North Carolina Newspapers

rnXTTTI A G1TTT7I1TTT T Tl inTmTr71AT 12 Pages 96 Column? UNSETTLED "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 CHINESE DECLARE JAPS PLOTTED Democrats In Drive To Win Congress In November Election WILSON S SILENT LEADERSHIP IS EFFECTIVE AID Personal Assistance Will Be Given in Coming Po litical Campaigns. 'REPUBLICANS SEEK PARTY SOLIDARITY More Efficiency in Con gress Motive for White House Dinner. iiniNr,tft BrnK.c , THS AHHRriI.H ClT17Ri II. E C. BUY AST I WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--If tho republican reactionaries think that they have licked the democrats for nil time to romo they have an other thought coming, for there are signs of democratic activities here. On a constructive platform the present minority party, under the silent but effective leadership of Woodrow Wilson, is going for ward. The pitfalls. Innocently dug hy the republieans'for themselves arc blessings to the democrats. Senators Simmons and Overman, and the North Carolina house members camo back here from their Christmas holidays smiling; from ear to car over the splendid outlook for the party. Tho best news Is pouring in from the west. Democratic leaders are very much encouraged over tho reports from '"back home." and will make i determined drive to win back c ongress in November. In this ef fort they will have the personal assistance of former President Wilson. It is not asserted or ex pected that Mr. Wilson will go on the sturnn or even make a signal speech but lie will analyze, tne ' lalllire or tne repuoueans 10 roase stood the promises to the people that caused the overthrow of the kde.moorats In 1918 and 1920. Vriands of the ex-presldem; Jlfcdkre Nt-rrc m keenly interested m f every, development In national pub lic affairs .now, and will be r id? to give- able aid to his party in the fall. He will write letters, and in other ways stato the cas'; for the Cemoerats. and show up the weak nesses of their opponents. Within the last GO days demo cratic workers have become very aggressive, they believe that the republicans will fall far short of their campaign pledges, nnd the people back home will hold them to a strict accountability. In both bouses of oongress Individual democrats will expose anything that looks like republican efforts to make political capital. Organized democratic efforts has aided in congress because the members generally are not satisfied with l Ii e J r leaders. Representative Kitchen, tho leader of the house minority is 111, and unable to be here. That has handicapped demo crats there. In the senate there is much dissatisfaction over the role Henatdr Underwood has played, nut. the democratic nharp-ehoot-' crs. in the house and senate, are rijady for a bitter struggle this ses sion of congress. . Under the leadership of O.ordell Hull the democratic national rom ' mlttee will undertake a very elab orate and vigorous campaign ' against the republicans. PATIT YSOUDITT TP AS J.Hirt nut lliiSNFK Washington. Jan. s. ny The Associated Press.. move . toward party solidarity and an ef fort to find ways and means of in creasing the efficiency of tho re publican party in congress, it was learned today, was the two-fold purpose of the White House din- y "ci eaiuruay nigru, wrun.n uiuugui iLogether President Harding and a I "number of renresentative republi can leaders. Protracted consideration waa Riv en during: the after-dinner discus sion, which lasted until after mid night, to the position of the party on present domestic Issues, with the result that decision was prac i it -a lly reached on what wa de scribed as two matters of first im portance: early enactment of a eol dler bonus bill, and early assem bling of a republican senate con ference to reconcile any differences which may be found to exist In iiarty councils over the form to be Klven legislation for refunding al lied debts. The two subjects were Inter- eonnected in the discussion, since 4ong , the possible Income of the debt, it ' ' . h- was fairly generally, agreed, stood , The se nat or whose claim is be Aut as the best chance of recoup. Inc contested by Henry Ford, his Is bonus expenditure, with a sales democratic opponent, on the suggested aaihe only alterna-.Bround that about $250,000 wmj live. spent to win the nomination and MXURLATIVE KITTTATIOX election, will read a prepared MOSTLY DISCUSSED speech and according: to present Chiefly the discussion bore on ho legislative situation In the Mn - , ate. where.lt was agreed that ths three most Important measures aside from .th. rnntina f snnro- prlations, the tariff, the bonus and.cnntrma'n of the elections commlt- coiunaing proposals, neeaea agree - oieni ana adjustment te torce mem through semi-blockades which they ars now facing. as a "JXLl '.ot cussions, senate leaders had today n nnHin ti.m wnats whleSf tnd.eS TLf after senate which Indicated that, after ? Zz?XnS?n . TTn irti act, action nrsi 1 tne loreign aeoi K-7"'i-mr"urV.:.1"" ,. 