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THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER Founded August 1, 1800. 120 North Main St ret ANDERSON, S. C. WILLIAM RANKS, . Editor W. W. SMOAK .... BuslnessMunager Entered According to Act of Con gres? a." Second ('lass Mail Mutter at the Postofllce ut Anderson, S. C. Member of Associated Press and Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic Service. 8eml - Weekly edition?fl.60 per Year. Dolly edition?$5.00 per annum; $2.50 for Six Months; $1.25 for Three Mouths. IN A DVANCE. A ia: t r circulation than any other * '?. ;.. ? :? in this Congressional Dis trict. telephones: Edltnrlr.l.327 Bus!. ? " O.Ii; e.'321 Jcb :.?. l?, . ,.?93-L Local New:,.327 Society Ne..;;.321 The Intelligencer Is delivered by carriers in the city !f you fall to get your paper regularly ??l?ase notify ns. Opposite your nume on label of your paper Is prnted date to which your paper Is puid. All checks and drafts should be drawn to The Ander son Intelligencer. the Weuther. Washington, July 21.?Forecast. South Curollnn-r-rOenerully fair Sat urday and Sunday. Enroll. -o Enroll today. - -o Enroll your full name. Booster day, for Anderson college. '- - The C. & W. C. and tho city de serve to be good friends. Shake. -o-? Appointments and disappointments ?the penalty of being president. If thl dry weather keeps up, the farmers will bo in a serious condition. Qood roads' help to make good schools, good churches and good homei. -o Throe days in which to enroll. This matter is important to each individual, . ? > Permanent' 'Job ? secretary of church building and paying for its committee. ?! ,'. ' O Who willi go to Mexico now? John Lind or Henry Wilson? Promotion or panffibmexit? ... -o Golf in Columbia must be a punk game with the governor's stymie on tho 18th hole. 1 The man,.who sits around Ib too busy trying to find things to keep other folks busy. .{Villi ? { ... o But we arc, becoming skeptical about tho separate pnesenger sta tion proposition. .' ??o?? JuBt one month and poor old South Carolina will be over part of her regular biennial' travail. '? o A doctor says one may tell a liar by hin breathing. Sorter like "breatlng anathemas." eh. Columbia has at last driven all the other clubs out of her coveted pince? In the cellar of the South Atlantic League. ?' ? o Atlanta, m?n' who was here yester day didn't ' have time to brag for "taking in" the many developments in the Electric City.. Every citizen of Anderson should try to get one . girl to come here to enter Anderson college and one boy to enter the Frazer school. Congress has pcsscd the stock ex change regulation bill. We don't care who claims it, South Carolina did the work ia the senato and in the house. - ? o Joel Bailey of Greenwood was here yesterday, pulng how the work is progressing on the Blue Ridge "doe po." Joel claims that he la the daddy of that development. . ' ' ' We have^W?. requests to make of the public. ;,Oa? la to enroll for the primary. Tho other is come out to the ball pArk today, see tho game, and if. tho, s^rt' is not deserving Of the patronage let tho promoters know . 'no that they may call the thing off. '" We hopa'that the movement for* a . public mark?t Will materialize. This has been7<$'r^hobby for three years. If the location suggested cannot be made to answer the purpose, there is always the opportunity to tear down tho city atables ?n Markot street and remove th?m Jp Jh.e( Quarry and place a market house Just,in the rpar of the city ball. TRYING 10 BE FAIR Horn*; of our good friends wore pcr turbod yesterday because of the amount of matter we carried In thin paper In Friday's Issue with refer ence to Cole l?, RIeasc. We wish to assure these friends that the matter was marked "Paid Advertisement." This paper lias set out to give all persona In politics a square deal. Sometimes we get awfully bored with the whole proposition, but we can't see our way clour to "cut loose" and bemeun a man Just because we ? annoi support him. To sot all doubts aside, we wish to say that (his It NOT a Illease paper, and that the matter which some peo ple objected to yesterday does not express our sentiments, bul we wish to say further that so far as human ly possible we will try to give this man a situare deal. Hornelimes lie says harsh tilings of m? h whom we admire and respect, tilings that make us feel very resent ful, that make us wish to make tin: cuuse of our friends our own. Hut there is at stake in South Carolina to day too much more