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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 212 Weaklr, ErtaUIikei 1M0| DmDy, Jaa.lt, Itu, ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 85.00 PER ANNUM
SENATE DEFEATS RELIEF .
AMENDMENT PROPOSED
BY SOUTHERN SENATORS
War Revenue Bill, Levying Approximately
$109,000,060 Additional Taxes to Meet
Emergency Caused by War in Europe,
Passed-Southern Senators Fought to In
definitely Postpone the Measure.
THIS WOULD H??E?L??LL FOB
THE PRESENT SESSION OF CONGRESS
The Enlivening Contest That Marked the Passage
of the Bill Foreshadowed the End of the Long
Drawn Out Session of Congress, Which Has
Kept Flags Flying Over the Capitol Almost
Continuously for the Past Two Years-Agree
ment Will Be Reached Between Both Houses
by the Middle of the Week.
(By Associated Pres.) Hughes. Janes. Johnsen. Kcr??. Lawis,
WA SH INO Ti ?V Oct 17-Tho ad- Loe' Maryland; Martin, O'dorman,
wSlSSS^SS' reveuueV?Vvy- ****** S*ulsbuo- Shafroth Shivo
Ing approximately ?100.000.000 addi- Iy' S*nf\8wa?*? Thoma*, Thomp
tlonal taxes, to meet the emergency- and ^est
caused by the war in Europe, waa The amendment of Senator Over
passed by the Senate tonight, 34 to man .appropriating (65,963,598 to pay
22, after Southern Democrats In coall-1to the Southern Sutes the amount
.tlon with Republicans of tho Senate, collected as a tax on cotton after thc
fought to Indeflntely postpone con- Civil War was defeated, 14 to 44. Th?
slderatlon of the measure because amendment would have repaid the
cotton relief legislation had been de- cotton tax on tho condition that the
clslvely defeated. States loan lt to cotton producers, OD
Democratic leaders, by a supreme th!lLR,,?J^"?': ,"
,1,. ,L" "_??_" Tense hours in the Senate followed
J1 ff h? Si?r^?SWvffi the announced determination early IE
fight, gathered their forces, and, spur- Southern Democrats tc
ring them on with elouent appeals " . " . " "*?"?*-,??? **>
f?. ..iM.rii. no ?" or. make an effort .to hold, up action on
for party solidarity, defeated, 32 to 25. revenue bill should the cot
the coalition . In its move to indef. .ine 2SLS!LIS!eS H?L*?t~? AHT??
nftftlv oostpone action. Senators !?.n amendments bo defeated. Admin
Clarke, of Arkansas. Smith, of Geer- ?S?l?Tt3#??rS
-i-. s",? "? a.?;,, r,_"",.". Wlson were notified of the situation.
Bia; Bunin, of South Carolina; Var- Po8tmaBter General Burleson went tc
deman and White, were the Demo- ,\"" J "v o-"i" J?
craUc Senators who fousht to the end g? t0 WOrk *galn8t tQ6
voting with the Republicans to post- ? . nnttnn ,_. . .
_".,"_ rrut- "_,., ^""" ,,,,,",1 After the cotton amendments had
SK? h?? tt 2?n7fiVnt J??io? 5 be? defeated however. Senator Hoke
Confess Smlth? of ^orgia. decla-in* that the
_ , ' ' . " . Senate has defeated a rar-asure vastly
Despite urgent pleas of Senators moTt) important than the war revenue
Williams, Stone, Shlvely and James, bil ? moved to lay that measure on
who demanded united Democratic table. Senator Bryan of Florida,
support for A Democratic measure made the point of order that the mo
fostered by tho dmlntstratlon .those Uon Wttg out of onJer because the
five Southern Senators, under a storm senate had agreed yesterday to bring
of oratorical denunciation persisted aDout flnal disposition of the bill to
to the last, In their determination D|gnt.
that tbe elli should contain some cot- m?e President Marshal sustained
ton relief provision. tnlg point of order. Senator Varda
The enlivening contest that marred man of Mississippi, then moved thal
the passage of thc bill 'forestado* ed the Senate indefintely postpone ac
?he end of the long drawn out session tlon on the war revenue bill. This
of Congress; which ha kept flags fly- motion was held to be within the
lng over tba captai almost continu- spirit' of the unanimous consent reao
ously for tho past two.years. The tax lutlon.
