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Arson Squad Again at Work- Prosecution of Subscribers To Militant Funds Is Urged. Athens, Greece, June 12. A warn ing to Turkey which fell little short of deolarlng hostilities was expressed today by Premier Zelos of Greeoe, In the chamber of deputies. He was speaking of the treatment of Greeks in Turkey. The Greek government today sent a note to Turkey demanding the Pas sion of persecution of the Greeks In Turkey, and the repair of damage caused to them and their Interests. Public opinion In the Greek capital Is greatly excited and demands are made that the government jtake Im mediate sharp action in the matter. The premier's attitude showed the tension between Turkey and Greoce was near the breaking point. The premier found difficulty In restraining his language when he spoke of the way in which the Turks had treated his fellow oountry, and said: "I don't wish to allow to escape me words which cannot be recalled, but I should fall in my duty If I did not in form the chamber of deputies that the situation has become grave very grave. If a stop is not put to these depredations a Hellenlo will hae to be content to join In the unhappy" limon- tations of refugees." A loud cheer greeted the premier, who added that many Greeks had al ready reached the home land . from Turkey, while thousands more were only awaiting transportation facilities "in order 'to escape from their perse cutors." Massacre) Feared. London. June 12. An official dis patch from Mitylene, an Island on the coast of Asia Minor, says that Turkish regulars, with machine guns. and a force of Bashl-Basouks today commenced an attack on the town of Alvallk on the coast of the mainland As the town Is Inhabited by 25,000 Greeks, a massacre Is feared. Reports have been current for ev eral weeks of unrest In the Balkans and of the ever-Increasing acutnness of the trouble between Turkey and Greece. The belief has prevailed In Europe that Turkey was preparing for another conflict with Greece with the object of reconquering the territory she lost in the recent war. MR. ADAMSON URGES THAT HOUSE CONCUR DEATH - ONTHE SCAFFOLD Charged with the Murder of Friend and Employer Vic tim's Wife Acquitted. Gray. Os. June 12. Nick Wilburn, a young farmer, today faced death on the scaffold here for the murdjr of his former friends and employer, James E. King, a prosperous planter of Jones county. The hour at which Wilburn was to be hansed had not on announced by the sheriff early today. Wilburn killed King with the plan. W's own gun on December 12, 1313, and under circumstances which at tracted general Interest ' throughout the south. It was at first thought that king had committed sulclJe or had been accidentally killed while hunting. later Wilburn and King's wife were arrested on a charge of murder. At their trial It was brought out through Mrs, King's confession In open cou1 that she and Wilburn had been In'.l mate and It was charged by the state that they conspired to kill King rind obtain his Insurance money. Wilburn later confessed to the authorities I hut this was substantially true and that Under the agreement, it he should lis tried for ths killing, the entire amount Would be used in his defsna. Wilburn, oonrioted of King's mur tr, appealed to the stats tupMi.e urt, which denied a new trial. The orernor was asked that ths fanu.uct sommutsd to life Imprisonment. refused to Interfere with tVv courso ths law Hre. King, who also was trtsj for inurder, was aoqurtud and laier left "ftl for ths west. Overton Westfeldt Price, former assistant forester of the United States, serving In this capaolty with Glfford Plnchot during the Koosevelt, and a part or tne Tart, administrations, a man of national fame In. forestry cir cles, committed suicide yesterday af ternoon about 4, o'clock at Rugby Grange, tho old Westfeldt country home In Henderson county. The thread of life was severed by a pistol bullet through his brain and death was almost instantaneous. The cause for the act Is attributed by close friends and relatives to the condition of his health, he having been afflict ed with nervous troubles for several years. He had come to Rugby Grange to spend the summer and recuperate, having arrived only yerterday morn ing, and to relatives and friends he appeared to be In exceedingly good spirits. There was never any Indica tion whatever that he contemplated ending his existence. Mr. Price was In his room when he fired the fatal shot and his wife and four children, who had accompanied him here from their home In Alex and the others , of the household ten years old son was the first to en ter the room after the shot was fired an dthe others of the household quickly followed. A physician was summlned but he arrived too late to render any assistance. The deceased was born In Liverpool 89 years 'ago, 'the son ' of " Overton Mosbey Price and Mrs. Marie Chris tine' Westfeldt Price, the former 'of England and the latter of western North Carolina. H spent 'his early years at Rugby