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E. >OWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 184?.) iV-iUe lied Every Wednesday Morning . Iption 91 Per Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. -Ry (, SHELOR & SCHRODER. unlcations of a personal char r charged tor as advertlse ts. ry notices and tributes of ro t. of not over one hundred r ds. will bo printed free of .ge. All over that number t be paid for at tho rate of one a word. CaBO to accompany usc ri pt. WALHALLA, 8. C.: DNESDAY, .HINE 11, 1013. ,< OME TO THE TEACHERS. next. Monday the Summer for the teachers ot" Oconee will a? d at. tin- Ililli School bufld Walhalla. We hope that there ? a large al tendance throtlgh ? session. Tho citizens ol' W li tre going to do their best ..? i seeing thal the visitors ??hall i pleasant time, and the in ns for tho session will j.ve to the four weeks spent, within ii dels will prove vastly proftt le from the educational feature se gatherings -and this ls of the main object and central . ' the Summer School-no little ance atti aches t'> the social fea and this shoulQ not be neg Let us greet the teachers on irrlval with a hearty welcome, et each see to lt that no courtesy i intion that can make for their re during their stay with us ie forgotten or neglected, 'hers of Oconee, come and be >f us" during 'he four weeks .Summer School. We hope ita y here will be of mutual A most cordial welcome . a you, ono and all. ( N TIME OF PEACE PREPARE. lc there ls such an earnest ln . ' age of diplomatic correspond oing on between the represen of our own country and those an, lt ls interesting hi the ex to take into consideration pos es that lie just beneath the e and but thinly veiled from view. There is not, -we be any great importance to bo at to the "war talk" that is be iulged in to no small extent In luarters, but there is no ques 5 the main fact that the United government to-day is In a state unprepared for war. ?rtheless we are at present some very serious settlements te with a number of nations, e least interesting of which is ncerning Japan. Tho Jap is a (dividual, and his government /bit less wily than he. . ving our present delicate rela vitli the government of Japan light of the well-known char tics of the people of that na il la interesting to entertain .ts as they come direct from inbjects of Japan who are best ted to reflect Japan's official e as regaros our own govern quote from a recent article by 'enr.le Craves, which appeared MOA- York American of June 2: ?markable story comes to me from an authoritative source last Congress. American statesman to whom . r was closely associated with .reign affairs of our govern I le was a particularly inti frlend of Danni Uchida, the . .se Ambassador preceding Vis Chlnda. night after dinner with Baron i, the American drifted Into discussion of future conditions might make trouble between ?ii nt ry and Japan, tiing to Uchida, ho said: n. I am well aware Hom my 1 closeness to our foreign af ;bat in case of war between our lies all tho preliminary ad KCH would be on the side of people. do not hesitate lo say, which I ire- you know, that wo of Ameri ' shamefully unprepared, In the tions and equipment of our in our naval bases and our defenses, and even In our small inadequate anny, to COIK? with plondid preparedness of your ?d and disciplined navy and of veteran soldiers, oes my estimate of conditions agr< " with yours?" S, mbassador Uchida, tho story K<>' up from his chair, and with ovid? nee of Intense interest and feel replled: " you are a frank, square man, Mr. -, I like you, I trust JOU, and Will talk toVyou frankly. "All that you say is true, and more than what you say ls true. Japan knows Just exactly what it could do with America in ease of war Every ofllcial of the Japanese government knows We aro prc ed and have long been prepared, fully prepared. Since the Russian ended we have had in our minds ?osslblllty of a conflict with the United States and have carefully and fieally gotten ready for lt. "We know every detail of your de 's on land and sea, every bay, lu nd sounding on your coast from Seattle to San Diego and down to Mexico. We know the weak spots In your Ave great transcontinental rail ways 'between the Pacific and the Rocky Mountains. Wo know the de fendablo passes, tho destructible bridges. "In ease of war Japan could un doubtedly take the Philippines with out great expenditure of money or blood. We