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HT AN A?ilVE ONE IN REAL ESTATE MANY TRANSFERS OF PRO PERTY RECORDED BY THE AUDITOR ALL TOWNSHIPS Are Represented L>y the Sales and Exdiangea?Record of the Transactions. ' Jtnuary'wau an active.month in the ?val '?st?to jAarket. according tu the number -of Iran ?ferh of real,, estate recorded in thJ?; oftlao- of the auditor. Following is at record of .the trausfcrn, taken from (lie auditor's books: City pf, Anderson. C. C. Gribble to .1. A. Owens, one lot, 91.833. Mrs. S. L. Meyers to R. M. Parker, 1 lot. $1,400.00. H. O. Sudday to Mrs. Mary J. Orr, one lot, $400. C. El Cobb. et al., to A. H. Dagnall, nail, one lot, $100.00. Mrs. M. A. Whitworth. to T. U Campbell, one lot, $1.800.00 . Anderson R. E. and I. Co., to Kyle Shirley* 1 lot, $5.00. P. W. Felkel to W. F. Marshall. 1 lot, $5. , David McConnel to Frank Eskew, 1 lot, $.7.00, W. II. II. Newels to J. lot, 8L2G0. W. 8. and Ida Casey to L well.-J, lot, $1,C00 Eula u. Brown to A. Lyon, 1 Dag C;'N.' Martin, 1 r lot. $660.00. J. Furman Evana and A. H. Dagnall, to Mrs. L. W. Claipp.,$2.000,., a,uu H. S. Dowllng to P. EY ClihkscaleB, 1 lot. fio.oo. J. W. Eskew to Frank Eskew, 1 lot $480. J. & Martin to D. S. Vandiver, trust, 1 lot. ?F?.00. E. U Rogers to W. H. Reese, 1 lot, $240.00. W. liarold McFall to A. M. McFall, I lot. $1,000. Bclton Tonn ship. W. R. H ay nie to W. H. McKee, 1 lot, $ 4,000.00 T. J. Martin ot C. F. Martin, 1 lot, $1,600. D. E. Qo?sett to A. P. Taylor, X lot, $3,600. W. K. Stringer, ex., to B. F. Carpen ter, i lot, $1.100.00. w. K. Stringer' to Miss Kate Moore, 1 lot, $1.200. Misa iEmma Taylor to l?eon L. Rice, Ex., 1 lot. $6.00. Samuel I.- ..Rrincc t0;M. B. Austin, 7 acrcB. $250.00. H. F. Hanks to J. P. Hunter, 1 lot, $52.20. Orange Oambrill to II. F. Hanks, 1 lot, $276.00. -Broadway. To wp ship,.... W?We^ Bfta*in to^UnJon Schoo! 1 lot, $223.00 .J(Hl*h Sa?He Armstrong .to Uplon ,tJ :t;>^>tfrWjl, ?Mc4iJj^?5iS?? Is,*?; 5 ' ! ill zftm 'D?^tist'ch?Vcif tp" ?piop . I QJ.Anl A ^IpM MAAAA h1m mwOCi, ^ico, H"w.v?. ~ rush* Creefe -rTowURhlp. Higdod 'to J. 'C. Sltton .127 acres, $2,400. W. P. NlcHn'fmn to J. M. Phillips 26 ; i-^Wres ;$/(M).po. . Centerville Township.: i t. Lf GampbeR to Mrs. ,U A. Wbit * worth. 4 lota. $2.650.00. * Anderson R. and I. Co. to E. K. Chapman^ 1 lot, $1.100. . J. F.^Stsnsey to J. a Fowler.,116 1 acres, $4,800. North Anderson^ Development Com pany to Dr. C. r. noas i loi, $??v. Mrs. Albert Chamblee to Anderson R. E. und I. Co., 169 16-100 acres. $7, 434.09. .1. Frank Eskew to J. W. Kskow 34 * 1-2 acres", $1,726.00. R. W. Prultt to J. S. Fowler 11 3-4. acres $220.00 J w. Ocrrard to J. C. Dolt. 34 44-100 ' acres. $3.094.42.' . " * * 8. .Fowler "to S. N. Browne 237 66-100 dcres, $6,635.?! W. Hi Rutledge to W. H. Kceso. 10 t.A /^"fe^?l???r^ewashlpi% . Mrs. Nellie T Martin to B. B. Evans 0rScreS?fctH? ..^?. A * Sarah Wharton.jet al, trfj. W.Whar .*:".*> tons??tres;1,843.00::" * ,D Sarah f?flhartop\et dt to. j. Wr Whar ^~l0t????^aiW.$lJte.76.r.^ \ \j g ({ i N. G.'WrlghUo Jas., Wooteu. ? ? V a 1% & 2 Ja?; Wootfep-tovN. G. Wright, 1 acre. $3.26..*Ki.-*KV''. ! J. B. Kail to Mrs. Maggie Evans. Iva Cemetery Association to Jack son Mills, 1 acre. ?89.05. Fork Township, O. N. iCi tBolom?n to W, C. I*. Mor Un7aa^i00 acres, $3,800. ' < J. ? Fowler to J. F. Stansey 378 acres; $8,26O.0q. '. , \ W. a King, trust, to R. H. Price, f 4 acre?, $25.00. W. Wc f?tark, to J. Jfl Fretwell, 100 "acres $5.00 - ' : T. H. Gambreii K. P. Smith, trust. *7l 1-2 acres, $5.00. . J. W. fihiriy to R. H. Price, 184 acres $l.*00,?oA^-Y . ..flaxvln Township. ? ?; > J?tu? J.'jonea to W. M. rluenlcutt 61 '? ? ?W??0 a^r?l;??4560. -- f& it* ;*i .i I Douthit, Jr? lo ^ to jT A.rWatta^4 ?<* "^no. A. Hndgens to 8. *t. rfft?khioro t ^lots. 11^40,00.. . fi^ ^ W ' ,ino. A. Hudgens to ftrT. Bfackco J? >* lots. $1,340.. J: C; Miltord, to L. V; Qreer. 47 acres, $600.63. ' M. |? AhirJ?y, to.Mary Bell Kay ^ l^1i?P^ Township. -( J! D.-8hW?y.to John H. Kay. 8 1 ?rrss. fe37.6?T -.?r- - . Martin Township. D. F. Johnson to S. L. Jackson, 43 1-2 acres, $1JB87.50. Pendieion Township. Mary E. McDade to J. L. Rhodes, 49 I acres, $3.435 19. W. F. Marshall to E. R. Horton, 42 acres, $1,880.00. W. H. Mattress to S. C. George, 66 3-4 aercr. $2,100. V Mrs. W. E. Kennedy to J.^J. Fret well, 50 acres. $3,000.00 Rock Mills Township. Martha and Robert A. Barrett to W. J. Shirley. 