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.
HwS? TWO OF MEDIATORS A
MAIN OF CANADA BY THE
Formai Conference Looking to Se'
Without Further War Wai Sej
Time-Participant?
{By Associated Press)
l/feshlngton, May l^.-prcatdeot
Wilsen today told thc American com
missioners who left last night for thc
mediation conference at Niagara Falls.
Ontario, that the United States gov
crumem regards the seftlcmeht of the
Mexican problem In* a definite form as
a proreq?tBite to the withdrawal o?
thc American forces from Vera Cruz.
$o Halters For Americana,
Tim president, gave the . American
tommiBflloners-Justice Lamar of tho
agprgne court af the United States;
iPifcRriok Lehmann, former solicitor
general and diplomatic secretary,, H.
Percival Dodge-no specific instruc
tions. Ho told them to place thero
to place themselves Ip a receptive
mood and await proposals from tho
three. South American mediators.
Huerta Elimination Next.
But at the sams time he outlined to
his representatives that oi
ico seemed to bim to ha conditioned cn
thc {?JJralnatkm Of the Huerta admini
stration, and the establishment ir, its
place of a-'.* provisional government
which woald conduct an election
giving fair treatment to ali factions
over, s ^?uti^?i ^ ?h^ ^r?riap prbo
over. a polution of the agra?an probr
> lem and other international diffmul
tics which have brod revolution in
the southern republic daring Ute1, last
The president wishe? the Mexican
queeWon settled^ on compj?abensiv<
linea shat wmw* kto^ aceottot th<
HE WELCOMED TO DO
DUKE OF C^NAUGHT
tti-?a*nt of Mexk?B Trouble
m afc Nwgara FaJJs In Short
Confident of Outcome
trom a diplomatic source in Mexico
."tty stating that General Huerta was j
-cady to resign and woolii permit hie
representatives at tba mediation con
creace to eliminate him 1? it should
nations that have-come from the 3
jerome absol?teiy necessary. Jnti
ffuerta. deifc?ft?es -.ince their arrival
o this country showed that they had
-etalizcd Huerta's .ettmlnation waa re
rajf?^;?a csseatlp-i to the settlement
md toaew-J!MlH;'4heT'e?teet that unless
ley c^fcv#pte*red to deal with this1
ihase af the ' problem their efforts
Would be fruitless.
. They are said to be.readyto recom
nend Huerta's retirement, bul only ou
he condtion that, definite understand- j
ng ie reached on the hind of govern
neut th&t ls to * follow.
President Witebtt tn 'hi* final talk]
with, tne American commissioners, at
?rhlch SccreiSBry Bryan.alt? was pres
?nt RPcft?^??l^iy of !B>i*"fct,on
*e?e^?^^^^^?0tt,d ^
? teftceis'-axar.pt-]
a ort lime,]
nbt So?k 'foi&fm?!
ts. believing that
S??hik? idea of 1
? ' ? ?
ae?Mrtaineu. !
headquarters the
ament by|
in favori
bluet who)
?Wi gt
mough to run a few miles up the road
?ad see a Mr. Taylor, to w~iom he de
?ented to his request abd ??uTs the
as? time ahe baa seen her sotomoblle
M the Urie the man waa alone and it
s not known wttorn ilia AJU^ n<_<.
sattle rrOm or whether or not they
vere in the plot to steal the car
WU?n in front of Mr.' Augustus.
3eaf '?. place, in thia count; th6' m?
?hlL?ry of tho car went wror r ud tba
automobile broke down. men
bea succeeded in enlisting the help or
?Yank Rhody who was vltiit&g Mr
>ean, and bo drove them'in to Ander
en.
Archie h,. TOi
ailing last nigh
ippe?rance. ?al
vbre a spit or I
? black hat. He appeared to bo about j
Another featuro of the case 1? that]
\>Q man engineering Uva .deal ? gave|
?r. l?hoddy a check for hauling the I
terry; into the eily, the amount being J
io. The ch?ck. when slimed., hore tho !
tat the stranaer i
green cloth'
HIS 'TAX'? WEWT ON WIT
NESS STAND YESTERDAY
AGAINST HIM
SPRUNG SURPRISE
Another NeW Wknew for-tl? De-'
fenee Saw "Jnck" Rote ead
Becker Conferring .
(By Associated Press)
. New York May AL^Btotrict Attor
ney Whitman today completed lils caso
e tarnst C9wr.es Becker by placing .?a
the witness stand two ole* wbroi pe
ivmsldered . bis star " witnesses
Charlea U. PRU, Jr., tb? former piLcc
can's Tlind. companion and press
agent, and Janies Mar ?holt a negro
v?uth. vs ho sa'd ?*w Becker "nd
Jack Bose talking at tb.? "narinn ceu
lerenue, which was declared by the
toort ot ?ppeils to h^vr, been the
. heart or the ea^apiri'?;^ lo murder
h;rraan Rosenthal."
