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KEOWEE CO UK I ER (Established I8li>.) Published livery Wednesday Morning j 6-ahsci-iptioii $1 Per Annum. Advertising Ralea Reasonable. fVI i < K, SIIKIitHl ? HCIIRODER. Corumniiir.it ions of a personal >?I?Imeter charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of ..,,,.. of not over 100 words, will tr, j,i juted i ree of charge. AH over .. number mu>< le* paid for at the of ono ecol a word. Cash to ? < om i any manuscript. WALIIALIiA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, S EDT. 8, 1015. Wll.l. YOI' ix? IT AGAIN ? That is a question asked l>y the .Vc- I minster Rank, .ind it is ;i very ?lertinrnl question. The Westmin ster Hank is ono of Ute most enter prising insi it ut ions in Oconee, ami it seek! always io transact its business in such manner ns io bring the bank ; .limo.! within the ?cope ot' a public benefactor. The Courier advises every farmer . i un county i.?id tie- Westmin ster Mniik .- advertisement, which ap pen rf this week on He- sn omi page, M Tin Courier. There H?' some very xii i m a i points made in this talk . ?' " would he well il the> arc -men .ireful consideration by the tanners . Oconee. There should be no two line? o; business mure closely asso ?ialed ?hau that ol the bani-, and thal ?I 'i fa tiner. Ufad [Iiis id \ erl i einen i md eoli whal von lind I here, THU LAST CALL." w. . esenl t his week our "lasl all to t .ie voters of Oconee to rally MI the standard ol prohibition nest ,'"..? es da;.. ' . have no irguneut io make M. reasons to give why tile voters kt' ci 'once should he at Hu; polls and . -.st their ballot . in i ivor of a great .uoi.it principle as against the most lainning influence that threatens the ?nu ii try. Argument is unnecessary. \V> of Oconee have had ample nppor "unity to observe conditions under >pen bar rooms, under Ile- dispon <ar\ K'uicm and niidor nr.?Ion?? ?mi Co to the polls .iud vole! Vote ii .our conscience dictates! If von i. < observed conditions under the 'bree systems named and lind that 'h.' open oar, with drunkenness and h banchory, wealth) bar-keepers and on TI pr ri/.ed, besotted citizens, pre sented onditions better than the V'senr system of prohibition, vote t..uns: prohibition. . on have observed, a few years Wr.H i hat the old dispensary system, > i ..(. i which Hie State and counties 1 ided out liquor to debase and de ??\'i?e heir cili'/.eiisllip, was heller fenn i ne present system .>! prohibi ten, then vote against prohibit ion. I i However, you have boen ohserv I it a nd you find i h it i he present '-*Y>hihitiou system as m vo^iu' in '/ e-.e. i, boiler (han the old bar : mom or the old dispensary, with; h. ir debusing inlluenees and their .:. and rot ten ness if you have ob served that whiskey debauches and' defiles, while prohibition through its ?1 lt i * ate end. abstinence, tends to1 >ui up the citizen, making strong :;.'.-fi out of weaklings where alco hnlii liquors are concerned if you find these things to be lille, theil vote for prohibition. Submit the question lo your hon-! . ' unprejudiced judgment, and voie ?.-? your conscience dictates, if this ..- '.lone we have no fear as to the re li! of next Tuesday's election. t?o to the palls next Tuesday and , >*'... ' Square your conscience bj fact:- as tiley ex isl and ?ls they have; tn is*i d ! Vu:?- for prohibition, and do your <>u nt ry a servi, e. Vote loi' 1*11 diihiI ion. Savannah, (?a . Sept. I. Editor Keowee Courier: Please allow me space for just a lew words to my .friends in Oconee. Fellow Citizens: The lime is .je.tr ai Land when you will he called 'ipon to decide whether South Caro I ir.?a shall Ix? a "dry" or a "wet" ?Arja"?^. Do you know of any good vhiskey lias done? NO. I'll jurs-wer that question without hesi ttsttlng absolutely un good whatever Don't let your mimi be prejutli cd >V .some one saying, "Oh, I W(>i t wile against whiskey because it is .J:... .