PART ONE VOL. 1. NO. 1. Weekljr, K?t?WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM. Rowdy Si Of tht Ovation Given Reporter Who Resented Sharp Language. BLEASE MADE - BITTER SPEECH Representative Barnwell, From Charleston, Rushed nt Gov ernor to Resent Insult Governor Peels Cont. (By Associated Press.) Columbia, , March 4.-An exciting scene marked the soasion of the house j of representatives tonight when Gov. (ole'L. Blease went into tho hall to ] reply to certai n-statements made by,] W. F. Steveiiaon in a Bpeech on the , asylum prbLe this morning. Personal , encounters at one t.'me seemed likely.* j When the governor charged that , N. B. Barnwell, member of the house x Irom Charleston. . was acting in a ] cowardly manner by raising a technl- \ cal point that the chief executive j wan not acting within the constitu- , (ional, limits in making his remarks, ( Mr. Barnwell advanced to the speak- f cr's stand, bbt was restrained by members of the house. j i dov. Blesga r.a?d that he came pr?*- , pared for a fight because he could not ( Ktand the alleged .misrepresentations. ? Following Ute tilt with Mr. Barn- t well, the governor left the hall, ac companied by. a ' number of his .sup-| porters. Mr. Stevenson followe him for the purpose, it is said, of stating that he did not wish Gov. Blease to j understand that he had apologised for. any statement made in bia speech ) The .governor appa-ently believed that Mr.? Stevenson wanted to fight,' and pulled off his coat. 1 "I have been ID some fights, but I never take oh* my coat," said ?ir..A Stevenson, returning to the hail, ^ D^sorfor^^ Friends of Mr. Barnwell and tho gov- t ?mor crowded around, and for & time < lt seemed aa.tfn general fight waa t imminent. - I* The governor, tn his message or ad- \ dress, charged th?t the report; of the t , legislative committee Ott the asylum c probe was unfair in that it failed to dlsc'isR the chargea by Senator Till- c man that Gov. Blease and his "under-, i linga and sattelite" r'ere trying to i manlpu'ote the sale of the a.tylum \ property in Co)?mnU? Hs denied these chargea, and algo took excep- * tlon to a Boeenh by Mr.1 Stevenson earlier, in the day. Another- Account. Special Correspondence. Columbia, March 4.-There was a ? great deal of disorder In the halls of the house of representativas Wednes day night The house met to receive the report of the committee on privl-j leges and elections on the trial of Al bert D. Oliphant, reporter for the '. State, a newspaper, nn the charge ot acting in contempt of the house in -. . slapping a member from Spartanburg. 1 The majority of this committee fe- ' * - ported that Mr. Oliphant was In con- J tempt, though -under extenuating cir- 1 cumstances, and that he should apolo- 1 glz? to the house'. ' The reporter (.ame c before the bouse and apologised for ] acting as he did, but stated he had no 1 apology for the member who. provocad 1 lt. He was given an'ovation. |* In the morning session of the house * there had been some asrbrnonlous dis-' cussion over tho resolution of Rcpre- i sentatlye Kirby to require a further ( investigation of the chargea ugatnst eertc?n asylum cKctilr,. At th? n'ght session Of the housd the governor ap 11 peered in person, and in reply to statesicats : af pi?bH?ued in aa after noon paper made ? Very bitter speech, in which, he made threats of violence, etc. He was interrupted by Mr. stevenson ot the committee, who wished to explain something in the record. Tiie governor was very an sry, and was speaking at length - when Mr. BarfiWeli of Charleston?! made the point of order , that the gov- .< ernor waa exceeding his constitutional 1 rights in making a political speech of < this nature, although admittedly he t bad the right to deliver a personal t message frota the desk. ft The governor replied that any maa t Who would take tornara bah'.r.?*. sic .--:.?- s stltutlona! rights'waa a Har and a i coward. Mr. Barnwell dashed aside' the restraining hands of a number of 1 members and rushed to the stand to t 'resent this, hut waa restrained by of- >. flclsls of the house. The govarnor j c then left the hall em lol a great uproar. J t As he waa going not the governor was c accosted by. Mr. Stevenson, who ad- 1 vanced to make ?Oma statement. {t The governor began to pull off his < coat to offer fight, but a ere wd inter- 1 ferea. Mr. Stevenson returned lo the I hall and explained what bad happened t in the lobby, sad declared that wfceai be wanted to fight he never took time t .to take off his coat. j i A ceoaal of Fight, ' \*\ Columbia, March 4.