The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, April 07, 1914, Image 1
VOL. 1, NO. 68.
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ANDERSON, S. C., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PER ANNUM.
DECIDED UPON BY COMMIT.
TEE ON INTER.OCEANIC
CANALS
TOLLS IN SENATE
MoCumber Delivered M?st Exten
sive Argument Yet Produced
In The Upper House
(By Associated Press.)
Westlington, April ?.-Publicity for
the deliberations on the Panama toll
exemption repeal was determined upon
(oday by the Renate committee on in
ter-oceablQ mutais, which tomorrow
will begin consideration of the con
troversy in all tts aspects.
Senator O'Gorman, chairman of the
committee, decided upon open session?
after a conference with hts colleagues.
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not been decided, but this wit) be de
termined When the bou?e repuol hill
and various compromise senate meas
ures are taken u; formally. How
long, the committee will deliberate on
the Issue before making a report to
thc. senate no one would predict to
night, but administrations leaders let
lt be known that any effort tc prolong
tho preliminary consideration would
bo opposed, even to the extremo of
moving to discharge the committee
from consideration of the subject.
Senator O'Gorman, leading demo
cratic opponent of the repeal, and oth
ers who Join with him In tho light,
still insist, however, that there will be
no effort'at delay. When the Issue
reaches the floor of the s?nats, va
rious forces at work to complicate the*
situation make lt improbable that ?.
vote can be reached for several weeks.
ItepanifeshWith President,
foreign .relations' committee, who
Bt?natnstty. refuses to Join Abe
parti' opposition to President Wil
son's policy, addressed the sen
ate at length today In support
nf the repeal bill. He flatly declared
that toll exemption for American ships
was a violation ot the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, and that lt was against the
spirit of tho acuate when the treity
was ratified. Por the congress to in
sist upon toll exemption for Amerton^
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tuaoiniiv Bill (JD, ne sam, na, vu uiuv
behind .'-he American flag while bur
glarizing- treasury for the btu tit of "a
coat wist shipping truat."
Senator McCumber's argument was
one of the most extensive yet presen
ted m the senate on either side of the
controversy. He talked for three and
a half hours, virtually without inter
ruption, and at the conclusion of his
speech appealed to all "right thinking
men In the senate" to support the lofty
stand the president has taken, "re
gardless of party or political expen
dlency." The galleries broke into ap
plause as Benator McCumber sat
down, and half a dozen democratic
senators crossed the chamber to con- I
grautate him.
The senator said he had no concern
with the provisions of the democrat
ic platform, tb?t the question at Issue
was the honor of the nation. He de
voted his address to. the two reasons
given In the president's message urg
ing repeal, that exemption constituted
a vIoVitIor#;\it the Hay-?Pauncefoto
treaty, and that Mt was an economic
mistake.
More Ce?fldent Thin Ever.
Administration senators tonight
seemed to be more confident than ever
that the house repeal bill would carry
in the sengte unamended, maintain
ing that several democrats who had
been classed as doubtful positively'
would support the president, and that
tho majority for'repeal would be ai
least ten. leight or nine republican
senators now are Contended upon to
Bupport the reposl, despite the effort
of their leaders to unite the minority
ugainst the measure.
Senator Brend?gee, of Connecticutt,
at tbVconcluslttn ef Senator McCum
. ber's address todsy, Introduced a reso
lution requesting the president, If not
Incompatible ...with the public inter
est, to give ilia, s?nate all Informa
tion, records abd correspondence re
lating to negotiation ot the Hay-Paun
ccfote treaty. Benato- Brandegeo
President Wilson told visitors today
he considered that editorial expres
sions in the press and correspondence
from disinterested observers all over
the country repealed support of the
administration's stand f??r repeal of
Panama toll? ejemp?lon. The presi
dent said he did not expect the ques
tion to be a munpaign issue and ex
pressed confidence for an administra
tion victory in ?rm senate.
Action on Representativo Know
land's resolution calling on President
| Wilson aid Secrst??y Bryan for diplo
id matte corespoadabce over the Paua
I ma tolls exemption repeal was da?
