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WALHALLA, SOCTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, J CLY 21, 191?.
New Series No. OOO.-Volume LXVI.-Ko. 20.
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"IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH."
A PECULIAR INCIDENT
A man cunio in our Rn uk ont? day ?inti stood around
until everybody hud gone ?ou except hank loree. ITc
then took ?Mil a sack he was en rr y i ng and emptied eigbl
hundred dollars on the desk, which lie left on time cer
tificate. While it was being counted somebody came in
and he covered sanio up with newspapers hurriedly, ns
Iiis inst i c . t was so strong to hide it. Ile said for twenty
years he hud put his foot on lins money every morn
ing. The interest on this money for the twenty years
would hnvo lionght him a fine tarni.
For safety mid certainty our ('? per cent time cer
tificates are thc best investments in the country.
Drop in and let us explain them.
Westminster Bank,
WESTMINSTER, S. C.
ASSOCIATION AT MOW NOPE.
Assignment of Homes for Delegates
nt .Meeting August itd.
West Union, H. >F. D. I. July I it.
The Beaverdani Baptist Association
will convene with New Hope church
Tuesday. August .'5. The following
bornes will entertain delegates from
the various churches of the associa
tion :
Churches- Homes.
AnderBonvllle. Davis Tolllson.
Beaverdani . ILK. 'Morgan.
Bethel.H.A. Wood.
Chunga.S. W. Smith.
Cheswell .O. ?A. 'Martin.
Clearmont.S. B. Hubbard.
Coneross.'S. W. Smith.
Corinth .lohn Bearden.
Crossroads No, i . .'Mrs. Liza Hoggs.
Damascus.T. TI. Thomas.
Double Springs (A)..'H. K. Morgan.
Double Springs (O).H. E. Cox.
Earle's drove.?. I. Kelley.
Pant's drove.LO. Harton.
First Westminster .1. A. Kelley.
Hepsibah . John Vaughn.
Hopewell . B. C. Wood.
High Calls.I. F. Brewer.
Long Creek .I. E. I InnniCUtt.
Madison .I. A. Kelley.
Ml. Tabor ( A ) .W. L. McCain.
Mt. Tabor (O) .M. L. Lund.
Mt. Pleasant . \v. L. Miller.
Min. (?rove.ll. A. Wqod.
Mt. Olivet.
New Westminster
Newry .
Oakdale.
Old Liberty
Pleasant Hill ... .
Pleasant Ridge .
Poplar Springs .
Pleasant drove .
Return .
Rocks Knoll
Rock Hill.
Shiloh (O).
Sont h Union . . .
Seneca .
Toxaway.
Walhalla No. 1 .
Walhalla No. 2 .
West Hnion ....
Wolf Slake.
Jordania .
Village Creek
. . . . D. R. Cooi>er.
. . J. P. 11 unnIcul t.
. . ft. H. Beckneil.
. . J. T. Patterson.
. . H. R. Tolllson.
. W. IM. Hammond.
. . J. D. Tolllson.
. . .13. .M. Morgan.
. . . . T. M. Kl rod.
H. Lan ford.
K. Qlazener.
. . . John Br?cke.
. . Carl Robinson.
. . . . T. M. El rod.
Mrs. E. P. Wood.
C. lt, Oppurmann.
. . . .O. A. Kelley.
, . . .M. L. Tippett.
.Whit Knox.
Mrs. J. M. Miller.
... .I.S. Tolllson.
. . . C. H. Walker.
E.
W.
Carranza Loses Mexican Capital.
Washington, July 20. Dispatches
to the State Department from Mex
ico City late to-day announced that
Zapata forces reoccupied the capital
Sunday, following tho evacuation by
the Carranza army under Cen. Ron
zales.
Zapata officials were said to have
resumed full control of the city from
Which they were driven ten days ago
by (?mirtilos, who now has gone
northward with his troops to meet
an advancing Villa force.
PRANK ATTACK KI) IN PRISON.
Timm (I Cut by Fellow-Prisoner With
Knife Made from File.
MilledgevlUe, Ca.. .Inly 17.-Leo
M. Prank, serving a lite Imprison
ment .sentence tor the 'murder of
Mary Phagan, a 14-year-old Atlanta
factory girl, was attacked and his
throat cut 'by William ('reen, a fel
low prisoner, at tho State prison
farm here. Physicians announced
late to-night that the wounded man's
condition was serious, but that he
had a chance to recover.
