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. EUS Fl UNU.S.TR NEAR BATTLE TAKES PLACE CLOSE FUNSTON'S TENT AT VERACRUZ NO AMERICANS HIT Secretary of War Garrbon h In clined to Minante Affair for the Pr?lat {By Associated Press.) , Wen. Crut, May At 11 o'clock this morning a Mexican force esti mated at from 300 to SOD man ap peared a* mile iteyobd the waterworks elation. Aa Major John H. "Russell, of the marines h*ra?rs had been gfvon for the American troops not to assume tbh offensiveati? set is SrA st. tacked, it at all proli ig. to rcta'x r.lng his lO] city, appart DORSE Y PROBES FRANK SLUETHS Detective Agency Head Says Hi* Phagan Report H?d Noth ing To Do WJth Fee o (By Associated Press.) o Atlanta, May 2.?^Representatives of a national detective agency which re necently Investigated the murder of Mary Phagan were questioned In su perior court, here today at a hearing on a motion for a new trial for Leo ??raiik. under death sentence for the crom?. The witnesses were summoned at the Instance of Solicitor Hugh. M. Doraey, who questioned them in re gard to their connection with the'case. The head of the ageucy. who re ceiitlv submitted a report exonerating .Frank, was f.rst called to the stand. In' reply to too solicitor's questions he anid he had been employed to in vestigate the murder by two attorncya, who have - been connected with the Frank defense since his arrest more than a year ago. HttM The witness said ht? r?mun?ration for such services would not be, un der his contract, in any vf?y affected by the nature of hi* report. AS T??^ MARCHING HOME ( Colonel Formally T?anks Br&z? Shown KSro I (By Associated Preaa.) ?9 Jane-iVO, TOiy ?.-~"fhevdtn-i3 Roosevelt has sent a dispatch from Manaos to Dr. Lauro Muller. the" Bra zilian minister of foreign affairs, thanking him and thr Brazilian gov ernment for its solicitation during his etay in South America. Mr Roose velt reached Manaos Aprii 30 at the end of an extended trip through the unexplored interior of Brazil and bo left Manaos yesterday on the steamer Dustau on bis way down the Ajumoh rlvjar. Mr. Roosevelt in his telegram to the foreign minister, aayn: "Our Journey was one of hardship nnd.i>t tim?s dangerous, but it. Was very>aucc?S8ful. For thtrtv five days We followed the course of the river] for.over 900 miles." Mr. Roosevelt will go down.to Para, at the moutb of the Amazon, On the thrt steamer P?ncrans for BsrbartfyeV. He will go directly from there to the United States. JOHN IMS LIFE EMPTY IS CHARGE Speaker In Strike T*lk Saya Oil Magnate Lives Solely To , Make x^ Aiey (By Associated Proaa/l Scammon, Kansas May 3.?"Our bc?ya In blue have gone to Mexico io rado they are tearing the. *g flout of our hands and shooting men for dar ing to proclaim what it ?Tands tor," John P. White, president of the United'-! Mine Workers of American, today do- I clared in an address here. | "M^rje- men have been killed in : Colorado iu the-last two- weeks'than I a Mexico," President "White con tinned I ty. He has devoted his greet brain j SOLO?^S????NGED TO F?GHT A JDU?L KING SPEED MEDIATORS ASKS PARTIES AT ISSUE TO SUBMIT THEIR DEMANDS ATTORNEYS COMING Each Power !? Asked to Send To Conf?re With Envoys At Washington Meetin* (By Associated Press.) . Washington. May 2.?The threef South American envoys who have umle.-taken the task of pacifying Mexico by diplomacy today made an other decisive move in their plan, by requesting tho United States govern ment. General -Huerta and General .Carranxa to appoint representatives to confer with them In Washington. Ava; Vor ,Repjr*neata?ve*. Ambassador Da Gsm? of Brasil and Minister?. Najkm and Suarxe of Ar gentine land Chile,, respectively, call ed on Secretary Bryan, asking him to designate the American representa tive*. At the eame time they tele ~rzph. . .;.j ?.i?e neau or the government in Merieo City, a? well as the coneiUutlonallat chief. No announcement-of the subjects to bo considered by rcprerentatlves of the three.