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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 181(1.) Published Every Wednesday Morning tfuthscrtptiou *1 Per Annuin. A ?ive it Ising Rutes Reasonable. -Ry ?TECK, HIIEI/OR & SCH HO OER. CoinmunlcatlonH or a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices ana tributes of respect, of not over 100 words, will ho printed free of charge. All over that number must ho paid for at the cate of ono cent a word. Cash to ?ceoni patty manuscript. WALHALLA. 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, JULY I, 11)17. A SPLENDID SHOWING. Oconec's showing in the matter of ? he Red Cross fund ls gratifying in 4 bc extreme. Our county was asked for $:L<?IK); our patriotic citizens re Bpondod wiib almost ? io,ooo. Oco noo's heart was in the work of rais ing I hose funds for the relief of suf fering wherever found. Tho liberal ity of (he contributors to this fund is evidenced by tho list for the whole county, which will bo found on the second, third ami seventh pages of this issue. We aro glad that Oconeo's show ing placed her al tho hoad of the list vii ( (unities in our Slate, lt is an en viable position io occupy. We con grat?lalo ourselves Dial it is our priv ilege lo live in and to servo a people whose whole henri goes <>ul so readily when Hie call for humanity comes. THE LHjrnit RHOIILE.M. The question ol' prohibition for th?; period ol' tin? war is now practically in the hands of President Wilson. Wo know of no man in whose hands we would rallier I rust (his great ques tion, and we I'eid sure that he will solve il according to his conscience ;is bo sees the Interes! of the country ut large, oven though 1m may not solve it as il seems lo us il should bo solved, We favor Hie absolute pro hibition of the ma nu fact u re of any alcoholic liquor from any grain that eotlld be used for food or feed. lt seems to us to be totally inconsistent to appeal lo our people for the con servation of food and grain and yoi permit grain io he made Into liquors worse I lian wasted. Only recently the medical societies of tho United States have gone on record with tho slaloment thal if (lure is at?> bene III derived from alcoholic drinks as a medicine, lite benefit ls so slight as to bo negligible, with abundant sub stitutes readily at bund. We hope thal our President can see bis way clear to put down the manu facture of all alcoholic Honors. It might be. as the President fears, that absolute prohibition at the present time would create discord in certain quarters that would in a way hamper the government, lt is extremely doubtful, however, If any discord that might result from prohibition at this time could possibly equal the demoralization among our citizens ?ind soldiers that .viii inevitably re sult from i ho presence of liquors within their reach. And so long as liquors are manufactured with gov ernment sanction, just so long are 1 ho people going to got thom and use them. The safe plan, as we see lt, will he to "put the lid on" tight at once and for all lime, The people of the world are to-day nearer the point of favoring total and permanent prohi bition than they have ever been. Why delay meeting the popular will, es pecially when it can bo met and the Kr?ntest good conserved during the .period of the war, when there should be no wasto of materials or demorali sation of men'.' SPEEDY JUSTICE METED OUT. Ono of (he pleasantly amusing iu cidenls of the recent Hod Cross cam paign took place on the public high way in the Salem section of Oconeo. lt. T. .layncs and Harry lt. Hughs were ont on the campaign and were overtaken by dark on the Salem road, traveling in an auto. Two of Oconec's vigilant officers of tho law Mero also traveling on the same road, in an opposite direction. Tho olll <ers were Kural Policemen Littleton and Dallon. They were looking for an auto transporting "bug juico," and il wat noibing but natural thal they should not let pass a vehicle of any description propelled by gasoline, whether tho car happened to be Tin 'Lizzie, limousine or other high-grade motor car. Tho otllcci'S wore looking for unadulterated corn juice, not re lined pe, roi. And so it happened that when they saw the car coming down ?toward lhom. they ordered their car turned straight across? the road, and the other car stopped, of course. An almost Instantaneous recognition look ?.lace Iud ween the two parties and mutual explanations followed. Bul the lawyers had the upper hand. (They generally do.) Tho officers were pulled into Mr, .layncs car and duly tried for obstructing Ibo public highway. Mr, ,1 ay nea acted as judge and .M.