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Electric Ci Items s? Interest ?nfl Fertoni less On the Si P. C. Munn, a member of the wei known firm of Munn & Jordan o OreenTllle, was In Anderson yestcr day oa uuoiiieon. mi. ."nunn eui lui that the handsome new Kenned) street school building will bc com ploted within about 10 dsys. Rev. D. Witherspoon Dodge, pastoi of the Central Presbyterian church of Anderson, has moved luto hie pretty now homo in North Anderson Mr. Dodge is nicely situated in his new homo and the place presents a most attractive appearance. Anderson people were yesterday disappointed when news reached here that Capt. W. A. Hudgons had been defeated for the position of Insurance Commissioner of South Carolina. Many of Capt. HudgeoB' frlendB had been confident that ho would win, while ell were sure that tho oflicc could "oe In no better hand?. ?A remarkable change in thc weath er occurred yesterday in Anderson. Tuesday was balmy and spring-like lo. every respect while the change yesterday made lt seem as though pue had moved to an entirely differ ent-country. A high wind blew throughout tho day which made the day deeidedly coldor than it would have been otherwise. William Balley ot Dallas, Texas, ls spending some time in Anderson county with his sisters, Mrs. W. Q Hammond on Route 1. about five miles from Anderson, and Mrs. C. C. Kinsman at Pelzer. Mir. Balley has been in Texas Tor about five years and says that all of thia community seems to have made wonderful Btrldes m??o he lott. Ke-cxpocia to return; to Tesas about tho middle of next month. : > Of Interest to the members of St John's Methodist church ls the an nouncement that the church has be gun tho publication of a weekly pamphlet which will be known as "The Greeting." The folder will con tain much information o' interest to the members of this church, carry ing the order of exercises for each Bundey, apodal musical numbera to be given, names ot the members ot the choir, church officers, and other mattera pertaining to each service.. J. Marshall Smith, who has been bis home In Liberty, Ala., I j. returned to Anderson county '{Will make bis home at Sandy J gs where he will engage in the lumber buBlness. Mr. Smith says tait; Alabama ls all right but that he ivftt could not stay away from An dersen county and ita people any longer. And Anderson la glad to get him back. An X-ray . plato of a particularly bad fracturo of the arm has just been completed by Dr. Frank Ash more. The patient was Lawrence Weldon of the Sandy Springo section of tho county and the accident took place last week. Mr. Weldon being ' !>ught to Anderson-by Dr. Hutchln .'to?-the X-ray examination. The arm waa badly broken; being by a belt flying from the and striking the young man. LECTRIC ...THEATRE .?1 oday's Program.. DAT [BREAK-Reliance. ;^l>rama. HfitjBft'H STENOGRAPHER-Majestic i Comedy. AMATEUR ANIMAL TRAINER . ? >'<* Thanhous er. to be selected. ^Mutual Movies Make time Fly. 4 REELS EVERY BAT .? >*A ? ?- ?- -_ . ' . . IIIJOU O ...THEATRE ff?d?y*s Program.. t?fgSERPENT TS EDEN-Eclair. 'j||**rl hnnd-Colored Drama. TH^i LIGHTENING BOLT-Nestor. TASSELLS-Imp. ?ti^Ja* tomorrow "A Olrl and Her "nea! r*al ,e*tQrB Zorenco 4 BEELS ETER* DAT 10e ty Sparklets il Mention Caught (her the Wire Leets of AndtTKOB. 1 Latest Information was to the effoc t that ho waa recovering. This ls tin . J wornt fracture of the bones of thi i arm thai iJr. Asamor? ha? ?*v??r pbo r tosrapbed Miss Sarah OIICB bas gone to Tam pa, Fla., where sb'- ha3 accepted th? position cf bead nurse la Dr. Vlezo'i private hospltul. Miss Uiics was on? of the membera of the iirst graduat ing class from the Anderson countj ! hospital and is a splendid aurso She will make a SUCC?!BB cf her chOB' on profession. Anderson regrets tc see her leave, but W?B1J??S her over) success.' ?Mr. and Mr?. J. M. Gllef are now quite aloue, all their chil dren being away. Some interest is being manifested in Anderson county and in fact throughout the Third Congressional district over the examinations which are to be held in the Anderson court house noxt Saturday for the appoint ments to Annapolis and