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THREE- THE WEATHER WATCH LA en ytur eapar. Raneur u Forecast for North Carolina i Fair Priori slightly eeolar In nrthast portion) Saturday ganarally fair, with lowly rising Umporaturt. "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" aerlptlon flv days bafer expiration. THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN r ESTABLISHED 1868. 7 Cents Decrease In Rates Is Sought By State Commission ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1 3, 1 922. H Mm m" i the hearing vnmmBrce i jL V Direct te el t'fcy an(i l'roi VERAGE GIVEN HVOLVES FIVE UiTIES INSTATE C .rriers' Proposal Would Cut Rate to Asheville by 3 1-2 Cents. BIO SAVING ASKED AS TO MILEAGE Declared 80 to 90 Per Cent of Long Distance Haul age Avoidable. Proposals of the North Carolina Corporation Commission, which enter in the fight to have rate t.. North Carolina points' mada Wth rplitlon to the level of rates pplylng over trunK lines iu n inla gateways rather than by rcuitou. routes over higher rated territory through Ulncunau, ould mean an average decrease f K7 cents first Class irom nve. epresentatlve cities In the Central relght Awioclatlort to Asheville, ccordlng to testimony introduced j the Corporation Commission a. the hearings of the jnterstaieji Commission, yesteraay. testimony of the Stale i i was presented yester-oss-examinaton will bo- cln this morning. T. J. nyan, of High Point, i'resldent of the Southern Traffic League, Is schedulued to take the stand today, probably upon the completion of the cross-examination of the Corporation Commis sion representatives. The Corporation Commission contends that the- average decrease to Asheville. as proposed by repre sentatives of the Central Freight Association carriers, would be IS end one-naif cents first class. Ficures compiled by the Cor poration Conwniss'ion, the members of which are confident they have sained a marked victory for Nortn Carolina points in tne lnvesugn tinn of all class rates In South tr.n territory, show that should the I accepted Jr, preierence 10 m l osals o'f the -arriers, the rate Um lilt 1UIIUWIIII v-..,-- t. nwu.u - decreased as follows -Chicago, u . 'cdTnts firs; class; Cleveland. '48 , tni first class; Detroit, 71 anl m ijBws-naii, cenis, uiwnu twcufi jZjlfd ono-hulf cents first class ana Toledo, 08 cents first class. Cor- " 3. at . A t !n r, a fn nttlPt rvniuiiuiiib cm.-. ". ... rhiHH5 would follow, i Carrier Program Would Be Negligible The decreases proposed by rep resentatives of the Central Freight, Association carriers to Asheville, on the fivo cities, would be Chk- r.-igo, three and one-half cents; Cleveland. Ave and one-half cents, Detroit, 29 and one-half cents. Grand Ranids. 83 ana one-nan . . m , . , j n n a l. . , I cents, all on first class rates. Decrease as high as 15 per cent In second and third class rates wouiri n secured ior wesieru North Caolina Dolnts With victory for the Corporation Commission in proposal ior rates .irom tincin nm and onio itiver: territory. Analyzing the present and pro Towel rares or carriers irom tne wnoie or i:entrai ivroiKnr Associa. foil territorv. bv which It Is pro- Wfironna points on an average ui en per cent, the commission pre xented an imposing array of facts rind testimony tending to show that North Carolina points are entitled '.o a reduction from this wnoie territory of 48 cents first class, ani corresponding reductions In other c 'asses. Th nrnmnl alnotmpnt n ffltAH according to testimony presented, from the Central Freight Associa tion territory Is now on a differ ed, tial basis over Virginia gate ways of 78 cents first class, which is the basis adopted In the 1911 adjustment. Messrs. Womble and Maxwe.l presented an array of facts pur 1 irtlng to demonstrate that on the same basic the Interstate Coni- PCO lived li rtlfrerenf lal over Nflr. folk n nri TMchmnnrl fprim " th A r t Vl ,1 r AA3Anld AfMf tana fli K.average distance over Ilich ond and Norfolk of 160 mile. e same basis, it is declared, uld produce a differential for is western adjustment, making rough all of the 13 gateways for n averaso distance to zone one :tlea nf North tnrnllnn nf ST. ifjiiles, of only 30Ncenta first class. pr 48 cnts less than the present ates. This basis of rates as propose y the Corporation Commission kvas strongly supported by mimer frus other differential decisions bj flie Interstate Commerce Commis sion. Trunk Line) Routes .Would Save Mileage. j I It was demonstrated by blue iprint exhibits and an array of mileage route tables, that the Cen ftral Freight Association adjust ment to North Carolina points f nouia be made over the direct trunk line routes, which saves aO to 90 per cent of the distance of these long-distance hauls and which route is 20 per cent more ,nrect than the route of the South ern tnrnilc-ti Cininnnt hsa i which the carriers' proposals submitted. - ' Hydro-electrlc power developed worm Carolina, and hydro trie power transmitted Into the e and used by North Carolina tlfustrles. Is twloe as great in e-power ratine as the hvdro- etrlc Dower develonmrnt at tiscle Shoals, cited the testimony -me; corporation Commission. The prospective development of dro-lectric power at Muscle ioals, including auxiliary steam J"ta. H iriven by government ?lneers as 200.609 horse-power 1 12 months In the year ml 150.