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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. Spring Go for Ins Our Spring Dry Good Come in and look them < We can show you th Dress Goods, in Wool, 5 have ever carried. C. W. & J. E WALHAL p It PAYS TO Bl VA UN VILLE HAS KAU FI HE. Property Losa Amounts to Some g 975,000-One Mun Injured. Hampton, March 10.-One of the most disastrous fires in the history of the town occurred in Varnvllle at an early hour this morning when practically the entire number of busi ness houses on both sides of Main street were destroyed, entailing an estimated loss of between $65,000 and $75,000, partly covered by in su rance. The fire originated in a lot sepa rating the stores of C. W. Taylor and W. O. Guess. A number of banana eartons and a quantity of excelsior had been piled on this vacant lot, and it is supposed that some one passing by carelessly threw a lighted ciga rette on this pile of refuse, igniting it. The fire was discovered by the night watchman shortly after mid night. It had then reached Hie store of C. W. Taylor. This being a wooden building, the conflagration spread rapidly, destroying the adjoining store, that of W. G. Gooding, in short order, and spreading in both directions, crossing the street and burning the large store of L. R. Dow ling & Sons. Then the fire swept down tooth streets at the same time. Ike L. LightBey was seriously in jured when a part of the burning building of W. G. Gooding fell upon him. He was burned badly over his body, as well as bruised by the fall ing structure. The attending physi cian says bis condition is grave. Conerosfl Local Notes. Coneross, March 12.-Special: Mrs. W. M. Kay, of Seneca, spent the past week-end with relatives and friends at Coneross. Mrs. G. C. Hubbard, of Richland, spent Friday'with relatives here. Mrs. Effie Dean and two of her lady friends, of Georgia, attended church bore Sunday and visited at W. O. Alexander's home. Mrs. Mnggie McDonald and Mrs. B. D. Brea/.eale, of Westminster, spent last Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Dil worth. Miss Fannie B royles and Mr. Gaines, of Townvllle, were recent spend-the-dny guests at the home of M. Abbott. All 'members of Coneross Sunday school who didn't, bring or send their special collection for the orphanage on last Sunday are urged to be sure and bring it next Sunday. Let every parent see that each child has some extra change on next Sunday. We want to help Mr. Jamison feed and clothe the fifty new orphan children at Greenwood Hint have recently been taken into tho home. -OUR IV We Are to ? GOODS EXCHAN REFUNDED IF SATISFACTORY. Blumenthal's I WES I'M I NS' ods Ready pection* is and Notions are herc? e most up-to-date linc of ?ilk and Wash Goods, wc . Bauknight, -LA, 5. C. JY FOR. CASH. JkV THE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Mooting Held in Westininster Satur day-Next Session nt Clemson. The Oconee County Teachers' As sociation held Its regular monthly meeting tn the Westminster High School building last Saturday. A very interesting and Instructive pro gram was carried out. Prof. Wm. S. Morrison, of Clemson College, made an address to the association. Prof Morrison emphasized the Importance of the co-operation of parents and teachers. After the address the association discussed matters of business. Prof. Morrison moved the adoption of a resolution commending the 1). A. R. for its effort to establish ail indus trial school at Tamassee and extend ing a hearty welcome to the school. The resolution was unanimously ad opted. After the business meeting a de lightful luncheon was served by the domestic science class of the West minster High School. The associa tion votedd an expression of thanks to the class. After lunch those teachers most interested in the teaching of spell ing attended a round table discus sion on that subject, led 'by Miss Kittle Sligb, of the Seneca High School. Those interested in arith metic attended a round table discus sion on that subject led by Prof. J. E. Hunter, of Clemson College. Profs. Morrison, Martin and Wells, of Clemson, and Superintendents W. C. Taylor and H. W. Casque took part in the discussion. Prof. Hunter very effectively stated somo of his observations ns a teacher and em phasized the necessity of thorough ness In drill exercises. The next meeting of the associa tion will be held at Clemson College on April 7th, 1917. 