Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, November 12, 1913, Image 1
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.
LOTS OF YOUNG
Horses and Mules
Good Draft Bred Horses with
good, flat oone and plenty sub
stance; can turn up the subsoil.
Come quick and take a look.
We own these Horses and
Mules, so we ?an sell them
quick. -:- -:- -:
G. W. & J. E. BAUKNIGHT,
Walhalla. S. C.
PERSEVERANCE is grit applied to tho pursuit
*^ of purpose.
ORDER is the systematic and intelligent direc
tion of purpose toward accomplishment.
WILL is the ability to set adversity by the
ears and to master circumstance.
EJNTHUSIASM is the hoart-engredient w hich
* makes the hardest work seem easy.
RECTITUDE is the basic virtue without which
achievement has a sinister meaning.
AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL POSSESSING THE COMPOSITE
OF THESE VIRTUES KNOWS THE VALUE OF
A Savings Account
-IN
Westminster Bank,
Westminster, S. C.
FK1/IX DIAZ IS RECOVERING.
Hts Assault Precipitated by Ills Re- ,
marks A inuit Carranza.
Havana, Cuba, Nov. 8.-Gen. Felix
Diaz, the Mexican refugee, is rapidly
recovering from the effects of the su- j
peiTiri.il wounds inflicted Thursday
evening hy a party of Mexican Con
stitutionalists as ho was walking .
near the sea wall. Gen. Diaz was i
stabbed twice, behind the ear and in ;
the neck, and was beaten with canes, !
but none of the. injuries was serious. '
The attack, it lias been definitely j
ascertained, was the result of no pre- ,
meditated plot, but grew out of re
marks of Diaz, that reflected upon I
Gen. Carranza, the Constitutionalist I
leader, and his followers. Pedro Gu- j
errero, a young Mexican adherent of |
Carranza, heard the remarks and
told a party of his friends what Diaz
had said. The party rushed toward
Hie refugee and attacked him.
Police rushed in and stopped the
quarrel, although not before Guerre
ro was seriously wounded by a bul
let from an officer's revolver. The
entire party was placed under arrest.
Diaz is in Havana after fleeing
from Vera Cruz, where he thought j
his life was In danger from followers !
of Huerta.
Would Make Them Ile?er If They
Could.
The makers of Foley Kidney Pills
know that they have absolutely the
best combination of curativo and
healing medicines for kidney and
bladder ailments and urinary irreg
ularities that it is possible to pro
duce. That ls why Foley Kidney
Pills aro the best medicine for the
purpose you can buy. Bell's drug
store. adv.
/ Advertised Mull.
The following is a list of letters
remaining uncalled for in tho Wal
halla post office for the week ending
November ll, 1913:
Lee, J. M.; McCuen, Boyce; Hay,
W. J. C.; Sanders, Mrs. Jane; Wil
liams, Mrs. Amanda.
When calling for the Abo v? ploase
say they aro advertised.
N. Fant, P. M.
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FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
One Truiii Completely Demolished
No Ono Killed.
Gaffney. Nov. 8.-A head-on col
lision of two freight trains occurred
at Thickety, 15 miles from Spartan
burg, this morning, disorganizing
traffic on the Southern) railway to
day. The wreck occurred about half
mile south of Thickety station, and
one train was completely demolished,
while the other suffered little.
According to local employees of
the Southern the accident was due to
the engineer of south-hound train
No. 77 failing to read his orders. The
result of the wreck is a carload of
cattle killed and two carloads of cot
ton burned, as well as the engine and
train being reduced to kindling.
The two trains are supposed to
meet every morning at Cowpens, and
this morning the onglneer of No. 77
presumed that this would again be
the case; therefore when the orders
were handed in to him by the opera
tor at Thickety ho presumed that
they were concerning a later train
and did not walt to read them. The
wreck one-half mlle past the station
was the result. The firemen and en
gineers on both trains jumped and
escaped without serious injury. Thc
i wreck at once caught fire and sev
eral cars loaded with cotton were
burned.
