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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. .F * V * * * 4? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ??? ?j? ?I? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j. ?j? ?J? Guaranteed Garments. We have just received a shipment of High Grad'- Muslin Underwear from one of the best known manufacturers. The garments are seasonable, stylish and beautiful. Every item will be sold under the following guarantee : "If for any reason whatsoever this gar ment proves unsatisfactory, return it and get back your money," C. W. J. E. BAUKNIGHT, Walhalla, S. C. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. * ?Jo .J. ?J. ?J? ?J? ?J? .J? ?J. ?J? ?J. ?J? ?J? .J. ?J? ?J? 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. VThat nave you done with these dollars? Have you spent them as fast as you earned them? If you nave, you\\are poor indeed; but if you have spent only a part of tl\e dollars and kept some of them, you have in these cttvjlars stored up energy and strength to provide for ybu 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 Sank. tThe Westminster Bank, "VVe?tmiiistei-, S. O., is a good place to put these dollars. ?V. P. ANDERSON, P. P. SULLIVAN, President. Cashier. J. M. NORRIS. Assistant Cashier. I New Hampshire's Governor. Concord, N. H., Jan. 2.-The New Hampshire Legislature, in joint con vention, to-night elected as Governor Samuel D. Felkor, tho Democratic candidate at the last election. He re ceived 222 votes to 191 for Franklin Worcester, of Hollis, Republican, 26 Progressives voting with the Dem ocrats. The election of Governor was thrown into the Legislature by the failure of Mr. Felker, the leading candidate, to get the necessary ma jority at tho polls in November. Prisoner Poisoned, Sheriff Impeached Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 4.-Gov ernor O'Neal has ordered impeach ment proceedings against Sheriff Wil liam Martin, of Hale county, to de termine whether or not the officer was criminally negligent when he al lowed a prisoner, William Thomas, a negro charged with wife murder, to securo poison with which to kill himself. Tho case will be triec In the Supreme Court. Martin is charged with having delivered the acid, or allowing lt to be delivered to the prisoner. Thom drank the poison and died from its effects. Tilt only Daking Powder made from Rqyal Grape ?&soIiate?yPare No Afu?n Mo Limo Phosphates MILES N. SITTON DEAD. Wa? Former Resident of Seneca Items Gathered Hore and There. Seneca, Jan. 6.-Special: News of the death of Mlles N. SItton was received hero to-day. Mr. SItton was a resident of Seneca for a number of years, and was a brother of the late Frank SItton. Tho Ladies' Missionary Society of the Baptist church is observing the week of prayer, and the ladies of the town of other denominations are in vited o attend the meetings, which are held at the Baptist Church. The first of the services was held Mon day afternoon at li.'.iO o'clock, and there will bo meetings at the Same hour Wednesday and Friday after noons. Our school boys and girls have left, for their respective schools, and so cial affairs are marked with tho pro verbial lull that always follows. the storm. Mrs. Hal Poe. of Greenville, spent the week-end with Mrs. B. F. Sloan, who has been quite sick with grip. We are pleased to report Mrs. Sloan better. Ogilvie Todd, of Spartanburg. has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Todd. Mrs. J. W. Shelor spent a few hours in Seneca .Monday on her re turn to Walhalla from a visit to Westminster. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thompson and son Al returned to Atlanta Monday after spending the holidays with their relatives here. F. M. Cary has been, with his fam ily here for several days. The public school opened again on Monday, the 6th, with the usual at tendance. It is a source of genuine regret that Miss Lalla Ballenger, teacher of the fourth and fifth grades, has resigned on account of ill health. Miss Ballenger has greatly endeared herself to our people, both in social and religious circles, and sh^will be greatly missed. Her successor has not yet been elected. Mrs. B. A. Lowry and Mrs. W. H. Hamilton, of Ninety-Six, are vistlug at Davidson