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VOLUME III. ANDERSON. S. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1916. NUMBER 83. The Rumor That Bandit Blood Poisoning Not Circles at \ NO NEWS OF VILLA AND EXACT < Last State Department R Was at Parral and H ment of Suppli? (By Associ; Washington, April 11.-Army ficials did not seem willing today t< of blood poisoning from his wound probably were put out by Villa'^frii that Villa's exact location is not k yarding General Pershing's operati days. The last state department that,he is near Parral and headed s Satisfaction is expressed over th supplies over the Mexican Northw The state department has official in Juarez and Casas Grandes is great Army aviators Dargue and Gor leported a three hundred and fifty quarters, the longest sustained fligl AUTHENTIC lUil'ORT OF. FICHT BUTWKF.X BROWN'S MEN ANO VILLA lt AND (By Associated Press.) American Headquarters tn Mexico, April ll.-Authentic details of tho fight April let between Colonel W. C. Brown's columns and tho Villa band at Aguas Caliottcs arrived here today. Brown's troops were the Tenth Cavalry, a negro regiment. The soldiers caught the bandits forty mllcB north of Guerrero. Brown's mon were fired upon from behind rocks which tho Lan?ts had prepared as an ambush. The American foret? divided, one *>art attacking the rocks, thc other sent through a pass to flunk the bandits. One American horse was killed. Tho Mexicans flcJ, three bc'ng killed. MORE MONEY IS SPENT ON DISSIPATION AND MOVIES THAN CHURCH Now York, Aiprh lt.-"Now' York spends a million dollars a day in dis sipation and tho nation S500,oOO,ooo a year for moving pictures, but our religion is ndt costing us enough," de clared tho Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin, o? Rochester, N. Y., at the New ' York convention of tho Laymen'* Mission ary Movement hore last night. "We give to God a part. Of what wo have left after we have emoly provldnd fo? ourselves," ho added' Tho Rev. A. J. Brown, secretary of Presbyterian Board of Foreign said there are now .24,092 missionaries In th? field, 3, 1G7.61?V communicants, 130,252 na tive minister?, evangelists and -teach ors; 1191,145 pupils *n Sunday Bchools; 1,646 hospitals and dispon-' sarics which 'treat 5,000,000 .patients a ' year, 25 institutions for the blind and deaf, hundreds of other, Institutions and '522 th?ologie and normal schools and training classes. IN AN ASYLUM 17 YEARS, ARTIST RETURNS TO FIND PAINTING A MASTERPIECE . (By -Associated Press.) . Now York, April H.-Ralph Albert Blokolook, who aa a struggling artist, broken in mind, was sent.to an inaa.no asylum se ventean years ago, wno re-, leased today at $h?, age *of seventy. J He returned to fina & painting he sold . fer a pittance now viewed as'an arti masterpiece. / j *.< ?H?TT?? THE JKtliiilOlf ?! # ROLLAR BONO ISS UK + | ? Columbia, April >?\-^The > ? proposed Issu o of -|5 ?0o0,000 ? J down-today*^ about ?5 to^; ? S DEATH TAS RUSE Chieftain is Victim of t Credited in Official Vashington RECEIVED ?CATION UNKNOWN eports Said Outlaw Band eaded South-Move 28 Satisfactory. ited Press) officers and state department of 3 credit reports that Villa had died They suggested that the reports ends as a ruse. It was admitted here mown and absolutely no news re ons have been received for several report of Villa's whereabouts was outh. e movement of two train loads of estero railroad for the expedition, formation that the service between ly improved. ell arrived in Columbus today and mile flight from Funston head it since the troops entered Mexico. CLEMSON WON OVER CITADEL BY SCORE4 - 2 (Special to The Intelligencer. ) Clemson Colloge, April ll.