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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER ' WASHINGTON. Nov. 3. Forecait for North end South Carolina: Gun. rally fair Saturday and, Sunday; mild temperature: WATCH THE LABEL On your ptporv It will tH you wKm you tibcri( ttn tvpiui. Rniw flvj day bfm- expiration, and you won't miaa an nut DEDICATED TO THE, UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1922." PRICE FIVE CENTS DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS LEADER 1 UJ1IU FOR GIVILJZATIONINEXT SOLICITOR Gardner Declares It Will j Democrats Will Make Lead Man to Highest Substantial Gains in Hay Points of Progress. wood and to West. IMMENSE AUDIENCE ! SWAIN DEMOCRATS HEARS HIM AT PACK j SHOW CONFIDENCE HaFding's Record Termed I Democrats Count on Win One of Lodge-ism, ning Fight in 33rd Sena and Plunderism. torial District. "The great Democratic party has been in the vanguard .of civiliza tion since the flrat stages, leading forever on and will continue to lead on until the full vlewa of the beauties of mankind can be seen from the highest point of prog ress," declared O. Max Gardner, of Fholby. former Lieutenant-Governor, addressing at least 1,500 citi zens In the closing rally of the Democrats of tho county, at the l'ack Theatre hist night. Mr. Gardner was Introduced to i ho. Buncombe County audience, one of the largest and most en thusiastic of the present campaign, by Harry L. N'cltles,. Democratic TtMHlnee for tho House of Repre- xeTitstives, who paid a high tribute , to ?lie Cleveland county attorney. Mr. Gardner walked upon the platform, as the band played the Star Spangled Banner, followed by llayden Grindstaff, Secretary of the Buncombe County Democratic Kxecutlve Committee: John W. Rutherford, Chairman; K. C. Cmee reene, Rev. Dr. R. .1. Bateman and rry L. Nettles. In opening the eeting, Mr. Grindstaff called Representative Zebulon Weaver and Plato D. Kbbs, Democratic nominee for the State Senate, who were In the audience, to have a seat on the platform, both being greeted with loud applause. K. C. Greene was called upon to act as chairman of the meeting and after invocation by Rev. Dr. Bateman, Introduced Mr. Nettles as "a man who with Plato Kbbs and Eugene Taylor, will represent Buncombe County In the next Gen eral Assembly. He also urged that all present vote early In the general election Tuesday. F.xpreewes Prldo In Buncombe County. In opening hlg address, which cast a spirit of optimism and feel ing of great success throughout the Democratic: ranks In Buncombe County, the former Lieutenant Governor expressed the pride of a true North Carolinian In Buncombe County and appreciation for the splendid representative gathering, pjltng a particular tribute to the uFjre number tt women present. a'When people take an interest In aroWnment It Is only devotional tolthelr cause, as there are two , ' Trajor parties, tne uemocrauc ana the Republican, he continued. l will not attempt to say there are all good men in the Democratic party and all bad men in the Re publican party, for there are good and bad In both." Mr. Gardner said: "Public thought is moulded in the two par ties, the Democratic party starting with the ideals of Thomas Jeffer son and the Republican launched with the ideals of Alexander Ham ilton. The whole history of the world Is that of political conflict, man against man, nation against nation and race against race, cre ating the new; destroying the old, with the divine hope of individual right victorious and the knowl edge that right is forever triumph ant and wrong will fall. "Nothing has ever been accom plished except through enormous expense, suffering, death, destruc- ion with aj(i,ys the two prlncl les involved, the Democratic ana he Republican. There is no prim rose path to victory and tho pre cious things you hold dear have been bought at a tremendous price and men have always paid the nrlee that is necessary to advance ' to good Government, principle and f right and the great Democratic 118 11 . . B. . . !artv has always oeen in m van- iWd of civilization since the first -(nnf m Past Taol ! STATE EXPECTS DEVELOPMENTS IN HULL-MILLS CiSE Attorney General Believes vatate uan JBanK on evi dence Next Week. XEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. Nov. j. (By . the Associated Press.) This was another day