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SLOW BUT STEADY TURN FOB BET?EB ACTIVE SPRING EXPECTED BY RETAIL MERCHANTS OUTLOOK BRIGHTER Holiday L ties Average Well With Those of Year Ago?Low Point Passed Dun's Review (New York,) in its issue of January 2, says of business in the South Atlantic States that "the , trend towardb improvement is slow but steady and an active spring is ex pected." The Baltimore office reporta that the colder weather has had a stimulating effect on the clothing, un derwear and shoe trade and the out look generally, while among some lav-Re employers of labor fho situation continues rather unsatisfactory, there ' are lines In which there are indica tions of renewed activities, the Balti more shipyards, iron plants and rail road shops having 'restored to their payrolls several thousand men. Ex. - ports from thntv port of breadstuffr, exceed all previous records, The de ' pression in the canned goods trade has been to some extent overcome and there are now indications of progres . Give betterment. Dealers in building supplies say trade continues dull but collections are fair to good. Th? nbll day season has been on the whole ssc - isfactory in retail lines and there ia apparent solid confidence regarding the future. Richmond's report to Dunn's is al so optimiPti?. Severe weather dur ing the last .few days has stimulated the movement of hesvisr lins? of sta ple merchandise and some country merchants are placing orders for the replenishment of their stocks. Re tailors, In casting up the results ot holiday trade, have found that sales average well with last year and in some instances show an excess. A number of traveling salesmen have not yet returned to the It- territories, being engaged in changing samples to apring Ilnea. Several houses re port further improvement in collec tions. Bank dividend disbursements show an increase over 1913. The Boterie is a Columbia firm that has' not ; felt appreciably the depres sion in trade. H. H. Powell, mana ger, aaid last night that the trade for 1914 was in excess of that for cor responding months In 1913. "We'bal ance our books July 15." 'he said, "Aii along through the fall we com pared the volume Of monthly sales with those of 1913. In each instance the. 1914 trade exceeded that of 1913!. Since Christmas, though, there .has been a decline and January trade, to date la below what It .was one' yean 'ago" . S '.' . :- - J.v-C. Copeland of the Copeland company said that the lowest' level't ' the depression 'had been passed: He did not look for any material im nrcrams?l ???ore early ' spring, but thought It likely that there might be a boom then. December'trade with this company was very encouraging. The bulk of business for the year, -however, was not equal to that of 1913. E. P. Davio, dealer in Bhoes, did not find the lust half year'B business as disappointing as early fall trade indi cated. "When we balanced the books We .were agreeably surprised to find that our excess sales to July practi cally balanced the deficit from slack ened trade in Ute fail. It was not nearly so disappointing as wo had ex pected ." Mr. Davis has compared the vol ume of his firm's, business in 1914 with that of, several, years prior to 1913, which was, he thinks, one of the best Years Columbia merchants have ever known. Trade In 1914 was not below that of 1911 and 1912,, he says, and he has found traveling men mak ing the same analogy. - . With 21. L. Kinard, the clothier, ex cellences, have been similar to most business houses; there was n gradual recovery* in November and December from, the tremendous slump early In the fall. The year's-business was not equivalent to that of 1913. "Since Christmas our trade has been good. We. hope it will continue, and be lieve it will. We think the extremo limit'of the depression has been reached and look for a readjustment through the spring." This company does not balance its books until March and 'could not give more definite in formation. Institute Plans For Holding Five Sun?!*v School institutes An- ' - :. ' .- ' ' Plans for holding five district Sun day school institutes in the . county havo been porfected. The institutes ara to bonlu next, Monday, Jenuary 11, and continue through Fu'day the 16th, The plan fa to hold ?ni?,for each seo-j tlon of: th?