TWIN CITY NORTH CAROLINA'S LARGEST CITY It). . CENSUS) NTINEL Leads All North Carolina Dailia in Home Circulation FORTY-SECOND YEAR FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, SATURDAY, NOV. 25. 1922 WEATHER : Fair and f rwzing Twenty-four Pages TodayLAST EDITION IG FIRES S STERN (MM 101TAIS TODAY , IfEISTATES INSISTS 1 OOR POLICY IN TU SE FOE WEEPING WE 5 'ON THE OPEN MM IBT FIRES III l.G MOUNTAINS FAST SPREADiriC Jundreds of Men Are Fighting Them But So Far They Have Made Little Headway ; THREE IN PISGAH FOREST Damage Is Very. Hcovyj Principal fire Is On Fork River Ridge And So Loss Than 500 Men ' Are Fish: lug It; Winds High And Flumes Sweep Across Barriers Afhevllle, Nov. 25 Four serious forest fires, three upon lands of the national forest preserve, were rag ing practically unchecked In this section today. It is estimated that fully 3,000 acres have already been burned over with a heavy loss not Iv to the timber standing and cut. ut to saw mills and lumber that have been enveloped by the flames, A lumber mill In Graham county, the head of Snowbird creeK be? onitlng to the A. T. Daiaeys Lumber ompany, was entirely destroyed by re last night, entailing a loss of 000. Insurance on the mill lapsed ast month, according tq the report (llbliurd Smith, forest warden. Fires on the Pisgah forest pre- itrve on the headwaters Of the Da- ldsun river had covered 1,000 acres is morning and a force of nearly o nun were -battling with the tlamej. 1 .- The principal fire of this section Is on Fork River ridge. The Carr Lum ber company, of Pisgah Forest sta tion, shut down yesterday and placed heir entire force of 200 men ngnt- K the tire, which had crossed the tanah ridge from the vicinity of Sur:crest lumber camp, which has teen burned out. Treaties and skld- ra belonging to the company were destroyed. K heavy wind, which prevailed last fit: and today with low humidity, rendered the work of the fire fight- ts more difficult. It was believed he tire would be brought under con roi by nightfall, but this hope roved futile as the wind Increased U intensity, ' carrying fire brands nd fanning flames across the fire renchea. Two tites were out of control in Doivell county," one on Jarrett'S reek ami the other on the headwa- ers if Mills creek. Information rom the former today was that the had reached the head of tn-j reek and was spreading before the wind. . ' ' i Virginia Fire Still Rages Winchester, Va., Nov. 25 Several "uiidred men were waging a desper- tte-battle todny to bring under eon- "l the forest fires which have been "tiring for almost a week on. Great North Mountain near - here, and huh have already destroyed timber rallied by its owners at between 85, 00 and $100,000. The fires thought be under control early yesterday we hshed by a heavy Wind and 'ave laid waste 12.000 sores-reports eeelved here today, show. Usually waive means or checking such inch fires have proved fruitless on 'count of the heavy wind and the iireme dryness of the forest.. Many farm buildings and miles of ences have been destroyed by the e, which at one time last night we within 300 yards of the Rock "ion hnrlnes Hotel, a summer re sort. Timely shifting, of the wind. h hotel and nearby cottages. I KLAN CHIEF PROFESSES . MjNORANCE OF INCIDENT Atlanta P. a Mm, ortpa t. ISavaire. rhin lr k v.. vi. iin '.nvettieatiliyr staff In a etntement iiahed here today 'In connection Elements that klan initatlon monies had been performed In w ot the chambers of the national I aa at the war and navy l"u'IHmi In W..I,I.Mn. --i-i "If "'I an Inltlntlnr, nl.r,. It ...rto I'', rk of the Washington klan e huve not heard a word from waucn of our order on that COL W T Cl i I .. klnn' co"'d not be for a statement- 0 Voitr Christmas Daniels Criticizes Senate For Failing To Show 'Courtesy Newark, N. J., Nov. 25 Jo. scphus Dnnleta, former secretary of the navy, criticized members of tlie United States Senate laHt night ' for their failure to wel come Ueorgca Clemenceau, form er French premier, now visiting tills country. "I felt ashamed," said Mr. Daniels, "when senators of the Vnlted States fulled to give a welcome to the Tiger of France. He's telling us some unpalatublo trnths it Is true and while we may not concur In mime, yet I think a man of 81 with his am bitions behind him, might be listened to at leant with ntipcct." Mr, Ianiels Iceland here last night before members of St. Luke's Episcopal cliurcli. NASHVILLE CJTY For Second Time In Its History Ouster Law Invoked And Mayor's Turned Out NO CHARGE AGAINST HIM Council Has Authority To Declare Olllce Vacant By Majority Vote And When His Opponents Got Necessary Votes Last Night t - They Made Most pi Jt w . Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 25 For the second time In Its history, Nashville experienced a change in city govern ment last night thru the medium of the ouster law. Eight years ago Hilary E. Howse was expelled from his office by court procedure after exposures of finan cial Irregularities in departments under his control as commissioner and mayor. Last night Felix Z. Wil son, for eighteen months mayor of the city, was summarily ousted by the members of the city council, who hold that power under the city char ter. One vote brought the downfall of the chief executive and the action came as a surprise to him and his supporters. Percy Sharpe, business man and a former member of the .county court, was elected by the council to -the office of mayor as soorr ns It was de-i clared vacant. Mayor Wilson's downfall followed ! tha refusal of the council to confirm his appointees as members of the board ot education. Another contributing cause was believed to have been the recent ex pulsion of five city detectives, who were charged with pernicious polit ical activity against, the muyor dur ing his campaign for election in March, 1921. i The detectives appealed their case to the state supreme court, which held that the charier gave the city council and mayor the right to legis late them -out of office. Their case brought a sharp division in the coun cil of fifteen members. The mayor maintained control for months by a single vote and when this vote was switched suddenly last night his ex pulsion was assured. No -charges of any kind were brought against Mr. Wilson, the council merely declaring his office vacant. ' It is believed that the election of a new mayor presages tha dismissal of- the present chief of police and other officials subject to appolntmont by the mayor with the approval of the council. 1 j Place and Manner of Execution; Of Irish Rebel Has Not Been Announced T,in vnv 2K (Rv Th Asso ciated Press) The place and man ner of the execution of Ersklne Chil- ders has not been onic:aiiy an nounced this morning. Some reports nay that it took place at, Bari Bush barracks, others at Porto Bello barracks. The Dublin Express states posl tively that Chlldrs was shut by , a firing squad In Kllmanham jail. The newspaper quotes a statement by the Republican publicity department to the effect thac after Chlidrers had been told the execution was to take place he requested to see a protect ant clergyman whom he had known as a boy. The minister was with him the statement sa:d, when he walked' to his execution. He spoke no word to1 his executioners. COUNCIL VOTES DUT THE MAYOR CIDERS SPOKE NO WORDAT EXECUT L house debate onsiippingbill Mondell Tells President Meas ure Will Get Thru, But Does Not Estimate Majority ' ORATORY FLOWS FREELY Fourteen Speeches Made For And Aga'nst Bill Yesterday And Fully That Many More Expected To day; Principal Attack Made By Davis, Of Tennessee Washington, Nov. 25 The last day of general debate was ahead tor the shipping bill when the House con vened today, In the belief of Repub lican leaders that the bill would pass with a majority next week following discussion of the bill. Assurances of this effect were taken to the White House by Representative Mondell, Republican leader, .at the close of yesterday's debate, altho he did not say how many" votes It would have to spare. Of fourteen members taking the floor for and against the bill yester- day, there were only two breaks in party ' alignment. ' Representative O'Conner, Democrat, of Louisiana, spoke for the measure, while Repre sentative Kahn, of Ohlo.I a Republi can member of the merchant marine committee which framed it, an nouneed he would not vote for a bill, which he asserted had been Jammed thru the comjnUtea... He said , its passage would mean the "certain crushing of the Republican organi zuutin two years nenee. ' Delivering the