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lucMUty, January 19, 1918. 12 PEOPLE CHES DAVIS MUSICAL COMEDY CO. AT THE PALMETTO ALL THIS WEEK 12 PEOPLE The mott attractive chorus that ever came in An derson-Six of the bett looking girls The Palmet to hat ever had. This it a strong statement, but it it a true one. This chorus make? ringt around any thing yet teen here. An Added Attraction! Every d?y this week The Imperial Quar tette with all the Latest Song Hits In stantly On Tap. I guarantee that this Show will measure up to your highest ideals-That it will be absolutely clean and high-toned throughout--Pinkston. Rain or Shine, Mud or Paved Streets, Come to The Palmetto and Give Your Troubles the Dodge COMPETITION We do not fear the man who sells coal cheaper - than we can? However if we had to meet a competitor who could sell a better coal we would grow quite thin from worry. J. M. MeCowa't Grocery GOOD THINGS TO EAT Oraasea..Mo, M Ki? too Apple*, par peck... ... .....40c Raiain*. 2 lb?..26c Nut* per lb.'...??So BaaacM.?5 as? 23s Craaberrtec ... ?.10o Qt Prune*, 2 lb?... ... ....2So Citron, per lb.... . ...20o National BUoult Co.'* Fruit Cake : at per pound... ... .... ..60o J. M. McCOWN i If Sit ai I $ 10,0 FR Watch Newspaper Friday and ANNIVERSARY BIRTH GENERAL ROBT. E. LEE WILL BE GENERALLY OB SERVED IN THIS CITY TODAY DINNER TO VETS Exercises Witt Be Held el Ander son College This Morn The 108th anniversary of th? birth of Robert Edward Loe. hero of the Confederacy and Idol ot the Benth, will be commemorated tn Anderson today In. a manner altogeth er fitting to the occasion. The annual dinner to the survivors In Anderson of that memorable strug gle, which ls given by Robert E. Lee chapter. U. D. C., will be tendered the old veterans, at 12:^0 o'clock tn the. vacant store room two doors west of tho establishment of G. P. Tolly & Bon. All \ptorans of the local camp and all .visiting veterans are cordially Invited to tho dinner. At Anderson College. At 10 o'clock this morning, In the auditorium of the Anderson College, students and teachers of the Institu tion will assemble for the purpose of honoring the memory of Gen. Lee. The prograss ?tl! ' tpdlade soags by the Klee club, talks by Dr. Klnard and Prot Faithful an? a recitation by BS ss 'Wakefield, rho general public and especially veterans ot. the Civil War are cordially invited to attend the exercises. ?Yk- '? Baaks to Close. The banks of the city and the Car negie library will be closed today out nf respect to the memory of the great Southerner whose memory ts honored todar._ ? ? -T v Window >ok Store 00.00 Away ? Advertisements Sitordty i MILLS CO. First Photograph of Mi This ia tho first photograph of the roung atikoda of Japan since hts government declared war on Oer ENGINEERS RECEIVE MORE THAU GOVERNORS tttomey for Western Railroads Compares Salaries ai Locomo tive Drivers with Pay of State Rulers. thy Associated Pt?**.) CHICAGO*. Jan. 18.--Governors of even- 8tater -could make more money n a* locomotive cab on some western all way rune than they now receive aa h let executives, according to the tatement today of James M. Sheean, t tor ney for western. railroads whose ingineers, firemen and hostlers ere lemandlng higher wages ead better LOUTS, tn outlining the railroad side of he case ot the board of arbitration, ?reecfttetien pt evidence for the men ras begun November 30 nod com leted today. Sheean declared the annual salaries t the governors were smaller than rages received by some of . the "loco motive engineers of western railroads rho ask increases* which be said, ooid amount to *10,01HMW a year. "Of the 6,000 men whose wages fAV ie entire year to Jua?* So. lvl3? .wfflj e shawn," Sheean continued, "there i a mittmum oM3.725.SD for passen ir engineers: 13SM2.3C for freist cn laeers; Sl.T5t.S0 for pessengeft4fa* en, and $t.*rvVl*^fc-r freight fire ten. Against these mufmumt the ?vemors of seven States receive ?3, )0 a year or less, whit? those of seven Iber States receive 14.000 or only lightly above the engineer?' maxK aga earnings On the question of the roads' nhltl ' to meet the added cost in latest ananda ot the men. Shccsas pointed it that the western roads lu recent ?ara had experienced Immense t?s * to ant revenues, income dividends id surplus, in which situation they ere now raced by demanda of 64. 