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WEATHER FORECAST Generally fuir Sat urda j and Sun. day. ?InteUigencef COTTON Local Cotton.fe y VOLUME IL ANDERSON, S. C. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1915. NUMBER 112. ROCKEFELLER THINKS WALSH DEMANDED HE BE ACCORD ED RIGHTS GIVEN OTHER WITNESSES REFUSED REPLY TO SOME QUERIES Commission Think* Walsh is Showing Hostile Attitude Toward Millionaire. Washington. May 21.-Frequent aharp clashes between John U. Rocke feller, Jr.. and Chairman Walsh marked today's session of tho Indus trial Relations Commission, with Rockefeller again on the stand testi fying about the Colorado coal fields condition. Although two members of the commission protested against what they regarded as the chairman's hostile attitude. Walsh put the witness through grilling examinations. Rocke feller demanded that he be accorded the rights given other witnesses. He declined to answer some questions as tmproper and characterized others as useless. CONLEY WILL BE FREE ll F FORK FRANK IS HANGED Atlanta, May il.-Jim Conley will be a free man when Leo Frank ls hanged, if court procedure takes his regular course. Conley has almost finished serving his twelve month sentence as accessory after the fact, and will be released on June 2. twenty days before the date now set for Frank's execution. STATE BORROWS" MONEY AT LOW RATE INTEREST Secured Loan of $600,000 for Running Expenses at Less Than 3 Per Cent. Columbia, May 21.-The State bor rowing board today borrowed $600,000 to meet the running expenses of th? State government until the taxes come In. The money was borrowed from the National bank of Sumter at a rate of 2.69 per cent, per annum, the lowest rate at which the State bas ever borrowed money. The lowest rate heretofore was 3 per cent. The rate of 2.69 under Governor Manning means a saving of thousands of dollars to the taxpayers of tho State and ls one result of the business administration of Governor Manning. The last money that was borrowed by the State under Former Governor Blease, last fal), cost 6 per cent., nearly three times what the loan se cured through Governor Manning will cost. TO USE GAS IN AERIAL ATTACKS People ia London Warned to Take Extra Precautions in Case of Attack. London. May 21.-An intimation that German aeppelin airships prob ably will nae bomba charged with polaonoua gases if they made raids on London was contained in a notice Scotland yard .'rsucd tonight. Citi zen* taking refuge bosses were urged to keep doors and windows on lower floors closed so su to prevent the ad mission ot dangerous gases. Keans Northern A sea:bly. Rochester, N. Y., ltasy 21.-The Res: Dr. J. Ross Stevenson of Princeton Theological seminary waa elected moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church, U. S. A.. on the second ballot late yesterday. Ha received 602 ot the 835 votes cast. "Pea**" Delegates Return. New York, May 21.-Many of th?' American women who went morn i than a month ago to attend the In ternational Woman's Peace confer ence at The Hague returned here to- [ day on the Holland-American liner j, Ryndarn from Rotterdam. Mt. Lassen ta Eruption. Redding, Cel., May 21.-According ? ? to reporte reaching here today. Las- h sen peak for a few minutes last night a emitted molten lara. Heretofore only,o ashob and smoke have come from the, s crater. ' i ? Lincoln, Just Be Hubert T. Ll For tho first time In many years lt bas become possible to make a com parison of the. ieatures of Abra Lincoln and his son Robert Todd Lincoln. These photographs . show them, the one il YO days before he was shot to death, and the other when iie testified as head of the Pullman BARNES-ROOSEVELT JURY DEADLOCKED <URY OFFERED CONDITION AL VERDICT WHICH WAS REFUSED LOCKED UP AGAIN 3ne Juror Insisted That Roose velt Should Pay Half of Coats of Court. Syracuse, May 21.-The Jury in the rial of William Barnes' suit for libel .gainst Theodore Roosevelt was dead ocked tonight after having once, re urned a conditional verdict for the ormer president which Presiding udge Andrews refused to accept. The ondltlon which made the verdict im iror^r was the insistance of one Juror hat me costs be divided between the .laintiff and defendant. Court ad ourned this afternoon, the jury being a formed that if a verdict was reached ?afore eleven o'clock- it could be seal ed ; otherwise they would bo locked ip for the night. The Jury was later ocked up. Syracuse, May 21.