~ SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION OF *\ TtjE 31 ntlc i san IntElliQEncef ESTABLISHED i860 W*klT, Ett*?l?*ei ISM* DmDj, to 11,1911. ANDERSON, S. C.,TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1914 PRICE fti.50 THE YEAR? ?~n---~-rn-rrmTm-m-mrrn-- ? i -? - i-? rn? _._ll _^ AMERICANS ESCAPE FROM! CANARA, SAVE OFFICIAL WHO STAYS AT POST WAS ROBBER BAND Carranzaista Threatened HU Life! As Consular Agent Attempts To Save Ur,S. Property (By Associated Presn) Nogales, Ariz., April 26.-A band of armed Mexicans started from Pagonia, Arizona, 27 miles northeast of here today and while marching southward toward the border have been robbing and firing on Americana. Consul Is Threatened. C. L. Mcntsgu*; American! consular agent nt Canaan, a rich copper mining town 45 miles south of Naco, Arizona, telegraphed to Consul Frederick Simpich that at 5 o'clock this afternoon a mob of rebels was congregating about the consulats and speeches threat ening Americana were being made. Consul Stays At Post. , All of the Americans except Montague,'however, had reached the border' safely, Montague had remained ta pack up the consu late archives. The dispatch read: ''?ij?^vi?wi office attempting to pack up archives, a very large ?Ute. Strong speeches being) made against Amertcans. Sonic advocate breaklng-l?lo consulate, others to take down American flag. 1 have dee'ded not to take down the flag iritll S:3o, the usual time, so as not to create ex citement. Do not know what the result will be." Consul Siitip?oh immediately wired a vigorous note to the rebel authorities at Cananea advising that American interests must be let alone. W NEW SHOE STORE FOR ANDERSON? Report Say* That Such a Venture W01 Be Launched In Near Future Hero .Although it has been Impossible to secure a confirmation of the report, ru. mor has it that a splendid new shoe store is soon to be started in Ander son and that it will bs lobcated In the building on Main Streit formerly oc cupied by Crayton's drug store. It ls said that a well known Charlotte Arm is behind the proposed store for Anderson and that lt will be one com plete shoe store in the State when the doors arc opened to the public. That the report ls true seems to be shown by the statement of a well known shoes sateamanln the etty yes-, terday. Ho,said that be had already sold a large '-bill o ? sh uss to the new concern fft?ftbt* city sud that they were aladHMclns: ordsra ?i??wrhere for a v?ry^o?4pl6tc lins. . . Fer New Orleans station. "Washington, April 25.-The senate has agreed to the resolution reappro priating an unexpended balance of ap propriations previously, faade for the naval station at New Orleans. ooooooooeooopo 090 o SOUTH CAROLINA'S o o MARINES IN FRONT o o -.0 o (By Associated Press) o o Washington, April 2S. o o -Admiral Badgor tonight o o reported from Vor* Cnn o o that fee was extending his o o lines of bluejackets and o . o nanties further beyond 4 o the ?sty. Tho battalion of o o marines from the Sooth o o Carolina ara . well en- o ? trenched two and one half o c ss3ss vrsA of ihs city. o o o oooooooooooooooooj FOR WAR lino SPEAKER CLARK AND OTH ER LEADERS MAY START STORM MONDAY CONFER ALL DAY If Huerta Turns Down Offer For Mediation Senate May De ; clare War At Once (By Associated Press) Washington, April SS.-Though the Mexican crisis has been under sop. pression In congress for seTeral days 1 abjle the president ead his cabinet1 executed plans of reprisais against the ' defiance of General Huerta, there ls ' aa Impeling undercurrent of feeling 1 In both senate and house for a declara. ' tion of nar, which was tempered some what tonight by the acceptance of of fers of mediation from Argentine, Bra. sll and Chile. fttronr for Wrtr Leadera in congress for several days had been discussing informally the necessity for an unequivocal declara tion of war, for a sweeping campaign in necelauauuoyty wtw ftwthed b trw in Mexico and for the ultimate es tablishment by force of American arms of peace and constitutional govern ment In Mexico. 