"THE CRY OF THE BLOOD" ...3 Reel Sensational Drama by I_.ut>ln... - To-Day s-s T?ie "Nasneiess" T?ieatri? :-: To 1:30 P. M. Don't Miss this Sped! Feature 1:30 P.M. :: Electric City Sparklets Items ef Interest and Personal Mention Caught Orcr tho TPra* less On the Streets of Anderson. One Mill Tax " A (Jr-at Help. Discussing his rocent visit to Co lumbia with un Intcligencer reporter yesterday, J. D. Felton, superintend ent of education tor Ander non county. r.aid that lie went in tlio interest or the one mill special tax (or tbe rural schools. According to the local edu cator, this law was enacted at the last session of the General Assembly as a kind of experiment and there seemed to bo some doubt as to wheth er or not It would again be effective tb|s year. The tax represents about 918,000 annually, one-haif of which goes to the state board of education, wMlo the remainder, with other state ??d, leaves about $10,000 in this couc. /'for th? use of public schools. Mr. Felton said that it the law wer? re pealed at this time it would bo a death blow to the oountry schools of tbe state. He said however, that ev ery legislator with whom be came in 'Contact, both the delegation from An derson eonntv and others, heartily favored it and that the measure would likely to remain in force Had Day On for inspecting and accepting the new] Kennedy street school. No impor tant action upon any matter came up for attention at the meeting yester day. ft Narrow Escape From "ComcOn.** Mr. Swillln McFall .reports thct Gilbert Thompson, a>.nagro on his place, was sorely tempted by the crooks who alleged that tnoy ni'd found a pocket book. The aforesaid purse with its treasure.was reported to have been found, in' front of Flolshmann's ntore nnd to have been placed in the keeping of a' Well known citions, wigs*/ impecunious nest* is such that when Gilbert asked air. McFall for the 97a with which to secure tbe half of the money In the purse Mr. McFall:'realized at once that the whole thing was a hoax. Forty Cases Last Month. Magistrate Local Business. - Yesterday was a d?T?on merchants the day there were few visitors In the city.* Tbe rain fell steadily practi cally alt day long, with but few let ups and business was as poor as It hsd been any day this year. How ever, those (few people who were in town were hero for buying and most merchants said that they had done fully as well aa could be ex-, elected in view, of the inclement wpather conditions. One merchant was hodre-to; remark th*t he would rdthcr see six people in town wiUi money te spend titan a dozen who had not come to trade. Which is a logical viewpoint for the merchant. New Sha?f ' ^ripens Today. *The "Nameless Theatre" will throw open ita doors to tbe public this af ternoon, according to announcements made by the proprietor, A. AC Plnk aton. . The proprietor of the hew show has hit upon a clever scheme which,the patrons of the show -win each be allowed to suggest a name for the Hew theetir se/i th*? on? decided upon as the moat appropriate by the judges will be awarded a i*e of 910.00. For today's bill the wo miow ha? a number of splendid tEeaturo? and doubtless the attendance throughout the afternoon and evening wHl be large. $*5F- c Test?es Held 'ittegular MWtlt^. i The school trustees of district No. 17, which includes.the city of Ander, son. held /their regular .meeting yes terday afternoon, . the chairman of tho board, J. A, Brock, presiding. The butdaess transacted was for the moat part of ?. routalne nature, al though the trustees decided upon io,o'clock this morning.as tbe hour Broadwell yosterd. made public his report for the last month. During this month Mr. Broadwell has tried 40 criminal cas es, resulting in ees!>_Hce^oXjf20S-asd hn. ,,a? f_? An j sentences of 120 days. -In addition to ??ll(!LJ : this, four coses were rent up to the 1 Court of Depend -fessions. This is a good record, for one month's time and the people, of Anderson can rest assured, that Mr. DfadWcll has been.* busy man, -'O Planning for St. Valentine. "< Children of Andegaon and. many of ...?i. m Ma v* ^f?suess to properly celebrate St. Valentine't day, which comes On Fob. 14th. Tlie book stores and stationery shops of the city are loaded up with valentines of .every ^nature and*?*ery price; from one, penny; .comic tfeMRie 95 creation. The occasion will also be a suitable exeuflo for a number; of social func Hons which will take pace in Ander son and vicinity. - V Sheriff Ashley. Has Returned. Sheriff Joe-IL ?