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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 120 Weekly, Established 1SC0; Dally, Jan. 13, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM OLD SAL The City of Witches Paid Heavy Toll To Flames Last Night HALF OF CITY IS WIPED OUT Historical Landmarks Are Still Left Standing-"House of Seven Gables" Is Threat ' \ ii. * ened, Spsred at Last (By Associated Press.) . Salem, Mass, June 26.-Nearly half, the "old witch city" of Salem ,rlch In ' historic buildings and tradition, was | devarted today and tonight by a fire, that ca OF ed an estimated loss of $20,-1 000,000; destroyed 1,000 buildings, in cluding a score of manufacturing es tablishments and made ten thousand of the 46,000 residents homeless. The fire originated in the Koro Leather Factory on the west side of the city about 2 o'clock in the after- j noon and swept through the shoe and ' leather manufacturing district, ruin- ' lng every building in a curving path two miles long and more than half a mile wide. Burning emberB, carried by a strong northwest wind, started fires in two other auctions, the fashionable resi dential district adjacent to Lafayette street, and a manufacturing and tene ment house district on the peninsula bounded by Palmer's Cove, South river and the water front.'. - Oil Tanks Exploded, . Late in the.evening brands kindled l^?^?wlaupMwtSf ?'?cV&Jie- I port, and showers ot sparks fell threateningly/'?? a *jsrt bf the town that bad before hot been iii imminent danger. This ! fire. . however, was checked after it had destroyed thc oil company's plant and thirteen housee. . . When, the flames were believed to be under control at ll o'clock tonight all the historic and literary landmarks had escaped , destruction. These ln , eluded the Peabody Museum,' Essex Institute, Custom House, where Na thaniel Hawthorne did much of his literary work, and "The House of Seven Hables," made, famous by the novelist. At midnight the fire was burning on Derby street, not far from the Peabody museum, but lt was thought .the building and its valuable colee-: tion of curios would be saved. Hawthorne Landmark. "The House of Seven. Gables," also was in the danger aone. Several buildings were dynamited and late tonight it looked os though the fire had been checked. No fa talities had-been reported up to mid night, but in the confusion it was im possible to dtermine the causualttes. Some fifty injured persons were re ceived at the hospitals'. Thosands ot .homeless were . en camped on Salem Common tonight and the city was policed by militia men. ,. % . .The great destruction was due to poor water pressure. Half ot the city of Salem was'in flames tonight. Block after block was dynamited mit the fire, checked in one direction, driven by shifting winds, found a new -path of destruc tion. It. was nearly .ll o'clock before ' tbe area of. the conflagration reached ita limit. . Starting thia afternoon about 2 o'clock, as a ' r, suit of- ah explosion In. the rectory of the Korh Leather CoDpeny, just east of Historic Gal lons Hill, where- alleged witches were hanged two hundred years ago, the fire spread .'quickly through the shoe and leather, manufacturing dis trict, then south'to. the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks at Jefferson avenue and eastward to the 'water front. , ; . Late tonight fire brands carried into the business -, section sarted a second fire at North street. At little later a. taiYC of. the Standard Oil Company lp the extreme northwest of the etty was abl?se, and presently a third fire wan levelling tho Uiildlngd IS that vicinity, . 'iv \ Estimated Less? . No definite estimate, of tb<J money toss is possible tonight, The burned buildings Include "-"the7 plants of a , r-ce^e of manufacturing companies', among them the big' factory ot tho Naumk?eg Cotton Mills, twice as many business places, St. Joseph'? I Coi nan Catholic church, recently. ' (Continued on Page Three.) LANG JENNINGS IS KNOWN HERE Former Sumter Citizen Says That the Aspirant For the Senate It Splendid Type of Man One of the /most talked of men lu the country today is Lung D. Jen nings, mayor of Sumter and cur^ldate for the United States senate. There are hut few men in Anderson who know him personally, but they have t-aen Impressed with him. Mr. Jen nings is a big, athletic sort of mau. and has a vigorous way of talking and acting. A former Sumler man who knows him says that the United States senate ls not too big an office for Mr. Jennings