THE ANDERSON DAILY VOL. 1-No. 9. Meekly, E.tablisbed I860, Dally, Ja?, 18, 1014. ANDERSON, S. C THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1014. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PER-ANNUM. ?irnmrt yu ! m NC?nU ftILLtU B? WHITE BOY RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT NEAR IVA ONE WEEK AGO BOY WAS FREED Lad Waa Exhonorated .By th? Result of Coroner's Inquest Wednesday. At a coroner's Inquest held iu the undertaking parlors of O. F. Tolly & Son Wednesday afternoon, Parker Bowie, a lad of about ll, was exone rated of all blame In connection with the death of Adger Dennis, col ored, which occurred at thc Ander son county hospital Wednesday morning at about J o'clock. Very few people knew of the ne gro having been injured. The sheriff and his deputies said Wednesday that Uiey had no information of the affair until they were notified that the nrgro was dead, at which time Coroner J., H. Harbin was summoned and J. Olin Sanders, deputy sheriff, mo ?ent to !VH to bring in thc bey. The eye-witnesses to the shooting, a sister ot the dead negro and ono of bis brothers-in-law, testified that the affair was entirely an accident and that the little : fellow did not Intend to shoot the gun at all and that there was no Intention of killing Dennis. It seems that young Parker hitfi been hunting and as he was re turning to the home ot his father, Lc E. Bowie, ho stopp'xi at the ne gro's house to rest, sitting down upon effect in both of the negro's legs. This happened last Wednesday, and the wounded man WSB brought to the Anaer Ber? . hospital Saturday for treatment. For a time it appeared that he waa getting along nicely but blood poisoning sot in and he d. :*i early yesterday morning. After all of the testimony had boen laid before the coroner's jury, ?they rendered \a verdict iii rough itioir foramen, M. L. Carlisle, to the effect that the shooting was accidental and! .ho boy was discharged. One feature. of the affair was that at the time of tho shooting the ne gro waa ongaged In making propara tlona for hts marriage, which -was to have taken place next Sunday. Suffered Break of Both Arm and Skull Notwithstanding the fact that he had suffered a bad fracture near the base of his skull. Lonnie Bowen, a 14-year?old boy living at 33 D. street in Anderson, did not know that he had suffered any injury to his. head when he fell from a trestle on the O. S. & A. a few days ago. The boy's right arm Wak broken and he suffer ed terrible pain from this, but he waa unaware of the fact that he had Also suffered a serious injury to bis head. Several boya.were playing on the trestle when -the ? Bowen boy fell through, catching at a wire aa he went down andi. badly burning bis, hand. When ko struck the ground his Arm was broken and when Dr. Frank Ashmore WOB summoned he discovered that the boy had also fractured his skull.. The patient did not complain cf arty injury to his bead, nor ha a ho since, with the ex ception ii saying-that he baa a se vere headache, but an X-ray- exami nation showed that the skull had been fractured near the base also on> the side and it ls a serle injury. lt 1? considered a remark able case from a medical standpoint. Information last night was that tbe boy waa letting along very well, hav ing been takev from the Anderson hospital to his home. Whan ho la au Ardently reoovA?ed fro*n the frac ture of his skull be will again en ?_.1-V.-? ... 1 V ii, itu *M?- -- ??