Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE INTELLIGENCER! ESTABLISHED 1800 Published every coming except Monday by Tho Anderson Intelligen cer at 140 West Woltner Street, An ucrsen, S. C. 1SEMI-WEEKLY IN?ElAIGKlfCEB Published Tuesday* and Fridays JU. M. GLENN. .Editor and Manager. Entered ns second-class mattet Ap.il 28, 1014, at tho post office al Anderson. South carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHEB 'telephone... ,.,.>.. .... ... ..321 SUHSCKIPTIOX BATES BAILY One Year.. .. .. ,. .. .. ..$5.001 H ix Months.. .. .. ,.2.ii0| Three Months .... .. .... .. 1.-5 Ono Month .. . . .. ..' . .42 Ono Week... .10? SEMI-WEEKLY Ono Year.. .. *..$t.M)| Months...75 ZJ0_-,_j_Us_ Tim inteiH?nncer 1? dol!?ered ??y ! carrier in thc city. Look at the printed label on your paper. The dato thereon shows when thu fub?crIptlou eipircs. Notice date I bud label carefully, and if sot correct | please notify us af onco. ? Subccriboro deslr'ng the address of their p?yur changed, will pleaeo state In their communication both the ?ld and new addresses. To i.usuro prompt delivery, com f taints of non-delivery in tho city rf Audorsou ' should be made to thc Circulation Dopurtraont before y n. m. ?.nd a copy, will be sent at once. All checkB and drattu should ?e| drawn to The Andorson Intelligencer. ADVERTISING Hates will be furnished on applica tion. /'?':'} No tl advertisingf.discontlnned ex cept on written .order ?" ? - --, *???. '?, i ^ II -. The Intelligencer will publish brief j and rational letters on subjects rf ?eneral' intere?t when they are ac-j companied by tho name? and ad dresses of? tho authors and are not o! j a .defamatory nature. Anonymbui communications will not bo noticed? Rejected maru?cr?ptst will not bo re turned. . .v In order to avoid dolaye on account I ot personal absence, letters tb The J Intelligencer .intendeds tor publication should not, bo addressed.to'any indi-! vidual, connected wIUi tho rn uer. but simply to The Jntolitgcnc'or. " SAT^JIOAY^ S?AY, 18, 1016.' "A Fool There Was." And is yet. Who stoned the fun In Fun-aton? Pol i tie ;t ure icc er- in n .-pace with tho j weather. ? "." ; El'Paso seems to be a failure as a] convention city, ? ? -o-, . The A. B. C.'fl.bf < procrea a-Ander son baseball, cotton.. . If it really pays "to advertise Villa j limy yet riyal Croesus. '.. ? '.. Swattiu'e the fly isTust a little topj ?\:;-f strenuous,nowftday^^et.*em.^blte., Wore the Irish leaders Really -horn ed.Vhy the big buli in the nonie rulej dash? . . .. . . _ \Vhnt Sherman \ said about war ^'%rilfcht< apply to the hot weather we aro; having. . I ; A chickendinger'?nde> the oaks or r.(>njo churchyard somehow, appeals to tm' tilla time of year. _ Georgia Peach . May ?oon. Havoj ; Riyal In Asparagus-Headline. JNpt.j ir tho drouth contin?en, fi.'- ->v\.< "*'.- ? ?I.1. ' '. : fV' . '. "? ? r: ' .....r.' . _V '.? - ... VA ?'..O.M ?? . 1Ve wonder it* the. pt ?BB convention ) baa ??nt" out IhViiaUohB to Jackson ville and Chattanooga? The old-fashioned guy who does his- durndoat to bxlll.^alt the ioyj in 1h\( is pilli ; hovering about. : Tho' coolest:thing we've heard of since hot wealhoV bogan ls that Brlt ' ish Prince's t rea tm cut. of Mo Adoo. . ;:,'j; Lot's quite, work rtnd gc> fishing? :!/;':'r'v^*^.'^^'^V*<>^a*W a fish jittofy. and ?nat seemd to he tho easiest way - . <? v ?&?b'6?.$?^^ -V,', News o? the. York cpaveatldn^ wllt ?..I 'he awaited': ^?.fPT^^''!^^^ . breathless intereat,' .'?a''".at th^.;;'^ime the t^ribea are Bkely to- -decide what ntuat bo done' ?wlt?i^ij?Vi^a^-w^iiiil .. iBuW?kt ^adlog\^ioe'\^sparks ? "' after . .. '. w^ai-w. .. ', 'fy; If somebody wsntei-' to ' have ?cae .;-;V>fun .they ough.t\?o^haVii- ?one 'aver to , ;.. Ande^ota vthSa".-week::*nd intr reduced ja v respWU^at the; Federation ot Worn man's euffrape.