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BRISSEY CAME TO THE RESCUE Will Aid n> Getting the Textile Night Class to Clemson Col leg? Next Saturday (From Thursday's Daily.? P. M. Burnett, secretary o? tue An derson Y. M. C. A. said last nljtht that W. L. Drlssey had certainly com? lo the resi n, o? the mill boys in splendid style and thal h<* appreciated Mr. llrissey's assistance, us do * . members of the textile school. The plana for taking tl.fe night school to Clemson college Saturduy, have been underway for over a mont:) and Mr. Burnett had no Idea tliut be would meet with any difficulty in se curing eonugh automobiles to carry the Ides! people over to the inst it utton, but when lie went to work to get tbs promise of curs, be wus dlsapoinr. ed time after time and soon found thai he was not going to have half ehtfftjgh cars to carry the ir.o.young .tuen plan ning to make thc trip. When Mr. Briasey learned of this statu of affair* he straightway volun teered to lend hi? enormous Packard automobile truck truck for the occa sion and as a result it will bo pos sible to make the trip on that ma chine This has solved Mr. Burnett'*;* irrblem und thus everything in nr t.itjj i; :.'i r i"o journey. Tito baseball game between Clem son und Auburn will be a great event and the mill boys are looking forward to ili?i with much plertKure. Again, tito college ls to entertain the party at tea und this will be a pleasant o - easton. The entire trip will be quita an outing for the night Behool an J they will remember it for u long time to come. SPOONING ENCOURAGED Outward Indications Point lo the Fart to tile Delight cf All Parties. Atlanta, May 18,-According to th" whispers in the city hall, innocent ? "spooning" lo to be encouraged this Spring In tho city parks and the stony | hcsri?u p??ccmeti win) r -i'd to he cupid'.", worst enemy may now Income bis steadfast allies. Sweethearts, who heretofore, have been afraid to hold one another's hand ?von, while seated In the park on the moonlight nights because of the fear that a cop would loom up on the scone, may now bo' permitted to Bit ant biii and coo unmolested-enjoying indeed tho protection of tho city fa thers. It has been pointed out to thc coun cil und the park board that in many instances young women who have lots of brothers and sisters and who live in small houses or flats, have practi cally no other opportunity to see' thdir HWeethearts alone except that afford ed by the parks, and that to Interfere with love's young dreams would de stroy all the romance of life for many couples who if encouraged will become husbands and wives, good fathers and mothers. Hir?t?RY DUT ONCE Militant Suifs Tone Down After One flood Experience, London, May W.-Notwithstanding that militant sufrfagettes seldom serve tnoro than ? few days of their sent ?...*..ea before belng;rel.>ased as a result, o? hunger and thirst strikes, the offi ciels of the Home Office are thoroughly iiatlsfied with the working ot the "Cat and Mouse" act. This was designed to deal with these hunger strikers and under its pr'soners caa bo. released t oro po rR ri ly but in the find must acrvc. their full term of imprisonment. Almost every suffragette who goes to prison goc-? eui hunger strike und t:? speedily released, for the (Jovern ment ls determined that the women nhull not win sympathy through one of their number dying In jail. As soon therefore as the prison doctor notices thal a woman is weakening un. der abstention from food and drink he orders her release and ahe.remabas out until she again show? signa .of resuming her agitation. According to tho'official returns most of tue women ??To not resume their activity. They, Walther leave the country or settle down ?iuie?y, in whicn case they , are not molested. SOUTHERN BAPTISTS Some of the Reports ?j Convention are Intensely Interesting. Nashville. May 13,-Reports, of the, hom? and foreign mission boards wore read before the convention this after-! noon, but no action uponl tbjeni.?was taken. The foreign mission report tated that r.,2?3 Baptisms during the ear Just ended, "the largest;number Vor reported In one year.," The report also showed that receipts for the current year amounted to $"?78.478 ??7 . nr til ooo more th*n last yssir'5 receipts. Only an Incomplete >rit from ?.ne foreign missions iii Mexico, was contained in the report of the board "owing to the fact that many of the missionaries have been