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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-16
Mel Al,RIN TALKS
RACK AT TILLMAN
AAirrsrs EisssFs. RassSaie's ani;
'EAiken's Stand On Canal Tolls
Repeal Bill


In reply to Senator Tiliman's speech
as printed In The Intel!igencer, Sena-
tor John l.. McI4aurlrl has given the
following statement:
noticed In your paper OF today my
name figuring In Senator Tillman's
speech explaining his change OF POSI-
tion on the repeal of the canal tolls. He
draws an analogy with my attitude
on the Paris treaty. I would be very
unhappy" says the senator. "if Nc
I.aurin could Justly charge me with
prescribing physic for him which my
Eelf am unwilling to take. Should I
ffaiiSto stand by the party platform and
vote for the repeal. no could Justly say
4 that AM Inconsistent" The sena-
tor then proceeds to tell why he is go
Ing to do just that thing. 1t is this
Inconsistency which constitutes his
most valid claim to greatness. No
truly great man ever bothers his head
about being consistent. What's the
: pRe? The senator Ia not much more
Lam. did not know. however, that
! Il was as popular In Washington as in
South Carolina.
Ho seems to find It as difficult to ex-
plain about Wilson's coat tails as dc
anout Blease'e aud his reasons are Just
about a8 diSingenuous as mine were
{ when passed chat precious emblem
ssofs peace and fraternity" to another
After clearly demonstrating thnt Pres.
ident Wilson is wrong. he justifies his
4own change of vote by showing what 6
4 fool the late lamentcd etate convention
3 ma de OF itself. The convention lack
4 eJ the leadership Of our senators ant
h cCngreasnen, most OF whom were cleo
!, ted delegates but found urgent bust
mess elsewhere.
Calls CsrcllnialS Foolish.
slsAWhile heartily sconcurring In thii
S Sproposition about the folly OF the con
tsYention, It sdoea seem to me that tn,
;sEeat question Is whether the repeal O
the tolls Is right or wrong. notsWheth
4 sr The platform or Wilson A to b
SEpbeyedgs II is q great 0uestl6lI OF ma
aithey1 President or platform. Per
saScaatty. admire the etand Of Rags
4 dale and Wyatt Aiken. not only be
= ..S2scause IT. takes moral courage to op
sssposs the Hand that apportions the pub
4 lid pie, hut because on the merits
B 10 the country'6 best interest Th
Il sspeople OF the United States have pai
ssF1r the canal and ahould get some re
+ turn for their money. Foreigner
kousd not have the same rights Nn
sSpYifilegeS as our own people. pnles
~ II they hsE c0ntr1buted towards the con
ASruetfon Of the csnal.
& & issss Tbs stnfeGaeht that the tolls wOul
81 ,GAy g. AHbsid VI TO o eshlppfng trust"
within sH mile or the actual fact,
s.E4thaSA no American merchant ship
& To tAes ita bsnause the subaidixed yef
eApf6 OF foreign nations have driven ou
stfiAE frosh the high seas. L. We haye RI
saInsd q e0nst shipping because Of pol
tscftmfnat ions sin its favor. Folio
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-16
MEETING FARsrERs' UNION /,

Matters Pertaining to state Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the
Farmers Union for Anderson county
will be held In the city hall on next
Tuesday the, 10th at IL o'clock. All
members are urged to be present as
important matters pertaining to the
state metidg which. will be held yhesN
Id Julys' All old Tncmbers are asked to
come out then and take part With ;us.
s.ss 8 ]. M Broy(es. Ss.5,sk,
County Secretary
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-16
plutocracy it must remain sterile and

The new Renaissance will come
when Art is set free from subservien-
cy and begine to build the city. decor.
ate the streets. adorn the public build
ings and beautify the homes ofythe
people. Ta ,,;
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-16
On HIs Way.

"Why doesn't that dachshund coma
when call him? The Idea OF sulk-
ing on me" He's, coming az fast as
he cam" said the mans wife. -Eie's
got his front legs started. ."-Weahins-
ton Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
 Glad Tidings

