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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. ? Car Youi TO Al TO-1 We have plenty Mules in this load ' finish and quality pairs. Call ant to you. C. W. J. E. WALHAI IT PAYS TO Bl TIO? CONSERVATION OP FOOD. Every Family in Ocoiien County Should Pledge Itself to Save. Columbia, Oct. 2.-Special: There are 6,391 families in Oconee county. The United States government is calling upon each and every one of these families to aid in winning the war by saving food. Every family -meaning men, women and chil dren, white and black-is urged to conserve the food supply because the laat ounce may win the war. During the week of October 21 to 28 a great nation-wide campaign is to be launched by Herbert Hoover, Americans will be asked to join in the food saving movement. Hun dreds and thousands of workers will be in the field to sign up those who want to support tho government. There is nothing compulsory about the movement, ll is simply a patri otic appeal to every man that loves democracy. The minimum number of pledges expected from Oconee county is 4, 000. The campaign manager for the county will have many assistants in the held and an effort will be made to reach every home. Beautiful window cards, showing that the family is a member of the food administration, will be present ed to those signing the pledge cards. Get behind the government and help win the war. One slice of bread saved a day means just that much more food for the boys who are be ing sent to battle for democracy in Europe. "What They Deserve." Houston, Texas, Oct. 1.-Judge Waller R. Burns, of the United States District Court, In charging the Federal grand Jury at the beginning of the October term to-day, after calling by name Senators Stone of Missouri, Hardwick of Georgia, Var daman of Mississippi, Gronna of North Dakota, Gore of Oklahoma and La Follette of Wisconsin, said: "If I had a wish 1 would advise that you men had jurisdiction against these men. They ought to be tried promptly and fairly and I believe this court could administer the law fairly, but I have a convic tion as strong as life that this coun try should stand them up against an adobe wall to-morrow and give them what they deserve." Want Son Succeed Father. Clinton, Oof. 1.-At a special meeting tho board of trustees of Thorn well Orphanage, which has just been held hero, Hov. William Stntes Jacobs, D. D.i of (Houston, Texas, was elected to succeed his father, the late Rev. Wm. P. Jacobs, D. D" as super intendent of the orphanage. Dr. Ja cobs is pastor of one of the largest churches In tho Southern Presbyte rian Church, tho First Church of Houston, which has a membership of about 1,800. Dr. Jacobs has been notified of his election and the trus tees expect to hoar from him within the next few days. Wo < I SATISFY Ol Your Money JL. BLUM] Westmins ig Mules - *RIVE )AY. of ijood Disc Plow with plenty weight, -in closely mated I let tis show them BAUKNIGHT, -iLA., S. C JY FOR CASH. THE CONSERVATION OF FOOD. Week of October 21-20 to He Period of Great Effort. Washington, Sept. 29.-A renewed appeal to the American people to unite in food conservation was made to-night by Herbert C. Hoover, the food administrator, in an announce ment setting asl ile the week of Octo ber 21 and 29 for completion of the campaign to enroll the country's housewives as volunteer members of the fond administration. Food, Mr. Hoover, declares, will win tho war. Ita conservation, he says, is a duty of necessity, human-,J ity antriruuui. ta' tho' aijpW'nMffiPj Hoover says: . "Tho week of October 21 to 29 has been selected for a nation-wide cam paign to complete the enrollment of our forces in conservation of our food supply. Harvest In Hand. "The harvest is now in hand, and we can measure the world's food re sources. This is a duty of necessity and humanity and honor. "We are asking every householder, every hotel, restaurant and dealer in foodstuffs in the nation to become a member of the food administration for conservation and to pledge them selves to follow, in so far as circum stances i)ermit, the suggestions that will bo offered from time to time as :o measures of food savings. "I, therefore, appeal to the churches and the schools for their as sistance in this crusade; to all the organizations for defense, local and national; to all the agencies, com mercial, social and civic, that they join tho administration in this work for tho fundamental safety of the na tion." Tho food administration plans a house to house canvass of the coun try's homes to accomplish the enroll ment of householders. Rainfall for Week. Rainfall for week ending Septem ber 30, at 7 p. m., is furnished us by H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer. Tho record follows: Date- Inches rainfall. Sept. 24-Ptly cldy. Sept 26-Ptly cldy. Sept. 2?