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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 1HI?.) Published livery Wednesday Morning Buhscrlption $i iVr /Innuin, A ?I ve nibing Kniet* Iteasotiable. -Hy 81 I < Iv, KIIKIiOlt At SCHRODKK. Communications of n pomonal character charged for aa advertise merita. obit naiv notices ;u)ii tributes of respect, of uoi over 100 word?, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must bo paid for al the rate of ene cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WAMI AMA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, DIM I,MCI K I, nu.-,, j ItEUIKTEIt NOW. Very few bave so lar availed I hem selves o? i he opportunity io register foi the municipal election which will lie held ? H Ja II na ry, I 'i I i . H is im - portan) that every citizen entitled to a voie/> ni local allan's should place him elf m position to exercise bis right. Tim lime is .hort only it few more dav uni auv une who lads lo ...eenie ;i regis) ral ion certif?cale will have nobody to blame Pit himself, The registration hooka will be dosed aller Sal unlay, December Nth ISO days prior lu Hie elect Inn in laiiuary. Co to the Knterprisc Hank and gel a registra!ion cerllllcale from Supervi so) (?eorge Seaborn, You will be re ipi I rod to 11 rest* ri I your county regis tra I Inn cor) ideale and evidences of all taxes due I Ol' I '.I I I lia Vi ll g beeil paid. Mit. I OIID'S PEACE CK! isl:. lt is safe lo predict thal not om j i >? ion in \ mer i ca or lu rope but who would be glad Pi Hie extreme lol ? ee Hie Ford peace movement ol 'his mon Hi end in t he la. i II g <>< Hie ground work m a lasl in i; pear 11 is ?'(pially safe lo predict timi few ?hele are who really believe th.M Mr, Koid's efforts will accomplish an) ie,,: ur l'i'i'iiig good. His is a nobb ptirpos .Mid one Ilia) we would like to :<e brui'.', forth a ii<h ind abund ant harvest We would like lu see lt bring aboul what Mr. Poid hope,; tor eventually universal pene ami uni versal di ?armameui. Hut I low can ll 7 ( 'un t lie nat ions al var, in a moment, without some de cisive victory or tl idea I, with euell ide feeling thal ii is in the ascend ency, bet lusiillleieully io to lustily the seeking of peace, willi each side I'i lin ; that Hie other is gradually weakening, bri ind >el sufllcioitlly broken to make Hie suggestion ol peace terms a CCpttthlo how ian ihev censido, nonce now'* ll seems e. < . bi" i . I possible. Mr, dud recently stated thal ii ho "could univ get far enough along to ge) representatives of each of tho heiligeren! governments now at war into a room, lock Hie door and let them talk peace, some good would be nccompllshed." Maybe, and maybe aer We Imagine Ibis "peace confer fine behind locked doors" would partake more of i in> na I uro of a meot int; In t ween untamed lions, tigers and oilier animals whose thirst for tdood has been whetted lo Hie very .unit Here has boen no creal vic lory, no crushing defeat. Day in and d.:v oui Hie reports from Hie front indicate bul a series o' give and take." There is nothing upon which to hope now for peace. We wish Ililli Cieie was something in Ml" Cord's proposal upon which lo base some practical hope for pence, or even for HI enterln ; wedge Ilia) might even a.,liv |e id lo peace America ?ind \mericans may p'tav ome part in the dual peace negolia i.ons. Inn M lim-, not seem lo us Ilia) eulie! America or Amern ans can ill Hie present indecisive stage ol Karo pean affairs accomplish any Hiing pointing io pea-e m Hie near future. Train Men Kes|?.)lisible. Salisbury, \ c . ,\ov i!S. digi neel' A. Pankersly and Fireman Ar thur Kelly, nf