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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. CameioTake Went Awa COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION TO ANDERSON COLLEGE 1 TING SUPERIORIT "When it seemed that after an an gling of more than a year the trus tecB of Anderson College had just suc ceeded In landing Mr. W. II. Hand for the plaoo of president of the institu tion, along came ; om other fisherman and tried to take him away. The out come of the business Is thut Anderson College will keep Mr. Hand. A committee of educators came to Anderson Saturday and tried to get the trustees of Anderson College to release M;. Hand from hia contract, to act as president of the institution. The committee consitod of John E Sweuringen, state superintendent of education, Prof. Patterson Wardlaw, head of the school of pedagogy of the state university; W. K. T?te, repre senting the general education board of the United States; Supt. Lueco (Junter of the public schools of Rock Hill and Supt. Ernest Anderson of the Newberry city schools. They made a strong and 8tirripg| proposition, but ('apt. Hi H. Watkinsj and others of the board met the argu ment Xth argument and appeal with] appeal.. Ever since the announcement in the \ Dally Intelligencer that Mr. Hand was considering the offer of tb? presiden cy, all South Carolina, educationally! speaking, has had its eyes turned tn . thfs direction. It was the greatest j P.trckc that AndoraC? bus f?a?-j , in recent years and the landing of a man of such eminence and with a record of success after success and with a heart strong for any endeavor focused at tention upon Anderson and in a night Anderson college became ore of the' schools of Importance In the whole south. Mr. Hand has been employed by the general education board in con nection with the state University, to go throughput the. state snd work up interest In the schools in the rural sections. Mr. Hand has accomplished a wonderful work. . Mr. Hand secured the permission of the general educa tion board to let bim retire from the field 'work. "The' University also gave him up, artd also with reluctance. The general education board then decided to discontinue its work in the State. Appeals Universal In the labt few weeks, however, there bas come such an appeal to the genera! educational board, which has at its command millions of dollars, contributed by^such men as Carnegie and 01 hers interested in general edu cational work, that the board has en deavored to get Mr. Hand to reconsid er, and the board baa agreed to come back into the state with Its support if Mr. Hand wilt assume 'tin work"', again. Ho declined to consider the proposition. ' But the appeals from South Carolina were ringing, and the] board suggested that Anderson college might give Mr. Hand hia release if the trustees appreciated the demand from every corner of the state for the services of this expert, this specialist ? In treating school stagnation. ? Luncheon at College This was the mission here yesterday \ of these gentlemen. They arrived at mlddav and were taken out to the col lege for lunch. No doubt that was the first thing that made them respect Anderson College, for the culinary department of 'this college is incom parable. Their there wns au Inspection of the plant, the result being that the visitors went Into the meeting crest fallen. Thoy bad expected to find some lit tle insipid collegiate Institute there, and had run right Into the most thor oughly equipped college In the South. Undaunted the visitors presented their, cake With oarneatneas. They declared that there tvae danger of irreparable damage done the educational work of the whole state. The following Is a summary of their case: t A Strong Appeal ?Wi en the educators in the State uml out of it, hoard that he was to be lost to the work to which be wan so iiidisiivunabia, there arose a general outcry, and a widespread Inquiry whether something could not be done to prevent the calamity. i "The officers of the G?n?ral Educa tion Board which has been supporting .the work, were so keenly stirred by tho.situation that two or Its members, D,'a. Butterick and Fi**n*r, f ?m?. Columbia by special appointment. The::o giuiiiemen had President Moore and Mr. Hand to go to Richmond late* to see them about the matter.. " "By special effort they arranged that not only are tho funds not to be withdrawn, hut. his salary 1? to be ?n creased by 60 per cent and adrllth 1 aid given him for traveling expends If he will remain m the work. ' These gentlemen fed as do tbe best Informed, educators thrnnghc.it the Seite and throughout the Sooth, that for Mr. Hand to leavn h la work now \- o-.ild te an Injnrv to the cause of edu cation