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VOLUME IL ANDERSON. S. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1915. NIIMRFR I?7 DOORS LOCKED AT NIGHT FALL BUT NO VIOLENCE ATTEMPTED WILL BE BURIED AT BROOKLYN Mrs. Frank Was Overcome With Grief But F^s Improved Will Accompany Body. Atlanta, Aug. 17.-,THe body of Leo M. Frank who was taken from his bcd at the state prison farm last night by a well organised mob of some twenty Jive ..men and carried to Ma rietta and hanged, was. placed in a local undertaking shop herc this afternoon. For several hours the crowd tiiat blocked the streets in front ol' the place for a block, was allowed I to lile single through the building and view the body. The body was brought here about noon in un automobile and for a while j conceuletl In the stables, of the under taking company, within a block of their morgue. It was soon discovered and thousands tried to enter thc stables. Then' the body Was placed in public view in the morgue. The crowd seemed merely desirious of assuring themselves that lt really was Frank's body . No attempts vio lence were made. 1 At nightfall the doors of the morgue were locked and polir? formed a -onion around thc building. Members of Frank's family announ ced that thc body would be taken on a late train tonight to Brooklyn, the former home lor burial. It will be accompanied by Mrs. Leo Frank and other members ot the..family.. Mrs. Frank, one of Frank's attora< was not In, a serious conditlon/are t hough dazed ' ttfUMiystcrical. . Governor Harris left this morning for Fitzgerald, Qa., to attend tho state convention of the United; Confederate Veterans, but word came from there tonight that he announced he would leave there immediately to aid mem bers of the,state prison commission in the investigation ot "the lynching ot Frank. An examination ot Frank's body showed that he mot deatb by strangu lation, and was not struck by shots or otherwi te' mutilated. Cor?se >'s Jory AdJourWd. Marietta, C?." Aug. 17.-The coro ner's jury i ihpannelled today to In vestigate the lynching of Leo M. Frank, whose dead body was found this morning near herc 'hanging to a tree within sight of the childhood home of Mary Phagan, for whose mur der he was serving a life term in the Georgia prison farm. Af ..er beering the evidence to. prove it really was h"rank's body, the jury adojnrucd for a week to let officials collect evidence. Frank's body was cut down and rush ed to Atlanta tn an automobile after Tormer Superior Judge Morris or Cobb country, prevailed upon ?ho crowd net to.wreak vengeance on lt, as some advised doing. Prison Officials Absolved. Mllledgcvtlle, Ga., Aug. 17.-R. E. Davidson, chairman of the state prison commission, who with tho other two members of the commission, was here last night when tho mob of twenty five men removed Leo M. Frank from the dormitory of rho state farm, is sued a statement tonight absolving the prison officiate from all blame in con nection with the kidnapping. The mob had only Ave men to deal With and was so well organized, David son sa(d, 'hat the warden and superin tendent tv ire easily overpowered. Daniels Denounces Aft. Washington, Aug. ' 17.-Secretary of Navy Daniels issued a formal state ment tonight denouncing the lynch ing' of Leo Ht. Fran.k as the "worst blot on the name of Georgia," and de claring it would be more sincerely condemned in the south than else where . Atlanta, Aug. 17.-Dangllur. from a tree the body of Leo M. Frank was found hanging thU morning about daybreak at ti point two miles from Marietta. Frank had bee?: lynched by a welt-organised mob of about 25 to 75 men, th?s1 bringing tb a closo the life of a mao''who had been on the verge of official gallows until hts sen tence of death, for mn roer ot Mary Phagan. tho per jil factory girl, was commuted ?to. f'/to Imprisonment by Gov. Slat on, w ito granted the commu tation jus tbeforn he retired os chief evecritive. Mary Phagan was murder ed April. 26, 1913, tn the National Pen cil faet?,ry, Atlanta, of which ST*tfc .V?s superintendent. On August 13, 1*13, .Frank was found guilty of mur der. Motion for new trial was de (CONTIN?BD ON PAGE 4.) MISS LIGON LOCAL C/ IN BE AVI POPULAR YOUNG LADY SEL AND COUNTY IN STATE-V QUEEN OF HARVEST 33,540 VOTES-MA 'isa Lou KU?