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THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER Founded August 1, 1860. 118 North Main Stret AN ?EH.SON, fl. 0. WILLIAM HANKS. Editor W. V/. SMOAK_Business Manager Entered According to Act ot <km gresB aa Second ClasB Mail Matter at the Poa to (I I ce at Anderson, S. C. Member of Associated PresB and I Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic] Service. 8eml-Weekly edition-11.60 perl Tear. Daily edition-$5.00 per annum; 12.60 for Six Months; $1.25 for Three) Months. IN ADVANCE. A larger ein ulntlon than any other B6wspup< r lu thia Congressional Diu-1 trlct. TELEPHONES? Editorial.827 Bus!:-- Ollloe.' 321 Job J'riinit-K.693-L Local New?.327 Society Newn.321 Tho Intelligencer lu delivered by carriers in he ?itv. if you fall to get your paper regularly please notify US. Opposite your name on label of your papor IB prnted date to which your paper IB paid. AU checks and drafts should be drawn to The Ander son Intelligencer. The Weather. Washington, August 7.-Forecast : , South Carolina-Local thundershow ers Saturday. Sunday partly cloudy. J The ?og star In chasing tho moon. -o Sound asleep-the official snorer. Germany-the homo of hocks and hops. -o The best slogan-may tho best man win. Bsd sign-forged signature on a chick. Smooth roads make smooth dispo-] sitlons. Italy now probably knows which | side to take. < Were over nights so reposeful? Au-| gust ls kind. V The Kaiser has a wit a blighted navy. An all round man-height 6 feet, | weight 260. At this rate Germany will have to | ?ead to America for beer. Fighting is poor sport when thero] ls none to eeparate you. "Which shall it bo. to imitate thc vicious or to despise them? Der Kaiser has had hopes. That's j the: way of too much hops. -o Has the airship sailor a sweetheart | In every port in the clouds? / ' o Has Austria declared peace on Ser- j irla? Or Just got enough of lt? ,e .??. ; o This war cloud may shower wealth on the South a little bit later. i ? i ti As the elimination conference didn't I eliminate, why al) this post mortem? o Germany ls the lager nation, al-1 though England hus tho largor navy. -2--o ?? ? The mailed hand of war should go j by parcels pos?lo the dead lotter of fice. -4 Two more weeks of tho state cam- [ calga. How long suffering are tho) people. This war has gone so far that even I William J; Bryan couldn't talk .'em | out of lt. Der Kaiser has declared war on ev erybody* but tho pope and tho Dull moos?, party. -o The river Seine ls in France. No I doubt the ln-S?ine. can be found in I Germany now. ?In declaring what is contraband ot I war, England doesn't mention pale j dark or schnapps. O ??' " ? book has been written on "Tho Importance of Breathing." Sure, dodi you get out of the habit. How long will the war last? Through, the dog days. It began on St. .Swithlu'a. We are Sirlous about . f ' . . o ? ? , .Our, old friend. Capt. M. C. WHUs should not have watted until he came to his town to attack his oppon ?pi '. . . The Williamston Chautauqua would mean-'many thousands of dollars to the farmers who attend, if they would l?e^good advice and produce more food'stuffs. 1 CH ll.i? L.tKOIt It I LL Thc IIOUHC Coin tn Ittce on I .abor in Congress has voled lo report the l'ai mer-Owcii hill favorable with certain aiueiidnientH. Thc bill prohibits inter state counnerce in the products of child labor and In regarded as the most effective child labor bill ever brought Indore congress. Goods in the produc tion ct which children under 14 have been employed, lu factories, or under ,16 tn mines or quarries, or in the production of which children under 16 have worked more than 8 hours a day, cannot bc shipped into interstate commerce according to the hill. Thc National Child Labor Commit tee is working tor tin- measure and many state child labor commit tees, women's Huhs, churches, and labor organizations. have signified their interest lu its passage. Thc American Medical Association id ils recent ses sion at Atlantic City, drew up a re eollitlon asking Congress tu pass the bill. Those opposing the measure were given a hearing by the House Committee but lu spite of their argu ments the bill will bc reported fa vorably. This is thc kind of legislation thal will help. It will he impossible to accomplish much with