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TITE8DAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1916.
WK A THE B FORECAST
Generally fair TuoBdny and Wed
nesday.
There seems to br no lack of rigor]
to the tlghtrng about Riga,
And we imagine Augusta is awfully
anxious to seo South Carolina go|
dry.
How much bolter Uie hum of the j
cotton gin sounds than Ahe roar ot j
cannon.
One week from today all tho news
paper mon in tho statte will bo voting
for prohibition.
The eternal grouch doesn't enjoy
his vacation half so much as the fam
ily back borne.
Of course lt's optional with the Lo
cal Option Lea gua whether they re
veal their identity.
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They may tako ali our horses to j
Europe but we'll always have the]
horse laugh with us
I.abor Day waa widely observed In!
Anderson, everybody we saw teing |
hard at work aa usual.
Okra Han Value as Paper Pulp j
Material.-Headline. Here's where |
Bob Con sales passes up his job.
Judglug from the sises of tho
catche? they make, ene suspects some
of those German generals have been
fishermen.
The San Francisco Exposition ls
out of debt. An exposition out of debt
ought to be an exhibition worth going
miles to see.
A Minnesota judge baa Just ruled
that a horso ls not a mule. No won
der some folks haven't any patience
-with the courts..
M nibo wo. Pm zan a, Bruema-Kaftuska
-no, gentle reader, that ls not * py
line of the printer's but tho names of
some Russian towns.
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Recant dispatches from Albany, N,
Y., seem to convey the impression that
If William Barnes ever was boss of
tho state, fte has lost his grip. All
tho bossing done In the constitutions!
convention is being done by Elihu
Root; every time Harneo and Root
have clashed on say issue, Root has
ont HIGHT IN MEXICO.
Wit li thc German controversy lu tin
way of satisfactory adjustment, the
United States IK ?letter able to turn
Its attention to Mexico. It Is becom
ing obvious to u I?)ind man thut what
vcr :s (joline to !><. clone there will be
done w bout more delay.
"What right have we to Interfere
in Mexico's affair??" ls a ouestlon still
heard from many citizens.
Well, for one thing, the belligerent
Mexicans an- developing a most per
nicious tondoncy to get out of bounds,
Invading our territory, looting Texan
ranches and shooting American elli .
2< ns. They have killed many of our
citizens In Mexico, too. und confiscated
or destroyed their property. They
have treated our people and our gov
ernment infinitely worse than Ger
many has.
If the outrages had been perpetrat
ed by, or with the consent of, any
r.ort of responsible Koveriiment. wo
should have gone to war with that
government long ago. Inasmuch as
tho crimes ure committed by guerillas
and bnndlts v. hom no Mexican author
ity is able to suppress, it looks ns if
we've got to suppress them ourselves.
The foreign uspeetH of the case are
still more serious. B Bren if we were
content ourselves willi stationing a
permanent wall of soldiers along the
whole Mexican border to keep thc fer
ment confined to Mexican territory,
wo couldn't wash our hands of tho
Mexlcnn peril.
Tho fact 'is, we've got to straighten
out Mexico or give up our Monroe
doctrine. When the European war Is
ended, thc powers that have great in
terests at atuko In Mexico ore not go
ing to stand aside as patiently as wo
have done. If Mexico doesn't* lirt It
self out of anarchy, or wo don't lift lt
out, Germany or England will proceed
to do lt. And wo shall have to stand
for lt.
There's more thun a mere theory In
volved. The Monroe Doctrine has ul
ways been, at bottom, very practical.
It wns intended less for tho protection
of the smaller American republics
than for our own protection. If any
foreign po?* cr is allowed to gain a
foothold In Mexico, the work of a cen
tury will be undone. There will be a
European menace on our unprotected
southern border.
While wo're busy forming new
plans for our national defense, we
might as well recognize that the
strongest defense we have is thiB gamo
Monroe Doctrine; but it Isn't going to
be effective unless wo live up to the
obligations it Imposes.
Thc sum of the matter IB that Mex
ico has got to bo pacified Immediately,
'on If we have to do it ourselves, and
even If we have to do 'it by force.