-turtles to the mediation, or O? ?iS ?e??jS?S Ci" fSSCtrG?? v? ine TTCW envoya waa made except for the fol lowing brief statement issued through the state department on the authority of the three diplomats: s "The mediators have delivered to this; government and are sending!out to Ceneral Huerta and General Car ransa requests that representatives be appointed to confer wtth the me diators." Hebels, Hnerta and IV S. The proposal to bring together, spe cially designated representatives was the leeuit of an all. day session of the South American envoys. The sug gestion had been made to tbeni from varions quarters that much time }Ud the problem of simplified by. such their supv-" ed that reprcsen probably wi?l cot . to pass on points liscussion with uid sound out Jtat before formal proposals are actually made, the me diators would have an Idea ?f .thotr probable reception. EnfirjV Confident. The envoys felt coufldent tonight the step they had taken would meet with favpr by ?? concerned, believing there cofcid be no objection to a move calculated to facilitate the progress of the work. Thus rar response? from General Huerta and General Carranza have not been clear as to whether the dSr rerenees between the United States and Mexico arising out of the Tampico Incident alone would be conBtdered by { then) <>r whether tbcy-would consenti '^M^BBMHWHW?feMftxi-1 HHlHHIHHBHHHBMHHMMi tailvei. here, it is pointed out. such "Id'be bridged over for 1 conference with the fTth?ng" pertaining to b* discussed and even Kitted before the stage Sbsals Meat reach?d. . Mex?c le fore s? roi ?notdeut mediator y Mexfce. known that the concentrate their attention oif rs> snbjeci oC pac? i/in* Me?D^t and In the tale-] & vital points will j edlators. The in prove beneficial I >*.\ a * Pineal Vo SEEK ONJEVERY HAND MUCH BUILDING GOING ON ALL OVER CITY TOWN IS GROWING New Storeroom* ?nd New Home? Are Seen fa AU Parts of the y. Btvttting City While Anderson is certainly not in the midst of a boom or anvthine ao pionviiiug iiinC, i'uc t?ty is UiakiUK more rapid progress now than It baa ever done before according to those Anderson people who have lived here for year*. Never .before has there Bieco so much activity in the sals tit real estate; never before' has there been sn?h a demand for houses. Store rooms in any part of the city are at a premium end tr. is said that houses for rent are hard "to find. The city is bustling .und business conditions here aro vastly improved ov?t a year ago. Contractor*! of the city say .that they have more work than they can do and that they cannot find the carpenters (h? hrick.mason's and other artisans for the werk, 'fhey have doseus of contracts under way in various por tions of the c'ty and more work is Wanted, ?neu dav.. . . At present there nre 15 store rooms in Anderaon. either, in course of con ctruction or to be begun, within the next fortnight and' it would be impos sible tor'any man to estimate the num ber cf d~c5 ; ? goiraB A. man came to Anderson yesterday on a visit'for-the first time s?neo h left here sis years ago abd he coul hardly believe, that this was t^he town that he once knew.- According to his story. College View was One hunting ground when ho llrat left and North Anderson was entirely out In the country. Whr-n hp saw^tho beautiful home? in College Vifsr ??i? the- hand lome residences in North Anderson.and Anderson'* other beautirul uurbut homes ho was astounded. He heard that Anderson was uinklnc derful progress but he was not oret cd for any such sight as greeted him wh - V ne- iir.<> > i ? y ' yesterday. Many t?jament: Splendid work b( i; 1 Tho-white way venluru has oroved'to be one of the most popular ideas An derson has known in a lbn*r while and the people of ail the city are more than anxious to see'the lights turned r.n fnr ilia f ri.?ii _ 1 la Gillian air will then be lent the city'which she has never possessed before and Anderson will be even orctticr. by night; than she is pv cav. it such a thing be possible. The new nave?? : :, . ?n various parts of the city come in for universal admiration or:.the part of the orooertv owners and the city official* nre hiarhlv praised for what thev are dolos: in,this direction. nt " made bv the railroada eoroine into the ctlv ex rite the Montent of every visitor stoa " ' vi- 'i, '?Ir-??Rh?fnf:rrrjrnaip. and business conditions such as to make living easy, Anderson in rabidly reacti ng the point where it will he recca tised-as the beat of all th; smaller >bert ! rned A REFUSES TO LISTEN TO AR BETRATION OF MINE STRIKE IN COLO. FOSTER FLAYS HIM Representative In Congress Says Magnate la To Blame For Bloodshed In Wart (By Associated Press), 'ludiiuglcn. May a.