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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. COUNTY CONVENTIONS IN STATE GENERALLY H AR? MOMOUS LIST o. delegates! Oconec Favor* Primary Reform and Many Progressive Planks Will Be Suggested Special to The Intelligencer. Walhalla, May 4.?TIic Oconeo coun ty democratic convention met In the1 court house hero this mbrhjng,' the I session lasting, for an hour and a half. The proceeding wero entirely'harmon Ioub throughout. Strong but conservative resolutions were parsed endorsing the admini stration of Woodrow Wilson, calling for safeguarding the primary election againBt frauda and irregularities and the convention went on record as be ing unalterably opposed to race track gambling as carried on in Charles-, ton within the state at SnnJh . n??* Mna, adopting the % resolution of the West Union local club on thia sub-: Ject as the scmnrof the county conven tion. , ' . , Dr. C. M. Walker of Westminster.] J. f. Strutting of Rlcbland, R. T. Jaynes of Walhnl?a, Dr. J. S. Stiib~l ling and won. F. M.-Gary of Seneca,! and Dr, A. M. Redtero of Clemsonl College were chosen as Oconee'e rep-. rasontativea In the state ?convention. Dr. Walker was also chosen as the representative for Oconee on thoi state democratic executive committee. . There was no resolution of endorse ment of any candidate. The-delegates I are plsdged to support such measures ] as look to the purification of the pri mary system. < Hard Fight la Highland. Columbia. May 4,?Rlchland conven tion today instructed its 12 delegate*! of the party to require the same quai-j iRcationn for voting &.ttHm^s as in general v and strong I aati-admlnlstratto^ 4ol*gation was elected. , Tho . convention was long] drawn out and bitter^ jicLaurin I#U Ont. Dennettsvljle, May ;<4.?Marlboro ~o??ty Bcium'to iijo state convention a solid delegation against the present Buver?oi ?r,<i nSa?hot John L. Mc Laurin, who received but 25 votes out of 91. : i&rffBWgs John Gary Kraus. Spartanbui.^ May 4.?-Anti-adminis tration forces CKfiri?d the county con vention here. John Gary Evans being elected preeldent of the convetton and county chairman to succeed E. L. Ar cher. . Magistrate R. J. Gantt was put up by tbo Blease forces. A solid anti Blease delegation ws* sent to the state convention. Greenville Convention. Greenville,. May lir-Tho Creonvlile cbunty co?vve??'ijH ossanized ??ith liie' election of, iy'. MiHs Mooueylo succeed j himself as president of Ifce convention^ The entire delegation to the state! convention in c^mvOm?^ uf ans Blesse men. Kx-Governor Anst) following resolution wfe?&i was adopted wifejui-s i*/ltfop b& {a19HH vote: "Resolved by the Grebnvlile coun semble?! th*t> w? ?ndora'? and' coth raend the wise as& Mtribtic adininis-j tration of Pr?sident "fyoodrow Wilson I arid pledge him our hearty support. For Prlmarr Referai. The following resolut ion by Gov.l Ansel was also adopted unanimously,' "Resolved that the delegates from I the Greenville county dem oratio eon-j voEtion be and they "are hereby In measures j reotion as inatloui c prl STEAMER BURNS IN MID OCEAN No Slfns of Life Aboard When Vessel Is Discovered?- Pve ouroetl Passengers Escaped ' (By Associated Press) Halifax, N. s., May 4.? An uniden tified steamer, on <Bre from stem to stern with no signe of life on board was discovered 300 miles south of Cape Hece today by the steamer Scy dyltz, from Bremen, for New York. The Sedtyts immediately called by wireless for assistance and response came from the Franconla, fifty miles try "jrH hnunrl for H.)