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?KEflWEE j???jflfe ?DKM. [ "TO THINE OWN SELF UK TBUK. A ND IT MIST KOLLOW AS THE NIGHT jHhi DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHE LOB & SCH BOPER._WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, W101 > X ESPy7~A I >R 11 j 21), 11)11. Now Seri?*" No, 836.-Volume LXV.-X?. 17. The Wearing: Quality of j _^Darnless Hosiery.zr-^1 V*/HEN you buy four pairs of Buster Brown's DARN- ? LESS Hosiery you secure a written dated guar- ? antee calling for new hosiery if holes appear within J four months. Back of this guarantee is thc highest de- # grec of workmanship, which accounts for the remark- J able wearing qualities. S Buster Brown's I Darnless Guaranteed Hosiery J For Men, Women and Children J is made on the most modern machines, j from the finest long-staple cable-twist Sea J Island cotton yarn. The toe, heel, sole and ? top are strongly reinforced with 2-, 3-and j 4-ply linen thread. Although only 25c. a J pair, Darnless Hosiery is equal in style A and finish to many 35c. grades on the { market. We have a complete line in our J ? hosiery department-all styles, colors, weights and sizes. + J 25c. a Pair-Four Pairs Guaranteed Four Months. 2 LC. W. & J. E. Bauknight, $ Walhalla. S. C. If You Want to Fight = Join the Army= if you have money put rf in the Bank. There is a time and a place for every thing. Now is the time to save your earnings by putting them In This Bank You may never become extremely rich taut you can avoid being extremely poor. Seize thc oppor unity as our host of patrons have done and be on the road to success. WE WELCOME YOU HERE. WESTMINSTER BANK. CAMP NORTON'S DELEGATES. of original 7? Members Only 42 Now Survive-New Officers. Walhalla, April 25, 1014. ('amp Norton met this clay at the Court. House and the following dele gates were appointed to the State Reunion in Anderson -May 27 and 28: W. T. Mcdill, J. W. llolleman, Dr. J. fi. Law, V. P. Martin, M. A Ter rell and T. H. Strihling. The following delegates were ap pointed to represent the cami) ut the General Reunion in Jacksonville, Pla.: Dr. J. Q. Law, Fred White, N. Crenshaw and J. W. llolleman. First and second lieutenants S. 1*. Dendy and R. Y. H. Lowery being dead, il. A. Terrell was elected Hist lieu tent nt and V. F. Martin second lleutenait in their places. It wai resolved that our anniver sary (the 7th of April in each year) be observed a? a rally day. The ca np was organized April 7. 1902. and of the 07 members who were enrolled only 42 are now alive. All veterans are urgently request ed to join the camp. J. W. llolleman, Adjutant. Releasing Political I Prisoners, Washington. April 28.-Admiral Fletcher telegraphed the navy de partment late to day that he had taken charge of San .luau d'Ullon prison at Vera Cruz on account of the "frightful conditions" discover ed there. He said that il 2 fi prison ers who lind not been accused of any misdemeanor or crime whatever had been arrested within the last two months in order to force thom into the Federal army and were confined In the prison. Admiral Fletcher recommended that those bo Immediately released, and Secretary Daniels so ordered to day by telegraph. There were con fined, in addition 43 persons sentenc ed for crime and 78 awaiting trial. These will be held pending further investigation of their eases by Un American authorities. IMPORTANT TO AUTOI8TS. Gall for Organization of Oconee County Automobile Association. To tlie Owners of Automobiles and Motor Vehicles in Oconee County: A cal] ia hereby issued for a meet ing of the owners of automobiles and motor vehicles, residing in Oconee county, to meet at Walhalla Court House on Monday, May 4th. 1914, at I! p, m., for the purpose of taking steps to organize the Oconee County Automobile Associ?t ion. Matters of vital interest to all own el's and operators of motor vehicles will come nj? for consideration. One of the matters for consideration will bc the automobile license passed at the last session of the Legislature of Oconee county. Other matters of in terest will also claim attention. An urgent invitation is extended to all owners of motor vehicles in Oco nee county to attend. It. T. Jaynes, Frank H. Shirley, s. x. Pitchford, J. J. Ballenger, J. Q. Breazeale, J. s. strlbllng. G. w. Olgnilllat, Committee on Organization. SIIOl Cl> JOIN ORGANIZATION. Oconee Should Have "Tomato Girls"' in Genera! Organization. Winthrop College, Hock Hill. ?. C.. April 22.- M. G. Holland. Walhalla. S. C. Hear Mr. Holland: In looking over our club enrollments I notice an enrollment from Oconee county. 