forced to leave their fields." Progress wan rmmrtod in some of the Squthcm Mexican misions where hostilities wer.) lcB.e severe. The home mission, report was considered unusually fav orable. Thc annual report of the Woman'? Missionary Union was submitted tor 1Jtg1?t>-- JU recommends Improvements on the miaionary training school ut LCc'tiftVillo, Ky., amounting to *86,0?O. In the report it also ia announce) the vnion Uar. raised $.14,nuns ?br tho Judson ^Centennial Memorial fund. Tonight's session, of the convention wa? devoted largely to tho annual ser mon which was. delivered by l>r. rge W. McDaniel of Richmond, Va. GIRL ttUBPeftER, A SUICIDE New Orleans, May 13.-Falling to . new trail on thc? charge ot mur . Ins her sweetheart. Coorie W. Relhl. Sr., s married-mau, August Ag nea Edwards, aged 22. committed sui cid? earlv today in the parisli prison, where she was confined awaiting a transfer to the penitentiary to begin a life term. The state supreme court retuned her a new trial .Monday. Her mother and hlster were with the Kd wards Kiri all day. The murder took piece on a stree: conrenr eanr the renter of the busl nes district last July. PREST. WILSON ( OMINO. M iii Visit Benth Carolina Early lu July, ls h Haid. Greenville! May 13.r-.Mr.. WilMam Godfrey, of ?heraw, who ls hero at tending Hie annuul council of the Kpis .fopal Diocese, announced today that President Wilson had accepted an in vitation io deliver an address at Ch era w on the occasion of "Horne Coming Week." July 8-10. celebrat ing the Iwth anniversary of th?? sei tleuient of tu'st town. President Wil son promised to ?onie ?'ith??r on July s or lilly nCCurdlng ld the advices rece|ved nv Mr. Godfrey from W. F. St?vep?pn, of Cheraw who extended th - invitation in person at tito cupitul. Tho chief inugifdrute will be accom I alncd hy Josephus I).miels, Houston ?md probably another member of. liIH cabinet. SUNDAY 1ILCK I,AW Scotland Neck, May 12.-Last Sun day being the llrst under the strict enforcement of the cVastlc Sunday blue luw. recently passed by Ike pastor? of thc Methodist, Hap! 1st and kplscopul churches nf.oke at morn ing service from the tevt, "Remember tho Sabbat!) day to keep it holy." They all approved of the law, but ?said thut in the enforcement of thc ahme the authorities should be guided hy mature judgment, ui?, i by no means be radical in their construc tion of the law. Many people were awfully diasapolnted Sunday morning when t?iey came down town and lound all the drug stores closed as light as wax and the ice house not doing business and the very radical law was the subject of conversation ull day. BUHNS IS "X. E. I." ile Will Not be In Atlanta to Answer Cnllfemili Ch?!"?*?" Atlanta. May 12.- Detective William J Burns will not be here tomorrow to unswer to the charges of contempt lodged against him In tho superior court. He ls asking for delay on account of illness in his family, acordlng to u telegram received this morning fron New York, but says' he will certainly bu on band later to "answer these out rageous charges." In ti?^ event s proper showing ls made by Defectivo Burns' attorneys tomorrow showing that there was just ground for the detective's failure to be on band, lt ls ex peted that the hearing will bc postpone 1 to a later (Tay thia week. DIED St'DDKNLY Mr. JV W. Shealy, Aa*at for Southern . .ht Hodges, P?????. . Mr, J. W. Shealy, agent for the Bouthcrft*ltailway>a*toodgcB, died sud denly Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock just b?fete leaving home for his work. Heart disease ls supposed to have been the cause.. Mr. Shealy was.28 years ot age and is survived by hi? wife and three children. Hla body was sent to Trenton, his old- homo, where the In terment took j'ace today. Mr. Shealy was a loyal member or tho Lutheran church. Mr. Shealy ls said to have been in apparently oxcellent health and just ten days ago passed 'successfully a medical examination for a lire insur ance policy. He had been'at Hodges two years and came there from .Po. maria. He has a brother who ls agent at Ninety-Six. CANDIDATES FOR ALDERMAN Mr. Brownlee and Mr. Spearman Are Oat la Third Ward. Tho rirst oandldst* to announce for alderman from ward three appeared yesterday, this being J. I. Brownlee. Mr. Brownlee is assistant cashier, at thc Farmers & Merchants bank and is known as a splendid business man. if he should be elected..to the place he wi? make a strong alderman. Mr *?ro~ri>^ i= .z esr. cf .DUG Wsst and is a graduate ot Erskine College. Chas. S. Spearman, at present alder man from that ward, is offering for re-election. Mr. Spearman, says that he bas planned a number of improve ments for. tho ward and that tho pres ent fiur.ncial condition,' of tho city snakes it Impossible to have them done. He feels that hla two years on the hoard of aldermen will flt bini for bettor service HIP next two yearn. TWO MORE CANDIDATES South Mata Street !