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TUE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER Founded August 1, 1SKIO. 116 North Malo Stret ANDERSON, 8. C. WILLIAM BANKS. Editor W. W. 8M0AK_UuslneBS Manager i- - Entered According to Act of Con grass as Second Cl SHS Mull Mutter at the Fostoffice at Anderson, S. C. Member nf Associated I'reaa und Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic Service. Semi-Weekly edition-tl.&0 per| Teer. Delly edition-$5.00 per annum; 32.50 for Six Months; $1.26 for Three Months. IN ADVANCES. A larger circulation than any other newunuper In ihlu Congressional Dis trict. Tl-:Ll-nio\KS: _ _ Edit ? rn. I.327 Bus!:;?- Milico.'321 Job Priuunr,.693-L Local Nows.327 j Society New.?.3211 "Hie Intelligencer hi delivered by carriers In ?he cay ii you fall to get your paper reg II lu ri y pi.-uno notify aa. Opposite your hume on label of .your paper ls prnted iluto to which your psper ls puld. All checks and drafts should bo drawn to The Ander son Intelligencer. Tho Weather Washington, Aug. 19-South Caro lina' partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday. "DAILY THOUGHT A good wife muBt be grave abroad, wino at hoon?, patient to sutler, con stant to love, friendly to all. and prov ident for the household.-Theophras tus. Heckled by henchers. A walter wears a fetching costume. Vt V V? .Making steel traps ls no suap of a Job.. lit 4'-O Beds cell their honey. Good buB lnoss. -o T? get Into Un? BWim It 1B quicker to plunge. .'-0 When a bill doesn't pass in congress lt 1H given the go by. \ A. case 1B "full' of interest when th? Jury 'is""p?ckad"*. -o- / A prisoner does not have to be an athlete to "Jump ball". ? -?-. -There is no solution of the liquor problem-except no liquor. Ono. week today and all will be known. God be good to South Caro. ir 'Bona.cooks should be sent to tbs minor leagues. They are not even litany**''* The sun. never 'sees the shadows lt makes, .nor a great man the envy he creates. -o j We feel the IOBB ot things we lose moro tbah the lock of things we od vcr had. ., Nothing grows faster than a trou ble that is nursed-unless lt be a po litical canard. o 8oma .'politicians might live a thousaud years, and never become hu man beings. Duels hould' not be long drawn out when lt requires, only two seconds to arrange one. An optimist ls a man who doesn't mind missing his dinner-when he hsB left his false teeth at home. The war ,ls a great annoyance to the Ban .Francisco exposition people, but their big trouble is in finding a name for their midway.. . -? No communications on politics, of a criticising'nature will be published In this . paper later tban> Saturday's . ls BT$'V?S' the opportunity to reply might be denied some one. ... ? -o-... Somo certain old moss backs have come out of their retirement and are eiltitig;-"'around tho ? court house .;V-";'(K*tare" knocking good men. f "?? ? . Whatever Senator Tillman might have ' said against Governor B?ense, we do nfa&^hmk thal he con point to a hom |o^-Jp. this.Bt?te over politics in the pan of tho day IB not tho ?opravity of a scoundrel who upon ''v.-^^0set?fnp-v?ll lie OD good men, bul ?tS?i?ghorance of the deluded who be .-?'.j^italL' ' ... -A.-.i THE COTTON CONURES8 Thu cotton congress In Washington last wi'fk will ht* product Iv? of good. The congress decided nothing; estab lished nothing. Hut lt culled a halt to Hi? IcudHiury lowurd depression. The congress did lix u price below which' colton Hhould not he sold, and lt conferred with thu ollleials ?ti the treasury department and received as surances of support mid hacking. Addresses by congressmen und sena tors brought cheering news ami ii is assured that congress will do every thing within reason, und do it now, to save Hie crops. It ls difficult some!inn s to point to tttiy man's career mid declare uuylhliif (hut he hus done in r -?.nHtructlVfl Way. und lt is dilficult to say just ut this time bow the colton congress will affect the price of cotton, but the price will be effected somehow. It wus thus when H. I). Smith made his "gutling gun" campaign sev eral years ugo. The price wns down, the people were despondent. Hut the cotton association decided to make U fight und sent out E. I). Smith, F. H. Hyatt, F. H. Weston und other cam paigners. The task was BO stupen dous, the undertaking so hopeless, ap parently, that lt seemed preposterou:. Ihat anything could be done. Hut thc campaign was