Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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L DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY With us, and then we will lend you money when you need it. Interest Paid on Deposits. The Farmers and Merchants Bank and ? The Farmers Loan & Trust Co. ANDERSON, S. C. Combined Resources a Little the Rise of One Million Dollars OUIl DIKECTORS: E. A. Smjtfee, Cieo. W. Evans, N. ?. Sullivan, W? EaujrJmn, J. F. Watson, J. V. Harris, J. I). Huramelt, Foster E. Hrown If. A, Orr, J. II. Dotithlt, J. J. Major, it. (J. Wlterspoon, Tfaos. . Jackson, J. J. Major, _: " _ J. It. Vnndlrer._ Operatives Wanted FOR NEW AND MODEL COTTON FAC TORY AT DANVILLE, VIRGINIA. The Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills, Inc., are start ing up the latest and largest addition to their great plant?the most modern and complete mill in America today. Spinners and Weavers can find here an attractive opening for profitable employment. Further information furnished on application. Address GEO. W. ROBERTSON, Supt. Dan River Cotton Mills, Danville, Va. BANDIT IS CAUGHT After Securing ?18,000?Bobber Is Arrested by Officer. BJNGHAM, Utah. Dec. 20.?A man who gave the name of Bert Heasted help Up Earl Randall, the cashier, and two Other men and a boy at the Blng bm State Bank today, took $18,000 In currency and was arrested without re ale tanco soon afterwards. The quick capture was due to tho fact that the cashier carried a screw driver in hla poekot. Heasted looked the three men and the boy in tho vault. Randall us ed his screw driver to open the door and?'was out in a tew minutes. A policeman overtook Heasted, arrested him without trouble and found all tho Phoney In hia pockets. ?. M. McCowjfs Grocery GOOD THINGS TO EAT . Oranges... ... . .15c, 20 and S5o Apple?! por peck... .1. .....40c Raisin?. 3 lbs...2?c <N?uJ per lb... ....25o Bananas ...16 and 20c Cranberries' . ... .10c at. Prunes, 2 lbs.. ..26c Citron, per lb.'. 20c Nattopal Biscuit Co.'s Fruit Cake . at per pound.;. .60c J. M. McCOWN II ' . , Phone No. 38., . II. B. Ill.lvC h"l,KY 0. M. H E A RI? l'liunc li?l Phone 37 Bleckley & Heard 11? E. .Wbitner St. Answer all tails tiny er night. Photic .spa 1 SDN CQUf?TY MUTUftL Ft RE INSURANCE | ^??fi?S .W?4' keep the ' IL- ??W Ottlar of /pur [posited In '?ndorson nd helping to improve keep the mqney collec county improve Andor flon county conditions. v; ?5W per *t^Si Dwellings. =?w?i Pr?sident and Treasurer. :9l R. Arandiver...Vice President J. J. Mojor^ . ..Seoretar* DIRECTORS: Rey.^.W^ W. Leathers, man. F. L. Brown. . ' fait,.* Shirley, t^^fndiver, ?aipr,, . V.KO.ty i v * > ? ai fhj? lv fcr *iii<?ttf05lpr, > VMnnw(k*~'tvitYi :?cv>B'?njr/;d^?s>;sa-.o?t htjttpr. fnhttfft'll tB*.tMi<s >w tie? . -iVcJjO?, a? tUfCcr/Ot/Uy ?ialt^*: P?fa. FARMERS HERE GALLED 10 MEET IN COLUMBIA SESSION OF STATE FARMERS' UNION TO BE HEED JAN (JARY 19 IS IMPORTANT Delegates Urged to Come and Be Prepared to Stay Two Days or More. (Prom Wednesday's Dally.) In accordance with instructions is sued.,by., tlm. Btflte,.Farmp.r?* Union at a meeting in Anderson last July, a session of this organization has heon called for Tuesday, January 19, at 3 o'clock, in Columbia. Local members of tho Union were advised yesterday morning of tho calL The object of the meeting, it 1b stat ed, is to consider matters of Import ante to tho farming interests of the State and vitally affecting tho wel fare and prosperity of the country. The State olllcerg desire to have a full und representative meeting of the Farmers' Union. Every delegate and member who possibly "can ls_ urged to attend' tho meeting. Those attending are advised to come prepared to stay two days, or longer, if necessary, to dispose properly of the matters that heed consideration. PROTECT RIGHTS IS THING TO DO Republican Leader Mann Makes Strong Address on Subject. