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THOMA3VILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 25, 1922.
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SITiTII III GREECE CI1IDE8E0 ,
MORE DESIRABLE BY LLOYD BORGEI
Indications Point to Immediate Contact Between English
And Turks, But the Paris Conference May Serve To
Bring About an Agreement.—Thrace to be Taken by
Turks if Possible and Greeks Driven Out at Once. —
Greeks Will Attempt to Hold Thrace.
(By Associated Press) take to provide shelter and sustenance
Con.tanttnople, Sept. 2S.-Hamld| [or [he refugeeI . and th „ y wl „ Ilx „
Bey. representative ot the Angora < llmlt 0 „ the , mb „ rkat | on ,
government, today declared that the The <j reek E0 , ernmB nt ha. gratefuny
allied Invitation to a peace conference acc ept e d the offer.
could not bo accepted by the Turkish j ,
Nationalists ' on the terms as laid STRICT INSTRUCTIONS SENT
down. .1 TO ADMIRAL BRISTOL
, Washington, Dfl. C., Sept. 26.—Rear
Admiral Bristol’s activities in connec-
uven rnsBsni oiiuniiun . a _. j,. .
_ . _ . A . jtlon with the Smyrna disaster,
Imndon.rSopL 25.-The caWnel to- OTtlned , trlct]Jr to afford | ng
da, considered the Par East situation- prlnuril u and aalunlIud
"“f .11 ministers other military | Aa jr, c ,„ , cltlg . n , wk0 are de!tl ,„ t e
( M a'resuit of the fjre, and secondari-
, ly to the nationals of other countries
who cannot otherwise obtain aid..In
structions from the State Department
I set forth these limitations plainly.
CARPENTER KNOCKED
OUT BY NEGRO IN SIX
ROUNDS OF FIGHTING
Idol of French Fight Fans is
Defeated by Sengalese Who
Outfought the Frenchman
At Every Stage of the Game.
—Wants to Meet Dempsey.
(By A asocial
and naval personages in attendance.
Premier Lloyd George heartily con-
-gratulated Lord Curzon on the result
of his mission to Paris, which is re
garded in official quarters as eminent-
ly satisfactory.
of the allies on the political side of
’ the Near Eastern problem 'leaves
‘.the general situation much clearer
LITTLE ENTHU8IA8M FOR • KEMAL PASHA AWAITS
NEAR EA8T SETTLEMENT ARRIVAL ALLIED ENVOYS
London, Sept 26.—Enthusiasm for j T . q „ nt .
. the Put, Near Enel ,cttlem.nt I. I ' ondon - Sept ' 25 — Ths
lacking In the press comment today,
the tenor of most of the editorials be
ing that It was the only way to avoid i j *““ v “ «-»«•»«»
* nd transfers the interest to the
^ sv in a • Dardanelles, where yesterday’s dews
among the allies, and therefore had to , ... . * ,
. * * .provea the combustible nature of the
De aoopieu. problem to be solved there.
