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WALKALLA, H. C.:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMltEK 21, 101*1
OWNERSHIP BY GOVERNMENT.
Durlo.son Favors Ownership of Tele
graph and Telephone Lines.
Washington, Dec. 17. A sweeping
leclaration in favor of the principle
nf government ownership of t?l?
phone and telegraph lines and an as
sertion thal tho postal service now U
self-supporting for the first time since
1358:5, are fea ut res of tho annual re
port of Postmaster Gonoral Burleson,
transmitted to-day lo Congress.
Concerning the acquisition of tele
phone and telegraph lines, Postmas
ter General Burleson says that the
government has demonstrated its ca
pacity to conduct public utilities,
and from his present information,
he is inclined clearly to the ( King
.over by the post oiTlce department of
the telegraph lines and, possibly,
also, of the telephone lines. D?3
.cassing that the postmaster general
atty s :
"A study of the constitutional pur
poses of the postal establishment
leads to the conviction that the post
'Office department should have con
trol over all means of the communi
st mu of intelligence. The first tele
graph line in this country was main
tained and operated as a part of the
oostai service, and it is to be regret
ted that Congress saw Ht to relin
'rju'-Oi this facility to private enter
.pris*. ... Thc monopolistic nature of
tthe telegraph business makes it of
vital importance to tho people that
it be conducted hy unselfish interests,
^and this can be accomplished only
through government ownership.
"The act of July 24, 18C6, provid
ing for government acquisition ot
the telegraph lines upon payment of
3ua appraised valuation and the act of
. I'S02 directing the Postmaster Gene
ral 'to report to Congress the proba
ble cost of connecting a telegraph
And telephone system with the pos
tal service by some feasible plan' aro
evidences of the policy of this gov
ernment ultimately to acquire and
. operate these electrical means of
?communication as postal facilities, as
ls done by all the principal nations,
the United States alone excepted.
he successful operation of thc
ojuuivd post has demonstrated the ia
pacVty of the goveriynenl to conduct
tin? public utilities which fall proper
ly within the postal provision of the
.eons! ii ut ion.
"Every argument io favor of gov
ernment ownership of telegraph lim s
may be advanced with equal logh
and force in favor ol the government
ownership Of telephone lines. 1* has
;tw.eM competently decided that a tele
phone message and tl telegram are
the same within the meaning ot the
laws governing Ibo telegraph service,
and therefore it is believed that th*
statute enabling tho government to
acquire, upon tho payment of an ap
praised valuation. Ibo telegraph lines
.-J *ne country, will enable the gov
ernment to acquire tho telephonic
network of the (aunt ry. While it ls
trn?' that tho telephone compai." 5
ha?.- not complied with ;'ie r?*f|"i'*e
roents of Section r,'jc,7. irised Stat
nti's. tin cannot be nell to nulli'*
AXK Intent of tho faw, sine tho non
ase on the part al the ?; o ern mei-;
of any or its constitutional ? rivlle.fos
in no wise surrenders the righi to o.x
ip rc i se these- ph i v Megos whenever the
. fees! linell's of the nation demand "
Itara pod Mexico; Bobbed iii Teva?.
Aluino. Texas, Dec. IK. After get
t.icf.v safely through Mexico with $'J,
,K'V two Mexican refugees who caine
o . jinaga with the Federal army,
were held up and robbed of all their
mcinev on American soil near Marla,
flexas, !;..:.-: night. The refugees bad
ll I an automobile owner to take
them from Ojlnaga to Marfa, and the
bandits wrecked the machine by pil
'TTK ties on a bridge. A posse la in
nil of the robbers.
Guarding Against Croup.
Vr? best safeguard against croup
SM A bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar
'Oom pou nd in the house. P, H. Ginn,
?Middleton, Qa., writes: "My chil
'Sj?.r, are very susceptible to croup,
(easily catch cold. I ?ive them Foley's
Roney and Tar Compound and In
p.very instance they get prompt relief
and are soon cured. We keep it at
li?me and prevent croup." Bell's
.Arr.- Store. adv.
TH*: MEXICANS FIRED FIRST.
