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THE INTELLIGENCER ESTABLISHED 1800. ?~ ? .i Published every morning except Monday by Tho Anderson Intelligen cer at 140 West Wbltner Street, An derson, S. C. BEMI-WEET'.Y INTELLIGENCER Published "e.osdays and Fridays rn,. t_. L. M. GLENN_Editor and Manager Entered tv second-class matter April 28, 19K, at tho post office at Anderson,' South Carolina, under the Act of i March 3. 187?. i m ' ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES ?Telephone ."..321 SUBSCBIPTI?KRATB?B J I ' ' DAILY One Tear .86.00 Biz Months .2.C0 Three 'Months .1.26 One Month.42 On? Week .* .10 SEMI-WEEKLY One Tear .,.$1.60 Biz Months . .76 The Intelligencer ls dellvored by saniere In the city. Look) at th? printed label on your paper.1 The date thereon shows when the subscription expires. Notice date on label carefully, and If not correct Visase 'notify us at once. Subscribers desiring the sddress of their paper chaogod. will please state In their communication both the old. sud new addresses. 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A fresh youth is pretty apt to make a spoiled man. -o We sure had rather be right, than prudent of Haiti. The ?Barnwell Sentinel says hell ls an imitation of war, The j Black Republic is making a record)for black, deqda. ?;i'-0 Haiti seems to have solved the problem of ex-presidents. Why doesn't somebody issue a Ukase against this weather. -o- . . Mr. Bryan ls for peace at any price, but not so with his chautauqua lec tures. 4 Twice in life are men equal-when they are horn and when they are burled. - vjp ? -O The -moon ls > showing mighty poor judgment In getting full this kind ot weather. " The first thing to learn about run ning an automobile 4s to learn how to stop it. -o lt's no trouble to find one who ls Willing to do you a favor when you don't need it -oL J What about Uncle Barn taking over Haiti ?sc sending the Colonel down there to run thtr*2<$* thing. ? ... ,Q- * Those trench diggers at the Euro pean ?AT front haven't a* thing on those o pe? sting on South Main street. Leelanaw Attempted to Make His Escape*-Greevllle News headline. When did ships change their gender? l-o Wo wish somebody would tell us how to sleep cool on s hot bed. Spartanburg Journal. Get in the ice box --o Exit [Frank, exit Thaw, exit Becker -one by one the front page steadies are being lopped off. .-o Speaking of the Leelanaw incident,' Ttddy says lt ii a "damnable out rage': ?and "perfectly hellish.'* Wc believe] lt possible to provoke the Colonel to the point where he would man I BEI KKK (?Kl.S HIS. Hy thu time t ti IK ls read Charlot Becker will in all probability have paid with li IH life the debt ho owed ?w York for Instigating tho murder' of Herman Rosenthal, We h.ive been unable to work up any great amount of enthusiasm for interference with tin sentence of death paused upon the former police lieutenant, who \/as given every opportunity in the W? rid to establish iii H Innocence and foi ?cd. it appear)! to UH that every thing possible under thc law hurt beeii done to ?ave Becker from the electric chair. In fact, we didn't know lt WUK possible to make as really move?> to save a man'? life un Have*been made in Becker's case, ills attorneys have dragged hin case hack and forth from one court to another, sppealed to Judges and juries mid the governor und have ?lone every thing else possible lt) have the sen tence set aside. Hut all avenues of escapa from the chair were closed to him. iii V Ilecker was Just a cheap grafter, that's all. And being brought fuce to face with the hideous white light of exposure, he attempted to shut off the current that would linvo supplied the search-light by scaling Rosenthal's Hps in death. The 4*oor devils who were his tools long since paid the ponalty* in Sing' Slng'd ?lectrle chair, and the chances are if Becker had had less money he too would have follow ed them'to'the-death' chamber a good while ago. - That wai a horrible story told in yesterday's dispatches' of the former police officer, having been informed that hope had fled, being prepared for the electric chair-being given the customary bath and shave, and having his suit Gitxmng?djrpx>t1|c animen ts of black and being taken out of the cell ho hud occupied and placed in a cage adjoining tho ? dcaUik chamber, where he caltfld I6ok odt anfi'see the "little green door" leading into tho room from which lie would be taken out a corpse. It is a pathetic story of his wife jgfhjg/il? 9t%>any ' to make an eleventh hour appeal for mercy to Governor Whitman. It la a tragic spectacle of tho big, brawny Reeker, who could have been such a power for good, announcing to those who brought bira? ijcpf that he. had lost, "I will' fileTlne a man." It makes one sick at, heart and causes cold chills to creep Vver 'one's ?ody: to road ot the deliberateness, the preciseness and the methodism with which tho prison officials go about preparations for tho legal murdering of a fellow man. < But then "an eye for an oyo" and " a tooth for a tooth" ts the basis on which wo mortals conduct the affairs of our courts, and in tho case ot Becker we are, according to this standard, meting out simple justice justice, which our artists portray as a goddess of benign countenance, poised erect and serene above the tangley and the twists of our every day life, the seules of right and wro..g and truth, and untruth held on high, the parting sword In the other hand and her eye!?