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W?tUr, BsUMIabed JSCOj Dolly, Jon. 13, MM, TUESDAY AND FRIDAY -** ,'~- , " . 1 ' M^W?B?KM ANDERSON, S. C, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1914. *' iiiiji PRICE $i.S0 THE YEAR BOARD pF EDUCATION GRANTS COLLEGE PRIVI LEGE OF STATE-WIDE CANVASS ANDERSON MEN MAKE PLEAS Trustees of the Institution Also Given tho Authority to Issue $75,000 in Bonds. flpfcinl to The IijUiliamttdtf.' CHARLESTON, ?fifj Dec 9.?After considerable wrangling tbe state Bap tist convention tonfght. adopted the recommendationbf the board of Edu cation to grabt 'Anderson college the privilege of a State-wide canvass, for the purpose of raising 1100,000 to meet the indebtedness of the college and to purchase new equipment. In the petition of the board of . trus tees to the board of education the. ex clusive right of such a campaign was asked. In. the recommendation,of the board, or. education to the convention the word "exclusive" was not mention ed. The .argument hinged about ' this some stating that It might cause trou ble later.. Anderson, college is grant ed the right. to' make ' a Etato canvass only, but ' other ; colleges may: privately solicit 'subscriptions. . President Klnard, CapL H. H. Wat kins, and Dr. Jno. T. Vines, made pleas for the granting of permission of the convention. The exact financial condition' of the Anderson'college was stated, and th? gentlemen put it up to the committee that- if tbe conven tion did not .wish to grant the request the board Of trust?es; would be glad to take the college \}f? the hands of the convention. , f Besides the above; three gentlemei Dr.- Cody oUQree^jm^- ^y ^ Jfpaes, of COjcer College, sprite'hd in. favor I of pans leg the- recommend a :tlo?," - **.?.*? : '> .. -\ \ "; jFarmas University- is granted privilege of extending its State-wide canvass for eight months in order to raise.;the remainder of its endow-' m en t.. And er ton Co liege has the sole r|ght- to conduct a state-wide cam-, nalgn. While not unaninioas, the vote wao overwhelmingly in favor of the recommendation. After this had boon passed Cr.pt. Watkins Introduce" ? resolution..that thb trustees of Anderson college be allowed to issue, bonds not exceeding ?75,000, to bo secured by mortgages on the property of the coll?ge. This money is to meet the expenses and to improve .the .ipBtitution.v,; This was passed with no discussion. ' By understood agreement Green ville ; county is not tn be canvassed on account of the G. P. C. Anderson was greatly praised In raising money for her college and the value was stated, to be now $198,600 and assents at/S56,6?5? 1 . The- association authorized ?bo changing of the name of th? Ureeh vlUe Female College to that of Green ville. Vtouan's College: -The. can . w??> pr?s*-. Mattbowe; pastor- of Wt?-^ntrai .Bap^ tlat church of Grechviile/the speaker an's college. . 30 <r'ministerial education htedi byVth?'-ltev, 0. " T. ?kr^m?Viim&a University and tlrcenvllle P?dal? College..and the Anderson Collen'.? were i presented. Th? matter ot MJnp?ign for th? Anderoon ^College precipitated a long discussion; wbtch was partici pated in by President David M. Bam say of the Greenville Female College, Hon. B. M.. Shilman, of the boar* of trustees of the lps?tutioh, Btev; J. P. VincB, pastor Of , the First Baptist church of Anderson ;. Pr?sident Ji P. Klnard of th? Anderson College/tod Captain H.;Hf.WatlilnB. of .the board of trustees of tbe Anderson institution. '. ? ?-> ' >-1?? Gont??t?o?i Unchanged An4 ?iONDON.VP?c; 1^(1181, A. Excbatke Telegraph dispatch m Amsterdam *?ays: "T"li6 latest bulotln Issued in Ber lin says Emperor "Willlatn'a condition ja?;Wpiftnged. and he h?s beeu unable to ':???r*-::S?5CW. ^^?Ji?ver has not "t^ThT^Pcroti received a report of the military luUuaUan. but. wbb too weak to give^any instructions.? - . ' < : :, ? ' Jews ?r#ea Jfroi? '. ?Ui????&}. ; mately&,W?&l?&*in have boon dri*. eh from the\rl<ofc\>sMn Poland, accord ing, lo a caMe^?-jim from the, Petro grad office of-th? Jewish Colonisation -A??^tion, ra^do flCblie hero today by the At^rti^n JMrish Relief.Com ralttee . All of them are suffering, the messes said. >V\.~. No Prospect of Settling Ohio Strike (By Associated Pre**.) CLEVELAND, 0.. Dec. 9.?That there ls.no immediate prospect of settling the strike of 15,000 coal min ers in eastern Ohio was indicated to day when the Ohio Coal Operators' Association issued a statement' de claring their mines would not be re opened until the miners agreed to a wage scale "in line with other con tracts which they have-made in com petitive fields and which 1b not an increase over last year." COURT SETS DATE FOR LE' M. FRANK TO BE PUT TO. DEATH FRANK MAKES b ASTATEM Denounces Spirit of Mob Violence Which Pervaded Court Room at His TriaL' \ (By Associated'PptaO - - ATLANTA? OA.