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"TO THINK OWN SELF BB TKUE. ANO IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN HE FALSE TO ANY MAN." WALHALLA, SOUTH CA HOL I NA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, HM?. Unloade Mules A C; an IF YOU WANT YOUNG MULE, lr COME TO SEE THIS CAR OF ST SELL IT TO 1 CHEAP. CW.&J.E MERCHANDISE J* ' WALHA1 ? IT PAYS TO Bl WI NTH HOI? COIiLEGE SCHOLARSHIP ANI> ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. Tho l'?Mimiiiaiton for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lege, and for the admission of new students, will he held at the County Court House, on FRIDAY, JULY' 4th, and on SATURDAY, JULY 5th, at 9 A. M., for those who wish to make up hy examinations additional units required for full admission to the Freschinan Class of this institu tion. The examination on SATUR DAY, JULY 5th, will he used only for making admission units. The scholarships will he awarded upon the examination held on FRIDAY, JULY Ith. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 4th, they will ho awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson for schol arship examination blanks. These blanks, properly tilled out hy the ap plicant, should he flied with Presi dent Johnson hy July 1st. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open Septeinher 17, 1919. For fur d May 4 ar of d Horses. A GOOD, FAT IORSE or MARE, US. WE OWN OCKKso WE CAN rou AWFULLY . Bauknight, MULES J? HORSES UY FOR CASH. (her information and catalogue, ad dress - President l). B. Johnson, Kock Hill, S. O. May 14, 1919. 2025* NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will make application to V. E. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Wednesday, June lltll/1919, at ll o'clock in the fore noon, or as soon thereafter as said application can bo heard, for leave] to make final settlement of tho es- I tate of .Mrs. I, C. Lee, Deceased, and ! LUCIUS' H. LEE, Executor of the l?state of Mrs. I. C. Lee, Deceased. May 14. 1919. 2 0-211 i Oak (?rove School to Close. Tlie closing exorcises of tho Oak Grove school will bo held nt the j school house on Friday evening, May 1 (Uh, at S.:!<) o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Pay in advance-Courier $1 year. Insurance that Pays. ESTABLISHED 1888 C. W. PITCHFORD, MERCHANT. WALHALLA, S. C., May 12th, 1919. MR. JAS. M. MOSS, Dist. Supt., Thc Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New York, Twenty years ago, I took out with your Company a 20-Pay Life Deferred Dividend Policy for $2,500, with an annual premium of $94.25. This policy has now matured, after a total cost of $1,885.00, and I am offered the following options ?or a settlement : 1st. A paid-up policy for $2,500, which will continue to pay an annual dividend, and to draw a cash dividend of $674,97. 2d. A paid-up policy that will continue to pay an annual dividend, for $3,682,00, 3d, Surrender the policy for cash, amount ing to $2,120.38, I have been so well pleased with this policy that I have re cently taken another in the Mutual Life. I have seen thc new policies you are issuing on the annual dividend basis, containing the Total Disability and Double Indemnity features, which I can checrfuly recommncd to anyone who is in need of additional protection. It will surprise you how little one of these new pol icies will cost you. You will in no way bind yourself by making inquiry, giving your date of birth. Upon receipt of this, full particulars will be furnished. Walhalla, S. C. DEAR SIR: Yours very truly, C. W. PITCHFORD. District Superintendent, Walhalla, S. C. (At Former War Office Room.) CHARLESTON HAS HACK RIOT. Mon from Navy Clash with Negroes, Bringing About lind Situation. (Nows and Courier, 11th.) Beginning after a negro was ac cused of shooting down a bluejacket at Market and Charles streets, in a pool room, serious race rioting, in which bluejackets, assisted by somo civilians, apparently, attacked many negroes, occurred hero late last night and early this morning. Two blue jackets and four negroes aro reported to have been killed, and more than eight, men wore wounded severely, the Roper Hospital being overtaxed for a time. Police were unable to stop the bluejackets, and from the naval training camp naval ofllcers dispatch ed additional provost guards by mo tor car, while a detachment of ma rines was hurried into town to act as a patrol. A little after midnight, because of the seriousness of the sit uation, policemen