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THE WEATHER WAtWINOTON, tspt. M FinuM for North and tuth) Carolina and nal Fair Friday and probably taturdayi no ehanoe In Umporaturo. governor Will Open Democratic Campaign In Asheville Tonight DEMOCRATS ARE READY FOR FIGHT: IADS CONFIDENT Morrison Will Be Wel comed to Land of the Sky at 11:15 A.M. Today. ' AUDITORIUM SCENE OF FIRST RALLY Opens at 8 ,0 'Clock To night, Mrs. J. M. Gud - ger, Jr. Presiding. Democrat of Aahevllle anil jtuncomb.t County etaa in readi ness to Are their first sun In the campaign to elect every party candidate In the November elec tion, tonight at 8 o'clock at t lie rally at the City Auditorium with the Chief Executive of the stale. as principal speaker. The leaders re confident tha meeting will be an auspicious one and will be an event on the pases of Democratic history -in Western North Carolina. At 11:13 o'clock this morning. Governor 'Cameron Morrison will Ttstep from the train and a com Vilttee of party leadera of whic'i f Louis M. Bourne Is .chairman, will tld him welcome to the Land of the Sky. In, the evening he will be greeted-at the Auditorium by the ladles' committee, headed by Mrs. Charles M. Piatt and Miss Mav Jrtnu. y .W Promptly - at 7 o'clock in the Evening the ban'd will begin to "lilay at Pack 8jure, the concert luting- for about 20 minutes. Democratic ' banners will be flying y-hen ths .band marches down Pat ton Avenue to the place of the rally. Upon the arrival at the Auditorium the band will render another concert for about JO min utes. ','-) Mrs. J. M. Gudger, Jr., will pre side at the meeting and Mayor Gallatin Roberts has been chosen to Introduce the Governor. Seatoil ' on' the platform will be Congress man Zebulon Weaver, who li scheduled to speak at a later date County officials, ; committee chairmen of the man and women's tommittee will occupy .the stago, which ja appropriately ' decorated with flag", palms and ferns. . -- "Republicans have been bizarre in their fictions and promises gi Washington, but with"1 the foreoj or tne Democrat blvbuaced at tho rational capital slnee they relin quished control, the fatter wait v'ith- anxiety and are hopeful of rnnglng down the Republicans In defeat at the November election," said Hayden Orlndataff, secretary of the County Executive Commit tee Thursday. ( "In accomplishing this task, Asheville and Buncombe County wnen tno battle la won cheerfully are prepared -to do their part and Join in the expected Victory. The defeat of the- bonus bill, the un satisfactory status of the tariff and W"" oiner nauoo-wide proD iwms. -which have been acted upon inconsistently have caused dire Cistresa in the Republican ranks. 'Here In Asheville, we need a r e w postofflce building and rever get it Juat so long as the chances are ten to one we will O. O, P. have the control of fed eral expenditures. Thev nr. inn busy thinking about saving them selves and spending money at or near their own strongholds to fur- . nish Asheville with the improve ments she needs and should anj will have. "The executive coirimittee feels that citizens of the county feel they havo everything to gain at the polls by placing the part ,.hack in power In the country. The Republican have grained them nothing. They have expostulated to the "N-th" degree and their ac complishments are nil. MAN SQUIRREL- HUNTING MEETS VIOLENT DEATH WINSTON-SALEM, Sept 28. At the coroner's Inquest today ever -the body of Powell Ma be who was shut and killed while squirrel hunting late yesterday, afternoon near Walnut Cove the Jury found that Mabe came i' y1" oeatn through gunshot wound mnicted .by aome parson unknown. Mabe, -according to Information from Coroner W. N. Dalton, went hunting with his brother-in-la. a man named Hix, who Is about 40 j:" old. The two separated and a , I'ltle later Hix heard the discharge of a gun, and going in the direction of the sound found Mabe's gun and a Jhort distance away the body. He hurried at once to Mabe's home and gave the alarm and several persons returning with him to the scene of the shooting, found Mabe dead. It a probable that bis death occurred .instantly. Both barrels of Mabe's gun were loaded, showing, as the Jury viewed it, that death was not due to accident or purposes of suicide. Not a slight est suspicion rests on Mabe's brother, in-law. Both men lived In the sunt home, are said to have been -jiod friends, and were well regarded in the Walnut Cove section. Mabe was wounded in the fine, about 100 No. I shot entering his body, some in the Jugular vein. No clue whatever has yet been discovered as to who fired the fatal shot The su trorltlea are making a rigid li.v.stl gatlon. , . t ... -. . -. MORRISON AND "XACT : .. . BUST SIGNING BONDS crmsN sws atrss4 T.sanincs