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By STUCK, SI ll M-OU & SCIIHODEK. "TO THINK OWN SBIJF BB TlttJB, AND IT MUST FO?JATW AS THE NJOH' THK DAV: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE PAIvSK TO ANY MAN." WA Ml A LI; A, SOUTH OAHOIANA, W l?MNESI) A Y, ABIHIi IO, 1012. Now Series No. 021).-Volume liXlV_No. 15. O?tAO"E MAY H EA H WIFE'S TH IA Ii j Nev.mut ORIzons Believe II? Will Re turn bu n Stretcher. Ne Whan; Ha.. April 6.-That Eu gene Brace will bo carried on a stretcher to Atlanta on April 1(5 to testify against his wife is tho belief of many in Xewnan. lt was rumored that in t'te event draco continues to improve a9 be has since Monday, the prosecution will have him appear against his wife in the commitment trial, lt ls believed he will be in condition to withstand tho triit, and. although paralysed from his chest down, can undergo the ordeal of removal and testily lng in court. Dr. Balley, Grace's physician) would not state whether or not Grace would be carried to Atlanta in case j his condition warranted. "The situ atlon with Grace is a difficult one," | he said, "and there ls no telling when j he will suffer a relapse, although at j present it looks like he wlil improve 1 gradually between now and tho time 1 of the trial, In which condition lt ; might be possible for him to with- ! stand such a trip." If Grace is taken to Atlanta on 1 April 1G the entire trip will he made1 in a stretcher, and in it ho will re-1 malu while In the court room. The paralyzed lower portion of lils body, according to his physician, probably never will regain animation, a.ul lt is likely lie will linger a bed ridden invalid. Although not abandoned, the plans for an opciation have been deferred, as an Incision in the wounded man's present condition is considered a fatal step. "We aro content to let well enough alone," said Dr. Balley In talking of tho proposed operation. Grace spent a restful day Friday. He was cheerful and bright, and boil ing for recovery. His condition ls now better than at any time since he was f hot. Con ?lden t of Full Recovery. Newnan, Ga., April 9.-Eugene H. Grace not only firmly believes that, he will recover from his wound, hut he also thinks that some day ho will bo able to walk again. In spite of tho confident assertions of physicians who have been closest associated with him during the time he has suffered from the bullet In strong to his belief if absolute re covery. He now thinks that before two years are past he will be as strong as in the days ol' his youth. Don't bo surprised if you have an attack of rheumatism this spring. Just nil) tho affected parts freely with Chamberlain's Liniment and it will soon disappear. Sold by all dealers. PROBABLY OTHERS WILL ENTER Ansel, Munnin} and Love Evans, Rhett, IBease are Mentioned, Columbia, April 6.-The spring icc of tho sen .torial pond has been bro ken, and tile water seems to bo line for candidates with the inclination toward th? oona torial toga, which is only worn m 'lie national capital. The announcement from Laurens that N. B, Dial, tile well known lawyer, banker and cotton man, will enter the race for the United States Senate against B. R. Tillman and Jasper YV. Talbert may serve as a wedge to bring out some of the others In tho State w" ? have a hankering after the job. Jasper W. Talbert, of Edgofleld, was the first to announce his candi dacy for ?the place of B. H. Tillman. He win make an aggressive campaign for the place. Among those who have boon men tioned as "might be's" In the Sena torial race are A. E. Lever, member of Congress from the Seventh Dis trict; Martin F. Ansel, former Gov ernor; R. Goodwin Rhett, former mayor of Charleston; Richard Man ning, well known business man of Sumter; John Gary Evans, former Governor, and the present Governor. GEORGIA LAWYER ENDS DI FE. Scurrilous Circular Preyed Upon the Mind of Albany Solicitor. Albany. Ga.. April 7.