The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, May 06, 1914, Image 1
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. $5.00 PEF ANNUM.
SUFFS FIGHT
?FORE HOUSE
RESOLUTION TO BAR WHIS
KEY FORM U. S. ALSO IS
REPORTED
FIRST BATTLE WON
.1
Vote To Submit Amendments To
th? Federal Constitution On
Both Measures Is Decisive
(By Associated Pres?,) .
Washington, May 5.?Joint
resolutions proposing amendments
to the federal constitution to ex
tend the right of sufrage to wom
en and for-nat?drt wide prohibi
tion today were ordered ; reported,
without recommendation, to the
house, by the judiciary committee,
Measures In House.
This leaves both proposals to
the house for decision without
suggestions from the committee.
ThA Vitia tttn r? awj.iubM. - -?.
.- - ?? T- ?~ ^. * was it? Ti?wi;(
and carried overwh?lmingly. Rep
resentative Dupre of Louisiana,
and several others who voted
against both measures in commit
tee, said they would carry the
fight to th? fIf. j- of the house.
The two measures immediately
will be put on the house calendar.
The action of the committee en
ables the house to. directly reach a
,ote, if sufficient strength devel
ops.
Provisions of Amendments,
Tb? woman suffrage amend
ment* provides that the rights of
"citizens of the United Stales to
vot? shall not b& denied or
abridged by the United States, or
by any state, on. acount of sex."
It was' Introduced by Representa
son,
sale,
Ik. ir tc
tion 1
oo*
h?
ile, im
for beverage purposes.
icajing liquors
Leaders Are gujrpri?ed.
prise today, when toe Judiciary com
mittee, .^etore which the Hobabp reso
lution for nati&n-vyide probilHl?u, and
the 5$pnd*t* ^i'^i'iUc-n. ifor v?zrr.u\\
suffrage had been slumbering for
months T?sr* suddenly voted oui, with
out recommendation, and put squarely
before the house.
Advocate of the resolution now will
direct their efforts ?eni?oi the rules
committee, with fe view to special rules
tor considering in the house, without
whi?H ihs mniaiiKjui sssv rest at the
foot of the calendar and be filibustered
against inde?h?i?^r. ??vase leaders be
lieve there is no likilhood of cither
resolution being added to the admin
cij-aiion, program for l?gislation at
'tis session of congress.
Headers, ip. the Congressional Union
for V/ornhn Suffrage,!, elated over the
day's developments, tonight paraded
v.!m streets^; ^hl^gton with a bran*
A ?and aue flying bu ;.
UitU Catherine Winter* Said To
^ W^IfsWs vaiag*?
Fate Notified
Catherine Winters
from New Castle; ?
Pr?s?}
Way 6,?A llt
descrlp?on of
v auowu es
ARMY IN GRAY
TAKESTREGITY
THOUSANDS OF VETERANS
GATHER AT JACKSON
VILLE TODAY
parade thursday
Follower* of Dixie's Banner To
Give Governor Cox Flag Cap
tured From Ohio Foe I
(By Associated Prese.)
' Jacksonville, May G.?8urvlvors who
worje the, gray'In the war between thu
states gathered by the htonsands in
Jacksonville tonight preparatory to
tho opening of the twenty-fourth an
nual reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans here tomorrow.
(Housed in the tents of Camp Kirby
Smith, the veterans recalled again the
stories of Chickamauga and Mission
ary Ridge, of Gettysburg and the Wil
derness and a score of other battle
feheVla k? ti'ie eon-flic* br/iwedp. Jthe |
tforth and the gouth. !
> ttu siiie? organisations neia meet
tngs today and tonight. The Confed
erated Southern Memorial Association
met this afternoon and the Sons of
Confederate Veterans held its first
meeting tonight Neither organization
transacted business of importance.
l*ark TramnMll ?OVersor of P*?cri~
da. and Van C. Swe'arlngen. mayor of j
Jacksonville, formally will welcome
the veterans at their first meeting to-1
morrow. Sessions of the reunion wift
continue until Friday when the meet
ing of the two allied organizations al
so will end.
