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THE SUMTER WATCH MAS', Est a CONSOLIDATED AUG, 2,1 ENGLAND ! REFUSES TO i LEAVE CHANAK -? If Kemal Pasha Ad- j vances on Dardan-! I olles It Will Be Re garded as Declara tion of War . Paris, Sept. 21 (By the Associat-) ed Press).?Great Britain has re- j fused categorically to withdraw her! troops from Chanak ' and has so; in/ormed the' French government, j This-was definitely stated, in offi-j e4ai ^British circles tonight in re-j ply to a persistent report "in French j ?Carters that the British forces j would probably l>e retired on the j other side of the straits. j Lord > Curzon, the British for-; elgn secretary. was in communica- j tion with Premier Lloyd George by | telephone and telegraph through-j 'out^the day. and the French pre-j roier received notification late this ; afternoon of the decision to hold i . the troops at Chanak. 1 The British government has been ! advised by military and naval ex- j perts that the troops are in no dan- j ger of attack by the Kemalists.. It j further stated that the British navy j '? in cooperation with the land forced could withstand a strong f attack by the Turks, but, if over- j whelmed by superior numbers; which is regarded ds highly un- j likely, the troops could be easily j withdrawn to Galhpoli under cover I of the naval guns. . j Meanwhile, according to dis-1 patches from Constantinople, - the i French aud Italian contingents j have been withrawn from the neu tral'zones by order of their govern ments. The British say they have the assurance of Premier Poincare himself that the'Turks will not at-} tack. the.premier declaring that the only danger-was from Turkish ir-j regulars. \ M. Poincare,. however.,has made j a strong plea, for the retirement Of the British forces on the ground that such a move would hasten peace and would calm the more i warlike party in the Angora gov-' erotr.ent. A further decision of the British -gouwwzienl'which will be formally i announced at tomorrow's' meeting j is that its representatives will go tol the proposed conference with an j open mind and will refuse to con-j cede the Turkish claims to Thrace. I Adrianople and Constantinople in advance of the peace meeting. The two decisions come as a great dis appointment to France, which had hoped for withdrawal of the Brit ish forces and tentative acceptance of" the Turkish claims by Great Britain as a preliminary to the con ference. The British contend that if the Turkish demand were accepted im- j mediately there would be need of | a conference. Complete accord] between France and Great Britain ] therefore, is remote. Tomorrow's) session of the allied conference will! confine itself to fixing the date and ! ' place for the conference and the possible drawing up of the agenda. I Ferid Bey. the Nationalist rep- j resentative in Paris, informed The ? A?soc:ated Press this evening that j the reply of the Angora govern- j ment regarding the conference i would probably come within two j or three "days. "Whether there is trouble in Asia! Minor* and an advance of our] forces into our rightful territorvj depends entirely on the good will j of Great Britain," said the Turkish j envoy. "If Great Britain gives an indication that she will grant our just demands for Thrace. Con stantinople and Adrianople our< forces would remain where they j are, pending the conference. If we do not got this assurance Turk <?y win be forced to mak** further sacrifices for her rights. We pre- j for to obtain our rights by diplo* j macy and peaceful methods, but j we may have to insist on them J by other means.*' Constantinople. Sept. 21 (By tam Associated Press).?FTamid Bey visited General Harrington, com mander of the allied forces today, i at?cl explained that what the] Kemalists were seeking was the j right to cross the Dardanelles, aj privilege already accorded to the j Greeks. j General Harrington replied that a Turkish advance on Cue straits j meant a declaration of war against j Great Britain and would be resist- , ed with all vigor. Hamid B<w replied that thej Kemaiista did not wish to fight the ' British. j A means of avoiding a breach ?: s 3 then discussed. General Harrington proposed that] r? conference be called early in i October or sooner and asked Hamid \ pey to guarantee that the Turks] would observe the neutrality of the i strains until then. The Turkish | envoy replied that he could notj furnish such ?