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R ? (D Ul St ll l? ra. 'TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRITE, A NI) IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE By STECK, SH FLOR & SCHRODER. RAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, J UN F 24, 1?14. New Sortea No. 844.--Volume LXV._No. atv MEST- BAST When you put on a pair of Queen Quality shoes and start out to make some calls or to attend a party you do so with assurance. Your feet are correctly dressed with Queen Quality shoes. The dear critics cannot "pick you to pieces." When they see Queen Quality they will have nothing to say ex cept "Good-looking shoes" and that is due all wearers of Queen Quality. C. W. & J. E. BAUKNIGHT, \ i IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. # J Walhalla, S. C. J Twice Told Stories become old but you will never become tired Of Your Bank Account Thc wealthy men of our country were almost all poor boys and their lives Are Interesting, and known to most of us. You may not be come a millionaire but you can save enough io keep you comfortably In Your Old Age Let us hely you start to-day by opening an Account with us. WESTMINSTER BANK. "Don't Spend Your Money Unless It Is Necessary." May Dc Gnillurri Cut. Washington, June 23.-A propo sal to re-name Culebra Cut, Gaillard Cut, In honor of the late Col. David Duli. Gaillard, the army engineer who chained the foot of the moun tain there and by his untiring devo tion to duty contracted a malady ?which caused his death, was laid be fore President Wilson to-day by Rep resentativo Finley, of South Caro lina. Mr. Finley said tho Presiden! Instantly approved of the plan. Mrs. ivar! Sanders Dead. (Anderson Mail, 22d.) Mrs. Pearl Sanders, formerly Miss Pearl King, of this city, died Sunday in Columbia, where for the past year she had made her home. Tho body was brought here this morning and the funeral will take place this after noon at Salem church at f>.30 o'clock. Mrs. Sanders is survived by ber mother, Mrs. M. A. King, of this city, and a sister, Mrs. Fssie Harker, of Douglasville. B?K?M POWDER Absolutely Pure Absolutely bas no substitute Many mixtures are offered a? substitutes for Royal. No other baking powder is the same in composition or effectiveness, or so wholesome and economical, nor will make such fine food. Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar -?.->0 MEX ENTOMBED IN MINK. Only 14 Alive Out of SO Rescued from Alberta Mine. Lethbridge, Alberta. June IS).-A mighty explosion to-day entombed 250 miners employed hi mi'ie No. 20, of the Hillcrest collieries, limited. Of the 50 miners rescued emly 14 wero living to-night. Despite the efforts of two score mine experts, laboring amid the pois oned gases and debris, hope of rescu ing alive the 2 0 0 men yet in the mine was remote. There were 000 mea in the mine! when the explo&ion occurred, 350 of ? whom escaped. Fifty were rescued, I and of this number 36 died later. There are supposed to ho 200 miners still entombed, most ol whom were probably hilled by the explosion. The explosion, which happened about ?) a. m., shook the countryside. I lifted roofs from many cabins and I demolished numerous small build- | ings. A moment alter the explosion a score of panic-stricken surface workers rushed From the mine, fol lowed by a dense cloud ')f smoke and | poisoned l?mes. AppeaK for Help. Appeals for help were dispatched to many towns, and residents organ ized an emergency crew and began the work of rescuing. When the first rescue crew arrived a large force of men set aimilt to clear tho shaft, working desperately, as the moans of the entombed men came feebly from the mine. The moans became fainter and fainter, and ll na Hy ceased. Thousands of tons of rock have fallen into the mine, and it is feared the men. even had they escaped death from the poisoned fumes, probably were crushed to death hy falling debris. '.Most of those entombed were working about 400 feet Inside the mine. No information as to what caused the explosion has-been given out, but it is believed it was caused by gas. Thos. Qnlgley, superintendent of the mine, is among those entombed. Early to-night two trains filled with expert mine workers, doctors, nurses and officials of railways ar rived and ihn work of rescue wtui begun In a systematic, way. The ex perts found, fumbled in a chaotic mass, timbers, wagons and mining paraphernalia, indicating the force of the explosion. Thc explosion tore both ends of the pit and blocked up the interior of the workings, making it almost impossible to gain en trance. The fire, which broke out following the explosion, later died out, but the gas fumes made it im possible for the reseuors to work effectively for several hours. Most ot the men are foreign born. Rescue Work Progressing. Rescue work progressed rapidly, and late to-night the entrance had been cleared. Several miners were rescued alive near the entrance and a lit tle fart ber on a few bodies were lound. Mine experts said to-night it might be a week before some of those en tombed could bo reached. The mine in which to-day's disas ter occurred is but a mile from Frank, Alberta, where a disaster oc curred ten yeal? ago. The mines have been operated at intervals for twelve veal's. Because of the dan ger in working them it has been dilfi cult to get men. This is the third great disaster in the mines of this region. Four years ago 35 men were killed in Bellevue mine, and ten years ago Frank was wiped out by the neighboring moun tain toppling over and burying 125 inhabitants. 