Meeting Coneross Local Union?
There will be a called meeting of
Coneross Local ( P, E. and Co. II. of
A.,) next Saturday, November 15th,
at Blue Ridge school house, at two
o'clock sharp. All members are
urged to attend "personally" or by
proxy. Business of importance.
J, YV. Alexander, President.
F. H. Burley, Secretary.
For Children there is Nothing Better,
A cough medicino for children
must hell) their coughs and colds
without bad effects on their little
stomachs and bowels. Foley's Honey
and Tar exactly fl ils this need. No
opiates, no sour stomach, no consti
pation follows its 'iso. Stuffy colds,
wheezy breathing, coughs and croup
are all quickly helped. Bell's drug
store. adv.
OTU KB MATTKRvS IN COURT. I
Proceeding* of the Kirnt Week Con
tinued-The Common Pleas.
The following cases have been dis
posed of in the Court of General
Sessions since we went to press last
Wednesday morning:
The case of the State vs. C. C.
Thrasher, charged with disposing of
property under mortgage, was given
to the jury last Wednesday morning,
and the jury was deliberating over
the case when The Courier went to
press. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence:
That the defendant be confined upon
the public works of Oconee for a pe- >
i ?od of 20 days, at hard labor, or a
like period in the State penitentiary, '
or pay a fine of $10. Sentence sus- i
pended until the second Monday in
March, 1914.
The Stale vs. Hub Lig?n-murder.
Guilty willi recommendation to
mercy. Sentence: That the defend
ant be confined upon the public
works 01 Oconee county for tba po
riod of his natural life, or a like pe
rlod ii the State penitentiary. at
bard labor. Motion for new trial re
fused. Notice ot' appeal given.
The State vs. Napoleon Johnson
violation of dispensary law. Plead
guilty. Sentence: That, the defend
ant be confined upon thu public
j works of Oconee, at hard labor, for
I a period of one year, or pay a fine of
i $2<i0. On the payment of $60 the |
I balance of sentence was suspended
j during good behavior.
The State vs. Will Weston-mur
j der. Guilty of manslaughter. Sen
tence: That the defendant be con
I fined upon the public works of Oco
; nee for a period of six years, at hard
! labor, or a like period In the State
? penitentiary.
I The State vs. Harrison Barle-vio
! lation of dispensary law. Plead
! guilty. Sentence:" That the defend
ant serve six months at hard labor
i on the public works of county or like
period in State penitentiary, or pay
a fine of $200. On payment of $2 5
balance of sentence suspended dur
ing good behavior.
The State vs. W. P. Hall and .lack
Hughs-grand larceny. Not guilty.
(The defendant, W. P. Hall, having
failed to appear for trial, and bench
warrant, having beeu issued for his
arrest and the defendant having
been brought into court thereon, it
was ordered that W. P. Hall and his
surety, W. R. Harris, appear before
the next term of Court for Oconee to
show cause why the bond of $200
should not be estreated and judg
ment entered thereon for that sum.
A similar order was issued in the
case of Frank Morton, charged with
failure to support wife and child, in
j which case a mistrial resulted. W.
R. Harris is the surety, the amount
of bond being $300.)
The State vs. W. R. Davis-assault
and battery with Intent to kill. De
fendant failed to appear for trial,
and it was ordered that the defend
ant and his surety, R. H. Boyd, ap
ilar at the next tenn of Court to
show cause why the bond of $200
should not be estreated and judg
ment entered thereon.
The State vs. Geo. Tate-assault
and battery. (Action to recover
bond). The bond of $200 was paid,
and tho <Mse dismissed upon the pay
ment of all co?ts.