principal attack on the bill, Iieprsentative Davis, Ten nessee, a Democratic member of ttje merchant marine committee, de clared its passage would bring "the worst scandal In the history of the American Republic," while Repre sentative Jefters, Nebraska, Repub lican member of the committee sup porting it, asked why "Congress should shy at the merest word of 'subsidy' when it means a saving of 50,000,000 to the taxpayers." WANTS BURNS TO TAKE UP K. K. K. INQUIRY Washington, Nov. 25 Represen tative Rainey, Democrat, of Illinois, who introduced yesterday a resolu tion for investigation of reports that the Ku Klux Klan had held an initia tion ceremony under the dome of the capltol, announced today that'he would ask William Burns, chief of bureau, to get the facto. Altho there has been no Intimation from leaders as to probable action on the resolution, Mr. Rainey said he was satisfied a sweeping Inquiry would be ordered. - ED AT German Papers Recently Re- f ported Him Dead; He Was Marked For Assassination New York. Nov. 25 Jameg W. Gerard, former ambassador to Ger many, who was reported by German newspapers recently as having died in Parisj has no Intention of deny ing the report, "No," he commented as he read the clippings from German news papers denouncing him ss the ene my of Oofmany. "Why should I tell them 4'm alive now that they've used up the obuuaries?" I Mr. Gerard suggested that the obituaries were prepared last June jwhen he contemplated ' visiting i friends in Germany, but- was ad i v.ised not to lest he be assassinated. ! "They probably got the obituaries ' rpnilv for mv amafuiinatlnn whpn T thought of visiting Germany last - j;"1- them into use. They all sound like the day after an assassination." "Know Your City" Talk Number 4 B11LDINO A larvs amaant of eMUfrsrtfoa wnrk of f arina kinds is In pragma hi W f-tim-Salrm. Them la tverr remaan bditw that IDtt will ha one at tha halt. If not tha brat, year In tha clty'a his tory from tha atanilpolnt at building. Oat feature ml the ttualkm thta year ha brrn the neHrltr In tha mat tar of ehurch oanatrmrtlon. r A number of lorjre bonineae hooaee . bora bean arreted and other ore In proeeae of rAMKlraelian. SeTeral hundred raat drnrra have been built. Building permit for the rear the far aggregate about two million dot-' tare, a big lncreaee ' but year. I EH OBITUARIES ARRESTS MADE IN BOMB PLOT AT ROCKY MT,N.C. Secretary-Treasurer of Machinists' Union and Two Others Held Under Jleavy Bonds, Which Been Unable to Furnish; Rocky Mount, Nov. 25 V. E. Pyle, Jr., a striking machinist nd necretary-treatiurr)' of the local machinists' union, who luiS been In charge of the strike fund here; J. . P. , CrtdUn, another striker, and Curtis nrndshaw, have been arrested on charges of being responsible for tho ex plosion of a bomb under the residence of D, T. Tay'.or on Oc tober H. Pyle's bond wait assented at $7,800 and Crldlln ami llrad sliaw at $5,000 each. W. 11. LIVES 2,000 NEAR EAST ORPHANS IMPERILLED Constantinople, Nov. 25 (By The Associated Press) The thousand Christian orphans and two American Relief workers were Imperiled this ""morning when the steamship Belgravian, chartered by the Near East Re lief, collided with the trans-Atlantic Liner New York at the. western entrance at the Bospho- rous. ..--,-..-...,. ...... Allied ships, dispatched hur riedly to tho scene, reported that many of the children had been painfully Injured, but, that no lives were loat. Doctors and nurses were sent from the Near Winston - Salem Sketches Pen Ftchlngs of Men of Affairs of Twin-City by Harry Palmer, Weil Known New York World Artist, from Photos by Matthews 1 1 f mr Ftyv-f. "i1 t'l yVx i rrnUff if. IV i nston-Salem from i Guilford county at the age of two organized at that time u ivears. with his parents, Mr. John L.'nume f the Oilmer-Marle vears wtth his paxenis, mi. juun -u v... .Mrt In the eitv ever slnee His parent?. Capt. John Eli ness when In 189X the firm nuine was Gilmer and Mrs. Laura Lash Gilmer, j changed to Gilmer Brothers Com the former a native of Guilford andiPany. In 1S28, the firm of Ollmer the latter of Stokes, adopteu w in-; ston as their home in 1874. the year! i the railroad came here from Greens I boro. - . . f. . i .M ... i , v. sir. jonn l. uiuuni aic. u)f """iMmont