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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. Super-Dreadi Duly j THE MOST POWERFUL "MAN OF-WAR" AFLOAT AT PRESENT TIME BATTLESHIP TEXAS Carries Larger Guns Than Any Seaflghter Except Japanese .Dreadnought (By Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va.. March 12.?The super drcadnaugut. Texas, the most power ful battleship ever built and latest re cruit to the United States. Navy, was placed in formal commission here to-.' day and now Is under command of Captain A. W. Grant. Tba Texas left the yards of the Newport News Ship building Company early today and proceeded to the Norfolk navy , yard I under her own steam, where the big I sea fighter was turned over to Ad mir-' al Usher, tin local commandant. I Just before the Texas docked here, the lug "Dauntless" commanded by Captain M. F. Bradley, was caught in the heavy wash of the battleship and was capsized. The crew of the tug was rcucued by seamen from the Uni ted States receiving ship, Richmond, which was lying off St. Helena across the stream. Its Encampment . The ship carries as its principle fighting equipment a,, battery or ten 14-inch suns, being tne nrst warship in the world to bo equipped with guns of bo large* calibre. Since the 14-inch i guns were placed op the Texas, a Ja-j pancse battleship has been equipped with similar armament, although 13.5 inch guns are the largest, which have yet been placed on any British dread naught. /The !>"?* guns on the Tssas arc arranged in live turrets, all on a central Une from stem to stern, and so placed that they can be fired over each other. Iu length the lighter is 573 feet with n beam of-'Jfi feel 2 1-2 inches, so that in passing through the Panama canal Jocks she would have almost 15? feet ,tv jpftjag Although her designed 'BpeWF^rft^' 21 knots, in her trial '?ff I tin Maine toast.last October; she did' ' her 'fablest mile- in 22.J& knots. She has wa djfplaberaunt of 27,000 tons, a horsfe - jjower of 85,000 and draws 38, feet arid six inches. Her armor belt is 11 inches thick, and she has twin screws Vertical, triple expansion en-' gines. The contract price of the ve? fjl for hull and (machinery was $5. 830,000; but with the armament ad ded the total cost was Increased sev eral millions. A sister ship, the New York, is rap Idly, approaching completion at the New York Wavy Yards . ANDDRSON COMPANY mm? ? - . Commission Issued by the Secretary of:State Thursday. Special Correspondence Columbia, March 12.?The Pyrene , Company of South Carolina was com .Mf.?u>....i rr< i-. -_?- t. in - - or $20,000. The prlclpal office Is at Anderson: .The petitioners are TO. M.I Mattison, C.-C. Dargan, A. L. Smeth ers, J. 5. Fowler and C. E. Tribblc. OUTRAGEOUS LQOTINS - OF PUBLIC DOMAIN > 3 ? * Gifford Pinchot Accused of Al lowing Santa Fe Railroad to ' Make Big Steal (By Associated Press) I Washington. March 12.?Gilford Ptn chot. former head of the Federal For estry Reserve, was charged in the House toda;> by Representative Hum phrey, Republican, with favoring, as chief forcstor, a government land ex change transaction with the Santr FV Railroad that "was the greatest and most outrageous looting of the public domain in our history." "i challenge any man to shew," .de clared the Washington member, "tmct Mr. Plnchot ever protested against tba steal under which the Santa Fa Rail road received 1,200.000 arms of the -best public land in exchange for a like, number of acres of untlrabe'ed and ut-, torly worthless lend, which waa es-, timated by tko railroad to b* worth from 2* to 11 cents an acre. Mr. Oil-: ford Plnchot could ee* a ?man In Alas ka !f hp c?t a fishing pol el but he could not see'the.-Santa Fe railroad getting. 1,200,000 acres at one time." I Mr. Humphrey's speech was part of a running attack upon the forest seiyj vice, that held up progress on the ag-j I rteulturo appropriation bill. i - I ? UITI Sil NAY Al, ESTIMATES (By Associated Press.) | I^ndon, March 12.?Tho FrUtlsn i ntfval os il mates for 1914-15 amount to $257,750,000, an increase of ?13.700. ooo over last year. The new coa-^, atructlon program provides for four b??