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V- V. ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9,1915. ._._ Wt NUMBER 232. Gentleman's Agreement Between Scott and Ob regon Having Satisfac tory Results-'U?e of Mexican Railroads Will Be Taken Up By U. S. In Protocol. Washington, ATay 13.-A standing .irmy ot two hundred and six thous and mon, capable of being expanded to two hundred and fifty four thous and in war timo, backed by a federa lized national guard reserve of four hundred' and twonty-flvo thousand thousand men, was finally agreed upon today by tho.house.and conato conferees on the army bill. ThlS will make a -poaco strength of six hundred and thirty-one thousand men.. , Tho agreement provides .' that the minimum enlisted- strength would be attained within five years. It was stipulated that at no time shall the, .total, bo less tliuti one hundred and Ix ty thousand, j Advocates of preparedness regard the conference as a vi?tory. The conference clso provides for a twen ty million dollar government nitrate plant, vocational training in the re gular army and the establishment ot military training camps for volunteer cltlsenSf, Whose oxjpepseE while -Tn training1'will bc paid for by toe gov-! - lirEAL CKE?1TS BILL 18 TO PASK.T1IE . I ^^IIOSfeK MON? A Y SESSION ; (Dy Associated Press.) Washlttgl?nr May 13.-Tho house (failed today to completo the debato on the rural credits1 bill and leaders Bald tonight that it would be passed Monday. Speaker Clark took, the (floor today in behalf of the bill. He read the platform, d?clar?t Ion? sup -portlng the argument-that this legis lation had been promised. The bill provides for-tho establishment of a chain, of twelve federal banks for .loaning Tunney on tho agricultural credits at,low costs; ; SURPRISE CAUSED %Y CHANGp SMITH ESTATE DECISION Court Takes Wind Out of Law yers By .Setting Aside Receivership Atlanta,, May 13.-The decision ot . Ih? United States circuit; court of ap peals setting asido Judge Emory ; ' Speed's ; fecfelVeryhlp or the .. niall!-' millionaire tfatnOa. A. Smith ]? est?te; . which '.'oSalsioh was rendered yester ; day, came as a completo -surpris?.-to , all ihe.'lawyers In the 'case. 2)tsa the lawyers '-.representing the ' tem porary administrators' appointed by 'tito br'JJhary, ', of Oplethbtrijo ". county, Who petitioned;fdiv Judge Speer'a^taV fielv?rBblp tn bo net: aside 'w?ro.'n?l -,: hopeful :?? semiring a -decision fav-f ' orabicT-io. their sidb ot tho cases At jan^?.'nbwraaper?. Interpreting tho ? ..^t?lirii? opinion of-tho. lawyers in tho . casb as a; toifrly. certain index . to 'what-the d?cision would; be, web?t so far ns to publish tie wc-atorie? sayJntr ; it w?s aeilbved* thc 'court cf ?tite?is" , . would unhold Judge Sneer in taking j jurisdiction over tho, famous estate. :-'.Uii.sciUbfi ail- t?te/fcavatte? ;"ct?pe't' ot tho tawy?rs; bewispapetS/apd bth?r?, " th?'court bf appeals isad?d a supor . c?des* of Jud?to Speer's, receivership ?t?o ordered "tho receivers appointed by Judge Spe?i? tb turn ovr the.' it?? . tato tdMtmpjborery adlnMtKfltfgr* ^baibtad, by. tha. a^ary; ot ogio thor.no fc??nty. . The eftact nt this order...iraa'to' re \ move, tho estate . from tho- Jur?3ale tton of tho tinited Slates .aistri^ court .for fha ?nuAherndiafrletfv teor?a, over <whk*-. iudgo /1 . Rhj?s. ahd restore it to the inri il?h'?i.the d?brgi? courts, wb^?*i ?S?i??Wsmtoh criginated-Iwgm?M?p f^m&'?t ?i*\ebtf?^ap^la , .?s'?fbttlve pending a, full bearing or 'tiH^DH^IlCba'r&g?lar tot^ ot the c?urt ?t ?pjte&W^aext ?alt; : ?n. other , ,w .trofdfl, it Mi i similar in effect to va ? ! *^i?fa??y x^tiaiblng; ordo IsB^ad, hi Albina,/May 13-~Th? .government is taking vlgorons .ms^p^ ^ ? the l?nav?d. eyaotdera/on iba Gi Two Negroes Arrested at Ninety | Six in Connection With As sault White Girl Greenwood, May IS.