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Hurry Up Jf you want some good flour cheap. . % cMBiOTi! $5.75 a barrel is my price for just 10 days. It will please you, if not 1 will take it back and re fund your money, 10 pound Bucket Lard.. ..95c 25 pounds Sugar.. .. ..Sl.50 Hog Feed, pi. 50 and $200 a bag. 100 pounds Salt, white sack 65c Nice empty 100 pound lard kegs.10c I am doing my level best to make times good by dividing my profits with you. Terms cash. Could not afford to sell at these prices any other way. W. A. Power 2*75 Main.. Molasses in glass jugs, per gal- 3oc We. are. headquarters, for. Fire Works. Bort rut und mlco oxtonnlnntormmle Killnauli'klr nntiubsoluU'ly v/'.ibout oitor MuinmirWts? thus provatiiln;' <U>Coini>o*l/ Man. Utmer thnu ?11 tlin trap; in o.J world. In-lmonCiiimfnnilATCOI?N. / S&c.GOc, fl at dealora fat by mr.li. nos: Hud. BOTANICAL MFC. CO. '4th A Rae*St*.. Philadelphia, P.-. IB. B. BLECKLEY 0. M. HEARD Phono G?l Fho?? 2? BlecMey & Heard UNDERTAKERS 117 E. Wfaitner St. Answer nil call? day or night. Phon? 868* ' ?.,B. Poo?a of ?rcenviHe was in An derson yesterday for a short while. J. H. Miller of Pock Hill wbb in the city yesterday for a short while. INSVBE ?OUB PBOPEBT? WITH THE ANDERSON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSUR ANCE CO. Wfc.p are emrryli* over s million and a half dollars on Anderson conn* ift property. The cost is caly $WM> par 81,000. No annual dues. ?ami in last ft years ire have not Sisio ssor? .than oae assessment per f**r- ? Fer further information see or write? J. J. SMITH, President. 3. 11. MA JOS, Secretary. INSURANCE MEN STATE LIQUOR IS FOE TO LONG LIFE Study of Life and Risk Insurance Companies Run Reveals In NEW YORK, Dec. 11.? Tho Johb of five hundred thousand men as the result of the present. warfare could he made pood In less than ten years through complete abstenanec from al coholic drinks by all the Inhabitants of Russia." according to Arthur Hun ter, a New York actuary, who report ed to the convention of the Associa tion of Life Insurance Presidents here today some of the results of an ex haustive mortuary investigation Just completed by the life Insurance com panies Into 2.000,000 Insured lives in the past 25 years. Mr. Hunter is chairman of the cen tral bureau of the Rledlco-Acturial Oommlttee which has charge of the three and one half year inquiry. The investigation was to enable the com of forty-three of tho leading compan ies of the United states and Canada in a great many groups of Insured persons supposed to have a higher than the averago anrong insured lives. While tho fundamental object of the investigation was to enable the elm panics in determining what risks In the future should be accepted rated up or declined, Mr. Hunter said that tho results also could be utilized to lengthen human life. Taking up some of the specific re sults of the investigation, Mr. Hunter said: "Nothing has been more con clusively proven than that a steady uso of alcoholic beverages, or occob Bionalty using it to excess, injures the individual. In my judgment, It has also -been proven beyond perad venture of doubt that total abstain enco from alcohol is of value to humanity; 'it is certain that abstain ers live longer than persons who uso alcoholic beverages. Among the men who admitted that they had taken al cohol, occasionally to excess in the past, but whoso habits were consid ered satisfactory when they were in sured, there were 289 deaths while there would have beed. only 190 had this groupe been made up of insured lives in general. The extra mortality was therefore, over 50 per cent, which was equivalent to a reduction in the averago life of these men of over four years." One of the most insignificant results of tho investigation, ho said, was the high mortality experienced among railroad mem Among locomotive en gineers tho mortality was 60 per cent In execess of that among the insured as a whole, which is equivalent to five years' reduction in the average life Urne. "There 1b a general Impression that saloon keepers do not live as long as persons In non-hasardous occupations, he continued, "but it is now general ly known that most classes which are connected with either the manufac ture or sale of liquor have a high mortality. Among saloon proprietors whether they attond the bar or not, there was an extra mortality of 70 per cent; the cause of death indi cated that a free uso of alcohol bev erages bad caused many of the deaths. In the fourteen sub-diviBions of the trades connected with the manufac ture and sale of alcohol, there was only une class which had a normal mortality and that was the distille'y proprietors." FOB SALE BT EVANS* FHABMACY, Three Stores. teresting Facts. 