ETTE Local Cotton 25 Cents VOL. XLHI. NO. 292 GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 7, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS OAS ONI A DA ,YQAZ , I Weather I j , Rain CLEMEN CEAU PAYS VISIT :: TO WILSON AND DELIVERS ADDRESS TO SOUTHERNERS He Asks His Audience: "Did. You Come to Save the World For Democracy? Are You Quite Sure Democracy Ha Been Saved The Old Veteran, Among Other Things, Places Wreath On Unknown's Tomb. - "WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. (By the Associated Press.) America's war-time i president and France's war time pre-; inier met here late today f jr the lirst j time since the signing of thy pence j treaty at Versaile more , than three j years ago; The meeting was, at the, street home of Mr. Wilson and lasted ' just a little more thuu a quarter of : fin hour. . ' I M. Clemeuceau described his visit as one of the utmost cordiality aud affec tion as bet wee u old friends, adding that ' fee and the former president had talked i p little about old times in Paris and Mr. Wilson made no reference to the purpose of the visit of the former premier of France to America or the subject matter of his address in this icountry, M. Clemenceaa continued, but Smiled and seemed pleased when told that the mention of his name and the Xourtee points had elicited more ap plause from the Freu.iu statemun's au (lienccs than any other one thing. Describing' Mr, Wilson as somewhat Stouter than at tho time of his visits to France, M. Clenioneeau said he ap peared as mentally alert as ever and that there was no noticeable difference in his voice. Also he declared that tho f onncr president showed a great clearness of view aud precision of thought. Short Visit to Wilson." Tho former chief executive received his distinguished visitor in tho library on the second floor of his home . Mrs . Wilson was with him when M. Cleui enceau arrived, but retired immediately so that the two might be alone. Mr, .Wilson remained seated throughout the Visit, the former premier said, adding that he did not prolong his stay as he had when he called on President Hard ing because his host appeared to be fatigued. Accompanied only by Col. Stepheu Bonsai, M. Clemeuceau arrived at the " Wilson residence soon after nightfall. He was applauded by a small crowd1 that had gathered and was greeted by John Randolph Boiling, secretary, to Mr. Wilson. lie immediately wus taken to the library. As he descended from his automobile tho aged statesman was given a start by a flash set off by. tho photographers,' -who' were dis persed by the police before he lift tho house. IM ua m 7" important incident of a thti e,l one of the busiest M Uen uh"lH The cull at the ilson home was an! bad since ho landed on American Khores three weeks ago. His activities began with im early morning visit to Arling: ton cemetery and eudiyl late tonight with an address to the Souther Society in Continental Memorial Hall, where a Jll VOUMm 'mill iui naiij few months ago the treaties negotiated at the arms conference were signed. Bet we ii times he spoke to American army officers, most of them overseas veteran, at the War College and made a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon. Speaks to Southern Society. The address to the .Southern Society was in the nature of a message to the South since the former premier was obliged to cancel hsi intended trip into that section. M. Clemeuceau was pre , acnted to his audience by Hugh C. .Wallace, former American ambassador to France, and was given an ovation. On his visit to Arlington, the former premier went directly , to the tomb of the unknown soldier upon which he laid a. wreath ami before which he Lowed in silent prayer. Halting only momentarily on his way back to his automobile to get a view of Washing ton from the Virginia hills, M. Clem- enceau drove to the War College, there to give utterance to his first remarks ince arriving at tho capital last Mon- day. As the visitor walked briskly to Ins; Idace on the lecturer's platform, the Assembled officers stood and applauded him for several minutes. Ao he de parted the traditional dignity of the army was cast aside, (irouping them-j elves on the broad stone steps of the college major generals, brigadiers, colonels aud those of le.-er rank, under the leadership of ' Major General McGlachlin, commandant, gave three rousing cheers and a "tiger." From the Avar College, SI. Clemen eeau, drove to the navy yard where he boarded the naval yacht Sylph for a trip to Washington's home. Accompanying liim were the French ambassador ana Mrs.- Jusscrnnd, Henry White, former Ambassador to France, whose guest he is while iu Washington, 3 louse, wife of Colonel E. ami Mrs r !. W'hn fi.ia arranged for the visit to AmorSot The trip down the river was without incident and after the Svli.h hail I imp pod anchor the. party had lunch j Vefor ffsiintr aaliiiM 1.. 