Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, March 10, 1915, Image 2

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UND OF SLYTY-THIKD CONGRESS. 1'resldeni Characterizes Hosslen as One of Fur-Reuehliig Kffects. Washington. Mareil i Altor two years ol' almost continuous session, the sixty-third Congress, which re vised th.- tariff and Hie currency sys tem of the nation, supplemented the trust laws, created a" Income tax and demonstrated the hist popular elec tion of United Slates Senators, ended at noon to-day. When gavels fell in the House and Senate signalizing the adjournment, they marked the close of halt of I'ros Iden1 Wilson's administration, the first under domination of the Demo cratic party sinct I S !' >. Strenuous scenes enlivened the lading hours, devoted chiefly to completing the ap- I proprlations tor subsistence ot' the government. Two important meas ures, the post office and Indian sup ply hills, tailed in the final legisla tive crush after desperate efforts had beeil made lo save them. lu the j emergency occasioned hy their fail- ! ure, joint resolutions wert passed and | Bignell bj the President continuing in force appropriations of the present ar. While tired Senators and Kepre entatives were devoting their ener gies to Una] essentials, President ; Wilson spent mon' than an hour in his room al Hie Capitol, surrounded by his cabinet, signing the last fruits of legislation. The 1'residenl found time, in the midst of this task. to greet Senators and Representatives, and be made live occasion entirely on<> of congratulation, making no reference to projects which had failed. FxodiiN from Wellington. Sc ores of ie- .libers of both Houses .ioln*?d io-night in an exodus from Washington, taking with them assur ances that no extra session ol' Con gress would he called, at least before fall. Despite the fact ?hat many im portant hills failed of consideration because of tho long filibuster against the ship-purchase hill, it was gene rally understood Congress would he given a rest and tho country a resp He from legislation. Jt was iv ga rd ed as extremely probable, however, thal the sixty-fourth Congress would be summoned in October in order to lie able to adjourn for the political con ventions and national campaign in 1916. IWIil.K fl,,. <r". . W.hi'/U dlo'l"" ? ? . I ait to II, > he i ...... i.toor amt the con servation bills so energetically urged by the President. There also failed a resolution which contemplated an investigation into Senatorial cani naigns in Pennsylvania, Illinois and dither Statis whic h had boen recom mended by a Sena t e coin in ? I lee. Keross In vest igst ions. Before adjournment Congress pro- ! vided for several impontanl investi- j g?tions to he carried on during re cess. A committee will continue the inquiry into alleged lobbying in con nection with (he sib lp-pu rebase bill, a commission will study rural credits legislation, and Democrats of Ibo Senate appointed a special com mittee !o recommend revision of Sen ate rules with a view lo establishing cloture of debaite to prevent filibus tering. The appropriations committee to day began the work of tabulating the amounts of the various hills which took money ont of the treasury dur ing the session, lt will be several days before an acc urate tabulation ls made, but the total appropriations j are estimated al about $1,120.000, ooo. (?real Congress, Says Wilson. After his return to the White "SVIU'I* OF FIGS" FOR COXST11 *A T li I ) CHILD. I Delicious "FrillO Laxative" Can't ! Harm Tender Little Stomach, Liver mid Dowels. livery mother realizes, after giv ing her children "California Syrup of I'Mgs," that this is their ideal laxa tive, because- |bej love its pleasant taste and ii thoroughly cleanses the lender lilt!.? stomach, liver and bow els without griping. When ero sa, Irritable, feverish or breath ls bad. stomach sour, look at f Ix? tongue, mother! h coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit laxative," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food pas es on. of the bowels, and you h a v, . ;i well, plavitll child again. When Ita little system is full of coi.l, throat sore, ha's sto machache, diarrhoea, indigestion colic-remember, a good "inside c leansing" should always be the first treatment given. Millions of mothers keep "Califor nia Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know a teaspoonful to-day saves t ,?