than tin* mere holding of a few Jobs, too much more than u mere disgusting political cam paign. There is at stake the peace and happiness of the people. Stir ring .up strife will make them rest less and dissatisfied. The newspa pers have been accused of making strife. This is not true, but we wish to see the campaign end without the newspapers being forced to take much part, and then, let the result bo what It may, It cannot be churged agaln?t the press that It endeavored to stir up the people and to excite a bitterness that yenre might not eliminate. In this connection, we have receiv ed a letter from a man in this coun ty, no doubt a very good men, who wishes to stop bis paper. He says. "After the time was up, I went to taking another paper. If you can't give justice on both sides. I was at Greenville Saturday and I saw which way it Wae. Tho paper said it was all for Smith. I saw two-thirds of them was for Ulease. I don't want to read your paper." This man who is strong for "Justice on both sides" Is not Just himself for he does not tell the truth. This paper did not say that "It was ALL for Smith." We quoted W. Mills Mooncy, county chairman of Greenville county, as saying that the crowd was 3 to 1 against BIcase. We did not even solicit the statement from Mr. Mooney and it was not sent in by an employe of this office, but by u man In whom we have the most im plicit confidence, and since, has been confirmed by some men of undoubted veracity, although we do not know upon what they based their estimates. The question of the crowd at Greenville, however, Is of minor con sideration. We rgerot that this man whom we have never eeon and may never see, does think that The Intelli gencer has been unfair to his cham pion. We feel sure that we have dono so much to provo our earnest purpose to be fair that we have been hurt by tho speculation on tho part of some very good friend tha' "we were lean ing toward Blease." Again wo Bay that the purpose of this paper Is to try to present a clean, readable paper, and to give the peo ple the news. Upon great moral 1b auea we will never hesitate to state our views. But In this present issue of mere personal politics, so much has been said and written and spoken that wo will merely try to keep the record straight and lot the people select whom they choose. We have our de cided convictions on this matter, but do not think it necessary to express them. And hereafter, when we pub lish political advertisements, we will so label them that none will fall to observe. We cannot, under the low, refuse to take political advertising, that Is not of an offensive or scurri lous nature, and in fact, good conduct would not permit us to reject It. if the reading matter ia permissable as to its nature, any more than a store keeper or an inn-keeper or a preacher should reject the custom of the gen eral public. THE Hit HEY CASE This paper lias received from the office of Governor Blease a copy of tho exhibits In tho Gus Rlchey case. Tho governor says. "In fairness to mo I ask that you publish this in full in your paper. As The Intelligencer published iu Friday's issue practical ly a summary, we do not feel called upon t? publish the whole, although we would have one so, perhaps, had the letter been received In tim?. But, while it came by special de livery from . Columbia and left that city at 1:30 Thursday afternoon, It did not reach office until Friday morning on account of tho miserable postal connections to which we have heretofore called attention. There Is hardly another city In tho United States that has to suffer the lack of postal facilities that falls to the lot. of j^dersoh.;,;,.-?! .,??,. The. statement exhibited by the gov ernor shows that Supt. I). J. Oriflith of Ilio stutc penitentiary stated that the prisoner had been unable to do any work; the penitentiary physician, Dr. Jennings stated, "I lind Iiis right lower limb paralyzed from the waist down"; It. A. Mitchell, a guard, stated that Itichey iiad bad convulsions; Dr. <\ (Jumbrell, of Abbeville, stated that Itichey bad bad an injury to Iiis spine and that he was subject to con vulsions; and there were letters from R. E. <'ox. W. I?. Greene, and other citizens of Abbeville declaring that the law had been vindicated and that mercy should demand that Itichey be released. Mr. Green declared that a careful reading of tho testimony might convince any unprejudiced mind thut itichey was not guilty us charged. There Is a statement from Drs. Knowlton and Mein tosh In the lan guage