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? April* 21, AUL, VOL 1, NUMBER 70. tr**^, Esteutfttofi jaus Btagtimu, itu. ANDERSON, S, C., SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 19,1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $6.00 PER ANNUKL BLEHSfflS GOV. REITERATES STATE MENT WAR DEPT., POUCY SS CONSPIRACY GARRISON IS FIRM War Secretary Tells Carolinians Palmetto State May Miss Encampment (Py Associated' Press.) Special Correspondence. Washtegton, Apr? lev-It Is ander? stood tealent that final action' will not h* taken by the Secretary of War, Linley M. Uarrlaott, tn (he militia en. eaapment matter anta Monday. There IH every indication, however, that <he selection of any place ia Sontb Carolina for the holding of the encampment ls nat at ell likely. The differences between the governor and the war department wem as wide as ?ter and adjustment srsBeArs to be ont of the question. It ts impossible to say where the encampmiat wilt go if lt is net held at the Isle of Palms. T. H. ?. SEC RETA BY GARRISON ?? very empanne xv ?is intimation To Glesse Columbia, Apr. 18.^-Governor Blease made it plain today that he regarded the act of Secretary or War Garrison in not communicating officially with ii un with ' the speciac intention of ascertaining the governor's stand la regard to the joint encampment at the isle of Palms o: th? Ninth Militia Division as a "political conspiracy en. deavoring to injure me." Secretary Garrison- waa Bent a tele gram by Governor Blease. today, reit erating his willingness to have the war department head : issue an crder au thorizing the bqld|uf of the encamp? meht at th? ; bairne. The action ot Secretary Garrison in dealing principally with Congressmen Bryn?San*W?^??dprlvAtec??4iet? of Charleston seamed to be regard ed hy Ouyernor Blease as an affront .1;.: jf^Uon. He contends thtt SeereUry Garrison has' failed to reply to his letters end telegrams and , that he has not addressed bim with! the specific lnt?nt of occuring the gov eraor's attitude In the matter. GovernorBWdae told Congressman rirynwj at wasnmxton over me tele phone that ho had no objection encampntent belu? held In South Caro lina, but he didi Object to being Ignored (By Asaadiatad Press) Washington; April 18.-."if Governor Blease^?omei/.fiow?? as he did once before, the r??RtapixRni. oi the organis ed militia o? the Southern States will be held on the tate of Palms," said Secretary GarrtSba today ofter a con ference with Repr?sentatives Wasley and Brynas,. ot &Mtth Caranna*.: ..Vj They bad cs?l*4 tty request the sec retary not to revoke orders designating Ute Isle of Palate-for-the encampment. ;JWfc?Sld theta' that .Governor Blease WOUid ?i.V. "coniradicwHnHKHBIHHHHH respondencav withrtoe war department or elsn the .camp .would go to one of Ois^Ocber Statbs. The Isle of i^lms was selected by the war department and the adjutant general of the South Carolina rolilt?a. In exchanges between Governor Blease f^'^S'^^^?^^m *be ? governor Was said to have declared he must be consulted personalty, of* h* would not permit the ^J-^m.the isle of Palma. t^Afterwaro^ ^s^be^snid. ha wmntod this Governor Blesse : replied that be 5???^ ? h^--ortfin?i grounds.- Mr. Garrtaon told Representative* WbaSey and Byrnes t(?at only, a full disavowal ?[ %a***? Governor Blease wai eave the militia camp fr#h ?oing either to *^orih. Flo^tta or Georgia, h?ir????0 mllltU ls to bc cs ? vre sti ca?L REA?Y FREE TOLLS FOLK SET AN lilHS FORMER ATTORNEY GEN? ERAL ?PPOSE REPEAL OF THE LAW t>R. SCOTT GETS MAD Senator Bristow Arouses Ire of Carnegie Man With Hb Pointed Question* .