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rVLL AB80C1ATMD f .(. LMABMD BB. MAlKTAIXt XBWB BVMBAVZ Of XSHINOrOS. MALMlOa JJTD OMBBNB )B0. , BPSC1AL COSBISPONDBSTM JBOVGBOUT TEB BTATM. LAST EDITION Weather Forecast THl'XDERSHOWERS. OL. XVIILJNO. 129. ASHEVILLE, N. C FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 11, 1913. PRICE THREE CENTS ZEVmON BILL E ALL LIES. SAYS POWERS TO ACT IN BALKAN WAR IS COMPLETED HAPS ATTITUD jNDCI BILL SHOULD BEREVISED T 1 Jhairman Simmons Is Author ized to Report the Tariff Measure to Upper ' House. RATE MUCH LOWER THAN IN HOUSE BILL Free List Greatly Extended by Committee, and Caucus vowu 1 or c unuer ' Reductions. By Associated Press. Washington. July 11. The senate may now proceed to dispose of the original business for which President Wilson called the extra session of congress revision of the tariff. Today, three months and four days after the special session began, Chair, man Simmons of the finance commit' Tee, was authorized to report the Un derwood-Simmons- tariff ', bill. The measure was passed upon In commit tee by a strict party vote, republicans voting against It. . V As it goes to the senate, the bill retains the principal provisions of the house measure and those particularly advocated by President Wilson, free raw wool and a provision that sugar shall be free May 1, 1916. It Is a much lower, rate tariff bill than the hmiw hill hv nearly 10 ner cent, the senate finance committee majority : and the caucus having greatly extend-1 . .l - . . . , , m it . ,1 ea inr mreaay unerai iree hbl mum , reduced many rates, notably tn the metal, wool and agricultural sched tiles. : - ' The UnderwoodJ bill passed the house May and for two months It has been under careful scrutiny by the finance committee majority, which made many changes and Anally by the meaaura' for more than two weeks. I hwaantno- nhanire. were made In the BilminUtrntivB feature and the in- inv Tho hno of oxnmntion for incomes was changed from $4000 to Incomes over $3000 for single per-I sons, with $1000 additional lor mar ried persons and $500 for each de pendent child not to exceed two, .n maximum exemption of $5000. Sur tax provision for increased rates of taxation on incomes over $20,000, $50,000 and- $100,000 were retained, ,the normal tax being left at one per cent The section further was chanc ed to exempt from tax the surplus earnings of mutual life Insurance companies which revert to the benefit of policyholders. . Feature of the Underwood bill des ignated to grant a tariff discount of Ave per cent on Imports In American hips, to compel examination of books of foreign manufacturers when valua tions are in dispute, to provide an ex tra duty on goods sold In this coun try at less than the foreign price and other reform features were stricken from the bill by the senate democrats. They provided, . however, for a spe cial committee to investigate admin istrative tariff regulations for the purpose of later revision. One of the principal changes made in committee was to put cattle and wheat on the free list, the latter at a countervailing duty. Since the changes made by the fin ance committee the caucus still fur ther revised the bill the principal changes being: .'- Cast Iron pIpe.Mransferred to free list from 10 per cent ad valorem; au tomobiles, a minimum rate of 15 per cent .established on cars valued at $1000 or lest; machine made files cut from $5 to HO per cent; railway wheels, reduced from 25 to 16 per cent; textile machines, reduced from 25 ro 20 per cent, and agricultural Implement put on the free list; ex tracts of meat, reduced from 15 to 10 cents per pound and fluid extract of meat from 7 to 5 cents a pouna; woolen and cotton stockings, valued at leg than $1.20 a- dosen, 80 per cent ad valorem and more than $1.20, five., per cent, the division In the house bill having been 70 cent instead 01 11. zu; combed wool reduced from 15 to five n pmI' woolen varns from 20 to 15 . per cent; woolen blankets, valued at i 7 H fee. ita from' 5 oer cent: 'k angbra goat hair tops, reduced from P 16 to 5 per cent, angora yards from 20 to 15 per cent; silk yams, from 85 to 20 per cent; gunpowder and fulminat Inr nowdera. transferred to free list; rs fur, transferred to free list from in or rent: machinery for manufuc- ' tiirina-hnoks for the blind, transferred, to free list. Other Important change by the senate caucus Included fixing of spe - ciai ariiee upun win-,, umv u, iii,..iinni ahnuld become operative: Sugar. March 1. 