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NASHVILLE, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1911. TWO CENTS. ON TRAINS FIVE CENTS MOB FURY UPON SIX NEGROES FREE WOOL MEN YIELD A POINT MEXICANS SIGN PACT OF PEACE FRANCE'S MINISTER OF WAR DIES BENEATH FALLING AERO SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS LOCAL TEMPERATURE MAY 21. Highest 79 Lowest 63 Sun rises 4:58 Sun setB 6:55 THE MOON FOR MAY. First 5th Last 21st Full moon 13th New moon.

TENNESSEAN-AMERICAN 'PHONES. (All Main Exchange) 2410 City Editor; Firing Line; Man- li. Berteaux Is Crushed and NASHVILLE SEEKING TOURISTS' TRAFFIC Florida Lynchers Took Prisoners From Boy at Jail. displayed bogus, -dte, posing as Officers Blacks, Who Were Charg With Murder, Are Killed at Lata ty by Daring Crowd, Who Cami rom Tallahassee in Autos to Ac iplish Deed. LAKE CITY, i May ne-i grocs wero lynched hero early this morning after a party of more than a dozen men, masquerading as officers, appeared I nt the county jail and secured pobses- I slon of the men by presenting a bogus telegram to tho Iti-ycar-old son of the sheriff, ordering the release of the blacks to the alleged posse.

The negroes wero being held here for safe-keeping on the charge of murdering B. B. Smith, a sawmill man of Wadesborough, Leon county, and wounding another man named Register on May J2. Tho men, who had como from Tallahassee to Lake City In automobiles, carrying the negroes about a mile outside of Lake City, compelled them to stand abreast and about ten men commenced tiring with Winchesters and pistols until every one of tho six had been riddled with bullets. Tho firing lasted about half an hour and a few Btraggllng citizens at daybreak found tho negroes, "butchered beyond recognition, just after the automobiles left the scene of the lynching.

DARING PLAN. Tho plans of the lynchers wero the most daring, and but for a curious" combination of circumstances would never have been accomplished. Tho sheriff of Columbia county was out of the city and left tho jail in charge of the boy who, aroused in the early hours of the morning, allowed tho nix negrotB to bo taken from the jail without knowing the sinister purpose of the posse. The telegram which tho leader of tho mob showed the boy was supposedly from the sheriff of Leon county, and stated that tho sheriff had received intimations that a mob was being formed In Tallahassee to take the negroes from tho Lake City Jail. The message ordered that the men be carried farther south to frustrate tho suspected mob, The telegram appeared authentic, as the six negroes have been moved frequently.

Residents of Lake City knew nothing of tho lynching until a fusillade of distant shots were heard. SIGNS OF STRUGGLE. A few citizens went the-, direction of "tho-' shots and the negroes, but the lynchers had disappeared. By some It la believed, that tho negroes were to bo hanged, but resistance was made, and they were instantly killed to provent escape. Some indications of a struggle substantiate this belief.

The crime for which tho negroes were held for safe keeping had created strong fooling in Leon county, as the men shot wero prominent, and a general race war was indicated at the preliminary hearing given the prisoners. It was proven that the negroes had established a veritable arsenal and were prepared for trouble. The negroes were first taken to Tallahassee, then sent to Like Oak for safe keeping and brought to Lake City six days ago. CONCERT FOR CHILDREN IS TO AID BOYS' CLUB Charles, C. WaBhburn Will Sing and the Governor Will Speak at the Free Musical.

Charles C. "Washburn will give a vocal concert to tho children of Nashville at 3 o'clock this afternoon at Ryman Auditorium. Tho concert is free. While the songs to be sung will be especially for tho children, grown peoplo also will be welcome visitors. Mr.

Washburn has proparod a program of about fifteen songs, every one of which is distinctively a child's eon'g. Tho singer is well known not only In Nashville, his homo city, but throughout tho south, for his peculiar talont along this lino. However, Jio considers the children, his best critics, and sings his way into their hearts before, the of the first song. At many of tho concerts Mr. Washburn has been compelled to sing to two separate houses in one afternoon, hundreds of chlldron being so anxious to hear him that they were willing to wait until the first concert was over.

