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_"TO THINE OWN 8?LF BE TRUE, A Xl) IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER._WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SE1?T. 10, 1014. New Serie? No. 8?0.-Volume LXV.-No. :?7. QC no The Best Dressed Women in America WEAR SHOES Women who consider economy in buying know that Queen Quality shoes are the cheapest in the long run. Shoes that fit best wear best. Queen Quality shoes fit and give comfort from the first day's wearing. They give more satis factory service because of their fitting qualities. C. W. & J. E. Bauknight, It Pays to Buy for Cash. at JS ~3 Is Your Note Good? Any mau can have some cash men have credit and not much cash, no credit. ll' yen have lands and cnn past tine, you have second grade the world to kill your ?reibt is to run past due w H holli attending to rediscount a pa.-d duo paper. Did worth ten thousand dollars, and we for one hundred dollars we cannote as it is not considered n first-class eats. Credit is lost quickly, and ting slow with your notes. We bad cash always, and so had you. Don't your credit This is not an advertise all ol' us to think about some. and some cred . ' Some Some mon have cash and cash: if you let your notes credit. Tho surest way in let your accounts and instes i hem. No corporation can you know that if you are have your note PAST DU IS use that note as collateral, paper by our correspond nearly always lost by get rather have credit than lei carelessness cost yon mont. .lust something for Westminster Bank, Westminster, S. C. KOK SALM-Fresh milch cow; lino 10-year-old mart-, weight 1,000 pounds; Duroc Jersey boar; two year-old Shorthorn bull. M. 0. HOL LAND, Walhalla, Route 2. 47* I'OR SALIO-One Jersey Milch Cow, with second calf; in good con dition. Apply to MARIAH Mc A IR VINE, near Cotton Mills. Walhalla, S. C. 15 l-'or Cnne Heed and Pea Threshing on power machine, -seo me. Satisfac tion guaranteed. Turning porch col umns a specialty. S. A. TOW, Wal halla Route 2. 45" TWO AUTOS i-'OR SALK-Ono Overland and one Ford; in fair con dition; Lot h running now. Price very reasonable. Apply to ZIMMER MAN'S GARAGE, Westminster, S. C. Oct. L7, 1915. Hi* SPEC LIL OFFER-To patlonts coming from Oconee County to our Greenville office for eyo work: As wo aro members of Chamber of Com merce, we refund railroad fares. A. A. ODOM, Consulting Optometrist Optician; President Tho (Hobo Opti cal Co., Masonic Temple, Greenville, S. C. 9-tf. AUTO TIRES AT REDUCTION. Wo have on hand ono ?12x3 V? Straight Side Goodyear and one 28x \\ in. Plain Tread Casing. Will take 2fi per cent less than list price to (lose out. Gasoline Engine cheap' Wo have on hand one Fairbanks Morse 2 h-p. Horizontal Type Gaso line Fngilie, slightly used. Will sell cheap Rallonger ll ll ni WU re anti Fur niture Co., Seneca, S. C. Dring ?our Scrap Iron Retween Now and Sa On i< lay, 12 o'clock, as I will commence loading a car Friday, tho 12th. J. W. LICIO. Walhalla. * WANTED-Man with Family, to superintend cotton farm in Oklaho ma, on salary, or will rent land third and fourth, or furnish teams, tools and feed on halves. If interested write M. L. ALEXANDER, Ardmore, Oklahoma. 43-46 FOR SALE, in Walbnlla-Ono 7-rooni house and store room ISx?T feet, with two acres of land, also. Tract ol' Land four miles west of Wal halla, containing 2 17 acres, with 3 room house and out-buildings. If interested see or write'H. .1. SLlGii, Lox 2:t I. Walhalla. S. C._46* Thanks Fanners for Exhibits. Editor Keowee Courier: Please al low me space in your paper io thank the farmers who assisled mc in get ting up a county exhibit for Hie State Fair. Although Oconee did not win first place, I feel sure lhere was as much common! on tho fruit exhibit from Oconee as imv one thing nt thc fair. Tho people from all parts of tho Slate seemed to be surprised to know that Oconee could grow snell apples as cune from Dan Good, Walhalla! C. C. Arve, Long Creek, and M. S. SI Hiding and Mr. Hopkins. ol'Seneca. Farmers, let's begin now to prepare I for the