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TUE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER FOL.NUKI) AUGUST 1, IHM. 12? North Main Street ANDERSON, S. Ct W. W. 8MOAK. Editor and Hus. Mgr D. WATSON HELL.City Editor. PHELPS SASSKEN, Advertising Mgr T. B. GODFREY.Circulation Mgr. E. ADAMS. Telegraph Editor and Foreman. Member of Associated Pres? and Receiving Completo Dally Telegraphic | Service. Entered according to Act of Con gress as Second Class Mail Matter at the Postofllco at Anderson, S. O SUBSCRIPTION HATES K -c3-.A*?^, Semi-Weekly One Year .$1.50 ! Six Months .761 Bully One Year .$5.001 Six Month* . 2.50 Three Months .... TELEPHONES Editorial and UUSIUOSB Ofllce.321 Job Printing.693-Ll The Intelligencer ia delivered by carriers In the city. If you fall to got your paper regularly please notify us. Opposite your nnme on the label of your paper Js printed date to which our paper ls paid. Al1 checks and drafts should be drawn to The Anderson Intelligencer. _ o o o o o o o o o o o o o o (I o o o o O ONLY . More Shopping % . o Day? ? . o . Before X'mas. J . e . . OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO The Weather. South Carolina:: Fair Friday ex cept rain extreme west portion; Sat urday rain. Thought For the Day. The mill will never turn with the water that has passed. POOH MAIL SERVICE The Intelligencer wishes to com mend the move made last night at the Directors meeting ot the Chamber ot Commerce, condemning the present morning mail service into Anderson. * The. Directors last night were all of the opinion that the present service IB entirely unsatisfactory and a detri ment to the business of the city. As things are now, tho vast bulk of the mall for this city gets here on the morning train- and lt ls not dis tributed until between half past nine ' ' and ten o'clock. This mall should be here by 8:30 to 9 o'clock at the very . . latest No city aa large aa Anderson can afford to have UB mall tied up at a way station twenty or thirty miles away for two hours in the morning, so inconveniencing the public that business people arc forced to be from two to three boura behind In hand ling their correspondence. If the con dition were brought about by extran eous conditions lt would be bad enough, but when mail for competl l tive cities reaches them several hours before Anderson gets her mall, the . mall for this city, admittedly the bua < lest city in the 8tate, being tied up at a way station because ot conditions not quite explainable, it 1B iatolerable. It simply must be changed. The In telligencer therefore -hopes the mat ter will be handled promptly, even if it becomea neceBsu - to send a com mittee to Washington. i ORGANIZED (JOUD-WILL Who can prescribe the limits of the usefulness ot the farmers* clubs? They mirror the new time In which we live and out of a Jealous suspicion, fi carrow, selfish past there grows a new ' order of neighborhood kindness, cour tesy and good will, tu* Jar.keon Far i . mers' Club near Dututh has bought, . as an organization, four and a halt ?-res of land near a school house, and - ihe club which organized primarily . for co-operative marketing will ez x tend its usefulness as a social factor. ?- A nail ground Is to be a feature of $ the Jackson Club park with a child ren's play ground? swings and simple t equipment A permanent building will ? be erected for special exhibitions of I communty resources and a laboratory of human friendliness. New comers will find a welcome in thia house dedi cated to the glad band and music and I mental exercise and a better tomor It ls the duty of every farmer to 4- see that his wife ls supplied with every equipment to lighten her al-j *- hors. Over-production ls the stumbling block, and systematic marketing the; Stepping-stone ot agriculture. NOME OJ ESTIONS The desire of The Intelligencer is nut to cmburrasi anyone, hut on all sides we bear people wondering why it it? thal the illegality' or invalidity of the franchise granted to tho South ern Public I "1111110? Company was not earlier discovered. The pe.?pie who have thought of this thlnr. aro won dering why some inkling of the inval idity of the franchise should not have be? a had earlier, at least during the weeks, or months, it wan up for dis cussion before the last City Council. So, in tinier that f s information may be given the pent, we desire to ask a few pointed questions, ami we offer the columns of The Intelligencer to die questioned for mal. in i: reply. We assume that the present City Counfjie*, (J. Cullen Sullivan, Esq., can give the information asked for. and we respect fully ask him to favor us with this in formation.' If there ure others who de sire to be heard we shall be pleased to give them space also. ". """M. If this franchise ls invalid- why did not thc City Attorney BO advise the City Council prior to the passage of tho franchise? Or did the City At torney BO advise, and when? 2. Supposing that his opinion was not asked on this point, was he not employed as legal adviser of the City Coum-il, and was not it his duty to lock into the validity of tho franchise and advise Council prior to its action in granting the franchise? 