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Buy ? suit of clothes tailoredftto your nleasure, made from very special woolens, you tc select yours from hundreds of patterns ho\y pit display at this store. Our a tumn-display is in its fjr$t freshness and beauty and we have some extraordinary values in woolens from which suits are being made lo measure at SIS I S16.450 - SIS - SSOand S22.0? These ire going rapidly. Cb$?e and select your suit before sorne vof the patterns are sold out. We jiave nothing but the newest and classiest of foreign and dc nestic woolens in our-display, ll'delights the eye/arid Jthe clothing we make proves a source of constant delight and satisfaction io the wearer. If tl e above priceajdo not please you, remember we tailo* clothing to measure at ? ^ / practically any figure p>u may wish to pay. to $40.'QO ER, Manager ormg A. DEAN, Asst. Manager 122 W. Whittier Street SHOD WON'T LEND HIS 1 DECLINES TO AGREE TO PLAN SUGGESTED BY HENRY. A SHARP LETTER ..".'..<..- --- 3*8? That Cotton Fanner Do Not ISM* Help More Thna Any 'Other of Crop Growers. {( '.(,v? .-./. . j .i.^r^?oKton, Oct- 0.-Tho plan for du;gflt> federal aid to cotton growers ,t,Q,,tpQ.oxteut of $4no,?00,oi)o was the Wjbjeot; bf sharp criticism in a letter to RQprp'rentativo Henry, of Texas, ?W.axloi public tonight.by Secretary Mc ,4,floo> , Tb,?, letter Is In reply to recent ?? stawnje^'te'(9 the HOUHO by Mr Henry. Wc* 0]n<yiflo> announces the proposal A-ys^f-l??%^'rMf! QI rana'saa,canal Uy?jflfl to bolster th't cotton crop is not . nractlcablo and generally objects to al) (liq.,features of the Henry plan. Hfp-j{5ft}ls| attention to the fact that t,Upge. who. deal in tobacco, naval *tft.TW> soppor, silver and other com modttle^i.havo sought government aid. . Alt we disregard every suffering In terest except cotton," ' he said, "and make it the solo beneficiary of gov ernmental'favor, what becomes of the Denmcr?jtb^ principio ot 'equal rlghti for HUT, special privileges to none?' fi tftitoi mpawter upon the course you suggest we must help every distressed Industry Impartially. To do. that wqlud necessitate the issue of many more than $400,000,000 In bonds and greenbacks and dangerously Involve tho credit of the government It would bo a hopeless undertaking, in def Inane of every sound principle of finance and economics, with certain disaster afc- the ead-" . Representative Henry Introduced "In the i House, today a compromise loan proposal presented in ?. hilt framed last? night by a conference of Southern members bf Congress. It would r?* duce the proposed loan to 9250.000,000. "What ls rojaliy wanted." said the letter, *'1B a restored market for cot ton. Tho value bf cotton has..beon . Injured this year by tho European . waX This injury cannot be retrieved nor tho'markot restored by legisla tion." .In bis lotter Mr. McAdoo denied that ho had tho'right to deposit treasury funds of which }<ir. Henry had said . there were "aoveral hundred millions." > exclusively, tn the South- The ; taimes required, he Bald, that such funds bo distributed" ns , far as practicable. ^JSfct?ttably between the different . States and nwtton*" ' *?lt tho government had several hun dred million dollars tn the treasury,*' vttr? McAdoo said, "Congress would riot bo engaged now in passing a new tax bill to repair-tho.loes in revenues Oioasluned by tho European war." ii ( .