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?ina By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. "TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST vmJIAVW AH vnv virnt?T T""TtTn.-.-' " --'-- .'- ? " gg FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY; THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." New Series No. ?7?-Volume LXV.-No. IO. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 10HJ. * fi * 4 4* V * 4? .I? ?J* *I* "?* *?* *I* .!* "l" *?" "I" *l* *I* "** Our Buyer, Mr. J. E. Bauknight, is now in the New YorK and East? ern markets making selections for the Spring and Sommer trade. We are going to have the largest ?nd best selected stocR for the 1->13 trade that we have ever shown. Those who Know our store can ap preciate what that means. WE STUDY TO PLEASE. C. W. fe? J. E. BAUKNIGHT, Walhalla, S. C. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. 4? * * -i? 4? #J# *i* *?* .J* *?* *?* *?* YOUNO MAN. STOP! Don't waste that dollar I You are throwing away your power. Deposit it in a Good Bank and let it grow. It will take care of you when you are old and feeble, and besides, it will help build up your country and make it great and prosperous. Have you thought how money GROWS ? If Abraham, when he went down into Egypt, liad deposited one dollar with a good bank in that country that paid six per cent, interest and compounded it annually, and the bank had stood until now, all the gold in the world would not pay the debt. And yet there are many ot our young- men who spend their incomes as fast as they get the money, and yet wonder why they do not prosper as other men. We want to help you help yourself. The Westminster Bank, Westminster, S- O? P. P. SULLIVAN, - - Cashier. DISORDER MARKS THE PAGEANT ?YOUNG MAN FEARFULLY HURT Women Had to Be Very Militant to Pierce the Crowds. Washington, March 3.-Five thou sand women, marching in the women suffrage pageant to-day, practically fought their way foot 'by foot up Pennsylvania avenue, through a surg ing mob that completely defied the Washington police, swamped the marchers and broke their procession into little companies. ? The women, trudging stoutly along under great difficulties, were able to complete their march only wh?n troops of cavalry from Fort Myer were rushed into Washington to take charge of Pennsylvania avenue/ No inauguration has produced such scenes, which in many instances amounted to nothing less than riots. Later, in Continental Hali, the wo men turned what was to have been a suffrage demonstration into an in dignation meeting, in which the Washington police were roundly de nounced for their inactivity, and res olutions were passed calling upon PreBldent-elect Wilson and the in coming Congress to UKI kc an investi gation and locate the responsibility for the indignities the marchers suf fered. .Miss Helen Keller, the noted deaf and blind girl, was so exhausted and unnerved by tho experience in at Itheincr Puckett Has Both Arms Mangled in Machinery. Westminster, March 5.-Special; A very serious accident happened at tho Oconee Mills Company's plant yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock, when Ithemer Puckett, youngest son of G. P. Puckett, .was caught in a carding machine. Both of his hands were ao severely mangled that it is feared they will have to be ampu tated. Young Puckett ls a sober, hard working young man, and we deplore this accident very much. Children are much more likely to contract the contagious diseases when they have colds. Whooping congh, diphtheria, scarlet fever and consumption are diseases that are of ten cantracted when the child has a cold. That is why all medical au thorities say beware of colds. For the quick cure of colds you will find nothing better than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It can always be dopended upou and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all deal ers. adv. tempting to reach a grandstand where she was to have been a guest of honor that she was unable to speak later at Continental Hall. HOT BISCUIT, hot oakes, modo with ROYAL Baking Powder aro delicious? health ful and easily made* r.TTM U. S. TROOPS KILL MEXICANS. More Than 4,000 Shots Fired by Americans and Mexicans. Douglas, Ariz., March 3.