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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. 4? 4? 4> 4? 4* .4? > 4? 4? .?..!. 4? 4? 4? ?j? ?j? ?|? ?j? .j. ?j. ?j? ?j? ?j? ?4? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? 25 Pounds Granulated Sugar xor $1.20. * C. W. & J. E. BAUKNIGHT, Walhalla, S. C. .J? 4* rt? ?J? ?J- ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? 4* ?j? ?J? 4? 4? j H 4* 41 4* 4* 4* 4? 4* 4* *!. 4* 4? 4* The Young Man or Young Woman Who Saves five pei" cent, of his or her earnings and deposits their) in our Savings Department is working f rom .. SMALL BEGINNINGS to LARGER RESULTS.. Early and systematic saving moans the acquire ment of Thrill and Perseverance, tho Accumula tion of Capital, the Establishment of Character ami Credit ; and these aro 9 .. THE STUFF ol which SUCCESS is MADE . . Why not make your firsl deposit tit this hank on your next pay dav ? .. To SAVE INCONVENIENCE. BANK by MAIL .. Westminster Bank WESTMINSTER, S. C. LEMACKS GUII/TY OP MURDER. A First Degree Verdict Rendered by Jury of Colinton County. Walterboro, Nov. 22.-I. S. (Cap) Lemacks was to-night found guilty, by a Colleton jury, of murder In the first degree, for the killing, on Au gust 10 last, of Aquilla Blocker. With the verdict of the jury the final curtain was dropped on one of the most sensational and hard-fought murder cases in tlie history of Colle ton county. The trial was begun yes terday and was given to the jury at 7 o'clock to-night, the verdict being rendered at 10.20. Hlocker, who was about 21 years of age and prominently connected, was killed in one of the thick swamps of the county, into which the prose cution charged he had been enticed by Lemacks for the purpose of rob bery. The tragedy occurred about 10 o'clock on a Saturday morning and Blocker's body was not found until 6 o'clock the following after noon. He was last seen alive with Lemacks, the two young men being well acquainted, living only about half a mile apart. Lemacks is about 2G years old. The failure of young Miocker, who it was known bad a sum of money on bis person, to return home caused alarm, and a search was instituted, Lemacks joining the searching party. At the Inquest the actions of Lemacks were such as to cause him to bo sus pected of having slain his companion. He was arrested later, c harged with murder. The contention of the State was that Lemacks had knowledge of the money on Blocker's person and en ticed the latter into the swamp, with robbery as the motive, and in carry ing out his alleged plans slew young Blocker, who. it was alleged, was shot ii the back. Testimony given by witnesses for the Stnte tended to substantiate this theory. Lemack's defense was Hie "unwrit ten law" and self-defense. He took the stand and gave his version of the tragedy. Claiming that he and his vic tim engaged in nu altercation as a re sult of domestic trouble, and that In the encounter be shot Blocker. As soon as the verdict was an 4 MULES AND 1 HOHHH BURNED. Flames Destroy Darn of W. ll. Mc Dade-Loss ?8,800. (Anderson Mail, 21st.) W. H. McDade, who lives shout four miles from Sandy Springs, in the Wild Hog section, lost his barn, four mules, a horse and between $1,200 and $l,r>00 worth of feed stuffs, farm implements, etc., in a lire Wednesday night. The barn was worth about $800. making Mr. McDade's total loss about $3,800, with $1,500 insurance. It is not known how the fire origi nated. lt was discovered about 8 o'clock by Mr. McDade, and bad then gained such headway that it was im possible to get the stock or anything else out. of the building. The four mules were valued at about $750, and the horse at $250. The other things in the barn, including farm implements, vehicles, feed stuffs, harness, etc., bring the amount of the loss up to the total as given-$3,800 -with insurance ($1,500) less than half that amount. Mr. McDade is one of the best far mers in that section of the county, and while he has been most success ful, lils loss falls heavily upon him. Poplar Springs Cemetery. All persons interested in Poplar Springs cemetery will please meet at the ^church on Thursday, December 4, to clean up the cemetery. Come as early as possible, so we can put lt in fine shape. John Thomas. Thanksgiving at Tekoona. There will br union Thanksgiving services at Cross Roads Baptist church, Tokeena, at ll o'clock on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th. Services will be conducted by Rev. James Mason. Public invited. Deacons. pounced tho defense gave notice of a motion for a new trial. This case has occupied the public attention ever sineo the body of young Blocker was found in the BWamp inst August. THE CLEMSON TRUSTEES MET. Dr. 1?. H. E. Sloan Designs Ills Post. Memorial Services. Clemson College, Nov. 2 2.