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The New York herald., 1921-10-29
NORTHCLIFFE CABLES
JAPAN SWERVES CHINA
Reports Claims Made to Hin,
by Southern Republic.

LONDON, Oct. 20 (Saturday).-The
influence of Japan ''is considered to be
sufficiently powerful to divert China as
O. nation from a straightforward at
tempt to state her case at the Washing
ton conference" declares Lord North
cliffe in signed Hong Kong despatch
to the London Times relating to inter-
views he has had with officials of the
Republican Government of South China.
Lord Northcliffe says he interviewed
Dr. Wu Ting-Fang and other officials
Of the Government which has its seat In
Canton and claims to represent the
views of more than 130,000,000 Chinese
in the Provinces of fYunnan, Kwei-Chow,
Kwang-Si. Kwang -Tung and Szechuan,
land is not under the sway of Japanese
politicians" The despatch continues:
President Sun Yat-sen claims that
the delegates from Pekin will only act
in conformity with instructions which
have been dictated by Toxic. Com
petent foreign authorities agree that
there Is some foundation for this con-
tention. Whatever may be said as to
the extent OF the authority of President
Suns Government. consider 1t to be OF
vital importance to register this atti-
tude."
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
ARMAMENT PARLEY
TO BEGIN NOV. IL
Delay of Day Due to Burial of
Unknown War Hero on
Armistice Day.
PLANS PLEASE HARDING
State Department Puzzled
Over Invitations to First
Session Open to Public.

Special Despatch 70 THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Oct. e8.
IT was announced at the State Depart
ment to-day that the first session Of tho
conference on the Irritation of arma-
ments will be held not on November II,
the date officially mentioned in the for
NAL invitations, but en- Saturday morn
ing, November IL. For sentimental rea-
sons it was desired that the conference
begin on November II because that Is
the third anniversary of the signing of
the armistice which brought the world
war to an end.
But that Is the day when the unknown
American soldier viii be buried in Ar
lington National Cemetery and all Of
the conference delegates and other no.
tables from foreign countries and United
States Government officials will take
part In that elaborate ceremony.
President Harding on his return from
his Southern trip to-day let 1t be known
that he is greatly pleased with the ar
rangements which have been made for
the opening Of the conference and with
the expressions OF the distinguished for
eign delegates and advisers who have
already reached this country. He is
very hopeful Of beneficial results from
the gathering.
The State Department Is not q little
embarrassed by the necessity OF de-
termining who shall be invited to wit
ness the opening session OF the con-
ference, which is to be held in Conti-
mental Hall, the home Of the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution, and
will be one of the few public sessions.
The seating capacity Of the hall is
about 100. Since the public Is to be
represented through the newspapers,
utmost liberality will be exercised in
granting to correspondents suitable rep
resentation. 1t is expected about 800
actual working newspaper n,en will be
accommodated.
