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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. LOOK WELL, FIT WELL, WEAR WELL. In all our shoo experience wo have been unable to find n totter .$1 shoo for mon than the "Patriot?" or a more dressy $;t.r>0 shoe than the "Pilgrim." But we also have a dandy nt $:t, and if that is Ul? pri?e which suits you lR\st, coll for the "Pluck," an honestly made, solid?leather shoe, the greatest shoe at tho pri?e in all America. Kvory "Star Brand" shoe tell? its own story; llrst in at tractive appearance, then in comfortable (lt und genuine good service. It holds its shane to the last, and wears long and well. "STAIt BRAND SHOES ARK BETTER." C. W. & J. E. BAUKNIGHT, IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. THE ROYS' CORN OTiUB SHOW. Ten-Far F.xhihit at the Court House December 2d. The hoys of the Oconee Corn Club will hold their ten-ear exhibit of corn nt the Court House on December 2, 1911. There is a nico prize for the best and second best ten-ear exhibit, and every hoy In tho corn club is urged to bring ten ears of corn, se lected from Ills prize acre of corn, and place lt on exhibition and com pele for the prize that day. Entries will closo at 12 o'clock m. The public is invited to be present and see the corn. The exhibit will be under tho supervision of the Coun ty Hoard ol' Education and they will have experts as judges. .1. p. Strlbliug, Manager Hoys' Corn Club. Mease's Thanksgiving Proclamation. , Stiite of South Carolina. Executive Chamber.-In accordance with ti time honored custom, Thursday, Novem ber 30th, 19 11, is hereby appointed ar a day of thanksgiving, and it is recommended that the people of this State cease their usual pursuits and avocations on that day, and in their homes, churches and meeting places, give thanks to Almighty God for the pence, happiness and prosperity with which they have been blessed during the present year. (Seal.) In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caus ed tho groat seal of tho Slate lo bo affixed at Columbia, tills 10th day of November, A. 1). 1911, and In the one hundred and thirty-sixth year of the Independence of the United States of A merion. Cole L. Bl ease, Governor. Hy tho Governor: R. M. McCown, Secretary of Stale. MATTERS AT WINTHROP. State Agricultural Agent ,and> Col ' lege Co-operate in Groat Work. Winthrop College, Nov. ll.-Spe cial: Miss Marie Cromer, of Aiken, State agent for the United States De partment of Agriculture for Girls' ('anning Club, is to make her head quarters at Winthrop. Winthrop College and the Department of Agri culture are to co-operate with Miss Cromer, not only in the Girls' Can ning Club, but In other work bear ing upon belter homes for the people of the State. lion. Mondol H. Smith, of Camden, has accepted tl" invitation of the three literary societies to address thom at their Joint celebration on Saturday evening, November 18th. Work has been begun on the new 8< !6 building. Every effort is bo il, H ade to complete this building as s ./ii as possible. The lecture by Earnest Thompson Seton last Monday evening was very mindi enjoyed. Tho lecture, "Scout ing for Wild Animals," was Illustrat ed by magic lantern pictures, most of which had been drawn hy tho dis tinguished writer and naturalist. ls the World Growing Better? Many things go to prove that it ls. The way thousands are trying to help others ls proof. Among them ls Mrs. W. W. Gould, of Pittsfield, N. H. Finding good health by taking Elec tric. Hitters, she now advises Other sufferers everywhere to take them. '"For years I sn fered with stomach and kidney trouble." she writes. '. "Every medicine I used failed till I ! took Electric Hitters. Hut tills great ! remedy helped me wonderfully." They'll help any woman. They're thc best tonio and linos! liver and kidney remedy that's made. Try they. You'll soe. "?Oe. at all drug gists. BAKING POWDER Absolutely P&ijro Economizes Butter, Flour, Eggs ; makes the food more appetizing and wholesome Hie only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar T<> COLLECT OLD STA TM BONDS. South American Government May Bring Huit Against N. Carolina. (New York Times.) Plans have been laid by represen* tatives of holders of the repudiated bonds of several Southern StateB, par- ! ticularly of North Carolina, to effect au enforcement of their claims [ ( h rough a suit by a foreign govern- j ment in the event of the failure of the plan recently suggested to Presi dent Taft for