-The board ol trustees of Clemson College adjourned yesterday after a most sat isfactory session, in which much bus iness of importance was transacted. All members of the board were pres ent except Senator Tillman. Con gressman A. F. Lover met with the hoard for the first time since his elec tion as a life member to take the place of the late Col. R. W. Simpson. Congressman Lever is intensely in terested in Clemson and the great work that is being done Tor the agri cultural interests ol' the State. His wide experience and his energy will make him a most valuable member of the hoard. ? The hoard had made as a special order a memorial service in honor of Col. H. NV. Simpson and Hon. W. D. t?vans, who had died during the year. This service was rather remarkable. lt lasted two hours, and the tribute ?laid the two former members ol' the hoard by their colleagues were char acterized by snell deep devotion and high appreciation ol' the worthy ser \ ices rendered to the college and to Hie State by these two noble men that the meeting lost its formal char acter. Col. M. L. Donaldson, senior member of the board, presided, and eloquent addresses were made by H. H. Timmerman, lt. I. .Manning. A. P. Lever, W. W. Bradley, Alan John stone and J. E. Wannamaker. Espe cially touching were the strong and tender tributes of Mr. Johnstone and Mr. Wannamaker, who knew and val ued the services of their departed friends so well. Dr. W. M. Higgs most fittingly represented the faculty in a brief address. O? the original seven life-trustees only three remain-Messrs. Donald son, Wannamaker and Tillman. The deceased life-nienibers aro D. K. Nor ris, J. E. Bradley, H. E. Bowen and R. W. Simpson. The otllce of secretary and libra rian to the experiment station, held by Judge J. N. Hook till his death this year, was abolished, and the po sition of mailing clerk to the station substiluted at a reduced salary. The president's appointment of Miss Julia Hook to this position was confirmed. Home-', 'oniing Week. A hoiiie-coining week for ex Cl'unson students was authorized. This home-coining week will likely be held in 11)14, in August, in com memoration of tile 26th anniversary ol the Act of acceptance of the Clem son bequest by the Legislature. The resignation of Dr. H. H. E. Sloan, who, since the organization of the college, has been Its secretary and treasurer, was accepted with ex pressions ol' regret and esteem, the resignation to take effect January 1, 1911. Dr. Sloan retires on account of his age, being now 7 8. No man who has ever been connected with the col lege has been so genuinely loved and esteemed by everybody. No student who has ever been here will ever for get him. He loved and served every body. S. W. Evans, who for some years has served the college most elliciently as hook-keeper, was appointed secre tary and treasurei to succeed Dr. Sloan, and P. G. Davis, of Newberry, was elected to succeed Mr. Evans as hook-keeper. Agricultural Publicist. In order to give out agricultural information to the people promptly, continuously and in t ie most acces sible and understandaL.'.c form, the hoard created the position of agricul tural publicist. The regular corres pondents for tlie newspapers, having their college duties to perform, and not being agricultural experts, could not do this work as it should be done. This new officer will be expected to present to the farmers of the State, through the daily and weekly news papers and agricultural journals, in popular form, the results of the work of thc experiment slall?n, of the dem onstration and extension division and of the agricultural depart nient. In view of the great demand for work along poultry lines, so as to make thih side issue a profitable fea ture of farming, the board carefully considered tho project of adding poultry husbandry to the work of the agricultural department and exten sion division. However, for lack of funds, it was decided that it was im possible to add new lines of work Without abandoning some work that the college is already doing. The budget for the public State work this year already amounts to $110.000, which. In view of the uncertainty of the fertilizer tax, is even now more than Hie college can afford to risk. It was decided to abolish the pre paratory class after tills session, lt has for some time been the intention to gradually eliminate the number of students In this department so that it could he abolished. - - Jury Would Punish Dynamiters. Spartanburg, Nov. 21.