- Fast Time Made By Entrants In Aviation Events MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. Oct. 12. Piloting a heavy Msr tin transport, driven by two 300-horse-uower Liberty mo tors Lieutenant Brick H. Nel son, of Mont Clair, N. J., won- The Detroit 'News aerial mall trophy race for multi-motored planes here today. He covered the 240-mile tri angular course at an average speed of 105.1 miles an hours. The Detroit Aviation Country Club trophy race, flown over the same course, was won by Lieutenant Harold II. Harris, one of the two army entrants in the Honeymoon Express, equipped with a 400-horse-power Liberty 12 motor. Lieu tenant Harris averaged 135 miles an hour In this event, which was for light commercial planes, finishing four laps ahead of C. S. Jones, In a Cur tess Oriole who averaged 110 miles an hour. All but one plane of the nine ntered In the two events fin ished. James M. Johnson, In a Vought V. E.-7, was forced down In the fourth lap, when dirt fouled his carburetor. He landed near the Mount Clem ens Golf Club and ran Into a ditch, damlnglng his landing gear and both wings. Neither Johnson nor his two passing- ers were Injured. 1217 Oil BOARD OF FlfiE SWEPT SHIP RESCUED III SEX PRICE FIVE CENTS Freighter Saves Passen gers of Ship Which Is Column of Flame. WAS 670 MILES OFF CALIFORNIA COAST Many Will Stay on Deck or freighter Until Pas senger Ships Are Met. . SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 12. (Ilv The Aasoiiated Presa. ) The City of Hunolulu is expected to ulnk at any time, according to a wireless message from the West Karalon. received tonight by the Federal telegraph Company. The boat is gtted, according to the message, but, If It is possible to save the hull it will b towed to port: The AVest Faralon is standing by expecting to transfer the rescued passengers and crew to the Transport Thomas at daylight. American Delegation To The Vienna Conference Opposing Cancellation Of Allied Debt Congressman Steagall of Alabama Denounces Debt Cancellation Propaganda in Address Be fore1 Durham Fait Gathering. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. American delegate to the inter-parliamentary conference at Vienna composed of Sena tort Harris, McKtnHy, Spencer and Representative Burton are unanimously onnosed to the cancellation of the Allied rdebt An error was made in the dispatch trantmitted Saturday night expressing the views of the three senators by a con fusion of the word "propose" and "oppose." The dispatch said Senators Harris, McKinley and Spencer favored can. cellation of the debt, whereat it should have laid they op posed it. Steagall Proposes Election of Josephus Daniels as President SNER RESIGNS Til BECOME PASTOR OF OHO GHDBGH DURHAM. N. C, Oct. 12 Proposed cancellation of the Al lied war debt to the United States was denounced in no uncertain terms this morning when Con nressma i Henry B. Bteagall. of Alabama, delivered an address nt the Durham County Fair. A glowing tribute was also paid to former .Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dnniels for the record made- bv the navy during th World War, by the speaker. IOts of propaganda Is beinrf tpread 'hrotigh the nation by fi nanciers and others to prevail on "Uncle Sam" to enact the role cf SanM Clam and then, make his latest Christmas treat a can- ellatlon of the Allied debt. The United States entered the war becauso cne of the great nation of the world "spit upon" the ex isting treaties. The people of thy nation responded to the nation's Will Preach Final Sermon ! at Local Church on Next Sunday, new C. A. Isner. for the past year pas'or of the Methodist Pro testant Church of Asheville, has tendered his" resignation,, in-order jo accept tne pastorate or urace inurcn in Columbus, unto. Since be came to Asheville, Rev. Mr. inner has taken a prominent .part In the religious affairs of the city and he has served for some months as secretary of the Ashe ville Ministerial Association. Next Sunday evening, the farewell ser mon to the local congregation will be preached by Rev. Mr. Isner and on the following Sunday, Oc tober 22, he will, preach his first sermon at the large church Is Co lumbus. Both he and his family will leave the city next week. One year ago. the minister was assigned to Asheville succeeding Kev. t. M. Johnson, who was trans ferred to Mebane. Prior to th! Rev. Mr. Isner was pastor of a large church In Morgantown, W. Va., but suffered a relapse after an attack of Influenza. The Methodist Protestant con ference of Norih Carolina will be held1 within a short time and a successor appointed. Rev. Mr. Is ner is a graduate of Adrian Col lege, Adrian, Mich., and Westmin ster Th'eological Seminary, West minister, Md. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12 ( Ry the Associated Press.) No livei have been list so far In the burn lg of the City of Honolulu, a radio message to the Federal Tele graph Com pars today from the freight steamer West Faralon said. The West Faralon was the only ship near at 3:30 p. in., her mas ter, M. M. Walk, reported, '.'he sea was moderate, he said. The West Faralon reached the scene earl this afternoon and had taken most of the people aboard by 3:41 p. m. The City of Honolulu carried 72 passengers and 14 officers and members, of the crew, a total of 217. Fire broke out aboard the Cltv I of Honolulu this morning and it ! spread so rapidly that all those , aboard had to take to small boats. The sea was smooth when the sUlp was abandoned. The ship was homeward bound to San Pedro, Calif., from Hono lulu and was 1,4U5 miles East of Honolulu and 670 miles West of San Pedro when the fire started. Captain H. II. Lester, of the City of Honolulu reported late in the afternoon that all were aboard the West Faralon. The condition of the City of Honolulu was reported as a gigantic pillar of name and smoke and was declared by Cap tain Lester to be critical. The West Faralon lay a milt away. Conditions were favorable both to the small boats of the City of Honolulu, to ride safe and for the West Faralon to make fast time, and by 2:45 p. m., the rescuing steamer had reached the scene and was beginning to take the passen gers aboard. All fcad reached the deck.-at H:4(l d. m.. lnesaaaren stat ed. Only brie! messages had h3ea4 wek"" nsiltuts legal proceed- csll by ubst-rlblng to Imnds to pay for lh conduct of the war. be said, and to ranee! the amount cf money owed America by the Allied nations would be nothing short of Irnltnrous to them. It would ;i can the shifting of Hi" burden 'ipon the backs of th.' Amerlcm people. He warned the lenple nk'Hlnat listening to ih soft voiced people who advocate the deli' cancellation. Ther was not a whisper of bad management of the navy nor or extravagance made against ,Io rephus Dnniels during the period of the v;ir. the congressman as serted, In paying a tribute to the North Carolinian. He declared that the only w.iy the nation can show Its apprecia tion of the services he performeJ 1r to e!e"t him to the highest of fice in the land the Presidency of the Vnlttd States. TEMPORARY WRIT ISSUED If! RULING Oil FOREIGN SRIPS IS BDUCHEL received" hers early tonight, so it was not known under what cir cumstances the passengers and crew escaped from the burning vessel. Affparently the sea re mained smooth throughout - the day, for Captain H. M. Walft 'Of the West Faralon reported condi tions were favorable. As the West Faralon. a ship ping board freighter has only ltnr- lted accommodations It ,s bellev .BE WILL FILE SUr T mm CANDLER Warned Him She Would Publish "Hideous Slan der" to Whole World. ATLANTA, Ga., Oct 12. Mrs. 2nezima DetJoucliel will return to tlanta within ten days , or two ngs against Asa Q. Candler.' Sr. Atlanta capitalist, and others for alleged defamation of her charac ter, according to a statement by Harry Gamble, her attorney. Just before the two boarded a train tonight for New Orleans. Mrs. DeBouchel In statements since her arrival here last Sun day, had said Mr. Candler told her he had decided that his marriage to her. which had been scheduled HAYES' ACCUSER REPUDIATES H VERSION OF CR IS ed manv of those rescued from the lOT aepiemoer zo was impossible City of Honolulu will have to re- ecau" ?f C'!port-tnf,t had Hf1" main on her decks until larger res sels arrive, the West F.iralon's registered tonnage is 7,451. She was bound from San Francisco for xokohama. Leas than half a dozen of the passengers were from the Eastern part of the country. A large num ber were from Honolulu. Los An geles, and other Southern Califor nia points, while the remainder came from other parts of the Pa clfic coast. Fifty-six of the pas sengers were In the saloon, the others third class. Thirty-four of the saloon passengeid were wo men. One woman was triveling 1 . Makes Public Lett ft f 117 11 n . She Wrot to Can bo licit or s Will Reorganiz&HS- For Final Stage Of Campaign Many New Men Will Go Out in Appeal, for Public . Support of Institutions Ashevillt Will Be Asked to Live up to Reputation. Working uniil a lata hour last night, officials of the Asheville Community Chest and campaign team heads jprepared a thorough re-organization and- re-distrlctlng for the nnal effort which the teams, In many Instances to he composed of new men. are plan nlng to mako lit the final day of the campaign lor 5,uuu. An urgent fall has been sent out for all workers and directors of all organizations Interested, to tether with the entire Industrial division, to meet at tne Masonic Temple this morning at 9:30 o'clock, bringing with them their old card to be exchanged ror new cards. Request that all who have al ready contributed designate this fact by wearing the now familiar button. Is lssue.d by committee heads so that givers will not be solicited, a second time, and will thereby facilitato the work of com pleting the campaign fund. It" is with an appeal for public support, for Asheville to live up to its reputation or putting inings over In a blr way and to 'open Its heart that the workers in the Community Chest's campaign for $95,000 will go on their rounds Of soliciting this morning for funds to finance twelve charitable and social service organlatlons. . ''The campaign which begin Tuesday seemetl to be thoroughly becalmed yesterday at on o'clock when the workers gathered in tlx Masonic Temple to. report on their day's work. The sum posted was only 111. 068, making the total so far collected and pledjted only (6 4. is, more than 140,000 below the I96.00 sought. Officials .and workers though discouraged At the. result of their labors were more than ever de termined to raise the amount set as goal: every detail In the or ganization was reviewed but the reason for the slackness in raising the J,000 sifted down to this facl a disposition by the public to postpone subscriptions as long as possible. ' Chairman Sam Burton . at the conclusion of the luncheon when the total was posted urged the campaign organization to perse vere In its efforts and not to take the small showing reduce their energies to collect the other $40,000. He called a, special, meet ing of the generals of the six di visions to go over the situation and to consolidate their efforts even more closely. John Cathey, president of the Community Chest, declared that he believed the public was post poning its response, waiting for the other fellow to do It first. "If Asheville should by any cnance rati to raise the money, the result will resolve itself down to this fact the twelve Institu tions and organizations for which this drive is being conducted will have to curtail their activities. Asheville does not want this to happen and I am sure tliat whet the city sees lust what will hap pen the people of Asheville will come across us they always have dona in the past." A checking of the contributions that, were made up until 'yester day's report showed only relative ly few large donations. Those list ed as giving $500 or over were aaj rouows: Herman Gudger r. . , I 500 Carolina Creamery Co. .... 800 Mrs. Reuben Robertson . . . 1.450 Rlchbourg Motor Co. ..... 500 B. S. Colburn 1,000 Clearing House 7S0 S. Sternberg 4 Co. .... .TT BOO Asheville School 600 Notable among the reports; how ever, were the number of business houses of various sorts which had subscribed 100 per cent to the support ol Asherllles charities. This list Includes: Bon Msrche, Ottls Green. Le- vltch. Pack Square Book Stor. Fred Rutledge Insurance Co., brought to him reflecting on her, but that he declined to reveal the source of his Information. After a conference with his client, Attorney Gamble decided to return to New Orleans tonight In stead or remaining 'here for a few days as he had announced he would do. A woman friend of Mrs. DeBouthel from New Or leans accompanied her on the re turn trip. Before Her departure, Mrs. De Bouchel said she must have rest now. "The ordeal has been tre mendous," she said, "but no more than making ut my own mind to go throuph with It." Makes Public Letter ndlrr. Oct. 12. Mrs. hel made public todays-copy of a letter she said she had written to Asa O. Candler, Sr., Atlanta capitalist, before he pa rue here, demanding to know the names of the persons she said he told her reflected on her and which caused termination of their engagement. The letter was made public through Harry Gamble, attorney for Mrs. de Bouchel, t the same time he announced he nad chang ed his original plan to accompany his client to New Orleans tonight. He said lie would remain here for St least a day longer on the case. No statement came from Mr. Can dler today. Mrs. de Bouchel said the letter was her finaf one to Mr. Candler. It was dated September 28, called on him to divulge the names of the men, who,' he said, cast reflec tions on her character. 