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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. .T. .I* A ?g* 4 4 4 4? 4? V 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? FEED STUFFS! We have our warehouse load ed with Corn, Feed Oats, Seed Appier Oats, Bran, Shorts, Purina Feeds for Chickens. See us before you buy. We can make the price right. C. W. & J. E. BAUKNIGHT, Walhalla, S. C. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. .|?*|**|*?|.*|?*{?4'4*4*4a4"4*4*4?4* ? 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 have you done with these dollars? Have you spent them as fast as you earned them? If you have, you are poor indeed; but if you have spent only a part of the dollars and kept some of them, you 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 ! ? 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. "SQUEALER" SLAYS DAUGHTER. Reviled for Giving Evidence, Gam bler Tries First to Kill Wife. Now York, Feb. 14.-James Pur cell, the gambler who told the Cur ran committee on February 7th that he had paid $50,000 graft money to the police, attempted to kill his wife ?arly to-day at their home, 218 West 21st street, and thon turned his revolver on his 12-year-old daughter, Agnes, and shot her dead. Pocket ing the weapon, he walked to the po lice station and surrendered. Despite the tragedy, Purcell ap peared wholly self-possessed, as he said to the sergeant: "I am Jamos Purcell, the gambler. I want to make a confession. I just shot and killed my 12-year-old daughter, and shot and injured my wife. They are in bed at home. Purcell said he tried to kill his wife because she continually reviled him for being a "squealer," and the little girl had sided with her mo ther. Purcell replied to a query as to where he lived, and then, handing over his revolver, asked that he be locked up. When the police investigated they found the little girl, lying dead on a couch, and on the floor Mrs. Purcell, who had only fainted, and It was this that caused Purcell to believe that he had wounded her. The little girl was shot three times, a wound In each breast and one In the right arm. Purcell's testimony before the Cur ran committee involved ex-Sheriff Harvey, of Queens, and Lieut. Reeker, now In Sing Sing, and other police officers as among those to whom he had paid graft. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutety Pura Economic??? Buffer, Fleur? Eggs ; makes the food more appetizing and wholesome The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar TWO MILLIONS TO UVN STATE. 'iencral Assembly Contemplates Ad journing on Februury 22d. Columbia. Feb. 15.-Editor Keo veo Courier: Tho present session of he Legislature is .drawing to a close. We expect to adjourn next Friday light. Many bills have been intro luced in both Houses, but not many )f a State-wide interest have yet leen enacted into law. Most of the jills that have received the signature >f the Governor aro of a local na ture. There have been over six hun Ired bills introduced in the House, md we will adjourn without having lisposed of many because tho calen iar is so congested. The Li ls that ?lave neither been passed n ?. killed this session will be carried over un til the next session foi consideration. lt is doubtful whether or not we will net to consider the "two-cent rate bill," "the one-mill additional tax I'or school purposes" or "tho bill pro posing to change the primary election law." It was ?loped by most of the members that these bills would be considered at this session, but it is like the civil docket of the Court of Common Pleas for Oconee-it ls too crowded. lt seems very evident that the Leg islature will revise and change the primary election system, and will so fix the law that every voter will have to be registered before voting in the primary. The bill does not require one to have his poll tax receipt and registration certificate, as in the gen eral election, but simply requires.one to be registered at one precinct and have a registration certificate show ing that he is qualified to vote. The bill proposed by State Super intendent of Education J. E. Swear ingen was Introduced in the House by Representativt E. P. McCravy, of Pickens providing for "a law giving a townsnip or county the right to vote on a compulsory education law, provided one-third of the qualified electors petition for such election." This bill passed the House by a vote of 91 to 19. This.bill, if enacted into law. will merely give a school dis trict the right to say whether or not they shall have compulsory attend ance at school. It provides that ono must go to school at least three months In each year, If Hie parents are able to permit him to go and If they live within three miles of a school house; otherwise the law will net apply to them, lt provides a pun ishment by line or Imprisonment for any one violating the terms of the law. In my opinion, this bill, if it becomes a law, will only be "a rope of sand," so to speak. It contains so many loop holes that any one can get around the provisions of the a"t. If the people want compulsory eu cation, I don't think this bill is what they desire. Consequently I voted against the bill, but It passed tho House and is now in the Senate, and they say will pass that body. On the other hand, I doubt tho wisdom of compulsory education, since I have been studying the subject. The sta tistics show that the States that have a complete compulsory education law have been unable to get the children to attend any better than those