-The grand jury in session hore this afternoon recommended tho prosecution of those implicated in dynamiting the jail on the night of Augunl K, while a mob was attempting to get Will Fair, a negro prisoner. The grand jury specifically ask the prosecution of W. ft. Belcher. Jesse Wolfe, Bob Wilson and Robert Ward for the dynamiting. \ HUERTA ADDRESSES CONGRESS. Message, Confined to One Subject, Was Received in Silence. Mexico City. Nov. 20.-His face showing none of that whimsical hu mor which sometimes characterizes him, President Huerta this evening appeared before the new Mexican Congress and read his message. Few Mexican Presidents have read at the formal opening session of Congress shorter messages and few have con lined themselves so entirely to one subject, lt was nothing more than a terse explanation of his motives for dissolving the old Congress, most of tlie members of which now are in tho penitentiary accused of sedition. The Senate and Chamber of Depu ties met in joint session, and Con gress was formally declared convened at 5.30 o'clock in the evening. President Huerta came to the Con gress through lines of troops, and the small crowds gathered were not de monstrative. Like a business Meeting. There were no extraneous frills to the session, lt was more in the na ture of a little business meeting of the President and the men converted into law-makers during the recent so called elections. The message Cen. Huerta brought them was in its es sence au admonition. The incident he related to them of the dissolution of the previous Congress was one by which,, it was intimated. Hie Cham ber m i gilt be guided. The reply of the Speaker. Eduardo Tamariz, was brief. Not all the Con gressmen were present. Twenty seven of them tailed to put in an ap pearance, and most of these were members of the Catholic party, to which Tamariz belongs, lt had been announced that the Catholic mem bers had held a meeting and decided not to participate in the session, and this gave rrse to the baseless rumor that the Speaker himself would not preside. Familiar Faces of Din/. Days. The new Congress showed many faces familiar during the days of Porfirio Diaz. The Congress for the most part is composed of a quiet lol of men, representative of the old and more conservative element, and Gen. Huerta appeared to realize that while reading to them his message in a grim, straightforward manner, such as had not been witnessed in the Chamber in recent years. Acknowledging the plaudit:- and vivas of the Congressmen and specta tors as he moved down the aisle Gen. Huerta looked a stern figure. Dike the Congressmen he was in evening clothes, the only touch of rank being the tri-eolor across his breast. In a half circle behind him on the plat form sat his staff, resplendent In gold lace and full dress uniform, and grouped on tho floor of the Mouse were the members of the cabinet. H. S. Not in Picture. The only other touch of color in the House was to be observed in the gallery reserved for the diplomats, most of whom were in uniform. The only country not represented was the United States. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the charge de'af faires, acting under instructions, was absent from the session. Slr Lionel Carden, the British minister, was a few minutes late, and his delay in arriving gave rise to the rumor that he, too. had been instructed to ab sent lijmself. Huerta's Sta IV Armed. Technical violation of the law cre ated comment. Gen. Huerta's staff flied In. wearing side arms. It is specifically provided that nt armed soldier ever shall appear on the Moor of the House, and custom has ordain ed that officers appearing In uniform must do so with empty scabbards. Outside the building, throughout the session, a strong force of soldiers guarded all Hie approaches; patrols rode the streets for several blocks around, and slill other troops were stationed in small detachments fur ther out. None of these, however, had trouble with the crowds. Some hundreds gathered in the streets as near to the Chamber as permitted, but in most parts of the city the or dinary course of business and trafile was uninterrupted. Socialist Pays Dig Debt. Denver, Colo*., Nov. 21.