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MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WILL BE COLLECTED ON WAR! REVENUE TAXI iwVERNMENT PREPARING TO MAKE UP DEFICIENCY TO TAX LIQUORS Caucus Has Struck Out Automo bile Sales Tax, Which Would Have Yielded $10,000,000. Washington, Oct. 0.-Liquors would bear tho houviest burden of tho $100, 000,000 war rovunue tax aa it la be ing revised by thu cancun of Senate* Democrats which bogan work today on tho Hillanco committee's draft of tho hill. Tito first action of tho caucus was to vote an increase in tho proposed extra tax on beer from. 50 cents to 75 cents a barrel, to make -tho to tal tax $1.75 a barrel, willi a draw back of 5 por cent for pu rebano Of revenue stumps in advance Tho omendmont urged by Senntor Williams, of Mississippi, waa car Tied by a large majority after" Sen ator Stono had mode a vigorous speech against lt. A special revenue tax on roctiflpra of distilled spirits of Ave cents a gallon also waa adopted. Together tho proposed taxes on II squora would yield an annual revenue of moro than $50,000.000. DemocratH nf the finance committee I had agreed to tho H'mso tax of $1.50 a barrel on beor'wind would yield at 50 cents over tho ::cr... ' tay, af. added revenue of $33,500,0 . olly. The further addition of : M* a barrel by tho Sonato Deuipc.i.is would yield unoLVr Hf.fiW.Wo. With tho five per cent discount for prompt payment figured, the least to be de rived i from beer would bo approxi mately $46,000,000. The proposed tax of fivo cents a gallon on rectified spirits, treasury experts estimate, would yield $5,000, 000. Thus tho total to bc derived from .. liquors would bo moro than half tho anticipated treasury deficit caused by tho European war. When tho cancus convened the .first amendment ocered was by Senator Wllllums to increase tho levy oh beor to $1-75 a barru!. Senator Hollis. ot Now Hampshire, moved, ns a substi tuto that tho tax bo made $2 a bar rel.'Thia wah voted down after pro longed debate. ..Before any votoa wore taken, hosr eVCtV,..there^WSB general discussion of tho proposed tex of ono cont a gallon on gasoline, tho HO cont horse power ?bx on automobile aalos, and the HOUBO bill tax ot $2 a 'thousand on .bank capital and nur pl us. Numerous ii oc ad nie ? i? wara offered which wc ie diseased in detail at tho night ses sion. After discussion' tho caucus struck out tho automobile sal CB tax which, lt is* estimated, ^ouid bato raised about 110,000,000. . The caucus also revised .the tax on banking capital.. Aa framed by the Sonate commit )o tho bJJ.l woUld have levied $2 for every - thousand or banking capital and .sur plus. Thia rate was reduced to SI per thousand by a vote of 2G to ll. better road management nod better road maintenance. Thc association will give special attention lo the problem of connecting up highways] and building them through motin. tain counties made so sparccly set tled that outside ubi is needed. t3x-UovcrilOi' John I. ('ox, of Ten nessee, said that after the war in Eu rope hundreds of thousands of peo ple would collie to tills country to es cape tho staggering burden of pav ing for the war and that the Southern Appalachian region should build gund roads t oatt rad these people. Helen.lo tions arc here from Alabama, Ger.r ghi. South Carolina. North Carolina. Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and West Virginia. NORTHERN FIRMS ARE LENGIN6 THEIR AID WILL BUY COTTON IN , DERSON COUNTY. AN TWO FIRMS HELP Victor Talking Machine Company] Has Authorized Anderson Man to "Buy-a-Bale" Here. CREATE FUND N Backers of middle West Asked to Outline Plan For Raising , Big Sum. . Washington, - Oct c.- Tho Federal reserve board took steps today to give its approval to tho plan proposed by. bankers of tho middle weet to ie llovo condition? in the cotton i arket through a-$150,000,000 loan fun'V Fes tuB J. Wade.of St Louis, and other bankers-who' helped form the p'^n wore asked to come to Was'.lng wi; for a conferoqeo, a* soon s -?nv?rt lent, and'lt Is possible is lin v'll . receive tbc'.npproval vi tho board. .'Tho, .board appointed Governor Hamlin, Paul M. Warburg and W. F. 