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VOLUME III. ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1916. NUMBER 89. SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF IEW_COUN?? WITH ADDITION OF *McCOR MICK STATE NOW HAS 45 COUNTIES EN BANC SESSION _______ Many Advocates of New County Attend Court-McCormick Will Celebrate Today. (Si>c<:lul tn Thc Intelligencer.) Columbia, April 12.-The election providing Tor the establishment of McCormick county twas declared to day by an en bane session of the su preme court to have been legally held. There are now 4f> counties In South Carolina, the new unit having been recognized by an act of the last legislature. The en bane session of the supreme court was attended today by a large number of advocates of the new county. The new unit will be made up from Edgefield. Abbevillo and Greenwood counties. The new county movement has been carried after a fight extending over a period of 20 years. Citizens of the new county are making arrangements for a celebra tion at McCormick tomorrow. Yes terday 'they extended an invitation to Governor Manning to attend the cele bration. The governor was forced to decline .because of several engage ments In Columbia. The election was held last year. An appeal was taken to the state (board of canvassers and the election was declared to have been legally held. Then the ease >was carried on to the supreme court. After hearing the arguments the ifive Justices of thc su preme court failed io agree and the. circuit judges of the state were called to their assistance. The majority opinion was written by Associate Justice Hydrick and was concurred tn by Associate Justico Fraser and Circuit Judger Prince, Shlpp, Sease, Rice. Bowman, Mauldin, Smith and Peurlfoy. Tho dissenting opinion was written by Chief Justice Gary and concurred in by Judge De vore. A separate dissenting opinion was written by Associate JuBtlce Watta and concurred in by Associate Justice Gage and Circuit Judges Wil son and Frank B. Gary. Another dissenting opinion Was written by Judge Ernest Mbore. ABBEVITLTBOYS MAY GET CAKE MEDAL Representatives Hero Fund Mak- \ mg Investigation of Rescue Young Lady at Millwood. Greenwood, April 12.-Mr. R. S. Fendrick, representing thc 'Carnegie Hero Fund, has boen in this section several days making on investigation into - the heroic work of two young men of Abbeville who saved the life! '?> of a young lady, Miss Perrin of that city at Millwood last summer. It will be recalled that. Mr. Calhoun Casen, of'Abbeville, ?and a Mr. MoKelvey, of Mount Carmel lost their lives in thc tragedy and the young lady would; in all proballty have lost her life had it not been for two young men who risked their own lives when they -went to her rescue. _r It lt) understood that Mr. Fend rick has. spent'Several days In Abbe ville ascertaining all the facts in tho tragedy for tho purpose, of making, a report to the Hero Fund. METHODIST MINISTER IS GIVEN SIXTY DAYS FOR PASSING BAD CHECKS Durham. N. C.. April ?2-E?'v E. Robbins, a. Motbodlst minister, todayl was sentenced In Greensboro court to | , 60 days on the county roads for .pass ing worthless checks. He was re leased on a .1200: bond pending I ap- j . j-; I pott!/ - " / . - 2>(t Students Stranded. Students ?from the revolutionary .cen ter? bf Yunnan province are stranded here on accouqt 0/ lacie Of funds. Re . mlttancea froiuhome paving cease**, they are nb longer able to meet tfalr -v tuition fees at Japaaeso governmant and ?pr?rato schools. The .Chinese legation bas- refused to guarantoo the cos* pf-the stwdenfs education. :"-;-':;\;m /v,; ; ' - ; ".- V", To Organize Uncle Sam's Aviation Corps Colonel (.'rnrge C. Stjuler. Colonel George C. Squier, military I attache with the American embasoy | in London, has been recalled by Sec retary of War Halter, lt ls believed, for the purpose of organizing the aviation service of the United States army. He- may vucceed Colonel Sam uel Rober, who was accused in tho senate of failure to handle the aero plane service properly. MILLS WERE INSURED FOR 1 -2 MILLION Lewis W. Parker Had Company) Insured for This Amount Four Y?*rs Ago. Greenville, Apnll 12.