---' mn* --rx on his aite will be necessary. STATE CAPITAL Special Coirefiponden.ee. Columbia, Jan. 2L-The house was in session only an hour Wednesday. It heard a message from the gover nor in regard to completing the Co lumbia canal. Thc message was re ferred to the Judiciary committee and ordered printed In the journal. The governor recommended that the own ers of tho canal be forced to carry out their contract. Tho house passed a bill requiring cotton seed meal offered for sale to contain at least 8 percent antonia. The house decided to buy a uniform of Confederate gray for its sergeant at arms. Only business of a routine nature was transacted by the senate during Ita short session this morning. Both tho houGc sod sonate stand adjourn ed until 10 o'clock Thursday morn-' lng.' , Columbia, S. C., Jan. 21-S. L. Latl mr, Jr., manager cf the t'clversliy of South Carolina b-v-el-al team today announced his narn'r schedule for the coming season. The season opens here March 2.1 rILh Lsfayette^pf Easton, Pa., and cloie-! Miy 7 with Drvld?on Collage at iivJsca, K. C. *TOTig the e.degs; to bo rael are W-H Virginia, Weals* di \ Washington and Lee, V. M. I., and A. ns M. o' North Carolina, Wake Forest, Guilford, Roanoke college au J Trint? ot North Carolina and otb. sr J. Columbia. Jau. 20.-The governor baa granted a parole to John Davis, 'who was convicted in Andersen Conn in UH cn the charge of aoduction, and sentenced to servo two years In the penitentiary. Davis was sent to urson County chain gang last W. W. Moroo, adjutant general, has returned from "Washington, where he ??tended thc anaual meeting or tue United States. Columbia, S. C.,--The dlabarmont proceedings against C. P. Sims, the Spartanburg Attorney, are set for February 10th, according to an order toaued today by Chief Justice Gary .ore brought by S. G. Finlay and other attorneys of Spartanburg. Columbia, Jan. 21,-Reversing i decision of a wock ago, tho senate com mit too on commerce and manu factures this afternoon decided to re port adversely the child labor hill, which would raise tho ago limit to 14 years. The reversal came aa the re sult of the second hearing on the bill before the committee. Mr. J. K. Hood appeared for the cotton mills. Tho eight hour section attracted I greatest opposition, the speakers de? i elating it would work a hardship on | the children of the mill villages. COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE Columbia, Jan. .21.-A compulsory school attendance law w?? en?ura?u today after a full discussion by the association of county superintendents |ot education of South Carolina, Thc association endorsed the mea sure in tho General Assembly, which I provides for a board ot state teach- ] era examiners. J. H. Brannon, county superinten dent of education of Spartanburg, was I elected Secretary of the association.! BURNED ON THE ATORE Columbia, Jan. 21-Culling cn Mrs. Robert Threat at her home at Lan caster this morning about ll-.30 and receiving no response to repeated knocking, a neighbor opened , the door of thc house and went in to find Mrs. Threat lying close to the kitchen range, burned to a crisp. Except for shoes and stockings there waa not a ihi'a?-? os the desid ?rc?ian. It ts ?upp?sed that her clothing became preparing the noonday meal. She waa alone tu the house at Gie time. Lime Kilns Unprofitable . The commission appointed at tho last session ot the General Assem bly to investigate the adrisibiltly of State's owningand operating the time stau eand phosphate properties tn South Carolina, today reported that such a step "would not be profitable/' The report makes the suggestion that stone plants with unpaid labor. JHREEPUCES WAS ELECTED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON LAST TUESDAY GLENN REELECTED 'Bill" Garrison a Trustee of of Clemson; Judge Breaxeale on Winthrop Board Special Correspondence. Columbia, Jan. 21.