-? tr a o o o o o o . o o VLETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, o .'. o.A/; - ... . o ->9?>^ o o ? o oo o co o o ' Frlenis ?a Need, ^bmo ot the most huting friendships arV often: formed when one, or both, fjriendB wore in adverse ci reuma tan ' ?-ej;'Tho merchants and business;mon, provo to ??iQ ?m?t lunate farmers tha*. they are their friend in "need," Will b? alrivoat suro to be the ones to Whom they wi? go. when, prosperity again comas their way. M?jfih advic? might bo given, but tl?at they will solve the problem, we Are euro, for they are looking st the; ^}^t|e?a;from a human, point of view, andi not .-fv?om the standpoint .'ot-.dol l^and; i*hlfl- Those Who have ob l&att?ns to meet, with the merchants, 'tw#'-tf?1&( sobald, practice economy, ii th* str?cleht, senes of the word, un : Mir ?b*y art ebie .to meet their obit luxuries with necessities, thea If you can't pay your debts, look your cred itors In the face and tell them so, and ask them If they can possibly do so, to help you until the hard times are over. The fact that we must go to home merchants in time of distress, 1B enough for UH to decide that we should patronize them under all circumstan ces aside from tho fact that we some times have to walt for our money to be returned from the mall order hous oa because tho goods were not what' wo thought, or tho garments didn't At like we thought they would. The buy-a-bale movement will sure ly prove a patriotic ono If all that want to, can Bell one bale for ten cents, and no effort be made to just buy from tho moat needy. Any sug gestion that tends to divido people into classes should be avoided. In times of streoa wu have many op portunities to help each other, but we must be Bure we don't mistake giv ing for true charity. One of Web ster's, definitions for charity Is "unl versay love. It must have been Paul's words that Inspired hun: "Thougn 1 give all my goods to feed the poor, and havo not charity, it proflteth me noth ing.'* There will be many that will not have tfap actual neceutdtieb of life.t but nobody wonts to be an ob ject .->f charity alone, but an object of love and charity ls different. The word limit prevents me from, sug gesting a way io reseh them. True char?ty will find a way. Do unto o th ora as we would havo them do unto us, will solve our problems In time of war, and In time of peace. . -MRS. R. O. BROCK. Pendleton, S. C. ooooooooooooo o o. o TOWNVILLE NEWS. o o o ooooooooooooo Townvlllo, Oct. 9-Special. ( We wolcobme October with Its bright, bluo weather. One October spent on a well-kept Southern plantation will.fill the mind with happy memories which will be a source of pleasure during the remain der of a Ute time. School opened here last Monday with Professor Witt of Americas, Ga., as principal. The assistants a.Va Mis sea Klnly, Stowart and Kellet. Quite a number went to Anderson to attend, the circus. It seems that tho death ange! has been walking tbrough the land with a heavy hand this year. It stopped at tho homo of Mr. Harrison Price the 20th ult, and took from him his be loved companion, his wife. She was sick only a few days and bore' her sufferings with much quietude. Mrs. Price was In her 68th year. Her re mains were laid tb rest In Townvllle Baptist Cemetery In the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends who '?aa uaouXbtad to pay the last tribute to this dear woura. Mrs. Price UK ved hore some few ye? rs ago witta Ver