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ft DIFFICULT TASK
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Infarprdfafion of Ralas.
STANDARD REMAINS HIGH.
Only ? Faw of th? 30,000 Mon Noodod
to Brina Army Up to Pull 8trength
Have Bwh Ace?ptad - R?gulations
Enforced to tho Lotter by Offlcero In
CharjB??
TJGlees mora rigorous enlistment
measures succeed In getting tho men
required under the new army bill there
ls likely to be a shakeup in tho re
cruiting branch ei *he ??rvice. Bomo
army officers are inclined to complain
' that too many applicants for tho army
lira rejected because of strict technical
Interpretation of the requirements.
. Responsibility for recruiting the army
np to service requirement* under the
new army KU rests with Adjutant
General H. P. McCain. Officers of tbo
army (Jeaoral staff ?re determined that
the necessary improvement in recruit
Mag shflU be effected,; and if Adjutant
.Gcnor?l McCain cannot produce the re
salto efforto will bo made to find a suc
cessor who csp* ,
; 'Jeueral McCain Is aware of the re
> spoaaihlllUy resting on him. Ho testi
fied ^before the house military affaira
committee {sst January that;under the
voluntary system cf enlistment tho
'maximum number of men that con be
reacted, using all proper, methods, m
any c n o year would riot exceed 00,00a
{This figure represents only , a very
alight addition to tho army, SS the war
department ha0 been required annually
to rjccruit between 30,000 and 40.000
tTyo^?i alii vacancies due to expiration
of ehlistincnts hud other causes. Thc
adjutant -general is not prepared ??say,
? ia faco of tho country's new interest in
tl j regular army strength, that {?0,000
\s the maximum number that can be
enlisted in -a 'year. HS is prepared to
?v ?senme r?sponaiWUty tor getting tho
mea required.'
upV'te ins to. get the meo," he
Aald' recently In this connection, "and
I'm going ti?ig?t'th?nV*'
Many Ft ejections.
Mahy finny' offlcors doubt If the war
?epartment ' can, without aay prbvl
?frtettrfor compulsory service, get the
additional man required under tho bill
fer HhJOOb lighting men exceri. by de
cidedly >, more vigorous end expedient
recru^ti?g meosurca and nossibly some
change nv the way appllcante are test>
cd under'tho present recruiting stanu
, arda. Of the 108,183 appUcanta last
year the Var department V6jecte?
133,781, making tho cnliatment total
about 45,000. General McCain, taya
that th? great number ot rejections ls
duo to- tha high standard of tba army
: ; - , ; requirements. v?Sp$
; SgoWevcr, ?orno criticism is beard to:
-:' ..''tfee ?ffect that the standards ere fbi*
rigidly 'enforced, and much more to the
effect that the measures of rccrtdting
are not tho' best possible. Applicants
for arotfehllstment must be "between
Hhs ag^s; cf eighteen and thirty-five
years, of good character and temperate
hshits, abiebodiedf' freo from disease,
nud- must be able to speak, read.and
. :;v^t*;^?jE?glu!i language." it is
pointed ?u^ that these general require
!^':;;.?;';;^..'?.nt?h?^^l;eah^?ct'-to: protty broad in
terpretation and that possibly sonia
^ndldates ^r ?'tbe a:my bavo been re
quiredi ^0 read end wlto bett ci* them
was actually necessary'.?or' even a first'
. -, "class Soldier. It is known; of-course,
that-some, congress1 loaders ?mvo not
been averse to -seeing the size of the
arniy .kejt down aud tho validity of
many, rejections has been.nV cause of
: :nnxle^,-t?>tbsa%.';', ;
i ?n Tlew of tho adoption bf the con->
. fereneb report on .tho army reorganl
Ka?dn' fcU? new mefcfceds of enlistment
sro under conntderatltin. Whilo no ono
ia seriously' proposing thn? the army
requlr?aiwsia s?mil be materially ; re
duced,; it .',#04 o?^sJon..no surprise;lt
v;ho havo.. tho ' recruiting In.
charlo adopt a -'somewhat less. tcchn?
aa weit as ??Vow methods. One/dB?
.'?ciam?'aa;.^ Method te; that in; New
3rotfc city recrainnsstations h?vn been
featnUmed on-Fifth avena* wtdZditua
poBidfA???s of. tho: ferry. approaches
'hti* been aefekwted.
;? ' -, , ; ?
