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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
On Divorce Laws.

The dean then mentioned briefly the
age at which a girl attains her ma
jority and the degree of responsible
ity then hers by law in matters of
contract. He took up the subject of
the two kinds of marriage and the
Injustice done everywhere in this
country by the lack of uniformity in
divorce laws. On the topic of prop
erty he reviewed hastily the compli-
Gated history Of women as property
holders and related how from COM
plete control of personal property
and real estate by the husband we
have come to o period-particularly
in the west-where the woman has
much greater property rights. He ex-
planned the nature OF a homestead and
the manner in which it could be OBJ
taired and transferred. The choice OF
the man as the recognized head of the
family was made, so the dean explain
ed. because in most cases the man
was the wage Garner for the family.
In conclusion the dean announced
hat at a later date he would give a
careful and more prolonged discussion
If these and kindred topics.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
Italian Birth Rate Higher.

ROME, Feb. 20.--Italy today is re-
joincing over its birth rate for 1913
which exceeded the deaths by 33 for
every thousand of population. The
deaths themselves were only eighteen
per thousand, showing marked de-
crease over proceeding vars.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Two Murderers in Indiana Pay the
Penalty for Wife Murder.

MICHIGAN CITY, Feb 20.--John
Chereka and Harry Rasico, wife muir
derers, were electrocuted at the state
penitentiary today. Chereka's three
children will be sent to relatives in
Australia.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
CUP Races Postponed.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20.--The Van
derbilt cup races scheduled for to-
morrow have been postponed until
February 2S. The Grand Prix was
postponed until the 2Sth.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
Bill Fayorably Reported.

A favorable report was secured
from the department of agriculture.
Commissioner Tallman of the general
land office made favorable report
to Sec. Lane and it is now ready for
him to report back to the house COM
mittee If his report is favorable, the
attorney general has assurance a
unanimous report in favor of the bill
will be made by the committee. That
is taken to mean it's passage.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20

There are said to be 2,273,603 litter
ate males of 81 years and over in the
United States, enough to determine
any election at any period of our his
tory.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
ILLINOIS LEAGUE
PLANS REFOR N
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
LEAGUE WILL ASK FOR TEN
NEW REFORMS.
George +. Cole, President OF the New
League, Tells Some of the
Plans.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 20.-Un-
able to put new wine into bottle
which is stopped with three corks,
the constitutional convention league
of Illinois proposes to burst the bot
tie, use the big available pieces with
new glass to form bigger vessel, into
al life may flow more freely and be
more accessible.
That's about the figure of speech
George e. Cole, president of the new
league used today in explaining for
the United Press the specific objects
of the league and the convention it
hopes to have called The league
asks ten specific reforms which, ac-
cording to President Cole, the progress
sive thinking people of the state have
sought for thirty years and have been
unable to obtain because of the res
trictions by which the fundamental
code of the state is hedged about.
Pull Three Corks.
These restrictions Cole calls three
corks:" Cork No. 1, the provisions
that not more than one amendment
may be proposed in each two years;
Cork No. 2, the provision that two
thirds vote of both houses is necessary
to submit proposed amendment to
the people; and Cork No. 3, the re-
uuirement that the desired amendment
submitted must receive majority Of
al the votes cast at the next general
election in order to be ratified And
Cole and the other hundred members
of the advisory council cite the record
of amendments proposed and never
submitted to prove that the 'corks'
are effectual barriers against the in |
fusion of new life into the state code. |
TO Break the Battle.
"The bottle will be broken, alright"
said Cole, land there are a lot of folk
literally minded enough to say that
you can't repair broken bottle. But
he convention of 1876 smashed the
Did document and made new one out
If the scraps and the progressive ideas
If the delegates. Ohio did the same
hing, and by submitting the proposed
eforms as separate questions to the
electorate of the state got the judg-
nent of the people on each as it was
lot possible to get through the long
legislative process"
Downstate members of the league
re especially interested in securing a
estriction of the legislative represen- ;,
alton of Chicago Chicago on the I
ther hand seems willing to yield a ;,
estriction at least in the senate if it
an get some home rule privileges
,r which it has been clamoring. The a
,ague has begun activities to secure [
le election Of delegates In each con- a
ressional district to the convention. t,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
WOMEN SHOULD
TAKE INTEREST
DEAN AYERS OF UNIVERSITY LAW
SCHOOL DELIVERED SPLENDID
INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESS.
Declares That Women Should Become
More Familiar With the Laws in
Which They Are Interested.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Home Economics club was held last
evening in the club rooms in the adj
ministration building. The president
Elizabeth Hays, was in the chair. Al
ness, paper was presented by Dor
othy Ellis on the testing of textiles,
and series of interesting expert
ments accompanied the lecture. The
full text of Miss Ellis talk will be
printed Saturday in the column, "Of
Interest to Women.
Miss Ellis was followed by Dean
Ayers who gave the members "A most
instructive and enjoyable talk on
Idaho Laws of Interest to Women
AS Dean Ayers will later give for tho
young women of the university
series of lectures on this matter he
last night made his remarks intro
ductorv to the whole subject.
Often Wrong Idea Prevailed.
The dean stated that a wrong idea
often prevailed in regard to the law
in general, and that the mistaken no.
ion was held by many persons that
he law is a certain set of legal prin-
,iples from which certain things can
De logically deduced. That person is
/ true lawyer who has learned to
hink various situations that occur in
ife. He must be a reader of heart |
md mind as we'll as of act. Some men |
lre by gift of nature lawyers. They |
lave the faculty OF understanding sit |
lations and can take into conSidera- |
ion the many things that always af- |
ect legal relations. He advised the |
oung women to rely upon counsel. |
{ is often hard to draw the line be- |
ween right and wrong, and an IN |
mite number of minute graduations |
nay occur between absolute right and |
bsolute wrong.< To determine what
) right and what is wrong lawyer
hould be employed because he is in
ormed as to all the complicated rela
ions of life, and knows what to do.
Women should look for and employ
n absolutely safe lawyer, brilliancy
eing a matter of secondary import
nee 1t is necessary that sane and
afe man be hired in order to keep
woman in the straight and narrow
ath of the law.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
Another Shock at Reno.

