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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning SUHSOR1PITON PRICE Ono Your.$1.00 81x Months.BA Three Months.30 Advertising Rutes Reasonable. Hy Steck, Shelor, Hughs & Shelor. Communications of a porsoual charactor charged for us advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes nf respect, of not over 100 words, will be printed freo of charge. All ovor that nuinbor must bo paid for at the ruto of ono cont a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C. WE I >.\ KSI )A Y, AUOl'ST Li, IOU). THEY'RE AITER Till-: ORA 1 'I'P.lt. ll really begins to look as (bough tho grafters, profiteers and illegal mid unjust gain-gotlors aro going to be looked aftor. and at least brought lo a stop in their mad careers. If In deed! they aro not made lo suffer for their misdeeds. Tho work of investigation has boon bogil ll on Ibo meal, packers and big meat storage concerns, and is now tending toward the profiteers in other lines. President Wilson, ?oing a slop further than tho Congressional In vestigations authorized already, has recommended more vigorous and far reaching action, laking in tin; manu facturer, tho wholesaler. Ibo middle man and retailor. His language, ns ls generally tho case when he voices his thoughts, is clear-cut. and to the point. His references include such expressions as "vicious practices." "illegal and-criminal," etc. His re marks and suggestions are ol' so pointed a nature that wo deem them worthy nol only ol' reproduction, but ol' careful consideration al the hands ol' Hie general public. We q lt ole from a Washington dispatch: ?"President Wilson has laid seven ' j spool Ile proposals before Congress for cheeking Hie high cost ol' living, hut ai t!i>! samo lime declares that permanent results cannot be, expect ed until peace, times car be fully es tablished, after the ratification of Hie ponce treaty. 'High prices." the President told Congress, 'aro not justified hy shortage of supply,either present or prospective, but are ere- j deiiher..! ;, . u\ vi. nr. prac! ice Reta i let's are po: pousi de Sn I ?'gto par) for ort : ? m . ; .? |>i*Jo< . . ?1 employud lu lh< u...i food hoards and moot tho si I na I ion so far as possible, hut to supplement tho existing statutes tho President specifically urged tlu? following: "Licensing of all corporations en gaged in interstate commerce, with specific regulations designed to se cure competitive selling and prevent 'unconscionable profits' in the meth od of marketing. "Extension of the food control act to peace limes and the application of its provisions against boarding of fuel, clothing and other necessities Of life, as well as food. "A penalty In tho food control act ior profiteering. "A law regulating cold storage, limiting tho Hmo during which goods may bo held; prescribing a method of disposing of thom if hold beyond the permitted period, and requiring that when released, goods bear date of storage. "Laws requiring that goods releas ed from storage for interstate com merce bear tho selling prices at which they wont Into storage, and requiring that all goods destined for Interstate commerce carry the prices nt which they left the hands of the producer "Enactment of tho pending bill for the cont nd ol' security issues. "Additional appropriations Cor government agencies which can sup ply Information as to prices at which retailers buy. "Early ratification of the peace treaty so that tho 'free passages of supply and demand' can operate "Limiting and controlling wheat shipments and credits to facilitate the purchase of wheal in such a way as not to raise, but rather lo ?ewer, tho price of flour at homo. "Sale of surplus stocks of food and clothing In the banda of the govern ment. "The forced withdrawal from Ktorage and sale of surplus stocks in private hands." In a general way the Prcsidoil! recommends "Increase of production. "Careful buying by housewives, "Fair dealing willi tho people on the pari ol' producers, middlemen and merchants, " Thal lhere be no threat:, anti un