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An Absolutely ?iean Show PALMETTO This Week Positively This Is NOT a Burlesque Show MONDAY'S BILL "THE GIRL, THE MAN, THE MONEY" HIGH CLASS, COPYRIGHTED MUSICAL COMEDIES-CHANGE NIGHTLY "This Hutchinson's Musical Comedy Company comes to us recommended in the very highest terms, as a Strictly CLEAN show in every way. They do not put on any suggestive, or smutty stuff; but instead, they play copyrighted musical come dies, brim full of innocent fun and amusement. "We are here to give the people of Anderson the kind and character of amusements that they want; and as there are some who have criticised some of our Vaudeville shows, we will ask them in fairness to us, to see this show and then tell us frankly what they think of it." Every Actress "Wears a Dress or Gown. No Tights Every Statement in This Ad is Genuine Hutchison's Musical Comedy Co A. M. Pinkston, Proprietor Nothing Suggestive Durinr Wi NEGRO THIEF WAS CA?BHT WITH GOODS PLEAD GUILTY TO TWO CHARGES YESTER. ; DAY WANTTED TO SHOOT When Officer Martin Walked up on Him He D ew His Pistol s -Trap Crj efully Placed. .Sou Hermon, a negro boy about 17 yean ot age, waa arraigned in Ma gistrate Geiger's court -yesterday morning on Che charges, of carrying concealed weapons and larceny. Ile plead guilty to both charges and waa fined |40, $20 in each case. Harmon baa been elevator boy at ' the Bleckley building for the past few months and for the past few days bad been doing the work of the Janitor In 'his absence. . I Numerous little thefts, have been going on In the Bleckley building fer some time, each time the' thief get ting a little bolder and taking some thing of.more value each time. The thefts were noticed more often la the office of the Mutual Benet)t | Life Insurance company and the peo ple in there began thinking about a pian to catch the guilty party. At first they did not pay much attention to the little things that were mis?<n<r but ons mom lng during the first part ot the We?k. they noticed that me key to the stamp drawer had been taken from a bunch of keys that are always left in the cash drawer. The following night (hey decided to leave a little mopey lathe cash draw er and In the stamp drawer. Tito next morning it was gone. By Thursday they thought that the Urne was ripe to catch the thief. Thoy got Mr. Van Martin to watch the office from aa adjoining, vacant room and .before leaving put a $1 bill tn tho ?ash trawer. The number of the bill was noticed and one one of the "ls" the little letter "m" was made in ink. Promptly at ti o'clock everyone quit and walked out of tho office. About BO minutes later Mr. Martin, from tho adjoining room saw the negro go In, cjjen the cash drawer, get the bill and and place it in hui pocket, i Mr. Martin went around opened ths door on che negro. Seeing- Mr. Mar tin, the negro drew his gun, but the former waa "too quick for him and had knocked him down before he had a chance to use iti 'The negro was placed In Jail and arraigned with tba above results. * Tf>-?VX WOODS. Hr. B. 8. Parker Leaves 1er Hew York Today. Mr. -ll. fi. Parker of Parker and Bolt, clothiers, leaves this morniug for Philadelphia, Ralthuo -<> and New York whero he wi'l buy fall and win ter men's clothing and-fare(things for the Arm ot Parker and Bolt. Mr. Par ker stated yesterday that ho was going to buy for a big trade thW fall. From the present outlook he ls very- opti mistic and thinks that business wir, be good. MRS. BO YB TO KEY YORK. WU Boy t emplete {tock For Her large Store. Mrs. B. Graves Boyd will leave to morrow for New York. Baltimore and Philadelphia to buy a ful. and com plete fort and winter line of ladles ready-to-wear? etc., for her store. Mrs. Boyd stated yesterday that she Was going to buy the best and pret tiest things that could bc bought and that-nothffijf waa fro good for her to bring back to her customers.; % , ** CANDIDATES GHAN6ED STANDING YESTERDAY ONE ESPECIALLY MAKES THINGS LOOK LITTLE DlFFETiFWTLY ONE MORE DAY To Clip Coupons From The Intel ligencer--Committee to Com? pile and Count Votes. Miss Lou 'Etteii LlRon.'