THE WEATHER
WASMINOTON, pi. St. Forecast
for North and South Carolina! Fair
Saturday and Sunday, slowly riling
ttmperatur.
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORT I I CAROLINA"
ESTABLISHED 1868
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WATCH LABEL
On yaur paper, Renew yeur sub.
crlptlan flva daya sefere eaplratlen,
and Insure not mlaaina an ttiue.
f To Build Impounding
Reservoir To Give
City Waterjupply
OFFICIALS ACT TO
THE NEEDS
OWINCCITY
MAKING PROVISION FOR THE FUTURE
BY BILLY BORNE.
IE
urn
I Reserve
Reserve on Bee Tree
Water Shed to Cost Not
Over. Half Million.
WORK OF CLEARING
SITE BEGINS SOON
Present Conditions Make
Commissioner's Action
Necessary.
Work of clearing the slle for
(he propoaed impounding reservoir
on Bee Tree watfiuux-d will be
started as soon as the present dry
Benson Is over, probably during the
month of November, It. J. Hhcrrlll,
Commissioner of Public Works,
stated to a representative of The
Citizen, following the passage of
tne ,uity i:ommiesioners or a reso
lutlon authorizing the construction
of an impounding reservoir at a
cost not to exceed $500,000, yes
terday morning.
Commissioner Sherrill introduc
ed the resolution at the morning
session of the Board of City Com
missioners and it was unanimous
ly adopted, authorizing the pro
ject and preliminary proceedings
to the Issuance of $500,000 water
bonds, to be dated April 1, 1923.
l unui necessary to carry on tne
preliminary work will 'be taken
rom one of the bond funds of the
city, which can not be used until
Spring, and the funds replaced
upon Bale of the water bonds.
F. I Conder, Secretary-Treasurer
of the city of Asheville, Is
now preparing the necessary ordi
nances to authorize the Issuance of
ihe water bonds to finance the
building of the reservoir and the
ordinance will probably be placet
before the Board of City Commis
sioners during the coming week,
S. Q. Bernard appeared before
'he Commissioners and protested
against the building of the Im
pounding reservoir, calling atten
tion to the present overflow ac
North Fork, and recommended
that this supply be uMllzed to its
fullest extent.
Wide Interest In
Ample Water Spply. s
Following pu'jt-catlon in The
Citizen Thursday mo-nlng of the
true status of the water supply in
Asheville, also an editorial urging
that a remedy be provided, which
was followed with word Friday
morning that the resolution would
be Introduced . by Commissioner
Sherrill, wide interesrwas evidene
ed throughout (He city in a pro
gram for providing the city of
Asheville with an ample water
supply.
Commissioner Sherrill Introduc
ed the following resolution, ad
dressed to the "Honorable Myor
snd Board of City Commissioners
of the City or Asheville."
jjb "The present shortage in the
SSs'water supply of the city, demon'
Congressman Free
Killed In Accident;
Secretary Is Hurt
WASHINGTON, Sept." 2?:'
ltepiewentative Arthur M. Free,
of California was Injured tonight
and his secretary, I. c. Free
man was killed, when the autn
mobile In which they Were rid
ing, with a party of friends,
went over an embankment at
Savage Mills, Md.. near Laurel.
Mr. Free was taken to the
Maryland general hospital in
Baltimore where it was said his
injuries might prove fatal.
Other members of the party In
cluded M. A. and W. S. Dennis.
California, both of whom vere
slightly injured.
CHARTER FOR
ON TO
C
BUILDHOTELHERE
Permanent Organization
to Follow Receipt '
of the Charter.
stratlng clearly the fact that it 1
imperative for. Immediate steps to
he taken to supplement, in some
manner, our water supply., ana
Mr. C. B. Waddell, an engineer of
recognized ability, after an ex
haustive study, having recom
mended that an Impounding basin
k be constructed on' the Bee Tree
1 watershed in order that the city
might receive the full capacity of
the Bee Tree water line during
nil seasons of the year; the said
line at the preseni time delivering
about one-third capacity, said im
pounding basin to cost, according
to Mr. Waddell's estimate, not ex
ceeding $500,000, I respectively
ecommend:
"First, that all preliminary pro
ceedings, looking to the issuance
of $500,000 water bonds, to be
dated April 1.. 1923, be perfected.
