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ri'Lt ASWlATtn TRESS. LEASED WIBS. XAISIA1S3 HEWS BURZAUZ 13 WA8BmOTOS; RALC1G3 AXQ ORSMSB SORO. iPECIAL CORRiSPQSDtNTt TBBOUOBOUT THM &TATM. LAST EDITION 4:00 P. II Weather Forecast PAIR AXI WARNER, VOL. XVm, NO. 103. . ASHEVILLE, N. O, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 11, 1913. PRICE THREE CENTS MILITARISM'S SUEAR"LOBBYISTS"iDR.MERIWETHErS MAHMOUDSCHEFKET 1 KEAyY BURDEN BEFORE .VI 1 IT COMMTTEE COlll WORSE HIKE No Country Could ;ck.Unlt ed States without . t Coming to New York ' to Borrow Money. A WAR WITH JAPAN IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY Dr. David Starr Jordan Strong ly Approves Peace Plans " of Wilson Administration. WHIP NOT USED, SlMT.lQfJS DECLARES How Men Highly Paid fey Dr. Sloan of Cleveland Per- Hawaiian Planters Work in Washington Denies Report Circulated by Enemies of the Wilson Administration. - CREATE "SENTIMENT" THROUGH ADVERTISING Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt Hnildlng, Washington, June 11. Senator Simmons has denied em- Ono Paid $25 a Momli for "Lottiir Iiir" ami Is Pretty Sure lip . Hasn't Earned It. ' By Associated Press. Washington. June 11. Activities of Bv Associated PreoR. S T. PAUL, Minn., June 11. The high cost of liv ing is due to the waste caused hy expenditures for so-called national defense, according, to Dr. David Starr, president of Lol and Stanford jr., university, who spoke, yesterday to stu dents at Hamline university. Mr. Jordan strongly approv ed the peace plan of the Wil-j son administration and declar ed that war between Japan and the United States was an im possibility.' He said New York bankers practically controlled the war situation of the world, and added: , "There is no country in the world that could attack the United States without first coming to New York to borrow inonev." ' V '" phatieally the 'report freely circulated Hawaiian sugar interests in behalf of by enemies of the Wilson admlnlstra- a tarlfr on gar were taken up again Hon that Mr. Wilson had used his in- : t0(lay by the senate lobby committee, nuence as president to whip emo-1 , Roval ' D. .Mead of the Hawaiian cratlc senators into line in voting for , Sugar planters' association, said he a tariff bill in accordance with his received a salary of $1000 a month own views. - ., tor n!a work ln Washington, His ef- "So much has been said in , the fort8i he. said, were confined to gath prera," said Senator Simmons, "con-and distributing sugar statistics. corning the president's alleged con-) He thought $15,000 would cover his nection with certain amendments rec-,"annual expenditures. In May, he said ommended by certain sub-committees fceand Sidney M. Ballou, terminated of the finance committee that is mis-; ,2500 contract for publicity work leading and erroneous, in order that t , . . the public may understand the real . bV the Press Service bureau, of which facts, I wish to say that while the E. IV. Mayo was head. president has expressed to the mem-1 Mead produced an account of all bers -of the finance committee, as he his receipts and expenditures In Wash is reported to have expressed, to the ington. . He had received $8000 from ways and means committee when the the Hawaiian Sugar association ana bill was in the house, strong views : had spent $5648.16 up to last night. . and convictions with respect to plac- Upon the demand of Senator Gron- ing on the free list both wool and su- na, the committees today subpoenaed gar, he has not, so far as I know, ex-tlA. Y. Moore, publisher, and A. M. pressed any views as to the other pro- Faker, manager, of the Courier News, visions of the bill except when ; his of Fargo, N. D., to explain a recent forms Second Operation as Last Resort. CONDITION HOPELESS . : IT IS NOW SAID Ntricfcen Surgeon's fuse Agravnleri by ' Previous Illness, from . Blood , - Poisoning. IS SHOT TO DEATH Turkish Grand Vizier Slain While Going to Sublime Porte in Motor Car Was Betrayer of Abdul Hamid and V' : Promoter of Recent Overturn. P.y Associated Press. Constantinople, June 11. The Turk-1 pure Arab and a native of P.agdad. iHh grand vizier, Mahmoud Schefket Pasha, was assassinated