< guamTitee. l.-.iU-r Harrhigfon received the. Turkish war minister and the min- 1 i^ter of interior and they discuss-j ed how peace coalitions could be! maintained in the capital in thej event of disorders. J The allied commander warned the war minister that ail trouble makers would be arrested ;?nd trieo ! by eourt martia I. Plans f?>r the dis. j urm^mf-rn of the population werej considered but no effective method i was found. The Turks insist that j th?- Greeks and Armenians have hidden arms; a similar charge Is' Wished April, 1850. 881, I _ SURMMR~j TO DEMANDS OF THE TURKS Allies About Ready to Give Up Constants j nople and Thrace to: Kemal Pasha i Paris. Sept. 22 (By the Associat- | ed Pre:?-s).?Limited assurances in-| volving the return of Constanti- i nople. eastern Thrace and Adrian- I ople to Turkey, were tentatively! agreed upon today at a meeting j of the conference of allied repre- j sentatives and will be formal! /j considered by the French and: British cabinets tomorrow. Approval of these conditions of ; n**ace would mean a definite end j to the Near East crisis and. it is j hoped, would remove all possibil- ! ity of a clash between the British | and the Turkish Nationalists. To j meet the insistence of the British j that no claims of the -Angora, gov- j eminent should be accepted in ad-j vahce of a peace conference, to- i day's p-aa would be subject to fur- j ther discussions and approval by. a full peace conference. Taking the socalled Nationalrst pact as a basis, the allied represen tatives discussed for nearly four hours the Turkish demands. Lord; Curzon. British foreign secretary, j expressed some doubt as to wheth-1 er his government would agree with | any of the conditions of the Nat-j ionalists in advance of a peace i conference, but he finally consented to forward the plan* to London to night. At first Lord' Curv.on op posed even tentative approval of j the Turkish demands before all j the invited powers discussed them | around the peace table, but the in- j sii-tence 'v of M. Poincare,- the*; French; premier, won him over t'j\ the extent of accepting them con-! tingent b'tr their full indorsement j by the British cabinet. M;- Poincare favored out and out j approval of all the Kemalist de- j mauds., but it is realized in French) government circles that the best; that can be hoped for is limited ac- \ ceptance by Great Britain. The general scheme for peace, would contain the following points: i Constantinople. Adrianople v anl eastern Thrace up to the Tl-iver M*S ritza would be handed back to j Turkey, subject to the acceptance of a broad demilitarized zone along the Thracan. Bulgarian and Gre cian frontiers. Internationalization of the strains of the Dardanelles under the league of nations or some other internat ional body. Maintenance of a permanent al lied military force at Gajlipoli. Rigid treaty clauses insuring the protection of the minorities in Turkey. It is probable the British force at Chanak would remain there un til a "peace treaty is* signed be tween" Turkey and Greece. The British also would further limit the 'size of the Turkish force in east ern Thrace to insure* pei*ce to that part of Furopc. Premier Poincare desired to have certain of the concession:; finally approved today so that Franklin Bouillon, who negotiated the Franco-Turkish agreement, might proceed immediately to Smyrna in an endeavor to prevent Mustapha Kemal Pasha's com mitting any overt act which would cause hostilities between the Nationalists and the British. M. Bouillon is now expected to re main in Paris until tomorrow even ing. If the two cabinets approve of the plan as outlined by the con ference today, M. Bouillon Will present it to Mustapha Kemal Pasha and try to obtain a prom ise from him that the Turkish forces will remain in Asiatic Turk ey until a peace conference meets. It was further decided by the Conference today to hold the con t'errT)'*^ at Venice unless tit?* Turks object to this place. If pos sible the opening session of the conference would be held October JO or U'. Assistance Asked. Marion. III.. Sept. 22.?Mem bers of the mine union here are asking merchants to furnish bond to release the thirty-eighl nien indicted for murder in connection with the mine war. Mayor Peace, of Herrin, handed the miners' committee which re quested merchants of Marion, Her rin and Johnson City to put up the money. Seventy-five merchants thus far have promised assist?