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THE THE WEATHER WAtHINOTON. !. H. North and south Csrellnsi CtouSy and um. eettlad an the eeaat ana fair In ha , Interlea Saturday and Sunday. On yaur paper. t- "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" scrlptlen flva day ' J. and Inaura not mlaair rv. T c iLD ESTABLISHED 1868. A5HEV1LLE, N. C. SATURDAY CORNING, SEPTEMBER" 30, 1 922. - t - i : ; , 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITISH CABINET PREPARING FOR LONG WA . A. i h -, 1 mil naj ,n Great Ovation Given i Democratic Leaders; Open Fall Campaign MORRISON AM GIUI6 BOTMIN SINGERMIBUTE Executive Enunciates Party Principles, Scor ing the Republicans. SAY WEAVER AND SWAIN WILL WIN Rally Is Arranged by Men ana women or Dem ocratic Club in County. At the mere mention of their lumfi, loaders of Democracy In -Korth Carolina, through two try ing periods, were given rising ova tions by the throng' of citizens tnst gathered at the City Audi- tcrlum i?t night for- a rally for mally marking the opening of tha 1 1 Democratic campaign in combe County. overnoi- Cameron Sf o r r I son and former Governor Locke Craig, whose reputation as constructive statesmen is not confined within the borders of their own common wealth, were the recipients of ;i tribute, spontaneous and sincere, that comes only to those who have served tho.'r fellow men and served tr.em well. Governor "' Morrison's address, the principal one of the evening, lv reality marks, the opening of the Democrat ic campaign in West ern Norts Carolina and his" bd ,- peal for a solidarity in. Democratic ranks was addressed not only to the -Democrats of , Buncombe bounty but to those of this Com greasionai District. V 1 . , j The rally had every appearance ot anoid-ume political Jollifle tion. A brass band began playing ,., . on Pack Square at 7 o'clock and ..nn open air. concert was rendered until the band proceeded Vshortly rr before 8 o'clock, following . 'the .banner characteristic of big polle rs I gatherings down Patton Ave nue and up Haywood Street to the - City Auditorium, the main floor of which - was packed by persons rager to near tne enter executive .'i ine state, in, galleries Held a rumber of people while many - stood at Ine rear on the main floor unable to obtain a seat -on that . floor. -. i . .. . J : Charge R publicans Would Centralize Power ai . : Governor Morrison criticised, the Republican party and charged is effort to' centralize government at Washington was contrary to th cqnstitutUtn and diametrically op posite to the principles enunciated by the party which he represents He traced the development of ,'JN-rth Carolina under Democratic rlmlnl.tmilni. " i. . rjgaia fairs pointing to the 160,900,000 (fc - uiiuiiib jjiuamm; eniarg I tiient of the institutions of learn-- f , ing; provision for the treatment , x.t the unfortunate of the state; ( Jiotectlon for the lives of its citi- Jr' Kens through preventative medi cine and the promotion of ths t rfrlcultural and horticultural in dustries, -as examples of the ac- mpusnments of good govern ment by the state.- . The new taxation system where. by revenue to run the State Gov ernment Is obtained, from special, franchise, Inheritance and income taxes without-the levying of one dollar ad valorem for State pur poses, was heralded as the great est accomplishment In government and the means of a just distribu tion of taxation never heretofore approached. He predicted success for Con gressman Zebulon Weaver this fall and expressed a belief that J. Ed. Kwaln will be the next Solicitor for Buncombe and Madison Counties. The Governor asserted he was cer tain .every office in this County v,puld be filled by the respective democratic nominees, i ; "I shall forego the pleaauee of 1 talking about history, although .a -Democrat can talk with pride about his organization, tha great--est in the world, except divine or ganizations," said Governor Mor-1 I rison, who upon his Introduction immediately launched Into a dls- . cusslon of the present accomplish ments of the party. . " ; , . , . . - "From the time there - was , founded this mighty fabric of free government, the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson to that of Lin coln there were only two years In which we did not have Democratic control of the law-making power of this Government. We have been defeated but always the Dem ocratic' party has had to come back and restore free ' Govern ment," said Governor Morrison. Republicans Delegated Powers to Others. , "From the time of Lincoln on for a long time the Democrats had only two years in which there was a Democratic President and a Democratic law-making : body. With the Republicans in control they delegated the power to tax and the functioning of well nigh every part or this great Republic to private dukea. "This state of affairs went cn while the people were bSnded by sectional prejudice engendered ty tne. Civil war, out aiaconiem ie 7 origan to become widespread tnrougnout ine nepuouo na i( last the country realised what.lt needed to do was to come back under .ths Democratic party,"' de-. dared the Governor, "and In a great political revolution which came none too soon and yet r on rnauch. the exeat Woodrow Wil- J90' on and a Democratic Congrew In i.nh - chosen." Gov ernor Morrison's mention of Wond- Wilsou brought applause rrom . Harding's Father Would Vote for Herting,HeSays DES MOINES. la., Sept. 29. Dr. George T, Harding, father of Prcaldent Harding, cauaed sonalderabis comment here by a statement that if he were a resident of Iowa he would vote for Clyde L. Herring, the Dem ocratic candidate for United States Senator. Dr. Harding, who is In Des Moines in connection with G. A. R. encampment, has been entertained by Mr. Herring and other members of the Demo cratic party. . Yesterday In an interview Dr. Harding aald that the Republi can candidate for United States Senator, Smith W. Brookhart, was a Socialist, adding that he did not want "to see him in Washington causing trouble." "We have enough of these Socialists in Washington ' now causing trouble end we don't want any more of them," he declared. DEMOCRATSSLATE SMITH TO HMD NEW YORjpKET Withdrawal of Hearst's Name Smothers Only Is sue That Threatens. SYRACUSE, N. Y.. Sept. t. former Governor Alfred K. Smith, of New York City and Maydr George R. Lunn of Schenectady, were unanimously nominated to night by the Democratic State convention for governor and lieutenant-governor, respectively. - The withdrawal of the name'Of William R,- Hearst as a candidate during the afternoon smothered out the only issue that threatened to precipitate in the convention. Dr. Samuel. Royal' Copeland of New yo was nominated for United tSates-Senator. The platform adopted condemns both state and national adminis trations of the Republican party. It calls the national administra tion - a failure and . "bankrupt of ability or achievement." The new tariff bill. It declares, means In creased living costs and - higher "profits for monopoly." The state motion picture censorship law la condemned. Of the 29 principles, great ap plause was given to that calling for a modification of the Volstead Act so as to legalize the use of beer and light wines under state regulation. '.. v OF ELEVEN YE ARS SCHOOL IN STATE Would Not Prohibit 12- Year Course, but Would Make It Optional. v l ' T&RSnlOfFOS SOTSfc 1 IMt MOCK BAKKMft RALEIGH, Sept St. The adop tion of an elelen-year school as the 'oasis for the elementary .school system of North Carolina was ad vocated by Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction B. c. Brooks in ad dressing ihe "third" eonference-of high school principals and super intendents today. 'While not be lieving the law should prohibit a community from having a twelve year school, he thought the com munity should bear the extra ex pense this additional grade. -. Considerable interest has cen tered on the move In the state for the additional grade to supplement thei eleven-year school that . has been in effect for some time. aDn. Brooks told the school au orlUes, about one hundred of whom gave over ths day to the study of school problems, that he had become convinced through study of the qualifications of stu dents entering colleges and uni versities in ths Southern states that tha students who came from the trelve-year secondary schools did not do any better work than those who came from the schools that offered only eleven-year work. The state superintendent is working on the whole school lw at this time snd expects to have it ready to subnt-fo the teachers assembly In November. He thought there were many things in the school law that should be worked over, not for the purpose of mak ing radical changes but to clear up ambiguities and more clearly define the duties cm various boraa ar.d officials who have charge of the public school systsm In North Carolina. ' ' "The constitution requires that you admit all children between the agea of and il but U 414 not prohibit people over 11 frdm entering these, schools," Dr. Brooks advised. , " - ir ihr. la not restriction by the local anthoritiee it is the duty of the principals admit any person to the schools provided ihere Is room to handle them." t BROOKS FAVOR IGOVFRNDR ASKS DETECTIVES TQ WORK DfJ CRIME Exact Nature of Mrs. Mills' Wounds Disclosed . for First