1 f Clemenceau was r.nrtn,1 .liUt'tlv tn Washington's tomb wilt,;,, -l,i,.i. l1aced a wreatli Usinff an mitnmi,;t ...,- ,; if' from the fatigue of climbing the long hilL tho visitor rim ...11, iu.7 iinuur nrove to the mansion house, in every detail of which he mani- cch imeresi. lie was ese-, naiiy nuraciea oy the original key to the old French bastille which Lafayette eauscd to be sent to Washington and xpressod a desire to handlo it. This msn remuined uirgratihed, however, it fceing explained that the class casn in .which it rests bad never been . opened. age to the sheds and dest roved thirty M. ncmeneeau was directed first info j bales of cotton. the west parlor und turn to the dining - . awm, where he inscribed his name along! . ; with tho-- of the many dirt inspiK.hcd 'ha'i'trr wfiif h ' Gfiifral I.afavptie o-iu- "' ""' I'li-cci"! nirn in me . nation's slirine. pt-vond Coor he Ascending to tlu'jThen he was escorted was- shown into the where Washington died. YORK NEGRESS BRINGS BULLDOG INTO COURT YORK, S C., Dec. 7. Alma Williams, negress, brought into court hero the bull dog she claimed Har per Williams; her deceased husband, habitually caused to attack her when he became angry and tiled him as a defense exhibit. The jury, however, did not feel that the dog was suffi cient provocation for killing the man and she today went to the state penitentiary to begin serving a' five year sentence for manslaughter. NEW BERN NEGROES HAD Illlill EXPLOSIVES STORED IN CHURCH Report of State Insurance Department Criticizes Fire Department of New Bern and Finds That Negroes Had High Explosives In Their Houses Fire Started From Shingle Roof. RALEIGH, Dec. 7. (By the Associat ed Press. Criticizing .the city city fire department, estimating the loss at $2, 250,000. and. asserting, that, a large amount of "high explosives" was found in. "negro, houses and. even in one of their churches" the- state insurance de partment today issued the, report of W. A. Scott, deputy commissioner, on the New Bern 'conflagration last. week. "A strange incident of the fire" reads the statement, "noted by Captain Scott was the finding of many high explosives in the negro houses and even in one of their churches. "As to the origin of the fire, he says it was unquestionably due to ignition of a shingle room by a spark from a terra cotta hue in use for twenty years in the home of Henrietta Bryan, colored.. A small boy discovered the fire, ran and told Henrietta,, and. she,, with a half dozen others, saw the fire burning around ths flue in the attic. "By 'delay of the fire department reaching the scene," the statement con fines, "five houses were burning fiercely the wind blowing a Vale before help the department arrived fou(l ot ,,,ft n0M, ,, lMl coining with the nozzle found it had for- gotten a wrench and had to fro tor that. "In addition to this. Captain Scott reports-that the "Rowland Lumber Coiu nanv fire, which was outside the cor-' I i . i i .i a- I I"' ''"'f- pn re I1; Partment there when the other fire be in, and at this fire, prescious time was lost by the company 'not having u stand ard size coupling, causing a 'great, do lay here' whore the loss was :tOO,lton, with 'a total value of jf.wO.OOO and a blanket insurance coverage of It-MM'OU. "He estimates the Toss in the city at r2.2"0,otK, with insurance of only $'', nod. The lumber fire be reported was from friction in a hot box. Ho suggests a law requiring private fire systems to have standard couplings. "Captain .Scott says that lie found a forest of chimneys where 1,5.0(1 dwell ings stood on an area of '40 blocks; that of the 0,000 rendered homeless, nearly all wen? po1orol ; that none was seriously injured or burned, the only casualty be ing that of an old colored woman, un able to walk and was burned to death." WIXSTOX-SALEM. Pee. 7. Tho j fund which The Evening 'Sentinel is j raising in this city for the sufferers from the Xew Bern fire is now well above s,W)Q. In-addition to the cash donations several boxes of clothing have been sent i it . I others go forward today mid to- ; in oi row. SMALL CROWDS TODAY AT RUSSELL HEARING OXFORD, Miss., Dee. 7. (By the Associated-Press. A thinned crowd, due to the closing of the court room doors .when the three spectators I1''"' '"' were occupied and crowding banned in the standing space, was in attendance who trial was .resumed today of the damage suit istituted by Miss Frances Itirkhead agaiust (iovernor Lee M. Russell. An order directing that iUO " . OI ""mature years uo uainmcj iaio iia-l its enent. Miss P.irkhead resumed the witness stand for cross-examination at the out- !se The opening questions