-Clear. Sept. 27-Cloudy.4f, Sept. 28-Cloudy.2.03 Sept. 29-Cloudy.f,9 Sept. 30-Clear Total for week .3.07 Walhalla Red Cross Officers. The election of officers for the Walhalla Chapter ol' the American Red Croas will bo held in the audi torium Friday night, October 5th, instead of Thursday. All mem bers of the Red Cross aro re quested to attend. Tho chairmen of tho various committees are requested to sond in written reports to be read at this meeting. Kindly send the re port to W. L. Veiner, Chairman Rod Cross.. Mrs. J, A. Stock, Chairman Publicity Committee. ?ive ACTION j_ Returued ! ENTHAL, ter, S. C. NINE MOUE YOUNG MEN OFF. IA?H for Camp Jackson, Columbia, Tuesday Morning of this Week. , Nine more of Oconee's young moni left Walhalla Tuesday morning of' this week for Camp Jackson, at Co-\ lumbla, to go into military training.] lt was regretted by the people of Walhalla that necessary change li the date of these young men made it? impossible for tho citizens of the^. town to meet and entertain these young men as the others have been;-! Arrangements had been made for a' meeting Tuesday night, but the plans were upset by orders from the army> camp to forward this contingent tn< advance of the previously announced^ date. The young men who'left'Tues-.; day morning were: Henry Allen Fricks. Paul Adams. * j Sterly Cru milton. '*! Gus O'Kelley! \ William F. Nix. . Tommie A. N. Hart. ? ' Wm. H. Paul Scott. . A% Raymond Harbin. \ Clayton Fulton Mauldln. They went to the military camp ln{ charge of Henry Allen Fricks. Mr. j Fricks has a brother at Camp IJ??kjS son who went with the contingent on?; September 19th. Returned from Camp. .\ The following young men frot?; Oconee, eight In number, have r?* cently returned from camp. The! Local Board has as yet not received^ notice of the reason for their return* home, but it ls reported that they failed to meet the required military! physical standards: Jas. Franklin Grlssop. Jos. Clifton Sanders. Ezekiel Aiken Browning. Jay Hubbard. V| Jas. Henry Stennette. Reecie rhllllps. Julian Cobb. Harley Gee Thrift. lt is reported there are several.) others, but we have not learned thelr^ names, -- * I REGULATING PRICE OF COAL.W i__s8_ SO Per Cent Over 1015 Prices lowed as Dealers' Charge. tfof ?veFWe cb?l ?ndusl was made complete to-night by an order of Fuel Administrator Gar field limiting the profits of retail coal and coke dealers throughout the country to a basis which is expected to bring about an immediate reduc tion In prices to the consumers. The order, effective to-morrow, di rects that the retailers shall fix their prices so as to limit their gross mar gins over cost to the average of such gross margins during the year 191f>, j)lus a maximum of 30 per cent of the 1915 margin, provided that in no case shall the average margin of the month of July this year, be exceeded. Local committees appointed by the Federal fuel administrators in each State will see to it that the dealers comply with the order and the deal ers thomselves will be called upon to return sworn test sheets showing the facts upon which they have based their prices. Dr. Garfield selected 1915 as a normal year because the coal short age which resulted In continued rises In prices did "ot begin until 1916. The additional 30 per cent ls allow ed to cover the Increase In retailers* cost of doing business, which has in creased substantially during the past two years. Eleven Killed, 82 Injured. London, Sept. 30.-Eleven persons were killed and 82 Injured In last night's air raid, it is announced oft! dally. Tho material damage was not great. The following official report of the raid was given out to-day: "Latest reports show that a deter mined and simultaneous attack was made upon London by three groups of raiders. Each of these groups, which approached from different di rections, was broken up by anti-air craft guns and only two or three ma chines penetrated the defenses. Bombs were dropped In the north eastern and southeastern districts. A fourth group of enemy machines which attempted to approach Lon don later was driven off, none of tho raiders penetrating tho outer de fenses of tho capital. "Bombs were also dropped at vari ous places In Kent and Essex." Another Italian Drive. Homo, Sept. 30.