"Second, that the Department of
Public Works be authorized to
Immediately employ a force of
men to clear off the site of- the
proposed Impounding basin and do
other work preliminary to the
actual construction of the neces
sary dam.
"Third, that the funds necessary
to carry on this preliminary work
be taken from one of. the other
bond funds of the city, the pro
ceeda of which cannot be used
for the purpose of which said pro
ceeds were appropriated before
next Spring, the said funds so
' used to be replaced out of the
proceeds of said water bonds when
same are disposed of.
"Fourth, that plans and specifi
cations covering tne proposea im
pounding dam be immediately pre
pared and that the purchasing
agent be authorised, aa soon as
"lans are completed, to advertise
for bids for the constuctlon of
said dam: the work td be started
as soon as the site has been clear
ed and all preliminary work per
formed. "I make this recommendation,
feeling that it is absolutely neces
sary if we are to avol a reoc
currence of the present water
shortage and supply the citizens of
Asheville with an adequate supply
of water that we take action at
once." '
ASKS FOR PLANE.
(SjMeM CtnW. CWit)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. W.
W Neal, of Marion, who was here
today, asked Senator Simmons to
request a plane from Camp Bragg
for the McDowell County Fair at
Marlon, October 10 to 16.
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Including the new State News
Service, rews from The Citizen
bureaus in Washington an!
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correspondents, along with -the
i..i mi society news of West -
ain North Carolina, special articles
by Colonel Babers. James Hay,
tr r Frank 81monds, trter feature
articles four pages of ' colore !
cornice and many other exclusive
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P. O. HARDING MAT NOT
GET THE RE-NOMlXATICr
Incorporation papers for tho
proposed million dollar hotel to
be erected on Haywood Street by
the Citizens Hotel Corporation of
Asheville, will be mailed to Ra
leigh today, by Junius O. Adams,
who was authorized, by the Incor
porators to proceed with this de
tail of the organization, following
a meeting at the National Bank
of Commerce, yesterday morning.
The Incorporators who have al
ready arranged to become stock
holders, the majority being pres
ent at the meeting yesterday, are
as follows: J. E. Rankin, Junius
G. Adams, Canle N. Brown. P. M,
Burdette. H. D. Miles. , M. v.
Moore, Archibald Nichols. S.
Sternberg, Julian A. Woodcock, C.
N. Malone, S. M. Carlserg, W.
Floyd Byram, Julius C. Martin,
Dr. J. A. Sinclair, W. M. Redwood.
Dr. P. R. Moale, Charles A. Webb,
Mark W. Brown and J. G. 8tike
ljpther. The State and City Bank and
Trust Company,! of Richmond,
who recently had a representative,
Tristram T. Hyde, Jr., in Ashe
ville, ha agreed to loan $400,000
to the Corporation, at six per cent
interest) In the nature oi a nrsi
mortgage for a period of 15 years..
Herbert D. Miles has been nam
ed as Chairman of the Corpora
tion, until a permanent organiza
tion is formed, after the papers of
incorporation are received from
Raleigh, whioh will probably he
during next tfeek.
Expert No Trouble in
Selling Stock.
Stock will be sold at $100 per
share and it Is believed that little
trouble will be experienced m
raising -the quota for the erection
of the million dollar hotel.
The hotel will have 200 rooms,
located on the Brlggs property,
commanding a sweeping view of
the city from the upper floors and j
at the same time In the heart of
the business district.
It is planned to have the new
hotel ready early in as it
believed not practical to start be
rlv In th-Soring of 1923,
and at least nine months will be
required to complete the building.
Th nlan is to lease the hotel
to some well known hotel expert
and it is believed that an operat
ing company will be formed by
the lessee to furnish and operate
the property. '
i mtln- with hotel lessees in
terested in the Asheville hotel will
probably be held as soon as me
papers are received from Raleigh.