GREEK CABINET HOLDS .ON; I The first actual “incident” between
ALLIES 8END NOTE TO GREECE the British and Tories has already oc-
Athens, Greece. Sept 25.—Spurred curred in the shape of Turkish viola-
to greater efforts by the popular clam- tion of the Chank neutral
■or for Its resignations. Premier Trlan- has ended happily aftc% a conference
taflllakos' cabinet is de*eloplng an between the British and Turkish
unexpected cohesion In strength, and mandert. Ths incident, while teem-
may even live out the present national ingly displaying the prudence of the
crisis. It has added new members to Kemalists in not precipitating
the ministry, who were chosen with fl»ct, will undoubtedly be seized upon
the view of bringing popular support by those critics of the government
and has appointed a Governor Gener- home who called for British evacua-
al in Thrace, who has designated t»on of the Chanak zone, aa a French
three,popular Generals to proceed to *nd Italians have already evacuated,
Thrace and push the work of reorgan- arguing that the presence of a British
Iztng the army there. garrison there is likely to provoke
Meanwhile a note from the allied just such occurrences, endangering
powers, disclosing the text of a com- the preservation of peace,
munlcation to Mustapha Kemal Pasha, These critics are apprehensive that
adbedieg to bli peace conditions, has some similar incidents.wfll happen
reached the foreign office and has had when the Turks may *be disinclined to
the effect on .the Grecian people' of v a withdrew, as they did yesterday,
frigid, undesired shower bath. - The The joint note of the allies has
powers in the communication merely gone forward to Mustapha Kemal
informed the Greek government sf Pasha at Smyrna, but a reply la
their action. hardly expected until the French
Greece Is not looking tdr more'trim- representative, M. Franklin-Bouilon,
ble, said one official, bnt^ntendi to has had time to confer with the
go right on with the task of building nationalist leader,
up an army in Thrace. In Thracs According to a Paris dispatch re-
Greece Is and will remain. Is the ccived in Lprylon, Kemal Pasha,
watchword of the Greek people. i notified of the coming of Franklin-
|Bouilon replied, “I shall expect you,
but you. must hasten." The message
Paris, Sept. 25.—Oeorges Car-
pentier, the idol of the French
fight fans, has been toppled from
his pedestal, and a new king. Bat
tling Sikl, reigns in the European
heavyweight ring.
The Sengalese hammered Geor
ges arouftd the ring last night be
fore a howling mob of spectators
and sent him down lh the sixth
round to stay:
ATLANTA FIRE LOSERS
»TO REBUILI
GARRISON SAYS WE
NEED TWfl NEW PARTIES
IN THE UNITED STATES
Says There is Difference
III IIH SHOOT Til
Great Losses Sustained in big
Fire Early Sunday Morning
Which Attacked Business
Section of the City.—-Wide
Area Wa? Threatened.
CHALLENGE TO BE SENT
TO CHAMPION DEMPSEY
Paris, Sept 25.—George Carpentler,
e heavyweight champion boxer of
Europe and idol of France, was de
feated yesterday by BatUing Sikl, the
Senegalese fighter, in the. sixth round
of what was to have been a twenty
round bout.
Carpentler never hi\d a chance after
the third round. He was barely able
respond to the bell at the beginning
of the sixth. With his right eye
pletely closed and his nose broken, he
as unable to put up a guard.
In the sixth, the negro fighter plant
ed a series of terrific rights to Car-
pentler's head, and the French idol
crumpled to the floor. One of his legs
caught between the legs of the Sene
galese while he was falling.
The crowd, the largest that
nessed a boxing contest in France,
sensed the fend. All was uproar.
Many persons Jumped -into the ring
and carried the Senegalese on their
shoulders to hfs corner.
The referee, Henry Barnstein, at
first ruled that Sikl had been dis
qualified for tripping, but thq throng
which considered that Carpentler had
been beaten squarely by a better
received the decision with a great
chorus of jeers and then threatened
referee with bodily harm,
three Judges of the fight, Victor Brey-
Jean Pujol, Frenchmen, and Mr.
Bennison of London, went into consul
tation. An-hour later they declared
iegro the winner. Their verdict
received with terrific cheering
from the spectators who had remained
the arena for It, many of them In
ugly mood. Carpenter had been boot
ed by large numbers of the crowd as
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 25.—Plans
arp being made by thet>wners of
tbe buildings which were dam
aged by a fire which threatened
a whole block in the heart ot the
business section Sunday, to r
build and make the necessary r
pairs. |
After doing damage estimated al
between $150,000 and $1,000,000,
fire that started late Saturday night
in the retail business block bounded
by Alabama, Whitehall and Broad
streets and the Western and Atlantic
railroad, had been brought under
control .at 2:80 o’clock Sunday
ing.
At thia hour, Fire * Chief W. B.