to aspire to, and Uiat ir lie got lt lie would make good. "I knew Jennings when he first, came to Sumter," states this acquaint ance. "He was a big, gawky country man, and studied law but a few months before he began to practice. Every body laughed at him. He was ao raw and butchered the "king's En glish" so that people thought he #as a joke. But I rem?mber one observ ant citizen said after hearing Jennings In his first case in the court house Bay "that fellow will make his mark if he doesn't get discouraged." "Jennings when elected mayor of Sumter caused a regular up-turning of the city, and made a fight on blind tigers that is memorable in thc his tory of the state. He is responsible for putting Sumter under a commis sion form of government with a city manager. Jennings ia a clean cut. courageous man and wbuld make his mark in tim United States senate." ST?fislFlNANCES ... y . : ; Unless Governor Will Co-operate Extra Session May Ce Necessary Special Correspondence. Florence. June 25.-"Every effort to borrow money necessary tb oper ate the state government ? from Au gust, the time when the present fi nances of the state are expected to be exhausted, until the next regular, meeting of the legislature in January, 1915, will be made before I will join other state officials In . cu'Hi g upon tho governor to convene an extraor dinary session of the general assem bly," asserted Comptroller General A. Vf. Jones, when interviewed hore today In regard to an editorial in Co lumbia newspaper,^ . explaining the straitened condition of the state's finances and setting forth the diffi culty of securing additional funds to meet running expenses, in view of tb? governor's veto of the enabling acc. Whether or not Governor Blease will sign a note for a sum sufficient to meet the needs of 'the state Until next January ls a matter of impor tance to be considered, and unless he does sign the note Jointly in his offl cll capacity the calling of an extra ordinary session will'become' Impera tive. . He contlued: "I think that about $360.000 addi tional funds Will be - needed by the state beforo the general assembjy convenes next January. I have no i definito idea what rato of interest the slate will be forced to pay, though I would be willing to pay not. higher than 3 1-2 per cent,". . General Jones stated that be real- ; iced the necessity for acting in this matter, but hopes that the state offi cials reauired jointly td sign the note ' will be able tc- reach an agreement, which would obviate the need of paying a large amount to the mem bers of the legislature, be stated.: Remembrance'of. the difficulty ex perienced last year in securing Gov- { ornor Blease's signature to a note for : a loan to the state seemed tc occa sion doubi in the comp troll r -gen- i oral's mind regarding the .probable stand Governor Blease will thur year i take in regard to the loan. \ . i Hoi tenant Re-elect* (Li i 1 Charleston. Jone 25.-Tho South Carolina Bankers' Association at Ita closing session here today elected C. , J Shannon, ' or Camden, president; J. W. Simpson, of Spartanburg, vice j president, and Lea G. HoHemtn ot , Anderson, secretary and treasurer. j The feature ot the morning: session \ waa ats address by Representative i Carter Giana, of Virginia, oa the < f?d?ral reserve act. ?*. il Mg' v .v. t v \A??<<rSV4 i YS IRBY PAYS COMPLIMENTS TO JNO. G. RICHARDS AT MANNING MEETING WAS MILD MEETING The Usual Stirring Up Of Fac tionalism Was Notable For Its Absence Yesterday Special to Tb? Intelligencer. Marion, June 25.-Peaco and good ! will reigned pupreme at the campaign meeting for state offices here today, | when candidates who have furnished j the principal factional element . the j "circus" gave simple discust un of their platforms without particular, reference to coat-tail swinging and po litical oppression. What may be an important political breach developed when William C. irby, candidate for governor, regarded as an administration supporter, charged thnt his opponent John G. Richarde, was "worse than a coat-tail swinger" that he ls a camp follower." The speaker explalued that a camp follower is one who remins In the rear until the victory is won, then rushes to the front to share in the spoits. The endidates description as an "off day" appeared correct and the ] meeting offered a sharp contrust with the rather turbulant engagement at j Florence, when practically every as-1 plrant In the party discussed the la dies from a more or less partisan standpoint. To John T. Duncan, candidate for governor, was accorded the distinc tion of making the most spirited ad dress for today, when he. Uko .sev eral of the others, abruptly deserted his well worn speeches and talked ulong new lines. Duncan was greet ed with mingled hisses and cheers S?h^^'-^gfe?i??