi tona; Chief Juitice Taft Writes Majority Deciiion Washington, Dee. 19. The states in the eiercis of their police power have no nuthority through legists tivo action to prohibit tho courts from enjoining picketing in labor dis putes, the Supreme Court bare held today ia a decision involving an set of the State of Anions. In the opinion upon which the eonrt divided five and four it wss held thst the lower eonrts erred in refusing t consider an application for an injunction which was (ought to restrain certain method of pick eting. Chief Justice Taft delivered the opinion ef the court, Justices Holmes, Pitney and Brandeis separ ately atated dissenting views and Justice Clarke joined in the opinion announced by Justice Pitney. Laglalatlre Power Not Sapressa "The legislatiro power of a State can only bo exerted in subordinstion to the fundamental principles of right and justice which tho guaranty of due process in the fourteenth amendment is intended to preserve, declared the ChiefUustlce, "and that a purely arbitrary or capricious exer cise of that power whereby a wrong ful aad highly injurious invasion of propery rights, as here, is sanctioned J and the owner stripped of all real remedy is wholly at variance with these principles." The Chief Justice itsted thst Ille gality of the mesns used in the pre sent ease to drive away customers waa 'without doubt aad fundamen tal." ' . Aa Ualawfal Conspiracy "This makes this plsn an unlawful conspiracy," the decision continued, "ths mesns used ar th libelous aad abuaiv attack a th plaintiffs' (employers) reputation, threat ef suck attack oa wxjn Id-be. customers. picketing and patrolling of the es trone ot theif ' m of business with the aoompalmat aad th eessequent obstruction of free se eea thereto, all with th parpose af depriving the plaintiffs of their business, to giro operation to a sta tute whereby serious losses inflicted by such unlawful mesns ar in ef fect msde remedless . The eonstitutioa was intended to prevent experimentation with tho fundsmsntai right of th indivi dual." Th Chief Jostle asserted that holding th . Arixoaa law invalid would aot necessitate holding roid section twenty of th Clayton Act relating to immunity of labor or- jraniation from certain- law pro hibiting combinations in restraint of commerce. Tba construction put upon th Arixona law by tj Ariiona supreme eonrt make that law snd th federal ststut as different "in meaning as if they wer in wholly different fangusge," he said. troBf Dissenting Opiate , Th 8Ut court, however, ia the (Continued oa Pag Two.) RETURN TRUE BILLS AGAINST J. LPEAKE Twin City Man Held In Knox- Tille Indicted On Three Counts In Forsjth Winston-Salem, Dee. 19. Th For syth grand jury this afternoon re turned true bill ia three cases against J. I Peake, now la Jail at. Knoxrill. Tna- and wanted her a th ehsrgs of kiUing H. B. Ash- bura her December 7. una indict ment is for mbeislemen n for forgery aad one for murder. President J. T. Thompson, of the Gate City Life Inrarnne company, Greensboro, signed th embexxls- ment warrant, in which it 1 ailorM thst Peak did aot ana aettlement with th company when bo left the mploy of local branch two months ago, whil tba warrant for forgery signed by aa official of a local bank, allege that Peak secured $295 from hi bank by aigaiag th nsms of H. B. Ash burn to tho check, it being cashed at a bank where Peak main tained aa aceount, bnt waa turned down whea it reached th on m which it wss drawn. A few days later a 1400 eheck waa presented ta th Peak bank for deposit, bat whea carried to tba bank oa which it was drawn, psymsat wss refused. Bequisitioa papers will b aoturtd t ae an th mbexxlement tad forgery charge and sent to Eaox rill. Ia th treat that th ri f habeas corpus i dismissed at Peake's second hearing ia tba murder cbarg in Ksexvil!, next Baturdiy, then th ether paper wiU ba served asking for hit return to thi city fr trtaL , Grand Jury 1st this renlng re turned tra bill agaiast 3. I Peak, charging him with nrarder at H. B Ashbura her iMetmbcr 7, aad a copy ef tsss was toaigbt for warded la tho authoritie at euioi- rill, Tenn, where th defeadsnt b Mine held... Joseph TBomnaaa n I. O. Browa, wha had been ia Jail bar la eeaaeetioo with tba esse, war each held ia thoaaaad AeHtr bonds as witnesses. Tkosnpeo gave bond aad was released. Brewa sx- 'ftcta to arrange bail toaight, r . Special Session Adjourns 7 With Its Program Completed Legialative Expedient of Turnins Forwarcl the Qock Bring Forth a New Day stitution for Valid Passage jot Municipal Finance Act Complied With. , .' By a dock that ragistsrsd aa hour and a half put midnight of Tuesday, December SO, aad with a total ai vis bIHs dtrly rstifled, tho Oeseral As sembly of North Carolina ia special testioa adjourned sine lie. Ths im memorial custom of turning forward new legislative day was obtrrved at when thf Jsa.flcuuea rcoJiil it waa 11:05. The going wss calm. Most of ths business of both house hsd been completed during the dsy, lacking only ths dual readings on the Municipal Finance Act and the Matthews measure for ths support of the public schools.