*. Hughs as prosecuting attor ney. The officers were duly convict ed an ' fined 25 bones each, but sen tonco was suspended on condition thal they sign Red Cross pledge cards for an amount equal the fine. Mr. Dalton ".tated that he had already contributed to thc fund at Seneca, and he was consequently "let off." 'Mr. Littleton, however, was not In a similar tositton, and he submitted to a fine of $25 very gracefully. And tho two parties went on their respective ways rejoicing- -at least the lawyers did, and wo know Mr. liit.'eton too well to think that ho took his conviction and sentence in any other manner thun in an alto ?ether good part. t>('ONMU TO 1110 OlMJAXI/iKI). Oconee county la to be organized aa a part of the South Carolina State Council ot D?rense. lt. T. J ay ues, Esq., who waa appointed as Ked Cross chairman tor this county at tho re cent meeting In Columbia, has re ceived notice of his appointment us chairman of defense work also, with instructions to perfect permanent and general organization tn Oconee, and lo this end a mooting will be held In Westminster next Friday evening, July Cth, at 8.30 o'clock, at which a very important conference will ho held. The meeting will bo held at the school building. Thc defence or ganization has been divided into township sections, with a township chairman for each division. The fol lowing township chairmen have boen appointed : l'enter -J. S. Smith. Chattooga-A. M. Brown. Koo wee-M. A. Moss. Pulaski-'Geo. Matheson. Seneca-Dr. E. C. Doyle. Tugaloo-.1. M. Il ru uer. Wagoner -AV. L, Vernor. Whitewater I). E. Nicholson. Al the melding In Westminster next Friday lt ls hoped that each ono of these township chairmen will be present. Tho full co-operation of every citi zen of the county is urged In this greal work, than which there is no single effort that will lend greater weight and assistance to the govern ment in I ho speedy winning of the war for democracy in which our country ls now engaged and pledged to the bitter end. County Superintendent of Educa tion Thus. A. Smith, and Miss Ruth Berry, Of tho Home Demonstration Department, will bo present at the meeting next Friday night. * * * "And lo, Oconeo's nanu? led 'ali t ho rest : " I In I he death of Paul P. Sullivan. of Westminster, which occurred in our I sister town last Friday, Oconeo lost lone of her most valuable citizens, j j Mr. Sullivan was one of the most en ergetic business men of Oconee, it ! mau alive to Ibo moral and religious I welfare ol' the county in Ito less de-I j grce than he was to her material j prosperity, l-l o was a real man--a manly man - one who could ever he relied upon in any emergency and in every circumstance. His passing brought a personal sorrow to many in '. every section of our county, and his i death is deeply deplored. The Cou- 1 tier joins with hosts of other friends of the family in extending to them I sympathy in their grief. At his death Mr. Sullivan left to his family and I to his county a rich legacy in Ibo rec- j j ord of his life, which was an open I hook. Additional Ked Cross Funds, .1. (!. K?mmerer .$ 1.00 Mrs. Catherine Riemann.. 1.00 Cash . .10 W. T. Vaughn. 1.0 0 .1. A. Vaughn. .50 ? Walker W. Harvey . 1.00 .1. J. Norton. 2."?.00 Westminster Pres. S S.... Ht.01 ' West Union Pap. S. S. 2.85 Mr. and Mrs. .1. ll. Doug.. 5.00 i .1. I). Powers. 2.50 S 52.96 i Previously reported . 9,782.47 (?rand Total (.Inly 1) ....$0,835.43 j H. T. Jaynes, Red Cross Chairman. I _. NEWS FROM RICHLAND. I indies to Serve Cronin Saturday Af ternoon-Personal Items. Richland, .Inly 2.-Special: This community was visited by quito a ' heavy rain storm Thursday after noon. Land was washed considera bly In places, and the creeks Hooded the low-land corn for several hours, hut without damaging it much. Tho crops are rather small for the time of the year, but the farmers aro still optimistic as to Hie future. T. P. Wyly spent several days the first part of last week at his homo here before going to Columbia, where he will be engaged by "Uncle Sam" in the construction of the can tonment which is to be located there. Mrs. Sue Alice Dendy Kaolin and son, of Western Kansas, and Mrs. M. A. Marett, of Ea ton ton, (?a., spent the past week with their brother, .1. Allen Pendy, who is living at tho old homestead. Judge W. II. Doyle and daughter, Hortense, of Teague. Texas; .las. A. Doyle, of Cranbury, Texas; Mrs. .1. II. Thompson, of Atlanta; Mrs. Os car Tuck, of Spartanburg, and Mrs. M. S. Stribllng, of Westminster, spent Thursday at the home of .1. P. St rib ling. Miss Pearle Rallonger went to Oreen ville the latter part of the week and was accompanied home hy her sister. Miss Lalla, who had boen In Orcnovillo for treatment for several weeks and whose return