fair next year, in ease Oconee 1 is called on to make an exhibit, and j show the people of this State what ! there is in Oconee. "if I had known ? it sooner I could have saved gome I thing for tho fair." was the remark heard too often in getting up tho 6X i hihit. C. M. Harnett, County Agent. CRIMINAL COURT CLOSED. Adjournment Sine Die Came Satur* ?lay After a Busy Week. The November term of Criminal Court for Oconee came to a close Sat urday morning alter a busy week, during which numerous cases were disposed of. in tho following cases the grand jury, in addition to those . ases reported last week, returned True Hills: .1. Hamp Butts, Mrs. .1. Hamp Mutts. Luther Barle, Harrison Torry, for violation of dispensary law; .lim I'ressloy. disposing ol property un der lien; Lester Sanders, in ju rv to jail. "No bill" was the finding of th?' grand jury in the cases of the State vs. Jim McCaul, assault and battery with intent to kill, timi J M. Dear den, disposing of property under lion. Con Oin ned to Next Term. M lle Slate vs. B. P. Sloan, dispos ing of property under lien; B. Ste I plums, disposing of property under lien; Luther Earle, J. Hamp Butts, violating dispensary law. Cases Disposed Ol'. I House Wright pleaded guilty lo \ violating tho dispensary law and was sentenced tc, serve three months on ' tho publi' works of Oconee at hard labor, or like period in Slate peni tentiary, or pay lino of $100. Will Ludlow pleaded guilty in two cases on the charge ol' larceny ol' live stock. In each case be was sentenced i to serve one year on the publie works of the county tit hard labor, or like period in State penitentiary. Sen tence in second case to commence immediately upon expiration of sen tence in first case. Andrew Johnson-obtaining goods under false pretense. Nol prossed. Henry Winston-using animal without consent of owner. Pleaded guilty and sentenced to serve three months on public works of county at hard labor, or like period in State penitentiary, or pay fine of $40. Clem Moore-violating dispensary law. Pleaded guilty. Three months on public works at hard labor, or like period in state penitentiary, or pay line of $100. Sentence suspend ed : titi! first day ol' next torin of Ceu:t. Justified bond tor appearance in sam ol' $200. John T. Fowler ami Stun Smith arson. Not guilty. J. T. Lee violating dispensary law. Pleaded guilty. Three months on public works ol' county at hard labor, or like term in penitentiary or pay lino of $100. Sentence suspend ed till first day of next term of Court. Bond of $LMin required for appears nee Hov Owens assault with intent to ravish. Guilty of assault. Sentence: I Thirty days on public works of coun ty at hard labor, or like period in penitentiary, or pay line of $100. Fine paid. Harrison Terry violating dispen sary law. Pleaded guilty. Three months or $100 fine. Fine paid. Jim Crossley- disposing of prop erty under lien. Pleaded guilty. Six months or $200. Sam Hamey disposing ol proper ty under lien. Pleaded guilty. Six months or tine of $20 0. Mrs. J. Hamp Butts-violating dis pensary law. Pleaded guilty on first county. Sentence: That d?fendant be confined in county jail at such la bor as she may be able to perform, for three months, or pay fine of $100. Harrison Craig bastardy. Nol prossed. W. M. Qoodlron breach of trust. Not guilty. Marcus Smith-violating dispen sary law. Not guilty. House Wright-violating gallon-a month law. Nol prossed. I/Cster Sanders- -injuring jail. Pleaded guilty. Three years in 'Sttae penitentiary at hard labor, or like pe riod on public works of Oconee at hard labor. Lester Sanders and Lee Williams -housebreaking and larceny. Mis trial. Defendant Lee Williams ad mitted to bail in the sum of $."?00, with ono or moro good and sufficient sureties, for his appearance at tho next term of Court. Sanders will be in custody ol' county or State offi cials and will be turned over for trial when the case is called. Hold-Over Grand Jurors. The following gentlemen were drawn from tho. 1915 panel ol' the grand jury to serve during lilli?: T. N. Carter. Westminster. Teay B. Hutchison, Walhalla. R. L. Vissage, Wagoner. J. C. Knox, West Union. C. R. Gambrell, Wagoner. T. W. LeCroy, Wagoner. Grand .lucy Presentiment. On Thursday prior to Hie adjourn ment of Court tho grand jury made its final present, which was as fol lows: State of South Carolina. County ol Oconee.