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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-30

Miss l;cr;i" l.. asks: What remedy
can YOU recommend 10 reduce Obesity
safely want to reduce about Thirty
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
JOHN I. LIGON DIED
IN GREENv|LLE
End Came Suddenly at 2 O'clock
Yesterday Morning After Two
Weeks Illness.

News reached Anderson YESTERDAY
mornino from Greeavilie to the effec.
that John IT, Iigon was load. tho
end nc!,rr:nS nt Two ot'ock yester-
day morning. Mr: Ligon had been
i'll for some days, suffering with an
attack OF pneumonia. ~
This information brought sadness
to Anderson people, by reason of the
sScS that Mr.. Ligon was well known
here, having AT one time made his
home In this city. He was popular
with all who knew him and highly re-
spected
When he first became III 1t was
thought that he was merely suffering
with cold, but his condition grew
saeadily worse and soon his friends
and family felt graveiy concerned.
Mrs. w. A. Hudgens OF this city, was
summoned Wednesday night by a
message from her sister, Mrs. Ligon,
saying that the pat ent's condition
was critical. However, when Mrs.
Hudgens left Greenville at a late hour
1t was thought that he was slightly
improved.
The deceaged was 81 years of age
and is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Marion Taylor OF Anderson, and
three children. He is also survived
by his father, two brothers and two
sisters. yS
. The body was brought to Anderson
last night ut six O'clock and carried
to the home of Mrs. Bessie Taylor on
Earle street, from whererthe funeral
Wiiiab conducted today at mon. The
services will be conducted by Rev. w.
II. Frazer, pastor Of the Fret Pres
byterian church of Anderson and the
'interment VIII take place at Silver
Brook cemetery
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
RALPH DE PALMA
WINS CUP RACE
Captures Second Vanderbilt Tro-
phy on Santa Monica
Course.
CBy Associated Press.)

Los Angelica, Calf. Feb. 26.--De-
feating Barney Oldield by trife
more than aFmfnnte in the cup race,
Ralph De Palma, participant In scores
OF hard fought motor contests, today
won his second Vanderbilt cup race
on the SANTA Monica course. His
time wns 5:5S.41;s Oudneld's 3:55:Ol.
Sixteen cars entered and ONLY FIVE
finished, but from the eighteenth lap
to the finish 1t was a contest solely
between De Palma and Oldaeld.
De Palma won because he id not
have TO stop once in all the thirty
i've laps of the eight mile course.
Oldfeld last his chance when he was
compelled to stop and change a wheel
In the thirty-fourth lap, losing nearly
minute. Other drivers who re-
mained in the race were: w, Fl. Carl
son, Of San Diego, Earl Cooper, who
started : favcrite, and George Joeri-
man. who finished in the order named.
Most Of the cars forced out Of the
race today Will be in shape TO take
their place Saturday in the grand
prize race.
De faiina's prize today amounted to
$4,000; Oldfeld won $4,000; Carlson,
S1,5C0 and Cooper, $1,000.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
''GET-EDUCATION-
QUICK" SCHEMES
Have Made Easy Victims of Amer
icans-Reaction Against
the Past.
=, g. y y :.
lnH Assoelated Preaa. ]

7 r.
/. Richrnond. Va, Feb. 26. "Get-edu-
cation-quick" schemes have made
easy victims OF present day Ameri-
cans, according TO Prof. j. NJ. Gvsinn,
superintendent of schools at New Orr
leans. who today delivered an address
here upon "The Scholastic Function
of the School to the Community It
Serves"
Prof Gwinn spoke at one of the
meetings at the superintendent sec
tioz q the Nsticisa! Education ssso-
citation now in annual convention
here
Americans" said Prof. Gwinn.
seem to like being buncoed. The de-
mand Of the day is speed, instanta-
heous results. Scnolarahin ae a fnnc-
tion Of the schools seems to have fall
len into disrepute in the latter days"
While he blamed the desire for
quick results ss the chief cause Of
this, the speaker ascribei as contrib
utory reasons the reaction against
useless. :mpracticable and dearly
purchased scholarship of the past"
the epotism of the times and "the en-
phasis which democracy, places on the
Individual"
Prof. Gwinn declared that the first
scholastic function OF the school Is to
give the child control CT the technique
of human experience.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
STRIVE viAlNL.Y TO
REACEy AGREEMENT
Senate and Esosise coafeFees q
Sea 80 70 Meshod of Financing
AlRsAR Railroad.
tily Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 26.S-Conferense is
of the Senate and House on points al
issue, today they were inclined to
day tried vainIy TO reach an agree
ment as to the method OF financing
the Proposed enterprise.
Although It had been under stood
that the Sepate members of the COM
mittee would accept the action OF the
House In eliminating from the bill
the provision for a $+0,000,0OO bond
issue, today they W. inclined to
insist upon retaining the feature. The
senator's argued that q bond issue
would only be restored to In the event
that funds from the treasury were
net available, but the House confer
ence opposed the proposition on the
general ground that bond issues were
expensive and the government should
avoid them whenever possible.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
FRANK TALKS TO
NEWSPAPER MEN
COnverSes With Them for First
Time Since Convicsion--
Reads Poem.
(By Assac,ated I,ressl