-In another pow erful drive the Italians have captur ed tho high ground to the south of Podlaca and southeast of Madonla, in the Isonzo sector. The official an nouncement of this success reported the capture of 1,409 prisoners. Used Dynamite; 17 Years. Henryetta, Okla., Sept. 29.-Mike Brashears, alleged organizer of the Working Class Union, was found guilty to-day in the State District Court of having dynamited the wa terworks system at Dewar,' noar here, on the night of June 2, and was sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment. A motion for a now trial was denied. Four other defendants with Bra Bhears were granted continuances, their cases to be heard In Decornbor. DUTY-SEVEN COLORED MEX OO Vixst Colored Contingent from Ooo lie? Will LetlVti Walhalla Friday. There nre 47 colored men from conee to go to camp for training, jlnd they have been called to appear jin Walhalla Thursday of this week ^to-morrow), and to be ready to ??ave here Friday morning for tho amp at Columbia. The names of bese 17 colored men, with their or er and serial numbers, are given elow: rder No. Serial No. 5 Fred Halley Jones, c 0 Marshall Hodges, c 8 Will Reid, c fall E van s Cu y ton. c J?l Pink Williams, c jj|M8 Frank Thoa. Asbury, c Bp 5 Prue Sloan North, e SilGC Eugene Cobb, c |$80 Frank Brown, c m$'? Starks Banks, c ima Joe Hicks, c BO Henry Knight, c \02 Neal Alex. Doyle, c ?B!4 Thoa. Garland Grimes, c ?USO 'Freeman Simpson, c SM9 John Wyly, c ??151 Sam Jones, c 0 Will Jenkins, c 1 Leland Perry, c 5 Thad Harris, c 1 George Rogers, c 2 Sylvester Harrison, c 1(3 James Ferguson, c 12 Ben Black, c 17 Kirby Adams, c 12 Fred Birts, c (0 Eugene Rice, c f3 Dozer Blackwell, c [7 Will Simpson, c ?0 Andrew Perry, c 85 James Moss, c 00 Eugene Childs, c ??$7 Jas. B. Bennett, c ?jfjO Warren Young, c ?49 Jose])h Rogers, c 351 Jasper N. Henderson, c ?54 Ulys Berry, c Hu Thos. Jefferson Dooley, c il Naaman Brown, c 1 B. F. 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Members of the County or Local Board will also be present on this occasion, and there will also be several local speakers of both races who will make a few remarks in ad dition to the principal speakers of tho evening. . The public In general ls urged td attend this meeting, which will be along the same lines as the previous meetings held in the interest of the drafted men. t Let the citizens of Walhalla and the county, white and colored, make an effort to be present. These col ored men are going to the front to serve. We owe them this open, pub lic acknowledgment of appreciation of their sacrifice for their country and ours. Remember, Thursday night of this week, 8 o'clock, at the auditorium of the Walhalla High School. Called Into Service by Local Hoard. Harry E. Sheldon, Westminster. List of Persona Exempted or Dis charged by Local Bonni. Whites-Carl Luther Roach, Wm. MUas Alexander, Jasper Hamen Neal, Jas. Ernest Snead, Noah Ar cholaus Vinson, Ernest D. Cochran, Albert Leard Sanders, Jas. Thaddeus Gibson, Roy McIntyre, Walker B. Duckett, Jesse Carver, Wm. Ander son Taylor, Tillman McAlister, Jas. Joe Adams, W. Frank Burdett, Stiles Morton, John Marcus Roach, John Lewis Summey. Colored-J. Hugh Veiner, Hilliard Williams, Fred Hirts, Manuel Skel ton, Chnnges in Rules Announced. A dispatch from Washington says: "Congressman Fred H. Dominick has received a copy of an order from tho provost marshal general in which he states changes have been made In the. exemption rules whereby men who have been drafted and sent to tho national army may have their cases reopened." American Patrol ship Sunk. Washington, Oct. 1.-An Ameri can patrol ship, on duty off an Atl?n tico port, was rammed and sunk oarly to-day by an unknown craft. The incident reported to the Navy Department was officially announced as follows: "A const guai l'vessel on patrol duty eft an Atlantic port was ram mod and sunk by an unknown ship oarly to-day. The work of raising tho sunken vessel will begin at once." ECHOES FHOM THE HURRICANE. Casualty List Small-Considerable Damago is HojH>i'tod. Pensacola, Ela., Sept. 30. - Pensa cola emerged from the battering last Friday of one of the most terrific tropical hurricanes that ever struck this section with no loss of life re ported up to early to-day In this vi cinity and with comparatively small property damage, considering the storm's violence. For about eight hours Friday, this city and nearby territory, were at the mercy of the wind'B fury, for a very brief instant reaching a maximum velocity of be tween 130 and 140 miles an hour, and blew for several minutes at the rate of 100 miles an hour. The wind blew during several sustained pe riods between 80 and 00 miles an hour. An accurate estimate of the prop erty loss was not available, but con siderable damage was done along tho | water front to wharves and piers, a number of vessels, mostly of small ?Iv.es, were blown ashore. Small Ca sn al ty List. New Orleans, Sept. 30.