Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Now in Town A big Delegation of Goodyear Tires, hailing (rora Akron, Ohio, arrived ia this city yesterday. All are in tho best of health. They are making their headquarters with us. They want to meet every motorist in this locality to discuss, "HOW to Get Extra Tire Mileage.1 ' They will explain: (1) How Rim-Cutting is Ended. (2) How to Eliminate Tube Pinching. (3) How to Minimize Blcwqui*. (4) How to Escape Dangerous Skidding. (5) How to Lessen Tread Separation. Come'in and bo introduced. Meet Mr. Goodyear No-RIm-Cut, Mr. Goodyear "Ail-Weather" tread and other Tire Celebrities. You'll-not .only enjoy tho . meeting, but you'll profit by ii immensely the next time you buy tires. Mau can't know too much about tites when he's uamg them every day.. , TATE HARDWARE COMPANY % Atlanta, Ga. & Birmingham, Ala. ^ -.-VIA \ Piedmont & Northern Ry. and Seaboard % Thursday. September 3rd, 1914 & Greatly Reduced Round Trip Rates As Follows : From Rate Rate Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala .Spartaubunr-S. ?.DUO.$6.50 Turapau S. C.XS?.,.?A0 Diutcan &' C,.3??.;...??5 Greer S. t.IWft.i.6J?5 Chick Springs 8. CV ........ 9JSZ.'.../....??? Taylors 8. C. .. 8??.6.25 Greenville H. ?.MO. ^.C?0 Piedmont & fv.3?Q.nj? Pelter 8. C.SM?..MO WDIiatuston 8. C. :.8.00.6,00 Belton 8. C.._... 8J?.. .?JW Anderson 8. Ci. &*?..... MO Houea Path 8. C. ... MO..MO Donalds 8. C.MO.MO Shoals Junction 8. (.840.(UM) Hodges S. C.. MO... 6J)? The fares for children under five years will r>e one half the fares quoted above. ' Tickets will, be sold on September 3rd ca aU trams sched. nled to reach Greenwood ri. ?, before il a. m. Seaboard Air Line Special arrives Atlanta 3:30 p. m., arrives Birmingham 0:20 p. m. Returning tickets will be good on all Seaboard Tra?as (except No.. 6 sc he da led to leave Birmingham at 7x15 a* m. and Atlanta at 12:10 Noon) up to and Including Train No. 12 from Birmingham 8:0ft p. BI., September 8th and Atlanta'8.55 p. m. September 7th, 1914. Por farther lafo or write tion call on your nearest Ticket Agent C. V. PALMER, ?. P. A. - * Greenville, 8. C. ?pr ginneries at the Farmers Oil Mill and th e ex celsior Oil Mill have been thoroughly overhauled, and we will-fee glad t?~ have you look them over. We will gin auy size bale of cotton up to 600 lbs., and wrap it, using six yards of bagging, for $2.15 per bale. We will exchange meal tor seed pound for. pound, of give you ttifec poiinds of hulls for one pound of seed. Yoi: t an leave your seed in our house,! and haul out the meal oi hulls when it . ?lits you. We have careful, experienced gtnners, and accurate omit} forces, and will fclVe your 'business i - . tentioiu ... v r* , . iy< , '1 ? '. 'iL: 'jXiWuWk km ANDERSON, S. C. EXPERT GIVES ADVICE ?0 ANDERSON FARMERS TELLS THEM OF COTTON CATERPILLAR HERE YESTERDAY Assistant Entomologist of Clem son Paid Visit to County To Aid the Planters Here Answering a request for advice, made by J. W. Rothrock, farm demon strator for Anderson county, thc as. Matant entomologist from Clemson College came to Anderson yesterday and spent ho day here, inspecting a number of thc farms in tho county where the cotton caterpillar has been found. Prof. W A. Thomas, who ls assistant to Prof. A. P. Conrad!, was sent to Anderson and he gave tho farmers many valuable suggestions as to how to atarap out the caterpillar. Accompanied by Mr. . Itothrock, Prof. Thomas visited a number of farms yesterday, among these being tho plantations of Bert McCulley, J. J. Martin, John T. Bolt and Prcd F. Martin. On his visit to the first two farms named, Prof. Thomas found but few of the caterpillars but at thc last two he found that the situation was serious. Mr. itotbrock said that from what) he can ase, the caterpillars are stick-] ing to the rain belt or that section of the county whore rain has fallen thc most during the last few weeks. So far as he knows the caterpillars have not touched tho sections where it has been hot and dry. So interested are the