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THE SUMTER WATCHMAN. Est CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, LLOYD GEORGE SAYS Iffi WANTS TO STOP WAR British Premier Makes Frank Statement of His Position to Dep utation of Labor Party London. Oct. 9 (By the Asso ciated PressL?-The government to night issued a report on the con ference which the labor deputa tions had with- Premier Lloyd George on September 2.1. hitherto kept secret. The prime minister, in replying -to the deputation's "stop rhe war'' protests, the report indi cates, devoted his speech mainly to proving that the government pol icy had been identical with that long advocated by the XiabOr party, namely. mau^tejrt?sT^e of the froo clom of tire straits under control *A the league cf Rations, and that the cubjeet- populations in Anatolia could not be left under control of the Turks. But he regretted that this policy became impossible be Kiuse the United States. France and Italy had declined to undertake the necessary mandates in these re gions. Tlie prime minister argued that urtdrr r.h^ Angora pact the position o: the straits would be the same at it was in LSI4. when the Turks losed the straits' therefore own control by the league of nations v, ould be useless unless an adequate force was Ranted there . by the league to see that the straits were kept free. . He said the Kenia lists had given no undertaking to do anything more than proffer a verbal guar antee of thfi freedom of the straits' a/id 'you t an. not defend the straits by launching a covenant in the face of those trying to force them.'' i . . .. ' : Lloyd George points- out. that refusal to refer the matter to the1 icrvgue of uations came from_ oth ? j ccp. not Kngland. AsHe'd whether) freedom of the straits Jn.ea-;?t fort:-; ficat'ons Fa the hands of some hi-J ii-rnatiorial body* the premier re- \ pt'ted that would be for the league ! 0 decided lie als?.> admitted thn! here should not be interference j Aj'th straits either by Great Britain j pr any other nutiou. "Otherwise,'*' he- addeo\ "that is not ihtematiun siiration." \ "On the general question the prime j iwitik-.ter reiterated that the gpv- j eminent policy was to prevent the i war from spreading into Europe and he contended that tire strong measures the government had ai r ady taken and intended io con t:f>ue to take were the best means of ftreyentiom Lloyd O* oyge denied that the j Brstfch goyernjpent had ever given! either Disney5 or arms to the. frreeks; on the contrary it had j warned them that if they went to [ Smyrna that they were going "en-| tirely on their own responeibilirv I and at their own expenseThey | v cre told also "we can not support ? yT*u take the responsibility."' j Tbrt premier said all lie was now I doing wa.s te treat;the Turks and Greeks alike in regard to the neu- ? tral 7.ones which Hie British were i holding for the allies and it was im- j perati' e urtil a peace conference} was held to prevent war ivova | spreading fo Europe; H.;<- ffcal remark to the deputa- ; tion was: "The one chance of ?top : ,'? ; tor* war is for genial to know i tha* y.-e are not g ?ij?g to be turned i o-t of the straits. If he knows ? fchift, he r. oi?'t go there. If he be Sieves th&i aux nation is divided j f.nd that be i> getting eneourago- I r?ent to go on he will be very ! likely to pursue a warlike ooLev." j - ? - Nov.- Vcrk. Oct. J1.?Before leav- j irtg on a 'our of the United States! in beba.'f of the Palestine fountla- \ ti?n fund. Col. Josiah t\ Wedge* wood, member of the British par liament aad vice president of the British Labor party, issued the fol lowing statement on the critical po litical situation now in England: "The prime minister will stick to] hiB fob. While Mr. Lloyd George is undoubtedly unpopular v.ith !a- | bor. and while his pro-^Greek pol-j .. . ;^.p-.:;:F.,v inexplicable to both : them and tb<- (??erais wheu It be- j comes a ??uestion as it is today of cAoostiKg between M.-*. JLi'oyctj 'leorge ate? M. Poiucare, 'hey will, back Mr. Lloyd George. The !'on- ? sw-r\atives* want to break away from 1 .?he coalition, but, they know that { if they break away. Bohar Law i;| ?'.'? :? only probable Leader. They] I i'vw that be will not meet them j the c^estion of Anglo-P'V'-neh unity at the expense of the anfor-J r ovate minorities of Europe and I Asiatic Turkey. "Before tlie next election I feel j ; ?re that the i'o:;s?-vvatives and Mr?] I^oyd George ^iii part company,! but { do not think ii likeiy that] '.'?y will d>tre !o parfceompauy with 1 ?i?i i'i! the particular of holding] ?hanafc ?.r ?i the attitude be has taken up iu endeavoring to stem tide o( Turkish invasion. "At dny rate ih?