> for medicinal purposes. An ar ipr/neut of that kind is entirely too weak. When a man tells you th it, .?ck bim to show you how many lives ?Ct baa saved. When he shows you one-which I sincerely doubt if he can do-you show bini a hundred lives that have, henn ruined, morally ami physically. How many dollars have been sp.mt for whiskey by men who have fain: lies, many with children in need of food, clothing, school hooks and the necessaries of life? Many and manv a dollar has been spent that way, and holli I he parent and children would have li?e? infinitely better off had these dollars been taken a lld "thrown at the hirds." Then ul least the wives and children could have lived at home in peace. The opportunity now presents ? seii for von to do something to help your State and your community. Vole the dry" ticket on September I Dh. (io hoiiu- and tell your family what von are goini, '? do, and I am sure I.ho) will greet von with a smile and tell von thin von exercise good judgment. lohn J. Reeder. .!. * * * * ?fr * * * * * * \ s\i.<>(>\ Ki:i;ri:ics ?j. A D\ !.'KT I Sh'MK NT. ??? .I? *I? "fr ?fr .I* ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr i New York I lerald. i A saloon keeper ol Lima. Ohio, not desiring lo deceive aux body as ? lo the ii ii a I i t y ot the goods be han-j dies, put out the following card as an advertisement ol' iii.- business: "Friends ami N'oighbors: "Grateful for past patronage, and having a new stock ol' choice wines, spirits and lager Peer. I continue to make drunkards and beggars oui ol' sober, industrious people. My li ipiors excite riot, r ibberv and hlood I diminish comforts, increase ex tenses, shorten lives, arc sure io mul v taial accidents and dist rossini; diseases, and liable io render these la i ter ?lieu rabie. "They will cost some of you life, some ol' von reason, many of you character, and all of von peace; will malve fathers and mothers fiends, wives widows, children orphans, and all poor. "I nain the young to ignorance, infidelity, dissipation, lewdness and every vice; corrupt the ministers of religion and members of the church, hinder thc gospel and send hundreds to temporal and spiritual death. I will accommodate the public even at a cost of ni) soul, for I have a family to support, and th? Lrade pays, for the public encourages it. .?ii.. ?i, ..wi nunn, ano not to put a 'stumb ling block in a bru lier's w ay.' I also read that 'no drunkard shall en ter the Kingdom of God.' and I sup-1 pose a drunkard maker will not share any better fate; bul I wanl a lazy' living, and have made up my mind that my Iniquit) pays very good wages. I diall, therefore, carry on my trade and do my best to decrease the wealth, impair the health and endanger ibo sa foi) of the people. As my traille nourishes In propor tion to your ignorance and Indul gence, I must do all I can lo preven I your menial culture, moral purity social happine s and eternal welfare. "For proof ol' ni) ability I refer, von to tho pawnshops, the police of-' lice, the hospital, lunatic asylum, jail : and the gallows, whither many of my , customers have gone. "I teach young and old to drink, ami charge only for the materials. "A very few lessons are enough. " You rs till ?lead." | I I Lilied When Trains Hil Autos. Rochester. V Y . Sept. 6. Five person- wei?? killed Sunday when their a itomohlle was struck by an olen ri car on thc Krie railroad. IO miles south of here. Glen Falls, W Y.. Sept 6.- Five persons, all of one family, were killed hore to-day when their automobile was struck by a passenger train on thc Delaware and Hudson railroad. Another member of ?he family was I seriousl) hurt Chesterton. Ind., Sept 6. Four, persons were killed her?- when an eastbound New York Centra! train struck an automobile at a grade crossing. The occupants of the ill fated machine were Mrs. John Teda, her two sons and a hired man. Aged Duart' head. New York, Sept. 6, Mrs. Jeanette j Schwartz, who died last night In the Brooklyn Home for ihc Aged, in her 107th year, established a record, if is believed, for longevity among I dwarfs. She was two and a half f<-et high and weighed less than 2.r> pounds. Her birthplace was Stutt gart, Germany, The Unlucky F's. Honolulu, Sept. 5.-The three sub marines of the "F"' group remaining since the loss of the F-4 were put out of commission to-day when the Amer ican steamer Supply crashed Into the flotilla while docking here. The ves sels damaged were the F-l, F-2 and F-3. COTTON ON THAIN CAUOHT FIHK Eighteen Bales Ikidly Damaged at Seneca-III? School Opening. Seneca, Sept. 7.-Special: Seneca behool opened Thursday, Septem her 2d. There were nearly :t00 pupils unrolled All ol' the ten teachers wen- presen! and good talks were made hj Itcvs. T. M. Galphin, N ts. Rallenger and I. IO. Wallace, and by M. A Wood, oin- ol the trustees, 'ind Superintendent li. Conway Smith. The nut look l'or tho year is bright. Dr. I. Walter Daniel preached an able sermon to a unod congregation in Hie Methodist church Sunday morning. Dr. Daniel will leay? Fri day for his work In Charleston lus triet ami his family will return to Cha i desi on Monday. Kev. c. s. Blackburn, of Greer, ar rived Monday for a few days' visit to friends here. Ile will return to (?leer Thursday. Marry M. Bryan left Sa tu rd a.