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R ?8 ?g 18 a fl .-?///?* jil???.?? ..TO THINE OWN 8EL1P BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN HE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHFLOR & SCHRODER. Burr C Now is the til Clover. We hav $1 per bushel. Also, Mountai Fulgrum Oats, Wi and Barley. C. W. ?? J. E. WALHAL October 139 Years / The battle Pennsylvania, took Our histories aro fl of battles and conflicts, yi the time of universal peac< War has affected the flin country to no small extent, account to tide you ovei wise man saves while his fore he does not have to credit in times of stress. MORAH-Open un that yon may ho able to dc WESTMINS' When You Think oj TUE WB8TMI2 WANT COTTON LOAN MINIMUM. H. N. Pope, of President's Associa tion, Advocates I/oun Plan. Fort Worth, Texas. Oct. 1.-Henry N. Pope, president of the Farmers' Union State Presidents' Association, nas submitted to all Southern mem bers of Congress the suggestion that Congress fix or empower the Federal Reserve Hoard to tlx a minimum loan price of 12 cents per pound on cotton for all crops. A large major ity of the replies from Senators and Representatives favor the plan and Mr. Pope tasted to-day that he would call a special meeting of his associa tion in New Orleans at an early date to give it final consideration and work out the de i 11s. Many members of Congress have expressed their willingness to give the movement their co-operation. President Pope states that there should be a careful distinction be tweon the loan minimum and the selling minimum of cotton. "The loan minimum should be protected by the government," he said, "and cot ton would of course never be sold be low that point. The selling minimum is one that the union advises its members to sell and may vary from crop to crop or from time to time. With a protected loan minimum of 12 cents the selling minimum or 20 conts can be more onsily maintained. The government would never be call ed upon to put up one cent under this plan for when a farmer knows he can borrow 12 cents per pound on cotton he will never sell unless he can get a much higher price. Neither could the consumer be penalized, for the fluc tuation in the price of cotton haB lit tle effect upon the pric? of the finish MOVEDM Known as 'The L BLUMENTHJ me to plant Burr e the Seed-only n Rye, Appier and ood's Seed Wheat BAUKNIGHT, sy for Cash* " 4, 1916 kgo To-day of Germantown, . place. lied with the chronicles it all America hopes for 3. The present European metal conditions of our Did you possess a bank p Hie depression? The salary is regular, there ask Iiis trades people for account with this Hunk ? likewise. TER BANK ' Banking Think of VST ER BANK. ImiMM'tnnt Meeting at Oak way. The citizens of Oconce are urged to attend a meeting to be held at the school house at Oak way on Saturday of this week, October 7th, at 2 o'clock p. m. The object of the meeting will be to explain many fea tures of the new rural credits sys tem that seem to be not fully under stood, or totally misunderstood, hy the general public. All who are in terested in the plan to get money at low interest and on long time are urged to attend. This meeting is not for the people of the Oakway sec tion alone, but we hope to have rep resentatives of every community in Oconce county. The new financial system will be fully explained. Come and meet with us. H. li. Vertier, President, CU. Miller, V. President. Oconee 1 ranch National Rural Credits Association. Commissioners of Hlcettions. The following gentlemen have been named as commissioners ot Federal and State elections in Oconee county: State-W. H. Talley, Salem: John Silencer, Madison, and G, W. Davis, Pair Play. Federal-li, C. McCarley, lt. F. D., Seneca; Oscar Land, R. F. D., West minster; P. A. Brown, R. F. D., West Union. od product to the consumer. We ex pect to mature our plans at our meet ing nt New Orleans and lt is likely we will seek the counsel and appro val of the Federal Reserve Board before