i V
THE ASHEVILLE . CITIZEN
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
THE WEATHER
BE A QUEST
of Tht Ashctllln Citizen and
lh World Scries played on tha
n Plarngrapli eiwtrd on The
Cltlsen Building, Haywood (Street. '
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-TBr.e..t
tar North and South Carolina: Fair
Friday and Saturday) little chang In
temperature.
1.
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1 922.
PRICE nVE CENTS
3 TWO BIG BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS IN HEART OF ASHEVILLE PLANNED;
Attitude, of Turks and Greeks On Occupation of Thrace Brings Rupture At Mudania;
CLARK, KU KLUX HEAD INDICTED, CHARGED WITH MISUSING MAILS
?
Federal Grand Jury
Returns Indictment
For Head Klansman
C L A R KRELEASEDlDEBr SUSPEWSIOH
1)500
FEDERAL CHARGE
Defendant Had Resigned
as Imperial Wizard Pro
Tem Day Previous. ,
SET FORTH CLAIM
ON USE OF MAILS
Say Part of Money Col
lected for Bonds Turned
to Personal Use.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Oct. 5 B. Y.
Clarks, imperial wizard pro tem
of the Knight of the Ku Klux
Klan, was indicted by the United
States Grand Jury here today on
charge of "using the mall to ef
fect scheme to defraud." He wjs
released on bond of 1500.
The charges against Mr. Clarke,
who yesterday announced his res
ignation as pro tempore head of
the Klan to take effecUNovember
in, are based, according to the
true bill rendered by 'the Grand
Jury on alleged use of the malls,
in collecting money from certain
member, suboi-dinate officers and
employes of the Ku Klux Klan on
the pretense i that ouch moneys
would be used to pay premiums
to the surety company furnishing
bonds for these Klanamen.
The Indictment alleged that tha
sums collected were in excess of
the amount required to pay such
uremlums and that this excess was
verted to the personal use and
eneflt of Mr. Clarke.
4 According to.aIlegatlonir"W the
-memorandum accompanying the
charges Mr. Clarke used Vu .'H
to collect money on the iui .
plan: Grand Goblins were requlr
ed to be bonded in the amount of
$5,000 for which a fee of 125 was
required to pay premium to bond
ing company; King Kleagles were
required to furnish, bonds of $2.
600 for which a fee of $12.60 was
required for premium and Klea
gles were required to furnish $1,
000 for which a Tee of $5 was re
quired for premium.
It Is charged that the National
Surety Company of New York was
designated In the literature sent
through the mall by Mr. Clarke as
fhe bonding company and it is
further alleged that the premium
.rate of thin company for $5,000,
the amount a Grand Goblin's bond
was only $9 and that the differ
ence in this amount and the fee
collected of the Grand Goblin was
converted to the personal benefit
of Mr. Clarke and that proportion
ed smaller differences on the
wer bonds were handled in a
ke manner.
BRAINS AND N
T
ES
URGES MA
CAR
LI LEADER
Dr. Tisrert Chief Speaker
at Woman's College
Founder's Day.
I i
lREENSBORO, Oct. 6. Douna-
(8 Day was ooserveu at un
l.rth Carolina College for Wo-
len here today and tonight with
i address by ur. J. i. uigeri.
nlted States Commissioner of
iucatlon, making the principal
Aiij.mnnn from nearly all the
CountieSV,. of the gtate were here in
large nuil 3Dera ana the tea house
ot ,,f?kUumnae Building was
opened tma afternoon. . Tonight
the alumna 1 1 alne ncld wltn
representau, i f the threy Je
nH since
the , founding of the
ollece mk
.u. Preslden
nw jtfiriresuips- as Clla
I. Foust. f H
tinn of the i
.. of the college. Dr. J
urged the co-opera-
lumnae In furthering
: h tirogress
of the institution
r,, Ttaert
uded the efforts of
Dr. cna" dIver, founder of the
college; M" -J, Carld that brains,
not torUto sou u r,ch nat.
ural rVI make the State
among , no til' ot the . Union,
penas - fcater effort In edu
Inn
ertlng
terns call to
rural school proo
e best effort of the
people
of the.
rade of ""'iei girls and faculty.
the stuaem ,1B1berlng more than
1.J00, -was impressive spectacle.