-Chester Sen dera and Oscar Harris, young ne groes, wero arrested in Ninety-Six carly this morning by Bural Police man Major and Magistrate S. M. Cooper as suspects in tho Anderson county caso in which a negro, Cleve land Lesley, is wanted tor attempt ed criminal aorau'.t. They were brought to Greenwood and ' Mr. J. W. Maynard, who has known ^the. Lesley negro for a number of years, told officers, that they had the . wrong parties. This is the second tune sus pects haye been arrested, the first arrest having been m'ado at Salis bury, N. O., when tho negro proved to be the wrong man. Sanders and Harris have been In the Ninety-Six neighborhood for Sev eral'days and apparently have been dodging the officers. They wero ar rested, this morning in. a patch of woods near Ninety. Six. -Sanders for merly lived at Ninety Six, but ffor several yr? rr* h rn been at Birmlng ha'ihi 'AlSi:. iHarrls claims to_bo from <Sthens; G?. 'Magistrate Cooper' gave >61hvof them <30 dayi^torv^giraliey:' -r-------^-r-r,^ t. ? r^<if*jU> LOUISIANA WINS THE SOU. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASS'N. MEETING Nashville, May 13.-Tho Louisiana State university, with forty-three and. a half points, won the southern in tercollegiate Athletic association meet hero today. Tho Mississippi Ag gies were second and with forty and a half points, Vanderbilt third, with fifteen. ' LONG FLIGHT IS C?T SHORT ; WHEN AEROPLANE FALLS Augusta, Ga., May 13.-Howard 'Rinehart, started from hero at 5:30 thia morning to attempt to fly to Hcmpsted, Long Island without stop-: ping. He was compelled to descend at Rowland, N. C., when a, chain from tho engine of tho propollor broke, according to., a- telegram he sent-his wife. The machine was smashed id landing. He covered 216 miles. , The machine was shipped to Dayton. 1111 I 111 *' 'fi Ul, ?I M M I li I 'Urftl'il ' liYilM I Refe.c* thc But! ' i -Viivi ?il?i?iilr<~iiiT??v T i? ^iiiyiWif ai'ii iffi ? Senator W^yr^ W m i M?M REPUBLICANS WILL ENTER| PRIMARY WITH OVER MILLION VOTES WILSON'S CHANCE Declarer. President Can Conciliate This Element by Malting the Race as Peacemaker ( By Associated Press.) * Lincoln,* Neb.. May ?3.-Will'am .T?nnings Bryan in a i-'gncd article published today declared that tho de mocratic fparty "must movo toward peaco" and thereby capture the "peace" element of tho republican party. ' He said tho democrats must taco tho fact that tho united republi can ?arty will enter .tho campaign with a popular majority of a million and thrco hundred thousand. votes. Ho said tho. vote for Henery Ford In several states ahuwed a big peace ci ernan t in thc republican party. Mr. Bryan said the way wae open for President Wilson, to conciliate this element -by making a race as a peace maker.. ' ' ? COOL AND CLOUDY, IN ATLANTIC STATES FOR f NEXT WEEK IS REPORT r..:.;.WssMfi^ j cloudy., weathor will: prevail overlie; Atlantic :>!;-,tci daring tho week be ] glim in}- tc. morrow according to the |"WealBSr;' bureau's weekly forecast issued ' today. In tho gulf states the weather will be generally fair with norn ml temp?rature. I ATLANTA WOMAN HOLDS TtTLE AS GOLF CHAMP. ? OF SOUTHERN STATES ...(By Associated Press.) Chattanooga, Tenn., May 13. Ajexa Stirling of Atlanta, today re tain?d her tltlo of southon) women's golf champion by defeating Mrs. All ston Shoal', of Savannah, six,Up and I five to go, in tho annual tournament I hero . . . . . . . j M Medora Tenus de Mile. *' ; ; Atlanta, May 13.