College, N. C. The friends of Mis? Mary Julia Reid are pleased to se ; her out after a recent illness. Mrs. T. S. Stribiing entertained a few of ber' lady friends af an old fashioned quilting last Friday. Those present were Mesdames W. P. Reid, J. T. Holleman, C. V. McCarey, L. W, Verner and T. E. Slrlbllng. Mrs. B. O. Hopkins and son have returned home after a vi?it to her parents at Central during the holi days. Mi's. Lillie Tribble and son Gus have returned from Florida. J. T. S. Hopkins and family have moved to Pjneca for the purpose of placing their .children In school and are occupying the Hamilton residence on Main street. We extend a welcome to these good people. Mr. and Mrs. It. E. Nlmmons, of Keowee, aro visiting their sons and their families in Seneca. At the meeting of the Aid Society of the Presbyterian church last Mon day afternoon the annual election of officers was held, resulting as fol lows: Mrs. O. F. Bacon, president; Mrs. J. E. SItton, vice president; Mrs. W. S. Hunter, (re-elected) sec retary and treasurer. Master John Lawrence was host to a number of his young friends last Friday evening. Games were played and a good time generally was had. Delicious refreshments were served. Mrs. Alethea Ballenger left Tues day for Mobile, Ala., where she will spend the bad months with friends. Miss Irene Legg, of Jefferson, Ga., has returned to her home after spending the holidays with uer aunt, Mrs. John Harper, and other realtlves. Death of ?Mrs. Laura Thrift. Long Creek, Jan. 4.-Special: Mrs. Laura Thrift, wife of John Thrift, died here at her home on January 1, after a long and painful illness. Fun eral services were conducted Thurs day afternoon by Rev. G. W. Smith, after which the remains were tender ly lowered to their last resting place in Long Creek cemetery. Mrs. Thrift was a consistent mem ber of the Baptist church, a devout Chritsian and a true woman, whose death the entire community deeply mourns. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wilbanks, who, with the bereaved husband, have the sin cere sympathy of all. During her lon? illness, though suffering much ?md anlmort constantly, she never complained, esigning herself t< the triais that had come as hers. With Christian fortitude she bore all, plac ing lier trust in tho Lord,> and was ready when the summons came to enter the joys of her heavenly home. In her denth is removed ono of tho best women of tho community. ? . ?>- . Train Hit Carriage, Five Killed. Dennison, Iowa, Jan. 4.-Five per sons were killed and two probably fatally Injured when a Chicago and Northwestern train struck a carriage near here shortly before midnight last night. The dead aroN John Ey ers and his six-year-old son; John Reimers, his wife and flve-months old baby. The Injured (John Reim ers, aged 6, and Minnie Reimers, aged 14,) were taken to a local hos pital, where, it ls stated neither can recover. A sharp curve at a point just east of the crossing made lt Im possible for the engineer to seo tho carriage until it was too late to stop. YOUNO CHILD REPORTED LOST. IS Four*y. e?r-OId Son of John Owens, Piife*Mountain, Has Disappeared. Newe was brought to Walhalla last week of the disappearance of a child, betw?en four and five years of age, son of John Owens, of Pine Mountain, Ga., just across the Oconfe county line, on Christmas ICvo. According to tho report tho little , child was missed from home just b?fore dark and a search of tho premises was made without finding any trace of him. The alarm was then given and a posse organized to ma moro <. x 11 MI ii oil search, but this, too. proved ineffectual so far as I recovering the lost child was con- j corned,-.and a citizen or that section who Was in Walhalla .Monday slated i I hat $10 traci whatever of I ho child has lie-on gotten up to the present I iine.j The iv.ort s state that t here wero?npwards ot 1 ." a men engaged III the s?areh. Several theories have been ad vanced since the disappearance of the CliJid, some holding to the belief thatxhfi wandered away and was lost, ot hers; that he was killed and eaten by some wild animal, while still oth ers- seoul to think that the little one was kidnapped. The total absence of anMclue whatever lends strength to the kidnapping theory, as the' nigh ti on which