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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION -V Secretary Bryan Signalizes the Day Commemorative of the Country's , Hero Dead N o Ad ve rse ; Replies Received. Washington, May 30. Secretary Bryan signalized the day commemora itv of the country's; hero'dead by an nouncing that eight nations have res ponded favorably to "his peace plan7 asking that suggestlgtns be submitted in regard to details, i The nations in the order in yrhich they have" accept- Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Peru, and Russia. . .' ',' Secretary Bryan said that no nation,' to whom his peace plan was .submit-1 ted, had replied adversely, althongh some had asked more time for conr sideration. . ; ' ' . To each of the governments expres sing a willingness , to enter Into the' agreement, a tentative statement has been submitted' embodying details suggested by the President. The. Sec retary pointing out that this statement was submitted for consideration with no intention . of insistence upon any particular detail, declined to make public its contents. . '" -. - . ; s My Bryan discussed the progress of his plan, in the;: following statement: "It will be remembered that about a month ago a plan: was,' bythe Pres ident's direction, submitted to all th'e governments having ; representativesj here, the plan Deing in substance as follows: ' : ' " - ' i - "First, that the United States'- is prepared to enter into an agreement . with each and -every country several ly, providing ". for: the 'investigation . of aJJ disputes of every ; character and nature by . ah : international - commis sion, the contracting parties- agreeing not to ; declare war egin hostili ties until tmctt 'Investigation is made and report submitted.. - - -; -. ? "Second, the investigation to be conducted as a matter of course.- un- on the initiative of the commission, without . the formality - of a. request from either party. - , -. 5 "Third, the report to be submitted within a giyeaVtinie, the time to be agreed unon.- : . - . : "Fourth,, The partles to reserve the right to act independently on the sub ject matter - In disputei after" the re port is mbmitted. . - .' - -"The composition: Of the commission was a matter of ?. detail - to be agreed upon by the contracting parties; -the time. also, in which, the report should be submitted was a matter of detail to be agreed upon by the contracting parties. ' .. .- v "Eight nations- haver up to this ume, respon ded - favorably; some endrosing the principle and' asking that sugges tions be submitted in resrard to the details, others replying that the prop osition is received sympathetically ana expressing a willingness to consider details.. The nations, in the order in which they have accepted, are: Italy, Great Britain. France, Braall, Sweden, Norway, Peru and Russia. ,. "To those expressing a willingness to confer in regard to the details, a tentative statement has been submit ted, embodying details suggested by the President;- this statement being submitted ior consideration, however with no intention of, insisting on. any particular detail. The exact phraseol ogy of the agreements may not be the same in all cases. If the principle: Is endorsed, the government is willing to confer with open mind as to minor points." . ; .. ; . . ; Speaking of the reception .his plan has received, Mr. Bryan observed that within the past two months three ar bitration treaties have been renewed for a period of five years. . The trea ties renewed - are with France, Italy and Spain and President Wilson has announced his willingness to renew similar conventions "-with-Great Brit ain, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Por tugal. . ; . - v- j- -.. AT LIBERTY AGAIN - Militant Suffragette Leader Released From ( Prison '' London Mav 3m Rmmeline Pank- hurst, militant suffragette leader, was .aeain released from Holloway jail this ; f ning. She was removed to atriendrs house. Mrs. Pank hurst started a."hun- strike" as soon " as she was re incarcerated on May 26th. after-enjoy Jng a temporary- Telease on account ui ner "nunger strike" a montn ago Mrs. Pankhurst is l beine elosely guarded by .the police at the Xome of r mend. They report that sne is T'ot as ill as at the time of her -former release from prison,' but officials of he Women's Social and Political -Un-Jon declare she is : at the point - of !f;ath. No "visitors ; are' permitted to ee .irs. Pankhurst.' . . AMBASSADOR RECEIVED Walter H. Page Is Formally Recog nized at the Court .of St-James London, May- 30. Walter Hines f,ase. United States ambassador -to the Court of SL James., was received today by King George to whom he i" esented his letter j of credence. . . Sir Edward GreV. the -British for fiign secretary, presented the new am bassador. Then Mr. Page went through the formality of being presented to the KlDS and Queen, the members of the embassy staff, after the royal audience Ambassador Page called on Paul Cam - Ij?n- the French ambassador and dean me diplomatic corps: : . " Opening dance at Lumlna .tonight. t.'