(By Associated Press) . Washington. April, lS^Axlvocates of . the ex?mption ot American coastwise vessels from Panama.canal tolls had 1 their Inning today before the senate canals, coramltlee, when witnesses ap- j. roared in opposition to the repeal of j the exemption clause. Former Attorney Charles J. Bona?; parte of Baltimore; Russell L. Dunn i j of Sa? Francisco, and Repr?sentative! HunS?hroya of Washington, attacked the repeal on various grounds, James Brown Scott, secretary of the. .Jarnegic Endowment for International Peace, was questioned by j Senators 'Bristow and O'Gormau as to the mo tives of. the organization in partici pating in tbe propaganda for the re peal of the ejcempth>i! clause. Bonaparte ?peak*. Mr. Bonaparte asserted na na?inn would have been so foolieh as to build the canal willi the understanding that it was to derive ho special privi leges from it. He said the position that the United States was bound by tho same conditions in the use of the canal as yib.?r irairons WR?J "unreason able and absurd." Mr. .Dunn spoke of the economic im. portahce ot free tolls to California, In particular. Peprsentatlve Hu muh rev? declared that the benefits the Pacific Coast, states had expected trom the oarial were about to oe given to Brit-; lab Columbia. ' ' Dr. Semi* {fete Mad. Senator.- Bristow aroused Dr. Scott's ITO by asking if the. Carnegie Endow ment-was. not espousing the claim of Great Britain In advocating tbft'repeeJ Ot toll exemption, and circulating some ?O?ihoO ?dpse? of/teuator Root's ?ipeochi favoring tb? repeal. . Dr. Scott insisted neither he nor the endowment was consciously advocat ing the cause of England, but that they bad taken their position irrespective of what Great Brittan desired. a Ka?^ rx_-__. rxUr-^: I? Air o Face off 3S Mile WIMS^PSBMH ' Hemstead, N. Y., April 18.-Flylag up-side down In ? 35 mlle gale, Charles F. Niles in a monoplane thrilled spectators on the aviation tfkeld il Hampstead Plains today. ^ After bucking the wind until he roached an altitude of about 2,000 feet, Niles succeeded in cvmy^r-iwB ? cir cle. Ina second attempt, when the circle was about , half completed the 1,000 feet when aa unusual ?y heavy gust Httnck it. . ? Niles; ended bis day thrills by flying up-side down for nearly a half mila GENEB?T YI?JJ. K?r^T?. ~ ?^ne KKW, Rfc?iE?u v'I??OB? aa,v Paso,. Tex., April 18-News of another rebel victory waa received at Juarez today when a telegram from Villa, dated Terreon, April 17, and . repasted to officials In Juarez. .The telegram read: "Our forces under command of Gen ere! 5..U?S OuUerrea. defeated 1,200 federals at Hacienda De ?fu? Ame. Amoug the f?iderat dead were General Bnrjfoe Peres, a colonel, a/lieutenant colonel, a majo? and severer captains. Th? retreating federals were again attacked byu*. detachment under l?a tor Facundo Nieta, who killed sevsnti 0.0 o X> ; O o @*?r^?e?. FOR MEXICAN WAR UNITED STATES WILL FORCE THE HAND OF HUERTA TODAY President Propos?s Seizure of Mexican Ports If Dictator Does Not Make Ample Apology For Previous fe?ttlts--Six O'clock This Aftemon Sun May Set For Mexico. World Stanos on Tin-toe As Warships Speed (By Associated Presa) 1 between the president abd cabinet information at the state department, fl Washington >?T? ig-The gravest members resulted in a prompt dec?s- ? summary ct the developments of nternatlon*! crlatothe' United States ton to brook no more temporizing and the-day T ?K^.^^?