Time. SHOT THREE TIMES, , HER THROAT CUT Mrs. Hall Has no Objec tions to Exhumation of Dead Man's Body. NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J., Sept. 21. Governor Edwards announc ed today in a letter responding to a request 'or sld from. Charlotte Mills, tie year-old daughter of Mrs. Eleanor Relnhardt Mills, that he had Invoked tha assistance of the detectives of New Jersey State Polire to help solve the mvstery of the murder of Mrs. Mills and the Rev. Edward W. Hall. - For the ilrst time slnoe the bodies of the slain choir leader and the clergyman were found under an apple tree two week ago, the exact- character of the woman's wounds was made known today following an autopsy after the exhumation or ner ooay. ibjs showed that in addition to three bullet wounds In her head.- her throat was cut.. Dr. William H, I jin it Somerset County physician who reported at the time the bodies were found that there was onlv one bullet wound, denied to night that he had been requeatea to make an autopsy. Mn Hn. widow 'of the mur dered clergyman, aaid tonight ahe would raise no objection to exnu matlon of Mr. Hall's body. , Referring to the latter autopsy whir-h has estaonsneo me cauuis cf tH fatal bullets, Mrs. Hall said: .- '- "No men-.ber of either the Hall or Stevena family owns a thirty two calibre revolver.",.- Detectives studying the results of today's autopsy concluded that the fourth bullet fired atj her. which barely grazed her lip, had flrsl passed through Mr. Xtall s skull. From he position of the bullet wounds the detectives de clare they believe the couple were locked in s,n embrace when killed. SOtTlERS DIVISION OF"' V ' MINING MEN FORMEO CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.,; r Sept. a a winihApn division of the American Mining Congress" w a s I organized Here toaay lor mo f rma nt rinvalstilne closer co-oper- iinn amnnsr those engaged in the Industry in the Southern tier of states at a meeting or represent tives from all ' sections of th, pountrv. The meeting went on record a favoring the early com niot.lnn of the government devel ooment at Muscle Shoals and in dorsing any action Congress-may take in the disposal of the prop erty. It was declared that the American Mining Congress has but one great aim the development of a mineral empire of the south. A board of governors for the southern divisions was namtd in ctuding: T-ee Dong, Dante, Va.; 3, P. Wheeler, Raleigh, N. C, and E. I Heitzog, Spartanburg, S. C. DISTRICT NEXT YEAR FIXED Canton to Waynesville Link Will Be Hardsur faced, Is Declared. , : Thelli-mlle stretch of road be tween Canton and Waynesville, a link in one of the principal high ways of the State, running from Ashevllle to Murphy", will be hard surfaced early next Spring. Jajnea G. etlkeleather. State Highway Commissioner for the Ninth Dis trict, announced yesterday in his This will be the 12 Federal aid project for the Ninth District. "Each district in tne state is aiiowea f ed eral aid on one Project a year. It is the largest continuous stretch of hard surface that has yet come up for letting. Waynesville Is in the midst of an extensive paving campaign, in which all the principal streets of that place are to be hardsurfaced, and so was particularly anxious to have the Federal am project al lotted to them. W. T. Shelton, one of the dty officials, accompanied Mr. Stikaleather in the Interests of Wavneavllle and Haywood County, - The hardsurface will run from Streets In Waynesville, across the the Junction of Main and Walnut Pigeon River Bridge to tne street paving in Canton. In. 1922 Federal aid project It hardsurfacwig of th'e aeven and a half-mile, stretch-, between Mine Gap and Hickory Nut Gap on the Henderson County line. This Fair view Road jrroject No. 01 was. to have been let last month, but bids received were considered too high by the commissioners, and it will be up for bids again In the let ting October, zs." - - While In Raleigh. Mr. Stikeleath er made an earnest appeal to have Project 1 In TransylvanlaCoun ty. -from Toxaway to the Jackson County line, let. This project can not be let, however. In October, Chairman Frank Page. 'of the State Highway Commission told Mr. Stlkeleather. It ls s five-mile stretch, to be hsrasurfaced.' Mr. Page explained that Highway Dis trict Nos. 1 an 4 2 are far behind In their projects, and rt Is necessary for the other districts of the State to cut down In their lettlngs until the Eastern districts are en an equal footing. .' NNTt ROAD OCRAMOF Revolt Forces Constantine To v Quit In Favor Prince George j 1 1 ' ' Prtiuvt Gaors haa snceeedrd to nonatAntlne. as ruler of the Greek has taken the title of Geoiwo II. quol to the revolt in tne army, Minor.' .,-'' - ' WOMEN LEAD EOS More Feminine "Spell Binders" to Be Used in State Than Before , 't qiTas nst toors sotsi. 