} De<?: ?.-^-Leo Frank today was' sentenced; in FUltbn v. county ?uperior ;,au .ftfaagea?n Friday Jaihiutry i-, j^^er'b^ro-??.. April, lOiS.- of ? pfogari, : a 14-year old factory 'girt'* a Beftire receiving sentence, v Vilich was pronounced by .Jiidge Pcii JJ. mU. Frank made a statemsut to the cour^ denouncing the "spirit of mob violence which peiraded thp- court room" at his triai; declaring his death would lay an indelible stain upon Gcoegia's name for Justice,0 and charging' that James Conley, the negro aweeper at . the factory of which Frank was supc, - Iin ten dent, and who .was the State's principal, witness against Frank, had _ committed perjury. The statement was as follows: >;~rffl "May it please. your honor, this is a momentous day?a day of far reach ing importance to the'State of Geor gia and to the. majesty of the law. even than to myself, for under the guise of law your honor is about to pronounce words that will condemn to death an innocent man. Transcending in im portance the. loss of my life Is the In*, dellble stain and dishonor resting CTr on the name of the State by reason ua its judicially murdering an Innocent roan. The Jury's verdict of August 26, 1913; finding me guilty qf the death of Mary* Phagan, did not then, and does not now speak the truth. I declare, to your honor and to the 'world that that verdict was made in an atmosphere seething with mot violence and clam or tor my life? a verdict based on e*-.* dencc absolutely false which under Other1 circumstances vA>uld not have been'given a moment'o credence. . i ''Your' 'honor,, I deeply sympathize Wit? th? "parehto ; of Mary, pbagaal The bruta that brought so much grlsS Upon them has' plunged me into Bor row and misery unspeakable,' and is about to accomplish my undoing. .*<*'But this I know, my execution will thark the advent of a new. era In Geor gia,,where a good name and stainless honor count for naught against th? word of a vile criminal ; where the testimony of southern white women of unimpeachable character is nrana ed as false by the prosecution, disre garded by the jury, and the perjured vapor Inga of a black brute alone ac cepted as tho whole truth; where a mcb crying for blood invaded the court room and became tho dominant factor In what should have been a solemn judicial trial. Oh, shame?* tbat.tteaa 4hiugs . be true I : ^ ' . 'iLlfd. ls very sweet to me: It is not easy thing to giye rip the love of dear opes, of wife and panentB, or k;ven loyal friends. Though, this be true,*: death, has no" terrors for toe. I go to my end in the full consciousness of innocence and in tho.firm convic tion that, ns there IS a,God in Heaven, my full vindication toust come soms day; With the dawn ?f that, day, there ^jwn- jd- the people of -.Gel^gie take, a mistake irretrievable--- the rotation vjf an Innocent man,. a vic tim of perjury, prejudice and passion/' Today marts the third time Frank has been sentenced to death ter tu* r?wB?n g?rra :in?rder>' tftesente?ce is In accordance with the state supreme court's :retns*V to set aside the con viction oh the ground. that Frank was absent from the court room wheat** verdict was returned, ^?t vrse leartted hero today that Frank's attorneys have had under con Stalwart Parihans of India Ready to Fight Germans. . This,is one specimen of,the . kind of soldiers sent to the continent of Europe, by Great 'Britain'?q-'fight the Germans. They are Parinahs, and belong to an ??ictitr?ntior regiment which has a reputation Irx ' India. They are mhclf stronger, and Iargpr j British army in. India have^bee'n t?d than the averose-^hdvd. In fact, and ?- - - n iea' that they would do little In the field. But those who have enlisted In the the effects of generations ? of ere. so weak j famine have to some extent "worn off'. A British Squadron Has The Southern Coast er? Scharnhorst, Gncsii Of Germany's Larges (By Associated Pre**.) , Or eat Britain, has evened the score with Germany for sinking her cruis ers, the .0004 Hope and Moutrtouth, off Chile November 1. A British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee has sent' to the bottom off the southern coast of South -AiiiBrica the German cruisers Scharnhorst, '. Gnelsenau and Leipzig, three, of the German warships which defeated Rear Admiral Sir Christo pper, "Cradock's men-of-war. Ac cording to the official advices the British ships have .given chase toi two other GeraadsVUuo D?rnberg ahtf the fight. jAnt'oiflciai 'diRpatcu irom Chile says it is reported there these two vessel* w?r?'T&dly damaged. ; "With., the s?