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WSATHEffl FORECAST FAIR TONIGHT ANO SUNDAY. MODERATE TEMPERATURE. ADVEBTISM8 FORMS OUSE HIRE A. M. OAJLT Chans— «f C*py Rsoetved after that tlote an scheduled to run tha aaxt day. VOL. XXXIII. No. 27G THOMA8VILLE* GEORGIA, 8ATUR0AY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 23, 1922. SOOO PER ANNUM WAR OR PEACE NOW HANGS IN BALANCE UK BTIOKTS WILL CHOOSE BETWEEN WHO ID PEACE AT ONCE JERSEY AUTHORITIES APPEAL FOR FACTS IN Within Twenty-four Hours Decision Wilt be Known from Cabinet’s Session.—England Plans to Protect Straits While French Are Endeavoring to Keep Turks Within Peaceful Bounds.—British Warned Greeks Says Lloyd Statement Issued Saying that LEAGUE IE 111 FAMOUS AM "THE TRIP” RIBHT George, in Same Terms as Given to Turks. (By Associate* rrew) ' I (By J. Constantinople, Sept. 23.—Within Berlin, Sept. 23.—Foreign minister 16 hoars the world probably will know j Tcbitcberln of Soviet Russia, In an in. whether the Turkish Nationalists have tervlew, published in Tageblatt de- ehosen war or peace. The Angora' dared that Turkey and Russia are in cabinet, which Is meeting in Smyrna,'complete agreement regarding the Is expected to declare whether the . question of the Straits of the Darda- Kemalists will await the peace confei- nelles. ence proposed by the powers or taka According to the Russian agreement matters In their own bands, invading ho says, the nations bordering the Thrace. . , Black Soa, alone hare the right to France is expected to exert renewed draff a final International sfttlement pressure to keep the Turks from hos- ,of this Issue. tile action which would Jeoardise tho Of the six Black Sea states, Tcbltch- present extremely favorable position erln adds, Russia, Ukraine.' Georgia, ■of the Turks. 1 and Turkey already have adopted thie The Turks are fully aware of tho • standpoint, weakness of the British land forces Tchltcberln declares himself con- ■who are now precariously holding vloced that Turkey will eventually points along the Asia Minor shore, achieve the aim of reuniting all of the and are convinced of their ability to territories Inhabited by the Turks, defeat them. "mraciTofflcM circle, hold tbit tho’ " arnl °* * i ™ 10 'only thing which can stave off a Nat- j emal * lonallst attack Is a definite pledge by | BRITISH TROOPS TO SAIL FROM Great Britain to support France ta ( MALTA FOR DARDANELLES guaranteeing that Thrace shall be Malta, -gept. 23.—Further military evacuated promptly the by tbe Greeks detachments tor reinforcement of and restored to Turkey. / (tbe British forces in the Dardanelles Meanwhile, unfeigned anxiety ex- aro expected to leave soon for Con- lets among tho British here over the ttantinople, and preparations for their continued strong concentration of departure are actively proceeding. . Turkish troops at Timid- where, by —— reason of the withdrawal of the Hall-. PR0,PECT3 F0R PEA0E IN ran, tho position of ih. BrltUh toreoi NEAB BAST * EEM 0RI0HTER ha, boon weakened. . I sept - 2» -F™.peeta tor peace ___ In the Near East were much brighter FREEDOM OF OAHDANELLES ‘oday a, tho French nnd Brltlah eabl- UNDER LEAGUE OF NATION* i" 1 " “•* 10 consider tha tantatlTa London. Sept. H-Th. nolle, of ••«!••*•« *> ‘F “» Groat Britain In the Near Ea.t I. to raproeenUtlra, hern, which aro oatablleh tho freedom of tho Darda- «Pcotad to form a hull for nreoUa- nolle, under tho anpnrvlalon of tho «»"• lh ” »“» oonfnranco which League of Notions, dodarotl premier ’■ ,oon 10 be lummoned ' Lloyd George In a itntemont at a report* FROM TURK CAPITAL oonfarenco with newepaper men. ■ | ARE N0T VERY ENCOURAGING Lloyd George laid that whateMr London, S e Pt . 