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 26.-For the first
time since his arrest ten months ago,
Leo NJ. Frank, under death sentence
for the murder of Mary Phagan, was
permitted by his counsel this after
noon to talk to newspaper men. He
enthusiastically discussed his position,
going over various points Of the evil
dence on which he was convicted, and
predicting that the sentence pro-
nounced against him never would be
executed.
WHO ever wrote the notes found
beside the body of Mary Phagan was
Mary Phagan's murderer" he reiter-
ated, referring to several penciled
scraps of paper discovered by the
dead body of the little factory girl.
James Conley, the negro convicted
two days ago on an accessory charge.
testified at Franks trial that he had
written the notes acI placed them be-
side the body after Frank had COM
mitted the murder. The notes ac-
cused negro employed in the build
ing where Mary Phagan was killed.
Frank betrayed remarkable famil-
'arity with tine details of evidence and
law involved Yin his conviction, and
subsequent efforts to secure q new
trial. Pressing his hands against the
bars of his cell and shifting his body
nervously, he repeatedly appealed to
his hearers for corroboration of his
statements.
"Don't you see 1t that way?" he
asked frequently. Don't your"
Just before the interview was con-
cluded Frank read to his callers the
poem, God Give Us Men," by Oliver
Wendell Holmes. at fits so well with
the thought now In my mind" he said;
but would not explain further.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
HOME. PLACE FOR
STANDARDIZATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION AS
sOCEATION ARRIVES AT
CONCLUSION.
SCHOOL NOT PLACE
lndorse Establishment of National
Observation-Disclosures Next
Place of Meeting.
SCHOOL NOT PLACE

Richmond, Va, Feb. 26.-Henry
Snyder, superintendent of the Jersey
city schools, was today elected presi-
dent OF the department of superinten-
Gence. national education association,
In session here. aud Cincinnati was
named as the next convention city.
& The conventions position on six
hygiene In the public schools was set
forth in the following resolution:
Resolved, that We recognize fully
tae importance OF the proper teach
ing OF kex hyg enc, but that we be-
lieve taat the ideal place for giving
instruction to be the home: that we
believe the school should be willing
and anxious to help the home In this
matter as best 1t can, II instruct on in
sex hygiene is to be given in school by
teachers especially qualified for such
work"
The resolution prepared by the
coHmittee recommended that the
subject be taught In the schools to
individual pupils. but the feature was
stricken ost at the urgent request OF
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superinten-
dent of the Chicago schools.
The convention went on record as
endorsing the establishment of 6 ma
tionhl university. Many papers were
read on school subjects, and elaborate
speaking programs were followed by
the various groups affiliated with the
national body.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
Texas Governor
Becomes Restless.

Austin, Tex, Feb. 26.-A request to
know whom the United States gov
ernment now recognizes as the consti-
tuted authority in Mexican states bor-
dering on the Rio Grande,n went for
ward late today to President Wilson
from Gov. o. d, Colquitt of. Texas. The
request was made for the purpose of
demanding tine surrender OF the eab-;
dustS:s aIid Tnurderers1 OF Clemente
Vergara, Texas citizen, executed by
Mexican federals.
Then apparently answering the re-
quest himself, the governor asked
consent Of the United States, "in view
of conditions of revolution and an
archy to send rangers across the Rio
Grande after the murderers.r
insist that Texas, sovereign
state, is entitled to the protection of
Texas citizens on the border from an
unbearable conditions like that which
now exists Z concluded the message.
Earlier In the day Gov. Colquitt put
In motion an investigation OF the Yer
sara case. + a -
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
vERGGAARRAA HUNG HUNG
BY.'FEDERALS
INDUCED TO CROSS RIVER,
SEIZED AND PUT TO
DEATH.
GARRETT REPORTS
Attitude of Federals Unfriendly
and Body Has Not Been
Recovered.
GARRETT REPORTS
(By Associated preaa.l !