published in this paper yester day, and another statement in the Identical language signed by Dr. Jen nings, of Columbia, Rolfe E. Hughes of Laurens and W. I). Simpson of Ab beville. The state hoard of pardons recommended the parole, as one of the members of the board was not politically friendly to the governor; and there are statements from Drs. Simpson, Gambrell and Hughes that the condition of the prisoner has greatly improved and that bis life has been saved by letting him out in the fresh air. The governor also submits a copy 01 the bond in the case to show that Rickey is not pardoned or paroled, but is merely out on bond pending a change in his phyelc>.' condition. These are, In brief, the reasons for the governor's action. The charge against Rlcbey was , ruining a poor, little girl whom be bad adopted and who called him "Papa". He was convicted by a Jury in his own county. CHILI) LAHOR LAWS Northern newspapers are again beginning to direct criticism at child labor conditions in the South. All of which is cruelly unjust. The children employed in the mills, according to our observation, are happier than those on the farms. And the average wage paid to a girl in a cotton mill is more than the average wage paid to a stenographer. The cotton mill industry is in Its infancy. There are many things to bo learned, but we believe the mill managers are doing everything they, can to make the life and surroundings of their employes brighter and bap pier. And this is but the beginning. If tho experiments that have been started should prove to be along the right line, we believe that there will an Increasing amount of welfare work. Wo have expressed the same views In the past, but this gives op portunity for renewed avowal of our Interest In tbo welfare of the mill children and of our resentment of the offlciousness of these fanatics or en thusiast who declaim against the south, while they are blind to the tremendously greater evils of the north. There is no more comparison be tween the child labor conditions in the south and In the north than there is In "graft" conditions in some email town politics compared with the un speakable stench discovered in New York because of'the Becker case. We would like to see every child taken from work and put Into school ?wherever possible. The managers of tho great manufacturing estab lishments have the labor of children thrust upon them. They do not seek for this class of help. There are more children under the age of 14 working in the city of Phila delphia thaa in the entire south. Lit tle wonder that we take exception to the slogan, "child labor In the South." It has always seemed disgusting to us that while 'the offices of the Nat ional Child Labor committee are In New York the committee must al ways be harping upon "Child Labor In tho South," when there are 1.000 children In the sweatshops in New York, city to every "doffor boy" who has time to run out and play a game of marbles every hour during th? day. GOOD MAN FOR THE PLACE. Anderson county has had quite a distinction this year In the naming of J. C. Docworth of Willtamston as chairman of the committee to appraise tho valuation of the cotton mills of the state. Mr. Ducworth Is a graduate of the textile department of Clemeon Col lege and Is well fitted for the work which has been given to him Mr. Docworth is one of the most en ergetic yonng men in the state and In addition to this large responsibility he has recently undertaken his part of the work of inaugurating a big chautau Qua for farmers to be held at Williams ton in August. As chairman of the board of trade of Williamston he is pushing this vigorously and we hope that his efforts will be successful and tb ?t there will go out troni the Chau taiiqua influence fui listing good in the county Mr. Ducwortb ie also endeavoring to aid hl? people by getting an equaliza tion of the assessment of property for taxation in this county. Anderson land? are rated higher than any other county in the state and while the far mers of Anderson have made their farms valuable, yet there Is little jus tice in sticking a heavier tax on their lands than upon the lands of Marlboro and other counties where the land is notably of high vulue. WARD POUR VOTERS Club Ihm], Open for F.nrolling Late !n Afternoons. Kor the convenience of tlie working men who do not get away from their Jobs until late In the afternoon, the club roll book for Ward 4 will be kept ut the city ball during the afternoons between now and Tuesday night. J. H. Godfrey, the