1 measure. - The soldier line. with . orovUlons for ayment . would be proposed and accepted, shirt factory and escaped by climb-ri.-l-IIlrl ,?!?."".;r"rf Vl kh. .enainr'a sDeech. it was litdl- lng over the fence. Ths other ublic pVrt, cftrnceli on each i thr i.irfbin. .eh.Hnted . 1 beorge W. Pepper Slated To Follow n . . r PflIAC4 III onnTO Appointment is Expected Today Unless Governor Sprout Changes Mind PHLLADBLPHIA. Jan. : Appoint ment of George Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia, as l.'nited States sena tor to succeed the late Boies Penrose I expected to come from Governor Sproul tomorrow unless a lust rnin uie change is decided upon. The ex pected appointment, it is understood, virtually became a certainty after a visit 'hy Governor Sproul to Senator William E. Crow In a Pittsburgh hos pital yesterday. It was understood tho men the gov ernor had In mind had narrowed down to Mr. l'epner and Lewis S. Saddle! of Carlisle, state highway comniis- 1 -loner, with Mr. Pepper as the final selection. Mr. Pepper in a lawyer and trus tee of the t'niversity of Pennsylvania and is widely known in many activi ties. E I OF DRY LAWS NEARS HIGHESTPDINT Will Never Reach 100 Per Cent for Efficiency Says Haynes. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. The prohibi tion law is not a failure and while enforcement of It probably will never reach the 100 per cent for efficiency, It rapidly is approaching the highest possible point. Major R. A. Haynes, national prohibition director said today in an address before the law enforcement league Q Chicago. Now law cat. be enforced 100 per cent, Mr. Haynes said. He de clared that the chief obstacles in enforcement of the - Volstead .act Were- apathetic iUzejiu joA ,, leth argic publlo official. "The 'wets' have spread careful ly planned propaganda to make ft appear that the prohibition law la a failure and cannot be enforced," sld Major Haynes. "They put In capital letters reference to liquor Imported into this country. The facts showed that the total im portation during the past fiscal year was one-half of one per cent of the total consumption of liquor In the Unites States the year be fore prohibition. "Propaganda, says the crime has increased since prohibition. Facta show that the crime wave is world-wide and that it would be just as sensible to blame it on wo man suffrage as on prohibition. Facts show that arrests for drunk enness have decreased 60 per cent in this country since prohibition and convictions for drunkenness in ( cwa about the 8ame per ctnt in wet Kngland. "Facts show that liquor with drawals from warehouses in this country during the past October wr only 60 per cent of the wlth- I drwls in the previous October." ONE DEATH FROM FIRB RICHMOND, Va., Jan. . One death and property damaged esti mated at $60,000 resulted from a Are In the paint and repair department of the Oeorge C. White and Bona au tomobile plant here today. The dead man was employed as watchman Thirty commercial trucks and pleas ure cars were destroyed. ' GN NEWBERRY IN CLIMAX TODAY Senator Newberry Him self Will Speak and Sub mit to Questioning. WASHINGTON. Jan. g. Debate in the senate on the right of Thur- man H. Newberry to hold a seat In that body was expected to reach a climax tomorrow when Mr, New herrv Dlans to take the floor to de- : tanA himmtf no-ainst the charges of nrr,,ntinn in the Michigan elec- plan will tnen sunmu 10 quen ltlonfTby any senator as long as th queries are "reasonable." Senators have been warned by Senator c., ronnhllean. of Missouri, itpe an(j senator Townsenn. Mr. Newberrs collegue i from Michi - aan. that no necsung or 00- ". . . ' J Kutuwiuu v, ... - - - tomorrow under art agreement , .rh .ntor to one hour's mscussion 01 mo e: - "'' apeech on the main subject or any amendment but leaden (Jeolared .. jjeWberry NFODEN SENATE DEBATE SmlELDl im. onenlon of,rtrv mtnnhmA nivd h h. ennsent agreement obviously T'."'