?. S. Ai MEI CLASH IN 81 HUERTAISTAS BURN AMERIO ING NUEVA LAREDO, Tr TEXANS ACROSS I SOLDIERS FROM FT. W TO SCENE AND F Several Mexicans Are Seen to la Been Killed Outright Who Up the Internatioual Brid Kiiied or ' (By Assorl Lar .Jo, Tex., April 24.-Ni town opposite here is in ruins tc fire set by Mexican federal soldiers destruction which did not end until before the guns of American soldie Two Mexi Two Mexicans are known t( States troops and several were s platoon from Fort McIntosh got mishes between the Americans ar succession as the Mexicans, their the burning city, began an indiscrii boundary, but tonight there was n eff$?t?ve. Property Lo Property damage in Neuvo L tile buddings destroyed were the buildings, postoffice, theater, the f section of the southwest, the rail rc Railway and other smaller structu At a late hour tonight the fii that it would be controlled until destroyed. Kerosene and other c the VflfwCkage, which otherwise w to the adobe construction of most International Bridge Saved. -There was no property loss in La redo, Tex. Bethe international bridges are sax* though the eforts to dynamite "thew resulted In the death of two men SHpipd in the undertaking. One Mex- j caa wo* abot by an American sharp shooter from the top of the water! tower. The Mexican waa trying to reach the end ot the International foot and wagon bridge. Another was killed whoa he tried to blow up the ??atoan end of the international ralL road bridge. American soldiers aro constantly stationed st the American end to prevent such attempts. When the Mexlcau soldiers finally departed order was quickly restored in Laredo, but strong guards remain throughput the city. A serious prob lem waa furnished immigration and city authorities by the presence here of jy^-.rre^r c- >^Ug?n? fr^rn the burning "chy who had. to be furnished toad, and shelter. ' Mahers Are Huertefatas. - The fanerai garriaou uvac-aated Nu evo Laredo yesterday, supposedly go ing to Saltillo or Monterey. With their departure the busy little city ordinarily ot about 7,000 population was .virtually deserted, all the in habitants rushing panic stricken to tho American aide for fear of bandit attacks. The federals returned early today and lt was announced that they eenie back fyr additional engines to pull to tbeii trains. The Mexican can railroad shops are hore. There was little excitement occa sioned by the presence of the federals until this afternoon. Smoke was seen issuing from some of the buildings around the plata, the center of the town. The municipal building and the American consulate on opposite aides of tho square broke into flames simultaneously. Next door to the consulate. 'the poatofnee,. temporarily closed, also was seen to bo burning and around the plas* smoke began to issue from the windows and roofs of otlwr buildings. If. S. Troops Bo fleed Work. A few minutes later a mud explos ion wrecked several houses and tho fire rapidly spread in all directions. Americans began to gather oh the river ba?ik, but hastily retreated wben wanted that other explosions nearer at- hand might occur. Troops at iV.rt Mc&tosh were ordered o?t in double quick' order and in a few minutes a ad shops of the Mexican National res. re is still burning with no prospect everything inflammable had been unibus tibie liberally used added to ould not have been great, owing buildings. The Bregon Mills. Speaking of cotton mills, one of the really wonderful things in Anderson is the Brogan Mi?s there. Most of us know the mill by name 'out as to Its. product we know nothing. Thia mill makes colored flannel outings and ginghams and other fabrics, ono of about a dozen In tho United States. Talking to a Greenwood dry goods man about tbe mill a few days ago. he I said lt bad a national reputation. It certainly turns out a magnificent lino of goods. Superintendent Causey said they had 628 distinct patterns. The mill has another distinction. It is managed and most successfully too by ono of the youngest cotton mill prcaideu'3 in the Usited St ??es, B. B. Qosoett. Mr. Oossett is recognised ns one of the kvdlng cotton manufac tnr. rs of the Piedmont. He received hid training untj?r Ht? !?