UGLY SITUATION AT ANDERSON.
.Militia ii icu Ar? Sent to Preserve baw
und Order.
Columbia, Nov. 10.-"I expect you
as sheriff, the chief peace ofllcer of
Anderson county, to perform those
<lutles required of you by law," said
Governor Manning this morning in a
wire to Sheriff Ashley asking If tho
writ of ejectment against striking
operatives of Equinox Mill lind boon
executed. The Governor advised the
sheriff that assistance would be
given him if needed. The Governor's
te'?gram follows:
'Advise nie by wire whether you
hare executed the writs of ejectment
placed in your hands from Magistrate
Cox. I expect you as sheriff, tho chief
peace officer ol' Anderson county, to
perform those duties without delay.
Do you need assistance? If you do,
I am prepared to send it to you. The
law must be enforced and the orders
of the courts cannot bo trifled with."
Sheriff Ashley's Reply,
Governor R. I. Manning, Colum
bia, S. C.: Your wire received. Writs
of ejectment have not been served
yet. I will do this work according to
my own judgment, and if that don't
suit you, you can send up here and
do it yourself. You ask whether I
need any assistance from you. I do
not. As soon as these people can get
houses 1 will get them out.
.loo H. M. Ashley, Sheriff.
Militiamen Ordered Out.
Columbia, Nov. 1 ().-Governor R.
I, Manning to-night ordered five
companies of coast artillery to pro
ceed to Anderson Immediately to af
ford civil authorities there protec
tion in carrying out the orders of the
court In ejecting striking mill opera
tives of the Equinox Mill from
bouses and in enforcing the law. The
Governor ordered Major W. F. Rob
ertson, commanding the battalion of
coast artillery, to proceed to Ander
son and take command. He also tel
egraphed Commander Crouch, of the
fourth division of naval militia at
Charleston, to hold his companies In
readiness to answer a call immedi
ately,
The five companies of coast artil
lery are located at Greenville. G reen
wood, Spartanburg, Jonesville and
Gaffney and are comprised of about
100 men. They will go heavily
?armed and will be equipped with
lent! sud al] necessary Held equip
ment;
.'ibo decision o? tho Governor to
'lid tho Nntioual Guard lulo Ander
son lo preserve order and enable the
civil authorities to <airy ont the or
ders of the court came after ail iii?
civil processes had been exhausted.
Governor Hurried to Olllee.
Governor Manning had started to
Greenwood to fill an engagement, but
on receipt of Sheriff Ashley's tele
gram from Anderson he caught the
train back and reached lils office late
in the afternoon. He at once wired
the Anderson sheriff that his tele
graphic reply to his order of this
morning was "insolent," and then
commanded the militia to bc sent
into Anderson to preserve order and
carry out the orders of the court.
Manager lAgon, of the Equinox
'Mill, said strikers were preventing
people from working in the mill and
the situation was so threatening that
a riot was imminent. He appealed to
the Governor to afford him protec
tion and to uphold the laws, and said
that tho deputy sheriffs who were on
the scene failed to afford protection.
He described the "cursing and disor
derly conduct In the public street"
and said thirteen men who were sent
into the mill this morning were
cursed and abused, and further that
the disorder at the mill Occurred 111
the presence of "women and children
and the two deputies."
To I'phoid the J MW.
Governor Manning made it plain
to-night that he Intended to see that
law and order ls preserved In Ander
son.
"Having exhausted (every means at
my command to have tho civil au
thorities uphold the law and enforce
the m?ndales of the courts, and hav
ing met with refusal and defiance
from the sheriff, who is the highest
peace ofllcer In the county, there was
no other course for me to pursue but
to call on the militia to protect the
civil officers in the performance of
their duties, to uphold the dignity of
the law and to enforce the mandates
of the courts." Governor Manning
said.
