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TUE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER FOUNDED AUGUST 1, IMO. DM North Kain Street ANDERSON, 8. C If. W. 8MOAK, Editor and BUB. Mgr I* lt GLENN.City Editor PHELPS 8ASSEEN, Advertising Mgr T. B. GODFREY.Circulation Mgr. W! ADAMS, Telegraph Editor and Foreman. Entered according to Act of Con gress as Second Class Mall Matter at the Postoltlce at Anderson, 3. O Member of Associated Press and Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic Bat flos. TELEPHONES Editorial and Business Office.321 Joh Printlug .?93-L bTIISCHIPTlON BATES Seml-WeeaJy OB? Year .ll.50 Six Months .76 Daily One Year .16.00 Ste Months . 2.50 Three Months .-.- 125 The Intelllpencer ls delivered by carriers In the city. If you fall to get your paper regularly pleaso notify us. Opposite your name on the label ot your paper is printed date to which our paper ia paid. Al1 checks Sud drsfts should be drawn to Thc Anderson Intel llejencer. i o o e ? v o o ? t> o o o o ? o o o ? e o ONLY * o 7 : c . More Shopping ?, . Days . J Before X'mas. ? ?aaeoooooooooooooooo jas - --..-a- ,i tJ| , i i The Weather. South Carolins: Fair Thursday and Friday. Thoaght For the Dny. Speak not to deceive nor listen to ie trey. GOT THERE FIRST The Anderson Intelligencer gets the prise. It lc the first paper to publtah Tho New York Sun'a letter to little "Virginia" about Santa Clous. - Greenwood Journal. (Which goes to show the many ad vantages enjoyed by a morning news paper. We beat the Greenwood Jour nal to lt by at least twelve hours. ?oe aaa o ooonooooeooe a OUR DAILY POEM o . o ?aooooooooooooooooo SHS WAS SOMEBODY'S MOTHER. TJie woman wa? old, ragged and gray, and bent wits the chill ot a winter's day; \i*?% Tbs atreet was wet with tho winter's snow < And the woman's feet were aged and slow, 8he stood at the crossing and waited long, Alose, uncared for, amid a throng Ot human beings who passed her by; Noge heeded the glance ot her anx ious eye. Down the street with laughter and shout. Glad in the freedom of school let out. Cams the boys like a flock of sheep, Hailing the snow, plied white and deep. Past the woman so old and gray, Hastened the children on their way Nor offered a helping hand to her, So meek, a* timid, afraid to stir. Last the carriage wheels or the horses* feet Should crowd her down on the slip pery atreet. At last came one of the merry troop, The gayest laddie of all the group; He paused beside her and whispered low; "I'll help you across it you wish to IO." Her aged hand on his strong young arm She placed without hurt or harm, - He guided the trembling feet along, Proud that his own were firm and strong. Then back again to his friends he went. His young heart bsppy and well con tent "Hbo ls somebody's mother, boys, you t?ow. For ahe is old and poor and slow; And I hope some fellow will lend a head. To help* my mother, yon understand, If she's oM and poor and gray, When her own dear boy la far away." And somebody's mother bowed low her head In her home that night, and the prayer ahe aald Was: '?od be kind to the noble boy Who ht somebody's son and pride and Joy." THE 1915 BOY "I will not play hookey from school to go fishing or swimming." (That ls, In the winter time.). f ? fy ?nest OF (OIRSE-WH Y SOT J "Will good timeB over return?" in quired a penairulKt In speculating on hie Christmas expenditures. Of course they will! Why not? Herc's the why of the will: 1. Then? is JUKI us much money in the country now as there ever w. ? 2. ?The farmers have JUHt harvested one-of the biggest crops in history and are selling at good prices, except cot ton. 3. Federal reserve banks have been opened and millions of dollars of new money will he placed at the disposal of the hanks of the country. 4. The banks In turn will have plenty of money to loan to big manu facturing and other Industries for operating capital. 5. TheBo concerns in turn will start the wheels of commerce to revolving and millions of unemployed men and women will return to work. 6. Foreign governments are plac ing heavy orders for all kinds of sup plies needed In prosecuting their war. 7. Other orders for American made goods are pouring In from all parts of the world. 8. The financial situation hos clari lied, banks are opening up their vaults and grent manufacturing industries arc preparing to open again ou an ex tensive seal?, many of them even now ! i callina In employes who were laid off many weeks aso. .Ves. you can dig down and spend that Chr?