The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, April 07, 1914, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
V?it?nf T?^ Wo? Qpmes In
Every InEtencel-Fair
W?*tf*r
(By Associated Prese)
Savanna??, t?a, . April tf-Visiting
teams In ?v^ry,lpRwnoe Won ihe open
ing gamea today In the eleventh annual
?Pason Ct tah f?kmth Atlantic league.
Fair weather prilled for the games;
although lt, !n*s: , threatening in
Charlestjcn.
Attendance at all the gamea was
large, unofficial reports is4!eillng
from twp to thteo thousand persons
present at each Mutest.. Twp gamea
in which Ihe. fosera^ wfcre held score
less mdicaheifi good, baseball for the
?-?tart of tho.ceako?;.;"
Tim league nttc&lg will award a
rup to the clhb\VOft?e pity BIIOWB the
largest paid 4SU$aqanee for the iirat
day. j . !$p* "j.,... . ,
"CONSriESCE ACQr'TTlip HJ*"
John D" Jr J, Feel* ?&M* Ses Bone
His Duty tfjr Xfeer*
(By Asj^llfted Press) .
Washington Aprfi ?r-VrJ?hn D. Rock
>lk"\ Jr... son. of llio richest dian in
thc world, testified" today before the
house rogues c.omnilUep abou,t t\\?.
question oi.hjs Wflrai-responsibility
for the industrial strife which bas
kept the coal fields, fif Southern Colo
rado In.turmoil .foe"six ?months. Ki
ter more than four hours, nf cross
examlnaticj Mr, Rocker?Uer nad told
the committee SM bjis "conscience acr
fiulttcd. him" of having donn his tull
duty in regard to the striking coal dig
gers hy placing competent men in au
thority' over ihem ^bd leaving re
sponsibility tu those men.
Members, of. the .committee spake ot
Mr. RockefeHi'y'i ?s?sr?st. and ww* In
various "uplift movementa" and asked
v hy ha had hot gone about welfare
work in the Colorado coal fl el d'* 13;
a similar way.
"i did Just exactly as I haye . one
In all of my investigations, "be said"
I pickod ont the best qualified men I
could find, placed them In charge and
trusted them todo their best."
Np- amtunfe pf? rcroseV essmlnatlon
could sltakfi this ; Btatement. As the
heaf/.g drew, to a.oloae^Mri RIckefel
1er said -. thati. h? would consider ar
bitration of the dispute In the Colora
do field If he could be assured thar a
fair and unbiased boord of arbitra
tion cou}d he -secured, - He suggested
Federal judges'aa, the best qualified-to
serve on such a board. -
? ? ;?'.{ .u'jfif^!
o o o o o d o. o o o O O o o o o o o c
! ~LOCAL AND 'BRIEF !
o?.*** o pV ?* o; oo'ion o o pd one
. . Apiong ihe ti?ttors whom saleada]
. brn^niW:th*pttir wereStuten ,3o?
Aj?hiey auq .^epres?ntatiVe Oscar tl
Gray, two .announced candidates for
t he ; statf , nett ate. i^r^Gtay, say B . tba
he ?>e??|,ot?*>Bh tybppoeeBlr. Abbie:
but that he had-;come into, the ,rac
some t^-4|gp. add .that it (fe novia?
his- ?u'tentt?n'-to .?'wtthgrty. V Hd"4
pleiifteif :Wlth ? tis chances. MOncl
?9d:de?^o| l^.He:|?? fit ?or.tbe Tact
'?M. ^wtii^Wfi^. at'?He Firs
. ftr^byte^^t;hu?di yes^rday tbs
h^uiM^^^
.it&tal n^in n^toa?ira are Intereate
SlXother ^ceri1l^?naa^ *ClJrt
tiel?, but' some c*i*lnT^t**-HHtf?bc
be^Houn?-by-the commute*** actjon.
ti?^Pres^^
cannot carry .'ek-*w rou oi . ac*?
hW^eSjf^ ' 9HF '^'^'SMJJS
^and ^ ^
-, n8gistiSte)? a-*i ?ftere
quH? -?. . Later St^estduig ' at the
Hodge ? broths* wipe; man be hod
Hilled. Word^?^.?r7f* ?iUteffcR
lb the co\r%?I1rVH%^
the ??coda t?ntt ?nd Pedr coming 19
this cUx Ih coinbahv ...Ith his brother.
