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Land For Sale In Oconee County, S. C. -BY < MOSS & LITTLETON, REAL ESTATE DEALERS, WALHALLA, S. G. .'. SALEM, S. C f ?< Dowling Realty Company, Anderson, S. ? NO. 1?71 acres, 2 1-2 miles from Walhalla; 3 residences; good out buildings; 50 acres in cultivation, good pastures; 10 acres bottom land. PRICE $30.00 PER ACRE. NO. 2.?200 acres, Cheohee Valley, 13 miles from Walhalla; 3 hous es. 100 acres bottom land. PRICE $10.00 PER ACRE. NO. 8?86 acres, near South Union, 4 room dwelling; 12 acres bot tom land, 35 acres upland in cultivation! 3 1-2 acres Bermuda pasture. PRICE $20.00 PER ACRE. 1 NO. 4?111 acres, 1 mile from Salem; 2 good residences; 50 acres I in cultivation. PRICE $30.00 PER ACRE. I NO. 5?62 acres, near Whetstone; 12 miles from Walhalla; 25 acres .in cultivation; small residence. PRICE $10.00 PER ACRE. NO. 6?60 acres on Colonel's Fork Creek, 3 1-2 miles from West minster, 30 acres in cultivation; residence and barn. PRICE $25.00 PEU ACRE NO. 7?264 acres on Keowee river, 13 miles from Walhalla! 22 acres of river bottom ; good r esidence ; ; well timbered. PRICE $10.00 PER ACRE NO. 8?25 acres near Walhalla; good 7-room house! 18 acres In .j cultivation PRICE $1,500. NO. 9?8 acres, 4 room dwelling and barn; in town of Walhalla. PRICE $600.00 NO. 10?500 acres, one mile from Salem; two-story, 10 room resi dence; four tenant houses; 250 acres in cultivation. All land fresh. One of the prettiest homes in the county. PRICE ?SSjSO PER ACRE. S I NO. 11?47 acres, mile and a half from Rlchland; good 5-room | j|j dweiilng; 35 acres in cultivation; 7 acres branch bottom. i PRICE $2,000.00 I NO. 12?218 acres, 2 miles from Salem; 40 acres in cultivation; two *** houses; 200,000 feet saw timber on place... PRICE $6.00 PER ACRE. I NO. 13?71 acrcB near Keowee high school, 4 miles from West :' Union; good 5-room residence; 40 acres in ultiv'atlonl PRICE $50.00 PER ACRE. NO. 14?50 acres, one mile from Salem; 5-room dwelling; 20 acres In cultivation. * PRICE $1,200.00 We have a number of large and small fnrm:i In Oconee and Plckens counties; also town property In Walhalla. For further Information, write or call on_._: IWe bnve a number of large and small farms In Oconee and Plckens'counties; also town property in WalhaUa. For further Informatlou, write or call on B. R. MOSS.v,. WaRialla, 8. C, I?Or? I W. L. LITTLETON, .... /.. Salem, S. C fl Dowling Realty Company, Anderson, S. C I For Sale 584 acres located on good public road near church and school, 5 room dwell tag, 2 tenant houses, 2 barns, 200 acres In pine timber, 175 acres Id cul tivation, 50 acres in/ bottom land, 85 acres In pasture, 8 miles from Ver de rj. Price $7.75 per acre. EAST TERMS 2td St STf Timber tract. 184 acres located on good public road, 1 mile from Bradley, 8. <V Saw timber and cord wood can' be Sold for enough to .pay for land." IDEAL FARM. 212 aeres practical-' ly level, Ugh state e! cnlUvatloo, beautiful borne, water works, all nee? essary oat buildings, 5 extra good ten. ant houses, chnrch * and school. ' la sight. This farm has to be seen to be appreciated. Write or coU on G: Allen Banks 1 c. NOTICE] TO CREDITORS All persons having any claims against the estate of Wylte St Marett, deeeased, are hereby notified tb pre sent tLflm properly proyen to the un dersigned within 'tue time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make settlement J W. O. MARETT, ?dmr. Deposit YOUR MONEY WITH US and then, we will lend you money when you need it. ' Interest paid on deposits. Formers and Merchants Bank and Farmers Loan & Trust combined resources a little tbe rise of one million dollars. ilk \ ?. ' . .' il EVANS* gpil Fruit Powders. By tfee nse of this powder *?^e?^s7,^5? ?aai?, ?errws. ol ar--.?k?nS, ttmlt #?t*~ aa* ?eh r? eatables as Tomatoes, ^STJ^be preserred wWSMllle nae of air tight raos. At all onr Stores, Eyans* Pharmacy THREE 8T0BK8 7 ANDERSON SENDS BUSI NESS MEN CONSIDER COTTON Four Delegations Will Reach Cap ital Tomorrow Morning to Attend Cotton Congress (From Wednesday's Daily.) The city of Anderson and Anderson county and the business interests and farmers of this section will be well represented when the Southern Cot ton Congress convenes tomorrow in Washington? The vaVious interests of this countp will all have repre sentatives in attendance. The following is a complete list of the representatives to go from Ander son: Representing the banking in terests of the city, Lee Q. Holleman of the Peoples Bank, Eugene Watson of the Dime Savings Bank, J. H. An derson of the Citizens National Bank. B. F. Mauldin of the Bank of Ander son. Representing the merchants of the city, L. Geisberg, R. W. Tribble, E. E. Elmore J. S. Breazcale. Represent ing the cotton manufacturing inter ests, B. B. Gossett and A. S. Farmer. Representing the farinera and the farmers union, J. J. Fretwell, T. T. Wakefield, J. M. Broyles and H. Kelley. In addition to the various in terests represented, all of these gen tlemen will act as representatives of the Anderson chamber of commerce. The party will leave An de i son on a Pullman train this afternoon at 2:25 o'clock reaching Greenville in time to New Orleans and Atlanta limited at 4 u'v iw.'