Plans or arcnueciure uu "
struction will also follow as en
tails to be handled in me near
tinn-wlrte strike
nrn tvtioallv settled and business1
ready to resume normal operation,
following the Interruption, it is
believed that the new commercial
hotel for Asheville is about to .be
come a reality.
WASHINGTON. 8ept. 22. While
It was said at the' White House
today there had been "no develop
ments in the Federal Reserve
I-ioard situation" and that Presi
dent Harding had made no pledge
to nominate or not to nominate
eny.one a governor of the board,
some, administration leaders In
Congress who discussed the cas
ith the chief executive said their
vnderstanding that he was not dis
posed to renominate W. P. O.
ding to the oosttlon.
Governor Harding's term ex-
r'red lntmontJlJui& Jlf Wnfi'jU
WIDEH BUILDING
LINES URGED FOR
BILTMQRE AVENUE
City Planning Commis
sion Is Organized Under
Legal Authority.
Recommendation that the build
ing line for Biltmore Avenue be
tween Pack Square and the Coca
Cola plant should be placed so as
to give a thoroughfare 70 feet
wide came as the first official act
of the Asheville City Planning
Commission which yesterday for
the first time was legally organiz
ed under the authority given by
the State Legislature In December,
1921.
George Stephens was elected
Chairman of the Commission A.
G. Barnett, Vice-Chairman; and
Frank L, Conder, Secretary, when
several members of the Commis
sion gathered Friday afternoon for
official organization following
action earlier in the day when
the City Board of Commissioners
passed a resolution creating the
Planning Commission and nam
ing the members as the Mayor,
Mr. Stephens and Mr. Barnett for
a period of two years, and D. Hid
en Ramsey and Harry L. Parker
for a -period of one year.
Upon the suggestion bf Mr.
Ramsey, decision to recommend a
new building line on Biltmore Ave
nue was brought to a vote. The
Commission also, recommended
that the City Engineer be author
ized tp furnish a plat of Biltmore
Avenue from th Coca-Cola plant.
Southward, to the City limits with
a view to further widening rec
ommendations which will be made
by the Commission. ,
That Biltmore Avenue, a main
artery of trade and travel, should
be greatly widened and should at
least be uniform in width rather
than aa at present, waa the unan
imous opinion of the Commission
members. A plat prepared by the
City Engineer was shown by
Commissioner R. J. 8herrill, of
the Department of Public Works,
who pointed out that at present
the Avenue is but 29.65 feet wide
at the Pack Square termination,
and varies greatly as it reaches
Southward to 85.75 feet at the in
tersection of Eagle (Street and in
creasing to 44.0 feet between the
curbs opposite the Coca-Cola plant.
Beyond this it narrows again to
30 feet between curbs.
The recommendation for the 70
foot building line from this point
to Pack Square is merely in antic
ipation of further action looking
to' recommendation of a similar
building line throughout the
length of the Avenue.
, During the discussions it waa
pointed out that E. D. Latta, who
la planning business buildings on
the Avenue near Sycamore Street
and who is now having ancient
buildings removed preparatory to
erecting new stores, has offered to
allow the City to take sufficient
frontage on his property to make
widening possible, provided .oiher
property owners will do likewise.
The resolution .authorizing the
formation of the 'Commission as
passed by the Board of Commis
sioners yesterday, follows:
"Section 1. That the Board of
Commissioners do hereby create a
Board to be known as Ihe City
Planning Commission if the My
of Asheville, North Carolina,
which Board shall consist tf five
members and said City Planning
Commission is hereby authorized
and fully empowered to perform
all of the duties and functions of
a City Planning Commission as de
fined in an act of the General As
sembly more specifically set forth
In the caption hereof.
,.n "Section 2. That the members
of said City Planning Commission
shall consist of the Chief Execu
tive Officer of Aahevil.e, viz., the
Mayor, Commissioner of Public
Accountants and Finances, and
George S. Stephens and A. G. Bar
nett, who shall serve for a period
of two years and D. Hlden Ram
sey and Harry L. Parker, who
shall serve ' for a perlo.l of one
year.
