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By STECK, 8HELOR & SCHRODER. JICHT THE DAY; THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FALSE TO ANY MAN." WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913. New Sortee No. 007.-Volume LXV.-No. 1. ?J? ?J. ?J. ?J? ?J- ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? *?? ?I* 'I* ?I* ?I? ??? Announcement Thc semi-annual display of high class Spring and Summer suitings by Thc Globe Tailoring Company Cincinnati will bc given at our establishment on JANUARY 4 Make this one of your positive engagements? Call and make your selection and be measured by an expert? Orders taken for immediate or future delivery woolens will be shown in full length drapes. C. W. J. E. BAUKNIGHT, Walhalla, S. C. * .i* .I* * * 4? ?j. ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j. .jo ?j. ??. ?j. .j. ??. ?j. 'I* rl* ?I? Money is Power ! Labor is Power ! You work a week for $?0?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 ou spent them as fast as you earned them? If you ve, you are poor indeed; but if you have spent only Jfeft? of-th? -dollars and kept some of them? ypu have |,^| in these 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, Westminster, O-, is a good place to put these dollars. W. P. ANDERSON, P. P. SULLIVAN, President. Cashier. J. M. NORRIS, Assistant Cashier. Lost Ala?m> Martyr at Rest. Washington, Dec. 28.-With full military honors, another unknown, the last of the Maine dead, has been lold to rest In the Spanish war Sec tio? pf Arlington National Cemetery. Almost fifteen *years after the blow ing up of the battleship m Havana harbor, and many months after the other victims of the tragedy were followed to their graves by a mourn ing nation, the bones of still another victim were discovered In the bow of the wrecked warship. When the Maine was destroyed the bow was torn off and lay separately In the harbor after the hull was towed to her sea burial nearly a year agc. Havannah Tot Falls 40 Feet. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 29.-Ruth Heise, aged 8, was plyaing on top of the grand stand of the Grand Prize automobile race course to-day, when she fell 40 feet to the ground. Alarm ed by screams of her playmates some men rushed to the spot and found the child unconscious. Taken home the child recovered and to-night ls again at play. She was not Injured. Persons troubled with partial pa ralysis are often very much benefited by massaging the affected parts thor oughly when applying Chamberlain's Liniment. This liniment also re lieves rheumatic pains. For sale by all dealers. adv. PAKIKGPOWDER ABSOLUTELYPURE .Cooking under modem methods and con* ^ yveniences is made so attractive the whole 'family is becoming interested. "These biscuits are delicious; this cake is ?excellent," says the father? " I made them/* Mays the daughter, and both father and J ' daughter beam with pleasure, ^ f Royal Baking Powder has made tame*] (baking a success, a pleasure and a profit? and j the best cooking today the world over done with its aid? THE ?ARMENT WORKERS STRIKE 125,000 Wnlk Out in New Yoi* Ciuy> 4,000 Shops Deserted. Now York, Dec. 30.-Men and wo men garment workers, estimated to number 125,000, went on strike in New York to-day, tying up approxi mately 4,000 factories. They de mand higher pay and better working conditions. Mass meetings of tho strikers be gan as early as 4 a. m., and at day light, in a drizzling rain, picket squads of twelve had been posted at all the factories affected. In each squad were at least two women. Forty-five halls throughout the city have been engaged by the strik ers for gathering places. Violence has been discountenanced by the leaders and the walkout was peace ful. Pickets were ordered to report In the several districts as early as 5 o'clock this morning to distribute proclamations printed in several lan guages, explaining the purpose of the strike. The strike ls confined at present to the makers of men's and boys' cloth ing. Of the 125,000 workers in this industry there are aoout 40,000 wo men. It was declared to-day, how ever, that the Ladies' Garment Work ers' Union also was organizing its forces for the demand of an exten sion to other branches of an agree ment signed two years ago, and that a strike of 70,000 more workers would be called to enforce the de mands. The strike In the men's and boys' clothin;* Industry alone, however, ls the largest New York has experienced in