Tho attack on Crank was made
while he was Bleeping in tho prison
dormitory in company with the other
inmates. The knife used was made
of a file and had been used by the
prisoners in killing bogs during the
day. . Prank's throat was cut for a
distance of several inches ?ind the
jugular vein partially severed.
Some animosity lias been shown
Frank since he arrived al the State
prison farm after his death sentence
was commuted to life imprisonment,
bul the prison officials said to-night
that they had not thought for an in
stant that an attack would 'be made
on him.
William Creen. 45 years old. who
is doing a life term from Columbus,
Ca., on a charge of murder, lias con
fessed to cutting Frank's throat.
Creen has been put in chains.
Doctors completed sewing up the
wound in Prank's throat at 1.15
o'clock Sunday morning. They lind
joined the jugular vein and they be
lieved the operation 'was successful.
Frank was taken to the hospital. He
was still conscious.
The inmates of tho prison occupy
one large room at night, a sort of a
dormitory, where tho strictest of
rules are observed 'by the prisoners.
All are allowed the freedom of the
floor until S o'clock, but after that
hour a prisoner is not allowed to
move without permission from a
guard.
Tho attack on Frank came so
quick I hat no guard had time lo in
terfere. Creen is alleged to have
drawn tho knife from his prison
clothing, where he lind secreted lt
for the murderous attack, and utter
ing a curse, thrust it across the throat
of Frank, the attack 'being from be
hind.
Prank fell to the floor, uttering a
cry of pain. The lights were quickly
switched on and the guards saw him
prostrate upon tho Moor. blood
Spu.Hng from Iiis wounds, while; a
prisoner was trying to make bis way
back to his bod.
A knife that had been made of a i
lile ami which the convicts used in |
killing hogs during the morning was I
found on the floor of tho prison
whore the attack occurred. How tho |
knife was smuggled into t lie prison '
is r. mystery.
Dr. Ceo. H. Compton, the prison
surgeon, was immediately called, but I
before he could reach (be prison dor
mitory, two well-known C.eorgia sur-j
geons who are serving terms in the}
prison, were at Frank's side, admin- j
ister i ng firs! aid io Cue wounded
man.
One of these physicians is Dr. .1.
W. McNaughton, of Swainsboro. who
is doing a life terni for murder, hav
ing 'been sent to prison after four
trials, and tne other physician who
attended him first 'Was Dr. L. M. Har
rison, of Columbus, doing a long
terni.
"I guess they've got 'me," Frank is
quoted as having uttered to the doc
tors who stood over him.
Prank was conscious from the start
and continued to talk. He suggest
ed to the doctors how the flow of
blood could be stopiied.
"Sorry I Did lt."
While Prank was on the operating
table Warden Smith and other prison
ofllcials had Creen brought before
them und his statement was taken.
' Tin awfully sorry that I did this,"
he said. "At tho moment I thought
that I was doing what was right. 1 |
thought that 1 was doing something
that ought to ibe done.
"If I had to do it again I wouldn't
do it for anything in the world. I am
especially sorry that I attacked
Prank, now that I realize tho serious
ness of the crime. I am sorry be
cause of the criticism that it may
bring on the ofllcials of the State
farm, especially of Warden 'Smith. I
wouldn't do a thing in the world to
injure him in his position. Ile had
confidence in me, and l have violated
that confidence. I am ready to suffer
the consequences."
Creen was questioned to some ex
tent as to how he attacked Frank.
He said that Prank lay asleep in the
bed in the dormitory of the prison
where lhere were a hundred others.
He slipped up behind Prank In the
darkness and slashed his Ihroat.
There was only ono knife wound.
Frank was asleep when attacked.
Immediately after Creen had made
his statement lie was taken lo the
basement ol' the prison, where lie was
put in irons.
Slew Man Three Vein's Ago.
Columbus, Ga.. July 17.-William
('reen, who attacked Leo Frank to
nlghl at the Slate penitentiary, was
sent up from 'Mu Sk ogee county for
the murder of a man named Kitchina
in 1012.
Think Frank Will Recover.
Milledgeville, Qa., July IS.-Tho
condition of Leo Prank, whose throat
was cut almost half way round last
MRS. RIA RV J. FLOYD IS DRAU, j
Forinerly Resident ol* Walhalla-Was
W\-ll Known and Loved Her??.
M rn. Mary Joseph! no Floyd died at
Hie home of her son. Charlie Floyd,
in Seneca, yesterday morning, after ,
a lingering illness, she having been j
In poor health for some years, and '
for several months she had been a j
great stifferer from a complication of I
troubles.
Mrs. Floyd was well known and j
greatly loved in Walhalla, where for:'
a number of years, she, with her bus
band and family, made her home.
