The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, February 25, 1914, Image 1
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.
Most of Senate Session !
Spent on Appropria
tion Bill.
A HUMOROUS RUMOR
GOES THE ROUNDS!
Resolution Will Be Introduced to]
Place Picture of Governor on
Walls of House Bc
arde Tillman Ss.
I Special to The Intelligencer.
Columbia, Feb. 24.-The bill to al
low 'sheriffs of the various. counties
to accept passes from railroads was!
killed by the house on third reading
Hil:, morning. The' measure had
passed the senate, but. the. action of
the house puts an end to it for this
session. I
The Steveneon bill correcting .aa'
error In tho act creating tho Thir
teenth judicial circuit wag passed te
third, reading by unanimous consent
in tho house. ,> I
' Tho house Hilled the senate hill r*f]
quiring architects employed by state.
Institutions to give bond.
Tho bill from the senate providing
for the distribution of hog' cholera
scrum at cost by Clemson college was
passed by thc house, amended to read
that the serum should be furnished
free by the college to the citizens un-'
able to pay for lt. I
, Thc house killel the Carlisle bill
providing for the repeal of the Btate
income tax law. The advocates of ?a!
," pealing thc law insisted that lt wi?;
not right for both the . federal and
elate governments to tax ince mes and
that in addition thc state income tax
was impossible of enforcement. . i
' Senator Young of I'nlon presente'd
th0 adoption tonight of. the.last, few
items in the Irtsceleanous section of
tho appropriation. bill beaause be
wanted to investigate - the effect of
Cte oiie -nilli1-* e?toot lax act an ?he
?Lause tor public schools which wal
put in the bli! by the -House. Cont,
frequently ''ir^fffijrjrjl TrtT?a^?niBWrsr
Li-i --??i i lim^Itfiimii MJTi
tomorrow.
Contrary to expectations, the re
port of the aiyiuih-Tfawamfc. cbnt
uiittee wa? not sent tb the g?n?ral aar
sembly tonight, lt is expected that it
will bo preaenteJ tomorrow morning.
It was rumored in the Hort?e* last
night that a resolution would be In
troduced before the chd of, the session
providing ror hanging a picture ul
Governor Blease on the walls of tho
I lause beside that of Senator Tillman
The Appropriation Bill,
resuming consid?ration of the gen-;
eral appropriation bill tonight, the
Renato continued ita program of.???
Uiuing che report ot the finance cora
njittoc and reducing the total of tho
bUl. The ?nivors.ty. lost its law
building, Winthrop its. new gymna
sium, and additional dormitory space
and the Cedar Springs Institute Its
new building and residence for Sup
erintendent Waiker. It le,* of course,
entirely possible that the items may
be restored to the. bill by the commit
tee on free conference 'which has be
fore lt the difficult task of comprising
the'adverse views of the House and
Senate as to appropriations.
Although the Senate sustained the
report of thc finance committee and
struck out the appropriation of $25.
000 for n Siato tuberculosis hospital
tho ?Lppr?pr??t??iL of ?3C,0G0 for thc
eradication Of the cattle tick stayed,
in tho appropriation bill, after a fruit
less effort to reduce it to 120,000.
With a few other changes of minor
importance the. bill was ordered to
third reading last night at a late hour
after its total had been reduced atout
%?00,000 by the Senate.
Bill For Care er Work Animals
One of the most voiced bills of the
session passed the House, to third
reading last night - flt wan Introduced
by Mr. Mfcore of Abbeville, and en
titles "A bill to further provide for
the care of work animals." Hr. ?loore
explained that under the present la
bor contract taw a farmer coold not
bring a criminal prosecution against
a negro for violation of a labor con
tract. He said that under his bill a
farmer could make a negro sign a
. contract to,care for. a horse or mule,
furnished tb bim and then prosecute
him criminally if he loft the farmers'
employ on thc grounds that Jbe had de
serted the work animal.
Special Message From Governor. ,
The General Akiomhu r;~-i. c.!
spacial ijbeaangn from tho Governor
today urging the passage of the Fort?
m r bill to prohibit,white people from
teaching ir. negro schools and the
Earle two-cent passager rate bill. Thc
message intimated that tho Governor
might call the General rA*sgmblv to:
. gethcr In special, ?sesi?n next spring
unless the two bills Were passed. The
message also Intimated that the chief
-executive would not rcium the gene
ra! appropriation bili until next Bat
'S uiday.
