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Anderson Daily Intelligencer EOl.NDED AIUU8T 1, 1S60. li? North Main Street- ANDEBS?N, S. C. W. W. SMOAK, Editor and I?U3. Mgr D. WATSON BELL.City Editor. PHELPS BASSEEN, Adverting Mgr T. B. GODFREY.Circulation Mgr. E. ADAMS, Telegraph Editor and Foreman. Member of Associated Press and Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic Service. Entered according to Act of Con gress as Second Class Mail Matter at the PoHtofllce at Anderson, S. O TELEPHONES Editorial and tinniness Ohlce.321 Job Priming .693-L SIBSCKlPT1 ON BATES Se mi-Weekly One Year .,.$1-50 Six Months .75 Daily One Year .$5.00 Six Months . 2.G0 Three Months .-.. 1-25 Tiio Intelligencer ls' delivered by carriers in tho city. If you fall to get your paper regularly please notify us. Opposite your name on the label of your paper is printed dato to which our paper is paid. Al1 checks and drafts should be d.-awn to The Anderson Intelligencer. REPLY TO THE CITY ATTORNEY Tho desire <.f The Intelligencer is not to embarrass anyone, but on all sides wo he ir people wondering why lt is that the .Illegality, or Invalidity of the frauchlso granted to tho Southern Public Utilities Company was not ear lier discover d. The people who have thought of this thing are wondering why sonn- Inkli.ig or the invalidity of the franchise should not have been had earlier, at Ici : t during th?; weeks, or months, it was up for discussion before the last City Council. So, in order that thia Information may be given the people we desire to ask a few pointed questions, and we offer the columns of The Intelligencer to tho questioned for making reply. Wc assume that the present City Couusol, G. Cullen Sullivan. Esq.. can give the Information asked for, and we respectfully ask him to favor us with this information. If there are others who desire to be heard we shall be pleased to give them space also. 1. If thlB franchise 1B invalid, why did not the City Attorney BO advise the City Council prior to the passage of the franchise? Or did thc City At torney so advise, and when? 2. Supposing that his opinion was not asked on this point, was he not employed as legal adviser of the City Council, and was not lt his duty to look Into tho validity df the franchise and advise Council prior to its action in granting the franchise? 3. Did the City Council, or not, appropriate Boveral hundred dollars for purpose of additional remuneration to the City Attorney for additional ser vices rendered In connection with his work on the franchise? 4. Who prepared- tho- hon tract between the City and the Southern Pub lic Utilities Company in reference to tho white way? Why was not the mat ter of the validity of the contract or franchise gone Into prior to thc prepara tion of thle contract, and why wan not the Council advised then that it was Invalid? 5. Suppose that the Supremo Court finds the contract, or the franchise, Invalid, aa has the City Attorney, what plan has the City Attorney for sup plying the city with the necessary light and power? 6. Should tilla matter come to a vote, on what would the people vote? 7. 8uppose that the majority voto should bo against the Southern Pub lic Utilities Company, and the "franchise" should be lost, how could the city then obtain tts light and power? 8. What objection has the City Attorney to the terms of the franchise, and why? The above are the questions and tho editorial which brought forth the reply of City Attorney Sullivan, which appears In this Issue of The Intelli gencer. Our readers can thus judgo for themselves whether or not these questions have been answered, and if so, bow fully. We do not desire that the real Issues shall be clouded and that the public shall be thrown off tho track by the adroitness of the City Attorney. The editor of The Intelligen cer, In the dischargo of a duty to thc readers of this paper asked certain questions o? the City Attorney, for thc reasons ibove stated. That is, we felt that our readers were entitled to know a few things about this surprising ?HMVf \>j Cliy Council mrougn tue City Attorney, whom we felt, . because of bis connection with the matter, was in position to give the public the in formation asked and desired in a Atting manner. They aro, we reiterate, proper questions, and every one of them could have been fully and frank - ly answered, and the public ls entitled to know the truth about this matter. By- the public wo especially mean our readers who are citizens of Anderson, and who will thus bo directly concerned about the continuance of the ser . vice rendered by this public service corporation. For the Ute of us we cannot see the propriety In keeping the people In the dark about these matters. Are they not the masters, and are they not entitled to know what their servants, the City Officials, are doing? Do they not pay the bills? Is lt not their contract? War lt not made by their duly elected representatives, and ls lt not their city? Is not the City