^*^ baa faced sin?o the Spanlsh-Amorl- dilatory tactics. , embassies abd legations for the to jin warlo?bMi ahead. The following message then was formation ot foreign| governments. '^nlftM Huext?: before 6 o'clock suggested from the white house: Meanwhile the Atlantic and,Pacific Imndav^ Beets continue steamliig aontoward ?2% tnt ..Qene^i^^tlll insisting to Mexl^ ports No order, were to a????E Re? ??^so^Sr I? t.^!5L to farce a de* \ lay. end fbk for auUxorlty to use the ledgment* that k}? represent*^.* toierance^of ?e United -??JJjJ^ imty and navy lor such steps as may were entirely. In the wrons lu the In- hie dilatory Reties, was emphasised necoas^rv V dignities they har? pe? upon the gov- strongly in the day's development?. i0 D C ?tlon ?- ?rare. jernment of to? Statoa. t* waa a day of action in official ehr. ?S? ?^ ?f Gener?ronte baa not yielded by ;cenes of 1898. tor at no time^sln? ; T m Washington time, or he may1* o'clock Sunday afternoon, he will has a president threatened to ask eon ?ylcld" iTKrr^AiuS take the mauer to congress on Mon- grew to u? the .army and navy to M' hla intention to do so. Either .tc- day." , , tu force tt rM2?BL ^J?CYiwlW lion taken at the last minute in Mex!- Allowing ?ve honrs. the average .T?SL?StS2ffi?e?i- de. sb could be known hero before the time for transmission or cable mos- Officials at the state department de SuV S th*-n?Sa^ cakes from Charge O'Shaughnessy. scribed Huerta's message as "incon impress pra8Wcm8 ***** *etore end including tim? for ciphering and elusive." Though the text of Huerta's ' 'This final word went to Mexico City deciphering, an answer was not ex- answer wac ?not made public, other tod^VrS^ her; before^ early Monday officials dercrlbed thei.dcUtor? at S IS ttai ?? rXratcdhis de' morning, arsuming that Huerta takes tttude aa "veVy obstinate." and Insist ^ ^'^^^ hto lntCD- o? aa?mtn1^ ?ent"WIl?obTouto8 ini^etn^^to Resident Wilson made his arrange.- as "a simultaneous salute." Apolo "SLi wi?? -all the autStv neces- ments to leave Jato ?ight for White gles are given In a salute of 21 guns ?a??to toke action authorlty n*ee8 sulphur Springs'V Va., to bring Mrs. fired at intervals of ten seconds, a* iary lo W^oa. Wilson, who has been Hi. back tilter tie completion or which the party selsure oTVera Crus and Tamoico Washington. He wil larrive at the offended returns the salute. ?f v??.f<rn.. A?a . P^iflA Mortal. -mUnllvM wer? in efunmunlo??ion eigu .---- :-TT-' r*i."r~v~ SoYi^or?s^fT?l?n'oTaeUo? Well in- few minutes later, They^studied, tie ??$^}?i2m* i ? u?lied to T s1 ronned conrees eaM- Ihe constitution- Muerta message.-only a few minutes dont Wilson baa outlined to ns lonu* u circumstances would and were unanimously agreed on a Such ? course authorities on In- Site with Huerl'S would main- reply. whiclTwaa drafted and ?c^.? S- i? r . ~ l??^ ??e. ?Iber .Nal fens I ufo raed. raying that unless Huerta had "yicld Tho climax came today when a ^^.^-OM ^ ?rfnisters. eager 1 by 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon," the ?^? -"? ^ ^u^neons salute. A " . ---J~*u^~ ON FIRE C?e*e Cal. For NorWegiar* Ye???! Mobile-Tag Blay Be Lo* (By.'. Associated Bress.) j1 wwrife, -?la., April ?B-With thern leek tod woodwork - badly burned, Nor we* ian steamer Atm, or me aec berg Une. which burned ali day Fri* day eil Fort Morgan, reached part ?er? tod?ir. Officers o? the ship say i ?iat the damage to the ship and the rvo-.z/n sisal which wis on fire will reach li?jO?O. fag Hay Bo Lest. ?ojA?2r Alaska. April 18.