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PART ONE VOL. 1. NO. 1. Weekljr, K t WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM. o o o o-o ooo oo c?o o o BELtON NEWS, o OOO?OOOOOOOOO' On Monday the * members of tho Presbyteriah church began n aerie* of pr.ayer acrvloes herb. Two other meetings will be held thia week? Wednesday and Friday afternoons. This week is set aside for special! prayer work' add a cordial invitation I is extended 'to all to attend these ser-] vices.. Olu ivayj one of our hustling busi ness men. has purchased a 1914 model | lludspu touring car. County Supervisor King, of An derson county, was among these in I town yesterday. Mr. King is busily* engaged di this time building a road between .Bcltor. and * Honca Path ThiB new road will be a three jntle stretch, taking the placo of a portion or the old road along tills route, .when completed this will be a "nuni-'l bor one" piece or rood. ..?; > -Those registered at Hotel Geer yea torday woro: ?. W. Johnson, St. Loula; Samuel King, New Tork; T; 'W- Wood worth. Richmond; John E. Humphries. Bouth Carolina; A, Mjr <crs. Philadelphia; S. D. Serie, & M, Martin,. John Larson,' B. Her, :,'lcm6on ^College; W. A.?'W.' Lowell,. South Carolina: H. V. Arnon, Char lotte; B.' A'.'Vandiver, Anderson; A. P. Fan*,jjacksonvillo; George S. Mc s Graver, La?rens; O. H. Johnson; At lanta. TT .? .... . T. .. Inn Aj|^>??mpscs. " ho is with ti Southern He'll Tclophoec Co., with headquarters at Anderson, wen among those who-bad business In Bel ton yes.' terdny. W. I J. Shumaker, of Bpartanburg, | had business in. our town ycst?rday. * MX AND TWENTY. * W.lliiam^tnh, Feb. 1?.?Farm work] will stop for a few days at least now' as the repent snow and freeze has ! made land' so slushy and soft that it Is impossible to get In the fields, and | win be for some time to^coiae. Wo ore glad to report-that all ofj our people who have been eich are improving .very fast, and we hope to] . ?f?n =!! -H!- to. Hi?si =--_-. " .?il ai UX3 vuf mivu. : Mr. Jgai ' Massey and; sister, ' Miss Mamie, of Mt. Spr'.ngs, spent Sunday eight atjthis/- home of 'Mr. ?Wsn?rstone. j i; I In onr,?!tih?on Opr.iBJeas? ha*} neV-, err doae$a* botter thing tbiuv^ttteir| p?a^to^SfeWjSreSoSai^nvlcm ! Kodak ? Specialty air. give tne very best Setv| vice in Finishing and De? j velopitig? ??ND? Our pri?es are always consistent with . good work> Mail orders so* licite L Taylor's I^??io Bel ton, S. C. ^H? plant of J * , lias been pure; will be run as a Job ready Bp?end&IjJ ^equi^p? and^u?pme^tl^lllbe ?? airofeters, large or small* will be employed and oui the patronage oj* those m Ijo? IL* Do Vo Uian on the - - psbWc roui?. -From newspaper reports it seems that the plan of working them cn the roads, has been a great success in Georgia and some perte of Tehnesseo at a very small coat. What bas been don^ la. this respect In other- States can be] done in South Carolina, Fred, the little son or Mr. Will Stone, has been very sick, but is some better at present Mrs. Basle Barnett of Plorcetown, visited "her sister, Mrs. J. B. Meere, last Thursday. y.f. G. B. Cobb mode a business trip to Anderson last Satnrdsy. Mr. Jeff? Owen is having some im provements made on hls< residence [which adds greatly to the appearance lot bis place. - Messrs. Davis and Rodgera bevel I moved their sawmill to Mr. FranK] [nlullikin's place where they will sawi ; u iarso Butuiim 0* lutu&sr for 1*"1 Mullikln. Mr. Tom MeAllster of White Plains, woe a visitor here last Sunday. ti - '- ? Our teachers, Misses Bole and Mc j Allster, visited home talks near Cen tral, last Saturday and Sunday. It Is tested that sweet potatoes for bedding- purposes, will be; 'tseremcly ecarce taVthis'section this spring i W bear a lofc of complaint ahont po tatoes rotting. .'The rimhy friends of Mrs, ^-B; u?:i-?lit i-?l* .1 ?