\ for Oxford, Miss., to resume his studies in the law dopa rt inen t of the Univer sity of Mississippi. Prof. and Mrs. lt. M. Lea Veil have returned to their home at Oxford, Miss., after spending several weeks her-' with Mr. and Mrs. .1. H. Bryan. W. P. N'immons loft Sunda, for Northern markets lo make selections of fall and winter goods for his store. .1. I. Williamson, the well-horer, has finished the deep well at tlc cor ner of Main and Townville streets. Ile went down '_'.'.."> feet and >. a line How of good water, which comes lo w it lon |n feel of the top. The iowa oflieials will pul in a pu ni ? at once. Mr. Williamson has al cady begun another well ul the cornel- of Walnut and Main streets. Al IO o'. !oi k last 'Thursday night, soon after through freight tra ti No. M had pulbd into tho yard, the cot ion in one of the cars in the train i\.ts discovered to lie on lire. There was a ready response to the tire alarm, and a stream of water was soon turned on. Eighteen bales were considerably damaged. The lire must have been smouldering for some time. lt was fortunate that it was discovered here, where the facilities for fighting lire are good. A. lt. X. I'olger. who has had charge of the ticket office at the pas senger station here for several years, will transfer soon to the office of Gaffney. lt nr>* ' .m .use nuin ?er on a cir recently purchased in Atlanta by Toni Dowd, a notorious yeggman, ac cording to post olllce inspectors, and his companions caused .heir arrest in Non li Carolina, near Charlotte, the oilier day. They are charged with robbing post offices. Dowd and bis companions stopped in Atlanta a short time ago. accord ing to local inspectors, who had them umh r surveillance. While here they bought a machine in which they made frequent trips into the sur rounding country. Posl office in spectors ol' Ni "'li Cai 'lina, attempt-j ing to run dow n t lu- robbers of an ofllce, noticed an automobile with a Georgia number. The number ?hey obtained, when traced through the Georgia Department of state, re sulted in tlie arrest of tho alleged ! thieves. They w ill be tried it Char lotto. The Foreigner at Our Boor. (Missionary News Bureau.) Within 1'-' miles of the city of Bryan, 'Texas, there are . '.un Ital ians and 7."? per cent ol thom own Moir own farms. They all have large families and are fasl populat ing this country with just such citi zens as we allow them lo nc. What is the character of ?lies, people? I httve before im? a report as to the religious standing of the Italians in and around Bryan, including Na vasota, Hearne, Mumford, cc. There ar- t>2l families, of which 338 are Roman Catholics and 3 Iii infidels. When wc think of tile fae! thal a majority of the foreign people, own ing their own land ami gradually pushing out tho native American population, is infidel, it ;.- enough to stir tlie hearl of the church, The Americans are no longer ,i people of large families. It is only a question of arithmetic to soe where we are drifting if we do not evangelise these thousands of foreigners among us. A Protestant ( burch for lepers was rei ont ly dedicated in tlc Louisiana le,.er colony. This is :1a- lirst Prot estant church ever erected for lepers in North America. This colony of lepera ls located in Iberville parish, about 17 miles south of Baton Rouge. The grounds and buildings are on a tract of land comprising 1.10'I acres. A porous glass for ventilation ls being made in France, the holes bo mi ftnall enough to exclude dust and 4 rs??. A si i>(.;i ,i< ; i rr o\ PRANK ( ASK. Courier Kendor in Oklahoma SVIMIS An IllUffCHtillg Clipping. Editor Koo wee Courier: Enclosed is a clipping reprinted in the Vanal styne Leader, of Vanalstyne, Texas, which may he of interest just at this I i me. I do not doubt i lie statement of Mr. Shaw, tis I had some acquaint ance with i ho family when I lived in Texas a lew years ago. V'erj respectfully, C. I). Hill. Davenport, oula., Sept. 2, 1915. Knew Mary IMiugnn. The following is from the Grayson County Advocate, published ai Gun ter: "In conversation with an Advocate reporter, our friend A. NV. Shaw, re lates the following story of the pe culiar and mysterious movements ol' a i. ? who labored on his farm Inst lal,. "Early in the sea?