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The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
Confession Expected to
Reveal Source of
Plot Fund
MANY ARRESTS
BELIEVED NEAR
Secret Service Hopeful
of Landing Heads of
Propaganda
By UNITED PRESS

NEW YORK. Nov. l5.- Ropert
Fay, confessed plotter 20 blow IN,
transatlantic munitions ships. was
expected by government authorities
today 10 reveal the long sought
fountain head OF money through
which sympathizers with the GER
man cause are alleged 10 have been
able Ia operate in this country
Fay according 10 government
agents. has declared he is ready 10
make clean breast OF the whole
affair and aid the government His
disclosures, part ot which he Is un.
derstood to have already made 20
Chief William Flynn, OF the United
States secret service, will DE start.
ling. II is said.
That his complete confession viii
lead 10 men high Gp iu the alleged
conspiracy was confidently expect.
ed today by no government. Fay.
II is said. confident that ne viii DE-
unable 10 return 20 Germany be-
cause Of his previous disclosure. Is
prepared 20 name The men who are
supplying enormous amounts OF
cash and to name the uen who arc
directing tho movements OF what is
said 10 be the biggest conspiracy
yet uncovered Fay also Is aid 20
be angered az what De- tcras "deser.
ton" by the weailhirr members %
the alleged plot Mas Droimus.
nephew oi =, ~ Brcitunz. uii,oG
aire mining and shipping man, and
DR. Herbert Kicullc, a clock manu-
facturer When The Use mon were
arraigned for pleading Eianzlo aud
Breitung were repre- ut.d by bril-
liant legal talent while Fay was
left comparatively alone
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
MARKET
IS ACTIVE
War Stocks Lead Gen.
eral Advance in,
Securities

NEW YORK. Nov. l5,-The stock
market opened moderately strons
and active today. war stocks leading
the advance.
Baldwin Locomotive was up a
point, at 1873. and gained fraction
ATTY Oh initial trading enited
states steS opened at 81 rs and -,
a gain OF ia TO 5-s.
A quarter OF million shares were
sold during the opening hour Al
IL o'clock the activity still contin-
ued, and prices were advancing.
Erie was most active OF the rail
roads nj ~ is. its volume OF sales
being exceeded only by United
States Steel. which was quoted at
81 SO at IL o'clock.
The market was raided during the
second hour when groundless ru'
NOR that the Adriatic had been sunk
was circulated In the street. The
setback was small and stocks re-
covered fractionally almost imme'
,diately.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
Grain and Provisions

! DETROIT. Nov i5-Close Wheat
MAS unchanged ~ nrst hut deNel-
oped some strength Ia the first hour s
trading Liverpool was unchanged
and firm
Receipts tn the northwest are de-
F creasiug az blguth. Minneapolis and
w nnipeE rec%ived 1900 cars on
Monday. compared with sac ears az
the three points a week aEo The
decrease Is shown In both Canadian
ana American points AMI Tire NORTH
+ western news indicates further re-
/ ductlun later IN the week ~toe KS
ar Duluth and Minneapolis show
only mocerat" tncr eases iu view ~
! the recent heavy receipts Ia E"-
/ rope stocks are decreasing and in
I the United Kingdom have reached
| point that H. causing alarm Millsrs
/ are active buyers. Floating quaint
J ties are large. but VIII he quickly
alsorhed ~ the heavy consumTtive
demand. TIE UIildinE NJ of stocks
I for the winter is causing much
/ anxiety 10 the British dealers and
their troubles are Increased hy an
/ in Winnipeg affected Liverpool and
put cargoes higher. Bat recent Amer
( lean exports make large total and
they feel that stocks viii soon be
increasing again
Trading was quiet in the American
markets Mills are still consuming
{ large quantities Of wheat bat the
edge is OF demand FOR Hour. In the
/ t1t At mar kft WNftN Is GNf active
. demand Receipts include n great
deal or very good wheat Dealers
consider the market one 81 underlv-
Ing strength hut Il Is affected 40 the
present by bearish american statis-
tics
Wheat was dull and firm through.
out the session. AZ the close cash
and December were unchanged and
MAY i-c higher
Cloverseed advanced 1oc and The
other deals We're steady.
Wheat quotations-Cash No. red
" 1914 December opened without
change az ~ Is. advanced 70 sl.t5ts
and declined 70 81 IS. May opened ~
81 Il. advanced 20 s11754. declined 20
VII and closed az Sll7ia No.
white. 7ssi.io
Cash No. ?, ssisc: No yeilow. cate
! Uats--Standard. soc No 7s7 white
/ SSisc; No white. 3s0361sc sam
Rye-Cssh No. :. s9c.
Z Beans--lmmediate and prornof
/ shipmeint g. 40; y vember s350.
/ Cloverseed- spot. ecen7ber
and March. So. prime allsike. 5000
! Timothy-PTiwe spot. 1856
Receipts In the Detroit market
Monday Included coo bills OF -four.
I - cars 81 wheat. : Of earn. % ~
: mcnts were . 600 bbis OF flour. 1900
/ bushels OF wheat ana i2. 000 bushels
~ oats. Stocks are s9s 600 bushels
q wheat. SIS 400 bushels 81 corn.
$4,000 bushels Of oats and 5000
! bushels OF rye
World wheat exports last week
We're Z ISL o0o bushels. against L.
$1,000 bushels week ago and 10
o. GOO bushels a year ago
/ Exports ~ wheat and -four Mon
dav. l.7ts.0G0 bushels
-, Urinary wheat receipts were 2,
! !l2.oeo bushels against 200s 0iO
bushels year ago
I wheat on passage amounts Sal
( h4NVpo bushels a decrease for tra
week Of $4,000 bushels
Receipts Of wheat Mondsv-Wlnni.
p+s' 1.l.l cars against 5Eg wear
Minneapolis. go cars against eg-.
chicago. 80 cars, against 2l1. south
west. .0s5 mo bushels agairst
Oh 1000 bushels a year ago
weeks Increases i'm American yirt-
ore supply-W Wheat. 4o1f. 600 bffsrats Z.
bushels
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15

