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TO SEND INSTRUCTIONS
AS TO DISPOSITION OF
- "MESSENGER OF PEACE"
British Schooner Will Proba-
bly Be Returned to Owner
Because of Foreign Registry
Members of Crew Will Be
.'Prosecuted. ' v .
WASniXGTOX, Jan. 9. Instruc-
tions covering the.- dispositios. , of " tlie
British .schooner Messenger vf Peace,
seized last week by the coast fiiiatd with
a cargo of liquor aboard off the' North
. ' Carolina coast, probably will be seut to
United States District Attorney Tucker,
at Raleigh,' N. C, today by Attorney
General Daughcrty, ifc was said at the
Department of Justice. ,
A full report of the seissuro of the ves
ael by Federal authorities! has been sub-
, mitted to the Attorney general by dis
trict .Attorney Tucker J The report is
, understood to eovef the IJritiah ship 's re- j
eent movements, the condition of its pa
pers and the circumstances in connection
with its seizure. 1 Mr., Tucker is under,
stood to have reported that be acted in
co-operation with I'rohibitiou Director
Kohlosg, of Xorth (.taroliua, who was
said to have received instructions from
WaHhlngton, " '
, Mr, Kohloss, it was said at prohibi
tion headquarter, was ,' instructed to
seize the vessel's cargo of liquor- bint
week ,and though no report bus since
been received from him, it was thought
heliad acted in accordance with big or-
den.y, -1.., '" ' - -,- '' -'
- Beyond a report received hint week
from Portsmouth, North Carolina, which
declared the papers of the Messenger of
Peace apparently to be in proper-shupe,
$ no further eports Lave been received by
the customs service. Officials were un
der, the impression that nothing- irregu
lar hail been found hi connection with
the vessel. .' ' j
.'Instructions froth the Justice Be-
partment, it was believed,- probably
would Authorize District Attorney Tuck
er to return the vessels to her owners,
because of her foreign registry, 's the
m.HuaJ iroeeduro in such, cases. But at the
same time prosecutions might be Institu
ted against such members of tho crew as
the evidence in. the ease would warrant,
" SAYS SOUTHERN BUSINESS
MEN HAVE AWAKENED TO
' , NEED OF PBOTECTIVE TABIFF
(By The Associated Press.) . '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Southern
business men have Awakened to the need
ot a protective tariff, the Senate Fi-
jiince Committee was told today by
John H. Kirby, of Houston, Texas,
president of the Southern Tariff Associa
, tion. - - --! 1 ' -
"We're not foDowing our politicians
on this question anjj longer," said Mr.
. Kirby. "The whole south is awakened
on this question.' t
"All of you have awakened except
the voters," observed Senator McLean,'
Republican, Connecticut .
"Oh, the votsrs are awakened," re
J j plied the witness. "You saw what hap
Ipened in the last election,"
"I thtnk yousre to be congratulated
on the progress you have made and the
hope you hold out," remarked Senator
Watson, Republican, Indiana. , .
Mr., Kirby said tho fcSouth was akking
"for. justice, not .favors.'''" He added
- that it wanted the .imo consideration as
. that given 'other sections of the country
, and Acting Chairman McCumber dy-
dared that tho tariff question would be
. . treated' by the committee as a national
and not a sectional one.
Likening tho corfilition of'Kuroite to
day as that which obtained in tho south
hninediiitcly after the War Between the
IStatea, Mr. Kirby declared that because
Ktirope ;is broke, she will produce the
' eheapoKt good that ever have'eome into
the markets of the world. v
, Unless the United State takes stops to
protect itself, lie declared, there will be
great distress over the. country with mil
lions of workers out of employment.
Charles l)cB. Claiborne, a New Or
leans bunker, gave it hi bis opinion that
. ninety- per.cent of the bankers of the
south favof a high jirotective tariff "for
the coming year at least." .
Mr. Claiborne an id reports to the eon-
trary notwithstanding, lpublie utilities,
railroads and industries generally never
weroin worse condition than today. His
own 'theory was, that tho United States
should devote ita efforts "to saving it-
self and not the rest of the world."
"I think its national eebtism thdt
makes us think we are ordained to help
all the world, M he said.'
NEGRO SLAYER OF TWO .
DETECTIVES ARRESTED
. (By Tho Associated Press.)
rHILAPELrHIA, Jun. 9 Luther
Buddy, negro, alleged slayer of two
New York detectives, was captured to-
day in South rhiladlphia. He gave
himself up witLout a fight. The police
said ho was heavily armed. r
Boddy was captured shortly before 11
o'clock a. m, as tho result oft a tin fur
nished Amos Scott, recently sworn jn as
- Philadelphia's first negro magistrate.
