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THE SUNDAY CITIZEN "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" THE WEATHER WAIHINOTON, Oct. 7. North and louth Carolina) Generally fair and oitr Sunday, preceded by ahowere (n th ceaat Sunday morning., 36 PAGES TODAY J53TABLISHEP 1868. r . . . ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1922. PRICE 7c ON TRAINS 10r. TURKS AND GREEKS CONCENTRATING FORCES NCREASE N RATE S PROPOSED FOR CAROLINA POINTS Charges of Discrimination Surprise to Members of Commission. CLARK TO ARRIVE FOR INVESTIGATION Commissioner J. B. East man to Return From Washington for Hearings. The ratea from Ohio River j points are the bail for .all Weat- ; arn rates aa proposed by the car- rlera and the carriers are propos- i log to. increase rates from Ohio I liiver points to every station on ! the Southern Railway In North i Carolina, according to informa tion obtained from representatives nj the North Carolina Corporation V;gm mission. A. J. Maxwell, member of the Commission, W. O. Womble, ratu Jexpert, and assistants, are prepar- ds for the re-opening of the in- tvestigation of all class rates In Southern territory. Wednesday Jmornlng. at which time It Is be hoved the Commission will begin he presentation of exhibits and estlmony in th interest of this htate. Realizing the Importance of the investigation, which is one of the post .iar reacning ever attemptea by the Interstate Commerce Com anlssion and the most Important In which the Corporation Commis sion has ever taken part, repre sentatives will enter the fight In kahalf of North Carolina with Comprehensive and convincing, tes- fmony. E. E. ClarJt, Washington attor ey', member of the" firm of Clark And LaRue, who was a member jf the Interstate Commerce Com mission for a number of years and several years Chairman, will ar rive during the next few days pre pared to present the legal aspect if the North Caroia case.. I Joseph B. Eastman, of Washing ton, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in charge f the present' investigation, will arrive from his home early this week and will preside at the re opening of the hearings, which will probably last until Novem ber 1. I R. Hudson Burr, Chairman of The Florida Railroad Commission. nd Alexander Forward, of the Virginia Corporation Commission, (era present during the opening , lays of the hearing but the latter as gone to his homo and will re turn to Asheville during the next new days. commissioner Patterson, of the Alabama Public Service Commis sion, and James A. Perry, of the Georgia Railroad Commission are lalso expected to arrive In time to act In an advisory capacity with Interstate Commerce Commission er Eastman. H. J. Wagner. Examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission. will continue to act as Examiner, Having been present when the hearing opened on October 4 and Having acted In this capacity since the rate Investigation of Southern territory was started.. ' It la the purpose of the Inter state Commerce Commission, It is asserted, to make a thorough in vestigation of all .class ratea In the Southern territory, between South ern territory and Eastern points and between Southern territory ana the Central Freight Associa- ). Continued on Pott To BIG COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE TO BEGIN TUESDAY Campaign for $95,000 Will Be Efficient Finish Organization. with a campaign organization of nearly three hundred workers ctlcally complete the Commun I Chest Drive for $95,000 to iter the budgets of twelve char able and social aervlee organiza tions Is prepared to begin Its can vass of the olty Tuesday, speedily ftna efficiently. Asheville was the flnfst city in the State to Inaugurate the Community Chest and Its suc cess this year is believed assured. Chariman Sam Burton and his stair of generals, captains and teams have completed the prelim inary work on schedule and every thing Is In-readiness to carry the drive through in the allotted time. Outstanding in the personnel is the spirit of confidence that the city will live up to the Chest's slogan of Asheville. "The City With a Heart" .nd that nearly all of those approaohed for donations to finance the various organisa tion will put their heart into their tfivtngA thus collecting all of the 'donations In a concerted campaign instead of twelve different cam naiens. L A symbol of Ashevllle's Heart aa been erected on Pack Square d on it will be recorded the pro gress In dollars of the campaign beginning Tuesday morning. Each day the workers, captains and gen orals will report at 1 o'clock in the Jiasonlc Temple