related to a j j vi it ' made by the young woman to Memphis in December, 191fi, and in ' rd to an operation nlleged to have i len performed in that city Miss Birkhead admitted that she gave one New Orleans newspaper infor- i",,a,jon f,,r a ngary consideration, that enabled the paper to, obtain a "scoop" in connection with the filing of the suit. THIRTY BALES COTTON ARE BURNED AT ALLEN ALLEN. Dec. 6. Fire at Allen this afternoon in the yards of the Norfoik i , .;i ... ,V..i A..m ioe i on ins visit io inuin t crnon. to the room MISS BIRKHEAD CALLED BACK TO STAND IN SUIT A 1 N ST GOVERNOR Was On for the Witness Stand Three Hours , Yesterday. , HE DENIES CHARGES She Swears That Governor,' j Kissed Her Goodbye j I . . '-. . .Every Day. ; , j OXFORD, Miss!, Dee. .7. Miss Frances Itirkhead, a star witness yes terday in her $100,000 damage 'suit against Ia'v M. Russell, governor of Mississippi, based on charges of seduc tion and other acrious allegations, will be recalled to the witness stand when the trial is resumed in federal court this morning before , Judge E. . Kf Holmes. . Mus Birkhead, who repeated in detail her charges and declared tho governor responsible for her condition, resulting iu an operation which,) she declared, permanently impaired her health, was under direct examination for nearly three hours at the afternoon session of tho opening day of tho trial and had just entered upon cross examination when court adjourned for the day. Governor Russell preceded the young woman oh the stand and was briefly examined, having been willed by plain tiff eoumel as an "adverse witness." Ho denied all tho charges contained iu Miss Birkhead's petition and declared in reply to a -question by her counsel that he had not ' stated-in the presence of former Governor Theo. G. Bilbo, of Mississippi, that he was responsible for her condition, or that he had reque ued Mr. Bilbo to make an .effort to have the .mutter -settled. The governor is expected to be called to tho stand later by his counsel. An attachment has been issued direct ing Mr. Bilbo to appear as a witness. In her direct testimony Miss Birk liead told of her alleged relations with the governor while fhe was ' employed by him as a stenographer during the gubernatorial campaign in 1918. "The governor appeared interesting and lie told me lin loved me," she said. "Each tiine I saw him he appeared more interesting. He told me ho was going to get .a divorce. " "He never left the office without kissing me good-bye," Miss liirkhead testified further on in' her examination. She denied a statement of the gov ernor that she had niudo charged against tho superintendent of a state tubercu losis institution similar to those brought against the governor. She declared that she had been 'approached by men purporting" -to represent the governor who made her un offer of money to sign a letter which would in effect have absolved the governor from any wrong doing." She refused io sign, sflio stated. Governor Russell testified that he had at no time authorized any payments to Miss Birkhead other than the payment, of her salary while in his employ and that he knew of lio money having been offered her for such purposes as she alleged . , It ivin .estimated this morning that several hours will be -.required before the cross-examination of Miss Billhead is completed. The Day 's News i ; At A Glfince Ambassador lliild at Lausanne, speak ing for the United States, asks full ac cess to Black Sea in peace ami in war. Tchiti herin declares allied proposal for regulation of Turkish straits is di rected against Russia and will .-compel her to arm for defense. Joseph P. Tumulty after three months'' stay with injured daughter, iu Munich, lofends Bavarians ami denies they dis criminate unduly against foreigners. British . steamer Clyde Rock collides with-American .liner George Washington off Doer, Kngland, damage not revealed London reports that GabrieleN D ' Anunzio is seriously ill at Gardoue. Germany will ask allies to approve in ternal gold for stablizutioii mid cash reparations payment. ( lemencrnu recalls, old time in his is!t with Wood row Wilson describes ' their meeting as affectionate. ,. . . , Reoresentative of American Varm .rei-u federation in a speech at P.urlins- ton, Yt., pays average net. income of American farmer will Ik less than $463 this year. Mayor of Montreal declares burning of Catholic institutions in Canada is work of fanatics who, he believes, are not protestants and have used Khi Klux Klan as a cloak. Freida Hempcl, singer, reports that her New York apartment has been robbed of jewels and other articles worth at least $23,000. i . j over on the saw, which almost completely John C. Tenny, head of ."71 stores 1 severed his bead from his body. Doug in 2'J states, takes out single life in- ! Ias owned and operated the sawmill, it surance policy of $l,.100.06o, making i said, and was a highly respected dar hi total life "insurance $3,000,000. j key. Grncralu Fer-hmg and "Daves at i Governor Cusseil. of Mi.Kifcsippi. in Chicago appeal for supervision of rati-1 Federal court, denies thargea made icalp, , deeper patriotism ar.d more i by woman stenographer, in her suit powerful United States army. 