^ county. Or. C. Carman, state secretary of ihe Interdenomina tional Sunday School Association, will be present at each institute^; Dr. Carman will bo assisted by the pastors of the several churches and various laymen. It is planned to hold the institutes as follows: I donday, January .11?Ar < ?on. Tuesday, January 12?Bp * m. Thursday, January 14?Piedmont, Friday, January 15? Pendle ton. Each church ot every denomination will re?oive the program before Sun day and th? place where to send dele gates.'It is hoped every Sunday school In the c runty will have delegates at some o?K ot tha?a inhi?t?*t?s, ' sc they may be "a?%nreclot socrl program. Governor Blesse Extei Clemency to An Spet-ml *? The Intellicrnew. COLUMBIA, Jan. 5.?Another dozen convicts were paroled by Governor Blens? today, bringing his grand total up to 1,627. With his former pal "West Phila delphia Johnny," now a picture show performer as the chief witness against him, Charles O'Day alias Charlie Croos alias Missouri Charlie, was bound over by United States CommlB soiner Sloan to the Federal court in Virginia to answer to the chaigc ot post' office robbery at Gordonsvlllc, Va., in 1904. 'The former yegg, Mc Carthy, testified that while O'Day act ed as watcher he robbed the postoffice. Postoffice Inspector Gregory, who worked up the case and swore out the warrant, also testified for the government. O'Day was released from the penitentiary under a parole, from Governor Blesse last week after serv ing part of a sentence for burglariz ing a bank in Lancaster In 1905. Robert McRay a negro from Horry County, who according to tho police SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF DAVIS; Woodrow Campbell, Charged With Murder in Fair Play Trouble, Gives Himself Up. Special, Xo The. It?,U-l!ijp'j?r. . WALHALLA.. Jan. 5.-^Woodrow Campbell, who was wanted by Sheriff Davis, charged with murder in the re cent Pair Play trouble, surrendered last night and was placed in jail. Campbell with Sheriff Davis bad been playing a game of hide and seek for several days, but Campbell, put an end to it by surrendering. A Sad Death Mrs. Annie Dargan Hood Died Monday at Williamston of Pneumonia. Scores of Anderson people will be grieved to learn of the death at Wil jliamston yesterday of Mrs. Annie liar? gan Hood. She was well known in this city, where she had often visiteu, being a sister of the late Mrs. A. H, Dagnall. Mrs. Hood's mother died some two weeks ago of pneumonia, and it" is stated that Mrs: Hood 'Contracted pneumonia from'nursing* the former, this being the cause of Mrs. Hood's death: The-funeral services were held ycaerday af torn Son at Williams ton, after which interment was made In the family plot in the cemetery there! Mrs. Hood, who husband died some two years ago, leaves two small child, ron, Little Esther, daughter of Mr. A. H. Dagnall of this city also lived with Mrs. Hood. AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED England and Germany Will Esc change Prisoners Incapable of Further Service. LONDON, Jan. 5.?(8:30 p. m.)? The official information bureau an nounced tonight that an agreement had been reached between England and- Germany for exehange of prison on* who arc Incapable of further ser vice.' The announcement follows: "On December 10th tho British gov ernment proposed'- to- ' the German government through the United States', that arrangements be made Tor exchange of British and German officers and men, prisoners of war, who were physically incapacitated for further .military service. The ac ceptance of thiB. offer by the German government, was . conveyed to " the British government on the 31st. Ar rangements are being made to .give effect to it" J. M. MeCown's Grocery GOOD THINGS TO EAT Oranges.., . .'. ..16c, 20 and 25c Apples, per peck. .40c Rais In o. 2 lbs. ...... .250 Nuts per lb... .... ... .25c 2?uanas ... ... ..... .15 and 20c vCrenbertlc?