3. , Did the City'Council, or not, ap propriate several hundred dollars for purpose of additional remuneration to the City Attorney for additional ser , vices rendered iu connection with his wprk on the franchise? 4. Who prepared the contract be tween tho City and the Southern Pub lic Utilities Company -in reference to the white way? Why was not the mat ter of the validity of the contract or franchise gone into prior to the pre paration of this contract, and why was not the Council advised then that it was invalid? 5. Suppose that the Supreme Court finds the contract, or the franchise, Invalid, as has the City Attorney, what plan has the City Attorney for supplying the city with the necessary fight and power? 6. Should this matter come to a vote, on what would tho people vote? 7. Supposo that tho majority vote should be against tho Southern Pub lic Utilities Company, and the "fran chise" should he lost, how could the city then obtain its light and power? , 8. What objection has the City At tqyney to the terms of the franchise ;<si? why? FOUR YOUNO MEN." Sneering remarks have been mado about the "four young men" who voted for tho franchise granted the South ern Public Utilities Company when the matter was up for discussion sev eral months ago. Tho Cour young men when so voting were clothed with the pp .ver of representatives, the author ity to vote thus being given them by a majority of their fellow citizens. Seeing with prophetic eye a vision of the future, they wished to perform a sacred and solemn duty, feeling that their vote was cast for the best In terests of the city who elevated them to the responsible position they oc cupied on that occasion. They had seen Anderson when she was in dark ness and they wished to jive her light. They had seen Anderson when her dwellings and business houses were consumed by fiery Hamos, and they wished to prevent. In so far aa pos sible' a recurrence of these catastro phes. They had seen Anderson when business men did not wish to come here to do business because of lack ot fscllttiea which they votes were to bring to the ctiy. They wished to secure for the city these added accom odatlohs, so that she might go out after other needed improvements. ' Pity lt is that these same four young men, or four others with an equal clearness of vision of Ute future and the things that are to be, could not occupy seats and cast votes for the people of the etty as did these sneer ed at "four young men." A vast dif ference there la In constructive and destructive legislation, and "these four young men" were constructive lu their votes. NOBILITY OF WORK. All work, even cotton spinning, la noble; work ta alone noble. Carlyle. Whatever la worth doing at all la worth doing welL-Kari of * Chesterfield. We enjoy ourselves only tai our, work, our doing; and oar beat doing ls our best enjoy , munt-Jacobi. It ls better to Wcur ont than to rust out-Bishop Horne. Nothing ta impossible to Indus try.-Perlander. Nevar idle a moment, but Ithrifty and thoughtful of other?. -Longfellow. OOOOOOOOOOOOO ? o o IHK DAILY POEM o o o OOOOOOOOOOOOO Untidy Know-. Lei Un dry our tears now. laddie, Let us put aside our woes; tot UH KO and talk to daddy, For I'm sure daddy knows. Let UK take him what we've broken, He it heart ur hope or toy. And thc tale may bide unspoken, For he used to bo a bay. liv lias been through all the sorrows Of u lad at nipe or ten; Ile has seen ttic dawn of morrows When the sun shone bright again; Iii? own heart lias been near breaking Oh, more times than I cnn tell. And lias often known the aching Thal a l/jy's heart knows so well, y I am sure he well remembers lu his (-aleudar of days. When the boy-heart was December's) Though the sun and flowers wero May's. He has lived a boy's life laddie, And he knows just how it goes; 1 i ml UH KO nnd talk to daddy. For I'm sure Daddy knows. Let UH teti him all about it. How tlie Bting of it ls there. And I have not any doubt it Will be easier