The Mouse rouget bitterly tonight
Over tba concurrent r?solution pro
posing thc appointment of a special
conunJttee to investigate-any claim J.
M Graham of Columbia might have
????SS? th? Stnta ?i?r Triff iH!l*JSS?OS C?
his hosiery mjt? ' contract with the
, .'? : - . ? ' . ' : . . ' V
I SYSTEM
All But Twenty-eight of
the National Banks
Will Join.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SOON EXPECTED
Regarding Limit? of Reserve Dis
tricts, Location of Reserve
Cities and Other Im
portant Findings.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 24.-Official
count by Treasury officiais today
Showed 7,456 National banks have
applied for membership in the Fede
ral .re?erv? aytitem, that 18 banks
have notified' the organization com
mittee that they will not apply, /ind
ten have not been heard from.
Thc capital of the banks applying
amount? to $1,054,533,55!, which is
99.75 per cent of the capital of all
National banks In the country. The
capital of banks not accepting ts
placed at $1,990,000, and that If tho
ten not heard from at $570,000.
Tn an official announcement giving
these figures,* the reserve bank organ
ization committee tonight said that
although explanations had not been
sent with the notifications ot non-ac
ceptance "by the eighteen, in several
' instances the records showed that the'
I'bankB had arranged some time ago to
go into liquidation, and one bank had
been absorbed by another,
i The figures for the state banka and
trust companies had not been tabulat
ed. ,hbt sixty such Institutions have
asked for approval of their applica
tions and tonight it was estimated
..that their capitalization would be suf
ficient to- put- the total of all banka
applying to date beyond the $.1,100,
ooo-.ooo mark.
It is known that Secretaries Mc
Ad?o and Houston and Comptroller
Of the Currency J. g. Wi?iUwn?, who
make; up ^the organisation co?p?nlttee,
ara pleased with the ntane/wfrwhtch
!j?fj?gLnk-. bav^,reap??:-.a^r:owaJ?W
?ati?n cpnvTUTt*! is working away on
thc definition of the Ifmits dr'of-the
' reserve districts und the -location of
the reserve cities and its cocluslons
are expected in a few day?.
i?n the.r report is ready, tho
banks will be required to subscribe
Fix per cent of their capital stocks
'and surplus of the stock to the re
serve hank In their districts, half to
bc iak?D ii ?ih?? ???31 mobtaS. Tim oth
er half to be subject to the call of
the federal reserve board.
The organisation committee tonight
IE sued r?gul?t ons for the guidance of
tho state banks which wish to apply
for m/imhership ?a the ?ya?em. ?such
institutions enter in the usual way
by becoming national banks, or they
can apply aa state institutions under
' certain conditions. The principal con
ditions are that applicant banks must,
certifiy their assets and liabilities and
I that none are* carried at an excessive
lvalue; that they shall Me copies of
their charters with a digest of pow
ers granted. The organisation, com
mittee may require an examination of
' of an applicant bank by a national
bank examiner to confirm statements
.made in the application, or may ac
cept a certificate from) a state bank
examiner, and only banks .which have
unimpaired capital sufficient to entitle
I admission to the national banking1
|-ystcm, shall be considered eligible.
State institutions applying shall be
'given'"A reasonable time" in Which
I to adjust loans and investments so as
to conform to the laws of the United
j States. .
ITALY TO APPOINT NATHAN
I Rome, Feb. 24.-It was announced
today that the Italian government in
tends to appoint Ernest Nathan, for
' merty mayor of Rome, as commission
er to the Panama Pacific erposltion at
J6an Francisco
ODAY TO EKMlalN A'sltANAOElL
Chicago. Feb. 24.-Henry O'Day,
veteran.? umiplre whom - Charles W,
? Murphy named aa manager or the
: Chicago League team to succeed
(Johnny Evers, before the club WBB
I mid to Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati,
probably will be retained in-bia new
{position during the coming season,
j m<o following telegram from the
{etna's secretary, baa been received tur
Iryry-- ;il.;n cnarge of th? clubs
?training camp at Tampa. Florida, ac
cording to information received here
today:
"Ult. Tart instruct* mle to Bay that
your contract made with Murphy will
a?^WUrrlcd out and you are to' con
tinue aa'if nothing had happened;
penitentiary board by act of the Oen
errvl Assembly. Th? raeoi?Mo5 C5.?!ed
forth a flood or oratory. The matter
was left, open by the adjournment of
?he H cu." 'at IC;-i? o'clock, oover
'nor Bleass participated actively in tho
I fight against the passage ot the con
current resolution to the extant ot
I coaching ?ir. Murray of Dorchester to
I ra}??? DO la tS Of ardor *nA sn-u- ~-ri_
.tiona. Thc Governor took a ?eat on
the Seor near Mk*. Murray
Clark Howell Offered
Vacant Seat, but
Refuses.
