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j Children at the Tore* and a half million children In < .nd pinched like these, at the America that mean life to them In the winters the one friend that had food to give tl today to ncc a child five or six years ol healthy well fed baby the skull should see these children through tue Rigors ol (rest relief organisations hare comble They seek to raise 183,000,000 to save tl starvation and the diseases that come LAURENS PHYSICIAN MET DEA I'll ! ._ j I From a Wow on tho Hoad, Delivered j Ia Mysterious Manner. Laurens, S. C., Jan. 6.-Dr. Hugh! K. Aiken, president of thc Laurens j National Bank, and one of tho most ? prominent citizens of this section of 1 the State, died here to-night at his j home at 7 o'clock from a mysterious I blow, which was indicted on his head '. Just below the ear. He wont to his home shortly after .1 o'clock. When his elder son, Hugh ' Aiken, arrived shortly after ii o'clock be was told hy the colored cook that there was something wrong In the bathroom; that she could hear loud breathing in there. The young man hastened to the room nnd found his father prostrate on the floor in a dying condition. Physi cians were called, but within an hour the stricken arin breathed his last, He had bled profusely from the wound, and a small portion of tin, brain had exuded whon discovered. Tho terrible tragedy ls shrouded in mystery. The general belief 's that he was killed by a burglar,whom he found tn the house upon his re turn homo, for there was no ono there when the doctor wont to his home for tho evening, after spendtn/s the day at his bank. The officers have made an investigation, and there is nothing in tho room that he could have fallon against that would have Inflicted the fatal wound, and lt is not believed that ho was thus Injured boforo going to tho bath room. He was fully dressed and was lying near the fireplace, and there w^re no evidences that there had been a struggle. Dr. Hugh K. Aiken was a 'jon of the late A. M. Aiken, and was roared on a farm noar Cokesbury. He took a special course at the University of South Carolina and later graduatod with honor at the Medlcnl College of Charleston. A fow years later he located at Laurens, and for a long time practiced his profession here, retiring from activo practico nearly twenty yoars ago in order to give his time and talents to buisnoss. He was president of the Laurens Na tional Bank and of tho Fnrmors' and Merchants' Bonded Warehouse, and was interested io many other enter prises here. He was an elder In the First Presbyterian church, and withal one of tho most useful citizens of Laurens. Ho was 53 yoars of ago and is survived by his widow, who was before marriage Miss Minnie Thames, of Charleston, and by two sons, Hugh and Robert Aiken. Suicido ls Indicated, Laurons, Jun. 7.--City and county officials inverti ga ted to-day tho mys terious circumstances surrounding tho death of Hugh K. Aiken, presi dent of the Lau rons National Bank, who was found tate yesterday at his home with a bullet wound in his head. Tho chief of police said at I 1 o'clock to-day that no arrests had boen made. No clues had boon dis covered to indicate that ho was shot by a burglar, which was the suppo sition advanced hy officers soon after Mr. Aikon's body whs dlscovorel In tho bath room. Tho wound In Mr. Aiken's head was mado by a bullet from a .3 2 calibro pistol. . Dr. Aikon's Pistol Found. Laurons, Jan. 7.-Tho thoory of foul play in tho doath of Dr. H. K. Aikon, which occurrod horo yester day afternoon, was dispelled to-day by tho statement of Sheriff Hold that tho doctor's pistol with an ompty Bread Kitchens ?astern and central Burope walt, gaunt u kitchens for the (tot soup and bread since tbe Armistice, America bas bean ?lom. It ls a common sight in Burope ld whoso head has not healed. With a close before two years. America must : another winter, and to that end eight ied into the Burop?rn Relief Council, ils generation of Ku ropo from death by with under-feeding. DIG GAFFNEY MILLS ARIO HIT. Cash Textile Concern is Placed in tho Hands of Receiver. Gaffney, Jan. 5.- lt was learned to-day that the Cash Mills, a $500, OOO local corporation, had by an order of Judge Mciver been put into the hands of a receiver. This mill was organized and erected by ES. lt. Cash, who is a successful mill man of large practical experience, and tho nows of the receivership was receiv ed by the Gaffney public with some thing like consternation. Dr. W. C. Hamrick. who is presi dent of the Limestone, Hamrick and Broad River Mills, was named as the receiver, and it is hoped that be will bo able to redoem the mill from '.lils emhan^tsslug position, and that those who have stock In the corporation will not fnro so badly after all. The difficulty which at present is tho cause of the emharrasmont was brought about by thc fact that Mr. Cash bought cotton heavily a year ago at high prices, expecting