M ANDERSONJ??EILIGENCER Founded IBM IM Kurth Mala Street) ANDERSON, S. C WILLIAM BANKS, - - Editor W. W. HMOAK, Baslneis Manager ?. Entered According to Act of Con Brass a? f?cond Class Mail Batter at the FoHtoDJce at Anderson, 8. C. Fabllihed Erery Morales flieeit Mon?ay Heml.Weekly Edition oa Toeaeay aid Friday Mornings Dally Edition?$5j?i> per bbbobi 2JW for Six Months t $126 for Three Months. . Semi.Weekly Edition ? ILM per Annum; 75 cents for Six Mostest M cents for Foor Mentha. IN ABVANCB Member of the Associated Press and SIccrhing Complete Daily Telegraphic Service. --A larger Clrealatfdn Than Aay Ottl ar Newspaper la This Coagresslona) District. Toe Intelligencer la delivered1 by carriers in the city. If you fall to get yonr paper regularly please notify no. Opposite yonr name oa label1 at your paper la printed date to which year paper is paid. Ail checks and ; drafts shoo Id be drawn to The An derson Intelligencer. THE WEATHER Washington, March 17.?Forecast: South Carolina?Fair and colder Wednesday. Thursday fair. Our bebt l wishes to Capt. J. T. Bus hy. May ho soon recover. Th<< south is coming, an dthe Pied mont section is in the van. Cc?Hincrcii? t. ".";!' .<.'. aie buuu, UUt lonio mixing is said to be better. Heal estate gambling Injures a town. Don't let It get started here. Tht* people are getti??nr disgusted with coat tail awingers on every aide. Tbe grain crop -of Ahderson county has a finer appearance than* any other. It is necessary that we have in the legislature !mcn''that,are:,wlBe and ug gresslve. . ,. 4 tit. i'airicK wouldn't he popular in prohibition, stales ,if lie rau the eld snakes out Lots of candidates for state offices fiud it Convenient to visit Anderson these days,' March the 24th is the date for the luterurban to make official entry into Sparta nburg. ' Safety first. That includes ser vice. After that- cut down the revenue n? the railroads. As a campaigner with the fountain pen. Villa has p;oved to be less suc cessful with the pistol. When Greenville is full of - impor tant visiotrs it seems very much like Anderson on a quiet day. Abbeville seemfc "to : .havo" i mu?fed the easyj change 5U> start Aha building of tho road ?o that place. " John Gary Evans has had his chance three times, lie must, ad mire himself a lot to run again. r. J. B. Duke is working for the Somb orn Hallway. But this Is another "J. B.," in the auditing department^ Tho Daily Intelligencer is the only daily paper that Anderson has , ever had that lakes the full Associated Press . Why should the city permit a shoe drummer to come here from away and peddle slices in competition with our local shoe stores? The first money J. B. Duke ever made was a dipja..an(i it then seemed us large to him as his' whole 'fortune appears ?d ihft a wigp?tus>. Joday.\\y Rev W.. P. Jacobs, D.iD , founder pi Tnornwell Orphanage, Tuesday cele brated his 72ud hirthday. >IJs long life bus brought happiness to uiany hearts, . ; -t? t a recent illu&ratioa.- at. tac necos* ally of r?i?-^a'd oflnrlals?oihg on the job Is the experience ot u new corner to this city who had household goods in the warehouse of the CS A A for two "weeks arid couldn't find out where hi* effect*, were. The Greenville Piedmont admits tint Anderaou Is "sotne town" w?eh it says: "We;imagine that one of President Fairfax...Harrison's first re; flections vill bo: How on earth An derson grew an'large as it is consid ering its proximity, to stiuh- a .splendid city as Greenville ?" ( I KAMN(. UP* WEEK, Secretary Burneil of the local Y. M ('. A. has set ail ?otample vrlilcll I lie whole city might follow'! in having] a "clean up" day in ihe luill villagea, lie will make thai part of the city u ?hining example to. the remainder. Tiie plan us outlined in the Conjlan,! the official monthly paper of the mill ] villageti is as follows: "From March Kith to March -1st each of the mill village^ will observe] What will he Known ? ach spring and fail us "Cleaning Up Week." Prices] will he offered to the hoy and girl In each Village who gem the largest and best pile of trash. A dandy good liasehall mitt will go to the hoy. and a beautiful doll will be given to the girl. Remember thai in each village some boy will gel a mill and some girl a doll. Any boy or girl may get any member or members of the family to help them, but do not go outside of your own fntnily to get help Get the trush anywhere in 'your village yon can find it. lie sujft to pile it where lite company wagon can get to it conveniently. The judges will go over each village and decide who will