-*h*;r. -T p Qoraott, and has developed lu fe)Jogelf marked executive ability .vhloh makes for success in this mlU and the I others in this section which be con trols.-Greenwood Index. 1 I 1 WWWeBHSH (From Sui J. B. Watson, of Anderson, route 2. lapent part of yesterday In the city on [business. H. E. Girard of Anderson route 4, ?was among thc visitors to the city I yesterday. Magistrate U. 8. Fant of TownvUle I was In Anderson yesterday on burl iness. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rhody and children and Miss Annie Lewis of the Hammond section were shopping in the city yesterday. Claude Sorrell. Harry McOlll and Dr. James Jenkins of Hartwell. Ga., composed a motoring party to tho city yesterday. Sheriff Joe M. H. Ashley baa return ! ed from Sparranburg where he has I been spending several dsys. E. M. Brown and Vf. E. Giles of [Townvlllo spent a few hours in the [city yesterday. Tullan Hawkins of th? Bethany ?av (lon was in Anderson yesterday. I Miss Reba Caldwell of Triangle waa '.liniinlni' In Cit** lN<.? was In the city yosterday on b< D. J. Tucker, a well aaow.i W.I I llnmsUvt cit lean, snAnt yesterday Ut I'IVI. i-iiy Paul Thompson of the High Shoals section was in the city yesterday. J. 8. Ctask of CarswsU was ia the city yesterday for a few hours. J. T. Howard of the Flat Roch sec tion spent, yesterday ia the city on business. v R. H. Price of TownvlUe spent a few hours in the city yesterday. Monroe Bannister of Bethany waa in the city yesterday on business. MEETING HELD AT CHAMUEi OF COMMERCE GOOfr PROSPECTS ver y one Pleated With Splendii Progresa Made Toward the Coming of Attraction Al last lt ls here. The big chantan ?jun teat arrived Friday evening to gcther with the rest of the Chauiau ona property and was put up Sal urila; rapidly und? r the supervision o "Dad'' Hawkin;: t>.< Redpath proper!: man in charge hen'. There ls a grea deal of burtle and hurry about tin Li?or. lot on ?'lilah the tent ls be'm cree tot!. Snpcris tendent nickey arrived las night fi . rn Chicago and ls on Un ground row laking active charge li du- final round-up on thu ticket sell lng campaign. V/lth Mr. Dickey I: lt. B. Alford, known In Redpath cir i*.leo all over the Culled Staten a: "Shorty ' Shorty's name is quite ap propri?t? arni his genial dl?positloi ls as unlimited aa he ls-, short. E. B Pensons, who la th** Redpath super Intendant at Charlotte in also in towi ami will remain hore through Sunday A meeting was held yestorda: mnrr.?cir nt '.;?/> ;:: ?fcc chamber o coninincfc rooms of the ticket Bellini committee of thc Civic Asoclatlon Reporla on tickets were made am plans for the final campaign Monda: were formulated. Monday, It will bi remembered IB the tact day lu whlcl tickets can be secured for $2.00 b; local people. After tho price is $2.GO tho Redpath bureau tak'ng charge o Hie cale. Superintendent Dickey, Mr Alford, and Mr. Peraons all mad< short talk?, prefaced by a report fron Secretary Whaley ae to the genera condition of the ticket sale. Mi Dickey states that he ls very mucl plwirod with tho appearance of th< ticket sale and anticipates a grea week. Ho said he believed Andersoi was going to be the fluent openini town of the circuit. The crew has arrived and the boy; ..topped long enough from nwinxlnj Bledger/ on the stakes to say thai th?; thought Anderson was "some town, and (boy were looking forward to i tine time while hare. Hawkins, th property man, ls an experienced cnn vasaman, a student Cram Vincenne University. Louis Weigle, the cashier, ls a stu dent of the University of Indiana, li will have charge of ail the ticket sold on the grounds. Mr. Leiter, th gate man la from Winona Agricultu ral College He, as well as all th boys, have tine college athletic repu tatlons. John Ott. the electrician, i from one of the illinois state schooh Ott ls a practical electrician, and h addition to that has been a cow bo and a sa'l?r. The boya requested tha it ?sown tba! ?K FbASter Harris ot Fair Play waa. h ::;c ?Tty yesterday cn busacas. Jo'pn ra allison, formerly of Ander .son tnt now making nie homo at Wbji {mir*, spent yesterday lu the city wttl j rrv*ttt?