- (Court of General Sessions, November Tenn, lill."?.) To His I Honor Ernest Moore, Presiding Judge: Wo have passed upon all bills of indictment Hitit have been handed us by the Solicitor at this terni of Court, and also all matters that have been brought to our attention. We have, by committee, visited the county jail and find same in good conidtlon, and we recommend that electric lights he placed in said jail, i We have also, by committee, vis- ' ited tho county poor farm, and find the same in excellent condition, and i the inmates well cared for and con-, tented. ? We recommend that the Magis trates in Coonee county place their witnesses under bond for their ap pearance at Court. We further rec ommend. That tho Magistrates be more rigid in the enforcement of all laws, and we particularly wish to recommend that all persons found guilty of gambling be dealt with in strict accordance ?.?th the law. We recommend that the Supervi sor build a bridge across Tugaloo river at or near Jenkins's Ferry, but we do not recommend that the bridge at Wigington's place be replaced by the Supervisor at present, and we recommend that the Jocassee Road, approaching Hester Mountain, he dis continued for the present. We recommend that the following petition of the citizens of Ocone* county to the Supervisor ho com plied with: "To tho Honorable Su pervisor and Hoard of County Com missioners of Oconee County: We. tho undersigned citizens of the State and county above named, respectfully petition your ho na rb le body to make a change in the public road at thc4 point on the main line of the South ern Railway known as the Dickson Crossing. The road now crosses the said railroad at tho mouth of a dan gerous cut between Harbin Station and Changa Creek, and we desire that the road be put back near where it originally was - on tho ridge through which tho cul runs, just south ol the present crossing. This will necessitate au overhead bridge across the cut. hut it will eliminate a very dangerous ( tossing and make a better road. We respectfully peti tion the Supervisor to have the Southern railroad to comply with tho above petition." We. the members of the grand jury, recommend that the foregoing petition be complied with, and that tm overhead bridge he built on South ern railroad near thc crossing at Chauga church, We desire to thank your Honor and the other officers of the Court for the courtesies extended us in the performance of our duties, and beg to bo excused from further attend ance upon this Court. Respect full v submitted, H. C. Husch. Foreman of (?rand Jury. Nov. I, 1915. PHARGK AGAINST M?NSING ER. Warrant for Former Oconee un, Dep uty Sherill' in Greenville for VenrH. Greenville, Nov. i;.-John Hun singer, for four years deputy under former Sheriff Tonie and for more than two yeats deputy under Sheriff Rector, will be tried for transporting liquor. The case grew out of a sensational automobile chase of some 30 miles Wednesday night. Hunsinger .s said to have been in an automobil? with Jim Rums and J. A. Childs. Thc otli cers who ( based the alleged violators of the law were Reuben Gosuell, chief ot the rural police, and Deputy Sheriff Capel]. Hunsinger and Burns are said to have jumped front the Hoeing car. but wore identified by the two oillcers. The (hast; hogan between Greer and Duncans and wound in and around the country roads, lt is said that the three men, for whom warrants were issued to day, had boen to Union for a load ol' liquor. They threw a package out of the automobile and oillcers, upon search, picked up eleven gallons on the side of the road. Another gallon jug was broken. Hunsinger, it is said, jump ed before the liquor was thrown out. Hunsinger was released as deputy sheriff