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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription $J l'or Annum. Advertising Kates Reasonable. -By STECK, BRELOH & ?OilRORER. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices ann tributes of respect, of not over 100 words, will bo printed free of charge. All ovor that number must bo paid for at the rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA. 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5? HM?. Rill EE WAR MOWS ITEMS. The past week has been rather full of incidents ill war circles. TWO ship? have been torpedoed, presuma bly by Austrian submarines-the British ship Persia and the Japanese ship Ken kok u Maru-the tonner probably aggravating the American diplomatic relations, and the latter bringing the Japanese government into an active stale of defensive na val warfare. Japan reports the dis patch of a Meet of warships and de stroyers to the Mediterranean for the purpose ot protecting her shipping interests. Late dispatches indicate that the Japanese; ship was torpedoed by a Cerman submarine. lt is feared that Robert McNoeley. American consul to Aden, who was known to be a passenger on tho Per sia, is lest. D?duite, inform ilion on this point ls being awaited, how ever, before action is taken officially in Washington. McNcely ls a native of North Carolina. London reports that between the dates ol' October Hil and December 15th, there were added lo Hie British forces, by enlistment under the Lord Derby call. li.829,2(53 recruits. A new Russian drive is reported in early stages of development. This is an effort on tho part of the Rus sians to cut through the German, Austrian. Turkish and Bulgarian forces, with the hopo ol' effecting a territorial junction with the British and French forces at Saloniki and along the Balkan front. No definite or decisive action so far is recorded in this operation. GEORGIA HEARS LYNCHING LIST tS to Her Credit Out of a Total ol (Ul Lynchings. Tuskegee. Ala., Jan. I,- An an nual record of all lynchings in the Hailed States has been furnished by Monroe X. Work, head of the divis ion or records and researches of the Tuskegee Institute, who aided Dr. Washington to compile these records for the past several years. According to this record there nn\c been luring tho year P9 lynch ings, BS negroes and l l whites. This is six more negroes and eleven more whiles than were put to death hy mobs in li?Li, when the record was lil negroes and three whites. In cluded in tho record are three wo men. In al least four instances it later developed thal the persons put to death were innocent ot tho of fenses charged. Eighteen, or more than one-fourth ol the total lynch ings, occur).-I in tho State of Geor gia. Only sloven-10 negroes and I white, Of those put lo death, or IS per cent ol' the lolal -were charged with rape, other offenses and num ber lynched for were: Murder 17. five whites and twelve negroes; kill ing officers ol' Hie law !), th ive whites and six negroes; wounding officers of tho law. .1; (dulibing officer of the law, a family of four, rather, son and two daughters; poisoning mules ?I; stealing hogs 2, whiH-; disregard ing warnings of night riders 2, white; insulting women, Wi enter ing women's rooms. 2: wounding a man. 2; stealing meat. 1; burglary. 2? robbery, il; looting, I; stealing cotton, I; charged with stealing a ow. l: furnishing ammunition to a mali r< isting arrest, 2; beating wile and child I, while, charged with being necossory to buming barn, 1. Lynchings occurred in the follow ing Slates: Alabama 9, Arkansas .">, Clorida fi, Georgia IS, Illinois I, Kentucky Louisiana 2. Mississippi *>. Missouri 2, Ohio 1, Oklahoma South Carolina I, Tennessee? 2. Texas 5, Virginia I. Hard Water. ( Boston Transcript.) Do you realize how hard water is when a boat sails through lt at full speed? Water passing at r?() miles sui hour is not the limpid fluid we are accustomed to bathe In, If you put your arm overboard from a hydro plane running 50 miles an hour and strike a wave crest, the probability Js that you will break your arm or NOTES FROM RICHLAND. College- I toy H and (?iris Return Arter Pleasant Season at Home. Richland, Jan. - Special: The past week was a very quiet one in ti community. The bad weather (Iiiring the first part of the week cast a damper over the Christmas festiv ities. Coneross creek was very high Wednesday. Mrs. lt. M. Davis, who has boon spending several days with relatives a Gainesville, (Ja., returned tc her home yesterday. Mrs. S. X. Hughs and Miss Pauline Anderson visited relatives in Green ville during the latter part of the week. Morris Sh inklin, of the Bounty liUIUl community, hoarded the train here Wednesday afternoon on his way to resume his work as "ranger" with the forestry division of the V. s. Department of Agriculture at Clayton, Ga. Mrs. Furinun Burns will return to iwr home at Fountain Inn to-day lif ter au extended visit at Hie homo ol' her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Li. Ver lier. 