could tal?; tho Hawaiian Island and Quain. Wo could batter tho defenses of your Panama Canal and destroy the work of years in a few days. Moreover, wo could un doubtedly occupy the State of Cali fornia and your entire Pacific coast, and hold it again.;! all comers for a year or more. '"Hut after this, what? Japan would bo bankrupt, and we know it. "Moreover. Russia in the north with the knowledge of this tact, and with the engagement of our armies and navies on the American coasts - Russia would take advantage of the fact, drive us out of Manchuria, and, sweeping down upon Nippon, might drive our people out Of Japan into tho sea. "Moreover. the boundless re sources and energies ol' your people, which I know as well as you do, would rally, and in the sheer might Of numbers drive our armies from che Pacific coast into the Pacific ocea n. "Within three years there would be no Ja pan." While tho story was being told, however, there sat beside mo an American soldier and a diplomat. "lt will not do to trust too much to the assurance of Hchida, even in 'the friendly atmosphere in which he spoke. Tho Japanese are wily even between drinks." Japan is seeking now to negotiate a treaty witli Russia to hold hands off. ll" Japan could do this, then we may ex|>ect an immediate change in its attitude. The story has for mo but a single moral: "Build more battleships, strengthen our navy, and mako our coast defenses adequate for all emer gencies." There are two "schools" of thought represented to-day lu our national legislative halls, tho one standing with the whlte-wlnged dove of peace ever In the foreground, passing up all questions relating to war or preparations for war as anti quated and belonging to a time when civilization was not as universal as lt is to-day. The other "school" still ?liras to the safe old theory, "In time of peace prepare for war." The former ls unquestionably a school whose principle we all hope to see prevail, but In dealing with a nation so wily and treacherous as that of Japan lt might not be amiss for our government heads and Congress to consider that In times past discretion has proved to be of untold worth. Let us preach peace, but let us not forget that a stale of preparedness for war is the strongest argument we can ad vance in favor of that much-desired condition-at least so far as lt con cerns our own nation. MARKS OF BEAUTY. E. H. Aull, writing in the New berry Herald and News, after a visit to several cities at a distance, takes occasion to say: "And talk about your clean city, your clean streets, and your beautiful parks and trees-Washington ls the place to see them; all these things, and more. Columbia had beautiful trees and streets and small parks In the streets-I say had them, because I noticed the other day when I was Ibero that the beautiful shade trees, that it took generations to grow, and that lt will take generations to re place, were being cut down. In Washington, in the same class of streets, tho trees are being planted ind are being protected." The officials ol' Columbia ought to be ashamed of themselves. They night to know that the trees of a municipality aro public property; they ought, to take a trip out into the IVO rid and noto bow thinking peo jilo look after Naturo's beauties. What a pity tho officials of our Capi tal City are so short-sighted and pro vincial!_ JUST FRIENDS. 1 bad a friend - I loaned him ten ; l haven't seen My friend since then. -Cincinnati Enquirer. I had one. too I went his ball ; I wish he now Was back in Ji il. --Boston Transcript. A friend of ours Endorsed our note; You may be sure We "got his goat." Las! Monday the thermometer;; in Walhalla dropped from knee-length and sleeveless H. V. D.'s to full length "heavies" and overcoats. I Som?! drop, believe us! Headline over dispatch from Stam ford, Conn.. June 10: "Unfrocked clergyman weds Floretta Whaley." Deucedly bad form, doncher know to say nothing of the cool weather prevailing over the country on the 10th._ Charles H. Cramp died at his home In Philadelphia last Friday. He was one of the best known ship builders in the world and the fore most in America. Among the great battleships of our navy that were produced under his direction were tho Olympia, the Brooklyn, Indiana, Massachusetts and the Oregon. His shipbuilding car-rr dnt#?