South Bend News-Times, Volume 39, Number 271, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 28 September 1922 — Page 1

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APPROVE LEGION PLAN TO REMOVE SUFFERING VETS

Will Place Ex-Soldiers Suffering Mental Di?ca?c, in U. S. Hospitals CONFER WITH SAWYER Arrangement to Clear up Misunderstanding, Harding Adviser Savs. WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. Hy A. J) Approval of a program. outllned today to Pr-.s't Harding by reprefentativei of th American legion, which comtemplates the removal ot former service rn-n Minrir.tj from jnental dlsoa-sts from contract hu.pitl.i to government ownl and operated Institution.- at the earliest po.-ssible moment was expressed tonight by l'rl. On. C. E. t'awjcr, chief cocrdinator of the federal hoi-pitaliza-fiori board. In a statement i.-.-ued to-. Light through the American Legion. )r. Sanyer said tho president ex-jreaa-jd hi de-sire that any difference of opinion which might interfere with the Let po.-ILle care of disabled exttrvlce men should he removedThe view of the American Legion In regard to th care of nouro-psy-chlatrlc patlent were outlined to Mr. Harding and Director Forbes of the vetej-ans' bureau by A- A. Sprague, chairman of the legion'a rehabilitation committee, and Drs. W. T. Jsalmon, New York City, and V.. F. Lorenz, j Madison. Wis., at a conference thLs morning ' LateVtho legion representatives I conferred with Dr. SUwver. who recently has been criticized by Mr fpragrue for "obstructing" the hodpitlllzation program. Koach Artx'tnont. t Declaring that a.s a result of hi conference with the American Lfglon delegates an agreement had been reached for clo.se co-operation be-; tween tha legion and the federal! board of hospltlllzatlon. Dr. Sawyer,. -this arransment clears up derstanding rt-Iativo to the a mlsund care of ex .. . a . :tivity in seekin? the bt ot , united &cti service which may be given." After the conference at the white Iiouho Mr. prat;ue stated that the president with whom "proper hospitiüzation and caro of mental caea iind tho provision of a sutllcient num-, t or or teas was luscussoa, naa , "manifest el the most intelligent and leen interest in the situation and is ,-olr.g to Kive hi? personal a-l.-t i nee tu a procrram which the director ot the veterans bure tu will work out after obtaining the be.-: advice." -When con?rs nemble it will X-robably be known Mr r;ue f iid. "lust what addition il facilities fif n-eeded. Th- president has given w.-surance of his support of thf required progratn." It is understood that Mr. Fprasrue Jiad been told that an additional ten million should b expected in proidIg more adequate hospital facilit:s for the treatment of mental and nervous diseases. OPIHIOHS VARY ON MANEUVER RESULTS i Aff a ISaval Officers Disagree a? to Whether Tost Result was Satisfactory. M,1UUbK' a ' CpI- ny ".' ') Diametrically opposite op!n - . A . . . v , D 4 Jnr.s developed aTnor.tr observing of - f.ers as the result of the maneuvers (f the Ylrplna capes today when a tuftdron of torpedo planes searched rut thre ships the Atlantic f.ect nr.d theoretically destroyed one of them. Jfeven hits were regifterM cut of 3 7 torpedoes discharged, all ftndir.? their mark or. the '"Arkansas. Admiral In the opinion of Kfar A. Moffett. ihf ( f the naval air service, Commar.-iT T. t;. KiIjo:i of the air service, r.avy dt p irtn:er.t. C ol. C. H. Danforti). arr.iy air service commandant ef Lir.;;ry field. Va. the te-st was satisfactory in all re peets. demonstrating, in their view, that plAnea equipped with torpedoes an rjcce?fu!!y attack Vatt'.esh -rofrom the surface especially tected by a smoke screen or fo. Naval orders of the itaf? ar.d line rttached to the battle fleet cn the . . . effective within a limited radius from their base and that the two suad - :cr.s could have been annihilated ! ? fore coming within striking ditar.ee f the dreadr.a-jcht had th. lattl-.-hips been protected by th unai -reer.s of destroyers. They al.-o cvr.Tfr.'.fd th.tt tli" .vecor.dary batteries t f the warship-- ur.uer battle rendition? cculd ha e blown to atoms very place before it had an eppor-