to West Point. Wyatt Aiken, member ot con ! gross, has announced a number of rules to govern thc contest, among theBe bolng that all applicants must reside In the Third district. Any applicant will be allowed to stsnd the examination by notifying the ex amining bos rd before the examina tion takes place, of his intention to do so. ' A. M. Erwin, a well known mer chant pf Antreville, waa In tho city yeatordjay and while talking to a re porter for Tho Intelllgencor said that th? result of 33 years of hard work had been consummated at h'.a town -.vita the establishing of a first-class high school. He also exhibited a copy of the Antrovillo Journal, a publication which ls issued monthly by. the literary -soclet los of tho high school. The school magazlno is neat In appearance and has a wealth of Information in lt. Tho fact that it is the only magazlno in the Stato Is sued by a rural school makes ttl worthy of creditable mention. We| would like Yo exchange. An amendment which the Intelli gencer tstttW'iJTeasure ki making ia to the effect that the change In yard masters at the local station of the C. & W. C. will bring four people to Anderson Instead of takln? three away. In the article 'Which appeared Wednesday it was said that Capt Martin would more tils family to Au gusta, when as a matter ct fact, his family consista ot a trunk, and Capt Robertson will bring his family to Anderson frori Laurene, where tia now ilvfy The Ara alarm sounded last night at 5:35 and was answered by the automobile truel;. It was discovered that the tire consisted of a chimney burning out at the home of J. M. Reed on University HUI and no dam age waa done. C. F. Martin has returned from .be Citadol at Charleston, where he rent to be At the bedildo of hts son, iVlllls who ta critically ill with pneu noala. Mr. Martin waa accompanied ra the trip by Mr?. Martin who re named ta. Chareston. At a Ute hour ast night no Information had been .ecelved as to what the young man's ?ondition waa Friends of .the family n ali parta el the county hop? that ?ome f?Tufabie chr.nges wi;i occur ai mee. \utoitt? Plait to Protect Local Caral ? ( A moir?.waa put on foot last night o per foe* the organisation ot an as iodation which may mean much to >wnerav. ot automobiles ta Andorson ?unty-the formation of the Ander ion County Automobile Insurance Association. Tho proposed company s to be a mutual affair, that ls to ray, if -poo. member loses a machine, he loss will be equally, shared by ? di those who own, auiorriobiies in < loderaoa> county. Ia this way, tho i nar'lino 'can bo replaced v and with < IUI? co?| to any iadiyidaal member ? rf tho association. i Prtoe movers ta the proposed com- 1 ?ny Tubble,and,.Of.;. K.; < Mimer; iffb say that at pr?sent thal I at? on automobiles for . Anderson' t ???Mnty ls unsatisfactory to those who! 1 ? rn machines and they believe that i >y the new method the insurance' i ?an be obtained at much tower rate?, j ? Roughly, eeUmatlng there are 600 < lutom^b?sjs in the country. It an! irganlta'Sfn can be secured by which j . ?very owner of a car will go into, ? ho GwunpanVf thea by the payment of i 1 11.00 each when a car la burned or J < destroyed, the car can practically tx Teplaccd. Mesure. Oilmer and Tribble, Ulk inj; to a reporter for The Intelligen cer last night, said that they had mei .with on enthusiastic response on th? .part of these autccnoblle owners thej 1 had approached and they felt confi dent af the success of the scheme. In j nil probability some definite plan? t j -.'ur the formation of the company B j will ho announced within the nert !' few days. ' ? FAMOUS SINGER [ WILL DIRECT MUSIC i Prof. Harold C. Lowden Will Have Entire Charge of Program One of the features of the ap proaching Sunday ?cbool convention moat Interesting to Andcrron people la the musical protTf>-n The pre parations aro now being made for this matter what will probably prove to bo the greatoa. convention of the year In Sou?h Carolina, lo In charge of Prof. Harold C. Lowdon of Phil adelphia, Pa. Prof Lowden directed the musical program at the world's Sunday school convention In Philadel phia two years ago and since