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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FALLOW AS THE MCHffi By Steck, Shclur HugliM & Shclor. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNj \ FEED : Our Wareho HAY, CORN, O anything in Fee 4 need, get our prie c. w. & J. E MERCHANDISE * WALHAI IT PAYS TO Bl NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 1742, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, a*nd pursuant to an order of the County Bonrd of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, notice is hereby given that a Special Election will be held at the school house in Crawford School District, No. 74, on SATURDAY, .lune 21st, 1919, for tho purpose of voting on the question of levying an additional Special Tax of 4 mills on the real and personal for School Purposes In said DlBtrlct. At said election each elector favor ing thc voting on of said special levy of four mills shall cast a'ballot coh tnRi?tj^he^W?rtf^'^B^^In^?a Of written thereon, and each elector op posed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" printed or written thereon. At the said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required in gene ral elections, shall he allowed to vote. Polls will he opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. 1?. \V. SH Elli EE, T. E. DAVIS. Trustees, I. T. CRAW KOKI). Managers of Election, lune ll. 1919. 2 4-2.? NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 17 12, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912. and pursuant to an order of the County Board of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, notice ls hereby given that a Special Election will he held at West Union School House, in West. Union School Dis trict, No. 27. on THURSDAY. June 19th, 1919. for the purpose of voting upon the question of levying a Spe cial Tax of Two Mills, to he used for School Purposes in said District. At said election each elector favor lng the levying of the said Special Tax of Two Mills shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing tito word "No" written or printed thereon,. At tho said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax r^eipts and registra tion certificates as required in gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. Polls will be opened at 7 o'clock A. M. and will close at 1 o'clock P. J. W. WICKLIFFE, W. I. HUTCHISON, H. T. RITTER, Trustees, Malingers of Election. June ll, 1919. 24-2C NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Estate of ABB, BROWN, DECEASED, are hereby notified to make payment to Hie undersigned, and all per sons having (daims against said estate will present, the same, duly attested, within the time prescribed bv law or be barred. EMMA BROWN. Execuutrix of the Estate of Abb. Brown, Deceased. Juno, ll, 1919. 24-27 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CIUODITORS. AU persons indebted to the Estate of Mrs. NANCY WELBORN, De ceased, aro hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persons having claims against said ostate will present the Bame, duly attested, within tho timo prescribed by law, or bo barred. W. M. WELBORN, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Nancy Welborn, Deceased. Juno ll, 1919. 21-27 use is full of ATS, SHORTS, d Stuff. If, in es before buying. . Bauknight, MULES J? HORSES ^LA, S. G. JY FOR CASH. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice ia hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate, tor Oconee County, In the State of South Carolina, at' his office at Walhalla Court House, on TUESDAY, the 8th day pf JULY, lilli), at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon there after as said application can be heard, for leave to make Anal settle ment of the Estate of Mrs. NANCY WELBORN, Deceased, and obtain final discbarge as Administrator of said Estate. W? M. WELBORN," 'Administrator" of the Estate of Mrs: Nancy Welborn, Deceased. June ll, 111 li). 2-1-27 CITATION NOTICE. . The State of South Carolina, Coun ty of Oconee.- (In Court of Probate) -Rv V. F. MARTIN, fcsq., Probate Judge.-Whereas, W. W. BURLEY has made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the ; Estate of and Effects of Mrs. E. O. i HURLEY, Deceased These are, therefore, to cite and ! admonish all and singular the kin- I tired and creditors of the said Mrs. ' IO. O. BURLEY, Deceased, that they ho and appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to be held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, on FRIDAY, the 27th day of June, 1019, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why the said Administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and seal th il 7th day of June. A. D. 11)10. fSeal.) V. F. MARTIN, Ridge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the ll tb and 18th days of June, IOU), in The Keowee Courier, and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. June ll, 1010. 