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THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER! Squaded August 1, I ROO. m North Multi Stret AM) Kit ?SON, 8. C. WILLIAM BANKS. Editor W. W. SMOAK _ Business Manager Entered According to Act of Con gress as Second ClaHS Mull Matter ut the Poatoflicu ut Andersou, S. G. Member of Associated Bress and j Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic | Service. Semi-Weekly edition-$1.60 per| Ter. Dully edition-$6.00 per annum; $2.60 for Six .Montha; $l.z& for Three Mon tba. IN ADVANCE. A mixer circulation than any other lewnpai.' r la ibis Congressional Ula tlict. TELI 1'IIO.NKSx Editorial.327 BUB'.::'. -'? Ollb-e.. 3JJ1 Job I'm.MUK.693-L Local Newa.327 Society News .321 The Intelligencer ls delivered by carriers in ?he city, ir you fall to get your paper regularly please notify OS. Opposite your name on label Of your paper is prated dute to which your paper is paid. Ail checks and drafts should be drawu to The Ander son Intelligencer. The Weather. Washington, Aug. 12.-Forecast for South Carolina: Local thunder showers Thursday, except fair near the coast; Friday generally fair. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY "Man marks the earth with ruin, his control Stops with the shore! Upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth romain A shadow of man's ravage, save his v own, When for a moment, like u drop of rain HO sinks Into thy depths with bub bling groan, Without a grave, unknelled, uncon fined and unknown." .Knock der Kaiser. Swiss watches-guarding the Alps. These are happy days for old Nep Tune. , Come back from your vacation and vote. -o Widow In weeds: gross widow In clover. . .< . i ( Bayonet eoup will soon become a Soldier's ration. o- -- ?Buy your grain seed now or you will never be able to get any. -o ?Pipe of peace-not the kind the old man smokes around the house. Italy could soon end this war by threatening captives with garlic. ,8ome cf these European fleets need a Dewey, to do something quick, .g - 'Success to Anderson's new city ad ministration. (Opportunity awaits. % -o ??si- third of the Insane recover, but nearly all politicians die in the throes. r*'- _0_ Today one week-and the trek will be over and the campaign liar will sure enough start In. V'?vTien barbera go on strike they commit no violence-until they go back to barbering again. -o Win or lose, E. D. Smith has con ducted his campaign with the decorum expected of hts high office. .??.- o Peking, China, has the oldest uni versity In the world. But what ls a country without patriotism. o Did the state convention rob any body of anything No. Then what of the men who accused them? If Anderson annexes ?iart of Don alds will she get a "hilarity pot," aa Col. Dave il um pb rey s cal 1B the moon shine still?" Mr. Pollock goeB too rough some times. Why should he call Gov. Blease a "feah ter-legged coward," and "worse than a liar"? ' -o If the Belgians ever t*he a notion to fire at the Germans with some ut hhpso cheese from Lireburg-lt will bo good night to der Vader!and. I , vi,j Let every citizen of Anderson be a committee of one to observe roads and paving and be ready to vote when some good proposition is submitted. W. P. Pollock proposes to institute cerezal libel/ suits against person* wUo have said that he was put Inte . bia campaign with. "Smith money.' Y<$kvlllo Enquirer started that false bond and' Jennings squelched IL wu tcitt-: ii i:M' is M:KitF.D. Tho United Stales government bas dono ri^ht t<> put aside Kevern! mil lion dollars for the protection of her citizens who are touring lu foreign lands. Mut how much more impera tive ?K the demand to take care of the poor people lu re at home who have Buffered Hie loss of their all through hail storms. If the principle ia good in one ?ase. it -liould he in another, lu fart UK- tourists are well to do people, <>r I hey would not he able to tour. In the other case the people who were ruined hy the dispensation of Providence have lost everything in tito world iliat Uley had and their lit tle homes arc mortgaged. We ap peal to congress to do something for these people. Muke a survey to prove what they hud und what they have losl and then pay thom something, either as a long term loan or us a gilt (o help them. THK SIH TH'S 01*1*0ItTl'MTV. The Intelligencer was probubty thc llrst paper in tills section to point out the opportunity for increased trude In South America nu account of the war. Our view ls confirmed hy many who can see afar. Southern manufacturers and mer chants should lose no time in tuklng ! advantage of the opportunity which the war in Europe has'given them for extending their trude with South American countries, particularly