She was the widow of tho late Major
J. S. Floyd. They moved to Wal
halla from .Newberry county a num
ber of years ago and Mr. Floyd en
gaged In farming near town. Mr.
Floyd preceded ber lo the grave sev
eral years, and since his death the
deceased had not been a regular resi
dent of Walhalla, but spent her
time visiting among the families of
lier sons and daughter. Mrs. Floyd
was a good woman, a devout Chris
tian and a consecrated and consist
ent member of the Baptist church, in
which it was ber chief delight to
work for lier Master. Uer life was
given iu a constant endeavor to bet
ter humanity, to uplift the fallen and
to work among the poor of any com
munity in which she chanced to be
sojourning. Truly a good woman
has been called to her reward.
Mrs. Floyd was a native of New
berry county, having been born near
the city of Newberry in 1846, she
being at the time of her death Gil
years of age. She is survived by
several children, among whom we re
call the following: Jack M. Floyd,
of .Newberry county; Mrs. Walter
Moorehead, of Greenville; W. Stew
art Floyd, of Walhalla; Charles
Floyd, of Seneca, and Richard C.
Floyd, ,0f Texas.
Tho body of the deceased was
taken: ifroni Seneca to Silver Strrjt,
Newburry county, for burial !>? the
Th? ^Courier joins with other
frientrjjbf tho deceased and her lam
i 1 y inmtending sincere sympathy to
the bereaved ones in their sorrow.
night, tiotvtvnually grows more favor
able. To-night he is resting well,
having regained 'his normal pulse,
and shows every indication that he
will recover. Besides the constant
attention given hy physicians, two
trained nurses have been employed
to care for him.
Dr. Com pt on, the prison surgeon,
says that the prognosis is favorable
for Frank's recovery. The jugular
evin was ligated and anastomotic cir
culation has successfully sid up in the
deeper and surrounding blood ves
sels, in case no infec? ion happens
from the weapon ol" the would-be as
sassin a knife used in cuttii g salt
pork and no rupture of vessels oc
curs Hom blood pressure or coughing
spells, everything will likely go well
with Krank and the wound will heal
by first intention.
in fighting off his assailant Frank
got gashes on both of his hands from
the knife. The wounds are not bad,
hov ever.
Dr Rosen-berg, Frank's Atlanta
physician, arrived nt noon. Ile also
thinks Frank will recover. Ile com
plimented the efforts of the prison
doctors, saying their prompt ser
vices saved Frank's life.
Dr. McNaughton is being congratu
lated for the heroic part he (played,
for it was he who rendered the first
aid, clamping the gushing vein and
Stopping the big hemorrhage. Dr.
McNaughton says Frank would sure
ly have bled to death In five minutes.
Ile is much pleased over saving the
life of his follow prisoner under such
dramatic and tragic circumstances.
Mrs. Frank Prostrated.
Mrs. Leo Frank is broken down
and badly fatigued from the harrow
ing experience of lust night. She,
too. thinks her husband is on tIn
road to recovery. She shudders
when she thinks of lite narrow s
cape he had. She declares her hus
band is the most 'wonderful man in
the world to endure what he lias
with such patience and heroism.
Bverybody who bits been around
Frank's bedside comments on the
calm fortitude exhibited hy him al
most in the very face of death. Foi
some lime he thought he was going
to die, hut throughout ho maintained
a wonderful eon rage, never giving
away to pain nor uttering any pro
test. He reiterated his innocence,
saying if be had to die he had no
fear of death and he hoped his assail
ant would be forgiven.
Frank's Condition Improving.
Mllledgeville, Ga.. July 20. Im
provement in the condition of Leo
M. Krank was observed to-day by
physicians attending him. and it
was announced to-night thal they
continued hopeful for his recovery
from the knife wound.
When his wound was dressed this
morning a little pus was present in a
pari of Hie wound. One or two
Stitches wore removed, the pus let
?ut and a drainage tube inserted.
Tin' injured prisoner has been
placed In a smaller room on the left
of tho entrance to the prison, this
Peing more isolated from convales
cent fever patients from whom the
lectors feared infec? ion. Th is was
?lone al80 for thc nurses who arc nt
tending Krank.
! w i rr I s 11 SHH? ORDUNA FIRER
\t by H?rnum Submarine-No Warn
ings C?lven, Says Captain.
Now York, July 17.--The British
passenger linerOrduna, with 227 pas
sengers aboard, 21 of whom were
Americans, was attacked without
warning by a German submarine at
tl o'clock in the morning o? July !>,
It! liours out of Liverpool, on her
way to New York.