Scott led a detaH of iolice to a house at
Hodman street, near Twentieth.. The po
Juic. surrounded tho house and approach
ed with caution, their weaiK.jf.- ready,
expecting a desperate fight, Jioddy
. gave himself up without n ,
Bxldy slipped into Philadelphia, Jast
guards of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
State police and other ofiicers who w'atch-.
cd every britlge, railroad station , and
main road in Buck county, V -
. Search for him centered in that county
becauso early Suuday be was left strnnd-
-aJ in tfiTifnH nt VnllHlllcrtnn lyn ttirnA
hrilcs from Trento. ,Ht hid f on-ed f
da m Adubato, a, Newark . Taxi-dnver,-
to convey him- from Xewark across New!
Jersey and into Pennsylvania with a pis
tol at Adubato 'a back. ; , ' ,
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WASHINGTON, an: 9. Excise
taea imposed by North Dakota npon
T;iilrc.R'la within the btate wer held by
' the Supremo Court today to be invalid.
George Harvey Barely Escapes
Death in Automobile Accident
CANNES, FRANCE, Jan. 9. George,
Harvey, American Ambassador to Great
Britain, -nan owly escaped death here to
day in an automobile accident.' Accom
panied by Richard Crane,' former Ameri
can Minister to Czecho Slovakia, in whoso
car he was riding, and Wickham "Steed,
editor of The London Times, Ambassa
dor Harvey was ou hit way for a roun4
of goif,. j - v , . . .
The axle of the machine broke,' and
Mr. Ilarvcy was thrown out, landing
heavily on the road. He was able to
rise, but was rushed back to his hotel In
a dazed condition.
Physicians, who were hurriedly sum
moned, found him suffering from shock
and from severe bruises on his , bnk
where , he struck the road. ' His &ar.ed
condition after tho accident lasted more
tlian an hour. The. physicians express-
MANGUM HEADS GASTON -
x VCtfUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Lawyers Will Hold Annual
, Banquet at Country Club
"January 23 - Judge Finley
to Be Speaker.
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At the annual meeting of tho Gaston
County Bar Association, held in , the
courthouse Saturday afternoon, . Mr." A.
O.'Mangum was elected president of the
aastM-iation to succeed Judge Arthur C.
Joues.-, Mr. John G. Carpenter t was
chosen as tile next vice-president aim Mr.
Jay Bivens was elected secretary and
treasurer. Committees were elected as
follows: Executive Committee, Messrs.
BMtoiips, 1. W. Garland and R. C. Pat
rick; Caleniliir Committee, Messrs. Ar
thur C. Jones, chairman, A. li. Wolti, B.
G. Clierry, G. B. Mason and J. M. Hoyle.
One new member, Mr. John A. Wilkins,
was admitted Into the association. De
finite plans were pv da at this meeting
for .the annual -banquet of the associa
tion. The banquet will be held at the
Country Club on the evening of Jan
uary 2. Judge T. B. Finley, of the
seventeenth- judicial district, will be in
vited to be present as a guest of honor.
Before the meeting adjourned, several
very interesting questions pertaining to
the praztice were discussed by the mem
bers. '
Committee Ready to Make Final
Draft Naval Limitation Pact.
(By Tho Associated ress.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The mh1
committee draft of the five-power naval
limitation treaty had been virtually com
pleted 4 today by the' naval exerts ami
the full naval committee was prepared to
begin discussion of the final draft of
the pact probably later in the day or
tomorrow.. '
As the treaty tieared this stage, the
most generally debated question appear
ed to bo whether an attempt should be
matle to lay down n specific definition of
a merchant vessel as bearing on the re
lation of the arming e-f such a craft to
the proposed limitation of, auxiliary na-.
val craft, to 10,000 tons and .also the
banning of submarines as commcrVc de
stroyers. At the conclusion of n long
session of the naval experts yesterday it
was apparent they were having difficulty
in reaching agreement on some of, their
technical definitions, and it was intimaj
ted that tho question of defining a mer
chant ship within the meaning of the
treaty has been, or might be brought up
again.
Although it was the original intention
of the American delegation at least, as
indicated by Mr. Boot in the full com.
mittee sessions, not to attempt to define
a merchant , ship beyond tnc definitions
of international law, some of tho d'le
gntes are known to be making a particu
lar study Of tho question and to regard
it' as one that cannot be passed ovef .