of mystery in the Hall-Mills muraer case. The following things happened: 1 . County Detective David, workl under Special Deputy At torney General Mott predicted that the state could bank on action next week. 2. Detectives claimed to have located the automobile in which the slayers are believed to have ridden to the scene of the murders on the Phillips farm. 3. The witness heralded as having testimony to support : the eye-witness story of the shooting told by Mrs. Jane Gibson, farmer and self-styled eye-witness to the double shooting, waa identified as Mra A. C. Fraley, a widow living with her daughter in a farm house on Lovers' Lane, near the scene of the murders. It was un derstood that she had stated she Oad seen, from the upper story of er home, figurea moving in the 41 d in which the slaying had oc J rJrred, and had heard shota. but ? rer home was barred today to r j'portera and she could not be in- terriewed. Slgourney Smith, a "Yrrave digger and a boarder In Ulrs. Fraley'a noma, airway n questioned by state troopers. fj 4. Mr. Mott failed to ahow up T In New Brunswick, although hU I assistants had summoned all the witneasea for interrogation, with I the exception of Mrs. Edward W. ?HaII, whose husoano. iteexor m Su John the Evangeltat Church. IN'DIGATIDfJS ARE DAVIS WILL BE SVLVA, Nov. The Indica tions are that Clover ('. Dais will he the next sollv i'or for the men tieth Judicial district, although that district E,,Ve a Republican majority of Da 7 at the last elec tion, which, on the surface of things would Rive the Republican candidate, k. i stilwell. of Svlvn. an advantage that would he hard to overcome. That tho Democrats will make substantial Rains in evet v coun;v west of and it, eluding lla wood. With the possible exceptions oi I Jackson mid Graham, evervhocli who is informed will admit. Haj -wood being s h a strong Demo cratic county, a large numb.- of the, Democratic women there could see no reason why thev should register nt thc last election, hut reports are to the effect that thev ara on the books and will vote thi time, increasing HavwoortV big majority by nt least 300. Waynesville township alone is ex pected to go over the 1,200 mark with a record-breaking Democratic majority, and the whole county is I said to be well organized, and the voters will come out in the effort to Increase Zeb Weaver's majority, and to sll the Haywood County candidal for solicitor across. That 557 majority that tho western counties were able to roll up last time has got Haywood on her toes. In Swain the Democrats are confident of cutting down the big Republican majority of two years ago, of 750, and In case of a few .I. .. nm ... i 1. Ul III.- OlllCUia IU WlJItS 11 j out altogether. There is much dis- satisfaction even in the republi- can ranks In Swain, over the at-, ministration of the county's af fairs, and the Democrats are run ning no candidates for Clerk of the Superior Court, or the minor county offices, and are concentrat ing their efforts on the represen tative, the sheriff and the chair man of the board of county com missioners, and the register of deeds. Dt James DeHart is the candidate of the Democrats for Representative, and S. E. Vainer for the new and Important Job of the board of county commlnsiontrs, and the Democrats are hopeful of electing these two., and maybe G. H. Martin, the candidate for sher iff, and V. M. Browning for regis ter of deeds. The local fight In Swain, or rather reaction against the local Republican regime, will be felt to the advantage of Grover C. Davis, the candidate for solici tor and Zeb Weaver. Jn Cherokee the Democrats have no. local ticket in the field, but there is an (independent ticket that Is running some, and It is headed with the name of Grover C. Davis tor solicitor. Three Re publicans, A. L. Johnson, present clerk of the court; J. M. Cornwell. present register of deeds, and E. A. Voylcs. The independent Re publicans and Democrats are counting on carrying Cherokee, and the flght there will make Da vis many votes. The flght in the thirty-third senatorial district between the present Republican Incumbent, R. A. Dewar, and G. P. Walker, both of Andrews, is a warm one and the Democrats are counting on carrying the district, as Walker's name Is on thi Cherokee Independ ent ticket, and the tnojority for the Republican In Swain has fol lol the examr.ie of Zeb Vance a cat-fish and -swunk, ana as im Democratic majority in Macon la AVr.Anrl trt ha in-Mttv increased. "r;-"- ' , " It has been grow ng steadily for -tCnntlftufd on i.at Twol THREE GIRLS N NEW YORK FIRE Two Fall From Third Story as Rescue Nears One Dies of Burns. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. (By The Associated Press.) Three work ing girls died today, victims of a fire which destroyed an East 13 th Street celluloid factory, and six of their companions and one man were burned or injured as they fought to escape. One of the girl victims died, in a hospital tonight. Firemen had carried her from the flaming building after she had been trapped in a second floor work mom. Th two other victims were within inches of rescue when they fell from the third story winaow. Firemen had hoisted an aerial lnititer near one who stood on' coping facing the street while the flames reu.-nea tor ner. as a ore man ti eared her the coping gave way and he dropped with ashricK tc the sidewalk. Shouting to the otner to retain hrr rrio on the aill from which ill hung, firemen shifted the lad der but before tney eouia sireicn their arms to her she fell. Th Are. starting on the seoond Hnnr. nccurled bv Henry Schreiber and Comoahy, maker of celluloid hair ornaments, trapped a nan c'oxen girl workers who had Jus' returned from lunch and swept to the third floor where a dosen wo men and several men employed In fie embroidery shop or namuei Mara, became panic stricken as means of escape were cut off. The firemen, battling their way iirougb the flames as streams or water were played on them, ef-j fvted thrilling rescues on both floors but not until a number of the worker wese badly burned WORKING VICTIMS and pverome 1 - IW ! iV Ml .til,! . FORGET s. T GUILTY, VERDICT IN R ECK ITT CASE ROSIER Formal Verdict Returned j Were Attempting to In- Body Taken to Washing in Husband's Case spect Barracks of Reich- ; ton and Will Be Buried Faints in Court. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3. Mrs. Catherine Rosier today was ac quitted by the Jury which tried her for killing Miss Mildred Geraldine Ueckitt, her husband's stenog rapher, and soon afterward was freed of the Indictment which charged her with killing her hus band, Oscar Roster, at the same time. As the foreman pronounced the words "not irullty" the 22-year-old defendant uttered a piercing shriek, and fainted. She was carried from the courtroom by her chief coun sel, John R. K. Scott, and a court officer, but was quickly revived. This, with the fifteenth day of the trial. Tremendous applause swept the crowded courtroom on the an nouncement of the verdict and the Cheering continued despite frantic efforts of court attaches to restore order. At least six women fainted and in tho case of some of them, difficulty was experienced in re storing consciousness. Later Mr. Scott made a motion to release the prisoner pending the action of the District Attorney in the second indictment that charg lng Mrs. Rosier with causing the death of her husband. District Attorney Rotan and ASHistnnt Dis trict Attorney Speiser with Mr. Scott and other members of de fense counsel, held a side bar con ference. "Since eho was adjudged insane at the time of killing Miss Ueckitt," Mr. Rotan told the court, "she was insane when she killed her hus band." "That is quite right." said Judge Barratt, and bills were then sub mitted to the Jury still sitting in the box with instructions from the court to And Mrs. Rosier not guilty. which was done. Mrs. Rosier, who had returned to the room with her baby, Richard, In her arms, was stormed by those eager to congratulate her when freed. Wives of several of tho Jurors were among those who of fered their felicitations. She was profuse in her thanka to the Jurymen for their action. Asked what she next intended to do, Mrs. Rosier said: "Reat and forget. I am so hap py I cannot realise It. All my love will be centered In Richard." She was then asked about Oscar. Jr., an 11-year-old son of Rosier by a former marriage. I am very proud of hlnv she answered. "I am going to bring him up?' The shooting took place In the rooms of the Rosier Advertising Agency, of which the dead man was the head, on January 31, last. Rosier was 38 and Miss Reckltt 20. For nine months the defendant was in prison awaiting trial. A plea