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KEOWEE COURIER (ESI \! i I.I SH 101) 1840.) Sybila bed Every Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 Fer Annum. Advertising Ratea Reasonable. iy STECK, KU IO. .OK ? BOHRODER. Communications ot i personal char acter charged for as advertise ments. fl'bituary notices and tributes of re flpect, of not over ono hundred words, will bo printed free of charge. All over that number ?lust be paid for at the rate of one oeut a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, ?. C.: WEDNESDAY, SEIT. ?, H>? ?. III Y A KALK OF COTTON. There is a movement on foot look ing to the relict of the situation as regard? the present cotton crop, and little as one may think of the propo sition, ii IH ono thal will tend to re lieve the situation very materially, es pecially it ii ls carried out at the ?.ritlcal moment when tho lirst, or 'distress." cotton comes on Ihe mar ket. The proposition is for every man who can do so to buy a hale ol' otton ai the price of IO rents a aviillld In this manuel a large amount of colton will bo taken from the market at a time when. If the far mer is ioieed lo sell, and the cotton consumer is not in need of the staple, he larmer will ho compelled lo take price less than IO cents for ii ol it isa recognized fad thal when he has lo sell for loss than that price lie is playing a losing game. lt' ?his plan of every man buyinga ah ol cotton who can, is carried out, .in' lal.uer will ho carried over the mos: critical period the time when io ls forced io meet his obligations . 11 fertilizers and supplies. Howl f..? ! i > ia (boneo will join the "liny a \ H ile nf Cotton" organization al IO couts a pound in order io relieve, io rlint extent, a bad situation? We hope I liai every citizen who can command $50 a little ino IX? o?- a Utile loss . will send his ..ame lo The Courier between now and nevi week so that i1 eau know, and Hie farmers can Know, how many there are who are willing to come to their aid lu a crltl .al nine. There ire hundreds who -.an do this, and will: searcelj any in CUTi VCD lenee lo themselves. There are others whose circumstances ami 'business relations will just it v their liking care ol' from one lo ten hales on ibis proposition. Send us your lames, and toll ns how many hales MOI will lake care ol' for HM- .coud of "ho cotton farmer in distress tor the )od ol' t lu> South, the editor of The Courier will tLake care of .<,,r< ' ' ? No.w, ide question ls, how many oth er-, wiii "t.,?o their share!! of ?he laud? lt i: by no meam tho fu e ?Cl - lui-fortune alan.' :lt.it the pivs ...w, come; lie is most di rectly affected, but every one of us I suffers when ho suffers, and. as we the situation, each of us will be ;rn ?ped when we help him. Act now. The Hrs! colton is tho . -.-non to be taken care of. After thai which is pledged for debts ls out of the way, the tanner can take tare of himself. How many hales will be ? Ced, ai IO cents a pound, from tho 'burdened shoulders ol' Ooo nee farm . ?.rs i ' ' he 11 me ol" need ? f 's tor Mle people of Oconee to --.ty. ami the answei should come at j tin?*. "FKF.F.36E" TO YOUR SEED. li; some se lions of t ho Sate, we .ire tobi, the farmers are being faced with the alternative of laking much *.i for their cotton seed than i hey *?. Vorth, or haul them hack hoi ie. V.i?d ./?? hope that they will do the lattei wherever possible, while sut h conditions prevail. The oil markets, wc nndeistand, .ne aol stagnant, and prices are good. Then why should no! seed he worth all thal they have Oneil wort li heretofore'.' Look after these t li i uga, Mr. Carer; keep an eye open to your wollare at this ciiti v\l time. There are losses to be mel ill sides, and von, along with all ?'.t oilier business men of the coun try, are going to have lo stand your share of thean; bul there is no rea ?tou for the Inn dens of the farmer to he addeil to bj speculation. We be lieve the oil mill people Ol' Oconee will a1 as Just iud a.