[IS A SINGULARLY
APPROPRIATE MAN
Believing That Bacon's Successor
Should Come From Southern '
Georgia, Ha? Recreated
Name Eliminated.
(By Associated Press.) I
Atlanta, Qa., Feb. 24.-Governor
John M. Slaton and Clark Howell, edi
tor of the Atlanta Conntltut.on, today
held several conferences in regard ?Lo
the appointment hy the Georgia exe
c '?.ive of a fiuccearor to the late Sen
a?.jr Bacon.. Although Mr. Howell no
tified Governor Slaton that he desired
consideration cr his name eliminated,
lt in authoritatively stated that the
editor was told he could have the ap-,
pointnrani ii ne wished lt.
In a letter to Governor Slaton, pub-1
llshed todar. Mir. Howell asked that
his name should not be considered ber,
cause ho believed the appointment
should go to South Georgia, from
which section ot the State .the late
Senator Bacon caine.
In a reply to Mr. Howell's letter,
made public this afternoon, Governor
Slaton says:
- "Willie ? think Unes of thought
should bo more potent In t-ie choice of
? senator than lines of latitude or
lo?g.tude, and fitness more necessary
than geographical location, I appre
ciate your suggestion."
Continuing, tho writer enumerates
what he term* Mr. Howell's qualiflca
iions for the position and adds "Thors,
consid?rations would bavo made your
appointment a singularly appropriate
one. A recognition cf these qualifica
tions would have rendered it impossi
ble for mo io have declined your ra
quoit tor appointment to the . 1'nltcd
Stales Senate. Your lotter affords
'0mWim\?. personal pleasure of expres?
is? .my ???yr??iatIon of vour nunyartu
^T?inj*o*?v<wbue at the aatne ttme^ft
deprivds-mn of an opportunity ^to ern
irrcsa uiy feeling that by an act /;MY
which . official duty and personal
friendship would heartily unite." ]M
lt ls believed that Governor Slaton
will make the appointment tomorrow
and lt is generally conceded that the
man tiolocttu will be a South Geor
gian.
??lara Howoi^ to.iight. waa iii? gucci
of Governor Staion in a box at a lo
cal theatre.
In bia letter to Governor Slaton.
Adr. Howell ?aid:
"While Ubder the laws and policy
ot our government the scnatorship is
not apportioned on 'a geographical
basia, the present vacancy 4K duo to
the death of a distinguished son ot
South Georgia, and I believe that it is
not only proper, but essentially lust,
that bis Immediate successor should
be chosen > from that section. 1 am
convinced that* lt ia my duty to elimi
nate myself from tho situation in or
der that you may be free to proceed
without thinking of me in connection
with the appointment."
CRITICAL CONDITION
P?IQTQ ill lADiy
L?tuiu in uni nu
FAMINE RELIEF SOCIETY RE
QUESTS PUBLICITY.
SUFFiaWNG^INTENSE
Famine ?lill Earthquake Sufferers
in Ute Land of the Rising
Sun Need Aid.
' (fly Ar?>oclafed Presa)
I Washington, Feb. 14.-The State de
partment ha? received an appeal for
the Famine Relief Society, composed
of religious workers ut Hachlnohe
Acmorlkoo, Japan, asking that public
ity be given to the. critical condition
existing h> Northeastern Japan.
* The Red. Cross already baa sent
$10.000 to. famine and earthquake suf
**rcr= ?T. ??p?? io unexpended through
a special Japanese committee organ
ized to carry on relier work ampng
the. victims of both calamities.
THOMAS iL LAMIOX.