-The joint as sembly meeting WeduoBday morning from ll until 2 o'clock elected seve ral directors of State colleges and in stitutions. P. A. Willcox, of Flor ence, and David S. Coker, ot Halls ville, were re-elected trustees of th? University of South Carolina with out opposition. To fill two vscan I clea of tho board of trustees of Win- > a throp College. W. L. Olate, ot Orange burg, and John E. Dreazeale of An derson, were chosen. Fulton D. Creech, of Sumter, was siso a candi date. Wilie Jones of Columbia, did not offer for re-election. To All three vacancies on the board of tniBteeB of Clemson College, the following were nominated: J. J. Evans, of Marlboro, B. H. Kawl, of Lexington, Ivy Ml Mauldln of Pick ens, O. WI Medlock, of Edgeileld, C. P. Hodges, of Marlboro, and William D. Garrison, of Charleston, formerly ot Anderson county. Messrs. Evana, Garrison and Mauldln were elected on the first ballot. Orlando Sheppard., of Etlgefleld, was re-elected a member of the board ot visitors of the Citadel without op 1 P f t h t P n c n I c V ia a fa a t i n .w % D t li b d r a t v Ul ll t r? ll r g k Claude E. Sawyer, of Aiken, and A. L. Dukes, of Orangeburg, were re chosen meirfbers of the board of trustees of tho State colored normal and Industrial college at Orange burg. To AU two vacancies on the board of directors of the State penitentiary tao following were nominated: J. B. Addy, of Lexington, A. H. Hawkins of Nowberry, W. H. Glenn, of Ander son, J. A. Livingston", of Orangeburg and W. Ii. Canfield ci AfcdCioun. Mr. Glenna was elected on the first ballot. The remaining four candi dates will run again for the remain ing vacancy on the board, when the joint assembly rc-asBemblesi at ll o'clock Thursday. The first vote stood, total number of votes cast 138; necessary to a choice 70, of which J. B. Addy of Lexington received 66, A. H. Haw kins of Newberry 64, W. H. Glenn of Anderson 75, J. A. Livingston of Orangeburg 17, W. H. Canfield of An derson 6 . A. D. 0. ... i m. . .. .> i' ? .? RRFFHV?IF HAS GHOSENJIELEGATES Meeting Held To Select Forty Representatives to the Con vention Hefe. Towns lu every part ot the State! are making preparations for sending n big delegations to Anderson to parti- ii cipate in the 37th. annual Sunday! " school convention. I Forty delegates ha va been nominat- ^ ed by tho Greenville County interde- ? nomlnational Sunday School Associa-, tlon and an announcement of tbs ^ t names; ot delegates to attend *hb ^ meeting will be made tn the next few m days ,!? The meeting of the executive com- M mltteo was held in the rooms ot the j Draughon's Business college, and waa tj according to Rev. A. R. Mitchell, pre- ? stdent, an Interesting ono. The finan- p: ciai conditions ot the county as so- p dation ware gone over by the, com- ' u. mit tee at tala meeting, and stope | taken to complete tne rand of,|4W< which tra* promised to the State As- ? sociatkm by the Greenville county as 50C*S.tiw7i. **C?r*jT uv p?F vir?ii Xn tula i fund has already bean raised. I ?HG IN THE SEHE )N THE BILL TO INVESTI GATE THE STATE ASYLUM MO LINE UP AS YET lie Matter Wa? Carried Over Until Today a? Unfinished Business. Columbia, Jan. 2J>.~-The senate nil* uslered Wednesday on tus Steven on resolution providing tor an In Sstlgatlon. ot the ? asylum mnnagc lent. This investigation, was recom lend ed by tho govb^rnpr In his mes age Tuesday. The; debate on the! esolutlon was bosun in spite the libUBtor, but the resolution did not each a final vote before the senate djourned to mest * at 10 , o'clock 'hursday. Columbia, Jan. 21,-r-The senate onvoned this moralr;g nt i0.3u 'clock. Resolutions from operatives retesting against riia lng the age [mit for child labor and resolutions rom State farmers un'.on en doming tie warehouse bill were presented. Senator Weston JJOHUO aa eu?ii to ave the senate adjourn dobato on be Stevenson conqbrrpnt reaoiutlon rovidiug tor an investigation of thc lattens relating to Che State hospital or thc insane ref erred to in tba gov - rnor's message^ Benatr loved tb rabie. ' Tfc^ m Mt Se?ator Clift^ oed w\\.6L .'