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IBEBSQN INTELLIGENCER AVG DST 1, 1HW. _Sorth Mala Street >EU?ON, S. C. >AK, Editor and Dus. Mgi .City Editor SA8SEEN, Advertising Mgr WFJiKi.Circulation Mgr. Telegraph Editor and according to Act of Con jPscoad Class Mall Mutter at Ice at Anderson, 8. C of Associated Press and Complete Daily Telegraphic TELEPHON!: S ana Business Office.321 iting .693-L ISCBIPTIOX ?.-""ES SemMVeekly ,.$1.50 Ihn ....76 Dolly r. .15.00 ithn . 2.B0 Months. 1-25 Intelligencer ls deltvored . by tn the city. If you fall to ir paper regularly please notify Opposite your name on the SK Tour paper ls printed date to Sb pur paper ls paid. Al> checks drafts should be drawn to The in Intelligencer. |r>| ? I ? o o o o o o o o o o o O 3 ONLY j IO j Mero Shopping Days Before X'roas. ecooo'ooooooocono INSURANCE AND ALCOHOL. !s a. fact long undisputed that use of alcohol shortens life, but accurate-statistics are given -on ubje?t'there* is always added In fo this, one ot many ' argu against the whiskey evil. At t meeting of the Association Insurance Presidents these g figures were given : Forty-three leading Ufo insurance panles in the United States and ndsr-eeeAetbuied their detailed 0 a ionia, on the,two million lives ir, A .estion. which represented theil aPpgcttve-experience on many ?lffer Si-ckAMS ii Injured likely to kav< 'Sigher death rates than normal. Thc Jfehlct groupa Investigated Included '"" irsons engaged in ninety-seven hat ous occupations, those having s Hy history of consumption, a de t in their personal history, those physical condition . was not al, and those whose habits with to, alcoholic beverages were satisfactory In the past or whe liquor at thc tims of application Insurance, eng the men who admitted thal had taken alcohol occasionally .l?Kthe past, but whose nab considered satisfactory wheo Insured, there were 28? w^lle there would have beer, had this group been made red lives in general. The mor, al tty was. therefore, \>vei cent., which was equivalent tc uction in the avorage life ol Ihese men of iver four years. If thu Steans that four years would be cul ^ off the end of the average normal life 1 time v>f each man, there are many whe might consider that "The game wat IP^Hfnpe? candle."' But lt means thai In each year a number of men will an earlier agc than they should t example, at 86, Ute expectation ol is 32 years: in* the first year af that age? Instead of say, nine per dying, there would be probably mrs; that ls, three men wonk lose 32 years of life in the nexi probably four men would end 81 yeera ot life, etc As a mst of fact many Immoderate drink' would live longer than 32 years far fewer than If they had beet 1 abstainers from alcohol. The committee of Ute Medico-Ac iarlal Mortality Investigation dh make a report on the mortality total abstainers, but sufficient sties have been published by In leal companies to justify thc it that persons who have al been total abstainers have i Hty, during the working yean life of about one-half of thai g those who use alcohol to ' th? Umt of at least two glasses of whls per day. in view ot thia, the cf of prohibition of the manufac and sale of alcoholic beverage) Russia must be very great. It tb? rnment of Russia carry out theil t intention to abolish pernian alt forms of alcoholic beverage] saving in human life will be enor It ia not too much to say thai Ieee of 500,000 men as the resuli present warfare could be rn adi Ties than 10 years th rou gi lete sustenance from alcoholic by all the Inhabitants o are scientific facts, gatherer ; scientific men. and yet there an ?y people who yet argue that i bsa no right Co outlaw th? evil. John Barleycorn de to be nothing etas than th ot a Csar.