Cody said the blaze bad broksn
through a fir* wall from the L—F-M.
department store to thte Whitehall
street end of Eiseman’s clothing store
but this blaze was soon controlled by
the firemen from the tot of the third
floor of the Eifeman building.
Starting from an'explosion
second floor of the Kress 6 and 10-
cent store, the fire spread throupl;
of the, building and jumped
alley to tho Childs -hotel,
sending 150 guests scurrying! scantily
attired to the streets for safety.
At 2:30, tiie L-.F..M. building had
been completely destroyed;
had been badly damaged by
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U. S. DE8TROYER8 TO TRY
REMOVE SMYRNA REFUGEES ( g 4 j s0 rendered in another form,
j.oHdon, Sept. 25. A Reuter* dts- fo i lowg: ..j await your arrival .
patch from Athens, says that Admiral ;Y our friend, Kemal Pasha.” This
•Bristol has Informed the Greek gqv- hgg |f i ven ^ to com ment on the
ernment that tho United States will different significance of the two
undertake to protect with its Destroy- messages.
ere, tho removal of tho remaining <j« wo 0 f the greatest difficulties
150.000 refugees at Smyrna, If Greece presenting themselves at the present
provides the means of transport moment appear to be, first, that the
' The Americans will further under- Kemalists, while disposed to accept
CHINESE SITUATION IS
INSPECTED BY U. S. OFFICIAL
«Bv AHSocl.Ved I'rani
Ichang, China, Sept. 25.—The Am
erican naval force on the Yangste riv
er between this port and Sulfu, five
hundred miles west, is inadequate
afford full protection to the lives of
Americans, It was Indicated as
suit of an Infection tr:p made by Ad
miral Phelps, of the United States
navy.- While the firing on steamers
has virtually ceased, feeling against
foreigners has a tendency to make the
situation grow worse.
Are Yon Gotajj To
PaintThis Summer?
Now Is The Time
1 We can furbish you anything
in the Paint Line'you may need
“Sherwin- Williams Paints”
The Prices Are Right
MASEMILTON DRUG CO.
■ • - , “A .Good Place to-Yt**^ -
the allied Invitation td a conferenci
are likely to insist that Russia also
shall be Invited to sit In this confer
ence, and second, that they are not
.dispose^ to suspend their policies dur
ing the conference, but, on the
trary. maintain their right to pursue
the defeated Greeks into Thrace and
project the Moslems there from pos
sible Greek reprisals.
With regard to the former condi.
in It Is pointed out that the Kema
lists are bound by treaty with the
Soviit to insist upon the presence of
Russia In the conference. II is evi
dent that this (Question and the
question of getting the Greeks out, ^ gg j£, e '
of Thrace still present difficult
problems for allied diplomacy. i
', smoke and water; Kress 1
j a total loss; the Woolworth 10-
it store was damuged. by smoke
and water; the. Childs hotel annex
total loss; (Thilds hotel and
r’s restaurant were badly
damagod; the Viaduct Hotel, adjoin-
severely damaged; and
number of small business houses
renting on Alabama' street had
suffered water damage.
Those Damaged
. Other buildings and firms suffer,
ing Ire and. water damage
Uggctt’s Drug store at Whitehall
and Alabama streets; the Burt Shoe
Company, Verner’s Restaurant Com
pany, Folsom and Blanchard’s optician
establishment and the French Shop
Alabama street.
F. Gifford, resident manager
of Kress,’ ibid the building and
tire stock of goods had been aTmost
completely destroyed. He could
estimate the loss.
Guests were driven from the
Kimball Hoasc as pie fire spread,
and awnings on virtually all of the
office buildings in the vicinity were
ignited.
According to Lieutenant Robert
Waggoner, of the police force, the
fire stXrted in the second floor of the
Kress store. From there it spread
the L.-F-M. department store,
au$ thereto Eiseman’s clothing store,
three doors to the north, facing on
Whitehall street.
