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BIJOU TH??TRE MONDAY UNIVERSAL BROADWAY FEATURE The Brill-ant Dramatic Actress JANE COWL Ute Star of "Within the Law" in "THE GARDEN OF LIES" Five Reel Feature. Palmetto Tteate PEARSON'S FAMOUS TANGO BEAUTIES MUSICAL) COMEDY CO. Lots of Pretty Girls. Good Singing and Danc ing. MONDAY "A NIGHT AT THE CABARET" MOVIES FOR MONDAY "LITTLE MARIE" Two Reel Reliance. "THE GUY UPSTAIRS" Beauty. Who Deposits Your Earnings ? SOMEBODY Does Are YOU saving some of your income and systematically putting lt away wbere it will work for YOUR benoni, or is lt all slipping through your lingers Into tlio pocket and bank account of SOMEBODY El,SE? A former United States Senator, now a millionaire, put $100 Into a Savings Bank fifty years ago and bas never withdrawn lt. Ho says: "It's influence as an anchorage in all crisis of a long life has been Incalculable." Why not try his plan? No deposit too small to open an account with us. Come to see us. Make yourself rich Instead of SOMEBODY ELtSE. farmers and Merchants Bank and Farn?ers Loan and Tirust Co. 1 The following prices, f. o. b. De troit effective August 2nd. Ford Runabout . . $390 Ford Touring Car . $440 -No assurance given against an ad vance in these prices at any time and no further reduction prior to Au gust 1st, 1916. See them at our North Main St. store TODD A UTO SHOP HAVE CHAUTAUQUA A? THE HAMMOND SCHOOL BIG PICNIC WITH IN STRUCTIVE FEATURES ADDED VERY HELPFUL Canning Demonstration, Model Kitchen, Prominent Speakers Date will Be Aug. 19. , Miss Jayne C. Carlington, canning club demonstrator nf An'derson coun ty, announced yesterday thal there would bo an all day picnic at Ham monds school on August 19, the ex ercises taking the form of a ouc day chautauqua. . Several prominent speakers will he there and an inter esting program will be arranged. All people of Anderson county who would Uhf" to spend ono day learning things that will bc of Interest to the upbuilding Of rural cor "tlons arc cordially i'lvitod. especially women who desire to organizo homokoepers clubs in their community. This chautauqua is to bo given by tho homokoepers club nt the Ham mond school ami will bu held on thc lawn at Mr. Pat Major's residence. Miss Carlington will bo nssisted by 'Mrs. Walker o? Clemson College and besides the canning demon st raf ion will have on exhibition a modern kit chen which will bc equipped ::o that anyone, even those of .small means, cun have one like lt. There will ulsn ho on exhibition mclel water works with willoh any home may be equip ped. Mr. S. M. Byar?, farm demonstra tion agent, will haw several speaker? from Clemson Colleg ' who will give instructive talks to the farmers. Other Speakers. Andrew J. Bethea, lieutenant gov ernor, has already accepted au in vitation to speak and in all probabili ty Governor Manning will be there. Since h elias been Invited and at Wil llamston the oilier day signified his intention of boluc: there. Congress man Wyatt Aiken has also been invit ed to speak. This ls going to bo a day of real benefit to those who attend anil ls eomethln.*; new tu Anderson county. Full details of th oprogrum will be published later. zw??MmKmi?m??B????m????????m* DEATHS I FUNERAL YESTERDAY Body Bronght From Jesup, Ga., and Interred Here. The body of Miss Obie Ayers, of Jesup, Ga., was laid to rest in Silver Brook cemetery yesterday afternoon ot 3 o'clock. Miss Ayers was tho daughter of Mr. awd Mrs. O. J. Ayers, formerly of this city, and wan 16 years of agc. Death resulted from burns received. Mrs. Nancy E. Shelton. Mrs. Nancy E. Shelton died at thc home of hor son, Mr. L. M. Shelton on Catlott street yesterday afternoon at fi:30 o'clock. Mrs. Shelton wa? 72 years of age and ls survived by IC children. Ove BOUS and Ave daughters. Mrs. Shelton's ieath was unexpect ed. She was taken 111 Friday nlghl land was only sick for a few hours. ' Funoral arrangements will be an '.nounced as soon as all of the dill dren arrive. THE CA RS WE LL REUNION. * - d Hon. E. M. Racker Will he Amour. Those Who Spca!:. It was announced yesterday tba Mr. E. M. Rucker, of 8ou*..h Carollni University, who is spending a monti in the city, would be among, tin speakers at the annual Cars well re union next Wednesday, Aug. 4. Mr Rucker ls well known in. the count; and his many friends will be glad t< know that he will be at this big plc nie. Other speakers who bave been In vlted are Messrs. Frank Watkins, W C. Shaw, Fiev. H. C. Fennell. DT W. H. Fraser and Hon. 