- American peo p?e and government ano have so ] :*?:?'):< hly supported the Jewish j homeland in Palestine under Brit fob mandate, and the American \ Jews in particular who are giving] generoush; for the development r>f: 1'alestine nriay Ceej sttre thai there; w:U be rio ? hang" in th<- British policy ;<s tixr ^< that mandate :s{ concemed-" A fluyper tells us one good deserves another. abllshod April, 1850. 1SS1. PEACE OR WAR i RESTS WITH i THETURKS ; . vT_ . j I Armistice Conditions Laid Down by Allied; Powers Referred to Angora Govern-; ment ! j- London. Oct. 10.?The question' lot peace in the Near East now rests j with the Turkish Nationalist as-: ? sentbiy -at Angora, which has be- j i fore It the armistice conditions I Maid, down by, the .allied powers.! I Meanwhile the Mudania confer-j ! enee has been adjourned and the, [ allied generals have returned to ; 1 headquarters at Constantinople To ! j. await thfc Turkish decision. ? ; ' The allied terms inclu.de* the with- ' jdrawal of Turkish troops from thej |-central zones, the limitation of thej jltumber of Turkish gendarmes inj j Eastern Thrace, and ihc non-ocou-j nation of that province by the] [?Turks untij the peace treaty has] Veen signed. i i ? ? ?- ! j * Adriatfople. Oct. 9 tBy the As-. sociatcd Tress;).?An allied mili tary mission has arrived hero and, r will spend three days before pro- ' ! ceeding to visit the countryside by | I automobile. The mission consists > of three officers. French. British i [and Italian and the chairman is a; French cokaiel. Dufoulan. by vir- j tue of seniority. The. commission's errand as de-I fined by .the allied high commis-j sipners is to * reassure .the popula- | tion, investigate alleged excesses. ? prevent disturbances and report's ; any ^v?aence of incendiarism, pil- [ laging or unreasonable req?isit- j toning. Similar missions have ar-| rived in the pqst week at Ilodosto 1 and Luleburgas. j Adrianople gave the delegates a ; rather cool reception as the opi n-'? ion is that they were scut at 'he Request of the kemafist to gatheri evidence which will be chiefly useful: :c the Turks. It was even repor- j etl that- the Athene govcrnm-etw had forruab'y reom-sted the allies rh withdraw the aussion. Nevertlu - . Vz s. the local *?fhVia!s granted ..the.: delegate every facility. The populace, while distinctly', hostile to the .French and neutral \ toward- ?.]:?? Italian ?tnemVen was, exceedingi.v friendly to the. British] representative, a youthful airman wliv is accompanied . by two vie: tapped stalwarts i? the uniform of i. the -British military police. Greek i soldiers everywhere salute pum? tiliKUsJy the British -captain, but ig-] nbre > the' ? French a nd I ta lia n ofh- ? rers. . The first act of the mission after j formal calls on the locai officials' was to -visit.-the religious leaders of all sects, and during the evening ; the mission conferred with various local leaders representing different parties and groups. The impression gained was that rite mission's arrival was most op- 1 DOrt'ine. as local feeling is tense and trouble si brewing, which the mere presence of the foreign d*-le- ! gates wquld de much to restrain. \ Nearly all classes are inclined to \ deplore tlie plan for Turkish reen- ? try, even many Moslems. While j they expressed sentimental interest ! In the restoration of the old cap- : tial of the Turkish empire, they ! nevertheless shook their heads gfave!y over the probable disturb- j auce of commercial and civil life, v?.r,;cb only, recently has been com-; ing back to normal. The Greeks and Armenians , pointed out the absolute n^cesisity' of large allied forces for the sit- .' pervasion of any turnover in order ; to prevent racial and religious a.ni- ' mosities from developing into mas- ' Sucres and .incendiarism. The mis-: s?on is. convinced that no as<ur- j <tnces by the allies would prevent j an enonuous refugee exodus, which j has already-begun across the fron-j tiers in Bulgarin and Macedonia.' The presence' of a!li"d detech-i ments may hold this exodus to less-i er proportions but can not entirely j reassure the Christian populations. Moreover, there is a demand j that such allied detachments re- j n.ain Cor a reasonable period after j the T?rk? are installed. Meanwhile, ? military preparations for resistance I continue on ail sides, and the mis-; sion would not be surprised at the] appearance of -t moment for an? autoiiouic u.- state in c-3st.ern Thrace.' JOHN BULL'S LAST WORD j Constantinople. Oct. It).- The! signing of the protocol for the ar-J mistlce at Mudania is expected to 1 take pii;?