started. Some preached diversification, others urged the farmer? to hold their cotton off tho market us long as they could. Smith's eloijucnt specchcB begun to fire the people of this elute. They be gan to take courage, to have hope, to show fight. From abject despondency they wero aroused to a state of mili tancy. Tho work In South Carolina spreud und Smith was called Into other states. He uddreBsed conventions und local gatherings and soon the whole south was enthused and the holding of cotton became a fact and u condi tion and this wus followed by the Brown-Hayne-Sully coup on the cot ton exchange which f.xed the price of the staple above ten cents tor all time. Did E D. Smith put up tho price of cotton? We do not know that he ev er claimed to have done BO, but he did the work of arousing the people and they did the work. Just so in this crisis, lt is up to the people to do the work. The cotton congress and the subsequent organiza tions will follow along the path of E. D. Smith in 1D07, arousing the peo ple, in handing1 them together, In fus ing and Infusing them with the ear r-.'8t purpose, and finally the people must do the worok under the direction of the loaders as they did before. We urge that Anderson county tie represented in Columbia Thursday at the state cotton convention. We wish to see the people join hands In this great fight. ELIMINATION AND CONCENTRA TION The Columbia Evening Record calls upon the untl-Hleuse candidates for governor to do something and names among the list ot "antis" sud at the head of the Hst, lt. A. Cooper of Lau rens. It also omits the name of M. L. Smith of Kershaw. We would like to ask the Columbia paper what au thority lt has for aligning Mr. Cooper in that manner. Also why docs it de. by Mr. Smith? Mr. Smith certainly made more ot an unti-Bleu.se speech in Anderson than Mr. Cooper did. although we have heard that Mr. Smith is the aec had choice of many administration men. Mr. Cooper in the state con vention ' opposed the n?.-v rules of the democratic party and was considered at the time as leaning to the adminis tration people. He is aleo known to bave the favorable support of the ed itor of the Newberry Herald and News, which is a strong administra tion paper. Of course it does not matter par ticularly whom the candidates for gov ernor support, Just so the guberna torial candidates are themselves good mon, but the question la, should these men be advanced as HPtl-admIn duration 'candidates and tbe suffrages of the anti-administration people be ?naked for them lt these candidates {are not what ls claimed for them. Mr. Cooper made a splendid appeal for law and order, and for that reason some bave classified him, but so is >W. C.'Irby.* an avowed partisan or the administration, one of the most in tensely earnest men in the ranks of the law and order people. There is no doubt about the stand of Messrs. Irby -and Simms for the administration ,and (here is no doubt of Messrs. Brown'ag, Cllnkscales and , Manning aa against the administra tion. . W ? do r at believe in rank partisan ship. ?mi we were pleased when in ? his speech here. Mr. Manning In stating , his position, did not inject any "hate" j Into Ms remarks but merely stated ; that hs other candidates had raised . tho question he would declare his Do si Con, as he did calmly and frankly. SEN ATOM TILLMAN'S LETTE K j Could ll bc possible Unit there is a special significance in tho letter to tin people from Senator Tillman last week? Could it he possible that he is looking beyond Hie first primary? Min sentiments towards Itlcase were too well known to lu- reiterated. His letter, therefore, has done lilcauc no harm, hut we have heard of some votes it has made for him. Kor what purpose then could the letter he pul forwurd at this lime, al most the anniversary di the Harrison Ferguson matter? Could il he possi ble thut Senator Tillman has any wish to help a candidate for governor in the second primary? Could it possible thal the Senator an ticipates a second race between Mr. irby and Mr. Richards and wishes t> establish himself now in the good wil of the people so that later he might ral ly the conservatives around Hie stan dard of Kichurds in the second race? We do not ussert that these thing ares o, bul we ask if it ls not possible that some such motive might have in spired the senator. We know it to be a fact thut in Washington '.here has been current and hysterical report