-the '.windows of the soul-closed 'and shuttered. . i ? i , | i' . , . . About a year honc? wc expect to hear of the committee investigating the Eastland horror rendering a re port to the effect that lt was found the Eastland turned over In the river, drowning afthousand poople or more. THF 'cHUt&H'NdT TO BLAME.' Why is that when a fellow-man, an ordinary mortal subject to all the temptations 'that beset the paths ot the rest of us, slips on the upvfard climb aiitl comes sliding ?back down tho thorny path we take an apparent delight in spreading the news? More titan that, why is lt that we appar ently take more delight In stressing the fact that the fellow was "high up In the church," if it so happened tn his case that he was a church-goer? What haa the church got to do with lt? Was the fact that he was "high up In the church" responsible for hts misdeeds? We don't think mo. But we do think that If the fellow hadn't been a churchman he would have done worse. No, the church is not responsible for any man's downfall. If a churchman falls he falls because he hasn't the kind of stuff in him that it takes to withstand temptation, and that waa lacking before hs over started to going to church. KO ENTHUSIASM FOE COOPER. It is interesting, to say the least, and (Significant to note the attitude of the pres? of* the great Piedmont sec tion ot the (State toward the probable candidacy ot Solicitor R. A. Cooper for governor Ut lita We have heard already from the press of Spartan burg county regarding the report that Mr. Cooper might tater the race, the opinion being expressed that Ute Laurens man would make a fatal mis take lu ??;-!"? in;- Governor Manning for re-election, meeting not only with def) at but ruining Ins chances for election In 1?U8, tn thc event li?' en tered thc raci' nt that time. Tin* press of two more counties. Greenwood and Abbeville, have bein heard from, und expression is Riven to sentiment similar to that expressed by Tin Intelligencer and the Spartan burg Journal. As wo stated in the l>< ginning, it is significant to note tho attitude' fri which the press" of thc ! Piedmont section-Mr. Cooper's sec tion receives the report to the offert that .Mr. ("coper may enter the raee next year. If the press of Mr. Coop er's own section of .the State advises against his metering the raco for gov ernor aRaniitr^Ir. Manning, lt ls al most a foregone conclusion that ho will not be supported by tho press of the balance of the State. Wo would not Infer that Mr. Coop er or anyone else could not be rle I ed without the support of tho press of the State. We ;ir<* making no claims tl.ut the press of the State control, elections to public office. The great mass of tin? voters of the Stale are plenty able to judge for themselves and In a great majority of instance? tVey judge aright. Believing that, wu do not think they would repudiate Governor Manning at the expiration of his first term of office. South Carolinians loyo fair p!<ay and they believe in giving every man a fa'r chowing at whatever he undertal;"s. Hut enough of our own views of tho present situation. The Greenwood Journal of July 28th has the follow ing to say editorially of tho report that Mr. Cooper might enter tho race for governor next year against Cov ornor Manning: We regret exceedingly to see that Solicitor H. A. Cooper has practically announced himself as*a candidato for governor. We say this as ii fr'ond cf Mr. Cooper, and as one who would be fciad to see him governor, but we do not believe that this is the propel* time for him to enter the race. lt would be infinitely better for him and for Hie general oublie if he vouM hold off, and run two years hence. He may be elected, if he runs now? but the probabilities aro that lie would not be, and it would, wo most sincerely believe, be best If ho were defeated. Hut if he waits and nuis two years hence we do not think that there ls any doubt aB to hlH election. Of course, wo may be wrong in our views, but we are satisfied that we are not ti'.one 'in our convictions as to the situation. Wc believe that the people of the State hoped for a quiet campaign next year, and that tho feeling ls- pretty general that Governor Manning should succeed himself. We remember, however that we are not a politician and that we may be entirely wrong in our views. Going on down tho line, we fird the Abbeville Press and Banner has the following to say on the same sub ject: Mr. Cooper should not be too con fident. It is a long way to Tipper ary. Governor Manning will bc in thc race to succeed himself. He may have lost some of the