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SPECIAL SALE Electric Devices From Nov? 23 to Dec. 5 At ONE HALF Price Electric Curling Irons, R?galer 92?0 value* et ?1.23, 8 Inch Mee Electric Store, Regular values $4 at $2.00. 4 Inch Dbe Electric ?tove, Re gular values, $3?0 at $1.75. These Stoves are the most USE? fal Electric Heating Devices; Bell water, heats Baby's Milk, and cooks most anything. Coats less than 5c per hour. Southern Public % Utilities Co. Ki^j^ Coal Stove Goodbye ! "Jhe gas stove has the coal stove beaten a mil lion ways. No wood to chop, no coal to car ry, no ashes to take up, carry out, and siftj leaving a trail of dirt and dust from the stove all the way out to the ash pit. No fire to-coax-and cod dle. No excess heat, No waste. Ga's Is. a' guarantee <A the^ kinU' >ef i attire ? instantly . 'f or'? any purpose/vvjii^teyer; M^it'i more economical, too . " . t.A .,:. . ..lr Ll] ,??? fol utfj'!"-f: S M;; it vrtnofli tfj ?il .:| I * lt . >->/iH *>;'.; ,f rv, i '.'..ip.'^O '?J .'V/;? never grows too tight tor the one who hss systematically pat a . pertala aunt each month la the Bank- Op po rt unities often open te peaple wfc? hare souey. Are yea In a position to take advantage ot a .rood business opportu nity. Deposit your money (etd vrlth the Savings De part men t bf The Bank o? Anderson The Strongest Beak te the Couaty. Muddy Complexions ??osi Door enmnipxtan* ?r* du? tn I sluggish, torpid livers, censUpatlon i and other liver iib). A dose of .Ra. La Te , .aken Just before retiring will tone up the liver, carry ott the excess of bile and cause an easr end natural- move ment of the bowels. It wilfrjot only make Its good work felt in better health--make .yon LOOK well end FSBL welt. Po cents- sud 2.00 per bottle at your druggists. 1 Ifnnufaotured and guaranteed by Eva^s ll^rma^ Hhrcir Stores. Wv ANNUAL BANQUET OF CHURCHMEN'S CLUB OF GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH HELD LAST NIGHT AT THE Y. M. C. A. NEW OFFICERS P. A. Whaley Was Elected Presi dent for the Next Year. The nnnua 1 banquet of the Church nen's Club of Grace Episcopal church vas held las;? night at the rooms of he Y. M. C. A.. being attended by a argo number of members, constitut ng more than 90 per cent, ot the nale membership of the church. Gen d, L. Bonham, president of the organ zation, presided and acted' as toast master in bis usual agreeable and .ultured manner. The banquet was lerved by the ladies of the choir of 3race church. Rev. J. H. Gibboney, he rector, asked the blessing and lat ir delivered the benediction.' fi. Cullen Sullivan, teacher or the .913-4 class, spoke on the subject of he importance of the study or the ? ?tble, saying that nothing was. mote reportant than at. least an_ .tlomen afy'knowledge, of the' great beek.-He nade an eloquent plea for the suc ess of,the present year's, work at the ianda of the class. He went dato-the rreat work which can be done along iractlcal lines in Biblfe class 'w?ric. luch as probation, the brotherhood aovement, etc. Mr. R. A. Whaley, assistant teacher, peke on the mission of the Eulscopal .burch, saying that the first church rianted on the shores of America ww tn Episcopal church, that the glorious 1 listory of the church was a history if carrying Christianity into more arts of the world than any other communion, giving ta America such treater leaders as Washington, Madl en and Lee; taking a prominent part n the Unity Commission, seeking to mite all Christians under a common anner, and recognizing the great un- < srlying principles ot the various dc lOmlnationB and of the Gi eek and Ro-' oac Catholic churches, .and; striving; o bring.ito the world a, greater bon eptton of thc real unity back of went ie tli century Christianity i tn tte arger-and better scope, as portrayed ty the Y. M. C. A. and other move nents. He said..the position or the Splscopal church . was -a '?Mssten?- .?