(THING IMU'NKENNKNS.
An Okluhormr police judgo ls re
ported to have Imposed a (Inc of $1,
000,000 and 99 years In Jail on a wo
man prisoner accused ot habitual
diunkennoss. He doesn't expect her
to pay thc million, and hasn't any no
tion that she'll live out the term; but
His Honor explains that he did it be
cause ho "didn't want the woman ever
to bo nt large again."
The Oklahoma law gives no express
sanctj'on to incarceration for life for
such a misdemeanor as intoxication.
The magistrate ls confident, however,
that ho lias acted legally.
Provided tho higher court uphold
his action, what shall be said of such
law, and of the penologies! theory ot
lt seems to exemplify? If drunken
ness la to bo punished with lifo im
prisonment, why not other "minor
offenses," such as wlfe-beatlng, petty
thieving, begging, etc.? Or, since
drunkenness ls a personal vice, why
not lifo imprisonment for "dope
fiends," and clgaret fiends?"
And after all, what's the object of
such imprisonment? If it's the refor
mation of the drunkard-and- what
else could lt be?-ls the workhouse
thc best means of ' accomplishing it?
There ls a celebr^ed case in Cleve
land, an old man with a record or
more ti,ia 100 workhouso sentences
for drunkenness. lie's reform?d now.
a sober and useful citizen; but lt
wasn't the workhouse that reformed
him.
Religion has reformed drunkards
who were apparently hopeless. So
have stirring lectures. So has quiet
self-communion. Any thing that ap
peals to the self-respect and power
fully stimulates the will may do lt.
M?re Imprisonment does neither, lt
deprives the victim temporarily of the
liquor supply, bat seldom takes away
the eraring.
There are ways, too, ot removing
the alcohol hunger from tho. human
system, just as ?here are ways of re
moving drug, hunger. The two types
really have much In common; alcohol
is s drug. Wouldn't lt be more to th?
point if communities set about sc te
Ctflrally to cure alcohol-poisoned
lea and stimulate alcohol-weaken
Wills, Instead ot subjecting tba victim
tu p?rpeseles* "punishment?" And of
courge, when Die victims ure cured,
in justice both to (lum und to thc reut
of the community they ought to be
protected from further temptation an
wo protect children- by making it Im
possible for them lo get the stuff.
CHICAGO HI \ 1,1.(1 TO PKKVAll
Perhaps the audacity of a Univers
ity of Chicago professor was needed!
for the claim that Chicago ls destined
lo Bet the future standurd of Ameri
can speech. At any rate, Prof. Thomas
A. Knott of the Windy City university
makes Ulai very claim. And his ar
gument is plausible.
At present, says Prof. Knott, wc
have distinct dialects-the New Eng
land, the .New York, the Southern, the
middle western and the western-bul
we have no generally accepted stand
ard of spoken English. Literary per
lons may accept the Boston standard;
New York control of thc theatrical
business has served lo impress its
standard on the country through stage
speech ; but there is as yet nc. author
ity of usage and pronunciation ac
cepted by the whole country.
"There is a 'tendency," he says, "In
the middle west, particularly in
Chicago, where men of all dialec t? are
coming together, to form a composite
dialect throughout this section. And
lt is likely that when this unformed
compromise dialect has been more
uniformly established, Its standards of
pronunciation omi grammar will be
comn the standard of the common
place spoken language."
lt will not be a system of speech
imposed by any class of superior cul
ture. Much of the language of tho
farm, tho slum and tho workshop
"will become a part of the dialect of
the higher classes." It Is the common
people ithat build a language, rather
than tho cultured. The upper classes
?Imply tinner and carpenter the liv
ing speech, and try to restrain and
regulate lt, usually with poor Biiccess.
Prof. Knott even thinks that "ketch"
and "pertly" and "r?sale" and many
other forms for which cultured chil
dren rebuke their Ignorant parent*
are likely to bo recognized OB good
words some day.
J.t seems natural enough that the
final merging of dialects should take
place in and around Chicago, where
East, West North and South came
together, and thc melting pot of races
is always bubbling. Hut what a loss
of prestige for the proud old East!