-J. W. Walt ers, Jr., solicitor of the city court of Albany, one of the most brilliant and popular young attorneys In this sec tion of tho State, shot and killed himself this afternoon at tho plant of the Coca-Cola Bottling Compauy, where be had gone with hi' brother in-law and a friend. The theory of ac cidental shooting has been aband oned, but the weight of evidence is that Walters in a moment of mental aberration, duo to despondency, which had been growing upon him for several days, took his own life. Solicitor Walters went to the of fice of tho bottling works with his kinsman, N. R. Dehon, and 1. C. Brimson, an Intimate friend. They had buen seeking to cheer him up, but with little success. He and Mr. BrliiBon bad been standing together in one of flic rear apartments of the building for several minutes engaged i in conversation, and when the latter finally turned to go into the front ellice, Walters went in tho opposite direction and entered a closet at tho extreme rear of the building. A mo ment later the report of a pistol was hoard, and when thoso who rushed to tho roar of the works reached the closet they found Walters lu the i throes of death with a bullet wound through his heart. Tho wei:pon used was an automatic 38-callbre pistol, carrying a steel bullet It ls the generally accepted theory of Solicitor Walters' friends ?hat brooding over an anonymous politi cal circular which was mailed in Al bany last Tuesday was responsible for his death. As reported In State papers at the time, the circular made a bitter attack on Solicitor Walters, who waa a candidato for re-election. lt was a bungling appeal to preju dice and an attack on the solicitor for his zeal In the prosecution of a certain class of criminals, lt ended with an unprintable slander so shameful and so utterly unfounded that the whole community fairly seethed with indignation. rivery effort has since been made by city and county officers, post ofllee inspectors and others to discover the identity of the perpetrator of the outrage, but wlthoue result so far as tho public Jtnows. Not tho faintest ! 'susplcioft"'*^^!^ tor's political opponent. J. W. Walters, Jr., was not quite 30 years old and was exceedingly popular. He was a son of Col. .lesse W. Walters, one of (he most promi nent lawyers in South Goor; 'a, and was himself wonderfully successful as an attorney. His friends were legion and his tragic death has cast gloom over the whole community, ile is survived (besides his father and mo ther) by three sisters and three bro thers. He was unmarried. LEVEE HREAKS; FLOOD SPREADS 'be Main Embankment nt Golden Luke Hus Given Away. Memphis, Tenn., April 9.-Advices received at Memphis at 1.30 o'clock state that the main levee has broken a mile and a half north of Golden Lake, Ark., about f>0 milos north of Memphis. The water is spreading over a wide area in that section. Forty-five townships will be partly covered by water. Tho town of Marked Tree, Ark., will probably be Inundated. The water will cover parts of an area of about 1,700 square miles, in which, however, are some parts of higher ground which will escape the flood. Whether there will be loss of lifo remains to be as certained; but warnings were flash ed over the telephone Unes In all portions of the section affected in the hope that the residents will escape before the water shall reach them. The break was in tho main line of the levee, a gap of about 100 yards, which collapsed with a crash shortly after 1 o'clock. The water then tore aside the ends until at 2 o'clock tho gap was reported to have widened to more than <>00 yards. ute for ns home-baked foods Powder ;LY PURE /der made .ape Cream of Tartar SENECA LOCAD MENTION. Episcopal Convocation tn Session Epidemic of Measles-Briefs. Seneca, April 8.-Special: A large crowd of the patrons and pupils of the school will go to Greenville for the oratorical contest and track meot the 12th and Uth. Seneca was well represented at the Sunday school convention at Rich land last week. Measles ls taking tho day In Sen eca. The type ls mild, however, and there has not been a fatality In the town out of dozens of cases. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week convocation will he held in tho Episcopal church, and there will be a number of prominent delegates In attendance, among them John W. Wood, of Spartanburg. H. P. Hoggs, formerly a teacher of this place, will also be a delegate to the convocation. The Misses Gignllliat entertained nt a delightful party last Friday evening for Miss Norma Gignllliat, who is spending the Faster holidays at home. The Gossipers held a delightful meeting with Miss Mary Julia Reid last week. Charley Byrd was "al homo',' to a select number of his young friends last Friday night. At. a congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church last Sunday morning A. P. Brown and W. M. Propst were elected elders. Congregations wore "cry good at our churches last Sunday, tout the weather was not favorable for Easter bonnets. S. K. Dendy, Jr., Is with homefolks for a few days. The cemetery is in great need of work