years. The total value of the product of men's and boys' clothing manufac tured in New York yearly is estimat ed at $350,000.000. It is the first large strike In this branch of the in dustry here. An eight-hour day, 20 per cent In crease In wages, with a minimum of $10 a week for girls and $16 for men, abolition of child labor and work in the tenements, an? V.? features of the strikers' demands. There have been no organized negotiations with the employers, as It is declared that they refused to treat with the union. The ke. was decided upuii by a vote In cn! 40,000 of the workers 'partici pated. Possibilities of a spread of the strike to other cities were featured in statements by the leaders, but it was declared that the tie-up in New York would affect the country at large. Four big sections of the city, which have been thickly settled with Jewish immigrants from Russia will be the principal scenes of the strike. If prolonged, the strike is expected to cause distress to thousands of tenement dwellers, a situation which settlement workers and charitable or ganizations have laid plans to meet. Meeting Oooneo Farmers' Union. The Oconee County Farmers' Un ion is hereby called to meet at Blue Ridge High School building on Satur day, January 11th, 1913, at 10 a. m. A full delegation from each local ls requested, as this will be a very im portant meeting. New officers will be installed and plans for the coming year will fc?;..-made. ~A. H. Ellison, President. J. W. Alexander, Secretary. These "Siamese" Twins Quarrel. Holyoke, Mass., Dec. 28.-The ex treme sympathetic unity that is the rule between even ordinary twins has not put in its appearance In the case of the seven-months-old "Siamese twin" daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John |R. Gibbs. Mealtime ls proving an inevitable bone of contention be tween the united babies, for when one is clamoring for the bottle the other refuses to touch it, and even tries to push her sister's meal out of the crib. Also, when one twin is sleepy the other Is always wide awake and this sort of thing has put the fond parents In a state of perplexity. The twins' are fastened together at tho hips, but otherwise are perfectly normal. . - ? -^ _ Farmc?-s; Union Meeting. Bounty Land Union will meet on Saturday, January 4th, 1913, at 10 o'clock a. m. AJI tb? brethren arc urged to attend, as there Is Import ant business to transact. Officers are to be installed and delegates.to be elected for county meeting. Don't fail to come. L. M. Smith, President. J. H. Dendy, Secretary. Painter I weaves House as Museum. Paris, Dec. 28.-The will of the late Fren eh battle painter, Edouard Detain . leaves his residence as a museum historical costumes. One floor of house is to be devoted entirely to uniforms of the French army. D?taille also bequeathed $40, 000 for the reconstruction of* the house so as to make it suitable for a museum. $100 Per Pl at o was paid at a banquet to Henry Clay In New Orleans In 184,2. Mighty costly for those with stomach trou ble or Indigestion. To-day people everywhere use Dr. King's Naw Life Pills for these troubler as well ns liver, kidney and bowel disorders. Easy, pafe, ture. Only 25c. ai all druggists. adv. CARS IN YELIJOW RIVER. Fcr^??wr Humped in Water Proves v Disastrous to Fish. - Covington, Ga., Dec. 28.-Thirteen canwbf a freight train on the Georgia Railroad, from Atlanta to Augusta, wen* through the Yellow river tren t?o, four miles above Covington, late yesterday afternoon. No one was hurt. The engine ind one car of mulei? remained on the trestle on one sida.and the cabotire and three cars remained on the o Vier. One car of furniture, two of dcld, one of flour, one ?f Irish potatoes and eight cars of freight of various kinds are in the river and practically a total loss The cars -'ic torn to pleeea. Passengers, mail, and express are being transtv r red ffiyteanis in the employ of the rah road. J ; Fish Die hy Hundreds. (Atlanta Journal. ) T*o cars of the freight train wrecked at yellow river trestle, 37 miles.east of Atlanta, on Friday, are wedgbd in the woodwork of the tres tle, wocking the line to Augusta. The train consisted of a string of many cars, and thirteen of this num ber ;Were thrown from the tracks over the driver. Four plunged into the rivet. One of tho thirteen, which was|ioaded with automobiles, was thrown from one bank of the river to the other and landed high and dry. Another, with a cargo of sulphuric acid.'dropped into tho water, and tho great tank filled with acid burst and spread the poison through the water of the river. Hundreds of dead fish, killed by the acid, have floated to the surface and are being taken from the .watev in great quantities. Physi cians, however, are giving the warn in that these fish are deadly poison. TO^PPOINT MARKET AGENTS. Southern Railway and Allied Lines inge to Help Farmer. ?hington, Dec. 30.