-- liberal with H hut i' pal ?ons as those of any section . .ii the state, though we do not know wii.it ihe prevailing prices are here In Oconee. li is lint right, however, rt ha I the farmers should know what .'herr <ee<l crop is worth in the out side world, and we will give thom tho benefit ol what we know on tho sub loe.t. i. T. Wak ofield, of tho Anderson Farmers' Warehouse Company, In oar neighbor city, stales that the oil .'ii is h.re are swapping to the far ni ts three pounds of hulls for one non/ni DI oed, or ono pound of meal V,r one pound of seed. This is a lib eral oller, better than is ordinarily iii.iib bul ii is evident thal the ?n derst a nil mills realize the critical condition and are not taking advant age of ii lo tho hurt of Ihe farmer. "The Oil mills Ibero," said Mr. Wake field, when asked if (hey were taking saSI the seed they could gol, from out t<ttae as well as within their Imm?di at? territory, said that they were, but .'feat 'they could not 'swap" '?..... and pay all transportation charges, and as ta compromise. If the farmer would pay the freight on the seed to the .mill, the mill owners would deliver ?the exchange product to thc larmer without cost." That looks like a fair and square ?leal, and w i think lt is. lt bears the mark of reciprocity -a willingness to hoJp share each others' burdens In a timo of distress. Tho mills, Mr. Wakefield said, need the seed and want them, but they aro short of money, and by thia liberal system of exchange they are helping the farm ers and at Cio same time helping themselves. That ls the basis upon which we should all figure. It is not right to try lo -hove all the losses to one man or to <oie class. No one man could stand it, nor could any one class. Working the whole problem oui on a basis of mutual sacrifice and mutual benefit is the only method hy which [ho situation can be cleared with safety to all. On Inquiry as t?> exchange basis locally The Courier is Informed that practically tho same proposition is open here that prevails among tho Anderson county oil mills. "Freeze" to your seed unless you can get a fair price for them, and hold every pound of cotton you can after meeting your obligations, and arrange to have M?ese carried for a time, if possible, rather than sacrifice your crop. HOI' AFTKIt TUM TH I KV KS. The United States Government ls to-day hot , ll -r a certain class of business mea ill over t lie country men termed isiness men, but in re ality nothing more than commercial pirates, petty thieves who prey upon the unfortunate ones caught between "tho upper and nether grindstones'' in the peculiar situation growing out ol' t he inhuman warfare being waged in Kn rope. The action of the general government has had a very salutory effect upon commercial conditions, for a general rise in prices all along the line was foretold, and it was evi dent thal a general campaign of amassing fortunes by reason of the unfortunate situation was being planned. There are certain men and aggregations of men ever ready to ?urn ?1 national or an international calamity to personal advantage, ag cravating the sufferings of a people, adding to their burdens, pressing I hem ever harder and still harder to the wall, il thereby they can add le their own comforts and magnify thc wealth that they have accumulated. Fortunate!) for vis. our government is wide-awake to these tilings and ever watchful over this class of busi ness men, and to-day the) are being haled Into court to defend themselves against charges of unwarranted price-raising. Speaking along this line, and in connection with the :i I cases mad" out against commission merchants and wholesalers In the IVs; ric; of Co lumbia, the new Federal Attorney General (Gregory) says: "Under conditions now existing throughout the world, capitalization of misfortune and oppression of our own people by the arbitrary increase of the prices of foodstuffs is so pe culiarly reprehensible thal, whenever Convictions can be obtained, tho gov ernment will insist upon sentence of impriso'-.i lent no tine or no civil reined} will be deemed adequate." Tl ls ?i rr?of lo the people o? thl i cont a know that, even though wo [ai .. i ?