.k and will ai Irive Sit Washington tomorrow morning at 6:30 oclock in time to be cp hand for the opening d?lib?r?t lor. s of th? cotton congress. The public of Anderson realizes the gravity of the present situation and the fact that it must be faced and some remedy dovlscd and therefore intelligence of -what the congress does will rbe-eagerly awaited in tbis city. A majority of the delegates from thin city will return to Anderson im mediately upon the conclusion of the congress while Feveral others will go on to New York and to cither points for a stay of several days before re turning. ,- . $ i CANDIDATES ARE RESTING TODAY No Campaign Speaking Schedul ed For Today?Will Move On Sandy Springs Those who are going to be elected to county offices In Anderson county and those to experience defeat in this attempt, will /have an off-day today and will give the voters S chance rest. No * wind-jammer ing is sched uled for today but tomorrow, the candidates will move on Sandy Springs and straightway Demosthenes will turn paie around the gills with envy. The meeting'for Sandy Springs Is being anticipated with some Inter est but it is said that the effair will be a quiet one and that the crowd will be_orderly. Friday the candidates are io go iu Piercetown, on- to Pelzer 'Saturday and then will come two days of. rest for them, Sunday and Monday. The latter date will see no county cam paign meeting on account of the fact that the candidates for state offices will be here on that date. AMERICANS WILL QET SPEEDY RELIEF Committee to Carry Finances In to .Germany for Detained Tourists London, Aug. 11.?The Americans relief committee expects that by to morrow arrangements will have been made with Walter H. Page, American erabassador at London, to send a com mittee to Germany with money for re lief of Americans there. The commit tee will be headed by John H. Finloy of New York, and will go to the con tinent under the auspices of the Am erican Red Cross Society. The cancellations of the sailing of th?: steamers taken over by the Brit ish government and the lack of defi nite news concerning the dispatch of American : transports have caused a great many Americans whose busl turn home to book at greatly re turn home' to book at greatly iner?as ed prico8, Bome as great as from $500 to $600 on steamers making special voyages. The; regular lines continue to charge a maximum price" of ?85 for first class cabin tickets to the United States. The American committee has reined to have anything to do wtlh steamers for "tfhi?h higher prices will K~ ?1-, .t ******* B?v. A uroop of,boy seonis-.has voluntar ily offered to assist, the American committee, acting as messengers end escorts for thev women, and they are doing valuable service at the railway HOME ECONOMICS WILL BE TAUGHT AT A LOCAL MILL Misa Fray ?er and Miss Moseley Will Establish A Department At the Mlli (From Wednesday's Daily.) Anderson people will soon have an opportnlty to see whether or not cer tain departments of the tInited states government's work are really as val uable as is claimed. The example will be furniehed here In the efforts which are to be launched by Miss Mary E. Frayser, general State Markiger of the Home Economics Department of the. Government, which is now being conducted in this State in connection with Winthrop college. Through the kindness of B. B. OoBBett, of the Riv erside and Toxaway mills, a depart ment will be established at that mill and Miss Frayser will endeavor to as sist the people of that will commu nity as much as possible. Mr. Gossett has placed at Miss Frayser'B disposal one of the commo dious cottages in his mill village and this will be the headquarters of the department. Here the housewives or the city may bring their problems ana an effort will he made to solve them. Arrangements are now under way for iretting this cottage into shape and it Is understood that the opening aate for the local demonstration will be on August 19 at which time an elab orate program will be rendered and tho object of. the undertaking clearly explained to Anderson people. Misa Lena MoBeiey lias been se cured as local demonstrator and wl1' assist Miss Freyser until that 'lady lias to resume her duties elsewhere, at which time Miss MoBoley will ; ?urne entire charge of the demonslr tion in this city. BRILLIANT PLAY IN TOURNAMENT Fight for Tennis Cup Responsi ble for Anderson Seeing Splendid Game? In the men's doubles, played yes terday in tho leunis tournament which. If now going-on," sohle of the best playing'ever seen in Anderson was done. The team work of Wfcbb and Stephens and Mattison and Mattison was superb. In the opening sets Webb and Stephens defeated Mattison and Mat. tison two but of three as follows: 4-6: 7-5- ? *. * Ip the second series Brown de faulted to Bewley and Smith and in th? third and concluding a?t of the afternoon Webb and Stephens de feated Bewley ' ah'd "Smith two straight sets, these being by the scores of 6-2 and 6.4. Play will be, resumed today for the championship with Webb and Steph ens contending against a?.