Hie Southern railway, I New York and New Orleans Untiled traine and Flagman 'Clyde Wilson, of a local passenger tran on I he same road, were held gullly of negi Cim e by ibo coroner's jury whhdi*ln vestibuled 'he rear end ,'ollision he I ween I he I wo I rains here Wednesday nicht. Two person.; were kided nf,I : ? " am red in i he w reek The Ult" held thal Wilson was rossi> negligent in failure lo dis play the proper signals lo protect his :i iln"; lhai Taukersly w is negl nen) in "db.revnrding signals al ihe li < l< " and thal Kelly was "utility ol' lOMlribuiory negligence In failure lo observe ind notify the engineer ol the displayed signals" on lite i'".i i of Ibo local train. . Shipped Whiskey Into Pry Slates. Chat i i noe ta. Nm 2N In federal Cont Saturday the Tenne see Colli tl and Cashel Company, from whose plant T c Pelter (in. Police Com missioner, was charged with shipping whiskey into div state; in collins, was lined $100 >u each of l? counts, and Fred Fox. shipping clerk. $10 on each of a like number of counts. Ileitel'loil had beep acquitted ear lier In the week, when the company and Fox w ere found itu Ut >. mom Kern to IA'?UX Democrats. Washington. Nov. 2'.). Senator Kern. Of Indiana, was re-elected ian eua chairman nf the caucus of Demo cratic Senator? held io day The clo ture rule is 10 Ix- decided. The Heme eratic Ways and Moans Commlltei H.et and ai ranged die Republican commit tee assignments. .J? rill-: ii OM F, ORCHARD, .j. .I? .j. .?, .j. .?. ??. .?. .j. .??. .j. .?. Oeonoo county ?H very ! i vera lily td tua ted for growing apples, peaches ?ind grape?, apd a farm without n hume orchard lu no; ci tup?ele. There is nothing thal will and more ide,ts ar.-, protit a.-nl health than ;i vvejl \'< -pt home 01 ???!' n d, ihouvh II neglect ed one i n'i nor'h standing rn.un Write the extension division ?if ( lem DH College for Roilctiii No, 1 .>. I:. free ami full of lii'ormal.'on on l'rult (*?? !tll ri . Hie Koli \\, vii 's ey?< ted U) reach f>conee hy i!iS50, ami i: lie travels as last as In- did las! ear lo- Aili he here Indore thal lillie. I!< entH nothing hui colton Let's he prepared to feed ourselves and not I iie woe\ il ">o much. \ Home Orchard lani (I now will he Otic step in ilia, ?I . : I fl ?Oil. The tollu A nu-, is a ver) conservative i mute 01 tiie trees necessary, ami ?ie cosl. lor a lum." orchard : \'o. Kind and Probable Coat, Total. I 1? A oples I t '/, < . each.% I .Ttl) : . I'eachefl ?lc. each . I .ur, li I 'eal - 12 */? i . each.7 .". I j Plums I -? '/fee. each . 1..". fl .'. Cherries ! "><.. nach.HO i! Scupperiiongs l each. . .au 'll linnell (ira ??es . 1 ? c. each I ..'. .", Packing and chipping. . . . .2.", Total.SS.r.O f Prices ii' you order dir<;cl from ?no relia hi-- nursery . i Planting; Trees and Vines. Ittdow you will lind directions for planting oui trees and vim s: Apples Alter the soil is llloroilgh ly broken, di;: I he ludes :'.u feel apart each way. Il it is possible lo do sn. et them in a straight line Of oi'l-e. <i|| rollillK hllld il will be Dre e ns in some cases lo follow the terraces lb:; the holes about 20 ,ie In s deep and : * i ? inches wide. When the trees are set, if there shoul I be some extra lon;; roots. horten them back. Spread all the ?.nols om fell length and can-fully lill in with line earth, packing ii llrmly as il is placed around the toots of the i ree. When the tree h set it should be i wo inches deeper than v hen H was taken out ol the ground. Ranches Di:; the holes lv feet apart each way and about 1.", Inches deep ami I ."