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DIRECTED TO BERLIN
Conference Between Premiers of Great Britain,
France and Italy. Will Be Held Before Next
Move to Extradite Kaiser - First Meeting Will
Be Held in London May Ask Berlin to Re
turn William.
(By The Associated Press.)
PARIS, Jan. 24. Conferences be--wen
premiers of Great Britain, France
.anil Italy, will be held before the next
an;ve in the proceedings to extradite for
, ner Emperor William from Holland is
.decided upon, according to information
..given The Assoconted Press by the
French foreigit office. Whether the next
demand for surrender will le directed, to
T e Hague or Berlin will lie the main
si. ijeVt to le determineil.
The next meeting will be held in Lon-
da, but .'is no date lias been fixed and
the matter cannot be left pending long
ti-'.ie, the foreign office expressed the
opinion that the question might be set
tl.l through diplomatic channels between
Rome, Paris, and London. It is under
stood that at least one premier is not a
verse to asking Berlin to call for the re-
rturn of Count Hohenzollern to Germany
and then demanding that Germany deliv-
er him over to the allies in accordance
with the provisions of article 228, of tne
treaty of Versailles.
Sentiment in official circles here is a
gainst such procedure, as there is no de
sire that the former emperor return to
Germany. It is doubtful whether Ger
many would acquiesce, and make repre
sentations to Holland, and it is also
problematic whether she would deliver up
the erstwhile sovereign in the event she
should obtain possession of him. It is
also feared the presence of Count Ho
henzollern in Germany would solidify the
'monarchists party, which is reported to
'be gaining strength daily.
PARIS PAPERS' OPINIONS.
PARIS. Jan. 24. Although already
discounted, the refusal of Holland to
surrender former Emperor William, of
Germany, to the allies, has been given a
mixed reception by the newspapers here.
Gnetav Herve, editor of La Vietoire,
thinks, on the whole it would be better
' for the Kaiser to stop where he is. ' '
"If Napoleon had been allowed to die
of eancer in America, the Napoleonic le
gion perhaps would have feebler wings,"
he declares.
The Petit Parisien goes to the other
extreme, saying, "The right of asylum
is only entitled to respect if the person
-sheltered is himself worthy of respect,
:and such is not the case here.'
KAISER NOT SURPRISED.
(By The Associated Press.)
AM.ERONGEN, Friday, Jan. 2X
Former Emperor William of Germany
mi not surprised by the formal refusal
of the Dutch government to comply with
"the allied demand for his surrender, It
was declared today at Bentinck castle,
where the ex-ruler makes his home. News
of the decision was first communicated
to the castle by The Associated Press
correspondent here.
A refusal of extradition had been ex
pected from the first, the correspondent
-was told, but the castle's residents had
never ,been officially informed that such
a decision has been or would be reached.
TO EXTEND TIME
FOR CENSUS
- (By The Associated Press.)
' WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 While it
tad been hoped to complete the enumer
ation work in the fourteenth decennial
erous in 15 days, Director Bam L. Rog
ers of the census bureau, said today the
time would be extended and that the
oont of the population of the country
wsuld be completed regardless of the
time necessary.
His announcement was made as the re
sult of requests for extension of time re
edred from chambers of commerce and
other organizations in a number of eitie
-which apparently were under the im
pression that 15 days was the limit fixed
fcy law for the enumeration and that any
-work not completed in that time would
remain unfinished .
Director Rogers said the enumeration
ad cot yet been finished in any ef the
large cities, but that some returns had
been received from a number of them.
Will L. Poston, facing trial next week
in Iredell superior court on a charge or
iilling bis neighbor, Otho Morrow, last
October, committed suicide in his cell tn
-the 8tatesville jail Thursday night by
. hanging himself. His dead body7 was
found Friday morning. He was 51 years
dd and leaves a widow and four -children
FOR
KAISER MAY BE
NORTHERN PACIFIC REACHES
NEW YORK SAFE
271 Passengers of Disabled
Transport, Powhatan, Safe
on Board Given Hearty
Welcome.