'fi- ?100,000 damages. Gen. Pershing Raps Klucker Activities CHICAGO, Dec. 5. Pacifists, dis ciples of the soviet government, th Ku Klux KLan and advocates of in ternationalism were blamed by' Gen. Pershing in a- speech at a patriotic luncheon of the Chicago Association of Commerce here - today, for the spread of pernicious theories which may "choke to . death our aacred heritage of patriotism and free dom." ' In a recent meeting at New York, he said, 1,800 men and women pledged themselves never to support their country in case of war "by bearing arms, making or handling munitions or subscribing to war loans." "We cannot shut our eyes to the activities of the Ka Klux Klan whore members in office disregard their duty to the public and allow their criminals to go unpunished." LINK ARMS IN EFFORT Two Generals Speakers Patriotic Dinner In Chicago. 1 at MUST EDUCATE Can Have Any Kind of Ad ministration We Want . Through Education. CHICAGO, Dec. 7 General Per shing in two addresses here last night metaphorically linked arms with Briga dier General ' Charles G. Dawes iu a plea for . a national awakening to the danger from external aggression und the "borers from within." . The two generals were tho chief speakers at a patriotic dinner of the Association of Commerce and a few minutes later General Pershing repeated a part of his address from a radio . broadcasting sta tion. . General Dawes spoke heatedly of the "milking cowards and demagogues in office," but his language was un adorned by the adjitives which gained him the nickname " Hell and Marin." General Pershing also spoke' regard ing the state and civic conditions and pleaded' for the "education of tlu; peo ple up to their obligations as citizens." "You can have any kind of an ad ministration in your state and city y oil want; but you'll never chlingo things until you have educated the citizens up to their obligations,'" lie said. Then General Pershing took up dis cussion of the general defense. "Some day war will come," he admonished, with pointing finger, " fHinie-. day war will come and come it will. We have come to the point where we must consider national de fense. "There is too much of 'a tendency to tamjier with the constitution, too lit tle respect for the authority of this country. The constitution is all right, no need to-' tamper' with it. If those who want to do that will let it along who want to do that will let it alone and live up to it, we will have no more of a lot of trouble that this country is in light now. " Referring to the pacifist pledge, Gen eral Pershing characterized it . "a pledge of disloyalty. " "If we are wide awake we are going to tart to take some action in cases of that sort. ' Two resolutions, one introduced by General Dawes, were adopted by the patriotic meeting. General- Dawes' resolution condemned Governor Stall for the release . of William Bross Lloyd, wealthy radical, and sixteen associate from the state prison. The other reso lution introduced at the conclusion of ft'leueral Pershing's speech, called upon the government 'to .maintain a standing army of 150,0(11) men.. HUGE CANDLE TO BURN 1,800 YEARS NEW YORK, Dec. 7. A candle of chemically treated beeswax, five feet in circumference at the base, sixteen feet high and weighing one ton, known as the Enrico Caruso memorial candle, has just been completed in the studio of Antonio Ajello and brother, and will .be .shipped to Pompeii, Italy, within a few days. It cost $3,7000 and was made on the order of an or phan asylum in New York of which Caruio was a generous benefactor. The candle will be placed in the Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, where Caruso L - MMn ra. v: jgesuon ot Cardinal Van Nutelh 24 .,. t t rr r....-, gcauuu vi wiuiixi van iiuieiii 1 hours on each All Souls Day, which occurs on November 2. It bear an inscription in Italian, meaning: "Offerig to the Most Holy Mary of Pompeii in behalf of Eurico Caruso , The candle is of antique Greek design with Roman renaissance relief. Five men spent four months making it. GETS HEAD SAWED OFF WHILE WORKING AT MILL SAX FORD,' Dec. 6. Seth Douglass colored had hi head sawed off Minn day niorning while working at it aw mill near Buckhorn. He was raking the saw dust from around the saw ith a stick when he lost his equilibrium and fell GOV. MORRISON AND PACE VISIT NEW BERN, PLAN RELIEF FOR THE VICTIMS Commissioner Page Outlines Plan to Hasten Road Building. TO GIVE EMPLOYMENT Another Fire Destroys Negro Boarding School; Relief v' Pouring In. ...NEW BKRN Dec. (i. Destruction of the Xew Bern Collegiate institute, a ne gro school, by tire today added approxi mately f l.'