The Italians, Japanese and French all
are said to feel that failure to place re
strictions on the arming of merchantmen
not only Ifcigh vitiate the project to
limit the individual tonnage of uuxilary
war craft but also might result in a
great disadvantage to nations with
small merchant fleets.
The British delegation, ou the other j
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nanu, naviug given warning ai ine ume :
of the failure of the proposal tor limita- ;
tiou of submarine tonnage and of the ;
size of submarine that in these circum-' Eireann ia Dublin, is to be arranged in
stances it could not consent to any re-1 mediately. - It is-understood that the
striction of potential : anti-fcubuiariae ; committee of British ministers appoint
forces, was said to be prepared to bring 1 cd 'under the chairmanship of Secretary
the question before the full committee, ' f"r Colonies Churchill, will today re
if necessary, and to argue that' mer- sume its work, which was suspended be-
chant ships may carry guns 'without be-1
wining uuAiiiuiy nnr vesaem iiitti iuu
subject to attack without warning by
submarines. - , ;
Although the-- Shantung controversy,
meantime, remuins in deadlock, -there
was evideut in both the American . and
British -groups today a belief that the
mediation of Secretary Hughes and Ar
thur J. Balfour was almost certain to
bring the Japanese and Chinese together
er again on this long-discussed issue. In
American - quarters hope was expressed
for an agreement during the week.
t-t
r.-,. $1,000 REWARD.
(By The Associtod Press.) '
ATLANTA, OA, Jan. 9. A reward
of 1,000 was offered today by the Nun-nally-McRea
Overall Company for the
arrest and conviction of the slayer of J.
Russell Compton, secretary-treasurer ofr
the eonipanjy who, was mysteriously shot
and killed last Thnrsday as he Was driv
ing his automobile out of a garage in
the rear of the vompauy ' plant. ':"'.,
cd the opinion that lie would be eonfinetl.
to his bed for several days- and said, he
should not attempt to attend to any of
ficial duties. . . ' -.- ., -. ' ,
- Mr. Craue wns uninjured, but Mr.
Steed suffered from bruises and shock.
. As soon as news of the accident be
came known to the delegates- to the Al
lied Supreme Council, at which Ambassa
dor Harvey was acting as observer for
his Government, they1 Kent expression of
sympathy am) congratulations at his es
cape. . Premier Lloyd George, of Great
Britain, visited the hotel in person to
make inquiries. .
The physicians of both Fxomier Lloyd
George ami Premier Briand, who attend
ed Colonel Harvoy, said sliortly before
noon that the Ambassador' injuries
were confined to severe shock, Undi
braises, w- ''-.'
LOUISVILLE POLICEMAN
xV: BEATEN BY BOOTLEGGERS
Patrolman- William Blunk
Beaten and Left Unconscious
by Blockaders Happened
on One of Principal Streets
of City.
LOUISVILLE, Ky .'jan. 0. Uu
tigylmuu William Blunk, tit), was kidnap
rx'il. beaten and left in an unconscious
condition on a road beyond the city
limits Isst night by throe men said to
have admitted that they were bootleg
gers sii'l whom be had commanded to ac
company him to the police station.
Aci-yrdinif to Blunk his suspicions were
' aroused when be saw a number of men
approaching a )rnte touring ear parked
on one of the principal streets of the
downtown section. Approaching the
car, Blunk looked into the tonnenu and
saw several suit cases. Two men seat
ed in the machine promptly Admitted
they were selling whiskey, Blunk said.
Tho officer stepped into the car and
told the men to neeompany him to the
iolice station just as a third entered it
i.nil ordered the driver to start. As the
machine moved away Blunk was thrown
to tho floor by two of the men and in
-the struggle that followed Mas beaten
over the head with a revolver. He re
gained consciousness sometime later ou
a lonely road.
EAMONN OE VALERA
HANDS IN RESIGNATION
Michael Collins Says No One
in Dail Eireann Wishes to
Be Put in Position of Oppos
ing President de Valera.
DUBLIN, Jan. 9. The motion to
re-elect Eamonn de Valera president of
the Irish republic was defeated in the
Dail Eireann today by a vote of 58 to
60. ' -v- -
DUBLIN, Jan. 9. As soon as the
Dail Kireann was convened this morn
ing Eamonn de Valera arose and placed
his resignation as president of the Irish
republic, formally before the bouse.