Tho concert this afternoon will last about two hours, so short a time that even tho very llttlo people can enjoy it without getting sleepy. Those who come early will got the best seats, only a fe.w secti'ons having been reserved for school children and orphan asylums, from which moro than 100 will attond In a body. Gov. Hooper will make an address to tho children. Ho is interested in tho work being done for the street boys of tho city through the medium of the Boys' Clu'b, and as the concert Is In compliment to the 'club, he will take an active part In.

tho program. Many men and women who have taken an Interest in the practical establishment of the Boys, Club will be seated on tho platform, togethor with tho board of directors, the Ladles' Aid and tho officials of the club. ontrlbutlon boxes will bo placed at the doors of the auditorium and those care to make a donation to tho club can do so. Several con-, tributlons of $100 each were roceived yr- "lay, one by a well known musl- i i. liio uuhl, uiiu umuru nun.

i- 1a mitn nnrl wnmnn whn arn in- id In giving tho street boy a chance. NOTED WOMAN ASTRONOMER Mrs. W. P. Fleming, Who Found Seven New Stars, Dies in Boston.

BOSTON, Way 21. Mrs. WUHamlna Fatton Fleming, one of the foremost astronomers of the world, and curator of astronomical records at Harvard University, died late today at a Boston hospital. Mrs. Fleming had discovered no less than seven new stars and many variables.

She was born, in Dundee, Scotland, May 15, 1857, and became connected with the Harvard Colleae observatory In 1879. In 1898 she was appointed curator df astronomical photographs and records. She was an honorary member of the F.oyaVj Astronomical society of London and associate in astronomy at Agreement to End Revolution of Six Months Past. WORD SENT BROADCAST TO FEDERALS AND REBELS Covenant Entered at Juarez Includes at Outset That Diaz Shall Quit Before June, and Government Reforms Demanded by Gen. Hadcro Granted.

JUAREZ, May 21. Officially signaled representatives of the Mexican government and the revolutionists at 10 o'clock tonight signed a peace agreement at the custom house here intended to end the hostilities that have been waged in Mexico for the last six months. Though covering only tho principal points negotiated thus far, tho agreement practically records the concessions by tho government of those demands, which started the Nov. 20, last, armed revolution In Mexico. Telegrams announcing tho signing of tho agreement wero dlspatch'od throughout Mexico to revolutionary and federal leaders alike.

Constitutional restrictions prevented the Inclusion in tho agreoment of tho fact that the rohols will bo permitted to suggest to various stato legislatures tho names of provisional governors, and likowiso tho fact that six of the eight members of tho now cabinet have boon chosen by tho revolutionists, but tho agreement records that President Diaz and Vico President Corral will re-Blgn and that tho government is to concentrate its attentions on desired reforms. WHERE TAFT MET DIAZ. In tho same room where President Taft and President Diaz met two years ago, where the portrait of President Toft In silent solicltudo looks down on tho peace commissioners, tho portrait of President Diaz, which once hunir beside tho Taft picture, having long slnco been removed, peace was formally declared. Judge Carbajal represented tho federal government, and Dr. Vasqucz Gompz, Francisco T.

Madoro. and Senor Pino Euarez acted for tho revolutionists. Tho agreement follows: "In tho city of Juarez, on tho 21st day of May. 1011. in the customs house, Sonor Don Francisco S.

Carbajal, representing tho gove-rnmont of Gen. Porflrio Diaz; Gomez," Don Francisco -Madcro and Don. Jose Maria Pino Buarez, as tho- representatives of tho revolutionary forces, having been gathered to treat about the mothod of effecting a cessation of hostilities in tho entire national territory, and considering: '1. That Senor Porflrio Diaz has manifested his resolution of resigning the presidency of the ropubllo before tho end of tho present month, and "2. That bona fide news Is at hand that Ramon Corral will resign thG vlce-tpresldency of tho republic within tho came period, and "3.