The brat parade of the reunion will
be held tomorrow afternoon an? will
include the sponsors aud maids of hon.
or from the various Southern states
who were sent here as a tribute of
honor to tbe veterans. A parade of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans will be
lAdd Thursday and on Friday the yet
in the-historic conflict. GOV??s*e#Cox j
or Ohio, >ili accept the return of tho
cqU 1? ^lyjsiqn&l ine?riuss.
;the pro
gram, for tomorrow.
OrYe of the largest delegations to
arrive today, for the reunion was from
Memphis^ Tenu., which city la aeekinx
?hi?-??i? ??Union. j
Selection or next yfear's meeting
place and election of officers for the
coming year will be made by the vet
erans on Thursday.
slaysfather;
may be crazy
Young Duryea Says That Spirit]
O* WcuMfing. ion n?vwi? Him j
To Km His Parent I
(By Associated Press.)
New York. Maj Ci?Chester' Bernell
Buryea, chemist, who murdered hla
jage* father. General Hiram Uuryea,
mafionatre starch., manufacture*-, >-iti
their Bay Frtdge home in Brooklyn ear
ly today, was removed in a atraight
jacket fron* Jail to a city hbsplt&l to
night, } after ho had shown 1 what his
keepers regarded as signs of insanity.
in his jail cell; yhere he ivas ccs
fined after arraignment, Puryea paced,
about, nrumbling to himself and oc
casionally throwing Up his ha;
relatives said earlier today that ho
had shown InJlcat'ons of mental ir
responsibility in recent , years. Tho
authorities decided on his removal to
tho hospital eu~ ho might not harm
himself.
G?nerai Buryea, a distinguished' civil
war veteran, and head of the famous
Buryea Zouaves, was ehoA. while in
bed. Ha was asleep at tb?* time, ft k?
believed; Incoherently the son told
bow he committed the crime. He gave
no r^auon ror it, but aileRCd that he
had received a spiritual message from
George Washington to kill Iba eenei-al.
Who was CiKhtv veara" nhl wn)
BLEME SUIT
?T CHARLESTON
GOVERNOR INSTRUCTED HIS
FRIENDS TO VOTE ONLY j
FOR HIM
two conventions!
two ASet? *A Delegates Nefcned
From Coast City to the State
(Special Correspondence.)
* Charleston; May 5.?There wsa'.'isl
split in the Charleston Connty D^mb
cratlc Convention which met yesterday
at the Hibernian Hall to elect a coua
i ty chairman and delegates to the 8tatel
Convention and to prepare the politi
cal machinery of the county for the
campaign and election this summer. I
The Blease-Grace following.- which
wsB seated on one side or the hall,
elected Frank j. Torlay temporary
chairruuu and proceeded to hold a
; meeting or tneir own, electing: dele
gates to the State Convention and
naming and choosing county and State
' chairmen. Col Job. W. Bernwelt was
elected as temporary chairman hy the
anti-Grace-Blease members. t
Om?g to the inet that two meetings
; were In progress in the same room,
there was considerable noise and con
fusion, but all demonstration or fric
tion between the contending factions
was confined to a war of words. The
meeting presided over by Mr. Barn
Wll finished its business first and'ad
journed nearly an hour before the
Grace forces wound up the - business
before them. As the matter stands
there will go from Charleston Couj?fe
to the State Convention rip ColunftP
on the 2d h. two sets of delegates and
the committee on credentials, tor the
State will bave to decide, which shall
1 P. D. Lincoln, of McClellanvilte, got
up Just .before Chairman Henry. W.
raMMllM the meeting to order
and stated that ho had received a jnea.
sage from Governor Blesse urging hiu
friends .to In?, sure to vote for Blease'
men only, and. caution Ing ' v&i i*
vote W Jos. W\ Barnwell, his bitter
est enemy, for temporary chairman b
the Charleston County Convention. As
Mr. Lincoln t<y?V his seat Mayor
Grace rose and stated more fully the
i message frcm^ the Governor. H?'s;
' Before entering upon the election of
delegates to the State Convention May
or Grace announced that his side did
Jot want aa.v nno nominated who was
et a Blease fcsn.