'Do you expect me to let this hideous slander go unpublished." she continued. "I will publish It to the w,ho!e world and wo will see If the world is as credulous as you seem to be, and as you expect me to be. If there are any such men, and I certainly do not believe there are, who make such state ments, they have been paid la do It and they shall go to the'peniten tlary along with those who hired them. "Tills Is a clumsy conspiracy that Imposes on nobody but you. Why did It come up in Atlanta, right at the time, in fact Just In time, to stop your coming to Reno for our wedding on the 20th? Why does it come up in Atlanta at all except that It is distant from my home and friends and where It will be harder for me to meet?" Asserting her attorney told her Mr. Candler had said the . person was a traveling salesman, Mrs de nuuttiri nam mnm wouia can on the traveling salesmen of the South to protect her, "an inno cent, defenseless women." "You must divulge the name of this' person." the letter continued. "Unless you do .1 will go on the assumption that ther Is no such person and thst you have been too willing to be Imposed upon. "Besides, you are a Christian gentleman. As a Christian gentle man, as a man of Honor, you can't treafa helpless woman this way. Tou know I have not a slngl male relative In the wor'd. I am not appealing to jrou as my promised r- I . m rf rl Spots on Mrs. Hall's Cape Dyed Since Murders Being Analyzed. NEW BRUN8WICK, N. J.. Oct. 12. (By Th Associated Press. The case against Clifford Hayes who was held four days as th slayer of Rev. Kdward Wheeler Hal! and Mrs. Eleanor' Rein Hurl Mills, blew up with a boom today, and the authorities turned back lp their Investigation to theories mat provided a more logical mo tive for the -double crlma. The blow un came when Rav. mono Hcnneiaer, Hayes' accuser, summoned Prosecutor Beekman. of Somerset County, to th Jail al aomervtue where Schneider was held as a material witness, and re pudiated his entire story of the crime. The authorities immediate ly renewed their Investigation of leads which had been relegated to the discard when Schneider's statement led them to declare they lad solved the case. The new turn took them back to the home of Mrs. Francis Stevens Hall, widow of the slain clergy man, and to that of'james Mills, widower of the slain choir singer. ' Detectives visited the Hall home and took away a fawn colored coat and scarf which she had dyed In Philadelphia since the murders. They sent it to an analytical chem ist for analysis of brown spots which the Philadelphia cleaners reported were beneath the black dye they had applied. Mrs. Hall Is known to have worn a light colored coat in the early morning of September 15 th morning after th murders when according to her story, she went to the Church of St. John th Evangelist, lopklng for her miss- Ing husband. She has told the authorities her brother. William Stevens, accompanied her to the church and back. Witnesses who saw her return home, declare she returned alone, at about 1:30 a. m .Detective Fltzpatrlck, who wen for the garments, reported 'that Mrs. Hall acted "peevish" when he demanded them. Mrs. Hall's lawyer, however, issued a state ment saying Mrs. Hall was glad to surrender them, though the ac tion came "rather late." James Mills Again Being Examined. , Judge Hand Restrains ! . Enforcement of Prohi hibition Regulation. BAN WILL NOW BE FOUGHT IN COURTS French Line Plans Court Action If Defeated to Appeal to Hague. WASHINGTON. i !2. , rty Tho .Win-luted Pre i Isxu.'im-r . by I'Viler.il .ludlje Hand In Nmv York i f ,i temporary order re stralnlnn prohibition and customs : agentl from enrorrltig the liquor ban iiRainst vessels uf the Ameri can line was arcepte.1 today In 1 government circles as effectively bringing l.cfi.ie the courts the question i.r the authority of the government In thia respect ! allure of counsel f,,r Tlrlt- ; isn nwneii t una r .1 and Anchor lines to ooia ii a simi.'ar order was ex pected to lead to a renewal of their ( petition either in New York or In some ui her Federal Judicial 'Dis trict, with a more detailed shmvlntr of the OHiiiaKt's which thev alleged would result from operation uf Attorney-General Daugherty'a In terpretation of the liquor statues. Promulgation of regulations bv Secretary .Mellon to carry out the terms of the liquor ruling wus ex pected to he automatically post poned by the effect of Judge Hand's 1 1 action. The initial drafts of these regulations were laid ( before Sec retary .Mellon today but It was in dicated that several material hangeB were In his tfplplon. deslr ble before they could be officially approved anil distributed to en- toreemeut agents. An Important phase of