PARKER WAS CHOSEN BY
ROOSEVELT TWO YEARS AQO
Progressive Vic? Proildontin! Nomines]
I ID e Southern Cotton Dealer.
John -M. Parker of New. Orleans,
nominated for vice pr?sident by tho
Progressives In Chicago, la tho head of
one of tho south's largest cotton firms,
a political and social leader in Louisi
ana and a cluso friend of Colonel I
Boosevelt, who picked him for his run
ning mnto moro than two years ago. I
Tho colonel, who was touring tho
"sugar bowl'' section of Louisiana in
1014, strongly disapproved of Parker's
running for governor of tho state and
said:
"Wo will probably need John M.
Parker for oar vice-presidential: nomi
nee. Had I been elected before Parker I
CB
. JQI.?* il. I'AltiiKH.
; wonld have been the first man consld
rod for.iuy cabinet." '; r- .:; ,
;Wr.: Parker, however, tnadathe raci j
and was defeated by-a largo majority i
by Colonel lt. C. Peasant, cx-attoYtfey
general, who was the candidate ot the)
Democratic party.
Mr. Parker In a recent speech quoted |
this characterization of himself:
"A friend of mind remarked the oth
er night that he hu *nown ino a long
time and unqualifiedly put nu? down ns
tho most enthusiastic blamed fool in
tho Rt ii to of Louisiana." and. Mr. Par
ker added:
"I nm hero now to plciul absolutely |
guilty to thot charg?, but with the ex
cuse uud apology1 that during nil of my"
lifo light bas never beeu for Keif, hut
always for wbnt I bc"eved to be the
material welfaro ot tba peoplo."
Mr. Parker ls an enthusiastic believer j
In thu doc'ri no of "hiring n hall" nnd|
puts lt luto practico when he has any*
thing to tay.
HUGHES OBEYS MOVIE MEN.
?rwlle?, B?taos Hat and Qv/je at Be
: queet of Photogrttr^ere.
. Hero it ml there on Ms. way from
eh ? rei i last Sunday I Mr. iH?gbe? met a
friend with whum ho stopped and chat
ted. Half a dozen ?"messenger boys on
bicy cles pnrallclctl hui sit rill along Six
teenth street, Washington, and tho in
e vi tuhle mo vie man was standing at
tho entrance to tho Hughes honte when
the RepubUcatv candidate nod his
daughter Catherine arrived et 1:30
c'clock.
After having takten n film picturing
.tho arrival of Mri Hughes , and bis
daughter the movie man persuaded Mr.
'Boughes to halt at th? portal of hi? j
home for a "close ufo'1 motton, picture.
^ ."Will lyoa kindly ??ille?" the movie
in?m suggested. But tim candidate Was
.already.sustllng ot t?be movie man's o'c-5
tivltloa.' H?wcver,/ho. smiled tin even
broader omlli>. ''Please, make a gea
; rareVS wea' the ueit suggestloii. Mr.
Hughes "; responded! by removing his
?psas^^nti^iow.ea ?nd withn wave
of his hand thanked, tho photographer
- and entere^, kia . bom tn :,
CONVENTION; N?WS AT FRONtJ
American Soldiers in tyi?xlco Hccelvo
../..l|sV.lbi!??'?Majtee Ticker, a .'-;.'
Tho results .of tba Republican ?ad
Prbfrpcsivo conventions lu Chicago
^rere-received at Oxonia Duhtun. Alex.
t<^^1^.'-tito'l|roit^?Btat?s pimiti\c ex-'
^ditloa through this mellum of a bus
WTjt^i&wfa; ?Jl of the new? cois-?
tnlned waa eagerly sought by Araerh
: VArb^;,^
.U?a-.iat?-;Be^vV?E)r,-;.D.' C. Hobbes, who]
both Jived to Kjn*ston during part of
^the .ttM$?? ?t?trM .Hoghes wat^er*c*
Shorthand Writer* Meet.
Chick Springs, Juno ?7.-Tho
South Carolina Shorthand Writers'
association will hold its eccond an
nual convection at Chick- Springs
July 3 and 1. Interest ls being man
ifested by mein hera all over tho state,
and the occasion promises to be a big
success. At thc buslnoss sessions a
number of pupers on subjects of mo
ment to stenographers will he read.
Prominent mon will respond to toasts
at tho banquet.
Various ?ortn of modorn omeo ma
chinery and equipment will bo ex
hibited by export operators. Among
those will bo tho "stenotype," a mai
chine on which shorthand is typed,
thereby almost doubling the opera
tor's speed; OIBO adding machines,
electric appliances, raultlgraphs and
typewriters.