I layed m^Saltslf today in the house
I foreign affairs committee. Democrats
I of the committee will consult Secre
K tary Bryan. Mr.. Kau* ".?aa re la tro
John Redmond, Leader of the
Nationalist Party In Ireland.
Mr. Redmond Delivered an Eloquent Speech in Parliament Monday
LIKE ABOLITION OF
THEIR TRADITIONAL
WINE MESS
PURPOSE "MAY FAIL
President Was Not Consulted
Was Purely Departmental
Matter
EDMS OF
HUMA ri ACTIVITY ARE
REPRESENTED
CONVENTION CITY
Louisville A Populace Assembling
Ground for Various Bodies
This Week
(By Associated Press.
Washington, 'April 6.-Secretary
Daniel's order agalpst the. use of al
cohol or liquors in the navy after
Juyly 1 next was generally discussed
hero today. The order not only abol
ishes and traditional "wine mess" of
the officers, but will bar all alcoholic
liquors from every ship and shore sta
tion of the navy.
Surgeon General Braisted recora*
.mended it after an exhaustivo investi
gation.
While, declining to discuss for pub
lication cn the effect cf ?tue order,
pome naval officers privately ex
pressed belief it might fail of its pur
pose-to prevent or decrease drunk
enness in the navy. In-effect the or
der does no moire than abolish the
wina mess. No. distilled spirits are
sold in the wine mess-only wines
and beer. Some officers contend it ls
absurd to suppose that men become
drunkards On beer or champagne.
They express the opinion that the or
der will trespass their personal lib
erty and prevent their affording visit
ors from foreign navies the, wines to
which they are accustomed on their
own vessels.
The order wassailed with joy here
by the prohibition.'forces.
. When asked tos&y te comment, on
the order, President Wilsen said !t was
strictly a>departmeat matter. It ls
understood that the president was hot
consulted by Mr. Daniels before be
issued the order, and no obe professes
to know whether lt bad the president's
approval. <
(By Associated Press)
Louisville, Ky., April 6.-Hundreds]
of men and women visitors, represent
ing virtually all Unes of human ac
tivity in the South, are in Louisville,!
and others are arriving on every train |
to attend thc seventeenth annual ses
sions of* conference for education in
the south, comprising various organi
zations working to upbuild country
life, and the annual convention of the
Southern Educational . Association,
opens her tomorrow and will continue
through Friday. Delegates sre hero
'rep sixteen southern states.
The conferece for education in the
south openes tomorrow morning in
the First Regiment Armory, bi which
exhibits have been arranged to repre
sent a model niral community, and
where instruction and demonstrations
will be given as to the best method.?
of organising and c. inducting fanners
clubs snd co-operative projects, rural
schools and churches, boys and girls
clubs, country homes, and various
other interests embraced In rural com
munity Hie. Demonstrations also will
be given In domestic science, commu
nity bfglene and health and borne
building.
Toe general conference will em
brace the following sections: Farmers,
buslnofft Wn, country women, country
nr*k?h?r?. ronni ry doctors, editors
lind boys and girls clubs.
DOORS THROWN
OPEN YESTERDAY
Would Have Vote On
Woman' Suffrage
(By. Associated Press)
Washington, April 6.-Representa
tive Palmer of Pennsylvania today In
troduced into the house a Joint r?so
lu, lon proposing, a woman suffrage,
constitutional amendment, similar to
OB? pendlag in the senate offered by
Senator Shafirath.
The amendment would provide that,
upon petition by eight per C?ut of the,
legal voter's of any state participating j
In the last general election, the woman :
suffrage question shall be submitted,
to the voters of that st ato. a majority)
decision to bft final. '
Handsome Glenn Street School
Begins Sessions With 600
I Pupils on the Roll
dnced the resolution to omit reference
to the president and broadened lt to
call ror ail ps pors,relating to the in
terpretation ' of the Hay- Pauncofote
treaty.