&tmaB money without any fear of where tho next dollar ls com lng from. It ls on the way-and hitting the high places. A. gentleman who is an extensive traveler In the South stated today that conditions ore fast Improving in the South, that sven in North Caro lina conditions are about normal. He is of the opinion that prosperity is spreading, and that all will be well with us soon. This is also the general opinion. NEW GAME LAW A new game law that should be passed by all States would contain the following: "'Book agents may be shot between October 1 and September 1; Spring poets from March 1 to June 1; auto mobile speed fiends from January 1 to January 1; road hogs from April 15 to April 15; amateur hunters from September 1 to February. 1; war talk ers-no closed seasou; Any man who accepts a paper for two years and | < then, when the bill is presented, says 'I never ordered it.' may be killed on sight and shall be burled face down ward in quicklime so as to destroy the germs and prevent the spread of the I < infection." . 1 THE EVERGREEN OAKS GO i "Woodman, spare that troe, j I Touch not a single bough, Ia In youth lt sheltered me And I'll protect it now." Such are the sentiments of many of [ those who have seen the trees sur rounding the square, and on Main street cut' down and removed. Had tho matter of cutting down these trees j been put to a vote, it is doubtful if the motion would bave carried, for there are many who will miss the J green foliage of the evergreens which j relieved the monotony of brick walls | and stone strees. POSTMASTER LAUGHLIN Doubtless the choice made by Con grossman Aiken of a postmaster for Anderson ' will meet with popular ap proval. Of course the intimate friends and well-wishers of the other gentle men will feel a blt disappointed that their applicant did not win, but they must remember that only one appli cant could receive the appointment. There were others who could have served the city as postmaster with ability and have made a good choice, but in the opinion of the appointing power, the best choice was made. Mr. Laughlin is well qualified to ma-he an Ideal postmaster and The Intelligen cer hastens to Join his numerous friends tn congratulating him. Always a public spirited and progressive etti sen, he will bring the same spirit of progress to bear in tho performance of his duties as postmaster. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O O o HAPS, MISSHAPS b o AND PERHAPS, o o o OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MEN WERE WOMEN Ia reportlag the proceedings of the SUU Baptist Convention in Charles ton last week the News and Courier gave Oils Interesting Information: "During the peat year the board em ployed 1*0 men. of whom 18 ware women." Aa Shakespeare (or wan lt Milton) once Inquired, . "Who done ?/user Did Uta staid ol? Nowa and Courier, every issue of which 1? got ten up arong the linea ot an un abridged dictionary, maka this pecu liar matara, or was lt the.work of one of the Baptist boards? It really get both our hilly goats, one of which | le a nanny.-The Kcowee Courier. ; .:? / ' ;..<'. ',''..v '?3SISSSBBBS1 A 3 OTA BL K MEMORIAL When George T. Angeli, almost half u century UKT>, founded the Mas sachusettH Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and ?et - in motion the work that has resulted in HO many agi nciea and activities on behalf of our dumb anima! friends, both in thin statu and throughout thc world, he Haw far Into the future. Yet he could not see far enough to visu alize the splendid Angeli Memorial Hospital for Animals which is now nearing completion on Lonewood av enue. This remarkable institution, which will.be ready for permanent oc cupancy in a few weeks, 1? no way unworthy of the distinguished com pany in which it linus itself. The most notable group of hospitals and of medical schools in Americu, if not in the world, would not bo complete without a place for tho care and cure nf the dumb frlenda of humanity. The hospital is more than a hospi tal, for it will house the administra tive departments of th? great humane work that it represents, and lt ia a monument to Dr. Angeli and the many other generous Ix'iiefuctors of a cauae that makes a peculiar appeal to evrry person who has humane impulses. The work that this hospital will do and the cause for which it stands are not merely of Indirect benefit to mankind Itself. No person can be kind to ani mals without himself being better for the act. The community where the ?reat modern movement for kindness Lo animals had its organized begin ning is a far bettor pla? ;e for men and women t.i live in from that very fact, Uld its activity in this good cause has mado greater Its influence in other good causes. Boston and Massachu setts warmly welcome this nev/ Insti tution, and will count it among thc many to which they point with pride ind of which they expect a growing measure of usefulness through thc .omlng generations.