Qooahr\t|*a??d^ 9? W_%
while b? br?tti?^?^w?t% esau***
?b*:n?fed.of B?jBddlrs. " O bothy a?
iure^-t?ploy^nt; ba ? .coUo?: WljUn.
der his aa^u^aed neme. .
wj|o.^^ ?^^^^ii^
clin HipoSe^^^
presasdi tbo.opihlya Jg&^?J?cfcB homi
cidal n?*nla,and ordered ,hUn isolated
In a^asure , celt : rv-f ??r -* ;
Cw** " ffenfefr cf tan||
Sieved Wotoan
i The funnral ot yf?n'.X "Charlea Bur
ton. waa ^Rld. a* tba ^Asea/tba Boui:
evarde y?sterday marnlpg^t ll o'oloch
Tho eerv/c^^vre CdauPtoa ' uy. Dr.
W. g liYate^Raatprip^the first Pre*
byierlad church ai?''jrtcy. Dr. J. P.
vinos? ;oa*tor.t ;^f, .tjjfci First Baptist
Vho floral offering^ were numorous
and beautiful a^iE&a?^d; WAS .lit-,
e.-all^bUrlbd b^i^^pm. The fol
lowing gentlerhen.-rifted es pall beat
ers: .. j. E., m^?m^i^-.-.^ mw
J. R. 3>elor::-Ba?l^^i^irord,' K,:**,.
Padget and R?-.*lng.
Mps, Burton diedi in Columbia on
Saturdey .pf^r?aff?hat ?fi o'clock, - the
body bftfag brought .to this city Sunday,
.t^ony-- ' ^ '^ ^ '. "
Every Rural Scfe^l ^Association
Is Atta! to,
Mips Maggie Carlington, rural
school su?ieCT?^nr, ip pn* loua ipr every
one ot the School Improvement as?b
cla?ona,4 tb* count y to send a del 0?
gate, to t thc meeting pt the teacher?!
club, walch sfittli be held at the Fia*
Bsajuat-ahnrph, thtei?W, pest satnp*
day,, commencing stnban, Miss Mary
Eva -Hite?. pr?sident pt .the State Schobt
imprpvWp4i^?^\^V'?!fj p?rm:
ta m&k? ari addrcBp,.^njn Mina GarUbB*
Apo, . ;aaya v jj_*it,. t?^ffiW*%?&
aa^eikj '
lyfao^^
monts.for .nee nreaea*e.;-. .? ?;?..>?
: The ipjrBg^alMo^ ne*t Sat
urday ia^tptofli:, - .
3:^n**eatloJt *frJk%y_p- Whltner
sppoa Dodge, .pMfy'-or(MQt!?USftte^
Byterlan.oHl&K?ii^h'?-**: , ipi 1
<? f>< Said by >Vm?jm6?.,. 8. .Sullivan,,
Whp^ll sing one ?Tt^?Wn; c^mpoaU
. ^ .^dresa t^Sp^^^fcfa fjjjaj
M^Clm^ . . "".V
: usual'., rpffpVntents. will ' be
??ryffi ..;:y^;-^^y ^ ..'
KR
n^ *.< '^l^p
Sraad he: n^e^r^t^^ airthey?