( [x child to-morrow. Ask your druggist for a r.ii-cnt bottle of "California Syrup of Figs." which has directions for babies, children ol all aces ami grown-ups printed on the bottle. Be ware of counterfeits sold here, so don't he fooled. Get the genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Com pany."- Adv. House, President Wilson dictated the! following statement: "A great Congress has closed Its sessions. (ts work will prove tho puntoso and quality of Hs statesman ship more and more, th? 'longer it is tested. "Business has now a time of calm and thoughtful adjustment before it. disturbed utily by the IC uro pean war I The elrcuinstances created by the war put the nation lo a special tesl a te.-t of its true character and of its self-control. . The constant thought of every pat riot ie man should now be for the country, its peace, Its order, its just and tempered judgment in the face of perplexing difficulties. Its dignity and its strength alike will appear not only in th?' revival of its business despite abnormal conditions, bul also in Its power lo think, to purpose and to act with patience, with disinter ested fairness and without excite mem In a spirit of friendliness and enlightenment which will firmly es tablish 'ts Influence throughout the world.*' NO DIFFERENCE. The Proof is Here the Sallie ns Kv orv where. Cor those who seek relief from kidney backache, weak knhcys. Mad- | der ills. Dilan's Kidney Pills ofter j hope of relief and the proof i ; here in Walhalla, thc same as everywhere. Walhalla people recommend Donn's, the kidney remedy used in America for fifty years. Why suffer".' Why run the risk of dangerous kidney ills fatal Blight's disease. I hu e's Walhalla proof of merit. Investigate it. Mrs. M. W.Carter, W. Main street, ? Walhall:', says: "I suffered from backache and other symptoms of kid ney complaint. When I bent over to pul on my shoes a shari) pain often caught me in my back and I could hardly net up again. I felt nervous and irritable at times and the kidney secretions caused nie much annoy ance. After taking a few dosi's of Donn's Kidney l'ills. procured at Dr. Dell's drug store. I felt relief and one box fixed me np ill tine shape." Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kid' oy remedy-get Donn's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Carter had. Foster-Milburn Co.. Corps., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv. Master Hurt Rutledge. Columbia. Mardi 2.-Editor Keo vvee Courier: Ma ter Hurt Rutledge returned to his home in Walhalla on February IT. with his grandfather, u a ?>...i,.,,,,1 .nint. Miss Hattie. w as pursuing studies in the 6th grade Ii. which, my extended experience has taught mo, is eipial to the 7th grade in many ol' our best graded schools In other cilies and towns, lt is very probable ihat Burt will re turn to Columbia and resume bis studies and continue \itli us this ses sion. Col. R. S. turd Miss Hal ie Rut ledge spent some two months or three in our lily for Hie latter's medical treat mein bv our beal phy sicians, she having improved very slightly. Merinos: ob?? i ?nate Case of lehumatttsm and other troubles seems to hallie the skill nf mir best doctors. Miss Rutledge still -mfeis intensely, and i-; still unable lo walk at all without assistance. May this rood lady yet he restored to health. Miss Hug!ish, i Burl's Teacher). A Sluggish Liver Seeds A Dent ion. Lei your liver gel torpid and you ure in for a spell of misery. Every body gets an attach now and then. Thousands of people keep their livers active and healthy by using Dr. King's New Life Pills. Fine for the stomach, too. Stop the dizziness, constipation, biliousness and indiges tion. Clear the blood. Only 25c. at your druggist. Adv.2. I'rom l'en t<> Mund Trial. i Collin !' .i lt, iori!. 3d. ? Oreen wood county officials carried .lam<?s Tolbeit Abite, a Creen wood mill opera! ive nader custody from the Slate pen lent i a ry to stand trial at Oreen wood un the charge of kill ing his wife at the mill village about two month., ano, Tolbert is said lo have been of unsound mind when he committed the deed with which he is charged ami vvhlnh, it was said, he admitted. Reports ot the killing stated thal i Tolbert asked -onie persons near his home to call I he sheriff and an un dertaker, that ho had "killed'' his rtife. ile appeared collected and ??obi, though hts actions wer?' some what unusual, the renort st,?., |, Ile was placed Immediately after he killing In thc state penitentiary or safe keeping, the deed having i roused considerable feeling i'> [cecilwood against him. How To Give Quinine To Children. TORRILINK ls the trade-mark name given to an nv, rr>vcd Quinine, lt is? Tasteless Syrup, pleas ?nt ..? take anil doe* not disturb the stomach. Childi en take it nix! never know it ls Quinine. Also especially adapted to adulta who cannot talje ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor rame nervousness nor ringing in the henri. Try it the next time you n:t<\ Quinine for a nv pur pose. A^k for 2 ounce orig! ml pnekagc. The natue M.nun.IMv is blown in boule. 