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SUCCESS ! _.J BIJOU THEATRE SOLD I? BLEICH C0MP? PLAY GIVEN AT HONEA PATH Comes to Him place will nc repaired I and remodelled on *> extensive scale Helton Talent Presents "Ferguson of Troy" in Neighboring City Who opens a Savings SPLEND2D SERVICE account und odd* to it regularly. Ho is in a position fo tako advantage of opt poituuitles when pro moted. The Bank of Anderson Tbe Strongest Dank In the County. Management Announces Good Pictures and Music Will be Afforded?Closed for Repairs "LITTLE GEM" CAFE 128 W. Whimer St. (Same old Etand) Remodeled, cleaned* painted and equipped with up-to-dnto fixtures, l Try our FRENCH DBIP COFFEE J. E. DERRICK Proprietor. ('. H. Bleich, manager and treas urer of the Welch Amusement com pany, lessees of "Tin1 Anderson" opera lioURO, yesterday purchased for his company from .lames A. McClll lough, of (?reonvllle, ' The IJiJou" mo tion picture theatre, on South Main street. The amount [aid for the theatre was not given out. Mr. Illelch announced after the deal !m<l been closed thai The MIJou x- ? 11 he repaired and remodelled on an ex tensive scale, and that hiKh class pic tures and ?;ood music will ho offered at this plucc. The HIJoil has been giving Its patrons this all the while, but Mr. IJlcIch will make an effort to givo the public something a little hit better. Tho Hljou will bo closed while tlio repairs are under way. Just how long the amusement place will bo out of commlBBlon while this work is under way is ""l known, but due announce ment will be made of Us rc-openlng. The r.ijou was owned by James A. McCullough, who with Mr. Josh Ilrls tow, also of Greenville, formerly operated The Electric, a motion pic ture show on North Main street. l>rog Act lu Effect. WASHINGTON, March 1.?Tho act of congress prohibiting all. persons from selling or giving away habit forming drugs' without u physician's proscription, or under direct instruc tion of a physician, wenj. into effect throughout the country today. Yomr complexion needs DAGGETT & RAMSDELUS PERFECT COLD CREAM \>*? by th? ?Ufo of NawYoffc.Soelety for ?wenrjAthrae jrwi Sevorllo IaportB health and b-auty to the ?Un, imooftu away th. matl . of Tin?. Ma*? Natur.', bloom to sallow- cho.k*. diteouragca unw.laomo Unas and wrinkl.a, Inprovo your looks by its daily tue. Bo tubes 10c. 25c.. 60c. In jars 38c. 50c, B5c 91.50, When y no Insist upon O A Ryou get tho belt cold cremt la th? store. HELTON, March 1. "Ferguson of Troy," a comedy in three acts, was presented at the opera house in llonea I'atii last night, by Helton talent. This play was under tiie auspices o; the Ladle* Aid society I ml drew a largo niidlciice. This same cudl presented the above play in Helton two weeks ago und played to h packed house. i lie * .i.?i follows. Walter llawley, an elder In the Re form Church?Lewis < !ox. Tom Ferguson, M. I)., a red-hot spori from New York?Max Rice. Charley Marshall, a young man in love with Suzette?Louis Seel. Lionel! Fnlrllold, a crunk that lives next door?Blair Rice. Mike Murphy, one of tho finest in hard luck?Ethan Frierson. Ellen llawley. the cider's wife and Tom's sister Mrs. H. Rol "herard. Belinda Ferguson, Tom wife and Walter's sister?Nannette Campbell. Suzette lluwlqy, the clder'B niece? Mettle Vandivej? Johanna Mufrooney, the queen the kitchen ?Marguerite Marshall * Synopsis. Act I.?Morning, "Trouble." Act. II.?Noon. "More Trouble." Act III.?Evening. "Sunshine." Time?The present. Place? Drawing room in the home of Walter llawley. Specialties between acts. of FAIR PLAY MEN ARE INDICTED Charged With Murder in Connec tion With Rioting Last December Pprrml ?o Thn Intelligencer. WALHALLA, March 1.?Judge Frank B. Gary opened court In Wal halla this morning. Solicitor Kurtz Smith handed out a number of indict ments to the grand Jury. This after noon the grand jury returned a true bill against W. C. McClure, Woodrow Campbell. C. C. Kay. S. A. Jones, Wil liam Kay and John McDonald, charg ed with murder ThiB case Ib Bet for trial Tuesday morning. A largo num ber of witnesses in this case ' was present today and a large crowd is hooked for tomorrow as this case has attracted much interest in both Oco uee and Anderson counties. It is gen erally believed that this trial will last for several days. The arguments will probably tako one day. It can not of course be known yet how long it will take to obtain a jury. The veniro may be exhausted and extra jurors have to he drawn. The defendants havo four attorneys, two from Walhalla and two from Anderson bar. Mm The Bell Telephone Can Be Used by Children A CHILD can get connection on the Bell telephone as easily as it can be done by a grown person. It serves tbe blind or the uneducated with equal facility* When a child lifts the Bell telephone receiver from the -hook, this simple act sets the mechanism in motion and sig nals the operator, who in tuyn does all the operating work that is necessary. It is some satisfaction to. know that your child can call for assistance on the Bell telephone in cases of emergency and secure ilie sy?npathetic and efficient assistance of train ed operators. The Bell