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THE INTELLIGENCER ESTABLISHED 18??. Published every morning except Monday by The Anderson Intelligen cer at 140 West Whltner Street, An derson, 8. C. SEMI-WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER Published Tuesdays and Fridays L. M. GLENN_Editor and Manager Entered as second-class matter April 28, 1914, at the post ofBco at Anderson, South Carolina, under the Aet of March 8, 1879. ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES telephone .321 SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY One Year .$5.00 Six Months . 2.50 Three Months . 1.26 One Month.42 Ona Week .. 10 SEMI-WEEKLY Ona Year .,.$1.60 Biz Months .76 The Intelligencer ls delivered by ssrrlers in tho city. Look st the printed label on your ?aper. The dato thereon show? -'.ten the subscription expires. Notice date on label carefully, and If not correct please notify us at once. Subscribers desiring the address of their paper changed, will please state 'In their communication both the old and new addresses. To Insure prompt delivery, com plaints of non-delivery in the city sf Anderson should be made to the Circulation Department before 9 a. m. and a copy will be sent at ones. All checks and drafts should be drawn to The Anderson Intelligencer. ADVERTISING Bates will bs tarnished on applica tion. No ti advertising discontinued ex sept on written order. The Intelligencer will publish brief and rational letters on subjects of general Interest when they are ac companied hy the nsmss sad ad dresses of ths authors snd are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not bo noticed. Rejected manuscripts will not bs re turned. In order to svoid delays on account sf personal absence, letters to The Intelligencer Intended for publication should not be addressed to any indi vidual connected with ths papor, but simply to The Intelligencer. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1915. WBATHXB FORECAST Genially fair Thursday and Fri day . Swat tho narrator of Ford jokes. Tho stato of Tabasco, Mexico, seems to be getting in the soup. Colleges throughout tho country aro engaged just now planting next com mencement's crop of graduates. And soon lt will he hard to distin guish somo straw hats from autumn loaves. Will Romobody kindly tell us how to pronounce the ?ame of tho gover nor's now secretary. .Now that thc home-coming at York, with all lui feasting, is over, Bro. Bell should convey to tho brcthron of tho porfosh some of the "leavings." Tho Clyde .Steamship Company ls to increase its sailing from Charleston. Tho more moans pf getting out of somo places the better. o So many folks think they know how tt newspaper ought, to be run we won der there are not more engaged In the newspaper. o.. During the isonth of August the dis - pen Bery sales in Charleston amounted to $65,026.15. No report from "blind tigers" Is available. H's' n pity Homo folks can't dirfer In opinion with a newspaper without charging the presB with being sub sidized. .-o - Somo day we are going to sit down and try and get ont a paper that will please everybody.--Tugaloo Tribuno. '<And then we want you to take a day off and come down and help us try the same thing. Bro. CosBett. -o That old-fashioned fellow . who writer anonymous communications to (tho editor, just hy. way of being un pleasant, still lives tn Spartanburg. Sparenburg Herald. And some of the saine forced are over here. Some of these dsfs some good o!? prohibitionist is coming elong in each town where IhSre ls a newspaper that passed up. the Local Option League advertising and show bis ap preciation of the papers' act by doing some extensive advertising. TIIK UEHXAN K HI TO It H. Germany's back-down in (lie subma rine controversy lum left the Oerman Anierlcail newspapers In an embarras sing plight, (?ur German editora hive out-Ger maned the Germans. They justified (he Lusitania massacre, and some of them glorified In i'. The widespread horror mid Indignation aroused in America hy the von Tirpitz policy seemed to make no Impression on them Tiny went further thun the Herlin papers in their plea of "neces sity." They bitterly denounced Pres ident Wilson for voicing the Ameri can demands for lawfulness and hu manity in ?ea warfare. When (lie Arabic was sunk, the Chicago Staals-Zcltung said that thc American victims suffered simply "the nm ural consequences of their reck lessness. " The I'iminnati Freie Press? declared that In destroying the ship without warning Germany had "performed a holy duty." Tho New York Stuats-Zeltung complacently ac cepted it as evidence that "Germany would never agree to the demands of President Wilson." The general atti tude ().