bill will go to the House on Monday The roi call was about to be taken
and will be sent to conference. An when senator John Sharp Williams ol
agreement on. the measure between Mississippi, himself a champion of thi
the two houses probably will .be cott0u bond amendment, arose and ar
reached by the middle of next week, ralgned his colleagues. Fro ma poai
The vote on the revenue bill fol- tlon in front of the Democratic seati
lowed party lines with one excepUon. ne faced the southern Senators and
Senator Lane, ot Orgon, Democrat, decIared that responsibility for the
voting against it Immediately arte- weKare of the entire country would
Ita passage the Senate, on motion of reBt upon them |f their efforts shouk
Senator Simmons, insisted upon Its -oceft.d
SS!^tu^*^i?nmTtVSS? Senator. Clarke, ot Arkansas, ant
with/ the Houae. Conferees named (Continued on Page 5.)
were: Senators Simmons, Williams, _* _ ,
Stone, McCumuer and Clark, of Wyo- -~-~*~: ~ ' ''" ""T"
The. maximum estimate ot annual
A PLEA TO FARMER
revenue 1107,000,000; minimum eitl
mate, based on possible slump In beer D a? fnlil1!? Till? % ? ? k i
production. $92,000.000. I\lSDUvI> 11111 i 713 "
The cotton relief amenaient pro
posed by the. Senators from the cot- ----
ton States, wan de feat en by a vote.of " . . .?-???jm,
40 to ai. And Approval of the $150,000,0
f The r mendknent provided for an ls- *Jt TKU Year's Croo Exoresa
sue of aaSO^Ooe of three-year. 4 V\2-LZZT!T
per cent government honda, in de- liovoOKSCS of
nominations Ot $10, $30 and $?0 end -,
$100 tn be used to purchase, from pre- (By Associated Press.)
ducers, 6,000,000 bales Ot cotton at not MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct 17.--A plat
more than 10 cents a pound. to the farmers of the South to. curta!
Those who voted for the amend- the i&is cotton production at least 6(
ment were: per cent and approval of the $1PO,000
Republicans: Borah, Clapp and ooo fund being raised to take care o
Jones. this year's-surplus cotton waa ex
Democrats: Clarke. Arkansas; Cul- pressed In resolutions adopted at th?
bereen. Fletcher, Lane. Lea, Tenn ea- meeting ot governors of Southon
see; Martins. Myara. Overman, Shop- States here today. The confera.ee wai
perd. Shields, Slmuous, Smith, Geer- called" by Governor George W. Heyi
gt a; Smith. South CaVOUna; Tnorn- of Arkansas, but only four executive!
ion, Vardaman, White end Williams attended. Two ochers were represent
Progressive?; Poindexter. ed.
Twent^-on? Democrat* voted ?gatos? T?we pr*??ut ?sclndteA GvVfernon
It: Ashurst, Camden, Hitchcock, Hays, of Arkansas; Halt Louisiana
DECREASE IN
CASH ASSETS
Of National Banka in United
States of $65,367,714 Since
June 30.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-The 7,638
national banks doing business in the
' J ?i ?* Cw wvotCS ucpicuiuci X?. ?tau ?ann
assets amounting to $903.707,346, a de
crease since June 30 of 165,367,714, ac-,
cording to a report mado public to
night by the comptroller of the cur
rency.
The banks reported loans and dis
counts of $6,400,767,386 and indivi
dual deposits of $1,060.322,072 With
surplus of $724.138,510. The assets
and liabilities amounted to $11,483,
629.495. From June 30 individual de
posits decreased $129,611,150. but
gained $377,741,548 over August 9,
1913.
The report showed reserves in some
cities below requirements but in
many others above the legal amounts.
In connection with the report the
comptroller made public a letter to
the President announcing that
amounts advanced by banks to the
$100,000.000 gold pool to relieve the
foreign exchange market is not to be
counted as part of their reserves.