euch state passing a different kind of law and with hy st er laca I reformers In tho north pointing the linger of derision at the south where a few children are employed at light labor in the mills, whereas, in the north there ls a sweat shop system that ls murderous. Uut if congress will go utter the northern sweat shops the southern mills will not Buffer. Thc southern mills have never protested against a child labor bill that would bc equitable, although they have appealed for a compulsory education bill to go along with it in order to keep children from running thc streets wild, while the older mem bers of the family arc at work in the mill. Anyhow this war helps old Santy. He 1^ getting a little old and stiff jointed, and can't carry as many toye. Homer saye, "For tho memory of griefs ls a joy to tho man who has been sore tried and wondered afar." We aro for woman's rights. If sho had politics to think about, her dress wouldn't be so outlandish. J. B. Qray of Starr, ls never af fected by wars. Ile,has corn to sell all the year around. THE INHERITANCE TAX Tho dropping of a line in this pa per yesterday quito changed tho in tended meaning of an editorial arti cle. We wished to give our approval to the Inheritance tax bill, and tho dropping of a lin? of type caused an entirely different meaning. As it ap peared, the article read We are opposed to tho white people teaching in negro schools, hut wo see no need of any discus sion In this county whore all feel the some woy about lt. . * This IB a companion bill to thc Income tax law, and is democratic in principle. It came near m * * *. Our Intention was tb say, "W?) are in favor of tho inheritance tax bill. This ls a companion bill to the income tax law," etc. We do not wish to bo understood as giving much importance to the bill relating to the white people teaching In negro schools, for while we think Ute conditions are disgusting whore ever they may be found, the best way to do is bi go to Columbia quietly and pass u law without so much po litice* ceremony. The first man In the state to advocate thia was Tom Miller, a Bcufort negro wha was In the constitutional convention. But we are heartily in favor of Ute inheritance tax bill, for its exemp tions protect poor people, and the law would apply to those who have really been escaping their just burden of tuxes by having non-taxlble sccurl tlesThere have been some notable cases where states have been helped by having an Inheritance law. It protected the property of the owuers for their lifetime and at their doath, at a nominal cost tue estate wes turned over to their heirs. No estate under $25,000 would bc touched under thc proposed inheri tance tax laws, and Its principal ob ject was to get a fee upon the death of some rich non-resident who hos properly in this State, such as mill or railway stock. It is a bill to help the poor and not In any way to bur den them or to deprive them of the things for which they have worked so hard. DRESS IN SEASON. Why should not the' men in the south dress In fashion becoming the climate? This is a question often asked. Sometimes there is a revival of the old cottonade suits, r.nd one year there waa in vogue a style of suits for men made ot cloth from mills at Spartanburg-the Calvert cloth. There la yet a demand for something suitable. Th? Palm Reach Killi nearly fills thc hill. If wi- were to wear clothes made of our (?wu cotton fabric, it would aid a great deal in Hading a more steady market fdr cotton. Along the line of dressing in KCIIBOII, WC lind thu fol lowing chatty editorial in th? Foun tain Inn Tribune: M?sl men feed (hut they are Intel lectually superior lo women While admitting that one of thc gentler sex may cultivate lier mimi until lt will retain an unlimited number nf fads lind enable lier to repeal parrot-like, the philosophy ami logic born of male minds, itiey nevertheless feel assured that tin* mimi of mau. in reasoning power, is fundamentally superior to that nf woman. Hut these self sufficient egoists for get the matter of coats. If men are reasonable ami reason ing beings they should be able to s sinn reasonable CUUBC to every act or rather to explain every act as the result of a sensible cause. To wear a coat because it is cus tomary to wear a coat ls neither rea sonable nor sensible. To weur a