"Section J. All vacancies snd
new appointments to .he . ity
Planning Commission shall 'e
made by the governing body of
the City of Asheville, as provided
In the act of General Assembly,
hereinbefore mentioned."
PERSHING UNABLE
TO BE PRESENT
WASHINGTON. D. C?f Sept.
22. Senator Overman, for thi
Old Hickory and Wild Cat Vet
erans Association of North
Carolina has been Informed bv
General Pershing that a previous
engagement will make it im
possible for him to attend tho
celebration of the completion of
the Old Hickory and Wild Cat
Highways, which have been
Joined (it Asheville. MaJ. Gen
eral C. J. Bailey, however, haa
consented to go..
An examination for forest
ranger will be held at Asheville
and Franklin October 24.
R
ESID
ENT ASKS
HELP OF ROADS IN
COAL EMERGENCY
10
EPISCOPALIANS
REFUSE
AS LAYJLtADERS
House of Deputies Picks
Members as Council
Is Completed.
PORTLAND. Ore., f Sept. 22.
The national council of the Prot
enfant Episcopal Church was com
r.leterl todav with election by the
House of Deputies on its quota. of
Lmembers and ratification by tnai
house of the members cuosen
earlier by the House of Bishops
The members elected by tle
rleDutles were.: Rev. Dr. James E.
Freeman, Washington, D. C; Rev.
Dr. Alexander Mann. Boston: Rev.
Dr. W. H. Milton, of Wilmington,
N. C: Rev. Dr. E. M.'Stlres. of
New Tork: Stephen Baker, New
York: John Stewart Bryan, Rich
mond, Va'.i Burton Mansfield, New
Haven, Conn.; Samuel Mather.
Cleveland Ohio; Phillip Parker,
Brookline, Mass.; Qeorge Wharton
pepper, Fr.naaeipma: warper Hiey,
Rochester, N. Y.; H. C.; Wyckoff,
Watsonvlllo, Calif.
The House of Bishops elected
member of the national council
as follows- Bishop W. C. Brown,
of Virginia : Bishop E. T. Lines, of
Newark; Bishop W. T. Manning
of New York and Bishop Coad
jutor, T. I. Reese of Southern
Ohio. e
Election of th Rev. W. B. Rob
ens, or Dallas, eoutn Dakota, as
suffragan bishop of South Dakota,
also was ratified by the deputies.
Resolutions adopted by tn?
House of Bishops, defining tin
stand of the church on relations
ot .capital and labor' and world
peace were adopted by the depu
ties. The convention voted an appro
pi latlon, not to exceed $5,000 to
aid the Christian church organi
zation in China.
That .licit and wounded ex-service
mn should receive "everv fair
and equitable treatment" and that
clergymen should do everything
boseible for the was declared in
other resolutions! adopted- by both
houses. I
. Resolutions thtank'ln th nr
of the country far full and accu
rate reports of the proceedings of
the convention were . adopted by
both houses. '
Hopes of women for legislation
the convention rivino- th.m
greater recognition by the
church's irork were dashed by the
action of the House of Bishops to
day in failing to concur In the
action of the demitl. in .
amendment to a canon which
would make possible the licensing
cf women as lav readers.''
oome consolation was held out
fair price. Soma
are sometimes obt
smallest ads.
Name Spens Fuel Distrib
Vutor Under New
Legislation.
WASHINGTON,. Sept. 22 The
entire operating personnel of the
railways of the country was call
ed upon today by President Hard
ing for a "concentrated drive" for
TO days t provide the transporta
tion facilities neoessniy to meet
the national coal emergency, .'
i ' In a letter to Conrsd E. 8pensf
vice-president or tne Chicago, Tur
lington and Qulncy Railroad, who
was named today as federal ruei
Distributor under the new coal die
tributlon and antl-proflteerlng nct,
the President declared. If the en
thusiastic attention of the railroads
could be stimulated for a month
ort the- movement of coal and han
dling of empties "we would Bolve
the coal situation, not only as to
ample supply, but prices would be
quickly readjusted."