due Insistence upon the interest of ii simile class. "Correction of "many tilings' ia relation between capital and labor in respect lo wages and condition of labor. "'Wo, and we alone,' aid tle> President, In concluding the sum ming HP of his recommendations, 'now hold the world steady. Upon our steadfastness and self-possession dopend tho affairs of nations every where. It ls In tho supremo crisis this crisis for all mankind that America must provo her mettle'." Tho President's suggestion that it is desirable that our country get back to tho old system of "competi tive soiling" Is, M scums to us, tho very thing that our country needs, ibo bonds of the various govern ment departments looking toward business and business methods hnvo made a grave mistake lt has Boemed j to us all along, In advlBlng that our people steer clear of tho old com petitivo methods of conducting busi ness und substitute therefor a sys tem of "co-operation." Competition has been killed and In lieu thereof we havo, not a system of "co-opera tlon," which Is all right and perfect ly proper it carried out In the inter est and welfare of tho country and the general populace but we havo been given, rather, "combination" in tile placo of competition and the sug gested "co-operation." For tho pro ducer, tho laborer, tho manufacturer, the middlemen and tho merchan's lo "co-operato" with ono another to give to tho ultimate consumer the things essential to wolfaro and to Ufo itstlf at the lowest possible cost consistent with good business would have the samo effect as "competi tion," und lu its logical application would, wo think, bo far preferable provided we could havo the proper application of tito principle made. Unfortunately for the ul'imate con sumer, however, the suggestion of (o-oporation has been misunderstood and misapplied-and hardly without rull knowledge on tho part of thoso financially In tr es ted in the presont methods of dealing. Instead of rea sonable, business-like competition, we have nothing more nor less than "close corporation co-operation," which in Its last analysis ls nothing hut "combination" of interests to tho detriment of tho gonoral public. We hope for some tangible results from tho suggestions and recommon- | dations of the President, and a quick return to fair business methods on all sides. There must bo a turning point somewhere. We cannot go on indefinitely with this continual rising to higher levels in the matter of prices There aro two elements that must work more harmoniously to gether-capital and labor. The pub lic ls being ground to death in tho machinery operated by these two ele ments working ul cross purposes. .Morton Kennion Pleasant One. An occasion of much interest and pleasure was the Morton family re union, which was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Morion on Hie til of A.?-.ist. There were several I games enjoyed hy the children in tho beautiful grove In front of the home. ' There were twelve children and :!2 grand-children present. At I'J o'clock the long table in the sundy grove was spread with an abundance of good things lo eat. and those proved the centre Ol attraction for the lime being. 'l iiere were a number of relatives and friends present, among them be ing an only mint of S. M. Morton, who will bo remembered by many Mrs. Melville White- and it afforded much pleasure to all the children and eider members of tho family to hav<> her with thom. This reunion occasion constituted a day well spend, and one long to he remembered by nil who were so for tunato as lo he present. Td lu VC SHOOTING SP. IKON*, ?'.-..ni on- ut' I- il nil mid Ibo Slate 1*1 .. lll. l' ! \\ ( 'onlhel. Columbia. Aug. ll.-A coudie: has arisen in the regulations of the Fed eral and State governments as to the opon season for tho shooting of doves, according to a letter written hy Wade Hampton Gibbes, chief game warden, to D. F. Houston. Sec retary of Agriculture. The Federal season is from October IO lo .laun ary :! 