^ that ??- Governor BleS?e met a Waterloo at Florence yesterday, describing what he called the pitiful manner in which the gov ernor's followers 'there deserted him. Ho became involved in a prolonged, wordy battle with a spectator, when he mildly attacked B. Frank Kelly for j his activities in a midnight meeting of the eenate judiciary committee when the proposed Bale of thc state J asylum property was discussed. ' At torney General- Peeples, seeking re election, was absent In Columbia on official business. . " Adjutant General W. W. Moore, arking re-election, charged with con siderable warmth that his opponent,' Capt. M. ?. Willis of York, Hbo wed "utter ignorance" of militia affairs by hiB statements. J. A. Hunter, candidate for lieu tenant governor, attacked Fortner | mildly and told that a negro first ad vanced the idea of the Fortner bill providing separation of j the races in | school tooms. The speech of John G. Cllnkscales, j .I ('Continued on Page Four.) ROOSEVELT MAY TAKE NOMINATION * Plana of New York Progressive? Are Outlined-Colonel Doe? Not Deny He Will Yield (By Associated ' Press.) -Oyster .Day, N. Y..~ June 26.-Theo dore Roosevelt and hie leading asso- | elates today , finally settled the ques tions, which; it is believed; will decide | tho fate of. the. Progressive oar tv In New Y?rk, state thia fall. After it] was all over Colonel Roo re ve lt made a statement setting forth their decis ion a. Here are the main points: -There will he no fusion in New York state. A straight Progressive ticket will be put into the field. District Attorney, Charier S. Whit man, ot New York,, who has been | talked of as a possible nominee of both "the Republicans .and the Pro gressives was repudiated by Colonel Roosevelt. Colonel Rooroveit'r nomination for j the'governorship is. being urged by virtually all Progressive leader*, de spite the repeated statement that he would hot/run* The loaders said they ?till.had hopes. Today the Col onel declined to deny again that he would run; . .' ' . "Flddlin' John Cnrnon." Atlanta, June 24.-A Georgia home made .product ls to enter vaudeville and carry the fame of the mountain? Into tho big time cities. "Fiddlln" lohn Carson" champion fiddler of the state and fara ou B from Rabun to Ty bee, bas received an offer from ?: vau deville manager and will take hts not ed violin, "Singin' Sal* on tba circuit within a few days. : ' ' ' PRESIDENT TELLS VIRGINIA | PRESS THAT BUSINESS IS HEALTHY FEAR IS REMOVED National Picking Up Predicted to Follow Recovery From Un certain State of Patt (Dy Associated ifreas.) Washington, June 25?-"A new con struction of freedom f?j? business" is the object ol the administration trust legislation program. President Wilson to-'uy declared io addressing members of the Virginia Press Association at the white house. He predicted that the country was on tee verge of a| groat business revival. President Wilson sain he would ab solutely insist that his anti-trust pro gram be passed at the present session of congres? and that his .'information was that congress and the nation are behind him. He declared temporary business depression at present was sure to pass as soon as business realized that the anti-trust legislation is sure to bc enacted. "' For ten years, the pr?sident said,! business had been uneasy, because of j attachs on it. He cont en ded ?nat his administration waa- the first in' years that bad been thu real friend of ; business and he added that his admini stration was going to prove its friend ship by clearing away ?all anxiety among business mon ojkf what-.'Vas to come. , The' president spoke .with gr earnestness, emphasizing bis words j with vigorous gestures.! He said that I through governmental agencies andi throng un extensive correspondence ! he believed the administration to be better able to Judge .conditions than j one*i&M*ta?v^jB&lryv. . , An Operation. ? He compared the condition of busi- j ness to a> man about to undergo an operation, who -fears tnat-lt will boj a .??major one He added that it Lid become apparent that only minor I operations were necessary, and that it would be dun ge rou s to postpone them. ' ' ? Nothing would be more unfair to business, the president declared, than (Continued on Page Three.) L?GK INSTRUCTIONS MjjEBEL CHIEF Washington Agents of Carranza Are waiting to Hear Finally *From Chief , (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 25.