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Vetaaded Alf??* 1, I860. tm Berth Mala St ret AKDERSON, H. C. i?mmm. WILLIAM BANKS, . Editor I W. W. 8M0AK .... Business Manager Entered According to Act ot Con gress sa Second Class Mall Matter at Ute Postofflce st Anderson, 8. C. Member of Associated Press and1 Macstvtng Complete Dally Telegraphic j tondes. .awl Weekly edition-91-60 per Tsar. Daily edition-95.00 per annum; tfAO tor Six Mouths; 9126 for Three Months. IN ADVANCE. A Urger circulation than any other] MWBpbpcr in th!? .Congressional Dis trict. TKLBI'HUKESl ?dltorJnl . :.327 .Hw:st?H Odie.!.'321 Job Priming.693-L Local New?.827 Society No WK . |. . . .321 The Intelligencer in delivered by .arriera in ?bc <. y ir yon fall to get your paper regularly please notify as. Opposite your narnu on label of your psper 1B prntod date to which ?oar psper ls paid. All checks sad drafts should be drawn to The Ander son Intelligencer. The Weather. Washington, Aug 26.-Forecast for| South Carolina: Fair Thursday and Friday. Ishkabeeblo. Nothing is impossible. -o Hecklers and henchors are hashed, b'gosh. . --o Cob-webs on the door of the peace ] palace at The Hague. ? Old Ben Tillman thinks that he who | Jokes last Jokes best. sss? -o The post-election grouch is aa bad j as the ante-election liar. -O' The test of a true man is to see how I he takes victory or defeat . -.. o 1 ? Will Sam Nicholls need a dictograph to tall him he is defeated? The new Blue Ridge "depo" begins to look like something fine. -o The River of Doubt hasn't anything ] on the doubts over a close election. The race (er the state senate in An derson county had ah exciting finish. -o Germany's politics ls concentra tion of guns and elimination of the enemy. -o But If any concern should "water Ita stock" why should lt not be ?a pump Wyatt Aiken will have Just atout enough trouble to make bim appreciate hie post. -o Before the days of adding machines they must have done a lot of cussln' at elections. Senator Smith now can talk cotton with the assurance of the backlog of his people. ? '"O' Old Ultimate Consumer in Europe will not consume much If thlB war keeps up long. . o - If we csa pat an end to tho war by placing an embargo on foodstuffs, why don't we? -o-i Albert Todd of Anderson m*de a bard run for the senate tn Charleston, bat he got left. People tn Antwerp are awful par ticular. They object to airships drop ping bombs, apoa them. War la a lovely thing. Think of transports loaded with soldiers being aaak at j sea and a few thousand drowned. The vote seems to have been light la sotas sectlono. But the maa who felt Its weight PO doubt thought lt aeavy enough. R. O. Atkinson, n new member of tbs legislature frcm Chester, is a strong min Th? ot h.ir membrr ls probably 8. T. McKuown, a trust co nf .Clemson College. 'Thirty-seven bjxes In Anderson county gave C D- Smith more votes thea Ira B. i onus received out ot the whole 54 two year? ago? , ^ The next general awemWy wllr not be annoyed wtth any personal issue. But, baaed on the bains cf Bleuie and anti-Bresse, the next house will prob ably be 00 per oeat anti. S M IS ATO ft K. I>. SMITH Tho biennial primary election which han just passed has brought a great deal of yal lr fa? t ion to the friends of Senator E. D. Smith. The really su perb vote hy which he wa? returned to biB seat in congress ls un expres sion of approval from the people of Iiis stute. As a mutter of fact, that ls, or shoui'. have been tho Issue In tho cam paign . fl.i - Senator Smith made a good representative of li in people. lie waH opposed hy three splendid cam paigners, two or whom made sport of ills claims to useful service und the other made as adroit a campaign against Senator Smith's public record as lias ever been made in the history of Hie state. Mut the people have decreed that they wish to hov?! Senator Smtlh rep resent i hem for another ?ix years and this victory must Indeed be very grat ifying to the friends of the Senator. Anderson county bas always been partial to Senator Smith's chief op ponent in tills race, and the fuct that Gov. M?ense KOI such a slight majority this time after having snowed Judge Jones under two years ngo. and huv Ing defeated u native son, C. C. Fea therstone, four years ago, was a great surprise. There was dual reason for this, fairst Senator Smith was popu lar here, and second, the governor lias m ?m.. nncmli'H during his administra tion and could not expect the county to go for him as yearly uy-nlmoun as lt' did two years ugo. Elsewhere in this ISKUO will be found a sketch of Senator Smith und thc things he stands for. He has a groat opportunity ahead of him now. He is the exponent of the cotton farm ers of the South