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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. THAT l? ONLY SO?mOfc SAYS FORMER HEAD OF NEW HAVEN ELECTRIC ROAD MOST VALUABLE Gives the Story of the Origin mad Parp?se of the $100,000 Cheek to Republican (By Associated PresB.) "Washington; .lf?i7.-2r;~.-Ah1 Sbsohiip monopoly'pf trahaportatibn i?nde'r'gov ernment regulations and control, wai suggested by .Charles. S. Mellen, fnrtf? president or the Now graven R^roafr vjajjr? interstate commerce commission led ay. as a solution of the Arn^ica,n id problem : "To get efffc?eney and economy" declared Mr. Mellen," there must be a m?uopoly; and that monopoly 1B certain to be the United States government." ?rows Halber lannie. A moment later MT Mellen remarked "every timo a railroad official comes .v ni?uiuBiu? sic tina iv tune mi ma bat Jto. some government official." Mr. Mellen apps a red tb have recov ered1-entirely from his fatigue'of yea terday when ho appeared befbSfc,j?jpl commission today lo resume his.testl inoney.> Ile responded to interrogato ries fired at bini by Chief Counsel J? ?ng a F?cond for a" word. He tobi at length the. story ot, .his. steamship transactiona with Charles VV. Morse. 1 Concerning these. Mr. Mellen ex plained he felt lt desirable tol'eower with Colonel Roosevelt, then president 't^OHt', United Stales, li president he ba? tao.OuO.WO -fron. Haven et?i ' Mr. Metlen sam ut that t ; . apprehensive of the' enactment of n law by congress tb prevent railroada from owning or controlling watee lines, but he waa fissured . by Mr. Roosevelt that, Po tong aa the law re mained aa lt then waa. the New Haven need have no tea? about ita watsr line holdings. As to the acquisition of New.England trolley Rae?, Mr. Mellen said he had proceeded on the theory that truna :WWM<pr might better he bandied on electric lines than on steam roads. He bad been convinced ibht the diversion of mueh of the trafh> pf steam roads to electric lineo would more economi cs;!, rates iowor.'hh? sbrvlce generally aioro satisfactory to th? public. tells of Caatpaggn Hilt*. . Late in the day thc witness' atten tion ag?ala was. directed to campaign contributions made bv the Kew Havan M.r. Vellen, tc n by hlin >uty la Bostt rding ?lf'2.00 salo of New 1 tho New Yon > j fen Mr. ma rna fired'' i& testimon ammissionc rear a??'? be listed ads" added ? was seat to _ *JJM Mr. Meye mu attn im Railroads ?\mp?Mf to form your own conclu ; sion." Says He Ww ?Plred.? 'Unger whet clrcumrtauce" did you lesvo the New Haven?" "I waa practically ..flrcd," replied Mr. Miellen. He ?Aid it wau intimated by a man close to the directora that a change waa considerad d?sirable, - "Aa I wanted a change myself," cnn? tinned Ur. Meilen, *i welcomed the' suggestion." Mr. Mellen justified that a contract waa offered Um. under the terms ot his aervie>d, in an' unofficial capacity, which, '?ie Now Haven wax to retold* to jive adviee,-etc.. for flv-v yeara af ?n annual salary of $3O.:)0'>. "Later, " he said, "two members of the committee that luid arranged fur my retirement called on me and tn\d the matter of compensation was caua- j . lng embarrassment and naked me tf ll would, relieve them of. this. I then} , practically made then n prescht ot iti* ; vhiQiieatiO'.ke? rnor?*n detall as to bis , salarias prwtfdrnt''of the New Haven, Mr. Mellen s*$* that st the time of hlB, retirement lt was 134,000 a year. "I started* ot #30,000, *"? ?aid," rind later this was raised te ifo;000. When the salarte* of ?1! employes were cut ten per cen? I cut myself to $r>t.