*!ea-h!ps, rssr ISj?bt ?TwUj?f? ?od twehe destroyers. , nought Commissioned FAMOUS INVENTOR DIED IN NEW YORK His World-Renowned Railroad Brake Revolutionized Railroading (By Associate Press.) New York, March 12.?George West inghouse died here today. He had been suffering from heart complaint for three months. Mr. Westinghouse was 68 years old and was perhaps best known as the Inventor of the air brake, which bears his name and which revolutionized railroading in this country. He was horn at Central Bridge, N. Y., and h? received his early education in the common schools. He served in the clvif war. At bis death he was pres ident of nearly 30 corporations. His air brake is used throughout the civ ilized world and in. almost every part of the globe are plants which he found ed. Japs Seek Passage Thru American Soil To Western Mexico Washington, Ktarch 12.?Secretary Bryan has promised the Japanese Am bassador Viscount Chinds, to obtain K>o Japanese through American terri tory from El Paso, Texas to Calexlco, on the extereme northwestern corner of tbe Mexican state of Sonora. The Japanese reduced to extermity by lack of work, owing to military ope rations in Northern Mexico, will seek employment as cotton pickers on the wiest coast. The ambassador made It plain that no colonization scheme was Involved. Invite Delegate* of Southern Exchange ( By. Associated . Press.) Augusts^ March 12.?The board of directors of iLe Augusta Cotftm Ex change *^et tod'., and passed a reso lution Inviting the Southern Exchang es to s? ad delegates to a meeting to be held .'r Augusta, the first week in May to discuss the cotton trading prop osition, ANOTHER WE Secretary McAdoo and President's Youngest Daughter Reported To be Encaged I , ; I (By 'Associated Press.) Washington , March 12.?Prospects of another white house wedding be came more definite today, with the per sistent renewal of the report that Sec retary McAdoo, and Miss Ellen Ran dolph Wilson, youngest daughter of tho president and Mrs. Wilson, were engaged, the marriage to take place In Juno. There Was no announcement from the White House and when the attention of officials was drawn to the report they refrained from making any comment or denial. Mr. McAdoo Is fifty years old, while Miss Wilson is twenty-four. He la a widower, and baa six children, one I son being married. . ??????? ? Liquidation for the ' U. S. Express Company (By Associated ' Press) New York, March IS.?Stockholders of the United States Express com pany at ? ni?et??; tomorrow, it Is understood will appoint ? liquidation committee to wind up the company's affairs. I **ARMY MUST DI83?MV Sacramento, CaU MSich IS.'?Sher iffs and district attorneys of four Cal ifornia counties reached an agree ment today regarding the problem of the unemployed, and tbelr edict was 'd?liv?reH mm m ?ajat njgmattM*. a ne als er seven hundred men remaining I of the "army" which left San Fraacis 'co last week voder "General" Charles jKeUay, oa a proposed transcontinental Inarch to Washington, D. C , must dis perse Immediately . I "If they are willing to scatter peacably Into bands of not more than [fifty, the citisen's committee of Sac ramento WU1 pay their fares to any point within a radius of fifty miles. They will not be permitted to march in a body1 any. where, aad If they are not willing to disband the authorl4 ties will be forced to take other mea suros." John Bailey Adger Mallelley of P*n dreton, spent a few hours ta the city yesterday. ASYLUM MATTER IS IN STATU Q?O I I Governor Urge* the Board and Office? to Get Together on A Future Policy (Special to Intelligencer.) Columbia, March 12.?The dove of peace hovered over Thursday's ses sion of the board of regents of the state hospital for the insane. The Governor held, two conferences during the day with the regents and at both urged that the members g3t together with the superi' -dent for the good of the institution The attorney general was asked to give an opinion on the rules adopted by the legislature. A committee from the board was appointed to frame the rules for the government of the subor dinate officers. ' \ Dr. J. W. Babcock, superintendent of the asylum, said that if the proper rules were framed, he would not re sign. The governor was very mild in his statements and did. pot threaten to dismiss any one. H? left the- en tire matter to the resents and super intendent, it Is said. State Insurance The sinking fund commission held a meeting In Columbia Thursday at which the reinsurlngwhich. the Rein wblch reinsuring buildings* owned by tu estate was discussed with various lo cal fire insurance agencies. The free conference commission of the general appropriation bill Inserted a clause providing that all state fire insurance ! should be carried in the state Insur ance sinking fund and giving those in ] charge of the fund the right to rein sure 60 per cent of it