Grange, where he ended his life yesterday, and received his preliminary education at the old Ravenacroft school, later going to the University of Virginia. He was one of the first students at the Btltmore School of Forestry under Dr. C, A. fichenck and received his degree In Munich after studying there in 1897 and 1898 . He entered the fJnlted States forest service Immediately up on his return to this country and worked himself rapidly to the posi tion of assistant forester. He left the service with Glfford Plnchot and took a prominent part In the Pln-chot-Balllnger controversy Immedi ately following. After retiring from ths public ser vice, Mr. Pries launched forth as an expert forester and waa employed In this capacity for a time by the Cana dian government for special work In the forests - of British Columbia. He waa connected with the BiHmore es tate In - the capacity of forester for several years and was a close person al friend of Its owner, the late George W. Vanderbilt. It was through his hands that the sale of Plsgah forest was recently made to the Federal government. The decline In his health began soon after the Pinchot-Balllnger con troversy, the strain reacting on his nerves to such an extent that he never completely recovered. Hs kept actively at work, however, both as expert forester and author, writing soma masterful discussions on - for problems. One of his books; "The Land Ws Live In," has a wide circu lation and Is considered an authority on ths natural resources of ths na - Ths deceased Is survived by - his mother, his wife, formerly Miss Alice Llndsey of Alexandria; and four chil dren, Overton W. Jr., Harold, Phillip and Miss Barbara. All ths relatives of the deceased, with ths sxceptlon of an aunt In Edlnborough and cousin In Lns Angeles, are expected to arrive today or tomorrow to kttend the funeral, arrangements for which will not bs made until their arrival. Declares Amendment Was Not Made by Advocates of Ex emptionScores "Spec cial Interests." London, June 12. Expressions of anger at the vandalism of the suffra gettes were more vehement than ever today by the general public who was aroused by the attempt of yesterday to destroy the historic coronation stone and chair in Westminster abbey and still further angered today by a determined effort to burn he ancient church of St. Margarets. Demands for the drastic punish ment of the women engaged in this campaign of destruction are heard on every side. The leniency of the govT eminent In releasing the women criminals after a few days detention in jail is generally condemned. Only quick work by the rector, the Rev. William H. Stone, and villagers saved the historic structure at St Margaret's today. Three distinct fires, ' fed by fire lighters, composed of squares of folt saturated with oil, were set by the "arson squad." The hope was widely expressed to day 'that Reginald McKenna's .sug gestion of the. prosecutloni of Sub scribers to the funds of the militant suffragette organisation . which would stop, to a large extent, the flow of Income to the coffers of the women engaged In the activities would be undertaken. It Is known that much of the money handed over by the largest subscribers Is sent with the earmark 'education" to Mrs. Emmellne Pank hurst, the leader, who is left to de cide the means of its expenditure. This provbrio to the gift will not ex empt the donor from the law. Examination today of the clrona- tlon chair in Edward the Confessor's chapel, showed the damage was slight and easily repaired. The coronation chair was not Injured at all. In act most of ths damage dona affected the. wall of the chapel behind the chair. The abbey was open as usual today except for the chapel, where the bomb was placed and In which an Immense amount of soot, dust and dirt fell as ths result of the explosion. A large congregation, composed most ly of women, attended the morning service. Extensive precautions were taken and every visitor was closely scrutinized. The police have the de scriptlon of a number of women who were seen In the vicinity before yes terday's explosion but no arrest has yet been made. fiESEKG ADVANCE MOVE IN MEDI ATION FORMER TRUSTEE OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY New Currency System to Be Actually Organized Imme diately After Senate En dorses the Board. S. C. EPWORTH LEAGUE HOLDING CONVENTION! FRENCH CABINET OUTLINES IIS POLICIES Will Ask For Loan of $18,000, 000 For Use Of Army And Navy. Vessel Arrives. w Torlt. juns 11, Arrived. 'Haamsr LuMtanta, XlvsrpooL Charleston, S. C, June ll.The twenty-fifth convention of ths South Carolina Ep worth league Is In session here, closing Sunday. Bishop W. R. Lsmbuth of Nashville and Dr. 7. 