-The Boston Her ald. ro rsi: nts PERSONAL INFLUENCE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) tory. Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. L Michie accompanied bim. Should this final effort fall and no lieed is paid to the threat of the Ameri can government, communicated to both Provisional President Guetierrez and General Carranza, that force would be jsed if their subordinates did not cease firing into the United States, it Is gen erally understood that a defensive [Ire will be begun by American troops. General Scott will not superFedo Gen eral Bliss in command at Naco, but will act in a diplomatic capacity. Provisional President Guet/errez has assured the United States government that none of the executions which have jeeurred at the capital bavh been at als orders, but were the result of "the commission of actual crimes." Gu tierres said a deere? would be publish ed today or tomorrow "prohibiting the carrying out of summary executions, ind providing for the trial of the ? eused bv a courtmartlal." It waa learned today that the United States had pointed out to the Gutierrez government the horror which the civ llized world felt toward those execu tione. Consular diapatchca from Vera Cruz said General Carranza had promised to extend adequate protection to rail road property when specific or con templated injury wes brought to hi? mention. The general Informed the American government that military Mithoritltes at Esperanza had been or lered to afford full protection to the \rmengol property, and that the gov ernor, ot Coahuila had been ordered to itop all confiscation proceedure in thc case of H. Brendel, an American, ot whom 20,000 pesos rental on his farms ind been demanded. NACO, Ariz., Dec. 16.-The alege o? S'uc.i. Sonora, with ita toll on the American side of 52 kllod and wound ed will not ceaae despite the ordera it Provisional President Gutierrez of Mexico, to Governor Maytorena, the Villa commander. Maytorena Interpreted the order to lay aa giving him discretionary power to continue opcrationa againat the Mexican town provided hia fire doea trot reach tho American ai-Je. The or ler, which reached him yesterday, waa Followed by the usual Are between the two factions, a few bullets croa king the-boundary. Ship Purchase Bill Reported Favorably (Uv AwviMed Pm-.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-The gov ernment ship purchase bill waa re ported favorably to the senate today by the commerce committee. The com mittee lote was eight to six. Sena tor! Smith, cf Michigan; Burton, Per kins, Nelaon and Oliver, Republicana, and Vardaman, Democrat, voting against lt. The bill, Introduced In the house at tho last session, would provide that the United States, acting through a shipping board to be created, aub suribe for the purchase, construction and operation of merchant ships be tween porta ot thia country and Cen tral and South America, and1 else where, "to meet the foreign require ments of the United States." Paid to Cause Husband to Make Confession CHICAGO. Dec. 1?.-Mr* David Koraahak, whose husband hse con fessed to aettlng fire to many stores in the interest ot the alleged "arson ring." today told on the witness aland that for 110,000 and $50 a week ah? had contracted to expoce the con spiracy and cana? her husband to penises The statement waa.made in the trial ot Joseph Flab, fire inenranca adjuster and reputad millionaire, ac cused of complicity In numerous fires. Stated Yesterday That the Pbysi sicians Deemed an Operation Necessary. Information received yesterday morning from Fair Play was to the ef fect that physicians attending Julius Marrett deemed an operation neces cary. It was stated that pus had col lected around tho wounded man'? heart and that an operation would he neces sary to relieve the trouble. The out come of the operation could not be learned last night. It was also stated that Mr. Marrett Is extremely low and that Itttie hope la held out for his re covery. With reference to the capture of Oscar Hird, the negro who gt libbed Mr. Marrett with a butcher knife as the latter went to serve ai arrest warrant on bim, the following from the Keo wee Courier will be interesting: "All day long tho chase was kent though there was apparently no tangi ble ? lue upon which to work tn locat ing Bird. Sheriff Davis, of Oconee. was on the scene, and lt was ho, who finally got on the trnil that led to the -apture of Bird. Mr. Davis had got ten over to Lnvonta. (?a., and ull were at sea as to where next to turn, when a negro rode into town at a headlong gait, his mule being heavily swei.