to tabulate the results of their .day'a work. Monday night at :30 the entire ampaign force will gather at the em pie for a final rally and to re ive instructions aa a whole that e'may proceed as expeditiously possible and with1 little, trouble -gosslbl to the public. A addition to the divisions of n workers there is a division of men worker under the gener h!p of -Mrs. Reuben Robertson i an Industrial Committee un r the leadership of H. A. Dun m. ... - - Escept fof a few worker who re compelled to drop tut after Cmlmmit Oa Fa Tm 48 BODIES ARE IDENTIFIED IN SEARCHOFRUIN Refugees in $15,000,000 Forest Fire Are Still Reaching Town. COBALT. Ont., Oct. 7. Prov incial police have Identified 4 It bodies recovered n by searching parties from the Northern On tario forest, swept by flames, lost Wednesday .and entailing loss It Is estimated may reach 115,000,000. Refugees from the outlying districts are still arriving In Cobalt and are being cared for by the Red Cross and other re lief agencies. Much needed sup plies of bread, cooldng stoves, bedding and blankets arrived by special train today from North Bay. The Ontario government has ordered an official investisaticn of the cause of the fire. E WILL BE WIDENED TOSEPiy FEET Lexington Will Be Broad ened and Extended $15,000 Store Planned. Widening of Biltmore Avenue, the main artery from Pack Square to the depot, Is now practically an assured fact If a report of the Jury Is acceptable to the Board of City Commissioners. It Is pro posed that the thoroughfare be made the uniform width of 70 feet in the vicinity of Eagle Street to the Coca-Cola Bottling Plant an.1 this has been approved by the commissioners. Upon receipt of a written report from Tom Dockery, special agent, to the effect that certain prop erty owners would not agree to tha project, Mayor Gallatin Roberts was authorized to Issue his writ to summon a Jury to assess benefit. ana damages for the improvement. The following property ownti.' would be affected by the widening: E. D. Latta, - Arthur Kantsioc Maer Zageir, F. S, -and T. C Smith.. O. S. Simmons. S. M. Stephens. Standard Oil Comnanv. Morris Meyers, Coca-Cola Bottling . ompany. jurs. red A. Hull, Mia. M a. i-ionana, ueorge H. Lair. bert, Frank A. Mears. Frank Lougnratn. Mrs. A. R. Bearden, J. A. Wilson. Dr. Werler Hmsthers Lela H. Sumner, Asheville Harness companyv J. G. Stikeleather and Bessie Young. This action was taken hv h. ity body, only a few minutes be- tore Attorney. Fred Sale, repre senting J M. Westall and other interested property owners, asked the board to take steps to widen Islington Avenue from Broadway to Aston and extend, the street so it would intersect Southslde Ave nue. Mr. Sale said, If the board cculd not widen and make the Improvement at an early date, preparations should be made for the project. In presenting this .matter to the board, Mr. Sale further declared that Mr. Wests.ll was nrenarln tc. erect a building at a cost of about 115.000 ?it the corner of Walnut and North Lexington. The board assured Mr. Sale the matter would vmuiy o, placed before the Clt Planner, John Nolen, and the City P.annlng Commission, adding they were heartily in favor of such an improvement. LANDING PLACE MUST BE PROVIDED if PLANE LOANED msoTox snail! tb inTii.i.a oitiiajt 8. e. syjvr) fV II Washington. Oct. 7. If people! In the Lenoir and Wilkesboro sections want flylnif machines they must pre- I - '"""'"is Mue ior mem. ae- . "enerai nowiey in telling Ben ator Simmons that he could not pro viae an airplane for Lenoir. General Rowley, of Camp Bragg, stated soma interesting facta. He said: ?m ,veTy orr7 to state that It win u mrpracLicaoie lo furnish an airplane for Lenoir nn irmlitw r. "The cruising radius of the plane which would have to be used Is only im noma uiiuer rvoa conditions. An unavoidable wind on the return trip wouia in au proDSDiiity causa a. lorcea tanning on account or short age of gas. The post aviation officer Informs me that there Is no good landing place In the vicinity of La- noir or Morin wiiKesooro. or course, under service conditions ther would take a chance, but could not do so now. - MAN AND WOMAN ARE SOUGHT IN MURDER CASE " NEW BRUNSWICK. Jf. J., Oct. 1 A man and a woman, believed to have seen the murder of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Rhinehardt Mills, choir singer, on the night of September 14, were being aought ty Investigators tonight. If the -couple can be found, and made to tell tha story which 'it ta whispered they ' have already re counted to their friends. Investigators believe that the mystery of the double murder will be solved. According