. (By Associated Press)
I ClUton, Feb. 24.-Thomas R. Lan
don, a prominent cltlaen of Clinton,
died at hit home here last night after
r^??lger?ss t!?s?is. :?? ?M ? native
of Hyde county, bot had lived in. Samp
son for, the oast 2f, years, h G r? ?e
waa identified with various buainess
Interest?. He waa in the ?Otb year
of his age, ?nd leaves a widow and five
ch lldr?:?. TM funeral wa? held from
the family residence this afternoon.
7 by Kev. s. K. Delaten of thc
Baptist ctn ur ch cf which tba deceased
was a consistent member.
ssssssssa
W?l?e^enNew
Keariiig.
CONVICTION OF {THE
GUNMEN AFFIRMED
Dbsentibg QpmiotV Save SUte's
Contentions Vyire Amply
Proven lo Mfarrant
(By ajsue'ettrti ?'nts.)
Albany. NT. j I.-Tba con
viction ot Charlo? jacker, a former
New York police ? lieit|cnant, of the
r?H??or of Hern?n Koflenthal. waa re?
verted and1 tan convictions of the
four gunme? for the same erl?-*, .waa.
affirmed today by th. court of ' ap
peals. , .>. t
Justice Goff, ii? court hed, erred
in many </? l. rulings in Decker's
trial and apndjBBWhc nro.ludto.iai
in his nttltud?H^Bthe defendant.
The reversai Wai Dgged solely .oct
these grounds. NO atwmpt was mad?
by the court to say. wJfflhcr'Tho weight
of evidence egalmH Bomcer was suffi-*
ieot to warrant hUr/AnvIctlon. It
waa' pointed out, however, that the tes
' timon y against him -waa given by wit?
neseeaof low rIS|tJw|f-f "i much of lt
wai open to doubt, he therefore waa
entitled to a farrar tri ?1 than ho re
ceived.
, Ail of the seven, mcthbera of the
1 court, except Judge Werner, .w4tje>actr
ed ae presiding jtaigo when the appeal
waa argued, cojhaaeied in the prevail
ing Beeke- onin?eev which was writ
ten by Judge Hlaeeck. In a dtsaeut
ing opinion Judge-Werner said -that
the main contenons, pf tho Stat? had
been amply proven.togwar rant eda?
vi ct! cn.
The (mest oT^?HMggt^twjttl ol
wMiy-SKn: tu ^uu izrtm&i ^wll I? wiioCi
?seid t?:ero iras w?Sg?i ?vr uoW miay <
come of the court ns to tba propriety
of excluding Schopps as an aecom
j pllce. . ? f'*i:.v>>|
1 The decision in tho eas? ot thc four
gnnnsen, "Gyp the liiood," "Whitey
Lewie," "Dago Hfrank," and * "Lofty
Louie",. waa unanimous. They had
1 averred.. that 'tba eyidene* ??cslnst
them i was UisuW ofastt to warrant con -
I viction and a-so fae court had erred
jin handling their-eases, bat these con
tentions were held to bo ..groundless.
I The date foi- the execution of .thc
gunmen sccs will bo fixed by the
court,
j Regarding. Sam Schopps? the opta
.ton said: . !. ,"*.*',
j "Willie the residing justice per
mitted the'Jury to lind that Schopps
was not ah accomplice of Rose and
I the others, and therefore guilty like
them, of, the .murder or Rosenthal,
?some or the'members of the court be
i lleve that the finding was opposed to
the overwhelmlnc wciffht. of the evi
dence." it^BSSSSSSU^
Attention wa? called to tire fact
that Becker never wau directly con
nected with the crime but thal thc
testimony of the others who -were
jointly suspected convicted bim.
Becker ls nov entitled to a new
trial, but tonight it seemed probable
that he might go free without facing
a second ordeal. It was mada known
that District Attorney Charlea S.
Whitman bello vos that under the pre
vailing opinion banded down by thc
court, conviction a second time will
be impossible.
The 'district attorney la the Issi
mar? in Un world, said Mx. Whitman
tonight, "who should want a convic
tion to stand which ie not justifiable
by law. That is all the comment
that I-care to make."
The district attorney had. not re
ceived the fall text of th? .. opinion
tonight, but lt was learned that form
ing his .judgment on such of it,as was
available, "ie ha>l little hope of pre
'scntlng sufficient evidence to convict
I Becker at a seoooJ trial.
$75,00?TN PRIZES
FOR AERONAUTS
Many WOl Enter International
?B??oon Kace of American
Aero Club.
(By Associated Press.)
