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LOOKING INTO GRAIN SITUATION IN STATE TWELVE GOVERNMENT AGENTS SEEKING DATA AS TO ACREAGE, ETC. ONE WAS HERE Tells of Things Necessary If Grain Crop is to Be Successful Venture. It. Maynarcl I'cterson, of the of flee of markets. United States Department | of Agriculture, who with eleven others J of (he Hame office is engaged in mak ing an exhaustive investigation an to the grain acreugn in South Carolina this your, spent yesterduy in Andor Hon for the purpose of gathe'ring datu along this line with reference to An dorsou county. From here Mr. Peter non goes to Spartanburg. where he will make similar investigations. Those agents of the department of agriculture are making this investi gation with the view of determining the present acreage of grain in South Carolina, the present prospects for tho yield per ucre. the handling und the marketing of the same. Kefore he hecamo affiliated with,tho] government work, Mr.- Peterson wasi an extensive grain planter of Minne? nota, und knows the grain business thoroughly. He expressed himself sur. prised at the large amount of grain Mown in South Carolina, and stated that if three things ore adhered to there should be no trouble in market ing the grain at present prices. These! things, which he admits In the outset | win bo hard to bring about, ore, first: get tho farmer to properly cut, Back, j sweut and dry out his grain and put it in marketable condition; second: the securing of grain elevators fori terminal and local purposes in cities located in competitive railroad terri-1 tory In regions Wherj the acreage Is j large or exceeds 40,000. acres, and in securing other terminal competitive plants where the acreage Ib not large enough to warrant tho establishment of grnln warehouses with grain mar keting attachment?; third: securing | of grain rates on the railroads. The result of the investigations be ing made by these agents will be re ported to Charles .J. Brand, chief ofj the bureau of markets. O0OO000000OO00000| o S. C. COLLEGE oj o , p ooooooooooooooooo! COLUMBIA, Jan. 11?.?Since tho hol idays the various departments of the University of South Carolina have been busily engaged rounding out the first term which ends *his month; the mld-sesBlon examinations to be held tho first week In February. LuBt Saturday night the Euphradiun Literary Society elected Howard E. banner president for the third term. At tho same timo the Euphradlan and ClnrioBophlc societies, In joint ? as sembly, elected E. S. Uambrcll of ?eiton cdltor-ln-chlef of Th? Caro linian and Eugeno deer, also from Belton. cdltor-ln-chlef of The Game cock. The January number of the Tho Carolinian was given to tho publtsh ara this week and will be issued with in the next fortnight < Founders' Day, the largest annual celebration held at the university, oc- j curs this year on tho 28th lnat., at which tlmo Dr. William Spenser Cur- j roll, the university's now president, will be Inaugurated. The inauguration will bo the occasion tor nu exception ally elaborate obs?rvgri?e. and Apre parutions arc being made for one of ! the most' pretentious celebrations1 ever held. It is known that a-large number-or alumni from all over this-j section'Of tho nation will attend the exercises of the day, while, somo of t he country's most prominent educators and distinguished;men will bo pres ent, many of them-having parts In the exercises'. ; In the morning there will be a mooting in LoConte college of the Ocn crat - Alumni Association. In 'the af ternoon thnro will bo an academic procession .from tho library to the historic, old chapel in Rut lea ge Col lego, at which time literary exercises,! presided over by. Lieutenant Governor Andrew J. Bethea. will be hold. The i speakers are: Haddon Johnson,, for! /. student .body; ' President J. Henry g? Harms, Xewherry College; Professor I W. LoConte Stcvents. Washington and I Lee University; Chancellor James R. Kirkland. Vand?rbllt University; Dr.! S. P. Capers. United States Bureau of Education: Col. Asbury Coward. From .5 to 6 .o'clock of the afternoon.; there will be a reception.by tho pres g ident. ?L Governor