Anti Slease Delegates,
Jos, narnweii. a. R. Young, j.
D. Cappeiwaun, Robert Lathen. R. G.
Rhvtt, si. P. Ho??ey, Le?ann ??oore,
S. j, Humph, T. G. MeCants, T. T.
Hyde, %kn. Aikeu Rhett, John P
Tw?ssS?-wi P. C?T?jr, S. ri. Stothart,
J. C. ffSrien, Bant Rittenberg, John
Black, Frank Simmons.
Alternates: J R.-Owens, Jr., F. B.
To wins, A. T\ ?mythe, Jr., Joseph
Fromberg, M. W. ?tmmons, H. "tJV.
Senseney, T. J. Taylor. W.;H; Walker
Dave Moorer. Mark Abosy, W. j:
Brandt, J, p. Gilbert. J. V. Wallace.
; Blessa Delegates.
?John P. Grace, W. T. Logan, J. K
???v-ucs, \t, t?k wifiten?, ?lohn ?. ?Jos
grove, lohn fiemken, Geotge Hartnett,
George Murphy, A. W. Perry, 1>. H.
Towies, ??. Laou Larls?y^JR. M. Bo
wick, C. W). Tolher; Mi B;' St?ppel
bein. ?. D. Buckley, f. D. Lincoln,
A. L. Mnls6?? ?.md J. A. Patla.
Alternates?F. W. To wies, A. S.
Kuiiaefci, H, L. Wlllnsky, H. i\ Ho
gan* D. L. Jerrey, R; S. Cat heart, J. i
L. ??clueraey. A. J. W. Corse and
F. Doaek?r.
. FOE Tili: ttJEUNlOK
t;e???tee$ Hate Started To Tfort is
Care VSsRors.
A meeting of those most deeply in
lArMtutjg ijyi ? ux.^nki^ Confeisr
?te V^rpp ?eisaioa tor AuoersOU
was held ?2 the rooms of the chamber
WAR DEPARTMENT GOES ON
WITH PROBABLE ARMED
C?NFUCT A&URED
ANDS
of U. S.
(Br ABM^^?rcfts)
Washington, Mai? 5.?Instruc
tions to mili ganizatlons
throughout the CtiMry governing
a possible mobilizAl?on of the Na
tional Guard were|rnaileu to all
fejw?" depart
-rfhstructions
financial
mobiliza
of securing
; the local
officers
will be
ve the
d?part
it be
ance' at
nless to
known
action
vent of
at Vet a
of the
o City,
al Leon
supreme
sUf.ston di
nd Vera
however,
>repafed?
militla officer:
ment today. T
cover particularly
operations incit* :
tion and the
railroad transporta
Under the re.
United stales
throughout
supplied with
militia by the
ment quai term
War
At the ward
came clear t
Vera Cruz was
repel attack,
that a definite r
had been outli
a resumption o
Cruz, and the
campaign tows
In that event M
ard Wood will
comand with C
recting the adi
Cruz, and Ge
Baltey of the
jWjwMolly in th
ness and signifies no present pur
Congres? Active Again.
Congrues, after a considerable j
\period : of silence, on. Mexfey?,
cauic into the situation., lu the sen
ate Senator Lipp??, of Hhod? iBland,
introduced a resolut?o? calling ou
President Wilson for information as
to published reports that it was the
administration's purpose to aid Gen
eral Villa to secure the presidency'.
During a brief, but spirited dlscuslson
Senator! Lodge read from a London
paper, a scathing denunciation of Vil-j
Is. The resoivriion went ovar.'i???i'i
tomorrow.
President Wilson and his cabinet j
held the regular Tuesday meeting, but j
it was announced r.ftrr'^r^ $?st Only
routine work had been considered.
Secretary Bryan remained after the]
cabinet meeting, however, and it w?sj
understood ?be -went over \ with the 1
P res id en t the on Uro etas us of the m e -
dl&tion negotiations nod particularly J
the. names of American delegate:.'.