which no other man could re pair. ?' It baa long been understood that the weakest point 1? South Carolina educational system. w^< the high ' school. fTh*. orogro>id ihat has been, made In the high schcois since he became Prof.Hand; \ y Vanquished PAYS SPLENDID COMPLIMENT IN PRACTICALLY ADMIT. Y OF ITS CLAIM their inspector has been simply mea-j surelcss, and all the other schools have reaped the benefit or that prog- J ress: In particular, every college in j the State bas been strengthened, has boon enabled to do better, higher,, more genuine,, more nearly real college] work. To interrupt that work now, would be one of the greatest disas ters that could happen to the educa tional growth of South Carolina. Tl'.crerore Mr. Hand is urged to ac cept this new opportunity, these revo lutionized conditions, and continue his great work. He replies that he has already accepted your position. So friends have taken the matter in their own hands arid eome'to you with the pi a t"*at you release him for'the sake' of the general good. "To that great cause bis work* meanB vastly more in his present po sition than it possibly could mean to any one institution. "Wie assume that your college is ' founded for the sak? of education. We assume, gentletr.cn, that you will take j that broad view which wfU forbid your; putting the lesser interests of an in-1 stitution In the way of the very cause", it was created to promote." Anderson's Reply Captain Wat it ins, in a very states-1 manlike way r ta torf that the mission of, Anderson collegetV broader and high-] cr and grander than tu? aiuie at large has conceived. That will require t some years to put/ into full effect the ! true policy of the institution. That] Haud la the one-man upon whom j the trustees feel that they can depend i tor a lull and complete success. The trustees feel that there are other urn who might take up Mr. Hand's former work, for he has organized it and systematized It so that it would carry itself with a fairly good man to take charge of it. ..And if the general educational board could not put the mo pejr in JUtl# statjB hacauee of Mr. Hand's withdrawal from the work, then An derson would not stand in the way of tfce future .pr< . : of. -the cogfe and woWld' utfdefrate to' r Aise tb? mo-* hey to employ a successor to Mr. Hand in that work. But the board feels that It has committed Its hopes and its plana so definitely to Mr. Hand that a backward step at thlB moment vould mean disaster from which tbe collega could not recover. This ended the meeting, as the vis itors had *o' leave on the Intcrurbcn, Tbey realized that they had lost'their' case. POST-0.1 P. ft. HELD IIS ANNUAL MEETING - SPLENDID REPORT MADE BY THE SECRETARY . ELECT DELEGATES New Officers Selected and Plans Mapped Out for Next Year By The Local Association According to the report of the Sec-J retary, read at *!?? annual meeting of] Pott D,- Travelers' riotecttve AsaocU' ation at its annual meeting last night;* t'io local post has been able to show : an Im rente of almost 100 per cent] or increasing at an early date for .the- Past year and the prospects thlB numtor aro fine. Post D, accord* Ing to the report, now leads the State, and stands second in the entire i&. T .is 's taken by. the members as a *p>'.3did showing and will be some what surprising xn > those Anderson people who are nejE'famlliar with what iho local psissaiP DMn doing. At last night's meetings resolutions were adopted thanking the Blue Ftfdge1 railway for the .mw station to bo erected here, the track scales, the new trains and tbe additional trains to the west., resolutions thanking the Char leston & Wfeatorn- Carolina railway fer thr. ??rml?2|- aa(? freight depot, now being'erected for Anderson, were aUo unanimously' adopted. ; A matter of m"Ch/ interest through out tho city was JhV election of of ficers for the ensuthg year, which re sulted as follows* President. C. Ban' Allen; vice-president, A. M McPall; so-ond v?ee-pr??wtdent, R. J. Romer;4 thitd v'.ce-presidenV P. B. Gossstt. secretary and treasurer. Peaster V. Trlbble; cbnoUin, J. H. Olbboney; lo cal physician, W. t-Bf^Ashmore. Tb.e foQuwiog were the gentlemen ei.-?*?! e* delegates to attend the State Association m .Columbia, In ses sion M iy 9 and 9: A. Si Fant, R. J. j Ramer. W, L. Brlssey. E. C. Xing, A.