.:-:: im,.' hour, even without interruption. Chairman Hull, of the demo- E OUBLINjlTl HALL Irish Anxious Over Fu- ture but offer Prayers of Gratitude. resignation from tt t tin i TTWrttitiTfiTAT i VAljJCjIV.fi. LmUIXlVinu Tells Bitter-Enders At tempt to Ratify Treaty Is Disloyal Act. DUBLIN, Jan. 8. (By the As sociated Press.) The military au thoritiea here evidently consider ! the vote in favor of t.'e pi-.ne treaty by the dail eireann as a final decision on the Irish situation. Ever since the Dublin city hall was commandeered by the military and courts-martiai were hold there. Un building has been surround".! by barbed wire entanglements, which project across the pavemrn This morning soldiers " began clearing away all the wire. REMOVING W1R DEFENSE AROUND ' passed iiwiiv. Dl'P.L-1 N Jan. 8. (By the As-1 WAS KN'UAcKD AT HlS sociated Press.) The pear - maty ; OrEICE SATVRDAY has been ratified and prayer of Saturday he was at w ork in his thanksgiving went up from the office at the city hall, lie pi r iiooole in all the church? t ..day, , fot med his duties with his usual hut Ireland continues to face in-. tcrnal disorganization, gifir.s rise lo the greatest ajixiety. The split in the dall eirc u.ii has been heightened and Intensified by the vote on the treaty and ihe fu iure was never more obscjre. At different hours today the two fac tions held conferences at lue Man sion house. The dail meet .".gain tomorrow In public sesii n. It has become apparent that F.a inonn DeWUra's resignutioi as president of the republic did not t.ike an official form and the o'.l- j standing question tonight Is v. hdh t he will make effective his ex pressed Intention to resign and if lie docs what will; become of the uail. Many believe that th op ponents of (ht treaty pla.i to keep the sinn fein parliament Pi be in 3 while the supporters of ihc treaty endeavor to establish a provisional government and carry nut the terms of the peace agreement. WAS CONDITIONED ON KARLY TREATY ACTION Mr. DeValera's resignation ten dered to the dall eireann rYlday was specific, he consented, howev er, to postpone action thereon on condition that a vote on the treaty ahonW be-taken wfttttti "'4'fcour At the same time' he plainly stated that he Intended "whatever hap pened" to retire to private life. Wlien the vote was tri:en, the resignation was not repeated, Mr. OeValera merely alluding to it when he arose and in a voice brok en with emotion began to explain his personal position, but he had not got far when he sat down, un able to go on. Later DeValera summoned a meeting for today, eslufllvely con fined to the 67 deputies who voted against the trcaty.'and today at the Mansion house prlqr to the private session of his associates, he deliv ered a speech which was a clear indication of his intention to con tinue the fight, this time apparent ly not only against the British gov ernment, but against the provision al government of the Irish free state, which he said he regards as a usurpation, and to which the chief objeoUpn is tlt it derives Its authority from the British par liament. There are many tonight who are of the onjnlon that the question of Mr. DeValera's suspended resigna tion must be debated at tomorrow's meeting of the dall. The Inconsist encies in his declaration have puz zled all commentators but Art O'Brien, president of the self-determination league of Great Brit ain, who, although not a member of the. dall, has been privileged during the debate to sit among the members and who is in closest touch with DeValera. informed the KENTUCKY JAILS EFFECT ESCA E Eight Desperate Men Re captured but Others Are Still at Large. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Jin. g. Eight of the most desperate pris oners In the Kentucky state re formatory here, including one who is serving a life term for murder, late today escaped fro mthe main prison through a sewer. Seven of the men got outside the walls, but were recaptured with an hour, and the eighth was found two hours later hiding in the shirt factory. The delivery wa planned by George Miller, of Covington, Ky., serving five years for. robbery, who served two terms In the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan and now Is wanted there' as an "Pn7 "v""; J!rT1" ray, of ""J; i years for storehouse breaking. and Who has attempted to (scape! tour times, according -to tneir 1 Bec;ntly iom(1 work haf b,on .,.