that timo he has been a national figure He is known for his ability from one oad of tho United States to the other and tho fact that he has been prevail ed upon to come to Anderson for the convention this year is hardly less than remarkable. Prof. Lowden will bring with him to Anderson nert month his pianist who accompanied him on his trip around the world, when he gave musicals In sme of the largest cities In the United States and In all of the more Important foreign cities. The preliminary choral work has already been begun, this feature be ing In the hands of Mrs. W. H. Nar-! din, chairman of tho particular com-? mittee assigned to this duty. The mero fact that Urs. Nardin has charge of this branch of the work ls a sufficient assurance that nc\ single detail will be neglected and when tue famous Instructor arrives he find that everything has been done that can reasonably be expected. . LICKED A LOBBYIST. im Congressman Johr son of Kentucky Used Fists. Washington,' Jan. 20.-A brisk fist fight between Representative Ben Johnson of Kentucky, and John R. shields a Washington lawyer, broke up a meeting today in the'house dis trict of Columbia committee room. Committee clerks seperated the men after both had landed telling blows; thea F*?prc5ostatlvc johnson brcic away and dashed into his private office, shouting; ?'Let mo get my pisto!. I'll kill him." The trouble started while a sub cxymmittce was considering a bill to allow Washington crossing police men to ride free on trolley cars when in uniform. Mr. Shields was present to support tho bill. Representative Johnson declared he - had collected a fee of four or five thousand dollars from crossing policemen for "lobby activities" in conection. wlth a bill Increasing the policemen's salaries. Chairman Cros ser of the Buhcommi too saw trouble Impending and announced a recess. "I want to bo heard,'' insisted Mr. Shields; "I. want an opportunity here to reply to these ninfnM?,*** charges. They" are utterly false." When the fight started. Later the snh/*cr.-r."'j~ called a doxen crossing policemen who testi fied that during th*? last congress they had eontraeVd t* nsv Shields certain sr?m<, - .^te? hh, sf forts to obtaining the passsge of s bill Increasing tw-.giving them annual leave. The hearing will be continued. BEY. JOHX W. CARPENTER. Fv>v. W. P. Jacobs. |n bis interest ing church paper. The Thbrnwel! Messenger has the folowlng about a ion ot .''Rev John W. arpenter, one 3f the Thorn well Orphanage's for mer pupils,?has been located at Mal len, WV Va., ovar sines his ordination, i-ast year was a fire year in his field >t labor.. There wore 28 additions to tho Church. A church halt a mile sway : waa organised with- 38 mem tiers; they built an $1.800 church, alt paid for and 11200 worth' of Improve ments were made on O?S Malden church. The Sunday School baa in creased tc over a huudro-u." Rev. Carpenter is a son of the late f. B. Carpenter^ and a brother.of MY. albert W. Carpenter, assistant ll Mrlan of congress and former editor >t the Anderson Dany Mail. Un Memoriam-Gilliam Wilson ^inle? - i Th? Board of Director? of Southern Railway Company having a??embled In special meeting this first Say of De cember, 1913, and being advised of the death, at iii? hom? in Washington on November 25, 1913, of William Wilson finley, for the past seven year* President of Southern Railway Company, adopts the following minute to be -P.'?o? iMi ??ic icvunii ut inc Comtftffiy mtUi tw uv vuuiioiiwu In th? newspaperc of the South. WILLIAM WILSON FINLEY was born at Tans Christian. Mississippi, on September 2. 