husband from her old home ete-.d near the Hotton Ford, where p'.ie was born and reared. . Much sympathy Is also extended to the relatives of Miss Ann Bruce, whose body was laid to rest here last Sun day afternoon tho 27th ult Miss Bruce waa a relative of the much distingu ished Fant family of this placo. She ls greatly missed In the homo and Sabbath school also, where she was a consistent, member. Aa the school days draw nigh, the children will possibly, want some den tal jrork done? Dr. Beal of Atlanta, will do the work tor you nicely; He ls stopping at the Hotel here., ? -A. BJ. g. o o o o o oooooooeooooooo e o o Obltunry. '.>'. o ? . !? o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ir? o On Tuesday night, September SD, 191? Just as tho clock was chiming the hour cf nine, tho dark robed,sa get of death visited the home of Mr S. L?. Hicks and carried away the spirit of the faithful wife and mother. Mrs, Polly Hicks. . ' Mrs. Hicks had benn in declining health for several years, and the shock of her sons death, some two weeks ago caused a light stroke of paralysis, from which shs never re covered She. was also a sufferer Ot Brights di ease. All that medical aid and loving hands could do was done, but nothing could relieve her awful sufferings. To thl dear bereaved oneB we would say, po bot come to UH, but God grant tlllt we make our paths straight as ho* .and meet her over on the other shire where there wjll be no Borrows! and Buffering. God knows .best, Hejlmakes ho mis takes. He let this {precious flower bud and bloom into tb happy .-Chris-? lian ; and when her ?reciouB work waB ended. He said: jfWell dono my good and faithful ser ?int, enter-thou into the joys of thy ibrd." She was always gent?o, kind aid true,- to her. husband, children aid home and friends. Her doon I were always open to every one, shtlalwaya treated everybody alike andi al ini?'-t?eft?jne.ir;' but to love her. - J Mrs. Hicks leaves a .husband and five children, (one haling presided her to tho gravo sofcie two '?f?cVa ago) ono sister and, ?two bnthars. Tho husband is Mr, I 8. \. Hicks; children are Messrs,. Hun'7.'<cks, bf Six and Twenty, and ! Mr?\. Mary WIlBon. Mrs. Nannie I White. and Miss Leila Hicks, of Refugee sec tion. Hie brothers ar* Mr- William McAlister of Liberty! fi. C. and TAf. Ezekiel McAlister of nftr Central, & C. The Bister, Mrs. S^?? Hicks,', pf Six and Twenty. Sh Grav?s a. largo number of friends and rllatlves". baald-. es those named above, ?00 numerous for the writer to try tolmontiou Mrs. Hicks was barri in 1850. She was a daughter of "Ihi?S :B?!r'* Kc?l>: ?Bier, and lived in the Sjk and Twenty aectIon, the most of bjr life. She became a moinlber of tithe Six and Twenty Baptist churchflla her.early years, and has always been Vi faithful cr ireh and Sunda sc hoar worker, up until some two or three ?aars ago- She became too feeble to attind much but alie always bad a prayc* on'her Hps for her church, her pastor and her, Sunday school work. ?>| / ' Interment took placo'OT the,Six and. Twonty Baptist ch) 1 rch tho day -fel lowing hor death, timid ? largs 'cor? course of rolatlvo and ~fMends. Weep not dear chlldrenjjl \ 1 can never como to^yBu. Prepare yourselves for ;h?iveu, Where mother waits''fir you Mrs. Paul }lUlesjDl^v#J? Central, S. C. Wm TWOP1OTT1P FOR PF WM Be Given At Comfig P<wlti 1 Show For the Amateur Chick en Fancier? i / (F's cm Saturday'^ J,?y^?r* v^^S According to o, let ?