10 men, which, he said, wonk* add 4,000,000 to expenses. jkado Since War Began. many. . He has [couraglng his waa his father tn ? ria. as active tn en atd marines as war with Fus IMMIGRATION BILL IS KANDSOF WILSON I Sets Asian Three Hoars Friday to Hear Those Who Are For Or Against Measure. WASHINGTON. Jan. l&rr-President Wilson today received ' the Immigra* lion bill as paas?d^gf^air*?* and, yielding to appeah^^^artrigs, set aside three hours next Friday to give ear to those who would urge hun to approve or veto the measure. The bill went to the White Honsel with the restrictive literacy test for j ad misson of sileas unamended, de spite frequent declarations by the] pr?sident'that be did not favor thia form ot restriction. -; What the presi dent proposes to do still fs problema tical but the fact, that he has grant ed hearings has aroused the hopes ot champions ot tho measure that he will not vetto the bill. presidential veto in bath bouses by necessary two-thirds majority, "en President Taft vetoed a "measure it wa? -repareed by than'two-thirds majority tn tag and fell ?d by only a taw votes in the house. . ., Should the presld bill wr.hout approval leaders are fearful ~ used to farther delay progrcaa on the shipping bil! by Republicans who j I oppose the latter. v .'. Among those who have nabed the president to hear them against the bill are delegations beaded by Louis Marshall, ot New York, and Repre sentatives Sebaib.*of Chicago; Gold fogle, of New York, and Galilean, ot Boaton. Trank Morrison. secretary of the American Federation of labor, S*yr, committee from that organlsa av and representatives of varions 1 ratriotle eooJeties will appear la favor a et th? moaners, ;)?MBTO ti CONFERENCE ON GRAIN RATES IS TO BE HEU IN COLUMBIA EARLY NEXT MONTH BETWEEN VAR IOUS OFFICIALS BIG GRAIN CROP j Sob jed of Adequate Facilities For Marketing Crop Wal Come Up For Discussion. A conference, will be bold in Co lumbia about February 5 between Prot. W. W. Long. SUte Agent of the Farmers Co-operative Demonstration Work, with headquarters at Clemson College; Porter A. Whaley, secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce;' officials of the bureau of markets, na tional department of agriculture: re presentatives ot the State Bankers' Association; representatives of the State Commercial Secretaries Associa? Uon and traffic officials of the various railroads operating tn the State.. with reference to the question of market? lng the incoming grain crop of South dina, the acreage of which is con irvatlvely estimated at 600,000 sres. Mr. Whaley has written Charles J. ?Shannon, Jr.. of Camden, president sf the State Banker's Association, ask ig him to appoint delegates to this iference. It is the Intention of toss interested ht the conference to before ?ae State railroad com m la iton and ask that freight rates on be rectified and established I ?along the following lines : (a) More reasonable and favorable | Ura-stat* freight rectos. (b) New adjustment and estabiiau ?cnt ot interstate freight rates from I te state to northern, western andi Duthcrn points. (c) Stoppage in transit cleaning In | isit and miling transit rates. (d) Certain commodity rates. The getting of these rates will be _ely a matter of form, but it ls sztremenly important if the immense crop of the state ls to be prop rty handled. It will take 60 days to ret proper Interstate rates, but not so kong for state rates. bet . Davis Makes Gox>oV-.The Mtnucal CcHnedy at the Pal metto Score #t$? iotwltbfitandlng the very Inclement reuther yesterday . af tsrnog,. , whet^ the curtain arose on the opening ie ot th? musical farce put on by isa Davis and bte troupe of actors, lingers and chorus girls there waa a lfortably well filled house. To begin with, Mr. Ches Davie la a mack faced comedian ot no mean ability; he shows very plainly thai he studied the African, and knows tba well; bte dialect, bte manner his entire work denotes almost tadtSon lu depicting the reguter, day negro as he exists thtoegh ?ut tbs south. .To watch this man td listen lo bte witty osytaMma? minutes, is to dispel the gloom a*d b> this continued snisy ither. Chea Davis aa' the negro es toragy afternoon, was a cure for the blues. ' The Acting, singing, costumes and looks ci the chorus was ?way 3vc tb# ^ffetege; and the leading waa prdtty and vivacious, and good singer. # . The Imperial Quartette was one ot rsry bee?. lea^Vesv 4f not the fea of the show; they all bad exesl vMces which showed cultivation; barmonled together beautifully, tliey sang with auch ease that lt to br n pleasure to them to lng; and they were liberal in re ponding to the continued applause. Taken alt te ail-Ur. Plakaten bas iaoe;hamself proud la bringing to ladersen a Musical Comedy Co.; ot ucla shinty aa tate one, and it de arree the patronage vt the people, tere was not a amnuy Joke, nor eythng suggest rye throughout the en ire performance. NewsFromSenec SENECA, Jan. 16.