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r THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Ferecaat f,r North and South Carolina: Fair yyednsdeay and Thursday; llttl chango In tamptratura. CE OF DENIED sk for Two Cents an Hour "Advance, Turned Down by Board. TWO MEMBERS 01' BOARD ARE ABSENT Action Taken Is Tempor ary, and Affects 300,000 Common Laborers. CHICAGO, Oct." 3. A proposal (or a two cen an hour increase for the track and common labor ra of "ne Maintenance of Way Ur.lon, numbering about 300.000, Itt today waa tmporarlly refused bv the United States Railroad libor Bjard. Only seven of the Tine members have taken part In the discussions which opened yes terday, Albert Phillips, of the labor roup, and Samuel Htggtns, of the railroad group; being; absent. The pnbllor r e p r e a e ntatlves, Chairman Ben W. Hooper. R. M. Barton and O. W. W. Hangar, It was authoritatively reports l, iponsored the rejected increase, it was understood that their offer vas base;! upon the general chango lr lndustr'kl condition since la.st March when the evidence upon which the, last cut of the track and common laborers wage, amounting to five cents an hour was presented. This decrease bo came effective July 3, last. Evident offered the board at tiie recent plea - for an increase made by E. F. Grable. Drrsirtert of the Maintenance of Way Union, tno puuiic group was understood 4to have neld, was the decreases lln wages and living conditions pre s dominated over the nrivu riPO tin til June this year. Since then, they hell, there has been a slight upward trend. Last Monlay, the Maintenance of Way Organization, representing more than 400,000 men into con vention at Detroit, with its presi dent reported as impatiently wait ing a decision on his plea for an increase to explain his action July 1, in holding in abeyance a strike vote and refusing to acccompany the shop crafts in a walkout. At that time W. L. McMenlmen, labor member of the board, was generally credited with being the mediator " who successfully per suaded President Grable not to call a strike. Today he was reported as against the proposition offered by the public group, holding that the Increase was not sufficient. A. O. Wharton, the third member of the group, also was said to have stood by Mr. McMenimen in this attitude. They were reported to iiiiTriiiu HAY MEN RAISE IN WAGES have offered a large Increase, I j which waa rejected. A-i According to Information from .Vuthentlc sources, the two "rall K 'road member present, Horace Baker and J. H. Elliott, declared I themselves as opposed to any In crease at this time. Although the deadlock. .Was said to be only tem porary and will end Inevitably In a decision, probably an Increase, some doubt was expressed as to whether the labor board would again consider the maintenance of way case until the two - absent members return. The board will not hold an executive session to morrow but will convene again Wednesday to consider matters, it was said. VXTRA RADICALS WANT CONTROL OF CONVENTION DETROIT, Oct. 3. -An effort by factions of the Maintenance of Way Brotherhood to gain control of the union's convention in session here and to elect to the presidency one of the leaders who opposed the stand of E. F. Grable in last Summer's strike agitation, was seen. blo. Indication that the ultra radi cal group was planning such a cou was found, it was said, in the visit to the convention hall today by. -Contime4 m fw rf BURTON SPEAKS 'MERCHANTS'DAY' AT EXPOSITION Halin Says Dealers . as Well as Consumers Vic tim of Deflation. CHARLOTTE, Oct. 3. Lew Rahn, managing director of the National Retail Dry Goods Asso ciation, was honor guest today at the Made-in-Carolinas Exposition, on the occasion of . "Merchants Day." He delivered an address before the Chamber of Commerce and the exposition audience on the general subject of more cordial re lation between retail distributors and consuming public. He declar ed that the dealers as we 1 as the consumer had been a victim of deflated and 4nflated prices. , During the course of his ad dress to the Chamber of Com merce. Mr. Hahn .aid he bel eved 60 per cent of the Republicans , y.r.A fnf a Democratic Con fess on the ground that the coun try's business had not been helped had been anticipated when the country voted for a change at Washington. Touching upon the Men? Ash.