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l?t ?NOEHSQN ?NTELL?6ENGER FOUNDED AUGUST 1,1S99. 12? North Main Street ANDERSON, S. C W. W. SMOAK. Editor and Bas. Mgr L. M. GLENN.City Editor I'll KU'S SASSKKN, Advertising Mgr. T. B. GODFREY.Circulation Mgr. E. ADAM8, Telegraph Editor and Foreman. Entered according to Act of Con gress HS Second Class Mail Matter at the Postofilce at Anderson, 3. C Member of Associated Presa snd Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic Service. TELEPHONES Editorial and Business Office.821 Job Printing .693-L SUBSCRIPTION RATES Semi-Weekly One Year .....,....$1.60 Six Months .76 DaBy One Year .$5.00 Six Months . 2.60 Three Months .... 1 25 Tho Intelligencer is delivered hy carriers in the city. If you fall to get your paper regularly please notify us. Opposite your name on the label of your paper ls printed dato to which our paper is paid. Al1 checks snd drafts should be drawn to The Anderson Intelligencer. The Weather, ft? ?f ty South Carolina: Generally fair ThurKday and Friday. Last call for resolutions. Mayor Godfrey feels the loss of his knife blade rather sharply. looking for a soft Job? Then shovel mud off Anderson's streets. ? O mt Correct, neighbor, but in almost every Instance they were negroes. Should you hear of Mayor Godfrey cutting up keep news of it at home. -o ' Say what you please, but Andersen's mayor has an Iron-bound constitu tion. -o John Bull evidently realizes there ls no bull about that note from Uncle Sam. -o Wouldn't Foul Ploy be a better name than Fair Play for that Oconee county settlement? -o Because the mayor has swallowed a kntfo blade lo no reason why he should be cutting in his remarks, o What has the mayor of Greenville to say about the selrure of the Spart nnburg mayer's 12 gallons cf whiskey? Vital B tat lat les: Dorn to South Carolina. December 29, 1914, a new county, McCormick. Both are doing nicely. -0 There will be a bumper crop in Greenwood county next year-S. Brooks Marshall has beat it back to the farm. o Nor wreck, nor change, nor winter's blight, nor time's remorseless flight seems to affect Gie grinding of that pardon mill. o ? i One advantage of Lint new county ls that lt will give Greenwood more room on her court dockets for her homicide cases. -o A dispatch says the French armies, aro progressing -in Champagne. The only time yet we have wlahed we were in the French .army. ???? o If we are not badly mistaken An derson herself had a Miling every. Sunday for some weeks In succession. -Greenwood Journal. o The Charleston Post sounds a warn lng to users of Goose Creek water to shut og their pipes these wintry nights. And water ls about Gie most useless thing they have down there. -O' West Gieenville is Legally Town Bays* the Master," reads a Grenville News headline with reference to the recent Incorporation of Stradleyvllle. Bet he couldn't ray lt waa la wabbling. That's a sharp slap at law and order Governor liles we took In pardoning the three ir.e*> convicted of stormlnr the Spaytaabufg Jail In attempt to re cover snd lynch a negro prisoner. --O--r That rustling sound aa of mighty wIndr you will bear about 12 o'clock Thursday night will be the people of Greenville turning over new leaves Bpertanborg Herald.v They'd better tear the old ones, out and burn Gi em. .-o Greenwood's slogan: "Greenwood ts a Better Place ta Live." Perhaps, but when it comes to dying we had rather be in Andersen, where our - taking away is not so apt to be.sudden and violent. Hr MIK Ul Tl Kt? UK EACH For Home time there bas appeared to us a danger ul a conflict in interest and work betweeu the labors under taken by Clemson College and the Stato Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries, of which Hon. E. J. Watson is the head. There apilar to be dangers that there will be two head? to the agricultural work being done in this State, and we have thought lt not a bm! idea for the approaching legislature to define the duties of the two departments so that lhere will not be any conflict. That the Hon. E. J. Watson has done some very efiiclent work in South Carolina no one will doubt, but his duties should bo so clearly dellned that he will not overstep and Interfere with the work being done by Clemson College in its extension work under tho Hon. W. W. Ixmg, than whom there ls no more able and devoted worker for the agri cultural Interests of the nation any where. It occurs to The Intelligencer that by tho time Col Watson attends properly to the inspection dutieB of his office and those problems coming up under thc head of Commerce and Industries, be will have but little timo to devote to "grain campaigns," etc. The advancement of .science in the matter of agriculture has been mar velous, and one should be a deep student of this science