| M. McFaU, E. Burriss, F. E. Wat klns, Jr. f I The president announced the fol lowing committee* > the eesslon held' (Continued on third page.) i PROBABLY BEGINNING OF END OF THE WAR ON HUERTA FINANCES ARE BAD Huerta Appears Unable to Organ ise A Federal Bank?May Go Into Field at Head of Army (By Associated PresR.) i Mexico City. March 7.?Light fight ing north and west of Torreon was reported to the war department by General Velasco, who claimed that be' bad repulsed the enemy in both direc tions. Supporting the i'umoi that General Huerta intends to temporarily leave the presidency and assume command of a division of the army "Gil Bias" an afternoon Spanish newspaper, Sat urday devoted considerable space to discussing the probability of such ac tion. Secretary'of State Lryan has in structed Nelson 0'Si;t?afihue??y, the American charge d'affaires, to urge the government to release Inocencio Benaviuea, a resident on '.ne frontier, arrested several days ago by federal troops and charged with oeing impli cated in the rebellion. Thin affair promises to develop an imporatnt in clurai, since the authorities appear to- have no information concerning the whereaboutu of Benavides and the em bassy has Vcen unable to locate him. He wa ed through Saltillo into Guanajua. - by the embassy, but there he was lost. The state department at Washington presumes that Beno vides is an American. Huerta Is Broke Abandonment of the proposed scheme to re-establish a Federal hank was discussed at the palace today and it appeared probable tonight that such a bank would be one of the means us ed for raising money. The scheme, it la*aaid. .was opposed by Adolfo IgRktav Minister of Finance, and an tagonism on the part of the regular banks was undisguised. The announced intention to estab lish a federal bank helped cause a high rate of exchange today, although thete was evidence that the increase was partly artificial. The National bapk was one of the heaviest buyers of exchange late today. The rate stiffened and toward the uiosiug of the st?rket, when the nciling rate dropped from 360 to 335. "Ben Bar-fathered One*. ! 8t, Louis, Mo., March 7.?This Is Missouri H?:n uay. Tne Missouri State Poultry Association has launch- i cd a systematic and thorough educa tional campaign in cooperation with tho state poultry experiment station at Mountain Grove, which will extend Into every county in the State. The association realizes there is a conta gious enthusiasm and inspiration in concerted action which makes mole hills out of mountains, and renders the impossible possible For that rea son they have started the campaign simultaneously, for the same ideas and purposes" They say Missouri is the greatest poultry state- In the union, but there is still work to do. The In dustry is only in its infancy, and there is vast room for growth and improve ment. Profits might easily and quick ly to doubled by n more general use of modern methods and practices. AMBASSADOR AND SECRETARY CONFER Great Britain Foremost Nation in Endorsing Secretary of State's "Peace Plan" Washington, March 7.?Secretary Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British nmbassodor, today discussed details of a peace treaty similar to thoso h. which Mr. Bryan already baa signed with thirteen countries and to TrSI-b Great Br?tian has assented in principle. Thlrty?three countries un to det*, havo accepted the tteatifes in princi ple.'.None of those signed have yet been approved by the Senste. Great Brita'n has .gone further in endorsing the Bryan Peace Plan than *hy-- of the other nations of Europe, although the terms of a possible con vention have not been finally agreed upon. ..The Netherlands pact which is nned as a basis for the treaty with ilritsin, does not contain a pro ton that hostilities shall not be cn tuto during the period of invos ItlOU. Mias Leila Cason of the Falrvtew 0-ehool was in the citye yesterday for a short, time. Tji* western wing of "Coxey's army" tots started for Washington. CREW NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH I Wreck Survivor* Picked Up In] An Almost Frozen Condition (Ily Asaofclat?d Proas) Newport Now?j 7a., Murch 7. lirlnging (.'uptain H. <'. Simmons und sixteen members or Hi" erew of the American steamer Charlemagne Tow or, Jr., which went down off tho New Jersey coast yesterday morning, the whal-iback steamer Bayport reached here late this afternoon. The wreck survivors wero landed at Sow oil's Point where they hoarded a trolley for Norfolk, leaving Norfolk tonight| for New Yo; k. WNh four of tlie men half dead from j 'exposure, the a'.ilpwrei lt"d crew were I picked up near Darnegut Light yester day afternoon nt ? o'clock during aj blinding storm, five ml!