-President r, of the Southern Railway Com in announcing to-day further ly co-operation for the develop jqf agriculture and horticulture, efforts which the Southern lpany and the companies with it are making io en courage diversified farming, we find that the man who takes up the grow ing of new crpps or the raising of live Stock may be discouraged in his first season by the failure to market his products satisfactorily. We frequently receive requests for information as to marketing, and in some cases it has come to our knowledge that per ishable products have spoiled hecai ;e producers did not know how to ma ?ke* them. "Our companies, in pursuance of their general policy of helpfulness, have arranged to appoint, on January 1, four market agents to devdte all of their time to collecting and giving information as to markets, methods of packing and shipping, l&te,, to pro ducers who may seek their co-opera tion in the territory traversed by the lines of the Southern Railway, Ala bama Great Southern Railroad, Au gusta Southern Railroad, Blue Ridge Railway, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway, Danville and Western Railway, Georgia Southern and Florida Railway, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Northern Alab_ ma Railway, Southern Railway in Mis sissippi, Tallulah Falls Raliway and Virginia and Southwestern Railway. The four market agents, who will re port to the traffic department of the companies, will be appointed as fol lows: "J. M. Seaborn, with headquarters in Southern Railway office building, Atlanta, Ga.; E. M. Lane, with head quarters in Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway general freight offices, Cincinnati, Ohio; E. L. Roblson, with headquarters Iq Mo lt le and Ohio Railroad general freight offices, dellerton building, St. Louis, Mo.; M. M. Emmert, with headquarters in Southern Railway of fice building, 1,300 Pennsylvania ave nue, Washington, D. C." Death Calla Good Woman. Westminster, R. F. D., Dec. 30. Special; Mrs. Esther Carson died at the home of her son, William Car son, near Toxaway church, on Satur day, Dcc^'uibei J?, aged YB years and 10 months. She was born and raised in Jackson county, North Carolina, and spent most of her long life there. She moved to Oconee with her son in 1888. She was a Christian lady, and joined the. Baptist church at tho age of 17 years, and had been a consist ent member ever since, holding her membership at Holly Springs church at the time of her death. She said during her sickness she was ready and waiting for her summons. She was a lady of marked Intelligence, and the writer was acquainted with the family, spending many nights there, and it was quite A treat to see her gather her grandchildren round and read good books to them and ex plain to them. She leaves one son, William Carson, and twelve grand children-Mrs. Henry Shed and Mrs, Wm. Shuttlesworth, of Howard, Ga.; Viola, Garnett, Maggie, Clyde, lea and Theodore Carson; Mrs? Clifton Miller, Mrs. Mauldln Smith, Mrs Wessle Burnside, of Anderson; Mrs. Ed. Burnside, of Holly Springs. Her body was laid to rest in Holly Springs? cemetery in the presence of a large concourse of friends and relatives to await tho resurrection morn. S. SPARTANHUIU? MUTE MURDERED Dody Found After Several Days-? Robbery Probably Motive. Spartanburg, Dec. 28.-A broken blind, rifled pocket? and a ransacked trunk told tho only kiwwn ?tory of what appears to be the murder of E. D. Smoak, aged 60, a deaf mute, whose body was found In his little workshop, located about a^ halt mlle from Cedar Springs Institute. The discovery was made by a mute who was sent by Capt. N. F. Walker to the horne of Mr. Smoak with a mes sage. The body was balanced across a work bench and apparently had been dead for a long time. Th? last seen of the dead man was on Sunday afternoon, when a negro laborer on the farm of the deceased talked with him in the mute code. It > is customary, according to the tes tily oily of his neighbors, that Mr. . ak carried on his pers?n a con siderable