* intty. order, knrwledg? and gmeei "MrJ Cv W. Webb referred to the uty of American Christianity'has ao ore it. due to the present war in En ope and thought -the 1 obus should aake a Christmas offering to the Rel ian relief fund, which H% later decld d to do. He expressed himself ns reit pleased-at the eon tinned growth >f Gracechurch, and the fine proj ects before It Officers for the new yeer for the1 llble class were elected as follows: President, P. A. Whaley. Vice president, R. J. Panter. Secretary-irossui er, ?ayliss Max rell. . Teacher, G. Cullen Sullivan. Twenty-four members agreed- to al and the Bible class regularly. The tour set was 10 a. m. each Sunday t the parish house In the rear of the burch building. ? The invitation of Gen. M. L. Ron am for the Churchmen's Club to tie ct with him in December was ac F pted.. . A special committee consisting of | b~ C. W. Webb, P?v. J. IL Gibboney [ nd C. G. .Sayre was appointed to iap out a program for discussion at he winter meetings of . the Church lea's Club. A vote of, thanks was tendered tb he Y. M. C. ,k. for the usc of their come, to the church choir, tor svrv Qg the banquet ,and ?lao. a vqto of est wishes .'to Mr. V.'?S. Burnett;* sec.-' eta ry of thc Y. M. C. A. and a Wish or his early, recovery from his pres et' sickness and regret that he could' ot be present. *RE HELD ON VERY SERIOUS CHARGE turning of Building ?f Pelzer Is Charged Against Tur? Young Men J. V Kinim?inn. virivl 9?. nnrl Osc*r ! ergesht, 22 years of age, both white, re being held at th? county Jail on erl oas charges, the latter being barged with burning s store hrtld ?? at Pelter a year ago and the for ier with aiding In the destruction f the property. The warrants for the I rreat of the' ttrthnr inna werefesttorn ut by Marfctrsu John B? Bonner of elxer. et the Ins tan oe of State De aty insurance Commissioner A. n. irh?rtoR. ?^sjjsfi; Simmons was arre?ed Saturday in reesville by Deputy Sheriff John a lumsinger. of Greenville county %a4 ronght to Anderson Sunday. Serg eant- was arrested tn Andersuo last ride/ hy Deputy Olm Bandera Sim iens states that he has been operat ig a motion picture show near ene f the Greenville mills for the past av?rai months and that he formerly cmducteS the Blue Ridge cafe in this Itv. .Tho store room which was humed as tba property of Simmons. .When Den yesterday by a repr?sentative of he IatelHgee?er both men talked, reg? Pf ttfe ^lfcAtirsa end bot? *H tared tuclr Inaoecace R. A. Opt of WilttanUT,on was In Aa arses yesterday for % short stay. CHRISTIAN CULTURE INSTI TUTE WILL GIVE; PERFOR MANCE FEBRUARY 20-23 SCHOOL DAY Plans Laid for Having 2,500 White Children to At tend. A contract for the holding of An derson's winter music festival was closed yesterday morning at a meet ing of the central committee of the Chamber of Commerce, the Christian Culture institute, of Gainesville, Flor ida, and Chicago, Ul., agreeing to put on a per'vormahce hore on February 20-22-23. After electing Mr. William rae i ISSUE ? ?MT HF ERROR United States Supreme Court Will Not Review Conviction- of Frank for Murder. (By Amtcintcd Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, under death sen tence for murder of Mary Phagan in Atlanta, in 1913 will carry to othev members of the United States supreme court their application for a wr?* or ! error in Frank'-' behalf, refus- v Justice Lamar today. This announcement was made night by Henry Alexandor, of Frank.. counsel, who will remain in Wash ington to continue the attempt. Mr: Alexander said he had uot lost hope that a writ would be'Issued. He did not say; however, to. Which'mem ber of the court he would apply next. PRESS i^s^SSED INDIGNATION . I. ? .- : .. U > ..? .1 British News^arjers Say, Football Game? Kepi: Mr-s Fife* Eciiss ing in Army. i-;;: sbfij J:j? r?-.V 'Ii-1 ">? > :),t< ffjjit^jft? ?? ' . fl ?Y il. . I I -i lin (Rv AsaxintM -PT? v , . LONDON?. Nov.. 23.-(11.10 p. m. j Indignation against, the playing of footbaU IB expressed-by nearly .the en* tire British presr,. today , bscause al most no med enlisted aa-a result of recruiting rallies at Saturday's matches. ? .