PART ONE
VOL. 1. NO. 1.
Weekljr, K t WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914.
ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM.
Lifting Embargo on the|
Shipment of Arms
to Mexico.
NEW QUESTIONS
ARE CONSIDERED
Problem? Arise in Change of P<ol
icy by United States Govern^
rncnt?Tho Rebels
^rc Active.
(Dy Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 4.?There were
few crternsl signs today for tho ef
fect of yesterday's presidential pro
clamation revoking the order against
the abipnrnuts of arms and munitions
of war Into Mbxlco. In answer to a
suggestion that toe work of the
American border patrol would bo
greatly reduced In consequence of
tho conation of the task of chasing
"guc .runners," Secretary Garrison
said tust h? would 'be entirely guid
ed by the recommendations of Ocn.
Bliss at San Antonio, In making
changes do the disposition of troops.
Wo far, he said, he hud not consid
ered the feasabUity of making reduc
tions.
(Tkp Btatus of tho rerugee Mexican
soldiers, federals and constitutional
ists alike, held by the United States
wero not affected by the proclama
tion, and it was said that w?ir? nr. j
der Wub rerioreu, ihc ?r?psicun gov
ernment would be confronted with a
bill for the maintenance of all ro
fogees.
(sury pfOClafs have charge of
' the* large quantities of arms seized
>y. the. border patrol, and it Is c*.
of custawa^^^S^^ otim
rm
t!oaJ& ; j
line. n|hs]
of the InlcrnntlOKul i
now ship arm* with- !
?ut mofc&talioit ' through BrawnvUle, ]
Tex.; Proa Win; Tex.; El Pasb. Doug
las Cfii? The fodorslx still
hold Neuvo Ijarcdo and Piedra? % I
gfw?: j
fWhctber every shipment ?>f arn?? ;'
woutu iiuvo to do preceded by u
permit rrora- the 'State department, or
whether tho proclamation Issued by
ths President merely would restore
tir? ' ?>atnii MjuU? Cc?.sig?i':;?crits
through recognised posts of entry
was a phase of (the situation which it
was expected soon would be worked
out by government officials.
The disposition of a-large quantity
cf amsnuEltloc fielded on tlie border
unsUtutioEaUsts;
' ?^?fis>tr> be* decided by officlab? of
the treasury ajad department of jus
tice. *
Rebels at Juarez
"KI Poj^vToj
WRgon tron??
??o:ia? nr?agf?H
jW??r the first
war permittee
tion
oath
tr *c*o*s too. Interne**
i ruse to Jahres :
load of positions of
bp ctoa&Vto ihc rebehs
at iW-Iiconn proclauoft
cinfca'i go. ?The wagon
?0 founds of j.^uftiunl
it&f, representing the
t/a-'tecal. dealer, but
* 'of fighting, weapons
bot agents
! south far
: ;
-sssaire cf arms,
|. belligerents were re
X army and eus*
. ideniy that^btt
osiprppa
?td they *
ru?d h
FUNDS SOUGHT
FOR CENTENARY
Cekt
of feace Treaty Be
United States and
England.
3y Associated Press)
lLondok Feb. 4.?The British com
mitt' avriiaglng for the colouration
of tho cwtcuury of peace between
tho Unite! States and England, made
a second
lug held
A cable,
was read.
(Premier
the British
mont was
the ptograt
cause both
should" be
pcoplo of tt:
peal for funds at a nicct
y at the Mansion House,
m from Secretary Bryan
ninth said that neither
or tho American govorn
filclally participating in
of the celebration, be
reit that the movement
spontaneous act. of the
two countries
The archhkhop of Canterbury ox
pressed the Vopo that, .part of tho
fund would ik ^devoted to educational
endowments lor "reihiclns' the, dis
proportions tel slin re given to a sepa
ration of thd United States from
Great Britain \a American school text
books."
John A. Stdvart, secretary of tho
American cdstmlttco, reciprocated
this etatemen? with as smendnrent
urging tliat th* false conceptions of
Americans taught in England also be
corrected.
