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.*. PALMETTO THEATRE :. TODAY S PROGRAM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S DUTY.Kalem. Twi ) Ucr\ I )rama. The youllg District Attorney successful!} prosecutes Hie |)oss gambler. WHILE W1FIE IS AWAY Selig. and DOE YAK, THE POULTRY MAN -Split Reel Comedy. FOURTH REEL TO BE SELECTED. Coming Friday, 6th Installment of "THE PERILS OF PAULINE." 4 Hi G REELS EVERY DAY - 10c. THE MAN THAT PUT THE "MOVE" IN MOVIES. Il ll O O ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll , o o n ITK ri rv NEWS ?. o ll <. O ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll Alluiilii. Jinn- WIH.'II Peal Hanks, a negro, was shot lo (balli last night tor stealing u liv cent "hot don" iiuuihvii'li another murder was added lo till1 long list of trag?dies which have given the gruesome name ot' ''lieaii House" lo u negro dunce hall in tlie outskirts ol' Atlanta. Tlie HUiiilwle.il man who tired Hu- lat.il eliot. cHi'uped in Hie turmoil hefore Hie euuiity pol iee ai rived on Ute eirene, tl wau u typical Ucoigia negio night gath" ring, with "hot nipper" l'eutures. ?ian<'ing und banjo playing. Winn Alts. A. bl Tole, who was (lie rorty-llillHl eandidale tor divorce in a Hst of HT unhappy spouses, lound thai taler; ol ordinury had treatment did nut ciitiblltulo bona Ilde "cruelly" in tlie eyci of the law, she eui loose with tlie fellowing specillc description of the purliculnr form of cruelly for which rh? wu? utting her husband. "Ile kicked me out of bed. threw me from place to place around the house, drew u pistol on me. threatened to kill me. unit said he had changed his mind UIKI would boil mri In oil Instead." AK noun aa the gasping Jury got its breath, she got her verdict. Mrs. Nollie Hurfleld. another of the 67, got a verdict on the ground thut her bimbam! came home drunk ut 2 ii. m. and made lier get up mid cook htm breakfast at that hour. Tlie Htnull-towii constables "put one over" on the city cops lurt night when they arrested on n Joy-riding charge two Atlanttv policemen in u police commissioner's automobile, with two ut the police commissioner's prolix ; (laughters. j Tliey were arrested .H Symriiu, <>n He' charge of viola titi]; the speed laws, i The I wo ollie.-rs are being made Ile I target for much sly wit today ai Hie handy of lheir fellow bin. ?ali The whole hoard of Kelton county , cominis! loners is now formally on ri <. md as favoring a searching investiga tion into He- charges ol' gi aft. favorit ism, ma ladc.it a ist i ai ion and incompet ency whim have been lodged against | I hose wini liave in charge Hie direct ?on j ol the i utility's affairs. Some of tili commissioners believe Hier.- i a "nigger in the woodpile" ami waul to see him torced out into the. light, while oilier!' believe that lhere IF no graft or maludmini: iratiou. hut thal since thc chaiges have bo ?i I m.nie. the public Las a tight to an ill- ; vestigatiiiti lo i b at the maller up. Mayor Woodward's vi to denying j women the tight to membership on ' city boards, willie not intentionally di- I reeled ul the stiff raget tes. since the mayor was simply opposed lo enlurg- ; lng the bourde, is taken hy lite suf- ; flagelle leaders us anni bet serioii setback. 1 Iti'gret That ItrNsey Would Not Ac cept ll eui) of Nevi Hall League Greenville, June 3.-Promoters of Piedmont league here slate thut they are expecting ('apt, O. K. Mumblin lo be the president of the league, lt is a muller of regret that W. I.. Brlssey of j Anderson would not accept und lt was news to the leugue promoters here vhen lt was announced in an Ander ron paper thut unother Anderson man hud been offered the presidency. _ ~ ? X^^??M x^Vj> _ HOME OF YOU? ... ^T-C-^?WN IS A HOME lNOF.ro \^^t) Cool Night? .. jsp^ Mean good sleep. jj ^ itUj4^ jj! w??5 HOPI ES. SEE " _^'L i . ifiJj?M N LlN LEY ^S^A^H^ '?5SEU" Good Sleep means renewed strength and en ergy. Now all the nights are cool in North Anderson-In fact, North Ander son is a great place to live. ) Ki White Colonials New lot White Colonial Pumps? with White Pearl Buckles. The kind that fit and look swell, at $2-50 T THE PAIR THOMPSON'S THE ONE.PRICE SHOE STORE WE SELL FOB CASU OMI u " H i> 11 H nu . i u it II 11 H ti o o ?i o j " h il ni's Uro?!'