Tho ideal salesman is the Want
Ad; direct in method-convinc
ing in argument--and reaching
hundreds of customers in one
day's work.
Candidato \?or? Solicitor of the Tenth
r circa?.
Extra Spec
IJUST FOR MONDA
84 Palra,White ^arvvaa B?tl?bti
?;$$?&V|O0,fa*d^
uoo in- the ;lot'^Speclal!.idr : '.
Monday, tho. pair... ? ? .. '.,, ., .
For Monday
One lot White Canvas
Jane Pumps-rubber ' j
?1.'25 values, ? ?
Only $1.00 Pai
AU Sises
Best grade Fancy and WI
Oil Cloth, fa!! 2Cfc va?ss, Sj
Monday, "one flight up," 'fy
the yard .... ...... . *
' Keep Kool Suits For Wo
Largo assortment of pretty a
Keep Kool Suits tor. Women, gen
Kool Kioth. nt . ?
Bach .. .;. ... ..?3
Imitation Paint Beach Cloth
Women, Special vaines at c
Each . ... ... ... ...... .. *3
Men's Palm Beach Suits at
Wo show and sell more Palm B
on hitor .season than'any. vt
Stores in town sud j mu no wein
Natural Weaves, -light and i dark
s at. tho i
Suit-... ....... m
r * ;r ^Pretty lot of now'Curtain,
* ; -lo ?vhltd, cream and ecrus
* . edge, hemstitched and plata h
> & -worth'25o . yard, ' our e
.;. r> price 'Xfi?/v^|m^t^?^|
' ? Monday, tho yard ....... ;>1
?}, cy;
^hrw.T?* 'cotto?. ] *
1 New Ybrkii Jtino 17.-Cotton open
ed steady, four down to three up.
Prices wore Armer the llrst hour, the
general list selling two or three |
above. laHt nights closing. After L.W- ;
orpooi closed the prico turned casler 'r
on fair weather reports from the,
western belt. The market closed,
barely steady two (o four net down, i
\ Blsasa ta ?pcs-. {
Greenville, June *7.-Annoancc
mcnt is made that ex-Governor Cole.
L?. Bicaso will mako a political
speech at i*r?n-Wood crossing, near
tho city of GrecnYlllo on Wednesday
r?*~?it June 21, beginning at *8
j?i'cloak.: .
JU
A dollar dowu-A dol
lar a week or pay day.
That's the Simplified
Savings Systom way. On
ly you can-pay In any
amount from 10c up each
week or pay day.
Tour money bears Suter
est compound quarterly.
Yours when you need lt
Every man should Join the
Club.
Start any timo-Com
plete in fifty payments.
of Anderson
The Strongest Dank
In the County. .
OS
And talk about pi
g - flci?r.of-U?8 busy B<
I tba greatest andi mos
yo^ve#.;saw. ; ,.W<
Sji^^ebavefor:
in' &tat?,e*wh one.
money saving oppoi
summer- wardrobe al
Not only ?'One Fl
|| butflJiroughout ibo J
bargains quoted in t
Com?attd?ee. .
Ite Table SPECIAL FORM
36 Inch Silk Finish Popll
a green, brown/navy, roso, la
. tan, 40o .ttuallty, Special f<
' ? Monday, Che yard.
men 40 W'-Wotte Voile,'an <
. 35c grade, Special tor Moni
aw aty.e the yai|?;v. ... ..."
{Jf'SJ' 36 Inch" W?Bh Organdy, BU
57 ?50 ty* Pret?i? tabrlc. Special foi
? ? _ Monday, thc yard.
Suits' for *5 inchPiilQ'fir Tqblng.fan
& A -. fcf ?V brand, 4& inches wido-^loo*
^^r o?U wears Uko I?hon-25o value,
for Mcndey, tho yard ... .
$5.00 36 Inch'Percale-light a
and Shepherd .checks-Spec
each Sulto Monday,;ltho yard ... M ..
ither two' . : -iii; A\A . ...
flt you in Yftrd tyVA Sealsiand, a
'Gray and ' ne-10 tp ??-yard lengths
SC sTaiffc *or M?oday, the yard ... ?
P-^*V" ^ Solid color Chambray, 3
> biu>. pirik, etcl^-12 i-20 valu
V lal for Monday, tho yard ..
1 ' f*A*aS No- im **W*r Cambric
o?uAn^T ?fiRmo wou1d ask 20c for BE
?pe?ial M ^^xtra for M<
;U: /sPC ihQ yartl *. . r.. ... ...