1. inclusive, and the State law designates the dates from September IC to December 31, inclusive. As the South Carolina licenses have already been printed. Mr. Gibbes has In structed his game wardens to ex tend the season ii ti r i I January Ul. However, he issues a warning to sportsmen that, should they shoot doves before October H5, as they are authorized to do under their State licenses, then they are liable to pro secution by the Federal government Hainfall and Temperature Below ls a record of meteorological observations taken by H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer of tho Weather Bureau of tho U. S. Department of Agriculture, during the week ending August 10th. 1910, at 7 p. ni. (The Instrumental readings are from gov ernment standard instruments ex posed in Hie manner recommended by the chief of the Weather Bureau) : j' Tempera Character of turo. Day. Dato Aug. 1 -Clear. SO 0 2 Aug. 5_ptly cldy. 00 OS Aug. 0-Ptly cldy.. .:iS 02 09 Aug. 7-Clear. ?C5' 0 0 Aug. 8- Ptly cldy.. . 17 9."> Tn Aug. 9-Ptly cldy. 83 RS Aug. I 0-Cloudy.' 82 I?0 Total rainfall ... .85 ........ Stock Yard Men ItctUNi to Work. Chicago, Aug. 0.- Striking stock yard workers at a mass meeting in lay decided to return lo work Mon day. Withdrawal of the militia from lite yards yesterday und of tho dop tty sheriffs to-day was satisfactory to the men. lt was believed to-nighi that the union leaders would demand a closed shop, with tho discharge of the 0,000 negroes not members of thc union. About,30,000 negroes are said lo be mouthers Of the unions, Detailed for Clemson. Washington, Aug. 9.- Meut.-Col. .los. M. Cummings, infantry, of Hie Culled Stntes army, has been detail ed tts professor of military science and tactics nt Clemson College. Col. Cummings ls now at Camp Pu liston, Kansas, ile wns born in Missouri in 1881 and was educated at tho Uni versity of St. Louis before entering tho army. .?* *lt 4* *?* 4* 4* *?* H* *!. .!* 4. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. * ' ?J? ?J? ?J? ??? ?J? ?I- ??? ?I? ?J? ?j. ,?? .?. .?? -Miss Augusta Crenshaw, of At- ! lauta, ls visiting home-folks in Mid- ! way. Her many friends ure glad to welcome hoi* homo again. -Miss Paulino Stock entertained | a few friends informally at the homo of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Steck, lust Thursday night. ,-Misses Eunice and Isabelle Ma caulay and Sarah Moss, who have boen tor two weeks on a pleasure trip to Asheville. N. C., and othor points in North Carolina, returned to Walhalla tho lutter part of last week. - Wo uro glad to number Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Neville, of West Union, as residents of Walhalla, they hav ing moved this week into the cottago recently purchased by Mr. Neville from the I. H. Harrison estate, on college street. -Miss Sara Gilder, of Birming ham, Alu., is visiting hor friend, Miss Rosa Mae Busch for a few weeks. Miss Gildor, who Is connected with ? Hie offices of tho Tennessee Light and Power Company, visited in Wal halla about three years ago. -Mrs. Chas. Bulow, of Charles ton, ls visiting at the home of Mr.' and Mrs. P, E. Harrison, having ar rived last Wednesday evening. She will leave here to-morrow for High lands and other points in the moun tains, returning later in tho summer for a few days' visit to Mrs. Harri son, her aunt. -Mrs. Sidney Adams, of Rock Hill, accompanied by her daughter, Katherine, are in Walhalla this week visiting ut tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hughs. Their many friends are delighted lo welcome thom to their obi home. They were also ac companitd herc by Mrs. Jesse Nev ille and little babe, the latter paying ber first visit to Wnlahlla. - Rev. G. C. Leonard, presiding elder of lhe Anderson District, Meth od I si Conference, will preach at the Walhalla church next Sunday morn ing at 1 I o'clock. The public is most cordially invited to attend, and the members of tho congregation are urged to make a special effort to he present. Immediately after the ser vices the third quarterly conference will ho held. -James Phlnney, of West I nion, recently purchased the property of