'Thomas E Watson. MR. BRADLEY REPORTS ON OFFICERS' BOOKS HAS FINISHED ANNUAL AUD IT IN THIS COUNTY ACCOUNTS ALL O. K. Reports Shows That County Owes Former Treasurer McGee Nearly $800. Mr. W. W. Bradley, accountant for tho state bank examiner, has sent the following report to Mr. Jamos lt. Auderson, foreman of tho Anderson county grund Jury. Por the past sev eral days Mr. Bradley has been mak ing an audit of the ronni y officers* hooks and reports that everything is in good ' MI, ?ition. To James Fi. Anderson. Foreman of tho Grand Jury, Anderson, S. C. Slr: At your request, and by the direction of tho state hank examiner, 1 have made an Investigation of toe county treasurer's office in Anderson county from the 22nd clay of March, lill!, to July 1, 191",. including the eneumbency of Ex-Treasurer C. \V. Mr (N o and W. A. Tripp. Incidentally, I made the annual set tlement for taxes 1 ill t. which settle ment was wltnesaoj by the comptroll er general and approved in detail July 30th, 1915. Ex-Treasurer Tripp's accounts bal anced out accurately with his cash and his settlement was entirely satis factory. Tho clerical work in tiint ofllce has been done, id large measure by J. It. C. Griffin, who has ?shown himself to be ellie lent. The nrocess of'checking Hie county treasurer's office necessarily consti tues a check on the offices of county supr. visor and county superintendent of education for all claims approved by those officers or cash turned in by them; it likewise constitutes a check against tho clerk of court for fines and licenses turned into thc treasurer by him; a check against the prcbato judge's office ni account of marriage licenses paid to the coun ty treasurer; and a check on the sheriff on account of collections on taxes in execution. I found all these various funda correctly report ed, an din so far as. I could note from casual observatioa' ull the offices named are being conducted in a busi ness-like way and with due regard for the best interest?/of the public. . The auditor's office, ls in a sence, the most important of county offices. It is the duty ol all county officers, including magistrates, to report to the auditor all collections of funds turn ed Into the counter/ treasurer. I find that this requirement of the law has not been literally- compiled with, though the fundsi-referred to .have been correctly reported to the treas urer. Tile auditor ia zealous In bl3 work and hie books are well kept. . In the matter of the Investigation of the county treasurer's office during the eneumbency of Ex-Treaaurer C. W. McGee, specially requested by yt I find the following: Im the settlement for county taxes made July 1, 1!)12,;taxes for 1911. Mr. McGee was entitled, to n credit ol $1.200.40 on account of court claims, , which he did not receive. This error, i once discovered, seems simple enough i though it was very .difficult of dctec I tion, Inasmuch as tho settlement sheet for that year appeared to give him thc ' exact credit that county claim's book t called for. It came about in the fol lowing manner: In all previous settle - menta court claifB, which were kepi - on a separate book, were credited as a soperate item. In the settlement rc ferred to, a statement on the SJCCI indicated that the court claims wer? . included In the item of county claims * credited. It seems that a representative ol t i the comptroller general's office . had i very properly, called Treaaurer Mc i Gee'B attention to the . fact that r i court claim was not In itself a r.