Wei ?nd Dry Force? in Illinois
Op Eire of Efc?*^ J
^cV^.?^' .?" J
'.. Associated PresB) fl
- Chif^^???M'OjL-y(e%, sad dry
loree? ,Teite^to{|0t os t|ie eve ot
the roost .'moifr&n^ option elec
tion oler, hey ;ifc.wfatf>V. Mpre, than
ao? ilil? ^a^lpe^aonie Ihc?udl?s
ylUagSs. 04Jt?tt?s. ?re aj^epUljr Interest
ed lp the resjujj^f- the 4*bles_. and the
rate pf hearty s j\yo: saloons will be ..fm
otjMtf. r- y ? ,-;,'...{**. --?r .. VI
! Tho recent, enfranchisement or Il
linois women;.ls regarded by the anti
Balp?a leaders'as their greatest nope
of ?victory.,( The issue has .not been
raised ,lu Chicago this spring, al
though ;a: movement, has. been started
tb i?y.'*thp local option issue before,
the ?clere ji?5=t jeer.. : \. J
. County .j Judge. Owens, head of the
couniy election nm/ihlnery.. tonight '>
aaHed Chief pf Police. Gleason to
change the d?tail of policemen In tho
ITtrpt Ward toward the ' alda$ftani?
elections. { The move waa the Jaat ip
Um-campaign, by Tritea Marion Duke,
M^a>aJ&ec. Jtq .oust, "Both, .House"
?ohn.^^ltttn ss alderman the
warA which .for more . then twenty
ifc tflth Mlehaol "Hwhy' Diftky- Ken?
na, has represented in (t}ve elf* .eppn,
- ? ? . i ?
^^^^^^^
?u?ng on Greerrrote's "^tf**.
Rates May Have Bearing en 1
Hie ?.ocal Situation
' Since the Interstate commerce eom
misslon hold $stu?day that the Greea
vjl|ie frplgnt, rats opj^oat ts unreason-:;
aiide, it; is^amped, th jit <a'almilarv y|ew .
(nlg$f he'tfken by.tfce. commission oj-i
rtry.^d?rsein's' ratee, and,.this w?U
prnnablyvbe UM case? Th? Greenville ?
pecplo are welt Pleased over., the re
^BTilUoa. ?*co>aeii their deman?> by
the ?s^sa?,E.. The; following from
ipe Greec^ftte-Nfiwa of Sunday tells ef-H
the reduct|onS
* victory for Oreen ville
-nt*-, when the l?ter^
state jenmmeret; pommwslop held th?
Jr?senr WWfo*&frt? a ton on
^Jiswpomb, T?nn.. to this,.;
cUy?c* be unrt?asonablei' lp so far as
lt exceeds; $1.95 a ton. ..This dalston '
4. regarded SB one of. great import
ance 'inasmuch as .ItVlS beH?sea^lt?
wilt , open the eyaaot.thb commisse
e .?slating rates .'between' South .
Ina poiati and the middle: west*j
>r several years a strenuous nght-'
^?**?fr.;^ fe?HP* 'bf
T fe-So--ncr. .ton ims :
lo**h?; oV a^e^day, lt is t&lev
I I- .. , . , ..V- - 'J
g.und^rr?tt?cVmehf .ot th? lacV^p^j
*??3es
Press.)
<ha*?ng
Cancel,
'.. 1rs ? riana.
Exequator\
.V'^-gS-??^*.- fetal
HuerU Regime Re vokes C&roiher*'
Pcpera Because of Alleged '
MUrepresenUt?on
(By Associated Bress) ..
: . Mexico City, ?pyi< e.-The Mallan
foreign minister. Senor Portillo ' Y.
Rojas, informed the Associated. Press
today that .ho Mexican fjuvcrnment
ha^di Intercepted a 'telegram iront
George C. Caruther?. . the American
Consular Agent, at Tprrepp, to Sec
retary of State Bryan.. declarlng "lt
advislatl? to persist lp. .the,statement
that Ton-eon had fallen, though such,
was.not the case, In'order to prevent
the government (rom getting reinforce
ment? to the aid of Velas?o." i
This said the, foreign ratalRter was
the reason for the '. withdrawal of ?