'G. Harding members of a con: . ni.ltttoo . to'talk with tho bankers. Al though board members have no knowledge of tho details ot tho plan* ii was believed tonight inns in prin cipio lt was agreeable and that unless '. there. are unlooked for pbstaces it -wi be endorsed A^Effli?l?ON (From Wednesday's Hally.' Two well known Northern business I houses have agreed to loud their ak? In the "Huy-A-Hnle" movement which has been launched for thu purpose of helping tho cotton farmers of thc South. C* F. Spearman of the firm of Wil lis &'Spearman, Anderson represen tativos of tho Victor Talking Machino Company, ycBtorday received a iettor from that company In which tho big Arm instructed him to buy a bale of Andorson cotton for them nt .10 cents per pound. , Tho lotter which Mr. Spearman received, similar to that sent to tho other several thousand Victor dealers in tho cotton belt, says: "You may buy from a producer ip your locally, for our account, a bale of compressed cotton of approximate ly 500 pounds in weight, to grado "mid dling" or hotter, at 10 cents per pound. "You aro to ship the bale, via freight, to thc Victor Talking Ma chine Company, care of Northwestern Warehouse, North Penn Junction, Philadelphia, Pa," When tho fact is considered that this well known company baa hundreds of fiouthorn agencies it' will be seen that this lnbolves a tremendous expenditure on the part of the Victor company. For every 50,000 shells purchased from tho B. Du Pont do Nemours Pow der company tho firm will purchase one bale of cotton In the section where the powder is oold, according to a story recently carried in tho Charlotte Dally Observer. This will mean of course that this firm will purchase peverill bales In Anderson for tho dove squirrel, rabbit and quail humer? will burn much good powder during the coming season. Tho story as carried by the Obser er fol Iowa: . . Mr. William C. C. Vannon:an. th.? North Carolina agent for the li. uu Pont do Nemours Powder. company. With headquarters In Charlotte, has received o lil cf al notice from his com pany that It has been' instrumental in taking about,0,000 bales of cotton off the market from customers at 10 cents a pound, tho amount of money being invested on properly handled ware house certificates^ Mr. Vannemau Ima also received word from tho Jobbers In thc trade that beginning October 1, the firm will buy a bale of cotton at 10 cents for every 50,000 .shells of powder, either smokeless or black that is bought In tho cotton growing States. ?"This is merely an instance of tho interest that continues to be manifest in the buy a bale movement which ls still being rapidly pushed throughout the South. Southern newspapers con tlan elaborate accounts of largo cor porations coming Into tho movement and so far as thc local situation ls concerned, Mr. C. C. Hook, prosident of the Greater Charlotte club, states that ho proposes to continuo Identification of tho club .With tho, proposition for. the reason that Intorest lu .the buy nnd hbld proposition seems to bo at its height. ':- mw^.n- - . ; .. .;? -.'V. ,.- MOSER, 8W?1?T HOSIE Attefld&nce^for First Day rj Ap- ' ^ w " ~ *M^V-. NoM.?Wm?;J.V.nMr.fW.B,?. Broke Records. Now York, Oct. 0,-A. Rust'ora Bey; ,_ Turkish ambassador lo tho United :-' ' ' ' State? who announced recently "he Bristen, Vs., Oct. 6.--With the larg- would return to his country because ?T^-'?irit'day attendance la Us history, of ohcctlons raised by tho ndmlnis .iKtf'Sot^^ to certain . ot As^Uq>i;con^ned hore this even- Passage oboard Gio steamer Stam f^ruT"^^^^ " ^7 PaH*? sailing tomorrow tor Naples, lng i for liai aixtb annual meeting. In . - ? , - _?. calling, ?he body to order- President Homo?**? Science at Anderson College -'.??5?t?V???s;.-Prs?, ;c?-Chap*! *???- Several lad lear Of-th? city have tn '?Sftt^w'fi?i?V*''L' -* "l-^.ruJ " dioatsd their iulc?tlor. cf altcE?ins th? .f^v^m^'W V ^tl?r c?as* in Doineailc Science provided tor from President .Wilson, in which he them at Anderson College, Tho class exproafled tho hope that > the meeting will meet once a week, probably on ^frte-?mcwutoi x>i\o te ltg-atv &^-P**T^:W**?o*'lb<>cost -Z?S--++i??