Kew york/Keb. *4.--Three entries
frc Ji. the Aero Club of Franc? and one
from the Aero Club of Belgium were
received hsre by the Aero Club of
'America today for tho International
{Bsltees raes to ?tari from Kansta
"City October fi next "SK^^BH
including their entries for Aero
,C1nb of Germany and the titree which
?r.Wltt reprovest th? United States, there
are now tea balloons listed for. com
.{petition .far ihe $7^.00$ i?? Friw-a
' offered.
Aero clubs from, fourteen coan
are yet to be beard from.
Supreme Court's Decis
ion Gives Manufac
turers Victory.
NO REJECTION
UNLESS INJURIOUS!
Uolecs Flour Contains Poisonous
Ingredients, Bleaching Is Not
Injurious to Health.
(Dy Associated^ Press)
Washington, Feb. 24.-Millers and
food manufacturers throughout the
country today won a decisive victory
over thc. government when the su
premo court held that federal Inspec
tors .under the pure food law could
not condemn "bleached" flour unless
they proved that the flour contained
enough polsonov? ingredients added
TIT bleaching to make thc flour inju
rious to health.
Officials of the department of agri
culture have contended that the add
ing cf any quantity cf poisonous in
gredients waa in violation of the law.
They concentrated their efforts to
have this principle established in the
bleached flour case, because the de?i
cit-toti will bp applicable to CV*WH
other proceeding involving aa article
of food claimed to. contsln an added
poieonous rr deleterious ingredient.
The cases decided originated in
Washington, Mo. The government
nought to condemn 725 sacks of flour
bleached by the Lexington Mills com
pany by the so-called "Alsop proc
ess." They claimed In bleaching the
flour certain nitrates or poisonous t??
gredk-nts were added, and that this
vtal?ted the law. no,matter what the
quantity. The district court so held,
and the jury condemned the flour.
The circuit court of appeals hold the
district couM, erred, and so did the
Euprptne court today.
fn announcing tho decision of thc
Court Justice Day pointed out that the
government only complained' that l.S
Darts to I .000,005 of a poisonous Char
acter added. He held that every
word ot the pure food law prohlbHU*?
in tat?mate- commerce' a ; food if it
contain** "any added poisonous or
other added deleterious ingredients
which may -render such article Inju
rious to heaUh," muet be given Its
true meaning. . .
Department ot agriculture officials
tonight were not prepared to say what
future oct'ou they would take.
Tho principal affect of today's de
cision, officiais said, would be to re
> quire much more expert testimony in
'virtually nrt*y case the government
prosecutes for violation of thw puro
food law and consequently the win
ning cf a much smaller percentage of
suits.
More of thc famous "poison squads"
originated by Dr. Wiley when he waa
chief chemist may be necessary to
determine thc exact amount cf inju
rious substances which a person may
eat without being harmed.
FORMAL APPROVAL
OF NAVAL
HOUSE NAVAL AFFAIRS Ci
MITTLE MAKES REPORT.
TWO BATTLESHIPS
Bill Carrie? $140,000,000 Esclu
siva of Amounts to Be Spent
. on Armament. .
(By Associated Press.)'
Washington, Feb. 24.-Formal . ap
proval waa given the administration's
two-battleship program by the house
naval affairs committee today, after
the "small navy" men had made their
final stand against lt. The navy de
partment's construction plans were
changed KO as to. provide for six In
stead of eight destroyers, and four ad
ditional submarines.
As reported to the boure, the bill
[carries $140,200,000. exclusive of
emd?t??t? :o ba &p*nt for armer and
armament, and fixes the building pro
gram fer "the coming fiscal year ?a
follows:
Two first-class battleships of thc
. highest speed and largest possible ra
. dina of action, to rank amons^tae
j world's dreadnaughta. |7,800.O0O ?ach,
I exclusive of armor ?nd armament.
Six torpedo boat destroyers, ?*25.
OOO each.
Three coast defense submarine? cf
60C tons each, $620.000, designed for
use ou the Pacific coast.
. Four harbor defense submarine
of smaller type, ?37,000 each, lat
ed for use oa the gulf coast an?'
Panama,.and other smaller ships.
The MU provides that the coast de
I fenae submarin?? ;h?J! fes tacit waa
j maintained oe the Pacific coast li
1 they can .be built there ?a cheaply a<;
ea the Atlantic coast "and laid down"
' On th? PMrlftr; COSSt.