1114; raw wool, De - cember 1. 1111; woolen manufactures. January 1, KM; Income tax, to be computed from March 1, 11S, Instead of Januury 1, 1118, a the house had provided. . Mt-Couib Progress Good. By Associated Pres. Tarls. July 11. So satisfactory tha Druereu made bv William F. Mc- fornix, chairman of the democratic nnMoiiiil committee, towards rnnvalea- ci no in, hln recent operation for in.,,, 1,. 1. 11 hi hla iliM torn lilleve 11 t i .. II- ni l" 10 leave Hi,- tn 1 ; . 1 , , ,;) .!' 1 ,1 !.,' . r. JOHNS STILL HELD DESPITE CORONER Police Score Verdict Exonerat ing Him in dispell Mur der Mystery. By Associated Press. Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 11. The po lice authorities of Luzerne county said today that they were not satisfied with the verdict of the coroner's jury last night exonerating Herbert Johns of connection with the death of Alice Crlspell, whose body waa found in Harvey's lake last Monday, after she had been missing for three days. The verdict stated that "the evidence In this case falls to show any motive for orime on the part of Herbert Jons, and we feel certain that he had no part in the death of Alice Crlspell. Representatives of the district at torney's office said today that while there waa nothing in the testimony on which to charge Johns with the crime, the jurors should have rendered a ver dict simply of "death by drowning' without accusing or exonerating any one. : . . County Detective McKelvey, who is working on the case, said today he did not think three deputy coroners should have made up half of the coroner's jury. For this reason, he said, he did not present all the evidence he had but will Introduce additional evidence tonight, when Johns will be given a hearing before a justice of the peace. Little that was new was developed at the inquest - except that members of the Crlspell family testified that the irl htta been wayward and that on this account she had had trouble with her fnthnr ThA father In hln tpRtimnnv -------- , , - admitted pointing an unloaded gun at Alice. District Attorney Glow made appll cation to the court today to have the body of Allce Crlspell disinterred In order that another autopsy may be made. The commonwealth is not sat isfied with the examination made by alstrlct attorney claims was not com P'ete. The prosecuting attorney of the county claims there should be thorough examination made of the victim's stomach, RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE CHANGES ARE EFFECTED Several Transfers Affecting Chief Clerks and Superin tendents are Announced. By Associated Press Washington, July 11. Important changes and transfers In the railway service, affecting superintendents and chief clerk In the varlou districts, are being planned by Postmaster-gen eral Burleson. They are as follows: H. M. Robinson, superintendent at New Orleans, Is slated to go to At lanta a superintendent, succeeding George -W. Pepper, . who will become chief clerk at Cleveland. H. M. Rag er, chief clerk at Atlanta, would go to San Francisco In tho same position to fill a vacancy. George 8. Cobh, now a railway postal clerk, would be made chief -clerk at Atlanta. Charles 8. Beaver, chief clerk at Jacksonville, Kla., would be transfer red to be chief clerk at Pittsburgh, to be succeeded by Wm. L. (Austin, railway postal clerk. Still P. Tart, chief clerk at St Louis is slated to be promoted to be asst tant superintendent and John W. Mus grave to be transferred from the rail way postofflce to succeed Mr. Taft. ' John Clark would be promoted from the railway postofflce to be chief clerk at Cincinnati, succeeding 1 J. E. Dlffenderfer, who would go bark on the road. Later today Postmaster-general Burleson signed an order making all these changes effective. SUFFRAGETTES SMASH LIVERPOOL WINDOW 3 By Associated Press. Liverpool, July 1. Militant uffra' o-ctte started a window-smashing demonstration during King George visit here today. Armed with pokers, sauads of women shattered several larae windows along the route