11ANQUET OCT. 1J
j DURHAM c.. Oct. S.Mem'r
f ers o tie Trinity College Iviw
1 Bcltool Ajmnl Association . will
nt at v banquet In thl city,
vtober i, for the purpose .of
turtnenn, plans for a law scnooi
Vulldlrf en the Trinity ca?npus.
The iulldlng was made ps-lhie
!hrouh an appropri-.tlon co"tine'
In the gift of more than St. 008.-
0 mass to the College rnlly
E
McKenna Hopes Presi
dent Will Use Power for
International Trade.
BANKERS' MEETING
COMES TO CLOSE
Stephenson of Winston
Salem Placed upon Exec
utive Committee.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5. The AllieJ
dbts to the United States and
German reparations arid settle
ment of these problems as they
may affect the Industry and com
merce of the United States were
the outstanding topics of interest
at the thira and closing session of
the convention of the American
Linkers Association here today.
While Sir Reginald McKenna,
former chancellor ot the British
exchequer, in an interview said ho
believed the new tariff law would
Ir.crease I'lices in this country t
such a;i extent that foreign mer
t.hants would be able to leap the
tariff barriers and remain In the
American market the banker ex
pressed the hope that "the Presi
dent will rot hesitate to make use
of the power granted him by the
new. tariff law to make such ad
Justments in fhe schedules as mo
be necessary from time to time for
a restoration of our international
commercJ.
Suspension of the debts tc
France, Italy and other Eur&pean
drbtors -of fhe ' United States for
e period of ten years was recom
tended by President Alvln W
fvreeh of the Equitable Trust
Company m a means of taking th
Allied de'.t question out of politics
for a definite period and creating
an atmosphere of judicial aloof
ness In which the subject might
be approached.
Governor Henry J. Allen, of
Kansas, In defense of the Kansa
Indstrial Relations Court, said .'
should not be expected that every
time a new contract is to be mado
letween the miners and coal oper
r.tors or between the railroad
vorkers nnd railroad heads that
tne contract - snouia ne me oasi
of a vicious and costly civil wur
upon
L;nit
pon the helpless public, ,
,
V
enry MorgenChau. f o r m e
ited States Ambassador to Tur
ley, in an outline of the situatio
in the NVr.r East hailed the Brit
lt-h forces at the Dardanelles un
der Sir John Harrington as
fflvlour tit the civilization of the
world in the last two weeks.
The convention ended In a ball
tonight and a golf contest and
ti-p to West Point is on the pro
giam for tomorrow.
Theodore O. Smith, Vire-Presi
dent. Central Union Trust Com
pany, Nev.York City, was elected
lresident of the Trust Company
division. The executive commit
tee incliults Gilbert T. Stephenson
vv inston -halem, N. C.
A resolution offered by Francis
II. Simson. vice-president of the
Guaranty Trust Company, of New
Yorlt, reaffirming the division's
stand against removal of tha
American Bankers' Associations
oflices from New York to Wash
ington, was unanimously adopted,
OVEIt 250 HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS AT EXPOSITION
CHARJjOTTE, Oct. 6. More
than 250 high school students of
Llncolnton, who were brought to
Charlotto by the Ktwanis Club
were entertained today at the
Made-in-Cafolinas Exposition as a
part of the Lancoln County Day
celebration.
Berge Beam, Superintendent of
the Liincoln County schools, and J
T. Mangum, President of the Lln
colnton Klwanlane were the prin
cipal speakers at the Exposition
auditorium. .
Mr. Beam spoke upon the sub
ject of Lincoln County's contribu
tion to history, and Mr. Mangum
touched upon the County's prog
ress and advancement. 1
The Charlotte school children
will be entertained tomorrow and
a special musical program will be
held for their benefit by the Rus
sian Syfnphony Orchestra. "Farm
ers' Day" will also be' celebrated
tomorrow.