. .r,,r>00 *1 ? Miss Carrie Frelwell... .5,460 ?[ ? Miss Rosamond Burdlne.:t,080 4> ? Miss Frances Tribble_1,120 * ? Miss Lola De M Ramsey.. 800 * ? ?! +*+?++?++++++++.?+?*++?+< J COU t ? THIS COUPON IS GOOD ? MISS. ? J whom I consider the most beaut + who bare been nominated for the J . for Anderson county In the State .:. for the Harvest Jubilee. ? * >. * * * ? ?**. 4? ? ? ? ? ? * * m>*? ? ? ?+ HAVE SOME PAVING TO DO IN GREENVILLE TOO Southern Public Utilities Company Spending Money There and in WmstontSalem. Not only ls the Southern Public Uti lities company spending money In An derson or street car (rack paving but In other cities where they have lines as well. Mr. E. R. Horton, Jr.. who has charge of the paving for the company here, stated yesterday morning that ho went to Greenville on Friday after noon to copter with ofllclala about some work to be done there. Two stretches, about one-quarter mlle long each, are io be paved ln ibo near, fu ture. Mr. Horton stated that very likely Mr. W. W. Johnson, who has tho contract to do the work here, would be secured to carry on that In Greenvale. "We are also going to do some street car track paving In Winston Salem within the next few weeks," stated Mr. Horton. \VIP Take Charge. M?. Sam Branson ot Greenwood ia coning to Anderson on Wednesday to take charge of th .> ault department of tho Bee Hive. Mrs. O. B. Van Wyok. Mles Eliza beth Van Wyck and Mrs. T. H. Shu ford returned yesterday from a trip to the mountains and to Chick Springs. 1 Irish Mall Wrecked. Northampton, Aug. 14.-Railway officiais announce that eight were hilled add thirty injured tn the wreck of the Irish mall today. Th;r trains wcro piled up in tho collision. Se vet al soldier* wm? among the kill ed. ? " ' Tho ?landing of the candidates this morniiiR shows that thc count of the votes last night made some changes In their places. Yesterday morning Miss Buntine was at tile top of the column and Miss Ligon second. This morning Miss Bunjine lina been forced down to third place. Misa Trlhb.le is uow fourtli and Miss Ramsay fifth. Tlio votes in some cases yesterday wor0 exceedingly large. Thia con tost is certainly a nuzzle and there ls no way of telling how lt will end al though there) are only three more days, including today, until lt closes, midnight Tuesday, August 17. No pa per is published, tomorrow and there fore, tin m is only one more day to clip the coupons. Temember alter the contest closes, a disinterested committee will count thc votes, as t hov have come In for tho individual candidates day by day, and sae. that we have made no error. If we have to correct any errors caph I oindidat?'* vote for. every day ?Ince r?fie contest started'is In separate scal I ed envelops, with the date on back, telling Just what day they wero cast. This is done In order to prevent any possible mistakes and to enable the committee to get at their part of thc work belter. t>*++*+ + 4* + *++++*+*+++++<4 PON J FOR TEN VOTES FOR ?. . * .:. J ? ifni one of the eight candidates * content to select a representative + .wide contest to name a "queen" J ? ?4 L. W. PARKER WITH GREENVILLE PAPER Former President Parker Cotton Mills Co. Becomes Asso ciate Editor Piedmont. (?recnvllle, Aug. 14.-Lewis W. Parker formerly president ct tho I Parker cotton mills company, ' and now an attorney ot Greenville, will henceforth bo associate editor of tho Greenville Dally Piedmont, according to announcements carried in that pa per yesterday afternoon. Mr. Park er's announcement published yester day ls as follows: "In assuming tho associate editor slnu of Tho Piedmont, I make my ac knowledgement of the very kind words Bald of me by Mr. Rooster. X behove tho time now is lu this nation, state and commlunlty for frank ex pression of views, for the endorsement and advocacy of progressive policies - policies which will t'Mid to advance the Intelligence and welfare of the mass nf our eople, and which tend to the upbuilding of our state and sect ?on. In the advancement of these vlows, I shall bo positive but j courteous, seeking tu do Justice to all but criticising wbere criticism ls duo and commending when commendation should be given. I shall continue in thc policy already established by The Piedmont to discusa advocate and criticise policies, not men. "Lewis W. Parker. "Greenville, s. C.. Aug..14. 