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1 DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY With us, and then we will lend you money when you need it. "** ^Interest Paid on Deposits. The Farmers and Merchants Bank and j The Farmers Loan & Trust Co. ANDERSON, S. C. Combined Resources a Little the Rise of One Million Dollars OUR DIRECTORS: E. A. N. B. J. F. J. B. H. A J. J. ThoB. Hniythe, KuIIItuii, Watson, Hummctt, , Orr, Major, C. Jackson, Ceo. W. Frans, W. I.iiiitflilin, J. V. Harri?, Foster L. Uronn J. It. limit lilt. It. 0. WiterHpoOU, J. J. .Major, J. IL Vnndiver. Operatives Wanted FOR NEW AND MODEL COTTON FAC TORY AT DANVILLE, VIRGINIA. The Riverside & Dan River Cotton Milts, Inc., arc start ing up tbe^atest and largest addition to their great plant?the most modern and complete mill in America today. Spinners and Weavers can find here an attractive opening for profitable employment. Further information furnished on application. Address GEO. W. ROBERTSON, Supt. Dan River Cotton Mills, Danville, Va. Germans Offer 1,000 lbs. for His Head. Commander Samson oi tho' British navy, known to tho Germans as Captain ^Kettle, he-- annoyed them so much with his remarkable aero piano exploita about Yprcs . and Courtral in Franco; that they have Offered! ? reward ot 1,000 pounds for his capture. de*d or alive. He Is among the most, If not tho most, dar ing of British aeronauts, and has done much damage to the Germans besides doing Important spy. work for to allied army. So the official offer of a high price for his head has been made. However,- the .knowledge of his danger bus not stopped his work nor ruffled his disnosition. ? STATEMENT ERE DEATH TOft SPt^GGS WHO DIED IN HARTWELL JAIL TOLD OF WHIPPING HA D MOB SCARE H**rtl^; ^^t^rit^ Feared Mob Would Attempt to Siorm "iV?W Tom Spighta. the negro who . ttWtt? la? Sunday night in Hartwoll lmVf? a result, it is alleged, of a HwWfc^Ivon hlra by a number of \ns of the Fair Play section, made .TO.?aiildavit before death which will the case again&t th? men IgMMpja? with bis death, is thevinfor mation cbnUlned. in an .article in the aftSigrell Sun with reference to the reports current,ihero -last week; that a moh from Oconea County hod plan-, neq.to storm the HartwelhJaiJ aad get the negro Sprlggs. The, article from the Kartwell paper fe ?* follows : 1 exottwnent; was manifested in Hwrtwell Monday, afternoon when ;fturndofcueon rocelved a telegram tafia >mtm^frWMrtl*t Si c.? --ha? o-xnoh war. on its w?y\to! who was so severely beaten .in the lynching at Knox Bridge in Sunday, the 20th. The negro died on the night before, Sunday 27th, In the jail here. It is supposed that the party knew that ho would tell all about the occurrence, and that they wanted to k'.U -him bo that he could not. testify agalns*. them at the trial. Sprlgg hr.~ already made a sworn statement wblch Is uow In the'hands of the proper authorities, and will be brought out, of course. In the trial later. Sheriff Johnson promptly m.ide ar rangements for the mob, and Governor Slaton ordered the military company here to bo in .readiness. ' For some reason the mob never, put In its uppearahce. The negro was dead, anyway, and probably the men found out'that there was no use In coming. ,: 'IM At any rate, it was pretty exciting hore for several hours and it was good for all parties that nothing rcaUy'hap pened. ? U?rt rat ?ndmlce e*t?mtn?to-a**4to gtli?qjiicklj-.ar.<iBt)soluu??yvrUtittutodi? " MiiincUIW'H?tniis ?>r<MCV.Cfi2 drrompoll Man.. nottor than mi to* mhi ?n Uv world. Insist on ??nul?o n A'f.COnK. iV.ttfc, 11 at'dealers by <iun.i)ott> BOTAWCM. Xi+yVi Ci% 4th & je?c? st?. * PsuxL'sAiil'tt, p*. NEUTRAL SHIPS VERY SCARCE! SECRETARY M'ADOO EM? PHAS1ZES FACT IN A LETTER TO CHAIRMAN ALEXANDER I Steamship Companies Doing j Their Utmost to Relieve Ex isting Situation. (Oy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.?Scarcity or neutral ships to carry the reviving trado between the United y taten and Germany 1b emphasized in a letter written by Secretary McAdoo to Chairman Alexander, of the house merchant marine committee, con cerning the work of tho war risk in surance board. "Somo of the steamship compan ies." the secretary said, "are