sum of money, dud this is attributed as the impulse that led the assassin to this heinous work. Every lining in his trouser pockets was pulled out, but whether any money was secured could not bo made known. In his inside coat pocket was found $60, three bills of the $20 denomina tion, and in his vest pocket was found his wntch. Because the money watch were not taken leads '.u the conclusion that a negro was Ka assas^ sin, since negroes do not U!.e to han dle dead bodies. No effo\t was made, evidently, to turn the .nan over, thus giving the guilty p?vty access to the inside coat and v-"st pockets. Sheriff Whit j and Coroner Turner were notifica of the situation as it was fouud, and upon advice, not a move was made to touch the dead roan. Smoak had a son at Union, who conducts a Job printing plant BOILER BURSTS; NINE KILLED. Fearful Disaster in Seaboard Air liine Shops at Hnmlet, N. C. Hamlet, N. C., Dec. 28.-Nine men, three white and six negroes, were killed here to-day when a stationary boiler at the Seaboard Air Line shops exploded with terrific force. The dead are Charles B. Utter, general round-house foreman; WHliam Ut ter, a bron.c: ; ii. O?SJ> elec trician ; Charlie Ledbetter, Jim Pow ers, Ed Gilchrist; Will Ballentine, John Thompson and John Morrison, negro helpers. Charles B. and William Utter reached the round-house, a few min utes before 7 o'clock to work oh the injector of the boiler that had been reported in trouble. They were in specting the boiler when the explo sion took place. Both men were di rectly in front of the boiler, and their bodies were so badly mangled that it was necessary to use shovels in remcrving them. Mr. Reynolds, the electrician, was in the dynamo room and was killed by the force of the ex plosion and tumbling walls. All the negroes were in the wash room. So great was the explosion that most of the machine shops were prac tically demolished. One section of the boiler was blown through an 18-inch wall and carried more than 500 feet. The body of Ledbetter was blown 200 feet. PAROLES FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Louis F. Cantrell Spent Short Time Visiting Relativen in County. Among the "Christmas visitors" to Walhalla was Louis F. Cantrell, who was paroled from the penitentiary on December 24 by Governor Bleasc. Hit? conditions incident to parole (the leaving of the State within 24 hours after the granting of the parole) were changed somewhat before he left Co lumbia, Governor Blense giving him permission to visit among his people in this section for five days. Cantrell arrived in Walhalla about 2 o'clock Christmas afternoon, but did not go direct to bis family, who are now living here on the Knitting Mill Hill. He seemed loath to go to his home, but was met and talked to by a num ber of people on the streets. Finally a little crippled boy (his sou) ran up to him on the street and greeted him, and the big man drew forth hf? hand kerchief and wept. It was lace in the evening, however, before he went to his home, after his wife and other members of his family had come for him. His manner in freedom gave evidence of a cramped feeling when in his home town, but he said he "felt mighty good" to be ont. Thursday morning he drove out into the coun try to visit homefolks and relatives. Gaines and Ramey, the other two men from Oconee liberated by the Governor, did not come to Walhalla. Chas. M. Gaines, it ls understood, passed through his home town of Sen eca with but a short stop, complying to the letter with the conditions of parole. Cantrell stated that Logan Ramey remained in Columbia up to the time he left there. The paroling of these three men concluded the last chapter in the noted Emerson murder case. Chas. L. Angel was paroled some months ugo, and the negro, Heury Brown, who turned State's evidence, wao re leased after the trial. Ile has aol, so far as we know of, been heard of in these parts lately. The granting of paroles in the Oco nee cases are discussed froxn various standpoints, and widely divergent views are presented. As a rule, how ever, the Governor's action does not, we think, meet with approval. ?KN. JAMBS W. MOORE BEA!?. Wns Prominent in Affair* of State. Local Happenings About Seneca. Seneca, Dec. 81.