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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. R8JAS MAY BE NEXT PRESIDENT SPOKEN OF AS POSSIBLE PROVISIONAL HEAD / OF MEXICO IF HUERTA QUITS Summary of Developments in the Republic of Blood On The* Border > I By Associated Press. Mexico City, March 18.?Forced by] increasing scriouensss of the financial situation in Mexico, President Huer tu at last appears ready to resume ne gotiations with Jobn Llpd, President Wilson's personal repr?sentative which wero. broken off laBt August reports eurrent in the capital tonight are true. Jose Lopez Portillo Y. Rojas, Min ister of 'Foreign Affairs, has been di rected to reopen the unofficial diplo matic exchanges ' with Mr. Lind, ac cording to the report hero and for thut purpose wont to Vera Cvuz to day. Where he will meet Mr. Lind is not known. Every, effort has been made to keep the meeting a secret, ohouia it nui to tako. place, the gov ernment could repeat the explanation already given that the Minister Is taking ' the trip to celebrate Saint's Day. President Huert? today summoned to the national palace sixty of the Mexicans residing In the capital and intimated that the Indirect financial support would be highly agreeable. . President Huerta also requested these men to furnish bim with horses ' for 120 cannon expected to arrive h?re from Japan aud .Europe. He asked their moral support, suggesting that .they form a sort of military society, not for actual .fighting, but that In signia b? worn by the members to identify them . as being loyal to the government. The report that a large number \ mutincd recently at the Jojulta, had : tiRBn' -wyyuiffly jfe h-ifteii on a .?erbar statement made by' General Jltninoz, Castro to the war minister. Genoral ^Iro-v?f recalled from ?ln^^?f? tary governorship and reached here yesterday. I Washington, March 18.?Though the purpose of the trip to Vera Cruz of Senor Rojas, minister, of foreign af fair:: !h Hderta's cabinet is not known to the stata dssftrtmost, this develcy ment in admittedly full of interesting possibilities. John Lind in his ca pacity or special representative o<T Pr?sidant Wilson, has had a free hand In meeting who he chooses in pur suit ot his general instructions to keep in close touch with the Mexican situation, and no doubt, will avail - himself. It Is said, of tho opportunity to confer w.lth tho minister, who has been suggested as a provisional pres idential possibility, in the event of the 'elimination of Hu?rta. In this con nection the state department bas been informed that, at the time of the kill ing cr Madero. Fojas was governor of Jalisco and hot at the capital. | iVEW BE3ton TESTIMONY . ! PROBABLY SPECULATIVE Socretary Bryai. expects to be sup plied with a copy of. tho report of the special commission appointer! by i General Carranza, the Constitutional- I ist Chler, to investigate the conditions under which the Scotchman Benton, met his death in Juarez a month ago. Meanwhile he declines to discuss the recent reports that positive testimony 'has been procured to show that Ben ton was stabbed to death In General Villa's offico, further than to Ultimate that this testimony may be more or less speculative. Tho investigation into the disappear ance of Gustav Bauch, American rail road mechanic, appears-to have come to a complete'standstill so far as the American agencies are concerned. It is said, however, that the Carranza com'ulesloa* which has beon investi gating the Benton case may attempt to clear up this matter. Secretary Garrison today forward ed *o MaJor-;Gonoral Murray, command ing rho Western Department. Govern nor Johnson's request for. additional troops to protrct the Southern Cali fornia1 border from tho Mexicans. Tho secretary will leavo action entirely ?w Gvuerwi n?urrav's discretion. XEXICAN 11EVEL0PMEST8 BH?ErL? st'MKAKMSED Recent Mexican developments as outlined In the official dispatches ' were summarized today Iq the fol lowing sUtsment: "The reaiease or Andrew Hamilton w?o was arrested with Byrd and Gold tyhmldt, has been reported to the elate department. The other two men wilL It Is thought: h? iran-f-rr^i in ;.?t.