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ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 6, 1913
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Long Engagement List fok
President Flood of Con-
gratulatory Telegrams
' Cabinet Meet.
JAPAN AMBASSADOR
PAYS A FORMAL CALL
Prospective Diplomatic Ap
pointees See President
Work of Setting City
. to Rights. t
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 6.-r-When Pres
ident Wilson awakened this morning
he saw the beginning of the passing
of the Inauguration day glory. A
(mull army of workmen shortly after
daylight began to tear down the court
or honor immediately in front of the
White House and from a stand in
which the president had reviewed the
marching thousands on Tuesday.
So carefully were the stands raised
that no damage was done to the mag
nlilcent trees that line the avenue be
fore the executive mansion.
Kxtra! Oorcrnment Employe Goes to
. Work at 8 O'clock.
Joseph P. Tumulty, President Wil
son's secretary, started a email precedent-shattering
campaign of his own
today. .Mr. Tumulty got to work at 8
o'clock. i. . , '
Nobody in Washington In the gov
ernment service ever heard of anyone
who got to work so early. Most gov
ernment officials get to work between
9 and 10, with the odds On 10. Mr.
Tumulty found few clerks In his office
when he arrived this morning but had
Mb own desk cleared, before the day's
business began. j !
Congratulation From All ihe World.
Congratulatory telegrams and let
ters poured Into the White House to
day from.all over the world. They
camo from kings, emperors and ores.
Idenls of foreign republics, and from
proud fathers and mothers who an
nounced the birth nn March 4 of sons
who are to be named Woodrow Wil
son. Most of the governors of the
slates, many mayors of cities and
scores of prominent democrats con
tributed their messages.
Formal Meeting of Cabinet.
president , Wilson s cabinet was
peheduled to meet formally today for
the first time. The conference yes
terday was held before the nomina
tions were sent to the senate and the
meeting had no official standing. .'
No provision had been made today
for Vice President Marshall, although
President Wilson has been quoted as
saying thnt he saw no reason why the
vice president should not sit with the
official family. .''.-.
Secretary Garrison today Instructed
Major-General Leonard Wood to con
tlnue under his original designation
. as chief of staff of the army until fur.
thur orders. The purpose of Secretary
Garrison's action was to enablo Presi
dent Wilson to have time fully to
consider the question of a permanent
designation.
Irfmg Kngagcntcnt List for the Pay.
President Wilson's second day In
the White House found a long en
gagement list awaiting his attention.
Baron Chlnda, ambassador from
Japan to the United States, the first
representative of a foreign power to
r be received formally, was among the
van of callers. Baron Chlnda bore
the congratulations of the Japanese
emperor to Mr. Wilson. The recep.
Hon- was In the blue room with all
the ceremony that accompanies the
visit of an ambassador to a president
Ambassador Bryce of Great Britain
met President Wilson Informally yes
terday.
Augustus Thomas and Frederick C
Penfield. who are mentioned as likely
to become ambassadors to European
courts, had engagements at the White
House later In the day.
A visit to the White House to greet
President Wilson was the first thing
on tho program .of the Federal Aid
''ood Roads conwntlon, which begun
a two day session here today under
auspices of the American Automobile
Association of New Ynrlr. Hlghwuy
commissioners, officers from national
and state granges and delegates from
various road organizations were pres'
ent.
Attorney-General McReynold, Sec
ret.iry MrAdno of the treasury depart
ment and Secretary Kedtleld of Ih
department of commerce, took th
ouths of onlcs curly today. Mr. Mc
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TERRIFIC STORMS
ENCOUNTERED
S. S. Sthyl. 60 Days on Voyage
Had to Use Oil Much
Had to Put to
; By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, March 6. With her'
ccks smashed, life boats stove in and
portion of her machinery disabled,
the British steamer Sthyl, which sail
ed for Philadelphia, from Narvik,
Norway, January 3, reached this eity
yesterday. Sixty days were consumed
in the trip across the . ocean, one
which usually, takes less than 20
days. ' ,
For the greater portion of the way
we Just- drifted along," said Captain
Davis. "The steamer's propellers were
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Many Were Frozen
Clinging to Spars
Total Death List as Result of
Yorck Is Given as 72,
Men Cause of
By Associated Press.
