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TIRES They are the tires that carry you longest, far therest and easiest, with most miles per dollar and fewest stops on the way. For Sale By Todd Auto Shop We Can Make Your Home Attractive With our beautiful wall paper designs. With us it is not a ques tion of covering the wall, but a question of decorating. Wall Paper must really furnish, must make a decided improvement or wc wouldn't feel justified in selling it to you. There is nothing mat enters ^your room that does so much to make or to mar the beauty of their effect as Wall Paper. Our Wall Paper store is splendidly stocked with the choicest new wall coverings, which possess style, quality and attractiveness from the best manufacturers of Wall Paper in the country. Our Spring varieties of wall coverings are now ready for your inspection. Make your selection where you know satisfaction is guaranteed. We are the largest house painting contractors in the city, both in terior and exterior. "Spring Paint and Help Beautify Anderson." "NOW IS THE TIME TO WALL PAPER" ? C. M. GUEST PAINT CO. "Guest Sells the Best." WHY DRINK AN IMITATION WHEN THE GENUINE BOTTLED IS ONLY 5c FRESH FISH ALWAYS FRESH Last evening we received a shipment of fine fish, including ?he .following: Shad, Ked Fin, brokers, Butter Fish, Black Fish, Salmon Trout, Sheephead, Span sh Mackerel, Red Snapper, Pom pano, Shrimp, and Whiting. : Dressed Free of Charge, god De livered Promptly C. F. POWER & SON Phone 117. Cor. Benson and McDuffie Amateur Ad-Writers Contest THREE CASH PRIZES $5.00, $2.50 and $1.00 Will be Awarded the Best Ads O EE or phone some of the following named merchants and busi ^ ness men AT ONCE and get the information or "dope" on what they want to advertise-write your ads and submit them to the dif ferent merchants. Each merchant will have one ad in this Contest in Sunday's (May 23rd) Intelligencer and the three best ads will be awarded the money. You can prepare one ad for every merchant in the contest if you wish. The different merchants will tell you all about the goods to be advertised. We will supply you with any illustra tion which you wish, if we have it in stock. Newspaper people and regular ad writers are barred; all other white persons are eligible. The following named merchants will enter the contest, and will gladly give you all the information wanted to any one wishing to write an ad for them: W. H. Lyon, Moore-WiUon Co., Marchbanks & Babb, Columbia Tailoring Co., Anderson Gas Co., Parker & Bolt, Geisberg Bros. Shoe Co., John A. Austir, B. O. Evans & Co., Sullivan Hardware Co., The Lesser Co., Evans* Pharmacy, T. L. Cely Co., Mrs. B. Graves Boyd, The Owl Drug Co., and Walter H. Keese & Co., Anderson Cash Grocery, Rubens tine and Southern Public Utilities Co., Bank of Anderson, Mutual Benefit Life Insur ance Co. of New Jersey, Jno. Lin-ley. The Winning Ads and the Wi Hers of Same will be published Tuesday morning. The Awards will be made by a Committee from the Ad Club. Phone No. 321 for any information you wish about the contest. All copy must be in the hands of the merchants by Noon Friday, May 21st. *^TOW, if you want the money, and enjoy a contest of wits-here's your chance. You can try every line oY business that's entered if you wish. You may have considerable talent for advertising ly ing dormant, and this will give you the opportunity to try it out.. Come On In-The Water's Fine-You? Enjoy It, And You May Get The Coin ANDERSON DAILY INTELLIGENCER UXORICIDE SAVED FROM ELECTRIC CHAIR THROUGH MERCY OF COURT TERRIBLE CASE Pclzer Mill Village Resident Slaw His Wife in Brutal Manner. Court of general sesBious for Ander son county adjourned Saturday after noon after a trying week of hard work. The court disposed of many cases and the work expediated by the buaiuesB-likc manner of Judge Seaae. The case of Curran Alexander, charged with murder, waa tried Sat urday. The d?tendant was foi(nd guilty with a recommendation to mer cy. The. case was a long one, and the defense was ably represented by Messrs. Dagnall and Prince, who were appointed by the court to defend the prisoner. The evidence in case brought out the fact that Alexander, resident of Pelter mill