that Richards and Irby would be in the "run-over", and we believe that Mr. Richards would then be the senator's choice. If the Senator wished to write a farewell uddress, he might have wait ed until ufter the election. If he wished lo attack Ucvernor Blouse, he might have done so before, but we be lieve thut tho Senator had some par ticular reason for writing Just at this time. W<?, therefore, ask if lt could be that he wli.hr.? to get the ear of the con servative people or the slate so that he might later appeal to them? But there seems to be a different way of looking at things now. We be. lleve that either Mr. Richards or Mr. Irby may get in the second race, but there' ls a possibility that twe anti-admin*9tration men may get In, and the probability ls that one of them will do so. We do not wish to appear cruel in making the suggestion, but it ls with n the range of human possibility that the next governor will have the op", portunity to decide the fortunes of the successor to Senator Tillman. The senator U in good health, we are glad to 'say and 1B a. useful man in the councils of the nation, but he has yet four years to Berve and the nest governor might have thc oppor tunity to throw the weight of influ ence to selecting a successor to Sen. -Uor Tillman. NEW TRADE WITH CHILE Southern manufacturers will be in terested in thc announcement mude by Mr. C. L. Chandler, South Ameri can agent for the Southern Railway and affiliated lines, that the director ; general public works at Santiago ; Chile, has established an office for tho collection of catalogues, price I?BIB, and circulars of construction mater, lal, also data concerning improve, merits in construction material and methods. This bureau will be frequented by the official Chile engineers and ar chitects as well aa by private con structors. Catalogues, circulars and quotations should be seDt to La Di. rector Jeneral de Obras Publicas, Santiago, Chite. All such matter should be in Spanish language, und, If possible, weights and measures in the metric system and prices in the Chilean currency. In the opinion of Mr. Chandler the move 1? one of im portance to the Southern manufactur ers generally, as it will give them an opportunity to place their products before an opon court where materials wili be Judged on their merits, entire ly, and that on this ground American manufacturers should easily outstrip their European rivals. ASSET OF THE WHOLE NATION There was a significant item from St. Louis tn this paper Tuesday. It was stated that .a number of shoe fac tories will suspend work, because thoir trade in the South ls demoralized by the war in Europe. This proves two tilings. First, thal the cotton crop ia an raset of thc whole nation and should be protected by the national government, aa wt have reason to believe lt will be. Second, there aro too many shoe factories shipping their product Inte the South. If we had more cattle, we would have more hides, more tanneries, more leather and more home made shoes. And Bann Nothing Goiter. "Say. did you ever know a womal to bay what sha wanted at tba first ?tora sha earns tot" "Tea. My wlfs frequently dosa-that ls. sus returns td it sitar abs's baan to all tba otbai BONHAM EXPLAINS HIS LETTER TO GOVERNOR HAS CORRECTED A FALSE IMPRESSION IN EMMERSON CASE When He Wrote Letter To Gov ernor Regarding Pardon of Emerson, Was Not Solicitor Anderson people have leen greatly Interested ever sine? Hm senatorial parly visiteil Conway over the an nouncement made by Governor Blouse at that lime regarding the Emmerson ease In Ibis county. Gov ernor Blease read a letter from 1'roc tor A. Bonham, relative to the Em merson case and ..this prompted Mr. Bonham, who is' now solicitor of the 13th judicial district, to give out the following letter which appeared in the Greenville News: August .15, 1914. Editor Greenville News: I not leo In the Greenville News o? today, in the report of Hie senutorlal campaign meeting in Conway, that Governor Blease Rays in explaining the Allen Emmerson pardon,vihat thc same was recommended by Solicitor Proctor A. Bonham. This ls literal, ly true, but from the imitiiries mad,? by several people, I am satisfied thal tho statement created a false impres sion in that there ar? those who think I as tho solicitor who tried the case made the recommendation. It is true that at the recmeBts of the friends and relatives of Emmerson who were my friends, 1 wrote a lettei