and we believe that this ls his opportunity. With the training that he has had, he should at once go to work to promote any plans that may offer success in the matter of extending tho trade of the southern cotton mills to the people of South America and In this way to take t.ie trade which has been going to warring European antions. No doubt the last year of the Senator's sorvice has been more or less hampered by the thought ot tho campaign which has Just con cluded, but now ho is free and un trammelled, and we expect great things from him in tho future. DEATH TO FACTIONALISM Wn have heard men aay that they were o poe ed to Blease because he stl . - red up so much strife. Well, no that he ls defeated, why should othei men do the things which, they claim lo have deplored in Blease? It is but natural for Blease to have been defeated. He was seeking a place filled with credit and with suc cess by another man. Therefore lt 1B not Incumbent upon any man to 'Tose his hoad" and we are glad to BOO the splendid conduct of the people of An derson since tho rerfilt of the primary has bocome known. There have been differences tn this county. There have boen many hard things said. There bavo been many unkind deeds. Let us have an end to Buch things. We are all neigh bors. That is a great word-neigh bor. Let us all live up to it. Let us forgot Jhe whole past. The matter of personal politics should be relegat ed to tho past and the people all get together for their own good. There sro greet Issues to he faced on account of the war in Europe and there is no way for the south to come out unless her people stand together. OCR LONE PREDICTION This papvr does not pretend to be a forecaster, but we wish to remind our readers ot one statement we made last week. We stated that in our opinion Mr. Manning was the man for governor who had the greatest strength throughout the ?t?te. Our statement has been verified. In Greenville and Greenwood, a great many men who were normally for Mr. Manning were swept off their foot by the rush ot Cooper to the last few days of the campaign. Had those votes which were originally his been given to Mr. Manning, he would be several hundred In the lead of all Uti othor candidates. We mske this statement without reference to the fu ture, but merely to prove that our Judgment wa? correct, and that at the time we spake Mr. Manning waa the leading candidate. OUR APPRECIATION , Tho Intelligencer baa received a _ _k_ -M k_'"Tftilil* " - _.a_ ?I'jmrn v* ?|i;iiroi?icu (.uiu(iuiuuuis upon tte handling ct the election re turns. We wish to say briefly that thia credit should go to the advertis ing department of the paper, although every employe on the paper did his part. We wish to thank the friends from outside who came lu and assisted, among them Chairman Dean 1-carman, Secretary I ?on L. Rice and others. The big crowd In fron, of thia ofllee during the flashing of th? retaras waa well entertained. SK NA TOIl JESSE SH K ll Mt K lt ls a matter of great Importance to a county to have lu thu hallo of legislation a good man for B?II a tor. This county has been extremely for tunate for ?ho past eight years, in fact, for a great many years. Ja?. Mallison Sullivan. Jno K. Hood, Geo. W. Sul livan. What splendid reputations have these men left on the records. It ls a matter of pride to the people of this county that their next sena tor will be a, man of spotless charac ter; of vision, of courage, of determi nation and ol' initiative. We com? mend to the people of South Carolina ; the new senator from Anderson coun ty, Jesse L. Sherard. This wai;, one race In which the outcome either way would not have been injurious to the county. H. Clint Summer-, Jr.. who made the race as Mr. Sherard":! opponent, came through with the respect and good will of the people of the county. Ills j campaign was pitched on u high plane, and be lived up to it. Had In; been ?chosen, the county would have had a representative in the-senate who would have given a good account of ? himself. He would have served his people faithfully and acceptably. The result ls bo close that he may even y vt have that opportunity. However, without wishing to make any comparison unfavorable to bis opponent, wc wish to say iiiut Jesse Sherard will do more than make a good senator. He will make a man of whom the State of South Carolina will be proud. He baa one great fault-timidity-but he has every re quisite of manhood to make up for whatever of diffidence he may haye. lu that particular we think that the poeplc of Anderbon have chosen wise ly In sending Mr. Sherard to the sen ate. Ho may not make any better senator than his opponent; but on account of his profession and his at tainments heretofore, he