-s south of' where the Charlemagne. Jr., founder-1 ed. Their rescue was effected by a signal light . attracting the attention lof the Captain of the Bayport Just as the steamer was in the act of passing the small boat. Snow was falling heavily and it wnn fast growing dark. |Tho captain .'who ; was on the bridge, could barely see tho light as it flared up. The Bayport, put about and dis covered the half frozen and snow cov 'ered m'en huddled' in a twenty.foot| boat. A stiff wind prevailed at ths ; time and the men were water soaked i and numbed from 'cold. In order to make room for tho overcrowded cargo some of the men were forced to He In the bottom of the boat and these were in worse condition than the others, four of them being restored with diffi culty after bains? taken aboard the Bayport. I Captain Simmons did not know of the rescue of the llrst officer Thomp son, one lir?nuin und two seamen un til his arrival in port, as when last I aeon these men were struggling in th?' surf, their small boat having boeni swamped. Trie larger boat put toward I the opon s^ai"fearing a flmllar fate 11'nablo to make headway hi tho rough sea, which poured; water into their lit tle craft almost as fast as ft could he balled out, the men d<*cided to de pond upon fate. I . It was five o'ctoO|tand snowing hard whon they saw 't?jKltgnts of Bayport t and set off a ipit JjMflad/tbra not been-j Seen and a response made,' Captain' Simmons said, he and his .men could not have survived .many more hours. m mm mm bills Prens&s That Tentative Bi?s Be Combined into Single Measure (By Associated Press) Washington, March 7.?An effort to] ! conclu^ hearings on the administ ra tion ant:-trust bills by March 17, will] be made by the house judiciary com-] mittee, according to Chairman Clay ton. Several of the democratic mem-1 bora of the committee conferred with the chairman today as to the general anti-trust situation and as to the pro posal that tentative bills will be com bined Into a single measure rqr pre sentation to the house. Some mem-! bora, have expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of the logtalatl and an effort will bo made to hurry ! . the programme along.. ' The trado commission biii virtually has been completed by the sub-com mittee,' but will be a subject of con-1 AUorney-deneral Mfci vynolds, and committee members before It Is Intro-1 forence with President Wilson and duced. ,1he bill provide* for a trado com mission of three each at'$10,000 an-1 hual salary, with all the powers of th< present bureau of corporations. Mr. Wntkins in Washington Washington, March 7-?"If was th< |mo?t inspiring public fettsraiKc- I ev er listened to," was the expression 'used by T. Frank Welkins of Ander son, after bearing tho mesoago of President Wilson delivered personally | to Congress Thursday afternoon. Mr. Whtkins was In Washington for a cou ple of days during the present week.] and through the courtesy of Repre^1 sentative Alken was able to secure ad mission to th > gallery of the House of Representatives to boar the Presi dent's address. ooooopoooooooo ooo o o o STRIKE IX ROMT. o o - o o Rome, Msrch 7.?All classes o 0 Of workmen have decided to o 'O take part in a geqersl strike o o to be celled Monday. It will o o bi the first movement of th? o o kl=d tr. Rome. Au entire ces- o o eatlon of work is promised and o o no food will be sold. Even the o o newspapers will suspend publl- o o caiion. ivotices w?re publish- o lO. ed-today warning the, families o o to provide theniselvss with food, o o o o o o rit f.sT. tu sr. M* vu f. it, i. i. i?. Wtll Spcnk te Men ni Court Douve ni 8t90 O'clock SPLEIIDID fP?ftKER IS HEBE FOB TODAY PRESIDENT OF WOFFORD IS TK? FEATURE MAN AND SYSTEM Fifth of Men's Meetings Brings "Oratoi-Euucuior ci the Sooth" That Anderson people have, been' able to hear auch splendid speakers as* those who have been coming here is I a matter of congratulation for tiie pub- < lie of the city at large and people of Anderson should give full credit! where credit is due, tc the manage ment of the Anderson Y. M.' C. A. The meetings which have been taking place In the cour; '/?use are already) resulting in much s-wd and this la* nothing compared to the effect that' will later be restlp-ed. All of tho cr?a C. A., and tho thanks or the people of tho city are his. For today a man comes to Anderson' known in every crook and cranny of the State?a man whose name Is syn onoraous with education in all sections of the country, und when this man ap pears on the platform this afternoon he will face a crowded auditorium. No less personage has Leon secured for this afternoon than Dr. Henry N. Snyder, president of Wofford college at Spartanburg and cne of tli" best known educators In the State. Dr. Snyder is popuiarly krowp through out tho state and this iur.nedlate sec iii.ii of i'ne conutry ax * Tne orator of the Stato-'.nud ho richly deserves the name, lie Is one man who has given over Iiis life to the tralnina of the young meu of Cue country und making of t?iotn better eltizens und Iii? work that he hus accomplished and Is con tinuing to accomplish will benefit this state years uft -r Dr, Snyder has completed