Show will restore smyrna to previous beauty lottery funds to be used for improvements isair smyrna smyrna turkeys eye on the ailed mediterranean terra nean is to be restored to its previous beauty the city as port and trading place of turkey second only in importance to istanbul was almost completely wrecked by the great fire of 1022 1922 when mustafa kemale troops ejected the greeks and it Is still partly in ruins now under the leadership of dr Beh Beli sabit bey bev reconstruction of the city which incidentally has the best claim of being homers birthplace will be undertaken the city holds vast areas of which it took control after the expulsion of greeks and armenians Armen ians who had formed about half of the cites total population before the greco turkish war on these grounds building lots in residential quarters will be sold at low installment payments and under certain conditions even given free of charge in the work mens districts about nine square feet will sell at 20 cents per foot and the city will furnish the building material gratis provided its model plan Is adopted two new main avenues will divide the city into four sections one will lead straight up from the port to the famous ancient fortress on mount p agus and thus open up a magnificent view under this plan homes so far have been constructed of which each has a bathroom and Is surrounded by a small garden to defray first costs a lottery expected to yield turkish pounds is being organized by ismias magas magistrate |