- IT oY thrNorth' CU Mer chants' Association also, .poke .,iflv t the exposition. (AU "tlLT'p ; 7m7arlotte. oco. s- r- n of Asheville. President of the North Carolina Merchants' A- .r and J Paul Leonard, of esviUe "secret of the Aso . i.V.k hrlefly addressed the osmoV ance 1- th8 rout that thTmerchant was po.nted out tnai e ilsires. 1 h Poverty wV?e d irected. who nd VT'nTl t the consumer d'who b. ik. prtof the: t .Tie burdens. ESTABLISHED 1868. FULL DEMOCRATIC TICKET LEADS IN ARKANSAS RAGE Sweeping Victory Over Republicans in, That State Is Indicated. WEAVEROETS Bia HEARING TUESDAY Many Assemblymen Re nominated Beveridge Opens Ohio Campaign. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Oct. 3 (By The Associated Press) Early returns tonight In the general State election indicated a sweeping vic tory for Governor T. C. McRae and the entire Democratic ticket for State offices and defeat fi r three proposed amendments to the State constitution'. The first returns indicated one of the lightest voles In the history of ,the State. In outlying sections, it Is believed, few returns will be received before tomorrow, it being the expectation that a heavier vote will be cast there, due to stronger epublican opposition which will cause considerable delay in the count. I'olitiool observers predict that Republican activity in the State will result in the election of a small Republican minority In the House of Representatives. It whs not believed, however, hat the Re publicans could muster sufficient votes In any Senatorial district to elect a Republican to the State Senate. The last Republican Sena tor was elected in 1915. NEW JERSEY HAS TWO CONVENTIONS Tl'ESDAY' TRENTON. J.. Oct. 3 In terchanges of oratorical body olows and adoption of plat'orm planks diametrically opposed r.n the prohibition question m irked the Democratic and Republican St.it" Contentions hrc tod.iy. Platforms were drafted by both parties for the campaign lolling up to the General Election in No vember. While Governor Edward I. Edwards, Democratic candidate for United States Senator, was de nouncing the Republican Party as the "do nothing party of l.-.sln-cerity and evasion" and condemn ing United States Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuyson for voting to tiO.it fenator Newberry, and for be ing "politically dry and person ally wet" former Governor Ed ward C. Stokes. Republican. State Chairman, was flaying Mr. Ed wards as "one whose appeal is based upon an appetite." GRAVES WILL OPEN CAMPAIGN OCTOBER (Bpertal Cerrripondrnc Tk AthrtUlt Cititen) WINSTON-SALEM. Oct. 3. Announcement was made from Democratc Headquarters- today1 of the political campaign In Forsyth and Winston-Salem will be opened October 0 with ah address by S. Porter (Graves, solicitor for th Eleventh .Judicial District. ENTHUSIASTIC HEARING IS ACCORDED WEAVER (Speeitt torreipwdenc The AlkevUl Cltiitnt MURPHY, Oct. 3. Congress man Weaver addrced an audienco of more than 500 women and men in the Court House in Hayesville today at noon. The Court House was Jammed and many could not get in. When Mr. Weaver stepped up on the rostrum he was greeted by shouts and hand claps and was every few mlnuto? cnpliuded by his hearers. Mr. Weaver held his audience spellbound for an hour and a half on such topics as tariff, bonus, the Republican Administra tion railway owners millions of dollars, reading article after from Republican papers criticizing tneir own administration and lauding Mr. Wilson's Administration which saved the. country from one of the greatest panics ever known by the establishing of Federal Re serve Banks. Mr. weaver will re- lCfflKiul m raj Fowl PICKED TO TAKE SEAT INJEITE Hardwick Names Mrs. Felton, and Will Seek Office by Election. ATLANTA. Oct. 3. (By the As sociated Press.) A' woman from Georgia today won the distinction of being the first of her sex to ob tain appointment to the United States Senate when Mrs. W. H. Felton,. of Cartersville, Ga., long known as the "grand old woman of . Georgia," was appointed by Governor Thomas W. Hardwick as Senator to succeed the late Thom as E. Watson until the November elections when a successor win De chosen at the polls. -Mrs. Felton is 87 years of