The Grand Jury
made its final presentment last Wed
nesday afternoon and that body was
dismissed from further attendance
upon this term of Court. The pre
sentment is as follows:
To His Honor H. F. Rice, Presiding
Judge: ^
We herewith beg to submit our
final presentment for the year 1913,
as follows:
We have passed upon all bills of
indictment that have been handed us
by the Solicitor.
We have, by committee, visited the
county jail and county chain gang
and found these well kept and man
aged. We recommend that, certain
repairs be made io ihe aieei cage tor
prisoners, which we have called to
the attention of the County Supervi
sor.
We would recommend that the al
lowance for dieting prisoners be in
creased from thirty to thirty-five
cents per day because of the increas
ed high cost of living.
The chain gang is clean and well
kept, and it has done splendid work
on the public highways, which high
ways we find to be in very creditable
condition. In this connection we
wish to recommend that the ollico of
County ConiiYiissioner be abolished!
and that all the duties now perform
ed by County Commissioners be de
volved upon the County Supervisor,
whose salary, we recommend, shall
be increased to nine hundred dollars
per annum, and that the Foreman of
the Grand Jury and the Probate
Judge, with tho County Supervisor,
constitute a monthly auditing board,
whose duty shall be to audit and pass
upon all tho expenditures Incurred
by the County Supervisor. These
changes to be ruade by the General
Assembly, to take effect at the be
ginning of the fiscal year 191 ?.
We find the other county offices
neatly and well kept, and all those
handling public funds are properly
accounting therefor.
We find that the Probate Judge's
office should be supplied with better
equipment for filing and preserving
the public records therein, and nlso
that some of the old books and
papers should bo Indexed and re
corded.
i We find that there are sixteen
THREE DEAD AND .ONE DYING
As Result of Moody Duel on Streets
Of ( .VIM gill Town.
Cordele, Ga., Nov. 10.-As a re
sult of a pistol duel at Raines, near
here, this afternoon, R. E. llolliday,
Troy King and Harvey Smith are
dead, and Quin Smith is mortally
wounded, lt ls said that the trouble
arose when several of King's hogs es
caped from his pasture and were
taken up by llolliday, and he re
quested charges, llolliday left home
and King went to his place and gol
the hogs. S'esterday the two men
mot-on the road, when Holltday ls
alleged to have accused King of
stealing his hogs. llolliday acted
liked a drunken man, though lt is
said he was only feigning drunken
ness. He is said to have cursed
King and brandished a pistol in his
face. The men separated. llolliday
went to Cordele on business, and
when the tr ?in reached Raines on
its return Hol'iday stopped from the
train with pistol in hand and began
bring at King, who Immediately re
turned the lire. A fusillade cf shots
followed.
They Wore a Happy Couple.
(Farm and Factory.)
Sunday morning the Blue Ridge
train brought to Seneca a \ery hap
py and exultant couple -happy in
? that soon they wore to be united in
the holy bonds of wedlock, and ex
ultant in that they had successfully
eluded the vigilance of watchful eyes
at home. The couple accosted Judge
Hopkins at the station as they step
ped from the train and informed him
that they wished the ceremony said.
Judge Hopkins immediately con
formed to the wishes of the couple
and furnished them with the neces
sary equipment-a marriage license.
Shortly after he had securely "tied
the knot" J.he couple proceeded to
Atlanta. The contracting parties
were J. P. Vollrath and Miss Carrie
Orr, both of thu Tamassee suction.
Magistrates in Lhe county, moro than
oue-half of whom are situated in
such remotu parts of thu county as
to have practically no dutius to per
form. We would, therefore, recom
mend that the number of Magls
Istratus be reduced to seven, to be
located as follows: One at Walhalla,
one at Seneca, one at Westminster,
one at Tokeena, onu at Salem, onu
at Fair Play, and one at Double
Springs.
We recommend that the law be so
changed as to authorize the appoint
ment by tho Sheriff of two Deputy
Sheriffs-one to be located below the
Southern Railway, and the other
above said railway, who shall per
form all duties now required of Mag
istrate's constables, rural police and
bailiffs i" attendance upon the Cir
cuit Court, because we believe such
changes in our peace officers will re
sult In a more efficient, as well as
economical administration of law and
order in our county.
