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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-19
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS
Firemen Complete Plans for
Attending State Convention.
TO MEET IN PORTSMOUTH
Vacancy in City Council Filled by
Election Of c. s. Taylor
Burke-Briefs.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. August 1a.-Sixty
fire laddies, In uniform, from the three
companies in this city will attend the
state convention in Portsmouth, Va.
August 1898. They will leave Alexandria
on the Norfolk steamer at $40 o'clock
Tuesday morning and returning leave
Norfolk Friday evening at $50 o'clock.
arriving at home Saturday morning. Au-
gust o. The arrangements for the trip
were completed last night by the cap
tains Of the companies at a meeting held
at the Columbia engine house.
The members will assemble at 7:80
o'clock that morning at their respective
engine houses. The members of the Re-
lance company will march to the Co
lumbia house and thence the members Of
the two companies mentioned will march
to the Relief hook and ladder house and
all will proceed in body to the steam
boat wharf. The local flremen will not
take band nor will they carry along
any apparatus.
1t is estimated that about twenty-three
members Of the Reliance and Columbia
companies each will attend. with about
fourteen from the Relief hook and ladder
company.
G. 8. T. Burke Elected to Council.
At called meeting Of the council. held
last night, c. s. Taylor Burke was unani-
mously elected member of that body
from the first ward to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Councilman Frank
c. Spinks. He was nominated by Coun-
Gilman Leadbeater and the nomination
was seconded by Councilman Urban s.
Lambert
committee consisting Of Councilmen
Lambert and Leadbeater afterward es-
corted Mr.. Burke to the council chamber
and he was sworn In and took his seat.
Ten members. barely constituting a
quorum. were present. They were Lam
bert. Leadbeater, Graham. Williams.
Chauncey and President Brumback.
Resolutions to the memory of Council
man Spinks, prepared by Councilmen
Williams and Lambert, were adopted.
Award Of Contracts.
Gardner L. Boothe today awarded 8.
D. De Vaughan and son the contract
for the remodeling of home, I'll Princess
street. The house will be, when COM
pleted, one of the most modern houses
in the city. A west wing will be add
ed and certain buildings in the rear
razed.
81 1000.
Julian D. Knight Of this city was the
lowest bidder for the erection Of a public
school building at Ballston. Alexandria
county. Bids were opened last night by
the board of school trustees. There were
six bidders. It is expected that Mr..
Knight will shortly be awarded the con-
tract. The new structure will cost about
$4,000.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
NAVAL OFFICERS
DECREE
DON'T LIKE ABOLITION or
THEIR TRADITIONAL.
WINE MESS
PURPOSE MAY FAIL
President Was Not Consulted
Was Pdrely Departmental
Matter
PURPOSE MAY FAIL
(By Associated Press.

Washington, April ,e.-Secretary
Daniel's order against the. use OF al
cohol or liquors in the navy after
Juyly next was generally. discussed
here today. The order not only abol-
ishes and traditional wine mess" of
the. officers, but will bar all alcoholic
liquors from every ship and shore sta
ton of the navy.
Surgeon General Braisted recon.
mended 1t after an exhaustive investi-
cation. e...,.
While, declining to discuss for pub
iioation in the effect OF the order,
lsome naval officers privately ex-
pressed belief it might fail OF it's pur-
pose-to prevent or decrease drunk
enness in the navy. In effect the or
der does no more than abolish the
wine mess. No distilled spirits are
sold in the wine mess-onIy wines
and beer. Some officers contend It Is
absurd to suppose that men become
drunkards on beer or Champagne.
They express the opinion that the or
der will trespass their personal lib
erty and prevent their affording visit
ors from foreign napies the. wines to
Whtch they are accustomed cs their
own vessels. @ 8
The. order was hailed with Joy here
by the prohibitiop forces. S..
h. When asked tttsssay 10 Comment. Of,
sae order. Er.isss " .i:s;ssss said 4
strictly asdepartmeat matter. It is
understood that the president was not
consulted by Mr.. Daniels before he
issued the order, and no one processes
to know whether it bad the presidents
approval,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
LOST LIVES BY
POISONOUS GAS
NINE WORKNAEN IN CAysSoN
lies OF CASE c..c..M or
WHICH is UNKNOWN
ALL ARE WHITE MEN
One Man Attempted to Rescue
a Companion and Was & !
Overcome s 81
ALL ARE WHITE MEN
iBY Associated press !