* ... ..... .., ,.10c at. Prunes^ 2 lbs... ... .....26c Citron, ppr ib... v ... ......2tc National Biscuit Co.'s Fruit Cake! . at per pound.. .60c J.M.McCpWN Phon? No, 22. |?v & BLECKLEY Thone ?71 O. M. HEARD j Phone 27 I Bkckley & Heard 117 E. Whitner St Answer alt dills' day or night ids Executive wilier Dozen Convicts _ wa granted clemency by Governor Blea80 on last Saturday la In the tolls 1J ot tho law charged with robbery. Mc- t Ray was sent to the State reformatory I from Conway for house breaking and < larceny. Only last Saturday ho got : loose through shortening of his sen- : tence?by the governor. This morning ' he appeared, the police state, in Co-1 lumbia with a suit case containing ! three suits of clothes, several new pocket knives and other suspicious staples. He was oriented and Chief Richardson telegraphed Conway to ?, And out if the negvo was wanted there. This afternoon he received a ! telegram saying the negro was wanted , for breaking Into ihe store of L. II. i Burroughs & Co., and that an officer , was on his way to Columbia from Con way to take the negro back. The pa roled negro could not bave been in | his former home town over a day for i he was only released by the peniten- ; tiary authorities on Saturday and : reached here again this morning. ' FAILS TO OBTAIN REDUCTION OF BAIL' Carl Ruroede, Charged With Cot- j spiracy to Defraud Still Held on $20,000 Bond. NEW YORK, Jan. 5.?Efforts of counsel for Carl Ruroede to obtain a reduction of his client's baii of $20,- ' UOO failed again today. duroede is1 one of 12 men arrested Saturday in connection with an alleged conspiracy ' to defraud the gi?vernmen* through j uso of fraudulent pajBportB on which ' German reservists might travel to uurope. United States District At- j torney Marshall contended that Ru-1 roede had conducted a bureau which fraudulently ob?Mned from the state ' department pasBOcrts to be used by | Germans serving '.heir country . as j spies or in oilier capacities. The - plan, he asserted, "would expose ] e\fery citizen of this country on the i other side to great inconvenience and i perhaps danger." He ridiculed the i intimation of Ruroede's attorney that ' there was anything of international significance In the case. ' \. FARMERS' IX CO HE TAX. Average In Mnney in. United Stales I Little More Than That of Farm i I . ur? .? S i URIIU) ? . I ? ' WASHINGTON, : Jan. 4.?Rewards I of. a -farmer- 'are- measured 'in the 1 products his farm furnishes him di- ' ( rectly rather than ' in dollars and cents, according to the Department ! of Agriculture today in a statement on tho reBults of an investigation j concerning the farmer's income. : | The average farmer receives little , more money -tor his year's werk than ] he would be paid if he hired him- i self but as a farmhand, the investi- |. gation shows. In other words, though t he Is in business for himself, the av- ] erago farmer gets little or no money i reward for his labors and the risk 1 and responsibility he has assumed. I The average vjaluo of the chief nec- 1 uBBitieB of life?food, fuel, oil, shelter \ ?used each year by the farm ram- j ily was $595.08. Of these necessi- J ties, estimated In money, the portion, j contributed directly by the farm was 1 $421.17, leaving necessities to tho ! value of 1173.01 to be purchased by tho farmor. I, Of the food consumed, 63 per cent . was furnished by tho farm, which , varied considerably in different sec- , tlons. It was greater in North Caro lina, where farms supplied 82.3 - per i cent of the food consumed, while the average in New York was only 50.4. -In view of tho present economic,] crisis In the South, the department,! points out, this fact is regarded as of < particular slgnldance, since it dem-1 on strates the extent to which, 'with a ( proper system of agriculture, South- ( era farms could be made self-sus- j tainlng. i WAR H0BSE8 RECEIVE CARE. \ Bine Cross Society Treats Wounded. I And Collects Scattered Animale. . j For the first time In the history of ( war real care has been taken ot the i horses in the firing line. On the side I of. the allies organized bodies of men i collect stray horses after each; en-,I nagemont, and take them to the rear. I This the Blue Cross Society does ever i under tire, thus saving many terror- I stricken horses, which would other-| wise run about until shot./ Though I