Richard I. Manning will ,'i . presldo over the exercises which, are to be held In the hall of the house of representatives, at 8 o'clock on tho y. evesiss . Founders' Day. At this V time President Currell Vrill deliver his inaugural address. This Is to be followed by a smoker to tho alumni avid .traitors. Acad?mie costumes will ' V ho worft at all the exercises. .TW?' rat and talcs exi*minMoria?jSo. ai^unTckiy t?iiaHt)*>iAiMf niUMiuioilor. ti -J'Y. vw, -ft, ?. uvuorq V( low I*. \1 psio. ' .... ; \. BOTAMCAt MFti. CO. Sketches o Goven Andrew J. 11 et lira. Andrew J. tiethea. who wus yester day Inaugurated lieutenant governor of South Carolina, la a native of up perMarlon, now Dillon County, this State, lie was born In tho Free stale. I section of Bethen township, which borders the Marlboro County Hue, Au anal 17. 1879. His father. Dr. Andrew J. Bethea, a popular physician und planter, who had served with dlstlnci'on in the Confederate army, and who -tied when the present lieutenant governor was less than two years of age, was the son of a well known Me'liodltt preacher. Rev. Samuel J. Heihe-i; his mother, Mrs. Annie M. llcthca. who still mir vive?, was the daughter of a Baptist preacher, the Ilev. Joui I. Al len, who represented Marlon County lu Hie l?gislature of 187?. not h grand parents were useful citizens whose Influcnru Is still felt In the section where they lived. Andrew J. Bethea grew up on the farm and learned to work, but, eager for an education, attended the best schools available at that tlm<v At 17 ho entoreil Wnkc Forest College, from which he wus graduated with highest honors In 1902,, taking the de gree of B.'-A., and later in 1901 (he de gree of M. A. .^Subsequently Iio at tended the University of Tennessee and also the University of South Car olina, from which latter institution ho was graduated with honors and re ceived his.Master's degree. In 1910 be passed the state- bar examination and was licensed to practice law In ail the courts of South Carolina. During the first year following his collego course, and at intervals, he taught school at Beech Island, in Alken County, at Comden. Kershaw County, and at Hopkins, in RIcliland County, having been principal of each of these schools. In 1905 Mr. Bethea became the edi tor and publisher of the -Darlington Press, a weekly newspapor at j Dar lington. He continued In the news paper business until January, 1907, when he assumed his duties as pri vate secretary to Governor Ansel, having received lits s appointment from Governor Ansel November 2G, 1906. He served as secretary dur ing the entire administration of Gov ernor Ansel, going out of office with the governor In 1911. In 1911 Mr. Bethea was elected code commissioner of South Carolina by the general assembly, which position he beld until he took the oath of office of lieutenant governor. He also served two terms some years ago as chief clerk of the engrossing depart ment, and was a member of the State Democratic convention last summer and worked and voted for the adop tion of tho rules for. primary election reform. "The now lieutenant governor Ib in tensely interested in all present day movements for social and moral up lift. He Ib frequently called on to make educational speeches and last summer addressed tho Southern So ciological congress at Memphis. In campaigning tho State for the of fice he ! 'Ida he took an, outspoken stand for clean politics and good gov ernment In South Carolina receiving the nomination by n large, anil flat tering majority. e Since lunving tho governor's ofllce as private secretary of Governor An set. Lieutenant Governor - Bethea has made his homo in Columbia, where he has for several years been, engaged in the practice of law with offices at 12111-2 Washington street. He is a close student of parliamentary prac tice and will preside over the South Carolina senate during the next two years. Secretary of fitatfr ttcl'own. R: M. McCown begun his firth term as secretary of State today. Mr. Mc Cown 1b a> native of Darlington, now Floreuce. County and will.ho 50 years of . age on March 7. The future sec retary of. State attended the public schools In tbe