homo de lighted her many friends hore. S. C. St Milling left Friday for a .six weeks' tour of Northern (?eorgia, canvassing for tho Castle Heights School of Lebanon, Tenn. Ile has been elected to teach agriculture at this school the coming session and will also assist in the military in struction given to the young men who attend this institution, The Ladies' Aid and Missionary Society mel at the home rf Mrs. J. J. Ballenger Monday afternoon, the regular monthly meeting having been postponed until this time. At this meei lng the members of the aid de !' partaient decided to sell Icecream at the annex to the post office hero on Saturday afternoons. Last Saturday the supply was smaller than tho de mand, and the ladies hope to be pre , pared next Saturday to fill all orders for cream at their stand aftor 4 I o'clock. W. H. Hughs recently visited bis 'son .laines, who ls In a hospital in i Columbia for treatment. The friends of R. M. Davis aro , glad to know that nc has so far re CONSPIRING AGAINST SHIPS ? I instigations Tend to Show I'lot Along tho Great Lukes. Washington, July 2.-Secret Inves tigation by the government has dis closed the existence ol' a conspiracy to hinder shipping on the Great Lakes and thereby delay the Ameri can army from gelling supplies and to cheek food supplies from tho West to tho Bast. Xo conspirators have boen captured and the identity of none has been made public, but de partments are co-operating to bring the offenders to punishment. The Canadian government probably will ho called upon to help. This plot, engineered by Germans, and assisted by sympathizing Ameri can citizens, is believed to have been responsible for the succession of "ac cidents" to lake shipping, especially in the neighborhood of tho Sault Ste Marie (Janal, which began a month ago. The steamers Saxony and Pen tecost Mitchell were sunk at the mouth of the Soo river with the evi dent Intention of blocking the chan nel; the steamer Venetian Mall was sunk in the'Detroit river with the loss of one life, and later an attempt to dynamite the steamer '.Mackinac was made. Tho Cassagl II was blown up and burned, and the Jay Doli and Hie Megara had their machinery wreck ed. All these vessels have been or were about to be taken over by the Navy Department, and investigations have tended to the conclusion that tho misfortunes which were believed to be accidental, were the acts of conspirators. M LAW HAINS DO DA MA G10. Patriotic Program for Saturday-' Homily Land Local Notes. Doun ty Land, July 2.-Special: ! Heavy rains fell In Ibis section hist Tim lsd ay. and tho crops are badly washed in some places. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Abbott, of Lib I erty, visited relatives hore the first of this week. E. lt. Shanklin. of Hamlet, X. C.. is visiting his mother, Mrs. Julia l>. Shanklin, ? Miss Lura Perrit! came home Wed- ? acsdny after a visit to her sisters, j Mrs. A. S. Hollins, of Charleston, and Mrs. O. C. Skinner, of Augusta, Ga. : Miss Perrin is ono of the recent graduates of Winthrop College and has accepted a position as teacher in tin? Pine Ridge school, which will open ils summer terni at an early dato. ! Mrs. Janie Penney Thorn, of Gas tonia, X. C., is visiting her cousins. Mesdames I). A. Perritt and Jasper Doyle. Miss Irene Stone leaves to-day for I Augusta, Ga,, where: she will spend a week or two with her uncle, Joe Stone. Miss Carrie Smith, who has been attending the Piedmont Summer School in Anderson, returned Satur day. Miss Julia Davis returned Friday from Anderson, where she had been visiting her sister, Mrs. J B. Shank lin- ! .Miss Gertrude Grant, of Seneca, , spent the week-end with her brother, lOrnest Grant. Den H. Wilson attended the an nual convention of the B. Y. P. U. In ' Greenville last week. Mrs. C. S. Strlbling and children, of Seneca, spent a few days last week mith the former's mother, .Mrs. J. M. Gi ll ison. C. D. Galbreath returned a few days ago from Blacksburg and will be at home for a couple of weeks working with the construction com pany at Richland. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bennett, of Westminster, were guests Sunday of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Et. L. Stone. Mrs. Jane Burk hal ter. who has been spending a few weeks with her nephews. W. D. and J. R. Wright, left Wednesday for Walhalla. J. E. Dendy, of Hartwell. Ga., made a brief visit to his sister, Mrs. J. H. Magill, last week. E. L. Stone is in Anderson to-day on business. A patriotic program has been ar ranged for the next meeting of the Bounty Land School Improvement and Economics Association, which will he next Saturday, the 7th. at 4 o'clock. The community is cordially Invited to bo present. INI VEILS ITV OK SOUTH CAROLINA. ENTRA NOE ENA MI NATIONS. Entrance examinations to the Uni versity of South Carolina will lie held by the County Superintendent of Ed ucation at the County Court House, Flt I DA Y, JULY 13. 