>\ hue-ands esc ready lo j *iraup ?i ftailonal misfortune and thru lt to their own advantage by increas ! ias Its" hardships ten-fold, there Islands at the head of the nation a j man of big heart and big soul, ready to put the mighty machinery of a mighty government in motion to pro tect tile weak against the strong who would oppress. This speedy action on the part of the genera] government can but command the admiration of political friend and foe alike, for. as Mr. Wilson so aptly says, is not .'country greater than any party"? Mr. Wilson has risen above party in two recent instances the trouble in Mexico, where his policies were in direct opposition to many of the lead ers of his own party, and in the pres ent emergency, though there be no party aspect to the question. His Mexican polic.v, hooted at and derided hy men high in the councils of both great parties, is to-day recognized as the policy of a far-seeing statesman who is not ashamed to mix Christi anity and humanity with his states manship. With snell a man guiding thc ship of state, even under conditions that may wei! Inspire grave concern in the heart of every citizen, we may feel that comparative ease that comes from the knowledge that our govern moni is in strong and safe hands; that, come what will, we shall emerge front the misfortunes of the times with our people saved from UI1W?S3 entanglements, saved from the ma chinations Of our own unprincipled ones, ready to advance along all lines of civilization, commerce and indus try with renewed energy, and with the assnia nee always that the integ rity ol the nation will never be sacri ficed. ( AN WK D<> IT ? An effort ls being made by the South Carolina Kx position Commis sion to raise sufficient funds with which to present al the Panama Pa cific Intern il ional exposition a cred itable exhibit from South Carolina, lt will be recalled that the Legisla ture refused to appropriate anything for this purpose, and therefore the people of the State are forced to re sort to the subscription plan If South Carolina ls to be represented al the exposition. To this end the Exposi tion Commission is now actively at work to secure funds necessary to a creditable exhibit. The Hank of Walhalla has been designated as one ot th? subscription depositories, and that inst it II t ion has been furnished with souvenir bronze medals which will be ,,iven out. one with each dol lar subscription received. There is no doubting bul that the exposition will be a great thing, and thal the advertising value of a good exhibit from South Carolina will prove of untold benefit to the State. It ls to be hopod that Hie Exposition Commission will succeed in its efforts and secure a creditable exhibit for South Carfollna. Let all who can af ford lo contribute to this fund do so. All Join In singing the Long Met M Doxology-all together! At FOOD DEALERS INDICTED. Charged I nlier Hhcmwui baw With Price Fixing-Others to bo Indicted. Washington, Sept. 4.-Thirty-one food dealers were indicted here to day by a Federal grand jury under the Sherman law on counts charging price-Axing, it waa tho Brat big de velopment In the investigation the Department of Justice is conducting, at the direction of President Wilson, against food dealers who are alleged to have seized upon the European war as a pretext to increase the cost ol' living. All the Indicted mon are local produce dealers or commission merchants. No nationally known linn was indicted. At the Department of Justice lt wis said government agents working in many States for evidence of priee ?xing wet o expected to make re ports soon, which officials hoped would be the basis of other Indict ments. To Ask for liol let menu?. Attorney General Gregory, speak ing of the situation, said: "United States at torrey's are being instructed promptly to ask for indict ments whene\er the facts will |>er mlt, to push Viese to early trial, ?uni upon convict! MIS to insist upon prison sent enees. "lt must, of course, be remembered that, outside the District of Columbi;), only those agreements and cobina tlons which affect directly interstate or foreign commerce can be reached. As to other matters, State satines must be relied upon." The mon Indicted here to-day are charged with having fixed prices "by ballots." "suggestions" or verbal agreement, and to have circulated price lists which completely eliminat ed ,i competitive market for food. That is alleged to be an unlawful re straint of trade prohibited by Hie States and in Federal districts, rile penaltv on conviction is a year's im prisonment or a $5,000 tine, or both. Bench warrants were issued foi all tho indicted men and bail was given for their appearance in court. FIGURING Till': 9100,000,000. Committee Agrees on Taxation for Three-Fourths of Needed Sum. Washington, Sept. 8.