tvir.lty to dis-harju its destructive i'- u..,;iri;o w , Notified by the wea'her bureau Kihteen piar.es pArtidrated in thelthat a cold wave would sweep r.im.o buttle but one failed to dis- j through the valley, ihe sclent'i bar,: ! m:--sile. The tet wasitook tho government boat Evelyn, ur.der idf-al weather. i- derrick and a ba.re fitted with 'sprinkling apparatus and proceeded

KAIL r.MPI.OYi: MALV. IAI.Y CITY, Ca!.. Spt. :7. (Hy N. R) r.-i:; r.rstke. an employe I fct the Southern Pacific shop-? at South S,tr. IV,'. i.-- .. u;t h t ar.d ):;1 V.'-.!r.. !.(y l.v lo ir men. and ).-s brthrr adly aten. urf Investigating. f:Mcers

Rival Rustic Lovers Cause Pitched Battle Between High Schools FULTON. 111., Sept. 27. (By A. P.) The rivalry of two high school boys for the attention of a girl brought about a combat In the fields near here last night with 50 Fulton high school boys matched against about the same number from the neighboring town of Morrison. A sheriffs force ended the fray without casualties although the hoetlles were hotly attacking each other with clubs and hoes. The two principal rivals fought It out with fists on Sunday and after school yesterday the Fulton school. wa3 stirred with the report that Morrison planned an Invasion by automobile. Hastily mobilizing, an army of Fulton boy?, set out for the Morrison road and the caravans met Just outside of Fulton. The city marshal's efforts to mediate were futile and he summoned reinforcements from Morrison, the county seat. The battle was kept a secret until a check of the bruised head here brought it out.

CREASY ON STAND IN OWN BEHALF IN TRIAL FOR MURDER Defense Claims Prosecutor Has Revenge Motive Reveal 150 Love Letters. MIXEOLA, N. Y., Sept. 27 (By U. P.) William Creasy, accused ßIayer of hte former sweetheart. Miss Edlth ly. took the stand In hLs own behal la-te today. "Did ou eh oot Miss Edith La voy?" wa3 the flrst Question his attorney asked him"I did not," was the calm reply. Following thla one question and answer, 130 letters that were written to Creasy by Miss Lavoy, pretty Freeport school teacher, before they had oven met each other, were Introduced as evidence and identified by CreasyThe "Kentucky Lover" of the teacher reneivert 1etter frnm thA p-frl .h.rh nnko nf u,m ,n tprmi nf nn. dearment hortly after they had been . . . . rftrrpcrnnfl0nrft mat. rimonial agency. C,ori,, . The second letter that sho ever wrote, the defence attempted to demonstrate, addressed him as "Dear I TW " The girl ln ono of the ,etters 9ald phe WQUld be wimng tQ t marrieJ .f couJd flnd & man tQ ult hen The purpose of thl line of evidence was to show that Miss Lavoy loved Creasy from the rtart and that 5h committed suicide with his gun when she grew despondent because he had Jilted her. sensation was caused when Hfnrv A Unt(kdhart defenpe councll charged that Ast. Pros. Atty.. Elvin Edward was carried away by his emotions in the case beraunc he was a friend of the dead woman. Ho advanced this charge with the statement that Miss Lavoy had frequently visited the Edward family. had attended dances and dinner with them, and had accompanied them to a Harvard football game. "Thre Is something more than a d!Ir.terc-5ted attitude on the part of th assistant pr.osecuting attorney." tlie attorney for the defense said. Unterhrt traced the friendship of Creasy and Miss Lavoy from the time they met through a matrimon ial correspondence agency until the girl's death. In the frjmmer of 1970. according t0 Unterhartt Creay .t S2 to join ja "correspondence club for one year. ,Th flrnt letter he re eived as the fruit of his invesrtm'.it was from ( .l l 1 U rv i V . vv Mini - dear ,!r" and toW him his name had furnl9lit. hfr by the ' - - (Continued on Pc;;e Two) SCIENCE SUCCEEDS . IN REMOVING FOG Initial Experiment in Elimin ating "Pittsburg Gloom" Pronounced Success. PITTSBURG. Sep. 27. (By A. P.) A large action of Pitwrturs fv.ar waji crmplcte'y put out of bus!rtsj today by local scientists, ai.ted ty officials of the weather bureau and experts from the United State engineering department. The lr-itlal experiment conducted on the Monang.ihe i river wa. pronounced. ' " , ' - - ' rt n-0,vers r'essed theme.ves ;ue.u u tui.ao.r x fall and winter, provided moderate tur.dd are available. The keynote of the experiment as the lubricating of the Monongahela river from Bice's landing to a point one and a half miles up the :re.im trly this morning. The re"o Rice's landing. As aoon as the cool air and ths warmr water met ar.d the fog beyan to form a thin fpray of oil and organic acid was sprayed over a broad arra cf the I river.- ine 105 .::s;patea rai:aiy. I The oil prevented union or tne air j and water. . . . . . .