1914 Savings Club Mir On and After Your money is here Awaiting your 1|?K Gei?ing . 1?: BAIL FOR WHITLOGK SET IN SUM $5,000 JUDGE MEMMINGER ACTED FAVORABLY ON- HABEAS CORPUS PLEA OTHER MATTERS Jury Out in Case of Cleveland Against Southern Public Utilities Co. Acting upon habeas corpus proceed ing brought for tho liberation from prison of S. II. Whltlock. the Pendle ton policeman who is held on charges of having shot to death Charles W. Robertson on htm Monday afternoon. Judge Meramingor yesterday afternoon fixed bail for the imprisoned man in the sum or $5,000. Counsel for the accused man, "Wat kins and Prince, laBt night forwarded the bond to Pendletpn for the signa tures of various persons who will se cure it. Tho papers will probably be returned to the city today, in which event Whltlock will be released. So licitor Kurtz P. Smith argued the proceedings for the State, la their plea counsel for tho imprisoned man presented a number of affidavits with reference to the tragedy, which tend ed to show that Whltlock was acting in self defense and was in every way entitled to bail. Damage Snit On. All of the morning session and practically tho whole of tho afternoon session was taken up with the trial of the case of Miss Jodie May Cleve land against the Southern Public Util ities Company. This is the case which was taken up late Thursday after noon. When court recessed that night a Jury had been drawn and the com plaint and answer in the case read. Upon tho meeting of court yester day morning the taking of testimony in the matter was begun. The plain tiff introduced the following witness es: D. J. Hix, Mrs. I>. J. Hix, Jodie May Cleveland, Mrs. Susan Stephens, Mrs.. T. P. McKinney and J. W. Hilly. The defenso put up witnesses as fol lows: Dr. J. Louis Gray, H. H. Rus sell, Gary Eaten, W. N. Suttles, Al fred Fant, A. C. Kay, W. R. Suther land. A. J. Hearst, J. M. McCown and P. D. Worley. The plaintiff is seek ing $5,000 damages as the result of tho colliding of a street car with a vehicle in which she was riding, the accident occurring on South Main street on October 8, last. Sealed Verdict ' The case was given to the Jury yes terday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock, and after they had been out for sev eral hours without reaching an agree ment Judge Memminger instructed them to return a sealed verdict upon the meeting of court this morning. Last Jury Case. This was the last jury car,c for trial this week. The only other jury caso scheduled for this week, that of Mc Sv/aln versas the Machine and Foun dry Company, was continued until Monday on account of the Indisposi tion of one ot the witnesses. Jurors and witnesses summoned for the first week of court were dismissed yesterday by the court. Judge Mem minger will today entertain matters in equity. MRS. M*LEES DEAD. Mother of Mrs. Eugens T. Anderson Passes Away. Mrs. Susan nZcLees, relict of O. M. McLees and mother of Mrs. Eugene T. Anderson, died yesterday morning at Mrs. Anderson's residence, after an Illness of some eight months. She was a consistent member of Roberts Presbyterian church, and the funeral services will be conducted there this noon by the Rev. W. H. Frazer, pas tor ot the First Presbyterian church, of this city. oooooooooooooooooooo o SPARKLES FROM REFUGE o c o oo^ooeoooooooooooooo REFUGE, Dec. 11.?We have been having somo very bad weather tor the last ten or twelve days. Everyone ts wishing tor the weather to be clear and pretty for tho Christmas season so Santa can visit around In all com munities. Misses BeU and Aurie Nelson visit ed Misses Saille and Et:ie Glllesple last Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and : Mrs. Luther Kay visited relatives In Pendleton last Saturday evening. On account ot the Illness of her sis ter, Miss Declo Newton, tho assistant teacher at the Bishop Branch scbool, has been unable to teach for the pant few days. Her dhtlea were attended to by Miss Leila Wilson. The many friends of Master John and Mrs. Nellie Lenderman will be glad to know that they are able to be up again after a vet y severe Ill ness of typhoid fever. . Lois, the ten-year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Blja Dacus of the Asthabula farm, la dangerously 111 at this writ ing. , Mr. and Mrs. C. P. GUleeple and children ot Septus visited the latter'a parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Phillips, Wednesday Idrs. jane Graham, who has, been living on tho plantation of Rev. R. W. Nelson, has moved up near Seneca. We ore sorry to hear of them moving for thero was no better neighbors to 11*0 by~than Mrs. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Robert GUlestle went to Charlotte. N. C, lsst -week to at tend the funeral eervicee of Mrs. Oll llsplo's brother. They made the trip tn their car. 357,598 INDIVIDUALS PAY INCOME TAXES FIRST COMPLETE COMPILA TION OF RETURN UNDER LAW MADE PUBLIC WEALTHIEST LIVE NEAR BIG CITIES I Tax on All Taxable Incomes Pro duced More Than Twenty Eight Million Dollars. WASHINGTON, Dec. ll?The first[ complete compilation of returns un der the income tax law was made public today in the annual report of the commissioner of internal revenue. It showed returns for the collection year of 1913 by 357, 598 individuals paying these taxes aggregating $28, 253,535 as fol lows: Net Incomes No. Returns. s 1,000,000 and over. 44 $500,000 to $1.000,000 . 91 $400,000 to $500,000 . 44 $300,000 to $400,000 . 84 $250,000 to $300,000 . ?4 $200.000 to $250,000 . 145 $150,000 to $200,000 . 311 $100.000 to $150.000 . 785 $75,000 to. $100,000 . 998 $50,000 t6 $75,000 . 2,618 $40,000 to $50,000 . 2,427 $30,000 to $40,000 . 4,553 $25.000 to $30,000 . 4.164 $20.000 to $25.000 . 6.817 $15.000 to $20.000 . 11,977 $10,000 to $15,000 . 26,818 ! $5.000 to $10,000.101.718 $3,333 to 5.000 .114,484 $2.500 to $3,333 . 79,426 Returns were made by 278,835 mar ried persons, 55,212 single men and 23,551 single women. The normal tax of one per cent, on all taxable In comes produced $12,728,038. Incomes of more than* $20,000 a year and sub ject to surtax produced $15,252,497. The figures show that most of the Individuals with large net incomes live in districts near the cities of New York. Chicago, Philadelphia, BoBton and Detroit. Mpre single women, as well as more single men paying the tax were found In New York than any?| where else! Married women made sep arate returns in'every collection dis trict except in the fifth North Caro lina. Returns were filed by 1,426 Ameri cans residing abroad, representing a total net income' of $19,843,399 and 425 returns were, made by, non resi dent aliens '"renresej&tlng"' ' Incomes amounting to $7.31?,. 42. There were 216.909 corporations doing business in the United States during ihe fiscal year ending June 30. They reported capital stock aggregat ing $64,071.319,185, an increase over 'the previous year of about $2,333,000, 000 reported by 305,336 corporations. The net income of the corporations for the year was-. $4,339,550,008, or nearly 7 per cent, on their, capital, with bonded and other indebtedness amounting to $37,136,215,096. The < net Income reported for the year | showed an Increase of more than $500,000.000. The commissioner announced that j failures to make proper returns were few and cases of fraudulent returns still fewer. The commissioner pointed out that "bootlegging" had Increased to aj m forked degree In States with prohi bition laws. oooooooooooooooo IVA NOTES 6 "Ol ocoooo?tooooooooo Dr. H. Ri. Wells of Anderson was here several days thin week on pro fessional, business. Dr. J. O. Wilson wont . down to Lowndesville Thursday on business. Mr. T. C. Jackson bas returned from Charleston*' -where he went to attend a meeting of the Grand Lodge of Masons. ' ' Mrs. J. F.. Simpson and children of Anderson are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B, 8. Bher? ard. ,*!?,.?w. Re vi J. R. McDee and wife and airs. T. C. Jackson went up to -Starr Thursday to hear Rev< J. A. Smith, the Presbyterian. evangelist, who is conducting a series > of meeting there in the' Methodist: church. Mr. and Mrs. l*irshal Jones havo returned from a few days*, stay' with friendB in Augusta. Rev. J..R. McEbs.-'the. newly elect ed pastor will preach bl8 first, ser mon Sunday morning in the Presby terian church here at 11: lc. Every body is cordially invited to attendais service. ?lEsWI > i~i?uu?. ? . Believe Store Was Robbed aiid Burned Bp*rt?l to Th? Inteitiwuseer. > WALHALLA, Dec. I1.-Bm .large brick store at Rlchland of W. C. and j E. N. Foster wa? destroyed by fire i this morning about 5 o'clock. The en tire stock was lost : It. was discover?l by persons who i reached the seeno tt burning thst the elds : doors of tho, building had been forced, heace the building was perhaps robbed and then burned. . . Two suspicions-': persons were seen about noon today. Two arrest* were Made; bat It Is cot known what evi dence fa had against, them. The amount of Insurance^earvted by Was ter Brothers 1? not i.aown at this time. II^b^H^^isVHH FAIR PLAY FARMER IS SERIOUSLY STABBED BY OSCAR BIRD A NEGRO FROM GEORGIA WHO WAS WANTED CHANCES SLIGHT Though Young Man Was Alive at 7 o'clock Last Night The Worst is Feared. Julius Marett of Fair Play, Oconeo County, the son of E. C. Marett of