to the report, tha two miestng witnesses were themaetvea In a Voldsnrod fringed path near, tha dirt road running Into the Phillips farm when'they aaw the ahootlng. AMERICAN CONCERN CRTS SIUHALUKAi tAMstJSOlV-m PEKIN, Octi .7. By The Asso ciation Presa) The Sinclair - OH Company, an American concern, haa been granted the rigni oi prospeci- for and develoolnc the Northern half of the Island of Saghaltten for a per iod of five yeara. it fa announced on the authority of the Soviet Ruaslan Delegation now in Felting. . AT.T.TTTa ARMY DELEGATES WILL BE JUhTf AT SEA Washington! Oct, t. The steamship Lorraine, carrying dele gates from . tha principal Allied Armies to tna American Legion Con vention at New Orleans, will be met at a. bn alz American destroyers an deaournid to New Tork. October 14. it w7 announced today .at the NaTy Department. . I B LTMOREAVEHII E ALLEGED AUTO THEFT GANG Third Sentence Is Now Imposed as Result of State's Activities. ONE EIGHT YEAR SENTENCE GIVEN Padrick Had Succeeded in Evading Arrest Pe riod of Two Years. OITIIBM KIWi BGKIAD lAaaoaaiiaa bovbl lit MOCK BAKKLMYI RALEIGH. Oct. 7. Penitentiary I euitrnces ior v. (i. Padrick and 11. M. Ivria of Henderson con victed in Vance Superior Court of defrauding insurance companies through illegal dlapos'ltlooi of au tomobiles, marked the flnul break ing up of an auto and arson gang that has been engaged for over two years in the thefi of cars and their destruction by Are and in the burning of buildings, according to Insurance Commissioner Stacy W. Wade. Seven men arrested through investigaiions three of whom now have received sentences put a black spot on the County of Vance as the place Of greatest fire risk in the State, Mr. Wade said. The theft of a score of automo biles and their destruction and the burning of at least two valuable pieces of business property were proved against the gang of whom Padrick U alleged to be the leader. Padrick was sentenced yester day by Judge J. L. Lloyd Horton to serve from five to eight years in the State's prison while Lewis was sentenced to from eight months to three years. Four others had previously received sentences. According to Investigations of the Insurance Department, conducted by H. E. Kennedy and J. E. Scott, department inspector, padrick and h's lieutenants had made thous ands of dollars through the tr.eft of cars and the collection of in surance after they had been de stroyed. After a theft the car would be sold to an accomplice of Padrick. Padrick, holding a mort gage, got the loss payment rights In the Insurance policy, and the machine, a. week or two later, while In the possession of the ac complice and supposed purchaser, would be burned. On another occasion the' inves tigators proved, Padrick Invited a friend to go for a ride with him. On the trip the car suddenly caught fire and the friend testi fied as to the fire. The insurance department alleged and introduced evidence at the trial tending to prove that a deliberate short-circuiting of wires caused the fire. Padrick and his crowd worked their scheme successfully for more than two years. Insurance reports denoted extra ordinary heavy losses on automo biles Insured in that section of the State, but Investigation faile.l to reveal the cause. Insurance col lecting tricks were tried once too often however. The last one was an attempt to burn two buildings In Henderson owned by Padrick and fully insured. While the fire department was answering an alarm from one building the sec ond one on the other end of town was burned. , The fire company saved the first building and an Investigation pro duced a ball of towels which had been soaked in kerosene, one towel bore the imprint of the Raleigh hotel and another contained Pad- rick's laundry mark which a Henderson laundry verified. In vestigators also found that Pad rick had a short while previously stopped at the Raleigh Hotel. From these discoveries a chain of evidence was entwined about Continue on Poso Tim NEin CHARGES ARE DROUGHT N CASE STNI NISTER Feeling Declared to' Run High in Neighborhood Where Stroud Lives. fSporUi Corrotponitnco r iotooOll CMtonl OOLDSBORO, Oct. 7. Three more charges have been brought against I. T. Stroud, of Chocolate, prominent Duplin County preach er, as a result of his alleged ab duction of Brantley Kennedy's 14 year old daughter and the case coming up for trial, here Monday Dromlsea to be one of the most sensational in the annals of Wayne County. Feeling runs high In Stroud's neighborhood, according to the half hundred pe.oole from where who were hne today. There la some talk of running him out of the