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THE WEATHER
. WASHINGTON, Oet. 13. Pereeast
for Nerth Carellnat Cloudy and
wirmir Saturday, fellewed by ehow.
ra Saturday nignj and aunsay.
EFF
TO
EXP
GE PARTI
RATE TEST
y
Traffic Association Would
Wipe Out Testimony
From Commissioners.
EASTMAN'S RULING
IS APPEALED FROM
Efforts Not to Be Halted
to Secure Rate Reduc
tions in State.
AVhIH member ot (ho North
Carolina Corporation Commission
lire silent In regard to the effort
of the Nonh Carolina Trsmc As
nidation to have a large portion
of their testimony stricken Trom
he recorda of the rate Investiga
rlon of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, representatives atate
they will not. halt their efforts to
secure rate reductions to North
Carolina points from the whole of
Central Freight Association tern
l.i-y.
Members of the Corporation
Commission are confident they
have laid the foundation for these
reductions In their efforts to hav
rates to North Carolina points
made with relation to the level of
rates applying; over the trunk lines
to Virginia gateways, rather than
iiv more circuitous routes over
higher rated territory.
In overruling; a motion of J. S.
Griffin, attorney for the Traffic As
sociation, asking that a large por
tion of the testimony of the State
Commission be stricken from the
records as Irrelevant, wnicn was
the feature ot the session yester
day morning. Joseph B. fc-astman,
member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, In charge of
the nresent investigation, stated
that the Association could appeal
the Commerce commission 11
they arc not satisfied witn nis
ruling.
J. S. GrifTin, attorney for the
Association, gave notice of appeal
to the interstate uommerco um
mlsslop, when he filed an excep
tion to the ruling of the Com-
nissloner.
Mr. Griffin stated last night that
the North Carolina Traffic Asso
ciation is contending for the same
rates to North Carolina as are In
effect in Virginia cities, and that
he State has nothing in common
with the Southeast, or tne pro
posals of . the Southern Traffic
League, and should be excluded
from this hearing and the sltua-
nn in tnis Htaie COHBIUBIou I"
separate and Independent-hearing.
rFi,u.ianilnitlon of -Wr'-eO.
Womble, rate expert loathe Cor-
IDE
Jfjjtyli atsssj 'W-ti the nof le.t4ttl
i IT Afflo Association ' 'attorney fcvaa
' J ". wln J continued this moro-
M "commissioner Eastman- left"r4
i fin ay aaoiuuui. - , , ,
- . i ivu MnAntnv will
una tne nnnj ui .
lie presided over by Commlssion
r, Forward. Virginia; Patterson,
Alabama; Perry, Georgia, and
tftirr, of Florida.
Mr. Grlffln contends that a large
portion ot the testimony of B. G.
Urown. presented at Atlanta, as
well as a share of the testimony
of L. JSi. Ollphant, representln
larrlers in The Central Freight
Association, should also he strlck-f-n
from the records.
He quoted a portion of the in-
fHri" 'Ml
State Body Supports Plan
to Make Fort Fisher a
National Park.
(MllS. u E. FISHER)
(Staff Correspondent)
WILMINGTON. Oct. IS. Ac
( opting an Invitation to meet in
Greensboro next year tn u..
th. confederacy rushed
through a busy closing session this
morning and brougni mo iwf
firth annual convention to a close
lit 1 o'clock. A resolution was
passed which will establish per
manent headquarters at tne koo-
rt E. Lee Hotel. winston-oniom,
,'entlons on years wnen no
ns for the gathering are
i.
The main feature oi im t-iuaius
Anion was an address oy ur.
Ienry Louis Smith, President of
: Washington and Les university, in
which ho explained circumstances
leading up to the controversy In
regard to enlarging the little Lee
Chapel at Lexington, Va., making
It a wonderful memorial worthy
of the South's great chieftain.
After Dr. Smith's address- the
Daughters went on record aa re
affirming the action of the general
convention whereby all the aivis
Ions will Join In concert in raising
iunds lor the memorial.
Mrs. Felix Harvey, of Klnston,
State Chairman, announced that
North Carolina's Maury fund had
been completed, $800 having been
raised by the general organization
After hearing a formal request
trom captain A. D. Williams, or
Wilmington, resolutions were pass
ed to co-operate with him in ap
peal) to Congress to' make Fort
Fisher a National Park.
. On account of lack of time the
iormai reading of the chapter re
Ports was eliminated and all re
ports were turntfd In for, publlca-
ivn in mo minutes. -
Reports Of the condensed work
of the 1 districts of the division
U. 0.- C. CHOOSE
GREENSBORO FOR
NEXT CONVENTION
yvere read, that of the Fourteenth
JDistrlct, Mrs. Charles 8. Wallace,
f Morehead City, director, was
Vstrd"d th Pr'X " beln" ,he
PaWnc resolutions thanking
mington lor the many cour
ses of the week, giving a rising
"He of appreciation for the retlr
IJ President. Mrs. Thomas W.
jviison, the gavel was turned
4- P. Holt, who introduced her
vr to the new President, Mrs.
ly elected official family for
fhs insula year.