Boras, )',- . '" OCg M1KKLKT RALEIGH, Sept. 2. Tore thou jnd three hundred bonds, each of a thourand dollar denomination, go; the . signature of Governor Morrison this afternoon and tonight and tomorrow Treasurer Ben Lacy takes them to New York where he will add hi John Hancock and deliver them to a syndi cate of bankers. They are the schol . bonds oM a few week ago. Bond signing has got to be a, bis Job with these two' State chiefs. The Issues hve alt been made up of thousand dollar bonds and the Governor and ' treasurer's signature Is required en Jach. About Ave hours was rtqulrwl lar the eaeavtlve to alga, today Kt. ESTABLISHED 1868. GOVERNOR WILL ADDRESS CROWD AT AUDITORIUM Tills Is tho latest picture of Got- ernor Morrison who conic to Asheville today to Inaugurate the Democratic campaign In Western North Carolina, with tonight's address. CHARL TTE SHOW Mrs. Vanderbilt Chief Figure of "Society Night" at Exposition. CHARLOTTE, N. C?, Dec. 28. Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt, of. Ashe ville. honor guest of "Vanderbilt Day" at the Made-in-Carollnas Ex position here today, delivered" an address at the exposition grounds H whi.t. alia annealed for co-oper ation between the Carolines, and the counties of North Carolina. She predicltiljinera of great de velopment and progress in the near future, which, she said, would demand- the energies of every citi zen in behalf of his State. ,The Women'! Club of Charlotte entertained Mr. Vanderbilt with a luncheon at noon and tonight she was tendered - a dinner by the Chamber of Commerce. More than 200 persons were In attendance. Mrs. Vanaerbllt, tonight, .was the chief figure at "Society Nighty cel ebration. Mrs. Vanderbilt, In her speech, fnuched on- the subject of the North Carolina State .fairy assert lng that it should be made to rep resent the best Of all the COUntyi fairs; She said exhibits from other; states were jnvnoa. Referring to good roads, the speaker stated that better high ways meant easier marketing of farm produce, development of schools, churches, and communi ties and the cementing of the en tire people towards closer co-oper-, ation. -; . -, .'- ,: . , r.;. Mrs. Vanderbilt made the trip to Charlotte in company with Mrs. W. Fordham Morgan, of Asheville. She was driven to the exposition grounds, following dinner, with an escort of a large number of promi nent . business men of the cltyi where they heard the night con cert of the, Russian Symphony Or chestra. ' Duke Makes New One Million To $125,000 Is Toward Erection FEATURE OF BIG : ings, While $1,000,000 is Aaaea to ine ,L; r College's Endowment Fund. f rM Cmmutimn Til 1m(U CMJ DURHAM, Sept. Z. James a. Duke ha again made large gift to tvinihr Colleae. - President Fed an nounced today that, Mr. Duke has giverKtZS.OOO to the new gymttas- ium; tnat ne win give w w.rrtu n. 1100.000 law building; h h. will rive S50.000 toWarda a unn lino buildina- for the new5 -hnoi of relielous training, and that In addition tO these gift he is adding $1,000,000 endowment of the college. - These gifts are made by Mr. nut. his nart in the program for the Immediate further develop ment of the toliege, wnicn memoes eiaht items: '- ,; -'-. First: Increasing the productive endowment of the college Dy noi less than $2,000,000. Mr. Duke rave $1 000,000 of this and towards "he second million some $700,000 ha been pledged and it 1 expect ed that th remainder will be pledged before June 1, next. ' ; Second: The building up of an alumni revolving fund to at least $60,000 or Viv.vvv, yr, ......... .n .hta flltlft. every former student t the college will contribute and get contribu tions from others to thl fund. The completion of the new endowment fund and of the revolving fund absolutely lndispensibl If the col legs l to care for any further In crease of student, the number at present being J00 per cent more than a decade ago- ' . Third: The development of a fully organised school of religlou training- " , ., . Fourth: Th completion ef the gymnasium, construction of Which is now under way- - Fifth: . The erection ef bulla- THE ASHEVILLE ' DEDICATED OLD NORTH STATE VETERANS PASS IN PICTURESOUEL NE World War Service Men's Participation Adds to Impresaiveness. "STARS AND BARS" ONCE MORE FURLED Good Weather and Autos Contribute to Happiness of Veterans. Confederate Veterans of the Old North rJtate have, for the most part, said a loving . farewell to Asheville, their host in the Land of the Sky. for the annual Reunion of the North Carolina Division Confederate flags; the beloved "Stars and Bars" of the Southland are practically all furled and put away, reverently, as the Reunion has come to a close. Yet the memory of the bent and hoary- headed Veterans In their gray uni forms, will linger long in the hearts