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"TO THINK OWN SELF BIB 'VRUW. AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY* THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FALSE TO ANi MAN . By STECK, SHELOH & SCHRODEH. WALHALLA. SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DEO. 21, 1010. New Series No. 801.-Volume LXI.-No. 81. A shoe which will not sd is not the shoe tor hard service chrome-tanned, solid leather wa sold for the price, and a very lil this shoe in sizes to lit holli the 1 ' The 'Stronger-Than The L wearing shoe in the world." rr i'Avs TO iii C. W. & J. E Walhalla, Sc WATKll AM) KiltlO DESTROY. Nearly 1,000 Dead in Austin Flood. Johnstown and Galveston Derailed. Austin, l'a.. Sept ?10.-With a roar that could he heard lor miles, the great dam of the Hayless Pulp and Paper Company, at Austin, fourteen milos from here, went out at 2..SO o'clock this afternoon. Forty bodies had been recovered from the ruins when darkness came, and it is esti mated that fully four hundred are unaccounted for and are believed to be dead. The dam. which was 530 foot long '"??TT-?Wr 40:Teo'V hlgh'i was a2 feet thick at the'ba'se and held back more than five hundred million gallons of wa ter. For the Hrst time since its con struction, two years ago, the water ?was running over tho top to-day, and many, persons went out from Austin, a mlle and a half away, to see the unusual sight. Breaks Without Warning. They were horrified when a sec tion of about twenty feet wide gave way on the west side. A groat vol ume of water poured through tho hole and the alarm was quickly sounded. People ran for their lives to the hills near by, hut some were caught in the Hood and whirled down tho valley. A moment later another break occurred, this timo on the east side. It was much greater than the ! first, and permitted the hulk of the water behind it lo rush in a mighty volume toward the lowlands. Harry Davis, a locomotive engineer of this place, reached a telephone and notified the operator at the exchange. She called as many persons as possi ble, but the time was short. Tho raging flood tore down the little val ley, carrying death on its debris-cov ered crest. Women and Children Helpless. Hundreds of women and children, (the men were away at work.) were caught In their homes and drowned or crushed before they knew what had happened. Houses went down before the mighty crush of water, and gas pipes, bent and broken, released their dangerous fluid. Before the water had passed on its terrible course through town, a dozen lires were burning in as many places, and tho cries of injured and impris oned persons joined lu tho terrific thunder of the Hood. Much of tho debris lodged against g the shops of the Bull?alo and Susque hanna Railroad, and there the fire raged fiercest. Many wert; caught here, and few escaped with their lives. The course of the flood was through tho business center of the little village. A majority of the buildings were of wood, and those Which were not were i inmediately ' wrecked by the torrent and soon were in llames. . No Chance for Safety. '< So sudden was the onslaught of water that many persons bad no limo to flee to (lie hills, but others re ceived the warning, and, hearing tho fire hell, hastened to the center of tho town, only lo he caught in the flood an I swept away. Tho Hood passed quickly, leaving desolat ion in its wake. Houses had been crushed and tossed about like toys, willie hundreds of bodies had been carried down on the crest of the surging tor rent. With the passing of the water, L those who hud fled to the hills hast ened to return lo their ruined homes in search of relativos anil friends. Here and I lun e bodies had been cast up along the path of the torrent, and about forty bodies were recovered In a short time. Some of them had been so badly battered by the toss ing debris that they were beyond rec ognition, while others had been car ried along with no apparent Injury. Many were caught In burning build ings, and lt will he days before the real extent, of the calamity will be known. lt ls believed that no less Don't Rob Yourself UV PAVING GOOD MONEY rou poon SHOKS, ind Hold work and rough weather \ Our "Slronger-Than-The Law" ter-proofs are the best work shoos Ile money buys them. We have loy and his father, aw' is the strongest and longest IV I'OH CASH. . Bauknight, ?uth Carolina. than 100 persons perished, and some estimates are higher. Thousand Buildings