*? Ashley returned to the city yesterday At aeon after a visit to several Georgia towns. The Sheriff -went on the Georeie trip partiatiy on business of a prlratc nature and also on personal busl- ! ness. He visited T If ton, Corde te and | other Georgia low m ^::d Arbcvuie. While In Tifton he. took in charge ? negro named Me*tyk Washington, wanted in Anderson county on a charge of larceny from tho Held. New Cttix?es _?~ 2?ovcs Here, Of. F. Dunlap, whaTSas'been n tk ing his home at'lWn1ra>ovcd his family to Anderson and Will make his home In this city for a time. ghe blaze was easily extinguished'. It Is presumed that a coal ??11 from the opea Ore place and ignited a^ blanket which | was cp the chair at the time. THEATRE TO?AY'S PROGRAM. 4 tire Fi*??American, - 1 war drama, featruvg J. War? Kerrigan. , ? ?logteat Mbiaept?BeUgaee, Drama. DroatJos?ThanhoBser. i^n. iij^im-rrnur *? r Railroad Men Visited Here. Anderson bad um terday of entertnffflttg two > well known railroad a*i*. &.H. MaLsaX district passen*!?- ** * 0cuth- 1 ern Railway Ca,^d W.: UjarT?Mr, ! passenger and t raffe agonftpt Green, vide. (Mir. McLean hsa^dfmces in Co lumbia and la weJf?SewoWb in all. parts of the State. Both these gen tlemen have many, friends in Ander son who gave thetn a hearty wel< cos**? ycftt^rd^y* |d?al Falka ?et Centra**. : ^J2^ The contract fo^-lJ^tplumbing and ephone ba??d wasyea thera Bell heating of tho h*w.';j log on West terday awarded by Telephone Cc,.**?? Plumbing A He tract la quite ai^jBirioa* derson people will /be glad that It . . ~, I wen* local e?ara*rp taatead of ?tual l?enrh*? Malta Ttoa Fly. | to oot-of.town bidders. The work The. con* }' atKF An Statement of the condition at the 1 ABJIIIRS BANK & TATST UK located at Anderson. S. Cn af'the rloso of business Januar} V.Uli, MH. I {(-(Mir?es : Lo:.n? and Discounts ... $ 290.571.51 Overdrafts . 5,178.77 Furniture and Fixtures .. 200.00 ! Due from Punk? and Manic - ers. 81.32.1.57 j Total .$393.273.85 Liabilities! Capital Stock Paid in _% 75.000.00 Surplus Fund. 25,000.00 Undivided Profita, less Cur rent KxpeiiHeK and Taxes Paid i t .. .. ... .. 12.025.11 Dividends Unpaid ..... .. !688,U0 individual Deposita subject to Check ..... 270.500.74 Total .. .$393.273.851 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Anderson,-hh. Before me came E. P. Vandlvcr, cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by tiie bookn of Haid bank. E. P. VANDIVER, Sworn to nnd subscribed before me| this 6th day of February. 1014. v R. M. CATHCART. Notary Public. will be done fully as well as It could be by any of the metropolitan con cerns. Want to Be Soldier Boys. .Three young Anderson men enlisted yesterday in the United States Army, two entering the service at the Oreen. vile recruiting'station and the other at Atlanta. R. C. Bailey enlisted at Atlanta while Evans Kay and Lewis Faut entered at Greenrile. GREAT DANGER TO THE FRUIT] Feared That Recent Warm Spell [May Kill Some of the Bad- ' The s?mmjety weather enjoyed' in Anderson county during the past ten day has caused'a feeling of alarm to spread among persons Interested Id the fruit crop, and it is generally be lieved that unless there le a decided change in tho weather during the next few days fruit will suffer much dam age. The present spell of warm, fair weather .broken yesterday by a drizzling rain, has caused no little un easiness to be evidenced by fruit growers. It was learned yesterday that peach and fig trees, were already threatening to bloom,' the tiny forms being considerably sweled and in some instances nearly ready to burst openv A' spell Of cold weather at this stage would, It la believed, be of great as slstance to Abo fruit crop. Fruit growers say another week of the pr?sent high temperatures will t* sult in the trees bursting , .into full bloom.-The foot that' this spoil of warm weather- la .detriment-* to the j Interests of .the fruit cropls the only thing that prevents the season betng?} an Ideal one. \ NO MORE LONG, SLOW RSDESI Anderson reopie may Soon Be | Transported to Cemetery m ? _ nuio nearsc ?? While it has not actually been put into use in South Carolina aa yet, It Is understood that several of the machin?e will shortly bepurchased and used o. tua J. R. V^andtver? , " - ft-AjrOW *Fr HI"*- ? 