Berlin, March .6. The total number
of killed as the result of the lamming
of torpedo boat destroyer "S 178'- by
the Yorck off Heligoland was given
officially today as 71 two officers and
6 men. It was stated by the admir
alty that most of these did not die
by drowning' but were frozen to death
while clinging to loose spars after the
LEAVE 6QVEBNFJEENT JOBS
FOR EXPRESS COMPANY
C. G. Thompson Becomes Gen
eral. Puje'hasing Jent ' C. :
, , a. , " - , . . . . I .-
A. Lute Controller.
By Associated Press. . ,
Washington, Murch 6.--Charlea G.
Thompson, chief clerk of the Tjost-
offlce department, who did much of
the executive work of organizing the
parcel post, resigned today to become
general purchasing agent of the Unit
ed States Express company. ',..,,-.
Charles A. Lutz, chief examiner of
carriers' accounts for , the Interstate
commerce commission, resigned" to be-
ome controller of tire same company,
Their employment Is part of a plan,
It wals said, for a general reorganiza
tion of the- executive start of the ex
press company. Other companies are
mid to be planning similar changes to
meet the new requirements which
Will be Imposed as a result of the in
terstate commerce commissions recent
Investigation of their rates and prac-
Iccs.
WOULD LIMIT. THE UK
OF SPECIAL SESSION
To Enactment of Tariff Legis
lation and Two Approp-
' riation Bills. .
13v Associated Press'.
Washington. March 6. President
Wilson was strongly urged by house
leaders today to use his Influence for,
and agree to a plan which would con
fine congress at the special session
called. for April 1 ,to the enactment of
tariff legislation nd the passage of
the two appropriation bills which fill
ed In the closing days of the last con
gress. -
WIDOW" MURDERED
Boyd Found In Hat Ylme Attribut
ed to ;ngtiTH Three Held
as Material WttncSHcs.
By Associated Press.
New York, March . Mrs. Kattu
critic Godfrey, a young widow, was
found murdered early today In her
(lat. Her hi'Bd and face had been
horribly battered, presumably with a
club. The police attribute the crime
lo pHniratcrs.
Three men who reported the killing
to the poltre were detained as mate
rial vltnt-HMcs. They said thoy had
ruH'-d to S'-n the young women and
found her drud.
Aliens irHiitHl Kwpltc.
Jty Am'hicIhIi'iI Press
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Port for Coal.
powerless on account of the t rrifli
storms. Twice we were compelled fei
abandon our course and run for port
to replenish a dopleted coal supply.
During most of the 'voyage It wast nec
essary to pour oil on the seas." .
According to Captain Davis the voy
age was the worst he ever made. On
"January 18 the vessel put Into Storn
away, England, for coal and within 600
miles of Halifax on February 1 she
was compelled to turn and run back
to Fayal, In the Azores, from which
port' she sailed on February 12.
Roaming of Destroyer by S. S.
Two Officers and 79
Accident.
destroyer snnk. . .
The official account of the disaster
states that "the destroyer while cross
ing the bows of the Yorck became un
manageable owing to the terrific seas
and was cut In two by the bigger
vessel," which was going: at full speed
The storm made the rescue , of the
men almost Impossible, and many of
the bodies were not picked up until
this morning, v ;
WANT TO DESTROY HIP,
Lawyer Accused of Jury
,j Eritery Bitterly Attacks ,
Special ' Prosecutor.
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By Associuted Press.
Los Angeles, March 6.-Clarence
Darrow," charged with .the; brlbory of
furors in the McNamara; trial, began
yesterday his argument In his own
defense.
In beginning Darrow bitterly assail
ed former. Judge .Wheaton A. Gray,
special prosecutor, who had scored
Darrow.
"Only once before," said IDarrow to
the Jury, "have I had occasion' t'
speak to a Jury for myself' (referring
to the former trial which resulted In
his acquittal) and one feels on such
an occasion that he may say too much
or too little. So I will try to forgei
that I am a lawyer and will talk to
you as man to man, fairly, honestly,
as I havs always tried to talk and
tried to live.
"Had I been a robber or a burglar
or a defaulting bank cashier and been
tried once and . acquitted, no one
would have dared to place me on trlnl
again In a community of Intelligent
men.
