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KI? "TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, ANO IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THB HAY: THOU OANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, .WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1010. Laces, Embroidery and White Goods. The largest line of Laces, Embroidery and White Goods we have ever carried. See our Laces at 5c. and 10c. Yoi? will be surprised at the value. All lines in Dry Goods and Notions are now complete. We will be glad to show you. C. W. J. E. BAUKNIGHT. J> It Pays to Buy for Cash. ?* ?j. .j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? + ty ty ty Fortify Yourself * ty ty ty * and those dependent, upon you against the fear of + the Wolf ?it tho Door hy your Ravings. Your Ba?ik a V Account determines your course through this 4* World ; it is your anchor when without it you 4* would be <lrivon from pillar to post. * START ON THF. ROAD OF INDEPEND- * RNCK TO-DAY by opening a Rank Account with 4* us. WE INVITE YOU TO DO BUSINESS * HERE; ty *b WESTMINSTER BANK ty ty WU KN YOU THINK OF HANKING ty THINK OF THE 4" \V K STMI NSTE lt HA NK. ty ty ty * ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ? ty ty ty ty ty ty ty Oconec Creek Items. Walhalla. R. F. D., March ?. Special: Don't forget the Rural School Improvement meeting on Fri day night, March 10. at 7.30 o'clock. At this meeting "Carolina Day" will ho observed with appropriate exer cises. Misses Anna Darby and Carrie Darby Harrison, of Walhalla, visited our school last Tuesday. Misses Hill and Davis visited in tho community last week. Mrs. Otis Vaughn spent last Mon day in tb ie community. W. W. West, of Wasley, spent, the week-end with his brother, lt. D. Wost. Mrs. W. M. Prince, of Easley, spent several days lost week with ber sister, Mrs. W. M. Murphree. Mrs. J, li. Duckworth, of Walhal la, is spending this week at the homo of W. M. Murphree. Claude Patterson, who lias, been quite sick, is improving. Paulino Thompson, who has also boen quite sick, is better new. Misses .lanie Harrison and Eliza beth Stribling spent the week-end at Tn mass?e with Mrs. Tl ay ne G. Jones. Horn, unto Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Murphree, February 2Sth, o daugh ter. There is a Real Difference Cream of tartar, derived from grapes, is used in Royal Baking Powder because it is the best and most healthful ingredient known for the purpose. . Phosphate and alum, which are de rived from mineral sources, are used in some baking powders, instead of cream of tartar, because they are cheaper. If you have been induced to use baking powders made from alum or phosphate, use Royal Baking Powder instead. You will be pleased with the results and the difference in the quality of the food. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. New York MATTHUS IX SUSSIONS COURT. No Alternative Sentences (liven Out in Whiskey Cases. The Court of General Sessions for Oconeo opome.l Monday lost with Judge Mendel L. Smith presiding. Solicitor Jturt/. P. Smith was at his post ready for looking after t?>e in terests of the State in the matter of violations of the laws. Stenographer Clyde V. Smith was also on hand at tho opening of tho session. Judge Smith made a forceful charge to the grand jury, enjoining them to look closely after the inter ests of the State in ?ll violation? of tho laws, and warning them to he very careful to avoid the possibility of the entering into their delibera tions of any form or prejudice or sympathy. Mis-, advice was to "hue to the lino, lot the Chips fall where they may." His remarks might well be summarized in brief by call ing them a terso statement of duty in ils broad sense. T. W. LeCroy, ono of the members of tho grand jury, was found to be absent from the State, and Ceo. M. Ansel, of Walhalla, was drawn to serve in bis stead. Ile was at once sworn in as a mom ber of the body and entered upon his duties. True Hills Reported. The following true bills have been reported by the grand jury up to this morning: The State vs. Alf Aiken--Assault lind battery with intent to kill. Sy 1 vos t e r M a x w e l l-11 o us eb rea k - lng and larceny. J. P. Ph i'll i ps-Disposing of prop erty under