- These detaila were completed withia an hour after ths reconvening. Many of the members loft after adjourn ment on Uts trains, snd today the capital city will havs seen the last of the legrslstivs throng. At ths concluding oesslot of the Goaeral Assembly, a eommissloa of five members, three from the House aad two from ths Sensts suthorixed by the Connor Besolutios to study the question of levying taxes to meet the Constitutions! Requirement of six months school was appointed. Speaker Orier named U. O. Connor, Jr., of Wilson; Thomss D. Wsrren, of New Bern, and B. T. Weathermen, of Statesvill. lieutenant Governor Cooper named W. C. Dowd, of Charlotte; D. F. Giles, of Marion. Distinction comes to ths special session becsuse of the things It did not do, rather thaa by reason of legislation proposed mounted to imposing proportions, but in ths majority of cases, it waa. mowed down by a persistent determination not to npeet the existing statutes to say greater extent than was necessary. State wide measures ratified before sdjournment included the following: A- revised Municipal Finance Act or a a7U0,UU0 deficit in State School Fund; aa act to rslidate taxes levied by counties for the support of six month school term, and to fix rate for 1921; an set modifying' taxes on bsnks, aad to giro "Corporation Commission more control over State bsnks; an set to repeal cotton ware house tar; an act requiring ill local and State bond Issues to bs regis tered ia the office of the State Auditor; Aa act providing machinery for the collection of automobile license tsxes. Among the things tho General Assembly refused to do, art Included the following: - To pass ths Long Ejectment Bill; to repeal 8tate wide primary law; to aboish or modify capital punishment; to repeal the penalty for non payment of taxes; to enlarge appropriations to varioua State educational and custodial institution!; to require Bevenue Commissioner to give pub licity to hny proposed reductione of property assessments. Aroximately half the flvt hundred bills that were offered in the General Assembly had to do with the validating of local bond issues, the nuthoritation of new bond issues, or the authorisation of bonds to take care of the floating indebtedness in the vsrious counties and eltiM. N. to those in number were sundry provisions for ths better protection of game. DOUGHTON FIGHTS HIS LAST; BATTLE IN HOUSE Fighting what waa probably hie laat battle on the floor of the House of Representatives, bringing to an end bis long career in the legisla tive annals of his Stats, Bepre sentative B. A. Dougbton won out yesterday morning whea the House sustained, him by a rota of 43 to 40 sad remanded the Dunlap bill to re peal th penalties oa taxes back to the Finance Committee to die tber. Every resource of th reteran legislator's . experience was called into aetioa whea Bepresentatir Crisp, opposed to th measure, pro posed to answer th ehsrge that lb bill bad ' beea steam-rollered, and morod to reconsider the vote, and giro it supporter another ehancs t it. Mr. Dougbton was more rig orous in debate than any recent ses sion has seen him. Th rot en Sat urday wss 43 to 41. After the storm had passed, and tba waters were agaia calm, th House wss done of fighting for the present session st lesst. Three hours of plodding work cleared toe eslen dnr of every item of legislation, ssro a few minor bills thst required a third reading st, tho dswning of the next legislative day. Hero and there it killed a measurs, aad here snd there a member found some thing that seemed t eel for a spell of oratory, but tho fight was goa out of the body. Tnbles When Ia Doubt Among the things that ths House laid cold on ths table were the Crisp proposal to hav the polls dose st 4 o'clock ia the afternoon on election days; propossl to require bonds of operators of automobile bus lines; and a measure that orig inated over ia the Senate by Sen ator Blue permitting State Insti tutions to do business with members of their boards of directors who bar something to tell thst th in stitutions wsnt to buy. Cowlee of Wilkes, Republican con scientious objector to anything that the majority proposes to do, eon- eluded his career ia tho