neighborhood. They say that Stroud led In prayer and In chapel exercises at the Dellway School where the girl was attending, ard there pursued his acquaintance which ended in his being charged with registering at a local hotel with the girl, September 2. Attorney say they have witness- ea to Drove that the intimacy be gan two yeara ago when the girl was living in Stroud's home and clerking In his store. Kennedy relates that hla daughter was en gaged to a wealthy young farrAsr last Summer and that because Stroud, whom he trusted, told him the young man had a very bad moral character, he forbid his daughter seeing the young man. Stroud la said to have) told his wife when he left September S3, that he waa going to a convention in Raleigh. . Prior to the present' trouble. Stroud waa regarded aa one of the ablest ministers In the commun ity. People declared his family connections war among tna best P CUT! ARSON AGAIN in Duplin County. Cancellation Of The Allied Debts To United States Is Proposed By Three Senators WASHINGTON. Oct. 7 Can cellation of the Allied debts to the United States wns proposed unanimously today by three sen ators. McKlnley, Republican. Illi nois. Spencer, Republican, Mis souri and Harris. Democrat. Georgia", in discussing their Im pressions of an extensive tour of Europe where they were Ameri can delegates to the Intor-Parliamentary Peace Union. All three agreed on their arrival here that there was much suffering and distress In Europe, but that the MILL BE ISSUED ON CITIZEN RADIO Two Sacred Concerts and Religious Talk to Be Broadcast Today. ' An address to an International organization of over 70.000 mem bers, believed to be the first in Klwanls, will be delivered hf George H. Ross, international President of Klwanls Clubs, from Th citizen Radiophone Broad casting Station. WEAJ, Tuesday evening, October 17, as a feature of the convention of Klwanls Clubs of the Carollnas. International President Ross, who halls from Toronto, Canada, is Minister of Finance for (he Can adian metropolia, and la one of the leadine- financial experts of tha United states and Canada. He Is also a well-known orator. A short message from Fred C W. Parker, International Secretary and a song by Jules Brazil, nation ally known entertainer and voyal selections from other Kiwanlans will also be broadcasted aa fea tures ot the concert, which will fce strictly a, Klwanla concert. Two concerts will be broadcast ed by The Citizen's Station today, the first being at 3 o'clock and lasting for an hour, while the seo ond will begin at 6:0 o'clock and continue for a little more than one hour. . ! ' The afternoon concert will be featured by sacred music rendered by members of the choir of the First Baptist )iurcTi. The Pastor of that church. Rev. Dr. R. J. Bateman, wfil give a message of aneclnl interest to the soldier-pa tients at Oteen and Kenilworth and the young people who may "listen In." Rev. Willis G. Clark, Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, will lec ture at-7 o'clock tonight. Rev. Mr. Clark will probably leave Asheville In the near future, to go to a larger parish to which he has been called and his 4;radlo mes sage" will probably be received by friends not only In this Immediate territory, but In other sections where he is known. Between 6:30 and 7:30 o'clock this evening the Trinity Quartet will sing. The quartert consists of Mrs. Cameron McRae, soprano; Mrs. Alva Lowe, alto; Morton Jones, tenor and Louie Hood, basso. .The first selection will be the sacred hymn, "Consider and Hear Me." Next will be a pian3 solo by Miss Marguerite Smathers and then a -vocal solo by Mrs. Lyle Jones. Tha quartet will then sing "I Heard tha Volca Of Jesus Say. fia PJlTTPDSOV OPI-jNa ' CAMPAIGN AT WINSTON wiMHThw.RAT.RM. Oct. 7. Lower Ing taxes, opening up diplomatic channels itor women and an Ameri can foreign policy that the safety of the United States come nrai, were the outstanding points of the address here tonight by Lindsay Patterson In opening her campaign -In Winston -Salem for Repreaentatlve In Congress from the. Fifth North . Carolina dis trict. Mrs. Patterson was applauded frequently. AGED MINISTER IS FREED IN MURDER CASE HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. Oct. 7. Rev. Harding M. Hughes, aupsrannuated minister tonight waa found not guilty of a charge of murder In con nection with the fatal ahootlng of Mra. Anna McKennon, aged recluse In Montgomery County last year. On hla first trial on the charge, Mr. Hughea w aaconvlcted and sentenced to life Imprisonment, later being granted a new trial. - WINSTON-SALEM BANK WUaXi BE NATIONALIZED