cfty of Florence and about three years at South Carolina College, now the State University, in Columbia. ' iiike mahy other young men. Mr. McCown bad the Idea of "going WeBtH and did. but two years cured htm and he returned to South Carolina*'more ..convinced than ever that "there Is tto place* like home." About this time Florence County was created and In this Mr. McCown took an active part. He followed the pro fession of farming.. In 1890 his first political career begun with bis elec tion as chairman, of the Florence Dem ocratic executive committee, which ho held for three, terms. During the same time, ho-served, as the member of the State D?mocratie excutlve com mittee from Fidrehee county. Part of that time Mr. Mte?own served as as sistant clerk of the'' Sta'tb senate, wbich position he . fllied toi j 14 i years, resigning In 1902 to take a position In the oflic> of Secretary of State Josse T.' Gas. . Mr, McCown was chief clerk during the administration of Mr. Gantt and In 1909 entered the race for secretary or State, winning out on the first primary over three oppon ents, having a lead of over; 12,000 votes. .'The popularity of Mr. McCown has been attested by the fact that he has been roetecie^^r^^ the people of the State. Mr. McCown is a modern and retiring public offl-' dal but the way in -which he has ad ministered his office la shown bv the tact that he ban been sustained by the supreme court In every rulog ho has made cn incorporation pa\ ors.. poring all the recent 'factional: tin Mr. McCown. remained . on pleas* at tMrms with' all factions' ahd~ald>'tV ?4MWwerrt an parties. *." "** r Mr. McCown was married October 14. 18*1 to Utas Saille J. Galloway of f Men Wh( lor Mannin Little flock in .Marion, now Dillon, County. To them were horn four children.-three buys and one Klrl. Mr. McCown mill Uvea in the town of Florence for he says that it is a ser ious Ihing (o break up business, so cial and family ties l'or a temporary political Job and for thai reason he lit'S never moved to Columbia, and he, too, is bounil to Florence by tics of sentiment. Ills office force is made up of the following: W. Hanks Dove, chief clerk, ap pointed in 1008; G. R. Little, record ing clerk, appointed In January, 1911; Miss Gertrude Walker, stenographer, appointed when Mr. McCown assum ed the office first in 1907. .Samuel T> Carter. Samuel T. carter, state treasurer, was born at Kdgetlcld court house, September 'J, 1871. Ilia father was tho late ('apt. Jonathan II. Carter, an officer lu the t'nited States npvy1 dur ing the Mexican war and until the War of Secession when he joined the Confederacy. His mother was 'Miss Henrietta 0. Tompklns of Edgefield. a Bister of Col. I). H. Tompklns. former ly secretary of State. Mr. Carter Was only 12 years of age at the time of his father's death. He uL once assumed the responsibilities of a man. At the opening of Clcmson College. July 4. 1803, he matriculated and there took a very high stand. In December, 1891, he was appoint ed chief clerk In the office of tho Sec retary of State, under his uncle. Col. D. II. Tompklns. Later he w-as as sistant to State Superintendent of ed ucation W. D. Mayfield, a position which he filled for three years with great credit. In February-. 1898, he was appointed bookkeeper in the of fice of Dr. W. H. Tlmmerman. State treasurer, and this position he held until 1907 when ho was promoted to chief clerk by Hon. R. ! H. Jennings, Stute treasurer. Mr. Carter was nominated in the Democratic primary election of 1911! by. tho largest vote ever received in this State by a candidate with opposi tion, and he was rcelected In 1914 without opposition. On October 23, 180"), he married Mias Nell Brooks, youngest daughter of Col. und Mrs. U. R; Hrooks. General W. W. Moero. Brigadier General William Wood bury Moore ,the adjutant general of South: Carolina, and . subject of this sketch, was born at Henderson ville, Colletbn County, South Carolina, De cember 30, 1868, being the eldest son of Dr. Henry Woodbury and Martha E. Moore, (nee Martha E. Rowell). General Moore received his early education In the country schools of his native county, and entered