Westminster, waB stabbed with a butcher knife and probably fatally in jured by Oscar Bird, a negro, at Fair I Play Thursday afternoon. Marett was alive at 7 o'clock last night, but little hope la held out for his recovery. The unfortunate affair occurred when Julius Marett went to a house 1 to arrest the negro, who is wanted by | the sheriff of Fran.klln County, Geor gia, on charges of murder. The Geor gia sheriff came to Fair Play and had Magistrate William T. McClure, a brother-in-law of Marett, to deputize the latter to go and arrest the negro, or induce him to return to Georgia with the officer of that State. Stabbed In Breast. The Georgia officer remained at Marett'a house while the lati ir went to arrest the negro. As Marett en tered the house where the negro was he snatched a knife' from a table and plunged it into the breast of the of ficer, the blade of the instrument go ing several inches deep and severing the sixth rib. A telephone message was received by Dr. J. O. Sanders to come to Fair Play and attend tho young man. Dr. Sanders was unable to make tho trip but Dr. J. R. Young went in his stead, carrying with him Miss Janlo Bryan, a trained nurse. Looking For Bird. The entire lower section of Oconee County Is greatly excited over the af fair and several hundred men are searching for the negro who, it is reported, has escaped to Georgia. It is generally predicted that/ if the ne gro Is caught violence will be done him. The Marett family is one of the largest and most prominent in Oco nee County. Description of. Negro. Sheriff Ashley yesterday received a telegram from Sherirr John W. Davis of Oconee County, who was In La vonia, Georgia, at the time of the af fair, requesting him to be on tho lookout for the'negro, whose name? is given.as Oscar B'rd. The telegram, de scribed the negro rs being of light ginger cake color, about 23 years pf age and weighing prcbably 165 j pounds. -v 27 STATES ARE REPRESENTED! American Association of State Highway Official* is Or ganised. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.? State highway commissioners and engineers I from 27 states were represented bi?re today when the organization of the American Association of State High way officials was perfected. All states ! are expected to be represented in the | organization ultimately. These, of Scars were elected: Presi dent, Harry G. Shirley, Maryland; vice president, Austin B. Fletcher, California; secretary, Joseph Hyde Pratt, North Carolina; treasurer; F. F. Roidgers, Michigan. At today's meeting IT states . Were represented either , by their highway commissioners or engineers, while .10 states were represented by-* proxy. None, but highway, commissioners or engineers will constitute the;voting power of the association. The purpose of the organisation Hs to centralise the work of good roads organisations ob far as possible and to secure the "holding of one good roads convention annually. It also Was decided to cooperate with federal or ganisations In the consid?ration of rood problems. PRIVATE SECRETARY OF STATE'S NEXT GOVERNOR | Manning Says He Will Appoint Her bert A. Moses?Miles Wood 8tc . negropher. SUMTE It, Dec 10.?The Hon. R..I.I Manning; announced today .that bel [would appoint Herbert A. Moses, who has been his secretary for a number ot yearst as his private secretary, upon his inauguration as governor in January. Mr..Miles Wood; who has been Mr. Manning's stenographer for several months, wili have tho same position In the governor's official fam ily. The appointments aro mado for purely personal reasons and have'no political Blgnlflcance,' It , was etateft. Mr. Moses is the eldest son of the j I late Altomoht H"*?s, c? this p??c?, who served as a legislator for Suinter I County, both in the ittdse and senate, where he was centered one of the leading men. He ts> graduate of tho Univern?j of Sout?i Carolina ohd is considered well fitted for th? position, both by his training as a newspaper man and by temperament DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY With us, and then we will lend you money when you need it Interest Paid on Deposits. The Farmers and Merchants Bank and ?* ' "" The Farmers Loan & Trust Co. ANDERSON, S. C. Combined Resources a Little the Rise of One Million Dollars Ol? DIRECTORS: V. A. n. n. J. F. J. I). H. A. J. J. Thou. Smyths, Sullivan, Watson, Hnmmetl, . Orr, Major, C. Jnekson, J. H. Vandlrer. tiro. W. F.vans, W. Laughlln, ,7. V. Herr!