The seating capacity of the hall will
approximate that Of the Senate Cham
! bcr, so It will be possible to admit men,
bers of the Supreme Court, the Senate
and House and members of the Diplo-
matte Corps.
The delegates will be seated about a
horseshoe shaped table at the front OF
the hall, occupying the outside cf the
semi-circle, while clerks and interpre-
ters will occupy the space within. Sec
retary Of State Hughes win call the
conference together at 10 o'clock. and
this action will be followed by the ad-
dress Of welcome by the President OF
the United States.
1t has not been decided Just how the
delegations will be arranged about the
table space, but It is assumed they will
be arranged in alphabetical order, as
was done at the Versailles conference. in
order to avoid any difficult questions of
precedence,
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
WESLEYAN STUDENT
MYSTERIOUSLY SLAIN
Kenneth r. Losey Stabbed and
Body Thrown Into Niagara
River Near Buffalo.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
BUFFALO, Oct 2s.-Kenneth r. Losey,
a student at Wesleyan College In Mid
dletown, Conn. and the son OF NJ. d.
Losey. principal of the Northport, L. l.,
High School, was murdered before his
body was thrown into the Niagara River
rear here, according to the findings Of
DR.. Earl G. Danser. medical examiner.
DR.. Danser. who has just finished an
examination and an autopsy Of the body,
said tonight that young Losey had been
stabbed and that he was dead before the
murderers tossed the body into the
river.
Death was caused by a deep stab
wound on the lef. side. penetrating up
ward about six inches. The medical ex-
aminer said he did not think that the
/ wound could nave peen self-infiicted,
which upsets the police theory that the
!, boy killed himself.
Losey, who was 23 years old. left
Middleton on october Is. with his room
mate. w. e. Mansfield, who accompanied
Losey as far as New Haven. Mansfield
has told the police that Losey told him
he intended to go on to New York to
see the last game OF the world series,
and then go to Northport to spend his
last ten day leave with his parents.
Nothing more was heard Of the boy, and
when his leave expired the college au-
thorities inquired Of his parents when
he would return.
Mr.. Losey sent word to the college that
he had not heard from his son for more
than three weeks and that he was COM
ing to Middletown for an Investigation.
He left Northport this morning, and it
Is expected that he will come to Buffalo
tonight. after talking to the authorities
of the college. When the boy left Mans
field at New Haven he carried gold
watch with a fob. pocket Bible and
about SIS. The fob and the Bible were
in his pockets when his body was found
but the watch and the money were gone
! Dean +. w. Nicollson Of Wesleyan said
at Middletown this morning that young
Losey had q fine record in his studies
and that he was well liked on the cam
pus. So far as the college authorities
have been able to learn. he had no ene-
mics. The police believe the boy was in
| duced to come to Buffalo by some one he
met on the train after young Mansfield
| had left him at New Haven.
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
DUEL ON u. S. TANKER
OVER A FRENCH GIRL
Butcher knives Used; Pitts
burgh Man May Die.