1017 Mitchell & Reeder announce their Spring Millinery Opening, March ? 5th and ?6th Westminster, S. C, MISS MCMILLAN in charge. , IOTTO: Satisfy You. GED OR MONEY PURCHASE UN fj?f fj?> mj?l Bargain Store, noa, s. c. i,ii:m:.\i ?xs SEAMEN APPEAL. Fight O flickers and Men Sentenced to Atlanta Federal Frison. Florence. .March IO.-Bight olll ccrs of the German steamship Lleben fels, sentenced here to-day to serve a year tn tito Federal penltntlnry tn Atlanta for sinking the ship In Char leston harbor shortly after the Kni ted States broke off diplomatic rela tions with Germany, to-night were started for Charleston in custody of the United States marshal. The men after conviction yester day were held by Federal deputy marshals while efforts were made to furnish $6,000 bond for each, that amount being set by Judge Smith when the defendants gave notice of appeal. The bond was not furnished to-day. lt was expected that arrange ments for the ball would be com pleted arter tho prisoners reached Charleston. The men were sentenced this morn ing to pay a line of $500 each and costs and one year in Federal prison in Atlanta, Ga. The convicted men are: Johann Lubken, chief officer; Geo. Sunkel, tlftrd officer; Jonas E. Jansen, chief engineer; Heinrich Wattenberg, as-1 8l8tant engineer; Johann Wilhelm Duse, second assistant engineer; Moritz von Th?len, third assistant engineer; August NeuBe, fourth as sistant engineer; Wilhelm Schawar ting, machinist. All are Germans ex cept Jansen, who is a Dane. Prisoners in <'Marleston. Charleston, March 10.-The eight officers and mon of the German mer- j chum man Liebenfels, who were sen tenced in the United States District Court at Florence, arrived here late to-night in the custody of Deputy United States Marshal W. Barmore Mayes. They have not completed ar rangements for making bond of $6, 000. each and are prisoners under guard in a local hotel. The men did not appear concerned, and at the sta- j lion chatted freely among them selves. They hope that bond will be arranged to-morrow. In this event they will be allowed liberty pending the result of the appeal to the United States Circuit Court. Several friends met them at the station, among them Alderman Orth, editor of the Deutsche Zeitung, a local German language paper. Death of Mrs. F. L. Pickett. (Hamlet, X. C., Messenger, 8th.) Mrs. F. L. Pickett died Friday af ternoon at her home on corner of Lackey and McDonald streets, after an illness of nearly two years, and was 'juried Sunday afternoon In '.be Hamlet cemetery, after funeral ser vice;? at the house by her pastor, Rev. A T. Young, of the Presbyterian church, of which she had been an ac tive member since childhood. Mrs. Pickett would have been 26 years of age the 8th of May. Bofore her marriage eight years ago she was Miss Ella May Black, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Black, of Rock ingham, N. C., formerly of York, S. C. Besides her husband, father aa.*t mother, she leaves two brothers, J. A. and Clyde Black. Six months was spent in the Southern Pines Sanato rium and everything possible done with tho hope that she might regain her health. Mr. and Mrs. Pickett moved to Hamlet two years ago in September. The active pallbearers were O. E. Lackey, J. C. Sanders, J. I. Hardie, T. H. Rowan, Joel Cloud and E. R. Shanklln. Tho dower bearers were Misses Julia Duke, Willie Moore Lyles, Ruby Medlin, Lea Thornton, Bessie Pepper and Mrs. J. C. Leigh. There was a mass of beautiful lierai designs and custy flowers, attest ing the love and high esteem of her many friends. The Courier joins with other friends of Mr. Pickett in extending to him and other bereaved ones sin cere sympathy In their sorrow. Mr. Pickett ts a native of Oconee, being a son of Mrs. John B. Pickett, of the Bounty Land section. Xew Hope W. M. S. Tho V. M. S. will meet at the home i-f M'-s. T. M. Fl rod on Wednesday after tho third Sabbath, March 21st. j ll members are earnestly requested to be present, and any one else inter ested in the work will be welcomed. Mrs. T. M. Kl rod. President. PRESIDENT CALLS CON?HESS To Conveli? in Rx tm Session tn Washington April IQth. Washington, .March 9.