get the prizes. , On Monday and Tuesday the 23rd and '24th the trash from each village will lie hauled off, placed In one big pile and burned. Let every man woman and child at each of our mills join hands during this ' "Cleaning Up 'Week" and rid our villagea of all the trusli and filth that goes so far toward making any place unheulthful und unattractive. Pretty flowers and nice vegetable gardens look better! than tin cans, old shoes and hats." BEI/TON AM) THE "KYARS" The Standptpe Man in the Belton j correspondence a few days ago criti jciBed the G. S. & A. road for not stop ping its passenger trains at j the [Southern depot in Bel tors ?nd it was juiiegeo mat this action on the port of the railroad company was but spite. An official of the company stated to The IntoUisencer yesterday that this action of the company is prompted by another motive. He says that the new mayor, Mr. Ross Mitchell; has promulgated an order making the in terurban cars stop at;all .street cross ings and as this loses so muck unnec essary time the cars 'are not stopped at the Southern station for'passengers to' alight,' We publish the statement, as.requested. 5mp?4 idi .. .1 i-. >..i. '. With. 12 candidates , for governor and each allowed about aa hour to speak in the coming campaign, the dear "peepul" ought to .get enough politics to last 40 years. Rebels Repulsed (Continued from first page.) bare facto of an engagement were contained in a fifteen word telegram. COUNTRY 18 A BESEHT; '' WATER- SUPPLY A PROBLE3 The desert is one of the worst in desert and one of Villa's greatest problems, which is solved by the use of tank cars and reservoirs, is to as sure a water supply for horses snd men. The desert is one of th eworst in Mexico. The cactus alone thrives and under the drifting sands the traveler frequently cornea- upon the bones of animtoi who perished from thirst, and even those of men for General prpzco fought over parts of this country two years ago, his men suf fered terribly rrom thlrsr So prec ious is the supply of water regarded by Villa that he has ordered that-hohe shall he wasted on suah superfluities as bathing and the cleaning-of linen. Villa. is supplied With a wireless outfit, by which he can communicate with Chihuahua and JuSret". The fed-! orals also have stations connecting Torreon with th? City of Mexico, 707 miles to the south. At Fort Bliss today the wireless station occassionally spluttered out detached Spanish words, but they were unintelligible and there source was unknown. VILLA HCRRIES TO 8CEX? OF ACTIVITlESl Juarez. Mex., March IT.1?The Zara-] gosa brigade , of 1,300 veterans, un der General ?gulrre Benavidpa, en Icountered the federals at Escalon and] Is reported to have been pressed back] yesterdsy This is believed to. ac" coupt for'the sudden departure frdhj Chihuahua of \Oenerf.? Francisco Vil la, the rebel commauder In, chief. He gave his stafr one hour'a notice and then departed ob n special train. It is assumed thai Villa brought up re inforcement* today and that" the. bar Ue. was renewed, with increasc? vig or. ' ' > '* 4 The rebels troops have'been'moving I south fro:u Jaur?s and.Chihuahua uf * closing la ?r?m bjbJOItf?ct?r.v.s ? month.; la! I claim to as high as 2K.00O men. hut ] 112.000 Is regarded as a closer" esti mate. Refugees from Torreon nave] placed the federal forces under Gen eral Refugio Velasco at 7,000" to 9,000,] I adding that lie was rapidly being re inforced. ... K \ Oa St. PaddyV.Bay. lx>8 Angeles, CaJL Ma&h 17.?Fred I die Welsh, light weight of Ponty.pridd, vraies, won a dectsiop^over Joe Rivers! j of Los Angeles at ttevaoe. arena Tues day after 20 tetand>??*tef fighting.' Welsh bad h lead bn points4 nearly alt the way. . '-aOs;*:'l< ? ALL NEGRO VAGRANTS MUSI GETTO WORK THE POLICE WILL TRY TO "CLEAN UP" LOAFERS THREE IN TROUBLE This Class of Undesirables Never Does Any Good, But a Lot of Harm for a City The notice officials have taken it into their hands to clean the city of all negro vagrants. The negroes who frequent the pool rooms and other places of rendezvous will be watched and any of this class who is not able to prove that he works will be carried before the recorder's court and given a chance to redeem himself by giv ing a sufficient reason why he is not working. The farmers who are badly in need of labor will have the cooperation of the police in securing sufficient labor Tor the working of their farms; also the town will ascertain thjs real con dition of the loafing class of ne groes and whence they obtain the mo no* they spend in the pool