1 im, SROCC MiKKLBt) RALEIGH. Sept. 29. Working Into the Democratic party ma chine a "cog" of women stump speakers -and campaigners Is tlm Job Miss Mary Henderson, tlto party vlci-chalrman, has under taken. ' '-' .' It is something new under the sun for the woman voter in North Carolina. The state has scarcely a handful of the enfranchised sex who can be counted on to mak a really "rousing" political speech. They've r.cver had to do it before, and most of them have never given it much thought. . ' Speech-making cannot be sup planted In this political game, and of course the ladies are going to play it according to the rules. That is the reason for this move to re cruit "talant" and then develop it for future use.- Its a vastly dif ferent thing from making a talk at the woman') club tea to getting before n gang or men and a Catherine of women and giving them an ear-ful on the isaues of the. campaign. , 1 ' s , In 1920 several prominent wo men : leaders . '.'starred as cam paign crators. -They Included Dr, Delia Dixon Carroll, Mrs! Josephu" Daniels. Mrs. T. W. Blckett and others, but they are members of this, handful who must lorm tne nucleus for the greater organiza tion of r minino -speu-Dinaers. The Republicans also, have some excellent material In Mrs. Maiy seLtl enarp, Mrs. unasey i-aiier son and ethers but "the jr are-s short on woman -speakers as tne Democrats are. In the- present campalgng, MJs.i Henderson will send out a larger group than was used In the 1920 ctmpalgn. The group is growing larger all the time and recruiting work Is expected to bring in many more before 1924. The vice chairman Is a "smart politician," I; there U no harm in using, that ternv.an.1 she is planning her part of tne game ahead. , i 0f orators among the men there in no end, and Chairman J. D. Norwood Is having no difficulty in recruiting a full regiment.- Some idea as to the availability of the mn may be observed - from his statement that a speech will be made -in each of the one hundred counties the week of October I, which !s the closing week for the. registration of voters., ! Obviously, it. would be Impos-' sible to . get this many . woman speakers. It is not because they are not willing ' but they don t quite understand this political speaking business as yet. And the Job of Miss Henderson la to re el uit ther.i and get them interested so- they may train ,-themselves. Methods of training will be up to them; they can take a correspon dence course or try any one of a dozen schemes. At any rate, they are going l-4earn and two years from now feminine orators will be as thick as the male platform ar tuts. It would be Incorrect to a North Carolina has few women who can speak. Every omma nty has- Its group-of prominent women workers who have some- Ui;ng to say in the clubs and i". tcwismi rt gMi TO TAKE PART IN r 1 11 ni 11 n 1 1 nil kfl 1 1 i.u v ku 11, rj I (ILL UIMII I III U II tha throne of bis father. ex-Klng Kingdom. I pon the sieoeselon, he Conotantlue's abdication wm the orougnt snout ojr irereea in Asia " ;'i ' '- ' . ' - LS OFFERS K1ALK Democrats Think Address Will Help Put th County Back in Line. HICKORY. N. C Sept. -29. Speaking 'o an audience that filled Hickory's handsome and commo- il'nuH aud torlum, Josepnus uar. icis, former Secretary of the Navy, opened the Democratic campaign ir; Catawba with an address that was heard . enthusiastically and tftat woull help, according to local Democrats, in bringing this clove county back Into the ranks of thu party. '- Mr. Daniels Was presented in . a short vigorous speech by Mayor M. H. Yount after County Chairman Chaa. W. Bagby, who pi "Hided, had expressed his con viction that the county would gc Democratic irt November. Mr. Daniels mixed argument and anecdote in - a manner to catch and hold the crowd and his refei ence to Vlce-Admlral Andrew T Long, native of Catawba, brought a loud cneer. The speaker told Admiral Long in Paris three years ago that he ought to use hi In fluence to get Hickory, which at that time had no auuitorlum, iu build an pera like that the Dan-iels-Lonar party attended that night. This gave the speaker an opportunit) to congratulate the people of Hickory on . their fine assembly hall. - Mr. Daniels In his speech de clared that the Republicans won in 1920 because they were all things to all men,, went into the campaign without a program and rallied to their support all ele ments of discord. - Then he pro ceeded tj tell his audience, amid cheers, what the Republican party, given -power by?., the... people, had