-Agents of the Mexican conrtitut ional lats in Wash ington tonight awaited final instruc tions from General C?rranza regard ing the invitation to participate in the informal conferences with representa tives ot the United States and the Hu erta government on plans to complete I the pacification of Mexico. -- General. Carranza telegraphed the representatives here early in the day as he left for Saltillo, that he would make definite hi? position on reaching Monterey. He was expected there lato today and his agents, .Rafael Zubara I and Luis Cabrera, hoped to receive in structions, by tomorrow morning. From Monterey ls was reported that General Carranza planned to proceed to Neuvo Laredo,' where be would be in direct telegraph communication With Washington. This war taken as un assurance that the invitation would be accepted. General Villa's victory at Zacatecas is declared to have ironed out all the rough edges in the Constitutionalists' ranks. Villa for military aggression; Carranca to direct diplomatie negoti ation?., was declared to be the'align ment of the Coriftitutionallst forces. According to the most reliable in formation Obtainable here, agreements of tho Const! tut lc nal I ?ts will proceed to some point bear Niagara Falls to begin the informal deliberations with in a few days. The arrival of Fernan do iglesias Calderon from New Or leans waa-awaited before , ' detailed plana could be completed. It was also expected that Alfredo Breceda, per sonal aide Ot General Carranza, due to arrive here early tomorrow night, I would*'hr lng information from his chief behring on tbe situation. Playing With Fire; Atlanta, June 24.-A debate on wo man'!* Suffrage ls, to be held in a church tomorow evening,, tb be con-! ducted by the Young Peoples' society. | and a bfg 'crowd ls expected. Wesley memorial-is the edifice selected for the contest bf oratory and thought. WARM?GUP WEATHER APPEARS TO DE VELOP ACTIVITY IN SEN- ! ATORIAL FIGHT ! - I POLLOCK ATTACKS Mayor Jennings Delivers a Stern Harangue On the Pardon Record of Governor Special to Tho Intelligencer. Hampton. S. C., Tune 2.V- Wita mercury hovering about tli<> century murk, United States senatorial aspi rants mop their brows, und keep the cumpaign issues quivering ut fever heat. Mr. Pollock who has been gradually growing more rabid In bis utterances', made here today, ' the most fiery speech since the campaign openeu. Hampton county, according to thc speaker, was organized Immediately after the "red Bhirt" political .upheav al of "TC" and the county ?ot lu name from the illustrious leader of that dark hour. "The crisis we are now facing is similar to the one or 187G." the speak er said. "South Carolina is calling for thc snme patriotic men to redeem her," ho continued, while the crowd uproriously applauded his chall?le. This same speaker said that t..-re was much being said In the State Then added, "there are no coat-tail swingers now. There were, once, hut now there are no coat tails to swing to, as Jennings Smith and I have cut them off. I Classic Repartee. < "Yes," some one in the crowd shouted back, "but there's the shirt tail." "But 'we'll get them that bo fore the summer is over," the speak- < er was quick to retort.. "Once there were coat tail swingers, but,,now they . are dfraId><The' governor Isjustine big "boss" and his subordinates ..ure only working for bim." The man from Cheraw prophecicd that the Governor would not curry a singlo county in the State on August 25. The Governor is on the run, Mr. Pollock added. The latest report is that he has called his 'henchmen' to-, gether to lighten up the machine, that, the governor may be in the second race, which I? extremely doubtful." Miiyor Jennings, in trying to dis credit Senator Smith's claims to have had some part tn advancing the price of cotton the last decade, said: "If Smith gets only the votes of those who believe that Senator 8mlth haB caused this, then his vote will not bo equi valent to that of Hampton coun ty" I Senator Smith was the first speaker. He started the election forecast?, and again quoted Poul in the / familiar '.flahtlng a eood ficht nnd keeping the faith" passages, and added: "Hence forth, there ls laid up for me the greatest mte.'ority ever received by! any candidate In South Carolina." (Continued on page 5.) MEDIATORS LEAVE FOR REST PLACES Niagara Falls Is Calm Following the Signing of the Protocol \ For Settlement (By Associated Press.) . Niagara '/alls. Ont., June 26.