city clerk, 1b presi dent of the Ward 4 club, and the book will be in his oillee. All persons de siring to enroll will find the office open every afternoon until 7 o'clock. This convenience will continuo until the time for enrolling closes, which is through next Tuesday. During the mornings between now and the time for closing the books for this ward will be kept at the Peoples bank, In the hands of Mr. D. <). Urown, secre tary of the ward club. Tho bank1 closes its doors at 2 o'clock and while persons who desire to enroll could gatti admittance to the bank in the afternoons through the side doors, it was decided for this reason to have the book at the city hall during the afternoon hours. The president and secretary of the club are both anx ious for all the voters to enroll, and every possible chance will be given them to place their names on the book so that they can vote in tho pri mary, elections next month. There are many voters in this ward who have been putting off enrolling from lime to time. In order to "Jog" their memories, the names of the de linquents are here published. These tho new club book entries with the polling list of the second municlpul election. The list follows: Li. It. Meyers. H. G. Smith. J. R. Williams. Claud Ureazeale. J. C. Allen. H. M. Holland. J. L. McGee. J. H. llrissey. J. o. Buchanan. E. T. Anderson. Fred Strickland. Adolph Holder.. R. C. Simpson. W. R. Simpson.' J. T. Simpson. J. W. Roland. Kenneth Richardson. W. Dean Simpson. M. H. Looney.iM J. N. Haynie. ,a\ ?..... T. E. Link. .' W. C. Stone. H. B. Johnson. Walter Clark. J. E. Simpson. H. Brady. B. L. Ronda. A. C. Smith. J. M. Lntimor. Geo. W. Evans. Geo. Tent. ?. i E. E, Simpson. H. A. Caudle. W. H. Howell. .. L. E. Norryce. R. G. LeCroy. J. A. Corbln. Chas. Elliott. Jud Langstou. L. M. Wllllford. Grover Gaillard. Baylls E. Anderson. C. V. Smith. T. E.D?H. Eddie Barton. E. P. Martin. L. L. Ligon. J. F. Stone. B. T: Gaines. W.M.Myers. >? E. C. Drlskell. Chas. C. Provost. The following have enrolled, but did not sign their full-names. Their attention is called to the fact they must re-enroll, signing ' their full name": M. L. Owen. J. C. Keys. L. L. Gaillard. F. V. Bell. C. C. Garrison J. M. Sullivan . CROPS BADLY DAMAGED Mr. J. D. Cartee of the Fork section was In Anderson Thursday and states that crops were badly Injured by tbe hall. He has 60 acres that was at one time quite promising and is now a total loss. He will not get two balea. Of a five horse farm be will not have 16 acres that can be left in cotton and even this is knocked about so much that It will do no good.' He Is taking tho matter as philoso phically as he can, but he oays that In addition to the labor ! and all other considerations he had $800 Worth of fertilizer on the land that was ruined, in the storm of July 9. SC. Camp bell, a neighbor, had 8 or 10 acres of young cotton ruined and Charley Mc Adams was seriously crippled' In bla farming operations, .r if I To mako the situation' worse, the weather has been bo dry that the cow peaa that were put in. will have a hard time to make. Mr. Cartee has been plowing up his cotton and ; sowing peas! For a tow days be Just sowed in the middle of the ruined crop, but now the prospects of. the cotton re viving are so poor that he has decided to put all In peas. - If he could. Set seed Irish potatoes tie would try to make a crop of potatoes for. the mar? k?t. . . i Mr Cartee says that he wouid rather have had a fire to destroy his home than to bave been, wiped out In this manner by the hail. Ho could build a house somehow, but to start,an? other crop Is a hard. undeleting-. ? 'i I ANDERSON ELK ENJOYED TRIP Tom Bolt Back From the Grand Lodge Which Met This Year With Denver . P. . E. J. Tom Holt, past exalted ruler of Anderson lodge No. 120C. Uenevolent and Protective Order of Elks, has re turned from the grand lodge of the order, which met this year with the Denver lodge. Mr. Holt auys that he never enjoyed an alfalr more in his life than he did this meeting of the grand lodge. Speaking of the trip, Mr. Unit said: "Friday we spent in Cincinnati sight seeing, etc., and a good deal of tho things we saw were et cetera. Cincin nati is g, city of probably half a n?'