IMPLORES HELP OF GOVERNOR IN FINDING SLAYER 15-Year-Old Daughter of Murder Victim Asks Aid Against "Political Gang."

PROBE SECRET SOCIETY Prosecutor Denies That Weal tli and Politics Vre Checkmating Investigation. NEW Uli UNS WICK, N. J.. Sept. 27. Charlotte Mills, 16, tonight wrote a letter to Gov. Edwards of New Jerney, asking him to help her lind the murderer of her mother, Mrs. Janiei Mills, who was ßlain two weeks ago tomorrow with Iiev. Edward ILall, rector of the Episcopal church of St. John the Evangelist. In her letter little M3ss Millwrote she had heard that a political band "which is running things" was interfering with the investigation. "I am Charlotte Milla of New Bruns v. ick," ehe wrote. "My mother as you know, was murdered two weeks ago and it seems to me that the Investigation is not bringing results. I have received letters from strangers paying that the "political gang L-i running1 things. Can this be true?" "As we have no means whatever to get legal help, is there not some way, dear Governor, you can help me find the murderer of my mother?" "Charlotte Mills." Charlotte wrote the letter after 6he returned from school, which she resumed today. On her way to mrhool this morning ehe said she and her father did not discuss the tragedy at home as they could agree on but few of the details ln con nection with the double shooting. Pro bo Secret Society ' The attorneys who have been em-. ployed for the past several days on an Intensive study of the clues in I the eise as supporting first blackmall, and then Jea'ousy, as motives for the crime, announced tonight they were investigating the activities of a secret society in the absence of other leads. Proa. Strieker said this new theorv had been ta'il UD on the discovery that the society , was an active force in New Brunswick. Detectives were insistent there was sufficient evidence at least to call for a study of this new theory. The authorities, while declining to discuss other evidence which they indicated in their opinion substantiating the theory that self appointed moral censors were responsible for the dual slaying, said the "log leal conclusion" of such a theory was that me couple were mmmuueu to a trial by the society before they were killed. When questioned today Pros. Strieker said: "There is no sinister influence of wealth working: to checkmate the investigation into the Hall-Mills murder and intimations of that trend are absolutely baseless." This was the groundwork of a (Continued on Page Two) URGES MODIFYING OF Y0LSTEÄD ACT Sen. Reed Also Attacks Administration in Opening Reelection Campaign. MEXICO, MO.. Sept. 27 (By A. P.) Declaring for a "reasonable" modification of the prohibition law. U S. Sen. James Reed tonight in an aaares nere openeo nis cam- ) n I .1 . W, ,-1 . . tic ticket. He assailed the new tariff "as the most monstrous scheme of plunder ever conceived by selfishness and greed." and attacked the Harding administration. Sen. Reed had been challenged by hL republican opponent, R. R. Brewster, to declare himself on the prohibition question in tonight's address. Brester in the primary campaign declared himself to b "as dry as the ISth amendment." Mr. Reed stated he favored a "reasonable modification of the dry law fo that the rights of citizens shall be protected against unwis and often brutal acts of prohibition official." ReM. who fourht the League ot Nations, mentioned former Pres't Wilson's name only in referring to Mr. "Wilson's veto cf the prohibition bill. The senator asserted h believed ;tnat prohibition should r-e iert to tne ; rMpectlV(k fitat, and explained he d tne 15th amendment "chiefly on th grounds that It Imaded the rights of the states" Mr. rteM aerted he hebd "a sentiment of genuine friendship" toward Pres't Harding and "was sorry for him. but even more .orry for the people of the United State?." GOV. SMALL DECIDES IN FAVOR OF MOTHER SPRING FT ELD. 111-. Sept. :T.(I. N. SL) Gov. email Wednesday refuied to requisition the governor of New York asking the return of Mrs. Emily S. Peers, wife of a New York broker to be returned to Chicago charred with abducting her four year old daughter. Marjorie. Mrs. Peers alter divorcing hr husband was alleged to have kidnapped the chtM from his parents in Chicago.