hut I ! Winston-Salem. . After graduation j e,7!n'- b"' 'from the high school, he attended. I the University of North Carolina. ! later 'taking a position with the '.Wholesale and retail mercantile bust-1 ness of his father. In 1893, Mr. Gil- At Noon Today They Had $5,000 Reward Offered Jones, an employe In the At lantic Coast Line hIioih, was thrown from his lusl by the force of the explosion, hut was not ' injured. Other explosions have occurred recently. In Rocky Mount and a reward of $3,000 for evidence sufficient to convict guilty parties has been offered by tho city. The men had not made bond at noon todny. Tho polUv de clined to divulge the Informa tion upon which tltcy made the arrests. . East headquarters here. Ths New York carried no passen gers. Reports received here declare panto reigned among the chil dren after tha impact, which tore away the bridge and fore mast ot the Belgravian, smashed the life boats and loosened seven of the .vessel's plates. The steamer' - wireless - apparatus also was put out of commission, Tho American Relief 'work ers) aboard the Belgravlnn are Paul Betts, of Towanda, Pa., m) Miss Elizabeth Murlesa, ot Hartford, Conn. 1 mer became a member of the firm under the - ---- : pany. He remained with the busl- Dnnner i,uiiiiiiy .u.i.iwu the present firm - uf Gllmers', Inc.. manager of the concern. In No - . , , vember, 1921, he resigned the man- still a stockholder ' .... ' ' Mi. Gilmer Is now devoting his en tire time to the business of tho Mo- ( CONTINUED ON FAOB TWELVE) - J 'i ' " MUCH III1EST III (athering of Party Leaders Is Bound To Bring Out Some thing Politically BAILEY IS IN LIMELIGHT Tlinf What He Wants, lint Morrl .i, nit.- nm-ti II in, iictmoiiiunn To (iather Kimni JiiniIiv Walker Ild Not sit With ifmrt In Tho Power t'ase lharlng Itulelgh, Nov. 25 tapeclan Mongru reports from Salisbury fore telling a big dinner here Monday eve. nlng to the Democratic organisation, do not say whnt will bo done beyond the dlicusalon of a few party mut ters for tho future. No announcement In long years has had greater Interest. This or ganisation which comes here will have quite a hit to do Willi polities In 1924. Since Mr. Norwood began to plan this big banquet several things have happened. The biggest happening Is the exchanges ot J, W. Bailey and Governor Morrison. They have spoken a few pieces. The governor's publication of ifcr. Bailey's letter to him asking him to appoint Mr. Wutta revenue commis sioner, would have been regarded un fortunate at any other Juncture, Mr. Bailey's hope, everybody gees, Ig in publicity, H la ready of pen, ran soold and can speak. It he has the newspapers he ran make a noise. But Uoyernor Morrison said Just enough, Ho made ths letter speak It. s.ild more than the governor ever said about Mr, watts and all the pbwers that Mr. Watts now has he had when that letter win written. Wake folks who have fought Bailey in politics are delighted at his confusion. They buttled him many years when Mr, Watts wus his faith ful friend. There Isn't any conten tion that Mr. Watts has changed. Wherefore, tho public greatly enjoys a controversy In which the governor is able to use Mr, Bailey ugalnst Mm. suit and Mr. Walts to uiui a dead silence, the most devastating fire that Mr. Bailey ever withstood, llepubllcuils To Meet Soon Boon after the Unmoor l meet the Republicans are going to gather and talk ubout their lucent uaiiipulgii. - They are going to jilun their next fight, too, and they are minded now to make an exclusive of tuxiitlun. They will In-all probability try out sutitlnienf for a new chairman, though that Is not ths object of the ineiitlng, It Is expected that the its' publican meeting will follow shortly on tho Democratic. - The Republicans are hacked over their defeat and ascribe it chiefly to Internal troubles. But they savsd their moiiev and they sre In better shape to begin now than they have been any time before. Power Cane Arguments Debate In the celebrated mills vs. power company ease ended yesterday with C. W. Tllliitt, of Charlotte, con cluding a -speech of one hour and forty minutes In support of tho con tention that Judge Thud Hryson had no Jurisdiction in the trial of the Cleveland county case. The whole issue has been ons of Jurisdiction, though attorneys for their several clients have had widely divergent views. One set of mills did not' resist the actual tariffs ordered by thu corporation commission, but (CONTINUED Of HAUB TWO) WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COMING WEEK Washington, Nov. 25 Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday: Houth Atlantic ana uasi uuit JStatesi Generally rnir ana r-ooi wun frosts tne nrsi pari ui im . There Is a probability of unsettled weather, showers and somewhat higher temperaturo tho latter part of the week. , .