ntrength he had In the first race last year; cer tain* it ls that he has gained some In a mee In Abbeville county be tween Manning, Cooper and Blease lt could hardly bo expected that Maiming would lose any great num ber of votes which were for him ir tho first race last year; we predici that his vote would bc doubled Cooper could not expect to recelv? the vote which ho received last yeal In thc first primary because. fro wa then supported by a large number ol Blease men, ns he was in all coun ties of the Stato, who would suppnrl Blease instead of Cooper next year thus lessening his chances. Then again Manning will be ran nlng for his second term. He wm elected to ' ofuoe *oii the same plat form on which Cooper ran, the cn forcement of the law. We dare sa] (bat he has gone about this as vigor ously as Cooper would have dom had he been elected. He har- no been afraid to tackle conditions it Charleston, and to close blind tiger: and liquor shops to an extent that m other governor of South Carolin: baa done. He lin.* stood for the en forcement of the law everywhere Being entitled as of custom to a sec ohd term. Cooper could only oppos* him on tho ground that ho had madi a failure as the chief executive off! cer of the State. If he did this hi would find himself, making the sam< fight on Manning that Blease woub bo making, and he would thus allgi himself with Blouse In flghtlni Muuning. and as between Cooper am Bleats 'there ie .little doubt In ou minds as tc who would *'out-BIease the other. And If Cooper conducto a campaign of criticism against Man nlng, and should be fortunate enougl to go into thc second mee wit Blease lt would be doubtful ?v he the he would be able to neat him. Rut thia contingency will not arie? Manning will be the leading flgur in the Vaee, both because he ls a can didate for the customary secon term, and because ho will be attack ed by all other candidates who-rm and will thus Le one man against -th field. In a three cornered race, h would easily be the leading candi data It,will, uot.do to under-est mate this fact Then again Max nlng will be the leading candidat because be has lived up to the obi g?tions of'hts office. He may hat done come things which " politician believe to be mistakes, and lie hs probably made mistakes; bnt he hs tried to be' the governor ot all th people, and to enforce the laws In partially, aa he promised. For the? reasons we believe Manning would t the leading candidate la a tore* cornered race. Cooper's chances therefore would depend on his ability to beat IJleasc for s?'<>nd place. If he did this he coul'J expect to win only through t^Jnllmn ?> of (IleaSC in the second raed, and after making the campaign which he did last sum mer, he could .hardly ask for the support of Weane, nor allow himself to become virtually the Uh Ase can d'date. Hut Munni.ig will be re-elected in any emergency. A few politicians have made considerable Moise in finding'fault with bini, hut thcae poli ticians do not elect nu n to office. The groat silent majority cast th" votes which elect men to office; and these men have not spoken. Wjien they do speak, they will not likely repudiate the man whom last summer they triumphantly elected. Manning was elected to "the ,?fflce on the plat form on whhh ?jpoper then stood. If it is a question of pl?tforhis and not of men, we are of the opinion that Cooper? could best servo tho Sta io at ?his time by holding up tho hands o? Manning and by helping him carry out the principles Tor tvh|ch they both contended. He cnn afford to await a hotter dya. If ho docs not he may be a wiser, hut a sadder man. SINKING ont SHU'S. Tho -inking of he American mer chantman Leelanaw, while partic ularly irritating because of the criti < .tl moment when it. occurred, was .mt nu act of the typo which President Wilson notified Germany would be considered "deliberately unfriendly." There wore no '?"?s lost. The only question ls on.. , rpperty rights, and tho case seems j precisely like that of the William P. Frye. Presumably Germany will adopt the same policy with regard -to iL- ' A German cruiser sank the Frye because she carried wheat, which Germany had proclaimed contraband. Germany admitted that under the Prussian-American treaty of 1828 she was obliged to pay for the ship. She chose however, to let a Gorman prize court settle the. matter, while our government insisted that tho damages should be adjusted directly by diplo matic means. Germany subsequently mado the surprising claim that site! I tad not. broken ? A8?t?eqty-i?hr.t the treaty gtrTc hor, 'uy^irn'l.qicfttlon, the rlrrht to sink American ships carrying contraband, provided she paid for tho ship. That Issue ls still undecided. Our j government cannot^*rant Germany's interpretation of, tpe^featy. ' It seems Impo?Bs!ible. '.o Am?ricain understand ing, that the . a^re/jJijCTij.' ;coubl . be twisted to mean what German diplo mats say it means. If they were right, Germany could, with perfect pro priety, sink every American vessel crossing tho Atlantic-^beca?se they all carry some sort of contraband and placidly pay the bills, one after another, to prevent! tho Allies from getting the-goods. ;?;? We may expect that Germany will offer now to pay for tho Leelanaw, In puruaianco of that' same policy. To I Germany, lt seems to be a simple bus iness proposition-sh*e pays the value of tho vessel to keep; England from getting tho cargo of flax, and she as sumes that we have no right to inter fere. Our government wilT probably reply as it did in tho Frye cu.