to bo able to get machinery promptly with which to spin the same, but the con gestion on railroads caused delays and thc slump came and caught him. There is no allegation of wrong-do ing on tho part of any one connected with tho mills. Habitual Constipation Cured In 14 to 21 Days .LAX-rOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c per bottle. Young Couplo Marry at Westminster. An event that will prove of inter est to many In Oconoo was tho mar riage which was solemnized at tho home of Rev. Geo. Smith, of West minster, on Wednesday afternoon, Doc. 29th, 1920, tho bride bolng Miss Dana Clovoland, of Seneca, and tho groom Clifton Fowler, of Charlotte, N. C., formerly of Walhalla. Tho bride ls a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cleveland, of Westminster, and tho groom ls a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Fowler, of near Walhalla. Tho young couple loft tho following day for Charlotte, N. C., whore they will make their homo. Mr. Fowler is an employee of "The Ford Service" of that city. The Courier, along with a host of other friends, extends sincero good wishos and hearty congratula tions. MOTHERS ?R?iiND For Expectant Mothers USED BY THREE GENERATIONS mun? ron BOOXLCT OM MOTHERHOOD ARO TM MST, nu B>Aoriri.e RMOLATOR CO,, Dm. S-D, ATLANTA. SA. Farmers Should Hove Preference. Washington, Jan. 6.-Senator E. D. Smith, who has been a pionoor in pushing legislation for government manufacturo of air nitrates for uso as fortllizor, said to-day that ho will urgo that tho pending nitrate bill be amended so as to prlvldo specifically that farmers should have tho prefer onco as purchasers of this nitrnv*). Othorwise it is foared that tho fertil izer manufacturers might themselves buy all tho output, and thus defeat, to a largo oxtont, tho purpose of th.' legislation. cartridge was found In tho bath room whoro his body lay. A note was loft In hts room clearly indicating suicide. TAX REDUCTION IS FAVORED, ?j York Citizens Favor tho Cutting of tho Salaries of All Oil iee ivs. York, S. C., Jan. C.-Resolutions that salaries of all olllclnls from Gov ernor to coroner be reduced 15 per cent were passed at a tax-payers' con vention attended by 201) persons here to-day. Several speakers declared that reductions of tho Stute and coun ty levy was necessary. and that if tho present delegation did not try to trim tho county levy the peoplo would elect officers two years hence whdjr would. Senator John Mart declared that If the people wishod it he would vote to abolish Winthrop, tho State University and tho asylum or any other Stato enterprise, but that he would never vote to cripple rural education. A committee was appointed to ox amine appropriations and make rec ommendations for tax reduction at a meeting with tho legislative dele gation, to bo hold In Columbia. For mer Senator J. St. Steele Brice pre sided over tho convention. TRUTH ABOUT AVERAGE MAN Not a Bad Fellow at Heart, and Really Is at Least Entitled te Toleration. The average man ls not a bad fellow when you come to know him. You have to make his acquaintance If you are not to hold yourself aloof from this-'hu man, Interdependent world, remarks n writer In the Philadelphia Ledger. He constitutes a majority. It ls by his vote that candidates are set up and Issues determined and business gov erned and charities supported and plays pa ronlzed. There ls a great deal of money In pleasing the aver age man. Moreover, the level of his tastes is rising, though pessimists re fuse to see lt or to say so. He ls ca pable of education and he bas traveled far since his training began. He needn't always be given all that he asks for; sometimes he makes mis takes, and sometimes he wants what isn't good for him. Sometimes he loses his head, and In an incendiary or inebriate temper, lo.se? that which a cooler judgment In a calmer hour leads him to worry for. But on the whole he is strangely reasonable and patient and self-controlled. It ls touching to find how often he is doing the best he con, according to the light lie has. He serves the world far better than some eccentric and unconventional mortals who sneer at him for following a dull, unemotional routine Leaders of men have learned to deal with the average man, to talk his lan guage and to understand bis ways. They have taught the rank and file to discover a latent capacity and to reveal a strength hidden and unsus pected. They have had faith in "the general good sense and honest Inten tions of mnnktnd." They have gen uinely loved their fellows and their sympathy has beeu real and manifest. Neither in war nor in peace is a vic tory to be won unless the captains put their confidence in a host SCORED ON THE PRINCIPAL Youno School Teacher Got Gloriously ?ven fer Leno 8erlee of 8arcas tio Observations. Now, the principal of this school ls sarcastic as well as intelligent, and whenerer she happens to mention a subject and finds that her teachers are ignorant on the subject she "bawis them out" for their Ignorance. Especially ls this resented by the new .st recruit at the building. Recently the principal acquired "a man," who was a widower. She ls proud of the acquisition, mentioning htm often in her conversations. The other morning ehe began to ask the teachers about an article she had just read In the paper. Now, none of them had read IL Sarcastically she asked: "Well, don't any of you read the papers t" The newest recruit smiled sweetly and wisely. "Of course," she returned, "but not every tiling In them. We Just have time to read the society page and then the death and funeral list so that we shall know who the new widowers are."