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_"TO THINE OWN 8?LF BE TRUE, A Xl) IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER._WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SE1?T. 10, 1014. New Serie? No. 8?0.-Volume LXV.-No. :?7. ODD LOTS TO CLOSE OUT J lot Men's Pants, worth $3.00 to $4.00, to . close at. $2.0U I lot of Queen Quality Shoes, sizes 3 and . 3 1-2, worth $3 to $3,50, to close at . , $2.00 1 lot of Men's Shoes, worth $2 to $2.50, to close at ? $1.75 ? lot of Children's Underwear at greatly reduced prices, C. W.&J.E.BAUKNIGHT, WALHALLA, S. C. "It Pays to Buy for Cash." Our Guarantee is Our Past ===== Record = together with honest, able and experienced officers and the financial .standing- of our stock holders. We arc subject, to the striot jn spection of thc State Bank Examiner Wc <1<> a conservative Banking Business. YOI: RUN NO tflSK. Wo linvo ibo most up-to-date vault equipment and carry insur ance against. buv??T?\ry. Try us for .sound Banking on Business Principles. WMTCBONSWEIR BANI, INDICATING BAPTIST CHURCH, J, K. Watson Serously Injured in a Well-Other News. Westminster, Jan. 19.-Special: Beginning on last Sabbath, the dedi catory exercises of the Westminster Maptist church were held in their beautiful new building. The ser mon Sunday morning toy Dr. E. M. Poteat, D. D., LL. 1)., of Furman University, was very forceful and impressive. Sunday evening the pulpit was filled by Dr. Z. T. Cody, editor of the Baptist Courier, who is well known and loved by all the Baptists of our State. The 11 o'clock sermon Monday morning was to have been preached by Dr. W. T. Derieux, secretary of State Missions, but on account of illness he was unable to be present, CO the pulpit was Ulled by the pastor, Rev. H. M. Fallas. Monday even ing there was a sermon by Rev. W. A. Anderson, of Woodruff. Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock a sermon was preached by Rev. T. L. Hm it li, of Pendleton, and in tho even ing at 7 o'clock tho pulpit will be filled by Rev. L. M. Lyda, of Wal halla. Wednesday morning at 1 l o'clock there will be a sermon oy Rev. T. J. Watts, of Columbia. Rev. Watts has made a specialty of Sunday school work and will lecture every afternoon during the series of meetings on that subject. On Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock Rev. J. D. Crain will fill the pulpit. F. W. Cannon was called to Clay ton, Ga., Saturday on accou it of Hie serious illness of his brother, C. E. Cannon'. Mr .and Mrs. Jos. W. Shelor, of Walhalla, ?wore gu ea L s 01 .Mr. and Airs. T. N. Carter Saturday and Sun day. 1. J. Phillips and daughter, of Hartwell, Ga., are visiting friends here this week ann attending the dedicatory services ;in the Baptist <di ure h. G. W. McConnell and family have moved here from Seneca. Mr. Mc Connell has taken charge of the "Royal Restaurant." Mrs. Pink Tannery died at Hie home of her son, Sylvester Tannery, at Anderson, Monday morning. The remains will be brought to Return church Tuesday and interment will bo at the Return cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Tannery had 'been a consistent member of thc Baptist church a great many years and had lived most of her life in the Return community, where she had many relatives and friends. 'Mrs. C. W. Cannon and T. E. El rod, of this place, are grandchildren of the deceased. Mrs. W. M. Hay, of Kansas City, Mo., a daughter of Mrs. Tannery, has been here for some'time on account of the illness of her mother. .J. R. Watson, who lives on R. P. D. >io. 5, was seriously injured re cently while d'gglng a well in thc Clearmont section. IA bucket, loaded with rock, fell back on him, crushing him. However, hopes are entertain ed for his recovery. Mrs. J, P, Geer and brother, Fur man Poore, of Anderson, came np Sunday morning for thc services In the new Baptist church. L. A. Tannery of Liberty, visited his sister, Mrs. A. N. Gil rea th, Sun day. The Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Goss died Sunday and was buried NEW PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT. Roque Garza ASSUMION Charge-Guit errez Feared Assassination. Mexico City, Jan. 17.-Gen. Roque Gonzales Garza last night was named Provisional President of Mexico hy the convention in session here, over which he has presided. The former Provisional President, Gen. Eulalie Guiterrez, together with Gens. Illan co, Hohles and Jose Vasconcelos, loft Mexico City this morning at four o'clock for Pachaco. Martial law has been declared hy Gen. Garza and the city is being pa troled by mounted police. In electing Gen. Garza the conven tion declared itself to be sememe, and until a new President ls elected bas assumed all the legislative, exec utive and judicial powers. To Escape Assassination. El Paso, Jan. 17.