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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 15, 1922.
1940 PER ANNUM
SMYRNA BURNED BY TURKS AND
MANY ATROCITIES COMMITTED ON
FOREIGN CONSULS AND RESIDENTS
PENN. R. R CLERKS
PLAN NEW STRIKE,
EFFORTS UNDER WAY
TO AVERT WALK OUT
Government Agents Meet Un
ion Leaders in Hurried Con
ference to Prevent Stoppage
Of Work On This System—
Union Leaders Meet Tonight
(By A.aoci.t.d Prei.l
Wu.k!tigton, D. C. t Sept. 15.—Itepre.
’ I Hen tat Ives of the brotherhood ot|
(By A.aoci.t.d IT...! .troyer which bin Hrrived at Plmmix,! derlta decided at a oonlerence today
Smyrna, Sept. 15.-A lire which report, that the Turk, enter-! wl,h officials o( the Labor Department
.tarted In the Armenian qnartm ol ed Brduh ,„ Smyrnl ; to use their influence at the meeting
and murdered the official who wns as-j fn Newark. N. J., to prevent a walk-
aemblfng the archives, says a Reuter 1 out which would Involve six thousand
dispatch from Athens. Poatmaeter! men on the Pennsylvania system. i
City Will Be Total Loss, it is Stated in Preliminary Dis
patches,—British Consul Was Killed. — American Col
lege Girls Taken From Schools and Mistreated and Fire
Used to Cover Serious Depredations,—Thousands Said]
To Have Been Slain.—Britain Warns Kemalists. I
SOVIETS WILL
TO CONFERENCE WITH
THE UNITED STATES
No Place Has Been Definitely
Set But Plans Are Laid for
Discussion of Technical Af
fairs Between the Two Gov
ernments*
Moscow? Sept° 15.-'*
Smyrna early yesterday afternoon
had spread this morning to the Turk
ish sections and *vas making rapid
headway. The entire European sec
tions are in ashes and countless thous
ands are homeless. Fourteen natural
ized Americans are missing but, all of
is believed to have escaped
ship.
Among the Turkish outrages, was
the carrying off of many girls, pupils
of the American Olrls’ College, it is
alleged.
The Creeks believe the fires wer
set by the Turks to conceal traces c
tbelr alleged misdeeds.
A considerable share of the propel
vuo «•« »uvy*iui, ««.»- joss from fire, the total of which ii
thin, have bean mannered In the city ... ...
by the Turks before the fire swept
the Armenian and other areas, it la
charged.
hich la
ildered a reply to the unofficial
qulry of the United States as to wheth
er an American technical comtni
would he welcomed in Russia, i
that Soviet Russia ‘ is ready to
Wilkinson, also Is reported to have! HURRIED CONFERENCE into .official preliminary negotiations
been murdered as well as other Kng i TO AVERT WALKOUT for fne re establishment of officii
lishmen. Consul General Harry Lamb, Washington. D. C.. Sept. 16.—a hur- latlons with an American delegation
the American born have been account-
The American consulate was locat
ed In the burned area, Consul Gener
al George Hortou and his atafT left
«s the flamea swept toward the build
ing, taking with them the official cod
es and funds, and most of the import
ant records and documents. |
i to two tnousand Chris-
CONSTANTINOPLE TOOAY
Constantinople, Sept. 16.—The
estimated by the Greeks
lion francs, which is about 176,000.000
. the exchange rate, will fall upon
! American firms.
WILL SEND STRONG WARNING !
TO TURK ARMY COMMANDER TURK NATIONALISTS NEAR
London, Sept. 16.—One of the pos
sible immediate results of this after-
-noon's British cabinet meeting, it is Turkish Nationalist army is now with-
believed, la that Muatapha Kemal In 36 miles of Constantinople. The
Pasha, wll be informed that he will bo . population is in a state a,' ner
met not only by British troops and tension, and the entire city Is
British ships, but by a Jugo-Slav army with rumors about Mustapha Kt
if he attempts to occupy Constantino- Pasha's designs on the capital,
pie and cross the Straits of the Darda- dosto and other ports on the Sea of
nelles. i Marmora are choked with refugees,
* and hundreds are dying before they
BRITISH ADMIRAL WARNS can be landed.