-Clem son defeated thc Charleston Citadel .this afternoon i to 2 in a. game fea tured hythe pitching of Richardo, two base hits by Harris' and McMUt&n anu doublo plays, Richards to Major to James and by Major unassisted for Clemson; andi by a two base hit by James for tho Citadel. Score by innings: R ii E Clemson.202 OOO 00*-1 7 li Citadel.OOO 200 000_2 4 3 'Struck out: Richard ?. o'ib~t-n 0. . Batteries, Clemson, I'j'.chards and Harris;" Citadel, Gibson and James, i'm pi te, Goodman. VEGETABLES SERIOUSLY HURT BY THE COLD BUT FRUIT BELIEVED SAFE Augusta, April ll,-Wtlth tho ?tem poraiture down to 33 and a heavy frost over the country Sunday night, 'toma to planta, ybung'ibeans and other vege tables of tonder variety wore killed. However, where persons had taken due precautions and had covered the plants they were fomid tb be safe. Tho peach crop ts generally conced ed to he safe on high ground. Itt low lands lt has not been,' ascertained whether tho prospecta for the crops have been Injured. A heavy frost over the entire southern states was predict ed last night. VICE-PRESET MARSHALL TO AGAIN BE PRESIDENT WILSON'S RUNNING MATE m? MM'I un. /Washington, April ll-Vice. Presi dent Marshall wit 1 be President Wit* son's , running mate with Senator Lewis of Illinois temporary chair.Odfi and keynoter o? the. Democratic Na tional convoutlph. Tills is Ute pros pectivo arrangement according to many leaders gathering here for the meeting of eta to chairman on Thurs day. : MEREDITH NICHOLSON IS PRACTICALLY AGREED ON FOR ASST. SECY. OF WAR ' ?nnit.. ??? i'i? .' (By Associated Press) Washington, * April lt.-Meredith Nicholson, of Indianapolis,, author, has practically been agreed upon by President Wilson and Secretary Baker President Marshall. It is understood Nicholson will accept If appointed. EXTEND l-CENT ( DUTTON SUGAR TO MAY 1920 SENATE PASSES SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HOUSE REPEAL RESOLUTION STILL UNDECIDED Sugar Will Go on Free List Until Agreement Reached By Both Houses. (Hy Associated PICKS. | Wash'Hgt on, A j ? ri I lt,-Tins senate today r.is3ed tile linance connnMtce's substitute for the liouse free sugai repeal resolution. Tho substitute ex tends lite present duty of one cent a pound on sugar until May. 1920. The vote was forty to thirty-two. Demo cratic senators' voting against thc substituto were Droussard* Lunsdcll, Newlands and 1-ane. They fivorcd thc straight repeal measure that pass ed tho bouse. link ; a conference agreement is rcachei. on the subject in nc sonate an*, tho house, sugar, will go on the free list .May first until such a t'me as a repeal or extention of duty ls made effective. Anticipating a conference. Simmons, Stone and Lodge named senate conferees. An amendment by Senator Works to increase tho tarin" on citrus fruits to ono cent per pound was defeated forty-four to twenty-nine. RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL PASSES HOUSE T?ie TVieasure Carries An Appro- " priation of Forty Million 'Dollars. (Dy Associated Press) Washington, April ll.-Tho annual rivers and harbors bill carrying a forty-million dollar appropriation, passed the house today by a vote ot two hundred and ten to one hundred and thirty-three. Every item agreed upon by the committee was included. Scores of amendments to cut down thc Items were reflected in the two weeks debate. Republican leader Manna at tempt today to reduce the total ap propriation io twenty minion dollar:; Among the appropriations are: Mis sissippi river between eight and nlno million; New York harbor moro than two and a half million; Ohio river live and a hcl? million; Savannah har bor about halfmillion: St John's river. Florida, threo hundred and thirty two thousand; Tampa harbor, three hundred and twenty-flvo thou sand. SAM RHODES WILL BE HUNG AT AUGUSTA FOR MURDER WALKER GREEN - Augusta, April ll,-Sam Rhodes, wlt? was tried and sentenced lp haiig in 4913 for ,tho murder of Walker Green, was res?nteneed. Monday . by Judge -Henry C. Hammond to hang May 22nd, tho mi prc m o court of Geor gia having aifinned the decision Ot tho tower court.