at- noon to day b ytwo armed men with revolvers, who attacked him -While he was pro ceeding in his motor car to the sub lime porte. It is believed In governmental circles that the assassination of the grand vizier was the outcome of a plot against the Committee of tlnion and Progress (Young Turks). London, June 11. A report reached London from Constantinople this morning that ' Mahmoud Schefket Mahmoud Schefket Pasha was a CROPS BELOW KE. FJSTjKIISSISSIPPI West of the River, However, - Better Than Average Con ditions Prevail. By Associated Press. Washington, June 11. Tennessee and Mississippi were among the few slates east of the Mississippi ln which crop conditions on June tlrst did not. I other nominations sent to the sen fall below the average conditions on ate today were: W. L. Ormand, Besse- .lune 1. of recent years, the depart opinion has been asked, and has not In any way attempted to dictate to the committee. ' The view current In the newspapers to the effect that a sub-committee of the finance committee had decided to recommend that wheat and live stock as well as meat and flour should go on the free list at the instance and dictation of the president is noj cor rect, so rar as i Know, tne prtuiuuin has expreased no opinion with, respect to this matter except that when told of the probable action of the sub-cbm- mittee putting these articles on the free list In response to an .inquiry as trf his opinion upon the-subject he expressed -approval. - - ' Nor Is It true that the subconimlt? tee adopted the countervailing proviso with respect to wheat and flour at the president's dictation after much dis cussion, an has been represented. On the contrary, he has expressed no views so far as I know on this subject, and the sub-committee's action with reference to the countervailing duties oh these articles was taken at the same time It was decided to recom mend that they be put on the free list." . President Wilson has appointed an other North Carolinian to a high and responsible position ln the federal gov ernment when he sent to the senate the nomination of Charles M. Gallo way to be civil service commissioner. ment of agriculture announced today. General crop conditions ln the United States on that date averaged, 0.5 per cent lower than on the same date last year and 1.2 per cent lower than the average condition on June 1 of recent years. y Conditions were somewhat above overage, however. In states west of the Allsslsslppt, except In North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Cal ifornia. " Few states show any decided devia tion from average conditions: best condition are In Nebraska, with 12.7 per cent above average and Iowa with , 7.6 per cent above average: lowest conditions are In California with 2.09 per cent below, Georgia with: 14.3, South Carolina with 12. It per cent be low average. The condition of various crops on June 1 compared with their average. tnot normal conditions) was as to- lows: , Raspberries, 105. 8; blackberries, 104 0: winter wheat, 103.5; alfalfa, 102.1'; cantaloupes, 102.4; hemp, 101.8; apples. 101.5; sugar cane, 101.5; rye, 191.3; cabbage. 100.8; clover, 100.5: lima beans. 100.4; onions, 100.1; all hay, 100.1; spring wheat, S.7; pasture, fi.7; watermelons, 99.b; cotton. 9.0; sugar beets, 99.0; oats, .4; barley, .2; peaches, 95.2; pears, 89.9. ; ' mer City; E. H". A vent. Kast Durham; W. F. Flowers, Fremont; A. H. Huss, Cherryvllle: H. D. Lambeth, Elon Col lege: W. G. Fuesell, Rose Hill; O. W. Hill, Vlneland; P. J. Caudell, St Paul; E. T. MeKelthan, Aberdeen: A. N. P.ulla, Randleman; J. W. Noell, Rox horo; D. J. Kerr. Canton; Robert S. MoRae. Chapel Hill: J. H. Lane, Leaksville; J. II, Carter, Mount Airy C. D. Osborne, Oxford; L M. Sheffield, Spray; S. 8. Lockhart. Wadesboro; J. H. Bowen. West Durham. editorial intimating that Senator Gron na knew something of the use of money ln Washington to influence legislation. V Mead told the committee that after terminating the 82500 publicity con tract the domestic sugar producers had retained Mayo at a salary of $200 a week to help run the sugar publicity campaign. None of the money spent for advertising, said Mr. Mead, had been used to influence the editorial policy of . newspapers. The total amount. spent by the Hawaiian plant ers association for all purposes was about $400,000 a year, he said, and was raised by assessment. Mont of the jritfi4mi kMHi.