In one or more | old line companies licensed to do bus iness in South Carolina. The sinking fund commission con sulted P. H. McMaster, Insurance com-] missioner, as to the best manner in] which to proceed with the reinsur ance. No action was taken today. SEVEN MORE BODIES REMOVED FROM RUINS! Hotel Register : itia& Death Rod \ (By 'Associated Press.) St. Louis, Mo., March 12.?Seven bodies were recovered from, the ruins of the Missouri Athletic club, destroyed by fire Monday morning, bringing the total number recove?ret? to 17. of these eleven have been identified, but one of the Identifications Is doubtful. One bo?y found today wc?s .destined as that of Thomas Wright of St Louis. The bodies of thirteen are believed to be in the ruins, making the total death roll SO. The finding of the club register today and a comparison of the names therein with lists already pre pared, confirmed the club officers In] the belief that the death roll would | not evceed thirty. ' a joist committee cf the munlc?fm? assembly late today* began an inquiry into the cause of the disaster. The coronet will begin to take the testi mony tomorrow. 8UH3COXED TO 6H0.lt" CAUSE. Bletse Orders Aged Magistrate t? \ Hike'Answer to A legations, Spartanburg, March 12.?Moor A. H.j Kir by, the octogenarian magistrate, who bai nerved his county almost a quarter of a century baa received a summons from Cole L. Blease, gover nor of the state to appear at the exe cutive office la Columbia Saturday, af ternoon at 4 o'clock and show cause why be should ..ot be suspended from office. Major Klrby says he will an swer the summons, but not in person. (Last night Major Klrby stated that certain lawyers and others hrd filed with the governor certain afhda-vlts alleging the minor sr cnif cmfwy cf minor Offensen on his part, specifications accusing him of placing ? fine of 110 on a negro ac cused of housebreaking and larceny. Major Klrby says the negro was not guilty Of the offense charged, and he only fined him within the law. Other cases are cited. Attached to the summons. from the governor are the affidavits received from Spartanburg, and Major Kirby stated last night that bo bad answer to the allegations, preparatory to send ing hlSj answer to CoIunVM? About two yeers ago following the .refuBla o? the senate to confirm the governor's appointment of 3. M. Bow den in the placn of Major Klrby, the. chief executive attempted to oast tho latter ftom office. The matter won taken to the suprerre court, and that tribunal decided Major Klrby was the legal hold-owner magistrate and he could act be relieved of office. KE&KBALS iff COLUMBIA (Special to- The Intelliceueer) Coium-Bia, Starch 12.?The manager and tr? "v?r ot "** Brooklyn Federal l4Wgrj\J*ive? in Columbia today. The lpraey nif?'/*w b?gis to srr?v? tomorrow irj they wftf practice on the Univer sity diamond. UREM WI LL SO IN MEXICO ARE TO PUSH AIGNS TOWN ISi FORTIFIED Sufficient Amn?unit?on to Defend! City and Extend Campaign Northward (By Associated Press) Chihuahua, Mat., March 12.?Gen eral Huerta's announcement that his army had been ordered to assume the offeaso was put tn.to effect at Tor reo n according to reports from that city. General Villa'rcdclay in moving1 South, according to the reports, has encouraged tbe federal garrison and has done much to remove the terror of Villa's name, which it is thought j might cause tho - federals to evacuate their northern stronghold without a fight While General Villa has remained here, 300 miles north of tbe federal garrison, attending chiefly to civil af fairs, the federal garrison at Torreon under'General Hpfuglo Velasco, are, reported to have ^extended their out-J posts to points fifty miles outside thej city. Unimportant . BkirmisheB a ready have taken plnor> A late .message from Torreon said: "For the last fpkr week Huerta has been pouring federal soldiers into! j Torreon and Buppi ! .munition sufficient' the city but to westward and pedltion has them with ara defend not only a campaign { north. An ex a,red ta ndv?scs ! I on the rebel city ?. Dprango, capital of the state of that i^ne." BBt Washington, March!: ? 12.