Attorney tho attorney for the entire people, or ls he only attorney for those who think as he thinks, or as t his faction of the City Council thinks? Suppose the City ' Attorney does "give away" some of the plans ot tho City Council? Sup'pose. for Instance, that by mentioning these m?tters, ho should give tho othef party to the contract, tho Southern Public Utilities Company, some Idea of the ground on which his decision ls based, so that perhaps the attorneys for tbls company, or the people who favor the continuance of tho franchise, should be able to convince the City-the people-that they have a right to - do business-convince tlu m legally, we mean-where would the harm to anyone's Interests come in? Is this Investigation on the part of Council being pushed because tho Council really and truly wishes to get at the law on the subject, or ts it being done to redeem campaign pledges? Is not the Southern Public Utilities Company a citlsen of Anderson as much so as is any other corporation doing business within the limits of tho city? Does not this Company pay taxes the same as do the members of tho Council? Therefore, lB.it not entitled to some consideration? Is it tight to "try" any citizen behind closed doors, and hide behind "ethical" consideration? The Intelligencer, because it has had the temerity to cry out against this notion of City Council, which to our way of thinking, ie no* proper, has been j branded aa a corporation too], it having been said that lt "owned us body and soul." This we branded aa we felt It deserved, and we are surprised that the City Attorney, In tho face of this "branding" should have done prac tically the same thing In speaking ot the editor as "press agent" Yes, he took lt back, but bo did not cut lt ont It takes two columns for the City Attorney to state that he made a mistake in not advising Council that the contract or franchise was Invalid. : That ls practically all he states in his article, except that In lt he strives to rori J it appear that he has been made a martyr of tn this matter. The City Attorney should not take himself so seriously. There waa no "attack" . t&ade on him. and he was not "singled out," except that ho was, as we thought, the proper person to give the information tho public was desirous of obtaining He should feel Instead, highly complimented. There wan no ?tatement nor insinuation, that we "deliberately singled out the city at torney tor attack for the purpose of creating the belief ht th? public mind that but for him the present City Council would not have 'agitated' these questions, etc." We have mado no attach cn the City Attorney, and none was latended. ; - We desiro to say that it was Indeed a great mistake th*? City Attorney made in not investigating the "power" of the City Council to make a con tract for furnishing light water and power to: the etty. It waa a costly mistake for tho other party, perhaps. If the Supreme Court upholds the opinion cf the City Attorney. It was, Indeed, a'misfortune. B?lng only a layman we do not, of course, know the ethics of the legal profession, bot tl urn to us that had we been placed In the predicament of the City Attor y, that before making thia investigation, we would bavassent for "Zebulon Vacuo Taylor," Cssf. Watkins, and others Involved who had, tn good faith, expended many thousands of dollars, as a consequence ot th?, mistake made by the ^Plty Attorney and Council, and have confeased to the error, and kave invited them to assist tn the search ot tho legal points and authorities th order that they might together, have rectified the mistake, if possible. Of course this course would not have been at all spectacular, and would not satisfy a vindictive "client", hut wo are proceeding In tai? "hypotheti cal" supposition, on the baals that all parties really wished to do real and strict justice to everyone. Thea, had the points and authorities, been inst tu* party of the second part, and lt waa frond that au eleetfcm^tnej necessary to validate the contract, steps could have been taken to arrange 'lila quietly, without stirring up all thia feeling and prejudice, und the peo ple would liuve done the right thing. Now, doesn't this strike you as being ] not only fair but reasonable? Mr. Sullivan states that bis time was spent in "driving" a good barguln for the city, and we assume that he lia? done so, and that Anderson has as good a contract or franchise as any city in the State. In fact we have heard it said that we have, ao the people of j the city are not going to suffer, If it ls continued. Another thing! 