-The Jury In the larnes-Roosevclt libel suit came into he court shortly before'll o'clock to ny and the foreman announced that he Jury bad agreed upon a verdict or the defendant. When the roll was ailed by the clerk of court.eleven f the jurors said that they wer? in avor 'of a verdict for the defendant, toosevelt. but the twelfth. Edward turns of 8vracuse said i 'I am for he plaintiff." , After Burns had dissented, Jvstlco indrews sent the jury back to Its oom. Before the jury entered the oom. he bad been Informed that it ad reached a verdict. ORMKR CHIEF OF POLK S OF GREENVILLE YE HT ILL Greenville. May ?1.-At a late honr ist night, Mr. R. ft. Kennedy, better ?own In fl reen vi l lo. as "Chief Ken ?dy,** was reported in extremis and la attending physician stated that he ou Id not possibly live more than 24 oars. Mr. Kennedy baa been Ul for one time and a few days ago ala ondltlon. became gravo and it was eeo that he eouiti not live but ruths. ?'. . fore Death, Corni incoln, May, 1915. Company, before the Industrial Re lations Commission in Washington. Robert T. Lincoln has not often per mitted photographers to take him. Few of them have had such an op portunity as was presented when he appeared before the commission, and Uley got a clear full view showing every line_ln his face._ PROHIBITK BEFORE Pi KENTUCKY DELEGATION PRC FAVORING NATIO AM ENI Newport News, May 21.-National prohibition was made an issue of the Cifty-fifUi general assembly of thc Presbyterian church of the South to luy in the filing by the Transylvania Presbytery of Kentucky of a protest igatnst a resolution adopted by the last general assembly favoring the ibaMtion of the sale of liquor by amendment to the federal constltu :Ion. The protest was referred to a committee. The protest declares thc assembly, inder its constitution, cannot act on political nestions further than to ad .isft and petition. The Transylvania delegation assert ni thpt at the nineteen eleven aasem )ly it offered a resolution for the pur )OSn of putting the body on record on the question of natlnal prhlbition; ind that the resolution was tabled on lie ground that it was not in keep ng wlth'the letter and spirit of the constitution. The greater part of today's pro ceedings was devoted to the presen MOSE ROAN BELIEVED LEO FRANKJNNQGEKT Fudge Powell Tells Prison Com mk, * ton Judge Roan Ex pressed This Relief. 'Atlanta, MUy 21.-In a ietter today o the governor and prison commis ion urging clemency for Leo Frank, ludge A. O. Powell, tortne? member >f the state court of appeals asserted, hot the late Judge Roan, who presided it Frank's trial, expressed his belief hat Frank was innocent of Mary 'hagan's murder. Powell wrote that since Judge Joan's mouth ls closed by death, he eels lt his duty to Roan and to Frank o give the commission what he knew >f bow Roan felt about the prisoner's ?uUt. . jared With Son Ni Abraham Lin ] The photograph of Abraham Lin-j I coln, which is reproduced from the ?original negative, was taken April 9,' ?1865, by Alexander Gardner. Tho * negative is the only one in-existence. The print was obtained from Fred erick Hill Meserve, who han the best collection ot Lincoln photographs. Mr. Meserve is the highest authority In the world on that subject m ISSUE RESBYTERY ?TESTS AGAINST RESOLUTION | ?NAL PROHIBITION 3MENT. tallon of overtures which were re ferred to committees to be considered tater. Newport News, Muy 21.-The read ing of the report on evangelism at today's session of the general assem bly of the Southern Presbyterian church here showed that, during the year just closed, 20,156 members had been added to the churches of the assembly on a profession of faith against 16,149 the year previous. The church's total ' membership ls now 332.3?. a net increase of 21,727 during the past year. Those who were hot added to tho church by profession Were received by letter. The report was presented by the F.'3v. H. F. ?M?l?y, the super- ' intendent of evangelism. Devotional exercises marked the opening of today's meeting after which the business session was i.rtd. Tonight various addresses will be delivered with evangelism, as thc general topic. I ARGUMENTS CLOSED III RIGGS BANK CASE Justice McCoy May Not Render D?cision Before First of July. Washington, May 2l<-At the con clusion of five days argument Justice McCoy; of the District Supreme Court, today took under advisement the. mo tion to dismiss the suit brought by the Riggs National Bank to enjoin Secretary McAdoo. Comp tro" er of Cur rency Wllllambs and Treasury Burke from alleged unlawful persecution of th? bank. The justice Indicated he would endeavor to decide the case la-fore July first. 