1916." Mrs. L. M. Parks. Miss Charlotte Parks, L. L. and Floyd Parks -re turned yesterday from a stay of sever al weeka in the mountains. They1 were accompanied home by Miss j Charlotte Stevenson of Rockwell, Iowa, Misses Mary and Bess Hose of ! Williamsburg, Ka., who will be their j g a?su. MANAGER TROWBRIDGE MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT SEVERAL SHOWS BOOKED FOR THE COMLNQ SEASON WILL CHARGE $1.00 Wants to Give People Attractions at Lowest Possible Prices if Practicable. The real show season nt Thc Ander son will open early in September?.very likely with a popular musical comedy. .Manager Trowbridge has written tb the bogJUcfr-agencies ia an effort to get a TOUSteal comedy sometime slur ing the early part of Ute next month to put on for opening attraction. "You can tell'the people," said; Mr. Trowbridge yesterday, "that I am going to pui f&th every pcsible ef fort to have-ajpr leo of $1 ownstairs for all sbow?j'Tho best seats down stairs will sell for $1 and then on down for the balconies. The boxes downstairs will sell for $2 a seat and tho upper boxes for $1.50. Now the advance agents may not want me to do this and may demand that I charge more, but I am going to give thc peo ple thc best attractions, the best seats at the pest possible prices." Mr. Trowbridge has already book ed a large number of. shows for tho coming reason. There ls a variety of musienl comedies, dramas, melo dramas, and minstrels. Mr. Trow bridge ls not positive about the exact dates of the'month? tho show will make their appearance hut knows just what months lucy will be here. Tliose booked so far are: "Damaged doods. 'September. "Peg O' My Heart," October. "Prince of PReen,'* musical come dy, November: "A Pair of Sixes," November. "Robin Hood/' November. "September Morn," musical come dy, November. "A Modern Cindrolla," musical comedy, December. "Every Woman," January. Neil O'Brien's Minstrels, January. Others booked orP Al. O. Field's min?strela and the "Law of the Land." 'dr. Trowbridge states that he does not wish to have toe many shows and that he is going to try to scsttor them out as much aa possible. HQ feels that Anderson wants the beat that he can get and will try to get the same that G reen vii lo and Columbia do. TO BUTT SHOES." Mr. Harry Getahev* Off to Northern Whets. Mr. Harry Relsberg will leave to day for New York and other northern markets where he will look over tho styles lu shoes ^or tho coming seasons and select a large and up-to-the-min ute stock for the Arm of Oelsberg Bros. Mr. Oelsberg stated yesterday that he was going to look over every thing that was to be Shown In the shoo line and would buy the best and very latest for his customers in An derson. , Red f'Kiss te Halt!. Washington, Aug. 14.-At thb re quest of Admiral Caperton the Red Crosr. has cabled $1,000 to Port au Prince for emergency relief. The Ad miral reports destitution among the lower classes. Wed At fclpAty.Twa. IUca, N. Y., Aug. 14.-Mrs. {tyla Joimso i. eighty-two years old. became the brtie today of Oeorge M. Whit lock, who is the same age. The oc casion was ht? fourth rentare, and tho fifth Tor the bride. 