of Aahevllle citizens who unstintedly gave of their time, talents and hospitality to mako the gathering of old soldiers one surpassing anything in the annals of the State Division previously held. Bringing to a close the enjoy able Reunion, Veterans of the War Between the States participated yesterday in one of the most strik ing and one of the largest street parades ever witnessed in the Mountain Metropolis. Made possible through the gen erostty gt hundreds of citizens who donated thjir cars for 'the occa sion, the parade passed before thousands of cheering spectators, who lined Pajton Avenue, Hay wood Street and other vantage points to do homage to tha war riors of '61. Through the participation of World War Veterans disabled in the great overseas conflict, the thoughts of many onlookers were made doubly tender In considera tion of that dual sacrifice. Following the spectaculajjpa rade yesterday morning. Veterans were taken upon an enjoyable sight seeing trip through the world famous Biltmore Estate and to, other points of Interest In the vi cinity of Asheville. At the noon meal in the Masonic Temple mess hall. General W. A. Smith, beloved Commander of the .North Carolina Division Wednes day re-elected to that high omce, was present with his Sponsoring Staff and the three Brigade Com manders who were in attendance Upon 'the Reunion. Songs, music and dancing enlivened the noon hour for the Veterans who real ised that at last the good time was drawing to a close. . j Fart y of Veterans Yialu at Oteen, y , Through the management of tha committee in charge of supplying automobiles, a ' party of over 60 Veterans was able yesterday after' noon to visit Oteen Public Health Hospital. Others also, visited tho Kenllworth Hospital. Greeted by Col. James E. Mil ler, commanding Oteen, and offi cers serving with him. the party, led by General Smith, inspected the entire administrative plant, later being taken Into the wards where emotion several times overcame- natlent who gazed from ih.lr Ml at ilrVnu. unnn the bent an(j grajr Veterans of a much more bitter conmct passing De fore them, one holding the battle scarred flag that had been in many an engagement in thev War Be tween the States. Flowers - were given for the patients b7 the Vot erana as they visited different wards.. The party was theft entertained at the Red Crdss House 'by Dlree tpr Pratt and hi wtfe, together with assistants, a most enjoyable tea being furnished. Well pleased with their visit, the -Veterans were taken home bv way of Chunn's Cove And over Beaucatcher Moun tain that they might catch that magnificent view of Asheville ly- Gift Of Over Trinity College of Three Different Build- lng for th law school, Tot' this purpose tnere is a contingent pledge of $25,000 In addition to the $50,000 that Mr. Duke proposes to give, and the graduates of the law school have made plana toaise the remaining $26,000 Sixth: The, erection of another science building. x . ' " Seventh: The building of one more dormitory unit. Eighth: The construction of a new central heating plant. ' With the full co-operation of the Trinity Alumni and the rank and file of the Trinity' constltuency.it is confidently expected that at the next commencement every Item In this program can be announced as an accomplished fact ot In process of accomplishment. . Durham Is air. Dukes eiative home. He. has made, notable gifta to Trinity In - other years. HI father, the late Washington Duke, erected the first buildings, when. In 1812, the .college wa moved her from one of the midland counties of North Carolina and be also gave liberally, to the endowment funds through a period of 10 years. In which In recent year Mr. Duk ha joined a also their two chili dren. Angler B.' Duke and Mrs. A. J. Drexel Blddle, Jr., all of whom now live In New York but are na tive of North Carolina. In all, the; Duk family ha made gifts to Trinity which approach the $4,000,000 mark. The gift of $1. 000.000 announeed today, however. Is th largest recorded. The clos est approach to thl sum wa In 1111, when, with hi brother, Ben jamin N. .Duke, James B. Duke gave 1800,000, to the endowment of -th.coUega. TO THE UP-BUILDING ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1922 NATIVE TARHEEL URGES MERCHANT MARINE TR0GRAM Says Otherwise, Shipbuild ing Will Become Lost Art to America. RALEIGH, N. C Sept. II. Un less the 1'nlted States turns to the development of an extensive mer chant marine, the ten-year naval construction holiday declared by the terms of the arms conference will result In the loss of the ship building art In America, Homer L. Ferguson, native Tarheel and pres ident of the Newport News Ship building and Dry Dork Company, told an assembly of 600 or more members of the Chamber of Com merce and