-ii Limni has been raoson to represent Anderson county in a state-wide contest to select the most beautiful young lady in South Carolina to reign over the Harvest Jubilee .in Columbia this fall during the Stats Fnir, the oificial count last night giving her a total of 33,540 votes, or a lead of 15,290 ove:- the next lead ing contestant. * ********************** IO , * ? THE OFFICIAL COl'NT * * - ? .> Miss Lou Ellen Ligon. .33,540 ? * Miss rosamond nurdlne lR.'ir.O w * Miss Carrie Fret well.. .10.000 ? * Miss Frances Trlbble_2.030 # * Miss Lola ?ell Ramsay.. 1.G80 + I* + ?????????????????????? The contest nlosed promptly at 12 o'clock and there was a little excite ment a few minutes before the closing when snppr.r^ers of some of the nomi nees brou^nt boxes containing cou pons into tho office nnd~turned them lin. Thc final official count was made by Messrs. H. n. Harper, C. C. Dargan and Frank Todd. These gentlemen went over thc counts made day by day by The Intelligencer, confirming' the figures. During the .eight days that the con ? test was running a 'great doal of in terest was manifested, by people both in and out of tho city. No certificates for votes were issued and in all cases coupons were turned in for votes. CONK ON REPORTS IB01 iSLAi RY. I I Reports Show Millions Have Beeu Lost By Officials in Stock *. Transactions. ? Washington, Aug. 17.-The Inter state Commerce Commission report tonight on its investigation of the Kock Island railroad finances shows that millions were lost in stock trans actions. It charges officials with mis representation, and disclosed great profits to holding companys. A German Hero of aWraaw. Rh vv I.. General van Lfaslagea . Con er al von Li rs Ingen was cc mander of thc left flank, ot the Ger ma ?J army In Galicia, and hud much io do with driving thc Kusslaus on the south so they would be lorced out pi .Warsaw. V. ry CONTEST ECTEO TO REPRESENT CITY VIDE CONTEST TO ELECT JUBILEE-RECEIVED JORITY OF 15,290. This made all supporters bf thc nomi nees get out and hustle for The In telligencer in order to get the cou pons . Up until last minute it waa Impossl hie to tell who Would be thc winner, This making the contest the more ex citing.' Several young men stayed at thc office last night until the official count was declared. Next Sunday morning The intelli gencer will have one page devoted to pictures of contestants io this big Beauty Pontes' In the center of the page will bc large picture of the winner and grouped around this will be tho pict urea af the others. The. reBults of this election will be forwarded to tho publicity committee of tho Harvest Jubilee and Tbc In telligencer will also forward to the committee a photograph of the young lady who has been voted to be tho most beautiful. This photograph will be published along w'th photographs of 43 other young lo dies representing the various counties Of the State, and when the 44 photographs have been published in the papers of the State, the public generally will be called on to select the most beautiful one ot the 44, who will be crowned "queen* of tho Harvest Jubilee. The young woman selected Will be eoulpprd with an elaborate trousseau, befitting; her royal beauty and grace, and she wilt alt in state on a handsomely deco rated "float" in the parado, attended by exquisite maids of honor, and chlvaleric courtiers will pay her hom age. ?0 DECIDE LAW SUIT Oldest Case in" Georgia Courts to Be Decided by State Su preme Court. Atlanta. Aug. 17.-The supreme court will shortly have to pasa on the ?oldest law suit in Georgia. It is the case of "Cicero. Wilson et al. vs. Emory and Olaudo Wood, administra tors," and it I corn?s up from Judge Brand of the Athens superior court; who has over-ruled the original mo-" tlon for a new trial. Nearly 50 years ago, In 18!?s to be exact, this case was first called, In the Jackson superior court. In Its I first shape It was an application for dower. Ail the original parties and 1 attorneys are now dead, Including more than one Judge before whom It was triod. It will now probably go to the supremo court ' for the third ?or fourth time. Judge rmssoll tried I lt, and judges prior to his timo'have j had a shot at it, but it had never been finally, settled. STEEL WORKERS ON STB? ATLANT Object to Non-Union Men 'Being Employed on Skyscraper by Contractors. Atlanta, Aug. 17.