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ARMISTICE SIGNED (
BY TURKS CLEARS
NEAR EAST SNARL!:
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, News of Truce at Mudaniaj"
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Brings Great Relief j,.
to London. ;
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KEMALISTS INFLUENCED ?
BY CHANGE OF FRENCH *
Dismayed and Disappointed Over |
Failure of Friendship to j
Yield Results.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 11.?A peaceful J
solution of the near eastern tangle
has apparently been reached on the
basis of the surrender of East- | L
ern Thrace to the Turks with
proper safeguard^ for the Christian
minorities and the neutrality of the
Dardanelles. A convention putting
into effect an armistice between the
Kemalists and the Greeks was signed
by the delegates at Mudania late last i
night. The news brought great relief
here, where there was great anxiety j
lest the Turks remain recalcitrant!
despite the newly declared unity of ;
the allies. "While the fragmentary i
dispatches from the scene of the con- '
ference did not say so categorically,
it is believed that Ismet Pasha, in
signing for the Turks, did so under
orders from the Angora government,
to which the allied terms hud previously
been forwarded.
Reason for Delay I nknown. a
v
The ICemalists had been given until t,
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon to accept
or reject the allied proposals,
and the reason for the delay is not
known.
The main points of the armistice
provided for evacuation of Thrace;
within fifteen days and complete j
transfer of the civil administration '
to the Turks in an additional month; ;
delimitation of new neutral zones 1
alone the Dardanelles and Bosporus j
by mixed military commissions, and j P
non-occupation of Thrace by Turkish
military forces until a peace treaty ! H
is signed. E
The change in the attitude of the I
t French delegates, who previously had |
supported the Turkish stand, is believed
to have contributed largely to j
the readiness with which the Kemal- ;
ists yielded. Before signing. Ismet > e
Pasha is said to have protested that
the terms were in contradiction of ; Q
the assurances originally Riven him j
by Gen. Charpy. He was told, how- ; jr
s ever, that the French delegate had i e.
assented to the hew demands. i f,
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EXACT TERMS IN TRUCE. j
Ismet Pasha Yields After lengthy ' ir
Argument. *'
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By the Associated Press. s]
MUDANIA, October 11.?The armi- j t<
stice convention signed by the rep- !
resentatives of the Turkish na- : is
tionaiists and the allied powers here : w
last night contains the exact terms J
as submitted by Lieut. Gen. Haring- j
ton, the British delegate, and the j tc
specifications of which were made
public yesterday by the Associated jy
Press. j a<
Ismet Pasha, the Turkish representative,
held out for a larger num- j
ber cf gendarmerie in eastern Thrace j e]
and argued lengthily on several other o1
points, but eventually gave way on
every point of the allied demands.
c*en. nanngiun axiu **???. v n.u .
the latter the French delegate, left j tn
for Constantinople this morning
after a few hours' sleep aboard their j 1 1
warships. ^
Puzzled by French. ^
^ The Turkish delegates were some- R
what dismayed and disappointed over .g
the turn of events in the past two days. ^
The new attitude taken by France after
the Paris conference puzzled them and
they were amazed that French friendship.
on which they counted as a main v
, prop in the negotiations, did not yield m
the results they expected. al
At the session of the conference Mon- j
day night Ismet Pasha expressed dis- !
satisfaction at the terms the allies of- j ir
fered. He said to Gen. Harlrgton: "But
your new armistice convention is in j
contradiction to the assurances given to ; lc
me by Gen. Charpy. The convention, j u
instead of paving the way for peace, ! f8
onlv makes matters worse." | .
Gen. Harington replied, merely: j '
"Gen. Charpy has assented to the "
terms." i
Acted on French Suggentlon.
After the close of the formal pro- j
Moi^inci! TlmAt. in thp rmirco of a ir
conversation on the recurring sub- j
ject of France's promises, said: j j
"It was upon France's suggestion I
that our army ceased operations
against the Greeks, France promis- S
ing us favorable armistice terms.
France's responsibility there is considerable.
"If no agreement is reached our !
army will insist on marching into : n:
Thrace, but every day's delay?caus- j o.
ed by our reliance on favorable ar- 1 u,
mistice promises?diminishes our i
military advantage." , ' h
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PRISONER IN COLLAPSE. ?
Worry for Family Sends James
Chapman to Hospital.
