1914-01-13 Greenville Piedmont

GREENVILLE DAILY PIEDMONT. 10 PAGES: ONE SECTION WEATHER:PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY FAIR, WARMER. HOME EDITION. VOLUME 84-No.35 GREENVILLE, S. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 13,1914. PRICE 5 CEN[TS]

VOLCANO DESTROYS PART OF AN ISLAND THOUSANDS KILLED Entire Western Part of the Island of Ambrym, New Hebrides is Wrecked--Inhabitants Fled to Boats When Craters Became Active--One Steamer Saved Five Hundred Natives--Island are Afire.

(By The Associated Press.) Tokyo, Jan. 13- A tidal wave added terrors to the earthquake in Kagoshima yesterday. It is believed the disaster is the most serious in Japanese history.

Thousands Dead. (By The Associated Press.) Nagasaki Japan, Jan. 13-Im[?plications?] today are that the death [?toll?] from earthquakes and volcanic disturbances around Kagoshima will reach thousands. Kagoshima, with a population of sixty thousand, is [?hurled?] under ashes and lava.

Hundreds perished on Sakura Island. Doctors have gone to the scene. It is difficult to journey because of damage done to railroads by earthquakes. Tracks are blocked with lava and ashes.

(By The Associated Press.) Victoria B. C; Jan. 18- News of the devastation by a volcano of the entire western part of the Island of Ambryn, Newhebrides, was received here from the Steamship [?Makura?], of the Canadian-Australian[?line?].

On December 8 six new crators were observed in active eruption. The next day Mount Minnie collapsed. Inhabitants fled to boats which they had hardly reached when two new craters burst and overwhelmed the country with a flood of molten lava.

The steamer France saved five hundred natives. The islands are afire. No vegetation left. Covered with cinders. Air filled with dust, sulphur fumes. Devastations complete.

COLD WAVE OVER COUNTRY CAUSES GREAT SUFFERING

NEARLY TWO THOUSAND MEN GIVEN LODGING IN NEW YOEK LAST NIGHT.

ARMY OF IDLE TO HELP HARVEST ICE PROBABLY

[?Prospects?] are That Cold Wave will Continue for the Next Twentyfour Hours- There is a General Cold Wave Over the South and it has Been Damaged in Some Places- Thirty Degrees Below at White River, Canada.

(By The Associated Press.) New York. Jan 13- The entire central and eastern section of the United States is experiencing freezing weather today. [?Prospects?] are it will continue for twenty four hours. There is a general cold wave [?over?] the south. It is [?feared?]the orange crops have been damaged in some places. It was ten above zero this morning here.

The lowest temperature was 30 below at White River, Canada. It was [?] below at Devil's Lake, North Dakota, zero at [?Syracuse?], New York and 10 above at Boston.

One death was recorded here last night. There is much suffering. Nearly two thousand men were given beds last night at the [?] lodging house.

A rise in temperature is predicted for Chicago. If the cold continues, an army of idle men will be sent to help harvest the ice.

MRS. TAYLOR DIED AT TAYLORS THIS MORNING

Mrs. P. M. Taylor, of [?Taylors?], died at her home at that place this morning about [?1?] o'clock, after an Illness of about one week with pneumonia. She was [?39 / 89?] years of age. She had many friends throughout that section of the county, and her bereaved family have the sympathy of that entire community. She is survived by her husband and five children, Mrs. Taylor was the daughter of Mr. W. J. McCain, formerly of [?Groer?], now of Greenville. She is a sister of Ms. W. E. McCain of Greenville, and Mrs. Carrie McCain [?Troublefield of Green?].

The funeral service will be held tomorrow morning at the Taylors Baptist church of which Mrs. Taylor was a consistent and faithful member of a number of years past. The services will be conducted by Dr A. C. Wilkins, of Greenville, assisted by the pastor of the Taylors church, Rev. H. C. Hester. The interment will take place in the cemetery at the church.

TO BE TRANSFERRED.

Major Donaldson of this [city]. He Transferred to Fourteenth Cavalry.

Major Thomas Donaldson. U. C. A. will be transferred April [1] from the eighth cavalry to the fourteenth, according to an announcement made in Washington yesterday.

Major Donaldson is from Greenville, and has many friends here. He was at [one ??] commandant of cadets at [Clomson] College.

PRESIDENT BACK IN WASHINGTON READY FOR WORK

DESKS ARE PILED HIGH WITH CORRESPONDENCE THAT HAS ACCUMULATED.

SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS MUST BE MADE SHORTLY

Foremost of the subjects That he Must immediately Consider Are the Mexican Situation and His Special Message on the Trust legislation-- Secretary McAdoo Has a list of [?eligibles?] for the Federal Reserve, [Board] Ready- President Feels Fine.

(By The Associated Press.) Washington. Jan. 13- President Wilson and family arrived this morning from [?Pass Christian?] and motored to the white house for breakfast. There was a mass of work facing the president on his three weeks vacation.

The desks were piled high with accumulated correspondence. Secretary Tumulty permitted only argent communications to forwarded to the president.

There are appointment to be made, commissions to sign, executive orders to consider, not mentioning the coming work with congress. The president must appoint a new surgeon general of the army, a commandant for the marine corps, and select the new federal reserve board.

The foremost of subjects he must immediately consider are the Mexican situation and his special message of the trust legislation.

The cabinet has been summoned for an eleven o'clock meeting.

Secretary McAdoo had a list of eligibles for the reserve board ready. Secretary Garrison present Col. W. C. [Gorgas], famous for his [?monitary?] work in the Panama Canal Zone for surgeon general.

The president felt fine. His colds are all gone and he is in the peak of health.

SPEED TRIALS FOR ARGENTINE WARSHIP

Boston. Jan. 13-The management of the [Fore] River Shipbuilding Company hope to send out the new Argentine warship [Bivudaria] for her speed and endurance tests this week. When the new dreadnought [?] forth she will be in charge of Captain Joseph A. Kemp as navigator, while Frank O. Wellington, assistant president, will act as representative of the company.

[?] the Argentine Republic Admiral [Hetbeher] and most of his 110 officers will be aboard.

She will tie up at the near Commonwealth pier, and will be the first warship to anchor at this, the largest dock in the World. Several [daps] will be required to put aboard the thirty carloads of hand picked coal in sacks and and then her [prow] will be turned outward once again and along the Massachusetts coast.

Transports are expected to reach Boston with the 1,000 troops who are to man her. It will be close to May [1] before she can be turned over formally to the Argentine government. When she arrives are Buenos Ayres an ovation is assured.

VICTORS AND VANQUISHED OF THE BATTLE OF OJINAGA

[[left to right]] [picture of a man labelled 'GENERAL PASCUAL GROZCO'] [picture of a man holding a machine gun labelled 'GENERAL "PANCHO" VILLA AND ONE OF HIS CAPTURED GUNS'] [picture of a man labelled 'GENERAL JOSE YNEZ SALAZAR'] [picture of a man labelled 'GENERAL TRINIDAD RODRIGUEZ']

[ extended label]: General Fancisco Villa, after about no more than half the three hundred prisoners he took after the fall of [Ojinaga]. sent troops, of which General Rodrigues is commanding a division toward [?Torreanas?] as the next stop in his [advance] [on] Mexico City.

General Salazar and Grozco, who General Villa said he would kill if he captured them, were among the last of the federal generals to leavethe city. For a [?] it was [?] had fallen into the hands of the [?], but later the [?] was circulated that he had reached the American side, had eluded the [American] officers, and was on his way to the Texas [?].

CRIMINAL COURT NOW IN SESSION ANDERSON COUNTY

MURDER CASK IS THE FIRST CASE TO BE CALLEDNEGRO IS ACCUSED

OTHER INTERESTING NEWS FROM THE ELECTRIC CITY

Mr. Harry C. Coles, General Field Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, to Attend Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Association of Commercial Secretaries, Which Meets in Anderson, Friday of This Week- Smoker to be Given.

Anderson, Jun. 13- A. [Gatrett] Dodson, colored, was placed on trial in the court of general session Monday afternoon for the murder of Zeke Bradley, also a negro. The killing occured at Pleasant Grove church in [Martin] township last summer,-and this is the second time Dodson has been on trial, jury having failed to agree at the last term of the court and a mistrial having been ordered, [Gatrett] is represented by Mr. T. Frank Watkins.

Court was opened at 10 o'clock yesterday, with Judges John S. Wilson of [Manning] presiding. There was some delay in getting started for the reason that two of the membors of the grand jurors, Mr. P. R Barle and Mr. W. S. [Manidie], were late in reporting, and for the reason that some time was taken up in presenting [?adidarits?] of several of the [?] jurors who wished to be [excused]. Four of these latter, [?Messrs?]. J. D. [Boacham], C. H. [Orlaman], J. E. Garrison and W. H. [Morral], were excused and a fifth, Mr [W]. [O]. Haw kins had not reported up to the time the dinner recess was taken.

