V- V. ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9,1915. ._._ Wt NUMBER 232. THIS IS PROPOSED IN BILL INTRODUCED BY: CHAIR MAN HAY WILSON APPROVES Council Would Make Survey Of Industries For Immediate . Concentration (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 23.-The crea tion of a na^ldnal council to roobWee the industrial: resources. of this country in timo of war was propos ed in a 1)111 introduced in the. house today by Chairman Hay of the mili tary committee.- The bil.has beeb ap proved by President. Wilson/ The measure provides a council of seven' merdbers. of the cabinet with power to n o mi na to for'tho approval of the presidf at an. advisory commis sion pf BOV*;/, members, especially qualified tr* rjak? a survey of the, in dustries of tho country and make them ready for. immediate concen trotion". An appropriation.- ,of,vt^ro: huhdred tlio?Baiid' doll?ra>wpnld be asked for th?'first yeai\ v ; BUS?NESSGOQD AND South In Midst Greatest Prosper Atlanta, May 23.-In Spite of the injury tb '^crops throughout five southeastern ' states, this section ls now In the in ida t of the greatest prosperity it fi?s known for'. years, and similar conditions will prevail throughout the continuance of -tho European war and will grow better when the war. is over, according' to the agents- of . a- mercantile -agency, which met here yesterday for their annual session. Georgia, I Alabama, Florida, South j Carolina 'and"'Tennessee "were repre sented- at thd' uVeeting, and- all ot the .agents reported.-that. extreme dry weather .or ,several, weeks has done serious injury to the crops. -The ? strawberries of Tennessee, the cotton crop in Alabama, the truck, and fruit crop in Florida, the poach crop in South Georgia abd tho cotton in : mid dle and north Georgia, and tho cotton lp South Carollna-eall have -felt: fha effects of long continued drought. But the south; unlike tho rest ot the . country, has. sustained and sup ported herself -since the outbreak -of tho ;war, os slidwri by: the ? reporta of the agents, bhdvwhen cotton goes fe 25 cents a pound pr better when- the .war. Is over,; ' prosperity wlii. . dyer spread thlS tSectlon In .greater abun dance than. tHe south' over .experienc ed before. ' ? / % Drawbridge FMI Ih. Beaufort, C.? "May 23-No Nor folk & Southern railroad trains will eriter Beaufort for . several ? dave- aa ..tho result of; an accident to!at draw brldgo hear . hero.. . Tho bridge 'was being, reprilrod and ia B?rne way. tho drdw got 'away - from ike workmen onii plunged . overboard. Mall; passengers and freight Will have io bo ferried he^e; -' i ' . 1 : Ai^'V v * ";>-- ?'" " Eiseoo^ Itites Hedceed. ?V?:?^^^^^;i^';,tk^iJ^bt Ja poa bas aanoimeed a reaction o? ft? Jdierest .^??tilBhount? rate! byrtwo. ; rim equivalent to onorfUtfe- ot aa . Atderlcab csct. ''.The.declai unl?-.be .'.'?l*wll':t4..ing^; addr?Hffitor;Jte?8tate,.. John E. Peck, ot Grand Rapids, O.ilch.. not only administered deadly] disease germs and. poiEon to lily vic tim, but applied1 cbloroTorm to hie nostrils 'until ho die J, it waa! alleged by..-District AUprnoy, Swann - iii . his Neutral Protest In To Great Brittan ? ' (By Associated Press.) Washington, May' 23.-A complete new draft of tho note to Britain protecting against the interference, with neutral-malia was sent to state ?enartiJQ?nt i/vjtty. by President Wit ton. lt will probably go to .Vondon loniorrow. The noto is said to pro test especially against tho British practice of taking neutral ships ' ld British; ports and submitting the maits fo a Britain censorship., .The note? declares 'vigorously such prac* tices m?Bt cease. ICING OF FIDDLERS IS BEHIND PRISON BARS F?ddlin' John Forgot To Pay For Night's Lodging TIRED BUSINESS MAN WORKS GARDEN NIGHTS j String of Electric Light* Enable ? ?/ Him To Seo ...Atlanta, May 22.