States that do not have it. South Carolina stands 21 in the average out of the 48 States In the Union In regard to attendance in schools. North Carolina 'has a compulsory ed ucation law Just like the one propos ed 'by Mr. McCravy, and yet their av erage attendance in the schools is less than that of South Carolina. The figures show that the average per centum of attendance of children of Behool age In this State is 71. In Oconee county only about 10 per cent of the white children are out of Behool. Our county stands fourth in number of attendance of white chil tirtn in our public schools throughout the State. The time might come when we need compulsory education, but as long as these facts continue In our State, and as long as we neg lect to provide better accommoda tions for our schools, we had better ?top talking compulsory education. I state these facts to sustain my rea son for voting against tho bill. The county and State supply bills passed the House and are now In the Senate for their action. When the mpply bill was upder consideration I Introduced an amendment cutting out two items that aggregated $7,000. 3ne of the items called for $2,000 'or a driveway around the State House, and the other carried $5,000 'or A. W. Todd, architect, for prepar ng a model for the extension of the State House building. , The Legisla te last year refused to pay Mr. Todd anything on the ground that the contract for this work was not uithorlzed, nor was the State legally >r equitably bound to pay lt. For his reason I Introduced an amend nent to disallow the claim this year, vhlch the Houes agreed to by a large rofe. The State supply bill calls for over wo million dollars for running the kate for the year 1913. M. R. McDc nald. Mothers Can Safely Buy )r. King's New Discovery and give t to the little ones when ailing and ufferlng with colds, coughs, throat >r lung troubles; tastes nice, harm ens; once used, always used. Mrs. Iruce Crawford, Nlagra, Mo., writes: 'Dr. King's New Discovery changed mr boy from a pale, weak, sick boy o the picture of health." Always ?eins. Buy it. at all druggists, adv. .)Ajl. SENTENCES FOR THESE. CaanRegister People Are (?i ven Juli Sentences and tines. Cincinnati, Feb. 17.-John H. Pat torson, of the National Cash Register Con)&any, of Dayton, to-day was sen tenced to serve one year In the coun ty. ftt Troy, Ohio, and to pay a line o? $5,000 for violation of the Sherman antl-truat law. Twenty-eight other ofllcl. i* and employ?es of the company were niven jail sentences varylnt from three months to one year and were ordored to pay the costs of the prose cution. Tho sentence?, were pronounced af tom United States Attorney Hollis ter ud scored the defendants bitter ly for their business methods-me thod? which, he declared, were need less in a concern where millions of doll?Ta could have been made legiti mately and without violation of law. Junge Hollister declared that the maintenance of the competition de partment with its "gloom room" and "morgue" constituted business meth ods i)hat should not bo countenanced. clinically there are three of fenses, all practically the same," he said. "To sentence on each count, how?ver, would be unjust. There fore $ shall consider you as guilt: of but ? e jffense and thero shall be no cumulative sentence. I must make your cases an example to others who are ^hgaged In the same kind of busi ness.. The "penalties 1 impose must stand out as a warning to those who wou{d try to violate the law of the laud in this manner. "I have never heard of a legitimate conc?rn having a competition depart ment whose sole duties are not to sell goods, but to prevent the sale of goods by competitors," said Judge Hollister, "'."he only way that 1 can criticise them is to say that they were'peAy and mean." Hath Tub Trust Also. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 15.-Judge Clarence W. Sessions, In the Federal District Court, to-day Imposed fines ranging from $1 to $10,000 on thc eleven Individual and eleven corpo ration defendants convicted yester day^ the tr* '1 of tho so-called "Bath Tub TmstM for criminal conspiracy in r&t/aint-of trade. fines totalled $51,007, and they must be paid on or before March li In the cases of the Individuals If the fines are not paid before that date, a sentence not exceeding six months In the Detroit house of cor rection was ordored. WILL PRESENT "JOHN BRA?." Play to Be Given Friday Night Brief Local News. Seneca, Feb. 18.-Special: On next Friday evening at the school audito rium the play, "John Brag," will be given by local talent. The cast is confined to the students of the high school, and they have received the very best training for several weeks. Mrs. J. W. Byrd and .Mrs. T. L. Strlb ling have had *it In charge, which bespeaks a good presentation of this popular play. Don't forget the time and the cause-the receipts, as has already been announced, to go to the school. The stage has been enlarged to accommodate the large cast, and the audience will be comfortably seated. It ls hoped that every seat In the house will be filled. Admission 25 and 15c. H. D. Cheek has bought the prop erty on Fair Play street formerly owned by Charley Harper, and itfeved in on Monday. The Marett cotrage, vacated by Mr. Cheek, will be occu pied by G. W. Shirley. The Seneca Danclng Club will give a dance on Friday evening. A num ber of visitors will attend, and it is hoped to have some of our school boys and girls at home for the affair. L. W. Verner, Jr., of Clemson Col lege, spent the past week-end with his parents here. Miss Florence Reid attended the Valentine dance given by the seniors and juniors of Clemson College last Friday night. The banquet to be given by the K. of P. Lodge will be furnished by Mrs. Pa8,terfleld on Wednesday night. The program will bo a change from the usual one given on these occa sions. Thero will be no toasts, but a delightful music program has been arranged. Covers will be laid for one hundred, nnd the asnal pleasant occasion is anticipated. R. Anderson ls moving in his stock of merchandise nnd will soon be .ready to open up business. Notes from Zion. Zion, Feb. 18.