'No swell from, the undercurrent reached the surface today, however, but members in both house and sen ate predicted a storm would break Monday or Boon after ' ncr lean troops reached Vera Cruz to support the nav al forces there. Member* who were most restive over the situation to night after learning o fthe mediation proposals, stated that no further ag gressive acUon toward Mexico should be forced until it becomes apparent, that-, the- jgeod- .offices of ?Lhe South j American nations fall. - iaco,*to * discussion ot Mexico, lead ers, were ld conference, and sentiment developed waa strongly in favor of war. In tho conferences inore, than a dozen of thf most prominent men on the democratic participated. Speak er Clark, Majority Leader Underwood Chairman Flood, of the foreign rela tions committee; Chairman Fitzgerald, of the appropriation committee, and Chairman Hay, of the military com mittee, figured In all of them. The dLscuhsion waa ~c outspokon that there was talk fdr a time of the appointment of a committee, to con sist of Speaker Clark and Mr. Un derwood, which should call upon Pres ident Wilson eui inform bia that the sentiment of the house waa for war. Developments of the day. how ever inter fer red with this plan and the conferences, ended without defi nite conclusion. House is Warlike. Although the news of proffered med iation put a new aspect on the sit uation, it was the general understand ing that house leaders expect to make their representations to the president as - soon as the army has been con centrated at Vera Crux. In the senate there was not auch concerted action as was evident in the house, but there was evidence that the silence which many - senators: have observed will be broken Monday y DEMOCRATS ASK LA W INFORCEMENT Race Track Gambling Is Con demned By Clubs In Ocooee County On Saturday Special to The Intelligencer. Whlhalle. April 25.-So far aa known the meeting of the various democratic clubs throughout the coun ty was without special significance. The West Ulnon club pased various resolutions on the primary qualifica tions, Former bills, and the Charleston race track law violation which la as follows:. Resolved-That lt is the sense of the Weat Union Democratic club that race track gambling be abolished within the State ot South Carolina and that the executive officers, of the State be required to institute auch actions civil, or criminal, aa may be deemed requisite or necessary to enforce the statute-law of the State prohibiting the salve. The laws or our State al ready provide fully this remedy but we ' are sorry to know that South Carolina ls almost alone among forty efght States of the Union, which baa not banished this nefarious business from Its borders. OPH.fWaahJai PUL Austin, April 25.-Governor O. B. Colqultt today telegraphed President Wilson portcstlng against the' volun teer army bill, which yesterday pass ed hot* hn/Mtt^t 0f congress sad-a?ki?g that the president wlthold Ons sig nature to the .measure. The measure ls an "Invasion et the rights'of sutes. MEXICAN GENERAL HOLDS 33 AMERICANS POSSIBLY FOR SLAUGHTER MAY KILL SEVEN Consul Canada Appesb co Mercy Of Tyrant and Little Hope Is They Will Escape ' (By Associated Press) New Orkans, April 25. Wireless advices tonight from Vera Cruz state that .General Maas of the Mexican forces has found seven American prisoners guilty of certain charges and that he proposes to execute them. Consul Calida Confirms. Consul Canada at Vera Cruz, the wireless says has notified the state department at Washington of the reported intention of Gen eral Maas to execute certain American prisoners. lt was further stated that Gen Maas has about thirty three pris oners, ? including fourteen women and seven or eight children. The consul sent a messenger to the general appealing to him in the name of humanity to release the women and children. The nature of the charges brought against the seven Ameri cans was -not indicated by ,wirt> NET L?SSES NOT HpAVY ON CHANGE Mexican Crisis and Heavy Foreign Selling Factors On the Satur day Market (By Associated Press) New York, April 26.-There was fur. ?her ?e?*tti?tn?iii| trutoy nf >ii. stock market The ??ovenient was irregular and at tlmtt Confused. While the downward movement was extended, net losses were considerably smaller than on the preceding day. The irregularity ot the movement waa accounted for by the play of con flicting force? ?n the market. The two main factors in the weeks decline were the Mexican crisis and heavy foreign selling. Today these influences pulled against each other. Foreign pleasure was relieved, and American stocks in terested, for the first time In several days, held fairly steady. On the other hand, the Mexican situation was as t?nch of a disturbing force as before. Pr?parations for war? and the re ported assassination of Americans in Mexico seemed to increase the prob ability of a serious and protracted struggle, and there was corresponding depression of sentiment at the opening, owing largely to .tho change of front on the part of tho Oreat Northern holders ot American-securities. Southern Pacific convertible fives when Issued were sold heavily and went as lOW SS 89 1-2. inmnarwl with the subscription price of one hun dred. Total ssles of bonds (per value) $1,400,000. TWO STATES ARE AFTER PRISONER i>. 