RENO New. Feb 20.-Three slight
earthquake shocks were felt here early
today. There was no damage.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
No Question at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-That W.
H. Benton, the British mineowner,
who recently crossed from Ell Paso to
Juarez to denounce General Villa to
his face, is undoubtedly dead admit
ted Secretary of State Bryan today.
Whether Villa had him executed or
not the secretary didn't know. If he
did it is confessed that serious COM
plications are possible.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
|fO0LHARDY MAN
HAS NET DEATH
BRITISH RANCHER THAT INVADED
VILLAS SANCTUM SAID TO HAVE
BEEN COURTMARTIALED.
Report Seems Well Founded Had
Gone to Rebel General and Became
Abusive in His Remarks.

Ell PASO, Feb. 2O-News that Will
lam Benton, the English rancher, was
shot by a Mexican firing squad at
Juarez Wednesday night, has reached
here today.
His Widow was notified by Ameri-
can Consul Edwards. 1t is understood
a courtmartial found him guilty of
completely in plot to kill General
Villa.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20

Progressives in New England states
have plans we'll under way for the fall
campaign.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20
MARBLE CREEK SETTLERS
WILL RECEIVE PATENTS
WORD TO THAT EFFECT RECEIVED BY STAR
MIRROR IN TELEGRAM FROM BRADY.
CLEARS AWKWARD SITUATION
Means Much to Both Settlers and the State of Idaho
Government Will Give Idaho Timber Lands
in Exchange.
WIRE FROM sen. BRADY.

WIRE FROM sen. BRADY.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 20.
Daily Star Mirror, Moscow,
Idaho-At a conference held with
the department of the interior
today, State Land Commissioner
George A. Day and the Idaho
delegation in congress were sue
cessful in securing recognition
of the rights Of settlers in the
Marble Creek district and pa :
tents will issue in very short
time.
JAMES H. BRADY. .
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-20