Mrs. Grace C. Bischoff in Midway. A cash price of $3,500 was paid. Mrs. Bischoff will probably remain in Wal halla until cold weather. Mr. Phin ney. it is supposed, purchased for an investment, hoing already the owner of much valuablo real estate and having one of the handsomest homes in the up-country. -The many Oconeo friends of Mr. und Mrs. W. H. Huller and family, who reside near town, will regret to learn that they contemplate early removal to Greenville county, where Mr. Butler, about a year ago. pur chased .? farm Mr Butter V [RS posed of timid bf his line farm hinds adjoining Hie homo placo, anti is now offering Hit's splendid place for sale We a ivy ays reg, re I thc depart tu rein ?ai 0 on UiH;1 y of sur.lt good j people as tho Butlers, but these are days of change and unrest, and Oco- ! nee cannot hope to keep all her good j people and at the same time get. new and good citizens from neighbor counties. The Butlers will carry to their new home the very best wishes of a wide circle of friends. --The Paul Mayne Circle held an interesting meeting on August Isl with Mrs. B. P. ?loan. Readings by 1 .Miss Stribling. Mrs. Craig and Miss i Daisy Strong embraced the program for the afternoon. During the busi- ! ness session it. was decided that the Circle give toward the work of blotting out illiteracy. After ad journment a clever contest was In troduced, and in the draw Mrs. D. C. Mcalister, of Columbia, was tho winner of a box of stationery. A re freshing menu was served hy tho hostess, assisted by Mrs. J. FI. Darby and Mrs. John Dendy. Visitors who added to the enjoyment of the meet ing were Misses Strong and Taylor. Mrs. McAUster, Mrs. Hamilton and Miss Crooks. -J. C. Alexander, of Enid, Okla., i.^ spending a while in Walhalla vis iting his brothers, sheriff W. M. Al exander and Treasurer lt. I!. Alexan der, and families. Mr. Alexander was Here some few years ago and made m ny irie ids anio ig t ur people, who ar d lo :neci iii- ; again. Mr. Alexander is engaged In farming In Oklahoma and is delighted with his adopted home, ?ns farm operations are confined to wheat and corn crops, in ?he production o*' which no fertil izer is used, lie reports the wheat crop in Oklahoim very poor, but says the corn crop is extra fine. The yield over 'he Stn te for corn *io re ports at. on an average, IO to (>'> bushels, according to the section of Hi? Stu to in which the farming is carried on. Friends of Dr-, .bu k Vernor were pleasantly surprised last week when th y received thc following an nouncement: "Mr, ntl Mrs. Samuel ('ibsen Hudegraff announce tho mar riage of their daughter, Ruth Catll 01 a . to,Dr, John David Verner. Jr., on Thursday. Iho seventh of August, niii'ieen li un-.Ired and nineteen, W? llen.spore Pennsylvania." .Kew of Dr. 'erm r's friends here knew ol' tho happy event until this announcement came, ami those few of the, inner o'relo of friends who did know of the approach of tho marriage kept well '.heir s.-cret. Dr. and Mrs. Ver nor arrived In Walhalla the latter part of last wee! and are al present at tho home of tho groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Verner, near town. Dr. Verner is being heartily congratulated hy his many friends, and the young couple have tho very best wishes of a wide circlo of frlqnds of thc Verner family, ono of the most prominent and esteemed In Oconeo. -Among the numerous roal ostato transactions of tho past few days wo note the salo by W. J. Owens, execu tor of tho Mrs Rosa Fahnestoek es tate, of tho residence and small lot at the corner of Tugnloo and Maul din streets, to J. L. Moser, who lives on Rural Route No. 1, from Wal halla. The consideration was $1,900. The residence is now occupied by the Misses Flschessor, who, we regret to | loam, will tn the near future leave I for Charlotte, X. C., to make their home. Mr. Mosor will retain his farm j and continue to operate samo. His family expect to move to town In | tho very near future. Mr. Owens has I also sold the residence and lot at tho corner of Collego and Mauldin j streets, tho purchaser