-Greenwood Jour Ali in the Bay's Work. ipner denies he said it he said to Irvin Coub; sen's bart breaks iter's Job. Feet PHIZES AWARDED IN CORN CLUB CONTEST _ j EXHIBITION DID NOT COM ; PARE WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE THE WINNERS But Fourteen Exhibits of Corn Were Entered in the Classes. While Inferior in every respect to the show of 1913, tho second annual contest of the Anderson County Hoya' Corn Ciub. held yesterday at the chamber of commerce, exhibited some fine specimens of the product. The number of boys entering the contest was smaller than last year, the amount of corn exhibited was lens, and the class of product aa a whole was not up to the exhibition of the previous show. Nevertheless, the biggest por tion of that corn which waa shown waa splendid. A number of things aro responsible for the corn show being so far be hind that of thc year before. There were a number of hail storms though out the county last summer, the Ben sons were ' not of the best and In some Instances the boys were pre vented from gathering their corn on account of inclement weather. The club stal led off last spring with some SO or nvjre members, but there were only about a dozen who brought in ? exhibits yesterday and entered the contest. The corn waa Judged by W. P. Stewart, of Simp?onvltle, Greenville county, who ts' asaociated with tho United States department of agricul ture. There were fourteen exhibits In all, these being entered by some twelve boys. Tile results of the con tent were not announced until late in tho aftc-noon, owing to the delay of the Juuac in getting to Anderson Satuiday.. The result of the contest was an nounced aa follows: Largest Yield. Frailer La boon- First. Ruth BoggB- Second. cheapest leid, Frank Thompson-First Willie Sexton- Second. Greatest Number Grains. Leon Hums, 1,531 Grains- First. . Lee Pruitt. 1200 grains-Second. Beat Earn Single War Variety. Christopher Ulndman- ? First. Ruth Bogga- Second. Best Ten Ears, Prolific Tarlety. Leon Burna- First LL Hroadus McGee -Second. r| t?realest Improvement Shown In Two Years' rt''?ttion. . Janies Drake-ri.mi. Robert Phillips-Second. ('leathon Co?h'?ro Coarse. Frank Thompson Willie Sexton. By a glenco at the following Hat of prises, one will be able to tell the na ture of the rewards recelred by the boya: For the cheapest corn per acre, first prise, six Backs of 10-4-4 fertiliser. For the next cheapeat corn, Ave sacks of cotton seed meal. For the best ten ears of prolflc oorn, four sacks of 10-4-4 fertilizer. For the second best 10 ears, 60 pounda vetch seed. For the best ten ears, one eared, ?one turnplow. For the next best, one barrel of flour. For the best written report, one rocking chair. For the best report, one Stetson hat. For the greatest yield per acre. 50 pounda of vetch. For the second best yield, five sacks of cotton seed meal. For the ear containing the greatest number of grains. 40 pounds of lard. For the ear c mtalning the second largcBt number ot grains. 20 pounds of lard. Greatest improvement shown in two year rotation, pair of |4.00 shoes. For the second < greatest improve ment, pair $3.50 shoes. To tho boys making the largest yields per acre, one month at Clem son ollege In August. 27 STATES ARE REPRESENTED American Association of State Highway Officials is Or ganized. WASHINGTON. Dec 12.- State highway commissioners and engineers from 27 states were represented here today when the organisation of the American Association of State High way officials was perfected. All states are expected to be represented In the organisation ultimately. These officers were elected: Presi dent, Harry G. Shirley, Marylaad; ?Ice president, Austin B. Fletcher. California; secretary, Joseph Hyde Pratt, North Carolina; treasurer, F. F. Rodgers, Michigan. At today's meeting 17 states were represented either by their highway commissioners or'engineers, while 10 states were represented by proxy. None but highway commissioners or engineers will constitute the roting power of the association. The purpose of the organisation ls to centralise tho work of good ronda organizations sa far as possible o id io secure tho holding of one good roads convention annually, lt also was decided to cooperate with federal or ganisations m the consideration of road problems. . The Weather. South Carolina. Increasing clot ace?, probably rain Sunday; Mc and coaler?