The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, July 15, 1915, Image 1
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VOLUME IL ANDERSON, S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1915. NUMBER 189.
THAW II
MAY Bl
VERDICT MAY END HARD
LEGAL BATTLE OF NINE
YEARS
JUSTICE WILL
/ DECIDE FRIDAY'
Jury Merely Acted in Advisory
Capacity-Judge Can Send
Him Back to Asylum
New York, July 14.-Harry Kendal
Thaw was today declared anne by a
jury which for nearly three weeks
haa listened to testimony given in the
supreme court here before Justice
Hendrick. Forty-eight minutes were
consumed in thc two ballots taken in
reaching tbe verdict.
Justice Hendrick Friday will an
nounce whether tho commitment up
on which Thaw was incarcerated in
the state hospital for criminal in
sane, at Matteawan shall be vacated,
thereby giving the slayer of Stanford
White his liberty ror wbich ne bas
fought tn the courts for nine years.
The Justice has thc privilege of eith
er freeing or sending Thaw back to
Matteawan, the jury merely acting
in an advisory capacity.
Tho verdict was returned shortly
before four o'clock. Despite the warn
ing of the court, several persons
stood up in front in their seats, ane
the court room hummed like a dyna
mo. Justice Hendrick and court at
tendants rapped for order. When
thc verdict was announced Thaw
smiled, shook bands with his counsel,
kissed his mother, who was with him,
and afterwards shook hands.with thc
jurors. Mrs. Thaw, bis mother, also
chook hands with tho jurors.
Immediately afterward John B.
Blanchfield, chief counsel for Thaw
made a mntio? ?mt.hi^ ^^yimewjt
to Matteawan, .which followed the
verdict of not guilty on tb? ground
of insanity In Thaw's second trial
for murder of Stanford White, do
vacated. The court set tomorrow
when he will hear arguments and re
ceive briefs on tbe question. The
court announced he would announce
his decision on the day following.
'As soon as the jury was dismissed
court attendants and deputy sheriffs
had great difficulty in preventing
scores of men and women from dash
ing up to Thaw in the court room to
congratulate h'lm.
Outside the court house and streets
and sidewalks on either .side of the
building were congested with peopte.
Thaw was cheered when he appeared
in custody of deputies. He will re
main in tbe Ludlow street jail pend
ing the final disposition of his case.
The vote on the first ballot waa
eleven to one and the second unani
mous that Thaw waa sane. The dis
senting juror said he cast a negative
vp te aa a matter of form.
GRAND DRESS PARADE
OF MILITIA TODAY
GOT. Manning ?g> Review Second
Regiment Greenville
Break Camp Saturday.
. Greenvale, July 14.-The crief event
of tho ten-day encampment of tho I
Second Regiment will be the dress j
parade tomorrow afternoon at 6:30 j
o'clock on tho Sans Soi. J! Country
club grounds, and the review by Gov.
Manning and members ot bis staff.
Immediately after tbe review the
commander-in-chief and other regi
mental officers ' will leave for the
Piedmont & Northern railway sta- (
tion where a special train will await
to convey them to Chick Springs for
the military ball tomorrow.
The soldiers will break camp Sat
urday evening and - by Saturday
evening moat ot the 600 or more men
in attendance will be . returning to
their hornea in the lower part of tho
state. Three special trains will con
voy the troops honte.
COMPARATIVE gtATMREKT
OP corros STATIBICS
Washington, Joly 14.-ho cotton
used during June amounted to 51<*,
800 -running balsa, exclusive of tirit
era, the census bateau annonced to
day, as compared with 446445 bales
last June. Eb-vorts tbls Juno 194,
391 running bales, including lintons,
compared with 29E.B78 last year.
.Washington. July 14.-The cotton
on hand Juna 39 in manufacturing
establishments was 1,622,449 bales,
compared with 1,156,609 last year,
and In independent warehouses 2.
085.347, compared with 63.48? tait
year.