age and has been prominent in State- 'politics for nenrlv half a century. Mrs. Felton has accepted the of1" lice and in expressing her grati tude for the honor stated that It was going to thrill the nation when the news is conveyed from the lakes to the gulf that a wo man has been chosen to become a member of the United States Senate Before tendering the appoint ment to Mrs. Feltbn Governor Hardwick through mutual friends offered the office to Mrs. Thomas E. Watson, widow of Senator Wat son, who, the Governor said, de clined it because of ill health. In a statement today, Mrs. Fel ton eaid, "It was eminently fitting that this position ahould have been tendered to the widow of the late Senator Watson." Mrs. Felton was born In De kalb County, Georgia, Jun 10, j835. She was married October 11, 1SBJ to Dr. W. H. Felton, who died in 10. Five children were born to thi union, hut only one of fhera. Dr. Howard E. Felton, survives. The new1 Cnitad States Senator was one of the two Georgia wo men on the Executive Committee st' the Columbian Exposition In GEORGIA WOMAN THE ASHEVILLE ' DEDICATED FOLLOW Coal Operators Are Optimistic Over Adjustment Caucus Seeim to Have Elim inated Obstacles of the Cleveland Parley. CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 3. (By the Associated Press.) With the formation of a tentative organiza tion of operators at a caucus late today, miners and operators Dom declared tonight that obstacles, which at the beginning of the conference seemed insurmountable have been ironed out and that a speedv adjustment of questions at issue should be reached tomorrow. Both miners and operators offl cials are optimistic that the con vention tomorrow will name rep resentatives to work out. during the next few months, a scheme on which basic wage negotiations may be started at a conference here next January. Phil H Penna. of Terra Haute, Secretary of the Indiana Coal Op erators' Association and Chalrtnan of the operators' caucus, announc ed at the conclusion of the-meetr ing that "we have reached a tem porary cohesiveness which will en able us, we think, to deal with the miner." CITIZENS DP 10 STATES PLEDGED FOR ROAD IRK North Carolina and Ten nessee People Get Behind New Link Highway. A hundred and fifty men and a dozen women of Madison County. North Carolina and Unicoi County Tennessee, met yesterday and shook hands across the state line, pledging their best and most active offnrts in ririvlnsr a highway across the great mountain range that di vides the two counties ana two states an-! that active work in tl rowing out is to begin in Madi son County within the next 30 days. The occasion was a mass meet ing of citizens of the two coun ties in the Sam Moore Gap Just emit of the great White Kock Mountain the people coming' in cars from both counties. On the Tennessee side of the mountain there is a good road from Erwln to within four mile Of the North Carolina line, while in North Caro lina there :s a good road to within a little more than three miles. Opening the meeting around a great picnic dinner spread on whit; linen unde' the great oaks, uuy v. Roberts, t Marshall, formerly a member of the State Highway Commission, said this road com peted would Join two of the great est peoples and the most beauti ful and prosperous sections ol any two states in the east, and men tioned thst the county court of Unicoi, Tennessee had already vcted the ..necessary funds with which o build the road to the state line on the Tennessee side. Former Sheriff Ramsey of Mad ison and a member of the Coun ty Commissioners stated that the County chain gang would ba placed on the short tretch on th North Carolina side and that while he had only two mora months to serve as Commissioner, he felt sure the work would be completed by his successor. Com missioner McKinney, who being In the audience, pledged his word to continue the road work by gang until completed. State Highway Commissioner J. G. Stikeleather after hearing the expressions from he Tennessee representatives stated he felt this road of the greatest Imports ice to both North Carolina and Ten nessee and that if the State High way Commission of Tennessee would make it a Federal aid pro ject he would gladly recommend the road be made a part of the State system as it opened