-President Wilson to-day ordered that a policy of armed neutrality he put into ef fect immediately by the arming of American merchant vessels, and call ed an extra session of Congress to meet Monday, April 16, In order to have its support and counsel "in all matters collateral to the defense of our merchant marine." On the mature advice of this gov ernment's highest legal authorities the President decided that failure of his armed neutrality bill at the last sosslon left him with sufficient au thority, under existing statutes, to Issue naval guns to merchantmen. To Ask Specific Authority. Ile is expected, however, to ask that all doubt on the point be re moved by passage of a specific au thorization as soon as Congress meets. Because ol' the passage by the House of the armed neutrality bill and tho signing of the manifesto ap proving such a stop by a majority of the Senate during Its last session, the President fools he baa Congress and thc ri untry behind him. As soon ns Congre**? convenes additional legisla tion on tho question will be asked for. Under a bill passed near the end of the last session, the amount of money at the disposal of the government war risk bureau for insuring Ameri can ships was increased to $15,000, 000. Under the present rule of the bureau the government doos not In sure ships carrying arms or muni tions. Ships to Be Armed nt Once. Preliminary arrangements have been completed and lt ls expected tint vessels will be ready to sail in the near future. The names of the ships which will bo armed will not bo made public by the government and are not expected to be published tn the newspapers. The navy department will Issue an appeal to tho American newspapers to refrain from publishing any in I formation whatever of the nature of I armament of ships, and already has I appealed to the cable companies to I suppress all information of ships ?crossing tho Atlantic in either direc tion. The President decided to arm the shins after receiving formal opinions from Attorney General Gregory and Secretary Lansing that he had such authority, in spite ol' old statutes which some believed forbade it. Mr. Wilson bas the backing of the entire cabinet in taking this stop. Guns for arming merchantmen have boen assembled at navy yards along the Atlantic coast and everything is I ready to carry out the policy an nounced by the President. President's Proclam?t ion. The President's porclamatton call ing the extra session of Congress fol lows: "Whereas, public interests require that the Congress of the United States should nc convened In extra session at 12 o'clock, noon, on tho 1 ICth day of April, 1917. to receive such communications as may be made by the Executive. "Now, therefore. I, Woodrow Wil son, President of tho United States of America, do hereby proclaim and de clare that nu extraordinary occasion requires the Congress of the United States to convene in extra session nt the Capitol, in the city of Washing ton, on the 16th day of April, 1917, at 12 o'clock, noon, of which all per sons who shall at that time be enti tled to act as members thereof are hereby required to take notice. "Given under my hand and Ibo Seal of the United States of America the 9th day of March, in the year of ? our Lord ono thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and of the independ ence of tho United Slates, the one hundred and forty-first." Q, Frank Duke Dead. (Tugaloo Tribune. 13th.) After an illness of only three days. George Franklin Duke died at bis homo on Changa crook, four miles west of Westminster, la3t Saturday morning. The announcement of the death of this well known citizen was n groat shock to his relatives and friends, as lt was not known to many that ho was UL Mr. Duke had been sick since Wednesday of last week, being a victim of pneumonia. Dis condition was serious from tho start and he grew weak rapidly. Mr. Duke was 68 years old and ls sur vived by three sons-W. K., Clifton land Burt F. Duke-and one daugb I ter, Mrs. Evie Carver, who lived with him. Illa wife died In 1910. He j was a brother of Mrs. Thos. Spencer, ! of Madison; Mrs. Carver, of near I Westminster, and Mrs. Thomas ! Adams, of the western part of the county. Two of his brothers settled In thc West several years ago and lt Is thought that one ls still living. Mr. Duke was a member of the Baptist I church. He wns a hard-working far mer citizen, respected and esteemed I by all who knew him. To the bereav ed children and other relativos is ex tended sympathy in their affliction. Interment took place at