voluntary arbitration of the claims. This suggestion was made in a letter addressed to the President by H. B. Hollins, & Co., who have undertaken to act as bank ers for the bondholders. Tho com munication to the President seeking his good offices was referred to Sec retary of the Treasury MacVoagh. The representatives of the bondhold^ ors, including the American represen tative of the foreign bondholders'; committee, expect to have a confer ence with the secretary some time nv the near future with a view to formu lating plans which they hope will bo successful in bringing about arbitra tion of their claims. Instead, however, of resting on the hope of a friendly adjustment, the> European and American holders of. ? hose bonds who are co-operating"' have sent a representative to one of. tho South American republics to close an arrangement tinder which this. South American government has al ready agreed to accept a. gift of sonic of these Southern bonds with a vlety to bringing suit for.thetr collection. This was made known by a represen tative of the bondholders. A similar method of collecting on the default ed State bonds has already been ro sorted to with success ip the past, and it is assumed that no difficulty would be encountered, in view of the previous decisions of the Supr?me Court, in an effort of a foreign gov ernment to collect. This would not directly, of course, affect any other holders of the bonds, but once the validity of any particular issue of these State bonds was conflrnjfcd ln-,a/ suit by a foreign governmo't?t!'?s tho ^bondholders would b.e^ln^^'p^l^otji away enough of the bonds to make possible collections from the State much in excess of the amount which the bondholders themselves would be willing LU accept in settlement. The present effort, to collect on these bonds follows a long series of attempts to negotiate a settlement. Tho bonds, whose holders are repre sented by those engaged in tho pres ent movement, amount to about $2S, 00(1,0(10. exclusive of intortst. Of these bonds about $11,00(1.000 were issued by North Carolina. $5,000,000 by South Carolina. $5,000,000 by Georgia, and about $7,000,000 hy Mississippi. Tho accumulations of interest amount, perhaps, all told, to about twice the par value of the bonds. In Now York State alone, ac cording lo information gathered by Edward L. Andrews, New York coun sel to the London Committee of North Carolina bondholders, there aro about 20,000 holders of repudi ated bonds of Southern States. Abroad, aside from the large number ol* ?n gi isl) holders, there are many ("orman as well as other Continental holders, lt was said that the Ger man government through the consu lar representative, is manifesting an interest in tho present effort, to make a seulement. ruder a law passed in this State some years ago the State authorities were authorized to accept gifts of such bonds, and bring suit for their settlement, but no such stop has been taken by this State. lt ls un derstood that an action of this kind was suggested to Governor Dix hy representatives of the bondholders, but that ho ?lid not approve tho sug gestion. Takes Stand Against Trusts. .lo ff orson City, Mo., Nov. II.-The Supremo Court of tho Stale of Mis souri o day issued a writ of ouster against the International Harvester Company, and assessed a imo of $50, 000 for violation of tho anti-trust law. The International Harvester Com pany was convicted in September. HMO, of violating the Missouri anti trust laws. Tho ease was submitted to the Su preme Court for affirmation last April. The offed ol' tho decision is to proven! all companies which make up the International Company from conducting further business In tho State. Charleston Navy Yard. Washington, Nov. 14.-Tho navy department may continue all South ern navy yards in active service by a new policy of specialization. Tho Charleston yard will hereafter re tu bo till torpedo boat destroyers, becoming practically the mother yard for thoso craft. Similar plans may ho math? for other smaller plants which the de partment had desired to abandon. lt Startled the World when Ibo astounding claims were first made for Bucklen's Arnica Salve, but forty years of wonderful litres have proved them true, and everywhere it i:; now known as the best salve on earth for burns, bolls, scalds, sores, cuts, bruises, sprains, swellings, eczema, chapped hands, fever sores and pi les. Only 25c. st all druggists. NS DOWN BEATTIE'S APPEAL ndeiuned Man's Oi?