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4 By STECK, SHFLOR & SCHR?DER. "TO TRINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE XK.IlTWlE DAV: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. Ri, UH2. Now Scries No. ?*K1<>.-Vol moo LXIV.-No. 1?. * ty ty ty ty ty ty V ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty *?* Better Shoes for Your Money You know that price doesn't always determine the quality of an article; it matters not what you buy. The best evidence is the number of satisfied customers and the continual repeat sales. Ask any wearer what he thinks of "Star Brand" Shoes. You'll find them all to be well satisfied. And why should they not? Every "Star Brand" Shoe ls made of the best tanned leather. No substitutes aro ever used. Each pair is made over comfort-giving lasts, with just enough stylo to mark their individuality. You can get them in any of the pop ular loathers. Somo of Our Popular Sellers: Tho "Patriot"-"A fine shoo for men." The "Pilgrim"--"The business man's shoe." "Stronger-Than-The-Law" -"Tho strongest and longest wearing work shoes." Tho "Soft & Good"--"A work shoo true to name." Tho "Our Family"-"For every member of tho family." "Tess and Ted"-School shoes for girls and boys. Look bet ter, flt botter-wear longer. Try a pair. "STAR BRAND SHOE! C. W. J. E. BAUKNIGHT, Walhalla, S. C. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR. CASH. J& * ty ty ty ty ty ty ty\ ty\ ty ty ty ty ty tytytytytytytytytytytytytytyty Money is Power ! Labor is Power ! You work a week for $10.00. That ten dollars represents a week of your life work. You are a week older, and as the weeks, months and years go by your strength is gradually exhausted; you have put your strength into dollars. What nave you done with these dollars? Have you sfent them as fast as you earned them? If you nave, you arc poor indeed; but if you have spent only a part of the dollars ?nd kept some of them, you have in th?se dollars stored up energy and strength to provide for you in your old age. How much better still is your position if you have put these saved dollars to work for you ! A good way to do this is to deposit them in some good, strong bank. The Westminster Bank, VV estminster, S- O., is a good place to put these dollars. W. P. ANDERSON, P. P. SULLIVAN, President. Cashier. J. M. NORRIS. Assistant Cashier. Liabilities Exceed a Million. Boston, Nov. 8.-Receivers were appointed yesterday for the depart ment store controlled by William S. Butler ?? Co., the Gilchrist Co. and Everybody's Store Cd. It ls estimat ed that the liabilities of the three concerns amounted to more than a million dollars. Wm. S. Butler, trea surer of the three companies, com mitted suicide by shooting last night. Don't waste your money buying strengthening plasters. Chamber lain's Liniment is cheaper and bet ter. Dampen a piece of flannel with it. and bind it over thc affected parts and it will relieve tho pain and sore ness. For sale by all dealers, adv. Laymen's Committee to Meet. The committee of tho Laymen's Movement Is requested to meet In ('niter's Hall, at Westminster, Sun day, November 17th, at 2 o'clock to arrange a program and to attend to any other business that may como be fore tho committee. We want all the committee to he present, and all other Christians aro invited to meet with us. John B. Harris, Chairman of Committee. Schrank Pleads Guilty. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 12.-John Schwank to-day pleaded guilty to shooting Col. Roosevelt. Tho court decided to appoint a commission to Investigate his sanity. BAKMGPOWDER Adds Healthful OualltlestoflicRtpd Prof. Prescott, of the University of Michigan, testified before the Pure Food Committee of Congress, that the acid of grapes held highest rank as an article of food and he regarded the re sults from baking with cream of tartar baking powder as favorable to health. . Royal is the only Baking Powder made , from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. TIIIO PROCEEDINGS OF COURT. Number of Gases Disposed of Since Wednesday of Last Week. As we went to press last week the trial of lilley Moore was being en tered. The trial lasted all day Wed nesday and part of Thursday, and was attended with Interest through out. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the defendant was dismissed. Moore is about GO years of age. His wife, a paralytic, was one of the main witnesses for tho defense. She was carried into the court room by three men. She is also blind. Other cases as they wore disposed of are as follows: The State vs. W. N. Turner, Mrs. W. N. Turner and Jolly Turner-vio lation of dispensary law. Continued. The State vs. Jacob Rothell, Earle Long and Ab Long-forgery. Con tinued by consent. The State vs. Claude Boleman, Walter Woods and Fred Woods disposing of property under attach ment. Tried in absence and found guilty. Sealed sentence left. (At this stage In the proceedings of the Court tho grand jury entered with iheir final presentment for the year, which was read In open court and the gentlemen dismissed. This presentment ls appended below.) The State vs. Frank Blakely-bas tardy. Not guilty. The State vs. Robert Norris and Catherine Hancock-adultery and fornication. Pleaded guilty. Each sentenced to serve six months in the State penitentiary or a like period on the public works of Oconeo at hard labor. The State vs. Joo Childs-viola tion of dispensary law. Continued by Stale. Tho State vs. Oliver J. Jones-ob taining goods under false pretenses. Not guilty. The State vs. J. H. Johnson-dis posing of property under mortgage. Not guilty. The State vs. Wade Oglesby-as sault and battery with intent to kill. Pleaded guilty to assault and bat tery of a high and aggravated nature. Sentenced to servo three months Jn State penitentiary or like period on public works of Oconeo at hard la bor, or pay Ano of $50. ." Fine. paid. ^ in four cases for violation of dis pensary law the defendants-Law rence McGuflln, Andy Tow, John Moorehcad and Jesse Fincher-all pleaded guilty. In each case tho sen tence was fixed at six months in the State penitentiary or like period on the public works of county at hard labor, or the payment of a fine of $250. Each of the four defendants paid $50 and the balance of sentence was suspended during good behavior. Tho State vs. T. F. Karney-sell ing property under lien. Remanded to Magistrate's Court for trial. Appeal case Town ol' Salem vs. C. M. Fincher. Sentence of Intend ant reversed and case ordered dis missed. The State vs. Leland Cox-assault and battery with Intent to kill. Ap peal case. Defendant not having per fected appeal, he was given 30 days in which to do so, and in event of failure to perfect appeal by that time, defendant ordered apprehended and to begin serving sentence. The State vs. Dock Moore-seduc tion. Appeal case. Defendant hav ing failed to perfect appeal, same or dered dismissed and defendant or dered apprehended and to begin serving sentence. The State vs. A. M. Gllstrap et al. -resisting officer lu discharge of duty. Appeal case. Appeal dismiss ed and defendants ordered appre hended and to begin serving sen te u ce. With the hearing of those appeal case, tho work of the criminal branch of Court was conch,ried for this term and the first week jurors not engaged were dismissed. Hold-Over Grand Jurors. The following gentlemen from the present grand jury will hold over for service on the 1013 grand jury: Burns, C. R. I). Singleton. K. B. Burns, T. C. Smith, A. T. Shirley, Frank ll. Spencer, J, K. Tile (Jrand Jury's Present mont. State of South Carolina, County of Oconeo-(Court of General Sessions) ?-Final. Presentment of tho Grand Jury. lion. James W. Devore, Presiding J u d ge : We have passed upon all hills that have been handed us by the Circuit Solicitor at this term of Court. We have made an examination, by committees from our body, of all tho public affairs of the county. We lind Ibo poor farm well kept and the present crops very promising, 'l here has boen, within the last year, a very substantial stockade for pris oners erected out of concrete mute rial, also a now barn. Wo examined the houses and talked with tho in mates. They aro all well housed and the inmates well cared for by the steward. We would recommend, as there is an abundant water supply on the premises, that water closets for both sexes of tho white and colored races be erected for tho accommoda tion of the old and decrepit persons now and likely to bo alway, at the county home. Wo would further recommend that one of the houses be equipped as a hospital so that the sick can he removed to it and receive necessary nursing and attention. We would also recommend for tho in coming County Commissioners to in augurate a separate system of book keeping, for tho poor farm so it can always?be ascertained exactly what is mad? and cx))onded upon t li is in stitution. ' We'Have' visited the county jail in a bodyTufind find the large tank in the garretS? bo In a worthless condition and th$t; the leakage is injuring the plastering In the sleeping rooms and halls to the serious damage of the building. We recommend that this tank #0 removed from the building, and