* Ml?lnIAL UHUtntU IN ?HE CLEVELAND GASE JURORS COULDN'T AGREE IN SUIT AGAINST SOUTHERN PUBLIC UTILITIES CO. SECOND WEEK Of Court of Common Please Will Be Called Monday-The Jurors. After tho Jury had remained out all of Friday night, received a second charge from the presiding Judge Sat urday morning, and reported utter 40 minutes more of deliberation that they were hopelessly deadlocked, a mistrial was ordered in the case of Miss Jodie May Cleveland against the Southern Public I'tiilties Company. Tbl? case, R suit for $50.000 dam ages growing out of the colliding of a street car and the plaintiff's buggy last October, was called for trial late Thuraday afternoon and occupied all of Friday in the court of common plena. Late Friday afternoon the case wan given to the Jury, and when lt waa seen that they wijPe not likely to reach an agreement ?arly in the night Judge Memmingey igavc the foreman an envelope and Inatructed the Jury to return > a aealtd verdict, in the event they agreed1, when court met Saturday morning. When court opaned yeaterday morn ing at 0:30 o'clock the Jury had not reached an agreement. The Jurors were brought into the court room and received a further charge from tho presiding Judge. They retired and de liberated fer 40 minut?e, reporting at the end of that time that they could not reach an agreement, whereupon Judge Memmlnger ordered a miatriul. Other Mattera rp. At noon cour> recessed over Sun day. During the morning a number of appeals from decisions in magis trates courte were heard. In the ap peal in the caBe of the Cox Company against Mrs. Hembree, the court sus tained the decision of the magistrate. In the appeal in the caae of the West (Bad Pottery Company against E. W. Gregory, the decision of the lower court waa reversed and a new trial of the case ordered. fte rend Week Jnrors. Jurors .drawn to serve for the sec ond .week of court, which will be call ed' Monday morning, are as follows: SC. P. Bell. Wllliamslor.. J .M. Burgess. Hopewell. H. T. Godfrey. WilUaniston. Turner Field. Honea Path ' W. L. Dobbins, Pork. J. I.. Graham, Monea Path. Fi C. Gleason. Fork. J R. Austin, Honea Path. Ci H. Balley, Hall. E. F. Whitaker, Garvin. WI M Rice, Corner. J. H. Coker, Brnshy Creek.' J. R. Eakew. Centsrville, S: C. George, Pendleton. O. M. Barrett; Rock Milla. E. H. Ballantine, Anderson. Edgar Hall, Centerrille. J. C. Wardlaw, Brushy Creek. W. S. Diwer, Anderson. R. E. Campbell. Bf-dway. A. B. Gatley, Corner. W. L. Casey, Garvin. W. B. Davenport, Wiltlaraston. J. Lawrence, McGee, Savannah. J. A. Campbell. Rook Mills. John Thompson. Hopewell. H. G. Smith. Belton. E. Watkins, Jr., Anderson. W. D. Bagwell, Varennea. lavalieres, Diam? Cameos, cameos ir Shell Cameos* Unbr Buttons, Shirt Waist Fraternal Order Ph Bracelet, Solid Gold, lets. Bracelet Watch men's Watches of J Reliable Jewelers HIGHLY SATISFACTORY ATTENDANCE FAR EXCEED ED EXPECTATIONS SAYS MANAGER WAR PICTURE "On Belginn Battlefields" First and Only Reel Shown First Day. "Th? opening of the new Paramount motion picture theatre wa? in every way satisfactory, and the attendance exceeded our most sanguine expecta tions" declcred Fred M. Burnett, sec retary of the Y. M. C. A. and manager of the new amusement place, last night at the close of thc first day's business. Anderson':! new motion picture pal ace-for that In what lt really ls in point of equipment and beauty-threw open its doors to t*to public, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and from then until 10::i0 o'clock last night the house was comfortably Tilled at all hours. The first and only picture showed at the new theatre was "On Belgian Battlefields." which ls tho on ly genuine motion picture of Euro pean battle scenes In existence. The picture was filmed by tho staff pho tographer of the Chicago Tribune, with the permission of the Belgian government, and with the understand ing that 50 per cent of the proceeds from showing the. picture in America would bc given the Belgian Red Cross cause. The program was carried out