their friends In tha an nual dinner of the chamber at the City Auditorium tonight. Vlr. Ferguson, presented by Josephu Daniels, wao placed him without a superior among the big business men of the country who gave themselves in service to the nation In time of war, brought home to Jnland Carolinians who ara bent on Interior development of industry, the prime Importance of shipping In American bottoms, to markets of American cultiva tion. "No country can maintain its place among the great nation of the world that doea not control lta transportation and afford pro- lecuon 10 us citizens In all c nera of the earth," he said Naval Garrison Victims When Lightning Wrecks Falconara Fort. SPEZ1A, Italy, Sept. 28. (By ine Associated tress.) The num ber of dead i feared to reach 144 In the explosion today at Fal conara Fort, near here, according to tne avananie lists, several hun dred have been seriously Injured. A majority of the victims are still buried beneath the wreckage. The entire naval garrison' at Falconara Fort, near here, on the Gulf of Genoa, is believed to have been killed in an explosion, caused by lightning, .which destroyed everything within -a radius of 10 miles. There are many hundreds of wounded. , - Seventy bodies have already been recovered from the debris. Fifteen hundred tons of explosives were stored in the deep tunnels'of the fort. The entire top of he hill J on winch it is locatea was- com pletely blown away. Th work of recovering additional dead 1 pro ceeding. . ... ' ' ' The wounaea are oeing rusnea to the hospitals .here, all of which are , already filled. Military forceB have been assigned to the: work of rescue. All fascistl of the province of Genoa have been mobilized by their chief to assist the soldiers. The explosion occurred in a vio lent storm whicfi damaged 'in crops and property of the Inhault- nts for large area aiong me guiL. Half crazed with terror Irom nre and storm the despairing popula tion I being relieved through Jjov nmmental care. ' V f . The towns of San Terenzo aiv Pitelli are greatly damagea. TW CREASE' tir t atitVrtWiJJ. SeDt. A pen sion pay envelope increase from 160 t 172 a monm "' war veterans, possibly as a Christmas gift from Uncle Sam, Is planned oy KeplftOlloan leaueio.n. A bill providing for the pension In crease already has passed the Wen- New Mexico, Its author, says he ni been promised by House Kepuoncan leaders that it win be passed by the House soon after It reconvenes. He expects the bill to become a law be fore tlie noimays. Alreivil and Mexican war veterans having served 90 days or any who h.v. rievelooed disabilities would re ceive the increase from 150 to 173 a month under the bill, and their wi dows' pensions would be Increased from 130 to ISO a month. Other bene ni.rii iinrir tha bill include civil I war army nurses, who would receive 50 a month, while pensioners of the . - .. . I J U.U Bin anri htp ino-ian war wwu int widows 130 a monm. : NEW AND M' CUMBER MAY BE GIVEN APPOINTMENTS WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Presi dent Harding wa said by some of his advisers today to e giving con sideration to appointments for two Republican Senator, New, of Indl ana, and MoCumber, of North Dakota, who failed for renomination. It was said Senator New might be come governor general of the Philip pines to succeed Major General Wood, governor general of Porto Rico to suc ceed K. Mont Keiry in ine eveni. m tha latter s resignation. . .Senator MoCumber, who Is chalr-J man nf the finance committee, was said to be under consideration for a place on..the tariff commission wnere there Is one vacancy now wun . an other In prospect. Aooolntments of .both Senators lo some executive office before their terms expire November 4, was said to be probable. - MINISTER'S WIFE AND CHILD ROTH INJURED MURPHY, N. C. Sept. 21 Rev. M. B. Clegg, pastor of the First Metho- list KDlaenna! Church here, while driving in the vicinity of Topton this evening with his wife and baby lo.- control of his machine which ran o?T over art embankment. Mra Cleg Is seriously hurt,, with on Hmb broken In two or threeplaces snd some in ternal Injurle, Th baby wsa badly cut about th fare and head, air Clegg was not hurt. Mra Clarg and baby are being - brought to Murphy hospital tonight. VALERA AND FRIENDS , . SAID TO ABDICATE DUBLIN. Sept. 21. Ramon de Valera and his friends have adhi cated, according to the Freeman's Journal, and Lima Lynch, chief of staff ef the republican force and hi colleagues, are In power. Th newspaper states that the hopes of a rational peace are dashed to plaee by thl bw avenu It says that the republican leaders are forc ing their folJowar to continue te the bitter sad. . or- DEAD IN MAN IXPLOS LTNM REACMOTfiL 144 . . OF WESTERN NORTH ENDORSEMENT OF