1H lt right to upbraid tile members of the former Coun cil, who are not lawyers, for not knowing Ute franchise was not valid, If the learned attorney, with ten yeura experience, did not know lt. The Intelligencer rcgr.'ts the attitude taken by tho City Attorney in his article. We regret it, not only because he is a stockholder In The Intelli gencer Company, but because we feel most kindly towards him. We have Haid so, and have warmly commended him for his manly stand on the blind tiger situation. We fear that he lia? allowed his prejudice to run away with hi? usual fair stand, and wo do not believe that he will contend that lt is "ethical'' and correct for bim to write tho opinion legally, and the edi torials In the paper supporting his side of the matter. "In other words be both judge and jury. Hut the City Attorney has a hard position to fill, and one Is likely to make "mistakes" In many matters, where there are so many, and tiley are so complex. But as City Attorney one must not feel thut it ls thc person one ls after every time, but that it ls the officer. In conclusion, wo reiterate our questions, and ask again for an unequivo cal reply, please. IS COUNCIL DIVIDED! It ls reported that Mayor Godfrey, In his speech at the supper given by the people of tho Anderson Mill Fri day night, stuted that three members of the City Council, Messrs. Carter, Spearman and Tate, were with him in what he wished to do. The inference from this remark is that tho other three members, Messrs. Barton, Dob bins and King, are against the three he named as his "friends-" and that there will, therefore, be a division of council on many matters, but that he can bo counted on to decide with hlB threo "friends." The Intelligencer deplores this division, and trusta that lt ls not real. We would be glau to see a united council along confitruot ive lines, and we pledge thc aupport of this paper to any movement begun in earnest and having In mind the real advancement ol the city and the best interests of the people. But, can such a condition of affairs be had, when the mayor in a public speech an* nounces that there is a division in council? Surely he does not wish to continue it, and we fail to see why he should wish to advertise it. ed to be played on thia occasion are: "Irishman's Jig," "Turkey Buzzard." "Cotton-cyod Joe," "Cripple Creek,'" "FiBliers Hornpipe," "Leather Breech es," "Arkansas Traveler," "Black-eyed Susan. "Finger Bing," "Sugar In the Gourd " "Rye Straw." "Devil's Dream.'" "Fall of Jerlco,' and "Night Before the Weddin." A program will be pre pared later. Every tiddler in Anderson and O' t Mn. e counties ls invited to attend. No enrollment fee is required to be a tiddler in the convention, and ah fiddlers will be entertained. The Intelligencer wishes to com mend the spirit of the meeting to be held Monday evening for the purpose ot starting the machinery for organ izing a law and order league for An derson to assist fn promoting law and order. We trust that those who at tend will do sa with a sincere purpose to do something. It ls mighty easy to have a league that will be a white elephant, but It all the members are In earnest- Anderson can be one of Dr. White's really clean cities. Lot's make lt so. 0 ? o o o o o o o o O . o O? R BAILY POEM o o o o O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o You can do better in Anderson Commission form of government. Anderson ls my tovsrn-The Sunday School Convention. A FIDDLER'S CONVENTION Tc Be Held at Town ville School House on Thanksgiving Night. Prayer. Ere thou sleepest, gently lay Every troubled thought away. Put off worry and distress As thou puttest off they dress. Drop thy burden and thy care In the quiet arms of prayer. Lord, Thou knowest how I live; If I've done amiss, forgive, All of good I've tried'to do. Strengthen, bless and carry through. All I love In safety keep, WhIJe in Thee I fall^ilsleep. If slumber should forsake Thy pillow In the dark, Fret not thyself to m?rk How long thou liest awake. There ls a better way Let go the strife and strain, Thine eyes will close again Ii iiimi W?1 i.uiy ytajr. Sr. JL ? I-f * Lord, Thy peaceful gift restore, Give my body sleep once more, While I wait .my soul Will rest Like a child upon Thy breast. Ere thou risest frpm thy bed, Speak to God, whose wings ; were spread O'er thee In the helpless night. Lo, He wakes thee new with light Lift thy burden aud thy care In the mighty arms of prayer. . Lord, the newness of the day Calls me to an untried way. Let me gladly take the road, Give me strength to bear my load, Thou my guide and helper be I will travel through with Thee. * -Henry Van Dyke. Rperial to Thp Int-Uisciicer. TOWNVILLE, Nov. 14.- What promises to be a most interesting event is the "Fiddlers' Convention" scheduled to be held at the Townvllle schoolhouse on Thanksgiving even ing. Already invitations are being .ent ont to the various fiddlers of Ander son and O'Conee counties, and it ls confidently expected that at least fif ty fiddler? will be In the contest for supremacy. Among the pieces specially deslr Despondency Dne te Indigestion. It ls not at ail surprising that per sons who have Indigestion become discouraged and despondent. Here are a few words of hope and cheer for them by Mrs. Blanche Bowers, Indiana, Pa. "For years my diges tion was so poor that ! I could. only eat the lightest foods. 