NEW YORK. October 11.?Overcome
by worry about the straitened
nirniimdtnncpa of his familv. .TnmM i
Chapman, formerly a steamship cap- ! O
tain employed by the Erie railroad, j p
who was senteneced to ten years in i
federal prison for complicity in a $1,000.000
war-time plot to rob the gov- s<
ernment. was taken to Kings County ai
Hospital yesterday for observation. ?p
Chapman was brought here from sj
the federal prison at Atlanta a year
ago to testify against John W.
Jacques, former superintendent of d<
the Erie's marine department, who E
also was accused of participation in p
the plot. Jacques was convicted, but ' qi
now is at liberty pending decision on | Si
an appeal. A third conspirator, Isa- ;e
dore Feur, is serving a sentence for hi
his participation. t\
Efforts were begun recently to ob- A
tain a pardon for Chapman, because bi
of the aid he had given the govern- st
ment in prosecuting the others. He m
is said to have profited little by the vl
alleged plot. c<
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jreeks and Turks i
May Ask U.S. to j
Attend Parleys
y the Associated Press.
J-.ONDOX, October 11.?With the armistice
Just signed at Mudania puting
an end to the warfare between
he Greeks and Turkish nationalists,
dans for the conferences designed to
ring about a definite peace in the
tear east are proceeding in a less
tritnfpd ;itrr?osnh*?re.
the
TCHITCHERIN. the Moscow gov- ;
eminent. I
In expressing this view, M. Tchitchrin,
soviet foreign minister, said: j
"U'o arc not matins' thr#>flta nnii i
re not rattling the sword, hut we j
0 insist upon proper consideration j
1 all questions relating to the near-;
ast, particularly the commercial
*eedom of the Straits.
Question)* Affect Russia.
"Questions in which we have trelendous
interests will naturally be
iscussed at the first conference, and
le Russian government feels it
hould be invited to that as well as j
) the one to be held later.
"Russia today has recovered and !
t a world power to be reckoned
ith. We believe that the action of j
ie allies in blockading the Straits, j
lerebv cutting off trade from our
luthern ports, while we are striving i
> re-establish our economics by our j
wn means, despite the failure of j
le Genoa and Hague conferences to :
elp us. is very unjust, and we will ;
ct accordingly."
With reference to the United States.
!. Tchitcherin said there were sevral
obstacles preventing resumption
I friendly relations with Russia. i
American Obstacle. i ;
"Secretary Hughes." he said, "has I ;
tken a stand which has blocked the j j
ossibility of the United States and I
ussia coming into closer relation- j j
lip. for the time being at least. The j t
nited States seems to look upon j <
ussia as a vacuum, so far as trade i
concerned, and somehow the j
mericans stiu regaru us as uauuns j j
nd robbers, and apparently will for j .
>me time before they change their i
lews, despite our willingness to
ieet the United States half way in
ny Impartial proposals.
"The suggestion to send an Ameriin
official commission of inquiry
> delve into our affairs is a closed
icident. according to the American
overnment's declaration. America
pparently has not agreed with us
lat it was only fair that we be al>wed
to send a committee to the
nited States to look into trade aftirs
and conditions generally, wherey
Russia ultimately might be able
> learn and profit by the American
lethods of doing things commerially.
"We were also ready unconditional'
to allow private American busiess
men to enter Russia for preparig
or discussing business."
SEN. HERNANDEZ SLAIN.
econd in Command to Mexican
Revolutionary Leader. 5
EL PASO. Tex.. October 11.?Gen. .
duardo Hernandez, second in com- 3
tand to Gen. Francisco Murguia, rev- {
[utionary leader, and two followers .
ere killed October 8 in a battle with J i
ome guards, according to a telegram j ]
?ceived in Juarez today by Gen. Eu- j '
enio Martinez, commander of the 1
orthern military zone in Mexico. '
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WIN ON LEAGUE ISSUE. ;
xford University Debaters Defeat j
Princeton. |
PRINCETON. N. J.. October 11.? i
xford University debaters defeated 1
rinceton in an International debate
ere last night on the question, "Re
>lved, that the United States should
t once enter the league of nations." ;
he Oxford team had the affirmative
de of the argument.