?tM nnX the Olympic 200 miles to the west, beaded for New York. The Sediert! circled around the burning vessel, but the smoke hung so heavy about her that her nai^e could not be distin guished. As no small boata were discovered in the vicinity and as the Oylmipa had passed not far.from the scene twelve, or ?fteen hours before, it is thought tUM the unnamed vossel caught lire Home time after midnight and that all hands were rescued by some ship which had no, wireless. PICKETS AStfOY ROCKEFELLERS Men Wearing Crepe en Sleeves Pa rade in Front ?t Oflkes. (By Associated Press) I New York, May 4.?Silent picketing by crepe-sleeved men-* and women who ht'ld John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., responsible tor condi tions In the Colorado m'.ne war was continued today in the Stand-: arc Ou Bunding b?r? and outside the gates of tt\? Kbcke*?>Jer.tiitele at Pocanttco H?ls. Upton Sinclair, who ftjst conceived the idea ot picketing F.'.mkofeller'B of fice, today sent a. telegram to Walter Lanfcrrslek, national secretary of the socialists party in CEfeicago, asking that. "mourning pickets be placed be fore every branch oi the Standard Oil, compauy in tue Unitad-States. | ?u;-i \ ihe PetecilTSg,, . J Atlanta, May'"-4^Affidavits, which 1 ho Claim?? teade*4a^E*?r. a con 4 ne?rtyfaeto*p*?weeper, .were intro duced by Solicitor .Dorsey at the hear ,ing today on the extraordinary motion for a new trial for feeo M. Frank, the factory superintendent under sentence bf death for the 'murder of fourteen Year old Mary Phnyn WEBBTQ"5t?OlVlE ' CHA?RMAN SOON CaroImwB To Becozrc Head of] House JutKciary Cornittee, xtz_f??..: ? 4 J. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 4.?Repr?senta-] tivo Edwin y. Webb, of North Care-j Una, who has-aeryed through the last] six co?iTc?sra wiii be named chair man of the house judiciary committee,! as soon as the omnibua anti-trust'bill j ifl ritanaunri r??. i .Mr-'Webb is the ranking member j pf the judiciary committee and Is in sympathy with ' the administration ' iiC?ic?w.. i Ko ?aked ; K?p'r?seniative j Clayton to dofor his resignation to beOptnecf cderal judge for Alabama imm ?hV house shall hay* aiaposodl of the anU-trusi btR. of whl?h Mr. Clay-! ton has had charge, and the latter will r.tay to pilot the bill tbrou M?.'Webb, as chairman, wi the. judiciary committee's han__. tho impeachment charges pending In the cemmittec against Federal Judges Speer, of Georgia. Dayton of West Vir-1 glnia, and Wright, of the district ofj Columbia, the Hobson pmpcaai for a federal constitutional -attendront for] Nation wide prohibition, and the wom an suffrage Question. 0\Shatisft9e*?y Keears Kesoe, New Orleans, May 4.~?The LTnit*d States gunboat YankUm, with Nelson row mm off peage pr06hhi REBEL LEADER TOO HOSTILE TO AGREE TO ARMISTICE WITH HUERTA VOX P?PULI ON JOB Envoy* Get Many Letters From Persons Offering to Help Them Settle Trouble (By Associated Press.) Washington, Msy 4.?General Cgr ranr* and .the constitutionalists today I Were practically eliminated from the \>roo?odS?gs of the three South Amer lean envoys "who have, undertaken to solve the "Mexican problem by diplo macy, in a telegram to General Car ranza th? 'mediators announced that, in vlaw KSi his refusal to agree to an armistice with General Huerta, they withdrew their Invitation to him to send a personal representative to par ticipate in the mediation proceedings. General Carranza had asked the mediator* a* tc? Just what functions the delegate^ which they hod asked him to name, would have. He deslreu to know before naming such a dele gate, just what powers he would oxer, oi^te. ?nti that i?rsy should sot tended to dealings between Huerta and Carransa, which, according to the .constitutionalist leader's position, are entirely outside the Bcope of tho mediators' work. During the day it was announced that President Wilson planned to go to Brooklyn on Monday and mefrffijj Montana, which la bringing back the vwdtes of the America^, marines killed at Vera Crus; and delh>o? an address. Such public business require the con tinued presence of President Wilson, at Washington, Secretary Dattlels will epsak for him. / Ve^lNgiIi^:|ifit.i.v -, \- JTbtft9 have is?ea some/hmhsmg f.;a tnrca to lighten* the serin of the mediation : proceedings. " The <netfiators have been receiving ft great number of letters opproVing their courev;and.offering advice. Ode let ter urged that Theodore Rcoser^jt was thfi man to aat nn a prnrathtttSl government 5n Mexico, backed by North, South and Central America, and thai tu? Spu?ioii rcyuo?u?