present ses- sioa by a diatribe oa the einiquity of pensioning on old negro women who served four years ia a Con federate hospital as a eurse, snd whose husband was killed st Mall- assa whil fighting beside hi mas- ter. Mr. Cowles hss a "widow ot two Confederate soldier' whom he wished placed oa the pension roll, but tho Hons would hsr non of it. Whereupon he spok at aom length about pensioning negroes. Hease Names a aBby. From that th Hous entered up- (Continued ia Pago Two.) Eighteen Opportunities - For Christmas Service With eighteen of the first forty opportunities tot Christmas service offered by The New aad Oosorrer la conjunction with th Associated Charities taken, th remaining are presented today. Th eases represented in the list published this morning ar of rsry lag degree of need. One Opportunity, not yet taken represent a family eompoeed of a womaa and fire children, ths oldest of whom 1 ain aad th youngest two years ld. Th father 1 serving term ia prison aad ffort are being made tq secure hi pardon that h may provide aom wit of support for hi dependent family. ' . Select th Opportunity you want from th list hsr published, call Tba New aad Observer for th Identification aad address, then auk a proanl visit to aseertaia the need of th indivdual r family. ' -Ths remaining Opportunities follow: i t Opportanlty No. I Mothr and daughter, both old and feebla. Daughter doe head work. Taken by W. B. Wright Opportaalty N. 4 ' Widow with two obs, both work nd rry smart . dpaartanhy No. I . ' lather, mother aad three soss, ( years, $ year aad 1 yesr. Father beea sick, only hi temporary work. ' Opportaalty Na. -Wldew with six children, all wh ar old eaouf h . work. Mother has and -Requirement of Con ths clock to hasten ths dawning ef a :07 la th evening, aad aa hour later to validate taxes levied by eou sties its concrete enaetmsnts. Stats-wide ; a resolution authorising the bonding LONG TURNS AGAINST HIS PUBLICITY MEASURE Leaving the Stubbs bill for a con stitutional convention and the bill providing publicity for all acts con nected with the granting of refunds and reductions by the Commissioner of Bevenue alone on the calendar, the Senate yesterday disposed of all other stray snds of legislation snd discovered and corrected an error in a local blU whleh would hav chang ed th general law covering tho issu ance of Btat road bond. Bill passed included th Munici pal Finance bill, th bill ralldating levies of taxes aud fp support af school and Us bill psmittisg all widow of Confederate veterans married before 1880 to be placed up on th pension rolls, while local self government found expression in the tabling of a bill permitting the State Board of Education to create school districts in certain esses. , Only 32 Senator answered to their names nt the afternoon session aad no effort was mad to call op th constitutions! convention, but Sens tor Burgwyn, of Northampton, made futile effort to call up the bill pre scribing publicity for petition mad to th Commissioner of Bevenue for reduction and rebate. Th Senator declared that be had heard ef th bill whil in Gates rille trying a lawsuit and that ths peopls of his district wer heartily iir favor of th measure and had asked him to rapport it "I voted' for the confirmation ot the Commissioner of Bevenue on the understanding that something would bo done to prevent a reeurrenre"of the rebate of last fall by whieh the Ameriraa Tobacco Co. received 1110,000" be declared. Notoriety and Distortion However, Senstor Burgwyn de sisted in hi effort to bar a record rote taken on ths bill when Senator Long, of Alamance, author of th measurs, "declared thst if it were called, up be would make a motion to table. "Notoriety and distortion" of his purpose ia introducing the bill were tho reasons assigned by the Senator for bis chaags of front on the messort whieh was defeated in committee by a rote ot nine to seven. The Senator also stated thst He had diseorered that tho bill wss noorly drawn aad did aot apply pro- ieely to .the situation. Senator Delaney called th atten tion ef the Senate to th tact that a bill prerlously passed by both house authorising road bonds in Bailey township, Nash county bad (Continued oa Pago Two.) beea very sick, Girls, 12, 11, f aad 4 years boys, J3 aad IS year old. Taken by Mrs. C. C. Crocker. 6paortaalty .No, T Tory old lady aad oa son. Boa works, lady baa beea sick. Deserv ing. .. -' ';V - - - vC- - Oaaaff aalty No. I '. Tw old ladies, work la th miUt; a gfirl t year ld. , . Taken by Mrs. Joba Hinsdal. 