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.?Endorse ment of tho protests to Great Britain against. sqizuro of American neutral v,eynols. and criticisms of the admin istration policy in Mexico were coupl ed in au address .in the house today by Republican Leader Mann. "Our rights on the high seoo," said Mr. Mann, discussing the protest -'to England, "must, be upheld with dig nity and firmness." - Senator Walsh Introduced a resolu tion calling upon the president, it not incompatible' with public interest, to submit to the senate copies of all cor respondence with representatives of foreign nations relating to' seizure by European belligerents of shipments of American .copper consigned to neutral J Countries.' "I commend the administration for the position it has taken," said Mr. Mann. \l do not believe that we ought tb. resign all our rights on tho senti to foreign countries. England has continually and persistently seized ?cutrnl vessels varrylng neutral car goes to neutral ports. "We wish to keep out of this Euro* pean war, but we do not intend. In order to keep^ out, to say to the war ring nations;'You may do what you please -without regard to our rights. There is no danger of our being in volved in this war by protecting our rights. England can not afford to go to war with us. Neither can Gay many.**. Referring to tho Mexican situation the Republican leader said: "We have not the moral nicht to say that anarchy must continue in Mexi co. If there was a proper conception Of. our duties we -could easily, bring order out of chaos tn Mexico and that without war. I favor the Monroe, doc trine, but I am hot in favor of turn fuvrnioxtco over either to anarchy vin Mexico or control In Europe." LEO M FRAN CHANCE 1 Justice Lamar of the Su peal in the Case of With the Murder of teen Year Old Facto For Which He Is Un Technicalities May M The Condemned Mai WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.? Justice Lamar, of thn United States supreme court, today granted an appeal for the refusai of the federal district court for northern Georgia to release on habeus corpuB proceedings Leo M. Frank under death sentence for the murder of Many Phagan, at Atlanta. Frank bas been scntonccd to be hanged Janunry 22, hut Justice La mar's action causes a stuy of execu tion. Thirty days are given for the record of the proceedings in the lower court to he filed in the supreme court here. The Stute of Georgia then may ask that the hearing of the case be advanced. Some suggestions general ly are granted. Ah a result of Justice Lumnrs ac tion toduy the entire court will pass upon Frank's right to seek release from custody on a writ of habeas cor pus on the ground that the trial court in Fulton county, Georgia, lost Juris diction over him by its failure to have him present when the Jury returned its verdict. Should the supreme court decide Frank was not entitled to the benefit of the hah. jk corpus writ, the State of Georgia would no longer be barred from carrying out thn death sentence. If the court decides he was entitled to ask for the writ, the case probably would bo remanded to the district court for tho taking of evidence on the petition praying for the writ. May Mean Freedom. Should the supremo court eventu ally decide that Frank must be releas ed from custody, it was said, a further question, about which there is uncer tainty, would arise us to the power of tho State to indict and try him a second time, it la suld authorities dif fer as to whether the first trial would be regarded as having placed Frank In "jeopardy." Tliis was the second time Frank's fate has rested in Justice - Lnmar's hands. After the Georgia supreme court had decided to set aside the ver dict of conviction, Justice Lamar was asked to issue a writ of error for the supreme court to review the case. Ho declined on the ground that no feder al question'was presented, inasmuch as questions of procedure wore for the States to decide. Justice Holmes, and eventually the outire court, pursued the sumo course. Reason for ItefusaL Application v.'us then made in the Georgia federal court for Frank's re lease on a' writ of habeas corpus. Judgo Newman held Frank was not entitled to the writ and refused to grant an appeal to the supreme court because he was unwilling to issue a certificate of ''probable cause" as re quired in such appeals by a federal statute vjf 1008. Justice Lamar was then asked to grant tho appeal and issuo the certi ficate. He found that several questions of federal law, unsettled by the su preme court, exisited in tho case; and hence gave it the "probablo cause" for tho appeal. These were whether the federal constitution requires an accused to be present