*^VAIIW KAI?.? wv.X. tH ipr pttenojng this ?mrs? tor a halt td ^get' not'only better toada In Jrji25o, tho students to pay tor the Southern Appalachtan section but the materia) used. TIGHT" MONEY McADOO NOW IS AFTER ! SOME OF THE PEOPLE. WHO ARE HOARDING Secretary Says There Is No Rea son Why Conditions Should Not Be Normal. Washington, Oct. G.-"There is evi dence in Koine quarters that indivi duals and corporations aro hoarding money; it ls just u>> rcprehensive for them to do so ns it is for the banks," declared Secretary McAdoo of liio treasury department, in a state ment issued tonight. "There ls no reason," he continued, "why people should not deposit money in Iii?.' hanks in tho usual way ami . with absoluto confidence, and lhere i ir, no reason why business should not be conducted in a normal way." Thu s tu temen I says tho following rates have boen charged hy banks except in exceptional cases: lu Now York, t! por cont; Chica go, 7 per cent; Kt. Louis, t; and 7 por cont: Dowton, (5 per cont; i'hil dolphla, (5 per cont. Thu statement announces that no more lists of bunk's carrying oxees? hive? reserves will bo made public for tho prceut because there is evidence that a moro liberal disposition is be ing manifested. "I have a long Hst," It goes on, "which aro holding excessive reserv es and 1 shall net hesitate to publish it. "In a number of places which have been brought to my notice thc lli Icrest rate has hoon put un arbitrar ily by the concerted action of tho banks. There ls no jut i tic al ion for high Interest rntOB. There ls no real ?n?on for tight money In this coun try." JUST ^TURNING FROM WAR ZONE Arthur McGere, Who Left Paris On August 30, Tells of What He Saw in the Old World. (From Wednesday's Dally.' An interesting visitor to Andereon recently was Arthur McGere of Atlan ta, who has Just returned from a trip abroad,. He tells a number of interesting stories of what he saw while in Germany and France and describes In u bery'bibid manner tho hardships which ho was forced to un dergo. Mr. McGoro Bayu thai he was it: Paris whoa thc war broke out and ho made at once for Switzerland after Anding that he could secure no pass ports in Paris. lie caught a train which ordinarily makes tho trp tu Horne in nine hours, yet he was on tho way over 36 hours on this trip and Bald that tho discomforts were awful. He had forethought enough to provdd himself with 18 hard-boil ed eggs and a goodly supply .of rolls before ho started on the Journey and he says that he would baba suffered terribly from hunger had he not pro vided hmself with the food He narrates that coming borne on a steamer conditions wer<j as bad as they had been In tho foreign countries. Ho could not secure a state room and was forced to s'cop in n steamer chair on deck coming home and together with some'several hundred other pas sengers, over 200 of Whom were wo men, he spent each night on the open deck. . Mr. McGere says that the.ro are three possibilities for an early ending of the war and only three .that he could Bee after making investigations before his departure. Ho Bays that either the entrance of Italy into tho conflict, the Austria ?f the assassi nation of tho Emperor and Crown Piinco of Gorman would, terminate the ware-faro.' He does not see any possibilities of an early conclusion of the war except these. SOUTH IS AFTER FORE?GN TRADE Anderson Will Probably ' Send One cr More Delegates to Conference in Atlanta. Anderson manufacturera and .busi ness men are somewhat interested in a conference which ls to bo held Oc tober-7.3 and 14 lu Atlanta, nt which time plins will be discussed wheres by tho South may bo able to get a por tion of tLo foreign trade, now opening np to tilts country, W. Brissoy, as cbahmsn Of ono of^the Anderson chamber of commerc? committees; has recQlvod. tho following lotter1 from tho Atlanta #>hs?nnr nf rmnniorca. ?i*The Atlanta Chamber : of Com merce has called/ a 'conference on an foreign trade to meet tri the Cham ber of Commerce building in Atlan ta .'October thirteenth and fourteenth, abd we eftnect to have hero rail road presidents. ? government experts who. are familiar with trade customs of South and Central America, ; and represontatlbcS, of banks doing buidV