- ? It-will bo recalled that Rhodes shot and kilted his brother-in-law, Walker Green, one night several years age after Groen hud cursed him and an altercation had ensued. Mr. WlHiata H. .Fleming, attorney for Rhodes, has filed un application for clemency .with' tho ?tate prison commission, which ls scheduled ko b* acted upon the first Mom!ay itt May. Mr. Fleming states that the ap plication for commutation. ha? beeb s'gned by every member of the Jury which ? convicted 'Rhodos, besides the Sldow of the murdered man, tho mein* nSs'of the couti ty commission and dil the members of city council, . ok*tept tdg one. .? .' % . . ; rx ; PERRY BELMONT URGES CREATION OF COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE ?\ (tty Associated Press) ' Washington, AfefU iL-Perry Rel mont, chairman or tho navy league ot ta?pt?i, today urged the creation di a council for ?attonai defense, abbU Uon ol tho volunteers system and the Issuance ot national-defense bonds as an American naval ind military pol icy.-Belmont spoke before the leagues, annusl convention here, j Here Are IVlcHarg's "Business Candidates" ?EM* V/f=EKS */.M ASS n Republican politics have nt llmcu ?een interesting, lias established ox >ensive office* in New York City tu ry to persuade tho delegates lo the Republican National Convention to uimlnato si 'business niau for presl lent. And one of those whoso pic THEO. BUR.TDM :e/O.UO turcs are here shown would be ac-1 i-.?plabic, he-naya. 'But T. Coleman du) Pent, of tho Delaware family, now owner of tho lanita hie lite ' Assiir-I anco Society, would bo tho Ideal cun didato. Hut Mir. Mel larg denies ho is working solely in the Interest of Mr. du Pont. Four or flvo of the business candidates arr weulthy. EWIS W. PARKER DIED YESTERDAY $100,000 IN MUTUAL Lewis \V. Parker who died Iii Ircenyllle yostcrday. was one of thc i ea v lest if .noL tho heaviest Insured lien in $oulh Carolina, recently it vas stated by insurance men in posl ion . to know that rom punies carried nut ran co to the amount dr 1844,000 to-his lifo. The Mutual -Benefit Life :iir,-.inineo cothfiiwy, >whfoh -bas tte ?tato agency in Anderson, had three lollbte? on his life, amounting to $100, 100. Tho first bf these policies was or $20,000 und bore ditto of February, DOO. *Tho second'was for 530,000 itd (boro date of January lftiO. The hird dud last policy of'this cotripany ras for 930,000 and boro dato bf Jilly. (112. It ?V underwood that hie other tiBurnnoe was carried on tho Mutual At? Ubs?rnhce company bf New York, ho .Equitable.' Life Assurance society ?d o^^f companies.- r ? MO?qulte tods For Army. L?hflduV?^rn ll .-Jfbn . thousand o yards or wire mosquito netting U irr tho United' Slates has Just terw?Wed to Ute ?rttlan troops p?ratih* in 1tfesorK)tsinia. Ice rnak ag machines' abd ri vor1 liba td ot sha! ow draught for tho T?grl?v'isero also hcludod in a recent consignment of ,-n.r materials sent to the asm? army COTTON MILL MAN OF NA TIONAL NOT? PASSES AT HOME IN GREENVILLE ALONG ILLNESS Mr. Parker Had Suffered With Cancer for Sohle Time ?One of State's Prominent Men. , Greenville, April'll.'-Lewis W?rd: law, ;Harker, organizer und; pr?sident .until November, IOU, of j_iio Jerker Cotton i.M-Uls compatiV,*ahd%he"oi;rthe niost prominent men in South Caro lina in. tho coKoit mill industry, died I ai his homo on East Washington I street, about G o'clock Tuesday morn ing. - ? " .