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What About
A rider son College ?
Yesterday afternoon the heaviest
rain fell in North Anderson that
: has fallen since the development
began.
V But ah during the rain, automo
biles passed up and down without,
the least sign of skidding or bog
: ging.
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We Have
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A beautifuljot on the corner of N, Mcburne
and Greenville Street that we are offering
very cheap.
Now is your chance to buy a lot close in at
a very small cost.
We also have a nice business lot on N.
Main Street that we willseU cheap. .
J. FURMAN EVANS CO. j
Evane Building :: Anderson S C. I
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GETTING READY FOR
HI6HWIAY CONDITION
ANDERSON TO SEND SOME
DELEGATES
A GREAT MEETING
Almost Every State in the Union
Will Unite for Betterment
of Country Roads -
Willie nothing definite is as yet
under way concerning the selection of
delegates to go from Anderson to the
next meeting of tho American Hoad
Congress, it ls probable that this city
will be represented by several of
those interested in the cause of hot
ter trude.
State highway officials from fully
three-fourthr. of the states which
have state highway departments will
meet to discuss questions of mutual
interest at tho mourth American
Road congress, to be held in Atlanta
during the week of November 9. State
Highway Engineer Fletcher, of Cali
fornia, who is a director of the Amer
ican Highway Association, the parent
organization in the meeting, has
been elected president of the con
gress, and will preside at the opening
session. State Highway Commissioner
Carlisle of New York if chairman of
the programme committee, and Direc
tor Logan Walter Pagi; of the United
States office of public roads will take I
a prominent part in the proceedings,
as president of the American Highway
Association. Among tho most impor
tant subjects io oe discussed will be
systematic road' mnnstsonmnt, involv
ing the organization of working
and recording work, which will be
forces and the methods of reporting
preesnted by Charles J. Dennett,
state highway commissioner of Con
necticut. State Highway Engineer
! Heller, of Alabama, will deal with the
subject pf engineering supervision,
pointing out the conditions under
which technical Bklll ead practical
experience are essential in the con
struction of roads and bridges. Other
prominent highway engineers and
state officials fi om all .sections o' thc
country will deal with the various
phrases of construction and mainte
nance of all types of roads including
concrete, brick, macadam, gravel,
sand-clay and plain earth roads, AH
well as the UFO of the various as
phalts, tars and asphaltic oils and
other special iUBt preventives and
road bindera. A new form of conni ruc
tion, which ls POW attracting 'consid
erable attention nmoi.-g engineers
known uti the said-oil method, by
which roads are constructed tnrough
the mixing of ?splinMc oil and fcund,
will be quite generally discussed.
Tins type of road <s in successful use
in the Cape Cod region of Massachu
setts and in the vicinity of Palra
Beach, Fla. The maintenu ace question
hus been growing In Importance with
the more general usn ot thc automo
bile from year to year, and will bc
given a prominent place on the pro
gramme.
Fairfax Harrison, president of
Southern Railway, will explain the
close . reintionshtp bet .venn the rail
roads and tho wagon road, and will
point out defective lines of coopera
tion. Very important special sessions
will be held by the American Bar As
sociation, the National Civil ? Service
Reform League and other great or
ganizations dealing . , with Bpecla*
phases of the question!
Forty-seven national, state and in
terstate organizations have Joined in
the official call. Arrangements for the
congress are going forward rapidly in
the offices of tho American Highway
Association, which are located In the
.Colorado building, Washington.
South Carolina will be represented at
i,tbe congress.
Censorship of wireless Station* Villi
Be Discussed Later.
(By Associated Press.)
Waahlngton, Aug. 14.-The Wash
ington government's final decision aa
to extension of ! the j censorship .re
cently applied on wireless stations to
cable offices has , been . deferred sev
eral d^ys, .Repr?sent?t!ves of commer
cial companies interested, it.Is un
derstood, have been anked to ba
heard and, it is understood their coun
sel'.will confer with Attorney Qoneral
McReynolds Monday. ? , -
. Onb cabinet, officer said today .that
as the situation had no precedent the
Washington government waa endea\
oring to. arrive at a conclusion ; that
would be in strict accord with its at
titude of neutrality. . . j
CANDIDATES WERE
AT PIERCETOWN
Large and Orderly Crowd Heard
Aspirants For Office Speak
Yesterday
The fourth meeting of the county
campaign was held ut Plercetowii yes
terday. There were no new tentures in
any of Hie speeches of the candidates,
all of whom received close attention
from the voters. The attendance was
as large as that at the Sandy Springs
meeting ?lie day before, fully 100 peo
ple, including many ladies and Jill,
dren, being present. Dr. C. I?. Quytoii
acted as chairman, and Iiis tact and
good judgment in handling the speak
ers and tho audience contributed
much to the success of thc gather
ing.