The above telegram from United
States Senator James H. Brady indi-
Gates the success of the state in Sc
curing recognition for the settlers of
the Marble Greek district in nor
thern Idaho. whose land has been in
controversy for several years past
More than a month ago Attorney
General Peterson and Land Commits
sioner Day journed to Washington to
present the matter with view of
urging congress to correct the errors
which developed several years ago
in connection with the settlers rights
to lands in the district Mr.. Peterson
has returned to Idaho but Mr.. Day
remained in Washington until the mat
ter could be cleared up.
Settlers Win Out.
A measure was drafted to specifi-
cally fit the situation it is intended
to clarity. In the Marble Creek sec
tion the state has claim on con-
siderable area of land on which peo-
pie have settled. If the bill is passed
the states claim will be relinquished
and the settlers given an opportunity
to obtain patent. In exchange for its
Marble Creek holdings, the state will !
take timber lands.
Clear Title to 10000 Acres.
In addition to clearing up the Mar
BILE Creek difficulty, the bill will have
the effect of ratifying an exchange au-
thorized by President Taft under
which all the states timber holdings
will be so exchanged that it will hold
100000 acres in one block.
The bill was introduced in the sem
ate and house simultaneously by Sem
ator Borah and Congressman French
1t was referred in the house to the
committee on public lands. That COM
mttee referred it to the forestry bu-
reau of the department of agriculture
and to the department of the inter-
ior.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-11
BUY.A-BALE PLAN GROWS
Mason Gibbes Would Enlarge II.
Se'pe-Banks Come Forward.

Columbia state ,';is 1fi$G ,;,l.i,;.5.,.a3.i
II the plan OF A. Mason Gibbes,
president OF the Gibbes Machinery
company. 10 made effective. the scope
OF the buy -a-bale-of-cotton movemenI
VIII be broadened until It embrace
the whole of the United States. Mr..
Gibbes suggested yesterday that busi-
ness men OF the South cal! on their
connections in the, ,NortE,, East and
West to join the movement and help
the cotton growers In the present
emergency by purchasing ono or more
bales of cotton at O minimum price OF
10 cents per pound.
To further the plan advanced by
Mr. Gibbes.- mass meeting will he
held today at noon at Craven hall.
Business men, professional men,
farmers and travelling men are invit-
ed to be present. 1t Is expected that
the mass meeting today will take
steps to enlist the support OF all COM
mercial organizations In the South TO
widen the scope Of tho buy-a- bale. Of
cotton movement. The men behind
the movement hope that enough cot
ton will be purchased by individuals
and firms at the minimum price OF 10
cents pound. about what. It costs to
grow It. to enable farmers to pay
their most pressing obligations and
get In position to hold good part
of their crop. ias
Gibbes' Plan.
A. Mason Gibbes was asked last
night by The State for aNstatement III
regard to his plan.
my Idea is that every firm In Co
iuInS!e mail circulars to its connec-
tions, asking them to buy bale Of
cotton at 10 cents per pound" said
MIR. Gibbes.' 1.-The circulars should
also contain The request that the con-
nections OF Columbia firms. send cir
oulars in their turn to their connec-
tions, asking them TO Join the buy
a-bale movement. If we can get at
endless chain of circulars. going to
business men all over the country the
movement, whose object Is. to relieve
the farmer OF his most pressing obli-
cations by paying him cost for his
cotton - sA9
'In widening tho scope of the buy
la-bale movement. hnRineaa men OF the
South will simply be aokingf the busi-
ness men Of the North and West from
whom they buy goods to help save
the cotton crop and tho farmers
pockotbook," continued Mr.. Mhbea
"The matter should be taken up with
every chamber of =. commerce Z and
every commercial organization In the
South" glii,a9ky 4. ~.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-11
THE DEBTORS'S DEBTS

AS was stated some time ago, the
banking houses Of tkc city are ready,
as they al:-ays have been. To help the
depressed. and will carry over for
another year 60 per cent of the paper
in their vaults. provided some way Is
made 10 retire 40 per cent.
With two and one half millions of
dollars OF assets In our, fields, at pres :
ent rate Of computation, 1t does seem
that some way could be started t.
take care of the poorer people and to
put some money into circulation.
Debts cannot be paid unless there is
some money In circulation. Credit
is good In the south, but there is very
little money In actual circulation.
This Is due to the indeflniteness Of the
future rather than to any actual ap-
prehenslcn.
We have received letter asking
that rha.e who hold mortgages and
past due scrips Of Indebtedness with
hold the foreclosure and give the deb
tor an opportunity. We feel that such
an appeal is absolutely unnecessary.
What the banking houses of the city
are working for is the prosperity and
happiness of all the people, and not
merely to get all Of the money out Of
debtors. However. something is due
to the bank which has to borrow the
money and we quote as interesting ut
this time the following sentence from
this lerter:
1.-THE debtor is bound by honor End
gratitude to pay his past-due deots, or
as much Of It as possible.
There comes times to che money
lender when he is cclapc!led to have
money. Ills family must live and
the ccst OF living touches him as haru
as 1t does other people.
I'm short, the spirit OF tho time q
should be a d,sire to help u,s on
other. The man who presses his
neighbor at a.,time like this Will rue
1t In the days to como, and til. nalnor
who withholds payment when he is
able to pay, will find that he has injur-
ed himself more than he has his cred
! itor." s7'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-11
THIS is THE LIFE, THE REAL LIFE
Anderson County Farmers Who Have Been
Wise Will Not be Crushed by the War.