in Emmerson's behalf to Governor Blease In which I stated Unit I was not the solicitor who tried the case. Julius E. Hoggs at.that time held thc office. I am somewhat surprised that the governor should lay any stress upon my letter. It was written on Aprl 17, 1911. My information is that-thc. first petition WSB refused. Whether, refused or not, my lotter did not^*?0 the time have sufficient weight t move the gov?rnpjK>?t?' clemency arid some other motive nuist have prompt ed him, for the pardon was not gran ted until two or three years after ward. Further than this, at thc tim: the Allen Emmerson; - pardori I .was granted, clemency was extended I' two other cases from Anderson coun ty, both of which I did try. I refer U the cases of Webb .Simmons who, wa: convicted ot murder arid given life imprisonment, aiuL hf, Jnlih' C. Elli son Who was convicted' bf manslaugh ter and was given seven years. Gov ernor Bieune requested a report from me on the Simmons case snd 1 strong ly recommended that the petition bc not granted. The Ellison case was never sent to me fur a report and he was pardoned three weeks after he went to the penitentiary. I have fur ther cuuse for ticing ^ ?urprised that the governor should urge my recom mendation as a reason for extending clemency in any ouse. When he on inst Thanksgiving pardoned or pu roled one hundred and five prisoners (If I remember the tlgure correctly) ho included several cases which I had tried that I did not think deserving of clemency. I wrote him to this ef fect and asked him in the future to allow me an opportunity to make my report upon petitions for pardons ai was customary. He replied by saying that often timon he thought tho re ports of the solicitors were prejudicial rather than beneficial. Since that time I have never received a request from him to report upon any cos that I recall. I trust that you will give this com munication space, tis I feel tbat in Justice to myself I must make this explanation. . . Yours very truly, PROCTOR A.? BONHAM. ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE YESTERDAY Three ?nd Twenty Tamed Oat' a Large Crowd for Woodmen Picnic and Campaign / . People of the Three and Twenty section of Anderson ^county spent a vefry pleasant day yesterday when they gathered at their school house for the annual Woodmen of the World picnio and for the county campaign speaking. Between 600 and 700 peo ple were In attendance, a large pari of these being ladies Mitt children and I the very best or order prevailed throughout the day. The Tbreo and , Twenty school was dismissed tor itu \ day as was the Mountain View se! oOl ' and the children and.teachers of botl I these schools were in attendance fdi i the meeting. -,> Squire 8. J. Sitton presided over thi meeting and he introduced the first speaker at 10:30 o'clock. The candi ? dates spoke until 1 o'clock, ot whicl time an adjournment waa had' Coi I dinner, tho crowd and the candidate! doing full Justice to the good tblrigi ' to eat and at 2 o'clock tho apeaklnt wak resumed. The county candidate! were all In attendance and spoke un til aboqt 4:30 o'clock.' All the count: candidates having concluded their rfc I marks, Fred H. Dominick of Newber , ryy, candidate for .congress from .Uv ' Thiid district, was introduced to tin crowd ..and spoke for some. Hmo.,.. . ; . The day was one of the most pleas ant that 'the presont .campaign h?J seen and everybody^ had ja good time '. ?:? -.v;..-'-".. ? . . . HOME COMING TO BE A BIG WEEK Clemton People S&y That They Are Expecting the College To Be.Toxed To .the Limit Naturally more of Hie business ] men of Anderson received their ..du ration at Clemson college than at any other institution of learning in Hie slute and therefore it ROCH without buying that'Anderson will be well rep resented when the borne coming week is np cu ?>d at .Clemson college on Au. gust 27, io continue'until August 31, probably between 1,000 and 1,200 peo pie will be in attendance during thu entire time. The expected number of old stu dents will tax t?