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_ FOUNDED AUGUST 1. I860. 110 West Whltuer Street. ANDLUtiUN, 8. C W. w smoaK, Editor and Bus. Mgr L. M. GLENN.City Editor FI1ELPS B?S8SEN, Advertising t??x T. B. GOUMiEY.Circulation Mgr. E. ADAMS. Telegraph. Editor and Foreman. Entered as second-class matter Ap ril 28, IBM, at the poBt office at An derson, South Carolina, under the Act | Of Maren 3. 1879. Member of Associated Press and' Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic j Service. TELEPHONES Editorial and Business Office.821 Job Printing .693-L SUBSCRIPTION BATES Semi-Weekly One Year .$1.50 j Six Months .76 Daily One Year .15-001 Six Months . 2.601 Three Months . 1-2& The IntelliRcncer Is delivered by carriers in the city. If you 'all to get your paper regularly please notify US. Opposite your name on the ! la,bel of your paper is printed date to ! which our paper is paid. AU checks and drafts should be drawn to The Anderson Intelligencer. The Weather. ; South Carolina: Fair Tuesday, some what colder in east; Wednesday fair. SPEED ""THE DAY." The practically unanimous voice ?* tho chamber of commerce In favor of street paving, sh evidenced last night by the volume of applause greeting every reference to paving of Ander son's streets, was commendable. It shows the spirit of get together which has characterized so many forward rqovenents la thiri city, and we believe now that there will no longer bp any doubt us to the passage of the paving propositions. The commission is In every way able and ready to handle the proposition, and the people have confidence in the ability and integrity of this commission as a whole, and there Ib no doubt in any mind that street paving is badly needed. So there ate only two things remaining, and these are the passage of the law, and tho opportualty to vote. These will c^mc in'the next few weeks, and then there will be less mud In Anderson. Speed the day. k >J. Pluvlus bed a blue Monday as a result of his week-end grouch. ;We 'niagliie the Germans are rather blue over the loss of the Bleucher. Ever helped move a newspaper phint? Then cheer up, you may get to j some day. { ,-o Weather Improving, says a headline. But R referred to the weather In the w$r zone. -0 Suruu old-fushtuncd editors ur0 still writing ?ditorials on the Mexican situ ation. The Greenwood Journal suys pro hibition is endorsed In that county. Is it practiced, neighbor? Now that Thaw is bnck In Now York we shall oxpect some sloppy stuff In the yellow journals about him. It must be mighty tempting to steal a ride on that new steel train of the Blune Ridge Railroad. o Tlij, attorney general of tho State has asked permission to probe mono polies. Wherefore this sudden activity? \ Germany-is Silent on Zeppelin, Visit j ?Headline. It's probably well thutj these visits are made quietly. We suppose If It hadn't been for this weather we would have kept at least one of our New Year resolutions until now. -o If Greenville folk should like tu get a peep Into their city's past, they | should take a look at Anderson's Btreets about now. -o The paving commission is consider ing electing Its own treasurer. A few m?re good ncV* llke that ond the bond issue will be certain !? pass. 0-- - , - .. Thaw again in the Tombs?headline. And wo shall never hoar the lost of | h I tu until his resting place is. spelled without the "s." The mud on North Main street even stopped the automobile Are truck.' What chance has a privately owned machine, observing the speed laws, of) getting through the bog? The ' telephone people established long distance yesterday between New ork and San Francisco. We und?r . land the tolls on this line are about 4%'ji for throe minutes talking. There fore, we submit this Is one Instance ' where talk la not cheap. A WISE CHOICE [ We feel sur*1 thut we voice the senti I incuts of every person who is at all progressive, when w0 say that no bet ter choice ot members to succeed the directors oi itie chamber of commerce, f whose term of office ni,s ' x'Mred, than ?mk made last night. TheHe gentlemen all represent the progressive and new spirit of (he city, ami will stand for the continued growth and development of the ell y along proper lines. No bet ter members could have been had than those from whom the mantle of ofiice fell. So there is cans,, for congratula tion all round, and we confidently look1 for this infusion of new blood to re Ktilt in activity and growtn. For the < urislderatioti \>f (Iiis board of directors, we would urge more fre quent meetings of the chamber or com