.UUt) more damugo to the catastrophe of last week. The school was situated in the negro district. Tho origin of the tire was undetermined. Governor, Morrison and State High way Commissioner" Frank Page, who have been making a personal survey of the disaster, tonight departed for Ral eigh. The governor declared the fire was the worst he had ever seen und stated that much more financial aid would be noecsary to alleviate the distress of. the homeless victims. Highway construction was discussed at a meeting of citizens held in the court bouse. Senator Simmons was the first to speak, and urged adoption of a plan whereby two road projects iu the comity could get underway ami serve to relieve tho unemployment. Mr. l'age theu spoke and pledged his efforts toward that end. - He said the state had .lt 10,(100 of the county's money which would le returned to the county eventually. The state, he de clared, was selling bonds and had no im mediate use for this sum. Should the money be returned to the county, Mr. Page suggested it might be turned over to the highway commission nnd used to complete the two county projects in which case work could be started, at once. The highway commission, Mr. l'age stated, was preparing to seek $lo,U00,0U() at the next session of the legislature for road work. If this plan succeeds, Mr. l'age declared, the ..'100,000 of the county's would be returned by the state when the road fund was apportioned. To Reconstruct Mill. A. If. Turnbull, president of the How land Lumber company, announced through a telegram that when the in surance adjusters completed their work on the Boper mill, his company would purchase that plant and begin its re construction at once. This would ma terially aid the unemployment. The new fire today broke out in the negro section of the city about eight blinks from Friday's devastated area. The loss was estimated at .$15,000. The origin of the fire has not been deter mined. Destruction caused by the fire last week was declared to be worse pictured by newspaper reports by here than Gov- ernor Morrison on his arrival here. "This is bad," said the governo-. " I had no idea the situation really was like this. Von may depend on me to Io every! ing I can to help." M. L. Shipman, commissioner of labor and printing, also is here to aid in the unemployment situation. The health and sanitary work is iu direct charge of Major Krwin, of Fort Bragg. Out side assistance continued to come in during the day. Liberal financial con tributions and donatons of food and clothing were received. "Awful Says Governor. When Governor Morrison and Mr. Page arrived hen? today at noon they were taken in charge by local relief workers, Mayor Edward Clark and Har ry Jacobs, president of the chamber of commerce, and carried over I ne oevasteu area.. ' "This is the. worst I have ever seen," the governor remarked. "It is awful." It was while the tour of the devasted region was being 'made that another fir. was discovered in the collegiate institu'e in the western part of the city. The visitors hastened to the scene and watcn ed the progress of the flames. The work of the firemen was highly praised by the governor, who declared that Xew Bern had one of the most cflicieut fire de partments in the state. Governor Morrison while here made thorough investigation of the work be ing 'done by the relief committees. "This organization is remarkable in its eflicieiicy and completeness, " he said in commenting on their activities. Governor Morrison expressed the opinion that the city is in need of addi tional financial asistan-e and declared that thousands of dollars will yet bo needed to care for the homeless and pennilessjind that he 7elt sure the peo ple of the state would Pespond to this need. C. C. 0. WANTS TO SELL BIG BOND ISSUE WAKHIXOTOX, Dee. 7. The Caro lina, ClinchfiVld & Ohio railroad sought jiermission from the Interstate Com merce Commission today to issue and soil $9,500,000 in six per cent first mortgage bonds. The railroad pro poses to repay loans aggregating $3, 000,000, which have been made to it by the United States, and in addition, to reimburse its treasury for $1,500,000 which ha been spent on additions and j betterments to its line iu Virginia ana Xorth Carolina. - THE WEATHER North Carolina: Rain tonight and Friday; warmer in the interior tonight and in north Friday. ', Shall Turkey Cast Her Lot With Russia or With That Is the Difficult Problem Turkish Delegates to