tMat a galvanized steel tank of sufficient capacity and tower he erect ed onVthe outside of the building; that fcj$e plumbing be carefully over hauled^ and that the steel cells be repair^ and repainted, and that the windows of this part of the building be putUn a comfort, hie condition. We jhave examined and witnessed the annual settlement made by tho countyLOfficcrs with tho Comptroller General at the close of the fiscal year, and taite pleasure In saying that this was unmost admirable and satisfac tory report for the county. We fihd the records In all tho coun ty oiliceu well kept. We would rec ommend that tho necessary metal furniture to proprely preserve and proteevthe records In the office of the Cl?yk of Court be purchased and installed, ' and also that the same be done for the hooks and doc uments in the office of Judge of Pro bate. jWe have found many of the old reCords in this last office not In dexed. We ^believe the law appoint ing RUral Policemen to he a good law, biRto make the law more effect ive rej$t>mmend that the law bo so amended as to empower the Sheriff of thej/'-c?unty to appoint and re move apy of said rural,policemen at pleasure. We find the public highways to be In an: ; unsatisfactory condition for lack of sufficient money appropriated "or that .purpose. We would recom mend that the law be so amended as to require two dollars commutation tax or ?three days work on tho roads, and that a special levy of one nilli bc made on property as a general road fund for the county. Also, that there bo a graduated annual license tax on automobiles, based upon the horse-pjiwer of tho machines, and that this fund also go to the general road fvipd. \yfi' .>n.Id furthor recommend that such restrictions be enactorf' by the Legislature as will preserve the pur ity and honesty of the ballot, In the laws regulating primary elections In this State. We beg to thank Mis Honor, the Solicitor and tho other officers of the Court for the courtesies extended us, and would now respectfully ask to he excused from further attendance upon the court. Rot-peet fully submitted, C. R. D. Binns, Foreman. November 7, 3 0 1 li. In the Common Pleas Court. Only one jury case has been dis posed ol' to far from the civil docket. This was the case o'" Holden, plaintiff, vs. Cantrell, defendant, a suit over disputed land titles that has been in the Courts for several years. Tho land in dispute is a tract of about 18 acres. At the termination of the case yesterday evening tho jury found for tho plaintiff, Mrs. Holden. This was the third jury verdict In the case, which was twice before tried with similar termination, each time an appeal having been taken to the Supremo Court. CHOLERA STARES AT TURKS. Danger Great at Constantinople-No .Sn o i ta ry Arrangements. Constantinople, Nov. 10.-Tho oift break of cholera Is assuming serious proportions. Twenty-three cases had occurred among the troops along the Tchntalja lines up to Wednesday. There are many more suspected cases among the wounded. A trainload of wounded has just reached here, eight of the soldiers having died on the way, presumably from cholera. The disease is getting a firmer hold on account of the massing of troops, tho lack ol' proper food and the complete absence of sanitary ar rangements. Tho danger to Constan tinople is great on account of the in flux of refugees. Already several suspected cases among tho latter have been reported. Tho authorities are preparing a special quarantine hospital with 100 beds at Sirkoji. Tl I RIO IO MEN ARIO FATALLY SHOT. Jesse Kimmi Dead, Ad Ki mi rd and G. W. Stevenson Injured, Barnwell, Nov. 10.--As the result of a shooting affair at Kline, Barn well county, last night Jesse Kinard ls dead, his brother, Ad Kinard, suf fers a broken arm from a wound, and G. W. Stevenson has been shot in the lung and may die. Tom ArledgC, charged with shooting tho three men, has been arrested and ls now in the Barnwell Jail. Conflicting stories are heard regarding the affair. Ar ledge claims self-defense. IP ' a chain gang guard who lives near Barnwell and had gone to Kline with his wi l o yesterday. The shooting occurred at the home of G. W. Stevenson, about two miles from Kline. Three boys wore Instantly killed, another fatally Injured and at leant two others were seriously hurt, when a large gasoline tank on which they wore sitting exploded at Detroit. Michigan, last Thursday. FOURTEEN HILLED IN WRECK .12 Seriously Injured, 50 Others Hurd When Train ls Hemollnhed. t New Orleans, Nov. ll,-A disas- 1 trous wreck In which fourteen or ^ more people were killed, 4 2 