/fSe?vcdr-tSk Anderson yesterday by J- fi. Jolly, the' Southern Fancler-Farm??r,|dev?ted tfc poultry ralBlng and thlngel?grtculCur? al, that publication will glvj^wc- handft come cups to tho anmtt&r potdtry. ralsors in Anderson. TMj^J|^>wB "We are in receipt of,|four kltu^ letter under date of 2Gthuiptant> ?nff we aro pleased to note ^icmiy^f?ye-o^ ganlzod a poultry araoclaiwh^Jh yoi?R vicinity. Meatier ot s?nftr;_wlli wjf; made In the November fsft&'-of magazine, and we will len! our heaf. aid towards promoting yous shi^aw association. ' .. ' V,: "Wo havo two beautiful Kt?l? .rug* that we would bo pleased l^^hate.'Hp your Bhow, If you will' ma?>nienUqk of same in your prenalumlT?Sfijr,?yH best display by an amatbUT?trtwyrjaK "The Southern Fancier-Farmer bo lieves the moro interest that Is taken in poultry Bhows by tho boys and girls is the only way la which tho Industry will ever build up- We : realise th~8 boys and girls of today must bo the pouitrymcn ot ? tomorrow,.and If we have a number ot thone tn line os the older ones drop out the yo.ung^sOM? can take their place. . & \ "Theso copa are very small, cop tiona! ly neat and tasty, and wo believe any boy or girl winning?thoo} would be proud of them all thew liveai- \ "Assuring you of our appr?cia ti ort and thanking you for the many favor 1 that yon havet conferred upon na I the past, we are "Very truly, | "SC1JTHERN FAKCIFJft't-FARMf?R.'f fOlEY ?1DNEY PHJri ?C* BACKACHE KIDNEYS AMD SLADDCS I , Anders?n'' Phosphate- and < Oil Com f&ny, ?neVton of : 8-4-4 fertilizer, ^^^'rma^^i^^pany, ten tmcka |,< To^ly' Putpltnr l&g chair.' v : "V-^K-JV^V ^ Tata;Har??;*7?A wmpany, one W.'~3? p B.^O? Evana ft Conpany, one stet?' fi- L-?Ot> .' ?;?jleo*?ttet/: ?GL pounds''^ phis" d^t^^^O^'^ ^8B?an <rc^ gr. Ja?eve',S^^'?and it win t&ti& hesa ho?sfiM.O? the city, but ho anti cipates ho^Jfflcultjr in Belting togotfe: er the remainder, of. the prhtee. ; ? Wjt?l? '-^.prlSae for ithe different1 'classes' ,!^^no^^t^'been ' decide* ibpogfr thJMBftfrtng aro the number of fiwai?B wf?w?:.>p? noysmay enter.: ^?>^M|M^t corn por ncr*. 0V?|r .^^^of^the Cora' auburn Pr0pa^ -??SB1'. *?? Steady to eu tc^'tbioHP^d ?.ocnleate; regards ,0fS <#*f?^r toa WO'tt- lepfcclat' cof?^Kt will attract inore tjoy* ^^WfliWw^b?''^y'tnaa has been U^^^raB^^e movement waa ?ret ? (Dy Associated Preset.) . Wa'iblncton. Oct, i).-Finnin??.? anions throughout the country ara improving,-, accruing to reports: fctemng President Wilson .today and ?Democratic} speakers -.are - to be tn* ?trncted to|-dwell ^n thlsvfact during the fall Campaig^^n, ?asw?r to tits expected charges by F.epubl lean s and .Progressive^ ' that th*' new/tariff has Aa a part of tho Democratic - cam paign, tho president probably will is sue a statement when he jigns tho Clayton anti-trust ;bHl/ culing atten tion to the completion* of the program otith?t ieilslatibn Uh, of Chedder, was in terday for a few hours. NEW GOVERN^^ TRIED IN MEXICO May Be That Country WAI Be Put Under the Corainission . Form. (By Associated Presa) ' Washington, . Oct' 9,.-r-A> commission form of government for Mexico until order ls restored ha? beau suggested at the informal dlucusBlonf at: AguaB Callenten, preceding the. formal meet ing between representatives ot Car ranza and Villa. This; Avas r^r?d; to the State Department here tonight and met with/prompt recc-golUon as a possible solution for the .yoxtug problems of tho "muthern r?