1853, and en tered railway service in New Orlran? in 1S78. During the succeeding twenty-two years he bad a varied expe rience, earning steady promotion and a growing repu tation, in the traffic departments of several railroads and in charge of trafile associations, in the west and southwest. In 1895, soon Hiter the organization of Southern Railway Company, lie began, as Third vice President in charge of trn?fic, his service for this Com pany In which, with an interval of a few months in 189(i'. he continued until his death eighteen years later. He became. President of this Company in December, lflOfi, at a moment when the work of gathering in ?nd welding together its line*; into consolidated syr'om had been done. The map had. been made. There are no more miles of railroad included in the system today ? han there were when he became President. His task was, therefore, complementary to the work already ?lone and the history of the development of the property during the past seven years is the history of how he conceived and accomplished that task of conservation and progressive development. During bi. administra tion the revenues of the Company increased 20.95 per cent, (comparing 1918 with 1907), but what is even more his achievement, the balance of income available for dividend (but largely put back into the property) increased 209.07 per cent This record of material success is in no small meas ure the result of Mr. Finley's policy and practice of building and strengthening a working organisation rf the Company so far as concerns personnel. He inaug urated and steadfastly enforced a rule of promotion to fill vacancies within the organization, by recognition of demonstrated merit, with the result that he secured and conserved that loyal identlflcatlun with the inter est of the Soujh and of the Company, and that sense of personal responsibility in all ranks of the service, which is one of the most valuable assets the Company has today. On the public side of his responsibility Mr. Finley developed largely during the past seven years. Con vinced of the duty of accepting the changed conditions in respect of the administration of industry incident to the governmental policy of regulation of the rail ways by public authority, he was nevertheless keenly Ira nr^?c*<* witt, th^ nt !*!^lf-*t??! "i?.? ?S5 the part of the public of the problems of railway man agement. He, therefore, devoted much of his time to the discussion of such questions before representative audiences in all parts of the country, but chiefly in *he South, and the effect upon public opinion of his frank, straightforward ;and manly utterances and pa tiently iterated "doctrine has been long recognised, but was remarkably demonstrated by the expressions which have been received since his death from public bodies thrott'hout . Smith ll? d!d much ir. this "ray ic correct a sentiment fron: which all railway property has suffered in recent years-a sentiment which has found its expression in an erroneous lielief that a rail way takes from the public more than it gives, and his effort in word and deed was to restore a just balance of understanding of the economic necessity, to every citiien in his daily life, of a well maintained, honestly administered and prosperous transportation system. In other ways also he gove expression to a broad view of the indentity of interest between the welfare of the railways and that of the public. He lent active co-operation to the chief educational, industrial and commercial interests of the South, and a moral support to every movement which ls making for the welfare of the South, bot perhaps his greatest service of tins na ture was his successful campaign for the'prom?Tlon of better agriculture. Gently born and gently bred, it was Mr. Finley's fortune to be thrown upon his own resources ot an early age and without the advantages of a university training and experience usually enjoyed by his asso ciates: it was, therefore, a peculiar satisfaction to him and to bis friends that in 1910 bc received, with the assurance that it was no mere decoration, a degree of Doctor of Laws from Tulane University at New Or leans thc principal seat oMearning in the community where he had spent his youth. On tb? personal side, Mr. Finley was essentially a gentleman: he demonstrated on many occasions the ?'omblnation "n his character of those qualities which may he expressed by the words modesty and courage. He vas fair and just In c'.l his dealings, courteous to all men, slow to anger, but fierce bi his resentment of injustice in others. Partisan in his love for and belief in the South and its future and in the Southern Rail way as an important factor In that community, he