Destroyed. lt ls estimated a thousand build ings have been torn from their foun dations and crushed lu the flood or have been destroyed by fire. The wa ter made HB way through the busi ness sections of the town and left only four buildings standing. The valley of Freeman's Run 1B narrow and the town was built along its banks. All the buildings In the lower part of thc valley were swept off their foundations by the torrent and many of those which renlained, quickly felj a prey to the 8a.?he8. Thoi^ Nvtis"'no one to' attempt o stop the fire and it was allowed to burn Itself out, the survivors of the flood standing idly on the hillsides, stunned beyond the power to act. All Churches (?one. The live or six churches lu the town are all gone, the only publie In stitutions left standing being the hos pital and the school house. Costello Wiped Out. Austin. Pa.. Sept. ?10.-The little town ol' Costello, below this place, has been annihilated. The popula tion is between 100 and 500 persons. A survivor reached Austin al 10 o'clock to-night. He said that there was hardly a sign of life there. Whe ther most ol' the citizens of the place perished in the flood or have fled to the hills, the man could not say. Ho believes, however, that two-thirds of the population are dead. Definite information was obtained after 10 o'clock that every member of the family of State Senator Frank E. Baldwin, except the Senator him self, was killed. These Include Mrs. Balwin, their children, Senator Bald win's mother, father and sister. Tho Senator was Injured. Not Bad ns First Thought. Austin, Pa., Odo. 1.-Estimates of tho loss of life In the flood that over whelmed the town of Austin yester day diminished to-day, when an army of volunteer rescuers worked Hs way into ibo masses of wreckage. In the opinion of many on the ground, the number of deaths will not reach 160, while the less hopeful place the Hst of fatalities at ?100. The property loss will exceed $0, 000,000. and lt is the general opin ion that the town never will bo re built. Two, at least, of I he large plants will not be reconstructed, and a majority ol' the business men of the place have been financially ruined. Estimates of Dead. State officials In charge of tho situ ation, aller a hasty canvass ol' tho population to-day, expressed the be lief that more (han 150 aro dead in the wreckage. Chief of Police 1). F. Maker, however, believes that fully 300 are dead or niissi. g. Reports from Costello and points further down the Sinneniahoning grew more encouraging as the day advanced. Al Costello, while there was a heavy financial loss, it was said that no more than three per sons were dead. Beyond that point no fatalities had been reported. To Investigate Cause. The cause of the breaking ol' the dam is a matter which the district attorney of Potter county has taken steps to investigate. The Hayless Dam was examined by exports over a year ago and certain recommenda tions were made looking lo Hs safety. The district attorney has secured the names of some of the experts who submitted the report to the Hayless Company and will summon them to testify at an inquest to begin some day this week. Johnstown Flood- IMHO. The Austin flood, which ls shock ing in Its death list, (loos not comparo with tho havoc wrought at Johns town, May 31st, 1880. when 2,23.r> human lives were sacrificed and prop erty worth $10,000,000 destroyed by JURY RETURNS NO VERDICT. Mistrial Resulted in the I>nbel Deni Case. (Columbia Record, 2d.) After nearly 3 5 hours' deliberation upon the testimony and the law, a Jury of twelve citizens of Richland county declared Itself Monday morn ing unable to reach an agreement as to whether L. \V. Boykin, J. B. To wlll and W. O. Tatum, former State dispensary officials, are guilty or not guilty of the charge of conspiracy to defraud the State in the purchase of 2 1.000.000 labels for the old State dispensary from Nivlsson-Weiskopf Company, of Cincinnati, in the early part of I 9Of?. The trial of these former officials of Ibo dispensary was commenced last Tuesday morning, both the state and the defense being represented by a distinguished array of legal talent. Tho State closed its case Saturd y af ternoon about 1 o'clock, the defense announcing thal they would put up no testimony. Arguments were im mediately gone Into, and after a charge by Judge Wilson, the Indict ment was given to the jury, and they retired to make up their verdict at 11.16 Saturday night. Court waited