Newspaper Page Text
MB. BREUN TALKS Of PROHIBITION MAHERS FINDS STRONG SENTIMENT I FOR DOING AWAY WITH LIQUOR ' MEN CHANGE! Some Who Questioned Timeline cs of Movement New Enthusias tic For It Mr. J. K. Breedin, secretary In charge of the movement for State wide prohibition came to Anderson last night from Spartanburg and will/ be in the city a short time this morn ing, leaving here for Greenwood. Speaking of tue outlook for prohibi tion Mr. Breedin Bald that he found a strong sentiment for doing away with liquor In every county, Business meu .'-e aroused to the economic peril of liquor and the large eft!/) of whiskey in the dispensaries, tnough the mer chants in the same towns are doing | almost nothing. Men who were in clinad to question thc timeliness of the movement arc now enthusiastic | for it. Mr. Breedin is the guest of his j brother, Dr. C. S. Breedin, in North j Anderson. PRESIDENTIAL BOOM STARTED Governor Hammond, of Minne sota, Regarded at Good Presi dential Timber. ' .** -- The Intelligencer Bureau, Thos. H. Daniel, Mgr. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-What may 'develop into a real boom, for president or for vice president, was started here on Saturday night, when Governor-elect Winfield Scott Ham mond, of Minnesota, was given a din ner at the University club, which was attended b> a number of prominent men from that State, of both political; partie;;. 1 The striking thing about the dinner was the way the Republican speakers referred to Mr. Hammond as " the Ideal , man for the position of gover nor of Minnesota." He was elected on the Democratic ticket, by about 12. 000 votes, while the other candidates of his party were snowed under..by (mM?i ijM/ii lisaunnnn .thur own Party strength by .n ._ votes in Minnesota. He ls " has been for .several yews a-member ot Consressimu^'W?te^yiie ip looked upon as a i bigger man how than ever before. Mr. Hammond is Just past BO, regarded as good cmtiTproba? . Is President Wilson. Mr. Hammond ? was for several years a, high school j principal, though ho later took up] law. In this he ls the exact opposite of tho president, who ?rat tried law and then turned to teaching. ?oas o ? ano a e e~s e c s ,-,.-, ?> o SAKTA Ct AV? LETTE R8e '/ aa o oe ? aaa a oe a a ea a o ev --O Dear Santa Claus liam a Utile boy eight years old ll want you to brins mc a cap pistol a train on a track some Roman. candles some fire crachera and I want some fruits sad nuts ir yov please. Johnny Ln?'oy, Anderson, S. C. Andorson S C Dee 22 Ylli Dear Santa Claus:-I wr.nl you U , brlag me a doll, fire crackers plane little phone. skicsrockots rouion can nond bc auf? you bring'tue plenty c fruit and nuts little stove your frle&t Ruth Shirley RFD.4. Anderson 8 C Dear Santa: I want you to ?ring me a knife !<t*Je eugine;' Uro v. igon rtrej crackers, Rbmon Cannons skies Pock-j eta nuts and fruli monkey climbing a pole, drum Vehr little friend Harry Shirley . Anderson S ?c h t?. P. D. 4 care. Nancy Bolt Andersen Giuck if Ul Du skooj and deliver tba- lotetliaea&Hr every morning before skoal time please do bot forget me I want yon to hong nie a Kain ?. oe? these 'coSjj . morn* hgs Vlbnt forjt?! my little brother and sister and bring us ali plenty of fmit and car?dv ?lt tint .wtorks I Barne* ft.a air nne oap wi s candies Had fl aaa ooma I Uve RB Crowds in E 1 *%.'*fi' This ls a scene at Edmonton, in tar i Alberta, where the British enthusiasm j for the war is ao great if not greater than in Loudon. Thousands gathered when the premier called on the peo ple of AlVirta to enlist. Alberta will furnish Its quota for fighting in Eu rope, and the men will bc among tho finest soldiers in the world. Most of them are cattlemen or farmers, who King Albert 1 Soldiers Ar? In an Interview in Which can People ?For the Ai S tr i .?cen People Asser Day Would Ride Inte Belgian Army. (By Associated rion") Grand Headquarters of the King of the Belgians in Weat Flanders, Bel lum, Sunday, Bec. 20.-(Via London, ec 23; 8:10 p. m.)