* nee. it was said. The'jury investigating the mine fight probably will report tomor row^ Difference between classical dan cing and taking a bath is you use water in bathing. made by tie* Greeks and Armen ia n-- against the ?? urks. The French and Italian generals express regret tint, their govern ments jh;?i themselves unable to participate in the preparations for defense. The French commander, however, assured General Har rington that th*- French troops would assist in every way in pre serving order. Ali the Angora ministers have he*-n summoned to Smyrna, w here the attitude of the Nationalists on the allied net-' will infinitely de cided. "Behost and Fear I THE TURKS ( I RETURN TO .: I EUROPE; ! '- ! ;Great Britain, France; and Italy Concede) Demands of Nation- j alists. Turkish; I Claims to Eastern: I Thrace to Maritzal j River and Including! j Adrianople ! Paris. Sept. 20 (By the Asso- j ciated Press*!.?The return oi'i Turkey tp Europe was assured to- : night when Great Britain, France and Italy at the final session of the allied conference unanimously, 'agreed to concede all the nationalist j j peace terms. The Turkish claims ' i to eastern Thrace to the. Maritza, I river and including the ancient; I Turkish capital of Adrianople were! approved as peace term* that can; I be supported by France, Groat; I Britain'and Italy in a joint invi tation sent to -Mustapha :Remalj ! Pasha, the nationalist loader, "to: a peace conference to be held at ; j Venice at the earliest possible date, j j The Kemalists must.agree in re i turn not to enter the present neu j tral zone along the straits, nor' [make any crossing elsewhere, and I must accept complete freedom of the Dardanelles, the Sea of ?Tar-i mora and the Bosphorus. pr'e jferably under the league of nations. ! The invitation which was ca 1 bled tonight by "M*. Poincare to I Kemal Pasha personally urges an ; immediate meeting; of" the allied j and-Turkish and Greek gen orals' at Mudania to formulate terms of i an armistice pending the confer-; j ence. It is regarded as virtually certain that Kemal will accent the; I conditions and a reply is. expected | from Smyrna in a day or two. In addition *to oth??r concessions; [Turkey is promised the, support of : [ the three allies for admission to the* league of nations and also with-: i drawal of the* allied^ troops from : !?onstantinple a* soon as peace be- j I comes effective. j j The allied decision came as a , ' big' surprise,, for as late as noon," 1 British officials declared that Great' j Britain would not approve any of I the Turkish claims in advance of J the peace conference, j The change in this policy came .in the afternoon after an exchange; J of army messages between Lora i iCurzon and Premier Lloyd George.' jand several long telephone conver-! j satlons. which delayed t he final; ?.session from 1' o'clock to ~>. j Although the British tonight in \ sist that their chief demand, main- ] I ly, freedom of the straits, is cm-! j bodied in the conditions, it is gen-1 Ieralry conceded that this unanimous* j decision marks a reversal of policy ; J on the pail of Great Britain and ! is considered here us a victory for j I French diplomacy. I W. Poincare expressed the belief; j that tiie Xear East crisis is ovcrj land that al! danger of a clash is j I past. j It is assumed that the British' j troops will remain in Chanak pend-i j ing the peace conference. At broad '? i neutral zone will divide eastern - j Thrace from Greece and Bulgaria! : in the treaty terms, which will bei j decided at the conference. Both! I Jugoslavia and Rumania insisted; j upon this provision before they,-, iconsented to the return of Turkey, j I to Europe, although it is not men-} j tioned in the note. It is thought; ?probable that the Turkish mili tary forces in Thrace and. Adrian-! i ople will be rigidly limited and ?that the strictest guarantees willi ! be exacted for the Greek minori- j j ties in these places, j The probability of a Turkish at- i tack on the British position at: IChanak was given as the reason j jwhy the .ioiut nute ?as cabled im-' [mediately after the conference to ! night M. Poincare .informed