for their verdict without adjourning, until I o'clock Sunday afternoon, when Judge Wilson left an envelope and requested that if a verdict shoud be reached it should be sealed and left to be opened when court con vened .Monday morning at 10 o'clock. At 10 o'clock Monday morning the jury had not yet come out of their room. When court was called to or der Judge Wilson ordered the she riff to bring the jury out. The roll was called with due formality, and' the question was asked, "Gentlemen of thc jury, have you reached a ver dict?" "We have not," responded N. O. Ryles, the foreman. Judge Wilson expressed himself as regretting very much that the jury had not been able to reach a verdict, but he stated that be would refrain from offering any censure or criticism, of their course. lt ls understood that the majority j of the jury, vinve for.acquittal. ? * 'ThV^d^kopfVw. .-..**f*r When asked about the disposition of the case against Dennis Welskopf, who is under indictment with L. W. [Boykin, J. H. Towill and W. O. Ta tum on the charge ol' conspiracy to defraud the Slate, Attorney General Lyon sahl he had not bini to say, but called attention to the fact that dur ing the trial Just concluded, it had been brought out in the testimony that the case would be nol prossed against Welskopf when the present trial was concluded, upon the condi tion that he testify for the State. As the case resulted In a mistrial, and lt must be gone over again, the In dictment is still held against Weis kopf. As to when the case will be brought up again in the courts, there ls no Statement whatever. The defendants are being held under their same bonds for their appearance, and there seems to be no change In the status of affairs in this particular Indict ment, although some formal nol pro8ses were entered by Attorney General Lyon Monday morning in I cases which have already been tried, In connection with the dispensary "graft." the breaking of thc dam across the Conemaugh river, twelve miles away from the doomed city. Johnstown was a city of 26,000 population on the fatal day of tho flood. In a few hours lt was a deso lated waste of water and ruins, strewn for miles with corpses of men. women and children. Such a horror I'-'.s never before been known in the a urals of American history. The dam across tho Conemaugh river suddenly collapsed, without a mo ment's warning, releasing a lake two and one-half miles long, a mile and a half wide and in many places as much as one hundred feet deep. Tho Hood rushed down the valley of the Conemaugh upon the unsuspecting city. The property damage was $10, 000.000, and $3,000,000 was sent to the survivors from all parts ol' the count ry. The Calveston Horror-11)00. Six thousand lives was the dread ful toll which was claimed by the Wost Indian hurricane that swept over Galveston on September 8, 1000. This catastrophe, which has been termed ns the most, terrible disaster ever resulting on the .Vorth American continent from natural causes, lasted for 18 hours. Tho wind veered in every direction and reached a maxi mum velocity that was estimated at I 35 miles an hour. Seven thousand buildings were blown down and the property loss, valued at $18,000,000, as well as tho appalling death Hst, ali occurred be tween the hours of 7 and ft p. m. Tho streets were Hooded to a depth of six teen feet. -. You are not experimenting on yourself when you toko Chamber lain's Cough Remedy for a cold, as that preparation has won its great reputation and extensive sale by Its remarkable cures of colds, and can always be depended upon, it ls equal ly valuable for adults and children, and may be given to young children with implicit confidence as it con tains no harmful drug. Sold by all dealers. WESTMINSTER'S I?OCAIJ NEW8. 1 ?PS\ Relay Roce Friday-High School Pupil Injured. 0 was Westminster, Oct. 3.- Special: There will be a relay race between tho Ayestinlnster High School and the Sentjfea High School next Friday af ternoon, October 6th. The start will ba made at Seneca about 4 o'clock. These, will be fourteen runners on oaclir'slile, each running a lap of soven-tonlhs of a mlle. This will be thei first race of the school year, and lt ?& earnestly requested by the man agoi'SjUhat a clear road be given the rnnjiers, so there will be no trouble of any kind. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Marett spent Friday in Fair Play. Mr.