enforce ment still under discussion was whether foreign vessels convicted of violation of the Transportation Section," or the Volstead Act would he amenable to the forfeiture pen alty Imposed by that section. Attorney-General Daiigherty ruled formally that In such cases the xhip whether a palatiul liner or a coastal trump, would bo liablo to seizure and sale by the govern ment. Secretary Mellon, however, Indicated that such drastic meas ures would nut be required effect ively to achieve'the purpose of the law and gave the impression that the penalties Imposed for the time Harington Advises Kemal Turks Ignore Pact Of Neutrality Tries to Save Veterinary Bill And Kills Cow 'UiLlwnORO, Oct. li. -Trying to save a veterinarian bill. Perry Lee, local dairyman, this afternoon killed a $160 Jersey cow when he attempted to rut a potato out uf the cow's throat wlih his pocket knife. Tho con had been turned Into the pota to patch to grave on tho vines, pulled up a totato and became choked. Tho cow was one of I he finest In his herd. The 28 business men and farmers, who have been through Eastern Carolina and to Bennettsvllle and Hartsvllle, H. C.i returning by way of Mon roe, Aberdeen and Fayetteville, studying the hull, weevil and di versified farming, returned to iilght and reported a pleasant trip. They had ampin oppor tunity for observing the activi ties of the boll weevil. Tho party left here Tuesday. CON C at least, would be conflsed to seiz ure of the Illicit cargoer and lm posure of fines, Report from "arls that French an1 Ri''1m4 shlrAinr interests uere prepaiftiaj tirtf l.Alat oilier sultk to test tile validity of th llquor.on ships ruling were welcomed at the department of Justice ss offering additional hope of a speedy de termination of the Issue fn csse'th Cunard Line's suit should prove de fective In some technical element. Officials here were under th Im pression that the "real Vourt fight" would be made upon the question of whether the Volstead Act In fringed upon th rights of friendly nations and if so, whether an act of Congress which had such ef fect was Constitutional. Kiimpndercd Liquors Wffl Ho Returned in order to remove as far as possible the discrimination operat ing against American ships aa a re sult of the extension to October 14 of the ban against entrance Into American waters of foreign liquor carriers, Secretary Mellcn Issued Instructions today that ships which have voluntarily surrendered their liquor stocks, but which are sched uled to sail on or before Saturday would be allowed to regain such stores. No sales will be permitted, however, on American vessels any where or on foreign ships within i American territorial waters, subse- lClHr Ttlt Jiro OF CONFERENCE TO BE PRESSED Next Peace Gathering Will Require Two or Three Months' Session. CAPITULATIONS TO BE BIG QUESTION Bishop Cannon Says Time ' uere for Christians to End Atrocities; Co.VSTANTlNOPLK. Oct. 1!. -(Hy Tho Associated Press.) Ftour thousand Turks crossed th newlv defined boundary t Alran. north of Darljch. on tho Ismld Peninsula, this morning and advanced some miles to Tepeeuran, (TeepermaT.) General Harington sent an airplane to warn the offending commander against trespassing on the neutral zones. The British general also tel- Krapherl Ismet Pasha and IMust apha Kemal Pasha, calling atten tion to the breach of the Mudanla armistice convention. Lleutcnant-Qenera! glr Charles Harington the British commsn-. der-ln-chlef here, will press the , Allied powers for an early conven ing of the Yace conference which will be the most Important council of world powers sine Versailles, It Is expected the deliberations will " requlr from two to three months as the questions fori decision are the widest Importance, Including the vital lntereat of all of Europe , and will likely Involve many mat ters entirely outside the Near East, The AUlod authorities her will op pose the selection of Smyrna or of Constantinople for th plao ot th meeting. , Th Allied representatives will nrobablv suggest Bern. Zurich or Geneva, all ot them cities free from objections and comparatively near at hand. Th conference will vital ly interest all th treat nations of th world. Besides Great Britain. and (Donsldra.tlon befor itwrr log fnce, Italy, and Japan, th gath- - determination to Vw(j2rM'Q(' Vu roiva u . my wnere n is wtwi i r- wvntiof,. ..oL iiih TRINITY RECTOR EPTS CULL OF LLE N Rev. Willis G. Clark After Valued Service Leaves About December 1. Itev. Willis a. Clark, Rector of Trinity Kpiscopal Church and on ot the most beloved ministers of the city has accepted a call to he roine Hector ' of Christ Churoh, Nashville, Tenn., announcing this decision to th Vestry of his church at the regular monthly meeting last night. Rev, Mr, Clark received th call to the Tennwse churcH while he was attendl vlhe General Con vention of "t.TsKplscopal Church, at Portland, Oregon, and has given over thirty days of careful thought specleu hr all with. vh traujrrrl if) b course, Rusiu come'n contact. 