- Ohio Valley and Tennessee: Gen erally fair and cool weather the first part of the week; the latter half will he unsettled ana somewnai warmer with, a probability of rain. Jiminyr-Christmas Here It cornea again! Maybe you'vo never cashed In 100 on 4'hrlstnias snbn before hut yon can this year! This ncwspais-r's pain for Its Christmas Gift . eiiiggestlons" campaign In Uc Alphabetical 4-latwilied Kectkin - will bring yon more sales at li-ss expense than unythmg you've ever tried. It begins I)cceiiibrr first. We'll help yon ho no the biggest Christmas In yonr history. DEMOCRAT C DINNER MONDAY Pilotless Plane Has Again Proven to Be A Decided Success Pari. Nov. 91W (My The .Vo dated Pnioi) A system of pllot Icm airplane control has mmmI lints aaiMmtorlly, aceordliia to eM-ris who auitervlw-d the trial with a 00-liorMMwve punneti us r-enrrylng gtiM-riiiiM-nt hi plane ihM Hew over lltsnips avi ation Held oil Wednesday and Thursday for aoveral hours, Tho plant;, going aloft with no one on iHmrd, rceiKindOil to ixmtrul by HertalMii waves from tho ground, iM'rfornicd alt the cue Kuisiry evolutions ami tlu'll landed siifoly. During tho tests the machine was frequently loot mini sight in luse suit cioikin, hut It whs always under control. The system was developed by the inis-rts iH'iiiHrvny, iiouehu and IVriihemn, SILENT DRAMA IS BEIIIIi PLAYED E Ismet Really Desires Peace For Turkey, Hut He Has Strong , Opposition In Delegation , THERE ARE TWO FACTIONS One Of Tim Bolslvcvlkl Tendency, The Other The llenctlonarle Who Halo Non-Molem World With AU Century-Old Blttprntitgi Oppose Any Concessions Lausanne, Nov. .5 (Uy The As soclsted Press) Few people here apparently are swsro of tho silent lira in a which dally Is being played in the ranks of the Turkish delega tion here. A majority of the Euro pean delegates ars convinced that Ismet Pasha, louder of thu Turkish delegation, Is genuinely seeking' a reasonable peace because Ismet renllr.es that Turkey needs tranquil ity and friendly relations with Eu rope and above oil capital . with Which to develop Turkey. With ismet are several men, some of whom keep In obscurity, watch ing his every move. These silent ob servers represent either tho bolshe vik element In Turkey or are pro. nouneed reactionaries, who hste any concessions .,to non-Mohammedan Europe. They hnv bsen likened In con ference circles to the commissaries nf the French revolutionary move ment.' who possessed such slnlslur power. The secret French commissaries hud ths guillotine as their weapon. Ths Turkish weapon Is not known, but apprehension Is felt by some of I the European dotegMirs tnst tntm0 secret treaties and ugreements. j power of the men behind tho scenes -will bo- eventually successful, Unusual Proceedings In Char lotte Today; Was Declared Dead By Court Year Ago Charlotte. N. C Nov. 25 Her man 1). Bhaw, who has returned to his home here after years of wan dering to And himself legally dead, 1 had an array of counsel In court here today to argue for removal or the decree In order that he might come Into possession of a legacy constituting several valuable city lots here loft by his father. The decree declaring him de- ceased was entered a year ago on m estimation of his brother, L. M. Hhaw, on the grounds that he had not been heard from since the Ban Francisco earthquake at which time he was In the west and that it could be reasonably presumed that he had died. Shaw's attorneys entered the t ..1..I . !,, Uhu- uu allua an1 He. : sired to obtain property reported to j I have been deeded to his brotner, i.. I W. Shaw, to be held In trust for him. j ! According to the attorneys, Shnw ; lost trace of his relatlvoi while serv-, llng .in the Marine corps, and last t .heard of his