presenting our plans to Con gress." Into lr. J. H. Hudson's Store, ! Racket Store." Ll ^0 Bargain Store. IL ? Westminster, S. C. THE FA lili TERM OF COURT. Common I'lons Will Convene Monday, Oct. 10-Judge Wilsen 1 "residing. The Court of Common Pious for Oconee will convene in Walhalla on Monday, October 16th, with Judge John S. Wilson presiding. Oconee is allowed two weeks for the fall ses sion of the Common Pleas Court, and for this reason jurors for two weeks have been drawn. Should lt be found that the second week jurors will not be needed, they will not be summoned. Following is the list of Jurara for Flint Week. H. J. O'Kelley, 'Westminster. 10. P. Cox, Westminster. C. K. Minyard, Center. Alfred Harton, Whitewater. H. M. Cole. Center. H. A. Moore, Center. J. H. Holder, Wagoner. J. L. Coward. Whitewater. L. L. Morgan, Wagener. J. H. Hu idette, Wagoner. I). W. Winkler, Seneca. Alonzo Dearden, Wagoner, F. G. Pickens, Tugaloo. 10. 10. Sheri IT, Seneca. J. T. Green, Wagoner. G. W. Powell, Seneca. W. J. Holloway, Seneca (Town.) W. H. King, Center. K. A. Talley. Chattooga. Louis Gaillard, Walhalla. G. W. Kay, Westminster. J. s. Cartel. Westminster. J. S. Cannon, Keowee. L. D. Browning, Wagoner. H. H. Heekneil, Seneca. J. M. Patterson, Whitewater. V A. Carroll, Center. 10 W. Cox, Seneca. J. ll. L. Gibson. Wagener. I. S. Pitts. Westminster. H. C Land, Center. Thos. 10. Smith, Keowee. W. H. Graham, Center. V. S. Medlin, Keowee. W. 'S. Prichard, Westminster. H. C. Terrell, Westminster. Second Week Jurors. Walter Sanders, Center. J. W. Sheriff, Seneca. Will H. Jones, Walhalla. Charlie Owens, Wagener. F. H. Burley, Wagener. H. 10. Cleveland, Seneca. W. P. Reid, Seneca (Town.) Dave MeClanahan, Westminster. IC. J. Rogers, Wagener, H. S. Lowry, Seneca. J. E. Addis. Jr., Wagener. W. W. S. Bates, Center. R. D. McDonald, Seneca. W. ll. Lee, Tugaloo. W. B. Dillard, Westminster. Geo. Rankin, Keowee. 11. D. ll Oskamp, Wagoner. F. G. Barker, Chattooga. T. H. Jenkins, Tugaloo. r. 10. Flrod, Westminster Chas. Finkenstadt, Walhalla. Will Pearson, Keowee. W. J. Walters, (Oakway) Center. II. H. Nesmit)), Wagoner. . K. C. Moore, Seneca. T, 10. Qambrell, Center. J. M. Adams, Tugaloo. J. N. Grant, Center. J. J. Busch, Walhalla. J. B. Garrett, Walhalla. F. 10. Harrison, Walhalla. W. H. Alexander, Whitewater. S. P. Abbott, Seneca (Town.) J P. Arve, Tugaloo. Lee Osborne, Center. John lt. Smith, Keowee. BANDIT (Tl ASIO 10 NIKS AT LA ST. One f lorida nobber Drowned, Other Surrenders, Ending Hunt. Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 2.-Chase for the four bandits who robbed a bank at Homestead, Fla., on 'Septem ber If? of $6,000, ended to-day when the body of Janies Tucker, one of tho robbers, wns found in Lopez river, and Hugh Alderman, who police say confessed his part of tho crime, sur rendered. Pucker was drowned while trying to swim the river. Tucker's death makes (Ive resulting from t li o robbery. During their Hight down tho Flor ida east coast the bandits had seve ra' pistol lights with pursuers, and three possemen were killed. They es caped from that section, went to Key West and started up the west coast. Leland Rice, said to have been the leader of the band, was shot and kill ed by a resident of Chokaloskee Is land September 28 and the next day Rice's brother, Frank, was shot and dangerously wounded when he at tempted to board a schooner near tho island. Alderman said to-day that lie and Tucker tried to swim the river to gether and that he was ahead. When In the stream Alderman said he called back to Tucker and asked if ho thought he could hold out until he reached the opposite bank. Tucker said ho could. That was the last Al derman said he saw of him. Tucker's body was found by Charles Tigerta, an Indian boy. Alderman got across snfely and went to a house on Turner's Island and arrived during the absence of the Lopez family, the occupants. When Alfonzo and Joseph Lopez, with H. T. Whiddon, went to tho house Al derman called out to them that ho wished