now, particularly In the walks; end a thorough burning of the leaves and trash which have accu mulated the past winter would im prove the appearance wonderfully. Geo T. Strlbling, of Turnerville, Ga., visited his relatives hero for a day or two last week. Your correspondent has no apology to make for the statement made In a former letter relativo to tho recent election of Mayor, quoted by "One of the Minority" lu an article seen in your last issue. Your correspondent was correctly Informed as to the ac tion of tho minority In tho conven tion, but. there was nothing said by this correspondent relative to the ac,?.? "tidprofthe' minority "lu tho conven tion. As quoted, there were two tickets; ono was nominated in a convention composed of a majority of registered voters, the other nomi nated by the minority, or bolters, and for lack of a better word we call ed it the Independent ticket. As we have always understood lt, one of the first principles of Democracy is to stand by the decision of a major ity. A nominating convention, whe ther "a pernicious system" or not, has been deemed thc wisest plan by .a majority of Seneca citizens. In the Richland correspondent's account of tho track meet last wee' he says, in reference to the hurdle race. "Strlbling and Coe, of Rich land, close second and third, all in a bunch, with the breath of'tho second and third boys blownig cold upon the shoulder of the buy In front-only a hair's breadth, you know." The win ner In this race (Strlbling, of Sen eca,) says the.hoy <n the rear must have been "blowir., a cyclone," there being the distance of a hurdle be tween the first and second man at the close of tho race. Really, little man, the description is misleading-"cold breath," "hair's breadth"-a lack of consistency in the two terms intend ed to describe the same thing. We regret that our last letter containing the account of tho meet should have been delayed. There was no effort at bragging; like tho Irishman said when questioned as to why ho al ways bragged oil his poor horse, "tho fat horse can take caro of Itself!" Seneca was in bad luck in having one of her best men incapacitated, but she bas no apologies for this or any other shortcomings. What sho did in the meet was done to tho "queen's taste." We agree with The Courier that there should bo some regulation of rules of the Athletic Association as to weight, ago, etc. We have said as much hitherto, but how is it to be done? There was .rn age limit at one time, but your correspondent is Informed that it was removed last year. The present arrangement ls discouraging to the small boys, but. the same difficulty is met with in our colleges, so what's to be done about it? Just rock along, wo suppose, let ting "the longest pole get the per simmon." --rn? rn County Fanners' Union. The Oconee County Farmers' Un ion will meet in regular quarterly session on Saturday, April 13, at lb a. m., at tho Blue Ridge High School building, four miles south of Wal halla. Fach local union is oxpocted to send a full delegation, as business of importance will como before tho meeting. A. II. Ellison, President. J. W. Alexander, Secretary. Card of Thanks. Editor Koowee Courier: Pienso al low us apace In your columns to ro turo thanks to the kind friends who in our sudden bereavement! havo so freely tendered their kind assistance and sympathy. Their deeds and words will ever he cherished b.v us. Mrs. C. A. Burton and Family. Walhalla, April \>, 1912. SEI) OE CUTTING HIS WIFE. \\\t INSU cd for New York Society Mun.Sensation in /ilkCll. [ken, April 8.-A warrant chnrg Eredorlck O. Beach, New York fy tuan, and member of the All&n millionaire colony, with as sault and battery with intent to kill hia?wife, Mrs. Camilla Beach, was s wwii out here to-day. ^nh,ls action grows out of tho as sault made upon M ra. Beach on the night of February 215,'when she was feljfid with a fence paling, and her thrall was slashed, In the yard of her winder home, which has been tho Belton's sensation at this resort. It was claimed by the Beaches that. Mrs. Beu?h had been called out to the gate by iv negro man, who said ho had a not?? for her; that she went to get lt, and that the negro then slashed herAthroat and made his escape 'In tho jfclark ness. gold-plated, diamond-studded I pocket knife, the property of Beach, glvjhi by him to Mayor Gyles about thura weeks ago, is held as mute ev idence against him. I'pon inisc.ro lc examination made by experts, |>l,n Aiken, then In Augusta, and in Columbia, a quantity of hu blood was found on tho larger This ls one of tho proseeu maln points. It is also said la conversation between Mr. and Beach, overheard while tho two left in a room by a man con Ed behind a bookcase for the punoso will he relied upon to some ?ni warrant accusing Beach has (expected for more than a week py those who have been in the that tho detective employed Te city authorities was continu is investigations. This detec \?. S. Baughan, who came here three weeks ago, was ono of luths who succeeded in landing ,uef behind tho bars, warrant was sworn out by S. ley, one of the rural pollce this county, before Magistrate and Solicitor Gunter took Jj once to have tho Governor ?th Carolina issue a requisition ho Governor of Now York for sh lett 'hore two weeks ago wj^W?ls^wIfo for Now York, giving it A 'Wfore his departure that lie ln v %;to sall for Mivope Amil 20th < ....m ^r^^^^<^?^ he and Mrs. Beach \vero to bo on their European trip. It war'learned this1 afternoon, however, nftor Solici tor Gunter had left tho city, that the Beaches sailed from New York for a European port last Wednesday. Pearl Hampton, the negro woman who wns also struck with the same fence paling that felled Mrs. Beach on tho night of February 26. a few minutes before Mrs. Beach was struck down, and who has stoutly refused to give tho police any information of the events of that night, was also taken Into custody, together with two maids from tho home of Joseph Har dman, tho valet of C. W. Dolan, of Philadelphia, and two maids employ ed at th-i Lyons home, adjoining that of tho Beaches. All of these are held as witnesses and gave bond for their appearance at the June term of court of general sessions. Beach in London; Denies Charge. London, April fl.-Frederick O. Beach, tho Wall stree! broker, against whom a warrant, has been Is sued in Aiken, S. C., charging bim with assault and battery with Intent to kill his wife, has arrived in Lon don with Mrs. Camilla Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Beach, who are stay ing at a prominent hotel in London, have not left their apartments since tliey arrived here. Mr. Beach declined to he inter viewed, but he told the newspapers over the telephone to-day that there was "nothing in the charges." Later in the day, when a cable gram saying that a warrant charging him with assault, and battery had been sworn out at. Aiken, S, C., was received here, it was sent up to Mr. Beach, but he returned lt without making nny comment, and again re fused to grant an interview. Nothing regarding the case against Beach has so far been received at the American embassy in London. Inquest Into Cherokee Lynching. Gaffney, April 5.-Tho coroner's jury In the case Of thc lynching of two negroes, which occurred al Blacksburg a week ago, convened this afternoon. Not a witness was sworn, and no further testimony be ing Introduced, the jury rendered a verdict: "Wo, tho jury, Mud that Frank Whisonant and .loo Brlnson carno to their death at the hands of parties unknown to us." Considera ble interest is being manifested In tho case, but others than tho officers of tho law do not seem to be making any decided effort to get. information as to who composed tho lynching mob. Tho Danger After Grip lies often In a run-down system. Weakness, nervousness, lack of ap petite, energy and ambition, with disordered li vcr and kidneys often follow an attack of this wretched disease. Tho greatest need then is Electric Bitters, the glorious tonic, blood purifier and regulator of sto mach, liver and kikdneys. Thousands have proved that they wonderfully strengthen tho nerves, build up tho system and restore to health and good spirits after an attack of grip. If duffer i ng, try thom. Only f>0 cents. Soltl and perfect satisfaction guaran teed by all druggists. MHS. GRBEVKK'8 DODY FOUND. Unfortunate Woman Found Host in Waters of tho Potomac. (Washington Post, 7th.) Mystery surrounding Hie disap pearance In this city on February 17 of Mrs. NT. Roberta Groover, 4 4 years old, wire of Rev. Wm. ll. Groover, of Columbia, S. C., editor of a Lu theran paper, was cleared yesterday, iwhon her body was washed ashore nenr tho wharf at Fort Hunt, on the Virginia side of the Potomac, about 12 miles from Washington. Tho dis covery put an end lo a country-wide search, which had been In progress for six \veok8. The body ls lu such a state that lt cannot be ldentlllod, but tho clo Ohing and a plain wedding ring on tho lin ger leave no doubt that, lt ls that, or the missing woman. Miss Frances S. j Ryan, who knew Mrs. Groover well, went to the 'morgue last night soon after the arrival of the body on the police boat Vigilant, and 'completed tho Identification. Accident is Theory. That Mrs. Groover wns on lier way to Ta/.ewell, Va., to seo her t li ree children and was accidentally drown ed is the opinion of the police, which is shared by some of the relatives. She liad been separated from her children for about six months, and had frequently expressed a desire to see them. A report received last night from Fort Hunt seems to confirm this theory. Mrs. Groover went away on February 17, about. 