1 tried every thing that I heard ot to get relief, but not until about a year ago when I saw Chamberlain's Tableta advertised and got a bottle of them, , did'I find the right treatment. I soon, began to im prove, and since taking a few bottles of them my digestion la fine." For aale by ali dealers. NOVEMBER 15, 1914 Then and Now /One hundred and fifty-one years Today the Mason and Dixon line ago today two English surveyors. I?8* been re-surveyed and remarked Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. fndlltd,,ve8tedT ?' "? ?"oneoue . , . . . , . traditions In 1849 a revision of the began the surveying of what la known ,!ne WM m6A9 by a io,Qt coram,BflIon as tho Mason and Dixon Line between from Pennsylvania, Maryland and the State of Pennsylvania and Mary- Delaware and lt was.then found that ?and. This line afterwards became the original survey was so nearly ac famous as the supposed boundary be- curate that the change Involved by tween the North and the South or be- the correction amounted to less than '.ween the tree or slavery holding two acres which were added to Jiary States. From it came "Dixie" the land. In 1903, Pennsylvania and cognomen for the Sooth, which has Maryland each appropriated $r..oO0 been immortalised la song and story, for the restoration of the line. Many The Hne was surveyed st the Instance ot the peculiar English stones had of William Penn and Lord Baltimore, disappeared and the commission made The surveyors wera three yeera in exhsurtlve search for them. The making the survey from the northeast identification waa an easy task, for comer to the foot of Savage moan- on breaking them the stones emitted tain. In 1767 the work was finished a sulphurous odor. So thorough was from the latter point to Virginia, now j tho search that seme were found in Wost Virginia The line ts said to ! the curbing of streets and in people's have cost |300.000 and the surveyors cellars, One was taken from the wall employed an army of oca hundred ax- of an old atone church where H'had men and a road thirty feet wide waa done service tor many years. In the cat through the dense forest A mix- places of these that 'could not be ture of sand and lime stones ot light found new stones of marble were set brown; grayish > olor were brought ov- no. On every fifth one of .these, the er from England to mark the Une and coat ot arma of William Penn waa cut these stones were sot np at Intervals on the Pennsylvania ?de and an the bf a mlle apart wherever lt waa poe- Maryland std* the escutcheon of Lord albie to erect them. They weighed Baltimore wa? placed. On the others 300 pounds and were 4 1-3 .feet high, the single monograms P. and M. were On-some parts o!.the Uno the country cut The stones aro now sot so nen* . wc? so rugged that mounds ot dirt one another, even ta the mountain re st?t rook had to be substituted, for tiona, that the traveler may stand at 1 those stones. 'a stone and seo the mat one. Letters Fron Joins War on Tigers. EDITOR INTELLIGENCER.; I just want to say here is another to join in the war on the blind tigers. I say it's time to be up and doing. ? What are we doing? Are we asleep? We hear on every side and read every day about so many crimes and what is the cause. Blind tigers. Yes, there is not a beast in the jungle so fierce and strong and as poisonous and deadly an the tiger that lurks around almost In every corner. Where are our law abiding citizens? Can't they take the strong arm of the law and make the tigers get on their knees? What value to a town or communi ty is the man or woman that will be so indifferent and unconcerned as to not take a stand publicly without fear against this great and awful demand of our Southland. So let us as Chris tian men and women get busy and put our shoulders to the wheel and .push and make it so hot and hard for lsd ore Horses Are Needed for Use tn Cavalry Forces of Foreign Nations. Will Buy in Anderson. According to a letter received in Anderson yesterday, more horses are needed for use In the cavalry forces, of ibo warring nations and some An derson "dobbins" will soon be seeing service in the field. According to a latter received in Anderson yesterday from a well known Virginia horse dealer, he haa been commissioned to buy horses for artillery and cavalry use between 900 and 1100 pounds in weight, five to nine years old, any color except white or gray. He de sires Ute same kind of animals for ar tillery use except he wants them to weigh USO to 1350 pounds. . The letter baa been placed in the hands of the chamber of commerce and the horse dealer says if sufficient can be collected in Anderson to war rant him in making a trip of inspec tion here that he. will come to Ander son prepared to buy all the horses and pay cash for them. Priscilla Club Entertains. BporUl to Tbe Intelligencer. TpWNVILLE. Nov. 14.