8. Parker of Nashville, secretary of the Epworth league of ths south, are 'n attendance. Dr. Parker delivered an address last night Bishop Lambuth dellverstwo addresses today. The harbor excursion Is on ths program this afternoon. About 189 dsleratn are hers for ths convention. Officers will bs slsotod tomorrow morning. U. Si EMPLOYERS ELECT .NORTH CAROLINA MAN Paris, Juns 12. Ths new cabinet has decided to ask ths chamber of deputies for a loan of 118,000,000 at three and one half years. Ths pro ceeds are to bs spent for tho extra ordinary requirement of ths army and navy and for expenditures In connection with Morocco. Ths cabinet drafted a resolution In sisting on ths rigid application of ths three year military law, and ug seeling; a compromise with the senate on ths question of proportional rep resentation. Ths new government de clared Its maintenance of ths nun sectarian character of the publle schools and promised Introduction of reforms for ths Improvement of the condition of ths working classes. It will' request ths senate Immediately to consider ths bills passed by ths re cent session of ths congressional bodies. SHARP CONSIDERED AS FRENCH AMBASSADOR JJashrllls. Tenn., Juns 11. Detroit. Hich., wss chosen as ths nsxt eon vsntlon city by ths National Associa tion Of Governmental Employes at the elotlAr session of that organisation nsrs. Barney Uonsn, Illinois, was elected president, snd John T. Fit Patrick, Missouri, ssorstary and tress urer. Washington, June 12. The fight over Panama tolls exemption repeal today was carried back to the houao, Senator Norris' amendment Introduced In the senate to give the United Jtntes the right to exempt its coastwise ships, was expected to be taken up without delay. No other change In th-j meas ure was effected In the senate where the bill was passed after a continued struggle. : It has not been determined whether the house will accept the amendment or send the bill to conference, but the majority leaders believe the amendment will be agreed to without delay. The bill will then go to the white house for President Wilson con firmation or veto. "' Administration leaders this morn ing were practically certain that ha would sign' it. The president was be ing congratulated today because of the passage of the bill; which is regarded as a distinct victory for him. Representative Adamson of Georgia, chairman of' the- Interstate commerce committee, Jn' moving that the house concur with the denata amendment declared the provision "should bo ac ceptable to all advocates of uniform tolls." "It may not have been necessary," he cautioned, "because nothing we could add to or omit from the bill could change the duties of the parties under the treaty. It Is appropriate, however, that the amendment should be made and promulgated with the treaty Itself. ' It contains nothing but the truth and substantially the same declaration has been made by us on the floor of the house ahd elsewhere many times." Mr. Adamson said ths amendment was not made by the advocates of ex emption, "as all of their propositions were voted down overwhelmingly and were generally of a character to In crease the difficulties of the situation. "The advocates of the repeal," he declared, "were taking care of the In terests of the treasury and of the peo ple against the avaricious Interests of others. The question of sovereignty could not be Involved 'as sovereignty Is intact and unquestioned. There has never been any sovereignty is intasct and unquestioned. There has never been any sovereignty connected with the proposition to surrender anything to any other country nor to waive any light of this government. All these things are hobgobbllns and bugaboos, conjured up and Injected into the dis cussion by advocates .of special In terests. "Congress and the government may be 'we' In the sense that the canal is ours, but If they confuse any little handful of men conducting the great est and longest and 'longest and loud est lobby ever seen on earth' to get special privileges as 'we' they are mis taken, for they do not represent one per cent of the American people. There are 90,000,000 American people who represent the treasury and those who want the special, privileges want us to divert from the treasury on an average of 16000 a month for each ship or 160,000 a year that belong to our constituents and give It to a lot of fellows who do not need It, do not cars for It snd do not cars for the flag except when you give them special privilege. "I rejoics In ths triumph of the peo ple which has thus corrected a griev ous wrong and decided for the open ing of ths canal on far, equal and honest terms that will enable the canal management to demonstrate its full and glorious success. There Is now 'peace In ths family,' all have come back to ths original pro position that ws ought to shackle tho canal enterprise with ths selfish claims of special interests. Ws can all glory together with peans of triumph In the completion and operations of this stu pendous creation. PRESIDENT 11 NOT DUST NEGRO His Managers Assure Negro Recorder of Deeds He Will Not be Forced Out. First Important Step Achieved In Full Agreement on The Transfer of Power . A From Huerta. MEDIATORS WILL NOT ADMIT REBEL AGENTS Washington, Juns 12. Representa tive William O. Sharp of Ohio, It was rsportsd In offlolal ol reins this morn ing, has