Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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. TORREON HAS ?AtLEN ?M?HANDS OF REBELS '! MME ---- . Juarez, Mexico, April 2.-Torre?n fell completely into the hands of the rebels at io?20 o'clock Thursday, according to an nouncement made here tonight by General Carranzg; Kcpcuiediy the bugler sounded the call and a great wave of cheering arose. By Camnza's orders all'the town was illuminate*!; soldiers of the rebel cause pr.raded and the military band played. The national salute was'fired, church bells rifrrg and whistles Mew unceasingly. The meager bulletins excitedly anounced the victory after the bloodiest series of battles known to modern Mexico, said that Villa captured a large number of Federal prisoners and that the fleeing remnant was being pursued. Whether Velasco, the Federal commander, was captured, was not stated. There was heavy fighting today, it is understood and the end came when, after capturing the three remaining bar racks held in the city by the Federals, the rebels stormed the trenches and barbed wire entanglements of Can von De Guarache, FOR PROVISION OF SENATE MEASURE DENYING USE OF MAILS FOR ILLEGAL USES By E*xharifts Engaged in Forbid den Transactions As To Cotton Futures (By Associated Pre??.) Washington, April 2.-A prohibi tive tux on cotton futures transac tions which violate regulations pro mulgated for reform of trading ' on cotton exchanges was proposed,tn A bill which j Representative l^v^rU'.of, South Carolina, offered today*,?as a compromise for the provision of a measure which passed the senate de nying use of the mails to i wt Thineri engaged in forbidden transactions. The bili would fix a tax- of -fifty cents a bale on. future .contracts which do not comply with the following re t? ni remen ts: Thal ?h?jr siiaii oe in writing and show the quantity of cotton involved and names of both parties; that they Bpecify the basis of grade; price a pound and month in which the trade ls to be completed; that standards bf grade fixed by the secretary of. agri culture govern; that actual commer cial differences in grade shall control .settlements instead of an arbitrary rate fixed by exchanges; that cotton lower than the lowest standard grade or of less than - 7-8. or more than 1 1-8 inches length of staple shall not tract, and that five days' notice be given buyers stating '?he grade* of each bale to be delivered. Contracta meeting the requirements would be taxed 26 cents a bale, Representative Lever said hts bill had been- drafted after conference wjth the secretary of agriculture and had tte approval ci the department. . JMl^bjr^^ub??S^ noAj?rtty. but was lost lu the conference. "My bill," Mr. Lever said, "provides complete regulation of cotton ex changes so aa to eliminate abuses into which tehy have fallen and to preserve their useful functions." Upon all contracts which comply with the provisions outlined. Mr. Le ver said a nominal tax of 25 cents a bale is levied. "I have Introduced this bill because I believe the taxing power ia the strongest weapon available far deal ing with this situation," said Repre sentative Lever. "There ia no question about the right under the constitution to use lue taxing power for such pur poses. There is some doubt In the m in dB ot some lawyers as to the use of the commerce clause of the consti tution in B?ch connection. Pull con sideration will be given to all the bills pending before the committee, on the subject and I am willing to join my associates in reporting out any bill which will meet the situation vigor ously and will stand court test." Tho house agricultural committee today arranged for hearings on stand ardization of grades of cotton and dealings In futures Wednesday, April 22, ' with four days allotted. Fithburne Won; Ctaimii Championship Union, 8. C., April 2.