COAL MINERS IN WALES WILL
DEFY RULING OF GOV
ERNMENT
WOULD CURTAIL
COAL OF NAVY
Law Prescribe* Severe Penalty for
Strike-Enlisted Miners May
Work Mines,
London, July 14.-Despite the ac
tion of tho British government in ap
plying tho munitions of war act to
the coal mining industry which will
make miners subject to severe fines
if they strike, it is practically certain
that a largc number of men will stop
work in South Wales tomorrow, thus
curtailing the supply of coal for naval
vessels.
The federation of Miners, labor
leaders and thc general public are
! urging the miners to continue work
until an agreement can be reached,
but the executive council of the South
Wales union refused to support this
recommendation.
It ls not believed, however, that
I the struggle will last long as the
South Wales union has not funds to
finance a long struggle.
There is a possibility tiiat thc gov
ernment will utilizo miners who aro
enlisted in the army and who have.,
not left England, to work the raines.
The question of the miners' strike
occupies the public mind of England
'?tisVu the fighting in the European
war.
DANIELS AND
EDISON CONFER
?
Secretary of Navy Will Visit In-J
ventor to Talk Over Proposed j
Bureau of Invention for the
Navy.
Washington. July 14.-Secretary
Daniels and Thomas A. Edison will
talk over the proposed navy bureau
of invention and t?v?ian eHvisory
board which Edison ls to head to
morrow night at Edison's home at
Orange, New Jersey. It is expected
that other proposed members of the
civilian advisory board will be dis
cussed.
Wright and Maxim to Serve.
New York, Jaly 14.-Orville
Wright, who is among the men sug
gested to Secretory . Daniels for
membership in the proposed civilian
advisory board- of inventors and tech
nical' experts to assist the navy de
partment, and which Thomas Edison
will head, said here today, "he would
accept membership in tho board if in
vited." Hudson Maxim, who WHS
also suggested for the board, said he
would ho glad to serve.
BOSTTM NE WHIM I* EH RECEIVES
< LETTER THREATENING GOV.
Boston, July 14.-A local newspa
per today received an annoymous let
ter in which the writer declared him- j
self aa a German spy threatened to I
kill the governor and aald two bombs !
had been, placed In thc state house'
and another In the customs house
and were both to explode abott?. Fri
day._
Hallam Cherchasen la Army.
Rbiae. July 14.-.Via Paris.-Ac
cording to a Vatican report there are
now about 60,000 Italian ecclesiastics
in the Italian army, engaged in Va
rious capacities.
AMERICAN PAC
PROTECTION
Washington, July 14.-American
meat packers appealed to the state
department today to demand that
Great Britain stop Interfering with
cargoes consigned to neutral ports
and settle for fourteen million dollars
worth ot their producta now held in
prise courts.
I They charge the British government
Murphy Murdo: ed
Says Lieut. Becker
"Kg Tim" S?ll Ivnn Just Before He
Died.
"Big Tiny When at Hts Best.
It has hatted out from Sing Sing
that former Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker, who ls to be electrocuted for
the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
will in a few days issue a statement
declaring that "Big Tim" Sulivan, the
most picturesque politician New
York City has ever known was the
victim of murder and not of a rail
road accident when ho wes killed two
years ago. Sullivan's body was found
near a railroad track after it had
been cut to pieces by a train. Prior
to that time bo had been" Insane.
Becker, lt is said, like m?ny other
persons, thinks he was murdered. The
politician'left a fortune of about $1,
000,000.
ST. LOUIS WANTS NEXT
SHRINERS' CONVENUE
Fond of $60,000 Already Raised
i. fot Entertainment Purposes
b Secured.
Seattle. Wa*h., July 14.-The se
lcctlou of the now member of the
Imperial divan of t'.io Shrine brdcr
and the elly which will entertain
the forty-second council meeting in
1916, held tba attention of the
Shrine council today at thc second ?
session of- the annual meeting being )
held here. The new member of the
Divan, captain , of the outer guard,
will become imperial potentate in
eleven yenrs, If nothing Intervener,
and the prise is the most eagerly
sought In Shrinedom.