up a wonder country to the cities and towns of both states, and that this highway could and ahould be completed, connecting th two States, and thst without prejudice to any other highway connecting the two State through other com munitles. ... N. B'lekner, of the ' Ashevllle Chamber of Commerce, stated thl.i rmMoaf M fmf Tl wmmgf s 1 TO THE UP-BUILDING . ..i-, ASHEVILLE N. C., WEDNESDAY THE CROD TO THE CITIZEN BY BILLY BORNE. ' ' 'S CLUB TO AID C y ART! Fully Organize Women's Democratic Club by Spring Primaries. Considerable discussion has been engaged In for the past few day In Asheville In regard to me ac tivities of the organizations of the Democratic party and interview u.-nr obtained vesterdav by a rep resentative of The (Citizen will Mis. Mav F. Jones of the Wo men's Democratic Club of Bun combe County and with Hayden Grlndstarc, secretary or tne tiun combe County Democratic Execu tive Committee. Miss Jones, who Is a. inember t the: Advisory Board fox th Tentt lostrict of the State Democrat! Executive Committee, and who Is p. memner or tne women uemo- eratic Clup of Buncombe County, crplalned In answer to question ' No good Democrat -has any thing to fear from the Women' Democratic Club of Buncombe County. We have organized to work for thegood of our party in uim cr.y aim cuumy. we u llcve that, it is woman's duty to t:ike an active Interest in promot lng clean politics and the causo of good government. "This ciub is not designed to b?. and never Intends to be a politi cal pest. It a not engaged in niak ing any house to house canvass and it Is not represented by any I'liBVbodks in politics actuated b self . interest. ' Therei are in our. membership many of the best known women of the community. They all think that the way for them to con tribute strength to the party Is to hove meetings and discuss the is sues and the candidates, and thus keep themselves informed as to all possible developments. To Be Ready For Work In Spring Primaries "It has been asked why the club is organised at thi time. It is done because it is needed and we felt that the aooner it was done, the better. It is true that there are no primary selec tions tb be made this year. But in the Sprlng there will be pri maries, and by that time we shall have the organization working at the too of its efficiency. "Besides, primary activities are only a part of our work. We go on the theory that, whenever there is work for .the party to do,- there is work for us to do. We shall be greatly disappointed If we do not contribute In a large way to rolling up a bigger Democratic vote next month than ha . ever been cast by the party in this cnuntrv. "We have been, and shall be particularly careful not to identify the club with any of the faction alism which has been said to exist within the party here. We nave forgotten even the talk of fac tions.' What we want is the opin ion of the good. Intelligent Demo cratic women of this community as a deciding faetor In the selec tion of candidates', and a a force to Insure large party majorities at the polls. ' , "We are resolved that no 'un worthy person shall ever In the future get a Democratic nomina tion if we can help it. Our stand is for candidates who are fit to server for clean politics and for honest methods and tactics In reg istration and in voting and the counting of votes." Knows Nothing; ot s Pledge Cards When asked what he knew of an erganiiatton which has been reported to have as its purpose th securing of pledges from Demo crats that they, vote the' Demo cratic ticket In the approaching election 100 , per cent, Hayden Grindstaff,' Secretary of the Bun combe County Democratic Exec utive Committee, said that to hi knowledge the only attempts to secure straight Democratic vote were thou which are alwaya made by th County Democratic organi sation. Asked If It waa true that cards were being- circulated and persons belnr asked to sign a pledge bind ing themselves to support the lull Democratic ticket this Fall. h stated that he had heard nothing of such an effort. "Th only carda I know anything about are those membership cards Used by . CnN a fH WOMEN DEMOCRAT C OF WESTERN NORTH MORNING, OCTOBER 4, Citizen Arranges Best of Services On World Series Neu Playograph and Room for Spectators Provided Radio