--4 ....... .. .. . - , i .... . - MAIIiE f,10!IUf,lEIIT ULdlCATED Secretary of Navy Daniels Pays' Trib ute to Heroism of Crew of Fated v Battleship Patriotism - j Stimulated. - v New York, May 30. "In the whole range of patriotic story, as it comes to us in tales of the sea, there is no finer illustration of heroism than-that exhibited at the time of the blowing up of the Maine.". This was the tribute paid by Secre tary Daniels to the heroes of the bat-. tleshlp Maine, blown' up Jn the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on the nightjof Feb ruary 15th, 1898, in an address here today. The occasion was the dedica tion; of the National Maine monument at the Columbus Circle entrance " to Central Park. - - ."Why is it," Secretary Daniels ask eauiat we seldom see a monument erected toSi. doctor, a . teacher,- . a preacher, or; a statesman, xcept the statesman who served in time of war, while genius Und art are brought un der contribution to give us stately fig ures jn branze - of soldiers, and "sail-. ors?v I have asked that question not a few times of myself and of others. The common answers are that the en thusiasm and the imagination are kin dled by the bearings of men in arms, that such men are the incarnation of patriotism, -or that it is the expres sion -of gratitude to the men who are the defenders of the national honor. , "Either - reason would be sufficient to win "the appreciation of the people and to make the sailor or soldier the exemplar of ambitious vonth. But the real reason for the Dartialitv to-1 -wwwja JTIa . a . T . . . i woju wmuirjr leaaers ues aeeper-tnan grautuae.orventnusiasm or patriotism. It has beentpund in the eternal truths to which' divinity gave its seal of approval when the Maker of man gave His .Son to die for-the race.v The sailors on the Maine, in Ha vana harbor, who were rudely disturb- eq irom tneir -slum oer only to be hur ried .into wlat we mistakenly , call eternal sleepy were at their places of duty. They had surrendered what is most .prized by other men;-they had consecrated their -lives to the defense of. the nation and its homes they were the guardians of the lives and pros perity of . Americans- at home and abroad V jHow beautiful is the , life wedded to duty!. How glorious is the spirit of the sailor who gives up all tri stand watch for his race ! - Unafraid, he is the man on the tower answering when asked,-'Wlatchman; tell us oF the nlghf. -.- : - . x - .. : "I am-thrilled the 'Secretary con tinued, f '&s I see wlthmyMnlnd's eye thai 'picture of. a scene in the dark-1 vatevwtllian AnthOny xsaluting ' Capt. Sigsbee fnd reporting. 'The " ship is blown up, and is sinking, sir.' 'The in- ciaent gatners into a focus the Navy's loyalty: to the flag. -Sigsbee and An thony; are representative and typical the one an officer of hlKh rank. -stumbling up from bis cabin through the dark and over the dead to assert his command and snatch order out of the confusion: - the "other an enlisted man, faithful unto death and perform ing- nisduty at the risk of his life It self, under circumstances so unusual that failure to do so would never be considered even as a breach.' ' "If the navy is - the . strong ; arm of the. government, the protector of our fhomes and the defender of the Treas ury," continued" the Secretary. .?it is because of the harmonious and effec tive working together of these two types. In nis meeting on the deck of the sinking - Maine, we have them brought together in a moment of glo ry, m an incident of heroism that has permanently: lodged Itself in history. we speak of the heroes ox the Maine as If they were dead." said Sec retary c Daniels in conclusion, "but ought we not to feel that they live al ways - by their- sacrifices, stimulating us to patriotic, achievement? ' c.The Dedication. New -i York. May 30. In memory of the 267 officers and men who were lost with the' battleship Maine, in' Havana harbor, fifteen years ago, the National Maine monument was dednated here today. From a 'dozen American warships,- units of the-Atlantic fleet at an chor in tho Hudson river, a salute of 252. guns echoed from the Palisades, as the veil . was swept aside that re vealed the country's tribute-a pylon forty feet high,, that stands in Central Park overlooking Columbus Circle. . Noted citizens spoke words of praise for the" dead heroes of the war with Spain and for those who live; former President Taflv the Secretary of the Navy, -the Governors or Maine and New York, representatives of .the Cu ban republic, , and others, took . part in the exercises. ' : i A military parade along Fifth ave nue : preceded the . ceremonies at .the monument. - ;i -Headed by