-Gen. Guiterrez lied from Mexico City to eseaiie as sassination at thc hands of Zapata j adherents, according to reports re ceived bete to-night. Gen. Villa, I with all the troops at his immediate disposal, is reported hurrying to the capital from Aguas Calientes. Gen. Angeles, who recently occupied Mon terey, was reported also to be hasten ing to Mexico City A report was circulated in Juarez to-night that Villa and Angeles had decided to oppose the Zapata faction, which is said to have assumed a bel ligerent, attitude toward both the Villa and Carranza forces. It is also reported that Gen. Ob re go n, with the main Carranza army, was moving toward Mexico City after taking Puebla. Gen. Zapata, it was said, had en trenched himself in his old strong hold at Cuernavaca. Officer'; Under Villa. Washington, Jan. 17.-Col. Roque Gonzales Garza, elected Provisional President of Mexico yesterday, is one of Gen. Villa's principal ofllcers. De tails of his election were lacking to night, but the general belief was he had been chosen temporarily to meet an emergency created by the sudden departure of Gen. Guiterrez from Mexico City. lt was tnouglit be would exercise power until a com plete agreement is secured on a Pres ident to fill the unexpired term of Presidents Diaz and Madero, which would end on December 31, of this year. The reasons for Guitterez's depar ture are unknown here, but it is thought he declined to be continued in olTlce under the restrictions sug gested by Zapata followers. These provided that two-thirds of the con vention could remove the Provisional President; that he could take no ac tion of importance without the con sent of his cabinet, and that the con vention must be consulted on all im portant questions. Garza Assumes Command, A copy of a statement issued by Garza upon taking control of affairs reached the State department to day. He announced that Guiterrez had issued orders for most of the government forces to leave the capi tal and that as this would leave the city without authorities, he, as chair man of the convention, had assumed chief command. It is believed Garza then called an extraordinary session, which ratified nis assumption o'* power. Garza is about 3f> years old and is a man of culture. He is a graduate of Hie law school in Mexico City, and has been practicing law for many years. He first came into promi nence as a volunteer colonel in the Madero army, which overthrew Diaz. His brother, Frederico Gonzales Gar za, was for several months Governor of tho Federal district in Mexico City under Madero. At the Aguas Calientes convention, which named Guiterrez President, Garza was floor leader of tho Villa forces. His ability as an orator made him a conspicuous figure. His dramatic speech in favor of Hie plan of Ayala, led to the roalition between Zapata and Villa forces. Secretary Bryan made no comment on the chango in Executives in Mexi co City. Reports to thc department said the city was quiet. Monday afternoon in the cemetery of the First 'Baptist ( bundi. L?GISLATIVE LETTER. Kacy . WI RON of Opening Ses s <?f' General Assembly. ibia, Jan. 1G.-Special: li ie of'interest to the readers of Iper to have a few lines from mee delegation at Columbia, about the progress of the ?uth Carolina Legislature, of the past week has been (up in organizing tho new electing officers, appointing btees and inaugurating Chas. liRh as Governor, succeeding jpr Cole L. Blease, who sent in dgnat ion to the General Asseni jfout noon Thursday of this Lieutenant Governor Chas. Rh was immediately sworn in >rnor of South Carolina as ia 'd by the constitutiin of the Ex-Governor Blease did not |ny reason for his unexpected lion, and no one seems to un id why he resigned, as his ras so near expired, it being less tnkn a week until Go\ernor-elect Manning would have been sworn in new Governor of the State, day at noon Governor Smith very able and comprehensive public address to the General Assem bly, ? Joint session, in Hie hall of use of Representatives. A. Hoyt, member of the House ichland county, was elected r; J. Wilson Gibbes, clerk of the IR)use; .lim Wilson, sergeant-at arms.jand A. C. Hutchison, of York counqf, reading clerk. There ls always a great deal of in torestfijm the drawing for seats each new ftrm in the House. All the f the counties are placed in and after being thoroughly fire drawn out, the first coun baving Ibo Hist choice Blj?wlntv iitotffitlflrts4 as t T made the Ja from S pea I vim glad to say that Oconeo was very lucky this year, being among the first for choice ol' seats, and Mr. Brown and . myself selected seats about middle ways on the li ist row of seats on the main aisle. It is sometimes very difficult to hear and keep up with what is going on in the rear or on the extreme sides of the large ball. Some of the bills ol' State-wide im portance are as follows: Siate-wide prohibition submitted to a referen dum vote of the people; repealing the acreage reduction act; repealing the cotton warehouse act; several bills on compulsory education; bi ennial sessions of the Legislature; four-year term for all State and county officers; a two-cent passenger rate; a bill to create an officer in each county as county marketing agent for all farm products, and many others too numerous to men tion. 