the Citadel In 1884. After leaving this in stitution In 188:>. ha filtered the mer cantile life as clerk and continued in this work until 1895, when he enter ed the mercantile business on his own account, which was conspicuous ly successful for several years. In 1904 he entered tho race for sheriff of Barnwcll County, his adopted County: and was defeated by only 58 votes. In 1910 ho entered the race for adjutant general and only lacked 2.019 votes of being elected in the first primary. In the second primary of that year, with Captain Richardson as his opponent, he was elected by a vote of two to one. During the re cent campaign he made the race for election to a third term and was elect ed by the large majority of 30.147 votes, which, under the existing po litical situation, was unquestionably a distinct compliment. In this ; race as'in 1010, General Moore received the highest number of votes of any .candi date tor any State office. His interest in the betterment and improvement of the Notional Guard has Loen conspic uous throughout his whole adminis tration, and with the support ol the present governor and a majority of the officers of the National Guard a marked Improvement In this organi sation may be ox pect ed. A. W. Jones. A. W. Jones wbo began today his eighth term as comptroller general of South Carolina Is the - premier In point of continued service among the State officials who'wilt help Governor Richard I. Manning to govern South Carolina for th? next two years. -Mr. Jones was born in Abbeville County. In 1857 and received all the education* al advantages that the times afforded. Later he took a training at the best business 'colleges which the State af forded, early displaying that Insight ??to business which has been a large, factor In his successful administra tion of the business office of the State S*efbrasht. At the earlyage Of 21 r. Jones-was 'olected oudltor of Ab beville County which position he fill ed for" six ' years, advocating -In - that position tax equalisation as he bad done in his larger Mold of usefulness to the people. In 1891 he served as phosnbatb Inspector and for four years was auditing1 clerk Under comp troller General J. P. Derham. In 1902 he was elected comptroller general which position he has filled continu ously since, "b?ing reelected in. 1901, 1909, 1908, 1919. 1912 and 1914. What few times he was opposed for reelec tion ho won out handsomely for the the bustnea? office of the State gov ernment. Just one thing wilt show how wo1l he baa conducted his office. He haa uncovered in errors and. bod bookkeeping, over 1250.000 which has been saved to the taxpayers of the State through his checking of the books of county officiais. Mr. Jones has a charming wife and an excel' le^ family. "Tim foHowIns''coirsvUuta his office rhiroe: C./wV Sawyer, chief clerk: John A. HOitheft, bookkeeper; C. F, Kl? ) Compose s Cabinet more, auditing clerk; Miss Kalo Ii Malier, stenographer. Thomas A. Peeples. I Tliomas II. Peoples, the attorney general, was born on the 4th of Au gust, 188:2, at Heaurort. hut moved to Uarnwell County when quite young wherc he was reared. Ak a boy he attended the country school*, then to the graded school at Hamberg and the high school at Ulackvllle. Mr. Peo ples was a member of the law class of 1908 of the University of South Carolina, where he took a high stand. After his admission to the bar Mr. Peeplee hung out his shingle at Rlackville. HIb first appearance in politics was In 1908 when he ran for '.he legislature In Harnwcll. In 1910 lie was a successful candidate for the house. In 191" he was elected attor ney general of the State over three competitors, his claim of being the people's man proving a winning ar gument. He was reelccted In 1914 and begins today on his second term. Mr. Peeples Is still single, a fact which makes him an interesting sub ject among the fair votera of the State. Fred. II. Dominick. the assistant attorney general, Is a native of Lex ington" County, having beep born on February, 1877. He was educated, as a boy. in the publie schools or Colum bia, where his father lived at the time. For two years he was a student