of emotional insanity was made by the defense, which pro duced many eminent alienists who testified that at the time of the shooting the defendant could not distinguish between right and wrong, a contention denied by the commonwealth, which produced other- experts in mental diseases who gave opinions that on study ing previous testimony they were' convinced of her sanity. In his charge to the Jury. Judge Barratt declared the vital Issue In the case was sanity. If "mentally dethroned," he observed, "the Jury should acquit the defendant, but If it found that she wa sane, con viction should be the verdict." The case went to the jury this afternoon and the jurors were out one hour and 15 minutes. Jury men said that while there waa ome discussion, only one ballot was necessary.- WIMj accompany state kxhibit to iowa RALEIGH. Nov. 8. C. D. Mat thews, chief of the division of horticulture. North Carolina Ex periment Station and F. H. Jeter. ! agricultural . editor of the State , Extension Service, It was announc ed today, will accompany an ex hibit of North, Carolina fruits and nuts to be sent to the Mid-western Horticultural Exposition to be held at Council Bluffs. Iowa, November 14-11. . . "LEST WE FORGET' nv R11.LY borni-: REPORT ATTACKlVIRG E ALLIED OFFI j wehr Regiment. PARIS. Nov. 3. (By Tho Asso ciated Press) The Allied council of ambassadors today received from General Nollctt, head of the filled - commission of control In Germany, a detailed report on the recent incident at PasBau, Bavaria, In which a French and British of ficer were attacked while attempt ing to Inspect the barracks, of the Second Regiment of relchsvehr. General Nollett'e ireflorf -'declaree the incident, which occurred on October 27, "surpasses in gravity all other to date." "When Commandant Boulchou, of the French army, was about to enter the barracks which he bus pected of concealing arms." the report relates, "a German official stopped him and said: 'You are the father of a family; reflect be fore you make such a dangerous visit.' "The motor in which lie arrived was surrounded by a mob of BOO persons who threatned the lives of the Frenchman anil a British officer. Captain Atcklnson. The officers persisted in making their inspection. Meantime the crowd Increased and tried to break into the barracks. . "The police refused to aid the officers who in leaving were at tacked by the crowd with bricks and stones. Two revolver shots and 20 bricks and rocks pierced the automobile." The report declares the demon stration was organized bv the Ger man military and it Indicated the spirit of the whole territory. The ambassadors will begin considera tion of the report next Wednesday and It Is believed they will demand an apology and reparations from the German authorities. CANDIDATES 'ARL IL AMENTTOBE SUED TODAY Enormous Number of Three Cornered Races Is to Be Staged. LONDON, Nov. 3. (By The As sociated Press.) The Hats of par liamentary candidates In the ap proaching elections, representing all the parties were Issued tonlpht for publication tomorrow. Alto gether, 1.370 candidates have been nominated, distributed as follows: conservatives, generally called Un ionists, 466; AjMuithlan or Inde pendent liberals, 32S: National, or Oeorgean liberals, 170, and labor ites, 410. There may still be a f more nominations before the lists are made official tomorrow but they are considered to be practically complete and although there have been conflating reports on the sub ject today, apparently Mr. Lloyd George has no Intention of carry ing; out his threat to nominate a heat of "carpelbagajer" candidates to oppose the conservative. One such candidate was nominated to day to oppose Sir William Joyn-sen-Hlcks, the new secretary for overseas trade, but others are known and the former premier's opponents do not hesitate to de clare openly that he has been out witted by Sir George Younger, who they say, "again has shown his superiority In electloneeryig tac tics." The first actually eiecteu mem. bers of the new' parliament were announced today. They are.tnree members of the "combined Scot tish Universities." two conserva tives. Sir Henry Cralk and Sir George Berry, and one Nationalist liberal. D. M. Cowan, who being -irMnH Tmt, MAD UPON TODAY AS WE-NOT DAY HELP THE DSAQUQ VETERANS 'S TRIBUTE IS I CERSTHOMAS N. PAGE There Today. ItWll.MON'D. Vn.. Nov. 