SEVKV I A HOLES ARK
GRANTED BY GOVERNOR
RALEIGH, Oct. 6. Governor
Morrison paroled seven and de
clined to parole 15 today. The
parole of Norman Riddle, of Madi
son County, granted July 3, was
revoked upon evidence that he had
.iolated 'he conditions of his pa
role. " '
PafOles wenPto Will Moon, of
Union County, convlcled of lar
ceny; Jerry Stancill and C, G. Wat
son, or -'onnjton. wnlskey distil-
Itrs; James Horton. of Madisoi
C.unty, retailer; Major Ingram, o(
Warren, -tonvlcted of an assault
with a deadly weapon: Wllbert la
Ijifare.of Bertie and Willie Mc
Coy, of ilrcon County convicted of
an assaul: wltn a aeaaiy weapon.
The parole or O. M. Hipps. ot
r-urke County, was exrenaea e
URDPEANS IS
BY BANKER
M0RRISGN5C0RES
ACTION
REPUBLICAN BODY
Says Mecklenburg Reso
lution "Couched in Lan
guage of Blackguard."
APPLAUSE GREETS
NAME OF WILSON
Turns Spotlight on the
I Post-war Republican
! Administration.
LILLIN!TfN, N. C, Oct. 5
Speaking before three thousand
i.eople nt u county-wlile Demo
cratic raliy here today, Governor
Cameron Morrison bitterly at
tacked his fellow townsman, John
Motley Morehead. Republican Na
tional Committeeman, in retalia
tion for the latter s criticism of
the Morrison administration.
Resolutions prepared by Mr.
Morehead and adopted recently by
the Mecklenburg Republican con
vention were denounced by the
j-overnor as being couched "in tl.e
language tf a blackguard." He
went farther and declared that
Mr. Monhead was helping to la?
a heavier tax upon the people
through his support of the re
cently enacted tariff.
The Governor scoreo the Na
tional Riublican Administration
for havliic done nothing In foi-r
years excjpt to investigate lh3
Democratic conduct of the war and
pass a tariff bill "that barters
away the rights of the people to
a pack of wolf-hearted men for
ineir own enrlchpient."
Every mention of the name of
Woodrow Wilson was greeted with
a tumult cr cheering. The speaker
ueciarea tnat the hope of the
v.orld for peace had been assassi
nated by Old Lodge of Massachu
setts pulling the trigger and shoot
ing Woodrow Wilson In the back."
Ibe Governor , was heard with
oloee Interest and was .enthusiast:,
tally applauded.
MOREHE.lI AND BLANKET
MILT ARE DISCUSSED
LILLINGTON. Oct. 6. With
'Taxes ard Tariff" as his subject
and John M. Morehead and his
Charlotte blanket mill arr impor
tant sub-title. Governor Morrison
gave some food for more thougnt
to two t'iou?and hurrahing Har
nett Couniy Democrats here this
afternoon.
He was answering Republican
dcmagoguei y over state taxes and
landing ot the same time an ef
fective ur-percut against the Re
publican '"'ariff and its benefits for
the "WIin.sh few."
The Republicans say the state is
burdening the peoplo with taxej
but they overlook the power the
national government has Just given
Morehead to tdx every man anl
woman who purchases a blanket
rrom nuinlanHet mill this noM
winter, Governor Morrison said.
' "We know what our taxes ai
and what they are for, but th
tax the National Republican part
are
ho
nartrf
allows men like Morehead to put
upon us will be greater than all the
tax you pay," he told his audlenea.
and they cheered him with true
Harnett County enthusiasm.
"On co'ncs the Renuhlican tariff
Cmrfaitrrf togt Two
Y OFFICERS
ARE INVOLVED IN
FRAUD CHARGES
Indict Former Officers in
$100,000 Fraud Al
legation. BALTIMORE, Oct. 5. The in-
dictment of two former officers
here today has revealed, it is de
clared, frauds against the Govern
ment aggregating at least $100,000
through the sale of automobiles
t Camp Holabird.
The two men against whom in
dictments were returned by the
Federal Grand Jury accusing them
specifically with stealing two u-
tomoblles, are former Major Ralph'
S. T. Evans, of Baltimore, and
former Captain Paul F. Kllnger,
of Atlanta, Ga.
The case Is said to Involve 25 or
30 officers, some of them still In
the service.