*.r?;i Fine quality Pajama .Ca?
? * ? * ? fclde, Special 13 l-2c value,
v 4-'*?* Mo>a?y, tho^yar?^^
v; - /-r'/V^'.;/. 100 pieces;peerless Sanlti
?rrim V * width 27 inches, free from *
SJ : ? non iirltaati-tuli 10 Yard p
ardors * Monday .at, S?ch . . . . ,
-
SOUTH CAROLINA'S SCHOOL OF ENGI^^BKG AND^GMClSLTiSRe.
One of the largest and beat equipped Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges in^ho?outU^l#54 Acres j
of lancL Value of plant over'$1,300,000. Over 120 teachers, officers'and assistant*.?^r?llm?ht, 950.
Every couniy in South Carolina Represented. 13 Degree- Courses.*^. Short Coureea,V2^Dcr^Hnients of
inst ruction ; New and Modern buildings equipment and sanitation.^ '-"** ; "
Courses of Study
1 *.?'
gneering, Architectural Engin- (
eorl?ig. V? %
* Four-Weeks \ Bummer. Course ?
in Agrieulture. >
.. Four-WeekB Summer!Course I
in Cotton .Qrading.
Two-year Courso in Textiles. ^
One-rear.Course in . Agrieid-^
turo. ?*
- - (Oct. 10th to Juno Sth.) .
,nequ?re???<3?U8 of
? Admission s *
No student will ba admitted to
the Freshman Glass vrho ls not
at leant 16 years, old. at tho time
of entrance.
. An honorable discharge from ,
the last school or college attend- '
ed is required.
The coi lego no longer main
tain* a preparatory class.
Details as to scholastic require
ments furnished on 'application.
Religious Influences
Jr The College contributes to thef
salaries of four resident ministers}
who conduct divino services and.
pastoral vf ork among tho cadets in
barracks. Thero is a flourishing .
Sunday School and Y. M. O. A.
with two salaried Secretaries. A
$75,000 Y. M. C. A. Building waa.
^completed January 1916. ' -" f
Cost
The cost for any of ?he twelve
regular four year conreen or tho
i no Tear Vex tl lo course is$149.JO
per session. This amount covers
uniforms, board, room, heat, light
water, laundry and all fees
cept tuition. Tuition is S4O.00ad
ditional, to those who aro able to
pay.
The dost ot the One-Year Agri-.
colttiiral Courte is $122.05. This
amount corers tho same items as
are listed above.
the coat of the. Four-Weeks
Summer Courses ls $10100.
^Scholarships and
^Examinations
V ./Tho College maintains 168 four
yyenr.scholarships in the Agrioul
f turn! and Text i io Connies, and 51
J.n* tho 'Ono %Ye?r Agricultural j??
j Course * (Oct. 10th to June 8th). I
Each scholarship, ?B' worth $100
and ftee tuit ioi:. dchtlarship and s
; entrance examinations heldat T|
. the county court bonser? at 9 A. I
M. July M. Writeibr full Infor- $T
matioh in regard to the scholar- -|1
ships open to your county next
? sedition, and the law? governing '
their award. It U worth your ?
while to try for one of there szhol- |?j
anhiptu ?
Those who are not seeking to ''
enter on scholarships are advised %
to.stand examinations. on/ulyt {
' ?4, rainer''than wait Un ttl they* L;
come .to College: iri .the fall- i
Credit will be given for. exam!- j
nations passed ot tho county \
seat. '
-NEXTSESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER20,1916? ' * ?? .
Write at once to W. M. RIGGS, President
Clemson College, S, C., for Catalog, Scholarship Blanks, etc. If you delayr you may be crowded out
Afldersan late?ligei?cer Want ?ds-^Busi??s? Bui
IIMflM??lfin~IITMIiT
msr MOM?AY SALEll
reparedness--you should visit the second JttffiB^Si1^ ? H g
ee Hive. It is filled to tho utmost with a^^{?^^Iinf'^^^?B BflP ^^^
I attractive stock of Ready?to-Wear things M^^P^^^ ^^^BBr^^^^^^. -
2. do not attempt to enumerate the many tf&?&fsU^ $ ^^E?rty "?'."ST^SS^BT
these Monday Sales, much less to describe.// _- 7- -'Ssc. J^jH- - -
Tho goods tr^ herc, however, and tho ? J;E "?fc?^^S??a^^^"'Ot*\"I\c'??B?^!'?'"'.'.?PSB
rtunities make it easy to have a complete i| gf J ?|? / :&R "
: a very small expense. tc. ^ ?