-In the council amber of an ancient* Flemish town ll from which he is directing, ^dn r German sholl fire, tho re-j*taxice his warworn little arm - h'och'ng | 0 road to Dunkirk abd ('alsi-, I"rg lbert, of thc Belgian-.!, today the Hssoclated Press ot the stand his sol Bers are making against the German Invaders. The king's headquarters Is cated on one pf tho remain iii g dry j rees of ?hat small corner of Bel-1 'um still under his rule. . King Albert also requested the Aa B>clated Press to convey to the peo e ot the United States his deep ratltude for their efforts to feed his f ftibectJ under German military rule. Tho monarch was alone when the trrespondent was admitted to the Un CH chamber. He wore the- sim e undress uniform of a general ot .tlllcry without Insignia, beyond aided shoulder stripes to diatin iluh him from a staff officer. Physically, Xing Albert looks har ned, but lines ot care show In his hcrwise youthful face. In manner 1 Is decidedly shy and he apologized r his English, which, however, was tent. - The light from a smoky oil mp barely penetrated the recesses the great hall, where from the walls inly picture frames stared down. When the king saw the eyes ot the rrespondent Axed on these blank aces, where A few months ago In luable Flemish canvas hung, he tiled and said he no longer expected 0 Germans to even ba in a position take the frames. Modestly he praised the courage'of ?, t soldiers. 14r believe," he said, "my array ts uragoouB. My people, however, aro ) democratic for the same discipline it p.evailB in conscript armies. <u Will see something of the bravery .ny people when tomorrow you all have the chanel to witness the rant? working in their fields un ?hell fire; concerned only ror the Mes, of their homes, the destruction which causes them great grief." j When Edgar Seager, Belgian ?f fte to the American Commission tor 1 Relief of Belgium, entered and saluted King Albert with a report un. the commission showing that ?ugh food waa tn sight to toed his T>?e until February 12, Ute king -had quickly to the correspondent ?ng: 'Will you be kind enough to con r fo'the American people my deep ititader i ito then wrote In English the fol jasagc: "*> magnificent generosity of the Aeiican people In forwarding Im ftnse quantities of gifts . and foVI sjffs to my suffering , people affords -'??ten^e *>a??r-?c??c5 zi^l v vary deeply. Itt thl?. my cor. nt ry'a hoar of lng ans Wpported me more superb generosity of those i assisted in materially lessening \\ same and I desire to offer my , thank.! and at the same Ubis j, ey a, message ot good ^lll for, \ new year; h Signed) "\ LBERT," I? .King et the tfelsjiao?.'' . U og Albert was anxious to nave \ the American people .mow, as he pvt ? - - .. J _? dm on ton, Aberta, Enthui have grown hardy in the open air, and the trials of war in Europe will not affect them so- much as soldiers recruited from thc cities. This photo graph shows a crowd of 2,700 listen ing to the pren m r's add rests on thc war. Tho second Canadian contingent will comprise 15,270 officers and men, 4,765 horse?, 58 guns and *1G machine "ells of Stand ? 2 Making Aga -; . I He Thanked the Ameri- ; d they Have Given His ted That He Again Some i Brussels at the Head of i ft, the facts of the story of how his troops, demoralized and disorganised by their disheartening retreat almost across the limits of their own country, turned at bay along the Y?cr and help4 back the Germans there at frightful cost in killed and wounded ? to their army, and of the almost incalculable losa suffered In the deliberate inunda tion by its owners of the most valua ble agricultural part of the country. "In one of those terribie nine /lays in the trenches along the Yeer," the king said, "I know that 700 of our brave Belgian soldiers were killed outright" Kipg Albert continued: "i believe I am not claiming too much to say that our a..ny saved Dunkirk and Calais at ' the battle ot the Yser." Th? king praised the good /spirits ot hi's soldiers now in the trenches. When the correspondent expressed a ?rslre to see the Belgian. soldiers ac tually in the trenches, he said: : "You may, but I cannot proroisle that this will be without risk, Mrs. Asoutth expressed the same desire while she was- visiting my wife a sdiort time ago. When tho carty was taken to the second line of trenches a blt: German shell fell nearby and it lld not make our guests' feel comfor table." When the correspondent Inquired SP to the king's own safety, King Albert smilingly replied: "We