r.ot donj. , He discussed the rail road labor board along with other issues and scored the administra tion for seeking to Impose what ho termed involuntary servitude on the shopmen. Mr. Daniels asserted that if Roosevelt or Wilson had been President, the extra tax that the country now pays would not have bten imposed. NON-UNION HBLPER CAUSE OF NEAR STRIKE AT SHOPS SPENCER, Sept, 29. The em ployment of a non-union , helper said to be a relative of one Of the high officials of the Southern Rail way Company, is said to have caused a near strike of shopmen at Spencer today, v After the men was put to work as a helper, union workers, members of . various crafts recently on strike are re ported to have quit .work for a short time. Through the repre sentative of the craft a formal complaint is said to have been made to the Southern Railway of ficials with a demand that the new man be. removed. Southern offi cials assured the employes now threatening to strike - that the grievance will be considered 1n due time. The men were counsel ed to keep cool heads and consider well any action they may centera--plate and that the matter will be properly handledVin strict accord ance with the Chicago agreement. Upon this sssuranoe the men re- ("turned to their Jobs. After , work hours a mass meeting was held when a number of labor leaders spoke snd It was agreed work Will be continued. ' DAN AU IM CATAWBA DRIVE PRES1E WANT ED STATES LEAGUE NAT Practicability of Wash ington Disarmament Plan Doubted by Them. RAIL LABOR BOARD HEARING ARGUMENT Roads Object to Classifi cation of Dispatchers as Officials. PRESSMEN'S HOME. Tenn.. Sept. 29. Kndoraement of ths League of Nations waa unanlm oua by the biennial convention of the International Printing Plena men's and Aaalstanta' Union In rfta closing aession here today. Parti cipation by the United States In th League waa urged. The resolution alao expreased sympathy with ths efforts put forth by President Harding in calling a dlsarmanent conference, but "doubts the practicability of the plan worked out at Washing ton," and characterizes the result "a piecemeal . action. It ex pressed ths opinion that the United States should "enter whole heartedly In participation of the League ' of Nations' and its func tions." The ' resolution declared the lasgue to be one of the greatest inatrumehtalttiea foil the establiKh emnt and maintenance of world peace, . TRAIN DISPATCHKRS STATUS BEING ARGUED CHICAGO. Sept. 29. (By The Associated Press.) Arguments on the status of chief trsln dlspateh srs whether thfy are officials or subordinate officials to determine their right to Inclusion In the wsge and ru'e agreements between car riers and the American Train Dis patchers .Association, occupied the attention of the United States Rail road Libor Board today. ' While the board . waa Jiearlng arguments by the rosds' executives,- John Hlggins of the Western roads; John G. Walber. of th Eastern carriers and Dr. C- 1 . Neal, of the Southeastern ,grouo, Ben W,. Hooper, chairman of W Huniui -1 . . . . . . . v ...... - itnhrtoii hasd of the IUIlroair Klreme4 organlsatloJi." President P.obertson asked for the confar ence -with Chairman Hooper to discuss pending rules disputes wit v s47i",v ?fb$UiBm One carriers oT the iunitv,-...iii" been befo'-c the boareV-rorf seversji months. The two main issues In dispute ar the union's request for two firemen or automatic stokers on all locomotives of over 200.0CO iL . ( Founds weight and expenses wni.e away from home, ; -,--s ..." -..-T Coincident with Mr. Robertsons arrival, John Scott, secretary of Federated Shop Crafts, announced that President B. M. Jewell, now in 'ew York, had signed sgreemeitt with additional railroads on the Baltimore peace plan, bringing thn giand total to 74. Other confer erces arranged by Mr.- Jewell, as sisted by Daniel Wlllard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, wert pending, Mr. Scott aald, -' '- I SLANDER CHARRE IS PREFERRED BY FORMER KLEAGLE Guerrard Now Asks Judg ment of $125,000 Against : Dr. Thompson. RALEIGH, ' Sept. 29. W. V. Guerard, former King Kleagle of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina, today filed suit In Wake County Court against Dr. W. E. Thompson, personal repre sentative of the Imperial Wizard, asking for damages in the amount of $125,000 foci slander and libel. -The action -Tf Guerard followed one day after he had been releas ed In habeas corpus proceedings before Judge C. C. Lyon In Wake County, from bond requiring him to appear in Bryson City, Swain Cbunty7td answer -the-charge of embezzling 917,000 of funds be longing to the Ku Klux Klan. At the same time Judge Lyon requir