5. Templeton Brought to An derson, it Also Wanted On Charge In Georgia (From Sunday'* Dally.) 1 J. Olin Sanders, edpnty sheriff for jApdereon county returned ito tho I city last night .from Abbeville where he went for the p?rpooo of securing one, D. l?. Templeton, wanted In Co lumbia on a charge of beating his board bill. Templeton ls also wanted by the State of Georgia on a charge ssid to he more serious than the one he will face here. The prisoner wa* captured at Ab beville yesterday, by Charles Bruce, rural poiicemau for Abbeville coun ty and waa held by the Abbeville of fld?'? until the Anderson officer could arrive ?jad take him in charge. 8ER1NY DEFIES DICTATOR . DEMANDS LEGA TION ARMS, TOLD MUST FIGHT FOR THEM WILSON- AT WORK President Confers With Foreign Relations Committee* From Coe grose -on (By Associated Pres?) Washington, April tij-rPresident Wilson aunuooned . senators Shlveley Stone, and Lodge, of the'senate fore ign relations committee,1 and Chair man Flood and Representative Cooper of the .bouse committeeman foreign af-]] fairs to discuss the new,turn in events, the first ray hope in a.day of worry 'and anxiety over the scores of Araerl ? cans held up .in their flight from the Mexican capital. - -- " r ... -|-~? From those at tonlgnjt White HoUBe conference lt was learned that while the president was not sanguine of the success of the intermediation plan, he I felt it to be the duty oe tba. American government to avail Itself ot tho offer of the tbvee great Sou^h American countries, lt was suggested that the ' Interim of negotiations, Vv?n though they might be urraucceeainl, might Berve to" repress anttjcmm?an out bursts or afforded an opportunity for Americans to dopart from Mexico. The president had tho subject under consid?ration most of tth and fire a salute of twenty .^ae^guns to the American flag or ho would blow the etty of Tampico up. Twa Mexican officers came aboard and apologized, but they wootdat fire tbe salut?. The-admiral told them to fire it within 24 boura; but nothing ?tirrlngw,H? gens them ia twenty four I hour extensi?n, word waa seat here from Washington that if be didn't' rr 'celvo aeWsssV'artyn Vashingtcn by ?. T : M. last hight, we were to take the etty I "We were all ready for actkm. We had 4,000 sailors ready to lund from the ships." BRAZIL, ARGENTINA AND CHILE TO MEDITATE BE TWEEN TWO NATIONS Mexico May Upset Plans, But U. S Government Is Willing, Says the President (By Associated Pres?) Washington, April 25.-President j Wi I eon tonight announced he had ac cepted an offer .fr-?m Brazil, Argentina md Chile to use their gooa ?nices In i ia attempt to briny about a peareful md friendly settlement of the dilli- j :ulty between the United States and Mexico. The offer was formally submitted by tho th ron South ft.m*:ricun envojs to Secretary Bryan and laid before the president. The Pren Iden CK Acceptance. Reply of the president, made through thA ??*pr?>tnrv nf Rfnto nf tho riliiln matie repu I mitatives, [waa aa* fol lows: '?The government of the United States ia deeply confident of the friendliness, the good feeling, i nd the ^oticus concern fot the pea*-; and welfare of American manifested In the Joint note just received, tendering the good offices of your governments Lo effect If .possible a settlement ot the present difficulty-between the govern, tnent of the United States and those who now claim to represent our sis ter republic of Mexico. Proffer Appreciated. "Conscious ?>f the ptirpoo with which the proffer is made, thu* gov ernment does not feel st liberty to leoline it. Ita chief Interest ls la the peace of America, the cordial inter course of lier republics and our. t?io happiness and pt-psjs?rtt (lng of the friendo , which" is created by common purpose, rhe gehemus offer of your govern inents ls therefore accepted. . "This govcrivrneut hopes roost ear nestly that y du jmay'.find those who speak for the Soberer elements of the Mexican people willing and ready to discuss terms of . satisfactory and, therefore permanent settlement. If you should find them.willing this gov ernment will be glad to take up with rou for discussion In the frankest and most conciliatory spirit any proposals that u.ay be authoritatively forma It'td and wi.l .-.op* that they may prove feasible and prophetic of a new [lay of mutual cooperation and con adf?r>f*o in America. 