-On, the chargo it forgetting to leave a< -tim of mohr ?y belohgipg to Misa Dom- Smithy pt ?? Rratt street, on taUlng his de parture'- altor spending'/ tho . hight, rtddlio' ''John Carson, champion fid lier of' tho, Old Fiddlers convention .vhicu meets in Atlanta every year, ind famous for hts music throughout .ho - Blue : Ridge 'mountains of ?;- ., Geor gia, past Tennessee and North .Car )lina, was bound over; yesterday by ??comlor-JohUBmi of Atlanta, and is isld under bond1 for tho etty courts ?Piddlln'. John '.was .very. much, hurt when t^e recorder bound ;him over, ile figured that. Jc^go' Johnson ought io turn *hini loose becanso' th? judg^ s exceedingly the. how add, 3kl Pidillers convontion . --?.j* ii. L. L-L* - w ' ; .-V- . " ^aB^vesBB^swayar.'. loauB -me- uop? xne ?rJEtm the; retarder, .although-he- felt* tit^ business men, in - a. number - ot vJW^-1^ ? af oW?ged-..tt?- pu^t^t?^c?th-:- aro- handing oui-in. Atlfc iside hhs personal.inclinations and* D?"-guided.-; by tho. evidence. ..-\'.-';ijbM i-lddlin' Jo?in; declares that when he Atienta, May 23.-Gardening all n';;ht has become tho popular vor Bloh of tho tired Atlanta business men and' they ; do say it's one _ of the finest little diversions over invented. 1 Ono plants bia turnips anthia'to matoes and his ?cans, and then he i.lriuR? electric ' wires on poles and .ppta;in,electric Hghta. After supper when ono fcolB ? - craving" for rest and. ;refcreatibu ho goes out < oud switches on the lights .and takes his hoe In his hand and knocku out th? .weeda. . , The little plants smile, up af you Mffvthe!ri sleep, add' the atara twinkie M^S^t^^i^'^:.^ Mm sky. and the 'moon wMKitnn. M i et-cei .a. . d%ir4ia?>iarayilr.: that's the do?s^^>t?6^ ??te bu#/jf ' this ; scrape ho's go it g to ?ttt.ni?. fiddle and bow in t^j bosf< iud . les*? Atlanta never io roturn/l gi&^aven for tte v i*^^ ?oWjrention. : . '.; ?. th. Jusi now. I^A^f?^ TAKES FIRST m Pfsa&??nr : GeotrgW . Fermer ' '^l?t?M'&yB&fc^ ..at. f-S Reporto Indicate That C paign Against Bandits 1 Quiet-New Note Fro Not Expected For Wee ? r : 1 '? . '? (Oy ABKOCIU Washington. May 23.-Reports at tl? rilcato thai Carranza lins ordored thin pUBh tho campaign against tito bandits cent. Generali Trevino's forces aro Chihuahua to, acWr the territory recen punitive expedition which returned t< bandits who raided Glenn ,Sprlngs in 1 Secretary Baker said tonight that withdraw, from Mexico on orders fruin retirement waa due to losing a "hot ti good could come from remaining in ? hardly expected thc new note being p; Mfa A Special Rule al VoU avalBiil Appropriation Measure Up For Later Saturday Week (By ; Associated Presa. ) ?' Washington, alay ill".-Hemoerats decided on . i^.tsnoclal r.i'e today ior th?""n?tr?l ?ppronrlatlon bill which will , bring ?io? measure to a final Ybt?, .injb> h?jH?i flftf'illMi^MiJEr.ti day or Saturday of :w?t we?k; . "A special-.rule will be brought in . tho hem.!, next Monday ml;; will pr? vido for night sessions aul a limit ed period- of general dpbaie. Appll cation'of the rule was decided after heated argument on *..-o floor today between Ma'oiity Leader Kitchin and the minority leader. Kitchens de? dared tko lepubllcan? tautly agreed to accept thby plan md democrats v/iil now use force by a special rule. Mann . maintained- no understanding had been reached. HIS DESPOTIC SWAY HAS WORKED AGAINST CHINA | Pesident Kai W?ling For Cabinet j To Take Charge Peking. . May 23.-Yuan Shl-kaT has. leaned a mandate ,In- which ho j authorises. Hou Sbib-chnng, tho sec- J rotary ot state, to .organice a.respon sible cdbl net Und makes' tho admis-. Blon that tho full .assumption' of au thority .over. alTairB Of state by him self baa btsin responsible for ibo. uh- ] happy conditions in which China j finds itself today. This is one of Gio vital forms de^ manded by tho revolutionist, t who have stoutly opposed tho reestablish ment of the monarchy, and Inslat that tho republic must hove a cabi net which is not dominated..by the fehi?f executive and a ^ parliament which : is honestly elected and pei? mi tied tp ' engage - in legislative work without the chiefs executive's iuter terence. ;.* Yuan HhI-hal's supporters are stilt hopeful thai. **-,0 cancellation of. ?he ' monarchy aa 3 tho creation of a I'csprmstblo cabinet Will make it ts?slble for tho president to retain ol?ce. "'? ' ' ' '.. HEWBOAKD TO HANDLE FOOD PROBLEM CEI?LIN W?l Bo Directly Re?'ponable Td Tho Imperial ChaiiccHor ?^rid?n; May 23.