msmphis, Tenn, April 6.-Nlne sfost
thet lives today and nine Others mar
re8iy escaped like fate when al shaft
leading to the underground wbritihB8
In the foundation OF the fiarahan
Railroad bridge, being constructed
across the mississippi river here, be-
came filled with poisonous, gases.
Eight men sIffocated while descend
ing the shaft to take their places in
O caisson ninety feet below the sur
face, and the ninth man. Peter Watson,
Q watchman, lost his life in an attempt
to resuce His comrades. Those res
cued were at work in compartment
adjoining the gas filled shaft, They
were hauled to the surface through
an opening used to send material to
the werkmen.
ALI of the dead were white men.
Those rescued are negroes.
Divers, protected from the poison
ous fumes by their. armor. recovered
ali of the bodies. 81
Officials OF the company, construct
ing the bridge stated tonight that they
had been unable. so far, to definitely
determine the cause of the gas for
nation.
The accident occurred about one
hundred feet inland on the Arkansas
shore OF the river. The first intima-
tion those at the top Of the shaft
had that the men had been overcome
was when no report came from the de-
scending crew. Watson volunteered to
go to the aid Gf the men and was over
come While descending the shaft. The
shaft was then filled with water and
the negroes were hauled to the surface
in bucket through the supply SHAFT.
Before the last man was started for
the top. water had reacehd his waist.
He was a shift foreman, who refused
to leave until the others OF his crow
had been hauled to safety f
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
WILL EXPEDITE
FORMAL STEPS S
HAVE NO EXPECTATION OF
FACING. FINANCIAL.
CRISIS
SOON NAME BOARD
Administration VIII Do Utmost
To Push Organization Of
Banking System
SOON NAME BOARD
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, April 6.-Every effort
Will be eXerted by the Federal re-
serve bank organization committee
to have all banks expedite the for
mai steps necessary &C put the new
currency system In operation.
Members OF the committee appa-
rently have no expectation that there
Will be any financial crisis to face,
requiring the assistance TO banks
which the reserve system will provide,
but they arc particularly anxious to
have the twelve reserve banks in the
field when crop moving time comes
around next fall. They hope to be
able, at that time, to demonstrate how
easily and quickly the reserve system
will take care of situation which, In
previous years, has caused financial
worry. and which last Fall led to di-
rect loans from the United States
treasury to National banks in the
farming regions.
AS soon as banks in any one dis
trict have subscribed the $4,0O0,O00
capital necessary for a reserve bank,
the succeeding steps OF organ. .ation
will be promptly taken. The reserve
bank will be given q charter, and the
to elect six of the nine directors of
member banks VIII exercise their right
each reserve bank. l2 ~.
resident Wilson. probably will
name the FIVE members of the Federal
reserve board he is entitled to ap-
point, by the time the banks and the
reserve bank charters have been
granted to them. Then the admins
tration is expected to do its utmost
to push the organization OF the sys-
TEN along. The reserve board will
name three directors OF each reserve
bank and with this task performed the
banks will be ready to operate.
I officials here were interested today
in what limitations may be placed
upon clearing house associations
through the new system, The reserve
board will have. much power over such
associations, but no one In authority
cared today to predict how far 1t might
20 toward curtailing :heir activities.
The board, however, l. not expected
TO interfere with the local functions OF
any such association but It's action.
may take tie line of lessoning their
grip, particularly In the larger cities.
" .
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
EVERY SPAN|ARD BEING
EXPELLED. FROM MEXICO
Rebels Ousting Them as Unde.
sirable Aliens--The Jesaits
Wll Also Be Expelled -
(By Asgociated Press.l