> inches wide. When placid', the I recs follow directions git en for apples. Grapes ldc holes in feel apart each wa) ami about the same si/.e as for peaches. When Betting the vines follow directions niven for apples. Plums and ("berries |">lg holes ?(1 feel each way, same size tis for peaches. Kollow directions given for apples. fears l)ii; holes 27, feet apart the soil that is placed around the (rees, helps wonderfully. Now is the time to pintie and plant scupperiiongs. If you wait until Jan uary the vittCH bleed a creal deal. (I. ,\l. Ila mel t. ( 'omit y Agent. Westminster lanais. Weat minster, \'ov, KO Special: Mrs. Killi Terrell ami Miss Lillian ilrea/cale -tponl sex eral days in At lanta la. t week. M r. a ml Mrs. A Ihert W bit mi re a ml children, ol l?rcon ville, were miests ol' Ml. and Mis. C. C, Whitniile I he lal i rn- pa rt ot I i >t week Mrs, Reese's Sunday school class, with several invited friends, enjoyed a candy st red liing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. iv I'. Sullivan bet Kri da) ev eli ll! ti. Mi Hallie Simpson, of Demurest. l!u.. spent riinnksglving with home oil, . Sin wis accompanied bj her f: '. " i*?s Mei linn is. Mi * l.uc.'e Zimmerman left Mon da) for a sew ral weeks' visit to hoi sister, Mrs. o. M. sto, kion ni Mule Ko.k. Ark. Dr I. ll Johns is spending several days in Atlanta ibis week on busi icss. .sup: W. I' lav tor was a visitor to \ t lani a Tba n ksgiv lng. Miss Maude Simpson, of (Jaffney. spent several days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs, C. C. Simpson, last W eek The I oper Methodist Conference pointments for next year were read ii Spurt.inb'irg Monday, Kev. .1 W Lewis comes to serve the Methodist church at thin place ami Kev. (icorgc . lar Lee. Iht> pastor here for the ,>ast yeal-, has beet soul lo Pluck* sto,-h. M illiou-l lollar t <>i lion Ki re. Pine ll lu ff. Ark . S'ov, SS Approx Imntelv I ..min haies of cotton s lt) red i the w alehouse of the Kine I i I tl ff Compress Pompan) were either do iioved or badi) damaged b\ fire tel" lo dav. The CO t Pill, IDOtUly Of i he lone ii?le variety, was valued ut * I..' '".u au i h,. origin ot t he il re had not been determined lo-nlght. Ki re walls prevented Ihr dames rein iva ch I liv the main building of (ho compress, in which I ju.one addi t iona I ba les vv "i e Stored In (be District Coull of the i'll i tied Slates-lor the Western District? of Soul li < 'II roi I na. (lu the Maller ?d' Ruskin Anderson, lltiiikmpt. i IN HA Milli nev. The creditors o? Hie above nani -d bankrupt will please take notice thal the Merchandlre and Personal li ff ec ts Of the above named bankrupt will lu? sold at public outcry on th?* promt >es. ul sc.XKCA. s. C., In said District, al 12 o'clock noon, or. ,,>-: '.oh day ol' OHO HM It Kit, 1915. Ry order of tile Coull. Nov. 30, Cl -, HARRY R. IIPCHS. Referee in Bankruptcy. Dec. 1, -IS-19 f tl I ?ok MATHESON H Westm ( W I SKI?] OI.IVK K President Willing i.> An pcm ance ol Opel Washington, Nov. 26 \V i Ison vv i ! i t ?i li ti no part piligll to linn;; allom a | euee. While ho will int? lection to t ne nnolllciiil i has lieu ni nothing f Which hails him lo liol t nm* is 0|i|iortUIIC tor hil st cps Telegrams urging the support tho movement euee of iii-ut ra ls eon tim .ii tile While House. Tin- I'residen t is kee touch with peace senti through American elf ph son ta ti ves. ami is de? I iiiic ami st udy to the <| li is staled authorita liic lust intimation tro the warring muions tha would ho vv < leonie the I . renew his offer of erv . .ndiii-; tin war. I leiirj Kol il s peace ! rarrj nn> repr?sent?t! A nicrica a ;o\ ern nient. a situation ch.inges in t the government will no pail in Hie meeting pro (.