The handsome new Glehn street
school was opened here yesterday
morning,' over 600 pupils -being enroll
ed at this (time snd of that number
more than 400 reported for duty at
9 o'clock when thc school was form
ally ca??fcd to order.
ices the sixth white school
within the city limits, aside from the
sro schools snd ls one of the
handsomest in the city. The erection
of the school building ?roper cost $9,
810.82. while plumbing and beating ar
rangements represent an added ex
penditure bf ?2,013. The site coat
approximately $0,000, making bn entire
outlay f? about tis.ooo. There are
3.500 white pupils in the city schools
cf And Ot 4 tiii.
NEW HOTEL IS 1
TO BE BUILT
IF ANDERSON PEOPLE WILL
COME TO TAW AND
LEND AID
BY RICHMOND MEN
A. Schilletter Offers To Lease
$110,000 Hostelry For Ten
Years If Built
-~j
Coming to > Anderson from Rich
mond. Va., for the parp?se of making
tile city a hotel proposition. Ciar me?!
Vadcn and E. R. Brown yesterday
put it right squaro up to the people of
Anderson aa to whether or not they
desired a splendid hostelry, to be com
plete in every respect sod worthy of
a city of Anderson's importance. . The
two Richmond men were In close con
ference here all day yesterday with
leading business men; of tho city con
cerning the proposition and they of
?.?r. If the co-operation of Anderson
people is secured, to put up here a
modern hotel in every respect to cost
not less than $110 ?800, Including site.
The proposition is that Clarence
Vaden will loan $45,000 toward the
construct;.?- c* "aid building and that
E. R. Brown will tnvest $20.000 for
the same purpose provided thc An
derson people will; Invest their money
in Buch a venturi; Yhcy were in
terested through' *fW?tk ';ii. Bryan, the
architect of the thjaAer proposition.
A. 8chllletter-??fflE0eni80n College
was also in the oj?^?festerday and the
statement ? 5 madVr with authority that
Mr. Schilletter.'.?*jwk|?dse the new
hotel for a pet&fHptyears if lt ia
built. -This unddMflttmng was reach
ed at a conferenw between Messrs.
Erown, Vaden-oirtlBchilletter ,,omV
for The Intelligencer last night that
they had never seen a town Of - this
size with more bustle and business
energy than Anderson seems to pos
ees?, and that they would have no
hesitancy in investing their money
here.
The deal is now practically closed,
and there is. little doubt as there was
but $15,000 to he raised, that tho
proposition win be accepted by busi
ness men of Anderson when it is laid
before them, tylth Mr. Schilletter
Tp.1 flv nn.l j 1HT^rr t..u.? #^Hoj"*?? of
the hotel when lt I? con.nl^tAil and the
Richmond men ready to finance the
deal there can be no question of fail
ure to enter into this deal.
EVERY?BD BEING
EXPELLED FROM MEXICO
Rebels Ousting Them ns Unde
sirable Aliens-The Jesuits
Will Aiso Be Expelled
(By Associated Press.)
Jaur?s Mexico April 6.-Northern
and Central Mexico, it is nald, are be
ing thoroughly cleared of Spanish res
idents by the Constitutionalists. The
latest news of wholesale expulsion of
Spaniards Was brought here by Gen
eral. Eufalio Gutierrez, commander of
rebel forces In the state of San Luis
Potosi.
"We have expelled every Spaniard
from that part of the State which we
{control," said the general today, "and
we control all of it except the capital
and the city of Matehuala. I estimate
tani ucarty 1,000 apanhwVi? titi ve hovu
deported in the last two months."
Every consideration has been shown
them. General Gutierrez said. They
have been given plenty of time to car
ry away with them their household
effects and ethf "possessions, but not
one has been permitted to remain in
side the rebel linea.
Justification for the wholesale de
portation, it to said, ls found by the
Insurgent chiefs in* article 33 of the
Mexican constitution-the famous
"pernicious foreigner" law-which
gives Mexican authorities th eright tb
deport undesirable allens.
General Gutierrez followed up his
story of the' Spanish exodus by a
threat against the Jesuits tn Mexico.
"And the Jesuits come next," he said.