Changa cem etery Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, services being conducted by T. D, Poore, of We~?m?. ster. SUSSIONS COI'HT lOXDKI) WOK li littst Thursday-Itero ?I of Casos Tried-(irnnd Jury Presentment. rh? Court of Conoral Sessions for Oconoo cloded last Thursday. In ad dition to tho proceedings published last week tho following cases were disposed of during the session: State VB. Henry Young, alias Dude Alexander-rape. Verdict: Guilty, with recommendation to mercy. Sen tenced to serve 15 years on public works of county, nt bard labor, or like period in penitentiary. Notice of appeal was died III the case of Dee Seaborn, convicted of as sault and battery of a high and ag gravated nature, and bond was llxod in 'the sum of $r>00. State vs. Will Oreen-violation of dlsnonsary law. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to servo four months on public works of eounty, at hard la bor, or like period In penitentiary. Three months of sentence was order ed suspended provided tho defendant pay the sum of $100, suspension of sentonce being conditioned upon Cte defendant obeying the liquor laws of tho State. Notice of appeal was Hied, and bond was nssessed in the sum of $300. State vs. Luther Karie-violation of dispensary law. Plendod guilty. Sentenced to serve three months on public works of county, nt hard la bor, or like term lu penitentiary. State vs. J, V. Tannery-violation of dispensary law. Tried in absence and found guilty. Sealed sentence left. State vs. Krank Bolt-assault and battery with intent to kill. Verdict of not guilty, directed by Court. State vs. Mary li. Burrell-viola tion of dispensary law. Convicted nt previous term of Court,' when notice of appeal was given. Appeal not per fected, and defendant not appearing in Court, bench warrant was ordered, issued for her arrest, with instruc tions to immediately enforce sen tence. State vs. Henry Hayes-robbery and larceny. Verdict, not guilty. State vs. Clarence Gaut-bastardy. Nol prossed by Solicitor. State vs. John Walker-murder. Blended guilty to manslaughter with deadly weapon. Sentenced to serve eight years on public works ol* Oco nee, at bard labor, or Uko period in penitentiary. Tho case of the State vs. Sanford Nesbitt, appeal case from Magis trate's Court, was remanded to Mag istrate for new trial. Three other appeal cases \ from Magistrate's Courts were bonni, these being on charges against Leo Haulbrooks, C. C. Ballenger, J. J. Owens. In each of these cases the appeal was dismissed and the sen tence of the Magistrate who heard the cases ordered enforced. The session came to a closo with the passing of the usual orders con cerning issuing of papers in various matters to facilitate the work of the next session and to Insure the ap pearance of witnesses and defend ants. (?i'iuitl .fury Presentment. State of South Cnrollna, County of Oconee.. To His Honor H. F. Rice, Judge Pre siding in Tenth Judicial Circuit: We have passed upon all bills of Indictment handed us toy the Solici tor. We have, by committee, visited the county poor farm and the county Jail, and other public places, and Hud all well kop?., except a few repairs about the jail, which we have notified the proper authorities to attend to. We recommend that the recom mendation we mode in our former presentment, regarding the obstruc tion in the settlement road con necting Little River and Salem roads, near Cheohee church, be look ed Into, and the parties responsible for same do show cause why said obstructions have not boon removed, as heretofore recommended. We desire to thank your Honor and tho other officers of the Coi rt for the courtesies extended us in the dis charge of our duties, and hog to be excused from further attendance at this terni of the Court. Respectfully submitted', \V. L. Thomas, Foreman. Walhalla, March 7, 1017. Death of Mrs. Malinda Sims. Mrs. Malinda Sims died at ber homo in tho Walhalla mill vilage on Sunday morning, March Ith, at 8.15 o'clock after an illness of eight weeks, from after-effects of measles and pneumonia. She was :<7 years of age. She was the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James O. | Nichols, of the Cheohee section, who . nrvive her. She also leaves her husband, T. J. Sims, and six chil dren, four brothers and three sl?ters, besides a number of other relatives and friends, to mourn her death. Her remains were laid to rest in the Cheohee burying ground. Mrs. Sims united with the Cheohee Baptist church a number of years ago and re mained a consistent member to the end. Truly a good woman has gono to her reward.n She wac an affection ate wife, a loving mother and a true Christian, putting her whole trust in her Saviour through all her Illness, and as the end drew near, being con INDIANA TOWN STD H M SWRPV. Many People Killed and Injured Financial liosa $1,000,000. Newcastle, Ind., Mandi ll.