being R, H. Alexander and tho consideration $3,000. The disposition of theso two | pieces of property leavos only two lots of tho Rosa Fuhnestock estato I unsold. Theso aro tho concreto res- | douce and lot on Mauldin street now occupied by Jas. M. Moss and family, [ and one vacant lot on Mauldin street, \ adjoining lot and residence recently j sold to the First Baptist church 1 of Walhalla for a parsonage, for a ? consideration of $2,000. R. H. Alex- | auder has also purchased, (tltlo and possession to be delivered October j 1 5 next, tho residence and seven and a half acres of land bolonging to J. j A. Steck. College and W. Wesley ? streets. Tho consideration for this , piece of property was $7,500. (Since ! tho abovi was put into type we are i informed that Jas. M. Moss has pur- ? chased tho Fahnestock residence In which he ts living, the consideration , being $2,soo.) - R. T. Jaynes, Faq., was in Co- ? lumbla for a short whllo the first of this wook on professional business. -Mrs. A. Porterfleld, of Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. M. Floyd, of Spartan- j burg, aro among the guests at the Busch House for the summer. - -We aro requested to announce that the closing exercises of the ? music school at Center church (Oak- i way) will he hold Thursday ( to-mor- j row.) Everybody is invitee: to at tend ibis closing exercise. The class ! has been In charge of J. H. Ruebush, of Dayton, Va. -Tho members of Walhalla Lodge Knights of Pythias will hold a spe cial mooting next thursday ( to-inor row) night, to which a number of friends of the lodge members have boon biddon. The regular meeting, which all members are urged to at tend promptly on time- 8.30 o'clock will bo followed by ti smoker and social mooting at 9.30 o'clock. The local Knights aro anticipating an unusually pleasant evening with the friends who accept their hospitality, and il is the hope of tho members ot tho lodge that all who receive invita tions will be able to accept them. --.lohn M. Hall, of Leona, Texas, was an appreciated caller at The Cou rier olttce Monday afternoon. Mr. Hall is on a brief visit to relativos und old friends in Oconee, and so lee I od ibis limo to make his visit on account of the veterans' picnic ?it Bounty Band next week. Mr. Hall was raised in the Bounty Land sec tion and is familiar with practically the whole of our county, which ho still loves, despite his long absence from our midst and his adoption of tho Lone Star Slate as his home. We wore Indeed erlad tn m??t \t?- 'Hil again. . m?. n vV? wove 'stumped'1 for iii" uiuiiieni and did HOI know I hin., h ItavluK l een eighteen youri .! Vc had f ern h i?,i. n.i tin i loi ti?.' M i time, ile i: u gent)oma ii of pleasing address. He was not old i onopgb to bo In the war, but he anticipates with no small degree of t ploasure tho gathering of the old sol- j (Hera at Bounty Land, as he knew many of them in his younger days. I He has a host of friends in the conn- | ty who will bo delighted to meet him j again. During his stay in Walhalla ? Mr. Hall is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hughes, on the "Highlands" si.ie of town. "Old Alex" In Anderson. (Anderson Daily Mall, Aug. 9.) ] Senator Frank E. Alexander, of j Plckens, widely known throughout : the Piedmont section for his activl- ! ties in real estate, is among the vis- I ?tors to tho city to-day. Tho Sena- ' tor says that prospects for fall busi ness in all linos are bright, and that in Plckens county opportunity is stalking around twenty-four hours a day. "I am not an old man by any means." says Senator Alexander, "but I have never seen anything like Hie Interest that there is now in farm lands, and from present indi ?cations it is impossible lo say just j where it will stop. If you h ave a tarin . nd do not wish to soil il. you had botter keep quiet nbout it, or tho fl rs I. nows you know yon will be n buyer yourself if you wish to slay on tho Tarin." "Old Alex." and thal is what the boys will call him when ho goes to digress, la looking well, and his An derson friends aro