FORD WITHHELD BYSTATLf A R T Y Precipitates Fight in Res olution Committee De clared Premature. MILLER NOMINATED BY NEW YORK O. 0. P. Renomination of Senator France Is Ratified by Maryland Meet. BAT CITT, Mich., Sept. 21 (By The Associated Pref) A movement to endorse Henry Ford as a Presidential candidate in 1914 failed at the Democratic atate con vention her today, when the res olution committee decided such action would be ' prematura and ton far in advance of the election. The proposal, sponsored by the delegation from Adrian which in clude S. W. Raymond a brother-in-law of the Detroit manufactur er, precipitated a tight In the res olution committee, Those opposing the movement held that endorsement of Mr. Ford would make th Presidential Issue the predominating feature of the coming campaign in Michigan and detract from the strength of Woodbrldge N. Ferris, the party nominee- for Venator. Supporter of the resolutions srgued that Ford was the real Instigator of what they termed the "Newberry Issue." The convention refused to nom inate a candidate for auditor' general endorsing the Incumbent O. B. Fuller, Republican, who I eeklng re-election. Mrs. Jessie C. Porter, of Marshall, was nom inated for Secretary of State. Oth er nominations: O. P. Barnes. Lansing, for state treasurer; Thom as J. Cavanaugh, Paw Paw, tor atnrney-general, and Michael Doyl", Menominee,' to fill a va cancy on the state supreme court bench. CALDEK RENOMINATED FOR THE V. S. SENATE ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 28. The Republican state convention of 1022 completed Its work today, renominating Gove.-nor Nathan L. Miner, ot Syracuse, ana umiea States Senator William M. Calder, ot Brooklyn, and naming a tick et of atate officer. Adoption of a state platform which Indorsed th "administra tive efflolency and sweeping econ omies' ot the administration of President Harding and Governor Miller; pledged support to the principle of home rule and munic ipalities; sponsored ogual ' rights for woman and which Ignored the prohibition question, preceded tb nominations. FRANCE'S RENOMINATION GIVEN PARTY'S OK KM BALTIMORE, Sept. 28. The renomination of ... United State Senator Jo. I. France, at the pri mary, election September 11, wa formally ratified by the Republi can . State convention here today. The platform warmly commend ed the national administration. : SYRACUSE PREPARING I FOR DEMOCKAT1U Mr..l BYRACURE. N. Y., Sept. 28. The Democratic convention which opened today will name a State ticket and nominate a candidate for United States Senator but tnre sre few delegate in Syracuse to night who dare predict precisely what the ticket would be. Former Governor Alfred is- Smith appeared to be leading. HI manager have claimed zss count ed rote for him. . They will need 868 If they are to nominate him and William R. Heart' backer claim that even if- the 206 votes are oast for Smltlj, he will never be able to make up the difference. In the hotel lobbies and about the city, tonight, however, there was a general belief the former Gover nor would win the nomination. While the Hearst-Smith fight was at it peak the women dele gate came forward with two new demands, for recognition which may put a new complexion on the already befogged convention. The first was that Smith be nominated because he was "first, last and all the time, the women's candidate." The second was that Mrs. Daniel O'Day, of West Chester, be named for Secretary of State and that 1 Mrs. Franklin D. RoosevehV o Dutchess be the party' candidate. for Comptroller. ' Charles F. Murphy, chieftain of Tammany Hall, was beset tonight on two aide by determined candl dates snd their managers end some, New York delegate asserted that on the result of the balloting in th arena depended Murphy's hold on Tammany Hall. PEDDT NAME NOT TO . GO ON THE TEXAS BALLOT AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 28. The name of George E. B. Peddy, Re Republlcan party is - required to cratic nominee for United States Senator, cannot legally be placed on the official ballot for November general, election, the State attorney-general's department ruled to day. The opinion held that the epublican party Is - required to nominate by primary election and a convention nomination Is void. DRUGGISTS' ASSOCIATION , WILL ASK. FOR NEW LAWS annas saws n iinoama sorst IKt gpOCg gSMl'M RADFJOH. Sept. 28. The legisla tive committee of the (Hate Ketaii Drugglata' Association, considering needed legislation at a meeting ber today, laid plan for asking two or three acta of the next General As sembly tending to the Improvement of the profession. Chairmen of coun ty dracii4sts' associations from several counties met wth the committee. The drugg'ats wsnt legislation plac ing the sal of drugs