-P. B. Fish burne, ot Greenville, 8. C., today de feated G. C. Anderson of Mount Airy, N. C., in checkers, chaimlng the sou thern championship aa a result. Fish burne won seven games to his op ponent's six. The tournament which commenced today, was conducted' ud der the auspices of the Union Check er Club. YOUtH KILLED FATHER'S SLAYER Wealthy Arkansas Planter Shot To' Death Yesterday Boy Surrendered Blytheville, Ark., April H. Musgrove .wealthy plaster?, was shot to death hear Blytheville late today and tonight John Walker, a 16 year old youth, whose father Musgrove waa charged with having killed 15 yeera ago, surrendered to the sheriff here to answer for the killing. Musgrove ?rea tried on the charge of murder in connection with the kill ing of the elder Walker and acquit ted. j According to tho authorities, the ! youth assert* that hs acted in self de fense and that the shooting today waa the culmination of an argument be tween Musgrove/another planter and himself, over the ownership of a piece of tltneberjand. LOST HER GREW MANY MEN HAVE SEVERAL TC I VED Sealing Vessels K?tf'Fotmdland' and Southern Qttyn Met Ul Fate In Koa Floes (By Associate^ .Press) St. Johns. N. R, April 2.- Death traveled in a gale tja?t overtook the sealing " fleets. Jas*" fITn?tmsy.. The steamer New Foundiapd lost probably fjfty of her crew..while as many more, njls.fcard will be maimed a* a result pfj exposure. Alarm is felt for tn*?teamer South ern Cross, with a .crew of 170 men. which bas not been ^reported since she passed Cape Praefbound tn Tues day morning. The men lostiHS^&k? from their ships killing seUfp; wini the' storm, with blinding snow? Jhr?bped down, i hey were exposed W 48 hours be fore assistance airlved:1and in that time many succumb: The New Foundlaa&Jjraa one of a j -fleet of fifteen shlpaAWiVyfpg nore! than 2.000 men. scataked .umone the ice floes near Deli' 1.f9|jSfklt.' The crews were on the TfcKflHyptlng seat! and the hunt had taktrafanb from 4 to 6 miles from theb When the blizzard '????V'the crews' of other steamers mafi&e4 to regain their vessels, but the' ?ibes on which, thc New Foundland'a>jnte Were hunt lug drifted awfiy. from. ?fe> main bod> of ice. and when darkbese. rell that 120 were on the ic^cttptaln Wesley Kean, his offlcehs, ^stokers and; cooks remalneSMjfcBgd. ^The weather^^^^^^^K^J111^ Bellaventura and- S |lfl?i?e[[n*t|tp. .TfHe%r*#BA i and poworfu^ ; Beltnventura'^^se^'^reless^ messages here saying that'fte bad piaked up thirty survivors ?na a nuaaber of bodies. He eat 1,1 ual>l that Cort? men had perished and said that thirty were accounted for. A message from "the Stepnanp to night said that 35 anrvlvors and. three bodies had been found, bat there ls doubt' as to whether she referred to only those picked up by, her. The wireless of the Bellaventura was working poorly, and ber massages were confused. The number of fatali ties will be In doubt st leant until she reaches here, probably tumor\>w at noon. At dusk another .blizzard had sprung up and .there was little hope for any of the hunters who had not been saved. Sixty fonr members of the crew of the Newfoundland are known to have perished and thirty seven were res ' cued, according to a statement by Colonist Secretary Bennett, acting premier, late tonight. The steamer Bellaventure accounted for 58 dead and 35 living. The Stephane for one dead and two living and the Florliel for five dead. AK AMERICAN CONSUL n.. - Two Others Abo Held-All Are Charged With Passing Count erfeits of Rebel Money (By Associated Preu) Chihuahua, April 2.-Edward A. Powers, United States consular agent at Parral, waa arrested by the rebel authorities at Parral today on charge of passing counetrfeits of the rebel flat money. Mr. PoWers telegraphed to Marion Letcher, American consul here of hut plight, und Letcher said he would demand the immedate re lease of Powers. B. E. Johnson, cashier, and F. A. HawktnB. assistant manager, of the Alvaredo Mining and Milling Com pany, both Americans, wero arrested on similar charges yesterday and Consul Letcher is looking after their interests. It ls asserted that the men are not guilty. The fiat of currency waa cheaply printed and soon a number of counter feits appeared. For a time, even offi cials could not tell the genuine from the spurious. The Americans, who were arrested it ls said bought the money In good fslth for the purpose of paying em ployes and Mr. Letcher expects little1 difficulty in straightening out the trouble. ? Charlea Reece, formerly or this city ?but now making bia home in Bock Hill, waa here yesterday on business.1 ALBERT B. FALL. United State? Senator From Niw Mexico Urged Intervention. Photo by American frees AKBOCUUOO. PH i nnnnrnjy ?tLL murern i G. Supreme Court Says His Creditors Must Be Protected -;-i Columbia, April 2.