to bear; For he's trodden every bay-way, He haB fathomed every Joy. HP has traveled every highway In the wide world of a boy. He will put aside the worries That lils day may follow through, For the great heart of bim hurries At the call of help from you. He will help us mend the broken Heart of ours, or hope, or toy. And tho tale may bide unspoken For he used to be a boy. -Youths' Companion. Appeal to Hanks and Express Com panies. In a strong article In The Dally Intelligencer Mr. G. Cullen Sullivan of that city pleads for the organi zation of a citizens league to handle conditions recertfty revealed through the crusade against the blind tigers in the city of Anderson. Among the suggestions made we were struck with the following: "There are other things such an J organi/vAnon can ?c now. ?cr c~ ample, the banks of the city can and I believe they will, aid us in break ing up the traffic ts liquors by refus ing to handle liquor drafts to well known "blind tigers." One of them lias already voluntarily stopped ! handling such* drafts. The railroads | of the city, the express company, can be of great assistance and I. be-1 lleve will be if the mattor 1B proper- [ ly presented to them." We believe that Mr. Sullivan has tho right idea and one that we com mend to the citizens cf Greenwood. If they should organize and ask the banks not to handle 'drafts tor per sons suspected of selling whiskey we are sure that they would readily consent to such a request. And, If the railroad and express companies were approached In the right way, we believe that they would also lend their support to such a movement Business of this kind 1B profitable to no one, but lt 1B entirely destructive Ibdth from a business standpoint and! I : .orally. Any thing of this kind j I debases, and destroys those who en gago tn it, as well as those who pa tronize it We are very decidedly of the op inion that there ls plenty of work to j be done In Greenwood along this line. We* should not sit quietly down and let t*. ? tigers ply Uieir dirty business. If some of the men who are crying hard times would or ganize to stop Gils drain they would do a good deal lu the way of better ing conditions.-Greenwood Daily ! Journal. APPROVED THE SUGGESTION Plan to Make Stone Mountain a j Memorial for ^Confederate Soldiers. (By AancitUNt Pr???.) SAVANNAH Ga., Nov. 12-Approval of a suggestion that Stone Mountain near Atlanta, Ga.- be made into a me morial to the Confederate soldiers was \ given here today In resolutions ad-1 opted by the Daughters of the Coated- j eracy at their annual general con- i vent ion. No further action, however, was taken. x Mrs. Daisy ?McLaurin Stevens, of Brandon, Misa, today was re-elected j president-general of the organisation All other of fl dals were re-elected with the exception ot Mrs. Edward Carl ; Schnabel, of New Orleans, correspond ing secretary-general. She announced her desire1 to retire and Mrs. W. F. Baker, of Savannah, was elected to succeed her. John Temple Gravea, of New York and Atlanta, addressed the convention today, suggesting that Stone Mountain be made a memorial to the Southern soldier In the war bet wen the States. Stone Mountain ia an isolated, dome shaped granite rock, which baa an altitude of about 2,200 feet above the Javel of the sea. On the north side 1? a1 sheer declivity that rises or falls from 800 to 1,000 feet It ls proposed to have engineers cut a projection SO feet wide and 100 feet deep into thia side of the mountain and then have a , sculptor chlsol a heroic statue ot the Confederate soldier In the nearest pos sible resemblance to Robert E. Dee, the Confederate leader. Selection of a convention city for 1915 ls expected to be made to mor row. Nashville, Tenn., and San Fran cisco are the chief contenders. Millions cf Wood Screws Used. li has bean estimated that 4,702,000, 000 wood screws ara used tm the United States each year. SPOKESMAN FOR DELEGATION' Ol NEGROES OFFENDS PRESIDENT (Continued From Flr^r Page.) tween the two race? before segrega tion was begun. -, President WilBon listened to what they had to say and then told the dele gation that Trotter was losing con-1 trol or his temper and that he (the president ) would not discuss the mat ter further with him. After leaving thc president's pri va*.: office Trotter, Maurice V. Spen cer and others of the delegation de clared their talk had been "thorough ly disappointing." They declared they would hold a mass meeting in Wash ington Sunday to discuss the ques tion. Mr. Wilson is understood to have told tho committee the question was