^should Induce him to undertake the provision? f "Mexican developments moved njHgJ? here today with an evident tenseness in the diplomatic and the military sit uations the South American mediators held three sossions, stating through secretary Bryan that General Huerta had named Be Millo Rabexa an ?ni mjhat Mexican jurist and Ajugustln Carza nnder-secretary of foreign af fairs as two of his delegates to con fer with the mediators. Mr. Bryan did not reply, to tho mediators as to Ute appointment of 'American' dele gates. At tho same time the' military as pect of, the situation again bece-?Ut increasingly prominent. <3?ner?! FunBtoa reported renewed demands by Mexican federal .Outposts for the sur render of the waterworks ' supplying r : So shots" were'Ored and the Mexicans fc?U back, but General Funston voiced the prevailing spirit in military qaarter? as to what mops the United Statee contemplated. " iftecreiary, Garrison conferred with h$s military Chiefs, but a aid no further rtfit?ra h?H IkA&la -'- olv/i^ I*., ? *I. *j ?t ? T- ?-. c..v... .v. ??t7 UIUIO t?|att&>f troops and none arc contem plated during mediation. IfBcTta Bard Pressed Word that totert* Is ?n desperate straits came from many quartara^&M dispatch from a foreign minister at Mexico City Said briefly of ^?Mh% "Position diisperatfe. but have no de wrib." ' . Anpthar, through diplomatic chan nels, i-jported Miaxico City outwardly quiet torisy ' fciill another referred to tho' doubtfui 'ttitude of the troops here, informat on also came that the quarrels betwi^n Gen. Blanquet, ttim ister or war; anaiiucrta, might brmg Blano.net to the iront in case of Huer ta'a fall, much ' as Hn?*rta rose after the <:oliaps? Of tits Madero re*into, and GETS Court bora la Ella (By Chicago, May . .he Chicago hoar eluding the pros! ?ay to thirty 11 tor contempt obey the ort' jell rentra?!?? ae board. The ae dispute over Iis Flagg You j? schools. The iour reins' ast Mrs. Yo tv^, signed ,rere accspted oy Judge Foell held th were void. Early last winter ? the beard ; wbtcP ctlon of John B. g. Young. A. storm Mayor Harrison eptlug the resign*! Huttmann. Jan?? ries O. Bethnessj*? members ; i'oung. nad filed accepted office, rere appointed W ctipn ousting Ml rinded. Tho four who**. , _eeu accepted took" ?udge Foell. who Dr had no right to ? tions which were * appointment of the: ordered thf bO??* abers the tone Four DAYS Mem-| Young ibers of Jlon, ln _ sentenced Ahe county r refusing It Judge rs (it ges oo . of Mrs. ntendent bers voted r r?signa-1 took office,] y Har r?signations waa tak?n $led in the to succeed irotest erosej 'k action by Mhich Hen-; B. Dibelka. j A C. Hard Mrs, j .. before they I js?w members I iyor and thoj jyf waa re-1 " tans had _ before the nsay reslipih T to the The court ousted". I f. S. CONS IN DEA heraTpdey tnst J?sm-. *v? ?. . i*^, \\y log American consul ,,?n-, ^? Fotos!, has been a b**^*^ "hAl hands of General Joaqulni Ma*s. tho Federal comatose*, to* eieT^*' ^SSTas ^eea threatened every night fs predicv^ent was brought here W?^s^asg^ oorrespoadent? who ) IffioroTPravlsfonal FresfceptHuer-, ihe field;operations of the end after they witnessed the,d^ea.of tno Federals at San Pedro, were taken Sack %S&W? Poto-l. ?aa In^rlsonJ ed hut afterwards were released. British Deilcit Baaget. I^noon. May 4^^vld Woyd-Gewge chancelSr of the exchequer, Reduc ed the budget in the house oi com mons today and esttm?4e* tfe* ^i^1,! Cor 1314-14 at $26.650.000 Adding certain charges not inciuttod in the ffit .,.