-Spartanburg Journ* BHg^ia-Ka.; . ,;;llal UHU MK XT M AI Oil I The columns of The .intelligencer ure open to lt? readfertTTOr the discus sion of matters pertaining to the pub lic welfare and lt ls always glad to publish c qm m iu^ cations, of. this na ture when Uley are couched in thc proper language, free from personali ty, and not of such length as to crowd everything else out of the paper. If you are firmly of the opinion that it would add materially to the comfort of the citizens of this city-would be a good thing to do from a health standpoint-to. add another story to the court houso and move the Con federate mon iimcnt, and have the "dope" on'it; wn^get ydiir facts'to gether, nie ii your name to the ?plstle and let it come. Be as brief about it, thougb, as you can for the weather ls getting hot. Then, too, If for some reason or other you want to boost a certain can didates for some particular o nice stato, county, or clty?- y/o do not be lieve that in all this section you could ??nd a better advertising ?^?dlKSn than the advertising columns^'c? The' In telligencer. Our rates ^aro.reasonable and if your copy meets with the ap proval of the advertising department you may go BB far as you like pro vided you d6 ' not wish 1 more than four pages in any single Issue. Now to the business ot the hour. On boxt Tuesday, May 10th, there will be held In this city an election for mayor and six aldermen to serve the city for the next two years. In terest in this event ls increasing ev ery day. Both o? t ?io candidat ci for mayor and tho several .candidates foi* aldermen, feel confluent of their, elec tion. The..'Intelligencer, has been, cull ed upon.to lambast every one pf them from h-^1 to breakfast, likewise to boost' every one of them. ~, Now, here ls what yon hUV?- bean looking for. The men who are to day making this paper, including the mechanical department, will be found -when lt comes to a show down-lin ed up with the opposition. The edi tor of The'Intelligencer bes been con fined tb his. room fdr past-ten days abd is unable to take any part what ever in the campaign. The paper you have been reading tor that time per haps does not meet with his approvr al, hut it reflects th? sentitq?nt of the men who aro doing the best they know bow for Anderson and The In ; el H?;encer : du rln f / . hi:; .. unavoidable absence. The ownera of the. poper! may. throw- a fit, or. they may be >pleased with what - greeta - thom on this pago when thoy open, this morn* tags' I*?u4r j ; ytp\ Q haven't' tommi ted them and th?refor?fd?not know. Anderson, the way wo see lt,'needs a change i n t ho gd m i al s t r a t io u of : US : government.JjJif ^ypu^;'tijlnk otherwise that is! youriprivlleg? ?nd we have do ii gi it. whatever to make on you be ean ne wo A\U\y disagree. Weigh tho matter . carefuly-lo6k at.it from every, angler-and. vote ?for the. njen^who^ #pu think are/ best fitted to discharge the duties of the office to which they aspire, '.'j---?-;'?* -.rr:"'-'??. ': . TH E REASON FOB .PK08PBBIT? Month altar ! month '?tow high rec ords in American/'exports are.made. The statistics for April aro not' yet available,' but March was ipa . beat mouth, on record up to that tlnjei iThe nine months of the fiscal year ending with March show exports to' the y al lie ?ot *4000{000,O0O? nearly twice >Vas much as thc, yearly average before ihe Tfie ^excess'- of. exports ;over'.'im par ta fer tho ninu- mouths uraounted to about^f3,000,000, # or aboutX;?ouc tintes th? flv?ry?ar average befo,j&|he' *?ar| \ Tho enormous Increase1 in i!tho demand for American ietnumoilltio's is without parallel in the ?history of the country. So great an toereasej'^ ia without parallel In the history,! ; of commerce of any other country; .In M$rch alone war, munitions to tho val ue of $50,000,000 were sent out of tho United Staten. *.. ; - /The nature. of tb? Redonnons ' Un orbase In experts ami thc eon dit i one under which lt was created gi vp force to ; the appeal that ' the /h?t?pn prepare for as sudden ? T??c?oisi6n" af ter tho war. . Politicl*hs who would have tbe: people' be?ley? thai. ri tho amasing demand;, forAmerican goods la the, coursa.of ao. few.months was mostly doe to 'natural- causes ^?snnot d?iude people of average ihteriigencu. 'j?p?e..?Iji^tiiw^stt artificial,",' it Btanls td reason thnt ? tho demand -up-" tm our Tallis and factories must de cline, to a nomal, statxia wHa tho ex traordinary conditions have boen re moved.; That 'wW^/wh?h/th?'W^ has ended. ? ^iaro lis already serious apprehen sion lest a sncuormal status will be our misfortune. When the ?lah Ung na tions aro confronted with tho neces sity .