-The Parker Cotton M?HB company will receive within the next few days, checks ag gregaltng $300,000, from a dozen oi more life Insurance companies, in settlement of policies carried on the life of Mr. Lewis W. Parker, who was until November 4, li?14, president of the Parker Cotton Mills company. The insurance in favor of the Par ker Cotton Mills company waa taken out by Mr. Parker, it is learned on very reliable authority, four years ago this ?ummer. The amount was divided among a number of com panies. Mr. Parker stood a very rigid physical examination by specialists, who were sent here for that purpose, and passed the examination with a re markably good record. Tho insurance,. it is understood, ?was In, what ls known ?s ?? re-year term policies, convertible into straight lifo at the end of three years. The Insurance was converted, it is un derstood, at the end of the three year period, and tho premiums have been paid by the cottor> mills com pany. The amount of Mr. Parker's person al insurance policies is not definitely known. . ? iSS ?LSONIHYS SUNDAY SESSION NO BUSINESS CONGRESS President's Daughter Before the House Committee in Fa*?r of Community, Forums. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 12.-Miss Marr 'garet Wilson, daughter-of (tho presi dent, was before the house commit tee today to adv?cate a bill to permit the use of district of'Columbia school houses for community forums. In answer to an objection to the plan of Sunday afternoon meetings, :M1BS Wil son, said: "I don't'think it the busi ness of congress, the .board of educa tion ' br anybody . elso to cay whether 'Wa snail meet on : Sunday.". The on ly concern...of congress is whether these buildings are to be used at all." % Bhr^ight Work in Mills. Vienna; April 12.-To provide em ployment : for . as many workers as ?possible the Austrian textile manu facturers have, asked tho government to prohibit night work' altogether ; tn ?he woavlng mills, to restrict the day work to five days tn the week and al low no overtime to be worked. '.. : .. ? . ". '.. %'?? THE TOWNS OF SIERRAMO JADA AND CORRILO SACK^ ED BY BANDITS AMERICANS LOSE MUCH PROPERTY Outlaws Said to Have Destroyed Possessions Valued at Thou ands--U. S. Army Far Away. (Iiy Associated I'ross) KI Paso, April 12.- A Ininti of Villa followers, nuinhprlna possibly a thousand, luiTe sacked Slerrnnjojndu, .?ive niilOH across the Conlmlln linc inid eighty milos cast of .limine/, de? Kt roy In g thcm?mndM of dollars worth of Amerlcun property. This nows WUK received today by a repr?sent?t Ire of one <.f the largest American min lu ir cureras in Mexico and ls hollered authentic. Villa With Hand. .It is believed here that Villa Ia either with the band or is directing its operation. Colonel Riojas, com mander at OJInaga, beard today that Villa lmd doubled on his tracks and is now two hundred miles southwest of Ojinnga. Ojinaga is opposite Preside Texan, and one hundred and fifty miles north of Slcframojajda. The bandits also are supposed to have looted the town of Corrllo on their way to Sicrrnmojada. Canute Ryes, a villa adherent, was reported re cently to have left the Torre?n dis trict and is proceeding towards Sier raMoiada. The reports indicate that Villa eluded ithc Americans, as the nearest United States troops are one hundred add forty miles enBt of Sier rnraojada. TO PREPARE PERSHING ADEQUATELY FDR ANY EVENTUALITY l\ MEXICO (By Associated Press.) Washington, April Hi.-Secretary Baker'B return to Washington tomor row may bring further development/. In the Mexican situation It was learn ed tonight. An increase In the Unit ed States forces. ir> Mexico ls said to be under consideration. In this con nection is. was officially Btated that General Pershing's future movements in -the haint for Villa would Include adequate preparation for : ny even tuality. 'Persistent rumors that the uso of the National Guard ls contemplated, drew a statement from high authori ties that the president ls not "onsld ering such a step. The use of the Mexican Central as well as the Mexi can Northwestern railroad is being made by Americans. Tho first ship ment over the former was* made di rect by the El. Paso quartermaster without the subterfuge of consigning through *a broker and mining con cerns. . . f .. ; 150.000 STARVE AND HALF MILLION MORE SUFFERING IN WAR SWEPT ALBANIA Paris. April 12.