(By Associated Press. ;
NKW YORK, Jan. 24 The army
transport Northern Pacific, carrying the
last contingent of the American expedi
tionary forces iu France and the 271
passengers of the disabled transport
Powhatan, reached port early today.
Two hundred members of the Rocky
Mountain Club, with many notables as
guests, went down the bay in a steam
er to greet the transport at quarantine.
The doughboys will be guests of the club
nt a dinner and series of entertainments.
The Powhatan's passengers, who were
removed from the helpless transport about
200 miles off Halifax after she had wal
lowed in high seas for six days and
nights, included eleven women and two
children, in addition to army officers.
The Powhatan sailed from New York
for Antwerp on January IS and was dis
abled last Sunday.
Latest wireless messages received here
said - the Powhatan was being slowly
towed to Halifax today by the Canadian
steamship Lady Laurier.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
FELT AT SEATTLE
(By The Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, WASIIX., Jan. 24. -Three
distinct earthquake shocks were
felt at 11 :08 o'clock last night. The tre
mors extended through Washington and
British Columbia.
At Bellinghani, Washn., windows were
broken and brick walls cracked. At Van
couver, B. C, people fled from buildings
in alarm, but the only damage reported
was to telephone wires. Victoria, B. C,
and numerous town in Northwest Wash
ington felt the quake.
NAVAL COMMITTEE
NOT IN SESSION
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. In order
to allow time for bringing up to date the
records of testimony already heard the
senate sub-committee investigating the
award of naval war medals was not in
session today. Chairman Hale announc
ed that the next session probably would
be held Tuesday, at which time it is plan
ned to hear Secretary Daniels, whose ac
tion in changing a number of awards as
recommended precipitated the controver
sy resulting tin the inquiry.
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, for
mer commander in chief of the Atlantic
fleet, and Rear Admiral Dewitt C. Coff
man, former commander of the second
battleship force, who were heard late
yesterday, were the last of the witnesses
summoned by the commitee.
THE EDITORS WILL
WELCOME THEM
(Jtly The Associated, Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 Announce
ment was made today that twenty "pu
blicity specialists" who participated in
liberty loan campaigns, red cross drives
and national propaganda movements of
various welfare organizations, had band
ed themselves together into the National
Publicity Club "to develop, a closer
relationship with editors and publishers
of the country, standardise publicity
work and eliminate useless enroachment
on the time of editors. ""
Yorkville Enquirer: "There are a
number of cases of influenza around
Bowling Green, according to Dr. M. B
Neill," said Dr. R. L. Wylie, well known
Clover druggist . Wednesday. "All of
the cases, however, appear to be of a rath
er mild type and no deaths from the ma
lady have thus far been reported. There
are also quite a number of cases over the
line io Gaston county, it is understood."
GASTONIA TO HAVE MILL
SUPPLY HOUSE AT LAST
Gastonia Mill Supply Company,
Organized With $100,000
Capital -1- Open For Business
Within Sixty Days To Oc
v cupy Lineberger Store Room
in Grier Block A Long
Felt Want at Last Filled.
Announcement is made this morning
of the organization yesterday of the
Gastonia Mill Supply Company, promot
ed and largely owned by local capital. At
the organization meeting yesterday M. C.
Saunders, of Greenville, S. C, was elect
ed president, Mr. W. D. Anderson, of tne
Loray Mills, vice-president, and J. Frank
Starnes, of Gastonia, Sec. and Treas. The
Gastonia, secretary and treasurer. The
directors are Mr. Saunders, Mr. Starnes,
Col. C. B. Armstrong, Messrs. Frost Tor
rence'and William D. Anderson. A 'pli
cation has been made to the Secretary of
State for a charter. The capital stock is
$100,000 authorized with $50,000 suTj
scribed.
A deal was consummated yesterday
whereby the new company secured the
building occupied by the Lineberger
Seed Company in the Grier block on
South street adjoining the courthouse
property. This is a splendid location.
The building is 25 by 100 feet. The deal
included the Lineberger stock of seed
and groceries which will be put on the
market at once and disposed of immedi
ately. Within 60 days the company ex
pects to have in stock a full line of mill
supplies of all kinds.