mother In 1911, in, ! Philadelphia. The legal action ny wnicn nsw was declared dead, wus brought by his brother after efforts to locate him. following the death of their father In 191, had failed. TWO STI DKNTS KILLKD Winnipeg. Nov. 25 Two students lost their lives and twenty others were Injured todsy when fire de stroyed St. Boniface College, one of the oldest and most noted Canadian Catholic Institutions. The famous Jesuit Library also was destroyed. ASKSCOURTTORULE DEAD MAN AS ALIVE U.S. SPOKESMAN 'AMAZES ALLIES BY STATEMENT 1 '. Addressinir Lausanne Confer ence Child Reiterates Policy Of U. S. Government READ NOTE OF OCT. 30TH Declares Not Only Government But Aiucrcan I'ublln NupiMirts Pulley As Set Forth In That Coinmmil witlon, AddreiuM'd To All The Allied Powers In . Kuroie Ijtusnriiie, Nov. J5 (Uy Associa ted Press) Richard Washburn Child, ehlnf American (Spokesman at ins issar KsHiern I'tinrerenee, amased.the other rielegntea at this morning's sessions by reiterating the Insistence, of the United Htntes upon the open door policy In Turkey. Us resd the Mde-dc-mcinolr, delivered Oetoher SO to Great Britain, Trance and Italy, and said the American government and public supported this policy. Ths conference adjourned thla morning's session Immediately after ths completion of Ambassador Child's ststement and will resume the discussion of boundaries this aft ernoor Mr. rmifl spnse as follows: "It Is not and will not be the concern ot ths rupresunttuivos uf the Unltsd Sloles at this conference to express views which have not for their basis ths legitimate national Interests of the United Slates, nor those of humanitarian consideration, whleh I assume sr shared by every delegation present.. "We will stain the position ot the trolled States. We believe a conven ient and appropriate occasion now hss arisen, "it is not unknown to those whom have observed ths history of confer ences and negotiations that few sub jects may be considered by them selves, I nole, rrferrlng to the sps rifle subject under discussion, t hat all of the various points of negotiations must In the end be considered as a unit and It Is often true Hint not one dslnlt of negotiations can he considered as Isolated from the oth ers. "Ths representatives of the TJnlted Status are therefore umtlila to bear the discussion of any territorial set tlement which In Its turn may affect other settlements without drawing the attention of ths conference to certain additional principles of the foreign policy of America." Mr. Child rend the clauses from the Anii-rlciin communication relat ing to the opposition of the Cnltud Stales to secret treaties and agree merits and especially to those provid ing for eones of special eeondtnlc- In fluenoo -In. .Turkey us follows! "As the object In view In subnilt tlilns this miNostlon (that Is, to sum observers to Ijiiisimnii) Is the elim ination .of sny possible cause, of mis understanding, It Is ounsldered p- inronrlnte to esll attention to the ut Hltudo of the United Htutes In respect "It Is not felt that arrangements previously made with respect to .Turkish territory which provide for the establishment of onS of sps jclul and economic Influence, such us 'example, thu trl-partlts agreement Of 19112 are consequent with the prin ciple of equal opportunity. It Is as sumed that the allied powers will not desire and do not now intend to carry Into effect previous arrangements of this nature. ! "The I'nltod States hss : no de sire to take any action which might embarrass the allied powers In the proper effort to secure pae. It desires nothing which need conflict with the Interests of other coun tries, If ths principle ot commercial opportunity for all nations la recog nized at ths outset. ........ "The United States has no inten tion of seeking for Itself or for Its nationals a position of special privi lege but It desires to protect Its rights and to assure ths open door." Upon concluding this reading Ambassador Child wont on: "Thl conference may be glad to know that the overwhelming senti ment of tho people of the United States Is In favor of this policy not (CONTINUKU UN HAOB NINE) WHEN TRAMPS CAlXi If any tramp In earri of "work". Should p-ater you today, Just hand blm out the want kd page And Mail hint en Wi way.- GO-GETTERS