ness ?here, toother with railroad offi cials of, the southeastern'terrltory. ; "The final day will be denoted to group meetings or manufacturers in particular lines, wno will discuss problems pertaining to their Ines. "The sscond doy will be n g?n?ral meeting la which ?IT eectfons will come together to deal with common problems of export trade. "Wc earnestly ask your presence, and will ask you to do us the cour tesy ' send by return mall, In the enclosed stamped envelope, a list of I the leading manufacturers of your neighborhood whom you can probably I recall by memory by reason of their prominence, who are financially strong enough and so siiuutcd that they might be interested in foreign trade. "Kindly send tho list by return ni di so that wo un notify each of hese gentlemen personally, sending him an invitation. "Yours very truly, "W. G. COOPER. "Secretary.* ooo OOO O O O O U O fl O fl o Obituary. o o ..o o o o o o o o o o o o o Under any and all circumstance*, death is sad, but it ls doubly so when it conies Into a home and lays its cold and icy baud upon one who is so much thc idol uni pct of thc entire family and friends as was thu cast* with Vernon Monroe Martin, the-five | years and six months old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Martin, who depart ed tills life at l-?'.O o'clock Friday, September 25, 1914. Little Vernon had been p. sufferer for four years with* spasms and when ho was seized willi typhoid fever it was known from the first, tha/t hU was a des perate L-???. The fond parents have tiie consolation of knowing tiiat with him lt Is well, while the little boy rests in tho family cemetery by the side of grandfather and grandmother j tho little spirit baa taken its flight back to the God who gave it where it is sweetly resting in tho arms o Jesus who said, "Suffer little child-1 ron and forbid them not to como un to mc for such is the kingdom of Heaven. Dear parents,' In this your and bereavement look not with a despair ing oyo upon the future but put your I trst In Him "who docth all things well" and when the last trump sjiall sound you shall be gathered together around the bright and beautiful throne of God in ono grand reunion where all will be free from pain and anguish and where no moro Bad fare-| wells shall bo known. Dear Vernon now has- left us fl our IOBS wo deeply feel. Hut 'tis God that has bereft us. Ile will all our sorrows heal. Ho has loft this world of sorrow, Nevcrmoro to walk alone, In thc dreary' paths of darkness, Hut has gone to a brighter home. Ho was loved by all who knew him,! Yes the Idol of his home, Hut God saw flt to tnke him ) To help adorn hl3 blessed throne Would we call bim back? No, never, For he shines in'hcaven above, Where he'll rest in joy forever With tho Fathej*' whom we love ;j No, nc, wo' loved little 'Vernon' Too well to wish hini herc, For ho haB Joined the Heavenly choir, And we ought not to shed a tear. -Mrs. H. L. Cobb and . Mrs. W. C. Darnett o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ; o o o o o o . , o o Starr Kens. o o o O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Starr. October C.-The Starr high school ia now in session, and thc new principal M. R. Comak. with his ablo corps of asBstants, Misses Mildred Goode, Annie Shirley, Maude Erskine, and Leila Stuart is well organized and has begun the work with thc deter mination to make this one of tho most successful terms of tho schools history. Miss Annie Halford, of Blackville, who has taught efficiently the music Behool here for the. nast tenn, has returned and taken charge of that de partment again for tho next session. Rev. W. B. Hawkins, of Tpwnville, with his family will move to his home here in a few weeks, and place 'his three youngest children in tho Starr schools. > Miss Bertha May i Smith, of Donalds, I is attending tho school here this ( ses- j sion. Tho School Improvement Associa tion has reorganised at this.placo with the determination . to do much in tho futuro and, sincerely urge tho cooperation of tho patrons ot the school. . Miss Eileen Herron has gone to An trovllle where she will teach in the | graded schools next term. Tho Missionary* Society, of