Results. The Asheville Citizen has done everything within it power to In sure its readers and friends who are synonymous of the best ser vice obtainable for the World Se ries, which begin today. The new scoreboard has been set up facing Haywood Street and space provided for all who may wish to come out and watch the game unfolk play by play, only a few seconds after it hapsens on the Polo Grounds. For th benefit of those unable to come to Asheville to see the game played on the scoreboard, The Citizen has made special ar rangements whereby from its own radio- broadtasting station. In The Citlsen Building, results will be out as the gam progresses. . Play be gins at t o'clock sharp. rnvc Ml I tl EEK DECLARED G EATSUCCLSS Excellent Exhibits and Special Features Are Loudly Praised. u Declared by Home and Farm Agents and other experts to excel in certain points any previous Community Fair held In Bun combe County, the exhibition at Avery's Creek which yesterday In itiated the. series of four Commun ity alrs in mis couniy, proveu far more than was even expected by the most sanguine boosters and attracted people for many miles. It was estimated that between 2,- 600 and 3,000 visited tne lair grounds during the day. Exhibitions of horsemansnip, a baseball came, athletic contests and stunts added greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion. From the standpoint of the cakes and pastries, Mrs. Annie Lee Rankin Clement, Home Demonstration Agent, declared it the best exhi bition she iiun yet seen at a fair of this nature. Another strong point was the exhibition of dairy cattle and her, the Jersey type Droved in the preponderance. Beef cattle, although few in numbers, made up this lack of high points. A conservative estimate piacea the count of the number of indi vidual exhibits at between 850 and 1,000, there being so many that the school house was completely filled and a large tent, placed han dily adjacent, also wen atockea with products of the field and ar- uciea ol nanacrait. Adding considerably to the pleasure of th day, was the ex hibition of saddle horses given under the leadership of Mrs. A. S. Wheeler, of the Biltmore Estate, whose famous mount, "Dixie King'' of the five gaits, attracted much attention. This saddler Is to be shown at the State Fair this year. Troopers of Company "F, N. C. N. G., under the direction of Ser geant George W. Bryson, Secretary of the Troop Athletic Club, proved one of the hits of tne day vim their daring horseback atunts, forming Roman teams, Cossackers m action, and winding up a turn ling performance with the horse thief act' with Ralph Meadows at th end of the rope. ' Toward the middle af the after noon and even after many exhibi tors were taking home their en tries, blue and red tag were eeon In profusion about the fair grounds. Anions- the visitors were a large number from Asheville, prominent among them being the County Commissioners, the Sheriff and other officials. - Professor C. b. Clapp, Superintendent of the State Test Farm, also sttended as did C.'E. Miller, Farm Agent, and L, R. Harrill, hi assistant, all of whom spoke in highest terms of the exhibition. ' f Mr. Miller mentioned in 'partic ular the cattle, certain specimens of poultry, and the horticultural exhibitions, asserting that the field crop entries were not ss nign In a-rade a had been expected, nor wer they of abundant quantity. AIR AT A v CITIZEN CAROLINA" CHANGE OF POLICY LAMONT'S SPEECH BRINGS AN UPROAR Keynote of "Unselfish ness" Followed same Trend From Others. NEW YORK. Oct. 3. - An over whelming sentiment f a v o r I n B American abandonment of her pulley of Isolation from European affairs end the substitution of a policy wl.lch inliiht even involve partial' ciincellal Ion of llie Allied ar debt, today swept tlmmgh tlr I'onventlo,! or the American Bunk era' Asst. elation. The subject wan broached by Thomus W. Ijiiiioni. associate of .1. P. Morgan, whose plea In be luilf of American "unselfishness" tirrned tlvj convention into an up roar as the 10.000 deligales, rep resenting L' .1(100 bunks in the I lilted S .ites, voiced their appro val. The movement gained mometi I um when Mr. Iimont's plea win -i hoed by Thomas K. McAdams, president of the Hankers' national organization: Myron T. Ilerrlel, 1' n I t