*e*cbaat Enter? tho Hace Ear Alderman, Among, the anncunc ?ucr.?? from candidates to bc found In this issue is that of Mr. B. F. Johnson, the South Mal?;'jttrsfiV. merchant who has made a Success of bia own business and feels that he can do hts part for the ad vancement or the Interests ot tho city. MT, Johnsen -ia in- the third ward. Ho ta supported hy-many friends. . Friend* oj T. ? J ?it ? Bell, the well known cotton buyer, came to this of fice-la?tnlg!it and inserted an official usr.o un cement of his candidacy for al. dorman frcm Ward 2. Mr- Bell wa? Cut of th') c'ty. but his friends said iev would,- make him rUn any way. They feel euro that he will be electe.1. " . - Y WINS OUT Wkvfj?R STBlHB I.' (via^^g^,.^i^.ja,r-After aervln? lesa than'one week'of-her twelve months' sentence for arson, Lillian Lenton. onc:Of.the moat militant of tim suffragette? was released today be cause of the sickness Induced by a hunger strike. The suffragette ls obc bf the Iraners of thf "?r?nn" B/iiiorl ar??J ?ette. fire's have been attributed to her. ' ^ISSJwr MCMAHAN PRIMARY GIVEN IN DETAIL Author of Plan Tells About lt. j and Explains Good He Ex? peela Of It AH a matter of Information, aa this '.vii! probably be tb? IcudiiiK issue in the State Democratic-convention, we publish below Ibo following communi cation from John J. McMahon, former Btate Superintendent ol ?ducation, who is pushing the adoption of the stringent rules for t?-c Democratic prima ry: lirlitor of Thu Anderson Intelligencer' Allow me to offer to yon for publica, tiotl u' this period ot public interest, my closing communication In my so nes published early last Hemmer on the subject of the reform of the pri mary aa the first nnd m'>st foUdamen tal of t!ie "needed reforma In South Carolina," "To nafeguard the primary election, the right to vote should be regulated liv the Democratic party constitution BS follows: - "1. No name should be placed on tin- club roll unless th . man presenta '.ts registration certificate and tax re ceipt (or auditor's certiitcato of his 'mi.-ability for taxes) showing that Ile ls a 1 -gul voter of Our. county aud precinct, und thus able '.'> fulfill .ita pledge to "support the nomlnV V of lue priniury. He should peasant *o the elec tion managers the .-iain" evidences of his qualification:, to vot ? in the gelier et elccti?ifi. There " would be no ne cessity for tlie repetition of lb'-* ">rouf If there were a complot? new enroll* niF.nl every two years, but ? i.) poseo that bo new enrollir.onl? -be 'tUircd except for tho man who chnnges his r?sidence. So name should i?u put mi the roll mile :? the applicant appear in persbfi nnd aatuulian ail this facta re <i? .?o. One such or.t'olltnunl iitioilld i'lillee UH long UB th- mai remains ut '.ho same residence, but on a change ol residence he should app?.ti" again Sn person, and have tho Change re corced on tue club roi!. Ht- should l?Y? oath aa tc all th*.? roeta required in li ese rules. "On Ors!] (?ne C? :.> ? ' I No nam; ..'ml.I be allowed on more than one club roll nnd to,join; another duli a ainu tthoulJ prove timi h'-? ni me has u-vu emued from, ilia r tn --r club. "Resident ,f nu'.? Ilistrlcl. 'Ti. Bach club should be restricted to tlie Democratic voters resident in a, distinct territory, uo reaidenl's name being allowed on a club roll, beyond his territory. Where two or more i clubs arc allowed In one ward or conn-1 try precinct (because of two many voters lo handle speedjly ut one pot. or too great distance in the country, j for convenient attendance) the divis ion should bu made by territory and memberships not allowed to overlap as now. <. ?Holls Close CO IMjs. "6. The enrollment.. should close fit) days before the regular primary election and in case of a special ok-c tlon, there should be a-sur-pleuientury enrollment Up to a time Axed by the executive committee, in its discretion under the circumstances. 