THE ASHEYILLE CITIZEN
THE WEATHER
North Carolina! Fair Mid Molar
Saturday and Sunday.
euth Carolina i Partly loudy Satur".
day and Sunday; probably showers.
WATCH LABEL
On your pa par. Renew your sub
acrlptlan flva day before castration,
and Inaura not mlaalnf an lasue.
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEV1LLE, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1 6, 1 922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
'MMYRNA VICTIMS NUMBER A T LEAST
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NEW SETTLEMENT
SULUILH
MEASURE
BOPS
c
NOW
BEFORE HARDING
till a Matter of Doubt as
to Whether President
Will Sign Bill.
Jmcumber HOPES NO
J ir-prpri AWATT9 TT
ClT-riesj . .
rDoubt as to Repassage in
W a m aH J A,
I Senate, 11 rresiaeni. .
I Rejects It.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. Con
f ness today passed h soldiers
I .onus bill along to President
Harding.
Prompt action bv the executive
waa anticipated, but opinion at
the capltol as to whether he woul'l
letp oi approve the meaaure atlll
was divided. This question en
tered largely Into the debate to
day which preceded Senate adop
tion 01 lne conierence lepuii., uu
to 17.
Conceding- mat wnua inn ques
tion of the President's attitude
was, as senator narrimiii, i-icmu-crat,
Mississippi, expressed it, "up
in the air, nenator Mccumoer,
Republican, North Dakota. in
charge o the bill said he ' hoped
to God" the President would sign
"I think he ought to sign tt,"
he declared, adding that If sena
tors who waniea 10 neip xne
soldiers'' would remain In Wash
ington until "a final vote" there
,vould b sumcient votes to paes
over a veto.
Soma leaders In the House were
of the opinion that if the President
decided to veto the measure It
would bo returned to Cohgres
early In the coming week. In that
event it was the plan to bring up
speedily In the House the question
over-rming me veto, rropo
nts of the legislation were con
fident the necessary two - thirds
majority could be obtained; tie
House having passed the hill by
a majority of more than four to
one.
Admittedly, however, there was
doubt aa to the situation In the
Senate. Opponents claimed S4
Senators In opposition, two more
than necessary to sustain the veto.
McCumber Thinks Objections
Of President Are Met
During the Senate debate today
Senator underwood, ot Alabama
referred to' the probability ot
veto, while Senator Harrison said
he had reports that word has been
passed down the line ''that the
President Is going; to veto the bill
Senator McCumber told the Senate
he still waa In hope there would
be no veto, reiterating his opinion
that the measure as drawn met
the objections of the President and
the Secretary of the Treasury
the original cash bonus plan.
Upon" the presentation of the
conference report. Senator Harrl-
son made a point of order that
the oonfeiees had exceeded their
authority in eliminating the land
reclamation option, which In one
torm or another had been ap
proved by both the House and Sen
ate. After long debate the point
of order was overruled by Sena
tor Cummins, Iowa, president pro
tempore, and the ruling was ap-
If Chairman McCumber and 8ena
M tors Underwood and Harrison dio
tareed regarding the effect the
usion of the Smith-McNaty
reclamation amendment would
have had on the President's' de
cision regarding the legislation.
Stnator McCumber took the posi
tion that it would have "greatly
endangered" the measure, while
Senators Underwood and Harrison
declared ;t would have operate.1
Influence the President In favor
the bill.
nderwoud Slmnir For
Reclamation Feature
Senator Underwood said that
with the teclamatlon provision Id
he would hesitate, to vote to sus
tain' a veto.
"The chances of having the bill
signed depend upon how small the
' : Conttmri 0fi pact TwaJ
HEIGH
SPEAKER
AD
ISO
SCOUT AF
BOY
AIRS
'GANGWAY 1 1"
BY BILLY BORNE.
PLAN
MAY
MEAN
Praises Big Well Orga
nized Camps Conduct
ed in United States.
SAFETY, HEALTH ,
WORK IS STRESSED
Rotarians Stage Minia
ture International Con
vention Friday.