The president suggested that Mr.
Spens take up with the Governors
of the various States the question
of prevention of extortion as the
new act Is limited to coal moving
Jn Interstate commerce only.
"The Federal government," the
President said. "Is loath to under
take to fix definite prices for coal
because of the objectionable char
acter of such intervention in peace
times, because of the difficulty in
arriving at fair prices without giv
ing undue favor to some and loss
to others and also because of the
Incompleteness of an authority
which Is only supplementary to
State action. On the other hand,
I wish you to set up such agencies'
as will vigorously follow up indi
vldual using facilities of interstate
commerce who are exacting ex
tortlon. as defined In the act, in
order that we may have relief from
such practices at the earliest mo
ment.
Allies Tentatively Agree
To Return Constantinople
And Other Points To Turkey
Co ngressm en Released For
Their Fall Campaigns Expect
Extra Session By November 15
Dyer Anti-Lynching andti
Liberian I. oan Rills I
Awaits Next Session.
VIEWS ON RECORD I
TI nnrnnnnn Tr a nvr I
Out of 3,498Bills There
Are 300 Laws Enact
ed by the House.
WASHINGTON, Srpl. 22. Con
gress adjourned sine die today
with leaders generally expecting
a call from President Harding for
a special session November 10
preceding the regular December
session.
The President was in attend
ance today for a few minutes be
fore the final gavel dropped, to
sign the usual sheaf of eleventh
hour bills. The only Imports nt
measure to get hrough on the last
day was the deficiency appropria
tion bill, the Administration, Si
berian loan hill and the Dyer antl
lynching measure going over until
the next session.
Lacking in the adjournment to
day were many of the popular fea
tures often attending the death nt
a congressional session. The gal
lery crowds were small and un
demonstrative and there were few
floor wrangles. Afier disposing ot
the deflt-lency appropriation bill,
the Senate passed a number of
minor measures and listened to a
few aet speeches while House
in embers made one minute ad
dresses mostly for publication dur
ing the next few days In tho Con
gressional Kernrd and herfrd Rep
resentative Wanton, Democrat.
Texas, " defend Attorney-General
Daugherty and criticise Republi
cans for alleged neglect In that re
spect. Speaker Glllcti after a brief
speech wishing all members God
speed and good luck, banged the
adjournment gavel promptly at 2
o'clock. The Senate adjourned
two minutes later,- hevtnsf to stop-
APPOINTMENT CARRIES
" BROAD AUTHORITY
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22. Con
rad E. Spens, vice-president of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad, today was appointed
Federal Fuel Distributor under the
new coal distribution and anti
profiteering act.
Selection of the Burlington of
ficial for the new post, which car
ries' with it broad authority to de
vise plans for movement of coal
shipments, was announced at the
White House Shortly after Presi
dent Harding had affixed his sig
nature to the coal distribution and
anti-profiteering bill and to the
separate emergency measure for a
fact-finding coal commission. Mr.
Spens is understood to have been
recommended by Secretary-Hoover
with whom he was associated In
the war-time food administrations.
"It la felt by the administration
that the coal problem Is a problem
of transportation rather than pro
duction and for the reason espec
ially requires transportation ex-
the clock briefly while necessary
bills were signed for submission
to President Harding waiting in
his room off the Henate chamber.
t'ongresMmrn Hcleswd
Fur Fall t aniiialgns.
A few ' political speeches mark
ed the closing hours of the ses
sion the second of the 67th Con
gress. Representative Mondell, Re
publican leader in the House, and
Senator Smoot. in the Senate,
praised the dominant party's rec
ord, which was attacked in brief
speeches by Senator Harrison, of
Mississippi, and McKellar, of Ten
nessee, Democrats. Leaders and
rank and file now "go to the coun
try" on the record, entering a
Fall campaign. Trains and auto
mobiles leaving Washington to
night carried scores of Congress
men released for the campaign.
Statistical sharks were tonight
calculating the work of the ses
sion, prominent of which was tho
enactment of the tariff law ana
passage ot the soldier bonus bill
with Its death after the President's
veto.