-? Messages tejl futUc efforts tb?s f on to bring about a settlement of Colorado cool mine strike eluding tx telegram from John 1). Rock efeller, Jr., saying mining company officials la Colorado.-"were the only ones competent to deal with the ques, Uon," were made public tonight. Representative Foster, chairman of thr> house, mines committee, who gave out the telegraphic correspondence bad been attempting to get Mr. Rock' fjfellcr, operators and officials , of the mines which the rockefellers partly control, ahd the striking operatives to getber. following a White House con ference. ^BBHIHP11 Rockefeller la Flayed. "In my conference with Mr. Hoc f feller Jat. his New York office.'1 Fosrtef announced, "I urged_ on b tm importance or sun: strike difficulties to' a neutral boa of arbitration, believing the trouble Could be peacefully bettled." "I spent February in Colorado as chairman of the committee on mines and miring, investigating conditions. Mr. Rockefeller had not been; the.-: in ten years. I. have (been over in property and have examined tuen ou I both sides of the controversy. Then1; is nothing In the differences which nnot be settled by arbitration. Union Not Prime Pcatasje. "1 understood from the statement of iIlium Creep, aecretary-treasuref of. the International Mine Workers l'Aton, the demand that the union he reoog nlgcd 5g sot the iaaue. The .graut n IrWc^lsY "^i?l^?%ii^^^w?tO^ thp .'matter to ^adjustment by arbitra tion? Mr. Rockefeller cannot evade his responsibility." atrv\Foster telegraphed Mr. tlcckr. aylng Wil jtjreen, secretary -treasurer of the iM/natlonal Mine-Workers Union, had' ittiade' line >a. He - -win* ?ettl? Jgmglc a atatement ti of the union or unionizing ci ttked l??.:'-Kov'Aft7c!;^; !,* he ipg to entto? liegoUatiourf i ment of the on that hi Mr. *.pek< forwarding the telcgruni to the of* l?cers of tho Colorado 'Fuel and from Company In Denver, Whtf'wUj? the of ficial- of the other mining companies lji Colorado, be said, were the only ones competent- to deal : with that QUCotton. Sharp Report t<> John jf? Mr. Foswr replied to xlv.a Thursday with a sharp message to Mr. F.ockefeL 1er, which the latter up to tonight b*e. not acknowledged. Mr. Foster tele graphed: "Your telegram somewhat a dlsap? poin.tmeat, we were in hopes that you would deem the situation sc grave and serious that you would give vom personal effort* to prevent Urn further k$Ulng of men, women and children ajid we renew tlie hope that you will reconsider and. resolve to use personal influence and author! this humane end." Kenan's Son to lfa|*tv ttom> May 2.?Announcement of godent of Juntas Spencer Mbf son of J. Pierpont Morgan of IMg^jTork; to,; Misa Ironise Conversa, an tighter of Frederick Shepperd Con verse, of this city, wee mane today by thr? young woman's parents. The an nouncement was not unexpected, al though a few Jays ago Mrs. Converge said that a report of the engagement was unauthorized. Mr. Morgan is a I senior at Harvard. COURT WILL LAST ADDITIONAL WEEK Chances Are That Docket Cannot Be Cleared In the Usual Two Weeks Heretofore there haa been only one week of crliniusl court at the, May I term of the court of.general session* or Anderson county, and this has I never been sufficient, but since the old circuit hss been divided it Is prob able that three weeks of court w'Hl take place this mouth Instead of one I as heretofore. The dark of couii baa already drawn two juries for the' first and second week respectively and 111 is commonly believed that still a third week Will bo necessary. All told there are between 125 and IRQ case* on the docket tor this term. 10 or more of these'cases being murder trials. So licitor Smith said yesterday, however, that many of these are continued cases and that in some instances it will bo -necessary to nol proa the cases! Mr. Smith Is of the opinion that not only th? two weeks but all ot the three weeks will be necessary for court at this time ir the docket is to be cleared up. j SCARED TO DEATH OVER PRICE SET [.Story Says. That Negro. Dropped ?_. . _m * wet vwn wa wwf To An Automobile .....i ? it..)