at the University of South Carolina, and upon the death or his rather his mother moved to Newberry. ?nd there ho entered Newberry College and completed the senior class. He stud led law in Newberry ami at the Uni versity or Virginia, and' after admis sion to the bar practiced his profes sion in Newberrv. Mr. Douilntek la a man or ability and his friends predict for him high political honors. Like his chief he is not married. Miss Hsllle Armstrong is the ste nographer in the office or the attorney general. She is a daughter of the county treasurer of Barnwell County and prior to her connection with the attorney general's bfnc?*"s?rved as stenographer, In the office of Bates & Sims at Barnwell. K. J. Watson. Ebbic Julian Watson, commissioner of gttculture, commerce and Indus tries, bom at ftfd'ge Springs', Edgefield (uuw Saluda) County, ?.S. C, June 29, 1869; son of' TUman and Helen O'Neall (Mauldin) WuU?on;. A. B-VUn tversity of South Carblma, 1889; mir rled Margaret Smith. MllJer of Beech Island. S. C. December\f, 1896. t*lty editor of The Evening Record, Colum bia. 1889-1891. Columbia State, 1891 1903, news editor 1903-4, secretary Chamber ' 6t 'Coinme?B/ ' Columbia, 1902-4; State commissioner of agri culture, commerce und^lmmlgratlou (now- agriculture,, commerce and in dustries) South Carolina since March 15, 1904; went to Europe' August, 1906, and established' offlcr/s on be half of the State of South Carolina In several foreign countries, to secure desirable immigrants /or agricultural work; was tho first to examine pros pective immigrants in their own homes in Europe; landed at Charles ton. November 4, 190? with a ship load of 500 immigrants whose pas sage had been, prepaid by the State; brought a second shipload February, 1907, and established movement of a new class of immigrants to th? South through the port of Charleston; presi dent Southern States Association of Commissioners of Agriculture 1906 7; vice president and s member execu tive, committee r . Interstate Sugar Growers 'Association;' .*lce ; president Southern industrial parliament; vice president Irrigation Congress '1909; member Department of Immigration National Civic Federation sooth Car olina Agricultural SocteHy (hon.v ; vice p r et) Id e n t National Con se r va t (ou Con gress 1910-11 ;" - president t Southern Cotton Congress 1911; Democrat; has written 46 reports, pamphlets, bulle tins, etc., noon resources of South Carolina and agricultural; and .Indus trial subjects. - In 1907 he determined to put Into practice in South Carolina advanced Ideas of agriculture, and apply busi ness methods to this fundamental in dustry. Setting about it he entered upon a difficult campaign; conducting the fret State corn contest since 1889, and enlisted the boys ot the State in the work. At flrst.it was ? campaign, for corn. The cooperation of Dr. 9. A. Knapp was sought and obtained, and the State, entered upon a now era. Ideas put Into practice has since been adopted all Over the United States. Meanwhile th? . State's annual agricultural prOductlon'hatr more than trebled In millions of -dollars on less acreage than itf , lOTOV' -l>r?6?erW' reigns where poverty stalked..and tho farmer's children are aa longer leav ing the farm for-the. el|y.-.- ! Perfect harmony prevails among all the agri cultural working forces. The State's vaiue of crops per cultivated acre Is greater than that or any other really agricultural State In the Union. A revolution has been wrought in eco nomic conditions. V in th? winter of 1911. ? Cc# months t?r his election to tho presidency of o Southern Cotton Congrosa, lit of tho largest Md has ever knot rifle e of the crop imt of falling price, he weal th New York, obtained a loan of ?BO.OOO.oOO and hand)*] th? nrithj f jffi^.m.i,... ?. 10-completely check the onslaught on tho'market and ensurs a good price for the crop, saving to the producers taillions of dollars. N tho loan wan over act Though hehai lite f*r 25 years sad has held since t,904, he has never sough); _ of?c? or-honor that h?A come to hlr nor has lie participated in any content for auch. J. K. Sncari?Ken. Jolin K. Swearlngen, born .