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Here are Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall (left), widow of the murdered New Brunswick, (N. J.) clergyman, and Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, whose dead body was found alongside that of the slain rector. The two women were photographed together at a church entertainment before the slaying.

Dempsey Wins In Bout With North Woods Champion Heavyweight Champ Escapes W i t h Torn Breeches in First "Go" With Moose. St- John N. B. Sept 27. Jack Dempse' heavyweight champion, has won Vit.. V... " Jt - "i0t UUUI- ttnan moose A mensago reaching here today from the forests of King's county reported tho meeting betwe-en the king of the ftquared circle and the monarch ot the north woods last Tuesday. The moose is dead, Dempsey escaped with a torn pair of breeches. Dempcsey met hio quarry in the earlymorning when the animal responded to the guide's call. At the first shot he moose foil, and Dempsey, dlsreo ---- r v a rnirr- 7 n u-arninc .nr n ü monti-ii-rushed up and seized it by the ant lers. The next moment, as the moose tossed its great head in a last asrony, the champion was sent flying: through the air. landing IZ feet away. He was unhurt, but was in much need of a new pair of trousers. The moose had an antler spread of 48 inches with 14 points, and weighed 700 pounds. Word came through from Mavelock, this evening that Dempsey and his party had broken camp late today and would reach this city to- ! morrow on their way to New York. ! Dempsey learned today for the first j time of the defeat of Georges CarJ.pentler. former licht heavyweight champion, by the Senegalese Sikl. "I am very sorry to hear it and very much s-urprlsed." he said. "Thi Sikl must be a good man-" Asked If he would meet the Penl galese. Dempsey replied that he was willing to meet Siki or any other aspirant to the championship at any time if proper arrangementsc were made. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES NAB STOCK SALESMEN CHICAGO. Sept. 27 (By A. P.) Pour " Grager System. Inc." stock salesmen, with headquarters at 142 W. 4 2 St.. New York, are being held here ln default of $25,000 ball fol lowing a raid by federal deputy marshals of the local office. They are charged with using the mails to defraud. The men are Sam Sofir, Samuel Getzley, H. A. Sedeman and Samuel Rosenblatt. The men are accused in connection with a J 4. 000. 000 glaf3 casket stock deal. The glass casket corporation is a reputable firm according to federal authorities, but the methods of the Grager salesmen are under tire. Three firm mem.bers of the Grager I System are said to be under arrest in New York. They are Benjamin Grager, president, Henry Grager and Joseph E. Dorn. PASTOR SAYS MOVIES ARE NOW IN POLITICS STHUP.ENVILLE. O. Sept. 27. (Ey A. P.) Will Hays has been employe.! by the motion picture companted for political purposv-s and r.ot "to clean up the movies," as people would believe. Rev. B. V. Lamb, executive secretary of the Chio federation of churches, charged in an address before the conference of the Unit'M Presbyterian tyr.cd cf Ohio here today. "The screen has entered politics and from this day on it will be a factor in the election of every oend:date tor public cflce." he declared 1 THE WEATHER. Indian And Miclilmn: Fair Tburijsv and Fr'.Jar with lowly ri.ng tenjerature.