as well as a practical farmer to speak to the peo ple and advise them as to what to plant and how and when and where. Col. Long and his large corps of effi cient workers, impress us ae being on the job all the tim?, and fully able to conduct campaigns of education and instruction. That Col. Watson fell down on bis recent ' grain campaign" is an evidence that the people of the Stato do not wish for those outside to tako a bond. "Hot -air" ls good, but farmers have had too much of this for their good, and they aro getting wise to this fact. Without desiring to detract from the good work that Commissioner Watson has done and can do, we feel that his department should not inter fere, or appear to interfere, with what Col. Long and his assistants aro do ing. These men are trained in the problems confronting the State,. and if ?a truly great State system of farm demonstration work ls to be built up by Clemson College, they should be allowed to do lt in their own way. We doubt seriously that the speech mak ing tours ot these State officials like Col. Wataon and Col. McLaurln, will ever advance the agricultural Inter ests of tho State. This hss to be done by men who will come into actual con tact with the farmer on his farm-by men, if you please, whose hands are accustomed to the plow, and who aro Intimately associated with tho prob lems of the soil. So, we feel that if Anderson county legtslstors wish to perform a last ing service to the agricultural Inter ests ot the State, that they will atrive to enact aome l?gislation that will de fine tho duties ot these two depart ments, and say which one ot them shall b* the* official head of the agri cultural work of tbs State. ? .. A NEW TIME STANDARD ..Our esteemed contemporary. The Anderson Dally Intelligencer, ls re sponsible for the following on the very undesirable record that Green wood baa been making, "A new stan dard for reckoning time-since Green wood had bar last killing." Now hear us friend while we talk a little. Every single one of the fellows who aro responsible for the disgrace that has come to Greenwood on account of the recent Incidents are drift wood- one of them at least having come from Anderson. Now, you soe bow it is. We have good, quiet law abiding people as a mle in Qreearrood, but we have no way to keep Ute other kind from coming to us and tarnishing our fair nemo. The bars are not up between Greenwood and Anderson for Instance. And they do have some shooting thst ls shoot lug in Anderson. Of course, we have some that we would gladly get rid of, but they seam to prefer to stay with us. Once more, the standard for time in Anderson ls. Whan ?iu.tr we get off of the side track and get on a trunk line? When will the C. ft W. C. change schedule again? How long haa it been since- Anderson saw its drat parlor car? When will there be another fair at Belton? So you see Anderson bas sun time, railroad time, trolley time, side Une Urne- ?ll kinds ot standards.-Greenwood Journal. Now. neighbor, as for that piece of Anderson "driftwood" who got into ?rouu?o d? wu i?ioru, yon csu'i blame him. He was alright aa long aa he waa here, but you kept shouting to bira "Greenwood ls a Better Place to M ve." and vhs took yon at your word aad gars the town a trial. Seeing >tha error of bis ways, ho lost control of himself and did some ons violence be fore he could get away. As for the standards for reckoning time in Anderson, which yon so gra- ! clously mention, why not inciude these: Anderson's splendid new col lege, the most up-to-date theatre banding In the ''.tate, the dosen of handsome and expensive new stores recently affected, the elegant new de pot of tbs Blue Ridge "Railroad, tho large nsw terminais of the C. & W. C. Railroad soon to go up, etc, cte? THF. CONFERENCE TODAY The meeting of the Anderson county delegation which will be held today to discus's proposed legation for Anderson county, is wise. It is well for them and the people to get to gether and talk of things which will bo needed for the continued growth of this county, and for better serving the interests of the banner. county of South Carolina, the Greenwood Jour nal of the contrary, notwithstanding. But there are some things of State wide importanco that should a'.so be given attention, and we would like to seo the Anderson county legislators forge to the front in the bil's o? the State legislature, and show to the State that this county sends states manlike timber to help make the laws of the State. Tho delegation-elect is capable of doing this, and we trust they will not be at all backward in coming forward when opportunity presents itsself. Locally we aro very much Interested in seeing a bond issue for the county for the purpose of making some per manent roads that will stand the wear of travel and the