procession, but the police quickly rounded them up and order had been 1 restored before yiia, majesty- rr- vu.i, , "0 RTJgH THE ERDMAN AMENDMENT THROUGH 11 r Associated Pre. Washington, July 11. House lead era will attempt to take up the pro' miaed amendment to the Krdmari ' t tomorrow. In view of the labor tt uatton ou the railroad lines east of Is i the Mississippi river and north of. th I Potomac. The Judiciary committee has called fur a meeting today with view of an agreement to wfthilra tlie hona hill fur amending th Krd m,m law anil to aiiliatltnle He Sena - ' n,, a.iure, so a to expedite the leglrla- ii,,n. Dr. J. A. MacDonald Severely Criticises What He Terms "Social Apostasy'' of the Denominations. - ARE ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WELL-TO-DO Heedless of the "Industrial Ab solutism" which Crushes ' Millions He Tells , World Conference. By Associated Press. Los Angeles, Cal.. July il. "From my point of view as a newspaper man, the churches of America, alike In the republic and the dominion, have In the past been In danger of losing the na tional outlook and becoming mere de nominations of the Intellectual and the well-to-do." - This was the assertion of Dr. J. A. MacDonald, editor of the Toronto Globe, and one of the- Canadian dele gates to the International Christian Endeavor convention In session here. the course of an address delivered today on "Tho Problem of Capital and Labor as Related to the Churches." All over America," said Mr. Mac Donald, there ha grown up an indus trial absolutism more baneful and much more arrogant than that of any Stuart queen but where Is the church of John Knox that will stand against tyranny and oppression for the will of God and for the rights of men? What doe the comfortable church of tho well-to-do know about the problem of 'work or of wages? How can It hear the passionate cry of the children of America, a million of them some say three millions caught In the cruel wheels of our vast, heartless Industrial' machine? How can It measure the agony of women whose only- alternative . is . starvation or shame? '.' "Why? ' Because of the church's social apostasy. Once again the church ha become the conserva tor of vested interests and worship! the God of things am they are." As a remedy Dr. McDonald urged a return to the mode of a living estah llshed by Christ and practiced by the primitive Christians, when Jews and Roman, Greeks and Barbarians "diu live together happily and did work to gether helpfully through all the re lations of Industrial service in every day life," H ; - VISITING ITLALY Northern Blasts Coldest July Weather In Centuries People Alarmed. By Associated Press. Rome, July 11. A terrific storm Is raging throughout Italy and In many places the country ha been devastat ed and the crop destroyed. It la au comimflted by remarkably cold weath er for the time of the year, the tern perature In Rome at noon today fall ing below (0 degree Fahrelnneit Such, weather In the middle of July ha not been recorded In Italy since the year 181$. when superstitious people attributed It to the repetition of the number of the year. Naple. Italy, July 11. Kxtraordi nary fall of rain and hall have flood ed th surrounding country for the vast two days. Torrent of water mixed with mud and ashes from Ve suvlu have Inundated the villages along -the Oulf of Turin. Owing to strong cold wind from the north, ac companled by hurricanes, the temper atur fell today almost to the freesln point Snow la reported to have fa len In the Alp. Meaalna, July 11. A violent temp est in the vicinity of the strait Messina, accompanied by heavy rain fall, ha caused enormous damage In this region. Crop have been de stroyed and floods have compelled the population to leave the hut In which they have teen living since th great earthquake a few years ago. Cosenxa, Italy, July 11. Hurrl canes, accompanied by slight earth quake shocks and underground rum bllngs, have terrified the peasant In this region for the past two day. Thl I especially the rase In the Isolated villages, where the people have not recovered from the fright caused the earthquake which occurred at the end of June. l"lfi Kept Indoor. Rome. July 11. Th Pope' physl slans today dlaauaded him from tak Ing his usual