MAY RECOMMEND
AN EXTENS ON OF
THE CTY LIMITS
STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
BLUB RIDGE, Sept. 15. Re
port of the Commission on Camp
ing, an address on "Finance and
Budgeting," and "stunt night"
were among the activities of Scout
Executives In attendance at the
Second Biennial Conference, heVe
today, aid the Rotary meeting this
evening featured. The morning
sessions were carried out accord
ing to schedule. Including the
Training School, Oood Morning
Sing and an address, "Preparation
for Service," by Lome W. Bar
clay.
M. J. Guerln des Jardlns, rep
resenting the Boy Scouts of
France, d tiring the report of the
Commission on Camping, said: In
our camping we lay great empha
sis on developing the individual
resourcesfulness of ou boys. We
camp In smaller groups that you
do here as a rule, using Hoop and
many times patrol camp units.
Great responsibility Is handled by
the boy patrol leader. Your big
well organized camps in the coun
try are remarkable. Undoubtedly
we have muc hto learn from one
another."
The conference -unanimously
adopted the recommendations of
the Camping Commission that in
all Scout Camps In the United
Stales, no effort of expense will
be spared In always holding pre
dominant considerations of safety I
and health.
Rename of Fisher's
Address Given.
In Ills morning resume. Dr.
GCorge J. Fisher, Chief Deputy
Scout Executive, said In part:
'"Scouting Is for the boy and
not the boy lor scouting. Scout
Ing Is a game. Keep It so.
"One-third of our scouts fall to
re-reglster each year. We shall
seek to reduce this turnover to
the lowest possible degree.
"It Is not high as turnover goes
In most agencies but Is still too
high to satisfy us in Scouting.
"We should seek particularly in
the territory under council admin
istration to reduce the turnover
appreciably.
"Every council must develop an
adequate and effective method for
checking up scouts before they
drpp out. -
Greater advance must be mane
In having all troops have the
scoutmaster selected by the troop
committee.
"It should be constantly kept In
mind that most boys who drop
out fully forty per cent drop out
of Scouting for reasons not under
their control. This is tragedy.
"Three fundamental (proposals
have been suggested for reducing
scout losses:
'Troop visitation and inspection
proper follow up, and the use ot
veteran and Associate member-
ship.
Our complete relation to the
scout must be toned up in three
respects:
'In his Induction, in his pro
gram and in his retirement.
The conference by its hearty
applause approved the- suggestion
that scout bands, basketball teams,
and highly specialized athletics
when used In Scouting have a ten
dency to serve but a minority of
boys. .
'The most cordial greetings re
ceived from Sir Robert Baden
Powell and the arrival of Capt.
Francis Gldney once more en
large our vision of the boy proij
lem on a world basis. ,
"Our aim is to helpmake new
world ,
. "Scouting la Nationality plus.
"Scouting is an International
spiritual democracy.'!
The great popularity and value
of the sea, scout chantey reveals
a great need for more typically,
CMCiifa m eoet rj
I 1 ivK'&tir
NO EVIDENCE!
N
LEADERS
STRIKE VIOLENCE
Government Ends Plea-
Chicago Hearing Will Be
Resumed Monday.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15. (By The
Associated Press.) The govern
ment completed Its plea for an In
junction against the rail strikers
today and rested its case,
Judge WUkerson adjourned
court until Monday, when attor
neys for B. M. Jewell and John
Scott, president and secretary
treasurer, respectively of the rail
way employes department, Ameri
can Federation of Labor, will open
the defense.
The government rested on the
strength ot some 600 affidavits
charging violence. Intimidation and
destruction of, property during the
strike. No direct evidence connect
ing any of the Union officials with
the alleged conspiracy to destroy
Interstate traffic was given, but at
torneys representing Attorney
General Daugherty contend that
the existence of auch - widespread
disorder indicated the Unions and
their officials are responsible for
it.
Gerald R. Rlchberg and Frank
Mulholland, attorneys for Jewell
and Scott, the only two of the 240
Union leaders and 400,000 strikers
affected by the Indictment who are
represented In court, are( prepar
ing they say, -to offer evidence in
support of the Union's claim of a
counter conspiracy against them.