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7 i i : I -.v 4j. .- .: v .. . .. . v V. , - 1 WATSON PRAISES HARDING REGIME IN INITIAL SPEECH Stresses Aid Given Farmer by Legislative Acts, in Greenfield Add ress. G Jt BDNFJ IvLD, Ind., Sept. 27. tiJy A. I".) James E. Watson, in I his initial speech of the republican campaign in Indiana here tonight. praised the legislative accomplishments of the present administration, laying particular stress upon those acts which he declared had brought about relief for the farmer. !

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During the period of deflation, Tne revolution j-eems to have takimmediately after the war. an(üen tw lff,5"nt lines one demanding

which still continues, said agriculture was the senator th firt to feel its full effect. Tw o factors j .wuiiiuuicu iu (.Alia uibdäa , he said. First the large Increase in imports of agriculture products free of duty under the Underwood tariff, and second, the paralysed restriction nf tvof credit imposed upon farming and livestock interests for the purpose of reducing the high cost of living. In order to cope with this situation, the republican congress lrrunedlately passed an emergency tariff bill on agricultural products brought into this country. This was done, he said, over strong opposition from the democrats. Defends Tarif! Ulli. Continuing, the senator said: i assert without fear of success-j contradiction and I can prove1 rui contradiction and I can prov to the satisfaction of any impartial investigation that the emergency tariff actually saved the wool and sheep industries from utter destruction; that It greatly aided the dairy industry of the country and that It was of tremendous importance to all other products included in its pro - visions. In order further to aid the Ameri -

can farmer in his distress, congress j chaeolcgist. found a series of semiwas designed solely for the purpose ' underground dwellings which he mid Uon and provided it with a million j was tne remains of a city inhabited dollar revolving fund to enable thej 1,000. to 2,000 years ago. farmers of the country to carry their j Mr. Ferguson came out of the grain and then to market it undernorth country yesterday from his the most favorable conditions. This ! third trip v;ith a party of six aide last act was and ttill is cf inestima- j and departed for the east after mak

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two provisions have very largely hope of equipping a party to make saved the agricultural interests of;mre extensive examination of the

the United States from complete col-. district. j lapse." , -Every one knows." Mr. Ferguson j BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Sept. 27. Turning to the rordney-McCunv Uaidi "that copper was mined on Isle I (I3' A' P-) Several hundred ber tariff bill. Fen. Watson said the ! Royale mary years ago on land now students of the Woodlawn high United States was among the last of . covered with pine trees. The island fCho1 were stricken with ptomaine the civilized nations to pas a pro-tjs covered with traces of these poisoning as a result of food eaten tective tariff law and atfded that themJnes and yc Aimc, nothing has at the Fchocl's lunch room at noon rates under the Fordney law are no.en done to explore the workings. ' locla"- according to authorities, a higher than those provided by thej xo one has found any of the re- ' number are said to be seriously ill. Underwood law except as to agrl- mains of the old mires, atnou-r ! but at an early hour tonight no fatalcultural products and that the law';thre are nanv stories 'of find nr'ltIe3 ha hten reported.

reviewed the war finance corpora - of raiding revenue without thought of protection.

RELEASE MAN HELD AS ' establishing report that a town exXTTTDnrnrr) rvt? rrrirr? : 11 n Jhe south of the laland.