'Walter H. Page, the American am
bassador, also sas present
r
?
STATE
CAPITAL
SI
Special correspondence*.
?oraisfln?! "i?Vh 4.?Tho b**! per
mitting the Atlantic Coast Lino to
purchase the Charleston and Western
Carolina which has passed the <Sen
ate, was introduced in tue Houso to
b^ '?oprbsentatlvc James'to require'
the ?State superlntonUnt of ducatioh
to acquire and , compile a record of
the teachers of the State, when it
up-.w-WaySguing, . '
.Senate Accept^-Invitation.
The:(Senate accepted' un Invitation
Hx*-U>ded by tho city council of
Gracgeburg to roriko a short stop
on February 11.
Unanimous VaJaie?able Meport,
A unanimoHs unfavorable report
'made by. tbe committee on edu
cation in the Senate last night on the
rortaer Din forbidding white people
to teach in negro schools. ?Thc bill
is already passed the "House and
.course. In the Senate will be
watched with great interest by the
itiro State.
Bill liasses ges?te.
The Senate last night passed the
Wjeaton bUl providing tor medical in
spection Of HCliool'children following
a dobuto of several hours' duration. A
rotation to strike oat t'.io enacting
BerkH
rtti. Plckens were added to
sted litt bist night; and
inly was taken out of this
BURNETT BILL
PASSED HOUSE
Esxluskm of ?t?ftuc? ?nclude?
ki Inus?graitoa Metsare
kjbj
ist*
Bill to Sell State Farms]
Passes Second
Reading.
FILIBUSTER
IN THE HOUSE!
I Deadlock Come* on Considera
tion of Sander* BUI?Senate
Decides to Print Record
in Christensen Case.
| Special Correspondence.
Columbia, .Feb. 4.?'After over two
hours of fevered debate tbis morn
ing,; the House passed to third read
lug tho 'McQueen fill providing <#>r
the saie or the tft.itc farm.; and the
transfer- of tho convicts working od
them to the chaingangs of the va
rions counties. The bill .was passed
by n narrow margin after a deter
mined . fight. The measure, . was
mended to prohibit the sinking fund
I wimjftission from disposing oT the
land at less than $7."? un acre for both
the trwanrp land and the hill land.
Another amendment provided that
I only one of the Stute farms 'should
be sold, but did not specify which
one.
In the form in which the House
paKBcd it to third reading, the Mc
Queen bill was a very ragged affair.
It is believed that It will be very
?lifllniUt In Meli fcny of the *?j?*0 ?H?!$
for not toss then 57? ua aete.
fThe House sent to the Benote this
I morning the Stnnley-Huntcr-Mikson
I bill providing for a flat passenger
rate of two cents a mile on all the
railroads In the ?State aller July I.
Tho vote on the. uuckUoii off piwalng |
iH tho ?rat'record Vote 6d the b|H.
FBIbuster in House.
(Despite tho passage of a motion
I ordering tho previous question the
starSlin the Hp'fcs
the Sanders'bill to, enjoin bouses o
il! repute nnd prohibiting the white
Sb*V%jiraflic In Booth Carolina were
token up. tttcll call after roll c*n
wen? *i"niand<?'?; ?h. ssl??*; to recede
trout business and to adjourn.
Tho nilbuster on tbo ?anders bills
l?Aed lor nearly tvro iwtri ?^t was
PnaUy ended for the present by the
passage of p motion adjourning de
ite.on the bills mull tomorrow.
f?jg**t! Fisctitdliisc.
'Governor Blcose Htnt in a Jcn<&
to the Senate this rooming' do-.
:g to know whether they wer*
gQifag to print his messages on Sea
und at once,
nvoved. to refer the
judiciary committee,
had been sent.
r<
tors said it -was un
cover up .onsy^hbogt
M&j* rig^t io. know
to lay,tho Me
nenato men I
(Senator Cljjjflfj
to the judiciary!
fo report' atj
on and everything goj
dorla
-rinl WftSlo B
ttc held Sooth
lie report of the I
in regard to-the j
Governor inter
if Senator Cftrts
u\U war. TheF
ferrcil to tho iu-j \
President of Peru Waii
Taken Prisoner Yes
terday.