1 appreciate very much your interest in the Girls' Club work, but where a county has no regularly employed agent to take charge of the work, these clubs have not In ? single in stance proven successful. We are looking forward tn having Oconee county among our organized coun ties next fall. I think it would be better to walt about organizing any clubs till thc county comes into the organisation, Wishing you much sucress with your demonstration work, Very sincerely yours. Bdlth L. Parrott. State Agent Girls' Clubs. MOBS TRAMPLE "Ol K FLAG. Americans In Mexican Capital Are Menaced-Refugees Leaving. Mexico City. April 23.- (By Refu gee Train to Vera Cruz, April 21.) - Mobs in the streets of Mexico City were trampling under foot the Stars and Stripes and were threatening American pedestrians when the refu gee train, engaged under the auspices of the British and German legations, left for Vera Cruz, carrying some 500 fugitives of various nationalities. The position of those American citizens left in the Federal capital was regarded as critical. Kelson O'Shaugnessy, the American charge d' affaires: Lieut. Rowan, of the navy, and Capt. Wm. A. Burnside, of tlie army, were to leave on Thursday night for Manzanillo, on the Pacific coast, under special arrangements with Provisional President Huerta. Moll Smashes Windows. By dusk a mob had boen assem bled in front of the American Club, where they smashed windows and bowled insults and threats at the American citizens inside, all of whom they threatened to assassinate. An appeal to the Governor of the Federal district brought police pro tection, hut not before the crowd had shattered many of the windows in the club house and in r.djoining properties belonging to Americans. Catii 2 o'clock In the morning I bands of excited Mexicans marched through the streets singing the Mexi can national anthem and shouting "death for the Americans." An American jewelry store wa? looted hy the mob at midnight. The police looked on hut took no action. The British. German and French In the Federal capital were prepared at a moment's notice to gather In the previously arranged ccncentratlon districts, which had been provisioned . o withstand a siege. Refugees at Vera Cru/.. Vera Cruz, April 24.-A refugee train of 14 cars from Mexico CItv, carrying 150 Americans, 100 Ge. niaus and 300 Spaniard? and Mexi cans and 50 Englishmen arrived hero last evening. The exodus from the capital was officials wit h'the war of'llce. About three miles from Vera Cruz a section of track nearly a mlle long was found torn up. The refugees carried their baggage to a train on the Vera Cruz end of the break, which the British, co-operating with Ameri cans, had sent out. A detachment of British marines (unarmed) acted as escort to the refugees on this last stage of their journey to Vera Cruz. ?SOO Escape hy Ruse. Vera Cruz, April 25.-Two hun dred more Americans who escaped from Mexico City by a ruse arrived here at 2 o'clock this evening. They said all Americans had been refused permission to leave by orders of Huerta. They were enabled to get away by declaring themselves to he either English or German. None who were known to be Americans were permitted to come. The refugee train consisted of 10 cars and brought about 000 passengers. A majority of the remaining 400 on the train who were not Americans wero Germans who had been directed to leave Mex ico City by the German ambassador. Consul Canada sent a messenger to Maas to-day on behalf of Americans who are being held In the interior. Gen. Maas referred the consul to, Huerta, saying that he himself could do nothing to aid them. Carry Arms Back Home. Washington, April 25.-The cap tain of the steamer Ypirango at Vera Cruz has been ordered by his com pany to return to Hamburg with the cargo of war munitions meant for the Huerta government. Embassy Ka vc? Rifles. Vera Cruz. April 2 5.-The Anie-i can embassy In Mexico City saved 50 oui of the 300 rifles in its possession when the order for their seizure came from Gen. Huerta. The fifty rifles were hidden and Nelson O'Shaugnes sy took a receipt for the rides and machine guns confiscated. Relief Measure Signed. Washington. April 25.-The Presi dent late to-day signed the hill pass ed by Congress appropriating $500, 000 for the relief and transportation to the Culled States of American citi zens in Mexico. The Volunteer Bill. Washington. April 25.-President Wilson late to-day signed the volun teer army hill which provides for the t organization of volunteer forces In time of war. Under the measure, bodies of State militia would he taken Into the Federal service with their officers, who would be commis sioned by the President. Attempted to Lynch Negro. Spartanljurg. April 23. - Indict ments were returned hy the grand jury to-day against seven men alleged to have been members of the mob who attempted to lynch Will Fair, a negro, here. August 18, 1913. They are Horace Finch, Gus Ford, O. M. Thigpen, W. R', Belcher, Jesse Wolfe. Robert Wilson and Robert Wnrd. The mob stormed tho jail and blow down the gate with dynamite. They were repulsed hy the sheriff and his deputies in an all-night hattie, In which three men were shot. Fair, accused hy a respectable white woman of a heinous crime, was 1 later tried and found not guilty. t LY Dil CLEMENT IS CONVICTED. Jury minuends Mercy for md Quilty of Murder. Mon Sparenburg, April 27.