>. a omjuth of Donalds spent a ie? hours in tho city yesterday. Henry Sired of the Sandy Spring] fKHtliT waa In Anderson yesterday. J. O. Kail cf Denver wes ewong ?hi visitors to spend yesterday Sn th? city. ITHE PALACE CARS MAY BE DELAYEE 'pullman Chair Cars For the In fer ur han lia ve Not Yet Been Deliverer I ^ (From Sunday's Daily.) Answering an enquiry yesterday a to whether or not the Piedmont i Northern lines would be anio to beg!) operations of palace chair cars on it lint s from Ami. ison to Spurtanbur^ the otllclnls of the line in Andersoi said yesterday that it might not b possible to get these cars in operatioi hy May 1 aa bad been intended. Tb cars are being built by the Northern ca company and the manufacturers ar a little slower about finishing then up than had been anticipated by tb ultu ia lu of tue Interurban. However, these carB are certalnl, td be put into HRH and they win doubt less prove to be a splendid invostmen y i for the electric railway. There is J f demand for BUCll Bervlee, even on ai electric train, and the patronage wil v he heavy from the first day that the: 1 ure operated. THE till'Ul VY1.NNEB.H ? Splendid Held Day Exercises at Thre and Twenty Saturday. Supt. J. B. Felton was greatly 1m i pressed with the manner in which th* tract meet at Three and Twenty Schoo I was conducted Saturday. There wer four schools participating. This i the first time in the biatory of tin state that such an enterprising, pro gresslve step has been taken by strict ly rural schools, and Mr. Felton sayi that the State meet at Columbia wai ict b?i.t?r in Home ways. He in piuui j of the splendid community apiri I shown. The following aro th? priai I winners: Fifty yard dash-Van Searcy. : I One hundred yard dash-Bichan j Watson. He alBo captured the 141 yard dash, tho broad jump and tin hurdle, although he had Btrong com [.p?titlon in some of the events. High jump, Harry Tripp. Pole vault, Paul Shirley. Broad jump for little boys, Jobi Pepper. Best hand embroidered work, Mis; . J Beatrice Merritt. Beat hand made laue, Cady Foster. Best Button holes, Eunice Duck [worth. Best maps drawn during year, Mar [.inila Walann. Best piece of wood work, Fred Pep per. j Bent cup Cake, Montez Henderson , Best biscuit. Nora Robinson. Wade Drake, etc. One of the greatest farmers in th a United States ls Wade Drake of th I e same Anderson county. Forman Smiti caine in yesterday with a lot of ct?Lm son clover ami-vetch from Mr. Drake' place, and made, the statement tba tohile this beautiful forage aeeme .goad enough for people tb est, inuci less stock, yet Mr. Drake ls turnio under 40 .acres of lt. He would a course realize a handsome price o: the hay, but he wishes to build up hi land, and thia costs less than comuier '.la! fertilizer. The nodules on the vetch were nev eral Inches below the surface, fur tushing a ?orge supply of nitrogen t the soil, and storing it for a drought i.?rske !?i tainting under a 40 r.cr field, u~*ng his big tractor with abou 1!? gang plows. He will plant cottoi and expects to get about a bale an a hnlf to the acre, which ls about ftv times as much aa the field yleldei when he began to cultivate it. UPSJHAW Vdu THE SENATE. Lecturer and Temperance Worke Has Been Suggested as a Candidate. Atlanta, April 25.-Leading citizen of Blacksheur, Ga., have sent a for mal petition to Hon. W. D. Upshsi of Atlanta, vice president of the nat Ional Anti Saloon League and edito of tho Golden A?e, urging bim to an nounce for the United' States sen ate, to succeed the late Senator A. C Bacon. 'Aa the biU. for constitutional pre hi bitten la now pending lp bot branches of congress," says the pe tltlon in part, "Georgia ought to b represented only by a rock-ribbe prohibition democrat. We beg you t consent to eater th.?, race for the na tlonal legislature and there use you sacred eloquence and consecrate powers In flghtiog the battles of tb common people who stand for 'piet in the home, purity in toe life am purity '.n the. State and nation." in a letter sent In response to th above. Mr. Ups haw is quoted as say lng, "If the sentiment expressed li your peUtlon ia reflective of the senti meat of the average town of Georgi oi. this great question. I would feel i my duty to call in pending lectur dates made wider over America an make this r?c-. I thsiik ysu for th h'.gh honor and promise to v? occasion. Delicious refreshments were aerv- I ed the guests. '' rdock the guests all went over toi he club where' danoing wag enjoyed tat?! a lr=i* ?K?ur. The Guild of Grace Episcopal ZSiurch gave a. mose delightful mus- j teal tea ht- the home of Mrs. W. B. steals on itgfcjjr.nyff, "S*???