must live under shell Aro aer?." Later . inspection ? showed this re tnark literally true, as scarcely a square mlle of Belgium-left under the rule of her king ls free from, the langer of shell uire. . King Albert repeated his expres ?ions of appreciation of American re lief for his people as thc correspon dent was about' to leave, especiallv jingling Brnnd Whitlock, the Amerl mn minister to Belgium, and Hugh 5. Gibson, secretary of the legations Tor their efforts in Belgium's behalf,' rle declared Mr. Whitlock had done splendid work in Brussels as media tor between the Belgians ?nd their conquerors and expressed the hopo that Mr. Whitlock would .-emaln at lis post' until the end of . .. >war. "And T understand that Mr. Whit lock came to Br?ssel for a rest." re- \ narked the king with a grim smVo. King'Albert waa averse to discuss ing the rain which bas overwhelmed he country, saying simply. "Yen will know something of 1? yourself tomorrow vhen you see our lesfroyed towns." "Your Majesty, lt has been pre llcted that ron will reenter your capital within three months," the cor respondent said. The king shook his head sadly, sey ng: "Not so soon; but some dey I shall ride into Brussels at the head of the Belgian army." / Bidding the correspondent good light wlin a warm ?iiSu shak?, the ring ended the interview. , king Albert ls commander of his] KB?f^?Jaetjas jssMI jwpjjy^ante. itw ? reorganisation ioto a compact fight ing force of less than bair of Its for mer sise,'but infinitely superior in iffioteney. is doe principally to the (JuTa work and inspiration. - Ks baal ftjrfOunded himself with young and i mthosisstlc officers who already aro jj J' Personne pon j. guns, and will bc ready to sail from Canada in January. A tbird Canadian contingent of ap proximately 25,000 men will be roady to leavfc for England carly in Marcb. Including the first contingent of 33,000 men, the Dominion by spring will have sent more than 70,000 men to the tiring line. When thc second contingent of ir?,000 to ?} 7,0.10 men leaves for Europe His inst Germans The king's chief support is Queen Elisabeth, who lives only a few miles away at a place also on Belgian soil, where she has complete charge of one of the largest military hospitals. No other women except the trained nurses are permitted to approach thc Belgian line. King Albert lr living aa simply as any subaltern of hi? staff. In the en trance to the town hall ls ? rickety army cot on which he seeks short naps when occasionally the Germans relax their, effort? to smash the Bel gian linc. When . few leisure hours permit, the king and the queen meet; but they are living virtually under campaign conditions. The queen is the patron saint of the Belgian wounded, who prefer her h?pital to those lo cated on the safer bases. The queen occasionally goes to England to see her children, but lately she hos devot ed virtually her every waking moment to her hospital. Neither the king nor the queen has tho usual pcrsonui suits. King' Al bert's aides are working staff offlcera who serve 24 hour watches, whllo tho queen's ladies in waiting are trained, nurses on" bet hospital staff. Unclaimed Letters. .'Following is a list-of letters remain ing uncalled for In the post office at Anderson, S. C., for the week ending Doc. 23, 19f4. Persons calling for these will please say that they were, advertised. One .cent due on all ad vertised matter. A. -L. Marlers Armistnau, Mrs. Car rie Andersonr"^ B. - Mrs. Margarat .nutter. Miss Tea Bradley. Willis Brown. Callie B-iok. C. -Mars Ma'tha Cunningham. *F. Coker, Clarance Co wan.?Abe Callahan. D. -Asker Duckworth. E. -Mrs. Nannie English, Mrj. C. Kugle. . ?lia i G.-T. E. Garrison, Minnie Gontt, Frki.V Gary. ! -Mrs. A. J. Hill, Mrs. Clime Hor to... F. M. Harwood, Mrs. Jttlle Hun ter. ??-'i** J.-Simon Jones.* Miss Rosa John Bon, Lizzie JoncB. Mrs. Larrie Johnos, J. E. Jackson. Elizabeth Johnson, C. H. Johnson, Mrs. Belle Jenkins, 13. F. Jenkins. K.--Luler Ker eat. lv-r-11,.8. Langford, T. L. Lane, Stephen Lander. M.-Willie Forster McClinton, W. M. Mixon, Miss Lemonie McCHlon. Miss Bearl McAllister, Hubert Moulder, J. L. McCoy. O.-Annie Owlngs, L. Overman. P.-G. W.. Price. S.