stiff white collar because that is custom is by no means reasonable. It is entire ly absurd. One may ami must wear shoes to protect his feet, ile must wear trous ers to keep out of Jail. Ile must wear undergarments lu order to be and feel clean. Hut for th?; stiff collar ami coat, there 1B no reasonable excuse. Men may argue that courtesy ls a fundamental necessity and that the wesirlng of a ?oat is a courtesy to tho ladies. That sounds nice but the'ladies do not exact it or regard it as courtesy. And thc men who excuse their coats by thlH argument are not overly nice in all other and real courtesies. There is no excuse for couts in this weather. Avast with 'em. GAFFNEY ROUGHS WORRY SPEAKERS Candidates For State Offices Were Heckled By Voters in Chero kee County Special to The Intelligencer. Gaffney. August 7.-Administration voters were very noisy at the cam paign meeting here today and an at tempt was made to heckle practically every anti-Ulease candidate for the various state olllces. There were few farmers in attendance upon the meet ing, the crowd coming from the mill districts near by. Acting upon the suggestion of Jumes A. SummerBett, the campaign ers addressed a telegram to Presiden* Wilson, expressing deep sympathy be cause of the deuth of Mrs. Wilson. The candidates delivered today practically tb same apeevken that have been herd on tho 30 or more Stumps previously visited. lu his speech A. W. Jones charged that James A. Summcrsett, his op ponent, 1B thc candidate for the Insur ance and bonding companies of Co lumbia. A. G. Brice, speaking for attorney general, denounced Tims. H. Peeplcs for permitting thc race track gam bling to operate in Charleston. "Governor Blease has said from noi less than th reo stiimpE," said W. C. Irby, Jr., candidate for governor, "that he ls hands off In this race for governor, yet some peopl? nay that he ha? come out for John C. Richards. Unless you believe that Gov. Blease is false to lite friends, it looks Uko some body has lied." / R. I. Manning toduy stressed the Im portance of tho state cumpaign and urged the voters to pay moro attention to thc Issues. He spoke tor law and order. John G. FV.chards denied that he was a "coat tall swinger." Charles" Carroll Simms, tho "orig inal Blease candidate for governor," severely scored Mr. Richards for his shitting positions in politics. He Bald that he had been informed that Rich ards voted for Judge Jones two years ago. "He never has dented it'," said the speaker. Mendel L. Smith denied the alleged attempts of nomo newspapers to elim inate him from tho race. CENSORSHIP GETS RESULTS Wireless Station with American Ope? rotor at Key Alters Communication Sayville, N. Y., Aug. 7.-Since an ensign of the United States Navy was placed In the wireless plant here of the German-owned Atlantic Communi cation Company, but four unofficial messages have bren sent out. Two were addressed to a Canadian station and . one to the West Indies. The tower wns in communication tonight with the United Sines' armored cruis er Tennossoe bearing gold to the Am ericans in Europe and the American liner, St. Paul, which sailed1 today from "New York. Tile station has heard nothing from German and English warships said to he off the American coast. Noth ing tor the German ships has been of fered since tho censor's arrival. REPORT IS DENIER ll. F. McC?rmkk Will Not flo for Wife Now In Switzerland as Rumored. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, August 7.-Relatives ol Harold F. McCormick herc today de nied reports that he has been seeking to engage an ocean going yacht in which *o bring back Mrs. McCormick, daughter of John D. Rockefeller, from Europe. Mrs. McCormick ls reported to be In Switzerland with her. daugh ters. Mr, McCormick is now on his way here from New ?ork, according to his Lvcretary. He ??as received word from Mrs. McCormick. A MESSAGE TO THE FARMERS HOLD YOUR COTTON; STAND AND STAND FIRM IS THE ADVICE GIVEN CONDITIONS GOOD Plenty of Money With Which To Move or Hold the Coming Cotton Crop Assured (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aim list ".