-That the casualty list from the West Indian hurricane which last Friday swept, the Gulf coast sections of Eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Western Florida, would not exceed five killed and might be less, was in dicated to-night when wireless ad vices received from Pensacola said there had been no toll In that vicin ity, and reports from Houma, La., stated that nine fishermen who Sat urday wore reported drowned in Sis ters Lakes, had been located safe. Saturday's reports from Dothnn, Ala., to the effect that five persons had been kil'od at Crestview, Fla., could not be confirmed to-night. Word whs received from Biloxl that one of the four fishing schoon ers, for the safety of which fears wore entertained Saturday, had re turned undamaged. Three schoon ers and a house boat still .vere miss ing. No Loss of Lifo. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 30.-Re ports reaching thia city to-night in dicate that there has been no loss of life as a result of the storm ip South Alabama. .The loss to railroad, tele phone and telegraph companies is ^^i^most so r i?naTos B i s To the cot ton crop, which wa* damaged badly, in all Southern Alabama counties. Not Badly Damaged. Washington, Sept. 30.-Pensacola, Fla., was not greatly damaged hy the West Indian hurricane, although a number of merchant vessels were driven' ashore and the storm was of exceptional violence. This informa tion, the first to reach the outside world from Pensacola, since Friday, when communication was cut off, came to tho Navy Department to-day from the Pensacola navy yard radio station. Damage to the navy yard was estimated at $100,000. MRS. FLORENCE HOLLAND DEAD Good Woman is Called to Her Re wurd After Ix>ng Illness. On the stroke of 6 o'clock Friday ovenlng, September 28th, the spirit of Mrs. Florence A. Holland took Its flight to the great beyond. Mrs. Hol land had been very ill for some time with a form of paralysis. Although her suffering was almost unbearable, she bore it patiently until the end while she awaited her Master's call to come home. Mrs. Holland was 48 years old on the 8th day of September. At the age of 17 she was happily married to Matthew G. Holland. Her maiden name was Florence A. Smith. To this union 13 children were born, twelve of whom survive her, namely: Richard M. Holland, of West Union; Mrs. H. L. Ramey, of Hanover, Mon tana; Mrs. Ivan Edwards, Mrs. L. L. Williams, Mrs. A. Rollins, Walhalla; Clifton R Holland, Lewiston, Pa.; Ruth. Cornelia, M. G., Jr., J. L., Eva, Dollie (deceased), and Dorphos, at home. Her husband also survives her. Resides these are surviving her Robt. S. Smith, her father, of Sen eca; Samuel N. Smith, brother, Rich land; half brothers, William, Greenville, S. C.; Grady and Elmer, of Seneca and a half-sister, Mrs. Her Kelley, of New Hope section. In girlhood Mrs. Holland united in the Master's service at Poplar Springs Baptist church, ever after ward endeavoring to live an exem play Christian life before ber chil dren and her friends. Her remain0 were laid to rest In Pleasant Rldgo Baptist cemetery. She was a member of this church nt the time of her death. Funeral ser vices were held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. The service was conducted by Supt. W. W. Fowler, her pastor being unable to bo present. Tile sympathy of many friends of the bereaved ones goes out to them in their hour of bereavement. Singing Convention nt Hopewell. Tho Soml-Annual Singing Conven tion will meet at Hopewell Metho dist church, near Harbin, on the second Sunday in October, 1917. All Sunday schools and churches' aro urged to send delegates. All singers and tho public are invited to come. Bring song books-and don't forget dinner baskets, well-filled. W. M. Lemmons, President. LUTHERANS OF THK PIERMONT. Interesting Mooting Was Hold at Greenwood l^aat Wwii. (Q roon wood Journal, 1st.) Tho Piedmont Conference of tho Evnncglicnl Lutheran Synod of south Carolina mot in Immanuel Lutheran church on Saturday and closed Sun day afternoon. Tho attendance was good. Tho Saturday SCBSIOH