*?vu City, in accordance with orders to Mexican Federal officials to schd all foreigners arrested on the charges-of furnishing aid to the rebels to the capital. Railroad communication. betw? (Continued on Page j.) PANAMA TOLLS CONTROVERSY PRELIMINARY SKIRMISHING WILL FEATURE SESSION IN SENATE TODAY Resolution Introduced Calling for Light on Foreign Protests Against Exemption (By Associated Press, Washington, March 18.?Preliminary skirmishes on the Panama tolls con troversy will occupy the senate tomor row as the result of an effort madf* today y Senator Jones of Washington, to have passed his resolution calling upen President Wilson for informa tion as to what foreign governments have protested againBl toll exemp tion for American.coastwise ships, end for correspondence between tho United States and foreign' countries relating thereto. That the supportera of Pre. Wilson's plea for repeal of the exemption pro vision of the canal act will oppose passage of the resolution was indi cated today Senator Hokc Smith cf Georgia, has moved that the Jones resolution he re ferred to the Foreign Relations Com mittee, declaring that the senate should not hastily consider a resolu tion calling for information relating to foreign affairs. Senator'Brlstow of Kansas, who is opposed to the repeal of the exemp tion, urged the resolution be referred to the committee on inter-ocean ca nal*; of which Senator O'Gorman of Nrw York hi the leader believing that tho canals committee would give a fa vorable report of the Jones resolution, and that the committee on foreign re lations would pigeon-hole it. . Upon thti issue Ui?. senate may be forced tj vote tomorrow. That, such a vote could not be strictly consv^H cred as a>i of *<h# repeal Issue, hwwj i'j maintained by some of the Atorv >v?vv . iii.-"v?te -In vor of a request'for mor'o InfOrmatten : who wotild not vote against repeal. $Mtiftb* final roll call. THE "EIEEFTRUST" IS HA|U> TO DOWN Has.* Hold on the Argentin? Rc ! pnblic Despite The I Tariff Law k ; ; ? I Washington, Mtorch 18.?How Ar getine's beef trust' which ships mil lions of meat into the United States monthly under the new tariff law, is dominated by the Chicago slaughter ing and packing companies which do by far the major portion of the busi ness, is described in a farinera bulle tin issued today by the department of agriculture. The Argentine beef hak caused a reduction in the price of meat in tho United States which'has been general ly supposed, but tho department's bul letin remarks that It'is assumed that the Americas controlled companies of tho Argentine are urging Argentine beat to beat down the prices of the Chicago beef. I At the present time the bulletin.says there are nine establishments for, the slaughtering, chilling or freezing 'and exporting of beef in or near Buenos Ayres and five of these companies are; I owned or operated by Chicago bouses.' [ Thaw Case Haa Coat N. Y. $38,000 to Date - I Albany. N. Y., March 18.?The ex-J pcnBe bill approved by Attorney Gen eral Carmody in connection with the slate's effort to return Harry Thaw, to Mattawan includeata tee of $25,000 to William T. Jerome, and fees of more than $13,000 to other counsel, j .Toronto's i?c 4$fcrs ont only past I services rr.? Jcred, ' but also, any fu ture services in 'reference to .the case: -1? Annual Child Labor Conference Adjourns New Orleans. La., March 18.?Th? schools in general were ?Ljcussed, and suggestions offered se to how they may . fee improved, at the concluding session 'of tho' Tenth Annual National Child Labor Conference here today. It was alleged that children were leaving school as soon as the law tallowed, 'end for that reason the schools wore assailed as being ton ac ademic, aad that this ?cieatAB n de mand, for vocational training. It was suggested that the school system take m'un itscir employment supervision of all children up to eighteen years of age. A children's mooting at which the pupils of local schools assembled took 'activa part .and was a feature of the last day aad the conf?rence ended ' tonlsht. BALLONS BEER THIRTY GALLON STILL CAP TURED IN FULL OPER ATION 5 GALi-ONS WHISKY Will, George and Ervin Williford Were Captured by Sheriffs j Posse (By Associated Press. Wednesday afternoon about 2:30; Sheriff Ashley brought a thirty gallon; still and five gallons of whiskey back to the city from the plantation of J. M! McDonnell which in located two] and a half or three miles of Ander son. The sheriff with Deputies Olin' Sanders, W. P. Dien mm and J' W. Smith made a raid on