--Mora than a score wore killed and 150 in jured, some probably fatally, in the tornado which wrecked moro than 300 homes in this city lato this after noon. Tho damage was roughly esti mated to-night at $1,000,000, but may exceed that figure. Tho storm swept over tho city In a southeasterly direction, demolishing practically everything in a path 'almost two blocks wide and more than ton blocks long. For several hours the city was entirely cut off from communication. Appeals for help were sent out and Governor Goodrich was asked to send troops to police Ibo city, which ls tn darkness, owing to the demolition of the power plant. The exact numbor of dead may not be known for a day or two, as practi cally all tho bodies thus far found have boen dug out of tho wreckage of their homos. It is believed seve ral more bodies will be found to-mor row. Karly to-night the Identified dead totaled 10. There were seven other bodies in tho morgue, and several others had boon found In various sec tions of the wrecked district. Several fires broke out in Lite wreckage, but tito heavy rain kept them from spreading. While many of the beautiful homes of the etty wore damaged, the great est destruction was in the factory district on tho South Side, where the big roller mills were destroyed. There was little warning of tho ap proaching tornado, A huge funnel shaped cloud suddenly appeared in the west, hanging low and sweeping toward the city with lightning-like speed. Groups of persons on the streets began seeking shelter, men and women running wildly through the streets. The tornado lasted only about five minutes. After the storm had passed hun dreds of persons rushed to the South Side to aid in the rescue work. The streets were filled with wreckage of houses and tangled wires. Strikes Cincinnati Suburb. Cincinnati, Ohio. March ll. Three persons are known to have lost their lives, lour others were proba bly fatally injured and a score or more less seriously hurt in a tornado which wrecked about 30 houses in the residential district of Hyde Park, in the eastern section of Cincinnati early to-night. The wind cut into Hyde Park through the suburb pf Lindwood, and wrought damage to Madison Hoad and Delta avenue for a distance o? a mile and a half. In Its path across Hyde Park it levelled house after house. Grace and Heister avenues suffered heavily, only a few resi dences being undamaged. Pire broke out In a numbor of tho. wrecked bouses, making rescue work difficult. It is believed there may be other persons burled in the ruins, and late to-night police and firemen were still at. work searching for possible victims. Common Pleas Jurors Din wu. On Monday morning tho following named gentlemen were drawn to serve as petit Jurors for tho Manch term of Common Pleas Court, whidi will convene at Walhalla on Monday, March 26th: 15. S. Coles, Keowee. W. H. Glazener, Keowee. ; J. M. Lusk, Keowee. .1. T. Johnson, Seneca. M. C. Sluder, Seneca, *i J. D. Albertson, Wagoner. T. P. Singleton, Westminster. P. M. Hlnnchett, Wagener. J. li. Coward, Whitewater. W. S. Grahl, Walhalla. Prank H. shirley, Westminster. F. H. Drucke, Wagoner. \J. C. McCarley, Seneca. J. O. Simpson, Center. .1. H. Evatt, Keowee. j J. L. Dillard, Westminster. A. J. Duncan, Chattooga. J, G. Hunter, Tugaloo. H. M. 11 ark ins, Keowee. W. B. Knox, Tugaloo. A. R. Marett, Center. W. H. MC Junkin, Center. J. L. Vaughn, Wngenor. C. P. Edwards, Wagener. Joe Belgier, Walhalla. O. A. Kelley, Seneca. H. R. Rearden, Center. J. B. McMahan, Seneca. P. E. Harrison, Walhalla. li, A. Lay, Wagoner. H. D. Ritter, Wagoner. W. A. Clark, Tugaloo. j C. C. Simpson, Westminster. A. J. Heaton, Keowee. R. T. Duke, Westminster. A. C. Smith, Keowee. sclous of it, she called her loved ones to her bedside, and, bidding thom all I a last earthly farewell, she passed to tho great beyond to await tho r?sur rection morn. ^*