? il keston' called CWti tor Clifton d , motion to lay his motion on tho le. Sendtor ' Clifton offered * an mondment/jp Sear.tor Weston's mo l?n prevailed -and the aenate. voted a call r?solution up. Senator. Clifton loved to. ?trike out tba enacting rords. Hero the eenatora repaired o the house for the elections. Senator Carlisle stated that ho din ot introduce a bill which was In-, reduced, In his name last night re?! iting to child labor. The Spartan er? senator asl-c-d that bill be wlth rarwn from file for thia re?-"">n A bill requiring all lobbyists to egister with the secretary ui state nd to wear bright medal badges wo inches in diameter, with the .ord "Legislative Agent" written dereon and numbered and haa been itroduced in tho house by Represen ativo Eittenberg. The bill would like a violation of thia measure labio to a fine or imprisonment. Mr. Urenberg wants &11 lobbyists tig ;ed and their occupations made mown. INDERSnOOftVE M?NTH?[_' MAGAZINE )uHa Printing Company to Pot Monthly Publication in the Field It is understood in Anderson that a sw Journalistic effort will soon be Lunched when the Piedmont Magasine .opeara, to be Issued from the presses C the Oulla Printing and Binding itnpany with J, Homer Oulla aa edi ir and publisher. No definite announcement haa yet ??n mode by Mr. Oulla as td his plans, j at lt ia understood UuU-u* ia sow Laking preparations for getting out >e first issue cf thc magasine at au irly date. The publication will con iln fiction tor the most part; although tere wiil also be certain sections hieb will be devoted to tho Industrial rogrecS ot the various towns of the ledmont section. That part relating ? Anderson will not be fiction Mr. Oulla will probably b* aw? to et a definite date for the rtrst {sue ot j he magasine within the next few] lays and the people of At?er?on and! ic?u?y wiii wait ?or Ha appearance i rith considerable '-..erest. AND DECLARES HUERTA'S ^ DOWNFALL IS ASSURED NOW PUBLIC SENTIMENT ls Backing the Rebels tn Their Fghit - Mau ching on Tor reon. Chihuahua. Max.. Jan. 21.-?-Orders vere issued today by Goa. Francisco Villa, tho Mexican rebe, commander, for a concentration of Tobel forccB along, the railroad tforth of Torre?n. Rebels scattered in thc States of Durango and Coahuila and the garri son lu Juuroz wero .orduiccl to ?oin rebe?s at Chihuahua, Junlnez and bania i.otai?a with a view of prepar ing a formidable front In the proJeeV ed v< : . : advance southward, Mexico City, Jai. tit-Rebel forcee wcro defeated 'today-in an attempt to move .on Cuernavp.co, according to tba war office. Another victory ls claimed by the. war ollie o at Modesta, near - Mazatlan. A ? gunboat dlsem barged troops, who'marching inland, routed' the. rebe!.forces. 1 Chihuahua, Jan. 21.-"lt Boon will ba shown that' tho United States baa not waited tn vain in the belief tbat^lp. Huerta government ls slow ly . crumbling," said Gea Francisco Ville Wednesday. ' -With tho northorn division of the Huerta ami y Imprisoned In the Uu,t ted States and with Gen, J llp'g at Torreon, the only point they now hold in the north, lt will not be long before the usurper Huerta ?411 V.-- - -- _ ..... w anoyb ??"OJ. "T am convinced that the prospec tive battle near Torre?n will knock another prop from under the totering throne of Huerta. Once we go south or Torre?n every city between us and Mexico City will . fall. The people there have been kept In ignorance of the extent of the revolution'and when thoy ECO our great numbera they will join us. "Thu fudnrala wiil not last long at Torre?n. Wo aro going to approach them wita^nu army of 15,000, the largest revolutionary corps palled to gether in this revolution." FAIRFAX HARRISON The New Head of the SouihernnalK woy To Visit Anderson on the 16th of Feb roary. Chattanooga. Tc".n., faa', ?'