2J._Notwlthetandlng ..taps tho government bad. taken to n Bluruncea , rom p ar |, that prospects .trengthen the military and naval fop ptaca Noar Eall ar6 brlKbt- force. In tho Dordanellea and Boiplio. „ Infc „ (lr raparll oontlnuo to come rua, had been dictated by two in- (rom Conttaotlnoplo. Sovoral promo considerations: first, "our an- unltl 0 t tho Atlantic fleet have been gloty a. to tho freedom of the seal ha. or( , er , d pre p ar od tor aorvlco In tho tween-the Mediterranean and Black Dardanelles. Bea,"“and aacond, "to prarent this exceptionally prodigal war from FRANCE REQUESTS KEMAL TO aprendlog Into Eoropo.” | AWAIT ARRIVAL OF MISSION Tho Premier doclarod h. wonld Ilka Con.tonUnpoto, Sept. !J. — Tha to moke It clear that any action taken French govornmont ho. tent a wire- had nothing to do with tho morlti or ,eBI *° Mustapha Kama! Pasha, demerit, of the oeis under dliputa bo- ducting him not to taho any action tween Oreoco and Turhoy. aa tho Brit- until the arrival of a apodal French fah gorerument had been Impartial. ( emlaaary. It was learned here today. Ho pointed oot that when tho pL0T Tg RETU r N VENIZE- Greeks threatened to march on Con- |,,g jo POWER IN GREECE Btantlnop1n«fho British general In At h e „ t , Greece. Sept. H-Annouoce- The Churchmen Refuse To Postponed, However* Divulge Anything and Calls For Appeal for Truth, and Promise Publicity Immunity New Brunswick, N. J„ Sapt. !3.—A public appeal with promise of protec tion from publl&tiy was made today by Prosecutor Tricker, for facts bearing the mystery surronndlng the slay- Thought'it Would be Chang ed if There Was Any Assur ance That the United States Would Join in.—Action, is When More Than Forty Chil dren Fell With Concrete (By Associated Press) . Geneva. Sept. 23.—The question ol revising Article Ten of the League of Nations’ covenant, or eliminating It was passed to the fourth assembly the League by the present assembly without observation or recommends- INJUNCTION III ILOH STRIKE CISE BAILIFF IN ATLANTA DEPOSED BY JUDGE Assisted In Selecting Jury for Floor Into Basement of the! Case of His Son While A< Playhouse*—Several Now ln| Ing as Official, It is Stal Hospital. ing.of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor Article Ten ought MIHb, which has baffled the author!- (Continued on Page Eight) r Arc You Going To Paint This Summer? Now Is The Time We can furnish you anything in the Paint Line you may need WE SELL “Sherwin-Williams Paints* The Prices Are Right MASB-MILTON DRUG CO. "A Good PUce to Trade.” r Phone* 105 and 106 New Brunswick, N. J., Sept 33.—"A Jealous woman killed my Mom and Mr. Hall." * This assertion, fitting In perfectly with tha theory which authorities In vestigating the murder of Mrs. Elea- Mllls and the Rev. Edward Wheel- U1 are bending every effort to prove, was made last evening by Char- lotta Mills,, llf-y^ar-old .daughter of the dead woman. It was the first time she had broken her sllcnco—savo before the authorities—since tragedy stalked- into the humble Mills home and left her its mistress. “The woman I think killed Mom,’ the girl continued, with bitterness li her voice, “was She named & woman whom the au thoritlea have admitted was the cen ter of their suspicions. "This woman isn’t m ordinary worn an,” she went on. "She has funny eyes that make you afraid of her— of like a man. She hates young people. She Is three times as strong Mom.. Mother weighed only a hun dred and eighteen. She didn’t have . chahce." Charlotte admitted she had given her aunt, Mrs. Elsie Barnhart of Pht- packofcorUalnlng photographs of Mr. Hall and of her mother. There 1 ne picture of Mrs. Hall, she added. , She kaid her mother gave her the pack»t before ah operation last sum telling her to give It to Mrs. Barnhart In the event of her death. Charlotte Is not unaware of the, stories on which the supposed Jeal ousy of her mother Is supposed founded. She has heard the gossip linking her mother's name savory way with that of the slain min ister, ^ut she believes in ‘VMom, 'Mom did a lot of work that 's wife should have dona in Mr. Hall’s church,” she said. "Maybe people connected with the church were Jealous because of that. Mom was romantic—but her character beyond reproach. "A Jealous woman—helped by a isn—killed her." The Jealously theory was strongly supported .by developments yesterday. Assistant Prosecutor Tollen, who has b:en directing the Investigation, clared there was no doubt left In the minds of the Investigators that Joal- the motive. An arrest might be expected momentarily, he said. One of ths strongest leads followed yester- that of a reported attempt to poison Mrs. Mills at a tea party sev eral weeks before she and the mlnls- ir were slain. When Mrs. Tenneaoo, another sister of the dead woman, confirmed this re- (Continued on Page 4.) M. Barthelemy, of France, said that in the hope Of bringing the United Stktes Into the League, aa there . is do assurance : that the - change would have this effect Charged With Attempting In- 'fluence Federal Grand Jury In. Recent; Session, Noted Georgia Attorney is Ready For Trial. (By Associated Freest Atlanta, Ga., Sept 23.