That by the administration of law, Senor Francisco Leon do la- Barra, at present minister of 1 foreign relations of tho government of General Diaz, will assume fd the' interim tho power of tho executive of tho nation ami will call tho general election according to tho terms of tho constitution, and "4. That tho national government will etudy the conditions of public opinion Jn actuality to satisfy these with the provisions of the constitution, and will come to an agreement conducive to indemnifying tho losses directly caused by the therefore the two parties concerned in this action as per previous agreement have agreed to-signing the following agreement: "From today on hostilities which have xlste'd in the entire territory of the republic shall cease between the forces of the government and thoso of the revolution, these forces to be dismissed In proportion as in each stato the necessary steps are taken to and guarantee tranquillity and public order. "Transitory provision: "As soon as possible the reconstruction (Continued on Second Page.) ADVERTISING TALKS WRITTEN BY WILLIAM C. FREEMAN. The benefits that RURAL FREE DELIVERY has conferred upon people living in remote country districts are well known and need no repetition here.

But I wonder if the NATIONAL ADVERTISER 'has ever given any consideration to the effect that RURAL ''RF, DELIVERY has had in INCREASING THE HALITE OF THE DAILY NEWSPAPER 'AS A GENERAL AD-VERTISING MEDIUM for their business Just tliink of the number of people in small country towns and. villages who rarely saw a newspaper before the establishment of the Rural Free Do-llivery. Now, these same people re ceive their DAILY NEWSPA PER REGULARLY. They ikeep close touch with tho Uvents of the day, and READ Tariff of 11c a Pound Will Be Lowered About Half. democrats of house reached the decision Reciprocity Continues Before Senate, and Underwood's Men Insist on Some Action Before Congress Adjourns for the Summer Lorimcr Case Today.

WASHINGTON. Mav In the house of representatives having disposed of practically all of their fleglslatlvo program except the wool schedule, which Is almost ready for action, are worried over the puzzling situation In tho senate, the. chief feature of 'which Js the Canadian reciprocity bill. The house democrats nrenr thnt thov took the reciprocity agreement Just as It ume irom inc; intornatlonal conferees and tho President, and passed It as a matter of national policy without attempting to encumber it or embarrass the administration with tariff riders. Tho farmers' free list bill, which followed.

they argued, was- an affair of their own and does not stand in the way of the reciprocity measure, for whoso consider ation tho extraordinary session of con- gross wns called. Now they say that tho republican sen ate is juggling with Canadian agreement. Should the bill embodying it be amended and the democratic house called upon to consider it In amended form tho houso leaders fear they might be placed in an embarrassing position. MUDDLERS AT WORK. One democratic leader todav declared that there were two forces at work In the senate to amend the bill, one force sincerely trying to strengthen the aimn-.

ment and tho other seeking to muddle Tho democrats are determined to Btay in session until tho senate has taken some action on this bill. A virtual ultimatum from the houso to the senato loaders that the senate must at once vote ono way or another on the farmers' free bill and tho wool hill, when It Is passed in the house, is. regarded by some as a. sort of a whip to hasten tho senate along lh tho reciprocity measure. If the reciprocity bill Is passed by tho sonate.

after the house has disposed of tho wool schedule, some democrats think tho housevyould not Insist upon anything moro than a clear Indication by the senate that it would not act on thfl IVwouldngre Houso leaders are gratified that they are out of. the woods on the wool 'revision. Tho ways and means committeo's deci sion Is that the revised wool schedule will not place raw wool on tho free list. hut will cut the existing rate from 11 cents a pound to 5 or 6 cents a pound, or us equivalent In an ad valorem duty. Advocates' of free wool in the committee wero forced to yield by Speaker Clark, Majority Leavler Underwood, chairman of the committee, and other conservative leaders after a complete canvass of tho states.