seriously ^ injured and ahout 50 slightly hurt, <. occurred on the Yazoo and Mississipi>i ^ Valley railroad near Montz, La., 2 7 miles north of this city, at midnight, when a through freight crashed into 1 the rear end of an excursion train of ten coaches. Five of the coaches of 1 tl e excursion train were burned and many of the bodies of tho victims are believed to have been cremated. Most of the injured aro white. t An official statement issued by the 1 railroad company places the blame 5 for the disaster on a brakeman named < Cunningham, who ls charged with i failuro to obey orders and signal the freight train. The excursion train was drawn by two engines. On approaching Montz one engine broke down and the en gineer signalled to tho brakeman to go back and signal the freight train, which was running twenty-live min utes behind the excursion. This or der, lt ls declared, the brakeman failed to comply with, and tho freight tore into the rear of tho crowded passenger train at a speed of about thirty miles an hour. Of the thirteen bodies recovered from the wreck up to 9 o'clock this morning, nine were negroes and four white persons. Another body, that of an unidentified white child, mak ing the fourteenth, was taken from the wreckage later. NE ARIA" MULLION PENSIONERS. One of Uncle Sam's Burdons Requires Sino,ooo,ooo. There are now on the government's pension roll 538,000 soldiers and sai lors, 321,932 dependents and wid ows, and 362 army nurses, accord ing to the annual report of tho pen sion bureau, made public last Friday. These include 497,263 survivors of the Civil War and 238 widows of the War of 1812. To provide for all of them this year $151,558,141 has been appropriated, a decrease of $3,276,090 from hist year, j From the foundation of ?ho gov ernment to June tfOth last, tm WllF ted States paid $4,383,368,164 in pensions to soldiers, sailors and ma rines, their widows, minor children and dependent relatives on account of the military and naval service In tho varions wars and in regular ser vice. TURKEY HONE OF CONTENTION. Triplo Alliance Opposes Camp Com- ! pased ol' Franco, Britain, Russia. I London, Nov. 12.--Tho end of the ; Dalkan war seems to he reasonably 'near, after a month of hard fighting. The latest developments brought about by tile surrender of tho great fortress of Salonika, with its garri son of 25,000 men, leaves only three centers, Scutari, Monnstlr and Janina, i in the western field ol* operation, In the hands of the Turks, while in the eastern zone two of the forts guard ing Adrlanople have fallen into the 'hands of the Bulgarian besiegers, and another Bulgarian army is actually behind the eastern ead of the Toha talja lines outside Constantinople. Split Among Powers, A greater danger than the Balkan war, however, now threatens Europe. The powers forming the triple alli ance (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy) and those composing the triple entente (France, Great Britain and Russia) are divided into two distinct camps as to the policy to be followed when peace between Turkey and the Balkan allies have been brought about. Ignoring the threat of Austria Hungary that she will hot tolerate Servian occupation of Albania, or of a port on the Adriatic sea, King Pe ter's armies continue their advances through country which they have been practically ordered to keep out of. They are also making their way to the Adriatic coast, which can have only one object in view, the seizure ol' one or more ports. Austria-Hungary is known to have the support of Germany and Italy in the stand she has taken. The atti tude of the powers composing the triple entente is not yet so (dear. Russian popular feeling, however, will force the government to tako the part of the Slavic States, and when Russia does so she can count on the support ol' France and Great Britain. This is not because they cari; whe ther Servia gets all she wants, but because, If they want Russia's help when they are in trouble, they must support her in her day of trial. The diplomats of the six great pow ers are keeping in the closest touch in the hope of preventing the situa tion from growing worse. Nine Rilled in Collision. Carterville, Ga., Nov. X.- Nine men were killed and 15 others in jured in a head-on collision between A Louisville and Nashville railway freight train and a work train al "."?merson, near here, Into this after noon. A. B, Baker and B. Blanken ship, foreman and assistant foreman of the work crew, were among the dead. The others were negroes. If you want people to sit up and take notice, simply make a noiso Uko ! a hundred-dollar bill. COTTON QUOTATIONS. At 10.30 this morning, after local lealers had received tho Now York otton market, we obtained tho fol owing quotations for local spots: .Valhalla-(C. W. Pitchford) .. 