-o, claiming tho proffered damages but denying the principle as Germany 3ees lt. The case will go to a Gor man prize court, to be settled months j or years hence. Tito discussion will drag on, unless diplomatic relations] are severed. Eventually, If stich attacks con-1 ttnue, they will lead to a diplomatic breach, or even to war, as surely as j will a repetition of the Lusitania at tack, or any other ruthless act de stroying American lives. But for the present, lt ls a matter for calm neg t ?at ion. ? o' DOPE John R. Stevenson, an old Ander son county boy, who has been mak ing his home In New York city for tho past several years, ls hero on a visit to relatives. He ta a son of the lato W. J. Stevenson and was horn ?nd reared in thc Mountain Creek section, where be has brothers and sisters now living. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson made the trip to Anderson from New York In their car Mr. Stevenson ls court stenographer for thc- ?-uprome court of New York and a member of the bar. He went to New York severn! years ago and en raged .in newspaper vfork. tte started out as a reporter dnV*he News, and rore to be ita managing editor. Re tiring from daily newspaper'work, hs pnterod tho magazine, field and for a time published emmagasine of his own. Ula Journalistic work was ot the high est order and .attracted attention throughout the country. " Mr. Btcven mn fs well acquainted with Gover nor Whitman and other prominent olliolals of New York and a most iu tercsting to talk with. Ycstorduy and Wednesday proved to be two of the hottest day? of thc eason, Wednesday probably being a | blt hotter. There was a very notice able "closeness" in tho atmosphere, whilo tho sun bent down unmerciful^ ly.* Little if any breeze was stirring on oil her day. Life on tho pavement was almost unendurable, as thrf re ficcted heat from tho brick felt ar, though it might bo loo degrees bolter than that overhead. ' Watermelons and cantaloupes are plentiful on the street* just at this tuno. Wagon loads of tho most de licious varieties are to he seen stand ing about on several of the streets, and the melons nro soiling cheap, l oaches and grape?, and other fruits appear to bo acaree thi?s year in corn ial ison with last year. As yet few extra fine peaches have made their appearance on the streets, while grapes are a rarity. Two carloads of mules wore ship ped from Anderson yesterday for At lanta and from there they will go to New Orleans or Savannah, eua will be sent to the British army. Mr. J. M. Bettinger ha* been at Davis Bros. stablos for tho punt few days buying these mules and suc ceeded In getting some of the best In the county. He will bc In Anderson again next Wednesday and Thursday when Ito will try to get enough for another shipment. It seems that the shipping of su many mules from tho south during the past year would cause the price ol them to rise but as yet there has been no decided chance. However, when conditions become normal and thc farmers go to planting the same ^acreage again, no doubt mules will bc higher in price than they are now. The new schedule of the street ears in the city seem - to be work ing well and thc people although a liUlo in convenienced yesterday morn- j ing, soou caught on to the change and made their i ians accordingly. "Yes, the ucw schedule is working flue," stated Mr. H. A. Orr yesterday afternoon, "and tho people are very reasonable and seem to appreciate the situation and are making the best of it." -o This ls the critical time with the cotton and corn crops and visitors from different sections of. the county yesterday stated that rain wns badly needed. Most of the older corn ir. "in the roasting ear" and needs tt?ore rain now to make the ears fill out bettor. Tho seasons were so good a v. hilo buck thnt cotton grew right up* t-nd has a Dig weed and now lt need'; more rain also. It some sections of the county it has boen almost four weeks since any rain to amount to anything lias fallen and thc crops aro drying up righi along. It "wa; the general impression yesterday that rain would fall soon and it is hoped thnt this impression was right. Tue eather certainly seemv hot enough to brins it. -0 Mr. Sam Balles returned yesterday a: tor noon from his an m -al .vacation and a greater part of the time was spent at Clayton, Qa. Ile L tated thnt the weather there was ideal and that he lind a great Unie. The Anderson teachers summer school will close today after having been in session for tho past . four weeks. The attendance has been, ex ?