Already, it was learned, numbers of
Catholic priests have ? been , forced to
leave the country in which 'the
Gutierrez men are operating. Many
of the deported priests were said to
be Spaniards, bnt a number of Mexi
can descent.,
General Carranza today confirmed
the report that General Villa ned or
dered the expulsion ol al Spaniards at
Torre?n. ,
Tbs exodoe was to T>ave beer, began
today, birt lt wa* reported the neces
sary tram? ACTC not available.
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Underwood j?0r?;es C?*irn His.Election as United States senator over
LOST LIVES BY
POISONOUS
WILL EXPEDITE
L STEPS
NINE WORKMEN IN CAISSON j HAVE NO EXPECTATION OF]
rw?g ra? nAW nm^t??; Air PAGING FiNAivriAi.
WHICH IS UNKNOWN
ALL ARE WHITE MEN
One Man Attempted to Rescue
A Companion and Was
Overcome
--
CRISIS
SOON NAME BOARD
Administration Will Do Utmost!
To Push Organization Of
Bank mg System
(By Associated Press.) (By Associated PreBS.)
Memphis. Tenn., April G. Mac lost Washington, April G.-Every effort
thdrVllves today and nine others liar- will ho exerted by the Federal ro
rowly'escaped a like fate when a shrift servo bank organization commlttpq
leading to toe underground wordings) to have all banka expedite the tor
in tho foundation of; the Karahan Ins! steps necessary to put th? new
Railroad bridge, being constructed currency system in operation.
, across the Mississippi river here, bo- Members of the committee appa
' came filled with poisonous gases, rently have no expectation that there
Eight raen suffocated while descend-}will be any financial crisis to face,
lng the shaft to take their places in requiring the assistance to banks
a caisson ninety feet below the sur- which the reserve system will provide,
face, and the ninth man. Peter Watson, b"t they arc particularly anxious to
S watchman. lost his life in an attempt 'have tho twelve reserve banks in the
to resuce lils comrades. Those res-i'Md when crop moving time comes
cued were at work in a compartment around next fall. T::ey hope to be
adjoining the gas filled shaft. They able, at that time, to demonstrate how
were hauled to the surface through easily and quickly the reserve system
an opening used to send material to will take care of a situation which, tu
the workmen. previous years, has caused financial
All of the dead were white men. worry, and which last Fall led to dl
Those rescued are negroes. reel loans from the United States
Divers, protected from the poison- treasury to National banks in the
oua fumes by their armor, recovered.farming regions.
all of the bodies. I As soon us banks in any one dis
Officials of the company, construct-! trlct 1,avo subscribed the 14,000,000
lng the bridge stated tonight that they capital necessary for a reserve bank,
bad been unable, so far, to def.nltely the succeeding stepB of organ, .atlon
determine the cause of the gas for- will be promptly taken. The reserve
matton. ' bank will be given a charter,' and the.
The occident occurred about one to elect six of the nine directors of
hundred feet Inland on the Arkansas member banks will exercise their right
shore of the river. The flrat intima- each reserve bank;
tlon those at tho top of the shaft roAdant Wilson, probably will
had that the men had been overcome name the five members of the Federal
was when no report came from the de- reserv? board he is entitled to ap
scendlng crew. Watson volunteered to point, by the time the banks and the
go to the sid of the men and waa over- reserve hank charters have -been
come while descending the shaft; The granted to them. Then the admlnls
shaft waa then , filled with water and trallon ls expected to do Its utmost
the negroes were hauled to the surface to push the organization of the sys
lp bucket through the supply ?haft, teni ?long. The reserve board will
Before the last man was started for' name .three directors of each reserve
the top, water hsd reacehd his Waist, bank and with thia task performed the
He was a shift foreman, who refused banks will be ready to operate. - -
to leave until the others of his crew Officials here were interested today
had been hauled to safety. in what limitation?; may be placed
? upon clearing house associations
Bryan Contin?en Indisposed. through tho new system. The reserve
- board will have much power over such
Washington. April 6.-Secretary associations, but no oue in authority
Bryan waa still confined to his'home csred today to predict how fsr lt might
tonight, suffering from sn affection go toward curtailing their activities,
of bronchial tubes and grip. Although The board, however, h not expected
hut condition was reported improved, to interfere with the local functions of
upon the advice of his physician the any such association, but its action
secretary will remain home for sov- may take the Hoe ot lessoning their
eral days. j grip, particularly in the larger cities.