rooms and other places of amusement. Several negroes have already plead ed guilty of vagrancy, and have tasted the,remedy th? recorder is giving out and prefer to work rather than recup erate under this doctor's.doees. The police have taken a definite stand and are .doing all that is possible to rid the city of Anderson of the floating population of negroes who do, not work, but live on the wages of the Ig norant class of negroes. It Is the opinion of some that the cooks have more to do with the va grants than anything else, as they have free access to the pantries of the peo ple wtpDin they work for and in that way to f 'ed the loafing clasB. Sergeant Bell said that they were going to rid Anderson of this class. The citizens of Anderson will all give hearty coou eration in accomplishing this end, for If a.town should be rid of anything It should be the vagrant. Dock Williams and Walter Heard - I-Hit *- - *- 4U- -.1-?~ ??1 v uiuusm t/^siwtc *.u Lieut. Shanks of the regular army, will make the inspection. Be sides the local officers who will have the training of .the company in charge there is to be a sergeant of the reg ular army here, to help . Instruct the boys for the coming inspection. The sergeant is due to arrtve here March 25 to take charge of the company. The inspection of the property will be held in the morning, In the even ing the inspect in of the company will take place.- Co. B. has been au??i the command of Capt R. J. Itaimer until sometime ago when he resigned and giving his reason that he could not do Justice to the company and attend to his personal business, which de mands, all of hts'time. At the election of officers toServo the company Lieut. Ligou waB chosen. cap\aln. v Lieut. J. .1. Trowbrldge stated Tues day that the company is Improving wonderfully sue: at the inspection they will make a fine . showing, Ho also said that several ; new members had b?on received since the encampment held here last July* and that tbe com pany is better drilled than it has been in some time. Thja$#nl!s have been veil attended end*%ll the men are looking, xorward t?r-*nspection day. The nttthts have bdte .?hohsred so that instead of only ond^fHH a ***k there is two. the drills being held on Mon day and Thursday nlabta as bereto tofore, only on Monday nights. ROOSLYELT8 SON, TO MARRY Will Wed Daughter <4 Aaiaassder to Spahl (By Associated Press) -, Madrid. Spain. Manch 17.?it h.xn been officially announced that Per mit Roosevelt, sod of the formai1 president of the United States, will marry the daughter of Ambassdor and MV?. Ja?. E. Willard, stationed at Kinfe Manuel'* cAiirt, In the e!?*??*sg April. Brit ANY FARMER CAN MAKEl OWN GERMINATION TESTS MORE TO THE ACRE Full Explanation of How to Make ; Testa at No Expense and in Short Time v Clenison College. March 17.-Every farmer In Souh Carolina who plants corn should begin selecting his seed for planting at once, is the advice of Prof. W. L. Hutchinson of Clenison College. Prof. Hutchinson urgea -. ery farmer to make a germination test of thiB seed, which numerous experi ments have proved beyond a doubt .will result in a larg? increase in yield. An ear-to-row test with seed that has been tested for germinating powers will be sure to pay a fanner handsome ly in future crops, but even if he makes only the germination test this year, ho is likely to have his ield in creased from five to ten bushels an acre at least The test is so simpl? and requires so little time in proportion to results that there is no farmer in the state who cannot make it The average farmer in this state se lects his planting ears by sight alone, picking out . the ears which appear sound. - Unless he is an expert and baa had training In corn Judging, this method is not of great value to him. Wlhat be should do is to select his best looking ears and then put tbem through a germination test. After selecting the best looking ears, arrange them side by side on planks, driving a tenpenny nail after every tenth ear. The ears should then be numbered consecutively, which can be done by marking the number of each ear on the plank with t*???i cii. rney snould then be left until after the germination test is completed, except when they are taken out one by one for the purpose of getting kernels from them. One of the simplest and best meth |ods of tesIlM Is the use of a sawdust lw? about two ???t ?u.u.are [and four inches deep. Fill the box to 'within,anftfehtand aifbalf of the top wltb^.aaWf iratt jftell {packed. Select: a [hVwfifo|^|th a lijtle larger than ! ? FLASHES i- m-jo; -- v<; -.tai-. .... ".nm.'