" Thc gh -.rder'u. a'dow .and several
other persons ateo "testiaed befoie the
prosecutor declared Iii? r-aso ended.
^.Itt ew?re ter*. Epiker bad asked
HBBHHHMBPC ? 'j juu
W????I??K?????I????^'
?infe 8iui? B^laon, following h!
.- ' ??T? m ( i:>> vf m?o.
-r all we it fully into tito details
of KIM alleged oo Md io i ?h. as; a "zu>M
pigeon" for Beeker. He wai placed cn
the stand aa the "dlsint-uWtcd w.l?
i**WTO?5-tke "Harlem conference"
^T??*he' court V>,\ appeeih/eald waa
essential .to con v',<t. Becke rf1 eg s J i y na
help tile former policeman's case, rita
testimony today was a complete surr
prise to the .'defense.
eker will not be
night reTus?d to way definitely wheth
er or not be would be cal ?ed leter, al
though they , assert Becker has de
- - ~- -ri-.
--.-.ur
him-:-.
Mrs. Becker ; will go on the stand
and try fe save, her husband from the
electri? chair. -She a expected io con
tradict much Mt^etestlm given by
the wtteeaee fpf the state who swore
that Riese-and her husband wera Very
frlonily. It ls understood tba* she
win also attack Ptitt. ,
If Becker testinoo.1? tm expected th?*
be will admit that he met ROBB on
many occ?al?n* hst wi? assert that re.
lattin* bet?se# thisn were simply
those that exist between evary police
man and ' his "stool pigeon," which
Rose admitted he wsw.
There are about thirty witnesses un
der subpoena to t?s?i?v Ju biter's
: behalf.' The case may be In the hands
of the Jury hy Saturday night
BETT?^O?iibOK:
broad InquWV:for^??cks today and the
market ad?ap?sd materially above Um
on last mibe**? rise, lt
became loeresfilngly apparent that
Wall St?eet Was seeing visions of bet
SOUTHERN ?*&Spr&': DE- j
Cl.ARE AGAINST * REPRE
SENTATIVE VATICAN''
'AGA?NST R?ft?ANiSfV?
'.Object To the Present cf the
? Unsted Stetes A?encHag Serrice
In Catholic ?hwch
( , tBy A
1 Nao? vii i?. T
?es?on s today the Sob
Convention adopted ;
testing again a
vatican being at
government. Tlie
that, ?.500,000 Sob
ed with aldrin th
emmental . repto
sanction to the'Catho]rp
tending their serv
functions.
Tho first busin
session waa tho
i recommending *
; statistician, ft w
A resolution JJ
veatioa ?iave an
Exposition in San
At ls final
ern Baptist
t?ous pro- .
e of the
seat , of J
set forth j
ti/ view-}
:of gov-i
to giro
urch by gt?
ffloial
inittee
-of . a
the con
Panama
adop
a, OH ,
gftte to
ttloa in
'Ai ihn ??f? fMItr<?At
j Yesterday
TH? ?lost or.xas iaiK
i'e??ejd to city .jpoUticsj although a
little was hoard -about ooumvaffair*
? ?:??>'? !.':..?. . :-'.:::ans ' ?
? ? ? ......
{lawyer of this city, ia giving .s?rions
consideration to running; for a eec.t in
the House of representatives and'will
probably bt found lined np w?V: ?hr
remainder when th? gong pounds .or
the.first dash out or the bo\- Vri?nir.
have stated that Mr. Wolfe bas never
' had an opportunity to ap;
j **n merits as there has been some dis
tractiajr; Issue asul they worn: bira to
to run thia summer and wa'K the i co
* pl* tb giveiilm a chance on hf? abiiity
Snd iltDt-iii.
I Claude Martin of the Broadawny
" section of Ibo county ls being mention
led as a probab&'-casdldgic for iuporvl
isor and' friends ot his suv that Mr
' Martin will show a thing or two in :I>e
way of running for office If-he decides
to go into Ui? rs -
John A. Hoft?n of Belt on:'ia'-heins
menti
didate t
_
?out t;
? he intends eiahlng the s
| bceV^pariisau^
OASIS BURNS
JUDGE HILL OF GEORGIA
PLAINLY ABOUT IKE
FAMOUS t4SLUETH"
STRONG CRITICISM
Of thc Method? Employed ko Get
Informaron in tho Celebrated
Leo M. Frank Csa?