Lord ICurzon that with the allied decis- i lion granthig the Turkish claims! i I?i the hands of Kemal Pasha, the! nationalist leader could influence] i his war like associate:- to await ?calmly the outcome of the peace! .conference. j The last minute abandonment by J j Great Britain of her position was; j due it is believed; to a desire to! (avoid war. which many British of-J jficials. both af hum- iihd in t;;--i I .War East, regained as likely. ] Pressure from British labor, which; j was united against hostilities in j j'the Xear East, is also thought to i * have played no small pan in lh? j I decision of the British govern- ; Imenr. ! : Having effectively obtained i!> i j the decision freedom of the straits. ' Groat Britain is said to have reas- j on'<1 that to insure peace in tin-.' ? Xear East -if would better u?>: ' it.? withhold any longer Turkish as-j jj Dilutions to a. foothold in Europe. | provided ample guarantees were! J executed which would prevent a Turkish-Bulgarian ailI*iio?* direct ed against the Balkan countries. | While agreeing virtually to all-i the Turkish claims. Lord Curzon! insisted upon pveScr\'Ktion >>i the! neutral -/.ones t<u the Asiatic side of the straits. The pledge is ??:;- i acted from Kemal to observe, these zones and not u> cross the straits or th*? S?-.) of Marmora until peace is sign< d. The previous eonten- \ tion of Great Britain that allied troops should coniiture to occupy | Gallipoli u?>t mentioned in the note,' fot?fcet ?II the ends Thou AimO _:_?? :i,r?<r. Sumter, S. C, Wedlies A Paar < , Eddie Rickenbacher, daredevil in the World War, beaming on hi rant. NEAR EAST WAR CRISIS l\ AT HAND Peace or War Qyer, Possession of Con stantinople to pe Decided Quickly " Constantinople. Sept. 25.?With in thirty-rsix hours the world will probably know whether the Turk ish 'Nationalists have chosen war or peace. The Angora cabinet. meeting at Smyrna is expected to declare whether the Kemalisrs. will await a peace conference proposed ; by the powers or take m&Wrs' into their own hands, inva'dfns Thrace. France is expected to'ex ert renewed pressure to keep tfm Turks from hostile action. *-h*:(?h 1 would jeopardize their prcsenf'ex trcincly favorable position. "' ''" DARDANELLES MUST BE FREE London. Sept- 23.?The policy of Great Britain in the Xc-ar, 'iiast is to establish the freedom of the Dardanelles under the supervisVrm of the League of Nations, it was declared by. Premier Lloyd Geoige 3n a statement at a conference with newspaper men. London. Sept. 2'.\?Notwithstand ing, assu ranees from. Paris that the prospects for peace in ? the Near, Cast; are brightening, ugly reports continue to come from Constanti nople, and several more units'of the Atlantic fleet have been ordered to prepare for Service in the Dar da nclles. Paris. Sept. 23?The prospects for peace in the Near East were distinctly brighter a.' the French and British cabinets met to consi der the tentative conditions of set tlement drawn.up by the allied rep re"sentati'-es here, which are ex pected to form the basis of negotia tions in tiie peace conference soon to be summoned. Constantinople, Sept. 23?The French government lias scut a wire less lnes-u^e 'to Mustapha Kemal Pa-ha requesting him not to take atiy action until the arrival of a "Special French emissary, it is learned here^ MANY GIRLS AT WINTHROP Rock Hill. S. C. Sept. :M.?With opening formalities disposed of. the largest enrolment in the his tory of Winthrop College sot down to work today vvhen the L.3U0 young women win? matriculated Mailed classes. The enrolment is so large that many of the stu dents a?e being ojjartered in pri vate homes. If dormitories were available, according to D. F.?. John son, the enrolment would he be tween !.St?0 and 2.000. The Open ine. yesterday marked the beginning of the thiny-seventh year of the ins; '.' Melon's history. in;) ?! is probable thai a small nl ie d force will remain temporarily on peninsular. The Greek forces to retire from eastern Thrace and Adrianople t'? ;? line to 1...- ti\,-.i !,y Hi" allied generals in agreement with th ; Greek and Turkish military au thorities. The meeting (?> arrange an armistice is expected to he held at Mudania within a few days. Admission of Turkey to the league of nation's, which the allies pledg? themselves to support, i? not ex pected until the assembly meeting of next year. it be ihr* Cf?u?tr>'s, Thj God's aai'J day, September 27. 