-Now comes the City of Savannah with' a modern Von ny do Milo -who lu claimed to he an nlmost perfect reincarnation of tho original. who posed for the. ancient Greek classic in tho LiCUVrO. . fftwfeT ' ..".?vi,,- r -, ,,?.1 SXHfmjj tr . .,. ' .-? : : .V;'. -....?;?. ? ; c.*' ' .:; i. ' , BJ i mir fhalnwan. of ?cpnMIras $i???i pfcreat?on. ? . | RepubHc?n "Keyn?te*" ??uti--.,' i Senator TVaircn fi. Harding. Thle ia 4ha jfery latest photograph lof Senator Warren G. Harding, sc looted aa ;the t?miporary chairman of [the Republican natlonnl convention. He. will dcJIvo?- the keynote Bpeoch for his party.1\ ITO PROSPECTIVE POLICY HOLDERS ABOUT HAIL INSURANCE WILL BE SUCCESS ? Successful Farmers and Business Men Arc Those Behind i Thc Company glsowhero in this issuo will bo seen nn announcement from Messrs. Q. FrankxJohnson and E. A. Mar shal! conoorning . tho Anderson Mu tual Hall Insurance company. As stated in Th? Intelligencer yester day," this company ,bas beon duly or ganized and commissioned and is ready for business-. The men behind tho company, the directors and offlcyrs, are, somo of the most experienced buslnoss men and.farmora of ^Anderson county. Ho th the busUi?ss and farming in terests ai'b well /represented. Tho agents aro also.- cxborietic?d insur ance men and *ro known' to.pfai.ilcs.l ly-all of 'the .people cf AudotuSn county. ' iMhesrs. .^Qhnson and Marshall ho* gah^y?stenlhy sending oiit letters reading aa follows to prospectivo pol icy holders: Dear Sir: .fin?'.; Anderson'Wacaal Hall Insur unco Cptitprny has hce:i duly commits Blbnbh ?hy Ibo reurolary of state and brganl-jed, ?br tho- s?lb pttrpbsb o? insuflt?g. tts m?mbtirs against d?til? ?^? tir total destruction-. uf aHfgrojr? lng crops such us cotton, chm aiiii stoati grain; ca-.med by hall stbrfts;, It is the iuteht4iori; ot ,ihb '?fi?otS ttl j neb, y?ti in person, tiiit'ah this heasdn in of short duration, and it will be IttippsSible1 to seo alt Within tho hex I few days.wo au??jtottt that you either vmWy?r'ifihne th? agents for tull in tlon air to i ratea, cbv?fago, set ?ts; etc. > . , ' fn receint of rem tc fife- wo will ai niall you full '^formation , ant IctiUon blankt which ? yoi;: eau fill ^d return to;tuv thereby pro yourself at bach wlthbut hav -wait; until we ?in 'get to you* .:.r.if'/- . . 7-v. - . . ' . fe.^WT*^aro.oi:'.Uio fact ^tho^fld ilitib inst that ??rm?rly sines method of ... hall at this-_ Yoii ra .v^trh ty; ^^?t?lp?ni)'*iiMar?hal 1, . . ' - .- - .> - '- Bole "Agents. Mili HEAVY ARTILLERY FIGHTING] UNDERWAY IN THE CHAMPAGNE REGION TURKISH ATTACK Russians Report Repulse of On slaught on Positions tn Moun tons of Armenia (Hy Ausoc'atcd I'ross.) London, May 13.-Cjorman at tempts tix break through tho Fronch lines wost nf lilli 304 and northeast of Doadnian's hill, havo been repuls ed, according to Paris. Heavy ar tillery fighting is underway In tho Champagno region. .Tho Germano succeeded in entering a British trench in tho regions of Somme and Marl court, but Woro driven out. Petrograd indicates* Uiat tho re newed activity of Germans along tho I riga-Dvlnsk lino presages a doter ?n In cd drivo by Von -Hindenburg In this section. A general offensive, however ls not oxpected. Russians, report tho repulse of ; *< heavy Turkish atu>ck on tho Rus sian positions in t? o mountains oast qi Brzlhgan, Armenia. . Petrograd says a Turkish offenslyo In tba-., re glon of Mamakhatun also has been checked. lt ls officially announced that a Gorman offensive in East Africa has I "bean .without results". i 'wV.^,.: [ MARINE'S "BUMBfcRSHOOT" BR?KEN UP AND HE WAS LEFT ALONE TO PONDER Now York, N. Y., May 13.