When the last of the grand jurors had reported, Judge Wilson asked them to withdraw and choose a foreman. This was done, and in a few moments it was announced that Mr. J. B. Douthit had been selected, he being one of the six hold-overs. The members of the grand jury this time are: Hold-overs: J. B. Douthit, Will Clinkscalesm H. V. G. Cooley, P. R. Earle, S. [K]. Burns and J. F. McDonald, New members: T. J. [Clas worth], W. J. [Saytors], R. W. Tribble. W. S. Mauldin, [Limus] McPhail, S. N. Gilmer, H. J. Martingm [Jas]. R. Anderson, D. C. Brown, J. F. Watson, (Continued on fifth page.)

MATERIAL REDUCTIONS IN THE NEW EXPRESS RATES

On February first, the new express rates, which have been twice postponed, will be put into effect by all the express companies of the country, in accordance with the orders of the interstate commerce commission. The new rates will give substantial reductions over the rates at present in use.

The new rates are divided into three [classes], First, second and third. First class rates apply on merchandise. Second class rates apply on all articles of food or drink. This rate is 75 percent of the first class rate. Third class rates apply on [airmamues, bocks, calenders, etc]. The basis of the new rates is the Zone and Block system. The country is first divided into five zones: Zone 1, taking in the Eastern Zones; Zone 2, the Southern States; Zone 3, The Middle Western States; Zone 4, the Rocky Mountain States; and Zone 5, the Pacific Coast States. These zones are then reduced to Blocks, each Block being fifty miles square.

In this manner, all inconsistencies that may have existed in the past in [rate] constructions, have been wiped out, and the [?] not only simplified and [?] understandable even to the novice, but every section of hamlet in the land is put on an equal footing. In other words, there are no inequalities to the [new] sales.

Another matter of interest and importance to the shipper, is the fact that the new rates apply to and from all points in the United States regardless of what particular Express Company handles the shipment. So far as the public is concerned, all lines of [demarkation] as between the various Express Companies have been wholly obliterated and they are now one homogenous whole.

The Express Companies join into a single unit of service over all the numerous railroad lines of the country and thereby enable the shipper to deal with one carrier, avoid delays to goods at junction points, as well as damage in handling, and in various other ways facilitate the quick transportation of millions of shipments entrusted to their care.

The Southern Express Company accepts the order of the Interstate commerce commission gracefully and in good faith, and there is no reason to doubt its management will make good their expressed purpose to give the patrons of the company a service that will prove helpful and satisfactory, notwithstanding the [?trenier dour?] less in revenue.

Rates From Greenville. Some interesting information, as as comparison between the old rates and the new, are given in the following table, which shows the rates between Greenville and a number of important points, for packages, of five, ten, and twenty pounds:

Between 5lbs. Old. New. Old. New. Greenville and Old. New. 10 lbs. 20 lbs. Atlanta $ [.70] $ .20 $ [.15] $ .32 $ [.52] $ [.44] Boston .70 [.34] [1.50] .47 1.26 .75 New York .70 [.82] [.70] [.40] 1.20 .69 Philadelphia .60 [.41] .80 .43 1.18 .66 Baltimore .60 .30 .75 .41 1.00 .62 Chicago .75 .34 1.00 .45 1.15 .70 Detroit .70 .32 1.00 .47 1.30 .75 Denver .80 .48 [1.25] .75 2.00 1.31 Milwaukee .75 .41 1.10 .53 1.40 1.06 St. Paul .80 .37 1.20 .55 1.75 .90

ENGINEER DIED RUNNING TRAIN MILE A MINUTE

(By The Associated Press.) Seattle. Wash, Jan. 13. - While driving a locomotive nearly a mile a minute, George H. Perry, an engineer on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul [fest] mail train, the Olympian, dropped dead at the throttle. He had just won a race from a rival train on a [rond] parallelling his. The fireman saw he was dead and run the train into [Luconis], where another engineer took charge. Perry had been in the engine [cab] forty years. He was 68 year old yesterday.

MAYOR OF BELTON.

Mr. [Ross] Mitchell is Chosen by Majority of one Vote.

Belton, Jan. 13- By a majority of one vote, Mr. [Ross] Mitchell was today elected mayor of Belton over Mr. J. J. Clement, the total vote cast being 101. It is possible that the election will be run over again in view of the closeness of the vote and other circumstances. All the former alderman were re-elected, and one new one, Mr. Press Acker, was chosen.

CAT'S SCRATCH FATAL

Pana. Ill, Jan. 18 - While petting the family cat a few days ago Mrs [Cathryn Ukena], 70 years old, suffered a slight scratch on her hand, blood poison developed, and resulted in Mrs. [Ukena's] death.