and marines in structed all persons In the streets to get home and stay there. Rear Ad miral Betti. C. Bryan, commandant of the Navy Yard, kept In as close touch ns possible with the rioting and gave orders that as rapidly as possi ble all the bluejackets be sent by motor trucks back to tho Navy Yard and the naval training camp. Soon after the beginning of the trouble In Heaufaln street, bluejack ets were accused of raiding two shooting galleries. They are report ed to have used these small calibre rifles Indiscriminately on negroes. The bluejackets, steadily swelling in number until midnight, proceeded up-town, an das they went up King street, wrecked a colored barber shop. An army olflcer and a naval ofllcer who happened along took an active hand here and compelled the bluejackets to leave. A Broad street motorman refused to permit the bluejackets to board his car, and the bluejackets, it ls charged. Jerked off the trolley. They then entered the car and took out a negro, heat him and then shot him down. Another negro was taken from a car on King street, near Mar ket, and shot down. Persons in a fashionable restaurant were unwill ing witnesses to this. While the several thousand blue jackets were in charge of the town excitement ran high, and vvild ru mors circulated swiftly. At 1 o'clock this morning it was still impossible to got accurate llg?res with regard to the casualties. Police and hos pital authorities wer?; continuing their efforts to locate wounded men. lt was believed that some of the wounded negroes were hurried home by friends, and that these cases will not be known for a day or two. Hluejacekts sent as additional pro vost guards were armed with riot guns by the city police department and began their duty just about mid night, lt was then that the marines also began service as patrolmen. In tho earlier stages of the rioting Lieut. .1. R. Sanford and Lieut. J. (5. Nicklas strove to break up the riot ers, and, at considerable risk .to themselves, forced many bluejack ets Into line. Other naval ofllcers, arriving later, also took a hand. All witnesses agree that the blue Jackets wore after negroes only, as no white citizens wore molested. The marines doing patrol duty were In structed to search every person in the streets this morning, livery pre caution is being taken to prevent a recurrence of the rioting. OFFICERS SEIZED LARGE STILdL. Ono Hundred Said to bo in Operation in McCormick Comity. (McCormick Messenger.) W. P. Culbroath located a still on the plantation of Miss Carrie Burk halter, of the Rehoboth section of McCormic county, last Sunday morn ing, which was seized by .Mr. Cul broath, Chas. Strom, Jim Talbert, Eugene Paul, Walter Strom and sev eral others whose names we have not nt hand. The still was made of copper, and from what some of tho older men nay, was made hy an expert. It was t)f T>0 gallons capacity and boro signs long uso. Eive hundred gallons of mash and a small quantity of whis key were found at tho still, and everything was in readiness to make ft run, even to Hie operatives having their lunches on the premises with them, which they left at sight of the [incoming law-abiding and peace-lov ing citizens of the Rehoboth niegh liorhood. The still ls snid to bo a lirst-class one, and evidently had lieen operated in a wholesale way. 9ome meal, meat, fine feed, lumber, atc, were also found nt the place. Several prominent white men aro connected with the still Just cap tured, and several negroes, though their names havo not boen made pub lic. Tho sheriff and deputy wore called Lo Rehoboth Sunday afternoon to iring tho outfit in, which was on ex hibition on tho square all day Mon lay, and was cut to plocos by the ihorlff that ovoning. This makos about 3,000 gallons of nash destroyod In tho last ton days, .vhlch gives tho sheriff a total of i0,000 gallons of mash destroyed In i llttlo less than tbreo yours. Upon good authority, wo havo it lilt there aro at least ono hundred ?nore stills In this county, pursuit or all of which is in progross. BOUNTY LA?O NEWS NOTUS. School Will Close This Week-Tho Bounty Lund Hoys Kot urning. Bounty Lund, May 12.-Special: The cessation of rain gives* the farm ers a chance to kill some of the abun dant growth of grass in their crops, and everybody is busy to-day. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dendy and six children, of Hartwell, Cia., were late guests of relatives in the community. Mrs. .Inila D. Shankllng has been In Anderson since Wednesday of last week taking in the chautauqua. Those of our boys who have re turned from overseas and from tho United States camps during the past week aro: Roger Coe, of the Aviation Corps; Bill Davis, of the Marines; Arthur Tarrant, of the Base Hospital, all of France; .1. D. Stewart, of the Hospital Unit, Nev/ IlnVen, Conn.; Cllmer Hubbard, of the Motor Truck Co., San Antonio, Texas. All are honorably discharged except Bill Da vis, who is on a thirty-days* fur lough. All of the boys are looking well and aro receiving a hearty wel come home. Capt. S. A. Davis, Held director, Embarkation Hospital, Newport News, Va., visited lils home people a few days last week. We are always glad to sob Capt. Davis, and glad to know that he has made good in the A. R. C. work. Mrs. John Archer in on an exten ded visit to relatives in Spartanhurg. B. L. Stone and son William at tended the soldiers' reception in Greenville Saturday. A. R. Stewart and daughter, Miss Dovle, visited near Walhalla the first of the week Mrs. Mattie McDonald, who has been visiting lior daughter, Mrs. H. P ti ol lon an, of Seneca, returned the latter part of the week to ber home at J. N. McDonald's. Our school here will close on Wed nesday. Miss Martha Mcllwuin and Miss Cary Doyle have labored under groat disadvantages owing to the diphtheria epidemic, which abbre viated the summer term, and the in fluenza epidemic quarantine, which broke into the winter term. How ever, they have given their very best efforts, and although the cJiildren could not be expected to, make their grades in the limit cul time at their disposal, yet their progress evinces effort and painstaking on the part of both teachers and pupils. Miss McIIwain will leave Thursday for her home in Abbeville. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cater visited in West Union a few days ago. Local Notes .from Seneca. Seneca, May EL-Special: The ninth grade ol the Seneca High School gave the tenth grade a recep tion Friday night, May 9th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Coates. Tho piazza on which Hie guests as sembled was I eautifully decorated with roses and sweet peas. Miss Leila Thompson and Mrs. ('oates pre sided at the punch bowl. The guests were entertained with games and contests, in which Miss Mildred Hel ler was tho winner of one of tho con tests. After the contests and games delicious cream and cake were served. Misses Pegram, Johnson, Hentz and Jessie Lawronce are planning to attend the University of Virginia this Bummer. Misses Porritt and Smith will attend the summer session at Winthrop College, and Miss Daly the University of Michigan, Miss Sue Daly and the children of her Sunday school class, with their mothers, enjoyed a picnic last Wed nesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bagwell and little son are at tho home of M. B. Cia! nos. Tho many friends of W. P. Nim mons will regret to learn of his ill ness. Rev. I. E. Wallaco, of tho Presby terian church, preached a special sermon to the Boy Scouts at the Baptist church last Sunday night. Mrs. L. D. Wyly has returned to lier home at Fayetteville, N. C. Lawn Party nt West Union. The ladies of the R. S. I. A. will give a lawn party at West Union school house on Frlady evening, May 16th, at S.'U) o'clock. A program has hoon arranged and ll small admission will be charged. The public is most ocrdially invited lo attend, lt is tho intention of the R. S. I. A. .to Insure for each one present n pleasant and profitable woning. Connect Franco and Ung land. Paris, May 12.-Tho Channel tun nel to connect France and England will bo built. Plans for the work, lt can now bo said, aro so far ad vanced that a start can he made as mon as the French and British gov ernments reach a completo under standing. Mr. Lloyd-Georgo, the British pre mier, and M. Clemenceau, French premier, already have begun a dis cussion of questions connected with ibo construction of tho canal. Ono of tho main questions to bo settled before tho work can be begun s whether tho work shall bo done as i government project or taken in land by a large corporation which s ready to undertake tho great en ?lnoorlng font. Wilson to Return in Juno. Paris, May 1 0.-Among thoso closo lo Prosidont Wilson, says the Temps, t is believed that tho Prosidont will lio back in tho United Statos about Ibo 15th of Juno. GERMANS AUE NOT SATISFIED Willi Pence Torilla-Proclamation by President Ebert. Berlin, May io.