Democratic leaders in each stato delegation wero called in and the revenue situation was explained to them. They were told it was an Impossibility to cut off with ono fell swoop tho $21,000,000 revenue in raw wool, and asked to poll their delegations. This tney Mid with tho result that the advocates of a revenue on raw wool were supported by a majority in every state delegation except Now York, New Jersoy and Massachusetts. In tho threo latter states the free raw wool advocates were largely in tho majority, New Jersey being unanimous, New York standings 13 to 4 and Massachusetts almost unanimous for free raw wool. REVENUE TARIFF SUPPORTED.

But In Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, all the far western Btates, Texas and others of tho forty tates with democratic representatives in congress, revenue tariff was supported. Hence the surrender in tho commltteo of tho free raw wool leaders and t'no committee expects nothing moro serious than usual agitation when, the tentative bill Is placed before tho party caucus within tho next ten days. The bill providing for statehood for Arizona and New Mexico will come up for passage by agreement in the houso Tuesday afternoon. That will about wind up the house for some time, t'nere being little for It to consider until tho wool bill Is ready. In tho senate this week a lively program Is provided.

Senator LaFullette will reopen tho Lorimor case Monday morning with nn extended speech on his resolution providing that there be a reinvestigation of Senator Lorlmer's right to his seat. Tho LaFollette resolution provides for a Bpecial committee of investigation, of which Senator Wprks of California is- suggested as chairman. It Is Bald that, while he will have the support of the democrats in keeping the Lorimor matter to the foro, many democrats will oppose his right to name tho committee. The democratic support is pledged as the result of an agreement by Mr. LaFollette to report out.

from the commltteo on census, of which he is chairman, the reapportionment bill passed by-the house. Opponents of the plan will seek to have the resolution referred to the committee on privileges and elections. On Tuesday, it being the unfinished business of the sennte, the Joint resolution providing for popular election of senators probably will bo called -up by Senator Bordh. The flnancdr-committee will' continue hearings on the Canadian rcclprbclty bill. UNION VETS AT V1CKSBURG Hundred and Fifty, With Wives, to Dedicate Wisconsin Monument.

VICKSBURG, May 21. Governor Francis E. McGovern and 150 Union soldiers and their wives arrived- In Vicks-burg this momlne to participate in the dedication of the Wisconsin state monument tomorrow. VlBlt nnd inspection waa made by the party both the Confederate and Union lines for about fifteen miles, beginning at the National cemetery. The party has been warmly received -and all are greatly pleased over their hospltabe reception by citizens of Vlcksburg.

-Governor McGovern visited the 'battle-shin Idaho this afternoon anJ-was the guest of Captain Dunn. a-biiiK i''Uiiur, ojiuning unvi. -411 City Circulation Department. Department. Business Publisher's Office.

AMUSEMENTS TODAY. Grand Vaudeville Alt. Eve. Fifth Avenue Vaudeville. Eve.

Crystal Pictures Day Night Alhambra Pictures Night NASHVILLE. Victor Herbert's final contort pronounced best of series. State election board meeting this week attracts attention of politicians. Nashville seeking to divert westward travel. Executive committee of Southern Publishers association meets.

Children's concert for Boys' Club this afternoon. Master plumbers of Tennessee to begin convention today. Commencement Sunday observed by Ward's Seminary Buford, Boscobel and Belmont colleges. Tennessee Dental association will meet tomorrow. TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, KENTUCKY Crop and live stock conditions.

Birmingham's busy week. Heavy murder docket to he taken up at Birmingham. Youth at Florence, confesses to accidental killing of playfellow. Mrs. Bettto Baldwin killed by Fred Newton' at Harrlman.

Ilarvev Hannah killed by Henry Bunn in a street duel at Dechcrd, GENERAL. Minister of war In France is crushed to death by falling aeroplane. Mexicans formally sign agreement of peaco ending six- months' revolution. Mob bancs six negroes In Florida, i Free wool men yield point In congress. invo i-vansas gins ourncu to ueatn.