the work le not without great danger -1 for th? men. engaged, the rewards t are.great, as trained war horses be-f come rarer after each battle, and U ' is difficult to break new ones into I harness or even to find new horses.I to break. The veterinary corns baa < become so zealous In its horse. gath- i 1 erlng that frequent attempts are i made to steal horses from under th? ) very guns of tho enemy; and t,ho le-!' gends of daring young horse doctors ?) Increase in volume with the passing j' months. I! .Doubtless the whole movement to save ' the horses may be traced to !1 economic necessity rather . than to ' any humane motives. Th? number of I batteries and the large . borde? of cavalry engaged require more horsoa than have ever ??en need before in spite of the presence of automobiles.' Yet th? humane Is not neglected, and the suffering- of ji the dumb warriors is irreatly anvol-1 ! io'ratod. From a scientific standpoint {i the Veterinary surgeons havo par-ji formed wonders, and even the most 11 experienced doctors have been sur prised 'by 'the: number of ; successful op?r?t tons at the Berquex hospital '--1 NewsFromSeneca Fhe School Poople?Go Back to Work. The Seneca graded school resumed work after the holidays Monday morn- , Ing with the full teaching forco pres ent and ready for work. Prof. 11. C. Smith returned severul Jays ago from his visit to home folks In Groer. in order to get the new Banitary drinking fountains installed before the holidays were over. Miss Florence Reld spent the holi days with home folks in Bock Hill. Miss Miriam Jennings with relatives In Spartanburg county. Miss Morrison with homo folks at Clc-mson College, and Miss Kittle Sleigh, with home folks in Redbank, Ga. MiBses Mooro and Hamilton remained here during the holidays. MIsb Margie Holland left Sunday to resume her school work at Norcross, Ga., after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wayman Holland. Misses Maggie and Liela after spending the holidays with their parent j, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Thomson, returned to their school work at Iva and Honca Path, respectively. Misses Ivor and Hannah Brown left Saturday for Heath Spring and Foun tain Inn, where they have positions In the schools, after spending the holidays with Mrs. Grace Verner., Mr. John Ballanger and Roger "Coe will leave Tuesday to resume their studies in the Presbyterian College, at rilnton. Charley Byrd. Thornley Cary, Oscar Doyle, Jule Holleman, and Ernest Norman, will leave Tuesday to resume their studies in the University of South Carolina, Mies Mae Hubbard, Cairy Doyle, ; Nancie and Nellie Hines left Monday for Winthrop College. Miss Edith. Lindsay returned to Due West College Monday. The following left Monday after noon for Clemson College: J. W. Strlbbling, Brown Verner, Ben Lee Hamilton, Willie Austin. Albert Nor man, Horace Wood, Gordon Todd and George Lunney. Warren GIghtlliat left Monday for Davidson College. People Coming and Going.' Mr. W. A. H?rtgens of Anderson was In Seneca Monday on business. Dr. L. I. McCalla ,J. H. Dean and F. I. Jones of Starr were In Seneca tor a while Sunday. Mr. P. C. Morgan, a prominent newspaper roan of Meridian, Miss., was In Seneoa for a while Sunday. Mrs. White, and Miss Irene White, Mrs. Wilson and Mary Ellen White, md Miss Julia Maxwell, of Walhalla were visitors in Seneca for a short while Monday. Miss Pearl Ballenger was. shopping in Seneca Monday. MIsb' Norma "Moore of Walhalla was i visitor in Seneca Monday; Mrs. G. N. GIghllliat entertained the Ladles Aid Society of the Presbyterian shurch Monday afternoon. Rev. G. N.' Ballonger, pastor of tiro Seneca Methodist church, but who* ?tili resides at West Union has been in Seneca for several days and filled ils appointments here Sunday morn ing ana evening, L. Mr. Grover Davis, engineer on the 1 Southern Railway trains, Nos. ?? and LI, has been visiting relatives In tho riclnity for several days. Mr. Toromie Harper after spending the holidays with' relatives here' has returned' to Baltimore to resume his studies in the Dental Department of he University of Maryland. Mr. end Mrs. Ben Rike. who have tieen living with Mrs. Ri'-cs brother. Mr. Harry Sleigh, at th< hieigh old nomo place two miles ou*, of town, i tiave moved into tho Cherry house on First, South St. Mr. Jim Right, who ; formerly occupied this house has mov- < 3d to tho Sloan cottage on First North 8L Miss Rebecca Todd, who has been spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Todd, will return Tuesdsy to. Lexington, Ky., where she is attending college. OLD NEGRO BROUGHT HERE * TO HOSPITAL FROM ACCIDENT Davis Bias Ring-ante Seriously Hurt by j .. Colombia Train ?t Piedmont. . 