The Greek word translated Gospel means glad tidings, good news; and the word Gospel itself is made up of two old English words of the same meaning. We get our words "good" and "spell" from them. The idea in Gospel is good news, and the word itself is good news. Parenthetically, there is a narrow sense in which Cos pei is used, as when we say the Cos pei according to Matthew, meaning Matthew's life story of Christ. But in its wider meaning the Gospel signi- fies the good news about Gods love as manifested in Christ's and His will lingness and power to save us through Christ.
 The Gospel is not an obligation to believe certain things or go to hell. There would be no good news in that. It is not laying down of certain ab- struse, technical conditions, that guard the gates of heaven. The Gospel is not even an obligation to do certain things. The Gospel is the good news of saliva tion.
 Hell is sin, fear, distress, disinte- grafton of character, separation from God. We are in it now. A. later hell may be worse, but it will simply be more of the same sort of things Heaven is holiness, freedom iron fear, gladness, growth of character communion with God. We are in il now. A later heaven may be better but it will simply be more of the same sort of things. Now, the Gospel is Gods silver trumpeting that hell neec not be the portion of our lives, that heaven is ours if we will take it.
 The trouble with our world is that hypocrites, cynics, liars, harlots weddings, towards, doubtlng, fearing and weeping men, libertines and mur derers, think there is no gentle breatl of forgiveness for them, and no bet ter life than theirs even if they wer' forgiven. Dreams of better thing float in their minds, but they regart them as nothing more than dreams Now, the Gospel announces to then that their dreams are altogether prac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
LUKE M'LUKs SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The old-fashioned man who used to
 burn midnight oil studying books now has
 a son who burns midnight gasoline study
 ing girls
 When a woman Is always bragging about the great catch she made when she captured her husband, you can make a
 bet without seeing the husband that she didn't get much. Many married woman gets scorched by foolshingly fooling around with old flames.
 The reason why a girl knows you can't see through her transparent skirt is be- cause she is wearing a very becoming hat.
 At 16 she is certain that some knight will come along and carry her to his 200- room castle. At 26 she is trying to snare some boob into marrying her and in- stalling her in two-room fiat French artist holds that American men are the ugliest in the world. Well,
 maybe we are. We are satisfied to stand pat on having the American woman the
 most beautiful creature in the world. | Freedom is great stuff. A man will brag about his rights and declare that no one earth can boss him. And his | friends will agree with him every time 1 he buys a fresh round. Then he will go
 home and try to scrawl under the rug l in the front hall when friend wife accuses him of drinking l You can't blame a girl for putting on airs this summer She has to put some
 thing on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
The Big Orchestra

Most of the large symphony orchestras in the United States will be affected by the European war, owing to the fact that many conductors and instrumentalists went abroad for the summer and will not be able to return for early autumn re- hearsals." said a local musician.
 ''The board of directors of the St. Paul orchestra association met recently and decided to disband the organization. One of the reasons given was the absence in Europe of many of the musicians. An other and perhaps the chief reason was the large deficit-$5o, ,0O0-incurred last sea- son. Something like s45,0o0 had been sub scribed for the season of 1914-15, but that was not deemed sufficient The fact is that the St. Paul orchestra was over shadowed by the Minneapolis orchestra which now ranks with the largest and best in the world
 ''In view of the superior quality of the Minneapolis orchestra, St. Paul has found it uphill to maintain an organization that could compare with that of its sister city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 '"rhe frontal attacks of the Germans are apparently contributing to the loss of morale among their troops. This is believed to be the reason why indi- vidual Belgians have been able to re- ceive the surrender of so many of their adversaries. At Diest on Wednesday a noncommissioned Belgian officer took ten."-From War Dispatches
 favorite story among the many tales of the camp and the campaign that are told by Confederates who fol- lowed Morgan is of the explanation given by an Irishman who came back from an expedition against the enemy driving three Union soldiers in front of him. When he delivered the pris- oners General Morgan had him called before him to compliment him upon his gallantry.
 How on earth did you capture three men single -handed?" inquired the ad- miring cavalry leader
 "Oi surrounded 'em." was the Irish mans response.
 When the story Is told by one of 'Morgan's mem the three captured sol diers are represented as having been mercenaries hired to serve as substi- tutes for northerners called to the ser vice of their flag.
 It Is possible for one determined pa triot to surround" several of the en- emy only when the opposing force lacks his enthusiasm for the cause. Il seems altogether improbable that there would be any loss of morale among German soldiers in Belgium if the mer in the ranks had gone to war in the spirit in which the Belgians rush ec to the defense of their country. The Germans are a brave people. It Is not likely that they would lose courage 1T any fight in which they had a burn ing interest.
 Has the Emperor reclkoned withou his hosts without fully understanding their mood?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Alabama's Large Crops

Ever since midsummer a bumper cotton crop in Alabama has been as sured. Some individuals who keep in close touch with the cotton belt pre- dicted several weeks ago that the states cotton production would reach 1,600,000 bales. 1t may not be quite so large as that, but there is hardly any room for doubt that we will have a 1,500, ,000-bale crop. The corn crop was injured somewhat by the drouth in the early summer, but it is believed now that that yield will be as large as that of last year-between 60,000,- 900 and 70,0O0,OO0 bushels.
 The state department of agriculture anc industries at Montgomery in order to be on the safe side gave out con servative crop reports during July. The last report before that of this week was rather pessimistic It told of widespread damage from the boil weevil; but the report made by Capt John c. Cheney of the state depart ment of agriculture, after an inspec- tion of the cotton fields, is full of op- timism. Captain Cheney declares that a splendid crop has been made, "de- spite the dreaded ravages of the boil weevil.' He visited the infested sec tions in May and found the "wintering weevils very numerous and the crop prospects very gloomy" But he in sisted on the farmers picking off and destroying the weevils, "which work they entered into with enthusiasm. , Upon revisiting the same territory this week Captain Cheney failed to see g single. boil weevil.
 But for the unsettled condition o1 business and especially of the cottor situation growing out of the European war the farmers of the south would be marketing their cotton early al high prices. As it is, patience must be exercised, but financing plan vii be devised and put into effect that will mean fair price for the staple 12 1-2 cents, perhaps, at the start.
 A million and half bales at any thing like fair prices will make money very plentiful in Alabama along abour holiday time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23