-^Advice* frot Berlin bay ofHdals anncineed thi the federal cbunclr^> authorised tl imperial chuncellor io1 oEtn.bll?h. sew- board which -wilt handle the tire fcbd*>'pfobiem ?arid' bb directly spohsible to Mm. \ Th|e board is ?lovedv?f:W the raeuit bfthe; - McCatbr^ pTan forecast; eomev ?g^^ f^ei pr?sidant bf this frill bo ? empowered to dispos?, ot al foodstuff, raw matattkls, and arUctefc iecessiiry to supplying food for animals. Ile witL. control impC* u?d regulato maxittare prices. . -'-.'???>?>? Blrmidl?ham, il&if^''^0 '-WM r, of i oeamjmd^rawoe^; ilo was deplored in a ? . M^?^Srfy larranza Will Push Cam While Americans Remain m Mexican Government | kYet ted FreBS.) io state arid war departments today in ly thousand mon toward the border to j ,' while Amorican troops remain qules sald to bo moving into northeastern itly evacuated by the second American > tho United Statos ofter chasing tho ?"exas, Big Bend country. the Sibley-H.ngborne expedition did! i Washington. It ls believed hero the) 'all" of bandltB and officers thought no ilcxlco. The otate department said '.* reparod by Carranza for a woc4t yet. Administration Loses Fight In Behalf Ruble* I Tic Vote In Senate End? Contest | To Retain Hun On Com mission (By Associated Press.) Washington, May j 23.-Tl^? admin istration's efforts, to hay? the ' senate reconsider ita rofueal to confirm the nomination ..of CIcorgo. Ui?l^a,- of New Hampshire, as a member of the federal trado commission failed to-, day by a tie vote o? 38 to 88;. Thia ends the fight to heep Aubles | on- the commission, where he ha?, been 'serving for fifteen' months as President wUebn's ad Interim ap pointee. -He will probably continue In the office to near the end of the present congressional Besaion,' al ithough bo can draw no pay for eith c rpaat or future services. TEXTILE INDUSTRY Itf THE SOUTH IS GROWING I Statistic? of, Cotton Consumption] Show a Continuous Increase Washington,. May 23.-"Tho *tatis tjlce of cotton consumption issued by the United States census* .' office from month to.month .'.hov; the con tinued -growth of "the-cotton ioxUlo industry bf the south." .Bald Presl \ dont Harrison, of Southern Ballway ( liompa?y, -today. . "The latest Tenort Issued Bhows that in the month of. April, lino, sou thern cotton i?flhr con?umed 238,186 bales, an increase over last y..':ir ' of 21.268 bales, or 7.?8 per cent, while-, milla in alt v Mher ?tat?s'consumed only 270,918 bales, a decrease of ZM\ bales, br ?.fi per cent, an connuroil with lost year. Fbr the nina rac-nths end ul ApHi 30, consumption in southern 'tallis increased 17.42 per cent over last year, while in all oth er states thme Increase ? wis only First Woirian Delegate To Arrive in Chicago Ac- y- 1 . ; rv*"*" V?; ? ? . :fff ? ?ff I W &?^ li ?3 *. ?V .VJ ' < ......._^^i?^SM Mrs. Louise F. Laak. Mrs. Louise F. Luck of. Missoula, I Monti, is the first woman delegate to the National Republican convention to arrive* in Chlcako. She is the wife of a wealthy. ranchman, of Montana. She is. the only woman in the Mon tana delegation which has fi?en In-, structed for Senator Cummins Of [Iowa. [ "I am .an old-fashioned republican^ ?she said; With ? of JO D?mocffits in Hts Favor Volo Witt Be Made (By Associated Press.) ' . Washington, May 23. - Louis D. Brandeis* nomination to the supreme etmrt will-bo passed on t?r.iorrdw by ibo seiiate Judiciary committee' vhicb has had it under consideration aittcoi Jaduary. It is predicted that niuo of ted1 democratic member/v' t>f the committee wilt'vote for n favor able r?p^rt:.Senator Shields, Oft Tennessee, was the only d?mocratie member whose attitude tonight wan ?regarded ns uncertain, lia la out ?l Washington, but ia expected to . be back tor tho meeting. Hight repub? Ileana probably will vote solidi)? against Brand?la and- aliohi l Shields Vote against him, the committee will be tied'.'. .,. ".:-'/?( i '? STORES OCCUPIED BY By Property Owners No* Hurl New Prohibition Law . c- ? ?.>.?? .i i i v; "Atlanta, May 23.