2S cents. "NOT Gl Says the Jury in Nc After Deliberate (Account ot' trial taken from Afior the adjournment of Court I Tuesday afternoon Solicitor Smith stated thal ho had sworn ten wit nesses, whose- story was as follows: On Sat uni a.\ night previous to tho killing on Sunday, December 20. Tam Speights was severely whipped at the plantation of one of the defendants. On Sunday morning live ol' the d? fendants went to Speights' home, had him put on Iris clothes, put him in it buggy and started toward Fair Piny. The defendants carried td?ree other negroes along. Before they reached Fair Play Phey met three negroes in a buggy. They halted the negroes and took George Gibson a young negro, oui of his buggy and beat him over tho head with a pistol which they took from this negro. They then proceeded to Pair Play with both George Gibson and Tom Speights, where they were joined by the sixth defendant. Prom Fair Play they went to Knox's Bridge, where they crossed the river to the Georgia side. After reaching the Georgia side the defendants made two of the negroes brought along hold George Gibson and Tom Speights, and the third negro beal them Some of the defendants .also beal him. While this was going on old Creen Gibson and two other negroes caine up with shotguns and asked what these negroes had done to be whip ped. The negroes were told to put down their guns and they would be told what they had done. The ne groes did not put their guns down, hut began to retreat toward the bridge. Tliey were then bred ?pon with pistols and returned the shots, using shotguns. Ceorge Gibson died the next day and Speights some da;s later in Georgia. Green Gibson then came back to ward Fair Play, was pursued and w;s overtaken near the home of a negr<-, Mose Williams, and was shot. He fe!, arose and fired upon his pursuers aid started to run. Do >.->.. ~'v-,?. d . ~..?it,- On- ??. the defend ants was wound, son. Among those who test iii dav was J. H, Godfrey, w newspaper man, had in lohn McDonald soon after lng bul before any arrests made. Kv erv inch of the g round contested by the defendant neys. one giround ol conten thal this was not a continu Th? solicitor held that all i h< were relevant to the rose contention was sustained Court. The two most important wi were John and Will Gibson, b of the negro who, it ls sai beaten to death, aiM sons of Gibson. They testified tba they learned that George ha taken ac ross the river, they ai father went in search of hi McClure's store they were McClure and his friends. Th ordered to drop their guns an up their hands. This they and they backed away from : and his pa ri v opened fire, a shots being Hied. the negroes returned the lohn Gibson was wounded. .PM'S then ran and became s> laking John to an uncle's treen Gibson then disappea Hight ot bei- negroes who li he spot where tireen Gibsi tilled testified that the McClu .aim- to them and asked aboi 'ibsen, and as McClure was ie saw Gibson run around th? rf the house and he begat ?ibson tan towards the home vVillinms, and while running \ lo wu. Lying on tho ground, (libs it McClure. McClure went tome ol' Mose Williams am 'loses' shot gun and he Are farrels at. Gibson's body. I ippronched the body and tool ?ibsen'8 two guns. With t ie struck Gibson over t lu making the gun stock on .eady dead negro. Wednesday Afternoon Se.?. The fl rsl witness in the a a- -ion was Mose Williams, } home the actual killing of Gr ?on was done. Mose made good witness and told hi; straight through from the the finish without a hitch, script ion of tho murder, a . blood-curdling Incidents in (ion with the murder made U1LTY," I )ted Fair Play Case ng 28 Minutes. daity reports of Anderson Mail.) pression on every ont- m the house. The t'oun room was packed to the limit. Around the bar. a great crowd of people stood, and the seats were all lilied. Mose Williams testified in part: At the time of the murder. Decem ber 20t'h, and until a day or two before Ch list mas, 1 lived on the place of William McClure in Pair Play. 1 have known Mr. McClure for about three years, more or less. 1 was in the back yard ol my home when tireen Gibson was first shooting, anil I promptly came through the house and got my gun I picked up my gun, a double-barrel shotgun, and look three shells out of a small glass dish and pul them in my pocket. 