Mexican society youth, as rebel leader, executes trio of brifimds. Alaskan land claims held Invalid. Tragedy oh the Mississippi. Maderlsts slay soventeen Chinese. Taft lauds work Of negro Y.

M. C. A. Knox and MacVeagh may retire. Occupation of ChlhMahua by rebels, SPORTS.

Nashville defeats Mobile. Kitty league notes, Appalachian league season opens today. Spick Hall's'sport gossip. NEW WAR SECRETARY TODAY Henry Stimson to Take Charge Dickinson on Way Home This Week. WASHINGTON, May 21, Henry L-Btlmson, who be sworn In as secretary of war at tho war department tomorrow morning, arrived here with Mrs.

Stimson late tonight. Mr. Stimson will return to Now York Tuesday and address tho Intercolonial Club at Boston the middle of tho week. He will return to assume his new leal May Secretary Dickinson, whose' resignation becomes effective upon Stlmson's qualification, 'expects leave for Tennessee within a week. FIYE KANSAS GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH MOTHER PUTS GASOLINE IN LAMP, AND EXPLOSION RESULTED.

PARENTS SEVERELY INJURED Father Removes Youngest, Calling to Others Asleep to Follow From Second Floor, in Flames. UTICA, May 21. Five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Roach of this place, ranging in ages from 7 to 36 years, were burned to death last night In a fire' which, Btarted In Roach restaurant.

Tho parents wore badly burned. Tho mother of the young girls filled a lamp with gasoline by mistake, preparatory to ascending a stairway leading to the second floor room, where her daughters were asleep, she applied a match to tho lamp and. an explosion followed, sending a burst1 of flames up a narrow stairway. Tho, woman's dress caught fire, but the flames were extinguished by her husband. He rushed up the burning stair and caught the youngest daughter, five years old, In' his arms.

Calling to the other girls to follow him, he ran to a rear window and Jumped to the ground, tho Httlo girl safe in his arms. For some reason the others failed to follow him. and In a few minutes the bedroom in which the girls wero sleeping was a seething mass of flames. Later their bodies wero recovered. FIRST MEETING IN CHURCH AUDITORIUM South End Methodist Observes Formal Opening of Church Building.

Revival Is Begun. The first meeting In the new auditorium of the South End Methodist church was held yesterday morning, Dr. E. B. Chap- pell- preaching the sermon.

The pastor, E. G. Eubank, presided, and. t'ne music was appropriate to the occasion. The oponing of the auditorium also marks the beginning of a two-weeks' revival service which Will; be conducted at tho church every night by (Rev.

G- H. Detwiler, pastor of 'West End Methodist church. 'The South End cnurch building has been completed at a. cost of $15,000. It Is of red brick, and besides the auditorium has an annex ana large basement, usea Dy uio Sunday school.

The auditorium seats 350 persons, and before the Bervice was heM was completed in every detail, except the memorial win dows, which will gradually be build dur ing the years to come. walls are of tan, tho pewa and other Interior wood work blending harmoniously with tho general color scheme. The pastor, Rev. Eubank, is one of the leading Methodist ministers In the city, having excellent work In building up nis present congregation. MEXICAN SOCIETY LAD'S GOOD WORK AS REBEL LEADER, JOSE CASTRO EXECUTES TRIO OF BANDITS.

MEN WHO ROBBED AMERICANS Castro's Detachment Caught Them and Shot the Leaders Gen. Figueroa Enters Cucrnavaca. AGUAS CALIENTES, May a brief career as a leader of ban. dits. Nicolas Torres, who attempted to justify his acts by shouting "viva Ma-dero," today was formally executed by Jose Perez Castro, In the village of Asi-entos, the scene of a raid recently made by Torres.

Castro Is onQ of tho three wealthy young men of tho capital, noted more as leaders of cotllllous than of rebels. Determined that the state in which his activities wore laid should not be Infested by bandits, he and his men last week started in pursuit of Torres and his gang. They were captured Saturday night. With Torres wero executed two of his men. Castro gavo them a brief trial and furnished them tho services of priest, who administered the last rites.

