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KEOWEE COURIER (KstabUsllcd 1811). ) Published livery Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 Per Annum. Advertising Kates Hensonnble. HTKCK, SIIKIIOK ?v sc intonion. Communications ol a personal character charged tor an advortlso nients. Obituary not leen and tributes of respect, of not over 100 words, will bo primed tree il charge. All over! tba! number nm I be paid for at the rate of one ivill a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. W AMI Vli?Jl, S. C.. WI I) X KS DAY, CH INM'.l.K .'O. I Pl.". - TWK1/YK PACKS. lill: STA PH'S KIM Tl KS. - Tbc fon tier presents this week t be I petare, of vonni- l.i.lie. from va-' I lions sections of the Stale whose photographs have been viewed and, criticised by a compel."it committee. I Those young ladies have been clio- i -en from among hundreds who en tered the ' beauly contest" as bes! represent tug types of real beauly, lt ' is ral her remark hie I liai oui of hun - | drods ol' photographs HOM over the whole Stale ino ol W.tlhalla's voung ? ladies should have measured up te a sta mia id justify inc. appea ran anions ihe . ... lortuuat?' ?? intestatus .?.-ul \?t -io: surprising, for Walhalla j has some of 'he prettiest itirls nol : only m i bc Stale, hui in our whole iou: \ I I,I wi an.I yoi: ; :?:. < .HInon .it otu e tti tin ! , , i' v"omtu, r?e. I".?lui ibia s v ' : polis '<? he < muted mu *t be in t lie ?lauds o i he rouimiilee I . that hour. Tin fourier is I .il; t II g; n? sto.k in the ion ! in rt her th.in to present . he :'. holograph**, bul w e believe that foniestanis No.*. ::n and :'*>. "Walhall i l?ir's." will comm. nd j then:->! -s most he u t ,ly to ill d.n iieeans .itu) especia ll ,. to the citizens j ol' Walhalla is being deserving of united support t's>> voa' best judg nient as to i selection of beauly among ibo winde list ol' ".'>. bul con sider Nos. :?0 ami :'.. . a fully. They j di'-ct n hiv.il and united support. The winner in the contest will he crowned "Oucon ol' Ihe Marve-,' lubi lee" at t'olumbia during 'he Stale Fair, this ceremony io take ;>!a e at th? St.ue ('apilo! Mondav, October ? Mb. Work for the Walhalla 'opiestanls! Thi- Courier is sending ou' 2.000 copies ol tim sheet of > photographs, j ami etuli coupon ?alls for 100 votes .JiMi.mui vtites in al!. Who will mt them ? SYMPATHY, N<M ('OX I ?KM .NA PION The . ty ol' ?"h.irleston and the peo ple o? Cl i rles ton are to he sympa thized with rather than condemned in the unsavory position they occupy j to-day. Thc recent disgraceful pro ceed ugs ,n her midst are the out-| come, not ol Ihe real Charleston ; -mri:, hui thev had their origin In unwholesome political methods and! pol :i>.i! practices ebal have grown from '?. ! to worse m spite ol' the bet- \ 1er elements ol ihe city, in ?pile of ..!! thal :' c law-abiding people ol' the ? :t> could ?hi lt 'ooh an upheaval to overthrow Ihe monster 'hal has hold C tarlcstoti politically seperate ! md apart : rom . lu? remainder ?>: South Carolina, and il:?- murder and blood.*-bed that caine a> II consequence of the unlmaval, liowexer regrettable, were doubtless the drastic result- nec essary to brin:", io limit* senses a peo ple, about l.aii' ol whom seem lo have j lost I lu tesol ven in their assumption of powvr. and lim other hall stung t<> i tho qti'k with pert.ua.,! mort .Ib a-| lion at ibo sighl of Ihe pud.' ol' Ihe x ? ! 11 eily being il ragged daily through muck and mire. ll wa- but the mumal result of nu- i wholesome and unnatural conditions. ? Charl, sion is v ell rid of I ho dead weight and ill-smelling ear ass that has been chained to her for .-eau j ? .irs past. Major P. T. Hyde, who has been chosen as the nomine?* by the citizens of th?