CRnsOa May *?t Envoy*.
. It... fas understood, the negotiations :
are to be bsjld in ?entrai territory,
and Cantos fcas-b*Cn suggested. 'It
yras ?afdv .however, that ten days
I^H^r/I'f4ase before- negotiations
eouiu bo i>agun, after the arrivai ' of
the fi1
?be text of the mediators' note'
to Carrants, made public during the I
day, stated definitely, tor. the first)
time that all the difficulties which
conmfcutedtoward tho present sita-j
atiou in 'Mexico bear either directly
on m?irociiy on the Rc.wiuon. of the
pe^diagr conflict bet wees > Mrjtieo and
the United States. Tho m^ijti^rt.
jeet 'of eop?sdeects
tions."
They also infer
?Mo*, ia ras medixiio
GOES TO COURT
TRUSTEES ACCEDED TO PRO
POSITION OF COMPANY'S
ATTORNEYS
WITH AMENDMENT
As It Now Stands the Company j
Wfll Make Test Suit For its
Ktghts, Not to Collect BtUs
. Attorneys representing the board, or
trustees of the school district. J. at
Paget and J. L. Sherard, conferred
with H. H. Watkins. representing the
Southern Public Utilities company yes
terday. and almost Immediately ar
rived at an.agreement, practically'the
same thing that Capt. Watkins sub
mitted to the board of trustees isst
Friday. Had a consultation boen hold
at that time, the city schools would not
have had to close tor two days for
a lack of WAt?* T**~ ift-uc ~ z.z tv.
whether the company has a right vto
charge tor water.
The company positively is cot see
ing for tho collection of the water
rent, it is staled* but agrees to make
a teat case of its rights, in the origi
nal nrnnrvsltimi^ atA nnmn?. ti"S?-"?
ed that" if the trustees 'did not wish
to pay the hill and denied tne right
of the company to collect under their
contract with the city, they should
bring the suit. The company has in
Bisted all. along in getting tbe matter
by law, it the board Insisted on its
stand iu the matter.
An agreed, statement of facts was
signed, and' this is about tne same
thing that the company requested In
its former communications. In this
agreed statement, tho phrase "set cut"
means to "eltmlniats" as being con
ceded. This It win be seen from tbe
following that the trustees emphatic
s'ly do not attack the validity of the!
*ewpaa^jfrancb{se or the contract]
HertS^e " schco?s^are^n^
water under the former contraet un
til the old contract would have *x-.
pIred: J^HHH
".t ?? ??Bsr?Ur? that in order to set
tle the question at issue between the
Southern Public Utilities Company and
the Anderson School District as to
charges for. wat?* ?j??? ?j?^ sesr
cuise w?a granted, twat the Issue be
submitted to th,i president Judge at
the next term of the, court, upon, all'
agreed statement of fact? se follows?
Set out all franchise and con
tracts between the wy-of Anderson
and Anderson Water, Light lb Pow- J
er Company.
"2. State the date of conveyance
and set out a copy of conveyance from
Andersou Water, Light & Power Co.,
to Southern Public Utilities Company.
"3. Set out franchise from City of
Anderson to Southern Public Utilities
Company, and contrc.ee entered into
pursuant thereto.
*SM4.' Set out Act of Legislature
creatlns Anderson,' Grsicd School Dis.
trlct.
"3, Set out Act of Legislature creat
ing present -.Anderson .School District.
''6. Set oat statement- of- water fur
nished' and bills presented for water
furnWaed by-Southern Public UtSlHM?
Company to the Schools of the School
District elnoe February'40th, 1914,
"7. State that thp undersea School
District disputes , tho right to make
B'aargea'.* 'M>ve Tf*f**r*? is. on iho
ground, that tho. provisions of tho bid
franchise are ;still effective In ro far
as they require the Water Company
to furafeiv free water for those schools,
>n case the schools' are liable
for the payment of water bills should
the charge* bo made separately
against each school, or ;he total
amount of water consumed charged
In one bill, so as to give the schools
the benefit of reductions allowed on
total as per sliding scale."