The Union leaders charge that the
railroad executives entered into a
conspiracy, first to force a strike
and then to destroy the Union.
Certain leaders of the executives,
they contend, held out against any
peace settlement aa part ot tnis
lleged conspiracy against tne
Union.
Four days are left for the de
fense and for final argument before
the temporary restraining order,
now In force will automatically ex
pire. Judge WUkerson has called
attention of the lawyers to the fact
that it will not.be renewed and un-
lesgythe Injunction hearing Is com
pleted .before Thursday night the
Unions will be free from Its provisions.
South Wants Rates Based
On Fact Section Has Won
Its Economic Independence
General Assembly Prob
ably to Be Asked for
Authority.
Extension of the rnrnnnla lim.
us or tne city or Ashevllle Jo in
elude Blltmpre Village, Norwood
Park, (trace, Woolsey, a part of
jumma, Jtemiworth and possibly
other suburban sections lyhVig on
the borders of the present boun
daries, will probably be urged at
the- next session of the General
Assembly, when It is understood
that authority - may be asked to
Include these sections in an exten
sion program.
Prominent citizens and business
men are interested in the addition
of the surrounding sections to the
city and it is believed that-a defi
nite move and plan of action will
be placed before the citizens ot
Ashevllle and the suburban sec
tion within the next few weeks.
Blltmore, according to tow? of
ficials, is ready tgje annexed to
the City of Asrreville and would
welcome the proposed movement.
It is stated that a tax list for the
village is now being prepared and
will show a valuation of around
leOA oaa. with at least a 150,000
3nnual budget needed for the op
lation of the municipality, mean-
a tax: rate of approximately $1.
If Biltraore was in the corporate
limits of Ashevllle, it la asserted,
the tax rate, the same as tax rate
of the city, would provide lire pro
tection and numerous other con
veniences enjoyed by residents of
the city- . j
It ia pointed out that although
- ICnMnmt m rtf Tw,.
Bulwinkle Calls For Probe
Of Veterans f Bureau Labors
mm -
Joins With Senator King, of Utah, in Demand That
Committee of Eight Investigate and
Report to Congress.
Father is Held As
Son's Slayer After
Argument Over Debt
Aged Bakersville JUan Held
for Manslaughter FoU
lowing Shooting.
(tftUt CtrftKBenim$ Tkt Ailrcillt CHlim)
BAKERSVILLE, Sept. 15. J. O.
Bailey, 67. Is seld In the local Jail
charged with manslaughter in con
nection with the fatal shooting of
his son, Elbert Bailey, Tuesday
evening near here.
According to Information in the
hands of officers, father and son
were having a heated argument
over a note or debt, when the son
picked up a chair and advanced on
the other man The father picked
up a gun and tried to shield off
the blow of the chair with the bar
rel, but In so doing the gun was
exploded, the charge lodging in
young Bailey's chest. Death was
almost Instantaneous.
Bailey, who waade pot agent for
the Carolina, Clinchfleld and Ohio
Railroad at Green Mountain, leaves
a young wife, The elder Bailey
surrendered after the shooting.
Traffic Man Charges Fail
ure of Roads to Grasp
Status of South.
IS NOW INSTATE
OF TRANSITION
Holds This Should Be a
Factor in Establishing
Freight Rates.
ADMINISTRATION
TAR FF MEASURE
GETSBJfHOOSE
Vote Is 210 to 90 Now
Becomes Unfinished Busi
ness in Senate.
(Bpetial Ctrtnmienrt T Mtrtttt Ctt'mi)
WASHINGTON, Sep. 15. Rep
resentative Bulwinkle, of the ninih
district would Investigate the vet
erans' bureau. He has Joined
Senator King, of Utah, In a de
mand for a Congressional inquiry.