been considered for Arabs sador ts Francs. Ths president and Secretary Bryan Intimated that the plaos would bs filled soon and Mr, Bryan would not deny that Mr, Sharp was the ma appelated. Washington, June 12. Thomas B. Jones, a Chicago lawyer, former mem ber of the Princeton university trus tees, and a personal friend of Presi dent Wilson, has practically been ue- lected for governor of the federal re serve board. It was said unofficially today that his nomination would go to the senate Monday. With the nomination of Mr. Jones, the names of Paul M. Warburg of New York, W. P. Harding of Birmingham, Alabama, AV. P. Miller of San Fran cisco and E. C. Simmons, of St. T.o'jls to be members of the board are ex pected to go to the senate. Secretary McAdoo, and Comptroller Williams of the treasury department, will bo ex offlclo members. It was -ifhVinlly stated at tho white house today, that the president would formally an nounce the personal of the board Mon day. Mr. Warburg and Mr. Hardin are bankers: Mr. Miller Is an economist and at present assistant secretary of the interior. Mr. Simmons Is a mer chant. Mr. Jones Is not only a flimn cler but a student in finance. "The work of acually .organizing the country's now banking and currency system will get under way after 'he endorsement by the senate, and on clals hope to have It In operation for the crop moving period in the autumn. Washington, June 12. Thomas B. Jones, a Chicago lawyer and former member' of the board of trustees at Princeton university, was being con sidered today by President Wilson, for the governorship of the federal re serve board. Mr. Jones has been Iden tified with the party for years and Is an expert in finance. Balloting on directors for the federal reserve bank Is now In nrogress throughout the country. The committee, has not called on the banks as yet for the Initial one per cent subscriptions to the stock of the national reserve bank to which they wish to belong and It Is not likely such call will be made before the fed eral reserve board la confirmed by tne senate and takes up Its work In Wash ington. Much detail work awaits the board after It assumes office. The sec retaries and assistants to the members must be selected and a complete sys tem of reports for the reserve banks must be selected and a complete sys tem of reports for the reserve banks must be worked out. Treasury de partment officials, however, bellevo It will be possible to have tne tweivs re- servo banks In operation by August 1, although they say the demand for money to move thf- crops has not been such as would suggest any great stra .i to be relieved by the reserve banks. Gazette-News Bureau Wyatt Building. Washington, June 12. The extreme hot weather, the tolls fight and other troubles of the dem ocratic senators were shunted to the background yesterday when It was ru mored around the democratic clopk room that President Wilson had no idea of firing Recorder of Deeds John son, the negro republican. The sera tors were unable to contain them selves, when upon investigation, they were told that President Wilson's campaign managers had promised that Johnson should not be fired, but If by any way he should be forced out another negro would be placed l fill the vacancy. The question of ousting negroes here has been a sore subject with southern democratic senators. President Wilson forced them to confirm the negro Ter rell as Judge of the district court. lie now throws the fat In the fire by In sisting that the Johnson negro must sit at the head of the table in the re corder of deeds office where white women and men must come under his Immediate supervision. Finally Decide to Officially Ex-, elude Carranza Delegates ' On Refusal.to Agree To Truce. Niagara Falls, Ont., June 12. Me dlation today had achieved its first Important step. After nearly three weeks of parleying the mediators and the American and Huerta delegates were' ready formally to approve in full conference the method by which the executive power In Mexico City shall be transferred from the Huerta administration to a new provslonal government. The constitutional form of succession, permitting General Hu erta to appoint as minister of foreign affairs, the man chosen here for the provisional presidency, has been abandoned. The United States claim ed that to follow this method would be recoRnlzing Huerta's authority as constitutional. Instead there will be an abrupt transfer of authority to the new provisional president with the probability that the oath of office, would be administered by the chief Justice of the Supreme court There was a deadlock for three days over the manner of the transi tion of tho Huerta government, but the delegates finally yielded on the round that technicalities should not Jeopardize the prospects for peace, i Tho mediators too, are determined to. remove every technical obstacle.. Tha . work of the conferences now Is cen tered on the second point in the plan for the pacification of Mexico, which deals with the personnel of the new