Consul; Carothera' exequatur.
in", nicking. thia announcement, the
minister appeared to be full y convinc
ed that .the Federals were s Iii I hold
ing Torreoni He said that President
Huerta had so told him, which in
formation hq did pot doubt.
: Tpe war dep?rteme", announced the
receipt today of dispatches from the
customs agent at Piedras Negra?, re
porting that Generals ka, Meure and
Maas, at the bead ot their forrcea.'fhad
entered' Torre?n. These-g?n?rais' re
cently -'ere reported to bb' at Ban
Pedro, wherp they were meeting with
Rtrqng opposition /rom the xcbfcl-a. |
Governor Blease
n
1 Columbia, April 6.-Tba? governor
'** ! ll go to Wal terboro .ne? Saturday 1
to address the peoplp -cf-;,;C*>lleton I
County. The governor was- Invited, j
and accepted the Invitation. He is
expected to talk on pol?tica and in
Bome quarters dt ls looked ?oz: aa the *
time and plane where Governor, Blease
Will formally open his campaign for
the United States senate against Spa
alor E. 0, Smllh,
U is said that there ia a possibility
that' some of the candidates for gov*
rrnar and other state officers will bo
pres?ct at WuiterbOro on. Saturday. 1
It was rumored here . today .. that
speeches might also be Jpj^by.hy'Mayor -j
John P. Graca of Cb^Fle?td?b? and Col. I
j/ G> Pagett ot \^fterW?,->h>th ot>i
whom are looked upon ?*3%?ttertlve j
candidates for Congress farjf? dl?v
tr Jct., The meeting w?f? jfl? rally i
pf: the Blease fproes<,oAje|lelbn and1
thc adjoining countlei>,'*amf At ts sup-?,
posed that a ^^vSatJiWnf .;.^Hll.l^ke^
ly.bc. preaept. Jprjysu?^- .
j James M. Baker. ?t?ret?> of the
unuep- aiaitia. q?unw, %?r. h?r?
last week on a visito to) his old hojbie
ot Lowndesv; Ile and stopped pver .a
couple of hours fpr a political confer
ence , with", Fred H. Dp$ln^
d?te for the seat in congress now held
by-Congressman Aiken. It Ia reported
'that -eir. Aiken' opposed .the1 election i
o?-Mr. JBaker and that the" latter is1
truing tor Mr. AjRen; pomi?fdt?;
lipeaking. Aa Mr. #!tf-T is .abfr/T?!
protege of .Senator Tillman, their M'
spedui-twn/ o^wMS*? '
ttjkwtUthe^
toja coagrecslopsl ratio
p ? e a pee f ?''? pe n o e <? p-*
oj .'." ' PBO^?BnijVE m??$ ' o
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<r[,p- P a P ?; 9 o ?>.?,^t:a;Q^|
^^^^J^^S a ^^^^^
^^^soetr^ o t ^
twwwtui ? Kentucky and Nebraska oaeh'
SgMfrA; Florida, Missouri., pato anni
Ovc'a.-m ?*ch h^tA thr^?; Hoh?:
[Mjg6jana aud. Maw York, havp .ope,
r'".t..iV ...
o o oo oooooooooo
o " -.
o Method of Taxation to
Q : -? i"? ? ?ftj? fl I i": i-rft.-,: "\ rt < v <
ODGOOOOOOOOOO?
'**,L' - ' f ?. - ? ? '?>?
(Gaffney Lbdgor.l j
Qc March 7, W. W. Hall, managing
editor, ot the,Columbia St??e, read a.
a very, mterekflng naper baforo KoB
mofl dub of CQ|j?mp|a, on the subject
of .taxation lp,.wAl<y\ hp took .the po
sition that it ??u\d bc right /pr tho .
stat?! to exempt all persons. from tax
ation on .as much as ??.eco worth of
property, . Itere are.sojap of the.ideas,'
Mr/?all ?dvs?ced-, ,' ?