—Hearing the case of Hooper Alexander, former United States District Attorney for Georgia, charge^ in a federal war rant with attempting tot. Influence federal grand Jury has been set for next Thursday. C. ANDO, SHOPMEN WILL GO BACK TO WORK Richmond, aV., Sept. 23.—Detailed orders for the return of>the striking Chesapeake and Ohio shopmen, unde agreement with the railroad last night, were beln£ worked out by the President of the system’a shoperafts federation today. These orders will direct the men to return to work Monday and Tuesday. The agreement stipulates that the eight thousand shopmen who walked out must be back to work within 30 days. Union leaders and rail officials It Is said, hoped that this could be ac complished In half that time. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON U.S. AFFAIRS CALLED l By Associated Preee) New York, Sept. 23.—A national conference to study Impartially the ad visability and extent of American par tlctpation In International affairs and reduction of American armamenti will be held hero November 10th and 11th, r the auspices of the National Civic Federation. BOOTLEGQ1NQ NOT PROFITABLE ON BORDER (By Assor'ated Freni Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 23.—Smuggling and bootlegging are not what it us«d to be. One regulation after another has been added by the Canadian and United States governments until It really no lopgor safe to peddle li quor along the borders. The price Is It a low level and the big profits of the former days are gone. <By Associate!! Tress) Pittsburgh,Pa., Sept. 23. — Fifty- eight children, withering in agony re counted today the story of tbe col lapse of the Strand Theatre yesterday. Madeline Kunkle, aged 8, one of those Invited to the free showing of the picture “The Trap," was killed, of the-Injured are In hospitals, only four, however, being In a critical < dltlon. City officials who completed a | Umlnary inspection of the theatre day, declared that the building was enrately described by the poster ad vertising the picture, "The Trap,' which was displayed at the Foyer yes terday. Pittsburg, Sept 23.—Fifty chat, terlng school children, most of them less than twelve years old, was mass, ed in the lobby of the Strand, motion picture theater in the East Ifibeuty c&t'iict late yesterday, awiting admission to a free show when tbe concrete floor cracked from end to end and dropped the little ones into the basement. r The body of eight-year.old Madaline Kunkle, dressed in holiday garb, was removed from the derbis. The injured, thirty-eight children and the theater proprietor, placed on cots in a nearby hospital approximately tho minute tl performance should have started. Sol Selnick, theater owner, who fell with his guests, and four of the children were in a serious condition last night. # A dozen boys and girls were un. conscious when they were dug from 'the powdery mass of stone and cement Some were bleeding profusely. Others, vaguely realizing what had happened whimpered and ried for their parents. Physicians at the Pittsburg hos. pitaLrendered first aid to the injured before the institution was reached o of . hysterical • mothers. Victims who escaped grave injuries ;re permitted to go home, City officials began an investiga- >n as soon as the injured were moved. The crash and cries of the frighen- ed youngsters were heard two blocks away. Policemen and civilians, who made the first rescues said the children were buried “three deep.” Three jagged chunks of concrete were lifted from the unconscious form of a girl about eight years old. Underneath was a bleeding, crying boy. Firemen lowered ladders through clouds of dust. The district chief was first to go down. At the bottom he notice a frame under which several children were pinned. He called for a rope and the frame containing a poster was dragged to the surface. It advertised “The Trap,’ film the kiddies were invited to wit. Robert L. Cochran, city superin tendent of building Inspection, after minute examination of the theater flooring last night, reported that the floor was not properly constructed and that several of the timber-sup ports were rotted. (By Associated Treat % Atlanta, Ga., Sept 23.