-e?iDers. EYE WITNESS TO RECENT FIGHT Thrilling Account of Naval En gagement Between British Cruisers and Submarines (By Associated Press) - Edinburgh ' August 12.?The Scots man today, prints the story of an eye witness of the naval battle between marines In which the submarine U-16 was lost. "The cruiser squadron on Sunday" aware of the approach of the submar ine flotilla. The enemy was sub merged, only the periscopes showing. The attitude of the British in the face of this-attack was cool and the enemy was utterly misled when suddenly the cruiser Birmingham, steaming at full speed, fired, the first shot. , This shot was carefully aimed, not at. the sub merged body of a submarine, but at the thin line of the periscope. "The Buu?efy Wn superbly accu rate ' and' ahattered ' the periscope. Thereupon ' the submarine, ' now a blinded thing-,- rushed along under wa ter in imminent' danger of self de struction from collision with ' the cruisers above. "The sightlesi submarine was forc ed to some to the surface, whereupon the Birmingham's gunner rvred the second shot of th? fight. This shot struck at. the base of the conning tower, ripping the whole of the upper structure clean and the C-16 sank like a atone. "The . remainder of the submarine flotilla fled." ________________ WILL GIVE NOTICE. Twenty.fonr Hoars Notice WRI Be Often.Befem Market Opeas. New YoNtv Aug. 11.?Cable advices received here from Liverpool today indicated that the Cotton Trade Aa-j sociatton there h?s taken steps which might expedite liquidation "Of straddle accounts, and thug promote the work of evening up commitments here. Ex cept for tho talk of better progress in the closing ot oi international -n? mounts, local 'traders report?d. littoe change in the situation. < Liverpool announced that * notice or twenty tour hours would be given berore th? futures market there reopened. FARMERS' UNION NOW j ON THE RIGHT TRACK FAVOR MORE DIVERSIFICA TION OF CROPS UNION IMPROVING Held An Important Session in Anderson Yesterday to Con sider Problems (From Wednesday's Dally.) Those who know say that the An derson county farmers' union has at last wakened to the fact that the en tire trouble with the south and the southern farmer 1b to be found in the amount of cotton planted eacli year. This is the deduction reached after the meeting of the union was con cluded yesterday. With J. W. Itothrock. the president of the county union, in the chair, the meeting was called to order lu the court house yesterday morning at 11 oVi-jck. A report was submitted covering the entertainment of the state union, which met in this city a few weeks ago, and the local union passed res olutions extending the official thunks of the organization to the Anderson chamber of commerce and to Clemson College for the courtesies extended the union while in session. The report of the secretary shows that several new applications for membership have been received with in the last few days und that these up nHeant? have bee recommended for membership. A substantial increase In membership is now apparent und if. 1b believed that the European war is Irvmg a good effect on the county unions because of tiie fact that the farmers see the necessity of uniting for their own protection on the mar keting of crops. A resolution was introduced and adopted which Bays In effect that the Anderson county union must get be hind the effort to curtail the planting of cotton and to further crop diversi fication. This resolution would have the union endeacvor to further the j move calling for more grain and less cotton to bo planted. The union pro poses to build up the live stock indu. try of this section and to promote the rising of meats of all kinds in order that assistance may be rendered the Anderson cnauiber of commerce in its efforts''.to secure a meat-packing house for this city and county. , The union entered into an election of delegates to represent that body at the southern cotton congress which neets In Washington tomorrow and chose J. M. Broyles, T. T. Wakefield and F. L. Burrls. The following were the resolutions - as adopted yesterday: . "Whereas the European war h p.s caused the United States to become excited concerning our market