'Misses Pauline and Christine An derdon were visitors lu Westminster Saturday. Miss Christi?.e remained with lier friend, Miss .lodic Haley, and hoarded an early train for Cam den, where she and Miss Haley are teaching. I'Mgnr McMahan was a visitor to Greenville Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ballenger, of Monera, were guests of Mrs. s. H. Coo yesterday. Mrs. S. ll. Coe and daughter, Miss Vera, and Mrs. Annette Coe and child visited relatives in Madison during the week. The friends of Chas. L. Veiner were glad to welcome him hack into the community a few hours Sunday. During the past several days he has been looking after his interests In Seneca. Miss Pauline Anderson returned to Fair Play yesterday to resume her work as teacher in the Fair Play High School. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Davis and children, of Roswell, Ga., are spend ing several days with relatives in this commit nity, The many friends of Mrs. J. P. Blackwell will be sorry to learn that she is very ?ick. They hope for her speedy restoration to health. Miss Pearl Hallenger entertained a few of her friends Monday night. Mr. Miller returned Saturday from Carnesville. Ga., where he spent his | Christ mas vacation. He resumed his work in the Richland school to-day. R. O. McMahan, who spent his va cation with parents here, resumed h lr. leaching at Bounty Land to-day. His a isla tant, Miss Paulino Davis, also spent the holidays witli her par ents here. M its (Jora Wyly resumed her teach ing at Tokeenn, an.! Miss Ada Wyly at Ruby, S. C.. to-day. Both theso young ladies spent the holidays at OK home ol' their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Wyly. Robert Davis returned to Oeoneo Station the latter part of the week and will reopen his school at that place to-day. The following students leave for their respective colleges to-day: Misses Peile Slribling and May Hub hard for Winthrop; Kid wa rd Vertier, to Pniversity ol' Alabama; Roger Coe, to Presbyterian College of South Carolina; David McMahan, Stiles and Bruce St ri hiing, to Clemson. John T. Ballcnger ls visiting friends in Clinton. The young people of the commu nity enjoyed an old-time square dance at the home of Miss Sallie Davis Thursday night. Stiles Slribling entertained a num ber nf hi? fricada at ' Walnut HUI" Friday night. The guests remained until after the ending of the old year and duly ushered the new year in. Mis.-- Pearl Ballenger delightfully entertained a few of her friends at an informal suppei Friday night. wrist, because at that speed the wa ter has not time to give or oven change shape, and striking ?t ls like striking so much metal, if a swords man should enter one of the greater hydraulic quarries when? a stream of water, under enormous head, is used to wash down hlllisdcs, and attempt to cut into one of those streams, his sword would liv in pieces without be ing able to penetrate the water. Tho stream is like a bar of Iron. FOR SA BE-Fresh Milch Cow with young calf; half Holstein, half Jersey; good milker. Terms to suit purchaser. Apply to J. F. H EDD ESN, West Union, S. G. 'i9"tf^. SPECIAL OFFER-To patients coming from Oconee County to our Greenville office for eye work: Aswe are mombors of Chamber of Com merce, we refund railroad fares. A. A. ODOM, Consulting Optometrist Optician; Presidont The Globe Optl eal Co., Masonic Templo, Greenville, S. C. 9-tf. . NO CAUSE FOU RISE IN GASOLINE Home Very Signilhuni Figures Are Issued >>y Gie Government). Washington, .lan. 3.-Officiai gov ernment figures made public here last week disclosed that in the fuce of ris ing prices of gasoline, production of credo petroleum during the last year vas greater than in 1914, although production was "purposely retarded as far as practicable;" that reserve stocks ol crude petroleum now being held In the country are the largest ever recorded, and that exports of gasoline, to which the rise in prices frequently lias been attributed, were In the last ten months of 1016 less than the exports during the corres ponding period of the two years pre vious. Both the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are preparing to investigate gasoline prices. A statement issued by the geologi cal survey estimated tho 1915 produc tion of market petroleum at 2<t7. 