"Put, I had to be tried again be
cause the forces which control .this
United States the great force of evil
want to destroy me. They have
bribed every gutter-snipe and every
sewer rat they could, to testify against
me, so that their masters might 'get
me." ' ,
Before Darrow began his argumci,
former Judge C. W. Powers of Salt
Lake City, a member of the defense,
launched Into an eulogy of Darrow,
"Clarence S. Darrow Is a great
man man," said Powers. He belongs
to that great army of noble souls tha
In all ages have blazed the way for
liberty and for human freedom.
HOPPE MAKES 140 RUN
IN PRACTICE MATCI
Getting Heady for Clianiplonstilp 18.
v. , Ilnlk Line Contest with,
' Mornlngstar.
Tiy Associated Press.
Philadelphia, March 6. In prepar
atlon for his match with Ora Morn
innstar for the 18.1 balk line billiard
championship, Willie Hoppe, the 18.2
champion, played his match of 300
points with Hurry P. Cllne here IhhI
night at 11.1. He demonstrated his
ability In tho latter game by runnln
out with an uncompleted run of 14
In the Uth Inning when the score
stood 195 to 160 In favor of Clin
Although this run does not equal th
rec ord of 155 made by Hoppe himself
In this city, It equals that held to
mtiny years by Jake Kchaefor.
Honpe's average was 21 6-11
('linen highest run was thlrty-nln
and Ills average IS.
Itoiixtuti to Continue With liiiverxlt
Ily Associated 1'renH,
Ht, I,milH, March B. David F. Hon;
Inn. the new secretary of arlciiltu
v l!l continue to ser'e as chancellur
W i i,int:lnn unlvernlty here on
hn -1 huve nf ahi-ence." Thin I
in.' . jneiit win ntti'lo ye:,! -r, In v
I t 1 !t "i n ef the 1'nivi
DABR017 SAYS 'FORCES"
CRAIG FAVORS
REASSESIUT
Governor in Special Message
Urges Legislature to Take
Action to Meet Deficit
SHOULD CUT RATE
- IN HALF HE SAYS
Full Crew Act Passed by the
House State Road Bond
Measure . Killed by
. Senate.
KKKKItieitltKRKItstltl
Special to The Gazette-News.
Ralcl!i. March 6. TIk?
lioiiKO voted ilonn the reas
sessnient bill In fplte of (Gov
ernor Craig's nu'Hsage support
Ins It, I to 17. ;
9(ClttttKttK!lt(lttK
Special to The Gaiette-News.
Raleigh, March 6. A special mes
sage como from Governor Craig to
the house today "In advocacy of a re
assessment. Chairman Williams of the
finance committee having earlier In
the day declared his purpose to press
the reassessment bill. The house re
stricted argument to 45 minutes to a
side. , ','; j- i.. -j : ,
Governor Craig's message reviews
the state's deficit, and the inadequacy
of the present revenue to meet the
added six months schools term cost of
$400,000, besides other additional ex
penses through appropriation bills.
Two financial schemes are proposed.
One Is a higher tax rate on the pres
ent assessment with the possibility of
rates which will be proved unconstltu
tlonal in the courts, the second meth
od Is a low- tax rate-, certainly consti
tutional under a reassessment. He
pleaded the lViJustloe of the present
assessment. Insisting there should be
two billion dollars on the books with
the tax rate cut In half, He Insists
that the people will, endorse reassess
ment as the lusine(-JUce j!ourse.v
After a four hours!, wrestling over
the state financial- problem yesterday
afternoon the Joint finance committee
of .the legislature adopted unanimous
ly ia' resolution by . Representative
Doughton receding from the proposl
tloh to have a complete reassessment
of real property In the Btate this year,
but providing that there be created a
separate state tax commission of three
members' to have Immediate supervis
ion of matters or taxation tne state
over, and that the machinery act of
1009 be adopted as far as changed
conditions warrant, the county com
missioners naming the tax assessors,
but the stato tax commission to have
control of the listers and assessors
and thov oversight of the enforcement
of the whole scheme of assessment
and listing. ' . i
The senate passed the child labor
bill from the house, with an amend
ment permitting women to work at
night.
The house passed the bill to require
full crews on freight trains with roads
under llfty miles exempted..
The senate went Into committee of
the whole for an hour on the revenue
bill. Senator Cook, chairman, of the
finance committee, said the bill con
templated originally a 1400,000 in
crease In revenue, but that the house
has so amended It that its provisions
could ' not now possibly yield more
than a nominal Increase.
The senate resumed session with
the state road bond bill the special
order for a long debate.