Special Cable to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, by THE Nsw YoRK HERALD.
New York herald Bureau,
Paris. Oct. "a.
A fight with butcher knives below
decks on the American tanker Pawnee.
undergoing repairs at Cherbourg ar
senal, resulted in the probably fatal
wounding OF James Connors of Pitts
burgh, The altercaaion was over a
French girl who had attracted the fancy
of both, but who had shown preference
for James Kearns of Chicago. The lat
ter succeeded in slashing his adversary
over the head six times and slightly
wounding some of his fellow sailors
before he was subdued and arrested.
Lonnors was sent to a hospital a.
Cherbourg. where his recovery is con-
sidered doubtful
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
AUTOPSY PERFORMED
ON SEARLES'S BODY
Traces of Poison Sought
Sixteen Months After
Interment.
SECRECY MAINTAINED
Action by District Attorney
Taken in Response to Long
Current RumOrS.
VITAL ORGANS REMOVED
Lawrence, Essex County and
Massachusetts, Represented
at Investigation.
VITAL ORGANS REMOVED

z Special Despatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Oct. 28.-Acting
under instructions from District At
torney S. Howard Donnell of Essex
county, DR.. George B. Magrath. medi-
cal examiner of Suffolk county, as
sisted by DIR. George w. Dow, medical
examiner in the local district, per-
formed an autopsy to-day on the body
OF Edward F. Searles, who died here
year ago last August.
The autopsy which lasted four hours.
was performed in the catacomb Of the
tomb on the estate, Pine Lodge. Com
plete secrecy was maintained by those
in a position to know Of the affair.
The vital organs of the body were
taken to Boston this afternoon by DR..
Magrath. who will turn them over to
Or. William ]. Boos Of Harvard Medi-
cal School for a chemical and micro
scopic examination to determine the
possible presence of arsenic or other
poison In the stomach.
The autopsy was performed as result
Of rumors that have been in circulation
since the death of Mr.. Searles, and was
prompted by an anonymous letter to the
District Attorney stating that the cir
cumstances surrounding the death war
ranted another Investigation and by
statements of Victor G. Reed. Assistant
Medical Examiner and attending physi-
clan for Mr.. Searles. The doctor, who
said he would welcome an autopsy. con-
flrmed the report that Mr.. Searles had a
sudden Illness the symptoms of which
were. he described, as compatible with
arsenical poisoning"
Drs Magrath and Dow and DR..
Magrath's stenographer were the only
ones present during the entire time of
the autopsy. Several others, including
representatives of State, county and
town. were present at intervals.
The body. inclosed in a sealed bronze
coffin. was removed from the crypt aftel
granite slab. held In place by cement
had been displaced
Dr. Magrath who drove from Bostor
in his automobile. arrived soon after II
O'Clock. The work of the autopsy started
Immediately.
Despite the fact that the body had
been inferred for about sixteen months
it was in an excellent state Of preserva-
tion. DR.. Dow said tonight that the
autopsy was one OF the most thorough
he had ever witnessed.
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
Lsssr. secretary Of the French Legation

Leger. secretary Of the French Legation
at Pelxin.
The financial experts are headed by
Maurice Casenave. French High Com
missioner In the United States. and in
clude Pierre Cheysson. Inspector of
Finances; NJ Desireyes and M. Rencken-
sen. prominent authorities on finance.
The military advisers are headed by
Major General Buat. Chief of Staff.
Admiral de Bon is the head OF the
group of naval advisers. Minister of
the Colonies Sarraut will have the fol-
lowing persons as his aids: M. Duchene.
State Councillor for Colonial Questions I:
M. Tourget and Mr.. Garner. Governor
of Indo- China.
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
BANISHED FOUR YEARS
FOR KILLING IN DUEL
Spanish Captain Also Sus.
pended From Army.

MADRID, Oct 2S.-A sentence Of four
years banishment was pronounced by
a court-martial here to-day upon Capt.
Alfonso Barrera for the killing in a
duel in Madrid last June of Col. Carlos
Castro Girona, following a quarrel be-
tween the two officers.
The sentence provides that Capt. Bar
rera cannot live within fifty kilometers
of Madrid, or Ell Araish, Spanish Mo-
rocco He also is suspended from the
army for the period during which the
sentence is effective.
The New York herald., 1921-10-29

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Oct. Is.
Passengers arriving in London late
tonight who were landed at Southamp-
ton from the cunarder Berengaria.
formerly the Imperator. declare that
the big vessel had rough time in her
nine days voyage from New York.
She was only able to crawl into South
ampton and her captain was forced to
miss stopping at Cherbourg.
While no explanation is Forthcoming
from Cunard officials here as to why
the Berengaria did not go to Cher
bourg, George NJ. Cohan. the theatrical
producer, who was one of the pas
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
LINER BERENGARIA MISSES
CHERBOURG ON TRIP EAST
After Nine Day Voyage Big Vessel Crawls Into South
ampton and Transfers Passengers for France, Owing
to Fuel Shortage, George M. Cohan Explains

sengers. told THE New York HERALD
correspondent that he believed the
Berengaria was not only short OF fuel
but had experienced engine trouble Q
which necessitated a curtailment of the
distance usually covered in full pas
sage. Passengers bound for Cherbours
were transferred to another vessel at
Southampton tonight, but were not
told why they had not been landed at
the French port.
II was announced in July that the
Berengaria would be converted into an
oil burner when she arrived at South
arpton at the end of October She
will join the Mauretania. already In the
hands OF workmen. and when the two
Cunarders enter New York harbor on
their next trips both will be oi
burners.
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
GERMANY SEEKS MAN
FOR u. S. AMBASSADOR
Few Candidates Willing to
Assume Financial Burden.