3ttrectora? People Along: the Blue RHgc Route Are Anxious for Mo tor Car Scarce. is - ir.' "Officials' of the, AttdftsOn' Clramber or Commerce l?id' tile intelligencer . > esterday that the petitions which had been sent out along the route traversed by the Blue Rldao Railway, were being generally signed. Who. the petitions from all the towns are returned, they will bo forwarded to the Hon. Fairfax Harrison, pesldent Of the' Southc-n Railway, with the re quest that ho, take, action In the mat ter. Visitors in Anderson yesterday from the various towns along the route said that they beard.-favorable com? . rncnts frsm every person in their towns in regard to the motor car ser vice and that there would be no trou ble in getting a large numiber or sig natures to every one of the petitions. ' The following is a copy of the pe tition: Hon. Fairfax Harrison. President Sou thorn Railway .Company, Wash, ington, D. C. flfcarSir: 'r We, the undersigned residents and ! business people of ', 9. C.; ' s&d vicinity, beg to herewith call your ittcaliOu to tup ionqequate Ser vice now existing over tnelth? of the Blue Rldgc it id lwa y between Ander son and Walhalla, S. C. and respect fully petition that ej motor' Cat ser vice be Placed in u$e.ou?this lino. \ operating between Anderson and Wal halla, 8. C, and on to Bclton, 9. C, If you so see At The pr?test service i slow and tra?na are- seldom on tune; the care are dilapidate*^ and on Hof-' date, and the service so bed th&t in stead of tending to baild up trade the reverse la the case. W? call your at tention to the fact that n. very large population lives along this line, zz? that with present service people trav eflug from thcBo pointe travel as little aa possible. People:feob* vClemeon liege. S. C, unlforafty pass up the ue Ridge line as do all othcra, ^a? |?t?lbte. W* understand i _ JtkUtfria W?U TVJlvtn* lir^ mnA it \ it is'bet we assert that Oterevm?st"b? etliing radically wrong with the "bag of same, as the tram? and live along the. line and will ,Jfc*o?d service. ' We do not desire to bring this mat ter to the attention of the, railroad commission, if we can prevent It, and thereiore respectful?y request that you name n representative to meet with persons from : long tbc Bine Ridge line and tahe this mat ter bp. We will aek you to name the djte of. the meeting. We would pre fer it to be held In the city of Ander eons . t' High caste womea.ln India, who Uro Uvea of seclusio?,? sure beginning j to wear corsets and show a decided I preference for Amoriean goods. -- . .. . .t 1 ' = Statement of the condition of the F.WtMKnS.? MT-KCHANTS BANK and FARMERS LOAN * TKIST CO . lorateil at Anderson, S. C, ?t the close of bnslneas Jnnnary 13th, 1914. Resources: Loan and Discounts .. . .$ 983,692.43! Overdrafts . . 47,887.72 Furniture and Fixtures .. 200.00 Banking House. 0,000.00 Due from Banks and Bank ers .RV* 1R3.321.90 Currency. 25,500.00 Gold. 2.50 Sliver and Other Minor Coin 2.180.36 Checks and Cash Items . 13,804.09 Exchanges,, for the Clearing,-, , I SNftS :V a) . t&Rtt ! Total ., ... "...$1.230,819.69 UablHUes: Capital Stock Paid in .. .,$ 176,000.00 Surplus Fond .. .. ... 175,000.00 Undivided Profits, loss Cur- j rent Expenses and Taxes Paid... .. .. 29.664.32 Due to, Bonks and Bank- > era .. .... ..... ,.. 18.1,670.1? Dividends-Cnpu??. 2,204.00 Individual Deposits subject Check.;.. 821,445.15 Demand Certificates of De posit . 23,846.03 Bills Payable, including Cer tificates for Money Bor rowed .. ?. 26,000.00 Total.$1,235.819.69 STATE OF 60Ur*H CAROMNA, County of Anderson, as. Before me came E. P. Vondiver, cashier of the above homed bank, who, being duly Sworn, Bays' that the above and foregoing statement is a | true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. E. P. VAN DIVER, Sworn to and subscribed nefore me this 6th, day of February, 1914. H- M. CATHCART. Notary Public. SHRINERS ABE TO bu rnUm flnutuDuli Ldrgfc Party Will Attend the Na tional Convention Held in the Georgia City. -Anderson Shrlners are now busily engaged in making preparations for going to Atlanta to attend the impe rial meeting of the mystic shrine, which takes' place on,. May ^dyl continues until MSay 13. It is ex- | peetea that nil told.thsr? will bo about 40,000 E?triners in attendance when the roll is called. All the Shrlners of this section will make the trip in Puiiman cars and it