TAREN TG CG *i ST
FOR DEPORTATION
Palace Wtt Swkiei-Jy Attacked by j
Military Revolutionists-~-Min
ister of War Killed
(By Associated* Press.)
Limn, Pcru> Fob. 4.-r-Tho presi
dent of the republic of Peru, Gulller
mo LMllinghurst, today was taken
prlEoncr by 'military' revolutionists.
Tho rebels .-suddenly., nttacked the
presidential palace under tho leader- (
bhip of Co). Hcnnvidos.
Gen? Hprique Varcla. Premier am1.
Minister of War. was killed In the
sharp fight which ensued. i)r. Au
gusto Durand, former revolutionary
leader, who was sought by the police
ycBferday, took possession of the
palace. - It is generally believed that
ho .will organize a uew govern m?>ut<
iPrealdent BUIiaghur/l was later
taken by tho rebels as a prisoner to
Ualiao. whence be -will be. Sent into
oitlle.
Without ??? >?-^hip
South Equator
(By AhKocJaUji
Washington, Feb. ->.
1er and Kuccessi'?&{?H_
The work of the rtVolutioniaU eras bo
complete, however, that'there in no
need- cf baste in dispatching a vessel
to the scene.
Uiter it may become necessary for
I'd United'SU** to. ham at. hand
is; of ' su jsjui*Mh3, i a^fssjjjipsnu
that the State Department may
ride u> m?*e Jrcssrd?s? ^ r-eir
sver nincnt to rise on the ruins of ? !
Utnghurst sdm'^lstratlon. So ;?\r,
Sough, official.-; here have not been
^Io to frame any policy. New? came
the department late lb tho 'day
sm the American legation in Lit
the arrest of President Billing
hurst, but the brief dispatch did nc
indicate the plfJJB of the revolution*1
b, and tho Peruvian legation here
hud no news at all from the capital.
WAVE OF CRIME
IN PITTSBURGH
Mayor Amw&oms TakasCharge
of Sitinlsfm I S<immona ?i ? ^
Police Chief.
\ tjj amjwMntTi crass./
.Pittsburgh, SPo,, Feb. 4.?With a
coord of more than 11 burglaries,
dghway robberies and attaciV on
?0mcn witldn the last thirty days,
welve of them within the .last twen
ty-four Itours, without a convlcion.
Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong' tod?yl
look charge of th? situation. He
fummoned V?. N, Matthews, superin
tendent of police, for a conference
jad direct/d a letter to Charles 8.:
stubborn, director of public safety,
n which be declared that la the fu
ure policemen convicted of Intoxlca
lon while on duty n?uot be dismiss
ed.
Late today Mrs. M. A. Richmond
Svas knocked down and robbed by an
bnknown man while waiting for a
street car on the North <3ld*. . They
|oro. throo diamond rings from her
p.T. jvi, ouu ?scsvpea.
^atcr Andrew Rice entered the
tmtchershop of B. Gatlevisct, in the
west End. and robbed the cash reg
ister or *J6. JA crowd chased Rico
who. When be was about to be cap-*
lured, shot himself dead.
ESCAPED PRISONER KILLED,
(pearled by Exertion* nf Escape, Lay*
. es Railroad Track.
i Associated Press.)
Charlotte, N. C- Feb. 4.?A spec la',
from Clinton, N. C? tonight says that
James Mitchell, who, in cowvany with
three ct^r.r prisor^rm, broke jail early ]
this morning and thus for a time "
freed himself from a 15-year seat
for criminal assault, was run
by a train near llobtou, Sami
county, a few hours tater. 11
that, worn out by tho exertions of
eve^vpr. *v* !ey dees.on the track
Vrcu?. U> Bieop.
Failure to Get Special
Committee Checks
Hopes.