At Piercetown, at well as at several
regular and special meetings that
have been held since the campaign
began, the ladies Borved a bounteous
dinner, and this part of the political
canvass of the county has proven as
welcome to thc candidates as it hus
been unexpected. The good people of
the Piercetown community did them
selves proud In the entertainment of
their guests.
At all the meetings, except two, a
large number of ladies have been in
attendance. They gonerully give the
candidates ns close attention ns their
husbands and sons, and this has been
frequently commented .upon as being
a fair index of the. return of a better
political atmosphere than has pre
vailed In tho county and state for
some time. ) i
Tomorrow the candidates go to
Pelzer where they will speak early in
the afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock.
The remaining official meetings of
the county canvass are ns follows:
Three- and Twenty, Tuesday, Au
gust 18, at.to o'clock Sfstti,
Piedmont, Wednesday", August 19, at
7 o'clock p. m.
Williamstcn Park, Thursday, Au
gust 20, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Willlamston. Mill, .Thursday evening,
August 20, at 7 p. m.
Orr Mill, Friday, Atigust 21, at 7
o'clock p" m.
Anderson Court House, Saturday,
August 22, 10 o'clock a, m..
In addition to the above regular
schedule a special meeting has been
arranged for the Iva cotton mill on
Monday evening, August 17th, at 7
p. m.
WAR CAUSES CHANGES
IN FARMERS IDEAS
WILL RAISE MORE GRAIN
AND LESS -COTTON
SEE THE NECESSITY
Raising of the Nee est ?ties of Life
Is Forcibly Brought Home
To South's Farmers
The war in Europe and the con-1
sequent necessity for tho raising of
more foodstuffs throughout the South
Ip. already having Its effect In Ander
son county, in Interesting fermera In
getting ready .for the. planting of
staple gooda thia fall and next spring,
according to. Assistant Secretary Kay,
of the chamber of commerce, who has I
charge of the farmers' department of
that Organization'. v) ..
Many farmers calling at the cham
ber of commerce within the laet few?
days aro requesting information aa to]
the best methods of pjantlng andi
handling potatoes and other hardy
crops, the priceo of which have al
ready been- considerably stimulated
because of the war. Many of these j
.farmers also state that they expect In j
any event, whether the war proves al
'long-dawn-out one or ls -ended within
90 da) a, to greatly Increase their
grain vsreago next year, and espe
cially th ?dr plantings of legumes, etc.
Many of ?b? farmers also say that
they will increase the number of hogs
and cattle on their farmers, or as
much as lt ls possible based on the
prospect and probability of securing
the stock. B. M. Aull, of Auton, who
ha's charge of tho largest hog ranch
In the state and por s I lily the largest
In the entire Southeast, la making
plans, according: to a statement
made by a farmer from Pendleton In
tervl?wed at the chamber of com
merce today, to greatly Increase .his
production.
Assistant Secretary Kay stated, that
. Agricultural Demonstrator J. W.
Bothrock ls airo outlining plann to get
the farmers to plant winter vegetables
lon an elaborate scale this year, and
FOREIGN DRUGS
BEGINNING TO SOAR
COSMETICS ARE NOW VERY j
COSTLY
LOCAL CONDITIONS
Anderson Druggists Receive New j
Quotations Showing Goods j
Much Higher
In keeping with the tremendous ad
vance in the price of foodstuffs and
wearing apparel shire thc European
war began, announcement is made
that drugs and chemicals are going
up by leaps and bounds. A well known
local druggist was notified yesterday
that tlie price of a certain variety or
ginger ale imported from Ireland had
advanced $3 per barrel and that in all
probability the increase would amount
to ino per cent should the European
war continue. ?
The advance in drugs and other
commodities handled by druggists
seems to be general, according to Mr.
Evans, who omited figures showing
tlie increase In price of different
brands of perfumery. This class of
goods comes principally from France,
and thc ports of that country are now
rigidly blocked. Chemicals of which
drugs arc manufactured in this coun
try are running short because of the
blockade of certain European ports
and tlie nituation is not expected to
improve any time soon. Quinine ls
being quoted at fi RU res far ubove the
ordinary and dealers in this variety
of drugs aro expecting a continuous
advance.