the child left home I was { bitterly cold one. and no chilli j couMf have long withstood tho frees- j ing wat her. yet. no trace of tho hedy j has e fer been found. The wild beast theor*. it would seem, is equally lin- | possit Je, as had the child been killed by so no animal, traces of the cloth ing would have surely been found. The" mystery surrounding the dis appearance has engaged the atten tion of ' ind reds sinco lt jcurred, but, ftp far as we have bf a able to it remains as far rom solu tion ab when the child's absence was first discovered. Prof. 3E TEACHERS TO MEET. K. Tate Will Address Meet lng Next Saturday To UM White Teachers of Oconee lou n ty: The' Oconeo Teachers' Association .will ?ri it? next meeting or day, vanyary 11th, pt. 12 o'clo( The place of meeting is the Wal halla Graded School building. Prof. W, K. Tate, State Supervisor of Rural Schools, will be with us, and will speak to .us at that time. Wo rtunate in getting Prof. Tate, ive must give him a full attend ance. A. D. Rodgers, Secretary. are foi and wc Will Also Visit Kcowee School. Under the auspices of our School Improvement Association, Prof. W. K. Tate, of Columbia will address tho patrons and pupils of the Keowee Graded School In the auditorium of the new school building next Friday night, January 10th. Prof. Tate is State Supervisor of Rural Schools and a most entertaining speaker. His subject will be "Rural School Im provement." The public ls cordially Invited to men with us, and it is hoped that all a.uer schools in reach will be well represented. Any teacher, patron or pupil who has not heard Prof. Tat? should take ad vantage of this opportunity to hear him. Come; you will be welcome. R. A. Gentry, Principal Keowee Graded School. THE TURKS MAY YET YIELD. Pence Conference Suspended, But Probably Will Be Resumed. London, Jan. 6.-The first stage of the peace negotiations which is re garded by diplomats largely as one of pretense on Turkey's part to avoid the appearances of yielding to the demands of the allies without pres sure from the powers, is over now. It is expected that the second stage will soon begin with the powers act ing behind the scenes and pulling the strings which will compel Turkey to concede to the bulk of the allies' de mands. Without money, her army inade quate and demoralized, her states men realize that Turkey ls in no con dition to resume hostilities. At to-day's sitting of the confer ence Turkey renounced her rights in the Island of Crete and promised a rectification of tho Thracian fron tier, but insistod upon the retention of Adrianoplo. The allies declared this was not satisfactory and sus pended the conference. May Ho Resumed. That does not mean an end of the negotiations, however. The confer ence may be resumed either by Tur key giving notification that either she has fresh proposals to submit, or by the allies, on the grounds that they have communications to make to the Turks. It Is generally expected tlut the work of the conference will be talcum up again at the end of the week, when the festivities in connection with the Orthodox Christmas are ended. $100 Per Plate was paid at a banquet to Henry Clay in New Orleans In 1842. Mighty costly for those with stomach trou ble or Indigestion. To-day people everywhere use Dr. King's New Life Pills for these troubles as well as liver, kidney and bowel disorders. Easy, safe, sure. Only 25c. at. all druggists. adv. AV ?INO AGAINST MENINGITIS. SI tent of Stnte IlenKii Officer. Case in Chester County. vJolumbia, Jan. 4.-Chester county has developed a case of cerebro spi nal meningitis, and after his return last night from an inspection of the case Dr. J. A. Hayne, State health oillcer, made the following state ment: "In view of the fact that epidem ics of cerebro spinal meningitis have occurred In the neighboring States of Georgia and Tennessee, It is ad vised that physicians be on their guard and report to the State health oillcer at Columbia immediately any cases occurring. "i vas called lo Chester last night i?y Dr. H. C. McConnell lo see a case of this disease, which clini cally ar 1 afterwards hy tho mincro Bcopc, l oved to be genuine cerebro spinal meningitis. "The State board of health had on hand a limited supply of the scrum used In the treatment