-viwds. tis ibwi, Ttojr a upar experiment station In j Hawaii nd for securing laborers. Elmer E. Paxton, of Hawaii, who followed Mead, said he came to Wash ington in March to represent Alexan der & Baldwin, owners of Hawaiian sugar plantations worth $27,000,000. Confehences had been held with other sugar Interests, he said, and letters had been sent to the 1500 or 000 customers of his firm urging them to write to their congressmen and senators and protest against free sugar, Walter G. Smith, a lecturer for the Hawaiian Promoter company, said he had no Idea why he had been sent to Washington. Smith convulsed the committee with laughter. He said he had been reciving $625 aT month for 'lecturing, What have you done here?" he was asked. "Well, I wrote one editorial on the unrest ln Nevada' and offered it to a Washington newspaper, but It never appeared." "Hw much are you getting now? "I don't know; that's what worries me. I don t tninK l ve earnea more than HO." PRAYERS FOR MEXICO III CHURCHES OF TEXAS Ministers of El Paso Will Take Peace in Mexico as Topic Sunday. EXPLOSION KILLS i. Two Others Hurt ami Five Mtwdiig After IkIUm Blow Out on Barge. By Associated- Press. Rachlne. Wis.. June 11. Four men were killed, two hurt and live are miming aa a result of an explosion of liollers of the barge E. M. Pec k here today, according to the casualty list Riven out by those In charge pf the Large when the explosion oceurrta. The stern of the craft was blown way and the barge Is on fire. By Associated Press. EI Paso. Tex.. June 11. Congrega Hons of El Paso churches will Join In praying for peace In Mexico next Hun day, while ministers In the different pulpits will comment on the needs of peace, according to plana which have formulated. , El Paso business men, wearied by contlnuoua disturbances In Mexico, have inaugurated a campaign to In what way they may for the bring' Ins- about of peace, and the offering of prayer In the churches Is part of the plan. HufTragctton Held In Bond. Vacation ror lO.ooo poor Clilhlrcn of (lilt-ago. By Associated Vrtmi -Chicago, June 11. jAdvnnce agents of the United Charl'lm started last nlht for a trip to find farmers who will provide two weeks vacation for 10,000 of Chicago's poor children. They plnn o 6riMl a committee in auh country towb ).whl h Is to haw hsrur t the oullnas of the city cMI-In-n In Ha community. ' By Associated Press. London, June II. Kitty Marlon, a actress, and Clara Elisabeth Given well known militant suffragette, were arraigned today on suspicion or navin net fire to the stands on the Hurst Park race course Monday. They were remanded on ball of $15,000 each. Two Hurt In KiIomIcii. By Associated Press. Alliance. O., June 11. Four persons were Injured, two seriously, early this miirnln when five ton of nre worK stored In the flour mill of W. A. Wit met. at Ivertlcld, ten miles north o hr hlow uo. Two churches an msny residences were damaged. At 3: la o'clock this afternoon re ports from the bedside of Dr. F. T. Mcrrlwetler, vtm that he tuts shown Pasha, Turkish grand vizier and min slgns of, imrovenient since noon to- later of war, has been assassinated In day. . -. , r I Constantinople. A message , received from the hos-1 Mahmoud Schefket Pasha had held pital at 1 o'clock was to the effect that I office as grand vizier since January Dr. F. J. Meriwether, who underwent 23 this year, when Kiamil Pasha re ah operation for .appendicitis two or signed. On the same dav Nazim three days ago, was sinking rapidly Pasha, the commander of the Turkish and that he-cov.Hl not possibly live, army at the Tchatalta lines, was shot The Information while caunlng sorrow dead during a demonstration in Con- to the hundreds of friends of Dr. Meri- Islamlnople. wether and those, wnom fie has helped, came as no surixTKe, as his condition has been serious-ever since he was op erated on. '.'Hourly the reports have been of an alarming nature, and early this morning it was reported