more strictly under the supervision of registered druggists. Quantities of medicines and prescriptions go out from store, particularly In the rural sections, lacking the- services of a druggist qualified to handle the preparations, it was said. In all probability th drag gist will aak th Legislature to pro vide for aa Inspection of drug stores. They have been handling tnslr owa Inspections at a eost of $i th mem ber, and It la considered thl i Ststf. duty. , Th eommltte also gv further consideration to tb move to get a druggist oa th Stat Board ot Haait CITIZEN CAROLINA" COAST LINE NOT TO CONFER WITH HiY ON STRIKE Road is Planning for 000,000 Improvements In The South. HOCK Y MOi:S'T. N. C. Sept. it. "There can be no subject for dis cussion or negotiations and the request for a ronferenr ha been declined." said 1". H. Albright, vice president, end general manager of the Atlantic Coast Line, when ques tioned concerning the appeal made by officers of the Atlantic Coast Line shop crafts for a conference with (he management with the view of effecting an individual set tlement of the strike on that rail road. SAVANNAH, Oa.. Sept. 21. W. W. Markall. a director of the At lantic Coast Line Hallway, has re turned from a visit of the directors of the Coast Lin In New York, where he aays plans for spending 18,000.000 on the Coast Line for equipment and, double tracking were perfected. Mr. Mackall aald this shows the confidence the rail roads have In the South. The Improvements will Include the double tracking between Sa vannah and Burroughs, Jesup And Doctortown, llardeevllle and Ya masse e Junction, and many other points, tie said, and a large amount of new equipment will be pur chased. REWARD OFFERED FOR OONV CT Develops Wife of Slain Rector Was "Devil" in Eyes of Mrs. Mills." NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J., Sept V. Mr. Francis Steven Hall widow of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, alaln clergyman wa a 'devil' 1 1 the eyes of Mrs. Eleanor Rein. bardt Mills, his choir leader T hose body waa found beside h nearly two week ago. ' Thia Information, with It bear lng on a poulble jealou motive tor tne slaying, wa given deteo- lives today by Miss Millie Opl. a neighbor of th Mill family. Miss Ople, earlier had told cf frequent telephone conversations between Mr. Halhnnd Mrs.. Mill and of rrany visits made by tha alaln rector to the Mills home. '. The ."devil" incident, she re called today, grew out of a pleas ire trip t.j Point Pleasant, a Jer. rey coast resort,- The party, con sisting of Mr, and, Mr. Hall and Mr. Mills was te start -at o'clock on the morning of July u, mn upie said. wnen Mrs. Hall failed to call for her at th" appointed hour, Mr. Mills tsie phoned the Hall home, turning way with the petulant remark that Mr. Hall wanted "to make the day a short a possible," Miss Ople said. After th.i outing, she ssid, Mr Mill told her that Mr Hall was u "devil." William Stevens, brother of Mrs. Hall, wa questioned again ot length today.. The body of freeholder of Middlesex County, on the recom mendation of Prosecutor Strieker, today adopted a resolution of a rward pf $1,000 for the deten tion,' apprehension and conviction of the murderer. The reward will be paid If It is proved thut the crime waa com. mitted in Middlesex County, PRESSMEN WANT PROBE - OF RUSSIAN CONDITIONS PRKSSMBN'fl HOME, Tenn.,; Sept. 28. Investigation by the , American Federation of Labor Into conditions In Russia was urged In a committee report adopted here today by the bi ennial oonventlon of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America, The com mittee also went on record as favor ing prohibition of emnlovment nr children under II year of age, and for legia-iauon wnereoy any law at dared unconstitutional bv th United flutes Supreme Court could be mad legal oy a two-thirds vote of Con gress. John MoParland, president of th Typograip'hioal Union, In an address, urged the launching of a new doiii. leal party and requested that Presi dent George L. Berry, of the Interna tional Printing Pressmen and Assist ants' Union, be delegated to attend a convention to be held for that pur pose durng th middle of next, JJe cember. HOLSTON CONFERENCE OPENS AT BRISTOL BRISTOL, Tenn., Sept. 21. Bishop Edwin Mouion and several other speaker war heard In today' ses sion of th Holston conference of the Methodjst Church, South. The an nual sessions are being held In the Mary Street Methodist Church and are attended by about 400 delegates from Virginia. Tennessee. North Ca- olina ami West Virginia. It Is ex pected thst th conference wilt come to a clos Monday or Tuesday. TRAVELING SALESMAN ) WES FROM POISONING BRISTOL. Tenn.. Sept. 28. R. H. Harding, traveling salesman, died to day within 30 minutes after