100, 000 barrels, 2,000 barrels more than in 1011. Period of Readjustment. "This." says the statement, "does not agree with the currently reported reason for the exceptionally high prices now prevailing for motor fuel." It adds: " 'As a result of the overload put on thc transportation and refining pilases of the petroleum industry by the excels output of 1014, the year 1915 may be characterized as a pe riod nf readjustment in which pro duction activity was purposely re tarded as far as practicable. The small increase, therefore, is more sig nificant than the simple figures indi cate.' Factors that might lie expected to affect the price of gasoline, accord ing to geological survey officials, are production, consumption and prices of crude petroleum. Consumption fig ures, they say. were not available. 1 hough consumption was increasing. A low petroleum price level was reached in April and, until August, the price remained at $1.35 a barrel for the market standard. Then the price began to soar and on December 17 petroleum was selling at $2.15. Indications now are, says the state ment, that the price soon will reach $2.5 0, Its previous high record. One production fact brought out by the survey ls that crude petroleum stock held In reserve, the largest ever Known, increased 50,000,000 barrels in 1015, and at present more than 220,000,000 barrels aro being held. Field storage by producers accounts for 24,000,000 barrels of this. Fxport figures for the first ten months of li) 15 show that gasoline exports dropped far below the same period in 1914, and slightly below 1013. During the ten months ending with October, 98,471,406 barrels left the United States, against 1 10,275, 2 73 for the same period in 1914, and 100,353.87 1 in 1013. The relations between the cost of crude petroleum and gasoline is hard to determine, according to officials wno have given the subject, study, be cause of the varying grades ol' petro leum and the variety ol' oils pro duced in refinement. An increased demand for gasoline, tiley say, means nn increased production with a con sequent increase in production of kerosene, lubricating oils and other petroleum products. All petroleum products have risen in price. Officials familiar with the situation said to-day the recent discovery by Dr. W. F. Kit I mau, a government chemist, of a process for obtaining from crude oils 2 00 per cent moro gasoline than by old methods, prob ably would have a bearing on both production and price before another year had passed. Several companies already have started production un der tile new method. Their output, and tho output of others to be started, it was said, would bo felt soon on the market. MOTHER! DON'T TAKE CHANCES IF CHILD'S TONGUE IS COATED. If Cross, Feverish, Sick, Bilious, Clean Little Liver ami bowels, A laxative to-day saves a sick child to-ineirow. Children simply will not lake tho time from play to empts their bowels, which become (dogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sour. Look at the tongue, mother! If .outed, or your child ls listless, cross, feverish, breath bad. restless, doesn't eat heartily, full ol' cold or has sore throat or any other children's ail ment, give a teaspoonful Of "Califor nia Syrup of Figs," then don't worry, because it is perfectly harmless, and in a few hon's all this constipation poison, sour bile and fermenting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. A thorough "Inside cleansing" is of tl mes all that ls nec essary. It should be the first treat ment given in any sickness. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot tle of "California Syrup of Figs," willoh has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown ups plainly printed on the bottle. Look carefully and see that it is made by the "California Fig Syrup Com pany."-Adv. YOU CAN'T FIND ANY DANDRUFF, AND HAIR STOPS COMING OUT. Save Your Muir! Make lt Thick; Wavy, Glossy and HeaiiUful at Once. Try as you will, after an applica tion of Dander I ne, you cannot find a single trace of dandruff or falling hair and your scalp will not itch, but what will please you most, will be af ter a few weeks' use, when you see new hair, linc and downy at first yes-but really new hair-growing all over the scalp. A little Danderlno immediately doubles the beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. The effect ls im mediate and amazing-your hair will be light, Huffy and wavy, and have an appearance of abundance; an incomparable lustre, softness and luxuriance, the beauty and shimmer ol true hair health. Get a 25-cenl bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter, and prove that your hair is as pretty and soft as any that It has been neglected or injured hy careless treatment. A 25-cent bottle will double the beauty ol' your nair.