Governor Manning addressed the
following telegram to Sheriff Ashley
late In thc afternoon:
".loo H. M. Ashley. Sheriff, Ander
son. S. C.--Your insolent telegram
received. I shall without delay take
necessary steps to enforce the law in
spit? of your attitude of disregard
and defiance of the law, and encour
agement of lawlessness.
"Richard I. Manning, Governor."
Prepared to Give Asaistanc?.
Governor Manning also sent the
following telegram to Magistrate
Cox, from whose court the writs were
Issued:
"I am Just in receipt of tho follow
ing telegram from Sheriff Ashley. *
? * (Ashley telegram above (jnoted
ls repeated.) * * * I am prepared
to furnish you with whatever assist
ance or protection you noed to en
force tho orders of your court, with
out delay. Withdraw writs from
sheriff and advise so that I can send
you protection for your cons'ables
when serving them."
v'.tit'muon Arrive.
Anderson, .Nov. ll.-The presence
of 400 soldiers, comprising Ave
companies of coast artillery under
command of Major W. P. Robertson,
has had a quieting effect upon the
strike situation at the Equinox Mills.
Major Robertston and Adjutant
Seyle, of Greenville, arrived here in
an automobile at an early hour this
morning and arranged everything for
receiving the troops, which began
arriving at 8 o'clock.
Thc Greenwood company was the
first to arrive, coming on a special
train over the Interurban. A few
minutes later the Greenville com
pany came on a special train. These
two companies went Immediately to
the Equinox Mills, and Major Rob
ertson took complete control of the
situatiop. The Spartanburg, Gaffney
and Jonesville companies arrived on
a special train over the Southern and
Blue Ridge railways at 11 o'clock,
and the train was placed on the
Equinox side track.
Men Unmolested.
The twelve men who went to work
yesterday morning cleaning up the
mill and machinery were unmolested
to-day by tho strikers. The pickets
established by the strikers when the
walk-out occurred August 31st have
been removed, and the soldiers are
in complete control.
To Start Machinery.
One day next week the machinery
of both mills will be started. It is
understood that the residents of one
of the mill villages have been can
vassed and that at least 7 5 per cent
of them desire to go back to work
under the conditions thal existed at
tho time the strike was declared.
The length of the stay of the
troops ls problematical, hut it is ex
pected that they will remain here
until the mills start up again and
until the managements are assured
?that all trouble in the future is
averted. This may require three or
four weeks, for hearings in many
writs of ojectment proceedings in
both mills are pending.
I ?qulnox Mill St?. ti.. I
, Vudcrson, Nov. i :; ? At I he H..na:
. hour l'or starting up thli morning 53 1
employees of ho ?hqit \o\ Mills re-1
ported at their |)?st o duty. They
were |o< r?*d at by groups of strikers,
j who gathered al tho .MItrance of tho
mill; .uni joi'i?: back t;> work. After
the dinner hour the number of em
ployees at their posts increased to
7 3. To-morrow morning the man
agement expects 100 or more to bo
at work. It required 360 employees
to ?nan the machinery in all depart
ments. Moro than GOO are usually
employed, but a part of them work
on the night shift. Because of the
limited number of employees at
work only the spinning and carding
rooms were operated to-day.
KlliliS HIS WIFE, THEN SELF.
S]Mtrtanl>urg Miui Was Sej>nraied
from Wife by IJquor.
Spartanburg, Nov. ll.-John S.
Baber, a white man 50 years of age,
who lives in the city, shot and killed
his wife, Mrs. Coralee Baber, here
this afternoon and then turned the
gun on himself and took his own
life. The killing occurred lu an ali
stairs room of a boarding house sit
uated on Magnolia street, near the
Southern depot, about 1.30 o'clock.
Baber and his wife had been separat
ed since last January, but were ap
parently on friendly terms, and at
least twice in the last few months
had she come to town from her
home in the country where she lived
after tho separation, to soe her hus
band. Early this afternoon she came
to town and inquired of Mrs. L. G. P.