-About 200 work men, including the structural steel men, have gone on strike on the new skyscraper which ls being built at the Connelly corner, on Whitehall and Alabama streets. The question at Issue wu the right of the contractors to employ non union men on some reinforcing work. Tho an km men objected and walked ou*. The contractors say they had the name fight on their hands In Chicago a short time ago, and that here they aro going to fight it to h finish. They naVe already sent for non union .> ork men. GREEK CABINET HAS RESIGNED -Loudon. Aug. 17 ?-King Constan tine of Greece has accepted the res ignation of the Goun&ris cabinet, which was tendered yesterday, ac cording to a Router's Athena dispatch f MleuUierios Venizolos, the leader of i the opposition, was invited to commit I with the king today. peruvian Lea? is Off. Lima, Peru, Aug. 17.- Negotiations Irecently opened by the Varar?an gov ernment for Ute flpta,Uon o? a loan .ip New York havo been suspended. HI Bfsl H? P. FRYE IS PE PUBLIC ACCEPTS j PROPOSAL THAT DAMAGES BE FIXED BY COMMITTEE WANTS?STATEMENT IF INTENTIONS Asks if Germany Intends Conduct ing Naval Warfare Accord ing to Treaty. Washington. AUK. 17.-The Ameri can reply to. Germany's last note in regard to tb? sinking o? the William P. Frye wad made public today. It accepts the proposal that damages bo fixed by a inlxed c.onimltt.>o and that the disputan'treaty provisions bc sub _ milted to arbitration nt The Hague, j It calls on Germany for a statement ? meanwhile as .to whether she inlands j to conduct thc (ature naval operations ' in accordance with her interprccation or tho Prussian-American treaty or with those of the United States notes. Ii Is regarded as putting the case well on "the way toward settlement! It waa .sen^.^jr Secretary of 8tate Lansing to Ambassador Gerard at norlin and makes up about 800 words. After accenting the suggestion tim; two experts;-be appointed to agree as to damage, the note states that the United States government takes up th? fact'that the suggestion ol payment of this arrangement would not constitute an admission of thc vi olation of American treaty rights. Tlie'note says the payment of this is understood as entirely acceptable provided the'acceptance should like wise be understood to be without pre judice to the:contention of the-United States that ,the sinking of the: Fryfc ds'WlUt?nt'tro*4egal . Jurisdiction and provided also that arrangement tor the arbitration *of the question of the egal, Justification so far Involves ln terpretattion that existing treaty stip ulations be made. Lt points out the desirability of the matter being legally defined as soon as possible. Clos ing, the note says: If this proposal proves acceptable to th imperial Gorman governm?>L SI will be necessary also to determine A aether, pending tho arbitral award the imperial German government shall gove-n its naval operations in accordance with Interpretation main tained by United states as the obli gations imposed by treaty stipulation's and government of the United States, we would be glad to have the exprc* sion of the views of the imperial gov ernment qn this point. MISSOURI PACI.'IC (.IVI S COXSKNT TO RECEIVERSHIP St. Louis, Aug. 17.-The Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain System to day consented to tao appointment of receivers as requested in a petition filed in the Federal court. Three Hundred Million Dollar Loan Regarded aa Imme diate Necessity. f. i . New York. Aug. 17.-Out of the disordor of foreign exchange markets today a plan began to assume fenn for floating a hugo British loan In Now .York, to check tho downward trend of rates and protect the money of the allies against farther depreciation. It is.regarded as Imperative that a loan of at least three hundred million dollars be floated Immediately. '.?ates are about tho same as yester day. PRTOPLH PLEADS HE IS INNOCENT Preliminary Hearing of Alleged Spy Continued Tai Next Thursday. *---? Tallahassee, Pla., Aug. 17.