ESTABLISHED 1868.
Maintenance
Name Head
New Working Conditions
Strikes Must Be Stopped, Says Pennsylvania Rail
road Official, if "Rights of People" to Unin
terrupted Service
DETROIT. Oct. 13. (By the
Associated Press.) Overthrow of
K. K. Orable, of Detroit, as Grand
President of the International
Hrotherhpod of Maintenance of
Way Employes and Hallway Shop
Laborers and announcement by his
successor, F. L. Josdal, of Dau
phin. Manitoba, that a new de
mand "for Improved working con
ditions and a living wage" would
be made by the organization upon
the United States Hallway Labor
Board marked today's session of
the Brotherhood's triennial con
vention here. President Orable,
credited with having recently
averted a strike of the 400,000
railway maintenance men after
they had voted-"overwhelmingly in
favor of Joining the shopmen's
walk out, was defeated by more
than 3.000 votes out of a total of
approximately 86.000.
The new President and other of
ficers probably will be Installed
early next week. In a statement
made through his personal rep
resentative, Frank Finnson, of
Detroit, the President-elect de
clared his opposition to a future
strike, but announced that "the
union membership might be pre
pared to walk out If improved
working Conditions and adequate
wage increases were not forthcom
ing." " Mr. F. L. Josdal, it was an
nounced by his representative, is
prepared Immediately upon as
suming office to make an appeal
Ltf) the labor board "setting forth
the needs of the maintenance men
for higher, wages and improved
working conditions," and "that
the organization is prepared to
prove to the public as well as to
the board the Justice ot our de
mands." Elmer E. Milllman, of Mount
Morris, New York, was elected
Secretary of the Brotherhood, de
feating 8. J. Pegg, of Detroit, in
cumbent.
Ballots were cast today for
Vice-Presidents and members of
the Executive Board. The results
are expected to be made known to
morrow. CLEVELAND, Oct. 13. (By
The Associated Press) Railroad
labor must surrender the right to
strike If the railroad situation is
to be stabilised, and the "rights of
BEST- A VA I L A B L E
ADVISE ONlTEBiOF DUAL
Noted Experts and State
Board of Health Head
to Be Consulted.
Decision to call Into consultation
two ot the most distinguished hy
draulic engineers of the present
day in America, together with the
head of the State Board of Health
In order to arrive at a final con
clusion In regard to enlargement
ot Asheville'a water supply, was
reached yesterday afternoon when,
at a Joint meeting of the City
Planning Commission and the
City Commissioners, R. J. Sher
rill, Commissioner of Public Works
was authorized to secure the ser
vices of John R. Freeman, Provi
dence, R. I., W. S. Lee, Charlotte,
and Dr. W. S. Rankin, Raleigh.
Both engineers have already
been requested by telegraph to
notify City officials when theynay
be expected to take up this work,
and Dr. Rankin will be seen per
sonally by' Charles E. Waddell,
consulting engineer of Ashevllle,
who recently prepared studies
upon the water supply. It is the
desire of the Planning Commission
and City Board that these experts
adopt, revise, modify or abandon
the plans of Mr. Waddell as- they
may see fit. '
The report of the local engineer
in brief, outlined a plan of devel
opment extending over period of
20 years or even longer, compris
ing impounding reservoirs on Bee
Tree, North Fork, additional pips
lines from North Fork and ulti
mately development of the Pisgah
National Forest. Thee report rec
ommended that the City proceed
In the order given, beginning with
the Bee Tree reservoir, to cost an
estimated one-half million and
which, according to Mr. Waddoll's
estimate, win supply tne t;uy ior
about Ave years at the present rate
of growth.
Would Completely Vse Present
lS-Imch Pipe line.
He particularly points out that
such a reservoir will utilize to Its
full capacity the 16-inch main
which has already been laid from
Bee Tree at a cost of $349,000,
but which is never filled during
the dry season and therefore is
not making use of the total Invest,
ment.
The last source to draw upon, ne
feels, is the Pisgah Forest area,
which will be lumbered and on
which workmen's, camps and rail
roads are to be maintainea limn
1832 with en additional two years
to clean up and remove equipment.
The proposed Pisgah system, he
estimates, will, cost 18.700,000 ar.d
will necessitate pumping the water
but will provide 20,000,000 gal
lons, or lour times the present
supply.
In this connection It is of in
terest to note that Mr. Freeman
was called upon years ago to ad
vise upon Asheville's water supply,-..
- -
To quote Mr. Waddell's report: "In
1W)1 John R. Freeman. Consulting
Rniliar. Providence. Rhode Island.
now President of the American 8o-Mt-w
nf Civil Knaineers. made stir
rers for Maraden J. Perry and R. 8.