<? back prior to rne Civil War. ho having been the builder of "New [ronald s," which was the fl a gah lp i 'eet that blockaded OnAfleaton harbor, and which was kno" n ? I he iu>&. power ful of the navy ^ ?fa tust time. JAPS SEEK LAND IN GEORGIA. Little Brown Men, Forced Out of ? 11 . ifontiu. Make Inquiries. (Atlanta Constitution. lf>th.) Does (?eorgia want a colony '> Japs? That is a question which ;u<* people of this State may have to >. swer for themselves in the near U ture. (?overnor Brown is in receipt ot a letter from B. ' lo'hnson, presii of the Johnson .> aerlcan and I'.'or* eign Land Exchange, of Washing on, D. C., inquiring whether or not, Georgia had a law prohibiting the allen ownership of ?and or plat ig any restrictions thereon. Mr. li son said that ho represented a col iv of thirty or forty Japanese, who \? being forced out of California by alien land ownership law rec*' enacted in that State, and who \? seeking a location in Georgia. The writer said further that be had been in correspondence with the owner of a large tract ol' land in State who was willing to sell to Japs. Ile wanted to know whetbx?V (he laws of the State made any dis crimination against them, and ; whether there was any public sen'1 ment against their settlement he i. The letter added that the eye* of "the little brown men" were now lng turned to the South, since thl . had bee:' made so difficult for tl in the Pacific Slope Stales, and did not doubt that there would b i colony ol' several hundred to lot here in the near future, prov I there was nothing in the way of tl acquisition of land and their con was not displeasing to the peo ph Governor Brown said that he lid not know of any law on the sta books of Georgia that would pre . the Japanese, or anybody else had the money to buy it, from ic qulring land in this State, but he would refer Mr. Johnson to the \! torney General for an expert opii on the subject. Minnesota Wins Rate Case. Washington, June 9.-The Slate of Minnesota won a substantial - Ic tory in the Supreme Court to whee., in the Minnesota State ito case, Justice Hughes, for the court, held that the rates of the Minne. Us and St. Louis railroad were ? on flscatory and unconstitutional, that the rates of the Northern Pa and Great Northern were valid. The decision was a victory for State on the inter-state comm . a phases of the controversy and upon the confiscatory features with thc ception of the portion affecting be Minneapolis and St. Louis. In effect the Supreme Court'3 lo cisi?n upholds the right of the M111 nesota commission and the Leg ture to prescribe a passenger rat or 2 cents a mlle and a maxin m freight rate, provided always tl rates are not confiscatory. Dynamit*- Cai)? Mangle Boys Jesup, Ga., June 8.-Jxist be noon this morning tho 15-yeai son of Bud Kennedy, a farmer ll ig I near this place, was probably fa wounded when a box of dyna percussion caps exploded In his pocket. A playmate of the boy slapped him striking the caps and causing tin to explode. The boy's leg was almost blow , > and the thigh bone was shatt : 1 1 Tho leg will have to be taken off below the hip joint, although lb physicians state that he has 1 . .." chance to recover. The explosion also took two fingers from the hand of the other boy, wounding him badly. Yeggmen in Tar Heel State. Greensboro, N. C., June 8.-The post office safe at Kernersville, a small town 18 miles from here, was blown open this morning, presuma bly about 2 o'clock, and $1,263 in stamps and $50 in money taken. The 'heft was discovered this morning at 6.30 o'clock when the postmaster en tered the office. Post Office Inspector Hodgin, of this place, was notified and went to the scene, but secured scant clues. Some people in the town heard a rumbling noise about 2 o'clock this morning, and it is pre sumed this was the explosion that blew the safe. The post office inspec tor believes the robbery was the work of professional yeggmen. Wisconsin Man Sttarves Wolves. Lacrosse. Wis., June 9.-Starving out a band of eleven wolves by lying in constant watch outside the en trance to their den for four days and four nights, Owen Hughes, of An gelo township, finally had his reward when the wolves, driven by hunger, dashed from their refuge and were killed one by one as they emerged. Hughes came to town to-dny, collect ed a bounty of $100 and treated him self to the first meal In more than half a week. H tighes, who is a professional hun ter, was almost exhausted as he made, his way into town, climbed feebly up the high steps to the court house and fell into a chair as he presented his 1 proof to the county clerk. Many Servians Killed. London June 10.