3reenvl|l? News, 5. David Blassingame, a highly re spected colored man, of Anderson county, was brought to the City Hos pital last.night to receive medical at tention following on accident at Pied nont yesterday when he was run in to by the Columbia train near 12 /dock. He is said to be seriously ?urt in tho hips. Blaas'ngame with his little grand son about 12 years of age. had been to. the oil mill at Piedmont and was returning with a load of hulls when he drove upon the track near the oil ntn. Thore is a deep cut here and Soth. sides of the cut Is flanked with anuses, hence it was impossible to see . the train until he had driven his team of mules upon, the crossing. Here as' usual under. such circum stances, the mules became unruly send refused to move until Just . in time to save themselves and draw the wagon In front of the train. .The vo lt ici e was demolished and the' old ne ;row as, knocked out,.Buffering ser Ioub in juries, it is feared. bVng hurt ibout the hipjt. The n?gro boy was knocked IntoY a feed house nearby and escaped with, slight injuries. Tho old negro, 'who is said to be about 80 years of age, is said to be Highly respected an 'i fairly well-to io, owning a small fur m In Anderson Bounty and owning Ids ; own stock, rhe blame for the an>ir was placed upon the dangerous crossing by those who told of the occurrence. _. - . * Youth Killed in a Runmn? Pistol Battle j BARTLESV1LLE, Okla.. Jan 5.?Ar thur Martin, a youth, was ahot and killed, and William Butler, a police nan, was probably fatally -wounded In i running pistol battle here rate to lay after, it is alleged. Martin and a :ompanI?i? held up the clerks at a !c~ ial hot?l and rbb&d"the safe. A posse ts In fcurimi of Martin'?? .companion. v. HAPPY REUNION OF A FAMILY AT THE JAIL L. MARVIN CHILDS BROUGHT HERE FROM ATLANTA TO DO TIME FEDERAL PRISONER Has Had a Hard Road in United States Court?Family Met Him Her?;?Will Reform. "With a bright, chubby-faced little boh who hud not seen daddy in ncariy 'a year playing about his knecB ana an exceptionally attractive little wife ; with a mass of wavy black hair sitting near him and gazing ino his face with that look of unshaken faith in her huBbund and an undy.'vg love for mo father of her cunning little boy. L. Marvin ChildB, a young man of excep tionally fine appearance and physique land nattily attired, sat last night in I the guard room of the county jail, and j dlBcussod with a reporter, for The ln tolligencer his last prison career, which began several months ago tn the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. ChildB was brought to Anderson Monday night by a United States marshal of the federal penitentiary at Atlanta and turned over to the county authorities of Anderson. He will serve a federal court sentence of six months in the county jail here for intimidat ing a witness in the United States dis trict court for the w?stern. district of South Carolina. , While tho story is a long one, it is Interesting. At the spring, 1913. term of the federal court at Greenville Childs was Indicted on charges of uBlng the United States mails to au fraud. Two cases were made and proven against him, and in each case Judge Henry A. M. Smith sentenced him to serve a year and a day In the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta. In other words ChildB was sentenced to serve two years and two days In both cases. But as the sentences wore served concurrently, he had to ''do Kmc" for only a year and a day. By exemplary conduct in tho priBon uc acquired a "rebate" of 72 days on his sentence, which caused him to. servo only 0 months and 18 days. He boga?< scrying his sentonce March ,15.. 