when a verdict Is returned against him in a State court; the effect of the accused not raising the point of his absence on a motion for a nets trial, and the ef fect of tho suprme court's own action in refusing to grant the writ of er ror in a case where an alleged Juris dlctlonal question was presented In a motion filed at a time not authorized by the practice of th? State where the trial took place. Why Writ was Denied. Justice Lamars complete statement In explanation of his course in grant ing the appeal follows: "Leo Frank's recent application for a writ of error was denied by mo on the ground that no federal question was Involved in the ruling of the su preme court of Georgia that his mo tion to set aside the verdict finding him guilty of mudrer had been filed too late. This petition presents a whol ly different question since it is an ap plication of an appeal from the judg ment of a federal court on a record which presents a purely federal ques tion, irrespective of regulations gov erning State: practice. Many Allegations.Made. '''Franks"p?tition for the Writ of habeas corpus, addressed to the Judgo of the United States district court for the northern district of Georgia, al leges that on his -trial for murder in the superior court of Fulton county, Georgia, public fooling against him was so great that the presiding judge advised his counsel not to have him' present in the court room when the ?erdlct was returned, and that his ?voluntary absence, under -such cir cumstances, when, the verdict was re turned, deprived him of a: hearing to which he was entitled under the con stitution and rendered'hla conviction void. Ho avers that, his motion for ? new trial was overruled and ho then moved to set aside the verdict as be ing void for want of jurisdiction; that in passing on that motion the Stem supisme court hold that while he bad the constitutional right to be present v.'hcn the verdict r.g?lrt5t hira re turned, into the court; *yet ?"eh ver dict could not bo attacked, by fcj mo tion to set aside, after the expiration of tho trial term and after his motion for a now trial- had been' finally re* fused. He alleges that his attempt to have that judgment reviewed' In the supremo court of the United States preme Bench Grants Ap Leo M. Frank, Charged Mary Phagan the Four ry Girl in April of 1913. ider Sentence of Death, ean Ultimate Freedom of ! failed because, though a federal ques tion was raised In the record, the de cision of the supreme court of Geor ! gia was based on u matter of State practice. "He therefore tiled this petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which ho claims that the right to he present at the rendition f f the verdict was Jurisdlctional und that on habeas cor pus he is entitled to a hearing on tho question as to whether he bad waived or could waive his constitutional right to be present when tho verdict of guil ty wus returned into court. "Tho district Judge heard no evi dence us to the truth of the allega tions, but refused the writ on the ground that the facts therein stated did not entitle Frank to the benfit of that remedy, He declined to give the certificate of probable causo and this application for that certificate and fc/ allowunce of an appeal was then made to me as the Justice assigned to the fifth district. Constitutional Right Involved. "Under the act of 1905 the applica tion for the certificate is not to be de Jternilned by an views which may be jheld as to he effect of the final Judg I nient of the Statu supremf court re fusing a new trial, but by considering whether tho nature of the constitu tional right asserted and the absence of any decision expressly foreclosing the right to an appeal, leaves the mat ter so far unsettled as to constitute probable cause Justifying the allaw ance of the appeal. "The supreme court ot the United States has never determined whether, on a trial for murder in a State court, tbe due process clause of the federal ' I constitution guarantees the defend I ant a right to be present when the verdict 1b rendered. : j "Neither has it decided the effect of ! a final Judgment refusing a new trial tin a case where the defendant did \ not make the fact of his absence when the verdict wsb returned a [ground of the motion, nor claim that the rendition of