Every piece of fire-fighting ap
paratus in the city was pressed into
service, and a spectacular battle
against the blaze, which was jump
ing high into the air, was begun un.
der direction of Fire Chief W. B.
Cody.
Practically all the burned property
Is owned by John W. Grant, widely
known Atlantlan. He shid it was Itn-
accurately estimate the
fives Will Battle in the Fu
ture,
(By A modal
Denver, Colo., Sept. 25.—That the
two great political parties In the
United States are having difficulty
find an issnn upon which they c
differ materially, and that the natural
outcome will likely result # in the
scrapping of the Republican and De
mocratic parties In favor of i
lltlcal line-up is the opinion of Lind-
ley M. Garrison, former secretary
Garrison expressed the opinion that
ie new parties will not likely make
i appearance before tbe next presi
dential election.
He declared that the Democratic
party is woefnlly weak In'the matter
of outstanding leaders. - although he
thinks that James M. Cox still has
ilderable following and Ahat Wil
liam Randolph Hearat is a formidable
figure in the Democratic councils.
'There is a very decided difference
opinion among the American
pie regarding our constitution,"'Gar-
1 'While I class myself as
conservative, 1 have no quarter with
the large, growing body of American!
who feel that tho country has
grown its constitution and that tho
time to change the form of govern
ment is here. A new political align
ment is imminent—with the conseri
tives of both parties against the rai
cals.
DAVIS ATTACKS THE*
STRIKE AND BLOODSHED
AMONG LABOR UNIONS
($y /
Pressmep’s Home, Tenn., Sept. 25.—
Declaring that the strife and 1
shed in the nation's industrial life
■eachod the proportions of
'disgrace to our whole civilization"
Secretary'of Labor today called upon
lubor leaders In an address to
mnual conevntlon of the Printing
Pressmen’s union, to help restore In
dustrial relations to an orderly basis.
The “ultra-Rcd radical," Is blamed
by the Secretary for much of the vio
lence, which attend* clashes between
labor and capital. '
heir own preservation, he said
that organized labor must put a stop
tho activities of these “agitators, 1
their campaign of “riot, arson am
murder.”
“YOU ARE A LIAR”
SHOUTS MRS. TIERNAN
LIE UKES THE
GdT THE INJUNCTION
Russian Premier is Again Eapsnse* Will Be Great.it is
Studying International Af
fairs Preparatory to Again
Assuming His Duties at So
viet Chief.
Moscow, Sept. 26.—Premier Lenlne
ion plans to return* to active duty,
newspapers here announce. While re
cuperating he, has Interested himself
In International questions and home
affairs.
Lenlne is particularly Interested In
the activities of United States. Sfena-
Borah as bearing on Rnssla and
the work 6l the American Relief Ad
ministration.
VIENNA PROTESTS AGAINST
WORLD PEACE TERMS
Stated,.and Plans Are Being
Worked Out—C. & 0» Men
Leave as Strikers Return to
Old Jobs.
(By Associated Prss
Vienna, SepL 25.—A great
meeting in protest against the peace
treaties concluding tbe world wi
held here yesterday under the auspic-
i of the Gerinan Associations,
choir of seven thousand voices sang
German hymns between speeches
which were generally denunciatory of
the treaties as being responsible for
the present plight of Central Jiarope.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
TO DISCUSS WAR DEBTS
associated PrLai
Brussels. Sept. 26.—An internation
al conference to consider reparations,
Interallied debts and a loan to Ger*
many, probably will be called to meet
early In December, It was learned
here today.
