Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TAT THE PALMETTO THEATRE I ALL OE THIS WEER Nf AX C. HAINES Presents Miss Mildred Dean and his American Beauty Girls 1VI O IM DAY THE MUSICAL COMEDY DE LUXE j "Delmonico's Up-Side Down" A Bevy of Pretty Girls and a Laugh Every Minute Movies For Mondav "ATT ORNEYS DECISION" (IN two parts). .,.LUBIN "MANDY'S CHICKEN DINNER'. _LUBIN "DOLLY PLAYS DETECTIVE". .EDISON Electric Cit Slow raying ? Income Taxes Winston Smith, county auditor, ?ayr that he lt experiencing great trouble in getting the people in Anderson county who are liable for the income tax to make returns and pay their taxes. Mr. Smith says that under the law he can force those people to make their returns and to pay the taxes but he dislikes the idea of placing the matter in tho hands or the sheriff. He says..however, that thore ls no oth er alternative and that ho will have to toke this step, snce come af the peo ple in tho city have absolutely ignored thc matter, notwithstanding the fact that he has called lt to their attention on several occasions. Only, Two In County Jail A very unusual state of affairs pre vails, )in the Anderson county jail at thu timn. For the first timo in many, many moons, there are bat tw > prison erf lp jail, a smaller number than have ocQi> there for some time. These two! are both negroes. Cardozla Jefferson, who is c^srged willi, murder, and Sam Gaines, charged with having shot an other man several days gao. It ls j remarkable that no more people should be In jail, because the court of general sessions.has been over for rubre than a week. The sheriff says that every thing seems to Indicate that Anderson I la getting better. ? o ?< Twa Acquitted Ia Magistrate's Court Sam McAdams and Jim Elgin were, arraigned before Magstrate Uoradweii yesterday on the charge of being ? drunk and disorderly, this case hav ing arisen out of the general free-for all fight which took place at Carswell Institute when a picnic waa held there in Jun 9. The case was plead by Sam McAdams and BO well did he present tho' facts that Magistrate Droadw??? could not see wherein there was any] foundation for the chargea preferred .?alast uift twn ri"f"nflaBtffi).llTsW jjmtJT wore acquitted. c.:::-; ? - rv A. ? ??.??i. y Sparklets IM,im? Content ('?me To An End The $300.00 Plano that waa adver tised to be given away by the Pal metto Theatre on last night waa won ' by T. C. McKlesty, who resides nt 1 No. 702 Blukley street, this city. Thc drawing, to decide who the 1 lucky person should be wag conducted In an absolutely fair and impartial way, being satisfactory to everyone interested. Only a tinge of regret was BO doubt felt by many that they were not the lucky one. Mr. McKlesty. when approached by a reporter for the 1 Intelligencer last night, showed by actions as well as words that he was delighted over his good fortune, as he has a right to be. Three hundred dollar piano?) are not being given away every dsy. i o- I Work "Day Oot Fund for Orphans Yesterday was benerally observed 1 In Anderson as work day for orphans ; I and as a result of what was accom plished in thiB city, the orphans will receive material help. E. A. Kline ' from the Odd F-.iowa Orphanage at ! Greenville was Va the city yesterday 1 and while here he discussed with the 1 members of Sterling lodge of I. O- O. 1 [ F. the question of the body sending a delegation over to Greenville to in spect the home, was discussed at some length. It is probable that the trip will bo arrange and thnt the local 1 people will go over next Sunday, one I week from today. ? Many Aiding The Cotton Farnt?r < Within thc 1:-st few days concerns . In all parts of the world have como to t the aid of tho Southern farmer and are ' offering to buy his cotton ot 10 cents i per pound. Yesterday the soft drink dealers of Anderson received a letter I ?omythe Crown, Cork & Seal Co., in 1 which that company >advised- Its tn- i tentlod bf purchasing $600.000 worth of cotton at 10 cents per pound. In < addition to this letters were received ' In Ahdofsoh'* ycstertlay ? fronr thc J the Carhartt Overall Company, ad vising that they would lend assistance ind the American Tobacco Company also plans to aid. Thc Crown, Cork & Seal Co.. will export its cotton to Spain and there exchange it for cork. Court Convenes .Monday Morling The fall term of tho court of com- I mon pleas for Anderson county will convene In this city Monday morning with his honor. Judge R. W. Mem-1 minger presiding. The business of the first duy wit consist principally of get ting thc court organized and it is not probable that any cases of extra ordinary interest will be tried but Tuesday will bring a crowd to the city and it is probable that there will be a large attendance on court. -o-I CANNON . Waging War On Vagrants Following Hie instructions which (hey have received from headquarters, the police of the city are beginning 'j wage a strenuous war on