^t making tba ,most ot their i d he tr lal opportunities in order meet their staggering financial oh'.ig allem', thu uioat inten?? trade compe tition yet experienced may be inau gurated. Now will the United State? be able to meet it with her high wag es and high standards of living? ThiB problem will most likely have to be dealt with. If it comes it will tax the resources of the industrial man agers and the government to thc lim it. America's economic salvation de pends upon America holding Its own in trade against the rest of the world. LINE O' DOPE Weather Forecast-Fair Saturday and Sunday. -0 The many friends of Mr. Keith Chapman will be pleased to learn that he is now fast on the r?ad to re covery, having undergone a severe operation at the Anderson county hospital about two weeks ago. *"or a time his condition was quite criti cal, but he is now getting along nice - .' ??.o - Mr. II. S.PInkston of Wadesboro, N. C.. is in the city visiting hin brother, Mr. A. M. Pinkston. Mr. Pinkston is op experienced printer, having forag er ly been connected with the Char lado Observer. At present he is foreman of the mechanical depart ment of the Wadeeboro Ansonlan, one of the best weekly, papers published lu this section. ? o Another farmer who has been ?very successful in raislug vetch and clover this seosoa ls Mr. S. Marion Smith j of the Lebanon section. Mr. Smith brought some of his vetch sad clover to the office of Mr. ,S. M. Bysre, de monstration agent, and) the former measured 62 inches, while the clover had reached a helghth of 34 inches... / . -o The office space of the (Sullivan Hardware company baB become in adequate and three new offices are being added. These will bo located directly in front of the old ones. Thia company now employs ll in its of fice;?,-and altogether more than 40* people are employed. I . That war "epaper ia becoming more and more valuable is seen by the fol lowing article which baB been re j ce Ivo d by the. jSulAvan Hardware ?pany:.; ' 18 ? ? I?,?? - . . . W?jj shortage ot paper stock ' con tinues to become more acute. The 'newspapers are suffering and several of tho ic II5GU03 are likely to reduce, their pages or double their price, ?ecy. Medfield is 'issuing broadcast to business houses, an appeal to Bave liaste paper. The conservation, 'pro* paganda has stiml??ted demand, and the factory ls about, three weeks- he hind on orders. The N. Y. price, for haled paper taken from scrap baskets Ja, 40c* cwt. The paper shortage . ia likely to -continuo to the war's end. White;., papers already have advanced 20 to GO per cont War increased pa per denrnhd, particularly news print. The conserving of paper stock has cut off the German and Austrian supply, und tho movement of pulp from Swe den. The price will likely increase for -baled wac to paper ?u> our larger clients will soon find a baler la ? pro fitable Investment. - . Ahderaeh jewelers are .very, much concerned over the oliver market. Sil I Ver ;DohlUon ;h?*V risen higher than fever before, including IS03, the year of the paulo, Bouillon Is eeltlng at 73 cents an vv.iC?? hnd IB expected to gd to il hy September. On-' April 1 jt jumped.f ;ooi -40 to 63 cents, \ rising steadily UAeil Saturday^rrhen lt reach ed th? present high-water marrfyf 73 e^V^^.'iSliversmitaa- and . Jewelers hsvV;?j?ecIared a i? per cent increase on aijlver ?&clo?" It vrni later go to 25, p*r.cent, local dealsrs say. The cause o! the rlae ls attributed to ship ments, pt BlSyer f?? Sot?sge purposes to Russia, andi the" demand for silver, in South Amerita js?d like ports.. ONE MISHAP CAMELS OTHlKsV ?.-.'.:- ; i.- , First. -Vail Salrteas ?Oat le*? 8e?*n? . . ,\ Kir?aihcs :;' . (Oe? > Moine?, iowa. Dispatch Chicaga ' ? ;.Herald) i Firtfcen - years ?go Frank Garratt -felt and broke his left leg. When th?- bones mended * theT ieg was shoat two loche? shorter than tte x*her. About 10-weeks ago he again slipped and foil, thia time breaking his right leg. : Whait release* from t,he:IofcA industrial, Hospital Carvatl.was able tb, w<Uk .