-Clyde C. Cierne? was found guilty ol" mur der, bV recommended to mercy. Miss Emla Pendleton, jointly charg ed wltV'hlm of the murder of their bahy, v?osc body was found January ?ll I" W mill pond, was-found not guilty. ?The jury returned tho ver dict at\^0 m i nut tv. after 7 o'clock to night, after having been ont since 2(? minuteBafter 5 o'clock. Tho fconrt room was filled with spectators when the verdict was re turned, j. When Foreman .J. W. Gas thc jury's findings the crowd demonstration of approval, and clapping their hands, kipp made no effort to stop ?use. Clement rose to his ggered over to lils mother, nearby, threw his arms (er neck, buried his face in m and sobbed. Mrs. Clem wept piteously. The hoy, !e\v minutes, was led back to ld Mrs. Clement and other of the family left in an au ifor their home in North Hy the time they hoarded irs. Clement was In hyster ia d to he sui)ported. "Oh. save my son," she sobbed, they kill him? Oh. save mdleton had bowed her the jury entered. When J8 freeing her were pro Jslie straightened up with a face lighted up with a she clasped her attorney's Bhook lt vi porously Then led over to the jury and ie hands of all of them. Mrs. ?ndleton, her motlier, was Joyed. leral of the drowned baby leid to-morrow at 4 o'clock loot! cemetery and will he |d hy Rev. C. C. Herbert, Central Methodist church, ldleton and her mother will funeral. Pendleton will leave Wednes llng for her parents' home N. C. Various Results ns Handed Out, to Ylqlutors of Federal Laws. Federal Court In Greenville last week handed out not a few verdie \ and sentences in which Oconeeans are interested. We give below the results in brief: James H. Patten, four months in Oconee jail, and a fine of $200. Dandy Lee, SO day? in Oconee jail. Foster Capps, six months in Oco nee jail, and $200 fine. Lafayette Scroggs, SO days in (leo nee jail. G. \V. Heaton, fiO days in Oconee jail. Hearen ls from Georgia. Jake Nobles, sent up from Pick ens county, three months in Oconee jail. S. C. Keith, sent up from Ptckens county, forty days in Oconee jail. J. H. Ellenhurg, sent up from Plekens county, 30 days In Oconee jail. Mays Cooper, sent up from Green ville county, 30 days in Oconee jail. Henry Howard, sent up from Greenville county 30 days in Oconee jail and a fine of $100. H. J. Dyer, sent up from Ander son county, three months in Oconee Jail, and a fine of $200. Miles McDonald, one month in Oconee jail, and a fine of $10o. All of the above are now serving their sentences In tho Oconee jail. Sent ito Ot her Count les. The following from Oconee were given sentences in other counties of the State: George Spicer, working in distil ler.-, l^ree monti's in Dickens jail and a fine of $100. George Watkins, six months in Union jail and a fine of $r>00. E. lt W. Bearden, working in dis tillery.one month tn Greenwood jail. Howell Carter, owning and operat ing, six months in Greenville jail and a tine of $r>00. Several of the mon named nbot'o own ri iisldorahle pinn fi ty. and ii li understood that the gov ern nient ex pects ty collect the lines imposed hy the Federal court. Heretofore it has been D?e custom to serve an addi tional Mirty days to off: <.! the line. Dock Peeler, of Cherokee county, on Tuesday completed a sentence of six months in the Oconee jail. Mr. Peeler's, family recently moved to Walhalla, and it is understood he will regain here for some time To Improve Dodd Cemetery, All parsons interestod in the Dodd cemetervxwlll please come on Satur day hetore the second Sunday in May (which will be tho 9th) for the purpose of cleaning off and fixing up the grayes of loved ones. Come earl) in the forenoon and bring with you sucii tools ss are commonly used for this purpose. w. T. Dodd, for Committee. - lhtccnlnureato Kennon May il. Fair Play, April 27.-Special: The baccalaureate sermon to tho gradu ating class of the Fair Play High School will be preached In the school auditorium on Sunday. May 3, at ll o'clock a. m., by Rev. H. M. Fallaw. of the New Westminster Daptist church. MHS. COLEMAN'S FINK EFFORTS. Seeks to llnve Women's Club Insti tution for Seneca-Locals. Seneca, April 28.--Special: Mrs. M. 