The Intelligencer, 1915-11-11

EMPEROR ANNOUNCES HIS SUCCESSION TO THRONE OF EMPIRE GORGEOUS ROBES O? EVERY M??D Count Okuma Played boft&og Role Despite Efforts of Shinto RUualitfs, r ... . . - f Kioto, Nov, 10.-Politics, of an un unusual - usual unusual tyne failed to prevent Japan's "grand old man," Premier Count Bhigenob? Okuma, from plnylng a leading rolo this afternoon ai tho Bec- ; Dud. great coronation ceremony when Emperor Yoshlhito; announced hin ac accession - cession accession to the people ot tho reujnj. . Incensed at Okuma> retention In power, Respite revelations -pf corrufcl corrufcltlon - tlon corrufcltlon during tho cabinet crisis; of last summer,' members of , the parllainen parllainentary - tary parllainentary opposition launched a campaign . based upon' a curious enpcrstttioittj sentiment They iargued that In con conducting - ducting conducting Ute ceremony of the corona- . tl on ot the emperor tho principle of parity should prevail throughout Any form of imperfectly must he norup- "! ulpusly avoided, and any physical dis disability, - ability, disability, or, deformity was. a form of Imperfection. , Count Okuma . wa? therefore disqualified for conducting the ceremony "ot coronation, bccaaSo cf the fact -that when 'a' political fanatic threw n bomb at him 27 years . ago he " suffered the losa of one ot his legs by amputation. A. co-related objection inspired, :by ultra-conservatives among tho Shinto rt?uallsts. who feared the endangering . of the. sanctity of. the. imperial throne was based on "the Moa that tho. al alleg? - leg? alleg? political corruption which fore-' ed the reUrement of Viscount Oura *n the .Okuma rmlnietr> ,'wea " irrecon irreconcilable - cilable irreconcilable with tho principio guiding tho sacred cs rom oui cn .of C??vm?ucru. These objections were generally .re .received - ceived .received with ridicule by the people, the campaign of tho cpppslUoa ?ol ?ollapsod - lapsod ?ollapsod .utterly and Count Okuma rep representing - resenting representing tho now constitutionally ?. governed people of Japan participated in th?a ?ft-?-*IECH/TJ ry ^v?rtn?uny ap " ' figure second only in Iniporanee to the emperor himself and the members of the imperial family. Spirit: of Ancestress Notified, .".-In the morning Emperor Ypshlhlto had informed the spirit of his ' im imi - i imi V?. v I LI 1 oKftn<l ?ts%jajin^?MBS4iJt-^# Ala . f/* Vir? al sbcccslcs end e? his sequlsltlon*..ot the Three Sacred treasures. Thia. after afternoon's - noon's afternoon's ceremony belonged. I? a special woy to the people for '*t;:;*^s dedi dedicated - cated dedicated to the pur^'- ' of ' aanounolbg to. them the ecces'jou of the Mikado. Tho emperor actually mounted . the throne and read an address to bis > subjects who, as during the morning rites, were represented by th? mem members - bers members ot the Diet, governors of prefec prefectures - tures prefectures and tho mayors of the cities, of ? Kioto and Toklb: The function /waa hold in the renowned Shlshllden Hall where the illustrious, imon^roh, at?i-. B?hito, became emperor ;an? which, except ' for/reconstruction ia \ several directions, retained ita ancient sim simplicity - plicity simplicity and beauty. "Shlshllden, which signifies "purple1 hall bf mystery," faces south and IB made of the sacred , hinc-kt wood With its roof thatched from Ute bark ot the same three. The sceno of the ceremony waa laid . partly within the nlatn hail and partly in the open air courtway upon which the boll looked down, Halls ie* .