--Consular i reports today gavq'. warning o? a threatened generoleagagcmcnt near Torreen, whore I skirmishes have On tbe gulf iU Ti'it" ~. . . ized. ^dmiraf?ffJ?war?; reported lb The Benton commission still re mained in. status quo at El Paso, ap parently awaiting results from the commission named by General Car Tanza. Tbe war department Is watching with keen interest the outcome of the efforts of Mexican military prisoners near Fort Bilss to get their Jiberiy through habeas corpus write. Battle at Moreles ?re'.vnsvlli?, Tex., March 12.? j Twenty-five federals were killed and thirteen captured Tuesday in a battle at Moreles, north oi Monterey, accord ing to an official constitutionalist re port received at Matermoras today,! with rebel causualties as 9 wounded, j It Is said that tbe federals were pur-! sued to Eltone, less than 30 miles from Monterey. . ? At constitutionalist headquarters in Matermoras it was said Villa's; forces advanced more than 75 miles closer to Monterey from tbe North! during the last ten days, fighting their way as they went. y Federal* Entrenching Vera Crus, March 12.-*-A wireless despatch today from Tampico reports that the federals are entrenching on the outskirts of that city in antici pation of a rebel attack. The United States hospital ship Solace and the! cruiser Des Moines are lying off thej customs house at Tampico ready to' embark refugees. The German steamer Kron Primes sin Ceceille, which will leave tomor-j row for Tampico, will be detained to embark Germans. AU the American warships will remain at Tampico pend ing developments. The yacht Dolphin! will proceed there from Vera Cruz when the h?avy northern subsides. 600D PLACE TO START MUCH NEEDED REFORM! I Government Extravagant In Pur chase of "Joy Riding" Automobile? Washington, March Senator Sharp Wiliams made an unsuccessful fight in the Senate today to check what be called government extravageoce In the purchasing of many automo biles for "joy riding purposes." Tbel question came up in the consideration | of the District of Columbia appropri ation bill to provide automobiles for the district commissioners. Senator Williams suggested tho? as a good Place to start a', much needed reform. It was a public scandal, he said, the extent which the govern ment had gone Into tbe purchase of automobiles for cabinet officers and department heads, who as far aa gov-J ornment business wss concerned bad: no uee for them except to w?n? to their work and go horn* ?gain. Ho! ! used the atreet cars Mmsdfif. he added,, en*, found them quite good enough. WATER PRESSURE QUITTE SUFFICIENT Mr. C. B. Rc*bb* Insurance Special, Has Made a Careful Exami nation of the City Mr. C. B. Robb, one of the best' known firo Insurance special agents in the state, was here ycBtcrday and made a very careful examination of local conditions with reference to pol icies held by his company. Mr. Robb said that the water pressure or An derson wao sufficient, when the aux iliary pumps were turned on, and what the city needs is a modern fire alarm system. He was pleased to know that the Public Utilities com pany had offered last summer to put In six Inch supplementary water mains whenever their contract should be renewed, and he declared that when this" is done the city will be well fixed for fires. Mr. Robb ex amined the records of the pressure as kept by the chronoiog'tal machines and ho is satisfied that .n only one case recently has there been insuf ficient pressure, and that was the fault of the telephone being out of fix and the pumping station not getting the alarm promptly. SWITZERLAND ENTERS RACE (By Associate Pres*.) New York, March 12.?Switzerland i has entered the International baloou race to start from Kansas City next I October Tho entry was received to day. Germany, Franco, Austria, Bel I Bium and the United States already , had made thirteen entries. Three ba lcons probably will be sent hero, by Italy, and perhaps one or more nuy I come from Russia. VAsOEBBiLT'S Will tiajNtWIE Estate Estimated s& laftft-WU aughter. I :--.y. (By Associated Press) New York. March 12Pt-Tho will of I Gorge W. Vanderbilt, as filed for pro late here today, leaves h}? entire ca tted at ?20,ooo,ono to his his only daughter, Cor jueaths, provides ansnni itles asgr?tlng ?5.500 a year are made in Tavor of relatives. There ! a? : no public bequeaths. Biltmore. MY. Vanderbllt's world I famous estate in North Carolina, is I left to his daughter,' Cornelia, who is 12 years old. She also receives 15, i 000.000 in cash and is made residuary legatee. Mrs. Vanderbilt, the widow, receives I the esatete at Bar Harbor, Maine, I the Vanderbilt home In Washington, 1125,000 !n cash, ? life Interest in ? j trust fund of $1,000,000 which she may I dispose of-at her death as she sees , fit and part of tin . real estate in North Carolina known as Plsgah For est, containing about 80,000 acres, to gether with the contracts for the sales of timber therefrom estimated to pro duce about $50,000 a year. These he quests to Mrs. Vanderbilt are made In Hou of dower. ' iNEW NATIONAL BANK EXAMINER (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 12.