OUR VACANT LAND.
There's still room in this country
for tho pioneer. Tho government
land omeo reports 279,644,000 aerea
still "unappropriated and unreserved,"
of which more than half luis been sur
veyed and ?B ready for entry. More
than 11,000,000 acres were taken up
last year by homestead and other en
tries and sales to individuals. At
that rate the remaining land will last
a good many years yet. And when lt's
all gone, there's 300,000,000 acree
more in Alaska.
Of course a great deal of this va
cant area ls worthless mountain, des
sert or swamp which man will in nil
probability never be able to utilize.
Nevertheless a good deal fo lt is thor
oughly worth taking. And many a
tract that ; ow seems hopeless will
ultimately acquire value through irri
gation or the application of dry fann
ing methods or the draining of
swamps or the discovery of minerals
or tho establishment of health re
ports.
Two arrests wero made in Augusta
Sunday for violation ot the rules as to
tho selling of liquor. And yet Georgia
has sitate-wide prohibition.
The sheriff of Greenville county haa
destroyed a mammoth "attll" near
Chick Springs Hotel. And yet some
folks are yet wondering why the
newspaper men of the state decided to
hold their annual convention there.
"Make a notice that the managers
ot the prohibition election receive
pay for the work just as they do tn
any other," stated Mr. W. A. Hud
gens yestei tay. "It seems that some
have been under the Impression that
they will receive no pay. The law al
lawa them $1 per day and five cents
a mile for coming after the oozes."
Mr. P. E. Cinkscales has returned
to the city after spending several
days with his wife on an Island Just
oJE the coast near Portland, Me. and
reporta a good trip.
"While up there I saw Ideal. Col.
Prank Mauldtn, brother of Judge T. J.
Mauldtn and ot I. M. Mauldtn, stats
bank examinar. Hs l? a former resl
PJsa
dent here, you know, and is uow at?-,
t'.oncd at Fort McKinley, on Great
Diamond Island near l'ortlund. I
went over to nee him and enjoyed the
day v< ry much. At present Col. Maul
din ia very busy planting niinoB for
target practice and this work is very
Interesting."
Col. Akauldiu was formerly station
ed In the I'hilliplues and was put lu
command at Fort McKinley on August
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Many Clemson College cadets from
different sections of the state ure ex
pected to pass 'through Anderson to
duy, which ls in reulity opening day
for the old students. The new cadets
will not report until today week. All
oillcers were required to go at the col
lege by 11:30 last night and several
passed through the city on their way
there.
An automobile party pussing
til rough the city yesterday was com
posed of Dr. Mitchell, of Asheville, N.
<'.. and Messrs. William Davis of Bar
tow, Fla., and J. E. Mooro of New
Orleans, La. Dr. Mitchell formerly
lived here but moved away about 20
years agu. He Is now a dentist In
Asheville. Ho states that Anderson
has made wonderful progress since
he left. He said that ho had heard
of it being a regular little city but
had no idea, that he would And such a
progressive place as he did.
Mr. l>aviH is one of the largest truck
growers in Florida. He stated 'that
this had been a good year with the
growers in his section and that they
had made somo money.
As Is his usual cuBtom, Uncle Dave
Taylor made a short ?alk beforo of
fering the one piece of property which
was for public sale yesterday, his
subject being, "Prohibition." Ho stat
ed that he was not in favor of prohi
bition and proceeded to give his rea
sons. He did not try to change any
one to his side out told every man to
vote like he wanted to.
These little speeches by Mr. Tay
lor are always very"lutercBtlng and
draw many people 'in front of the
court houBe on'salesday. , ,,,
This and next week will be rather
lively in Anderson compared with i
what the past few have been: Court i
convenes today and there will bo the
usual number of Jurors and attend
ants. Court week always adda some
thing to the lifo of thinks. Several
interesting casej are .to be tried, es
pecially next week. The attendance
ia expected to be larger than this
week.
-c?
Mr. Henry Harper, advertising man- '
ager of H. O. Evans company, has re- ,
turned ito tho city after spending last i
week at Lowadesvlllo and other
points. His many friends are glad |
that ho IB back home again.