(Jon. O roze? Killed by Americana on
American Side.
Presidio, Texas, Dec. 18.-An ex
change of shots between Mexican and
American soldiers on the American
side, two miles west of Presidio, to
day resulted In the death of Luis
Orozco, a Federal regular from t ho
army of Gell. Mercado.
The Mexicans bred the first shots.
Orozco, who lived several hours, ad
mi: teil after being shot, that be and
his companions had crossed to the
American side with a note, and that
when they were baited by the Ameri
can sentries they (ired.
\s soon as the shooting became
known at United States army head
quarters a warning was sent to t ho
Federal commander across the bor
der that the shooting must not be re
peated.
According to eye-witnesses the
American soldiers on duty near the
place whore the shooting occurred
were informell Federal soldiers were
hiding In a hut 300 yards from the
river, on t he American side. The
Americans went toward the hut to in
vestigate. Two Mexicans rushed
from the but and stalled running to
ward the river. The patrol called to
them to halt. The only answer was
a shot from a rifle of one of the Hoe
ing Mexicans
Tho Man Who Neglects Himself
when his condition points to kidney
trouble takes an unwise risk. Back
ache, pain and soreness over the kid
neys, nervous or dizzy spells, poor
sleep, are all symptoms that will dis
appear with the regular uso of Fo
ley Kidney Pills. They put the kid
neys and bladder in a clean, strong
and healthy condition. Hell's drug
store. adv.
-?
SCHMIDT DECLARES HE'S SANE.
Interrupts His Lawyer During Trial
With "It's a Lie."
New Ydtk. Doc. 17. -Hans
Schmidt sprang to his feet in the
court room to-day and veheinentlj
denied his counsel's statement that
he was insane when he kilicd Anna
Annullier.
"It's a lie," he shouted, brandish
ing lils fists. "I protest against
that."
Tile prosecution rested its case in
the muder trial to-day, and Judge
W. M. Olcott, for the defense, out
lined the insanity plea In his open
ing address to the jury.
"I will show," he said, "that this
defendant has been for many years,
is now, and was mentally unbal
anced."
Here he was interrupted by the
outburst from the prisoner. The de
fense will lay stress upon the evi
dence of Schmidt's spirituality shown
since his arrest and during the trial
and upon the testimony regarding
bis mental condition presented by
members of his family and alienists.
Judge Olcott told the jury be
would show that In 1904 Schmidt
got in trouble in Germany for a
foolish and profitless forgery and
only escaped punishment by his fa
ther's promise to pul him in an asy
lum. From this institution the d?
tendant escaped and came to Amo/
Ica.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the .
Cough and Headache nml works ?ff thc Cold.
Druggists refund money i: ?t falla .-<> cur?-.
W. GROVE'S signature ou c i. h box. 25c.
Bishop Robinson Passes Away.
New York, l>?c. IS. The Kt. Kev.
Henry Douglas Robinson, Episcopal
bishop of Nevada, died late to-day at
St. I.uke':, Hospital of a complication
of diseases. Bishop Robinson attend
ed the convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal church in this city last Oc
tober and while here suffered an at
tack of heart disease. He entered the
hospital October I I.
Bishop Robinson was born in |
Lowell Mass., in I860, was gradu
ated from Racine (Wis.) College In
I xx I and was later a graduate stu
dent at the University Of Chicago. Ile
be anie a pries! in 1SSS. Since 1908
he bad been missionary bishop of Ne- |
v ada.
Baie Franklin Books Sold.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. is. A rare '
set of law books printed by Ben ia min
franklin were purchased here yester
day by the New York State Library
for $ 11 5. ,
The documents, which consisted of
17 folios, executed between 1759 and
1764, were part of the collection of
Robert F. Sktttch, of Ballimore, and
often considered among the best spec
imens of Franklin papers in exist- '
euee.
j A portrait, in water colors, of
Charles Willson Peale, who painted J
? the first portrait of George Washing- I
I ton, Which was executed by himself, i
j was sold for $70.
I A church organ bas recently been
mado in Belgium composed entirely
?of paper, tho pipes being rolls of card
board. Tlie sound is sweet and pow
,01 Dil.