73 acres, $5.00. SuTiinnah Township. J. E. Saddler to Minnie K. Saddler, j G34 1-2 acreB, $1.000. T. E. WhUfen to W. M. Strickland 37 1-2 acres, $2.200. J. J. Fretwell to Mary Galllaird, 100 j acre?, ?j.?CO.OO. > - ... . i <\ Msry Gaillard et ai, to J. J. Fretwell, 5 acres, $Q90. Varenne.4 Township. R. C. McKinney to K. P. Smith, 51 acros, $3,000.00. Sun A. Sobyt to J. A. Lyons, 1 lot, $1,000.00. . II. S. Dort?lug to'And. R. E. abd l/\ Co., 3G 4-10 acres. $10.00. truot 4 lots. $5.00. Willlamston Township. J. D. Adams to L. II. Bagwell, 50] ucrcs, $3,750.00. J. J. Fretwell to A. M. Guyton, 56 acres, $2,600.00 Mrs. Alma O'Doll to Foster Cooley, 1 lot, $260.00. And. R. E. and I. Co., to J. A. Minor, and R. Ragsdale, 1 lot, $35.00. J. R Nelson to Blanche Nelson, 1 lot, $435.00. . -T. H. Ward to W. R. Coson, 31 acres, I $1,760. Alice E. McAUiBter to S. A. McAlIfs tor. 29 acres. $1.800. J. C. Duckworth.' to M. B. and T L. Au a tin, 3 lots, $240.00. L. H. nag well to W. S. and /dal ?as?t. $4,040.00. . Maliol Perry* to' John H. Davis 1 lot. $900.00. ,v R. Moore to J. D. King, 43 acres J $139.00. J. L. Smith to C. M. Trlpp, two tots, ! $400.00. ;. . \ GREENWOOD MULES SOLD FOR $17,000 j Thin Hum hau Been Paid Fer. A ni mais Shipped to French Govern ment. OREENWCOD, Feb. 2.?Approxi mately $17,000 has been paid to tho tenners In Greenwood County for mules during the present winter. This estimate vas made today, by Mr. 8. O. Harvey, at "whose stables the ani mals hove been purchased and who has handled the (financial end for the buyers. Mr. ' Har lay states that not less than 200 mules have been shipped Crom the- county Blnco last, fall, the average price, thus being $85. .The last lot was bought- by an Atlanta fnan who paid from $70 to $?60 for them. S Practically all of the tuiiroals that hatf? been purtfO&Ja?-?if&is 'Wahtry have bB?n siiipnfttr to the French gov ernment to be .liv ed In the war. ,IC other counties hav?eold anything.like the number that Greenwood has some idea may be had of the enormous number ,P-f _a.nlma.lB, that Juvve gone ?W^JthpJ?outhcFn *St?f?V." ' ' *TPRo 'sate V^^fly^nrfflc^^^ i5. another:.evidence >of . the lsrgp, amount-of, grain. Ihflt qas.been. bown' in'Oreenwood.County.for,thls spring. In manyiinstanceB it4s. said that'fann ers wlthtthsee plows have, sown,, ono. to grain, and the proportion holds good with the larger planters.. As long as grain takes the place! of cb>J ton the .county can,.well afford to de-*1 crease Its-"mule crop" .also,;.' All Records Are Broken Trade Balance for January in Favor of U. S. Greatest in Na -x tion's History. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.?The bal ance of trade In favor of the United States,[during January Was the gfe'at aai ;fpv*. any rn on,th .'in 'tjje. n?t|on'? hlif tary.- "Returns' today from- 13/ portj) which handle 86 per cent, of the' :o un try'a .total Importa, and. exports, di?^i4;?ttVprhplev?dvah-cp!,'from,'Jah mir* ?t?1ai5l?aryVil0; o2:,$131,n3,888. Sfflcials pointed ?urthat' ?^cpfcibl?te' report prqbahl;' would materially |n i^por?? tori the four weeks through he 13 ports reporting were' $238, 574,098; an average of $59.043,524 a reefed Importa w^re $107,440.208, an wrag? of $20.800,052 u week. -The week-ended January 30 produc ed u favorable balance of $36.901,635, lie largest tor any one week in more ban ten years. Exporta totalled $63, I68.1S9 and Imports $27,766.604. Cotton exported during the week ;nded J.inuary 30 amounted to 387,775 Mies, making a total of 2,250,699 bales or the, last eight weeks. v . FIRST THROUGH TRAIN ' ' . . "ars. Loaded . With >Jton Pass Throsgh CI*. rtijtH1 .t' .,- :.. .CLIO. Feb. l.-f-The flrf.t through rain from Hamlet,-,N.-C...to- Charles-, on by way of the Carolina Atlantic b Western, pasBcd here at 8 o'clock Saturday morning, th la fi ra t beingva otton train for the most part and vas pulled by. two of - the new en ;lnes.of the line, At McColl the, train jicked np. 11 iPars. iOf cotton from C. Erum, and there they got . eight ara , from Charles Manning; ; both uiyer? representing. W. Gordon Mc ?abe, Cliarh?Bton. When, < th? train, oft here it had- a siring of 49 cars. . ! Much. of the. cotton stored : in the Farehonsea here had been . .sold : on he recent rises In s th? market . and be outlook tor brighter prospects are aanlfcst for the near future, \- ;v-":!'jri\ ' '..',- ' The Toll of Death. Sirs. Mary Malone