the alleged' still. In full operation and the three negroes who were running it were captured without any trouble. The still was located in a negro cabin on the side of a small stream only a short distance f-om the public high way and was easily reached by any persona wisiiine to nurrha*? th? or wniskey who might hav had a "tip" as to its location. The still, which has been in opera tion since the first of February,, so the negro woman who lived at this hmiMA mH iwwj Vjc-- *? operation [.since that date, b?i the officers were unable to locate it until Wednesday. It is reported that'the words, "I can get whiskey or beer In thirty min utes." gave the officers something to work on which resulted in the cat turing of the still and distillers who have been furnishing whiskey and beer to its customers for over a month and a half. *# The bouse had been watched sev eral days but no sign would indicate that the men were making the wbls ftey and beer could -She.- neen. The smoke from tho furnace which-held the kettle was piped to the 8tov< 'drsthr?ttg > wasJpke^eiSH^B9^V^|Djia^99 information could he found from this nource, the only indications that were available was trie odor from the sour mashes. Will and George WiHiford are brothers while Ervln is a son of George They have been working on J. M. McDonnell's place for some time. It came SR surprise to Mr. McCciinsll : tha? s 2?n was bel?g opsratetd oa his ' plantation and ha had not found It out. The sheriff has been after George for some time as it bad been reported to him that George was run ning a still whil? he lived on the Sa vannah river, but they were unable to find the still, or else he was noti fied of the approach of the officers [and kept things hid. The still with the five gallons of whiskey wss brought to the jail and put in the whiskey room until th? sheriff* has time to pour it out and destroy the still. The beer which amounted to 700 gallons was destroy ed at the place of the distillery. Mean-While the negroes are in Jail: RAGE OF FAMILY IS CH?NGE0 BY COURTS I The Leo ard Cannot Change His Spt a Bat Law Can Do Almost Anything w Orleans, La.. March 18.?Eight children of Mrs. Camille MonrOux PrSdoe, heretofore known officially as n??roos, today were officially declared white people, after a long court nght during which sensational charges were made. Tho eight persons ab jet ai! grown, were registered by the city board of health as negroes when each. Was born. Church records show ed them to be white and their appear ance and station In life seemed to sup pbrt the chur ' records. Mandamus proceedings were brought to compel tho health board to declare the tu white, aud the decision was rendered todsy, During .tbe court pro fioAHlnvM ?.t?orneys charged tfcs church records bad been tampered with re-' cently. Tho first ancestor, of which there was record came-- here in 17&6 and married a white woman. The Prados family declare lids was the cause of the family being officially call ed negroes. "Army of Unemployed" f inally Disappears fiaeramRnto. Cat. HarCh 18.?The unemployed bend that camped In Yolo County for the last ten days after be ing ousted from. Sacramento, final ly disappeared todsy when the remain Mg?a men departed. All that Is left of the army of 1.800 that left San Fran citvao are fifteen loaders In the county Jail, and s few stragglers. FOR REFUGEES ?-I HUGE APPROPRIATION! FOR MAINTENANCE OF MEXICANS INTERNED IN TEXAS Jrgent Deficiency Bill Now Goes! To Conference Between Two Houses (By Ai-socluird Press.) Washington, March. \*. ? After a vigorous defense by. Senator lx>dge. Republican, of-the -government's ex penditures in caring tor Mexican sol diers and other" refugees interned in T^xns and California, the senate to day passed th? urgent deficiency bill, carrying-'a total c? more than ten millions of dolkvrs, .half a million of which was added by the senate's ap pi opr lut Ions com mi tier for the main tenance of. refuge encamps. An amendment was adopted to pro vide that the war department shall cx pend this money only *n caring for sol diers and military [ refug eea. This, however, will not ???o? ?i.? ztzt'ZZ ~* women and children'Interned with the cold 1ers, ns they- arc regarded as part of the Mexican army. Senator Smoot sought to limit the. appropriations to, the amount neces rary tu i/uy r/nc egpepses of the camp