<o>. before cot ton was good opened, Mr. shaw nu t a man here on the streets who want ed a joli picking cotton. The man j gave his name as Smith, and agreed to ,uo out with Mr. Shaw and prom ised lo work through the season. He was told he cool ! nol make wages until the cotton oi . led a lillie more bul the man agreed to go to work any way. "Mr. Shaw and his helper had not left the outskirts of the town tas they rode out?, until the strange; man began to ask Mr. Shaw what he thought about thc Frank case, and began to tell many things he knew about tilt* patties in the case. He re lated thal he bad been a street ear conductor in Atlanta, and spoke 111 an admiring way of Mary Phagan'a beauty, of how he helped her off and on the si ici car. of how be admired ber. and ol' how pretty she was. W hen asked if he thought Prank murdered the girl, he replied. 'I don't k now.' "The man. who called himself Smith, as he picked cotton for the nexl few days, continued to talk of the murder, as be had occasion, willi anybody listening. .'At nigh! Mrs. shaw prepared his room and bed. lou lie preferred to take a (inilt out on UK? frort porch and sleep there. Sunday Di??**? ?vere I I Shaw got up to go lo tlie boys room and found that the boy was already sound asleep. Ile noticed thal Smith liad on bis shoes, and wonder ed what i lie strange-acting man could mean. Ile assured the man that both boys were asleep, hui made no comment on the man's strange de meanor. "Next morning when the family awoke Smith had made his depar ture and has not been heard noni since. Ile left without calling for some money that was due him, and also left some wearing apparel. "Mr. Shaw says ?he man acted very strangely, and he cannot keep from wondering what part lie played in the great tragedy thai lias at tracted so much attention." Dr. \V. Lee Ka lien ger. _ j i Lax oula, (?a.. Times, i Dr. NV. I.. Ballenger, formerly of this place. Inn now of Atlanta, is Spending a few days willi Ins par ents. Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Ballenger. la e, as he is generally known, was reared in tiiis .section. Ile began teaching school at ls year* of age. Having taught school for some six or eight years. Lee earned enough money to enter the Atlanta Medical College. After four years of hard study, he graduated with honor as a surgical doctor. Alter his gradua tion Leo spcill about a year and a half in the north doing practice in various hospitals for experience. He then returned io Atlanta, where he opened up a practice for himself. We wish Dr. Ballenger much success in the futuro, and welcome him back to Iiis old home town again. Holier! NV. Khalid Dead. Columbia, Sept. I?. A long and honored life came to a close late Sat urday night when Robert NV. Shand, dean ol' the Columbia har, died in the 76th year of his age. The funeral serviles took place Sunday afternoon in Trinity church, of which tho de ceased was a faithful and devoted member during his life. Erenclunan Suicides to Escape Arrewt Paris, Seid. 3.-A government official, reported involved in army frauds in munitions, committed sui t ide to escape arrest. Warrants for other persons for complicity with technical agents of the army and navy have been issued as a result of a vigorous investigation' of reported frauds the government is conducting. In worKing out the policy of our bus iness it Has been our aim, first and 4-most, to sell an Honest article. Quality first always ! Every "Hi Point" Buggy we sell is Honestly and Honorably made, and witH proper care sHould give five to ten years' good service. Every job is guar anteed to give absolute satifaction. Come ! Buy one of our "Hi Points witH Ten-Cent Cotton. W. M. BROWN, WALHALLA, S. C. Horses, Mules, Buggies, Wagons and Farming Implements. /Av Machinery Supplies. Belting-Canvass, . Rubber, Leather All popular sizes. Valves, Fittings, Piping, Injectors, Lubricators, etc. Send us your inquiries for these ?foods. j& We can serve you promptly. Ballenger Hardware & Finntm Co, S\ -\llCA, (Undertakers) S.CAROLINA ( Parin and Factory, ) Henry Winston, colored, who says he is from Belton, is working on the Oconee county chain gani; for 30 (lays. At the end of this sentence he must face a charge of having stolen ll. C. Walker's mule and