- ,u . h n "d the main sewer. . Murray and Miller, It Is said, had a pick and miner, 11 is said. nu n. pics, ana today whlle conv,cU were pitching ! k,...,. i .v.. .. wv. . Kma,u hole in the large sewer main. The pair dropped Into this, walked . few feet in trio door In the , can. climbed out. ran through the VuZu:A :: -.h.uL riy and ?Ur cpe. Mttlotng the hoi In the sewer pipe, on the llsnmff ts rag mtn Dr. Louis McCormick, City Bacteriologist and Leader Among Specialists Is Dead i Death Is Said Sequel to Eating Poisoned Fruit Had Been 111 Recently, but Was Thought Fully Re covered Funeral Arrangements Pending. Or. l-oui MeCormiok. rity bnc-jsmt i tetioligst and one of the foremost ly scientists or tno soutn. wno trav-.ina i lcil extensively In fnrriRn coun-land tries performing research work. II I ; IN l M B ATl'.D S VVAT died last night at Bill more hos-1 TIM . I I V 1 BEA pital as a result of eating poisoned I lie was the first man in the fruit. Death came shortly before . 1 "niti d Slates to make a m-iontirii midnight, after au illness of one I light against the common housefly, dav. 1 1 1 was ridiculed when he losterco Dr. McCormick first complained j the nrt fight ugalnst flies in Ashc of feeling ill night before last, and 'villi', but his thought spread to his condition gradually became i other cities and tow ns, and llnaily worse Yesterday morning he was no better, and friends saw that his j condition was critical and lie was ion. His work In sanitation, par rushed to the hospital. Me failed tictilarly in reference to the fjy, is to rally, and shortly after 1 1 j recognizee! as authority. Some of o'clock last night friends thought I his observations In zoology years it would be advisable to telegraph . ago are authoritative eve n today. relatives, requesting them to hurry to tho bedside or the dying man. Before the message was sent from the city the telegraph company was notified to change the message to read that Dr. McCormick had diligence. Today the colors that! float over Pack square will wave tt half mast, the death of the faith-1 ful servant of the city having come as a shock to the heads of the city government. The board of city commissioners will pass resolutions om ,uy wo i ioi- mm a of tribute and respect to one ofjwarn Place the hearts 'hp its most valued employes, while his 1 officials at the city hall, and his many friends will mourn htB death. Ills vacant desk In the southern corner of the city hall will no doubt be one, that will be difficult to fill, and the memory of this remarkable personage will be cherished for years and his life's . accomplishments will stand out as a memorial to his work. Dr. McCormick was a graduate of Oberlln college, Oberlin, Ohio, and gained much note in the sci entific world when ho became con nected with the Smithsonian Insti- tUte, Washington. Later he was ' connected with the New York i Zoological association and he was I ENT: DRINK VARNISH A FOR SAH Stricken as Cup Is Passed1 Ukrainian Jewish Confer- Contents Thought Sac- ence Told of Appalling ramental Wine. Conditions There. ORAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Jan. 8. j LONDON. Jan. .8. (By the Aa- Ten elders of the Seventh He-1 sociated Press.) At the second formed Church here were poisoned annual conference of the Federa at the morning service today when tlon of Ukranlan Jews, the Very they drank varnish that had been Itev. Joseph H. Herts, chief rabbi poured in a communion cup in the of the British ompire, called at belief it was sacramental wine, tention to the "astonishing fact In Two of the elders were said to be (the moral history of contemporary in a critical condition j humanity that one of the blacken The church recently had been Pa"F" 1,1 no annals of man has repaired and in the store room .. e,en clollcd- , na th where the sacramental wine Is m kn0W8"Pxi. t0 nothing ot kept In a jug, several jugs of varn-1 'h "n"plb',;p J?,"0,?. a"dali"; Ish usen in redecorating had been I 'r'h nwT 8 stored. One of the officials of 'he I Jewish people, church is said to have mistaken r- 11,r,z declared that one the varnish for' wine when ho million human beings had been filled the communion cup during butchered and that for three years the church service. i thTee J"1'"0" Pcron ' the - , ralne had been made "to pass T u1 0 1 church . through the horrors of hell," and were the first to drink the com- th(lt hardly a word of these facts rnunlon wine. As the cup was be- had appeared in the newspapers. oB imiw.ru. iu uiiiei mrmuers 01, the congregation the elders were ,Zl U V i u y , the church members became panic stricken and rushed from the edl- nee. a pnysician was summoned and the stricken men taken to hospitals or their homes, The poisoned elders were D. .1. Vanderwert, John Riewold, . Folkertsha. Henry Terkeurst, John Bosth, It. Druyn. J. Hollgensteger, C. Heemstro, R. Dofco and II. Hoggswera. The communion cup was passed to the elders