DUTT.i T1TCT .PHT A Ortnhor 11 Tl,.
bating team of Oxford University,
ngland. will meet the University of
ennBylvania debaters tonight, on the
jestion, "Resolved, that the United
tates shall immediately enter the
ague of nations." The Oxonians
ive a record of two victories and
vo defeats since they began their
merlcan tour. Bates and Harvard,
3th defending the negative of the
ime question, defeated the Bngllshen
by narrow margins, while the
is! tors won from Swarthmore resntly
and from Princeton last night <
4
Two conferences to this end are be- |
n.er arranged for, one to fix the gen-.j
ral near eastern peace terms and anther
to provide for neutralization of
he straits of the Dardanelles.
It is believed that all the grovernrients
would welcome the attendance
f the United States at both confernno<t
nnrl it is considered nrobable
hat both the Greeks anil the Turks
irill make formal requests to this eflUSSllffiND
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CONFERENCE SEAT
Jardanelles Questions Vital
to Soviets, Declares
Tchitcherin.
UTS U. S. AS OBSTACLE
loscow Official Says Hughes Policy
Treats His Country as
Vacuum.
y the Associated Tress.
MOSCOW, October 11.?Russia, as
world power, must be reckoned 1
"ith in the consideration of all mat- !
E*rs bearing upon her interests, such >
as the freedom of <
i; commercial navi- ;
gation through ;
f ^ the Dardanelles. ;
t and, ther efore,
W anv nroDosition :
SLEUTH MOBBED
OVER ARREST IN
DOUBLEMURDER
New Brunswick Citizens ReA
rnnni a( Uauao n ?fl
ocm HI i CM ui nd)co anu
Hurl Bricks.
PRISONER'S LAWYER
SAYS ALIBI IS MADE
Basket Seen Near Spot Where Rector
and Singer Were
Slain Sought.
By the A<snrfnted Press.
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J.. October
11.?Frank I*. Kirby. a Middlesex
county detective, credited with having
obtained the statement from Raymond
Schneider on which Clifford
Hayes. nineteen years old. was
charged with the murders of the Rev.
Edward Wheeler Hall, rector of the
Episcopal Church of St. John the
Evangelist, and his choir leader, Mrs.
Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, was attacked
hv a erroun of indiemant citi
zens here early today. Bricks were I
hurled at him as he found refuge in a
baggage room, where policemen rescued
him.
Hayes' attorney, Thomas F. Hagerty,
announced today he had proof
that Hayes wag at home in bed at
the hour when Schneider charges he
committed the crime.
Schneider, in a signed statement,
declared Hayes shot the pair on the
deserted Phillips farm near here
about 1:30 on the morning of September
15, thinking them Nicholas
Bahmer and his fifteen-vear-old
daughter. Pearl Bahmer. Hagerty
said Hayes told him. and that his
statement was confirmed by his entire
family, that he returned home
at 12:45 and went immediately to bed.
Had Deen With Schneider.
Hayes admitted he had been in
Buecleuch Park that night with
Schneider, hunting for Bahmer and
Pearl, the lawyer said, but denied
that he had been on the Phillips'
farm at all.
Bombarded with bricks, Kirby
escaped unhurt, by locking himself
in the baggage room at the New
Brunswick Pennsylvania station.
Later he was surrounded by armed
policemen in uniform and escorted
to police headquarters, while the
crowd which had shown its resentment
over the arrest of Hayes, dispersed.
The group included several members
of the committee which had
offered $1,000 reward for the arrest
and conviction of the sluyer of Dr.
Hall and Mrs. Mills.
Detective In Mar rounded.
;uriuuci a ui mc cruvtu piuicaicu
angrily to KIrby against the arrest |
of Hayes, declaring they considered '
It a "frame-up"' to quiet the indigna- i
tion of citizens and sooth an aroused j
governor, by making it appear that!
the mystery had been cleared.
Kirby retorted with equal candor ;
at first, at the same tin^e walking ;
rapidly away from the lroad sta- 1
tion in the direction o; lice head- j
quarters. Before he 1 proceeded |
far ne found himself surrounded by j
the crowd which pressed closer and j
closer to him.
He tried to keep straight ahead,
but suddenly found his way blocked
by angry anil excited men. He
looked around, decided the crowd
was thinnest behind him, turned and
ran in that direction. The crowd
ran after him with threats of tar
and feathers. The pursuit led past
a pile of brick. Many in the crowd
3topped long enough to get an arm
rul with which to hurl after the
fleeing officer.
