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By STECK, SHKLOR & SCHRODER._WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 11)18. Now Series No. 702.-Volume LX1X.-No. ?5. Mules, Mai Carload nice IV unloaded. ?* Come Blocky Marcs and H Can sell them ci Carload Young j. j. j. THUR; C. W. & J. E. WALHAI IT PAY8 TO Bl Ol REGISTERED ON AUGUST 24. Names of Oeoneo's Latest Class of Selectmen-Their Serial Numbers. On the registration of men who had become 21 since the 6th of last June, held at Walhalla, Seneca and Westminster, 61 citizens registered. There were 41 white men and 20 ne groes, practically two to one. Fol lowing are their names; also post office address and serial number: White?. Serial No. 1 Thomas Kelffer Poore, Westminster. 2 William Elijah Hoper, Westminster, Rt. 3. ) 3 Preston Lee Grant, Fair Play, Rt. 1, 4 William Clarence Sullivan, Westminster, Rt. 4. 5 Ulys E. Cbastain, Tamassee, Rt. 1. 6 Claude Samuel Thomas, West Union, Rt. 1. 7 John Coke Marett, Westminster, Rt. 2. 8 James Ernest Rochester, Salem, Rt. 2. 0 Dillard Calhoun Harbin, Westminster, Rt. 3. 10 Lewis Edward Chapman, Salem, Rt. 2. Ill Marshall Frank, Seneca, Rt. 5. 12 Clifton Walker Lyles, Madison, Rt, 1. 13 William Miles Barnes, Salem, Rt. 1. 14 Claude Alexander Garrett, Walhalla. k 15 Ralph Lewis Lawrence, Seneca, Rt. 4. 1 lo James Walter Sheppard, Madison, Rt. 1. 17 Cecil Knox 'Rholetter, Battle Creek. 18 John Andrew Norris, Westminster. 3 9 John W. Smalley, Westminster. 20 Clem Wilbanks, Mountain Rest, Rt. 1. 21 Winfrod Clarence Price, Westminster, Rt. 3. 2 2 Thomas'Harry McLees, * Seneca, Rt. 4. ?j? 23 Glenn Herrington Reynolds, Madison. ? 24 Captain Thomas Bryant, Walhalla, Rt. 3. ? 25' Frank Albert Barnett, Westminster, Rt. 4. 26 Bock Franklin Moody, Tamassee, Rt. 1. 27 Jack Brown. West Union, Rt. 1. 28 Lawrence Rockaway Hudson, Madison. 29 Roy Furman Oak'ey, Westminster. KO Joseph Freeman Bearden, Westminster. 31 Hoyle Sweezey, Walhalla. 32 Robert Holden, Salem, Rt. 2. 33 Jesse Benjamin Morton, Walhalla, Rt. 3. 34 Ivie V. Medlin, 5 WeBt Union, Rt. 1. \ 35 Hayden Loyd 'Minton, ) Seneca, Rt. 4 36 Vol Robert Logan, Townville, Rt. 1. 37 Furman Burris Pilgrim, Seneca, Rt. 2. 38 Avery Belton Holcomb, Nowry. 39 Alfred Drayton Stringer, Seneca, Rt. 5. . 4 0 James Henry Tollison, Walhalla, Rt. 3. 01 R. C. Elliott, Fair Play. Colored. 41 Bon Jones, Westminster, Rt. 5. 42 Claudo Lawrence Young, Seneca. 43 Richmond Crayton Doyle, Senecn, Rt. 1. 44 Andrew Jackson, Senecn, Rt, G. [ares and Horses just and see them-Good, orses-the right kind? heap? Mare Mules to arrive SDAY. J* J* J* BAUKNIGHT, JY FOR CA8H. 45 Willie Patterson, Seneca, Rt. 2. 46 Peter Blackwell, Jr., Westminster, Rt. 1. 47 Mark Robinson, Walhalla. 48 Sam Brown, 213 Walnut St., Seneca. 49 Quincy Henry Gaines, Seneca. HO King David Wood, Westminster, Rt. 1. 51 Derrill Owens, Walhalla. 52 Richard Ezekial Hendrix, Westminster. 53 Sylvester Holden, ?Westminster, Rt. 5. 5 4 Benjamin Crawford Thompson, Seneca, Rt. 4. 55 Elliott M. Asberry, Seneca. 56 James Coleman Hood, Pendleton, S. C. 57 Earlie iHoover, Walhalla, Rt. 3. 58 John H. Wood, Rt. 1, Lavonia. Ga. 5 9 David D. Douglas, Westminster. 60 Leonard Henry Milus Wilkes, Westminster, Rt. 3. Re-Clns.siiled by IJOC?II Hoard. Class B-l-'Major Davenport, Westminster; Zete Scott, Westmin ster; Scuddy Henderson, Townville; Will Bradley, West Union. *. U-BOAT CHASER SENT DOWN. Mistaken for Submarine, American Merchantman Fires Into Vessel. Washington, Aug. 27.