1922 >f Aces Si auto racjeV and America's big "ace" is bride-tor^e; .Mrs. Adelaide F. Du NON-UNION Shopmen Who St?ck by Southern During Strike Are Dismiss ed From Spartaii burg Shop Spa naninrrg. Sept. 21.?Xon union men working- in the shops of the Southern railway at HaynG Junction were informed by fore naen yesterday ? afternoon that their services would' no longer be reouired. About.-25.of (be 10 non ! union men employe*! there; quit work today. They say tl?at on- -September 17 [a bulletin was displayed at the shops promising that the non ; union men who had Tbfeen working since the strike was declared iwpnld be taken care of in the set t'ement of the strike. They say i the bulletin , was s/gned by Supe'r [intendent Maxwell,and that they can not reconcile it with the treat ment received. In ion men are com : ing back to the shops today. ACCORD M'LEOD I GREAT OVATION Hundreds at,. Timmonsville Hear the Governor-elect i Timtnonsville. Sept. 22.?At the I better acquaintance community meeting in.the framers* warehouse V.?night." Thos. G. McLeod, govern : or-elect of South Carolina, wideu ' ed his already large circle of loyal i frieudft in these sections by an ad dress to the American Legion, in ! which he sires ed the. fact with a [genuineness that brought f.rth !an ovation from the people that. God wiling. h<? means to be a ; fair and just governor to all the I people of the state. Mr. McLeod : has honored Timmonsville on previous occasions by bis presence, and tonight the roudng cheers that greeted him were hut tit tributes to South Carolina's patriot and Timmonsville friend. The occa sion this evening was the culmina tion of a series of community gatherings sponsored by the Amer ican Legion, and the Timmonsville Advertising Club, and the presence of so many hundred-) of community people visiting Timmonsvillf today was a source of gratilieulion gen erally to the town, ? Tie* nice?ing was presided over by Fred lv. Honour, post com mander of the ,L Arthur Wilder Post of the American Legion, by uhicn the invitation to tin- speak ers wa.* extended". ? The invocation was made by the post chaplain, the Rev. John McSween. Conimuni y singing was led by the Rev. Roy PhilUps and Dr. A. T. Russell. Mr. McLeod's address was followed by music from the State Industrial School band. The ooasion was further honored by a teu-miuute talk by Senator E. !.?. Smith, win. also received rousing cheers from ms hundreds of warm personal friends here. After Cue benediction by !'?,?' Rev. ' J. M. Plowden, a sumptuous' picnife supper \\a* seiwed by the community, there be im? L??ou plates prepared for the \ isitors. Marion. 111.. Sept. L':;.-r-A total of 212 indictments has be?.-n voted by the special grand jury investi gating the Herrin riot last June, a report reveals. Tin- investigators arraign state and county officials for alleged failure to execute the law. WiiHi tickles a dentist like :? new candy store opening'.* Truth's." PRESIDENT HASPOWERTO i FIX TARIFF I By Executive Order j He May Lower or! Advance Rates on; Imported Goods Washington. Sept. 21.?Ameri- J jean tariff making will enter a new.' Lphase tomorrow with the coming:! I into force of the tariff act of 1922. i j'For the first time in history con-: Estess has delegated part of its au-. j thority over taxes at the customs: houses, conferring upon the presi dent broad powers to increase ort decrease rates and to change from J foreign to American valuation as the basis for assessing ad valorem, duties on imports. Referring to the sections carry;-; ing this grant of authority. Presi-; dent Harding, in ''attaching his sig nature-to the new act today, d? -. clared that "if we succeed, and I hope we will succeed, inr making effective the elastic provisions of this bill this wSll prove the great est contribution toward progress in : tar?ff making in a century." The tariff commission created during the administration of Presi dent Wilson MriJl be the aeep<v through which the president will exercise his new authority and present expectations are that St) will rank almost in importance with that of the ?