has his foot upon the ladder and the ascent leads, we hope, to better things beyond. An derson must have men to take part hereafter In the councils of thc state. THE BOX AT CONCHETE In tho tabulated returns published this morning It does not appear that Mr. Sherard has been chosen Senator for thia county. This ls because the vote of the box at Concrete has not been received In the city, but a 'phone message from there stated the results aa to this particular race. Mr. Sum mers , accepta the return and his graceful acknowledgement of his de feat won tho respect ot many : friends. And as the box at Concrete may be a factor in deciding the congressional race as well as the state senatorial contst. NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED. Heavy Firing Causes Belief That En. gagement ls On. (By Associated PreBB.) Marshfield, Ore. Aug. 26.-Detona tions at sea, which many believed to ! hn caiinnnnHtij^ sent si rumor along the Gooc'bay shore today that a naval battle was in progress norwest of Cape Bianco.' Shipping circles refuued to credit thc report, however, as there have hoon no Indications of warships lu tho vicinity. ' Operators at tho Capo Blanco wire less station said several detonations were heard there between 10::iu a. m. and 2 p. m. These resembled singlo shots at time and twice broadsides appeared to have been fired. At the station it was estimated that the firing originated about olghty miles to the northwest VILLA IN TEXAS Mexican Soldier Received With Hon. ora In Texas Yesterday. El Paso, Tex., Au?. 26.-For the first t'r?o since the beginning of thc Con stitutionalist revolution Generals Al varo Obregon and Francisco Villa crossed the international boundary line here today and were received with military honors by General J. J. Per shing, commander ot American troops. A troop of cavalry with drawn swords form ixl A jiurrt nf honor for the iHu .-omfenders as they were driven from the bridge to Fort Bliss, where General Pershing had prepared a reception for them. A dosen staff of fcers accompanied the generals. Obregon and Villa will leave on Thursday for Nogales, Sonora, to set tle International disput?e tn that j State. They will Journey through ? American territory. THE COTTON CROP. Pisas Are Being Wade To Finance Ii Successfully. (Dy Associated Press.) Washington. Aug. 26.-Tho commit tee of representative planters, manu facturers, merchants, uankera end government officials now at work here on pUss foi financing the cotton and other crops in the emergency caused by the w\r in Europe, la ex pected to make its report to Secre tary McAdoo by Friday. The committee was in session to day, bst definite action, it was stated, waa postponed aa several members had not reached Wash in eton. "What ls the difference between heat and cold?" "One expands, the other contracts." "Glee an example." . "The long days la summer tad the short day* la winter." Work For Fe Pas? Junior Senator is Son of Method! ?I Lott Touch With the Soil-St o Growers. Ellison Durunt Smith, familiarly ? known an "Gatling CUM'- Smith, "Cot-, ton" BrnHh, and Karmar" Smith,1 along with the other pseudonyms, vus born in Sumter (now Lee; county,! August 1, 1886, BO thal he celebrated his 48th birthday while the recent campaign was in progre-s. Senator Smith Comes from a family : that has contributed much in scholar ly leadership to the Methodist Episco pal church. South. His father, the Kev. William H. Smith, was one bf the historic circuit riders tand was well Known and beloved throughout I South i 'anilina. Two brothers fol lowed the example of tlie'.r father and ably carried forwrtrd the lalior? which he had luid down siter a long and un I selfish Ute of successful service, hese, bTy virtue of their character, ubllity and training. forged to the very forefront lu leadership of the church-A. Coke Smith being elevat ed to the rank of bishop and the Rev. ('liarles B. Smtih elected presiding . elder of bis district The mother. Mary Isabelle McCloud Smith, came from a family or Influence through out the State, which lias contributed | many leaders to the various walk., of life. 1 Ellison DuRant Smith, after attend ing the public and private schools at Lynchburg, was prepared for college at Stewart's school. Charleston. He] then entered the Freshman class of the University of South Carolina, but ? later he withdrew and completed his college career at W otford, the school ' of his church From this institution he wa? graduated in 18S9 with hon ors, receiving medals in debate, sci ence and literature. Twice he has been married. The firBt wife was Mist Mattie Moorer of St. George. From tills union one son was born, who after reacting the year of young