—-C. C. House, special bailiff In the Fulton county Superior court, is without a commis sion, following revocation by Judge Humphries on the ground that House assisted In selecting a Jury for the' trial of his son. on a charge of violat ing the prohibition law. TIERNAN FAMILY RECONCILED (By Associated Press) Sputh Bend, Ind., Sept 23.—Recon ciliation has come to tbe TIornaa fam ily. The Infant, which the Tlernans claim is the child of Harry Poulin, mains with the reunited family end will receive the same attention Tiernan’s two daughters. KILLING IN MISS, DOCTOR IN JAIL Man Went to Home of Den tist, He Said and Was Met With Pistol—Shot at Once Hattiesburg, Miss., Sept. 23.—Dr. E. .. Copeland, of Plave, forty miles rum here. Is In the county Jail here, charged with killing Dr. M. S. Wilkins dentist, at tho entrance to the latter’i office last night. Dr. Copeland told tho authorities that ho had received a call to attend tho dentist’s wlfo, and was Ur. Wilkins who attempted to shoot dm, and that ho drew Ills own revoiv- r and fired four shots at tho dentist, musing instant death. 214 INDICTMENTS IN HERRIN MASSACRE Our Line of Felt Hats for Men and Young Men IS MOST COMPLETE THIS FALL You will do well to see them before you buy. The quality is high and the price is low. Lined and unlined Stetson, Connett & Marshall $4.00 to $7.50 Smith-Harley Shoe Co. Marlon, III., Sept. 23.—A total of 214 Indictments have boon voted by the special grand Jury Investigating the Herrin riot of last June, the re port reveals. The Investigators arraign state and county officilas for their allege 1 fail ure to lawfully exocute their duty and neglect in gathering troops In time to prevent the doath toll. MASS. REPUBLICANSMEET (By Associate* rress) Boston, Mass., Sept. 23.—The Re publican state convention assembled here today to adopt a platform upon which Henry Cabot Lodge will seek re-election to the United States Sen ate and Channlng Cox, a second term Governor. • Defense Given Until Monday To Prepare Necessary Pa pers to Show Cause Why it Should Not Be Enforced. — Wilkerson Said Defendants Could Not Deny Knowledge Of Or Responsibility For Violence. (By tiwelatM Prww) Chicago, Ill., Sept. 23.—Judge James Wilkerson today granted Attorney General Daugherty’s petltl^i for m nation-wide temporary injunction against the striking railway shopmen. lengthy review of the case he stated that the defendants could not deny knowledge of and responsibility for the widespread violence. rt gave the dofenv* attor neys until Monday to prepare to argue before the text of the Injunction Is or* - tiered. At out four hundred ' no itarl members of the six crafts are *J-iC*- •± GERMAN MOVIE FOLKS SHUT DOWN As Protest Against Excessive Taxes, on Amusements, Ac cording to Berlin Report. Berlin,* D Sept. P 23.—The motion pic ture fans of the German capital, have been forced to seek other diversions. Tho proprietors of cinemas have clot- el their- houses In protest against the excessive amusement’ tax. MORE~F10HTIN'Q IN DUBLIN Dublin, Ireland, Sept.23.—A heavy onslaught with bombs, titles and ma chine guns was made on outposts of tho national army troops last night Three civilians were wounded. HINESVILLE CHIEF ARRESTED FOR MURDER Savannah, Ga., Sept. 23.—Sheriff Stafford, of Liberty county, In a long distance message from Hinesville to day told tho Savannah Press that ha yesterday had placed under arrest Chief of Police I. W. Rhoden, of .Jesup, J. R. Tyre, deputy sheriff of Wayn# county and Dock Rhoden, on s c.iargo of murder. , ONE DEAD AND ONE INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT (By Associate* Tress) Anderson, 8. C„ 8cpt 23.—Harold Donnald. aged 7, was fatally Injured and his father, Thomas Donnald, sus tained a fractured shoulder, when an automobile In which they were rid Ing overturned. The boy died on his waff to the hospital. Steyerman’s /^ur Store will be closed ^Saturday until 6 p. m. The Shop of Quality. TIM Horn, of Hon Sduffnir i On the Comer