e : Stales ambassador tc H'runce an.", other nationally knowi, tifuies. Formal action on the ..question ol European debts to this gov i rnnient. or the formulation of i definite program of new louns and trnrie cortiaets is not expected of this convention, however. The sisii.iert will be resumed to morrow when Right Hon. Reginald Mclvenna, of England, will ad-d'-ess the bankers on "Reparations and International Debts." Having defined its attitude on foreign affairs, the convention to night prepared tn tackle an is sue which, according to the lead ers promises to dominate remain ing sessions. Thi Is the question 0 f "bra n c h banks," forcibly 1 rought into the convention by bodies of "Independents" repre senting four mid-western state I linkers' organizations, who 'have brought tn a head their opposi tion to the further Increase of such institutions on the ground that they Intend to centralize caultul and economic power. Andrew J. Frame, of Waukesha. Wis., appears in the convention a the champion of the anti-branch bunk element, which ton sht ror. reded to have gained. colderable strength . since the . convention cpenea. BOND FORFEITED BY BARRETT, CAPIAS ISSUED (P fetal tttUBpninut tm fll Cllltn) SALISBURY. Oct. S. J. F. Bar rctt, former president of the Stato federation of Labor, and labor paper eiltor, forfeited a 00 bond when he failed to appear In Countv Court toibiy either in persoa) or by attorney, to answer to charges of nnegea m.sconauct during a visit Ic Salisbury while excitement due lo the late railroad strike was high. The case had been post poned twice. The lust lime on ac count of Mr. Barrett being tn sanatorium. Today when he failed to appear- or offer excuse he and his bondsman. A. J. Gillespie, a Southern shopman who had been out on strike, were both called out and capias was ordered Capiases were ordered sent to Mecklenburg and Buncombe Coun ties in efforts to get Barrett and !t he is aoprehended a bond double the original will be required. The, former lubor leader Is charged with beinif drunk and disorderly and with carrying a pistol. ' '. RA EREAR NG AFFECTING TO START OUTH Joseph B. Eastman, Mem ber of Commerce Body ' to Preside. The rate Investigation to be opened In Asheville this morning is one of the most Important eter held In the South and one of the most far reaching ever conducted by the Interstate Commerce Com mission, according-to the vanguard of - rate experts and officials ar riving yesterday and last nighty Judge Joseph E. Eustman, jot Washington,1 will be the only mem ber of the Interstate Commerce Commission present for the hear ings,' which will probably last for about 20 days, and will be assist ed by the following members of State Commissions: Alexander For ward, Virginia; II. Hudson Burr, Florida; James A. Perry, Georgia, and A. P. Patterson, of Alabama. The Investigation will cover all class fates In Southern territory, between Sotfsiern territory and Eastern points and between South ern territory and the Central Freight Association, which in cludes the territory north of the Ohio, esst of the Mississippi and west of Buffalo and Pittsburgh. The purpose of the Investigation is to 'arrange an equal classifica tion of all rates without Increasing or decreasing the revenue of the carrier. It Is stated, and. to have an equilibrium In all rate affect Inr the territories In question. The schedule for the opening to day call for the preientation of testimony bv the following: F. E. Klrtland, General Freight Agent of the Florida East Coaat Railroad and by L. I E. Oliphant, of th Central Frejght Asaoclation. Testimony of the North Cam tlna Corporation Commmlssion will be art Important feature of the hearing and will probably D s.arted Thursday morning, accord ing to the present, plan. In ad- dition to the testimony of the Cor-1 IQmnmmii at ttf r I Sentiment Ovehelming Even to Partial Cancel lation of Debt. ODAY PRICE FIVE CENTS mWmMudania Conference M;uroA Tn Amnit JL lUy VMf m v s The Greek Delegates BRUSSELS MEET S FOR DECEMBER Plans Provide for Session Without U. S. Rep resentation. AMERICANHELP IS NOT EXPECTED Belief Prevails at Least One Conference Must Precede Co-operation. PARIS. Oct. 3 The opening of the conference for th discussion of the Inter-Allied debts and tier man Indemnity