-William Willard Howard, of New York, secretary of the ' Albanian relief committee, who left Paris today on bis way to the United States from 'Albania, said that 150,0^0 human beings had died of.Star vation In Albinia during the' last 18 months and that.800,000 were like ly to die before normal condition in that country was turned.. Famine due to failure of the crops aa-a result of the excessive rains. Mr. Howard said, -had reduced tho popu lation to a pitiful condition and ty phus fever threatens to become ?pid? mie. ... Owinf* .to the war commerce and ip ?u&ry are paralizad .'<.- Th? secretary said that tho Christian work relief shop Albania, carrying the fourth shipment of relief supplies still re mained ih the Mediterranean. Mr. Howard la return-in g to the United States to fFt out. another relief ??pe?), ttlon. Ho says tho Albanians ore not taking apy part In the; war of the Balkans. Cotter Itasca ReHeted. j Washington. April 12.-The. coast guard cuttar Itasca, which bas been at San juan. Porto Rico, guarding tho neutrality ot the United States in con nection wita the internment ot iii? German prise farm, .ras relieved to oday by aha destroyer Janis, and sall ed tor Southport, N. C. Suicide in Church Washington Attended Phillp G. Walter. Phillp G. Walter, sexton or St. Poul's Chapel, one of thc churches of the Immensely wealthy Trinity Cor poration of Ne .v York City, hanget! himself In the steeple, tho other day The arrow -shows thc wndow at which ho was fuuuil. Tiiis chapel ls Vutnous not only for its age-lt. being the oldest church in New York City but there part cf the ceremonles^for the first Inauguration of George Washington were heli. The church ls in tho lower Manhattan business sec tion and has been a landmark tal more than ono hundred years. BY THE CENS0R\ s (By Associated Press.) London, A;?ril 12,-Gorman artil lery ls bombarding the triangle north west of Verdun embracing Hill No. 304, Banes and Deodman's hill, evi dently preparatory to infantry at tacks en these positions, which they robard 'as keys to the fori ress. Not even a sally in this district is report ed -by tho latest French communica tion. E&Bt of the Meuse, around Douaumont, and Vaux, quiet prevails? (Mining operatlor.a and grenade fighting has take.) place In the Ar ragon forest. Tho Germans along the Pilkelm Ypres road invaded .British trenches but trere quickly expelled. The Brit ish . successfully ^raided Gorman tronchen near F/.chebough L'?von?. On the Rus tan front artillery, fight ing continues. 'Tho Italians hive taken Ttloponale heights from the Austrians, also cap tured -Austrian trenches on the south ern slopes of Montepari and chuma da ro. . Saloniki dispatches - say artillery fighting was resumed on the Greek front between Glevtgeti and Doiran. The Russians report that the recent. Turkish offensive In the region of Blt Us has failed. Gold, silver, paper-money, all nego tiable instruments and'realizable se curities'have been placed on the con traband list by Girat Britiln. T?? Afcp?Snri? for (Th Hl CRC. Peking, April 12.-Ten aeroplanes have been, purchased In the United States for'the uso of tho Chinese avia tion school at Kanyuan and should arrive Hi Peking before tho end of this month. Four aeroplanes have been sont by"( the Chlfieso.government for u.'.-o 'against tho revolutionists tn Szechuan 'province. STAND OF U. S. WILL BE FIRM GERMANY HAS DENIED SUS SEX DISASTER BUT AD MITS SINKING TWO UNOFFICIAL TEXT OF NOTE TO HAND Berlin - Claims Steamers English man and Eagle Point Sunk After Escape Attempted. (Hy Associated Pros?) Washington, April 12.