always glad to soo him. The Leathers Family Reunion. Tho reunion of the Leathers fam ily will be hold al South I nion on tho last Wednesday In August, the 27th, All of tho kindred are urged lo bo present, and all friends of tho family aro invited to como. All committees should bo ready lo report. Bring well-filled basket? and let's htive a good time. W, M. Lom mons. President, (.arrie Isboll, Secretary. Walhalla Circuit. A protracted meeting will begin at Salem on Sunday. August i 7th, at Zion on August 2 1th. Services will bo held day and night al both places. Work on tho new Zion church is progressing very satisfactorily. On Monday. August isih, there will be I a big "working" oil the building. W. j T. Mcdill, who is supervising tho j work, can easily handle forty hands on Ilia) day. Lei every friend of tho cause (urn out thal day with saw and hammer. When completed the church will bo ono of tho prettiest and most modern in tho county. No Worms In a Healthy Child All children troubled with worms hnvo an un* healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a rulo, there ?3 inoro ut less stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC ?Ivcn rctfularly for two or three weeks will enrich tho blood, tm* prove tho digestion, and act as a Genot al Strowan enlntf Tonio to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel tho worms, and tho Child will bo in perfect health. Pleasant to tako. 60c per bottle. tr Doors - Sash - Paints Roofing*. We are receiving large shipments of all the above -some now in, some shipments now en route. If Repairing or Building it will pay you to see us? We have the stock and price. A big stock of NAILS and BARBED WIRE another car to arrive next week. Ballenger Hardware and Furniture Co., SENECA. S. C. r Why Not Have a Home of Your]Own? DON'T DELAY ANOTHER DAY IX DECIDING UPON TUB MOM IO THAT'S GOING TO BE YOURS. GUT DOWN TO BUSINESS-DULA Y ONLY M KA NS 'MO UK MONEY FRITTERED AWAY. To Save, to Enjoy Real Comfort and Hap piness, Buy a Home. I HAYE THE FOLLOWING TO OFFER: l:>.~> Acres, Improved; 2 Buildings. l:??? Aeres, Improved; 2 Buildings. 1(1 Acres, Improved; I Building. -IO Aci'CS, Improved; 2 Buildings. '.Hi Acres, Improved; 2 Buildings. 1 '27 Acres, Improved; 2 Buildings. .~1 x,:i Acres, Improved; 2 Buildings. 71 Acres, Improved; 2 Buildings. 25 Acres, Unimproved; no Build ings. M> \< iluipi uved; i Building. A SI Hi xi ct s Town Property OTHER TRACTS NOT MENTIONED ABOVE. WATCH FOR THEM. LOOK OVER AND TARE YOUR CHOICE. ALL TO SELL IN TEN DAYS. PRICES RIGHT-TERMS EASY. COME AT ONCE. EVERY PLACE NEAR GOOD SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES. FRANK E. ALEXANDER, The Real Estate Man, - Pickens. S. C. B. M. ALEXANDER, ANDERSON. S. C. FOR PARTICULARS S F10 ^R. H. ALEXANDER, at Court House. Walhalla^ 830 Acres of Land, Known as Lewis A. King Home Place, about 12 miles above Walhall?, oil the Cashiers Valley road. There are 160 acres in cultivation, 75 acres in branch bottoms, bal ance in good wood. There are t h ree-four room houses, all ceiled, with a barn at each place. This land ls cheap Ut $30.00 an nen1. We can give easy terms, lt is right close to the Norris land that was sold some time ago. Anderson Real Estate and Investment Company, ANDERSON, S. C. - AND - J. Steve Smith. Fair Play.S. C. Work Among the Illiterates. Gaffnoy, Aug. 0.-One of tho loach eta in the night school at Cher okee Avenuo School, in Gaffney, ro ports a most remarkable case. A woman is attending tho school who ls unablo to writo bor name, but she has read tho Bible through more than onco and ls vory proficient in mathematics, being ablo to work out any ordinary problom In arithmetic. I'he woman told the teacher that she had two sons In the army overseas and that sho had ofton wished to write lo them, but being unable to (lo so she, was forced to get somo one else to writO for hey She ls trying vory hard to learn how to write, and her teacher believes that she will bo able to teach her heforo the month ls ondod. -.-?. . Um--__ Pay in advance-Courier %1 year.