Michael Ubllihs, one of tho lenders in
support of the Irish treaty which was tion of Marshall Hilling, superintendent
ratified Saturday over Mr. de ValcTa 's j of the Ranlo school, aa chairman ; .1. H.
opposition, said that no one In the Dail Separk, 'superintendent of Main Street
wished to be put in tho position of op-! school as vice-chairman; I. L. Plyler,
pORi'ng President de Valera. of Franklin Avenue school as' sei retary,
. He pointed out that the Dail was now and the appointment of an cntertaiu
faeed with the problem of taking over! meat committee of live, U. K. Spencer
the, Government from t he British and he! chairman,
suggested the formation of a committee,' Mr. O. V. Woosley, of lireensboro,
whose members would be chosen from ! Sunday school secretary of the Western
both sides of the controversy, to keep the
peace. Work, and not talk, was now re-1
quired, ho added.
Mrs. Thomas J. Clarke, moved the re
election of Mr. de Valera as president of
the republic. Liam Mellowes seconded
the motion.
WORK OF TRRANSFER
TO BE ARRANGED.
liUNDON. Jan. 9. Transfer of the)
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nmninisiraiive powers to the new south-
cm Ireland government, created under
the treaty ratified Saturday by the lnll
fore (hnstmas in consequence of the!
prolongation of the; debate in tho Dail. !
Much preparatory work has been done,
allowing the ministers to proceed imme-
diatejy with arrangements for evacua -
tion of British troops, declaration of a
general amnesty, and handing over the
administration department in Dublin to
the new government
Mr. Churchill returned from the Su
preme Council meeting at Cauues yester
day for the purpose of getting his com
mittee together. ; He expressed satisfac
tion at the treaty's Ratification, enabling
the work . of - his committee to go for
wnrd. - ' ". -.-
The date of the transfer of powers de
pends uiHin the events of the next few
days iu Ireland and the, progress made
in installing the provisional government
of the Insu free state.
JUL WEATHER
North Carolina, fair tonight and Tues
day; slightly warmer tonight, except in
extreme west portion.
HAS BOTTLE OF APPLE
- t B BANDY 190 YEABS OLD
WILSON, N. C, Jan. 9. Henry
E. Thompson, of Stantonsburg, near
here, lays claim to baring one of the
choicest bottles of moonshine liquor
in the world. Mr. Thompson is the
prond possessor of one quart of ap
ple brandy distilled in . Edgecombe
county, North Carolina, in the sum
mer of 1770. The whiskey has been
in the Thompson and Snnggs families
more than 150 years, Mr, Thompson
having had the brandy more than
fifty years.
BILLY SUNDAY OPENS
MEETING AT SPARTANBURG
Denounces Both Divorce' and
Bootleggers : and Gets Ap
plause Five Thousand Peo
ple Attend Opening of Six
Weeks' Revival at Spartan
burg. V '
SPAHTAXBURO. S. C, Jan. 8.
Billy tMiuday has spoken to three audi
ences of more than 3,00() each on the
opening day of his campaign in Bpartan
burg, and closed tonight's meeting stand
ing ou top of the pulpit crying with
both hands to his mouth, "Why call ye
ine Lord, Lord, and do not the things;
I say."
His text of the. night soriuon from
which ho jireached upon the Bins and
weaknesses of society, mixed tVripture
and modern slang with a rapidity that
leaves his audience almost dizzy. The
audience broke into prolonged applause
at one time, when he concluded a' de
nunciation of the divorce evil, nnd ngaip
when he imid his respects to the bootleg
gers,
When he reached iu the course of hisif tll0 ,.xot.utive committee in Greenville
sermon tlie taeau-r aul society, lie tie
claredi he had no quarrel with the thea
ter or with society, but with their bins,
and declared the mothers of girls who
permit them to joy ride far-into the
night are opening the gates of hell,
Mr. Sunday preached from n text and
slicks to his text, calling it over and over
throughout tho course of his sermon un
til the line rings in the ears of his audi
ence. He switches from the sublime to
the ridiculous iu a breath, and apiiluu.se
and amens are constant response from
!! uinlinnjin
M.O (tul.HI.V.
As with all tJie Sunday meetings the
singing, under iho direction of Homer
Hotlehever, is a feature. Mr. Kodehever
bad every section of the great auditori
um carrying tho refrain of his songs in
sections, and then all togelher. lhe sing
ing tonight showed tho work of the art-
ittt as tho pld familiar hymns rolled from j
5,000 throatss.
Thikcxpe"90 f U,e Sunday campaign,!
amounting to $20,000.00 it was an
nouncetl, will lie cicureu up in tne coi -
-ciions tor xne nrst ween, iiiiiiuioini
' 'Inllnrx were dronneil into the tin Dans
. ,i ..
