Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 242, 11 October 1922 — Page 1

AIXA AXD Sl'X-TELEfiRAM VOL. XCII., No. 242 Palladium, Est. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 11, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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DEMOCRATS TO WIN SEAT IN MARYLAH

State is Displeased with Senator France's Course of Action Point to His Inconsistencies. INCUMBENT ECCENTRIC Hj MARK SILL1VA BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 11. Maryland is one state in which the Democrats are fairly sure to gain a senator at the expense of the Republicans. The sitting Republican senator is Joseph I. France, and the signs are that Maryland is about through with him. If France were as consistently radical as LaFollette or as consistently independent as Borah, Maryland might take some pride in him. If he were as consistently conservative as Lodge, the Republican party in his state would pretty surely be prouM of him. and try to keep him in the senate, for Maryland is essentially a conservative community. But Fiance, in his various votes and speeches in the senate, has beea all over the lot to an extent that has given his constituents and icq country an impression of miscellaneous eccentricity that don't get any v, here. Disappointed in France Many persona who, at the beginning of Fiance's career, looked to him hopefully as one of those highly valuable persons who can bo relied on to speak up for unpopular causes, have been disappointed to find a strain of mere v illingnoss to play up inconsistently to widely differing groups of voters. As a radical France fought for the recognition of Russia and as a gooi orthodox protectionist, he voted for the tariff. As a state's rights man h-i is a "wet," but I'-s a friend of the nerro he favored the Dyer bill, givim; the federal government power to supplant the local courts in rases ot lynching crimes. As one who favors our staying out of Europe and out of the rest of the world he was against the Democratic League of Nations, and against .the Four-E'owtT treaty. But as one who favors letting Europe come to us, he. was one of the only two senators who voted against the restriction of immigration. Does Odd Things. A recent item in the' Baltimore papers which gave the people of his s tnte an added impression to the effect that although he is in the midst of his campaign for re-election, he is going to John Hopkins university when it opens this month to take up the study of the Russian language and bolshevism. as related to the theories of Marx and Fourier. All this sort of thing has bored Maryland raou' pressed what is probably the general senUruent of the state when it comnr.ra h srwi Knnro in thpse words: "Borah has not hesitated the challenge the politicians of his part, but his challenges have not suggested an erratic and eccentric mentality. Giving Senator France full credit for sinrerity and courage on the questions which have brought him into spectacular prominence, and conceding his student-'ike point of view, the unbiased observer cannot help feeling that his judgment and balance are singularly unreliable. He represents not only policies biit curious eccentricities which the Republican party in Maryland Jias never stood for before and which the Democratic voters of Maryland cannot indorse." Highly Educated France, through certain family con nections, has access to raonej to in

l..lj;t' in what his opponents would de-; j-,0pe of facilitating the Turkish oc-M-t ii-if as a spectacular dabbling in af-! .-upation of the province, according to fairs which, the thoughtful hold, are j information received by the allied misa little beyond his natural reach. He j sion here. The Kemalist soldiers have L highly educated man, has studied at i mostly come in with groups of refuthrce American Universities and at! seas, making their detection difficult. on in Germany, his critics sometime? The local Greeks declare the object of vu- he has had rather too much edi-Uhis infiltration is to foment disturb-i-liMon in too short a time. They say j ances. organize bands of irregulars and he suffers from undigested informa-1 gather information for reprisals io-i and that it would be a kindness ! acainst the Greeks, to retire him for a while and give him The police have uncovered a store a chance to sei his rather chaotic ! of incendiary bombs hidden beneath collection of remote facts and strange i tombstones at Ipsala. just east of the theories into more systematic order. ! Maritza river, which the Greeks claim