.," ? lion people, most of whom are Ger mans, Jews, Creeks and Italians. It is noted for its piano manufactories, potteries, wholesale jewelry establish, ments, splendid street railway system, zoological gardens, consumption of beer and whiskey. Saturday we spent in Chicago, the Windy City, so-called, we believe, be cause of the severe winds that blow in from the lakes. Chicago has nearly two million population?mostly for eigners?almost every man of which ?3 practicing the rule of "Do others before they do you." Let us say right here that Chicago is no place for a man who has any confidence in hu manity. We believe six montile in that town would make the ?orglving soul callous and obdurate. No one at tempted to bunco us, hut if you do not want to be run over you had better keep both your eyes peeled while strolling around Chi. Did I say stroll? Well, there is no such thing as being permitted to stroll in that town. You have to keep on the dead run to keep out of the way. A portion of Sunday was spent in riding through Iowa, and at Omaha, Neb. Iowa is one of the greatest farming section? of this country. As far as the eye could reach on both sides of the railroad were great fields of waving corn, oats, wheat, ready to cut and being cut, timothy hay, alfalfa etc. The farmers out there seem to have little regard for the Sabbath as threshing machines, reapers and hay presses were in operation, and men were engaged in harvesting Just as if it had been Monday. Sunday after noon we spent in Omaha, and, lest we forget, we will say this is some warm burg. It was 110 in the shade. The men paraded the streets without coats and the women without petticoats. A half day in Omaha during July Is suf-> flclent evidence of the reason why Mr. Win. J. Bryan takes a summer cottage In the wilds of Tarli el la. We arrived in Denver Monday morn ing. Now Denver is some town. Al most every street and budding was profusely decorated with tue colora of the . . . E.?white and purple? while the electrical display was said to be the most magnificent ever attempt ed in the history of the world. There were about one hundred thousand visitors, mort of whom were Elks, and on every hand was a royal welcome for tho Billa. Even the Denver papers were printed in purple ink on white paper for tho four days of the Elks convention. The convention lasted until Thurs day afternoon. It was the largest at tempted and the most successful In the half century existence of tho or der. The parade was spectacular to a marked degree. Friday, July 17, we spent at Caro na, Colorado, styled "the top o' the world." It is 13,000 feet above tbe sea, and is a place of perpetual snow, and on this mountain top we played snow ball with a 1,111 from Kansas. We started home Friday night and made good time back to Carolina, ar riving here Monday evening. BIT OF POSING IN WOMAN'S TRIAL Letters of Mme. CaUlaux Were Not Sufficient Provocation For Murder Paris,, July 24.?The defense in the trial of Mine. Henriette Calliaux, charged with tbe murder of Gaston Calmette, editor of the Figaro, today was caught in a trap. The principal argument of Maitre Lab?ri, counsel for Mme. Caill?ux has been that his client was driven to shoot M. Calmette through fear that two letters, of which she was aware photographic reproductions existed, would be published by M. Calmette and the secrets of her inner life there, by made public. The letters were produced and contained nothing sen sational. . , .A dramatic bit of titlm?ny was giv en during the day by Dr. Wllbert Cal mette, director of the Pasteur insti tute at Lille. H? paid a high tribute to the character of h is brother. "I am convinced," said Dr. Calmette, "that it Mme. Caillaux had simply op ened her mouth, if she had only said to my brother, 'Is it true that you have in your possession the private let ters?1 my brother would have immedi ately reassured her. If you know, how scrupulous was my brother with his word, he would h?ve removed Mme. OaHuauxTs apprehension^' ASSIGNMENT MADE New York Finn Makes Fallare l?r Many Thousands. New York, July 24.?Boessneck. Brosel & Company, Importers and dealers In dry goods, made a general assignment today for tbe benefit of creditors. Attorneys for the firm de clared that liabilities were approxi mately #1,260,000 and assets In excess of that sum. The assignment, accord ing to the attorneys, was caused by the curtallmet>. ot tbe firm's foreign crcditaA)',_?? y ?;,;; ', " When you 1 shoes, think first, then tl style and du make them > Snow oxfon ers, buttor $3.50. White oxfor ter kind, $3. ' Howard & F gun metal, ent, $4 and Hanan bene fords, in all and comfoi $5.50 and $(. Special silk in all colors Silk sox, all Order by Pare We prepay all B?tira 7b S Latest News Mexico City, July 24.