the verdict is his ab sence was the denial of a right guar anteed by the-federal constitution: ' Nor haB it passed upon the effect of its own refusal,,to grant a .writ or error in a case where an alleged jnris dictional question was presented in a motion died at a time not authorized by the practice of the State where the trial took place. Such ques'/ons are all involved in the present case and, Bince they have never boen settled by any authoritative ruling by the full court, it canot be said that there is mich want of nrobs.b?e cause as to war* rant the refusal of an appeal. That being true, the act of Congress re quires that the certificate 'should be given and the appeal allowed.' ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 28.?Solicitor General Dorsey, who conducted the prosecution of Leo M. Frank when in formed that Justice Lamar had grant ed Frank's appeal on the habeas cor pus proceeding, stated that tho State would expedite the case as much as possible. He said he hoped to have the case heard in the United 8tatsB su preme court within 60 days, or sooner if it could be arranged. "It's a long lano that has no turn ing," said Frank in his cell. CANNING ?K?GENT FOB ANDERSON COUNTY REPORTED THAT MISS JAN IE GARLINGTON WILL COME HERE MADE OFFER Some Time Ago Position of Can ning Demonstrator Wat. Of fered Her Here. ? (From Wednesday's Dally.) Although no official announcement] concerning the matter has been given out, it has been learned from several reliable sources' that Miss Janle Gar lington, who has been camming demon stration agent tot Lauren s .County for some time, has resigned that posi tion to accept a similar one In Ander son County. It M presumed that Ml as Edith L. Parrott, agent in charge of tho canning demonstration work in the State, will make some announce ment with reference to this matter in tho near future. Miss Garlington la expected to arrive here between now and the middle of noxt month. It will be recalled - that several weeks ago Miss Garlington was offer ed the position cf Ciht!sg dsmcnit?R= tlon agent for Oils county.' For some time she had been In chargo of the canning demonstration work la Laur ena County, where her work has'been of the highest Order ahd moat satis*, factory. At the time the position was tendered her she did not state whether or not fiho could accept it. ANNUAL REPORT OF SOLICITOR K. P. SMITH ' _;_ Shows Total of 115 Convictions and 48 Acquitals For the Year. The annual report of Solicitor | Kurtz P. Smith Iiuh been released for | i publication. There is much interest i lug data in the report, as will be I shown by a perusal of it. Of 22 cases jof murder tried hy the solicitor, the defendants in six Instances were con victed of murder and the defendants in eight cases convicted of man slaughter. When Solicitor Smith was appoint ed the docket of the tenth circuit was found to be in a badly congested con ; dit ion. There were continued cases of) many yo?rs age tn the books. With the exception oi some six or eight, I these cases fcavo been wiped off the] docket. This decs not mean that the docket is clear of <ascs, but means that the oiu continued em es which congested the docket have hcen cleared off leav ing for the next, term of court only cases which have originated since the n?w Circuit was formed and some which were continued for good caus es. During the year, 1914 tbero are n-i cases out of the ordinary brought to trial, but the general run of cases was heavy. The report of the solicitor is as fol- j lows: not Cases Guilty Guilty | Arson . 1 Assault and battery with in tent to kill . 2S 121 Breach of trust. ....2 0] Burglary .1 Carrying concealed weap pons .G Disposing of pj-operty under lien.0 2 Housebreaking.9 0 Larceny. .14 1 Larceny of Livestock .. ..1 0 Manslaughter .8 0 Murder . 6 16 Obtaining goods under false pretenses-. 2 01 Receiving stolen goods _ 2 0 Violating dispensary law ..34 141 Traffic in seed cotton ....- 0 Rescuing liquor.1 01 Malicious mischief.1 0 I Throwing rock into train ..0 Indecent exposure of person 1 Adultery . 1 Injuring jail. .... 0 Total _. 116 48 The report of the solicitor for the tenth circuit of South Carolina for! the year ending December. 