About $00 laws were said to
have been enacted out of 3,493
bills, and $58 resolutions Intro
duced 'In the House and 1,249
bills and about 280 resolutions In
the Senate. Appropriations of the
session aggregated over Z,Z50,
000,000 and with authorizations
$3,71.917,000 was made avail
able for the Government's fiscal
year needs. About 900 ncmlna.
tlona were sent to the Senate by
President Harding whlc.i were
confirmed with but few exceptions.
Opposite Opinions
On the Record.
Opinions as opposite as the
poles regarding the record of the
$7th Congress were expressed to
night In formal statements by the
National Chairmen of the two
great political parties.
Speaking for the Republican or
ganization, Chairman John T.
Adams declared that "no Congress
In time of peace ever made such a
splendid record" while on the
Democratic side cnairmsn coraen
Hull asserted that "no other Con
gress ever so signally failed to
graap the great opportunities or to
meet Important responsibilities.
The budget law, reduction of
taxes, the peace settlement, the
tariff, the veterans bureau act and
agricultural and public roads re
forms were among tho legislative
land marks enumerated by Mr,
Adams as Indicating the "con
structive" pathway followed by
Abrupt Breakdown
In The Soviet And
Jap Negotiations
CHANG C1UTN, Manchuria.
Sept. 23. (My the Associated
Press.) An abrupt breakdown
Is Imminent In the negotiations
now going on here between Ja
pan. the Moscow Soviet Gov
ernment snd Ihe Far Eastern
Kepubllc of Siberia, owing to
the Ruaalan demand that Ja
pan Immediately evacuate the
Northern half of the Island of
Sakhnllen. Both delegations,
while awaiting final Inatruc
tiona from their Governmenta
announced today that they
were prepared to depart.
SOUTHERN
NST
U
BIB
E
TO MOVE TO
LE
LANS
CT
Founder Would Erect the
Necessary Buildings
With Assistance.
Fifty Chadren In Lobby of Theatre
In Pittsburgh Drop Into Basement as
In addition to the other many
good thlnga that are coming Ashe
vllle's way, the City may become
permanent home of the Southern
Bible Institute for preachers, min
isterial students, missionaries and
Bible school teachers.
If such a plan now In negotia
tion becomes effective, Asheville
will number among Its permanent
population Rev. Dr. John W. Tyn
da II, the world's foremost lilble
scholar. Rev. Dr. Tyndall Is Prss-
Ident and founder of the Southern
Bible Institute. It Is said that ha
has completely, memorised ,tlie
-New- Testament snd csn recite ihe
entire, chapter of any part of the
Old or New Testament, it given
the first verse.
During the Summer months,
from June to Beptember, Rev. Dr,
Tyndall conducted a Summer
course of the Southern Bible Inst I
tute at Black Mountain where stu
dent were in attendance from
more than 22 States and some for
eign countries, and many local
Bible school .teachers took ad van
tagsaf ths Summer course. While
summering at Black Mountain h
became Interested in the health-
fulness and progress of Western
North Carolina. Sites were offer
ed him and inducements given to
have him make several moun
tain communities his permanent
location, but through the presenta
tion of Ashevllle's superior advan
tages by Rev. Dr. Arthur Talmage
Abernethy, former Pastor of the
First Christian- Church, and now
Pastor of the Community Church
of Asheville, Rev. Dr. Tyndall.
who Is a minister In the Christian
church and a natlvb of North Car
olina, was persuaded to coma to
Asheville and look over the situa
tion here. A splendid location In
the heart of the City and contain
ing several acres of land sultablo
for dormitories, has been : tenta
tlvey selected, and arrangements
will in all probability be made to
bring this great Institution here, in
time to begin operations next Bum
mer. "It greatly depends on the atti
tude of Asheville public-spirited
Christians," said Rev. Dr. Arthur
Talmage Abernethy yesterday. "I
went to Interview Rev. Dr. Tyn
dall, who la a personal friend of
mine, as soon ss I heard that he
contemplated locating In this sec
tion, and he seemed Impressed
with the idea. I found him al
ready contemplating the purchase
ot a mammoth Summer hotel
property in an adjoining State and
the townspeople had made him
specific inducements to locate his
Institute there. I urged htm to
come to Asheville before making
his final decision and he met me in
the City Thursday and we went
over several sites. He finally said
that If Asheville people were Inter
ested enoush to co-operate in suf
ficient contributions to equip the
buildings, which he has in view
here, he would be glad to locate
fr-S, lff"mrtuJllan(1 dollars
Weather
PROVAL OF THIS
MEANS
END
A
PL
NEAR EAST CRISIS
Guns May Speak Before
Negotiations End
Demands Action.