government. Names have not yet been submitted by the United States , be cause there has been no communi cation with the constitutionaliss. and It is that party which th' United Slates is aiming to satisfy so as to persuade them to lay down their arms. The trip of George C. Carothers, special representative of the state de partment, from Torreon to Saltillo, was interpreted here as meaning that he will endeavor to obtain informa tion from General Carranza directly, which will aid the American dele gates In handling details of the peace plan. In the meantime the announce ment from Saltillo that Carranza ln- tends to send representatives to tha mediation conference, Injected a com plex phase Into the situation. It had been intimated for several days that the constitutionalists would announce his intention of sendlnff delegates. Chicago, June 12. Adlal Steven-1 bllt w01,id make no mention in his son former vice presiueni oi "winnte of the instructions or powers of United States is slowly sinning anu njfl representatives, nor grant an ar- mlstlre. REVOLT MOVE IN . Ill REPORTED Strikers Refuse to Return to Work Government Takes Precautionary Steps. Rome, June '12. Movements of a revolutionary character, were reported today throughout the four provinces of Uologna, Ferrera, Ravenna and Forll, forming what Is known as tho l'omagna. Although a secession of the general strike, which began on Monday, had been ordered by labor organizations, the workmen of extreme views in the districts have refused to return to work. The government today ordered a concentration of troops and supplies In the towns of Forll and Vienna. Continued fear Is expressed for sev eral trains enroute into that country. STEVENSON LIKELY TO DIE ANY TIME the end Is likely to come any time. Ho took a small amount of nourish ment today for the first time In 36 hours. The mediators have been firm In their determination to exclude consti tutional delegates unless an armis tice previously had been decmnrt. It remslns to he seen, however, whether will actunlly close the door II EENtlLWIILK-IUT Folowing Refusal of Westing house Company to Treat With Them. Final Argument Philadelphia, l'u.. June 12. Final thev argument was made In federal court HirnlnKl them or receive them In for- here today by the government to hme mHl conference. the Keystone Wntrh company de-1 It Is not nt all improbable that ths dared a combination In violation of j American delegates will ask the me the Sherman anti-trust company. The dlntors to receive the constitutionalist suit was tiled In December 1911. I (Continued on Page 11). Pittsburgh, Pu., June 12. Refusal of the Westlnghouso company yester day to treat with their 10,000 strikers was announced today when tha Alle gheny Congenial union today called out the 6000 men of the Union Switch and Signal company at Swisavale. A patade of strikers at West Pittsburgh with several bands and 8000 marchers went to Swtsavale to encourage a gen eral walk-out there. Picket lines were strengthened dur Ing ths night and careful waf'ili kept on ths railroad adjacent to ths ficto rles where the strike Is on. EXCELLENT CARDS IN BRITISE TOURNAMENT Troon, Scotland, Juns 12 Excellent cards wars returned today In the ond round of ths II holes of ths quoli fylng stags of ths British golf chum plonshlp. Francis Oulmst, American opsn champion completed his second II holes In T7, which with his scur of yestsrday, 71, mads a total of lii. This places him well within ths 10 plsysrs qualified for ths final, Harry Vardon, ths Brtl'sh professional, took 1 1 today, making his total 111, James Braid did Tl tsday, Onlahlng with ft totsi of 110. MISSES WAGNER AND CASSEL IN THE FINALS Washington, Juns 12. Miss Marie Warner and Miss flairs Cnasel, both of New York, Bra to piny at ths Phil adelphia cricket club late this aPer noon In ths final round of the tourna- mant for ths Individual Iswn tennis championship of ths United State Hot weather caused postp jimment of ths match until lata In ths dsr. Ths winner will meet In ths chtllenge round on ths sams court tomoirow Miss Mary Brown of Chicago, the piesent national champion. FREE COUPON IDEAL ART. PATTERN OUTFIT to-dayTs MAGAZINE pimtNTATION BY Gazette-News, Friday June 12 SIX OF THE ABOVE COUPONS ENTITLE EVERY READER TO THESE TWO GREAT GIFTS CUT N. 1 IDEAL ART, PATTERN OUTFrT-Coauinsnf IS News Kmhraktor rsttOTM at tbaaiaMtr the htart Mim vhlrh, at It mil mch, ratuUu rvtail nlua, ml4 cort Ban Uwa !. Book of CnmpVtB Um Is tmbntOmr sWrams Br ttmm. Du rfaas, ; tha satod frntb Bipnt. ItWl tmbmtdwr Hoo wtrS rurmr r tmi of wW. GIFT No. S-TODAVS MAGAZINE FOR OMR TEAR Tat Ont Ntw Wranan! MfMSt sliBi fas mrt SMnta lar N araiUM tha smrt as tn-dU Woataa'i Joarnai, awlia Stiaat ta raw homa r tha puoltehara of the'aumrlaa Brtnt t af thaar Coupon and Casta In talt aoVa ana iBratva emnptrta Olft Mo, , aad anita mum and KfclroH ta a-Btaii raa wtok Taoara Maa oalna 'Olft Na. t) bmuImI yew aarfc ejnntk lor ana raf as tha btank eaioar. 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