- Adv. Found Starving io Lighthouse. N'ow York, Jan. 2.-Two men, two women and three children, all starv ing, who had been without food other than tl few small fish for 1.1 days, and the body of a woman, a victim of starvation, were found at Triangle lighthouse, near the Yucan (toast, in the Gulf of Mexico, on I)e cember 23 by oillcers of the steam ship Mexico, which arrived here to day from Mexican ports. The occu pants of the lighthouse, according to the ship's oillcers, had not been v'j ited by a supply ship for more than four months. Distress signals from the light house reading "We are starving" at tracted the attention of the Mexico. A boat crew and the ship's surgeon were sent to the lighthouse with pro visions sufficient to last a week. News from Bounty Lund. Bounty Lund, Jan. 3.-Special: Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Kelley and little daughter Lucille, or Tamassoe, spent the week-end with Mrs. Kelley's fa ther, 13. E. Bagwell. A. ?. Shanklin and daughter, Miss Janie Neville, were holiday guests of relatives In the community. Lawrence McDonald and sister, Miss Jessie, visited a.. Courtenay last week. Capt. and Mrs. A. H. Billson dined with their daughter, Mrs. J. M. Bar ron, in Seneca, Friday. The Misses Cleveland were hostesses to quite a number of young Irlends Friday evening at their home. A pound supper was served. Miss Carrie Smith, who spent the holidays with lier parents, Hon. and Mrs. John L. Smith, has returned to her school at Fort Mill. I T. N. Hall, of Westminster, was a recent guest of his sister, Miss Alice Mall. Mr and Mrs. J. R. 'Harrison vis ited at Townvillc a few days last week. Thad, Columbus and Wayne Burns, of Cross Hoads, were recent guests at the home of J. M. Adams. Miss Hertha Sanders and brother Alton, were guests of relatives in An derson last week. Miss Buln Bankin spent a few days last week at Tamassoe. Misses .Marie and Gertrude Grant, of Seneci, spent Thursday with the Misses Stone. Miss 1011a Adams, ol' Cross Roads, visited her cousin, Miss Ftta Adams, last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hollins and sons, Albert Perritt and David, left yesterday for Charleston after a visit to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. I). A. Perritt. Misses Mae Hubbard and Lura Perritt return to-day tn Bock Hill to resume their studies at Winthrop. Thc yoiin? people of this and Bich land communities enjoyed an old time dance Thursday evening at the .Javis linnie, given in lioiiir of Miss Laura Smithson, of Westminster, who was a holiday guest of Misses Sallie and Julia Davis. Those of the community who are interested in the work of school Im I provemonl are requested to meet at ' the school house next Friday evening at 7 o'clock. The meeting will bo of a social as well as ol' a business na ture, and it is hoped that the entire community will be out. ll, X. Bankin is visiting relatives at Mountain Best. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Berry has been finite ill for seve ral days, but is some better. J. w. Sheriff has recently moved into this community from the Friend ship section. (}. L. Abbott, of Hopewell) spent bunday at the home of Reeder Cleve land. Frank Dillard, of Calhoun, was In the community Saturday. Mitchell Sheriff visited in the Friendship section tho latter part of the week. Sloan Galloway, of West Point, Ga., was a recent guest at the home of W. T. Hubbard. Bunts Gllllson, of Clemson; Mr. and Mrs. Elijah OiUlson and family, ? vi iy ? A Ton for < Makes Us Al We can now get the n PLEMENTS that we let ready for another crop. Our Warehouses are che the-World Implements QLIVER Chilled Plo CHATTANOOGA F QOLE Grain Drills, Di? J)ISC HARROWS, You can't afford to let thc of repairing, as our prices ; ials, Windows, Doors, Roo Barbed Wire, Fieh For the next three mont in this linc of IMPLEMEJ> RIALS, HEATING STC We have the goods-b when money was hard. Our prices will convince, over ONE HUNDRED WORTH OF HARDW. ware Stores. Matheson H Tn. Ba WESTUMS! of Walhalla, and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Stribling and family, of Seneca, were holiday visitors of Mrs. J. M. Gilli 8on. Mrs. Burt Hopkins, of Anderson, spent a few days last week with rela tives here. CALOMEL DYNAMITES A SLUGGISH LIVER. Crushes Lito Sour Bile, Making You Sick and You Lose a Day's Work. Calomel salivates! It's mercury, Calomel acts like dynamite on a slug gish liver. When calomel comes into contact with sour bile it crashes into it, causing cramping and nausea. If you feel bilious, headachy, con stipated and all knocked out, just go lo your druggist and get a 50-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which is a harmless vegetable substitute for dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful and if it doesn't start your liver and straighten you up better and quicker than nasty calomel and without mak ing you sick, you just go back and get your money. If von take calomel to-day you'll ne sick and nauseated to-morrow; be sides lt may salivate you, while if von take Dodson's Liver Tone yon will wake up feeling great, full of ambition and ready for work or play. lt's harmless, pleasant and safe to give to children; they like it. -Adv. Thc Kider Ringling Dead. Ba ra boo, Wis., .Ian. 1.