- t-M before \ i State Lc tile house convened last night Vv. 8. Rogers, Jr., member of the Spartan burg delegation, advanced to the press table. He charged A. D. Oliphant, representative of the State, with will fully misrepresenting bim In a report nf the proceedings several days ago. Mr. Oliphant advised Mr. Rogers to keep his head and discuss the matter in a sensible manner. Mr. Rogers in sister tint he had been misrepre sented. Mr. Oliphant struck Mr. Rog are twice snd they were separated. When t'.'e house conv?ned Mr. Wyche sailed the attention of the house to the fight. OLIPHANT APOLOGIZED. Repented Being failed a Liar by a Legislator. (By Associated Press.) Columbia, March 4.-After Investi gating the personal encounter of Tuesday night between A. D. Oliphant, * reporter for a local newspaper, and Representative Rogers of Spartan burg, the majority of the house com mittee on privileges and elections submitted a report requesting Mr. Oli phant to apologize to Ute house. The minority of the committee recom mended that the speaker reprimand Mr. Oliphant. At' the Investigation Mr. Oliphant testified that Mr. Rogers provoked the difficulty by calling him i liar. Mr. Rogers denied his inton ion to reflect on Mr. Ollpbant's ver te tty. After debate tonight tbs house uloptcd the majority report of the. :ommiuee. Mr. Oliphant men apolo gized before the bar of the house.' OVER THE VETOES BILL IS PASSED Making Levy and Appropriations for the Vari?os Counties is the State. ^^^^^^^^^^^^>ote of nessase accompanying the bill dls :iuimed the intention on the part ot ho governor to veto the whole bill, but limply parts of lt applying to Green ville and Beaufort counties. The mes sage waa referred to the Judiciary lommittee. "Following the adoption/of the report if th0 majority of the ooc*mltte? the louse passed the whole bill over the j re'o without voting on the pat ls to vhicn the governro said he. objected. I rHE MILEAGE BILL j . FINALLY KILLED .1 -- - . ? Senate by a Vote of 21 to 10 De- j ctded to Kill All Bills on Calendar. I Ipeoial Correspondence. Columbia, March 4.-Tho mileage lill ls dead, also the Fortner bill. This :anr.e about by, the senate Wednesday ilglit passing a resolution to kill all ?Ills.on the calnedar except the appro bation bill, which is now tn the hands ?f tb,> governor and will be returned vith vetoes, probably Thursday mora ng, although the governor threatened h hold it until Saturday, for under he constitution he ls allowed threa lay? in which to hold lt. CARRANZA ORDERS A SfrEEPY REPORT Instructs Committee to Give Ex ' eel Rcs?tu or Tncir Fmdmgt. (By Associated Press) Nogales, Sonora, Mtex., March 4 - ll! possible baste in reportlag on the loath, of William 8. Benton will he re mired ok the commission now at El 'aso. Tex. Thia was announced from 3$neral Carranza's hadquarters hete ?day when assurances were given that ho committeemen appointed last night lad instructions to report conflden lally to General Carranza the exact wm? /vf ?h??r f!nd<~~, rcs-rd?G?i of ?litteal or personal feeling. flt was said written Instructions had ?cen sont to members of the Inveutt (atlng committee, who'had been, in truded by telegraph today of their ippointment. It was auld Carranza vould leave immediately for the east m tho trio which will place him at east tea days out of .communication, rhlle on his overland march from Na so.-Sonora to Cassas Grandes. Cht manoa. lays Hasbaad Was Kat fleher Ja Tears Atlanta, March 4.--Charging that or foar years a flor their wadding n Mirch, IMS, 0. M. Webster did tot draw a ?ober breath." Mrs. Jean F? rVebster has flied suit for ? total di gistature COOCCOOCOOCCOOO?OOQ 0 COMMITTEE THANKED o' sO .-1- o o Special Correspondence. o| o Columbia, March 4.-At o o afternoon session the Iwntte o. o agreed to pas? the Nichols? .. o o resolution thanking the asylum o o Investigating conunittce for Ks o1 o report. The Kirby resolution oj o requiring the committee to make u i o another resort on charges con- o' fained la the Tillman letter was o1 rejected. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o FINANCE BILL AGREED UPON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR FIXED BY THE COMMITTEE. SENT TO GOVERNOR Who Announced That He Would sage Next Saturday. ,-; .' - , -rx-. ? . - . . '?! Special Correspondence. Columbia, March 4.