Charging tlat the bureau "Is
over elaborated and complicated"
and cursed with "Intolerable Indi
rection in the handling of cases."
he asked for a committee of eight,
three senators and five house
members for an investigation', and
a report to Congress. He asks for
adjustment of claims and the mak
ing of payment In cues pending
Is subject to recurring correspond
ence, postponement, and .disap
pointment; and
"Whereas, it is claimed that an
Inordinately large proportion of
the appropriations made by Con
gress for the relief of the veterans
e being improperly consumed in
overhead expenses, duplication of
duties, rent of expensive quarters,
and in the employment of an ex
cessive number of agents, doctors,
and inspectors and other persons;
the number of employes, the sal- and
aries paid, and other details. I "Whereas, there la a feeling In
The Bulwinkle resolution reads: t"anv Pr or ln r,oun"7 hai
Whereas Congresa has enacted
laws to care for the invalid and
disabled veterans of the World
War and has provided a compre-
nenaive pian J or Yocauonai re
habilitation and training, and has
aovnjht to provide adequate organ
ization and arrangements for .the
expeditious consideration and ad
justment of claims for relief un
der the. Various acta of Congress;
and
"Whereas, complaints are being
made in all parts of the country
against alleged lassitude and de
lay in the Administration or the
Veterans' Bureau by which the
the acts of Congresa In behalf of
the veterans are not being prop
erly, fairly and equliably admin
istered, as a' result of which much
injustice exists, which provokes
adverse criticism and dissatisfac
tion in the communities where
same s known; .
"Now, therefore, ne it Resolved:
"That a committee is directed
to Investigate the matters and
conditions in the premises set forth
and to report their .findings to
gether with recommendations for
the Improvement of such condi
tions to --Congress, at a date as
early as possible."
WASHINGTON Sept. 15. The
House by a vote of 210 to 90
adopted today the conference re
port on the Administration tariff
bill. Then minutes later the
measure had been reported back
to the Senate, where it waa made
the unfinished business for tomor
row. Final legislative action be
fore the end of next week was
looked for by Republican leaders.
Three attempts were mada In
the House to get the bill back into
conference for a third time, but
two were blocked on Dolnta of or
der and the third was defeated
by a direct vote, 193 to 108. The
vote waa on a motion by Repre
sentative Garner, Demobrat, Texas,
id instruct tne House managera
to Insist on the original proposal
of tffe House for a duty of 1.60 and 'Other tangibles
cents a oound on Cuban suo-ar In ! th ftnnth had nhout reached
place of the 1.76 cent a pound 'stride following the disaster of the
(tptiM Crnm4rnet TU MtVU CHUM)
ATLANTA, Sept. IB. The ahlj
pers of the South want a rate
system that Is based upon the
theory that the South is no longor
dependent upon the North and
West for its necessities, said Harry
T. Moore, secretary and traffic man
ager of the Atlanta Freight Bu
reau, witness Friday for the
Southern Traffic League In the
Southern class rate Investigation1
of The Interstate Commerce Com
mission here. Mr. Moore charged
that the carrlera in their proposals
for n new aystem mude In earlier
stages of the Investigation, did not
recognize fully the fact that the
South is going through an Import
ant economic transition which will
be vitally affected by the freight
rate plan to be adopted.
He pointed out the strides in In
dustry now being made by the
Southern States, saying that whore
in the past the South was almost
entirely dependent upon the North
and West for its manufactured
goods thai now the South ia man
ufacturing Its own eommodlitles.
Demonstrative of the "Old Times,"
Mr. Moore qquoted Henry Grady'a
famous lines about the Confeder
ate Veterans who was burled with
clothes from New York, a coffin
from Cincinnati and shoes from
Boston so that the only thing
about the funeral native to the
South was the grave.
An exhibit showing the South'a
present and past Industrial pro
duction and making hla argument
as to its growth more clear, waa
presented bv Mr. Moore.
The exhibit showed that the ten
Southeastern States affected by the
preaent proceeding had enormously
multiplied their manufacturing re
sources: that the states had ap
proximately $11,000,000 In capital
invested In manufacturer In' 1860
and nearly 14.000.000,000 In cap
ital invested In 1920, that the value
of - Southern manufacturers pro
ducts had Increased from a little
over $148,000,000 in I860 to more
than $5,000,000,000 In 11)20. He
also produced tables allowing great
increase in taxable property aa
well as farm products, live stock
He said that
Its
agreed1 upon In conference.