the Ban- | tnt church WU havo ts regular meet ing next Fridap afternoon at 3.301 o'clock and al the. edies of the church; aro urged to attend GROCERS ORDER ANDERSON BALE Seeman toothers ci New York Wu! Buy-a-Bale of An derson Cotton. Tho "Buy-A-Bale" movement seems to have spread to all parta of the Unit ed States and Southern cities aro re ceiving orders every day to purchase cotton for RnHto firms -t 10 cents per pound. Seeman Brothers, of New York, wholosalo fancy grocers, doing a large business In thia, territory yesterday wrote to Ita local representatlve, W. A Power \& Company and asked that he ' ad vi so thro Anderson Chamber ot Commerce ot the fact that they- will purchase io. balea of cotton in this territory at 10 cenia per pound. Tae . i lili mk ll ?II?il 1 11 ' |f Iff i ^ ^[K^'H >?IRST PHOTOGRAPH SHOWSS RHEIMS CATHEDRAL DAMAGED, NOT DESTROYED. Here is the first photograph to reach this country of thc cathedral at Rheims after it hatf .been.;' rt shelled by the Germans, three weeks ago. Thc Germans took as their provocation for making the cathedral their target, the alleged fact that the French were using the cathedral towers as obser vation posts. The historic edifice was bombarded despite the fact that two Red Cross flags were dis played, one frorrr each of the towers. Many wounded Germans being treated by French surgeons in side the- cathedral were killed by thc shells of their countrymen. This picture shows daylight show .* ? . . i ? _ _ A? ?_'r - C il. , 41, i. 1 . 1 ttmc rx v vin ri aiirnir. hw llt? ,?n/?ni\;'c fir** * * o . TOWNVILLE ITEMS o o O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O I) .( <? Townville, Oct. 6.-Yesterday being the day set apart by the president of these United States as a day of prayer for peace and harmony among the na tiono of Europe, it was observed both in morning and afternoon by our people. In ?ho afternoon at tho Moth odis church the Rev. W. S. Myers took for bis text Islaah, 2:4. He also gave an outline on the blackboard showing the cost ot war by giving the cost of one 26,000 ton battle ?uip and what could have been done with that money couldn't have been used in the marts of trade; saying with that money 14,000 boys and girls could bo given a col lego education for 4 years at $500.00 per year each;, or there could be built 1,400 churches, at $20,000.00 eaoh;. or could be purchased 7,000 iarmcs ?t $4,000.00 each; or there could be bulk a macadamized road from Now York to Atlanta, and monXpther illustration wore used showing that tho l ights of j men and. the right of nations ceased when the rights of others' were inter fered with. After the sermon there waa a nie; collection taken which .will -bo for warded to tho widows and orphans of the European war' zone. Rey. and Mrs. W; T. Hollingsworth are visiting In tho Roberts section, Mr. and Mrs. E. p. Asbill visited friends &t S?neca this week." Rovr and Mrs' W S MycVs, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ligon, Mr. And Mrs. E. C.. Asbill, ?Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Boggs and Messrs. Frank Hawkins and Pas chal Oruba were visitors in Andereon last week. " i Misses Carrie. Steward, Campobeilo, Nell Keilet* Fountain Inn and Jean Ki nn pl ly, "Greenwood are hero es teachers in the public school for thia year. /Mr. Leard Mooro visited relatives inj tho Friendship section this Weekj v MlsBcs ritotb and Lola ..O^Nealof O'Neal ie rry visited their mother tnls Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Snolgrove of near Benoca vfslt?d tholr parents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johnson this week-end. Ret. W, B Hawkins was tn, Ander-V son this week. Miss Tallulah . Moore .' >veht - th?b week-end et Oak way. } J>r. John Heller and family of Seneca Bpont Sunday hore with his mother, Mrs, .Silas R. Heller. Mr. and Mrs. Joe' Holler of Sandy Springs bikited-here laat. week. ^withstanding the European : .w?L, and hard vim?s, tbony the Townvllle j public-school opened .under, Ycry, fa*-., arable auspices. The opening and re ligious exorcises were coasted by} im . Mm? tho Rev. W. S. Myora, Methodist pas- j tor and also an address was given by