31,1913, gave totals of 181 cases tried-and j found guilty, and' of 39 cased not ! guilty. This was before the second I circuit was formed and now with only two counties, against the four that Were embraced last year, the report of the solicitor shows almost ob many cases tried as does the last year re I port. A comparison between the reports ! lot the old tenth,circuit and the hew 1 tenth circuit show almost as many cases tried as there were in the davB | . urhon the re were four counties es braced in the circuit This emphasises j the need of the now circuit and proves the forming of it a success. LITTLE CREDENCE GIVEN REPORTS! jPhiUipme Disorders Were Insig nificant and Hearings Resum ed on Jonea b&L WASHINGTON, Dec, 29.?Neither President - Wilson . nor Congressional leaders consider recent disturbances in the Philippines of sufficient im portance to Influence action on the ! pending Jones bill extending the Fil ipinos a great measure of self govern ment and hearings on the measure,' to be resumed tomorrow by the sen ate Philippine committee, will be has tened with a view to a favorable re port by the middle of January. \ The - committee will look into last week's disorders as far- as official re ports will permit, but it is understood to be satisfied that th? uprising was j c*~oi y minor significance.; nuel Quezon, the Philippino resl 1? aC commissioner, in an address in the house today, said the disturbance -ouid in no sense be considered a {revolution.' "There Is not the least provoqa-l tion for a revolution in the islands,*' ! Bald Mr. Quezon, "and the Filipinos ; rebels at a dance halt Mr. Quezon Quoted a.report say ing a squad of American soldiers had ( used chairs as weapons toi rout Filipi no rebels at a dance hall. .'"Now," asked Mr. Quezon, "how is I It possible for any man with common 1 sense to give importance to this news of revolt in tho Philippines when the socalled revolutionaries pick out as a point of attack a dance nairand are routed with chairs by the dancer a? Tho whole thing la a joke." Chairman Hltehcocjc. ot the senate Philippine committee, a?id emphati cally that the. disorders would not he permitted to impede progress of the I Jones bill. Sora? amendments may be [made to the hoiiae bill, but these" wir,, have no bearing oh recent develop ments, ,, ; . .. . QUIET IN I?ARTWEITi. I No Troops Wcrb Needed In Georgia | TawsV :. .' SV.?vt??VIC?3 received hero today by State cfflclale from Hartwell, Gev where State troops were requested last night to prevent possible mob violence td ne gro prisoners, indicated that ttio sit uation was quiet No troops have been sent,,ponding further'- demo|| mentc. Do It Now! Make a small deposit each week in this Financial Stronghold, and by adding a little each week to your Bank Account you'll be sur prised at the rapidity with which you can accumulate a snug sum? "Big Oaks from little Acorns ? Grow." The same applies to our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT WHEN REVERSES COME Your worry will be reduced to a minimum if you are in a position to meet all obligations with a check on The Peoples Bank LEE G. HOLLEMAN, President D. O. BROWNE, Cashier E. P. VANDIVER, Vice-Prea. Bleckley Building, Anderson, S. C. DATA AS 10 COTTON BINNED I STATE Crop of 1914 Up to December 13, in Excess of That of 1913. (From Wednesday's Daily.) Wm. J. Harris, director of the cen sus, department of commerce, ?n cotton ginned by counties in South Carolina for the crops of 1914 and 1913. The report was made public for the State at 10 a. m. on Monday, De cember 21. Tho amounts for the dif ferent counties for tho crops of 1914 and 1913 are furnished for publica tion in the local papers.. (Quantities are in running bales, counting rounds as half bales, Linters are not included.). . Crop County 1914 1913 Tote! .... .... 1^25;wr? 1^76,428 Abbeville. 30,424 30.838 Alken. 45.045 44,622 Anderson .......... 51,961 66,458 Bamberg.i .. 25,940 25,776 Barnwell..66,791 63,606 Beaufort. 7.763 6,946 Berkeley .... .... ..15.086 12,815 Cainoun. 28,526 24,840 harleston. 14,136 13,637 Cherokee.- ..15,064 16,636 Chester ...y H. 31,791. 29,864 Chesterfield .... _ 30.749 27.025 Clarendon .,45,357 38,731 Colietoa :_. (31,158 18,108 Darlington .... .... 40.134 34,325 Dillon _.. ...... 35,187 32,891 Dorchester.16,851 46,922 IMgerteld . 29.943 30,819 Falrneld . 22.116 23.690 Florence.42,662 41.084 Georgetown . 