*y Ho|>o Now ... Rests in Virginia Governor. I Richmond, Va., Nov. 13-By refus ing to-day to grant an appeal in tho ^80 of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., vlcted In Chesterfield county on tomber 8, for the murder of his ?, the Virginia Supreme Court ?s away from tho condemned n his last hope of escaping execu tion on November 24th, unless Gov ernor Mann should Interfere. ^?yVhlle declining to-night to com ment on the court's ruling, Governor Tpann announced that he will Issue a statement to-morrow, after a confer ence with Beattle's lawyers, who are still lighting desperately in his be half. There ls a bare possibility that the Governor will grant a brief respite, although this is b> no means cortain. || Contrary to the expectation of lawyers generally, the Supreme Court fifed no written opiniong giving its reason for not allowing an appeal. Tn the presence of the entire court ?hief .Justico James Keith made this Official statement to the clerk: I,'"In the Beattie case, the court be ing of the opinion that the judgment Ol the lower court is plainly right, doth refuse the petition for a writ of error." H Seventeen hills of exceptions were j Aled with the higher court by Beat .fie's counsel. Cases were cited in an | attempt to show that In the closing ? address to the jury Prosecutor Wen- j denburg had erred In his demand j 'jhat Virginia should open the graves [ |f all murderers hanged heretofore ? ;d apologize to their bones if Beat e Should be permitted to go free. Early this afternoon H. C. Beat ?, Sr., went to the penitentiary and fie escorted lo the death chamber jfiere he, in a faltering voice, notl ?fiefl his son that the appeal had been don ied. H The prisoner's iron nerve did not 'desert him. Ile did not seem to feel ov comprehend Its meaning, but en deavored manfully to comfort his old fisher, whose grief was intense. YS THAT THEY MUST SERVE .yuprome i ourTuphold^l^er Court ' in Son ii nob- Judgment. Columbia, Nov. 13.-Rejecting tho allegations of error in the trial in tho lower court, the South Carolina Su preme Court this afternoon, in an opinion by Chief Justice Jones, af firms the judgment of thc Richland County circuit court, in November, 1!)I0, when John Y. Carlington and James Stobo Young wore convicted on a charge of breach of trust as ofll cers of tho Seminole Securities Com pany, and sentenced to serve three yea|*S, and one year, respectively, on j the public works or in the Stale peni- j ten tia ry. Carlington was president and Young secretary and treasurer of the company, and were brought to trial in the Richland court, on an indict ment embracing five counts, Includ ing charges of conspiracy, breach of trust with fraudulent intention, and grand larceny. They were found guilty by the jury on the fourth count only, which charges "a breach of trust hy the said defendants hy the conversion to their own use of the sum of $55,596 in money of the propetry of Hie Seminole Securi ties Company, entrusted to the de fendants and converted to their own use with fraudulent intention." Carlington and Young aro both from Laurens, and are under a $f>, 000 bond each for their appearance. lt. ls stated hore to-night, that tho men are now in Chicago, but they will be communicated with at once, and are expected to arrive in tho im mediate future to commence serving their sentences. Tho exceptions, imputing error during !he trial, embrace admission of testimony alleged to be immate rial, rulings of Ibo presiding judge on motions for a directed verdict, and for (plashing of Indictments, and re fusal-* hy presiding judge lo charge as requested by the defense. The opinion at every point linds the trial to have been conducted without er ror prejudicial to the defense and af firms the judgment. Associate Justices Cary, Woods and Hydrlck concur in the decision of Chief Justice Jones. Tax Money t'ornes Slowly. (The Slate.) R. H. Jennings. State Treasurer, has so far received $20,000 in tax money from 17 county treasurers out. of 4 3. Charleston county leads with $10,000. The collection of State taxes began on October 15. After January I there will ho a penalty of 1 por cent on all delinquents. It requires about. $1,000,000 to op erate the State government each year. It ls necessary lo borrow $.r>00, 000 a year because the State lacks just that amount of being on a cash basis. The Stato levy this year was 5% mills. It ls not probable that the levy will be Increased by tho next General Assembly. Oconeo Taxes. Inquiry at tho ellice