1 then ran out of 1 he front door on a little rise ol ground. There, below me. I saw Green Gibson walking alon;; with two shotguns, one under tath arni. McClure was following behind and I did noi seo whether he had a gun or not. Behind McClure came three or four white men. Bug gies were coining up on every side from the road, and the men in the buggies began to shoot at Gibson, lie walked on for a little way, and then was evidently hit by some one who hhot at him from his left side. He began slip slowly to the ground, and sank on his knees. Then it was when he raised his gun. He drew his gun up slowly, and then evidently weakened .1 bit. and did not shoot. He got back on his feoi and started to run towards the place I was. The firing was going on all the time and the shots were coming from all sides. When he got in the little road not far from my house, here he fell to the ground and Mc Clure started to him. Gibson raised himself on his arm and shot Mc Clure. ll?* hit him, because I could see the Mood from where I stood. McClure threw up his arm and went back. Ciihson got on his feet again and started to run, coming to me, - - y ? .. .1 _ - V.- QorrtnKn^ V ; to me to .mci hin?, an?* hen hol er, ?1 . ?, lift '/'nh " ,<? r. cw. .town, ami immediately alter ne lerl hero were no shots fired at him Me UUSt have been dead at Ullis time. IcClure then came 10 my house and >o!< my gun. He asked me did I ave any .shells, and I told him no. ne of tho other men who was with ni, i don't know which one. felt y pocket and asked whait those .Me. p'ulllng my shel;* out of my ?diets at the same time. I said .tining and there were no mon . rds passed. Mr. McClure took ! gun and shot both barrels at Hu ?dy of Creen Ciihson. Not a word s said. (At this time the picture Mose WiMiams's house was shown I Mose pointed out where McClure rad when he shot at Gibson's dea< ly.) 1 was standing in the dooi i my house when the first shot wat al and was outside the door whei . second shot was fired. As sooi McClure shot and Gibson was oi . ground. Woodrow Campbell sho listol. They, McClure and Catnip ll, were about 20 yards from lin dy when they shot. He (meanini .Clure) went lo Gibson's body am .ked u]> one of tlie shotguns ant the body over the head with it ie blow was terrific, being sufrlcien break the stock off the gun. Cami? II hit him. too. Campbell had twa green with him; and he cnllei em, saying, "Come hore, boys, am e 'how nice it is done." In th(! cross erainlnation that fol .ved, Mr. Herndon, the attorne om Walhalla, for the defense, rc lied several incidents in tho pre unary trial, where tho story of th ling from Me 1 differed from th di mon y offe The case (he Slate was the ised. and after a very short dolli ut lon, the defense decided thal the mid p> t. up testimony. The Denfense. The defense open od with 11. ii lill), who lives on tin1 river nea the bridge where the shooting too ice. Smith is slightly deaf. ll -lilied that on Sunday, Decembc th. he was driving near Knox 'ldge and when lu? was even wit e South Carolina end of the brich . saw three negroes with shot gui dug out of the bridge on the Ceo a side. Ile said that he drO' mut 20 .stops down the river ai .ard the shots on Hie other Mide. I a ted that he heard tine reports fro lie shotguns, and then several r .Mts from the pistols. Smith was too hard of hearing take out what the Solicitor was ye \", at him on the stand, butt swo ho could di.st In gu i sh the difference between shotgun and pistol reports from a distance of over 150 yards. The negroes caine back across the river immediately and one of them w:is limping. The Solicitor brought out the Pact that Smith was once tried In Walhalla for the murder of his son-in-law, but. this was objected to by the Count. Paul Marett was the second wit ness for the defense. Ile said that on Sunday. December 20th, he was going to Lavenia and thal he crossed Knox's Bridge. When oil the other side ot the bride (meaning ?. tc Lavo nne side) he saw a number of men around one of thc stored He stop ped his buggy and got out, and while he was there talking with .McClure and others, McClure yelled to him, "Hook out. Paul," and then I was hit by a load of shot from a shot gun. There were about ."