Near East Conference Are Facing Turkey Will Be In Bad Shape If She Decides the Dardanelles Question Either Way. TRAIN BLOWN OFF TRACK BY WIND PERPIGNAN, France, Dec. 7 A train waa blown off the track near the Fitou station yesterday by a mistral of great violence. A sud den gust of wind swept under the last car but one, lifting it clear of the rails. Two other cars toppled into a ravine. No one was hurt. REPORTED GOLD WAVE HAS FAILED TO APPEAR Summer Time Weather In Many Southern States Cloudv and Cooler for Caro lines Is Prospect for Today. ATLANTA, tin.. Dee. 7. (By the As sociated Press) iicports from all sec tions of tho south early today failed to show the arrival of the cold blast from the northwest. With moderate but cloudy weather prevailing overcoats wcri) left at home, furnace fires banked and indications point that real winter is as far off ns ever. Louisiana continued to welter under a summer sun yesterday with tho official teipperature in New Orleans recording 70 degrees nt 7 o'clock hiNt night. The weather Indicated for today is reported ns being unsettled, but no heavy drop ill temperature is expected. Seventy two degrees was recorded iu Mississippi yesterday" with little chance for cohh r weather today. . Alabama may have rain today, says the weather bureau, after experiencing more than a week of almost summer weather. Temperature at Birmingham and Montgomery was 6l degress yes terday, while- Mobile' was ten degrees higher. I Ynrm weather still prevails in Ten nessee, with yesterday 's temperature -It Memphis recording (!i degrees. Rain is also expected in that state today. - Virginia expects clear but cohl?r weather today except in the southern sec tion, which will be cloudy aiid cool, ac cording to the forecast. South Carolina reports cloudy mid cool as does its sis ter state, North Carolina, for today, af ter both Columbia and Raleigh, enjoyed temperatures of fifi degrees yesterday.' Florida, the "land of sunshine," con tinues to live up to its reputation with an average of more than 70 degrees iu temin-rature . reported throughout the state. v Cloudy weather with light -showers is the weather program for Georgia today. The weather bureau reported that it 'is doubtful whether the temperature would fall lower than 40 degrees. GLEMENCEAU FACES AN EASIER PROGRAM TODAY Slept Late This Morning After His Strenuous Day Wednes day Lunches With Hard ing Today. WASUIXGTONT, Dec. 7. Rising a little later than his usual habit utter the strenuous day of yesterday an da night address which kept him up late, Georges Clemeuceau today faced a comparative lull in the program which has kept the veteran statesman on the whirl since he brought his campaign for France to the American capital last Monday. Lunch eon with President Harding at the white house at 1::!0 o'clock was the only scheduled event on his program for the day. Whether his capacity for sightseeing would continue to keep the Tiger on the move on the next to Jhe last 'lay of his visit her or whether he would hike ad vantage Of the easier program to rest and "points'' fof the concluding and important occasion ot his speech tomor row lx-fore the conference of public opinion on world pjoaec, lie was uppar- entlv letting the lay decide. Announced the only "formal" ..addn-s on Ins pro- j grant here, Clcmenceau was understood to be reserving the hugh spots of hi ari gument for American co-oeratioii in French affairs for that hour. He plans to leave the capital almost immediately after concluding his address for Phila delphia, delivering another there ixmir day, and then moving' onto Chicago for his final speech there Monday. The Tiger wound, up a. crowded day yesterday, which included a quarter of an hour visit with former President Wil son, described by M. .Clemeuceau as a meeting of the utmost cordiality and af fection, and with un address last night before the Southern Soeety, delivered as a mesage to the south after being oblig ed to cancel his trip to that section. Introduced by Hugh C. Wallace, for mer American ambassauor to r ranee. The Tiuer was siven an ovation bv his ; audience, which included members of the South Congressional delegation. Reiter ating many points of the argument pre sented in hi previous addresses, the speaker received the tirst interruption of applause vhen ho mentioned President Wih-on, and his fourteen points" after putting the question whether the United j States had 'attained one uiui" of its 1 participation iu the war. j U. S. and Allies? I LAUSANNE, Dec. 7. (By the As sociated Press.) Tie Turkish delegates to the Xear Kast conference today faced the difficult, problem of deciding whether Turkey, iu formulating her plan for con trol of the Dardanelles, should cast her lot with Itussia or with the entente