3 Vir ginia's lina. tribute to Thomas Ne' son Page, who died suddenly Wednesday afternoon while walk ing In the garden of his boyhood home In Hnnover County, was -paid today w'k ii hundreds of friends end admirers gathered for the simple iimeral servire In the little red hricn church "Old ForkA v. here tlio noted author, dlploruct end scholar was christened more than halt a century ago. The little church was filled I) rverflowing long before the hour f':;ed for tne funeral. Many people, unable to gain admittance to th small auil't.iiium, stood on the out- iside. with heads bared to the sun of a perfect Indian summer day, as the ln ; rites were conducted. High ofllciuls of the state, eminent lawyers, bankers, business men. eler.tns of the Ctvil War. negroes men, women and children In every walk of life were there to pay their respects to the dead states man. Distinguished as he was In the public life of America and tha world ani keenly as his passing Is felt, the grief of none Is more fc-enulne cr more overwhelming t'inn that of the black servants at 'Oakland." who furnished the backgro'.nd. the ground work, for r.omc of Mr. Page's best llteratv efforts. After tho funeral service which was conducted by the Rev. K. L Goodwin, of Ashland, assisted by Archdeacon William Walton, an Id friend of the family, the body was removed to Ashland and placed aboard a train for Wanti mston, vm re the rlnal services will be held tomorrow. This service will be conducted in historic St. John's Church, after which the body will bo burled In , Rock Creek cep.'etery. A beautiful tribute was paid to Mr. Page today by the Right Rev. Wm. Cabell Brown, bishop of th Virginia diocese of the Kplscopal - - CiKmed on ctfp Tirol -STOP FLIGHT RY NOW IHPHOGRESS Airmen Left San Diego Friday, Expect to Be in New York Tonight. TOPBKA. Kas.. Nov. 3. The monoplane T-2 on Its non stop trans-continental flight passed over Pratt, Kas. at 11.10 o'clock tonl.;ht accordine to reports re elved at the Pock Island offices In Topeka. This was the last report re ceived It had been reported over Dalhart. Texas at 8 o'clock. Rock Island officials said they did not expect the plane to pass over Topckc. but the next report was expected from Eldon. Mo. The speed they said wss about 150 miles an hour sav irrtANCIHOO. Nov 1 A I .1. V check by the Southern Pacific Company'e telegraph deparimen. on the ron-stop Might from Sun r.v - " ,.' . " v,iv. i heins ' Diego to New 1 ork which Is being attempted by lieutenants John a , MrffKeottv snrt. oaKiev veil, ni the United States army showed thev had passed over Gila, Arlxoif.i. ni 10:15 a. m.. Tucson. Ariz, at 12:17 p. m., Benson. Arts., at 12:4.. Dragoon. Ariz., at 1:00; Wlllcox, Arlr,, at 1:15; Bowie. Ariz., at 1:15. and Deming, New Mexico, at 2;35 P. M. SAN DIEGO. Nov. J. Keen In terest wa expressed at Rockwell Field late today as to the progress of Lieutenants John A. MacReady and Oakley Kelly, trying to make a non-stop flight from San Diego to New York in the great mono Llrne T-:!. They took off from the army aviation field a few seconds before 6 a. m.. and passed over Deming, New Mexico, about 2:35 ;rnw' on !, TV NON c ASHEVILLE MAN T LAYMEN" S BODY E. R. Randall President of Organization in j Local Conference. j CHRISTIANS END 1 RALEIGH SESSION j Final Preparations for ! North Carolina Confer ! ence Made. 7. iiWi.;,' N V N WilNtui r m io:,liii AM. m:;.' i st. vi ;sviu.i:, His-iup LulhfV It Yurlt "ji who i ilw Hi hp" HhUo i! f Hit- MeilHNli-t Chun h .n .-fjtsinrt it ih-1 lttni!c .nil .l'(ln j dif "hut . li iH't-i- ili'lii -rtil .i i v j I Impi 0"HIVl' .tiil ;ll- lIlHi iHUHf (O . . l t on l'i Ik'iI'm lY:tm', tiding ;n ; j tlit'iiif "Tin Kingdom mim " Tlt K in k 1 1 oiM in not iti lit hful . (without tii.d .mil lui rt ill 1 1. The J !irlil wci iliioii(:h tr.nl h.uit- i hIii p. it n d 1 1 A 1 m 'ii 't oi'n;i ill ; .mint v:i .'iftinMrd tixi. Kt- . ; O rii't. hci . i 1 , Jiinl J i . : M , MlTtUI, .1 s i t I ' 1 ;J in U ulttU I' t?.il - ' j tton. K K. Kiimlitlt i.f Ahi- ill-. I Iiolili nf :illHlt Co. 'i K-' IH ! ttnil It. I.. Kilwiiiil.H of K;inn:ii I WOl'Ll) M ARK Ill'VKH l' I INTOXICANTS lil ll.TY I lfKNDKHSON. N. ('.. Nov. . j A committee on jniial ri form of the Norili Carolina Metlmdi.it j Protestant eonference in session nere. today pi -. -tooted rep rt lo the conteicnio going on re.