to April 12. unring jtnat the govern ment should dispose of the refugees by sending them fato. Mexican territo ry controlled b> Kirta govern ment. Senator Lodge replied that tblp would be a violation/of neutrality nnrt virtual intervention .in behalf of the Huorta regime. The bil> aof?aHBB? conference be tween the two ho?tee? mmm "John Efcrfce Investigation" of Larger -Scope Than at First Thought <Sy Associais^ W??a} l\ew York, March 18.?Uol. Goethals !was closeted for two hours late today with the Grand Jury which is consid ering, ?ie charges against John Burke, I suspended chlor of the commissary I department of the Panama Railroad. While the charges have been press led by Col. Goethals bimseir, it has been with the hope of clearing Burke, of whose efficiency and honesty Col. Goethals has a high opinion. The Col-t one/ expected to leave tor Washington I tonight. The grand Jury investigation which has been known as the "Inquiry into the charges against John Burke," is I much wider in scope than this phras ing implies, it was learned today at the office of Federal Attorney Mar shall. Burke, suspended chief of. the com missary department, is charged ' with having accepted bonuses from compa nies to_wh!eh were award-jd contracts for supplies. It is now hinted that the I investigation will <jmd either in the exoneration of Burke.-or in the in dictment of a number of zone offi cials. Keslgas Heading Presidency. Philadelphia. March 18.?George F. jBaer, president of the Reading Com panies, today resigned as director of [the Lehtgh Railroad,Company. mm glqI oi M OFJIBDEBEB (The Trail is Very Plain?Not Long Ere Ha Is Able To Name Htm (By Associated Press, investigation or the murder now being made by a detective of national reputation, at the instance of friends of Frank, was marked today by the following statement: "lOvery criminal leaves some sort of trail t am close on the trail of the man. who kiMod Mary Phagan and 1 am convinced that 1t will not bo long ere i can name him. The trail I* very plain." Written . ??r??nt?^wn tbc ruiion county jail authorities' to keep per sona from visiting James Conley, the negro convicted as an aecesory after the fact in the murder of Ma/y Pha gan, the factory girl.; unless they have his permission, was made here late (today by -William M. Smith, the ne igro's attorney. DOLLARS TAKEN EXPRESS CAR LOOTED AND, LARGE AMOUNT SECURED POSSES SEARCHING Robber Hid m Car, Tied Messeng er In Sack and Dcvestcd Safe of Currency (l'y Associate Press.) Ueauniont. Texas, March 18.?Scv ]eral packages of currency, valued ap proximately at from $12.000 to $20, OUO, wero secured by a robber from the express oar of a north bound Gulf, Colorado and Santa Pe passenger train near here late today. Tho rob ber, who escaped, has not yot been ! captor (1, although* po3scs are tonight searching the countryside in tho vicin ity of Helbig, 12 mile; north <>f here, whers the bandit is supposed to huvo left the train. Members of the train crow were ig-| norant of the robbery whon they1 reached ?ilsbee. Tb^ir suspicions, Z7c u'luuDcii w?ieu "lies" Martin, I tin express messenger, failed to op en his car. The door was promptly! broken down, and Martin was <lto- ( covered tied in a sack. He \\aa re leaK^d *t?d told the story of the rob bery, i Tho robber, according to Martin,! was alone. Shortly after the train left Beaumont, said Martin, a voice from! bebind him said: "Throw up your hands!" Nest according to the messenger, the bandit ordered the keys of the! express safe, which were handed ov er. Then, said Martin, the robber j put him in the sack and he saw noth-, ing more. > C. A. Taft, general superintendent of the Wo?ls-Fergo Express Co.. to- j night estimated the amount stolen1 at $14,000. Explaining e?n I ., .mates which placed tho amount se cured in excess of that figure, Mr. all of the Houston to Center, Texas, ami it is bellevet] that the man secreted himself in the! express car before the train passed, Houston this morning. The section through which the train passed Is; [heavily wooded an? sp??sc?y set-i I tied. The robber 1? described by Mar*' tin as middle aged. j A Blow to English Betting on Continent Geneva, > Switzerland, March 18. ? Public sentiment angalnst gambling on horse .racing has extended to Switzerland, and the police authori ties today prohibited the drawing of