-.tba/ Bp?cl?t?ris extended on either"'.side - of the courtwaiy. As .tho Japanese doora a'id wall wera removed tho arrange arrangement - ment arrangement gave all" participants ch c-ppor c-pportu?ity.to - tu?ity.to c-pportu?ity.to see Ute -setting of tho court courtway. - way. courtway. Tho a taire leading to the throne and the throne itself. P?lice Replaced By Troops. : The two main :g?tes loading to the Shlshllden were opened in early morn morning, - ing, morning, tba court policy a<ning;as guard.: At ?he appela ted Um ? in the after* tt?jj? tha police guard, waa replaced hy troopn who UttVd tip euUlda thu ratea' .and ?long the walls of ? tbb palace. The high dignitaries, peers/ Ambers, of the hduso cf representa representaUvch. - Uvch. representaUvch. menjibers of tba diplomatic corp*, and./.tMr>Ive*A^;h*^ t?a'ti^^&^iab^ie? hail prelttntnt?ryentering th* .bare .bare?^ffl>\:yfflXiil?& - ?^ffl>\:yfflXiil?& .bare?^ffl>\:yfflXiil?& The Amertcata ladles, aa w*? os the ??it iadlos.of th?- dlnlothaUh oertt? for -th? most the^lpmmat??r"?orpa -for,the^i?^ *'-:A^e?eanv ambassador, waa, a? exception. . Sb ww?'a' gown;:^?;#hlte with spect?ll&d&i^ . embroidered In a??de/.tas :ahd stAe S* aUw?^^Ug' ,iw?!a1t?lt nh HIM ?Vi. WTVjandiTyVni i??..??'..'ii.'Lft**, ???.I,?? XCO?CTIN?^^

First Boatload o? ? This bru picture of the first boat boatload - load boatload of soldier . of tile allies to, be lauded' at Sal OJ Jct to help tho Serb SerbESTIMATES - ESTIMATES SerbESTIMATES ARE GIVEN I CROP State anti National Figures of Output of Grain and Cotton. C., Nov. , JO.-A s-?niuiary? of preliminary estimates nf crop production and prices ; for the Btate of Sotith Carolina and for the United States, compiled by tho bu bureau - reau bureau of crop .est?males .and transmit transmited - ed transmited through" the weather bureau. UV S. department of agriculture, is as follows: ? ? Corn. State-Estimate this year 35,400, 35,400,000. - 000. 35,400,000. bushels; final estimate last year, 36.538.000. United Stu tes--Estimate this year, 3,030,000/000 bush^la; final estimate last year, 2,C73,000,000. v. meat. State-'Estimate this year 2,547,000 bushels; final estimate last year 020j 020j?vv. - ?vv. 020j?vv. j Cu'tcd o.-.^. PW-tc'thiti' /*;*c^r, "1,002,950 bushels; tinal estimate last year, 891,030,000.' ft't?'..'.'.' -v:-. .. Oats: State-Estimate ' this year 9,712,000 busheis; final estimate last year, 7, 7,500,000. - 500,000. 7,500,000. United States-Estimate this year, 1,517,000.000 bushels; Spal: ?s?mate last ye?r: 1,141,000,000. Cotton. State-The September 25 condition, appiled to the estimated acreage, fore forecast - cast forecast a production "of approximately 1,032,000. bales. (500 pounds gross;) compared with final cenaus report-last year of 1,553,810 bales, '.PriceyvKo-'.|;. v?mbt-r 1 to producers, 11.4 -per pound; year ago, CC cents, v. United Statetf-The September B5 condition,. appaled to tho esUtnated acreage, forecast a production"of op opproximatfuy, - proximatfuy, opproximatfuy, I0,9r>0,000 balds (500 pour.ds ?tti9B) compared with . final {i ce?ir?s rernrt last year of ?G,i35. ?G,i35.0CO - 0CO ?G,i35.0CO bales. Price November 1 to pr? pr?ju'eers, - ju'eers, pr?ju'eers, ll.6,cents per pound; year ago B .. 8 ?.. cents ; .'. . i^SOuth. Bethlehem, Pa., Nov, 10. 10.Sire - Sire 10.Sire "completely destroyed No. i ma machine - chine machine shop of the :"?eth?eheni Steel fenmpeny. St'schinery , and war ;iU' ?ierial In the building valued,at mil* libtiB, v How ls alarte i is ?stkno&n. ^dl?e of -fraps alone said to. bo mil mil?? - ?? mil?? < vH?aht- hun?red men were at worh when the;fire gtart?d, ; sind , are '?m.. ^m$^^/J?m^^i^. Tao ?hop is hs?':-!to' ?malte. guns fer:4:th?..>?Med. fer:4:th?..>?Med.State*; - State*; fer:4:th?..>?Med.State*; England and the . allie??vg|ffif? ?00 w?rr*in .proe'e^- Or ?t??fac!rfrt?. ?nipeg Cat. O?V Frew :t^e*t und T/Ocal Traffic Stalled. Ptanlp?j-V Men^ Nov. 100.-Sweeii 100.-Sweeii. - . 100.-Sweeii. eastward' from Albert-'and Sasj?s Sasj?siti, - iti, Sasj?siti, one of the worst .?l?st i ct ri?^t. years ?ripped -?tahV -?tahV^r??^onlffcta?. - ^r??^onlffcta?. -?tahV^r??^onlffcta?. thpT'clty wvs? ?and IrtKfi?^y^b?^^ trafrio. %; ) Many, railes of telegraph. and phone poise are-down.