1 FrtxucUoiM of Christiana "WW M OA) of Alms The .ministry of Kev, Mr. Clark has extended from beyond th sphere of hi own church and 'has been recognized throughout ail Western North Carolina .as that of a minister who loves, ;not only the members of Trinity cnurcn, but all people, regardless of their denominational i convictions. At areeent serving as President of th Asneviu notary tiuo, n has endeared himself to th heart of every business man of th cay and his Influence as a leader has been recognized and his person ality has led him Into taking part In all activities to maae noviu a larger and better city. Th motto of Rotary Is "Servic Above Belt." Rev. Mr. Clark has Dortraved this motto as well as any member has ever taken a part In the International urganizaiion. Christ Church, to which he has accepted the call, presented' him at Portland by Bishop Gailor, of Tennessee, and a prominent mem ber of the Nashville bar on benair of the Nashville parish, has 1,414 communicants and is the largest CMHM.es i raff zvfi James Mills, church sexLon, and husband of the slain choir singer. was questioned briefly at Prosecu tor Strieker's omee again this aft ernoon, the natute of the ques tions -asked 'him could not be learned. State detectives, who have be come increasingly active on the case, let It be known that one of the theories now entertained Is that the siayings were reported by a part. of four three men and one woman who traveled In two aulomobll.es. Witnesses, told soon after the slaylngs were discover ed of hearing shots aid screams In th vicinity of the Phillips farm and ot seeing two automobiles .dash down the road toward New Brunswick, Unconfirmed "reports reached lKre from Philadelphia today that the gold watch removed from the nilnlsier's pocket had been found In a Philadelphia pawn shop. Authorities made inquiries by leng distance telephone and were Informed lhat a" gold watch had fhown up In a mysterious manner In a pawn shop there, but that there rwas nothing to connect it with "Mrs. Hall. Detective Collins went to Philadelphia to check up on th watch and also to seek further inforarsrtlon from the dye ing and cleaning firm which did Mrs. Hall's worjt. The blow up of the esse against Hayes came as suddenly as did his arrest last Monday, after Schneider had signed a atement aerifjlng blm of the double slaying- fechnelder suffered a nervous Cexiaws m rn rVfl Mrs. Holt Of Rocky Mount To Head State U. D. C. For Year Election One of Hardest Fought in Annals Daugh ters Decry Term "Civil War" Much Business Remains to Be Transacted at Wilmington. rivmeHCnn Interest will center in thearraitementa for wntlnuatlon . of commercial agreements and the so-called capitulation u mil a.- protBctlon of the Christian minori ties and the right of religious and educational missionarle to carry on thel work. Th United States occupies a predominant position throughout the Near East In all ; miLtinnat. humanitarian! mis sionary and relief activities, and the ' security of thes institutions w,n their property investments of more than ten million dollars must b guaranteed. 1 Perhaps "the most Important,, question bofors th conference will be that of capitulations, which are treaties covering th rights of for elgwfers In Turkey and providing for their government under th" Iah nf their own country Instead of the Turkish laws and trial by their own consular courts instead of by Turkish tribunals. s MRS. L. K. I'lSITEIl lutrntt ItniirrapntaUvo) WILMINGTON. Oct. 12. Chief In Interest of today's proceedings nf the convention of the unitea Daughters of the Confederacy was the election of orricers. r?iait1t wnre ns follows! President. Mrs. H. P. Holt, of Rocky Mount; first vice-president, Mrs. L. E. Sprunt. Wilmington; ..rnnil vice-nresldent. Mrs. V. C nnilman. Washington; recorainu s.