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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. ip if Durable Thin Hosiery j 25^ a Pair. 4Pairs guaranteed i for Four Months( Do you pay 25c. a pair-for hosiery-on its appearance alone? Why not get GUARANTEED DUR ABILITY as well as fine appearance by asking for ?5* ?J* ??* .** Buster Brown's DARNLESS GUARANTEED HOSIERY For Men, Women and Children Seamlessly woven from yarns spun from the longest staples of Sea Island Cotton. Reinforced at wearing parts with two, three and four ply linen thread. For Sale l>y C. W. & J. E. Bauknight, ? Walhalla, S. C. Do You Ever Envy Your Employer? If you have tho ability to succeed, then it is Vrpi to your judgment. B?A? The opening of a Bank Account is one of the first, steps to success. Train yourself to save regularly ami systemati cally. With a portion of your earnings depos ited in hank each week, you will rapidly accu mulate money sufficient for a business of your own. START A BANK ACCOUNT TO DA Y! ? Westminster BartK. NEWS ITEMS PROM SENECA. Itaptistt Church Calls Pastor-Play to Be Given Wednesday Night. Seneca, March 24.-Special: The play which the pupils of the high school have been preparing will be presented at the auditorium Wed nesday night. There will he a mock trial given by the boys and a can tata by the girls. We make a plea to the patrons and friends of the school in behalf of the young per formers. The proceeds go to the school and the program will be well \vorth the price of admission. Prayer meeting will bo brought up a half hour on account of the two dates conflicting, and will bo held at 7.30. the play to begin at. 8.30. Miss Miriam Jennings attended the State Teachers' Association at Spartanburg last week and visited relatives there in the meantime. Miss Florence Reid visited home folks at Rock Hill the past week. MISB Morrison spent several days last week at her home at Clemson College, there hoing holiday on Fri day on account of the Teachers' As sociation at Spartanburg. She was accompanied by Miss Dorothy Jen nings. Miss Emma Stribllng is visiting her brother's family, ,T. E. Stribling, this week. J. W. Stribling and Drown Ver nor .'prut several days with their homefolks, coming over from Clem son Saturday and returning Monday night. Rev. T. M. C?olpln, of Hepsiba, Ga., has been called to the pastorate of the Baptist church here. Mr. Golpin preached here last Sunday and made a fine impression on his congrega tion, and will return at an early date in the event that he accepts the call. C. B. Vernor, of Tuscaloosa. Ala., is In New York this week on profes sional business and ' will probably stop in Seneca on his return. Seneca had a snow Saturday cov ering tho ground, but lt did not stay long. It ls feared that the fruit is all killed. Mrs. T. E. Stribling returned Mon day from Alabama and Mississippi, where she had been visiting for some time. No Substitutes RETURN to the grocer all sub stitutes sent you for Royal Bak ing Powder. There is no sub stitute for ROYAL, Royal is a pure, cream of tartar baking powder, and healthful. Powders offered as sub stitutes are inade from alum. w CAROMS Y S loi? COTTON CROP. Preliminary Figures show Increase Of 100,101 Hales Over 1018. Washington, D. C.. March 23. Special: Wm. .J. Harris, Director of the Census, Department of Com merce, announces the preliminary re port of cotton Kinned l>y counties In South Carolina for the crops of 1913 and 1912. The report was made pub lic at 10 a. m. on Friday, March 20. The amounts for the different coun ties for the crops of 1013 and 1912 are given below. (Quantities are in ru un inf; balest counting round ns half bales. Linters are not Included): Crop. County- 19 13. 1912. Abbeville .... 34.280 28,975 Aiken . 48.025 36,873 Anderson r. .. 73,146 54,577 Hamberg .... 27.692 19,932 Harnwell .... 58.878 43,407 Beaufort . . . . 8,168 5.920 Herkelev .. .. 13,475 10,809 Calhoun . . . . 27,960 22,231 Charleston ... 15.832 1 1,686 Cherokee.. .. 18,080 14,107 Chester. 3 2.2 75 31,212 Chesterfield .. 31.709 31,864 Clarendon . . . 10,268 35,469 Colleton. 10.605 15,233 Dallington . . . 38.456 40,420 Dillon. 