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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 Our New Fall Goods are now arriving. ,We will be glad to show them. Come in. C. W. &, J. E. Bauknight, MERCHANDISE 4? MULES jt HORSES WALHALLA, S. C. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. R. K. NIMMONS, BUGGIES, BUGGY HARNESS. Team Harness, Bridles, Lap Robes, - CANE MILLS,- = Evaporators, Mowing Machines, RaKes. AUTOMOBILE TIRES AND TUBES. All to ?0 at right prices. R. K. NIMMONS, SENECA, S. C. Millinery Openin You are cordially invited to be present at our,showing of Millinery-:^^=-IVIerchandise and t immed models for sea son of Fall and Winter, 1919. THURSDAY and FRIDAY, Sept. ll and 12th. Mitchell (Sh Reeder, WESTMINSTER, S. C. m- MISS STILL in Charge. M Sues Hine Ridge for $10,000. (Anderson Mail, Sept. 2.) Dickson & Miller, attorneys, Sat urday afternoon Hied a damage suit in tho office of tho Clork of '^urt for Henry Wallace against tho ..lue Ridge Railway Company and the Southern Rr.ilway Company for $10, OOO, In tho complaint lt ls alloged that Wallace, who is a negro, uoarded the train at Seneca, hound for An derson; that at Pendleton E. J, Max well, a white omployeo of tho Blue Ridge, boarded tho train and entorod the colored coach and bent and cut j up Wallace while in there, and caused him much bodily injury, otc. KNOXY1L?JS JA?L STORMED, Sheriff Saved His Prisoner by Ko inoval to Chattanooga. Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 30.-De spite assurances tbat the prisoner hud been removed to Chattanooga and inspections of the jail by three separate committees ot citizens, a mob to-night stormed the Knox county jail in search of Maurice F. Mayes, a negro who had been ar rested as a suspect in connection with the murder of Mrs. Bertie Lind sey early this morning. In a series of fights between deputy sheriffs, police oltlcors and militiamen and members of the mob in the jail corridors and outside the building, several men were wounded. In the confusion all wore taken away V" ore their identity could be learned. >excepting National Guards men, w).o were beaten, but not seri ously '.airt, and were able to remain on duty. One man was carried away by friends unconscious and suffering from what appeared to be a serious wound on tho head. Most, of the window glass In tho jail was shot out; one front window and the main door were battered In and all other exposed windows broken during the disorder. Mrs. Lindsey was shot to death In her home at 2.30 o'clock Saturday morning as she was preparing to leal) from a window to escape a negro. Her neice, who was sleeping with her, was threatened by the same negro. The two women were alone in the house. .The negro Mayes, who had ' boen arrested Men days ago for prowling about a house occupied by .another white family, was taken into cus tody in connection with the murder an houy after tho crime walk1 com mitted. He had been at hobie only a short time. Mayes denied his guilt. Fearing possible violence, Sheriff Cate took Mayes to Chattanooga by) a round-about way this afternoon. . Jail Delivery and Bobbery. Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 31.-As a-, result of the rioting, bere last night ^amLearly to-day there ifr hOJ^/flro^ 'arm1* of any description to be found In a store in the city. Plate glass windows were crashed In, locks forced and In some cases doors knocked from their hinges in an effort to secure weapons. Deputy Sheriff Hall, day jailer at the county jail, declared that all prisoners who escaped had been re leased by the mob and that none were turned out by tho officers them selves. The mob which broke its way into the Jail and the residence of Sheriff Cate, adjoining, was not satisfied with damaging property, but every thing of value, including money, guns, whiskey, clothing, books, were taken. Part of tho jail records were destroyed. Window Bars (Jive Way. For a little while the mob con tented itself with shouting and j ?shooting into the air. Soon they ; I began pounding on tho heavy iron bars of one of the front windows, i and eventually it gave way. - Mon began swarming into tho jail and the jailer and deputies were over powered. Heavy timbers were brought up through tho mob. passod from hand to hand over tho heads of tho men. Using these as a bat tering ram. they attempted to force I Hie doors to the while cells. Failing with tho battering rams, I guns were brought into play, and in this way the locks were broken and all white men confined on the upper floors were released. One of tho federal prisoners told the men that ho did not want to escape. "I only have eighteen moro days to serve and I don t want to get into trouble," ho said, A rough voice replied: "Gol out of hero, or we will kill you." While this mob was releasing pris oners another was looting the jail. I-'very revolver, all tho prisoners' money, almost all the food on hand, a trunk of clothes belonging to the jailer, and oven bod covering and medicine' was stolon. Then after they had looted tho jail they wont through Hie sherill's house, which adjoins. 