lien. George Morton-Assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. The following persons were given consideration at ithe hands of the grand jury, and true bills were re turned against thom on tho charge of violating the dispensary laws: Al Thrift, John Norris, Press Johnson, Alf -William?, L. H. Burrell (two cases), Wi'lliami Burrell (three cases), J. S. Sullivan (two cases), Henry Franklin, W. H. Martin and J. F. St-akitaker. Dick Oglesby-Shooting into train. Furman Bowen-Assault and bat tery with intend to kill. hil ins Davis-Adultery. Leonard 'Brewer-Seduction. No Hills were returned by the grand jury in the oases noted below: Oscar Tol'lison-Indecent exposure of person. John Carroll-Assault and battery with intent to kill. I leary Harbert-Slander. Disposition of Oases. Tue case of the State vs. Leonard Oral)am, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, and the State vs. J. Hamp Butts, violating dispensary law, wero continued on motion of the Solicitor. The cases against Win. Burrell, vi olation of idspensary law; and W. H. Hughs, violation or dispensary law, (unable to attend), were also continued. Tho case against Dee Williams and Lester Sanders was transferred 'to the contingent docket.' (This is a cape In which, young Williams is charged with crime along with Les ter Sanders, who is now serving a tenn in the State penitentiary for jail breaking. Sanders is still to answer the charge of robbery and housebreaking. Sanders pleaded guilty to the charge of breaking jail.) Just what connection young Williams has with tho case remains to be brought out in open court. The case of the State vs. B. P. Sloan, charged with carrying con cealed weapons, was called and con sidered. This was am 'appeal from Magistrate's court. The defendant paid the, lino Imposed by the Magis trate and tho appeal was dismissed. State vs. Luther Karie-violating dispensary law. Found guilty on two counts. Sentenced to serve 8 months on Hie public works of Oco neo 'at hard labor, or like period In State penitentiary. State vs. Sylvester Maxwell housebreaki<ng and larceny. Found guilty on second count. Sentenced to verve two years on public works of Oconee at. hard labor, or like pe riod In the State penitentiary. State vs. John Xonris-violating dispensary law. Pleaded guilty and sentenced lo serve 6 -months at hard labor on public works of Oconee, or like period in State penitentiary. Upon serving 15 days of sentence, 5 months will be suspended, con ditioned upon tho observance of the South Carolina liquor laws. State vs. Alf Aiken-assault and battery with Intent to kill. Remand ed to Magistrate for trial. State vs. J. S. Sullivan-violating dispensary law. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced to serve one year at hard labor on public works of Oconee, or like iieriod in. tho State penitentiary. Sentence was suspended until tho 1st day of August, 191G, and defendant entered bond of $500 for his appear ance at, that time before the Sheriff r>f Oconee to begin serving sentence. Upon the serving of 4 months ot the sentence, the remaining 8 'months to bo suspended, if In meantime de fendant shalil bo guilty of violating any of tho prohibition laws of South Carolina, then the whole of sentence to be enforced. State vs. Henry Franklin-violat ing dispensary law. Pleaded gV<Uy. Sentence and co nd I fons thereof iden tical with tho case above. State vs. Alf Williame-violating .J??|??J??J??!??J<?J??J??J??J? ..J. ?J? ?J. ?J. ?J. .J. .T. ?J? ?J? .J. LATEST WAK MOYHMttNTH. .J? J *l* *I* *I* *l* ?I? 4* "4* *l* *I* "4* *?* "I* *I* *I* Artillery ll.eis Verdun. Washington, March t>.-Tho Amer ican consulate at Treblzend, tho great British Black Sea port, was wrecked by shells when Russian warships bombarded the city March 1, accord ing to a cablegram received at tho State Department this afternoon from Consul Oscar S. Heiser, (htins Minde by Germans. London, March 7.