- showed tuat It wouW bo I necessary to inoresa* tne^. K*W for t!Ss VZZ?zz - .$>: . '_ ir mm No Seaborn H*W ^ij <* U>c* Sch?pf? Bo a Wat*? 7 _^ Anderson schools yeHU* apils were dismissed an declared by B. C. McC^U,.^ erintendr^it of Andefsoo. This action day morning and ?t no. wato* ils atteetad are' ?? .Market atreeU r sonoo? ig le dot bo he?d president selects dick! olneV for head of commission ALABAMA MAN, TOO| Appoint?e? Will Sei la Motion the j New Currency System At??hor Bv Cotun-Au . ) (By Associated Press) 'Washington May 4.?President W?-] son tonight had selected the five men who together with the secretary of the 'treasury, William Q, McAdoo, and the comptroller of the currency, John Skelton WJillams, are to compose the Federal Reserve Board. All of those selected had not yet acr I cepted, so formal announcement will not be made for another, day or two. Four ot the five to whom the president ) has ottered pieces are: ?icbnrd Olm? of Boston, Mass.. for ste retarywstate under President j land, to be governor of the board, t?.-?4l Moritz Warburg, of New York,] member of the banking firth ot Kuhn, | Loeb and Company. Harry A. Wtoeoler, of Chicago, vi ,e ] nffialil?nt Af Tie Vsics Tr??St l^C?T? pany, of Chicago, and former presl-1 dent of the United States. Chamber of Commerce. W. P. O. Harding of Birmingham,! Ala, president of the First National^ Bank of 'Birmingham,' and4 one of the leading bankers, of the South. 'The fifth member is from the Pacific j Coast and is believed to be Dr. A. C. Miller, of Ban Francisco, fovmorly of j Leland Stanford University, at^present ' assistant to Secretary Lane, ef-the in terior department.. He is an authority on finance and has written extensively and taught the subject in various uni-. senate in 9. few days As yet Messrs. Olnoy and Harding have not Indicated whather pr not they would accept % Upon the new board will devolve the task c* setting in motion th$ banking sysisu-.: of the, country through , tha twelve rogjonoi. reserve, bapfts already ??lcCt?d. ' T??ey ?lao w??.<3o?Biir?ie ine governing board, which is given wide power to regulate the twelve banl&s and . issue / Currency The president hud t?ld htE fVlenriu tha* he re???? ed the memecrBhip of the board iiuai ly Important as that of the supreme court of the united States. Tiie president is -r ^ry anxious thst Mr. Olney accept, and bad a personal representative'in Boston today urging him to do bo. The Impression among many persons .herb, however, was the : Mr. Olney would decline, as he did the ambassadorship to Cireat Britain; on account of his age. Should Mr Olney decline, It is be lieved Mr. Harding Or Mr. W?cburf will be chosen to head the/ board, bii this will pot bo determined until defi nite word cornea from the first choice. While the Wh(to House did pot make j any -announcements, persons .close to the president confirmed the names of - thai Brut four jmcn'.ft'bove.menttoned and tMariict??^ finely vi?j prtscipisj T?hici< had Raided the president in making his choice. He selected men from New Igland, New York, the Middle West. " and Pacific Coast, they said, so conform with the provisions of the new taw, which specify that ^b two members of the board, slu?U corao tt*m ^tho same regional reserve <lis~ trist. NO ALAR? IS Ftfrtt Threat to Fire Oil Welh Fails te Owej The rirwwrt. Washington. May 4.?Tb s oonstitti tionaltsta' threat to broafc the oil re servoirs above Tampico,- and destroy the town, if American warshJpB enter.' ed the Fanuco river, caurted uo ex citement tonight at the. navy depart ment. Officiais said the t'ndnd had no intention of seeding Its vessels Into the river at this the* hi t if u ever became nei-eeaary to raaRo any n.'nvement against Tamptc-o, tho pros peev of a flood of blaring oil as well a? mines, wot?id ??s ts?rr. inti, r?Sr sid?ral ion', s - ' % - At the BrKich embassy if was k~.?d that no alarm was felt on a^wfjfcA? tho .unarmed British merchant m?? that are to be sent to Tampico with ?rittsh '. and Arooricara etnployeo of S?