% . ' . j Mr. Parker'.', death Itali beda nlmost| b6'-**"!y expected far- thu ???as?. : few Sys; Since the /first? bf tho -voor, lie d been rapidly growing woree from a cancerous growth In his Jaw. which first developed about eighteen menthe ugo. Repeated treatment Hy highly skilled specialists, although tempor?r U)r relieving the affliction, failed to effdfct a permanent curd. ' t, ; jMr. Parker, was about &1 years of age, and had- been a citizen of Green* (CONTINUED ON PAGE FC?R,) BAD MILK C DEATH 3? SN N. Y. BY THE CENSOR (By Associated Press) Loudon. April IL- German infantry attacks on the French lines between Demi .Mutt's HUI and Cumieres net ted the GcrtnuiiH ti few small portions of G rend) trenches cuni of Dead Man's Hill. After this ult auk tho Germans I brew heavy Infantry musses at the French lines northeast of Verdun in the region of Douuumont aud Vaux, capturing advance French positions. Later they were driven out hy French counter attuckB. Along thc remainder or French ami Belgian fronts artillery lighting was continued. Russians defeated Germans uttacks In the vicinity o? I-kskull Bridgehead. Petrograd reports the Russians gain ing ground in Armenia. Borne says thc Austrians ure op erating new ami powerful artillery be tween Adige und Suguna valley. Germany and Rum?nin hus entered into a cbmpaul for the free exporta tion from one country to tho other of home products of their own needs. .Munitions were excepted. Berlin declares Greece refused tho allies rennest to bring allied troops from Corfu to Saloniki through Greece, 'because of cholera raging lu Corfu. BASEBALL IS ON TODAY IN BIG LEAGUES (By Associated Press.) New York, April ll.-Tho major league baseball season begins tomor row In o'glut cities of tito cast and the middle we: t If tile weither porlmts. In tiie National leuguc, which begins its forty-first 'season, tho Initial con tests will bring together Borton ul Brooklyn,- New York at Philadelphia. Chicago ut.C|nu'nnn<!i, Pittsburgh, at fit. Louiu. In. tito American louguo, beginning lt's seventeenth season. Washington will play at New York Philadelphia nt Boston. St. Louis ut Cleveland, Detroit ut Chicago. While a great diff?rences of oplnior prevail regarding-tho position in which trams will finish, owing to many ChengOB caused by Ibo elimination of C :derals, forecasts favor Do.-iton. r..lt'idelphid, 'Brooklyn and New York lu tito National league in tho order named. In thu American, Boston. Chicago, Detroit and New York aro lined for tho first division. UNITED STATES TO GET CANAL ROUTE FOR SUM $3,000,000 Nicaraguan Congress Has Ratified Treaty With This Country. (By Associated Pres?) Washington. April ' H.-General Chamorro, Nicaraguan minister to the United States, today announced that 'tho Nicaraguan oenijress hs.il- ratified tho trtaty by which the United States acquires for three million dollars canal route rights and the coaling station on l'on seca Bay. Tho treaty hud already been ratified by tho Unit ed sta tea senate. Laier tho fetato de partment received word of the rall!! cub'op from Minister Jefferson, al Manag ua, Nicaragua. . DANIELS IS SCORED BY GARDNER-DECLARES HE "HOODWINKED PUBL?C" I I / " V Washington, ?ptOl ll .-Congress will be unable tu frame a proper de ronan program because it doesn't ItnoW and can't learn thc real, weak-, noss es ot the navy, . Representative Gardner Jold tho Navy league today Het condemned Secretary Dan ltd s for 'MioodwlnWng.tho.pubjlo.V .Perry Belmont advocated ti ni vern ni service and a permanent military commission. . ? -t CLAIMS JIM SMITH GOT HIS START IN Lite ?Y ; ROBBING WAGON . . - ?' I '? . ' Macon, fiai. April li.