to be held In Brus sels, has been tentatively aet for December 1. The preliminary plans provide for a strictly Euro pen n meeting without America' presence. Premier Polncare trongly fa vors a meeting of the European tuitions first for there is a growing feeling on the part of the Allied governments that at least on Kuroean conference on reparation and debts will have to be held be fore the oo-operalVn of the United States cun ba expected. Despite the anxiety of the Near East crisis the Allied powers, es pecially Belgium, are beginning to give considerable attention to th forthcoming meeting. Exchunge of views have already taken place ne tween the French and Belgian gov ernment over the question to b discussed. Premier Polncar' present plan Is to offer to redueethe German indemnity to a figure between 40 billion and 60 billion gold mark In return for the cancellation of th French debt to Great Britain end surrendering by the latter power of her share in reparations, wnicn amounts to li per cent. . One of the moat Important fac tor toward th success of the Brussels conference Is thought to be the mission to Washington of Sir Robert Horns, the British chan cellor of he exchequer. r A atlsfaclory arrangement be tween th fnlted States and Great Britain for th conaoltdatlon of th British debt Would Insure the auo cess. of the Brussels gathering la the view of AllUd observers. While the Allies are said to nai ls that thr Is no possibility of the cancellation of the British debt, and definite agreement for funding it would place Great Britain In a position to seriously consider ac ceptance of th French premier's proposal. " The French government haaj made no announcement concerning any further debt mission to wash' ington. ' KLEMP MAKES CHARGE AGAINST DEMOCRATS WASHINGTON, Ocl. I. Repre sentatlve Slemp, of the ninth Vlr gin is. district, who declined re- nomlnntlon this year, cnargea in an extension of remark primes. in the Congressional Record today that Democrats had set out to capture the district. In November and that the attempt "involve the use of. an extensive amount of money and Improper use of elec tlon machinery." ESPLAN DfPflTinM Liinuuu City Commissioners Make RequestPipes Laid at North Fork. The first effects of th water shortage in Asheville on business of the city was noted early yester day when the City Commissioner requested the laundries of the city to operate at night, on account of the shortage of water during the day and the available supply at night. The Mountain City, Swannanoa, Asheville, Manhattan and Greer's Wet Wash laundries are affected Dy the request and closed their plants yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with the plant to start operation at 9 o'clock tonight and operate at night for the balance of the week. Should th water satuatlon not be improved during the week it is believed that it will be necessary for the plants to re main completely closed. -The dry cleaning department of the Asheville Laundry, on account of the large amount or gasoline used, will operate during tne day, instead of at nlgbt. All laundry work will be delay ed this week, a prominent laundry- man stated last night, but it is hoped to have all work on hand delivered Saturday night. How ever, he stated, the laundry owners will operate at night a a means of serving the people of Asheville, through allowing water for house hold use and the public la request ed to bear this In mind when they fail to receive their laundry on the usual schedule. 7- Norwood Psrk, territory In the vicinity of the Casket Plant, and In East Biltmore were without water for a large part of the day yester day and early last night. Kenil worth Hospital, housing veterans of the World War, was Inconveni enced during the afternson as a resTftT of the shortage, but Oteen, by filling a large tank at night, re it'MMmMi a hn'rnl FINANCE LAUNDRI NGRTO DUE TO DROUGHT BE A GUEST - ' - I of Tim Asheville Ctllaeti ami the World Krrtr played oaj lhi mw Plajrograph erected on The titlsen Building, Haywood Mrret. RARINGTON I'll Hi DECIDE MILITARY ; MATTERSATMEET Greek Conferees Arrive and Will Take Place at Table Today. RECOGNITION OF GEORGE LOOKED FOR Nationalists Allow Con ferees More Time to Evacuate Smyrna. CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. . I