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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 Shoes! SHOES? Shoes! Now is the time to buy -SHOES We have a complete stock for Men, Women and Children. Shoes will be higher later in the winter. C. W. & J. E. Baukmght, MERCHANDISE j* MULES ?* HORSES WALHALLA, S. C. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Col lars, Bridles, Whips and Laprobes. 9 Oliver Chilled Plows and Repairs, A Doors and Windows. ?? Rod Cedar Shingles, AV Lime and Cement. AUTOMOBILE TIRES AND TUBES, All to 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. /BA .AYliIS AV. HARRISON. GEO. T. MORTON Pk Walhalla Top-Notch Cotton Market. i I am now ready to buy all Cotton on the Wal* halla MarKet, ^ATTIWCIi HIOIIIBST PBI?1. See me before you sell your Cotton. Walhalla, S. C. CITATION NOTICE. Tho State of South Carolina, Coun ty of Oconee.- (In Court of Probate) .-By V. F. MARTIN, Esq., Probate Judge.-Whereas w. Ft. DAVIS has made suit to mo to grant him Let ters of Administration of tho Estate of and Effects of F. W. COMPTON, Deceased These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and Croditors of thc Said P, W. Compton, Decensod, that thoy bo and appoar before mo, In tho Court of Probate, to bo hold at Wal halla Court House, South Cnrolina, on Thursday, tho 30th day of Octob er, 1919, after publication horoof, at ll o'clock in tho foronoon, to show causo, if any they have, why the said Administration should not bo granted. (llvon under my hand and seal this 14th day of Octobor, A. D. 1919. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, ludge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 22d and 29th days of Octobor, 1919, in Tho Keo woo Courier and on tho Court House door for tho time prescribed by law. Oct. 22, 1919. 43-14 Pay In advance-Courier $1 year. PREPARING FOR RETURN Of Railroads to Private Owners Some Provisions. Washington, Oct. 18.-Permanent railroad legislation was advanced a step to-day, tho Senate Interstate commerce committee completing work on its bill providing for re turn of the railroads iq private ownership and operation under strict government supervision and with drastic provisions against strikes or lockouts. The bill is to be reported out early next week and placed in position for Senate debate immediately after dis posal of the treaty of Versalllles with leaders planning its passage next month. Anti-strike provisions of the bill provide fines of $500 or six months' imprisonment, or both, for railroad employees or officials or others con nected or participating in or aiding strikes or lockouts. The prohibi tion against uiding strikes was in serted, committee members said, to reach both radical and labor leaders who "old, abet, council, command, in duce or procure" action toward a strike. * Committee on Wages. In order that grievances of em ployees may be heard and adjusted, the committee provided for the es tablishment of a general and region al committee on railroad wages and working conditions, to be composed equally or railroad employees and employers. In Its principal features the final committee bill is similar to the origi nal Cummings draft. It provides for return of the roads within thirty days after enactment to private operation and control under regula tion of tho Interstate Commerce Commission and a new federal trans portation board. Creation of not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-five competitive regional railroad systems by the transportation board is proposed, and the Interstate Commerce Com mission is authorized to fix rates which will make certain a return of at least Ave and one-half per cent of the actual value "of the railroads i in the1 regional systems, plus one half of one pejv cent i for? improve ments. Earnings above 6 pof cont [aro to be divided between the carri ers and the board. Payable Within Ten Years. In adjusting finances of the rail roads and the government at the end of government control, the bill proposes that the government