24-25 Buy Farm Lands. _i_ ?MO ACRES, EXTRA GOOD FARM LA ND. 7". acres good bottom, with good quantity upland (about 50 acres) in cultivation, Good large dwelling, two tenant houses; two good barns, with line concrete silo. Woodland in such shape as to make extra good farm when cleared. 05 ACRES, one-half mile of Coneross Church, 1 miles of Walhalla, I miles of West minster, one mile of 'Jillie Ridge School House. Can give some man a real bargain. 108 ACRES, five miles of Westminster; good house and barn and good tenant house; 2."> acres cotton land in culti vation; 16 acres good bottom land. Tliis tract lies on the proposed Na tional Highway, and is a good, all round farm. ?20 ACRES, within ono mlle of Westminster; sit uated on public highway; lies well. 112? ACRES, five miles of Westminster.with about ,*t0 acres of g^od-lying land in culti vation; balance rough, with great dOfcl of firewood. Within one-half mile of Changa School House. This place is well watered. Price, $20.00 per acre. 100 ACRES, mile and a half of Westminster, on new National Highway. Desirable location for anybody who wants a real good farm near town. Place lies in Westminster School District. On all the above I can give real bargains and easy terms. ,1 II BARNETT, Westminster, s. O, SHOOTING IN AIKEN COUNTY. vvrtiio Fariner Kills Negro Farm . limul After Altercation. Aiken, June 8.-Sibley 13. Smith, i white former, who resides near the Beach Island section, fatally shot John Luchie, a negro farm band, near IIIB place Friday afternoon. Ki Om the evidence submitted nt the coroner's inquest it appears that the negro refused to go out to work be cause it was too wet. His employer, Smith, then told him that he believed that he (Lucille) was making moon shine liquor for the rest of the hands, and that be would report him to the authorities. Lucille, it ls alleged, walked back into bis cabin, us if to secure a weapon, remarking at the same time that be would "turn Rome one else up." Sibley Smith then leftt for his own home, and had hardly reached the place when, on looking from the window be saw the negro coming toward lils house. As Mrs. Smith was 111 and it was feared the negro would annoy her, Mr. Smith went out to meet the dar key. -At nie Inquest Mr. Smith testl (ledfled that the farm hand drew a pistol and (ired point blank at him, whereupon Mr. Smith shot him down with a shotgun. The negro bore a bad reputation und has given the authorities trou ble. Mr. Smith is well liked and respected in this and his own com munity. He was permitted to give bail this afternoon before Judge H. l<\ Rice. THE COTTON SITUATION OPENED To Congressmen of North ami West, Who Seo from a New Angle. Columbia, June il.-J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president of the Amer ican Cotton Association, is daily re ceiving letters from members of Con gress acknowledging receipt of In formation sent them by the associa tion regarding the cotton situation and promising protection for the South. The following letter from Repre sentative M. O. McLaughlin, of the Fourth .Nebraska District,, was re ceived to-day, and Mr. Wannamaker says'timt 1 tja. tyj?UjaX of t,lie..uep^leaj (Imf are "coming in from the North ern and Western Representatives: "1 beg to acknowledge receipt nf your comniunication of May 28th, Betting forth the cost of production Mid giving valuable information as' lo the collei Industvy and its future needs a:nl ptn> poets. " In response ! will say that I have tiled your blur with the enclosed bulletins for reference at tho proper lime in the Sixty-sixth Congress, and I ?beg to assure you font I stand for in unbiased program that will pro tect all of our citizens and every in Just ry in every part of the country. We are tl great nation, bound toge tber by indissoluble ties, and you can depend upon my standing for justice to thc industries of the South just as conscientiously as 1 will for those of any part of our great com monwealth." (?els South's Viewpoint. President Wannamaker said this afternoon- that other members of Congress bad written him thanking liim most heartily for the informa tion. Ono Represi aiative stated that the letter gave hil. tl 3 viewpoint of the South and had opened his eyes regarding the cost of production of cotton. "lt is not a very pleasant subject to dwell upon, but we are obliged to admit," said President Wannamaker, "that there has been right much pre judice against the South in the North and West. I have felt all nions thal this was due to lack of information in the North of condi tions thiU prevail in the South. The Northerner has an Idea that cotton can he produced for little or nothing, and that practically all that the Southern farmer gets for it is dear prollt. "The American Cotton Association is endeavoring to show that the cost of production is really very great, and also to show them thal the South has never gotten anything like wdiat it ought to llave