Ca rou th, Hie proprietress of the
boarding bouse where Baber was
staying, where she could find her
husband, and received the answer
thal he was possibly up town. She
drove away in the buggy in which
she came to town, and later returned
to tho boarding house. Baber, in
the meantime, had returned, and
when his wife drove up ho went to
tho buggy and helped her out, being
apparently on very friendly terms
with her.
They went up stairs to his room,
and in a few minutes Mrs. Carouth
heard shots, and called for help. J.
W. Becknoll came in answer to Mrs.
Ca rou th's call, and when ho got to
tho room he found Babor lying on
the floor with a pistol in his hand,
dying and Mrs. Baber lying on the
floor already dead.
Babor had been married to tho wo
man Ito killed for 17 yoars, and four
children, survive them.
It Is said that on account of her
husband's lovo for whiskey Mrs. Ba
bor left him last January, but that no
cause had been assigned for a quar
rel, and they had seemed to be
friendly since they pnrted.
Four shots were fired into Mrs. Ba
ber's body, ono of which passed
through the heart. Only ono shot
entered Baber's body, passing
through his heart. Mrs. Baber had
been married twice previously, both
her other husbands being dead. She
was about 19 years old.
A coroner's Inquest was held over
the two bodies this afternoon, and
the verdict of the jury was that Mrs.
Baber came to her death by pistol
wounds Inflicted by her husband, and
that Baber committed suichha follow
ing the killing of his wife.
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STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEB.
In Court of Common Pleas.
Pursuant to decrees of the afore
said Court, In the cases named below,
I will offer for sale, to the highest
bidder, in front of the Court House
door, nt Walhalla, South Carolina, on
MONDAY, the 4th day of DECEM
BER, 1916, between the legal hours
of sale, tho tracts of land below de
scribed :
Diedrlch 'H. Wald, in his own right,
and as Administrator, with the
Will Annexed, of William Wald,
deceased, et al., Plaintiffs,
against
Mrs. KUa Pace Martin et al., 'Defend
ants.
Tract No. 1.-All that certain
piece, pnrcel or tract of land, situate,
lying and being In the County of
Oc?nee, State of South Carolina, on
Cane Creek, containing twenty-six
acr?,s. moro or less, adjoining lands
nov,- of J. F. Wald, 'Harmon Hus
kamp, Fred Bell and others, same 'be
ing more fully represented by plat
of survey thereof by Wm. F. Ervin,
Surveyor, dated 15th of September,
1877.
ALSO,
Tract No. S.-All that piece, par
cel or tract of land, situate, lying
and being in the County and State
aforesaid, adjoining lands of Hus
kamp, Tracts Nos. 3 and 5 of Wm.
Wald land, and the Home Tract No.
1, containing thirty-one and one
quarter acres, more or less, same be
ing moro fully represented by plat of
survey thereof by I, H. Hnrirson,
Surveyor, dated August 20, 1916.
ALSO,
I Tract No. ii.-'All that piece, par
cel or tract of land, situate, lying
and being in the County and State
aforesaid, containing thirty-eight
i and one-half acres, more or loss, ad
joining Tracts Nos. 2, 5 and I of the
Wm. Wald land and others, same
being more fully represented by plat
of survey thereof by I. H. Harrison,
Surveyor, dated August 26, 1916.
ALSO,
Tract No. 4.-'All that piece, par
cel or tract of land, situate, lying
and being in the County and State
aforesaid, containing forty-eight and
one-quarter acres, moro or less, ad
joining lands of John Wald, Tract
No. 3 of Wm. Wald land. Locroy
and others, more fully represented
by plat of survey thereof by I. H.
Hnrison, Surveyor, dated August 26,
1916.
ALSO,
Tract No. 5.-All that piece, par
col or tract of land, situate, lying and
being in the County and State afore
said, containing thlrty-nlnoandthree
tenths acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of Huskamp, Lecroy, Tracts
Nos. 2 and 3 of the Wm. Wald land
and othors, more fully represented
by plat of survey thereof \yy I. II.
Harrison, Surveyor, dated August 26,
1916.