-Manv Servians were klhed to-day In a serious en counter betwee.i the Servian and Bul garian troor-o .tear the small town of M ak res. News of the encounter I came In a special dispatch to Bel grade, forw.\rdod here. More,conflict.* are expected in the same vicinity, as the Servians on Monday sent a note to the Bulgarian commander giving him until 7 o'clock In tho evening to evacuate the town of Volodan, failing which the Servian general declared he would bombard Istlp, now occupied by the Bulgarians. Paradise Park is Destroyed, New York. June 9.-All of upper Manhattan was Illuminated and Its residents excited shortly before day I break to-day by Are which swept the ! summer resort known as Paradise Park at Fort George. The blaze started from causes unknown. The loss was estimated at upwards of $100,000. EM'S LIFE WITH CARBOLIC ACID Hu K?> F. Ral Ht, Wealthy Citizen of I . ' enville, ('oiiiinIts Suicide. avilie, June 6.-A small glass ' blt of carbolic acid loft in it, I and another glass partly filled water, sitting In a chair beside nie bodj and a letter found on his in which lie gave certain di rect lon? as to tho disposition of his ? rty and prayed Cod to have ij on his soul, is all that the knows to-day of the death of Vt, Buist, one of Greenville's wi Mest and most prominent citi i< ind a former professor in Win? ' College, who was discovered Be I in his bed early 'this morning. Mr, Buist's death caused a pro found shock throughout the city, for men it was thought ho would pe the last one who would have end own Mtv.. He was the posses HP' of some of the most valuable th ty In the city and was just >-tlng a magnificent mansion, to v. ho had planned to bring his '1 a young lady of 2 2 years of . Toccoa, (Ja., (hi. month. Ho w.. ' years of age, being a widower f> ii?- past year or so. Buist was a native,of the city, iring his lire-time wax quite i In political circles, having held B< ' offices of public trust was a son of the late Kev. E. i ulst, pastor of tho First Presby church, and is survived by two and one 'brother. These are Him ma Anderson, of Spartan Mrs. Lula Buist Clyde. of G .-.lile, and Prof. G. A. Buist, of i mah University. Mr. Buist was ? ber of the South Carolina Con >nal Convention of 1 895, be itepresentativo from Greenville ? at that time. He was also ;> '?ber of the General Assembly :hl8 county for several terms. Winthrop College was estab I he accepted the posit ion of tlturist at that institution, five or six years ago he re ! to this city, and since that time had been active in efforts to /e and beautify its parks and 1 ri es. .t.vtement of the Condition of ) HE BANK OF WALHALLA, l< rited at Walhalla, S. C., at the close o' .msiness Juno 4, 1913. Resources. I 108 and discounts. . . .$244657 69 ? -drafts . 5138 15 Bonds and Stocks owned he bank. 15000 00 i ll ,ure and fixtures.. 1700 00 lng house. 1500 00 ivie from banks and . ters. 13446 13 C ?cy. 4130 00 v . 1610 00 t and other minor oin . 1373 84 ks and cash items. . 540 40 Total.$280096 21 Liabilities. I .1 stock paid in. . .$ 50000 00 is fund. 12500 00 Ided profits, less 11 rent expenses and 38 paid. 15565 94 Du? o banks and bank .'. 2732 41 li Idual deposits sub let to check . 61790 37 De m und certificates of ,i? -wait . 6500 51 Time certificates of d? lit . 135006 98 payable, Including certificates for money borrowed. 5000 00 Total.$280000 Sf State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-Before me came W. L. Verner, Cashier of the above named Bank, who, beinp duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing state ment is a true condition of said Bank, as shown bv the books of said bank. W. L. VERNER. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of June. 1913. (Seal) JOHN F. CRAIG. C. C. P. Correct-Attest: S. L. VERNER. J. W. BELL. J. W. S HELOR, Directors. Statement of the Condition of THE WESTMINSTER BANK, located at Westminster, S. C., at the close of business June 4" 1913: Resources. Loans and discounts... $356622 49 Overdrafts. 1167 84 Bonds and stock owned by the bank. 200 00 Furniture and fixtures. . 1 00 Banking house. 5000 00 Due from banks and bankers . 27777 06 Currency. 14 73 00 Gold. 91 00 Silver and other minor coin. 1341 51 Checks and cash items. . 084 !1 Total.$304358 Ol Liabilities. Capital stock paid in. . .