-In ?in ad dre.s stn the cotton growers and peo ple of thc cotton growing states made public tonight, til . congressional com mittee, which volunteered several days ugo to peek measures which, would prevent serious conseiluences to tim south because of Hie European situa tion, declared: AUur message to you is-stand firm. Sell cotton only as a last necessity. Members of the committee headed hy Senator Hoke .smith of Georgia, ut ter a careful investigation of condi tions up to the nr< sent lime gave it as their mature judgment that th least possible coton should bs put up on thc market during the next sixty days, atsertlng that Hu agencies of the federal government, both execu tive and legislative, were doing all possible to relieve thc strain of tho situation caused hy Hie lack of trans portation facilities and thc danger ol facing no market abroad. They call ed for unselfish co-operation among the farmers, merchants und bankers of the routh for the common good ano declared: "lt should be understood that wo aro not In the midst of a panic, nor is a financial panic possible under our new bank and currency law and it is not necessary for us to throw our cot ton on the market at prices less than ?it real value." The statement of the congressional committee follows: 'Wc recognize thc fact that cotton Is the money crop of the southern peo ple, and any situation which vitally affects Its value must be felt by all lines of commercial and industrial ac tivities. "While thq condition of war In Eu rope gives rise to a situation which is serious, wo believe that it can bc greatly overcome If all agencies, nat ional, state and local, promptly and vigorously respond to their respectivo duties. "Your president, the several.execu tive branches o? the government, and your senators and representatives, are exerting every effort to devise meant* by which the cotton crop.,, inny be marketed.at. a,..pr!fiftiiXWWnrHfl.,l?y a normal law pf . supply ann demand, and not by a couditlou caused by tho European war. "The important problems involved in this situation are:'' First: Transportation'. It is essen tial that lint cotton, and cotton manu factured goods, Bhouid reach foreign markets where they may be consumed. We are confident congress will pass within a few days an amendment tu Our shipping laws which will greatly facilitate transportation. We have no doubt transportation facilities will be available for cotton, and cotton manu factured goods within a vary Brion time. "Second: Consumption of cotton. The European war must necessarily reduce temporarily the demand and consumption of our cotton. The state department has cabled our consuls abroad for detailed Information. From the information We have received, we are confident the consumption, domes tic and foreign, of our cotton. Will be much larger than ls generally sup posed. Tho mills.of the United States and Canada will consume approxi mately half of our production, and the demand for American cotton by Great Britain and the Orient will not be greatly reduced. Great Britain con sumes nearly half of our exported cotton. Eleven million bales of - oar cotton should be absorbed by the trade, even under the most aggravated conditions. 'These fucts Bhouid be most reas suring, and should entirely dispel the iden that our foreign trade in cotton will be wiped out. "Third: Money to market tho crop and caro for the surplus. Already the secretary ot the treasury has ar ranged to deposit In southern banks the .sum of $20,000. He desires this used especially to handle the cotton crop. During the present week, your congress luis passed an emergency currency bill, under tbe terms of which not less than $1,500,000,000 of additional currency will be available to meet every emergency which may arise. "Tho reserve honks, under the new banking and currency act, will speed ily organize. They-will accept notes secured by agricultural products, insures ample money , for moving the crop and to care.for such rf?strc??s dot ton as -may come upon the nu rket, and also to keep in operation the fac tories and carious industries neces sary for the consumotion of the crop. "The tlnanclul situation of the coun try cou ld not do better, and when it ls understood that the treasury depart ment stands ready to lend its great power to prevent a sacrifice of the cotton crop, a feeling of ?onflaen?o and assurance should come to us all "Fourth: IJOCSI Co-operation. The agencies of tho federal government, both executive and legislative, are, do ing all possible to relieve tho strain of the situation. While the power of the government ls great, it should, not be over "*t'mated. We desire to Impress cm. ically the necessity for the most . rdlal and unselfish co-opera tion . 