'/The average size of the South Cai;,
186.0 the aise of the farm has Tieen
decreasing yearly, and it average vd-.'
ue haa pepp increasing. Ja tiftO.lhxi
average farm' was 541.2 acres. Be -
tween. 1900 ?nd 1910 the total farm
ing acreage of the state decreased
3.4-, but the Improvement taut .In
creased 6.6 per cant The pumper of
South Carolina (arma have Increased.]
?S&S&?f^ Sfe ft **** I
while tile net lqcxeaijo 4jo ?the a nou?t
qt fara tiafc ha^fc^en .only -U.C.' Sn'
other .wprds^ thOitendpno; has been,
and ls f?r"?ora caraf?j cu?lvatur?.,
and deveipfletuenvof th? und, and. the
acceleration,.nt this - t?np?pey l#/r ex
actly ';what ; tps exetaji???. fp.r small
farum from, tb? taxation "would .cause,
T.wbi-ftftys br the farmed South ?er
o.l?aa? ?untrem 20..?b.,4|;aerea in alie,
n??tiy ??e-limi (r?jp, .09. to 99 acre?,,
ann & li.?ltQ,'ipei? iftan one^?lgtb from,
io to 19 ger?a.. .Nea'ry Oynertwelftb are
under ten acres in size while'farms
of ;J00 acres or more', constitute about
one-fifth of. the totaJ.-'. Tb??q are,
however,, 11 i.pOQ tenant. rarm?rs and;:
in: many cases many" of these ipna.nt 1
farms are the properly of,, a olng?e I
landlord.
"Some of the benefits of the propos
ai - SXC;?;it?"". 1 . b"T5.- ?*f*?*d.v hinted.
namely? ^gopd citui^ship//?^ relied,
to ..home ownership.;' .
'iTne exenipUpn would multiply the
small hdldlogii : abd their development
pf .MK&.tb a value bf. i&o. sn a'cre^ I
"ibo |pcj??ec(l burden on thc spec
ulative sind nonresident pwner of the
land would tempt him to sell . and thus.
tho evil ol fan?hi}n|{:,ftn. tfee ?up.earnftd j
increment and. the'hobble on tho land
improvement jnelden't .'to it would" be ;
lessened,'Ul: not. ej?n^a>tQf?,?. v
.'??he. exemptions would attract de
sirable- immigration. Among the
sta'teSfSouth Carolin a.vyould .bf^adver-.
tiped a,a that one most eager ! o ?aalst
the, ..'.n.nweo<tier to ladependon.ee. ".,
?'K^is lipuoea and glands ,?bi|ld not b"-!
PT'ctpnt from eiiectal.'jtaxatloa for lo
cal benefit, the freeholders or blecf
^^^BHw tim PNii
a' special e?hool t^x. . It ls contem
plai td that .they would continue..to
c?jv? titear nbaih.qf th^n goner rf!, tax-; i
es and reven wavfMtM?o.hp^
|f $Of Immense Importance woy hi li?
the .prouibUep.pf jt?e&^MBf ?Jjtf,
Announcement has '...?t.heen made
t\?e,principal feet, ures of.the Reo.-'
Chautauqua here " for this sob-,
!t The program ls . brim fuH of
" things sud not bv'ew Innovations
here will pot bo a dull hour from
arr to finish. .