offering boats that have been in port out of use for a considerable length of time, and some, indeed, of such a class as lo render It questionable whether they should he permitted to sail on bucJi voyages." Mr. McAdoo said the board was writing insicance up to $750,000 on cotton cargoes to Germany, the amount being divided between vessels and cargoes. Ho added that he un derstood the regular marine insur j ance companies \v*?rts not writing pol icies moro freely. He quoted the noard as reporting: "It can be sa.'cly assumed that the American and Gorman companies are doing their utmost to relieve tho ex isting situation end to develop a suf ficient m'aiket to take caro of the largest carg j. Tho German compan ies have a verv special reason for de siring to do the utmost in this direc tion. "As far as marine insurance is concerned we must differentiate be tween shipB destined to German ports I and those to .neutral ports with the possibility of trans-shipment to Ger many. As to the latter, {he- situation Is practically no different than exists In ordinary years. Rates to Rotter dam. Copenhagen and other Scandi navian ports are practically tho same as last year on similar vessels. The size of .the market Is more than suf ficient on such risks to take care of anv cargo by a suitable steamer. "The situation as to shipments to Germany i? more difficult, and the available market la - limited to Ger man and American companies. Tho situation Is vapidly improving and the market is developing under tho demand. "The rates charged are not exces sive, taking Into account that the ports are on a coast on which it Is safe to assume many aids to naviga tion have bean removed and that sal vage operations near that coast, un der war conditions, would be almost impossible." INCREASES OF GRIME DESERVES ATTENTION! I The Public Opinion That Tol erates Lawlessness Will Inevi tably Engender Fatal Malady fDy Asjwlatcd Pres?.) ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 1?Warning of moral decadence if the spirit of lawlessness in all the American com munities goea unchecked was a| striking utterance in Governor | Charles S. Whitman's inaugural ad dress today. Increases of crime, lie 'said, deserved the thoughtful atten tion of the legislature. "Disregard of law, impatience with legal and moral restraints, contempt for the judicial and executive minis ters of justice are phenomena ob servable In ell American communities and all classes," he added. "No ma terial prosperity, no abounding wealth, no progress in the feclencaa can save us from ultimate decay it this spirit shall continue. "The publto opinion that toleraten lawlessness whether it be the lynch ing of the negro, the murder of the ob scure, or. the violence attending near ly all disputes between labor and cap ital will Inevitably engender a fatal malady, unless th? quicksand con science of'the American people shall can a halt. "There Is bot j One-way of meetln tha. danger, and that i way is through the creation of a dominant and pre* vadtng public sentiment in support of the enforcement ox the law. where that, sentiment la wanting ho devices of the law can make up for It" JUMPS OVERBOARD. Captain o! British 8teass?fc!p, Wor ried 0Ter Delay by Stems, ; Ends Life. NRW ORLEANS, Jan. 1.?Captain George Collie, of the. British steam ship Cragoswald, jumped overboard and. was drowned, off the Florida straits last Tuesday. The CrakoS j wu?d left Hull. England. November 26 tor. No** Orleans on a short time con tract and worry over , a 17-day delay by storms, the ship s officers said, ap parently caused Captain Collie to bo como mentally deranged. A search was t?ftde bet no, *in?c? of the - body kywm<$ - ^ ^ . v ; ..i";-i(->| '' PETITIONS 10 SELL BEER AND WINE REJECTED LAST APPFAL AGAINST RUS SIA'S PROHIBITION DE CREE FAILS MORE THAN FOUR TO ONE AGAINST The New Year Fastens (he Lid on Many Sections of United States. PETROGRAD, Jan. 1.? The last ap peal against Russia's prohibition de cree failed Thursday when the coun cils of Petrograd and Moscow reject ed a petition to authorize the recom mencement of the sale of beer and light wines. The recent final order to discontinue the sale v>f all alcoholic drinks was issued