We have, by committuu, visited
several times during the year the
county poor farm, and find the in
mates well cared for and contented.
The t.xmf is in splendid condition,
and the crops are among the best to
be sue.i In the county. From a con
servative estimate of the crops pro
duced this year we think the institu
tion is more than sustaining, and
will net above all expenses approxi
mately eighteen hundred do'lars. We
recommend that the exact amount
when ascertained, be published, giv
ing itemized statement of income
and expenses, so that the public may
know just how this institution is be
ing managed.
Wo wish to specially commend thc
County Board of Education for the
great Interest they are taking in the
bettering of our common schools and
the great progress they are making
in connection with our new Supervi
sor oi Rural Schools in inducing in
creased attendance of the children at
thc schools, the caro exercised over
the sanitary conditions so as to pre
vent the spread of contagious and
infectious diseases; tho Improve
ment of school buildings, grounds
and equipment, and in many other
ways centering public attention to
all matters pertaining to our free
common schools.
We desire to thank His Honor and
the other officers of the Court for
courtesies extended to us In tho dis
charge of our duties, and ask to be
excused from further attendance
upon the Court.
Respectfully submitted,
C. R. D. Burns,
Foreman of Grand Jury.
November 5, 1913.
Hold-Over (?rand Jurors.
The following grui lernen were
drawn to hold over as, grand Jurors
for tho year HIM: S. H. Collins, J.
W. Reeves, J. J. Rankin, W. F. Shel
don, W. R. Craig, M. Ii. Uamby.
In Common Pleas Court
the only case so far called ls that o?
the Southern Power Co. vs. Traxler
and Taylor. This is a suit to adjust
dispute over right of way for power
line of plaintiff company through
property of the defendants. The de
fendants In this casu originally asked
$10,000 for the right of way, and a
hoard of arbitrators fixed the sum at
$3,300. From this finding the power
company appealed. lt is probable
that the remainder of to-day-pos
sibly lonrrer--Will ho onnoiini^rl In
this case.
COTTON citoi? :W,JM>? s nou r
For November i, 1013, CkMnpared
With Same Date Last Year.
Washington, Nov. 8.-The fourth
cotton ginning report of the season,
compiled from reports of census bu
reau correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt and is
sued at 10 a. m. to-day, announced
that 8;835,913 bales of cotton, count
ing round as half bales, of the
growth of 1913 had been ginned
prior to November I. To that date
last year 8,809,222 hales, or 66.8
per cent of the entire crop, had been
ginned; In 19 11 to that date 9,970,
905, or 64.1 per cent; in 1908, 8,
191,55 7 bales, or 02.0 per cent; and
in 1900 to that dato 0,906,395
bales, or 53.2 per cent of the crop,
had been ginned.
Included in tho total ginnings wore
01,820 round bales, compared with
54,539 hales last year, 08,313 bates
In 1911, SI.183 bales in 191,0, and
109,021 bales in 1909.
The number of sea island cotton
bales included was 42,769, compared
with 28,887 bab>s last year, 50.50:i
bales in 19 11. 10,504 bales in 19 10
and 65,237 bales in 1909.
Qinnings, prior to November 1, by
States, with comparisons for last
year and other big crops years, and
the percentage ol' the entire crop
ginned prior to that date in those
years, follow:
Alabama- cunnings. P. C.