- and Mrs. A. Zimmerman re turned Friday from Memphis, Tenn. Miss Posa McDonald began teach ing ju the high school at Mount Airy, (la.,, yesterday. B,fO. Whitten left yesterday for At bint-1 to resume his studies in tlx A tia* ita Medical College. M ss Binnia Zimmerman has re turn ?dyfi'o ni a visit to friends at Lynchburg, Va. 1$ Coleman, of Spartanburg, town last week. Laura Ibitsor-., of Greenville, ss Lillie Granger, or Plckens, lests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M conference at the Baptist church last Saturday it was decided to r&ise $300 for foreign missions duri)& tho next year. J.'-Ci. Phillips, of Picken?, was in townti?ne day last week. MM. IL J. Trlbble, of Elberton, Gaj,^a.s been the guest of her sis ter, rjr?prs. Florence Smithson, for thc past -.tow days. .Ralph Lawrence, a pupil of inc V^estjAlnster High School, was th^ovr?i from his mule last Friday and sustained painful Injuries, The mulet?enme frightened and threw tho rider on his head and face. In the f?jl a gash severaL inches in longthiwas cut lu.the fo??head. Hrs. Walker and S(pipsi)jw**fe^sed the ..woulds, /? ^ TJ-: ai.' Ul.^mm.i,,,,,, Un.. .... ..ni, _'l ?.?Pt if Richmond, Va., were tho guests Mrs. E. P. Cox one day .last week. Mrs. Henry F. Alexander, L. A. Edwards and William Edwards, of Seneca, were in Westminster one day last week. The Ladles' Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will hold their llnal meeting for this church year next Monday afternoon, October 9th, at 4.30. All members are ur gently requested to be present, as lhere will be business of Importance to come up ?at the meeting. The children of the Baptist Church contributed $45.45 for the Connie Maxwell Orphanage last Sunday morning. The song service by the children, with Prof. Durham as lead er, was especially good. Rev. F. G. Lavender preached a very interesting as well as Instructive esinron to the little boys and girls. Rev. A. P. Marett and J. N. Whita ker visited in Anderson county the latter part of last week. Rev. R. L. Grier, of Greeley ville, Williamsburg county, has accepted a call to become pastor of the West minster Presbyterian church. Rev. Grier was elected pastor of this church at the congregational meeting held on September 10th. He will take up his work herc about Novem her 1st. MOTORMAN (?OIOS FREE. Matthews Not Guilty of Murder In Killing Walter Lylos. Atlanta, Sept. 30.-W. M. Mat thews was found not guilty of the murder of Walter Lyle by a jury ( his peers In Judge Bell's court on Friday afternoon. The jury, after being out more than two hours, re turned the verdict at 2.05, and Mat thews was freed. It was a pathetic scene in the crowded court room when Matthews and members of his family, crying through sheer joy, thanked the jury and tho judge. Lyle was killed at Capitol View on thc night of August 18th by Mat thews, who was a motorman for the Georgia Railway and Electric Com pany. It was alleged at the Hine that Lyle and several companions had been badgering tie? motorman for some Hine, and that, thoroughly ex asperated by the taunts of the youths, he had emptied his revolver Into a crowd of five boys, killing Lyle and wounding another boy. Injured Kesley Child Dies. Easley, Sept. 30.-Fay, the five year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith who was struck by Warren Smith's automobile last Tuesday evening, died about !l o'clock this morning at the Greenville Hos pital, where she was taken with a view to operating. A thorough ex amination was held and the physi cians deemed it useless. Her case was a most peculiar one, as no scars or bruises were on the head or body; yet sho had been unconscious over since the accident, three and a hall days ago. Thc physicians ilrst thought that the fender of the ma chine struck her, but later decided that lt must havo been the rubber tire, ns the fender would most prob ably havo cut a gash in the face, whoi" thoro was a very slight scratch. mcKAKIOKS AND STRIKERS MIX. Several Killed-Moody Outbreaks ?II lim i hmm Lines. Cairo, 111., Oct. 3.-The Illinois Central Railroad obtained an injunc tion in tho United States District Court at Cairo this morning, direct ed against the strikers and strike syinpalhl/.ors nnd preventing Inter ference In any way with the conduct of the company's business. The district covers lOast SI. leonis and other points in Southern Illinois. This injunction Is said to cover the remaining territory in which any overt act has been committed. Two Factions Fight. Jackson, Mist . Oet. 3-When three coaches loaded with strike-breakers arrived here late to-day a pitched hattie occurred, in which one man is believed to have received fatal in juries and a number ol' others more or less seriously injured. Pistols were bred, stones bulbul and clubs wielded savagely oil both sides. 