with the reserva tion that the city councils should have the right to appeal for an au thorization of the recommencement of tho sale of thrce-per cent beer and light wines. Tho final prohibition order was so unexpectedly issued that there was no opportunity to provide a stock against the coming period of abste mmet;. Between six and eight o'clock in the evening the merchants receiv ed instructions that next day would be absolute prohibition and hence there W03 no chance to give warning to eager customers who, on a false alarm previously spread abroad lined tho streets for hours awaiting their turn to squeeze into the crowded wine shops. The formerly popular restau rants, which managed to weather tho vodka edict, are now almost without patronage. The liquor dealers, restaurant keep ers, wine growers and distillers brough all possible influence to bear on the city councils'for authorization to sell beer and light wines assisted by theorists who, while approving of general sobriety, thought that absten ance should come gradually and that the sudden cessation of the use of all alcohol would have an Injurious effect But despite these influences and the fact that not one per cent of the mem bers of the city councils, were teeto tallers, the councils rejected the pe tition by a vote on a -atio of more than four to one. The extreme measures to enforce prohibition even extend to tbe sale of denatured alcohol, varnish and every conceivable atcoholic compound which are not salable without a pe'rmit State Wide In Colorado. DENVER, Col., Jan. 1.? Statewide prohibition became a part of the con stltutioa of Colorado today with the issuance by Governor Animons of proclamations putting into effect a constitutional amendment approved at the November election. Prohibition under the amendment will become effective Januay 1, 1916. First Arrest For "Boot Legging." TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 1.? Lwuis Gh?rna was arrested for selling a pint of whiskey early today, after Arizona's prohibition law had gone into effect. His violation of tbe law and immediate arrest was by previous arrangement, tor the purpose of (eating the self executing feature of the prohibition law that the constitutional .Amend ment should go Into effect today. Hot Springs . Saloons Reopen. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Jan. .1.?Hot Springs saloons were reopened at noon today, maklngHbat city the only "wet" spot in the State. Saloons in jail other cities wero . closed at mid night last night and. under the ? stat utes petitions containing a..majority] of tho names of white adult citizens must be presented to the county court .before licenses may be iBsued. The! Hot Springs petitiin contained about! 3,600 names ahr* anses were reis sued without tee )ta tho anti-liquor forces. LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 1.?Nine counties In Kentucky became "dry" at midnight last night, liquor having been voted out last September. Only 15 counties out of 129 in Kentucky remained In the "wet" column. Officers of the SttUe prohibition league announced today that a fight for State-wide, prohibition would be made before tho legislature as -boon as the law permitted, > Lf*(Vtor Cause of Social Poverty. TOPBKA, Kan., Jan, 1?Tratte {-tit liquor was held to be tho enc great cause of social poverty and economic waste by Henry G, McCain,, extension secretary of tho Methodist Temp?r ance Society, speaking today before the convention of the IntercoHojdate Temperance Association. A great force for improving social ' conditions, he said, lies in an organisation; o col lege men to work for prohibition. ' "It is futue to talk of the Amelior ation of social suffering while the li quor Institution is at work, corrupt ing tho vory foundation of our social life." he said, . Mrs. Frances E. Beaaclir.rap, pr?si dent of the .Kentucky v?.'.C, T. U;. de clared women have p?we.' to force adoption of national; prohifiitlon. and national woman -suffrage. A preference for ?tato action for prohibition, at- present rather than at an immediate a tempt for uai??ual pro hibition, was expressed in a letter froth Secretary Bryan .to Elon G. Bor ton, national secretary of the an soclstton..read at tho. eloping session of the convention tonight. Mr. Bryan said: I; ;"In the matter o? prohibition?., 3 ? MUSI SE PI FOR WHEAT HELD BRITISH PRIZE COURT AN NOUNCES DECISION IN TEST CASE OTHER SHIPMENTS BEING RELEASED Vessel One of Large Number Loaded With Wheat in U. S. and Shipped Before War. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.?The de cision of the British prize court in London in the case of the British steamship Miraniichi. loaded with wheat and shipped from America to German consignees prior tu the war was announced here tonight by tho British embassy. The court held that the wheat was still the property of the American claimants and order ed that they be paid for it. The em bassy issued a statement on tho caso which said in part: "The vessel was ono of a large number which hud shipped cargoes of wheat in the United States before tbe outbreak of war consigned to German Arms in Germany. The cobc was submitted to the prize court as a test case in order that the point of law might he determined whether the goods were at the time of seizure the property of the American ship pers or of the German consignees. "The case having been made a test one, other shrlpments are being re leased in like manner provided that they were made before the outbreak of war and without contemplation of wbr. "From information now received from a private source in the United States it appears that practically ail cargoes of wheat so seized were sold to German firms before the war, at prices about 30 cents a buBhel lower! than tho present actual market price of wheat. Tho effect, It is pointed out, effects to making the exports at present of large sums of money prob ably averaging $50,000 to $75,000." I 1 ?I think that, at present the emphasis should be laid on tbe contests in the States. In some States the time is ripe for action and I think it is bet ter to concentrate the forcex on? these rather than to spread them over the entire union. However, this is a mat ter of opinion and i eia.es to the pol icy of national action at this time, rather than to the principles involved. "The strong vote polled in the house a few days ago shows how rapidly sentiment is growing against the sa loon." WILL APPROPRIATE FOR FARM RAISING -o Spartanbnrg County Delegation to Provide for Remonstration and Canning Work. -c SPART ANBURG, Doc. 31.?The Spartanburg*County delegation yes terday decided to appropriate for tbe coming year $800 for the salary of the county farm demonstration agent and $500 for promoting the work of the girls' tomato club. Other requests have not been acted upon, but prob ably there will be provision for the public health work of tho county, an Increase of the levy . for road work and some provision for supporting tho night schools of the county more liberally. It was shown by state ment made before the delegation that thero are more than 1,000 adults reg istered in the night schools of Spar tanbnrg County and that the demands upon these Institutions are constantly increasing. YIELD INCREASED, FIFTEEN PER CENT. Born well Cotton Crop Unusually Heavy?Food Harvests Are Also ? Very Good. Commissioner Watson is hearing en couraging news from all parts of the State in response to his efforts to. get Items of Interest from . wide-awake farmers. Harry D Calhoun, president of the Barpwell County fair, writes: "Barnwell County enjoys the dis tinction of being, tbe fourth county in the State in the yield of cotton. The year drawing. to. a close shows a. 15 per cent Increase over any other year. Corn, peas, potatoes, pecans and saga/ cans were raised in abundance. The melon and cucumber and' asparagus crops wore profitable. Many farm?3 have enough moat to do thorn. While they have not paid their entire in debtedness tor 1914, on account of cotton being half price, .Uto war - hi Europe has no actual terrors for the Barnwell farmers. who have learned to live .at home." News Freu LowndestlHe. Mrs. Lewis Bell end little daugh ter, Clara,; of Augusta are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Speer enter tained : at dinner on ChHstmaa day the families of Dr. J. D. Wilson, Rev. JY A. ciatfelter-'and Mrs. Clink?cales. On Wednesday of last weeic