-Germany lins (leilira the tmpcilolng of thc BrlllRli ( lianne] ?teamer Sussex but admitted (hat the steamers 2; nails h in an und Eagle l'oint nero sunk after they at tempted tu escape, according to nu uuofiicinl text of the (-'orman note reuchiiiMr herc through prexH din pinches, liellin adds the Hcrwlndvnle vf?H possibly sunk, but details of the Manchester-Engineer ore larking, tnoftlelal Text. The a no (lie hil text was communicat ed to President Wilson nod Secretary lansing tonight. Tho </TtcIal text It experted hourly. It will JP consider ed nt the regular cabinet meeting Fri day. The admission of Germany however that three steamers carrying Ameri cans were sunk by German U-hoats has simplified the task of (the state department in preparing the next step in the IsKuo over submarino warfare. It is known that the United States will continue to compile information indicating that f?erman submurines are operating In violation of Inter national law and that soon a com munication designed to be the final word of the United States on the sub ject would go to Berlin. . The United States will inform Ger many that the evidence tends to ehow that in spite of German assurances peaceful merchantmen carrying Amer icans continue to be victims of illegal attacks. Germuny. in discussing thc BusBex case, admits a/ Gterman submarine 6unk a vessel near where the Sussex was damaged, but maintains lt wan not a vessel of the Sussex type. The submarine commander thought the vessel had sunk a warship. M0R6EH??6I?E UP AMBASSADORSHIP Expected to Hand President Res I ignation Today-EUcus Sug gested as Successor. (By Associated PreBS.) L Washington. April 12.-Henry Mor I gonthau, Amenican ambassador to i Turkey, ls expected lo submit his [-resignation -to Pr?sident Wilson to ! morrow. Abram Rlkus, of New York, has boen suggested as his successor. ! Morgcnthau calltd on President Wil I eon at tho White House today'. YORK BUSILY PREPARING FOR MEETING NEWSPAPER SCRIBES J?ME 12 TO 15 York.' Apr?l 12.-York has already begun preparations' for the entertain ment of tho South Carolina Press as sociation, which ls to convene here June 12-15. A canvass among the citizens for funds with which to "pay tho expenses of the entertainment of the edtltors ls being made. York hos pitality ls a o.ualMy well known throughout Smith Carolina and tho people intend to exert : themselves to the. utmost lu miking throe days of pleasure and profit, for thc visitors, CHARLES A. SMITH LEFT CONNIE MAXWELL HOME $1,000 INSURANCE POLICY Greenwood. -April 12.'-lt will be Of Interest to the friend?of Connie -Max well Orphanage to know that the late Charles A. Smith, ox-fl?vernor, left a S 1,000 insurance policy to the or phanage and that the money ha* al ready been paid to the Instituto??;; : Mr, ? Sm'-tli was loyal to his church and to the orphanage. : ? - p This Californian is a Fighting "Dry" Representative Charles ll Rnndnll. Representativo (Miarles H. Randall of California ls a Prohibitionist, and n fighting Prohibitionist. He has taken up the ? fight against Demon Rum In thc House of Kopresentctlves, and hus already Introduced nevcral bills. Por Instance, one bill would ?bar from government service anyone neting liquor. There are -ir>0,00() per sons in the government service. . DANIELS AND NAVY RAPPED ON AT MEET Navy League Speakers Flay Sec retary for Alleged Suppres sion of Speech. (Wy Associated PresB.) Washington, April ll.-Secretary Daniel? and 1 the navy department woro 'under fire today from speakers at tho annual convention of thc navy leaguo of the United States. Robert "M. Thompson, president ot tho league, assailed Daniels for what he termed Daniels' auppression of free speech because of Daniels' re fusal to permit Admirnl Fiske to ad dress tho navy league. Henry Reu tcrdahl declared tho navy depart ments attitude was but a reflection of tho attitude of the Wlilto House. Ho said every administration "must have Ita dreyfus." S. Stanwood Menken, president of tho National Security league, attacked the Hay army btllthat recently pasB ed the house. He ?aid lt ls a viola tit r. of every recommendation Of ex perts.' r '? LOOK ?OBIJSBLE PON ON THE Ml ?STROGEN m Bili Motion of Hardwick to Strike Out Fertilizer Feature is Defeat ed in Senate. * (By Associated Press) Washington, April 12.-The, Benato today by. a vote of forty-Beven to twenty-four defeated the motion of Senator" Hardwick, " of Georgia, to strike out ?he fertilizer feature ot the nitrogent pl mt amendment to thc army bill. This forecast is a probabil ity of favorable action of the propsal to establish a government plant for extraction of nitrogen from the air for munition purposes in time ot war and' the manufacture of fertilizer in peace times. Hardwick declared the amendment, sponsored by Senator Smith, of South Carolina, was socialistic.; Democratic senators who voted for the Hardwick motion were Overman. Pomerene, Smith, Of Georgia, and Stone. Petroleum Plentiful. Washington; April. 