to surrender, fearing he would be shot If he continued to try to get away. The threo mon were brought to Jail here. Alderman and Tucker had been two days and nights without food when death and surrender ended the pu rsuit. COTTON CONDITION OX IA" H ALK Of Normal-Weevil, Caterpillar and Cool Nights Destructive. Washington, Oct. 2. - Storms and insect damage have wrought lia voe with the cotton crop this year and cauesd a loss of almost 3,OOO,OOO bales throughout the growing season. This year's crop will be approxi mately 11,037.000 equivalent 500 pound 'bales, according to the De-i partaient of Agriculture's forecast { made to-day, basing its estimate on tho condition of the crop on Septem ber 2?. In its ilrst forecast of pro duction made from conditions exist ing June 2 5 the quantity was estimat ed at 14,266,000 bales. The condi tion Of the crop on September 25 was 5 6.3 per cent of a normal, which is the lowest condition on record for that time of the year. A report giv ing its final estimate will be made by the department on December ll. Cotton this year was planted on the fourth largest acreage ever recorded -36,994,000 acres. In 1911, when 36,0 15.000 acres were planted, the crop was 15.69S.000 bales; in 1913, when there were 37,089,000 acres, the crop was 14,156,000 bales, and in 1014, when the acreage was 36,832, 000, the crop amounted to 16,135, 000 bales. Indications are that this year's crop will yield only 156.3 pounds per acre, compared with 207.7 pounds in 1911, 182 pounds In 10V3 and 200.2 pounds in 1014. In a statement issued to-day on conditions existing September 25, the crop reporting board said: "There was heavy deterioration in cotton again this month In the cen tral cotton States. Boll weevils in Texas, Arkansas, Alabama. Louisi ana and Florida have taken away a heavy toll, puncturing and destroy ing grown bolls to a larger extent than ever before known. This Insect has, in addition, seriously damaged the crop In portions of Oklahoma, Georgl.i and Tennessee. Caterpillars have Injured the late cotton In south ern Texas and eastern Florida. Cool nights caused a cessation of fruiting and the plant shed its fruit consider ably in the northern portion of the cotton belt. "There is considerable late cotton in thc Carolinas and some in north ern Georgia which will need a late killing frost to reach anything like full maturity. "The weather during the month was very favorable for gathering the crop, and the high prices prevailing for both cotton.and tho seed caused the farmers in all parts of the South to rush gathering and ginning, and there has been a much larger per centage of tho crop put through the gins than usual at this time of the year. In southern Mississippi and Alabama, where thc crop is practi cally a failure, ono picking got the crop, the average in many counties being a bale to the mule, or less. Over the entire cotton belt the crop this season lias been rapidly picked) and there is loss cotton remaining in the fields than usual at this time of the year. The picking season will aver age two or three weeks early." Comparisons of conditions by States follow: September 25. Ten State 1916. 1915. yr. av. Virginia .8 5 80 76 North Carolina . .61 7 0 7 2 South Carolina ..53 63 70 Georgia.58 61 71 Florida.4 8 62 70 Alabama. 36 5 7 68 Mississippi .... 10 62 65 Louisiana. 56 60 60 Texas .63 57 66 Arkansas . . ... .65 63 67 Tennessee. 68 71 72 Missouri. 67 7 2 73 Oklahoma.56 63 65 California. 03 05 *05 United States .. .56.3 60.8 67.2 August 25. State. 1016. 10-yr. av. Virginia .00 82 North Carolina .... 65 76 South Carolina ... .57 75 Georgia .62 75 Florida.58 7 7 Alabama. 46 73 Mississippi. 4 9 7 2 Louisiana. 64 66 Texas.66 70 Arkansas.71 74 Tennessee.80 81 Missouri.80 81 Oklahoma.56 71 California.92 *96 United States . .61.2 72.5 ?Six-year average. Bounty Laud Local News. Bounty Land, Oct. 2.-Speclall: 'Miss Janie Ellison, of Greenville, is visiting her cousin, Miss Agnes Elli son. Mr. and Mrs. T. M Kelley wore week-end guests of B. E. Bagwell. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Cater visited In tho Clearmont section Sunday. Miss Alice Hall and little Miss Belle Hall visited relatives in West minster thc week-end. Miss Lucy Patterson, lately of Bir mingham, Ala., mado a brief visit to Miss Agnes Ellison last week, leaving for Ninety-Six. S A. Davis was at lila old home the first of the week. Several ladles of this community spent a delightful afternoon at the 1,002,1)91 DAMOS WEHM CH NN Kl) To Sept. 2? Against 2,00.1,820 Last Year-Crop Short? Washington, Oct. 2.-Cotton of tho growth of 19t? ginned prior to Sep tember 25 amounted to 4,062,991 hales, counting round as half halos, the Census Uureau announced to-day in its second ginning report of the season. That compared with 2,903, ?29 hales ginned prior to September 2;". last year; 3,393,72ft lu 1914 and 3,240,655 In 1913. Hound hales Included in tho gai nings numbered 83,527, compared with 22,4 12 last year, 3,394 in 1911 and 26,983, ill 1913. Sea island hales included nu inher ed 31,200, compared with 19,091 last year, 12,927 in 1914, and 10, 570 In 1 913. Chillings prior to September 25, hy states, with comparisons for the last three years follow: States. Year. Hales. Alabama : 1910 . 145,021 1915. 310,756 1914. 292,217 1913. ?25,735 Arkansas: California : florida: Georgia: Louisiana: Mississippi : 1910 . 297.98? 1915. . 150,900 1914 . 09,347 1913. 70,086 1916. 2,989 19 lo. 1,710 1914. 2,656 1913. 033 19 10. 10,928 1915. 19,020 1914. 25,579 1913. 10,307 1910. 714,202 1915. 715,512 1914. 708.095 1912. 4 91,511 1910 . 172,935 1915. 114.201 1914. 94,119 1913 . 77.805 1910 . 198,055 191 5 . 179.748 1914. 102,298 1913 . 120,593 North Carolina: 1910 . 50,275 19 15. 8 2,921 1914. 8 1,517 1 91 3 . 49,952 Oklahonia : 19 If.. 215,032 I 915. 2,130 1911. 10 1,154 191 3 . 1 48,979 South Carolina: 19 10. 255.1 20 191 5 . 258.94 7 19 14 . 303,794 19 13. 193,318 Tennessee: Texas: 19 10. 55,525 19 1*. 9,143 1914. 10,032 i '?13. 18,3 59 19 1 0 .1,89 0,520 19 15. 1,140,953 1 91 4 .1,334,342 1913 .1,727,639 All Othor States: 1910. 10,793 1915. 1,05 2 1914. 5,002 19 13. 5,018 Sea Island-(Florida, 8,519; Geor gia, 2 2,094; South Carolina, 4 7. Oconee County. There were 1,909 bale? of cotton, counting round as half hales, ginned in Oconee county, from the crop of 1910 prior io September 25, 1910, as compared with 1,570 bales ginned to September 25, 1915. County Furniers' Union, The Oconee County Farmers' Union will meet with Fairview Local, at fairview school house, on Saturday, October 14th, at 11 o'clock a. m. All locals are requested not only to send full delegations, but all members are urged to come, as there will he busi ness of importance to be attended to. T. Y. Chalmers, President. .1. H. Garrison, Secretary. Fairview Ixicnl i nion. The regular meeting of fairview Local Union, No. 85, will be held next Saturday, October 7th, at 2 o'clock. Every member is urged to be present, as there will bo business of great im portance to attend to. J. H. McMahan, President. Picket Post, No. 70, All members of Picket Post Local Fanners' Union, No. 70, aro request ed to meet Saturday night, Octobor 7th, nt 7.30 o'clock, as there ls busi ness of importance. M. O. 'Holland, President. C. 0. Kelley, Secretary. Uruguay has prohibited tho manu facture or importation of alcoholic beverages of strength exceeding 45 degrees. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Morris and Mr. and MrB. Candler, of Hartwell, Qa.) were recent guests of 'Mrs. O i ninon, homo of Mrs. J. P. Stribling Friday. The occasion was a meeting of the Presbyterian Aid Society. Misses Julia Davis and Cary "Doyle visited friends in the Norton section last week. OCONEE COTTON MARKET. Wednesday, IO. 15 A. M. WALHALLA-(C. W. Pitchford.) Cotton, per pound.ltiVfc Seed, per ton .$r>1.00 MOWRY-(Courtenay Mfg. Co.) Cot ton, per pound.1 ti V? Seod, per ton .$61.00 WESTMINSTER-(j. <i. llrouzealc. ) Cotton, per pound .1 6 % Seed, |?er ton.