- v '< for 'heir mayor, is a good man. a i lean man, hones* and hon- I orable, and we hope thal there will he nothing to intervene, between now j and ihe municipal genera] election. io pr?tent his taking over the reins ot . ov< ruinent and giving to our chief city a clean administration, an ad ministration .?hove susp'cion it home and abroad, and one worthy the con sclen Lions support of the citizens of tin community amt the respect of ihe State at '.arge. Charleston deserves Ibis, mid she need? il in order lo sel h.".seit righi itt the estimation of no small propor tion oi tiie citizens of other sections of South v' .colina who do not realize the fearful handicap Charleston has labored under, ami cannot appreciate 'the gall of bitterness" which certain elemtns have dally and yearly proved to tims.? citizens who have labor? ! ceaselessly, and seemingly fruitlessly, for the bringing of Char leston uno a fun and cordial rela tionship witji the remainder ol the State along political and other lines. We sympathize with Charleston in the darkness ?o' the present (Iisgracv. Wo believe thal we will have cause to rejoice with ber later ia the shak ing off of the shackles that have long held her bound and almost bel* lesa Prof. Sola, of tho Barcelona Uni versity Observatory, has discovered a new planet with a "rapid retrograde movement." No doubt this ls a re flection in tho heavens from certain war tactics. Not that wo mean to rolled al all OU Russia, however. In some quarters the recent ?lo?is ion as to the unconstitutionality of i lie "grandfather ? lause'' seems to be renting nun necessary worry. I) less vour soul, Darwin speaks of our 'grandfathers' claws" in bis treatise ?li the theory ol evolution. IO veil tho I * ti ito?! States Supremo Conn (''n't ...o hack (?I' that. lt's not only fixed in Hie constitution, but .'bred in the ?one " And thereby hangs a tail. At east it did hang thereby until weevo luted ii off. Ito?! easy. The Supreme Court can I monkey with it. Ki M'HCD DOLLARS CIR RALL. Dedin, of Allillinna, Sees iiO-Ccnt Cot ion tllld SOO Seed. Washington, Oct. IT. Cot ton at more than $100 a bale is predicted by Representative Dollin, of Mabama, in a statement issued from his ollice. Mr, Dedin says that the cotton holding move men I .a I he South will become general and that prices will -oar. all OM ai count of fie fact that tho w ir ls iisinu cotton faster than it ci -i !><. produi ed l ie dod ires t hat the cotton crop for t his year -.viii not he over IO.OOO.OOO bales and that dornest ii consumption will ai count for ali but 2.000,000 bales and that 2.000.000 bales vvill fall far short of foreign needs, il?' declares that al e.tdv tins year more than J>.000.000 .'.>!<< of cotton have been exported. "Collin prices will be higher than .* auj limo since tho Wai Del ween the Sciions." sa-.d Mr. Dollin. "Der . . ::v is already lu tho Southern <.. buying and storing cotton for i iii' use. lt will ro?| u i re more than '.mi.ioiti halos ol cotton ind linters . (he M.Mill fad Uro Of POW der .Hid ...:h explosivo slit Ils for our arni) ..nd navy, 'rle- conon holding uiove nieni w li become general in the ??o>lt h ""ore ver.v long and then irice-i will soar. I -hall not bc sur prised .> seo toltol' se?d selling al ? lin a ton before Christmas. Cotton seed nie.il is selling as high as $3t? a lon and some are ask i ni; $ 10. Cot ton seed oil lias advanced in prices .ml is in great demand. Cotton seed ini!l-; ire being used more extensi1 ely than ever and tho linters cut from the seed are being consumed more rapid!) than ever before, when ble ?ched linier.? sel! for IO cents per pound. I am expecting to see $100 ?ind more for a bale of cotton and bin *o $??? for a ton of seed. Locals from 'l'amass?e. l'amass?e. Oct. IT. Special: The autumn season brings busy days for om fanners. A considerable amount of hay. etc. has been sr ved despite the rainv weat lier The busy hum of the shingle mill and tho sav mill ma> be bea rd here ev er> dav. W K Rankin is erecting a neat cottage on the site whe e his house was burned several months ago. The residence of Christopher Kel ley is aiso ne.irini: completion. A number of our voting people have gone away to school. Among thom are .'dis*' s Ivlwina, Lillian and \nnabel Killey, .vi. > leave to-day for Salisbury. X. C.. to enter tho Normal md Industrial Institute. Wi.liam Watson, ot' lireenvi'lo. \$ vi-iiii.