telephone bas simple as it; is marvelous. It has become so popular and familiar by reason of its inval uable service as to be called "The Guardian of the Home." Have you a Bell Telephone in your home? SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY CARLTON W. SAWYER IS Carlton Wilkes St?wyer, comptrol ler general, la a native of Orange burg County, having boen born at "Sawyerdalc" in that county. He is the youngest of eight children, all of whom are living. His mother was Elizabeth Bamberg, sister to former State Treasurer Isaac Bamberg, and the late Gen. Francis Marton Bam berg of Bamberg, who died ahortly after his birth. His father, Wilkes Sawyer, then moved tho family to the town of Orangeburg in 1880 in order to educate his children. Wilkes Saw yer, his father, served the State throughout the Civil war from 1861 65, as a member of Company A, (Ha good's regiment),'1st S. C. Volunteers, and after the war successfully engug ed in farming until his death in 1888. Carlton Sawyer was sent by his guardian to Columbia in 1S90 to at tend the Columbia graded schools, re maining for four years, and after wards he attended the South Carolina Military academy at Charleston from 1895-98. After leaving the Citadel in 1898, he kept books for a lew months in the Bamberg cotton mills, later re turning to Columbia to work for a wholesale grocery company, the Nor ris-Cooner company, in which com pany he was afterwards made secre tary. In 1906, a year after tho legislature passed the corporation license act, it was necessary for tne comptroller general to have, more help in order to carry out the law, and Mr. Sawyer was appointed by Comptroller Gen eral Jones to the position of license clerk. He was afterwards made aud iting clerk, and in 1910 was appointed by the comptroller general to the position of chief clerk, which place he held up to the- time of his appoint ment by Governor Manning. Having made a study of the tax problem for nine years under the comptroller general, Mr. Sawyer is considered one of the best expert accountants in the State for checking up the accounts of the county auditors and treasurers. Comptroller General Sawyer takes great interest in secret order work, being an Elk, a past chancellor in the Knights of Pythias, and a Shrlner. lull iUi NEW COUNTY BOARD IN FIRST SESS NUMBER OF PRELIMINARY MATTERS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD NO ORGANIZATION Commission Decided tc Wait Un til After the Election to Per fect Organization. Following a meeting yesterday of the county commission the following statement was given out: "Wo expect to educate ourselves as to the various plans of building knd improving county roads, and we eee that the people of Anderson county get the be?t roads for the money Bpent. We will also see that the Improvements are distributed In every section ot tho county' so -that all of our people will be behetltted. We want to eliminate the worst places in our roads first; Uten eliminate those places which are not the worst, and bo on until we obtain good roads." All members of the commission were present, with the exception of Supervisor J. Mack King, who was at tending a meeting of the county board of commissioners, and Mr. Frank Mc Qee ot Iva, A committee was appointed to con fer with the election commissioners with refarouce to i?ie nation. Anoth er committee was appointe? to pre pare data as to who is paying the bulk of the taxes In the county; what iho proposed bond issue of 87.60.000 will cost the taxpayers in the way ot in creased taxes, etc. In other words, the commission wants to answer a number of questions that' are being asked about the proposed bond issue by the taxpayers. . s The commission did not organise, as was at. first thought, that tho y would. They decided that they would wait until after the election on the bond issue question to organise, tak ing the position that they, are not in office and have no riant..to organize until, aft or an election is. held. . Do Ton Find Fault With ETCrybody 7 An irritable, faultfinding disposition is often due to a disordered a torn ach. A man-with good digestion is nearly always good n at tired. A great many have been permanently benefited by Chamberlain's Tablets after years of suffering. Thoso tablets- strengthen the stomach and enable it in perform its functions naturally. Obtainable every whore. - Begin Arresting Men. FAIRMONT, W. Vs.. Mnr^ j-Fifty deputy sheriffs today began arres'ing the 124 men Indicted fori: connection with the f&tal clash between miners and a sheriff's party at Farming ton ten days ago. Twenty-flve'meh wero in Jail tonight. Rock Hollow was ar rested on. a charge of-murder. MET YESTERDAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERFECTING ORGANIZATION MEET AGAIN TODAY First Formal Meeting of the Com mission Will Be Held This Morning Tho flrat meeting of tho county board of commissioners was hs?? yes terday at noon in the offlc& of County Supervisor J. Mack King. All four members of thp board?J. Lawrence McGee, J. D. Culbercon, R. D. Smith and W. A. 8pearmr.n?were present". This meeting was .for the purpose of organizing and arranging certain