-Indianapolis News. Despite its long neck, the giraffe has only seven neck verlohnte. A pneumatic planer has boen developed which displaces six or eight mon on ship and car building. CASCAR?IS "They Work while you Sleep" Do you fool at "sixes and sevens" to-day? You aro bilious, constipated! You fool headachy, full of cold, un strung. Your meals don't flt-broath ls bad, skin sallow. Take Cascarots to-night for your livor and bowels and wnko up clear, rosy and cheerful. No griping-no Inconvenience. Chil dren love CaBcarots, too. 10, 2 5, 50 conts.-adv. MANY CHICAGO BREWERIES Are Closed-Have Been Putting Too Hard a "Kick" in Product. Chicago, Jun. 8.-Announcement that threo government exports on brewery Investigations are expected hero Monday from the East to facili tate the closing of Chicago brewer lesysuspected of making real instead Of near boor, followed closely tho re fusal of Prohibition Director Ralph W. stone to renow tho Federal per mits of >313 wholesale liquor dealers ttf ^linois. Th^jjj are said to be the W?f? mon whoso activities resulted InVthe closing of plants where beer \vas made in tho Fast. "Physicians and druggists have simply boen substituted for saloon keepers in supplying tho thirsty with whiskoy," Mr. stone said. "It is ridiculous to believe that more than a third of the whiskoy pre scriptions are used for medicinal pur poses." Mr. Stone said numerous physi cians In Indiana, where whiskey can not be prescribed for medicinal use, had opened branch officer In Illinois In order to obtain prescription books and use them. Ho added that he had revoked many of these permits. A WOK AM'S BACK : The Advice of This Walhalla Woman la. of Certain Value. Many a woman's back has many aches and pains. . Ofttimes 'tis tho kldneyo' fault, i That's why Donn's Kidney Pills are BO effective. Ask your neighbor! Mie-ny Walhalla women know this. Read what one has to say about lt: j Mrs. S E. Powell Walhalla, says: y "Sthrorail years ago kidney trouble e caine on me and my back ached a c gfcijift deal. When I bent over, sharp c pattie would shoot through me ?-nd S specks appeared before my eyes. * Mornings I was as tired as when I Jj went to bed and I waa nervous. My . kidneys didn't act properly. Finally 1 ? began taking Dmn's Kidney Pills and they quickly cured me of the trouble t I havo groat faith in this medicine." I Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't t simply ask for a kidney remedy-g?t I Dean's Kidney Pills-ih?> same that i Mrs. Powell had. Foster-Mllburn Co., 1 Mfrs, Buffalo. N. Y. T) Fight Open Shop te Finish. 1 St^Louis, Mb., Jan. 7.-Instead of 1 giVf.rug headway, the "open shop" I movement over the nation has begun to lecede, said Samuel Gompers, vet eran head of the American Federa- < Hon of Labor, who conferred here ' Wednesday with local labor leaders. J "We aro going to fight tho open , shop and fight it to a finish," he de clared. "They cannot push us off 1 our own front porch." Autoing for Wolves. The motorcycle threatens to out rival the broncho as an Instrument of locomotion on Western ranches and cattle ranges. According to the Illus trated World, eowhoys nra using lt for rounding up cattle, driving in stray animals, Inspecting long Unes of fences and other such work. By all odds the most remarkable purpose for which the motorcycle is employed, however, is that of chasing coyotes. Such a machine, if the terrain be not too difficult can easily overtake one of those little gray wolves, tiring the beast down to a point where lt can no longer turn and dodge successfully. Then it ls simply a matter of a whirl of the lariat, and the vicious brute, with a few quick spurts of the motor cycle Is choked to death.-Philadel phia Public Ledger. She Knew. The girls In the seventh grade all wore largo bair bows made of beau tiful, bright tissue paper. They were not only Inexpensive but so pretty that they were declared a great suc cess until one day lt rained and the bows faded all over the little owners' hair. Then great was the lamenting. One of the boys looked from th? girls with their spotted red and blue and purple hair to two spinster teach ers in the iifty-year-old class. "I don't kaow as they're so badly off," he re marked to the tencher who was young and pretty and with a strong sense of humor, "I'd rather be faded on ac count of having beaus than to he on account of not having them." Then teacher smiled. She toe had preferences.