WINSTON-SALEM. Oct. 7. A telegram from Washington, D. C to night saya that the application for conversion of the Farmers Bank and Trust Company, of Winston-Salem. capital $t00,o00. Into the Farmera Na tional and Trust Company, haa been approved by tha comptroller of the currency. - W. J. Byerly is prealdent of the Institution. Thla charge will give Winston Salem two national banks, OLEMENCEAU WILL GET BID TO CHARLOTT. VASHIMTOa SCISM VSB AHBBTU.LS CSTUBM (IT ft. B. O. BRYAiT) , WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. Senator Simmons will extend an invitation through the French embasay to Mr. Clemeoceau, tha great French states man, to visit Charlotte while In thla country. Coloner T. Leroy Kirk pa trick has aaked Mr. Simmons to do thla MRS. ATOCSTA TIERNAN IS SEEKING DIVORCE SOUTH BUND, Ind.. Oct. 7. Mr. Augusta Tiernan. wife of John P I Tieraan. University of Notre Dame law profeaaor. Hied Suit for divorce late today, charging cruel nd In human treatment. Recently Mra ' Tiernan charted that Harry Pounn i waa tha father of her 1 months old : eoa, Paul la saa foand aot guilty of J the charge hi alty eovrt. ' KIWANIS ADDRESS American government should make no more loans there. They united In predictions that Ger many would work herself out of her present difficulties. As to the league of Nations, the two Republican senators (litt ered somewhat from their Dem ocratic colleague. Senators. Mc Klnley and Spencer declared the United Stales should not be In league, but Senator Harris said affairs both In Europe ami America would be better .today if America had become a mem ber at the start. LARGER CAPACITY AT TAL PLAN Well Defined Program on Foot to Make This a " Class Aw Hospital. Addition of a new wing to the French Broad Hospital that would Increase the capacity of the Insti tution to 80 beds la being contem plated in the near future. The hos pital has met with unusual success since Its opening several months ago and the 60 beds have been ful ly occupied, according to members of the staff. A nurses home has been purchased, adjoining the hos pital property. , Subsequent to the recelt of a charter for the French Broad Ra dium Company from the office of the Secretary of State, Raleigh, and at a meeting at the office of Dr. A. W. Calloway, a permanent organisation haa been perfected. The following officers have ben elected. ( E. E. Reed, President; Dr. J. G. Anderson, Vice-President; Dr. A. W: Calloway, Secretary; Guy Wea ver, Treasurer; Directors: Dr. A. T. Pritchard. Dr.'B. O. Edwards, Dr. A. C. McCall, E. E. Reed, Dr. J. O. Anderson, Dr. A. W. Calloway and Guy Weaver. The first consignment of radium waji delivered to the .company re cently and is now In use In the treatment of cases at the French Broad Hospital. This comaany la capitalized at 150,000 with $5,000 paid in and was organised in con junction with the French Broad Hospital, Inc., and while it Is a soparate and distinct corporation, it Is located at the hospital and treatments will be given at that In stitution. The use of radium, -the directors state, In the treatment of various growth, including cancer and skin diseases, has made wonderful prog ress in recent yeans and is now of recognised value. The French Broad Hospital In securing radium, Is following a well defined plan which will place this hospital In the "A" Class. A school of nursing has been es tabllshed in connection with the hospital and the first class haa 20 members under the Instruction of Miss Lonsberry, R. N.. recently of iew lorK. Fifteen prominent physicians of tne city were added not lona- ago io me nospitars statr. A hospital of this size and character and equipped as ia being done at this institution, is in line with the progress and purposes of a Great er Asheville. the directors believe. NATIONALLY KNOWN EDITOR AND! AUTHOR IS DEAD NEW TORK, Oct. 7.-Wllllam Ellsworth Smyth, a author, editor and nationally known promoter of public irrlgatlo nand reforeatratlon, died yesterday at hla home here. Carelessness Caused. 