TU&KS TO STOP MA8SACRE8
London. Sept. 16—The admiral com- VICTIM8 OF MASSACRE LYING
mandfng the British squadron at ABOUT IN STREETS OF SMYRNA
Symrna has warned the Turkish au-
thorities that if the massacres are »*>*. 15--Hundred. of bod-
continued, the Turkish quarters will leK of of tL ® Turkish masHa-
be bombarded, says an Exchange Tele- cre in Sn,yrna were ,y,nK ln ,he
graph Company dispatch from Athene, "reet. of the city when the British
ried conference between official-, ofj appointed for this purpose.’’
the Department of Labor ar.d tho| The note which was sent by foreign
general chairman of the brothers odj minister Tchltcberin to Berlin for de
clerks and other labor leaders, was' livery to American ambassador Hough-
held today at the Labor departmental ton suggests that preliminary negotla-
iu an effort to avert the atriki of lions might be held in the United
such employes on the eutlre Pennsyl- States, Russia or some other country'
vanta system.
Nearly 150 grievance
Pennsylvania system w
have been explained by
fleers to acting secretary of labor
Henning, and Hugh L. Kerwln, Con
ciliation Bureau chief.
The union's Inclination <
strike came as a surprise
ent officials.
The Eastern division of brotherhood
officials will meet tonight In Newark
1o decide the strike call.
HBI1I9JK
ITS SIZE 1TEILLY
Will Buy One Hundred Acres
At Once for the Purpose of
Enlarging Scope to Take in
A Thousand Students at the
Next Term.
<H,
Macon, Ga., Sept. 15.-AAt a meeting
hospital ship Maine .left there with of th * trU8tees of the W « lle > r » n Co, ‘
BRITISH OFFICIALS REPORTED over 400 refugees aboard, it was stat-l le * e for womeu yesterday, the imme-
MURDERED AT SMYRNA e( j by Reuters' Smyrna correspondent
London, Sept. 16.—An American de- who arrived here ou the Maine today.
. be determined upon later.
N. H. BALLARD TOOK LEAD I " r “
IN INCOMPLETE RETURNS
FOR SCHOOL SUPT. TODAY
Walker Will Have Three
Hundred Votes in Conven
tion*—No Change in Any
Other Races Since Wednes
day Night's Estimates.
By Associated Press)
Atlanta, Ga„ Sept. 16.—N. H. Bal-
ird. of Brunswick, took the lead in
he race Tor state superintendent ol
chools in belated returns from Wed-
primary, as tabulated by the
133 i
MANY RAILROADS TO JOIN
THENEWPEACEMOVEMENT
Some of Roads Assert Their
Forces Are Near Normal and
They Do Not Need to Con
fer With Strikers—B. and O.
Conference Arranged.
Chicagofnir^ept^lfi^pfusiil by
a number of the country’s bigg*
railway systems to enter into the ph
for ending the shopmen's strike on the
basis of separate agreement*, has de
veloped an element of considerable
uncertainty today over the scope and
effectiveness of the peace p’-og.-am.
Strike leaders are said to bo ad
dressing communications to some ol
the unwilling asking them to reconsid
er their rejection.
B. AND O. OFFICIALS TO
MEET STRIKE LEADERS
Baltimore, Md.^ept. IS—Announce
ment was made at the executive offic
es today of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway that a committee of striking
shopmen, headed by W. C. McKee,
general chairman of the system's shop
Is federation, would meet
Ident Galloway this afternoon
looking to settle
on the Baltimore
d Ohio system.
lOTMADEWITHFIRE
Man Mistreated in Pennsyl
vania Town Thought He
Was Forever Marked on the
Cheek and Forehead, But it
Is Claimed to be Untrue.
Cbanibersburg, Pa., Sept. 15.—Wil
liam Hollingsworth, laborer of
'aynesboro, near here, was taken
from his home Wednesday night and
mistreated by masked men, who were
d in white and the letter “K"
branded on each cheek and fore-
. was at home today recovering
from the attack.
Contrary to the first report he i
not branded with fire, but with
chemical that Is not expected to leave
scar*. He i* charged with baring
cruelly treated his mother.
ElflU.il BOOTH
REMOVED IS HEID -
OFSMTIlHf
Her Brother Cabled the Decis
ion, Although No Reasons
Were Given for the Action.
—Miss Booth Served Eigh
teen Years.
AFTER EFFECTS OF FLU
”5 DIAGNOSED TUBERCULOSIS
RAILROADS CHARGED BY
STRIKERS WITH UNION
BUSTING CONSPIRACY
New York, Sept. 15.—Expressions of
gret over the removal of Common-
>r Evangeline Booth a* head of the
Salvation Army in America, at a date
> be fixed, today were universal,
is Booth received notice of her
impending removal through a radio
gram message from her brother, Gen.