Reaching the station platform,
fvirby espied the open door of the
baggage room, dived inside, closed
he door and bolted it, just as leaders
in the crowd reached it.
Rescued by Policemen.
For a while the crowd contented
Itself with throwing bricks against
the baggage room door. Then a
posse of patrolmen, summoned by
:he station agent, arrived and rescued j
tCirby. The crowd vanished with the
irrival of the bluecoats.
Outstanding developments yesterJay
included the admission by Prosecutor
Beekman of Somerset county
:hat he was making no effort to de:ermine
the truth of Schneider's
.tatement charging Hayes with the
nurders; the arrests of Pearl Bahner,
fifteen years old, who was with
Schneider when the two bodies wore
found, as an incorrigible, and of Nicholas
Bahmer, her father, held on a crimilal
charge pref</rred by the girl, and
:he intimation by one of the chief
nvestigators that Hayes' arrest did
tot solve the mystery?that, in fact,
'we've just started to work on the
:ase."
Middlesex county detectives ex>octcd
to interview Mrs. Frances Hall,
widow of the slain rector, aerain to
lay.
Seek MlMtng Basket.
The authorities today turned their
attention to investigating a report
that a blood-stained basket which
was seen near the bodies of the slain
rector and his choir leader on the
lay they were discovered had disappeared.
Four persons, it was said,
saw this basket a few hundred- feet
from the bodies. The basket, which
was made of wood, was filled with
rags and papers. Some of the papers
bore large splashes of what appeared
to be blood, it was asserted.
During the excitement incident to
the discovery of the crime the basket
lisappeared. The authorities said they
2ould not account for its disappearance.
The persons who are said to
have seen the basket were unwilling
to tell the authorities about it before,
it was said, because they disliked the
idea of being drawn into the investigation.
Announcement is made that a committee
of citizens in the sixth ward,
where Clifford Hayes lived, would
hold a "Tag day" on Saturday for
the purpose of raising funds for his
legal defense.
FLAG TO FRENCH CITY.
ORLEANS, France, October IX.?A
Sag: bearing the coat of arra? of this
:lty, embroidered by French giris in
New Oreans, was presented to the
municipal council yesterday by a
delegation from Louisiana, headed
tw Andre Lafaraue of New Orleans.
The ceremony took place at the
city hall and was attended by representatives
of various Franco-American
organizations.
A similar flag was presented to the
city of Paris last week.
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'PAY; SAYS BEAUTY
IN CANDLER CASE;
Her Slanderers Must Be Revealed
by Millionaire Declares
Mr9. De Bouchel.
i
HAD PITY FOR RICH MAN
I
Admits Only Sympathy, and Not i
Love, Prompted Engagement
to Wed.
By the Associated rrrsi.
ATLANTA, (2a.. October 11.?Mrs.
Onezima De Bouchel, divorcee, of New
Orleans. La., whose encasement to
Asa C2. Candler, sr.. Atlanta capitalist,
has been terminated, said today that
"a deep sympathy for a lonely old
man. whose children hart grown away
from him, and a companionship I
craved, rather than love, inspired
my engagement."
Mrs. De Bouchel
and pay dearly
ASA G. CANDLER, for their combine
to wreck my reputation
with insults."
Candler Chanced Indiscretion*.
In a public statement yesterday
Mrs. De Bouchel said Mr. Candler
rl <wl Viot* it 11'ni.U V.? im.
possible for him to marry her, as
he had received information that she
had invited two men to visit her
rooms in a local hotel during the
Confederate reunion here in 1919. j
"Mr. Candler shall tell to the world
that the slander of unprincipled men
is not the reason he has cast off the
woman whom he asked to be his
wife," she reiterated today. "He must
disclose the slanderers of my character;
tell me and the world that
women are not always fortune hunters?that
heritage of pride does not
succumb to material desires. This
shall be done!"
Entertained by Candler. 1
Mrs. DeBouchel, whose announcement
of her engagement to Mr. Candler
several months ago attracted national
attention, Is typical of the
French type. Her eyes are grayish
blue and her hair auburn. She is
wealthy and is said to have descended
on both sides of her family from
the French aristocracy.
When Mrs. DeBouchel attended the
Confederate reunlnon in Atlanta as j
chaperon-general, she related, Mr.
Candler entertained the ladies of her
court, sent them candy and flowers,
placed his automobile at their dls(Continued
on Page 2, Column 4.)
