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M ANDERSON INTELLIGENCES FOUNDED AUGUST 1, 18GO. 126 North Main Street ANDERSON, S. C. W. W. SMOAK, Editor and DUB. Mgr D. WATSON DELL.City Editor. | PHELPS 8ASSEEN, Advertising Mgr T. B. GODFREY.Circulation Mgr. E. ADAMS, Telegruph Editor and Foreman. Member of Associated Presa and Receiving Complete Daily Telegraphic Service. Entered according to Act of Con gress as Second Class Mall Matter at the Post office at Anderson, S. O SUBSflHI'TION BATES Semi-Weekly One Year .$1.601 Six Mont IIB . .761 Daily Ono Year .f5.001 Six Months . 2.50 Three Months. 1-251 TELEPHONES Editorial mid DtiBlness Office.321 Job Printing .G93-L The Intel brenner ls delivered bj carriers in the city, ir you fail tc get your paper regularly please notify ns. Opposite your na ino on thc label of your paper h nrinted date tc which our paper ls paid. Al1 checkr and drafts should bo drawn to The Anderson Intelligencer. - a? .Did the society editor of the afternoon paper attend the circus, or did she remain at home to study costuming? How many ears of corn mus? a farmer feed to his horse? The special legislature should settlf m-- this along with the number of acres of cotton to be planted. Let the legislature decide how IM; many subscribers it is right for a Wi", newspaper to have, while they ar? regulating ( ? ). |||' We are of the opinion that Wt:t some of the merchants are selling isp;' too many pairs pf shoes to farm Rgf: ers. Of course a.farmer should vT wear only a specified number of P pairs In a' jt??r. it' would be well jip for the legislature' to look into Legislator.^iSray. need not have put that property qualification so S?& high to keep*newspaper men cu? of the legislature. We do not know one triait could go in over a $5,000 property qualification, ||p instead of f *4?0Q,QQO. iWS- Oxec?ujvcit?iTOsi?n?. of ihe city ?fsk'counc?- nave suddenly become Jggfc, Very unpopul?r; ^ Why sh'?ulaMhTpublIc's busi BS^^ess be ?ttehjdelfl, to behind closed - ^^(?o?rs? Xjb'e ,,pubil? should know Hg^hat the public i ser vants are do ?L-; " If the commissiotTplan of gov :, jeriiment l^g^jt fWr Mexico what HH^ Sheriff of Richland -attaches ??^Ringling's circus"-headline in newspaper. What in the name of ^RH?^rtpn:.9?it8e does he want with ?Btifescnator Tillman will sow all 1^K^?,'??ts" he' can, but he will not WM^Baseball has the war backed, I JPppff the boards. I , Bp Contort goods week In Ander 'd^*T*l.et',the ladies all wear only cot Wm?' ton goods next week. -i^fc Tiie nomesPun dress of the .v?H*fnothers showed patriotism. Will ^?KnoMjie cotton dress of the moth gSB^oSf today be equally patriotic? ?. WATERLOO. Why nave the mighty lived ! Ri i why have they tiled? RI; . ts lt ever tkua with idle wreck WM&,. to' strew W- : Saet?a soon as thine, remorse? W&r'-' : r les? Waterloo? ' R:' Hojpejees the lesson t Vainly hath Wm. -lever'cried H BP' " th te tb man-"So perish Bi; Inhuman prlder* W&l' mest; the many combat BBB? '"' 'fjfOr *he few; Wl$( JBtBl .most the noblest blood II, ,.''^--fiif.--fl?*th u??e'w; "? Tyrants, c?-v.es, freemen, mol ly : #$te?tftf ?ld? hy eitel. ? Vi OB ouch a day the world waa g: .:V;V^W;?hd 'W?n ; . ^^J?!?NPEY .*-?harsftha; such ' Saw glorious Hannibal a fugi. : S So fod ed 'neath the Macedonian '.' E^a^B pale star; so empire ! From 'Harolds brow, but be f?H^^n^toliv?l fe . ? .. '-Si*'A. do Vere. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE HOUSTON'S ADVICE TO FARMERS. Among thc utterances of prominent business men of the nation, and among the utterances and advice offered, in the opinion of The Intelligencer, there has nothing been said with more sense to it, or of more practical nature than the following plan by Hon. D. F. Houston, National Secretary of Agriculture. He does not advise that the legislatures shall pass stringent laws restricting the acreage of cotton next year, but that "there is no other feasible way of bringing about wise action on the part of Southern farmers EX CEPT TH KOL) G H THE PROPOSAL AND ADOPTION OF A CONSTRUCTIVE PLAN." But let Mr. Houston tell this himself: All the officers of the Department of Agriculture