By a vote of 17 to 28 the senate
killed the state road bond bill. The
senate passed the vital statistics bill,
which carries JlO.noo for a state reg
istrar and district registrars of vital
statistics. '
A new bill to charter the Charlotte
(Continued on page 3)
TO TIIEjEICII
.
To Submit Cheerfully to Bill
Increasing Term of Ser
vice in Army to Three
Years.
By Associated Press.
, Paris. March 6. Au-lmpresslvs ap
neal to the people of Krance to sub.
mil cheerfully to SBirllhes called for
liy the new military bill Increasing
crvlce in the army to three years win
made today when the cabinet submit
ted the meiiRure to parliament.
The bill Vas acvnmiianled by
declaration by the mliilnlry, expressln
the profound conviction Hint the pro.
ponil "numt be adopted not only fo
the security of France but also for th
ri, -in e c,l Kurnpe, lil h fleiend en
in the malntetu
of the e'lilll
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MEAL ISSUED
TURKS ROUTED;
JANINI TAKEN
Under Terrific Artillery Fire,
into Fortress, which Then Capitulates 38,000
Men in the Conquered Garrison. '
By Associated Press.
Athens, March 6. The Turkish
fortress of Janlna, key to the posses
sion of Eplrus province, with Its gar
rison of 32,000 , men surrendered to
the Greek army today after a defense
which stands out as one of the most
brilliant eposodes of the Balkan war.
The surrender was preceded by : a
fierce bombardment continuing two
days and nights. Every available 'gun.
Including heavy howitzers lent by the
Servian artillery was brought to bear
on the forts defending the beleaguer
ed city. . , -
Thirty thousand shells were fired
by the Greek guns during the first
day's - cannonade. Gradually the
Turks batteries at Blzanl, Monallarl,
Sakni and elsewhere were silenced. '
The Greek communders, by a feint.
led the Turks to believe that their
attack would be made from the right.
As soon as the attention of the de
fenders had been ' distracted, the
Greeks hurled large bodies of infan
try onto the, Turkish left,' The Otto
man troops, utterly surprised fell
back in disorder. .
: Batteries on the heights of Blzanl
the mainstay of the defense, had been
unable to stand the pelting of the
shells and were reduced to Complete
silence at 11 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. - - , ;. .
Flight Becomes General.
The Greeks pushed their forward
movement during the afternoon and
occupied the Turkish batteries on the
Sakni and Elsas hills, capturing all
the guns and 110 artillerymen.
Then the Greek battalions gradual-.
ly, deployed onto the plain in front of
the city Itself. : :
.The Turkish flight Immediately be
came general. Whole detachments
succumbed to panic and Joined In a
mad race into the city. The Greek
trflops followed almost to the walls.
With all the defending batteries In
the hands of the Greeks ' and the
Hellenic soldiers at the gates ' of
Janlna, Essaad Pasha, the Turkish,
commander at 6 o'clock this morning
sent messengers to Crown Prince Con
stantino of Greece announcing - the
surrender of . the city and all . the
troops under its command.; i
The fall of Janlna was announced
Kern Is to Select Reorganiza
tion Committee Senate -Caucus
Is Resumed.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March . The senate
caucus was resumed today to deter
mine upon' a plan of reorganisation
and for the reshaping of committees
that are to havV chnrge of legislation
In the new congress.
Senator Kern of Indiana, chosen
caucus chairman1 and majority leader
in yesterday's session of the caucus,
had a long conference last night with
President "Wilson and was prcpnrd
today to discuss In some detail with
his colleagues the policies and plans
of the new administration. The se
lection of a committee to devise a plan
of reorganisation had been left to
Chairman Kern and It was expected
that this committee would be author
ized to work slowly upon the system
of committee distribution that Is to go
into effect when tne extra session con
venes April 1.
OROZCO DEAD.
Prominent Mexican Asserts famous
Rebel Clileftatn Expired of .
Wound 4 Months Ago.
By Associated Press. .
San Antonio, March 8. General
Paseual Orozco, Jr., the Mexican rev
olutionist, has been dead four months,
according to T. R. Beltran, a promi
nent Mexican who has been in the
northjof Mexico conferring with revo.
lutlonlsts. Beltran arrived here yes
terday. He says Orozco died from gunshot
wounds received at OJinago and is
buried at Banto Domingo, Coahulla.