'Club Committee .Revise. "7. The club or the executive com mittee should be required to scrutinize the club roll and see that all require ments aro complied with. It would overrule decisions of its enrolling of ficers and add names that had .peon. Improperly rejected or exclude names that had been improperly enrolled. It would expunge the names of persona deceased, movod away, or oinerwise no longer entitled to vote at tho club. ?Kn? PI!** "?.? P?b!!?herL "8. The club executive committee and the secretary MHO.mi certify ?as club roll In duplicate as meeting sill these requirements and Hie brie dupli cata with tb? clerk or the court of the county 50 days ''cfore the primary, and publish the sn..-.- forthwith in the newspapers ot.most- goner? 1 circula tion in thc precinct for thc informa tion of all who might discover er rors. '.County Coron'.tee Correct. "9. The county .xceutlve commit tee. 2hci!ld.betv.'2r". ie spd CG days be fore tho first pr ti arv, receive, inves tigut", and act ; on all appeals and other.complaint- .uade by members of the party with gard to. tlie correct* ness of the rc-. . the committee exer cising orlglnrl ..s well as appellate jurisdiction. ; would thus scrutinize all club rolls i iding names Improperly rejected and ! puriging names ituprop. erly enrolle i or no longer qualified. Thus the'eV.nty oxemtixe committee, like the c u commute;, would seek to remove, .loth upon appeal and upon original t.tv?stigatlon, any enrolled names ot persons not . thea ?entitled to vote in the primary at that club, SB ot persons deceased, :-.ot residing with. Iii the club territory, convicted of disqualifying crimes, not registered, or otlierwise hot quailed to vote in tho general election and negroes un ie s.\ they votqd for Hampton In 1876. or isis, abd persons not Democrats. "State Executive Committee. "10. Tho aut? Executive Commit tee would be, required to act at least ZO days before th? first primary on any appeals or Information brought to its attention by members of the party or upon 'facto .discovered by H. cor rering errors In the rolls, "There should be a legal provision for the enforcement bf th?se' rules, upon appeal to the court from th: State executive committee, the courts to act in chambers, br tn special ses sions, not. to'delay tho election- Wc allow tlm> for appeals to the courtn when we close the rolls 60 dsys before the primary and complete the porty Committee decisions at least. 20 days, before tho primary. "Further, tu the Interest, cf self-government, lt would be well to follow the lead nf tho National'Demo-' cracy at Baltimore and require tim .??- ( r.rv.t?v,- ro'.s^iSte-?wikw^fvii'i each club i to be elected in the primary election,! to take office immediately .tfeereafut and hold tUI htu.W?*?uor ls elected.*' I hf?re add come comments by way of empiiasla rainer than explanation of Konie points involved above: No. above contemplates a complete nen enrollment now. The club roll? cr hooks should be all turned in to the county executive committee and de stroyed-or rather deposited in tho State Historical Commission as docu ments of note. New enrollment would be Issued by each county executive committee to the clubs of the county, for entire new enrollment, the applicants ap pearing in perren, signing their name? on tin* booka, or their marks, witness, ed, and macing oaths as to the re- I 'qulremen.ts ('nut is actual residence fu the product, no-enrollment of any other club, legal qualifications as a registered elector, and being a demo crat.) No. - above, requiring tho registra llon ct ;>... cs'i? und tax receipt to be presented to the election manager:*, in a chock on the club enrolling offi cers, ihi ta* receipt receipt being n rontlm.iuj '.lonti..cation of the por son year after year-especially if the managers of the election be required to stamp lt tor each primary aa is very generally proposed. Nos. 4 and ."? are of prime impor tance, to localize the voters and to minim!-/' the opportunity for duplica tion o.