Immediately after Rev. p. A. VanLummel, the pastor, had completed his sermon. Eider Rtnwold was the first to drink thn poison and the first to fall. The other elders collapsed rapid sue. cession. Folkertsna was satd to be 111 th tlirtat kAt-lnti-i rrrAit inn rf any" of tho tsn. PROVIDE SMOKING ROOM FOR WOMEN EW TORK, Jan. I. An elab orately fitted smoking; room, ex clusively for women, will be open ed tomorrow night In the Cllob.i theatre, one of Broadway's bet known musement houses, "The theatre must follow the trend of the times" the manage ment announced. Many of the women patrons of the theatre were to be seen last season smoking In the lobbv, it aid. and the theatre desired to provide them with quarters whero they could do so In omfort. VIOLSNCE RUMORS ARB SET AT REST I Minn.. Jan. Fersist fbat the bodies of Miss rV&ncea Bio fc-naa ...a ri and her brother. Joe- rest toda n mutlllated. were t trntnlnc I wnen tne ponce, after is grave of Mina Blorh. tne body had not been nation was made to de- ICk'b.eliflJrellabllity of the rumors, Id and decapaoltated the ' r .I.V III"., , . K L uhivii daughter in a. superstl that by doing so he couli fthat doing so he could I of death which had taken our sons. Ths grave of was not examined. PICK FORD TO WED ' nQKI.ES. Jan. . Lottls PI1 notion picture actress, sis- sry Plckford, bename the flsM yerr'st.-aHw (IhrylnTW night . Mary Plrkford ws noner. Jack Pickford gsve aasy. . mi M-iciuifU' missions in no.ir- v IT1 pari of tho world imiud- .tri Aia, the Philippine Arabia "Swat the Fly" was a slogan ii pi alicca lly every state In the un In sneaking of his death, one of his friends Mid Dr. McCormick was recognized as one of the best informed men in tho wide fields of natural science; he wns a man of brains, high Ideals, modesty and reserve. His wide range of knowl edge in science at times was a source of surprise even lo his most intioiate nssoclates. MA VOIt ItOBFUTK PAYS IIIM 1IKWI TBIBITE "Dr. McCormick was one of the most efficient employes of the City of AsheWllo.'' Bald Mayor (iiillatin ., ' ,;' , s, w hen ho was informed of the death of the city bacti-rinlngisl. w.i m-u hook ..no i.-noi mru thoroughly. It will be hard for the city to II nil a successor to this man of such highly Intellectual qualities." Dr. C. V. Reynolds, city health officer also asserted Dr. McCormick was a valued employe Asheville has lost one of its most important official and public health has lost one of Its best and most understanding workers. Hecause of the lateness of the hour when Dr. McCormick passed away, a list of the survivors could nnt he secured. His sister Mrs A R. Ru88(.i, Uv.s )n Brooklyn. N. cmtinmi jcmj LMOST UKRAINE YOUNG G DEATH n,. Harli ulri (hit illhiHiih .lh. pograms In the Ukraine had end. cd there were "something like joO.OOO homeless children, 160,000 half orpnans and S5,o0o double .!,.-,. in ih iT,rin I would die from cold, hunger or aisease unless Jewish hearts re mained human and came to the rescue LYNCH CREDITED R PHASE DF BIG jf DINGS Ashevillian Said to Buy International Proper ties, Inc. Although ho formal announce ment has been made, from a source believed authoritative yes terday, It was reported that 8. A. Lynch, formerly of Aahevllle, now owner of the Southern Enterprises which operates scores of motion picture theaters and other" business enterprises of large proportions, has purchased a controlling Inter est In the International Proprieties, Inc., which carries with It the world rights to the distribution of Tanlac and other nationally adver tised oroducts, in addition to real MIL ER.FACTN WIT estate holdings in Atlanta. (next Saturday before a I'nlted News of the sale of the stock of I States commissioner for hearing, the International Proprieties. Inc.. I while the controversy between was carried in Atlanta newspapers collector of Custom MoCashill and about a week ago. Names of the(giate Prohibition Director Kohloi-s purchasers were not made public n n to who shall have custody of snd It was stated that "A number the Messenger of Teaee, Hritisli of the strongest and most promln- liquor laden schooner, pending ent flnancieres In the country had hearing next Saturday on a charge purchased ths holdings, their at-iof violating the United States pro tention and admiration having hlbltlon law, remained undecided been-challenged by the unparal-1 tonight, the crew of the little 1 leI' success of Tanlac, Ths Information reaching Ashe- v'.Il Is that Mr. Lynch had organ-.sinking at tne custom nousc dock. Ited a corporation, which bought! The Messenger