&?<nn< and found that / both his les? were uow exactly the same ???gtb, "If? a better Job than, a?rgery could have dons," said tho hospita? medic** wen?$O8m^ SHIPPERS WILL MEET IN GOLM MAY 30 WHEN FINAL HEARING ON FREIGHT RATES WILL BE HEARD v - VARIOUS MEETING Have Been Held From Time to Time But This Will Probably Be Last--Carriers Also.. H. n. Fitzgerald, secretary of? the Anderson Chamber of Commerce, :kas been notified by tho roah-bad comtnl?? sion of South Carolina : .thal , the cotumisesion will hold 'itu joint hear ing between tile representatives of the carriers and" the shippers in re gard to the matter of oranges and eliminations in South Carolina excep tion sheet on Tueedcy, May 30. Tho hearing will be held In the state library ut the state, house In Colum bia, beginning at 10 o'clock in tito morning. ' -i. This will be .tho final hearing ..on application of trunk lines in'sbul h Carolina filed with the railroad com mission in June 1916. Sinco that date various preliminary hearings. have been held. The entire matter lsirp?rf b'f'plan of concerns in the, South to put in ef fect a .uniform classification In accor dance with request of Interstate Com merco Commission and Inter and in-, tra-state rates bear certain relation to ech other 1 st?te construction, it ls necessary to bring about uniformity as far os possible/ The danger In' changes of such wide scope Iv that due consideration to individual shipping Interests may not be given if changea are not thorough ly discussed and understood and all shippers are urged tb arrange for re presentation'at bearing May 30, 1916. ANTI-MALARIA SURVEYS BEING MADE IN MANY SECTIONS OF COUNTRY Atlanta, Ga., May 12.-According to a privato dispatch received in At lanta today 'thc public health de partment of tho government Is mr.?, ing anti-malaria surveys-1n th? <?in*or ont sections of iht?}c6untry w!th a viow of benefiting 'the health of the community instructing the ' people how to control mosquitoes ?ud over come malaria,' typhoid'-a nd'-'Other seri ouB fever germs. "Hort Charle'? RV Crlspr of the third ^ Georgia' district h?a* paccededodf in: gettfrig "the' depart mont to order one ?r these curveys in his district, .and 'it'wili b's.dado in Sumter comity; 'Th^; announcement has been 1 receive* * with internet by the state health autfnbfUlesY H-V^i : MURD?R CASE' IS^N?T YET IN HANDS JURY i _. '?'.. . ? - (CONTINUED FROM "PAGE ONE.) at all. There wasn't,]j.'but ono lick hit, and Hicks hit that* no Vau;;, was on 'the ground whee he. shot. 1 was about 2 feet'away and Martin waa holding the horse. . , , On cross, examination < hq. said: Vasa was not .with me the time before when we were at Black's. . Martin was-with me, but Voss ;ho.d run With rae some before the killin;;. We were pretty 'good friondB. On Friday be fore tho killing, ;we throe, had been, to -White Plains to? a .hall game and coming hack we met the girls in .the buggy. ?* asked theta about ..coining up to see 'em and they said .how .about tonight.. I said no, Sunday night. They said, ali right, any time. Tlic next two witnesses fer tho de fens'a were H. R. Jones and'W. 8. Ca?ey, "'.. I Will Martin,, one of , the defendants -was placed on the stand ?nd ' said that he had gone with the other two. boys on Ute afternoon?bl-the 1:11 liing to .visit the: Black girls, lie stated that no trouble was anticipated, lie told ot .'the afternoon ? previous. to, that when they had .beon at the .home and said that Hicks and Richy were cuVn ii?g end that'h? tad said; Jthat il Hj was his house, he v/ouldi > put them 'bat'.' .' g When we got th?r|k^??4tlnued the defendant? vi ?ot outland: went to hitch the; horse. * Wini; Kimbo got out and Richy came? but;, and asked how ho felt. Kimbo.' said : Are . yj6h ?a dicvbr and then Richy, celled ... fer Hicks. Hicks came i vySt a?? Vas Moore was standing closest tb him. Hicks Wt Moore with s> pilr bf knocks and Moore fall down'. Moore thea Khot him. I didn't i i?ee. the gun until after H had bb?u'.ftred;.. On - erees ex?nvln?ti???he fsaJd>;> /.I' knevr he Jad ?a pUtoJ.because I eaiw ? at his father's ho?ffe? ^,1 didst know he had it withr-hlca. . The ft?st t.