- repetition. The existence of more than one club '.ithin the auine precinct presents a difficulty in preventing tho overlapping of vot< ri an t of territory, which is met by GUtSKoStloh from Kershaw that the primary elections be confined to j ibe gurrai election voting places, so that all the club rolls of a precinct will Lc u:;:.c;?. tiled at tho same place, where all the enrolled democratic res. idents within that precinct can vote, and nero from beyond that territory. I Join i i is i Her thia year the gen eral i.. . muly could be induced to In crease thu number of voting precincts und rearrange polling places, if Clere ls any lierions inconvenience in tho present legal voting places. Nos. <;,x7, 8, i? and IO contemplate the closing of enrol :,; nt lu ample, .time before thc^firot primary to ad mit the full publicity, investigation, and correction of errors, whether of omission or commission. Th? publish ing of the roll makes every newspaper reader a committee of ono to rpport, crrprs. The filing of the roll |?,.a, permanent record abd offers opportu nity for "Investigation..by ?my person. TJae obligation upon, throe'successive committees, to -.brreet otrora with the right to. appeal to thc courts, given, every assurance of remedying wrongs. In addition, : :-. a mutter of de.taU, quito j important, I would add. that, no naine | should n2 ?triches iron: :':o foijl exrj copi upon not icu malled, to thc a'ddres? j and further given hy advertisement given i:i the newspaperor the. county. No. 0 calls tu the attention anomaly which la nov.- quita, common as ?ne of tho abuse.; that has grown up with authority In the'Party rules--tho prac tic? of ?'-qt ip g white republicans vote tn the DotuocrtAlc primary, and of let ting young negroes vote, in direct vio lation of the rulo forbidding. . WMtc republicans should not be al lowed to oat ,tbelr. oakstand have it iloo. To enjoy the profile ot .Repub licanism, which involvedttJllanccwith tho oppression of the Sooth and ye? be accorded with full privilege of voice ia our State party government in u iuxurous riding a ftwo ?horses. We should stop thia, .and ici the . Bull Moose and all understand that they cannot serve two masters. Hence tho party pledge to support the nominee of the Democratic pri mary should bc broadened to. include tho nominees of tho party National.^ well as state-wide. No. 1 above ls the fundamental-un less.we are to allow women s'so to j vote before they uro uniruuehised ie ?aily. It was ne/er deliberately In tended that anybody ?hould a??t*t in a caucur, decision uniesp able laier to take part in Um final contest to put through that decision. A primary el ection is but a caucus .of the legal voters who agrre to hold a preliminary or "primary" election to weed out their candidates and enable thom to j unite their strength at the general el-1 ection. How every kind of . a loafer and interloper should have gradually j been allowed to come into this "prelim, j, lnary" election and even think himself ? entitled to hector-"'lt over the rpnl voters, is a remarkable chapter of history. JOHN J. MCMAHON. Columbia. S. C., May llr 19U. A FIRE AT IVA; HEAVY ROSSES Store Of D. Thompson Simpson Burned Without Cent fo Insur ance --Loss $6,000 (Prom Thursday's Daily.) Dr. C. H Burton and Dr. J. E. Wat son, who were in the city yesterday attending court, rought news ot Ute burning on Tuesday night of Ute atora of Mr. D. Thompson Simpson at Iva, The store was closed as everybody..' In the town had gone to a school en-', tertalnment. It appears that Mr. simpson's son. clerking in the store,t had turned tho wick too low in tho, big swinging lamp th the front of the j store and an explosion resulted. Tho j store and -on ten ta were destroyed*, without a cent of tnaurance. The. stock was worth about. $4,000, and ' the building about $1.000. , Mr. S. M. McAdams, who waa in tho j city yesterday stated that there were many valuable papers destroyed In I the fire and . that tho foss would considerably heavier tjian thc \ab?Mf 'figures. There was nearly $100 in j cash beale1'* a lot of guano notes and I mortgages and the whole loss would? be more than $6,000. j I .Mr. Simpson takes his, loss philo- J r-ophlcally and is at once preparing to ?rebuild Mr. McAdams says-that the ;tire wak very bad, lt came near being jseiious. for If tile w)nd had be'^n blow- i i is? >h his direction it woold.have car-, j ried the fire to his home close to the .figaro. r J BETHELITE BOYS | HAD A WALK OVER Spartanburg Team Whitewashed Anderson High School Yes terday In Poor Game, (From Thursday's Daily.) It is not known whether or not the Bethelite High school team of Spar tanburg hus had a long standing grudge against the team representing the Anderson High School but it cer tainly did seem to yesterday. The home hopes journeyed over to Spur tanburg last night, confident that they would romp ull over the Bethelite ag gregation but it seems that some mis take was made in their calculations. Tba Uethelitc team shut out the An derson team by a score of 7 to U. However, the lads were undaunted, and they telegraphed home lust night to the effect that they would remain In Spartanburg and play tlie Bethelite, team today for two out of three. The Anderson feam won from the B.. ti. s. when the team came here some time UKO and so the Bcorc now stands 1 and I. The winner of this after noon's battle will be the victor. . In yesterdays gume 'i... .act that thc Spartanburg boys could and did hit the bull.and the Anderson boys could not and did not duplicit? this j.