^ this afternoon, accord-; fog to an annivuii'OeTnei:* b\ 'lie j Havas agency: General Harrington.] the British coiumaiidcr, declared the "convention we have submit- ' red i*' the Nationalist Turks i ?ri ' -.r. Britain's *a-r word. It ncn rests with Angora whether thej world shall have peace or war." 1 ASA. G. WILL HAVE TO PAY Atlanta. Oct. !!.- "I don't want!5 j single penny of the CundlerH mtPi:*.'. bin riiey will have t<i pa} Jearly for the combine t?> wreck i 1 my reputation with insult.-.'" de- j t blared .Mrs. Onezime DeBouchel (i t'.iw.r yesterday announced thej !>reaktns of her engagement to 3 inarry by Asa Candler. j i "Be Just and Fe?r TURKS SIGN WHEN FRENCH CHANGE SIDES British Governments' Firm Stand Pre vents Complete and Abject Surrender to Kemal Mudania. Oct. I'O.?^T.he armistice convention was signed here tonight at 11 o'e'ock. The representatives of the powers -concerned affixed their signatures to the revised pro tocol, which Gen. Hariiigton had presented for acceptance to Ismet Pasha and which the Nationalist delegate forwarded to the Angora government for its decision. Gen. ihm'ngton had informed Is> met Pasha that the convention em bodies Great Britain's last word and that tlie other powers gave their unqualified support to; the terms. On his part. Ismet had re plied that he hoped his govern ment would accept the changes set forth and prumised a reply by 5 o'clock in the evening. The Turkish delegates were somewhat dismayed, and disap pointed over the'turiV'bf events >n the past two duj-s. The new atti tude taken by France after the Paris conference puzzled them and they were amazed that French friendship, on Which they counted as a main prop in the negotiations did not yield the results they ex pected. At the session of the .conference Monday night lsinet Pasha ex pressed dissatisfaction at the terms the allies offered. He said to 'lea. Fl a ringt on: "But your new armistice con vention is a contradiction . to the assurances given to me by Gem Chnrpy. The convention, instead of waving the way to peace only makes matters worse." Gen. Harington replied merely: ' Gen. Charpy has'assented to the terhis.? Affcer the close of the formal proceedings Uniet. in the course of a conversation of the recurring subject.of France's promise, said: "it >as upou France's 'suggestion that our army ceased operation1 against the Greeks. France prom ising, us favorable armh?tic?- term*' France's responsibility is conoid cable. - "It no agreement is reached on." army wili insist, on tnachihg int? Thraee, but every ?duy's delay? oaitsed by our ru?uiee on favora ble armistice promises?diminished our mlitary ndvautage." Terins yf the Armistice. Mudania. Oct. 1?.?The conven tion as submitted to the Nation alists contains these specifications: 1. That the Greek evacuation of Thrace shall be carried out within about 15 days. L'. That the Greek civil author ities, including the gendarmerie, shall be withdrawn as soon as pos sible. 3. That as the ?Greek authori ties withdraw the civil powers will be handed over fco the allied au thorities, who will transmit them to the Turkish authorities on the same day. 4. Thar this transfer shall be wholly concluded throughout Fast cnt Thrace within a minimum of thirty days after the evacuation of the Greek troops has been con cluded. That the civil authorities of the Angora government shall be accompanied by such forces of the Nationalist gendarmeries as are strictly necessary for. the mainte nance of law. order and local se euriyt. The'total strength of these officers and men shall be left to the discretion of the Nationalists subject to approval of the allies. '"?. That the various operations in the withdrawal of the Greek troops and the transfer of civil ad ministration shall be carried out under the direction of tie* interal lied missions located in the prin cipal eehters. Thea? ;nissiyns Will do ther utmost to prevent excess es of any knd. j 7. That in addition to these mis sion- allied contingents shall oc cupy Eastern Thrace- These <*on tingents amo.i-iting to about seven battalion's, will injure the maiiite- I nanc* of law :md <Vx?d'er arid act in ! suypt>rt of the interallied missions. ! Ti.OT 'he wirhdra.wal of the interallied missions and contin gents will occur In ?50 days after the completion of t!r> -nation of' the Greek forces. Th*i* evacuation .j may occur eafier. provided the* I'llied go\et i\y- -j. re.