of Peace, accord out ths big Arm, lie retained a con- Ing to A. Coleman, Its owner, i trolling Interest In the project. The leaking badly as the result of en property was bought for a consld-1 countering a series of storms nt ration of 11,000.000, and the deal and continual pumping is ncc was engineered by Button and essary to keep her from sinking. iromnanv of New York. Two of Ul-kll. wWelala w h'wiiw'1maew corporation were former residents pf Waynesvllla and are well known CiHm m ftn tii" I FRENCH PREMIERS TALK OF NEW RELATIONS Appear Far Apart Re-j garding Attitude to Be Taken on Reparations. TO PAVE WAY FOR UNDERSTANDING Berlin States Rathenau Will Head German Rep arations Delegation. CA.VNKS. France, Jan. . X.--I ll the AttsooPiied I'ress.) Premiers j Biland and Lloyd-George ud,i had their first talk on the future relations between France and Gnat liriliiin since I hey have been a' Cannes. It is understood that they went over broadly the principu; liestions, this being necessary to nettle tho ardor and form n basis of a closer entente pact or alll-i a nee. A Franco-British alliance for mutual defense has created a strong undercurrent of opinion here .notwithstanding tli.it the .ii -inosphero has seemed 10 be little favorable lo negotiations tending to make the relations lielwcen the! tw'o countries closer. M. Ilrland anrl Mr. Lolyd -( ieorge appear fur apart regarding the attitude the allies ought to take toward Ger many after the default In the pay ment of reparations nnd are not at all in accord as to whether the ex planations ought to be heard a I Cannes. Council circles were much agi tated today by reports from Pails' that a treaty had been signed, but the only document known to exist touching upon the question of an alliance Is a memorandum which sets forth reasons as a basis fori such a puct. M. Hriand's fiat ' declaration for an alliance before he departed from Purls made 11 marked Impression on the British, who advanced the argument that It would be easier to deal with France on European questions If she were not able to hold forth us an argument on her part failure to secure from the United .States guarantees for her security, Much as would have been given her if the Versailles tripartite agreement had been ratified. The decision to discuss the situ ation in Asia Minor here Instead of at Parts at a later date Is Inter preted as a move to do away with all subjects In controversy between the two countries so as to clear the "way for, fonventlon--covering all European and eastern ques tions. ' , ' .. .:" The reparation experts have In creased the total amount which Germany will be required to pny in cash In 1922 from 600,000.000 gold marks to 700,000.000. This was done as a concession to Bel gium, when It was seen that 600, 000,000 would be entirely absorbed In the cost of the armies of occu pation. Belgium has made a determined fight for the priority which is due her, and the Increase in the next year's puyments makes possible the continuance or this priority. Tho allied are anxiously awaiting a reply from the t'nlted Stales to the invitation to Join in the eco nomic conference; both M. Ilrland and Mr. Lloyd -George are confident of Its acceptance. There is considerable speculation In allied circles as to how the Unit ed States will regard tho new at titude toward Russia, but both the French and BrlllHh delegates are of tho opinion that the United States will recognlxe Russia on the conditions they have laid down. The British feel certain that the soviet leaders will accept the con ditions after they have tried to bargain for better terms. No re ply is expected from Russia for the present. GKRMANS WILL NKND RATHENAU TO CAN. NEK BKRLIN. Jan. 8 "By the As sociated Press.) Dr. Walter Kath enau, the German financial expert, will head tho German delegation, which la to proceed to Paris prior CettfUnrtf n Paon Cigkl L ON SEIZURE OF SHIP TO BE IDE Men Work Continually at Pumps to Keep British Schooner Afloat. WILMINOTON. N. . Jan . Formal protest against alleged unlawful arrest and seizure will be made to the Uritish ainhan!dor tomorrow by A. Coleman, owner, and Captain Thompson. of the Itrltish schooner Messenger of Peace, liquor ship brought lien in tow of the coast guard cutler Sim inole yesterday, Mr. Coleman an nounced tonight. The protest will be lodged through Hrltisti Vice Consul Donald MacUae. of this port. Coleman and Thompson wire placed under n.uwu bonds yesterday and ordered to appeat schooner today worked lustily at the pumps to keep the ship from uoieman warns in uniusu job lone heussmd1 ai 01 liquor in me snip s noia. dm me (unloading Is held up pending In- jstruitlons from Washington. FORMA PROTEST DEADLOCK Purposely Delayed Action To Promote Intrigues, Is Charge Arming of Merchant Ships Is Subject of Special Study as Drafting of Five Power Treaty Draws Near at Washington. Italians, French, and Japanese, All Feel That to Arm Merchant Ships Will Tend to Negative Agree ment on Auxiliary Tonnage. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (By the Associated Press.) The Chinese people will resist by every means at their disposal an attempt by the Japanese to open direct nego tiations with Peking on the Shantung question, represen tatives of Chinese national and provincial organizations, whoare here as unofficial observers at the Washington conference, declared in a formal statement today. "Should the Anglo-American good 'offices fail tobrintf an equitable solution," the statement said, "the Shantung question should be brought before the conference and should that fail, actions independent of the conference should be taken by the Chinese delegation to vindicate China's honor." The present deadlock, the statement added, "was de liberately created by Japan for the purpos of causing de lay and carrying on intrigues in Peking" The action and attitude of Japan, the Chinese representatives declared, "have convinced us that Japan Ma no intention to quit Shantung." WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. By The Associated Press.) As the arms conference prepares to begin dis cussion ot tho final draft of the flvo power treaty, some of the del egates are making a particular study of the question of arming merchant vessels as it may relate to the limitation agreement. ' In no quarter Is there apparent a disposition to raise an Issue which might endanger the treaty at this point in the negotiations, but among the foreign delegations it is predicted privately mat tne armed ship problem will be one of the must difficult of the collateral questions to arise when tli JUnaJ, draft Is gone over section by iec tlon for approval.; V The Italians, Japanese and the French all aro said to feel that If merchantmen are to be permitted to arm as in jmst wars, the effect might be not- only to vitiate the project to limit Individual auxiliary warships to 10,000 tons each, but It might also result In a great disad vantage to the nations which have small merchant fleets. Beyond saying that the status of a merchant ship In future is to be the status well understood in in ternational law, the American and British delegate are not willing to discuss the subject. It Is tho View in some quarters, however, that the British mnV themselves bring the point up for discussion before the treaty finally Is approved. Tho sul)-co 1r1mltl.ee draft of the Instrument was virtually complete tonight, after a six hour Sunday session of the naval experts, and ihe full naval rommltteo probably will begin Its discussion of detail and phraseology tomorrow or Tuesday. A plenary session of the conference to make the treaty public probably will follow before the end of the week, and then the delegates will turn their full at tention to a final attack on unset tled questions of the far east. still hopim; kok RHAVn'Nti AGREEMENT Meantime, the Shantung contro versy remains in deadlock, but hope of an agreement during the week was expressed tonight In the American quarters. The mediation of Secretary Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour is looked upon by the American and British as almost certain to hiing the two groui to gether, although this optimism Is not shared by all of the Chinese and Japanese delegates. It is evldenuthat the long dis cussed shantunt: problem has been hi uoght to a df licate etage, where either a settlement or an agree ment to disagree will be announced within a few days. Both tho Chi- vese and the Japanese are showing signs ot lock of patience and un less the mediation effort is a suc ress the subject is expected to be dropped, so far as the Washing ton conference is- concerned. The question of arming mer chantmen has nrsen in connec tion with the uttempt of tho naval experts to Include in the treaty a definition of the term "warship.'' A definition is regarded by the naval authorities as necessary, par ticularly In view of the 10,1PM). ton auxiliary limit and tho related pro vision prohibiting any aitxillniy craft from carrying guns of nunc than -inch calibre. Although no announcement wi made after today's lone nieetm; uf the expert sub-committee. There