On the roll call on final pass
age of the bill 14 Republicans,
voted In opposition and flva Demo
crats in support.
Democrats supporting the bill
were Favrot. Larazo and Martin.
Louialanai Hudoeth. Texaa: and
Lea. California.
Meyer "London. New York, the
single Socialist member. . voted
against the meaaure.
Thirty-four Reoubllcana and
Mr. London voted for the Garner
motion for a reduction in the duty
on sugar' and nine Democrata
voted agalnat It. The Renubll
cans included Clouae. Tennessee.
Democrats opposing the Garner
motion were: Aswell. Favrot. La-
aaro, Martin, O'Connor and Wil
son, all of Louisiana: Hudoeth
Texas; Lea, California; and Tay
lor, jojoraao.
Ruling b Entire
BUI Was He-opened.
Immediately after the amend
ed -conference report was called
up. Representative Cooper, Repub
lican, Wisconsin, made a point of
order that in carrying out the ex
pressed directions of the House to
agree to the Senate amendments
eliminating the dye embargo li
censing provision and. the duty on
Civil War and that it waa largely
being repopulated after lta military
Idas and losses through poat-war
emigration. J
FIRE DOES BIG DAMAGE ON
NEW ORLEANS WATERFRONT
NEW ORLBANS. Sept. IS Five
blocks of commodity wharves along
the river front from Kentucky Ave
nue to Batholomew Street 'were de
stroyed by fire tonight which broke
out In a carload of bagging alongside
tne dock.
Twenty-one box cara of burlana. four
canoaaa of cotton bagring and 4.ooo
rolle of press paper connlsned to tha
new uneana Hem and aiata, to.
g-ether with a quantity of cotton, oil,
iaal and other mercbandlae were eon.
aumed.
No accurate eatlmate of the loss
could be learned at thle hour, but It
waa believed tbat It wouldaw aeveral
million 'dollars. y
HOUSE PARSES COAI
DISTRIBUTION MEA:
END OFJTRIS
Negotiations Viewed as
Heralding the Death of
Labor Troubles.
ANOTHER ROAD IN
SCHEDULE PACT
Willard Plan of Settle
ment Recognized in Chi
- cago, Is Said.
NEW VOHK, Sept. 15 -tlly The
AaHiii'lated I'resa.) Tha beginning
of the end of all the labor troublea
that have from tlm ia time beset
the tranapurtnllon linen of the na
tion for the punt several years waa
belioveir by ninny railway heaila
ami Union hlef to have inmo to
day when tho New York Central
Lines muds peaceful aettlement
with, two of the operating brolher
hooiU and Iho Pennsylvania aystem
began negotlatlona toward a simi
lar end. Arrangements for like
conferences here next week be
tween brotherhood leaders and six
other big Eastern carriers were un
der way tunlght.
By toduy's agreement tha various
roads making up the New York
Cuiyml system agreed to continue
for one year beginning September
30, the preaent wage auale and the
wurking rulea for their trainmen
and conductor,, nnd to withdraw
from the United States Labor
Board their requests, made more
than a year ago for a downward
revision of wages and the ellmlna
tion of time and a half pay for
overtime work.
The New York Central gave ou
a statement indicating It would
soon call Into conference the lead
ers of the englnemen and firemen
In the hope of amicably coming tu
terms with them. Tomorrow tnu
system will bring together Its offr
dills and leadera of the striking
shopmen in the hope of ending the
strike that began July 1.