That thire is n splendid opening here
for a business of this kind is unquestion
ed. In fact during the past 12 months
several out-of-town concerns, some of
them large, have made efforts to get lo
cated here hut were unable to secure any
sort of a building for the purpose. With
38 mills in Gastonia and 84 in the coun
ty, with several more probable in the very
near future, to say nothing of the scores
of other mills in adjacent counties, a
mill supply house here will have the pros
pect of a splendid business from the
start. It not infrequently happens that
local mills have to wire to New Knglamt
for supplies and wait days to receive
them, thus losing much valuable time.
This delay will be done away with when
the local supply house is stocked.
Mr. Starnes, the secretary and treasur
er, who will be actively in charge of the
business, is thoroughly familiar with the
cotton mill business and with the cotton
mills of the county. He has been con
nected with the Gastonia Cotton Manu
facturing Company and the Avon Mill
for the past 18 years. He gave up bis
position with the former January first to
take up his new work. Mr. Saunders,
who has lieen in the mill supply business
for several years, will represent the house
on the road.
JAP GOVERNMENT
BUYS UP SPINDLES
As Many as 50,000 Spindles
Have Been Bought By Jap
anese Government During
Last Six Months.
(By The Associated Press.)
NKW YORK, Jan. 24 Need of spin
dies for the cotton manufacturing busi
ness of Japan increasing by leaps nnd
bounds since the outbreak of the war, has
become so great that in the last six
months 50,000 working spindles have been
bought from running American mills,
dismantled and shipped to Japan firms
for immediate reassembly and operation
it was learned here today. Most of these
purchases have been in New England and
North and South Carolina.
Since 1917, when the European market
stopped delivering spindles to Japan,
some 500,000 new spindles have been or
dered in the United States, involving be
tween $10,000,000 and $12,000,000, it was
stated. Approximately 150,000 of these
are still to be delivered.
Keech Fukagawa, in charge of the en
gineering department of Mitsui t Co.,
a large Japanese import and export firm,
said it takes nearly two years to fill or
ders for new spindles and that Japanese
factories have found themselves faced
with the necessity of buying second hand
working spindles to keep up with the vol
ume of orders they have booked through
out th eworld.
WE'LL NOT VISIT
. IT TODAY, THANKS
(By The Associated Press)
NKW YORK, Jan. 24. Timid per
sons who contemplated a visit to the Zoo
at Central Park were disturbed today to
read in the report of Park Commissioner
Gallatin "that the lion house is almost
falling to pieces." '
The- bars of the cages are so loosely
held, says the report, "that the lions, If
they felt like it, could push them aside
and make their escape."
NO CHANGE IN LOCAL
. FLU SITUATION TODAY
Probably 400 Cases in City,
Says City Physician Mc
Combs Disease, However
is in Mild Form City
Schools Handicapped But
Still Running.
There is apparently very little change
in the flu situation as it affects Gastonia
today. According to City Physician C.
J. McCombs there are probably 400 cas
es of the disease in the city. This, of
course, is but an estimate as there are
no definite reports from which exact in
formation as to the prevalence of tiie
disease might be obtained. The disease,
states Dr. McCombs, is in a much milder
form than last year and very few deaths
result. So far as can be learned there
have been only two deaths in the city
from the disease since the epidemic be
Kn, these having been chronicled In
yesterday 's Gazette.
All of the city schools have been hard
hit by the epidemic but, according to a
statement from Superintendent Wray
this afternoon, it has not reached the
point where it is considered necessary to
lusc the s' hools and the management
hopes that such will not lx the case.
Prineipf Grier and four teachers of the
Central school are confined to their homes
and there are many children out of
school. However, unless the epidemic
gets worse than it is now the schools will
hanllv close.
FLU GERM HAS
BEEN .ISOLATED
Dr. Earl C. Carr, of Great
Lakes Naval Training Sta
tion Announces That He Has
Isolated Flu Germ.
(By The Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 Dr. Earl C.
Carr, senior grade lieutenant iu charge of
the main laboratory at the Great Lakes
naval training station, has isolated the
influenza germ, he announced today.
"It is the real influenza bacillus dis
covered by Pfieffer in England," Dr.