17??1 I'??ii-v't Itself. "This government feels bound in sander to say Us diplomatic relations with Mexico, being for the. present severed, lt ls not possible for lt to make sure of an uninterrupted op portunity to carry out the plan of In termediation which you propose. Tt. is Df course possible that some act ol ag. Eversion on tho part i?f thoa" who con. trol military forces of Mexico might oblige the.United States to act to the upsetting of the hopes ot peace, but this does not Justify us in hesitating to accept your geer.rous suggestion." ENGLAND WINS BELAY Race Was One MBe and Victors Had Harrow Xargin. Philadelphia. April 25.-Oxford Uni. ker si ty of England today won by one Toot the four mlle International col lege relay championship on Franklin Rield. It wa? the most sensational fin ish ever seen here In that great event. The race was ever until the last mile when Maderla of Pennsylvania save McCurdy of Pennsylvania a short lead. Jackson of Orford, the Olympic 15000 metre champion, caught him and lt was a neck and neck race all the ?ey. MeCurdy sprinted tn the last. 100 yards, but the Englishman held ilm an djust nosed him out at the tin ah. Many spectators thought Pccnsyl. irania gave McCurdy ofeon nan u nu rania had won. The last mile was run | In a heavy rain storm. MILL MEN MEET ?N METROPOLIS National Association Of Cotton Mill Mon Now in Session In New York City (From, Sunday's Daily.) B. B. Oossett, one of Anderson's 'oremost cotton mill men, left yes* erday afternoon for New York city where be goes to sttend the annual Meeting of the National Association if Cotton Milla Mr. Oossett la much nterested In the questions to be con rldered at this meeting. The oon lectlon will hear an address delivered >y James P. Oossett of Williamston >n i??rpufiaut cotton miii questions. James D. Hammett, another promt lent cotton mill man of Anderson, was mee president of this association of sutton mill men. BRYAN DE?S HE WILL QUIT FRICTION/ ?N CABINET RE PORT OVER HIS PEACE VIEWS RUMORED VIEWS Ol OTHERS Secretary of Navy Says News papers Owe It to Public Not to Spread the Error (By Associa tn! 1'ross) i Washington, April 2*.-Secretary of State Bryan today emphatically denied wldespread and persistent reports that he would resign from the cabinet. When informed of published reports I hat be wnnld relinquish his post should war be declared against Maxi, cn Mr. Bryan said: ..The subject of my resignation hus never been illsrussed with anybody nor thoaght of by ase." Whit? lfou??t IMML White house officials pointed to the general denial issued a few days ago of the story that Secretary Bryan would resign, saying that statement was sufficient to cover all rumors of cabinet dissension. They said they did ont regard it as necessary to re peat tho denial with each published report. Outside of the white house there has been considerable discussion of the' individual views known to.be held by members of the cabinet on the present situation. None ot these ls said to bo serious or approaching any breach In thje president's official family, but there have natural differences of op inion as to what aggressive measures should be pursued. ^l^^'^ol ^?^^^^^^^^f m^ ' steered > middle course between those who.fwvor ? quickly aggressive policy abd those who believe war can be best avoided by patient observation and carefully deliberated action. Persons close to the administration described the divergence of views as the product of natural differences ar.ong these charged with responsi bility for executive action. Officials point out, for Instance, that the war department ls naturally anxious to take every reasonable precaution with its military torosa and the navy is bending its energies ?ihevige to per fecting its preparations for actual warfare. They say also that the state depart iucai, which is directly responsible for relations with other foreign gov ernments, and which is trying through diplomacy to prevent aggressive move ments which might aggravate action by the Constitutionalists, and the Mex. lean people as a whole, ls busily oc cupied In friendly repression of the spirit of its allied departments. AU the cabinet secretaries themselves de nied that there is any serious division and point to their close and frequent conferences as evidence of their co operation. The rumors of Mr. Bryan's intention to retire from the cabinet in various contingencies are ascribed by his friends to sentiments uttered hy the secretary early in his' Incumbency. Among other things, in speaking on the subject of universal peace, he has said lhere would be no war while he was secretary of state. The secre tary's purpose, lt ls explained, was to emphasize his general conviction that the growing feeling of disapproval of warfare could be relied upou to pre vent tho country from drifting into war. Secretary Daniels, In discussing newspaper reports of cabinet friction said: "There ls not now, and never has /been the slightest dissension in the cabinet. At a lime like this my private judgment as a newspaper man is that the press owes it as a patriotic duty not to spread such reports." A NTL ADMIN I NTH A'HON' Will Probably Be the Line ap of the State D?mocratie Convention, Columbia, April 25.