-rretarv. Miss Alary itenaersun, s.!,lihnrv: corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. H. Goode, KoeKy mount; treasurer, Mrs. K. untie, niaw- boro; registrar, Mrs. uoipn i . t i-'i-ahnm- h stnrlan. Mrs. r. r. itnthrnnk. Mt. Airy; recorder oi rrosnes. Mrs, Henry i,onnon. Raleigh; chaplain. Mrs. K. F. Ueld, Lenoir: director of chll'iren s rnap ters, Mrs. Charles S. Wallace, Morehead City. The election was the bitterest contested ever known In the an nals of the division and much sec tional feeling pervades. Interest ing among the resorts mad this morning was that of Mrs. Allison Hodges, chairman of North Caro lina's room In the . Confederate Museum at Richmond. Mrs. Hodges stated that oVer 12,uno visltors-1 went to the historic point In in terest last year. A motion carried depreciating the terms "Lost Cause" or "Civil War so often used when re ferring to th War Between the States. The action taken request ed that newspapers of the State be asked to us the latter term In stead of the two former ones which misnomers. -Mrs. Marshall Williams, of Fal- snn. presented the plan to place a North Carolina monument at that spot on the Gettysburg! battle- Id to which North Carolina s troops forged farthest. About 3.000 has been raised by North Carolina's dsughter for this pur pose1 and after Mrs. Williams' stirring presentation thlf morning plans for Increased contributions were renewed impetus. An Interesting fact brought out In today's reports was that a cer tificate of membership was recent ly Issued for Lady Nancy Astor, of London, who made application to be a member of a chapter of Uni ted Daughters of the Confederacy In her native Htate. Virginia. Mrs. 14 F. Keld of Lenoir, chaplain of the division, presided over the annual memorial exer cises today at 12 o'clock. A' tribute to General James I. Metts, of Wil mington, commander of the North Carolina division of Confederate veterans, who passed away last year, was paid by Mrs. Cuthbert Martin, of this city, a life-long friend. Captain Henry Logan Rlg gins( of WInston-S&Iem, who pass ed Sway recently and who was the only gentleman to ever hold the honorary member of the North Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, was eulogized In a beautiful memoir. Impressive to a marked degree was the picture of the aged and venerable General William A. Smith, who stood at attention In the audience while a tribute was being paid to Mrs. Charlotte Ben nett Dunlap, of Wadesboro, who was termed one of the strongest women ot tne conreaerscy. The tribute to Mrs. William A. Paisley, founder of th North Carolina division, was paid by Mrs. A. M. Waddell, of Wilmington, who spoke most feelingly of her girlhood friend. The most Im pressive minute of memorial hour was when 12 young girls, members of th Children ft the Confederacy, bora in exquisite floral offerings to he placed later on the graves of those in whose memory the service was held. The most enjoysbl courtesy yet extended was an oyster roast at Wrightsvllls Beach today at 1 o'clock, given through the courtesy; WAR ZONE PICTUIIKD . NORFOLK, Va Uf. 12 Pic turing tho war lone of th Near p'nai a shambles of fire, minder and desolation where thousands of Innocent Christians hav been wantonly slain by barbarous Turk ish soldiers, Bishop James Cannon, Jr., ot Jllrmlngham, Ala., address ing the 140th annual conference ot th Methodist Episcopal Church of Virginia, this afternoon declared th hour has Htruck for Chris- , tian nations to put an end to further Moslem atrocities. ' Deploring what he termed the "neutral" attitude of the great powers he advocated calling a conference of the Christian nations , nf tho world to suppress further u,.tivitiit of the Turkish forces un der Mustapha Kemal Pasha He said the vainglorious attitude re cently assumed by Turkish leaders when their lorces tnreaieneu to- -so-called neutral zones established by the Allies in t'e Constantinople urea, was a "disgrace to the Chris tian world." While not an advocate of war, he declared he would use every means In his power In urging the United States government to entei a strong protest-against further atrocities and to throw Its strong est moral support against lurther activities of the Turkish troops. Telling of the wretchedness of the thousands of Greek and Armenian refugees and relating numerous tales of massacre told him by sur vivors of the Smyrna horror, he said: ... "It Is a catastrophe such as the world hs not seen, even in the pagan ases." PROMINENT CHARIATTTE CITIitK!M . t'oAIUAil l K. yxi. u. -. r.. . in. n' triiauhrth Avenue, a proinl- n.ni eltlsen. Is deal as the result ol drinking carbolic acid. He was found In Independence I'srK several ncir after taking the deadly dose. Im pression over hs.l health Is attributed as th cause of his taking the prison. He ha a wife and younr dauenter. Miss Louise WIH.Ins. The family cam her from Ifork, S. C. The firm of J. II. titter nd Ortn panv has offered to hay every halt of cotton produced In Mecklenhur County this sea.Hon on the bal of paying S pr ee it of Its value on th date nf delivery ind-.eerrvlrwr th commodity un'il such a resonb tlm aa th growers mlirbt desire f Mil nuirlsht. n them th re mainder then and without bsvlnf- charget them for innurance, welsjf warahniistng and any other. Inc ala usually aocrmipanying th J of borrowing agalntt stored co' r
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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