-Special: With this Issue comes In the New Year. We wish for The Courier and its readers, a happy and prosperous year. This is moving day in Seneca. On account of several business changes places of business aro also changed. J. M. Barron is moving into the J. W. Byrd stand. Mrs. H. Y. Smith, moved on Moil" day into the rear of Patterson's dry goods establishment. A. P. Brown, for several years the manager of the Seneca Mercantile Company, will conduct business in the Store room vacated by Barron & Company. Our merchants, many of them, are; taking stock during the lull of tho holidays. Mrs. Clolla Ramsay and daughter, Miss Gladys, who have been visiting Mrs. W. .F. Austin, have left for At lanta. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Thompson, of Atlanta, have been spending the holi days with Capt. and Mrs. Henry F. Alexander. Al Thompson, now of Birmingham, is also with his relatives and 'friends here. Misses Ivor and Hannah Brown have been with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Brown, during .the holi days. Whltner Cary, of Greenville, was visiting relative* here the past week. Ray Phillips and Miss Bessie San ders were married on Sunday, and on the afternoon of the same day Miss Johnnie Phillips was married to Mr. Briggs, of the Farm and Factory force, Rev. C. S; Blackburn officiating. We extend hearty congratulations to these young couples, who start upon life's journey under such auspicious circumstances. I A number of delightful social af fairs were enjoyed D^ tlie yoting folks during the holidays. A delightfully novel affair was the progressive course dinner given by several of the young ladies to their, young gentleman friends. The first course (soup) was taken with Miss Marguerite Adams; the second (din ner) was with Miss Verna Sfrlbling; Miss Lucilo Hamilton. The young men ot the party were Whit Holle mari, Charles Lawrence, Pat Adams and Rupert Nimmons. Miss Gladys Ramsay and AI Thompson were In vited guests. The affair, besides pos sessing the charm of novelty, was perfect in detail, and the young la dies are to be congratulated upon its success. ?Mrs. E. C. Doyle tendered a party to her Sunday school class on Mon day evening, to which the boys com posing the class invJtel their young lady friends. Progressi 'e "up jinks" was played and a delightful menu was served late In the evening. Another charming affair of the hol iday season was the "doll baby party," given by Mrs. W. F. Austin to the young people, for. Miss Gladys Ramsay, her attractive guest. The' guests were requested to dress in costumes befitting tots of three or four summers, and the young people entered Into the plan heartily. The girls wore baby caps and frocks of a style to match, the boys wearing knee trousers, sailor collars, et?:. Upon the arrival of the company they were presented with '."all-day suckers," that latter-day confection so dear to the young child's heart. Later ani mal cracker?, lemonade ?nd imus were served. Miss Gladys Ramsay, the honoree, was voted the best rep resentation of the real baby doll. J. W. Strlbling will be host to his young friends to-night, when they will watch the old year out and the New Year in. Charley Byrd was host to his young friends at a handsome six o'clock din ner Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rust, of Birmingham, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. Leland IMarett. Miss Norma Gigni'.liat left to-day for an extended visit to friends in the lower part of the State. ' Reatii of Gen. J. W. Moore. On last Thursday night Gen. Moore/ father of Mrs. E. A. Hines, died at the home of lils daughter, after an illness of several weeks. He came to Seneca some weeks ago to be under the immediate and constant care of Dr. Hines. It was found that there was a serious heart trouble, and all that medical skill and tondei nurs ing could do c,uld not stay the dis tressing and sure approach of tho end, which came peacefully, but not unexpectedly. Gen.. Moore had boen prominently Identified with publio affairs for many year? in his home county (Hampton), where he held high positions of honor and trust for many years. He was State Senator for a long number of years, and wa? also prominent in church affairs. Funeral services were held at tho residence of Dr. Hines on Friday af ternoon, and the body was cBtrled to his home for burial. Mrs. Moore died during the past SurnnW, and this death, following co closely and coming during the holidays, make? th? bereavement doubly sad. To Mm family is extended the sincere sympa thy of many friends* A new English machine gun has fired 30,000 shots in succession with? out Impairment to its accuracy by overheating. j