-G. Walsh Hun ker, whose career In the courts has I been extended and dramatic, will have hts property sold to satisfy credl Itors, according to n decision rendered I by the supreme court. Hunter, who fia from Laurens'waa. defendant in a [Yujt broughf. Chemlca " namec has been before .the* aupreate _r three times, . the first < two decision's being in 84 S. C., 214, and 94 S. C. er?. The plaintiff- Sled a creditor's bill and asked for ;th'e .callings in of cred itors, and an appointment of a rs ceiver for the debtor's property, G. Walsh Hunter. The mutter was refer eed to .Frank B. Gary, who is .now Judg.-? of the-supreme court. Mr. Ga ry reported: - "I find as a matter of Maw that thorn has been fraudulent I disposition of- Ute property, on th* j part of G.-Walsh Hunter and makes lt. property for' the receivership and i injunction heretofore granted to be I continued and to the end that ali creditors may be protected, the court .through its receiver, should take charge of the property of Hunter, con vert it into cash and pay off the va rious claims according to their re spective priority," Referee's Report Continued. Judge Gage confirmed the referee's report, then the defendant appealed to the supreme court, ..which affirmed j the circuit judge's decision. Judge DcVore then made ag order of sale, fixed the time, terms, etc. From this order the appeal was ta ken on several grounds, among which were, that-tho claims had not been properly proved.and that lt was bot shown that lt was necessary to sell any part, of the property. Justice Fraser said that tho excep tions to the judgment could not be sus tained. "The question was not; raised before the circuit judge aa to thc sale being unnecessary'. Justice Fraser ad ded that if any changed condition had been shown this might baye changed matters, but no changed condition was shown. G. Walsh Hunter, who is defendant in lb? proceedings, waa tried for the killing of Elbert Copeland. He was sentenced to eigbt years on convic tion of manslaughter. He was paroled and later pardoned . by Governor Blease, who defended him at the trial. Shooting Af fray Ends Disastrously ,-_-i ?New York, April 2.--A shooting af jfray on the upper east side tonight ?cost the lives of Joseph Gu?rntero, an bonorman of the. police.. department and William Herges, a Inborer, who thad concealed himself In a friend's 'home after shooting down a grand [Jory witness who had,testified against I Horgan's son, sn alleged gangster. I Charles Moser, a saloonkeeper, the el ?der Horgan's first victim, lo.In a hosp ital With a bullet wound in his shoul der. Horgan killed Guariere and was 'tn turn shot down by a police lieu tenant. Weddell Laid to Rest. San Antonio, Tex., April 2.-George Edward (RUbe) waddell, one time famous pitcher, who died yesterday, .wea bnried here today. Baseball play ers carried the body to the grave and many baseball clubs ot the North and Esst sent floral tributes. .v?'Y>* OLDEST CITY IN UiFIl? CONFLAGRATION DESTROYS ? CURIOS DATING BACK TO SPANISH RULE TWO WERE? INJURED Many Historic Balkan gs In St. Augustine Destroyed Yesterday (Hy Associated Press) Rt. Augustine, Fin.. April 2 - His toric at. Augustine the oldest city* In the United States, early today was swept by fire which left In Ito wake the serious injury of two winter visi tors, the destruction of records and curios dating hack* to the days of Spanish rule in the sixteenth century, and a property loss estimated tonight at $400,000. Winter visitors from the north in five touriut hotels, which were de stroyed, fled into th setrects before daybreak, many of them leaving vulu psrs???? belongings to be burn ed. Several of the guests escaped, garbed only in tnelr night