manhood, accidentally .shot hluiHelf with a 22-caltbre rifle Mule more than a year ago. The you^g man died from this wound a fow days later. Senator Smith's present wife was Mles Farley of Sparenburg, niece of former Adjutant General Farley, and of Will Farley, the famous Confede rate scout. Two little girls and one little hoy have blessed this union. Senator Smith served two terms in the state legislature-1896 to 1900 from Sumter county before his advent into the cotton movement, which cul minated In his election to tho United States senate. It ls an old adage that the crisis de velops tho leader.' Senator Smith first began to study the cotton situation when Sully "cornered" the market, and in consequence th% price was driven to 17 cents. Wall street brok ers beared ?the price dove to 6 l-2c and broke.the spqpulatdir. It waa this catastropher"' that .first; ' attracted the attention of "Farmer" Smith, who was himself a planter, and who felt keen ly the fluctuation of prices. That was in 1904, and E. D. Smith went as a delegate to the cotton boll weevil convention at Shrjevesport/Lo. Out of this developed the plans to hold a cot ton congress in New Orleans in 1905, CONFLICTING REPORTS 1 (Continued fiom which they will pe driven only by great sacrifices on the part of t:io Gormans. A more hopeful feeling prevails tn England as to the strength of tho French defensivo position. Tho r? put?e the French suffered nt Charle roi has been par"- -*ue to he desire .of the Frc..;'., urinj; 'o i.:h'ev? a htil ilant incursion Into Alsace and L<r lalne, which led them to /taken! their forces on the Belgian front ic r. Hex ing recognized the danser of lids course they now - ?ave. revered to : what appears to experts'to be a more U-git lu?ale strategy, abandoning their invasion Of the lost province; and concentrating their strength in .'ho i defence o* the Xor thorn frontier. i While lt caunot* be Bald that the . ONE MONTH'S A WM TITI? DD lil M. aaa-v M av Chicago, Aug. 26.-The price ot ' wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade was hld up exctdedly ' today Actual i transactions were few, owing to the ! optimism of the holders. The Euro pean war will send the market still i 'higher, but prices at the close were < !? J-S to 6 1-4 higher than they were ' j when tba closing gong sounded yester- i day. 1 The following is a comparison of : ! prices today compared with those Just i be fore tli war became a practical cer- j talnty. Wheat July-27 August 26 Adv. < Deo .... 10. i Sept.>0.833-8 11.08 SO.24 58 A NEW SMPPIfr TO PROMO Washington, Aug. 2t- President Wilson today began consideration of regulations tn be Issued under the new shipping law for tho registry of foreign built ships under the American flag. Aaeiitant secretary of commerce' Sweet has made recommendations and m de cision Is oxpected within rt, few days. It the president adopts Mr. Sweet's recommendations he will not flatly set aside the provision of the navigation laws requiring matters atm mates of irmers lion of Smith l Circuit Rider and Has Never ry of His Labors for Cotton which wa? organized as the South- I ern Cotton association tor the first time in history an effort waa made to , have the cotton stored and to have tito ' farmers fix thc price. Senator Smith . was made field agent. His P-rritory ' waa inc entire BOUth and he soon be came u national figure because of thu nation-wide interest which the move- [ ment had attracted and* the eloquent speeches he made in defense of the ; movement at New Orleans, lJIrming hani. Sh roves port and Dallas. For 3 years Senator Smtili served in this ca pacity, from 1905 to 1008 and tho farm ers of the State united In solid phalanx und promoted the cotton leader to ' the United States senate. In thc present campaign Senator Smith has been chided for devoting most of lils time lor live and one-half years to farmers' intere-ts in tho Uni ted States senate. For this he '.'.us made no apology. His platform six years ago, as in this campaign, was to see that "Hie farmers, those who create the real wealth of the world, shall have their prtper share." All legisla-' tlon which he initiated has been with \ this end in view. Of all the good work that Senator Smith has done, that of which he is most proud is the standardization of cotton grad^B and the writing of sec tion 13 inte the new banking and cur rency law. The flr?t enables thc farmer to com pare the sample of the product he is putting on the market with the na tional grades and to ascertain the quality of the produce. * From the dally quotation, he ls in position to know exactly what price bc should ob tain. It was also proved by this ex periment in testing thu tensile strength of the libre and tho cost of bleaching that ""an expert can't tell the difference" in gradings in which pur chasers made a difference last year of $16 a bale. Thu banking law amendment would bu the solution of thc present demoral ization of thu cotton market if thc b^-?kinx law machinery were com pleted ?.