>>' "It is Ume to eradicate the foot ball cancer," says the Pall Mall Ga zette, whlob complains that not a single man was recruited at London's principal matched, which was attend ed by 15,000 spectators.-. A colonel who last a son at tho front and himself was returning to thi< firing line, appeared at this game, says the paper and pleaded with Jho men to enlist. "As a soldier, I ask you," said the colonel, "I say come, your country needs you." HIS words were drowned hy shouts when the teams came on the field,, says the paper, which adds that, in other parts Of the country the same stolid refusal greeted speakers and ' recruit ing bfftcere., . .. The Evening Standard saya thc toisk result ot the countrywide move ment was one. recruit. ...... , ,."le football "auch .a, passion , that nothing on earth caa stpp iff ssk? tho 8lWdard, .''Vigorous yodth should be persuaded that this ia not Jae time*; for the development of. any passion save ?v?? of country." The Westminister Gazette says there] ls onW m?e T3r*y in which tho fooiSa" association can put itself right in the eyes of the public and that is by dis continuing its program. NITROGLYCERIN TANK EXPLODES Nothing But Hole Left m Ground Where thc Buildmg stood. CHICAGO. Nov. St.-<*Oetr under corer everybody; the ntroglycerln tank is going tb le^go" This was the warning workmen of the Aetna Powder Company's plant at Aetna. Ind.. received today after the wsrntng blast of the alarm whistle had driven workers in all the build ings to flee for the open air. "?jot?k out, boys,*' cried Edward S. Vetterbuch. *he nitroglycerin mixer "the nitro tank ls going. She began to sputter and go had and I pulled the whistle sad got away. The femes were se'bad I hardly could get to j the. alarm." The men ?ought r^elter and watch ed the nitre building with fascinated, eyes. In a few minutes there waa a mighty roar and Dip gtound trembled a?..a cloud of timbera and machinery soared into the air. There was noth ing bat a hole tn tue ground whore 1 the nitro building had stood. Win-! dews were broker. Iii tho town, farm bullaihgs damagdd waft p^pt? 'fright eced In a ten-mile radins. Tbaak* io : tee warning signal, nd-one wsw ft*?t% dstiva? ct Drawnl Laughlin chairman of thc committed which will have oharge of the enter tainment and discussing various ways and means of insuring the success of the project the committee adjourned. One plan decided upon was that ot having a school children's day at the festival. It is suggested that Satur day be set aside for this occasion and that strenuous efforts be made tr. get every one ot the 2,500 white school children in the city ot Ander son at the festival on this day. It ls proposed to put on special rates for school children for that day. Already a big batch of advertising matter relative ic the festival bas been received at the Chamber of Com merce, and In the near future this wijl be displayed. The shipment consists of hand bills, window cards, posters, leaflets. e:c. Judging from the ap pearance of the several artists and the. press notices relative to their appearance in other cities, Anderson is going to have the privilege of hear ing some first class artists. / Two Fires |_ Three Houses in Same Locality Were Bumed Last Hight. j The burning of three houses on the ?edge ot the etty* limits, .two of them shortly after 7 o'clock and the third .nl'jut 11:30 o'clock, gave the fire de partment a brisk run last night. The houseB were on Lena street, which is itt thc southeastern section of the city, and thc last one burned sat on the opposite side of the street from the first two 'that were destroyed. The structures wwo occupied ,t-7 white families, a Mr. Gulley living in one and a Mr. Tcasley in the other -of the first two that were burned, *t Ger man named Roman Rezner, employed . at Wood's shoe shop, occupied the third house burned, it ls stated. .Shortly after 7'.'o'clock the first alarm carno in and the department made a quick run'to the scene ot the lire. Although th'6 bouses were situ ated outside tho city limits.