Howland for an Unproved water sup
ply for the city and at that-time
located, surveyed and estimated the
eost of Impounding reservoirs - In
North Fork and Bee Tree. I have
examined the sites he selected on
North Fork and adopted his findings.
Mr. Freeman also made surveys on
Bee Tree, but tn the light of 20 years
adraaoe la dam construction I hare
THE ASHE VILLE
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH
Of Way Men
Who Will Ask
to Be Secured.
the peoule" to uninterrupted trans
portation service permanently se
cured. Klisha J" Lee, Vice-President
of the Pennsylvania lines, de
clared in an address tonight at the
annual banquet of the American
Mining Congress.
"I am not prepared to say. at
the present time," Mr. I.ee said,
"that we should go to the length
of absolutely forbidding railroad
strikes by specific statutes. Nor
would I attempt otherwise to lay
down any particular method by
which acceptance of this basically
correct principle may be brought
abotit.
"I am only sure of one thing,
and that Is that It must be ac
complished In some way If the rail
road labor situation is to be
stabilised."
Mr. Lee described the Pennsyl
vania's system of labor relations
which brought it Into conflict with
the Railroad Labor Board this
year.
He alBo quoted with approval, a
recent statement of W. G. Lee.
President of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, saying that
"this whole business of railway la
bor got too big for any one man
or few men to handle. It Is load
ed with dynamite for the country
as well as for ourselves and the
executives."
With these observations Klisha
Lee continued. "I heartily concur."
"Railroad management has the
social duty of effecting a revival
among working forces of the spirit
of ambition, enterprise and social
progress. I wish we could return
to the condition which existed In
the days when every man enter
ing the ranks thought that he had
a chahce to become president of
his company and that he should
work for that Job if he had It in
him or at any rate for the best
position which his abilities could
win."
Mr. Lee declared one of the pub
He's rights was transportation at a
reasonable coat and that this en
tailed on the part of railway man
agement resistance against "ex
pensive wage scales and unreason
able working conditions."
Excessive demands on the part
of labor, Mr. Lee asserted, con
stituted questions not between la
bor and capital, but between rail
way laboiNrnd the public.
I SPEED - - IS
T
Counsel States Mrs. Hall
and Family Cannot Be
Silent on Rumors.
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J. Oct.
13 Asserting that Mrs. Florence
Stevens Hall and her family oah
not longer be, silent regarding the
flood of false rumors centered up
on them in the double murder of
the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and
Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills,
Timothy N. Pfeiffer. Mrs. Hall's
attorney, tonight requested Gov
ernor Edwards to place the lnves
tigatlon exclusively In the hands
of a competent, fearless officer of
the State. The lawyer made pub
lic "a letter to the Governor criti
cising severely the tactics of tne
present county investigators and
the conflict between them.
"The atmosphere of New Bruns
wick is charged with every sort
of rumor that political pressure,
money and official prestige have
been made use of by Mrs. Hall and
her family to hinder and delay
the administration of justice in
this case," Pfeiffer wrote. "In
the mind of the public. Mrs. Hall
Is held responsible for the present.
Impossible condition of affairs. In
truth, It is due to the bungling j
stupidity or the officials of these
two counties and now the evidence
Is unmistakable that the author!
ties of the one county are af odds
with the authorities of the other
county with the efforts of the State
troopers, standing between the two
rendered abortive.
The attorney told the Governor
that further silence on the part of
the Slain rector's widow and her
family would possibly be con
strued by many as an admission
of the false accusations leveled
against them.
The letter said that If "the in
vestigation Is to continue In the
hands of ornclals who cause an
arrest for murder upon the accu
sation of an admittedly irresponsi
ble nerson and then state thev are
not Interested in whether the hcA
cusatlon is or Is not true, then
Mm. Hall nor any one else is free
from the menace of official hys
teria and tyranny.
The appeal to the Governor was
given out fitter a iamny comer-
enre at the home of Mrs. Hall
lasting over one hour. It followed
unofficial reports today that the
investigating authorities intended
again to question the rector's
widow. She was said to be In poor
health, but her condition was not
considered serious. It could not
be learned whether Mrs. Hall
would positively , be , examined
again, but It wss said there was
still a probability she might be
asked a few questions tomorrow.
REDCCTIOW OF RATF.S
OX STEF-Ii IS SOUGHT
KNOX VILLE, Tenn., Oct.
Reduction of freight rates on Iron
and steel articles from the Pitts
burgh territory to Knoxvllle was
asked today In a hearing held ere
before Examiner McOrath ofHne
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Much oi the evidence In the case
has been amassed by the Knox
vllle trsflle bureau.
A delegation from Chattanooga
also wss ready to present that
city's case for lowsr rates. '
SOU
li lt n lLF 1 , 1 1 1 ft
II III II H I I I III II
MURDER
ASHEVILLE, N. C., SAIURPAY
ECONOMIC USE OE
! POWER URGED
ENG
HIE
R
Steam Plant Entirely Out
of Commission When
Bearings Burn Out.