with Argentina and Uruguay on account of .the direct steamship service lo these countries through the port of Mobile, declares Mr. Charles Lyon Chandler, South American agent for Southern Hallway. These countries which have been buying lurgely from Great Rrltaln. Germany and Prance must find a new source of supply and Mr. Chandler Hays there ts no reason why southern manufacturers should not obtain a large share of this trade, particularly of machinery and metal articles of all kinds as well as cotton goods. Tho recent establisViment of an American bank at Buenos Ayres and Kio Junerio wilt prove of great ad vantage. Mr. Chandler Is prepared to furnish Information of every character In re gard to South American markets, his nllice having been established for the purpose of aiding southern business men to establish trade with South America. Inquiries may bc addressed to him directly or made of any repre sentative of the freight traffic depart ment of the Southern Railway or af filiated lines all of whom will be lu close touch with Mr. Chandler. This information or any help that Mr. Chandler may be able to give will bo without any cost, being part of Southern Railway's work for tho de velopment of the South. ALFALFA'S HOHE H EKE. It is -now well nigh impossible to get alfalfa or vetch seed at any price us these are European grasses. How ever, there may ho some secured this fall. Anderson county next year should produce ten times as much grasses' and grain as Bhe has done this year. Anderson is the home of alfalfa in this country. The recent Interest* evinced in An Piedmont section of South Carolina In the growing of legume crops brings out the very Interesting fact, not gen erally known, that alfalfa, now per haps the greatest forage crop In the United States was llrst planted in An derson county, S. C., 81 years ago, having been imported from Switzer land into this country from Lucerne. Switzerland, by an Anderdon county pioneer farmer. 1 Tiiis farmer was one of the Whittier family, and the alfalfa, when called lucerne, was planted on a farm locat ed on territory which is now within the municipal limits of Anderdon, Rose Hill, one of the well Known quasi social organizations of South Carolina now has Hs commodious club house located on the land on which this alfalfa or lucerne was first ?rown. One of the most remarkable things conected with this planting of alfalfa on the shores ot America is that the roots of alfalfa then planted, are still existing and crops are grow ing still from the same roots in the city of Anderson. Anderson county was thus the first home of alfalfa In the western hemis phere and lt was In Anderson county that it was first demonstrated that al falfa waa a great leguminous crop ot ', special value for feed. Where the soil is deep enough it Is still a great crop for thia section, and within the past several years there bas been contin ual interest awakened in the planting ' of this legume. 1 The interesting thing in this first 1 planting of this alfalfa in Anderson county is revealed In tho fact that - when Ute plant was first brought to i Otis country from Europe, lt was .boa* i sidered not to have sufficient food > power In lt tb warrant ita growing. ' Mr. Whltner, at thia time, challenged . such argument and demonstrated otherwise. The whole .agricultural world now know? that Mr. Whit lier wa? right ami that lie gave til?- world through pioneer demonstrations, an in val ua hi discovery. Hardly loss Interesting and perhaps as little well well known us the (irst important introduction of this plant Into America hy .Mr. Whittier ?H the work which was later done hy Mr. W. I). Warren, also an Anderson county farmer, who first introduced alfalfa into the Irrigated district of Colorado and the wost. When .Mr. Warren tir.n went to Colorado i" 'he vicinity of the present county of 'Uiruiigo, he plunled Colorado's first acre of alfal fa; he started the begining of un industry which in later years became the greatest empire builder of tho centennial state and of the other irri gation districts of Hu* western and Bout ll west ern state-, lt is needless to say that when he attempted the Intro duction or this plant in Durango county, Colorado, he was laughed at. The pioneers in Colorado did not be lieve that any plant which required such a great amount of water as al falfa could he successfully grown in a western state, and that the farmers could not afford to divert sufficient swater, amounting to as much as 80 inches per annum, the required amount to produce best results for the successful growth of the plant. It was argued that water was too valu able. The argument was fallacy. It is now known that there ls no more giving to an alfalfa