the vagrants and as a result most of the unemploy ed in Anderson are try In rr to get a lob. It was stated by'.the' polee yes terday, that they are "determined' to put everyone tn work and with that end ia view they ure picking op many stragglers. About ten arrojts have beeb made thus far and additional numbers will be dragged in within the next few days. -o New Machinery For Optical Shop Dr. M. R- Campbell is shortly to have one of thc most complete and up to-date optical establishments In the State. In June Dr. Campbell placed an order for a completo loose grind Inn outtit, with nil motora necessary to operate tho same, and practically all LU the new raachienry ha8 now arriv ed. Dr. Campbell says tbat he ls well pleased with the outfit. There ire but few towns or cities in the state where i is possible . to have lenses ground while you wait, and Dr. Camp hell ls rather proud of his new depar ture, as he has every right to bo. It ?rill probably bc the latter part of the : omi tig week before he actually ^eglns 'he grinding of the lenses for Ander son1 pw>ple. *?*?-? ??????.?i.w.t^Mft. Hr Prissie) Not To '?tilt BQ*il!e>S James R Crossley, who assumed I lil; new duties as night clerk at the j rhluuola hotel Friday, said yesterday that he wiBhed the people of Anderson to understand that be will continue j his comm!.-sion business in Anderson Just as he bus done before and that h'i will give every bit as much time to his customers from now on as he did before. Ile will make no changes in his commission business as a re sult of his new connection Cotton Harket Steady Yesterday Some of the more pessimistic of the Anderdon county farmers bad tear ed that Saturday would bring the mar ket price of cotton even lower than it was on ?Friday and that the market may drop a- low as eight cents, but this waa not the case. The price in Anderson yesterday ' offered by the cotton buyers,' was 8 1-2 cents with very few Jules. tfi --o Secretaries Hine Postponed Meeting Owing to th?'fact that business con ditions are . o unsettled just now in South Carolina, the commercial secre taries association of South Carolina lias postponed its meeting, i This nvcdnit V:K to take place in October with the- Rock Hill chamber of rontr moree, at which time Porter A- Wha ley of thc Anderson chamber of com merce, was to dolive an .address, but it hus bcf.i determined to hold the meeting in November, instead of Octo ber. Ii is not likely that there will be any changes made in the program nnd Ul a possible that Mr. Whaloy wilt deliver thc address which has been placed on the program. Many Shopping Her? Yesterday Merchants said last night that yes terday brought the best day's business , to tho city that has been enjoyed since the waT "scare" started lb Europe. There were many people on the Btrcets all day long and Instead of just walk ing the streets all day long na they have done some pre.'tous- Saturday?, they were busy buying good's ydfitcr tl?y. Everv store In the cty'wa* bUBy" te-e^fcftUer portion of thA^sX.. .. '. t.mn.'i1 j.j. M..'., "H JW j.-'>J. Football Game rHvas Cancelled :'The football game which was on schedule yc.terday between Clemson college and Dahlonega, of Georgia, to be played on Clemson's grounds, was cancelled at the last minute by the Georgia aggregation. Dahlonega, in stead of playing Clemson, played the University of Georgia and lost by a score of 81 to 0. There waa no game at all played at Clemson, but Anderson people inquired before they prepared to leave the 'city and found that the game had been cancelled. Kevhnl Exciting Much Interest The announcement mado in~Tho Intelligencer yesterday morning to the effect that a scric3 of rac ct Inga would start tonight at St- Joh nj Methodist church, ha? excited Interes all ovev the city. These services ar to be conducted by Rev. John W| Speak? and instead of the service being confined to the preaching done ii the church, there will also be wort done in the homes of the city durlnj (he life of the series. i "Two Legal Papers met on their way to the ?Funeral of a smart business man. By way of explanation one said; 'I am a mort? gage deed, and 1 shall have the most of his property.' 'By np means," said the otfciv 'I am an insurance policy, and; was bo?n to outwit just suck fellows as you are. I ana ror lfea. family* ewwry< tu???/'' * * * I I MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. M. M. Mattison, C. W.Webb, J. J. Trowbridge. r- 1 . ii ! Ul?b J 'ii> ti i - i mm />% BIJOU Theatre MONDAY v Hfii TT^l ^L, *irT}i0 SOT J TH* S BEST J JTCLt 1JY0W TENSOR SINGERS ?I I l^^^BrS MR DREW JUST FINISHED AH^N^0^^1* AT MONTGOMERYTHEATRE IN COLUMBIA. HE-WILL RENDER M I ? SILENT VALLEY JMP THE BROKEN DOLL (Comedy:. -STERLING ll I S Two reei drama that i? ? thriller. Featuring King Baggot:. PATHE WEEKLY (All latest war news from Europe ) NEWS ? I I $M C?u?n' ?*'tt**day "THE MILLION DOR|^ MYSTERY*' Coming Thursday "THE TREY O'HEARTS" S