Rear Admiral Winslow, tho. grand marshal, 5,000 soldiers and sailors including tne veterans or : two wars, marched through a lane formed by many thousands of holiday sight seers -American inrantry, arxiiiery, naw vard marines, blue jackets from the battleships. State militia, cavalry, Civil ami. Spanish war veterans, ; uuv ban troopers ana sailors irom cue "Cuba,:; the Island! republic's naval representative, tnese ana ouiers were in the Kne of march. . '-. , The President's Letter GPTieral James Grant Wilson, who presided at the dedication; read a let ter from Presiaent wnson: - - .. - -"My- thoughts will ' e very mucn w.W.h voT. as will. I am sure, the thoughts of the whole country," the PTBBirfAnt wmte. "All Americans must look back to the tragedy or tneMaine with . - the . profoundest : sentiments of Sorrow lor the -fine men who then so tragically - and unexpectedly lost their Hvoa nnfl -mil at always feel - that to have 'been one of the turning points of our consciousness of ;wnat was involv ed in the struggle or Tiimiau uvi t j . : The Unvefling. . : - "'. t wa a . to to1 in . th a af ternoon when George , Hearst, young' son of William Randolph - Hearst, a - member or tne M1mal IvTniTi A nflonumenit AXJIIUUlti-tsc unveiled e monument. Aa the neets grans ' boomed their tnoute, a., uui-a,' counterpart of the old Maine TEas' re leased to - the Hudson's , waters from shore. Around the pylon the crowd sang "America." ! , -'. 1, ' v'Mayor Gaynor accepted the memor ial on behalf of the city. Wreaths were placed at r the, monument s base. rr. atti vTcAo.-cit Wilson was laid v -AraiMINGTON, EXPECTED RULING CREATES INTEREST Judge Must Construe Law : in Roosevelt's Libel J -Suit . " LEGAL EXPERTS INTERESTED The Colonel. Made No Demand for Re- 1 traction of Alleged Libelous . Editorial by. Geo. A. Newett . v ;: Michigan Laws Marquette,' Mich.j May 30 . Law yers ; in v attendance on the suit:' of Theodore. Roosevelt against George A; Newett; charged with libel,- are look ing forward with great interest to a prospective ruling by Judge Flanni gan construing a section of the Michi gan laws bearing on libel. - The" ? law: was assigned to protect newspapers from the consequences of honest: mistakes and provided that de mand for-; retraction of a T libelous ar ticle should be made by the offended party, v Lionel Roosevelt made no such demand, it Is admitted, and on this point .the legal experts are look ing tor interesting. developments. The matter ; wil come up when - counsel for Mr. :j Newett attempts to show that the editor made his charge of arunKenness m good raitn and without malice, believing it to be true. v - Judge , Flannigan will have to rule, assuming that the article was; printed maliciously, but in tl absence of de mand for retraction, whether the al leged " bad faith of Mr. Newett - may be taken ' Into account in estimating damages. . .. . .' .- .. ; : . , Colonel Rooseveltspent a quiet day, but he was unable "to resist the' per sistence of veterans ' who .had asked him to address them and.compromised by receiving them at the home of George Shtfras, his host,. where- he addressed them at some length. ', - The blowing of a Jog horn through out the night and during .the forenoon, failed to disturb him. - . y . . .: r William. Loeb. Jr..- who was Colonel Roosevelt's secretarv while ha - was President i W. Emelen . Rooseveltr:hia .Cousint'FranTyree"and JameiSloan proDaniy win De tne Tvitnesses tomor row. Tyreeiand Sloan' were .Roose velt's bodyguards' at Washington, and on his campaign - trips ? while he- oc cupied tne presidency. ; : LONG FAREWELLS. . Vast Throng Gathered ; to See Final Closing of Astor House. New York, ; May 30. . The early morning hours still sawr crowds linger ing in the rotunda of tfhe old Astor House, regardless of the fact that the famous old- downtown hotel ; had of ficially sealed its seventy-seven years history afc-midnicrht. r- At the invitation of the DroDrietor. the throng helped'clear the old black iwainut bar of it last drop of Scotch, and still they lingered . to v gather in dishes and glasses for souvenirs, to sing and make- speeches, all in all an exhibition of sentiment such as Broad way seldom witnesses. Itv was estimated that over 20.000 persons surged in and out of the build ing during the day and night. The last person on the register was Francis G. Terrance, steamboat owner, of x-itts-burgh. - Underneath his name the clerk wrote "Finis." . - ; : What was described In 1836 as "the most commanding edifice in America except the Capitol at Washington," will now v come down, -so that the Broadway subway builders may under mine Its site. " - ' on the Maine -when the explosion oc curred. i,--. i ' - . - - Taft's Address. 