-Wal bor Ortolph charged with entering government reservations in Florida to obtain Information he was not en titled: to pleaded not guilty at tb? pre-. Ilmlnary trial hsre this afternoon.' Th?.fe?arl?g was continued until next I Thursday. Quits Dardanel General Couraud, Hitting. I This photograph of (general Gour uud, French commander in the Dar danelles was taken at Sidul Hahr a few day H before he waa wrunded. It shows him sliting on ore of the heavy guns with which Pie Turkish CAI? TO REJECT PLEA Will Not Attend Peace Meeting -Wants Recognition-Latest Report Says Border is Quiet. Washington. Aug. 17.-Carranza will reject tho Pan-American peace plea, lt was learned here tonight. It Is reported he will urge conferees to USp their iufluence to secure r?cogni tion of his government. ?order Quiet. Brownsville, Aug. 17.-Reports to army headquarters tonight described conditions along the Texas-Mexican border as quiet. ? - ? Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 17.-Tim border situation, ob the, lower Rio Grande assu?f?jl an' ugly aspcet to day. The gathering of Mexicans In force last nigjit'at Progresse and a daring attack'across the river on a troop of the Twelfth Uni ed States cavalry ls not tile only .ggravating feature. Authorities have received reports that 25 horses, among them some recognized animals, stolen In recent raids, wero delivered thia week at Matamoras, a town opposite here, held by Carranza troops^ Tile deliv ery pt these horses add the tact that Mexicans at Progresse are gathering openly in large numbera has renewed suspicions among th Americans that Carranza officials . were o|thor lax In disc'ollne or without sufficient de pendable troops to cope with tito ban dit element on the Mexican side. The death of Corporal V.'ll man lu a fight at Progresso crossing last night and the wounding of Lieut..-Roy O. Henry and Privat?. Jackson has Inten sified feeling in this section. For nearly 20 miles about I*ro grcsso crossing alarms were sounded by slfte shots and hells last night. Armed men patrolled the roads and women and children gathered where they,could be guarded. Early today more troops reached Mercedes and Progresso section. Georgia Segre Lynched. Rnlnridge. J}?... Aug. 17 -John Higgin.'!, aged sixty three, a negro was lynched near hera this afternoon after the wITi of a tobacco planter had Iden tliled him as the rann who assaulted ber.. . ' ' Columbia Man Electrocuted. Columbia. Aug. 17.-While testNg an elevator in a Columbia depart ment ator? early thia morning. Philip Watson, a young electrical engineer of tills city, carno in contact tylth a live wire and waa electrocuted. 1 les Command. General Baillound. forts on the Gallipoli PenInsu.. have boen bombarded. A fow days later he wa? relieved of command. The reason for this has not been published, but j lt was supposed the French govern ment wns not satlsllod with the I progress he had made. ,-.----s--^^^^^^ GREAT DAMAGE Galveston Wireless Message Says Water Still High-Buildings On Water Front Ruined Damage Heavy. Dallas, Texas, Aug. 17.-Several brief wireless messages received at the army station at San Antonio to day comprised tile total of communi cation with Galveston, which for i twenty four honrs had been cut off by tlie storm. Nn loss of lives was reported by wireless and none reported at other | places tn Texas, the wireless from Galveston merely saying "IOSB of life unknown." Water In thc building was about four feet doep at five o'clock this afternoon, the wireless said. All buildings along tho water front aro ? ruined. The damage ls great. The army transport McCellan was reported carried haifa mlle inland, lt was also reported the viaduct Con necting Galveston and the mainland wns broken down In parts. At Waco, two hundred miles north west of Galveston, high winds did considerable damage. Other Texas j towns reported property damage Schooner Foundered. Mobile, Ala.. Aug. 17.-Tho Ameri can schooner M. A. Achorn founder ed during thc tropical storm and all tho crew were saved by the steamer | El Siglo, according to information reaching thc owners here tonight. Several other vessels i re feared for. NEW OR HEX EIS EXPORTS TO NEW YORK! Wsshlngton. Aug. 17.