clothing. The persona1, loss of the visitors in the fire has not yet been determined. Rescue " irk performed by the em ployes of the Florida House, where the fire originated, is believed to havo saved many lives. Going through the smoke.filled halls they quickly arous ed.sleeping guests and aided them In finding their way out of the burning building. Notwithstanding efforts by the Florida Houso employes about 25 guests were slow In being aroused, but were rescued by firemen by the use of ladders. Woman Seriously Injured. Although all persons remaining in the building were warned not to jump, firemen were unsuccessful, in preventing two persons from Jumplt from the sc critical. One of Mr. Gidden's ab} wak broken , and he - was . otherwise hurt but physicians tonights eaid>tn$ would recover. Several other persons received minor Injuries. As soon as'the extent of the fire be came apparent, company G. of the Florida National Guard was called out They formed fire lines to keep Interference from the firemen In their efforts to stop the flamen and l?*er guarded the ruins of the humed buildings to preven: possible attempts I at looting. Besides the Florida House the other hotels destroyed by the fire, which started shortly after 1 o'clock this moring, were the Mansion House, the Clalnnont Hotel, the Central Ho tel and the Atlantic Hotel. The St. John's county court house, which contained many historic old records, also burned. The records, however am believed to bave been saved, having been in safes. Tbe Veder House, one of the most fsmous landmarks ot the city and In which waa Went the collection of the St Augustine historical Society, also was destroyed. Much other property of smaller value waa destroyed, in cluding several private residences. The presence of mind of Charles Hopkins saved speed boats, here for the southern championship speed races and valued at 950.000, from de struction. When the flames attacked the boat houses overlooking Matansas Sound he cul loose the boats and pushed them Into the bay. All floated to safety. Thc fire caused the postponement ot the races today. They probably will be rseumed to morrow. Men of the Navy Their Lives in (By Associated Press) Washington, April 2.-Readiness of I officers and enlisted men of the navy to rlBk their lives for others In strik ingly illustrated In a report to the na vy department from the commanding officer of the collier Jupiter, made pub lic today. "On March 1?, last," tho report says In part, "ordinary- seaman Curtis Fritz and Anding went down in num ber 12 hole bf the Jupiter to coal the galley. Developments showed ..that that poisonous gases bad collected In the bold. Fritz, finding himself get ting faint started to go back to the ladder, but fell unconscious. Anding placing the hoisting line around Frits, and also- Curtis went np. for help. Seaman Stanley then went below to bring up Fritz. As soon as the latter had been remeted. Anding himself, dropped back unconscious. Boatswain Mate Le Its er then went down, to put the line around Anding,;bbt found ha bad fallen sc far frs= ?S? U?o?r inst ORGAIS ANNOUNCE RESPEC DISTRICTS S. C. IS IN THE FIFTH Majority of Banks to Be Located In Northeast-Poor Showing Given the West (Hy Associated Press) Washington, A?rll 2.-AttfiptHfcn j months 0^^^ ^oration th^^git?wt|t'| cities for p4oeIat|reti?rve banka under tho new currency law. Thia waa the decisive stop toward thu establishment or the new system. The cities and districts are: District' No. 1.-Boston-reserve bank Will have capital of $9,931,740,. with 446 national banks as members. Tc-rCitury mci ned* ce New E.tyland States. District No. 2.-New York, capital $20,687,616, with 478 national and a number of state banks aa members. Territory State of New York. District No. Philadelphia-Cap ital $12.993,013. including 800 and ail IVnnsylvania, Last of the Western boundary of following counties: Mc Kcan, Elk, Clearfield, Cambria and Bedford. District No. 4- Cleveland.