1 1 William Howard Taft in hisi address characterized the dedication as an en- dunns witness to three facts: "The flrst of the gratitude that our country - feels toward the men who went down on the Maine, in that they gave their lives in -her service." he de clared. "The Second is the birth of a new. people, and the founding of a new nation through our disinterested aid and sacrifice. The third is the expan- sionof this nation into a wider sphere of .world usefulness" and greater re- snonsiibllitv amone 'the' nations than ever before in its history." -i Referring . to Cuba, the. speaker 'de clared the island republic Is"Our-fos-ter child. As she erra in the youth of National lirei, the United states must bear with her, -and aid her." he. said adding,;" Vye must hold to a persistent purpose-, to'-maintain her as an inde pendent ana seir-respecting repujDlic.- r Material txoanson. s, ' "The wonderful material ; expansion in ' the development of - this continen t between the Atlantic and the Pacific the enormous increase -r in, population and . the 'corresponding grewth - in Na tional r power nave given uu a. position among the countries or . the world that we must recognize, and .that we must take with Its corresponding responsi bilities.-whether we would or.no." said the Tormer President. , , . , : . "The .possession of new territory. In eluding the ; Philippines, , thrusts ; upon the country," Mr. Tart concluded, "new relations :With- the vrest. of the .world that we cannot escape: : It gives us an " Asiatic status, brings us close to China, and ddubles our interest in the Pacific. If-ive would exercise the in fluencewe ought.to exercise .for good in the worm, . we must accept respon sibliity commensurate witn our Na tional strength: and opportunities for usefulness.'' -- -. v Sehor iCalderon, Cuban; charge d'af faires andi president of the Cuban com" mission, -expressed his reou'hlic s tnb ute. -' Uovernor auizer spoKe on Denaii Ol ; XNew -xorK -r oiate,s auu , vviiiiam n m -rr i rii x - t . Zj ttt; i ri -r-v Hearst for' the committee. Rear Ad miral Sigsbee. who was, 4n command when- the , explosion occurrea. recalled the February night in, 1989, when the Maine went xiown. Opening . dance at Zumina tonight 1ST.' CM S ATURDAY MOlOONGr, MAX SI, i913. BETTYSBUnfe HEHORUlLi DAY Alabama Man Delivers "Message of a -, , Re-unlted Country" at Exer ' : cises Held on Hist or io - Battle Field rf Gettysburg, Pa., May, 30V. Standing on historic Gettysburg battle field and bringing - "a message- of. a , re-united country," Representative Thomas Hef lin, of Alabama, today ..aid eloquent tribute to the heroisnj of.thji. men who wore the Blue and the Gray. His was the first address eer delivered by a Southerner at "Gettysburg Memorial Day exercises.' . .4;. "i ' . "Our colonial fathers from North, South, East and West,' Mr. - -Hefljn said, "foughttogethfr when ; they brought this i Tepubll Info being, j. de fended it together in the way of 1812, and triumphed togetner wnen they car ried the . stars rand Stripes into- the heritage" of : the Montezumas. - The and. crucial -'test's of I the republic's strength and' durability wasthe com? bat on the field of battle 1$ J the '-War Between the States." t . - - . He added , that the i question of the right of the State toj secede 5 and, the rleht of the; union ta nrevent ' it. the status of rights and relatiohship . be tween atate ana Fearar government, cils of peacer it bad tp be -settled- by the - arbitrament or, tne . sworavv r - "The republic once abounding with conflicting opinions as ta State and Federal -rights and powers,". h&' con tinued, 'is today .: the . harmonious household of sovereign -States, -the home of a brave and happy : people. Here we ' bow-with solemn reverence in honor of our. nation's 'dead and-nav to their blessed - memory the . tribute of. our united love. , r,.-.'-4 '.'Heroism never had. truer represen tatives than those .who- made this bat tle field immortal. Here the' soldier, inr blue and the " soldier in gray .read' In each . other's" eyes ; courage born, and convictions, .devotion ..to principle,;, a willingness to do- and die for ; what they believed was right.,; Here Union and Confederate soldiers, oy taeir dar ing sacrifice and heroism , challenged the admiration of the world.-: Here Northern valor drew up in battle .line the loravest -ot ner- Draye, the - noblest specimens of her patriotic manhood and Southern chivalry marshalled- the" noblest types of "her splendid, citizen ship. . . : . . . "Here the brave '. . Union T- soldier checked the march lof the hitherto ir resistible Confederate ; soldier .' Here in the .