'P. Coleman, president of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs, will be a guest of Mi's. .M. W. Coleman on next Thursday, the 30th. Mrs. Frank Gary, of Abbeville, chairman of the educational committee of the Fede ration, will also be Mrs. Coleman's guest on Thursday. These ladies are coming to Seneca to inspect the site that Mrs. M. W. Coleman has offered the State Federation for their indus trial school. Mrs. Coleman is deeply anxious to see this important work located at Seneca, as the Once-a Week Club, of which she is tho foun der, is the mother club of the State Federation. Seneca is also the town wherein the Federation had its being, the first convention having been held here fifteen years ago. The site Mrs. Coleman offers (the acres) ls the choices! and most beautiful of all of her holdings, commanding a view that ls quite equal to Asheville or any other point in the mountains. .Mrs. Coleman also offers a cash donation to the building fund as an induce ment foi the Federation to choose this site. The Once-a-Week Club wlli entertain the president of the Federation, and she will address them after the club program ls fin ished. T he women of Seneca are all invited to attend tills meeting at the home of Mrs. Whittier Livingston. At the Masonic Hall, at 8 o'clock the same day, a mass meeting will be held by the citizens to meet Mrs. Coleman and hear her plans for the school. Talks will be made by Or. .1. S. Strlbllng, Dr. E. A. Hines, Dr. 10. C. Doyle. .1. W. Todd and others. Mesdames E. C. Doyle and W. .1. Lunney and Miss Lula Glgnilliat will go to Atlanta Friday for two j>er formances of grand opera. They will see Madame Butterfly and Lo hengrin. Mr. and Mrs. Elias Earle and chil dren were among friends in Seneca Monday. Mrs. E. A. Hines attended the ora ftiorfcal contest at Rock Hill last week, remaining over until Sunday with her daughters. Misses Nellie and A little lady has arrived at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Strlbllng and ls being royally received. Con gratulations! Seneca and vicinity are badly In need of a shower for gardens and strawberries. A delightful meeting of the Once ..-Week Club was held with Mrs. D. P. Thomson last Thursday. Mrs. Thomson has just recently occupied her handsome new home, which was made additionally attractive by the use ol' cut (lowers. The hostess ap pea red in a la vendar gown, and t In tone was also evidenced in the re freshments. Vases and bowls of ' beautiful spring lilacs were seen. T. s. Strlbllng and David McClaha han are in the mountains fishing this week. Mrs. C. V. McCarey tendered a birthday party to Willie Verner last j Wednesday evening, to which five ? couples of his young friends were In vited. It. A. Lowry has purchased a new touring car. The writer left an umbrella in a store or private house last Monday afternoon. The fact ia mentioned here so that a stray umbrella may be located. M. A. Coleman, of Leesburg, Fla., will spend the summer here with his cousin. Mrs. M. W. Coleman. Mr. Coleman is an extensive truck far mer and orange grower. For some .veal's he has looked after Mrs. Cole man's orange groves in Florida, and will superintend her extensive cante loupe crops here this summer. It is 1 li?? purpose of Mrs. Coleman to make Seneca an important shipping point for this delicious melon, and she ls planting this . iar with that end In view. THE NEWS FROM FA I ll PLAY. School Exercises Begin May 0-Other Matters of Interest. Fair Play, April 27. Special: A large congregation was present tit the Hap! ist church Sunday morning to hear Kev. James Mason, of Cross Roads. Iiis sermon was attentively listened to his subject being i ho death and sufferings ol' Christ. In the afternoon preaching services were held at the Presbyter an church by the pastor, Rev. Hollings worth, of Townvllle. Commencement exercises will be held in the high school auditorium Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights of next week, May 6, 7 and 8. Every effort is being put forth by the teachers and pupils to make this (dose of ijohool the best ever, and a full attendance Is desired. Those of the graduating class are Misses Pan line Marett, Gilman Thompson and Davis Glenn. On next Sunday morn ing al 11.10 o'clock Rev. Fallaw, of Westminster, will preach tho bacca laureate sermon In the auditorium. Let every one be present at tho ex ercises. All can be accommodated In the new building. Don't forget the place and date. Governor Cole L. Blease and State Superintendent Swearingen will address tho gradu ating class on Friday night. Come and hear them. Mrs. W. C. Mays ls among the sick. We hopo ,to hear of her early recov ery. Miss Hess Jones returned to her IIKAZIL, ARGENTINA AND OHIIiE Offer Herv? cea Mediation-Their Offer Favorably Received? Washington, April 25.