village, cut his wife's throat with a razor. The murder was one of the most brutal in the history of the county. The only eye wit ness was the ll year old son of Alex ander who WCB standing in the door of the room when the murder was en acted. The little fellow preseuted a very pitiful appearance on the stand and told a tale that touched the hearts of everyone in the court room. Alexander's defense was based on temporary insanity.. Alexander went on the stand and denied everything. He asserted that his wife cut him and that he did not know where the knife in his hand came, from, and that he bad uevter seen it before. ?The case went to the Jury after two arguments for the defense and one for the state. The judge charged the Jury and after about 20 minutes delibera tion they returned a verdict of "guilty with recommendation to mercy." The sentence of imprisonment for life was pronounced by tho judge Just Vore the adjournment of court. DB. PAUL H. E. SLOAN HAS PASSED AWAY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE OKS.) among his friends on the campus. He was a true and devoted friend, and numbered his friends by his ac quaintances. Dr. Sloan married Miss Ella-- Max well, oldest daughter of Dr. Robert and Lucy Maxwell, who . with one daughter, 'Mrs. 8am Karie of Clemson College, and four sons survive him The sons are Dr. Paul H. E. Sloan, Jr., Pendleton, Mr. Harry Sloan, Clem son Colige; Dr. Prank Sloan, Wal halla, and Mr. Max Sloan, Columbia. He is also survived by a great many grandchildren and a great mauy other kinsmen. jj Personal j H. Mc Al ister of Iva was a visitor In the city Saturday. F. S. Prince of the Carawell In stitute Beetloo was In the city Sat urday. Assistant Commandant T. P. Duck ett of Clemson College was a visitor In the city yesterday L. McPbail of Iva was in the city Saturday. William Bowers of Clemson was in the city Saturday. CL. Turner of Honea Path was in the city yesterday. Mrs. R. F. Morris of Wllllngton waa among the shoppers in the city Saturday. Mack Rogers of Williamston was in the city Saturday. Henry Howard of Pendleton waa lu the city yesterday for a short while, Miss Pensacola Branyon of Stan wag among the visit ora In the city Saturday. Miss Estelle Bruce, who has been teaching at Triangle school, which closed the season last Friday, waa in the city en route to her home al Town vflle. .Miss Frances Fair, who baa been the guest of Misa Quila Hall at Iva, was In the city yesterday, returning to her home In Camphello. 'i* ? 1 '? ' President 8tops at Newport News. Newport News, May 15.-?Pr?sidenI Wilson interrupted his New York trir, on the Mayflower by a brief stop here today. He played golf, visited inter* eating spots, and resumed his Jour ney. Bringing Bodies Home. New York, May 15.-Bodies of nine of the Lusitania's dead, including Charles Frohman, are being brought to New York aboard the American steamship New York, which leaves Liverpool tonight, according to s cablegram received here today from Liverpool by Ame Hean line officials. the New York ?. due hare May S3, DELEGAIES RETURN FROMIPAMEETING LOCAL MEMBERS ENJOYED GATHERING IN THE CITY BY THE SEA CHICK SPRINGS 19?6 Invitation of Anderdon Was With? drawn on Certain Good Grounds. The Anderson delegation to the state ineetlug of the T. P. A. at Charleston returned to the city Sut urday afternoon and all report that a very enjoyable time was had. The meeting was a live oue, and the de lightful city of Charleston proved to be an ideal place for the convention. When the Anderson delegation went to the meeting, they were requested to present a presBiug invitation to the convention to come to Anderson for the 1916 meeting. Col. Tom Arnold, proprietor of the Chick Springs hotel, asked the dele gation to withdraw lu favor of bia invitation on the condition that he arrange for a special train to bring tbe entire convention to Anderson for one day. These arrangements wera made to the satisfaction of the com mittee from Anderson, and the invi tation was withdrawn. Tho invitation to come to Chick Springs was accepted and the 1916 convention will be at that place The headquarters of the Btate con vention will be transferred from Co lumbia to Greenville. Mr. Thos. H. Pope, a