'Jong farmers, merchants and mm Ite^?si There Is No Let Up In This CLEARANCE OF OURS Today iarge crowds will feast on the good bargains this sale affords. Huge assortments in all the departments. The fol lowing is a list of the lowest prices quoted in Anderson on clothes of an equally likable sort. Men's and Young Men's Suits $25.00 Suits now.$19.75 $22.50 Suits now.$17.25 $20.00 Suits now.$14.75 $18.00 Suits now.$13.75 $15.00 Suits now.$11.50 $12.50 Suits now.,.$9.75 $10.00 Suits now.$7.50 Boys' Knee Pants Suits $12.50 Suits now.$9.75 $10.00 Suits now.$7.50 $9.00 and $8.50 Suits now.$6.00 $8.00 and $7.50 Suits now.$5.00 $6.50 and $6.00 Suits now. . $4.50 $5.00 Suits now.$3.75 $4.50 and $4.00 Suits now.$3.25 $3.50 and $3.00 Suits now.$2.50 Men's Odd Trousers Same reductions on Men's Odd Trousers as on Boy's Suits Manhattan Shirts $1.50 Manhattan Shirts. .$1.15 $1.50 Eclipse Shirts . . . .$1.15 $1.50Adjusto Shirts_$1.15 $2.00 Manhattan Shirts . .$1.50 $3.50 Manhattan Silks. $2.65 Men's Oxfords $6.00 Oxfords now.$4.75 $5.50 Oxfords now.$4.25 $5.00 Oxfords now.$3.75 $4.00 Oxfords now.$3.25 $3.50 Oxfords now .... .$2.75 Order by Parcel Post-We Prepay S#0T CASH CLOTHE The Store with a Conscience bankers of the south, to the end that every local effort, and every local ag ency, shall be brought into action In the interest of tho common good. "We believe that conferences in th* respective Btates and localities would be most helpful. They would furnish the machinery through which tho problem in all of its phases can be thoroughly considered and dealt with under the pcssuliUr environment ol' each ?tate and community. Accurate information as to warehousing facili ties should bo gathered for your local usc, and furnished to your senators and representatives in congress at tho earliest moment. '"It is our mature judgment that tho least possit,ie amount of cotton should be put on the market during the next 60 days, for it is our bollol that Un combined strength of tho federal gov ernment and state and local agencies, coupled with the Inherent courage of the southern people, will make it pos sible for tho cotton crop to be market, cd without sacrifice." oooooooooooooooo * THE DAY IN CONGRESS * o o ooooooooooooooooo Washington, August 7.-Senate met at ll a. m. A committee was- appointed to send flowers to Mrs. Wilson's funeral. At the pref (dent V direct requeut that there bo no suspension of legisla tion, debate was continued on the shipping bill. Petition? from Colorado and Ne vada sliver mine owners asked the government to buy silver at. market quotations, Localise of the closing ot silver exchanges. I Confirmed laminations ot Paul M. Warburg and P. A. De lu no to be mem bers of federal reserv? board. * Adjourned at 6:43 p. m. to ll a. m. Saturday.' House met ut noon. Tho chaplain prayed for .the .comfort cf thc president and his family in their bereavement; Senate amendment to the trade com. mission bill were disagreed to and a conference wss asked for. - Adjourned at 6:17 p. m. to noon Sat urday. ' ( -T-:--, . FARMERS' UNION MEETING August Meeting Will be Held In Court House Next Tuesday. The regular monthly meeting of the Anderson county farmers' union will oe held in Uie court house on Tuesday, August ll, at ll o'clock. A full at tendance ls desired as a report from the state meeting will be made and some action should be taken. looking to the cotton situation this fall. So turn out and let as have a full meet ing. J. M. Broyles,' County Secretary. MANY VARIETIES MADE IN ANDERSON One Farmer Exhibited 64 Vari eties of Products Produced From His Farm Special to Tho Intelligencer. Will lum 8ton. AiiRu.ii 7.