Bramwell Booth, supreme head of the
organization with headquarters In
London.
“I shall obey the order," she said
today.” l have cabled my brother for
further Information."
She has been Commander in Amer-
TWO WHITE MEN
STRANGLED TO DEATH
IN TOO MANY INSTANCES Found on R - fof Buildings
1 In Negro Section of N. Y.—
Died With Own Neckties
Many People Without the Di
sease Have Gone to Arizona
Says Noted Medical Man
Thinking They Were Vic
tims of Consumption.
Chicago, Sept 16— The government
yesterday speeded up Its case against!
the striking rail crafts in an effort to I,
complete the evidence in support of .
Attorney General Daugherty's lojun- [ demir ol
Ion bill by Saturday noon. I Watkins
While two assistant attorneys *en-J atl(lregH
(By Associated Press)
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 15.-
ter-effects of Influenza have bet
irrectly diagnosed as tuberculosis In
. since the Influenza
160)
lountins give Ballard 196 convention'
r otes to 136 for M. L. Duggan, hli-
learest opponent. I
HUNGARY ADMITTED
TO THE LEAGUE TODAY
(By Associated Press)
Geneva, Sept. 16—The political co
mlttee of the League of Nations
sembly voted unanimously today
admit Hungary to tbt League me
bershlp.
Toronto, Canada, Sept. 15.—Mlsa
Alexa Stirling of Atlanta, today de
feated Mlsa Hazel Kennedy, of Mon-
. treal, in the third round of the tourna
ment for the Canadian women’s golf
championship.
NEW YORK CENTRAL
SIGNS NEW AGREEMENT
(Bv Associated Prsaa)
New York, 8ept. 15.—The eu
tlre New York Central railroad
■yatetn today signed an agree
ment with the conductors und
trainmen, covering working condi
tions for one year, beginning Sep
tember 30.
thorized for expansion of the Institu
tion. The college will be enlarged
to accomodate one thousand students,
which is twice its present capacity.
strike, the defense announced it would
seek to show the railroad
were In a conspiracy to force a strike',
in an eort to wreck the unions.
WALKER RECEIVED MAJORITY j "The government has sought to
OF 22,200 IN GEORGIA PRIMARY) »how presumption of a conspiracy a-
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 16.—Cliff Walker mon * the Hh °P me n to carr >' out acts of
reived 22.200 majority in the 12l violence," attorneys for the defense
►unties he carried, with 300 unit Baid - *' We W,M 8h0W a ,tron * , pre '
►tea. when the -tat. c«nvn.(„« „ J 8Um «> t,on ,hat terta,n ral1 "Stives
in conspiracy to destroy the
91718. declared Mr. W. W.
•f Phoenix. Arizona, in an
fore delegates to the con-
ikburn Esterline, assist-i vent | 0n of the American Roentgen
:o the solicitor general, worked, g 0 clety here, today,
lays reading the progress of the ( .. The erroneous diagnosis of lung
“"“.irouMa as tuberculosis have caused! dependent upon the North and West
lt,ve8 r many people to come to Arizona for'—- ** —- - - - -- —
(By Associated Preset
New York. Sept. 15. — Two white
men, who had been strangled to death
with their own neckties, were found
today on the roofs of tenements cn
the West Side In a district oopulaftd
by negroes. Their pockets were ‘urn-
ed inside out.
SOUTH NEEDS ITS OWN
RAILROAD RATE SYSTEM
Atlanta. Ga.. Sept. 15.—Southern
shippers want a rate system, based
upon theory. The South is no longer
Washington, Ga., Sept. 16.—W.
T. Johnson, local ba'nker, who died
yesterday in Baltimore, will be
> burled here tomorrow.
r
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Now Is The Time
We can furnish you anything
in the Paint Line you may need
WE SELL
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The Prices Are Right
MASH-MILT0N DRUG CO.
"A Good Place to Trade."
Phones 105 and 106
FORD PLANT TO SHUT
DOWN SAYS AN OFFICIAL! I
►ambles.