that he would probably not last the day through, 1 Dr. Sloan of Cleveland, assistant of the noted Dr. Crlel, who operated on E. H, Harriman, arrived last night to remain with pr. Meriwether untn he Another Sensation Sprung in whh bcitter or until the end. This I " morning he performed a second opera tion. The abdominal cavity was open ed up and drained In a desperate ef fort to save Dr. Meriwether's life. Fol lowing this operation it was stated that he had about one chance ln a thouS' and to recover; that he would proba bly not live past 4 o clock this after noon, but that If'; he could last until tomorrow he would have an even hance for living, f Ordinarily the operation for appen dicltls is not serlqhs. Dr. Meriwether had operated on hundreds who recov red within a few days. But two years ago he had a case 'of blood poisoning having become Infected from a wound of a patient on whom he operated. He was in despetate condition at this time and more than once his life was despaired of.- , It is said . that this In lie was brought to Constantinople with his family when he was a boy. After studying at the military school he graduated at 18 years of age with the highest honors. , He was a great lavorite of the former Sultan Abdul Hamid, who appointed him to the gen eral staff. Afterward he proceeded to Germany and stayed there ten years, studying the organisation of the Ger man army. I Mahmoud Schefket Pasha, despite his close intimacy with Abdul Hamid, ! was the mewing spirit In fostering the military revolution which brought frbout that sultan's fall. Soon after the outbreak of the Bal kan war, Mohmoud Schefket Pasha was appointed chief of the commis sariat department of the Turkish war office, and he was one of those present at the grand council of the empire which decided in January this year to accept the proposal of the European lowers to bring the war to an en IN COAL FIELD West Virginia Adjutant Gen eral Tells of Sentencing 51 Men Under Martial Law. SENATE COMMITTEE HASTENS INQUIRY (By Associated Press) Atlanta, Ga June 11. Another sensation was sprung here today in connection with the local political fight Involving Mayor James G. Wood ward, certain members of the city council and officials of the , police departrr;nt. The Atlanta Constitu tion this morning published what purports to be an affidavit made by George M. Gentry, the stenographer who reported the conferences alleged to have been held in a hotel room fection left hla hlci'id in an unhealthy! comlll'Jit-Tjit:ifTM.l rtowii thel ph-ohie device as Timid "to have been chances for recovery- uged against Mayor Woodward, Dr. Frank Tryon Meriwether came Thomas K. Felder. a Dromlnent local to Ashevllle 17'years ago from Louis-I attorney; C. C. Jones, proprietor of a Hie, nis ancestral nome. r or a time npar beer . saloon; G. C. February, conducted a hospital on Spruce 1 secretary to Chief of Detectives N. A street wun ir. 1 B. aicrirayer ana infard. and others. Dr. E. B. Glenn. He had been here Gentry . disappeared several days nly a short time when physicians I afte, the publication of the alleged learned tnat ne was a surgeon or un-1 reCords of the conferences. E. O sual ability, aud it was not long be-1 Mlles. and investigation declares he tore ne was constantly oanea upon Dy i i0,.at,i Gentry In Washington. D. C, physicians here and abroad to perform I and obtained from him the affidavit difficult operations. He has been sue-1 Whlrh Miles turned over to Mayor ceseful to an unusual degree, and the quickness and sureneas with which he works has saved many lives, where long subjection to anesthetics would prove fatal. For a time Dr. Meriwether per- Ifrwlch Strike Situation Improve. By Associated Press. Ipswich. Mass., June 11. The Ip swlch Mills, near the gates of which a woman was killed and a number of persons severely hurt ln a riot lust night, were opened today without trouble. Under protection of a large force of police,' about 200 operatives resumed work. Nearly 600 remain on strike. Twenty-two persons have bee taken Into custody and five of them are In the hospital. Thomas J. Halllday, of Boston member of the Industrial Workers of the World, came here today, to