W. O. Lee, president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
announced here tonight that at a
conference In Pittsburgh today the
Pennsylvania had agreed to con
tlnue Its present wages to all four
brotherhoods, but a later dispatch
from Pittsburgh, aald this an
nouncement was regarded there aa
premature, since the confereacea
with trainmen and conductora
would continue tomorrow- whlla
those with the engineers and fire
men had not yet begun. Brother
hood leadera assembled here said!
however, they understood the
Pennsylvania would follow ' the
lead Of the New York Central;
Meanwhile negotiations to aaaure
continued peace between the con
duotora and trainmen umiI the other
big roads of tho East and West
are being carried on here and in
Chicago. Mr. Lee. who hailed to
day's settlement as the commence
ment of a clean-up of all the
troublea that have afflicted the
country's rail transportation said
parleys between leadera and the
trainmen and conductors and six
ether Eastern roads would ne held
hers next week and that on Tues
day he and L. K. Sheppard, head
of the Order of Railway Conductors
expected to begin conferencea wllh
the Western group of railway
executives In Chicago. Their con
ferences at Chicago last June, look-lna-
toward agreements covering the
future were broken off when the
shopmen decided td strike. .
Those n close touch with tiie
situation heralded the agreements
tndav as forecasting the complete
smash up of the war-born eyatom.
of settling railroad labor troubles
rn a nation-wide basis And the
return to the old method of lettltig
each road arrange Its' own affair
with Its own men. Some observer
folt that this return to the old
ways would soon bn put lno ef
fect all over the country In In
dividual efforts to settle the shop
men's strike and that the newor
habit of both employer and em
ploye In taking their troublea tV
a natiomi uoay would pt broken
once and for all,
120. 000
aw
Kemal Pasha Is Told
His Forces Cannot Go
Into Constantinople
TURKS
TO CR
SOVIET RUSSIA
PREPARES ARMY
TO AW PASHA
One Corp Declared Already
to He Stationed On An-,
gora Frontier:
RIGA. Latvia. Sept. U (By
tho Associated Press.) The Rus
sian revolutionary military coun
cil, presided over by Leon Trotsky,
la reported to have decided to pie
pare Immediately for action all
the forcea In the Caucasian Ita
publloa and Moacow forcea sta
tioned In other parla of the Cau
casus and the Soviet Black Hea
Heel.
It la reported that one corps of
Soviet forces already la stationed
on the Angora frontier, read to
march to the asalslanra Ot Mua
tapha Kemal Pesha In rase the
Turkish Nationalist leader ad
vances on Constantinople.. It was
reported that the Rueiso-Angora
treaty binds the Moscow Govern
ment to co-operate with Muatapha
Kemal Pasha In the capture of tha
Dardanellea, Russia to receive as
compensation complete freedom
of action In the Black Sea.
E
U
ARE NOT
OSSINTO
EAN SOIL
DEPUTIES LACKING
y
UNANIMIT
DIVORCE
AS TO
CANON
Episcopal Delegation
From New York Opposes
Change in the Law.
French and English in Ac
cord British Want Con
ference of Powers.
TURKISH QUARTER
OF SMYRNA LEFT
With Collapse of Greek
Army Whole Near East
ern Problem Flares up.
LONDON, Sept. H. The vio
tlma at Smyrna numbered at least
180.000 up to Thursday morning,
aaya a dispatch to The Times quot
ing John Manola of the American
relief as Its authority.
The latest dispatch from Con
stantinople regarding the fatali
ties in Smvrna said "thousands"
of persons were believed to have
perished. Previous sports had
indicated-tbat the fatalities were
between 1.000 and 1,000. It la
possible that the 120,000 "victims"
mentioned In the above dispatch
may include killed, wounded and
others who have suffered In con-"
sequence of tha capture of Smyrna
by tha Turks and the conflagration
that followed.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. IB (By
The Associated Press) Sentiment
In the House of Deputies of gen
eral convention of the Proteatant
Episcopal Church In regard to the
hanee In the divorce canon en
acted yesterday by the Houaa ot
Bishops showed that there la no
unanimity of opinion for concur
rence In the action of the bishops,
according to expressions ol dele
gates today.
1 The divorce) amendment Pro-
vide, in effect that no 'member .of. ..MrnoTlii
Ilia iiiMii-ii nuii i".,j
person,' exception being made in
oases where a divorce has been
sranted on rrounds of Infidelity.
Prominent membera or tne New
York delegation expressed opposl
tion to any Changs in ths present
divorce laws Of the church.
The House of Deputies was ad
vised today of ths action of tn
bishops on tne divorce canon an
referred It to the committee on
canons.