the various sweepstakes on the chief horse racing evemts in England. The drawing was advertised for March 21. and $75,000 of English money has' been received here. The action-of the po lice is a blow to English betting on the continent. ilfl PUBLISH A PELLAGRfl^HOSPITAL [past Assistant Surgeon Herring Arives In The City Of Sv-cceaa" (By Associated Press. Spartanhurr. March 18.?Past as Blatant surgeon Herring, of tho .Public] Health Service, arrived in -Spartan burg today, to establish a pellagra] hospital provided for by the urgent, deficiency bill passed by the senate today The federal government will tako up the study of Pellagra here] without delay by a staff of oxports from, the Public Health Service. A hospital building wUl be equipped at j ! once> WiiW* lavas io Be Reflected in Good Roads Bill Washington. March, 18. -~ Souatorj Swancon of Virginia, ohairman of tho' sub-committee on Doatoffli-?? ?2d on ' post roads, and Secretary Houston of, the Department of Agriculture, talk ed an hour with President Wilson to day on the subject of Federal aid to is. rney said artt; wards le or the .idea* of the Presi iid be .rejected fa legislation spared by the senate sgb The Virginia senator de Iciined to say what the presid? (sition was on tho Shackelfor 1000,000 good roads bill which hi j ready passed tho Souse. FRENCH CAPITAL LS FAST REGAINING NORMAL COMPOSURE MONIS MAY RESIGN Madam CaiUaux, the Murderess Becomes A Popular Heroine Illy Associated i'ress. Paris, Mardi 18.?Tho llrst wuve Of i feding over Hie shooting or M. Cal-' mette hy Mme. Callaux. and tlio sen-j sutionul debute in the chamber of de-; ptities on the scandal arising out of the postponement of the trail of, Henri Hochetto, cherged with oxten-' sive swindling, Is subsiding. CoH.l wet weather lia? dampened tho spit - its of tho roynliHt and others who have been indulging in street dem onstrations, and tonight Paris is coni-i Iparatlvely quiet. I The general impression in political! .'circles is that M. Moni?, member of. tho enbin'.'t. will re.i!rjs>' Ma pest, it! j least temporarily. Arm >d detachments of Republican 'guards appearing at strategic points of Paria toady added to the. tens'" ex jcitoment aroused among the political forces by inja asBaesinailon or Cal-] I mette, editor of. the Figaro. At every I point whore there was likelihood of I trouble the pollco were supported by 'soldiers. In the Southern part of Paris ,lu the Latin quarter, and in the work ing class districts, wbere it 1b only [necessary for a turbulant individual Ho shriek "death to Callaux" or "as |sassin" for him to be joined by doz ens of others, the police kept a zea lous watch. Several times they cleared 'away noisy groups, who, however, re j assembled as noon as the police had 1 pasted. I Madame Calllaux seems today to 'bavo become u popular heroine amid jail the turmoil. She is talked of as the victim of her love net of Madame Callaux meanwhile sleeps in a narrow iron bed In the prison at Saint Lasare. Her hitherto remark ably calm attitude was said, to be non breaking down under the torture of being a'wsys unde^ watchful observe tion. She is never for a moment left alond. Relays of Nuns, two at a time continually -sit in the cell with her and the prison wardens frequent ly look in to see that no breach of regulations is committed. . * Political friends of Caillaux are now coming strongly to his aupport. The radical socialist and radical republi can groups In the chamber of deputies comprising about 130 members, had a mass meeting today and adopted this resolution: I VWe protest against the odious campaign of calumny against M. Call-! laux. the defender of France's fiscal reforms, and 'wo express to him our deep sympathy and affectionate con-; fidence." . r Material Increase In Exports of U. S. Washington,- March 18.?February's exports showed an Increase of $13, 000,000 over February of 1913, and off set a $10,000,000 decrease in exports in i breadstuffs, a $2,000,000 decrease In meat and dairy products and a $l,000-j 000 decrease In cotton seed dil, accord ing to statistics Issued today by the department of commerce. Total exports of domestic bread stuffs, button aud cotton seed oil, food animals, meat and dairy predicts and mineral oils during February were $77,SX8,923, an increase of $232,149 over February 1913. For tho eight months ending