CIIEISEA. Mass., Sept. 27. Arthur II. Pease of Revere, held in jail for a week cn the charge of

bavin murdered his wife, Mrs. S. j any one to make anythlr.s out of Ward Pease waa discharged today. I them." The municipal court waa informed ir Fer?uon made his fint trip Medical Examiner MacCrp.th found , into the region at the outlet of Stakthat the woman, whose body with ! win lake which he said he thouyht the throat cut was ' discovered on j tallied with Oilman's data, but there the Winthrop shore a week ago) was no trace of a town. Last year he yesterday, was a suicide. ! found a waterfall which he thoueht

ANNOUNCE EMBARGO NEW YORK, Sept. 27 The Lehigh Valley railroad announced a drastic embargo effective at midnight against all freight both east and westbound except food for human beings and animals, livestock, perishable and necessary products.

ALLIED CONCERN IS ENHANCED BY GREEK REVOLT

Ministers in Pessimistic Mood at Cabinet Meeting in London. BELIEVE DANGER GREAT Both Britifh and Turks Con centrating Troops Kemalists Refuse to Move. CONSTANTINOPLE ( Sept 27. By A. P.) Possible was between Great Britain and Turkey has been at lea-st temporarly averwd by an eleventh hour declaration of the Kemaliste that they woßld respect the neutrality of the straits pending an armistice conference. The declaration relieves the situation, which even the British had admitted was critical. LONDON, Sept. 27. (By A. P.) A Greek revolution ha.1 been added to the ever deepening near eastern, difficulty and the allies are now i faced with a more complex situation ; than ever. An impromptu cabinc:i meeting tonUrht found the ministers j ln a very pessimistic mood, thej only comforting pect of the orit-f has as yet occurred between the British and Turks in the Chanak zone. In other respects the situation contains every element of danger. The Kem&li?t, who are on bo4.h flanks of tho British lines at Chanfi.k, apparently refuse to budge and even decline to recognize the existence of a neutral zone. After the cabinet council tonight the rronoed nearA rrnfrnoA trai

described as "not on the horizon at!he,ha received 11 advices. It is

present." Yet until the conference materializes every one here real izes that the danger Is extremely grave. Both- British and Turks are hastening the concentration of their forces and ".he British public is apprehensive that any moment might bring: about an unfortunate incident, setting the opposing forces in action. The -people are anxiously asking how the disappearance of KlngCon.tantlne and the new situation ln Greece will affect the question of lnsted upon by the Kemal!st a9 a preliminary to any peace conference Kxtrcmc Uncertainty. From the confused and conflicting accounts reaching here from Ath en?, this is a matter of extreme uncertainty tne ncrer.se or Thrace, the other asking for .he formation of a pro entente government. It is also roported that Gen. papoula. the new milltary governor of Thrace, has PfiTlA (ft lha Tf V1 11 1 1 fin 'ac' T.:' L': .1 . j ;Juanera In ine murium region to consult wi.h the leaders of the coup. Until more definite new is received and a new Greek government la (Continued on Page Two) DISCOVER REMAINS OF ANCIENT CITY Series of Underground Dwell- . . D . ings round off Lake Superior bv Archaeologist. DUL.UTH, Minn.. Sept. 27. (By A. P.) Working from vague descrip'ion of a supposedly ancient iown near 01a copper mine worn1 jng gs on Isle Royale, off the north i shore of Lake Superior. William P. Jv Fersuson of Franklin. pa an ar. ing known his discovery, in the; . tempered copper weap ibI J have found several stone hammers, each ; supplied with thongs and have been ! interested fir the last thre ver in "A writer named Gilman was responsible fcr thla story 50 years aso but his description and location was ! so vague that it was impossible for . i i m , wi3 uje oi. mnuona m unman f report. Be causa of the latent ef the aeaion however, the explorer was unabl to finish hi work. On his third trip he waa rewarded by finding what he considera unmistake able traca of a town between Haybay and tr e waterfall on the ao'jth side of Uli Royale.