The defendants named in the
suit are the Dixie Peanut Com
pany, Suffolk; Suffolk Peanut
Company; Weaverly Peanut Com
pany, Weaverly; Bain Peanut
Company, Wakefield; American
Peanut Company. Norfolk; Lum
mis and Company. New Jersey
and Suffolk; Barnhart Mercantile
Company, Petersburg; Edenton I
Peanut Company, Edenton, .-V. C;
Farmers Peanut Company; Clark
Peanut Company; Thomas B. Mac-
Un, trading as John H. Maclln !
Company, Petersburg; W. A. Har
ris, trading as. Wakefield Peanut
Company; MatthewH. (Moore,
Robert A. Pretlowf and John A. !
Pretlow, trading a Pretlow Pea- j
nut Company and the following
trading as franklin Peanut Com
pany of Franklin, Va.: Roger I.
Beale, James C. Beale. Cyrus W.
Beale, R. W. Beale. James I. Beal, I
Miss L. L. Beale, Mrs. W. H. Cul-I
lers.
Actual- loss of $1,700,000 Is
claimed bv the plaintiff through
the alleged conspiracy of the de
fendants.' Under the Sherman anti
trust lsw damages to the extent of
three times the amount of ' the
MAN
actual loss may be claime-1. v
Mudania Conferees Go
To Constantinople As
Hot Debate Concluded
When Conference Will Resume Is Matter of Conjec
tureAction .Regarding Thrace Is Held up
Pending Instructions From Governments.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 5 (By
The Associated Prera) Abruptly,
though not unexpectedly, the Mu
dania conference came to a halt
this afternoon. When it will be
resumed Is a matter of conjecture.
.... Brigadier - General Harrington,
commander of the Allied forces
and head of the Allied delegation,
returned this evening on the bat
tleship Iron Duke, and the Italian
delegation also came to Constan
tinople. It is understood the Allied
generals will go Into conference
with high commissioners on certain
serious difficulties which have
arisen at Mudania. Various ex
planations for the separation of
the delegates are given In the
rumors which quickly developed
here. The one most generally
credited relates to the evacuation
of .Constantinople. Aocordlng to
unofficial Information, Ismet Pa-j
sha, the Nationalist representative,
suddenly raised the question at the
afternoon conference of the evacu
uatlon of Constantinople. General
Harrington replied that that would
SAY LETTER
IN RECTOR'S LDV
AFFAIR IS FOUND
Investigators Say Some
Alibis Sound "Like Pack
' of Lies" to Them.
' NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. -o'ct.
f Authorities investigating the
double murder of Rev, Edwarl
Wheeler Hall and his chiilr singer,
Mrs. "Eleanor R. Mlllsj today Claim
ed to have discovered the "secret"
postofilce used by the couple In
exchanging love notes. TThls prov
ed to be an old packing box, musty
and dirty. In the little used cellar
of the Church of St. John the
Evangelist.
Two weeks ago James W. Mills,
sexton and husband of the mur
dered woman claimed to have the
oily key to Ik He said he went
there only to tend the furnace.
A traj door to the left of the
altur opens Into the cellar, but
tr.oi-o are no stairs leading down
and the only entrance is 'from the
outside, through a door below the
.Viiidow of the pastor's study.
Finding of the box came al
most simultaneously with discov
ery of lettors written by Hall to
Airs. Mills. County Detective Da
vid pointed out that these letters
were the first which showed the
minister had replied to love notes
from the woman, and proved that
he reciprocated her affection.
Besides the seorer "postofflce"
detectives today announced they
had discovered an elopement fund
which Investigators believe the
minister intended to use to finance
a trip to tho Orient with Mrs.
Mills.
The detectives said they had
found untrue reports that the pas
tor's prlvats safe deposit vatijt
contained only $10,000, Inherited
from his mother-in-law and a
$1,000 insurance policy naming his
Ctnliomii m Fait Tr.l
THE
BO
a i w m rm
I " 1 .ill i a rrrrrn ..... ,
' " . . .
come after the conclusion of the
peace treaty, as set forth In the
joint Allied note. Ismet Insisted
repeatedly on an earlier evacua
tion, nnd it was found impossible
to reach an agreement for the
present on this point.
General Mpmbelll, of Italy, sup
ported General Harrington, but the
French delegate General C'harpy,
was non-committal.