> the utmost the ca pacity of the dormitories dining hall and Memorial hall in which all the public exercises will be held. For that reason, as well as the fact that the "Home Coming" is a "family af fair" none but ex-students are Invited or will be permitted lo register or will be entertained during the "Home Coming." This rule will be strictly observed. Other visitors are welcome to the Cnllege^campus at any other time. This announcement is made. In ad vance so 'hat none but the ex-stu dents will make their plans tu visit the College during the "Hume Coming." Positively no accomodations cnn be offered others at that time. The "Home Coining" is strictly a college affair, commemorating the 2Gth anniversary of the Act of Ac ceptancc which lead to the establish ment of a college. Invitations have been issued only to the ex-students of the institution who number around 6.000. The railroads have offered reduced fares from all points in South Caroli na and from Augustu and Atlanta, etc. i Georgia. All In all "Home Coming" bids fair to be the largest gathering of college men only ever held in the South. ANDERSON FOLKS ARE COMING HOME Have Landed From Tour Through Europe and Will Shortly Ar rive In Thia City On board the Marquette was the party from this city which has been in the foreign countries for the last few months and news reached An derson yesterday that this ship bad docked in New York, anjl, th ut. Ahe en tire South Carolina party is safe. A number of people from Greenville, Oreen wood, Easley and other pointe were on the boat, as were the Misses Karris of Anderson. Thc latter nam ed telegraphed to Anderson laut night saying they would arrive here within the next few days. The following dis patch from Boston tells of the ship's arrival In port: Boston, Aug. 18.-The White Star liner Marquette with 113 passenger from the European war zone arrived tonight from Antwerp. She was halt | ed six times cn the voyage by the Bri tish warships. Three times she wa | brought to by shots across ber bow and the last time within a short dis. tance of Boston light, at 6 o'clock to night. , For eleven days the Red Star liners passengers were fearful of capture b; Gorman war vessels, . In the English channel she wai '..ld up twice by torpedo boat destroy ers. A British cruiser stopped her two days out; twice she was brought to by English war vessels in mid-oc ean and tonight barely beyond the three mlle limit outside this harbor, she was brought to a halt by the Brit ish cruiser's guns. A party of 16 young women fror Tennessee, and South Carolina, who returned on the Marquette, told o going for long intervals without foo nor sleep. During the ride from Par Is to Antwerp the only place they had to sleep WOB the floor, of a third clans carriage and their only food was a loaf of bread and a Jar of jam. The train was delayed and they reached Antwerp barely In time to ! catch the steamer, e oooooooooooooo o? . '* THE DAY IN CONGRESS * oooooooooo ooo o o o o 1 ? ' I Washington, August 18.-Senate met at ll a. m. I Senator Hoke Smith's bill to license ? cotton warehouses reported favor t ably. I Senator Smoot's bill for govern . ment purchase of twenty-five million 1 ounces of silver referred to sub-corn. I mutee for conference with .Secretary ) McAdoo. I ' Senator Chilton introduced a reso^ I lution for investigation o? charges r thal the Standard Oil company la ar bitrarily fixing prices of crude pro s duct through control, ot pipe. Unes, , > Debate continued on Clayton trust . bill. i Recessed at 5:40 to 8 p. m. to ebn> . sider omnibus claim bill. i House met at noon. Passed senate ? resolution authorising tho American j fled Cross to fly the American fi&g on 3 a foreign built relier ship. Debate continued on the admin ta f tratlon conservation \ bills. j '? Sent bill to regulate opium trafile . to conference. - ? . Representative Slayden ? of Tosss E. spoke favoring world disarms olen ti. Citing Buropwan war . ajMfcBuro of . great armies and navies as peace in a surance. tv. n?ii;.<'.. '. i. Resumed consideration of bill tp IN THE WHOLE CIRCLE of your buying exp?ri ence you never got such 'all round money's worth as you can get now at our Oxford Clearing Sale. Oxfords to fit your feet and fit the occasion. All the leathers are here: S6.00 Oxfords now.$4.75 5.50 Oxfords now. 4.25 5.00 Oxfords now. 3.7.5 4.00 Oxfords nov/. 3.25 3.50 Oxfords now. 2.75 There are lots of other things reduced for this Semi-Annual Clearance 'you want to know about. Order by Parcel Post. We prepay all charges. aTht Stn tOlth.4 CffllKffriff regulate water power on public do main. Naval committee continued consid ered of senate bill to authorize use of cruisers for mail and freight .ser vice to South America. Adnu med at 5: OG p. m. to noon Wednesday. O O o 06000000000 o o o IVA NOTES o o o ooooooooooooooo 'Iva, August 18.