STATE MATTER,
SAYS CONGRESS
Democratic Leader Underwood
Declares That the Right of
the Franchi** Shotrid Be
Settled by States.
(By Associated Pross.)
iWjBhlngton. Feb. 4.?Hope*) of WO
iiiun suffragists that the- N present
Democratic administration "would see
federal legislation ?nfranchftfag tho
women of the. country were checked
toduy when Representative UndeH
wood of Alahama, majority leader of
the house, fiut tho Democratic party
squarely on rocord as opposed to
f?deral action. Representative . Un
derwood declared, that the Democratic
part y took the position that the quos
tiou of suffrage was one which'
should bo lcrt to the individual States
to settle.
iThe question cropped np In the
discussion of tho immigration bill in
Uie bouse, and there wus considerable
I debate as to just whu? the action of
the Democratic house caucus ,1a re
jecting tlio Rakor woman sjuHragc
resolution, meant. ' Representative
Lo?riniL u? Wisconsin declared tliat j
by defeating tho pro]tosit:ou to create
a new woman suffrage committee the
Democrats bad taken the position
.that women should, not have an op
portunity to be beard on the suffrage
question.
j ~ine gentleman kam??." replied }
^kTiary 'committee long has booh vest- |
|"ed with jurisdiction-over this very
question, and It has' repeatedly
granted, hearings to women as to
whether legislivUon shall be passed. ?
submitting to the States a constitu
tional amendment for woman suf-j
the geotjeman as ?vader of j
the majority." asked Mr. Lenroot,
' ?an jjjiia LaflueaoQ m the nouae for
a-report of that rcijblution so that
we may have an opportunity here to
j voiii.ou itr*
"1 would not do so. because I am
not'In favor of it," replied Mr., Un
derwood. "If there H one fundamen
tal nrine??le that ' my party stands
for It, Is local self-goverament If
tho Democratic party stands for i one
thing above all others, it is that the
right of franchise should be governed
by the States of tho Union and not by
the national government."
HOBSON AROUSED
OVER PROTEST]
Calls on Underwood for Action |
on Holding Up His Pay
Envelope.
Washington. Feb. 4V?Representa
tive Richmond Pearson Hobaon of
Alabama, who has been campaigning
in Alahama against Representsttvc
Underwood for the Democratic sena
torial nomination, was somewhat
aroused today ovc:- tho attempt of W.
Ii. Parker of Birmingham to bold up
his salary for the days he bas been
absent from the bouse. Hobann tele
phoned Representative Underwood,
demanding that something be done
about the Parkor protest. He de
clarcd that ho wanted the matter
called up on the floor of the houso
and threshed out or dropped entirely.
Mr. ,Underwood said ho had nothing
to do with tho protest, did not know
Parker and would not concern himself
with the matter.
Students Planned
D?monstration
(Uy Associated Press.)
Mexico City, Feb. 4.?Aa antl-?mer
lean demonstration wad planned by j
slMdonts ot Mexico City to take pls*jd
today, but was suppressed by Presi
dent Iluoyta.
Tho railroads have issued orders
that they will receive ?H.nnh?blu
freight, thus preventing tho possible
shipment ot any arma or ammunition
into the country by Umu m4>:
New Orl?ans, Feb. 4.?With the
presidential proclamation lifting the
embargo on munitions cf ?rar to Mag'
too. a matter ot record, Mexican revo
lutionists in tho market for anas and
ammunition eamo o?t in tho ??i?>5 **-!
?ay ani made tno appointmont of su'
agent with headquarters in this city.
MEN'S PARADE
A GREAT SIGHT
Over 2,000 Men Will Be in Lint
of Parade Here on Fri
day the 13th.
Announcement from members of
Un- committee in charge of the m 's
parade which Is to take placo in con
nection with the Sunday School Con
vention in Anderson, are to the ef
fect that at least 2,000 men, and pos
sibly more, will bo in tho parade
when it is started. This is the big
featuro of tho day for Friday of the
convention.