5.40 p. m. That night about 9 o'clock John L. Austin, a member of Company 47, coast ar tillery, stationed at 'Fort Hunt, was doing sentinel duty, -when he beard a woman scream twice. Tho crios seemed to come from the river. Ho investigated, but failed to find any one. Th? next morning he reported tho incident, io Capt. R. T. McMillan, wlio ordered a sqaud of mon to search tho reservation, including the water front. Tho men were unsuc cessful in their hunt, but the date of Hie occurro'.ico was voeorded. There was thick loo along the shore al the time, and it. 4s thought thai Mrs. Greever wandered down to tho river, and that she fell through not far from the shore. The Mount Vernon frolloy cars pass For,t Hunt., one of those ears, wliVl 'flT!BRViil^nt ; tho fort. She might well have pass- j ed the ?fortifications at night with out, being seen. * Tho children-a boy 9 years, a ' girl (i, and another ?1-are' still nt: Tn/.cw oil; and, it is said, still think their mother is under trent ment In this city, 4 The husband was notified, and ls expected here early this morning. ! Theodore Bruegel, a real estate ope rator of Philadelphia) 'brother of thc j dead woman, arrived last night. He would not go to tho morgue, but waited at police headquarters to re ceive the details of tho discovery from Detective Armstrong, who >wen.t down the river with a party of offi cers to bring the body to this city. Walter H. Greever, an attorney of Tazewell, Va., brother of Rev. Mr. Groover, and other relatives also were notified, and are expected hero to-day. Sighted by Lookout. A woman's body was reported floating off the fort Thursday night hy tho lookout of a steamer, and early yesterday morning tho Vigi lant was sent down tho river to try to recover it. lt was thought here that lt might bo that of Mrs. Greevor. Supposedly the samo one was washed ashore about 100 feet south of the wharf at tho fortification yesterday afternoon about 1.30 o'clock, and the authorities here were notified. Few cases of the kind here have excited as much interest as this one. Mrs. Greever was a daughter of tho late Rev. G. A. Bruegel, a Lutheran minister. A woman of unusual in telligence, she was known in many I cities. Soon after she disappeared Lutherans tho country Over became interested in the case, and co-ope rated with the police In the search. Tens of thousands of circulars were scattered through Hie land. Fach one hore a picture, together with a complete description, of the missing woman. Baltimore, New York, Phil adelphia, Brooklyn, Syracuse, Plica and Buffalo, X. Y.; Brie, l'a., and practically the whole of the Lehigh Valley, where she was particularly well known, were thoroughly circu larized with these cards, and a re ward was offered for Information leading to the discovery of her win; reabouts. Came Here for Treat nient. Mrs. Greever was in Columbia with her family until compelled by a nervous breakdown te come hero for treatment. Her children wore then sont, to Ta/.ewell, Va. She came here about six months ago', and Hie great est specialists hero were called into consultation. She made her home with her nurse, Miss Ryan. A member of M rs. Groover's family said after her disappearance that oc casionally she seemed obsessed with the Idea that she had hoon annoyed by police, as if she had committed a crime, and that she would show an Inclination to hide. While here she was encouraged to take dally walks, but novor wont out alone. Generally she was accompa nied by her nurse. On February 17 she and Miss Ry an were together in tho down-town Shopping district At Eleventh and G ?iicoi? Mis. GicOvei met tho who O. A. MURTON BINS 8UBBKNLV. Stricke? With Hecvrt Failuro ai His Humo Sunday Afternoon. Last Sunday afternoon about 3.SO o'clock cltlsons or Walhalla woro shocked to learn of tho sudden death of 0. A. burton, which occurred a few minn tea 'before nt his home on