The net of it fs that while nance.to De oi iutmsu oustm. has sufficient control, of the Repub- blowing up of a railroad bridge on the lican partv machinery to get his re- j Saloniki line near Sufli is also charged nomination great hlocks. of Republi-Uo the Kemalists. A small band of lrcans will vote for his Democratic op--regulars which has been engaged m ponent the hulk of the Republican ! banditry near Demonka fired on a Jartv in Maryland consists of a large; train load of refugees from Asia M incumber of negroes in theeastern end j or. JciHIns seven The 1 nrks on the

of the state, ai of conservative farmers and business west and north near the men in the Pennsylvania line These latter wiH desert France quite generally they are puzzled by his eccentric inconsistency ! and a large number aiarmea oy nis . . . - occasional abhrations into ex treine. radicalism. The negro Republicans France will be able to hold. They never desert the Republican party anvhow, and France, with all his eccentricities has been canny enough to placate them. Democrats Favored The people of Maryland have become self-conscious about the reputation their senator has made for doing queer things. They have also come to share the country wide feeling that the senate needs elevating and stabilizing intellectually. It is in the spirit of this feeling that the Democrats have given their senatorial nomination to one of the state's two or three most distinguished lawyers and scholars, and it is because of this leenng inai lue uemutmis m an piuu ability, win gain one senator , au me expense of the Republicans in Mary land in November. Theman whom the Democrats have put up is William Cabell Bruce, a lawyer, who, in his profession and in his community, has something of the same position that Elihu Root has in New York, or George Wharton Pepper in Pennsylvania. In addition to being a distinguished lawyer, Mr. Bruce has

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Expected to Resign

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MS- r y v7 7 E w -f . . i For the first time since the premier ship of Lloyd George the cabinet has decided against him on a matter of procedure. Even the newspapers, his once faithful supporters, are demanding his retirement and same may be expected the moment the Near East question is settled. BEVERIDGE ARRIVES . HERE AT 6 O'CLOCK THURSDAY EVENING Albert J. Eeveridge, candidate for the United States senate from Indiana, will arrive in Richmond about 6 o'clock Thursday evening. He v will dine with a small party of friends, and will start speaking in the Coliseum at 8 o'clock. Word to this effect was ' received from the state speakers' bureau of the Republican organization at Indianapolis Wednesday. Mr. Beveridge i3 scheduled to speak at Connersville at 2:30 in the afternoon, and will com i here from that city. A band concert by the American Legion bard will occupy the time in the Coliseum from 7 o'clock to 8 o'clock in the evening, while the audience ii being seated. Sheriff Carl Wadman i in charge of the seating arrangements. Seats hava been reserved in the Coliseum for members of various patriotic oragnizations. Reception After Speech The address of Senator Beveridge will be followed, by a public reception in the Coliseum. '"There will be no reception before his appearance on the stage, as the condition of the speakers' health will not permit of too much exertion. Denver C. Harlan will act as chairman. Lee B. Xusbaum is chairman of the reception committee, which is maae up or me i-juuvwug im-mur.. Or. William Squire, Howard L. Brooks, Gath Freeman. John L. Rupe, Mrs. A. W. Roach. Mrs. I B. Nusbaum, Mrs. Gath Freeman. Mrs. Will Roller, Mrs. Ed Paul and Mrs. Elbert Shirk. 5,000 TURK TROOPS FILTER INTO THRACE IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES (By AFSOclatel Press) RODOSTO, Thrace. Oct. 11. Five thousand Turkish Nationalist soldiers in civilian attire have filtered into eastern Thrace during the last fortnight through this city and other ports on the se:i of Marmora tor tne purwere burred by the Creeks near Kirk i Kiliseh. Warehouses M.ed with brooms ial,u usrreis ior expon iu me luucu grates were aesiroyeu o uie ine. - BA mm a mm mmm m rmm m m n r-m m m v r- r t . , , m c mm JJISL (V V4RKjy H f iiySML. CU iiiJdS,Srlt STRONG EARTHQUAKE (By Assor-iated Press) ROME. Oct. 11. A strong earthquake shook this city today causinur great alarm among the population. N. damage, however, had been reported up to 1 o'clock this afternoon. Th apprehension among the people was stimulated by the recollection ot similar shocks, although much less violent which occurred in ,1917 and continued a whole month. Antonio, on the Adriatic, 1S5 mile nnrfhpast of Rome. aDDears to have j bp!,n the center of today's shock. No j reports cf damage there has so far - . Deen received WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. An earth tremor described as rather severe and continuing frcm 9:59 a. m. to 11 a. m.. Eastern time, was recorded today b? the Georgetown university seismo graph. Father Tondorf, in charge of th? instrument, estimated that the disturbanca centered about 3,800 mile3 south of Washirgton, and that it prob- ; ably" was not the same as that report