destructiveness of winter. If the legislative delega tion does nothing else of a local na ture but provide for un election to pass upon the bond Issue, there will bo ample Justification for the thanks of a grateful people. Of course the Anderson county dele gation will stand for tho referendum on the question of submitting to the voters of the State tho matter of State-wide prohibition. This county ls dry and tho -overwhelming sentiment here is for prohibition, so the delega tion, being representative, will stand for the referendum. Wo shall look for some really con structivo legislation on the part of our law-makers, and we know they will not disappoint their fellow clemens. The State will soon enter on a new era, and we must be on the qui vive for her welfare. THIS A COTTON COUNTRY South Carolina ls In the center of thu great cotton producing area of the country, and lt is folly to think that her people will ever cease to pro duce cotton, because God Almighty intended that cotton should be grown here," was the remark made recently by one ot tho well known agricultur al thinkers of the State. "They can build grain elevators in Malborough county, but when ever cotton goes up to ten cents a pound, their elevators wilt rot down In emptiness," contin ued this farmer. His opinion was that lt ts a mistake Just now to induce Gie farmers to erect grain elevators be cause of a temporary low price for cotton. "Let the farmers ot the State make everything .they need ot home, and make cotton their surplus crop, and then we shall have no more hard times," was another remark by this gentleman. There Is at least food for thought in the above, and we trust our farm ers will think of it, especially this last sentence. And, in this connection, The Intelligencer would urge Gie local chamber of commerce to agitate and engineer the adopGon of a public market In Anderson county for Gie farmers of thu section of tko State. Thousands. ot dollars worth of farm products could thus be disposed of, and doubtless the entire surplus grain crop could as well be handled In Gils way aa in a grain elevator for many years to come. It ls worth trying any way. TO INVADE GERMANY France Building Air Craft to be Used ia tko Spring. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.- France ts building two great fleets of aircraft, armed with cannon, darts and bombs wiUi which to invade Germany In the spring, according to Pedro Chapa, a Mexican aviator, who arrived here to eght from Europe on the Cunard liner roath)*, Hundreds of armored biplanes, each carrying a small cannon and bombs, and numerous monoplanes equipped with bombs and steel darts will be ready to .sweep across the German frontier when winier ia past. Chapa said. The monoplanes are intended main ly for stoat work and will make a speed of ISO miles an hour. All the aeroplanes will ' have a cruising ra dius of ISO miles from the frontlet, said Chapa, and attacks will be made by targa divisions. The aviators to man these machlnea are being train ed In several large schools established for th? purpose, he said. CuSpa, viuo !? a graduate of Gie University of Pennsylvania, is to go to Mexico City to consturct aeroplanes for the Mexican government. WANTS TARIFF BOARD ______ M__?5 Says !J__terrf~5d Law Canse of Bari -Trna, WASHINGTON. Dec SO.- Republi can Leader Mann today Introduced a resolution asking the ways and meena committee for a report on A bi:* to create a tariff hoard. The resolution ?eta forth that tba Underwood law baa "brought hard time? upon the country and caused Industrial depres sion such aa haa not existed since the free trade days of .President Cleve land," and declares that "a revision ot the tariff to be made along pro tective lines ls sure ta be had follow ing the next ann sal election and nn formstion for such reyialon ought to bo obtained properly la advance.". -.--^ -^ THE FAIR PLAY Ai'FA IR. H un io r;? continue to conic from Pair Play aa to undercurrents of a continuance of mob violence, or tbreatened mob violence, but so far as The Courier bas been able to as certain, these reports seem to be ex aggerated, built up mainly, we sup pose, upon the mutterings of some ot those who possess largely the mob spirit. It is to be honed that the citizens of the Fair Play section will bo willing to let bad enough alone, the lawless element abstaining from further lawlessness and the law abid ing citizens lending every energy to the prevention of further crime .