and whereas we may have a continuance of the war for many years and our market may be all torn up so that we will have to support ourselves inde pendent of Europe and whereas cot ton is our chief article of export and our money crop. "Therefore be It resolved, by the Anderson county farmers' union now in session that we adopt the plan of living at home and making our own living and a surplus to feed our city neighbors by raising more wheat, oats corn, potatoes, hay and all such ar ticles and have our surplus crop cot ton. And resolved second, that we then hold such cotton until we can get a profitable price for it. ; "Resolved, third, that we ask and urge all the farmers of Anderson county to come into the farmers's un ion and help us build up the ruin, thereby putting- ourselves Invclose touch with ?ar.h other where we can accomplish the desire of our hearts and make an honest living for our families and raise and educate, our children so that they can go into tbe world and be an honor to us and be able to live like they- shoub* live and thank their God that they were raised on the farm and by tarru parents and evic call us blessed *nd show to the world that wc werr men." CITY EVACUATED. HazaMin in Hands of Constitutional. Ists and No Rioting Reported* On Board U. S. Steamship Califor nia Mazailin, Mex., Aug. 10.?(De layed In transmission, Precede La redo.)?The evacuation of Mazatlin by tho Federal garrison and its oc cupation by th? Constitutionalists to night was complete. Fifteen Federal officers, and two volunteers were exe cuted, in the presence < r nil the Fed eral prisoners assembled at the eus* torna house. One of the doomed men was given time In which to compose a letter to his wife. Tho bodies were left all day In the sun, where they fell. The city is quiet. There was no looting. ' American navy surgeons on board the California turned over the ship's honnital department to wounded Con stitutionalists and lent their profes sional services. A SERIOUS SITUATION. ? New York, Aug. 11.?Through fall, are of British end German vessels U> report weather conditions at sea be cause of the fear that their locations will be forwarded to boctlle cruisers, the weather bureau1 Is unable, to'give notice of West Indian hurricanes how, probably forming. Owners Of ships sailing; to. South American and We?,i Kndlan ports and officials In the local forecaster's office declared today the situation was extremely serious. We Sell 1 Brenlin Window Shades ?In the End the Cheapest Shade You Can Buy They are made of closely woven cloth without that "filling" of chalk and clay which, in the ordinary shade, soon cracks and falls out in unsightly "pin Isoles." Sun won't fade it nor water spot it. It. is su; pie?not tiff, yet al ways hangs straight and smooth. Made also in Brenlin Duplex?light on one side and dark on the other. A HIGH CLASS SHADE THAT YOU WANT TO SEE - G. F. Tolly & Son ANDERSON SOUTH CAROLINA Know All Worn That Preserving and Jam Time is on the way And That Man Austin is better prepared than, e>ver tpv supply your wants in this line. Jelly Mlasses Porcelain Tup Fruit ?'w s Oiass Top Fruit Jars Cherry Bed Fruit Ja.* Rubber ?Best 10c rubber made. Apple Blossom Fruit Jar rubber ?the liest fie rubber made. Uradnated Measures Bolanden* Dish Pana Hasting Spoons Rippers Preserving Kettle- etc Bleckley Building On The Corner. Anderson, S. C. If every farmer will sow five acres of oats to the plow,.and ihres .?eres of wheat to the plow, on ground that Is well prenar-d and we* Ifertilized, he will make enough wheat and oats to do him. The Corn crop is likedy' to. b? short, in this section as ihe season \ have not been favorable for making corn. it the war in Europe continues for x long-time, there-will be a tremendous amount of corn and wheat ana oats exported to Europe and this will make corn, wheat and oats hi_h. September'is a good time to sow oats. Prepare the groumjkl-^ carefully and thoroughly befdfe you get to picking cotton, and fer tilize it with about 3oo pounds to the acre of say, 10-1-3 or 10-l-4iL your oats will get well rooted before the cold weather comes on and! ' if sown in the drill it is about as sure a crop as you can planfJ Thest oats will come in early next spring and wiL help put a shdrtf :orn crop. ^$|8 Now and then you hear of a farmer sowing oats in August, and we* I believe the August sowing always makes a good crop. jj ' ftp September is a capital time to sow oats and we believe if will pay ou mighty well to sow some this fall. fjj "L It always pays to prepare your land well, and to fertilize if well J $10 DISCOUNT allowed each pn pi I who enters our College within the aext thirty days. If Interested, write at once for fall *; Electric faun Installed in each ie partmcirt of our College. vMcF^at^Boiii^?t Business College. tyM jj COLITMBU.tJ.C..