'liiere they took evan Itho children's dresses, besides bron king windows and de stroying such property ns could not bo taken with them. Soldiers Badly Beaten. Tho first soldiers who arrived on the scene, ..ixteen mon and one oin cer. were overpowered, some of them disarmed and eight badly beaten. An hour later 150 soldiers rein forced the early squads. After Hie doors of tho county Jail htftl been battered down n number of prlsoj ors escaped through tho crowd. Anion them were several con victed of first degree murder and ono under sentence to bo electrocuted. Sam Hufftnaker, an alleged murder er from Sevler county, was among the prisoners who refused to leave tho Jail. Tronido Breaks Out Again. Knoxville, Tonn., Aug. 31.-Minor disorders occurred itv Knoxvillo to night following tho raco riots Sat urday night and early Sunday, which wore tho sequel to the storming of tho county jail by a mob Intont upon lynching Mauris Mayos, a negro ac W. \V?01UtIS LOST TO FAMILY WM- " hnrnvi Heard from in Birining \a., About Mirtillo of June. Mrs.Walter W. Morris, of Palat ka, P?H".who is now staying with lier father, J. C. Boggs, and family, in tkov|r6wnvillo section of Oconeo, is greatly worried over the dlsap of her husband, Walter ^Morris, of whom sho lins thin? since the 14th of June ir - - ? Mrs. Morris left Palatka, y in Juno, Mr. Morris start ? trip West to seek a loca vhlmsel? and family, while pen rat. Walkt* heard J last. m ' Mr/4 Fla,, lng tlon .Mrs; Marris came to this .section to visit h$r parents during the time that he? husband might be engaged in Unding a location suitable to his work./^jpn the 14th of June Mr. Mor ris wfpfehls wife from Birmingham, Ala., sauting that ?ie was in that city, bj? giving no intimation ns to the dumtion of his stay there, nor as t?ffihls probable movements. The ??Wt.hrlof note ns to his.arrival In Biijmingham is Hie only word MrS.v.MH'Vis has had from her lins te they parted at Palatka, 'ally she ls greatly worried ffi Morris's strange silence. I nVforris is a man of 32 years ; BDuring their residence in j (lie was engnged in plant | and his wife states that he | iteady habits and she had band and nat over M W. I of age; Florida; growin was of nev'or;iwnown him to dissipate in Mill Walter Watkins Morris. any manner. Me stands live feet two inches in height and weighs about 120 pounds, being of slight built, ills hair is black, with very few gray hairs; eyes light blue, brows i heavy end black; teeth regular, with j gold filling tn upper left eye tooth and one next to eye tooth, and some j defective teeth on right side of upper jaw. Me carries himself erect, and walks with quick step. Ile was clean shaven; his nose regular and eyes set well back in head. Mr. Morris's intention was to lind a suitable location in which to enter the seed and grocery business. About a year ago he was engaged in farm ing at Peoria, 111., and it Is thought probable that ho intended going in that direction to seek a new location, or lo Camp drove, 111., where he had also worked. Me is quietly disposed and dresses plainly. Mr. Morris is a Mason and Knight of Pythias, and at the time bc loft Palatka wore Ma sonic pin In shape of try-square. Mrs. Morris is seeking information 1 concerning her husbaiu. and will greatly appreciate it If any one who sees this notice will communicate with h?r if the missing man has been seen at any time since June. Sheriff W. M. Alexander is also look ing Into the matter and seeking lo gel on tho track of the missing man. Mrs. Morris slates thal lhere had never been any disagreement or un pleasantness bel ween Hiern, and thal she knows no reason whatever for lier husband's strange disappearance. cused of tho murder of Mrs. Bertie Lind: . y, fl white woman. A Crts! y list increased Sunday by loin- negroes who resisted at tempts to search them for ?inns. All wore wounded hy National Guards-, men, two being shot and the other two stabbed with bayonets. IC lo von hundred guardsmen bf tho Fourth Toniiossoo infantry, supple mented by 200 special policemen and 75 special deputy sheriffs, are pa trolling the city, dispersing crowds ahd searching all negroes. Hun dreds of weapons were taken from both whites and blacks. Four machine guns were mounted ut a commanding point in this! dis trict and other machine guns were mounted on motor trucks ready for eventualities. Union loadors to-day called off the Labor Day parado scheduled for Mon day and candidates abandoned all political meetings announced in con nection with tho campaign for mu nicipal offices. Two men aro known to have boon killed and 14 others, eight white* and six nogroos, aro in hospitals. Of these four, two white and two no groos uro not oxpoctod to survive Tho known doad aro: First Lieut. James W. Payno, Madlsonvillo, Ky., ?regular army; Joo Ettor, nogro. CA UM ACK'S SLA YUH Ml KDHRKD. Mystery Shrouds Foul' Murder of Nashville Attorney. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 30.-Hobin J. Cooper, a Nashville attorney, whoso trial for the killing of former Halted States Senator Edward W. I Carmnck during the celebrated pis- ' toi duel between bis father, Col. U. I Cooper and Carmack, In 1908, at- | tracted country-wide attention, bas been murdered here under mysteri ous circumstance. Cooper's body was taken from Richland creek to-day soon after his blood-stained automobile had been found on a bridge near his homo In the fashionable Hollo Meado Park section. The skull bad boen crushed, but there ware evidences that a vio lent struggle bad taken place be fore the fatal blow was struck. A coroner's Inquest late to-day developed no clues to the murderer or murderers, but the polk . are proceeding on the theory that Coopor was lured from his home by persons determined to rob him. This theory is based largely upon evidence that Coopor drew $10,000 from a bank a short time before ho disappeared last Thursday night. Lured from Home. Tho authorities assume that tho young lawyer was lured from his home to the secluded bridge over the creek and there done to death. The condition of his clothing Indi cated that he had boen dragged some distance before he was thrown Into the water. Physicians who ex amined the body said the small amount of water found in the lungs was evidence that Cooper was dead when dropped Into the creek. , Mrs. Cooper, who ls a daughter of Milton J. Smith, president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, has been visiting relativos in Louis ville, Ky., and her absence accounts for the fact that the disappearance of her husband did not become known until to-day. There was no evidence that tho Cooper home had been robbed after the murder, and some doubt, has been expressed that the murderers could have expected that the lawyer would have any great sum oh his person. His empty pocketbook, however, was found in tho bottom of (bc automobile. Governor Roberts bas offered a reward of $500 for tho arrest and conviction of Ibo murderers of the lawyer. This was later supple mented by the offer of a similar amount by tho family. Tho police admit that they have nothing on which to work in solving the mys tery. The Carmack tragedy, tho most notable in the history of Tennessee, grow ont of the Cnrmack-Patterson race for Governor In 190S, in which Col. D. B. Cooper, father of Hobin J. Cooper, was one of Patterson's closest advisers. In the fatal encounter, which oc curred on an uptown street of Nash ville November 9, 19 01, the son bred tho shot which ended Carmack's life and in the shooting was himself wounded. Eather and son were convicted of murder in tho second degree in the lower court, but on the appoal of the case to tho supremo court, the verdict was reversed as io tho son, the Judges standing 3 to 2. Tho verdict as to Col. Cooper was sus tained 3 to 2, but before leaving tho capitol tho father was pardoned by Governor Patterson. Tho case against. Robin J, Coopor, when it came up again in tho David son county criminal court , was dropped. OCONKE COTTON ASSOCIATION. Organization Will Take Placo at the Court House To-morrow, Uh, I?. K. McLeod. Slate organizor of tho American Colton Association, will mool tho fanners, bankers, mer chants and other business men of Oconee lo discuss plans and organize tho oconee Cotton Association. Tho meeting will bu held al the tomi House, Walhalla, on Thurs ay (to-morrow), September Ith, at I I a. m. Come, ono and all. Committee ol' Organization. Cibles for Illiterates. Tho following have made con tributions lo tho fund to purchase Bibles for tho illiterates of OcoilOO county: Seneca Baptist S. S.$10.00 Walhalla Baptist S. S. 5.00 Kichlnnd Sunday School .... 5 . G5 Walhalla Presbyterian S. S. . 5.00 An Individual . 