HYDRO-ELECTRICAL
SUPPLY IS LOW
Part to Repair Engine Is
Being Rushed South
by Express.
With the supply of power from
the steam plant of the North Cnrri-
lina Electrical Power Company
entirely stopped as the result of
the burning out of bearings In the
steam turbine, and with the low
atage of the French Broad Hlver
and the consequent shortage in
hydro-electric power, Ashevllle
consumers can only be served by
practicing rigid economy in their
use of power, It was stateu Dy or
flcials last night.
The bearings In the turbine at
the Elk Mountain plant burned
out Just four days before the new
10.000 horse-power turbine is to
be placed In operation. Charles
K. Waddell. Consulting Engineer
fur the power company, stated
that the necessary repair part is
boing rushed to the city by express
and is scheduled to arrive on train
No. 31 at 11:16 o'clock this morn
infr and will be placed so that the
turbine can be again In use not
later than Sunday night. The re
pair part was rushed from Phila
delphia to Washington by special
messenger and turned over to the
Southern Express Company to as
sure quick delivery. ,
"Only by careful use can con
sumers hope to receive necessary
service," .asserted H. W. Plummer,
Vice-President and General Man
ager of the Ashevllle Power and
Light Company, who issued the
following statement:
"Owing to the low stage of the
French Broad River and the burn
ing out of bearings In the large
steam turbine of the North.' Caro
lina Electrical Pover Cohipany,
we are short of power.
"In the meantime, and especial
ly Saturday night, we ask that our
consumers confine their use of
current for lighting and power to
their absolute needs.
"Wo hope by this co-operation
to accomplish a conservation of
energy that will enable us to sup
ply all with service. In other
words, the power supply Is limit
ed until the steam unit la repair
ed,, by reason of the low stage of
the . rivex;.a.a,d, ,Us;,;c,a,r,efjul,aise only
can all of ouV consumers npe to
receive their necessary service, t.
given we.sim;ereiy jiops tout iwp
vice thus ajirtailed will be seffkal
ent for all necessary service."
Street car service is normal and
current is being supplied from the
steam plant of the Ashevllle Power
and Light Company, but service
for consumers is being supplied
from the Weaver and Marshall
plants of the North Carolina Elec
trical Power Company, which
owing to the low stage of the
French Broad". River, are produc
ing only abom one-third of the
normal supply. ' ' "
Manufacturlng'plant, depending
on the North Carolina Electrical
Power Company tor their supply,
have "had service completely cur
tailed and several hundred em
ployes are out of work. However,
It is believed that the steam unit
can be repaired so that plants can
start operation Monday morning.
HARDING MAY CALL
SPECIAL SESSION
WASHiNGTON, Oct. 13 Presi
dent Harding was declared today
by congressional leaders who have
recently conferred with him to be
disposed to call Congress in special
session about November 20.
ED
LARGE JUDGMENT
U. S. Representative at
Hague Says Tribunal
Exceeds Jurisdiction.
THE HAGUE, Oct. 13. (By the
Associated Fress.) Norway has
been awarded approximately $12,r
000,000 by the arbitration tribunal
f.'Mch for several months has been
considering the controversy be
tween the United States and Nor
way Involving claims growing out
of the requisitioning of Norwegian
vessels by the United States dur
ing the war. "
The award was made known to
day, and the American arbitrator.
Chandler P. Anderson, who did
not attend today's sitting, com
municated to the Secretary-Gen- j
eral of the tribunal and the agents j
or .-Norway and the Vr'.lti States
his opinion that the terms of sub
mission hsd been violated and that
the tribunal had exceeded its ju
risdiction as outlined by the spe
cial agreement under which the
shipping dispute was submitted to
arbitration.
Notice was served by William C.
Dennis, the American Govern
ment's agent, thst he reserved for
his Government all the rights
"arising (out of the plan and mani
fest departure of the award from
the terms of submission snd from
the essential error by which
it is invalidated."
The grounds on . which the
American arbitrator and agent
claimed the terms of submission
had been violated were not printed
to the tribunal, but It was said by
thoss conversant with the case
that one of the principal reasons
was the alleged disregard ot the
provisions ot The Ha .rue conven
tion of 17( requiring arbitrators
to state ths reasons for each one
made.
From the beginning of the
present trial, it was said thst both
sides to the arbitration, as wsll ss
ths tribunal Itself, agreed to be
bound by Ths Hag is convention.
NORWAY AWARD
AGAINST
AMERICA
MORNINGt OCTOBER 14,1
D
PUN
HOT WHIRL-WIND
E AT FINISH:
Senator Heflin, of Ala
bama, Speaks in Behalf
of Doughton for House.
DOUGHTON FAILS TO
SPEAK AT MEETING
Caldwell County Demo
crats Slate Sherrill for
Sheriff There.