peoplo of An derson in this question that yesterday dozens of telephone calls were receiv ed in this city from farmers in a'l sections of thc county, wanting to know what the expert from Clemson College had advised in the way of treatment. Prof. Thompson, in an swer to this question, said that Prof. Conrad! devised a splendid system and be gave it to a reporter for The In telligencer In tho sbape of ouestlons and answers. The method follows: I 1. What la the cotton caterpillar? An insect Laving fo lite history stages (a) eggs laid the food phill to; (b). . caterpillar J resembling corn ear worms, .which hatch from meso oggs; tc) pupa; when the cat erpillar becomes full grown lt either folds a leaf over Itself or suspends Itself by a silken thread from a branch and changes to the resting or pupa; (d) moth, which comes from tho pupa. it, : Why called the cotton army Worra? L'ecause, when the caterpillars are abundant they travel in droves, and this suggests the name.' *?? 3. What are its food plants? . Cotton' ir the normal food plant and nothing-ellie will be molested If an abundant supply of tender cotton can be obtained. *. 7s serious damage over large brees expected this season? No. 7n many fields tho parasites ot this Insect are very abundant, hav ing behn bred by tho common grass army worm. In sections where para sites aro very abundant, they should cent roi auy outbreak; of the cotton army worin. When first Seen, what should bo done? ?Kill tho worms aa far as practicable by ono or more of the methods aug. gested below, or others that the sit uation may suggest. G. t When confined to a field of cot ton can thor bo prevonted from spreading? Yes. Ypu can plow a deep furrow around tho field ap3 when tho worms pilo up In. the furrow, drag a log through lt. Poison th? adjoining mar gins of thc cotton fields. If a road or drive-way separates tho Infested from tho threatened crop use drag in killing caterpillars when crossing. 7. Whfn a cr?p is, generally in fested, what can be done? Bust i olson. E. What are the poisons? Arscnato of lead, paris green and"] london purple are the best in order .nyniirt 9. How much poison ls used per acre? About twa pounds. Less for very 'young cotton and two and one-half to iitiree pounds for cotton moro than 3 .feet high. [ lb. How ls powdered arscnato of dead prepared for "uso? It ls ready for uso when purchased. t ll. How bi Paris green prepared? By mixing it equal parts, with atrj jJaked limp. i? How ls bondon purple prc-! gvared? lr, Saino, aa Paris green, lt is not j recommended except in extreme emer gencies. 13. Is there-danger of burning fo-j ?pfc and injuring plants? ? Arscnato Ot leid docs not burn. Pa ris greer, and London purp!e may turn ore or less, atyoroly. Therefrte, pow red arsenate of lead la emphatic Jly roc?rinoended ? H. Whnt is a practical way ot ap plying \he poison? \L Ot\ miall treas, dust it through a choose-cloth bag, attached to the ond of a click. ,\ '. 15. tyigt ia thc most practical way P. dusting largo arena ? I Two %s>.ka and a pole carried on] horseback. : 16. Hov la thia made? A i ti lp of wood three Jn?bes wide, ?ne Inch thick and one foot longer than width of rows. Six Inches ?rom each end bore a.hole oe inch or more in diameter. Take .two Sacks ot eight-ounce duck, six laches deep and 20 inches long end about tbe width of the etrlp ot wood. The open edges TWO CAUSES COMBINED IN SUICIDE SUNDAY JOHN R. MCCLELLAN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE DOMESTIC TROUBLE Suffering From II! Health and Separated From Wife, Desper ate Ms? Subbed His Heart Made desperate by reason vt tho fief that ho was bad Iv crippled by rheumatism and tho addlt lonni fact that he waa estranged from bis wife and could effect no reconciliation with her, John H. McClellan took bin own life In the Orr Mill village 'it>re Sunday afternoon ahnut ? o'clock. For sottie time past lt ha-, neon seen that Mr. McClellan w.tn badly worried and memlwrg of his tamil* were uneasy about him. Thej know of' his d?mestlr troubles