accept the railroads* lona term notes for indebtedness to the government of about $400,000,000, payable within ten years at 6 per cent interest. On other indebtedness the bill author izes the President to accept short term demand notes. The President also is authorized to extend obliga tions of the carriers which have ac crued during government control, or to exchange them for other securi ties. --- Issaquenn Society 24th. There will be a meeting of the Issaqueena Literary Society (Wal halla High school) on Oct. 24th, at 12.30 o'clock. The public is cordial ly invited. Following is the pro gram : Song by tho society. Recitation-Edith Carter. Current events-Willie Brandt. -Declamation-Louis Seaborn. Reading-Etta Glazener. Instrumental solo-Carolyn Rog ers. Essay-John Allen Dendy. Jokes-Lila Smith. Debate: "Resolved, That the term of the compulsory attendance of school should be changed from fou to seven months." Affirmative Willie Davis, Gary Watson, Leon Davis; negative-Clara Bell Burley Frank%Hunt, Carrie Bell Norris. Instrumental solo -Margaret Wick liffe. *!* 'I* *I* *I* *I* *I* *I* *I* 'fr *fr *I* .f. LOCAL. PODITICS. ?J> .I* 'fr *fr *?* *fr "fr *I* *fr *fr 'fr *fr *fr *fr For Mayor of Walhalla. To tho Citizens of Walhalla: I hereby announce myself a can didnto for re-election as' Mayor o Walhalla, and will appreciate you favorable consideration at tho polls at tho municipal election in Decent ber. I stand where I have stood I the post-for progress and for the host Interest of the town as a whole regardless of personal friendships o personal animus. I believe tho town's Interests are above any pei sonni consideration, and if favored by re-eloction will carry on th town's affairs and business with an eye singlo to accomplishing the greatest good for the greatest num ber. In the past I have ondeavored to net in all matters with a view to tho futuro as well as tho immediate prosont. I will appr?ci?t-? your sup port and vote. WM. A. HETRICK Announcement *o.< Mayor. To tho Citizens of Wah^ila: I heroby unounco myself a candi dato for the office of Mayor of Wal halla, subject to the will of th voters of our town. I hnvo no promise to moko to an man. My only promise is that, favored with your vote and honored by olectlon, I will give my every nt tontion toward a clean, business Uko administration. Your support will bo appreciated. GEO. D. SCHUMACHER. Ii Dr. ANOTES FROM SENECA. cs on Important Trip Over State-'Personals. ?erofc?, Oct. 21.-Special: Mrs. Lawr?'ce. Berry entertained tho Wizaim of Tamassee Chapter, D. A. R., WlpneRday afternoon last at her hoine?mear Richland. Mrs. Doylo's paper lion Gen. Andrew Plckens' HomeaElfe was indeed worthy of the enthusiastic reception accorded it. Miss 'Margio Ho|and read a selec tion fdr tho occasion, substituting for ^H?. I. E. Wallace, who could not ho ,present. During the social hour-? If*. Jack Berry and Mrs. Will Berry, ?served a delightful salad course With, coffee. This was one of the mr) st enjoyable meetings the chapiei}. has had. v Thx?J&nce-a-Week Club met. at the home,iOf Mrs. Morgan Bowen Thurs day a||?rnoon. Problems of the day were^aply discussed by Mrs. J. H. B?rgeln,and Miss Mamie Burgess in two ^Vwy interesting papers giving opposing viewB. The civic section of the'club decided to hold a "rum mage?.j?le" next Saturday In front of thoj.Palmetto Hotel to increase the 0flBro-a-Week memorial fund, it beirig^'?po desire of the club to do a largo, part in erecting a suitable structure in honor of our boys who did their part so nobly and so well in tho'World War. Tho Radies of the Baptist church speut;/the llth of October in the interew|R>f the $75,000,000 drive, maklpgj.'ftn all-day session of it, with dinner at tho church. Much enthusi asm wap aroused. Wi ll Ja tn Lewis and family, of Geor&ffcare on a visit to Mr. Lewis's slster^Wrs. W. P. Nimmons. John,vLewIs, of Clemson, and Miss Mary jpf^is wore in town Monday. Marshall Dendy, of the Presby terian?C??lege, Clinton, was with his honie 'folks Sunday and Monday. C. E.