?rir The State ' Federation of Momen's Clubs will m?et in Spartan burg. May 12-15 and Mrs. Ruf us Fant of this city has been selected to.^deliver the ro sponso to . the address of welcome. Magistrate 3roadwe? had an easy I time Tuesday not a case docketed. Many Anderson teachers are prepar ing to take the trip to Spartanburg this week to attend the annual meet-| tag cf the State association. There will be an election at Don \i>.i<*H nest Tuesday, March 24th, on the .question of issuing $6,000 bonds for I a new school house. B. B. Gossett. chairman, is prenar liig to call a meeting "of the bankers of this district to be held in Anderson early tn May. The South Carolina Manufacturers' association will meet at Chick Springs on the 15th of July according to the action taken yesterday by the execu tive committee in Greenville. Another New Version Of Benton's Murder! tBy Associated Press.) Washington, March 17.?British con-/ sul Perceval, stationed at Galveston; who has been at ElPaso, In connection with the effort to ascertain certain facts. regarding tiieVA'tath of William Benton, will leave El - Paso tonight or tomorrow 0n his return to Galves ton. A new version ot the Benton trag-j edy reaching officials here 1b that in stead of being shot, as was first re ported. Benton was stabbed to death in General Villa's : Office. The body, this report says, was mutilated, then buried in the neighborhood ot Juarez, instead ot ChihuaS'ua as Villa had claimed. When the reoprt of the killing of the commission appointed .by General Carranza to investigate the matter of Benton bft? been feyaiahed to Secre tary Bryan, it will be transmitted to tbe British government, whlsh will then determine whether reparation shall, be demanded. THK REPORT THAT REBLS KILLED CROMWEll DENIED Douglas. Ariz,, March 17.?Reports ttmt F. T- Cromwell. * mmift? utAti, missing since December, had been ?hol by constitutionalists orders, wife - emphatically denied today by Col. Calles, rebel '^pjjfaroander in So nors. - _ Beardley Elect** President * 5tt. Augustin?, FJ?.. March 17.?W. H. Beardley, nridgMtl. agent in New York for the Into jf^M. Fingier, today was elected prestMpt of the irioriaa East Coast Railroad by the directors in a meeting here today. Mr. Beardly was also elected president of the Flor ida Seat Coast Hptfl Co., another of Flagler's Drooerty. s m**ti*?? of its directors. Corn igs Big Yields the box and mark tTiiu off in two inch squares with a pencil, numbering enough of the squares to tell the num ber of any of them without trouble, < By leaving outside rows vacant all around the box there will be about one hundred squares. Tack the cloth inside the box so that It,rests firmly an smoothly over..the swadust. With the box near at hand, take the cars from the plank one by one. Se lect from each ear, six kernels, tak ing them from different parts of the ear and no two from the same row. Place the six kernels from ear Ko. 1 in squaro No. 1 on the cloth, and so on with all the ears, kernels should be laid with the germ side up. , Put each ear back in its place on tho plank. When each square in the box ex- j cept those in the outside rows con tains its six kernels, sprinkle' water into the box until the corn and saw dust are thoroughly moistened, tak ing care not to disturb the kernels. Thon place a dry white cloth care fully over the kernels and another cloth on ,top of this one. Finally, cover the top cloth with sawdust un til the box is level full. Keep the box in a fairly warm room leaving it undisturbed for seven days. Then catch the ends of the top cloth and raise the colth carefully from the box. This will take off the top iayer of sawdust without disturbing the corn. Raise the second cloth still us ing great care, and it is then possible to read the tests. Seeds which ker nels have germinated well and which have germinated poorly. If. square No. 15 shews, a poor eermtantion, go to the pl?nk and take out car No. 16 throwing it into the feeC pile. Do this with each ear whose kernels show poor, germinating powers. The ears left on your plank will liven ge good ones and you are ready for your plant* lug. If you'do not secure a good a good crop you can feel certain that It was not the fault of the seed. Nse one box for every one hundred ears. If desired, however, a larger above is the most convenient bite to handle and should satisfy the heeds of the average farmer. The time to make this test Is really in winter, when the ?ara which turn out well are stored for planting in spring. However, If It w.as not done in whiter there is siiii ample time to make the test now and the farmer who makes it br.a the unanimous opin ion of all the experts that It will bring I him rich proflts. PIEDMONT BOYS TO SEEK A PRIZE ?.f.' " is..) n >. . n- w bos . >?