(anuary II, 1875, wan elected State superintend ent of education in the Democratic primary of 19yS. A nutivc of Edge Held, he was graduated from the South Carolina College in the class of 1890. After teaching nine years in the school for (he deaf and the blind at Cedar Spring, he entered upon his duties as State superintendent. He hus worked consistently for agricul tural and industrial education, for an adequate system of country schools, for direct State appropriations -to the public schools, and for higher stand ards of work along all lines. State approprb. 'out; for the public schools during 1914 amounted to $2.'iO.00U This stimulus has added over $800.000 in local taxes during the last five years. Superintendent Swearingen attrib utes the progress in public education to community support and coopera tion, and to the willingness of the tax. payers to maintain and develop ade quate schools. He is now scoklng to secure from the 191.' legislature a compulsory attendance' law with lo cal option features, a State board of examiners for teachers, increased or ganization and efficiency in the county superintendent's office, broader recog nition of industrial, and agricultural subjects, and liberal appropriations for the oublie schools. 2?iiroad Commission. John O. Richards, native of. Ker shaw County, for 12 years member of general assembly of '-South Carolina; appointed railroad commissioner by Coveriior Ansel November 26, 1910, to Mil unexpired term Of James M\ Su' j 11 van. deceased; elected railroad,com.- ' misslnore 1912; term'expires 1918. G- McDuffle Hampton, native of Co lumbia, civil engineer,-real estate and Insurance; elected railroad commis sioner 1910; term expires 1916. Frank W. ShealV, native Lexington County, clerk of court Lexington. County when elected railroad commis sioner in 1914. Term, expires 1920. r J. Preston Darby, secretary of rail road commission; native of Columbia; was in service of Southern Railway Company when appointed secretary December 17, 1911. Miss Mary E. Carr. official stenog rapher of railroad commission, tlve of Columbia, appointed Dene 1910. Fight Between Strikers And Deputy Sheriffs <Uy Associated *ros.) aj ROOSEVELT. N. ?.b. ja?. -19.?One man . was mortally .- wounded and lg others, all striking employes of the American Agricultural Chemical Company, were shot during '.? clash today between several hundred strik ers and 60 sheriff's deputies. 1 The fight occurred while the depu ties were awaiting the arrival of a train supposed to carry laborers to take the places'of some of -the 900 who struck January 2, because their V?ges ware ; reduced: ' Accounts dif fer as to whether the strikers or the deputies were the aggressor's. oooooooo o o opeooop Q> , '.' '.,-0 o Letter From the People; o o o oooooooo o o o o o o o o o EDITOR THE INTELLIGENCER: V If called upon to point out a simple and easy way to save cotton farmers of the State one or more million dol lars this year, I would recommend planting the new stock food' crop call ed "Fcterita," as one good acre of cot ton land planted in this will produce grain and forage sufficient to support an average, mule, the* year. This n?w crop Is on the order or common sorgh um; cane and requires about the same cultivation and method Of curing, but the stalks are not sweet; consequent ly does 'tibi R?t sour and mouldy-like Common cane. - The -grain of Feterlla is larger, and 'much moire. abundant than sorghum- I planted one and a halt acres last yearifirst' of July,' be fore a good stand could he couuted on account of "tbet ' Wromo dmrv V Il?t weather. , All stock'cat, the stalks J-up clean, coww.cat stalk8 ah,large a? corn cobs. For largo yield of- grain plant In rows< in Juno or before, cut heads off while standing, .shock can'o'or tb? upright upder cover. ; The^ -gruuv oi Feterituis an ideal poultry food and may be fed to. both rnu?os and poultry without threshing. Wo thresh onl? for ;aeed. Furman j Smith, who intro duced this new Block food.crop In our section; Is oue of our tete'r day Uime* factors. t .. jt?ft&g ' ' .' "fi >J:*C. ?TBIpLlNO , WASHlNQtON^v?m^n^MM Admiral Flolchcr: u'aaV written ?h'.'ir man Padgett, of the