received for its cot ton. "Tho letters which are coining in I rom members of Congress are very encouraging. Many of the Congress men have written, as has Represen tativo McLaughlin, of Nebraska, as suring us that we can depend on their standing for justice for the South." Georgia Hankers Act. A letter to President Wannamaker From Haynes McFadden, secretary of Ibo Georgia Hankers' Association, brings the nows that the Georgia convention has endorsed the pur poses of the association. The letter I'roift Mr. McFadden says: "I take pleasure in advising you that tho Georgia Hankers' Conven tion at Tybee last week passed a r?s olution endorsing your alms and pur poses, a formal copy of which will be forwarded to you as soon as the official reporter bas had time to transcribe bis notes." Miss Ulake Will Preach. Miss Plnkey Rlako will preach at Ibo Holiness Tabernacle, between Old Plckens and Now Hope, on Sat urday night, Sunday and Sunday night, June 1 Ith and 16th. Tho pub lic is cordially invited to attend. J. A. Morgan. HAIL STORM HOBS BK. DAMAGE. Ty, Tobacco R?vop Itcported UH Totally Dost roved-Truck 1)0 Per Cent. Harv}'* $. C., Juno S. The most de3tru6tflte>1uill and rain storm that hue eyejMVisited this section of the State caine this afternoon about four o'clock gjf?Oui? the west. For thirty two minutes rain und hail fell in tor rents, (wing great damage to all growingxrops. The storm extended from tnjp'Boots branch, in Sumter county, vJn??r Brogdon Station, to Blnck r?ter, ?ear Manning, covering a territory in length about 1 2 miles and in breadth about five miles. The most conserv?t i ve estimates place the daraatfefB cotton at 80 per cent, to corn abojit GO per cent, tobacco a tota", losi, and all other growing crops atrafttruit, truck and gardens, Visltoiro? to this section of the about '9'wiper cent. State from Western Carolina stated two weera.ago that the best crops they haw seen in a 190-mile trip from tmL.Jwestern section of the State tp*$fanning, were In this sec tion. Damage in and around Alcolu and Haryin was particularly great. This is ani-extensive tobacco growing section/ and that crop ls a total loss. Half-g'rp$p chickens were beaten to death in droves where they had gath ered In^vf?nce corners and other place8.ofWefuge. Fruit trees in many places wbre delimbed in their en tirety. , Many farmers are financially ruined. 'Jr* At Trinity and on toward Man ning the' hail and rain was lighter. This co-respondent was informed late ?mjffiuter?oon that ^io hail fell in Manning beyond the west prong of Black river: TH K ORAISON COMMENCEMENT. ?>? Kxercikes ?\VilI Take Place Juno 15, iO apd 17 at tho CoUege. Theerofen ty-th i rd commencement of ClemeoJt Agricultural College will take plecttat the College Auditorium June tm 16 and 17. A brief outline of Hie ^cbmioencement exercises is as- folloW ;?. Sunday, Juno 15. L. .' m.-Baccalaureate ser irti.---OlOsing Exercises of Y. M. C. A. 'Monday, June 1(1, 11.30 a. m.-Closing exercises of the literary societies. 2 to ii p. m.- Exhibition of shops and laboratories. Military exercises. 8.80 p. m. Alumni address, by A. lt. Hryan. Tuesday, Juno 1 7. 1.0.30 a. m. Graduating exercises. Address to graduating class, by (?overlie! li. A. Cooper. Tho Courier acknowledges receipt of an invitation to attend these ex ercises. Clemson College is an in stitution in which Oconeeans feel a just and personal pride, and each ye.ir linds not a few of our people at the commencement exercises. This year, we are sure, will prove no ex ception to this rule. There are a number of Oconee boys attending this splendid Institution, but none, so fin as we know, will complete the course this year. DEMAND EARLY RETURN OF ALL Troops Now in Europe-Would Re duce the Regular Army. Washington, Juno 9.-Farly re turn from Europe of American troops was demanded by Democratic and Republican members of the House to-day during general debate on the $810,000,000 army appropriation bill. Various means were suggested for bringing this about, but the method that gained the greatest sup port was that tor an even greater reduction in the army strength than that made by the military committee, which reduced to 4 00,000 the 609, 000 llguros asked for by Secretary Baker. Representative Laguardia, Repub lican, of New York, announced that he would offer an amendment reduc ing the number to ?IOO.OOO, saying that tho War Department would have no trouble in reaching this average for tho year "if it did not have the money available which its lingers itched to spend." '.