ANNUAL MESSAGE 10 STATE LEGISLATURE WAS SENT IN BY THE GOVERNOR TODAY

LITTLE BUSINESS IN LEGISLATURE ON OPENING DAY

Next Thursday is set for Balloting to Commence to Fill Vacancies on Supreme Court [?Brech?] - Dr. C. T. Wyche in Elected Speaker Pro Tem.

Special to The Daily Piedmont. Columbia, Jan. 13 - Beyond reading the governor's message practically no business was transacted in the senate today, both houses met promptly at noon.

The house fixed Friday as the day for holding memorial services for deceased members, and fixed Thursday for the joint assembly to begin balloting to fill the various vacancies. Dr C. T. Wyche of Newberry, was elected speaker pro tem of the house.

Both houses [?adjusted?] [?to?] meet tomorrow at noon. A full attendance was on [band] [?] both houses W. F. Caldwell

BE DEFINITE IN FIRE ALARMS URGES CHIEF

Chief [Legon] Asks That Public Give More Specific Information as to Location of Fires, When Turning in Alarms.

BE DEFINITE Two fire alarms, one this morning about 9 o'clock, and another early this afternoon, caused the local fire department to make two runs today. The fire this morning destroyed a small two rooms [house], occupied by [?], in [?] Cripple Creek [?], beyond the city limits. The [?] until the five wagon had made the run, since the alarm came in to the police station, and merely stated that there was "a fire at the coal [?]."

A pile of [grass], fire near a residence of [Augustu] street, was the occasion for the alarm this afternoon. No damage was done.

In discussion the method of turning in fire alarms, Chief R. [L]. Lagon of the local department today called attention to the lack of definite information generally given by persons sending in the alarm, which has more than once caused the department to cover much unnecessary ground. The chied said also that quite a number of times alarms have been sent in to the police station.

"The telephone number for the sending in of fire alarms is number thirty-one" said the chied, "and I hope all persons will send in alarms by calling this number. People will also materially assist the department by giving specific directions as to the location of the fire, instead of merely stating the names of the street."

[M.Y] DISAGREE AS TO TIM OF HOLDING HORSE SHOW

Plans for the Organization of the Proposed State Horse Show Circuit will be Made at [bleeting] to be Held in Columbia, Tomorrow.

Representatives from Greenville, Darlingtonm [Camden], [Sumier], Columbia and Greenwood will meet in Columbia, Wednesday, to perfect plans for the organization of the proposed state horse show associations to be composed of the above mentioned cities, Mr. Joseph A. [McCellough] and Mr. Henry T. [Mills], president and secretary treasurer, respectively, of the Greenville Horse Show association, will be among those from Greenville to attend the meeting.

Mr Mills, who is the moving spirit in the proposition for a horse show circuit, is optimistic over the prospects, but is inclined to believe there may be some [?dissenson?] among the representatives in formulating the plans. Some of the cities are in favor of holding the shows in the spring of the year, while others appear faverable to the fall show. However, representative citizens of all the cities involved have assured the local association their co-operation in the matter.

Secretary Mills with the assistance of his committeemen, has compiled a proposed list of premiums for the next Greenville Horse show, which will be submitted to the board of directors of the local association, within the near future

CHARITY AID SOCIETY

The annual meeting the Charity Aid Society will be held on Wednesday, January 14th, at 11 o'clock. At this meeting officers and directors for the year will be elected.

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TWO GREENVILLE DAILY PIEDMONT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1914.

ANNUAL MESSAGE TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE SENT BY GOVERNOR

(Continued from first page.)

[Callough], who also vacated his position on the historical commission, by serving several times as special judge, which has been held to be [an] office in this state. Yet Mr McCallough, like Judge Smith, in open defiance of the law, [holds] to his position on the historical commission and continues to [act], and he and Mr. Smith with two other members of the Commission, [?Messes?], Kennedy and Snowden, [get] themselves up as the historical commission is open violation and defiance of the constitution of this state.

"Yet gentlement, I am criticised for [pardoning] this little fellow who violates the laws and begs for mercy, while this "big" man is above the law, and cannot be reached, and [?Bxxxx?] is criticised on the charge of creating a political disturbance, while these "big" men, and others like them, are causing the turmoil by refusing to abide by the law.

"I can't understand why these men are so [?] of this little [?jola?] [There] is supposed to be no money in it-not even actual expenses of attending the meetings. Why is it that these two distinguished gentlemen hold on like bull dogs hold on to a piece of bone. Doesn't it look as it there is something in the [woodpile]?"