10. IL Mont gomery, a striker, one ol' the oldest employees of thc Illinois Central rail road system, was struck on the head by a brick. Ills skull ia fractured, it ls thought, and he is likely to die. Reports are con dieting as to which side began the light. Some bystand ers on the platform say the Hrs! mis siles came from the coaches; railroad Officials declare that stones were first burled through the windows of tho coaches. The strike-breakers were lighting when they disembarked. Troops Ordered Out. N.'che/., Miss.. Oct. 3.-Col. E.A. Hake., Third Regiment Mississippi Guards, received n telegram to-night from Adjt. Cen. Fridge ordering local militia companies to proceed to Mc comb City at once to BU pp res? threat ened riots in connection with the Illi nois Central Railroad strike. Strike-Breakers Kill Switchman. Cairo, UL, Oct. 3.-Robt. 'Mitchell, Illinois Central switchman, was shot and killed this morning hi the rail road yards at Mounds, near here, by a machinist brought hor/. as a strike breaker,1' hilt /dl*fch,nvge// tor incom petency 'yesterday. ,/:-n ... . ,v \,. ' . y JlRxMly Otitbreatts ?/d?ltjujjtoii. ' Houston-, Texas, Oct. .3.---Whether' g?aiNls or -strikoi^ caused-' Mic first fatality in the Hariman litios atr?ke hero to-day ls a disputed question. The police say they are unable to say ' who fired the shots or from what di rection they came. J. J. Ripes, special officer from Athens. Texas, was killed just inside the gates of the shop yards while en route with a small party of ofllcers and strike-breakers from a train to the yard. Others were wounded. ONLY ONE DEATH CHARRED. Will Not Press Charges of Poisoning Other Members of Family. New Orleans, Sept. 30.--Annie Crawford, the young woman charged With killing her sister, Elise, by ad ministering poison, will be given an early trial according to the state ment of District Attorney Adams to night. Legal counsel asked by the accused will not be assigned until her case has been apportioned to the court which will conduct the trial. lt was also announced that Miss Crawford will not be charged with causing the deaths of her father, mo ther and sister Agnes, all of whom died under mysterious circumstances in 1910. This decision, lt is stated, ls based on the city chemist's report that it practically would be I in possi ble to determine tho presence of pois on in any of the bodies after having been buried so long. Much comment has resulted from the fact that no coroner's Investiga tion was made In this case, all in vestigation, being conducted person ally by the district attorney, working with detectives of the local police de partment. lt ls declared by many that the State's case was weakened by the fact that he did not warn the accused that any statements she made might be used against her. The district attorney, however, says this ls not necessary in this State, tho Supreme Court having so ruled. Miss Crawford has stated that no coer cion or harsh methods were used lo get her lo confess. Oconec County Farmers' Union. Oconeo County Farmers' Uilion will meet with Bounty Land local, ia spe cial session, at Bounty Land school house, on Saturday, October 7, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m. lOvery local ls requested to send delegates, and not only delegates, but wo want every union brother that can possibly at tend to meet with us, as there is business to be transacted that every farmer in the county ls Interested In. Would be glad to have as many non-union brethren to meet with us as will do so. All come, Wo would like to have evory township in the county repre sented. A. H. Ellison. County President. J. W. Alexander. Secretary. Annual Meeting Old Stone Church. Clemson College, Sept. 29.-Tho Annual Meeting of the Old Stone Church and Cemetery Association will be held at Old Stone Church Sat urdav, October 7th. 1911. Sermon at ll a! m. by Rev. T. V. McCaul. Do not forget your dues.. Hy order of the president: Capt. .7. Milos Plckons. R. N. Brackett, Sec'y-Troas. IA>CAIJ NEWS FROM SENECA. Onee-n-Wcck Club Holds First Moot ing-Ix>onl Ilrlefa. Seneca, Oct. 3.