POINCARE FAVORS
KEMALIST DEMAND
English Labor Party Is
Opposing War to Aid
Greek Ambitions.
PARIS, Sept. 22. (By The As
sociated Presa.) Limited aeeur
unevs involving the return of Con
stantinople, Eastern Threes and
Adrlanople to Turkey, wers tenta
tively agreed upon today at a
meeting' of the conference of
Allied representatives and will be
formally considered by the French
and British cabinets tomorrow.
Approval of these conditions of
peace would mean a definite snd
to the Near East crista and It is
hoped, would remove ths possibil
ity of a clash between the British
and the Turkish Nationalists. To
meet ths Insistence of ths British
that no claims of the Angora gov
ernment should be accepted in ad
vance ot a peace conference, to
day's plsn would bs subject to
further discussions and approval
by a full peacs conference. ,
iM. Potncars favored out and out
approval of all ths Kemallst de
mands, but It Is realised In French
government circles that the best
that can be honed for is limited
acceptance by Great Britain.
NKCTRAI.I2SATION OF
STRAITS IS DEMANDED
LONDON, Sept. SS. (By The
Associated Press.) The question
of peace or war in the Near" East
seems to turn tonight first upon
whether ths ausstlon of ths future
status ot Thrace can bs kept sepa
rate and distinct from the ques
tion of neutrality and freedom of ;
the Dardanelles ana seoona,
whether the uns begin to speak
before ths rfegotiaUoBS between
rthe Allied representatives Id Pans
havs ended.
While there is not the slightest
diminution In ths announced ds
termlnatlon of the British govere
ment to uphold the neutrality of
thsj Straits of the (Dardanelles, a
very slgniflcent semi-official state
ment issued this evening seems to
Indicate soms modifications of the
British policy and its attitude to
ward Greece in Thrace, which It
may be assumed is the outcome
of the Paris negotiations in which
Lord Curson. the British foreign
secretary participated.
This statement declared Great
Britain was aeeking nothing for
...if hur that she would Insist
on the neutralization of the Dar-
dune ee and ire i"" ;
waterway under the League of Na
tions or soms other international
organization. All otner queauuu.
were seconaary. . ha
The negotiations n
cording to advises received tonight
from the rencn J-"V-Poincare
Is hopeful that by to
formula will bs touna
acceptable to all parties and which ,
will enable the Allies to send a
collective note to ths Turks sug
gesting conference to arrange a
peace between the Turks and the
Oreeks. " .
One of the strongest t" t
-n.ria nanlnst p remier mojm
George's Near Esstern policy, es
pecially by the Labor Party, has
been its pro-Greek character. The
Labor Party announced that it was
.,niiiindr in en ira re the nation in
a war for the fulfilment of Greek
ambitions. It has been commenieo
upon as strange tnat arter iji
premier's conference with the lk-,
bor leaders on Wednesday no re- ;
nnrt of the speeches made wers f
published by either side to the con- ,
ference.
Concession Made To
Labor Party. .