died at the resi dence of her son on Taylor street. Co lumbia, last Friday and the body was brought to Seneca and interred at South Union church Sunday. Mrs. Malone. waa the widow of the late James Malone of Abbeville, who pre ceded her to the grave about 20 years. She was in her 87th year and her death was due to the infirmities of age. -She is .survived by the following children : Jas. S. Malone. South Un- ! Ion; P..M. and D. L. Malone. Colum bia; Sirs. T. Mi Elr?d; New Hope, this county. j : ' Mr. Benjamin'F. O'Kol ley one of the oldest and best citizens of O?pnee [;Couotyv-died at his home three Hilles east of Walhalla,; Friday night. His death was due to a stroke of paralysis,] 'Mr.* io'KbHey was for* a ' nuniher .pt?'] years the court crier at Walhallu'Uud A man Qf. many {rlcmia and. a..large influence, fie was the ohlst Mns?n in Oconee County, and took much iTi t'erest In the work of the fraternity and was often honored by the order. He Is survived by his wife, three] daughters and one son. He was a val iant Contcdorate soldier. Me is said to have told his friends when he en tered the service that he would not. cut his hair until the Confederacy whipped the Yankees And ho kept his word to his death.. And his lon white hair reaching to his waist was much admired by his friends Rov. IT. A. Knox and family are vis iting at Mrs. Knox's parents, Mr. ami Mrs. J; X.. Ballenger, near here. They are en ro'uto to Dunelion. Flu* where Mr. Knox has accepted the pastorate of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Knox's former charge was Oaffney. * Mr. Claud Callas has accepted the position of night overseer of spinning at the Courtney. Manufacturing Com pany. This plant having started up night work. Miss Llllic Sanders left Sunday for 'Sh?als Junction where she will visit friends for several days. Mr. P...O. V/Hson of Central who was formerly in the automobile busi ness there has accepted a position as overseer in the Cateechee Cotton mill at Norris. Mr. Jntc Karett Reported Mach Bet ter. News has reached Seneca that Mr. Jule Marett, the young man who was stabbed somo time ago by a negro. Will Byrd, In the Fair Play section of this county. Is much better. It was reported a few days ago that It was not thought possible for ?v. Marett to live, and the news that be is much better will be gladly received by his many friends. . A Number of Business Changes. ; ; Mr. Francis B. Adams', .who ' has been with the Ballanger Hardware (and:.Filature Co., left thli morning 'for Atta nfo.v where. Jie goes to accept. a position with Onf'^F&irbanks-Mor&e Co.; the well known machinery manu facturing firm, as travelling salesman. His territory will be a part of South Carolina and a part of North Carolina. Mr. Adams is a young man of good ! business 'qualities ami'sleriihg~lv??Rir make good* with: this? firm. He has been with, the; Ballanger-, Hprdware ^Company for a .number .of y ear s. j A ! Mr. McCants Adams, younger broth er-, of Francis .Adams, v/ill. take tho 1 place with the Ballanger . Hardware. Company formerly held by. bia. hroth er.v.;-. . ,. . i - '.'.. j ;;Mr..-T: S. Moore, who; was with' It! L.Nlmmons Co. for a number of years has accepted the position at Ttuskln Anderson'-j formerly filled by Mc Cants.-Adams. 1 ' /'> .. ,.j The Oconee County Telephone Com- ' pany has moved Its Seneca offices' to the Palmetto hotel building, where they have much larger quarters. Mr.-Wayroan Holland has with drawn as one of the joint partners, in the Seneca Ten Cents store, and will ; perhaps open up another business in Seneca. /'\ Tax Assessors Appointed. . - The following are the appointments for tax assessors for Seneca town ship and Seneca town: Seneca town ship?J. O. Cam bell, Seneca; J. B. White?! Pendleton; : D. i A. Pcrrett. Seneca; Seneca town, John W- Har rper.fcJ:' Mj Barren. W. K. .Livingston. - The friends;o?-Mr. W. H. Harbin are circulating- a. petition to/have him ap pointed -'rural' policeman for ' Oconeo co-nty. hi ionm'I j > - -, i c Li i?itiiv; Woman'.'AskW 4???^^? 1108 day a petition, for . divorce . against Harry D. Howe, alleging that before ho met her he bad married and de serted 13 wives. . Mrs. Howe charges that her bus heuA came hers representing himself as ? nephew of Lymen H. Howe, a moving picture man, -and she married him April 20. 1913. In July, the same year, Mrs. Howe says,, her husband deserted her on a train. - , ?