Laredo, Tex. Feb. 26.-Clemente
Vergara, American citizen, was as
saulted by Mexican federal soldiers
on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande
and was imprisoned at Hidalgo Feb
13. Two days later he was hanged
5 from tree three miles from that city
and The body left uncared for until
two days ago, when It was secretly
removed. This, 1t Is stated, was es-
tabiished to the satisfaction of United
States Consul Garrett and S. ]. Hill,
brother-in-law Of Vergara, who went
tc .Hidalgo today to Investigate the
death of the Texas ranchman. They
returned to Nuevo Laredo late tonight!
The fact of Vergara's seizure, his
presence in the Hidalgo jail, his an
pearance and finally his death was
abundantly corroborated. both Mr..
Garrett and Hill declared. by Yer
gara's widow and nephew and per-
sons they talked with in Hidalgo. Be
fore going TO Hidalgo they visited
Vergara's ranch. However, federal
soldiers at Hidalgo, they said, denied
all knowledge of Vergara's death, and
Capt. Apoionio Rodriguez command
or there, was particularly emphatic
that Vergara and the horses which the
ranchman claimed had been stolen
from him had been sent to Piedras
Negras. Hill, however, said he recog-
niized the missing animals among the
horses ridden by the federal troopers.
IT was established that Vergara was
seized on the Mexican bank of the
river and not on the island about
which question has arisen whether
1t tis Mexican or American territory.
Mrs; Eergara told. Of witnessing the.
assault On sheE. husband; that Vergnra
had been told BY federal soldiers that
Capt. RpdfiEue ue2 wanted to settle with
him for seven stolen hofsea and ac-
tcosnpa les byg his nephew, he crossed
the river. Tne hoy ran and hid i'm
the brush when the soldiers knocked
his uncle unconscious, and, in view
OF the distracted wife, watching from
the other bank, took him away to
Hidalgo.
Mrs. Vergara visited her husband in
jail the following day and dressed his
wounds q. Sunday ne was taken
from prison supposedly to be trans
ferred. Later the body was seen
hanging. Two days ago the body dis
appeared and newly made grave In
the Hidalgo cemeqery was noticed.
Consul garrett stated tGnishs :s,at
ne was convinced by the federals at
tftude 1t would have been dangerous
for him to search for the body In the
cemetery.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
Will tENI I2UEENE:.sk skTNI y
7 PUBLICITY SOURCE
Publicatiou Of incidents of Debate
Y Behind Closed Doors stirs
the Senators.

Washington. Feb. 2s.-Publicity
given to recent executive proceedings
in the senate, it developed today, has
so aroused some members of that
body that a resolution has been intro
duced and referredito the committee
on rules. directing the committee on
foreign relations TO conduct an inves-
tigation into the sources by which the
executive information is obtained.
Publication of incidents In the de-
Bate on the general arbitration treat
lee last week pseciiTriissatsd Discussion
which gave rise to the resolution,
which vas Introduces in subsequent
executive session by Senator Kern OF
Indiana. No action has been taken as
yet. "a.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
WANTS INVESTIGATION
R0cK ISL ann IMRy
65WOW IUI1I1sv HINIL EUHE
Despite Reports of Millions Spent
for Equipment, Service Is
inadequate.
Continued on page -
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, Feb. 26.-Bitter criti-
Sism or rhe Rock Island Railway and
its financial operations today were
raised in the house by Representative
Green, of Iowa, speaking in support
OF his resolution to authorize the
interstate commerce commission to
make an Investigation OF that road.
The speaker compared the operations
or the Rock Island to those OF New
Haven and Frisco systems, already
under investigation, and declared
TINT the plan under which the hold
ing companies controlled the finances
or the Rock Island was utterly in
defensible.
Through the manipulation of the
holding ccmpany's, Mr.. Green ASSERT
ed, si21 100000 of water was poured
upon the railway company's stocks
and bonds, while the fixed charges. of
the road had been increased from 40
to 90 per cent.
The railway company never receiv-
ed one dollars benefit by or through
the stock ISSUED by the holding COM
pasSs, hie declared Its issues at
fords financial free-booters an oppor-
tunity to exploit tie railway and the
public.'' 46. q. rs ~
OIN0AOI IutlS
the millions OF securities fioated by
the holding eompanies. were, put I'D
merely for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF &
few men without any return being
giyer. s{trf, ~ ~
Referring to the equipment In the
Rock Island, he said: "a }s
cit is reported that II has spent S6,z
000.900 since 9107 for equipment
alone, and still it is known that IN has
not been properly supplied. A Choir
tIs OF complaints has gone DIP from
tho public all along the line for lack
OF proper service. trains behind time,
inability to move trafilc. and the road
has bean heavily sued for damages by
reason OF delayed freight. Wrecks
have been frequent and only goor for
tune hns prevented the easuaity roll
from being larger.
An Investigation by the interstate
curanerce commIBsi0n, Mr. Green de.
clared was the only way to gel al the
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
MANY TEACHERS Will
GO TO SPARTANBURG
State Association WIN Attract
Many Educators Of State.
FUN Program.