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta. May 1*V-Inquiry Into
methods used in obtaining evidence
in connection with the extraordinary
motion Tot a new trial for I^eo ~M.
Frank was directed herc today
by Superior Judge Benjamin it. Hl'<lj
in instructing the Fulton county grand
Jury.
ihe course, followed by "cevtnln de
teetives" in tbo case of the factory su
perintendent tinder sentence of death '
for thu murder of Mary Phagan, the
fourteen-year-old factory girt, were1
severely critlciBcd by Judge HUI. He '
characterised the work of these ta-J
mous "slueths" na*"an obstruction toi
the administration of Justice." j
"I doubt the wisdom of allowing de
tectives from anotner atu ?. -.^r I
bo noted, famous or infamous toi
come. here and criticise ou officers j
our couria. We have no room here
fir;-such men-men who come posing
aa seeking the truth when they are
only seekina aotorlAty ?MA aux
SAM-the judge, j
The court told the jury that various 1
witnesses in the case had repudiated I
th?, testimony given by. them t at the
trial of Frank and that some lat?: had
made conner repudiations. Investiga-'
Hon into ?he charges of bribery and j
frauds that were made in connection J
with these statement* waa asked. j
The hearing on he motida to est j
aside the Frank verdict today wast
poatpoued by Judge Hill until Satur-{
day. The1 postponement wa?i f ranted j
upon -erquest by attorneys from both <
WILSO* mvxs flossip?.
Present Berifae? (9 Speak at Arline.
ton, Hay ?Pi. ^iffiM
pe a ranee might be construed as for po
litical effect. President Wilson today
declined en invitation to speak nt Ar
Cemetery: nn m?m?,
mt\ imy. . rhe premcent, assured a
committee of the Grand Army or the
Republic, who tendered the invitation,
that he desired to speak ai Ailtugtob
come Gate during his term, but ex
pressed the opinion, that lt would be
for him hot to do so this year\
HIGH TORPOS?S
?LSO "BUMKUivl"
John Sharp Wtffiaxae Calls Sen
ator "Geechy" Abowt Tn*?
Country's Honor
(By Associated Press)
Washington. May l8.-~Seuator Suth
erland of Li?'', declared In the ?tenate
of tree gov
ernment, no Mich astounding prout?-,
ellida eyer before had been presented
to a great legislativo body a? the
raand ot President Wilson tbat tho
congress should repeal the tells ss^
emption law "without raisin? tbs
Senator 8uther.at?$ "would so ?V
??r.y ba: eubverslve of every consid
eration of Bftlf respect that even thoio
who >ite?4 to capitulate will raia*/
the. alsation and make a pretense of
J notifying ihelr action on defeadbhs
grotindi before acceding to thc presi
denta request"
Senator gatherluud said he intend
ed to vote against repeal but hg added
he was ip favor ot arbitrating the dis
pute "because o* tho difference of OP*
Inion prevailing among Gie great*** I
thinkers of the country over the quos- j
"ft comeas witera the"" "i lette,!
j
COKER UKO
RESEWO?RO
WWX REPRESENT THE BANK.
1NG HOUSES OF STATE 5N
ORGANIZATION
WELL KI>f OWN HERE
Th? Darlington County Farmer
Who Has Been Toking So
Much Interest Lu Cotton
(By Associated Pres?) 1
Hkhmond, Va., May 18.-Delegate?
representing a majority of the 47?
member banks or the Firth Federal
iVserve District votod thia afternoon
*o recommend for election sa directors
of the H Pm moud reserve bank, the!
following:
Group 1. class A-Waldo Newcomer. I
president National Exchange Bank of ]
altimore.
Uro ap i, c?afc? n,-George J..fleay,!
business manager of Richmond. ?
Oroup 2, class A.-Colonel John V.
Bruton, president First Nutlonal Bank \
of Wilson. N. C.
Croup 2, class B?-D. Il; Coker, mor
chant and farmer, "f Hurtsville, 8. C.
Group 3, class A.-Edwin Mg.-?u
???sldent Fir?it Kitllnnal li
held. W. Va. . j
Group 8, class B-James F, Oyster,
wholesale produce dealer of Washing
ton, D. C.
This grouping of the hanks io the
mun nuiri.
federal reserve act places . 160 banks
in group 1, comprising all banks hav
ing an aggregate capital and sur
plus, of $140,000 and over. Group 3,
comprising ail banks with combined
cgpt'tta! and surplus less than $140.000
and more than $?0,000 has 158 banks.