ACCORDS FARMERS' RIGHTS.
Senator Smith Secures Amendment
to tlie Currency Rill.
Washington, Dec. 18.-Following
the line of thought developed in his
recent speech upon tho lloos. of the
Senate on tho pending currency hill,
Senator Smith, of South Carolina,
last night in the Democratic caucus
insisted that the farmers should have
a six months' note upon which Fede
rad reserve notes might he Issued. He
continued the light to-day and suc
ceeded in securing a majority of the
Democratic Senators to back him up
in his fight in behalf of an amend
ment to the currency bill which he
has prepared and v. hieb is as follows:
"I'rovb .>-!, That notes, drafts and
bills drawn or issued for agricultural
purposes, having a maturity not ex
ceeding six months, may be discount
ed in an amount to bo limited to a
percentage of the capital of the Fede
ral reserve bank to be ascertained
and (ixed by tho Federal reserve
board."
This amendment, which was adopt
ed by the caucus to-night, will be of
fered upon the floor of the Senate to
morrow and will be incorporated in
the new banking law.
Senator Smith, of course, is very
much gratified at the outcome of his
labors. To-night he said:
"This amendment puts the farmers
where their business is recognized as
of equal importance in Hie financial
system of the country with the prime
commercial papers of other business,
suc h as the notes, drafts and bills of
merchants, miners and those of the
so-called business world. Under the
terms of this provision, farmers'
notes, bills and drafts, issued for ag
ricultural purposes, are available at
tho reserve bank for a note issue on
the same footing as provided for a
i)0-day paper. In other words, lu a
case of money stringency or panic
threatened, this paper can be used for
deposit with the regional bank, and
upon it Federal reserve notes may be
issued for the purpose of meeting the
emergency. Thus, you will see, it
puts the farmers' notes, bills and
drafts upon exactly the same footing,
as an asset upon which capital may
be realized by the farmers, as the
prime commercial paper of the other
branches of business in the financial
world, and for a period of six
months."
After the caucus adjourned. Sena
tor Owen, in charge of the bill, said
that, in accordance with the resolu
tion submitted last night by Senator
Smith and his plea for it in tho cau
cus, that the committee has now re
considered Section 13 and will accept
the amendment quoted above.
How to Bankrupt tho Doctors.
A prominent New York physician
says: "If it were not for tho thin
stockings and thin-soled shoes worn
by women the doctors would proba
bly be bankrupt." When you con
tract a cold do not walt for it to de
velop into pneumonia, but treat it at
once. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is intended especially for coughs and
colds, and has won ?1 wide reputation
by itr cures of these diseases, lt is
most effectual and is pleasant and
safe to lake For sale by all deal
er s. adv.
Kenley Hoads Coast Dine.
New York. Dec. 18.-J. R. Kenley,
third vice president of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company, was
to-day elected president of the com
pany, succeeding the late T. M. Em
erson. Mr. Kenley's headquarters
will remain at Wilmington.
Wilmington. X. C., Dec'. IS. J. R.
Kenley, who to-day was elected pres
ident of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road Company, has been an officer of
the road for the past 31 years. He
was born near Baltimore in IS 17 and
became a civil engineer of the Pitts
burgh ?? Connelsville Railroad, now
a part of the Baltimore ?fe Ohio, in
I8G8. He was one ol' the engineers
of the Union railroad in Baltimore
in IS7 1 and assisted in tho construc
tion ol' the Union tunnel entering
thal city.
Upward of B50 tons of soot fall an
nually on each square mile of the city
of London. That is to say, (hiring
one year 75,050 tons fall on the 117
square miles which form the admln
ist ra live cou n t y.
iti ti s Drug Store, Walhalla, S. C.
Officer Many Years.
LIKE BEGETS LIKE.
The Position of Trustee is One of
Groat Importance.
Editor Keowee Courier: In this
important day in which we live the
brain of each should act to its fullest
capacity in order to obtain tho im
provements demanded right and left.