not a political one and fhat he would not take it up on political grounds. Trotter said in his addrem that his committee did not come "as wards looking for charity, but as full fledged American citizens, vouchsafed equality of citizenship by the federal constitution. "Two years ago," said Trotter, "you were thought to be a second Abiaham Lincoln,"-tho president tried to in terrupt, asking that personalities be left out of the discussion. Trotter continued to speak and the president finally told him that if the organiza tion he represented wished to ap proach him again it must choose an other si-desm?n ad.lim; that he had enjoyed listening to the other mem bers of the committee, but that Trot ter's lone waa offensive. The presi dent told Trotter that he was an American citizen as fully as anybody else, but that he (Trotter) was the only American citizen who ever had rome into the White House and ad dressed the president in such a tone and with such a background of pas sion. Here Trotter denied that he had any passion, but the president told him he had spoiled the cause for which he had come and said he expected those who professed to be Christians to como to him in a Christian spirit. The president spoke frankly, "say ing that if the negro people had made a mistake In voting for him, they ought to correct lt. but that he would Insist that politic." should not be brought Into the question becaun it WQ? not fi polfcicB! problem. With some emotion he .declared he was not seeking office and that a man who sought the office' of thc presidency was a fool for his pains. He Epoke of the intolerable burden of the office and ot things which he had to do which were more than the human spirit could carry. Emphasising that he did not care in the least for the- political considera tions involved. Mr, Wilson urged that, he wanted bis auditors to understand that it was a human problem, and not a political nrr.blem.iWh.Ue. the Amer ican people wanton to support the advancement of the negro, the pr?si dait was sure that, au practical men; everybody knew that there was a I roi nt at which friction ls apt to oc cur. The question must be stripped of sentiment, and Viewed in its facts, because the facts got the better of the individual whether ono desired it or not. The president said he thought his colleagues In the government depart ments were not trying'to put the nf gro at a disadvantage, but simply to make arrangements which would pre vent friction. Ho added Uiat the ques tion involved was not a question of Intrinsic qualities, because all had hu man souls and were, equal In that re spect, but that for. the present lt was a question of economic policy wheth er the negro race could do the samv things that'the white race could di with equal efficiency. He said he thought the negroes were proving that they could, and that everyone, wished to help them BO that they would not be so dependent, and that their condi tions of labor would be bettered. The entire matter, however, should be treated with a recognition of RB dif ficulties. MT. Wilson said he was anxious to do what was Just, and asked for more memoranda from the committee to instances of segrega tion about which they complained. ALL WELL ABOARD NORTH CAROLINA Navy Department Receives Cable grama Direct From American Cruisers. . . ....'js- V (Wv A-v^UtP*' PIT**.) WASHINGTON. Nov. , 12.-Cale grams direct from the commandera ef the American cruisers North Carolina abd Tennessee, in ?be Mediterranean, today brought word to tho navy de partment that all<eran, well aboard Ute two warships : and denied Out marines ot bluejackets'had been land ed by Ute North Carolina at Beirut. 8yruv For three days Ute department had been flooded with4'' messagt* from friends of men on Ui? cruisers who werf, alarmed by published rumors that Ute North Carolina bad been blown up by a mine In Turkish wat ers. Interrupted* cable service had cut off communication with the ves sels foy more thea a week. Qu erle* from the department brought no re plies until today when a cablegram came through from the captain pf Ute Tennessee annoimejfcg* he had been in wireleas touch erith the North Caro lina and that sba waa safe. Later came a message trent Captain Oman of Ute North Carolina saying every thing was quiet at Belrdt his ahlp had met with no mishap and had land ed no men. ' Officials have bees unable to discov er how the mine tumor'started. The report of the landing of matines was published in the Parts Tesaps sind cabled to this country. The North Carolina and Tennessee carry gold for the relief