his earthly lnliors. The Mnn and Ti e System" will be the topic dlReiisiied by the iibld speak er this afternoon and llioie who have hoard him uloug this line say thut the addresB will be n rare feature. Another decidedly pleasant feature of this afternoon's meeting will bo tho rong service and the musical pro gram. All told tb> entire afternoon will he one of pleasure. The speak er'will t-ejrin ! .! :! o'clock and it IS urged that all be In their s':ala by that hour In order thnt there may he no confusion. MAULDlis APPOINTED STATE BANK EXAMINER Cashier of Picken? Bank Named For Term Covering Four Year* Special Correspondence - Columbia, March 7.?Ivy M. Maul din, cashier of the Pickens,Bank of Pickens, was yesterday appointed by the Qovcrnor a3 State Dank Examiner. Mr. Mauldin was appointed for a term of four years and succeeds B. J. Rhame, who was appointed by Gov ernor Ansel in January of 1910 to Oil out the uncxpired term of Giles L. Wilson who was named as National bank examlr.T. It is expected that the appointment will take effect some1 time In April. Mr. Rhame aald yes terday that he hid no definite plans for tho future. Fermer Tar Heal* Bano.net Special Correspondence? Columbia, March 6.?Nearly ir?o native Tar Heels and their wives ,r.ow residents of South Carolina, gathered around the festive board at the Jef ferson hotel tonight and renewed their allegiance to the Old North State. Th.-? occasion bMng the first, annual banouet of N?r?h Carolina Society. WILL NOT BE A WHITE WASH Rebel Officiai Says Investigation As to Death of Beaton Will Be 1horough (My Assocluted Mr^ss) El Paso, Tax., March 7. vWhcn Con sul Letcher IcQ here today to return to his post at Chihuahua it was report ed that ho carried Instructions from Secretary Mryan with reference to Hie case of Lui* Terrusas, Jr.. held lor ransom by (Jenoral \ ilia. It Is said General Villa and General liar-l ran/a both will be Informed that tie* state department could hut construe J the ihnatcmd execution of Terrasas as Indicative of great weakness in the rebel government of northern Mexico. This Information 4-auu> from a rebel official today. The OBlcial added that the ('Hirann/a commission, appointed to investigate the killing of W liiam S. Menton, was prepared to face any facts will? h might be unearthed' derogatory to the actions of General villa, or his Bttbordlnatcs, "It will not ho a white wash," he ndJ ded, and I atl: >nu to observe par ticularly that the assurances given to Washington on ibis point have cnr-| rled conviction with them. KM K i ll VUG KO AKRKHTED Charged iviih ???\ng implicated in' Murder. (Dy AsKoointed Press.'t Charlott". March,".?The fourth ar rest In connection with the murder of L. Prestcp Lyerly at Barbers' June tics, February 24, was made at sails-j bury tonight when officials took Into custody Will Pitts. Implicated in Sid ringers alleged conression. Will Kirkpatrick, who is said to have been charged by Finger with having fired the Bhot that killed Lyerly, accord ing to officers, was turning an ice cream freezer at the home of a Rowan county deputy sheriff at the time of the murder. Fitts stated today that Finger's past life was largely written In blood; that be killed a white man at Roaring Gpp, Tenu , four years ago and a negro In Cstawba county, this state, two years ago, serving short sentences In the penitentiaries, ot both states. Mrnfil?HIIS GOTTEN JNTO^TROUBLE UNITEu STATES' PROTEC TION AGAIN ASKED FURTHER "iNQU!RY'*j Consul Ordered to intercede In Behalf of Son of Tenrazas (ny Associated'PresB.) Washington. March 7.?Another. Mrllish subjec t has got Into trouble in the at ate of Chihuahua aad the I stale department again has been call ed on to, expend its protection.. ^ Sir! Ccoil-Sprtng-KUio called at 'the State' depart ment today to inform Secretary Bryan that an Kngllshmun named Synd'un bnii been driven away from bis ranch and that .his property; .was in danger. Secretary Bryan liuinedi-1 Stely telegraphed to American consul Letcher at Chihuahua to make Inquiry.! if heceasary a protest will be made to Carranza or Villa,, T. clinically the commission chnrged w t i Investigating the killing of Wil liam S. Menton continues In existence air! Secretary Bryan sait** today its functions simply bud been suspended. There la now lltt?e Idea that the com* mlusinncrs will proce?>d to Chihuahua In the expectations of uncovering cvi-| depce cf value. It probably will be repaired to carry out Its original in structions, however, merely to es-tub-. Ilsh the principle at the state, dfepuri--! ment from General' Carranza regard ing his investigation. Tiirre seem to be no present Inten-j tlon of returning any answer to the communication from General Huerta! proteating against the removal of the embargo on arms. . The administra tion, it is thought probable, does not carfe to risk the com tructlon that sach a response would constitute a formal recognition of the Huerta government cor."'