St. Louis made a strongs bid fo!
the 1916 council, , already having
raised a lund ot $50,000 for en tor
tainmeut purposes. Tho Missouri1
city shrinera brought a huge balloon
with them. tl will be released to
morrow at Woodland Park, during
an immense barbecue spread for the
bands and patrols of the visiting
temples.
:KERS WANT
FOR CARGOES
with restriction of commerce in food
producta between the United States
and neutral nations. After two con
ferences between the ?packe rs and
Chandler Anderson, ?pedal counsellor
of the state department it waa an
nounced the department would make
representations to Groat Britain. The
packers' representatives who were at
today's meeting were from Chicago.
DRAFT OF NOTE
TO GERMANY
OFFICIALS WILL HAVE VIEWS
READY UPON RETURN
OF PRESIDENT
CABINET MEETS
NEXT TUESDAY
Decision on Po'Jcy of U. S. Will
Probably Be Reached at
Meeting. '
Wallington. Joly 14.-Giileials wore
at work today preparing' views on thc
German situation in definite form io'
presentation to President Wilson up
on his return from his! vacation at
Corn?KII. New Hampshire. The gen
eral belief is that tho President will
be here for thc regular cabinet meet
lng next Tuesday, and that he may
bring with him a rough draft of thc
note to bc sent Germany dealing with
unsettled fbsucs arising from subnia
rino warfare. A decision on the
policy to be followed will probably
be reached at the cabinet meeting
Tuesday and the note may be com
pleted before the end of next week.
Washington, July li.-Pending
President Wilson's return from Cor
nish it was believed herc today thcro
would bc no further developments in
the siluuii'iii between' Germany and
thc United States over tim submarine
warfare. It is thought the president
would return tho last of this week.
Ofllclals giving the German note thc
closest attention aro continuing to
view the situation aa grave, but gave
no hint of the probable action.
ELKS
ATL
Massed Band Parade and Floral.
Pageant; Features of Yester
Los Angeles, Cal., July 14.-A
massed band parade featured the
Elks Grand Lodge session today. It
was followed by a midsummer floral
and allegorical pageant, in which
blossoms worth thousands of' dollars
were carried through the downtown
streets on floats and decorated ve
hicles.
Elks aud their families visited thc
new Selig moving picture soo and in
spected the animals which have fig
ured in so many jungle films. A
special performance was staged es
peclally for the visitors.
Meet NCxt in Baltimore.
. Los Angeles, July 13.-Baltimore
was chosen over Atlanta today for the
1916 National Convention of Elks. The
yote waa seven hundred seventy to
two hundred fifty-nine.
THREE GEORGIANS
KILLED BY NEGRO
Slayer barricaded in Hon?e Hold
ing Heavily Armed Posse
At Bay.
Macon, Ga., July 14.-W. B. Hogg.
Lyn Sanders and Oscar Lawson, all
white aro dead near Cochran, and a
posse estimated at several hundred
farmers, heavily armed, .surrounded
the house of James Jackson, a ne
gro, today, who ls accused of* Willing
the men. It is reported the negro
killed Sanders yesterday when the
latter reprimanded him, and killed
Hogg, who is an officer and Lawson
today when they tried to arrest bim.
The negro is said to be keoplng thc
posse at bay.
FLORIDA TO BUILD
HIGHWAY IN YEAR
Western Route of Dude Highway
to Be Completed By May
20, 1915.
it
Tampa, Pla., July 14.-Pledges for
the completion of the entire western
route of the Dixie Highway In Flori
da from Miami to Tallahassee were
read at a meeting of the executive
committee oi Jie Central "Florida g
Highway association in session here oi
today. The road ls to be built by si
May 20th, ?91C. oi
Among th ot? recommended to Gov- oi
ernor Trammell for appointment on si
the state highway commission waa si
B. H. Cairns of Gainesville. J di
Politicians in Nashville Row
NaahvHlo citizen? who i'orty-eix
cars ago startled tho municipalities
>f America hy ' throwing their city
nto the . hands\. of. .a receiver arc
igaln considering such nctlon, and
ho financial mix-tin which has f?V
owed troubles .thero have interested
he ?whole country. Thc tuen whose
?hotographs aro here shown are oc
upy'lng the centre of the stage in the
ase.