3 : Opportaalty No. I -.Man, 'womaa aad fear ahildrta. (Coatlnaed ea Fag Tir) STATE TO RAISE $351 TOWARD F Quota For North Carolina In Million Dollar Memorial , To Wilson MRS. DANIELS CHAIRMAN FOR STATE COMMITTEE Orf anixation Ii To Be Com pleted and G'a m p a i i n Launched Week Begin nin; Jan. 16th; Income To Be Awarded As Nobel Fund If Administered In eommoa with the other states of ths Union, North Carolina, during the week beginning January lrl, 1922 will be asked to contribute it quote of 135,000 toward the Woodrow Wll son Foundation Fund, to be used as a memorial to the Wsr President snd ths perpetuation of the Wilson idesls. The goat ef the foundation executive - eommttte is one ' m llttofi dollars. ' Mrs. Josephns Daniels has sccepted ths ebsirmsnship of ths Stats com mittee will be opened in Baleigh, and and will shortly announes ths com plete organisation for each county la tho State. Offices for the Com mittee will be opend in Baleigh, snd ths work will be directed from the city, with the assistance of many prominent men snd wonfen who havs pledged their co-operation. A. W. McLean, originally desig nated as ehairman for North Caro Una finds thst he will be unable to serve owing to the pressure of his duties as a mem lie r of the War Fl nane Corporation. He was in Bal elgh recently to eonfer with friends of Mr. Wilson here, and induced Mrs. Dsnielt to undertsks the work is the Stste. Details of the organ! ration are in process of consummation and will be announced before the end of the month. Mrs. Daniels Drafted I have sccepted," declare Mrs. Daniels, "only becsuse in vic.v of the inability of Mr. McLean, who hss beea named chairman, because of his omeist duties to giro the mat ter his persosal eerviee, a number of th friend of Mr. Wllsoa felt that I eould reader a service la pro moting tho ideals whieh Mr. Wilson illustrated in his career, psrtleulsrly as commander-in-chief of th Army and Navy in th World War, aad at th Peace Conference. "The duty comes to mo by the eeleetire draft snd I sm sure that hundred and thousands of North Carolineana will be glad to co oper at in this pstriotie and beautiful idea. I shall be happy if every per son in the State, of every political party, who believes in the great ideals of Woodrow Wilson will write e and join in th campaign whleh must be pressed immediately." During the past week) Mrs. Daniels visited Wilmington to confer with Dr. James Sprunt, a great admirer of Mr. Wilson, and other friends of th ex President General Julian S. Csrr, Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt, snd many other prominent men snd women throughout th State bsve pledged their interest snd support in the campaign to bo launched the middle of January, and continued one week. It is believed that the goal will be easily attained. Perpetuate Wilson Ideals. The Woodrow Wilson Foundation will be patterned somewhat after the Nobel Foundation of Sweden, Tho income from the foundation fund will be awarded by a nation ally constituted committee to the In dividual or group that has rendered within a epeeifled period either of four ways: Meritorious service to Democracy, Meritorious service to Publie Wel fare, Meritorious servie to Liberal Thought, or Meritorious service to Peace Through Jttsties. Tba National organization Is com posed of Franklin D. Roosevelt, chairman ; Hamilton Holt, executive director; Edward & Morse, execu tive director, and th following exe cutive committee! Cleveland Ii. Dodge, Mr. Cirri Chapman Catt: Frank L Cobb, Stephen P. Duggan, Mrs. J. Malcolm Forbc, Edwin F. Gay, Mr. J. Borden Harrlman, Ed' ward M. Hon, Frederick Lynch, Henry Morgantkaa, Adolph 8. Ochs, Francis L. Polk, Virginia Potter, Caroline Bunts Bees, Mrs. Charles E. 8imonon, Mrs. Charles U Tif fany, Stephen 8. Wis, and Mrs. H. Otto Wittpen. TWO MEN KILLED IN WRECK ON SOUTHERN Anniston, Ala, Dee. 19. Two mea, B.,W. Coleman, fireman, of Jackson, Tenn- aad Coolidga Harper, mail elerk, wer killed ia a wreck of Southern Bailway train No. 71, Jack sonville to Birmingham, and Kan sas City, at Tarsus, clsht mile from Anniston today. - Six wer injured, three ( .them Mriously. Th injured are; 8. T. Watkins, engineer, Atlanta, probably fatally Injured Olia Cartright, Marin guard, TallapooH, Oa.; E. Smith, aewsboy, Birminshsm. seriously In jured; W. 8. McLaughlin, flagman, Will Mile, aegro passenger, aad an anineatinea want maa. ' Th engine tender and two coaches wr toraed ever into a ditch, the wreck being attributed to spreading rails, .Engineer Watkins, who was raaaing the train, is a trdalaed minister, preaching at time Whea off hi run, H is known a th "Pre br-EBgUtb. , .. . .;, ; OUNDATION FUND FRANCE DECIDES TO ACCEPT PLAN FOR SMALL NAVY UNITY NEEDED IN -CHINESE AFFAIRS Delegation In Washington Will Continue