.:'. Agent Carothers at Chihua hua WS3 directed by Secretary Bryan today to Intercede with the rebel lead ers in behalf or the Terrara'j son who It is said was condemned to death un leis a ransom was paid by his family. The American ngetn was directed to use every effort to' prevent the carry ing but of this threat, pointing out t:iat American tolerance might be alienated from the rebel ".ust by such an act. InrfKtlgath n In Tombs rVow York. March 7.?Two keepers at the Tombs prison wit; appear be forn Miss Katherine It. Davis, Com m-<i!oner of Correction today, charged with taking mqa-y from prisoners un lawfully. In ft* recent Investigation into /craft and iaxltv pr discipline. Miss Davis found those to be the chief of fenders. WILL MARCH ACROSS CONTI NENT TO SE** PRES. WILSON SEEK EMPLOYMENT Refuse to Work, However* When Offered Job? By California Governor (By Associated Press.! Sacramento, Mar 7.?Sacr ' p- 'o ?11 day worked with the ur -mplov.-?4 prob lem, preelpltuted'by the arrwul hero of "Ceneral KollftyV army Of unem ployed on Its way to Washington from San Francisco. Tonight no solution had been reached, but a company of the state militia baa been ordered out to guard the state arsenal and to be in readiness to answer a riot call Companies at OrovHle, Stockton, Ch'.co and Woodland were notified to bold themselves in readlneaa for similar service. More than 300 recruits Joined the army, which Is now divided inot two rival factions of almost equal strngth. one obeyiriK the orders oi "General** Kell?y and the other composed of se ceders. About 1.600 men are In the Lenders of the men called at the executive offices todsy and demanded of Governor Johnson that they be sup plied with food end transportation to the state line. The governor on ?red them work instead, and they refused, declaring, they would accept no em ployment until they had completed the march to Washington. No decision could be reached by city and county, officials as to what dispo sition should be made of the army. One of the question dobatcd was whether or not to ship It back to Ban Francisco. There were no distur bances ut the rival camps. althouRh f m-CrfCi-ies of the secedera added to '.ho biter feeling V 'bur ri- ''General KelleyV' followers o desert. St. Louis, Mo., March 7.?An army of unemployed men is being recruited here, for.a march to Washington, D. C where they plan to visit Pr?sident Wilson in an attempt ?o ??*tv,n em ployment. Mb s Irai ??te? Richmond, Va., March 7.?Zlugfiold'a Follies." the perennial musical sen sation of New York, will start its Southern lour by nlnvina this city to morrow. . Anniversary of Grfat BHxsard Nearly a quarter of a century ago, the ureat^Ft blizzard the Kastem part of tlK, United stat?s has nver known, took place. From March 11 to 14.1688, truffle was demoralized, communica tion was cut off, not only between, cit ies, but within each city, and all the wires were crippled to smehan ex tent that the messages, only of tho utmost importance WTO taken by the companies, with tho understanding, they would be s?nt if possible. The cities suffered a food shortage for the! few days. Tho storm this year which lacked in volume, was almost as fu rious, but the temperature was around freezing which sofcnetl the Im. u'nhips oti trains stuck tit! lioiirs In snowbanks and others caught nut in the snow. Snnduv School Athletic Meet Ht. Louis. Mo., Mar. 7.?tho big Sun day-Schocl meet will be- h^td here to day. Three hundred entries are rea dy for the competition In the various athletic events. JOHN L. M?!N IS tl EVEHTH_SANDIDATE Announces that He Will Enter the Primary for Governor of South Carolina Columbia, March 7.?Farmer Sena tor John I* McLaurin this afternoon authorized the announcement that' be will be a candidate for governor of. South Carolna at the next primary election. The battle Will be waged the coming summer. Senator McLaurin, Whose dramatic political career startled lhe~ country seme years ago, while closely altlgn Ing himself on administration meas ures in the stirring closing daya ot fc e present session . said, that he had no statements to make at thi? time of hla course on state political matters In the approaching campaign. Later, he will give out a statement. The announcement ot Mr, McLaurin makes the eleventh candidate for tb'? ofllce of Governor. It is practical* certain now. that ?Iths* John Gary (Cr ans or Representative w..V. Stevrnson or both. wi>: make th? -rare for thv? Senate, but neither has definitely com-, mltted himself.