ed Guerard to give bond In the amount of $5,000 for his appear-j ance of the next term of Wake Court to answer to any Indictment which the grand jury may bring. According to the ccfuplalnt filed by the pligntlff the suit starred today was based on an interview which Frank Smethurst, city edi tor of The News and Observer, had with Dr.Tfsimpson on March 14. the substancs of which was printed In The News and Observ er of Raleigh on tho following day, and Ini- which Dr. Thompson waa quoted aa authority for the atatement that Guerard, who had been King Kleagle in North Caro lina since the organization of the klan, had been deposed on the charge of shortage In his accounts, snd that warrants were then be ing, drawn In Franklin County charging Guerard with embezzle ment and false pretense. These warrants. Dr. Thompson was quoted as saying, would be drawn in other counties in the state and for the -purpose, of de termining the amount of. the al leged shortage, a check of the state was In progress. The suit was brcught under the North Carolina "arrest and ball statute." The plaintiff's demanded bond in the sum of 125.000. But rnls amount was reaucea 10 .wu by the Clerk of the Court and waa later further reduced to 11.900. Dr. Thompson arranged . bond through the headquarters of the Klan in Atlanta, after having been bean held In his room In a local hotel for several kours. J UNIT ONS Brito-Turkish Ci& mtensmea Note OfKemalPashi CONS H NT I HE'S WEALTH INTAGT: Co-operation of Venezelos Asked by the Revolu tionary Committee. IS CONFERRING AT PARIS WITH FRIENDS Part of Greek Ministry Will Be Tried New Cabinet Chosen. LONDON, Sept, IT The family of ex-King Constantine Is said by Reuters Athens correspondent to be still In the Greek capital, but will leave as soon as the neces sary arrangements can be made. PARTS, Sept. 21. (By The As soclated Press.) King Constan tine la In no danger of being re duoed to the penury which embit' tered the last days of former Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary, according to Greek circles in Paris. It is asserted that Constantine took precautions against this long ago and has 10,000000 gold francs in safe investments, deposited partly in New York, Brazil and Switzerland. In addition, as soon as the situation In Greece became dis quieting, the magnificent -Jewels of Queen Sophie and the royal house hold plato were shipped to Zurich, Switzerland, In charge of a trusted friend and safely deposited in the vault of a bank there. , .. .v . . ' NKW GRKEK CABINET IS PRfENTK TO KING ATHENS. Sept. 29. I a. m., By The Associated ;Pres.J-r-Aftar, an a II I V, ,.trt vatnltitlnnftrv WILL QUIT ATHENS committee' derided to- submit 'tT King George the names of a cab inet with ' Alexander Zuuml as premier and M. Politls as minister of foreign affairs. j - usnerai elections nronnoiy win . ., L - 1. I .. morning s nnii)n-.i 4. , i Jf" revolutionary committee nas"JTB- formed ex-KIng Constantine that he must arrange for his departure as soon as possible. ; ,-ri For minister of war the com mlttee 'selected IGeneral Charal- ambls and for minister of tha navy Admiral Papachristou. Both these officers were removed from the actlveOtats by active governments. Others named for cabinet places were Alexander IDlomeds, active leader of the Venlsellst party and M. Doxladts, Calligaa and Canel loflukls, the later former high 1 ICxMntt m rem ! SAIL FOR EAST . Supplies Are Loaded Flotilla Leaves Monday or Soon Thereafter. NORFOLK, Sept. 29. Trie 12 destroyers ordered to the Near Rast with supplies completed load ing tonight and are reaay 10 get away Monday, according to a state ment at the Hampton Roads naval bass where tne vessels omnium. KxBiratlon of enlistments neces sltated virtually a 25 per cent change in the personnel of the de stroyers, and several hundred re f.Tults selected for this duty were reviewed this afternoon by Admiral Hugh Rodman, commandant of the aboard. ' '" Fifth Naval -Dlatrlct. then sent Naval officers say the run" to Gibraltar will be made at about It knots an hour which Is one-half the maximum speed oi tne snips. The trip at this rate, will take ap proximately ten days. ' jf" ORDERS ISSUE FOR FfjEET ; TO DEPART NEXyMONDAV WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 Ad miral Coontz, chief of naval oper ation, tonight issued orders for the 12 destroyers at Norfolk, designat ed to proceed to Constantinople, to sail Monday next or as soon mere after as possible. . The hydrographlo office of the navy In order to supply sufficient charts to the destroyers to make the trip to Constantinople sent 12, 000 purchaaad from the British ad miralty at a cost of 112,000, it was stated at the Navy. Department to day. 