Carr said. "I took the sputum from a
lierson near death with influenza, washed
it in a salt solution, plated it on blood
media, picked out the influenza bacillus
colonies and transferred them to a separ
ate media. There can be no doubt
about it. "
' ' The bacillus is very small about
one fourth the size of the tuberculosis
bacillus it is non-motile and grows in
clumps. The presence of this bacillus
makes people just as sick as they , were
last year and in my opinion the, death
rate per thousand cases is as high. There
are not, however, as many vases as there
were last year . ' '
Captain C. A. Butler, head of the sta
tion laboratory, supervised Dr. Carr 'a
work .
FLU SPREADS AT RATE
OF 2,000 CASES A DAY
Yesterday's Death List in Chi
cargo Was 101 Serious
Shortage of Nurses in City.
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Jan. 24. Influenza and
pneumonia continued to spread in Chica
go today at the rate of more than 2,001?
new cases every 24 hours, after having
established yesterday a high death record
for the present epidemic. One hundred
and one lives was the toll of the diseas
es. Prediction of the city health commis
sioner today assumed a pessimistic tone.
"The contagion probably will continue
until it has hit every person who is not
immune to it," he said.
Industrial establishments began to re
port seriously depleted working forces,
some as much as 10 per cent.-
Health authorities still were struggling
with a serious shortage of trained nurses.
The health commissioner recommended
that 1,000 nurses "n special cases in hos
pitals le released immediately for emer
gency work and their places taken by
student nurses.
There will be ft parent-teacher meet
ing at the Ranlo school building tonight
at 7:30 o'clock. There will be an ad
dress by Dr. J. A. Anderson.
"This is French weather," said an
ex-A. E. F.er this morning, "and you
can tell 'em so in The Gazette They
are always wanting to know about it. "
"And," added another, "you might say
that it was 10 to 15 degrees colder than
this, too, with a little more rain falling,
and mud up over our shoe-tops. Hip
boots were alb that saved us. - You tell
'em, bo. ".
JOHNSON-BORAH GROUP
OF REPUBLICANS THREATEN
Republican Senators Meet io Consider Further
Action in View of Protests From Johnson and
Borah - Senator Lodge Cancels Meeting With
Democratic Committee Headed by Hitchcock
Defectionists Issue Ultimatum.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Republican
senators met in informal conference today
to consider procedure with the peace
treaty in view of the protests against
further compromise made yesterday by
the eight republicans headed by Senators
Johnson and Borah.
In order that the republican confer
ences might proceed freely, Senator
Lodge, the republican leader, cancelled
the meeting planned with the democratic
committee, headed by Senator Hitchcock,
to discuss compromise reservations. Mr.
Lodge called a mnnlier of republicans,
including those of the "mild reservation'
group to his oflice to consider the situa
tion presented by the threatened defec
tion of the .lohnson-liorali group.
Xo announcement was made by Sena
tor Lodge regarding renewal of the com
promise negotiations with the democrat
ic leader, but it was Relieved that the
republican committee on compromise,
would meet again early next week with
the democrats. There were indications
that the cancellation of today's bi-partisan
conference was merely to give Sen
ator Lodge time to consult with the rank
and file of republican senators.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 With its re
ported progress believed to have been al
most hoiielessly blocked as a result of
the concerted protest of a number of re
publican senators, the fate of the senate
leaders' bi-partisan committee negotia
tions for a settlement of the peace treaty
controversy today hung in the balance.
The republicans, numbering eight and
headed by Senators Johnson, California,
and Borab, Idaho, have served notice
that they positively will not agree to
any modification of the so-called Lodge
reservations, as proposed, with a threat
ened split in the party's solidarity as the
alternative.
In this attitude they claimed to have
the support of thirty other senators,
enough to defeat ratification of the treaty
if presented with the Lodge reservations
compromised, the reorted basis of the
tentative agreement reached in the series
of bi-partisan committee meetings.
Resumption of the bi-partisan negotia
RAOICALS FACE TRIAL
IN CHICAGO TODAY
Virtually Every Red of Prominence in United
States Faces Proceedings In Chicago Many
Prominent Citizens From Over United States
Included.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 Virtually every
radical advocate of prominence in the
United States today was scheduled to face
trial in Chicago. Indictments against 85
alleged leaders of the communist party
yesterday followed quickly indictment of
forty men and women charged with be
ing high in the councils of the communist
labor party.