-red . glare-of destructionH bat- tioi" lire '.two . migat3tjessoni4wer taught.; - one that. the union' should De preserved., and the- other that the Union should be ever mindful and con siderate of the rights of the States, So the soldiers of the two armies who baptized thi&:Soil with their blood,, did not die in vain: they started the ork of cementing the bonds of an everlast ing Union. .. "I -bring to you a message of' good will and fellowship from the people' of me..isoutn. as an eviaence or our recognition and appreciation of the valor and heroism of-both Union and Confederate soldiers, and as a token of the spirit of fraternal love now per meating .the- hearts of our people, I bring you floral offerings from the flower gardens of Dixie, one for the grave of the soldier in blue and the other for the grave of the soldier in gray. The sublime valor of the heroes of .both armies is the priceless heri tage of all." Of -the reunion -m Julv of aarvivors of the two armies at Gettysburg,' Mr. Hefnn said,, "What a glorious reunion that will be. The angels will smile upon that gathering and the God of our fathers will bless and approve it. "Let the living join hands, and hearts about a common center for the good of the Republic" he concluded. Let North. ; South,. East and West all work together for the good of all Here on this, battle, field, incarnadined with the blood of patriotic North and patriotic South, let us. in the language of 'Lincoln, resolve that this govern ment shall not perish from the earth. ? REMAINS RE-INTERRED Revolutionary Hero Laid to Rest Be side His Illustrious Son Lexingtons Va., May 30 . A commit tee of the ."Virginia Assembly arrived here today from "Cumberland Island, Ga., bringing a flag-draped casket con taining the remains of General , "Light Horse Harry Lee," of revolutionary fame. Escorted by cadets -from the Virginia institutions and students from Washington-and Lee, the casket was borne by cadet and " student pallbear ers to Lee-mausoleum. There with im pressive Ceremonies it was re-interred in-the crypt beside the body of the revolutionary soldier's distinguished sonj General Robert ts. .l&e. r; "'' LOBBY RESOLUTION. investigation Will be Referred to Sub- Committee or r ive. . s Washington, May 30. Senator Ov erman; acting chairman of the Senate Judiciary: committee, announced to day that , the "lobby resolution" adopt ed by the Senate, last night would be taken up tomorrow by the entire com-, mmee, ana mat. tne mfesagauoa pro bably would be turned to . a sub-com-' Imittee of five. Senators Reed ' and rn. i a. . 4- ? a x vuiuuiius are aimusi, tei vam io ue oi the .investigators, s " v.- : .;.-- OUTLINES ' The preliminary treaty of peace was signed yesterday at Saint James' Pal ace by delegates of all theBalkan at lies" and of Turkey: " . ; ' '. Eight nations have responded ;favorr ably-to the peace plan as outlined by Secretary of State Bryan, for the ar bitration " of -international - difficulties. A prospective rulihgby. Judge Flan nigan in the suit of Theodore Roose velt against GeorgeA: Newett, charg ed .with" libels is attracting the atten tion -of the" legal experts of Michigan. The Peugeot, a French car, driven by Jules Goux. was successful yester day In the Speedway automobile races; this machine having attained an aver age -speed of 76.59 miles an iour- for a oistance of 500 miles. . 'New York markets clofeed, Memorial uay.' - - - - - FRENCH GAR I'JIUS AUTOMOBILE RACE Machines of Many Nations V Compete in Third An nual Contest v MANY PRIZES AND TROPHIES Jules Goux, Driving the Peugeot, Suc cessful Contestant "in the Five Hundred-mile Event No Fa-, tal Accidents Attendant , 5 -j Indianapolis, May 30 . The United States fell before France here today when Jules Goux, a Frenchman, driv ing a French car, the Peugeot,; won the third annual, 500-mile automobile race in &3f: 33.45 at anaverage speed of 769 miles an hour. . . . v Nq. fatal accidents marred the run ning of the race, although two were seruously injured When.. the Jaason. driven by Jack Tower, ' upset on the back turn due to a tire blow out. Tow er's right leg was broken, and Lee Dunning, his mechanician, was - hurt internally and two ribs - were broken. Physicians were not sure as to the ex tent of Bunning's. injuries tonight. Charles Merz, who finished third in a Stutzr brought the biggest thrill to the crowd, estimated at 100,000, when he drove the last lap of the race with nis.car on fire. The flames broke out at the upper stretch turn and ' Merz refused; to stop at the pits until he had circled the track another time and 'finished the race. .-Coming down the home stretch at the finish, Harry Martin," .Merz" ; mechanician,- climbed out" on the hood of the ; car and un buckled the' straps so the pitmen could extinguish the flames, quickly. Four of the eight foreign cars entered -won prizes the other four, being .forced out by ' broken parts. - : j - f An American car, a Mercer, driven by Spencer Wishart, finished . second: seven laps behind the winner. The Sunbeam,' an English carT- driven by a JbTenchman, Albert uuyot, came in fourth. The j other , foreign cars m the money were: : " Pilettes . Mercedes Knlsht . " (tier rnani V feich jrasu fitth,an4 -Mjyf ord!svi Mercedes - -uerman ) , seventn,;it nree Italian rears ..were : forced . out pfthe contest. - ' x - v Slower Than Last Year The race was a little more than ten minutes slower than last -year's contest, which was run In : 21:06 This was due.