-Mrs. Lular Simpson. Mam Sbombly, J. A. Smith* Misa Holen Shultz, Miss Ever Scenerter, Mfa. Elisa Sims. Mrs. Ella May Sniper, Mrs. Callie Swindle. Annie May She? c.d. T.-P?riB Thompson, Lawrence TrewolSa. U-Miss Mary Lee Ushey. W.-Belton A. Whitten, Eugenia Woods. Elosora Whitfield, Matthew Williamson. Y.-Miss Neater Young. Brutal Pa. Gervangellne Darkin? stood before her father--her face flushed with** hap piness and pride, says the Washing ton Star. 7 "And he's asking me to marry hun, father! I can't, teil you lib whappy and proud I am to have won the love cf such ? M??. Voa know him, don't you. father, and you like him?" Th? happy girl laid her -cheek, blooming with love and cochineal, on her long-suffering ps robt's shoulder. "Oh, yes," answered the old gentle man, hoping bis coat wouldn't be trtaaaad. "I k?*w him all right. But ' baa he aay-toohey to marry on?" "MonoyT Why, falito, darting, look < at (he lovely diamond ring he has ' I uean-has ho any money left?" i< In January, a further enlistment of 17.P?0 will take pince Immediately. It ls believed that mounted Canadians will bc sent to the Suez region ol Egypt. With a' contingent being sent to England every two months, together with reinforcements. Canada expects to have placed between 200.00" and 250,000 men at tho disposal o %i Britain by next autumn. BILL FETZER TO COACH DAVIDSON Announcement Greeted With Great Enthusiasm By Entire ? Student Body. The announcement by thc college authorities of the agreement of Wil liam "Bill" Fetzer to coach Davidson's athletics for the coming year . wan J greeted with great enthusiasm by the entire studont body. Fotser is'a mau well kuown in Virginia and Carolina athletic circles and Davidson is to be congratulated on securing his cer vices. Ho takes the place of his brother, Bob Fetzer, who led Davidson through one of the most successful football seasons on record. The team tasted defeat, only once during the entire sea* ?on. and tallied a total of 267 points to their oa.Vnents 32. Davidson has a wide awake Alumni Athletic Asso ciation and it ls responsible for e large part of the success of the past season. Bill Fetzer is a graduate of David son, class of 1905. While there he played on both tho Varsity baseball and football teams thr te yeara and was picked for the AH South Atlantic halfback in the latter sport., Since leaving college he bas been connected with practically ali o? the teams of the Virginia league in tho ca pacity of either player or manager. Ho was also for a time with Charlotte, later with Anderson In the Carolina Association. He finished the season with Connie Mack. He holds the rec ord for the longest hit ball in the Vir ginia league. Retiring 'from professional baseball he took up coaching at Flsiiburne Mili tary Academy, having an interest in that school. For the past two seasons Bill has been conducting Camp Sap phire la Western North Carolina near Brevard and directing athletes of that camp. Fetzer's strong point in the coaching line is the development of young pitch ers. Several notable Instances of his efficiency in this line ave Moran, the Wathfngton and Lee star, southpaw, who |s now connecte?I with the Buf falo Federals, "Watt" Eftrd. another Washington and Lee star now pitch ing for Roanoke tn the Virginia league and many other plebers of less note. Thc orospocts for a winning team in baseball next spring are evceodingly bright. Eight of their last year's team returned? vir: C rayton, Somerville, rvistennury. Watkins, ?tough. Brown, Wslker and Klutu. The only weak poise seems to be >R scarcity of pitch ers. Tliey renort an abundance Of Freshmen material And with the new arrivals after the holidays and Fetzer's r-fllcicnt coaching, Davbjeon will un doubtedly have a winning team. Noted Political Writer Dead (Dy AmocUuxl Pr*?.) NBW YORK, Dec. 23,-Alfred Hen ry Lewis, newspaper man and writ tr ot books, dlea today at thc home of his brother here of an intestinal Slsordef. He has been 111 only a few lays. . Mr. Lewis was born in Cleveland, ft years ago. Though a lawyer, he {j intered newspaper work in Kansas tMty in 1820, and subsequently estab lished a reputation as one of tho fore nost political writers of the country, He was inscribed ss a prodigious worker ana In IS years produced 18' took?, many of which obtainer a wide circulation. &a.waa