tuk charge of the strike. Navy Employes UImcum Wages. By Associated Press. Washington, June 11. About 200 representatives of employes of Atlan tic Coast navy yards were present to day at a hearing which Secretary Dan leli granted for general discussion of wage scales. Vigorous protests were registered against the so-called scientific system of shop management. Should (linrge Itontal. Bourne Hays. By Associated Press. Washington. June II. Rental charges of approximately $5,500,000 should be made against the postal ser vice for the use of space In federal building throughout the country, so cording to former Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., chairman of the congres sional commission Investigating mat tern of railway mall service and, ' ond-clasa postage. Collnt Juno Bay. By Associated Press. Jacksonville, Fin., June 1 1. This the coldest June dsy In Florida In years, or since the weather bureau was established here, it Is down t today and the damp and chill h tnrted frate and - furnace Area burning a.Tuln. It Is more like Janu ry than June, as three day's rain hsu been followed by a penetratlnn i.'!ff wind from the ocean. i falsified; HE SAYS the Series Now on in At lanta. JUDGE GARY QUESTIONED Thirty-Two Prisoners Given Six Months Each on "In timidation of Work , men" Charges.- By Associated Press. Charleston, W. Va June. 11. In dustrial war in West Virginia was to- day described to the United States mine strike investigating committee by Adjutant General Charles D. El liott, who told of battles between mine guards and strikers in the Paint creek section. He told of armored trains carrying machine guns that swept . through the strike district and related 1 stories of men, ambushed and shot' down. At least a score of skirmishes were detailed by him, in nearly all of .-. which men were killed or wounded. General Elliott told of the capture by the state troops of six machine suns and 120.0(H) rounds of ammuni tion, lie identified a photograph of - Bv Associated Press 1 sheet-iron fort built by mine guards New York, June 11. Judge Elberth at Mucklow and told of the capture Gary, chairman of the United States of hundreds or .. - . A , . . Trains held up, mine tipples burnetl. Steel corporation, testified today that ,.,, lM,UeM) wre ,,pU,ile,, by G,. he thought "under some ciTCum- eraj Klliotl. stances" it was "perfectly proper for -ah of these affairs were between a purchaser to enter Into a contract mine guards and strikers," said the with seller that the latter should not general. "The militia had nothing to compete with the purchaser after hav- n0 Wth them anl I know o fthem only ing sold out to him. Judge Gary was through information brought to roe by under cross-examination in the hear- I both sides." ' Says He Is Generally Opposed to Agreements Appostion ing Business. Woodward last night. The alleged affidavit of Gentry de clares that his original transcription of his notes on the conference was "padded" and altered. The affidavit further states that Gentry did not formed operations at the Clarence I hear Mayor Woodward mention the Barker Memorial hospital at Biltmore. Several years ago he established his hospital for surgical work on Grove street. It was always tilled and many had to be turned away, so about two years ago plans were drawn for great ly enlarging the building. The addi tion was completed over a year ago and Improvements -were made. The capacity of the hospital was about doubled; but still It was filled. Dr. Meriwether's fame as a surgeon is not confined to localities. Among the members of the profession he Is recog nized as one of the gifted surgeons of the south. names of Chief of Police James L. Beavers and Chief of Detective Lan ford, as was shown in the published record of the conference. ings of the suit to dissolve the cor poration. ' . There might, however, bo circum stances, explained the witness, under which restralt of competition would follow. Judge Jacob M. Dickinson, govern ment attorney, put into evidence an alleged contract between the corpora tion and owners of the Union Steel company, taken over by the corpora tion in 1902, under which the Union Steel owners agreed