drive and walk In th vstlcan gardens owing to th vlolen of the storm and th, heavy rain. HI holiness continue perfectly well ai th exceptionally cool weather hel to keep him In good health. . The Pontiff I deeply concerne about th situation In the Balkans. expreaaed regret today that both Bu .ail end Itiimnnla, the two mot a viiimiiI nf the JUilknn nations, ahou QUAKES ID STORM ci.;',,;,! Ill a frutii I, lat ar. Bankers of State Favor Pro vision Recognizing Far-', mers' Needs. ANNUAL CONVENTION CLOSES WITH BANQUET Speakers Included Senator Fletcher, Judge PriU'liard and T. S. ... " Rolling. After one of the busiest days of the meeting, the seventeenth annual con- entlon of the Norlh Carolina asso ciation came to a close last night with banquet tendered by the local bank ers, which waa one of the most enjoy able features of the convention. The agricultural conference, which began yesterday morning, was continued throughout the afternoon, and during this something of a sensation wai created when Charles Hall Davis of Virginia, In the course of his remarks declared that he thought the currency measure pending) before - congress would prove a stumbling biocK oi, which the democratic party would fall. At the session yesterday after noon, the officers nominated by the executive committee and whose names were published yesterday were con firmed by the convention and installed. There were several visiting bankers present who brought greetings from the associations of other, states and engaged in the discussions, among them being M. Rogers of the South 'aroltna, J. N. Fisher of Tennessee, '. Valden of Virginia and McLean Tilton of Alabama. All of these made Interesting talk bearing for the most part on the proposed currency bill, and some of them: were of the opinion that It will. not meet the requirements of the farmer. Mr. Davla of Virginia said he did not seo how any banker could support the currency measure, and he urged that the banker out forth efforts to have the bill modified. He said it was weak in that it provided for no clear ing house features, and he thought that its passage in the present form would provjs uBtoijiinaJa lor. tha dem ocratic part. i&tU remarks were com mended by 3crerHi,.and J. Klwood Cox of High Point introduced a resolution, which was adopted, that the conven tion go on recvord as favoring the in corporation In the bill of provisions by which the requirements of the farmers would not be lost sight of. Reports of- committees were heard and resolutions pf thanks to the visit ing delegates, to the management of the Battery Park, hot el, to the board of trade, to the Asheville club, the press of the city and state were adopt ed. The session closed with the installa tion of officers and the presentation of a silver service to the retiring presi dent, Leake 8. Covington. Judge J. C. Pritchard acted as toast- master at the banquet, and one of the attractive features waa a talk by Mrs. Pearce of Warsaw, who said that the bankers bad discussed all questions re latlng to banking except as to the proper training of banker for tho. future; and she Impressed on them the Importance of temperance In such work. There were a number of the delegate who responded to toasts. The following menu was served:. Cream of Guinea Hen Olive Pickle Baited Pecana Planked Pompano, Hollandatse Cucumber Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast Saratoga Chip and Asparagus Roast Native Spring Lamb Mint Sauce Green Peas Hweet Bread Croquette Prime Rib of Western Beef Mashed Potatoes Krult Punch Lettuce and Tomato Salad Apple Pie Lemon Meringue Pie Strawberry Ice Cream Pound Cake . Lady Fingers Almond Cut Nila Ralnlns Fig Apple . Bananaa Assorted Cheese Butter Thlnr Saltlne Black Coffee. Col. 8. A. June had been Invited to address the bankers, but did not so on account of a belated prugn yesterday. However, hi address, por tions of which follow, was Incorpor ated In th proceedings of the meet Ing: CoL Jonesf Addrm. Col. Jones said In part: "I deem It a privilege and an honor that you have granted me the prlvi lege to d lacuna before you for a few moment the freight rate question. agitating th mind of th people of thl slate at thl time; that la, how to atop the freight rate discrimination, estimated to