eMany Anderson teachers are nc "
making their plans for attending the
meeting OF the instructors OF the
State, which this year takes place in
spartanburgl from March rs to 20 and
therefore the following letter from
Supt OF Education Swearingen will
be of interest In Anderson county:
The State board of education has
not reaffirmed It's resolutions, passed
In l1911 and aain In 1912, reccm-
mending q two-dnys, holiday with pay
70 teachers attending the State teach
eras assnCiation s.5 5
Z "Superlntendent A. H Gasaue In
formal al1y requested me to bring this
Inatte1. TO the attention Of the State
board, and shall do so ut It's next
meeting.
IN my opinion, the State board viii
certainly reahirm its action of the
past two years. EmphEsis will be
laid upon the duty Ofattendance. and
trustees will be warned against givIng
pay unless teachers report such at
tendance
The CenysRfi0n. Z
Relative TO the annral convention,
The Southern Sch9pl News has the
0isS;iinE article; v
There ytlll be something oe inter
eet and value tor FeyerySIsacner IN
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
Storm Moving Westward.

Atlanta, ca. E'eb. i 2G. slsarii,g cnr-
aitlons today preva Red generally
bout III snow sss atisitli
and anuf hes ~
,terday left a. wtisc layer ,f SHOW
from the tCarciinas and Tefinessee al
most to the Gulf of Mexico today was
moving southeastward Over south
ern Georgia ana Florida 1t had turned
TO sleet and today that district practl-
cally was cut off from wire commu-
nicatioB with the north and west.
Under n clear. bright sun today the
snow slowly disappeared.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
I'LL BUT HARMONIOUS
But Few of the senate's Amend
ments concurred in by
House.
Special Correspondence.

Columbia, Feb. 26.-When the gen.
eral appropriation bill was returned
to the Housc this morning with
amendments by the Senate, the House
after como debate decided to adopt
the uguRI proceeding OF refusing to
concnr In the amendments = us q
whole and refer the bill directly 10
the Committee on free conference on
account OF the fact that the Senate
had slashed IL TO the tune OF some
100000. Thenoint was made that by
considering r.ne Senate amendments,
one by the Hoiisefbe registering its
agreement or disagreement with them
would save the COMMITTEES on free
conference endless labor. hil;t
At tho nnorhing ssession of the
House the Senat9Eamendments to the
first 20 sections OF the general ap-
preparation bill were considered. Tho
following - the result of the sitting:
Hens NepeeHeuEred In.
The House refused 60 concur In the
following eSnats amendments:
To strike out pf6siso In regard TO
checking governors expenditures of
special fund for oTAe,iforcement OF law.
Raising salary of clerk in Secretary
of States ofIlca from Al knh g. e. nnA
Raising salary Of chief clerk in
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
INTERJRBAN IS TO - -
.NAkE EXTENSIONS
Said That Line VIII Build 81
oEth Carolina.
AIN INl aRTANT STEP
Dispatches From North Carolina Say
That Lie VIII Connect Three
NoFl6 carolina Towns.
AIN INl eRTANT STEP