- -The federal forces have advanced a mile further from the city to prevent Zapata and his band from making an attack. Za pata has no artillery. Chicago, July 21. Mediation by the government to prevent a strike be tween the UK western railways and their engineers and firemen seems about to fall. A Html answer will be rendered Saturday. El Paso, July 24.?Contrary to the "peace talk" It is stated that Villa le buying Immense supplies of onimuni tIon and Is entrenching himself in Chihuahua. He Is tying to recruit hin army to the fullest. Pari?, July 24*?President Poincalre will abandon his proposed trip on ac count of the Austrian embrogllo. - London, July 24.?Belgrade could not hold ont 24 boors against Aus trian gunboats and the government may retire to the Interior. New York, July 24.?Job Hedges will again seek the office of governor of New York on the regalar repub lican ticket. Washington, July 24.?Republican senators announce that they will now start no filibuster and will help the democrats to get rid of the trnet bills and adjourn as soon as possible. . ?:? Atlanta, G a* July 24.?The house fas sed the Sheppard child labor bill y a vote of 99 to 44. New York, July 24. ? Theodore Roosevelt ts being sued for $50,000 damages by William Barnes, the Re publican "boss' of New York. New York, July 24.?The receivers of the H. B. Claflla company have Bled a preliminary report?Assets $52^0,000; liabilities $44,800,000. Plans for continuing the business have been started. - , . I.I ,V III ANOTHER RAT CAUGHT Infected With Pinino?Has Seven Predecessor*. (By As a oc I at cd Press) Now Orleans, July 24.?lMagnoelng the tenth case and discovering the eighth infected, rat. were principal developments today In the bubonic plague situation in this city. The tenth victim, William RVust, was em ployed aa bar tender within what la termed the first focus of the disease. Ho was removed to the isolation Los pRal. The rat which bacteriological exam ination today, diseased wan infected, was caught fifteen blocks from the point of first infection. '? ?? ..'? ?.fe :hink of our of comfort link of the rability that vin the race. is, all leath i or lace, ds, the bet 50. oster, in tan, /ici and pat $S. h made ox new shapes table lasts, 5. plated sox, , 25c. colors, 50c. el Poet, charg?e. Tra tore aOh a.Cumdcnex Oddlncidents Becauee she did not wish to leave her two little water spaniels to the baggage man's mercy, Mrs. G. M. Mc Laughlin ot Pittsburg sent them to Bar Harbor, Me., in a special section of a Pullman. After 32 years' service on the Hud son river, the steamer Kaaterskill was burned in Athens, N. Y. ,for the bene fit of the "movies." Four sistere, Mrs. Catherine Mc Sheen and Mrs. Margarett BoUlger both of North Adams, Mass., Mrs. An na Sullivan of Winstead, Conn., and Mrs. Bridget Dunn of Sioux Falls, S. D.t are holding their first reuion in 64 years at Mrs. McSheen's home. Molr Bros., button manufacturers have started an Injunction action in Burlington, Ta., to forbid caliope mu sic on excursion steamboats during working hours. The plaintiffs allege that the seamboats. play tango mu ele and the 200 girl employes refuse to work. Although he had been married and voted regularly In Orlando. Cai., no I one knew Hiram E. Calder was a wo I man until "he" was removed to a hoe I pltal where "he" died from nellagra. "He" had lived her for 10 years. "His" ' wife died two years ago. Accompanied by hie bride and a I crew of three, Elnar Slward, a naval archtect of New York, will .Htompt to sail from New York to London In a ?Lundln power lifeboat The craft, which Is 36 feet long and 12 feet wide, cannot be capeised it is slad. An . agreement made by H< ?M. Wendt with his wife in Hohok?n, ?N. J., that he should pay her $6 a weak for her household labors/ was declar ed Illegal In court here, .although Wendt owes his spouse $4,592. A Wileks-Barre, Pa., t?l?phone line man, who befriended a penniless man In the west 10 years ago, is bequeath ed $ 40.000. An old receipt given him by tho man estballshes bis identity. - Harrison WlU Talk; Fairfax' Harrison, president of the Southern Railway, will appear Mon. day before the nut-committee of the senate naval affairs committee which Is investigating the alleged discrim ination by railroads against southern ports on coal ratees. With his testi mony the hearings probably wilt close until September, as counsel for the Southern Tia.ilway and Benjamin ?? DnlSney, the witness upon whose tes timony tho Investigation is based, have asked for time to .study the rate situ ation. ?__T.