8amael Cntermyer made the closing argument fer the governrv.mt after ex-Senator Bailey closed for the bank. ow 72 Years Old coln, April ?, IM?. Thc picture BhowB Lincoln sadden ed and aged by the Civil War. The contrast with photOB taken two years earlier is startling. In fact, most ot the popular pictures of the great lib erator show him UB hs was at least two years before death. But as a matter of record on the photographs there had come over him a most re markable change._ SCOTTISH RITES MASONS BACK FR0M_ MEETING DR. W. H. FRAZER AND MR. ANDERSON ATTENDED CONSISTORY CONFER DEGREES Dr. Frazer Conferred Thirty Sec ond Degree and Addressed Consistory. Rev. Dr. W. H. Fraser and Mr. Bond Anderson who have been in Charleston for the week attending the reunion of the consistory of tho .Scottish Kite Masons in South Caro lina, have returned to the city. MY. Anderson took the degrees up to and including the thirty-second. This places Mr. Anderson practically at the top of the order. Dr. Fraser was called upon to cor fer the thirty-second degree on Thurs day evening and to close consistory with an address on The American Flag. Mr. W. C. Plant has been for three sessions the class director, and there ls PO msn connected with the or der that is more popular than this gentlemen. He has conducted classes composed of the most distinguished business men of the ??tate and num bers amcng his friends hundreds ot prominent Mssons within the Scottish Rite Jurisdiction. MILITIA MAY GET AEROPLANES New York, May 21.-President A. R. Hs wier of the Aero Club of America announced this- morn lng ?bat public subscriptions bad been started by the club's governors for fonds where*.; Ith to purchase a squadron of aeroplanes for use of the militia of each State. Also it is proposed to provide 100 aeroplaues for carrying mall. These machines and aviators would consti tute a reserve for service if country needed them. Wilson'? Stan'; Approved. M onk Lake, Mar 21.-President Wilson'a stand In the International crisis was approved by the Lek? Mo honk Conference on International Ar bitration tonight at the conclusion of lt's annual inseting. . " ???.>,. ITALY F TO ENTi GERMAN NOTE CABINET MET FOR FIRST TIME SINCE NOTE WAS APPROVED WILL WAIT FOR GERMAN REPLY Before Moiling Further Comment -Brynn Talks of British Memorandum. Wallington, May 21.-President Wilson and cabinet met for the first time today since tim gathering ten days ago approved the note the United States sent to Germany regarding the Lusitania. In thu absence of definite news from Herlin lt is understood the meeting did not discuss the probable contents of the German reply. When cabinet met there had been published by the British foreign office a memorandum saying arrangements had been made by Great Britain with American cotton interests for the de position of their cargoes which it was understood would be acceptable to the Unled States. Later Secretary Bryan issued a statement saying whatever had been done by atate department representatives to assist cotton inter ests ha dbeen of an unofficial charac ter and was not to be construed as a recognition of the order in council is sued by Groat Britain. HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO SELECT ROUTE SOON Arguments of Contestants for Great Highway Practically Completed. Chattanooga, May 21.-Argumenta before fourteen Dixie Highway Com missioners for placea on the Chicago* to-M lam I roadway were completed to night by contesting delegates from all seven States interested, except Illi nois. These will be heard tomorrow after which tlie commission will select the actual route. The members have giv en no .Indication of the route they ex pect to adopt. Chattanooga, May 21.-The commis sioners who are engaged in select ing the route of the proposed Dixie Highway from Chicago to Miami. Florida, today beard the advocates of the competing Tennessee routes. The commiaion is expected to hear the representatives of Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois in the order namod after the Tennessee delegates have completed. Places for many lines are flropoeed for the highway between there and Chicago. The contest that la appa rently the hardest fought ls between Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky. The repreaenattivea of both places cau cused last night and mapped out their plans. It ia stated that the Louiaville, In dianapolis and Nashville delegations have formed a working union for the Nashville-Mammoth Cave road. The delegates from Lexington, Kentucky, with the east Tennessee point", and Cincinnati representatives advocate the "Blue Grass" route. ?iTKMlCHiL? FOR PRESIDENT WILSON Will be Christened Ellen Wilson McAdoo for Late Mrs. Wilson. Washington, May 21.