Kipling Was Right, It Seems; Royal Love :o Different Than Other COPENHAGEN. Sept. 27. (Hy A. P.) It will be cfUcially announced tomorrow that Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and Princess Olga, niece of King Constantino of Greece have by mutual agreement annulled their engagement. The engagement of Crown Prince Frederick to Princess Olga was announced last March following a visit of the coupl at Cannes. The wedding was to have taken place this September but it was found that the castle at Amalienborg which the royal pair were to occupy could rot be finished in time, so it was postponed until next year. Prior to the announcement of the engagement the prince and princess had met but twice. This gave rise to the report that it was a case of love at first sight. The crown prince was born on March 11. 1S99. and the rrlnccss in May May, 1003.

YENIZELOS AWAITS FURTHER ADVICES ON GREEK DISASTER Bei;cvc Former LeanVr Will Not Join Any New Ministry at Present. PAJtlS. Sept 27. (By A. P.) M. Venlzelos. who was prostrated by the Greek disaster, went to Deauville for rest and quiet. He has been informed of the latest, turns In the situation at Athens by his friends la Paris and will make no plans until understood he expects to return to Paris Friday. The adherents of Venizelcs here are doubtful thai he will Join any new ministry at present and Incline to the belief he wili play a more effective role in trying to save as much as possible from the wreck as Greece's representative at the peace conference. In any caso M. Venlzelos will take no pirt in ailairs unMl cndoiwed by a freely expre;ed popular mandate. Plaamod Movement, The movement which has resulted in the abdication of Kicgr Constantino had long ben planned. The leaders are a number of army officers who became disgusted with the incompetent conduct of the campaign in Asia Minor. They are by no means all Venizelists, but foresaw disaster. They have now but one idea, those in Paris who are in close touch with them, say, to minimize a far as possible the consequences of recent events. Gen. Nider. who is mentioned in connnection with the formation of a. new Greek government is of Ba-

varian descent. He is described by a Vio4-!i.j -v

inena as a man oi tne ni-jnesi cnaracter and integrity, a capable offi cer and a fine organizer and administrator, with attractive personality. Two yearä ago he commanded Greek forces at Agiun Karahisar ar.d was equally popular with Turks and Greeks. He came under the suspected list at Athens, however, and waa rt moved from his command and placed on half pay. KENTUCKY TOWN SCENE OF S500,000 BLAZE I ASHLAND. Ky.. pt. 27. In a fire that for several hours threatened the entire wholesale district here early Wednesday. .Crump and Field, wholesale grocer?, and the Van Moose-Adams, Co.. mill and feM supplies, suffered a loss estimated at JäOO.OiOO. Both buildings were left almost total ruins. SEYERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS STRICKEN !

While Prince George has ben re- : carded a heir apparent 5r-e Conc r r n stantine's return to the throne, the

o u 1 1 e r numame 1 uisuuini After Eatinz at School Lunch Room No Deaths. According to information received ' TOrn a number of pupils and their Trents, the children were stricken ' immediately after the lunch hour. Some were said to have been unable to walk home and lay down In the street and were picked up by raeir.g automobiles. All physicians in the suburbs were called upon to administer first aid treatment. Authorities of the nchool announced that a thorough Investigation cf the affair would be made torn orro v. ROD SLKEPLVG JEWELER. NEW YORK. Sept. 27. (By Ar iii(t f r 1 ft 4itri!r ir. - - - -

teen robbed of a walle, eoctajr.ir.j ; IJO.eeo wrth ef diamor.41 whenj he fainttd in a rub way train- Hji said when he regained ccruious j ;j r.e.s he found that the wallet which 1 1 had been ln an inside pocket u us 1 rent. iL

