Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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_ -M-I-?-?- _ ?^??IWWMIMWiSWMiii^^ PAINT A IND LUMBER I BRISSEY LUMBER COMPANY ! i-:-^ Anderson City Is "My Town"" 1 Anderson County Is "My County"" 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. -H We Have ? - - i_,_t 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 pwM^^tfwiMHtMy^ ? wini munn m.imuim m i.ujrnggw?w?M?K*S 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.