* and well run down. Sheriff Davis halt ed this neg-o and demanded that he tell where he had taken Hird. It waa a random shot, but lt took effect. For a moment the negro denied all know ledge of nird. but finally came out with 'Boss, I 'clare to goodness I don't known nothin' 'bout,dat nigger, but I tell you what 1 does know.' He ?hen related some incidents that seemed plausible about Bird having gone to wnrd Toccoa In company with several other darkies, all riding in an ox wag on. Sheriff Davis telegraphed his in formation to Sheriff Stowe, of Steph ens County, Georgia, at Toccoa, and thc negro was taken near that place a few hours later. Bird remains in the custody of the Stephens sheriff, who refused to give him over to any hody hut tho sheriff of Oconee County, this State, and he has not, and prob ably will not for some ?itt?e tim? make deliverv of his prisoner. "Bird was wanted in Georgia on tho charge of having shot a negro. It was reported that he was wanted for murder, but this was a mistake, grow ing out of the fact, doubtless, that he had ?hot the negro man." SHORT SEVERAL THOUSAND MEN Franklin D. Roosevelt Says Navy Is From 30,000 to 50,000 Men Short of its Needs. (By Auodataa Press.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-The navy "is from 30,000 to ?0,000 men short o? its' needs, aa laid down in the confi dential war plana p? Ute war o?llegp," according to Franklin D. Roosevelt, a SH i :?, ( an t secretary ol the navy de partment, who testified toaay at the house naval committee's hearings on the naval appropriation bill. Mr. Roosevelt explained that many addi tional men would be needed for pur poses other than manning ships now in commission. Asked why service able vessels were laid up in reserve, lie said no nation kopt all of its shfps constantly in commission. Mr. Itoosevfeli explained a table worked out some months ago by thc navy department, according to au es tablished formula, . showing the strength in armored fighting craft ol various navies in "pointe/'VIt Mirved the three leading powers as follows: Englond 7,763. Germany 3.818. United Stajes 3.562. Better ships and equipme/t for the naval militia were urged by Mr Roosevelt as the roost practical way of building up a reserve. He said thc navy now could command about 7.00C militiamen in emergency. The navy. Mr. Roosevelt assured th? committee, went steadily forward dur ing tho past year, lt improved ttl personnel and added submarines anc torpedo boats, he said, and now hat better ships and more ammunltloc than ever before. x Efforts to Float Steamer Abandoned (By Associated Prto.) NORFOLK, Va., Bec 16.-All effort! to float the British steamer Isle ol lona, which went ashore near Cf%>( Hatteras Monday morning were aban doned today. The vessel, loaded witl iron ore, will be a total loee. Captain Quack and members of nh crew boarded tho stranded, ship toda] and began stripping her of everything of value that can be reached. Thc I vessel l8 almost completely filled witl water. Installation of Officers JfX A special commun! / y\ cation of Miran MMm. Lodge No. 68. A. F Thuraay evening a mW^w^\ seven o'clock sh arr f ' x&r \ iuT to* P?rPo*e .. ^ * ? installing officer i for the ensuing year, after which sup ber will he served. All members ar ergs to attend ead visiting brethrei i ere cordially Invited. By order of Worshipful Master T. Frank Wstkins, W. M. . U. E. Seybt, Sec A Word About That Present We don't believe there is a man o? boy on your list who could not appreciate one of our beautiful silk cra vats for Xmas. In individual boxes at 5oc, 75c and ?.U ^ V Other gifts of known quality: " Hansen's Gloves SI to $3.50 Holeproof Hose 2 5c and 50c Manhattan Shirts $1.50 to S3.50 * National Handkerchiefs 10c to 50c Arrow Collars 15c each. $1.5o dozen Stetson Hats 53.50 to $5 Hanan Shoes S6 and $0.50. Other good