The special grand jury which has been
investigating red activities today was ex
pected to assume the third place of its
work with an inquiry into the Industrial
Workers of the World organization.
Extradition papers were being pre
pared today for those under indictment
who are residents of other states, includ
ing: Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, wife of J.
G. Phelps Stokes, a millionaire; Nicho- j
las I. Hourwich, editor-in-chief of Novy
Mir, a Russian newspaper published in
New York; Charles E. Ruthenberg, of
Cleveland, national secretary of the com
munist party; Louis F. C. Fraina, editor-in-chief
of the communist party pub
lication; Issac E. Ferguson, chief coun
sel for the communist party and Alexan
der Stokklitaky, who is reported to have
forfeited bis bonds on previous indict
ments and fled to Mexico.
The state's attorney today had not
definitely set a date for beginning the
trials.
Extracts of the communist party's al
leged program, according to evidence pro
duced before the grand jury, as made
public through the state's attorney's of
fice, follow:
"The- communist party directs the
workers' struggle against capitalism, de
DEFECTION IN RANKS
tions, K8tiKued yesterday because two
of the republican coiiferes, Senators
IjoilgeLodge and New, were called into
the meeting of the eight anti-compromise
leaders, was scheduled for a late
this afternoon. It was believed, how
ever, that the meeting again would be
Hstponed in order to permit (Senator
Lodge and other republican members of
the committee to "feel out" the strength
of the new group.
The eight senators, including besides
Messrs. Johnson and Borah, Senators
Knox, of Pennsylvania; Poindexter, of
Washington; Sherman and MeCormick, of
Illinois; Urandegee, of Connecticut, and
Moses, of New Hampshire. They were
said to have declared that the issue would
affect the republican leadership and unity
and one member, Senator Sherman, an
nou need that should the republicans sup
port "emasculated" reservations he
would quit the party.
Vigorous protest against representation
of religious organizations in the league of
nations was presented to President Wil
son and Secretary of State Lansing to
day by the Federal Council of Churches.
' ' The Federal Council of the Churchea
of Christ in America," the protest said,
"representing 31 evangelical denomina
tions with more than 20,000,000 communi
cants and a constituency of not less than
:i."i,000,000, earnestly protests against the
official representation of any religious
organization in the league of nation."
The protest also was sent to Paris for
presentation directly to the league of
nations council. No formal statement
was offered by church officials in pre
senting the protest. '
MRS. ROOSEVELT IS
HONORARY PRESIDENT
NKW YORK, Jan. 24. Mrs. Edith
Kermit Roosevelt, widow of Theodore
Roosevelt, is honorary president of an
association of gold star mothers and
fathers organized here to oppose return
of the bodies of American soldiers killed
in France.
veloping fuller forms and purposes in
this struggle, culminating in the mass ac
tion of the revolution.
"The communist party shall partici
pate in mass strikes not only to achieve
the immediate puriosesf the strike, but
to develop the revolutionary implications
of the mass strike.
"In these general mass strikes the
communist party shall emphasize the ne
cessity of maintaining industry and the.
taking over of social functions" usually
discharged by the capitalists iud tin
institutions of capitalism."
SKELETON OF HUGE REPTILE
PLACED ON EXHIBITION.
(By The Associated Press)
NKW YORK, Jan. 24. The skeleton
of a huge flying reptile, probably the'
largest flying creature that ever existed,
which in its pro-historic day was as wide
ranging an ocean-traveler as a modern
seaplane, has been placed on exhibition
at the American Museum of Natural
History, it was announced today. Study
of the mechanics ef the creature's flight
may throw light on the practical prob
lems of aeronautics, it is declared.
The clumsy, toothless animal, a pteran
odon, which flourished many millions of -years
ago, had a wing spread of 6 feet
from tip to tip. ; '
The specimen was found by Handel T. ,
Martin, curator of the geological muse
um of Kansas City University, in the
cretaceous chalk beds of the 8mokv Hill
rirer of Western Kansas.