?0 shot hit me, and .'50 were later picked out. I was shot and I pulled my pistol and shot a round of can t ridges, which were six shots. All of the negroes shot, there being not less than four shotguns s?hot at that time. I stayed around there for about. 45 minutes and then went home to Pair Play. I was shot and 1 needed attention 1 went to Dr. Mays's home and asked for him. and I was told that he was nol there. In consequence of what was told tue at the home of Dr. Mays I started out on -the Glenn Perry road, and when I was near Mrs. Lea there's palco I heard some more shots. I turned out and made for the place I heard the shots. I got lhere too late to see what happened. I was between the Baptist church and the home of Mose Williams. I was on a hill, and the .shooting was going on down below where I was. There were ?0 r more people in the basin, and there were 20 or 30 shots fired. 1 could recognize no one of the de fendants at that (lis?ame. 1 later fon tul the doctor and had the shot picked out of me. McClure came in the office while I was there, hut did not have his shots removed for the fact that they were imbedded in the flesh too deep, and would have to be cut out. I was within one-fourth of a .-.vito of Creen (?ibson when he was shot and I could only recognize Woodrow Campbell und William Mc Clure. The cross examination fol lowed and Marett stated that Wood row Campbell said the boys (mean ing Gibson and Speights) were wlll ? . ? . . I pistol I don't know whether I hit anybody or not. William T. McClure ton the stand for himself) testified In part: I am one of the d?fendants and am 25 years ol' age. I have lived in An derson county al] my life except the past few years. I wv.s made Magis trate in February, 191-1. I married au Oconee county girl and have been living on a place in Pair Play, which place is about 465 acres In extent. Mose Williams lived with nie-that is, on my place-and I brought him up from Anderson county wilt h me when I came. I have known Wood row Campbell six years, .lohn Mc Donald five years, Gus Jones eight yiars, Will and Cal Kay about twelve years. On December 20th, 1914, 1 did not know that the live other defendants wore coming to my place, and about noon I was prepar ing to go to Lavenia for a blood-test, instrument to use on Jule Marett, who was then at the point of death in my house, having been stabbed by a negro a few days beforehand lt was raining and a genera) had day. I had just finished hitching up. and had gone back in the house, and the cook came and called mo ito thc back door. lt was then l yaw the other boys for the first time. John McDonald was in (he back porch when I cairne out and the others were on the outside. They er * all there, and they had three negroes in a buggy with them. I did not know Hie negroes then, bul I now know that they were Lon Anderson, Ed gai White and George Gibson, and Toni Speights may have been in one ol tho buggies, as the curtains wen down. I st arted to Davon ia and was behind Hie crowd. A negro Kt! White, asked for a ride and I took him In the buggy with me. I stop ped at Dave Hamey's house for a boil I five minutes, and when I got to tihe bridge !lhe others were already there I drove nj? to the stores on the Qeor gia side Of the river, and Fd Whit? was still In tiie buggy with me. I did not see George Gibson. Hi and Tom Spelgiits were in the stor< room al that time, and there werr two more negroes and six while men The negroes were whipped inside th< store house. The three negroes heat the other two. I did not tone! fhem. 1 made no effort to stop HM whipping. The whipping had stop ped when Green Gibson and his tw< sons came up. Marett hod come u] inst before, nuki the whipping wai (Concluded OH Third Page.) COMPLIMENTARY TO MISS HILL. Interesting Prenuptial Affairs ul An. denton-Miss Norry ce Entertains. ( Anderson Mail, 271 ii. ) Another pretty party for Miss Hazel Hill was given on Friday af ternoon by Miss Kathleen Norryce at lu r home on Norris street. Eighteen vonni; ladies were asked io this party, and to contribute something