<KH> ?ife added *thsi he received st the time of his retirement a lump sum ea |60^)OQ rrom the Basto? and Maine, for acting' as .president of that road three year? adrf wsetgtven in !'ke maa nar .XAO (TOA teS?MMMMta' '&Mi*i>mi .Who waa the "r?an that took up with you the ??oestlon of your retirement?" asked Mr. Folk. "He was a member bf the board of director?" Mr. Mellew stated that when he be ? sfii?igr director he bought 100'shares bf the^Nesr Have? at fili&- . ^ ""STT"; ----- T7T- val?o of these shares et the tittie of your retirement." "Abotst par;" Asked to give thbe reasons for the demoraHza^ie*- of the road. Mr, Mel len esld that ii was* principsily duo to a large floating' debt, which wa? caused In jWt#t assure by the West ; iSheftoy\J3m?<i:'n ";->- ^fc?^<i| ??> rTihiasa,,.hf*d .'.ih.veatnt?n?r^^i* fra^KLthat IW^ti 'iateireat was shown fa I He said- be cite?had to get up and talk Just to us?..up time. The s?tet?d- . ance, he said-, Woo generally ont* about lCrO. u-iv . vue. ywin?' vi nc ouyauu i?W any opposition to the'general jrasofiduiion pian you have spoKon o? '.: "Not outside of Boston." AlJm?S HARBOR Large*! Ship Afloat Provea Hard Tc. T*\& m*si She ? V' tV?s?. At We rr York "?U ...oeieata-* Press) : i.. May 21. Navigation in the worth ri*w, between lower New Yortr anff H stood ?till ?oday falle the-y?. ; >, an?ftt' '?dsB&F *V*?*ts to dook har and swede -hv?m&?jki down the stream for Bftore ''thajK^rMSM. When thp:-j$ra&k arrived st her pier after her t&$m|t ?tarage, her great length j?a<r a ???ftg- ebb tide proved too strong a ocsarbipatian for the fleet of wil?ng t?jg*':tifeh? urged her toward >r mor?; tl uer and dr Ferry bosta to safety algantfe lioer piee she we? almost he tilt gripped Ot the slip, scurried ^Wanted -with twenty around. She xof her ? to go to ssa, ..long, domin?t ?ST*'0 SALTILLO FEDERALS HIT THE HIGH PLACES AS REBELS GO IN ENVOYS TAR? NOTE Stole Department Lookin? for An i other American Boy Who Ia Lost Inside Huerta Linea (By Associated Press) Washington, May, 21.-While the mediation negotiations were develop ing today, the "censtltoltonalist* cam paign was, pri^r%iing vlgoropsTy: faenor Z?ha^?;$ttra washington representative, received an official message announcing. the evacuation o? Saltillo. Iv gives no'qo tatls but it was believed here tha^ ?HSfjfed?rais wereretreating on Son Luis Potosi to Join the fedorai^Vwbo evacuated Tampico and Tuxpani. The constitutionalist force that captured Tampico has withdrawn from Tam pico, except for a email garrison, and i*,hnrrjr|ng back to Monterey to par wOp^t* y? the general campaign against Huerta'B strongholds In Cen The consTltutionalist campaign on the Pacific coast seemed also to be making progresa. Part of General Obregan's .force w?s reported- advanc ing against Guadalajara and official dispatches to the o?vry department re ported heavy volley firing at Masatlan p.ru? f:in;ym^' ' MKBB^^HMUH?^BM upiom&tic features of the day were a report from the British consul at Tampico that foreigners might safe ly return to the oil fields and a re quest from the Spanish ambassador to Mr. Bryan for the. good offices of the United States in inducing the con stitutionalist authorises to accept iii a bale for the dellve.-y of cotton con-; tia&ted from Spanish ?Tower? at Tor cer? 1r^^^ r^r* Mt, Bryan promised the Spanish ambassadors do wjtfiat he could for the Spanish cotton raisers who.com plain that the ransom of $20 a baie demanded hy General Carranza, . for the confiscated cotton .is prohibitive.1 The afate department put tts mach i tl rt ry . intn .ttrtnflnn tn disCSTCr fha whereabout of a person described as disappeared, more than a week ago from Vera . Crux. There was some mystery about this messenger, no ono <n Washington knows ^rhai was the ?rtnfage. ir any, with which he waa charged by. Admiral F.c-tcher nor ?B it clear that be ts an American. Admiral Sketcher's own message waa not Informative on that point One cf the earll?