At. this Juncture, at. Franklln-
Boullon, the special French envoy
intervened, declaring that he hud
been instructed by the French gov
ernment to support the Turkish
demand. The discussion grew very
warm and the Allied generals ad
journed to confer with the commis
sioners at Constantinople.
Both General Harrington and
General Mombellll have asked for
further Instructions from their gov
ernments. If these are received In
time it Is possible that the confer
ence may be resumed at Mudania
tomorrow.
Another report was current but
accepted as only a partial exnla-
CanghtinJf arrow Zone.
qirEBBC, Oct., I. Thirty-three
persons are known to be dead and
possibly 50 lost their lives in the
brush and forest fires which are
burning In the Cobalt district In
Northeastern Ontario and In the
at. Mauricj valley in Quebec.
Earlier reports which said that
from 60 to 100 persons lost their
lives In a panic to board a relief
ship at Halleybury Dock were er
roneous. In addition to the known
dead, many persons who lost their
homes In the burning north coun
try, villages Including the town of
Halleybury, were reported missing.
Hundreds of persons. It was
learned here tonight, who fled
CMliimctf n feet Ttetl
Citizen Matinee
On World Series
Draws More Fans
Acting on the Invitation of
The Citizen, the fans of Wed
nesday brought their friends
yesterday to see the second
game of the World Series play
ed ball for ball and strike, for
strike, just as It was happening
on the Polo Grounds at New
York, on the new scoreboard of
The Citizen The Playograeh.
Now The Citizen is extending
another cordial invitation, that
all the fans of Thursday come
back this afternoon at 2 o'clock
sharp, and bring a friend.
33 KNOWN DEAD
N FOREST F RES
'Hundreds o7Jtef ugees
From Destroyed Towns
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS
BY BILLY BORNE.
COMMODITY RATE
PROMISED rjQIV ON
ARTICLES
Will Be Lower Than Class
Rates in Vogue From
East to This State.
hearingThere to
resume october 11
Will Endeavor to Prove
Proposed Change Aids
Only Part of State. "
ViMltNflTO m-RIUtl
Til AHUnvM.M CUIKIS
mr ii. m v. stfia.w)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 6 The
southern committee representing
Eastern railways is, preparing to
establish commodity rates lower
than class ratrs on a long list' of
articles shipped from Eastern
points to North Carolina. The In
terstate Commerce Commission
held with North Carolina against
Virginia cities but did not Issue
any order putting into effect the
new rates to remove discrimina
tions leaving to the roads to act.
The carriers have been slow but
definite and early action Is expect
ed on many Important articles the
State is Interested In.
Policy of Commission at
Hearing Is Revealed.
Testimony to be Introduced at
the rate hearings by the North Car
olina Corporation Commission,
when the investigation reconvenes
on Wednesday, Ootober 11, will
attempt Xo show that rates pro
posed by the Central Freight As
sociation would slightly reduce
rates to Western North Carolina,
but would increase the rates to
the Central and Eastern points; it
was learned yesterday. .
Western North Carolina la bear
lng the burden of the rates, and
the Central and Eastern sections
are not bearing a proper share.
according to testimony Introduced
by L. L. E.Ollphant, representing
the carriers In the Central aaeight
Association territory, comprising
that section North of tha Ohio,
East of the Mississippi and West
or Pittsburgh and Buffalo.
While the entire State Is repre
sented bythe Corporation Com
mission, Western North Carolina
has no designated expert to han
dle the Interests In this flection, al
though the Asheville Chamber of
Commerce recently attempted to
arouse Interest among business
men In an effort to obtain a traf
fic expert to represent Western
North Carolina.
As representatives from various
territories present testimony, It Is
believed that business me.i will
realize the advantage of having a
rate expert in this section, operat
lng In the same manner for busi
ness interests as the traffic mana
ger of the Western Carolina Tim
ber and Lumber Association for
the lumber interests.
It is understood that the testi
mony of the Corporation Commis
sion, which will be introduced,
will tend to exploit the fact that
the rates proposed by the.C.JA
A. carriers will not mean any
marked reductions for this Imme
diate territory.
FaHtman Goes to
Washington, Returns Soon.