drinking a quantity or poisoning from a Dot t is In a drug store at Abingdon, Va. Harding entered the store and askel for a blank check. While a :l,it was getting the eherk he reached or the bottle on a shelf and drank most of tha contents. He was taken to a hospitsl but died a few minutes later, WANT SIMMONS TO GET FLOTILLA FOR ETENT WILMINGTON, Sept, 21. Sen ator Simmons has been requested by the local post of the American Legion to hav a flotilla of gun boat and a aquadron of airplane ant her , for the Armistice Day celebration November 11. The Postofflce Department has author ised the use of a - special can celling die to advertise the event. HERRIN TRIALS TO OPEN GRUESOME MYSTERY MARION. HI.. Sept. II. Decision to open the trials of the 74 men. Indicted for murder, conspiracy and- rioting In connection with the HerTln mine klll-Ir-re, about Novemler 11. was reached late today at a long conference e tween Judge D. T. Hartwell. of Wll ltemsoa County Clreuit Court, snd t. tomeya for th proeeeullon and de-ftu. DUAL MURDER PRICE FIVE CENTS Greek Revolt Is Now Mn tin n Wiilo Am vrnr Victims To Be Saved OS oy GRANGE TURKS, BRITISH British Cabinet Holds Three Meetings Thurs day, Situation Grave. BRITISH PESSIMISM MAY BE A SHIELD Undercurrent of Hope Expressed for Return of Venixelos. IiONIK)N. Sept. Att Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Parts give the report that the Angora Assembly In ecnt ses sion deutded to notify Komol Pasha tliat It wa unublo to agree to any cessation of hos tilities! or participation In tlie Peace Conference until l ho res toration to Turkey of all It tee rttoriea. In accordance with the nasionat pact. LONDON, Bept. 2.(By The Associate! Prs.) Th British cabinet held thre uccelv meet ing todov and another meetinT wlll he - held tomorrow morning. Thl fact alon I sufficient com ment upon th gravity of the it uatlon in the Near East revealed by yetrdaya bad new, which ha been amply confirmed and ac centuated by today' dipatche. The Oieek revolution, which waa a military and naval coup, seems to hav been carrld out with ui prising awlftnes and ctmpletentss. Information regarding Constan ts Is meagre, but one report had It that l.e was a prisoner of the revolutionaries, '.'he,, crown prince succeeds tj the throne while the victorious troop- with their leader at their road ,'mnrched triumphantly Into Athena, which, pending the fofma t.on of a new government I In the hand ot a military dictatorship In the shape of a trlumvlrale counoil of general. On of tr aenerala 1 said to be th famous General Xider." who for a long time waa chief of staff ajid war minister under he Venlaelo ad ministration and commanded the Greek expeditionary corps oper ating In South Russia In ll. Apparently the revolution was 1oodlesM. although an unconfirmed report mentions the .killing ot one minister. f Frlendlv messages have ben exchanged between General Har. vlngton, the British commander at Constantinople, and Kemai Pasha, discusslnt the respective view points in an amicable manner, but the Kemaltsts show, not the s'ightest disposition to recede from their nosltton and 1 refuse to withdraw their troops from the Cianak sector, " . On the other hand, according to government dispatches and cor respondents on the spot, an addi tional Turkish force entered the neutral rone today. Not only do the Kern-tllst refuse to retire frori the neutral zone, Ignoring all British warnings, but they are ra ported to have declared they will not perm;t tne Britisn to ouua fortification at certain point within the sone. In Constantinople It I believed the situation ha been relieved by the Kemp litt agreement to recog nize the neutrality of the Straits, ending the armistice conference Another point on the peace side Is that General Harrington still professes confidence In Kemal moderation. A report has reached here though not officially, that the ul tnn of Tttikey, Mohammed VI, has abdicated in favor of the heir ap parent, Prince Abdul Medjid. -The British government is d laying lta reply to the Russian rote, pending further develop ments. Regarding th Turkish com plaint that th Sea of Marmora I closed to Turkish troops, the British contention Is-that they hav thoroughly maintained abso lute neutrality as between the Greeks and the Turk and thi the whole of the Sea of Marmora I free to both the Turk and Greek equally, No authoritative Information 1.' forthcoming on th cabinet's vtuw on the new situation created ty the Oieek revolution. ' A Smyrna dispatch through Paris tonight y that Kemal Pasha Is i aponed to accept the in vitation to- a peace conference, with certain reservations but that the Angara assembly ha voted a larg war credit. All it U possible to say with confidence Is that while peace has rot yet been