-After having the general approriatlons bill In its possession sine? Friday the free con ference committee Wednesday after noon reported it back to the bouse and senate. The conferees agreed to an appropriation of $10,000 for a tuber culosis camp and $12,000 for a tuber culosis hospital. The house re:ora mendad%$2.1jppera. Boston. March-,(4.~Tbe unemployed marched up Beacon Hill today and lashed for work front C.:o legislative. I committee' op social welfare. Toe j parad? was headed, by Morrison Swift, j ?active in behalf of the unemployed for several years. Women and men, numbering more than a hundred, claiming to be hoth skilled and unskilled yorkers, in-, fcrmeri the committee that that they had been, out ot work Sar months. Mr. Swift suggested that .they be sent to the state farm. TRYING IO TRIANGLE CIVIL ? TROUBLE REPRESENTATIVES SEEK U. S. TO SECURE [PEACE By l.?unrhwfcgkM|^ Revohi WashlngTon^.Maeeh* ; ?.-^-T^.foVeigr. relations committee -was presented to doy with Pedro Del Vllar and Cecilio Deon, representing thc political inter-" esta of Fells. Dhu. Jtombera . of the committee were frs'at'iy amasad when the Mexicans sought, the merad sup port of the United States for a move mont to bring about peace In Mexico by another revolution beaded by Fe lls Diaz. The committee had np idea, it is said of the exact purpose Cf th?!* visit.! other than they wished to present tn? formation about the situation In Mftx-? leo. Members of the committee natty , stated that the United States could not recognize any such movement. Vilar and Deon Beverly arraigned Hu erta as corrupt, and Carranza and Vil la as bandits, and argued that Fells Diaz had a boat of loyal Mexican citi zens behind him who would rash to his support to establish a real gov in Mexico. They sought a promise from the American governemtn that lt would upVjld Diaz and recognize bim if the counter revolution succeeded. 8everal members of the committee characterized tho proposition as pre posterous. Bryan Will Attcnc! Pan-American Meet -' (By Associated Press) Washington, March 4.-Secretary Bryan today informed the governing board of tho Pan-American Union, composed of the representatives here, from all the Amer.can republics, that he had accepted the j tolls, by a personal appeal tr, lite congress, today stimulated In-, .crest in the controversy, democrats who Intend to fight against repeal planning to\ carry on their struggle with all possible vigor. >. For several days, however, lt has been apparent that the president hos been gaining converts to his belief that toll exemp tion ls in violation of the Hay-Paunce-1 tote treaty, which provides that the canal shall be for the use of all na tions on a basis of equality. | After the president hos read hts message lt will be referred to the house committee on interstate com-1 meroe, which will draft legislation to | [carry out his recommendation- It 1B expected that the committee will re-' I vive a bili by Representative Sims of I Tennessee, introduced, at the last ses-' sion, which would provide for flat .re-1 ! peal of the toll exemption. | Although some opposition to the bill' will develop' tn the committee, lt ls as-? sured of a favorable report, and on effort will be made to hasten its con-' Stderatlon lu the house. Many demo-' ira ts, including Majority Leader Un derwood, oppose the repeal, but Mr. Underwood has announced that he will not attempt to organize the op position, fie intends to speak against lr, however. From the democratic side in th senate Ute opposition will be directed by Senators O'corn'an, chairman ot the committee ?in interoceanlc canals, abd Senator Chamberlain of Oregon. Supporters of the ?npeal have as-', sured the president that the bill will pass, both houses. Urge Laws Giving Government Control (By Associated Press) Washington, .Miiirfh e.-"fha Cham ber of Comraereeuje .Minneapolis, the largest primary wheat market of the wprld. is a prlvsie*m?rket, a monopoly I opposed to the''interesta of the pro ducers lt ls supposed to serve," Benja min Drake of Minneapolis, counsel for half a dozen growers', associations, to I day declared before the house roles committee. Mr. Brake and represen I tatives of organizations of northwest [ ern wheat growers urged the enact ment of laws '*tvbMsbtag federal cofe trol of public terminal grain ware houses, govsrnmwut Inspection and. P,:>t?itij, vii e.r..iii ? wSi? prohibition cf j dealing '.n grim futures where ac tual delivery is not- intended. . Drake placed"&ftto^ the committee many of the rules of the Minneapolis chamber, which he said showed its monopolistic len dennies and practices.' FIRST YEAR OF NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC RULE IN DECAPE. BIG ACHIEVEMENTS Tariff, Banking ?.u? Currency Legislation Important Feature. (Ry Associated Press) WaHhingttn. March A.