BERLIN, Oct. 2s (Associated Press) -
The German Government is still en-
deavoring to find man willing to ac-
cept the post as Ambassador to the
United States. Very few possible can
didates are willing to assume the finan-
cial burden of upholding the social rank
of Ambassador in the United States.
The latest candidate to be considered
Is Prince Won Hatzfeldt- t-Trachenberg,
former Counselor OF the German EN-
bassy at Washington and now Com
missioner of the occupied Rhineland
zone. He Is q son-in-law OF Baron Won
Stumm, a former German diplomat, and
leading industrialist Of the saar
region.
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
BESSARABIAN REVOLT
REPORTED BY MOSCOW
Rebels BleU Up Czernowitz
Bridge After Battle. g

RIGA, Oct. 2S.--A wireless message
from Moscow announces a growing re-
volt against the Rumanian Government
in Bessarabia.
At the station Of Rcmanovtsky. It says,
sangulnary encounter took place re-
Gently between Bessarabian insurgents
and Rumanian infantry ad cavalry, cul-
minating in the blowing up by the insur-
gents OF an important railway bridge near
Czernowitz In Bukowina. This resulted
in a train wreck, in which. according to
the despatch. many Rumanian soldiers
were killed.
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
JAP STEAMSHIP FOUNDERS.

sEATTLE, Oct. ss. - The Japanese
steamship Fukui Maru sank 375 miles
Oft Cape Flattery. Washington, at mid
night last night in hurricane. but her
passengers and crew were picked up by
the freighter West Ivan. according to a.
wireless message received by the Har-
Dor Department here early this morning.
She was bound for Seattle from Kobe.
The New York herald., 1921-10-29

ture is "as -unreaiizable as voyage
to the moon.'
Therefore. do not let US accept such
dangerous Illusions" II continues. There
is nothing tangible for us to receive
from the Washington conference. and
the Premier, in trying to assume role
to which he is not invited. is likely to
provoke much discomfort by showing
too much zeal sor his mission
PARIS, Oct. 2s (Associated Press) -
The French delegation to the Washing
ton conferences as finally completed to-
day comprises four principal delegates
NM. BRAND. viviani, Sarraut and JUS
serand-thirty-four advisers and ex-
perts. who. with stenographers and
clerks. will bring the total number OF
the delegation to about sixty. The dele
CATION indicates the great care taken by
Premier BRAND to get the best men
France affords to help him at Washing
ton. Every department OF the delega-
ton Is represented by men well known
for their competency.
The advisers are headed by Philippe
Berthelot, General Secretary Of Foreign
Affairs. and include NJ. Fromageot. noted
jurisconsult; NJ Carteron OF Premier
BRANDS personal office staff, and Louis
The New York herald., 1921-10-29

SpeciaI Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
C<yyrioht, 1921, by THE New YORK HERALD
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
CONVICTION IS AFFIRMED.

ALBANY, Oct. 2s.-The Court of Ap-
peals to-day affirmed the conviction Of
George Brazie for murder in the first
degree. Brazie was found guilty of
shooting Margaret Van Patten to death
in the town of Maryland. Otsego county,
in August 1920
The New York herald., 1921-10-29
MEXICAN SEIZURES REPORTED.

MADRID, Oct. 2S.--Premier Maura has
received a telegram from the Spanish
Agricultural Federation asserting that
Mexicans are seizing all Spanish property
in Mexico and that the Mexican Govern
ment declines to pay attention to the
protests of Spanish owners.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-04-29

Nan and ihe newspaper asserted ihut
after they were uNamined ID was Hell
'thos were nothlnr morn linn "a .glnin
ay ro-haHh Of the German 0lfor mad
more on March and az such are NOT
Anoaplabl.."
Evening journal., 1921-03-29
FEWER idle men
INLOWER STATE
Road Construction Employs
Many Laborers; Tie and
Box Factories Busy
MANY AGREE
TO WAGE CUTS