and :?lso knew that his health waa very poor and on occasions he had boen hoard to threaten the rash act. Tlic gr ea ter part of Saturday Mr McClellan spent In slnrpcnliig his knife and Sundav morning ho was oven more depressed than usual. Shortly after dinner, while all thc members of the family were sitting on the veranda at 43 Prince street, which* ^r ?the homo of Mrs. Kirby, sister of the dead man, he remarked that he was tired of living and 1: lloved that he would end P all. A short time later ho arose and saying that he did not feel very well n walked to a rear room In th-> house and within a few minutes the mem bers of the family heard a fall. They rushed info the room snd found the dead body on thc floor, the knife -till protruding from lils heart. He had aimed well, had placed the knife in a position exactly over his heart and bad then used a shoe to drlv: it into his body. A few cutH around the heart indicated that the first attempt had not been successful. Mr. McClellan was an employe; of one of the local mills and hud. been here for years. About two years ago he and his wife separated, ?he going' Lo Kock Hill and taking tho .-hlldren with her while Mr. McClellan remain, j ed in Anderson. A few weeks ago he' made a trip to Atlanta and when he returned from that city ho was moro depressed than before and steadily gi cw more morose until he decided on the fatal i step Sunday. j Mr. McClellan was 46 years of age j and was well known in all parts of tho city. He had many friends itt I Anderson and the funeral yesterday,' was attonded by hundreds of people. The Interment took place at Silver Brook cemetery. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Kerned j. "I advised the 'boys' when they en listed for the Spanish war to take Chamberlain's Colic, Che! era and Diarrhoea Remedy with thom, and have received many thanks for the ad. vice given," writea J. H. Houghland, j Eldon, Iowa. "No person whether | traveling of at home should be with out this great remedy." For sale by] all dealers. are. tacked to the.ends of tho strip: icat'ed pole) apd, these can bc filled with poison through thc auger hole in the ends ot the polo. A funnel can be used to advantage. 17. How largo an area can a man! poison in a day?. wth tb* apparatus for poisoning two rows at a tune, carried on horse back ( ss oxp?Atned in question No. 16) ono niau can poison 20 acres, por day. ) ? ' 18. ls there any danger of poisoning! stock? 'Yes. After ono or two heavy rainal there id practically no danger, nor] after an int er val of about throe weeks. Thc only case of stock-poisoning j ku own are those where poison, was Wasted tn filling sacks and stock] broke into the field. 19. , Bo theso poisons aggravate wounds or sores on man or animals? Sometimes they do. Before using the poison it is well to cover open sores or to wash them well after wdfk ia done. 20. How can I prevent tho mule from eating poison cotton? Muzzle the mule. 21. Will poison blown on tho mille j he injurious to the animal? Wash the mulo after the work ls] donr; 2'i. Peing the atiok and bag moth, od. how du ? know wheu 1 am Using tho right amount? By weighing pole and sack before and c'tor dusting a known area Uso good judgment. A small variation ia Immaterial. ?3. When ls the best time to dust?! in Uti? morning when the dew ts on aud.no heavy wlpcL . 2>. May the Mw touch tho foliage when dusting? Ko, it interferes with the amount passing out of the sack. When the leaves are moist it will clog ute sack. 25 How can l^refttl^te the amount of poison dusted? Dy judiciously varying the am cunt of tarring pf the. pot?. 2C. Is lt Important that the poisocv bo dusted uniformly? Yes, it ls very fvariant. 