with February, exports of these articles amofinted to $816,292,136, an Increase 'of $43,981377 over February 1913. Cot J ton exports Increased more than $r.0 j000.0C? f?r th? eight months period. May Petition I For Return i -S A petition is being circulated among tho voters of Anderson and Anderson, county for the purpose of seeing If the citizens want an election on the 'dispensary again. As soon as enough of the voters have signed tho petition It will be presented to the board of commlBsloners for the approval as to wheUier or not an elect'.r? will be called. Tho petition will have to be in tho banda of the board before the 1st of May, and ir.it la passe t by the board, the election can be called at the time the board sees fie Tho dispensary question was brought up before the citizens of Abbeville last j>-immer and voted upon. The vote for a dry county was G to 1 MEN ARE HELD ALLEGED CONNECTED WITH DEATH OF NEGRO AT KING'S MOUNTAIN STRONG EVIDENCE Pistol Found in Automobile Party With Discharged Chambers Furnished Clue (By Associated Press. Char lotto. N. C, March 18.?James Whisnanl, Pulton WUilsnant, Hugh Davis and 7eb Bell of Blacksburg, S.J ('., vt^.v- today held without bail in connection with the death of Bol-Wil liams, an 18 year old negro wJio was ! killed at King'? Mountain last night by a bullet which entered tho baik of bis neck, severed a jugular vein and an artery and lodged back of an eye. Two Hhots were heard, but, neither the negro nor any one else on foot could be seen. Officers hurrying to the) scci searched an automobile party who lind motorflrt ?>v >r ffmn ?Mtrhrburs? - S. C, last evening to attend a carni- , val. In the machine was found a 32 ?r?hre pistol, the sizo of the bullet, at which j tho post-inc/tem examina-, lion was extracted from the body of Wiliiaw?, wiiii iwo empty chambers, which ofllcors said bad hn?n. ?red a few minutes before. Ar similar pis tol is said to have boun borrowed at. Blacksb'urg by Deck Fulton, one of the party, who before the coroner's jury , testified he gave the pistol to Zsp Bell before reaching King's Mountain and saw no more of it. Deck Fulton, who established an alibi, was bound, over to court as a witness. ri The Former Priest Fights for His Life New York, M-arch; IS. ? 'VmUL. Schmidt, slayer of Anna Aumuller and1. I sentenced to be electrocuted during the Where the B#?r Drinkers' Money Has Seen Going St. Louis, Mo., March 18.?The In ventory of the estate of the late Adol phuB Busch, Mied late today Hats per sonal property aggregating ? 17,000, 0?0. - ? ?V One hundred and fifty pieces of real estate are given in the inventory, but the value is not estimated. At the ttme of tits death the estate of Mr. Busch generally was estimated at $25, 000,000. Deaths Total Wtqp. St. Ptercsburg, March 18.?The storm that swept over RuBsta, claimin nioro than 3.000 victims in the t tory near the mouth of the Don ri> according to a dispatch from TJoaP-v, A fishing settlement of four 1 ??dred I houses on AtcltiueVsk Spit vos swept away, the victims numbering at least three thousand. oooooooooooooocfsl o A ?<M>1> LAW o - ie o Nncrinl i'urrespohdeace e o Columbia, ??rcli, 18.?In a f b" o decision handed down Tuesday, o o the supreme court deelarod eon* o o hlllutlonai the Dillon ordinance o o to prohibit the nale of aany Ja- o o mulru glager er n!cr>uui or nay o o oilier Ingredient of a sls?lar e o nature by whatever name call? W' o ed or any elder of any Mad, o o without the certificate of a 11- a o censed physician that the same , . o In to be used for medicine fer o o m?dical purposes." e' o o| oooooooooooooooo ^orElection against tho return of the dispensary/ showing that the ciMzens of Abbeville did not want the dispensary syststt* "Will whiskey benefit My Town, waT it bring trade and more money to th> city, will It ellmHjate tb? drunks that are giving the police so much trou ble at present? Will .H help provide' for better schools, will it benefit the churches, will it benefit the young' men of Andersen, will It benefit llgr morals of the town, will it tacroasis the population, will It bring new toTpriaos, will It bring better con* iditione and last wltl It bring food for the wife and little ones? Consider fitti these tiit ne* Wars vou nign the ?eV tit ion for an election.'* is the way"jJF wss put op to the Intelligencer last' night. _> J'