.obt L. Hedges, president Of the St. Louis'] club ojf ?he Am'.-t^ui Lcu^-Jc, who tia been, in fhla tow? for several days conferring with catcher Will McAl lister, of that club, .left Bristol, Tenh., this evening without having signed the player. Mr, Hedges went to Bris- : toi to meet Outrider Dixie. Walker, j O the St. Louis Araericr.ns, who has not aignod his 1914 contract Both McAllister and Walker are asid to he holding out for a larger salary. irc___ p.?u ? K-" vcr** w- -_-\? poets for a prosperous business year, I and the merchants are doing a large \ vol?me of business, a gaod portion ot waten will ba dona on a cash baals, LATEST NEWS A a ivar vu A a WM New York, Jan. 21.-Aftor two dare ind a Laif ?pent In tko examination rf 200 talesmen, a jury was completed hie afternoon for the second trial >f Hans Schmidt, the one-time priest vho slow Anna ThznuUer, dismem jorod bei body and threw lt in the I iudBon river. The first Jury failed j o agree. Confined at Sea. Flymoth, Jan. 21.-Tho British sub narine A7, which sank in Whltesand Jay Friday during n&neuvrca, was r ocatcd today in 43 fathoms of water ? 'our miles from shore, near the spot t vhcre aha disappeared. i 1 Laakford Inquest. r New York, Jan. fl.-A coroner's j. nqueet in Brooklyn today found that ^ tlc nurd D. Leaford, rice president 0 if the Southern Railway, came to , tis death by "unavoidable gea asphyx- c atlon." The coroner found nothing , 0 support tho suicide theory first idvanced by the police. flan Fighter Dead. Waco, 'fetas, Jan. 21_Ju?ge J. B. ' Jerald, a stirring figdre here during fuelling days, .and. an officer o? the >f the Confederate army, died today, * iged 77. Hin ashes, by his request, sill be scattered' on tba Qu If of * hSexico by hla grandson. In a pia? 01 duel here in 1907, Go raid shot ind killed two men, J. r7. Harria", nanagtng editor of the Waco T*mea- * herald, and his brother, W. A. Harr is. (Tho family of Mr. Harrie are * ^ow'residents of Gaffney, 8. C.) * ?a I c New York, Jan. SI.-1Wm. Suls?r t estlfied under' oath today that j Charles F. Murphy, Tammany leader, r .hreatened to attack hla administra- ? ion aa governor of New York If he * Udn't appoint Jamea B. Gaffney COE?T B nissioner of highways. t, Ha said ho had declined to make t he appointment after United States j, Senator James A. O'Gorman told him :hat Gaffney /was Murphy's "chief J\ lagman", and that Gaffney had at esnpted to bold up James C. Stewart i State highway contractor, and rlient of the senator's, for $100,000, b 'and that to appoint him would be a lisgrace to the Stain of New York." Suizers testimony waa his first g iworn statement of charges he has nade against Murphy, and in many particulars ho added to and elah*. -1- k ;d them. Murphy had told Sulser "It ia ^ Gaffney or war," "And" added Sui? ^ (er, "if anybody ahould ask you, lt' fl wa beep war." t< 5ifj Business Now ? Ready toBe Good c - a Washington, Jan. 21.-What haa f lappencd to stockholders of the New i? fork, New Haven & Hartford system f ras held up to the senate today by o Senator Kenyon, ol Iowa, aa an argu- c nent for gove'r tee tl vee hastened tn ailed to apprehend uitcasoa found In hts room at t?d ?ere con O actitud by the potoca ? h.' natur.' of their contenta has cot e?sn disclosed, Po?wnasler ? Place Mr. G. N. C. Boleman han shied his at Into the ring for the position of ostmaater at Anderson and friends f his are hoping that he will b*? uccessful In his efforts to land thc Mr. Boleman la one of the twB nowa men in Anderson, having beea-,^ romlnently connected with Qfl^^H lc affairs of the city and ,0jgto*t?t or a number of yenrs. Ha wa? ounty auditor of Andarse, or abo ai ten years,'; fljsjt?i which Ime he filled the effhte ta a manner oat met with the h?^ '