-Al Ring ling, 00 years old, died here to-day. Ile had been ill about a year. Mr. Ringling was the eldest of the Ring ling Brothers, circus owners, who have their ? inter quarters here. lie is survived by a widow. NOTICIO OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND D I SCH.A IB ; H. Notice is hereby given that tho un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin. .Bulge of Probate for Ooo nee County, in the State of Som h Carolina, at his oflice at Wal halla ('oort House, on Monday. *he 17th day of .January. 1016, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be iieard, for leave to make final settle ment of the ISstDte of Miss Louisa Prater, deceased, and obtain final discharge as Administrator of said estate. JOHN O. roces. Administrator of Gio Ks ta te of Miss Louisa Prater, Deceased. Dec. 15. 10 15. 50-1 Get a NEi Wo/?/f?l/JT. Look MATHESON HARC Westminster Cotton Seed 1 Peel Good ! ecessary FARMING IM go by last year, and get ick full of these Standard-of ws and Repairs. Lepairs. 9tributers, Stalk Cutters pEG HARROWS. ? buildings go down for lack ire low on Building Mater fings, Lime, Cement, etc, i and Hog Fencing. hs we have no competition ?TS, BUILDING MATE WES, GRATES, AXES, ought them for Spot Cash , as we are to-day carrying rHOUSAND DOLLARS r\RE in our Three Hard ardware Go., FER, S. C. Charlotte. N. C. fl CITATION NOTICE. (In Court of Probato.) The State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-By V, F. Martin, ICsq., Judge of Probate.-Whereas, .1. II. GARRISON has made suit to nie to grant him I/Otters of Adminis tration of the estate of and effects of .1. C. Garirson, deceased These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said J. C. GARRISON, deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to be held at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, on Saturday, the 15th day of January, 191 fi, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they ha^e, why the said administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and seal this 2Sth day of December, A. D. 1915. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 29th day of De cember, 1 9 1 r>, and 5th day of Janu ary. 191 fi, in The Keowee Courier, and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. 52-1 NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that on TUESDAY, JANUARY ll, 1 91 ti, an ?lection will be held in Walhalla, South Carolina, for tho election of Municipal Officers for the said town for a renn of two years. The ofllcera to be elected are: Mayor, six Alder men and four Members of the Board or Health. Polls will be open at the usual vot I lng place at Walhalla Court Houso continuously from S o'clock a. m. ' until I o'clock p. m. The following have boon appointed Managers to conduct said election: i T. A. Grant. J. R. Trihble, Fed. 1 White. W. M. BROWN, Mayor. j .IAS. M. MOSS. Clerk Council. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. i All persons indebted to the instate ! of James W. Benrden, deceased, aro ' hereby notified to make payment to ' the undersigned, and all persons ' having claims against said estate will present the same, duly attestod.' within the time prescribed by law or be barred. JOE BKLL BROWN, W. S. BEA H DION, . lCxecutors of the Estate of Janies W. Benrden, Deceased. Hoc. 22. 1915. 51-2 out for the leaks now? don't wait for bad weather. .u can't afford to run th? risk of fire, or damage jr property (rora wind and rain, because of a leak y ) r n out roof? You can afford to put on a new tool of CAROLINA METAL SHINGLES Beaut? the first cost ia about the same at wood ?nales and they savo 20 per cert in insurance, i\ fully twice longer than wood shingles, and ab ?lutely guaranteed against wind, tain, fire and ininti rusting ns is the case with cheap tin. The c ret ofCarolina Metal Shingle? is the base metal id special coating. Furnished galvanized or painted [ak* U? Prov? Tklt-Wrhjs for InfonruHoo and price*. ?Uni tells about ibo wonderful ru*-proof Carolin? M eui ungle?. te Carolina MtM Pradacft Ca., Deft A WllnligtM, ft C. >WARE CO., Agents, South Carolina.