Administration Signally Successful The democrats have been in control of the national government nearly year and half, and in that time they have made wonderfully strong rec ord
 The opponents of the democratic party affected alarm at the admins tration's programme, and predicted that as result of the new legislation the large business interests of the country would suffer seriously, and those of the class known as calamity howlers pretended to see nothing short of ruin and desolation ahead. They gave the party in power credit for neither statesmanship nor patriot ism. C But the democrats have more than justified themselves. They have not only deserved and won the plau- dits of a majority of the open minded and thoughtful people of the United States, but they have confounded their enemies.
 The republican party had long been regarded by thousands of business men as essentially the business mans party. Despite the fact that at least two periods of industrial depression had their beginning under republican rule and under republican made laws, a majority of voters in most of the states outside of the south were ob- sessed with the idea that there could be no such thing as prosperity unless the republicans were in power at Washington. But President Wilson has given the people great business administration. Business conditions have been improving since the early summer and but for the temporary confusion and halting in commercial circles because of the European war, prosperity would be in full swing now. No occupant of the White House could have handled the threatening business situation which arose from the old world conflict with more wisdom or consummate skill than Mr Wilson.
 Most of the measures to which the democrats were committed have been enacted into law, and two of them the Underwood tariff and the banking and currency measure commend themselves to the public, and as for l the currency law, all financiers agree that it is the best legislation of. this class ever enacted
 The administration grows more popular every day. If republicans or progressives were expecting to get into Congress as result of demo- cratic blunders, they will be sorely disappointed. The democrats will win in the November elections by a big majority, and humanly speaking, nothing could be much more certain than another democratic landslide in 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23

own requirements, or else unfavora- ble news is so carefully expressed that the newspapers don't get hold of it. Not only are the movements of the vast armies now facing each other shrouded in impenetrable mystery, so far as the general public is concerned, but the news that is permitted to per colate into the press is frequently mis- leading.
 Doubtless there will be survivors of the present struggle with sufficient imagination and powers of observation to visualize it for the future historian, but shutting out the newspaper cor respondents is going to make his work extremely difficult
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Shutting Off the News

The London Daily Telegraph, which IS merely one among hundreds of newspapers that have felt the blight ing effects of the strict press cen sorship prevailing in the countries that are now at war, advances convincing arguments in favor of allowing news paper correspondents to see and de- scribe some of the fighting. If all goes as the authorities intend," says the Telegraph in leading editorial, ''there will not be any unofficial, full and independent accounts of any ac- tion fought in the war. Nobody who is not a soldier will see anything, and the soldiers will have something else to do than record their observations and impressions. The newspapers do not ask unreasonable things. They do not desire to publish line thought undesirable. What they ask is only that the greatest war of modern times should not be fought in the total ab- sence of independent and expert mar rators. The governments action would be starving the nations interest in the greatest concern it has and would de- prive the future historian of his ma terials."
 If only soldiers whose minds are bent on fighting and not describing it--and even if they wished to de- scribe battle, lacking for the most part the perception and literary skill to do so-are to be permitted to wit ness engagements, it is difficult to see how any sort of history of the present war is to be written at all. It is already apparent that censored news given out by the different gov sruments is "colored" to suit their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
ALCOHOL-FIGHTI EFFICIENCY From the New York World.

The relation of alcohol to industrial
 efficiency is still a moot question, but
 apparently the great commanders are
 convinced that alcohol does not im-
 prove an army's fighting efficiency. That
 the Kaiser has forbidden the treating"
 of German soldiers. while Earl Kitchener
 asks the British troops ito abstain from
 drinking while abfoad,' is significant of
 new order of things in warfare. The
 suppression of the sale of absinthe in
 Paris. if not strictly military measure. is prompted by the emergency of war.
 A temperate army was something not conceived of in the old theories of war. But, in fact drunkard Is today as much out of place in an army as he would be on battleship. A modern army is a fighting machine only less complex in it's nature than a modern navy and equally dependent on sobriety in the ranks
 Perhaps another Trafalgar or Waterloo could be fought on grog, but the military authorities of today take no chancea with Dutch courage" It will seem sim gular that war, in which the worst pas sions of mankind find play. should incl dentaIly serve the cause of moral reform
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
MED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE WAR
 SITUATION AND THE PLANS OF GERMANY