Ope of the innovations will bed twp
day ; grand musical festival,' du^ak
dtfKf? *!t? febbtWnf *?V?^!^;
m^fe; -'... . ? ? -
oopoooocoO OPOO'
' .t? >. r/?i<.*->. ?if?,*-'"ft - v^i
Relieve Small Owner* o
oooooooooooooo
?> ? i ?? -;*i'i.v : .. ?? . ..
among the poor people. For a quar
ter of a century demagogues have be? a
hammering the laborera and tho pmall
farmers," telling ' therpr "tftat. they ire
Oeing robbed b? tbo taxing power. The
demagogues haye succeeded in fobl^
Jug thpto, tee. wl,th d. r?suUlrig ere.
allon pl.. class prejudice from which
cv >ry corporation abd every prosper- i
opa pers?p? suffers and ls continually I
menaeed-ln legislation before lorie*
and in matters of safety ?f life and
property. That the demagogue's. have
?done, literally .nothing tb. reduce the
exaa'df the s^?ifarmeti^.?n.d iqrlftV
borers, but rather, h?fv? added to
their burden"!?"of*uniImjjert" ln: the
discussion sp long -mm? these . pvbplo
who haye votes, dp? .see -it.
"1 propose that ' - -4Mo>do go to
the small farmer and labpjftuvwitb the
plain proposition ihstVvthey assuma
practical!:/ the: whoW.^ix? burden of
k(narx>oor man until h*-has bad time
sud opportunity to ge[op bi's feel..
.'IX lt, be, objected tbatll ls desirable
?h?t .every, man pay. " tax bi order to
;sop alive his Interest tn tho stdio and.
an4d its government, lite.anarer ia that
[hq ,wlll be expected to 'ta* hlmsiTf
fOX direct benefits,' SUCO. at. SCiioOls
and librsrlea, and'tpct the abolition of
the .nef capita ?f_ po?l fax** bi not
suggested. The grpf ?ag,!?|) of turJfty/
commun I ties would st i mu 3 ate the vol
ing pf special tax?s.-- Y t>?;?-? : .t .
"If it be thought: un wiso, io grant ?
complete exemption bf poy property
from toxailon th?ie?m'?'?4^t?;iPi|iht.
pp affected by making, the, tax nomi?
?nal,on,-th? pmajt holdings,.t^ut,th roy
Judgement total exemption^ foi?. dpfl-.
lilt*? nor Jods would be .thop JjettfrT 'of.
[t,he;P,Unn5' As n?yk landa .were taken
[Up [by 'the tenants andv *pjmlgr??nts,
[thc burden of the non-exempt tax pay
jera wouldincrease,, but rue deyejpp
fneht's or spHaljl 'farms abd houses to
values above the, normal exemption
'point wljii orfaet I!. In t\uv?.'thc tfle
Lthe stale developed; . Ute exemption
p'qlht would bn lowored! .Ultimately
?the r*:d ;o r* ouicM T j?,bl hV..;.!ie
ownership of i lari}. p.* every cljixcn
Phd If !? dvtl . corvi?V *'? ,t> i" t..tc:
'bc looked for, lhat la n? rear-on thot
the stat o ns a taxing agency, should
hot, ?tri vc to assist''Its oeople In at
taining if
Anyone will nt once, g/a?p the idea
'aUvanced by Mr. Bali. It 1" Chi: moat
stupr.irions proposition v?t edviPepd
lin-behalt of the smell proper ?y own*
er, and lt dae?: ho injustice td the
jdrge properly owner, because it ex
empta tbe latter Just oki' it. exempts
flers of the rich, Who bj reasen of tfcflr
noKksslor.. should bear tho burdqh of
'B??feh. If ls l^inty that w??W
?m?entan could not, adopt th> idea
[I^K^-f^ a-;*Q wfed* S??l''fTIB;-it ,n
ittctiy fit^ty uionlil W Corroct: die?
itlrf .u' plavH.".
[?'; A.ap?0hfff?eture;b/ib^ day
T\M? ?y? ?? . . jil. .rsrrsar. ""i-.
tot apd.Bell Rlageys. -Oprrying a peel
of 20Q bet& wade in tSuro-ne. tho coco.*
paiiy will furnish a mrtjgfpifl of inler
pfctto. young abd old.