Mr. T-mday will not preach tomorrow,
but ngai.i on Tuesday afternoon the;
week's- work will lc begun.
PERFECT PLANS FOR S.S.
STANDARD TRAINING SCHOOL
Will Be Held in Main Street
Methodist Church Six Day
Beginning January Z Wlln .tin- or the ciders .preparing the rommun
Strong Faculty of Six - Or " ci.lemlly put the stain in the
iranization Pefected Sunday I """""' i
Secretary Woosley Mere.
Prejiarntory to the Standard Training
School for Sunday school workers to Ik
held iu Main Street Met hodist 'church
Jiinuury 2!th to February inclusive,
there was held Sunday afternoon at
Main street church a meeting of the su
perintendents and officers of the local
MeUintlist churches and the pastors. An
organization was perfected by 1 he dec
North Carolina Conference, was present
and explained
done here. 11
u detail the work to 1;
recommended a splendid
faculty of six, including some of the
best-known Sunday school teachers and
workers in the South and they wen
elected for this school.
I iit( en iirrseni rein esem.-ii i i-ir i
several oui or iown cnurcnes v.no siaten i
that manv of their officers mid teachers ;
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iiirniion n t i mu iiirri- hihuu ir i
7 . .,,.. Vlll.h ..nthnsiasm
.. . . . lirnwllt ;
was manifested by those present.
Mr. Woosley filled the pulpit at Main
Street church Buqday morning, sja-akiug
on the importance of Sunday ' school
work in general.
LANCASTER FACES TRIAL
FOR THE THIRD TIME.
The Associated Press.
HAMILTON, Ala., Jan. 9. Robert
jj. Lancaster, one among nine members
!0f Company M, Alabama N'ational
I Guard, charged wiih murder in conncc-'
Hon jth the 1 nching of William Baird,
j a miner on January 1.!, last vear, was
placed
on trial here today for a third
time
WASHINGTON, Jan. Charles S.
Mitchell, editor-in-chief of the "hashing
ton Herald, died today at his residence
here. Mr. Mitchell, who formerly was
editor-in-chief of The Duluth, Minn.,
News-Tribune, is survived by his wife
and three children. . " ,
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NEWPORT NF.WS. Va. Jan. 9. t
The battleship Wyoming and the fuel :
ship Trinity left Hampton Roads etter-
uiij ,vi ti nun utn-ut-u .1 i a ii. VI uailldUal-
mo.- Tlie will be followed tomorrow nri
WcdncmLiy by the Delaware, Floriihi,vl(
submarines, and a score or more anxili.-i-j
ry craft uo taking on Tuel aud provia-j
ions. '
NEWBERRY HAKES SWEEPING DENIAL OF 1
CHARGES OF CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY
LEGION TO HELP;
TEACH PATRIOTISM
Department of Education to
Co-operate With Legion
Executive Committee of Am-
. erican Legion Will Hold
Meeting in Greenville on
January 18.
It A LK I Gil, Jan. S. American leg
ion olli'i:ils of the state are elated over
iiit'orinution imparted to them today by
Br. K. (,'. Brooks that the department of
cduiutiuu will add a chapter on the
American ting to the text hook on civil
Kovcriiini'iit taught in tho North Carolina
public schools.
Stot.. I '..in,. .. T,,,.. It... I ..I teli!..
ville. iviiH in Raleiah todnv. ,'., h un.l
Arljiitunt Cnle K. Burdens (llscusted
with lr. Brooks phins fitr the addition
or tniK cliiiptcr. J lit st:ito stiivenn-i
ttuilciit of ctlucatioii informed the of
lici;il that this chapter would be insert
cd. It will tell the children of the state
the various vsayn of showing respect to
the ihig mid of the tdgnilicancp of the
bituiicr.
Comnmiidcr Byrd came to Ituleigh for
a visit to Htatc l.cailqnarters and to
rotifer with American legion oflicialB
Hans for the iiieiiiherthip drive; received
attention at a meeting f tho legion-
ii i res nnd further plans for thu campaign
nill It., lnWeli lilt in .IMtiil ut n miuititiir
on January 1H.
The commander and Adjutant Burgcwa
also visited (governor Morrison und talk
ed over legion plans with him. The
governor is J strong friend of the. legion
nn l is interested in its undertakings in
la-half of the State.
VARNISH INSTEAD OF WINE
. SERVED AT COMMUNION
Poison Administered by Mis
take for Wine at Commun
ion Panic Created in Con
gregation When Elders
Drank and Fell - to Floor
One by One.
(By The Associated l'r?ss.)
. Out of Danger. , .