* the Gorman-American organs was that it was presumptuous and absurd for the American people "to ask Germany to chnnge lier policy. And now the editorlul "super-Teu tons" are left high nn?i dry. repudiated and made ridiculous by the Cerman government whose cnuse they pleaded not wisely, but too well. In their humillaron the more Intel ligent of these editors must now rea lize mournfully the great opportunity they Ignored. And what a pity lt ls for everybody concerned, that this noble victory for justice nnd human ity, creditable alike to America and Germany, lias been won not with the aid of ibo German-American editors who should have been mediators be tween the :wo nations, but won In spite of their bitter opposition! FOREIGN LAW IN AMERICA. The application, of foreign law to American ^efrltory may yet provo to be a serious problem. The first evidence of lt was tho or der given by ths Italian government for the mobiliz?tlon of Italian reser vists In this Country. That ordor ap plied not only to, the newcomers who still owe allegiance to Victor Im manuel, but to tens of thousands of Italians who have become American citizens. They are, of courso. under no legal compulsion to return and join their colors; thc Italian govern ment could not tako them by force. Dut great pressure has been exerted on thom by the declaration that. If they Ignore the call, they may never return to Italy without being liablo to arrest and Imprisonment. ' Italy, lt appears, does not acknowledge thc complete expatriation of her subjects, and we seem to have-no troaty cover ing tho matter. Tho latest manifestation of irritat ing foreign authority is ot German origin. It appears that there has been a widespread effort tn tho United States, sanctioned by consular and diplomatic representatives of the (?or man government, to apply to German Amorlcan citizens the Gorman penal code for treason. 3ucb citizens, to gether with Cerman Immigrants with out citizenship rights, have boen noti fied Tn great numbers of cases that lt ls illegal for them to engage in any work connected with "war orders." Thoy are threatened with a clause in tho German penni codo which provides imprisonment in a fortress or In a state prison at hard labor as the pen alty for Germans "who knowingly nld or assist a foreign power at war with tho German Empire, or who do any thing that may Injure the German government or its allies." The code, of course, cannot be en forced on American soil; but lt ls made practically effective here by the I explanation that any German who j sells war supplies to the Allies or ( helps to manufacture them, will be ^ subject to ithe penalty If he ever sets ; foot in Germany. Needless to say. this is Improper in terference with the rights of Ameri can citizens and tho sovereignty of j tho American nation, and deserves the careful attention of our govern (ronni. We admit no such thing as divided alh?rlance. Even if some cit- j Isens are disposed, to recognize nilen ( authority, ohr government can ac knowledge no such,Jurisdiction. At the very loast, tiie.^rartlce is mls-| chlevous and pernicious, no matter j whether the purpose for which lt is Invoked is intrinsically good or bad.1 Cor it tends to undermine the loyalty, of American citizens. A New Sensation. "I believe," said the Impatient man,' as he put saide thc telephone, "that ! I'll go fishing." 1 "Didn't know you cared for fishing." i "I don't ordinarily.;But lt's the only chance I have to finding myself at the ' end of a Une that Isak busy."-Wash- ' ington Star. LINE X A letter received in the city from Henry rason stated th'*: he expected to report for work at Oelsberg Uros, on September 15th. Mr. Cason has ben away (rom Anderson over two months and for Hie greater par? of thal lime he hus been In a hospitul ?