1917. The University offers varied courses of study in science, litera ture!, history, law and business. Tho expenses are moderate any many op portunities for self-support are af forded. A large number of scholar ships are available. Graduates of col leges in this State receive free tui tion in all courses except in the School of Law. For full particulars write to THE PRESIDENT, University of South Carolina, 24-26 Columbia, S. C. CU pera tod from his recent extended illness as to be able to be up and out again, although he has not quite re gained his normal strength as yet. John L. Coe. of Mississippi, is spending some time with his mother, Mrs. S. H. Coe. I F1AHE EU A ? - o I KENNEDY & @ REAL ESTATE 1 Wili be in Walhalla ? Any one interested ? Land will do well tc $725 for the Touring Car anti Fleur-de-Lys Roaiu?rr $848 for the Sedanet $1095 for the Sedan AU price? (.o.b. Flin!, Mick Iii KDJIHlllllllllilllllllllillllllliiiltlllllilllliliiili'iiiu J ulm IiAUZTOfHT. Have your laundering lone by the (?nincsvillc Steam Laundry, oldest ayeney in Oconee, Prompt service. Work and prices guaranteed. Laundry called for and delivered in Iowa. Out-of-town customers will lease packages at Gillespie's Pressing Club. For further information phone No 10 1. J. It. EARLE, Jil., Agent Walhalla, S. C. CUT FLOWERS. Per Do/. Carnations .$1.00 Daffodils.25 Hyacinths.75 Tulips, extra.75 Tulips, seconds.50 Lilies.3.00 ADI) OC FOR POSTAGE. 533 MARSHALL AVENUE, ANDERSON, S. C. FLOWERS TELEGRA PHED EVERYWHERE 178.". 1917 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, South Carolina's Oldest College. 133d Year Begins September 28. Entrance examinations at all the [county seats on Friday, JULY 13tb, at 9 a. m. Four-year courses lead to the B. A. and M. S. degrees. A two-year pre-medical course is given. A free tuition scholarship is as signed to each county of the State. Spacious buildings and athletic ?grounds, well equipped laboratories, unexcelled library facilities. Expenses moderate, For terms and catalogue, address ?HARRISON RANDOLPH, President, .lune 20, 19 17. 25-28 mum RatssM"t??S For Kale by C. W. PITCHFORD, Walhalla, S. C., and all good dealers. ? ? ? TO? TO TOTO TO? F ? ALEXANDER, | ANDERSON. S. C. ? ? for a month or two. ? in buying or selling ? ? see him. ? TO? TOTO TO TO? TO? The Enduring Car of The Enduring Class There are but two classes of motor cars. One class is made up of poorly built and wickedly merchandised cars. The point of saturation for this class has been reached. It cannot endure. The second class-the class that forms the backbone of the automobile industry-is made up of honestly built and properly merchandised cars. The point of saturation for this class is in the far and distant future. This class will endure. It is to this enduring class that the Dort belongs. For the Dort is a car that is built to endure. It is 'he leader among moderate priced cars-beautiful, sturdy, honestly built and honestly sold. "The Quality Goes Clear Through" Ballenger Hardware Co., SENECA, S. C. iiunuuiiuiiiiniunniiiiMiiJiimiiiMiiiimmuiMuiiiimiiiiNim For the Fdrmer! A Complete Line of Buggies, Buggy Harness, Wagons, Mowers and Rahe AT RIGHT PRICES. Will Sell for Cash or Terms. Ti . IB R. K. NIMMONS, Seneca. Prepare for this Famine that Stares at Us Get busy and put in Grain and other Food Stuff. Something to eat is now the problem. Our Grain Crop has decreased terribly; we need it, you will need it. Cut your COTTON acreage. You will find a heavy demand for anything to eat AT ANY PRICE. KING COTTON will not be recognized, King CORN it is now. Save everything you can save. "CAN" everything you can put into a FRUIT Jar or Tin Can. Everything eatable* PICKLE everything you can PICKLE. Wc have "TIN CANS," "FRUIT JARS," "RUBBERS," CANNING OUTFITS. WIRE SOLDER, SOLDERING COPPERS. EVERY THING NEEDED. Matheson Hardware Go,, Westminster, S. C. Building Material, Roofing, Windows, Doors, Paints, Oils, Oil Stoves, Majestic Ranges. Cunning Demonstration nt ll. Ridge. On Saturday afternoon, July 7th, at l o'clock, Miss Ruth ES. Berry, county homo demonstration agent, probably assisted by one or moro of the State assistant agents, will give a demonstration In canning at tho Blue Ridge school building, using toma I toos, string beans and squash, and ; demonstrating tho hot water and ln ? terminent procosstng methods in ! both tin and glass cans. Public cor ! dlally invited to see this demonstra I Hon.