BIZ WILLIAM PHTLLTP STUHS
(SrGT CorrcSpo TdcRt Jritei Press B
PARIS. Nov determination -
10. conquest OF the country alone
but complete obIiteration Of its peo
pie. IL he German. Austrian and
Bulgarian plan In. Serbia Minister
Vesnitch. Serb diplonatlc represent.
ative in Paris. charged today
we have proof" pc told me- In an
exclusive interview 20 the United
Press, that our enemies wish 10
stamp VS. out"
The minister was appealing for
American aid for his people But
IL will be harder 10 give than II was
in Belgium" he admitted hopolessly,
because in our case the invaders
want MS 10 perish.
Massacres have actually been com
manded-msssacre OF inofensive
country folk non-combatants, wo
men ard children"
Tho troops orders arc 20 kin their
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15

Stein Authorizes War
rant On Complaint
of Mrs. Delaney

on complaint OF Mrs. Jennie De
lancy. who took her lG-year-old
daughter out OF the Cafe Roma
Friday night. Police Justice Stein
Monday. authorized the issuance o.
warrants for James Durfee. proprie
tor OF the place. and the man
Charlie hose last name Is I'M
known. on the charge OF contribut-
ing 10 the delinquency Of the girl
The warrants were held up until
tho prosecutors office could take
q statement from the girl. who II .
vRrd ~ the Juvenile court. Assist
ant Prosecutor Harry Keidan Is
handling tho case.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
NEW NnRE rnnnICr-

Nov IOltk Nov l6-FIour. Quiet
and hrm Pork Dull mces. Sfs.a60
Il Lard Ntnndt middle west spot.
5000 % sugar Raw. quiet. cen
trlfugaL % tea. IS %. musccvade 80
test. $50 refined qulet.. cut loaf.
1915: crushed. $3.50. powdered 1898
RIO No. Z GA spot. $50. Tallow Dun.
special. So, city. FAC. country "a
IId Hay Firm prime. 81 21tA n
LEO No. y. fffft19. clover zoe y
D.2fH. Dressed poultry. steady.
turkeys. lat 2tr. chickens, 1fia = &c.
fowls. l2mtffsr. durks 2OH 1alc.
Live pouitrv. Firm. geese lSTlsc.
ducks, 100 22c; fowls 1919 also tur-
koya. 200 2lc; roostrre. ff3c. chick
ems. hroilars si+ff ths Cheese Steady
state MIX. common 90 specials. 49,
n lsc. skins. common 20 specials. So
113ifc
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
~ UNITED PRESS.