Group 3 including all banks having
on aggregate capital and surplus ot
$80,000 cr less also has 158 banks. r
OIL FO^FI^L~~
Tour Making Investigation
As To tfee Supply
(By Associate?! Pross) j
...-TJiu ... .
tioo or providing on adequate Supply]
cf fuel oil for the navy is to he iii
quired into by the government com- j
mission consisting of indian Commis* I
???ii ?jeito Bod ??eu?nant u?chardaon,
ot the navy, who ?eft here today for an
extended trip in the west. Tba com"
mission ?v??l report to cuuprces on tho
feasibility or the government ton
SUuictlng and operating a pipe line.for
the transportation of oil from the mid
continent field of Oklahoma to the Gulf
ta Order to supply the navy with its
??el o?.
Tim commission already bas held ex
tended hearings on thc subject in
Washington.
(lt ls supposed thal (he-Lieut. Rich-1
ardaoit referred to above ts Cominan-j
der Louis C. .Richardson of thia county. )
Mr. Richardson has for a year been'
stationed at the Brooklyn navy, yard
where he has been guiding the largest
Diesel engine in the world. Thia ts
an .engine which burns oil for fuel
MW$fcs invented by Diesel, the noted
German scieattBt who killed himself
last year. The Diesel engine ha? many
points of superiority over, say* other,
kind. The great driving mssehkre upon
which Mr. Richardson has been work
ing will coat S^iaoaj
Many Going On
Mountain Trip
A number of Andersoji people aro
planning: to take advantage of the ver>~
Jow round trip rates ofrered by tho?
Piedmont and Northern lines for the j
ftrst excursion of the summer to Aba j
Pesa, H* CV, and other points of Inter-1
est in the "8wlt?erlaud of America".?
Thia will be ono of the most attractivef
excursions of the season rad thc-r^
wi? probably be severs! hundred peo-j
pio lo go front here. Tb* trip is to I
he made ou May 23 and, lt is said that j
a: large number of raacrvatiess--hsrsvj
" f.Ths special train making the ex-j
euralon trip .ia to leave Greenwood )
ot ?:30 a. m., on ?ho morning of the}
23rd and will pass this city afc 7 a. ni ,1
rn lag toe trail
at 8 P. M, Tf
i-; a pee ta I arran
licarcilnchilei
?SWl?tlHI
GENERAL CONFERENCE NOT
YKT WILLING TO QUIT
CLAIMS ON COLLEGE
MONDAY'S ACTION
The Former Actio j cf Cor?eren
Wes Reconsidered ?nd Matter
Will Come Up A??iR
(By Associated Freu) VfiSpv
?VVahoma City. Okie,. May Itf.^y?B?
In? on thc suggestion of Judge N/l&
Harri?, of Georgia; the g?nerai cou?t
terence o? the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Scut/), today reconsidered Us
aftlon of S?
severed relations between Vanderbilt
University and the Church, as ? whole
and directed a re-draft of thc commit
tee" report. Thia redraft provides for
point action by-commlaBleii
named by tho gensral Tonferonce and
by tho original patronise lng conferenc
es in the renewal of litigation in au af
establish rights Which Mia
ty. * .., . r?..'?:.'.' '.. - I.'
church. Action
ill uluUi. nr fi)dc.v>
of, tho patron ixlnft
it is pointed out
claim H de?n! tn the
fort to
church
Church mlp.iit r
Ity be trans?err
A commission, nam :<.!
" c?nTm?isi?u?rs^BHHIi^HHIHHnin
the patronljtiag conf?rence*- b:
iishlng the Utter in control eg tfre UM
iverslty "and In tim ?Cff?i n^r.^eui.
act for and In behalf ot th?TV
inf? ;x?nfere!irch in the assertion of
rights to Vanderbilt L'aiversityV'
: The Vote today ordering thc revision
waa practically unanimous.
general board for tb? quadrennium
nud ratified the plan for rh?? creation
of sn ekdovMumt f;iodV
gestea lu
raised dur
The questV
en was ms
morrow mc
TIDWELL TRIAL
ON ATGREENV1LLE
Defendant Charged W?b Sb'fsn^
Man Aliased To Hnve farm
ed His Daughter
(By Assoc!
Oreenville, May 18.
welt Sr., of Clinton,
trial . here today; r.bargi
murder of Emmett Walk
paymaster of a tocal mil
and promiaerd socially,.
(. unnoi for the defesc
the shooting wan dog
while he wa? tcmporari!
arenan?, cf! alleged lavas'-,;:: ?
??notity of his borne by the^f mn m&u<
A jury waa obtained ? . ; H
forenoon session of the cirent-:
and during the afternoon' the escsic?l*