*. Chester where he underwent un op eration, He has been slowly improv ing and li in many friends here hope that he will soon he entirely well and will he back in Anderson. Among the visitors in the city yes terday were Messrs. W. T. McKlroy, H. M. Bigby and Bagwell. Mr. Mc Klroy has just returned from uti ex tended tour in the northwest and the Panama-Pacific exposition. He talks very inti restlngly of his trip. Willie awuy he attended tho Shriners' con vention In Portland, Oregon, and Platen that he had a great time. Mr. S. C. Foster, who has been in charge of the Columbia Tallrlng com pany for the past several months, has been transferred to Athens, Ga. Coming to Anderson in his pince IE I Mr. C E. Kay. who will have charge of the tailoring establishment. -o In yesterday's column of Lino O' Dope there were two references to thc People's Bank. One was regarding a Statement coming from Mr. T. H. Anderson about being ready to loan money at six per cent on cotton prop erly warehoused. The other was about Mr. L. H. Anderson having accepted a position with the Peoples Hank, In both Instances the bank referred to should have been the Citizens National Bank instead of the Peoples Bank. On Friday the proceeds of tho An derson theatre will be turned over to the ladies of the Catholic church, who will have charge of the house for tho afternoon nnd evening performances. Four reel--, will bo shown. The fea ture will be "Kor Old ireland," a three reel picture and another reels of comedy will be put on. A portion of tho money realized will lie applied to thc church building debt. -o Mr. George Sullivan, former state senator from Anderson county, was among tho Interesting visitors attend ing court yesterday. Mr. Sullivan spent n great deal of thc morning In the court room but stated that he had no personal Interest In tho proceed ings. Mr. Sullivan took dinner with his sons, Messrs. Joe and "Boots" Sulli van und during the dinner hour the Line O' Dope man asked him about the new county proposition that is being promulgated around Willlam ston. I "Well, stated Mr. Sullivan, from t'ai enthusiasm that is being shown, I see no reason why it will not be car ried through successfully. The move ment was started by prosperous young farmers in Greenville and Anderson counties and they got the people of Will Umist on Interested. They rre pushing tho molter and there ls going to be something done. "I was chairman of the committee which 19 years ago attempted to get a new county Including practically the same territory and we worked faithfully but were defeated, badly dc feoted too. I was in New York and COMMUN! Tho Intelligencer, In common wll will publish brief and rational lett when they are accompanied by the and are not of a defamatory natu not In any sense stand as an exprei views on the subjects discussed, no ity for any statements or opinions ASKS SEVEN QUESTIONS To the Editor of The Intelligencer: May I ask seven questions for the consideration of voters ot your coun ty? Why ls tho Flying Squadron in South Carolina? Why are paid speakers of thr. Anti Saloon I<eague from Indiana and Ohio Imported into this state foi- the pur pose of trying to dictate their ideas of the best form of government for ?SouNi Carolina and South Carolin ians? Why are ex-governors and reputed leaders of Indiana and Ohio attempt ing to thrust upon our state a system of government which they have never been able to pass in their own com monwealth? Why have not these alleged leaders of public opinion in Indiana and Ohio first cleaned np their own states and placed "Their own houses In or der?* Why are these \m speakers plead* lng for state-wide prohibition in South Carolina, while their own state? enjoy the Democratic privilege of local option? ) DOPE received a wire to como home und help- with the matter. After unend ing to my business I came on horne and went to Columbia before the con stitutional convention in order to try to ?et Ute new county added. The late George Tillman and Senator Tillman were members of the convention and I put the proposition up to them. They stated that they had already mad; Greenwood ?nd another county and that tiley wore not going to allow any more. Tliey told us, however, that we would be able to get It under the new constitutional amendment, but we never did." I In those days the operatives of the ' mills generally voted os the presi dents asked them to. and they being opposed, tills had a great deal to do with tho new county proposition 19 years ago. Mr. Sullivan stated that personally he waa in favor of the new county and thought that it would not injure Anderson. -o Mr. T. \V. Blakely of Aiken, former ly a dispenser at the Aiken dispen sary No. I, was an Interesting visitor In Anderson yesterday. Mr. Hlakely has boen in Aiken for a number of years working in tho capacity of dis penser and knows about as many men in the county nnd has about as keen a foresight Into the way elections will turn out as any man down there. Mr. Hla-kely was asked about tIto prohibi tion election in Aiken county and he slated that In bis opinion there would be a largo majority for prohibition. There has been considerable unrest In dispensary matters in that county during the past twelve montliB and this will greatly