-Capital $11.621.585. with 724 national banka, and several state banks. Territory, the State of Ohio, all of Pennsylvania ly ing west of District No. 3, the coun ties of Marshall, Ohio, Brooke and Hancock in West Virginia and all of Kentucky east of the western noun dary, ol the following counties: .Boone, Grant, Scott, Woodford, Jessamine, Garrard, Lincoln, Pulaski and McCra ^WatriST' 6.-Atlanta..-^Capttal $L 702,780, wita.S72 national banka, etc. Territory, Alabama; Georgia, Florida, . all Tennessee east of the western 3 boundary of the fellowing counties: Stewart, Houston, Wayne, Humphries, and Perry; sil Mississippi south of the northern boundary ot the following counties: Issaquena, Sharkey, Ya?.oo, Kemper, Madison, Leake snd Neabn !ha; all ibo southern part of Louisiana cual o? the western boundary of the following counties: Point?e Coup?e, IbervlUe. Essumntion and Terrebenne. ?District No. 7.-Chicago-capltsl, $13,151,926. with 084 national banks, etc. Territory: lows, ail Wisconsin, south of the boundaries of the follow- ? lng counties; Vernon, Sank, Colum bia Dodge. Washington abd Oaaukee; , ; all of the southern peninsular of Mich . Igan, viz., all that part east of Lake Michigan, all Illinois north ot a line forming the southern boundary of the following counties; Hancock; Schuy ler, Cass, Sunagamon, Christian, Shel by, Cumberland and Clurk; all Indi* ana north of the lice farthing tho southern boundary of the following counties: Vigd, Clay, Owen Monroe, Brown Bartholomew. Jennings, Bip* ley and Chlo. District No. 8.-St. Louie-capital . $6,219,323 with. 437 national banka, etc -Territory, Arkansas, all Missouri east of the western boundary ot'the following counties: Harrison, De viens, Caldwell. Kay, LeFayette, John son, Henry, St. Clair, Cedar Dad?, Lawrence and Barry; all Illinois not in district 7 and Indiana not in district 7 and Kentucky not In district 4 and Mississippi not in district 8. District 9.-Minneapolis-Capital $4- - (Continued on fourth page.) Readily Risk i Rescuing Others .the line would not reach. He then tried to drag Anding but was himself overcome and fell hack into '?he hatch. 'Boatswain w. T. Shaw arrived at this time, went Lilow and endeavored to drag the unconscious men te the ladder, but found that he eehl? not move them. Chief Carpcst^r Kemp ton, and Ordinary Seats&tk Ferguson then went into the hold to render *** eWtance and Ordinary Beaman Car? tis went back into the held a second time. When the executive officer ar rived fee had a Bee thrown into th? hold from the cost boom and Boats* wain Shaw placed this around And ing and he waa then hauled up. Ho then started to bend the Une around Leltner, but waa overcame before he could finish th's'tsah,. Ker??ten. Curr tia and Ferguson finished lt and Lett? nar was hoisted onL . The three men then started for the ladder, but Kemp ton and Curtis were overcome and ic? back, Ordinary Su????a Sales and Simpson then weat to the rese?a and alt were healed to safety/' -i_ 1 ll I ADMINISTRATION LEADERS IN CONFERENCE ARE DETERMINED FOR A FLAT REPEAL Friends of the Bill in the Senate Declare That Support Is Increasing (By Associated Press) Washington, April 2.-Administra tion leader? buckled on their armor today and plunged actively Into the Panama tolls fight, defettnined to maintain an unyielding position until] the end of the controversy. Though) the house bill to'repeal the toll ex-' emption for American ships ls resting lo the committee on inter-oceanio ca-| ?sis, there wer? many informal con ferences during the day relating tot the issue, and among the developments capitol in tlio Inte tration policy. "No compromise" tras tho slogan of! thc administration leaders In their conferences. So many bills and reso lutions have been introduced tending to cluod the plain issue of the repeal that it has.been determined to make it plain from the outset that no tem perizinp: ia to 'be countenanced. President Wilson told ' inquirers that he expected bo factional delay or filibustering, and had every rea ran to believe, from what senators -- ...... ...... ..ul.... m. tm yivui|fb| report from the committee on inter oceanic, canals. , The president said thore were one or two members of. the committee wno were against the. repeal, but whb, he understood