. o H II U IJ O I) ll ll li ll I) I) ll li il (| ll () U (> (, Mrs. Mi lli- I'atlcrsun died al the lunn?' ul IHT brother Mr. c. U. Dun can last Sunday .May. '.tl. and was hurled tin- following day al Kalil's (?rove, funeral service.; cuiiductcd liy Mi v. M. W. Xclsnii. Mrs. I'aiti'i'Dii had Inen sick for lim pa ;t vi ar. aim.il eight month:! sim v as perfectly helpless, several pity sielans utlended her. Koine ol' them pronounced lier disease rheumatism, others pellagra. Sin was a good woman, ami never ones!Inned, if i merciful (?oil would have lier so afflict ed, hui she I runted in Him and prayed to he conscious until death, and to die easy, and her prayer was answered She h aves a husband, un adopted iluughter, several brother-? and sister*, nieces, and nephews, and the patient tenderly -are, they gave her, during her long illness, will never he forgot ten l y the people ol" Mils community. Mr. .) T. Ward lias a very sick child. also Mr. Harrison Ma ki tl. We hope they will soon recover. Mr. .lille Swaney and wife caine nen* having a fatal accident last Saturday night. Their m.iles became frightenec. at a dog running down lo the niuo barking furlouslv. turned the buggy over on them, bul fortunately tho> were not seriously burt. There was an election held at Fair view school house May ll!, for Hie ?urpose ol selecting trustees for Fairview district which em bra es n part of Anderson, and Deon oe counties. Mr. V. V. Collins was elected trustee for the Oconee side, W. A. Mullir'.II and M. O. H rock, Anderson Cu. it would set ni a? if the tscuiUKhip companies hud as well keep a s ta nc. iiig committee to investigate thei> wrecks., thev bar-pen so froquently. Some people thought the sinking Ti tanic would cause more carefulness on tin* purl of the companies and their i mptoyers, bul that prediction has purely proven to lie false. Some mure serious minded pennie thought, because those people on the Titanic quit dancing anil pinvlng cards* mid began singing Nearer My God tn Thee, thut it would be nwarniug tn death came, and they thought tnese fi,und dancing and playing cards when the people that nobody wanted tu be popular amusements would cease to be popular, but since then tim neW3|"iti ers have told nf u preacher in a big city thal wanted the folks tu dunce in a purl of his church. We have always thought there was a question as to whether it was right fur people tu have a certain few in a church, lv.it since hearing u true story of a sixteen yeur old hoy recently w!'o went tn a strange church, we have con cluded there's no question about it. One party came tu him und said, "this Itt our pew. will vnu please move. He picked up lils hat. ami (hanged his seat. Tho same thing bni nenrd (wire more, then he picked up his hal and left the elturch. Two yars ago. the ladies of Soul h Carolina tonk an unusual interest in politics. We wish somebody with some influ ence, would ask them to have iii choice tili? year, but just urge their fathers, brothers and husbands, to be perfectly calm, go to the ballot box unit vote for whom they want and let oth ers do the same. There's no politician good enough for people to be losing their temper, and saying angry words to theil friends, and they neatly always (Iud it lo be true ufter the election. Between the Battle Lines in Mexico WE have arranged to publish serially the remarkable story entitled, "The Land of Broken Promises,*' by Dane Coolidge. It is m