$100000 00 Surplus fund. 10000 00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid. 21 <i2 1 13 Due to banks and bank ers . 170 01 Dividends unpaid. 18 00 Individual deposits sub tn cheek . 68531 27 Time certificates of de posit . 97177 30 Certified checks . 571 03 Cashier's checks. 438 91 Bills payable, including certificates for money borrowed . . .'. 92500 <?o Total.$894853 Ol State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-Before me came P. P. Sullivan, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, ?nva that th?* above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. P. P. SULLIVAN. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of June, 191.3. (Seal.) J. O. BREAZEAI.E, Notary Public, S. C. Correct-Attest: W. P. ANDERSON, M. S. STRIBLINO, D. L. NORRIS, Directors. - - SEE ? - .:. HUNTER .:. AT SENECA. For the latest in Men's Special Fine Shirts at $1.50. Can't be surpassed for beauty and value. We still handle the "Vindex," thc old re liable, for $1.00. New line Men's Ties, all kinds, 25 and 50 cents. "Marathon" and B. V. D. Underwear, both in Union Suits and Single Garments. Try a pair of True Shape Socks. You will like them Lisle Thread, 25c; Silk, 50c. All colors. We keep our Gent's Furnishings right up. Come and see us when you want something nice in this line. Hunter's, Seneca, S. G. HARDWARE AND FURNITURE --HINTS. -FOR 3UMMER TIME Refrigerators, Ice Cream Freezers* Fly Screens, Fly Swatters, and Porch Rockers. OIL STOVES, Ovens and Enameled Ware. Table Cutlery, Pocket Knives. Scissors, Shears. .\ .'. Fruits Jars, Rubbers and Tops. .% .*. Base Ball, Bicycle and Automobile Supplies. Fishing Tackle, Hooks, Reels and Rods? Lawn Mowers, Garden Plows and Rakes. Paints, Oils, Roofing, Doors, Sash and Blinds. Mantels, Builders* Hardware, Carpenters* Tools and Plumbing Supplies. FURNITURE. Ballenger Hardware and Furniture Co., UNDERTAKERS, Seneca, South Carolina. nt* Assessments Increased $ ,:{;;:{, 1 .'>."?. Cowmbla, June 7.-T!ie property of railways operating in South Caro lina was Increased for taxation by $799,82? by the State Board of As sessor.* at the meeting held here, according xo a report Issued to-day. The value for taxation of express companies. Pullman car company, telegraph and telephone companies .was increased by $533,332, making a total Increase of $1,333,155. Guaranteed Eczema Reomdy. The constant Itching, burning, red ness, rash and disagreeable effects of eczema, tetter, salt rh um, Itch, piles and irritating skin eruptions can bc readily cured and the skin made clear and smooth with Dr. Hobson's Eczema Olntmeut. J. C. Eveland, of Bath, 111., says: "I had eczema twen ty-five years and had tried every thing. All failed. When I found Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment I found a cure." This ointment ls the formula of a physician and has been In use for years-not an experiment. That ls why we can guarantee lt. All druggists, or by mall. Price 50q. Pfeiffer Chemical Co.. Philadelphia and St. Louis. adv. .H^*H**H"I"M? *H"H"I"t-H"I> DR. W" R. CRAIG, Dental Surgeon, WALHALLA, S. CAROLINA. Office Over C. W. Pitchford'* Store. Ofllce Hours: 0 A. ML to ia M. 1 P. M. to 5, P. M. Brick! Brick! NOTICE OF DRAWING JURY. The State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. We, the undersigned Jury Com missioners, for the County and State aforesaid, will draw in the office of the Clerk of Court, on June 17, 1913, at 9 o'clock a. m., or as soon there after aa possible, thirty-six (3fi) Petit Jurors to serve the first week of the July Court, commencing Mon day, July 7th, 1913, in accordance with the law now In force governing the drawing of Jurors. June 7th, 1913. JOHN F. CRAIG, (Seal.) Clerk of Court. D. A. SMITH, (Seal.) County Auditor. W. J. SCHRODER, (Seal.) County Treasurer. Jury Commissioners June ll, 1913. We are now prepared to ship Brick promptly on short notice* We have first-class clay and make first-class, good shipping Brick-little waste. Orders solicited. J? Hannon Brick Co,* T. J. HANNON, Pres.. Pendleton, S. C. TOE? PIANO An Instrument of Superior Quality. There is no flaw In1 the Netzow scale; lt has a treble clear as crys tal; ls sympathetic as the human voice in the middle Teglster; and full, resonant and rich in the base. The action of the Netzow Plano is so finely balanced and even that it gives the performer a means of the most accurate Interpretation. For sale on right terms and at right prices. ?. W. GRUHUS, Walhalla, S. 0.