be from $5,000,000 to lis, 000.000 per annum: that the federal court of the nation have refused to enjoin the railroad from collecting from th people of thl state in ex cess of what they are charging for th same service In our adjoining state. "Th amount at thl time will be found to be nearer $15,000,000 than 16.000.000 per annum. It la close to $4,000,000 on the coal alone con aumed In this state. It I being said that ther I no remedy for thl dis crimination before the people of the state of North Carolina, that I bain perfected for the state's relief. I trust to he able to show you that ther I safe, aound snd conservative plan be Ing carried out "The reason thl discrimination pre vail whereby the state Is paying $16 000,000 per annum to the railroad than the same railroads are thiamin our sinter state I because North Car ollna ha no rate-baalng port "The Interwtnt commerce rommla- (Contltiued on page $) Denies There Was Cause for Use of His Name by La- mar and Lauter back. 1 WOOL MEN TESTIFY BEFORE COMMITTEE Mulhall Is Ready to Begin His Revelations of Lobbying for the Manufac turers. ' By Associated Press. -Washington, July 11. Martin M. Mulhall .whose published charge of his activities as a lobbyist for the Na tional Association ' of Manufacturers, named many congressmen as having been susceptible to Influences of a "lobby," was ready today to begin his testimony when the senate investigat ing committee assembled. Inasmuch as Bome witnesses In the wool tariff phase of the inquiry were waiting to be heard, Mulhall was forced to wait. Wlnthrop L. Marvin, secretary of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers put In a synopsis of a statement showing the financial oper ations of the association. He was questioned about a special 20,000 fund raised several years ago. He said he had no record of how that fund was collected or disbursed. He believed E. F. Green of Boston, who helped raise It, could tell how it had been spent. No record had been kept, but he waa certain the money had been spent in traveling expenses. Charles Whitman, who next took the stand, explained a $5000 gift made n 1897 to S. N. R. North, a clerk to majority member of the . senate finance c6mmiUee."The"gttOvas mafld after the Dingley bill passed con gress. Whitman said that many prominent wool manufacturers and others not connected with the association con tributed to the fund. Speaker Clark made a statement re lating to the use of his name by David Lamar and Edward Lauterbach. He testified he had never had anything to do with Lamar, Lauterbach or any of the men mentioned by them J. Plerpont Morgan, he said, he saw at a Gridiron dinner in Washington several years ago when former Presl dent Roosevelt and former Senator Foraker engaged in a Joint debate. It was the hottest debate ever heard in this country," said the speaker. As my name has been lugged Into the Lamar-Lauterbach-Ledyard-Pal mer imbroglio, I desire to submit a brief statement," said Mr. Clark. Ledyard says Lauterbach told him he was in communication with me through Senator Stone. Lauterbach, who acknowledged on the witness stand he had lied, said Lamar gave him the Information. Lamar con teased the whole tale was a lie to force Morgan & Co. to' take Lauter bach Into their employ. All of them disclaim any acquaintance or com munlcatlon with me; 'Senator Stone justly and properly characterized the Imar-Lauterbach tale as a He, In which he was entirely i-orrect. He and I never in our lives conversed about, or in any way men tloned to each other, Morgan & Co. or the steel trust Investigation I never spoke to John Pierpont Morgan or any member of hi Arm In my life; never communicated with them or him In any manner whatso ever; never authorised anybody else to do so. I was, to my best knowledge and belief, never Introduced, even casually, to him or any of them. To my beat knowledge and belief I never saw any of them except Mr. Morgan hunself and that was at a banquet, I wa several years ago Introduced to Lauterbach here In Washington In the presence of several gentlemen and passed the usual salutation with him. That wa all. I never saw him before or since and never communl cated with him In any manner about any business matter. I had never heard of Lamar and knew