imme diately concerned have given most earnest and prolonged consideration to the problems presented to the Southern farmer by the breaking out of the European war. We are definitely of th>? opinion that there is no other feasible way of bringing about wise action on the part of Southern farmers except through the proposal and adoption of a constructive pltm. lu the face of past experience and. . knowledge of the human element involved, it does not seem likely that an effort to irluce Southern farmers sim ply to restrict acreage will solve the problem. In the past such an effort has been made, lt has been found that where agreements have been made to reduce acreage they have not ben obsrved, and that instead of a reduction of acreage resulting there has been an increase and the pro duction of a larger crop. Many individuals thinking that others would reduce acreage have increased theirs, and the result has been that which 1 have indicated. The constructive plan which appeals to this Department as wise and practicable is simply this: To bring home to the farmers the fact that in the next year or in the next few years the prices of all foodstuffs are likely to be high, and that it is the part of wisdom for the farmers of the . country to make every effort to take advantage of the situation and to increase their products of foodstuffs so far as possible. Even if the Southern farmers should not think it wise to produce grains, such as wheat and corn, for foreign export or for interstate shipment in competi tion with the middle West, it would seem to us that they should recognize the wisdom of produciing enough of these commodities for home consumption and for the in tercommunity market. Many of the Southern States im port many millions of dollars worth of grain each year. With the increasing prices of these products it is econom ically unsound for the South to rely so largely on other sections for them. It seems clear to this Department that southern farmers should at least produce grains for home consumption as a means of cutting down the family ex penses, and that they might increase their production of chickens, guineas, turkeys and hogs to the point at least of supplying their own needs and the needs of their neighbors. With adequate attention to marketing, they can also profitably produce these things foor interstate shipment. 1 am told that the number of poultry on the average Ohio farmm is approximately 125, while the number on the average South Carolina farm is about 14. The snmeLfomparison would doubtless obtain with refer ence to most of the Southern States. This situation should be remedied and can be remedied. The whole na tion is confronted with a problem of securing enough meat for its own consumption. Too exclusive attention in the past has been given to the production of the large ani mals, such as beef cattle, and to the production of these on the big ranch, whiich is in a measure disappearing. We are confronted with a decreasing meat'supply and a rapidly increasing population, it is obvious to everybody who thinks that a much larger part of the meat con sumption of the nation might well be the consumption of. poultry of a considerable variety and of hogs. As .a mat ter of fact, a very large percentage today of the meat con sumed is of this kind. The production of these smaller animals can be . very considerably increased, if each indi vidual farmer will give his attention to their production, and they can be increased and quickly increased without very great expense. They can be consumed at home, relieving the farmer of the expense of securing his meat from remote States, paying transportation and middle man's cost; and with the use of known methods of mar keting they can be shipped beyond the community. If the Southern farmer* will give his attention next year and the year after to these things, and economize in produc tion by saving manure, thereby reducing his fertilizer bill, and by planting winter cover crops, especially winter le gumes, he can secure the surest relief for himself and for his community jn this emergency, and can bring about a wiser direction of