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LLOYD GEORGE TO REPLY TO FOES IN TALK

British Prime Minister To Answer Torrent of Condemnation Recently Aimed at Near East Policy. PRESS ISJURPRISED (By Associated Press) LONDON Oct. 11. Prime minis ter Lloyd George has announced hU intention of replying publicly at Manchester on Saturday to the torrent of condemnation recently aimed at the near east policy of the government. This sudden announcement has taken the press by surprise an i brought general interest in the domes, tic situation to a keener focus than ever. It also Is coincided with increased definiteness in the rumors of an early breaking up of the present condition. The improved outlook in the near east may have opened some inner sources of information enabling the political writers to speak with greater certainty than heretofore; at any rate, today's morning papers have the appearance of those usually accompanying the last days of a moribund government and the early dissolution of parliament. To Put Up Fight Necessarily a general election is commonly discussed as a matter of more or less certainty. The opinion of the majority of the political experts, however, is that Mr. Lloyd George has no intention of resigning and that he will put up a big fight on behalf of the coalition, in which he will have the support of Austen Chamberlain in the latter's forthcoming speech at Birmingham. At the same time there are some who confidently refer to dissolution of parliament and a general election in a manner implying knowledge that the premier has already decided upon this course. Speculation is very busy over the probable result of an appeal to the (Please Turn to Page Ten) INDIGNANT CITIZENS ATTACK DETECTIVE IN NEW BRUNSWICK (By Associated Press) NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Oct. 11. 'Frank P. Kirby, a Middlesex county de tective, credited with having obtained the statement from Raymond Schnei der on which Clifford Hayes, 19 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 by a group of indignant citizens here early today. 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 of the arrest of Hayes dispersed. Met by Citizens Kirby was met by the group of citizens as he emerged from the Pennsylvania station on his return from Somerville, where he had sought unsuccessfully to obtain a confession from Hayes. The group included several members of the committee which had obtained the offer of a $1,800 reward for the arrest and conviction of the slayer of Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills. Members of the crowd protested angrily to Kirby against the arrest of Hayes, declaring they characterized it a "frame up" to quiet the indignation of citizens and soothe an aroused governor by making it appear that the mystery had been cleared. Hemmed In By Crowd Kirbv retorted with equal candor at first, at the same time walking rapidly away irom ine raaroaa sia-1 tion in the direction of police head- j quarters. Before he had proceeded i far he found himself surrounded by the crowd which pressed closer and closer to him. He tried to keep straight ahead, but suddenly found hfs way blocked by angry and excited men. He looked around, decided the crowd was thinnest behind him and turned and ran in that direction. The crowd ran afttv him with threats of tar and feathers. The pursuit led past a pile of brick. Many in the crowd stopped long enough to get an armful with which to hurl at the officer. Reaching the station platform. Kirbj espied the open door of the baggagecar dived inside, closed the door and bolted it just as leaders in the crowd reached it. Rescued by Police. For awhile the crowd contentsd itself with throwing bricks against the baggage room door. Then a posfio of patrolmen, summoned by the sta tion agent, arrived and rescued Kirby. The crowd vanishtsd with the arrival of the bluecoats. Outstanding developments yesterday included the admission by Prosecutor Beekman of Somerset county, that he was making no effort to determine the truth of Schneider's statement charging Hayes with the murder; the arrest of Pearl Bahmer, 15 years' old. who was with Schneider when the two bodies were found, as an incorrigibleand of Nicholas Bah mer, her father, held on a criminal charge preferred by the girl, and the intimation by one of the chief investi- j gators that Hayes' arrest did not solve the mystery that In fact, "we ve just started to work on the case." Middlesex county detectives expect ed to interview Mrs. Francis Hali, widow of,, the slain rector again today.