to stay out of the steel industry for 10 years except in Arizona and Florida. Judge Garys name was signed to the contract. On neneral principles, Gary said, he did ot approve of such contracts. Judge Gary said that although he became a director of the National Tube company he did not know very much of Its affairs at the time. I did not think that I was as care ful as a director in those days as I am now," he said, "I think we have all MOTOR DOAT BARBARA II ARRIS AT STATE FAILS TO SELL A MILLION OF Elapsed Time of Boat Racing from Philadelphia over 85 Hours. Bids Received for Only $154,- 000 of the Issue World Markets Dull. Bv Associated Press, Hamilton, Bermuda, June 11. The m..mr limit Itarhara II. crossed tne finishing- line at 25 minutes '20 sec onds past 3 o'clock this morning in the race from PhllaUelpnia, wnn-n started on Saturday at 1:80 p. m. She was first sighted at 10 minutes after mldnlirht. The skluner of the Barbara ii. ae I dared that he had encountered nortn east winds during the entire voyage from Philadelphia. He estimated tnat General Elliott gave the committee documents showing the operations of the ..lilitnry and disposition made of . prisoners'. '' ' ' .- Charleston, W. va., June 11. True to its. announcement that witnesses would be examined as rapidly as pos- : sible, the .United States senate com mittee investigating mining conditions in this state began work early today. Preliminaries were completed and sev- . eral witnesses examined yesterday. Adjutant General Charles D. Elliot of West Virginia, who was in com mand of the military In the strike zone, was the first witness today. He was examined at length as to the dates on which the various periods of mar tial law began. Under examination by Senator Bo rah, General Elliott described the trial of offenders by the military court after the civil courts had been superseded. The documents produced by Gen eral Elliott Bhowed 61 men sentenced been stirred up to being more careful by the military court. Robert Hartl- at the present time." I gan, a mine guard, charged with do ing police duty as a non-resident ot the state, was sentenced twice, accord- Break Kword In Submarine, lnir to the list, each time to pay a fine of $500 and to serve six months In By Associated Press. I prison, ln another similar case a Long Beach, Cal., June 11 Six men I KUar(j was fined $100 and sentenced to sealed up In a new type submarine I o days. Among other sentences boat, surpassed the submergency en-1 ghown were: durance record on the floor of the I "For Intimidation of workmen," SI ocean oft here today. They went down I prisoners, six months each. yesterday morning at 6 o'clock and In I The list accounted for all but two a message sent shortly before noon I rases under the martial law period. over a marine cable, declared ujey exDected to renuln down until 5 o'clock and in a message sent shortly before noon over a marine cable, de clared they expected to remain down until 5 o'clock this afternoon. The old record was held by the Oc topus, which remained under water 24 hours. Mine IiiHpcrtorH in Krmlnn. Bpeclal to The Qaxette-News. Ralelirh. June 11. The state of North Carolina today failed to find I the boat had lost two hours owing to buyers for Its million dollar bond Is-1 the course taken being too mucn i" sue, bids for only $164,000 being re-itneeasu cehed. Bankers present en bidj The Barbara II. came Into Mammon oDrned stated that the unfavorable I at 7: IS o'clock Ihla morning. She had market condition Is worldwide and! not suffered any damage during the thut llarmnnv la flout In hnnila ut six I run. and one-half per cent. Not a single I Up to 7:30 nothing had been heard lild mi rocelved from nranna outside I of the Dream or the Tocsum, the llrst the state snd the tanrest offers were I of which has an allowance of H from the Hattery Park bank of Ashe-1 hours, 44 minutes, $ seconds, and the ville, which offered to take $2t,000 al par snd $2fi,0ft0 at a premium or $!, other bids ranged from $100 to $2100. The Murchlson National bank of Wil mington offered par for $(000. ' Treasurer Lary this afternoon' Is sued a statement In which he told of second an allowance of 1J hours, minutes. 