1.76 Total . $27.40 I Any Sunday school in tho county [which desires to contributo to this fund will please send tho amount to Miss Sallie Stribling, Walhalla. S. C. Help to wipe out the blot of Il literacy by contributing to this fund to give a Bible to every illiterate who learns to read and wrlto. "No illiteracy in Oconeo County in 1920!" ???? WK HA Vii ? lot of well broke young Mules and some splendid bar gains in yoong Mares, bioko and unhroko. A square deni to ono and all. HOLLAND, Will NN & DICK SON COMPANY, Main Street, West* minster, S. C. 30* NEWS NOTES FROM SENECA. Former Seneca 'lindy Saved from Drowning-Other Items. Seneca, Sept. 2.-Special: Julian flolleman, of Gnstonia, N. C., visited friends hore Monday. M arga rot and Marion Burgess, who have been visiting their rela tivos in Seneca, have roturned ?to tlioir home In Clarendon county. Mrs. Marshall Rust, of Loosburg, Va., who has been on a visit of somo weeks to her sister, Mrs. J. li. Marett, roturned homo Saturday, ac companied by Miss Emily Marott. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lunney aro at home after a month's stay at Sky land, N< C. Mrs. Grady Ballenger and little son left Friday for a weok in tho mountains. Mrs. Will Heid has returned from Spartanburg, where she spent, tho greater part of the summer. Miss Margie Holland bau gone to Murphysboro, Tenn., to attend tho marriage of her brother, Charles Holland, to Miss Smith, daughter of the noted writer for the Christian Observer, of that name. During the storm Friday after noon tho power house nt Ibis point was struck by lightning, the llames leaping 50 feet in the air. Tho re verberation was deafening. As a consequence our town spent tho night in darkness; otherwise no seri ous damage was done. Dr. E. A. Hines delivered an ad dress at Spartanburg Monday boforo a mass meeting of the citizens of Spartanburg county, on the subject of "The Medical inspection of School Children," The health officers of Spartanburg county had arranged for tho citizens to bring their chil dren to the city for examination by specialists before entering them In tho schools, in order that physical dofects might be discovered and where possible romoved. The many friends of Mrs Raymond Monroe, of North Carolina, who was Miss Verna Stribllng, of this place, will bo interested to know that she was barely saved from drowning by her young slstor-in-law, while they wore swimming in a pond on the Monroe plantation some days ago. Mrs. Monroe was unconscious when dragged from tho water, and it was soir?io time before she could bo "brought round." Dr. J. S. Stribllng is improving his now home with concrete block stops and walks and otherwise ornament ing tho handsome grounds. Wm. Austin, of Charlotte, X. C., wa? with his home folks Sunday. .Miss Elizabeth Hines and her guest, Miss Elizabeth Richardson, of Beaufort silent Friday with Miss Helen Folger in I.er new home at Pendleton. Mrs. Leo Carpenter, of Greenville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hunter, on First North street. Our new bank ls half organized. The other half will como along .to morrow, we are told. Haiti Results in Killing. Augusta, Qa., Sept. 1.-County Officer Dick Morgan ls doad, a man named .Iones ls dying and County Officer C. 0. Williams is wounded as tho result of a raid on moon shiners, ten miles from Augusta to day. Officers Morgan and Williams, dur ing the afternoon localed a still near tho farms of .fones and Fato Anderson. The oflicers on returning to Augusta, ran across Jones and Anderson at a picnic. It was stated that they accused Jones of hoing the owner of the still, which Jones denied. When they nttomptod to arrest him, it is alleged he began lo fire. -Morgan was shot twice and Willi ams once. The former died a fow minnies after a'riving nt a local hospital, while the hitter only suf fered from a flesh wound. Jones ls now at a hospital with seven bul let wounds and death is expected hourly. He ls a prosperous farmer. Demonstration Club Meeting, The Bounty Lund Home Demon? Miration Club will beul Its regular meeting at the school house on Fri day, Sept. 5th, at I o'clock. All mem bers are urged to he present. Ethel L. Counts, CO. Hoine Dem. Agi. Advertised Mall. Thc following ls a Hst of letters te mntning uncalled for in tho Walhalla post oflice for the week ending Sept. 2nd, 191!?: Grover C. Baker, Rev. J. D. Croft, Ob?ra Myers, Lushon Orr, Emma Wilson. Parties calling for any of tho above will please ask for "advertised mail." N. Fan!. Postmaster. .L B. Felton Is Appointed. Columbia, Aug. ?IO.-Tho Stato Superintendent of Kducation late to day announced tho appointment of J. B. Fol ton, of Anderson, to bo Stato Supervisor of Colored Schools, to fill tho vacancy caused by tho resig nation of J. H. Brannon. Mr. Folton was County Superin tendent In Andorson and has for warded his resignation to Governor Cooper. Tho Andorson county va cancy will bo filled by tho Stato Board of Education, possibly at Its mooting in Columbia, September 19,