^t.*t Veowniug the oil j were hiado! after. 1 constitutionalists eorm>iandrrs had Wethhtt Allege* Balper. V?ra Crux, Msy 4.?A woman Is said.to hans Wliea" eight tfluej* ?!.*a insrr?-" -r:"- rrt^= ? streets during the first ;cays oi American occupation, totnight wei . into tho custody of the militer: ities. A Mexican had ir.Io 'Offleials of her whereabouts her 5<oase was searched s of arms found. She at fcy a military court temorro of murder. WOMAN AND BABE I KILLED IN STORM Pittsburgh DUlricl of Texas Swept Wind With Much Damage Also To Property (By Associated Press.) Mount Pleasant, Texas, May 4.? Two persons' were killed at Maud, Texas, near hero today and half of the houses in the little town destroy ed, according to Information her* late today The tornado also did severe damage at Red Water an-j at Pitts burgh, Texas, Injuring fourteen per sons In the three torrua. : Mrs. Pearl ".Vinte and her small child klPot?, at liv? Wuier aix persons w?*e injured] ami fcear Pf|tsbung& many other perso"? wore hurt, one probably fatally. This Information wee- received by railroad officials hero over Rio only wire uot wrecked by tho storm. ? It was stated that practically all the dwelling houses at Red Water a town of about 200 inhabitants, were destroyed. The Cotton Reit railroad station 'at Red Water and several business buildings also were wrecked. Near Pittsburgh eight houses were blown down. Maud has a population of about 250! TO EVEN If* WAR DEBT I House To Act In Maryland Affair wiieg io viril stwre. I (By Associated Press.) i Washington, May 4.?The bill of Representative Lewis of Maryland to refund to Frederick City, Maryland,! $200,000 exacted by the Confederate I srsiy imdir Central E?F?y, July 9. 1864. u-4er penalty1 of burning tho city i was reported to the house today by i the war claims committee, with an; amendment providing that the money ; be applied by the Frederick authori ties to the retirement of an equal amount of its bonded Indebtedness, The report says the- payment of the] 200,000 ransom levied by Early "saved the government stores, ex loaeding ?200,000 from destruction." { Wilson May Imtfe Nations . Washington, May 4.? Tho.Flood bill authorizing the president to invite for eign governments to aartlcpate Is the ^j^atioi?aXCoiyrr^^;*he Americas at Washington this year wee passed by the house today. The . association com prises, scientific saen devoted to Investigations of anthropology, arch eology and history of .the two Am<?rl cas. Tho bill now goes to the senate. jrv* xrsj-v mm A ^i.m? ttin'i Federal Court At Chicago Aiao Hits Maker* of the Dope Hard i With Fines (Hy Associated Press.) . Chicago. May 4?John F. Jelke.j Oleomargarine) manufacturer, was: flfttd si 0,000 today and sentenced to ivra years In Jail for conspiracy to! defraud the government of taxes on UltP.iUy colored oleomargarine. 8ev*n ' other defendants in the Oleomargarine 4a*e*. most of. them connected with the John F. Felke Company, were fzzi *2,Gfn) each by Ju-Jao Guiser in tho Vnltetf ?t?t?s District Court. ^*toao fined ?