-?Fred A. Hull bas resigned as national b^nk exami ner of North Carolina and Northern South Carolina, according to an an nouncement made today, and J. K. Dougbton of Raleigh, appointed an ex aminer several weeks ago, has been assigned to that territory. / ?-; B. A- Lowry of Seneca was in the [city yesterday for a few hours. * E. C. Hollingsworth of Augusta, Ga., was a business visitor to the city on yesterday. oooooooooooooooooo o ' : o o ORGANIZED OPPOSITION a a o (By Associated Press) o o Washington', March 12.?Re- o n n?wni nt ?he H?site lobby ?n- u o -vefetlguting committee's inqut- oj o ry today turned toward re- o o ports that there is organised o o opposition in Washington, back o o by influential forces, against o o the proposed repeal of the Pa- o o nama'toll exemption. Today o o the committee examined Clar- o o en ce W. DeKnlght, a Washing- o o ton lawyer, who admitted ac- oj o tlvlty on behalf of concerns In o| o favor of tolls exemption, but he o o flatly denied knowledge of any o o lobbying efforts to nrevent the oj o reapeal. o o Simultaneous consideration o o in both houses of congress or o o hills to repeal the Panama o o toll exemption probably Tri!! c 0 begin a week from tome trow. o .o o 1 o o o ooooooooooooo Amkassa? PROBE COTTON AND GRAIN EXCHANGES Pians for a Proposed Searching Congressional Investigation Worked Out (By Associated Press.) Washington, liarch 12.?Plaus for a proposed searching congressional in vestigation of the grain exchanges or the Northwest and New York and Now Orleans cotton exchanges will be al so worked out by sub-committees, created today by the house committee on rules. The full committee decided to broaden the scope of the resolu tion' introduced by Representative Manaban of Minnesota, to authorize an inquiry Into the operations or the Chicago, Duluth and Minneapolis wheat pits and to extend the propos ed investigations to cotton exchanges. File Brief Behalf Of Federal Reserve Bank for Columbia (Special to .The Intelligencer) Columbia, Marfe'.i 12.?The brief in behalf of Columbia as the location for a federal reserve, bank has been for j warded to the 'afflcl?ls in charge or !the p!^cin~ of the banko. ?i is confi dently predicted that Columbia will at least get a branch reserve bank. RKVK3UK FOR A KHK NT >apa Militant Nuffniglsls Burn Unoceupied Mansion Glasecsr, Scotland, march 12.?Mil itant suffragettes today burned to the ground a large'unoccupied mansion at Stewarton. belonging to the Free 'Church of Scotland. A messago was left stating, "this is reven?o for the I arrest ot Mrs. Panbhurst, HKW UKfDKETAKlNU -' v^oj. : ?rei Tiaie llovrrument II?? Tried Sttbnutrlae Construction Washington, March 12.?Secretary Dsniels has decided to build the sub marines authorized at the last session ' of congress at the Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard, under the plans of the Lake Torpedo boat Company. This is the Hirst time the government Itself has t undertaken submarine construction. '?llN? HALL MEN i WILL BE REJECTED 1 Dropped from Membership in the National Democratic Club Action Criticised (By Associate Press.) Now York, March 12 ?The action of 'the board of governors of the national I democratic club in dropping Charles P. Murphy and other Tammany men I from membership was severely crltl .clsed today by the former congressman Martin W. Littleton, in a letter to the president of the club.' Mr. Littleton is himeslf a democrat. In answer to his letters and the 65 who were dropped from the member ship. Judge Edward F. O'Dwyer. teh president of the club, replied that any member who is delinquent in his dues is dropped automatically from mem bership, and that reinstatement is at [the discretion of the board or gov ernors. I "So rar," said Judge O'Dwyer, "fir teeen of the slxty-Qve have applied and will be reinstated. But. Mr. Murphy and Foley pluukuti, uariington, uau ney and Siegel-Will not be accepted. The 8eigel referred to is Henry Sei gel, the indicted banker, Foley, Plun kett, Darlington and Oaffney are mem bers or Tammany Hali. Infrantry to Entrain For Texas Immediately Atlanta. March W.?Preperations' were practically completed today for the seventeenth Infantry, stationed at JFort McPhorson here, to depart for the I .Texas border to engage in patrol work I in connection with the Mexlqan situ ation. - The departmemvrtate today decided -to abandon the plan to send the seventeenth regiment from Savannah J?y transport to <3alveston, and ' in stead the regiment will entrain from iFort McPherson and make the trip by ^railroad to the Mexican border. ! At the war upSMrtment is wa said lithe two regiments would probably actually begin to entrain Sunday or .Monday. Johnson Force* to Leave Mweie* Stockholm, M>?rch 12.?'