- 1 tlU'ti adequate provilsi'iiis have beoi made for 'he- maintenance of law. ' order and the protection of the non-Turkish population. if to?. Turkish gendermarie function nor-j mally the interallied missions und j contingents may be withdrawn fore the expiration of davs. I v. That all troops of tb \ngora sjoverumejit shall be withdrawal Ltuts'ide the zone ??? allied <_>? ???.???i-? L:on with .'ill possible spo^.d. new neutral zones in the Chanak and Is mid area* shall be defined by mixed commissions, consisting of : "Oi~ ofiiccr of each of Ihe allied 11"iiiit s and one oflicer of tlie An- i sroi'a govern luent. Jo. That included in Cvustan inople peninsula /.one will '>e the .??rritory included in the follow- , eg' line: . I "Starting a pcim on the Black Sea seven kilometers r<? the torthwest of pod^iua and then' Not?Ixu all the ends Thon Aiius't Sumter. S. C, Satuni M l. - - TURKS OBJECT TO PAYING BRITISH CLAIMS jKemal Wants Con-; stantinople But JJe: Balles at Paying ftp Cost of Occupation! by Allies London. .Oct. 11 (By the Asso-I iciated Pre?:s).-~Ono of the S itious on which if is expected there j ! will be important deference*7' be- : jtWeen ;he Tv.rks and KritishTs Ifm! |cost of the British occupation of. i;Cons?anUn.ni>Ie and other areas in ? i Ash: Miner since The" Brit-; , ish Have kept careful accounfv 6t ;the blxpenditui'es. which are regard-! ed as ;?n ultimate charge against; iTurkcy. It is believed th^ bill j I will ran into. I<k?;dO.O..OOO? pounds: sterling, without regard to what i . oiairos might be advanced*; by' jjPVunee. which maintained L'v.000 ; ijtroops in these regions for a year " ;j nd a half. j 1 The Ki.'*:'.;ilists lung have cor- j i tended that the charges are unjust, i claiming it was Impossible to^givc i them peace three vears ago. When the first conference as-; sembles this financial question -ein ? be introduced in connection with ? the Ottoman public debt in which ' France i?: a large sharer! Thus ? *t!ar the arguments of the Kema'Vs's have been that Turkey has p-iid her; war debts by the To-s of two-thirds ? of her territories and th-refore: should not he asked to pay'-hfOr'--. I Likewise the Reruolists have con sistently refused to print their own; .money, in order to preserve rate' [Stability oi the Turkish pound'.v- : j" The total out -landing Turfc'sh j 'paper ^.''''.Otn.t.fP.m' Turkish; pounds. At the present exchange: on** dollar is worth auproximately t [ one and two-third** Turkish; ?pounds. Three years ago Turkey; ? had approximated $4J?>:0t%l0^^ta j pounds. Mudania. ?ctl 11.?M. Franklin- j P.oullion. the French special" en-j voy. who considers that the Kern-? alists are actually accepting fc^.s; Than he had agreed to: ??id today .-that ho v.as ?oiug to Paris to ?'o:\-? vir.'ce the authorities, if possible. ? thai the peace" conference should I be held at some place*, where Mus-"^ it?pha Kernal could attend in person.; This place must be within"" erf-Sy: "?distance of Angora; inasmuch*" to. ? ?owing to a special law. Mustapha ; Kea.al can not leave Turkish soil.: j ' v I Greeks of Thrace Resigned to Inevitable Adr'anoub-. Oct. 12. - News of the conclusion of the armistice tit ' Mudania w;.s r eceived quietly here: j A large part of the population al-; .ready regarded the re-entry of the' 'Turks into eastern Thrace as ihevi- j table, and talk of resistance is con- j ? fined to the army. The withdraw-j ai of funds from the banks and' [the liquidation of assets has been in progress for several days. Greece Will Surrender Thrace' j Paris. Oct. 12.---Greece has de cided to sign the Mudania armis- : lice convention to evacuate Thrace, according to the conditions stipu-j lated in tlrat document, the French foreign office was officially inform-1 ed. SHORTAGE OF RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION j Situation is So Serious That It Limits Commerce New York. Oct. Li.?-The short-J age of railroad transportation is; ??<?,, great, and veriuus thai it is I not only limiting but will continue" ;to limit production and commerce 1 of a""! kinds.*' Samuel bou'n. edi- ? itor of Railway Age. asserted in an [address at the convention of As-o j ciated Business papers here, i- : I proceeding to Strandja. Murtekli.' [TCichtaglu. Sinrekii, t'ara. Sinan. iTehifthk. Kadikeu. Yenid.ie. FJy- j [dma. Tchiftlik, anil Calicrutia. ; i i. That included in the Galli poli peninsula zone of allied occu pation is aU that pail of the pe ', ninsula south the r'-aki.-i and Bulair Jim-. i::. That. until the withdrawal . of the allied troops ami the ee"*sa-v tion of allied occupation in each' of t/Jv zones, the A agora govern ment undertakes to respect the said '/one-. 1".. Thai tie- Angor;< government will undertake net to transport traps info or raise ;i? 111 maiutam an army in ?astern Thrace, until the raitfioat'on of peace. Tie- in- SMPi convention will come; huo force three days after its sii: j ature. Turks Accept Armistice Terms Mudania. Oct. H.- -Th.e armis tice convention signed by represen tatives of th- Tnrkiwh nationalist and allied oowe?