547,500 Fires Last Year Every time the minute hand passes a mark on tire clock) face, at least One more Are has broken out somewhere In the United Statea ( , Ther. are 1440 minutes In each day and an average of 1.600 fires ocour in that time a little more than one every minutes. The loss from these fires aver ages $1.10 for every American man, woman and child. There Is an enormous indirect loss Impos sible, to estimate accurately. These fires, nearly all caused by careless ness, burn up wealth amounting to more than the combined value of all the n gold, silver and copper mines and oil wells In tha coun try. Truly useful patriotism Hes In aavlng thla money for your coun try and yourself. The National Board of Fire Underwriters has prepared an illustrated booklet, "Safeguarding the Home Against Fire." telling In detail the causes of fire and how they may be pre vented and fought. Our -Washington Information Bureau will secure a free copy of this booklet for any reader who fllla out and mails the coupon be low. Be aura to write your name and address clearly, and enclose two cents in ' stamps for return postage. . Frederic 3. Haskln, Director, The Ashovllle OlUsen Information Barran, Washington, D. C. I enclose) herewith 4wA enta la) starnpe for return postage on a free copy of the Ftre Booklet. N f m e 8 t r e t.... .". O t t y, State .. 0 PROHIBIT ION INI AMERICAN ITER EFFECTIVE kJlUfJO U U 111 1 11 XI Ulll , Abroad Not Subject to ; Ruling1 Until October 14. BLAIR FORMING NEW REGULATIONS i No Indication Is Made as to When They Will Have j Been Completed. WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.- Fot -IrlKn anil American vessels sailing fTir the I'nited S ales after Octo ber 14 next will l,e subject to the prohibition ak'alnsl Die bringing of Intoxlcutlng Illinois Into American territorial waters, It was .Vmiounc ed tonight at the treasury depart ment. Decision to defer In the case of these rraft the enforcement of Attorney General Dniigherty's rul ing with respect to the prohibition of the transportation of liquor cargoes or stores was made by President Harding. The executive, ?n a letter to Sec retory Mellon, said any early at tempt at enforcement In the ah aenre of due notice and ample regulation "would be Inconsistent with Just dealing and have a ten dency to disrupt needlessly the ways of commerce." "This delay In enforcement does not apply to the sale ot Intoxicat ing liquor on vessels sailing un der the American flag," the Presi dent said. Immediate cessation af auch sales ordered yesterday by Mr. Harding after the attorney general s ruling had been present ed to to him. Masters of shipping board vessels were ordered today by Chairman Ijisker to surrender to treasury otllclals all Intoxicat ing liquors aboard auch ships. The order became effective Im mediately aa to ehlB In their home ports and will be mado effectlvn on those at sea and In foreign ports upon their arrival In .the United States. "If any officer or member of the crew either on pas senger or cargo ships," the order said, "Is found thereafter to possess liquor on ships he shall b Imme diately csmbvd permanently from the service and his violation of the law reported to th proper district attorney." A formal notice to foreign steamship line and to lines oper ating privately owned American crafts of the application of the prohibition agents and enforce ment act to carriers In American waters probably will be given early next week. The form the notice to the foreign lines Is to take was the subject of. a half hour's 'onference today at the, White ajo'jse between the Presl dent anal Secretaries Mellon and Hughes and Attorney General Daugherty. V Meantime Internal Revenue Oommlsslilner Blair is said to have formulated the tu'cessary regula tions to enforce the law with re spect to foreign and privately own ed American craft. There yas no Indication when these reguaitions will be completed. Although not yet officially ad vised of Mr. Daugperty's opinion, the foreign diplomats notified their home government, with the Inten tloa of supplying official Informa tion as soon as it could be obtain ed from the state dtvartmenc. THREAT TO RECALL ARMY ON RHINE SENSATIONAL LONDON, Oct. 7. A sensation has been caused by a letter from Andrew Bonar Law, upholding the British government's attitude In the N,ir Eostern crisis, which Is given Conspicuous publicity In all the London newspapers today. The announcement Is widely held to be equivalent to a direct threat to withdraw the British troops from the Rhine ajid com pleteiy terminate the entente un less France comes Into line, the British fiollcy In the Near East. Bpnar Law's position as poten tlal head of a potential conserva tive government In the near fu ture and hie Intimate relations with several of the present cabi net ministers are regarded as glv lng his view special weight, In deed. It is surmised that the cab inet members, especially Prime Minister Lloyd George and Colo nial Secretary Churchill had said nothing more than mere previous knowledge of the launch! iV or this utterance at the moment pf Foreign Secretary Curion'a mis sion to Paris. "We are at the straits and Con stantinople," says the letter, "not by our own