AGILE GIRL JUMPS FENCE
WHEN PURSUED BY BULL
Neighbor Who Proffered Her Help
. Breaks Leg, Scared Boy
Climbs Tree.
Special Dispntch to The fltar.
WINCHESTER. Va., October 11.?
Miss Agnes Carpenter, daughter of
the late Newton Carpenter, living
east of town, scaled a high fence
with the agility of a greyhound late
yesterday when she was chased
around a field by a young bull, and
E. W. Hlnton, a neighbor, who was
attracted by her screams for help,
had his leg_broken at the ankle while
trying to render assistance. I
Miss Carpenter made her spectacular
escape when the bull attacked a |
horse on which Hinton and his grandson,
Garland, were riding. Hinton
was thrown heavily from the horse,
and the boy sought safety by climbing
a tree. Hinton succeeded In
crawling with a broken leg to a
place of refuge, while the boy ran
half a mile through briars and uphill
for more help.
Frank Harman and fieorge and
Elmer Newcome responded with
heavy clubs and the bull was driven
oft. Hinton was brought here for
medical attention.
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WA ^ /THEY P0N7
al to,
VCjIVE
i'm&. jh?ne A
Soviet Onslaught
Drives Dieterirhs
Back in Siberia
Iiy the AHSoolated Preps.
TOKIO, October 11.?The forces
of Gen. Pleterich*. head of the
Vladivostok government, are retreating.
demoralized, before the
onslaught of the soviet troops of
the Far Kastern Republic of Siberia,
according to advices received here
from Vladivostok.
The campaign for control of
Vladivostok as it is evacuated by
the Japanese appears, from the reports.
to be going against the present
Vladivostok government, whose
soldiers are short of rifles, although
they have plenty of ammunition.
On the other hand, food
is said to be scarce in the ranks of
the Chita troops of the Far Kastern
Republic. Chita cavalry is at
tempting to cut the line of communication
between Vladivostok
and Nikolskoye, sixty miles northwest
of Vladivostok.
Lieut. Col. Oliver P. M. Hazzard,
military attache at the American
embassy here, has left for Vladivostok
to co-operate with the
United States consul there in
watching American interests.
news ?mmm
Smith and Miller Division Is
Promising Epochal Test
Ul lUCdlS.
NO COMPROMISES SEEN
Democratic "Wide-Open" Principles
Contrasted With Those
of G. 0. P.
BY N. O. MESSENGER.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK. October 11.?By all
signs, omens and portents at the outset
the struggle for the governorship
of the Empire state promises to be an
epochal campaign. It opened last
night and will continue ever increasing
fire yntll Monday night prior to
the election, which this year falls on
November 7. It is to be a contest
between two giants, one Gov. Miller,
appealing to the republican party, to
the business interests and to the
thoughtful independent voter; the
other former Gov. Alfred E. Smith,
supposedly a popular idol of tha plain
people, calling upon the democrats,
also commending himself to the business
elements, but sharply putting
class against class and arraigning
his opponent as an alleged tool of
great corporate interests in the state.
It promises to be a bitter campaign.
No mercy will be asked nor
any granted on either side. It fell
out that Gov. Miller found himself on
the defensive in the first speech of
the campaign. Addressing his audience
at Utica last night, he is quoted
as saying; "I have been accused of
being a corporation lawyer, as well
as reactionary. Well, the state of
New York is a great business corporation.
For two years that corporation
has been my sole client."
Denies Interests* Friendship.
Then he went on to deny that he
was the friend of special interests
or that he was a "reactionary." as
charged by the democrats and by Mr.
Smith in public statements. The
democratic candidate, Mr. Smith, will
begin his speechmaking tonight at
Yonkers. He is making a special
drive in the vicinity of Greater New
York, where he hopes that the voters
may be influenced by the sentiment
of the metropolis, where he unqus(Continued
on Page 2, Column 8.)
HIIAIfC QUA If CO oniir
uuohl ?ji inivi_vj nuinti
Population Greatly Alarmed, But
No Damage Results.
By the Associated Press.
ROME, October 11.?A strong earthquake
shook this city today, causing
great alarm among the populationNo
damage, however, had been report|d
up to 1 o'clock this afternoon.