AUGUSTA PROTESTS
LOSING SCHOOL FOR
GEORGIA DEFECTIVES
'tty AMOdlnt
Chicago. 11)., sept. 25.—A qualifying
statement with the assertion that a
course of action bad not been’definite*
ly determined, was made by Donald
Richberg counsel for the railway shop-
crafts today, indicating that the next
step in the shopmen’s fight against
the Daugherty Injunction would be 8
petition to the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals, for a reflew of
Judge Wilkerson’g order.
combat Daugherty’s efforts to
have the temporary writ made perma
nent. means a long and costly fight,
Richberg said, which would severely
tax the union’s resources.
WILL PUT> DRASTIC RAIL
INJUNCTION IN FORCE
Chicago. Ill., SepL 25.—The drastic
temporary Injunction asked by Attor
ney General Daugherty against the
shoperafts strike leaders, will be ppt
•in force by Federal Judge WHker#bn
without its effectiveness being modi
fied.
C. A O. SHOPMEN RETURNING,
Richmond. Va., SepL 25—The strik
ing shopmen of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway began returning to work
today. Although the road had an
nounced that it would take care of
lew men who had entered the
service after the strike was called,
many of these quit their positions
Saturday when It became known that
tbe old men,would return.
RETURN OF WAR-TIME WAGES
Augusta. Ga., Sept. 25.—Assorting
that “It would be a calamity for the
State of Georgia” to close the train
Ing school for mental defectives at
Gracewood, because of the lack of
funds, the committee of the local
Board of Commerce made a -nat
port today denying that the school 1 Ad
been operated on ^iy extravagant
i charged by Governor Hard-
AND EIGHT-HOUR LAW ASKED
Chicago, Ilf., Sept. 25.—Return of
wartime wages and resumption of the
basic eight hour day Is asked of the
Labor "Board by representatives of
the Railroad Labor Board by represen
tatives of the railroad signalmen who
want a return of the wage scale aa
established In May 1920.
POSSE SEEKS PROHI
VIOLATOR IN LA.
When Accused Denied Hav
ing Had Clandestine Meet
ings With Her, at Trial.
South Bend, fed., SepL 25.—Denial
Harry Poulin, of clandestine m
lngs with Mrs. John Tiernan at
trial today, brought the wom-ui
her feet, exclaiming, "Your’e a li
Poulin is charged with tbe pa*, tr
third chllde.
(Continued on Page 4)
BIRMINGHAM WOMAN WILL
RECOVER FROM SHOTS
(By Associated J’n
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 25—Mrt
L. McN'aron, who was shot three
times by her divorced husband las
night, will probably recover, surgeom
eay. The woman Is quoted by offi
cers as declaring that McNaron had
shot her because she refused to testi
fy in his behalf at his coming trial In
Seattle, Wash., on a charge of send
ing obscene literature through the
Otlr 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 U high and the price is low. Lined and unllned
Stetson, Connett & Marshall
$4.00 to $7.50
Smith-Harley Shoe Co.
Monroe, La., Sept. 25.—Posses were
iking Ed Price In the swamp coun-
of North Louisiana today^ follow-
the ’heavy expenditure of ammuni
tion by Price on a raiding party seek
ing to arrest him on a charge ot viola
tion of the prohibition laws.
Price took refuge in a cabin which
was fired upon by the sheriff and fif
teen deputies for an honr, while Price
replied with bis rifle before escaping
Into the swamps.
DEATH BLOW FOR ALL BIG
UNION8 8EEN IN INJUNCTION
Chicago, Sept. 25 Holding the
railway shopmen’s strike a conspira
cy in restraint of trade, interference
of interstate commerce and carriage
of the mails, because* “where minds
meet together on such a purpose m»
conspiracy is existing without ever .
a word being spoken," Judge James
H. Wilkerson, in United States dis
trict cobrt yesterday, sustained the
government’s plea for a country.
Wide tcmpodaijy jtajunc’fion against
striking railroad crafts.
The decision was hailed as one of
the most significant for law and or-
read into the records of the
judiciary by Attorney General
Daugherty land Assistant Attorney
General McLaughlin, who presented
the governments* case- Donald R.
Richberg, of coansel for the shop-
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