action alone but by tha will of the Allied powers which won the war. and America is one of those powers. we can not alone act as tne policemen of the world. Our duty will be to say plainly to Frsjice that if she is not pre pared to support us we shall be unable to bear the burden alone, but we shall have no alternative except to intimidate the govern ment of the United states and re strict our attention to safeguard ing tha more Immediate Interests of the empire." The general opinion or tne news Is that the letter Is timely and commendable. The Dally Express says that Bonar ' Law's intervention has .ed tha country from war, for which the British public owes him a deep debt of gratitude. BLOCKADE WHISKEY DISTILLERIES WRECKED WINSTON-SALEM. Oct. 7. Partlea here today from Htokea tpun; re ported that Sheriff TurW " I curing a permit tra . . . commissioners. tA . proc'edlrtDrUggUt8 eetaad do . A n j and ator, 12 Broadway. .U.ucone 2004-2005. rtara. a . to ehoapH. tinea. soma 1 Greek General Says A rmy Ready To Fight To End SCHEME 1 KEEP THRACE English and French Would Have Allies Occu py Thrace for 30 Days. APPEAL MADE FOR U. S. PROTECTION Harding WilTOutline Plans for Relief Work Co-operation Today. PARIS, Oct, 7. Lprd Curzon, Ilrltlsh secretary of foreign affairs. In a flying vislf to Paris has not only obtained assurances that re ports from Mudanla, that the French representatives there am encouraging the Turks to extend their demands nre entirely un founded, but haa secured the ap proval of M. Polncare to a for mula regulating the transfer of authority In eastern Thrace which will safeguard the Christian mi nority. The French government has ap proved the formula, which pro vides that Greeks shall Immedi ately evacuate eastern Thrace, that Allied troops shall immediately undertake to preserve order, that Turkish civilian authorities shall at once replace the Greeks, but that Turkish troops can not enter the territory until after signature of the peape treaty. Premier Polncare has sent Instructions to this effect to the French repVesen. tatives at Mudanla. I.ONDON, Oct. 7. (By The As sociated Press,) An official com munique was Issued' late tonight after a full cabinet meeting, re summoned at 9:110 o'clock to con sider a long dispatch from Lord t'urson at Parla: "M. Polncare and Lord Curioi reached an agreement this after noon that the GreeJc army should be invited to evacuate eastern Thrace on the understanding that the Allies should occupy the evac uated territory for a period, of JO days from the date of the com pletion of the evacuation of the Greek forces, in oruer to seour safety for the non-Turkish popu latlon. "This agreement now must be presented to the Turkish represen tative at Mudanla on the under standing that effect thereto will only be. given If the Turkish rep resentatives accept the remaining conditions laid down by the Allied note of September 23. particularly respecting the neutral aones on both sldos of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles. ' ATHENS. Oct. 7. (By The As sociated Press.) r- Twenty-eight Greek Christian deputies of Thrace in the Greek national assembly Cii4 on rim tvo KINGS MOUNTAIN III! ED BATTLE OBSERV N ELIZABE HTOIM Tennessee Town Scene of Pageant Descendants of Pioneers There. ii,ooio CononoMonot r. i "! WMmb) KNOXVILLB, Tenn., Oct. '7. Ellzabetbtcn celebrated the 142r.d anniversary of the battle of King's Mountain and the 150th anniver sary of the battle of Watauga to day. ' Hundreds of men dressed In coon skin caps, bearing old fashioned rifles, thronged around the old palisaded fort -whose four vatrh towers have frowned down on the human dreams which have. been Dlavod and fought through out a Venturv and a half. Fainted braves wun gauay foathers drooping from their hair danced about the sloping hill where over a hundred years go real Indians scalped the white :en who made their homes on the side of the mountain. Five thousand people gatherec to witness the celebration. Hun dreds attended from ,Iohnaon City, Bristol ana Knoxvllle. John Trot- wood Moqre. of Nashville, Judge Hugh I McClung. of Knoxvllle great grandsons John Carter, were prominent visItorB. Five of .the illustrous pioneers were represented by their direct descendents. They were: John Carter, by Edward Carter: John Sevier, by William Sevier; Jaco' Brown, by uayton Hunter; Daniel Koone, by Fred W. Hoss and Mary Patten by Miss Elizabeth Patton The celebration was rendered in five episodes as follow: 1780-1769 -Aborigines of Ten nessee am' Early Settlers. 1772 Formation of Wataua-a Association. 1776 Siege of Fort Watauga. 