con vinced his associates that he never allowed partisan feeling to colour his judgment to such an extent that ?ie could not always see the other side: but a policy once determined he set about its accomplishment with a characteristic belief in the potency of persistence and an unhesitating use of all the power at his command. He had at all times the confidence, the respect and the good will of this Board and of every member of it, and in his death the Board and every member of it fcc!; thc loss of. a ?rle?id. uf i-lmruiiug personal qualities as well as an official associate of commanding ability. Th? Secretary I? directed to express to th? surviving members of Mr. Finley's family th? respectful sympathy of this Board and to transmit to them n suitably en grossed and attested transcript of this minuta. * COURT OF COMtfttt PLEAS. ni iii . i_5?? Convenes on Monday, February 2d; First Week jurors Drawn. . ?e ol h - -- JUrora to serve during the first week' of the spring tertm. of *cc"r:mon picas cpurt>( which convenes Monday, February ?n# wrth Judge John S. Wilson presiding, ^have been drawn by the juror commissioners, and ara as follows: * .iW. A. Hudgeus, -Anderson. P. B. Galley. Anderson. J. A. McCoy, Belton. W. P. McMahon, Broadaway. C P Childers, Bruahy Creek. J B Harbin, CenterVlllc. G W Burdettc. Hall. G P Greer, Honoa Path. .1 Phett Pruitt. Martin. E K Holcombe, Pendleton. C H Gassaway. Martin. A F McCurry, Martin. C B McCown. V?rennos. S W Cllr.kscaloB, Savannah. O W Darby. Pendleton. J C Bolt, Centervllle. J T Pearson, Anderson. H L ToUison, Belton. C A Wiles, Corner. F C Sears, Fork. ' >W O Kay, Belton. W C Barnetts. Garvin. -M M Mattlson, Anderson. J P Cooper, Honea Path. F W MteClure. Pock Mills. J M Looper, Willlaiuaton. J B Tucker, Hopewell. J W Triable, Anderson. S L Boleman, Fork. I^o Hughes. -Varenhes. O M Dodson. Anderson. J G Murphy, Belton. G T Fleming, WilllamEton. J F Drake. Williamston. J E Sadler, Savannah. ' W L Rowe. Willlnmaton. HOLLIS-WILL1AMSON. Marriage Last Night With a Toncli A marriage of some surprise to Anderson people occurred yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Shealey on East Whltner street when Miss Ruth Hollis' be came the bride-of L. C. Williamson of Lumberton, Nv C. The bride Ia a sister of Mrs. Shealey and came from Ridgeway' to Anderson to accept a position with B. Fleishman & Brother. Tho groom is a well known and pro gressive young business man of the Robeson county bown. Thc wedding party entered tho parlor attended by a few intimate friends, the bride carrying beautiful carnations and being attired IP her going away gown and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. J. F. Vinos, pastor of the First Baptist church of Anderson. Following tho ceremony the wed ding party enjoyed a delightful salad course served by Mrs. Shealey and then tho young couple' departed on their honeymoon. After Jan. 26th, they will bc at homo to their friends In Lumberton, N. C. Wireless Wonder of the United States Navy. Photo by American Presa Association. ' TUB scoot cruiser Cheater ta ta Marleen ?ratera because lt ts equipped with the most powerful wlrelem tn th? United State? navy. It enables Rear Admiral Fletcher to keep In" constant and direct tom m union Mon with the government wireless at Arlington. The C&eeter ls nader the command ot Commander W. A. Hoff et and has twenty-two officers and SCI men. TfftBSJMT J1K at, 1914 EATING ANO ELOQUENCE. An Englishman's Protest Against Post' prandial Garrulity. All m?n eat. most men speak; bat, though all meu eat a dinner, ouly th? few speak after li. while Ibo many listen and suffer. To say that eating and eloquence ge hand in baud may hfi a solecism, but lt is a fuct, at any raie a condition, in these day* and these latitudes. Aft er-dinner speaking ls an evil peculiar to no .land, lt is nn Infliction that obtains n wider YOg'jc Sri t'lv'Uzsd countries than in those lh.it arc stiii elose to tho ;?rimiilve ideal. Thc sav age has. not reached thal stage of de generation where Ij? Imagines ti al the i processes of digestion nrq aided by ?'