The apprehension among the people
was stimulated by the recollection
of similar shocks, although much less
violent, which occurred in 1917 and
continued a whole month. Ancona, on
the Adriatic, 185 miles northeast of
Rome, appears to have been the center
of today's shock. No reports of damage
there have so far been received.
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(TALK OF ALLIANCE
BEFORERED CROSS
Closer Co-Operation of Work
of the Americas Up at
Convention.
I
WILL CEMENT FRIENDSHIP
j Porto Rican Justice Cites Opportunity
to Interpret Ideals
of United States.
Close alliance of the Red Cross work
of the Americas was discussed at the
pan-American group conference of the
American Red Cross convention today.
This was one of four separate conferences
into which the convention was
divided today, the others being on
civilian home service, public health
| nursing and home hygiene and care
of the sick.
Much can be done by the Red Cross
interpreting to the countries of Latin
America the free Institutions and social
ideals of the United States, Judge
Emi'.lo del Toro, chief justice of the
j supreme court of Porto Rico, told the
assemblage.
Praises Work of Society.
"As we are interested in* everything
that can bring closer international relations
between the Latin American republics
and the United States," he said,
"we feel that Porto Rico can interpret
in its own life to the republics of Latin
America the free institutions and social
ideals of the United States; and how
much can be done in this direction
through the Red Cross, that admirable
institution that conserves its peculiar
characteristics in nearly all nations of
the world, and that associates these nations
in an effective manner, without
mental reservation, without prejudice
of religion or politics, for the purpose of
alleviating human suffering.
Will Understand Idealism.
"I am sure that when the noble
women of Latin America, when the
; leaders of thought in our sister re|
publics, and when the vigorous men
and women possessed of intelligence
and idealism, come into contact with
the spirit of the American Red Crocs,
then they will understand better the
| soul of the America of the north, and
will come to know its admirable,
powerful, active idealism. They will
observe the soul of America in its
most noble sentiments, and will discover
the treasures of kindness and
of truth and of sacrifice, of which
they would otherwise have no conception.
and the result will be the
development of love and admiration.
"Our children." he continued, "exert
an admirable influence upon the
spirit of the Red Cross. The Junior
Red Cross offers a fine opportunity
to develop friendship between Latin
America and the United States.
Thousands of children who are mem5
bers of the Junior Red Cross carry on
a friendly correspondence with the
children of Europe and other countries.
Why cannot that correspondence
be carried on with the children
of the sister republics of America,
that have so many things in common?"
Plends for Action.
He pleaded for some program of action
which would unite the men,
women and children of North, Central
and South America in Red Cross
service, "being sure that in this service
we are doing more than curing
wounds and alleviating suffering."
Dr. R. J. Alfaro, minister from
Panama, told of the mutual relations
between the Panaman and American
D Pm*S.
"We have enjoyed," he said, "mutual
and efficient co-operation with
the Canal Zone chapter of the American
Red Cross and we have had an
equal opportunity to show how effectively
this humanitarian work
may promote pan-American nelghborliness.
"When the frightful earthquake of
J918 razed the beautiful city of
Guatemala, It was seen at once that
the Isthmus was the nearest place
from where relief could be brought
in haste to the sufferers. The organizations,
the Panamanian and the
American, got busy and worked hand
in hand witn me umiusi earnestness
and in the best spirit of co-operation.
Soon they were able to send a relief
expedition provided with tents,
covers. clothes, medicines. food,
everything expected to be needed in
the awful emergency, and the sister
republic received without delay the
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Ishii to Succeed
Shidehara, Tokio
Press Prediction
By the Annotated Press.
TOKIO. October 11.?Japanese newspapers
have begun to suggest successors
to Kljuro
Shidehara, am-1 ..
bassador to Wash- I ,
ington, who Is
here on leave of HBj
absence because <51
of 111 health. The
Kokumin S h i m-M^L
hun nrcftifta thot
Viscount I s h i i,
ambassador to^^- * ^gf5tj?
Paris, will go to S 'j&S^y.
Washington. : $9Bfer
These forecasts v
are premature. C ,;3P jE
There will be n" ' *
decision until physicians
have decid- ISHII.
ed definitely whether Ambassador
Shidehara will be able to resume his
duties. It is unlikely, however, that
he will return. He still is under
treatment preliminary to an operation.
but remains in attendance at
the foreign office, where he is consulted
regarding American questions.
OllfliYLINES
OVERJWBRIDGE
Capital Traction Arranges
for Double Track on
Georgetown Structure.