$51.00 SENECA-(W. I?. Minutons.) Cot ton, per pou ntl .16 V4 Seed, per ton .$61.00 WEST UMON--(Sttrot!ier & Phinncy) Colton, per pound.1 0 V4 Seed, per ton.S.r>0.00 A. R. MOORI) Ml I,Cl) IN AUTO Aceldont-Ifarotlicr ol' Ad|(. (Jon. Mooroo-Oilier? Hurt. Cohunbln, Sept. 30.-Arthur R. Mooro, brother of Adjt. Cen. W. W. Mooro, died nt a local hospital early this morning us the result of a frac ture of th?? skull anti other Injuries received winni an automobile In which he anti several others wore rid ing (urned turtle near 'Barnwell lato yesterday afternoon. An operation after midnight failed save him. Tho remains were talton to Barnwell this afternoon. Harold A. Simms, the other young Barnwell man who was riding in the car with young Mr. Mooro and -who also suffered injuries when tho auto mobile turned over, is recovering rap idly. Ile was bruised lu the shoulder and arin. He had regained conscious ness this morning and was thought, to he out of danger. Five in Party. The aceldont occurred between 5 and 0 o'clock yesterday afternoon, three miles from Ramwell. A party consisting of Arthur Moore, Harold A. Simms, V. S. Owens, E. fl. Rolen and Dr. J. fl. Wooley started out in an automobile to shoot some doyes. Mr. 'Moore was driving the car. Wlien some three miles out of Barnwell, and while rounding a curve In a sandy spot, the car became unman ageable and finally upset, pinning tho occupants underneath. All were ren dered unconscious. They were found by a latly who was driving along tho road some distance behind them, and she gave the alarm. When Holp reach ed the overturned car it was found that Mr. Moore was badly In lured and .Mr. Simms seriously. Dr. Wooley was unconscious, Mr. Owens anti Mr. Holen were dazed, anti for some min utes could not take in the situation. The party was hurried (o Barnwell, where medical attention was given. TaillUKHoe News. Tamassee, Oct. 2.-Special: fl. M. Barnett, county farm demonstrator, and his mother wore guests of John J. Rankin and thc 'Misses Rankin re cently. Mr. Barnett gave an inter esting lecture at tho Flat Shoals school house. M rs. W. J. Beard and Mrs. Corne lla Jones visited Mr. and Mrs. J. 10. Sitton in Walhalla for a few days last week. Miss Mattie Lee spent last Sunday with Mrs. Jesse Lay, of Cheohoe. Tho many friends of Mrs. Lay will ho glad to hear that she is recovering nicely from her recent illness. Mr. and 'Mrs. 'Harry Harris and young son, of flreonville; Miss Car rie Darby Harrison, Mrs. Ida H. Dar by, Mr. and Mrs. J. ll. Darb; and Miss Caroline Darby were, recent guests of Mr. and'Mrs. II. fl. Jon-os. Mrs. Hardin and baby, of Alabama, were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kelley. Hospital for Westminster. (Tugaloo Tribune, 3d.) We are glad to state that Westmin ster will soon have a hospital where the sick anti wounded can be treated. Through the efforts of Hrs. J. H. Johns and W. A. Strickland the Insti tution is now an assured fact. The residence of Dr. Burt Mitchell has been secured for tho location. It is being thoroughly renovated and re paired. Hospital fixtures and equip ment were ordered some time ago, but have been delayed In transit. The management hopes to have every thing in readiness to open in the next week or so. Nothing will bo left un done to have an up-to-date hospital, and we congratulate the promoters and wish them abundant success and co-operation in their undertaking. Patients will have tho vory best at tention of nurses and surgeons and we hope the people all over tho coun ty will remember the hospital at Westminster when sickness or mis fortune overtakes them. Safety Einst--Sow (hain. We all know that the high water destroyed most of the corn on river and crook bottom land this year. No ono knows what corn will be selling at next spring. Dut farmers who plant good crops of oats and othor small grain will not spend all their cotton money for corn and hay. Oats treated for smut and sown in open furrow at first picking of cot ton is a pretty euro crop. G. M. Barnett, County Agent.