*? press dispatches described the man as a Filipino mesa' attendant. Today word came to the State department that thia messenger had proceeded to the federal head quarters and reported tc General Maas commander there at that time. He ha? thCU '-*----; ?JJ- ?I.? Mexico City and nothing more is krr?*A>^ hui movements? The Brazilian minister in Mexico City reported that a train of kW re fugees lett Mexico 0?ty yesterday Xor Puerto MegSeoJ : Bebel t<* Sea Hoveys. Washington Mny 21 .-The constitu tionalists are prepapriog to send 'a representative lb Niagara Phils to confer with the South American me ,-Jttors who are endeavoring to settle the Mexican problem. Thia win be done with the distinct understanding that the representative: ls to give ia formation as to General Carransa'e purpose, without commuting thc con-, stitutlonaliata to any plan for the pacification of Mexico that the media-j tors may determine upon. Jose Vasconcelos,, now at Montreal! on n financia! mission for General! Carranza; is understood to be the man i mHEHHp^to. Niagara Fails: Men in cJoso touch with the constitution alists said; tonight that he would ar IKS ?LIM&A'*?I> S^Pett! ir golf] d In tl?*?1 REPUSL3CAW smT(m UP HOLBS THE P?UCY OF Says' Unite*! rna Right Without !V|-???2 For World to Ask #?? Do So (itv . . ii w-cj i'ref.s.) Washington, May ^--Senator Root, republican n?emb . foreign re latloas, committee iodt? held tho eeo ?Atent?on thiftiajfcoxtt a five hoer's speech in supnort of the, ad ministration 'qui to twpfial the tolls exemption clause of the Panama canal few. As the; Noa- Yori-, senator sat down Senator Kern, democratic floor leader, led th* applaud rroW^?? floor spectators and thom-, tn the gal lery Joined In. The burder/ of th? sptteeh was to prove that tbs Hay-Faunce"ote treaty. provided that treatment accorded by the United Slates to its sown citizens in the use of the Panam? canal munt be the same aa- accorded cit I Ken a of the otha?? "niiMoflBHMa^MBWBBHBBB Senator Root Insult^ that* th? Uni ted States alway? bsd fafsbited oh this broad principle of- ??Quality and Insis ted ^ tb av the umJerstdsiidU'g . ot > Heft ry Theodore ! Rcm^cve?i, imerioans^ who was 'the ' broad, marked, the Am .Taking up tho exemption of Am?i vessels, the sea 1012. granting the exemptkn Thia was trae^h??r? ?. real coastwise .fcadv Slates conid ps 1.00* rnti?a* aw?y.' anHmil wh e renator deal?re? he 'was voting for the repeal ?ow he^?tuge -in the opinion or senators best able tb Judge, the sepal? would not veto to srbi trate the dispute. M?*t lt* Rigbi Plrst. "Right or wrong" he said 'ir we de cide thia in oar r .*c*r a?d :r*?ttU? tn arbitrate,. wa ?re dlswedlted and *d!s honnrad'. We ?v^?? !^?pudis,A? ?^sr vrtirn princlpl??. Now let-any senator who voles against - repeals take', t"-; re sponsibility of leading Iii into'the position. ?f every constitu ent of mino wea looking forward to lower freight rates. ! ?osd io lead nay country." Senator Root added that , the Unf ted SUtee ahOald not Wait for all tho nations of the world . to protest against tho exemption, because the United states might bo the keener, of its conscience Bad act <$n tia own jndgmeot Without wailing for-pro-' teats. If he were right as to the in terpr?t?t'3o of the treaty, he declared, H^^mld i st favor exemption even .