-erformanee tells the tale of how the loc als lost. K. H. R. Bethelite . 7 10 3 Anderson . It 3 3 oooooooooooooo o IVA NOTES o lo o oooooooooooooo Iva. May 13.-Miss Maggie Parker is here on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Y. B. Brownlee. Mr. and Mro. S. E. Leverett wer.o shopping in Anderson yesterday. Miss Blanchp HolHday is the guest of ber friend Miss Ida BeUe Gllllland. The store room and. stock of goods belonging to D. T. Simpson was de stroyed by fire last night at 9 o'clock The origin of the flro IB unknown. Mr. Simp: oil's loss. is. about $5,500. He had no insurance, jj . . Mr, John T. Bryant of Charlotte was a business visitor here Tuesday. "Miso" Kiste Cody .of Jacksonville, Fla... left this suprnins for Belton. Miss. Cody has been hore for several days" preparing for the "Marriage of Tots" which occurred last night tn Iva. High School auditorium.- The j entertainment was very much en joyed by the large audience present and was a decided success. Mr. M. M, Paul lett today for his home at ridgefield. o <> " <>"'.) O O o oooooo o o o o STARR ITEMS o o; o o O O O O O O O Q o. o o o o o o o i. . ,. Starr, May 12.-The sympathy o? tao community goes to Mr. and Mrs. Thom as McGill io their bereavement in the death ot their, little Bon Willard who died last Thursday at noon. - .The body was Interred the follow ing day at the Starr Baptist church cemetery, the funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. L. Singleton. The friends of Mrs. B. B. Bass, in t'Ma community were very sorry to ssc her go ?way after having lived here during 'he last ten months. She goes to Qre^nv!!!" for a SawvW?$l(s io visi her son Rev. J. I.. Bass after that time she will make her home at Donalds. The annual municipal election for intendant and wardens of Starr was held on Saturday resulting as follows: Intendant W. F. Bannister; Wardens, J. L. Pettigrew, F. I. Jones, Dr. S. C. Dean, Dr. J. N. land. Miss Alleen Herron entertained the young lady school teachers of Starr, fa?! Saturday at '.isr hum? at a spend, t he-day party. On last Sunday afternoon a short Memorial Day exercises were held at the Starr Baptist church after which the members of the U. D. C. Chapter, went to the cemetery, and, tenderly 1 laced wreaths of evergreen, on the graves of our Confederate dead. - Mh*B Annie Shirley, spent the week' end at the pleaaant country hqme of pf Mir? and Mrs, B. J. Pearmsn S?^: nay afternoon Mr. Poarman carried this guest with hts family over to Hartwell, Qa., and back lb hts touring bar. / Miss Annie Halford'a masse pupils wUl give a recital the school audito rium on next Tuesday evening the 19th beginning at 8:30 Miss Halford has taught very efficiently and suc cessfully here for the last two yesrs. and the patrons are .anxious to .se cure her promise to come back and teach again next year. A number nt our young people want to Iva last night to take In the play "The Marriage ot the Lota" which was given in the High' School auditorium;, 'Hie Starr school will close,FfHJB& tin- 22nd, there will be an entertain ment that evening at tbe school audi torium beginning at 8: no. WAR off Tire ?OOX ghlleaff la \ the 7?? af Mr. Bryon Testerday. Washington, May l tk--Tbs dove of, peace in the office of Secretary ot State Bryan wee, rudaly disturbed today when Jacob B. Cbnnsr, formerly- con sul At St. P?tA?ahiJf?-. M Baoekett. Secrotarv Bryan's confiden tial clerk, engaged in a fist fight. Mr. Conner objeoted. to being delayed la. Secretary Bryan'* ante roora while other visitors saw the secretsry\ The t-ornbctajots were, separated, alter Banskett'a nose waa bruised ano Con ner's cheek was cut. Mr. Conner said he had made Bev el ineffectual attempts to see Secre tary Bryan to rind out why he had been dismissed from the service. o o o o. o o o o o o o o o o o ? LA Uti ti STILL FOUND O o o o. o o o. o o o . o o .o. o o o Yadklnville. N. C., May 13.