Rev. J. W. Epeake, chairman of the
committee, salxl yesterday that all
the mills or the city had agreed to
close down ut 5:30 o'clock on tbo
day of tho parade, in order to glvo {
their meu a chaucu to participate and
other business houses of tho city,
whore clerks arc'kept until a lato
hour, will do likewise.
Many notables .will be In the Une,'
tho procession being headed by ?Sx
Gov. Martin Fv lAurfcl. with John
l'\ Floyd, mayor of Spartanburg, .lobu
11. Mkirshull, mayor of Greenville and
tho local mayor, Iam> O. Holleiuan. - . H
It is said that this parade, with
the numerous banners and torches
and the long line of men, will be a
more spectacular event than anything
of the kind ever seen in the State be
fore and merely the parade alono
should bo sufficient to uwakon a
lively Interest in the convention.
iISt j
news
M ? i?t. ^ I I
(By Associated Press.)
No Change in Cotton Grades.
,NoW York, Feb. 4.?Tiii) ruvision
committee of the New' York Cotton
tfjcehango decided at its- monthly
meeting today to make no'changea in
tho dlffereucos between grades of
spot cotton.
Bcheooer r*r<>nl|y ???">m*J:
. Br??swtck, Ca., F?w. 4.?After eu
db?ntertug a hbeA7:gmV and being
partially disabled, the schooner Silver
Leaf today put into this harbor. Tho
s hconcr la leaking badly, her masts
partly blown away, add sho was other*
wise damaged by yesterday's gale.
She will undergo necessary repairs
here; ' |(|., j yv*rr> ' '
Fleins ef Ice Reported.
New. York, Feb. 4.?The Ru?s!en
steamer Czar, which arrived today
from Llbau, reported that on January
20, in latitude 48,12, longitude 48.40,
sho encountered a big field of ice,
dangerous to navigation. Tho Gear
was obliged to steer 30 miles out of
her course to the southwest to find
clear water. $1 I
Short Bests fey Women
Washington. Feb. 4.?John Skeltoh
Williams, now comptroller of tho cur
rency, earned the appreciation of 600
women in the treasury department to
day when he ordered'two. dally rest
periods of ten minutes duration. The
women affected aro those employed
at the. nerveracklng work of counting
militons ot dollars worth of bills and
stamps.
Charges'to Be Preferred.
\< Norfolk, Va., Fob. 4.?Copt Robert
10. Tapley,. steamboat Inspector for
this district, announced tonight that
lie will tomorrow prefer chnrg?e?
apruinsi Cspt.. ?smyn Berry of the
Merchants and Miners' Steamer Nan
tucket, which rammed and sank the
Old Oominioi' steamer Monroo last
Friday morning, causing the loss of
41 lives.
-o?
rainier to Bun f?renale.
Washington, Feb. 4.?Repr?senta
tive A. Mitchell Palmer ot Pennsyl
vania tonight formally announced his
candidacy for the United States sen
act, to succeed Boise Pcnrosc, whose
term expires March 3,1916. This an
nouncement followed two conferences
between Representative Palmer and
President Wilson at tho White House
today.
Women Renounce Demmlssion,
Washington. Feb. 4.?Woman suf
frage leadors here today were out
snoken in denunciation of tho civil
service commissions' purpose to hold
suffrsgo activity by classified service
employee in violation of the civil
service laws.
WANTED NEGRO
SURRENDERS
llcywood Johnson, a negro . who
has been wan tee by tbo Anderson
county officials for being implicated
h* tho robbery of lt&t.wfeen the Gluck
MSI la- store and postoff!?e were rob-,
bed. yesterday came to the Jail and
BurTsnoerea to tbo official.!1, ^ohu
sott claims that tbo checks which he
gave to the two other negroes who
Were charged with the robbery, we.e
discovered by him one'day while he
was cutting down trees near th*
01 uok Mille. Mr. says that he knows
sr^hiss tri tha e<HAi*?y.
Ho was pieced in Jail by Uie offl
clahs, pending an investigation.