*. The '-pl owing program waa enjoyed Tr|o-NTChb von Haste}, Herr Orahl, ind Mrs. W. B. Steele. Vocal, Solo.-Mrs. JU>bn Prank. Instrumental sohp-Htfra. O. L. 'Iflsr. in Vocal Solo-Jura. Waller Nardin. Vocal ^JOr-ftlK*, GhW, Green. Vocal Solo-Mrs, Leroy Pajes Trio Messrs voa HMS*!. Grafel and refreshmenja were served. Dr. and Mrs. O. P. Ross entertained he eiujb j^m^?ra a* a ciiar?ing>dance >n. Friday evening at ta* Hose KUI dab. AnlnvltatlonfroniDr, and Mrs. toss always iaaurea a delightful oc asi?n anil :the ctab.memberalook for. va rd to their entertainments with 2 treat deal of pleasure.. One of ?ho ?0^ dfllfhtful events ti an'unusually pleasant week was he luncheon Tltnrsday morning given >y. Mra. R^att Parker lp honor of ?rs.. WaUw Montgomery of Sbartan mrg and ?TB, Weldoa ot Virginia. ?er beauUfui home is mos( attractive 1 or entertaining and the event of Thursday waa chorran? tn every de ail. Mra Parker's gjueita were: mn, RrtaUer Weldon. Miga flaW Arn^d V?; ireaoarood. liars. ?ro*) fioehjfan, Mrs. Mrs,.A, M-.WmmMp^iL, ng hostess for a few frisada on/ leaaay.aojra^mn, w?^a:Sha ' !u2h,?S^ S?^^s^tSei? ! ?00a wap di^ja^ratLv HWt. After *a*B*y tm course cacan, wry *W the ?nest o? KrSmg^te sae^anisstelnadl icy triando at a daligKUai card par-} y at tba home UlS?. ?assis afc-i IrisefoT the ^IniZmrlmlalTur-1 nm ?KA AWAMMAM ' A J.ll-l-J- .- I S No. 14 y aili? r ruti? WRITE FOR ?? m No. 2 on 988B,tt'1?i'f No. 3 on Cof??S - ' ' SOO. IMPROVEMENT KJU?TIN NO. 4 SECOND and THIRD APPLWATIQN of FERTILIZERS Sf Kl. H. D. LOACH ftncw (fwnu r nniliiil SWIM SOIL nmovBUBNT ooMurrm MC Aiinrli .V.C. A. many visitors wara present ana tue meeting was an unusually pleasant one. The prui?npal business waa the arrangements for Memorial Day. Hon. Richard I. Manlnng has been selected for the speaker for the occasion and the-services will be held on the aft-;r inoon of May 10th at 3:30 The elec tion ot a?tcers for. the coming year was also held and resulted in the- follow in g elections: President, Mrs. Car ra?n; First Vice-Pres., Mrs C. 8. 8uL li Van.; Second Vice-Pros. Mrs. Ola Cooley; Enc. S?cy. Mrs. T. A. Rad cliffe; Cor Sec, Mer. J. O. Sanders, Registrar. Mrs. George Eroyles; His teria::, Mrs. R. C. Webb; Gleaner, Mrs. S. Bl ockley. Gn the program for the afternoon was a sweet ,?lis^^H . i Mira.. J. W.,<,)MaJiUehftunx;abojnaJBgt west of tbo etty was th? meeting place on Friday afternoon for the Dixie ! Chapter. Mrs. J. E. Barton waa un animously elected Secretary, Mrs. Rufus Feet serving far the meeting on Friday afternoon. MTS. Theo'. Roper was unanimously elected a member of the Chapter. On the program, for the afternoon were two splendid papers, one, "El ementary schools before the War," hy ?Mrs. W. W. russell, and "college Bc-ore thc! War," Miss g& Mn. A. M. Sharp played a pretty instrumental selection, niter which the attractive hostess served delightful refreshments. Miss Annie Gooley has .been spend ing several days in Greenvtlo with friends. Miss Oleanor McGregor has return ed to ber home J n Spartanbicg after a visit to MTS. Ola Cooley. Miss Mary Dickson went to Atlanta , Saturday for a short visit Mrs. Eugene Bates and Mrs. Jesse Smitn of Greenville, were the guests pt Mrs. W. H. Wat kia* tor Friday. oooooooooooo o D ? o a 'Cm,^2^ J JO :'^.T ? o (ByA!saoeh>^d?Ww> o o Waa^atonV^rt ?*?.-_Tha o o navy department agaijo. was the o o center of int*^. dispute*** o o from the fleet be?* looked for o o thwuah??? the day, '*&m ?teen* o o nation, of Vera^ Crux^^ej^al o o er B^k^ o o mose. o o The gunboat Nashville has o o gone to relieve the congestion o o there. No news of an ojMal o o been' racefred?" but American o s a?fet? ; o refugees. a P . P*SAr*tto??.isjr,:?aJ)gkW,tta'.o o fooa and proyiej*?* .were ad o ? vauced by tb? seeratary. of the o O luina ??? i .momeas*. ***i?T reston with Chicago children celebrated Arbor day today by planting $4.450 worth of small tresa and shrubs.