SUPREME COURT
AFFIRMS VERDICT
Of Richland County Cosrt In Case of
Black vs. Columbia State.
COLUMBIA, S. C.. Oct. 17.-The Su
(Special to The Intelligencer.)
preme Court in a decision today af
firmed the verdict of Richland County
court in the case of E. O. Black against
The State, a newspaper, of Columbia.
The verdict was $5,000 for alleged
damages.
?PEACE BETWEEN
TWO STATESMEN
Pres. Wilson and Col . Henry Wat
terson Will Pledge Friendship
In White House Today.
(By Associated Presb.)
WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-r-Peace be
tween President Wilson and Colonel
Henry Watterson, editor of the Louis
ville Courier-Journal, Was assured to
night Tomorrow the statesmen will
pledge freldshlp In the Whitehouse.
Colonel Watterson arrived in Wash
ington late today and arrangements
were made for him to lunch with the
President tomarrow. From the man
ner in which the Colonel accepted the
invitation, lt was evident the breach
which gave rise to his attacks on Mr.
Wilson as the Democratic nominee
will be entirely healed.
The meeting between Colonel Wat
terson and the President will be the
first since tho Manhattan club dinner
In New York in 1912 when the break
between them occurred.
It appears that indirect?peace nego
tiations between the President and Mr.
Watterson were opened after Mrs.
Wilson's death when Colonel Watter
son wrote s touching tribute to Mrs.
Wilson in the'editorial columns'of his
paper. The President was deepjy af
fected and warmly thanked the au
thor. An exchange of letters followed
in which Mr. Wilson asked Colonel
Watterson to visit him in the White
House.
,o BIG BUTE FUNNEL a
1 o LIN ER TITAN OK FIRE a
o - a
' e SEATTLE, Wash., .Oct. ..17.-A o
' o Merchant Exchange dispatch frota, s
o Port Said said that the big.blue o
1 e funnel liner Titan, which sailed o
1 o from Seattle for Great Britain ea o
> o August 7 with a Million dellar o
1 o cargo, largely foodstuffs, I?, sa tra o
1 o In the Sues CanaL No details are o
o given. a
l * a
{a a a s o a o o a ? a a a
S OF THE SOUTH TO
30TT0N PRODUCTION
0O Fond Being Raised to Take Caf?
ed m Resolution at Meeting of
Southern States.
Brswer, Mississippi, and Blesse, South
i Carolina. North Carolina was repre
1 sentad by C. W. Poe or the state sgri
> cultural department. Raliegh and Ten
- nsasse by State Senator J. B. John
t sonlons nt Parla
Governor Blesse of South Carolina,
s opposed the resolution, demanding
i that the meeting go on record as fav
s erina l?gislation by the States provid
s lng for restriction. of cotton acreage.
? He sari he would go before the South
- Carolina legislature and demand such
a law. Insisting it was the only means
? ot Mffd$ lbs Soouiem cotton gio wars
; from Starvation next year.
COMMITTEE HAS
ABOUT; AGREED
UPON BILL TO MEET EMER
GENCY BROUGHT#ABOUT
BY PRICE OF COTTON
$25,000,000 IN BONDSl
To Be limed Is the Plan, State]
Reserving Right to Call Them
in at Any Time.
(Special to The Intelligencer.)
COLUMBIA, Oct 17.-A canvass ot]
the situation develops that the special
sub-coinraittee of five of tho select
committee from the Senate and House
has about agreed upon a bill to be In-. |
troduced in the General Assembly
early next week to meet the emergen
cy brought about by the low price of
cotton. There are three members from
the Senate and two rrom the House on
the sub-committee. Solicitors Henry
and Cooper have been co-operating
witii the committee. Seversl sessions
have been held when the various plans
have been considered.