WASHIMOTON St'PI.1
Til AIOJITIM.S t.-lTMf
fV H. S. f. .4.Yl
WASHINGTON, Oct. IS The
Democrats are preparing for a
brief whirl-wind campaign Just
before the election. In addition
to Senators Harrison, Caraway
and Walsh, of Massachusetts, they
will send out former Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo and Senator
Oscar L'nderwood. Former Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels and Sen
ators Simmons and Overman, of
North Carolina have been asked
to take a hand. Mr. Daniels may
have a number of dates hut Sen
ator Overman has a bad foot, iind
Senator Simmons Is geftlng a
miirh needed res. Mr. McAdoo
will speak In Colorado. Wyoming
and Montana, these states being
near his home in California.
HEFM V ADDRESSES TH I '.
DEMOCRATS OF KAIJSBl'RY
(SftHal Ctrmpmdrnn TU AtknilH Villtm I
SALISBURY, Oct. 13. Present
ed in a most gracious manner by
Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory, vice
chairman of the Rowan Camocrat
ic Executive Cominiitee and
daughter of Senator and Mrs. lye
S. Overman. Senator Thomas J.
Heflin, of Alabama, spoke to a
large gathering of voters in Salis
bury tonight. This was the flint
appearance of the Alabama Sena
tor in this part of North Carolina
and he was greeted with much en
thusiasm. Preceding his address,
Hon. Walter H. Woodson, vjhatr
rnan of the Rowan County Execu
tive Committee, made a ringing
speech for Democracy in which he
predicted a victory in this county
of 2,000 majority or more as
against 1,500 two years ago.
Senator Heflin spoke in his us
ual magnetic manner dealing with
national Issues as well as sta.e
matters. ' He devoted considerable
time to the splendid record of
Representative Bob Doughton from
the eighth district, and urged the
voters to send him back to Con
Kress. tt he Is how bettor fitted
for service than ever- before. He
prMfcf ad that the next Congress
will be Democratic and dclared
f hlrfc TSott DbUKhton ic-::
there to 'help make Claude Kltohln
Speaker, and assist in many other
measures of vital Importance lo
North, Carolina nd tne wnvie
country. He gave democracy a big
boost and his speech marked the
opening of one of the most ag
gressive campaigns In Rowan
County and his speech had a fine
effect on the crowd present.
Earlier In the evening Senator
Htflin was the guest of Senator
and Mrs. Lee S. Overman at din
ner at their hospitable . home in
this city. Senator Overman Is a
strong friend of Senator Heflin bul
was unable to get out tonight on
sccount of an injury to an ankle
sustained some weeks ago In
Washington. He is recovering
ricely however and Is able to be
up and about his home.
GIS SELF. OF HICKORY.
SPEAKS IS GREENSBORO
OREF.XSBORO, Oct. 13. For
mer Lieutenant Governor Rufus A.
Doughton. of Sparta; billed to
speak at Democratic rally here to
night, failed to show up and local
crators, assisted by Gus Self, Hick
ory attorney and Democratic wheal
--ConMmH f ton Ttf.1
T
STAYS
A
E GRANTED TO
Sfl
G LINES
Bars on Board Foreign
Ships Being Sealed as
Three Mile Zone Neared.
i
NEW YORK, Oct. 13. Federal
Judge jLearned Hand late today
Issued temporary Injunctions re
straining Federal Prohibition
Agents from molesting liquor on
noard the vessels of the British
owned White Star Line and the
American- owned United Ameri
can Line. v
The temporary stays were grant
ed until Tuesday when the two
new cases will be heard along with
the similar cass filed by the Inter
national Mercantile Marine and
the order requires Federal en-
forcemen agents to show cause
why they should not be restrained
trom molesting llauor on -ths 24
vessels of the Cunard and Anchor
lines.
The United American line
which wss represented by George
Adams Ellis, was required to fur
nish a bond to guarantee that liq
uor on board the steamship Reso
lute, leaving New York Tuesday,
would not be sold or consumed
until the vessel arrives at Ham
burg. The bond 'was double the
vslue of the liquor. Mr. Ellis
said he took action today in order
to get the matter before the
United States Supreme Court and
also to get the liquor on the Res
olute into a foreign port, to re
main there until a Supreme Court
decision finally settles the valid
ity of the Daugherty decision.
Vsn Vechten Veeder, of counsel
for ths White Star Una declared
he would come back to court "with
one or two" similar cases tomor
row. . He said the company was in
a quandry aa to what to do with
the large stock of liquor on bosrd
the Majestic, which is due to sail
from Liverpool Wednesday, and
that it wanted come guidance
from ths court in deciding how to
dispense of this stock. Three ves
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EMDCRATS
IV
MPORARY
PPM
CITIZEN
CAROLINA"
922
Turks A re Susceptible
To No Moral Influence
In Relations To World
i
Kemal Pasha's Real Hold Upon the Britons, Says
Simonds, Lies in Fact He Can Stage Bit
ter Contest With Them in Mesopotamia.