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FAR IN THE LEAD
IN THE SENVTORIAL RACE
FROM Tl' STATE OF
ALABAMA
HEAVY VOTE CAST
Complete Returns Will Probably
Not Es Received Until
Tonight
(By Associated Press)
Birmingham, Ala., April 7.- (Tues
day)-Indications early today were
?that Oscar W. Underwood Ked tri
umphed over Richmond Pearson Hob
?son in the contoet before ?i?xooratlo
primaries throughout tho state for the
; nomination to the United States sen
ate. Owing to the complexity, and
length o ithe ballots complete retnrna
probably will not bc received until
tonight.
The protracted struggle for the nom
[ication between the two aistinguisn
ed candidates terminated with a rec
|ord breaking vote by Alabama dem
ocrats. Interest in tho contest for
I the short term in the United States
senate, the nomination of ten con
gressmen, a governor and other State
and county officers also brought thous
ands to the polls. Both .Mr. Under
wood and Representative Hobson were
in the city tonight watching returns
from the entire state. Shortly after
midnight Mr. Underwood made the fol
lowing statement:
"I am thoroughly satisfied ? *.h the
?primary election held.yester ."
Repr?sentative Hobson did it vol
luuteor any statement- \v
[US ha conceded the nomination of Rep
ireaentatlve Underwoo
?%Ss?j?setttvsly><
fr^rScomplai? rstu
contest between Bay Rushton, of
Montgomery, and Prank White, of
Birmingham for the nomination to the
short United States {'tutorial term.
Watt T. Brown, of Ragland, apparently
was outdistanced.'
The gnbernatorial contest appeared
to be even closer than prelimftiary es
timates Intimated. While lt seemed
probable that former governor B.
Comer would receive s plurality, the
hopes of hts followers that he would
re?oive a- majority w?r*. considered
doubtful.
Civil Wat An
'impossibility
Speeches on Home Role Have
More Peaceful Tenor Than
Heretofore
(By Associated Press.)
London. April C.-By a . majority of
eighty an amendment fer the rejec
tion of the home rule bill waa de
feated In the house of commons to
night and without division the bill
I M'J>U gives for the third tlnie its seo
\>nd reading in the house.
The announcement of the figure?
evoked louder cheers from the oppo
sition than from the ministerialists,
the opposition Interpreting them as
gratifying proof of a dwindling gov
ernment majority. But the dtmunl
jtion ls accounted for, td some extent,
by the abstention from Voting of the
I O'Brien ites.
Tho speeches today were generally
much more conciliatory in tone than
those which marked the bill's earlier
passages. John E.. RedmOud, the
Nationalist Leader, who opened the de
bate, again held out the olive branch
of Ulster in a speech of great elo
quence, by Insisting thai lt was im
possible for bim and his colleagues to
agree to tho permanent exclusion ot
Ulster, and to abandon the principle of
"Ireland a nation."
Andrew nonar Law, tba Opposition
leader, though professing In certain
passages of hiB speech to see hardly
any hopo of a peaceful settlement, and
predicting that civil war was certain
If the government persisted In posh
ing the bill through, declared that he
and his co> vagues would gladly ac
cept a proposal for the renewal ot the
conversations with tbs government
leaders, but feared that nothing would
come of it?
A larg? g?thnrln? of Triant?*?; ft!!
carrying green flags, ai "imbied out
side parliament tonight to celebrate
the passage of the bill. They cheered
wildly when tho result ot the Tote was
announced, and save ovation? to the
member* ot the government and tb?
Nationalist leaders as they left the
house.
Police 8*Tgeeat Killed Wena*,
Richmond, Va, April 7.-Police Ser
geant Phil L. Neisx late tonight ?hot
and Instantly killed Mrs. Roberta Lat
ter in her home and then ?not himself,
dying aa he was being lifted lato a
hospital. ._ ^_