Goods handled by the National
Biscuit company have as yet felt no
effect of the trouble in Europe. It WBH
learned yesterday that there had buen
no advance in goods handled by that
concern.
According to information from the
local agency of Armour & Company
there has been no recent advances of
any Importance in goodB handled by
that concern with the exception cf
dry salt meat, willoh ha?, advanced
1 1-4 since the European trouble be
gan. An effort is, being made by that
concern to hold Its commodities .down
to normal prices despite thc trouble
abroad.
Sugar is advancing in price by
leaps and bounds, lt WBB learned yes
terday. PrlceB quoted yesterday by a
local wholesale dealer were $7.25 to
$7.30 per hundred pounds, as com
pared with $5.40 per hundred a week
ago. Bhowlng an advance of nearly
two cents a pound in seven days.
Coffee, lt war. learned, is advancing in
proportions almost equal to that of
sugar. Practically all other classes of
foodstuffs show a marked advance In
price since the trouble abroad began.
GERMAN FORUE8 ARE NEARING
DEAD LINE.
(Continued from Page 1.)_
reliance in many rumors current dall;
regarding alleged victories or defeats
or concenlng the arrival of wounded
soldiers or disabled ships of Great
Britain.
"Th.re are. without exception, base
less," the warning says.
The probable attitude of Japan am
Italy still ls a subject of much specu
lation. Conversations are going on
continually between Japan and Great
Britain concerning Japan's duty under
her alliance with Great Britain and
the part she will be permitted to take
in the peace conferences following the
warv There are persistent ruraorr.
that Italy will join the triple entente.
The Italian minister ls a frequent
caller at the foreign office.
If it should prove correct that Tur
key baa purchased the norman cruis
ers Gooben ond Breslau, war between
Greece and Turkey ls aid to be likely,
for Greece Sees in the movo an at
tempt on the part of Turkey to re
cover some of her Islands taken In thc
last war. Russia to meet such a con
tingency would send troops to th
Roumanian frontier.
The British government has called
for bids for an Issue of $76,000,090
trensury bills.
With the arrival in English ports ol
many ships there has been a shan
decline In the prices of provisions.
W. W. Long, state agricultural agent,
at Clemson Colley.;. He will bo asked
to take proper steps with the agri
cultural department at Washington,
In the matter of securing seeds, etc.
ThlB will be ono of the large prob
lems.
Indications also are that -the farm
era will pay a groat deal more atten
tion to poultry this year than hereto
fore, since the Increased demand for
same will make lt more profitable.
WANTED-Young men anil women to prepare for good positions, Oar
records show that young men and women from this community have secur
ed positions through thlB school, and are now malting three times moro
money than they were able to before taking our ?.-ourse.
Bookkeeping, Banking, Shorthand, Typewriting, Penmanship, atid
their allied branches, ouulify you to to hold tho beat positions avallabln.
WE ARE OFFERING A SPECIAL DISCOUNT UNTIL AUGUST I??
and now is tho time 'o make your arrangements to outer this school; If
you cannot come nov, make your plans for thin fall and winter. Our
school Is lu close touch with tho business interests of this section, and
we have more calls ?or graduates than wc cnn supply. Catalogue free
Address
CECILS* BUSINESS SCHOOL.
ANDERSON, 8. C. OK SPA UTA NBUIIG? 8. C.
^Wilson and J
_Oppt
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, August 14.-Il became
known today that President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan opposed the
floating of any loans In the United
States for the benellt of any belliger
ent European powers.
Both the president and Mr. Bryan
today studied the situation arising out
of the inquiry of J. P. Morgan and
company .as to what would be the od
tntnUtrallon's uttitude in case certain
banking interests which had ap
proach them should try to float a loan
for the French government.
Mr. Bryan would not dlscusB thr,
subject. In view of thc intimation
in a statement issued by the Morgan
company that the Btate department
might desire to refrain from any ex
pression of opinion MI UH not to com
mit the government to any policy, tue
secretary was asked if bis reticence
could be Interpreted as meaning that
nothing more would be said about it
by ihe department.
"I cannot suy anything about thc
future," he answered.
Persons close to the administration
said there probably would be no ex
pression on the subject because of a
desire not to offend even by influence
the French government, mentioned as
a prospective borrower. It neverthe
l^ERALTFORCES I
AFTER THE FACTS ?