It) I HANK II. SIMONDS.
5-rwl Mr"fd'Hi. Ik Alktlllf t'ttilfn I
WASHINGTON. Oi t. 13. --Turkish
insistence upon Immediate oc
cupation of Thrace ought to create
little sitiprisc. There la nothing in
the past history of Turkish rel-lion.-t
with the (Ireut Powers to in
spire i-onrtdence on either side, ll
Is a fuel too that delay means grave
danger for there Is always the pos
sibility that public sentiment in
Christian countries may change or
that, for example, some atrocity on
the Turkish side may alter the
whole situation as It did In the
Bulgarian massacre times halt a
century ago.
Oreat Krltaln would be obviously
glad If any way could he found to
keep the Turk out of Europe.
Greece Is patontly mobilizing Jier
last reserves and can, If she is
permitted, make a fight for Thrace.
The crossing over of the Turkish
army Into Europe would be prac
tically impossible If the British
fleet were employed to prevent It.
Of course the real hold that
Kemal Pasha has upon the British
lies in the fact that he can, if It
comes to war, send troops into
Mesopotamia and compel the Brit
Is li to fight a long and difficult
campaign there. They would be
forced, too, to use white troops
because it would be out of the
question to make use of Indian
levies In a Mohammedan war.
The British Cabinet would mani
festly like to fight If it could rally
public sentiment, for otherwise the
loss of prestige must he terrific,
but public sentiment In Britain and
In the Dominions is manifestly
solidly against any such venture.
Nothing remains therefore except
to temporize and save face by
avoiding a quirk withdrawal, such
as would be Involved If the Turks
came to Constantinople and Thrace
Immediately.
Rut Kemal has the great advan
tage of knowing that the British
people are resolved not to light
and that Britain's allies, France
and Italy ao far from supporting
Britain are urging British with
drawal from Chanak and unmist
akably favoring Turkish raturn to
Europe without delay or conditions.
If he should force matters to ac
tual hostilities It Ms hard to be
lieve that the end would bo war,
given British public sentiment.
WARlTERANSDHOURTrMARTIAL
fStlfBSfNIIiiaGEfl
TO CONFER TODAY
Inter-Allied Body Hopes
to Take Steps at New
Orleans to End War.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 13 (By
the Associated Press) Twenty
three war torn soldiers from even
European nations reached here to
night, delegates to the convntlon
of the lnter-allled Veterans' Fed
eration, whlc hopens here tomor
row and guests ot the American
Legion. They came from England,
France, Serbia, Italy, Czocho-Slo
vnklu, Rumania and Belgium,
Most of them hare sacrificed
enough In war to incapacitate
them forever from active service
on the battlefield; from the snow
chid reaches of the Balkans to the
flat. Belgian river Scheldt these
men have seen war In Its grim
actuality, snd In defense of their
home lands, have lost eyes, arms,
legs, cheek bones, scalps and
health.
But it was evident when they
reached here tonight, that despite
their hardships and their sacrifices
they, had not forgotten how to
smile, and their expressions were
not those of men without hope.
They have come to the convention,
indeed with a. large hope that of
dolnsr something to end war.
Their uniforms laid aside, their
medals and military crosses or
seven monarchies and republlccs
pinned to civilian coats, the Inter
Allled veterans headed by Charles
Bertraud of France, smiled and
bowed their appreciation of the
welcome which awaited them upon
arrival.
Some of them those who were
able to walked beside their
American hosts.- One man. Major
J. B. B. Cohen, head of tne urit
ih delegation, rode in a wheeled
chair. He has lost both legs. An
other fall, gray haired Briton,
Captain Appleby, walked, guided
hv him vnunar daughter. He was
wholly blind. It was a small dele
gation, but impressive.
Ahead pf them. In the official
cavalcade, rode a mounted escort
of police; a band was blaring gay
music' aud a detschment of Boy
Scouts bore the flag tf the seven
nations behind these 23 men who
went to war. Some of the veter
ans could see the flags, and some
could not.
In the short parade through the
downtown streets of New Orleans,
wounded veterans rode In automo
biles. At the City Hall they were offi
cially welcomed by Mayor Andrew
McShane, of New Orleans.
Tomorrow, the veterans, who
stopped In Wsshlngton to leave a
wreath at the shrine of the Amer
ican Unknown Soldier, take up the
work of their convention. It Is
being held to Improve the condi
tion of veterans of ths great wsr
the world over, snd to do what It
any toward making the ideal of
universal )ige an actuality.
FIVE YEAR SFNTENCK
FOR DiUkK iu.vtt,ui
aii.ntiM. cvt li. On tbe the
recommendation of the trial judge
and solicitor and a nmbr of ettl-
ssn of McDowell ana nsnaereon
Counties. Governor Morrison today
communed to two years the live yaar
sentence of Ralph Drake, convlctsd in
McDowell county on a charge of se
duction. The os was presented by
Ireke's fsts-er. the Rev. T. A- Draks
of Easley, 8. C.
