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VOL. 1, NO. 68. meet* ffeealr, EstabUina* 18-?i Dally, Ja?, lt, 1014, ANDERSON, C., TUESSA* MORNING, APRIL 7, lfU f$ICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PER ANNim DECIDED UPON BY COMMIT TEE ON INTER-OCEANIC CANALS TOLLS IN SENATE McCwmber Delivered Most Esten*! sive Argument Yet Produced In The Upper House (By Associated Press.) Washington, April C.-Publicity for tho deliberations on the Panania toll exemption repeal wan determined upon today by thc senate committee on !n ter-oqe??io : canals, which tomorrow w}ll begin consideration of the con troversy in all its aspects. Senator vji?ornianf chairman of the committee, decided, upon open sessions after a conferorice: with bis'colleagues. Whether hearingsHar? to be held has not been decided, but this will be de termined ' whon the house repeal bill anA vsricu? cs-precise ;cr.??? >???? ures arc taken, up formally. How long the committee will deliberate on the issue before making a report, to the senate no one would predict to night, but administrations leaders let it be known that any effort to prolong the preliminary consideration would be opposed, oven io cae extrem-r ot'jH moving to discnaTge the committee from consideration of the subject. Senator O'Oorman. leading demo-' eratic opponent'of the repeal, and oth ers who Join with him In the fight, nilli insist, however, that there will be no effort at delay. When the issue roaches the floor of tho sonata, va rions forc?s at work to complicate the situation make it Jmprobable th?.t a voto can bc reached for several wedkfcV I Bcpublle^n Witto-. President. Senator :! MicCumfa?r republican, of North Dakota, a member of nip* fl foreign; \ .rjejaiipna . committee, who stoadfr. ' o {oin tho .?.arty cpr reoldent Wil ton's policy, addressed' the sen ate at length today in support of tin bill. He flatly declared that toll exemption"-for American ships waa a violation bf ihn 1-Iay-Paunccfota ??uuiy, ni, WM against tbs j spirit of tho senate when the trent} | WEB ratified. For the congress to-t^KM 8?Bt upon toll exemption for American ccn?'t'.vi?'? ab.ip?, fes said, wee to hide glarlzlng treasury for the benfi?. of "a (?.lulwlao chinning tfu&t_" Senator McCu?iber'e argument was one of the moat extensive yet presen ted ht ihn benate nfc oUher side of thc ' controversy. He talked for three and a half hours, virtually without Inter ruption, and at tba conclusion of his speech appealed to all "right thinking mon in the renate" to support the lofty stand the president has taken, "re gardless of parry or political expen dlency." The galleries broke into ap plause 'as Senator McCumbor ? eat down, and half a doken democratic senators crossed the chamber to .*on rjra?iaie uiu>. ? The senator said he had no concern I with the provisions of the democrat- ' ic platform, th?t the Question nt issue was the honor of tho nation. He de voted bis address to tho twp reasons ???rtri? in uic prwa?aenrs message urg , mg repeal, thal exemption constituted a yloVktloi; vf the Hay-^PaumcefotO' treaty, and that it whs an economic , mistake. Mere t'eattdsnt Than fiver. A,isis_!i'-t!c" sssstsr* ?CS''h* seemed to be more confident than ever that th? house repeal bill would carry. In the senate unamended; maintain ing that several democrats who bad been classed as doubtful .positively would support the president, and that the majority for repeal would be at ?c^t ten. Eight or nine republican - senators now aru contended upon to capport the reps*!, despite thc effort of their l?adere to unite the minority against the measure. .joa?tor Brandegee, of Connecticut!, a trVconciuslon of Senator McOum ber's addresh today, introduced a reso lution reqnoariug' the president. If not incompatible ' w?h the public mt .: ? est, to