--Fear ia espreiead here for the safety of the tog Tatohsh, with a barge in tow is seven, " days' overdue from Seattle. Besides a crew on the tug there were forty oarpanters aboard the barge. MAY MAKE FIGHT ^:(>K.:-NCW/TIUEATV Soatt) Saaaiora Ara Violently .Op pt&& To li-Relisting tb? VWi o? Hearst No Dodbt (ny Associated Fresa.) TW'TOWO?SW??I ?pr?? Z?. Tieri. f?er^ ; ? i ??MK aaa%?t^^Bt?hBs. ettt of the issues growing ont of the S9?arctlon of Panania froto f?lomhla,' W???d encounter opposition in the Unlf?df States senai?. i'uhilta tion today of w hat purported to-be the text'o? the'treaty created much crttf ( i'.-H: uf eohve-ntlo. Secretary Bry "ld not discuss the' published af*** will withhold the official i he original copies arrive ; : ' s, : about May ll lt the?? Wjift^jafe seat to the senate for ratifies . tor r?rt?ins of California today Ins criticism, expressing na defended ?be treaty and malntaln ,.*te cxoals coromhtieo May Die Ipeclul Correspondence. Columba, April 18.-W, F. Vermil ion? toe wwii known young business ian of Donna! da who waa injured-at he Dae Wesi College for Woni?n ac ideat, waa brought here Saturday and tua operated upon at a Inca'. . p ; ii. t waa ascertained that his bacU was roken add il IA doubtful if he can re over. Miss Bearden from Donnalds waa Iso brought to the hospital here. Bhe uttered a broken breast bone and u trokea arm. The force ot th? accident wan felt T?ateet where p. party from Donnalds rna seated Miss Ri-'ia Keese, lt. E. ?rnew aad Mrs. D. M. Humphreys of hat town wera slightly hurt. ."President 'fe L. Robinson of the lLI_ -_.?_i "_ __ t alena cut: A?t$& a thorough) investigation I ind that no college girls were injured n tho unfioriunete accident, in the ?unuu.eehall tlnlgbt. Firty'or more [iris were taking part in the cantata md were in th? music atadles in the ear of the stage. Only about Se girls fa-v? In tho balcony when the accl teat occurred. Tho c?lmnes? of tho ?tria was remarkable. T, -J?* Dd'VE<KI?/UCCi . TO THE FRONT femav^taii^ Laad Peogrcastres l? Ia?s*?v--?Ul~ . J-;\ ttmata Victory Prejitiad <By Associated Presfi.) Indianapolis, April is.-indiana ?regressives in convention ?. l?mJaVdfld Albert J, -Savar?dge for bolted States senator and nah&d a full pp" of aad Charles Sum? BY $150,000 ?ft&| ---~ Two Blocks of Frame Bt Reduced To Ashe*~<-One Maa Nearly Overcome '-' Tampa. April 18.-Fire which orJgi-j natod la thc plant of the Jetton Lum ber Company here early toat^ht con- I sumed almost two ciitire blinka of t frar. o buildings before H wog extra-j gulKhod. The loss ls estimated St ar proximately $.10,000. ? high wipd rea. d?red tho work of the bremen untia-1 ually difficult J. L. Miller. an onida! of tho Jetton Company waa Iver.conie by smoke while uttetnptina. to remove th* book.* of tho concern from the. bprniug plaat. lie waa removed to a hospital ?rh^sat I was reported; that hs was rapidly re covering. Several firemen slight injurie?. WILSON ATTENDS rL.WW VT KUUL*m\3.1 High Social Event CtartaSe? On j Account of Gravity In t?ta?* car? Controversy f By Acsoclsted Press"? Washington, april i8.~Pre*lc\eui | Wilson late today attended the red ding of Repr?sentative Hen, Flood, chairman of the' house t^rclgn I affairs committee, and Miss jsBHSB Portner ot Appomattox and Wasaittg? ton. The wedding took place at Aili Soul's church at S o'clock aad wad one) of the largest of the season. Numer ous invitation* had been received Sn! ??mela! and society circles. Owing to the present,status of fuel Mexican situation, the presence O? Mr. Flood, aa chairman of the house for-' sign affairs committee, ls required near Washington and lt is reported .'bet he and bis bride would spend their honeymoon near Menasses, an l?K?ta OF MBK COBA WAL?Sit.. Thoae in our c. / who remember meeting Mrs. 1, W. Walter of Blnoiny baai. Ala , las* summer when rlaning1 bor couslu. Mr. I?. E. Norryc?. r? gr?t u learn of ber death. Mrs.'Waiter died, tn ab In?P?!