^qrrp^ t?? Scharn horot.i the German flagship, Admiral Count v?n-Spee, probably,, found. a grive' beneath ; the /wavesfaa,'.was the case" with .admiral Craddocks for. air tnoagh. the* official report says some, of th? men of the Gnelscnaa and Leipzig were saved, no mention was made of the rescue' of any from the Scharnhorst. On lend artillery duels and* Infan try attacks are in progress aldag the entire front in Belgium and. France and battles continue at various points in the east front Poland to the Car , pathjans. ?n ?he south the Servians claim the Austrian* are in precipi tate flight before King Peter's forces and' are ' losing heavily, in ' men, guns and war stores. Tne Ffeuch war office, claims that in the western tonp the Allies at va rious peints have rnado gains and have strengthened tlio positions. - xe taken: from.the Germans, From Ber lin, however, comes a oeniat of this and an assertion that the Germans n> th? region of Nancy ar.d In. the fores} of the-Argohne nave inflicted, heavy losses on ,the Allied n "Altboagh:. Petrograd . claims -tho R?bbIa?s evacuated Lodz for strat?gie raisons and without'tho Iosb of a sin^ glo map, Berlin maintains that the German occupation or the eecond city ?i' A-_.:__?._?__ .?._*? .?..?. i? furaon; no? otwuij/nmicu umy oj-,-. ter enormous losses, had been aufter*^ by the Russians. qreat Britain, accordingla pftclaV adv?ee?, how. te-(??ihplote control of that part '/>f Asiatic Turkey from the junction of. the Tigris and Euphra tes rlvors to,the:sea. This was ac complished throughthe surrender of the Turkish .'commander Subhf. Bey, to Gwat Britain's In Uan expodltton ary force operating af the head of 'th? Persian sgnjifi, . - -The latest bhrwrfn -issued. In > Ber lin concerning the condition of Km pew wimam saia heh^?b^: ?n< Sent;to the Bottom Off) of South America Cmis senaiiand Leipzeg, Three it Vessels. ." ' >.' able'to leave bis bed arAl hi a fever had. not decreased. -.' It- added the epi perbr waa too weak to*, give, military instructions. . v Great Britain and Portugual '. have signed ap arbitration' treaty covering a period of five years. The statement Is. made in the preamble that it is do sired, to confirm the friendly alliance which happily has, existed for ' so long a period between them and which might imperil or weaken that friendship. ^ LONDON; Dec. 9.?The victory off the Falkland Islands, where the firlt ish aquadron sank the German cruis jers i; Schranhorst, ' Gnelsenau and Lelp-Jg, and tho success of the In dian , troops '. on- th? Gulf of Persia,1 where they compelled surrender ' of a Turkish army, have for-the moment overshadowed, so tar as England ia, concerned, the larger ettehts -which. have takenr. place on the continent of Europe.' .-* _ ;r The sinking of the German cruisers materially lessens the menace to British shipping, while th<j success of Che Indian forces gives Great Britain control of the Perelan . Gulf and the delta of the Tigris -., and Euphrates and threatens, that part of Turkey,on which German railway, builders have had;: their eyes, set for many years. With this good news for the Allies comes -"what is. considered hero -as a favorable . French communication I on operations in Flanders and France. - Withdrawal of German trocps, from the west to strengthen their armies in the east'has enabled the Allies-to resume the initiative along the front reaching from the Swiss border to the - North sea, and .while they have not made any. marked advance, they have been able, according to - official announcement, to organise and con solidate positions won during the last few days. tThla has not been done without opposition from th? Germnus who claim to have inflicted -heavy losaeB, particularly la the Argonno MSd r.orth ?? rmncy. Flanders now is consldorcd fairly uafo from uerman attacks ' Which*, when- they do .materialize, It I8 be lieved here, will be directed more at the FYench centers. , Russia has' at last admitted the oc enoatiort of Lodz bv the Germans, "but in an official statement today. declar ed her eoldier* evacuated tho city 15 hours before - tho Germane 'occupied il changing their posIMon without th* loss of a single man. It is apparent from the various-of-' flcfal reports that thoro are c'onvorg- ! snstSOerman movements on Warsaw . (PONTINVKD : ON : PAOB PlV?!) Former German Consul Sentenced to Death -1??'; (By Ano-Jated Pr?s.) LONDON, Dec 9.?Nicholas Ahlem, former German consul In Sunderland borough, and a. naturalized English citizen, was convicted today by the Durham assizes of high treason and sentenced to death. The grand jury of Durham assises returned a true bill against Nicholas Ablers on the charge of high treason early In November, it was charged that after the declaration of War he helped German reservists leave Eng land, for Germany. According to tne indictment, Ahlers was naturalised lb' 1905. . ' Georgia's Share Will Be Available Next Week ATLANTA, share of the1 ! $135,000,000 cotton pool organized under the direction of the federal reserve'board to be loaned' to' cotton farmers, will, bo, available for ubo some time next week, ac cording to an announcement here to day by the state committee Which will superintend its dlBtilbutldn. Loans will be ' made through the Georgia banks oh a valuation of 0 cent? a pound. Georgia's share of the fund amounts to approximately 120,000.000. )' Offensive movement Has Been Successful (By Associated Pre**.) PARIB, lVe.,9.?