(.vernor Manning Columbia Nov. ii s. - the pressure ol' official 1 ornor Manning to-day \ Ford, Detroit inanufact ing Mr. ferd's invitatio a II em . er ol' I he conni prominent \ mencius ii an expedition to IO uro pi December I. for Hie p i tempting to bring the I to a peacel ul close. ( A IHJ A NZ A MFA DID i ir ? a i o e I ? ? IV ;i w i I Ol > _.(> I i n?s. au?i II S;' ? tc bo nf ? , na. .lit' I f I ? ! II i 1.1 .i e e e y af \ M) in m t ir MU /li fl. j. t.. Rr. t.. '! 'h-, bon i . . Idea ?-..'vs . a.', o:' lng of two others, was done by Car ranzlsta soldiers instead of Villistas, according to a report to the War De partmenl to-day by Hen. bunston. Hen. Funstnn stated the bring was . lili- to a mistake tm the t'arranzistas' part, hut he did not explain how the mistake callie to be made. tien. Fu liston also reported that Hens Obregon and Calles, Carranza ominan.lees, captured ?100 Villa sol diers whim they entered Nogales, So nora, yesterday. Assurances that American troops yesterday's border action ai Noc es. Arl/... tired onlj after Mexicans h.id opened bombardment, was given the Wai Department by Cen Pun don, who tiled an additional report nf the affair niven him to-day hy Col. commander at Nogales. I lox Supper ut Keowee School. Voxi Frida) II "Ci!. December 3d. a box -nipper will l?? given at Keowee nra.led School. A.' the surrounding ..unfa is mos: cordially invited. ,,.....> ii-.i chocolate and cake ".:'.! bc .ned ir. uddit'on io the boxes. A ike walk and other amuHOiueiils will add to tim pleasures of the evening. The Keowee School I in prov eine:: I Vssociation, which was organized on Wednesdav of last week, will hold its ll rsl regular meeting on the same night of Hie box supper. Thc meet ing will be held at 7 o'clock, one hour before the supper is lo begin A prominent speaker will be secured for the occasion ii possible. All the patrons are urged to be present at this first meeting, as sonn? iiiipj.t ant iiuestions are to he discussed. C. W. Irby. Principal. French ami I Iii tish Ships Sunk. I. union. Nov. 211. The l-'rench steamship Algerian, 1.700 ton-, and th? llrltisli steamer Tallis have been sui manned, lng from 'in rued. One Fifty of th,, landed. Twenty-nine are miss Algerian and eight ros orpse has been found. Tallis crew have been Instead of Woad rs ^Qggx ^j?^ great w besides they are inexpensive and lc For S Ballenger Hardware i SENECA WOOFthat 'OTorLEAK ut for the leaks now, don't wait for bad weather. can't afford to mn the risk of fire, 01 damage . property from wind and rain, because of a leaky a out roof. You can afford to put on a new tool of CAROLINA MET Al, SHINCX.ZS ?ute thc first coil is about the same as wood nales and they save 20 per cent in insurance, X fully twice longer than wood shingles, and ab lutely guaranteed against wind, rain, fire and airut rusting as is the case with cheap tin. The rt t ol Carolina Metal Shingles is the base metal d special coating. I* urnished galvanized or painted uko Ll? Pr OTC This-Write for inform?tioo and price?. Met tefl? about the wonderful riut-proof Carolin? Metal inste*. ! Carolin. Metal Produc?s Cf., Dept A Wllmlngtat, lt. C. WARE CO., Agents, jouch Carolina. TO M10KT WAK CONDITIONS. \d<?it ional Revenues Recited to Mceli Deficits ami 10.x pondi turcs, Dispatches from Washington indi cate that President Wilson will favor tlie following methods of meeting de lictis and raising revenues: I An increase in the rates of tax ation ot> individual and corporate in comes. 