UUAXU HAPIDS, Mieh., Jan. fl.
j.j, )ll(lli tui,
of them deacons and el
ders, poisoned yesterday by wood stain
served by mibtuka for sacramental wine
during communion services of. the Sev-
cntM uetormetl cliurcli here, wero pro
.munced out of .langer to.lav. Sjoerd
.
l olkersmii was tho only One seriously
n(i ecte. I by the stiiin. but his Condition
was greatly improved today.
The sacramental wine yvas kept in
clom-t under the choir loft. A jug of
wtMid l a in used ill repairs to tho:ciiurch
riiwi had lits-n lilut-cd in tint i-lnmt nml
(IRANI) KAPIDS, MICH., Jan. 8. I
Ten elders of the Seventh Reformed I
church litre were poisoned at the morn-
ing .wrvico totiay when tlicy drank var-i integrity ana wnen nc iuiu nccn seiecu-u. f r.,g 0i mine, was subsequently, in
iiifh that had been poured into a com- a,s manager of the Senatorial canipaign-sow ,vav directlyor indirectly repaid
munion cup in lhe belief it was sacra ! in Michigan, which was done without tho. v me, or was to be repaid by me.
mental wines. Two of the elders were ' slightest knowledge on my part, he in-j There is not -even S shadow of truth or
said to le in a critical condition. ; sisted that before he would even accept, i tho slightest foundation-, for any such '
The church hail been repaired- and in much less undertake to enter upon the . statement . :
the store room where tho sacramental , work of the campaign, he should .and) "So far a I am personally concerned,'
wine is kept in a jug several jugs of var- must learn for himself, because of our; j did not Send in the primary cam
nish used in the re-tlecoruting had been j difference in 1912, whether or not his I iKn j Michigan, a single dollar, dj
atored. One of the officials of the church j management of the Senatorial campaign rectly Mr indirectly, and with the exce
in said to have mistaken the varnish for would be entirely acceptable to nie. 'tion of a personal contribution of 41.,
wine when he filled tho communion cup1 "He came to New York and we had; 500 to the republican State central eom
during the churck service. a brief interview there. We did not dis- mittee, this is equally true of the general
Tho ten elders of the church were the ' cuss, even indirectly, a single detail of t election.- In spite of the fact that the
first to drink the .communion wine. As ! the campaign. 1 recall that during the. whole people of rny State were bombanL
the'enp was being passed to other mem-j conversation had at that time, Mr. King,. t,i from every able by every means of
Ikts of the congregation, the eldern were ; in answer to a question n-tjto how much! publicity and appeal, with every detail
seen tp fall to the lloor. Many of the - it had cost the fricmln of Senator Town-'of every charge made against me iii
church members became panic striken
and rushed from lhe editico. A physi
cian was summoned and the stricken men
takSn to hospitals or their homes. '
The poisoned elders were D. J. Vader
wert. John KicvuM, S. Folkesrstnu, Hen
ry Terkeurst; John Drtiyn J. llolleo-
utnfrfl, I tlrutniMt-A If OnMn nn.l II
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Hoggswers.
I In. iriiiimiilitntl nn nnil nniuil 1 1 tltrt
,.i,ier initin.,iiueiv ,,ttr Km-
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Vanl.umni,
1, the pastor, had completed j primary election ami the report of the j that were made nnd placarded through
Elder Riewidd was the first! committee was filed. ' out the State in connection with the pri-
hw sermon
to drink the ttoison and the first to fall.!
The other ehlers enllanscd in ranid suc-i
cession. Folkertsnw was said to be in the campaign for Senator in Michigan in
mttft serious condition of any of the ten.! 1918, n,r lid I know of the eontribu
1 i tions made until afterwarils.
-tiastonia Girl Scouts hold ;i im-i
portanl. .meetiujr Tueslay afternoon at
;!:tj. All memU-rs are urj-c.l to be'
iire-nt. !
CommunUr Sc
nice orchestra meets;
.
nt 7:.'10 o'.-lfirV this evening
in the audi-
torium of the t'hamlH-r of Commerce. -V
this meeting plans will lte made for Mr.
HoffmeiMter's coining. All members arej
urged to be present.
MvHMMHMKHHiv
Cotton Market
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NE WY0RK MARKET
(Bv The Associated Preen.
NEW YORK. Jan. 9. Cotton fa
nr ,ln..l fir...
J,,nuarv 18.54 ; March 18..I2: May
17..S9 ;' July 17.j'8 ; OctoU-r 16.60.