_ . ^^i. .^i. _ j ..iiacnru trtti |o B????? w r???*.T. .inn auu has returned |rom the Anderson bos Iprtal much improved In health. Miss Nora McAllster, one or tho teachers "'s Selten school, - has eclvod notice that she was one of the winners in a contest given by The State hew?paper recently. She. won I at piano and/ her choice of a gold watch ot- dhvm?nd' ring. Her many f Heads are congratulating her en her good fortune. Mr. Boozer Kay or McElmoyle, st I tended Sunday school at this place Sunday afternoon. Messrs. J. A. M?rt?n and P.-? haffey are our champion pole-cat hunters. They caught about a dosen of the "sweet" smelling little animals Joe saye he enJoya tho-sport, also, t hi snte]l: hat dlalUtM few- hte Vklf*'*b'f at him so muoh. Joe is av kachelt Paul gets out or the fursIng, part cJorinln*. in Hi . Uw, taj- V sleeping in tbe bars; ; ! ' ".I'I. I' I The time of having preaching at Saadey. aseea4aavr>w. Mr. J. li. CIrod was ? bustSJCS* "Vis* itor to Anderson.-tear fiaaaurdsv. 5^f3Rfarbody' - remember Sunday ; school at^ thlB place overy Sunday jat 3 o'clock p. nx r. -;?;-?) ; ?-r. ,. .. ... . A SEW PHYSICIAN Dr. A. B. Wcathersbee cf Willis? ton, Harn well county, will arrive in Helton in a fnlv days ami w!lt m*v* this- towa- His home. I>j. Weathers beo is a graduate of the South Caro lina' Medioat CoUamu- . arter graduat ing from this institution he spent a year aim-? half in< Fopor Hoabual of Charleston. Hts offieo wilt be u Donnald & Wilson drug store, and his resldenco at Hotel Gcer. ' - Mayer' Boss Mitchell.- was I those who went to Anderson y day on business; 4>r. J. M- Molcomb, who is quite a chicken fancier, attended the chicken a}..*?!? jn Anderson yeE?.er?^tiy. ? Dirt W. C. ?Bowen of Belton, la-att' tending the Anderson County Medi cal Society today, which la in session In Anderson. .. ?v. - . ? ... E^pa.n, vM-w nun namiv VWUUII/ W i sign, an' arbitration with tho United ; states. v_ sEesasssaSMMaseMeataaeveseseMi The Belton News ||scd by us, ??H it Prioting Fiant. ;|p >t kdditiojaal ma?hfoory Hi?lwHHS to handle ? efforts vrill Be to merit adiiig commercial station? 5Qf ?AR, ** * **** * * SOUTH WILLIAMSTON * * * * * ******** * : South WlUlamston, feto. 1&?P.en louia44t. amtth of Anderson* tilled hl* regular appointaient? ri ?lie First Street* 9e*iijtrchurch salarday eight and Sunday morning and preached two very Interesting sermons. Bora to Mr. and Mrs. Oredy Adams, on February 15th, a fine boy. Grad y says he is learnlpg to blbw a horn right fast. Mlss-Corrle Lindeey apeat Friday j in Pelser shopping. Mr. W. I. Mahaffey of the Big Creek section, ?peut Sunday in the city with lila daughter, Mrs. Sam Pruitt. Mr. R. T. McBrlde of Greenville, I spent Sunday afternoon in the city | with his uncle, Mr. R- A. Brown. . Kiss Jewell Wilhlte, spent Satur d*y and Sunday in Anderson with; relatives. * ITA Ntm& ' Mr. N. Poliahoff left Sunday for New York and Baltimore where he I