37,752 39,048 Dorchester ... 16.661 13,528 Edgefleld . 33.201 27,436 Fairfield . . . . 26,323 26,462 Florence .. .. 44.282 38,965 Georgetown .. 3,866 3.157 Greenville .... 44,651 34,585 Greenwood ... 33.782 30,125 Hampton .... 19.902 14,774 Horrv. 10.416 10.259 Jasper. 6,196 5,142 Kershaw .... 27.608 25.916 Lancaster .... 25.634 26,144 Laurens .. .. 45,312 35,638 Lee. 38,520 34,093 Lexington .... 20.018 22,94^ Marlon. 17.890 18,439 Marlboro.. .. 56.582 71,208 Newberry .*. . . 40.413 34,510 Dciniee . 20,703 15,510 Orangeburg . . 80.294 60,699 Pickens. 19.212 14,161 Richland .... 22.679 21,172 Saluda. 26.054 23,551 Spartanburg .. 73,301 57,811 Union. 20.706 17,529 Williamsburg . 26.494 23,894 Yolk ........ 40,849 40,400 ORATORICAL CONTEST FRIDAY. Will He Held in the Westminister School Auditorium. The annual oratorical contest be tween the schools of this county will be held In the auditorium of the Westminster High School next Fri day evening at 8.15 o'clock. Fight schools will be represented. The speakers having had extended time for preparation, the contest bids fair to lie one of the closest and most In teresting in the history of the asso ciation. The admission will be 15c. for children and 25c. for adults. The program is as follows: Music. 1 avocation. Music. 1. The New South (Henry W. Gradv)-Bj Ewart Brown, Oakway. 2. The Death of LaFayette (Sar gent S. Prentiss)-By John Coe, Richland. 3. Hamilton's Inaugural Address -By Arthur Thompson. Ebenezer. Music. 4. Elegy of Henry W. Grady (John Temple Graves)-By Jack Zimmer man. Westminster. 5. Americanism (Henry Cabot Lodge)-By Ansel Umberger, Wal halla, i 6. Free Columbia (E. L. Thacker) -By Claude Dooley. Fair Play. M ll : IC 7. The Supposed Speech of Regu lus- By Bruce Lynch, Blue Ridge. 8. The Death of a Traitor-By Willie Austin. Seneca. Music. Report of judges and presenta tion of prizes. HENTON STABBED TO DEATH. Report Says that. Ho Wa? Not Killed by (?en. Villa. Washington. March 21.-William S. Benton, the British subject, was not shot by Gen. Villa, but was stab bed to death in Villa's office at Jua rez hy Major Rudolfo Fierro, ac cording to persons believed to be conversant with the findings thus far of the special Mexican commission appointed by Gen. Carranza to Inves tigate Benton's death. British Consul Perceval, who has left El Paso for his post at Galves ton, has forwarded a report to tho British embassy here, which it I* understood corroborates the report of the Mexican commission that Ben ton was stabbed, but does not clearly establish, lt is sab., by whom the act wa? committed. That Major Fierro will bo charged with the crime and punished is the expectation of many Mexicans hore. I lie., explain Gen. Villa's story of a court martial as an effort to shield Fierro, who ls said to be his distant relative. The Carranza commission, however, ls reported to have declar ed its purpose of punishing Fierro despite Villa's efforts to protect him. The arrest of Fierro has been report ed from Chihuahua, but confirmation is lacking. Secretary Bryan said that while he had heard numerous statements of the Benton case killing, comment would he withheld until the Carranza I commission had finished Its work. [ZENS TO C WATE Meeking to be Held at (Thursday) Night at e Urged to Th to ca and rhu rs morr be he Th those in mu it a posed FOR Bim cns AOR TA Th of t feels the p indiv going portu as to lights we ca conce pu rpo to ge means urler has received a request a meeting of all the citizens X-payers of Walhalla for y night of this week ( to I at 8 o'clock, the meeting to *Ht the Court House. 