.lsciissl(*li mal stimulated hy tlutlncte. Tlie primitive n.an clines to foli?ceo and repose ns tho pleasurable adjuncts of ins victuals, Postprandial garrulity reaches its ' most virulent development among tho I English sneaking peoples, lt lina ba j como almost a ritualistic nml religious j fnnction with them, and thc resolute I Englishman or American g"cs to his j feeding function, his banquet, to oat. drink an?! be talked at seriously and solemnly. To gorge n mn n with ?l:shos and delicacies ns n pr?paration for uotullng him with deliverance and dullness ls tho substituto which a modern elviliza tion provides for the Roman holiday, for, though th;s nge abhors blood nnd slaughter and shudders reminiscently over the memory of irir>di:itors. Nu midlan lions and Chnstioii martyrs, it does not hesitate to mala- martyrs of Its guests ami throw them to its lions, tho after dinner spouter*. - Tendon Truth. _ HUNTING THE HIPPO. Methods of tho Wily Native Hunters of North Africa. As hippopotamus hunters thc Shullsfl of the Sobat region. North Africa, stand alone. A native hippo hunt ia au exciting ami dnogcrotts sport. The hunters ore lu dugout canoes: two of three paddle while ?nie manages the hurl eon or barbed spear, to which ar? uttuched a stout rope and a float of umba ten. When the bippo comes to the surface to breathe an attempt Ss mudo to steal upou him with the harpoon; whoa this is accomplished tho hunters ru;.ice a bnsty retrent from the enraged beast, and in turu cnguge his attention while attempts ure made to spear him by those In the other canoes. When severely wouuded a blppopot annis goes ashore to rest or tu die und not to attack Its assailants, as bus boen so often reported: The native hunters wait for this, nnd when the animal goes up out of the water a volley of spears ls thrown Into it. rod slowly tho lingo beast bleeds to death. The huniers do not always escape. Some times tie Ufo or a limb of'one of them Is sacrificed to their tlariug. The bide of the hippopotamus bi cut into strips end dried to bc sold to Arab traders, who. lu turn, sell it-to tho whiiiuiakir.s of Omdurman and Egypt. Certain portions of the lifde are much prized as shields. The flesh ls ont into long, narrow strips anil dried in thc sun; its taite resembles that of cop ree beef. A King's Dog Lost. Lord Northoliffe's reference to King Charles' cry for his lost dog as being among thc earliest English newspaper advertisements reminds one, says the Loudon Chronicle, of the tone of those pioneer announcements. Here, then, is Chorlos In search of a dog: ..We must cull upon you again for a Black Dog. between u Greyhound und n Spaniel, no white about him, only a streak on his brest and his tayl a lit tle bobbed., lt is his majesty's own dog, and doubtless was stoln, for tho Dog was not horn nor bred in Eng land, and would never forsake hie Master. Whosoever finds him may acquaint any at Whitehall, for the Dog was better known at Court than those who stole him. Will they never leavo robbing his Majesty? Must po not keep' a dog? This. Dog's pluce ls the only place which nobody, offers to buy." Fer Short. Mrs. Butler lind a new cook, -who was a buxom negress. She carno ono morning, and after she had been as signed to ber duties the mistress asked ber name. "Yo' may call me Floreutinn," the reply. "Whet ls your other unine?" lnquir* ed Mrs. butler. "Why, missus." said the colored wo? mnn, "yo' see, my odder name la Ida,' but Pse allua been called Florentina fo' short."-Pblladelpbla Record. Montet's Buming Mountain. The "buming mountain" ot Montot, Ut Aveyron. France, is often mistaken for an active volcano beca uso a plUar of cloud rises from lt by day anr? j pillar of fire by night, but lt ls In reali ty n coal mine, which haa been burn ing for several years.-London Opinion* In a Bad Way. "Here ia a doctor who ?aya yon Mustn't ?nt when you're worried." "Bot suppose you're always worried tot fear you ain't g?ln' to get any? thing to eatrVOieveland Plain Dealer^ ? 8we?Dtng. "That is a sweeping argument," re4 _ ..v. .. ?.v^t: mu- Useu ss ?room to convince him that he ought o have been home several boura net rions!? ' Be eure that the wisest he least severe.-Montague.