of County Treasurer W. J. Schroder brought out. the fact that tho total collection of laxes up to yesterday amounted to $1 .300.8!). As a rule laxes are paid very slow ly up to within a week or ten days of tho closing of the hooks before the first penalty of 1 per cent ls nttached. I TIIIO BLUE IM I>(< I'J RAILWAY. Joint Meeting to Ke Held Next Monday, tho 20th. A letter has boen received by R. T. Jayno8, Esq., from Gen. M. Lt. Bonham, chairman of com mittee, advising that a confer ence will ho held at Anderson on the 20th Instant, at 1,30 p. m., wifh W. W. Kinley, presi dent of the Southern Railway Company, H. B. Silencer, vice president, Mr. Miller, assistant to the president, and Col. A. R. Andrews, vice president of the Southern Railway Company, nt which time, and place the mem bers of Gie committee appointed last spring are requested to at tend. Tho subject of tho confer ence will be the completion ot the Blue Ridge Railroad through the mountains from Walhalla to-Knoxville. This con ference has been called at the request of President Finley, and is suggetslve of earnest consid eration on the part of the rail way officiais. We await with interest the announcement of the result of the .conference. ENGINEER KINNEY WAS KILLED. Was at Throttle When President Spencer Lost Life. Greensboro, N. C., Nov. 13.-En gineer W. A. Kinney, the last of four brothers to be claimed In railway wrecks, was killed and several train men and passengers were slightly In lured near hore . tp-day when tho 06't?thbounu'-cr?o; W'Nfew York'; Ata lanta and New Orleans Limited, on the Southern railway, was derailed. Several cars left the track and were turned on their sides. The escape of the passengers is attributed lo the fact that all the cars were of steel construction. The accident occurred while the train was running about 60 milos an hour and was caused by a spreading rail. Fortunately the cars turned to ward an embankment. Had they turned to the other side thoy would ha ve toppled Into a ravine and the loss of Ufo undoubtedly would have been great. Engineer Kinney had seen service with tho road a long time. Ho had been in a number of accidents, but. was favored with the charm of his family until now. His brother was killed near Lexington eight years ago. and his father was forced to re tire after being severely scalded. The family had probably been In more accidents than any three engi neers In the State. Mr. Kinney was running the en gine that killed Samuel Spencer three years ago this month, and has been in other wrecks. Two ot lier mem bers of his family, both engineers, have met a fate similar to his. Re was one of the most popular men on the road and a member of an Ill fated family, all popular men, run ning the very finest engines, which at various times carried them to their deaths. AGED MAN KILLS HIS WIFF. Woman Slain While Asleep, Slayer Refuses to Give Cause. Macon, Ga., Nov. 12.- Mrs. Lizzie McCall, aged 70 years, was shot and killed by her husband. Roger Mc Call, aged 7 1 years, while she lay .asleep in her bed at her home, Fourth and Mulberry streets, this evening. McCall then barricaded himself in another bed room, and when the she riff arrived on the scene and broke down tho door, he was found lying on the bed sound asleep willi a shot gun by his side, and on the floor lay a half-pint bottle, which had contain ed whiskey. McCall told tho sheriff that after he fired the shot he drank the con tents of the bottle and Immediately wont lo sleep. The old man declines to make a statement. He is known to have been drinking heavily for two or I bree days. The only words he uttered before ho was confined in a cell at the jail after being told that his wife was dead, were: "Well, Pm-glad of it, for she was mean as - to me." The couple are said to have quar reled during the afternoon about renting a room lo a couple of young men, Ibo aged husband protesting. His action is attributed to the fact that he was crazed with drink. The dead woman and her husband had been life-long residents of Macon and the fninily is well known through middle Georgia. Mrs. McCall had been an Invalid for twelve years and had been confined to her bed for several weeks. The sons, C. L. and R. M. McCall, live In Macon. The other children aro R. A. McCall, of MlUedgOVlllO, and lt. N. McCall and Mrs. Irene Mangum, both of Jackson ville, Fla. COIi? WA VIO STRUCKS SOUTH. Wind 70 Mlles an Hom--Much Item ago nt. Some- l'oints. New Orleans, Nov. 12-Tho South western cotton