-. -rsat ErvtkJc ?ave l?a consent, be cause the qnestion wa? broader than tho rights ot Croat flrfcain; In conetutrion Mr. Rodi said that he would veht?r? say American diplo macy waa ennobled and sweeten ed International inteyyaurse. He al co called on bis feHoss senators to meet their dary to their country . tn J^ibane big, noble spirit that John Bay hah* OM tu?. . Grenville Morder Casa Has Baan Ona of Serdubtcs* sad Vary Skkcrrr^ in DetaHe Special to The Intelligencer Ctfednvii'*. Mtr 21.-Ti.e TidWoll case-will not. g.) .tc?- jury until Friday. The defense concluded tte testimony ?nd the State concluded its evidence In reply Thursday moiniaa and. the a-^ument j to Um jury were then. made. *<be char---', pf the Jo.rp?^??i: i,e ne ll versd Friday mornicg sod- the es*e all of ita'details. ThesteAm?e was that' Ttd^ell. learning that his hoss* bad tij^.'Walker;-'waa ?iot tte <de?troy^T of uti i mu ami STATE DEMOCRATIC CON VENTION FINISHES WORK AND ADJOURNS CAMPAIGN JUNE 17 Sumter, and St. Matthew* Are Peint? At Which Fant Confetis Wffl Take Place Spec I til to The Intelligencer. Columbia May 21.-John Carr Evan? I of Spar tan burg -was re-elected chair- j man of the state democratic executive i I committee at a meeting held late '%o$iy following adjournment o? ihe conven-j tlon. W. F. gtevens?u, of Choraw .tefl .vies chairman. Tbb campaign for state offices will j begin at Sumter June IT. The aenato-j Hal campaign will begin at St. Mat thews', June 17.. Following assessments for candidat es were fixed by the committee; Uoit.id States senate $300, national bouse or representatives $250, governor fioo, railroad commissioner $75. sil other '/tate offices including solicitors $r?0. I*. The . iRiMumi ^ -? Wilie Jones treasurer of thc party by June 16 at 12 O'clock. The timo for filing pledges with the ?tate chairman will close June IB at noon. N*r? Prjiuury Kniet?. Columbia, May 21.-Revision of the! .uvernlng- stato wide primaries.] deslgnateo" to pTevenv rrana ana irrr- ] guiarities, was efferted hef e today j by the democratic ?tate convention. The new regulations; provide for n I complete re-enrollment , ot democratic voters In the'various voting club? and make il necessary fe* each vole?- de eir.ng to qualify for tho primary \o make application in person and tiri rescrtped form of a?tr. - by' th?' denipfcratte -latel committee ?or "tas coming state. p. mary for the nomination of state add federal officers * provide for one offi cial meting in each of the forty'four counties of the state at which all can didates for ?tate offices and candidates for Untied States senator wilt be given an opportunity to speak. have announced and There are two esodidsSss. -fe-?. Vn^-i-? Ota?ss- aststsr. Gover?or Blease is opposing Senator E.' i>. Smith, wht> i'u'u Cai?ttwl?t? f?r ~v cleetlon- Thc primary will be held 0* A?.?Si8t 2.">. .WiaaUun oo the demo creBc .ticket ls equivalent to election M. E, CHURO? PLAN IS FOR MERGING Tentative Prosram Made For j Uniting 3 Separate Branch?e Of ike PcwomiwntE&n, (By Associated Press) Oklahoma City'. May 21.-TenUitve^ platts tor the unification ot the three great Methodist bodies in America wr-re- approved, conuectional 'officers 1 were elected ana u declaration Of the * principles adopted at today's session nf fhn . ?Anariil wafaynhr*** the Metnc&?t~ Episcopal Church. South .Thc convention also ordered the withholding of any money now! in the lutana of the various church bosnia intended for Vanderbilt University un til payments are authorised by the commission appointed to deal With the Vanderbilt situation Beport was made by the committee on .episcopa cy, that lt had fixed the salaries of ?U?* five bishops at $4,?00 a year and ihe payments to "widows of bishops at 11,000. The unification plan provides .tor the merging of the Methodist church, South. the Methodist Episcopal church . and the Protestant Metho **??