Announcement of the attack was
made by the ship's captain 'Phos. McC.
Taylor, and passengers when the Or
duna reached here to-day. <
A torpedo was tired at the steamer
and missed by ten yards Twenty
minutes inter a submarine rose tn
the surface, anti for half an hour pur
sued the steamer, dring shells which
whistled over the decks above the
hoads of passengers standing there
with t heir life belts on.
Ten minutes before the attack a
sailing ship witli two American Hags
painted on her sides was seen ahead.
Capt. Taylor became suspicious of
this craft and began mannenvering
his ship. Then came the attack, the
tlrst warning of ?which was the streak
of a torpedo which w li i ried I brough
the water and missed the Orduna's j
stern by about len yards.
Stewards ran below and aroused
'he passengers, who rushed to the
upper decks. They were assembled
near Ibo bridge. Life belts were ad
justed and life boats swung out. The
crew stood ready to launch the
boats. A shell kicked up a minia
ture geyser in the Orduna's wake.
The submarine had the range.
Capt. Taylor turned the stern of ?
the vessel toward the assailant and
ordered all speed ahead. Within ?
from two to live minutes another :
shell passed over the heads of Hu: I
assembled passetigers.
A third shell passed over head so !
close that it seemed to clip a life boat
and Capt. Taylor ordered Hie pas
sengers to a lower deck. The life
boats were swung lower, so the pas
sengers might step into them with
out delay. The shelling continued,
shots falling about the steamer at in
tervals of from two to five minutes.
For about half an hour the subma
rine pursued the liner with the span
or Witter between them lengthening
each minute. Seven shots were Hied
in all. Four of them passed over (he
decks. The other three fell close to
i he sh i j?. Then (he submarine, out
distanced, gave up tile chase.
Adds Gravity to Situation.
Washington, July is. into tho
grave situation thal bas developed be
tween the United States and Ger
many over tho sinking of Die Lusita
nia was thrust another issue, when
it was revealed that thc British
steamer Orduna, carrying a score of
Americans, had been attacked hy a
German submarine.
should lirst reports of an attempt
to torpedo without warning lie borne
out by the official investigation about
to be instituted, it was indicated in
official quarters that the United
States probably would regard the in
cident as adding a grave ?dement to
the already strained relations be
tween the two countries.
Hacking information as to tho cir
cumstances of the attack, officials
wore unable lo predict to-night to
what extent the Orduna case would
aggravate the situation, 'but they
thought the question would certainly
compel serious consideration by
President Wilson and his caiblnet in
formulating the next step in the
policy til' the United States toward
the activities of Herman submarines
and tile safety of Americans on the
high seas.
LOCAL NOTES PROM CONKROSS.
Blue Ridge High School Opens With
New Teachers-Personal?.
Coneross, July lil.-Special:
School will open at Blue Ridge this
morning, with Prof. Robert .Mears,
a graduate ol' the Citadel Academy,
as prim ?pal, and Misses Grace Strib
ling, of Westminster, and Gussie l)u
Pre. of Walhalla, as assistants. We
wish them much success. They are
boarding al the home ol' Mrs. J. il.
Keil.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Carl Ballengor, of
Avalon. Ha., are visiting at the home
of UK former's brother, K. B. Ballen
ger, of this community.
All those interested in Coneross
church grounds and cemetery will
please meet next Thursday afternoon,
July 22d, for the purpose of cleaning
tiff the grounds.
Mr. Holliday, of York county, gave
in Interesting talk on Christian edu
cation lo the audience at Coneross
vesterday afternoon, which was a
very pleasant surprise to all present.
w. s. (Fraser, of Piokens counts, is
with bis daughter, Mrs. J. I). Todd,
>f this conununity.
Little .Miss Henrietta Todd, of Wal
halla, spent several weeks with her
mut, Mrs. J. H. Todd, recently. She
returned home last week.
A ?eries of meetings will begin at
Coneross Sunday. All those in the
neighboring churches and communi
ties are cordially Invitel to come and
tike part in this great work. We
ire boping and expecting to have a
ireat re? ?val. Hov. Lavender will as
list tho pastor, Rev. L, D. Mitchell, in
he meeting.
Miss Salina Du Rose left last Fridoy
'or Greenville, where she will enter
Draughon's Business College. Sho ie
CHA NOK FOR OCONKK BKA UTI KS
This County AsKed to Select Candi
dates for QIHNMI of Harvest J ut bice.