story of the Mexican revolution, and a graphic picture of conditions in that country built upon the adven tures of two Americans and the romance of a beautiful Mexican senorita. it h a Serta! AU Witi Wish to Read y. tf, ff. # * .y. .y. Y- -Y- -Y- -Y- .' * ELECTRIC CIT * _ * Items of Interett and Persone Wireless on the St .Y- -Y- * * * * * # -Y- * * * * ? I II MI I II in c Money I tiliils Thousand*. I ulm lui figures lui vif been printed in The liisiiruiife Press uf NVw York, dy which it is seen Ihul treiuenilous [ nmoiinls were paid out in life Insul*- i im .. in tliis state last year. Accord ing li> these estimates AIMIITHOII peu pli- received $!ir?.."ii)ii mi pulirles carried hy men amount lng to mme than $10. min. Smaller sums were not consid ered and were not mentioned in the luliic Th" largest ?ingle policy in (his slate during the lime tor which ' Hie ligures Were compiled was til the estate of Frederick W. Shoper ol I ?eu II fort, amounting to $11.Dun. . -o i Ne M Magistrate \t CP'msiui t'oiicgc j Dispatches from Coi II m hiu yester day said (hat Die governor had ap pointed H. A. Sloan as magistrate at 'clemson to succeed John lt. Ailger I , Miiltiilly. resigned. Mr. Mullally is. now u candidate for governor mid his ! J resignation was due to thal fact. Mr. Itrissey ls Slightly lietter. Anderson people will lie glad lo, learn that the condition of J. A. Itrls I HI;>" was yesterday said to he more iutisfuctory than it was Tuesday. Mr. ! Hrissey was driving from Anderson t<? his home ut High Shoals, willi two ol' his gruiidchjldn n in Hu- wagon : with him. when his. horse became I frightened and run away. Mr. Hrissey ? was thrown from the wagon and sus tained a number of painful cuts mid bruises, while his granddaughter, ' , Hessie McKee, was badly bruised, al though not seriously hurt. The little boy managed to slay in UK- wagon un til the horse hud slowed down and i then he jumped, escaping without a scratch. Attending physicians do not think that Mr. Hrissey sustained any internal injuries and they hope thal ^ lie will soon bc recovered. i Hr. unit Mrs. Fisher Took Their Departure. Dr. und Mrs. ("burles Fisher, with j whom many Anderson people have become intimately acquainted during, their stay at Anderson college, have, departed from the city and are now en I route to London, where Dr. Fisher will spend a year in rest and study. I lils eyes are very weak and the strain | during the past year has been almost i too much for him. Under Dr. Fish er's able instruction the students in ? Hie conservatory of music at the col lege have done some splendid work dining the pust session. Ch a mres Made Hil Company. Effective on June 1 a number of changea went into effect with the j I Texas Oil company's branch in An- j derson. O. ' P. Taylor, who has had I charge of Hie olllce affairs of the com pany, hus been mude special city sule.-iiiun and is now engaged in Iiis new duties, culling upon the trade in ' ' the city. S. ll McDaniel, who hus \ become office manager In Mr. Taylor's 1 place hus also entered upon his new ? I duties. Iloth the Texas men deserve . their promotion and friends of theirs are glad to see it. Mr. McDaniel is ! a native of Hock Hill und a Clemson alumnus. liitcrestiuir Relic Of the Civil War. Hebert Moorhead of Anderson, route 2. spent yesterday in the city and while hen? exhibited u canteen which he used while a member of Company "C" Palmetto Sharp Shooters. This company was mustered tu at Ander soll during the war mid saw some hurd service from the first duy that lt went to Hie held. Mr. Moorhead values the canteen very highly and says that he prizes lt for the many recollections it can cull forth. Columbia's Mayor. Coming to Anderson. Among the well known visitors to come to Anderson on June 17-18 for the annual Klks Convention will be Dr. L, A. Griffith, mayor of