-The attack on Verdun has shifted to tho west and the Germans aro now engaged In pounding their way toward tho for tress from beyond the Meuse, ad vancing along tin? railroad that par allels the westerly bank. Last night the crown prince's troops assaulted and took the town of Forges, ii miles northwest of Ver dun, but were prevented from de bouching the Cote de L'Ole, a height about a mile to the south. To-day conics the admission from Paris that tile Gormans, alter a vio lent bombardment, forced their way through Forges and along tho rail road in the vicinity ol' RegneVllle, a village a mile and a half southeast. Simultaneously an entire division violently attacked and captured Hill No. 2G6, southwest of Itegneville. Heavy losses were sustained hy the Germans, Paris dec i a res. The new drive ol' the Teutons ap parently is in t'he nature of a clear ing operation, probably indirectly aimed at ultimate possession of thu dominating heights in this region. For days they have been hammering the commanding height of Le Mort Homme and other elevations west of their present line of advance, which ls bringing their infantry ahead in the same general direction. The present movement, if success ful, also will straighten out the bat tle line to the northwest of Verdun, which now curves sharply northward from the point of the bend in the Meuse, the territory Included within which, lying east of the river, was some time ago reported cleared of French forces. German DreadnauglitU Itcported Out. Konie, March 5.-Twenty German dr':adn?tlghts have left Kiel, accord ing io information received here to day. (The foregoing dispatch wau held up by the British censor for two days. Another dispatch flied in Lon don at a.2ii o'clock Tuesday morning said that a' fleet of 25 German war ships was observed Monday cruising in the North Sea. The message was received in London from Vlieland, North Holland. American Diplomat Dead. Washington, .March (5.-Olney Ar nold, American diplomatic agent and consul general at Cairo, Egypt, died yesterday in a hospital at Lis bon, Portugal. Advices to the Slate Department from the American con sulate told pf his death, but did not state the cause. dispensary law. Pleaded guilty. Sen tence and conditions same as in J. S. Sullivan case. State vs. Press Johnson-violating dispensary law. Pleaded guilty. Sentence tho same as above cases, except that defendant is required to serve '.I months of sentence, remain ing ?) months being suspended under saino conditions. State vs. L. H. Burrell-violating dispensary law. Pleaded guilty. Sen tence: One year on public works; 7 months suspended. Defendant to serve 5 months on public works, be ginning August 1. -Bail of $500 for appearance at. that time. Full sen tence to ho served if guilty of other violations of prohibition laws. Town of Walhalla vs. Deitrich Rutledge and George Rutledge (Appeal from Mayor's Court.). Ap peail dismissed and sentence of the Mayor's Court afllrnied. State vs. L. H. Burrell-violation of dispensary law. Pleaded guilty. Sentence: One year on public works. Defendant to serve 5 months, begin ning August 1. Full sentence to op ?ralo if guilty of violation of any prohibition laws. $500 bail for ap pearance 011 August 1. State vs. Alf Williams-violation dispensary law. Pleaded guilty. Sen tence Identical with other cases. To serve 5 months; 7 months suspend ed on same conditions. State vs. Al Thrift-violation of dispensary law. Nol prossed by the Solicitor. Stato vs. Press Johnson-violation dispensary law. Pleaded guilty, -ame bail and suspension conditions to August 1. To servo months; 9 months suspended. State ve. John S. Sullivan-viola tion dispensary law. Pleaded guilty. One year on public works; to serve 4 months; 8 months suspended on usual conditions. Same bail provis ion and penalty if guilty of violation of any prohibition laws. State vs. Dick Oglesby-shooting into train. Pleaded guilty. Sen tence has not yet been passed. State, vs. Georgo Morton-assault and battery with Intent to kill, and carrying concealed weapons. Ver dict: Guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill. Motion has been made for new trial, and same will be argued to-day. Sentence will not be passed until this hearing ls had. State vs. B. Stephens-disposing or property under Hen. Tho lury is still out In Wils case as we go to press. \ ? Orv". 'X'V.?ikA?W ?affl4i4n^^''>r'i'ft\^ . \r r ? .*'. 1 J - ' SIZING ri? ont COUNTRY. Definite Information Wanted As to Men mid Munitions. Washington, March 5.