- Wtmt is said here to be tb? largest tUloit distillery plant ever found in Yadkin County, was located in thc Little Na tion settlement Friday afternoon by Deputy Collector A. J. Martin and Special Otllcer J. E. Shugart. They very often (iud them in this section, but seldom lind such a mammoth plant as was found by the officers ou this raid. Tho operators of the plant had evi dently got wind of the coming of lite officers, aa the copper had been car ried away only a short time before they arrived. This was all they could move, however, and all the beer and other fixtures were left to the mercy of the captors. Two thousand five hundred gallons of beer were poured out and the fermenter destroyed, as well as other article? found at the place. Only one person WAS found at the place. Ilia name was Pete Miller, and it being reasonably certain that ho had noth ing t odo with.the plsnt was releasol from custody. The officers soy they have no clue to the owners of thu outfit, and no arrests are expected to follow. Mr. Shugart lias cut up as many of these kind of plsnts as any officer in the county and he nays this ls the largest one he has ever seen. TEXAS TWINS COMING TO GBEEHlRnDES WILL BE HERE SOON FOR THE REUNION EXPECT OVER 1,000 Plan to Furnish Veterans With Free Coffee, Sandwiches and Plenty of Lemonade . A letter was receive in Anderson yesterday from James and William Doyle of Texas, twin brothers, in which they said that they would leave in a few days to be present at the Con federate Reunion in this city. Both brotbere fought in the sume company in the Fourth Cavalry, with Gen. C. A. ticed of Anderson and. Col. J. C. Strlbllng of Pendleton and these gen ciernen are looking forward with much pleasure to the visit ot-.the-Texas.-men.' Tho *)oyle. brothers, together with Gea. Recd and Col. Stripling were members of Tren hoi m's Squadron at the clo*3, but they had seen service with the Anderson men in the Fourth South Carolina before that. "They both acquitted themselves In an able manner during the war and they will be distinguished visitors here for tho two days' gathering of the veterans. AU plans for th? reunion are going ahead in Une shape. It ls believed that the bousing committee, when lt meets this afternoon at the chamber of com merce, will be able to make report to the effect that houses have been fesnd for ??t Veterans antr tbls will re move a big burden from the shoulders of those, in. charge. Secretary Whaley yesterday ordered 2,000 Individual' paper' drinking cups and it ls possible that still more nf these will, be ordered and pians are now beibg considered for having <* barrel of lemonade and a barrel of Ice water at every corner on every business street,' which will be free to ice veterans.' Arrangements are also underway for establishing a free lunch r.tar.d ju?? outside or the main tent, where veterans will,he served coffee and sandwiches free of charge. It Is probable also that the school child-en of the city, some 1,500 In number will be supplied with baskets ot roses and each child will present some veteran with a bouquet. Thia will bo quito a pretty, feature if lt is found possible^ and it is to'be hoped that lt may .bo. Those who are in a position to know say tiiat there will be over 1,000 Con fed?rate. v*t?ran* from all over Ute State in attendance for the reunion. Indications are. that fully all of thia number will be here and Anderson peopleVare dally receiving batters from veteran* In which they say that they ara eorotqg for thc affair, Certainly the. number here for th*,f?mk?h.wni fall.little-short of 1,000 and many be lieve, that It willi be even larger than Tue se?era! committee .in charge of the preparations said yesterday that if the committee reports tonight with enough homes for all the veteran" ii** hardest part of th? work will be over. Today -is tho la?t day for Cm housing committee, tn canvass the town and it ls ?urged that every lr. the city take na many of thc old soldiers as posai ide. 