-The demo cratic administration ?ns * year old today. A t wei ve-month ago at noon Woodrow Wilson look the oath of of fice, ushering the democracy luto con trol bf the national government for the first time in twenty years. At the white house, in executive quarters generally, and in con gressional circles, the day served to recall the work of the fleeting year. From the time the president broke a century-old precedent and stood be fore an assembled congress to urge enuctinent of a low tarin there baa been clone co-operation between the chief executive and democratic lead- ' ers In congress. Enactment of a new tariff law on Oct. 3, 1913, making vital changes in Import duties, was followed by the signing of a banking end currency act on. Dec. 23, 1918. much or tne president's time and energy have been spent tn wrestling with a troublesome Mexican situation, UH yet unsolved, und the diplomatic tangle with Juran growing out of the passage by Cs'.t'routa of a new anti alien land Ww. Lately he has been devoting himself to a rehabilitation or the foreign relatipii? of the United States, to drafting with Secretary Bryan of new i peace . treaties, th i settlement of the Panama tolls contro versy wit) Groat Britain, difficulties with Colomba srov/uag out of th?I partition cf thc canal, and many other suLteots of - foreign policy. wtrxesiri enairn. t!u> th? "State of the Union," and truat legislation. Recommendations of his annual m'?snaae, cpr the building of an Alaskan railway, , rural, credits and . anti-tnnit reform flitH'aro Itt th? banda of congress, with assurances df lead ers that they will be made law before adjournment. Interest in the president's slxf.r. message was apparent whett It te-, came known he would address joa gross tomorrow ir>. advocacy ot the repoal ot the clause exempting Amer ican coastwise shipping from the Pw ment of canal tolln. Mr. Wilson for the first time, asks congress; particu larly his own party, to reverse Itself, but his argument is that When con gress last passed on the question present International circumstances did not then exist. The president be lieves a general distrust of tho Inten tions of the United States bte arisen, and because of doubt existing on the interpretation or the Ila) Pauttcefote treaty, he urges the repeal o?" th:> pro vision. President Breaks Precedent*. Washington residents to. Whom the ways and manner? of a president have been a matter ot intimate obser vation have watched President Wilson with interest. Ile has brokau many precedents, His ways have been quite Informal, but the must conspicuous characteristic of all ls h is .disinclina tion to making public speech??. He has declined hundreds ot invitations and has tttended only one publie ban quet-last night's ceremony of the National Geographic society, in honor of Col. Goethals. His trips out of Washington have been few. . While congress has been In session the pres ident has made lt a point to be at bia desk continuously. Mr. Wilson appears with a uni formed aide only at army or davy functions, and the motorcycles which used to precede the president's auto mobile have been substituted by a car with secret service men, who follow Inconspicuously Nsehlcd, so that the president drives, about Washington at tracting little attention. KILLED BY FALL. Little Greenville Lad Mei luttant Dent?i Yesterday White at Play. Sreclsl to The Intelligencer. Greenville. March 4.- Ptayief with Othor children on tho r^eoftd floor of a dwelling house under the course ot construction here, nttie Frank Howell, thre>ycars-old son of Henry O. How ell ot this city, fell SO feet or more to the floor below and waa almost in stantly killed. The child'* h**d ?trt?5fe' :,t*t*. Bil?*, crushing his skull and Uiui.let'n * features to such an extent that ev n his father hardly recoarnlsed him. TM* tot was tb*h pet of the neighborhood. ;Hls rno^er was ttl et the lt??? and, Is now prostrated.