HAT was a wonderful vision and
 prediction of the venerable Count A Leo Tolstoi which was reproduced in yesterdays Age-Herald.
 The splendid old fellow at the sugges- tion of the czar of Russia. communicated to him through a third person, made a prediction in writing more than three years ago.
 He announced that he could not write it, but in an apparent dream he dictated it and predicted with almost absolute correctness that which has come to pass. He announced that "the great confla- grafton would be set by the torch of the first arm in the countries of south eastern Europe" and that it would re- suit in destructive calamity involving all of Europe.
 He predicted that about the year 1915 strange figure from the north a'new Napoleon-would enter the stage of bloody drama. He is man of little militaristic training, a writer and journalist but in his grip most of Europe will remain until 1925. The end of the great calamity will mark new political era for the old world
 There will be left no empires and kingdoms, but the world will form a federation of the United States of Ma tions. There will remain only four great giants-the Anglo-Saxon. the Latins, the Slavs and the Mongolians'' Just who the writer or journalist will be no one has an idea today. but the predfc- ton may become true.
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 Undoubtedly the greatest and most hor- rible war in all the history of the world is being fought today and may last for one or more years.
 Regardless of what may be said to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
An Austrian on the War

As l am a native of Austria and my mother still lives there, my sympathies are naturally with that country in this terrible war said Max Karpeles.
 The servians are good fighters, and thus far they seem to be getting the best of the conflict But, of course, no one can tell how it will all end The Austrians and Germans are loyal to their respective governments, but many of them are fighting without any heart in their cause. The people are tired of militarism, and when the war is over l think there will be large emigra- tion to this country. where men are not forced to do military service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
IN. HOTEL HOBBIES
Ru.iness Activity

While on little vacation visit to Wis consin noted evidences of decided pros- perlty," said Hugh M. Brown. who re- turned to Birmingham a day or two ago.
 T spent a few days in Milwaukee. and was delighted with that city. As every one l doubt if prohibition Is ever mentioned there. Milwaukee is one of the thliftiest cities in the country and one of the so- berest drunken man is never seen there.
 T stopped in Chicago and if dull times ever prevailed in that city there is noth- ing of the sort now. Business men talked alphabetically, and trade was extremely active
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23

contrary. the preparedness of Germany primarily and of Austria secondariiy was the cause of this conflict
 For full twenty years the present Ger man emperor has made daily prepara- tions for this war Germany's golden war chest is filled to overflowing with hun dreds of millions of actual coin and her army has entered the field for victory or death. Her plans of battle were formed years ago. Her every movement had been figured out on the checkerboard of Europe. Therefore, it may be expected make phenomenal progress with her land forces. Neither the French, the Russians nor the English armies have been nearly so well prepared.
 England has kept more than apace in naval equipment, and Germany has no fdta Ul inetllnB fnSldnu Ill t0B open Seas. She will reserve her navy. having mined all her harbors against English attack.
 But on land with her army Germany Is determined to enter far into France and even attempt to take Paris itself
 When news communication is gotten with the Germans we. will hear some dif-  ferent stories from those which we have gotten up to date froM English and French sources.
 Eventually, however, the Germans will be stopped in their mad rush into France and should suffer defeat
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 The best predictions by non-partisan military experts is that Germany intends attacks upon both Paris and London with Zeppelin dirigibles. dropping high explo- sive bombs. These dirigibles are made to carry a crew of twenty men, well housed and warm, and can reach an altitude of twelve thousand feet, or more than three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Lemon Famine in Sight

Unlike most other food products.
 there is practically no domestic stock |of lemons to be had this season, for the California crop has been almost total failure" said a carlot dealer
 "I believe it will be only a question of few days when the lemon supply on the Birmingham market will be ex- hausted; and as the United States is now dependent on Italy for lemons, local dealers will stand a poor chance, indeed. to restock at moderate prices. Lemons are already quoted at more than $6 per case in New York, the dis this country
 Many large grocery dealers of this city continue to sell at reasonable prices, however, as the present stock while packed in boxes would probably spoil before it could be disposed of at 1 higher prices. The prevailing high prices of sugar probably restricts the demand to a certain degree. A few lemons are necessary to every house- hold, and a decided advance would bs felt by almost every one.
 {. "It would perhaps be an excellent l Idea for the housekeeper to lay in a supply of two of three dozen, or enough l to last until warm weather is past, al present prices. Lemons may be kept ir 1 limited quantities without decaying foi
 as long as two months when wrapped in tissue paper and kept perfectly dry whereas when in boxes this fruit spells quickly; and dealers can hardly take
 this extra trouble for the sake of sav- ing lemons"