goes'to bog his Spring stock of j goods. i M?r.j^A, Horace >McMaban . of Cal ' noun NFalis, is spending" tha week |jMre> with, home- folks. ' ? l'WftllNii.mt'J 1 l?ftj IwUil^dcct at The Methodist church Pent J. U. Bedensaugn and wife j spent Saturday in Anderson. Miss, Msry Sherard, who hs> been Impending, the past -slit weeks in Mi can v.. Fla*, with her sister, Mrs. M. I J. Ward and other relatives, has re Iturnea home. .Mr. T;: C- Jonea?and wlfe are spend ! tug a while in Hertwell, Ga., with I friends and relatives. v?-? xjg-y^-.- ??,. PrcjycrHy. is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Bedsnbaugb. " V 1 V^? t * Mr. Jam eg F? Simpson of Anders rwakthe?g?cst Suhday night of Mr. Ft 8. saerard's family. J~, Mr.'James Dueenbery and wlfe^ of ;'And*saonr spent a few hours in town yesterday. Mia* iilsxie Towasend- has retu tromih shoy?t,.yb3l>, tg friends Jo, A Dr. B. A. .Henry- of Anderson, here Saturday on professional bi acse> Mr. Clem- MfiCee of Andc ! spent- Saturday aad - Sunday here I with his slater. . Mrs. 8. EL LeverotU Mi*s Julia Kennedy, one of the ef ficient teach err of the Iva high I school, spent* the week-end with her I ?....t. ?? r\.. I ffmmi Mr.. J. A. Cook or Anderson, was I here last weolt.for.a fow : daira, l' i Misses. 'K>raee*<: Miller: .sud Annie I Hoi ford, two popular teachers of the Ira high school, spent from Friday until Monday in Witcrloo, the guests 'of the farmer's pHxests Rev, J- f. I Falter and wife" For two\ weeks' we1;.^] sending' you this paper free J^prbvi? to you the! telligencer. if you like i:, let us know ho\tfj ? ? ?, *. ?!,?,* *.*. > * Hog killing is'thei order of-the dayl tat' present;, as wo were visited by a I sleet and snow storm Friday. -. / ) MT. Wayne Hawkins spent Sunday [with his grand-parents of Long [Branch. Miss Mildred Bonds was the guest [of Mi BS Zooiah Owen Sunday. Miss Gertrude Clinkaoalts, . our j Asavllie school teacher, visited home ie*-v ?yssavwcxa? j ostu wssjmsc?y. . *\ ?ail Mw. E. C. Cole of the Lev Land section, visited relatives here Sulnrflay night and Sunday. Isii Mrs. -tona Murdock is spending a tew days with Mr. and Mrs. David Alewlne. j L- Mr. Ed, Ashley, had a house core [ lag. Thaireday^ Tho beat of ai{ wi that good dauasA . Misses Nannie and Neva Ashley ; ?yt?fey wit?; niee Ines Fisher. Messrs. George Brock and John S3* lOOx. Saturday. Sun dar. Mr,. Rogers ?eres pastor ofi tais place about fire years aao, and his many f rieode* made sua welcome. A large, crowd was .pr?sent to wel come him pack ?gala. I Mrs. J. J. Crowthev of Anderson, [spent last week With her daughter, rUrst Wv N. Neerts* who has been qatto ill'for the seat few- month*. . Her ataay friends wish h<ar a speedy re covery. ? S?ss La I Vouug aad slater, wor [ skipped at this place Sunday. Mr. Clyde Murdoch, spoilt Sunday] with Mr. Korvin. Crock. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar. Campbell vis? [Red Mr. and Mrs. Dare McClellau re jcently. " I Mr. Mervln Bell end eisten, Mlssl [Bertie, were Jn tine Oarsweil com" I mnnity Saturday and Sunday. Mas; Elisabeth Brack la qatto ill. j I but her anv frirais hope she will i [aeon be out ugain. Mr. Aaa Hall. Sr., haehocn hnulingj h la cotton sood- to Antr?tlllc the past/ [few days. Belton Wishes Change fit City Charter It.Is quite prohaMe that HeUon Ci enncit will ask to-vaa election ?a the near future to elmagn the charter I