-Special: The La nier Literary Society held its regu la meeting Friday, February 14th. A cry interesting program was car rie- out. After tho meeting the fol lowing officers were elected to serve the nxet term: President, Miss Eva Manning; vice president, Miss Naomi Powers; secretary and treasurer, Miss Mary Lou Manning. Miss Willie Powers entertained a number of her friends at a pound party Friday night. Pierce Foster and son, of Lavonia, were week-end guests of the former's mother, Mrs. E. Poster, of this com munity. We are very sorry to hear of the illness ot Miss Gussie DuPre, of the Rocky Knoll section. We hope to see her out soon. Little Miss Ruby Kelley has been very sick, but ls some better at this writing. MA M KO IS MADE PRISONER. ("?million Ik-twccn Dla? and Federal I Troops Illings Downfall. Mexico City, Feb. 18.-Gen. Victo riano Huerta, tho military comman der of the Federal troops, has been i proclaimed President. This followed i a conference between representatives 1 of Huerta and Gen. Diaz. ( President Madero has been ar- J rested in the National Palace by Gen. < Blunquet, backed by his troops. Gus- 1 tavo Madero, brother or the Presl- ; dent, was arrested about the same timo In a restaurant by Gen. Huerta. While Madero and the other mem bers of his family are under arrest in the palace, the crowds are running about the streets crying "vivas" for I . nerta and Diaz. An Official order was issued by the new government opening the cables for regular service. The censor, how ever, refused to leave his post for a considerable time after the Madoro government had boon ousted. Huerta's attempt to communicate witta Diaz this afternoon precipitated a sharp battle, in which the rebels opened up with a terrific fire of small arms. At 4 o'clock the order to "cease firing" brought the battle to a close. Had Offered to Make Tenus. Previous to the arrest of President Madoro he had agreed, in principie, to the appointment of a President ad interim. The announcement that Madoro had agreed to the appointment of a Provisional President was made on the authority of tho Mexican foreign minister, Senor Lascuraln, and the news of Madero's decision became known in the early forenoon. At that hour the position of the government was weakened and the Federal troops were apparently becoming demoral ized. Attempted to Save Himself. Subsequently President Madero made an offer to Felix Dlax to bring about the resignation of Vice Presi dent Plono Suarez and the en. ire cab inet, but that he himself sao*.id re main lu office. The President was in very low spirits, owing tc the re verses met with by the Federal troops. 2,000 Dead, 10,000 Wounded. - ?."?.All the horrors of A borhtwrrdment have been experienced by the resi dents of this city for many days, and lo those that might be expected have been added the effects of vicious ma chine gun and rifle fire In the streets at a range sometimes of less than 100 yards. Scarcely a district of the capital has escaped Injury. Over and over through every quarter at some time shells have torn and screeched and exploded. Little round shells from the automatic pompoms have added to the terror and destruction. Hundreds of buidlings attest, by their hole-marked sides and wrecked Interiors, to the destructive qualities of modern artillery. How many have been killed or wounded is a question which none can answer with any exactitude. It is doubtful whether even the govern ment records will ever reveal the correct number. From a source usually considered careful and conservative, lt has been stated that the number of dead is not less than 2,000, while the total num ber of the wounded amounts to from 8,000 to 10,000. The great majority of these are not soldiers, but men, women and children unable to escape the lines of fire.. This estimate was made after hearing the reports of scores of officers of the White and Red Cross societies and of the hos pitals. Accident Near Salem. Salem, Feb. 17.-Special: Frank Smith, of the Stamp Creek section, several days ago sustained very pain ful injury in an accident. While out hauling wood his team ran away with him and caused his leg to be broken -both bones, just above the ankle from which ho suffered greatly. He is improving nicoly, and his many friends hope he will soon be well again. Our Sunday night prayer meetings are progressing nicely. Service was held Sunday night at the home of J. H. Wood. There was a large con gregation present. The service was conducted by Rev. W. H. Nicholson. The next prayer service will be held at the home of T. T. Fowler. Ben Stokes, of Spartanburg coun ty, has purchased 'and near Salem. We cordially welcome Mr. Stokes to our community and wish him much success in his new home. Senate "Expunges" Record. Columbia, Feb. 15.