J. J. Brown. Commissioner of Agri
culture was re-elected by a majority
of nearly two to one over his closest
opponent, according to incomplete of
ficial returns received. Brown carried
:ountie* with
j lock carried 62 counties with 116 unit
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 15.—In
spouse to questions concerning
Dieting rumors in regard to the closing
of the Ford Motor Company plants
here tomorrow, E. G. ljebold person
al secretary to Mr. Ford, said:
"Ford’s statement of several wetdc*
ago that all plants would close on the
sixteenth of September still stands, f
believe. He has made no statement!
to the contrary.”
O.
Hoi
LEAGUE TAKES RECESS
(By Associated Press)
eneva, Sept. 15.—The assembly
League of Nations adjourned
day until Monday after disposing
the confliot between Poland and Lb
iania over possession of the V
la district, so far «s the League
oncerned.
with 8 unit votes.
Judge Richard B. Russell of Winder
defeated Chief Justice William H.
Fish, or the Supreme Court hy a large
majority. Russell leading in 88 coun
ties with 234 unit votes and Fish lead
ing in 30 counties with 78 unit votes.
Representative Walter F. McDonald
of Richmond county won in the Tu
tor member of the Public Service Co'
mission to succeed C. M. Candler M
Donald carried 77 counties with 268;
unit votes; J. K. Palmnur, of Gaines
ville. 17 counties with 49 unit votes
and Mack L. Johnson, of Bartow coun
ty. 28 counties with 72 unit votes.
James .\. Perry, member of the Pun
lie Service Commission, gained i
sweeping victory over his two oppon
I 89 c
238 unit v
Bush r
i 52 I
"We will show first sought to bring
on a strike and then did everything
in their power to preveut peace.
Evidence which the unions could
not produce heretofore because
might hurt tbelr peace negotiations
with Daniel Willard and other roil
presidents can now be brought for-
If the government completes iti
case by Saturday noon four days will
be left for the defense and for final
arguments, before the expiration of
the present restraining order next
Thursday night .
Permission was unofficially given
the unions to stage tag days in Chi
cago and other cities to raise funds
for the relief of ramlUes of strikers.
Donald R. Rk-bberg and Frank Mnl-
holland. attorneys for B. M. Jewell
jand John Scott, president and secre-
I tary-treasurer, respectively of the
railway employes department Ameri
can Federation of Iuibor. raised the
| question or whether i such tag day
I campaigns would violate the restrain-
j ing order. Judge Wilkerson said he
hich
FortRept" 15. - I v ' c,or >- ,or 11 K '-
Eugene Weeks, convicted murdei
er was hanged today by the Re*
Winfred K. Robb, sheriff, at He
Moines.
knew nothing in the order
would prevent tag rund campaigns an
the government's attorney assured th
defense attorney they had the go'
ernment's permission to go ahead.
TWO ELECTROCUTED
IN RALEIGH TODAY
Raleigh? 1 N.*C*, Bept! r# ’l6.—Angus
Murphy and Joseph Thomas, negroes,
convicted of charges growing out ot
the attack on A. E. Ketchen and his
wife near Southern Pines, se
weeks ago, were electrocuted in the
state penitentiary today.
HOUSE TO HEAR CHARGES
AGAINST DAUGHERTY
(By Associated Prsss)
Washington. D. C., Sept. 15.—The
impeachment charges against J
ney General Daugherty as a result of
his petition for an Injunction in the
cases of striking railway employe
presented in the House Monday by
Representative Keller, will be constd
ered by the judiciary committee to
morrow, when Keller will be hoard
i. declared Harry T.
Moore, Atlanta freight League secre
tary today, at the resumption of the
Southern class rate Investigation here
by the Interstate Commerce Coma-la*
HOUSE ACCEPTS REPORT
ON COAL DISTRIBUTION BILL
Waahlgton, D. C^epL^S.—By .an
overwhelming vote the House today
adopted the conference report on coal
distribution and anti-profiteering bill
with provisions limiting Hs life to one
year.
SWAT0W LOST SIXTY
THOUSAND IN TYPHOON
(By Associated Prsss)
fiwatow, Chino, Sept. II.—The ty
phoon which struck Swatow and the
surrounding region on August third
resulted In the loss of more than 60.-
Uvea, and waa without doubt the
worat of iti kind on record ln China.
Estimates of damages run to maty
millions of dollars.
<7=
• Dr. W. C. Bryan
Judge R. C. Bell swept the i
i huge majority for the full l
i Pag.
DIRIGIBLE C-2 LEAVES AKRON.
Akron. O.. 8ept. 15.—The dirigible
C-2 left Wlngfoot aviation station
near here at 9:62 oclock this morn- j
ing for Dayton.
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