'Tdiese, however, are among the mo&i important, Mr. Brown was appointed on three good committees-the committee on commerce and manufactures, bank ing and insurance, and ofli and officers-my appointment being on the ways and means committee and chairman of one of the sub-commit tees of this committee. Wo are both very well pleased with these ap pointments. The main thought In the minds of the members, as far as 1 can gather, is to keep down extravagant, appro priations, to enact a few constructive laws and adjourn and go home. One of the main recommendations in the address of Governor Smith was that the Legislature should use the most rigid economy at this time, and, as he expressed it, "cut large appropria tions to the bone." Next week a great deal of interest will be shown in the inauguration of Governor-elect Manning, which will take place in the'hall of the House of Rep-esentative8 at noon on Tuesday. On Wednesday the H^use and Sen ate have accepted an invitation to visit Winthrop College at Rock Hill. In connection with this invitation from the college Mr. Brown and I have received the following: We, *he undersigned girls from Oconee county, do cordially invite you tc accept of our hospitality and to come to see us in response to the invitation to bc submitted to you to visit. Winthrop College, (Signed) Very respectfully, Norma E. Moore, Walhalla, S. C. Elizabeth Strlbllng, Walhalla. S. C. Christine Anderson, Richland, S. C. Irene White. Walhalla, S. C. I GEORGIA NEGROES IJYNOHKIJ. Two Women and Two Men strung Up nt Monticello. Monticello, Ga., Jan. IB-Four ne groes, two women and two men, were taken from the county jail here last night hy a mob of about 200 masked men. marched to a tall pine tree !n tim center of the negro settlement on the outskirts of Monticello, banget1 enc by one, and then riddled with bullets. The negroes were Daniel Harber. Iiis two married daughters, Hula Charles and Hila Charles, and his son, Jesse. Their bodies were left hanging until to-day, when they were cut down by the authorities. An attack on Chief of Police Wil liams, when he attempted to arrest the negroes Wednesday night on the charge of selling intoxicants illegally, led to the killings. The officer was badly clubbed, and claimed Barbel's wife, daughters and son attacked him, while Barber himself threatened to shoot him. The negro's wife was shot and badly wounded In the strug gle. Sheriff Ezell was notified of the trouble and hurried to the scene, forcing the negroes to submit to ar rest. Keeling aroused by the inci dent resulted in the mob forcing its way into the jail last night. Sheriff Overpowered. In the early part, of last evening a crowd of ?'J0 men appeared at the jail and forced Sheriff Ezell to hand over the key* of that institution, over which Ezell had been in charge only since the 1st of January. The cells of tho jail were unlocked and the negroes were marched out in a body, followed hy the crowd. They were directed to go to Washington Park, a mile and a half from the jail, big negro settlement. Those in the crowd were heavily armed, and frequently as they marched along the stree! a pistol popped. But there was no attempt on the life of the negroes until they reached the heart of the negro settle ment nt Washington Bark. The ne groes made no attempt to get away, it is said. VITAL STATISTICS REGISTRARS. List of Those So Par Appointed to Serve in Oconce. The following is a list of the vital statistics registrars so far appointed for Oconee county. So far only three registrars have been appointed for the incorporated towns of the county. The list is as follows: Clemson College-A. M. Redfern, M. I)., Clemson College. Seneca-J. E. Hopkins, Seneca. Walhalla-Hi. T. McLees, Walhalla. Center Township-W. H. Cole, Oak way. Chattooga Township-W. R. Hunt, Mountain Best. Keowee Township-S. W. Smith, New Hope. Pulaski Township Seneca Township-J. E. Hopkins, Seneca. Tugaloo Tow. ?Rip--J. I). Hull, I Madison. ? Wagener Township-B. T. McLees, Walhalla. Whitewater Township-J. L. Cow ard, Salem. Cary Doyle, Seneca, S. C. Lura Perritt, Seneca, S. C. Nellie Mulkey, Westminster, s. C. Edna