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By STECK, SHE LO H & SCHRODER.
WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, IPI 3.
New Serle? No. 680.-Volunte LXV.-No. 23.
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IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH.
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As in the past, it is the policy of this Bank
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sound business.
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P. P. SULLIVAN,
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THREE Kl J, I; Kl) RY ./IGHTNINO.
Holt* Strike Family as They Watched
A nt ICH of Storm.
Macon, Ga., June 1.-Mrs. J. C.
Thomas and her son, Jesse C.
Thomas, Jr., were Instantly killed
and four other members of the family
and a neighbor's child Injured by a
stroke of lightning which struck the
Thomae home, two miles north of
Jefferson ville, Saturday af ternoon at
5.30 o'clock during a severe electri
cal storm. The injured are J. C.
Thomas, Sr., Elliott Thomar., aged 9
years; Louise Thomas, aged 12, and
Merrill Kethvin, aged 14 years.
The members of the family were
gathered on the front porch of their
home watching the antics of the
storm. The bolt struck the rear of
the house, coming out through the
front. The father was the flrat to
fall, hut retained consciousness. He
saw his wife and his son stricken
dead, and for a time thought the
other children had suffered a like
fate. In a few minutes he was able
to rise, and went to their assistance.
The body of Mrs. Thomas was
badly "burned, as wafe that, of her son.
Louise, the daughter, was paralyzed
for several hours, burt, has suffered
no serious results.
The Thomas family has resided
near Jeffersonville for about a year,
coming from South Carolina.
One Pen I h nt Cordele.
Cordele, Ga., June 1.-Sam Griffin,
17-year-old son of H. A. Griffin, a
prominent farmer of Crisp county,
was instantly killed by lightning last
night at hie home in the Halley set
tlement during the severe wind and
electrical storm that swept over this
section. The bolt which killed young
Griffin also shocked several members
of the family, ?though none seriously.
A barn, near which the young man
was standing when killed, was seton
fire.by lightning and completely de
stroyed, together with two mules, a
number of hogs and a large quantity
of oats.
tHruck by Rall, 4-Year-Old To? Dies.
Sandersville, Ga., June 1.-While
playing with children of Hon. Geo.
Evans late this afternoon, Paras
O Hara, colored, knocked a base 'ball
which struck 4-ycar-old William Ev
ans over the hean, killing him In
stantly. The child'* parents were
attending a funeral at the time of
the accident.
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SIX CENTS AND VINDICATION.
Editor Stated to Jury Ho ls Satisfied j
He Wan Mistaken.
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Marquette, Mich., May 31.-^">1.
Theodore Roosevelt to-day won Ms
libel suit against Geo. A. Newett,
who charged the Colonel with drunk
enness, and, having waived damages
after the defendant had uttered a re-,
traction, the jury awarded the nomi
nal damages of six cents, provided in
such eases by the laws of Michigan.
Each party to the suit will have to
pay his own expenses. Judge Flan
nigan Instructed the jury to bring in
a verdict for the plaintiff, which
they did without leaving their seats.
The Colonel left for Chicago and
the East at 5.30 o'clock thip evening,
less than two hours after the conclu^
sion of tho case.
When the afternoon session began
the air was electrical with expect
ancy. Rumors were flying that the
suit would be terminated.
"The plaintiff rests," remarked
the attorney, J. H. Pound, In a mat
ter-of-fact manner. W. P. Beiden,
of Ishpeming, who with H. Andrews,
of Cleveland, was Newett's attorney,
said:
"The defense will call Mr. New?
ett." A ruddy-cheeked man, whose
color did not disguise the fact that
he is suffering from a serious illness,
took the chair. In his hand he car
ried a manuscript. When the de
fendant began reading Col. Roose
velt moved to the edge of his chair,
and betrayed an excitement whlcb
his rigid jaws could not 'hide. Mr.
Newett was well along In his reading
before the Coloneil, whose position
seemed like that of a man about
to leap forward, lost the tense look
on his face.
"It is fair to the plaintiff to state
that I have bees uuablc to find in
any section of the country any indi
vidual witness who is willing to
state that lie has personally seen
Mr. Roosevelt drink to excess.