only by, seeing hla name In th paper that there I uch a man a Loul Cas Ledyard. It seem to be that when Mr. Ledyard found out that Senator Stone' name and mine were being bandied about by Lamar (the pseudo Palmer and Lauterbach) he ought to have let me know The speaker waa not sworn and the committee did not ask him any ques tions. The ;ift to Nortli. Whitman wa questioned about the 15000 gift to North, an Incident which attracted nation-wide attention when first disclosed several year ago. He put In a letter to North, dated at Bos ton, September $7, 1817, signed by himself, George Sykes, Benjamin Phlppa, James Phillip. Jr., and Rufus Greeley. It set out that at a meeting of the few member of the national association "unanimous expression" developed In favor of presenting to Morth "some subatantlal testimonial In recognition of your past service to th association and th woolen Indus try of the country." ' It then went on to aay that a draft for $5000 was In closed and concluded "thl I a volun tary nd cheerful i.xprslon of their, appreciation of your worn anu oi me (Continued on peg I) 1 ILL FEELING OVER I Court May Set Aside Verdict of Guilty Against Prohibi tion Leader. Special to. The Gazette-News. Raleigh, July 11. With 18 jail cases for trial. Judge Cook ordered these disposed before taking up the case of C. RBowlds, charged by the corporation Mmmisslon with making false returns on the condition of rural banks, and the case will not be reach ed until late this afternoon. The conviction of Rev. R. L. Davis on the charge of assaulting Will Straughan with a liquor bottle Is responsible for a good deal of feeling today. On the same day Davis was convicted. Will Tilley of. Durham waa found not guilty of stealing a horse, this coincidence being the cause of bitter remark,, Davla' attorneys have received a letter from a person whose name Is withheld saying he saw the fight and that the anti-saloon leader did not strike Wiley Straughan. A motion for a new trial will be made, but the judge may set the verdict aside. READJUSTMENT OF RATES Commission's Ruling Applies to Many Southern and Southwestern Points. By Associated Press. Washington; July--!-.-1 General adjustment of freight rates on lum ber, staves and heading from and to points in the south, particularly be tween Memphis, Tenr., and New r- lenns, and l.icl uding many points in the west and southwest and north to become effective on August 20, waa announced in a decision today in the in'erstate commerce commission. The opinion, prepared by Commis sioner Marble, held' that the proposed advance of about eight per cent on shipments between Memphis and New Orleans had been Justified, but the carriers were Denied permission to charge lower rates between Memphis and New Orleans than from interme diate points. Advances In rates on gum lumber and staves from certain points in Mis sissippi and Arkansas to destinations in many other states were held to be proper; while a rate of eight cents a hundred pounds on lumber, generally, from Alexandria, La., to interstate des tinations named was specified. FEABJAVABA ITS Military Guards Patrol Streets , to Repress Adherents of Asbert. . By Associated Press. Havana, July 11. Fear of popular excitement following the announce ment of the Indictment of General Ernesto Asbert, governor of Havana province, for homlrfle In connection with the death of General Armado Klva, chief of the Cuban national po lice, caused the government to take rigorous- precaution against the pos sibility of an outbreak. The military guards In the city were largely Increased late , last night. A squadron of rural guards encamped In the park and troopi of rivalry pa trolled the streets throughout the night while the police prohibited the gathering of more than three per on after midnight. I President Menocal today signed a I decree uapendlng General Asbert 'rom hi office a governor of Havana (province. GOV. CRAIG PARDONS 15 YEARS OLD LAD Rpecial to The Gasette-New. Raleigh, July 11. Because James Riddle, a Cumberland county lad. could not enter the overcrowded train ing school and ha been compelled to He In Jail since January, Oowrnor Craig granted him a pardon thl after noon. The boy 1 only 15 year and convicted of larceny. Daniel Yates, convicted