PRtCE HVE CENTS
There is a great deal of u'.k now
in the I'd I toil Stales about un in
tervention by this country, at least
by tlio exercise of moral Influence,
but of course moral Influence
would have no value In dealing
with the Turk. His capital and
his Sultan are In Allied hands us
lire the straits and the control of
the sea Is vested tn the British
fleet, yet these material advantages
itlveH the allies no basis for the
fxerclse of moral Influence. The
Turk oah threaten them all with
trouble In their Mohammedan pos
sessions. That Is why all are anxi
ous to avoid conflict.
The single thing that would be
possible for the United States In
the present situation would he tho
use of the army, the navy has no
value, save as it might cover an
expeditionary army. But we could
not send a fully equipped division
to Europe, that la 30,000 men and
K omuls victorious army very
fully equipped exceeds 100.000 in
strength. In the Oalllpoll adven
ture of the World War the Britiih
lost 100,000 lives. Anatolia alone,
hioreover. together with the Turk
ish Armenian territory is ns large
as Britain and France combined,
the country la terribly difficult to
operate In, so the military task of
an American army may easily be
conjectured.
What is going on now is, in a
measure, a gigantic gme oi bluff.
The British are endeavoring to
preserve a semblance of prestige
by hanging on and naming condi
tions under which they will event
ually get out, for they will have to
get out, as all London despatches
agree. The Turk Is just as eager
to exploit his victory to the full,
to humiliate the British as much
as possible, for he is technically
still at war with them. France and
Italy don't want war and don't
care a tuppence for British
prestige.
As to the moral involved In the
return of the Turk, one must recog
nize that it has no relation to the
policy -of any great power.. The
British who supported the Turk
for a full century against all Chris
tian comers, Russia and the Balkan
States alike, are now resolved to
blqck the Turk not because if any
change In Turkish nature or Brit
ish interest, but simply because the
ft-Mn-rS Ml ft tm
f
Two Face Trial While
Probe of Treatinent of
"Plebes" Qoes Forward.
avvaPOLIS. Md.. Oct. II. The
trial of two midshipmen of the
Senior class before a naval court
martial on charges of hating, and
the opening of the sessions Dy
Rr Admiral Henry B. Wilson,
Superintendent, were outstanding
developments of the haling situa
tion at the Naval Academy tonight
Denouncing the alleged acts ot
ths Seniors, especially In view of
the extensive liberty privileges ne
has granted them since he took
charge at the Naval School, Ad
miral Wilson reiterated his deter
mination to curtail these privileges
to a marked extent. The curtail
ment he said, would Include re
scinding permission previously
granted to the entire class to at
tend the Navy-Penn football game
at Philadelphia October 23.
Two members of the fourth class
are under treatment at ths Naval
Hospital as the result of the al
leged hazing escapades, Instead of
one. as at nrsi repot icu. nuiuu
Wilson refused to disclose the
names of the victims for the pres
ent He said he desirea la await
some information of the investlgat
inr bodv as to the extent to which
hating has been going on.
The offense Is alleged to have
been committed at one of the mess
tables In Bancroft itau a rew uays
ago when the "plebe" was com
pelled to eat his meal beneath the
table. Another "plebe" was put
through the" physical exercise
known as the "sixteenth" In acad
emy vernacular. This occurred In
one ot the sleeping rooms of Ban
croft Hall. ;
The "sixteenth" Is s form of set
ting up exorcise in which the new
midshipman is made to piece nis
hands upon his hiss and do a
unattinir and standing exercise.
Sometimes, it has been said, the
performance has been kept up un
til the candidate faints.
Hasinir is punishable by dls
missal from ths service. The of
fense as defined by the act of
Congress is any unauthorized as
sumption of authority-over or
molestation of a lower class man
bv an uDDer class man.
The board detailed by Admiral
Wilson to conduct a thorough in
vestigation of other reports of has-J
i i . . . . .. i .. it-
ing CU1IB1RI Ul UIIltliailUVK TV . n.
Vanauken, senior member; Com
mander K. 1. Washburn and Lieu
tenant-Commander V. .n. D. Breo
ton, Pr.
COVRT HAS STILLMAX V'
SI IT l.NDUK ADV1KKMF.XT
WHITE PLAINS. N. X., Oct. 11.
By The Associated - Press.)
Suprsms . Court Justice Mor-
schauser today took under advise
ment the form of a judgment iu
the Stillman divorce case, sub
mitted by counsel for Mrs. Anne
U. Stillman. the victor. The order
as presented following the decis
ion of Referee Daniel,!. Gleason
in affirming the legitimacy of Mrs.