8 nc' a call for a meeting of Voling the proposition to put clpal lights arid water, nor is 1 for those who may he op ie tho plan. IT IS A CALL L TI IIO PBOPLB TO A SS Is M - ET TOGETHER AND DIS HK PROPOSITION, ANO TO UPON SOME PLAN AND ONCERTED ACTION, fleeting is for every citizen town and community who interest in the place and in pie, lt matters not what the 1 opinion may he. We are have lights, and it is an op ftlme to discuss the question bother we can have both ind water, lt is certain that ot have both unless we have of action, and that ls the of the proposed meeting ?together, discuss ways and and to work together for the TORREON ATTACK IS UFO IN. Villa es Decided Move for Ete'duc of Federal Stronghold. frgll, Durango, March 23. U attack on Torre?n began ihen Gen. Villa occupied ictlcally without resistance, ?'clock this afternoon began Montes Palacio. |ree towns are practically Commercial and social sense fcortnected by four miles of Ulway, but Torre?n proper rehroWKfc the military utronghold, K .M^viP/ap Kefteral force is gathered under Cen. Refugio Velas co. Fighting of the most sanguinary character!took place on the streets of Gomez iPalaclo. The rebels took the waler tank on Cerro de la Plln. the Hrittiftgham soap factory ano" the cuartel! The preliminary skirmishing which enabled the rebels to bring their bat teries into action late to-day began at daybreak and the Federals fought stubbornly until driven back on the main force on the slopes of the moun tain. The rebels numbered 3,000. Lerdo lies around a shoulder of Cer ro de la Pila froni Gomez Palacio. lt was taken last night and was oc cupied by the combined forces of Gens. Tomas, Urbana, Hernandez and Rodriguez. Gomez Palacio and Lerdo are without Important natural defenses, and in previous revolutions never have been seriously defended. The real test of strength is expected to come soon, when Villa hurls his force against the defenses of Torre?n. On this battle, it is conceded, hinges the fate of the revolution. Thc entire valley ls reported to be in a state of defense, with barbed wire entanglements and trenches. Ir rigation ditches in some Instances have been flooded while others were left dr, to shelter the Huerta forces. Federal batteries everywhere occupy the hills, which close In on Torre?n from all directions. AMERICANS FIEF ON MEXICANS. Soldiers Pursuing Rebels Checked on Bonier-Several Greasers Killed. Eagle Pass, Texas, March 23. Mexican Federal soldiers, who fired at a defeated Constitutionalist force escaping to the United States for safety, met sharp resistance yester day from United States cavalry of the border patrol at McKee's Cross ing, above Del Rio. Texas. When three soldiers held by the American troopers had been shot down the Americans returned the fire across the Hio Grande, and after the ex change of shots the Mexicans with drew, bearing with them dead a d wounded. No American was hurt. How i >; of the Mexican soldiers were ki. ^d or wounded is not known. (dliclal reports of tho occurrence to Col. Sibley, commanding al Fort Clarke here, caused orders for all available cavalry of the border patrol to proceed to Del Rio. Ono troop and a machine gun platoon left Eagle Pass to-day. Another engagement between Mexican Federals and Con stitutionalists ls expected to-morrow In the same territory. Cod?e of the ("lash. The clash across tho International Jlne was precipitated, according to official reports P? headquarters here to-da.v, by persistent 'firing of the Federals at the fleeing Constitution alists who had gained American ter ritory and surrendered to Pulled States troops. Three horses held by American cavalrymen were killed. For ten minutes Capt. Wlnterbum. of Troop E. 14th cavalry, signalled to tLe federals to cease firing, hut reported that his signals were dis regarded and his own mon were In ONSIDER ;R AND LIGHTS 3ourt House To-morrow C-'clock-Every Citizen ? Attend. betterment of conditions in Walhalla. Are you interested ? Then come out to the meeting Thursday night at the Court House and let your fel lows know where you stand and what you stand for. Electric lights will he of great benefit to the town, and these are going to he within the reach of citi zens within a comparatively few days. The question of water comes next, and lt ls well to reach a decision at once ns to whether we can or cannot get a system ol waterworks that will be of untold worth to the town as a whole. Will you be at the meeting? Lay aside anything that can be put aside for the moment, attend this meeting and help to settle a question that needs settling at once. A representative of the J. B. Mc Crary Company, of Atlanta, Ga., will be present at the meeting and will explain fully what lt will take to se cure a water system, approximately giving the cost, etc., and will be in position to give any reasonable In formation desired relative to the i launching of such an enterprise as is felt ls needed for the town. NOW FIGHTING IN TORREON. Hearted Huerta Soldiers Driven at All Points-Iiosses Heavy. Juarez, Mexico, March 24.