1913.1,01 2,9 10
191 2 . 8011,0 0 2 0,1.0
1911 . 1,088,7 37 64.2
1908. 891,067 00.9
Arkansas
1913 . 430,557
1912 . 440,482 57.1
1911 . 444,401 48.9
1908. 536,785 53.9
Florida
1913. 4 7,317
1912 . 35,302 00.1
1911 . 50,070 59.4
1908. 43,234 61.2
Georgia
1913 . 1,602,482
1912.1,112,419 61.4
1911 . 1,908.704 08.3
1908. 1,387,641 70.2
Louisiana
1913 . 221,900 -
1912 . 201,701 69.8
1911 . 282,245 61.0
1908i. 287,885 61.7
Mississippi
1913 . 567,719
1912 . 51 1,678 50.3
1911 . 584,199 50.0
1908 . 893,148 55.1
North Carolina
1913 . 385,225 -
19 12 . 19 6,537 54.8
1911 . 597,940 53. 1
1908. 373,713 54.7
Oklahoma
1913 . 536,016
1912 . 559,190 59.0
fl 91 1 . 554,933 54.6
1908. 217,020 3 1 . 6
South Carolina
1913 . 861,190 -
1912 . 730,690 59.7
1911 .1,022,014 60 . 4
1908 . 821,008 07.6
Tennessee
1913 . 173,925 -
1912 . 118,485 44.3
1911 . 211,128 49.1
1908 . 198,783 59.5
Texas
1913 . 2.950,4 39 -
1912. 3,709,725 79.9
1911 . 3,211,752 78.2
1908. 2,502,802 69.0
Other States
1913. 40,204 -
1912. 43.291 48.1
191 1 . 58,302 42.0
1908 . 36,602 50.0
Tile ginnings of sea island cotton
prior to November 1, by States, fol
low:
Florida- Ginnings.
1913.10,221
1912.11,067
1911.21,038
1909.19,7 4 0
Georgia
191 3 . 24,570
1912.10,97o
1911 . 38,841
1909 . 31,277
South Carolina
1913. 1,878
1912. 1,5 4 4
1911. 1,084
1909 . 4,220
Tho next cotton ginning report
giving the (inanity ginned prior to
November 14 will be issued Friday,
November 2 1, at. 10 a. m.
Local News from Homily l and.
Bounty Lind. Nov. 10.-Spacial
Our school opened this morning with
only ten pupils. Farmers have not
got their cotton picked out yet. Miss
Rosine Singley, our teacher, arrived
In the community Snturday and is
boarding with Mr. and Mrs. Jasper
Doyle.
Miss Clyde Walton leaves to-day
for her home in Coleman, (ia., after
spending a week or two with the
Misses Davis.
Mrs. Arwood Davis, of Greenwood,
and Miss Agnes Wright, of Seneca,
were guests last week at tho home of
Ls. O. Lavis.
The friends of Meade Davis, who
is In a sanitarium In Columhia, will
be glad to learn that his condition is
Improving.
Mrs. H. H. Smithson and daughter,
Miss Laura, of Westminster, were
recent visitors at the home of Mrs.
J. M. Gllllson.
Mrs. Jasper Doyle returned from
Augusta, Ga., Saturday.
We regret to learn of the illness
of Mrs. Ju??a D. Shanklin and hope
to hear of her early Improvement.
OCONKK COTTON MARKET.
Tho Market Rangea from te
IS H Cents Pw Pound.
Quotations below were secured
over phone at 10.30 o'clock till?
morning:
Westminster:
(Hy J, tl. Breaseale.)
Cotton. 1 3 Mi ; seed, $25.
Walhalla:
(By C. W. Pitchford.)
Cotton. 13% t) 13Hi seed. $25.
West Union:
[Cy Strother & Phlnney.)
Cotton. 13%; seed, $25.
Beit OCA:
t By Barron-Byrd Co.)
Cotton. 1 3 % : seed. $25.
Newry :
(By Courtenay .Mfg. Co.)
Cotton, t 3 Vi : seed, $25.
GEO. lt. REMBERT PASSES AWAY.
Candidate for Governor Succumbs to
a laing, Illness.