TODAY'S COnOS MARKET
I Cotton Seed
.4Sc i
18c J
Suict to Good ilidllinj
Declares That From July 23, 1917, Until After
the Armistice November 11 , 1918J Was Not in
Michigan a Single Hour Wab Stationed at
Brooklyn Navy Yard Thinks King, His Cam
paign Manager, Is Man of Highest Integrity -Publicity
Campaign Cost $195,000.
WASHING TOX, Jan. 9. A sweep
ing declaration of his innocence was
made by (Senator Newberry, Kepublican,
Michigan, today in the Senate.
Taking the floor for his own defense
in the oustqr proceedings brought by
Henry Ford, the defeated ..Democratic
candiilute, rjenator Newberry emphatical
ly denied Kironal knowledge of the col
lection or expenditure of the large cam-
! ruift fu,,J "t iu his behalf.
"As Uod Is my witness, I am not to
this tiny and hour conscious of liaving
drtne, in connection with either the pri-
mary campaign or tho general election
of J91S in the State of Michigan," said
Seuutur Newberry, "a single act that
was, or is, an any way unlawful, dishon
orable or corrupt, anil this I say to the
Senate of the United States, without
reservation or qualification."
"Upon these facts, us I then believed i
them to lte, anil as I uow believe them to I at oiu-e filled with astonishment ami re
be, I shall nbido the results with a clear gn-t . x x x. - , ;
conscience," Mr. Newberry added in ai "The amount expended whs; large,
dramatic conclusion of his prepared ad-j more than I had any idea was being ex
dress. His colleague. Senator Townsend, ; pemled and more than ought to be ncc
annuunced last Saturday that Mr. New-j esary to expend ia any ordinary cam
berry would submit to questioning by paign.. But this was not an 'ordinary-
Senators but not to reckling or cross,
examination.
A business man 'and not nn experien
ced public speaker, Senator Newberry, S
short, sturdy figure with glasses over j publicity involving-this expenditure of
blue eyes, said he desired to give-ho; nioucy. I can only say that I regret
little information he had personally re-l exceeiliegly the fact that so largo- an
garding the charges made against his.Jimouiit of money was necessarily ex-
ner of flection. At the outset he asked I lK-ndt d. 1 can further say that in the
that he be nut interrupted until lie con-1
cluled bis prepared address. jtation of that money, hi the collection
"I cannot remain silent any- longer! "Vf '"'"h the use of that money.
during the consi.uralion of my right to'1 "othmg whatever to do. I knew
.enn.-.nt Stnt nf Michiirnn ax onei uotaing whatever about it, not even the
of its Senators." he said. "1 did not!
volunteer to appear before the commit
tee of the Senato which took testimony
iu this matter because I really had no
information that would assist in tho in
vestigation' of the charges tiled by my
opponent. It seems to nie that the time
has tome to speak, because my silence
hiight bo misunderstood by ray friends.
"On the hixth day of June, 1917. I
wa,s commissioned a lieutenant-commander
in the United States navy, and on
July 23, 1917, I was assigned to the
Third Naval District with headquarters
iu the Brooklyn navy yard. I imme
diately' took ui) my duties there, and
""'" ' V, ' "V v ,
! ter the singing of the armistice, Novem-
j b(,r ,1f j wns ncvcr j Michigan a
j single hour.
The primary election and tho general
election of 1918 occurred during my ab
i gence from the State of Michigan.
''Mr. Paul II. King wis Induced to
accept the active management of the
Sd u f oriain t'with me."' ftSa.
selection of Mr. .King
in any Way arranged by me. I knew Mr.
him had been m 1912 when wo were pol.-j
licit! oppenis.
In my judgment, Paul King is a
man of Tie highest charucter and sterling!
send, whoe campaign Mr. rung nan j
managed, said it hud codt apiiroximatcly 1
$20,000 aud added that in view of the!
situation then existing in Michigan, he
tlw.iirrlit .it -lil,l a-ftKt 111V frienilS 8D-I
proximately foii.uuir to mase a coin pre
hensive and successful campaign. This
U the only amount of money which, di
rectly or "indirectly, I ever heard men
tioned in connection with the Senatorial
inc
, n
"I did not solicit or expend, directly
or indirectly, one single dollar in the
l
"The form ot report furnished iy ineiWAPiTS TO KNOW WHY
Senate under tho act of Congress then
supposed to be in force (but which has
since been declared to bo void) railed fur
a inn, correct ana nnina-u siaieim-ui
a 1. . , . -..1 ...... ...
, i e . v : . K ..
miner oain, ui un riiiiaiBa ui-
tions. names of contributors, all expeudl-
,ur,'! "n'1 tho IurlMss for whit'n thc cx-
pemlitnrcs were inane.