ATHENS, Nov. To- The British.
French and serbSare gaining. foot
by foot against the Bulgarians In
southern Serbia
The Bulgarians are In superior
numbers. bur considerable part
of their forces are IN scattered
bands which. engaged I'm indepen-
dent raidng, have been cut OF from
the main body and are putting up
separate battles OF their own.
Thus. besides the principal tiEht~
ing line. from the Strmnitza region
northwest along the Nardar river.
through Veles TO Tetovo hot on.
gagements are raging At several
points inside this front, to the
southwest
Against -NeleE, the center, iha
French troops are directing ter
rifc drive, and the towns fall Is
believed a question OF hours
Tho artillery FIRE with. which the
French have cleared the way for
their infantry and cavalry PUSHES,
has inflicted appalling losses OF the
Bulgarians.
At the northwestern extremity Of
the line. the town OF Tetn-c. after
changing hands repeatedly, is I'm tho
Serbs possession az latest accounts.
Much Of the fighting in this section
has been hand 10 hand and Of tho
most desperate. merclless character.
With their capture OF Tetoyo. tho
Serbs took 500 Bulgar prisoners and
great quantities OF munitions and
supplies.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
Wants Passage of
Amendment to Code
Investigated
SOMEONE TRYING
TO SLIP ONE OVER"
Is Indignant Over AL
legged Efforts to In
huence Votes

Aid Elmer u. Case made the posi-
tive statement. Monday morning. in
public hearing before tina ordi-
nance committee. that professional
lobbyist was responsible for the I'M
usual interest being taken in an
amendment 10 the building code
which the tile manufacturers say is
favorable 70 the brickmakers. The
amendment Was put through the
council two weeks ago by Aid ed
de Barnett. but was referred back
20 the ordinance committee. last
Tuesday night. on reconsideration
Med by Aid Tom Gilman.
Somebody is trying TO slip one
over in connection with this amend.
meat said AID Case When a
man goes around Boosting about the
number OF votes be has lined up IN
the council, then say 1t is time TO
call a halt No man Is going 10
keep tab on me 70 get my vote
This party Dragged i'm a cafe recent
ly that he had 2S votes In the coun-
ell. enough 10 carry his proposition
right or wrong We ought to lay
this matter over FOR two weeks and
make an investigation.
Aid Case did not mention the
name OF the lobbyist. Aid Gin
nan remarked that ne had heard
things which surprised him" since
the amendment had been under dis
Cussicn
in reading the amendment at the
suggestion OF Aid Parnett, chairman
Of the committee. Assistant Corpo-
ration Counsel James s Lee found
a Joker" IN the first section In
tho 1ew draft line had been added
Including minor theaters In the
class with assembly halls. This
amendment would give the building
department an opportunity TO clear
lt= skirts on q number OF Illegal
building permits that have been
granted % minor motion picture
houses.
I'VE have case pending in court
now based on this violation that The
building department is now seeking
10 make legal in the new amend
meut. said Counsel Lee. Chief In.
spectcr Henry A. Dupont attempted
10 make "A defense OF the Joker.
but the committee decreed that II
should be eliminated from the
amendment forthwith.
Charles T Harris. OF Cleveland
secretary of the Hollow Building
Tile Manufacturers association, in
sisted that the code as amended is
unfair to the hollow tile people lie
said the crushing strength demand
ed is too high and not in conform
ity with engineering standards lie
also protested against the limiting
OF tile construction 20 two-story
buildings. and insisted that tile laid
In horizontal position Is just as dur
able as tile laid in an upright posi-
ton, demanded b. the amended
building code lie admitted that the
quantity OF tile used would be the
same in either case. The committee
adjourned the hearing for 30 days
20 give Assistant Corporation lee
an opportunity 10 90 over The
amendment more carefully and hunt
for flaws COOKERS, ctr. The amend
ment was not prepared in the cor
p0ratIon counsoIs ONCE originally.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
CHARGES BARBER
WITH EXTORTION
AND ASSAULT

Exhibiting n badly battered face,
Justin Sallan. OF No. 444 Lycsste-
ave-. obtained . John Doe warrant
In police court, Monday, for bar.
Der on Michiganave.. near Shelby
o., whom. he claims. endeavored
10 extract s250 from him for q
shave, q haircut and a shampoo.
II offered him 81 and my over
coat ~ security" sallan explained
. . clerk In police court, but he
struck me in the face"
rlrst. the tonsorial artist reduced
~ 1gure Sass. and then 10 s2.l5,
- ~ but he would come
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
WHEAT IS
MORE FIRM
Bullish Foreign News
Greatly Encourages
Buying