well known und populur sales man from the Mountain City, having defeated Mr. John W. LI Ila ni of Co lumbia, secrelury for six or eight years. Mr. M. A. Whisnant of the Florence post was elected preeMv-nt, defeating Mr. .W. A. I.ivin.v?on by two votes. Mr. .1. R. Shanklln of Anderson was elected one ot the representatives to the national convention, which meets in Omaha. Mr. E?. E Burriss waa made a member of the board of trus tees of the state convention and was made chairman of the state legisla tive committee. The state convention adopted a res olution against the serving of liquors of any kind at the convention ban quet r . Mr. Shanklln, who is a staunch member of the order, came back elated over the success of the meeting. This is the first vacation he haa enjoyed in several years. CMP FOR NEXT YEAR CERTAIN Eight Hundred of the Necessary 1,000 Pledges Are in Hand. The Redpath Chautauqua certainly received a compliment of no amall importance on Friday night when the pledge cards Were passed out for signing for season tlcketa for next year. It is necessary to Becure 7.000 subscribers, and when the count waa made, it w?s found that 800 of the re quired 1.000 had been signed. The remaining 200 will come iii rapidly, it ls believed. The season tickets will go to those who Bign for them at $2.50 each, but seaon tlcketa for perBons not signing will retail strictly at $3.00 each. Thia ia an Incentive to subscribe for the tickets. A great number of peoplo desire the chautauqua to come back to Anderson and are dolug their beat to have it come. Mr. Whaley who ia at t'j-i head of the- chautauqua com mittee of the chamber of commerce says that the return engagement next year is assured, and that Redpath will be back on the Job next season. The circuit of the circuit whtch embraces Anderson will be smaller next year and Anderson ta to be onn of the smallest towns. In spite of the smallness of the city, Anderson people have turned out bet ter than the people did In Birming ham, Ala. DEATHS Hrs. Betty Burgess. Mra Betty Burgess, wife of Mr. W. Q. Burgess, died Friday afternoon at her home in the Hopewell .section of the county. The funeral services and Interment were at Six and Twen ty church Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Burgess was ,70 years ot age. 8he is survived by her husband and four children. Funeral Kr. D. P. MePhsIl. The funeral services of Mr. D. P. McPhai), who died at hla home early Saturday morning. In the Hopewell section of the county, were held at Hopewell Baptist church yesterday af ternoon at 3:39 o'clock, after which interment was made In the church yard. Several days ago Mr. McPhail un derwent an operation st hla home, ono of his limbs being amputated on ac count of a.sore, which developed on one of his feet. The operation was performed In the hope o? saving Mr. McPhall'o life, as blood poison had. set ia. i YES terday 1 kt T< This is 1 it. Use for yourself, if you seek men, if yo fixtures, equip-ment. Classified Want Adverti Twenty-fivo words or lets, Ons Vi Six Times $1.00. All sdY?rtis?ment oTsr twen?y-flvi word. Rates on 1.000 words to tkm. No advertisement taken for lass t Ii yow name appears In the tslsi yonr want ad to 321 and a bill wlHI prompt payment. FOR SALE FOB SALE-Soroc of the best, coal and wood on tno market at right pricea. Wood cut to your order. Low country slabes still my spe cialty. W. Ulmer, successor to j Piedmont Coal & Wood Co. Phone C49. 4-lG-tf FOB SALE-Potato Slip. Pdre Nancy Hall. We have sufficient stock on hand to supply demand now. Fur- | man Smith, Seedman, Phone 464. FOB SALE-Fresh mitch cow. Young I calf 5 weeks old or will trade for ' dry beef cow. Apply to W. E. Ilasor, Hotel Chiquola Barber Shop. 5-lC-ltp. FOB SALE-Peas all varieties $2.00 per bushel, cane seed $1.00 per bUBhel, white home ,raised corn $1.00 f. o. b. Walhalla. C. W. & J. E. Bouknlght, Walhalla, 6. C. 3-15-3tp. 'I* FOB SALE-Fine tomato plant?. Five cents per dozen or 30 cents per hun dred. 409 South Main street or Evans Pharmacy No. 3 - 5-14-3tp. FOB SALE-Ten"Counters. J. J. Trowbridge.-5-14-3t. WANTS WANTED-A reliable representative! tn every community to act as agent for The Intelligencer. Liberal com missions paid. Apply The Anderson Intelligencer. 