"I had not the knowledge' required to
make such a verified report. Had - my
affidavit su stated this fact, all criticism
! would have been avoided. I made the
! statement in thc form it. was mado in.
I without consultation with any one, and
it mi litcrallv true. I had taken no
active part in the campaign I had not
even been in Michigan. 1 bad neither
rx-eeived, nor expended any funds and
had no personal knowledge to enable me
to make the report called for."
"Iu my statement hied with the !ec
irelary of thc Senate I did call attention
to the report of the campaign committee
of IVtroit. Which report, os called for
by the Michigan law. includes a full
statement of receipts aud disbursements
as reported by the Treasurer of that
committee.
"After our interview ia New York,
Mr. King went back to Michigau and
prosecuted a enmpaigu, conducting it
entirely in his own way,' He managed a
campaign of publicity and organization
which was. most effective, and for which
I lmve freciuently expressed to him the
gratitude which I feel. .'-.,'' ''. . 4
" As I recollect the facts in one cr two
instances his action was the exact oppo-"
site to what I felt was tho beat thing to
tin. ," -
"I knew', m a matter of fact, that a,
caiaptiigu of publicity was being exten.- '
sively carried on, ami I reaped that '
such a campaign must necessarily cost a
considerable sum of moucy, but I did
I not have the faintest idea as to the a-
mount of money that actually was ex
pended until after iho report was made
public. The cost of the campaign was
about 193,0011, according to the report.
mid when 1 learned of this amount I was
campaign.
l snail not u well upon tho reasons
which the committee thought imperative
ly tleitiuiiilcd a vampnigu of newspaper
acquisition of that money, in the solici-
""'"""t ot
I make this statement, not to es
cape any responsibility, but that the
actual facts in tho matter, as I know
them, may be presented to the Senate.
How the money was spent in the Stato.
of Michigan, how the books of account
were kept, who were engaged In this
work, or what they did, I did not know.
I ilo not know now, except 'from tho ac
counts of the hearings which have been
held and the report filed after the prima
ry. , -;'- -
i "T made :ny statements under nath ti
iho Senate, as provided by law, in tho
firm belief that they were full and fair
statements of tho absolute truth, and I
no believe to this hour. t
-. "As to. the campaign fund, the ques
tion of its acquisition, or of its expendi
ture, was never called to my attention by
any one connected with me or the cam
paign committee, and when I stated that
no money was spent with my knowledge
or consent, I endeavored to convey the
tannic impression which I now endeavor
!? Wf -
spending no money and that 1 knew,
oa T amVe t0 d
because it luts been hinleil fhat
which was contrihnfed nnthn.,t
kiiowlitlgo or consent, by relatives and
roniiectiou with the primary, I - wa
tiectcd fairly , and honorably a Senator
,-,, the 'State of Michigan. "
"The people of my State knew thof
u hnl.i wturv frr.it, V,n;.w,: 1 f .
I ""- mfiiuuiii nf l-uil, ami
whatcver action the Senate f the Unlt
ed Htaes m.-.y take, I shall remempcr,
long ns I live, the staunch loyalty of thq
people of Michigan, who, with complete
and full knowledge of every allegation
made auainst me. mid nt -Hi i.krm.
inary camiK-.ign, held me iu such conti
deuce and believed in nie sufficiently to
idoct me 0110 of their Senators from
Michigan. " ; ' v: . , .
DENBY HUNTED IN
. VIRGINIA WITHOUT LICENSE
-.RICHMOND," Vs.,' Jan. !. A com
munication has been addressed to Sec
retaTy of the. Navy Denby by the Vir
ginia. State Commissioner of Game and
Fisheries asking the secretary to ex
plain "why he hunted in Virginia with
out a license. " : ' ' ; '.
The .communication was eat to Mr,
IXmby by M. D. Hart, secretary of tho
State Department of Game and Fisher
ies. Acconiiianying it was a clipping
from a newspaper under a Fredericks
burg, Va., line, -declaring that Secretary
IX-nby "enjoyed a successful hunt at
Point Farm, in Stafford county, near
Fredericksburg; that the Cabinet offi
cer was accompanied by Colonel CutH
aud Major Kingsherry and "took baA
to Washington a fine lot of quail a I
duck, some of them for President 11 i ;
iag." - . . .
SYDNEY, Austruilia, Jan. 9. A
terrifie bush fire is raging in the Riven
na. district of New South Wales, and i -tensive
areas of crops have bei.u :' -Cd,
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