-Germany's reply to the terms of peace presented at Versailles on Wednesday will bo a proposal "for peace of right on tho basis of lasting peace of the nations," according to a proclamation to the Gorman people hero to-day by Presi dent Elbert. The proclamation says tho treaty would "deliver German labor to for eign capitalism for the indignity of wage slavery and permanently fetter the young German republic." The proclamation closes with an appeal to the German people to stand together, "knowing no parties" and "to preserve with the govern ment mutual trust in the path of duty in the belief of the triumph of reason and right." Text of the Proclamation. 'The/ text of the proclamation is as follows: "The ilrst reply of the Allies to tile sincere desire for peace on tho part of our starving people was tho laying down of the uncommonly hard armistice conditions. The German people, having laid down UB arms, honestly observed all the obligations of the armistice, hard as they were. Notwithstanding this, our opponents for six months have continued tho war by maintaining the blockade. The German people bore all these burdens, trusting in the promise given by the Allies in their noto of .November 8 that the peace would ho a peace of right on tho basis of Pres ident Wilson's 'fourteen points.' "Instead of that the Alllos have now given us peace terms which are in contradiction, to tho promise given. Jt is unbearable for the Gor man people, and is impracticable, oven if we put forth all our powers. Violence without mensuro would bo done to the German people. From such an imposed peace fresh hatred would he bound to arise hotweon the nations, and in tho course of history there would he new wars. The world would he obliged to bury every hope of a League of Natl? liberating and healing the nation- ind insuring peace. "Tile dismemberment and mang ling of the German people, tho deliv ering of German labor to foreign cap italism for the indignity of wage sla very, and the permanent fettering of the young German republic by the Entente's imperialism is tho aim of this peace hy violence. The German people's government will answer the peace proposal with a proposal of a peace of right on tho basis of a last ing peace of the nations. .'Tho fact that all circles of the German people have been moved so deeply lestities that the German gov ernment is giving expression to the united will of the German nation. Tho German government will put forth every effort to secure for the German people the same national unity and. independence, and the same freedom of labor in economical and cultural respects which tho Al lies want to give all the peoples of Europe, save only our people. "Our nation must save itself hy its^wn action. In view of this dan ger of destruction the Gorman nation and the German government which it chose must stand by each other, knowing no parties. Let Germany unite in a single will to preserve German nationality and liberties. Every thought, and the entire will of tho nation, ought now to bb turned to labor for the preservation and re construction of our Fatherland. The government appeals to all Germans in this hard hour to preserve with it mutual trust in the path of duty and in the belief in the triumph of rea son and of right." The proclamation bears the signa ture of President Ebert. Notice to Confederate Veterans. We, the undersigned, proposo lu have a reunion of all Confederate veterans of Oconee county some timo during the month of August, 1910, at some central point. Hounty Land lias been suggested as a central point for the county. Tlie meeting will be informal Just a general social reunion. Wo propose to furnish our own dinner a picnic dinner- and take our fam ilies, and have a grand old time. We aro getting few in number and will not he here many years longer. Let every veteran Of the county come and have a good time. Capt. A. H. Ellison is suggested as chairman of a committee of lils own selecting to lix time and place of meeting, etc. The public is cordially invited to meet with us and bring well-llllod baskets. V. P. Martin, First S. C. Regulars. W. T. McGill, Co. L. Orr's Regiment. A. II, Ellison, Seventh S. C. Cavalry. John W. Cannon, Co C, Orr's Regiment. S. K. Dendy, Co. F, Orr's Regiment. And Others. ( Farm and Factory and Tugaloo Tribuno requested to copy.) Services at Now Hope. Rev. John L. Owens, of Glenville, N. C., will preach at Now Hopo on th? third Sunday in May at ll o'clock. Public cordially invited. MA N'Y SOLDI IOHS A SS UM m ,101? At