-Pan-Amer ican diplomacy to-night mudo its first attempt to solve the Mexican crisis by peaceful negotiation. Tho Joint Offer. The text of the offer made by the three countries was: "Mr. Secretary of State: With the purpose of subserving the interest of peace and civilization in our Conti nent, and with the earnest desiro to prevent any further bloodshed to the prejudice ol' the cordiality and union which have always surrounded the re lations of the governments and the people of Amellen, we, the plenipo tentiaries of Brazil, Argentina and Chile, duly authorized hereto, have the honor to tender to your excellen cy's government our good offices for the peaceful and friendly settlement of the conflict between the United Stales and Mexico. "This offer puts lu due form tho suggestions which we have had occa sion to offer heretofore on this sub ject to the Secretary, to whom we re new the assurances of our highest and most distinguished consideration. "D Da (Jania, "lt. S. Niton, "Eduardo Suarez Mujlca." Our Government Accepts. Washington, April 2f>.-President Wilson to-night announced he had accepted an offer from Brazil, Argen tina and Chile to use their good of fices in an attempt to bring about a peaceful and friendly settlement of the difficulty between the United States and Mexico. This announcement was made af ter he had called Acting Chairman Shlvely, of the Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee; Senator Lodge, .'ts ranking Republican member, and Chairman Flood and Representative Cooper, of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, into conference. Huerta Becomes IVfore Reasonable. * Washington, April 26-Spanish Ambassador Riane announced late to night thrft he had received private ad vices from Mexico City Btating that Cen. Huerta li their good^WBIlrworing about an amicable settlement of the difficulty between tho United States and Mex ico. This information, though unofficial, was accepted as authentic by the am bassador, who expects to be prepared to place Cen. Huerta's formal accept ance before the representatives of the three South Amerlean countries to morrow. The Interests of the Huerta gov ernment In the United States were taken over hy the Spanish embassy when Charge A Iga ta left Washington. Ambuss,idor Piano received an offer oTthe good offices ol' the three peace envoys last night, after the offer had hoon accepted by President. Wilson. lt was cabled Immediately to the Spanish minister at Mexico City and hy him presented to (Jen. Huerta. When the formal acceptance from Mexico City ls in hand, the South American diplomats will be ready to proceed with their plan, no intima tion of the nature of which has yet been given. It generally has been understood here, however, that the peace envoys expect to deal directly with tho situation ereated by the Tampico Incident and other offenses against the honor and dignity of the United States, hoping to bring about a peaceful settlement. Hoping inn! Preparing. Washington, April 26. - Hope for peace-yet not slackening in prepa rations for war-was the spirit of to day's developments in the Mexican crisis. President Wilson, hopeful, though not confident, that war may bo avert ed through the efforts of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, conferred with Sec retary Garrison, approving orders for the joint jurisdiction of the army and navy over Vera Cruz and vicinity when (Jen. Funston, who will be in command, arrives to-morrow to rein force Admiral Fletcher's forces. Tension over the one phase of the situation which may at any moment upset peace phi UK the safety of Americans in Mexico and other inte rior points was partially relieved by the announcement of Secretary Bryan that, through the British embassy here, the Huerta officials and Admi ral Fletcher had arranged for the safe departure of Americans from the Mexican capital and the free exodus of Mexicans from Vera Cruz. Thos. B. Hobler, lirst secretary of tho Brit ish legation In Mexico City, taking a trainload of Mexicans from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, informed Gen. Huerta that the American froees were not restraining Mexicans from leav ing there and was assured that Amer icans eonso.'iuontly would be allowed to leave the capital as they pleased. home at Cross Hill Saturday, after teaching at Cracker Neck Hie past winter. Edrew C. Cromer and Miss Rosa Glymph accompanied her as far as Anderson. Mr3. B. H. Glymph is at home again, after a three weeks' stay In tho Anderson Hospital. We are glad to ?e her much improved in health. horace G. Leathers, of Spartar bung, spent the week-end with rela tives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Isbell and two Mttlo daughters, Grace and Janie Rae. were recont visitors to West minster.