12-instead of a decreased supply., as Relieved, there were nearly ??.???.?v? more galions of crude petroleum in February, 1916 than .In February,. 1915, and. over 20, 000,000 more gallons, of gasoline in January, 1616 than last-December. This report was made by tho FedV cal Trade commission to tho senate ?Ollowing the s?arlhg.o? tho price'of pctrojftutrv. Ali iimreajseof 15: per cent total In gasoline production ls expeoted. t > ARREST MAKERS ?OF FIRE BOMBS "_ * CHARGED WITH MANUFAC TURING EXPLOSIVES PLAC ED ABOARD SHIP CONFESSION MADE Captain Enno Bode Says He Wno Agent of Former German Military Attache. (By Associated Press.) New York, April 12.-Foui* met? wero arrested here tonight by the department of Juatlce agents charged with having manufactured "fire bombs" which were placed In sugar bags ahoard the Fahre line steamer Klrkeswald last May. One gavo his name ns Charlo:} Von,Kleist, declaring he ls a brother-in-law of tho German General Von Brlesen, who was killed .n battle December, 1H14. Others were Ernest Becker, electrician on the steamer Kaiser Friedrich Der Grosse, Captain Otto Wolpert, superintendent of tho Atlas steamship piers and Cap tain Enno Bode, superintendent of tho Hamburg-American piers. According to the justice department officers Bode confessed that he was tho agent of Captain Franz von Pap en, former German military attache. Two hundred bombs aro said to have been found at the offices of un agri cultural chemical <oavpany where von Kleist has -been employed. There are said to have been Shipped to oil parts of the United States. DAUG??1?UPT Much Interest Centered tn Coco of Calhoun Falls Merchant at Greenville. ; - Greenville, April 12.-C. J. Bruce, United States deputy marshal, who arrested John C. Langley, the missing bankrupt, offered sensational testi mony at the second day's trial ot the Calhoun Falls merchant, who is charged with concealing bankrupt as e?is. Deputy Bruce testified .that Langley told him, upon his arrest, that he was advised by his attorney to leave until his daughter was tried . She is arraigned on another , indict ment for conspiracy, .in connection with the bankruptcy. Lenglera attorneys wore Frank Clinkscales and Sam Adams.ot Abbe ville. It was reported that Mr. Clink Bcales ls not now connected-with tho defense, the defendant having retain ed James ll. Price and P. A. Bonham, The trial of the case, which began/ Tuesday afternoon, hhs attracted con siderable interest , hy rossons of the foot that it was rumored prevlquely that Important developments were likely to occur. ?A mass of testimony had boon ^aken at the hour of tho dinner recess when counsel for the .defense made a'mo tion for a directed verdict of '.'no; guilty". Judge Johnson ovor-r?ted tito motion. Th trial was resumed this afternoon. ...^ GEORGIA FRUIT GROWEHS WILL MEET TO ESTIMATE DAMAGE DONE 1916 CROP Augusta, Ga., April .12.-Tho fruit crop is thought hy fruit experts to have escaped nil damage fron> the re cent cold weather; ??wover, the In formation is not completed. A. meet ing will be hold dh Atlanta today of the Georgia Jlrnlt Exchange, when data from all. ?points of ike country will be compiled and the damage, if any, will be estimated ip dollars and cents. The fruit crop, and . especially peaches, for this year is expected tb be the largest ever known. The Messrs. BercU?iins state that their i mm en co peach orchards St Mayfield were not injured bi the cold snap. " i . . ". ." V . . Celebrate Jap Bird. ! Osaka. Japan. Aoril la.-A: ???? bra ted Japanese singing bird, known technically as the trash-warbler, has just gone into retirement with, honors such as are usually accorded famous human ft llngs. A dinner waa given ih her boa ? * at tho villa, ot her owner. Mr. T. .anaka ?ind many notable p?o Ple were peresent. About twenty! flinging ?ISrd? were there1 and'gav? & chorus of adieu for their eot?ra?e5^f? has W$?YI^?T *t every ccmpeUtlpfjj -