-Thc ilrsi annual Farmer'ts Chautauqua closed today with a very interesting program and the people of this section declaro that they have been B? much lum elu ted thut they have decided to have a bigger and better one next year. When the exercises were opened this morning, Rev. C. L. Stewart, a schoolmate of Woodrow Wilson, pre sented resolution of sympathy on thc death of Mrs. Wilson and made a few yory feeling remarks. Tho resolutions wore adopted, after whicli Mr. Stewart led In a very appropriate prayer ser vice. The number of visitors today was ns large aa the big crowd of Thurs day. There were no speakers from abroad, but this was a day of object lessons. Tho people wero taught by Clemson experts thc necessity of hav ing beef cattle and of the right kind The Cattle and hogs on - exhibition were discussed as to their relative points. An interesting feature was the awarding of a prize to the farmer bringing to Willlamaton the largest variety of farm products. J. J. Arm strong, who lives on what is known as the old Andrew Harris place six miles from .Williamston on Ute Anderson road, brought In 64 different varieties of products from lila farm and was given the cash prize. Ira Copeland of Cheddar had a remarkable exhibit In six wagons, and was awarded the sec ond prize for 57. varieties. The school which was conducted by Prof. Qrabel and assistants was very helpful' in teaching the peoplo about farm ptock. The chautauqua closed a very successful beginning, and the people ot WU li ams ton are very proud ot lt. ? ?? ' ' STILL UNDI-fa FIRE Belgrade, August 5. (Delayed in the. transmission, via London, Aug. 7.) The bombardment of Belgrade by the Austrians which began on Joly . 29, has continued almost ever since. The capital was crowded with women and children when the Austrian military i opened dre and there was a rush for the country, but the people were, ob liged* to return because of the con centration of food supplies here. In thc first few days of tho fighting the people were terror stricken, but gradually ivcame calmer and mer chants reopened their shops. The royal palace und tho. British nnd German legations and most ot the larger buildings of tl. H city have been struck by t?* shells. OFFICIAL VIEWS FROM WASHINGTON Difficulties Confronting United States in the Present War Discussed (By Associated Press.) I Washiugton, August 7.-Observation of strict neutrality by the Unitou States in tho European war, especially as to the moven; nts of foreign shins in American waters, gave the Wash ington gov? rnmcnt. concern today. I Thc dept rt Lient of commerce issued special Instruction which may have an important effect on the movement of reservists from the United States. What amounts to military expedition from American soil will bo prohibited In accordance with President Wit ' son's neutrality proclamation. State, ? treasury and commerce departments' I officials tonight were absorbed In de ciding the numerous technicalities which have arisen in connection with foreign-owned ships,such as the Olym. . plc and Vaterland, so that it may be established definitely whether they bro being 'converted for war purposes." } Belief measures tor Americans In Europe are working smoothly. Thc state department cabled $100;0f)0 ' to . I Paris and $25,000 to Rome for imme diate use of ?im American embassies 1 pending the arrival of'the Tennessee's gold consignment. American Shins Admitted. ? ' Assurances that the Tennessee and North Carolina, as weil as vessels to - bring Americans out of Europe, would ' be admitted to ports of tho countries at war, brought relief to officials. The two warships aro bound, it- is under- - stood, for Plymouth, England. One - of the vessels then will go to northorn continental ports and tho other to Ii Med lt er ranean^ hores. President's Offer Acknowledged? Diplomatic dispatches contained llt I tie Information about lighting In EuV-.. 'rope beyond what had boen published. The French and Russian governments acknowledge receipt of "the tender of '" good offices" looking toward mediation but gave no hint as to their attitude: It is not known whether President - Wilson's message to Emperor William reached him. . Germany's Isolation through" tho break in the cables is considered'*: Serions di m cu itv in ! forming a Judg ment of what ls happening In Europe. V.r. Trouble fa the East fe^.i The situation in thomar east is glv- v lng administration officials some wor ry- They do not expect general hos-* tlllties there but the problem of .'pro serving the integrity and neutrality of Ch*aa ia being carefully considered. ? Secretary Bryan is considering a sug gestion that the. United States use its influence to preserve neutrality, and to. prevent a conflict between foreign forces in Chino.