PARK PLANS ARE MADE
[Approaches to Be Beautified?Old
Bridge to Be Used Until Terminal
Is Built.
The Capital Traction Company today
received permission from the
War Department to construct a double
track electric railway across the
new Georgetown bridge, with a loop
on the United States reservation immediately
east of Hume street. Rosslyn.
That action was taken on the
recommendation of Gen. Beach, chief
of engineers of the Army, and involved
the approval of traffic arrangements
prepared by Maj. Max
Tyler, United States engineer in
charge of the construction of the
bridge, after consultation with the
District Commissioners, the Capital
Traction Company and representative
citizens of the District and Virginia.
Terms of Penult.
The permit was granted in accordance
with the provisions of the
act Of Congress approved May 18,
1918. providing for the removal of
the Aqueduct bridge and the building
of a new bridge to take its place.
Under th<? permit, the Capital Traction
Company, in addition to installing
trackage on the bridge and
across the reservation at Rosslyn. is
required to provide suitable concrete
loading platforms and sidewalks for
the benefit of passengers. It is also
required to provide adequate illumination
at the loop and approaches
and to bear the expense of paving
j and maintaining the roadways bei
tween the tracks and two feci outj
side thereof, on the bridge,
j In the permit, it is stated that any
! electric railway shall have the right to
j use the tracks of the Capital Traction
Company upon terms of joint trackage
fixed by the Secretary of War, and that
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i tion to all other charges, will be re1
quired to pay monthly into the United
; States Treasury, the sum of one-half
i cent for each passenger transported each
way over the bridge and such rates or
charges on freight transported as may
be fixed by the Secretary of War.
Public Must Pay.
I
J Br arrangement previously made with
the Public Utilities Commission, which
authorized the Capital Traction Company
to extend its lines across the
| bridge from M street, the company is
J authorized to collect an additional fare
1 of one-half cent from each passenger
j carried across the bridge, in order to
! meet the tax it must pay the govern!
ment for that service. It was reprej
sented by the company at the public
hearing on the subject some months ago,
that unless it was permitted to charge
the bridge fare of one-half cent, it
would not feel justified in expending the
large sum involved in making the extension
to Virginia.
Under the approved plans the
Georgetown approach of the bridge
will open into M street on a straight
line just east of 35th street and connection
with the car tracks on M
street will be made at that point. The
remainder of the block on the south
side of M street between 34th and
"'-"itc pvtoridlner SO 11th t O the
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' line of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, will be made into a public
park. The Washington-Virginia railway
terminal will remain on its present
site east of the proposed loop
near Hume street and probably will
be enlarged and improved. On the
west side of the loop, near Hume
street, the Washington and Old Dominion
railway will establish a new
terminal.
Old Bridge to Be I'sed.
Orders have been given for the clos[
ing of the old Aqueduct bridge to all
j vehicular traffic when the new bridge
| is opened early in January, with the
j exception that the Washington and Old
Dominion cars will be permitted to
cross the old bridge to its present
terminus at 36th street, Georgetown,
until its new terminal at Kosslyn is
constructed.
According to Maj. Tyler, the trafflic
arrangements for the new bridge present
the best solution of the street
railway problems that was possible in
that location. They will relieve, he
said, the congestion on the District of
Columbia side of the river by the elimination
of the Washington and Old
Dominion trains from the streets and
make It possible for passengers to ride
from downtown directly to the south
end of the bridge In Virginia, where
direct connection can ue mane timer
with the ttolns of the Washington and
Old Dominion or those of the Washington-Virginia
railway.
LIVE WIRE CAUSES DEATH.
Speclsl I>lepntch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va., October 11.?
Paul Rosser, a?ed twenty-one. son of
Mrs Mildred Rosser of Pamplin. was
killed Saturday by a live wire at
Farmvllle, where he was at work as
an electrician. His body was burled
'Monday at Pamplin. ....... . . .
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WARNEDTOTAKE
GRADES OFFERED
Utilities Commission Sees
Shortage if Favorite Fuel
Demanded.
LOWER QUALITIES HELD
SPLENDID SUBSTITUTE
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'Two Months1, Instead of 30-Day,
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cepting Kind on Hand.
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A warning- to Washington consumers
not to quibble over the kind
of coal they will take from their
dealers this winter was issued by
the Public Utilities Commission today.