181 Bodies Recovered, Hillcrest, Alberta. June 2 2.-The majority of bodies recovered from Friday's mine disaster were buried quickly to-day without effort to iden tify. They were burned beyond rec ognition. Nearly 1 00 out of 195 who lost their lives in the explosion have been recovered. Government rescuers are of the opinion that many bodies .'vre buried beneath tons ot* rock, more than 1.000 feet from the month of the mine, and will never be recovered. The generally accepted theory is that the explosion was oautted by ac cumulation of gas in lower levels. Fifty bodies found tn one tunnel to-day brought the total recovered from the mine disaster up/to 181. Eighty grave diggers are busy pre paring graves. Two Children lioso Dives. (Atlanta Constitution, 24th.) Their child minds Impressed by the prim spectacle of convicts working in the streets nea??.their homes, two small boys. Paul Cain, 1 1 years old, and Henry Stedman, 1.1 years old, while playing that they were "es caped convicts." concealed in a big eave they had dug In a clay bank in front of their homes in a vacant lot, were killed Tuesday afternoon when a ton of dirt caved in, burying their small bodies five or six feet. The heavy weight compressed their lungs, making it impossible for them to breathe. Kathaline Stedman, little 7-year old sister of Henry, and William Cole, 7 years old. son of W. M. Cole, narrowly escaped tho fate of their older playmates. They were not quite so far in the big cave as the others. TRAINED LIONS Klli?, MANAGER. Tragedy in chicago When Man En? Cered Car With Hearts. Chicago. June 21.-Emerson D. Hcitrich. manager of a Theatrical pro duetion presenting a troujve of train ed lions, was killed and partly de voured to-night by six lion8 when he entered the car in which they were caged. While the keepers were recovering Deitrich's body a lion escaped from an adjoining cage and terrorized the residents ol* the thickly populated quarter in which the car stood. The esenived lion finally was driven back to its car. having harmed no one. A pike-pole from the fire depart ment was used to withdraw Deit rich's body from the lions, after it had been sprinkled with formalde hyde 'to drive the animals away. George McChord, keeper of the iions, was unable to help Heftrich. "When he went Into the den."Mc Chord said, "Teddy, the leader of the attack against Heitricb, began to piny with him, and he told the beast to gel down. Four of the lions were facing him. Finally Teddy slunk around behind, and in a minute was on his hack. Four others then lea]>ed for him, and 1 think his neck was broken. "Trilby, the oldest of the lions, tried to save him, but the others posited her away anti she quit and watched them without joining in the attack." ^_ COURT ORDERS A MISTRIAL. slayer of .1. M. Cannon Placed Under '$??,000 Hood for Second Trial. Laurens. June 21.-A mistrial was ordered this morning shortly after 8 o'clock hy Jivdge F. B. Gary in the ease of Jos. G. Sullivan, who was placed on trial in the Court of Gene ral Sessions for Laurens county Fri day morning, charged with the kill ing of Col. John M. Cannon at Gray Court on May 12th. The jury in the cs- was discharged and the court formally adjourned, after the judge directed that the defendant be held for the next term of court on a bond of $5,000, the same amount allowed when the young prisoner vas admitted to bail a week after the homicide. The same sureties signed the bond this morning and the de fendant soon thereafter left for bis homo in Sullivan township, accom panied by bis father and.a brother, who remained in the city during the night. The case was given to the jury shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday af ternoon. After deliberating on the case fer some time the jury filed hack into the court, room and asked tor furthei' explanation on some points at issue in the trial. This was given and again the trial jury re tired. At midnight it was evident to the outside that a disagreement on a verdict would be the result, but there was no Indication from the jury room after the second retirement that an agreement was likely during the night. It. is understood the jury was hopelessly dividen from the first. Railroads Wm liig Suit. Washington, June 2 2.