--.nd tlie bringing to justice of those who may be guilty of having incited and assisted in the diabolical deeds that have been committed in that commun ity within the past few weeks. Tho good name of Fair Play has been Btained in such a manner that, it will take years to erase the blot. With the best that can he done "the damn ed spot will not out" until justice haa been done and time bas blotted from memory the vividness of the outrages that have been commuted. So far Oconee has not completed an inquiry into the tragedy, though we learn that an {honest waa held without reaching any conclusion, the; jury disagreeing. Thia is report, but we can not give lt aa definite infor mation. It is said, however, that Magistrate Kubanks, of the Oakway section, is to open an inquiry next Monday. January 4th, and it is to be hoped that the legal procedure will have the hearty support and thorough cooperation of every law-abiding .cit izen of the community most directly concerned and of the county nt' large. Oconee has a good name to protect, and while no one should seek ven geance for the outrage that has been committed, no one should be satis fied with less than full justice, stern justice, adequate to meet the gravi ty of the situation, and the enormity of the crimes committed. In Hart County, Georgia, action has been taken in rqgard to that part of the crimes committed in that State, and the following statement as to re sults appeared in the Atlanta Consti tution ot last Wednesday. , "Coroner James Nixon and Dr. W. R. McCurry have returned from Knox Dridge, In upper Hart County, where an Inquest was held over George Gib son, who was beaten to death. Tom Splght, another negro, was badly beaten. The negroes are from South Carolina, just across the river. The coroner's Jury returned a verdict ot murder against W. P. McClure, Ca! Kay, Will Kay and others." It IB to be hoped that there wll} be no "whitewashing**-?and we believe there will be none-in the investiga tion that ia to be held on the Caro lina side next week. . The Georgia officials seem to have acted with very proper promptness In the cases that concerned the Georgia side of the river. Let South Carolina officials act with a determination that no in justice shall be done to any man; yet that the majesty ot the law shall be upheld, and that tho guilty parties, regardless of position, family, infiu ence, or any other consideration, may be speedily brought before the baf of justice. ( News reaches us now that the third negro bas died, this one being Tom Spight who has been held fpr safe keeping In the Hart County Jail. . Is this lawless element determined that the good name -of Oconee shall be dragged continually through mire and filth, and crime and?degradation? Can they not be satisfied with having placed a splotch on the county's good record without continuing to redden that part of it which they have writ ten in blood? Let there be an end of thia rottenness that la coming tc be a stench In the nostrils of all law abiding citizens of the whole county and State-Keowee Courier. ooooooooooooooooooo o . . e OUR DAILY POEM . . ? ooooooooooooooooooo Have Faith In the Boy. Have faith in the boy, not believing That he is the worat of his kind, In league with the army of Satan. And only to evil inclined; But dally to guide and control him Your wisdom and patience employ, And daily, despite disappointment. And sorrow, have faith in the boy. Have faith td believe that some mo ment In life's checkered career, Convicted, snhdued, and repentent, The prodigal son will appear; The gdid In bis nature rejecting The dark and debasing alloy. Illumining your spirit with gladness, Because you have faith In tba boy. Though now he is wayward and stub born And keeps himself sadly aloof, From those who are anxious and fearful. And ready with words of reproof; Have faith thst tho prayers of a mo ther. His wandering feet wfl arrest. And turn him away from bis follies, To weep ont bis tears on her breast. The brook that goes dashing ana dancing We may not divert from its course, Until the wild, turbulent spirit Uss somewhat expended Ita force; The brook Is the life of the river. And if we the future might scan, . We'd find that a boisterous boyhood Gave vigor and-life to the man. Ahl many a boy bah been driven Away from home by the thought That no one believed tn bis goodness, Or dreamed of tbs battles he fought; So lt yon would help him to conqcer The foes that are prone to annoy. Encourage him often with kindness, And show you have faith tn the boy. Have faith in hts good resolutions. Believe thst at last hell prevsil; Though now he's forgetful and heed less. Your doubts snd suspicions misgiving, H la hope and courage destroy; So. if you'd secare, a brave manhood. Tis wau to haveJaKhin.the boy. . Babson says: "O creased cost of h sion of the credit ,We buy and sell fe prices. If #15 is t paying for an ovei your bank and br here's your Fiftee Balmacaans, Chesterfield: and cravenettes; all the d are here and all reduced. $20.00 Men's Overcoe 18.00 Men's O ver con 15.00 Men's Overeo. 