(7:21 p. m.)-^A Havas dispatch from Nlsb,: Sorvia, says:- .'. . "The crushing offensive' movement of the . Servian army has been suc cessful along the entire front.' The Austrians are retreating In the greatest disorder, losing a largo num ber of prisoners' and cannon and war material. . At one point alone the Servians took 2,000. prisoner* and the band and thc .f.ss of the zzna regiment" Contracts For OR Steamers Awarded .(By A*orf*tedFross.) NEWPORT NBW8 Va.r Dec.? ?.? Contracts for. twr oil tank steamers, costing ?1,000,000 each, were Awarded :Vj4H? to the Newport News ahipbttltd t; i.f and Dry Dock Com pan y by the Standard .Oil Company. The now vos ott will be 600 feet long, of 14,900 tons each and will make a spewjS? IQ kpnts an hour.. They: *^nat be completed within twelve moriUS and thirteen months respectively. * President's Message Proves Satisfactory ROME, Dec. 9.?President Wilson's message to congress bas beert recelv eu hero with general satisfaction. His reference to the United States as the "champion of peace and of concord" and his statement that this reputation as a peace-loving nation might bring the country the opportunity "to coun sel and obtain peace in the world and reconciliation" is taken here- to indi cate that tho United States Is ready to ub6 its good offlccB for the restab llehment of European peace. Will BE WED MEXICAN FORCES MUST! CEASE FIRING INTO AMER ICAN TERRITORY U. S. GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED! [To Remain on American Soil and] Return Fire Would Not Be an Act of War. JTON, Deo. the con tending Mexj^ force* opposite Naco, $?is., do not ?e??o firing into Jx?qtV can territory the three batteries of fieid artillery sent t? the international line wll be ordered to retsra the fire. This, is the United States Govern ment's determination, It became known tonight after a full discussion of the situation by President Wilson and his cabinet. No .specific orders have been given, but while Brigadier General Taajcer H. BIIsb, who was di rected to proceed to Naco, with the field artillery, is en route there, offi cials expect an answer to the sharp warning 'given to Mexican factions battling across the border that bullets and shells must not fall on American soil. . No act of "aggression" is contem plated, a statement made by the White House today said, but officials draw a distinction between aggressivo and defensive action. For cavalry or field artillery to cross the Mexican line or open fire first would constitute an act of aggression, but to remain on American soil and return,the fire of the Mexicans is, In tne opinion of high officiais, ? measure ' of . defense fully Justified and riot an act of war or invasion. ! The White House statement Issued by Secretary Tumulty after a confer ence -with the President was as fol lows: > "It has been thought wise to streng, then "the forces at Naco because of tho recklessness of the contending factions there in falling to. control the direction of their fire. Of course, no aggressive action is contemplated.' It was explained at the war depart ment that the artillery ordered to Naco could fire over the Mexican town into the lines of the Mexican factions which insisted on firing into Ameri can territory. This Is the plan should, warnings prove futile. The general ex pectation however, is that no such contingency will arise. > ~ The Washington government's ac tion constitutes a precedent for the fu ture and was taken to mean that any. firing into American terrltoiy along the border would be met by similar, steps. Mai>y telegrams had come tel ling of injuries resulting from stray bullets ' end at yesterday's cabinet meeting, where the telegrams , were discussed, it was understood that the determination to put an end to such occurrences was emphatically ex pressed. Rafael Zubarnu Company. Carranza agents hero, issued a. statement to night charging the Maytoreaa garri son at Naco with responsibility, for firing across th? border and chali*ng: inc ?overiicr l?sytovstia v?. b?a?u of Oerierai