were, indications of an attempt to deflno an auxiliary warship w;is giving the committee member considerable trouble. In it. II Is said, is Involved the whole ques tion of war-time relations between merchant fleets and war fleets. Whether merchantmen are to rm Is regarded by some delegates as a question of added importance. p view of the new five-power agree ment not to use submarines as commerce destroyers. In Italian quarters it was said tonight that although they ex pected nine-tenths of tho sub-committee draft of the naval treaty to be accepted without prolonged dis cussion, thero whs every 1 expecta tion that tho armed merchantman would come up for nn exhaustive exchange of views. Tho Impres sion among the Italian delegates trnrr? - TrrttsTtt probably would open Ihe argu ment with a statement of- her so sltlon for maintenance of," prim- dple which In the put have gov- erned merchantmen In war-time. ITAIJANS THINK ARMING WILL CHANGE STATUS The position of the Italians a said to bo that the status ot sv merchant ship would be effectu ally changed under the limitation ' agreement, and that if no change were provided for, the nations hav--lug the greatest merchant tonnage would become In the mituie of things disproportionately powerful, ! The arming- with 12-inch or, 14- I Inch guns of.a 54,000-ton merchant , ship like, the Leviathan, it la point ed out, would have a tendency to ' ! undermine the 10,000on, Inch , . . auxlllaty clause unites armed -hrtfrehantnieit aretSTWi foUstdered T'f as warships, Botnetrftng llko t passenger and freight vessels In the present merchant marines of . the great powers are said to navfc a tonnage of mora than 10,000. The Japanese also are described 1 as believing that the status of mer chant ships must be considered in connection, with the general naval ' question. A big merchant ship. powerfully armed, might be more .' potent, ship for ship, that a light cruiser, the Japanese say, entirely : aside, from -merchant . arming, would give to the nations possess ing tho greater passenger and freight fleets. Although the French give vl- dence ot holding similar views and ... also of being uncertain whether merchantmtrcould arm under the 1 ' new regulation prohibiting sub marine attacks on commerce, they say they do not intend to raise the point at tills stago of the negotia tions. The whole question, to gether with other proposed limita tions on naval practices, might well ...... be put over. In ths French view, , to a later conference, at which oil ' the niiUpna would be represented CHINESE WANT IN ON CONSORTIUM PEKING, Jan! s. (By the As sociated Press.) Chinese banker"! are reported to havs formed a group which would Join with the Inler-allled consortium in loaning to the Chinese government $0. , 000.000 in silver. They would con- ' tribute 116.000,000 tnking as se mrity tho revenues derived from the salt monopoly and tho shares of tl.o loan apportioned to the fouv" members of the consortium, titrtnupting to 74.000,000, would b used for refunding debts already 1 Incurred. Tjhe contribution of the Chlnes vould enable the government tr meet Its admlnlsl ratlvc expenses, tho eopsortltim lmviiiK refused to furnish money for this purpose. Allied, agents here are reticent, but it is tisBerted bv Chinese banket that the respective groups are be ing t:rgcd to participate In the loan. PHILANTHROPIST, AND WRITER DEAD SARATOGA SPHIMUS. X. T.. Jan, P. --Mrs. tirnrge Foster T'rsbody. wilt'-r anil philanthropist, died of hroiieiual (in. iimnriia early t-Klay at Yioldo. !n:r ,iuie tieie. She w:f cri tically Ii only a tew days, alttinugh sh-. had het-n an imaiid f-t Xuauy Mrs. Feuiwly's first httstttfel. Spell . cit Traak. n killed lo .1. tailroad iceident in I'liii and her mtu-Hage lo Mr. I 'cubed v. a form"r mviuuer the Trask hanking firm, u W place than a rar aS. linler flie name of KaU'CiS Trak I"1", wr""; m"y tm''- Pl-U'i, .. warns nl articles. After the death of M : Trn-k she minounced that hy an .igiecment made hutween that th i'iak etiU. 'Hldo, should become 1 homo for artists at her death. GRAND SIRE I. 0. 0. F DEAD. IN TORONTO TOROXTO. Jan7"i. Joseph Oliver. , grand sire of the Imlependent Order of Odd Fellows, died lisre todav aftns ,: n Illness of three month. Ho was : Tl years old. . '. ' lie was a member of the Odd Fti lows for many years and was head , of the grand kie In Canada, heforn ; being chosen to the highest office in ths order in North America. JIo als : was pasimasier of the Masonic, fr- :; tcrnity. 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