aid the dry side. Mr. Hlakely had not boen a visitor In Anderson B?ace 190G, and he stated that he was surprised at tho city's rapid growth. He said that it looked ns if it .vas one of the coming cities of the upper section of the state. -o Alonzo Cherry, a 14 yenr old negro boy, was convicted In recorder's court yesterday morning of stealing brass from the city's engine. He was given a fine of $"5 or ?10 days. Cleve Leslie, another negro boy, is In jail awaiting trail on the charge of stealing from Barton's Lumber company. For the past few months, since the price of brass has Increased so much, vandalizing bas been going on to a great extent. It was almost a certain ty that if a house was left unoccupied for a few days all of the load and brass connections of tho water pipes would bo stolen. The police have been trying to catch the thieves and Chief Sammons things that he has at last caught up with some ot them. There are two new groceries pre paring for business Just, now, ar.d both of them arc rapidly getting In shape to bid for a share of the busi ness of Anderson and vicinity. Both are starting with brand new stocks, and while not quite In ""ship shape" they both state they are prepared to tako care of most any order that may be entrusterd to their care now. Messrs Robinson Brcs. JUBt west of the Peoples Bank on East Benson St. and Osborne & Co. who are In Os borne & Pearson's old grocory stand at tho corner of McOutne and East Benson stroets. These gentlemen aro experienced In this line, and no doubt aro well qualified to handle all busi ness that comes their way. [CATIONS th all other newspapers in -the land, ors on subjects of general interest names and adu.esses of the aulnors re. Communications so printed do islon of the The Intelligencer's own r ls there assumed any responslbll contalncd in them. Why do they not practice? Why do not these paid outsiders practice in their own home states tvhat they are now preaching as the only safe policy for South' Carolina to adopt? Did Indiana or O'.iio speakers over come to our assistance during the most critical period to work out our own salvation? These are some questions wl.-ch I respectfully ask of all true' South Carolinians. Answer on both Biders will be gratefully received and keenly appreciated not only by. myself, but hy many other Dem?crata who be lieve that South Carolina ls easily able and competent to settle her own affairs with out outside Interfer ence. feigned) E. J. Brennen. Columbia, S. C.. Sept. 6, 1915. Mr. Brennen, a well known busi inesa man of Columbia, ia secretary ot the Local Option league of South Carolina, an organization which by ex tensive paid advertising through cer tain newspapers of the state is wag ing a fight fer local option aa against atato-wlde prohibition, a decision which is to bo made by thc voter? of the state in a referendum September ltth.- Ed Intelligencer. FOB PROHIBITION Men of Anderson County: The prohibition question comes be- | foro us this year not as a political issue, but as an opportunity for every I qualified elector to vote against a present soci-.d evil, and for such a let tering of conditions now and hereafter as may conduce to remove from the path of our children the commonest and most costly pitfall of youth. Those of us who have conducted this cam paign did not ask thc legislature to enact the law outright, but we in sisted that the whole question bc sub mitted to the men of the state, so that thc election being ti:e expression of popular will, might settle the matter. *inco tho adjournment of thc legisla ture, men of public spirit havo ap peared before you to diacusB the great benefit to our business and so cial life which would accrue from prohibition. We have kept all this free from politics, appealing to our fellow Carolinians to look at thc whole question In thc light of truth. There has appeared a publicity bu reau, styling itself "Local Option League of South Carolina," which I regard as the effort of liquor men in disguise to play upon tho term "local option," while trying to defeat prohibition. No name appears in its advertisement, but the heavy expense of its advertising campaign points rather convincing'y to Its base of sup plies. Local Option league," that is who ever is standing between the contri butors of all that money and the peo ple of the state, has appealed to the voters to vote against prohibition for the following reasons, as copied from their big, expensive advertisements: (1) To vote for prohibition "will depart from the true ideals of Jeffer sonian Democracy; (2) The county is the beBt unit for prohibition; (3) Because fifteen states (be ginning 18C"? to 1903) have voted out prohibition-/ (4) Because if you have prohibi tion conditions will be as "prevails in Tennessee and West Vlrglnl?.; (5) Because prohibition will bc voted for by blind tigers and their allies; (6) Prohibitionists are not "gov erned by expediency;" ? 