-Special: A pro tracted meeting ?H to begin at tho Presbyterian church next Sunday at the morning service and to continue through tho following Sunday. Pre paratory services are being held this week at various homes every evening, except Wednesday, when the regular prayer meeting will be held at tho Church. The pastor of the Baptist church has called off tho prayer meet ing at his church, allowing his con gregation to worship at the Presbyte rian church. Two services will bo held dally during the meeting. The morning serivces will he at 10 o'clock. The relay race between Westmin ster and Seneca will come oft next Friday afternoon. Tho race will end at West minster, but a large number of Seneca people will go up to seo the finish. At a meei lng of the Aid Society of the Presbyterian church Monday af ternoon al Mrs. Wm. Neill's, a sp? cial meeting of thc Missionary Soci ety was called for the purpose of electing a delegate to the union to be held at Anderson. Mrs. J. T. Holleman was elected, with Mrs. T. E. Strlbllng as alternate. Miss Bessie Dye, who has been vis iting relatives here for some weeks, returned to her home Tuesday morn ing. A large number of Seneca people went over to Greenville Monday night to see "Madame Sherry." Mrs. S. D, Cherry, who has beea quite sick for several weeks, ls Im proving, which will be gratifying news to ber friends. Mrs. J. E. James and children spent several days tho first of tho week with their relatives here. They were on their way to llnlontown, Al abama, where Mr. James has accepted a call as pastor of the Presbyterian' church. The opening meeting of tho Qnc.e a-Weok Club last week was a delight ful occasion and was held with tho president,. Mrs. J,. H.. Adams, > An-in- . (cresting program, bearing upon the early hlstpry .hf thcclub, \y>B arrang ed by the president, and a ohar'rnlng soldai .hour followed , the. business, program. ' ; 1 ',>'' .' >Vrhb^lrilllltVery openings wore well attended 'and th? styl?s were beautl-v r ful and attractively displayed. The hats ?ire said to exceed in stylo and workmanship any ever before dis played hen;. R. Wales Lowery spent Sunday In tireen ville. Mrs. J. T. Hoi loman, Mrs. Yancey Sllgh ana Julian Holleman spent tho week-end in Anderson. They were accompanied home Sunday afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. Dee Holleman, com ing through the country in Mr. Ilol leman's car. .lohn A. Elrod, formerly of Seneca, but recently of Greenville, has taken charge of the cuisine of the Oconco Inn. W. A. Holland, who has had charge of the dining room for some months, is now devoting himself to his bakery. W. M. Neill ls doing relief work at Belton and will be absent from Sen oca several weeks. The Ooe-Wlleox wedding will at tract the presence of a large number of the friends of the contracting cou ple on Wednesday evening. The young people of tho town are planning to give a play on Thanks giving, and weekly practices are ho ing hold. The play, "Down In Maine," has twelve characters, and the cast ls composed of attractive members of young society people, who are being drilled by a competent committee. The full cast will be given to the public at an early date. Mrs. Tom Bumpkin and Mrs. Ollie Brock wore among the excursionists to Atlanta last week. Miss Bessie Sharpe spent last Thursday with Miss Verna Strlbllng on her way to her home in Ander son from Atlanta. TO DEATH PROM SKYSCRAPER. Mangled Body of Helier Reynolds Found Beside Building. Columbia, Sept. 30.-The mangled form of Heber Reynolds, a well known young man of Columbia, was found beside the Loan and Exohange Rank building, ti 12-story structure, famlllary known ?is "tho sky scraper," this morning. Ho had , fallen from the ninth floor. One of his arms was caught on an iron fence and torn from his body. lt ls supposed that he was seated in a window and lost his balance, Tho night watchman said he heard a thud at 1 1.30 o'clock last night. Mr. Reynolds was a son of the lato John S. Reynolds, Supreme Court li brarian, and well known throughout the State. He was 21 years old. Ho is survived by his mother, several sis ters and a brother, John l<\ Reynolds, night editor of The State. ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? .J?. COTTON MARKET. ?gt .J? ?J? ?J? ?J?. oj? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?I* ?J? ?J? Farmers' Union Holds for M Cents Per Pound Walhalla Market To-Day. The following prices prevailed on the Walhalla market this morning, being reported Just as wo go to press: Middling.0% Strict middling.0 % Good middling.0%