.'Jack" John son, the negro pugilist, who was to have engaged in wrestling matches with Jess Ford and others, in Gothen burg, baa been forced to leave Swe den-owing to the hostile demonstra tions against him. ination Of lor's Remarks WALTER H. PAGE'S ADDRESS IN LONDON RAISES AN INQUIRY SPEECH NOT CLEAR Panama Canal and Monroe Doc trine Were Subject* Under Discussion ? _ CHy Associated Press) Washington, March 12.?Waller Hincs Page, American ambassador to Great Britain, .was made, the target ot inquiry today in a resolution adopted by the senate calling on the scerotary of state to investigate alleged public assertions by the ambassador relative tlie the Monroe doctrine and tho Pane ma canal, in a speech made in London last night. Later in the day a similar resolu tion was introduced in tho bouse by Murray, of Oklahoma, a democrat, but it did not get before the body for dis cussion or action. There was no official comment or action of the senate. In an informal discussion at the white house how ever. President Wilson Indicated that tho Monroe doctrine was as much a part ot tho American foreign policy today as a hundred years ago. He did not express an opinion concerning the Amabssador's speech. The Ki'naw resolution . had not reached Secretary Bryan tonight. Ac cording to custom. If Ambassador Page does forestall the action by vol untarily forwarding an explanation of the incident, tho resolution w?! bs cab?e? to him tomorrow, as soon as It is sent to tlte state department. Tho ambassador's remarks were ex temporaneous and no vcrbltim re ports were made. . Tho most accurate report of his speech was contained in tbe Dally Telegraph from which the essential rarfs uro quoted verbatim as follows: : Tbe Ambu?sai!orV-Ri?mar&a "Tho-people of the United States re garded the British Empire jta ?J?e^ .gnarflian of freedom lh *ji poTtr<$n?e? World and as a promoter of trade. He would not say that the United States hud constructed the Panama * canal for-the British people, but it added greatly to the pleasure ot building It that the British people would make the most profit out of it.* The ?mbas-ador gtoa?a? ?> say that ho wished to correct' an Impres sion about the attitude fef the ?.?sUsd Stales government concerning British investments in the states in Central Americnt. There was no policy of the American government that would dis courage Investments or such conces sions as would carry with them con trol of the government ot any of those states and only that. "It Is not the business of tbe Unit ed States to hinder any investments anywhere in the world, provided only that the investments are not made so that they took the country with them "The Monroe doctrine meant only that no European power Should gain any more load in the enw world." ' R. EMlfllfR KILLED AT GREENVILLE Shot by G. W. Tidwell* Travelina; SsJeessaa, of Clinton So. Car. , _. i . (Bjc Associate Press.) Greenville. S. C, March t.?R. Em mett Walker, aged 20, eg good family und social standing, Waft shot and, al most Instantly killed at tie Carolina Mais this morning by G. W. Tidwell. sged 52, traveling man ot Clinton. Tidwell went to Walker's office, Called blm Out and grasping his right hand, pulled a pistol with his left, and shot Welker twice. Tidwell now claims , that tbe young man -contribu ted to the delinquency of his 10-year old daughter and th?m refustja to marry ber. The killing cocured six days aftor Tidwell had learned of the mattnr "God knows I tried to avoid this," said Tidwell tonight, but there wan nothing else to be done." I ?.Mr. Tidwell was In Anderson Wed nesday afternoon. He ts represent ing an advertising ageuey, which baa headquarters in Clinton. He former ly lived In Greenwood. Engineer's Head Is Crushed fay Fall . (Specie! to Ths ?t-is???ivSOdr) . , Columbia. March la.?Oscar Land, one of the oldest engineers employed bv the Coinrn'jis, Ne?? berry ssd Laa rens ratlrond fell from hie engine this morning at Leaphart station. His bead was crushed by the fall and he ia lying at the point of death tonight