1^14 and was released January 2, 1915. At the October 1913 term of '.he fed oral court ChildB was .again' brought Up for trial this time on charges of fallu re to pay license to carry op a re tail liquor business... It-was proven that Childs bad .acquired his license, and tho case was thrown.out. But in tho course of tho trial Childs'admon ished one of the witnesses not to swear ? He, and tho government, ho Bays, construed this as Intimidating a witness. He was convicted on -ino charge and sontenced to servo. 6 months in the county Jail at Anderson. It is to serve, this sea.leae? Lim I he has come to Anderson. ... Childs is a native of Union county and was engaged in the locker club business there. While hin cases in the federal court were under appeal to the circuit court of appeals, sitting in Richmond, he made his home lu Spartanburg. - Ho is a man of splen did appearance and seems to bo. rather well educated. He talked very interestingly of prison life in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, and according , to his statements, it is a fine place. When asked if stories appearing in Atlanta papers from time to timo during the past fow months with reference to troubles at the penitentiary were true, Childs declared that there was no truth in them. Ho spoko of having an interesting souvenir while in prison there. It waa an empty cigar .box left by Charles W. ' Morse In the lattor's cell when ho left there upon being pardoned by President Taft, The . ci gars smoked by Morse, Childs states, cost $35 per hundred. He stated.that ho kept tho cigar, box In his cell and used it.as a repository for pen,Ink and paper, etc. Mrs. Childs and their eon are pay ing Childs a visit at the jail here thiB being the first time they have fc?en together since the husband and father was sent to prison. Childs de clared very emphatically last nght he f.*as going to pursue the "straight and hat when he got out of jail hero he was going to puruse the "straight and narrow" for the balance of his earth ly life. ANDERSON COUNTY ! MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Insure with us and.keep the. money at home. Every dollar of our collec tions deposited in Anderson ' county banks and helping to Improve Ander son county conditions. ' ' < BATESt ftj.OO per 81,000 on Dwellings. Id.64 84 per $1,000 on Other Property COME AND BEB US J. J. Smith, President and Treasuror. J. R. Vandiver.Vice President J. Jv Major.... .... ..Secretary DIBECTOBS: R?v.' W. W. Leathers, J. M. Knox, Lee G. Holleman, J. J. Smith, P. L. Brown, , 8. L. Shirley, - ,3: R. Vandiver, J. J. Major. |H. H. Gray. SjClflBVDnW?lS?SB?K? B. Fleishman & Bros. Special-Saturday and Monday Bargains Theos specials on sale for Two Days only, Sat urday and Monday, Jan. 9th and 11th. Womcns* boot 1- l--c Hlutk Lisle Nt-.ickiurs on Hale for Saturday and Monday, 4 pairs for.25c I 1 Size 18x38 extra Heavy Huck Towels, worth $1.00 per dosen, on I sale for Saturday ami .Monday, per dozen.0r>c | r>0c lied Sheets, double heil site, bleached sheets made of extr<t (toed quality sheeting, with S Inch hem and ready for ?se. Sere lui for Saturday and Mon - day..-'?c Washington brand best 10c yard wide Bleaching, soft iinlsb, for Saturday, and Monday, special, 10 yards' for .... .. ..08c Men's $-1.50 to $5.00 Trousers the balance of this season, best sell, lng styles for this Saturday and Monday sale at.$?.S5 I I Men's $7.50 io $SJ>0 Crarnuette Overcoats, guaranteed raln-yroof, all colors. For tl.'Is Saturday and Monday Sale at.$l.i>r> 10c Wliitte mere's Shoe Polish Sut. & Mon. . . Another lot of Boys' $4.50 and $5.00 Suits, In plain and Norfolk models will be.sold Saturday and Mon? day at.. .. . ,f&89 Men's ' Sc White Hand kerchiefs. Sat. and Monday Up-to-Date Department Store, Relation of Hospital to County Medical Society Topic of Splendid Paper by Dr. ?. A = Mines, Sup erintendent of the Hospital. (From Th?rs "The Rolailon of the Iiospital to tho Anderson County Medical Society" is tho topic of a splendid paper read ycaterday by Dr. E. A. nines, tho now super In tondent of tho Anderson Coun ty Hospital, before tho meeting of the County Medical Society. Dr. H iocs gayc