-American submarine chaser No. 209, operating out of Philadelphia, was mistaken for a submarine by a merchant steamer off Fire Island, N. Y., early this morning and sent to the bottom. Seventeen members of lier crew, in cluding the commander and the ex ecutive officer, are missing. The chaser was manned by naval reserves. Eight of the survivors, some of them wounded, have been landed at New York, and on? has been landed at Lewes, Delaware. The merchant ship was the Ameri can steamer Felix Taussig. In the darkness her naval armed guard mistook the chaser for an enemy sub marine and opened fire, destroying the little craft before the mistake was discovered. Vessels aro searching the vicinity >vith the hopo that other survivors may still bo afloat. Submarine sinks Schooner, A Canadian Atlantic Port, Aug. 27. The new American fishing schooner Rush, of Boston, was sunk yesterday morning by an enemy submarine while on the fishing grounds off this coast. The crew arrived hore safely to-day on board another fishing ves sel. Capt. Quadros, of the Rush, re ported that tim submarine came alongside In a thick fog and that he and his crew were ordered to tako to small boats immediately, They rowed two milos and were picked up hy the schooner which brought them lo this port. Boat** to Be Replaced. Washington, Aug. 26.-'Fishing craft destroyed fby German subma rines off tho Now England coast will bo replaced 'by tho Emergency Floot Corporation at the request of tho food administration, with deep sea modern trawlers. Construction will bo begun immediately on 75 vessels to bo in operation on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and In the Gulf of Moxlco early In 1919. The food administration asked for tho boats In order to Increase pro duction of salt wfater fish, and onnblo carloads to ontor'all the Intorlor mar kots of the country every week in tho yoar, stabilizing prices at low levels. OCONEE'S CORONER IN RAI). Captured by Deputy Sheriff Doone H. Moss and Two Other Officers. Citizens of Oconee have been watch ing and hoping for what has at last taken place. There have -been con stant rumors going about that Coro ner Hal D. Gr* nt, who has been un questionably popular among the peo ple of tho cour, fy, was engaging lu conduct at once unbecoming an offi cer of the law :<nd a good citizen. Mr. Grant had no enemies that wo know of seeking his downfall, but he had hosts of friends roady to stand by him in right living and clean of fice-holding, who turned when tho ru mors became so constant and so pointed that there was no mistaking their truth, which lacked but official confirmation to transform persistent rumor into actual, unquestioned fact. And the official confirmation carno suddenly, unexpectedly on tho part of the public last Sunday night about 9 o'clock when Deputy Sheriff B. R. Moss, of Walhalla, Rural Policemen Mitchell, of Westminster, and Cor bett, of Seneca, overhauled Mr. Oraut on tho lower road at Knox's Bridge, about three miles from Fair Play. His companions were Mrs. Henrietta Williams, (alias Miss Church), about 35 years of age, and her daughter, about 7 yearB old, who goos by the name of Williams; Ruth Church, about 16 years old; and Joe Brown, a former Fair Play darkey. The party was driving in a Ford touring car. which was taken in custody, j along with the occupants and ten gallons of contraband liquor. The captured party was taken to the 'Magistrate at Fair Play, 'and a preliminary hearing was waived by the defendants. Three mem'bers of the party were bound over for ap pearance at the November term of court, the Coroner ?being held In the I sum of $500, Mrs. Williams, alias Church, in the sum of $300 and the I negro, Joe Brown, In the sum of $300. Mr. Grant also put up bond in the sum of an additional $500 for the release of his car. It had been rumored for mouths that Oconee's Coroner was engaging in an occupation classed to-day in Oconee as altogether reprehensible even on the part of private citizens and unforgivable on tho part of an officer who has sworn to uphold the laws of the State and nation. Yet it was hard to catch the Coroner on his trips in order to prove the truth or falsity of the reports, for Mr. Grant did not ordinarily sail in the fleet of "ships that pass in the night," his trips being made in tho day-time, when it was not thought nt all prob able that he was hauling liquor. But the watch was kept-and "his time came," just