--?? Democratic members Of the Ways and Means Committee virtually agreed yesterday upon commodities susceptible to spe cial taxation to realize $7.">,000,00<i of tho $100,000,000 requested by Presi den! Wilson to offset the loss In cus tom receipts caused by the conllict in Europe. What shall be taxed to raise the other $25,000,000 has not been decided, scores of commodities aild means of taxation being pro posed. The committee mot to-day and expects to complete the bill this week. Although no announcement was made, it ls certain that beer and fer mented liquors will come first among r'-'r Us taxed. The additional b<>cr j tax i ll be >,;-v?..' 50 or GO CM?E i banei -mj?|?bly 60 :HllS-?v tig .'? year. A tiv*of 20 cc ts a gallon ls probable o7 do : eiest.? wines, briugiug in iixui {\\\ 000,000 to $ir>.ooo,ooo. From a tax on proprietary medi cines and preparations of all kinds and on soft drinks it is hoped to raise approximately $20,000,000, while a small additional revenue tax oa dis tilled liquors-probably not more than 15 cents a Kallon--would bring tile total tax on whiskies, etc.. to $1.25 a gallon. From these sources, it is estimated, $7:1,000,01)0 would be assured. So severe was the opposition to a tax on railroad tickets among com mittee members, chiefly because of its unpopularity and probable politi cal effect, that further consideration is unlikely. An alternative to tax railroad freight has been suggested, bul this, it bas been pointed out, would be expensive and difficult to collect. lt also ls Improbable that there will be any stamp tax on commercial instruments, such as checks, drafts, conveyances, mortgages, etc .Nearly all members of the committee agree that such a tax would require too much administrative detail. Flit* majority of the committee also opposed an additional tax on tobacco because of tho burden it now bears. There is some urgency, however, for a graduated tax on cigars according to valu*;, from which, it is asserted, large increases in revenue could be procured. Among new subjects for taxation seriously discussed by the committee were monthly and weekly magazines and periodicals, including magazines circulated through Sunday newspa pers. lt was proposed to levy ;i tax on circulation at a given figure per thousand. A tax on automobiles a Iso is being considered, either an excite tax on the manufactured machines, a tax based on the horse-power, or a tax on cars owned by Individuals. Taxation of moving picture films as well as theater and amusement tick ets bas been suggested. The lat'er would include moving picture thea ters at a fraction of a cent per ticket to be paid by the amusement li censee. "If we only bad to raise $75,000, 000," said Representative Under wood, chairman of the committee, "we could complete our bill in a few bonis. We are all agreed upon what should be taxed to raise that amount. Many other things have been sug gested, and upon these there is a dis agreement, but we will work out a complete hill during the week." Our Idea of a i>erfect illustration of "a lonesome baby"-Thos. H. Peoples, Attorney General of South Carolina. Just how he came to be overlooked is a mystery. President Wilson has Issued a proclamation setting apart. Sunday, October 4th, as a doy for national prayer for peace In Europe. The President .appeals to the churches, and all the people to unite in this i national supplication for tho blessing of peace between all nations. 25 Em We have 25 shipped to Walha pounds; ages, 3 t< been bred to a $3 If you want i come and see us. you ever saw; a have plenty of fri We will guai every dollar you Come and see MAIN ST. Bring Down German Aeroplane. London, Sept. 7. -A dispatch to the Router Telegram Company from ! Antwerp says a German aeroplane Hying in the neighborhood of Lotte ghem, west of Malines, was Bred on by the Belgians. The win^s ol' the machine were injured and it was brought to earth. The two occupants were made prisoners. NOTICIO OF TEACHERS1 EXAMI NATION. Notice is hereby given that the reg ular fall teachers' examination will be held at Walhalla Court Honst-, S. C., on FRIDAY. October 2d. 1911, beginning at !? o'clock a. m. and last ing until examinations are completed, or until ."? o'clock p. m.. when the ex aminations will close. All teachers holding certificates that will expire before the fall examinations of 1 ? 