-One of the most enjoyable events of last week was a card party given by Mrs. H. S. Wake field in honor o fher guest. Miss Geor gia Antley, of Orangeburg. During the. evening delightful refreshments were served. Mr. J. W. Sadler of Anderson spent a few days here this week with rela tives. , Miss Sarah Gilliland is spending a few weeks In the mountains of North Carolina with relatives. Miss Kittle Morrah.of Mt. Carmel is the guest this week of her cousin. Mrs. W. Prank McGee. Mrs! Dr. W. L. Thompson and baby of Dublin, Ga., spent a short while last week at the home of Mrs. J. A. McAl Ister. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Sadler and family, of Pendleton, spent Sunday hero with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. .D. P. Sadler. Mrs W. A. Hall hag returned home from a few days slay with relatives In Lowndesvtile. Mr..and Mrs. J. C. Jones spent Sun day, and Monday In Hartwell, Ga., the guests of relatives. Mr. S. M. McAdams spent Sunday th Greenville the guest of his brother. Mr. Ellison McAdams. : Miss' Thelma Smith ls spending a few days In Anderson .with her cousin. Miss Pauline Smith. Miss Minnie Spearman left last week for Middleton, Ga., where She goes to spend .some time with friends. Mr. G. J. Spearman'ls spending two weet s in Middleton, Qa., teaching a singing class Mr and Mri. Fred Sebum port' of Newbetry have returned home atiir spending) a* week with* trieir "daughter, Mrs. W. T.. A. Sherard. They wore accompanied by .their daughter, Miss Fr edna Sch um pert, - Who* . has been here for several weeks. Mrs. Lem Reid left today for a two weeks' .visit to relatives tn Anderson and Doe West, Mr. WI A. Wiles and family, who have been spending a' short while in Hartwell .with relatives, returned to their tami Monday. Mm. Alice Bagwell and daughter of Greenville are hero for a short.visit to hr,r sister. Mrs. J. K. Hall. Mr. C. C. Hall of Port Worthi Tesas, ts here to visit hht old home and is tho guest of hts ancle, A J. S. Hall, Mr, Hall left here Borne twenty yearn ago Tor Texas. He 1B interested in one ot the leading drug ?tores of Fort Worth. MiBseg Annie and Ethel Felton of Buena Vista, Ga., were tho guest last week for a few days of Miss Betty Spoon. Mr. James Sadler har? returned to his home in Atlanta after ?pending a faw days with hit1 parent?. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Sadler. Mr. A. K. Jackson and wife of Greenville have been on a short visit to relatives here. Mr. Homer. Sehumpert and wife of Newberry were the guests for a" few . days.of the former's sister, Mrs. Wi T. A. Sherard. Miss Ethel Sherard, who lins been In Anderson for the past, two wooka with her sister, Mrs. James Simpson, har returned home. Mrs. N. G. Batson of Greenville spent Sunday and Monday here, tho guests of .her parents, Mr and Mrs. J. C. Hall. Rev. E. K. Garrison of Anderson, a recent student of Wofford College, preached In the Mathdoirt church hero ... Sunday for Rev J, I?. Singleton. Miss Mamie Seawright has return- fi ed from a short stay In Anderson witn relatives. . ? . < Mr. John Reid of Abbeville, spent ;. the week-end here with relatives. Miss Ailee Baskin hnr. returned from a week's visit to relatives at Ab beville. . Mrs. Rosamond Seawright and baby have returned to their homo in An. derson after a few days visit to her parents, Mr. and Mre. W.;.T. Burrlsn. Mr Clement Hali, city editor of tho Aiken Review, is hero for a short vir,-:" it to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A;' Hall. Mrs. George Hell .and children nf Central are the guests this week of relatives. Miss Opal Simpson, of Vaidon, Mis sissippi, ls, tho guest of her cousin, ? * Misses Ina and.Selma Simpson. , Mrs. W. P. Cook and daughter, Miss. Clara Cook, were shopping in Ando- . . '. i son Monday. ititi. M. j: McGee and daughter Miss1* ' V\ ; Marie.McGee, and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Burrill left Monday for-a. few.-daya.^;*;.?>'.. stay with relatives in Atlanta. - -Messrs-. B. g.- Burton; -P.- E. Spoon, H. M.Morrow and C. FA McDonald re turned Monday from a ten days st ny tn the mountains.' CHOWN PRINCE WOUNDED "' " ' : - .' London, Anpuht 18-An official com. mnnlrallon made public la Parlay ae- : cording to a Haras dispatch"fv0at th* French capital, attaches credence io l ike reporl that tue erowa prince of j Germany has been serteasly wounded . Md Inst he is now at AIxLa Chap. . peile.