- Last even ing at the home of Mrs S. A. Wide man, the ladles of Ute Priscilla Club entertained their husbands with a supper and spelling contest. After a delicious four-course supper the con test began. The large number , of peo ple preaent and from the fact that the wives were to spell against their hus bands, made this coutcBt intensely in teresting. For over an hour Rev. W. 3. Myers kept everybody in fear ana trembling as he searched the old "blue bach" to find how much know ledge Ute husbands "possessed,'- and to seo how well their wives bad pro gressed. The score stood seven to nothing W favor of the wives. The hus banda felt so huminated at missing such words as "tS?lareous,.. "benefit ting," Brital'j, - "seton." and "ichthey ology,. that they want another con test. Probably in a few more week? they will have their desire. The husbands say they are going to memorise Ute "Blue Back;" for the next meet "Last call for Tu/tesyl First oom?, ?flrat served." Exit Bauland, tallowed closely by France and Russia. oowoeeecoooooooeo o o o I OWLY ? 1 32 j . Mora ?hnpfaeg e ?J Days * 2 Before Xtaas. t I * . osneeseeseeeseooeeno irena It does not require talk, tact or taffy to sell these suits. They sell on their looks. They give satisfaction on account of their quality. They make friends by their style, and behind the sale we stand ready to return your money if anything goes wrong. Suits $10 to $25. Overcoats $10 to $25. Rain Coats $3 to $15. Order by parcel post. We propay all charges. "Ths Stcto will) ? .Grade/ r i The Pe?vle them tbey will have to stop. It's no child's play. No, but tbe tigers are luring off our children and catching them at every corner and Isn't that enough to make us fight. It's our duty to our loved ones and our town and homes to put them down and out. Let us take customers and busi ness and other things, not counting the cost. What are the tigers costing our boys and young men, many of them tie' very cream cf our towns, and community. The call goes out to one and ali. Will we not hasten to tho rescue? Can we not throw out the life line to them and save them from these dreadful beasts that will surely destroy the body as well as the soul? Let us rise up like a mighty army that will sweep over the land and crush out this giant, this demon BO fierce and strong. Onward, Chrio tian soldiers, marching as to war, in desperate earnestness fight this dread ful foe. Pelzer, Nov. 13. CROSS, F CHILD IS BILIOUS OR CONSTIPATED Look, Mother! If tongue b coat ed give -'California Syrup of Fifa." Every mother realizes, al or giving her children "California Syrup of Pigs" that this ls their ideal laxative, because they love Its pleasant taste and lt thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and. bowels with out griping. When cross, irritable, feverish or breath la bad, stomach nour, look at the tongue, mother! If coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit laxative," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bowels, and yon have a well, playful child again. When Mts little system ls full of cold, throat sore, has stom ach-ache, diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic I -remember, a good "inside cleans ing" should always be the first treat [ment given. Millions of mothers keep "Califor nia Syrnp of Figs" handy; they know a teaspoonful today saves a sick ohild tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for . ba bies.. cMWrea of ali agaa end grown up*! printed on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold '.'ere, so don't be fooled. Ge; the genuine, "made by 'Calif or nb?. Fig Syrup Company." m % it im M GetAcquainted with these OVERCOAT BARGAINS . Come in and let us intro duce you to our new assort - ' merrt of men's suits and overcoats.they're the great we do not think that you csn : afford to purchase^our wit* r outfit without first meeting . these suits and coats face h . face;, but do not put off call ing On US at once, 3S we are having lots of visitors i": daily who are choosing some i' of the be^tja'rnfents we h a VIC Suppose'" you rnake it a l-poinVto come in tomorrow?.;!..: R. W. TRIBBLE UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for Croup Croup scares you. The loud hoarse croupy cough, choking and gasping for breath, labored breathing, call for Im mediate relief. The very first doses of Foloy*s Honey and Tar Compound will master the croup. It cuts'the thick mucus, clears away the phlegm and opens up and eases the air passages. Harold Berg. Mass, Mich., waites "We give Foloy's, Honey and Tar to our children for croup and it always acts Quickly." Every user ls a friend. Evans Pharmacy. 1 1 FOLEY KIDNEY PHIS ?OS BACKACH E Kl OKAYS AMO S LAU OER RODERICK ?All Steel Spike To^^|siarrow^ DESIGN AND COwSTRUCTl?N---Simple in construction, baili entirely of special steel, rolled for the purpose, and well brac ed, it is practically ii*Iesira.Uhlc. No Casting? or mall?ables are Roderick Leena ilerrowa have moro theo 100 bsa parts ?k?n any other Spf?--a Tooth Harrow on the market If you want the BEST buy the Roderick LEAN. Sullivan Hardware Company Anderson, S. C.f Belton, $.. C., Greenvale, S. G.