-it was said in a large measure to the intense heat, which necessitated many changes of tires. Another thing which caused a slower time was: pie fact that this year,-the piston aispiacement . was umitea to 450 cubic inches while last year the race was a "free-for-all." All the speedway records for the class of cars were broken up to 250" miles, when many stops at . the - pit began to cut down the average. Goux, the winner, complained at every stop at the pits because his manager re fused, to let him put his car . to its highest ' speed. He claimed that he could have made much . better ; time, but his manager contended .that as he was in the lead from the 140th mile there was no use to 1st the Peu eot out. Goux. after getting the lead from Bur man, when he stopped for oil and gasoline, was never i headed and finished , far in the lead of his nejfrest competitor.- Anderson's Stutz pushed the leaderhard until the ls7th lap . when the car was forced out by a broken -magneto shaft. " - Goux first won fame as a race driv er in France, where he. was victorin a 402-mile race.. Before coming here he went to the Brooklands track: in England, where he made 106 miles. 307 yards in 60 minutes in the same car in wnicn ne raced, todayi- Jtlls record in the 402-mile race broke all European ' records for the distance, while his performance at Brooklands track broke all world s records. Burman : who was the favorite id the betting ran a hard luck" race.- In the 350th lap his - car caught Are "in the back stretch. He put . out v. the blaze and v ran to the pits, where he had to change carbureters. He i had to. make several other stops and was relieved at the wheel by Hughle Hughes, who still was on the track, about , twenty laps .behind, when the tenth car finished. Early in the race Evans i Mason turned completely around on the lower turn, tvnt the car stavea riznt side up and Evans continued, until near the end of the contest. - - r Besides the prizes-and trophies of fered: by accessory concerns, th& fol lowing prizes were given by the Speed way, management to - the - winners which with their times, follow -in or der: No i6, Peugeot Goux 6: 31:33.45,' No- 22, Mercer, Wishart, 6:45:06, ?10,000. -r;- ,: ':: .-::'.'-.-., . No. 2, "Stutz, Merz, 6:50: 35.75, $5,- - No. 9, Sunbeam, Guyot, 7:05:08.10 S3.000. . . . : - -': - ?: No. 23, Mercedes-Knight, Pilette, 7:19:25.55 $3,000. ' : tNo. 12, Gray Foir Wilcox, 7:23 1 380 $2,200. . -. '-' :i No. 29, Mercedes, Mulford, -7:27: 17.- 85. $1,800. No. 31. Case, Disbrow, 7:30 : 50.95, 1 no. -." -. 1 No. 25, Tulsa, Clark, 7:49:21, . $1, 500. ' :'---', --'i- t-v; V No. .35, Mason, Haupt, 7:53:31,$!, 400..-. : :, - Kftshville. Tenn.. May 30. The BLouis and Jacksonville Dixie (Fly er, southbound; collided eany- this Tnnrnine- three miles north of Martin, Tenn.; with a northbound freight The collision occurred on .the . Illinois Hentral line. It is reported here that the engineer and fireman of the pas- BCllBcr LI ttlil OUU ViiO u68e''U"''Ci , Thomas Dickerson' of Nashville, were injured, , - Opening. ' dance at Lumlna' tonight, . ; taaverusemeni. ) ALLIES SIGH PEACE -TREATY Turkish and Balkan Delegates at St. James' Palace 'Montenegrin Representative Dissatisfied With Terms of Pact. London, May 30. The preliminary treaty of peace was signed - at St. James Palace today by the delegates of all the Balkan allies and of Turkey. Sir TEdward Grey; the British foreign secretary, : presided ai the meeting. . Dr. S. Daneff,,' the Bulgarian peace delegate, in the course of an Interview after, the. signing, of the preliminary treaty of peace said: "I am rejoiced.- It means not only Balkan peace, but' general peace, and Europe is saved from one of the most thorny problems "of the age." , . -. M. Popovich, the Montenegrin chief delegate, after signing the trea ty, made a short , speech. - "We have signed . the . preliminary ' treaty,'' he said, "because nothing else remained for us to ' dOv Wte are glad to have peace, but are profoundly dissatisfied with the terms we have been obliged to accept. We : have been despoiled of the fruits of our victory. We have been . made . the whipped boy - of ; Eu rope. Great Britain took the leading part- in depriving us -of Scutari. We look here to seoure a modification of Albanian frontier, as" to give us lands for cultivation and a natural routebe tween Podgoritza and Ipek." : . rne nrst meeting of the peace con ference v has ' been fixed for 1 Monday june zna.