? tereat was created in Andersoc yester day by a story going the rounds con cerning a negro dropping dead., Tw tale wfcbt thai, the negro recently pur chafed an automobil? from ? lot dealer, a second hand machine, an that he ran the engine for two daj without any oil. finally the engin could stand the strain no longer one Uio whole thing dropped out of tho machine. The negro then went to the dealer from. whom he had purchased the machine and asked as to how much the repairs would cost. The dealer thought over the situation for ? few minutes and then toid the negro that he could manage to fix it up for $2&?.' That was more money than the darkey, had ever heard of and to* lUlia^ hute^tat.dcalcr proaopneed the figura he ke?k- Ash more and C. E. Tolly are being prominently mentioned for t>e ofhi-e. although neither has made say declaration of his Intentions. W. H. ?, who made the CUT OFF WATER FBI SWS SOUTHERN PUBLl? UTILITIES CO. WILL PROTECT ITS RIGHTS IN AFFAIR MATTERS TANGLED ?.* ' Company Claims That It Haa a Valid Contract With City and Not School District The Southern Public Utilities com pany Saturday cut off 4hc water from Ib? city schools,, and unless there-J* somo arrangement, mado the schools will probably be closed Monday. Supt. ?3. C. McCants State? yesterday fruit this was no reason why Um' ^lldrsn ( should not report for school, aa boujo adjustment of the sittotfftn may .be reachied by that time, and every child should he cn hand. This unfortunate situation is due to the railure of the trust?e? of the school to pay the water bills for the laat three months. The amount is not lane*,; but the trustees contend (tba> they are entitled to recelv fqr the' schools until the nxnlratlan tif the old contract between the lhe water company. The water com- > pan y clainiB to be an '?uoeent by- ' Stander aud that the tragtees should pay the hill unrt go beck to the jfclty lor a Tcruna ror u ir the trfisteee real ty feel that the city should, pay !t ^nd not the trustees. Some time ago the,bill for water w?a; held up by the trustees, pending Inquiry. So far ae is linovn the trus tees hare never received a legal opin ion on the matter, bat on succeeding months have declined to pay the bills. On account of a certain glariug p?b Mention tije pre?l?ent of the Sontu ern Public Utilities eotnpaov, Mr. Z. V. Taylor, declared that the pros pective- bondholders of the oom&*ny would demand a ctoar title and h& wrote to the trustees a courteous and 1'rank letter warning him that vaeily more wan involved than th> mere sell ing ot water to the .schools and thai j*ior ir.e water wit 'May, unless the hi Tita Board'* tosiw The matter was hei?, took no ao'lon except to s? believed that the schools were I titled to Water undsr the old ctH.? I' which wouid not have expir?e trn't? one year from September, the South ,ern Public Utilities company tjh* or dcred the water cut off unless the Dili is paid by Monday. ' At a meetiug of the board of true tees at which the matter was diauusa cd somewhat informally, it was ?nid that the attorney? tor the t trustee? and the coin nan y tfitgjylw. abl9 to untangle the knot, on this. ('apt. If. H. . Watk'ins, M n,?y for the Southern ! company talked i some of the gentle to form a basis u] suggested certain thlngi to act. This was not ai baa been atated erron? sense that the company to compromis? the mat stated that the company protection of its right to submit the entire fudges of this circuit, Prince, the father of in this city. The suggestions ?_ Waikins ??e?* iset ft^?i a pun at the meeting of the truste and the following resohitio ed; "That in the event that the water Is cut off from the city schools that Messrs. J. A. Brock, J. Ml'Paket and J. r.. Sherard be empowered td take auch steps aa may seehv -ReceissiV to protect the Interests oi the sChnfeta.'* The plan offered by Capt. Wfetgf** to the mutter settled Is as follows: It is suggested, that settle the question at issue between the Southern Public Utilities Company und tU? Atirtpr?nn Rc)itu? r?ie?< to charges for water sire franchise was granted, that thtf igs?ii be submitted to the presiding- jdcf?? >nt. the next term of the cdnrt, agdttan ; agreed Ktatenwot of facts, as folfow*: t. Set out all franchises aug con tracts between- ihe*efty of flnjtfrY'Ji and Anderson Water, Light ahd'Pow-? er Company.