2. A reduction of the Income tax exemption from $3,000 to $2.?ino for single persons and from $4,000 to $3,000 for married persons. The application of the surtax to incomes above * lu. ooo or $15,000, instead of $20,000, as fixed by the presen) law. i. An extension of l lie war tax to gasoline, crude and relined oils, noise-power of automobiles and "other interna! combustion engines." lie-enactment of the war reve nue tax in its present form. '!. Repeal of the clause In the pres ent tariff law which puts suear on the free list beginning with May I next, thus retaining this large Item of rev enue. Dud al Judson Mill. Creen vi Ile \ov. 27-David Freeze, a strike-breaker at Judson Cotton Mills, was to-day probably fatally Stabbed and two others were burt in a riot between the "rikers and the strike-breakers. Sheriff Rector quell ed the trouble and says he has the situation well ill hand. ....nj. is om- profession. (Hasses are intended for more than the aiding of vision. Some of the most distressing diseases have been relieved hy glasses after doctors and surgeons bad doctored and cut lo theil' hearts' content. Do not procrastinate in the matter of having your eyes examined by u>. GLOBE OPTICAL CO., A. A. Odom, President, A. tl. Schilde, See.-Trens. Consulting Optometrists. .Masonic Temple, Greenville, - - S. C Votive lo Ta\payers. For (ho convenience of taxpayers. I ?vi!! be at the places named below on Ibo Jales mentioned for the pur pose of collecting State and county ia xi's : Westminster Dec Tib and 8th. Thc ellice at the Court House will he closed on these dates. 1 ' I ' A lexander, ( !o. Treas. NOTICIO Ol' I''l.\AL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. .sotlce ls hereby given that the un dersigncd will make application tt V. F. Martin. Judge of Probate for Oconee County, In the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Con rt I lon e, on Friday, t he ._' 11 li dav oi December, HU", al ll o'clock iu tile forenoon, ot as soon thoreaftei e- said application can bo heard, foi leave to make final settlement ol the F.state ol Mrs, M. A. Dond>. de ceased, ind obtain dual dlseliargi as Kxc o t rix of said estate. MRS. SI 'SA N I.. MORCAN lOxeeuirlx nf Hie Kslate of Mrs M A. IMMidj. deceased. Nov. 2 I. I" I ".. IT-.-.e Stingles oi'Shte CORTRIGHT I Metal Shingles The roofing that lasts as lone, ;is h* building and never needs rcpaii s. icy won't burn, crack, curl or roi wood shingles, nor have they the eight or brittleness of stone slate; ?ok better than either. ?W? by & Furniture Company k, s. c. Forty I A Ton for < Makes Us Al We can now get the n PLEMENTS that wc let ready for another crop. Our Warehouses arc che thc-World Implements QUIVER Chilled Plo CHATTANOOGA F CP LE Grain Drills, D? ?)ISC HARROWS, You can't afford to let thc of repairing, as our prices ? ials, Windows, Doors, Roo Barbed Wire, Fiele For the next three mont in this linc of IMPLEMEIS RIALS, HEATING STC We have the goods-b< when money was hard. Our prices will convince, over ONE HUNDRED 1 WORTH OF HARDWi ware Stores. Matheson H; Toccoa, Ga WESTMINS1 SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. rho Stat?? of South Carolina, ( ?ninty ?>f Oconee. (Court of Common Pleas.) ?irs. Joe Thrift, Plaintiff, against !. AT. W nson. Defendant. (Summons for Ki lu i-Complaint Served.) '?) tho Defendant Above Named: You aro hereby summoned and nntilrori tn answer tho Complaint in oil . lays alter the Bcrvice hereof, exclu Ive of the day of snell servicie; and if on fail to answer the Complaint irithin the time aforesaid, the Plaln iff in this action will apply to the bunt for the relief demanded in tin iomplaint. Dated Nov. 23d, 1015. ST RI-I H. I NC AL- DENDY, Plaintiff's Attorneys, i Dec I , 191 ". I S .50 NOTICIO TO CREDITORS. tate of South Carolina. County of Oconee. (In Court of Common I'leas.l 1rs. Inila Moore, in Her Own Right and as Administratrix of the Per sonal Estate Of John T. Moore, de ceased, I'laintiff, against iorace Lee Moore et al., Defendants. Notice is hereby giv en requiring all nd singular the creditors of the Es JI?' of .lohn Thompson Moore, do oased, to establish the date, rank nd amount of their claims, duly at tested, au.linst s?id estate, before the ndcrsigned, on or before the 16th ny of December, 1015, or be barred. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. Nov. I (in I 0 I ".. 45-50 ires Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure. lie worst eases, no matter of !;ow long standing, <? cured by ttic wonderful, old reliable Dr. irtcr's Antiseptic Heating Oil. It relieves lin and Heals at thc same time. 25c, Sue, fl.00 We arc showing some fr Majestic, and Princess. If ] wc can fix you up with a G antccd to cook well and tat too, you have the advantag for all Stoves and Ranges tr them. Our Furniture Departm let us show you. SKNEC/ dollars Cotton Seed 1 Feel Good ! ecessary FARMING IM go by last year, and get ?ck full of these Standard-of ws and Repairs. Lepairs. stributers. Stalk Cutters pEG HARROWS. : buildings go down for lack ire low on Building Mater fings, Lime, Cement, etc. 1 and Hog Fencing. hs we have no competition ITS, BUILDING MATE )VES, GRATES, AXES. Dught them for Spot Cash as wc arc to-day carrying THOUSAND DOLLARS \RE in our Three Hard ardware Go., ?B. S. C. Ciarlo? N. C. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that the Hooks of Registration for Municipal Flection for Town of Walhalla, S. C., are now open for the registration of qualified electors in said municipal ity. It is necessary to present county registration certificate and evidence of the payment of all taxes due be fore a municipal registration certifi cate can be issued; residence In the State for two years and wRbtn *hn Ry i tue 'I >v. : y Wa? NA i io ap?.*! ..'d o? "on. t oaths ni v? eic? iou are also nf ces* :>?..> it fl ! ' efl to til. Books of Regis tro. .. .>... >(,on und will remain op.Mi until ." i rd.i' . ac 1 Uh day ot December, lyla. Supervisor's office is in the Enterprise Bank. GEORGE SEABORN. Supervisor of Registration. CITATION NOTICE. (In Court of Probato.) The State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-By V. F. Martin, Esq., Judge of Probate.-Whereas, ll E. RA VEN EL has made suit to me to grant him Letters of Adminis tration of the estate of and effects of Miss Eleanor P. Ravenel. deceased Those are, therefore, to cite and ndmonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Miss Eleanor P. Ravenel, deceased, that they be and ai? pear before nie, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, on Thursday, tho 9th day of December. 191 r>. after publication hereof, at I I o'clock in the. forenoon, to show caus<>, If any they have, why the said administration should not ho granted. Given under my hand and seal this 23d dav of November, A. D 1915. I Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County. South Carolina. Published on the 23d day of No vember and the 1st day of December, 191 ?. in The I'eowee Courier, and on the Court House* door for the time prescribed by law. 47-4? What About That New STOVE or RANGE? Now as a matter of ? fact, did you not promise her last fall, that if Times were better, you would get it after this crop was made ? ?andsome Ranges, in Buck's, fou do not want thc Range, ood Stove, one that is guar aes very little wood. Then, e of being abie to get parts lat we sell, should you need ent is full up. Come in and iE & FURNITURE CO., i, s. c.