-The rebels, under Cen. Villa, sweeping onward after their victory at Gomez Palacio, were fighting to-day in the very streets of Torreon, the great eblectlve of the campaign, accord ing to a telegram received hero late to-day. The message was from Col. Trevino, an official on the staff of Gen. Aguirre Benavides, to his bro ther In this city, and said that Bena vides had taken two coart?is or bar jrofiks .lu tho .tUty^glgMKra telegram added: "Gen. Villa and Gen. Benavides have concluded to take breakfast in the plaza at Torr >on." Many Dead in Streets. RI Correo, a Spanish newspaper, to-day prints a statement that many dead are lying where they fell In the j streets of f* MnOJ! Palacio. No offi cial stalom nt of losses on either side in yesterday's lighting could be obtained to-day. If Trevino's private message does not prove misleading it ls said to show that Villa, after his long and careful preparations, has conducted a whirlwind campaign. Beginning Friday he swept down from the North and took Bermejillo. about 3 0 miles north of Torre?n. Without halting his forces he pressed south ward and drew in from other direc tions until Gen. Velasco and els Federal*troops were cut off from the outside world. Maplmi, Matamoros, Brittingham Junction and numerous other .'niall railroad towns fell In the course of the next two days, and last night the big railroad city of Gomez Palacio, only three miles from Torreon, fell after what Is reported to have been sanguinary fighting in the streets. Thus In live days, if Trevino's report proves true, Villa has all but accom plished the object of his first cam paign. Ile has been quoted repeat edly as intending to start from Tor re?n on the 707 mile trip to the City of Mexico. Dies as Citizenship IN Hestorcd. Savannah. Ga., March 22.- Frank S. Van Oelsen, tho Savannah magis trate who was fined $500 several months ago and removed from office for malfeasance, died this morning, inst a day ..Her Governor Slaton re moved his political disabilities. Van Gesien, who was Indicted on eleven charges of malfeasance and one of usury, pleaded gullly to one of the malfeasance charges, and Judge Charlton, In the Supreme Court, made the fine, as light as possible. The sentence provided ?hat he could never hold o??ice again. Governor Rlatoii was Induced to restore him to citizenship. Van Oelsen was one of the best known men this section. danger. He then ordered the A merl - I cans, a detachment of eight troop ers, to fire and a shani fusillade fol lowed, lasting for about Pvc minutes. The Constitutionalists defeated Sunday were members of a scouting party led Into a trap hy the Federals, who earlier In the day had captured Has Vacas, opposite Ool Hlo. They abandoned the town, but returned suddenly to attack the rebel scouts. About 45 Constitutionalists were crt off by 300 Federals at McKee's Crow ing, on the Hlo Grande, where ?ne rebels put np a stubborn resistance until overpowered hy numbers They (ben heg.in retreating across thc iver to tbP American side, where Capt. Winternam s detachment of I cavalrymen was on duty to preserve i he neutrality laws. Of the 45 Constitutionalists only , 2 7 reached tho Texas bank. Several were killed In the water, their bodies floating down stream. TIIIO CLOSING DAYS OF COURT, llleniAnit-Verner Cam Attracted lu. erest-Oilier Cases. Tiic civil sido of Court for Oconee came to an end last Friday with the Hosing of the Blemann-Verner case, which attracted considerable atten tion. Whoo this caso had hoon con cluded it was found that there would be no need for tito third week juror? (' awn and BU m Itnohed, amt steps were taken Immediately to notify all ju rors, witnesses and others that there would he no session of the Court for the third week. Not a juror, witness or litigant appeared Monday