was de voted to business of conference, lt ho ing the purpose of conference to de vote the Lord's day only to religious service The program consisted In the dis cussion of topics on the -louth anni versary of the Reformation and a sermon on the sumo subject. The Holy Communion was also observed ! by a large congregation. The topic, "Luther the Mau and Preacher," was well discussed by Rev. W. B. Aull, of Walhalla, as was also tho topic, "The Church Before and After the Reformation," by Rev. C. L. Miller, or Greenville. It was shown that while Luther was a man with flesh nnd blood and like other men, had his faults and made mistakes, ho was, however, used of Cod to accomplish much in his private and public lifo which all Protestantism should appreciate. ills spiritual life as well as Us fruits constitute a spiritual river which will continue to flow through Hmo, re freshing and enriching life wherever it touches it. The facts were well presented by Rev. C. L. Miller that tho Protestant church in her evangelical teaching dates back to tho time of Christ and stands upon the divine truth taught by Christ; but four hundred years ago was tho date when tho protest was raised against the mother church, when she left the teaohings of tho Word of God and . allowed abuses to come in and established the doctrine of men instead of the ' doctrine of Christ, and placed tho Pope as the vicegerent of Christ on j earth, that Luther, enlightened hy knowledge of tho Word of Qodl through the spirit, raised his protest, and the Evangelical nobles in 1530< repeated in a formal protest at Diet of Augsburg, Which resulted in tho adoption of the Augsburg confession, the fundamental confession, which made sure to the Protestant Worty. liberty of conscience..in civl? HgibuB matterer Th ls forme dation for a democratic form of gov ernment and freo access to God' through Christ-tho snmo church be foro ns after, with tho abuses and' man-made restriction cast aside. The: Protestant church, ho said, is tho in heritor of tho pure Cospel of church which alone cnn save the world. The sermon by Rev. Miller was a strong plea ror the proper apprecia tion of the great opportunity and re sponsibility of tl\e Protestant church of to-day to carry out the commis sion of Christ to evangelize tho world. The most Important action of con ference was tho memorializing of tho Home Mission Board to send an as sistant to help the pastors who are near the cantonments nt Greenville and Spartanburg to look aftor tho young men esiieclally under the caro of our church and In a general way assisting in the spiritual welfare of all-a work too much for our local pastors. (The conference was attended by Rev. W. B. Aull, of tho Walhalla church, with Otto Schumacher, Jr., John Kuemmerer and Miss Maggie Brandt representing the momber I ship.) Cotton Co?iditlon .September 22. New York, Sept. 30.-Tho percent age condition of cotton, last of the season, on an average dato of Sep tember 2 2, as estimated from nearly 2,200 special correspondents of the Journal of Commerce, was 64.5 per cent, against 60.6 por cent a month ago, or a deterioration of 5.1 points for the month. This Is somewhat in excess of the 10-year nvorage of 4.0 points. The 10-year average of condition is 66.8 i>er cent, or 2.3 points above the percentage for September. A summary shows a heavy deterioration of 12.1 points in Oklahoma, while Alabama declined 9.7 points and Arkansas 7 points. Other States were fairly normal. Texas, with a loss of only 2 points, has been low In condition through out the last of tho season. Government's Crop Estimate. Washington, Oct. 2.-The Census Bureau estimated the cotton crop at 12,047,000 bales, based on a condi tion oi 6 0.4 on September 25. The condition was as follows; Georgia G 2, South Carolina 07, Virginia 69, North Carolina 63, Flor ida 61, Alabama 55, Mississippi 63, Louisiana 69, Texas 53, Arkansas 68, Tennessee 65, Missouri 76, Okla homa 62, California 80, Arizona 87. cloning Shows Activity. Washington, Oct. 2.-Cotton gin ned prior to September 25 was 2, 498,000 bales, the Census Bureau announced to-day. Georgia ginned 581,000, South Carolina 233,000. Other States were reported as fol lows: Alabama 94,000, Arkansas 48,000, Florida 13,000, Louisiana 153,000, Mississippi 115,000, North Carolina 28,000, Oklahoma 47,000. Toxas 1,179,000, California MOO. Up $? Per Bale. Now York, Oct. 2.-Cotton roso $5 a bale here as a result ot tho gov ernment crop report. Docembor con tracts were 1.04 ovor last nights, closing figures.