Thc general plan, lt is said, is to is
sue State bonds not to exceed $25,
000,000 for five years at 5 per cent, the
State reserving the right to call these
tn at any time. This fund will be used
as far as possible to take over one
third of the crop in each county of the
State, and thereby relieve the market
of distressed cotton. The general pro
position, said to have been agreed
upon, ls either io boy the cotton out
right, the amount to be paid out of the
bonds at a price to be fixed, or to
make a loan, under conditions to be
fixed. The second proposition, said to I
have been decided upon by the com
mittee, provides for a radical reduc
tion of acreage on the part of the per- j
ann selling the cotton or securing a
loan. The money would be loaned to
owners, on the basta of some value,
yet to be determined. The loan is to
be carried for two years unless cot
ton roaches a price' to be fixed by the
State authorities snd agreed upon on
the terms of the loan. This also would
contain a condition of radical reduc
tion of acreage. This proposition while
regarded as radical is considered pus-1
Unable by the emergency which ex
ists and like acreage reduction ls not
without precedent in South Carolina,
according to many in tour', with the
situation.
"Cotton in 1838. in the city of j
Charleston" said W. F. Stevenson,
members of the House from Chester
field, "was practically destroyed by
fire. The legislature hy an act, found
. s-s* U?7 to !?.. SrV-uiu Si?iuies, at
[ large provided for a nlssue of $2,000,
000 of SUte bonds to be sold by . the
State Bank and the proceeds loaned
to owners of lots In Charleston for the
purpose of rebuilding their properties.
Hie act was carried out and in our
State debt of today there is about
$300,000 of those bonds which were re
funded under the consolidation act
and subsequently funded In Brown
consols and always recognized as good
as gold and valid obligations of the!
State. The bonds were adjudged as
valid obligations of the State in the
bond cases. Only the wreck of the war 1
prevented their being paid in full, and
we understood that the bonds and
mortgages taken for these loans were
practically all paid. Cotton is a mitch
more bankable asset, than real estate, j
aa It can be converted much more
quickly into cash. ?
Steamer
Noordami
[Sailed From New York Oct. 6,j
Struck a Mine in English
Channel.
-~
' (By Associated Press.)
;NEW YORK, Oct, 17.-Word was re- I
celved. at the Hoboken offices of the
Holland-American flue today that the
steamer Noordam, which sailed for
Rotterdam on October 6. with ninety
passengers, had been held up In the
English channel by four British crui
sers and conveyed to falmouth. It waa
assumed here that the Neordam waa
proceeding from Falmouth after hav
ing been released by the British auth
orities when she struck a mine.
LONDON. Oct. 18.-,The Noordam ls
steaming slowly to Nleuwe, Holland,
according to late advices to Lloyds
fro nj Amsterdam. .
The Noordam which ls commanded
by Lieutenant Krol, of the Netnerland
Royal Naval Reserve, left New York
[October 6, bound for Rotterdam with
la' number of first and second cabin
?and steerage passengers.
The Noordam ls of 7,978 tons, net,
sad SCO feet long. She was ballt at
Belfast In 1902. On her previous east
ward tripe the liner was diverted from
her course by a British washfp sad
taken to Queenstown where 188 Ger
man and Austrian reserves, were tak
en off.
MUST RESPECT
RIGHTS OF. U S.
Says Chairman of Foreign Rela
tions Committee in a Speech
in the Senate.
(By Associ?t J PreBs.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Senator
Stone, chairman or tue foreign rela
tions committee, today made a speech
in the Senate warning belligerent na
tions to respect the rights of the
United States as a neutral nation.
"When we are performing our duty."
he said, "to maintain neutrality, na
tions involved in war should be very
careful to recognize our rights and to
keep faith with us. If they fail to do
so, then the responsibility of violat
ing the rights of a neutral power will
rest upon their heads."
The Missouri Senator spoke after
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, had
read to the Senate a letter he had re
ceived from R. W. Patterson, a pas
senger aboard the United Fruit Co's,
vessel Metapan. The letter set forth
that on October 4, after the Metapan
had changed from Dritten to American
registry she was halted by the French
cruiser Conde while plying between
two Colombian ports, boarded by
French officers and Ave Germans
aboard the Metapan were compelled
to sign paroles promising not to serve
against the Allies. The letter said
that an American consul who was on
board had filed a report of the Inci
dent to the State Department.
Acting Secretary Lansing said he
knew nothing of the details of the in
cident and would not paBB Judgment
on lt Other department officials do
not Bee at present how the case can
come officially before them unless the
managers of the steamship line make
it an issue. ?