of this week, all having evidently receive I due notice of the termination of the session one week earlier than at first scheduled. The Hist case to he disposed of fol lowing the conclusion of our last week's proceedings was that of Hay ter Roach, plaintiff, against the Oco nee Farmers' Mutual Insurance Com pany, defendant, the case hoing a suit for recovery on a tire insur ance policy. The verdict of the jurv was: "We And for the plaintiff $095," this uelng the amount sued i for. Notice of appeal has been given. H. R. Moss, plaintiff, against W. A. (.rant, defendant. Suit for commis sion on sale of hand. Order of non suit granted. .las. H. Darby, plaintiff, against Western Union Telegraph Company. Snit for damages. Order of non suit granted. ? Af r.s. Katherine Adams (nee Rie mann). Mrs. Annie ll. Hughs (nee Riemann). Gertrude J. Riemann. Rieppe Riemann et al.. plantiffs. against John D. Verner, defendant. Suit for partition. Verdict tn favor of the plaintiffs. John D. Vernor, plaintiff, against Mrs. Katherine Adams, Mrs. Anulo Hughs, Gertrude. J. Biemann, Riep pe Biemann et al., defendants. Com plaint for betterments and relief filed. Notice of appeal was given in the case of Biemann vs. Verner. This is one of the most far-reaching cases that has been tried In the Courts in Oconee for many days. Involving tltla to numerous pieces of town propert* and some farm lands, rentals for some twenty years for property sold under provision of a will In connec slnco the defendant gained posses sion of the property under the sale to satisfy mortgages held by hint. There are Involved accountings for rents on the one side, and better ments, judgment debt and interest on the other. Notice has beon flied of appeal to the Supreme Court from the decree of the Circuit Court, and this will be heard at the May sitting of the Supreme Court, lt ls tinder stood. Ray Hester, plaintiff, against the Southern Railway Company, defend ants. Appeal from magistrate's court (two cases). Appeals dismiss ed and judgment affirmed. Frank Feaster, plaintiff, against Martha Owens, defendant. Judg ment granted by default and decree of sale entered. Rrvln L. Haley, plaintiff, against Jasper G. Daniels, defendant. Order of reference granted. Brenard Manufacturing Co., plain tiffs, against J. Afc J. S. Carter. Or I dered that the defendants have leave to answer complaint. Francis t. Brown, plaintiff, against Jos. R. Robertson et al., defendants. Writ of partitition issued and order of reference to commission of five granted, with Instructions to Investi gate and report <to the Court. Mrs. Rosa Steffens, plaintiff, against Albert Cobb et al., defend ants. Judgment entered by default, with decree of sale of real estate. Brown et al., plaintiffs, against Rankin et al., defendants. Motion for new trial was argued and over ruled. Brown et al, plaintiffs, against The Enterprise Bank, defendant. Motion for new trial was argued and over ruled. GIRL LOSES III:K LIFE Hy the Accidental Disc harge of a (Jun Near Domarla. Pomaria, March 21.-Lillian Dom inick. 15-year-old daughter of Mrs. Sallie Dominick, was accidentally shot in tho leg yesterday by a gun she had taken out of the house for her brother to kill a hawk. The hawk had gone when she arrived with the gun. and her brother told ber to take tho gun back. She put the gun np against the back door. She went back out In the yard and the next time she entered the house was from the front side, and forgetting that the gun was against tho back door opened the door and the gun was discharged. The contents pene trated the leg near the knee. The leg was amputated and nil the medi cal attention possible was given her. but the physicians could not save the young life. She died at 6 a. to. yes terday. She ls survived by her mo ther, four sisters and a brother, with a host of relatives. Nurse? Have Resigned. Columbia, March zo.--Miss Fannie Irvin, head'nurse, who has been con nected with the asylum many years, has resigned, and Miss Bessie Smith, another nurse, will leave April 1st. was the announcement made yester day by Dr. T. 3. StraR. the new su perintendent of the State Hospital for the insane.