of Octrees* i American*. / . We Make a Business Of Business Suits Suits that will please you-sty lish, yet conservative. Models that are comfortable, neat and favorites with men of every age. Dignified business suits that will be admired by your associates. Priced conservatively, $10 to $25. . Overcoats of the later kinds, full of newness L?ut true to the high est standard of good taste; prac tical garments for practical men, $10 to $25. .Tia Stow D?h m Cotudcocr AN M AL 8LPPEB OF BIBLE CLASS (Continued from Page One.) Vice president. G. R. Dodd. Secretary, B. B. Bleck ley. Treasurer. Sam Hamer. Teacher. R. S. Ligon. Assistant Teacher, G. H. Gieger. Reporter, W. W. Smoak. Upon tho nomination of the teacher for re-election, the class led by Rev. J. W. Speake sang "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" and in responding. Mr. I Ligon pledged himself to do all in -, his power to bc worthy of the confl- I dence placed in him by the class. He | received an ovation. Mr. Gieger also , * made a happy response to his election, j * ' A number of afton dinner speeches .1 were delivered- Mr. R. E. Ligon res ponded to the toast "Big Warm Bro therhood Heart" He felt that there must be something to influence men to hive each oher, and women to love '. i the men, besides their rough exterior, and it was the warm and loving heart He hoped the class would always "keep such a warm feeling for each other. Some interesting figures were given by Supt O. M. Heard as to the work [done during the year. The average attendance at the Sunday school was 366. of the Men's Bible class, 78. The maximum attendance of thia class was 259 and the minimum 44. The Young Men'a Bible class had a membership of 62, and it waa supported by its con tributions a missionary in China, while the Men's Class cared for two j orphans. 'The Allies-The Wesley Bible ?class," was the subject assigned Sam uel L. Prince* and happily responded. He said that the class had been an in si .ration to the entire school, and was eua ally of all that was good. Mr. W. W. Smoak referred to the J *. efforts being made for a clean city - . in his remarks. Mr. Alex McBee, of Greenville, corn" plimented Anderson on her campaign to make a clean city. He stated that, 1 Greenville waa also engaged in. the t good v ark, and that he felt their et- ? c forts were being crowned with sac- T cesa Mr. McBee has been a regular r attendant upon these annual banquets. ? and accepted an invitation to be pres- I ont. again next year. *$ Rev. W. T. Belvia, pastor ot tl ? Or- : " ville Methodist church, made an ear-, y nest plea for accomplishment Hs ? liked the motto on the wall "We do ' c Things,"- and felt it an appropriate ' motto for the pedple ot Anderson in their campaign for a clean city. Mr. A. S. Farmer waa assigned the subject "The Ladles," and his remarks ! were- most appropriate and happy aa well as humorous. He proposed a ris ing vote of thanks to those who had prepared the supper, and called tor a rousing cheer, which ' waa given with a will. Rev. J. W. Speake urged those pres ent to make their lives such that they could consistently call upon others to be clean. He felt that this class had been an inspiration to him, and be hoped to see it accomplish great things. At the conclusion of Mr. Speakers address. Mr. Gribble moved that the motto of the class be "We Do Things." Greetings were sent to two of the absent members ot Ute class, who are away on a search for health, Messrs. W. R. Osborne and George Broyles. Mr. Ligon made a touching prayer for their early res toration to health. I President C. Ban Allen made a splendid presiding officer and waa ! happy In his rnmarJf* between the 1 speeches, usually convulsing the audi - lance with laughter at some witty re mark. The opening and closing invo cation? were by R?v. T. C. O'Dell, the presiding elder ot this district : Want Troops to Be Total Abstainers (By AaaodAtM Fro* ) LONDON. Nov. 12.-6:02 p. ra.) Tie Archbishop of Canterbury presid ed at a great mass meeting today when resolutions were adopted calling for* national support of Field Marshal'' Kitchener's appeal for assistance lu keeping soldiers temperate, j The archbishop urged that as an ?example to the troops, all who were* not total abstainers become aa at least for the period qf the war. Moral Men. tt ts tn men as IA soils whare soma* times thara ie a vaia of gold which the owns? knows ac* U.-?rift No Date Fixed For American Evacuation of Vera Cruz PRESIDENT UNWILLING TO WITHDRAW TROOPS UNTIL GUARANTEES TO WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT t CAN BE ENFORCED (By Associated Frew.