Mr, Myers. Mr. W. C Kingia former trustee gave some very instructivo re marks, also the new trustees each gave short talks. Messrs. Gea Smith a former Clemson student gave somo en couragingyWelcome wo/ds, Frank Haw kins a former student of Mercer col lege added to the welcome of tho new teachers. Principal C. H. Witt, of Americas, Ga., Misses Jean Kinnelly,-Greenwood, Carrie Steward, Campobella and Nell Kellet of Fountain Inn, all agata this year new teachers. We wish for them a, most prosperous y.ar and with the coop?ration of trustees and patrons thoy will succeed. Qui ty a.large .um ber of pupils were present thia morn ing. Tho patrons showed their ap proval by turning out also.' On last Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the school auditorium there by the School Improvement Association was gi ven a reception to tho new teachers amt patrons of the school Quito a nice crowd was .out in spite of the stormy' weather. Af tor several ad dresses-of welcome by patrons and visitors and sympathizers dud a beau-* tifully rendered program of music, a. bounty repast was Served by several little boys and girls of the school. , - Last Thursday night tho bornes and atkblea of Mr. J. L, o. WhilfieUI s*er? destroyed by it .was, a total loss; aa. no;insurance and Gio loss'ls cati-, muted at about $2,500.00 ; It is suppos ed that some passerby as tho.lot ls right on the road, on lighting ? clg^ orette threw th? lighted match into the lot and in a bery few minutes the whole lot was in a flame. It ii.aup" posed it was'done by a cigarette fiend os. tb?y,ri?ver know where Jpsy sro gol.ifg io:throw; the match after .light ing a cigarette; It may bo in a keg of ?L gun powder br on a pile ot dynamite J they do not know. I On tho September 30th pt tho born?. tit Rev. Vf, B. Hawkins at 5 o'clock Mr.^Hoory ?..King and ,Miss Gertrude Simmons both Ot Cross Road were married. .Tho attendants were*: Mr; Curtis Mevsdn with Miss MaybuJI'Klng and Mr. Wallace Glymph wlthV?ias Eunice Simmons. *t.., . . T,?hcy to&a into, t^s pir?sr at strone; of Mendelson wedding 'march,' played by Miss l^Orrydo ?)unlap ' th? music teacher. >lev. W. .D*; Haw^ns;^?-} ciat?d, ? . ' -, ? ' ^H^m^m^M FOfcKS MUST HELP THE TRADE BODY In Asking for Payment of Does, Chairman of Chamber of Com* mer ce Is Very Optimistic. "That times are not good, yet far from bad" ls tho statement mado by tho chairman of the executive com mittee of the Anderson chamber ot commer?a in a lotter written to ali members ot the association yester day. The letter manifests an optimis tic view and says: Dear momber: Wo enclose herewth state ment cohering balahco in full of your subscription as made by you, on Oe- . tober 1st. Tines aro. not good, mit they are not bad, and the work of "telling about' Anderson must go on with Increased instead of diminished (iffect. Do business, tho cotton situa- . tlon w!1l take care of Itself,-and lt is not such a big factor anyhow in the real business of diversified .Anderson. . "Wc believe thia organization f has made good, and that tho- visible and invisible, direct and tndlr?ct, results, of ita endeavors, may be seen on nil benda. Our year was half bVOr/.on October 1st. ' Wa .operated the organ!-v zation moro economically - than any ? other organization In tho Btato In\ ? ' elty^ ei eur size, and y Uk the income. We should close tho fiscal year Feb ruary lBt, 1016,' wthout Indebtedness. / .l.'We urge you to sand in check for dues promptly, so that we may have no financial difficulties In the way Of continuing to assist n building up An derson. ' Your subscription ls an asset to .you as a factor in Anderson'? pro-' gresB. ly^Thanking you and. congratulating you on your-part ini making anderson "worth while," wo are, "Yours to serve, Mdflreon ch-mbcr 0? Cuunnercb,. '.'By J. D. Hammett, Chairman. . ''Attest:; V/'Porter , A. "maloy, ' "Secty, t> 6 ? boo o b o'" b o o'fj' o 6 o o ? RETURN TO PARIS. o t> LONDON, Oct. 7.--3t4S o ? rt.-Ahe French govern- , o ? ment W?H r?terti :W Fa??. o' o Wednew??y or Thursday, ac- o r> cording to the Paris corre- o o spest?ent of the Expr?s who a ? maket?thi* annonneemeta? on o y n%? t^ofHy. ; o ? P ? PPP opp p Cv p p p p p o