his activities as a prominent part of ag ricultural economy in the South. In "this direction it seems to me lies the wise use of a much larger percentage of the Southern farmer's labor and capital, and of his land. The Department urges that the Southern farmer follow this direction as the-surest means of increasing his returns and of bringing about a better foundation for prosperity in the South. If he had done this Un recent years he would now have means of subsistence and would not be com pelled in so many instances to part v?th his cotton im mediately. I recognize that there have been, impediments placed in the way of many Southern farmers in his attempt to di vrsify his agriculture by failure of banks and merchants Mo extend him credit on other things than cotton. It seems to me that this has been shortsighted on the part of * banks and merchants. After all, trie character of the indi vidual is tiV foundation of credit, and again it is almost a truism that it is more important to guarantee that credit extended shall be wisely used than that it shall be ex tended at all. The bankers and merchants should co-op erate with the farmers in ascertaining what is the wisest use of credit and in directing the application of capital and labor into the most fruitful channels. . The hearty co-operation of individuals in the South, of land-owners and tenants, of all Southern organizations, bankers and merchants is needed to bring about a better direction of Southern agricultural enterprise. If they should see fit ai this time to follow such a constructive program as has been indicated, it .would result, as a mat ter of course, that less labor and capital would go irto cotton planting and that the output of this particwar crop in another year would be proportionately reduced, or that In any event the South could like at home and utilize what cotton it did produce as a cash asset. Th? Depart ' m?nt of Agricurture is proposing this constructive plan to i Southern farmers, bankers, and merchants, and is suggest ing it not. only through Its demonstrators but through circulars, nt has issued at least 300,000 of these circu lars and will continue its efforts in this direction., A pretty general acceptance of such a -plan known to the public, as a manner of course, would afford the South a guarantee of subsistence In the near future, and would react on the present prices of coott?n. Very truly yours, * '-v'-V >N P.F.HOUSTON, '??pg^^ . Secretary. OOOOOOOOO?? O So ? o o o o - o o TALKING ABOUT US o o o ooooooooooooooooo TALKING ABOUT US. A Good Daily Paper. Cn October 1st Willam Hank, retired as editor of the Anderson Intelligencer to accept a position with the State Qepartmet * of Agriculture. He is succeeded by W. W. Smoak, We welcome Edi tor Smoak, but are sorry to lose Editor Banks. He has made the Intelligencer a good daily paper. -Tugaloo Tribune. Regrti Retirement. Tnt. Anderson Intelligencer an nounces that on October 1st W. W. Smoak, until that date busi ness manager of that paper, took charge as editor, succeeding Wil liam Binks. The latter has tak en an important pssition with the State Department of Agriculture. Wc regret Mr. Bank's retirement from the newspaper field, but we feel sure that in Mr. Smoak the Intelligencer management has found an able successor to him. Keowee Courier. Honest Conviction. We wish The Anderson Intelli gencer continued success under its new editor, Mr. W. W. Smoak. He evidently realizes the. respon sibility which has devolved up<?n him as successor to the "big hearted, big-brained , William Banks, judging from the' follow ing taken from his "Foreword.". "But since this duty has been placed upon me, ! shatt endeavor to discharge it with all my' squt The readers who, shall daijy suarji these columns may not find here many brilliant thoughts clothed in faultless English; but they will find the honest conviction^ of pri? whose every thought shall be for the upbuilding of a bigger and purer city, a richer and happier county, a prouder and more, pat riotic State. This purpose " will underlie what shall? here, be; writ-, ten, and by it I wjsh to be Judged. Yes, I shall make ifiistakes-^wh? does not? 1 shall fall far shoit of my ideals in many things, be1( cause I am human.' You,' dear reader, shall do likewise ai)d, for the same reason^ So; let ui not censure each othentoo?severely.V. . Whatever other-'thamdteristics an editor, may. hatc,^. .unless .. he Jhas "honest c?nxictf?ris,.