DEFEATED WITH
HEAVY LOSSES
Maytorena Disregards Armistice
Fixed by Aguas Calientes
Conference.
( By AHBCelated Press.)
?Naco, Ariz., Oct 17.-Maytorena
forces, partisans of the Villa faction
in the Mexican Imbroglio, it was
learned todayf. wore defeated with
heavy losses during their attack on
Naco, Sonora, last night and early to
day.
Alaytsrena, ?t 2s said, not only dis
regarded the armistice, fixed by the
Aguas Callentes conference, but at
tacked the Mexican town from due
south although he previously had as
sured American officials that he had
given orders to prevent fire gainst
the American town.
Bullets from the rifles of the In
dians who hurled themselves against
the entrenchments of the Carranca
?forces under General HUI struck in
this village. Seven persons were
wounded, including fouv negro troop
ers of the Ninth United States cav
alry.
The American soldiers crouched
behind boiler plate fortifications
strung along the American side of the
boundary as the bullets pattered
aganst the steel.
Two of the most seriously wound
ed troopers neither of whom is ex
pected to live, were sent to the army
hospital at Fort Huachuca.
Broke American Record.
DES MOINES. Ia.. Oct 17.-W. C.
Robinson. Orlnnell. Ia., aviator, today
flew 365 miles. The American record
for continuons olght was 264 miles,
made by C. Mrrvin Wood on August
fe 1013. Robinson started for Chicago,
but was deflected *?v a stonn.
ANDERSON POSTMA
BEEN GIVEN
Congressman Aiken Says He Has
Relief for Cotton Grower? li
Consider t
' (Special to The Intelligencer.)
WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-While on
ly a little over seven weeks of the
term of the present postmaster at An
derson remaip, lt is understood that
the postof flee department has given no
consideration whatever to the selec
tion of a postmaster for the four
year term beginning December 13. In
the natura, course of affairs Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Roper
will, through the postmaster gener
al, make recommendation to the Pres
ident of a clttsen of Anderson for the
position, and the President will maka
the appointment Mr. Roper will, of
course, consult with Representaotive
Wyatt Atkin, of Gie Third District, as
to the nomination. Mr. Aiken stacee
that while Utera are several cendi
? dates for the placo, all ot whom are
EACH DAY BRINGS
THE WAR NEARER
HOMEJTO ENGLAND
Germans Would Consider it a Great Vickory
to Reach the Coast of France and "Hold
the Pistol at England's Head," and Are
Bringing up Strong Reinforcements to
Strive to Achieve This Object.
ALLIES WILL BE ASSISTED BY BRITISH
SHIPS WHEN FIGHTING IS NEARER COAST
British Have Revenged Sinking of Cruiser Hawke
With a Swift Descent Upon Four German Tor
pedo Boat Destroyers, Which They Sent to th*
Bottom With 400 Germans-Allies Bringing
Up Reinforcements, Which Makes it Certain ti
Great Battle Must Be Fought Before Either
Side Gives Ground. ??
(By Associated.' Press.) ,'
While the annie? of the Allies and
the German Invudars are preparing
for battle their mighty Unes, Stretch
ing from the Belgian coat* southward
the ships of war in the .North Bea
again are showing. activity. The
British hat? revenged tho sighing of
the cruiser Hawke by a German' sub
marine with a swift descent upon four
German ttorp?do boat destroyers,
which they sent to the bottom.
Captain Cecil H. Fox, who was com
mander of the cruiser Amphion, de
stroyed by a German mino on August
4, was in command of the light cruis
er Undaunted and the four British
torpedo boat destroyers Lance, Len
nox, Legion aiid Loyal, which en
?A?cd Gormans off the Dutch
coast. Thc battio must. have been
fast :for the British had only one of
ficer and four mon wounded, while
thc official report issued by the ad
miralty says 31 survivors of the Ger
m?n destroyers are prisoners of war.
This would mean that nearly1 400
Germans went down with their ships.