Tunaloo street. He had boon, ap parently, tn good health up to tho moment of his passing away. At tho time of his death he was sitting on the front porch of his homo with members of bis Fa nilly. Without tho slightest intimation that, he even felt ill, ho ceased talking, his hoad sank forward on IIIH breast and he was no more. Heart fnlluro bad takon him to tho beyond "In a momont, tn tho twinkling of an eye," and the nows of lils passing away was received with deep sorrow by all who had known him. Claudius 'Augustus Harton was born April 28th, 185:1, In Anderson county, in what is known as Hall District. He was 59 years of ago. About 20 years ago he moved with his family to Oconce and since that Hmo had resided hero and near town. He was an honest, upright citizen, respected and honored for his integrity by all who knew him. On December 10th, 1877, ho was happily married to Miss .Inila A. Simpson, of Anderson county, and to this union ten children were horn, five of whom survive. They aro Mrs. lOssio Wnllers, of Madison; Albort C. Burton, of Atlanta; Robert, Miss Minnie and Grady Burton, who resido with their mother in Walhalla. Ho ls survived also by one brother, A. J. Burton, of Anderson county. In his death a good, substantial citizen luis been removed from our midst, mid ibero are hosts of frionda of tho family who will join with nu in extending sincere sympathy to them In their deep sorrow. Mr. Burton was a member of tho Baptist chu rob at bis old 'home in Anderson county. Funeral services held at the church hero Monday af ternoon, after which tho romains wero laid to r<est In the Walhalla Baptist cemetery. Services wore conducted by Ttev. C. S. Black bu ru. --, .> i--?- . Kills Two; Commits Suicide. I Chicago, April 5.-+M< rids Fish coin? .^ett^b^avip?; vC^MiM* tffifc financial dlihcuTHes, to-day shot and probably fatally wounded his bro ther-in-law, Alexander Striker, shot and wounded Mrs. Frances Ginter. a patron, and then killed himself In ' his tailoring establishment on Mil waukee avenue. Striker wa? 30 years old and hn<l Ixion employed by Pish mani. , Mrs. Ginter, who entered tho store with her daughter, 20 years old, to net a dress, was wounded in Ibo knee. Her condition ls not. ?orl ons. For rheumatism you will find nothing bettor than Chamberlain's Liniment. Try lt. and see how quick ly it gives relief. For salo by all dealers. of an anny officer, an old schoolmate, and they talked r.bout their school days, which seemed to produco a sud den mental change in her. A few minutes later, at Eleventh and F Directs, Mrs, Groover vanished while Miss Ryan's head was turned. Search was made in thc stores in tho vicinity, but no trace of her wan found. That was about 5.40 o'clock. The police wero notified shortly af terward, and the whole city, Includ ing tho water front, was searched. The next morning Hov. Mr. Groo ver, lils brother, and brother-in-law arrived to personally direct the hunt, and they co-operated with the police. Many clews were run out, but to no avail. The relatives remained hero about ton days, and then .abandoned hopo of finding her here. They were in clined to the belief that she had gOUO somewhere to visit friends, to got ..way from old scenes. From hero tilley went to Halt i more, Mien to Phil adelphia, to New York, Brooklyn and other places. Recently tho Jiu aband, in despair, returned to bis* work at Columbia. The other relatives unit, hunting; about the same Hine and went back to their homes. But the police'and Church folk went ahead with tho sea rch. It was recalled here last night that just before leaving hero for Balti more Hew Mr. Cleever expressed tho opinion that his wife had started out for Tazewell to seo her children, and that something might have happened to her en route, lie did not think of death, however. He thought ?ho might have lost her way and wan dered to some other city. The husband was hopeful of find ing her alive until a few days ago. Her brother, Mr. Bruegel, said laat night that ho bad clung to the hopo that sho was still alive, and that sho soon would ho restored lo hor fam ily. "It is a greM. relief in one sense," he said, "hut wo -all hoped it would bo of another kind." Puts Bud to Bad Habit. Things never look bright to ono with "tho blues." Ten to ono tho trouble ls a sluggish liver, filling tho system with bilious poison, that Dr. King's New Lifo Pills would expel. Try them. Lot tho joy of hotter feollngs end "tho blues." Dost for stomach, liver and kidneys -' >e. at all druggists.