*s !>?:?? I ?- -1. night contains th" exact t<rii:- as sub mitted by Lieut. Gen. Haiington the British delegate, the spe'-itica- : < tions of which were made public yesterday by the Associated Prses. I ftp; at be thy Country's, Thy God's and lay, October 14, 1922 COAL STRIKE FRAMED UP FOR SPRING Mining Congress is Warned That In dustry Will Be Tied Up in April Unless Dispute is Adjusted Cleveland. Oct. 11 (By the As sociated Press >.?Warning that an other coal strike is inevitable April 1. G>2.?. unless certain conditions are removed, a sharp divergence of opinion between union and non union operntors over labor policies ar.d a manufacturer telling the mining industry "'to organize its household for seif-examination, self-expression and self-govern merit."' marked the third day'.? sesskui of the American Mining Gongres^; which was. devoted to an intensive study of th^ problems confronting the bituminous coal industry. A resolution was introduced ask ing the coligio^s 10 d<-e!are /as its principles: <? "That all disputes directly affect ing the. public interests, which iiiqv not -be settled by mutual agree ment, shall' b?? determined by ju dicial process. j "That any act. in combination with others, v.Inch would be un lawful if done by an individual.; ?ihaH b?* unlawful on the part of uM tho^e who take, part collective-, iy ami individually, all of whom shall be liable to damages to the; party injured thereby. . "That every ' agreement, order. | determination or conclusion by two j or more persons v\hich. if carried; OUL. would be in restraint of trad". increase the cost or restrict Mo production of any article- of com- j nacree. to. public injury, 'sliall -b'? : declared unlawful, and that each j and every person, organization 01 | combination guilty should be prop- ; erly penalized." it also reeo2h'meud?*d ^that al committee on industrial coopera tion be created to iuv?-s?gat" platt: ^?>d industrial si rife either by! mediation and solution or arbitra- j tion. and recommend to the board i of directors of -the congress sueh J plans as its investigation sh?ll . soow to be advisable. The resolution was pre* ented by C. 13i. Maurer of Cleveland, vice president of the congress, coal op erator and long "a, n'rember of com mittees negotiating with the rutted] Mine "Worker*, and followed a i lengthy address in which he pre- j dieted nest April would hud the' coal price- as low as last April an?> j th<* miners' - union as firmly 'refu.i- i ing to take any reduction in wages j without a light. j The resolution will be consider- j vd by tiic congress tomorrow, ft j v a< understood. A telegram from I Herbert Hoover, secretary of com merce, was read detailing some of the evils of the coal industry and suggesting that genera! debate of its problems "will be u*o< advan tageous" to the new coal commis sion. "1 want to.say that you can't de- j lay this thing and have Join Lewis shut down the mines or you j will lose control over your proper ties;" Mr. Maurer declared. refer ring to the. possible shut down of coal mines next April. "Before-j next March the public must know j whether you are going to have .?. j contract or whether you hv go-1 imr to repeat what you did last year] and they are never going to per-j mit you to repent it." John A. Emory of Washington, j counsel for the National Assocta- j tier, of Mauufactorers. told Lhej coal industry to "clean house" and ; said that during the xnonths of de- j lib'rat eh- suspended production the spectator had seen little *?vi dence of continuing unity in thought or action among the osten- j slble managers of the industry, j while ott the other hand he bus1 witnessed a solidarity of policy, ex- ! pressioM action against *h<-' controlling min? )*s v. fiich has sm-- j ce sfuHy resisted not only eco- ! noTiii?' arguTiver.t and official inter-j ventioh but every appeal to im-1 partial arbitration. The average citizen sees no as-? surance of either economic produc-j tion or peace. b>?.ks in vain [ for any voice that can :?ud will; authoritatively si??-yk 111 mind of | operator and owner. "Was there ever a time when pu'?!:<? welVare and private interest: ca.fiett more clearly to <-o:?l manager] :?? organic*- its household for sell' examination. :-??!;' expression :*nd j self government? Must it not sin- j ally face with frankness the state; of its *mploymeut relations?" Mr. Maurer, touching on th.-it ] part of the Cleveland ?agreement; providing for an investigation by a. ? joint '?omruit.tee of miners and op-! orators as to the best methods for forming a basic wage scale in tin soft coal industry prior to the ex piration of tlxe present one March !. l .