-Four dead Mexican soldiers ?ud an un known number o? wounded were taken to Agua Prieta to-day from the point on the international border five miles from here, where two troops of the Ninth United States Cavalry fought a thirty-minute bat tle with Mexican regulars yesterday. More 'than 2,000 shots were fired by the American troopers, and lt !s esti mated that fully as many were fired by the Mexicans. None of the Ameri cans was hit. Neither side crossed the line. Col. Guilfoyle, commanding the Ninth Cavalry, said to-day ho did not anticipate further trouble. As a pre cautionary measure, however, the usual border patrol of the Ninth Cav alry was increased this morning. Gen. Ojeda, Mexican commander at Agua'Prieta, to-day claimed that the American troopers fired first. This is denied by United States army offi cers. Lieut. Nicholson, in command of the fifteen who first engaged the Mexicans, and Capt. Armstrong, who commanded troops li and F when they caine to the relief of the patrol, said to-day that a volltv came from the Mexican side before the Ameri-' cans fired. Mexicans Fired Without Warning. According to the army officers, Lieut. Nicholson and his fifteen men were fired upon without warning by seventy-five Mexican federals. The patrol returned the fire, but in a few. minutes retreated to the Calumet and Arizona smelter and sent for re inforcements. . Troops E and F, under Capt. Arm strong, responded with a machine gun and 120 rounds of ammunition per man. At sight of the reinforce ments the Mexicans again began fir ing. The troops replied vigorously and a general engagement was soon on. The opposing forces were In skirmish lines 300 yards apart, with the inter ns tional line between. After thirty minutes the Mexicans retreated be yono the range of thc troopers' rifles. An incident which preceded the skirmish was the arrest by ?be bor der patrol Saturday afternoon of Juan Castillo as he was trying to cross from the American side to Agua Prieta with messages from F. Callos, leader of the Maderista junta in Douglas, to his followers in So nora. HhotN Across the Line. i-'oon after the arrest of the rebel me! senger Saturday a few shots were flrjd across the line at a squad of American troopers. Col. Guilfoyle said the report he sent to Washington agreed with the facts set forth above. Gen. Ojeda, commander of the Mexican Federal troops at Agna Prieta, said: "All there is to the affair is that fifteen Maderistas tried to cross the line yesterday morning when the ne gro troopers tried to arrest them. They fired and ine negroes fled. Later I started 150 federals to Naco. Thc road they had to travel goes close to the border line. When they reached the place where the shots were fired in the morning the negro troops opened fire on them. My men re treated a short distance and returned the fire as long as the negroes fired. My troops did not fire first." LOCAL NOTES ABOUT SENECA. K<-v. Kirkpatrick Accepts Call to John's Island*-Other Mattiers. Seneca, March 3.-'Special: Hon. E. E. Vernor spent a few hours In Seneca Monday afternoon on his way borne from Columbia. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church held its last meeting with Mrs. O. F. Bacon. After the business of the afternoon was disposed of the members enjoyed an elaborate two-course luncheon. The hostess was assisted In serving by members of her Sunday school class, Misses Poppie Stribling, Sue Nim mons and Clara Myers. I. D. Fincannon, T. R. Keith and J. T. Lawrence are tho representa tives from Seneca to the inaugura tion. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Breazeale are stopping in Seneca for a few weeks and are boarding with Mrs. Paster field. Mrs. B. F. Sloan Is visiting in Greenville. A large number of friends and pupils of the Seneca school attended the oratorical contest at Westminster Friday night. S. K. Dendy, Jr., spent the past week-end with his family here. The pulpit of the Presbyterian church was ably filled last Sunday morning and night by Rev. Mr. Du Bose, of Toccoa, favorably impiossing our people. Mr. Du Bose made a pleasant impression on our people socially also. Miss Helen Carey has returned from a visit of several months to rel atives in Texas. Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Kirkpatrick left last week for John's Island, S. C., where Mr. Kirkpatrick has ac cepted a call to proach. Their friends here regret their departure, but wish for them unmeasured success in their now field. News was rectived here last Fri day of the sudden death of Reese Fant at Anderson. Mr. Fant was a brother o? Mrs. V. M. Cary, who at MATTHUS AT WESTMINSTER. I /<.( MI News Told in Brief Form-The Oratorical Contest. West minster, March 4.