MrrD. A. Bell and Mrs; Mamie Gilbert were united !a marriage. Miss Annie Liddell has gone to Flordia to spend the winter. Mr. and Mr*. T, D. Coo|ef b*d a number 6t their friends to dine:with thejro Tuesday. Tlk? v?g party glvon by ??r. A, .L Spoci- vtas enjoyed b?. all present: ) Do It Now! Make a small deposit each week in * his Financial Stronghold, and by adding a little each week to your Bank Account you'll be sur prised at the rapidity with which you can accumulate a snug sum? "Big Oaks from little Acorns Grow." The same applies to our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT WHEN REVERSES COME Your worry will be reduced to a minimum if you are in a position to meet all obligations with a check on The Peoples Bank LEE G. HOLLEMAN, President D. O. BROWNE, Cashier E. P. VANDIVER, Vice-Pres. Bleckley Building, Anderson, S. C. Thaw Against Whom Supreme Court Rules, On Fishing Trip in His New Hampshire Exile. Harry Thaw,-: perhaps tho most, notorious prisoner at this tirno in the United States, who, h.ia bVen in New Hampshire since he. escaped . from Matte? .tan Asylum in New York State, .where be. was sentenced for the murder of Stanford White, must be returned] to that State. *?e .es caped in an automobile with the aid of several notorious characters of New York .City. When be was cap tured , ? federal in New Hamp shire decided in his ' h\vor.t The at torney panerai of Now York took the case to the United States Supreme Court. I There the content on that Thaw had been indicted for conspiracy lr? es I caplng and should be returned.. to New York to.answer that Indictment, ' whether insane or.-, not; \ was upheld. He mutt go back to stand trial des pite the fcet that the courts of New York have alr<u>2y decided ho is in jaane. William-, T. Jerome, who . fought tho case for Jtow. York, insists .that the prisoner will be tried ou tho conspiracy indictment. [VITAL STATISTIC LAVVlRFO j Soras Two Hendred Townships Remain Unprovided So Far With Local Registrars. slclan or midwife at a bin hmust file a certificate within ten days after date, of birth, apd in cases .where neither are present this duty devolves on the father or mother or tho child. The law provides that ? local regis trar shall receive 25 '. cents for each birth end-death certificate properly executed and filed with the State reg istrar. On the tenth., day ,ef , each month, he. shall send all original cer tificates to the.State registrar. .Tames, A. Hayne, M,: D,. State reg istre r, is charged with seeing to the thorough and efficient . execution of the ai-.t. carried out. He is authorized The vital statistics law, which was signed September 1, became effective yesterday, though local registrars for about 200 townships In the State have not yet been appointed. A prise will : to investigate all cases of irregularity bo given to the first registrar correct-'and violation of the law, and report ly reporting a birth or death, with the ] such, cases to the' district attorney, element of time of transmission of:who must Inltiet?vcourt proceedi?!??, th? report t?konrinto<coftsld?ratloin. {against, th? aleged offender.. Tbe.law Rulos.and r?gulations for the prop-[provides a fine of-from *5.io $ioo or er registration; of birth and deaths j Imprisonment for 30 days or both, have been promulgated by the bu-| ' ' ' . , - reau, according.to the provisions of th?, act, and forms have been senc all appoint?es, or local registrars, who must , appoint deputy registers to serve In their places In cas? of ab sence or disability. Und?r th? regulations, a permit tor burial, issued by a local registrar must be.: obtained before, the body of n per son: can-be Interred. This duty Se Negroea Attempt to Lynch ? Negro *~"? . CBy Amc^J??*! Pits*.) C^RL?flSTON.^jH?., ; jaii. 1.?Ne gro levee workmen attempted to lynch.one or ineir number heW^' d?y tor ?tah?lng the foreman, 'volves open the undertaker, who In ; man. A passing train crew saved turn has It checked by, the person, in- the negro after rthe gang had,placed charge , of the burying gronnd. Th? a rope around bte neck. . attending physician,biso- b?s tc 5?i} Th?, foreman is in ? critical eoodi !owt ac^rilflcsv*. T^e a^dinf phy-Won.. Ttrt-rieyto is tn |all here,