-New Or; leans ranked second among the coun try's ports in total foreign commerce during the fison! year nineteen fifteen with two hundred and eighty nine mil lion dollars, a decrease ci six million. New York led with four billion, four hundred and forty three million. SUFFERS $50,000.00 FIRE Columbia. S. C., Aug. 17.--Tho ??eater part of tho business section of EstlU, S. C.. was destroyed by a fire this morning, tho losses amount ing to approximately $50.000. partial ly covered by Insurance. FOB TROUBLE IN BALKAN STATES RUMANIA, BULGARIA AND GREECE REPORTED WAK ING PREPARATIONS POLAND CENTER OF ACTIVITIES Rome Report? Italian? Have Commenced Another Gen eral Offensive. I-?nilinn. Aug. 17.-Tho political sit u?t ion In tho I tal bau s H till romains lu n chaotic state, although there are un official reporta that tho Teutonic allies ar? massing troops in the south in preparation for eventualities and that Italy has hoon advised that Rumania, Mulgaria, and Greeco atte actively carrying on military preparations. Bleuttu rlcK Ven iz?los, w^o early In tho year, resigned the premiership of Greece because King Constantine r? fusd to allow Greece to join the al lies aud who is now returned to the premiership hy popular vote, has been requested to form a cabinet. He ash ed four days to conRlder. Meanwhile Poland Is the greatest center of military activities. Follow ing tho Berlin announcement of the capture of important forts south ot Kovno, Vienna asserts that the Aus Ira-Hungarians reached Debrynka, thirteen milos southwest ot the Brest Lltovsk line and are advancing on Janow. Tho only news from the Dardanelles is the British announcement tb%' a Cern?an submarine sank the British transport Royal Rd ward with a loss of a . thousand Uvea. The Italians, according lo Rome, have commenced another general of fensive again-the Austrians. Tho famoua bridgehead at Dixmude thrice lost and thrlc0 retaken by bel gians, remain in the Belgian's possess ion today after a desperate German attack was repulsed. There Was mainly artillery fighting, on the re mainder of the Western front. [ Constantinople, Aug. 17.-Attacks by newly landed allied troops against I the Turkish positions lu the Gallipoli peninsula hav0 been repulsed accord ing to a Turkish official statement. The attack near Ana trata Sunday was repulsed and a mine' exploded before the enemy trenches. At other points them ls nothing new. An enemy de stroyer was struck by shells says a statement. landon, Aug. 17.-The crisis Is not roached In the present stage of the western campaign. Russia will not be ablo to assure the aafety of her armlos until tito mena?a presented by Hindenburg in Courland is removed. In the Bausk district of Courland the German army has been driven back toward the river while Kovno lsh still stemming the German tide. The chief struggle however ia In the re gion of north Niemen. Between tho Narow ?nd Bug the Gorman drive ls. evidently making some headway although Petrograd claims rh6 attacks were repulsed af ter'heavy Qghtlug. Along the r&tddle Bug the Teutons have forced several crossings If the Russians plan to hold the transverse railroad they must soon check the Teutons definitely. From the standpoint of the Allies Balkan situation ls clearing with an assertion oft! dally inspired at Nish, thst Serbia's attitude ls not Irrecon cilable. Former Premier Venlzelos is expected to again be tn the saddle tomorrow. F.<um?i*!?. is becoming Arm er In her refusal to permit the pas sage of arms to Turkey. TRANSPORT SUNK; HUNDREDS DROWN Londo, Aug. 17.-The British trans port Royal Edward has been . tor? pedoed and sunk by a German sub marine. 600 or the I ?50 troops sa l 220 others aboard were saved, lt is announced officially; London. Aug. 17.-Tuet troops on the Royal Kdward woro mainly rein forcements for the Tw-snty-nlath dl dlvlslon and detalla of Royal Medical corps. A statement says full details have not been received, but lt ls known that about 600 wv?re saved. The vessel was sunk last Saturday morning in the Aegean sea. A asl ria Orders Pore Bolllag Stock. Rom?. Aug. 17 -A dispatch from Vienna says the Austrian government has placed a rush order for 210 loco motives and 1,000 ears ftV war pur poses, making a total of 390 locomot tlves and'' 3.490 cars ordered ?(ace the war began. The new order is to ba filled by Krupp.