> interstate com>j merce commission. The commit-; sion will make extensive investi-; gation into costs of production at; home and abroad and will report its findings with recommendations; for rate or valuation changes to j the president. i Applications from mauufactur-j ors. importens of other interested! persons for changes in rates or j valuation basi? may be made t> either the president or the com-; mission, but such as wore ad-j i dressed to the executive would be! referred to the commission. The! first step would be a determina-; j tion of whether the facts present-, j cd justified action. If the decision j were that they did, investigation, and perhaps, hearings would JjI ! low. . j Chairman Marvin raid today the 'commi^ion. hadr:Jtot. yet had tttue to work but detaiTs' of methods af procedure. When this task has been completed rules and reguli tions will be made public. While the com mission has for years beei engaged in making invcsVgation as {to differences in cost production jat home and abroad and gathering ! facts about domestic industries. } Mr.. Marvin said, its functions would I be greatly enlarged under the new. Aside from inp.uiring into ques tions of rates upon the commit te will devolve the ascertaining whether American commerce and trade is bein$ discriminated against in foreign countries and making recommendations as to means of meeting situations where discrimi nation is determined to exist. The ascertainment of production 1 cos's in foreign countries is expect ! ed by commissiou officials to prove the most difficult of the varied ? tasks. It is anticipated that in some cases the commission's agents in foreign fields may meet with obstacles ita gathering all :he facts desired. However, in determining whether there shall be changes in tariffs, the investigating body will uot be confined aloue to actual production costs! abroad, but will be authorized to take into account selling prices in the American mar ket and other conditions in com petition in trade. New York. Sept. 21.?With mo ?<? than $15.000.000 collected in cua* toms duties in the past week from importers aud merchants making a last minute rush to declare their goods before the new tariff with its higher duties goes into effect to night at midnight the New Vork [?customs house today ended one of ! the most exciting periods of its I history*. j An average of more than 51. j 000.000 a day has been collected { in customs at the port of New "fork ? since July 1. last, and more than i $3.000.000 a flay was taken in Sat : urday. Monday and Tuesday. Cash vithdrawuls from banks became so great today that, coupled wich j withdrawals by interior hanks !?? [move crops, call money was forced : up from 1 1-1' to >i per cent, on the 1 sto<-k exchange. j When the tariff hill left the sen iate last Tuesday to go to the White I House for the president's signature J steamship men Sent out appeals b-* I wireless to ships at sea to bend [every ei:ort tv reach port as soon as I possible before [he new tariff could ; become a law. Several ships, by [increasing their speed made New V'ork Iiarbor today and thus saved I the owners of the merchandise j the> were carrying thousands of [dollars in increased duties. Other shipping concerns having ! steamships du*' to arrive late to night or tomorrow endeavored to 'obtain rulings from the custom's j authorities that would consider the |;ships within New Vork harbor if j they were within the 12 mil~ boot j leggers' limit. The steamship Rotterdam from Holland with general cargo was due to reach Fire Island around midnight but the customs men ruled that the ship would have t0 be well on her way through the narrows l?y midnight in order to escape the working of the new tar iff law. Sugar, tobacco and wool were THE TBCE SOU' QUESTION OF FIE NOW PARAMOUNT President Harding Calls on Railroads! t o Co-operate i n Crisis Washington. -Sept. 22.?The en tire operating: personnel of the rail ways of the country was called up on today by President Harding for a "concentrated drive" for 30 days to provide the transportation fac'Ii ties necessary to meet the national coal emergency. In n letter to Conrad B. Spens, vice president of the Chicago, Uur lington & Quincy railroad, who was named today as federal fuel distributor under th<- new coal dis tribution and anti-profiteering art. the president declared that if tho enthusiastic attention 1 of the rail road could be stimulated for a month on. the movement of eoal and hauling of empties "wc could solve the coal situation not only as to ample supply, but prices would be quickly readjusted." The president suggested that Mr. Spens take up with the governor; of the various states the question of the prevention of extortion as the new act is limited to coal mov iug in interstate commerce only. '?The federal government." Pres ident Harding said, "is loath to under:ake to fix definite prices for coal, because of the objectionable character of such intervention in peace times, because of the diffi culty in arriving at fair prices' without giving undue favor to some and loss to others and also because of the incoTnplet-eness of any au thority which -is only supplemen tary to state action. On the other hand. I wi.-h yotJ to set up such | agencies as will vigorously follow j up individuals using facilities of in- \ terstate commerce who are exact- j ing extortion, as defined in the act, j in order that we may have relief from such practices at the earliest moment." 'Arrangements for the distribu tion and control of anthracite prices, the president declared, have bjeeu ^tisfaccorily establish? ed in cooperation with slat* an*-: thorities and operators and hp added, the. first activities of the hew fuel agency should.be direc' ed to the extension of the coop* erative arrangements with the railways, bituminous coal produc ing and consuming communities j?nd the state authorities set up by Henry p.. Spencer, the volunteer federal fuel distributor. Mr. Spens said tonight lie was as yet Unprepared to announce definite plans for the administra tion of his new oHicej hut he invit ed the cooperation of the entire public to tne solution of the coal situation. Cooperation of the consumers^ he asserted, was sc* important as that of the carrier and added his appeal to the pica sent our by the chamber of cowi i-merce of the United States that purchases of coal uuder present j conditions be confined closely to ! current needs and that there be ! no accumulation of stocks of coal ! moving undvr contract or other i wise.. i "If j?71 consumers of coa1?: ; whether domestic or industrial"? ! Mr. Spens said, "will calmly con sider this appeal aud will cooper late as suggested not only will their current needs be taken care of but the result will be reflected quickly ! in the fair price of coal, which, j today, in many sections of the I country manifestly exceeds a tart j profit basis." Mr. Spens. it was announced, by I President Harding, has only accept* i cd the office of federal fuel dis tributor for GU days, after which j he is to return to his railroad du | ties. The belief was expressed in ; official circles, however, that ade quate machinery could be set up in I hat time to have the opera tion of the legislation well under ! way. Selection of the f^deraJ coal ? commission authorised by the fact j finding bill, just enacted, proba bly j will not be made for ten days, it was stated at the White lIou?v. BIG PICTURE SHOW TRAGEDY Lar^e Number of Children Injured in Pittsburg Theatre : Pittsburgh Sept. 25.?Fifty-eight children writhing in agony were recounted in the story of the col lapse of the Foyer Strand theatre yesterday. Madeline Kunkie. eight ? years of age. and one of (those in vited to the free showing of the pictur* "The Trap" was killed; ! Eighteen of the rajured are in hos pitals. Only four are in a critical condition. '{he chief commodities withdrawn from customs, while woolen, silks and cotton srood^ made up the bulk of ihtr manufactured goods declar ed tor duly at the last moment by ? the customs brokers. One of the shipments from for eign ports which failed in the race to reach here in lime was a . special train load of English tex j tiles. Irish laces and other mer chandise rushed aboard the Mau j retania before she left England. [ The Mauritania will not arrive 'until Saturday. rHROPT, Established Juno i. 43??. _:_?_:_t VOL. LIII. NO. 13 CONGRESS OF FA1LUR ADJOU Republicans Who Were in Absolute Control End Long Session That Was Without Results - Washington. Sept. 22.?Congress adjourned sine die ^today wirb, leaders generally expecting a ca'l from President: Harding for a spe cial session November 15. preceding: the regular December sessioa. The president was in attendance today for a- few minutes before fhe final gavels dropped to ??gn tb> usual sheaf of eleventh hear bPls: The only important measure to ect through on tire last day wa= ihe deficiency appropriation bffl,. the administration Liberian loan and i'v- T*yer anti-lynching mea> ure going over until the next *es sion. The most important nomination to fail of continuation today wh^n congress, adjourned was that of Joseph W. Tolbert. Repub'ie?'i national committee man for Souiv Carolina, to be United State?