is said that a special train may bo'run from this section, made up entirely of Shrlners from ail the Piedmont towns of South Carolina. The fol lowing is the call sent out to the "Sons of the Prophet" from tho At lanta, oa^is:^ ' The -gardens.,- are blooming.,.itha pal ni s are laden of fruit and are. way * iug heavily,.m tk,a,*-?ese, the springs havo been cleansed; yea, verily, even 05 the liser?s that were>*hereln." All is ready Cor thy coming to abide what ;tlrao thoUi.wouldst do reverence; to .the beard of our Great Sheik and his imperial councilors, . who gather ttr"Towardm*that oasla the:|^blAl?j& the desert will offer shortly to h?44 ^hy'.eiw^sans^Got.thee...ready. Cause ?hy wt>uDci>auui io KToom thy camels and fill thy water-skins. Bid thy maidservants to watt handily upotv the mistress of the destinies, lesb bfcply she way not accompany thee upon thy pilgrimage or lest there be fall her the grievous misfortune to leave behind her, beneath thy fig tree, her Soest veil of the land of Cash mere. 'Anoint thyself, worthy one, with scented oils and trim thy beard; and each evening seek, thy couch early nor rise from It til! the sus in the east doth beckon thee to prayer, that thy body may be fall of vigor when thou dost foregather with thy brethren fromtheands of the earth. thee 4boY# w4U ?be nighttime*. nrtlkYftbe st scads, ?ole^iroj&.tey^ of Libya, and fruits from, Lebanon [ and Palestine, will l*r jrefeeeed JttM the delecatlon of tMn* ifcnarde. The j muste-ed the lute and dulcifer and cymbal and either and harp and ket tledrum will make thine ears to tin gle with pleasure. Tbine eyes behold the brave array of the ?nghtlng tribesmen Of the faith, gathered upon the plain at the Fountain of Youth. "Wherefore art thou bidden, faith ful one, to hoard thy pieces oi gold and to gamer iny strength. that thou mayst comr together with thy breth ren at the time appotoed. X say again, tho a art awaited in the Oasla of Atlanta. The dancing girls will go forth, to the edge of the sands to give thee greeting; and thy way. to wber . - I?????)! 'Il m . ! '".H . . - T| ABOUT FOLKS iWlNOW Dr. Anderson of Antrovllle. and Mr. Suber, who recently bad bis leg broken, were visitors in ' Anderson yesterday, coming through in an au tomobile., air. Suber is vary much improved now and will soon be en tirely recovered. Joe Blackman of Sandy Springs, was among the business visitors to the city yesterday. W. M. Barrls has returned from Hartwell, Ca., where he has been spending a few days on business. James Dat?s, of Oak way, a well known planter of that section, was In the eity, y'flsferVioy.^ . Miss Wilson of Lebanon is spending a few days in >thtr>elty, the guest of Miss Mitchell; tors to the city -yesterday. Miss Phil ling a few of Mrs. Ree rf Re guest Prer street D, O. Jarrard of Atlanta was In the city yesterday'for a few hours on business. MIbs Marion Higgins of Honea Path, who is to teach in the new Hammond school was in the city yesterday en rouie to her new home. ' '.. , . "A. S. Roberts of Atlanta, Was in the I city^ yesterday, a guest at thd Chiq'uo Harvey Kelly, a woll-known Ched dar citizen, was in Anderson yester day on business. Mr. and Mrs. Jantes Snow have re turned from a short visit to friends and relatives in Hart well, G a. '. John B.. 4*ger,. an ofltalAi of the Belum ii?MX W& Words* In jfreV Far?'li'-t binding a few"' days In AbbbvHl?/tbe.West of Miss, Rosa li.'W. ^lVQO?:irU 1'.. if ' ' B. L. McCssk'lB of Oreentur? was among the well .known business visi tors to the cjiy, yesterday. R. M. Coffer*, of cfiarlotte spent yes terday in the city, a guest ht the' Chiquola hotel, ai ^ f.uv; it Joe Stokol has returned to hla home in Hartwell, Qa., after a short visit to the city yesterday. C. J. Lilly of Charlotte^woj-among the business visitors to tho city yes terday. :,t "A. C. Walker of Greenville spent a few hours In Anderson yesterday on business. Mrs. Arthur Rhoda of the Ham I mond Bection was shopping in the city yesterday. Mrs. L. A. Harper of Elberton, Go., is spending a few days in the city, the guest of Mrs. Harleston Harper I on River 6trcet. Mr-.. S. W. Vance returned yester day from Greenville where she has bqer. opendlnc a week with relalves. . James Olakely, a well , known far mer and business man Of Aotuu, was In Anderson yesterday. IMiss Caroline Ferguson of Green - Ville arrived In the eHy yesterday "to he the