-the-fire fighters' w?re able to get a stream of water' to thal placo and saVe adjac ent , buildings from burning. One ot the''houses Weald'to have been owh 4eOi>' .John 'BneKrOft? and the other 1 p*; tt-..?4rsv. ?jttips?,/Both were total ly ?lesuoyco. it ls estimated tftaf. they ' coat between. ?800 and $1,000 each. It1 could;.not:pe. learned ltfrit hlejht^wheth cr,ibe.f ir?r? Insured. All, furniture, etc. Io Hie house, oc cupied by Tesslcy.waB lost.'as. there^ ."i tvaa .no one. ^al home. af. the Urne, ?je familv "having left, yesterday" morning I ioi: Georgia. . A About ll: 30 o'clock a second alarm i wes sent in trim1 the same vicinity and it was discovered that a cottage I on the opposite side of . the street I from thOBe that were burned earlier in tbe night was on fire. It IS pre r.umcd that the last fife was caused . by soavks from the first. The origin I of the first fire In as yet a mystery, j It could not bc learned lat night j whether Rezner owned the house- In which he livod. h<it it ts understood ' th?t he narri ed some MOO insurance .on hli household effects. Ratter be safe than sorry-Willett P. Sloan, Insurance. MR. J. E. ... -.: 'I fl >. j Passes Away at His Home m This City About 12 o'ekwk Last Night ur. J. K. Cannon died very sudden ly about 12 o'clock last night at hts [home on Calhoun street In this city. Mr, Cannon had worked all day yesterday., at an oil mill and retired at an early hour last night, apparent ly In the beat of health. When the second fire alarm -was turned In. [about 11:30 he got up and went to tho window and watched Ute fire for a short time. He returned to bed and seemingly was still all right, but about the hour stated above was found dead in ned hv m oro har? vyl ?he family. He leaven a wife and two children, H. T. Cannon, of this city, and Mra SujcenfW - Heys1.e. ?he Rvs* near 1 town. I Interment will take plode this after noon at Plat Rock church. Fires la Oklahoma. ^^JKOSKOOKK. Okla.; Nov. ;23.-Des ite efforts are being made tonight r chec^ toresf-fires' In the dense Um lands of thc nout--.eastern Oklaho Flre fighting torces have been Organised all along the Arkansas-Ok lahoma boundary to prevent fires, raging in Arkansas, crossing the State line. Late tonight a dispatch from Woods, ie vilage in Ute Kaimichl mountains, reported fires approaching from all sides. Men are being hurried to thc 'town to prevent the first reaching the pumping station of the Okeh oma Pipe }Jno Company. T-ro parties of hunters who left; Woods early today have act returned, and ??arching parties tv ve been or ganized. -, -.rt, , ; Join the economy'elah an* save that Uirkoy for Chlrstraas. METHODISTS MEET IN SUMTER TODAY THE SOUTH CAROLINA CON FERENCE IN 129TH SES SION READY FOR VISITORS First Time Body of Churchmen Has Met in Gamecock City in Twenty-o&e Years. S]wcial to Tlir Iiitrlligrncer. .SUMTER. Nov. 21.-With the con vening of tho 129th session of the South Carolina Methodist Conference only three days off, preparations are practically complete for the enter tainment of tho Conference with the 600 visitors who are expected to at tend the meetings. The Conference will be one of the largest in its his tory, as Sumter is conveniently lo cated from all sections of the State, and those having charge ot the ar-r rangements realise that they have a very large undertaking on their hands in providing homes and suitable en tertainment for all. j The'conference itself will be an in teresting one. The discussion ot the division of the conference will be one of the main questions to come up and this is expected to; prove very impor tant. Bishop Collins Donny, of Rich-: mond. Va., will, preside und will bo one of thc prominent visitors to the city. Bishop A. W. Wilson, of Balti more, will also be present and the presence -of the two Bishops being one of features of the Conference. After 81 Years. This is the first time in twenty-one yearB that the Methodist Conference has met in Sumter, and for this reas on it will be something new to many people herc. The Trinity Methodist Church, which was completed and dedicated eighteen months ago, will be used as the meeting place for the varl ou8se8sIons of the Conference. It is capable of sealing 1,00 persons and this is hoped to bo sufficiently large to afford accomodations to al! who care to attend tho sesions. The regu lar sessions wilt begin Tn ?he moray' lng at ?:30" o'clock and- win pronbbly last until nearly *2 o'clock. The aft,!, r nooo: session? . wilj.,,probably bo held ? at, I o'clock and. night sesions at 8 o'tvjt't. Although the general lib? of work and of ' the meetings is1 known;-' the conference may chango Its meet.