^ub??r De tails of tho proposal wei t not re ceived hero, .eur ftu'i as kaown; hilt officials found ?o*acwhat ^f a paral lel for the -plan tn she organisation " and powers O?; tho Philippine commis sion; v. v.'^y j Further reports of distress ion. the I west- coast of Mexico cam? : tonight .from Admiral Howard ^Protest to tho Stats Department was (made today by the Spanien, emb?s ??ador against tho reponed arrest ?? ( WILSON EN i ?QTTQN _ Likes l&a cf Kavmff ::;,\^<>o&| Shown ia Woj^ins4T and Ap t?da> ; g?T4^:?.dut/^a, j^stwSwn^^ endorsing the exhibit roi cotton gooda held her?. ?jU. ??a^?jjj?.. u^g?t. ?iat ?Imitat exhibits bo held, ttt : c&?r clUea, -s .',- - , ? ;-?/.'??? :y. \ -IVThe.: .vajfcojw?. . movemsnjia ,? to. ' re?. i??vs - ."the^eitastion'i'of ; tho: >?S^i g*W?lrt&; hard ; .hit hy, wa* con??aw^] . . of exlUhft vO^?Jlion vgo^ds lo Washington-th!*, 1 -" --nedi; ^s. ?y w > of/many, to {SKI m*Sn.; w Is^ii?n, ? ' ?i i?? gratify.' I [t?githM^n?triotle.wfiman c* -tii^r cit Meg m["'bur country are planning ' ' ffioUp^;th?^0od Sample of Washiiu,, ? ton. women -*^^*^jj*1h!b,t9 {;?^;^^ry5SSeoy .TO^?r^d 'a^t?aere*: j fore )to; he ' warmjr; comn^and?<L', - ^(Sboiry? bo ? o ooo ...;;? i-> :-;S^'^; El.-tBrbw 'home from a pleasaht^tay with rela tives. at;BrowpJee/;>. ;.. VV ...- .".. m??M???? TT?r*.: 8. B^/i^voren iras. a??sltor m j Anderson this week. , ' Among the young ladies from here who .stood the teachers' examination In Anderson Isst wees; were Misses Bertha McAllister and Fjuby Spoon. Mrs- Lissie Seawright and; daughter, Mrs. Bessie Willis, wera ghost* for a fe*' . ?Z.J? ibis wcuk wli? reiuiive3 in Anderson. Mrs.. W. A. Hall was called to. Lownd?svllto so varal days ago to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Barney Hutchinson, who U critically ill- . At a meeting of the congregation ot the A. R. P. church on Wednesday night the Everymetnber Canvass waa adopted and th? .? pastor. Rev. S. J. Hood, la very .enthusiastic and elfcteu. over the prospect of his church for the coming year. Among those who attended the; CRM caa In Anderdon/Wednesday ware Mr, and Mrs- W. Fiwk McGee. ^?ra- *&' E. Lb verett, Mm M,;.J..McGee;- Mt*:?t?. A. Burr Isa. Mrs- Ma! ?hall Jon?*-, M*n. il B. Watson. J- p? J?at? & Ic Me? Donald and T. C. Jackson, Jr-. 1 . ". Th? Timrod Literary Society, of th? Iva High School war? reorganized a few days ago and elected the follow ing officers: Earl Smith, president; Essie Cook, vico president; Annie' ye roneo, secretary; Neta Adama, conoor and clifton Watt and Jack Gilli and Bcr?eantfl-at-armB. 1 l i i . Mrs. Irene 'Matlux, who was "the guest thia week pf Mr tu Marshall Jones, has returned to her home in. Jacksonville, Florida . Mles, Sarah Gtlllland, n student of the - Anderson College, spent Sunday and Monday with her parents, Mr? and Mrs- J. F. Gllllland. v; f ; Misa Vera Spoon, ? teacher of the Good Hope' school, opened ber' school Monday foornlSg with bright prob-i pects for the coming session. ? - , The C i vj c : Improvement Association wilt meet tn the school auditorium next Monday, October tho 12th, at 4> o'clock/ Ail members are urged -to be present as hosiness of Imp?rtanse ta to bo attended to. ; Dr% A. L- Smethere, of Anderson, was hero this, week on professional business. : o , . '^ Rev. J- T> KcRco. ot Soddy, Tenn*, preachedau instructivo' service Suur day* night to a large congregation1 itt tho.Presbyterian, church here. / 'The Philathea : class v ofth's?Piss? hvi?rbi.ri i ?