-?r? > ) OIK IMTKBKHTN (CONTINUED ntOM PACK ONE.) ses oi men has one set of Interests und another Bet of men has another set ! of interests; tbo more I feel the soli darity of the nation, the impossibility of separating one interest from anoth er without misconceiving It, the neces sity that we should all understand I one another in order that we may understand ourselves. There is an il lustration which I have UBed a great many times. I will use It again, be cause It ttfjjhe most serviceable lo my mind? JWe o?um Bpeak of a maul wh/> cann?t ffind his way in boiuo: Jungle or,?ouie desert as having lost ' hliuse??; 'VUl you never reflect that' Uwt is - tpe oniy. tning he has not! lo?t? Herls"there. He lost the rest ot the world. He liar, no llxed point' Trout whleh to steer. He does notj know which i? north,.' which is south,, which ,4? *a*st; ^thlclt west; and, if h/j; did! Know,'' ho':is so confused that j hr* -would not know id which of those - directions.bis. goal lay; and, therefore, ' following hlH heart he walks in u great circle- from, right to left and comes back to votiere he started, to hlmscir again*' Praises Organization. "To my mind it is u picture of the iworld. If you huvc lost other later-' ests, and do not know the relation of 1 your ewn interests to those other in terests, then you do not understand your own interests and have lose yours. What you want is orientation, relationship to the points of the com-, pass, relationship to the other people ' In the world, vital connections which 1 have for the time being been sever ed And so I am particularly glud to express my admiration for the kind of orguniattou which you . havo drawn i together. "I have attended banquets of cham bers of commerce in various parts' of the country and have got the im- ' pression at each of those banquets that there was only one city In tho country. And it has seemed to me that these .associations were meant in or der to destroy men's perspective, in order to destroy his sense of relative proportions; worst' of all,' if I may be permitted to say so, they were in tended to boost something in particu lar. 'BooBting* Is a very unhandsome ' thing, Advancing enterprise is a very handsome thing, but to exag gerate local merit in order to create ! disproportion In the general develop-. ment is not a particularly handsome ' thing or a particularly Intelligent ' 1 thing. ?I Should Know the United States. | "Tho advantage about a chamber of commerce of the United States to that there Is only one way to booat the Un I ted.Spates, and that Is by seeing to It that 'the conditions' under which business is done throughout the coun try aro?ftfife 5 best" possible condi tions. ... 1 I "Moreovpij,. iiijr [advantage of it is that you cannot ' boost' the United States In that way without under standing the United States. You learn a great deal. I agreed with a col league of mine in the cablhct tho oth ^r?day-that- wa. have, never. at Lcnded . I-ajft?M fr?lBM " acl?' tft apgfc oaxfi with jUmt.we. were now attend In^ '?f tbV b?rp?^c;'Bf1 g?nlrig al liberal education. : > .*? ? How .1(0 i oarn (fee < .Truth. . .- I : l"Qf,coHr8e,;J,lciU,a,^ things that ore not .so. ' But tlic 'In teresting thing about If'ls thisf things1 that" aie not7 bo oo'!nOt match. ": If1 y<9u hear enough of them yen see there Is no pattern;, whatever; It is a.. piece'crazy^quilt* . Whereas the truth alwayh mutches piece for'piece, with other parts' oT the truth. "No man 'can tie'consistently, und he cannot lib about everything if he i talks to you long. So that I would I guarantee that if enough liars talk ed to you, you would get the truth. Ills Mexican Experience* ' "I had somewhat that experience about Mexico, and that was-about the only way. in which I learned anything | that was so, for, there have been vivid ; imaginations and many special inter-j esta wheh have, depicted things as , tbey wished me to believe them to be.. "Now, seriously, the task ot this' body ?le to' .watch all the facts of, business .throughout, tho country, aud j see tho vast and consistent pattern of | them' . ".". t' haVe asked my?elf, ! before t cftme here tonight, what re-^ lation you could bear to the govern ment ; ot the . United, States and wf?TL relation, the. government. could bear to y oil The re are two aspects and fcctiv?' oi" the government '*W1?