plant all the 11.20 required. The greater amount of wa ter the plant will take the greater ls its productive strength and conse quent yield. Tho whole story is horne out by re liable and trustworthy sources. And it cannot be doubted that it was an introduced the plant Into the west, and that today Anderson county farm ers are the ones who are the better able to produce the plant, in all of its luxurious fragrance, than any other farmers, for in Anderson and in the Piedmont counties, alfalfa reaches HB greatest success and produces the largest yield per acre. TRIP FROM ROME WAS UNEVENTFUL President Now Ready to Actively Engage in Plans for Better ment of Affairs (By Associated Press.) Washington, August 12.-President Wilson returned to Washington at 5 oclock today from his Journey to Rome, Ga., to bury Mrs. Wilson. With him came Secretary and MTB. McAdoo, Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, Miss Margaret Wilson. Prof. Stockton Ax son, Mre. Wilson's brother; and other relatives. The trip from Rome was unevent ful. On the advice ur Dr. Grayson, his physician, the president \spent most of the time on the observation platform of his car to get the breeze. Few people were at the stations to seo the t.pee.nl go through. At a place In Virginia a gang of sec tion hands working on the railroad, ran beside the president's car while tho train was going slowly und be reached out of the window and shook hands with them. The president appeared to have been aged by sorrow and strain ha, has undergone, and his few words in dicated that he was thinking con stantly of Mrs. Wilson. The trip to Rome recalled vividly to him the days of his youth. Tomot.ow the president plans lb plunge into work and to assume ac tive command again of the work of helping stranded Americans in1 Eu rope and of bringing abolit better bus iness conditions in the United State?, He will see the members of the fed eral reserve board, a delegation of the representatives of the shipping inter ests and several business men. U. S. ANXIOUS TO PREVENT WAR Plan to Close Debate on 20 Trea ties Tomorrow and to Ratify Them AIL (By Associated Press.) Washington. August 12.While war Taged today in Europe, peace treaties were discussed all day by the United States sonate behind closed doors. Twenty special treaties with foreign nations recommended for ratification by the foreign rolations committee, were under consideration, and Secre tary of State Bryan remained at tho capital for consultation with the sen ators while the debate progressed. Nb vote was reached after prolong ed debate, but it was agreed to close general discussion by 1 o'clock to morrow. Administration leaders pre dicted that the treaties would be rat ified and that no more than ten vot?es would be recorded against them. Similar treattes have been negotiat ed with Great Britain and France, but the war ls expected to delay their consummation Indefinitely. Misa Mabel Murphy has returned home after an extended visit to Co lumbia and Sullivan's island. She waa accompanied home by Miss Jesse Earle Maxwell, who will spend two weelu visiting relatives. Photo by American Presa Association Kaiser Takes Great Prid The accompanying photograph WM of tile German navy. The German na' ?vus expected to give a splendid account POSTMASTERS PLAN FOR ANNUAL OUTING MAIL MEN OF THE STATE TO MEET IN THE CAPITOL South Carolina Postmasters to Have Annual Session Dur ing October Postmaster John R. Cochran, of the Anderson posion ice, as well as all other postmasters in South Carolina, are anticipating the annual meeting of the ' South. Carolina Postmasters', Association with 'a great deal of pleasure. A. W.,Knights of Bamberg, I secretary and treasurer of the State Association, is hard at work*'on thc. plans and t aya that the meeting to be' held in Washington will ?be u -splendid success. The following is *?' letter, Written by MT. Knight to all the postmasters In the state: Dear Slr ands Brother Postmasters: After a great, desi . of correspond ence. President-L,, G. -Young has de elded to hold ?our,next-annual meeting, in the city . uf WaaliiuKioii. D. C., where a joint meeting '-will - he held with the postmaster of Virginia, Del- ? aware. North Carolina, District of| Columbia and probably Maryland, the; meeting to be held October 5, 6. and 7. This joint -meeting appealed very strongly to the officers of our associa tion, and as a largo crowd of the postmasters from the states men tioned will be /.present;-'.