His alleged representative, Jose Cor
dova, Beltran asserts, has been sent
to Mexico City to use Orozeo's name
to obtain money from minor chiefs.
Fifteen Hundred lif Ktroet Battle In
Koclicstpr.
By Associated Press.
Rochester, N. Y., March 6. Fifteen
hundred persons took part In a street
battle preclpltHted by striking gar
ment workers rioting today. Taxlcabs
were wrecked by demonstrators and
hundreds of windows were smashed.
The police ualng their clubs freely
made many arrests.
Cloakninkers I'nlon on Ktrlke.
Boston, March 6. The Chmkmiikers
union, which has 3000 members here
nd Is affiliated with the Intermit hirml
Qnrmi-nt Worker union, dechir. d i
!rtke today. Their demand in e i i I
:,r to tho-e made l,v the r, i --i-i,
Greeks Force Opposing Army I
oyute crown prince to the Greek war!
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Wild enthusiasm reigned in the
streets of Athens on announcement
of the news. All houses were decor-
. LH " ,11, . -uago, .. l.M LICU I1CUIIU9
thronged the thoroughfares singing
the Greek national anthem.
The Greek advance on Janlna be-
gan late In October. Th eTurka re
tired rapidly before their opponents I
and ODerations round the fortress I
opened about the beginning of
cemner. rne attack, continued witn
varying success even during the per.
lod of the armistice, to which the
Greeks never formally agreed
Several of the outlying forts fell
before the Greek assaults and the at
tack on the principal fortifications
was gradually pressed home.
It was not known until this morn
ing how many Turkish troops were
lik the city, estimates here of them
varying from -18,000 to 30,000 men.
The population numbered
22,000, 1
mostly Greeks.
The fortifications, which had at one
time been considered strong, were
antiquated and could not resist mod
em cannon. v .',
Provisions throughout the siege
had been plentiful as Janlna is a cen
ter of the grain trade.
Vienna, March . Tlie Turklsli
cruiser Hamldleh today sank three
Cireek transports loaded with Servian I
troops on tlie way to bcutari, aecom-1
Ina to a Constantinople dispatch to
tlie Ncue Frelo Presse.
The attack on the transports oc
curred, it was said, near the peninsula
of Haglon Oros, in the Aegean sea.
From this it would appear that tne
transports were proceeding not to
Scutari but to Gallipoli, where It was
nrooosed sometime ago by the Balkan
allies to make a flank attack on the
Turkish troops defending- the Dar
danelles.
The convoy of Greek transports was
a large one, consisting of .24 vessels,
which carried 34 guns. Thw were en-
counteded by ? the Hamldleh nly
after they nan ten tne coast ,n whose name Is the same as that ap-
her battery ot.powerful, 4.J inch guns I pearjn(f on .the. check found by the
she was able to. create havoc amonglgj,, pjgj,,
the practically unprotected transports!
hoa4aAlWJ palttiijra, aaardlng to thel
report received 1iere. . ' , I
A TRIPLE ALLIANCE
T
Formed by Venezuela, Colom-
,
bia and Nicaragua Causes
Castro to Laugh.
By Associated Press.
New York, March S. A triple alll
ance of Venezuela, Colombia and Ni
caragua is said by South American
consular agents here to have been
formed Informally by these govern
ments, to prevent any return of the
deposed President Castro to Venezue
la. Francisco Escobar, consul-general
of Colombia, said today that his gov-
emment had three naval vessels pa-1 0f James Wilson as secretary of agri
trolllng the . Colombian coast, which I culture was to reinstate C. F. Elliott
had h.n instructed trt thwart any I as chief engineer of draining lnvestl-
landlng of a Castro force there.
General Castro, who arrived in New
York last night from Washington.
uhora h. u'ltnonaed the Inauguration
ceremonies, laughed at these reports,
wltemtins- his denial of any Intention
tr Ancatra In fntnontlntar TAVn1utlnn In
Venezuela or Nicaragua. He said he It became known that A. D. More
would depart shortly to rejoin his house, an assistant engineer who was
family In Europe. He contracted a dismissed at the same time, had been
severe cold upon returning from his previously reinstated to a position In
recent trip to Cuba and expects to re-
main quietly at his hotel here for sev
eral days.
ASSERTS THAT HERO
T'
By Associated Press.