give the saaate ail informa (lon. records >i>.iid correspondence re- ! latlng to negotiation of the Ray-Pau.i- I cerote ?r*aftta Senator Braedene* | bc conrldercd ' v. ...?torlat expr?s-1 stansin th? pres? anni cor respotu? from dlahitc.r^ ; i vers ell oVw? j the country' V apport of taft administration?? atbnrt for repeal of Panama toB^ flffi^toa. The presi dent sail! . -i lues in Redmond, Ld Mr. Redmond Delivered an E!oq? KIF? IPISMPT nrnnrr ftOftiWai UEbntt DON'T LIKE. ABOLITION OF THE?R^ Wi NE MESS PURPOSE WAY FAIL President'Wa* Not Consulted Waa Pure!? Departmental ?tatter Ii By As?oci?t-?r! Vross. ?Washington, April G.-Secretary | Daniel's order against the u.se pr al cohol Or liquors In the navy a Tlc. Juyly 1 next was generally discuseed her-o today. Ths order not only abol ishes and traditional "wine mess" or the.officers, but will bar all alcoholic H (juc rs fre?s eyer" -1*1** ??nd slicnt lion ot the "navy. Surgeon General Bralsted recom* mended lt after sn exhaustive investi gation. - ll";*U~ J-,-.ll..l--.1 Uc&tlon on Ute eflfect ot- the order, isonie naval officers privately ex pressed belief lt might fall of its pnr pose--to prevowt of decrease drunk enness In the navy, in effect the ??wf d.ri vJu/?3 ?m >?i??r<i ihan aooiisn win a mesa. No distilled spirits sold lu the wipe, pieso -enly wii and. beer. Some officers contend it ll absurd to suppose that men. become drunkards op -biT or ehampsAj?f Ths?* ;.*!-*>-f"~ " thc 'o'-tnicr. th-i ihr C,T d*r Will tTf??ttIU?a. th?lr narujuial Uh. erty and prevent their affording visit ors from foreign navies the wines to which they ard accustomed on/ their own vessels the order waa bailed with joy here hy the prohibition forcea. ' . When asked todav to comment on the ordes. Pr?sident Wilson said it waa StrlcUy a^^Aapactoient matter, it is naderftood <h.-?r president was not consulted hy W?. Daniels before "he Issued tho ord?\ and no one professes to know whether lt had the president's spproysl. Would H#*Q Vote On W<anam Suffrage (By Associated Press) Washington, April 6- Rapresenta ?T?? ruin: u>?>i?suia today in hrod'i , the hcuije.a Joint r?so lution propoaMk:.*7 woman sTifVraite H^nHarnlHi ;a?t?r of the t Party III Ireland. ?CONVENTION CITY Louisville A Populace Assembling Ground for Various Bodies ?tua Week (ny Associated Press) Louisville, Ky.. April fi-Hundreds o* men and women vialtora, represent ing' virtually all lines of human ac tivity in the South, are in Louisville, and others are arriving on every train io aucud the BcveuiecOtli a??u?l ?c? alona of conference fer education in zations Twnrking to upbuild country life, and'thfc annuai convention or the Southern Educational Association, opens ne? tomorrow and will continue ihr??r.K?". r^Tnla^- E^l^s?tes are heru from sixteen, southern states. The. confarece for education in the south openes tomorrow .morning in th? First Regiment Armory, in. which exhi been arranged to repre-j ?\i community, and where instruction' and demonstrations will-bu'StfMMaa'.ta the best methods o? orgabist?g and conducting farmers club* and ob-t?pomtivo projects, rural Bcbof churches.-boya abd- girls .c!uH". soiid^ry."h.???es. -end' 'vsrieue 9BHHHHEBfiia.ced in rural com .aobnstration? also will be given In domestic science, commu t ni ty hygiene and health and' home j . ISb? ?generai conference \ will em I brjwB tn* fotttfWing Beckons: Farmers, ! bngae*^: r?eaj* .country women, country |pre?h*ra. country doctors, editors ? al?^trOtrs:lintr1 giris 'clubs. ! ??