-Zttch W. Au dorset! of Wilke? county u wilucss lite Mm Smith hearing before J.udg Emory Speer. 4 es tl fl ed today that tt had alwdys uiidor?uxkl that the Colonel Smith got his start In Ufo as result of having assisted in ro ' fcdorul wagon trahi just oft^or and getting ?'JO.OOO . in gold shire.- 'lAjMerson did not know ?tft?s own.knowledge' but said he m EAMES EACH YEAR STARTLING STATEMENT IS MADE BY EXPERT BUREAU ANIMAL INDUSTRY SAYS 10 PERCENT DAIRY CATTLE IN U. S. TUBERCULAR j Committee Tokes Up Resolution for Inquiry Into Sanitation Darios and Creameries. Washington, A-prll M.-Dr. E. C. Schroeder, expert in '.ho United States bureau of aniuiul 'ndustry, told tho house rules conni'Itteo toduy tItut ten percent of driiry cuttle lu thu United States were fjberoulnr. Unsaid ul so that probiably threo hundred chil dren die in New York City annually from milk of Infected cowa. Ho ap peared before tho committee ut a bearing nh tho l.inthlcum resolution for the government inquiry into tho sanitation of dairies' and creameries. A. D. Melvin., chief of tho bureau of animal Industry, also urged an inves tigation. G. L. McKay, s?or?tary of tho American Association Creamery of butter .manufacturers, opposed thc resolution. GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE SOB SITU? I President and Cabinet Agree on AI| Angles of Pending Issue Vtath Germany. , ,*(liy Associated Press.) Washington, April It.-^?'general outline of the futuro conree of the Uni tc J Suites submarino . issue with Germany is understood, to bare'been agreed on .at meeting of President Wilson und his cabinet today. Final action, however, was postponed pend ing receipt ot German notes regarding tho Sussex aud other cauca, now on their way from Berlin to Washing ton. . .. . lt ls known from cuni iden tia I ad vances from Ambassador Gerard that Gormaiiy will deny that any German cubmarino torpedoed tho . Sussex and disclaim''blame (n connection;With oth er ut tacks. Consequently, .tho United States' -reply probably will "not. deal with exclusively any ono case or group of cases, if such a communication as tho United States now . contemplates is sent Germany it. will make; it ptain that reiterated, assurances 'arid prom ises that international law-will be re ! spectcd cannot pVotect friendly re lations between the two "countries lt Illegal attacks on inorctuuunen car rying Americium pro continued. The Blute department .th* engaged lu j coi led lng evidence covering tho whole history of Germany's submarino. Oper ation?. SMITH BILL BARS USE OR KEEPING LIQUORS ON HAND AT ? ARMY, POSTS ?Atlanta, April ll.^eotriia prolli pltioitbjts aro mitch interested tn a bUl which United Buttes Senator lioho Smith has introduced' ld the United State:? senate prohibiting ilia uso or keeping on hand of liquor ut the army posts of tho United States army. V ,lt Senator Smith's bill is enacted and becomes e, law; the army posts ot the United States will become ait dry OR< tho looker rooms, ot the Officers bf tho United feaies nary. ; Yuan to lb hi o Cotton. ; Peking,/April li .-Yuin Shi-kallias decided to convert his private eetate ht Chiingetchfu, tn Honan pro vince, i ii to a mod or ii cotton 'plantation, which w)U stand r.., a practical exumplo Of coito n growing fer" ! tho be n cl 11 i ot fa rino rs ip his own pro V ?nco. Th e min istry of agriculture nial coturno rt e H?S soot Chen Huon und another cot ton expert tb Yuan Shi-lcaPe estltib \6r the purpose:>of having the 'land prepared itnmedlMely for scientific cotton growing. - . .. i; VK^ Athens : Georgia 7; ? .Jt?nu^'N.-b.'r-?n?' Carolina Aggies ll; Davidson 7" . ?''??. V?freiffiallL At CharloU?svklo;. Virginia/ ?