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-President Vilsen and Secretary Bryan have de sided not to (Ix a date for the Ameri tan evacuation of Vera Cruz until it s determined which faction can dom nate that part of Mexico sufficiently o carry out guarantees asked by the* Jnited States as a pro-requisite to vithdrawal. General Candido Aguilar is in com nand of troops in the Immediate vi cinity of Vera Cruz and is believed oyal to General Carranza, who is in >pen conflict with the national con rention that declared General Eulalio ? Gutierrez . provisional president of? dexlco. The president is unwilling to with draw the troops until the guaranteed :an be enforced and until there is no langer that some other faction will lisclaim responsibility for negotta ions hitherto conducted with Carran a. The Washington government does tot desire to interfere in the contro versy between the various military chieftains, but administration officials bowed plainly today thei rchagrln at he fact that. several generals who vrote ?heir names on the Mexican ?ag recently, pledging their word to iblde, by Ute acts of the convention at tguas Calientes, have - refused to unnort General Gutierrez. The United States will continuo its ustom. of dealing with each element hat ls in de facto control of a cer aln territory. Special agents are ac companying Gutierrez, Villa and Car anza. From all came advices today effecting the uncertainty and doubt rbich enveloped the general situation. Official advices showed that Gener al Carranza has moved to Cordoba for i lengthy stay. He ia understood to. (ave left Mexico City because he loubtcd the loyalty of General Blan o, commander of troops guarding the apltal. When General Blanco start d from Aguas Calientes for Mexico Mty he waa arrested at 81 lao by Gen Tal Pablo Gonzales, who hod been re tarded aa a Carranza supporter. Dis tatchea from Aguas Callentes tonight eying Gonzales would stand by the convention were taken to mean that Hanco would be released and that he two men might work In harmony n Uta- .control cf Mexico City and the urroundlng territory. If the report oncoming Gonzales ls verified, it al o will mean that Villa's big columna. which moved southward today, . will have uninterrupted control of the ter ritory between Aguas Callentes and Mexico City, leaving Carranza to op erate east of the Mexican capital. Dispatches given out by Rafael Zubaran, Carranza'? Washington rep resentative, say Generals Obregon', Blanco, Gonzales, Villareal, Hay and others would support the. first chief. Zubaran gave out a telegram from Carranza announclng^that hostilities had opened between his forceB and those of the convention. Ask Amendment of $250,000 Judgment (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, NovV, 12.-Arguing tb at .the wrong men vere convicted in the Dangury hatters case, Alton B. Parker and Frank L. Mulholland In a brief filed with the supreme court today urged annulment of the $252, 000 judgment Imposed under the Sher man law upon 186 hat factory labor ers of Danbury, Norwalk and Bethel, Conn. It was in this case that the su preme court several years ago decid ed a labor union was subject to the terms of the Sherman law. Oyster Supper. The Phiiathea class of the Central Presbyterian church ls to hold an oyster, supper next Thursday night. The event ls being very pleasantly anticipated. (TTK0LAX. Users say it Is the ideal, perfect laxative drink. Mr. M. J. Perkins Green Bay. Wis., says "I have used pills, oils, salts, etc., but were all dis agreeable and unsatisfactory. In Cit rolax I have found the ideal laxative drink." For sick headache, sour sto mach, lacy liver, congested bowels lt ls Ute perfect laxative and gives a thorough flush. Sensitive, delicate people, Invalids and children Ind lt easy to take and pleasant tn action! Resulta thoroughly rat.dfactory. Evans Pharmacy, T Help to organize rural life and make the country a better place In which to live. ' STALK CUTTER MOT? Good Features Than Any Other Pressure saris* In frost af axle prevents neck weight eu horses Spring sis hitch takes Jerk efl tko tasas. . . Spring between pol? ans* fra*ae relieves Jar ea tko driver. Na axel threagh center of ros! ta wind trash. Donnie edge knives give twice tko service of single edge. ' * Avlea ?Ins are as* part hf knife head and cen be replaced, wken warts, ! st slight cast. I. Wheels nave staggered snakes aad.h?bs haro hard ofl ?gpa. Sullivan Hardware Go. An?Waoti, S. C. Belton, S. O Greenville, S. C.