10.00 Men's Overcoa 2.0 per cent reduction on nierly priced from J?3.00 PKOTEST TO ENGLAND WILL GET GOOD RESULTS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) has restrained many American export ers, who fear risks involved in ship ments. With respect to cotton shipments, the ease of one or two illegitimate cargoes, it is recognized, has caused the British government to suspect all shipments. The United States has no evidence that there has been contraband con cealed in cotton cargoes, but England has made two specific complaints and the American government has issued a warning that one fraudulent shipment must produce embarrassment to car goes generally. Secretary Bryan declined to give any details of the note today. He de scribed it as a general statement summarizing the American position in several sp?cifie cases. Neutral diplo mats were not given a copy of it, bot were informed that the first newena per report of it waa accurate. They were told that Gie state department still regarded the note as confidential. The general points of which the note complains and which have been the basis of several specific protests hitherto are substantially as follows: 1. American cargoes have been searched on the high seas-a belliger ent right that 1B not denied-but the ships also have been diverted to ports for further examination, a circum stance held not justified under inter national law unless full proof of hos tile destination is presented at the time. Serious loss, especially to per ishable goods, has resulted from such delays In a ship's voyage. 2. Great Britain bas regarded ab solute and conditional contraband as in the same class. The general un derstanding in international law has been that absolute contraband includ es articles Intended for use "by a bel ligerent force and directly destined to it. Conditional contraband, including foodstuffs, comprises articles suspect ible for use.by an army or navy, but lt must be ? proven that these products are destined for armed forces. 5. IrrespecGve of the controversy over , what .constitutes absolute or con ditional contraband In commerce be tween a neutral and a belligerent' country, the note- sets forth that In respect to commerce between two neu tral countries, there ought to be no question of contraband at all, for the relations are those of peace and not ot war. Since the civil war the United States has upheld the doctrine of "continuous voyage," which per mitted seizure of a cargo even in. ita Journesy between neutral ports, pro vided eventually lt was destined for a belligerent. The American note, however, takes Gie position that proof of ouch hostile destination must bo shown ot time of seizure, 4. The American government ooh tends that a consignment sent to no specific consignee, known as "to or der shipment, ls not pf itself suspic ious. It claims that thia may be sn Important circumstance tn proving a case, but ls of no inherent value un less other facts ara adduced, also at the time of detention or selsure. WASHINGTON,. Dae. 80.-Debate' resumed on ?-migration bill. Commerce committee ; continued work aa the rivers and harbors bill. Senattr Shofroth assailed water power site leasing tm before t-m Deceaseds* 6.48 p. m. to ll a. m. Thursdayv : House : \ ReproeentaUve . Vollmer urged the\ foreign affairs committee to act favdrably on his resolution to clothe the \preslde_t with dtsereUon to. embargo %hlp_es" ts of war meter-; jaie, to afr tow AgricnUurat appropriation bill carrying practically all, the depart ment* esUataW aW totaling ?. SJte> "00,000, waa favorably reported from committee. . \ Leaders tentatively agreed to ad journ Thursday \ night over New Adjourned at 6rga p. m. to ll a. m. Th?r_day. \ For fear yon nhght not know IL snipe hunting ls forbidden ea Maia street between theft poatofflce and Eerie street crpsetnW me cause of the in ving is the txien . system." . # )r cash, hence lower he price you intend coat, first put $3 in ing us the #12 and n Dollar Overcoat. s, Chancellors, storm coats esirable fabrics add models its now. .-.. .. .$16.00 te now. ...... 14.40 ats now. ... .. 12.00 its now. ... ..8.00 all Boys Overcoats. For te $7.50. SHIPMENTS SUSPENDED. Packers Are Afraid of Seizure of Car goes ag In th? Put. / -- CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Shipment of all food supplies handled V Chicago ; packers to Europe has ceased com pletely in the last six weeks because of tho seizure of meat cargoes, by Great Britain. The statement was made here today by Alfred Urion, attorney for the packers, who said protests had been made previous to the presentation of the case to the British government. "When the first seizure was made six weeks ago, or thereabouts, we thought that it might be an error which could be easily adjusted, but the continuance of thia practice prov ed. that we were in error and we have been pressing the state department j for assistance," said Mr. Urion. "Meanwhile our commerce with Eu rope has been driven from the seas and no revival seems probable nntil satisfactory assurances are received from London." EXCES1VE RATES ON EXPORT COTTON Increase of Rates Said to Be Due' Ito Low Prk* of ' Staple. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 30. Scarcity of carriers and Gie risks of transportation have increased trans-, Atlantic freight ratea on cotton from Savannah to new high records, local exporters say. Cotton hore ls bringing an average price of about 135 a bale and the quoted freight rate to Bre men is approximately half that sum. Ocean freights rates on cotton now compared to normal titos are quoted by exporters s follows. To Bremen, now 118.75, formerly 11.7fr per bale; to Rotterdam $12.50 against 31.76; to Gothenberg $11.25 against $3; to Havre |5.60 ?. against. 13; to Liverpool and Manchester 14-36 against $1.75; to Genoa $5.50 against $2.75; to Barcelona $6 against | t3.25. Cotton factors here contended . that the increase in freights rates 'was largely responsible for the low prices the staple- now brings In domestic markets. It would bo imposible, they satd. to pay* more than $35* a balo' here, meet Gie high freight charges sad sell the cotton at even a modest1 profit in European markets.' Steamer Released. NEW YORK, Dec. 80.-Owne.-s of tho steamer Carolyn, which sailed from Boston December 14, for Brem en vvHh 5,000 bales of cotton, receiv ed word today from the British admir alty that the vessel had been examin ed at Falmouth, released immediately ano had started for Bremen. ??? t TODAY'S Pl .-.j '<? ; "An Innocent Deli Vitagraph J "Shorty", an Ed "Peg O' the Wildf V "Hearts Selig News 1 events graphically rel "Man's Victoi Coming Tomorrow, "His Last I David Higgins has made Gils 1 years a "David Higgins** baa been Parcels Post Paid NEWS FROM THE FRONT TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) conditions and in mud for which Po land is notorious. The third German advance ;on War saw has been definitely cheeked, ac cording to the view of the military sit uation in Poland held by the official? at Petrograd. In that territory tho Germans, who have been lighting fiercoly for weeks paBt, have suffered great loses and they have failed to break through the Russian line, which has been greatly reinforced before the Polish capital. The failure of the Austrian advance through the Carpathians is said to have had a serious effect on the Aus tro-Germ?n? campaign in the east. There has been a lull of late in the fighting on the left bank of thc Vis tula, except at isolated points wheie the Russians apparently have succeed ed In maintaining their positions. Vienna claims to have brought the Russian advance in the Carpathians to a standstill, but thc Russian gen eral staff records an important suc cess near Lislco and the repulse of thu Austro counter attacks at Uzsok Pass, as well as sorties by the garrison nt Przemysl. In the west the fighting is of a na ture that permits of only small ad vances on either side. The most im pcfrt/lnt netai concerning the war fare in France comes tn a report from Dover that a squadron of seven aero planes dropped bombs Wednesday on Dunkirk. It is expected in Longon that tho British government will require sev eral days to consider fully the repre sentations made In the American gov ernment's note with regard to tho .searching of American vessels by British karships, before replying to them. The cabinet already bas given the protest a preliminary readipg. Public feeling in Great Britain seem ingly inclines to the belief that the difficulty will be smoothed over ami cably. The first shipment of cotton from the United States bound for Germany since the war began has reached Rot terdam. The American steamer trans porting it was held up in the Englihs Channel for an examination of her paperB by British warships, causing a 24-hour delay. The -Japanese foreign office denies reports that Japanese troops have landed at Vladivostok or at any other place on the way to Europe. A report fom Frledrichshaven by way of Geneva says that in the recent British aerial raid in Cuxhaven one of the latest super-Zeppelins was de stroyed by bombs. The Belgian .borders will be closed by the German administration be ginning January 1 to all persona ex > cept hose holding special military pas ase. This measure, it. is understood, has been takou to prevent espionage. The British gcercment's war in surance on cargoes bas been decreas ed one-third. IOU?TI M lOGRAM : H SHH ?lah" (2 parts) gfi ison Comedy, /ood". Biograph. J Pictorial." Current 3 ?earsed in pictures, fil 'J^^^Sp^. in HflB role so popular that for many fl synonymous. W^^HH