Torres is tho same bandit who marooned a tralnload of passengers, nmong whom were nlnc Americans, at Sallnr.s, and who attacked Hamilton and Krutt-schnitt at San Gil. OCCUPIES TOWN. MEXICO CITY, May the name of peace. Gen. Ambroslo Figueroa this morning took possession of Cuernavaca, which was deserted just before dawn by Col.

Nunguia ond his little force of less than 200 men. Technically violating the terms of the armistice by moving his forces, the rebel leader justifies his action by the statement that ho entered the state's capital Bolely lor the purpose of maintaining order. The storv of the evacuation and subsequent occupation was brought to Mexico City this afternoon. Refusing to believe the statement of Col. Asunsio, ono of Flgneroa's of (leers, that the city would not be attacked until after the expiration of tho armistice Col.

Mangula last night dete-rnlned to abandon the place. When the residents awakened this morning and learned that he and his men had gone, there was a rush of citizens an civil au-thorltes to follow him on his march to tho capital. Word was sent to theclty that by 11 o'clock the rebels would be In Jiossesslon of tho place. From the remaln-ng residents a committee was hastily, named and sent to met Figueroa. This commltteo appealed to him to use his forces In the maintenance of order.

Promptly atvll oclock. tho- rebels, more than one thousand, marohed Into town; Not a shot was fired and tho Sunday quiet was scarcelv disturbed by their advent. Guards were immcdialely thrown out and substltues named to act temporarily for tho fleelnsr civil officers. FIVE PERSONS 60 TO WATERY 6RAYE SMALL BOAT SINKS IN SWIFT CURRENT OF MISSISSIPPI. ALL MEMBERS SAME FAMILY White Man and Negro Swim Out From Arkansas Shore, Saving Mrs.

Wilson and Two Children. ARKANSAS CITY, May sudden capsizing of a small bateau only fifty feet from the Mississippi river landing at Arkansas City caused tho drowning of five persons, all of one family, at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The dead are: Parma Wilson, Irma Wilson, Mrs. Annie Wilson, Edna Wilson and Viola Wilson. Njne members of the Wilson family were In the bateau with several other passengers when It capsized.

Friends who went to the landing to tell the Wilsons good-bye endoavored to persuade them not to board the bateau, as it already was heavily loaded -with merchandise; but Parma Wilson, an old river man, who, with the other members of his family who wero drowned, lived at Eutaw, Miss, urged his relatives to follow lilm on the bateau, and they did so, but with reluctance. The small craft had not gone fifty feet from tho shore before It turned over, throwmg tin-- men, women, and children into the awift current of tho Mississippi, Snectators on the bank frantically en deavored to go tn their assistance, but every boat was securely fastened to tho landing with a chain and padlock. Before osslsta nee could reach tho peoplo In the water, five of them wero drowned; A passonger named Rambo and a negro who swam out from shore assisted Mrs. Parma Wilson and two children In safely reaching the shore. Mrs.

Annlo Wilson's husband died somo time ago from an overdose- of medicine, and soon after two of his thiklren wero killed by lumber falling on them. The drowning of the surviving children annihilates that branch or. tne Wilson family. The bodies of Parma Wilson and Mrs. Wilson are the only ones recovered.

They will be burled tomorrow. DKOWNED IN RESERVOIR. HAMILTON, May 21. Three persons were drowned by the overturning of a canoo In the city reservoir on the outskirts of this city late tonight. Those drowned were: Miss Maud Hagar, aged 19 years.

Miss Marie Coy, aged 18. Thomas Cameron, aged 20. All were residents of Hamilton. Details as to what caused the craft to overturn are lacking. The bodies of the two girls nave been recovered.

CONQUEST 0FWEST IS OVER Gov. Woodrow Wilson Leaves Seattle in Return Trip Across Continent. SEATTLE, May 2J. Gov. Wood-row W'son of New Jersey started on his return trip across tho continent tonight, leaving for Minneapolis and St.