Tile committee in charge of the
Harvest Jubilee, to be liebi ai Colum
bia in conjunction with tho state
Fair, from October 26 to October 30,
inclusive, bave decided to crown tho
most beautiful woman in South Caro
lina "queen" of the Harvest Jubilee.
This "queen" will be selected by a
reft rendum vote, and she will repre
sent Ibo whole Stale.
The young woman selected will bo
equipped with an elaborate trousseau,
befitting her royal beauty and grace,
and she will sil in state on a hand
somely decorated "float" ill Hie pa
rado, attiMided by exquisite maids ?f
honor, and chivalric courtiers will
pay IHM" homage.
Tho method of selection will be
this: Radi young woman possessing
beauty of person and grace of mind
is requested to send her photograph
to her nearest county paper, which
will select a committee to decide
vb ich is the photograph of the most
beautiful woman in its possession.
These photographs will be forwarded
to the publicity committee of tho
Harvest Jubilee, at Columbia, which
in turn will submit them to a com
mittee composed of the deans of tho
arl departments of Hie leading wo
men's colleges of the State. This
committee will select tho mos! beau
tiful young woman from each county
and forward tho ii photographs to
tlie publicity committee in Columbia,
and Iben these photographs will be
published in Ibo leading papers In
the Stale, along with a blank ballot,
with a reimest that the readers voto
on the young wmoan among tho 4\
which they think the most beaut Hu'..
These votes will be forwarded to the
publicity committee in Columbia, and
the announcement of the "queen"
will be made on Monday, October ll.
1 0 1 r?.
All photographs must 'be sent to
the county papers not lalor (han Au
gust ir?, and the picture of Hie most,
beautiful young woman selected by
each 'paper will be sent to the public
ity committee In Columbia not later
than August 20. The committee of
art pi ofensora will then decide on Hie
4 4 photo^tapT?s, which'will appear iii
print on the week beginning Sunday,
September 5, 1915. The voting will
then commence and the liol 1 s will
i-loso al midnight September 30.
This is an opportunity for some
young woman not only to he known
is tho "most beautiful woman In
South tc.arollna," ono who will bo hon
ored l v the chivalry of the ?State, but
die wi i become thc possessor of sev
eral hm. red dollars' worth of rai
ment that will delight the soul of the
most artistic and particular. In ad
dition to tliis, her railway lari! and
expenses, while in Columbia, will be
paid, and she will be tho envied star
;>r the Slate ball.
The Courier requests all the young
women who desire to participate in
this contest to send their'photographs
at once, and the most beaut ifni girl
in this territory will ?be selected by a
committee composed of ladies to bo
appointed al an early date. The
name of the lady of their choice will
be published in a subsequent issue ol'
this paper. Semi your photographs
to Tho Keowee Courier, Walhalla.
S. C.
boarding with her uncle, Will iiallen
tlne. We regret to give her up, but
wish her much success in her studios.
She was accompanied by i.Miss Beulah
Harker, who also visited at the homo
of 'Mr. Ballentine. She is expected
to return to-day.
Joe 'Morph ree, of Oak way, was tho
week-end guest of bis uncle, J. L.
Duckworth, of this place.
.Miss Kinma Johns, of Oak way,'Was
a guest of ber friend.'Miss Ada Huck
worth, hero recently.
All those interested in (he spiritual
uplift and the saving of souls of Ibo
people of the Menverdam Associai ion
are invited to meet at Coneross next.
Friday for a day of prayer for the
welfare of the association and the re
vivals that will be held in tho dif
ferent churches In the coming few
weeks and months.
Kev. H. D. .Mitchell attended tho
Bible Conference af Greenville last
week. He also visited relatives in
Picken s county.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dllworth visited
ll. lt. Dearden and family nt Oak way
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 'M. Alexander, of
Westminster, were spend tho day
wests at the home - f the former's
in rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Alexan
ler, one day las I week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Armstrong, of
llichland, were week-end guests ol'
d rs. s. M. Hunslnger.
Mrs. Sallie Cox and friend from
Westminster spent Saturday and
lunday with Hov. and ?Mrs. W. Ah
?ott. We are glad lo note that Mrs.
vbbott's condition is gradually im -
irovlng.
'Mies Ora Arve left yesterday for
rVhctstone, where she will 'begin
caching this morning.
Messrs. Tlolliday and Mitchel!
nade addresses at the opening of tho
ichool exercises at Dino Ridge this
Doming, which were very Interesting.
Single trees have been kno?vn tc?
iroduce 20,000 oranges.
India consumes one-sixth of tho
rvorld'a supply of quinine each year*