Judging from the alfalfa talk that j
can be heard from the farmers who ,
come to town, much will be sown in i
this section this Tall. Many are busy I
right now fixing up -their land. This j
ono of the best hay crops that can
bo planted and the sooner farmers i
start to raising alfalfa, the better lt la, '
says the experts.
Among the visitors In the section i
yesterday was Mr. Thomas C. Jackson '
Sr., of Iva. Mr. Jackson said that the ,
Bcction of the county around Iva had j
finally received a ..tltjrnipk, season, i
Strange to say, the rain waa slow in I
failing in that section thin summer. j
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J, F. Hart of Howard, Ga., and W. H. I
Harden of Royston, Chu wore regis- '
tered at the st. James Hoted last j
night. (
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"Tho Broken Coln," a continued plc- ?
ture starte at The Bijou today. This ]
will, no doubt, prove very Interesting. (
Power Company Appeal Abaadoaed.
(From The Wadesboro, Ansonlan.) I
As stated in this paper a few weeks l
ago, the Yadkln River Power Com- |
pony appealed to . the Corporation i
Commission when the enanty assessed i
their plam at 1600,000, having raised 1
lt from (400.000, as listed by the com
pany. The plant waa assessed at <
$288.000 last year. This ls tor the ]
plsnt at Blewett Falla alone and i
means that the comps Hy will pay i
about $1,600 more taxes than they i
would have paid lt the assessment 1
had remained at ?4O0.000. The Board 1
of Education Insisted that the assess- i
ment was too low and took the mst- <
ter up with (the Board ot County Com- <
missioners. A hearing waa had here ;
and the commrkslonera arrived at a i
compren. Is? decision,, some ot them
wishing to assess the ? property at <
$750,000. When tba matter was to <
have been heard by the Corporation
Commission last week the company j
abandoned its appeal.
"I cank find any old clothes to put <
on the scarecrow," said Farmer Corn- i
teasel. "You might use some ot the
fancy duds our boy Josh brought i
home," suggested ula wife. "Pm i
try in' to ecaro the crows; Pm not i
tryln' to maka 'em laugh.**-Washing- <
ton Star. I
Indications Point to General
Movement to Get Staple While
Prices Low-To Be Shipped
After the War.
Cotton farinera throughout the
South are following with the keen
oat Interest the various moves abroad
which affect the price of the staple.
Thus for instance the contraband or
der of Great Britain and thc allies
waa closely watched und the effect
analyzed as well as the additional
takings in this countr yon tile part
of GLOSO concerns manufacturing war
supplies. The probable ?urtallment
of the Egyptian supply and also that
of South Africa will havo its effect
and of course thc probable reduced
yield in the South.
One of the most significant moves
recently made and one that will
doubtless bear watching is the man
ifest effort of German concerns to
lay in a supply of raw staple now.
store lt and then when the war is
over, ship it out for use in their mills
at home. That the prize of cotton
will go up when the war iso over is
manifest and the Germans appear to
be makiig preparations against this
day. Tho great war for trade will
unquestionably be the second b.aUo
of tho ago when fie present conflict
Is over.
As .Viewed Elsewhere.
"In cotton circles keen inter?s',
was shown on Saturday in cable ad
vices announcing the formation in
Bremen of the 'Cotton Import Com
pany of 1910, Lld,' with tho object
of purchasing American cotton for
German and Austrian spillers, for
shipment after the war, or at such
time as it will be possible to transport
cotton to thc Teutonic countries,"
sayB The Now York Journal of Com
merce.
"Attention was called to the fact
that ever since Great Britain declared
cotton to be absolute contraband, and
earlier, large Interests here represent
ing German consumers of cotton have
been making extensivo purchases.
Much of the cotton has been stored
in warehouses lu the South. In fact,
lt ls reported that whe i cotton quota
tions were at the lowest point, and
the trade was apprehensive lest fur
the rdepression set in, thc Germans
began buying cotton-cotton of the
higher grades, lt is reported that
the Germans have accumulated eon
Briderable supplies at attractive prices.
With Million Capt ii al.