*aw> of-, lt' 'Waa ;wh?*>he, .shot it -A KI w<ild '. haw. gone to^holp hhn, hut he. shot just time he ?ot to i .the ground, and I dldn'tihavs ithe time nor phanoe to help edKtor- or theni. ?)r. Xi. R. Young.; v- w^s ' : called. Sworn, he said. Hs was a ^rae?o ing physician of Andersen with ten yihrs esperience. HeNtestined as; to th?, di^Unceia .man could walk ..or .movbaTter receiving auch?& wound s? Hfct? and hurl enlut?* >dld, not ditter with tho other*. Ho also ?ave his ophion ot sthe blood,marks on the face -sf tho di?s? man, his opinion heiny ^huller to the other doctors who had testified, v ; Other witnesses for tbs defense .w??#ter^.;'lncWded^?? .,?Oy*??-.-!fiua of the desdaros;, \vhos? testimony was to th6 effect th*t.;Wckk struck bim with- a pair ot, knacks, ?kaoxkin g If you're going to drop your the restless suits of the best s Nice light grays and cool Io in wool fabrics. Also the Beach suits in attractive varie him down, and that while .fixing to. strike the second blow, he shot Hicks He stated that Martin was out hitch lng the horse and did not have any thing to do with the affair.' Another witness for the defense was J. Olin Sanders, deputy sheriff. "Chamberlain's Tablets liare Bone Wo ruions for Me." . "I have been a Bufferer from stomach trouble for a number of years, and. al though I have used a great number of remedies recommended for this com plaint, Chamberlain's Tablets ls the first medicine that li nr. given, rae posi tive and lasting relief," writesMrs. Anna Kadtn* Spencer port, N... Y. "Chamberlain's Tablets have .done, wonders for me and I value them very highly." Obtainable, .everywhere. . s To simply order your . hobie "Painted" is not enough-speci fy ".'< ir '^Town and Country" ; and yon will know the quality of, protection that is'being put Ou your house. . " Anderson Paint &CoIorCo. Phone 647. 1S2 NORTH MAIN STw ' [ rn y : .-v:^J .:,,?V$V$y$V$:; "./J. I ?is m i .A m A dollar down-A dol lar ? week pr.-pay-'.dVv-.V .. V ?. '. V. v . Va*"h , That's the Shu jd i l led Saying? System -way. On-j ly you .. can-pay : ia any j amount from, 10c up each week or. pay; day. .Your jn*ri.ftey bears int est compound tm?tsr?y. Trours when yon need;'lt Every nan' should iain the ; ;8uirt.Va?jt."';. '^fi^^fy Wamii'in. fifty p^?yto*hf s, ;'. v-v .'. . '?>' :;.,v-> ;f The Stroiigest Bank .| in tile County? j A great feature yost enjoy here ? tbe won derful celection of doth? and cotori in trop- n kal weight anita, iii ' . ? ..:". V; r* ': I." 't *..'.v.?>MJ. ;'. . ..- .-' .'.'.-i ?..-i "... Light suite in dark colora, for naen of affairs. They're in Palm Beach and B-O-E fabrica ; at $7.50 and $10; mohair and ??kl&e at *; $10. They're heat. . aer^ice?ibl?Jv-aBd . weightless-they'll mean much to yew when - the temperature flickers around* 100." . iv rt vest, here are ummer fabrics. oking mixtures popular Palm ty from $5 up. il ?m^MW^^f ' Wash ties that take thc tub test and carry off the beauty prise. Genuine Russian cords at 2Se and SOc. Palm Beach oxfords-a luxurious necessity -built for service .as .well es comfort and j guaranteed to give both. $3.50. " The Store with ? Conscience" TT > r-v.. ..?. >>. .;i.'.r?t/t Second-hana Ford ....;?.? v- .' . . -.v. .', : . .. . ? ... V:v^ v : ' vi. ; #1 ffe f: I iii? $&M?n^m? I a .'^v v.i ,-?! .... .. ' A -vi ?:\yi>.-.-*.*.<w.?;?,;,. : .^V-Y ->V* '?\.#\*'{v.- ...... J y. TODD^ :\ v . ' V ^ V^ 'Y V...'^V.,. .'..r.'V m i,"*>itii 'i' r*fi'rf 111 Sa aaS I When you take your trip this summer'Je sure.>hd supply. yo?rself^ith^':N, & ^'.^raveler'c Checks, : ?.. Cashed every where ; your sighitur^j>ls. ybur; id.en- ; tification;* if lost jt?i^n^ ss^pcan get them cashed; and the cost is very jmaH. ^ - - * " K. N. arid fc. Traveler'is Checks are for sale at i 1 ? YV-*-* n^h.^'-''--''''v''*:-'' YGU ore. particular ubout the'-atarcblng of>y?ur. atfirts., . But you cottion't be h^ W<? starch eTory'siyrt-jin'iuaV^ ed, abd to just its right degree ot etiffueas. in each place. ? :?! - . We wipeali the iu.rjj#uby^ cuffs aad besoms ai? they ipob. VJot? rl^ht.'' -r;!^, A trial ls all ?tat it 'tah'??^t^p'r^^thl^ ] '.