Paul, where 'ne Is "due Wednesday. Premier Monis and Others Injured. RACING MONOPLANE HITS CABINET GROUP Control Lost in Gale Above, Aviator and Passenger Drop, But Escape. 200,000 PERSONS WATCH PARIS, May 2 1 paid a terrible toll today for her magnificent endeavor to attain supremacy of the air, when a monoplane, the driver of which had lost control, plunged into a group of members of the cabinet, who had gathered to witness the start of a race from Paris to Madrid, killing the minister of war and injuring the prime minister, his son and a well-known sportsman. The dead Henry Maurice Berteaux, minister of war.

The injured: Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis. premier and minister ol the interim 'Antoine Monis, son of the premier. the aged patron of aeronautics, automobile and other sports. A large number of other per sons or note naa narrow escapes from injury. The accident, occurred on the aviation field at Issy Les Moli-neux, where 200,000.

persons had gathered to see the start of the race. M. Train was piloting the monoplane that wrought such havoc. With him in the car was M. Bounier, a passenger.

Neither of these men were injured. The machine was wrecked. Minister of War Berteaux was horribly mangled. Tho swiftly revolving propel-er cleanly cut off his left arm, which was found ten feet from whero ho was struck, tho back of his head was crushed in, his throat gashed and the whole of his left side cut and lacerated. Premier Monis was burled "beneath the wreckage of the monoplane.

Ho was taken out as quickly as possible and examined by military surgeons who found ho had sustained compound fractures of bones in the right leg, that his nose was broken, his face badly contused and that there wero bruises on the breast and abdomen. M. Deutsch and M. Monis were not seriously hurt. Among those who had narrow escapes from Injury "was M.

Leplne, tho prefect of police. Premier Monis and Minister Berteaux and their party arrived at tho aviation field about six o'clock this morning, shortly after Roland Garros, M. Beaumont and M. Glbort had started in the race. The great lino of spectators bordering the flying field was being held rigid by' a large force of soldiers, who, however, permitted tho ministerial party and some half hundred other persons of distinc tion to walk across tho field a point wueru iney couia get a better view down the course and see tho airmen as from tho starting point and' flew in muir uiiuuuon.

'PLANE STARTED. While tho great assemblage cheered madly, tho minister saw pjerro Vedrlne, Who had been nicked mnnv no tJV.n probable winner of the mount cas. ii win luu Kruunu aim neau aown tne aerodome, only suddenly to capsize and fall, but emerge- unhurt from tho wreckage of his machine. Aviator Train, whoso monoplane caused today's accident, meanwhle had token his position at tho starting line, levers in hand, with beside him. The breeze had been steadily freshening and the meteorological observer In the Eiffel tower telephoned that his gauge showed a ve-' loclty of close to thirty miles an hour.

Train, however, left the ground. Ascending swiftly, ho circled the great flold curving round to the starting, line. andV then flying down th course at a forty-mlle-an-hour gait, the machine rocking In tho gusty wind. At thi8 moment It was observed by the commandant of tne troops that the crowds were breaking the line formation on ono side of the field and ho despatched a troop of culias-slers to get them back In order, 'ilia cuirassiers galloped across the field, breaking into double lines as they went Train's monoplane here swooped toward the earth under the Impulse of an air (lurry and it appeared as though the aviator was about to dash into the cavalry. The pilot's attention seemed mo- MOVEMENT LAUNCHED TO DIVERT WESTWARD TRAVEL.

SOUTHERN CITIES BANDED Board of Trade Begins Conference With Railroad Heads and Commercial Congress on the Subject. Nashville, through her board of trade, f.ias joined enthusiastically In the movement Inaugurated' by a number of wideawake southern cities toward diverting southward the westward How of railroad travel with the ultimate view of stopover privileges hy tho railroads centering hero, for the capital city. The promoters of this movement have in view especially the travel westward Incident to the expositions at San Francisco and San Diego in 101 5. Much Interest In t'ne movement has been manifested not only by the executive committee, but other members of the hoarVl of trade. Secretary E.