literce, and the adoption of "The Tree-1 ton Idea " Let the sphere of Influence of this organization he extended, and reach out to the neighbor who lives more than a few city blocks from the court house. Make him feel that he will be welcome l%> conic ami fraternize and plan with his city cousin for the growth of their county seat and their: county. YNIIEHSOVS rONTKOLLLIXi NPlltlT The forces which for the past few years have brought about a splendid development In the city of Anderson and baterially aided in intelligent and remunerative farming in Anderson County, have been marshalled and thoroughly organized or effective work fur the year 1915. and the liest there Is in every mun should be forced to the front in the determination to make greater progress in 1915 than in any previous year. Here are ideas, taken from .Town, Development, that should characterize every clthsen: I am the community spirit. In me is seen the composite of the souls of the dwellers in my communi ty. Through me is found expression ot the alms, the Ideas and the ambitions of my people. From me the world gnA^ It? Ininrds sttms of my community. I am no better than the best that create me, and no worse thaa the worst. I am the spirit of my community. For..the sake of posterity; In the Iii. te rest of progress and prosperity; to make life worth living in the com munity, I should be the highest type of community spirit. I can be of a higher type if more people strive to make me so. Won't you help? Cities-of today are what the people living in them make them. it has been ruled that money bor rowed is not taxable. So, Mr. Man Wlth-the-Colnu. If you want to avoid paying tux on the lucre, pass us over a loan. The Columbia State has an editorial on "When Taft Crossed his Finders." When our friend has a dissertation on that pedagogue crossing his legs wt> shall read it. People Have Faith In the Flag of England?headline. A little fnlth In the marksmanship of England might not4 bo amiss. Support Yqur Local Paper. Southern Textile Bulletin. Very few people realize how hard the press of the south has been hit since the war began. j A local paper receives its revenue from "foreign" advertising, local ad vertising and subscriptions. Foreign-advertising is advertising received from mall order house, pntent medicine firms, etc.. from out side the immediate territory covered by the publication and such advertis ing has to a large extent cancelled be cause of the Impression that there is little buying power in the south at this time. . i.oeal advertising has been serious ly curtailed because many of the local merchants have been in tight places to collect accounts due by farmers. The papers must therefore. de pond at this time largely upon sub scriptions end we appeal to the mill people of overy town or village to aid their local papers to weather this t.torm by paying what they owe their local paper on subscription or sending them a new subscription. A local paper is an asset to every town and village and knowing, .the serious financial condition of most of them at present we make this ap peal In their behalf. Every dollar , counts, with a local paper now* and the amount ot the"sub scription ot the mill population would tide over many of them. News of the Settlement.' "A sawmill cut two men in two one day last week. Hope to be able to give their names In my next." "A big blaze lit the sky on the far side of town the ether night. It was too cold to go and see what caused it. Shouldn't be surprised to hear some-' one's house burned down." Lost Faun. "Don't believe all the January snake nodes you hear." says The Wfcltsett Courier. "We haven't %?en a - shake since the last day of December. 1914, when we killed seven with ono. well aimed blow from an empty jug." WEBB STREET 1*4 VINO SLPItpaiE ISSUE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONB.) p?tition? circulated would state In plain terms that the bond issue would carry only in case tbe abut ting properly law carried. Tho times arc protLious now for tbis work, as everything is Ho cheap, the material and labor to construct being obtain able at a smaller cost now than would have been possible some time ago. The purpose of the commission I is to make the terms as easy as pos sible, and If the people assessed pre ferred a longer term than five years for making payment, the commission would favor even a ten year term. A number ot concrete examples of the cost per 100 feet of street paving were glvym. These figures had been compiled by City Engineer Sanders and are approximately correct. He