-Mrs. oT C. Pat tenon la on a visit to ber children in Anderson. Mrs. Dr. Cray ot Anderson visited her sister, Mrs. W. K. Livingston, here, and attended the Hunter-J ones wed ding this week. Mrs. Jule Moore of Friendship wa shopping in Seneca Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Taylor ot Cal houn were shoppng In Seneca on day this week. Mr. J. L. Smith of Pendleton, R. F. D. 4.. was In Seneca Thursday. Miss Rosa Mae Wilson, after short visit to friends in .the Bounty Land section has returned to her home in Andreson. Mr. R. W. Powell, who' lives near the High Bridge has gone to Anderson for an extended visit to relatives, Mrs. C. L. G. El rod. who lives near the Adama Crossing has return' from a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. H. South, of Andeason. Mr. Will Thomson, who has been visiting his brother. Dr. D. P. Thomson, returned to 2><e home near Lockhart Saturday. Mrs. Osborn, wife of Mr. Rich Os born, who lives on the Dr. Cherry old place, one mild below here, died Friday of typhoid fever. Mrs. B. P. Reid, who has been on an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. Wiley, ot Beauford will return Sun day. . A Game of Basket Ball. Th? basket ball teams of the Sene ca High School and the Keowee High School played a - match . game at Seneca, Saturday afternoon. Mr. J. P.: Right went to Clerissa College Friday on husmeas.. He. is punning to enter the dairy business on the new co-operative scheme that the college ls offering to the ferme of this section. Miss Gussie Cunningham, teaches the Bounty Land school spending the week-end with hi cousin, Mrs. I. E. Wallace. Miss Kittie Sleigh was called home Friday on account of the serious, ill ness ot her mother. Miss Miriam Jennings left Fri for Baltimore, to undergo a au: operation. TO! Ches Davis M Com] 12 PEC Prei "A Night Will : A very clever mantes! fa and c "This is undoubtedly have yet shown at the 1 Quartette ls tho beat qua son this Fall." "Pinks show you ever had? th quartette is well worth ls the very heat ever/' ai like these were heard ye the theatre. MOVIES F "THE PA?SIW8 OF TH Broncho "BRASS BUI Ti. B, Wednesday n?g? win ?inf any seng-, new quested. Leave requests COUNTY HOME TAXED ALMOST TO 1HE LIMIT SUPERVISOR klNG ALARMED OVER LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS W O N' T ACT ! On Any More Applications Until New Board of Commissioners Has Been Sworn In. "Tho County Home ls now full al most to'the limit, and if we have many more applicants this winter I don't know wn?t in this world we will do with them," said County Supervisor J. Mack King yesterday in speaking oft the large number of applications tor admlsson to the houts which had come to hun lately. Last week there were six appl'rn I tiona for admission to the County : Homo, and yesterday forenoon Mr. King bad three more applicants. The home cannot acoomodate more than 60 people, and already there are about 55 inmates, declared Mr. King. "I am not going to . act on any [ more applications until the new board [of commissioner j 1? ?worn ia', "said , King." As you know, an appli cant for edmissiou to th? home must bring a petition shined by taxpayers who are. familiar with conditions un der which the applicant ia living. The supervisor then considers the peti tion and decides whether thc . appli cant should be admitted to the coun ty erne. Mr. King says he prefers to ha\o the entire board act on peti tions hereafter. You can get the news while ita new tn The Morning Dally Intr.llgeneer. DAY uaical Comedy tents SH li the Cabaret" g ree, wtia plenty of music SB oetedv. I I the very best ohow you BBB! Palmetto." -The Imperial fl ? rtetto shewing in Ander- j Sj ton', you've got the best' SH K la ween" "Say, thai I the price, I sm coming | "T'h?t ?'Es?f Odi??n^aa WS S ;. id many other comments fi st*rd*y a. the crowd le?,? OR TODAY ?1 ro HtCBS**-A two reel ;' US? it the Imperial Ouartette jj at the box efflce. ?1