-Eugene V. Debs, Socialist party leader, to day announced here that the last ol* the indebtedness incurred in financ ing Hie American Railway Union stock in 18!)4, has just been paid. Debs said that he personally had paid $20,000, raising the money by writ ing and lecturing. SHOP EARLY! Only 29 Days Now Till Christmas. Do your shopping now and avoid thc rush at thc last. Remember that your neglect of little things now will cause worry, over work and fatigue to weary sales people later in the sea son. JBe thoughtful-Shop Early! COTTON FIGURES TO NOV. l-l. Increase to That Date Over Lasl Year Dil,741 Bales. Washington, Nov. 21.-The fifth cotton ginning report of the census bureau for the season, issued at 10 O'clock this morn'ni , announced that 10,434,387 bales o; r?< cv., COU ht mg round as half hales, of thc growth of 1913, had been ginned prior to Fri day, November 14, to which tate during the past seven years the gin nings have averaged 72.il per cent of the entire crop. Dost year to Novem ber 14 there had been ginned 10, 29!),646 bales, or 76.4 per cent of the entire crop; in 11)11 to that date 11,313,236 bales, or 72.7 per cent, and in 15)08 to that date 5).55)5,SO!) bales, or 73.3 per cent. Included in the glnnings were 7 4, 127 round bales, compared with 62, 768 bales last year. 75.5)03 bales in 101 1, 93,364 bales in 1910, and 123, 7.".7 bales in lill)!). The number of sea island cotton bales included were 52,679, compar ed with 40,389 bales hist year. 7 1, 204 bales in 1911, 68,495 bales in 1 iib!), and 50,70 1 bales in 1!><)S. (H?nings prior to November 14, by states, with comparisons for last year and other big crop years, and the percen'age of the entire crop ginned prior to that date in those years, follow: Alabama : Year. ("innings. Fer Ct. 1913. 1,182,747 - 1012. 901,313 7 2.4 10 11.1,2:151,2 1 1 7:1. 1 1908. 1,020,724 70 . 0 Arkansas: 191 3. 603,7 2 4 1912. 547,644 71.0 1911. 563,1 15 02.0 1 908 . (565,232 66. S Florida: 1913. 53,219 1 9 12 . 42.263 71.8 1911. 6r>,2'36 69 . 1 1908. ? 1,45)7 7 2.9 Georgia: 1918 . 1,824,290 - 1*912 . 1,331,709 73.5 1911.2.10C '?05 75 . 4 1908. 1,564.037 79.1 Louisiana: 1913 . 274,997 - 1912 . 300,482 80.2 1911 . 269,548 70 /6 1908 . 34 1,953 73.3 .Mississippi: 1913. 735,797 - 1 5) 1 2 . 664,."?f) 1 64.2 191 1 . 719,638 61.6 1908. 1,086.183 67.0 North Carolina: 1 91 3 . 4 93,025 - 1 !? I 2. 6 2 7.25 1 69.2 15)1 1 . 716,200 63.6 1 5)08 . 451,434 6.0 Oklahoma: , 19 13 . 666,679 - 15)12 . 725,006 72.1 1911 . 657,497 64.7 1908. 322,051 16.7 South Carolina: ll>l:l. 005,807 - 1912. KH:I,?:?.-> 72 2 IOU.1,103,084 UH. H tUOH. 038,020 77.2 Tennessee: 1913 . 233,528 - 15)12. 158,161 59.1 1 5) 1 1 . 264,77 7 6 1.6 15)08 . 243,493 72.9 Texas: 1913 .3,304,665 - 1912. 4,020,939 86.6 1911.3,473.702 84.6 1 908 . 2,863,528 78.9 Other States: 1913. 65,919 - 1912 . 56.789 63.0 1911 . 74,023 53.3 1908 . 46,751 63.9 The ginnings of sea island cotton, prior to November 14, by States, fol low : Years. Fla. Ga. S. C. 19 13 ....19.544 30,082 3,053 1912 .... 15.052 22,873 2.464 15)1 I .... 26.818 41,730 2.656 190!) .... 23,453 38.825 6,217 "ONLY GO? CAN SAVIO MEXICO." And Only With Help of tho United States, Say .Maderos. Vera Cruz, Nov. 21.-Fverasto and Daniel Madero, two relatives of the late President of Mexico, were taken to-day on board the American flag ship from the consulate, Vi here they look refuge lasl night. A request for Hie surrender of the two Maderos to the local authorities was made upon Consul Wm. W. Can ada to-day by t ol. Eugenie Gutier rez, aide of G' n Gustavo Maas, Fed eral command if VerayCruz. Mr. Canada pronitply refused to comply with the request. After the consul's refusal to deliv er Ihem up, it was reported that veil ed threats had been made to take the refugees by force. In anticipation of any such attempt a steam launch from the American battleship Rhode Island lay all morning off the sea wall opposite the consulate with au nrmed crew of blue-Jackets on board ready to come ashore at a moment's notice. After their release yesterday from the fortress of San Juan Ulua, the two Maderos sought asylum in the American consulate, v,here they were guarded in strict privacy until this morning. At about 9 o'clock the two fugi tives, escorted only hy John Lind, personal representative of President