<> fci in the - inter-High School Meat j At Greenville In April The date of the Piedmont Inter-High School meet if April 3rd and 4th and will be held at Greenville. The ora torical contest will be held in the O. j F. C. Auditorium on Friday night ati1 8:30. The order of the speakers on this oc casion will be as follows: 1. Liberty.;".'. Easley; 3. Fountain Inn; 4. Seneca; 5. Westminster; 6. F. F. 8.; 7. Central-(8- C) 8. Green- j ville; 9 Richlaud; ' 10 Anderson. The judges for the occasion are Mr H. K. Osborne, Spartanburg; Mr. W. M. Scott, Greenville and Mr. S. M. Wolfe, Anderson. t The winners,of the 1st and 2nd pla- j ces will be awarded gold medals, and i the school whose representative wins first place will bold the trophy cup | for one year. An additional require- j ment of this eoUest Is that ..each con- | testant must have at least four studies In the high school and make the av- j erage scholarship for promotion. The athletic meet will be held on Saturday at the Furman bail park. The- preliminaries will begin at 10 o'clock, a. m. The preliminaries last year were run off as follows: 1. 100 yards: 2. running high jump; 3 220 yards 4 discus; 6 pole vault; 6. hurdles; 7 shot put; 8. Tunning broad jump. There was no prelimina ries on standing high jump. Tberi 440 and 880 yards. One change this year is the mile race substituted for the standing nigh jump. The order of the finals is as follows: 1. 100 yard; 2 running high jump; S. 880 yards run; 4. discus throw; 6 220 yard run; 6. pole vault; 7. 120 yards hurdle; 8. running broad jump; ?. 440 yard run; 10. shot put; 11. mile run. The meet will be under the Su pervision of Dr. F H.H. CalhOun of Clemson college. The finals were pulled off immediately after the re-* quirements last year. This gave time to complete all events and to bare ihe business meeting of the principals be* tore night. Tho winners of the first places'In the athletic contest will ho awarded bronze medals and th? school msking the highest number of points will hold the association trophy cup for one year. The cup is now held by F. F, 8. Th .;..;) ?.. r i-?-v? <> v ' -./.iniU?,..' <'0 ' > . .,.? ??qf j id ftji! n?v??pu:Vi,' . -?u ViVt; ? >'?' -i.?. ,t . /, .,'( '!"' ' "* '' '' ' "*> r u?.'ioi;'!. mi _ 50th Anniversary of CAMMED SALMON ." - ' ' - . . . t. . Fifty years, ago*.?jduee Salaten was canned* and did yon know that Salmon is the cheapest meat you can buy today. 3-1 lb cans for 86c. Finest Columbia River Salmon, 1-1 lb can. ...25e Smoked Bloatrs, 4 for.._25e. Smoked Boneless and Skinless Herring,.25c lb. English cared Sliced Bacon,......35c lb. Sliced Beef ... ....... 50c lb. id f^rrs t! >' ; ., i > SU ' ?~.,?y:-. M This is the ?easoa of year for seme Mad of Pies. Choice Muir Evap4 Peaches, the finest grade of peaches yon can buy . f lbs for j... . ... |.. ....T.. ?fi? - . $&9.ffi&\ M^K"" ' * ios for 25c' California A Eraporated Sundried A FTunes, fat axy, p?? lunch Parmesan Grated 'Cheese, fa bottles,. . 50c each, Roquefort Cfcs?jte;. , ..20c the Jar McLaren*s Cheec^ CInb sise,... .15c the Jar Piuento Cheese, ' ClaV sise,. >. . . I?c the Jar* to : i^i I y & i r." Anderson Cash Grocery ?*SELL^8S OF GOOD THINGS TO EAT.** i?"<.i(>;i >< ': 6 Dudley, of Columbia^ former president of the state association; J. M. Watkins Of Greenville. pn?el*i?t e? the sUtc association bow, and P. 8. Evans of j Grenweod. 7 (by Associated Press.) Washington, Marqb 17.?Considera tion of the 141,000 river* land harbors appropriation bllFwai gegfrtP TtaSSday in tne Keu~. The measure was mao> the vehicle or speeches, including Mex ico and thp proposed repeal o* exemp tion of coas^wis^shl8P?p?(,trom.,Pav^ Afc^'Was! ten- It probablynil', oc cupy most of the week. Consider 1 Harbors ation {Coolness and Bravery * rcvem um or ure W&ieeley^aea. ?A^i^j?jj^?tsb members, prereftted-lc*^ ?ry'-^.h*B. ^o?8*? Hall, oldest or toe ffeUealey' College Buildings was burned today. , Two hundred and fifty young wo' mea/ students, fifty Instructor* and fifty maids, were in bed "ben tbe fias was d?^??^-iuKvory one was saved ^t-^t" r~- ~" si?Ore? wtio marcn ed In an orderly procession through the smohe-fllKd hall-ways, suffered say to speak of. ^StlSS11^9 W'? ? W*?k?ned fratoe aad within It were oivbihiea wait* OS?0**** ^??^eatwt a feet ?# ?00, oon. ,