-Reports from over the state, willie Incomplete, In dicate that the State Democratic con vention will be composed largely of men who do not stand with the present "administration" at the State capital. There were no features of note except that ip some counties clubs ! passed resolutions requesting the State convention to do something to protect the primary from any charges or suspicions of fraud. rink Dogwood. There ls a lot of pink dogwood in bloom this spring In some parts of the country this ls never heard of, and some folks,might not believe lt, but there Is a tree of it In fun bloom ob River street, within the corporate limits. A Port Worth (Tex.) husband was killed for resenting a joke that hts wife went for beer. ALL OVER COUNTY REOR GANIZATION MEETINGS WERE HELD SATURDAY THE DELEGATES The Personnel, of the County Conventions Will Be About As It Was 2 Years Ago ' (From Sunday'H Daily.> In accordance with thu orders of the Stat.- democratic executive committee and lu compliance with the constitu tion of the party, the machinery of the party was taken out of Rt or.-ige and put to pieces and in led up yesterday, and everything started on Its way for the coming county state and congres sional elections. The step.taken yes terday was to reorganice the local clubs. Every democrat has a right to haw his name enrolled and. to take part In the deliberations pf a club? ' There was somewhat ' of apathy eheT.'" yesterday In ?o?ue sectwnp, es- v peclally ln the city, and no linea of factions were drawn. Two years age every delegate from the city, with one;,. or two possible exceptions, was "lined up," in anticipation. Yesterday there was nothing of the kind in this city, and the Indications are that'the same spirit prevailed generally throughout the county. As well as could be learncd'over the 'phono last night the list' of delegates from about a score of the 52 borea in , tbe County was as follows: BELTON DEMOCRATIC CLUBS Met Saturday Afternoon gad . Ised and Sleeted Bal Belton D?mocratie Ciuk afternoon at 3 o'clock l Wt l?a lui: commit tee ne folk K C. Bowen, pres.: D. A vice president; O. G. Harris, necohd vice president; Walter E. Greer, sec retary and treasurer. Executive committeeman, t. Clyde Creen. Delegates to County Convention-J. Clyde Oreen, W. K. Stringer, A. 8. Fant, J. G. Harris, W. J. Moorhead J. Mack King, W. C. Bowen, B. F. Car penter, J. T. Cox, W. H. Cobb, Jr.; O. K. Poore, T. C. Poore. T. J. Cox; 8. W. Harris, E. T. Breazeale. A. Sc. ???mp bell, Ross Mitchell. J Polk Co:, Jahn A. Horton, J. R. Harris. Registration committee-J. G. Hur ris, J. K: Clement. W. P. fimltb, J T. Cox, W. P. Shirloy. Club Executive Committee-J. O. Harris. E. B. Rice. F. Cllnkscalea, W. H. Cobb. Jr., J. K. Polk Co*. Belton Clnb No. 8. E. T. Toll ison, president; R. W. Au stin, secretary and treasurer. Executive commltteeman-r-J.' W. Campbell. Delegates to the county convention -J. W. Campbell. E. T. Tolllson, L. D. Blake, J. H. Williams, Walter Todd, R. W. Austin, J. S. Adams, W. A; Clement. J. D. Rodgers, C, H. Strick land. J. C. King and J. B. Mitchell. Ward ?. J. A. Hall, president; C, B. Barle, vice president; J. S. Acker, secretary and treasurer; B. F. Wilson, member of exocutive committee; delegates C. W. Beaty, B. F. Wilson, T. W. Nor M. Scott. J. L>. Hembree, C. 8. Spear rls, E. W. Browen. J. A. Brook, E. man, H. H. Acker. Ward 4. The officers were elected as follows: J. H. Godfrey, president; ?. 8. Sulli van, vice president, and D. O. Browne, secretary. G. I'. Browne, county and city ex ectulve committeeman. C. S. Sullivan. J. J. Trowbridge, C. E. Tolly. Joe M. H. Ashley, L. N. Geer, James B. Farmer. C. F. Fln*n; TV O. Brown. G. P. Browne, J. H. Tate, J. H. Godfrey and J. E. Breaseale, delegates to tho county convention. The members of the delegation were (Continued on fourth page.) OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o THIS GtKMAN'S REPLY o LIKE OLD HICKORY'S o (By Associated Proa*.) o Vera Crux, April 25,- o A demand has been made o on the German legation in Mexico City to surrender ? the erma imported fids* the o protection of the German ? residents there, according e to information teaching ? here. ? Admiral Voss Mathe- ? the German minuter, re? c plied: < "If yoes get the sgsssT c you w?l have to fight fer ? >ooooooooooO OO OOI