shoes S3.50 to $5 Duofold Underwear $1.50 up. Michaels-Stern Clothes S15 to $25, suits and overcoats^ Evans Special made and other clothes of extreme quali ty $10 to ?25 Order by Parcel Post. We Prepay all Charges. The Christmas Store for Men's and Boys' Gifts. lat Stan allh . .Cotudo*? HOW SOLDIRKS FIND SAFETY They Soon Learn to Dig Trenches While Lying Down. (Scientific American.) The advance line may have suf fered great losses, or the ammuni- ' ti jn may be running low. At all events lt Ands itself unable to gain ground to the front. To retreat would be fa tal. lt must remain where it is- some of tho men find natural cover, but many must provide artificial protec tion from the enemy's fire. The men are lying down as fiat as they can. To arise, even to a kneeling position, means death or a disabling wound. The necessity for cover under these circumstances caused men to devise the lying down trench, some times called tho skirmisher's trench. It gives cover from rifle fire to a man lying down, but is absolutely nb pro tection from shrapnel bullets. The* height of the paprapet should not exceed one foot. The trench itself is I about 2 1-2 feet wide and about 6 fert lpng. It can be constructed by .me man in soft ground, using tho portable intrenching tools, hi about 'twenty minutes. Under fire.aa outlined in thc fore going, the man being compelled to re main in tho prone position, he can mask himself from view in from ten to fifteen minutes and complete the trench In forty to forty-five minutes. In this position and in view of u small number of portable Intrenching tools carried by the company, the man would be obliged to use his knife bayonet to loosen the earth and the cover of the meat can to shovel it in front of him. One of the methods of working sug gested by the text books is to dig a trench 18 Inches wide as far back as the knees; roll into lt and dig 12 inches wide alongside of it and down to the feet; then roll into the second cut and extend the first one back to the feet. This trench was seldom used in the Manchurian war. The best thai can bc said for it is that men can ob tain slight cover under a hot fire, with a minimum of casualties, because it involves less digging, and they are' partially protected from the very be ginning of the work. Do the Rich Hare Contempt fer the Poor I In the January Woman's Home Com panion Kathleen Norris, writing a serial story entitled "Uneducating Mary," presents as her principal char acter a young married woman, named Mary Constable, who when she was first married was rich and now is poor. In the following ?extract she tells hdw she used to look at poverty when she was rich and bow she looks at h now that she herself ls poor: "Poverty-but hadn't there always seemed to be something wrong with people who were always poor? Some thing to criticise, something at which to wonder, some quality to which one felt superior? Mary's cheeks burned somotimes when she remembered, her crisp, criticisms of mea who allowed their wives to go on year in and year out without a servant. "And she thought wt th a new un derstanding and pity ot those women, of her own old world, 'society women.' who had struggled year out and year m to maintain the pretense cf finan - t ciel ease. Women, thought Mary, who >. hsd attempted sq gallantly to replace f with witty conversation and daring s innovation the luxuries to which their - guette were accustomed. And the s guests, too often, saw through the piti & ful little pretense and laughed at it, or despised lt" Viss Carrie Hunter ot Seneca was in the city yesterday tor a short While. PARAMOUNT THEATRE Today's Program. "THE MAN N THE DARK" 'THE PEASANTS LIE' "HEARST SELIG NEWS PICTORIAL NO. 70" "LOVE AGAINST PRIDE" "THE DETECTIVE AND THE WATCHMAKER" ?A TANGO SPREE' FRIDAY S "THE MAN ON THE BOX," featuring Max Sigmars. iPrices EVERYDAY-ONLY 5c & 10c NB h.; j ? Start a set of table silver for the mistress of the household A dozen knives mid forks in ?ny of the stsjNiarc designs will be an excellent be ginning, ?nd can be matched later m tea spoons, table spoons, salad forks, butter spreaders, and *o osv Or, for those who want to add to the set tfwy already have chocolate spoons, des sert forks, oyster forks, bouillon spoons, etc* w3l provo n welcome addition. Oar Una of silverware to dlstingnlshed fer Hs wearlag qualities sad artistic merit, and to GUARANTEED for-years of serrlce. The pri?es an within the rae ge af every bayer., Marcbbanks & Babb