(Jen. March," he said, "has de clared that the average would not fall below 500,000 men, but Cen. March may not be right. People say he i's very capable, but to me he ap pears lo bo as autocratic as Lu dendorff and as much of a military genius as the Crown Prince." Ropt?sentntivo Kahn, of Califor nia, chairman of the military com mittee, said that it. was the unani mous opinion of tho committee that all soldiers in Europe jhould bo re turned as rapidly as possible. Q euora I debate on the measure was closed to-day with the agreement that lt would he taken up for amend ment Wednosday. Honorably Discharged. The Columbia War Camp Com munity Service sends us tho follow ing list of names of Oconeeans who have been honorably discharged from army service at Camp Jackson: Whitiniro, Homor, Jocnssee. Jolly, Roy N., Moutain Rest. Albortson, John T., Salem. Roach, Charlie, Westminster. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. Tho Last of School Entertainment? Will Take Place Next Monday. On last Sunday night Kev. R, W. McMillan, of Westminster, proachod tho sermon to tho graduating class of the Walhalla High School, and he was heard by a largo audience, tho services being held in tho auditorium of the school. Tho sermon was an edifying and instructive one, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all who heard the speaker. Other Exercises. Following ls the program for the commencement exercises, which will be held in the High School Auditor ium next Monday evening, June IC: Invocation. Music-Guynell Abbott. Salutatory-Caro Probst. Music- Carolyn Hogers. Class Prophecy-Eunice White. Vocal solo-Miss Lucile White. Valedictory-Jefferson McMahun. Music-Miss Florence Hetrick. Address-Rion McKiBsick. Music-Miss Carrie Darby Harri son. Delivery of diplomas. Vocal solo-Mise Myrtle Brown. Benediction. "PETIGRU COLLEGE*' OPENED. Lifo of Historic rig uro Portrayed by dos. w. Barnwell. Columbia, June 9.-<A strong ad dress on the life and character of James L. Petigru, distinguished law yer and publicist of South Carolina in the period preceding the War Be tween the States, was delivered here to-day by Joseph W. Barnwell, Esq., of the Charleston bar, at the exer cises formally opening "Petigru Col lege, the new law building of the University of South Carolina, In con nection with the commencement ex ercises of that institution. Mr. Barnwell highly praised the ability of the distinguished lawyer. The thing that made him great, he declared, was Petigru's stand for truth, right and Justice, as ls borne out in the various sketches of the jurist's life. He was unswerving in his adherence to the right, said Mr. Barnwell. -POtigru's paternal grand father came from Ireland and his maternal grandfather from France, he stated, and in him was blended the host of both races. Native of Abbeville. James I,. Petigru was Intra in Ab beville District, this State, and his f:t tn i ly was not possessed of abun dant means. Tho youth worked his way through the South Carolina Col lege, front which lie graduated with the highest bonni's in I 7 Ult. Follow ing his graduation he became princi pal of the old Hon nf ort College, ti famous institution of Beaufort Dis trict of that day, studying law while he was ti resident of the district. After he was nd m I tied to the luir he practiced law al Chat tahoocie, in Beaufort District, which was inter rupted by the war of 18 12, in which he served. Ile resumed his practice following that war, and was noted for his stand for truth. His ability tis a lawyer won for him a place as solici tor for his circuit In 1816', an unso licited honor. His stand for justice and equity in thifl office made him famous. ANOTHER STRIKE EOH MONDAY. Maintenance and Repair Men Culled Out by Electrical Union. Cleveland, Ohio, June 9.-A na tion-wide strike of telephone work ers, involving operators and mainte nance, construction and repairmen, was called to-day, effective next Mon day morning, according to C. S. Ick inaii, Ioctl) business agent, and J. H. Droves, financial secretary of the Electrical Workers' Union. it was announced that the orders were re ceived from the international head quarter ?ii Springfield, 111. Thc .-nike Was precipitated by the strike of the Commercial Telegraph er-' Union of America, called for Wednesday, lt was stilted. The tele phone employees' demands are simi lar to those of the telegraphers recognition of their union, the right to bargain collectively, and abandon ment of discrimination in discharg ing union men. The strike was ?ni th or i zed by a nation-wide referendum of electrical workers, completed May ll, In which it was stated that union members voted about twelve to one in favor of striking. - _ - ~^ ? ^- - News Notes from Seneca,. Seneca, June 10.-Special: Miss Stiiinee Daly will leave for Hondcr sonville, N. C., Wednesday. She will attend a house parly there. Miss Hilda A m er son, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Martin's two daughters, Granees and Louise, aro visiting Mrs. Clive Eolger. Lowell Milson, Barwell Mason and Robert Alasen, who have boon visit ing Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lunney for the past, two weeks, have roturnod to their home at Charlotte. John Cary spem io week-end with homcfolks. Ho had as his guest Guy Boland, of Clemson College. An Interesting social event of tho week was the birthday party givon last Thursday by Marshall Dendy. About fifteen couples wero in attend ance. General conversation was en VOTES 'IX) PRINT TIMO T UK AT Y. IL S. Senat o ?ietH Hold of Copy, hut. President Prefers S.Uonco. Washington, June 9.