^k'^HROVVK I OftEN YESTERDAY) , Hantfao?ke Glenn Street School j Regina Sessions W??ia 600 Papila off the Ro!3 aew Glenn street ;-d her? yesterday pupila bolus en roll - jd of that number ported for duty nt > s<hool was form-. cost ritire IF ANDERSON PEOPLE WILL COME TO TAW AND LEND AID -& BY RICHMOND MEN A. SchiUett-r Oifyf To Leas? $110,000 Ho*te|y For Ten Yeai-s If feuilt Coming to Andersbn from Rlch mond, Va., for the pufpoae of making the city a hotel prqp&ttlon, Clarance Vaden and B. H. wotrn yesterday put it right square up 4? the people of Andorron as to: wb>?w|? or not they desired a splandiel^W&y, to be com plote in ov,aj?rMBifeund worthy of a city of A; 's ?porte^ce. The two HichmtfjIW in close con ference herb aU'i^fciftestefday with leading1 business men ?f the city con cerning the proposl?? and they of fer, if Ute co-opbratlft of Anderson .aeooln ls secured, ?nXr?it a? ?. modern hotel in ever>Wsspect to cost not less than $llO,00??ncludjng sit?. The proposition iewkhat Clarence Vaden will loan HojB toward tho construction of said bttllng and that ?. R. Brown will 3?{Bt 520,000 for the same purpose. prcSided the An derson people will m'y? their nionay in Buch a venture,' J&ey Were fa- ? toasted through^Cha^k^^yftn, the statement is madafw1tq|E^OT' ty*th at Mr. Behl Better w^H i?se thc new hotel for a periodjoT iajsears lt it is built. Thia understand?; was roach ed at a conference hjycia .Messrs. Brown. Vnden nnfli J??B?tlPitnT held yesterday ofU'.roxf?;Jf&. ScoiHett:?r . will probably )">i^^fS^ngUu the 1 hotel. ~M ^ ThRichmond me^j^d a reiwrter . business, energy than Anderson sbosuv to pos sess and that they wocld' have nd hesitancy in Investing shale \montjy ' here. The deal is now. practically closed. Btw4*thcro is little dtuht.as fjaere waa hue $ i ?,M v? io oe , raised, that tho proposition will ho accepted by busi ness men ot .Anderson "when- lt is laid before them. With Mr. Schillatter j res^?* sind *^il?i?^r "t^ ^TSEES?-? ~~>? - iim.'axiich when it ts complets* and the j Richmond nen ready to finance the { deal thsr* csn be no qw??U?*? of fall- ? ure to enter lato this deaL ! fflSPiii?BEiO i I LUI? Rebels Ousting Them as Unde sirable Aliens-The Jesuits Will Also Be ExpcMed - (By Associated Press.) Jaurez Mexico April 6,-*-N0rtheru and i ^?mrai Mexico, Jt is said, are be ing thoroughly cleared of 8pani*h res idents by the Conatituilonalists. The late3t nowa of wholesale expulsion of Spaniards was brought bera by Gec a^al C..?-Il- ri...: Potosi. ' "Wfc have expelled every Spaniard J1 from that uart of"the Stal? w?Jc? we control," ?aid the general today, "and ? we control all ot it except the capital and the city of Matehuala. 1 estimate < that *i??arly 1,000 Spaniards have S?ea t deported In the last two months." C?very consid?ration hw?'been shown ' them. General Gutierrez said. They i have been given plenty of time to car- < ry away with them their household i effects and other possessions, but not one has beet: permitted to remain in- I side the t ebel linea. t Justification for tho w?tSsssU ?Lt- ' portillon-, it ls said, ls found by the 1 Insurgent eh*e?a is sri tel? ? of the > MsxiCau const? ution-the famous ? "pernlcioa* ftrrefgiief" iaw-which ? ?ri; ??c=i=is ???iorltlei & v?;sht to < depon undesirable aliens. ? ' General Gutierres followed': np his t story of the Spanish exoduV/ by a * threat, against th? Jesuits 1a Mexico. * "And the-Jesuits coin r ?io.-., Already, lt was learned, nsmhera of .} Catholic priests , have bee? forced to | * ?esve- uve voua try in which tho j I . ;?*;.. ?.. <???- ? . j <A ,lhe deponed pr:cs? said to I literal Carranca today. confirmed j ! i hi? rej-ori thai Geaerai *fi?i? ned or- J t derod tho expulsion ot *?'t?pfeanfards at ic The ?nodos waa to have been begun j c ?*ry trains were sot a VA!; le C?ATmIrtit ISIS t*? ttntrieun Pravo A. Underwood Forces Claim His Eject SINE WORKMEN IN CAISSON Dits OF GASE ORIGIN OF WHICH IS UNKNOWN All ADP U/urv?? IL?!? fe? r-MMM raw TTIII.:U ?Tau?<? One Man Attempted to Rescue A Companies znd W?S (By Associated Press.). ] Memphis, Tenn.. April C-Nloe lest h"{. ll,.