-Tho War Department, determined to be pre pared for any eventuality, has order ed a country-wide Inquiry to ascer tain bow many men of military ex perience would be available for com m testons in tho army should their services be needed. This Inquiry has been directed 1)rat to all commission ed officers who sow service in the Spanish war. Each has boon asked whether he can bo depended to re turn to the colors should bis coun try call him. In addition', inquiries have been sent to nil of those who Informally j offered their services to the United States when the Mexican situation was most acute about two years ago. At 'that time the War Department looked up and listed a vast number of engineers and other technical ex perts whose services would be inval uable in war. To all the inquiry bas been renewed and each has been asked to inform tho War Depart ment whether the tender of services made in tho former Mexican crisis holds good at present. As a further means of increasing the commissioned personnel of the ttt'iny, should need arise, the depart ment is making a very careful study ol' the lists ol those attending the students' military camp and the business men's 'in I Ht airy camps, nota bly that held at Plattsburg, N. Y., last year. The ratings attained by all of those participants are being gone over to show just how many and what character of officers could be commissioned from this source. The other roliunce of the War De partment outside of the regular army is the organized militia and adju tants general of the various States will report just what could bo ex pected from their organizations by way of officers and enlisted men. To completo this tactical peace mobilization tho experts of the quar termaster's corps of the annoy of the Ordnance Department are agnin list ing tho various manufacturing plants of the country, to know what their output of munitions and war sup plies probably would be. Last year former Secret*ry Garrison directed that such an inquiry be made. To get this phase of the work further in hand the Commerce and Treasury Departments have boen asked for the figures showing juBt what tho ex ports ol' munitions and other war supplies lo. the European belliger ents have been. From these reports it would be possible to deduce just what the total American output would be should the United States need its war products to light its own battles. NEW S ECU ETA HY OF WAH. Newton D. linker, of Ohio, Chosen by tho President, Washington, March fi.-Newton I). I Baker, former Mayor of Cleveland, hos been selected by President Wil son for Secretary of War. His nomi nation will go to the Senate to-mor row, and administration leaders ex pect quick confirmation so that the new Secretary may take active charge of the War Department's plans for army increase and reorgan ization. Mr. Baker is a lawyer, and as a leader among Ohio Democrats has I been a warm supporter of the Wilson policies since tho pre-oonventlon campaign in 1912. He has been a close personal friend of Mr. Wilson since tho latter was his instructor years ago ut Johns-Hopkins Univer sity, aird was offered the post ol Sec retary of Hie Interior in the original Wilson cabinet, but declined because he then was mayor. He is under stood to be in thorough accord with the President on the preparedness program and foreign finest'ons. An offer of tho War Secretaryship was made lo Mr. Baker by telegraph several days ago, after the President had spent more than three weeks carefully going over a long list ol' those suggested to succeed Secretary Garrison. Mr. Baker accepted, and upon being notified to-day wired that he .would be In Washington Thurs day.' Mr. Baker, who is 44 years old, will be the youngest member of President Wilson'^ cabinet by more than five years. Tho next youngest member ls Secretary Houston, who celebrated his fiftieth birthday re cently. Frauds to Succeed Marye. Washington, .March ii. - Tho White House officially announced on Saturday that tho nomination of Da vid H. Francis, of St. Louis, to be Ambassador to Russia to succeed George T. Marye, resigned, will be sent, to the Senate. It was stated word had been re ceived from Petrograd that Francis,' appointment would bo satisfactory to the Russian government. If You Wai LOWEST ?MKnminainBnanHmaaBnBi BUY TM L BLUMENTM NINK KlLLF.l) IN JAIL HATH. Match Causes Fearful Explosion in Disinfecting Solution. 