< wblch-'Wrf Will naturally come- into] most direct contact. ? The ?overnment'a Poney.., "Thn.hrst. is the government's power of inaplry?systematic and dlslriter est^'itiQ^tfry^and its power of seien tine assistance. You get an illustra tion of the latter, for example, in tho department of agriculture. Has it occurred to you. I wonder, that wo! are Just upon the eve ot a time when] our department' of agriculture will bo of Infinite Importance to tho whole] world? , * ? . v.Sheald Plant More drain. "There Is a shortage of food In the world now. That Shortage will be more serious n iew months from -now than it is noW. It is necessary that we should plant a great .deal more. It vI*;nccessa?yvthat our- land, should. try tt'the world'ts to!oe fed* -c- i "The origin and Use of that depart ment is to. Inform, men of ,the last de, veiopmcnts and disclosures of Science, with regard iti all the processes by whiWsoflkcau'oe put tor their t*Oper uso and their fertility made the great est possible. f "Similarly .wKh.tbe.pprc.an of ?ta?d-t ards., It Is read* to supply those twrfgs^y* which you can set fdrhW yon can state hases- for all the scien tific proc?sses of business. A Bureau of information. "The government of the United States , la very properly a great in strumentality of Inquiry and informa tion. , ; . Wo ought long 'ago to I have sent the best eyes of the govern meut out ' lu /tue, wprld, where t uq op portunities and openings, 'of., AmorU can commerce und American genius were lo he found. Other Wey? te Use ( oversspnt. "Hut there aro other ways of us ing tho government- of the United States. . . . You can uso tho gov ernment of the rnlted States by in fluencing Its legislation. That has been a very active industry, but it has not always boeu managed in the in terest of the whole people. It Is very instructive and useful for the gov ernment of the United States to have such means as. you arc ready to sup ply for getting a sort of consensus ef Opinion which proceeds from no par ticular qudrter, und originates with go particular interest, btcuuse Infor mation .Is the very foundation of all igl'it ?Cl?OU lu iog?pl?? M/ii. ; HusiuesK Men ('un Not Complain. [ "Men on the inside of business know how business la conducted ami cliey cuii not complain if men on the outside, make, mistakes about . busi ness, if they do not come from the In side and give the kind of advice which & uceeaaary. The (rouble In the past ?for I think the thing in chauglug very rapidly -has generally been that they came with all their bristles out. They came on tho defensive. They cume to see, not whut they could ac complish, but what they could pre vent. They did not come to guide, hut they came to block, and that Is of un ose whatever to the general body lk,? itlc. ... r A Splendid Side to War. j "There are a great' many dreadful things about war, as nobody needs to be told In thin day of distress and of terror. liut there is ouo thing about war which has a very splendid side, and that in tho consciousness that a whole nation gets, that they must all act 03 ,a unjt, for the. nation;, . and when peace 'Is m handsome as war, there trill be no war. ' When- inen, I mean, engage In the pursuits of peace in tho same, spirit of .self sacrifice, and (if conscious service of the -commun!-, t,y with which, at any rate, tho com mon 'Soldier engages in' war, then Shall there he wars no moire'. ' Yon hav.e moved the .vanguard, for the ?nltod States In the purposes of. this ?Bsoeiation just a little, nearer that leal. That is the leas?n 'I am hern because I believe that. Asks For Advice. "There is a specific matter nbout which, I, for One, want your advice. Let me say, if I may say It without disrespect, that I do not thpnk you are prepared to give it right away. You will have to make some rather extend ed Inquiries before you are ready to give It. What 1 am thinking of is competition In foreign markets as be tween the merchants of diff?rent na tions. '1 sneak of the subject with a cer tain degree of hesitation, because the thing farthest from my thought is tak ing advantage of nations now dis abled from playing-the full part-In rjiat competition, and seeking n end-., den seitlsh advantage because they are for. the time being disabled. I'ray elleve me, Wat we ought to elimi nate all that thought'from on'r nflndi fd consider this matter as IF wo ana n other, nations of tho world wen the normal. clr?utnatanco.s, of rora merco. '-Thero IS a normal'circum^ ?tance,of ?ommerco In^hleY^wVni^' apparently atT ? o^Bn^va" Aae??. ,r", Onr ami Trust LaWsi' ' 'Dar 'antitrust laws apbnrir.l?y . . . jnake U. Illegal for rnereunnta.in itie United States /to/.