71" "Should this state vote state wide prohibition, for the continuance nf tho liquor traffic lt will be exped ient to put those in power who will wink at the illicit selling of liquor?" (8) A majority Of the legislators from the wet counties voted for the referendum election; (0) T'iat if we have statewide pro hibition the iffteen counties now wet will agitate for state sale of liquor; (10) "There aro thousands of men In South Carblina who aro tipplers. They will be averse to prohihtilon be cause they. rightly think it ls Inter fering with their personal liberty'. . . . . .Prohibition will chill their ar dor for good government": (11) Because the liquor mep will try to defeat prohibition next year, and counties now dry may be invad ed by "whiskey sellers"4 (12) If a law-en forcing administra tion should not be elected next year, the prohibitionists would he respon sible "for a period of disorder, cor ruption; and crime with open if un lawful barrooms." Now let us consider these objec tions in order: (1) The chief tenet in Jefferson** political creed was his belief In thc Wisdom of the masses, the good sense. of a majority. If a majority favori prohibition how are wo departing from the "ideals ot Thomas Jeffer son." The Local Option league ap pears to be playing with names and Here's something big ir 50c. Pure silk, new p designs and extreme qu Tie up here for your t week buyer keeps this York standard. The Store with* a t words of whoso connotation it is ignorant. (2) The county is the host unit for prohibition. The legislature doesn't consult a county about tho operation or enforcement of general acts; why should this be such an exception? Again, dry counties have found that neighboring wot counties prevent th full effect of prohibition from being enjoyed, albhough many of the evils of liquor are felt. Liquor men didn't think much of county option when the state dispensary flourished. Their plea for county option now is not a sincere espousal of a principle; it ls merely the' expediency they have so much at heart. (3) We are not alarmed by that. In 1855 even our ministers had their toddies. Times have greatly changed since then, haven't they? The last sta to to vote it out waB in 1903! Since then eighteen ihave voted for prohibition. That ls Impressive. Evierybody knows that the greatest impulse to prohibition has been within tho last three years! With Virginia voted dry and nearly all of Kentucky dry why go back to 1903, not to men tion 1855! (4) What , are the conditions in Teunessee and West Virginia. In West Virginia arrpsts for drunken ness decreased seventy-five per cent; arrests for other offenses wero re duced fifty per cent. This is tbs of ficial statement just issued. If South Carolina can say as much shall we pot be happy? With regard to Ten nessee I take the liberty to quote a friend who was there recently: "I am not a prohibitionist, but I tell you wVrot I saw. I went to a town of fif teen thousand inhabitants and there was just one policeman! When I ask ed the policeman how 'ie could keep order without assistance he replied that since Tennesseo voted prohibi tion he seldom had to make an arrest, and tlie only cases of drunkenness are those of tramps." A- town the size of Sumter with one policeman! But. by the way Sumter is doing well with prohibition. (5) If I favor prohibition as a moral principal and an economic benefit why should I ' stultify myself because I do not approve some oth ers who may vote? But I wonder Just how much truth there is in that charge. I ottered to take one tiger at his word when ho said he would give flvo hundred dollars for prohibi tion, but he hasn't produced Che mon ey.' In fact, he had no more tb say. But let us go to the bottom of this. If tigers think they can sot tho law at naught would it bo quito coura geous and manly to surrender? If we fail to pass a law because we fear such parasites and leeches our man hood must be pretty v. oak. If we are to decide between decent citizens and blind tigers lt should be easy to side with tho upright men and strike the tiger. (6) Prohibitionists are governed by u lofty principle.i They are sus tained In mind by the knowledge that they are advocating the conservation of our greatest resource-our people; i the promotion of the economic de- ?