Jaurez Mexico April 6.-Northern
and Central Mexico, it Is aaid, are be-
ing thoroughly. cleared OF Spanish res-
idents by the Constitutionalists. The
latest news of wholesale expulsion of
Spaniards was brought here by Gem
eral Eufalio Gutierrez, commander of
rebel forces in the state OF San Luis
Potosi.
I'VE have expelled every Spaniard
from tina. part os the State which we
control" said the general today, "and
we control all of it except the capital
and the city OF ,Matehuaia. estimate
that nearly LOO 5panisris have been
depoFted in the last two months'
Every consideration has been shown
them, General Gutierrez said. They
have been given plenty of time to car
~ away with them their household
effects and sssiiss~ possessionB,- but not
one has been permitted to remain I'm
side the rebel lines.
Justification for the Wholesale de-
portation, 1t is said, is found by the
insurgent chiefs In article 33 OF the
Mexican constitution--the famous
"pernieiotfs foreigner" law--which
gives Mexican authorities tn eright to
deport undesirable aliens. "a.
General Gutierrez followed up his
story or the Spanish exodus by a
threat against the Jesnits IN Mexico.
And the Jesuits come next" he said.
Already, it was learned, numbers OF
Catholic priests have been forced to
leave the country in which the
Gutierrez men are operating. Many
OF the deported priests were said to
be Spaniafds, bnt q number OF Mexi-
can descent,
General Carranza today confirmed
the report that General villa had orr
.dered the expulsion OF al Spaniards Mt
Tcrreon.
TIE exodus slas to have beer begun
today, bg. 1T was repeated the neces-
safy. trains were nos available.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
OF
SOUTH Convene
VIRTUALLY ALL LINES OF
HUMAN ACTIVITY ARE
. REPRESENTED
CONVENTION CITY
Louisville A PopuIace Assembling
Ground for Various Bodies
.. This Week
CONVENTION CITY
(BS Associated Pressl


Louisville, KY, April 6.-Hundreds
OF men and women visitors, represent
ing virtually all lines of human ac-
ttvity In the South, are in Louisville,
and others are arriving on every train
to attend the seventeenth annual ses-
sions OF conference for education in
the south, comprising various organi-
cations working to upbuild country
life, and the annual convention OF the
Southern Educational Association,
ors;fs her tomorrow and Will continue
through Friday. Delegates are here
ffTSTa sixteen southern states.
TheLconferece for education in the
south openes tomorrow morning In
the First Regiment Armory, In which
exhibits have been arranged to repre-
sent a model rural community, and
where instruction anG demonstrations
will be given as TO the best methods
OF organizing and conducting farmers
clubs and cooperative projects, rural
schools and churches. hoys and girls
clubs, country homes, and various
other interests embraced in rural CON-
muhity life. Demonstrations also will
be given in domestic science, commu-
nifty bsglehe and health and home
bull ding
The general conference will en-
brace the following sections: Farmers,
hhssnaae men. country women. country
nrehhh hhars. country doctors. editors
Rnd boys and girls clubs.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
IS
FAR IN THE LEAD
IN THE SENATORIAL RACE
FROM tt STATE OF
ALABAMA
HEAVY VOTE CAST
Complete Returns VIII Probably
Not gs Received Until
Tonight
HEAVY VOTE CAST
(By Associated Press)

Birmingham, Ala, April 7.-(Tues-
day)-Indications early today were
that Oscar W. Underwood had tri-
umphed over Richmond Pearson Hob
son in the contest before Genocratic
primaries throughout the state for the
nomination to the United States sem
ate, Owing to the complexity. and
length fthe ballots complete returns
probably will not be received until
tonight.
The protracted struggle for the nom
iEation between the two distinguish
ed candidates terminated with n rec
ORD breaking vote by Alabama dem
ocrats. Interest in the contest for
the short term in the United States
senate, the nomination OF ten con-
gressmen, a governor and other State
ana county officers also brought thous-
ands to the polls. Both Mr.. Under
wood and Representative Hobson were
In the city tonight watching returns
from the entire state. Shortly after
midnight Mr.. Underwood made the fol-
lowing statement:
Il am thoroughly satisfied N the
"a tsHAAy SioStiou Httus y6St9E 49,
eprese enfatiyeF Iipbson dtts Il vol.
" nRteer any state eRlellt isga iSezi
4 10. conc eeded the nomination OF Re1-
,resantatiYe Underwood ila aafd or
5llogt tosit Si0 gissi
z Incpnlp rSt tufnai sisf I'd b & q ~ rs
contest between Ray Rlissflt ri
Montgomery. and Frank S. Wine. af
Birmingham for the nesnina tson 70 the
short United States sssiS.oPiai term.
Watt t. Brown, OF Raelahd, apparently
was outdistanced. IS ~ fs,s,g
The gnbernatorial contest appeared
to be even closer than pfsiiuijI ea-
Inmates intimated While it seemed
probable that former governor "a d.
Conner would receive d pltiYaIity, the
hopes of his followers that he would
receive a majority were. considered
doubtful.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
DOORS THROWN
OPEN YESTERDAY
handsome Glenn Street School
Begins Sessions With 600 s.
PGpils ON the Roll