well known also ia a writer" Of. western stories sad uttcle* ob underworld Ufe tn Ne fork. Ile was married la J^i^^l Mm to Mle? A!!c??mp" >t Dr. -V E. Ewing, who survives bini. NEW MAGAZINE FOR COLUMBIA h First Issue Will Contain Special Message From President Wil- i son to South Carolina. Thc Columbia Chamber of Com merce, through tile effort* of tte effi cient Secretary, Ii. W. Holcome, bas induced David Clymer Ward, editor in-chief of The Chicago Magazine and a well known publisher and editor of thc Middle Went, to come to Columbia and publish a standard monthly maga sine devoted exclusively to the agri cultural, commercial, Industrial and educational interests of South Caro lina. Mr. Ward, who is a Virginian by birth, has already arrived In Colum bia and in a recent Interview stated that he had decided to remove to our capitol city only after h?viug careful 1 considered various other sections o the South from the standpoint of publisher and trat, in hts estimation. Ute Palmetto State offered better op portunities for the establishment and maintenance of a progressive maga zine than probably could be found elsewhere south of the Mason and Dixon line. The new publication will be known as The Columbia ? Magsr.ine and ar rangements are being made to bring out the first issue immediately after the first of tho new year. The mag asine will be non-sectarian in char acter; free from all political affil la lions, and In makeup and general ap pearance, the equal ot ?my national magzine, such as Mcclures, the Cos mopolitan, etc. The editor hopes to { Boon make it one of the most power ful organs of progress tn the south east and, through a new method ol circulation, send lt broadcast through out the United States, thus advertis ing South Carolina in a way that must surely bring new capital enc* industries Into our State. The initial number of tho magazine will contain over one hundred pages of deeply interesting matter concern ing both the State and nation as a { whole, chief among which will be s special message from President Wil son to the citizens of South Carolina which ia the only known Instance on rccofwhen Mr. Wilson, as president, over gave out for publication a mas sage of this kind over his own signa ture. In connection with Mr. Wilson's special message to our people, there will also be published the only story ever written about the president's ear ly life in Columbia-his boyhood home. This highly interesting and historical article concerning our pres- ' tdent, whom Mr. Ward has right!: u ?med "Tho Prince of Peaco," waa written by the editor of The Columbia Magazine from reminiscences gleaned from those who were intimately as sociated with Mr. Wilson during thia very interesting period of the presi dent's life. In addition to the president's spec ial message and thc story of his boy hood days, the first Issue of the maga zine will alo contain another story of absorbing interest tb the people o' South Carolina in the form of a bio graphical sketch of our next gover nor, Richard 1. ?'anning, together with a special communication of the greatest importance from his own hand to every citizen of the Palmetto State. Arrangements have also been mad' wheroby the State Department bf Agriculture, Commerco and industrie will be fully represented'each mont* beginning with the Initial issue, by special articles nnd valuable ftiiKgns tions direct from Connnissioiior -Wat son's office. By this connection -tho magazine is expected to soon become an important factor in advancing the agricultural Interests of the State and also provide our agriculturalists with practical information and advice from a source that may: be relied upon a authentic. The editor will devote special at tention to the problem of marketln' our agricultural, products most . ad vantageously throughout the 'State.' with this'object in view, tho maga zine will also contain a department for bringing together the buyo,- and seller of' agricultural commodities, produced within the State. This department wHl be operated along lines somewhat similar to the Bureau of Marketing of our State Der partaient of Agriculture, by llBtlng th' commodities wanted and for sale, as well, as the names and addresses of tho buyers and sellers. In