-aid: 'This committee is going to :.H Ct. It makes no differ* nee whether in order <o arrive at a wag?- i'ontraci next April you take . in ?>?? attempt t<> take in every tin-j ion district or merel\ the old ce?;- . i.ral competitive lield 'Western Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and Illinois' and have them form the; basis w uy.>- if I can read the tu-! Cliro ri^ht. von will have no eon-j tract on April I. '"Nov. to my mind there is but one tlviToj. i?> do in the union fields, j. Vo? nr? tied hand and ?'?>ot to the! CJnited Mine Workers; you have J Truth's."" MITTLE APPEAL GRANTED BY I JUDGE WATTS ! Murder Case Goes to j United States Sii-j preme Court on; Writ of Error j ? :_ J ' Columbia. Oct. 11.?Associate Justice Ii. C. Wattv. the acting. ! chief jusicc. yesterday signed a ? writ of error for attorneys in the [JET. X. Mittle case, allowing them to carry the appeal of Mittie to the United States supreme court. At" the same tihVe Justice Watts fixed bail at ??0,(H>0 pending the j appeali Mittle is now in the penitentiary! serving nine years for rnanslaugo- i I f.er. having b^-cn convicted of the, j killing of -I. H. Patterson. :i civil, engineer in 0"a:ig"burg county. ? j Pie was sentenced to serve nine years and his conviction was up held by the stat?- supreme court. Several weeks ago Judge T. .1. Hau id in granted, an order staying the sentence of Mittle for ft/ clays after the supreme court had aJlirm- . ed the lower court verdict against < liim and had likewise refused a re- j hearing; for Mittle. j After Judge Mauldin had grant- ' ed the order the matter was brought to the attention of the governor and the chief executive asked the attorney general's office for an opinion as to the validity of Judge Mauidmts decree. The at torney general's otlice wrote the. governor thai Judge Mauldin had ! no authority to grant such an order and upon this opinion the govern or had Mittle arrested and placed, in the penitentiary. Mittle recently asked the gov-; emor to be at towed to go to Green- : viile to straighten tip some of his business affairs, he having been carried "away suddenly without no tice-, but the chief executive de- . clincd to let Mittle leave the pris- ? ?n. W. C. Wolfe of Orang^burg and. Colo L. Blease! chief attorneys for .Mittle, -appeared before . Justice Watts yesterday to obtain tit- writ; of error. Mr. Wolfe said that the j writ came within the !?e days al- S lowed Ly the siipreine court. When ; asked as to arrangements about the *it),00n'hond;r^'"hiidi nut.-- be ap- * proved by ?ne Orangeburg clerk of Court. Mr. Wolfe replied thai; this matter had not as yet been gone into. i ? onsiderabii''time will elapse be- ? fore the appeal can be heard by! the United States supreme court.] While no statement was made by! Mr. Wolfe us to when attempts co j arrange bond would be made, it is believed that uo time will be lost j Mittle Secures Bond j Expects to Leave Prison This! Afternoon Colutnbta. Oct. II.? B. X. Mittle, tie- former Orangeburg man. "eon-; victed of kt'ling .i. H. Patterson, a ; c'. vi 1 e n gi n e er. t od a y a r ra n ged : bond have and it was rushed to Orangeburg to be approved by the ? clerk of court here, then to be: rushed ba?*k here, and Mittle will likely leave- the penitentiary this afternoon for his hont** in Green ville. A writ of error, allowing him to appeal to the Cuited Slates: supreme court was signed by As- j aoei?te .Justice Watts here yester day. -o^-t Tourist Steamer Afire in Pacific Three Hundred Passengers Being Lowered into Life Boats . ? - I San Francisco. Oct. 12.?The pas senger steamer City of Honolulu, carrying three hundred tourists, returning from the Hawaiian Is- ? lands, is a tire in tie- Pacific ocean fourteen hundred miles east of j Honolulu. Tin- passengers are b? - ing lowered into the life boats. The Honolulu sent two SOS calls,.; which were picked .up by the ] Matson line steamer Enterprise, which put about in the hope of-; reaching lr.<- >-! > .i nter within four; or live hours-. Spartanburg Charges Discrimination ~~- i Alleged That the Proposed Freight Rates Favor Atlanta Asl.f. ?b-. N. < <>??!? I - The it--.'jimmy of Spartanburg ?iafficj, organizations designed *to subaLur. t:i<:.- their contention that propp ed freight rates from ?v-u-al Freight As?t*ciatiort territo?y imo ;he south discriminate against iltat ehy in favor o'f Atlanta was pro dueed .:\ the session oV th ? inter state eon?meiY:e eommisslon ri ? \ ? si ; ion here. agreed i" meet wi;h .-? committee ?,nd it. is \h.?ur duty to meet theui, "You do hot want any claims this fall that you did ?