-, inga from day to day. so no exact progr^movq. ,can be secured, only a. proba-;.'? one. ?n'en is Us foUofcs: Official Programme. ' Tuesday. 10 a. m., at Trinity church'.' the'examining committees of thc con ference will meet. ... The board,pf missions will .picot at the same time and plao Tuesday. 8 'pnin'.. meetings of H?s tor leal -Society, with addresses by Dr. J. O. Wilson on "Methodism and Fdu-. cation. Wednesday, 0:30 a. m., Conference will open with administration of the Lord's Supper; after Which thc organ isation will be completed and regu lar work begun. Wednesday. 8 p. m., Sunday school anniversary and address by the Rsv. H. M. Hamil. D. D. Thursday, 8. a. m., Thanksgiving services will be held/ Thursday, 8 p. m., Missionary anni versary and address by Dr. W. W. Pinson. Friday, 8 p. m., meeting of board of education, with, addresses. Saturday. 8 p. m. Epworth League meeting, with address by the Rev. 8. A.' Steel, D. D. Sunday. 9:80 a. m.. Love feast at Trinity church. Sunday. 11:30 a. m., services.at the churches lu the city. Sunday 4 p. j m.. Memorial session for preachers who have died during the year. Sunday, 8 p* m., services at the. var ious churches. In the pity, . Monday, regalar sessions with prob ably, adjournment during thc after noon or evening. The visitors ar? expected to rogin their arrival bn Monday afternoon and will probably be here until thc following Monday cv Tuesday. Investigating Recent Fire in Florida Uv AMnrUM PTPM> MARIANNA, Fla., Nov. z.t.~ In rest I ratlon of thc recent fire here that de stroyed the main building of the Flor ida Industrial School with a loss of ten lives waa completed by a coro ser's Jury today. Tin? ??r? i ct is be ing withheld pending a meettng of he grand Jury on next Monday. Testimony at the hearing is said-to Save pelted tc tba Ard b*!ng o? in cendiary origin: Governor Trammel) ind Attorney General West arrived tere today in connection with Ute ln restlgatioa sud it was underay-,l to nghi that the verdict was kept secret it their rocnest. Guarantee Safe Cotton Shipment Wv A.wintrd Pw*?.1) WASHINGTON. Nov. S3.-Safe ehlp nent of cotton to Germany via Hol end now also has been guaranteed, iccr.rdfng to the tallowing announcc nent made today at the state depart neat; "The depa^mcnt ls in receipt of idvlces from the American legation at fha Hague that the forelgo office of rhe Netherlands government states hat no difficulty will be presented to iooslgnmenta of cotton In transit , to lermany or to trans-shipments Of .olton consigned to D?te* flfin? it permita may be obtain^ by thara rom The Nevthcrlaud? government," PARTY RAILROAD OFFICIALS HERE SPECIAL TRAIN ARRIVED LAST NIGHT HERE HALF HOUR Will Inspect C. ?nd W. C. Proper ty Here and Leave et 8 A.M. Delayed after leaving Augusta at 5 o'clock yeserday afternoon, the spec ial train bringing officials of the Char leston & Western Carolina Railway to Anderson did not arrive la the city until after 10 o'clock last night. Mem bers of the party will leave their cars I at 7:80 o'clock inls morning and make I a rapid Hurvey of the company's bold- ' Ings In this city, leaving here at 8 o'clock for McCormick, where they will take the branch of the road for Sparenburg. The fact that the officials must ad here to their schedule, and this al lows them only a half hour in Ander son', and thia at a- time before the peo ple -generally are astir, it has been oecidod to cal) off tho entertainment which the chamber of commerce had prepared, in