-.nd lis blng "oppoecd to any and all or (janix.'itlnii or efforts to enforce th i laws and uphold sne'ety under cover ot secrecy, darkness or rtls-Stil.-e." It recommended that Hie State enuct a law making the puniuiHer if int n.l-: t in;: Unnori. eqrully i-uilty before the law with the seller. It deplored the laxity of morals In the wake of the world war and resolved to 'attack 'pre vailing vice with renewed vigor and effort. Irglr.g parents to Keep their children under the proper restraint that "they may grow In the wnv nf the Lord." . Other reports presenter Included that from the committee on tne Mothodst Protest int Iler.-ld urg ing greater support of the church yper; another urging the observ ance of Baptism and the Church ordinances. Tho character of oil Clergy was passed upon and preachers were urged not to en gage In rny oiher gainful occupa- .iltV'lt Wi.'-'W delivered today iT. nv hi. v Curi v. ot Cmttimte Itflss Juanlta Hammer, of JUgh Point and Dr. M. L. Klderdlce, or Westminster. Md. A pageant "the striking ( f America's hour," por traying activities in the foreign and homo mission fields was pre sented tonight. The place for the 1923 confer ences will be selected at tomor row's session. Thomasville op I ears to be a general favorite at this lime. The delegates will be Riven an automobile ride over the city this rifternoon by the Hender son Chamber of Commerce. MISSIONARY CONVENTION' IMtOM.IIT TO MNCM'MOX ItAI.KlGH. N. ('., Nov. 3. The Woman'" Missionary Convention of the North Carolina Christian Conferencn closed its annual ses sion in It ileigh this afternoon wita the election of officers and with the award of the banner for th largest surplus over Its quota of contributions to the society of the First Christian Church of Raleigh. The former officers of the asso rlatlon wore re-elected. They ara Mrs. W. )I. Carroll, of Burlington, j. resident. Mrs. J. 1. Avent, of Durham, vice-president; Mrs. Wal ter HellaiT, of Burlington, treas urer; Mrs. J. W. I'atton, of Elon College, .secretary. There were reports of societies, committees and officers and an ad (irfsa bv J. O. Atkinson, mission secretary of the Christian Confer ence. Tlv afternoon session wiu largely devoted to a round table discussion led by-Mrs. VV. A. Har per, of h,lon College. j By vot.j of tho convention, the .circle plan of organization was de termined jpon. Some of the so cieties have already turned to tho circle scheme of work, but the action today gives the endorsement of the convention to the circle an 1 ;t is proposed that tli various so. cleties shall adopt this uniformly. Tho next place of meeting w III be determined by the executive committee. LAi niNBl RG PRKPARKS l-rm A.VVl'AI, OONFKRK.N'C'i; LAURINBURG. N. C. Nov. 3. Final preparations for the conven tion of the North Carolina Cor. fcrence, Methodist Kplscopal Church, South, which will onen here on November 8. were under way tonight. Fthop Luther .!. ilaon, of New York, will preside i:t the sessions. preliminary! meeting will be held on Novembe 7 for the examination of unite. -! I p: ndnatci :n the conference course i I rr sruoy under the direction of: I the conference board of examiners, i HKIXJrCM AVISIfFX TO ShTNI j DKI.KGATFJ TO LAI'SAN N K P.nrsSELS. Nov. J. The Hcl- .'I S""-' ,:"i ne w.-llt noies I ,,.--A t... r, ....... . .... I' ranee. Gro it J-trl'nin and Italy expressing a desire to be repre sented at the Lausanne conference o nr cMijmrn anuirs nunng an , .,,. , -" - - " ", . -- - ests. The government has no wish to take part In the political and territorial regotiati m hut irsists it should be heard on the modifica tion of economic provisions In the treaty oi Sevres, which Belgium signed. I.ARGK DIVIDEND FOK NATURAL JAS COMPANY PITTSBURGH. Nov. 3. Direc tors of the Union Natural Gas Company voted today to declare a otock dividend of 75 per cent in addition to the regular rash divi dend, provided the stockholders a meeting on November 28. vote favorably upon a proposal to in crease) the capital stock from $10. 