Hill* the Carransa com mander, to withdraw into the inter ior of Mexico tor a pitched battle. lie made public ? telegram from General Hilt declaring the American military authorities at Naco, Aria,, were, dis criminating, in favor of Maytorena's troops. . "Bullets from oar enemy are coii stantly causing damage to the Ameri can town; but we are held recponsl bie for it. due to the discrimination/' the message said. "The families of our, chiefs and of ficers, and many of. our :soldiers are living in Naco, ArixV Under these cir cumstances you can flee how reasonable it is for us to avoid firing toward tho United States." . ENTIRE BLOCK OF REINFORC ED CONCRETE BUILDINGS BURNED OUT BY FLAMES r 3,000 PEOPLE OUT OF WORK As the Inventor Stood WatcJr?g flames He Said 'TB Start All Over Again Tomorrow." (By AMoctatad IrrtM.) WEBT ORANGE, N. J? Dec. fJ,?Flro destroyed virtually tbo entire mala plant, of the Ed loon company hero to night, oauBlns damnge estimated at nearly $7,000,000 with Insurance that it is expected wilt reduce the Joss to approximately 16,000,000. | . An entire square block of mod?ra reinforced concrete buildings which were supposed to be fireproof -^ea burned out by the flames. Tht oaly building saved in the block Va. the laboratory building, containing valu able scientific machinery under Imme- ' dlate euporlntondcnco of the Inventor, Thomas A. Edison. Especial, efforts made to save this structure were suc cessful. . : It is esimated that 8.000 men and women will be temporarily . thrown out of work because of the fire. In all about 7,000 persons were employed at the plant, but as the storage bat tery building across the street from the.main plant, was caved with other buildings nearby,, it will bo poaslblo to keep something, more than half the. force employed. . Four nroraon -were. Injured fighting the blatte and were 'takon'to a hospital. "Although I am mV?;tnan<07 yeare of age, 171;--'..?tart ?l e*?r.T a*sia t?^ morrow,? ?^Ue.^m^ ty Well burned out; tool morrow there v/lh bo a . here and. the debris r/Ui away it It I* cooled ittffcde?iifrs?? I, win go right to work to reconstruct the plant." The inventor expressed hitnsetf thus as he stood Watching th? fi?mes Uok. up building after building of his mam- - moth electrical plant, started, It Is thought probable, by an explosion' In the inspection building, one of the smaller frame structures, Tain build ing was quickly a mass of flames and the fire spread rapidly.to other struc tures. Chemicals In some of the build ings made the flro fighting extremely difficult Explosions CC??rrv? fre quently. All employes at work in var ious buildings escaped., k , In all eleven buildings In th? main plant were destroyed. The " buildings destroyed included those occupied by the New Diamond Diso Company, the one occupied by the Kinotophono Com pany and the b?ltding which housed the Bates numbering machines, to gether with the Edison primary bat tery building. - the talking 9 machine building and the administration huild * Fire departments from Orange, East and South Orange* Elcomfleld, Mont clalr and Newark rosponded to a call for help, hut were badly handicapped by lack, of aufflclont pressure, Electric fight Wires of .the town went oat; of r commission when tbo power house at the Edison . plant was destroyed, plUhglng the place Into darkness. From th? blazing electrical plant it self, however, thoro ohot up >x>werlng flames which illumina? ? iue country for miles around. Mr. Edison was not at the v "ant when the fire started, but bo soon appeared and assumed personal charge of directing the forces combat ting the flames.' Ho was especially anxious regarding the laboratory building and when be found thst- it probably would be Impossible to save the greater part of tbo rest nt the plant he bad- the effort of the fire fighters centered upon this structure. In the meantime much of the valuable scientific apparatus, drawinga, modela and other treearred aotMsifonSof the Inventor in this building.as could bo readily moved were carried to a place of safety. , . ." Aftev the fire Mr. Edison mr.do tho estimate' of the loss entailed.; Thirteen Killed by ^ 11 Dynamite E&pletien SCttAimW^Pa; mine, workers were klUed In the Diamond shaft of tho Deiawaro, Lack awanna and Western Cowrany here today when a box of fiyna.Alto being lowered into the mlno wfth 1,3 men1 exploded, wrecking^ tn^!igj|oendtnc carriage amV hnriing Tiv??viii ta the bottom et.the shaft. Oho man es caped alive. ' 4 BUENOS AFRES, Dee. 9,-^Threo German merchantmen were sunk by Brlih?z *>r ^apanqse wersbips off the coast of Terra del Pdega, the south ernmost extremity of South Ataertc*. last Sunday, according to adYlces Just received here. '\r''-'^iv