In the land 'fighting the British
troops have captured Frome) les, an
Independent position southwest of
Lille, on the French left, while the
French commander has been receiv
ing aid from sailors of the French
fleet on the Important strategic posi
tion between Ypres and tho sea. The
French sailors are said to have re
pulsed a German attack and captured
detachments of cavalry and infantry*
Winston Spencer Churchill, first
lord of the British admiralty, de
clares that the sending of the British
naval brigades to^ Antwerp was part
of a large operation for the relief
of the city ad that their British with
drawal was not becauso of any attack
by the Gormans, but "In obedlenco
to Mie general strategic sttuatlon."
That thc Germans are trying to
move down the North Sea coast to
Dunkirk and Lalals is certln. but Just
how far south of Ostend they have
ProceadecllsnoMk^mw^
STERS?M?AS
NO CONSIDERATION
Been to Busy Trying to Secure
? Has Not Had Tune Even to
be Matter.
worthy citizens, he has not made any
decision, and has not even had time
to consider the matter. His interest
bs securing legislstion for the rolief
of the cotton situation at Gie South
has occupied bun almost, exclusively
for several weoeks. -
Mr. Aiken ls one of those who are
not at al! willing that Congress should
adjourn without some definite, afflrm
atlve action on this subject, and lt ls
apparent . that either some compro
mise on the subject will heve to he
paased. or the session may continuo
until the convening of the next regular
session on the first Monday in Dee
ember. Certain Senators have inti
mated that there may be serious
deadlock unless something ls done,
hat the next few days will probably
determine the matter.
fighting Iv, ths nolghberhcod of Dun
kirk are not generally credited.
The Holland-American liner Noor
dam, which left. New York October 6
and waa reported tn hats ' reached
Falmouth October 13, has Deon dam
aged by a mine 1 the North Sea and
is believed to be proceeding to Rot
terdam. The message conveying this
Information said that seven persons
aboard the Noordam were injured by
tho explosion.
The latest British casualty list in'-?
eludes among the killed Major Gen
eral Hubert I. W. Hamiltou, who waa
closoly associated with Field Marshal
Kitchener, in South Africa and India.
_ LONDON, Oct. 17. -Today there*
T-=s s nava* u?ttic ?ts thc Dutch
coast in which a British cruis
er and "cur u.?ivF?>?fo sank
four German destroyers, while on
land Ute German troops reached the
coast of Belgium? less than 70 miles
from Dover. They are about to at
tempt a march southward to Dunkirk
and Calais, which are even oloser to
the English coast
It ls here, In west Flanders and
across the French frontier in Pas-dte
Calals, that the heaviest and most Im
portant fighting ls now going on. Ac
cording to the French official com
munication . issued this afternoon,
the Germans have not advanced be
yond the line running from Ostend
to Thourout, Routers and.Menin. The
last mentioned place ls just' on the
border north of Lille, which the Ger
mans occupied some days ago, but
which, acording to ths unconfirmed
report, they have been compelled to
abandon.
French Meet With Success.
The tilled line In this region runs,
from a point on the coast which has
not been disclosed. For the moment
Arras ia the scene of the most per?
sistent fighUng. The Germans are
trying to break through to the Calais
raliway, while the French are at
tempting to push the German front to
the northeast In this fighting the
French appear to have met with some
success, as they announce that they
have occupied Fleurbalr and also
have taken the Immediate approaches
to Armentieres. At Arras they claim
they are continuing to 'gain ground.
Will Strife ta Reach Freaee.
The fighting has only commenc?e:
In this district, ' for the German's
would consider lt a great victory ta
reach tho coast of France and "hold
?the pistol at England's head** and
they have brought up strong rein
forcements and Will suive with alf
their might to achieve this object
Their official report issued this after*
noon says that no events of Impor
tance have happened, eat as they
await . Important victories before
making any announcement this deed
not mean there ha* boen no fishtin*.
British Safee WW Beta. jf.
The Allies also caa bring up rein*
forcement* on land ai>d have been
doing so. which makes lt certain a
great hattie must be fought befofo
either side gives ground. ? The Allies
will be asl tiled by the British shins
when the flgh/T reaches point* near
the coast
Along the center, Which now
stretches from Roye to th? Mease;
there appears to have been a lull la
. (Continued os Page G.) <