-foira j combina tion s? for-ttie'pur pouo of strengthening themselves in taking 'advantage'" of the opportunities of foreign competl tloh. - That la- a. very serious.matter, /or this reason: There (ire. some corr porations and some firms, for aij I know, whose business "Is great e'rioiifc'u ahd whose resources' are nbiiftdnnt enough to enable them to establish selling agencies in foreign countries, to enable them to extend the long credits Which In some canes are neces sary. In order to keep the trade which they desire; which enables; in other words, to organize their- business in foreign territory In a way which th.; smaller man can not afford to do. His business has not grown big "enough to permit him to establish sellin,: agen cIcb. . The export commission mer chant, perhaps, taxea him a U * bit too high to an a pliable ?omi? tltivo means of conducting and extending hia business. The"' question arftea',1 4 therefore;* how *are tho smaller - nK chants, how are . the younger- and . Woakor corjioratlpps, .going, to. g?t a foothold as against,the combinations which are pdrnl I tied ahd even en cour- ' hged'hy foreign governments In ttll?r very field of competition; ,.' \<tm : .?: < >' ": Is "From Missouri." .. . ''American merchants feel that they, are at a very cobBlderabld'dfsauv?n't- ' ?ge in contending agntnst that.: Tho I att..- has been many times-brought, j to my attention and L have, each timo. suspended Judgment, because In. this matter 'I am from Missouri.' and I want to be shown tili?: I want to be shown how that combination can be ; made and conducted in a Way which ,j won't close it against tho use of every- , body .who wants to use it. A'c?mbl- j nation has a tendency to erciude new members. ..'.'. .'] "What I would like very much to , be-shown, therefore,'Is a method of cooperation which Is not a method of | combination. . . . mo-j? of oar , combinations have a safety lock and j you have to get the combination to get In. -I..want to know how these, coop- i Brat lve methods can be adopted for i the benefit Of everybody who' xvnnts to , use them; ami I sny frankly. If I can be'ahewn that, I am for them, v-rv > ( "If I. can not bo shown- that, I am t against them.,and I hasten to . add - hat hopefully I expect that I can be :1 diowfr." " ' *W ; I The president! Bald that ho lioped ( ffo organization would ?ake steps to; I ItscOver the opinion of the small mer- i :hanta and bankers In the country i llstricta on the subject. ~ - ' - - ~- < "As a ?nul?or , of ;vact<li', hQ.- .eontln-' ? led, "you do not have time to think in k city. It takes Mme t? think.' v . . , Solid Thinking. "There are thinking spaces In this ?nntry, and. some, of tho thinking I lone Is very solid thinking Indeed; < ho thinking or tho sort of rheh that i re all lote best, who think for them- < lolves, who do not see things as they i ':.'-. : .' l-^^'M s.':-'' . ,': ; - . . " ? . :.-.. Men with eyes and with,. a courage hack of those eyes to ten what they pee.' 'The country is full ot those men. ." Experience . has taught, him, the president suhl, not to try. do dominate any conference called id get the best Solution of a probj?m because "com mon counsel'' always brings the best results..>.. . -i' . The,.Value of Cooperation. "It is, a splihuid thing to be part of a gi'eat' wide-awake nation; It la a splendid tiling to know that your own .strength is (nlln?tely multiplied by the strength of other men who lore the country; It ,ls. a splendid thing to!fcel that'the wholesome blood of u great country can-bn'united in u commun purpose ana. that by frankly lookhfg one another in the face and taking counsel. with one another, prejudices will drop .i'vuv .and handsome under-'! ilandings will arise and a universal' spirit of .verviee will be engender*'.'1 a 114 with.this Increased sense of com munity of purpose, will eome u vastly 1 enhanced Individual power of achlCVd-.i ment for wo will be elevated by [the whole moss of which we constitute u part." Secretary lirynn Speaks. .Secretary Uryun addressed the chamber of commerce today with a plea for support for the administra tion chip bill and ratification or the Colombian treaty, ' '*' '"Tlie pre^en^ war has shown ub the j dlaadvantages to Which WO urn sub jected when ''We rely upon foreign ships-to Carry our merchandise," said he. "The interruption of trade, lucidont to any great war, tbrowa a heavy bur dan upon' the neutral nations. 