of the disease. This Berum is administered into the spinal cord after a sufficient quan tity of ll ii lil has been withdrawn. Il reduces tho death rate about one half or more. "There is no epidemic of this dis ease in this State, nor have we rea son to fear such an epidemic If the State Hoard of Health, through its executive officers, is immediately no tifiai of all cases that may occur. "lt is called to the attention of tho Legislature that the board will be without funds until March 1, and should an epidemic occur they wish that they be authorized by the Legis lature to spend what may be neces sary in checking the disease. "The serum was administered to the patient last night and the child seemed improved after the Injection. I would say further that the germ of this disease gains entrance into the system through the nose and the throat, and that if an antiseptic gar gle and spray are used there is little danger of contracting the disease, as the germ is easily killed." SENATOR JEFF DAVIS IS DEAD. Arkansas Man Unique in Public Life. Three Times Governor. .--"-^Tf?'?'i^lf - fi?I Mftle Kork, Ark., Jim. i nil. States Senator Jeff Davis died sud denly at his home here at 1 o'clock Friday morning as the result of an attack of apoplexy. Besides being a picturesque char acter in Washington during his one term in the Senate, which began in 1907, United States Senator Jeff Da vis had the distinction of being the only man elected to the Governor ship of Arkansas three times. Pre vious to his seven years' Incumbency as Governor of his State Mr. Davis had been prosecuting attorney of the Fifth Arkansas Judicial District, and in 1898 was elected Attorney Gene ral of the State. Mr. Davis was born In Little River county, Arkansas, In 1862, and re ceived lils education at Russellvllle, Ark., and at Vanderbilt University, graduating from the latter Institu tion In 1884. He was admitted to the bar In Pope county, Arkansas, at the age of 19 years; elected prose cuting attorney in 1892, and re elected in 1894; was elected Attor ney General In 1898; Governor of Arkansas in 1901, re-elected in 1903 and again in 1905, each for a period of two years; was delegate at large to the Democratic National Conven tion In 1904; was elected to the Uni ted States Senate February 19, 1907, for the term beginning March 4th, 1907. His term of service would have expired March 3, 1913. SAM BOOZER PAYS PENALTY. The Negro Who Murdered White Man in Newberry County. Columbia, Jan. 2.-Sam Boozer, colored, was electrocuted at the State penitentiary this morning for the murder of James S. Gilliam, a white man jf Newberry county. The current was turned on at 11.28, and three minutes later the negro was pronounced dead. After .he vas strapped In the death chair, Boozer was given an opportunity to make any statement that he might desire. He blamed his trouble on tho white people for whom he was working In Newberry county when the crime for which ho was convicted took place. James S. Gilliam, a white man, who was overseer for John C. Hipp at Old Town, in Newberry county, was shot anq\. k lled In December, 1911, by Sam Boozer, a negro who worked on the place. For the slay ing of Gilliam Boozer and Hipp were tried for their lives, Hipp being charged with being an accessory. Hipp was acquitted and Boozer found guilty and Judge Ernest Gary sentenced him to be hanged. The case was appealed to the Su preme Court, which affirmed the death verdict, and in November of last year Judge Memmlnger sen tenced Boozer to die In the electric chair at tho penitentiary on Decem ber 13th. A respite was obtained until to-day and this morning the mandate of the law was carried out. Killed While Hunting. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 4.-Evelyn Rabey, a .young lad of 14, was killed this morning while hunting near Sa vannah by Pet^r Rabey, his first cousin, aged 15. Tho boys were shooting larks, when Peter's gun v/ent off accidentally. STORM HIT THE EAST H AHI). Onto Sunk Ship, 22 Lives Lost-Wind 8? Miles An Hour. Newport News, Vu., Jan. 4.