-Mason and Miss Lucile Ma son ha,ve been on a visit to Mr. Ma son'S sfiter^ Mrs. W. J. Lunney. Tho' friends of Mrs. G. W. Ballan ger v^li^to glad to know that she Improving from the effects accident. i%. Hines ls on his tour of State i colleges. Clo in fected Saturday, * Wlh Mttny;rtttr SlRte- Indus trial for1 Colored-Students, at Orange burg, Mopday evening; the S. C. Medical College, Charleston, Tues day, and to-morrow (Wednesday) Dr. Hines makes his report to the State Board of Health in Columbia, and will return home that night. Truly the days of rapid transit are with us. Clive Foleer, Jr., of Pendleton, was the guest of Wm. Lowry Sun day. Miss Josie .Dendy has returned from a visit to Miss Emily Corbin at Bounty Land. Miss Sue Daly spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Astor Daly in Charlotte, N. C. Guy Bowlan and "Beau" Garrison were recent visitors at the homo of Mrs. P. M. Cary. Mrs. W. J. Lunney leaves Thurs day for an extended trip North. Mrs. J. G. Harper has returned from Atlanta, where she visited her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Hiott. The Perent-Teacher Association have an attractive program for Wed nesday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Hol leman will read a paper on hyglen. Four little girls of the first grade will be the musicians for the oc casion. Dr. Hines* lecture will be postponed until the next meeting. President Seems Better. Washington, Oct. 20-Announce ment to-day that President Wilson had appointed Owen D. Young, of Schenectady, N. Y., as a member of tho public group of the National In dustrial Conference was cited by White House officials as refuting re ports that Mr. Wilson's illness had rendered him Incapable of attending any business. Unofficial reports at tho White House Indicated that tho President's condition had changed but little throughout thc day, although a cor rection of his digestive disturbance on Sunday has been effected. There was nothing in tho conversations about the offices of tho White llouso to Indicate a recurrence of his gland ular ailment, and members of his household who aro moro familiar with his' condition than any others displayed throughout the day an air of optimism. Dr. Grayson at 10.30 to-night Is sued tho following bulletin: "Tho President has had a hotter day than usual." Dr. Daniel at High School. In accordance with tho constitu tion, and by order of tho president of tho Teachers' Association, I here by call a meeting of all the teachers and school trustees of Oconee county to meet at tho Walhalla High School Auditorium on Saturday, November 1st, at ll o'clock a. m. Dr. D. W. Daniel, of Clemson College, will ad dross tho meeting. Lot no trivial matter prevent your being present. Very respectfully, Thoa. A. Smith, Supt. Ed. Oconeo County. --? Two Killed in Explosion. Iowa Falls, Iowa, Oct. 20.-Two mon wore killed, another may die, and sovornl others wore injured fol lowing two explosions In a Uro which destroyed the produce plant of Swift & Co., boro late yostorday. JURORS VOR ; NOV KM Bli R TERM. Court WiH Convono on Monday, tho 3d of November. Following is a list of the petit jurors drawn Inst Monday, the 21st day of October, to serve at the No vember term of Court of General Ses sions, which will bo held at Walhalla on Monday, tho 3d day of November, 1919. J. K. Anderson, Westminster. M. L. Black, Westminster. J. C. Bogga, Westminster lt. F. D. J. W. Broadwell, Walhalla Rt. 2. John Cannon, West Union Rt. 1. W. H. Cantrell, Tamassee. T. J. Carter Battle Creek. J. T. Carver, Westminster. W. F. Crenshaw, Westminster. J. W. Edgar, Westminster Rt. 2. J. B. Fricks, Madison. J. B. L. Gibson, West Union. J. S. Glymph, Fair Play. B. S. Herring, Seneca Rt. 3. C. M. Hunuicutt, Salem Rt. 2. J. Ti Johnson, Seiu\a Rt. 1. B. R. Lawrence, Seneca. W. E. Lee, Westminster Star Rt. M. P. Lemmons, Westminster. G. B. Lynch, Seneca Rt. 1. F. E. Mitchell, Westminster. C. C. Moody, Newry. A. A. Moorehead, Westminster Rt. 1. \ J. H. Nix, Salem. J. A. Patterson, Westminster Rt. 