The trouble bogan June 12, when
ilayor Howse and thc city commls
lon mad'; mi attempt to remoVu from
ifflce Comptroller Miles Burns, uo
ause important books of the city
ncoded In an audit of. its accounts
were missing. Burua itt once ?ot
Harry S Stokoc, a young lawyer, and
he baa nut up a vigorous fight, which
has aroused tho city. The mayor
charged that Burns, as comptroller,
waa responsible for the safo keeping
of tho books. The mayor pressod the
case aud Burns with Lylo Andrews,
the con un is:-?oner of finance, and J..
B. West, Jr., assistant city treasurer,
was arrested. Burns wont Into conrt
to demand a receivership for the city.
He also maj,, counter chames against
the mayor. City Treasurer Charles A.
Myers was placed under $20,000 bonds
_ftt the instance of Comptroller Burns.
TRAINS ARRIVING IN
MEXICO CITY WITH
FOOD FOR DESTITUTE
:iTY IS QUIET AND NORMAL CONDITIONS WILL SOON PRE
VAIL-CARRANZA SAYS HE WILL PROTECT ALL
FOREIGNERS AND MEXICANS IN CITY
ORDERS WIR1?LESS OUTFIT
. .-- -
Washington, July 14.-State do- -City yesterday assured tho diplo- f>
artment advices from Mexico City mallc corP8 iuU Protection and ?j
. . . _".._,". ", -,,"; -.iii promised sever0 punishment to any
ue today renortcd thc capitol quiet ?no vloJatln? tho order. Gonzales has
rith order prevailing and trains ar- recaptured tho waterworks which ai
Iving from Vera Cruz with food sup- the Zapata forces had cut off from J
Iles. Stores and banka have not t,,c c,tv- *i
ccu re-opened since tho Carranza Another message eald that Villa
p Z , " ovldcntly had to evacuate Aguas
>rces occupied thc city, ponding ar- (Gentles and was proceodlngo north
angemcnts for currency circulation, ward. Carranza will ;iaue au am
Gonerai Carranza, from Vera Crus ncsty decree to all Mexicans- who
Bsured his agent sh?ro that he had wU1 return to "^?_^UC path " \*
xtonded ovcry nrotectlon to Mexl
ans and foreigner within Mexico **** 8aU,"? ls
i?_ San Antonio, July 14.-The cap
J' . " turo ot Saltillo, Mexico, ls claimed
. ~~. T In ? message from. Xcuvo laredo re- .
Washington, July 14.--Carranza har herb this morning. Saltillo was lost
rdered the erection of a wireless ceived at . the Carranza consulate th
tatton at Cbapultepcc to insure con- a month ago by thc constitutionalist sc
tant communication between Mex- to Orestes Pe rc va. thc Vitia com- ,th
? City aud Vera Crux. Consul, m-.uder. Guitcrroz later received ai
Ullman after being tn commun lea- Tdlnfprccmcnts and attacked. lc
lon today with thc Brazilian minis- -,- al
ir in Mexico City, reported that Mexico City, July 14.-Tho outlying j. rc
Mdstuffs, chiefly corn, were arrlv- suburbs of tho federal capital were ?th
lg in Mexico City, and that Carran- cleared today of Zapata troops by (in
% announced he would givo. preter- forces under O -n. Coes. The water- d<
nee to supply trains over the troop works wero roce; ptured and a partial AI
?alns. '{resumption of street car service was re
Carranza authorities in Mexico'made possibler - ni
iAYS N. C. LIQUOR LAW
13 UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Raleigh. July 14.-Superior Judge
. B. Peebles instructed a special
rand jury here today - that tbs act
f the last legislature prohibiting
tipments into tho state of more than
io quart of alcoholic liquors .to any
IQ peraon tn fifteen days ls uncon
ditional insofar as lt applies to
llpmente. for personal use. He ad
id that he held the lair, constitu
tional when made applicable to ship
ments for sale.'The grand jury is
charged with the investigation of li
quor shipments Into the state. Judge
Peebles said be had reached thia con
clusion after a careful study of the
recent ruling of the United States Su
preme Court ' 1n a Kentucky liquor
shipment cases. Several Southern
States have sun liar laws.