Resolutions adopted at tha Lam
beth conference In 1020 which
recommended that churches tak
up Christian healing and that
clergymen make a study of It, were
reaffirmed, and the deputies adopt
ed another resolution providing
that a lolnt commission or
bishops, six presbyters and six lay
men, three of whom are to be pny
sjclans, shall make a further study
of healing and roport at the next
triennial convention
The House of Deputies voted to
'request" Instead of "direct" the
proprlate $24,000 for the present
presiding bishop and' council to ap
vear for the commission on faith
and order, which for 12 years has
been working for church unity,
sr:
WASHINGTON. Sept. U By a vote
of 128 to 70 the Houaa today adopted
tha coference report on the Admin
istration's coal distribution and anti
profiteering bill, wltn a provision
limiting Its life to one ar. unless
the President meanwhile should da
elere the present emergency to have
been paased. It now gees to the
Senate.
WILLARD PLAN RAID TO
GAIN WAY IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Sept. IS. (By The
Associated Press.) -Mutual agree
ment embracing a new schedule of
rales of pay and working rules
has been reached between "direct
representatives of tne present shop
craft employes and officials of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quint?
Railroad," Hale Holden. president
announced tonight. The so-called
Willard -plan of settlement la thus
disposed ot. a statement bv Mr
Holden says.
The contract with the renreaen
tr lives ,of the present mechanical
orarmmen. according to the atate
ment, provides a a-raduaterf rati.
of pay for differing skill and terri
tory atTitrentlala. involving In
some instances Increases over tho
iormer scale.
Home Important revUlon. in
ruies and worklnar condition, nf
iniereat ana advantage to the em
ployes and company were screed
to, ' the statement said. "Em.
ployes In the mechanical depart-
urni now in service, authorized
tneir representative, to nee-ntl.-.
neae ruies and rates of pay wifi
he management." th .i.r.m.ni
continued. "These reoreaentativf-a
were selected by electlona held nt
i.ll points on the system. Our
mechanical officers have been In
n.auoaiioa witn representatives
chosen by the emplpoye during the
Inst two weeks, culminating In the
successful agreement reached and
signed today.
"Any consideration of the ao
talled Wi.lard plan of "aettlement
with the outside unions Is thus (1
nally disposed of by the recogni
tion of and contract with direct
representativee of tha preaent
shopcraft emplpoyea of the n..
:ngton." (he atatement conclude i.
in comraai to the action of the
Burlington etriklng shopmen of the
Chicago and Northweatarn . ik.
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
roads. 17,000 In all have returned
to work at varioue points on ths
respective systems. Tt waa indicated
ICMHaaM m rtt ra
having spent $180,000 in the
cause. The Kev. 1). K. M. titrlea,
f New York, declared that If the
onventlon ordered an appropria
tion ot $24,000 for this year's
work It would be necessary to bor
row the money. The Rev. Dr, F.
H. Nelson, of Cincinnati, said the
commission was already $17,000 in
debt and that unless the $24,000
waa aupplied, the commission
would have to stop its work. He
said the church had gone so far
In the work toward Unity that it
could not well turn back.
Invitation to the American
church to extend lta missionary
activities to India waa presented to
the House of Bishops from the
nisnop or uomoay by Pror. H, l
Joahl, exchange professor from In
dla at the University of Nebraska.
The remedy for the frightful
dissolution of the marriage tie ma
Ing on in America and its accom
paniment of race suicide is to be
round In Christian training alone,"
said the report of the Joint com
mission on home and family life,
approved by the House of Bishops
today. "Remedial legislation, while
valuable, does not go to the root of
te evil, Boys and girls should be
taught as early as possible that the
mlghest purpose of marriage la the
perpetuation of the race, involv
ing the begetting and education of
children for the work of the
world."
RAI LROADS G1VK IIAI,
1'AIIK KA'I'K TO VKTKRAJfS
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16. A round
trip railroad ticket for tha nri. ...
- r ia, lor membera of the
American Legion and the Legion
Auxiliary, the women's nri.ni1iinn
attendlns tha national convention
hers October 16-20 ku hn rum..
on all railroads in tne United States
Legion officials in charge of the con-
remiun plana announced hare tonight.