>oi carry out your agreement. But w 1?" you have heard the demands <>r the ; miners and bud you can not get i anything better than their demands J r>ud that the situation does hoti i warrant the present wage, then it is j? time to ..mir and. unit for good." ! THE TRUE SOU RAILROAD FREIGHT RATE INVESTIGATION _ _ \ Representatives of the! Southern States! Meet With Inter- j state Commercej Commission in! Asheville _ I Asheville, X. C Oct. 10.?All car- i ?? riers propose to eliminate water \ competition rates/ in Southern! territory, according to testimony | introduced at the present hearings{ of the interstate commerce com mission in the investigation of all class rates in southern territory. It was learned today. Under au existing system, it is asserted, rates to intermediate points are in many cases higher than to the ports in order that the , earriers may r:u-et the water com petition. One of the reasons for the in vestigation, which dally gives evi dence of being rite most important ever attempted by the interstate commerce commission, it is stated, is found in terrain provisions of the transportation act of 1920, the most important being what is known as the amended fourth see* tion. which was enacted to strength en the act to the extent that a ear rier may not violate the Jong and 'hort haul rule in tin- absence of competition. Potential water competition or commercial competition does not permit deviation from the law. it is as erted. and it is proposed by the carriers t?? eliminate the so-caFe.! water competitive rates. However, according to private in-. terests and state eotnmslsions who are introducing testimony at .the hearings, which will be resumed tomorrow morning after a recess of one week, it is maintained that carriers have their own ideas-in meeting this problem and will pro pose that the rates be brought In line by further increasesf in many instances with only minor decreases in other cases. According,; to Maj. Alexander Forward, member of the Virginia state corporation commissioti, who arrived for the reopeuing bi^the in vest igation tonight. . ttic , present hearings will have a decided effect on future interstate rates. aVmes A. Perry, member of t!i*i Oeotgia tailroad commission. s?90 arrived today-and with . X. PattWtc son. member of the Alabama pub lic service commission: R. lludtcta Burr, rhairman of ?he ra?r?a? commissim'.. who is already in the city, and Major Forward will aci in an advisory capacity with' Joseph B. ICastman. member of the inter-1 state commerce commission, who} will arrive from . Washington to morrow morning. FS. K. Clarke. Washington at-1 ionicy. who' represents the legal j end of the case of the North Car-? olina "corporation commission, ar-1 rived today and will be present j when the corporation commission j begins its testimony. Fifty rail road officials, rates experts and rep resentatives of private interests, ar rived during the day and others are expected early tomorrow for the purpose of being present and taking part in the investigation. O. L. Tillery. representing the He-bran Cypress company; Phila delphm. will tak^ the stand when the investigation is reopened and it is understood will propose revo lutionary changes in the method of rate making. v j W. L. fiendley, representing the i Spartanburg (S. C> Transportation j association as traffic manager, will } take the stand following the Phila- f delphla expert. O. K. Barrison. \ Washington attorney, .has been en gaged to represent the Spartan burg association in the legal pre sentation of the case, which will deal with th^ general rate situation j in the Carobuas. With indications that the hear- | ings in Asheville will last until the j early part of November will*, only j Sunday recesses and possible Sat-, | urday afternoon, officials in chaigej aud experts are preparing for a | general siege of testimony from j bo'h che carriers and shippes":-. MOD ATTACKS j DETECTIVE | Man Who Solved Murder Mystery Uoujrhly Hundled i New Brunswick. X. 3 K Oct. 11.--I Prank Kirby. the detective credit-j en" with having obtained the State-] ment from Raymond Schneider,! through which Citiiord Hay .vis I charged wit I) the murder of Row 1 Edward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor j Miiis. was attacked by a group of] iruiign.tnt citizens, who bombarded him with bricks. Kirby escaped: unhurt by barricading himself in the baggage room of the depot un- j i?l rescued by life police. ENGLAND TO PAY INTEREST - i, London. Oct. 11.?The British; jovernmen; is proceeding with ar- ? rangements to pay to the United j States fifty million pounds sterling-:; next Monday as the yearly interest]' vn her war loan, if was stated} here. -.- >? ,-;-? TJfTlOS. I4*ia Willed ???hjp I? I???.. II: @y?L LIIL .