3. G. A. Pike, Westminster. E. N. Ridley, West Union, E. Luther Rogers, Salem. T. E. Smith, Madison Rt. 1. W. A. Taylor, Walhalla Rt. 3. W. R. Taylor, Newry. Joe Tow, Salem. A. A. Whltehedd, Salem. C. P. Whitworth, Seneca. L. li. Williams, Walhalla Rt. 2. C. L. Zimmerman, Westminster. No Court Next Week. There were so few Jury cases to be heard at the present (October) term of Court that tho Oconee Bar Association, at a meeting held prior to the time for holding court, passed a resolution requesting that Judge DeVore, who ls now at Anderson, baye the court adjourned as soon ns opened, thuskdismissing the jurors drawn to begin 'service l?st Monday,' '.the 2'Oth. Judge Devore Hr holding himself in readiness to sign any orders that may be found necessary during the present and next week. There will be no court next week, and those jurors whose names were published last weok to begin serving on next Monday, tho 27th, will not bo required to come to Walhalla. No official summons:" ? were for warded to tho second-week jurors. The above Hst of Jurors published will begin serving for the November (criminal) Court on Monday, the 3d of November. Deputy Killed, Autoists Robbed. Chattanooga, Tonn., Oct. 20. With James Oliver, aged 20, In Jail, posses to-day still were scouring tho vicinity of Ooltewah, James County, for Ed. Martin, his alleged compan ion and accomplice in the killing of Deputy Sheriff McIntosh, and the robbery of many travelers on the Dixie highway Saturday. The two, discharged soldiers, lt ls charged, barricaded the highway near Ooltewah early Saturday, hold ing up all travelers who approached, finally capturing and holding for hours several citizens who came to investigate the killing of Deputy Sheriff McIntosh, who was shot by ono of the boys, whom he attempted to arrest. Oliver was threatened with lynch ing at Ooltewah. A rope was placed about his neck and ho was strung up, but citizens desisted when he promised to give the name of his companion. Deputy Sheriff McIntosh died In full view of persona attracted to tho spot. Attempts to roach him with medical aid wore repulsed at tho point of pistols. Service to Aid 75-Millton. There will bo an all-dny sorvlco at Salem on Sunday, Oct. 26, in thc interest of the Daptist 75 million campaign. Wo huvo tho promise of some fine speakers and singing. Tho public Is cordially invited to como nnd bring woll-fllled baskets. C. R. Abercrombie, Pastor. Quarterly Meeting, Walhalla Circuit. Tho fourth quarterly conforenco of Walhalla Circuit will be held at the Walhalla Methodist church on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 11.00 a. m. Rov. G. C. Leonard, presiding older, will bo present. Foster Spoor, Pastor. Mas?: Meeting at Bethlehem. Thoro will bo a mnss meeting at Bethlehem Baptist church next Sun day, Oct. 26, boginnlng at 10.30 o'clock. An lntorostlng and Inspir ing program has been arranged. Tho members from Mill Creek, Village Crook, Double Springs Baptist ! churches aro most cordially invited to nttend. Much Hmo on the pro grom will bo given a song service. R. E. Long is expected to lead the singing. Dinner will bo served on tho grounds, r 'lng well-filled bas kets. Conter Township Singers. Tho Center Township Singing As sociation will moot with South Union next Sunday nftornoon, Oct. 26, at 2 o'clock. All good singers aro in vited to como, W. H. Higginbotham, President. PORICSEE inonu ii COTTON. Governor Oooperv .Found ltologntos nt Conference Optimistic. Columbia, Oot. 19.-The consen sus of opinion at the World Cotton Conference was that cotton would bring a higher price before the pres ent crop is disposed of and that thore was a botter understanding be tween the growers, factors and spinners as a result of the confer ence, said Governor Cooper, in a statement given out to-night. Tho Governor returned Friday from New Orleans. "There was no effort," he said, "to fix any' prices, as this was not tho purpose of the gathering. 