Investigations Will Be Thorough
As to The Cause of Present
High Prices
Washington, Aug. 14.-Legal forces,
state and federal, all over the coun
try, got into action today enrrying out
President Wilson's suggestion for an
investigation of whether food prices
are being artificially increased on the
pretext of the European war, and for
( i Im i nal prosecutions if that is found
to b3 the ease.
The national capital led the cam
paign with a grand jury Investigation
to which commission merchants,
wholesalers and retailers, buyers for
hotels and restaurants, were subpoe
naed and citizens having evidence
were invited.
Reports of other investigations be
ginning in many localities by United
States attorneys and state and county
authorities began pouring into the at
torney general's office. Special
agents of the department of Justice
started their search for evidence of
manipulations or other methods of
price fixing, and Secretary Redfield
sent detailed instructions to agents of
the department of commerce on.,car
rying out their part of the Investiga
tion.
After a conference between Pres
ident Wilson, Attornoy (Jenural, Mc
Beynolds and Secretary redfield, at
which the plan was generally dis
cussed, the attorney general said ho
waa considering the' conspiracy sec
tion of the Sherman artist rust law as
the only existing statute to cover the
situation, and that he would not be
aide to report whether additional leg
islation were necessary until after re
ceiving detailed' reporta from his
agents. President Wilson, officials said,
aroused by what he considers wholly
unjustifiable increases in the costs of
food, la giving his personal attention
and : encouragement to the investiga
tion.
Consideration of several congres
sional resolutions fdr Inquiry were
blocked In the houso today by parlia
mentary tactics.
3ryan
ised to Loan
IOBS wan generally understood Ihm thc
president and Secretary Ilryun disap
proved the idea of loaning money in
any form to any of the belligerents. .
The pr?sident consulted various'
authorities on thc subject, among them
Paul S. Relnsch, American minister
to China, and Oscar S. StrausB. former
secretary o? commerce and labor, both
of whom mude speeches on the ques
tion at a meeting here in 1908 of tho
Anierlcim Society of* ItstsrnKtinr.al
Law. It was said later that tho pres
ident agreed with the ideas advanced
by Messrs HclnBch and Strauss. At
that time Mr. Strauss said:;
"Everyone knows that the money
advanced to belligerents signifies the
giving to them of means of securln
war Instruments. Money ls the moBt
effective war instrument. It ls sim
ply sophistication to hold that a neu
tral cannot loan money to a belliger
ent without performing an unneutral
act, and yet permit the subjects of a
neutral notion to do this. Yet the in
ternational authorities are practi
cally agreed on the discrimination.
The president believes the floating
ot loans might stir up resentment
in foreign countries as well as among
foreign born citizens in the United
j States.
FOR TOURISTS
Vessels Slated to Sail For Home
Shortly Will Enable All
Americans to Leave
(By Associated Press.)
landon. Aug. 14.-7:45 p. m.
Steamerr which will Bail from Eng
land fo rthe Unfed States within tho
next three weeks include tho White
Star Liner Olympie and the Cunard
steamships Saxonia, Mauretania, Lu
sitania, and Franconia. TheBO ships
will accommodate 13,000 passengers.
Fifty smaller steamers will sall
wlthl the same period for the United
States and Canada. It ls stated that
these boatp will provide an opportu
nity for all An.deans in Great
Hr lt ai i to ralurn home. American
Ambatsador Pago and Joseph F. Day,
ai men ber of the relief committee for
stranded Americans, have completed
plans for chartering vessel? to cont
vey Americans If the necessity arises.
Maxwell Blake, American charge
d'aiffaircs at Tanglers, Morocco, ar
rived todav after motoring, through
the courtesy of Emperor Williams
from Hamburg to the Dutch frontier.
Mr. Dlake said that so far as his ex
perience went, Americans and English
In Germany were courteously treated.
A German benevolent society In Ham
burg ls undertaking to aid those lt)
need.
I.ax a rd Kahn, a manufacturer nf
Hamilton. O., arrived today from thoo
continent. He was arrested as a spy'
at Frankfort and detained' aeveral
hours until he satisfied his captors
of his American citizenship.
A committee of American women
residing in England has obtained tho
rn nc ti on of the. war office to a plan
for equipping a hospital and, if suf
ficient money la raised, a hospital
ship. An appeal- for funds will ba'
made in America.
TO QUELL REBELLION
..(am al ria, Cuba, Aug lLr-Thft Fifth
regiment V. 8. Marines, sailed tpaay
on the 1'nlted States transport Ran?
cock for San Domingo.