27. Is lt necessary. to repeat the dusting immediately aK>r a heavy rain? It ia ra roly necessary with arsenate of lead, but Parla green and London purple wash off easily. These poisons must be dusted, after rain. 38. When an army worm or cater pillar is not threatening the crop, should they beMeatroyed by poison or otherwise? . Every time. Thia ia to reduce ns far* as possible the generations which are to follow, I vt* I Tin Marcbbar j! and Bal THEAIRE IS AT LAST BEING CONSTRUCTED CONTRACT WAS LET TO AN ATLANTA FIRM WORK UNDERWAY PM Lmond Architect Came To An? dLsraon ?td Conferred With Promoters, Letting Contract The contr?ete for the construction ot the Anderson Theatre was let yes terday afternoon to the 8. W. Atkin son Co.. of Atlanta. Ga., for $39,067.00. j A special meeting of the board of ' directors was called for 3:30 p. m., j when the revised plans aa submitted, by Chas. K. Bryant of Richmond were accepted without change. President J. S. Fowler of the An. derson Development Co., the holding corporation, then ; announced thc ap. j pointment of a building committee' composed, of Messrs. Rufuat Pant and R. R. King, he to be included, that being the desire of the entire board. The contract was Bigned at the of fice of T. Frank Watkins, attorney for the corporation late yesterday afternoon. The contractors, S. W. Atkirsc ? Co., have built many theatres, they inaUIng a specialty of that class of construc tion. They recently completed a largo new theatre in Birmingham. Mr. James Rooney, of Richmond, rep resenting the contractors, is In tho city and stated to a representative of The Intelligencer last night that ho would begin work at once and push the building to completion as rapidly as time and energy would permit. He will let a sr.b conrtcat for the exca vation today, the same to be pushed through lt la hoped by thc latter part of the week; In the meantime all ma terial will begin to be assembled. The. building which is to be con. structcd.wlll be tho very latest thing in opera houso construction and the finest, largest 'and most costly theatro building in tho state of Knuth Carolina. Its seating capacity will be slightly less than the Academy of Mu sic in Charleston, but In all other re spects iUwlll be a much better Ijulld-I lng than the Charleston ?structure. There is at present no theatre in the entire Piedmont that can compare in any way with the new and imposing structure which tho Anderson enter prise let the contract for yesterday. Ita construction should mean that An derson will become thc headquarters in upper South Carolina for al) the verv best attractions. The building contracted for yester day will be Vii feet long and 82 foot .Wide; wilt contain th?3e stores and, an arcade in front, theatre in rear, with offices or apartments upstairs. It will bo constructed aa ts well known on West Whltncr at the inter section of Peoples street. Tija campaign which has finally re sulten in securing for Anderson this magnificent building, with one eg. caption, the most costly edifice in the entire city, has-been underway for more than eight months. It U th.- out come of a committee mcoting of the cntcrtainrc a- ccimr?tee of Ibo cham ber of commerce, held last December, ~hen that committee outlined plans io, build in Anderson a thearro build ing. Subscriptions were then taken; a corporation called tho Anderson Theatre Co., capitalised at $20,000, or ganised; the same corporation waa later dissolved and a new corporation called tho Anderson .Development Co.. with a capital of $30,009 organised. Hon. .1. B. Fowler waa elected presi dent of thia latter company, and un der hts personal . 'iporvl-ion, tho stock was-sold. More than lui? public spirit ed Andersoninns purchased sloe): In th? corporation, a splendid tribute to the enterprise. and public spirit of what, Secretary Whaley calls South Carolina's moat progressive city. Re ferring to the matter yesterday after, noon, shortly after the contract was signed, Rufuat FaaU who also bad much to do with the successful launching of the plans, stated that it had been one long, bard, uphill fight, but lt waa now all over except the building of tba structure. Mr- Rooney, who will have charge of tba construction work here., han lo cated at the Hotel Chtquola and started work already? as heretofore stated, to puah construction through. The building will be . ready for occu jpaacy on or about February 16tb. H MAIN STREET JEW A MAN KILLED BUT NO WORD WAS PASSED USUAL HOMICIDE AMONG NEGROES SUNDAY ROCK WAS WEAPON Jim Emmerson Dies As Result of Concussion of Brain and Ulysses Davis Is In Jail "Without uttering ono word of ex- j ^lunation or giving any reason for the act, a negro said to have l-?on Hy-' 8C3 Davie, walked un to Jim Kn>ir non, another negro, ?nd :itr;:-k him in the back or t .