2-28tf. WANTED STOCKROOM KEEPER- I Mu?t be accurate with figures, kep | a' neat ?tock room. Address in own hand writing Box 168 City. 5-16-3t. WANTED-To correspond, confi dentially, with anyone deslrioua of becoming permanently cured ot the morphine or whiskey habit The KEELEY IN8TITUTB, COLUMBIA, a C., Box 76. WANTED-To exchange an E. M. F. 30, for Ford or roadster. If inter ested uee T. F. Darby, 222 E. Whtt ner St., Phone 472._J5-16-3tp. CHEAP INSURANCE. You can buy a bottle of Dr. Hilton's Life For The Liver and Kidneya No. 2, and cleanae your system from all impurities of your body, and sare lota of slckneas and lost time. Price 25 and 60 cents. - For ssl'e by all druggists. Dristrlbuted by Murray Drug Co., Columbia. 3. C. is gone. Tomorrow does not ?*> DDAY is the day of Opportunity, he coloumn of opportunities. Reid it-if you seek a broader opening u want to buy or sell machinery. Columns [sing Rates In? SS cen'*, Three Haw M santa, ? words pronta for ??ch additional ba used in a r?ontb mada on sppU thau SS cents, ossa la ed ranos. phone directory pe? ea? telepaoas DO malled attar tts Insertion for MISCELLANEOUS . o ORT, PIKE WOOD, cut, or ia four foot lengths, or slabs; and perfect ly dry. Prices right See me for all hinds of fire wood. B. N. Wyatt, "The 15.00 Coal Man." IF IT'S IN SEASON, and flt to eat, we have lt; and the price won't make you lose your appetite either. "Lit tle Oem" Cate, J. E. Derrick. Pro prietor, 128 W. Whitner Street. BUCK-EYE BARBER SHOP-Heir eut 15c, shave 10. Best sorties. Sat isfaction guaranteed. C. A. McClain, Mgr. No matter what style mounting or len Bes you desire-If lt has merit wa have it Complete Grinding Plant. Byes scientifically tested. Dr. M it Campbell. Louisa S. Hilgenboeker, Assistant Registered Optometrists. 113 W. Whitner St Ground Floor ~ * FOR RENT t -o FOB BENT-Store recently occupied by The Intelligencer Job Printing Department If Interested In a fins stand and good proposition, Apply to The Intelligencer. ?-13-lt FOB BENT-Very desirable cottage on Greenville Ptreet, one door from Fant $18 per month. See Jobb Linley. 5-9-tf. DOST CABBY A HANDICAP THROUGH LIFE. Did you ever stop to think that your every action, every thought your disposition, and character ats Influenced every day by the condi tion of your Liver? Failure in life may be the direct result of a dlgar* dered Liver. Dr. Hilton's Life For The Liver and Kidneys will keep your liver In per* feet condition. Get a bottle. For Sale by atl Druggists. MURRAY DRUG CO., Distributors,' Columbia, 8. C. Lebanon CsmmeaeemeQi. \ The following invitation has been received: The Senior Class of The Lebanon High School requests your presence st tba Commencement Exercises Tuesday Evtoning, May Twenty-Fifth at eight o'clock School Park. Confederate Veterans Reunion RICHMOND, VIRGINIA JUNE 1,2, and 3, 1915. SOUTHERN RAILWAY In connection with the Bhw Ridge Railway. Tickeis on sale May 29th to June 2nd, with return limit June loth. Extension will be granted until June 30th by payment of 50 cents, $8.85 FROM ANDERSON. To accommodate the Veterans and friends the Southern Railway has arranged a Special DAYLIGHT TRAIN, leaving Anderson at 6:30 a. m., Monday, May 31st. ND Changing of Cars. 43 Miles Shorter Ovar the Southern Railway. SCHEDULE Daylight Special Night Train Lr. Anderson.W, .. .6:90 A.M. May 31 , 4:47P.M. dally Lv. Helton .. . .7:05 A.M. May 31 &:36P.M.daUV Lv. Williams ton.7:19 A.M. May 31 S :5r. P.M. dally Lv.Pelser.7:26 A.M. May 31 6:10 P.M. daily LT. Piedmont. .. .7:41 A.M. May 31 6:23 P.M.daily Lv. Creen ville.8:20 A.M. May 31 7:65P.M.da'ly Ar. Rtchmou ....8:30P.M. May 31 8:09A.M.dally This is the only through daylight trip and it will give the veterans a chance to see North Carolina, aod Virginia during the day. Tbroltth coachos and Pullman sleepers will be bandied on the daylight train and night train to Richmond. The Southern. Railway has the best location in Richmond, one block from Main street, center of city. For further information, tickets, Pullman reservation, call or write to W. R. TABER, TPA, J. fe ANDEkSON, Supt., BR. Greenville, S C Anderson, a C. W. E. M'GEE, AGPA, Columbia, S, C.