BY GLOSE VOIE
Senate Decides Against
Alabama Governor's
Appointee.
SENATOR KERN
LED VICTORS
Spirited Debate Marked Close of
Case Deciding Right of Gov
* (By Associated Prosit.)
(Washington, Fen.'.4.?By a ??ojort
ty or 1 vote, 52 ,to 31, Frank H, Olsen
or Alabama, editor of the Birming
ham News, late today lost hl? fls?5t
for a seat in th0 United "States sen
ate. The vote sustained the resote
mendation of the comtmittee on priv
il?ges and elections, which held that
Mr. Glass wata not entitled to be
seated because hia appointment toy
Gov. 0741981 to succeed the Isle San*
tor Joseph F. Johnson was made af
ter the seventeenth constitutional
amendmont directing election of sen
ators by the people had been pro-*
claimed !n full effect.
BSpirited, and ut times, bitter de
bate marked tlio close of the case, tho
second which the Benato bus settled
Involving inUirpretatlor- of tho con-*
stitutlonal amendment. Senator
Blair Leo of Maryland, who wu??eat
u? a few days ago on rooowmenaa
tlss. of ike elections cowjmlitce. made
bis maiden Bpeee*n in favor, of MT.
Glass and later cusi h la vote for him.
In the face of determined. Opposi
tion, from the' majority members of
committee, headed by Senator Korn?
the champion s of tho Ai ulnnno, prp*
ceoiiing rrcm a forlorn hope raado rr
markablo progress in gantfr^'-yo***
and . tho , narrow margin' by w^lch.
they lort the fight crested great sur?
prise.
Close Vote a Surprise.
That Gov. p'NTeaT<a appointee had
been.' gaining Btreugfch steadily in the
last few days had been apparent.but
that he would com.* so close to suc
cess bad not tecs 00StC5^?*b54 by.
the opposition until the last hours
of the controversy. Then it wasthat *
Senator Walsh- of Montana, who
wrote the majority report?: In a clos
ing piea, appealed to his colleagues
to cast aside personal esteem and
friendship and to consider the case *
from a legal standpoint Only, to
re alizo that they were making, history
and that a precedent might bo es
tablished upon which to base action
in future emergencies.
In spite of the committee's report,
only eight Democrats voted to deny
Mr. Glass his seat. Four Republi
cans voted with the minority.
Senator Olapp of Minnesota, Kbo- '
hsd signed ,lhe minority report favqr
' g Mr; Glass eventually proved tho .
doing of the Alabartta?, l^^tfeel^ri?jH
enator Clapp previously had an
speech, he declared that h* bad be->
cornu ??mrlnitoH #>.** original 'iri- '
rerpretation of tht?'case'had been erf: . ' .,\
ronoous. -
tttterttes? iu Debate.
Some bitterness entered into tho
debate. Senator Brlstow arouslhg
supporters of Mr. Glass when he
declared that It would be an outrage
on the people to receive the Alabam
an. , ' . ..; . . .
Senator Bankhead of Alabama, who
led the fight for Mr. Glass, closed
the debase for the minority Is on
eloquent plea to the senate to act
upon common', sense and not to de*
prive a State of a senator.
Mr. Glass, who eat on the floor
throughout the day, was surrounded]
by senators after too result bad boon
announced, those who voted against
him joining with lus supporters ta
- resslog their regret. At no time
ed, the opposition m?toUlning that
Gov. O'Neal should. -barn, sailed Aei ;
speolal senatorial olocttou to flft th?
vacancy existing, anil ?bat tke sevens
tseath amfc^lment '?recluded ;h?
right to make the appointment
Governor D?clin?s
To Express Opinion
Montgomery. Alsw, Feb. I .?Gov,
O'Neal toulght declined to exproea
?" op'??'.-jr. the r^u?t ?r ihn .voie)
in the United Otntea SobStA denying;
hia appointee, Fr.-.nk i>. 4Jlass, nks
seat, and did bot say whether be
would call a special election to fill
tho vacancy.
city yesterday, stop]
quola hotel.