their behalf. In fact, tho party made lt' known last night that while they deeply appreciated the at tentions which, the chamber of com merce was prepared to show thom ?they would rather that'the pl?ns be 'not carried dor., as they felt that it would be .little snort of a handicap for members of the organisation to get out early here. Consequently ar rangements were made last night to have two public service machines meet the party at their special train at 7:30 o'clock this morning and car ry them for a whirl down to the com pany's property on South Main street. AfteT taking this In they wll return to their train and leave here at 8 o'clock The special train bringing these of ficials to Andorson consists of two large Atlantic Coast Line private cars, one palatial private car of the Louis ville & Nashville railroad and the elegant private car of the C. & W, C. railroad'. The special was in charge of Assistant Train Master Kulke of Augusta. Those in the party arriving last night 'arr? ?* foi ?ow*: H.1 "Walters, S'W" York, ?chairman hoard of dlree rs of thcV. w. C. railway; J. R. Kcnly. "Wirmingi ju, vice president; Michael Jen-kins, Baltimore.' director: Waldo 'Newcomer, liai limo .'?; direct*-' oi; E. ii. Pi??sanla. Wilmington, chief . engineer; R, A. Brand, Wilmington, freight traine manager: F. B. Grief, Given wood general solicitor;^ A. v.*. Andersen, Augusta, general manager. These railroad offltifals havo roon cn',a,,tour Of the BtauA oi Virginia; North '"Carolina., South Carolina, Geor gia and .Florida, ' attending meeting^, of stockholders and directors of the; several lines In these states In which, they are Intereatcd. He'll Like our new ChristmaseCravats. And there's a reason! You know we show more VARIE TY than any mere "depart ment" Recently we wrote for another fresh supply, and we secured real new silks, mostly advance Spring numbers. THEY'RE HERE NOW. i ? . . ? iSvfft -.lite"!? S| Just unpacked. Yam, yum; init the patterns,.are, pretty,!, 'Beautiful blendiqijs. NO MATTER HOW. MANY he*h?s$or gets, rest assured, he'll be pleased to receive some of these, pack-* ed in a pretty box. T. L. CELY CO. P. PostPaid Condensed PnsH?n?fr Schedule! ; . ?.;Anderson,ufoi Co wart BETHF.L CHURCH NEWS Ari,TnI?^ Sunday, November. 22. the taen'a No. 31.;.g^.a? m. bible class o? Bethel Methodist church- . .. -. ll:8B a m.. met at tho usual Sunday School hour. ?.? .1:30 p. m. Preceding the. discussion of the les- v?0, ?Itv.'. . . P. m. son, Rov. Sam W. Donner, our teach- ft .?:46 p. m. er, ca!ki! tho class to a short bus!- f *i." .' j* P ?" m* ness meeting. Thb following officers J*?* ** . n "D* m' were elected to serve through the g?- *?.?:40 p. m. coming year: J. W. Morgan, presl- No- 47 . 10:r>Q p. m. dent: C.. W. Gray, vice president: J. Departures_ B. Whiten secretary and treasurer; v" ?ft . K..ft _ Rev. Sam W. Dann er teacher ; J. W. Qo 32 7-30 a. m Morgan 1st assistant teacher: J M. ^fo] 34 \\\^,\'^\'?^'?^ 10:'26 a.' rn! Taylor, G. I-oe Smith ?nrt J. H. Mor- No -3ff . . -, .... ' li-fira'n. ran as social committee arid Gleen NattMW?-.?.^,??l?W?i ?? V ?,r',>rJrtCr -* - ^ .,,....v.<.W.^>.K*{<0 p. m. assistant teacher, . w0 44? 4.-4S n m ikr. Danner. our pastor; ha's served" ! %o\ ft \\\" his pennie with all sincerity and faith- N0! SUV . . " :" ''] '?'l?lp' m' fulness through the oast year. His Uf? (? ?r^AtM tri?m?iy '^^'^1^ .?;.* preaching and teachings have been ai r.,<t- ? -;rft- ?, groat blessing to the people of West] G. V. PALM KR, Gen'. Pass. Agt., End community. '_ "" Greenville. S. C. >mm: :-. .... ;* .-.';( ll ?'-T^S? ?\w\m\\\\ wf A Silver Display Everyone will ULtpley then best Silver at that "Thanksgiving *J inner. Be sure that you are not Sacking in any of die necessary jrwu no in need of anything, whether one or . flo zen pieces, We will be gkd to supply you. Wrights Silver Cream makes your ?Aver look like new. Phone for a bottle. io III M. Hubbard & Co, _j...'., JJ mil DOLLS DOLLS DOLLS W? HAVE THE BEST LINE OF CHARACTER DOLLS EVER BROUGHT TO ANDERSON FANT'S BOOK STORE