Sam Wilson OF l'rushy Creek, who
Is here for court week in farmer OF
extensive interests There are per-
hapS as many as a thousand persons
dependent upon him. directly and indi-
rectly. on his farms. Mr.. Wilson says
the war is not bothering him or his
BeighbOrs. He produces all of the
meat and bread that lie needs and re-
quires his renters to do the same.
He is one Of the most successful far
mers In the whole country, and he
believes in making the soil yield ev-
crything to supply the wants Of man.
and the surplus is for profit only
MIR. Wilson patrOnizes the roller mill
OF Easley and has 10: of flour ground.
S. II. Tins Of Piercetown was a visi-
tor to the city yesterday and he had
an announcement Of great interest.
He is overhauling the old Tins mill on
Six and Twenty and will be prepared
to turn out barrel and a half of
flour per hour. This farm has been
In the possession Of the Tins family
for 1i0 years, or to be exact, since
the first Of the family came to Pierce
town and located OIL Six and Twenty
In 1880.
Sam" Tins, as his name indicates,
is Of Irish descent and lie Is Iris.
through and through. He loves his
joke and he loves the open life, but he
is good business man. He raises
hogs, cattle. wheat, corn and n little
bit OF cotton. He states that while
neighbors plant too much cotton, he
thinks. yet there is a lot of wheat
planted, and no wishes to see them
plant just about ten times as much
next year. He thinks that no man in
his section of the country ought to
buy anything to put on the table.
Coffee and sugar are all that he has to
buy. "Sam Tins graham flour" has
quite reputation in Anderson county
and Is highly recommended by some
doctors. He has process of re-grind-
ing It. The mill began operations on
the 10th OF August. 1854. 60 years ago,
and has turned out many q barrel Of
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-11
o OO0 O o 0 O o 90 o o G
ELECTION AFTERMATH Z

o o 0 O q o o o Q q
f.. A. Austin defeated II. +. Gylcs
for the legislature in Aiken County.
Gy1es was the mayor Of Aiken when
"Freddie" Beach was tried for as
saulting his wife.
j. w. Crum defeated B. w. Milcy
of Eamberg for the house OF repre-
scntatives.
In Cherokee county Ramseur and
Wright were elected to the house.
OdoIn and Rivers go 10 the legisla.
ture from Chesterfield.
Mckeown defeats Stokes in Chester.
McKeown was in the house before.
d. NJ. Warn, lected to the house
from ColIeton. d. d. PeUfifoy de-
reatcd. ID. L. Smith III third race
with a. G.. Padgett
Florence-C. w. Muldrow and r.
Keith Charles elected to the house.
w. w. Dixon elected to the house
from Fairfield.
CHM was reelected Senator from
Hampton over Lightsey by a vote of
Sl2 tn 7G4.
Massey defeated Sapp. the Blease
leader. in the race for the legislature
from Lancaster.
Observation-Disclosures legis-
latipe Ticket elected. Hogan Goggans,
II. d. Boyd and w. W. Harris. The
last man on the ticket was ". R.
i1ichcy.
Col. j. Brooks Wingard was elect
ed to the legislature from Lexington,
defeating the administration candi-
date.
In Newberry B. V. Chapman and
Neai "orkmcn are elected to the
house. with close vote between
Mower and KibIer.
In Williamsburg, Wallace and S. A.
Graham and j. j. M. Graham were
elected to the house.
w. r. Bradford and w. J. Cherry
have been elected to the house from
YORK county and third race between
w. s. Leslie and Sam johnson.
Richmond Stacy defeated w. l..
Settlcmeyer for the state senate In
Cherokee. Seuttlemeyer was mem
Der OF the state asylum board, and a
Blease leader
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-11
SCHOOL TERsl BEGINS.
Opening Exercises Are Held at Hone,
Path.