rrom pne year to. vmv..jr*?t*; As It! tlandg ot : *\?a i hMaMt. iHa mm inn I nldcrmea aro 'elected every, year.1 Mitchell' stated ta The ihteiU-j ber correspondent :. :this morning i that at the next meeting, of the coun cil he intendo to bring this matter to, attention of his colleagues. j Almost every town in the state | elects offloera.tor-twas pears. > It ia al- ! ' most Impossible for a new council to accomplish much ia. the . way of im provement ia ono year. Then* agate, j tou, whoa new council.w eioctoa tnei plans and . ways of doing things are generally dir fc rent from ; that of the retiring: officers* and it most necessari ly work n hrfouip to the town In |the way of progress. .. I t? 1?. ? he - beliefof ?u sr that the votera of Bel ton wttl vote- * to change the term of office' ffbm one to two yearw.. However. Oils change would not go Into effect1 until Janu->< j ary.iai?, ^'jsMrj^'^baa the-' newiyj I:ciCcitu tuum? Vr?iii? aorVu Tor ? pe riod of two years (that is if the eWe* tion for a change ehotSd^wid.) We believe the-VotSW^BeitoW wlll voto: favorable osf title queattc n AiasPe^'HaW**/.-;'1'' ' .Washington. .Fob, :i7:-t-T*osevi.wi? l?JHttedouanp.jahrd ansitshrdlshrd}. oonsulted .RresldeatWllaon about Alaskan leotalejUda today/-urges tlfa-W he earnestly hoped tftht-.f?Iii?,?MX\ pasted, by the. senate provWlog tor ? govornmant constructed railroad in the territory, should be ' a^roysd -by the house at an early date. Th?'Prtat dent allowed much interest m the ; project. . .'-'.fl aJ _. a**'. W^l.'i . C^WagaaLil^th??] > ... ? Albany* N. t+ Fob. 16??4jow wages are-paid to fcha> cease etteuet?" an4>-pa "ni" wuJismuiJUMaiiM unisjauL, a uaiM I ?on actual Wh TWAL1S3JL it is tt-ot a cutthroat proposition, si? though at tlowa it . seems so? ?very i>lia?e of b ortnese activity- ratad eontrtticfevva the WSLFAfctfror ALL Rarriea con ceraefh per; They haro built up. their ^ V?CI? rojthe ens able snd desirable Bd BEST VAt. pay. dterttsers recognise the vtiiueof the patronage of tbo readers of< thts..paper.,, .That's why they ; are. spending;; their i money with us to display tbsfr | newt*. i Don'} you think,in fttgCwe/fp \ youraulf.-und to them that you j should- make Ii. u point to fotlpw '] their e?fc /CfiORBLT sad 00? SlHl'MMWWuiTtoy arariPmr to ?sve yen. nvwtey by taste spe cial itiducements.- It St pays them, to ?et your tradhtlt pays .you jk> glv? It where It is nuado worth "ZtiiXt,. ' Th? marrtii*?? ?dvsrttBfr?. be capse. ne wsnta to GttT TO GBTETE.V :. veith YOU Xof. ought to watch bin ads. beeare M want to GET TCKaBY?S^ ^?U* fUsL- .Teu? interacts, aad hts are ?et%?.tly and peatttvaiy MtTTDAL. SBIHdHMBniBUHBnu] IIUIIIIIIIUiUIUIIIIIIIIIIIIilHIIIIHIinlll The Menance of the Mulatto Probl?w. Is the Negro Question "Settling ttse?f'? 7?T% ^egro Question is settling itself," they tell us, and The Pro gressive Farmer almost alone among the bigger Southern jour nab today is tciontiffically prob ing to ttta bottom of the w?io?e great problem to see how it is being "settled." Did you know, for exemple, that from 1670 to 1910 the num ber of mulattoea in this country u?cr?a?^^^^84^?! to. 2, 050,686 or over 2$1 per cent? w&sreagthe number of feU-blood* ca nei?roes increased only from] 4,255^0 to ?;7??,07T, b? SIT ' ' 'p?s^'tatat?' n,,,! '.' In other words, there er$., .even twice as many ful!