At this the plaintiff smiled and
relaxed. The Colonel broke into a
grin again when Newett said, with
reference to the mass of testimony
adduced by the.plaintiff, "I am forced
to the conclusion that I was mis
taken:"
Leaving the standt Mr. Newett
looked in the direction of Col.
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poring to bis counsel. Altorney1
Pound then said: "With the Count's
permission the plaintiff would like
to make a brief announcement.
The judge'nodded and Mr. Roose
velt arofte. Bowing to the Court the
Colonel said he would waive the mat
ter of damages save from the nomi
nell amount provided 'by law. Speak
ing ot his purpose of instituting suit,
be said:
"I wished once for all during my
life-time to deal with those slanders
so that never again will lt be possi
ble for any man in good faith to re
peat them."
Here recess was tai; en. Judge
Flannigan read his charge to the
jury immediately after recess.
Speaking of Col. Roosevelt, as 'the
plaintiff, Judge Flannigan said: "Cer
tainly he has convinced the Court,
not only that 'he never was drunk,
but that he ls now and always has
been a temperate and abstemious
man."
Cotton Condition Is 71?. 1.
Washington, June 2.-The condi
tion of the United States cotton crop
on May 25th was 79.1 per cent of
normal, according to the report of
the department of agriculture, an
nounced to-day. The report by
States follows:
State- 1913. 1912.
Virginia .83 89
North Carolina ..... .76 87
South Carolina.68 83
Georgia.69 74
Florida.83 75
Alabama.75 74
Mississippi.81 72
Louisiana.81 69
Texas.84 86
Arkansas.85 73
Tennessee.87 74
Missouri.90 74
Oklahoma.87 78
California.96 96
The average condition for the same
date last year was 78.9, whllo the 10
year average stands at 79.9.
Carolina Committeemen.
Washington, June 2.-Fallowing
are the committee assignments of
members of the South Carolina dele
gation in the House for the 63d Con
gress as given out to-day:
Whaley-Merchant marino and
fisheries, Invalid pensions, industrial
?ni-; and expositions.
Byrnes-Roads, war daims, mines
and mining.
Aiken--District of Columbia.
Johnson-Appropriations.
Lever-Agriculture (chairman).
Rag8dale-Banking and currency.
Finley-Post offices and post roads.
Jus* Cost Ten Bucks.
Spartan burg, May 29.-Rov. S. A.
Nettles, editor of tho Southern Chris
tian Advocate, appeared In magi?
trate's court to-day to answer a
charge of assault and battery made
by Rev. J. B. Chick, who alleged that
Nettles struck him a blow In the
face during an altercation over the
rental of a house -wned 'by Nettles
and occupied by Chick. No test I
mony was taken. Nettles pleaded
guilty, saying he struck the blow in
Budden heat and passion. He was di
rected to pay a fine of $10, with tho
alternative of 30 days on the chain
gang. He paid the fine.
NKWS FROM UR HUA ND.
.Mr.-:. IO. F. Hughs Cou Hu lies Quit?
W ? New Presbyterian Pastor.
J?chland, June 2.-Special: The
ide of this community have been
oflMfrvlng harvest time very appro
prjR?ly for the past week.
^^Rfeer L. Coe returned home Tues
ifflHIroni the Presbyterian College of
th Carolina to spend bis vacation.
jRs. Fannie Turner, of Athens,
Ca,, is visiting at the home of J. P.
'^twbling.
Edward Veiner returned one day
ljitit. week from the University of Al
ia to spend vacation with home
Mrs. M. C. McDonald returned last
H from a three weeks' visit to
relatives in Walhalla.
Miss Rebecca Planagin spell" Tues
day night with bea- sister, Mrs. W. H.
Co< . .Miss Planagin was ret irning
to ?er home in ('lover arter six liding
thwiwlnter teaching in Georgia.
''?Bp8 Cora 'Wyly and Ryland She
lor spend the week-end in Carnes
vi?le, t?a.
^X?P many friends of G. B. Jordan,
of Greenville, will be glad to know
th??fhe is convalescing fix)m a two
mdjShV illness from blood poison.
Miss Carrie Hunter. of Seneca,
gagfcf her last lesson to her music
class of six here Thursday evening.