To Repre sent The Country Wsshington, Dec. ID. (By the As soeisted Press.) Declaring they still "represent China in truth," despite the resignation of the Peking cabi net, the Chinese delegation in n statement today declared that unices the Zl demands enforced by Japan on China in 1915 "are cancelled, the principles adopted by the Washington conference amount to nothing more than scraps ot paper.'' The dflegntioa members said that Dr. W. W. Yen, minister of foreign affairs, had consented to remain as acting premier. Dr. Yen was edu cated .in .the United States having been graduated at the University of Virginia, snd served for a time as second secretary to ths Chines Le gation here. Need Central Goreraaseat. The statement issued by ths dele gstion said ia part : "In reply to inquiries concerning recent news from. Chins, it hss been said by members, of the Chinese delegation that the proceeding!" at the Washing ton conference have emphasized the desire throughout China to unify the Country. It- is the belief that the unification of the -country Ii the line qua non for an independent nation. Without a strong central govern ment supported by the various strong parties in the country it is impos sible to svsil ourselves of sll the advantages to be deBived from the principle sdopted st ths Wsshington conference. y "General Chsng Tsao-Lln In Man churia naturally eonaider bit resig nation mostly likely to be effected by ths decisions of the Wsshington con ference. The Japanese delegation has delsyed snd postponed the de liberations with regard to China and they are determinedly holding on to the privileges in Shsntung. It is this feeling that the Interests of Manchuria might be bartered away since th Japanese refuse to scrap the 21 demsnds effecting to ' future of those province It must bereealled taat the 21 demand wer presented with aa ultimatum,, but aiae they affect the territorial aad administrat is autonomy of th Chines govsra ment, anlesarthe 21 demsnds art can' eelled the principles adopted by the Washington conference amount to nothing more than scraps of paper Try To Unite Country. "In nn earnest attempt to get the co-operation of nil the lenders in China General Chang Tsso-Lin de sires to units all the forces of the eountry. There is a rery strong like lihood thst the other leaders, espe cially General Wu-Pei-Fu, who is popular and powerful In Central Chins, wiU rally to. ths call sf pa triotiam. "History ia in ths mskisg and we do not know the final results but of this ws do know, thst sll ths men in Chinn, both high snd low, nro thinking about unification seriously. A few men of the cabinet mght bt changed snd the president might retire but his retirement it only an indication of the general desire to sacrifice personal glory for national unity nnd welfare. "Tho Chinese delegation at the Washington conference has the eon tinned support of tho people and so whatever happens ia Chins, they will represent China in truth. BtilANDAND GEoTGE TALK ON REPARATIONS English and French Premiers Discuss Germany's Inabil itj To Paj London, Dec 19. (By the Asso cisted Press.) Darid Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister, snd Aris- tide Brisnd, the Trench Premier, to day had n eonfereneo lattmg several hours ia ths official residence of Mr. Lloyd George, and coneersntien ws concerned almost exclusively with German reparations and Germanya plea that she will be unable to pay in full the January and February in stallmentsv No official information Is obtain able as yet as to the attitude of Franc nnd Great . Britain toward Germany's pies. An official com munique issued after the conference asserted th eonrersstion wss oa general economic questions. Those qsestions were given over to Freneh and British experts who will submit a report on them tomorrow. As far ss caa be seen nt present there ia no prospect that a meeting of the su preme council -will follow th in formal conversations between the premiers, but possibly one outcome will be ,an economi eonfereneo oa the stabilisation of European sx- ebanges to which Germaa and Bus- tiaa representatives presumably would ba Invited: The belief ia ex pressed (bat Dr. Walter Bsthtnoa. tht Germaa financial expert, may be called ia si th loa f th preseat conversations. M. Brisnd declared today that hb eonrersstion with Mr. Lloyd George had been extremely cordial. Th eon rersation will eontinoe in full detail tomorrow between tba tw premier. Pledge Sappart T Catoa Mea. Albany, N. Y, Dec 19.