ANDERSON MAN
GONE TO SUMTER
*?. rreiweii is Speaking Today j
frtpr* Secretaries I? "GAme
Cock" City
?unaer Wfct-re lie goes to attend thej
sand-annual fcieetf a* of tb South r?ro. I
ima commercial. Secretaries. Mr.
Fretwell will deityerna address at thej
( today on a systecv of eouoty!
ity good roads. He has care-j
nreo?rW ??t? ^?itf^t ?-~ ss bsj
Is one of the best posted men in the)
?t?te e*t queutions r?*aUag to good j
rose?, he will have. 1?terestiSif !
~.eo say to the secretaries, j.
A. Whaloy, secretary of thej
?bamber of eommercs, yasli
haable to maki? the trip to Sumter on{:
cunt of the meeting here tods
bansers. Mr. waaaey wife te
Iva part today la entertaiali
u'e
is nil
DETECTIVE UNDER $1,000
BOND TO APPEAR BE
FORE GRAND JURY
SECRET IS LET OUT!
Negress Swears Unknown Pcr
Tried to Cet Her To Poison
Conley la Atlanta Jail
(By Associated Preps.)
Atlanta. May 5.?-Dehial of the
state's charge that improper
means had been use:/ in obtaining
evidence tending to show* thai
Leo M. Frank, the factory super
intendent, was innocent of the
murder of fourteen year old Mary
Phagan, was made today by coun
cil for the defendant.
Deny Bribe Story.
Various affidavits were intro-i
?ucea at'the hearing in the super-'
ior court on the extraordinary
motion for a new trial for Frank
which the defense claimed showed
that no intimidation, attempted
bribery, forgery or other improp
er means had been i;sed in ob
taining sworn statements.
Answer to State
The action of Frank's lawyers fol-y
lowed the conclusion or the counter
showing of the state sgalnst the pica
Of the convicted man's representatives
for a new trial. Notice was given
that further evidence would he intro
duced ify the 'defense tomorrow, when,
it Is expected the taking of evidence
will be concluded. Arguments of at
torneys will follow.
An affidavit Introduced by the state |
today from Anna Maud Carter, a ns
g?p/woman, charged that she had been
..n unknown \ s>r
county jail, and asked - to pu?
nolson In .the food of lames Conley",
the negro factory aweeo?? Tb?
said she wss a prisoner at the time
and that she was given - Considerable
liberty in the Jail. Conley was the
ohfftf wfltp^K!1 rsrsfast Fre*:?r sarf Ws?
couvlcted as an accessory after the
murder 1 V.
Detective Under Bes?.
Superior Judge H!U today issued an
order placing Dan. C. Lehon, repre
sentative of a national detective
agency, under111,000 bond for his ap
pearance later before the Fulton
eounty grand jury here. Solicitor
General Dcrsey, chief of state's legal
forcea in the case of Frank, said that
be desired the testimony of the de
tective in connection with the ah\
taining of an affidavit from Rev. C.
Ra:;<u~n1?. Thn mlntulnr nonnrfftil
be had heard Conley, the negro,!
ifesa ihp .murder,, but he later re-j
Hated the statemeat.
' Dorsey Keeps CegsseL
The solicitor general tonight would]
not say wbehter ho contemplated sskr
Ing the grand. jury make. a general
Investigation of; methods used So ob
taining avidance is connection with
witk the extraordjnary /motion for a
new trial for the factory superinten
dent. Various persons have reM|
Htt^alfldafits and claimed undue in
fluence, t
No time hs been set by Superior
judge Hill for hearing of the argu
menta oc a motion filed by. the defense
for the annulment of tho verdict sen
tencing Frank to be hanged. Coun
sel for the defendant allege that it wss I
illegal as Frank1 was. absent from the
court room wfc.-o the verdict was re
turned.