hc?a? ?aval com mittee, correcting, dome tf?lalla of bis recent testimony bet?re the committee and; assorting) tlmt carefut computa tions show th? fleet wb?ld h?vo a shortage or about 10.000 meu if put ou ? jsrtr footing. There would be about 5,000 vacancies on first lino hatue shlps and about ajOOO on vessels'now in reserve, ho wrote. Rivers <D> Asioriateu F?m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. i9^T?6 rfV to 11. The hill now goes to thb San ate, where a protracted tight Is ex !. -.Alt ?eorts. to biook or substantially Unaaad- tho bill failed to?ay and to night, aad the meosure ge*s to the senate virtually ns reported bv 4M house cooimJU??. .. ' OOOOOOOOOOOOOO0 D 0 it VKLZKU 0000O0OO00OO0 0 0 On last Wednesday evening a num lier of Misa Sara Cobb's closest friends wended their way to her very lidspltable home, where thoy hud been bidden to meet in honor of Miss L'obb's friend, Miss Minnie Crane, of UenderHonvllle. ?Miss Cobb in. her jharzulng way made all present enjoy i thoroughly delightful evening. Late in the evening refreshments were served to th? guest. Another charming social affair, of last week was on Thursday evening, when Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Lander en tertained the Country Club at their home on Lebery St. 1 Rev. Taylor of Oreer is on a visit here to his sister, Mrs. R. G. Morgan. Rev. Taylor is an old* Pelzer boy and was licensed to preach In the 1st Bap List church at this place. His mr.ny friends here are glad to have aim again in their midst. , Miss Leila Stewart of Fairvlew vis ited her uncle of this place last week. Miss Stewart was en route to F;tarr it which place she resumed her school work. Mr. Allen Scott of Lickville was a | business visitor i at Pelzer last Fri day, Miss Margaret Welbprn went toj Anderson last Thursday in order to be present at the Anderson County j teachers' examination,'Friday 15th. Mr. John Scotto, who is for the present with Dr." and Mrs. Chas. Tripp .made a business trip up to Piedmont- last Ftfdly.' . , " ~/ Miss Marjorle West spent last week end with her parents, in Greenville. M las..-Jessie Nortis, has' returned from -Grove Station where shb spent the,"week-end with her parents. Mr. BIythe Johnson went over ' to Anderson for. the day Saturday, lflth inst'. Mrs. John Hudgens, wife of our pop ular banker of this place, visited in ; Greenville last week. Miss Meldred Harrison returned Saturday, from a visit to Anderson. Mr. Herbert P. Beam of the Hind mat earn Co., -is in -Columbia on a ? trip. '. A. "Tripp of i Enaley spent night with his son, Dr. C. M. Dr. Tripp- was ebroute to Ai on to which place he went Tu, suay morning. rMra. W?:.C. ...Scott returned. to her home in the Plsgah section. last Wednesday, after a very pleasant trip to relatives of this place. Fcli?r was filled with .traveling men Monday. 'In'fact there were more (raveling men In town Monday than there has been for ft'inthaP-'f Mr. Joe Kihard. of Wiillamaton wan a business visitor here last Monday. .Our town Is filled with illness.. A, number of cases.Of pneumonun and la. grippe. MRS. H." T. STEWART. o IVA NEWS o Mr. Carl Gray ?md Miss Rosa Lath am surprised their friends by driving the> A. It. P. parsonage ..where they were married hy th? Rev: S. J. Hood: The* aoventh and eighth grades are planning a play to be given at an early date in the school auditorium entitled, "Down in Dixie." Mr. W. Frank McGee entertained his clerks at an elejrapt dinner on last Friday evening. Those present ! were, W. A. Pow?ll, L. H. Hall, T. A. McDonald and S. B. Lev?rott. "Tb'e Passion Play," one of the greatest pictures ever;produced, was ahowd at the Iva theatre Tuesday eve nings . '.. . MIbs Ethel Bailey, who has been the gucat of Miss Vera Spoon for the past week, has returned to her home pear Cars well Institute. Dr. Iber Burrise of Starr was a vis itor here last night the guest of his brothor. Dr. D. A. Surriss. Mr. S. O. Jackson of Stoneville was in town a. few hours today on busi ness.-. - ?<fmr?7; m*. ! Mrs. d. a. BurrlsS. who bas .been visiting her sirtcr-th-Iaw, Mrs. D. M. Watson. St th*6Sal??Tg??trdn;* came homo'Monday.-"-"???