1710 The departure from Klnir. .Mountain. Veterans and War Worft- MVorld War. ' furnished by tha sol "7i the national home ;T. The town was ajiK,nd' the spirit of 'Xn Program. Try the Elisa Phone Slat e American Xrt by on . ..ever ex- FRENCH APPROVE! ORDER For Thrace TURKS VIOLATE ZONE OF Entrance of Troops tof Re-" gion Around Ismid Is of First Importance. BONAR LAW LETTER STIRS LONDONERS Would Withdraw English from Rhine to Force France in Line. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 7. (12:15 p. m By The Associated Press) Tha ; .Turkish concentra tions at Ismld have been increased during the last ?4 hours. At Chanak the situation ia star ttonary and the Turkish troop have made several slight with drawals for the purpose of fur ther avoiding contact with the British. ADRIANOPLB, Oct. T. (By The Associated Press) Th Important troop movements by tha Owekg In -luaaiern 'iurace - nave cuuuuueu throughout th past two days,,. Every train from Balonlkl, Mat, donla and Western Thrace haa car ried units ot Infantry and artil lery. General Klder, the Greek com mander who haa taken up his headquarters at Adrlanople, told the correspondent today he was satisfied with the military situation and had sufficient forces to defend Thrace against any Incursions. "The army la ready to fight for Thrace to tha last man," ha said. Gen. Nider, who has been an en thusiastic Venlzelost, la regarded as easily the ablest ot th Greek generals. He completed today a thorough survey of th situation throughout Thrace from th view point of the defense of th coun try. He sent th first section of his report on his mission th mid dle of th week to th Athens gov ernment and forwarded the second and last section today. , ,- , ARE DISTRIBlJTmO ARMS . " AMONG THE TllllACIANS LONDON, Oct. 7-Ten thousand Greek troops have been concen trated In th Tchatalja, Eastern Thrace, which Is under control of French cavalry, says a Central News dispatch from Constantino ple. Greek officers are reported to have distributed arms to soma of the population of Thrace, telling them to repulse the Turks. Fires have broken out In the forest of IstranJa. north of Con stantinople, and are spreading In the direction of the Bosphorus. 'tiie 'iurklsh newspapers an. nounce that Mustaoha Kemal Pa- - aha has left Angora for Mudanla, - wnere he hopes to meet the British commander, Brig-Gen. Harington, saya a Reuter dispatch. HEW VIOLATION OP BY TURKS EFFECTED CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 7. Turkish Infantry and cavalry, It is ' announced, have violated the neu tral zone around Ismld. - '' This Is the first violation of the zone protecting Constantinople on the Asiatic side and Is regarded as a matter of first Importance. The: Kemausts, however, have not yet advanced far enough to come into' : contact with the British troops in me outsxircs of Constantinople. ? ine movement will necessarily attract attention at Mudanla, as it contrary to the understanding with ' the Kemallata that there shall be ICmKbm M room raa) . w E HAVE ITH US TODAY W. R. FULLER It Asheville and Western North : Carolina would thoroughly adver tise this region's attractions to the people of Florida In the early Spring, the Carolina mountain via iting list would be enlarged by many hundreds, said William Reld Fuller yesterday to a Citizen rep- " resentatlve. Mr. Fuller Is a prom inent capitalist of Tampa, a for- ' mer President of the Board of Trade and for several years Chair man of its Committee on Public Works. Spending some time her on vacation with Mrs. Fuller. Mr. Fuller la planning to build a bom and become an Asheville citizen In the' Summer time. - Mr. Fuller has th figures to prove that his section of Florida . is prospering. The new crop of orange and grapefruit measures 16 million boxes. v Tampa Is build lng two hotels, one of them to cost a million dollars. Two new banks are, being erected. Hillsborough County, of which Tampa Is the county seat, recently authorized a ; bond Issue of fS 000.000 for roads , ' and bids for half this sumwlll b opened November 7. Id " nearby territory another 13.000.000 will be spent on highways within th next year. Florida is also export ing many cargoes of phosphate to foreign couneg. - - - Mr. Fuller la on ot several Florida men with capital to Invest who have lately becom Interested In Wate,rn North Carolina. Mr. " Fuller's Florida friends In this section aay that It's a safe pre diction that ha will not let many -months go by without backing h:s NEUTRAL CONSTANTINOPLE enthusiasm . by . material lnrtj. menta In som Western Jforr Carolina, enterprlaea. . y ' . , , fa . . J- 1 X