CHICAGO. Nov. IA decreased
spring wheat movement and bullish
.urelea- neWS- greatly encouraged
buying today and as a result prices
were firm. The opening -1044 and
l06 2 was down = and up II com
pared with Saturdays close The buy
Inns soon showed its effect. howevt r..
prices later going Il above today
opening for December while May at
ter several sharp rises. fell back a
traction
Corn was easier. with fluctuations
frequent
Ga; prices followed the trend OF
corn.
Provisions were sharply lower on
increased receipts
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
Fourteenth Ward Al
derman Wants to
Head Committee
OUT FOR COUNTY
TREASURER ALSO
Politics Cuts Big Fig
ure in Handling of
Saloons

An attempt Is again being made
to mix uolinrs with the work OF the
council committee on liquor resula.
tion. Aid Godfrey Freiwald, OF the
Fourteenth war;, Is ont Tor nomina
ton as county treasurer. next fail.
Ho Is particularly anxious 90 become
chairman Of the council committee
on liquor regulation ia January. to
succeed Aid Charles W. Burton.
The chairman Of this committee is
supposed .a be able 70 swine the
wet cote 40 any rate the saloon.
aeepers have 20 leg favors from the
liquor committee. especially az the
time trar tha new applications are
granted. and the members OF the
committee exercise arbitrary power
or selection when II crfnes 10 i--u-
in2 The new licenses
Aid Fre.wald is now chairman OF
th, committee on street openings.
Nd ROJerr W itu-trr has been
p dyed The unanimous support OF
the council members for the Office o.
council president 20 succeed AID.
Sheru@ Iitiedeid. ne viii name
the new committees. including. o.
course the liquor committee. AID.
FreiwaIds friends have approached
Aid Rutter with the request that be
make 'Ic Fourteenth ward alderman
chairman OF the liquor committee.
Thus far Aid Rutter has indicated
that he viii NOT accommodate Aid.
Freiwald
Aid Charles ". Burton. who sue.
Ceeded Ha,-s ! Oingeman, now cor
IOTaton counsel. as chairman OF the
liquor committee last June is no,
anxious TO hang on TO IN, job tie
took the Craftsmanship on the ex.
press condition that the committee
employ a private investigator me
yeaF around obtain evidence
against undesirable saloonkeepers
The private investigator vas never
hired
Aid Burton was accused Of trying
20 win the support OF the saloon ele
menf by intimidation and the Marx
administration. powerful in the
council decided tnat the appoint
ment OF a private investigator 60
keep tab on the salooukeepers would
cast a reelection on the police de-
partmeut. OF which John Gillespie
is head
The police com missioner mas his
own usique way OF handling The sa
looms in such a way that the saloon
keepers will not feel aggrieved al
election time Last May several sa
loonkeepers that ought to have been
put out Of business We're gwen new
licenses. ard the members Of the
liquor committee frankly confessed
that the pressure brought TO bear on
them from all sources vas SO great
'aat they had 20 give ia Polili
clans the judicial branch-in
terested themselves In behalf OF Ger
tain sa ioonkeepers. for political rea
sons
a year ago last MAY one "a
Ioonkeeper, against whom the com
mittee had a bundle Of filthy eyi
denco. was given new license be-
cause he was an Once holder IA the
Royal Ark One Of the most inru
entail politicians In the state came
70 bis rescue
4 close tab will h. kept on th'
work of the liquor committee mex
spring The members will be pre-
sented with evidence against mum
Der OF undesirable saloonkccpers-
ard the evidence viii not come from
the committees hired investigator
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
OIL AnVANcrS

TIT ISL ROB, Nov iS-Tre To.
seph Shctp agency here s0dav an
bounced tre Following crude eil ~.
Advance In pticcs
Penrsy lvaula grade. 81 %. Nercer
black 81 30. New waste 4 al q
boil, H,45 Corning. sI4G. Somerset
LI32
RRgland crude oil has advance,
only two cents. being quoted now al
% cfnts
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
quotations bv Paine. Uebber 4 Coz
Open High Low close
CToIedo GrnIo.h