** in Birmingham on'J'ueaeay. Apr? ?th. I 1*14. after a continued Illness and; Key ^West. Fla., April 1 ~,vm bn?acnHr -pOuti f coaled and taker, on pt today, . sailed '-lew . was ^BHBB^Bs^ai|a^aj^?^sj?' now esiHHrte-l^.B60t?i Vana tomorrow. SOUTH CAROLINIAN TAKES A LEADING PART IN WAR PROGRAM BIG FLEETS RUSH All Put? Leader. Declare Con grats Will Back Up Presi dent to Last Ditch (Bf Associated Press.) Washington, April 18 - Rear Admi ral Bine, of South Carolina, acting l secretary of the navy, forwarded to i Rear Admiral Badger, on the flagship , Arkansas, at the head of the fleet speeding to Mexico, the text of Presl- ' lient Wilson's statement, giving Hu erta until 0 p. m. Sunday. It was ' also forwarded to Rear Admiral Flet cher at Vera Crus, who will commu- 1 nlcato it to Rear Admiral Mayo at ' HeiPpico. Rear Admiral Howard, gommandlng the squadron in Pacific Mexican wat?rs. also was notified.. * Orders Great Fleet Seat*. X The fourth marine regiment, on taff. Pacific coaBt, was ordered southward. The armored cruiser South Dakota, with 260 marines, was dispatched from Bremerton.. Wanhin?trvn_ in To land, where the , remaining marines will be divided between the Collier Jupiter. The craft will steam to San Diego, to await further orders. Tho two powerful new dread noughts Texas and New York, at N<;\v W^v-U * til.~u --. -i- -.-_ ready to start for Mexico on twelve hours notice. The Virginia, Georgia, Nebraska and Rhode Island, now at Boston, wll Ibe ready by the end of the month. The transport Hancock has already arrived at Tampico with 800 marines and tbe cruisers Des Moines and San Kran cl sro. Ute gun boat Dolphin, the scout cruiser Chester, the transport Buffalo and the collier Cyclops al ready are there. Ship? Already .There. . At vera Cr?s, Rear Admiral Fiel ,r ? Has tbe battleships Florida, j and the transiwrl. Prairie with a ;c complemap; of marines. The battleships under Rear Admiral Bad ger today were reported off Key West, Tia., and are to arrive Tuesday. On orders from. Washington they could reach Tampico Monday, lt waa gen erally agreed, however, that the force ?ow at Tampico and Vera Crus ip sufficient to carry out any plan ot action President Wilson may direct ' Should aggresive stops be necessary before, the president van ger congres 3lc???. sellan, ?l?of? ts uv -qui^stscd Jh . ho pr?sident'? mind of . the right of the executive branch of the govern meat to act. Republican and d?mo cratie leaders say any action taken lu an emergen c.';' would be promptly backed up by congress. Statu? o! a Blockade, l be peaceful blockade bas not been looked, on by President Wilson as a very effective measure precedent has 'bot determined definitely whether a nation has the right to cut off the of fonding party from all commerce.. IO ls odmttted tba United States could fhut off Mexico from all commerce with the United States, but whether foreign vessels auto couta se prevent ed from engaging in comcrco with Moxico without a declara tie n of vi ar la a disputed point. NO EETCXSCHUBBST HE EE. Norfolk and Western Orders ld Hew ?;. Baldwin Engines. Roanoke, April 18.-Contracta for construction of forty big feeigut loco motives for the Norfolk & Western Railroad were awarded to tbe Baldwin Locomotive Company today, cns* ot the locomotives was approximate 81,000,000. TAFT'S SON TO WB? Miss Hartan Bewers WW ne Bride, Date Net Named. ; : (By Associated Press) Washington. April 18.