"Tho cable received here from
Amsterdam ls to the effect that thc
Cotton Import company has beer, in
corporated with a capital of $1,000,
000 and that the concern is to be
financed by four of the largest banks
!a Germany, among them tho Deut
sche Dresdner Disconto Ge3ol?3chaft
find the Dcutshe National Bank. The
undertaking is backed by leaders of
the Bremen cotton trade and thc
Genna nand Austro-Hungarlau Coi
ton Spinners Federation. Herr Leh
man, president of the Bremen Cham
ber of Commerce, has been mado
chairman of the board of directors,
and Herr Cramer, president of tho
Bremen Cotton Exchange, vice chair
man. It is explained that the object
nf the new company is to secure a
definite 'mass' of orders for cotton,
covering the full requiremoits of ?tho
German and Austro-Hungarian mar
kets, and then place a corresponding
arder for Gie full amount .vitli Amer
ican exporters.
"New York bankers with German
connections, who wero Interviewed on
Saturday, Bald that they had not re
ceived any definite information ' from
abroad regarding the organized
scheme to buy a large supply of cot
ton for delivery after the war. The
aankers, said, however, that they
thought the plan was a good one.
There was no reason, they said, why
the German and Austrian Interests
should not take advantage of low
?riced cotton. The banks which loan
stoney on warehouse receipts for cot
ton do not particularly care who tho
jwner of the cotton ia, provided that
the cotton is of a good quality and
that the receipt is regular in every
particular. In fact lt was state", that
the banka would rather make loans to
Serman Interests having the hacking
>f the large German banks than to
small cotton merchants In the South
who do not possess any hacking any
whoso general credit is not quite so
good.
Mr. Harding's Advise.
"In cotton Exchange circles atten
lon was called to the fact that tho
[lennans must hsve taken the advice
fi ven them hy H. P. Harding of the
Federal reserve board, In his speecli
it Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday,
le ei-fd:
"Germany ls as anxious to hsve
cotton as the alHea are to prevent
1er fro mobtaining it. It is not in
conceivable that there may he evt
itpces before very long Ot Interna
tional comp?tition for possession of
the South's great staple. It ls at
least a possibility that cotton will be
purchased In large quantities for for
?lgn account and stored tn Southern
warehouses, to be chipped out as
needed and as opportunities for" ship
ment arise.
"No one has ever accussed the
[lennans of being lacking in far-sight
sdnest. They are already looking for
ward to what will happen when
pence is restored, and that they will
make a supreme effort to. recover
their lost trade ?with other nations
cannot be doubted. Is It reasonable
to believe that they would look
With corop lacee cy upon tho absolute
control of the cotton market hy the
tulls of England and America, per
mitting them to secure their supplias
sf cottee, st very low prices and defer
meir own purchases until attar pogoa
YOUR appreciation of style-.
our servi ce-and Stetson Hats
have made this hat store one of
the institutions of the town.
It's a source of keen satisfaction
to us to look around at our stock
and think over the customers who
come to us season after season for
their hats.
It is not given to everybody to
sound the world-note in style.
Have you seen the Stetson Soft Hats,'
Stiff Hats and Self-conforming Derbies
for Fall?
Stetsons in Supreme Styles Showing at
$3.50, $4 and $5
Evans $2 Specials in shades and shapes of
the styles decree in a quality never yet
equalled at a two dollar price.
"The Store with~a Conscience"
Is made and take the chances of se
curing then their own stocka at much
higher prices? Is it not reasonable to
believe that they will arrange to buy
cotton ns the spinners ol other na?
tiens buy it nial ca nthoy not easily'
arrange to have their cotton purr
chases stored in thhs country for their
account until they caa transport it
to their own shores?"
Price of Cotton After the War.
"While tho most common opinion
on tile floor of tho exchango is' that
the price of cotton will surely ad
vance whela the European war ends,
there are some who declare that
brokers sharing thia view are likely
to be disappointed. One of the old
time traders said he remembered
What hapucned at the time of the
Franco-Prussian war.