-Trans-con tinental railways won their fl ?ht for title to some $700,000.000 worth of oil lands when the Supreme Court to day held void the clause In the pat ents making the land revert to the government if found to contain min erals. The couTt held that the patents were irregular, but that they could not he attacked collaterally-by other claimants-but could only Ive set aside through a direct attack by the government, Justice Vandevanter, for the court, incidentally emphasized the claim that the government's time in which it could attack the patents had expired in 1000 or 1901. Capt. .1. M. Patrick Dead. (Anderson Mail, 22d.) A telegram was received ii the city at :i o'clock announcing the death of Capt. John M. Patrick, for merly of Anderson, which occurred at Tuscaloosa, Ala. He had been in ill health for sonni time. The funeral will be held In Greenville, probably Oil Wednesday. IMPORTANT. To tho Secretaries and En- * rolling Committees af all Homo- * eratic Clubs of Oconeo County: * The Stoite D?mocratie Chair- * man bas ruled that all voters * must sign their full names on * the club rolls. Tho Initials will * not do. If voters have signed * initials only, the secretary will ? please see them again at once ' and secure their full names. * lt ls true that this may cause * a little extra work on the ? jwirt of some, but it must be . do-.e. The time for enrollment * does not expire until tho last * Tuesday in July. This allows . ampio time. ? There i8 no reason, except in- ? difference, why every legal voter * cannot be enrolled. . PO IT NOW! . Jas. M. Moss, * County Chairman. * IX SENATORIAL CONFLICT. Itaco TakeH on Distinct. Form-The Cotton Question. Charleston, June 2 IT-Four days af campaign hostilities and the mo bilization of the forces for another heavy week's manoeuvring have defi nitely formed the hattie array and clearly defined the plans of strategy IQ the United Slates Senatorial con test. The trio of opponents of Senator Smith seemed to think that the one idea of his that would have to he ilscredlted waa that of "cotton ex change reform." This has heen sub jected to a fierce fire with the de fender giving no signs that he will capitulate in the very near future. Another of the Senator's measures [hat has heen glhed and ridiculed and held np as absurd, particularly by the Governor, is the Smith amend ment to the present hanking and cur rency law, which changed the time limit for farmers' notes from 90 days to six months, and provided that real Estate and farm products should be [iccepted as collateral hy the (rentrai i regional bank. Yesterday the Char- ] lesion audience was composed largo- ; ly of business men. The Governor 1 refrained entirely from any discus- ! sion of the hanking amendment, i Neither did he refer to the new pri mary regulations, which have been hranded by him on every platform already visited as "a piece of trick- i cry to fool my friends." An achievement of which Senator ? Smith speaks with pride is his work to have cotton grades standardized. > An appropriation has heen tacked on \ the general appropriation hill and i .sets of these national gradings are ! to he placed on every cotton platform I in the South. The little exhibit of ? sam plea which the Senator ls bear ing around with him is attracting much attention. Like that of Senator Smith, much of the Governor's record has been ! bitterly assailed, but not hy the jun- | ior Senator. At St. Matthews the allegations . and charges were answered and the pledge was made hy Senator Smith : that some of these, particularly "Haskell i sm," would not he referred : to again by him. Ti?e Pardon Record. Roth Messrs. Jennings and Pol loch are mercilessly hammering the Governor on his pardon record. The former's quest ion. asked in Charles ton Saturday, "Who signed the peti tion for 'Portland Ned,' who so mys teriously disappeared from the Gov ernor's office while a United States marshal was walting outside?" seem ed to have a telling effect. In Or angeburg the Governor informed the people 'that he h td a petition in his pocket praying ?or the pardon of a negra who had vonfesscd to assault ing a womn. His followers tossed their caps when he said lie was de termined that the pardon should stay there. Here In Charleston county, where two similar cases might have been used yesterday, the matter was wholly neglected. One opponent at least has taken the hint, and some Interesting devel opments along this line have been promised within the next week's campaigning. CONFERS WITH REREL AGENT. Minister Noon Says there is Still Hope-Visits Capitel. Washington, Juno 19.-Hope that he wavering mediation program still might bring peace to Mexico was ex pressed here late to-night hy Argen tine Minister Naon as he took the train for Niagara Falls after a series Di' conferences with President Wil son and Secretary Bryan and Luis Cabrera, of the Washington agency [jf the Constitutionalists. Neither Mr. Naon nor any ofithose with whom he ind conferred would say whether any new plan had heen devised to break the seemingly final deadlock at Niagara Falls. In offi cial quarters, h. we.vcr, it was made known that'there had been no change in the p'Pitlon of the Culled States i hal only a Constitutionalist could he accepted to heul the , roposed pro visional government in Mexico City. it was learned Inter that one of thc objects of Mr. NV. ,n'? visit was to induce the Constitutionalist lead ers to waive temnoiarlly their objec tion lo tue consideration of Mexican internal affairs by the mediation ?onferenco. He is said to have sug gested that If *hc Consilt'.tionalisla would agree to a provisional govern nenl the mediatory powers and the United States would aid in settling he internal conflict, It was not de li d that the |>er?onnel of the pro >os( cl provisional government was Used ssed. Propose New Courue. Niagara Falls. Ont.. June ri. The South America'".) mediator.? to-day ? roposed a new course of action, ,vhich not only will prolong media ion proceedings, hut eventually may von.