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HESTERS ERONT
ONLY SCENE OF
ACTIOJJ WAR
IO CHANGES REPORTED ON
EASTERN OR ITALIAN
FRONTS
>THER REPORTS
NOT CONFIRMED
larly Dispatches Contained Ru*
mora That Turkey Would Sue
for Separate Peace.
London, Jul* 14.- Except for a
harp conflict tin the ^rjoUno region
etween Ute German forces command
d by Crown Prlnco and the French,
oday brought no reports of unusual
ctivlty on tho western front of Eu?
opean wnr.
The German official report claims
he efforts of their troops were
crowned with complete success," but
'.ie French official communication
ays the German attacks were re
al sed.
The Germans slate they took five
liousand prisoners while tho French,
lthough admitting that their line
jomentnrlly gavo way, declare .their
ountcr-attacks arrested tho progress
f thu Germans and drove them hack.
No change ls reported on either the.
astern or Italian fronts.
Humors that Turkey is Booking ac
?rate, peace; that some chango In
ialkan situation ls imminent; and
ha' tho allies made further pro
ross en tho Gallipoli peninsula still
lek official confirm?t lou.
London, July 14.-The battle Une In
Yc\k.o is furnishing for the moment
he only news of pronounced military
ctivlty. Tho Gorman straggle for
tardun is regarded here' aa on in
ernest, with nssaulta patft 4n^4he
Argonne and thc
Yench claim their 'front In the Ar
ounc after being dented by a violent
Hack of the German crown prince's
rmy bas now been restored, the. hst
esult being a costly adventure tor?
lie Germans, but the strength of the
ierman offensive at that point leads
? speculation here ss to whether the
rgonno or Woeav're districts Will be
ioeed for the general German offen
Ive.
Rome reports the Austro- Italian
ront unaltered and a brie! -official
t'itement merely chronicles the
i Ulan air raid on a large camp
ear Gereta, which the Italians as
sit ws successful. The latest Aust
rian statement says there has been
everal lively artillery engagements
na that the Italian infantry attck
as repulsed near Redlnpuglla. 1
Gorman engineers are reported as
Irer.grhoning the defense of Con
tantinople on a huge scale . while
sports from Balkan source? revive
io rumors that Turkey is anxious
>r a Separate peace. Although un
anf inned, British papers prof eds to
elieve lt imprpbablo pointing " out
tat Turkey ls short of ammunition
ince Rumania refus? to let Ger
lan , ammunition pas?, through 5ier
orders. B?r? tn newspaper altacvu
i Rumania coincide that theory in
imo extent.
9 ? LUIA 15 W TH 0 BOWN
FROM BMA PRISQH
1?re Held Tuesday Night to Re
pel Possible Attempt '-.a
Lynch Frank.
Macon, Ga., July 14.-Members of
ie three companies of the Georgia
coud regiment, state militia, held in
ic armories, throughout the Dight,
walting orders to proceed to M11
dgcvilic to protect I<co Prank were
lowed to discard their uniforms r id
?turn to their homes and business
ls morning. The militia were held
readiness here last olght < on or
jrs from the adjutant general. In
tlanta, who stated that reports wera
eel ved of a possible attempt to he
ade to 'take Frank fro* ia? state
rm by force. All wag-quiet <ast
ght at Mllledgevllle.
PFICKRS OF STATE MILITIA
Hf AUTOMOBIL? ACCIDENT
Greenville, July 14.-f- While motor?
g on Paris mountain several officers
the Second regiment had a> narrow
cape when their automobile left the
ad on a reverse curve. Th? officers
are driving down th? mountain
lien tho brakes failed 'to work and
e machine left the road at a- sharp
irve. It turned over and- caught
ree of the officer.* beneeu^fl^HH
me were hurt beyond iaslgoifieant
ulsea.