Widows of deceased llnnnalra
also entitled to the reduced rale.
PRENOn AN KNOMSn
AGREE UPON MEARTTREA
LONDON, Sept. 16 (By1 ths
Associated Press.) If Muatapha
Kemal Pasha should attempt to
move hla victorious forces againai
Constantinople, he will be oppos
ed by tha British neet.
The British cabinet after a
meeting today announced that In
structions had been Issued to ths .
British armada to allow no Turk
ish troops to make the crossing
from Asia, Minor to ths European, .
hore.
Complete agreement waa reach
ed at the Cabinet meeting with
the trench for the protection of
tne neutral sonee on botn sides or
the Straits of ths Dardanelles and
A note ia
to be sent . to Muatapha Kemal
Pasha by Italy, France and Great
Britain asserting that pending a
permanent arrangement of the sit
uation tha neutral aonea must be 1
respected.
Preparations are being made by
the British to send reinforcements
Into tho neutral aonea.
Jugo-Slavla and Rumania both
are reported to be viewing with :
the greatest concern the possibil
ity of the , Turks returning to
Thrace, ,
It was announced that tha Brit
ish Government considers the
whole Turkish question should be
aubject of a general conference of
the powers, including the minor
powers, such as Rumania and
Jugo-Slavla.
It has not been decided Whether
the United States shall be Invited.
The Admiral commandlnar tha
British squadron at Smyrna has
warned the Turkish authority in,
bhe City that If massacres are con
tinued the Turkish quarters will -
ne bombarded, savs an Exchanaa
Telegraph despatch from -Athena.
An American destroyer which
has arrived at Plereus, Greece,
reports that the Turks entered the -
British Consulate at Smyrna and
murdered an official who waa aa-
aembllng archives, says a Router's
dispatch from Athens today. Post
master Wilkinson la also said to
nave been murdered aa well aa
other Kneltahmen. file Ham
Lamb, the Consul General, la be
lieved to have escaped on a war
ship.
THOUSANDS THOUGHT TO
HAVE DIED IN SMYRNA
CONOTANTINOPLR. SeDt. IS
(By The Associated Press.) -
Smyrna has been comolstelv
wrecked by the conflagration which
has been raging there for the paat
two days, according to information
from authentio sources reaching
here. Thousands of persons are be
lieved to have perished. -;
Only the Turkish quarter re
mains. The theory is advanced in
Greek official circles here that the
Kemallsls deliberately set the city
on Are In order to evacuate the en
tire Christian population, thereby
relieving the Turks altogether of
the problem of minorities in Ana
tolia. Kemaliat officials on the
other hand, assert that the con
flagration resulted from the ex
change of the rifle Shots between
the Invading Turkish srmy and the
ir-aaa a rtm real
FORMER K. K. OP THE K. K. K.
UNDER ARRK8T AT RALEIGH
RAL1310H. Sent. 15 W. V. Cur-
d. formed kins klal of tn
Knights of the Ku Klux Klin In
North Carolina. aurrendret tn th
aherlff of Wake County I hla after.
noon and arranged bend In the amount
or aiu.uuo to answer charges in Hry-
son v ity. or emoesaiemant of 1 17,000
bIonln to tha Knlrhli of tha W,i
Klux Klan. ; ,
w
E HAVE
ITH US TODAY
' Dr. George J. FUher
"Ashevllle is an attractive city ,
and, atgna of progress are on every
hand," Dr. George J. Fisher, Chief
Executive of the Boy Scouts of
Amerlra. declared to a represen
tative of The Cltlxen yesterday.
Dr. Fisher la attending the See.
ond Biennial Conference ot Scout
Executives, at Blue Rldae, and In
addition to being pleased with the
manner in which the conference is
being handled. Is pleased with the
attractive scenery surrounding the
headquarters.
Hard-surface, roada are also
mentioned by - the d!stlnrulshed '
boys' worker as an invaluable li
nt to this section and he thor
oughly enjoys the drive from Blue
Ridge to Ashevllle.