tor the culinary department of a now housekeeper. Ha ch guest was pre sented with a card, painted hy the hostess with appropriate designs, such as "The Hine, the place and t'he pan" on thom, and asked to give their favorito recipe to add to a cook hook. After a number of valuable ones had been written Mrs. .lohn Nor rjs, a sister of the bride-elect, from Greenville, invited the guests into the adjoining room to see the . Home in the Highlands,which Miss ll'll is giving up tor one in Anderson. This proved a miniature cottage hy t'hc side of a moss-covered mountain which was reflected in a lake, and formed a pretty ?cene. When the moss was removed from tho mountain it was found to be constructed of kitchen utensils. This was indeed an original method of "showering," and is one of the artistic tempera ment ot the young hostess. A salad course was served. Shower for Miss Hill. Miss Hazel Hill, of Highlands. X. C., who has been spending several days here as the guest of Miss Kath leen Norryce, has been the recipient of several charming social attentions. Yesterday afternoon Miss Kathleen Norryce entertained about 20 at a kitchen shower in honor of Miss Hill. When Hbo guests arrived at Miss Nor ryce's pretty home, on Norris street, the fair honoree was no where to he seen. Fach guest was given a small bag of grain, and a little later to the sweet strains of thc wedding march Miss Hill came down the stairs into the reception hall, where she was showered with an unexpected deluge of rico. When (juiel was again re stored each guest was given a pretty little blank recipe book, and wrote in it some good recipe or "practical advice" for tho young bride-elect. After this was finished all were in vited into another room, which had been darkened and lighted w it'll can dles, lt had been arraaiged to repre sent a beautiful mountain view, with Loup '.'('?I! ... e ed in p." >i usina .... .:,?:? . . i- . a most ?'r,Vcrt\tr- .... t . ? and a pretty lilt, vi from ann on g this beautiful mountain scenery. Hore the gifts brought hy t ho guests were effectively arranged and admired. Later Miss Norryce served an eic ga nit salad course Her guests wee Mesdames H. 1'. Sloan, John Norris of Greenville, H. O. Ev ans, Harrison Pruitt, Misses Lillian and Lucy Maxwell, Louise Thornley, Kate ('lowther, .lessie Hrown, Vina Hat rick, .lane Wakefield, Lucilo Bur ris, Carrie Fret well, Floride Harris. Lintia Thompson, .lanie Hamlin, Lou ise (Himer, Rosa Simpson, Luta Smith, Helen Pant and Lola Wilson. Whooping Cough. Well, every one knows tho effect of pine forests on coughs. Dr. Hell's Pine-Tar-Honey is a remedy which brings quirk relief for Whooping cougli, loosens the mucous, soothes the lining of the th mat and lungs, and makes the coughing less severe. A family with growing children should not be without, lt Keep it handy for all coughs and colds. Zac. at your druggist. Electric Bitters for a Spring Tonic,-Adv.2. Carolina Cotton for Germany. Charleston. March a.-With the American Hag painted on each side, her name and nationality painted in large letters astern, the American steamship Georgiana sailed from this port late yesterday willi 1 ll,nod bales of cotton for Rotterdam. The cot ton is intended for Germany. THY IT ! SUBSTITUTE FOIt NASTY CALOMEL. Sturts Your Liver Without Making You Sit h and Cannot Salivate. Every druggist in town-your druggist and everybody's druggist has noticed a great falling off in the sale of calomel. They all give the same reason. Dodson's Liver Tone is taking its place. "Calomel is dangerous and people know it, while Dodson's Liver Tone is perfectly safe and gives better re sults," said a prominent local drug gist. Dodson's Liver Tone ls per sonally guaranteed by ?very druggist who sells it. A large bottle costs f.O cents, and If it fails to give easy re lief in every case of liver sluggish ness and constipation, you have only to ask for your money back. Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant tasting, purely vegetable remedy, harmless to both children and adults. Take a spoonful at night and wake up feeling fine; no biliousness, sick ' . idache, acid stomach or constipat ed bowels. lt doesn't grli>o or cause inconvenience all the next day like violent calomel. Take a dose ol calomel to-day and lo-niorrow you will feel weak, sick and nauseated, Don't lose a day's work! Take Dod son's Liver Tone instead and feel lino, full of vigor and ambition.-Ad.