TOLEDO. o Nov 10 Whraf
Cash Si.l6i. December. 81 i7I. Nay
tliss Corn Cash. 6S' Decernher
~ MAY. 50 y oats cash. 80
Cash. 81 no. Cl0versesd Cash sfl eG
lJec"n Der, 81 90. February. si6TeL
March. sii 80 AisIke. pscemfer
tl03b. Timothy Prime. $3.50. Feb
ruafy. " ~ March. t7TliS Butter
briok creamery 20t1 n sic. tHf
creamery, 2ais ~ 70~ Eggs Fr.tl
cseat"f AZ ~atr-fr= ssi,s---e-rIra--~r
~ 30c Hay Si741lE
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
NV YORk DIT.rER kNn rGGs

NJ W fOIks Nov 1b-Buffar
Quiet, receipts. 5.s22. orearnerv a.
ira. 30c state dairy tubs 23G Saf4r
imitation creamery nrsts. 72d 7to
special. 2i13iLc. Eggs Firrn. re-
ceipts. s.7ss nearby white fancy Bs0
63c. nearby mixed fancy 7h 40
fresh nrets 7AT42r
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15

THE HAGUE, Nov. f5.--t4it
by a shot from an sntrairshlp
gun and set on IRE while flying
over Russian positions near
Grodno, a German Zeppelin has
been destroyed, according TO
news from Berlin today. The
sirship reached the ground be
hind the kalser's lines In time
for the crew to be saved.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
RITTER Am EGGS

Hutter--Creamerv. extras. 7gc
lirsts. acc. diary. Z1c, packing stock.
Ice per IL.
Eggs--Fresh receipts. cases includ
ed. caniIed, 3lc: current rorrirfr SOC
per dozen. Receipts Monday. 900
cases.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15

PARIS, Nov 15.---Repulse,
with heavy losses. Of 6ulosr.
ian attack on the French forces
along the entire Tzerna river
line in southern Serbia, was an.
nounced by The war office today.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15

SIX per cent. OF the line OF rail-
road being built In Switzerland VIII
be over brldscs and 1875 per cent
through tunnels
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15

tContinued from Page OueD
denburs, repuIsed a Russian at
tack near Smorgen,
On the western front. the
Germans have wrested from the
French about 800 yards Of
trenches northeast Of Eeurie.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
[Tsegaods FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS Local
Local

prisoners, 20 finish tne woundeI
we have proof OF This These
orders are being executed merci-
icssly.
Helpless women and children, the
decrepit and the old are being
slaughtered"
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
Banks ana Trust Companies.


Inc following nTms are PRIV lies ed
10 execute orders on the exchange.
Carlyle & Povan. W. A. Hamlln 4
Co, tx. " Noble < Co. w l. Mess
q 20 Bennett, smith & CO.. Sinclair
a Couls. lewis q. Gorton. " T.
Reilly x Co. CSC. NJ West 4 Co.
Emmett l. Spr2 sue. l.. T.. Mactrous
& Co. A. ". Wallace & Co. VIM II
Rose Co. WA. \. Neer & Co. W.
y " cLnuEk In. q Il Pelton-
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15

The betting ussd or machinery
IN the Russian OF f-+-ls IL made of
camei- hair. reslstifF->grease bet.
tcr tian rubber, feather or cotton
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
Vessel PASSAGES.
~ nctrnIt.

DETROIT. Nov rs -Ur Notd.1,
DO Neaeen. 20. Algonquin .su.
Nortnanla. 81 BgVr, rnrue 1850. rR-
rent =. Thuhiu. g Tru-adat. - 20.
Andrews. go, lpidp Huron arrived,
80
Down 81 q Nefhsr. f0 Hough-
ton. 80, pierce. ~ BOG Crtus. 8.
Tom Hariuiu. ~. clement 8 90
Troy. 70. indu. AWoy. sax
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
CHICAGn GnAIN

:, NI"'NE-W heat, December ~ -.
changed May up - oats T.oe-,,
Der ~ Ac. May up &c Provisions
signify lower.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15

PvfntiuG--tne plain neat klad--that
n rtGht-Tises Job Depty--usin fs2o
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15