Columbia, Nov. it. (Seo. lt. Bom
ber! Representative in the (louerai
Assembly from Richland county and
a candidate for Governor, died at his
horne here to-nig'.t after an illness
of several weeks. Mr. Reinheit was
3S years of age. Ile was born in
Sumter county, but came to Colum
bia several years ago. He worked
ft rs I as mall clerk, then, rea J law, and
after being admitted to the bar rose
rapidly in his profession. He served
several terms in the Legislature, be
ing a member of that body at tho
time of his death. Since the election
of Governor Rlease Mr. Rembcrt had
been administration leader in the
lower house.
Mr. Rcmbert married a daughter
of Allon Jones, and a niece ol* Gen.
Wilie Jones. She, with five children,
survives. He ig also survived by two
half-brothers, hld. Rembert. of Sum
ter county, and Prof. A. C. Rembert,
of Wofford College, and one sister,
Mrs. Lawrence, who lives in the
North.
Mr. Rembert entered the race for
Governor last spring. As tho result
ol* strenuous work in behalf of his
candidacy and the severe ?train of
making speeches In varjous parts of
the State he suffered a breakdown in
health, which confined him to hie
home. Prom the first fears were
felt for his recovery, and for ri e past
week his family bad abandoned hope.
The end came to-night at 1 1 o'clock.
Mr. Rembert was well known
throughout South Carolina, and had
many friends, who will mourn his
death. He was popular in Richland
county and Columbia, which always
elected him io tho Legislature no
matter who opposed him.
Nous from Richland.
Richland, Nov. 10.-Special:
Clean-up day was verj appropriately
observed at Richland school house
last Friday afternoon. Miss Carrie
Smith and the girls took charge of
the inside and washed 1 lie windows
and desk tops, swept the floors and
put everything in neat order. Mr.
Harnett took the boys and cleaned
off the grounds and looked after the
outward appearance of the building.
Mrs. S. H. Coo left Thursday for
Columbia, where she will help nurso
her grandchildren, Willie and Wal
lace Coe. Tile former is sick willi
pneumonia, while the latter ls In a
hospital to undergo an operation for
a crooked foot. W. H. Coe has been
transferred from Columbia to ripar
tanburg and Mrs. Coe will stay with
Iiis wife in Columbia until the chil
dren get well.
David McMahan spent Thursday
and Friday in Spartanburg and at
tended the county fair there.
Geo. C. Hodges, of Greenwood, de
livered an instructive lecture to a
large congregation at Rook Springs
Methodist church yesterday evening.
Fairview l<ocul News.
Fairview, Nov. 10.-Special: Will
and Louis Whit mire, of Pickens. vis
ited their Sister, Mrs. W. T. Hubbard,
recently.
Mrs. Lena M. Cochran is spending
the winter with lier sister, Mrs. Fred
Martin, near Anderson.
Mrs. W. L. McMahan left this
morning for Greenville, where she
will be at the bedside of her sister,
Mrs. Nannie B. Barron, who is criti
cally ill at the city hospital.
io. A. Barron's intends are pleased
to see him out again after a short
?(til neveiw ii'uieatt.
Newton Crenshaw, of Walhalla,
visited his niece, Mrs. Janies Wyatt,
last week-end. ?
Mesdames L. E. Knox and E. A.
Barron will leave Wednesday morn
ing for Easley, where they will at
tend the annual reunion of the
George's Creek school girls. The re
union will be held at the home of
Misses Bettie and Mary McMahan.
Remember Sunday school afc this
place next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. Young Peoplo's Bible Class
at 11 o'clock i .et all members, and
any others who will, attend.
Death of D. O. Crocker.
(Tugal?o Tribune.)
Died, at his home on S. W. Dick
son's fa.-in, near Westminster, on
Tuesday, November 4, I). C. Crocker,
aged about 65 years. Mi. Crocker
had been a sufferer of dropsy for
several months. He was an honest,
hard-working man and will be miss
ed. He is survived by his wife and
one son. His body was mirica at
I Fair Play- last Thursday.