- rne .Bulgarian ;ana rurK ish" peace delegates also signed a pro tocol providing for the immediate re-? moval of their respective,armies, from the scene of operations. : " Great Satisfaction Expressed. Rome. May 30. The signing in Lon don- today of the preliminary peace treaty between the Balkan .allies, and Turkey caused great satisfaction both at - the quirinal and ; the Vatican and the hope was expressed that- further complications between the Balkan States would now be avoided. In gov ernment circles it was - said - Greece should, understand that Italyholds . no hostile - feelings againstr her,' but is merely "desirous of protecting her own interests in .the Adriatic where her position is preponderant,.. l Bulgarians Fire on Greeks. -Lbndon, May SO.-Bulgarian artil- ery at Prava opened hre on the Greek position in, the. direction of El Euthe- ra last night.:accordins:i to the Ex change Telegraph Company's - repre sentatives in Athens. . The! Bulgarian commander refused to enter into nei sogwttions wjtnajne -Afrees.oommanoer lor tne putpos or-.stomnnet tfterinit Details of the engagement : have not yet peen received. . . - Owing to this aeeression t bv the Bulgarians,, a portion of the Greek fleet has-been sent to EleUthera. -. KIND. WORDS FOR H. C.' Walker Whiting Vick Tells lof the Old nonn staxe.- (Special Star Correspondence Washington. D. C. May 30.-North Carolina has. caught the- Progressive spirit of -the age. andi makinsrlong strides forward, ' according to Walker Whiting vick, Assistant Secretary of tne Democratic National Committee. who recently made a speech at the Oak icmge : commencement. "One cannot help but, be impressed by the wonderful. changes which have oeen orougnt - within the past ten years," said Mr. vick today, and the general spirit of hustle and progress evident on-all sides. When " one con siders that the lamented Aycock blaz a tne patnway about thirteen years ago tor. substantial educational ad vancement, . tne edulationai strides rom the cross-roads school house to the university itself, within -that per iod presents an achievement " of pro gress unrivaled in the history of the XSiation. " , . "Having had - about fifteen years practical, experience In almost every section of the Union, I could not i but feel iproud of the lead which the Old North sstate is taKing in its commerc? lal 1 and educational developments. En dowed by, .Nature as no other State in the Union, our-good .people are begin ning to show . the rest of . the country just what real effectiveism is. They are not sitting idly by bemoaning the things of the past, tout with the sturdy determination of the pioneer. aTe build- msr history in keeping with the' pulse or tne present day. ' "Well may the transplanted sons of rtne land or tne long leaf. pine look with pride and admiration on the accom plishments Of our fellow Carolinians at homeland with more - power to their elbow in the creation of a New North State which shall stand forth-pre-emi nently as the f model of eocial. Indus trial, commercial and educational , up- iirt throughout the nation itseir.x - - With a Democratic President of progress, whose : boyhood days- were spent among the . Tar Heels heading the Nation, - and the patriots of the state working shoulder to shoulder for the petterment ox their native land, well may we feel there is indeed 1A. God in Israel, and the Government stil reigns at , Washington. : Walker Vick need no introduction to North Carolinians. He lived and was ; educated in . North 'Carolina: ft He is one of the "original Wilson men," and is almost 1 as close to , Mr. Wilson ag-our own Tom Pence, who sees the President 7 with more ease than any member of Congress.- P. R. A.. .' DENTAL SOCI ETY ' " - it- Hendersonville Next Meeting Place : Officers Elected -Winston-Salem, N. C, May 30. The North Carolina Dental Society tonight selected "i Hendersonville as next year's meeting place and elected officers as follows: . :.v :-:. -? . , Or. '. Charles F. " Smithson, . Rocky Mount, president Dr. R. O. Apple, Winston-Salem,' - first vice . president ; Dr. J. D. Carlton, Salisbury, second vice president; iDr; R. M. Morrow, Burlington, treasurer ; Dr. J:M. Flem ing, Raleigh, secretary; Dr. L. It. Dameron, Newbern, essayist, v - Bourges' France ' May -30 Lieut. Jean Ferdinand Kreyder, a French aviator attached to the.54th Regiment of ; Artllleryr was killed today by a fall from his monoplane. The machine turned turtle in a sudden storm while he was observing the effects .of the ar tillery practice of his regiment ; WHOLE NUMBER 13,338. DDI DEALERS SCORE BIG VICTORY; Committee Decides to Gran$ Reduction in Proposed Underwood Rate : r ' THE IMPORTERS SUCCESSFUL t Present Ten Per Cent Rate on Stones ! .: May; be - Restored Fifteen Per Cent Rate is ., Very Probable Washington," May 30. DiamondT im porters have, scored a victory before the! Senate Finance sub-committee in charge of the sundries schedule of the . tariff bill, the committee haying de ¬ cided upon a reduction in the propos- v ed Underwood rate, of 20 per cent act valorem on cut diamonds, v The pres ent