j? historic review of the foundation of hospitals by the church, with'the advefit of (Christian ity. He also spoke brlofly of the'be ginning of the. organized medical so-i clety, 'and .complimented,, the, .record made by the Anderson 'County HoBpi tal, Its progress and possibilities. Dr. Hinch urged 'that wo do not oven think of a county boundary for its con tinued reputation, but work foi a .note-wide influence and development.' Ho said farther that the hospital should live, first for; the patient and then develop in -three direction, viz: as a- te?ching center for the advance ment of science,' as an exponent of sanitary living and as an agent for the amelioration of sociological prob lems in tho community, seeking out ways sud means of helping the poor Bltt LOSS BY (THE More ?t Dllloa Im Badly Iramaged by Fire. DILLON, Jart. 5.?On last -Friday night the store of I. 1. Fass of. Dillon was very badly damaged by - lire. Dut for.the excellent work of the fire de partment there would possibly havo been a ?200,000 Are loss in the'block' In -which this store "is located. - The building was two story, the upper story being used.as a residence by Mr. Fass. Tho entire roof and upper slory were burned, with all the furniture cf the occupant Thousands of gallons of water were -turned loose . on top. of the building after, the Are fighters succeeded In cutting Into tho roof in different places." Tho' stock of' goods was-badly damaged, and the . salvage will bo worth but little. Evans* phar macy, th? adjoining' building, wan in great danger for a .while, as the ttm-? hers of the burning building were fixed into its walls. The firo occurred about 2 o'clock In tho morning. Tho flro department of Dillon unquestionably saved .the moat valuable block of buildings in the town. Mr. Fass has lost heavily, bolng only about- one-half insured./ Railroad Official Apr .dated. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.?Richard H. Aishton, a Chicago'railroad official, waa ' nominated* today ifcy-Prosident Wilson to succeed Frederic -, A. Del?* no, on tho Industrial relations com-, mission. . / day's Daily.) In tho city and county. Dr. Hlncs promised to cooperate vrlth the staff in the reorganization of laboratories which wero destroyed by the Are and offered to loan tho largo collection of books and journals bo long as he was editor of the State Medical Journal, this being the most important collec tion in tho state outsldo of Charleston. Dr. nines spoke of the excellent training school already In operation and promised his loyal support to-.the excellent'head : nurse who has been placed in charge. . - the noble men and women of the'city who give their time, their means, yea, their very lives, to the promotion of hospitals in every land. Ho closed by asking all to join in tho spirit of har mony und coop-ration for tho wolf; re of the Anderson County Hospl' quoting tho beautiful words of Tt "Love took up tho harp of life, smote on all its chords with might, touched the chord of self which,- trembling, passed In music out of sight." MOWER 18 NAKED VICE FATTER80N Ne?berry Man Succeeds Barn well Senator as Assistant Physician of State Hospital. Prank D. Mower, M. D., of New berry has - been appointed assistant physlqlan .Qf the Stau.- Hospital for the Insane, for duty at tho State Park * plant, tb flit the unexpired term, ending next July, of A. D. Pat terson, M. D., resigned) Dr. Patterson is State-senatorfroin Barn well ' County. Ho. recently' Med with tho board of regents at the'asy lum his resignation, effective Decem ber 31, In order that hor might give some- attention to his private prac tice in Barn well before returning to Columbia fl>r tho legislative session which begins January 12'. TO BE POSTMASTER Metis Will Wn GreentUId Appoint* . .. ment* , GREENVILLE, Jan. 6.~Wi Jf>, Mutts will be the next postmaster of Green ville, according to wv>rd received tvom Washington. It. Is stated that both senators are willing to confirm the ap pointment of Mr. Mett? against whose candidacy a determined fight has been made by J. W. Norwood and others. For some time it has been known that Mr. Metis was the first choice of Con gressman' Johnson-( - son: