Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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 ECU FOR FALL PLANTING. ! Purple Straw and Leap's Prolfiic Wheat,f rom T. W, Wood & Sons. Recleaned Appier Oats. Crimson Clover. Rape. Winter Barley. C. W. &, J. E. Bauknight, MERCHANDISE ? MULES * HORSES WALHALLA, S. C. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. Buggies, Wagons, Har?ess, Col lars, Bridles, Whips and Laprobes. JP Oliver Chilled Plows and Repairs. J& Doors and Windows. J& Red Cedar Shingles. J& Lime and Cement. AUTOMOBILE TIRES AND TUBES, All % o go at right prices. You will also find a good se lecction of MULES and HORSES at our barn for Sale. R. K. NIMMONS, SENECA, S. C. ?-:-1---;-* BAYLIS W. HARRISON. GEO. T. MORTON. Walhalla Top-Notch Cotton Market. I am now ready to buy all Cotton on the Wal haV ta Market, PATIWO HTOHBST P1KICB. See me before you sell your Cotton. i I I HARBISON db MOlKWOlf, Walhalla, S. C. v_,_J NOTICE OF FORFEIT UH E. Tho following described property having boon seized from JEFF JONES on September 26th, for vio lation of Section 3296, R. 8, U. S.: One sorrel horse, one set buggy har ness and ono tfubber-tiro buggy: Any person making clnim for same must file bond with tho Collector of Inter nal Revenue, at Columbia, within 30 days from dato hereof, or tho same will bo declared forfeited to tho Uni ted States. ? R. Q. MERRICK, Doputy Collector. Oct. 1, 1919. 49-42 Pay in advnnco-Courier $1 year. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. AU persons indebted to the Estate Of C. h. O'KEELEY, DECEASED, aro hereby notified to mako payment to tho undersigned, and all persons having claims against said 08tate will present the same, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law, or bo barred. MRS. SUEY O'KEELEY, Administratrix of the Estate of C. E. O'Kolley, Deceased. Oct. 1, 1919. 40-43 And thon be suro to buy some 1919 War Savings Stamp?. NEWS NOT?S FROM SENECA. Two Auto Crashes Without Very Serious Results. Seneca, Oct. 7.-Special: Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. Charles Floyd, Town ville street, Oct. 2, a son. Rally day at tho Presbyterian Church last? Sunday was an event of much interest. The records of the school^show advancement along ail lines. Quito a number of visitors were present. Sunday afternoon at tho Episco pal church tho nation-wide service conductod by E|?v. Mr. Stoney, of ClemBO^ College, was edifying and inspiring. Mr. Stoney has lately re turned from overseas with a larger and clearer vision. He is, therefore, eminently fitted* for this new church work. The friends here of Frank Haw kins, formerly of Lowndesvllle, will be interested in the announcement of his engagement 'f> Miss Ruby Ben net, of Clio. Tlie marriage will take place next month. Sf mday afternoon a car driven by G. W. Ballenger and one in which tlie Rankin brothers were riding came together on'th? turn from the Walhalla road into the Richland road, Just beyond town. Mrs. Bal lenger's right arm was dislocated and her little son's chin was cut. Mr. Ballonger's uncle, who was with them, was somewhat bruised. The inmates of the other car escaped without injury. Sunday night a car driven by a man named Stancil, accompanied by a man named Roach, struck a tele phone pole on 2d North avenue. The pole had the right-of-way, and the car lost its lights and was otherwise badly damaged. Mr. Roach's left hand was very Beverly cut and he was seriously shaken up. Dr. E. C. Doyle has returned from a visit to Kentucky. Dr. J. S. Stribling-spent Saturday at Chick Springs on professional business The Onc/-a-Week Club was de lightfully entertained Thursday af ; ternoon by Mrs. J. H. Addams, as sisted by her daughters, Mrs. Fran cis Bowen Adams and Miss Winni fred Adams. The next meeting will be at the home of thc president, 2d South avenue. ?y^V,. We are wondering what be came of our last week's letter. We mailed it in this office at 11.20 a gracious plenty of time to get the 1.16 Blue Ridge up. Either Uncle Sum or The courier played us a trick. Keep the sail "four square to the wind!" (We'er still "four-square.'\ Uncle Sam did lt, and his shoulders are broad; let him take the blame. The letter reached us several hours af ter The Courier of last .veek was off the pre?s.-Ed.)* -Ralph Bingham at High School Auditorium, Walhalla, Friday even ing, October 10th. Get your tickets at Boll's Drug Store.-adv. Meeting of Deacon?. All the deacons from Wolf Stake, New Hope and Pleasant Ridge Bap tist churches are called to meet at our new parsonage lot on Friday morning, Oct. 17, at 10 o'clock (old time). Let nothing trivial keep us away, as there is business of im portance to attend to. W. M. Murphree, D. W. S. C. -Our vulcanizing ls done the "factory way"-the only way. Wal halla Tire Shop.-adv.-'S.O. Five Killed in Railroad Wreck. Jamestown, N. Y., Oct. 5.-Five are dead and thirteen injured, three seriously, as the result of a roar end collision tost night on the Bufta lo-Lako Erle traction Uno between 'Hinkirk and Redoma. Elias Earle Farm -529 Acres Will bc Sold at Auction Next Tuesday, Oct. 14-? at ll a. m. Sale will take place at the Farm. Will bc sold as a Whole or in Small Farm Sub-divisions* Located 9 miles of Seneca? ?0 milos of Lavonia, Ga* Sale Conducted by Southern Land Auction Co. CltO$?oNDlTION SHOWS HAD. (Government Forecasts Crop of Only ; :, 10,000,000 Hales. Washington, Oct. 2.-A drop of 524,00t?,|i?le8 in the prospective crop of cotton' this year over that fore cast a;^aionth ago was indicated to day in;, tho Department of Agricul ture ?fbhthly report, which placed the condition of the crop on Septem ber 25'^at 54.4 per cent of tho nor mal, and the total production at 10,696,4)90 bales. During September there waa a decline of 7 points In the condition of tho crop, compared with un (average change of less than nve pointa during the last ten yearB. The.?'4.4 condition of cotton fore casts a Meld per acre of about 158 pound&f Production from July 2 5 conditio! was forecast at 11,016,000 bales, a?d from August 25 condition ll,830f07)0 bales, whilo last year's total crop was 12,040,532 halos, two years ?go 11,302,375, and the record crop, th?t of five years ago, 16,134, 930. Tho condition compares with 61.4 per cent on August 25 last; 54.4 on September 25 last year; 60.4 two yours-ago, and 63.5, tho average on September 25 of tho last ten years. Condition by states. Virg?nd .64 North Carolina .61 South Carolina .61 Georgia .49 Florida.35 Alabama.4 5 MissiSSppi .5 2 Louisiana .38 Texas"'.52 Arkansas .60 Tennessee.64 Missouri .78 Oklahoma .72 California .95 Arizonia .92 The indicated yield per acre and forecast OT production by States fol lows : . - .j Pounds Total ' Per Acre Bales Virginia .200 651,000 North Carolina .224 651,000 SouthJCarolina .211 1,127,000 Georg?* . 148 1,547,000 Florida .74 17,000 Alabama .. : .. 117 696,000 Mississippi _ 157 9x7,000 ....IfStW^na;, ..... JL i4 830,000 Tex?s . . . .138 2,950,000 Arkansas . 177 97 2,000 Tennessee .. ..183 280,000 Missouri .277 70,000 Oklahoma .. ..198 v 988,000 California _333 116,000 Arizona.305 70,000 All other States 282 8,000 The picked acreage is estimated at 32,390,000 and is 4.6 per cent, oi 1,570,000 acres less than the ares estimated in cultivation on June 2fi this year, and is 10 per cent less than the acreage picked last year. Today's report included tho fore cast of production by States for the first time in the history of the cot ton reporting by the Department ol Agriculture. Chillings Two Millions Short. Cottong ginned prior to Septembei 25 was 1,854,170 running bales, in cluding 19,524 round bales, 2.22? bales of American-Egyptian, and 427 bales of sea island, the census bu reau announced to-day. To September 25th last year gin ning was 3,770,711 running bales including 88,250 round bales and 3,028 bales of sea island. Chillings by States. Alabama . 143,876 Arizona . 3,653 Arkansas . 64,481 California . 4,563 Florida . 5,061 Georgia.539,142 .Louisiana . 52,540 Mississippi.121,352 Missouri . 1,822 North Carolina. 79,379 Oklahoma . 82,017 South Carolina .333,823 Tennessee. 7,562 Texas.?,.415,139 Virginia . 150 All other States . 110 Ginnings of sea island by Stato wore: Florida 268, Georgia 134 South Carolina 25. H. C. Condition by Counties. , Saluda, S. C., Oct. 3.-Tho govern mont cotton report, issued througl B. B. flare, South Carolina Fielt Agent of ho United States Depart mont of Agriculture, shows a dedin of 6 per cent in condition of cottoi in South Carolina during the Ins 30 days, the last report (Soptembe 2) being 07 por cont, while the con dillon reported on October 2 wai. 6 per cent of normal. Tho report i made as of September 25, the ten year average condition on this dat being 67 per cont. The estimate yield of lint per aero is 211 pounds the total production for the Stat hoing placed at 1,127,000 halos, o a decrease of .43,000 bales durin tho last 30 days The average yid por acre last year was 250 pound and tho total production nccordin to ginner's report, was 1,578.SO halos. Tho final out-turn, howevoi will bo larger or smaller than th amount above indicated, aee/>rdin as woathor conditions hereafter ar bcttei or worse than average cor dltlons. Aug. 25 Sept. 25 County P. C. P. C. Abbeville .68 62 Allondnle.60 56 Aiken.60 57 Anderson.74 65 Bamber? ........ 60 56 Barnwell . 59 56 Beaufort .56 50 Berkeley .08 G 2 Calhoun .65 58 Charleston.GO 58 Cherokee.73 64 Chester .69 60 (ih os tor Meld.05 61 Clarendon.62 58 Colloton .61 5 8 Darlington.74 G 9 Dillon .73 67 Dorchester.63 59 Edgofleld . 65 60 Fairfield .fi 5 59 Florence.7 3 CS Georgetown. 67 62 Greenville .7 4 6 5 Greenwood .67 GO Hampton .58 50 Horry.72 67 Jasper.50 46 Kershaw.OG 6i Lancaster. 67 60 Laurens .71 63 Lee. 08 63 Lexington .61 58 McCormick. 63 59 Marlon .70 67 Marlboro .73 70 Nowberry .67 00 Oconee .7?l 04 Orangeburg .0 2 5 7 Pickens.72 63 Richland .60 56 Saluda .63 ?59 Spartanburg .<1 62 Sumter .67 62 Union .63 57 Williamsburg ... .66 62 York .70 ' 60 Oiiming Ahead in Oconee. A tabulation of the cotton ginning reports for Oconee county shows that there were 2,59 4 bales of cotton ginned from the crojj^of 1919, prior to Septomber 25, as compared with 2,228 bales ginned to Septomber 25, 1918. -Ino. C. Sanders, Special Agent. * walhalla Cotton Market * * Cotton on the Walhalla mar- * * ket yesterday brought 33 % * * cents. * TO ORGANIZE OCONEE BRANCH Of tho American Cotton Association on October Mth, 11.80 A. M. ?jp m---?- -, The permanent Oconee branch of tho American Cotton Association will be organized at the .Court House at Walhalla on Tuesday of next week, Oqt. 14th, at 11.30 a. m. Every member of the cotton association in each school district is called to meet at the school bouse In bis' district nt 8.30 p. m. on Friday, the 10th of October, and organize a local cot ton association by, electing a presi dent, vice president, secretary and treasurer, and an executive commit tee of three members. Also, elect a delegate for every 10 members, or majority fraction of 10, and send these delegates to the county associa tion on the 14 th of October. At the county mooting permanent county officers will be elected. Every member should be sure to attend the school district meetings on Friday night, Oct. 10, at 8.30 o'clock. A live speaker has been invited to address the mooting at the Court House on the 14th. J. P. Strlbling, Chairman, Oconee Organization Committee. RIOTS IN ARKANSAS FATAL. Two White Men and Seven Negi*oes Dead In First Clash. Helena, Ark., Oct. ?.-Two white men, Clinton Leo and J. A. Tappan, of Helena, and seven negroes are known to be dead at Elaine, near hero as a result- of clashes to-day between a posse searching for the persons who last night from ambush fired upon and killed W. D. Adkins! a railroad special agent, according to reports renchtng here to-night. A third white man, Ira Proctor, and a number of negroes are known to have been wounded. Troops from Camp Pike, armed with machine guns, are said to bo enrouto to Fla I no. Five White? Aro Dead. Helena, Ark., Oct. 2.-corpl. Lu ther Earl, Co. H, Fourth Infantry, who was wounded to-day In the dis orders near Blaine, died in a local hospital to-night. This Increasod tho number of white dead to five. With Federal troops patrolling tho village of Elaine, detachments on duty at Melwood and other centers of population In tho southern part of Phillips county and a company of soldiers stationed in Helena as a pre eau ti'' nary measure, tho situation due to race rioting In tho vicinity of Elaine, while intensified to-day by tho killing of O. R. Lilly, a mem ber of the board of aldermen of this city,, was bolievod to be woll in hand to-night. Eleven Negroes Dead. Eleven negroes aro known to have boon killed and several others aro reported to have lost their livos, but thoir bodies have not boon located. Tho four nogroes wero In an auto mobile undor guard when ono of their number seized Mr. Lilly's pis tol and shot him to death. The negroes then woro klllod by other members of tho posso. Other inci dents of the day wore the finding of a negro woman fatally wounded near Elaine and the wounding of two of tho soldiers, Sorgt. Gay, of the headquarters company, and TWO GREENVILLE POLICEMEN Killed by Negro When Ofllcors Raid (.'ambling Place. Greenville, Oct. 5.-Constant search by ofllcors and about 2,000 citizens throughout the day failed to result in the arrest, up to an early hour to-night, of Joe Turner, a negro, who early this morning shot and killed Policemen J. L. Kitchen and A. M. Blair, of the Greenville city police force, while tho ollicors were raiding a gambling game in "Bucknortown," one of tho negro quarters of the city. The raid was being mado by threo olllcers. Sergt. Cooley, tho third of ficer, stood at the window whilo Kitchen wont into the house where several nogroes wore eugagod in gambling. Kitchen was shot as soon as ho ontored and died before he could bo taken to a hospital. Officer Blair, breaking into another door, pursued Joe Turner, the nogro who did the shooting, out into the street. The negro suddenly turned and shot the otticor, killing him almost in stantly. Friends of the dead officers say that they aro sure that the officer attempted to shoot the fleeing negro, but that his revolver failed to work. Tho negro made good his escapo and although the city and county polico immediately instituted a thorough and systematic search they have so far failod to catch him. Escaped from City. lt now soems definitely established that after the shooting tho nogro made his way out of tho city a short distance, where he boarded the first Piedmont & Northern Raiwny train leaving tho city about 7 o'clock, pay ing his fare to the conductor In cash to Spartanburg. Learning from the conductor that he would be unable to make a con nection at Spartanburg with an early oouthern Railway train, the nogro got off the train at Suber Station, not far from Greer and made his way toward Pelham. The conductor noti fied the Greenville police immedi ately of the man's actions and a search was commenced in that sec tion of the county. Acting upon me belief that the negro was hiding in the Pelham vicinity, hundreds of citizens, Including a number Of the leading business men of Greenville and a large number of residents of that section of the county, took part in a search which kept up through out the entire day. Virtually all were armod, carrying all varieties of weapons. A pair of bloodhounds were brought into the case during the early afternoon, but without suc cess. Turner Still at Largo. Greenville, Oct. G.-Although county officers and private citizens continued their search throughout to-day for Joe Turner, who shot and killed Policemen J. L. Kitchin and A. M. Blair early Sunday morning, the negro had not been captured up to a late hour to-night. President Bettor-Fax from Well. Washington, Oct. 6.-'President Wilson continued his progress to ward recovery to-day, his physicians reporting that cumulative effects of several comfortable days and nights slowly was making itself felt in a gain of strength. He was kept in bed, however, and it was emphazied that he still was far from being a well man. Conference nt Pleasant If ill. There will bo conference at Pleas ant Hill Baptist church next Satur day afternoon at 3 o'clock. All members aro urgently requested to be present. Corpl. Earl, of Co. H, fourth In fantry. Tho latter was shot in tho face and seriously wounded. Sergt. Gay was not badly hurt. Governor Brough and Chaplain Slinoy, of Boston, narrowly escaped injury when threo bullets whizzed over the automobile in which they were accompanying a dotnehmont of soldiers heating tho cano brake noar Elaine for hiding nogroes. They abandoned tho car and followed tho troops afoot. Cause of Disorders. Whilo tho killing of A. D. Adkins Tuesday night and tho wounding of two other mon deputized to investi gate alleged disorderly conduct on tho part of a white man in th? Elnine neighborhood precipitated the out break, propaganda circulatod by whito and negro agitators tending to create rebellious action on tho part of nogro tenant farmors, is ?aid to have formed tho basis for the dis orders which had been browing for two woeks or moro. Organizing Secretly. According to information gathored to-day, nogroes of tho county havo boen organizing secretly, providing themselves with high powered rifles nnd holding semi-wookly meetings to drill and prepare for tho day when, according to promises mado by tho organizers, they were to bo callod upon by tho government to Join in collecting BO cents a pound for thoir cotton. Under the mystlo plan, ac cording to Information soourod by local officials, tho negroes wero promised that the government was to pay thom for thoir cotton direct and they, in turn, wero to settle with tho laud owners.