^9^:, EUROPE SHOULD BE CALLED ON FOR WARI" ? ? ? ? ?' " ? Congressman Burtonv. Who Recently.-Visit: ed Europe Ret\u1rv Convinced T h ? t Debts Should Not Be Cancelled WarJi'ngton. Oct. ?A "strong' declaration was made. today by Representative. Theodore E. Eur tbn (Republ'ean* of Ohio, a me?? ber of the allied debt commission, against any cancellation of <h? debts of European nations to United States If is statement *o this < effect, made .unanimous the opinion on, the question of. ail American delegates to th?MnterjK^ Amentary. union conference at Vienna, a-number of seualors why. with Jfiepresentatlve Burton, tooi- . ed Europe and conferred-with leadr ing statesmen and publicists, h?tifc Ing previously declared that tlie al lied . debts should ? not be remitted Representative Purton ?*onferT?*rl with -President Harding' today am?, after campaigning in Ohio, will re turn .here for the meeting late tips month .of the allied debt cornmJs- I Slon .with Great Britain's -financial" representatives. . "There are many reasons why the allied debts .should not- be can*, celled." said Representative Kor ton.. . "First." they-are bindffl^ry^?: ligations, a national debt, and th*$r cancellation would throw doubt on national- credit which is an aU ho porta n't, parf of aH commercial and t?dustriai. relations. ^ecpndy^hese; > loans were -not raa.de from an abounding reven?* but were obtained by borrowing from our' people with no small <T*,f ?culty: and- witU a gre?5t d<*a I of ?acritkfe^'*''TJiere was no tuougHi at the tsuie that they would not he repaid and.- in deed the* law under which pur people look our bond.?,' provided for their exchange in'Jobd. * ^hird. the UrUted 'States 'is si n cxMcLy interested, in world peace. If fhV'e debts ivere cancelled it would "Teai?r'lo an ejcixacasion of the mili tary ?and naval establishments of other countries-and thereby bring a .th.rea.Cof-war and aI8 the waste it ?'-."Fourth, proportionately the in cr-oase m'.tfi>.debt of the -United States as a" result ef t?*' war is "greater tlia?; that of the borrower. The urereass in taxation, also'.Is proportionately 'greater. - . ; .?'Further, while we recognize' the wonderfttt "sacrifices made by the allies during the war. the:r ir?anger was more - imminent and we have gained;no territory and are no* ex pecting any large 'indenmit'ies.- The general /eeliag abroad is tfca* .these debts-o?ght to be paid.** . Mr* Burton ?ls.o declared *g;am*Ft any further national loan* ?br?' adding that private credit tor fcirtei - rcan raw materials mlght\'? and should be arranged, but that fc> United State* treasury ihou'd not be called upou again to aid any.for- . e.'gn country except possible fW human relief. ? . .. . '.xl ~~ He did not appear to be im prey ed by tue league of nations, sever al of wh?fce meetings at'Geneva <v$ attended. ? "It seemed like a big debating ? ^society.*' he said, det^rjn*^ thj?t^ number of itTelevant a^w-a^dewi>: ouestiotis seemed to* be receiving undue attention. There was as 1: - tie- probability now ^ Jeier* added that the United Slates Avon! ' become, a .member of the league, but he expressed, the boXle? 'Xl%>3'-~ t*i*?' United States should" hatredr*"pre. _ sentatidn on, a world 'coin*/ jrltJt limited jurisdiction and one l net under ebjurol of the league. An fort is being made, he sajd* to ra? arate tlte present interna'i'^e I court from the league. V .. .* "I was greatly d:s**ipp.:M\'?e.rV* Rep reJKm ta'ive Burton ?K*e*?w3K ?'that in alj the discussions k>t 'h> league. iaciuuiiig mention of % contribution of 30.1*00 pound L.. Great Hrhain to Russian there wafe-"no mention whatever ?.?t" .the. $?t>;000.001> given by ih* United States and the private e"o t'orts of Amerk'H; which aodeu)^ edly resulted in ?aving nj^ny t*ifmr sands oi lives. And only VI co??"; f:;hii mentioned the disarmaj. e: t efforts of the Washington e >,. v -- e?ce on 'Hiiiltation of arm a in??->-. lion of the allied debts United Si at es y.-^rc made "act nrdar by Senators McKiiiley vvf f ? ilnOis and Spencer of Missouri * publicans4 and Harris ?. l?t:.oc of Georgia; upon their retwi"? her-* front Kurope; The thretv. .?rreed. also. thar. although there ctS? much suft'eriug ^t?d <?? o?e> v'-.- oM tress in Ejrvpe. t'?e Air??v: ? s government sihoufd make.no ruot:e loan- th^te. GEN. CONNOK SfiNT TO CHINA Assistant Chief of Gc^orsl Staff Transfo.rrcH to Tientsin Washington. Oct. U. pr-s . Connor, assistant chief . :' tn^ fc^i - QTnl staff has been relieved/ that detail attd assigned re e ?n - mand the American exped5t?on?jrv? force, with headccarters at TLe-i sin. China, as the result of *la* '-}? change in policy rell-Mjiing the im- 5 portahce attached hero to tlti Cf^f nese situation^