'fitepi diave already been taken to largely In crease our merchant umri,PS\ WnA.tJH shipping bill is a Still more impur tant st?p .toward independence upon the nflaB. Ships' linder government 6on-' tra?'wlU verve b> double purpose/' one permanent, in its nature and>1 ho-other, important in an emergency auch us now exista. j',.,x' "v Things 1o Consider. >,Th?,< permanent advantage bf'igtff ernnlent ships in to be found'in'the fu< t that they coin eslabllAh new, trade routes, acting as"pioneera and, going where .prlvata .ships would be afraid to venture. "In'addttiob to our permanent needs we have urgent temporary demands to consider.. There* are-,,numerous rea sons why .the,' government should be prepared to most such an emergency as that which' now confronts us. Our traffic' is interrupted " 'and ' available ships are so scarce that freight rates have, risen, enormously. 'Government competition would tend to prevent the Injustice from which' our'commerce is now Buffering.'* ' '.? "* ". . - The Ship! Purchase MIL . 8ecr?taary. BryanX approval of the government's . ship , ,. purchase ' 'bill brought forth loud stidhti Of- ''nd^nOj" and "-'yes, yes'" from all parts of the feS?L'vv-' ,'} .. \W0HB&fir&i n . M am ton well 0 ware -of the, .force, or private Intyr?sta;" aaid1 Secretory' 'Bryan; ."16 expect unanimlty to the I ro. isl "tor government ownership Of,, ships* no matter \hoyv. wuoh 1 fdw. 'people an u y wish It." ".'.\h- ?-Ur?e? 'Legislation. 'pio^.^9perj5liPn .between ..bURj ncsiTm?n ?nd 0t? gdv?rnmecV' #?s] ?'rgra'hy President John H. -Psheytnl JitS' sstesai.' a?fr?ss. lie suggested that . m a ^y, American!, commercial treaties ?ion a "positIvo. nipuiu for meeting tho ' noctis". nJionhl be found. He urged the .memhero jt? ^kc :m interest In rural credit .ieglsldllon, V fmidget ?yat?mlf?r'natl?hal'rlnaHces, a nation al labor exchange and means to In ducostmnthjrunta to go to the farms. Rvsse?itlpns were, introduced call ing for -the, amending of th? Income tax, water power ' legislation, more 1_,J_.l; >_!-_::' ?__...__t~l~? .1. - uunitivnn uicu no tuuEitno, B""'>K ? '?? pr?sident power to veto separate items,in appropriation bills, pud call.? ling upon the president to publish an opinion by the department of justice or some other SonrceY as. to the'extent to which exportera may lawfully co operate. All were referred to a com mittee. , ,,;,.( J DRAW COLOR LCVB k ? ! IN) SPARTANBURG ! ' WAl^tmVPJS; v "; 1 Pwi?! council of the <llty ot Spsrtanburg at Us i m pet in g I -. yesterday passed the sc^wgatiop onainancojihat ha^been, before that body for the "Test; few. months. The ordinance! will 'p^vfehl any'-one from taking up bis residence In a Nock thati Is entirely occupied by citizens of the lather, colpr. ,, O.t. course it'do?s noynlerfere, wBh exist-, ing conditions.' (ITiese block's of the city which are (occupied entirely by white ,.per.ions. are designated as "white blocks,'', and those which are entirely ohctlpM qy .negroes are de signated 'aw- cvidrea.-"* Thj ordinance makes it tnlawfol for a white per?? to takeiup Ids,residence In s "colored" block or for a ?egro to-take up his r?sidence' ?p a .^hJ"ie!';..;b)ock. The ordinance alio prohibits the operation of a church; school or dahce hall for persons, of on;? .color in blocks wholly occupied by, persons.Mt1 the other rac?.' 'j'.--'! ,*ir ' ii\. i> Tho ordinance applies to places of residence only, end dfd?s not refer'to Iba conduct or t.the location of places ?fouSW?sSj. .'.J" ; >}M*> -f'-.v.> lit.t-'-pr.iii ^Tn- 'casfrft la deajrcd >.to> erect, a SwelllbgV on(Wool lph wfrlcb tbM ire, at the t?ap', nel?ier' n?grd nor1 white rcBld.eptni 'the ordlnanco pro 1 application for the rides Jhat/thej tfnlldfng permit; ihe'advei he building sroes or white pi-opio; tlhoUtd s suM Um is*? be ''Occupied by ho lden t protest bo mode. bv. the. ownorr >t the property ih the block, tho per pHfroay<heref Operators and ?IhrtrV fc?acb A'grce CLBVELAJWDi id; ^ a 3L?Opera ora.tst^kl^jt^fdfp^d federsi con on. a. tentative the . eastern cUltr?s. Details sill b* workod1 ?iiti tomorrow. mmm mm WEEK ?E EXCUSED PRESENT TERM OF COURT NOT LIKELY TO CONTIN UE ALL WEEK ONLY 2 CASES Ar^ ou t?t Trial. "Tiviii