-bl negroes 'i there were in 1870, but there are nearly FOUR TIMES as many mulattces. The Progressive Farmer of February '*?*? > /Hj'ii. wert* ..v ?: .** . ?aiwi. , ? 21st will present some amazing figures and some notable utter* snces by Rev, A. H. Shannon, Prof. T. ,1. Brooks, Senator B. R. TUlman and others cbout whole big, sins ter, loathsome subject. It > not going to be pleasant reading, b?*Jt?? inb^ necessary reading and m many respects astounding: reading, and ought "arouse the whole South to action concerning the perils that out for it. notable ecienffic articles ) Negro and' Southern on Farm Life" wfll foUc Sgnd_m^ten cento for a ten wg^^ ..MRM send $1 for a whole y?^?d?grq-*fcm, Wer*!! give you your money b^~with; mterost?if you are netAeafeqed. Isn't that ?:n ?2 fair? ?dttress ltIlll!i!Iii!!i!i!IHifm!lH!fil!!il?i!imi per . box-, industries the state, so, the utate factory Investigating .commis felon' reported to tbe legislature l*st4 u along with, an urgent reoom feiiicr. fer bc?lTy- rc??ntHtlon for iUtjs? vi??ws ot ewp?oy??. :. Tho rC?M>rt shows that In 0 rester Now York girl confectlonory work-. |bt>s generally obtain' $s a week. The mntnrliv of main workers. :reard*a*>he-. itween ' $8' and $14. Me*- than! oee-bair of the men receive 1*>.* / than $10 a week; One-half of the women get. less, titan-; .Sflweekx,*#Mle less aWUed^ones fccClve as low as 1 In the paper box Industry, the roa er? are ratod un 0St 2,000 wo Jorlty of women' fflor $G.?0 a week: men or nearly one is years of a?c In *'t ess than $s j?r a '** than 700 girls under. IS, .. haK of those reported, earn lees than $5 n week. . ; ! JHwse figures show,, conclusively the necse?r Cor an iuipru vt-imriU in ftt*m? said Ueuti Wagner, chairman or the commission. ,!No woman can- live properly and be self sustJaintag. oa Or wage.ef. $5 or $? or gg.a.-gas^^.^eajOh^a^ln tween H and 16 years of age In mer cantile establishments be limited . to il 8 hours a week,, lassoed, or su hours a? ai s-rcsuat,' &a*.th5t the prevision trade. ^irn!H,a*?n*',t?? houre of. labor or women f of nii over,-^ ?1 irfccnat, 5??-th5t the 'provision te trade cxrn ! tlnslltnajthe hears of. labor or women ... -.-i*' second-,class-cities to 54 hours a - . iT week be extended to an the cuira of or amost. the state. . invesUgatloa, ?nto tho wages in de partment stores mercantuie . estab lishments and ohirt factor Ich still ia i? pfvB'?65. * Tho commission, with its. report, submitted a complete reconficauop of the lafco iraw. The maximum penriltj? svas intreasea ter s. Orot offense frem $50 to $500 end *a- prison sentence of. bSeaee tha pen ijtfiOJ to .32.5001 r. Thirty acre FleW of Cotton on farm e* W. flu Totflseo, Fie^mcnt. & C raised by UNION QUA?f? C?? PA2SY*Q Fertilisers To4tt>?s.ie oiw o^^ these Fertiiicera. Aajc ^oror dtm?er Tor our geeds eod accopt n souostitute. , A botta? Ferttilsen wtl! produce a better crop. "UNlQ*! BRANDS" have demohstrsted to many ?d the fa* geat Plsetwrs la yonr ewrt cenuty their superior -crop pTOjUVtifif ??i??ii??. Ask the men who Mesa those. Hsatpt-s Htrt?^^.fi?ie^wi. JSette- Sr^ereaitBe Ce^ Ms?p?, . y?eter Sftrcnn??te Ca, Win?unstsa, Empire Sereeit?? Co, WL?m???iai, ftB. ?bstkil, S?ady )?br?ngs. R, ?WoUrUle and Fi?k?l?ij60t?nt?S?>s V?? rn>-th?r lnfnr*asiW^wrl?^~aAxtf^i3 OkaVteas :^IU?Bte!a> falser.. ;. taaatt .Seaatatfia ?Ce?? gaste? IV * Xea, SeseavRi?. ^ts^?F wi sswfm? Mr, r. 15? 9w"?i? yr mm m?M?, vw&***m. %