Refugee Problem is Growing Serious Throughout Greece

(By Associated Press) ATHENS, Oct. 11. Reliable advices from various parts of Greece, including the islands, indicate the growing seriousness of the refugee problem. Thousands of persons are terribly emaciated from lack of nourishment and suffering from exposure and the insanitary conditions in which they are forced to exist. The refugees, the majority of whom are women, children and old men, are sleeping in parks, cellars and attics, and gener ally about 50 to a room. The authorities fear pestilence when the rainy season begins. They estimate Greece will have a million refugees to support when Eastern Thrace is evacuated. It would require 1,500, 000 drachmas yearly to feed this number and also an effective organization which the government does not possess. The Thracean deputies have announced they will appeal to Herber Hoover for assistance. Twenty thousand refugees are reported to have been moved from the island of Mitylene, off the Smyrna coast, to Crete and Piraeus. RECENT COAL STRIKE CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF 81,190,000,000 (By Associated Press) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 11. The recent strike in the coal industry caused a total loss of $1,190,000,000, J. G. Bradley of Dundon, W. Va., former president of the National Coal assoc iation declared here today in an ad dress before the annual 'convention of the American mining congress. Resolutions condemning the patern alistic attitude of the government, de ploring the entrance of government into private business enterprises, and urging industrial co-operation between labor and capital as a means of increasing production, augmenting pros perity and lowering prices were introduced to the resolutions committee of the morning. Committee To Report The resolutions are to be considered by the committee which later is to make a report to the general conference. According to Mr. Bradley the loss in wages by the United Mine Workers of America as estimated by the American Educational association, was $450,000,000; the loss to railroads ovr $300,000, the loss to the public in the cost of fuel $400,000,000 and the loss to the mine operators $40,000,090. "If every family in America were to pay $45 it would barely cover this loss," Mr. Bradley said. "The price of the struggle which has just been gone through is enormous one. It is at least to be hoped that it has had its lesson, from which both sides may profit. It also is honed above all things that the public has learned that it, too, has a responsibility for the outcome of the conflict. "At any time throughout the strike there were enough men willing to work at the rate of wages paid at those mines which continued operation to have replaced those who threw down shovels and would have kept the wheels of industry turning and saved this billion dollar loss. But because the other 110,000,000 people of the country were not .sufficiently aroused to the situation to demand that public officials enforce the law and protect the men who wanted to work, the inconsiderable minority of 500,000 miners held up the great ma jority as a highwayman does a train, and the massacre of Herrin, instead of being the spark which was to light the flame of public indignation merely called forth mild protestations from the highest public officials and tempted the strikers to try the perpetration of a similar horror in Cliftonville, Brooke county, West Virginia. Tank Steamer Swift Star Pounding Heavily on Beach BLOCK ISLAND. R. I., Oct. 11. The tank steamer, Swift Star, which ran aground near Black Rock yesterday, while bound to Fal; River from San Pedro, Calif., was pounding heavily on the beach today with a heavy swe'l running. The vessel's bottom was re ported badly damaged. Word was sent out by wireless from the steamer that I it probably would be necessary to j abandon her before ni ht Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Mostly cloudy tonight; Thursday partly cloudy to fair; continued cool. The North Carolina storm is moving slowly away and the weather will remain cloudy mtst of the time tonight, followed by a gradual clearing due to increasing barometric pressure as the storm passes away. Temperatures Yesterday at Pumping Station. Maximum 58 Minimum 51 Today. Noon 51 Weather Conditions The general storm which caused the rain over all the storm east of the Mississippi river, continues to move slowly northeastward. The heaviest rainfall occurred from the Ohio valley eastward. Frosts occurred again over the middlewest. There were light frosts in the northern part of Texas and Arkansas. It is quite warm west of the Rockies and over western Colorado with 90 degrees at Grand Junction, Colo., and from 80 to 84 in Utah and Idaho. For Indiana by the United States Weather Eureau Unsettled tonight: rain northeast portion; cooler west portion; Thursday fair. Paid Cir cula ti o itYesterday, was 11,815

FOREIGN SHIP OWNERS MAY FIGHTMING Effort Momentarily Expected Daugherty Is Confident Order Is Air Tight and Is Willing To Try Case.