S. Shannon has just sent out communications to the general managers of tho trunk lines entering Nashvlllo and also to tho southern commercial congress at Washington in suring Nashville's co-operation In the movement. In renlv to the letter, a communica tion has been received from Managing Director G. G. Dawe, stating that the i'rogressive union 01 wow uneans nnu Chambers of Commerce at Houston, Atlanta and other cities havo been notified of Nashville's attitude.

Tho communication said further: "Wo want to havo universal stop-overs, not only In 191 but before, and particularly do we want them In 191.1, when wo hope to drae across the southern states more than 200.000 people to take part in tho United Americas 1913 celebration, which win nave excursions, to the Panama ca nal as a side attraction." Secretary Shannon, at a recent meeting or tne executive commltteo oi tne uoara of trade, called attention to a press dispatch with reference to a luncheon tendered Mr. Dawe at Atlanta, at which a resolution was adopted with a view to urgo that this class of travel be diverted southward. Following this, the executive committee authorized the notifica tion of the congress and tho railroads of the committee's stand In the matter, offering to co-operate In every way possible and suggesting as advisable an early meeting with the railroads. The general plan Is to invite tho co-oncratlon of all tho commercial clubs bat 'sre members pf the congress anft ovuniuttiiy ui inn LJ paaa u. mufuiifj ul.

railroad executives and general passenger ngonts. Nashville, with her historic battlefields and other attractions, would hid stronger for desirable stopover privileges. ALASKAN CLAIMS FOUND INVALID ENTRANTS UPON SEVEN HUNDRED ACRES RECEIVE REVERSAL. FIELD DIVISION'S REPORT Follows Various Federal Indictments Declaring "Dummy" Subterfuge Was" Often Employed. SEATTLE.

Mav report has been mode by tho field division of the general land office on 700 of the 1.100 Alaska coal claims, and notice of the findings will be sent to the claimants. Tho contents of the report havo not been made public, but the situation may bo summarized as follows: So far ns known none of the claims in the various Alaskan coal fields have been found valid. In the Tananafa field all the locations have been cancelled because no application for patent was made. In tbo Capo Llsburne field, where a bluff of coal overhangs tho shore of tho Arctic ocean, all but two of the locations have been cancelled. The remaining 400 entries are now under investigation.

This condition of affairs, land office officials say, Is a sufficient reply to tho charge that the government Is delaying tho opening of the Alaska coal claims. In a number of tho coal clnim groups remaining to be Investigated tho claimants have declined to be interviewed by special agents of the general land office, and also, according to these officials, havo refused to furnish any information concerning their entries. In tho indictments returned by federal grand Juries In Detroit, Chicago, Spokane and Tacoma against tho promoters of various Alaska coal groupB charges are made that large, groups of coal claims in Alaska uro controlled by a few persons and that individual locators have no interest whatever in tho claims. It Is alleged In tho indictments that most of tho claimants aro "dummies" whoso names wero used to secure title to valuable coal lands to enable the promoters to speculate In the public domain. SOUTH ERN PUBLISHERS MEETJN NASHVILLE Executive Committee of Association Discusses Plans for Louisville Gathering.

For the purpose of making plans for the general meeting to be held In Louisville. June 13 and the executive committee of the Southern Publishers' Association met yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Hermitage. Beyond the fact that final plans were discussed and topics or discussion at the eeneral meeting allotted, no Information was given out regarding the session. The Southern Publishers" Association Is an organization of newspaper managers and publishers with the purpose of upbuilding newspapers In the south and dealing with iHBuea of interest to that business. On the executlvo commltteo and present at the meeting were: Victor H.

Hansen. Birmingham- News R. W. Brown. Louisville Times; W.

M. Clements. Memphis News-Scimitar; A. F. Sanford.

Journal-Tribune. Knoxville: C. B. Johnson. Knoxville Sentinel and" Chattanooga News, and Edgar M.

Foster, Kashville Banner. Bbuf.t time. (Continued on Second Page.).