Mis? Hunter has been coming up
once a week, giving lessons, and her
class*' has made excellent progress
since they began four months ago.
T. Hughs and S. K. Dendy, of
WffiH?dla, visited relatives here Tues
\ ? are sorry to announce that
MlflHL F. Hughs has been quite un
welBplnce February. She requests
ttd^Hj?ell all her old friends at a
disuBice that she has not forgotten
^Mn^M?r"t that ?Ire 'nus been unable io
ajjpjfr their letters, and is still glad
to qpr from auv.of them.
J.jgP- Stribling went to Anderson
Ttt?n&y as a delegate from Richland
chmVn to Presbytery. Al this meet
ir?Mf ?'Presbytery the group of Rich
land; Oak way and Pair Play was
brok/ui and tho Richland ehureh was
alloy ed to group with Seneca. Rev.
4.' E.'.Wallace accepted the call and
to Seneca Friday i He preach
ed ; Richland church yesterday
; and will be Installed as pas
day in
Juno (the 15th), services beginning
at 11 o'clock. Rev. C. D. Waller, of
Easley; Hon. Julius E. Boggs, of An
derson, and Rev. G. M. Wilcox, of
Walhalla, were commissioned to con
duct the services. The public cor
dially invited to attend. *
W. H. Hughs, superintendent, yes
terday announced that Sunday school
would begin at 10 o'clock from now
on, instead of 10.30, each Sunday
morning.
Sheriff Averted Lynching.
Atlanta, Juno 2.- Prompt action
on the part of Sheriff McCurdy, of
DeKalb county, late to-day probably
prevented the lynching of two ne
groes, Ernest Maynard and Walter
Wilkes, 'held as suspects In connec
tion with the murder of Mrs. Sarah
Stevens and 'her daughter Neille last
Wednesday. Officers had taken the
negroes to the former site of the
Stevens residence, in the ashes of
which the charred bones of the mur
dered women were discovered. The
prisoners were tied to a tree while
the officers were making further
nea i ch for evidence. A mob which
bad gathered ls said to have at
tempted to take possession of the
negroes? kt being reported that the
ropes binding the negroes to the tree
were cut before Sheriff ?McCurdy re
alized the purpose of the crowd.
With drawn revolvers he and his
deputies regained possession of the
prisoners and 'held the mob off until
the arrival of detectives from Atlan
ta. The negroes were placed in an
automobile and brought here for
safe keeping.
Held on Charge of Murder.
Atlanta, May 31.-Two negroes,
Walter Wilkes and Joel Maynard,
were arrested by local detectives to
day In connection with the mystery
ou s murder of Mrs. Sarah C, Stevens
and her adopted 15-year-old daugh
ter Nellie, whose charred bones were
discovered in the ashes of the Ste
vens' residence on the McDonough
road last Wednesday morning. It ls
said that Wade Stevens, son of the
murdered woman, told one of the
negroes that his mother and adopted
sister would be alone Tuesday night.
Young Stevens, who assisted the de
tectives In finding the negroes, and
who was ordered held by the coro
ner's Jury, has been liberated and
declared free from suspicion.
Walker Had $2212,180 Insurance.
Macon, Ga., June 3.-B. Sanders
Walker, the Macon real estate
denier whose losing fight against
death following his taking a bichlo
ride of mercury tablet through mis
take for an asperin tablet attracted
the attention of tho United States,
left an estate valued at approximate
ly $500,000, though the exact figures
are not known.
Of that sum $232,180 was in in
su ranee carried in a number of big
companies throughout the country,
the balance of the estate consisting
of large real estate holdings in Bibb
county and elsewhere In, Georgia,
Tennessee, South Carolina and Flor
ida. Mr. Walker's will, which was
drawn up jn 1908, was filed 'or pro
bat?' Saturday and names Mrs. Wal
ker, tho widow, as the sole benefl
jiary and executrix.
HOT AFTEK THE LOBBYISTS.
A Searching Investigation of Ute
President's Charges ls Begun.