Wilson, and Wm. M. Canada, United States consul, let: tho consulate building and walked aei'oSB the va cant space to tho east wall, opposite where lay a steam launch with an (XONKE COTTON MAKKET. All Markets Except Walhalla mut West, Union Paying (1.85 for Seed. Quotations below were secured over phone at 10.30 o'clock this morning: Westminster: (Hy J. G. Breaseale.) Got ton. 13%. Seid. $2 7 por ton. Seneca: (By Barron-Byrd Co.) Cotton, 1S V4 to 13%. Seod, $27 per ton. West Union: (By strother &. Phlnney.) Cotton, 13%. Seed, $26 per ton. Newry : (Hy Courtenay Mfg. Co.) Cotton, 13%. Seed, $27 per ton. Walhalla: (By C. W. Pitchford.) Cotton, 13V4. Seed, $25 per ton. Anderson-November 24. Cotton, 13%. Seed, $2(i to $2S per ton. \ NNUAL CON V Blt K NCE CO N V E X KS Session at Hock Hill Opens To-l>uy. Important One. The South Carolina Annual Metho dist Conference convene:' to-day in tho First Methodist church at Rock Hill. Bishop A. W. Wilson is pre siding. The annual conference is compos ed ni tile Presiding Bishop, the preachers of tho conference and four lay delegates from each presiding el der's district. A great, amount of buslnseBB hiust be attended to within the one week's time the conference is in session. The making of the ap pointments is the most important item of business for both the Bishop and the preachers, and is looked for ward to with eagerness. Tho work of the mission boards, the boards of education, the Sunday school Inter ests, the Hipworth Leagues, the church extension board and a number of other important church labora will also he considered by the conference and plans made for further progress on each of thom. . At the annual conference each presiding elder and pastor In charge makes a personal report of his year's work, and his chaarcter must be passed by vote of the conference be fore he ls given work for another y :ar. Tho passage of the preacher's character is always a moment of tense interest in the conference ses sions, for it is not always known when a minister's character will be arrested and he he brought to trial before the conference. lt is thought probable that the (barges preferred some time ago against Rev. S. A. Nettles, publisher of the Southern Christian Advocate, which were thrown out at a recent hearing, will be brought before thia session of the conference. This year's conference is expected to be a notable one in many respects. Numerous Important and new ques tions will come up for adjustment, and it is anticipated that a number of heated debates will occur. New questions to be considered will he the giving of laity rights to * women. This tequest of tho women was denied hy the last General Con ference at Asheville, but the fight has boen renewed and is being agi tated this year from a different stand point. Tlie various conferences are being asked to memorialize the Gen eral Conference to grant tills request. Not all the conferences are complying with tlie prayer of the women, and it. is not expected that this conference will do so. Another matter to he considered will he the changing ot the name of Methodist Episcopal Church. South, to just ida in Methodist Episcopal Church. Some of the Western con ference.: complain that tho word "South" is a drawback to them in their work. The Asheville General Conference voted to submit the mat-, ter to the various conferences of tho connection. To date 16 of the con ferences have voted on the change, the votes being registered 470 for and 873 against. Eouvteen delegates will he elected to the General Conference, which will convene next. April in Oklahoma City. Veteran Dies in Church. Montgomery, Ala., Nov, 23.-C. D. Sholl, aged fi? years, a Confederate veteran, dropped dead in the Metho dist Protestant church shortly after noon to-day during the service. Ho had just completed a short talk when heart disease overcame him. There are ot lier ways to waste time, but one of the worst ways is to tell your troubles. armed crew from tho battleship Rhode Island. The refugees boarded the launch, which immediately start ed for tlie flagship. As they were bidding good-bye to Mr. Lind at tho launch, Evaristo Ma dero exclaimed: "Only God can savo Mexico!" to which his brother Dan iel added, "But only with tho help of the United Stntes." Evaristo replied, "Yes, that ig true." The party had boen followed to tho launch at a respoctful distance by a solitary detective, who had been watching tho consulate all night.