-Out of n whirlwind of developments tho Sen uto to-day got a copy of tho pence treaty, and, ofter a five-hour tight, ordered lt printed in tho public rec ord. At tho same time it got under way tho investigation of how copies have reached private hands In Now York by summoning to testify a half dozen of the country's leading financiers. The copy which went into tho rec ord was brought to this country by a newspaper man, and was presented by Sonator Borah, Republican, olf Idaho, just after the reading of a cablegram from President Wilson in which he said he could not. without breaking faith, send to the Sonate the text of the treaty. Sen sat ional Developments. The effect of the day's history making developments was to clear the air on the much-debated subject of publicity for the treaty text, to wldon the breach between the Presi dent and tito Senate majority, and to forecast a sensational turn for tho inquiry into tho manner by which copies of tho document have become available to unauthorized persons. Starting its investigation with an unexpected vigor, tho foreign rela tions committee, within a half hour after it convened, voted to call be fore it J, P. Morgan, H. P. Davison and Thomas W. Lamont, all of the Morgan banking house; Jacob Schiff, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and Paul War burg, formerly connected with the same concern, and Frank A. Yunder up, former president of tho National City Rank., lt then examined Frank L. Polk, acting ? Secretary of State, about the official copies in tho State Department vaults. Statements also were made to the committee by Sonator Lodge, Repub lican, of Massachusetts, and Senator Borah similar to their declaration in the Senate that they know of copies in New York, hut could not divulge* tho names of their informants. Document Ordered Printed. When tho Senate met it listened in silence to President Wilson's cable-, 'gram, which wfis' takort ns forecast ing a refusal to comply with tho re quest for the treaty text embodied in a resolution adopted Friday. The reading of this message concluded. Senator norah Immediately present ed his copy of the treaty, which was ordered printed bv a vote of 17 to 24. Later, however, there was a motion to reconsider, and a parliamentary tangle developed which endangered publication of thc? I rea ty. To circum vent such a possibility tho Idaho Sen ator in the late afternoon began trading fbe hundred-lhousnnd-word document and continued for an hour despile many protests from tho Pres ident's supportent. The effort to proven! publication collapsed, the motion lo reconsider was voled down, and tho light which had developed many bitter charges of broken faith, and in some respects had written a new chapter In Senate history, was over. <>\K WIRK COMPANY O IVES UP TO Employees' Remands, It Is Said by Union Heads. Chicago, June fl. What he termed the lirst break in the united front presented by the operating compan ies came to-night when the Federal Telegraph Company, which operates a combination of land lines and wire less along tho -Pacific Coast received an opreators' committee and signed a schedule mooting the employees' demands, S. J. Konenkamp, Interna tional president of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America, de clared In a statement to-night. Mr. Konenkninp, who has called a na tion-wide strike of telegraph opora tliat. information from L. I. Marshall; tors for Wednesday, said he received lirst. vice president of the Interna tional Union til Los Angeles. Plans are completed. Mr. Konon kamp declared, for thc strike, which he says will involve 70,000 telegraph and telephone operators. Discharges of union operators by the Western Union continued to-day, Mr. Kononkamp said, with 7 0 per sons being discharged at Dallas, Lit tle Rock, Denver, Portland, Oro., and Los Angeles. Colored Teachers to Meet nt Seneca. The attention of all colored teach ers of Oconee is called to tho meeting to lie held at Son oca on Saturday next at 2 p. m. Tho first object is to perfect an organiza tion in our county. President W. S. Wilkerson, of the Stato Colored Col logo, may address the mooting. w. j. Thomas Township Singing Association. Tho Wagoner Township Singing Association will meet with tho Now Hope church next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock (now timo.) June lf>th. I'ho public is cordially invited. If there is any church in the township or near tho Uno that wants tho asso ciation to conduct Singings at tholr churches, como Sunday and givo us an invitation. W. M. Wurphroo. Joyed throughout the evening. A de licious leo courso was served.. E. L. Rnrker, of Clinton, was a recent visitor in tho city.