t.tated that on five yearly payments the resident on River street, 27 feet wide, would pay each year only *;2..">0 for every 100 feet front; 40 feet wide, without car line, $32; Main street, 70 feet wide, $r,i per year, for live years The total cost of paving to the limit ot the following streets: North Main, South Main, River, Market and Calhoun, u total of five miles would cost $1-10,000. McDuffie und all cross streets from Calhoun to River street, a total of about seven 1-2 miles, could be paved for $200,000. Mr. Sullivan stated he would like to havp questions asked by those in terested. It was suggested by an auditor that tho impression had gone abroad that taxes would be made very heavy if this proposition should carry. This he*said was an error, as the citizens residing along the street paved would pay half, and tbe en tire tax paying public would pay tbe other half. Mayor (; od trey .Make* Statement. Mayor Godfrey, who was present, stated that the taxpayers now were paying from $10,000 to $12,000 street tax. The interest on $100,000 bonds would be only $5,000, so the street tux. he explained, would be less. He also'explained the franchise of the Southern Public Utilities Co., which provides for their paving between the rails and eight inches on each side. Commending the election of the paving commission und compliment ing them on their ability, Mr. Sulli van urged the laying aside of petty differences and work all together for paving. Streets such as Anderson now has are unsightly, unhealthy, insanitary and a menuce to health and happiness. He felt that ? whirl wind campaign, on a single day would result in a two-thirds major ity tot: tho freeholders signing the pe titions ordering tbe election. . Want* Opinion on Election ? j Mayor Godfrey requested that the audience express an opinion as to whether there should be one or two elections? one on the bond issue add one -on the abutting property law. General Bonham thought it wise 'to call n meeting at some future ttriie to consider this matter. Mr. T. Frank Watklns asked when the law would pass tbe legislature. Mr. SnUivarr stated it should become a law' this week or early next week, and the election could be held In about three weeks, or by April 1. i Chairman Hammett stated he would not press the matter now. but would ask those present to discuss this matter and discuss It with In dividual members of the commission. Chairman Hammett said that If the people of Anderson did not soon pave her streets she would go back ward, and as a personal matter and as a representative of one of the larg est taxpayers, he would favor street paving. He thought the coinmisston a good one and If the city will not pave now we had as well do away with the Chamber of Commerce, the Y. M. C. A. and all good agencies working for the upbuilding of -the clty- -L. Plann ror ivkh v "Plans For the Work of 1916" was the subject assigned to T. Frank Wat kins. Esq., vice chairman of the ex ecutive committ??. He spoke mow optimistically of the outlook for 191<>. With all our cotton mills running on fall time, with their annual pay roll of over a million dollars, we should go forward In the new year. The .city has made great- progress and the physical appearance ot the city has been greatly Improved during the past year, and the Chamber of Com merce must be kept alive and pro gressive if we are to continue to progress. The transportation facili ties ot the city have been Improved over a hundred, per cent, since the Chamber of Commerce started, and, the spirit of friendliness and coopera tion between the people of the city and the country has been fastened. Agriculture and manufacturing have accomplished grest things.for Ander-: son, and tbese industries should be fostered by the.Chamber of Com merce. "The Grain Elevator." Mr. Edward H. Ftabards of Willow City.. North Dakota, who has decided to make Anderson his home, and who will* erect a grain elevator here this Spring, was next introduced and poke of "The 'Grain' Elevator." He told ot his decision to come South hnd enter the grain .business, and felt that there Is- a great opening here for i grain elevator. "I-have had cold water thrown on this proposition." paid Mr. (Richards. "I have been told that South Carolina needs grain ele vators as much as Nortii Dakota needs cotton mills, but." sMd Mr. RIchardB. ''Anderson will have a grain elevator and it will succeed." ' "Opening of the Theatre." I Judge J. S. Fowler was Introduced as a gentleman who had celebrated his 60th' birthday but' who In .now only 40 years old. The