The handsome new. Glenn street
school was opened here yesterday
niorhtag; over 600 pupils being enroll
ed ct this time and of that number
more than 400 reported for duty at
8 O'clock VIXEN the school was form
ally ess4ssssS,ss To- order.
This makes the sixth white school
witfiin tie city limits. aside from the
two Eegr6 sehools and is one OF the
handsoEnes In the efty. The erection
OF the school building proper cost S9,-
St0.s2. while plumbing and heating ar
rang ents represent an added ex-
penditnrs 6f S2,013. The site cost
appEox xlnnately Sc. 900, making an entire
otitIay Egi about $4,000. There are
$500 White pupils In the city schools
OF AadsE4ar
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
.Cia,il War An
ss.IH1ar0Os Osj.sib b'ilitay
Speeches ON Home Rule Have
More Peaceful Tenor Than
Heretofore
(By associated Press.)

London. April 6.-By oil majority. OF,
eighty an amendment for the rejec-
ton OF the home rule bin was de-
feated In the house OF commons to-,
night and without division the bill
,wss given for the third time its aee-
.ond reading IN the house.
The. announcement OF the figures
evoked louder cheers from the oppo-
sition than from the tnlnisterialists.
the opposition interpreting them as
gratifying proof Of o dElndiing gov
ernment majority. But the dimuni-
ton is accounted for, to some extent,
by the abstention' from voting of the
.O'Brienites. 8.
The speeches today were generally
much more conciliatory Ia tone than
those which marked the htiHs earlier
passages. John e. ReaIndad, the
Nationalist Leader, who opened the de-
bate, again held out the olive branch
OF Ulster in a speeoh OF krent aln-
Guence. by insisting tt1lsGE 4tt e was inn
possible for him and his colleagues 10
agree to the permanent exclusion OF
Ulster, and to abandon the principle of
ireland a nation" E{iss
Andrew Bonar, Law. the Opposition
leader though protesting In certain
passages of his speech TO see hardly
any hope of peaceful settlement, and
predicting that civil war Ysaa certain
IL the government peTelsted IN push.
ing the bill through, declared, that he
and his colleagues would gladly ac-
cept proposal for the fenawal of the
conversations with the gSrarnment
leaders. hut feared that nothing would.
come OF it, 534l4 h. .s & ~
carrying green flags, "a 1rnbled OUT
side parliament tonight Co celebrate
the passage Of the bill. They cheeFed
wildly when the result of,the vote was
announced, and gave oyAuOns to the
members OF the government and the
Nationalist leaders a. they left the
house.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
NEW HOTEL IS
TO BE BUILT
IF ANDERSON PEOPLE WILL
COME To- TAW AND
LEND AID
BY RICHMOND MEN
A. Schilletter Offers To Lease
$4,000 llostslsy For Ten
Years Ef Built