^ a' the home of irs uncle, W. I. Heard, Lee I. Kelby came near having a serious accident las' Thursday, his foot being caught ic a corn crush*r md h.oily bruised. Rev. ll. A. Whitten occluded the pulpit ai Boiboi Presbyterian church :.. -t s imlay. ' l t,de Sam" has extended Wal halla mail route No. 2 to W. K. Ran kin's coiner, which is a great conven ience to some of our people. Celebrates tooth Birthday. Baltimore, Oct. h. William Wal lace Spence, for many years a lead ing llnancler of this city, i.- eelebrnt ng to-day fae louth anniversary of his birth. Mr. Spence was born in Edinburgh, Scotland I: took him 7'? days to cross from Scotland to the Cnited sta;<>.< in I >'C;. Las- Saturday be re turned to Baltimore from Dot Springs, Va., where he had spent the summer months. Cor years Mr. Spence has express ed tho determination to live t? he li'.i vears old. and the fact that he ,ias done so is attributed largely to his iron will. Aged I joly Dies of Burns. Columbus, Ca.. Oct. IS. Miss Sal lie Cleghorn, aged 7"i years, who was terribly burned in a gasoline explo sion in her home Sunday afternoon, died at 1 o'clock Monday morning in a hospital. Miss Cleghorn was alone in her room at the time of the explo sion. A little child. daughter of Rev. Dr. S A Wragg. saw her in flames and summoned aid. but the woman wai found unconscious and her body seared. Miss Cleghorn was consider ed the wealthiest woman in Colum bus, she owned much of the down ?own real estate. KKCOOMTIO.N OF CARRANZA. <'iii rnii/a's Representative to Convey Cornial Notes Oils Week. Washington, Oct. ls.- Diplomatic elations between the United State? in?; Mexico will be formally renewed to-morrow, after a laps?? of two yours and eight months, by tin* formal rec ognition of ViMiustiano Carranza as tho Chief Kxecutive of the de facto government of Mexico. Secretar) Lansing and the ambas sadors from Brazil, Chile and Argen tina and tiic ministers from Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala, const it nt int; the Pan-American conference on Mex ican affair-, met to-day and decided upon the form in which their respect ive government*? would present rec ognition and ti\ed Tuesday a. the time for the act. Kach government will address to (Jen. Carranza a letter or note of rec ognition to he delivered to Kliseo Ar redondo, personal representative of (?en. Carranza, who will leave here j Wed r.osdav or Thursday to eon ve) In j person the letters of recognition from tin several governments. With the decision on the lorin of recognition, the Pan-American ron feren o en Mexican aiTairs adjourned. ( ondit ions Let tcp. Since recognition ?;is agreed upon i week ago. o'licial reports show t! tit a material chance tor the better as taken place in Mexico: that ra I roads j and telegraph lines are heine rapidly ! repaired, a id thal conditions ar? lecoining normal In many places. Thousands of troops hitherto u id or tien. Villa have taken advan ... of the offer of anniest) and laid .'?own i their aims, and Secretar) Lat . ag | and ti e I'aa-Aiuerican diplomats eel j thai a fair start has been ni h to-1 v. a d restoration of peace and . on < ruction, the suecess of which do . etuL uppon the adiMiulstraii ? nbil tt) of Carranza and his ndvisers. i in ai go on Arius, To-morrow's action will noaa the immediate embargo on arms, in .le eor lana' with tue joint resolution passed b) Congress In Mareil. 1 !t 1 :.'. Kuropean governments will he :io I i lied b) Secretary Lansing of the Washington government's action in extending recognition, and it f.- un derstood mos! of them will follow the h a l of ? lie Knited States. An American ambassador to Mex ico has na: yoi been selected, but it is | believed ono of the Putted States dip- | lom.iii? representatives in on?' of the 1 Latin-American countries probably will be chosen. S25.000.000 in ('?old. New York announces the arrival : of ?2"?,OOO.OOO In Knglish (goldi i sovereigns. The coin.