Columbia. Dr. I Grillith was recently chosen for this , position by the people of Columbia and it is said that he is making a fine of ficial. The Columbia mayor is a mem ber of ('ollimbla lodge No. 1190, and will take part In the demonstrations by t.iat lodge while in Anderson. -o Anderson Man On Regular Run. U. F. Pennal has received an ap pointment as niall clerk from Ander- ] son to Augusta on the Charleston and I Western CarolinaajfAilway and will assume his new dimes within the next few duya. Mr. Pennell is an Ander son county man and his friends here will be glad to know that he has se cured the position. CundlilmeK Are Alt Working Hani. The various caMhdites foi mayor and aldermen are hard at work and j voters are being interviewed on every side. The city election takes placo I on June ir. and as the time for tho election draws nearer more and more j Interest ls being manifested. Many j conjectures are heard as to the wln * nc rs in the several races bul public I opinion seems to be about evenly di vided Baseball Question Is Being Agitated. The question of securing funds for the Piedmont baseball league, an or ganization which Anderson has agreed to join, 's being agitated in Anderson and the business men of thc city ar? being approached on the question. It is said that some difficulty has been met with In securing funds and lt does not seetii that the Anderson team will be overburdened with cash when the season opens-lt it does. f. * * * * * * ****** k7 SPARKLETS * _ * il Mention Caught Over the reets of Anderson * * f. * * * * * * ****** Lillie Interest In iii?' Inveh?iiialion. There seems io lie lillie liileresl in tin- m l ion of Supervisor Muck King in regard lo the dispensary election for ilils county. The supervisor lias announce.I his intention ot' canvassing Hie list of names on each petition presented io liiui praying tor the elec tion ami Ilion will he decided the ques tion of whether or not the election shall he holli. At present nothing is benni of the matter ami a majority of the voters seem lo he indi!lerent about Un- emin- matter. June 1- is Hu- ?late Mr. King set, upon rei|tiest, for Hu- work to Le commenced. Mr. Muri in Preaches At Lo willies ville. Tin- Intelligencer has been request ed to announce that Kev. .lames I.. Marlin. I). H.. preaches regularly al Lownili sville. on the first ami second Sundays nf every mont h. The ser vices begin at ll a m.. ami the public has a cordial iuyitatiou to attend. .Mr. Ccisherg ls III lu Atlanta. A message was received in Anderson yesterday conveying the information that Adolph (Jeisberg. well known Al lanta hotel man. is critically ill at his home in that city. Mr. C-esbcrg has been indisposed for some time but it was not known that his condition was serious until yesterday. Harry Oelsberg left at once to be ut his brother's bedside. - -o Anderson Knurl li Willi Ailluiliobiles. According to ligures made public yesterday. Hu- public roads of South Carolina have been greatly Improved ?is a result of the large number of au tomobiles purchased in this state dur ing the last year. According to these figures Anderson stands fourth in tin list. having TIS automobiles, 37 uf which have been purchased since last December. Greenville county leads lite stale willi 1.038 registered autos, while Columbia is second with 1,037 und Spurlanburg (hird with 802. A number of new machines have just I recently been brought to Anderson and these are not included in Un- of ficial figures from Columbia. - - o 1 Presbyterian Team ChuHcngcs the Town. I Sime many of Ute college boys have i returned lo the city Hie Presbyterian boys ol' Anderson have organized a baseball team ami challenge the city i and all Sunday school teams In the i state to combat, lt is understood that the "Blue Stockings" will try to ar range a game with the "Federals" for Friday