Following adjournment yester
day afternoon, shortly after 3
o'clock, Joseph B. Eastman, mem
ber of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, in charge of the rate
Investigation, left for Washington
but will return to Asheville In
time for the Initial session next
week.
A. J. Maxwell, representing the
North Carolina Corporation Com-
lCnllHt4 n rtfft Tib
MANY
Battery Park Grounds
To Be Exploited, New
Store For Bon Marche
E,
E
FOR UTIL
ZATION
OF L
Wide Sidewalks and Busi
ness Thoroughfares Are
Part of Program.
PARKING PROBLEM
WOULD BE SOLVED
Street -Through Property
Would Divert Part 01
Heavy Traffic.
Development of the Battery Park
property, comprising ten acres in
the heart or tne city, tor Dusin
purposes, with a broad thorough
fare running from the entrance on
HnvwnnH Street to the Intersection
of Haywood Street and Cumberland
Avenue, was announced yesteraay
by E. W. Grove.
Engineers are now working on
the plans for development of the
entire property and the announce
ment came yesterday coincident
with the statement that a five
story building will be erected for
the Bon Marche at the entrance to
tho property. . ; ;
, Mr. Grove stated to a reoresenta
tlv'e of Th Citizen that he realised
several years ago that Asheville la
rapidly growing and that not only
would It be necessary le exiena
residential developments, hut the
business districts as welli and in
purchasing the Battery Park Hotel
property, In the very center of the
city, he foresaw tnat tne ultimate
development of this property would
solve the fast-growing business
needs of the city.
The agreement closed With 8
Llplnsky snd Sons Is one ef the
first steps In the development- of
tne vast tract of land.
Engineers of the E. W, Grove In
terests are working out plans for
the complete development of the
entire property, with the plan In
eluding wide sidewalks and bust
ness thoroughfares, broader than
any of the streets In Asheville and
In full conformity with tha most
modern Ideas of new business de
velopments In large and progres
slve cities, it is stated.
One of the principal reasons for
tne construction of these broad
thoroughfares, it Is assertad.' t to
ariora a male parking space forf the
benefit of merchants located nn
the new business streets on Battery
rr iiui, so mat tneir customers
will not be placed at the Inconveni
ences and time of drlvlnar irnnnii
several diock perore parking space
won do iouna. out can naric their
automobiles in front of or In h
iinmeuiaie vicinity of each business
nous a,t wnicn they desire to
iraae. . ,
Mr. Grove states that the ih.,.
oughfare'to be opened from Hay
wood Street to th i....,i I
- - " " IDVIIUII 1
"J ana cumDerland Avenue,
will serve as a direct and shorter
'"" 'r part or tne heavy tafflc
"0W,?iD Haywood Street, which
u.iou bb one or tne mnmi ,.
gested in the city.
With the solvinr of tha n..bi-
problem as one of the primary fea-
" i i new outiding develop
J? -hi U..U enry believed that
,n a I at.V;ct new business houses
to Asheville and aid In the expan
sion of the city.
GOVERNMENT FILES SUIT '
AGAIflST AIRPLANE FIRM
I CHJCINNATI' Ohio, Oct. 6.
(By The Associated Press.) The
United States Government this
afternoon filed suit in the Federal
District Court at Dayton, Ohio,
against the Dayton Airplane Com
pany, formerly known as the
Dayton. Wright Airplane Company
seeking to recover $3.408, 787.41 at
t pet cent Interest from June 1,
191 alleged to have been fraud
ulently paid to the com Dan v bv
government officers. The govern- j
uwui jii mi nun alleges mat cer
tain provisions In. the contracts
entered Into with the Dayton Air
plane Company by duly authorised
officers were wrongful, unlawful,
fraudulent and void. The govern
ment action states that because of
the national emergency at the time
war was declared the government
was not able, with the faculties at
disposal to furnish sufficient
qtiantny or aeronauiuni equip
ment necessary for its purposes.
TRAFFIC LEAGUE WILL
ARRANGE FOR TESTIMONY.
. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Oct.'. W.