1 SEVERAL MILES OF ROADS ARE WORKED WILL BEGIN ON ONE TO HAILEY'S FERRY MON DAY TRACTION ENGINE Is Pulling Road Scrape and is Do ing Good Work-to Com pare Cost in Few Days It seems that thc road scrape in Anderson county pulled by a trac tion engine is going to prove profita ble. Supervisor J. Mack King stated yesterday that the road from Ander son to Barnes had been worked and also the road from hero to tho old Tate place on the old Generals .road, with the traction engine and ecrapc and that good work was being done. "Monday morning." stated Mr. King, "we will start on thc road from Starr to Halley's terry with the trac tion engine and road scrape. We have a force of hands with thc scrape and they will Jill up holes, etc. I Intend to put this road in good shape but later when the convicts get to it, pro bably lt will bc widened and in some place and changed. I believe in keep ing the convicts doing permanent work from one side of the county to the other. In this way we will get some permanent work done and have some good roads too. When we get the Halley's ferry rood workad, we will figure up what the traction englue has cost us, and compare lt with same amount of work done with mules in order to seo if it ls more economical." County Commissioner McGee was ita: the city yesterday and stated that he thought the traction engine was the right thing. TEN CALVES ADBEI? TO ?. V?. BISON HERD Washington, Atig. 16.-Tho govern ment's herd ot buffalo on the Wichita National forest, in Oklahoma, Which ls also a federal game reserve, has been Increased by the arrival of ten calves, according to a report received by tho forest service from the super visor in charge. The herd, which now comprises 62 specimens of '.he almost extinct bison, is in , good condition, says the supervisor, and promisee to continue Increasing at a rapid rate. Bight of thp calves are females, bringing the number of . heifers and cows up to thirty. Tho bulls number 32 and have been placed by them selves In a pasture which haa just been fenced in for thoth. Three years ago the buffalo herd on the Wichita forest was little more than half at larg as it is now. It ia said that the other game animals In the preserve, incllnding tho elk and antelope, also are increasing, due to the protection afforded, not only against. hunters, but against wolves, wild cats and other predatory animals which committed serious depredations from the establishment 'of the pre I serve In 1905 until measure?! Wore tak en (o stop them, tn protecting the (game from predatory animals, the wardens and forest officials are also promoting the interests of local stock men, who grase several thousand head of cattle on certain t Hotted areas within tae preserve. -CANADIAN" SHELL FACTORY DESTROY KU BY INCENDIARIES Kincardine, Ontario, Aug. 14--Tire, believed to be incendiary, completely destroyed tho three-story bHck build ing ht tho plant of the'Hunter Bridge Boiler Co. The factory waa about to start to manufacture shells. The po lic? believe the work was dewe by Ger man sympathisers. KUGU TMEATi MONDAY Charles Chaplin In a Two-Reel Scream of a Comedy "THE FLIGHT OF A NIGHT BIRD" Two Reel Universal "THE FATE OF HIS PANTS" Nestor Total of Five Big Reels THE ? MONDAY VANISHING VASES 2 Reel Kaleno, NEAR ETERNITY Kalem. * HIS WARDS SCHEME Biograph. MABEL, FATTY AND LAW Keystone. , r A Select School For Y our ?Boy 'Number Limited to Fifteen Small Classes Individual Instruction Thorough and Painstaking Work Rates Very Reasonable Address Principal Fraser Fitting School Anderson% S. C. F R E E Paint to Churches Until further notice, we will give FREE one sixth of the paint bought by Churches, or for Churches; and further v We will GUARANTEE oar prices at Cheap or Claper than any other house k celling any Standard grade of paints. Here's the place and the Inn? to paint .your Church and save One Sixth the cost of the point. Guest Pain!* Co. Wast Earl Street Anderson, S. C j ? I S AG?ttT TAKES CHARGE ?riTIMH CONSULATE IN RIGA Washington. Ans;. 14-American Consul Jenkin H has taken iover the British Consulate at Riga, Russia, the State Department announced to day. Rig* is threatened with cap ture by the Germana. Changes at Annapolis. Washington, Aug. . M.-Sweeping changes tn the management of the Na rai Academy,. Including tho examina tion system, probably will result tu the findings vof the boards Inquiry. Secretary Daniela announces that the !utl report will be made public Mon tey. The honor system may bc estab ished. " ' V-V :.'v iOBSBawHs^BKBl