U. S. VESSELS ACCEPT (By United Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. An effort by foreign ship owners to set aside that part of the Daugherty ruling which bars from the three mile limit all foreign vessels with liquor aboard is momentarily expected by the treas ury and justice departments here. Confident the ruling will be held valid by the supreme court, Attorney General Daugherty has expressed his intention to co-operate to the fullest extent with any persons who will bring the matter before the courts. Representatives of foreign ship own ers are preparing in behalf of all a single test case which may be presented to the federal court for the southern district of New York before a week, according to reports here. Daugherty Confident Nd doubt is felt by Daugherty that the ruling is air tight in every respect So far as American vessels are concerned, the status of the liquor aboard them seemed to be definitely settled and the ruling to have been completely accepted by American ship owners. Reports of intentions by foreign governments to protest to the American government continued to reach Washington, but no official representations have yet been made. It was learned today that official notification of the ruling was given to every embassy and legatio here Monday. The reactions of the foreign governments to the ruling are awaited with interest by officials here but few believe few protests will be of avail. In international law, the foundation of the ruling seems secure. Jurisdiction Defined It has been pointed out that Daniel Webster, when secretary of state in 1S42, wrote Lord Ashburton, then Brit ish ambassador here, on the subject of the jurisdiction of the government over foreign vessels. "It is natural to consider the ves sels of a nation as part of its territory though at sea," Webster wrote, "as the state retains its jurisdiction; and according to the commonly received customs, this jurisdiction is preserved over the vessels even In parts of the ' seas subject to a foreign domination." Statement Quoted This statement of Webster has been quoted in arguments against the present Daugherty ruling, as indicating that the sovereignty of British law and custom for example, would prevail on a British ship in an American port, and thus render it immune to the American dry laws. A further examination of Webster's letter, however, reveals that in the same communication he wrote: "It is true that the jurisdiction of a nation over a vessel belonging to it while lying in the port of another is not necessarily wholly exclusive. We do not consider or so assert it. For any unlawful acts done by her while thus lying in port . . . she and her owners must be answerable to the laws of the place." It is this establishment of a precedent 80 years ago that government officials believe will nullify every effort of foreign ship owners to have the law so construed as exempting foreign vessels from the operation of the Daugherty ruling. WATERFRONT, N. Y., Oct. 11. John Barley Corn walked the plank today. The last "snifter "is being removed from the palatial bars of the vessels of the United States shipping board under the order which makes America dry on the seas. Bottle after bottle of seagoing liquors ruled off the surf by Attorney General Daugherty was spirited away to the army base in Brooklvn. Four thousand bottles of the finest whiskies, wines and cordials lie ageing in the Brooklyn barracks, according to an announcement of John D. Appleby, chief of this arid area. Taken From Vessels. These were taken from the four shipping board vessels in port: President Roosevelt, President Polk, President Arthur and Susquehenna. Barley corn gave up the ghost without a struggle and plunged into Davy Jones' locker, Appleby said. The ship ping board voluntarily consented to the removal of the liquor stores, which obviated any raids by the landlubber liquor forces. "We are swamped with calls from owners of other American vessels, who ask us to come and get it," Appleby said. "And we're going after it today." What will become of the liquor taken off the ships is not known. The government may turn it over to hospitals or- sell it to those who have medical permits. Tqft To Preside Tonisht At Red Cross Meeting WASHINGTON, . Oect. ' 11. Group conferences occupied delegates to the annual convention of the American Red Cross this morning, to be followed by a general "session this afternoon and a concert by the U. S. ravy band early this evening, preceding a meeting at which Chief Justice Taft will preside, and a. number of prominent speakers will be heard. Addresses by Augustus K. Oliver, of the Pittsburg chapter and Dr. Thomas E. Green wit'a reports of committees and discussions of the community chest and othr problems were scheduled for the general session. Col. C. R. Forbes, direo tor of the United States Veterans Bureau, Col. Albert A. Spragu, chairman of the National Rehabilitation committee of the American Legion and Mrs. August Belmont were listed as speakers for tonight, c