would, vote to bring the question promptly i befor the senate in an esrly report.' Incidentally, the president took'oe?! easton to deny published reports that he had sent any ultimatum to the sen ato through Seaator Owen or any one else, with a view. to. forcing early ac tion. He had. done nothing, he said, along tbls line. He added that no proposals for compromise or change in tho repeal , mpasbre had been brought to him, ano significantly sug-) gested that amendments were not be ing offered by administration leaders. Expects Foll Discussion. The president told callers frankly \ that while ho did not' expect obstrue-; ti ve tactics itt the senate, he expected a full discussion of the question there, | bat was confident tbe repeal would pass. /. i The president declared no proposals for a caucus had been mentioned to Continued on fourth page.) ... The MostSeriow Contest of th (By Associated Pres?> | Washington, April S.-Confronterl with the most serious nomination con- ' test alnoa President Wilson took of fice, the senate sst throughout to-, day's session behlttd closed doors.dis-, cussing the confirmation Of Winthrop IA. Daniels^ ot NeW Jersey, aa a mern- . b*?r of th? mlerstfltn commerce coia- , ii11f?Tlon. A recess .Was taken to re sum* tY.ti debate tomorrow, the third days ' bx vont lt,mus consideration of the cake. I Democratic leaders consulted after th? recess about modifying the nnan-, imous cott?nnt agreement to vote on the confirmation, ?oma proposing to supersede this atreemtnt with one or ) two to vote on recommitting the nomi nation. This, lt was suggested, would avoid any possible embarrassment to the president. ?honld the nomination be rejected. Prlnods of Mr. Danties insisted, however, that he eventually, ? would ba confirmed. i Senators La Polelle and CnmmSne led tho fight against the confirmation WALKER !i!LL. ft. Louis, Bartkar Who May Go on Federal Reserve Board. to the Outlaw? Regardless Of Whose Favor (By Associated Preas) Chicago, April, 2.-The Federal lea gue stands to win, sd mailer what the out come of its suit to enjoin Wil liam K??i?er from playing; with the Philadelphia Nationals, according to E. E. Gates, the league's counsel. kr the United States court at Grand Rapids, after hearing on Saturday, grants the Federal league Its injunc tion, the "outlaw" organization counts on having Kllllfer. Blanding, Kahler, Baumgartner and .Williams forced to live up to the Federal contracta they are said te have signed. If the court refuses to grant the In junction, thuB denying the binding power of the contract Kllllfer signed with the Federals, Gates holds -that the contracts of organised baseball would be considered useless, so that dissatisfied players could, Jump from organized ball to the Federals without regard to contracts. . As there are dozens of first rate plsyers in the.American and National leagues said to' be held. to their clubs only through fear that the courts would enforce their contract. Gates figures that the. Federal league would be winne/ in the general raid. D. L. Elrod of Plercetown was a business visitor to the etty yesterday. iNomtfHUion eAdministration .-ft- .' ? r.-4. ' ? ' . . ' and Seahtor Martino, ot Mr. Daniel's owntstste was reported tri have told tte senate .be had : come to'the cori - elusion confirmation would bo a mis take. He added-that personally he had the highest regard for Mr. Dan iels. Mr. Daniels view on the valuation hf public service corporation proper ty aa expressed ia the Passaic Gas rate case, ls the basis of the opnosi tion. IQ this case, .the first to come up under Governor Wilson's publie utilities act, Mr. Daniels' critics say that BB President of the Public Ser vice commission, he was too liberal in the valuation nf the gas company's property. The importance or the selection of a man with soupji valuation ideas waa emphasized by seamers, who pointed out that the inUrstato commerce com munion in Just ie???ehfng forth ta .a valuation of all th*? railways of the country, and ia ?a, few years will he called on to apply tba various ele ments of valuation to rate making. TlbyRAIafMa .yid! .'".'