A seed that is planted now is sup
posed to be of a very high type, not
the ordinary kind: and when we
plant corn of the prolific variety we
do not expect a single-eared corn
crop, hut we expect tho prolific to
produce prolific; and when we plant
a large boll cotton we expect it to
produce the identical type or one
very much like it: and we look for
improvement in all seeds Of all kinds.
As to livestock wo are looking out
for high types of thoroughbreds in
order that we may produce a higher
type of that .anima! or strain of ani
mals. We do not cross the native
scrub with thoroughbred animals in
the expectation of producing a fine
offspring. We only expect a low
grade. Hear in mind that "like be
gets like." Good blood will show
and good care is of great importance.
Training is also one of the first
things in everything. ' For instance
take a little child: (Jod has given k
eyes with which to see, and ears to
hear, and He has placed an under
standing within Its reach if it is
properly (?night, lind you ever given
this (lie careful consideration that is
due it? If the good principles are
not developed, the had will be. Then
who are we trusting that to? Those
who teach the rural schools, high
schools and colleges? Now, fellow
trustees, we hold very important, po
sitions, but do we realize the re
sponsibility that rests upon our
shoulders? Let us be caroful to get
men and women of high ideals, good
morals, witli inspiration and good
Influence, and devoted Christians.
Behold in them the greatest preach
ers of our great Southland, for this
ls a fact. I can tell you that some
of the teachers are not at all up to
the standard of perfection. Not long
since I saw a teacher out of his place
and using language that a convict
should not use. This sort of edu
cated iteople may have their places
and fill them, hut not in the school
Look for
TRIANC
OOK for this trian]
you buy any heat
It is the trademark of
model of the Perfectioi
less Oil Heater.
It is the sign of the gr<
provements ever made i
ing devices.
pERF
HRRFECT
SMOKELES?
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The Perfection Heater, as
gives more heat, holds i
better made and worl.i
any other heater on the m
It has a wide, shallow oil
allows the oil to pass rea*
wick and insures reliable,
flame md heat, whether th
or nearly empty.
The Perfection Is Bmokeles!
the patent locking durne
prevents the wick being ti
high enough to smoke. It
re-wick, because the carrier
are combined - Just turn ou
and 6llp in the new.
Indicator tells how much oil
font. Filler plug ia pushed
cork - no Bcrew, no thread
Attractive latticed window
The Perfection Heater ls fl
vitreous turquolse-blue ei
plain steel drums; looks v
well, easy to carry whereve
Dernier? everywhere - o
for deucriptive aire?,
STANDARD OIL COMP
(N*w hntj)
BALTIMORE:
WtAiaitM, D. C. Clutha*, N. C.
RkkaMtrf. V?. Ckirlutea.W.V?
Norfolk, Va. CWitttM. S. C.
Ask the Boj
how he raised the Blue Ribbon c
lu Boys' Clubs all over the cc
boy who uses the right fertilizer.
POT
to make a solid, we
Use 200 to 500 p
green or stable mai
use contains 8 to ic
Ask your dealer
doesn't we will sel
200 lb. bag up, ant
Don't fe
room. They would probably make
good clerks in bar-rooms or some
thing ol' that sort. Hut we cannot
afford to have thom training our
' tender children. It will not do.
should not give place to men of
kind in public on any occasion,
at any time. If we oppose a thing,
let Us he men of backbone and grit
and show the world where we stand.
M. (?. Holland.
(Other county papers please copy.)
We
this
nor
Dr. Hobson's Ointment Heals Itchy
Eczema?
Tho constantly itching, burning
sensation and other disagreeable
forms of eczema, tetter, salt rheum
and skin eruptions promptly cured by
Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. G.
W. Fitch, of Mondota, 111., says: "I
purchased a box of Dr. Hobson's Ec
zema Ointment. Have had eczema
ever since tho civil war, have been
treated hy many doctors, none have
given the benefit that ono box of Dr.
Hobson's Eczema Ointment has."
Every sufferer should try it. We're
so positive it will help you wo guar
antee it or money refunded. At all
druggists or by mail, 50c. Pfeiffer
Chemical Co., Philadelphia or St.