1 2 % Vest Union-(Novillo Bros.) ... 12% 5encca- (G. W. Gignllliat)_12% Vestminstcr-(J. G. Broa/.eale).13 JNSTKADY MARKET THIS WEEK. Falkau Situation May Affect Cotton. Crop Report Wednesday. Now Orleans, Nov. ll.-Tho cot on market this week ls likely to bo nfluenced from several directions, statistics will be closely watched be cause the oxport movement of Ameri can cotton is now on a record-break ing basis. Spinners' takings are al most so, while the visible supply and stocks held at large marketing cen ters furnish arguments that boar on tho course of prices in the long run. Trade conditions will be the ob ject of closest attention, for the bulls claim to have laid their thus far very successful campaign on the strength of the prosperity of mills, and infor mation bearing on the mill situation will be eagerly received. In this re spect tho Balkan situation ls of espe cial interest. Any sudden declara tion of peace or any development that would point to such a thing, would immediately be made uso of jy tho long side, and probably with lolling effect. Wednesday ends another period in he census reports of ginning. Any forecast of a falling off in ginning dint can bo taken seriously will put ho market up, while, on tho other mud, any predictions from well in 'onncd quarters that glnnings have acen large will renew big crop talk. The spot demands will bo carefully gauged because tho bulls have been claiming much for it. November is usually an off month, and some bears argue that the spot business will slacken beforo long. Any signs of such a thing will load to redoubled ?fforts on the part of "shorts" to re nnin control of th? market. Above everything, lt promises to io a two-sided market this week. CROP VAJ?UMTS" FIVE Government''Report' Shows This i Gi vat Vehr for Fanners. Washington, Nov. 9.-A corn crop 3f 3,160,137,000 bushels, or 281, 121,000 bushels more than tho great est crop of corn ever grown in any sountry of the world, ts the feature >f tho country's most remarkable ag ricultural year in history, according o tho November crop report ol' the United States Department of Agricul ture, Issued yesterday. The report completed tho government's prelimi nary estimates of tho nation's princi pal farm crops. This great, crop Of corn was worth November t to far mers $1,850,776,000. The enormous sum of $4,171,134, 000 represented the farm value, No vember 1, of tho United Stales crop of corn, hay, wheat, oats, potatoes, flaxseed, rye and buckwheat. With tho value of the growing cotton crop and tho crops of tobacco, rico and apples, the aggregate value ol' these principal farm products will amount well beyond $5,000,000,000. Upon the preliminary estimates of production and prices announced tu tlay. the value of the crops figure jut as follows: Corn .$1,850,77 6,000 Hay . 85-1,6 15,000 Wheat . 603,639,000 Oats . 476.160,000 Potatoes. 188,501,000 Barley . 120,84 5,000 Flaxseed . 30.6?I3.000 Rye. 24,370,000 Buckwheat. 12,526,000 There was an increase In the total value of each of these crops except ing buckwheat, potatoes, barley and rye. The Increase netted $515,057. 000 over the value of last year's crops. Uncord crops of corn, pota toes, flaxseed, fiats, barley, rye and hay were harvested this year. The government^ official estimates of tho raine ol' tho various crops and its Until estimates of total production will bc announced in December. The yield of corn per aero follows! Yield State- per Aero. Production. Texas. 2 1.0 153,300,000 Oklahoma .... I 8.7 1 01,878,000 ?eorgia .13.3 54,510,000 Kentucky .30.4 100,440,000 Tennessee ....26.0 86,632.000 Maha ma .17.2 53,66 1,000 Vtississippi ....18.3 56,840,000 \\ Carolina ...18.2 51,106,000 Arkansas. 20.4 52,103,000 /irginla. 24.0 47,520,000 J. Carolina . . . 17.0 34.278.000 .ouisiana .... 1 8.6 83,8 1 5,000 Ambassador Bryce Resigns. Washington, Nov. 12.-Tho volun ary retirement of Ambassador Bryce, if Groat Britain, which is expected to io formally announced to-morrow, lt s believed, will mark the abandon nent of any purpose on tho part of ho United States to insure Ibo con summation of general arbitration reaty with Britain. Successor to Bryce. Slr Cecil Arthur Sprlng-Ric?, now British minister to Stockholm, will nicceed Mr. Bryce. Cecil Arthur Sprlngs-Uloo was born In 1850, and was created K. C. M. G. In 1906. Ho lins served at Stockholm as minister since Soptembor 1, 1908.