ten per cent rat may be restored but it seems . more probable thafc 15'' per cent rate eventually will beideter- minecl-.upon; :; - , , ' ::.; - 1 When , importer after f Importer ap peared before the' committee and, de clared that any rate ovey ten per cent on cut aiamonas would increase ana greatly . encourage smuggling, ; tho . members of the committee began to investigate ; their statements. Finally . when large importers : insisted that a high rate on cut - diamonds, assessed! with a view- of obtaining revenue on a luxury would force "some Importers , - to any tnemseives wiuutne smugglers - tne committee took tne matter up witn, customs ofilcials. : ; ,'. : , - . " '. Members of the diamond, trade tar- iff league ; of New York had declared! . that a 20 per cent duty would forco dealers to -buy . diamonds from smug glers despite their unwillingness to do so, and. in many cases they; would buy, suiuggiea guuus uujtnowiugiy.-' - Customs officials were Inclined to verify . this " -view and f informed mem-' bera of the committee that they would be opposed to such high rate. U pon5 tms mrormation tne i sum-committee,-. . composed of .Senators Johnson, ; Hok -Smith and Hughes, decided to change1 -" thesrale r to. their report td the full , " committee' 'whk-'wHi-beiraade next-- The outlook now is that- the Demo' -cratic- caucus on tlie - tatiff -will be re ported to the Senate abput June 16th. Democratic Jeaders - predict that the' opposition ;will tire of ? debating the '. measure by July- 15th, 3but should the Democratic ranks showv signs of weak ening on wool, or sugar, the Republi cans would continue . to : fight The most -optimistic estimate at present is tnat the new tans cannot become law before the middle of August whatever happens. . - - wv,-;-.. DETAILS OF CONFESSION Sensational Statements Made in Con nection With Phagan Murder v Atlanta. Ga.. May 30. Additional details of an alleged confession admit ting knowledge, of the murder of Mary Phagan which the --police claimed to have secured -last night from James Conley, a negro, were made public to day. Conley was i an employe at the Pencil factory where ' the girl's body was found and has been under arrest ' for several weeks. , : ; According to the police Conley is alleged to. have stated 'tha LeO -M. Frank, superintendent, of : the factory, sent him into the metal room of -the plant on the day the girl disappeared, where the neero found her dead body.' In the- latest;alleged confession the negro is said to have declared that he wrote the notes; found beside the girl's body, at Frank's dictation, just after the body had 'been carried to the base-v ment of-the building. V - ' -Conley, this afternoon -was taken to the National Pencil Factory by the po lice and in", thevpresehce of several policeofficers, 'city detectives, factory officials , and newspaper men re-enacted what he claims wis his part in the removal of Mary Phagan'S: body from the metal room of the. establishment to the basement Conley, besides illustrating his own alleged actions In the affair, also de scribed the part he 'Charges Leo M. Frank, the factory superintendent took in disposing of the girl's body, A sworn statement,, purporting to be, Conley 's confession fof his partici pation in the .tragedy? was published here today. According' to ; this state ment Conley, after finding the girl's body on the floor of the metal room, wrapped it In a piece: of -crocus bag ging, placed the body , upon his shoul der and started toward; the elevator. Half way to the elevator,! the state ment "recites, the body slipped from Conley's shoulders to the floor. , The negro then, the statement says, called Frank, who he charges." assisted in i carrying : the gruesome burden to the pile oi ruouisn m me Daseurem nueio. it was found next morning by the ne-, gro watchman. . i::U'.: s- ;. .'' JAPAN OPPOSED .TO WAR Does Not Want Figh4 Uncle Sam, -; iy Says Yamaguchi v.yv. .-:: ' -v TaComa,- Wash., May . 30 . Japan does not , want war with - the United States, according to ;Y. -Yamaguchi, a member, of the Japanese parliament and a friend of Baron Chinda. ambas sador to the United Statesrwho arriv ed -m-Tacoma today. v.Ha" is on his way to San Francisco from -Yokohama, to - investigate the - California alien land law and the condition of the Ja panese on this coast. , ' .'. . ; "One half of all the Japanese trades with the United : States," said ; Mr. Yamaguchi. "On "this -account - the Japanese merchants with the majority.. Of the people generally do not desire to make trouble with their -best , cus tomer and friend. v: -. i- --y-.x -:- "Of course, there are some jingoes in Japan. The Japanese nation as a whole however,. is not-influenced by them.y, . . Opening dance at Lumlna tonight , . (advertisement.) j -. " . r.t- If. . , ,.: -j'?'Mfl---JV-t f Jby ,the Rev. John .Chadwick,. chaplain (advertisement.) . . ; - t