Louis. adv.
ma
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?le before
er.
the latest
1 Smoke
pop
'
tatest im
noil heat
now made,
nore oil, is
better than
arket.
font, which
dily up the
unchanging
e font is full
I, because
-spreader
urned up
ls easy to
and wick
t the old
1
1 ?9 in tho
in Uko P
to wear,
frame.
nishetl in
i Min i or
/ell, lasts
r wanted.
Look for
the
TRIANGLE
ar.
?untry the prizes are going to the
That means enough
ASH
ll filled, and perfectly shaped ear.
ounds Kainit per acre to balance either
iure and be sure that the fertilizer you
) per cent Potash.
to carry goods of that grade. If he
I you any amount of Potash, from one
1 you can add it yourself.
trget this, for Potash Pay?
.N KAU WORKS, Inc
2 Broadway, N??-v York
, McCormick ?lock; Now Orleans. Whitney
Central Bank hld?.: Atlanta. Empire Hide.;
San Francisco, 25 California St.;
Savannah. Hank & Trust
hide.
3
SCHOOL- ENTERTAINMENT GOOD.
$30.50 Raised for Rural Iniprovment
at Karie's (?rove.
Westminster, R. P. D. No. 3, Dec.
IS.-Special: We take pleasure iu
announcing that the box supper
given at our school for the benoflt of
the library was very successful In ?
every way, and we take this opportu
nity of thanking our visitors and
friends for their liberality.
Wo wish to make special mention
of the neat sum obtained from the
rallling of a delicious fruit cake pre
sented by Mrs. Earle. This cake
brought $12.70. During the raffling 1
of the cake those present showed
marked liberality, for which we ex
tend the hearty thanks of the school.
Cake and chocolate were served
without charge, as the sum TV? de
sired to raise was already obtained
from the sale of boxes. Tb? total
amount realized from the entertain
ment was $ :iti.50.
The enthusiasm manifested by all
present interested in rural school
improvement seems to indicate bet
ter things for the schools of Oconee.
A new and brighter day ls dawning
for them. Improvements are being
made everywhere. Old buildings are
being remodelled on modern plans
and new buildings are being erected.
The old one-room school house, with
its broken window panes, is passing
away. We are approaching a new
era in education. Let us enter upon
it gladly, realizf^k that the civiliza
tion of a nation cannot rise above the ,
education of its citizens. Hero in
the rural schoolB of South Carolina,
as we train and educate the children
of to-day, we are shaping the destiny
of the Palmetto State of to-morrow.
What ti responsibility is ours! We
wield an iufluence which will be felt
long after we have ceased to "call
the roll." May that influence always
he for good, and for the honor of
our State and Nation.
Yours for better rural schools in
South Carolina.
.lohn H. Compton,
Principal Karie's drove School.
There is more catarrh in thia sec
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to bo Incura
ble. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and pre
scribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local
treat nient, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh Lo be a
constitutional disease, and, therefore,
I requires constitutional treatment.
Mall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is
tho only constitutional cure on the
market. lt is talton internally in
doses from IO drops to a teaspoonful.
It acts directly on the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. They
Offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circu
lars and testimonials. Address
K. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c,
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation. adv.
To Hold Election January 18.
Lexington, Dec. 18.-? Governor
Mease has ordered an election to be
held in this county on the matter of
annexing a portion of Lexington
county to Aiken county, the election
to he held January 13th next. This
question has been up before the peo
ple of the two counties for several
months, .and this will be the second
election hold in the same territory
within the last few years. The elec
tion .a few years ago was on tho prop
osition of forming a new county with
Wagener as the county seat, nnd lt
ls believed by many persons that the
promoters of the scheme now have In
view tho proposition of ultimately
forming a now county out of portions
of Lexington and Aiken counties.
Not Beyond Help a? ?7.
Sleep-disturbing bladdor weak
ness, stiffness in joints, weak, inact
ive kidney action and rheumatic
pain*, ar:? ail evidence of kidney
trouble. Mrs. Mary A. Dean, 47 E.
Walnut St., Taunton, Mass., writes:
"I have passed my 87tb birthday, and
thought I was beyond tho roach of
medicine, but Poley .Kidney Pills
have proved most beneficial in my
?ase" Dell's drug store. n.dv.