? ?ltfj/S BXBOtC ACT
Offered Mer Flesh t? AM a tea Whcj
! Dad Been Bunted*
; Atlanta, May &.^>Aft East Atlanta
girt, whose name bas been withheld
from nublicatlon. committed an act of
*rd*y ey g?vsng a layer
hrr .v.vr. Lo?*y '
the burns and save the life -of a y
man whom she has bevor seen
young Man's name Is J. N
His life -was dispalred of
n? '^s ^jperanor,
doctors aiadA thl* fAjf-t Vrvntwr, rt??
woman voluntoored.
Amen*; ct?*v? Who offered to give
their nosh and skin to save the boy
was J. W. atllot a doctor, who i?
serving a life term for morde? cm the
?t?te prison firm, ?
'Ma own life is one of misery." hs
?1 it my doty, if I can,
? your,K WAO. and to
NATION??, CONFERENCE OF
FERS AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE MEASURE
GIST OF OFFERINGS
Plans Suggested Calculated To
' Imnrc&vt* Cnru&*i**?m -~ e?
nnd Future Tradbg
(By Associated Press! .
Washington, May 5.?-Favor*
able action was taken today by
the Rational Cotton Conference
on all the resolutions adopted by
the executive committee during
its two day's session here. The
resolutions were suggested as
tending to Improve present con
ditions, both in the spots and fu
turesjrotton trade throughout the
Gist of Resolution.
Among (the resolutions of the
executive committee, approved
by the entire conference, was one
recommending sevrai changes In
ton futures bill, now pending In
congress. The conference hi
structed the chairman to forward
? copy of the resolutions to Mr.
Lever.- A committee was1 ap
pointed to confer with him and to
assist in having the bill passed.
Exchange? Invited to Alt? - .
Recommendation that aU of Use ex?
changes adopt the government stand
ard of classification and that the gov
ernment adopc tl.'.
standard, agreed upon at Liverpool
last year , was approved. The yccotn
meudation to have all rotten statis
tic*, r?e<srtc?., i:..,
August 1 to Augua" l ; ?
it was also approved
W. I?. Lawso2. of .
attention of tho'organisa
he termed an unfair rale sheeted
October by the Breme
ehengA T^ir ?-??su 'be ^"U-d.;
the receiver In Bremen 100 daya to
determine the extent of inferior damp,
after doilvery.
A rsolution was adopted sXptiMMte
disapproval of the Bremen rule. ;
The special committee of three, ne
domestic spot transactions, will re
port tomorrow.
??ou -J AmcKd |*vrr BJ??.
Changes suggested i -MHES?J
tee, in the Lever bill tocihjl SA$j]Sm
tton of tho tax of twenty-five jsents to
five cents a contract, :rnvef h was
stated, would -m*k*-!h?j burden of the
tax fall noon tho dealer s^d not the
producer.
' Tho committee also declared the ap<
pUcation of the bill as set forth in
srvlion three to be^ ameuded so as to
apply to any resident. *| (a Iba United
States'" instead of *W the
states." This, jitifc; und?
make the . - provision a\
The widening of the ?emw. Of the
sixth, sect ion 'of, the Lever i
log tenders of cotton und-.v . r
IfMM?eXiuested.
It was,alBO agreed that section eight
of tho bill determining what ate beaa,
fide spot markets, under, Standards
established by the scretary of agri
culture, should be changed to read aa
follows:
"Provided that selection of places
which form the basis of Quotations
hall be left eiittreV .w1iwd.6ae .diS"
cretion of the secretary of agricul
ture. .
Unterwyer te Testify,
Washington. May 5^Sa?6??i 'Jh
itermyer, csgmtttisfo? the PttJb tocoey
trust Investigating commltee, will he
tb? first witness to be heard by the
senate interstate commerce oh the pr&
besad arttl-truar. bilL ammttUag ?a jta
anaoancement made today
LS?w?a?du, chainnan-ef'tiMpee?imutedL~.
Mr. Unt?rmyers wUl apus?V
ro w
o o o o o o o O f?
c , WATER VOS,
o Atlanta, May
o ground that ci?
to godUnees, ?uete Jfm Wood> c
iward, Mayor of Atlanta, ?
sand a special edicf wbis
permit all the harbor
baths to remain opes
because of the comb
Bhriaera.
o
o