-Announce ment of the engagement of Miss Mar tha Bowers, daughter of Former So licitor General Bowers, to Fobert Taft, eldest son of Former President Taft, wea made here tonight. The date of wedding bas no* been, set: ? ' COCCCCCCCOCXjQOQs^XOOOCCC o o o o o o W WILSON CALLS C i? ARKANS (? Little Rock, April *18. >ns by wire from President 1 mes P. Clarke wilt 'cave for senator Qarfce is inc i??ri NAVY'S CHIEF SAYS RECENT , LAWS ARE BEST EVER ENACTED MORE ARE COMING Trost ?nd Farm Credit Statutes Are Ia Hoper ?nd Wffl Be Ground Out (By Associated Press) Cleveland. April lg.-Speaking; at the Jefferson celebration bore today, Secretary or the Navy Josephus Dan iels said the new tariff, cu.. :n:-y and tax lawB wore in thorough accord with the "principles of our great menu sra Jeffers and Jackson." These statute* already enacted and the proposed anti trust laws, he added, uhowpd that the democratic party in the past year has done more in the way of conservative legislation than the republican party has in the past two decades. ?Laads Currency Low. "What ia true of the tari? applies with equal force to the currency," ha said. '-The bill which the lost eon p~r^~"? vi?i?i.'iA?? i car? m? ovrrranaQQW Ing [central structure to regulato the fate of whole communities. "In the accomplishment of the dem ocratic and truly American pieces of leglr'a'ion. I would not withhold tue credit deserved by those member* ot ina congress wno dPTer with us po? littealiy, ypt who rendered us their hearty support. I regard it aa most auspicious that tb?, time han arrived when men of high station disregard the element of party, and tn honesty and part riot Ism lend their support ML-: measure* for which their opponents are responsible. Trott Laws CejBri??v ^'The/e; are trust ^^S^^fi^1^' such Z *yy^r4. ^sP^so^^^^^in^tt ' to ita credit, I doubt that any one will now question that the party of Jeffer? Son, under the inspiration af air Wil son, wm respond promptly to the tm ut #?? . ftnnt 4?a ~ .N?.?~ tuiM*. .? -. .8 such others as may arise, to tho best interests of the people and in accord' anee with their will-" WAR PRISONERS SHOT AT EL PASO infraction of Canap ?WW Caused SertHee Fire On Twe Mexicans (By Associated Press) 131 Paso, Ap. ii, 18.-Individual in fraction of the rulos ot the prison camp at Fort Kiss since the Tampico incident culminated laut night in the shooting of two o' th? M?s!?*E 5*ed ernt prisoners by sentries, Jet'is Palarej, Federal waa ahoi -through me stoma die. Jeans Zarco, Federal regular, was shot In thc thigh. Sarco waa caught breaking electric light bulba with which the camp is lighted. Pal" lares was shot while trying to escape. Individual outbreaks have been fra* quent since news ot the Tampico com? plication reached the camp, where there are more than 6,000 prisoners wr~> sought safety on Amerieaa soli after they were defeated by the re? bole at OJ Ina ga three months aso. Alleged Tigers Beige Trial. Miami. Fla , April 18.-After that* bonds of $1,000 each had been de? elared forfeited. S. P. Camphor end W. M. Elliott were fined flOQ each for. coo tem nt of court for not apearing thia morning for trial on charges of Uligal sale of liquor, and the court or* dered that they be arresrswWsdylteM tn Jail unttl tried. Three blind tigorsh ave'oeen cono victed this week; while 39 are yet hs be tried. The county was voted dry O O O O ? r^^? RKEFROM ? FOR WAR CO?NCIC * m ' n n response to an urgeitt sum* ? Wilson, United States Sc Washington tomorrow night. $ 3 r?.na?njj' lii?iJ . :n i'u~ -vi-.