'T ' . AB ??ay St?aS?s*. : There, Wfirbe'an all-day sloging at Welcome church on the first Sunday. In June. Profs. Jho. T. Milford, Halle, Harbin. Holland. Hembell, Stevenson and others v/iH be present. All sing-, er? are invited a* well as th* public generally. Bring books-end well-filled jaskets. .1. O. HALL. - Pendleton. May 14, 1914. innihar <r**Or?? been st"t"5 in Pittsburgh aa a result of a sick wo man finding a bug an Inch long In a loaf-of - baker's bread. I LOWER RATES BEING ASKED Important Case Before Railroad Commission in Columbia Thursday Crnii Tiiurs<?a>'.i baily.) Mi. w w. Bulli van, chairman or the irniiFportaiioD committee of tlie cham ber of commerce, lett Aiidernnn vi i the Blue Ridge la^t evening ror Cor I.imuia where he goes to represent the ioctl aklp'.ieiv. urul mi reliants af II luted with th" chamber pf com nicrc'.'. tl the hearing to bet held ut Columbia today on fie matter of lufra fitate ft eight shipmen tai Anders? u r.iHo ia. r^j.rc3f itc d by !;. A. Mending', traffic' maca^sr pf tho chamber of < omiut rr.e. Thc h coring will occur first i:i tho hall ol r'-proseutlttiven in th" Htai<? hoc . ami htrr at tin* offices cf Uti '.AM ? railroad commission. Auder sou contend; ?>r rrjunli?"!atlon cf rate? In her trude territory. , SLAYER OF BROTHER BpjISfflEEOOB WILL BRIDGEMAN WAS AC QUITTED YESTERDAY TRY ADAMS TODAY Grand Jury Has Completed Its Labors and Yesterday Made Presentment to Court (From Thursday's Daily.> In the Court of General Sessions ror Anderson County, a Jury returned a verdict of noi guilty in the case of Will Bridgeman und he was given bia freedom. Bridfe:iO?g was tried on the charge of murder, it being set loi i li that he shot anti .killed his bro ther at Pelzer last? February. Both had been dripklug und the BhooUn follow ed u row lu which Richard Bridgeman attacked the derendant in yesterday'*a case. Mary Robinson, cniored, was tried yesterday on a charge or violating the dispensary laws and me Jury returned a verdict or guilty. The sentence of the court was that thc defendant pay a iliac of Slot) or to serve for three months in the county jail. The last case,, taken up yesterday was that or Newt Kay, a negro charged with selling HrjUor. The case went ti? the jury a few minutes befpre the hour of adjournment and after waiting for Sometime Judge Prince called for the foreman of the jury and instructed him to return a sealed verdict at 9 o'clock . this morning. Solicitor Smith said last night ?hut. the first case called today would be tt?at of Wi. W. Adams, charged with . assault and battery with intent to kill. Th*! case has excited much'interest, and many country/people will come io town today for the trial. The grand Jury returned the follow. lng true billa, alter which they rotircd to prepare the presentment: ?Ruben "Williams, larceny, true bilt J. W. Blackwell, assault and bat tery With Intent to kill, a true hil h S. J.NCunningham, obtaining goods ' under false pretense, no biM Cimr?es J.o^es, violating the-dispen sary law, no bill. Jasper Jo?cS. asault Arm battery with intent to kill, no bill. GOT OPTIONS ON REAL ESTATE Standard Oil Said To Bc Intending To Make Extensive Improve ments Here at Early Data The Intelligencer has information that the "Standard OU Company will have a representative here today to close n deal for a^Mce-of real estate on which the company will build a large plant. There bas been an-agent here for a day or sa getting options and he will be followed by another, nam who may closo * deal today. One of the pieces mentioned la the ? lot owned by tho estate of Uve tate W. !.'. Campbell adjoining the new property, of the C. & W. C. railway, and another , la the old Corona Knit ting mill property on thc Blue Ridge, and a third ls the Malcolm. Burris* property on the f?cight line of tho . G, S. & A. is the ::orihcrr. part of the cjly. From thin It appears that thc Stand - ard people intend to make extensive improvements he,-e. The Petroleum^ OU company Is very strong with the public here. and the Texas Oil' com pany has. a. big business, and so has the. Standard, but this new move seems-to indicate that. Anderson will, e made even moro oof .0 distributing point than over. ' _. ,?_ ,.,. PIANO OWEN Me A DOO Winstoh-Sal'cm, N. C., May Jit,-A local piano firm has sold an old plane to W. D. MCAdoo of Oreensborp, who will present lt to his cousin. Secre tary-W.. G. MeAdoo air "a reite. Just how old tho niano ls cannot be determined. It was made in Philadel phia and bears a tuner's record dato of IMS. ^The suicide mania of a Philadelphia man, who bad tried in vain to end hie lite no. leis fluir, six tlsy^.flnejly fo-.:n? ? . ??coes??ui outlet wileri hf) charged bead first again nt thc iron bara nf an asylum door and fractured bis Skull.