Agoinat Whitiock and ' ri^fr$innsayvB'torday woro that tho present term or thn court of general hi anjops. would bo adjourned sine dto before the end, gtfibe Week. At any rate, It will not* in: contluued Into noxt week, us all second week Jurors have been excused. There- are but two cases-left on tile-docket' for trial at this term of the court, and only one of these is of Importance or likely to take more than n half day for trial. When court recessed Tuesday night. Solicitor K. 1?. Smith announced that there were. but seven cases left on tho docket for, trial at. tills term of court. Yesterday" four of these cases were disposed of by trial and a fifth disposed of by Ueln'g''n'orprosBod, leav ing but two more cases for trial. '.Tin- ciiec of B.H. Whitiock, indicted for murder, and that of C...A. Shaw, Indicted for disposing of proporly un n?r"im>rtgdfe^. 'hfe^tfie" t*Wo remaining on the docket for trial at thin term of 't|io>count"iiWhltlocktsl case Is set fQrhtttati tx-rinA,4UtfiAt?ta probable that Ih ml^ajn^i^wiU|> "j1*" court moots this morning at 0:30 o'clrtc*k.1-Tr. rar tMl'lfJfe?tr that the case of Whitiock will take more than a day (or, trial. In.-.Uu* event 4t-lakes all of today JVjr.,t^e,tJlal))p/4he case, this will leavo only tho case of Shaw for trlhl'P^luaV.'" 'AB:\hftl matter will like ly to disposed'of-id'fc'short while, it Is not Improbable that Court wll) be adjourned by noon Friday. OOOOOOOOOOOO O O 4? o o IVA NOTES o OOOOOOOOtVOOOOOOO Dr J. B. Watson and faintly moved ?o Anderson Saturday where they r will make their home In the future. <. Their many friends hero regret ex ceedlngly to. give thorn- up. however, they are much Interested, in.thelr wel fare and all good wishes go with them for''their future.' '; -Mr; 1jerto^;,SadlferJ spenf Sunday In Starr jwtth-friend* w o|ui?t? Mr. J. H Ollllland has returned MIbr Kathleen SelglorX PfKJr-V Ml?? -Marie Cann has returned from ?htr<.j 4jiir?,j i\a aw i Mt ;?. : ?7. . ^ Mr. K. W. Woke?eldijM?jmoVft? In to the house vacated 6y Dr. J. E. WarsoVvvhlch he had purchased r.omo fl?ht?ago.?';'-' a<" ?oivt^.-aO d. MISS ?A\tt Sherird'fci* Iflpo?iding .a while In Anderson wjth.'relatives. Mr. Drndley Lever?tt of Starr waa n visitor here Saturday: ' < Miss ' Annie Hutchinson" or Lowndoo villc U spending.rthe. weok - with her sister, Mra. W. A. HalU . . . Mrs. Marsholl Jones who has been visiting her sister-in-law. Mra. Roy Ollilard, of Anderson bus returned # homo. :'* ? \h ' Tim fl vl/? ImnwiiamAMt AsSSC!&?f"S ? ---' .- ' ....j^w,?nM??f...l^WW.w., > will hold lu regular monthly meeting In tho school audlt?rlura Friday, the 5th1 at 3:30. ' V?) " Mr.-A. O. Thompson or Starr waa in twn a fow .hours- Monday on b?sl- .. nesii. .- .. i u , t i Messrs. Claude Masters and Charlie ?urrlsn, of the Mountain Creek sec tion spent a'f?w hours-hero Sunday. Mr.' and Mr?i RoHhth^m?' Seawright Of Andersonsar-e vtsltlag'ruti.the home of .the. letter's parents;. Mr. and' Mra *n^PRa^huiii?? Powell s\fd''-SptilRhtB-'of 1 WtldesViUe spent % Khort rwhlrn?here -Saturdays -Mr.--BiHy Nooney of Detroit, Mich.. .. week" with T\ B. YeaTg^'tto Jeweler.. wH?'%!ru?? d?0al?ffo?J sale to rtosd> mt*iMVH*m!% TMfc?^ Mr. \ Noaney's second visit hero, .having fondjueAeAta ?W^M-M^***. qr ?? igo.when he mota many, friends who iFo glml to bcd him 'again. J. H. BarkJi*dare dhvVB.. Rivers of Sreenwood and Ban Allen 3sf Ander son .were among the ; travelling men Mere Monday,,, ':<* i Mr.- D. L. Sadler, proprietor of Sad ler'a auto ehon, has'enlarged his oner ier? hsvina bfclH a more commodious jtructuro anao-te better, prepared to iccoramodato.htjtt patrons. <. Mr. Joe Shorord apont a, few hours in Anderson Monday od busin?f* ' Miss- Lulle Price spent Tuep-d?/ Jn Anderson shopping. . *ft> il Miss Lila? Belle of Lathoar ,1s the *$r. T. a.8SmRh hi ooeptng hp a drfck of general merrbtaafso In tho Dora* reeentlytVwpat^ *#*Hhe l>a hetfttr?. '-M;ri,.??'.thi is va. good sales man and.le ,T*ty pw^lar.with the vavelllng ?uhllc antf we predict for dm" ^ literal patronage, ir-iitw. .iii'>--< bramua-Ui?; . rn.v AtxxUfA rre?.> r ?EW YORK. F?'?'* V*<^ecidver? . ?ere appointed by ' the federal court or the Jay C. Wempltt Company, wtn low ahodoo and window shade cloth aaoufactqreta. with plants hero - and n -ChlcagOi The corup^hy,'organised a tfi87, has ?labllltl?* of 1555.000 and sse t a worth : $49i;8?Oi according to he schedules, \> *-i*\r--? .,