-A baby girl, tho second grandchild of President Wilson was born tonight to Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo. Sha will be chrla tened Ellen Wilson for the late Mrs. Wilson. The president waa at the McAdoo ;.<>me when the grand-dsugh ter waa born. McAdoo went to hie. ?Ace today for the Brat time alnee in operation for appendicitis two non tbs aito. ENTIRE COUNTRY IS EN THUSIASTIC OVER PROS PECTS FOR CONFLICT RUMANIA TO JOIN WITH ITALIANS Her Entrance Maana Austria Would be Attacked on all Sides. London, Moy 21.-A state of war now virtually exists between Italy and Austria snd Qennany, although there has been no formal declara tion. The Austrians are strengthen ing their posts. All navigation ser vice in the Adriat'i has been BUS- . pended. An indication that a clash ls near ts the tact that the Italiau senate today endorsed the chamber's action in granting the government ex traordinary powers in the event of war for which the whole of Italy ap pears to be enthusiastic. Simultaneously with Italy's antici pated entrance, Serbia has recon structed her army and aaa fully re covered from the campaigns which resulted in the Austrians befog dier en from Serbia. Well armed and equipped, it ts announced the Ber?* blans have begun a march toward the j Austrian border, bec*: on another in vasion of Austrian territory. Austria, which ta being attacked from all sides, bas another enemy, Rumania, in prospect. It baa been aa open secret that Italy and Rumania have an agreement to net in concert. Rumania ls waiting for the conclus ion of an agreement with Greece aaa j Bulgaria, which countries are also ax peeled to Join the allies,'before Ra? - mania takes up arms. These anticipations explain tbs tremendous efforts Austria and Ger many are making to complete, Alta defeat of the Russians, who,-having been forced out of Western: Galicia and the Carpathians, are offering a stubborn resistance behind the river Ssn and Przemysl. Unofficial Athens dispatches con? tinue to report allies success In the Dardanelles. Official quarters remain \ silent. - Rome. May 21.-Several hundred thousand persons, led by the mayor of Rome, assembled tonight before the Quirinal. Members of the royal family appeared on the balcony amid almost indescribable scenes of enthus iasm. King Victor Emmanuel was greeted with cries of "long Ure the It l ag," sud with cheero for war. Loudon, May 21.-A dispatch reach ing England from Italy indicates that ?he has not yet taken the final step to plunge ber Into the war with Aus tria. Yesterday tba Italian perlia tnent ga-s> the government foll pow ers to act. Since then no news of any decisive developments has been re served. It would appear that tho censorship is tightening. It ts known that a dispatch from Rome ls being delayed. A Geneva despatch says that Italy may send an ultimatum to austria today and that a declaration if war may come before the end ot the week. The reports from Berlin lay that the German papers there published long troyorts Of the meeting >f the Italian chamber of deputies yesterday. Few, however, this said, pake any editorial comment on italy's attitude toward Germany's al ly. Although the Russian war office concedes thst the Austro-Germ?n 'orces du Galicia have won further victories, lt asserts that their su? asses bsve been gained by enormous osees ot men. Aa official communi cation from Petrograd places the OBS? soi the Austrians aad Germans > fthe last three weeks ta Oat lela at ipwards 10.000 mea a day. Tba an imates are that they lost one-fourth, yerhaps one-third OT their strength. The struggle for the Dardanelles vhlch has brought settle of the most leadly encounters of tho war, pro ceeds with unabated fstoclty. Turk sh troop? from asia Mit-or have been ?rought in to reinforce the troops ott he Gallipoli pen?nsula. Fierce fight ?g ls nw reported progress ia g ou leek of the peninsula. A dispatch rom conrees, friendly to the allies, mys that the warships are doing treat damage to the Turkish fortifies lona. London, May 21.-A Rome dispatch onftrms the statement that the lui sa sonate by a vote ot 202 to 2 adopt d the bill conferring extraordinary towers oa the government ia the ivent of war. It ts stated a pro on ged outburst of cheering grested he announcement of the tote. Berlin. May L-AM of today1? ewspapers have long reporta of yea ?rd ay'a meeting of the Italian chant er nt deputies. Few eotnmeat edi; lUUNTlNUKD FROM FAQS SUt.)