Terms of Sale: Cash on day of
salo. That in event of failure of tho
purchaser or purchasers to comply
with tho terms of salo promptly on
th? day of salo, that the Master do
resell the said tracts of land on tho
?same or somo convenient saleciay
thereafter, at the same placo and on
I the same terms as heretofore set out,
at tho risk of th? former purchaser
or purchasers, and that ho continuo
so to do until he has found a pur
chaser or purchasers who shall coin
ply with the terms of the salo.
Purchasers to pay extra for papers.
NV. O. WHITE,
Master for Oconee County, S. C.
Nov, 15, 1916.
Mrs. ?Mary Ertzberger, Plaintiff,,
against
Elmore Ertzberger, Defendant.
Al) that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land, situate, lying and ho
ing Ju the County of Oconee and
Stat? aforesaid, adjoining lands of
W. il. Hunt, Paul Armstrong, O. S.
Wyly, the Oglosby Estate and oth
ers, containing thirty-one acres,
more or less, and being the same
tract of land conveyed to the said C.
W. Ertzberger, by W. H. Hunt, on
the 25th day of January, 1915.
Terms of Sale. Cash. That In
event of the purchaser falling to
comply with the terms of salo within
Ave days from the date of same, tho
Master do re-advertise and resell tho
promises at tho samo placo and on
the Bailie terms on some subsequent
and convenient salesday, and that he
continuo so to do until ho shall have
found a purchaser or purchasers who
will comply with the terms and con
ditions of sale.
Purchaser to pay extra for papers.
W. O. WHITE,
Master for Oconee County, S. C.
Nov. 15, 1916.
H. T. Poe. as Administrator of the
Personal Estate of Mrs. Ellen E.
Sloan, deceased, and in His Own
?tight as Assignee and Crant?e of
tile Interest in said Estnte of Mrs.
Sue lOllen Carpenter and Mrs.
Nina I). Hunter et al., Plaintiffs,
against
Robert Karlo Ecwis et al., Defend
ants.
(1.) All that certain piece, parcel
or lot of land, situate in the Town of
Seneca, Oconee County, Sont li Caro
lina, being the western half of lot
known and designated in the plan of
sahl town as lot No. 27, on the plat
of survey of said town. Same being
the lot conveyed to Mrs. Ellen E.
Sloan by M. W. Coleman, L. W. Jor
dan and W. S. Hunter by deed bear
ing date October 1 900, and recorded
in Clerk's olth.e, Oconee County, S.
C., on tim 20th day of March, 1*901.
in Hook X, page 191, and on which :
ls located store building, together j
with an undivided half Interest in j
the wall of the brick store room con- i
veyed by W. H. Moore to Ellen L.
Sloan by deed bearing date the 131 h
day of May, 1907, and recorded in
Clerk's office. Oconee County, S. C., j
in Book WW, page :tS5, on the 6th :
day of November, 19 16.
(2.) All those two certain parcels
or lots of land situate in tho Town of :
Seneca, Oconee County, South Caro
lina, and known in the plan of said
town as lots Nos. 81 and S2, contain
ing half an acre each, and being the
same lots conveyed to Mrs. Ellen L.
Sloan by W. A. Clarke by deed bear
ing date the 31 si day of October,
190:1, und recorded in Clerk's ofllce,
Oco.'i' ?. bounty, S. C., on tho 7th day
of December, 1903, In Bunk BB,
page 52,
i?.) Al! tua; certs] i lot of land in
th? Town of Seneca, Oconeo County,
South Carolina, fronting 60 feet, on
Main Street and running back 160
feet, adjoining lands of Livingston i
& Co. on the east, F. M. Jordan on !
the west and north, and on the south
by Main Street, same being the lot
conveyed to Mrs. Ellen L. Sloan by
W. E. Henry by deed bearing dale
the 1st day of December, 1913, and
recorded in Clerk's ofllce, Oconee
County, S. C., on tho 2d day of De
cember, 1913, In Deed Book SS, page
296.