some months ago on the grounds that he had become a candi da le for sheriff, Picket Host School Opening. By authority of the board of trus tees we take this opportunity of an nouncing t Ha t the fall and winter term ol' tho Ricket Rost Graded School will begin on Monday, Novem ber li>. The patrons are urged to keep this date in mind, as we want to begin this session with all the pu pils present on the opening day We enrolled a little over 100 pu pils during the Bummer session, and wc aro expecting to see this number present on our opening day, No spe cail program is planned for this date, hut we would he glad to soe as many patrons present as possible, as tho presence of tho patrons on the first day of school is a good Indication of a spirit of co-poratlon, and we are es pecially anxious that this spirit shall prevail between patrons, trustees and teaehei Respectfully, John H. Compton, Principal. Olive Camp, W. O. W. There will be a call meeting of Olive Camp, No. 424, W. O. W., on Thursday night, November 11th, at 7 p. tn. Every member requested to be present, as there will be business of vital Importance lo be attended to. Also every member is requested to bring bis certificate or policy, and oblige, yours, J. A. Callaham, Clerk. Advertised Mall. The following ls ft list of letters remaining uncalled for in the Wal halla post office for the week ending \o\ ember ii : Hicks. W. L. & J. 0.; Sanders, J. L.; Smyth, Mamie: Williams, Wal ler. When calling for the abovo please jay they aro advertised. N. Fant, P. M. WILL LECTURE HERE Rev. Geo. W. Morrow an Two Nationally Promin at the Walhalla High HON. JOHN G. WOOLLEY, LL. 1). Geo. W. Morrow, H. H., and Hon. John 'I. Woolley, known Hie United Slates over as orators and lecturers, will he at the Walhalla High School Auditorium friday night or this week. These gent lomen come as the leaders of the Anti-Saloon League of ? America in tho interest of "Dry America." They ure speakers of note; they handle a big subject. Let everybody in Walhalla and from the I surrounding communities he present. ! There will be no admission charged. ! TH M KOUKTH (SINNING KKHOKT. 2,442,041 Hales Knott of Lae! Year. Lower Than IO?Year Average. Washington, Nov. S. The fourth cotton ginning report ol' the season, issued at 10 a. ni. to-day. announced that 7,384,871 bales of col ton, count ing round as hall bab's, ol' tho growth ot 101? had been ginned prior to No vember I. That compares with 9, 820,012 bales, or 01.8 lier cent of, the entire crop ginned prior to No-i ' ember I last year; 8,830,306 bales, ? ur O?.2 percent, in 1013, and 8,869,-j 222 bahs, or 65.8 lier cent, in 1012. I The average quantity of coll?n gin ned prior lo November I in tim past ten years was 7,954,53-1 bales. or j 1'iL' per cent of t he crop. Included in Hie ginnings were 09, 20 I round bab's, compared with 23, j 182 last year. di..".77 in 1013 and ! 1,539 in 1 !i I 2. I Sea island colton Included number ed 35,358 bales, compared with 43,-i ll", last year. 42,80 I in Hill! and i L'S. NS 7 in 10 12. (?innings prior lo November I, by j j State -, with comparisons for the past < three years, and the percentage of I tho entire crop ginned ill those States prior to that dat'? in the same ; yea rs. follow : Alabama : Year. Hal >s. Her Ot. 1915 . 727,368 1914 . 1,068, '7 1 ii I . 7 iii I : : .i.oi 5,1 KS cs . 1912 . SOli.ti >2 61.0 j Arkansas: i i? I r> . 444,908 1914 . 573,571 57.4 i'll:'. . 431,522 41 .6 19 12 . 440,482 57. I florida: 1915 . 10,389 Hill . 56,645 112.5 1913 . 4 7.3 l? 7 0.9 1012 . 35,362 60. 1 Georgia: 1915 . 1,431,290 1914 . 1,763,374 64.8 1913 .1,060,506 68 . 5 ?012 .1,1 12,419 61.4 Lou ?siana : 1915 . 2 7 2.371 1914 . 297,356 65.7 1913 . 222,464 50.9 1912 . 26 1.7(11 69.8 Mississippi : 1915 . 584,069 1914 . 669,143 54. !? 1913 . 568,005 15.4 1912 . 511,678 50 . !? North Carolina: lilla . 408,056 1914 . 4 2 7,040 44.1 1913 . 384,260 I .">. 0 lil 1 2 . 496,537 54 8 Oklahoma : lilla . 171.22!? lilli . 649,367 53.5 1913 . 536,303 f>:!.7 I ii I 2 . 599,190 5 0. ii South Carolina: 1 ii 1 ? . 