Coming to Antlefson from Rich
mond, Va, for the purpose or making
the city hotel proposition, Clarence
Vaden and e. II, Brown yesterday
put 1t right square up TO the people OF
Anderson as to whether or not they
desired a splendia IA hostelry, TO be COM
plete in every RESPECT and worthy of
a city OF Ahdersoass Importance. The
two Richmond, men were In close con-
ference here all day yesterday with
leading business mem OF the city con-
cernfns the propositions and they Of
t..r: If the cooperation. OF Anderson
people Is secured, to put I'D here a
modern hotel in every respect to cost
not less than S1l0@00, Including site.
The proposition lis that Clarence
Vaden will loan $4,000 toward the
construction 90 said building and that
E. r. Brown win invest $4,000 for
the same purpose proSidcd the An
derson people wiilfinyest their money
in such a venture They were In
terested through I1Rs Is. Bryan, the
architect of the ,tiIeaf er proposition.
A. Schilletter of Clemson. College
was also in the Cit gestsrday and the,
statemeht - mad With authority that
Mr.. SchilletteE lease the new
hOtCi tOi u PtIl0Q -.4k CIV years II 1t IL
built. This undels ding vas reach
ed at o eonfereHee between Messrs.
Brown, Walden and schilietter held,
yesterday afternus 8r. Schillettar
VII probably put eco into the,
iiidfel = !:
Tle Richmohd .4neils told repoftsf
for The: Intelligencer last night that
they had aeyer seen a town OF. this
size with more! hustle and business
energy than Anderson seems TO pos
sess and that they would have no
hesftancy in investing their money
here.
The deal is now practically closed,
and there is. little doubt as there was
but $4,000 to llse raised, that the
proposition win be accepted by busi-
ness men OF Anderson when 1t is laid
before them. with Mr.. Schilletter
ready and willing &c take charge ag
the hotel when 1t, is comnletah and the
Richmond men ready to finance the
deal there can be no question of fall
ure to enter into this deal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
Would Have Vote On
w oman Suffrage
IBY. Aasnciateii a preasl

Washta agtons April Representa-
tive Palmer 81 Pennsylvania today in
trodaced into the house q Joint reso-
hui ION proposihE - woman suffrage
CONSTITUTE tional ulehament, similar to
ons pending in the senate offered by
Senator Shafrath.
The amendment would provide that,
upon petition by eight per cent OF the
legal voters of any state participating
in the last general election. the woman
suffrage question shall be Submitted
to the voters Of that state. majority
decision to be final
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
Bryan Continues TndlspOssd.

Washington, April g. Secretary
Bryan was still confined to his home
tonight, suffering from an affection
OF bronchial tubes and grip. Although
his condition was reported improved.
upon the advice OF his physician the
secretary will remain homo for sey-
eral days,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
Police Sereesnt RilleIl gvoman,

Richmond. Va, April Police Ser
geant Phil l. Neisx late tonixht shot
and instantly killed Mrs. Esohefta E.ss-
ter In her home and then "a Aok himself,
dying as he was being hkled into
hospital.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-07
PUBLICITY FOR !
DELIBERATIONS
DECIDED UPON BY COMMIT.
TEE ON lNTER.o
CANALS
TOLLS I'm SENATE
Mccumber Delivered Most Exten.
sive Argument Yet PFoaacsd
In The Upper House
TOLLS IN SENATE
tBy Associated press.,


Washington. April 6.--Publicity for
the deliberations on tie Panama toll
exemption repeal was determined upon
today by the senate committee on in
ter-oceanic canals, which tomorrow
will BEGIN constdeFatiori OF the con-
troversy in all its aspects.
Senator O,GoFman, chairman of the
committee decided upon open sessions,
after q conference with his colleagues.
"hntssSs !;E-:::Ess 80 s:::S &C &C s ss sia ..a s:S .:Ss
not heen decided, but this viii be de-
tarmined when the house repeal bill
and various compromise senate meas
ures are taken TN formally. How
long the committee will deliberate on
the issue before making report to
the senate no one would predict to-
night, but administrations leaders let
II be known :hst any eGart &c prolong
the preliminary consideration would
be opposed, even TO the extreme OF
moving to discharge the committee
from consideration of the subject.
Senator O'Gorman, leading demo-
cratic opponent of the repeal, and 9th
ers who Join with him in the fight,
still insist, however, that there will be
no effort at delay. When the Issue
reaches the floor OF the senate, va
rlous forces at work to cemplicate the
situation make II improbable that d.
vote can be reached for several weeks
Repnhlieah Viii pteaidekt.