<. head jun behind the loft ear with a rock. hmiiiTsoii fell to tho groend s :.] a iding, within less tlian ??ft minutes. Th? affair took place in North An-1 ier.mn' Sunday night. Ju?-? tn i-f T;- er Martin's store and occ*.irr*Jd mhn i Btely after church., Irene Uciii, Adc-1 line OwenB, Mack howl:*., ?nd .Km Emmerson were nil go'i .; ?itfriic frV?n| church, according tn the 1<S..tild?ny o? fered at the Inquest yesterday, when a man suddenly passed thc two in thc rear and when he roach' fl Euv merson and tho negro womnn w t?i him, Davis ls staid to bav? dre.v bick; his arm and struck the Emmerson ne gro a terrific blow. Following that il ls alleged that ho rushed to a bug gy, which wa:-, standing .some little dist.i nco away from the scene, and as he cUmbsd In he asked "Who said that I wouldn't do it?" Immediately following the affair a telephone message was dispatched fO? Df, N. ft. JcT:*f?ns. n fin?ro dor ?or. and lin ruelied to the s^ono. He mado an examination but could not deter, mine what was responsible for the negro's death and In turn Dr. S. C. Brecdfb. was summoned. That phy sician aid (1 in performing an autopsy and'lt was thep found that death was due to concur.sion of tho brain. Dr. Jenkin:; arrived about 10 minutes be fore death o-ccuTfccd. Coroner Hardin .yesterday morning : .millioned n jury and an inqucut took place,' resulting lu tho following ver dict: "We lind Inst Jim "emmerson came to I1U3 desth from a blow In flicted with some blunt inrti umont by the hands of t lysea Davin." The Anderson county ortjeers went on tho trail ot Davis Sunday night und yesterday morning about 2 o'clock ho was arrested at his nome on J, ii. Watnon'a plantation and wan hroughl to thtr. city nnd placed in Jail. He Btoutly racintalnu that ho know3 nothing of tho affair and ? was not present when lt occurred. A Laue Dnrk.Kidney Trouble Causes lt. It don't Uko long for kidney and bladder trouble to give you a tame back, and eveu worse, if not checked. Mrs. H. T. 8traynge. Gainesville, Ga., was fairly down on ber back with kidney trouble aad inf lammed bladder. She seya: "I took Foley Kidney PI?3 fcnd now my back ls stronger than in years, and kidney trouble and painful bladder sensation hfcre entirely gone." Good druggists are glad to sell Foley Kidney Pills because they always help They contain, np habit forming drug?. Evans' Fnermacy, agesto. L A IV IA ELECTROCUTED. Gen iv? Klar Kieps on Live Wire at ' Greenville. Greenville. Aug. 31.-VJeorge King, the c'ght-year-old soc. of Mrs. W. li. Mauldln, wai Instantly killed early Sunday afternoon when be stepped on a live wire. Thc little boy. was playinr, with twp other children tn the yard o' his etep-srandmoti??r, Mro.W.U Mini din, widow of th?, late atate' ocnat. The wire was a r:uy, which bad COVJ Into contact will- the feed wires of an gre light. In stringing the wiro tho teed wires had been-thrown ovr the guy wire, which willi au iron peg wp -, fastened to a tree in Mrs t?'> ? ? '? yard. The insulation o' .'. 1 - , wore' away, tho 1 - - :. o ind then ti?r*^ ' .? .w 'alba*: ac ros? thc i..j?, v. nts. ft- la?-there scmo' time but was thrown o.<cr tho fence and lntr> the yard by n man who no ticed tl. He ti-cd bin cane in throwing tho wire. The'Children came out frito the yard IO play,- thc little boy stepped on the peg which was at the ead of thc wir''. Ho screamed once and fell. 2.300 volts or electricity passing through him and kll?iug him instantly. Dr. Mauldln only recently married Mrs. King. / ANDERSON ?S ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE $1,000 FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA EXHIBIT AT THE EXPOSITION Joint Meeting of Directors, of the Chamber of Commerce and City Council Held Last Night Anderson will bo asked to contrlb i le ?l.OTO m ber share toward the Routh Carolina exhibit for tho Panama r.:p >. i:n., according to planu mado (act night at a Joint mocing of tho An derdon chamber of commerce. The meotlrg m? 