-*d thu law weru in full poe ra tion. Th..* amendment was an exten sion of tim^ for farmers' notes from 90 days to 6 months and made agri cultural product. . Mater.il, on which a certain percentage of fhe value could be demanded of the na. mal banks. If the law were " now in tJ'-ct. thia would enable the farmers to holu 'heir cotton, without othor necessary pro visions. ? Another bill which Senator Smith baa fathered ls to regulate cotton ex changes and compel cotton brokers to fill contracts with grades contracted for, without tho alternative of substi tuting other grades, or the privilege of making up the difference in price ad justment. Two other resolutions In farmers' Interests, originated by Senator Smith, were to have the cotton tie and bag ging and the nitrate and ammoniate truBts investigated. In conscquenco of the former, the cost of hagging and ties has beeu cut pr a eic al ly tn two. Nitrate of soda was reduced 313 a ton within eight weeks after" the invuBt tig'.tlon began. FROM THE FIRING LINE Page On-.) Rrltish people regard the absonce of news und thc withholding of thc Hat of British casualties with complac ence, they display a large store ot patience and confidence ia Klt?h>mor and tho war office, and thu fouling of depression evident on the II rat nuv/s of the reverse suffered by tho aides to some extent hr.s disappeared now that it is known tho Germnns must make trcmendoup sacrifices. Much is also kept from the unex pected progress of the Russian ar mies' in Prussia and tbe fact that tho Assyrians have been compelled to abandon their campaign against Ser via. The l -lief is held here that evvm should the Germana succeed in Parla, the Russians will almost certainly teach Berlin. _/ ?DVANCE ICE OF WHEAT December $0.861-8 $1.13% 0.27 1-8 A year ago September wheat -waa selling at 86 5-8c and December at 90 l-8c. Today's advance began at the open ing, with frantic clerks hs the pit bid ling 1 to 2 cents higher than the pre vious close and niling their orders by piecemeal. Exporters have said that there was a strong foreign demand for Hour, and Lord Kitchlner has been quoted as stating that England was prepared for three years ot war, wherefore, fortunate holders ol the cereal concluded to walt for still high er prices, and there was no speculators with the temerity to sell short. JG LAW TE COMMERCE ships admitted to American registry to be American cltisehs, bi., will set a time limit within which foreigners may serve In those capacities. atv. Sweet believes foreign masters and mates should be encouraged to^becotae American citizens. Shipping companies whose vessels fly foreign flags ure withholding for mst applications ander the new law until the President Issues an executive Drier authorised by the act. Four more days and this Great Clearance Sale of ours passes into history. At no time have you been offered great er economy opportunities than here now. Men's & Young Men s Suits $25.00 Suits reduced to.#19.75 $22.50 Suits reduced to . . . ..$17.25 $20.00 Suits reduced to.$14.75 $18.00 Suits reduced to.$13.75 $15.00 Suits reduced to.$11.50 $12.50 SuUs reduced to.$ 9.75 $10.00 Suits reduced to.$ 7.50 Men's Odd Trousers $3.50 and $3.00 Odd Trousers.$2.50 $4.50 and $4.00 Odd Trousers.$3.25 $5,00 Odd Trousers.$3.75 $6 50 and $6.00 Odd Trousers.$4.50 $8.00 and $7.50 Odd Trousers.$5.00 $9.00 and $8.50 Odd Trousers.$6.00 The same reduction on Boys' Knee Pant Suits as on Men's Odd Trousers. Send us your Mail Orders. We prepay ? ll charges. SWCASH CLOT*,* The Store with a Conscience" Real Antique Cameos STC WES THAT CAN'T BE DUPLICATED Prices are Very Reasonable ?ben Quality Is Considered. ANTIQUE CAMEO RINGS For Little Fingers ? MARCHBANKS & BABB North Main Street Jewelers. I We Have 1 A beautiful lot on the corner of N. McDuftle and Greenville Street that we are offering very cheap. Now is your chance to buy a lot close in at a very small cost. We also have a nicebusiness?ot on N. Main Street that we willsell cheap. J. FURMAN EVANS CO. Evans Building :: Anderson i S; C. m ? uiaiieeaaaaaaaaBawaeiiWLiiMiiiiaaaiiii mumin mnn II.mumm-i.MI ! Attention All Machinery Owners When you tustall Machinery you need a chain block. We bare them from MX) liv capacity to ?.O?i) ll?, rapacity. Soil von a 2,0001b. capacity for ?10.00. (tin Saw Jr*lore and G?mmer? In stock.' Pilers $26.00. EaJfffcrod by Expr?s?. COLUMBA SUPPLY COMPANY. 823 West .Garrek St., Cohwstk, 8. C.