Heneen I*JINI Thursday-A Big Crowd Hrcoted Thom. Editor Kcoweo Courier: The Seneca Branch, American Hud Cross, was gratified that the largest number of people ever In Seneca, In the estimation of many, were hore) on tlie Sib to honor the returning-, soldiers and sailors of Ocouee, de* spite the heavy rains of tho two pre ceding dnys and tho threatening wea ther early that morning, which pre vented many from coming. Since tho succesB of tho day was: duo to tho hearty co-operation of tho Seneca Ked Cross District, we wish, through your paper, to thank al? who helped In any way, as tho largo number makes it impossible to do .so personally. We desire to express appreciation from tho local Rod Cross to tho busi ness men of the town for over $ t? 0 0 contributed, (with tho offor to dou blo this amount if noodod); to the women of tho town, and within tho Ked Cross District, for tho generous donations for tho dinner; to tho Doy Scouts for their valuable assistance' for the two days beforo and tho day of the celebration; and to tho women, and young ladles who helped pre pare and servo the dinner: All was done to honor our boys, and as an expression of prido in their record as soldiers, and grati tude over their return. Seneca and community esteem it a privilege to have hoon hosts to them for a day. Ono donation, a twenty-five pound turkey, waa given by Mrs. E. B. Ramsay, who had been saving lt for two years for Oconoo's returning sol diers. This incident ls given to show that all desired, and many lind plan ned, to have a part in providing for "Our Boys,"and tho only complaint heard was that a fow wore overlook ed hy the committee on donations,, duo to the faol that tho respondo was so generous that moro was contrib uted than was needed for tho dinner. An invitation was given to all to ro main for the night's celebration, and more than a hundred wore served a "buffet supper" in the dining room of the Palmetto Hotel. Willi grateful appreciation for tho co-operation given us, wo romain, Very truly yours, M. Stokes Stribling, Chairman Seneca Red Cross Branch. Mrs. W. J. Lunney, (.Hallinan of Dinner. Seneca, May 12, 1919. SEWED 7,000 BUTTONS IN DAY. Record of Mrs. Pearl Mayos with ll Button-Sowing Machino, "Mrs. Pearl Hayes," says tho An derson Mail, "who operates a hutton machine for tho Anderson Under wear Company, recently made a rec ord with her machine. In one day she sewed buttons on 1,800 gar ments, eacli garment having from four to live huttons, making 7,600 huttons in all. Buttons were sowed on fifty dozen garments in two und one-half hours, which amounts to 2,100 butions. "We will admit that this sound? like a lot to bo sewed on In ono day," said an operator who is familiar with the work of Mrs. Hayes, "but those of us who work kith Mrs. Hayes and know her vim aro not sur prised at her taking tho lead and going above the average In her work." Mrs. Hayes was formerly a resi dent of Oconee.nnd has many friends who will be Interested In loaming of her record-breaking ieat. Informa tion comos to ?B that she ls ono ot' the most valued employees of tho Anderson Underwear Company. Austrian Navy Extinguished. Paris, May ll.-Tho naval terms between the Allies and Austria, as now completed, are far more strin gent than the naval terms in tho treaty with (Jermany, as the Aus trian navy is completly extinguished. All the large ships are to bo sur rendered to the Allied and associated powers, and no nucleus for the Hoot will remain. The only craft of any kind which the terms give to Austria aro those, for use on tho Danube, hut they will not ho available outside tho ri.ver. Tho terms ure restricted to the sur render of the Austrian hattie cruis ars, destroyers and other ships, with out providing for the disposition to l>e made of them. W. O. W. Unveiling. There will be a W. O. W. unveil ing at Clearmont Baptist church on Ibo third Sunday in May (tho 18th.) The exercisos will begin at 5 o'clock p. m., fast time, and we request that ill members of Richland Camp bo present. Wo also Invite tho members Df nil other camps to como and tako part with us. J. D. Wakefield, (Merk, Richland Camp, No. 4C>9 Curd of Thanks. Editor Koowoe Courlor: Pienso allow us space In your val uable paper to thank our friends and neighbor for their assistance and klndnoss during tho long sickness and at tho death of our dear husband n.nd father. May Cod's richest bless ings rest upon each and ovory one is our earnest prayer. Lottie C. Collins and Children.