as does the time when all law-violators run amuck. And his office, thanks to the sturdiness of Oconee's other officials and to pub lic sentiment - which is to-day soundly against the traffic In liquor, legal or otherwise-could not shield him. In right living and law-abiding citizenship Mr. Grant held as firm a place In the respect of the people of Oconoe as any man oculd; when ho stepped asido from tho path of recti tude as official and citizen, like Cain, "the hand of every man was against him." And there ls rejoicing and regret on all sides-rejoicing that what has been unpleasant suspicion has been changed to deplorable truth, and the suspenso removed; regret that a man so well thought of on all sides should have so far forgotten himself as, act ing In the capacity of a county offi cial, to descend to the level of a com mon law-breaker. U. H. SOLDIERS IN CLASH With Mexicans on Horder - One American Killed, Several Wounded. Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 27.-A skir mish took place to-day ' between American troops and Mexicans. s Lieut. Col. Herman, commanding troops at Nogales, was among tho American soldlors wounded In a two hour fight with 'Mexicans, which started when U. S. sentries were fired upon to-day by Mexicans. Sev eral hundred troops engaged tho Moxicans and drove them well back into thoir town. The American soldiers fired from housetops and other points of vant age. Tho casualties aro not known at this time. The Mexicans hosted a flag of truce, but continued firing and sniping was going on at 7 p. m. Bullets wore dropping thick and fnst In Nogales. One civilian, Gas ton Roddock, was wounded. A conference has been called be tween American and Mexican offi cials. The trouble was supposed to have started as a result of an attempt on the part of the Mexican Immigration official to pass a fellow countryman across tho border Illegally. Ameri can sentries drew their guns and Mexicans fired. Othor Mexicans, ap parently fully armed, came from ?ll directions and aided the Mexicans on tho line until they were driven hack. Cause of Clash Unknown. San Antonio, Aug. 27.-Meager re ports of a border skirmish near No gales. In which Lieut. Col. Herman was wounded In tho knee, one corpo ral killed and two privates wounded, woro recoived at Southern depart ment headquarters to-night. The re port ls expected shortly by Major Gon Holbrook, commander of tho Southern department. County Ticket* PRECINCTS: ('Where there was no opposi tion for the office tho tabula tion ls not given.) Congress Richland. Oak Grove. Walhall?. Picket Post .... Oconee Creek . . WoBt Union Jordania. Oakway. Ta m assoc. High Palls No. 1. Madison. Earle's Mill Belmont. Westminster . . . Fair Play. Seneca . Wolf Pit. Newry. Clemson College Providence .... South Union . . . Salem. Little River Tokeena . Retreat. Friendship .... Double Sprfings . Keowee. Bethlehem .... Mon'aghan Mills . Return. Holly Springs . . Long Creek .... 4 5 37 151 23 10 62 17 89 20 26 37 17 21 187 33 161 16 63 54 ll 51 55 13 27 20 9 22 291 36 23 21 26 9 House ol Hops. 4 7 114 13 32 89 47 110 30 15 1 33 4 86 51 126 ll 67 4 12 41 58 4 27 2 65 3 32 3 16 33 20 22 TOTALS . 1443 1172 1160 1289 1808 1353 476 31 25 1 24 16 9 59 18 118 14 13 27 34 4 146 21 1121 7i 21 29 16 76 48 8 13 6 12 20 29 191 24 7 21". 221 6 13 77 14 25 72 5 2 128 35 23 8 36 18 77 52 166 io! 62 43 19 16 54 46 17 48 21 33 22 14 4 8 ?4 3 County Supervisor 4 5 22 191 22 22 75 20 58 16 13 14 9 ll 103 36 1 46 18 89 33 4 46 75 13 24 16 49 5 32 19 18 29 17 18 16 28 126 18 29 76 3-3 94 34 31 27 16? 15 210 50 113 12 78 9 8 44 41 8 27 6 39 4 58 18 20 22 24 19 o u cd X Sheriff. 2 2 10 4 5 135 1 2 10 87 30 56 6 2 28 2 30 ll 1 10 18 18 7 84 5 1 1 56 16 G 14 18 6 3 2 70 21 21 G 34 2G 3 3 72 4 1 1 4 18 1 7 1 2 2 3 18 1 27 17 4 10 IG 8 fi 3 2 18 1 3<l ti 1 8 IO 106 15 3 26 10 19 17 14 3 3 ' 18 31 6 40 1 60 36 (i 2 6! 4 1 2 13 31 16 14 2 8 24 4 13 32 9 28 42 30 26 7 11 23 3 4 3 65 27 137 2 26 19 21 23 17 2 19 2 65 40 1 ll 20 16 3 529? 