broken, some un foreseen Incident may at any mo ment piot-ok hostilities. COULD MEET SITUATION " WITH 80.000 GREEKS LONDON. Sept. 28 (By the Asso ciated Press.) The abdication of King Conatantlne, of Greece, making again possible ro-operatlon between Prime Minister Lloyd George and ex Premier Veniselos, may . cause a lightning change In Great Britain's policy toward the Turks, according to well Informed circles here today. It Is auerted in these -elreles that a possible new conjunction of these two former co-workers is the explana tion of the studied attitude of pes simism Which since yesterday has been radiating from No. 10 Downing Street, where thia morning. much ap prehension was erpreseed regarding possible warlike acta ot the Turka in the vicinity of Chanak. - With Conatantlne out ef the way It is claimed there will be once more a chance of reorganlslns th beat for ces of Greece under Veniselos. whoa Cretan ao Idlers were the backbone of the army until Constantino re placed th officers with his own sym pathiser , especially wits, general tram as fas gstrajsaj i run iv ILHUl EEXI r nn 'A Y -- is . DOLLAR DAY: 75.000 T T ON AS FA LIS Report Is Mohammed VT, Sultan of Turkey, Ab dicates for Heir. GEORGES I TITLE NEW GREEK KING Head of Troops Arriving - Athens Get Enthusiasm , mi; ncvouvu. . MITYLKNE, Sept. $. -(By The Ansniiated Pros) All Greece, In. eluding her Island, ar ifliiul with the revolution which began Monday night on this historic Is land in the Aegean Sea. - Seventy-five thousand dissatisfied soldiers who were driven out ot Smyrna by the force ot Mustapha fajemal Pasha, arlxed th governor general's palace and Imprisoned all I the officials. Including th gover nor and General) Braca and Fran co. - They took possession of the telegraph lines and of the radio so that Athena would not know a re volt was under way. Their next mov wa to seise the port officer and to take over command of the battleships Lemnos and Kllkoa. ' Then they commandeered all the vessels In the harbor. Before em barking for Plrasue on theae ves sel the soldier paraded th streets with Venihellat banner and ef figies of King Conatantln. While these demonstration were In prog ress 10,000 fugitives from Smyrna suffering from fright, hunger and exposure, were too stunned cr de jected to participate in the insur rection. -iN Amlnd th scene of disorder and excitement a dramatic figure was A, K. Jennings, of Nw York, of the Near East Relief, who is at tempting,, single-handed, to alle viate th sufferings and quiet the fear of th distracted fugitives. fi-aa.-4ax iw r rnu X FjSM '' GREEK RESCUE SHIPS SMYRNA, Sept. . 2l.-r(By The Associated Press) Ten O re e k ewned . vessels steamed into the harbor tonight under th protec tion of th American flag and took off 10.000 refugee and victim of the fire. The American navy, un der Rear Admiral Bristol, 1 trlv ing valiantly to save the remainder, which number not let than 40,000, Admiral Bristol hope to obtain an extension of the time limit for th evacuation of the lat of th outcasts beyond September 10, th dat fixed by the Turkish authori ties. ' - " - . v j, Oscar 8. Helser, of Corning, Iowa,, th American consul at Con stantinople ha arrived her on th deatrovee afriTtlah .a the congressional fund of $200,000 for the relief of naturalised Amer icana her and la othr sections. a. . uMAiug; a survey ot ine needs. Mr. Helser will establish headquarter at Athen from which n win direct the work. PARIS AND IO.VDON SULTAN ABDICATED PARIS, Sept. 28. Mohammad VI, Sultan ot Turkey has abdicated In1 favor of the heir apparent. Prince Abdul Medjid Effendi, ac cording to a report gent by tM Hava correspondent- at Conatin- tlnoole. The new. He adds ha yet been officially , announced. Prince Abdul MedlJ. who la a cousin of the sultan, -wa born In loos. .. j. u n u u k, zteot. zi. I H- The Associated , Presa) - Tha Sultan of Turkey ha abdicated. according to a Reuter dispatch from Constantinople comtr.g by way of Pari. GREEK KING ASSUMES ' TIIK TITLE OF GEORGES 1 PARIS, Sept. 88, The Greek- crown prince today took the oath askuig in the presence of the mln. ister or the Trlantaflllakoa cabi net, according; to a Havaa dispatch from Athens. He assumed tha name of Georgea L , ' ... - ATHENS. SeDt. 87. ntr Th Associated Presa., Delayed! Crown Prince George wag sworn: In aa king of th Hellene thia (Wednesday, afternooa. The eltv la Illuminated tonight In honor ot hia accession. Perfect order la befnsr maintain! ed and tha revolutionist appear to oe master or tne situation. iatration and It la eroected that ministry will be formed within 4 ivmuu n rtf Turn) ' TODAY ts DOLLAR XDAV ROOFS DEMONST A SHA
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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