-Special: J. R. Martin left last week for Bir mingham, Ala., to look over a large tract of timber land with a view to moving his saw mill to that State. J. S. Carter was in Atlanta on business last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hester, of Pickens, spent Thursday and Friday of last week with their son, H. M. Hester. The many friends of J. W. McClain will be grieved to learn of his death at his home near here last Tuesday night. The interment WHS at Clear mont Wednesday. J, S. O'Kelley visited his uncle, Bejnmin F. O'Kelley, of West Union, Sunday. A beautiful home wedding will be solemnized Weiresday afternoon at the home of tho bride's parents at 3 o'clock, when Miss Pearl Marett, youngest daughter of blr, and Mrs. E. 0 Marett, will become thc bride of Willam T. McClung, of AnUcr*on. Dr, .lohn F. Vines, pastor of the First Baptist church of Anderson, will per form tho ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stribling en tertained the following guests, who were here for the oratorical contest last Friday: Miss Hattie Shelor, of Walhalla; Supt. Bramlett and Mr. Wood, of Seneca, and Mr. Lyles and Mr. Davis, of Ebenezer High School. Misses Green and Ramsay, of Mad ison, visited Mrs. P. P. Sullivan Sat urday and Sunday. Mrs. Lucy Burris, of Richland, spent a few days with Mrs. James Findley last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Breazealo left Sunday for an extended trip North. They will visit Washington, New York and various points of Interest before returning. F. W. Cannon returned from a trip through Georgia and Tennessee the first of this week. The ladies of the Baptist church had a very enjoyable social gather ing at the home of Mrs. T. N. Car ter Monday afternoon. A very in teresting program was arranged for the occasion. The pastor, Rev. J. J. Payseur, made an excellent talk on missions, after which a good collec tion was taken for the cause. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Breazeale, of Toccoa, Ga., spent Sunday and Mon day visiting relatives and friends here. E. C. Marett was in Atlanta last week on business. C. D. Marett, of Fair Play, has been visiting here for several days. Mrs. C. E. Dickson, who has been very low, is improving. W. P. Anderson was In Columbia last week. Tho Oratorical Contest. The third annual meeting of the Oconee County Oratorical Associa tion was held at the auditorium last Friday evening. Quite a large crowd assembled to hear the young orators. Nine schools were represented in this contest. Several numbers of music were interspersed In the pro gram, adding greatly to the splendid entertainment of the evening. The medal offered by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Taylor to the speaker winning first place 'vas won by Waddy Dun can, of Walhalla. Dr. C. M. Walker offered a medal for second place, and this was won by Bruce Stribling, of Richland. The speaker winning third place was Wallace Glymph, of Fair Play. The speeches were all well ren dered, snowing excellent training. ?Mrs. W. C. Foster and children, Edith and Will, of Richland, visited Mrs. J. E. Dickerson Friday and Sat urday. Mrs. D. I. Mulkey left Tuesday for Atlanta, where she goes to continue her studies of voice at the Atlanta Conservatory of Music. Mr. and Mrs. Earle Barton and children, of Townville, are spending a few days with Mrs. Barton's par ents, Mr. and Mr?, W. J. Stribling. Wants High Prices Explained. Washington, March 1.-The fol lowing resolution, introduced by Sen ator E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, was adopted by the Senate to-day: "That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, through the bureau of corporations be, and is bereby, di rected to investigate the causeB of the advance in price of ammoniates and nitrates used in the manufacture of commercial fertilizers and report the findings to the Senate at the earliest practicable time." Many sufferers from rheumatism have been surprised and delighted with the prompt relief afforded by applying Chamberlain's Liniment. Not one case of rheumatism in ten requires airy Intornal treatment whatever. This liniment ls for sale by all dealers. adv. tended the last sad rites on Sunday. Mrs. T. E. Stribling met with the Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church at Clemson last Friday afternoon, where she was In vited by the president, Mrs. A. Bram lett, to tell the society about the for mation of the Synodlcal Union of a few weeks ago at Columbia. Mi&3 Mary Julia Reid has returned from A visit of several weeks to tela tlves at Anderson and Sandy Springs. The Once-a-Week Club was de lightfully entertained last week by Mrs. W. J. Holloway. TWO KILLINGS FOR OCONEE. Frank Thrift Killed by Will Smith With lllow from Hammer. On Wednesday night of last week, about 9 o'clock, a difficulty arose be tween Will" Smith and Frank Thrift at the home of Callaway Smith, about seven miles above Ma?lson, when Frank Thrift was struck In the head with a hammer by Will Smith. Statements