powers and tho United States. Turkey's suggestions for the solution of the per plexing straits cpieition will bo ma do public tomorrow at the hotel Du Chateau. Ismet I'aslia, and his associates, in formulating their 'plans, were faced in the Hharp'difTcrenci-s 1 uApinion between Great Britian und Russia in the discus sion of the Dardanelles question. If Tin key, oif the one hand. Roes over ta tho British camp she fears the irrale Russian army on her eastern frontier; if, on tho other hand, she sides with Rus sia ill demanding complete control of the waterway, she fears the British navy in the straits. The Turks thus far have temporized by saying they favored M. Tehitcheriu 's plan; but they took this uttitude be fore thej- had hoard the solution offered by the powers. Isniet Pasha nnd his as sociates were impressed by the plan pre sented by Lord Curzou yesterday on be half of the entente, which was approved iu general by the statement of tho po- t sit ion of the. .United States. The Turks apparently cannot forget that itussia is Turkey's traditional enemy and that ; Premier . Leuiuo's government may he -no less covetous of Constant iuoplc and ',.: tho straits than was liusiu in the day of the Czars. - Turkey has always found protection in numbers. She bus played the European countries against each other to her greut advantage time nnd again, mid bIio hesi tates to trust her fate to Russia alone while the rest of Europe, supported by the United .talon, oppose mi effort to turn the Black sea into a Russian lake. M. Tchitcherin, fighting hard to de feat Lord, Curzou 's plans, urged that it -would enable a combination of powers like the entente to keep a great navy in the Black sea, as each member of the,' i ombinatinn could maintain there as . there ns many ships as belonged to Rus i ia. or whatever Black sea power hap ;iened to have the largest navy at the . time. . I , , Turkey, however, iu eonaideriiig Bus ! in 's plan, apparently has an eye on her own pocket book. If she adopted M. 't'i liitcheriii 's proposals, Turkey would lie forced to make a great outlay for a fleet and for fortifications, and as she hits no money he would prefer to have :;(nio one else liear the expense of polic ing the straits.. .,' : ' - Ismet Pasha is in constant coinniani (ation with Must.ipha Kemnl Pasha. There are ninny rumors of a possible adjournment of the congress for the '. Siristnias holidays in much ns the sit--utition between tho powers aud;Turkcy hli cleared considerably. , The question of .the .capitulations is in ' m even worse tangle than tho straits problem but Great Britain, 'France, and Italy are showing tact iu handling Tur key's sensitive attitude toward her ac ceptance of anything that would Tiring Iter sovereignty into question. The Utissiau squall ''over the. Dardanelles has i'een weathered without disaster and the -' prospect scent much brighter for an rgreemcnt mi principles that will satisfy air parties. MRS. PHILLIPS WAS NOT ON UNION PACIFIC TRAIN CM Y EN XE, Wyo., Dee. 7. Search of the Union Pacific train on which Mrs. Clara Philips, convicted . murderess of Mrs. Alberta Meadows in Los Angeles, was reported to lie a passenger, failed tn show that she was on hoard. One woman Temotely resembling the dsciiptio of Mrs. Phillips, but nftei questioning her, the police did not detain her. : .'..--' The woman admitted she bad been in Los Angeles recently, but insisted she boarded the -train at Ogilen, Utah, tthe had a ticket from Ogden to Baltimore, Maryland. She appeared somewhat older than the ago given for Mrs. Phil- LOS AXGEI.KS. Dec. 7. Six saws were found iu the possession of E. A. MeXabb. held in the !. Angeles county jail on throe original elivrges, accord in;' to Mark Bailey, jailor. The k.'iws were discovered hi a search of the jail when, after the escape of Mrs. Clara Philips, convicted "hammer murderess early Tuesday morning, ft rumor reached the jailor that centain prisoners wen- plotiug "a wholesale de livery. ' ' MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO FORSYTH SOLDIERS WIXSTOX -SAL KM, Dec. 5. In a brief ceremony this afternoon a' mono ment at the junction of the High l'oint, Greensboro and Winston Salem highway was dedicated to the memory -of Forsyth soldiers who died in the world war. The ceremony consisted of a brief address W W.-L. Ferrelt, Jr.. prayer by Rev. Ed. mund Schwar.o. presentation by- Mrs. John Dillard, and recitation hy Mrs. H. L. Wall. . The iiioimmeut. was erected by the Woman V club, of Winston -Salem. COTTON MARKET CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET NEW YORK. Dec 7. f.Vfo.i fotur closed xv rv i.tad''. . D':ioUt -'.til ; .Lie. 2U'; March- ZU; May 21.71; J ' 21.42;- o-r. 22.U7. 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