000,000 to 320,000.00 EADI TH Big Developments In Kenilwdrth To Begin Within Next Ten Days SULTANATE EN D Si ALTERATIONS AND BY VOTE OF THEiNEW BUILDINGS IE , General Dissension Is Ex pected to Follow Action of Law Makers. SOVIETIZATION OF TURKEY FORECAST All Treaties of Constanti nople Since 1920 De clared Void. I ( iNSTANTINOri.K N'ov. .1 i 1 ', v The Associated Press) An 'end to the .Sultanate in Turkey bus boon unanimously decreed by the lH iiiraiHl nalionat nsHenioiy miiing in i Angina. The executive anil IcRis 'tatie powers of the country have been conferred by the assembly upon ttie nation ami tne palace or the Sulillnie I'olie which "through I'urrtipl Ignorance for several cen turies provoked numerous Ills for the country lias piiHed Into the domain of history ." A caliph Is to be chosen by the assembly from a member of the (isman dynasty to smveed the Sul tan, but the resolution of the as sembly im not need th,at the Turk ish government would remain the keystone of the caliphate. The choice of the caliph Is to be that member of the Imperial family who In the best instructed, the best educated, the most honest and the wisest. The assembly aiso decided that all treaties entered Into by the Constantinople government since March 16. 19J0, were null and void. Tho decision of the assembly was followed by the proclamation of a national holiday and the firing of a salute of 101 guns. Notwithstanding the assembly's decree that the era of liberation had at lust been entered Into, the Sultan presided this afternoon at an extraordinary council ot his ministers. The grand vlsJer, Tewflk Pasha, and his colleague kissed the Sultan's hand on the oocaalon of the phophet's birthday, renewed thejr nlfidsa of low Hl gnd f x P"naii the utmost -inuit Tatlor fef action of the Angora fovernment n proclaiming an end to the sul tanate, winie nothing definite ran be ascertained regarding the de cision reached at the counc.1I to day II was reported in high quar ters there waa good reason to be lievn the Sultan had -disputed the legal character of the national as sembly's decision. It being declar ed the assembly was elected under abnormal circumstances. Some of the Turkish afternoon newspaper today announced that the abdication of the Sultan Is only n question of hours, but the ministers of tho Sublime Porte ap parently take no such pessimistic view of tho situation. The Sultan's resignation, according to tradition, would be handed to the members or the Imperial family, and no crown council was called today at Ylldlz Palace. Monarchist and Turkish mod erate circles anticipate Internal dissension in consequence of the action of the national assembly. They express the view that the step of tho Angora government Is a triumph of bolshevik policy In the Near East and the preclude to the sovletlsatlon of Turkey. Grand Vizier' Tewflk Pasha has telegraphed Milatapha Kemal Pa sha, the Nationalist leader, that any measure contemplated by the assembly affecting the Sultan's status will weaken Turkey s posl- Continue on feiH Twn ; WESTERN TRAIN ROBBERY ILLED Mail Robbers Fall Dead as Eleven Officers Rain Bullets Upon Them. WITTENBERG. Mo.. Nov. 3 (lly The Associated Press.) The bodies of John F. ".Ini-k" Kennedy, 62 jenrs old ,i notorious ronber of Western Missouri, and ilarvoy l,o fin. a. companion, who wcro killed early today by railroad letn:.iw and postoinre iriypecto-s after the men bad robbed a pajwenger train "f 'he SI. IhiIh. San Francisco '-anway near nete. repose In an undertaking osLiblishnient her.; to- ANGORA ASS MBY DESPERADOES undertaking establishment here to- . to au.lit the accounts of the cash night awaiting disposition. , lfr Thursday ufternoon. Until hi During the day a steady stream ; work is near completion it wili of curious; Inhabitants of this vi- j not be known whsjher tnv funds unity came to Wittenberg and are missing. In the meant. me: the viewed the bodies of tho men. one bank's doors have been dosed of whom, Kennedy, had for man yi a,rs defied the law and outwlttod tho efforts of the shrewdest detec tives to capture him.' The bandits held up and robbed the train and reached this town on the engine. Eleven' officers who were trying in wait for thum. .drew their revolvers as the baudits at tempted to escape and they fell dead In a hail of bullets which the officers pourod at them. The mail was recovered. Kennody was known by the sob riquet as "the quail hunter." fol lowing his arrest In Kansas City one winter morning In 1807. There had been a sleet storm the nlrht before, and at daybreak a patrol man saw a horse silp and a rider fall. It waa Kennedy a,m! train robbers paraphernalia waa found in his custody. It