772,481 lilli . 910,558 55.4 191 3 . 846,468 50.7 I !l I 2 . 7 3 0,(1 il (I ."?il. 7 Tennessee: lill . ItO.Kiiii Hill . 172,4X5 4C.4 lill:'. . 174,37!? 47. 5 10 12 . 1 18,4 85 44.3 Texas: 101 5 . 2,345.506 - 1014 .3.168,786 72.2 1013 . 2,050,444 78.2 1912 . 3,709,725 70.9 All Other States: 10 15 . 4 0.267 1 0 11 . 5 8.0 0 7 35.6 1913 . 10,042 39 1 1012 . 43,291 18.1 NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT d Hon. John G. Woolley, ent Speakers, to Appear School Auditorium. tho lectures being Absolutely free. Besides having an opportunity of hearing the prohibition question pre sented by two of tho foremost Ameri can advocates of temperance, it is something lo say that yon have beard .John ti. Woolley and (leo. W. Mor row speak. Be present .at the High School Au ditorium Friday night at 7.30 O'clock, A tnosl cordial welcome awaits yon and you will hear something well worth listening to. CFO. W. MORROW, H. Iv TO Till.) POINT WITH Kit I TA IN. Note ?d' United KtaAes to longland is I'icm iii It.s Tone. Washington, Nov. 7.-The United Stall's in its latest note to (?rent Bri tain, made public hero o-day, cover ing exhaustively British interference with American trade since the begin ning ol' tim European war. declares that th?' so-called blockade instituted by the allies against enemy conni ties on March ll is "ineffective, illegal and indefensible." Notice is served thai iii?' American government "can not submit to the curtailment of its neutral rights." and it cannot "with complacence su ff or subordination of its rights and interests." Ainbassadoi Page, io whom tho noie was seal by special messenger for delivery to the London loreign olin e. was instructed b> Secretary Lansing that the United States "must Insist that the relations be tween it and his majesty's govern ment be governed not by a policy ol' expediency, hill b) those established niles of international conduct to which Groat Britain in the past has held the United States to account when tim latter nation was a bellig erent engaged in a struggle for na tional existence." Declaring the United states "un hesitatingly assumes" th<> task of championing the integrity of neutral rights, the note proclaims that the American government will devote its energies to the task, exercising al ways an impartial attitude, PARTEE A RH ESTE D IN PICKENS. Officer Surrendered ti ? Sheriff, Asking for Prous t lon. (Toccoa Record.) The grand jury of Franklin county, in session at Carnesville last week, found a I rue hill against Railroad Officer .lohn Partee, of this place, for murder, and indicted Policeman W?'l don, of Lavonia, for manslaughter. At the nexl session ol tho I?, in k ll li Superior Court, unless a (din ige of venue is granted, these officers will he placed on trial for Ihe kil,'lng of the Davis brothers in Lavonia 01. Sat urday night, October 23. Atter the shooting Partee lei: La vonia and disappeared, lt was learn ed later that he had gone to PlckeilS, S. C., and surrendered to the sheriff ol' that county, and asked protection. Learning Of his whereabouts Sheriff Wansley, of Franklin county, went to Plckens and brought Partee to Ath ens, placing him in the Clark county jail for safe keeping, as it was feared friends of tho Daviscs would do him harm if (akim to Carnesville. Bul little accurate information can be learned of the affair, or what Mr. l'ai t?>e's de?i use will be, and probably very little will be known until the trial o? tho indicted officers .fl held. s?'i vi??'s at Retreat. Westminster, Nov. S. Special : There will be preaching ser. ices at Hellcat Presbyterian church Satur day. November 13th, at ll (/dock a. m. and fo'c'iock p. m., and on Sun day at ll o'clock, at which timo there will be ordained two elders and three deacons, and the sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administer ed. All are cordially invited to at tend these services. The next ginning report of the Cen sus Bureau will be issued at 10 a. m.. Monday, November 22, and will show the quantity of cotton ginned prior to November 1 4,