(4.) All that certain lot of land in S
the Town of Seneca, Oconee County, !
South Carolina, on North First1
Street, adjoining lots of Mrs. J. N. ?
Hopkins on tho west, John W. Har- !
per estate on tho east and known In
the plan of said town as the western
half of lot No. 63, containing one
fourth of an acre, more or less, and '
being the same lot conveyed to Mrs.
E. L. Sloan by Mrs. It. P. Cochran by ,
deed bearing date the 18th day of;
September, 1908, and recorded in I
Clerk's office, Oconeo County, S. C., i
on tho 22d day of September, 1908, !
In Book II, page 245.
(5.) j All those two certain lots of'
land in tho Town of Seneca, Oconee
County! South Carolina, and known
In the plan of said town ns lots Nos.
664 ard 665, save and except a small
portion of said lots conveyed hy Mrs.
Ellen h. Sloan to Mrs. Suo L. Cllgnil-!
Mat by deed bearing date January, j
1897. and recorded In Clerk's office.
Oconee County, S. C.. on the 2d day
of May* .1 897, In Book U, page 321,
beginning at an iron pin on tho alley
leading from tho public reservation
on thc'Public Square and known as
Main street, and running thence In
a southerly direction 2 00 feet to thc
supposed right of way of the South
ern Ridway Company, thence In an
easterly direction along said suppos
ed right of way 114 feet to land for
merly belonging to Mrs. L. W. Jor
dan, Denco in a northerly direction
along said Jordan line to the above
I mentioned alley, or Main Street;
I thence along said alloy, or Mnln
Street as now known, 24 feet to the
beginning corner, the said Mrs. Ellen
L. Sloin reserving nevertheless In
and br said deed a space ten feet
wide along tho wost line of said lot
so conveyed to be kept open for '"ho
use ns a joint alleyway for Ingress
and egress to the said lots as speci
fied in 3aid deed. The said lo;s Nos.
664 anil 665 being the same loti con
veyed 10 Mrs. Ellen L. Sloan by Mrs.
Rebeca J. Watson by deed bearing
dato tho first day of August, 1891,
and recorded in Clerk's offlce, Oco
neo County, South Carolina, on thc
14th day of January, 1902, In Book
P, pago 202.
(6.) All that certain piece, parcel
or tract of land, situate In Oconee
County, South Carolina, adjoining
lands of Earle W. Lowry, J. S. Fow-4
lor and others, containing 120 acres,
more or less, same being moro fully
represented by plat of survey there
of by M. S. McCay, Surveyor, of date
September 4, 1871, and being tho
same tract conveyed to Mrs. Ellon L.
Sloan by Earle W. Lowry by dood
dated January 29th, 1916, recorded
in Clerk's offlce, Oconee County, 8/
C., on tho 30th day of March, 1916,
Put these two
ir* Your Home
and enjoy some of the conven
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that are guaranteed to bake
perfectly, and give satisfaction
in every respect. If you want
a better one, there is only one,
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If in thc market, you can do
no better than sec us.
Put a Kitchen Cabinet
in Your Home.
After you have once tried it
you will say, "How have I
done without it ?" One of
the most modern and useful
conveniences of the present
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See us when in town for
your
STOVES and RANGES,
FURNITURE
and
HOUSEHOLD
SUPPLIES.
Balleneer Hardware & Furniture Co,,
(Undertakers.)
SENECA, S. C.
TheBoll Weevil
Is Coming.
If it isn't here next year the chances are it will be here
the year after, and it is just good business, it is just common
prudence on the part of every fanner to raise his own food
Stuffs for man and beast at home. The fanner who bas his
wheat and oats, corn, hogs and molasses cane at home will not
be hurt so much by the boll weevil.
The man who has these things to buy and pay for them
ont of a crop of cotton will be in trouble when the boll weevil
strikes him,
Now is the time to sow wheat and oats. Ii you really
want lo make grain, if you ate in earnest about it, fertilize il
when you sow and usc the Anderson Kish ami blond Goods.