- mar-, shal for the Western (South Car olina"- district. Confirmation haa been opposed by Senator Dia?. lacking in the adjournment to *day were manv of the pop*i'ar" features often attending the de *Ui' of a congressional session. The gallery crowds were small and un^ , demonstrative aud there were few* floor, wrangle?. After disposing of the deficiency appropriation bill the senate passed a number of minor measures and listened to a few sei. speeches, while House members j is de. .one f. minute addresses* mostly, for publication during" tire next few days in The Concession*! Record, , and heard Representative Blanton ^Democrat) of Texas de fend Attorney ?eneral Daugherty and criticise Republicans for al leged neglect in thai respect. ? 'Speaker .TJiliett,. after a br'.-T speech wh-hhig all members god speed and good luck, banged the adjournment gavel promptly.; at' '2 o'clock. The senate adjourned two>?* or three, minutes iater, having :to ? stop the clock- briefly while nee I essarV'^kr were signed for s?je i mission to - President Hardin?, ! waiting in- his. room off; the senate [chamber. . A fe\jr..,political speeches marhed the closing hours of the >sess$on-? the second of the Sixty-seventh con gress. . Representative' M?hdell, Re publik*? leader in the house, ani Senator *Snioot. in the senate, praised the dominant party's nrec ord. which" was attacked- in oriel speeches by Senator Harrison of .Missi&rppl and MeKellar of Ten nessee. Democrats. Leader? ?ifd rank and file now "go to the coun try" .'-on .the record, entering the [fall campaign. Trams and autc [ mobifes leavi?g Washington to j night carried scores of congress men released, fpr the campaign. Statistical sharps tonight were busy3caieulati?g the work of the session, prominent in which was enactment of the tariff law and passage of the soldiers' bonus bill with its death ^fter the presi dent's^veto. About 300 laws were said to have been enacted" out of 3,41*3 bills aud 35$ resolutions in troduced in the" house and 1.24? bills, and trbout 2S? resolutions in the senate. Appropriations of the session aggregated over $2.250,000, 000 and. with authorizations. 751.?IT.00*0 was made available fcr the government's fiscal year r.sed<*. About ?.:000 nominations were sent j to the senateJ by President Hard I ing. which were confirmed v:lth but few exceptions. j The administration merchant I'marine bill, which was reported to the house, amendment of the trans portation act. coal legislation and , appropriation measures promised j to be tb^- principal business for the coming session, which t*iil 4j-I 'March 4. \n*?xt. Members from ag j ricultural districts also are plari ining to pre.ss rural credit reforms. ] Administration leaders said that j if the president should adhere to [his present inclination to call a j special session about November L5 jit would not "be primarily for dis ! posal of the. merchant marine leg | isla?.ion but to consider other im portant uteasurcs .and to evpe-Jite {appropriation bills during the short J session. Several investigations are to .be j continued when congress reas | sciublcs. These include the house ; judiciary* committee's discussion of ;the impeachment charges of Rep: j resenmtive Keller (Republican* ox j Minnesota against Attorney Gen jeral Daugheity wnd 'senate inquiries I into the oil and gasoline indttstry. j including disposal of navy oil re i serves. One iMIar Verdict. j Greenville. Sept. 22.?A verdict jof one dollar was returned in the : court of common pleas this morn J ing in the case of Verhon Kay ? against the Southern Railway, who . brought two suits for alleged raise I arrest and assault by an officer ?f } the road, the amounts sued for ag gregating 110.000. i Geneva. Sept. 23.?The question i of revising Article Ten in the j League of Nations covenant, or i eliminating it was passed to the ! fourth assembly by the present asr j sembly with observation of ret> ?ommendation?