253| 569| 778[ 815| 536 18 66 4 15 75 30 ll 30 3 10 17 47 16 118 12 87 12 1 23 41 7 9 2 29 16 52 7 10 10 17 25 > 14 7 35 2 7 22 25 26 3 21 19 107 7 102 1 16 3 18 24 7 1 15 7 9 6 4 10 15 3 3 2 1 3 6 2 142 1 10 31 18 7 2 2 1 37 1 1 19 ? 30 41 THERE ARE ONLY FOUR SMALL BOXES STILL TO REPORT. U. 8. SENATOR-SHORT TERM. Tabulation of tho Vote Received by Hcnot, Peoples and Pollock. Precincts Richland . Picket Post. Oconee Creek Jordania . Talnassee. Wolf Pit. High Palls No. 1. Belmont. Providence . Salem. Little River .... Tokeenn. . Oak Grove .... Double Springs . . South Union .... Retreat. Pair Play. Earle's Mill .... Westminster . . . Keowoe. Walhalla. Monaghan Milla . Bethlehem. Jordania . Totals.j 630? 4511 541 OCONEE'S FIRST*"WAR DEATH. Private Wm. Christopher Littleton Gave His Life for His Country. A telegram from the War Depart ment was received in Walhalla last Thursday for Mr. and Mrs. Elijah E. Littleton, of the Salem section of Oconee, announcing the doath of their son, William Christopher Lit tleton, who made the supreme sacri fice for his country "somewhere in Prance" on August 3d. Tho announcement of the death of Private Littleton comes as the first notice of death in the ranks of Oco noe's men in the American Army of Freedom overseas. Mr. Littleton was killed In action. This much was contained In the Information sent In to the parents by tho government, but no particulars were given. On Sunday last-three days ofter re ceiving tho notification of tho death of their son-Mr. and Mrs. Littleton received a letter from him, thc let ter bearing date of July 18th. At that time, ho said in his letter, he was writing whllo In a dug-out. In previous letters young Littleton had stated to his parents that he had been in service In "No Man's Land," was fully aware of the dangers of tho position, hut ready to faco whatever might come. "I know," he said In this connection, "that you at homo aro praying for my safety, but pray now as you never prayed before." Wm. O. Littleton was'a momber of Company II, 128th Infantry De was about 21 years of ago. Of fine physique, alert ?and apt at anything he undertook, he wont Into tho army service with a will and a determination to do his utmost for tho cause of the United States and tho allied forces fighting for the freedom of tho nations. He pre sented a peculiarly soldlorly appear ance when in training In this coun try, and his ono aim was to master fully the art of war as it is being waged in tho conflict overseas. In private lifo lie exhibited tho same characteristics, doing well those things which came in the daily rou tine for him to perform on the farm, in the home or in whatsoever sphere he happened to be engaged, nurina, the early part of his military camp life he was taken sick, spending the first few months in tho ibase hospital at Camp Jackson, but bis nativo ro bust constitution would not succumb to disease, and with tho determina tion of. a true soldier of America ?e carno from hospita1, confinement strong and flt and ready for the ardu ous duties that were to follow In tho great fight on foreign fields to pre serve the safety of bis own nation on ber own shores. He left Walhalla on December 1 r> last for the military training cam]) and sailed from Jorsoy City, N. J., on April 4th In civilian lifo ho was quiet, unas suming and of steady habits, being always ready to take up the task of learning something worth while <by which he or some friend or relative might benefit. He was a consistent member of the Salem Baptist church, and his life w-as that of a young Christian. He was a grandson of tho late Rev. Daniel Littleton. All Oconee will join with The Cou rier in extending to Mr. and Mrs. Lit tleton and the brothers and sisters of tho deceased sincere condolence in their bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Littleton also have the sympathy of friends in the seri ous condition of their 'ba'by son, who was