? This.opening concert will b? glveu
jnl\l constat of-instrumental' number*,
on violin*- e*?ip and . pjaao. nod , thc
third dlvj Won. will include; tho fariious
bell ringing.
V The KsUngg-iialnes Singing party
<*UI ?reapotjn ?pepl^^?u^ an M?
toning of light op?rp,>?Wokbl?^
tea.!! Tba ?rganSi?ll?iii? Ohe bf thr,
beHt. kn?wp. lp Lyc??o? aid'.tlh&titau*
qb> world, today ; : !
..One pf vtb? Several leeiu,r?r?s' who
Jf?^r,end,y?l upop-.l^fW peo- Itv fu-t
PWe ./pf California sra but lettie. }pjT.
fdrmed.
??MbutavIl'^Fibwerk, 'trader the tltebui
"Color (idard and 'Picket. l?1.*!])
fully dlscusa.ipe. Smiwrtawi^slibJeet. ":
v Haying; Uvpd ip. OhJo- apii. ?ilJ??pr
pl?. J*r;4Flowers' haV^con . abierto
WW M^??Pa^se..prpblert< from tuc.
^hAuUuoi^(pof* qh.ib-, wp*U- amn:i?
|ih,p ,ehU.dr?i:j; K.7i p , chp>ptap\ijta w^li..
haye a wpmap P^irbupd: tH??er ^ed i
of. tpe^day.j In nu" plapea ; wlfere thrt
tiona Wotp thf<, orptorifSi. . Aii.jHaewi
: iCvaw???>^.P??>:.v.rS twjfljtd.)
!i5eot!ve'!??!liL> *4!b. la?*
-arrivais. '^??.iKra!?m -?WlteiTl"**
Wp. 41 -MiSS acm. No. ?0 P;3P?. ?.
N.K ll . 45 :aJk? ?Na#t4 ?tt: to a. m, ?
A>.J^M:i*;i.o. NP. #?'.4*:?B?" ni.'
terrs?- v.K ^. ^Sp:l?'
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'm..^?#SB?'; **?o ui-'
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BOILER EXPLOSION
KILLED FIREMAN
Two Others Seriously ' Injured
When Boiler of Torpedo
Boat Bursts
Norfolk. Vs., April t?.-The explosion
of (ho forward holler on the torpedo
boat Ayl win ,lufs morning, caused ^bo ,
^deuth of first class fireman Haman,'1'
? anti the serious ? injury nf first 'class.,
, flrnnan .lames ' R. Beaton ' Sud grater '
tender Bsruey Glenn.
Tho explosion occurred while the
. Alywln was If? ipiles South <<f Dia-r
?mond Shoals, nt' o'clock th?3
lorulng.. The force of the explosi?n
was sq great, three platee on the
hoard side ot the craft were blown off,
-and two .cf her compartments Oiled,
i with water. Tho tpne'do boats Ben
ham and Psrker were nearby st tho,
j Hine and went to the assistance ot. the
thpe arl went to rdadolololohJ&>ps
Aiwin. The Bonham took off the
itbrci Injured mop ?pd started under
full speed for Nnafolk. ' 8he left th?.
seech o' th h explosion a few. minutes
after' c o'clock' thia morning and ar
rived at the naval .hospital af..thia port
at 12:)fi o'clock thia afternoon, tho dla.
tance covered.being about ino otiles.
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' Pendleton. April 4.-The Fortnightly
Club waa entertained Wednesday ? o(,
thc; home of Mrai ?. B. Day. Quito nu ,
enjoyable afternoon - wss--spent- with
) her* during r ?jhtnOr?ttdlW ^*dfW&
: menta .were served, and greatly en
joyed by alt
j Miases ?ureltn Hunt y and' Beatrice
' Robertson went. to Anderson Friday.
?U ?y?UO ilic .Tcu-'ri-vliu With tuf i5?t?r'j?
aunt, Sirs. Kranit Ashley.
I Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hunter will
leave thlj wees for Savannah to vis?
lt the latter's elater, Mrs. Wi B/ Sea
brook. ::
Mr. Olrnn Rvans anent Sunday with
his parents herc.
I Several Ciehtnon boys were !n tpwn
Saturday?
Miss l.ovoy McDaniel, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. .B. A. Wilson, left
harp last week for Joh ii Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore. It is hoped lhat'thorev~
u nothing Herious. thc matter with
Miss McDavl-j. and that rthn wUl1 noon
bo all right agsln.
Mr. P. G. Herr?n spent Tuesday st.
Anderson bu buslneaa
MJss Leite birfbliug of Anderson, . (,
spent the wy-dtrcnd ?tiher .home herc,,,.,
i. Mrs/THlp)sh h?s returned . Iq' .ncr
bomf ar'a^enivlll? !?ffrVr /stfffldjiptf'
* come time with Mrs. J? T. Hanter.
Rov. T...?. .?tmlthV-sp?nt Tlmtaday .
, night at mimm'h T+WWBM
. Ralph (Hunter and JSugsnn Evans at
tended tb? Opera at .Gi'e??viii.-? Tues- ?
day ,ov?nJp?. : . . - '?I ?
J1' -%a. H HR.. Seawrlgat ..waa. celled 1
to nu?,,West ,th.U,wen* P4? aoeottai-iof .
hor.lfttJo hepjiew's flenib
? Mr, and Mrs! ifa.U Hanna visited
;Kr. and Mr^; f?? I. Bogga Shrink.'thu
WeeS ebtf, ; ?
/-^r.. avid*-firs, Pettier spsnt thc .v.-enk.
. Wnn ^Kuhs. larris went tn I lonou
>Fetb ^fedMfty te.atlcnd the M]bal$n> :
a ry .society ]??f p
. aVvG-. EvaihSi .and B. G. Taunter
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j 'f^e?r^H^iTi? at iluai?r's note?
Hh?s^eek wprfe: R. C. Watkins, Rich
mend^ ^?.f?drnett. AtlSnta; E L.
.-i$u;? J JMAtHrK ramblar W. G.
41*0*1 TOHS??;'' J. R. Roberts, Jr.,
Snir.tanhuixi' T, - l.:. Mason, High"
-,IV>&t.
?f 'J?fv W 1 Weaapp. Wt Anderson; was '
. ;n ?,?* $ru\?y., ? y .;?
r.r$? ^rrftKI Y, f ft?TjcisKii
y i iph lfid?'nh?a. April ?.?ddre&?ng
the ?roerlcaa Academy of PoMthrii
, acd Social >JtcW> ici! *r.r? today. -Dr. !..
Pk Ijowe.'aident pf that .orgsniza
Hoj? and. proroasarbf nol'tt^V; ?n?l?nc?
in Mic ?.'invr;;hy <<: r lUUf ylvanl.?,
? "^V'c?nnot expect a solution f?f the
?. pr?sent dirtlcutiy a- long as tho prest
I dept the United Statfh continues ,
h? ',js?Wly'^.^M?ni.ptlng, to subject
t?*W**???tff ??&tpn- tn the scorn
and^ihe^
termed t'inspirtM/^biit "natonable.'
, :>Awarer . sn'??U?..wW4|?y. VN *?
accept the alwatlob.wtt te .nevertheless ..
a;<^th?l tho praseht eohStltuMon of
Wayrrbaik Gj^?nrV? ?4.-^To-dsy tb?
nod?''0/.-aa s?fe^?w^ fk&'&ifi, be
?uvrf" t<Tbdvc^K . four ??&7.,
?un? floatlug lp tho Katilta Ittyfr at
Walt??ltfowb, ?tx mitfta .?Orth f>f iWp??.'
cVorit O?cam sr? ^vr>tiga?B?.. Tb?