< vialopment of the state; the larger and truer happiness of all our peo ple. Expediency is never to be set up in favor of community evil. (7) Very likely the liquor men want liquor men elected. Probtsbly i they will spend money again. But lt i ts not likely that a' prohibitionist can i be frightened by such a bogey. If tine liquor men die hard, they die < Just the same. If we have to whip thsm again, we can do it. But io urge a prohibitionist not to vote pro- i hlblblon because of some future ac* 1 tivity ot liquor mon is to ask us to t surrender In advance. (8) Truly this, ls awfnl. 9eo how the men from your county voted. Are < they blind tigers, or are they in sym pathy with tigers? If you know your dajpresontatlves yon know whether j they are secret allies of the tigers,!! i the cravat world at attorns, exclusive in laiity. ?es. Our. six-day-in store up to the New ?ere's nothing like a w spicy cravat t o ighten up that old it 'till time to don e new one. es up to $ 1. A spe ll offering of 25c val :s at 3 for 50c. etson hats to meet e seasons call. Styles i e fashion decrees id you want. Stet 3ns $3.50 to $5; /ans Specials $2 and i. conscience as this "Leaguo" would havo you be lieve. (9) This has been aswered, I think. Dut aro twenty-nine counties to surrender in advance? That "Leaguo" must think we are a craven crowd. (10) We [havo tile tlnso-ftionored principle of law that the wolfare ot the people IB the supremo law. Since a man's rights aro given by the gov ernment, ho must not complain if the good of all requires some surrender pf his liberty. All law involves sur render of the individual for the com-, munlty. But the protection of the government is what creates "rights;" otherwise every man would retain hin property only by strength. If "ardor for good government means that the few are above the crowd, what ardor has the moonshiner, who distilled liquor because in that way he received a few dollars for this lit tle corn? Shan we have st il 1B, or do without some ardor? (11) Already answered ls, other paragraphs. (12) "Sufficient unto the day ls the ev$l thereof." Just now we are' voting prohibition; next year the question of .officials will come up. But is it not dangerous doctrine to declare that wc should have only such laws as some officials favor? If that is true this must be an autocracq. All these years I thought tho white men were free. Do we have to ask officials what laws wo may ha.et cir shall we ask them what laws they will enforce; or shall e permit them to disregard laws We pass? Prohibition has affected some bene ficent changes in conditions'Where lt bas had a fair trial. In. tho state of Kansas which has enjoyed thirty three years of prohibition there are twenty-seven counties which had not a single criminal prosecution . last year. The tax levy In Kansas has been reduced from 6.5 mills (under license) to 1.2 mills (under prohi bition.) Why ia that? Because money not wasted for liquor became - a part of the permanent wealth of the state and thus In timo a lower levy on greater wealth will produce the amount now raised for the mainte nance of the- state. The savings banks af Kansas show moro savings per capita than any other state. Af ter one year of prohibition Russia has an increase in savin, of $900,000,000, or 600 per cent. And this notwith standing the war and the removal ot five million producers from fS?'fShmk. to the trenefles? it fkyj us In dol lars, men; buts in happiness, content ment, health. Vigor, efficiency, and moral worth it will pay tremendously more.' Wake up parolina! Let the free men rule th? state. J. K. BRBBDIN, Secretary Business Men's Committee for Prohibition. --^_ ,uT ^ . Hean nurtband. ^ ' They were as loving as any couple could be, even If tf.ey have been married more tSian five years, but ona Say J-?at week Friend Husband' mari* what he considered a bright remr^k, which his wife resented, and up to the present time things sre net entlr*,Ty smooth. It'happened duriug houseeleanstag. During tho. day the wife had been rearranging the pictures on the wall, and in driving a mail the hammer slipped and struck her fingfer: When the husband came hoofe that evening she told him ot the accident He sympathized wKh her ?nd even kissed the bruised finger. "Harry," she said, "how can 1 keep from pound las my fintgors. I'll have more pic ture? to hang tomorrow 7" "Hold the. hammer with both Ife-h-v? he prcsniVry aripliod. Columbus Dispatch. There isnt vary much danger la proposing to a young widow-it yon really want Co marry her.