That the odicials of the Piedmont
& Northern lines contemplate ex-
tending their ystem to various points
is Il reeognsasd fact in this part of
the country but heretofore nothing
has been hFnFd of any extension
north bf Chr iotte. However. adyices
yesterday were to the effect that the
lnterQfpA7t nfder the same manage
ment as sfhe 3neS operating here, will
shortly, builn y similar railway in
North IsTol in connecting High Point,
Greensbof0 a&d Winston Salem II
Is Eaia stlsat lcials yesterday visited
Elgn, ITPoint ier tie purpose OF per-
feeting final p1ans..
Thisiis OF more than ordinary in
terest 10 SoHIh Carolina people be-
1t is cert Ma taat if the line is built
from sl5igh Point to Winston-Salem.
the Ink betssehn Charlotte and High
Point VIII eyentnally be connected
and thus the ystem will run from
Anderson 20 winston Salem The
following y the dispatch from High
Point:
M hE err ~ Z : s:-=ss.Ss months since High
Point was fret placed on the map by
captain SNOW as a little spot in the
soutA AWesieri 4rtsof Guilford county,
sometnlng& has happened. Last year
a. new railroad vent out of the little
city blythe wa of Thomasville and
High Rock coa&eetsng with the south
bound. giving an outlet OF peculiar
advantage from the fact that before
only the Son tseFn hauled High Point
freight
Z This aes sas brings another de-
yeioPtnsnt IS q the joining of High
Point 0a lem ana Greensboro
~ 70. se an iHternrnan
stsia "a So 81 part 81 that
: ei ~ 81 iifsf is5Ds N Rtarl
g S, s
C.ss .feeetlfe k:ss.fFF ilIsS the sieun!ofil
Ncrthern, and stretched aitself from
Greensiae 10 SpartanbnFEs and Is
now running cars between Charlotte
and tGastDnia, with a near prospect oi
reaching Spartanburg; Next likely
VIII come DurhamI Raleigh, later
Danville and Richmond. and perhaps
Atlanta for Belton, S.s4G., is near the
Georgia lne. The people behind this
lnterurban system to connect High
Point and Greensboro with the twin
city, zyYPttnston-SsivIs, are men w:,C
are behind the Piedmont Northern
and the North Carolina Public Ser.
vice companies. They hope to com
plete their plans and have cars run
ming within twelve months. These
mon BIRD g. Co!s.., :. E-ay;oH CiaTS
and others. were in High Point Fri
day and Saturday perfecting arrange
ments. The communities affected will
assnredly join hands in helping along
this making of producers and the de-
ypl0Dmn1lf1 nj civilization
While 1t is far cry between
Captain Shows vision and present
conditions. one cannot help but Won
der as TO the futuren
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
aEEERY MAN ZOE HfMsELF.
Nantucket Hearing POSTPONED Until
Ninth OF March.

Phiiadelphia, Feb 26 Clarence H.
Dayids OF Yonkers, N. Y, a pasBen-
Ger on the steamship Monroe. which
WIS sunk in collision with the Nam
tucket. as a witness In the trial of
Captain Berry OF the latter vessel. to-
day testified that so far as he could
observe. "it was every man for him
self" after the Mouroe was rammed
and began TO sink. He admitted.
however, that he did not know when
he bumped into the sen that Iifeboats
had been launched from the Monroe
and that many persons were picked
I'm by them. Davfds waa saved by a
boat from the Nantueket.
The nearipS was adjourned until
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-27
bC1aOFaWARLTO
16EHH|D MARINES
INTO NEIGHBOR REPUBLIC
WITHOUT CONSENT OF
AUTHORITIES.
STRICT NEUTRALITY
The Administrators Mexican
Policy Remains Decidedly
Unchanged.
STRICT NEUTRALITY
OBy Assoelated Press.l

Washington, Feb. 2G.-President
Wilson today took the position that
for the United States tc senl marines
or armed forces of any kim into Mex
leo without the consent OF tile goYern-
ing authorities there would be an act
of war. He declared emphatically that
permission never las been sought
either of Gen. Huerta or Gen. Carran-
ga. and indicated that no request of
that character would De made in; the
near future. The president also am
nounced that no change In the policy
III the government toward Mexico had
been decided upon.
The president had been asked Dar-
ticularly about reports that American
troops m ght be sent across the bor-
der to recover the body OF William s.
Benton anG concerning published dis
patches that the United States COM
templatad sending marines to Mexico
City to guard the American embassy.
One press Dispatch. saying Cen.
Huerta had stated today that he had
refused permission to the United
States to send 1000 marines to Mex
ico City was shown to President iWil-
son, who said no such q request ever.
had been made,
Administration officials expressed
their opinion that Gen, Huerta proh-
ably inspired the statement merely
for. effect on the Mexican people.
whom ne hoped ifo impress with his
antipathy to the American Eoyefn-
ment, as 1t is we'll known that per-
mission to land marines for leSati Hon
guards has bee1 freely ecofliea 81
t5tieftu other nations, nc inR
Great Britain ana ffafl u
The ,president explained that the
talk OF sending faarihes t6 Mexico
had never got beyond the STAKE os
mere discussion among administration
officials. He said that when Great
Britain and Germany set,t marines 10.
Mexico City 10 guard their lega. IONS
there was q natural disposition here
to determine the American goverft-.
ment should take the same action! His
'afarmatio7.; he aasassas. = .;s.a s.,at F.lsaz
leo City was quiet anu tnat there was
no danger to foreigners, and, while
Charge O'Shaughnessy and Rear Ad-
miral Fletcher were asked for, opifa-
ions about an embassy guard, both adj
giSea that such a steu was NOT neces-
sary. Admiral Fletcher took the view
that there was no occasion for landing
any armed forces.
II was realized by the administers
tion, here that to ask the Huera gov
ernment for permission TO land ma
.rines would be very uLwise.