severiy scalded about four weeks ago. The little fellow was left In the house while Mrs. Littleton was looking after the family washing in the yard. She had dipped a bucket of bolling water from the pot and had turned away from lt for a minute. While not noticing the youngster got out of the house and came directly to the bucket of hot water. He sat on tho ground by tho side of the bucket and as ho placed his fingers In the water they were burned. This caused him to Jerk his hand, and In doing PO tho little fellow (aged about two yoars) pulled the bucket over In bis lap, scalding fearfully tho lower part of his body. For a time ho waB not able to uso one of his legs, but lt ls gradually straightening out, and Sly the child is beginning to walk again. FOUR ('ABOLI N IA NS MISSING. Seven Men Lost When Patrol Boat Went Ashore. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 21.-Seven members of the crow of the United States patrol boat Montauk wero lost when tho craft was driven ashore by a high northeast galo on Cum berland Island, 20 mlies north of Fernandina, at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning. The body of one, Robert Travis, of Atlanta, has been rocovored. Tho names of two of tho missing ?ere not known to-night. Others ivho are missing aro: Suddeth, Newberry, S. C. Slngley, Newberry, S. C. McCurrty, Florence, S. C. Nicholls, Greenville, S. O, Tho Montauk encountered the gale Monday about midnight and battled with tho elements until noon Tues lay, when her onglnes went out of COOPER ELECTED. Just ?8 '\vo go to prose this morn ing we have received the following dispatch from the NewB and Courier of Charleston: Final figures for night give Dial 45,997; Blease, 27,703. Cooper elected Governor on Hrs? hnllot. Liles apparently elected Lieu tenant Governor, Second race for Attorney Gen eral probably between Sapp and Wolfe. Second race for Railroad Com missioner, with Arnold, Richard son and Smith leading. Harris and Garrison, both from Anderson county, will run over for Commissioner of 'Agricul ture, Commerce and Industries. DIAL AND COOPER NOMINATED. Rot urns From Over Minto Very Mea ger-Lover und Hy rues He-elected. Last night at 12 o'clock The Cou rier received the following telegram: Majority of Dial grows. He has been overwhelmingly elected. Only two counties so far report a Blease majority-Bickens and Lee. Cooper probably wins on first ballot. Lever and Byrnes re-elected to Congress from their respect ive districts. There does not seem to be very great interest in the election of the other State officers, as we are una ble to get any reports up to the hour of going to press. Dial has carried Oconee for U. S. Senate,? We have been unable to get anything like tho full returns for State officers In this county, and are not publishing figures of candidates. The Congressional race In our dis trict does not claim any attention. Outside of tho county thero have'been no reports. With 33 out of 37 boxes reporting Oconee gives: Aiken, 1,443; Domi nick, 1,172. Aiken carried Oconee in 1916. THE COUNTY TICKET. The running on tho county ticket has beon close all the way through. From returns from 33 out of 37 pre cincts lt looks like Alexander and Moss will make a second race for Sheriff. Walker ls leading for Supervisor, with Sanders as a socond and Brown a nose third, lt is thought the boxes yet to report will not make any ma terial change In this race. For the House of Representatives Orr is in the lead, with McDonald and Mason running neck and neck for second place. It will take the of ficial count to fully decide between McDonald ?nd Mason. The vote In the county was very light. It will not exceed 2,SOO. commsision. Her anchor chains parted at midnight Tuesday and she was aoon driven ashore The seven men were lost In tho breaker* trying to reach the beach. The Mon tank ls a complete loss. She began to break up soon after grounding. Seventeen survivon have been landed at. Fer nandina.