GEORGETOwN. March 29.-Re-
sumption of work in many directions
in lower Delaware is noticeable this
month. and already the unemployed
are becoming scarcer. Most Of the
concrete road work has started max
ing altogether about 81 miles now
under construction. while the Mil
ford shipyards are working full
time, Notwithstanding the fact that
they have materially reduced wages
The timber business is picking up,
one firm at Milton turning out 1000
railroad ties last week, with orders
which will keep them busy until
next year.
Milton crate and box factory has
received a large number of orders
and are now running full time after
shutdown of several months
Although in most cases wages have
been cut about 20 per cent, yet thu
men have cheerfully taken the cut
and with orders pouring in and will
the beginning of farm work there il
work for everyone.
Evening journal., 1921-03-29

sex county. Delaware, where the
Methodist Church claims to have
been organized in 1879. Leaving
Lewes and Rehoboth some 20 miles
to the right, the next town OF size is
Milford. Some 10 miles farther is
Frederick and famous Barratt's
Chapel. where Coke met Asbury in
the autumn OF 1854, before the
Christmas conference in Baltimore
No lover Of Methodist history has
finished his course tn he has visited
this shrine of Methodism. Thence
he motors north some 10 more miles
to Dover the capital of Delaware
Here is the Wesley Collegiate Insti-
tute, a secondary school of the high
est grade.
The Grave of WhatcOat.
Here rest the remains Of Bishop
Whatcoat. the second Methodist
bishop in America. Here every spot
seems historical. Some 10 miles to
the west is Thomas Chapel, on Mary
del Charge. which claims to be the
oldest place of continuous worship
now on the Peninsula (Which claim
is not conceded), while northward
is Millngton, and Holden's Chapel,
which claims to have been built in
1775. These two chapels are two
neglected historic points of Metho-
dism which should be carefully pre-
served and their claims authenti-
Gated.
Returning northward one motors
some 10 miles to Smyrna, where so
much history has been made that one
must stop and make inquiries. Not
/ far to the north Is Union Chapel, I'm
which Lorenzo Dow preached and
/ jumped out of pulpit windows and
, rode away-preaching five times
and riding nearly 10 miles In "a
hours. The next stop is Odessa
whore still remains the old home of
Bishop Levi Scott.
The run to Wilmington. 25 miles
north Of Odessa, carries one through
historic country-St Georges
Bethel. Summit, Red Lion and New
Castle. Methodism in Wilmington
was organized in 1889. and the old
mother church still stands and bears
the name OF Asbury at Third and
Walnut streets, near the Pennsyl-
vania station. Six miles north OF
Wilmington is Chester and Bethel
made famous by the preaching OF
Captain Thomas Webb. Here on,
ends a 30-mile motor trip which
carries one past more shrines OF
ancient Methodism than any Other
trip of the same length in America
IL one does not make the detour'
mentioned. nearly every mile OF tn,
trip is owed stone motor roads
through beautiful farming coun
try. which was highly improved FOL
the times in Asbury's day.
Mcthodlsm I'm 1884.
Methodism had about 60 Metho
dist chapels at the organization il
Baltimore at the Christian Confer
ence in 1854.
The place OF Maryland in tn
Evening journal., 1921-03-29
DEL. CONFERENCE
ON TOMORROW
Session Will be Held in
Greensboro; Bishop
Berry TO Preside
100 MINISTER'S
ON THE ROLL