Washington, June 3.-The most
searching investigation ever under
taken into the private affairs and
business connections of members of
the United States Senate will be the
outgrowth of the "lobby Investiga
tion," which opened Monday morn
ing before a sub-committee of the
Senate judiciary committee. While
President Wilson's recent declaration
tha>t a powerful lobby is at work to
Influence action on the tariff bill
forms the basis for the Investigation,
questions prepared "by the commit
tee to be asked of each member of
the Senate are such as to carry thc
investigation far outside of tariff
matters.
Each Senator is required to tell
under oath, whether he has any In
terest In any matter affected by any
bill now before Congress, or that lins
been before the Senate during his
terms and whether or not he lins
ever tried to infleuence any other
Senator to vote for a measure in
which he was Interested. Sub-corn
mittee Chairman Overman expresses
the opinion that the questions will
require a statement hy each Sena
tor as to any business interests he
may have that would be affected by
the tariff, currency or any other leg
islation.
Many members of the Senate are
openly associated with manufactur
ing, trading, livestock, field or farm
ing corporations, or other interests,
and under, the questions- of the com
mittee they probably will be required
to give any such connections in de
tail, if the tariff would affect their
business In any way. Senators Over
man, Reid, Walsh, Cummins and
Nelson were selected by the judiciary
committee to conduct the Investiga
tion, This sub-committee lins de
cided to summon all members of the
Senate, beginning alphabetically and
cajllng four Senators at a time. Each
will be put under oath and required
to answer eleveh formal questions
and further questions that members
may ask.
The committee witt also attempt
by further questions to develop fully
the facts as to the statement that a
sud powerful lobby ls
lng President Wilson's testimony or
any statements 'he may have to make
has not yet been determined upon.
Local Notes from Westminster.
Westminster, June 3.--Special:
W. J. Reynolds, of Madison, spent
Friday and Saturday In Westminster.
Luther Moore, of Arizona, is back
In Oconee county on a visit. He
spent a couple of days In Westmin
ster last week with his aunt, Mrs. A.
N. Gllreath.
Miss Ada Simpson has returned
from C. E. C., where she graduated
with honor.
Misses Alice and Grace' Stribllng,
Maida Watkins and Nell Mulkey are
at home on vacation from Winthrop.
Mrs. H. B. Gilbert and son, H. B.
Gilbert, Jr., spent last week wl>th
relatives at Macon, Ga.
We are glad to report Wm. Bibb's
condition much Improved. He is
able to be around on the streets
again.
J. D. Witherspoon, who has been
in the lower part of the State and In
Georgia for several weeks, returned
home last Wednesday.
Mrs. T. S. Fennell, of Pelzer, ls
visiting friends and relatives in and
around Westminster.
T. R. Isbell, of Toccoa, was a busi
ness visitor to Westminster last Fri
day.
John Terrell, of the Southern, was
with his family several days last
week.
W. R. Cannon, of Dalton, Ga., was
a business visitor to our town last
week.
S. C. Moon was quite sick last Fri
day and Saturday. Wo hope for his
early recovery.
Mrs. D. Weston Hlott, of Easley,
visited her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Ter
rell, last week.
J. Clayborn Barton, who has been
in Atlanta for several months past,
ls at home for a few days.
J. A. Durham attended the South
Greenville singing convention last
Sunday. He reports a very enjoya
ble occasion.
Misses Bessie Simpson and Neille
Duffie left Monday for a .week's visit
to friends in Greenville. '
Miss Gladys Carter is at home on
her vacation from Shorter College,
Rome, Ga.
Mrs. J. A. Durham left Monday
for Greenville to visit her father and
mother.
King Dillard, who has been in Nor
folk. Va., for a year past is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Dil
lard. *
Caril of Thanks.
Editor Keowee Courier: We . de
sire io extend to our friends arid
nieghbors sincere thanks for the
kindness and sympathy shown to our
loved one and to us during the ill
ness and death of Mrs. Oliver. Words
fail to convey the fulness of our ap
pr?ciation of those words and deeds
that have brought to us a broader
conception of the real meaning of
"friend" and "neighbor." From
hearts full of gratitude we tender to
each our heartfelt thanks.
W. W. Oliver,
Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Carter.
Walhalla, S. C.
SEARCH VOn WOMAN BIOG I NH.
Detectives IAM>K on Mrs. Formby as
Important Witness.
(Atl?nta ('om;t il u I ion. 2d.)