-h'M^h^Wil?i-iik'ri?'' s [t?^Sjr?fW:" Polia^ffbefore r^ ?veryb?Hjy hs.. mos* coirdl?lly :%i?wt to attend: th& party as It wilj be given for' r?> worthy - cause' and much tun ^ijV?v. afforded on this 'i#v ision-. , A small admittance fee of live arid ten pents?; will be charged. ? Miaa LoiB Jackson ia the guest thia fce^SI-ot relatives;tn Anderson, Mr. 'Marcus; Howyeo, ot -Elberton j <0&>- has been spending part Of ina W?ffi:$fr??r- with his sister, Mrs- B. Ai Watt;'.-.;; '.' . .. ' ? " ? MrV John T- Adams, au. old' Confadl borhcod,: was. .burled Wednesday sat bid;. Good Hope , ; cemetery with,; Ma so*!" honer? by K?rmc? lodgs o? Hoir land's Store. :|??^i#|TO;iW^:5i; COTTON CLOTHES ' -iii ;'.?';-.*..'..'? '~'? . ?W^'. ws^t?t? ? Bl'tuatiol ^tp?, Wfe have a, far reaching effect In promot ing the sale of tho products of /our principar staple; that lt will cause merchants to buy increased supplies and thereby stlum!?to tho manutac. tura and the salo ot cotton, and thai nwhey otherwise stagnant wilt thus be. brought back into . circulation , 'V?h n . movement, aa 'indicated abov?, meets the approval ot this oom? nany, and agents abd other officials or employees ar* ' earnestly requests*! to lend their hearty support. to tho Scheme, and to Secure thereto^ the co-operation of newspapers, . mer chants and othoi' business men In their respective communities' : "Tfhis ls one ' practical methodof assisting ourselves at *; tufts' when aid necessary,Uand of developing a market for gooda which we Ourselves produce. . ' >Pleaae ott* every means, tn your power to ??ake this movement ft suc cess, . and urge asBistar.ee from your local newspapers, :70ur .business peo ple and you*personal; frfehdi." AMERICAN* CHRISTIAN SO r ? ^tKi^?i?)ING SESSION STfA^i?iti?S : ? ".TALK' .. ; .. ? f.;;.noi..; ? t,t,<m>', ; ;? *. .- . :hurch W?ric?ra Ssy That Field ;Atla^fo.rl9ft:.ll^t- , ^Thpv rural churj^?;3n|t4<-^rtod ot transition. Huiylrcd^.ar^ ;dea4 and ;?thc^.hnn~ u^t^s^ . ebu?$^ sortfg^^?0^9^b)?il?t?Bv force? " : ;, f, Theistiworo.:,ooi?,o^?t tlie ; BidUmer ?;/.' r?hr oj;?pj^i.^om^;To>:ep;:in .an ;?d- :;. dro&3 ..jat^tqnlghty, BCSSI? i of the Amer?cah^: ?^^t?an ,&0B8?onary; So- ^ cJety; wa^J^iMcetlng hero In ?o?S ?on* p^^?f^?h?t?Hf Chrfflt . Car?Y^.;Morsan., of Nashvlllo, -Te?nV;^?rWderuV$l tho board ot trus tees ol 'It?l??i*^^^ I .? ' sion ?i^oa^W^at?oa^and bf what it At tfie/attcroooa/Bessipu ?no society ? ..^ ?lfW^wo^ jnpw^ tweilty seven State* waro enabled lor 1 build churches during* the past year through loans from th? church exton sion" fund. .? -The bo-ard'ff \ to tn I j receipts for the. year amounted to $360,084-57, bf which amount $l?O,R60.34 represented pay ments on loans,-? Tfc? remainder Was now coiiocttone. > "The report states*! that the amount of the churcftBexten- , . rton fund Hc^tonibler Suth last was. ;M1?,4?5??. ' ? : . Strong opposition to ; tho vde|eg?te lyatam;., in*the general Conventions , was voiced .kt< the business session of . the convention today, although the resolution ?roposl?g abojfUsn. ot tho'' delegate Bystera, set for ? special or^; d?r; todfty, waainot teachad becapso^'% ot limited .thus. Th^e, time limit or the business BOB at?te expired bet?re: ? vote, waa; taken 1 on ;^^rJe^ution .". and- lt. went over., % ? MISS - Jolla ??rr, hf Bradley, war ; shopping th tho city yester^sy, ,