belt is In the grip of the coldest weather experienced at this soason in -many years. Tho cold northwester which was foreeastod yesterday, ploughed its way across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Lou isiana last night, jolting tempera tures in record-breaking fashion and giving an unmistakable touch of the real blizzard. Meager reports show that the wind blew at the rato of 40 to 7 0 miles an hour and brought sud den drops of from 20 to GO degrees in temperature. Telegraph and telephone wires were prostrated in all directions this morning and not a great many were recovered during the day. The local weather bureau reports that high winds were general over the central and western Mississippi valleys. West Morida Swept. Pensacola, Pla., Nov. 12,-Pensa cola and west Florida were visited by a cold northwester between 7, and S o'clock (his morning, and it ls be lieved (hero has been considerable property damage on (he Islands and along the. lower coast. The wind blew at the rate of approximately 70 miles an hour and a drop of 20 de grees in temperatnre was recorded within a few minutes. The 70-mile gale continued for two hours hore, causing no little havoc among the smaller craft in the har bor. A number of thc larger vessels tugged away at tuelr anchors during (he height of the gale, and when tho wind had subsided it was seen that some of them had moved several hun dred yards. Seven Fishermen Missing. Chicago, Nov. 12.-Seven men are to-night reported missing as a result of last night's storm on Lake Michi gan. They left Chicago yesterday morning for a fishing trip in a gaso line launch and are believed to have lost their lives. Much H?mago In Kentucky. Louisville, Ky., Nov?12.-Severe out Kentucky to-night, following the heavy storm of the early morning. A heavy wind storm began shortly after midnight, unroofing barns and smaller houses and wreaking de struction to trees. A widely extend ed thunder storm, with heavy rain, was succeeded by hail and sleet, and snow fell lightly here through tho rest of the day. There was a drop of FiO degrees in tho temperature in tho last 2 1 hours. Koine Rescued, Others Missing. Mobile. Ala., Nov. 12.- Sixteen men clinging to beacons In Mobile Hay, after hoing forced to desert the frail boats in which they were hunt ing or fishing, were rescued hy a tug after hours of exposure in the storm to-day. Several others wore seen In perilous sil nat ?ons, hut were too dis tant, in shallow water, to make as sistance possible. One apparently disabled launch, with several women on hoard, drifted past one of the bea cons, where several men wore ma rooned and no report has been made of it since. The official maximum wind veloc ity at 7.10 a. m. was 4 4 miles per hour. Coldest In Porty Veal's. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 12.-A drop of 50 degrees in temperature, to the 20 mark, made to-day the coldest November 12th In Cleveland in forty yea rs. Another Casualty. Peoria. 111., Nov. 12.-Doa th and destruction followed In tho wake of the storm that swept Peoria and vi cinity last night. Benjamin M. Welch, a motorman on Ibo city Street railway lines, was attempting to (dear the tracks of a broken trol ley wire when he was electrocuted. The Illinois Traction Company suf fered loss whbh will amount to thousands. Miles of poles wore blown lo the ground. Tho thermom eter registered 7 degrees above zero, a drop since 2 p. m. Saturday of 70 degrees. Nearly Zero in Indiana. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 12.-? Heavy damages aro reported from till over Indiana to-day, as (ho result of the blizzard which swept over tho State last night, anti early to-day. Sleet and snow cover tho State, and since yesterday tho temperature dropped f>0 to 0 0 degrees. Two Dead, Kevon Hurt. Springfield, ill., Nov. 12.-Two persons were killed and seven seri ously injured In a storm which struck Hasten, 111., last night, tear ing away telegraph and lolephono wires, and leaving the city Isolated and the tragedy of the storm untold to the world until to-night. Mrs. Al ibi Henneger, 75 years old, died of fright when her homo collapsed. .J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? -\? ?J? ?I* ?J? ?J? .% COTTON MARK EST? ?I? ? * * * * * * * * * * * Farmers1 Union Holds for 14 Cents Per Pound. Walhalla Market To-l)ay. Tho following prices prevailed on tho Walhalla market this morning, being reported Just as we go to press: Middling.9 Strict middling.0 % Hood middling .0 Vi.