* church under thc sase ci thc Methodist Episcopal chorch in Am erica with one faith, ona ritual aaO, one general conference, bot with twa* lurlsdMl?nal conferences ter the i roar geographica] divisions," j Negro member? of Ute three church?} ea ?ed ?heb denominations of that j race wUbmir u>unite would be assign-1 ed to one of tue jurtadiettona! conter/? j crees, - .The colored Methodist Eplseo- j pal church, however, s?qt?e ,be 'per-1 ni St ted lo caa? rtfaln. *a Independent or? I gan?tatiot ?h?i-y holding fr^ra'a? rs J latices with the ?nlt?d Chorch, J A commission was -annolntati to cr Kider advlslblllty or "f cac ration. Thc j commicBion wa? requested to work \ out further details of the plan. , A?S** Alka far t M Ulina Unitary i Washington. May tlrr-^A special} i ?#,836,000 spy ?.pri?t loe bili, designed | j chiefly to. provide funds to meet .peat } and expected army expenditures up to, Wjt?Jft. next, because of '?.be Meal- ! caft demOXrstratioa. ora? passed today by th? houec ft ran a gauntlet of ?wale; over the Mexican policy, ' S?FFS BATTLE IO SEE GEORGE GROUND LITTERED WITH GARMENTS TORN FROM THE MILITANTS . LEADERS IN PRISON Mn. Pankhurst ?nd Mist Sylvia Ar? Caught in Roundup, Af ter Conflict at Palace (By Association Press.) London. May 21.-Suffragettes, arm ed With sticks, attempted to cut their Way through linea of patrolmen guard ing Buckingham Palace early today, and fought with such vigor that, the police were compelled to charge them. Battle ls -'foody. Several worn en were injured during th? struggle and a number of officer* were battered, blood flowing freely, while the ground was littered with garments torn from the women In the hand to hand tight inp. The women desired to present a pe titlou to King George. They came in a long column, but before they reach ed tbs grounds of tho Palace they wera ?tupped hy mounted officers. M rx. Pankhurst Lead? Suddenly Mrs. Btumelino Pankhurst, surrounded by a bodyguard of several hundred suffragettes, appeared from the portal of a residence opposite the palace grounds, crossed the road to the gates and attempted to march down Leaders are arrested. When the officers attempted to check their progress they fought vigorously and *he police were compelled lo charge, into the crowd. The women ftpally were driven back, but left Mr*. Pankhurst and her daughter, Miss Ky'.? via, and sewers! ot her lieutenant? tyers landed lo tUe y?u_Uh<*s of the The crowd, at this point was aa I dense that attempts of tee police to clear the drive were unsuccessful un? I til recourse' was had to water spriak i'iuK caris which ruined many fine Several - members of the house of nouuced the police Sar "not adhering to their promise to treat the women with gentleness. The pol tee retorted that the terrifftc onslaught of the nilli liants had left them no other alterna tive. SOS* two hours after Ute conclusl of the main battle the police wera en gaged tn breaking up small groups ol aromen who bsd spread over the sur rounding district. Casualties wei not numerous, consisting of a fe broken heads, but much berm wi done to the uniforms ot tho police ai to the dre stree cf the women. With the exception of a few mt utca whtwi vein?, (jmorge stood at th; window watching preparations to de fend bim--from the attention* of tl women the palace presented a deser .ediappearance. A police inspector ssld that wot Mrs. Pankhurst. was arrested he ried her Inside the park gate and at shouted .nt is right Arrct King." He* Brinke? up Commons. London. May 21. The sitting today of the hause of commons was auspcu dod until tomorrow In cons?quence of the preslstent disorderliness ot the opposition members, who tims eeeded In forcing an adjournment, the motion for which , had Just been def teated by a rote of 28? >o 176. The ?cane Vn the house followed a series of bitter speeches by Andrea/ Boner Law and other Unionists ia which they denounced Premier Asquith for his refusal to acquaint the house of commons with th? terra? ot has juaendiog bill to the Irish home ru'e br.i. Toe OPrf***" w** 'oaS &na l?ud. Tits ?