- ?--4-w-, _I-_?l- - - I .. . ?WM; ?"U ,4,1* V. ;U.UUI B * O' * .owly escaped.a like tate when a shaft! eadlng to thc underground wprkiugs j n the foundation of the Harahun? rtaiiroad bridge, being constructed ICTOSS the Mississippi river ben IT.-,.- "li?e? rriih poisonous g?s?s.j Sight men suffocated while descend- ? ng the shaft to take their places In ( i caisson ninoty'feet.beloW the sur-i 'ace.and the ninth man, Peter Watson,' i watchman, lost his life io an attempt, o renae* In* Comrades. Those T??-: :ne? were at Work in a compartment' idjolnlag the gas rilled ebert, sere. hauled to the surface through in opening used to send material tip. h? workmen, j AU of the dead'Were white men.! Those rescued are negroes. j Divers, protected-from the poison-I MIS tu UH a by their, armor, rec >?! of-the bodies. Officials of the company ng the bridge stated tonight t??t|B tad been unable, so tar, to deftrftj letermipe the cause of the.gaf?^ nation. Th? accident "occurred abdul *c ?undred feet Inland-on the Arkara thore of the tiver, "?ie 'first In tiri ten those nt the to? of th ted that the men had been < vas when no report came from thc i mending crew. Watson vu,unte*rnd , to to the aid of the mea ?nd Wes"over iG*~r. "?ii?'c ?cxr ~?.?'.r.? thc shift. The ? ?haft was tl7.sn~fl?led"tvlth water wid he negroes w*re hauled to ths'spfg^a a b?ck??''*h rough Hhs supply.febaft. lefore the last, man wa? started for h? topi water had reacehd"hts waist? f??4m* a ahlftforeman, who refused o leavs until the others of hi? tad Wea hauled to aafc?y. Washington. April 6 ?rysn was still confined to bis . onight. suffering, from an affection rf bronchial tubes oed grip. Although ii* condition was reported IttiMH - ion as Unitt luiiniiu. HAVE NO EXPECTATION OF I FACING FINANCIAL, CRISIS AoWinisbration Will Do Utmost | TA Puah Organization Of (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 6.-?very effort yrlV. bc sssrt?u by ibo Federal re bank organization coinmittfco io have all banks expedite tba for mal stepa necessary to put the new currency system in operatiou. ?Lambert* of the committee appa* rentiy have no expectation that there will be any iinanctal crista to face, requiring thu assistance to banka which the reserve system will provide, "i ?bey ure particularly anxious to bavo the twelve reserve banks in Ute 6eid when crop moving tiru* comes arbund next fall. They hope to be| abie, at teat time, to cemenstrato how easily ana quickly the reserve system will.'take care of a situation which, in previous ?Min.; i?, caused financial worry/and which last Fall led to di rect loutit* from tiie Butted States | treasury to National banka in tba: forming region s. F Rb ?O0n a? hanks In any ou? dis trict have subscribed the $4,000,006 capital necessary fdr a resfrie bank, tts succeeding steps of organisation will be promptly taken. The reserve bank will be given a charter, and the $o "elect six of toe nine director? of j member bank? will exercise their right j each reserve bank. Presidftnt Wilson probably, ?til Mime the five members of the Federal . vir???? board hu is entitled *o ap point, by. tiie time the banka and the reserve bank charters - have been trsstsS to them. TJtsn tho admin;*-' trallon is expected to do its utmost] ?o push the organization of the aye* tam ; along. *7>s . reservo board will name throe directors of. each reser\ bank and with this task performed tl) b.Mik? will be ready to operate. Officiate hore were interested toda ii; ?lull HmiUatlotiH may br pvaet a po,i CM?V?MK ?iti??' mi?wi a UM w ] through the new system. The -i-eaerv board ^ill bave much''?n*?p nv?r cur associa'lons, but no one in author!', sared today to predict bow far it mi np toward curtailing their aettvttle*. j The-board, however, J*, nat expelled to Interfere with the Icytl function* ot 1 ?ny r.nch aarocig))i)n, but Ita action nany take Ute .line of leasoalng their pip, particularly fa the laraer cities. 