Booster for Veterans

Dan S. Hollenga. Dan S. Hollenga, special representa tive of the American Legion's service department at Washington, D. C, is known as the "Billy Sunday of the American Legion." As a speaker for the legion in all parts of the country his oratorical ability has become known universally to ex-service men. He will be one of the important figures at the legion's convention in New Orleans. Hollenga was born in Holland but came to this country when quite a young man. He has been a citizen of the United States for a number of years. When war was declared, Hollenga was engaged in Chamber of Commerce work in Georgia. He volunteered as a private in the army, but was soon made a drill sergeant. He wanted to fight and he wanted to get to France, but encountered the same difficulty that thousands of his comrades on this side experienced. It was hard for a good man to get away. At length he obtained an assignment to Base Hospital 65, the first unit to leave camp. He served 16 months in France as a stretcher bearer. When the war ended, Mr. Hollenga spent more than a year as secretary of a number of Chambers of Commerce in the south, and then accepted a position as field representative and organizer for the legion. His success in that field led to his appointment as director of organization at national headquarters. He held this position until National Commander Hanford MacNider sent him to Washington as a personal representative to aid disabled veterans in obtaining justice from the government. AIR SERVICE RUSHES DELIVERY OF MAIL; " AID TO DEPARTMENT (By Associated Press) DETROIT, Oct. 11. More than 12,000 pounds of first class mail is delivered from three to four hours earlier each day than would be the case If the postoffice had no air mail service. Assistant Postmaster General Henderson declared today in an address at the Internation aerial meet here. The point of view of the department, he added, "is that the people are entitled to and should be given full advantage of additional speed in the matter of handling mail matter." Mr. Henderson explained that the airmail service at the present consists of a relay advance of mail from New York across the continent and viceversa, none being taken from a complete trip across the continent. "We advance into Cleveland certain mail which misses the late night trains out of New York," he said. "We take from Cleveland into Chicago mail which, if we did not carry it, would go into Chicago on a train too late for delivery in the afternoon. This process is repeated in relays across thj continent with the net result that we advance approximately 12,000 pounds of first class letter mail each day a ! matter of some three, or four hours, j Speeds Up Service "It should be noticed that this three to four-hour advance may in certain instances mean a real arivanro nf instances ; mean a real f""1 to 18 hours, inasmuch as it may mean: the delivery or the mail to consign late in the evening which might otherwise not have been delivered until the following mornin." Mr. Henderson further explained that "to get from the airplane all that it may offer in the shape of postal service it will be necessary to fly at night." Conduct Experiments "With this thought in mind," be continued, "we have for th3 past four months conducted an extensive series of experiments and study. Our ex - S whereat 'hfihtak Zu c ud'e thWit i 3 entl ely o weeks to light, as an experiment, ouv Chicago field and I predict that within six or eight months we will be able to fly from Chicago to Cheyenne at night. "If we are successful in this it will mean that we will be able to make a trans-ccntinental flight from New York to San Francisco in one continuous movement, flying from New York to Chicago in the day time. Chicago to Cheyenne at night and from Cheyenne to Frisco during the early part of th'! second day. We should be able to establish and maintain a schedule of from 28 to 30 hours between New York and San Francisco if this night flying experiment proves out." Italian Fascisti Invade Offices, Dismiss Women (By Associated Press) ROME. Oct. 11. Fascisti today invaded and occupied the offices of the housing commissioner here and forced the dismissal of all the women clerk.5 replacing them with ex-soldiers. The Fascisti sent a letter to Premier Facta accusing the housing commissioners office of dishonesty and Incompetenc; and stating that they were forced to take justice in their hands.