'ite?t?"rrr'ttio rooms of the local (i.iiubor 01 .cpmtporca and waa well attended. Iptorpaf,was evident In tiffi rc'-.oftts r.r.d Hie mon present en (?.U. a.:t?rally cndofecfT'thc plan. .Tumos I). Hammett presided over tho meeting and the finit speaker to add reen tho jurd lenee was Albert Ultim, special StftflWdifj?entnttvc for SouMi Carolina of tho Panama exhibit. Mr. Blum elaborated on the proposed plan and ueemod to have all the do lans of the exhibit at his fingere* ends. Ho showed that tho exhibit pr? vidos a splendid opportunity, from an advertising standpoint, for tho people ?of the South and morn especially for ?tho people of South ?Carolina, {te says that the oyen of the pcoplo of South America, Centrnl America abd '.the Orient are now turned in the direc tion of this country ami Hint the Pun.? ama exhibit wilt do much toward at- . trading irado from those countries to the United Stales and to tho South. In support of hts ctajbamsnt, Mr. Blum .looted from npj?terv?cw which Pres ident Harbison of Um,'Vanamn Exhibit ?ave to the San francisco "Call" a few days ago, in which thc!president said that no "other sorctirin'of the country has so much to hope for 1n the way pf advertising and 'Of"resulta as baa tho Piedmont section of~the South. Mr. Blum was-made 'a' complete in spection of the i tilly ?ot Anderson and . while he had 'hoped Mo secure 1,000 feet of moving picture -film of this city, he l aid last night that owing.to the compactness of the city ho will be able- to display this city's Advantages very nicely in ?33 feet, although he ?wnwld like to hftvomoro if poss!**1*. A. fl. Farmer, upecial Panama. Ex hibit commissioner for this district, was the second speaker to address the . meeting and he delivered a short talk in which bc enthusiastically endorsed thc proposition and stressed Ute value of the advertising to bc secured from buch an affair, Mc nays that the time ?ol al. times for the South to advertise ber resources'ia here and be urged the acceptance of the plan providing for thlu city to biko part. Thc meeting waa fortunate in hav ing present Charles K. Bryant, of Richmond, Va., state'Commissioner for that state aud architect for thc Vir ginia building at the exposition.. Mr. Bryant baa Just returned; from San Franci-eo. where he went tb let the contract for the Virginia bunding. He says that tbc Virginia people consider thc exposition a great advertising pos sibility and they seized upon it with out hesitation. A replica of Mt. Ver non, the heme of Oeor'ge Washington, wa- thc selection cf, thc Virginia peo- > pie for their slutc 'building and tnis la i\n.<t Mi. Bfjruiii imw iuiviiu- ?pro?cie? at the exposition grounds. Mr.' Bry- . ant thlnka that South Carolina's ex hibit may be superior IO Virginia be ?cauco their,plan contemplate.*) show ing sides nf Industrial .conditions. etc.. whereas the South Carolina eofr ! 'iblt will bo pictures from roal life. Mr. Pry ant said that he would show . ho feeling he entertained for the peo ple rf Anderson bv : nb cribler; tr? the Ander uti fund and I"- made ? very lib eral Mibscrlf' Th? '-^ - ?ur finally decided .?.ty munt nine thc nam ot 00 .ward '>--?'.:. t-ina a stfRaHa ....irt of t ie cr' :.,;< f"r .\ti,|nr.7on nod And^-on togftb"- >v't>. ?ir. ?nri'Oiiild ton territory, will bo ard", to furnish ibis suns with ease. A committee waa appointed last night to call upon the business men bf th?? city and secure subscriptions and this ooesmtttee ?m hegiKdM duties today, lt is believed that all of the $1.980 wilt bc raised before tonight. W. R. Snow leaves today for Worth. Ooorgla Agricultural College, at Dah lonega. > ' ' .; ' v.