15 will please take notice and be pres ent at this examination, as no special examination for teachers will.be or dered ir. January, 1 :> i... The examination will cover ll;? nine customary subjects of English Grammar, Geography. Physiology and Hygiene. Arithmetic, United States History, Civics and Current Events, Pedagogy, Agriculture and Al gel) ra. All those"sT?hdtni this examination ] will jilease bea)' in . ind the fact, that J they must UVfifatalr leir own writing materials '^afr^' A S ''TH, County SuJM;K i:<.>>. a; el' Mu ation. Sept 0, 10 14. CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina. Coun ty of Oconee.- (In Court of Probate) -By V. F. Martin. Eso., Probate Judge.-Whereas, W. S. Barron has made suit to me to grant bim Let ters o-f Administration ol' the Estate of and effects of Mrs. I.on Barron, deceased-? These are. therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors ol' the said Mrs. Lou Barron, deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to bo held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, on Thursday, the 241 ll day of Septem ber, toil, after publication hereof, at 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to sliow cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and seal this 8th day of September. A. I>. 1914. (Real.) V. F. .MARTIN, Judge of Probato for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the nth and 16th days of September, 1914, in The Keowee Courier and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. September it, 1914. ::c>-::7 DISTRICT COURT NOTICE. The United states ??f America. Western District of South Cand?na. Whereas, on the 19th day of Au-j gust, 1914, Tho United States filed Its Information, Atta? binent and Mo nition, in the District Court of the United States for the Western Dis trict of South Carolina, against the following described property owned by James Patton: One and nine teen one-hundredths of an acre, more or less, bounded as follows, to wit, beginning at a stake in Spring Branch, thence southeast sixty yards to stake near pear tree; thence SOUthettsI ninety yards to stake near rond side; thence north eighty-nine yards and six inches to stake und' ; wire fence: thence to branch, and up same to beginning point, and bound ed by lands of .lames Patton and Brasstown deck, at foot of Boat wrlght Mountain, in a cause of for feiture; And, whereas, by virtue of process, In due form of law, to me directed, returnable on the 20th day of Octo ber, lill i, I have seized and taken the said land and buildings, and have same in my custody Notice ls Hereby Given, that a Dis trict Court will be held In the Uni ted States Court Room, in the City of Greenville, on the 20th dav of Oc tober. 1914, for the triai of said premises, and tb- owner or owners, and all persons who may have or claim any Interest, are hereby cited to bo and appear at the time and placo aforesaid, to show cause, if any they have, why a final decree should not pass as prayed. JAS. L. SIMS. United States Marshal. August 26, 1914. 34-36 w. head of the finest Brood Mares ever illa, weighing from 1,000 to 1,250 3 6 years; all broke. Every one has ,500 Percheron horse. 3ne do not listen to war news, but Some of the best matched pairs ill ready for work. Buy while you ssh feed for them. .antee you 10c. for your Cotton on spend with us. for yourself. M. BROWN, WALHALLA MADAM : DO VOU LIKE THE RANGE YOU'VE COT? DON'T VOU NEFD A NEW ONh? YOUR FAMILY WILL NOT BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY UNLESS THEIR FOOD IS WELL COOKED. A PROPER RANGE MEANS PROPER FOOD. ONE OF OUR RANGES WILL LIGHTEN THE HARD WORK OF COOKING, AND MAKE IT FUN. COME LET US EXPLAIN OUR RANGES TO YOU. MATHESON HARDWARE CO., WESTMINSTER, - - - S. C. Sheer-^^H^seS?cks MADE TO WEAK FnushedWelt?^ No rough edgea ?-No ravelling Mo (brightly Seam Down back ol Ie?, to hp or Ankl? Reinforced m With yarn Mme ?hade body-ul inuit irivi.il, lo .Hastie Ri Top Comfortable and Shapely ^?"Body Joint Will not como apart or drop-Mitch "?"Fue dose Stitch 23* Hirth Silk Luatre (permanent and will not wash out) ra?t Dye?-Nou-Poisonoua .waled Heel Special proceas mak ?nc possible the use of a stronger yarn tin by usual method , No Seams To burt ?olea of feet Reinforced Sole Proof against wear J?S Elasfe Ltopbg v. Afc Will not break by atra?a ' -." vA Extended Toe Shoe cannot rub In bole?) Inserted Toe Special procesa making possible the use of stron ger yam than by us Mal wathod. FOR SALE BY HUNTER'S, Seneca, South Carolina.