1 101 Paso, Texas, March 6.-Nine dead, cloven probably fatally burned and a score or moro less seriously injured was tho tell of an explosion and ll ix? late to-day at the City jail. Thc naiine of one American is In cluded in. the list of dead, and twelve are numbered among th ono serious ly burned. Surgeons said to-night that the death lift probably would reach 20, and that many of tho in jured would not live more than a few hon rn. The accident was the result oi a Hash of Hame from a solution being used in a disinfection bath being icl niinistertd to a large number of prisoners. The blaze ls said lo have been caused by a lighted match thrown into the Huid. li. 0. Rugby, a trusty, to-night named H. M. Cross ns the man who struck tho match 'Which started the Ure. Cross was under arrest for va grancy. Ile died of his injuries. Wht n the burst of danie blew out the windows and (loot's a number of victims dashed luto the streets on lire from head to foot, One of tho victims, a veritable torch, plunged tlviOIIgh jagged remains of a window pane anti gained the jail roof where he expired. A number of tho prison ers were blinded. Tunias.se New?. ramass?e, March 4.-Special: On Monday, February 21st, our commu nity was startled by au earthquake shock. lt was a slight one, how ever, and no damage was reported, save to the nerve?. We wero sur prised on Saturday following by a lively snow ?tomi,. During tho af ternoon and night the "wind and snow held full sway. Again on Mon day the snow feJll iii big-sized Hakes, continuing Uh rough the night. This was the heaviest snow-fall of the season. Small patches may yet be seen In shady spots. While visiting Iii Walhalla re cently Mrs. C. Jones suffered a se vere attack of indigestion. lier many friends willi be glad to know that she is unite 'Well again. Mrs. W. J. Uomrd and W. fi. Wat son spent Friday and Saturday of last week with Mrs. J. M. SVtton In Walhalla. Miss Mattie I/eo and Mrs. Jesse Day, of Cheohee, visited relativos at Six-Milo, Piokene county, recently. Misses Elissa both Strlbling, Katlo and Hannah Miller Harrison and Janie Harrison wero week-end guests of Mrs. Mayne Jones nt Tn massee Place a fortnight ago. Mrs. Alice Cobb has returned to her home in Westminster after a pletasaht visit to her daughter, Mrs. Christopher Kelley. Miss Hannah M Blur Harrison, of Walhinlla, spent a short while re cently with MIKS Aline W'hltmiro. Luther McBeo and Will Cleveland, of Creen ville, caine over In Mr. Cleveland's car for a hunt last Tues day. They wero the guests of IL G. Jones. Tho Oconoe T?l?phone Company has moved the phone from the Ta niassee post olllco Into tho residence of John Rantin The same good service will bo found there as for merly at the post office. ?Mr. and Mrs. J. P. 'Beatty, of the Picket Post section, were visiting relatives here last. Sunday. J. B. Compton, of Picket Post, vis ited latft Sunday at tho home of (leo. Rankin. Miss Minnie Barker spent last week-end at her homo In Walhalla. On February 2i> Hie literary so ciety of tho TnTiWlSKce school held its regular meeting. The pupils whose names appeared on the program were NIlWl Nicholson, Sophia Rogers, Rimer busk, Belle. Hannah, Dorcas and Lizzie Satterfleld, Callie Nichol son and Cona Satterfleld. County Teachers' Association. 'Tho Oconoe County Teachers' As sociation will hold Its next meeting at 11 o'clock next Saturday, March ll, 1916, at tho Westminster High School building. .Tho association is fortunate in having secured Dr. 10. A. Hines, of Seneca-; Dr. C. M. Wal ker, of Westminster, and Dr, W. R. Craig, of Walhalla, to address this meeting. Interesting talks on "Clean-Up Day" and "Recreation" will be given by Mrs. J. It. Cobb and Miss 101 len Duncan. Tho attendance at tho meetings of tho Teadhers* Association has been excellent. Every teacher In the county is expected to be present at the meeting on March ll th. Attempts to learn the flit o of Ari zona cliff dwellings will ne made by comparing the Pings in tree trunks, preserved from that time, with those of the largest living trees in the State. it Goods at PRICES IBM AT i 11 ?J fl Bargain Store, IL W Westminster, S. C.