- are to he melted into bullion bars and credited to the British government. The funds were consigned to J. P. Mor gan ?.v\- Co. St SIMCIOl S YACHT IS HKIil). Had New Name Painted Over Old. lier Paper? Irregular. Cocora . Colombia. O.t. ts. An American yacht iron. San Kraneisco willi the name Academy pa in teil over the name Kthel, and i..u t . itu: an un u-oiaM) lari..?* caw is detained by i Government authorities near Buena Ventura, a Colombian pori on ?he Pacific. According to the Colombia ofll c.ais, ''.u- ves.-el's papers are Irregu lar, rhe German name .>: the mns er of the ship, it i.- asserted, has been erased from the papers and an ! \ mer ?can na nu substituted. Nothing was found on the yacht to indicate the crew's mission. The ves sel will be detained until her legal status has been cstablisl d Yacht Outfitting lt? 'ed. Washington. Oct. Iv -British agi m.- recently reported ney believ ed some yachts were heine outfitted in California waters anil on the At lantic coast, to be man:.ed by Ger man crews to a't.ick tank ships car rying fuel oil from Mexico for the British navy. Their report was foll lowed b) the disappearance ot Cer n?an sailors fm m the Interned cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm in a yasht from Norfolk. A small yacht outfitted at Pensacola, i'la., also was ?he subject ol investigation. Tighten on Interned Crews. Washington, Oct. The six missing Interned petty officers and seamen from the Interned German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, at Nor folk, are believed t<? be making their way to Cuba. The department has received the report of a ship captain wlio -aw the p?iwer boat Ko]ipso off Virginia Beach last Monday. He did not report until late last week, and no trace of tlie Eclipse has been found. Unless the six German sailors re turn, it was said to-day, the crews of all interned vessels at N?>rfolk will he held aboard their ships and no shore liberty will be granted. Hunting tlie "Two Sisters." Calveston, Texas, Oct. 18.-A British cruiser is ia Cuban waters searching for the yacht Two Sisters. A Touch of a] Touch a match, utos the Perfectioi Oil Heater is sprea and warmth. The Perfection kee Sold in many styles and Hi fhsst Award at Panama LooA for tho Triangle Tri U <c Aladdin Secuuty Oil o Od Stoves, Lamps and Ilea STANDARD < VVasliiiiltl-.it. I). C. Ni.ll..Ik. V?. KichinouiJ, Va. I New Jersey HAL ll M Ol which, willi Connan olUcera aboard, loft hore for Havana early In Sep tember, according io Information reaching here lo-day. Reports have been current thal the Two Sisters in tended to prey upon commerce of countries at uar with Germany li is i ' awn that two Of lin' tuen oil the yacht had beet, oilieers of the steam ship Da? ia before that vessel was ?hanged from Connan to American! regis! ry -?-,--, NOTICE OP SPECIAL ELECTION, In accordance with Section 17 12, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1012, and pursuant to an order of the County Hoard of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, not ice is hereby given that a Special Election will be bold at the Town Hall, in the Tow n of Wost minster, in West minster School District. No. 17. on CHI DAY. October 22, 1913, for the purpose of voting upon the ques tion of levying a special tax of throe mills upon all the real and personal property of said district for school purposes. Said special ta.x levy to he divided as follow.-: Two mills to be used for curren! expenses, and ono mill for issuing bond.- for building and equipment. At said election each elector favor ing the proposed levy shall cast a ballot containing tho word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said levy shall casi a ballot containing the word ' No" printed or written thereon. At the said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit tiio'r tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required In gene ral ejections, shad be allowed to vote. Polls will ho opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 1 o'clock p. m. .IAS. O. BREAZEALE. T. PEDEN ANDERSON, W. !.. ENGLAND. Trustoes ol" Westminster School Dis trict NO. 17. Managers of Election. Oct. 1 ::. 