1 noticed, however, what appeared to bo a very fair attitude on the part of those present, all seeming to agree that the grower mus* have a reasonable profit. The consensus of the opinion among those with whom I talked, and among tho speakers, ls that cotton will go higher in price before the present crop is disposed of. The demand for cotton ls far in excess of the sup ply. Mills of Europe, practically Idle for some years, are beginning to renew their activities. Thou, too, tho production of finished goods during recent years has not equalled tho coiiHumption. As n( result oC this thero is but little if any reserve. "The demand for raw cotton, al ready groat, bids fair to become in creasingly Insistent for many months Rehabilitation of industries, in creased wages resulting in a higher standard of living, are among tho reasons for an increased demand for cotton. It was estimated by some of those at the conference that with in a few years tho world will need 40,000,000 bales of cotton annually. In 1914, the last normal year, the total production of cotton through out the world was 28,775,000 bales, of which 16,134,9oVwere grown in the United States." Oconoo Cotton Association. The Westminster district of the Oconee Cotton Association met at Walhalla Court House on the 14th, a goodly number of representatives being present. The following officers were elected: ?Chairman, M. L.k Jones; vice chair man, J. H*. Barnett! secretary, J- R- . Sullivan.. G. M. Barnett, H. L. Vernor and J. H. ^r?wn were elected mombers of thc -ounty board of directors. It .1? decided that all of the West..;r district moetings here after will be held in the school build ing at Westminster. "ORGANIZATION WILL WIN." J. R. Sullivan, Secy. * Walhalla Cotton Markot * * _ * * Cotton on the Walhalla mar- * * ket yesterday brought 35^ctsto * * 85% cts. Indications same to-day, * Maynard Winner in Air. Mine?la, N. Y., Oct 18.-Steering by compass and flying at an aver age speed of nearly two miles a miute, 5,4 00 milos across tho con I tlnent and return through snow, fog, clouds and rain, Lieut. B. W. May nard landed on Roosevelt field at 1.5 0 o'clock this afternoon, the first aviator to finish in the army's great transcontinental air race and relia bility test. He carried as passengers Master Electrician Willam E. ivline, of Harrisburg, Pa., who he described as deserving the "groatest credit," and "Trixie," a German police dog. Unofficial figures compiled hore to night by tho American Flying Club, which has co-operated with the army air service officials in conductin& the race, show that Lieut. Maynard's actual flying time on the return trip was 24 hours, 4 5 minutes and 8 seconds, only a few minutes less than his unofficial flying time on his west bound trip. Oalllaux lteforo Court Oct. 25. Paris, Oct. 1G.-Jos Calllaux. former premier of France, who is under arrest charged witli Intrigu ing to bring about a premature and dishonorable peace with Germany, will appear b fore tho high court of the senate on October 25, at which time the accusation against him will be read and tho dato of his trial determined. College President's Wife Suicides. Lynchburg, Va., Oct. 17.-Mrs j Mary Clary Webb, wife of Wr. Wil ! liam A. Webb, president of Hart - dolph-Mncon Woman's Colego, com mitted suicido hore to-day by taking poison. Dr. Webb is in California, suffering with a nervous breakdown and worry, and his condition is thought to havo caused her act. Double Hanging at Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 17. ? Claude Howell and Henry Uradloy, ! negroos, this morning paid the ex tremo penalty on the gallows for murder. Ciando Howoil was exe cuted for tho murder of Police Offi cer Charles Turknett, being con victed at a special tomi of court. Bradley paid the penalty of doath for tho killing of William P. Jack son, a storekeeper, somo years ago. He was only rocontly captured at Birmingham, Ala. 1,500 Returning from Siberia. Vladivostok, Oct. 18.-Tho Ameri can army transport Groat Northorn sailed from hero Oct. 17 with 100 offlcors and 1,4 00 onllsted mon ro* turning to tho United StatQSi ?