ight Up" do we set the pace for low prices, N^>?j r*%
libre-tn every department. .?Soma good \ ^S???^^
his ad and hundreds of others not.quoted. ^^^g^M<^^^^ IP"''
^^^\ If I
i win ii m i nrnrnrnm^
ONDAY .
n-in light, blue,;
vender, pink and '
>r 25c
>xtra good 25c to
?;....-20c
ow. white, a daln
2Sc
tous Indian Head
cs-like linen and'
Special.
nd dark col?rs,
Wier, JQC
.*., . '- .- , Wr- 'J- . - ?
good 71.2c val
-Speclal
2. inches wine
. without label
uno quality-our
I?".-Mic
iit^blapor Cloth,
li impurities and
?fe'"
NEW CURTAIN SPECIAL
Big lot of new Marquisette Curtains, real
'-Cluny ' lace edgings--in 'cream, ecrus and
..white-$2.00 va?ues, Monday, 50
Marquisette Curtains, pretty hemstitched
and Cluny lace edges, good $2.50 d?*> AA
. values-Monday at ... ... ... ,.W?iVw
Oliver Twixt Stats al 50c Each
Oliver Twist Suits for Boys, good-.mater-'
. ialo and pr ct lily made up, ull ???CS. Special
f'V?r Monday at"'' 'tlfk^
?ach........;
* ;. ' Electric Brand ? House - Dresses V '
Barmen Bros., self conforming, adjustable
House .Oreefiea, Electric ' Brand, notniutf
better on tho market-all Bizes-r- t??, jj ).A?:
Monday, at; each ... ... .'.*P * e Vv
$1.00 Blouses nt <>5c lEach
Ono lot extra quality ^Balkan and Middy
Blouses, , pneclal $1.00 values, but. slightly
soUed, Special for Mond?y i
r^iNpSjch .... ..-.
36 x 68 M?it?ng Rugs M ^Sc. Each
?6 x Cs inch Matting kvigV, splendid assort;
nient of p?ttorns, Special fur ^Kv*
*. Mohdoy. Each ,.'. ..'. .......
Special ra Rugs For Monday
0 ari;\?ongo?eum RUgsr.Oie moat satisfac
tory, floor covering for. outdoor ???S?ivCA'"
. use-?.? over- eeeav-iD??n ,..V',i i'. '.'. ? %4^W$?M;{
9.i 12.Willow Grass R?gvW*t>mo prwtl:
Utttem io^CreX Rugs, ail grotty; new patterns.
', Saciarror ?tc^???iy, .'?f -1.': ??P'vCft '
-.Each ...'... ... ...... . . ^ ? ?PU
Cfahcock'a Corylopsis of Japan Talr
cum .Powder-you know whet it sells
for most places,' Special for . .? il
Monday, the care . . . vA .AjC'
-Big Saving': on :'????#hmg5
20 Big,. fat ^ulniog?, for only .. ; .6e .
. Heat Collar Bands, '6 tor . . .. ..... .8ftj?. ]
Ladles' 10c '? Embroidered Handkcrohlefs; i
at Each. .....Gc
Good ?i?ad Pencils at, Blkcii, .. . .. ,?c '
Good Pins,'; at. Paper... ... ,;,"<',le'|
Boys' and Men's 60c^ Bolts St^Each.
100 Dozen tadic?; Taped Gauke "Vesta,
only,-.Each.,.\<'>.;?>','j.'*
Ladles' iMsn's and Ghlldreo's Q?aranfeed .
Whitleatlier Hose, Pair! V.* ' > .'_* 1. >10o
Columbia Crochet Cotton, ?iJ- ab?es, Sat- ;
urday and Munday,:{Bor. . ...... ' Sic)
"': . '?^Boite?. Arm lind ?lanuiier .Soda for
... ... .... .toe ;
S Boxes,-Webing Powder for .. 10c .
FOR W?^DAY
io Pieces 40 inch White Ratine, good ?Oe
quality, .but beeh ?elllng tor 40o yard. Spec
ial for ^fpn^^th^:'; ^ . ' . ' ' '
,.* -' ..:' ' JUST FOR MONDAY
- - *
*. . Poe; Mtll?; 10c -fr?tf? Nainsook,
? special ?tolkh for fjao .underw/ear, *

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