3 seconds. The elapsed time of the Barbara u. Ince her departure from Philadel phia, deducting 41 minutes for tne difference of time between that city snd Bermuda, Is unofficially calculat he financial condition of the countrj Ud at $8 hours, 14 minutes, 20 sec and gave reasons why It was Impos-londs. slide to sell bonds at this time, ty-one bids were received. Twen- Cftnal Dredging llci-ord Broken, By Associated Press. Panama, June 1 1. The record of the monthly dredging operations In WOMAN SUFFRAGE TO PASS ILLINOIS HOUSE By Associated Tress. Uprlngneld, 111., June 11. The worn- the ganal whs broken In May, when Ian suffrage hill which passed In the over 1,000,000 euble yarda of enrlhlwnate several weeks ago, was taaen wers removed from the two entrances I up In the house today, after a outer The greater amount was taken out at I fight. A test vote on a motion to ae- the Atlantic end. where a Urge nartllay action on the bill showed enougn of the earth removed cnnalsted of sill I members In favor of the measure to washed Into the Canal, ,lpss It These two cases were marked "miss ing from the flies" General Elliott said orders restoring martial law last February were modi fied by Governor Hatfield, annulling that portion portion of the proclama tion which placed the military above the civil authorities. While you were In charge ln the martial xor.e, you made arrests on your own responsibility, without writ of warrant from any civil court? asked Senator Borah. "Yes," said General Elliott. General Elliott said that he had no record of the proceedings of the mili tary courts established under the sec ond and third declarations of martial luw. He said that at one time he had practically the entire militia organisa tion of the state In the neld. Under cross-examination by Attor ney Betcher for the miners. General Elliott said the controversy prior to the declaration of martial law was solely between the miners and opera tors. Was there any stale of Insurrec- .Mrs. HckwcvcU nr Ahmad to VMI Hon in the strike one prior to the vi-..,. wiin Im III. I declaration oi maniai iw , ajinru .Mr. iietcner. i. i.-ui.h tro I "The governor evioentiy tnougm v.., vw .inn ii Mm. Theodore I there was," said the witness. n.w..nv-it uilrt vcatxrdav for Cher- General Klllolt said he knew Hep h.n.. .h will irn to Porto I rescniaiive imwa, mnwr m.nn..-., Maurlslo. Italy, where her aisler, Miss had topi wovcrnor iimnrnn m ..- Carow. Uvea In her villa. Miss Carow I could not get action in tne courw i i. in .-.I Mr. Itnoaovelt nrn bah V w I I suDOiie me rioioua ciuiiiiuiina. ...., remain with her all summer. I he said, was one of the reasons the .ii aihh Uuenlln find I governor declared nianini law, Arohl.. nl.ni to so west on July for The witness said his troops had cap Bv Associated Press. Birmingham, Ala.. June 11. Tech nlcal papers were read and discussed at the second day's session of the an nual convention of the mine Inspec tors' Institute of the United States to day. The conviction Is working out plans for further prevention of acci dents ln mine and the encouragement of tlrst aid to the Injured. Here after all papers to be presented to the In Intitule will be printed, so that the membership will be able to study tnem for discussion at the meetings. a trip In the open. London Condition Improve. tured five or six machine guns In the affected district. General Elliott told of the operation of an armored train on whlrh a ma chine gun was mounted which made four trips op Paint and Cabin creek He could not aay who manned thla By Associated Presa. London, June 11. The general mar kot on the Iondon stock exchange was t..i.k... ..rf o wi.r Inn. Drevalled I train ...L h-.r eoverina. I Attorney Bete her tried to asc ertain American stocki were the most proml- what rifles were carried on a special n.m In th. aeneral advance. train that Invaded the Taint creek sec- n.v.r.1 ...If nn.ratora hsve re-1 tion un the nlaht of February .-i.,- .nrf it la believed I from whic h a battle was foutht thst the worst period of depression l rral Elliott did not know b.-re the , ' I (Continued on page S)
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