By The Associated Pre.) Th pielinilnnry conference for the settlement of peace In the Nar East began at Mudanla today with the allied generals and Imet Pasha, representing the Turkish KntlonllaU present. Th masting wt.a calle'l to order at S o'clock in the afternoon but waa shortly ad journed to Wednesday to permit the attendance of the Greek rep resentative. General Masarakla and Colonel ' Farriyannis, who were yesterday J appolned by the Greek cabinet ti j art in ti e Mudanla conference l.i ;j behalf of Greece, arrived at Mu- 1 danla on a Greek destroyer this evening, end will take their places ' at the conference table tomorrow, j General Harrington, commanf.- ) er-ln-rhiaf of the allied forces, I will deal with the military quea- Hon In tha negotatlon a h deems i best, a fre hand having been ' given him by hi government In ' theae matter. Subject of a politi cal or economic nature will be re ferred to the allied high commis sioner who will communicate witn their governments. The commis sioner wll ba In continuous con tuct with Mudanla by wireless. : The Allied ministers In Constan- ' tlnople are understood to hav drawn tht attention of the Greek government . te th necessity of ' keeping the Greek troops m Thrace under control so as .o avoid the possblllty of a conflict This wa -du to representation i of the Angora government that the Mohammedan population In Thrace were suffering exactions alt th? hands of, th Greeks and the Greek troop are in a dangerous iate of unrest. i Up to the present the . Turks have made no real preparatioia tor their wihdrawal from tha neu- ( n al sons and according to an of flclal report their slight retire . ment today .waa not of appreciable depth. KEMAL PASHA IT Aft 1 ARRIVED AT ANGORA ' LONDON, Oct. I. (By Th As sociated Press.) Mutapha Kemal 1 Pasha arrived today at Angora from Smyrna, according to an An- Hauler's Constantinople corres pondent. . . . ; ,i LONDON, Oct. l! The Turkish ! Nationalists will extend the time ! for the eyscuatlon of refugees from Smyrna, Reu'r'a Agency learned ' today,. - PARIS, Oct. 3-r-A Havaa dis patch from Smyrna, the Turkish Nationalist Headquarters, says it Is announced that the Kmi'lsts have evacuated the neutral gone I along the ' Straits of t h e Dardanelles, ZAIMIH WILTi NOT BE NEW GREEK PREMIER LONDON, Oct. 8. (By The As sociatcd PreM.) Admtrul Coun dourlotls, former minister of Marine, probably will assume the Greek premiership lnstesd of Alexander Zalmls, who haa de clined because of 111 health, says a Central News dispatch from Athens today. Colonel Plastlras, of the revolu tionary committee, the message adds, has sent to the Greek rep' resentative at tho Mudanla Con ference. RRTTISH OFFICERS ARE QUITTING TURK CTTTl CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. . (Ttv The Associated Press) One hundred families of British officers and civilians left Constantinople to- dav In accordance with the Plan for tha evacuation of the city by the British in the event an amic able arrangement Is reached with the Kemallsts for the occupation of the capital. Additional departures! will take place as transportation 1st available. Thus far no Americans! have departed, a majority of them having decided to await the final il 1 peace conference. Th continced exodus or Euro C9nh1me4 as r. 9tm w E HAVE ITH US TODAY . . WAGNER "Asheville Is a fine city and in the heart of an excellent terri tory," declared H. J. Wagner, Ex-: amlner for the Interstate Com merce Commission, who has been spending the past few days ln( i Asheville, preparing for the I freight rate jiearings scheduled tot ' open today. f Mr.' Wagoer will examine those presenting rate testimony during t the Investigation In an attempt to j reach the heart of the situation ; in the Souhtern territory, dealing j entirely with class rates. ' , , He is accompanied by Mrs. j Wagner and arrived In Asheville from Atlanta, where be took pan in the hearings in that city. Dur ing his short rest. Mr. Wagner ha? carefully scanned testimony pre sented at the former hearing In an effort to become familiar with every detail of th case, which he considers ef vital Importance, i f S
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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