Tran?cont inental High
ways for Sole Use of
the High-Browed.
THEY MAINTAIN
NEFARIOUS LOBBY
And Are Not in Sympathy With
Improve^rfc&t* for Rural
Free^BjM?very
(Dy Associated Press.)
Wash ngton, '24.-Traus-contl
I pental highways; proposed by the
American Automobile Association to
day were characterized ns "peacock
lanes over which tho'members of this
high-browed, joy riding association
mjay strut," by Representative Sback
ieford, of Missouri, attacking what be
called tho "editorial canning factory'
maintained by the organization to pro
mote the measures it favored.
With funds tho association collected
from Its 461 subordinate automobile
clubB, Mr. Shackleford declared a "ne
farious lobby" , was , maintained in
Washington and the ail-eseent.al long
geren" was collected to fight the re
election of opponents of motor road
bills.
He read a. letter, he said waa from
the president of the'association to a
member in Kansas City, Mo., urging
that fUPPort be withdrawn from tho
Shackleford $25,000,000 good roads
bill now before the Senate, having
passed the House. The measure pro
vides fdr dirt roads in rural free de
livery districts.
Immediate Investigation of Repre
sentative Shackleton's assertion was
proposed by Representative Boreland,
of Missouri, in a resolution introduced
as coon as his colleague finished
speaking. The resolution winch was
referred to a oontttifttee, would pro
vide for a special ?$HmUee of fisc,
to investigado what, lr any,, perenna or
uKfeoelatlorts have reen engaged in
maintaining u lobby for br against any
particular ioglxlat.on relating to fedc
frai ?fd of good' roads, with any meth
ods Involving the collection of funds
for improper purposes and any .corr
rupt attempt to intimidate members of
Congress, to report to the House by
.lune
Mir. Sbackieford had mentioned tho
National Old Trail Association . ot
Kansas City. Mo.
Representative Borelaad said his
resolution was in justice to tho offl
cara of this 'jrganisatlop, tam who
were "of very high standing, patriotic
and self-sacrificing."
10O JOIN THI: ( Hl'Ut ll.
Halisbury llaptlst Congregation Cl?
SucccsHful Revival.
(Ry Associated Press.)
Salisbury, N. C., Feb. 24.-Ono of Ute
most successful revivals ever held tn
Salisbury canto to a close Sunday
night with about 100 accessions to thc
First Baptist church. Tho pastor,
Rev. C. A. G. Thomas was assisted by
Rev. T- T. Martin of Blue Mountain,
Miss.
Large congregations attended thc
meetings throughout aud many promi
nent mon cama into tho church aa u
result of tho sermons.
VA0t\UE BATTLESHIP. 'p;ij
(By Associated Press.)
Now Orleans, Feb. 24>~Two ol thc
nix Inch guns of the battleship. Obie
wero damaged today-when the British
steamer Atherstone, outward bi/und,
rammed the port side of the waiahip.
A coal lighter alongside the warship
was smashed by fftij fre gb ter. A board
of inquiry will make an investigation
of the "damage, to' the Ohio. /Those
aboard the freighter said the steering
gear was disarranged..
CONLEY wm WILL
SERVE ON CHAIN-GANG
Found Guilty as Accessory
the Fact, Is Sentenced to 12
IVeOnuia on noach
J (By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. .ll.-rJames Con
.ley, a negro factory sweeper today
was foundfuUty hoie'oT being an ac
jcessory after the fact to the murder
of Mary Phagan. He waa sentenced
to twelve months service on a con
vict chain gang.
Conley was the principal witness
against Leo M. Frank, at the trial last
August which resulted In Frank's con
viction for thc ?iurd?r. '"o swore hs
aided Frank In concealing the girl's
body after Frank bad killed her. Frank
ls ubder death sentence for .the crime.
Con loy's defense wp*, the conten
tion that hts alleged were net
jiMoeesory to the. min
(tooee imposed upon him 'is the ex
! tram? punishment under Georgia
i law*- tor tho crime ot which "he wee
waasraetea.
Villa Says He Will Grant
Requests; Later
Declines.
REPORTS CONFLICTING
IN MEXICAN CASE
Constitutionalist Chieftain Now
Assumes Huerta's Diplomatic ^
Tactics in Dealing Wfth
the Benton Case*
(By Associated Press.i
Washington, Feb. ,,24.-Just what
Geo. Villa purposes ?o'?u about tho
request or tlie United St-tr: govern
mont that he deliver ,the body of
William S. Benton, the British sub?