-m? ar? ex tremely anxlo?s^^bat . the Palmetto State should make Ta good showing. Leave of absence.1'has been granted the South Carolina .postmasters for six days to attend'.thc meeting,' and the official oraorwlll.no,doubt be IB sued in the August Guide: I have Mr. Roper's ofliefal letter to President Young. ? V ThiB is gorag?ffl; be a great meeting, and it will bo' o^/lhcal?uiabl?: -peneflt to every postmaster.' But.let tee tell you first about . expenses. Reduced rates of two c?nts a mile have been secured, as well as - reduced . -/hotel ratea, so the trip will not be an ex pensive one. Tickets will be on salo October 4th. The postmaster at Washington, tie Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Trade . are heartily co-op erating, and a program which will be Interesting and, of great benefit ' to every postmaster is assured. The con vention meets Monday. October 5, and the address of welcome will be deliv ered by the president of the board of commissioners of the District of Co lumbia. There will be brief responses from each state. Hon. D. C. Roper, first assistant postmaster general, who by the way ls a- native South Carolinian, will make an address, and other representatives of the depart ment will also deliver addresses. The parcel post system will be empha sized, nnd addresses are anticipated from such mon as Dr. C. H. Wiley on "Farm Products by Parcel Post," Mr. Bowerman. librarian of Carnegie Lib rary, on "Library Circulation by Par cel Post," and an expert from the Bureau of Markets of th? Department of Agriculture will talk on market ing by parcel post. There will be an exhibit of containers for parcel post shipments. Other features will bo added to the program. The social ?ide will not be neg lected, as plana are being perfected for a luncheon and a trip to Mount Vernon, and other i attractive social affairs will no doubt be arranged. It ls, expected that every postmaster will bring lita wife and other. ? lady i members of his family, and those who haven't a wife' should get one before le In His Peerless Nav> mu-:. rri?m the warship Deutschtum! ry ls the apple of the kaiser's eye uu?i t of Itself against ils foes. the meeting or bring their sweet hearts. This will without doubt he the most notable and valuable gathering ot postmasters ever held, and no post master in this state can afford to stay away I am sending this letter to everv postmaster In the state that I can possibly locate, and if you are! not now a member of the association, I trust you will at once send me your membership fee of fifty cents, and if you are already a member, send me at once the yearly dues of one dollar. If you owe for more than one year, j send one dollar for each year you are in arrears. The retiring secretary treaurer turned over tb me $54.39, but no expenses have been paid yet, ana it will cost considerable for postage, stationery, etc., in arranging for this year's meeting, as l am going after j every postmaster and do my best to ' have a good crowd of us present when the meeting opens. For the honor of our state, with the first as sistant from South Carolina, we can not afford to go up. there with a mere handful of people, and I urge you to , make our plans right now. to go. > Many of us have not been to Wash ington, and the government buildings j and other points of interest, espe I dully the post office department, will I be indeed instructive. If you want to give the best service to your patrons, and that should be the earnest desire [ of every postmaster, you should go, for the opportunity of meeting the different heads of the departments and having the workings of your office fully explained to you is one you should not miss. This should espe cially interest new postmasters, who have not becomo familiar witu the postal system, and those of us who have been in the service longer stilt have much to learn. Personally I con sider this the greatest opportunity we could have to get Information and learn how to give our patrons the very best service. Will you not write me at once, stating whether wc can expect/you at the meeting, (and don't forget the membership fee or dues as the case may be). If .there is any In-1 formation you want, don't hesitate to write me. But write me any way, for I want to get in touch with you. Your fraternally, A. W. KNIGHT. Sec.