GREENSBORO, Nd. March 29.-
The fifty-eighth annual session of
the Delaware Methodist Episcopal
Conference will begin in John Wes-
ley Church, Salisbury. tomorrow.
with Bishop Joseph +. Berry. of
Philadelphia. presiding. The Della
ware Conference includes all the
"old side colored churches on the
Eastern Shores of MARYLAND and
Virginia, in the State of.Delaware
and New Jersey and a part OF New
York, and in Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania not included in the Washing
ton Conference. The Conference is
divided into five districts, Cambridge.
the Rev. DR.. ID. II. Hargis, superin
tendent; Centreville, the Rev. DR.. r.
H. Wallace. superintendent; South
Philadelphia, the Rev. DR.. ]. II.
Scott. superintendent; Philadelphia,
the Rev. DR.. j. r. Fletcher. superin-
tendent; Salisbury. the Rev. ]. W
Jewett, superintendent.
The Rev. j. NJ. Dickerson, pastor
of the Salisbury church. is secre-
tary OF the Conference. which has
100 ministers, several hundred local
preachers, 10 retired ministers and
two superannuates. Two years age
its congregations paid s165,695 for
ministerial support. their member
ship was about 1000 and the Confer.
ence included 275 churches. valued
at $1,2O6.O3s and 1870 parsonages
valued at S213.537.
Bishop Berry has presided at -four
previous sessions-19O5 at Dover
Del; 1913 at Philadelphia, 1917 al
Berlin and 1919 at Wilmington. Last
year the presiding bishop was BishoT
Matthew S. Hughes.
Evening journal., 1921-03-29
TO IMPROVE GRADE
OF GAMERS STOCKS

WASHINGTON. March 2s.-De-
veloping tomatoes having a better
red color, pea strains which win re
sist blight" and root rot" and
many other problems Of interest to
Gamers are under investigation by
plant specialists in different parts of
the country, according to G. c.
Woodbury., head of the National
Gamers Bureau Of Raw Products.
who recently returned from the
Middle West.
In connection with tomato pig
ment studies, Mr.. Woodbury. stated
the problem is first to develop and
standardize a method for rapid and
simple measurement of amount of
lycopin cred color pigment) and
second, to determine any constant
differences in different strains. and
if so through pure line breeding TO
isolate and propagate the strains
having the greatest amount lycopin
and consequently the best red COLOR
Evening journal., 1921-03-29
METHODIST PILGRIMAGE
ALONG ASBLlRY TRAILS
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE

islands on its borders is located the
scene Of the labors of Joshua
Thomas-born in 1776-died in
1s52-the parson OF the islands. In
Somerset is located Annamessex-so
often mentioned in Asburys Journal
In Somerset is also located the first
Presbyterian house Of worship in
the United States-built by Frances
Mackenzie in 16S2-and still sanding
at Rehoboth.
Up the winding Pocomoke river to
Pocomoke City is a few miles run.
The crossing at Pocomoke City was
ferry Of much importance in the
days Of Mackenzie, 230 years ago.
Twelve miles north is Snow Hill,
the county seat of Worcester county,
where the present strong Whatcoat
Methodist Episcopal Church was or
ganized in 1SOS. 1t has the strong
est congregation and most imposing
edihce in the town. This is the town
which also claims the honor OF hav-
| ing the first Presbyterian Church in
America. The old Episcopal Church
/ is standing as built, some two CEN
turtles ago -ix miles on side trip
takes one to the Furnace. so much
named in The Entailed Hat" by
! George Alfred Townsend. Follow
I ing the motor road north one may
pass through Berlin to Ocean City,
some 25 miles from Snow Hill. The
detour from Salisbury has taken
over 75 miles from direct motor
road OF 80 miles from Salisbury 10
Ocean city.
A Methodist Governor.
Returning north on the east side
Of Asbury Garden and north over
the Delaware road. one will pass not
far from Line and Sound Churches
mentioned in Asbury's journal. Al
Selhyville lives Ex-Governor John
G. Townsend the Methodist Cover
nor of Delaware, who in a confer
ence love feast declared his greatest
honor in life was TO be a Methodist
class leader. When he assumed the
Office Of Governor some four years
ago the liquor interests are reported
to have approached him to prevent
his signature to certain bills. He 4.
reported to havve answered in his
iovial way, Boys. II il even look.
dry I shall sign it," and he did. More.
over. he called the Delaware Legisla
ture In special session and the Eigh.
teenth amendment was ratihed-bu
even his great power and popularity
could not induce them TO ratifl
woman suffrage. Even Governor
cannot always have their way.
| Winding north one passes through
Georgetown. the county seat Of Sus