Houston, Texas, March 8. A dis
patch to the Chronicle from Browns
ville, Texas, says that when Mrs. r.m
lllo Madero, wife of Kmilo Madero,
passed through Brownsville last night
from Mexico for San Antonio, she de
dared that her brother-in-law, Fran
clseo Madero, was killed two days pre
vlous to the time given out by the
Mexican officials and by Ambassador
wtiHon. nne aiweni-n nm n-mn wani
uttended with horrible suffering, thatl
he was tortured with knife thruitsl
and cuts over the back:
According to her, General Ilnerta.
after the death of Madero, appean -
himself on the sheets of the capital
anr threw some 1.100 bills to the pop
ulace.
N-w York Will IW n
Short on I
Million Toifi
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lete.l Pre
York, Mar
Bt hind t
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CHECK, 541,10
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Payable to H. S. Stevens, Sign
ed Mrs. Mabel Wills; of
Date When Mrs. Wills
gays ghe Lost
$4,UUU.
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liAJJ J.AJi.J!iJN JJIJNJNJLK
WITH MRS. STEVENS
De-WaS Supposed tO Have Lost
the Money, in Bills, That
Evening, after Leav- ,
ing the Place.
' By Associated Press.
Chicago, March 6. A small black
purse, containing a check for' $41,000
on the State Bank of Elkhart, Ind.,
made mayable to ,"H. L. Stevens" and
signed f'Mrs. Mabel Mills," was found
on the sidewalk ai North Clark street
and Center avenue last night by Wil
liam J. Dbos, a saloonkeeper at 2100
North Habited street : " ;
While the find appeared on the sur-
face to be genuine, the police could
not digreard the theory of a hoax.
This theory was strengthened by the
fact that Mrs. Mills has no account at
the Elkhart bank. Mrs. Mills' hus
band at Kansas City said that It is
'absolute nonsense." The signature '.
on the check was pronounced spurious
at the Union Trust bank where Mrs.
Mills' signature Is on file.
Dybos turned the check over to the
police. It is dated March 1, 1913, the
date on which Mrs. Mills, at Kansas
Pliv McittYia iuv lrtat nf Kopn in ,
I ' ,,. Hi n nnn in
j tnou8ana.dollar bnte. .
Mr. Mills had .taken dinner with ?
I Mrs. H. L. Stevens, i wife of the- man
mney pat n.ine after leaving the.
Stevens home which Is In the 'suburbs
of Evanston, several miles norm of
the spot where the check was found. '
In the purse also were a number of
newspaper clippings recounting real
estate offers, some of which had been
checked off. .Mrs. Mills is In the real
estate business at San Antonio, Tex.,
her home.
Over the telephone, Frank A. Sage, .
assistant cashier of the First Bank of
Elkhart,' Ind., stated that Mrs. Mills
has no account there.
I "Absolute Xonsense,"
Says Mills.
Kansas City, Up., March 6. "That
is absolute nonsense, said E. W.
Mills, husband of Mrs. Mabel Mills,
whon Informed that a check for 341,-
000 signed by his wife had been
found on a street in Chicago. 'VF.lther
the report is based on false ImJrma
tion, or the check Is the work of a
Joker." '
ELLIOTT REDXSTATED
Last Act of Jauien Wilson as Sec re
tary of Agriculture Had Been
.-..(. Vindicated. , .
By Associated Press. r
Washington. March 6. The last act
gatlons In the department or agncui-.
I ture. sir. r.ittoii was. msnus-cu w
I Secretary .v uson lor nis uuuu
I the department of agriculture s con-
nectlon with , the Florida everglades
Investigation. A congressional corn-
I mittee vindicated him.
I the department.
Elliott and Morehouse were 'is-
missed on the ground of a technical
violation of the law for having divert
ed the funds of one bureau to the uie
of another to carry on work for which
money was lacking. They were In
dicted upon that technicality and in
dictments were quashed.' Their dis
missal was connected with charges
that Secretary Wilson had suppressed
an official circular deallnir with Flori
da lands which was unfavorable to
land promoters and others having In
terests there.
Elliott at the time of his dismissal
laid It to his refusal to give official
approval of the land selling prnJeclH
In Florida. Tho whole affair wim ln-
I vctlgated
In rongrefn and a bouse
- I committee after hearlnws rensui-ed the
- 1 department and vindicated Mllott and
- 1 Morehouse.
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