SAf-f.T STU MARIE. Mich Nov
Is Up. ~ Kre. jacob. Princeton.
ionic Maagba. SEQ lH-t utCht. Tal-
housic. 2 FgriinE. 20. Potter white.
Tufret Cape 10 e0 NttkokRn, Ttuu-
der Bus H. Scbaouunker, 1870 \
~ Bxhy l. England. Ericsson. No
pquEal. $50. Morgan Jr. 4 Merida.
s6' Perkins, g. Iakeport. $50. Hart
we'll g. watt. Townrtnd. $50 Trirf.
cream Citv, 1850. sonomh, Living
stone ~ 81
Bown. Port Co0~rn. Weila. = lost
ptebt, Australia Lambert Glen Lyon,
q halt. Sonora. s 20 kirhy, Hart. 30
e.s6. Niimdkett. Alex. ThqwpHon. 50,
CtEnus Pollock. 81 LhEaadn. steel
Ton Thos Adams. Zimmerman, mid
otght Brffnu t. Ns,tlrfru. Peter
Reis-. 1870. BrnAto, l-a-aile. $50.
Midland Prince, Frwnch p Icons "a
TF1.nA Pitch Maitland. p. FoHtrr,
John owen, a DEisuny, Tyrone. a
1rnmmer. HaddipEtou. Z, Pope, 10
Campus. to-20. North wind, ~
The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
Detroit Stock Elk.

These quotations subject 90 COM
mission charges
Active stocks.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-11
SYRUP OF FIGS
FOR CROSS, SICK
FEVERISEI CHILD
II little stomach is sour. liver
torpid or bowels
eloggea

H H
Mothers can rest easy after giving
California Syrup Of Figs" because in
a few hours all the clogged-np waste,
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out IL the bowels. and you have
a we'll, playful child again. Children
simply will not take the time from
play. to empty their bowels, ard they
become tightly packed. liver gets clug-
gish and stomach disofdered.
When cross. feverlsh. restless, sce
IL tongue Is coated, thee give this de-
.licious .'fruit laxative" Children
love 1t. and 1t can not cause injury.
No difference what ails your little
eneif ful OF cold or sore throat.
.dlarrhoea. stomachache, bad breath,
remember. a gentle inside cleansing
shoaid always be the flrst treatment
given. Full directions for babies, ciiii-
dren OF all ages aud grown-tlpa are
printed ON eaeh bottle.
Beware II counterfeit ilg Byrups.
Ask your druggist fos a 60-cent bottle
OF "CaiiSornia Syrup Of F7gs,n then
look carefully and see that ii IL made
by jie .Caiifornir Egg Syrup Corr
pany.1 We makes smaller slze.
Hand back With col mpt any other
flg syrup,
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-11
aMore Ahnnt FlorIdn y

While in Florida last year with my
son. Dacus Hall, he could not go with
me, he had to stay at the packing
mouse, SO took my gun and went for
stroll. 1t was between two big
ponds that / came across a soft
she'll turtle which weighed between
40 and so pounds. Although / man
aged to get 1t to the house alright.
managed to kill 1t without shoot
ing II. / wanted to save my ammu-
nition for some wildcats that were
around there. A wildcat will not
run from you but will find out wha:
you are and will give you all the room
you are looking for after finding out
what you are.
This place / visited is six miles
north OF Palmetto. ten miles east of
there II is nothing but a wilderness.
1t Is one and half miles from Pine
Bluff.
The Germans have bought all the
phosphate In that place.
While / was there gentleman
carried me to ride along the gulf in
two horse buggy. He was an old
soldier. / saw as much as an acre
of old shells. II was round as a
wheel. ! also saw several others.
They were collected by whirlwinds In
times. Maybe thousand years ago.
Palmetto trees growing there .-.---.
TIE old soldier and I.argued on
how these things came to be collected
| there. j said they were brought there
by whirlwinds. He thought they were
put there by the Indians. The land
had no timber on IL at that time.
These cones form islands.
The old soldier told me that the
county had bought some OF these
shells to make shell roads for the
automobiles to travel over.
Now am coming back to Anderson
county.
On Wilson's creek my father-in- law.
Mr. Price. has one OF these sand
beds. 1t has been there as long as
any one can remember. It was 5ot-
ten up by whirlwinds. Away back in
the olden times there WASN'T any trees
there to amount to anything. There
are some In the old Reuben .Clink-
scales bottoms on Hen Coop creek.
Now there is lot OF wods and these
are not so numerous.
The Jay bird and the crow have
carried acorns around and hl-e
spread the trees. The timber skeebs
the whirlwinds down. Our timber is
getting scarce and we don't know
what will turn up next
The little streaked sap sucker has
planted the mistletoe in the forest.
He feeds on 1t In the spring and
then leaves the seed where he goes
to suck the sap. The little ground
squirrel 10 gone. He kept the
chfnckey pen orchard UP while he was
j. b. HALL. here.
Storeville, S. c.. Route 4.