ILLIES ASSURE ENFORCEMENT OF ARMISTICE

Agreement Signed by Dele gates To Go Into Effect at Midnight Oct. 14-1 5 Greeks Refuse To Sign. FINAL PEACE SOUGHT f By Associated Press) MUDANIA, Oct. 11. The final agreement on all points was reached by the conferees at 11 o'clock last night after two sessions of the dele- . I gates. Then followed a recess while the secretaries made final copies which the delegates verified, and it was about daybreak before the final signatures were affixed. The agreement is under date of midnight tonight and goes into effect according to its final clause "three days after signature, that is, midnight, Oct. 14-15 - The Greeks refused to sign the convention because they were out of touch with their home government, and tho terms were not fully approved by Athens authorities. The Turks, however, will look to the allies that the Greeks fulfill the conditions of the armistice and the allies gave assurances to that effect. Allowed Gendarmerie. The agreement provides that, the Turks will be permitted a gendarmerie of 8,000 in Thrace and Ismid. They asked for 10,000 but a compromise was reacneu on the former figure. The Thracean boundary as specified by the agreement is from the mouth of the Maritza along its course to tho Bulgarian boundary. The clause to which the Greeks object on this subject is presumably one referring to a small but important slice of line along the railroad near Adrianople. Definite delimitation for the neutral zone was decided upon and was included in the agreement, although Ismet Pasha opposed the inclusion. The demarkation follows a line 15 kilometers from the coast along the straits of the Dardanelles and 40 kilometers from the coast of the Bosphorus. Crossing Forbidden It is provided that neither the allied or Nationalist troops may advance across these lines. The allies' representatives agreed not to increase the number of troops nor to undertake tha construct ion of fortifications. The portion of railroad along the right bank of the Mariza river from Svilengrad to Kule-Burgas will be subject to supervision to be determined by a mixed commission of the allies, according to the agreement. This was done, it was said, with a view to maintaining free passage on this section of the railroad, which opens to the region, of Adrianople. The final text of the agreement had been approved by 11 o'clock last evening. CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 11. It is reported that the Turkish Nationalist ministry of finance has issued a statement declaring that all conventions, treaties, contracts and decrees promulgated by the government of the sultan since March 16, 1920, are regarded by the Kemalists as null and void. The dates referred to mauk the allied occupation of Constantinople affairs, but there would be no change in the membership of the mission. IjONDON, Oct. 11. With the armistice just signed at Mudania, putting an end to the warfare between the Greeks and Turkish Nationalists, plans for the conference designed to bring about a definite peace in the Near East are proceeding in a less agitated atmosphere. Two conferences to this end are being arranged, one to fix the general Near East terms, and another to provide for neutralization ot the straits of the Dardanelles. J Preparations are being made for jboth conferences by the various gov- ' ' a r'"'- mai uo settlement reached at the first must ocpiK, .... t 0 co, , , necessarily affect believed according to expression in authoritative quarters here that all the governments will welcome the attendance of the United States at both conferences, and it is considered probable that both the Greeks and Turk.1 will make formal requests to this effect. -First Conference It is believed the first conference will be arranged for early November with the second general conference si:inrr ocirlv in Tmor-.m Vwi , . : v. i ! tkes rZ !Chris,ma3' h for two conference havenot been fixed. , HARDING RECEIVES EUROPEAN VETERANS By AswrKMat rl Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. Military honors and a reception by President Harding had been arranged for the 40 European world war veterans arriv ing here today enroute to New Orlean3 to attend as delegates to the third in ternational conference of the Inter. Allied Veterans' federation. Follow ing a reception in the presidential room at the union station by federal officials, members of the diplomatic corps and the heads of local American Legion posts, the representatives of the world war veteran organizations of England. France. Belgium. Italy, Rumania, Czecho Slovakia and Serbia were to proceed under cavalry escort to Arlington National cemetery to lay a wreath on the tomb oi America's unknown soldier. . A dinner tendered by the district of Columbia department of the American Legion and a recentlon by the presi dent at the White Hous v;V vonclnde the day's program here for the delegates who leave for Nev Orleans oa their 'nV .?rrn trihf.