wss presumed that he was on his way to rob a train, but he denied this, assert ing he was starting on a quail hunting expedition, lie was re. j leaaed. NVOLVE - : To Pave Streets and Erect Business Buildings and Residences. HALF INTEREST IN HOTEL PURCHASED - ! South Wing to Be Return ed to Owners First of Next Month. i Developments in Kenllworth. In- chilling tho remodeling and equle i ment of Kenllworth Inn. to be Isuirted within the next ten days. will total over '600,000, ana wi.i include rtores. residences, bank ami other essentials of a modern i onimunlty, according to .1. W. Chiles, who returned from Wash ington yoatcrduy. Mr, Chiles states that under verbal agreement with official con firmation expected dally, the soutn wing of Kenllworth Inn will be turned back by tho government to the owners on December 1 ami carpenters will be Immediately placed t work remodeling this lng. The entire building will h In the h'inds of the owners by December 31 and It Is planned to have the formal opening of Kenll worth Inn on February 22, Wash' . Ington's birthday. J. II. Marvel, who formerly . owned the Dennis Hotel, Atlantis City, and who was one ot the stockholders In Kenllworth Inn, has purchased a half Interest in tho property and will actively man age the new hotel, which will have 260 rooms and will be one ot the moat modern In the south. Ap proximately 1300.000 will be ex pended In remodeling and equip ping the hotel. , With the announcement ot th development program. Is word that I SO, 000 wll be expended for the tuldng of roads, and the laying of water and eewer mains, this work tn be started within tan days. Bonds for the road construction and the Inylng of water and sewer mains will be sold withla the next two weeks, it was. nhoiiiy:4 last An attractive brick aarags, with the architecture in keeping with Kenllworth Inn, and in close prox imity to the hotel will be erected . at a cost cf 40,000 and will have a capacity of 75 automobiles, pro. vtdlng first-class service for Kenll worth residents and guests ot the hotel. Tnls building will be start ed almost at once. The Kenllworth Stores, compris ing a drug store, meat market, cafeteria and grocery store, will bn housed in an Arcade building, to be erected at a cmt of approxi mately I2D.000 and will be the n!y place In Kenllworth where stores can be located. The Kenllworth Bank and Trust Company lg In process of organlsa-... lion and a bank building of the -Grecian type of architecture will be erected as a home for the flnan-' riul Institution at a cost of no: less than $8,000. Mr. Chiles will erect, work to be Martod within the next 30 davs. In addition to his own homo at a cist of 25,000, a residence ot thu iiitiian style of architecture, on craggy Circle at a cost of around ii,uu ana tnin will be offered fni sale. Bids are now being called tor the building of this residence. in Bliuuion to till Iiandsnm. (residence, Mr. Chiles will erect four additional residences t- , bo started within 30 day, runn. ttentltig an Investment of approx; . I VQIllHtMfS on rn Twl IS : FOUL LAY IS FEARED Seen in Statesville Thurs day Friends Search for Him There. t(soul CormoWsM TH ililcvill, otttjoat HTONBY POINX., Nov. 3. A. W. White, cashier of the Bank of Ktonev Point, Alexandex County, has been missing; since . Thursda morning, anil oftlcers or utif sec tion are at a loss whether to pro. coed on 1be theory of embezzle ment cr fouJ play, according tu ra ports lereived here tonlifM. A hank cxaoilnei l :l , I., irr., siiji e Thursday afternoon. WAS IV STATF-KVIiXE KAIU.Y ON TIU'RSDAY TA YUHSV1IJ,E. Nov. .1 In a long liistance telephone mess to this tlace, ten miles north of Stony Point, A. L. Vaf prest dent of the hank there, .-.to! this afternoon that the missing cashier had gone to Statesville. & few miles so-i of Stony Point, early Thursday morning. Informing a companion that he would return on the noon tra'.n. Until latn tonight nothing has been heard frbm him, and no trace of his whereabouts could be found. A.-ked whether there existed a noswble shortage in the bank's rurms. -ir. watts -rrpiieu ne was unable to say. GKAEILVL SEARCH COMHiTEO THER STATESVILLE. Nov. 1 A. W. white, missing bank cashier, was Mmikhs o jhbw raw BANK CASHIER HISSING
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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