*'^ ?ind dares to express them fearlessly, his work/ however laborious will be in vain.-Lanc?ster N?ws. Worked Together. Col. William Banks has resign ed as editor of the Anderson Daily Intelligencej;-<?'-take an im portant position W4i(to," tH? State Department of. Agriculture, and is succeeded as editor by Mr. W. W. Smoak, who has been busi ness manager. Col. Banks is a most able writer, and in going with the Department of Agricul ture will be associated with Com missioner E. J. Watson, which will doubtless seem like "old times" to them as they worked together or. the State newspaper for several years.~-Un.ion Pro gress. ?; Regrets Journalistic Loss. "Billy" Banks, ? lately editor and moving spirit ..pf the wide awake Anderson Intelligencer, has resigned from his dirties In My Town," and has accepted a posi tion with the Statt^griepltural Department, with- headquarters In Columbia. South Carolina regrets this distinct 'J$ss, ; staff wishes "Billy" mighty, well,. Anil we shall now fully look for Edit tor Smo?k to rise-equal to arty occasion that Anderson may see* fit to test out 'his penchant ?en with.-Edgefield Chronicle., CoL Wm. Banka R?rt??* - Col. William Banks who estab lished the Andefse*lDta^ ligencer has resigned the editor ship of that paper Jto ^acceW ' ? position in the om$e','c?f ,'tli? ?om missioner of Agna?Uur&? Tho change will relieve Col. Bank&'of the arduous dutiesf.o5.Vtf?h?!j^ t?rial work and w>H.. doubtless benefit his health which, has ?ot been the best for s^ifte'tlme.'1 J . , Billy Banks ^^?L0m?^M friends in every section of tho State.' He know?^nVtfre?vpeopl? and 'more people know, him than Carter had oats, the use pf which old time expresslon-$ay notmakfe a clear sentence but 'it, ^Ift-'^K a fact all the same; Banks de serves all the good wishes he Is getting these days. ?fgilot'on ly a mosf lovable n?y^a1|?wsf, paper man of real ?mlity. ' Mr. W. W. Smoak" who has keen business h. to^r succeeds A striking line of stripes for fall-narrow stripes, wide stripes, broken stripes, but all in the right line of fashion. If you don't fancy stripes there are fancy mixtures a plenty here. For young men especial ly smart designs that look the part. Prices $10 to $25. Overcoats $10 to $25. stetson Hajs $3.50 to $5. Evans Special hats $2 and $3. Shoes $3.50 to $6.50. ?. Order by parcel post We prepay all charges. .. Banks as editor and will also be business manager. Here's wish ing .him much su?ce?s. I He will have his hands full with two man's size jobs to look after. Greenwood Index. , , No Further Move In ! Mexican Situation. . .Washington,-Oct.- - 10-The-United States government ?will make no fur ther move in the Mexican situation and will reserve announceemntot its future policy towards the Mexican entrai government until General Car ranza, the first Constitutionalist chief,' has given formal guarantee of full pro tection to aliena and Mexicans, Irres pective of their affiliations, and prom ises not to reimpose customs duties collected by Americans during the oc cupation of Vera-Cruz. . dd j .>'. Thia was Gie positive declaration of State department of Octals tonight fol lowing the announcement that, des pite two : attempts? Carranza < so far has refused to explain, satisfactorily his position as. to what step he con-, templates,taking,upon the withdrawal of. the American, forces 'from ..Vera Cruz. It .was pointed out .that Gener al Funs*on had seen red the services of Mexican; officials In the administration, ot civil government at Vera Cru^ upon the condition "th?t they would be pre= tee ted yfie hw" W lthdreW. Under the Mexican) law these officials are'Habib for serving Invaders''to imprisonment for some five to. twenty years. Immun ity for th?se citizens io sought by the government. . ' '"' NEWSYJL?TTER FROM BELTON Baptist Sunday School Pick* Cct ton