S. 'Creighton. chairman of the
board of governors of the Southern
Traffic League, tonight announced
that a -meeting of the governors
has been called for October 10 to
arrange their testimony for pre
sentation before the Interstate
Commission rate investigation in
Asheville . which reopens on Oc
tober 11. ,
ORDERS LWEBTtGATIO.V
t OF POSTAL APPPLXTMEXTS
llftUt ftMlllrl ru AiirwHll Citiimt
WASHINGTON. Oct. (. Investi
gations for postmaster appoint
ments at jcaremoni ana rmur
V
ARGE
RACT
aave been ordered. -
B M
WILL
HAVE ONE OF THE
NEST OF HOMES
Will Be. Erected, Five
Stories, Fireproof, Op
posite The Citizen.
TO SPEND $500,000
ON NEW BUILDING
Four Elevators Are
Promised Employees'
Comfort Sought.
- The Bon Marche. S. ' Llplnsky
and Sons, owners, will have on of
the finest department stores in the
entire State as the result of sn
agreement with E. W. Grove for
the erection of a five-story fire
proof building an Haywood Street,
corner of Battery Park Drive, op
posite The Asheville Citizen, at a
cost of approximately $500,000, in
cluding the property, it was an
nounced yesterday. . .,
Th building will be leased by
the Bon Marche for a period of 25
years, with the privilege of pur
chase and it Is expected that; work
will be started by December 1.
plans now .being completed by the
architect. - . ' ,
Jt Is stated that at least one
year will be 'required to complete
the structure and it is planned to
occupy the new quarters during
the early part of 1134, ready for
business. ,,,
Fronting 100 feet on Haywood
Street, with a depth of 12-1 tt
and five storlen high the building,
with (2.600 square feet of floor
space, will be one of the Jargent.in
Western. North Carolina ana pos
sibly one of the largest in the. en
tire State.
. At least $100,000 will be ex-
nended bv the Bon Marche for fix
tures when they take possession of
the building. Mr. Llplnsky stated
vesterdiv and evory department
will be arranged to assure Ashe
ville one of the most up-to-date
rienartment stores in the South,
with every facility for comfort and
convenience.
Four elevators will be Installed .
and the department store will util
im the entire five floors, each floor
having 13,600 square feet of floor
space, which is practically three
times the size of the four 'floors
of the present store oft j Patton
Avenue. i .
Comfort of emnloves has treen e.
one of the features for wttlch the
Bon Marche Is noted and this will
be considered on a larger scaie in ;
the new quarters, it is stated and
rest rooms, meeting rooms ana
other features will be provided. - ,.,
Several new departments will be
inniirlrf In the new store, add
ing to the service offered at the
nrnaent store on Patton Avenue.
which Is considered one of the best .
in the State,
Arrangement of the present store
Is complete and on the first floor
Is found, yard goods, hosiery, silks
and woolens, toilet articles, no
tions, patterns, ribbons and numer
ous other articles found in the
mnriern deDartment -store. The
basement is arranged for the lug
gage department and a complete
and well-appointed toy depart
ment. "
Millinery, ready-to-wear and the
ur departments occupy practic
ally the entire second, floor and or
the third floor, In addition tc
offices. Is located the draperies and 4
home decoration departments.
Rest rooms and room for efficiency
instruction Is located near th
offh-e.
The Little-Long Company me. ot
Charlotte, and the Bon Marche,
Incorporated, st Columbia. S. C,
w
E HAVE
ITH US TODAY
Quincey Peacock "
"The vicinity of Asheville offers
one of the richest undeveloped
fields far the motion picture in
America," - declared Quincey Pea
cock, who is in the city represent
ing the Southern. Enterprises,
filming a picture of prominent
Asheville business men and ac
tivities. -
Mr. Peacock is regularly engag
ed as a cameraman for the Fam
ous Players-Lasky Corporation, on
siH-cial duty with the Lynch Inter
ests. -- .
He states that California has,
been practically "used up'' in fur
nishing new locations for pictures
and a plan is now on foot to mak
Interior scenes in New York City,
exterior scenes In Florida and In
teremdiate points. This, . he as
serts, would meari the exploitation
of Western North Carolina and uti
lisation of the rugged mountais
scenery. - .
Mr. Teacock yesrdyi filmed
the fans watching The Citizen
render detailed service on the
World Seizes and later filmed the
business office force and staff of
Lb editorial department. .... .
Is.
I;
fcy James B. puke.
far from Ootober x. v
f',V53