with out a single hitch, the big new Pow ers machines working smoothly at all times during the day. The orchestra was one of the most pleasing of the features, ac was attested tv the loud and frequent applause which greeted the rendition of numbers of pieces. As generally known, the Paramount management agreed to give all the proceeds of tho forenoon performance and 50 per cent of the proceeeds of the afternoon and night performances to the local Belgian relief fund. Mr. Bur nett, stated last night that the utaount derived from thia-source would be an nounced later. Monday afternoon nt 3 o'clock the Paramount will -open for a continuous performance until ?0:30 o'clock that night. Mr. Burnett stated last'night that he hud 10 reel? of splendid pic tures for Monday's show and that four of the best of this number would be selected and thrown on the screen. The j prices of admission will be 5 and 10 cents. C. S. Minor, Anderson. W. P. McMahnn, Varennes. F. J. Martin, Anderdon. E. B. Glenn, Savannah. P. D. Hawkins, Martin. Ri ff. Hanks. Belton. . J. N. Mitchell. Martin. Seeking Information. I A bucolic Individual paused the otb er day before a aewsland and to the proprietor thereof put the folios lng questions: "Been in? town long?" "Quite a while,** said the vender of news. "Know a man camed Collina-Jo seph Collins?" ? "Say," exclaimed the newsman, testily, "there are 3.000,000 people in Chicago. Do you expect me to know every man in tho city?" "No," said the rural one, "but I thought*you might have sense enough to know ona"-Pittsburgh Chronlcle Telegraph. , \~ md La Valieses, Stone i Pearl Settings. Pink eakable Gold Link Cuff : Rings, Diamond Rings, ss and Buttons, Tanga ? Hand Engraved Brace es, Ladies' and Gentle all kinds, etc. etc. OF TEACHERS HELD COUNTY ASSOCIATION IN SESSION YESTERDAY IN THE CITY FINE PROGRAM Address by Prof. C. M. Faithful. Other Interesting Features Were Enjoyed. With more than one hundred teach ers present from all parts of thc coun ty, the regular monthly meeting of the Anderson County School Teach ers Aaaociation met yesterday at thc West Market street achoo! proved to bc one of thc most succeaaful the or ganization has held thia year. Devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. J. M. Garrison; paator of tho Aaaociate Reformed PreBbyterian church, aflor which a varied and un usually interesting program was car ried out. Among the moHt enjoyable numbers on the program was a vocal bulo by Mrs. Charles Green. The address of the occasion was made by Prof. C. M. Faithful, vice 1 president of the Anderson College. The subject of l'rof. Faithful's talk was "Child Education," a topic which he ia well qualified to discuss. .The! ad dress waa greatly enjoyed /by- those present and throughout his talk Prof. I Faithful was given th? clot?est atten tion. Following' Prof. Faithful's address, a short business meeting was held. Various mattera of a routine nature were considered and an election for vice president, to fill the vacancy caus ed by the resignation of Miss Nell Cochran, was held resulting in the selection of Prof. L. M. Mahaffey. By virtue of his office, Prof. Mahaffey 1B chairman of the program committee, and with the assistance of others will manage the programs for the- meet-' Inga throughout the balance of the year. One of the most delightful features of the program waa the elegant lunch eon, served under the direction - of Miss Georgia Marshall, by the domes tic science class of the city schools. The fine weather undoubtedly bad much to do with the large attendance at the meeting. Teachera were pres ent from distant sections of the coun ty, several of them making the trip to Anderson by road vehicles. WILL civ?S?F?R A GRAIN ELEVATOR COMMITTEE DECIDES NOT TO LET MATTER DROP AT THIS TIME CAMPAIGN SOON House to House Canvass in Au* tomobile Will Be Made Early Next Year. _i. A good meeting of the farmers and business mens grain elevator commit tee was held yesterday at the chamber o: commerce, Judge J. S. Fowler 'pre siding, and Geo. Lahoon, B. M. Aull of Auton. W. H. Thompson of Pendle ton, S. M. Spearman of Piedmont. 