afternoon and with the Y. M. j C. A. "Champions" for Saturday af I lernoon The following is the tenta tive line-up of the Presbyterians: J. Watkins, captain anti shortstop; Ste phens, first base; Conley, catcher; I Snow. catcher; Hunter, pitcher; Ber I ry. pilcher; Simpson, second base; Mayfield, third base; Mat tison, left field: Sloan, right field and Farmer, ] center field. i -o Freight Curs I .lumped Truck. A string of freight curs on the Blue Itidge spur track to the Equinox mill jumped the track while near the mill yesterday afternoon and did pome lit tle damage. The cars were being handled by the switch eugine when the accident occurred aipl the wheels ran on the cross tires for some dis tance. Fortunately none of the cars turned over and but little time was necessary to repair Hie damage done. - o Change ('tuning In ! The Water System. I The Southern Pu phi ic Utilities com pany has addressed an open letter to all its subscribers in which the water users are advised that a new system of charging for the water is shortly to go into effect. The letter says that i the company is given the right under its new franchise of' charging for water according to the registration of the meter instead of on u flat rate us has been the case In some Instances heretofore. The company says, in the, letter of yesterday, that the new sys tem will be put Into effect just as soon as the meters can be installed In the houses or all water users in Anderson. ******* * ***** * * * THE MARKETS * ******* * ***** M A UK KT SUMMARY Wednesday. June 3. New York Market. , . Opened Closed J1/,.1314 13.13 October. 1'? 77 12 73 December.".."..12.8 1?76 Spots 13.65-10 down. Nu market. x,.w Orleans, holiday. Cottonseed OH. , Open Close J.un<'.7.2? 7.30 Vl,y ..7.36 7.37 August. 7 47 7 49 September..".'.'?.M 7.64 Liverpool Coll?n. Receipts. 3.000. Sales 8,000. Am. Mid. 7.73. ,".. . , Open Close June-July.K72l 71 July-August.72i Auguat-iSeptemher 7 io 7 07 Ocio h er-N o vern ber .. .. .. 6*81 6 81 PERSONALS I I I .Joseph Giles, who ls traveling the slate of Georgia for a well known concern, has Leen spending several days in (he city willi his purent?, Mr. ami Mrs. J. M, Giles I Mrs. Frank Wardlaw of indiantown ls spending a few days In ?he city, the guest of Mrs. Geiger on Weat Whittier Stree!. I Miss Kdna Muyes nf Mayesvllle ls in the city. Hie guest or Mrs. William Muldrow on West Whittier street. .Miss Nina Russell has returned from Wlnston-Saleni, N. C., where slie hus boen teaching for the past session. Mr. a.td Mrs. Theo Bell of Mobile, Ala., ere in the city, the guests of Mr. Bell's parents, Mr. and Mrs Er nest Heil. Miss Martha Bonham left yesterday for Greenville where she will spend . few days with Mr and Mrs. Proc tor A. Bonham. Later she will go on to Baltimore for u stay of a few weeks. Miss Ella Sue Jones has returned from Manning where she has been the guest of friends and relatives. Miss Nan Osborne of Spartanburg I I arrived in the city yesterday to be . thu guest of Miss Ella Sue Jones. J E. C. Daniel of Spartanburg was' among the visitors to spend yesterday j in the city. \V. H. Gwinn of Greenville was* in the yesterday, a guest at the Chiquolu hotel. j Col. I,. E. Campbell of the Eureka' section spent yesterday in the city, j ; Wesley Ashley of Martin township j spent part of yesterday in the city. J. C. Wright or the Martin section was among the visitors to spend yes terday in Anderson,. I T. Holland of Honea Path was In the city yesterday for a few hours on business. Prof. F. H. H. Calhoun and Prof. J. W. Gantt of Clemson College Bpent yesterday In the city. Mrs. H. E. Lee of Clemson College was shopping in the city yesterday. E. F. Allgcod of Liberty was among (lie visitors to spend yesterday in the city. i _ ' Mrs. G. B. Green and little son, G. B. Jr., have returned to the city from Lu'i.