Stillmsn's youngest child.- Guy-,
ami denying Jaea A. S.lllman,
wealthy banker, a divorce.
justice Morscnauser also reserv
ed decision on the matter of fees
for Referee) Gleason. -and for John
A. Maek. guardian ad litem of
bspjr
DAIN
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WATCH LABEL
n yeue esses. Renew yeur tub
aorlptlen five days Defer expiration.
GREEK FORGES
REFUSE 10 Oil 111
THRAGIAN AREA)
Tiirnna Olnaoi fA ffntiflicti
Than Any Time Before; ;
World War Declared. ;;
REPORT TURKISH i
TROOPS RETIRING ;
Russia Has 1,600,000 Men
Under Arms Concentrate
ed on Western Line, v
ADRIANOPLE, Oct. 13.-U
(By The Associated PreJ -The
Greek Third Army Corp
has refuted to obey orders to
evacuate Thrace. 1
ATHENS, Oct. 13.- (By
The Associated Press.) The
Greek government haa in
structed its high commissi oner
at Constantinople to sign aa
armistice with the Tunks,
Greece being under the neces
sity of yielding to the force of
circumstances. I
1IOBOKE.V, N. J.. Oct. II.
Kurope is closer to military con
flict tha,-i at any period imme
diately preceding the World War, 1
members of the International
Trade Commission of the Southern
Commercial Congress declared to
day upon their return on the Presi
dent Harding. ,
The commissioners stated their
ktudy ot conditions in al the
Kuropean countries c o n v 1 n ced
them that immediate solution ot
the various financial, economlo and
reparation problems Is necessary
to avoid disaster, v
Fourteen members of the com
mission headed by Dr. Clarence J.
Owen,, of Washington, DC, presi
dent of th congress, returned on
the President Harding. A report
of the commission's investigations
will be presented to the 16th com
mercial congress In Chicago, No
velhber 20-22.
( .
GEXERAfj KETTRKMEXT OF
TURKS AROUND CHANAK
CHANAK, Oct. II. (By The As
sociated Press.)--A general "-retirement
- of ths Turkish troops
from ths lmrjisdlata vicinity oJ
Chanak in in progress. , T
' A Chanak dispatch Thursday
announced sn advance of the
Turkish- forces towards the Brit
ish line,' against which ths
Ith commander protested as a vitfiSi
llstion pf ths armlatioe agreement.
. Turkish commander replvin
tendered h Iiad .not yet. receive. i
nottflcatfon f ths armistice bo I
Would give- orders for retirement
as soon such notice came.
RUSSIA TO HAVE MOST
- FAVORED NATION TflEATT
'-.TREAT!
ANGORA, Oot. 13. (By The
Associated Press.) Soviet Russia
will be given most favored nation
treatment in eastern Anatolia un
der s, commercial treaty soon' to
be concluded by the Turkish na
tionalists and the Moscow Govern
ment, it is officially announced.;
BIO RUSSIA V ARMY IS
OS WESTERN BORDER
WARSAW, Oct. II. (By Tht
Associated Press.) Russia, hat
1. SOU, 000 men under arms, -mainly
concentrated along the western ,
frontier from the Baltlo to the
Black Sea, while the Baltio status
have only 120.000 men under their
colors, and Poland 260,000, ac- .
cording to figures compiled here.
These figures, it is stated, have
been brought out in connection V
with the present conference of
representatives of the Baltic states
and Poland in Reval In prepara
tion for taking part in the Moscow
-If mriMi . . --. , .
NEW NAVAL PACT
EFFEGT YEMENI
ALL PARTOIGH
No Dispositidn to Hurry
Treaty up for Those Al
ready Ratifying It.
Washington Oct. 11. in
view of published suggestions that
the five-power naval limitation
treaty negotiated during the Wash
ington conference might be made
effective Immediately as between
Great Britain, the United States
and Japan, the three powers which
have ratified It. it was pointed out
here today that.,. the part Itself
specifically states that it is to be- '
come effective when all five pow
ers have duly exchanged ratlfica
tion .
There It no "reason to believe
thst the Amerlcsn government v
would favor or sees any necessity
for negotiating a preliminary
three-power agreement making the
terms of the pact effective prior '
to ratification by France and Italy,
even though such a step would be
possible through a three-power
protocol.
When France plans to complete .
ratification of the five-power pact
is not known but inasmuch as it '
was clearly Indicated by tbe '
French delegates here durlnr -th
conference that France had no In
tention nor need for building
naval armament up to the tonnage
limits permitted farther in the
pact there is a strons feellna- ih.r
French ratification is' to be ex
pected in due course and that
nothing could be gained by a pre-Hminary-'
three-power understand-'
Apparently the Washington gov
ernment is not disposed to press
for action on completion of the
five-power pact, even though it
faces soma embarrassment lu the
preparation ot Its naval budget
for th coming fiscal year without
having definite knowledge aa to
what thouid be provided tor the
navy.