1 vSBi?lffi^^BsflCflBn IN THE SENATORIAL RACE FROM THE STATE OF ALABAMA HEAVY VOTE CAST ?Complete Return? Will Probably Not Be Received Itetil Tonight (By Associated Press) Birmingham, Ala.. April 7_(Tuos day)- Indications early today were that Oscar WI Underwood had tri umphed over Richmond Pearson Hob son tn the con tust' before ???moratlc primaries tbr^ugtoi^jt tho state for the nominationUo'ith^litlhlted States sen ate. Owing'ito jtjie' Complexity and length o fine1 ballots complete returns probably will not be received until tonight. Tho protracted struggle for the nom ination between tho two distinguish ed candidates terminated with a rec ord breaking vote by Alabama dem ?crata. Interest In the contest for the short term tn the United States senate, the nomination of ten con gressmen, a governor ?nit nih** Hiato ?and county officers arno brought thous ands to the polls. Both Mr. Under wood and Representative Hobson wero in the city tonight watching returns, from the entire rtato. Shortly sitev ?midnight Mr. Underwood mado thc fol lowing-statement: "I am thoroughly satisfied with the primary election held yesterday." ! . Representative Hobson did not vol unteer any statement, W?h?? <*s<Sv? (r he conceded the nominstioh of Rep Ive ??adsr^cod''?"^?rk'h'i ". Mtively do not." Incomplete returns! ndh?sj*?& close contest bel ween tgon*es?y, *od '? . jinghain for the "or short United States se Watt T. Brown; of Ragle was outdistanced. Tbs gubernatorial contest appeared to be eren c?oser than yrellmi.Uary es probable that former governor I/. B. Comer would receive a plurality, tho hopes of bib followers that he wputd receive a majority were i considered Civil Wij^JAft ML i ff k\?ju&& wuiiy Speeches on Home Rule llave More Peaceful Tester Than Heretofore (By Associated Pres? ) London. April 6.-By a majority of IshtV ati ani*Bjlm?nt OX the borne rule bill was de tested in th? house of commons to ight and without division the bill was given for the third time Its sec ond reading in the house. Thn ?uvrr.?.***&QmmmmW?Bt' HSUrsS fewked louder cheerH f rosa the oppo itlon than from the ministerialists, the opposition Interpreting them aa itlfylng proof ot a dwindling gov amept majority. ? But the dlrounl j??JIvscccunted for. to some extent. ?y the abstention from voting of the jn^.i-^ik-- - .v*^35^^^a^B^^55S5H^^s^5B The-speeches today were generally much more conciliatory m tone than ?ose which marked tba bili's earlier passages. John E. Redmond, tba Nationalist Leader, who opened the de bate? again held out the olive branch of Ulster in a speech of great elo quence, by' insisting that it' was im possible for him .and his colleagues to agree'to the permanent exclusion ot Lister, and to abandon the principle of "Ireland a nation." Andrew Boner Law, the opposition leader, though professing ia certain Passage? of h>? speech, to se* hardly any hop?? of a peaceful settlement, and, predicting that civil war was certain if the government persisted lp Jejifij Int the bli! through. tU vA-r----- ?bat fee sad his colleagues would, gladly ac cept a proposal for the renewal of the conrartsllons with the government leaders, but feared that nothing would mme of lt. A large gathering ot Irishmen, ail carrying > green Sage? assembled ont* t Ide parliament tonight to celebrate th? passage of the bili. They cheered wildly when the result of thc vote waa announced; and gav< member* of lao xu vara wen i ajad th* Nauonallst leaders ?cft . Police Sargeant *fll*d rte****, Klou?mnd. Va, ?prU 7. noant Phil Ix Notes ist? U ? bad Instantly killed Mr?. Reharta Ut torin her homo end theo, ?fee* himself, Ijrtng cs be wea:bc4i?.s lifted lew & lospital.