That Leo M. Frank telephoned Mrs.
Formby on the night of Mary Pha
gan'8 murder for a room to which he
would be able to remove tho vic
tim's body and theroby relieve him
self of all suspiclo- ?s the theory on
which Chief Lan?jrd is baaing a
search for Mrs. Formby, which ls ex
tending over tho entire South.
She mysteriously disappeared sev
eral days ago. Efforts to locate her
have been futile, and the entire de
tective department is puzzled. Her
whereabouts ls a matter that Inter
ests 100 detectives of headquarters
and tho Pinkertons.
Mrs. Formby, in a recent inter
view to a reporter-for tho Constitu
tion, told him that, she had been
made several offers of money to leave
Atlanta until tho Mnry Pim gan case
had been completed. She also openly
announced that within a short while
she intended leaving the city for New
Mexico, In which State che said she
intended to live.
Chief Lanford says, however, that
he will produce her at tho trial of
Leo M. Frank, and that she will be
an important witness. He admits,
though, even with this announce
ment, that he has not yet been able
to find her. Her disappearance, he
says, ls a mystery as great os the
Mary Phagan tragedy once was, and
as baining.
''We were ahle to find the girl's
murderer," says the chief, "and
surely we will be able to locale Mra.
Formby."
His theory ls that the suspected
superintendent, after deliberating
over the crime the chief accuses him
or having committed, communicated
over the telephone with Mra. Formby
to obtain a room to which he could
remove the body, thereby lessening
the suspicion which would illkely
cling to himself if the corpse re
mained in tho factory basement.
Mrs. Formby several days ago
stated to a Constitution reporter that
Frank had told her over the tele
phone that night that lt was a mat
ter of life or death, and that If she
did not rent him a room in her place
sin
Bounty Land, June 2.- .Special:
W. G. and S. A. Davis, the former of
Atlanta and the latter of Greenville,
visited at their old home here the
first of the week.
Mrs. H. G. Marett and son, of Oak
way, were week-end guests at Wal
ter Rankin's.
Quite a number from this commu
nity attended the commencement ex
ercises of tho Seneca High School
yesterday.
M. A. Cobb, of Belton, and Liugene
Mitchell, of Westminster, v/ere re
cent guests at the home o? B. E, Bag
well.
Miss Nannie Robertson, of Pick
ens, is visiting Miss Bettie Barron
this week.
Mrs. Jane Burkhalter, of Clinton,
who has been visiting relatives in
the community for a fortnight, left
Saturday for a visit to her niece,
Mrs. M. T. Hughs, in Walhalla.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Holland visited
in Anderson last week.
Mrs. M. T. Hughs, of Walhalla,
was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. D"
Wright the first of the week.
Miss Jessie McDonald entertained
at a birthday party Saturday evening.
Miss Carrie Smith visited her sis
ter, Mrs. J. R. Holler, of Fair Play,
last week.
Mrs. Laura Smithson and mother,
of Westminster, were visiting lu the
community last week.
Mrs. J. G. Gilltson and little daugh
ter, Pauline, of Clemson, are spend
ing a few days with Mrs. J. M. Gllll
8on.
Dr. A. A. Odom, an optician of
Greenville, was In this section last
week.
W. J. McDonald ls able to bo out
again after a protracted Illness.
Bank of Starr Suspended.
(Anderson Mall, 2d.),,
The Bank of Starr (Anderson
county), which was organized ia
1905 with an authorized capital
stock of $15,000.. of which $13.500
was paid In. has suspended business,
and C. C. Jones, a prominent business
man of Starr, has been appointed re
ceiver by the court.
A financial report of the Institu
tion shows that there will be a Blight
Impairment of tho capital stock. Tho
depositors and creditors will be paid
in full, and the stockholders will get
bock a majority of the money paid ia
for the stock.
Most Children lia ve Worms.
Many mothers think their children
are suffering from Indigestion, head
ache, nervousness, weakness, costive
ness, when they are victims of that
most common of all children's ali
mente-worms. Peevish, lll-tlmper
ed, fretful children, who toss and
grind their teeth, with bad breath
a...: colicky pains, have all tho symp
toms of having worms, and should ?.
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