when lin squares ui> for 1> ; : job he will prob ably ho turned over to tlie I'nited states gt ver n men I to explain how ho came into possession Of counterfeit money said io have been found on his person when arrested. Winston went to the bad in one night. Ac cording to evidence so far gathered, it seems that he walked from Helton to Seneca and became fatigued when he neared Shiloh church, stopping lhere while the people were in the house worshiping, be took ll. C. Walker's mule and came on to town. Herc be turned t li o team over to Gaines's stable and ordered ii weill cared for until h< called for it. Ile j hasn't called yet. He wenl over toi Martha Nelson's house and engaged lodging and before taking his depar- j lure took a watch chain, some small | change and several pieces ol jewelry, the property of Pearl Murray. The I Murray negro saw him last we^k hanging around the union station and <al!ed for the help of the police, with tlie result stated al Hie begin ning of this article. Henry will prob ably stay in Oconee county until next j summer. 'I'ti'' Henry Winston referred toi above is not Hie Henry Winston, of Walhalla, who is known as one ol the beal darkies in this section. They | are related, however, and when the Mellon Winston, a lew months ag?), j worked in Walhalla for a while, they j lived in Hie same house luve. The i Relton Winston at that time was do-| i ii K odd jobs about town and loading coal on the engines of the Mine Ridge | in the Walhalla yards. Rev. Dr. W'haloy Dead. Charleston, Sept. 3.-News was j received here last night of the death yesterday itt Rochester, Minn., of ' Rev. H. H. Whaley, a widely known j Episcopal minister, of this city, at : the age of fi 2. Dr. Whah-y was rec tor of pariahes in both tho North and South, ano' for a number of years had been collecting material for a history of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. Ohio had 6,38 4 industrial accidents in June. In 1914 there were 33,897 mar riages and 3,577 divorces in Chicago. eOTlCl IO DEB] DUS A ND All persons Indebted to the Es tate of Mrs. Nannie H. Bearden, de ceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will present the same duly at tested within the time prescribed by law or be barred. ANDREW REAR DEN, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Nannie H. Rea iden, deceased. Aug. I 8. 1 !? I 5. 33-36 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 174*2, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an order of the Coun.y Hoard ot Education of Oco nce County, South Carolina, notice is hereby given that a Special Election will b?' held at t ho school house, in Return School District. No. 1, on Sat urday, September ll, 1915, for tho purpose of voting upon the question of levying a special tax of two mills on the real and personal property in said district for school purposes. At said election each elector favor ing the (ireposed levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" printed or written (hereon. At the said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required In gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. . Polls will he opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close nt I o'clock p. m. S. L. RROWN. 1). W. .IA YNES. J. W. GRAHAM, Trustees of Return School District, No. I, Mauagers of Election. NOTICE OE SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 1 742, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an order of the County Board of Education of Oco nce County, South Carolina, notice is hereby given that a Special Election will be held al the school house, in Neville School District, No. 25, on Saturday, September I I, 1915, for the purpose of voting upon tho question of levying a special tax of two mills on the real and personal property in said ci ist riet for school purposes. At said election each elector favor ing the proposed levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said lovy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" printed or vrilten thereon. At tho said election only such electors as return renl .ir personal proporty for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificate? as rorniirod In gene ral olectlons, shall ho allowed to vote. Polls will bo opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. FRED DEE, ' ? EO. T. MORTON, G. B. WHITTEN, Trustees of Novillo School District, No. 25, Managers of Electio?,