WILL OF PEOPLE FORCES KING TO GIVE UP THRONE

iConstantine Bows to Will of Armv and Navy Crown i Prince Becomes Kin:. STREET DEMONSTRATION Acclaim Venizelo and Republic Second Abdication for Contantine. ATHENS. Sept. 27. (Py A, P.) King Constantine. Lowing to the will of the army ar.d navy has abdicated and Crown Prince Gecrge who married Princess Elizabeth cf Rumania, becomes king of Greece. "Until the people fay they want me no more. I shall hold my throne,"' the kins had declared to the Associated Prcss correspondent last night. He accepts this swift revolution sa the voice of th? people. The revolutionary army is marching on Athens, and will reach th capitol tonight. Three hundred army officers visited the king and urged the formation of a military cabinet. They were ready, they b-ild, to put themselves at the head of the people to combat the revolutionists, maintain order, and defend the king. Street DvmonstratJon. A street demonstration by prominent citizens acc'.aimM Venlzelos and a republic. There was wm rioting and former Minister of Agriculture Siderls was wounded. Oddly enough it wa-s the former American battleship Idaho, now the Greek ix-mnos. that started the revolution. In 191? Greece bought the Idaho and Missouri. The Idaho wm named Lemnos, after the naval victory against the Turks in 1S12 of the island of Lemnos. Th Missouri was named the KUklsh after a famous battle against the Bulgarians. The revolutionists announce thy will proclaim their. choice of a ministry on their arrival in Athens. TavIoc Occupied Throne. Constantine twice occruplvl the throne of Greece. His first reijn be. gan March 17, 1312. with the assassination of hi father, George I, fend continued until June, lflT, when he was forced by the demands of Gre-at Britain, France ar.d Russia to abdicate because of hi.s pro-German sympathies. He wa succeeftl 1 hi ecor.d son, Alexander, who was nominated by the deposed monarch and who had promi.-ed to rarry out Constantine's policies, lepite allied demand to the contrary. For threp stormy years Alexander reignM ln r.an.e only. Thn his trasrlc death in due to the bite of a p t mor.key again turned the s-potllght on Constantine. who had spent tbe Intervening three years In exl! with his large family. A plebiscite has hown that the Greek nation was insistent upon tit return of Contar.tlr.e to the thror. and while the allied governments continued to exert every' preswr at their command to prevent his reascer.slon, the former king marched triumphantly into Athens and was crowned In December. 132 0. amid rrcnes of the wildest enthusiasm. Immc NatlonAl Hero. Constantine was born Aug. 3. 18S. and obtained hi.i education tinder German tutor? and army ocert. Once ln 109 he was dismissed aj commander of the Greek army because of a popular clamor agalnrt him; but he became a national hero in the Balkan war of 1512. when he led a Greek army in th capture cf Saloniki from th Turks. In consequence of his achievement, he waoi accorded the popular title of "The Liberator." Prince George is the olde, ROn of Constantine. II also was pro-German and wa? excludM from succession by the allied terms which compelled his father's abdication ln 1S17. He accompanied the royal party ti Asia, Minr.r in 1S21 and was a mem ber of the ?taff cf the Greek commander. Gen. Papou'.as. G-eorge w cm in July, 1 S 3 0. ,inftti. onan h four monarch a'sbrothers who were co-.slrM el. - r gibV for kingly honors. Tr."' :n tne TESTIMONIAL "outh Ber.d Newfc-Tim.'s. J Dear Sirs: j While sr.d;r.g the er.clcei check .. for a r.ew policy I w'.s'-i to express j r..y appreciation cf tl;e c.-.e just !' expiring. Last April I wa very,; much FurprlsM to f.r.i myself en- ; titled to and to r'ct.v a -heck for $10 a th result cf a trpor- : ary disability. I was injured ar.d 1 ws forrei to ue crutch1 for a ; week. I riv 1 a motorcycle r :h injury w hen , Hided with a ' truck near Walkerton. j( The claim wa paii ver:' , promptly and without any at- 1 tempt tir.r made, to &v-!d pay-J merit, after due proof was eub- j mittd. " I Very tmlr. B. P. COLEMAN. 152 5 S. Martr.e ft. Sept. IS. 132:. Why net obtain similar protection for yourself by ubvrlMr.g to THE NEWS-TIMES Always in the Lead'