8. K. Morgan of Starr, Mr. Hoggs of Pendle ton, T. T. Wakefield, John Frank. Fur man Smith. W. A. Watson. J. E. CHnk 8 cal ea of Anderson and others being present. ; . The committee reported that $2,500 was subscribed at the public meeting held for the purpose ot securing stock; that no follow-up canvass had been made, but that many farmers and business men had expressed themsel ves aa nrllling to take stock and posh the matter through. In fact, there seemed to be a changed feeling In the matter. B. M. Aull, the welt known Anton hog farmer and manufacturer, stated that lt waa necessary to provide a quick, cash, convertable market for the grain planted,, and that an eleva tor would have to be erected If the matter were properly handled,. since that waa the customary method of handling and marketing grain. Thia also, he explained, waa the quickest cheapest and best way to handle a large crop for cash with the mini mum of cost. An elevator, as he un derstood lt, acted aa an Intermediary between the planter and buyer, and was therefore; a/ necessity ff much grain was to be handled. Revised estimates furnished at the meeting Indicated a crop of about 160.000 to 1460,000 bushels of winter -rain to bejiarvested next spring, an immense amount, which if sold at 76 seats a bushel, which is below tho pr?sent selling arlee, would reprcr tent, a total cash distribution among Anderson county farmers next year it about $760,000.00, largely new noney. The commute was ot the opinion hat lt would be best to make an au omobilt, house to house, canvass, and lecided to do this under plans sug gested by the chairman. Judge Tow? er. This ts to be done at a date, to >c selected betwen January 10th ard reburary lat, 1016, which is thought o be a better time than now,* since he rush of .the holidays ls on, and arasera generally are Trasy arranging Inanoea for the, next year. In appreciation of the vast num ber of ladies who shop for men and boys, especially at this sea son, this week will be Ladies WVek at this store; a week of sp ial service for ladies. We'll take special pride in see ing that you are shown just the proper gifts for the men and boys on your list. There are many new suggestions we'll make, but your any idea can be carried out here. You know, it's a difficult thing lo find out from a man what he wants; he either will not say or doesn't know; "don't want a thing." Here you'll see brought together all his favorite "desirables" and you do not have to ask him. 'If you want to go in for something substantial, get him a B. O Evans & Co/s suit or overcoat. You'll never get more money's worth or better plothes. Anything bought here can be ex-' changed at any,time, if he doesn't like it bring it back. The Christmas Store for Men's and Boy's Gifts. Order by Parcel Post. We Prepay all Charges. i wmm .t, 25c to $2.00 Doll Free Every Day $5.00 DOLL FRET SATURDAY NIGHT, 8:30 P. M. BE ON HAND IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE ?N THE DOLL DRAWING A beautiful dressed doll, worth from 25c4 to $2.00 will be given aw?y in thi? ktore. ABSO LUTELY FREE each day from now until Christ inas. Cali for Yellow Coupons, which are given with each 25c purchase if you want to try for a toll. The drawing takes place each afternoon at 5 o*clock. $5.00 Doll every Saturday night at 8:30 o'clock 3r do you prefer a chance on $22.50 set of Decorat ed High-class Enamel Ware consisting of 21 pieces. Dome in and see this handsome gift set. Also two ?25.00 Talksng Machines. Take the Coupons blue and yellow, each time y ou buy 25c worth here. You will be glad to know, in this connection, tjiat mr line of Christmas goods are quality goods and r-ery comp Jete,and our prices are the,most favor ible. j Also bear in mind that we axe going to have a ipecial 10 cent* China Sale on Saturday, January 2nd, 1915. We will give the best values ever offer id in this city. Don't fail to attend. ! Your friend, John A. Austin On the Square under the Mas?me Temple. \