1 'a 111-1 2 SIMMONS 1 OR RELIEE. The stat?* of South Carolina, ( (ninty of ( Icon co. (Court of Common Pleas.) (Copy Summons for Relief-Com plaint Served.) Thomas Sprinkle. Plaintiff. ? against Broadm* Whitmire, Defendant. To the Defendant \hove Named: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy ls here with served Upon you. and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Com plaint on the substri ?er at his olllce, on tho Public Sq il ;it. a W ilhaii Court House. S. C.. within twenty (lays after the ser- i o hereof, ex lu ve of Hie day of .-neb service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plain tiff in this acion will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in thc Complaint. Dated this 24th day of August. 1915. R. T. JA YNES, Plaintiff's Attorr>ev. To lirondos Whitmire, Defendant: Please take notice that tho Sum mons and Complaint lu the above en titled action were flied i ti the oTleo of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of Oconee County. South Car olina, on the 15ta day of October, lil 15. R. T. .TAYNES. Plaintiff's Attorney. Oct. 20. 191 Z 4 2-4 1 Match Brings 3Toil In five min n Smokeless ding comfort ps any room chill-free and cc and take it whe extra heat. L carried. Smoke! Ten hours glov a gallon of kero sizes at all hardware and general sto Pacific Exposition. %dt}inark. r Diamond White Oil to secure best result tera. OIL GO. IB Charlotta, N. C Ctmrlotton. W. Vt Charleston. 9. C CITATION NOTICE. i in Conn of Probate. I The state of South Carolina, Corni ly of Oeonee. Bj V. F. MARTIN, Esq.. Probate Judge.- WHEREAS. Man' A. Moore has made suit to me to grant IHM- Detters of Adminis tration ol' the Estate ol' and effects of Wm. ll. Moore, deceased These are, therefore, to cite and Admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Wm. ll. MOOKI-:, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the ['ourt of Probate, to be held at Wal halla Court House. South Carolina, an Friday, the .Mb day of November, 1015, after publication hereof, at ll relock in the forenoon, to show .ause. if any they have, why the said tdminist ration should not he granted. (liven under my hand and seal this 1 3th dav of October, A. I>. 1 0 1 .">. i Seal. ) V. F. MARTIN, fudge of Probate for Oconee County. South Carolina. Published on the 13th and 20th lays of October. I!M">. in The Koo wee Courier and on the Court House tloor for the time prescribed by law. Oct. I ::. I '.' 1 11-42 NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING Ol' CREDITORS. lu Hie District Court ol' the Cu i tied Stales, for the Western District of South Carolina.-In lliltikrupticy. I a t he mat U r of Ul SKIN ANDERSON. Bankrupt. ( in Bankruptcy. ) Po thi> Creditors of Ruskin Anderson, Ol' Seneca, ill the County of Oco nee. and District aforesaid, a Bank rupt : No'ice is hereby given that on thc st h day of OCTOBER, A. I ?. Cl."., the said Ruskin Anderson was duly adjudicated bankrupt; and that the first meeting of his creditors will he hold at Walhalla Court House, in! Oconee County, on the 23d day of October. A. D. euri, at lu o'clock int tin- forenoon, tit which time the said I creditors may attend, prove their! [Malms, appoint a trustee, examine the i tink ru pt and transact such other business as may properly come be fore said meet lng. HARRY R. IH'OIIS, Rofe'oe in Bankruptcy. Oct. 12, Cai: 11-12 MASTER'S SAKES. STAT!