subject Judge Fowler was assigned was "Opening of tb?' theatre." and began by saying the Ctamber of Commerce was entitled to the' credit for originating this idea. The. h?w >h*??tre will open on the -18th of February- and it is one of the most handsome in the South. Judgo Fowler said tola handsome new theatre hud becu built at a leas cost; i4> t< v a . /. ' Hi This Explains the Success of This Sale. i attending this sale has obtained istonishingly high values and instantly became a "booster./* The m omen tu m this sale hi s achieved is rounde i upon com petition-proof value giving, and through out this sale you'll see business humming with activity. Men's Suits and Overcoats. $25.00 Values now.$17.95 22.5o Values now.16.95 20.00 Values now.14.95 18.00 Values now.12.95 15.00 Values now.10.95 12.50 Values now. . '.. 8.95 10.00 Values now. 6.95 Boys' Suits and Overcoats. S.3.5U and S3.00 Values. -1.5u and -4.00 Values. 5.oo Values. o.5o and O.oo Values. 7.5o and 7.oo Values. 9.00 and b\5o Values . lo.oo Values. 12.5u and 11.00 Values. $2.45 2.95 3.75 4.45 4.95 5.95 7.45 7.95 Men's Odd Trousers. % Some reductions as on Boys' Suits and overcoats. Men's Shoes. Fall and Winter Underwear. S3.50 Values now. 4.00 Values now 4.5o Values now . 5.oo Values now. 6.00 Values now. 6.5o Values now $2.75 3.25 . 3.45 . 3.75 4.75 5.15 S .50 Values now. . ..$ .40 1.00 Values now. 80 1.5o Values now.1.15 1.75 Values now .1.35 2.00 Values now..1.45 3'#00 Values npw.2.25 3.50 Values now. 2.65 Watch our daily advertisements. There are many other reductions here not mentioned above/ Order by parcels post, we prepay. The Store with a Conscience'' t?an had been estimated. Branching^ on* be stated that he favored street paving. The following members were nani-ji ed by Chairman Hammett as a solle-! Hing committee to continue the cam-j paign .for funds for' the next year:!' Measrs. T. Frank Watkinu, B. B.l Bleckfey.,-T. UrCely, W. L. BrlBsey.i Jno. W. Llnley, J. D. Rast. P. E.| Clinkscales, R. E. Ligon and R. S.j LIgon. Subscription cards were passed! out among the audience and sub-! scriptions to the amount of $1,500 ; wero secured. A great many contri butors were absent from the meet .a.T. becretary Whaley's report printed in & neat booklet was presented ' each1 member and received much favorable comment. RUSSIANS MAKE GOOD SOLDIERS Need Better Officers and Commissary Supplies. Hanover, Jan. 25. ? The Russian soldler ig better than is popularly believed, according to the letter of a German officer, serving with the arm ies in Poland. * r ' , "Near L?, we took about 1,000 pris oners," wrote the officer. "So the report said. -As a matter of fact we took about 2.0?Q. The first lot " was more or less a thousand, aud then, during the day. a hundred were gath ered h??re and another hundred there. "It Is true that out here, we do not think much of a thousand prisoners. But it seems to be different out In the west. I read tor instance that we. had taken 221 prisoners there, and no doubt, somebody said one French man or an Englishman Is the equival ent of ten Russians. But tbat is not true. Among the prisoners taken here there are niany well-built and strong fellows with intelligent faces, who-believe to our way of thinking. The trouble is that he Is too much a part of a machine. If the Russian soldiers. had our lead era and - commissariat, then . France would have'been able to. do without her other allies." ' BADGES FOR CONGRESSMEN Raid Results,In Bill Requiring Men: ber3 to Wear Shields. Washington; . Jam 22. Indignant because Washington gamblers 'caught in a raid on a Maryland poolroom represented-themselves aa member* of congress, Representative Covey of Wisconsin introduced a resolution-Jo day -providing that members of the house shall wear a nadgo bearing the inscription "Member of Congress." The resolution was. offered as a re sult or statements that m Sunday's raid at Myers Station, Md-. several persons wer?" immediately released on saying they were congressmen Th? bill provides that the official title "Member of congress" is neith er license to transgress" the law nor lo render one Immune from proie.cu-' Uoo. mi It Is Time For The Farmer to Think About Buying Supplies For The Spring Plowing Our line of Farm Implements is complete, goods that are well established and of known merit. Call and let us show them to you be fore you buy.. SULLIN Mil GG. Anderson, S. C. Belton, S. Q. TODAY THE COUNTRY MOUSE BY HERBERT BOSWORTH Featuring ADELE FARMNGTON THURSDAY "EXPLOITS OF ELAINE" FRIDAY "MRS. BLACK IS BLACK" Featuring MAY IRWIN