In Watauga county In 1(10 of manslaughter and given seven years, wu pardoned on the recommendation of the judge and other. King (icorge at Liverpool. By Associated Press. Liverpool, July 11. King George I visiting thl city today and all the i-iihii- i " -".. n., t,i,i ' chang will alao be cloaed tomorrow, Rumania's Declaration of Hos tilities Is Expected to Pro duce Intervention Near East. in DECISIVE VICTORY GAINED BY GREEKS Bulgarians Defeated Near Seres with Heavy Loss of War Munitions Mi dia in Flames. By Associated Press. . London, July 11, The Rumanian declaration of war on Bulgaria 1b ex pected here, to assist in bringing to an end the carnage in the Balkans by forcing speedy action on the part of the powers who have been invited to Intervene. The object of King Charles of Ru mania in assuming the part of a bel ligerent Is to strengthen Rumania's claim to participate in the ultimate sharing out of territory in the Balkan peninsula. For the present Rumania, it Is thought, will probably content herself with occupying the strip of Bulgarian territory from Turtukal on the Danube to Baltchlk on the Black sea, including the city of Sllistrla. She has coveted this for a long time and It is believed she will accomplish her object under the prevailing con- , ditlon without Bulgarian resistance. Greek troops today occupied Demir- Hiasar, 13 miles northwest of Seres, after a brilliant victory over the Bul garians, who had been in possession since they won It from the Turks In the recent war, according to an Ex change Telegraph company' despatch from Athens. The Bulgarian fled, abandoning their field guns, ammunl- in and previsions .r,n A telegram to the same agency from Constantinople say It is announced by the newspapers that Midla, the town on the Black sea, which was to form the eastern end of the future frontier line between Bulgaria and Turkey, is in flames. Rumanians to Invade Bulgaria. Bucharest, Rumania, July 11. The Rumanian government has decided to notify the Bulgarian government that the Rumanian army, would cross Into Bulgarian territory and also that Ru mania would take part In the discus sion of the final partition of the ter ritories of what was formerly Euro pean Turkey. Belgrade, Servia, July 11. The Ser vian and Greek campaign against the Bulgarians In Macedonia is regarded by the Servian military authorities as concluded since the defeat of the Bul garians In the recent fighting. The Servian troops Joined hands this morning with the Greek forces which had just taken Strumitza. Bulgaria Makes Protest. Paris, July 11. The Bulgarian le gation here has received instructions from Sofia to protest as energetically as possible to the French government against the unjustifiable proceeding of Rumania in Invading Bulgarian ter ritory. Peace Outlook Brighter. St. Petersburgh, July 11. A dis tinctly hopeful view Is expressed to day by the Russian press and in offi cial circles in regard to the Balkan situation. Peace Is regarded generally as imminent on account of the crip pling of the Bulgarian armies and the severe losses sustained by Servia. The Russian Red Cross society ha decided . not to send any detachment of doc tors, nurse and ambulance men to the front. Rumanian Eenter SlllMtrla. Bucharest, Rumania, July 11. Ru manian troops today occupied the Bul garian city of Sllistrla on the right bank of the Danube. They were not opposed by the Bulgarians. Report of Armlxtlre. Vienna, July 11. A dispatch from Belgrade reports that an order for the cessation of h;etlHtles between the various armies In the Balkans I expected Immediately. It say that a tyiclt armti.tlce has been In existence at most points since yen r day. OTTIS GREEN ELECTED TO HEAD HARDWARE FJIEH Association of the Carolinas Will Meet Next Year at . Raleigh. By Associated Pre. Richmond, ,Va., July 11 RalelgH, N, C, will be th next place of meet ing of the Hardware association of the Carolinas. Th following officer were elected today for the ensuing year: Presi dent, Ottl Green, Asheville: first vice president. W. H. Keith, Tlmmonsvllle. H. ('.; second vice president, H. II. Held, Llncolnton; third vice president, A. R. Craig, Marlon, 8. C.j ewretiiry treaaurer, T. W. Dixon, Charlotte. The ninth annual convention ad journed t'"lay.