-T?dlngly largo and Prot Watkins is well pleased with the Interest tho pupils have taken in their work. Today examinations will be held and the school will como to a cose. --o Company B., N. O. ?S. C., is expected home this afternoon at 6:10 from Charleston wJhereN theyf have been on tho annual encampment at the'Isla of Palms for tho past ton days. About GO of the company from Anderson .vent on the encampment this year and. from the reporta from Charleston they have been right along with tho other companies when there was any thing doing. The following account from yester day's New and Courier aili bo ot In terest to the people of Anderson since the names of Capt G?sset?, and Cot McCully appear Quite often: Yesterday wat the last day for worn Don't start on that vacation trip without first potting on tires. stone TODD AUTO SHOP Opposite The Palmetto N. Main Pullman Auto Casings andTubes are made to give SERVICE AND SATISFACTION ? I IIIIHIMH HBIBIIII IIHIimill.ipn-mwnCTP.sjji., -m . !- .i i.- m.?.?II? If that is what you want, insist on having the PULLMAN Sullivan Hardware Co. SOUVENIR SPOON COUPON This coupon, when presented with 15c (or by mail 20c), good for one State Souvenir Spoon. If ordering by mail, address Spoon Department, The Intelligencer, Anderson, S. C. sa ut the Mount Pleasant rlflo range. Both Capts. Gossett anti Cantey have spent much time at the range* and have worked hard to instill Into the men the necessity for good shooting. Capt Gossett said last night that many excellent scores had been made und that considering thc fact that about GOO men had been under in struction the most of whom had never been on a rifle range before, tho re sults wore very gratifying. The best scores were mado by Capt. Cantey of Columbia; Lieut. Green, of Spartan burg, and Sergt. Wajlacc, of the Cam den company, all of whom got tho de gree of expert rifleman. The avor age of these was 230 out of 250 pos sible. Among thoso making high scores were Capt. Von Tresckow, of Cam den; Capt. Craig, Company L; Capt. Allen J. Jcrvey.of Charleston; Sergt Hughes and Corpl. McMinn, of Pelzor; Sergt. Price, "of Union ; Sergt Green, af Spartan burg; Private Ward, of Hartsvlllo; Private Tyner, of Chevaw. Capt Gossett said that this was tito first time that the national guard of thc State has had a chance to shoot on encampment, and that lt was a sood thing, as tho chief requisite of \ soldier is to shoot accurately. He stated furthermore that efforts would ito made during the coming year to set a rifle range for each company at their home station, or else very lear their borne station. There isl a hind for his travelling expenses to go jver tho (State abd work up thc affair, rite government looks with favor on my thing of tho kind and has given .asurance that lt will appropriate looney, for establishing the ranges ind paying rent for-them. Col. McCully stated that when this iras accomplished more men would ipply for membership In the militia ind a waiting list would In all proh ib? ti ty be fot ned on account of the drong fascination In the sport ot rifle ?hooting. Capt Gossett said that lt Mat tonnla or golf, after a man once NOTICE OF ELECTION. There will be an election at Moun tain Crock School House In Mountain Creek School District No. T) -m Tues day, AugiiBt 10, 1915 on the question of levying an additional -fpeclal tax of two (2) mills on all .of.tho property of said district to bo used '.'or general school purposes, making a total spe cial levy of four (4) mill J on said district. All votera must exhibit a registra tion certificate and tax receipt. Polls will open at 8" a. m. and closo at 4 p. m. By ordor, of thcCounty Board of Education for Anderson County. J. B. Felton. County Superintendent of Education. tried lt, and became acquainted with tho varions necessary principles. WKST CHEDDAR. Our farmers are - through work now and aro attending the chautau qua at Williamston. Tito protracted meeting begins at Cedar Grove on Thursday- night be fore the second Sunday in August. The W. O. W. will have a picnic . Saturday tho thirty first of this month and all W. O. W. are cordially in vited to como and bring well filled baskets. There will bo a number of good speakers. . >. M*. and Mrs. C. C. Copeland of Cheddar, S. C. hav? been spending awhile with relatives near Pendleton, S. C. x Mr..and Mrs. J. A. Price of Pen dleton gave a birthday dinner in honor of Mr. C. C. Copeland of Ched dar. Other friends also entertained In their honor. Little Miss Thelma Copeland is vis iting at the home of Mr. J. A. Prlco of Pendleton. Miss Mamie Price ot Greenville, 8. C. has returned home after a visit of ten days with relatives at Cheddar. Miss Zella Holliday and Mr. Cole man To) Ils were married last Son day. Japanese Minister Quits. Tokla, July 29.-<Viscount K. Okura, tho Japanese minister ot Jos tle ahas resigned. Hts action fol lows an Investigation instituted by the ministry or justice into bribery chargea growing out of parliamentary elections last March. 4