-ens. I J. A. Horton and A. S. F^ant, well known business men of Belton, were in the city yesterday. Mrs. A. Schilletter and W. A. Schil I letter of Clemson college were In the city yesterday. Mr. Schilletter, who lias been Clemson's foremost athlete, will take his degree this year. I J. A. Arnold of Pelzer was in the city yesterday for a few hours on business. ! Mrs. J. D. Maxwell, Jr., of Spartan burg, ls spending a few days in the city with friends. i Miss Lydia Sherard has returned to I >?r home In Williams ton after a short ' visit here. I John T. Bolt, a well known Ander son county planter, was In the city yesterday on business. Mrs. J. M. Cox of Belton "/as shop 1 ping iii the city yesterday for a few hours. ooo O O O O O O o o o o o o ? BARNES NEWS o l o o <? o o o o o o o o 0 o o o o o o o o o 1 Barnes,-June 8.-Mr. and Mra. V. hi. Sch um per t were here recently vis iting at the home of Mr. H. M. Schumpert. Mrs. John Craft and daughter, Miss Laura and t on, Johnnie of Anderson, are spending a few days here with the family of Mr. A. A. Mauldln and other relatives. Mra. S.A. Morgan and little daugh ter Winnie spent aw nae in Anderson recently at the borne of Mr. J. W? McCarley. Rev. and Mrs. C. J. Hampton ot Danlelsville, Qa., wero here awhile re cently on their way to Rocky River to spend some time with home?olks, WANTED-A few more families to reside at Barnes who are filled with a spirit of good will and are not afraid or an Idea. Gast your lot with us and. you will add to your Hst of friends -and enemies. . . . Rev. J. B. Herron will preach here on the second Sunday morning at ll o'clock. The publier to' cordially In vited to hear ulm.' ? .. .." i Misa Sallie Patterson and her cous in Mles Carrie Patter.-son of Iva. were here Saturday and fcunday with their relatives. '*> Mr. E. R. Evans of Anderson R. P. D. 7 and B. B. Evans of Iva were here last Sunday ax the home of W. R. Evans. Albert McMants, of Orangetown. N. Y.. had bte only arm fractured and in a sling today aa; a result of being pitched over a ledtfe of rock on . the sides of tho Palisades in Alpine by a foot pad, and falling twenty-fire feet. ?. '..' ! . : !>; ' \VV~' . .-.;.' " ..... ,.'".'V> . COME IN and hear these new Victor Records. : : We've just received Several New Dance Records in the assortment. We will be glad to play them over for you. WILLIS a SPEARMAN Music House Kleekley Bldg. " The House of the Vlei or.*1 Anderson, S. C. ************ * * * CASEY & FANT * _ J . * * ARCHITECTS * * Anderson, S. C. * * -- * * Brown Office Building. * * Second Floor.. Phone 26',1 * * * *********.<** BIJOU ...THEATRE TODAY'S rum; MA M. 1 MILLION IN PEARLS Victor. A li reel mystery drama, in which a brilliant swindle costs a jeweler a million dollars. This ls a thrilling detective story featuring Walter Miller and Violet Cameron. THE NEWLYWEDS DILEMMA Nestor. A rip-roaring comedy with Eddie Lyons, Victoria Ford and Lee Moran. FOURTH KEEL TO BE SELECTED Coming tomorrow "The H!!!s. Of Si lence** 3 reel 101 Bison with Cleo Madison'. Coming June llth u Samson** Uie greatest story of its kind ever pro duced. A powerful and spectacular feature in G great reels, featuring J. Warren Kerrigan and Kathleen his sister. E LECTRIC ... THEATRE TODAY'S PROGRAM. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF'S STAR Reliance. A two part western dram atic feature. A story of a fight for office. A SUSPENDED ORDEAL Keystone. A great comedy featur ing the "Keystone Fatty." THE RIVAL PITCHERS Majestic. A comedy full of bright, laughable situations. Coming tomorrow - "Our Mutual flirt".. Also "Souls Astray".. Two reel American drama. 4 REELS-10c. Mutual Movie? Make Tim? Fly. We Want You to Try ?TOWN AND COUNTRY" Paint. It cover? more ?ur face look? better ?nd wean longer than tho "just. as good" paints. Anderson Paint and Color Co. Blcckley Bldg. Phone 647