-Tre?s. S. C. Association of Post masters. SCHOOL PUPILS GATHER TODAY Over 1,000 People Expected to Be Present at Bishop's Branch Reunion Former pupils, both old and young of the Bishop's Branch Behool will gather today for the annual reunion. lt ia estimated that ali told there will be about .1,000 people In attend ance, counting the friends of the for mer pupils of this institution. The Bishop's Branch school ls about six miles from Pendleton and. the name is familiar to almost every one in Anderson county. From this school has como student, after stu dent, with all the education that', waa available in "ye olden days", and many of Anderson's most progressive clt .Isens learned the A B Ca at this In stitution. One of the principal events bf the program for today will be a spelling bee. participated in by eomo 40 or 60 pupila of a former day and the Blue Back speller will be ?jen In notion again today for the first time In many years. It was said last night that the at tendance from the city ot Anderson will be large and several of tho busi ness men are contemplating taking their families for the day'u outing. Cleaning of Fhenezer Cemetery. t All persona Interested In Ebeneser cemetery are asked to help in clean ing it on Friday, the Uth.. ? . - i, You wearers of Palm Beach and feather weight suits will find this * clearance of ours just the opportunity to provide for the first touch of Fall. All weights, all colors, all sizes and ev ery suit in our stock re duced. $25.00 Suits now $19.75 22.50 Suits now 17.25 20.00 Suits now 14.75 18.00 Suits now 13.75 15.00 Suits now 11.50 12.50 Suits now 9.75 10.00 Suits now 7.50 All Men's Odd Trousers, Men's Oxfords, Boys' Suits at equally attractive prices. Order by Parcels Post, we prepay. "TU S?em.aUh m Camden? I \ NOW EXHIBITING ANDERSON OATS Southern Railway Writes That Our Oats Are Being Shown In (he North and West Furman Smith yesterday received a letter from M. V. Richards, land and industrial agent of the Southern Railway company, in which Mr. Rich ards acknowledges receipt of types ot Fulghum seed oats and Hastings seed oats as grown by J. Wade Drake of this county. An additional portion of Mr. Rich ards' letter folows: "We received these oats in due sea son and they are now on exhibit at fairs in the north and west and I thank you . very much for sending them. They are very fine. "I note that at a little later date you will have other types and will Bend them to us. We shall be glad to receive any other specimens you may have." oooooooooooooooo * THE DAY IN CONGRESS . o o o oooooooooooooooo Washington. Aug. 12.-Senate: Met at ll a. m. Debate on Secretary Bryan's twenty peace treaties began in executive ses sion. Recessed at 6:20 p. m. to ll a. in. Thursday. House: Met at noon. Hearing on financing cotton crop continued before agriculture commit, tee. representative Howard. Of Georgia, in resolution called on the depart ments of justice and commerce tb in vestigate Increases In food prices-. Adjourned at 5:30 p. m. to noon Thursday. dRAlX FOR BELGIUM Steamers Preparing to Leave New Orleans Wita Cargoes of Wheat _ (By Associated Presa.) - New Orleans August ll.-Belgian steamers will clear from this port for Antwerp with cargoes ot wheat with in Ute next few. days according to an nouncement tonight of L. de Waele, Belgian consul general to New Or leans. The .consul general stated to day he received Instructions from MB government to clear aa many. Belgian bottoms as possible with wheat, the war risk to be assumed by tb.** Bel gian government. . ...? NEW DIRECTORS FOR WAREHOUSE Farmers Chose New Governing Board at Mering Held Here a* Last Tuesday The stockholders of the Farmers. Warehouse company have selected, a new board of directors for thc concern and are planning 'to make a numWer of changes in the policies of the com pany. A meeting was held In Ander son, ut which time the new board was selected and the affairs of the- old company were disposed of. Some time ago this enterprise was cold and was bid In by some of>ithe stockholders, who have now assumed the active management ot the busi ness. The following will constitute the new board of directors: P. L. Brown, T. T. Wakefield, >L. N. Geer. B. J. Smith,-W. A. Watson, n JY"llso J. P. Watson. Robert Moorchead.'tT. H. Burriss, G. P. Browne. The fol lowing officers were elected: T.':T. Wakefield, president: F. L. Brown, vice-president; T.- H. Tiarri H. Beer?, tary. Mr. F. L. Brown, who' has been president for the past two years declined reelection. NOW TRAVELING IN MOUNTAINS Annual Excursion Over Southern To North Carolina Proved ' Attractive Trip The 35th annual mountain , exeurn sion over the Southern railway to the 1 points in the North Carolina mount, tains was run yesterday. The excun* ! sion originates in the low country, comes via Columbia and Anderson people got on the excursion' traini.at Belton. More passengers bought tld-? kct ? in this city than any of the rall road employes had anticipated and. ti large number left yesterday afternoon)1 UO?JX 'eniAUoaiapuoH' 'oiHAaqsv \ i Lake Tbxoway and other North Car*-, ollna points will be visited by the ex cursion party and the trip promises to be one of the most delightful eyer/ concocted by the Southern ratlway.y. A serum that will be a winner^a kind that will cure wrinkles. Vera Crus is very popular with .fug+o Rive ex-presidents.