-Atlanta proper ty' property owners- who . opposed. Wm j '?n -ic tine ni of dcor gi a's now projiihi Uon laws 'because they objected, to losing tho rent motley.Of saloons and locker ol uh:-;, have found . that the law Is? not hurting theja nearly, so bed as tu?y feawd : : . Statlfciied giv?b out yesterday by the IbcalTeal emote oxcabrtge allowed tt?t atores formerly occupied by beor sateens, which became vacant on May li aro filling up rapidly, while Sec emd^ fiodr places dud upper floors bf office,buildings that. were >used for leaker cloh ^uarters are being tak en^ by; business ^concerns' that ? p?y, just as; much rent aa .the tenants ;W;h?. w,ere .forced- obT of comtnbftlon hy the;?ew dry; laws> Hisbfwr Sent by Mall. ' > London, May, Sfc-i-Fourtpen '. panels; of rubber which w?re taken iron? the] Hr*t class raaUs ln th?; jOutcl? .si er Geiria white. 4ti :rodt?.fr^a,?? America to Holloed were cofi?cmued in trie pried cadtt ,. Tho ; parcos werai said td be 'deatldid; for Germ sn y j wi Wm ameHdm?nta; tfo iay>h?r . onty 11 - latfon 1b> de^p%We??f <4 Wm m if av BRISK RESPONSE BY GERMANS TO MOM nccc??h?ce FRENCH HOLD RECAPTURED POSITIONS DEPITE FIERCE ONSLAUGHT ITALY IS LOSING |Fir?t Anniversary Of Entry In?o \-Var Finds Italians Forced Into Own Territory (By Associated Prr-m.) Gcrnmm- lmy<> responded la the French offetttd ve id tho Bounmont re gion with heavy assaults and fight ing.is still in progress northeast and northwest of Vordun. Tho French, -however, thus, far have hold 'there . newly captured positions in Fort Douaraont against nil Ccrmnn. on slaughts, although the (?eruiuns hav; gained a fooling ou positions on Dead Matt's hill, after a ?orJe? df heavy Infantry attacks> tho French drove thom out with counter-charg es. Italy's first anniversary; of her. en try Into war found her troops in tho .. sectar of southern Tyrol, forced to their own territory by? tho great Austrian offensive. Porno admits that between. Ar.tlco and' Brouta rivers and in Susann, Italians have fallon, to their thaJn 'I^Mudef enees. .Vienna-says that in the retreat irani'. Borgo -.'the /.Italiiiije;.. y.'or.o. forced- . across ' the '. ?border Aby the Austrians end^ A^U'iad? a?^'ced as fni . aa"-the ' ^ head of Lake Garda. In.tho Prlpet region, on tho BUB slan front, tho RUsBians drovo tho Germans across Voseluhu river and ' destroyed their tranche;). .. Southwest of Trebiaond, ". iAsiatlc . Turkey? Russisus haye repulsed tho TurldBh attempt to advance. Th? Russians -have occupied Serbecht In their advance towards Mesopotamia The house of commons passed the [ credit bill, of a billion and a half, bringing the British war credits tb & total bf eleven billion, nine hun ft dred and ten million. SUITABLE JOBS FOR .?? DISABLED CANADIANS I Arrange For Industrial Survey of AU Largo. Cities --r;::';' ; - (By' Associated Winnipeg, .Canada;'- "May 23.-With a view to finding B?ltbble OccupaUods.. "; for disabled Canadian^',soldiers 'who [have returned from IKtoropo;''.. '.ar-;*:'is? rangements' have been made forgan.:^v industrial BuWey of. Winnipeg -and I rosny other large ?ifci?a ot Canada. At a joint meeting hero of the .Ber, 'V? turned, soldiers1 association,. tho-mU itary hospitals' 'commission; and -, tho; Industrial Bureau .for:.Trade expan- ' , sion- it wasdecided to haye mart?? teachers from the industrial and tech nical schools make tho survey. , ^ Place? are to -be fcuhd-nbt. only fo> j men who are, disabled; hy tho lbs-3 of ll mi;:?, ,but for ihoee who; hayo su{? ' fered shattered nerves and arc unfit for shop work. Many af ' thd/maimed soldiers are handicapped 'by thCi"lach, . I .of education. The olflckdB aro try ing to overcome this by establishing schools at the^ varions ?odval?seent . homes. :. ?iew York .-itot?OV?- i \; New York, May ?3-^(?otton opened j iteady ba?5 -up,-to? fear. down, Liver pool did hot ndvon?e -cijrjy. but tba ; ?oerket"held 'stoody*/^ break- ia v. the .V eastern belt drought,* combined wlm, less-favorable peace;-i^ws led seil-'.'*.':', lng. The/dehmnfl wes not activo, brit,; . th?"' prices*. essayait ?rider seattorod v ;; liquid?t ton anti |oe*t ;'xlr?3suvo, y - iR?l?l?s of: four or five followed", ib?a - offeriitfcs . -Otareasbd>v-eo^ jiprt??s. nine io ten, net hrwev. f- Tnt* waaVput in: the bin' by'- a^ re-" laueat of the^prt?nt;> af terlt^ quest a^4h?>'?*r?W^riiitr