This silence especially on ths
part of the Leborites, was constd- -ered
In some quarters to indicate
that some explanation or concession
to ths viewpoint ot labor was made
by ths premier. '
According to Constantinople ad-
. ICMf(a M rf Tim
Floor Gives Way; Number Injured T SCENIC TRIP Q
w . . L . in n in in in r iT' rr """7"
PITTSBURGH, Sept. zZ. (By
The Associated Press.) Fifty
nattering school children, - most
t them less than IS years old,
ere massed In the lobby of the
trend, a new motion picture thea-
-n.. r-1 C-J "i ira in tne isast liberty district uue
1 he Massihed columns,,,,., j .t.itinr admission ito a
ing new ad coming ancfree show when the concrete floor
...j , .-Tracked from end to end and
ranged in a convenient arttropped lhe ,lttle ones lnt0 tn,
that is pot a puzzle to nnd basement. - v
miffht ke loolcinff far L Th.' bo,,lr of ?Ight-year-old
mignt oe looking lor. kfadalme Kunkle. dressed In holl-
, p '.t ' t Jay garb, was removed from the
SLiflSW--WftJi.HSe WVrytiebris. The Injured. It children
and the theatre proprietor, were
placed on cots in a nearby hos
pital at approximately the minute
action of the houaa
Whs general convention here.
The bishops' action authorises
clergy Snd lay members, who be
lieve they possess powers of heal
irg. Vo prepaa-s themselves "by
cars and prayer and theological
and medical study for their proper
and safe exercise."
1 Provisions Is made thst where-
should . have
the performance
started.
Sol Belznlck. theatre owner, who
fell with his guests, and four of
the children were In a serioua.cbn
dlDon tonight. A dozen bo'ys and
girls were unconscious when they
iCnttmi as w flwers dug from the powdery mass'
of stone and cement. Some were
bleeding profusely. Others, vague
ly realizing what had happened,
whimpered and cried for their
parents.
Physicians at the Pittsburgh
hospital rendered first aid to the
Injured before the Institution wss
reached by a score of hysterical
mothers. Victims, who escaped
grave lnjuriea were permitted t
go home.
City officials began an Investiga
tion as soon ss the Injured were
removed.
The crash and cries of the
frightened youngsters wers heard
two blocks away. Policemen tno
civilians who made the first res
cues said some of the children
were buried "three deep." -
Robert L. Cochrsn, city supf.r
Intendent of building inspection,
sfter a minute examination - of
the theatre flooring tonight, re
ported the floor waa not properly
constructed and that several . of
ths timber-supports were rotten.
UCIty of the foremost Bible scholar
lof tne worm toaay. iiev, j-r.
Lffyndall's knowledge of the Book
Wot Books is little short of miracu
lous. .
"If I shall hsve been Instrumen
tal In bringing this great scholar
to our City, I shsll have been able
to do the City of my adoption a
lasting good," Rev. Dr. Abernethy
said. '
ge of it to go on
w
E HAVE
ITH US TODAY
H. T. PROSSER
TWO tXrND GUILTY
' or ASSAULTING NEGRO
ELIZABETH CITT, Sept. S2
Police Officer George Twlddy, of
this city, and Ralph Cirthrell. of
Camden, were found guilty by a
Superior Court Jury tonight of as
sault with a deadly weapon on
David Overton. Is -year-old negro,
who it waa charged they arrested
April I, without warrant and who
was found four days later with a
bullet wound In the back. Three
other defendants alleged to have
been -In Twlddy'e posse were
found not
'J .
Asheville snd the whole of
western North Carolina la the gar- -
en spot of the world and both
cenery, climate and business con
Itions serve to make it an Ideal
section," H. T. Prosser, of Ham
let, stated to a representative ot
The Citizen yesterday.
Mr. Prosser who is spending a
few days in the city is a former
land appraiser for the Farm Loan .
Board and has always been lnter-
ested in agricultural developments
of ths South, having also been
connected with the Seaboard Air
Une Railway as Agricultural and
Industrial Agent.
As organizer of ths Hamlet;
Chamber of Commerce he has been '
Interested tn this department of T
promoting the welfare of his na
tive city and served as Director
of Agricultural Affairs. . -"
Mr. Prosser is one one- of the
few Consulting Agriculturists In '
the country and is the organizer
snd promoter of the Sandhills
Peach Show, serving aa Managing
Director In 1921 and 112. He is
an excellent speaker and Is well
known through the constructive
merits of publicity issued In con
nection with ths organizations tn
which he la tntereated.
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