~Come to think of it now, did you eyer see a United States marino In Uniform carrying an umbrella? presidents of Washington street, Brooklyn, caught a glimpse bf marine'recruit carrying a contraband I "IvimbcrshooV' darin? yeot?rda'y rainstorm, but the glimpso was nothing mero than that. '? At tho very outset o the recruit's journey two older marines met him. ?look tho umbrella away from nun ! and broke it up before bis horrified gazo, paying not tho slightest heed j to his plea of having purchased .'. tba thing bpt ten minutes bofo?e> .. Then the older marines* gavo the recruit a Bovero lecture on military proprieties and loft.him alono to ponder. There ls no service regulation to prevent the carrying ot umbrellas ?by uniformed men, but there is ab un written law bf tho marine corra wi)ich . classified tho, umbrella as a pioce or feminine; finery, and its use j ls tabooed with older heads .-who know the ropes. ?. ; POST?'tW?E HEARING OS ' ^ ?(nV.?Ai^8 ?S ?0tT0!f . -- ? '. ? 'pl:' Washington,. ?May 13, interstate cojnmorce commission postponed - ih dbflhlifciy tho. hearing set for .Juba {qt at Noiv on eau is oh the eppUcar ibu o? the. SohtUern raliway to..con> tfp?o low through" rutea on cotton fWm Virginia, North Carolina, Onoi gia, Florida, Alabama; Mississippi, Tchness?? ;?hu Louisiana pointa to Colo and Midsisalppi. rlvor crossings ohd Atlantic and Qtilf. ports "for. ex port. ,_ .... ' 'l??w' 1tptk H?><&. . \: v. !?.W*ll Streisii. May ?3.- interest lo tho preparedness, parado accounted irt?ably ?or tight deallhgs. Minore, BamtiHa, and., oruetblo. woje higher, |i&a?%iker rosa aoven polnt-v Willy's ?voHahtt tab, end ?tot?M ^'Moto** r?e. j P?lls,rc?t?et?d .fek|?Btyfc#W0e. Tho closo waa-strong. Rohds were ?teady. .... .. .... . - \ .Yesterday afternoon nt ufoMw! wljfo&j m? ca?se of Vas? ; JSrelPwij Wittl?m ^art?n, I being - t?oa$$^ murdcT bf J. B. mfa:- totiSmy Verdict ci gu?i?y.^ to vaw Mooro and aa to gillam War tin;,npt.giimy, : .Mo^ro j^ac^ti?^ Ita?u^^ bond ; ban^Mi^a? appaaVto.the supreme co-art, notic Commission Give? That City Fav orable Ruling to Relieve Freight Congestion (By Associated Press.) Washington. M'*.y. 13.-To relieve freight congestion nt North Atlantic ports tho Interstato Commorco com misaion today rut a bli:,h ni through, ratea from chief cities In tho middle west on all commodities to Charles ton, South Carolina, for export. Tho commissions order provides that rates to Charleston shall be the samo as those now in effect from points to Nor foll-, Virginia. It is Intime?-d that tho extension to .other f.otithern parts of low through rato privileges may follow tho Char lesion ox ?ic r burnt. This ia the first attempt to divert a part of tho heavy export business through southern ports. [From Shiest Sweepers to Chief Justice March in Prepared- .' oes Dim?no?ration (By Associated Press.) New York, May. 13.-More than one hundred and fifty thousand ' pao-; pie, representing all walks of life from the bri gado of airest sweepers j to justice? of the supremo court, pa raded nore today to demons Irate their at tl ludo towards pr epa red nc; a. The parada, started at niuo "o'clock thia morning and the last of it did not pass, tho reviewing stand until nine o'clock tonight. IGEGKGESMITH WINS 42ND ANNUAL DERBY * FOR THREE YEAR OLD (By Associated Pr?str.) Louisville, May 13. -^George Smith, under the colors of John San ford of -Aoirtarffam, Now York, won the forty-Second annual \ 'Kentucky darby for throe year olds over a field of eight starters, covering a mlle and a quarter ut z minutes, 4? s?cenos.' filar j Hawkin, an ?Btigtish bred colt was second and Franklin, a Kentucky entry' third. . PBfe5f K ih\h ,t? MAKE Misr?ln; May i3.-(W?re?fes(?)