made concerning the affair are to the effect that the two men quarreled over matters concern ing a woman, Thrift threatening and striking Smith with a hammer, which the latter wrested from him. striking Thrift a heavy blow on the head with the weapon, inflicting a fearful wound, from which he died about 4S hours later at his home, which ls near Old Liberty church, where he had been taken Thursday morning. The details of the affair are meagro, the statements given above being merely currant reports regarding the affair, and are not given by us as facts in the case. Smith was arrested Friday after noon by Ex-Sheriff M. R. Moss, who was sent to the scene of the trouble, bringing Smith to Walhalla, where he was lodged In jail. His victim died within a few hours after the arrest. Sheriff Davis was not in Walhalla when a message was received asking that an officer be Bent after Smith. Both mon connected with tito af fair are comparatively young, Thrift having a family. Frank Thrift, was regarded as a quiet, prosperous far mer, owning, it is said, a splendid farm of considerable size. Thrift was about 45 years of age, and Smith about 30. The inquest over the dead body of Thrift was conducted by Magistrate S. H. Marett, of Westminster. There ls a bit of peculiar history that come? to mind by reason of this addition to the criminal history of Oconee. The Thrift family is one of the best kno^/n In the mountain sec tion of this county, the men of the faintly being fearless. The deceased was familiarly known as "Little Frank," and was a son of the late Rance Thrift. His mother v/as a Miss Rusk, a sister of Senator Rusk, of Texas. Frank Thrift had' Ave brothers, two of whom (Thos. J. and I J. Allen Thrift) are still living. Rob ert Thrift, lt will be recalled by those familiar with events in the past as they have transpired in the mountain section of Oconee, fought lo the death with John Moore, and with the ending of the encounter the lives of both were ended, they being so equally matched in strength and endurance that they literally killed each other. This occurred some eighteen years or more ago. The fourth brother, "Little Bill" Thrift, was killed by Logan Ramey a few years ago. The fifth brother'is also dead, and mounds mark the place where three men who wore unfamil iar with fear Bleep the last long sleep. And to this list will be added the name of "Little Frank" Thrift, the latest of this family, peculiarly fated, to pass from time to eternity. Negro Killed. Near Keowee Station, on the Sou thern Railway, Oreen Thompson, col ored, shot Silas Evans, also colored, last Monday morning, inflicting a wound from which Evans ^ied Tues day about noon. Shortly after the shooting Evans was sent to Greenwood, his home, and Thompson was arrested, Sheriff Davis going down to Seneca in an automobile, and from th?re to the home of Thompson's father, some nine miles below Seneca, where Thompson was found grinding an axe. He seemed surprised when told of the condition of the man he had shot, stating that he did not think that he had hit Evans when he fired. Sheriff Davis found that Thompson still had with him the pistol with which he had done the shooting, the weapon being found in his coat pocket, the coat having been hung up on the porch of the hou.ge, in thc yard of which he was engaged In as sisting about some work. He had told the sheriff, however, that he had thrown the weapon away when he ran after shooting. He of fered no resistance whatever to ar rest, but Sheriff Davis had driven up to within speaking distance of him before the negroes took note of the approach of the buggy. Thompson was lodged is the jail at Walhalla Monday afternoon to await the results of the wounds In flicted on Evans, and Tuesday at noon a telegram was received stating that Evans was dead. It ls stated that the ball from Thompson's pis tol entered the back, penetrating the lungs. Thompson and Evans were D>th members of a railroad section crew, and the difficulty which led up to the shooting grew out of the loss of a pistol by the section boss, which, it is said, Evans accused Thompson of having taken. Thompson fired two shots, Evans taking to his heels when the first was fired, and the second shot, which is doubtless the one which took effect, waa made as Etans was fleeing. Are You Constipated ? \ If so, get a box of Dr. King's New Life Pills, take them regularly and your trouble will quickly disappear. They will stimulate the liver, Im prove your digestion and get rid of all the poisons from your system. They will surely get you well again 25c. at all druggist?. adv. WAS SHE BKATBN AND BOBBED? $48,500 Taken from Handbag1-Suf fering from Wound. Chicago, March 2.