-opei - voucher, but that the county aupervi . sor'a warrant issued on court claim! f should bc obtained. From tiiat time ) on, which was about the middle of th< - fiscal year, Mr. McGee would tota his court claims paid, and get a war - rant from the county supervisor t< cover. TheBe county warrants basec . on court claims wore regularly listet . on the settlement book ar.ij cr?dit?e In the settlement made Sa of July 1 Or^?^A What we sincerely believe the most unusual Clear ? KsP^T ance S?'l-e of summer merchandise that we have ? I^fjj ever ofiered began Friday, and is now on in full m v^n^N sway. Realizing that all conditions this season" I Uk xl X- 1 were backward or adverse to the sale of summer fl I 1/\ J \ clothing, we have made reductions in prices tljat? II /III I are astoun(-mi&-especially is this true when one H\ * 'fl 1 takes into consideration the high-grade clothing ? |nV"\^ Three More Months of Hot I I i \ f\ "Weather I SH f/fl There are ninety days more ol' hot weather in H\ Mf1 which you can get the full benefit of this high wear I I ing apparel at prices that are almost ridiculous, SB ill and as selections will not get better, nor will these j / ^^^S Pr*ces ^e l?wered we ul"&e y?u to act promptly. II I j \ _ . i._....].? . .-? - -.?_!_1_I_I_I? Extraordinary Values 1912; but thc individual court claims taken up by him, aggregating, as stat ed, 91,300.40, were entirely overlook ed. It ls perfectly clear from tho records that Mr. McGee waa entitled to the additional credit. In rae settlement mado as of July 1. 1014, for taxes, 1913, no credit was given Mr. McGee, on account of amounts paid ont on library fund. This credit should have amount: J to $.'43.75. Mi'. .MrGee was clearly en titled to it. In tho same settlement Mr. Mc1-' Geo was chargable with $110 county bocrd fund for library, which charge was omitted. Again, in this settlement Mr; Mc* Gee was erroneously credited twice with $154.62.jtotal of $309.24, taros tn execution on account of special schools. This item was Included In the .total spacial schools delinquent with penalty, and should - not hays boon again credltcl. Several years ago the county of An derson received certain sums of mon ey from the -tate superintendent ot education, which was deposited to the credit of tho treasurer aa a county hoard of education fund. Mr. McGeo placed this deposit at interest with the banks, an dhis account was an nuall credited with the Interest, lt seems that Mr. McGeo should be charged with this interest, though a subsequent act of the legislature al lows the treasurer this interest an commission for handling the'fund. Mr. McGeo does not claim this Inter est as due bim personally, and I am ot the opinion he should to charged with lt. Recapitulation: County Taxes: Credit omitted on account of county taxes settlement 1912 for taxes 199.$ 1.300.40 School Taxes: School claims library fund settlement 1914 for taxes 1913 . 543.ir, Total credits omitted 1,844.15 Debts Omitted: School Taxes: libra ry fund for school settlement 1914, taxes 1913.111$. 00 School " taxes : Dou ble credit penalty on 1 mill special school. .. 309.24 School Taxes: Inter est on county bank . fund deposited at Interest .. .. _65G.15 $1.075.39 Balance due Ex Treasurer McGee $ 76S.76 It ls hut fair to Mr. McGee to say that such errors as were found In the settlement were common errors that any treasurer might have made, and especially is this true ot the credit he failed, to take on account of court claims, Blnce the manner of. paying those claims was changed In the mid dle of tho year. Respectfully submitter!, W. W. Bradley. Accountant for the State Bank Ex aminer. ' CITY CANNING CLUBS. Members Will be Entertained by The Misses Laboone. Misses Madge and Grace Laboone will entertain the members of the city girls tomato club on next Wednesday afternoon. It will be remembered that that a short time ago lt was decided to devote two afternoons every month to cooking demonstrations am) tho meeting Wednesday will be of this na ture. ; PALMETTO ALL THIS WEEK PEARSON'S TANGO BEAUTIES MUSICAL COMEDY The Cleverest Musical Comedy Cb. Ever Seen Here at Popular Prices. BIG BEAUTY CHpRUS - - ' MONDAY: 'ssssns "A Night at thc Cabaj^P AJ3MISSION , - - - - IO and 20 cents