Mitchell, Westminster, S. C. Agnes Orr, Westminster, S. C. Loin Brown. Westminster, S. C. Mary Ellen Wilson, Walhalla, S. C. Alice Strlbling, Westminster, S. C. Frances Earle, Walhalla, S. C. Tabitha Strlbling, Walhalla, S. C. Emily Strlbling, Westminster, S. C. Pauline Anderson, Richland, S. C. Belle Strlbling, Richland, S. C. Grace Strlbling, Westminster, S. C. Ruth Berry, Seneca, S. C. Nellie Hines, Seneca, S. C. Nancy Hines, Seneca, S. C. We appreciate very much getting this invitation from our county girls at Winthrop and hope to seo them on our visit there next Wednesday. It has just occurred to me that the members of this legislature will have the distinction of serving under three different administrations. I am sure the members of the del egation from Oconee will bo glad to hear from any one from our county who may wish to address us on any matters in which they are interested, either general or local. Frank II. Shirley. MOWS NOTES PROM SENECA. Calm After Storm Socially-Miss Hunter Has Successful Operation. Seneca, Jan. 19. Special: Mrs. W. P. Reid returned Saturday from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. 1). VVy ly, at Beaufort. Mrs. Reid spent ono month away, the last week with Hov. and Mrs. M. R. Kirkpatrick at Rock ville, s. C. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Thompson have returned to Atlanta after a visit of a week here. They came over for tho Hunter-Jones wedding. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hunter were notified hy telephone Inst Saturday morning of the illness of their daugh ter, Miss Sue 101 len, at Lander Col lege. Mrs. Hunter went at once to the bedside of her daughter and lound that an operation for appendi citis was necessary. She was brought on Sunday to the hospital at Ander son, where lie operation was made, and tho friends of the family hero and elsewhere are glad to learn that she is doing nicely. Miss Louise Dendy spent the past week-end with Miss Sarah Davis. T. M. Lowery was in Seneca a few days last week. Carle MoMahan, who has been a student in Clemson College, has re ceived appointment as rural mall carrier, having stood the examination with a number of other applicants. The route is No. 5, recently estab lished, leading to thc east of Seneca. The 15th was "moving day" in Seneca. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh llolle man moved into the Palmetto House, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Runion mov ing into the Stribling cottage on Fair Paly street, vacated by the Holle mans. Rev. N. C. Ballenger and family will occupy the Lowery cot tage, vacated by Mr. Runion. Chief , of Police W. M. Kay lias moved into t??e^l^iun?Ron house on First North st rect; Seneca and Kcowee basket ball teams played a good game here last Saturday. W. C. Irby, of the Kco wee school, refereed thc game, which resulted in a score of 28 to il in favor of Seneca. Miss Kittie Sligli was called home last week on account of Hie illness of her mot ber. Her place in the school is being filled by Miss Dallah Rallon ger. On account of Lee's birthday Clemson College gives holiday on the 19th (to-day), which the Seneca boys will spend at home. Herbert Sullivan, of Laurens, a student at Clemson, is spending to day with the family of S. K. Dendy. Seneca is enjoying the calm after the storm, there being absolutely nothing doing in social circles this week. Masked Men Rob Hank. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 15.-Two masked men, armoo with pistols, this afternoon forced two clerks of the American Trust and Savings Bank into the vault here and made their escape with $2,OOO in cash. How the robbers escaped is unknown be cause of the 20-minute lead they had before their act became known. Two men, however, nave been arrest ed in the city and are held hy the 'police as suspicious characters until the bank clerks have an opportunity to identify them. Six Months for "Bluff." Tacoma. Wash., Jan. 16.-Edward R. Scott, of Raymond, Wash., was sentenced to six months in jail yes terday by Federal Judge Cushman for threatening the life of the dor man ambassador, Count Von Bern storff. Scott admitted having writ ten two letters to the ambassador at Washington, in which ho mado threats. Theso, he said, were "all bluff." Got Rig Pilo of "Dough." Mexico City, Jan. 19.-<Jen. Gon zales Garza, the nev convention President, to-day sent to all Gover nors, generals and other military commanders a telegraphic circular explaining his Toasons for assuming the Presidency. The sovereign convention of the revolution decided to demand from Gen. Eulalie Quitterez, who fled from the city January 16, that he give an accounting regarding $5,260,000 which Ihry claim should be In the treasury.