-lBanelal and moral support was pledged the jsioa paper maker of th Intef- latioaal Paper Company wh bar eea aa atrik : for th last sight month, by representatives tf anions lfliliatod with 4b ppt Busing ia dustry hr today, Takes Steps To Reconcflr Views .On Naval; Ratio -Problem With Those of Other Powers CONCILIATORY VIEWS 1 LONG STEP TOWARD ' FINAL SETTLEMENT' Menace To Secretary Hughes Indicating Ac ceptance of American Pro posals Sequel To Con ference Between Ambas sador George Harrey and Premier Briand In Lon don; Expected That French Delegation WiU Inaiit On Increasing; Sub marine Strength and For Replacement of Present Obiolete Battleships With" New Ones Wsshington, Dee. 10. (By the As sociated Press.) -Franc has takea ateps to reconcile her views ea til naval ratio problem with those of the other powers, but her precis attitude now the erueial issus ( ths srms negotiations remain in doubt. Unofficial advices from abroad tot day Indicated that Premier Briand , had decided to accept tba American proposal for a French capital (hip fleet of 175,000 ton in. pine of th mm ton plan drawn by th Freneh delegate. Secretary Hughes, ae ehairmaa ( the arm conference, also received from the French premier a eommuai. estion const ri d st tho Btat Depart- . ment ss meaning that th Freneh group had beea directed to eed to th American program. ' Different View By rreaeh. But the French delegates them, selvee did not so eonstru a long messsgs of Inst motions rceired from, the premier during th day. The described it as advising them to go as far toward moating th American views a they eould without aaerifie of Frsneh National Interests. It wss said not to embody a specific decis ion aor tomake refereae to say tpeclfl toanag pis. With th negotiations la that situa tion, Mr. Hughes tnd Albert Hsr rant, head of th Freneh delegation, held a long conference late thi aftor noon tnd parted without making any announcement. It waa said only that ths conversations wer proceeding and thst there wss a mutual xp tation of ultimate agreement. In other quarters also ther was apparent a distinct not of optimism, despit th day's mystifylne sueees.. sion of developments. Among Amor icon omcisis an almost unanimous belief prevailed, that Franca araatu. ally would take the American Agar for her capital ship sllotmsnt, even though the insisted on a ineraasa ot tubmarins tonnes sa aa effort. For the moment the negotiations are concerned solely wltle capital ship and to many delegates a five power ' agreement on that subject doe not seem far away. Lang Step Toward Settlement It is pointed out by the Americans that sven an effort by th French " to sdopt a conciliatory attitude Up ward ths views of the United Stste may bs regarded as a long stop to ward a settlement. Th American position sll along has beea that ra tios should bo sdjusted oa tha basis of existing strength, wbils ths J50 000 ton propoaal of tho Frcnek tiT" frankly predicted on th entirely different principle of national needs. So if th French premier baa don nothing more than spprov th " American "status quo' principle h hss contributed a great deal, ia tba riew of American officials, toward' final agreement. The messags received by Seer- tary Hughes wss a sequel to last night't conference between M. Bri snd and American Ambassador Ear rsy st London, whieh press report say resulted in the Premier' eeptanc of th American plan. To day there wer signs that, th situs. tion might dcrelop further oompli- , cstions because of the direct method of negotiation adopted t by Mr. Hughes, hut the eprpehensiona of th French delegate appeared to b . quieted when it was explained at th . StaU Department that th Secretary bad acter ia his capacity aa chair, maa ef the eonfereneo nnd had aV - dressed M. Brisnd in his capacity SS hssd of the Freneh delegation. Fsced By Delicate Position. Ths delicacy of th position ia : whieh th Freneh delegates found : themselves waa further increased by announcement of th result ot th, London eonfereneo ia pre dis- patches which reached Washington .. ahead ot th Premier's messsgs af instructions. In ths flurry at dele- , gatioa headquarters, soms af th lesser French official talked ot th : possibility of a cabinet crisis - ia , Franc should it prov tru that M. , Brisnd hsd uddenly thrown ever th 150,000 ton plan for which hi representative her wer atoatiy eoatoading. . Member of th delegation wtuld ' aot go Into details regarding th message they subsequently received from their premier, but tber wr indication that they had hot found it dittsstefuL It waa declared to b rather la th attar af conaael aad adrle thaa a maadate, and waa said to loav th real decision to -tbos wh are na th ' ground ia Washiagtoa. - : ' : - Wsnt Man Sabmarlaaa . Ther were many indication t&at ' - (Continued on Pag Two).