*;500 were: WlilieA '?m* Bwole, general manager of the Jdhn F.. Jetkb Company; Harry-E. Hitching*, salesman; Hugh D. Came ron, Milwaukee representative; D, R. Tunis, former siVegerjaaf W. L. LiUard former salesman; Willam. P. Jackson, former manager of the -George . P, Btaun Company, takea over by JcSko; and Fred Rapp, former salesman for tho Braun Cor?oany. Th? government charged all the defendants with ent?rina; Into a con spiracy to violate the internal revenue taws hr selling white eteomargar?i? In mailers and teaching them bow to color it illicitly and with selling li St retail without ).aving the federal tax Of 10 cents a pound. BANK CASHIER KILLS HIMSELF Herbert Aast? of Wachavia Bank, *ligh Point, End* UtV With - Pistol (By Associated Press.: . Charlotte, May ?v?Herbert Austin. Ca?hie* of the WaehAvla Bank c- High Point, committed suicide by shooting himself through the temple with a pis-, toi this morning about io o'clock at Npah Town send, *?t Hlldserbran, sky a a reached Kickory this morn in g abov 7 o'cK-ck and afterwards walked t debW^ About^mflgi l ^**ir-m, tiooately he refused anything to went into a room* proeumably i or sleep awhile. 3&s. Townaeu V?RDAMAN AND LANE DE NOUNCE OIL KING'S MON EY METHODS MARTIN DEFENDER Effort Made to Prevent U. S. AcC?p?iig Scan?ar? ??eaey to Fight Bol! Weev? *(By Associated, Press). Washington, May 4.~vi determined fight was launched in the senate tod*V to prevent the government from ac cepting the Rockefeller mon^y to aid in farm dmonstratlon and noli weevil extermination work. senator Lane declared that toe mon ey of John D. Rockefeller was "Cov ered with the blood and tears of women and children phot down In the Colorado strike," The debate was on an amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill I U'llifh xiran lumlln? <ul?A-l? adjourned for the day This amendment, reported, by the grlculturai oommittee, called for ?tthV ooo, double the amount provided In the bouse bill for farm demonstration and boil weevil work, with a. cUuu providing contributions to the funds by individuals or corporations. At present the general educational board to which Mr. Rockefeller has given millions ,of dollars, pays a por tion of the salaries ot ?00 government employes engaged in this work. Sen ator Vardaman, of Mississippi, sug gested amending the provisions so as to permit corporations in the' cotton s?tes to contribute. Senator Kenyon insisted that the Federal government had uo right to so lato a partnership with Roekeretlor ' Senator Martin said he would b? wining to have half the Soekefelier fortune meat in building up YUHHBg ??f Km-keXener?ha? gotfM^pt? wrongly, he added* thers wa? a taw to punish him, but ti should not bo WPfM frirtn deittfif good with the money he already had. This was in reply to ? remark by Senator Virdaman that ^-?i; ?od Is yn every doil; * . oppose SatioBal' Prebibjtioa. .. jjtxf?, April 4,?Scu??Or ??sr litine today presented to* the senate a IpctHian L?; ::: -: l:ew Jersey, protesting against the proposed nation-wide prohibition amendment to the constitution of the United SUtes. Threats U KUl Baerls* (Vera Crus, May 4.?A proclamation dated May I and signed by Zapata pub. llshed today ht the local Mexican pap era announcer, that the Southern rebels on May 5 will attack Mexico City. It also condemns General Huerta and General Aureliane Rlanquet to death. Queen Pontponcs Trip. Sofia, Bulgaria May 4.--Queen plea nor, of Bulgaria, lias decided definitely to postpone bor 1 States thi? month. An official ?V nouneome/it to this effect was an nounced1today. . SAY HE LEADS Asso?aked Pres? 3ays CAov. Bka?e Faffed To Be Elected] Dtio gate From Newberry (B7 Associat?l Press.) Columbia, May ?.?Supporters of E-' D. Smith, United States Senator from the results In democratic conventions South Carolina, asserted ivtught that In the forty four Counties of South Carolina today indicated that the Sen ator bad won the first test of strength with Cole L. Blosse, governor ot South hr^r1^ ?vpwug wsaacor smith for reelection. , ' \ The county conventions today ware for the purpose of selecting delegates |o > deraocrstic stats convention n May ?0, The convention . WUI formulate mica to govern the State wide primary for Oie npmlte'Jta* of '< candidate* for state offices awu candidate for United states seaau failed of election tty* tu?) osjBm refbwra