"And why are men holding the high offices of United States Senator and State Senators, so [?] in holding on to college trusteeships, in violation of these constitution of this [state], which they are sworn to uphold? Doesn't is look as if there is something in the woodpile?"

"I [?care?] nothing for the little [?fusion?] on the historical commission. It doesn't interest me personally. I am satisfied [by] whatever history is written as to me, if it is written by my friends it will be fair, and if written by my enemies it will be an infamous lie, such as they have been writing about me since I have been governor and even beforeever since my entrance into politics. Therefore, this little job doesn't make any difference to me, I merely call it and the other matters, to your attention, to show you the [?open?] defiance of the law on the part of certain people, and to show you who is responsible for keeping political peace away.["]

"I recommend that unless you are [?] of allowing these men whom I have mentioned to continue in their open violation and defiance of the constitution that you abolish this historical commission, or have none as I am satisfied the one we have is worthless, useless, and will [move] some day to be more of a nuisance to people who [?] to [the] more true history of this state than [?at?] value."

In view of the proposed legislation in connection with the primary sysstem the views of Governor [Blease] takem from a section of his message to the general assembly are of [essential] interest at this time when primary reform is a vital issue before the people of South Carolina.

"I am opposed to any change in primary system, I believe in [honest] elections, and I believe in letting every white man participate in the primary, who is eligible to vote under the rules of the Democratic Party. When ever we deprive the white people of the right to vote, or any large number of them their right to vote, we will break up the primary system, because those who are qualified want the right to vote, and should have it, and they do not propose to be [put] by any party of men, on an equal footing with a free negro," says the governor.

Review of Primary, In his review of the primary in South Carolina[,] Governor [Blense] gives briefly the history of the [?all?] option of the primary and outlines the reason for it. The last convention, Governor [Blease] points out, for the nominations of a Governor and state officials was when Governor John Peter [?Plehardson?] was nominated for the second term.

"It seems that this system," says the Governor, referring to the primary, was perfectly satisfactory when Governor Tillman, Evans, El[?] and [McSweeney] were elected, and it reached to [?] in the eyes of many people - especially certain newspaper editors - who are now condemning it, and gave most splen[did] satisfaction to the distinguished gentlemen when Governors [Heyward] and [Ansel] were elected. Nothing was heard of its being unsatisfactory to this great element of our people when General Joe. H. [Earle] was elected to the United States Senate and when many Congressmen and many state officials were chosen. But alas the campaign of 1912 came on.

The Governor then reviews the 1912 campaign with regard to the primary charges. He quotes his proclamation calling attention to the [?] to vote buying and his offer of a reward for conventor: cites his speech and [Sumler] along the same line; and then goes into the aftermath of the campaign. He refers to the "charges of fraud brought, and these [holier] than thou lords of democracy, the editors and some other all great guardians of South Carolina's primary, who were defe[a]ted and whipped out of their boots with all their money and chicanery and trickery, all at once discovevered the [he] primary was reeking with fraud and was a corrupt system and was "horrible to contemplate."

The Governor then asks a number of questions: "Why did Blease's opponent need such an enormous campaign fund?" "Was it to pay his campaign expenses [round] over South Carolina? "Was it to pay his son's expenses [[CUTS OFF AT BOTTOM OF PAGE]]

[new column] "Was it to pay the legitimate expenses of his campaign [min....r?] "Why did the railroads make large contributions to Blease's opponent campaign fund? "Why did certain cotton mill presidents make such large contributions to Blease's opponent's campaign fund?" "Had any candidates in South Carolina ever before needed a campaign fund such as was raised against Blease? The Governor concluded with this question: "If men voted in it," referring to the primary, "who are not entitled to vote, who [hauled] them from North Carolina and from Georgia and paid their expenses!" [Charging] that if the primary was corrupted it was corrupted by the sums of money raised. "And handled at a central bureau in Columbia, [and] by parties in other parts of the State," the Governor repeats his statement made on the State-House steps shortly after the primary election that "The other aid had stolen more votes and put them in the ballot box then they know what to do with."

Law Needs Amending. Governor Blease says that it is not the system that needs improving; "It is not the law that needs amending-we have laws enough[,] but it is the [embracement] of that law that we need. Prosecute the men that handed out money and whiskey, or who in the future had out money and whiskey. Prosecute the men who try to buy votes. Prosecute the men who hire people to travel throughout the State under the [guise] of book-agents, newspaper reporters and subscription list builders, and under other guises, and instead of following the [election] which they claim to follow, go around and try to buy voters, trying to

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