That takes the "?ls" om of ufa king grain. Now is thc- lime.
Anderson Phosphate &
Oil Company.
SEE
MOSS & ANSEL, P. P. SULLIVAN & CO.,
Walhalla, S. C. Madison, S. C.
J. G. BREAZEALE,
Westminster, S. C.
in Deed Book VV, page 364.
Terms of Sale: Cash. That in
event of the failure of tho purchaser
or purchasers to comply with the
terms of sale within Aye days from
day of sale, the Master do re-adver
tise and resell said premises on the
following saleday.or some convenient
saleday thereafter, at tho same place
and on tho same terms as heretofore
set out, at the risk of tho former pur
chaser or purchasers, and that he do
continue so to do until he has found
a purchaser or purchasers who com
ply with the terms of salo
Purchasers to pay extra for papers.
W. O. WHITE,
Master for Oconee County, S. C.
Nov. 15, 191 6. 46-48
SHERIFF'S SACIO FOR TAXES.
By virtue of tax executions to
mo directed by lt. H. Alex
antler, Treasurer of Oconoo County,
South Carolina, I will ofter for salo,
to tho highest bidder, in front of the
Court House door* tn Walhalla, S. C.,
between tho legal hours of salo, on
MONDAY, 'DECEMBER 4th, 1916,
at 11 o'clock a. m., the following
real estate, to wit:
All tbo8e certain lots of land in
tho Town of Seneca, Oconee County,
S. C., known In tho plat of said town
as a portion of Lots Nos. 438 and
430, containing one-half aero, more
or less. Levied on as tho property
of tho Estate of Mid Craft, deceased,
at suit of the State for taxes. v
All that tract of land in Tugaloo
Township, Oconeo County, S. C.. con
taining 200 acres, moro or less, ad
joining Southern Woodland Co. and
others, on wators of Changa Creek.
I/evlcd on as tho property of W. E.
Mills at suit of tho State for taxes.
Tract of land (being a part of a
100-acre tract of land owned by J.
W. Lee), and containing Hi acres,
more or less, adjoining or near to
lands of T. J. Thrift and othors. Lev
ied on as tho property of the estate
of D. A. Holmes, doceasod, at suit of
tho State for taxes.
104 acres, on South side of Bono
Camp Creek, wators of Chauga
Creek, described in plat by A. Tay
lor. I/eviod on as tho property of
Shuman & Dills at suit of tho State
for taxes.
Terms of Sale: CASH.
JOHN W. DAVIS,
Sheriff Oconee County, S. C.
Nov. 14, 1916. 46-48
Miss Mary Ellen Wilson,
Teacher of
EXPRESSION.
DR. M. R. CAMPBELL,
Registered Optometrist?
AND MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN,
Anderson, S. C.
Bell's Drug .Store, Local Repre
sentatives. Take your repairs
and broken lenses to them for
prompt and aeeurate work.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.
All persons indobtod to the Estate
of WI LL PA M H. 'MOORE, deceased,
aro hereby notified to make pay
ment to tho undersigned, and all per
sons having claims against said es
tate will present the same, duly at
tested, within the time prescribed by
law or be barred.
(MRS.) MARYA. MOORE,
Administratrix of the Personal Kstato
of William H. -Moore, docoased.
Nov. 8, 1916._ 45-48
NOTICE OF FINAL"SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE.
Notice IB heroby given that the un
dersigned will make application to
V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for
Oconeo County, in ti.o State oi South
Carolina, at his office at Walhalla
Court House, on Saturday, tho 9th
day of December, 1916, at ll o'clock
in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter
as said application can be heard, for
leavo to make final settlement of the
estate of William <H. Moore, de
ceased, and obtain final discharge as
Administratrix of said estate.
(MRS.) MIARY A. ?MOORE,
Administratrix of the Personal Catato
of William ll. Moore, deceased.
Nov. 8, 1916, 45-48