-The steamer Julia LucKenbach, from Port Tampa to Baltimore, was sunk off Tangier gns buoy, in Chesapeake Bay, shortly oefore 7 o'clock yester day morning, having been In collis ion with the British steamer Indra k na la. Tho Luckenbach was struck in the bow. Twenty-two lives were lost, Including Capt. Gilbert and Ids wife. Bight men, Including the second I mate of the Luckenbach, were taken I from tho rigging of tho sunken ship after they had clung for lifo for alx hours in the gale, which was swoop ing the bay. Others in the rigging with them, numbed by tho cold, drop ped off one by one and drowned. Kef used Assistance. The rescue of the eight waa made by the Danish tramp Pennsylvania, , Capt. Lissner, and the men were I brought into Newport News early to I day. The lndrakuala. which rani I med the Luckenbach, is a British tramp of 3,600 tons net, New York I to Baltimore. She backed off after the collision, and the second mate of the Luckenbach declares her mnster refused assistance to tho sinking ship. New York City Suffers. New York, Jan. 4.-At least three deaths and approximately $f>00,000 property damage resulted from last night's 80-mlle gale, which swept New York and vicinity. This morn ing at 9 o'clock the wind had drop ped to 60 miles an hour, but the mercury had crawled down to 32 and pedestrians suffered keenly. Blow n Under Car. The deaths reported were: Mrs. Mary Kline, Brooklyn, died of Inju ries after having been blown under a street car; Robert Walker, a painter, fatally injured in a fall from a scaffold in Brooklyn; unidentified man, blown Into Newark Bay from a Centrall Railroad of New Jersey train. Worst in Recent Yearn, Belated returns of the damage done by the storm revealed that a ?nf??le from Jacksonville to *Maino, and that the storm was the most se vere of recent years. High winds prevailed to-day along the northern Atlantic seaboard, but the wire trouble, lt was reported, was slight, compared to that of yesterday. The most serious Instance to-day was the break near Philadelphia of more than 60 through wires between New York and Washington. AUTO BANDITS SHOW FIGHT. Abandon Their Car When Pressed Closely by Mobilized Police. Chicago, Jan. 4.-Fifty detectives searched Saturday for four automo bile bandits who last night robbed a northside jewelry store of diamonds valued at $1,200, fought two revol ver battles with the police and caus ed terror by firing Into the crowd of (shoppers on one of the principal! streets. Two suspects have been ar rested. The four automobilo bandits smashed In a jewelry store window and escaped with a tray of diamonds. Their escape was aided by a fashion ably dressed woman, who apparently fainted Into the arms of a policeman as he started to draw his revolver. As soon as tho thieves wero out of sight the woman recovered herself and disappeared. Twenty shots were exchanged as the machine gained speed. The chaf feur manipulated the machine so that lt poured out a cloud of smoko, which aided In the escape. A few minutes later tho bandits' car was boarded by a policeman, who charged them with speeding and or dered them to drive to a police sta tion. They wheeled Into a quiet street with the policeman and there shot, stabbed and beat him and threw him off the car. The men abandoned their automo bile, which had been stolen just be fore the robbery, and disappeared In a crowded section of the west side. The thieves stole the car from in front of a down-town business build ing late In the afternoon. SUIT FOR PERSONAL DAMAGES. ? v rann Paper Solicitor Sue? Two Sa luda Men for $10,000. Saluda, Jan. 6.-L. E. Wheeler and J. J. Wheeler, of this town, have been served by Deputy Marshal R. L. Wert/, with a summons and complaint answerable within twenty days In tho Federal Court in this district for $10,000 damages by A. A. Cunnavan. of Boston, Mass., for Injuries to his person while In Saluda recently. It appears that some days ago Can navan, with several others, was in this town soliciting subscriptions for a farm paper, lt ls said that Canna van Insulted Geo. C. Wheeler, father of L. F. and J. J. Wheeler, on the streets. The boys took up the mat ter and gave Cannavan a severe beat ing, although lt ls said J. J. Wheeler was only an onlooker and look no part in the altercation. Cannavan left here the next morn ing for Augusta and from that point it was announced that his skull was fractured and that his person showed marks of severe injury. The suit Iq for damages in the sum ot $10,000.