'Through lack of sufficient appropriations by Congress In the past the navy has never been able to complete a series of charts of the world, it was explained, and for years has had to purchase charts from the British admiralty for for eign service jt a dollar apiece. COAST LINE CONTRACTS - FOR iS BIG LOCOMOTIVES WILMINGTON. N."C' Sept. 29. Contract for 25 Pacific type loco motives at a cost of II. 160.000. has been awarded the Baldwin Loco motive Worka. of Philadelphia, by the Atlantlo Coast Line Railroad. It was announced here tonight. This expenditure is in addition to ll.0,0n.p improvement program announced from Savannah last night : RODMAN REVIEWS oy nosm TURKSDEIflDII! ENGLISH CEASI ARBITRARY ACT! British.-Action Beir. Planned Regardless of Kemal's Attitude. HARRINGTON GIVE: REINS BY CABINII Turkish Leader's No' Believedto Have Pre vented Settlement. ' CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. i (By The Associated Press.) -The situation between the- Brlti and the Turkish Nationalists extremely tense tonight. - A note from Mustapha Kern to Brigadier-General Harrlngt the Britwh commander, couch In a hostile tenor, waa consider by the British military circles h as closing the door to a pan settlement of the Straits queath The prospects of an armed confl were considered more evident tin previously. The note of Kemal demands t retirement of all the British troi from the Aslatto side of the Sir 1 aa the French and Italians done, and ssys In case of acqu scenes he will withdraw the tionallats forces "slightly" fi the nsutral zone. , ' It also-Uemands the cessation what are termed the arbiir measures Of the ' British auth ties in Constantinople lrj deu with the Turkish population nt solemn undertaking that no O vessels shall be permitted to the Dardanelles.' It concludes v a protest 1 against the destrur of Turkish war material In BtraJta.,,- .f.. V The note of Kemal was in ply to the laat written cominu tion 'of General Harrington, ti mltted through . Hamld Bey. Nationalist representative In atantinopie, to Kemal In Bin- to felt in British circm that thMiwouldi be fof oJVy- t helit fc!llory ' at tne moment mo lurti una heavy artillery with which would be able to threaten ser ly the European aide of the 1 anellea and also hamper pa.: of British vessels through Straits. - Sis submartnss of the B' Atlantic fleet have arrived anil be used t prevent the tran of Turkish troops across the of Marmora In the event of Between the British and the 1 The British also have posted terles at strategic positions o heights of Chanllga, eastwa Scutari and Maltepeh, on Haldar Paai Railway, 1 Prlnklpo Island. These poc are on the Asiatic side of the phorus a short distance from stantinople. : Home optimism -was felt ' over 'the meeting' betweei Franklin-Bouillon, the Frenc voy and Mustapha Ksmal .' at Smyrna, , where there v conference on the -general Uon. Latsr, while on tlvwt Kskl-fiher, Kemal received v sags calling him to Angora ' euss with tha government t tionallst reply to tha Alli mands. Therefore General rlngton has postponed his jre for Mudanl to meet 1 Meanwhile the Turkish lead given - assurance that his will not advance further th neutral -gone. ; GREAT BRITAIN TiACKI INFORMATION 1 ' LONDON. Sept. . 29. (1 Associated Press.) The ev the ' next few days proba be largely Influenced by t come of , the meeting' wh Franklin-Bouillon, the Fre voy sent by the Paris gove to Asiatic Turkey, has Ji with Mustapha Kemal Pas Turkish Nationalist leader The jblicy British aue have pursued in the face continued occupation by th alists of the region In the of Chanak In., believed -In to have beer due partlv absence of definite Inform to. how far Great Britai depend upon French an. I support in the a vent of h with 4he Kemallsts. Am men with the Anogra gov. concluded sometime ago Franklin-Bouillon Included under which France u not to engage In milltar tlons against the , Turks Minor. - ? , '- Report from Cons: are to the effect that Kemal Is in favor of p en the other hietd The -Press correspondent ss the; French and Italian in the Turkish capital e opinion that the British withdraw from Chanak fine themselves to tha . side of the Galllpoll per BoulHoa-Kemal Meeting May Clear Air. It Is expected that r between , Franklln-Krn Mustapha Kemal will actual situation clearer uation aa revealed her. lowing an Important c tne; appeared to be th -Ish government had rr at the end of its patien What is said to ha tually an -ultimatum that the Turkish tron Chanak sone bos her . '-' 'ft
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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