for the Benefit of the Orphanage. i Belton, Oct' 10-The Belton fair, which comes off Wednesday, October 31, is all Gie talk now, and i as the time draws nearer Ute hundreds in terested ariel becoming more enthu siastic- The' woather permitting, this should be the best fair ever pulled off in the Piedmont. Remember' the date, Wednesday, Oc tober Si, and ba on nano to meet your friends throughout the county. The Baptist Sunday schools turned hot In full force this afternoon and picked cotton- The money,made will be given to Connie Maxwell Orphan age. Miss Leda Poor's, class picked 314 pounds and Mrs. D A. Goer's class picked 504 pounds. Mrs. Deer's class plckedfea the farm of A- S. Fant and Misa Poore'a class picked on tho rarm ot the teacher's faUier, T C.. Poora- -i This money, will bo turned over-,;, tho orphanage in Ute next few days. AU tho pickers were small children, ranging around 12 ye.-vrs pf age. ' Rev. S. P. Hair, of I^lt.MUJijS-^J-/ will preach here at tho Fret Baptist church tomorrow, morning and even ing. Rev. Mr. Hair ih an able speak er and both services will bo well at tended- Morning Her vice at ll : 30 and evening at 7.30. Public ia cordially ?invited tb attend these ? servces.. W. T. Mc Dow and, son; Sidney, bf Belton, route one, were in town today on business- '. . ?< > . -V- , '?.::.',-v;' A & Miss Oma Cox may he mentioned among those In Anderson .today shop ping. - . 'S- Zh-C ?-. ! MISB SOlma Hunter. oMle\ton>routo tour, was among those who went to Anderson today. I BEE HIVE ti^W^^ .Will Harley, of Toney Creek, was ,injAI E>?A*VM?^mir A t among those in Belton today on busi- WHU>Lil^??L*&,f L^H.ALi neaB. / Avwt\\y t. iv J. T. Maddox, of Bolton route two, , ? A\^'? - , may be mentioned among those here Disposed of Qv&r $2,000 W?rth today on busineBa. of Goods to ~Jo wish, Hm of . Mrs- E. M. Harley and daughter. Baltimore. MdvW Miss Edna, of Toney Creek, were In ? . ~ town today shopping. -. ". . ? -'?- 0, H. Bailes, proprietor of the Bee . Hive store, of Anderson, pat through Adnats Town ts i#e*t. . a dea* Saturday, iti^oivins some two ?"Ba?e, OoUrg^Tlie BriaaiSn JUBpU& j-ot-tbTee-thousand-doHara--Mr'-Balle;,,*-' .sador, wbiledenylng Af?Port-tljat the gold a-large quanttty of last year's garrison of Prtemysl in Galicia^had merchandlse to a well known Jewish surrendered to the Russians, added flnn f Baltmor^ Bld., And the goods ^however.the whole^^town^ta afire and are now beln? Alpi?lbo\their new its capitulation is now inevitable. I home> ,n dla* us?ln3hV-latt*r Mr. Fmiieror Leaves Field. Bailes said that he soldjthe gooda aim Emperor Leaves rieio. pJy because he dId not care to carry Petrograd, Oct. 9.- Emperor Nicho- stock over fromom* sS?TO?'tii'another. las returned to Tsarskoe-Selo today He estimated thafc,',<^e?geoda sold from his trip, of inspection of the Bus- would total a whbiedhte mee pf $4,000, stan srinles at the front- but he prefers to lose'a1 little on the li*-1-;-rs deal rather tbau''to'WrttV'bld goods around his store- ?.' " YOUBAD IN THIS PAPER WUl Not 8nppeH>}P#?tv??BlTe>b : -u. Un in. Hoaph?O EVO? UnUta . Boston, OcL lOrr^ftniProblbUion A liaabllSo Cf Ol J nUIIlD A state convention today ? rejected the 'ffl nf fha f Allin O? Proposition to support./*?,progressive r?* 'Ul III? : luff ll. porty candidates lUj-vJew o?;ihe adop ! ? tlon by that party g?a platform plank favoring natlorial^.p'roblMltlpo. I- . . -~ ; 1 : .ii) vjiTTCiVi - ~mss I ^^^^ , . V? '" i a nj ..o-ju. j??ff^^^ ?aaBfifiSs?aSSfflfiSiB*^^ iioftd lou -. SP ^HSWK IfB^^^^"^W^Sfcisjib^ '"'! :(' " ; JaLr ^B^^^-^^^w^^S^^B ?in'b??lhod-'>' ? ^"?S^^^^^^^^^ffiifes^f :??)P?5 rilli-.il-- .j ' \' ; ^^K^I'^^^SK?K .'#-1. itfw. ?JOH?. ;j?i ? V ' ' . ^IH^^^AvSwf^^^^^ffBBb^ ? jam ll vik ra^^aP^^r i The Cotton Fields of rie/ar?y all our best and most progressive farmers at ttjis itme have COLE THREE FURROW GRAIN DRILLS "sowing grain. \ \ . If you haye not such an implement you should have bhe. It is the only safe, sure way of getting a crop? Such an' Implement insures largest possible yiel?j< fl . Put in; vour efrain now with ? COLE THREE F?RR?W DRILL. An^rson, ?. C., . Belton, S. Greenville, Sv a