--A. to puh ?i cf. tho French ?'ghi attarde, southwest of Dead Man'? billon the Verdun fronts is i r?ptittfci in todd's official st?l?m?ht. Fren eli attempts to advance in Avdcbto L'.tihd Mal nu court We-oils' were also, fruitless.. Nbw .tdra iDoUou,. ?? g New York, May Jo-Cotton opened cloudy at oh advance of four to nine noiftts. .Tao bi-okt?rs ware int?twt?a in the . preparedness parad? and {Hutt ihg WAH comparatively'; quiet. Really. ihg after, the consumption figuren were published causfed ? : setback? Thia carried tim pHces about a potht Urtder last, night's cioslng; prices Wt?ta 'not? higher. Th*, ?los? . wai steady. I Heh ; was . given try >Mr> : A.; '?? ill. ort* of ith? atiorneysifot tbs t-_?^?>?a:(.te!y after 41io ??n< tee w?TjSsB?a. ? i? ckee wa* given to tho jury yb fudgo Print*. . ... .... Court wlircotitl?uo through nf SS LINE Conferees Finally Agree Upon Standing Army. Also Decide in Favor of Twenty Million Dollar Nitrate Plant (By Areoclated Press.) ;*~" . Washington, Moy 13.-Indica tions reached tho war depart ment tonight that tho Scott Obregon conferences, although ofTlclally described as ending in a deadlock, have actually result- ? '. ' ed in closer cooperation between' tito American and Carranga forc er, tn Mexico. Nb written, agree ment waa drawn, it is said, be cause tho conferees decided more could bo nccompMshed without juc. * Otorogon. (eared a., formal pro- ' tocol submitting to the .presence of American troops in Mexico might have bad effect on Mexican public opinion. Evidence that a ' - gentleman's agreement is being cai ried out carno , to J ny in ad vices of the movements bf. both Carranza and American troops. Diplomatic negotiations for' a formal protocol ari expected to be resumed next week between Lansing'and. tho- Mexican am bassador. -The uso of Mexican, railroads probably will be -prin cipal -point urccd by tho United States.. Preparing For Attack. (By Associated. 'Press,) Marathon, Texas," May 13.-Major Langhorne wltti two' troops, of tho \ fourteenth cavalry hits halted hi? dash after tho Glonn Springs and Boquillas bandits, ' fifty miles south of tho "border.. . There, he. awaits the arrival bf C^l?ns>?Si?wr^ with three brura troops of tire fourteenth b?tate ? attacking: the,pandits,.who oro Bald to number five hundred and ere en camped fifty milos .farther- south. It was. learned,' from "ah ? authorita tive source that Colonel Sibley de cided.to leave a smell ^detachment at Bo?qu?llas and move tb th? aid of Langb?rno. It in ?aid Sibley has asked Funstot, for moro troops. .FlfV'B^??^i?^niacr. >j (By Aosooiuted Prona.) Torre?n, Mexico, May *?.-The no torious bandit loader IMro Cedlllo, two officers and #fty .9?. his men were killed in an : engagement with government forces, tinder. Eugenio. Lopes at duded Doimahs. Fifty, of the banditti surrendered. '.'?..' VUIa*? rThereah?hts t/nknown. Columbus, N.M.,- fyay 13. -Caval ry patrols on : the New -Mexico: border tonight reported tho.t an investigation', disclosed nothing Ho support < tho irtmior reported from field hoadquar- \ ?' tero today tl*.,-. Villa ls,hiding some wherein northern Chihuahua. The Rumor said Vill? \hftd , concentrated about eleven hundred men > thirty miles south of Hachltu, -New Mexi co. .. : Tho mobilization of . the New Mex ican national guard. was comp?tete here today. CHAMP- CLARK IS FILED F?R r^iOMt^Ai'ION A3 Mi^??ki cbNGRE^sto (?y^Aslbeikted ('Pre3s.) I ' * . . jefferson city* ^Mb.^VMSy I3li- . Bpaskbr Ch?tijp = .Cl?fk today waa, flind for renomination'; tor cbhgrfefts man from the ninth Missouri district. ru?ksn, Csr:i?? ?v'-1<? Aulter?on ?tenvn ^lic?i^iil '"an; mmm Lines Monday i?br&ink::^ fl'M b'clohki-gttui sjifi^lt<.-4fe- 'tf?utisiUS-! P?umsnb^s^^ -^ = ;:?js?&'? ' of yo" np po ?S ii- who1 ill? ?t ak?' X^n - tags ofW^??c*r rate." . S?u^^ . ??S?slnf ? frKfflSwir tired 'hratns.