-Mrs. Mabel Mills, wife of a wealthy land owner of San Antonio, Texan, to-day lies un der the care of physicians at an Ev anston, Ul., hospital, after either hav ing lost or been robbed of about $43, 500 In that city Saturday night. Mrs. Mills 1H suffering from a wound In tho back of her head, but is uncertain whether she waa felled by a blow and robbed or whether she fainted and sustained the injury by a fall to tho sidewalk. "lt ls one of the strangest stories that ever came to my attention," said Chief of Police Shaffer, of Evanston, to-night. "There seem to bo several mysteries that have to be solved In stead of one." Drew $15,000 from Hunk. According to information obtained by the police, Mrs. Mills came to Chi cago from San Antonio less than a week ago and registered at a leading hotel. Shortly before noon Saturday she is supposed to havo drawn $45,? OOO from a bank, and on returning to the hotel, to have given the money Into the care of the cashier, receiving v.. a receipt therefor. When she re turned for 'the money a short time later, it is said, she discovered that she had lost the receipt; out, as she bad made herself known to the cash ier, she succeeded in getting the money back without trouble. In the afternoon abo went to Evanston to attend a dinner at the home of a friend, carrying the $45,000 In a large brown handbag, a part of it be ing in a smaller purse Inside the lar ger bag. After the dinner Mrs. Mills started back to Chicago, but, on the way? opened the handbag and discovered that, the smaller purse was missing: She returned to Evanston, missed her way, and at 9.30 p. m. was seen walk ing by a policeman, whom she did not' accost. What happened during tito next hour is not known. At 10.30 o'clock she staggered to a stranger's door and asked for assistance. A physi cian and her friends were summoned. The latter discovered the smaller purse, containing $1,950 at ?their home. Later the handbag was found cn the sidewalk, opened and with the money missing. The police are unable to under stand why Mrs. Mills rode beyond her station on her return to Evans ton, and why the scene of her mishap should have been several blocks from the house at which she applied for aid. That she had the money was es tablished by eye-witnesses. A theory is that Mrs. Mills was dazed by a fall and wandered away without looking for her handbag, which was afterwards found and rifled. It was said at the hospital that Mrs. Mills is suffering from concus sion of lhe brain, and that her condi tion is serious. She is also 111 from the exposure. Tho physician who at tended her said he did not believe she could have sustained such an .in jury by falling. WEBB LIQUOB BILL PASSED. House Follows Senate In Over-riding President Taft's Veto. Washington, March 1.-By a vote of 244 to 95 the House to-day re passed over President Taft'B veto the Webb bill, prohibiting shipment bf Intoxicating liquors Into "dry" States. The Senate passed lt over the veto last night and the bill now becomes law. Only one other time in the last fifteen years hps Congress over-rid den a President's veto. That was when the Ralney river dam bill was passed over President Roosevelt's disapproval. President Taft based hia veto al most entirely upon the ground that the bill was unconstitutional, in that it virtually delegated to the States control of Inter-State traffic In li quor, when he held that such con trol was vested solely in Congress. Attorney General Wlckersham had given an opinion, also holding the bill unconstitutional, and that the President forwarded to the Senate yesterday with his veto message. Repassage by Big Margins. Tho Senate repassed the bill promptly laat night and early to-day Houso leaders favoring the measure, led by Representative Clayton, chair man of the judiciary committee, and Representative Webb, one of its framers, began working for an im mediate repassage. Tlie Cause- of Rheumatism. Stomach trouble, lazy liver and de ranged kidneys are the cause of rheu matism. Get your stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels in healthy con dition.by taking Electric Bitters, and you will not be troubled with the painB of rheumatism. Charles B. Allen, a school principal, of Sylvania, Ga., who suffered Indescribable tor ture from rheumatism; liver and sto mach trouble and diseased kidneys, writes: "All remedios failed until I used Electric Bitters, but four bot tles of this wonderful remedy cured me completely." Maybe your rheu matic pains come from stomach, M ver and kidney troubles. Electric Bit ters will give you prompt relief. 60c. and $1. Recommended by all drug gists, adv* _