Joct executed by Villa at Juarez, ap
parently was an open question late
tonight. Karly in the av*mIR? Sec
retary Bryan had accepted a message
from tito constitutionalist .chief to
, Consular Agent Carsihcrs at ?uare?
as a premise that the body would be
tamed over to American authorities
as soon as them Otter could be ar
ranged. This message was translated
to read that the body would be deliv
ered, "but not at this time."
Just bei'oro midnight state depart
ment o?lclale made public thia an
nouncement:
"American consul at Chihuahua
reports that Villa declines to de?
liver Benton's body, bat will per*
mit widow or relatives to visit
place with A aterir?n represe eta*
the* that for their be ne lit be will
order exhumation of the body?
which then will he relaterred ia
grove from which lt ls wjtaored.*'
Gen. Villa is at Chihuahua, and it
is supposed Consul Letcher has been
in personal communication with bim.
VILLA MAKKS ??OMIMK TO
BRYAN Ttl (MLVNT It Kt} UK HT.
-. .
tBy Associated Proas.)
Wishlni: ton teVh ' 24 With n
. promise iv , ".''.ary .
Bryan from General Vitia
tlmt the body of William. 8. Benton,
Britbih. subject, will be ^.xlnirncd and
turned over to American offlclala for
examination, the .Washington ' govern
ment considered tlmt the first Impor
tant stop; had been accomplished in
, ita investigations of the recent execn
ton ?t Juarez wi'ifch h?.5 foci:
the eyes. Cf Co W????U anew on tho
Mexicali .situation. From, tho charac
ter of tho woundssfound on Bontor.'a
body, physicians will tip Obie to say
wh?lkor CoiiUin wnu ??icS by . a piB
t?? shot, na bis friends claim, oe by a
firing ?quad as Villa assert?. lt
generally is admitted in oiilctal cir
cles that an examination will be bf
great valuo In either ainrming or
disproving an important point In Vil
la's explanation of tho affair.
Developments today were many hi
tim situation that hus /arisen out of
. tho Idling of Benton. Secretary Bry
, an asked American Consular represen
tatives at Nogales to confer withUen
'. eral Carranza about tho alf air. The
secretary talked with acting chair-'
' win Shlyley, of tho Simute foreign
. relations! co'mtuittee, and then at
. length, with President Wilson. Tim
Incident Was fully discussed at a cab
' inclxmeeting. Sir Cecil Sprlug-Pice, *
Urltlsh' ambassador, inter called or.
Secretary Bryah and arranged for tho
visit of British Consul Perceval to El
Paso tu supplement tho American In*
, qulry. though not to Interfere 'with 1L
' The Secretary then conferred again
tonight with the President
Cabinet officers Indicated that offi
' elsi judgment of the Benton incident
I would not be hasty abd that the Amer
ican government Just now was occu
pied carefully In gathering the facts.
; Details or the char acter of the
. American Investigation were not of
ficially known here until the publica
tion of dispatches from London today
g.vlng the text of Secretary Bryan's
message - to the British ambassador.
The fact that the United ?tates had
instructed ita consuls to have the body
exhumed and examined; 'abd to em
ploy legal assistance and examine
witnesses indicated the far-reaching
nature of tjie inquiry.
In addition to this, Secretary Bryan
announced that a coramunica?on bad
been telegraphed to be presented to
Carran**, asking the rooel Chief foe
information about the Bonton inci
dent. Tho secretary denied this toole
the form of any . general representa
tion, saying lt was confined to tho
Benton incident In som? quarters
Ibo sending'bf a communication to
Carranza about Villa's act- was re
garded as Involving m technical reo
oanltion or Carransa's jurtdiJctlon ov>?
?r villa. Wt Secretary Tkyfwi tonight
said he regarded todaj-V ?besage aa
similar to others which previously
! have been presented by Amurfean
. couvai? to i arrant* and defacto au
thorities lu Mexico.
Seuretary Bryan tonight did not
know Just when the body of Benton
would be given up br Villa. All tho
.nf^rsitiies he hsd, he W". cai;
from the consul agent GaSoU"
Incidentally tho British an?ba*Ha l<>r
telegraphed Mrs. Benton that If tao
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