- out a sol ilion of tho Mexican irol lem. The nature of the plan, designed o prevent the deadlock between the \mertcan and Mexican delegatos r m. abruptly ending tho conference, ias been more closely guarded than inythlng that han transpired at tho ?on Terences. lt became known, however, that mother effort wa? being mode to Dring the Constitutionalists Into close touch with the purposes of mediation without formally admitting them. MILITIA CAN'T TAKK l?AUT lu Fneampmeiit to Be Hold In Augu*> t?-Companies Deficient. Washington, Juno 20.-Tho imi tation extended by the War Depart ment to Governor DIease of Smut Carolina to have tho organized mili tia of that State participate in the manoeuvre camp to be held in Au gusta, Ga., next month, has been withdrawn beca uso of the failure rd the South Carolina militia to moot the requirements or the Dick militia law as construed by the law officer* of the department. The attention of Governor Moase some months ago was called hy the War Department to the shortcoming of thc South Carolina militia in tho matter of missing equipment ?nfl shortage of mon in the various grades. The result was so mo spirited correspondence between the Gover nor and the Secretary of War. Trouble later arose between thb Governor and the Secretary of Wat over the location of the proposed joint encampment on the Isle ol Halms, South Carolina. Secretary Garrison Anally peremptorily trans ferred this camp lo Augusta, Ga. Since then reports from the officer*, of the War Department have dis closed the fact that the South Caro lina militia still is deficient in the various mattel's complained of origi nally, and Secretary Garrison IUIB fort obliged to withdraw the department's invitation to participate in tho man oeuvre camp to be held In Augusta. So far South Carolina ls the only Southern State which will Ive ex cluded from the manoeuvres on thiF account. Four Companies Not Up to Mark. Four companies of the South Car olina militia were found deficient upon Inspection by regular army ofll cers and disbandment was recom mended. A plea for an opportunity of bringing them up to required standards was heeded by tho War Department. Some time afterward these commands were reinspected, with the result that the recommen dation was renewed that they be mustered out of the service. What, action, if any, the Governor hat? taken upon tho recommendation to this effect made by the Adjutant General has not been announced. The companies have not been mus tered out. COL. P. H. NELSON DEAD. Well Known Criminal Lawyer Died in Columbia. Columbia. .hmo 20.-Patrick Henry Nelson, aged 58, died sudden ly at his residence in this city to night. Several years ago while tak ing exercise in a gymnasium he over exerted himself, and but for a very delicate operation at the time li? would have died, He had not been in robust health since. Col. Nelson was a son of Brig, Gen. P. H. Nelson, commanding one ol the first regiments from this State for the Confederacy, and killed early In the war. He was a descendant ol the Patrick Henry family of Vir ginia. He was a native of Kershaw county, and began the practice of law at Camden. He married Mist. Shannon, daughter of Col. W. M. Shannon, who was Ibo martyr in thc famous Cash-Shannon duel, which brought an end to that practice In the Slate. Col. Nelson was appointed solicitor by Governor John Peter Richardson over such distinguished men as tho late J. Q. Marshall and others. The late N. G. Gonzales was largely In strumental in getting this position for Col. Nelson, and lt was some what of a coincidence that when Mr. Gonzales was killed, Col. jolson was the principal attorney for the mur derer. Dyer Loses Seat in House. Washington, June 19.-L. C. Dyer, of st. Louis, Republican, represent ing the 12th Missouri district, was unseated by the House late to-day by a vote of 147 to 98. lils election was contested by M. J. Gill, Demo crat. On the vote to declare Gill elected, I Democrats voted with the solid Republican minority against him. Cnder the usual custom. Mr. Dyer keeps his salary up to-day and gets "not exceeding" $2,000 for expenses Of the contest on his side. This was Dyer's secotid temi In Congress. By a vote of 12C io 108, a resolu tion declaring Gill legally elected was adopted. Mr. Gill immediately took the oath of office. Can't Keep it Secret. Tho splendid work of Chamber lain's Tablets ls daily becoming more widely known. No such grand remedy for stomach and liver trou bles has ever been known. For sale by all dealers.-Adv. The suggestion contemplates sepa rate conferences between the Ameri can delegates and representatives of tho Constitutionalists. Justice La mar and Frederick W. Lohmann would continue their dealings with the Huerta delegates through the mediation board. In this way all elements in the Mexican situation would bo drawn together and there would be no necessity for tho declar ation of an armistice until some agreement wa* reached and approved by the Constitutionalists.