Honea Path. Sept. 9.-The opening
exercises Of the Honea Path Graded
school were held Monday morning in
the school auditorium with a large
crowd present. Mayor L. l.. Wright
Introduced the speakers of the morn
Ing. America" was sung in the be-
ginning and Rev. Edward S. Rcaves
read an appropriate passage of scrip
ture. The Rev. s. T. Blackman Of
fered prayer. Then followed the ad-
dress of welcome to the corps of
teachers by E1r. Reaves.s He well
come them into the schools, town.
churches. homes and hearts. Mr..
Blackman then spoke to the children,
urging upon them the Importance of
regular attendance and faithfulness
In all school work.
J. B. FELTON,. county superintendent
Of education. next talked especially
to the parents, urging their ,oonora-
ton with the teachers. I'ho Ray..- j.
II. Dew added much to the pleasure of
the occasion by telling an amusing
| story. b. G. GIvens, the new super
'atendent Oh the school, then made a
most interesting and wide awake talk
In which he set forth his plans and
purposes for the ensuing scholastic
assistant teachers, urged regular at
tendance upon the part OF pupils and
cooperation of parents. At the con-
clusion of his remarks the pupils and
teachers marched from the auditor
inm to their respective rooms and
the audience quietly left the building.
The. faculty for the year is compos-
cd of the following teachers: B. c.
Givens, Misses Moffatt, Adams,
Thompson, Arnold BlacKmun. Ed
wards, Flowers, Anderson and Misses
Lizzie and Emma Gassaway. Prof.
Givens and Misses Adams, Thompson,
Arnold and Gassaway are the new
MEMBERS the other teachers having
been here for several years.
The enrolment for the town school
was about 235. which is good open
Ing. The enrolment for the Chiquoia
school. which Is taught by the Misses
Gassaway has not been learned. :.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-11
DO WE WORRY TOO MUCHi

Is the South too much alarmed uy-
or the war situation? Our people are
naturally pessimistic about their crops
and this war emergency has put every
thing in fog Of the blues" TIL.
great trouble in the South is the uncx
pectedness Of this new trouble which
In its titanic proportions and stupcn-
dous sweep has daZed the most daring
ilnancier OF America, caught IN their
unpreparedncss.
The Augusta Chronicle carries an
interesting statement from Conyers
Woolsey, zone Of the most progressive
planters of Aiken county" who has
just returned from Europe. He sailed
from England on the 26th of August.
In England he states. business
conditions are not is much
disturbed. although Great Britain
Is ut war, az they are In the South
ern part OF this country The
mills and factories are still In op-
Grafton, and. except for increased
prices OF food products and some
excitement. one would hardly re-
alize that Great Britain was lock-
ed In the tremendous war with the
allies against Germany and Aus.
tria- Hungary.
It seems to us that now is the time
for the United States. Let the we; lth
OF the North back up our cotton mills,
let the cotton mills back up the farm
er: and after this crisis is passed. the
whole country will be richer and
stronger. But Just as surely az the
North. through any idea of injuring
President Wilson, be Indifferent to the
South in this crisis. just 80 surely will
the country as whole suffer from
such short-sighted policy. The
South may be given set back that
will require 20 years to overcome, or
the South may make greater strides
In the next two years than she has In
the last generation. as great as have
been the achievements within that
time.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-11
THE BELT0N BOOSTERS

We understand that there is to be
quite an invasion of Anderson today
party OF live fellows boosting the
approaching fair at Bolton. Just
why the Belton fair requires boost
ing" we dc net know. for all who have
attended the fairs given in our hust-
ling neighbor town know that they
have always come up to to and exceed
ed representations Of the press agents.
Belton is ideally located for a htg
fair and the exhibits each yoar are os
the very best and are representative o,
the finest things that the soil of Ander-
son produces. The woman's depart
ment Is also great success every
time.
We feel sure that the Bolton fair will
be better than ever this year, and
that the people who gather there WIN.
be In good humor. despite the manner
In which the people ot Europe are fly
ing at each others throats and inciden-
tally putting down the price OF cotton
here.
When the boosters" arrive today we
trust that the people of Anderson
will come, to their doors and give a
rousing reception to our wide-awake,
progressive and sensible naighbors.
This fair is kept up by annual sub
scription and has no ssvenue.