mat ters preliminary tc> the regular meet ing, which will be h2ld at 11 o'clock this morning. v. At the conclusion of the meeting Supervisor King announced the elec tion of the folios lng employees: i J. s. ,-Acker, clerk of board. * ' J. Y. Busby, manager of county homo. * J. C. McConnel, sergeant chain gang camp, No. l.S - J. W. Cook, sergeant chain gang Camp, No. 2. G. L. Stevenson, Anderson Griffith, A. N. Cu'dtns and DoWitt Massey, guards of. chain gang No. 1. J. W. Ramsey. Lila Strickland Duck Busby, guards gang, nU. S. ' The guards are elected by i>e month subject to removal for. cause. H. H. Acker, county physician. All of these elections are r??lect ions. The board deferred the elec tion of a county attorney, a position now hold by Solicitor Kurtz P. Smith. Section 1,307 of the 1012: codo pro vides that the dark of court shall ap point employees in the court house. Tho commisaloners, therefore, refer od to Clerk of Court Pear man tho election of a Janitor. The board vtoted to Impose a one milt levs! for public, utads during tt.a year 1016. WHSAT agAKttET WEAK Rapid ProgreuR of Anglo-French Fleet Up Bardansties Smashes Prices. CHICAGO, Mhrch l.?Rapid pro gress of the Anglo-FTench fleet np the Dardanelles nms*hed wheat prices to day as much as 6 1-2 CenU a hasher right at the start. May, delivery, which closed Saturday at $1.53 1-2, opened this morning with sales down to $1.48. Simultaneously ?*uly, drop ped 3 3*4 cents to $1,21. Even worse weakness developed lato in tho day. on advices that one of the chief strongholds Oo lav Tar danoKca -had been rendered' ueelaaa, Thu closer was excited at' 5 !M, to under ^Saturday night. GIRLS! HAVE BEAUTIFUL, LUSTROUS, FLUFFY HAIR-25 CENT OAUIKE No more dandruff or falling hair ?A real surprise awaits you. To be possessed ot a head of heavy, beautiful hair; sott, lustrous, fluffy, wavy and free from dandruff 1b mere ly a matter of using a little Danderine. It is easy and Inexpensive to have nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just I get a ztt ceot Dottle of Knolton's Dan derine now?all drug stores recom mend it?apply a little as directed and within ten minutes there will be an appearance of abundance; fresh ness, fluffiness and an incomparable gloss and lustre and try aa you will you cannot find a trace of dandruff or falling heir; but your real surprise will be after about two weeks' use, when you will see new hair?fine, and downy at first?ye?but really new hair?sprouting out all over your scalp?Danderine Is, we believe, the only sure hair grower; dostro/er of dandruff and eure for itoby scalp and it never fallB to stop falling balr at once. If you want to prove how pretty and soft vour hair ronlly |g moisten ? cloth with a little Danderine and care fully draw it through your hairr?tak ing one small strand at a time. Your hair will be' soft, glossy and beautiful in Just a few moments?a delightful surprise awaits everyone who tries this. WILL MAKE PROTEST AGAINST ACTIONS OP ALLIED NATIONS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) and in the case oi Great Britain, which was aggravated by the question of Impressment eventually to war.." That these questions were never definitely settled Is indicated in the correspondence between the United States and its commissioners who finally arranged the treaty of Ghent in 1814. Subsequently International confer ence and convention^ attempted' to define the operation of a blockade, but In one of them la there any rule, rati fied by all the present belligerents, that would cover the action of Great Britain and France today. The entire subject probably will be laid before the cabinet tomorrow by President Wilson. One of the chief concerns ot the administration in regard to England's latest note was understood tonight to be in connection with cotton ship ments. Cotton has formed the great bulk of trade between the United States and Germany recently. Coapletes Prohibition Amendment DENVER, Col.. March 1.?The Col orado legislature today completed tbe law to enforce the Statewide consti tutional prohibition amendment effec tive January 1, 1916. Announcement ! An Exposition of Spring Woolens repre senting fashion's very latest dictates in styles and colorings, will be held at our store March 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The Exclusive character of the cloth crea tions and fashion models makes this the sea son's most notable Tailoring Opening, and your presence is cordially-and urgently re quested. ISAAC HAMBURGER & SONS, Balti more, are the exhibitors and their represen tative will be at your service to show you through their line and to take your measure expertly. R. W. TRIBBLE Anderson, 5. C. A. visit Incurs no obligation to buy.. Ellison Van Hoose Concert Co. Concert Numbers and Scenes From Grand Opera College Auditorium THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 4TH, 3:30 P. M. 'J, Adults 50c and 75c, Children 35c, Above prices made possible only by the company Having ait "off" date. A lady told us yesterday our Bevy Spring Slippers \yere ?he prettiest she had Seen. Have you , seen them? Geiskrg Bros. Shoe m??lWzfi&Sin?k^ ' ' V