< Dr. J. 11. M^l.osly and wife, after spending, a few days hero with rela tives, left Monday for their, homo \n~ pendleton, i * Messrs. T. Frank Wat?lus and A. H: Daguall. two prominent lawyere Of the Anderson bar. spent a few hours in town: Saturday on bUBineoc Mr. William H. Kennedy has re turned to'his home to Troy, alter a abort Visit here to his daughter, Mrs. F. W.'McGee. - ' - Mr.'J. A. McAitster w?s a business visitor in Anderson yesterday M e Bars. ?fc"l C. j and j. Redly Jackson spent Sunday with relatives at Btohu w. J. D. Wilson- was lin Lovrnd?s-' villo a few hours Mhn'day on '-'proses-' sidn?i traslncBB. *. i > .',> : Sti&knl? >t lllg?tarlds, i WANT GRAIN EXPERT FOR HARVEST SEASON TO \ INSTRUCT FARMERS IN STACKING AND SWEAT ING OUT THEIR GRAIN " CHAMBER ACTS Requests Chief of Bureau of Mar kets to Detail Men Here For This Work. Toe committee of the local chamber of commerce, which la making arrange ments for the conference in Columbia early In f*obruary between Prof. ,W. W.' L. Long, state agent of the Farm era''Cooperative Demonstration work, with headquarters at Clemson Col lege; Porter A. Whaler, secrctsry of the local chamber of commerce; of ficials of tho bureau of markets, na tional department of agriculture; re pr?sentativen of the State Commercial Secretaries-Association and traffic officials of the various railroads oper ating in the State, with reference to the question of marketing the incom ing grain crop of South Carolina, has written to Charles S. Brand, chief of the bureau of markets, United States Department of Agriculture, request ing7him to detail government traffic expert to attend this conference and bring along data which will be of assistance to the committee itf, secur ing grain rt-tes for this State. Tbg. committee has also requested that an expert bo sent to Anderson county.-during the grain harvesting season and instruct those who have planted grain in the art of stacking the product for the sweating out and drying process. o o o oooooooooooooo o o o WALKER-McELMOYtr, o o p o.o oooooooooooooo OUr school is moving along nicely now. We., hove 110 pupils enrolled and our attendance splendid consider ing" the dreadful weather. - It rains, ob it rains, bow we would enjoy the blessed sunshine. The honor roll in. our department Is not' good this month; sickness and weather has interfered. The sixth S-ado,' Jessio Martin, Enoch Link, oyie Link, Joe Clark, Robert Thomp son; fourth grade;,'May Martin. On last Friday Miss Haddon's room organized a ; literary society,' the fol lowing officers <bVlng elected: Miss Lou Boggs, president; Miss: -Laura Wilson, secretary. ' Wo have' arranged a program for next Friday and hope every one will be busy bees. The question box hts created quite a good deal of Interest. TJje. Im pro vement Association met last^-FWd'ayv- ? A g?(id'number was present^-We-declded--to- buy Bhadcs for .the school building which will add mucli to. our comfort. MIbs Hankin and Prof. Hunter spent Saturday at Liberty with home peo ple. . \ Wo-arc glad-to gen Dr. Aligned out again. : "' ^ ; SOLDI?IIS HOHE ?, BUI Introduced < >PPoposlug National Hone tor Disabled Confederates and Defendants. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-rNatlonat homes would be provided by the fed eral government.ferr disabled Confed erate soldffci-s ' fahd " their dependents under a bill introduced today by R? pr&6nlfctlfrfr Eaf?plnai;- dt ,lrf>ufelana. if proposes-; tu?t present ?iimnies of the honho 'tor >Uhipty f qtpr$n>i& at 'Johh Bon'^Ctty, Tepn., be transferred to other. hxanchea,.and.,thc_hQniei used .by Conf?dej^te solfllSra, their wives and widows. An appropriation of $400,000-wtould. bo mado by tbto bill for ;ex'pen?c^f the change T ..' I T^hm^Ato proposes cBtabllBjimont .^W^ula^^co^W?) lu?ou?d ^8^lpt;fijOTo> VfttHUHM) to aid I Co?f?derat? soldtera' homes la the [south generally.; v , ' ' < 0COOO6OOO ooooooo o poo '6 p6 oo'o p.p'p'p'b'p o*o ^eC^bu?;: * 'mi m tue time his ilkv. tr V1 r.?,?i_:. _>i> i-J las w??'in central nhP_ :;: m*; v. v: Friday. _:?fi;w' A. Milliki? was in Anderson oaiuniay. J "Ir.-Leon Stuart wits In our midst nt's At 3 ltfU I.tten. bg-jftttMt