>>aker finally asked Mr. Law. lesser amie opposltJan, whet her; be approved the demonatratiob. Amid abouts from hts su ??porters of i't answer," Mr, Law refused W> tv ead. th>: Speaker: deolsreayiflk " ig suspended, saying there war " else hr could do, a? Mr. Law ellned to sastst bim In maintaining ords?, s-, . - Epfeeepat Alignaient V Richmond. May 21.-Attar visaron? opposition on the ground that it sSkht destroy self governro ~ mnijwii. ?pni?w churra ?.O ie ot Vlrghsfci, voted tod*y de third pr^H?ce of thc Pro it Splscop.il chitrch ls America. .f.J' w of the dibeeasa in Pennsyl vania. Maryisjad, Delegare, Washing ton. Virginia. Southern Vtrgtol* scd Western Virginia, ss provided by the lili iii CASE OF ALLEGED STRONG ARM CHIEF TO GO TO THE JURY SOON ??^IXO nAVL SAY ?Strong Addresses On Boils Sides Are Delivered En Heering of Record Crowds ( By Associated Prenti. ) Keir York, May 21.--The Jury wnteh itl\i determine whether Charles Becker joncelved the plot *\at resulted in the nurser ot Herman "Pjocenthal w?U hare the case In. its hands federe noB? tomorrow. The last testimony- was akeii this morning and this afternoon ?arda T. Manton, Becker's chief eouu >el. delivered his address lo the Jury.. late tonight District Attorney Whic .uan completed the presentation of. his arguments, favoring the conviction of the termer chief of the "strong arm" iquad, or murder in the first degree. Juuice "?ahurry will charge the jury tomorrow morning. The crowd that clamored for admission tc room m the arterao address, of Attorney Manton in Beck er's defense was the fargeet, wurt At tendants said, that has appeared : St any murder trial In recent ycart. Women predominated. in hihihi t0 Mr. Manton said sHH^HHHHHHPber,- I 'We dont ilsputa that Becker work? cd hiuaoelr up in tho police department,; We admit four men, now dead, kiUetf/ I Herman Rosenthal. But Becker didn't [hare, anything to do with UV ?n*-"h**wee? wa? spreading al lenee tl?, gambler mined to have hit tus fellow eottsuirator? 1-e.u?'ii,.. They iooar? uvawj cae ta nut. the out "Becker, the H i ole for m mn ihi* city; (heir natara! cttfct lleeman. "All Charle/, Becker and t you I? simple Jubtice. He sympathy; just common Justice, that's all," aaid Mr. Manton in r< District attorney Whitman early th> his " address, attacked the motivo pr attentas., by tile defense for th* aluvlng Of fte*, cn thal-that thc gambier cited lu & war among gamblers. lt eas not ? gambler; who dit. a eiate's. witness, said tho prosecutor" ana DO testimony had been prisca";ed, to indicate anything elae'tkiut that Rosenthal was killed becauseS' he was ?bout, to'be such a witness. ' V was not the murderer, den. Whitman, then be. tthe prosecutor) eeuAot-sse What motive there-cosi?* be hiblrtd the killing. Tbe crirae itself. Mr. Whitman char acterised a* more than murd* dehancc to o?r American inn'mt: a challenge to our *?ery civilisation ft BOlf." ? "vV ATLANTA HOT FOR SLUETH BURNS Polka of City Would Put Mm B* < hind Bar? for Violation of Ck? Atlanta, way 21;-Atia?: . ting to be an exceeding: place ' for Detective waa wanted < simpiy on a eta contempt wi wV.rt This a