"I remember the circumstances
very well indeed,' he said, 'for I was
right here. Everybody was' predict
ing that the price Of cotton would go
up as soon as the war ended. When
Paris fell,, prices Instead ot going up,
declined. Tho sumo thing is npt to
happen,vvhen the present war comen
to an end. It is well known that
all favorable news is always "dis-,
counted" by operators on the ex
changes?and when the. event happens
prices go down, instead of up.' "
Another Shortage In Germany.
(Prom The Wall Street Journal.)
Germany may not. bo short of
foodstuffs or ot war munitions but
:hero is one commodity in which
Lhere ls a shortage and efforts aro
icing mode to secure a supply. It
:an not be considered contraband cf
war but so far American m an ufa o
.urera. have been unable to get Uie
irodret Into Germany.
It ls .'the American false tooth
which the Empire of the Kaiser de
uands and while some . shipments
lave been made Uley have so far
[ailed to reach their destination,
lohn Champion, president, of one of
he . largest companies making false
eeth In this country, was in New
fori: recently and said that his com
?an? had been receiving urgent ap
icals from German customers for
shipments. "Before the war we had
i big trade with Europe but since
:ho outbreak of the war we hare
lone little export trade," said Mr.
f'hampton.' "We made ' some ship.
nents to France but they Isy on Uie
locks st' Bordeaux for over three
nonthe after they arrived and so far
it has been impossible to get any
shipments Into Germany. There ls
me strange fact In our business,
lowever, for which I cannot ac
count, 'in spite' of Uie loss of Euro
pean trade our sales have been In
creasing about |6,000 a meath . and
substantially all from domestic trade."
Market Fer lils Wares.
Young Writer-What magazine will
give me the highest position quick
est?.
Literary Friend-A powder maga
zine, if you send in ? fiery article.
Ibo Ingleside.
HILL NUMBER SIXTY
OF PECULIAR INTEREST
Duyiktrk, France,? Aug. 20.-(As
sociated Press Correspondence.)
Tlie present position at ililli 50, which
the British military authorities re
cently -admitted had lapsed hack into
German possession, is peculiar and ot
great' interest? . , : "T". ..,
The hill is really nothing but a
kfcjoll of gently. rJmng ground that '
forms the end of fae Klein^Zilicbeke
ridge. The German trenches, run
in a double (tier along the. crest and
upper slope, while the* "> british
trenches form an irregular Une along
the.edge of the lr,wer' slope. The
Gor'mariB aire at the top of the hill,
while the British are a little way up ?
the side ot it.
Tho whole face ot tho hill presents
a picture .of the wildest confusion.
Everywhere are huge craters, the re
sult of mine explosions on the night
of the British attack. Torn and gap
ing sandbags are scattered in profu
sion, broken rifles, odds and ends ot
equipment ot all kinds, smashed barb
wire, and a mass of other debris lies
in bewildering variety down the hlll
.stde, the whole half-hidden In tho
long.gress that has sprung up be
tween the trenches.
The trenches twist and .wind.In .a re
markable manner.' At pne point there
is an old communication trench run*,
ning from tho BritisCi lines straight
Into the heart of tho German position,
and down this two barricades harre
been ercuted, one on the English side
and one on the Oer man side. Here*
the opposing forces coma within six
yards of each other. Between the
rival barricade.'! there stretches a
?hort patch of ground shut lu on eith
er band by the crumbling walls ot
the old trench.
At one spot a railway bridge spans
the British position, sind In the, cut- -
ting beneath it a targe pool ot stag
nant water has collected. Beyond lt
stretches the railway line, the rafts
torn and twisted, and partly covered
with the weeds growing beteen the
ties. The Une is under direct tire
from th?-? German lines, and to cross it
in the open would mean certain deaf a
from the snipers in the opposite
trench forty yards away. In the pool
below the bridge a scone or more of
bodies have been lying for some weeks,
and no roan dares approach to bring
them out tor burial.
The Remedy. u
He^cn-Father, I must h?ve a new
riding, habit.
Close-Fisted Parent-But, Helen ,
times are hard, and I can't afford auch
laxarles.
Helen (angrily)-But, father, -sr'jat
am ? to do without a new riding &ab->
ttr
I Father-Get the walking b*bUt