-The Judiciary committee of tho Sensate to-day re ported that tho part of Governor Blease's message on Stnator Tillman, and the press referring to legislative matters be printed in the Senate Journals, but that the rest of the message, Senator Tillman's reply and the communications of B. L. Abney, district counsel for the Southern rail way, and others be riot printed. The report was adopted. Here Is a message of good oheer from Mrs. C. J. Martin, Boone Mills, Va., who is the mather of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin was cured of stomach trouble and constipation hy Chamberlain's Tablets after five years of suffering, and now recom mends these tablets to the public Bold by all dealers. adv. ON TOI* OF A MOUNTAIN Revenue Officer Finds Unique Still in Oconeo (bounty. (Greenville Nows, 17th.) Returning from a mid in the mountain wilds of Pickens and Oco iee counties, Revenue Olflcer Aiken brought news of ono of tho most suc cessful forages he and his associates , have ever experienced in this "neck it tho woods." One particular fea ture of the raid was the discovery of nu innovation in the art of "makin' licker" that the revenue olllcera have not met with before-to wit, the placing of a distillery on the top of a mountain peak and piping water to it from a distant stream. Those who have ever talked with tho revenue o til ce rs will remember that one way in which distilleries aro discovered is very simple. The offi cers simply follow the course of some stream until they come upon a dis tillery. As pufo, fresh water ls a necessary Ingredient in tho manufac ture of "'Moonshine" whiskey, dis tilleries are, as a rule, always placed on some mountain stream, where wa ter can bo secured with ease. Wishing to hoodwink tho revenue officers when looking for distilleries in this manner, certain moonshiners decided to locate their distillery on tho top of a distant mountnin-tho last place in tho world where one would go to look for a "moonshine" plant. In order to get their supply of fresh water to the distillery, tho "moonshiners" picked out a stream where there was a swift waterfall, - and, putting in a pipe here, conveyed their water to the mountain top by a pipe line. The natural pressure of the water at tho cataract forced the liquid through the pipe line to the top of tho distant mountain, where tho distillery was located. While wending his way up thia particular stream Officer Aiken carno across the pipe line, half concealed in the ground. Knowing that the wily "moonshiners" are up to all kinds of tricks to hoodwink the revenue men. Officer Aiken did a little investigat ing and found that the pipe line led to a d.p.tnnt mountain lop, from whence a column of palo smoke rose straight up. Arriving -, ?upon the mountain top, *ho officer discovered, a full-Hedged and up:to-dato distil lery, consisting of an 80-gallon cop per still and other paraphernalia. Something like 2,600 gallons of beer were destroyed. On this same trip Revenue Officer Aiken succeeded in uestroying ono of the biggest distilleries that has ever been found in this section of the country. The plant consisted of a 100-gallon copper still and other par aphernalia of corresponding propor tions. TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE. Prisoner Arch Kay Had a Close Call Friday Night. (Anderson Mall, 15th.) Arch Kay, a white man, about 27 years of age. tried to commit suicide in the county jail last Friday night, and .came near making a success of lt. Kay had a quart bottle in his cell, In which he kept drinking water. He broke this bottle, and with the sharp edges of the glass cut the webbing of an extra hammock which was in his cell. Ho then took this strip and made a slip noose of lt, which he put around his neck. Every one who knows how to hltoh a horse 'with a halter knows this kind of a knot the tighter you pull the tighter the knot is. He fastened one end of the strap to the hook by which his cot was suspended, and, with the other around his neck, got into his ham mock. Tho weight of his body of course made the hammock swag down in tho center, and as his body became more limp the pull on the noose becamo tighter. Occupants of other cells gavo the alarm, but Sheriff Ashley was not able to hear them until an Insane person who was nearer the sheriff's bedroom than the cells took up the cry. Sheriff Ashley hurried to the cell and having a good pocket knife, cut the noose and rolled the man on a mattress on the floor. His body was limp and lifo apparently extinct. Dr. J. O. Sanders was immediately summoned and he arrived at the Jail In a few minutes, and began at once to revive the would-be suicide. It was some time beforo respiration was started, but he was finally pulled through. After being revived Kay told those present that he had swallowed bro ken glnss and took this means to end his misery. This ls thought to be untrue. He wrote a letter to his mo ther on Friday telling her that he was going to ond his life. ? He says he ls going to finish the Job yet; that ho has made up his mind to die. Sheriff Ashley has strapptd his hands to prevent a repe tition of the deed. He shows no signs of insanity. Kay ls from the Orr Mill village, and ls in Jail charged with breaking Into a pressing club at the Brogon Mills some weeks ago. Body Hanging from Limn. Shreveport, La., Feb. 15.-The body of Charles Tyson, negro preacher, residing near Myrtls, Caddo Parish, was found hanging to the limb of a tree late Friday afternoon by deputy sheriffs, who, on the re quest of the dead m?n's wife, 'baa been searching for him. It is not I known who did the lynching. The 'sheriff is making an investigation. ,