-: OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pleas. Pursuant to decrees of the afore said Court, in t!ie cases named below . I will offer tor sale, to the highest bidder, in trout ol the Court House loor, at Walhalla. South Carolina, on MONDAY, the 1st day of NOVEM BER. 1015, between the legal hours of sale, the tracts of land below de scribed : W. Thomas Maxwell. Plaintiff, against lohn D. Whitworth et al., D?fendants. All ?hat certain piece, pat eel or tract of land, situate, lying ard being in the Coun'y of Oconee, State of South Carolina, containing eighty three and one-half acres, more or less, lying on thc casi side of Big Beaverdam Creek, waters of Tugaloo River, and. adjoining lands of E. P. Earle, Joe Shirley, P. A. Grant and W. J. Whitfield. Terms of Sale: CASH. That in event of failure of the purchaser or purchasers to comply with the terms it sale within Ave days from day of sale, the Master do ro-advertlso and resell said premises on the following ftnleday. or some convenient saleday >sy. Pick it up - jrever you want ,ight and easily ess and odorless, i/ing warmth on sene oil. re 8. s in thereafter, nt tho saino placo and rm th? saim- terms ns heretofore set out, ai tlit> risk <u the former purchaser or purchasers, and that he do con tinue so lo do until lie ha found a purchaser or purchasers who comply with the terms of sale. Purchaser to pay extra for papers and stamps. W . O. W111 TB, Master for Oconee County. .S. C. Oct. 13, 1 ?J 1 5. lt. W. Pruitt, and R. YV. Pruitt, as Administrator of the Estate of .lames ll. Cox. deceased, Plaintiff, against Mrs. Eliza Turner et al.. Defendants, All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being partly in Anderson and Oconee Counties, State aforesaid, containing one hun dred acres, more or less, known as W. M. Isbell home place, and allotted to Mrs. P. hand in the division of his lands, on Tugaloo Uiver, adjoin ing lands of C. \V. Carnes and others, conveyed hy Mrs. E. C. Durham to IC. \\\ Pru it I and James H. Cox. ALSO. All that piece, parcel or traci of land, situate, lying and heilig in the County of Oconee, State aforesaid, about one ami one-half miles .south ol' the village of Ea lr Play, being a pan of the \V. M. Isbell lands, ad joining the trail formerly owned by Mrs. E. C. Durham. C. \\\ Carnes and others. containing one hundred : weh e acres, more or less. Tel ms ol Sale: CASI I. In the event .hat a purchaser shall fad io comply will-, Hie terms of his bid within one hour tin- Master shall re sell on tho same, or some subsequent salcsday, and continue to do so until he shall lind a purchaser who will (limply with the terms of his bid. Pun baser to paj extra for papers and stamps. \V. ( ) \V I UTE. Master for Oconee County. S. C. Oct. 13, 1915. John E. Craig, Clerk of Court for Oconee County, as Administrator of the Estate of James li. Shaw, deceased, Palintiff, against Mrs. Hettie Shaw et al.. Defendants. The traci of laud situate, lying and ing in Oconee County. South Caro lina, on Choestoe Creek, waters of Tugaloo Hiver, adjoining lands of L T. Jones, ll. L. Veiner, the Estate of Dr. J. M. McClannahani, near Retreat Presbyterian Church, containing sixty-live acres, more or less. ALSO. One bd of land situate, lying and being in tho County ami State afore said, known as Lot Number Eleven, in Block Number Pour, and a part ol ?.ol Number Ten, in same block, oa the north side ot Hampton Street, in Ka.-' minster, fronting '.?7 feet on Hampton Street and running back 1 GU feet. ALSO. One lot of land situate, lying and being in tho Stale and County afore said, and being Lot Number Five, in Block Number Seven, in East minster, Oil the south side of Hampton Street, fronting 50 feet and running back I57.2 feet. Terms of Sale: CASH. Should any bidder fail or refuse to comply with the terina of his bid on the day of said sale. Hie Master shall re-adver tise and resell the said lands upon the same terms, on some subsequent salesday at thc risk of the former pun baser, and that he continue so to do until he shnll find a bidder who shall comply with the terms of bis bid. Purchaser to pay extra for papers and ?tamps. \V. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. Oct. 13, 1916. 41-43