The statement emphasized the fact
that persons with hot-air heating
plants should take the so-called furnace,
or large size anthracite.
This coal, the commission says, is
now coming in at such a rate that
consumers will be allowed a two|
months' supply immediately. If you
I insist upon egg or stove coal you
J will get only a thirty-day supply and
may have to wait for that.
White Ash for I<otrobes.
For consumers who have only latrobes
in their homes, the commission
gives this warning:
"The householder who uses latrobes
may want red ash coal, but
white ash is a splendid and efficient
substitute. If your dealer cannot
furnish the former, but offers you the
latter, doo't refuse to take it. You
may hav<- difficulty in getting either
kind lafier in the winter."
The statement follows:
"A study of the information submitted
by householders to the Public
Utilities Commission regarding their
coal requirements for the coming
winter shows that in the case of
many residences having hot-air
heating systems the statement is
made that egg or stove coal is
wanted.
"Residents whose houses are heat
ed by latrobes are insisting on red
ash stove coal?white ash coal will
not do.
Shortage Main Pear.
"Many apartment houses, too, are
calling for anthracite coal for use
in their hot-water heating systems.
"Consumers of coal must realise
that during the coming winter It Is
I not a question of getting the particular
kind or size of coal to which they
are accustomed, or which they prefer,
hut of getting a sufficient quantity
of any kind which will htat their
houses.
"The majority of hot-air furaacee
can be operated efficiently and economically
with so-called furnace or
broken coal, i.e., the large size anthracite
coal.
"In proportion to the demand this
| kind of coal is more plentiful in the
local mtfrket at the present time than
? the smaller domestic sizes, and under
the restrictions placed upon the delivery
of coal by the commission,
dealers are permitted to furnish their
customers at this time with a twomonth
supply of broken or furnace
coal, while only a one-month supply
of egg. stove or chestnut coal may be
furnished.
Distinction Necessary.
"This distinction Is necessary because
of the greater proportion of
j houses equipped with latrobes, hot
water and steam heating systems, in
j which it is far more difficult to use
the large broken coal. Use furnaco
or broken coal in your hot-air furnace
and start the winter with a
two-month supply.
"The householder who uses latrobes
may want red ash coal, but white
ash coal is a splendid and efficient
substitute. If your dealer cannot
furnish the former, but offers the latter.
don't refuse to take it?you may
have great difficulty getting either
kind later in the winter.
"There may be a few hot-water
heating systems in hotels and apart'
ment houses, particularly in the
I smaller buildings, that cannot use
i bituminous coal to advantage. In
! the majority of cases bituminous coal
j must be used?a full supply of anI
thracite cannot be supplied, and the
I owners and managers of such build
I ings should plan accordingly. It
may be necessary to prohibit the use
of anthracite coal in such places, unless
It is demonstrated to the commission
in any particular case that
bituminous coal cannot be used.
Bituminous coal is relatively low in
price, is plentiful on the local market.
and there are no restrictions at
present on the amount that may be
delivered."
RflYAI TY TO RCI CIIIM
King- and Queen of Italy Are Returning
Visit.
GENEVA. Ortober 11?King Victor
Emmanuel and Queen Helena of Italy
and their suite arrived In Basle last
night on their way to Brussels to
return the visit which the King and
| Queen of the Belgians made early
last spring. They will proceed by
way of Strasbourg.
The report of the engagement of
Crown Prince Humbert of Italy to
Princess Marie-Jose of Belgium still
persists, despite denials.
MOTORMAN KILLS HIMSELF.
Special Hlspntch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va? October 11.?
Roy J. Puckett. twenty-one yeara old.
a street car motorman. went homo
I from work yesterday morning and
| into the room in which his wife and
: nine-month-old Infant were sleeping,
! and sent a bullet through his brain.
' His family say his mind was de!
ranged over worry over having to
: pay several bank notes on which he
was Indorser.
MINISTER ACCEPTS CALL.
Special Ptppntch to The gtsr.
LYNCHBURG. Va., October 11.?
Rev. Thomas M. Browne of Haymarket
has accepted a call to become
rector of St. John's Episcopal Church
here, and he has advised the vestry
that he will begin service November
16. He succeeds Rev. George Floyd
Rogers, who goes this week to Charlotte,
N. C.. to become reotor af St.
Peter's Church there....
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