-No word war. received today from the constitutionalist delegation as lt prob ably will be several days before the mudiators are called on to take fur ther action In relation to the Mexican problem. Ambassador da Gama, of Brazil left here tonight to Join Mrs. d? Gama at Long Branch, N. J., for a few days. Minister Suarez, of Chile, probably will depart tomonfctw -or Saturday. Minister Naon. of Argen tina will remain to greet the consti tutionals! representatives. ' ; J lt ls presumed that on the arrival of Fernanda Iglesias - Calderon In1 Woschington he Will wish to confer at length with Luis Cabrera,- Rafael Zubaran and Jose Vasconcelos before they enter into negotiations with' the Huerta delegates. . Mr. Calderon has just come from a long > association j with the constitutionalists at the head-1 quarters of General Carranza and he ls supposed to possess Int?mete de tails of the. purposes of the constitu tionalist leaders. All members of the mediaton colony are not agreed that disposition of the International question to the satis-:' faction of the American and -Huerta delegates assures the adjustment of the Mexican problem es a. whole. < Differences between ' the warring fac tions on matters of principle ren nin tn disturb the plans of all the forces that seek to bring order to Mexico. DRUNKEN SLEEP IN ALLEY WOULD HELP New Yorker Scores Y. M. C. A. and Other Secretaries For Lack of Broad Viewpoint (By Associated Press.) Chicago, June 25.-Society eves its existence tu foreign missionary en terprise. Dr. William A. Brown, once a missionary to the Philippines, said tonight in an address to delegates to the convention of the International Sunday School Association. The need of a more humanitarian viewpoint of life was urged on some Cl ir int ia II workers by Fred B. Smith, of New York, who addressed the adult conference. "1 think lt would not be a bad idea If some of you general, secretaries and some of the Y. M, C. A. workers," he said, "should get drunk some night and sleep in the alley. Mind you, I'm not recommending that, but it might give some of >uu a new* view point, a different angle from which to work." Speakers at a purity conference en dorsed tho need of teaching sex hy giene in Sunday schools. Dr. Hettie Schwcndener, of SI. Joseph. Mich., secretary of the World's Purity Con ference, said: "Sume pastors are too politic and others too ignorantly in nocent to fight openly the ways of this sinful world. If the question could be put to a vote of the childreu it would eagerly bc accepted, for all children seize with avidity the more easily obtained substitute, instruc tion in .Immorality. At least ?S per cent' of the children receive tainted, incorrect-and degrading knowledge of se*"'before "th? "ago often." MOUNTAIN ROUTES WILL BE MAPPED State Guide Book Will Show Roads From Capital City To Piedmont With refe/ence to the brief dispatch from Columbia to The Intelligencer yesterday shiting that Commissioner Watson wou.d issue a map of the highway from Columbia to Toxaway, the following appeared Thursday in the Columbia (Pate: "A route bool: for the use of sum mer tourists b to be issued at an early date by the state department of agriculture. The book will con tain the routjs from Columbia ti Greenville, Anderson Spartanburg and Walhalla. "The final surveys will be made next week by Commissioner Watson, who will make t. trip through the Pied mont sectlr n of the state. Thc book will contain the routes from Spar tanburg und Greenville to Hender eonville. "The rovvto book will show the dis tances between the various points, give the location of hotels and gas oline stations. . Summer travel to the mountains* by automobile ls heatjy and the book is to be Issued because of the many letters received hy the department asking for information as the bent route to the mountains." DEATH OF DU. BRODHKAI) Caused Sorrow Among His Friends In tho Pity and County. Much sorrow was caused throughout the city yesterday by thc announce ment of the death of Dr. L. J. Prod head which occurred from apoplexy Wednesday night. Dr. Brodhead was not only a skillful practitioner In his chosen work, but he was well-known throughout the country as a Judge of live stock and was a favorite at the rounty and neighborhood fairs. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 5 o'clock at his late residence on Franklin street. Dynamite Killed and Injured Many Sheffield ( Ala., Juno 25.