this man ner lt ls -expected that the magazine1 will render invaluable assistance to Its readers and also keep within the State much of the money that now coes out ot it unnecessarily In pay aient fOr agricultural products raised alsewhere. The price of the msgszlne will be but IS cents a copy or ll .'SO a year in advance, and the advertising rate will ' be correspondingly low to all advertisers residing within the State abo may wish tb dib tose ot their sur plus products to cus omers in thc Northern and Wetera testes. Those of our reader? who may wish tb secure copies of the v?lrst issue con taining President Wilson's special ne?sage, the only story of hia boyhood sver written, as well ax^the impor tant commnnlcatlon_from_Oovernor-j ONT 1NSUR See Mt Any a INSURE C. E. TRIBUI Brown E lect Manning, should send In their lubHcrlptfons at. once, aa the first edl lon will be a limited', one and order? ire already pouring tn from all over he State and nation. All communications and remittances ihould be sent direct to David Clymer "/ard. editor-in-chief. The Columbia dagazinc. Columbia, 8. c. NOTICE OF COUNTY The boohs of the County Treasurer viii be opened for the collection of 'tate. County and School taxes for ho Fiscal Year 1914. and Commuta lon Road tax for the year 1915 at tho *ounty Treasurer's office from Oc ober l.'th to Dcaember 31st, 1914. Vfter DccemVr 31st, ono per cent >enalty will bo added; and after Feb. .uary 28th, seven per cent penalty will >e added, till the 16th day of March, 1916, when the books will be closed. All persons owning property In nore than ono township or Behool dis riet, are requested to coll for receipts n EACH TOWNSHIP OR 8CHOOL DISTRICT, in which the propon, ls toca ted. On account of having so nany school districts this, request ls .cry imporiant to tho taxpayers and viii to a large extent eliminate extra ; cost and penalties. The rate of levy la as folio wc: State Taxes.'..6 Mills Constitutional School Tax ..3 Mills Ordinary County Purposes 3 1-2 Mills Past Indebtedness.1 mill Roads and Bridges .. .. .. .. 1 Mill Public Roads ...1 Mill Total.16 1-2 Mills Tho following are tho additional levies for Special School Districts: Dist No. Special Total ILevy Levy Mills Mills Anderson .17 . 6 21% \iry Springs._64 4 19V, Barker Creek ...67 4 19% Bevardam .66 4 19% Belton .12 8 18% Bethel .B6 2 17% Bishop Branch ..28 4 19% Broyles .67 4 19% Calhoun . 29 2 17% Cedar Grove ....30 4 19% Centervllle .6 4 19% Central .68 4 19% Cleveland .36 4 19% Concrete .19 4 . 19% Corner .13 4 19% Double Springs ..68 8 21% Ebenezer .,-.45" 3 !?% Eureka .....25 . 2 17%i Fairview .63 4 19% Frlendablp .85 4 19% Gantt .....84 6%; 21 Tenorstee .61 4 19% Good Hope.43 2 17% Ireon rond.69 8 .13% Grove ..65 3 18% Hammond .3 6 21% Honea Path ....16 4 19% Hopewoll .7 "4 19% Hunter .24 7 22% Iva.44 7 32% Lebanon ..27 4 19% Long Branch -33 4 19% Martin ....15 4 19% Melton .,61 4 19% Ht. Creek _...70 2 17% \ft. View ........18 4 19% Mc Elmoylle ....50 6 21% Mc Leese ....52 4 19% Neals Crook .60 3 18% Dak Grove .39 2 17% Pendleton .2 4 18% Plercctown .64 3 18% Hock Mills ...... 5 4 19% Rocky River -69 2 17% BsIUda ...26 2. 17% Savannah .9 8 18% Simpson ville ....41 3 18% Btanr .37 7 22% 3t Paul .4 4 19% rhreo & Twenty 32 4 19% Town ville .40 6 21% Halon.21 4 19% West Pelzor 8 8 -.3% White Plains ....48 4 19% Wllllamston .20 5 20% WiUlford ........62 4 19% Hon .63 6 21% Straight. 16% Tba State Constitution requires all malo persons between the ages of 21 md 6,0 years, except those incapable )t earning a support from being maim :d or other causes, and those who lerved In thc War between the States, :o pay a poll tax of one dollar. All nate persons between the ages of 21 ind 60 years who aro able to work public roods or cause them to be worked exocet preachers who have -barge of a congr?gation and persons ?vbo nerved tn the War between the Staten, school teachers and trustees, who are exempted from road duty, .Tay in lieu of work pay a tax ot one loller to be collected at the aamo ima other tax?e are Collected. Prompt attention will be given all >ersons who wish to pay their taxes brough .the mail, by check, money or.. 1er, etc. W. A. TRIPP, ] . Conntjr treasurer. ANCE AGENCY s For nd All CE. J?, Manager?