guest of Alisa Caroline Banks. - L, C. Conally of Atlanta, spent a few hours in th? City yesterday on business. B. RUey of Atlanta was among the guests registered at the Chiquola hotel yesterday. Mrs. Joel Weir of Ninety-Six, Is In the. city, the guest of hy.? daughter, Mrs. James Dusenberry. C. w? Boshamer, Jr., of Statesvilie, Ni'C, was in the city last night ?am M/Oans, a.well known travel ing man of Spartanburg, is in the city. J. T. Davenport of Greenville, was among the guests- registered at the Chiquola hctol last -night. .'Mr.;and Mrs. J. .F, Stuck? of :Bbm opvillo, arrived In-the cltylazt night. -. I . M. W?. Woody, a wellltnown Char lotto man, Is. ia the city today on business ever thou wouldst pitch thy tepts wilt bestrewn ; I erlng bush. "Consult thy badj* lest tbou mi: Uiko me time. Forget not that it is appointed upon the days around the olcrenth nud twelfth dayB of the fifth month, JadftftMlf Athwi, dfthe year ef cur prorbet 1332, which the pro fane do call Viy 10 tp If of their proyhet Wit. . tenti be Btrewn .with blossoms of the flow .... ... v* ?,. in the year ottxo' yd!" . COMMITTEES WILL jib ripu 8B?ET Off IGlnLS the AndersoTi Chamber of fepwHwajuce. vT? fa[ 4? t>UX\"> The regular monthly meeting of the director ?A? the Andersen Chaniber of C^iiWrCw Was he?o m the local cham ber yesterday afternoon at 5:30 O'clock. Plans for the conning annual masting, which takes place on Feb ruary 24, wem mapped ont and va rious committees were appointed, special committee, consisting, of I Raymer, T. Fra vk Watklns and ter A. Whaley, was appointes to ar range the menu for the. annual ban? I and to have entire charge of the day's program and events. w. w. Sullivan , was-appointed as a special committee of one to welMitr.? A. W. Anderson, general superinten dent of the Charleston & Western Car olina Railroad; A. S. Farmer was ap to a like position to weScoaae _ Barrtsoo, president of. tpe 'Southern Railway, and T. Frank "Wat kim, to receive W. P. Lee. aeesMeai of - ?^t ft Northern linos. fc au ?n'.lemen are t<> ha or Com nv yesterday the hoard < the. report of 4he committee .. to Columbia In the interest of the hill giving the city of Anderson the right to assess abutting rroperty for the purpose of permanent Improve-* meats, and extended a vote- of thanks for the valuable services rendered by the geat?emon who composed this committee. The g?n?rer railroad aitoa??n and the prospects for extension of soveraT , lines was* discussed at length by thol tho sum of board, and It Is honed that it may be ' p?etlb?e te Set seam immediate re Mita from the efforts now being put 2 forth. All members of the, heard, with one exception, were present and th? meet-, ing yesterday was regarded as one of the best erst held by the directors of Andersons booster Institution. IN CIVIL COURT Verdict Hendcfed lot Plaint? m the^or-McKinneySuit Yes terday Afternoon. \ . Present , indications aro that it may toko :*e?fcnsT weeks Mn?t?ttd . 6t 'Mi week* fotf'tifs epflj^p?hn of the court of common pleas for Anderson county ;to bs concluded. "While the ; presiding ?nd??, Hois. John S, Wilson, S having the cases disposed of as rap ^fe.jwssifefe kbntjrlittle pre jresa /'MaieVVerins occupied the for the plaintiff. This waa a suit over some ginning machinery sold to McKmpicT by hlr^or. 'ine oefenaant ailoge? that the machinery was bought with the understanding that it it did not work no payment would he exacted, whereas the plaintiff alleged that this waa merely a map to keep from making payment. , The suft was on a note for tlSO, togs^ber with in terest and the verdict rendered was for the; full amount In the case of Flemmtn* ft Chrtj Man Compeny versus W. A. Hsnnn the jury found for the plaintiff in sum by agreed " the tho ^o|?wing rth? uuicluKon of this case, the court tock op tho trial of thsjease of .Ccl;? \er*us 2nsiirancek Coinpany, but ot tho'time of adjourn ment test night this case " had not gone to the Juyy, It was after the dint ner recess when tho csso was entered tstOv and it is probable that some con siderable par*, of today will be con sumo* in its bearing. The ' ^sintiff in this case.b? alleging that be is due for damages be suirtsined tronVAtn dnrlng last spring. The case &< exciting con sidorable local interest woven.by boys,.who'are told ?by ? watching them how many knots each color tor tie into ' the wer p. ? row at a time.