4.G84 3,452 Greenville. 41,140 38,717 Greenwood.28.R87 28,855 Hampton?. 20,261 18,097 Horry.10,232 . 9.042 Jasper. .... 6,098 . 6,999 Kerahaw . 28,290 24,868 Lancaster. 21,907 2i,9l5 Lau re no..85.366 40,213 Lee. 88.985 34,958' Lexington .... .... 25,144 24,322 Marion _'.13.307 16,855 Marlboro ...... 6,<20 47,940 New berry. 30.694 25,798 Oconee .... . 17,366 18,292 Oragetrarg.77,089 Pickena .... _ . .18,638 Rich land .... .... ..22,631 : Spar tan burg .... . .04,988 8umtor ..... fail* Union ...... ..17,616 Wiillsmsburg.82320 ^ork ..... ...... .. .30,204 defend jaie, Fifty Men and! Boy** Bepalse Mob, of, 'O/fe^^Oiie. nimdred.. SAN ANTONI?. ^ei., Die, 29.?Fit ty men and boys tonJjpbt defended the county Jail at Oatarllle, Texas, against the attack-of a hundred or i moral friends Of Ysidor Gonzales, a Mexican, convicted today and ' sentenced to bo hanged for the murder of Harry Hin m,jailer, according to e^C^mifo dispatch. The mob, which bad gath ered with the avowed intention of lib erating Gonzales and Fredcrtco San chez, who will bo placed Oh trial to morrow as an alleged, accomplice m tha klUf?f of Hlutop, .Is .said-to-Jin** dispersed when attempts to gain en trance to the jail were frustrated. Hin ton was killed while asleep et th* Ja? last Thursday ftlglft Cons* lea and Sanchez wero arrested Friday, and charged with tho killing. Another ] Mexican who was captured by. a mob, was lynched. : : ' " J3<fi?ElAXl> AMERICANS 9?j^^^ la Cle^and American Association ci jfot again'do ?s iplffiStotog 1 " ??il*5*; The loc>I Georgia V'? PfeaFi?. oiftcfcl* W^fM lin, matron *oday that tho association c FIGHT I ? ON' FOR SHIP BILL (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) ing a debtor to a creditor nation, asC the possibility opens to our leading tbat bawl of financial fellowship to our fellow republics In Latin-Ameri ca wbtch they so much need and by which we should tie them t?\jnrselves in commercial bands of steel which would endure to the great gain of all our people. Up Against It. "Not only are our goods hampered by absence of shipping, but they also are hampered by the rates which are out of our control, but which are now charged on auch shipping as takes place. Our competitors, who control our ocean terminal facilities (for such and no more are ocean steam ship companies as related to rail ways) bavo seen fit for: tbelr own profit to advance their rates from one half to double or more. There'are ports in Europe today that eagerly seek our cotton and we know that our brethren in the -south ! anxiously d? sir? to sell their cotton, and the price abro--1 is such as our producers would be,thankful to receive. Ifc;tween these two stands the excessive- rate and the scarcity of ships. The reasons must be mighty and compelling which would lead ano one to interpose be tween the' flood of American com merce seeking to be free and the needs of foreign buyers seeking for our pro ducts the interest of any one or two or more groups of our people." CAMPAIGNING IS ~~" VERY EXPENSIVE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) Prohibitionists ?4,443.28; Socialists 3354.76, and independents Sl.040.0C. The average per capita expenditure was Democrats 83,074.63; Republicans 12,862.44. '< ; '" The greatest total In any one State was spent in Georgia, where two sen ators were elected. The amount sworn to by all Georgia senatorial candidates totalled f41,492.63, North Carolina, where Senator Overman' was reelect ed, reported the smallest expenditure. ?a total o% 8702.65. South Carolina reported 84,420.50. * According to law, no candidate may spend more than 810,000. One candi date, however, William Henley. Pro gressive, of Oregon, reported disburse ment of $10,326.94. Several candidates reported that they spent no money. The lowest expenditure on record was 8 ceniB comprlBtng the campaign ex penses of E. L Hitch ens. Socialist, of Ohio. Change in Location I am now located over W. A, Power's grocer* store at 212 1-2 $. Main Street* I thank, my friends for their Sast patronage and ask con nuance of same. 1 go|d crowns at$4.00 and tip. 1 Painless Extracting 40k*. rmake a specialty of Heating Pyorrhea, Atveo laris of the gums and all crown and bridge work and Ali *orfc gpY^te?d first class. ' ' - S. G. B It U'-E DENTIST