-Seven per lons were killed and more than a icore injured by a dynamite explosion >n the government dredge fleet at ?mHhsonia on the Tennessee river. 18 niles below She (held late today. The lead aro John Roder. Sam Cooper, 3erman King, Tom Parcel!. Bud Douglasp, Robert Long and Jim Long. Two' oi the dead are white and Ave ire negroes, but it ls not known which ire the whites as lt ls Impossible to (et in communication with Smitbso -tla tonight. OODS VILS FOR MILLIONS H. B. Claflin Company Goes Under After Ap peal to J. P. Morgan 4 AFFECTS OTHER SUB-COMPANIES The Biggest Concern cf UK King In American-Its Failure Drags Businesses Else where To Ruin < (By A KROC! at rd Prem.) New York. June 25.-The . biggest nicroant;i" failure In tho .?history oj the I m'.ca States wuB' pr '. 4p)tared today when receivers were1 appointed for the H. B. Claflin -Trompan?, of thhf city. The company, lt lg ssi?nistesE . owes more than $?.0,00u,000? whlcti at present time it 1? unai le. <o poy. ita assttt, are aald to be ' f44,OQ0',AlH>:' 3 John Claflin, head ot the company and its chief individual stockliodler, is the owner of a chain of nearly th'jfr tv other dry soodu enterprises throughout tho country, -which dre si.volved in the fallut->. Rex.otv'e'ra ; for "iMS of these wcVei mum ti '.to day and similar action,' lt was' an- - nounced, would be taken In the cale of the rest. Their Ini-luess- will'h?"" continued under receivers'- manage* ment until their flnoueial affairs hdvp been adjutted. ? .'...?* Banks 'LO?teiV ' > . From 3.000 to s? aoo banks< iu ; alt parts of the United S'a'tns ? camuoRO the bulk ?t^th? C?itft?'n" livid notes ' aggregating-tba niaior f-ert of -tho Habilite* . Thece> t-stes0' are Bald to have ben issued by thc various Claflin stores, endorsed by tc*? .H* B. Claflin company-and .'the pro cesas used, when discounted, tn fi nancing their needs. The United Dry Goods Company, a. 151.000,000 corporation, fmnpeed sev eral years ago hy J-. P;. Morgan and -- Company to take over other Ciatlin interests, ls not involved in tho fail ure. Neither IB tho As/.ictat^d Mat cham* Corni any, owneJ by tho Knited Dry Go >us Company, ant! which ' lp . turn owns ono hlaf of the H. B. Claf lin Company and other large stores, principally (n New York. Mr. Claflin, who was president ot both thc dry goods and Associated Merchant companies, resigned those positions today and lt is understood that when the ll. B. Claflin Company ls reorganized its connection . with both the former companies will bo. severed. Cornelius N. Bliss, son' Of', the late New York dry goods meP= chant of that rame, was elected to succeed Mr. Claflin. City Trade Responsible. According to Mr. Claflin the fail ure was due to the ' unprecedented shifting of trade centers In New' York Cltv. which comnelled ? the con cern to rely mainly on it* ' retail stores in other cities for Its profits. - "Their rapidly extending buBluesB," he said, "occasioned large cnpltal re quirements which we have not been able to meet." . ' .?, : The crash came today after vain efforts had been made by Mr. Claflin to induct J. P. Morgan and Company, and other ^Tall street banking In forests to loan bim money to tide ov er IIIB embarrassment. Theso bank ers, lt was learned, advanced, the'com pany several million dollirs " about two weeks ago. but banks continued to press their claims until lt.became evident that virtually the whole $30, 000,000 would have to be raised to save the company from failure. Appeal *o Morgan. Mr. Claflin at a conference lasting until after midnight last night with' J. P. Morgan, J. S. Alexander, presi dent of the National Bank ot Com merce; Albert H. Wiggin,'president ot the Chase National Bank, and other decision went against him. The bank* era believed a receivership and a rc financi?re, made a last appeal, bat the organization of the H. B. Claflin Com pany, which would include Us sepura? tlon from the United Dry Goads (Com pany apd the Associated Merchants Company, waa the .wisest courbe1. At this meeting Mr. Claflin ls sold to have announced his intention to re sign from the two latter couceros. Today John C. Eames, vice pre?fo dent of the H. B. Claflin Company, filed a friendly suit In equity against lt, alleging that it was unable at pres ent to meet Us liabilities. This wah admitted by the company, and Judge Hand tn Federal court appointed as receivers Joseph B. Martindale, pres ident of the Chemical National Bank) (Continued on Pago 6.) ; . -? 'v; i ?'}?':>?> *. >i