*, Foster L. Hrown j. ]{. Douihlt, lt. G. Witerspoon, J. J. Major, Operatives Wanted FOR NEW AND MODEL COTTON FAC TORY AT DANVILLE, VIRGINIA. The Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills, Inc., are start ing up the latest and largest addition to their great plant?the most modern and complete mill in America today. Spinners and Weavers can find here an attractive opening for protitable employment. ' Further information furnished on application. Address :' GEO. W. ROBERTSON, ? . Supt. Dan River Cotton Mills, Danville, Va. FIVE LYNCHINGS IN LOUISIANA DURING PAST WEEK FOR1V1URDER (By Associated Press.) SHRBVEPORT, La., Dec. 11.?Two negroes were lynched near Shreve port today and tonight another, Wat kins Lewis, accused of complicity in the killing of Chariea M. Hicks, a merchant of Sylvester, La., was taken from the parish Jail here by members of a mob and is believed to have been hanged. Lewis was Becured by five men, who gained entrance to the jail through a window end overpowered the jailer. The negro was forced to accompany the men' to an automobile which hurried away, presumably to join other members of the m'jb. Up to a late hour no trace, has been found of tbe negro or his cr.ptorB. The other negroes lynched today arc said to have confessed to the kil ling of Cyrus Hotchkin, an oil field worker, near Mongansport, La., last night. They were taken from an offi cer who was attempting to remove them to Mansfield, La? for safe keep ing. Two other negroes wero hanged by a mob last week for alleged implica tions inthe killing of Hicks._ THE PEACE OF THE PACIFIC FOR THE TIME BEING, NOW RESTORED (By Associated Prwss.) LONDON, Dec. 11.? (9:55 p. .m.)? Replying to his congratulations on the victory of the British squadron over the Germane off (he.Falkland Islands, Winston Spencer Churchill,, first lord of the admiralty, today cabled the Japanese minister of marine as fol lows. "With the sinking of the Scharn horst, GUelsenau, Leipzig and N?rn berg, the whole German squaron which had its base at TsingTau at tho out break of tbe war has been destroyed and the base itself reduced and cap tured. "This event marks the conclusion of active operations in which .the allied fleets have been engaged in the Paci fic for four months. Though it be fallen to a British squadron in the South Atlantic to strike the final blow. It was largely owing to the powerful and untiring assistance ren dered by the Japanese that 'this re sult has been achieved. . ."Had tho enemy.'turned west again, tbe honora wonld. have rested with the Japehese and Australian squadrons moving forward in the general.com bination. ' 1 - "The'peace of the Pacific, for : tho time being, is now restored, and- the commerce of all nations can : pro ceed with safety through the vast ex panse from the coasts of Mozambique to those of South America. The ex pulsion of the Germans from the east is complete and with good and vigi lant arrangements by all a return by them should be rendered extremely difficult and hazardous. "I take the opportunity of your ex cellency's cordial message' to express on behalf of the British and Aus tralian navies earnest recognition of the invaluable naval assistance of Japan." . SINGING OF GERMAN SONG AT DINNER BREAKS UP GATHERING CBy Associated Pits*) NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., Dec. 11.? The singing of a German-song at a dinner herd last night broke ..up the gathering and caused the detention overnight 'by'the military author!tien of V. O. Ryokman, general manager of the Dominion Chain Company. Frank Pfeiffer, also an official of the com pany, was held temporarily. The com manding officer today- released both men and apologised for their deten tion. . ; . The dinner was tor employes of the company and was .attended., by city officials. R^yckman, ?s toastmast er, called on an 'assbolate for an ad dress andh e responded with the Ger man^ Bong." A _ c\t9t!W*gi&i object, saying that to-sing the song would bo unpatriotic.- The" warnttfgumenr that followed broke up the banquet and the officials appealed to tho officer In charge of the troops to act. Cotton. For Japan. ? SAN ANTONIO Texas, Dec. 11.? r;Jlftinload oZ cotton,; consisting of 1,500 bales; loft Taylor, T?xas today on. Itsiway to spinners in Japan.' The Gift Pre-eminent Quality, freshness and uniform deliciousness are good reasons why NUNNALLY'S will be a very Important item upon your Christmas shopping list this year?as in years fl ! before. ' . w We;have well anticipated the "wishes" of many pros d pectlve recipients of gifts in the special holiday packages 55 sow-ready. . ^ '. * 5^ Sg. Choose them now, to be reserved and filled, whenever yo?want them. . Christmas Day joyous exclamations of ' Oh, a box of Candy-^of all things, 1 wished for NUNNALLY'S most!" will show well pur foresight?^likewise your wisdom. Phone 636. . An?ercon, $. c. p