-Indianapolis News. Belt Full of Sea Lion Scalps. As the sea Hon ls regarded as the worst enemy of the salmon, the state of Washington pays n bounty of $2.50 on every sen Hon scalp and recently William Hunter, who devotes his en tire time to hunting sen Hons, collect ed $880 for 352 scalps which he gath ered during the season. This man Is also paid by tho salmon fisheries for his efforts to rid tho waters of the sea Hons. Ile ls known ns tho "king of the sea Hon hunters." Black Opal Prized. Almost every known gem is mined In Australia. The black opal ls the most beautiful of all. It has Increased 800 per cent In value in the last two years and the best quality now brings nearly $40 a carat It ranges In sise) frew 1 to 40 carats. As Dead \ Every druggist in town-ye gist has noticed a great falling all give the same reason. C place. "Calomel is dangerous and Liver Tone is perfectly safe prominent local druggist. Take "Dodson's 1 Dodson's Livor Tone is poraonall guaranteed by every druggist wb sells it. A large bottle costs but few cents, and if it fails to give caa reliof in every case of liver sluggisl n?Bs and constipation, you have onl to aak for your money back. Dodson's Liver Tone ia a piensan tasting, purely vegetable remod; harmless to both children and adult HALF YOUR LIVING WITHOUTMONEY COST tatton Production Costs Can Be Cut In Half By Food And Grain Making And Saving Atlanta, Georgia.- (Special.)-"High ?rices for cotton, such as we had a ear ago cannot reasonably be expect d for a long time to come. European ountxies that normally uso half our rop aro so thoroughly disorganized nd paralyzed In a business way that hey will not bo able to take the inual quantities and pay high prices or many years to como," said H. 0. lastings, President of the great louthoastern Fair. "This situation whioh we cannot lontrol, COIIB for tower costs of raak ng cotton as well as reduction in cot on acreage. The quickest, safost md moBt effective way to reduce cot* un making cost IB to produce on one's >wn acres every pound of food, grain ind forage needed for family, tenants md laborers and live stock. "Tho situation requires chickens, logs, milk cows and acres of cora, >ats, wheat, forage and miscellano >us oropB from which to feed. them. L.aat, but not least, in Importance ia. ?he home vegetable gardon which 1? the quickest and cheapest source of Tood In the world. "Most folks here in the South dont take the home garden seriously and thereby make a great mistake. There ?re too many of the ilck and a prom Ito' sort of gardens and mighty few )f the real sure enough kind. "We have boen told repeatedly hy those who plan and prepare for a real garden, plant lt, tend lt end keep lt .eplantod through the season, that lt tarnishes half the family living at no noner cost except the sm sil amount rpent for the seeds needed. "The garden hi, or rathor should be, he earliest planted. It brings food he quickest. It starts cutting store illls fer food the first week anything s ready to use. A little later, half >r more needed tor the table cornea ?ut of the garden. "If rightly tended and replanted it mppllos food all summer and fall, the turpins above dally needs goes into cans or ls dried for winter use. Yes, he right kind ot garden ls a life saver, and wo all need a life-saver ot this klad in 1921." rh? Quinina Tfcft Daos Not ?fftet fha Head )ecauae ot its tonie and laxative effect, LAXA riVR BROMO Q U IN IN li la better than ordinary ulnine and doea not cauae nenrouiees- aor n-ring la head. Remember the lull name and ook fox thc aicoaturc ot H. W. GROV8. 90c. Mun Killed in Court I loo m. Orlando, -Fla., Jan. 5.-John Brown, married, of this city, was mot and instantly killed in police court hero this morning by L. no tating, also of this city. The trouble came about through an alleged In fatuation of Drown for Mrs. notat ing. Drown was nrested upon tho mplaint of tho husband and was fined $100. He was In tho act of counting oat . tiis money to pay his fino when Ha laling whipped out his gun, firing | four shots, one of which hit Drown n Hie temple, causing Instant death. 3ne of the shots narrowly missed j tfnyor Duckworth. A o.oner's !n luest found Hotaling quilty,of mur-: 1er. I I You Must Rep] I and Tear on t Did you ever atop to consid what a tremendous task is plac upon your human system eve day? Your heart is constantly pum lng life end vitality to every pa of your Body. Thia is being ra idly consumed after being turn into snergy and strength th keep** your system performing i various functions. Every day there is a certs amount of wear and tsar that mu be replaced, if you are to enj >uT druggist and everybody's drug : off in the sale of calomel. They )odson's Liver Tone is taking its I people know it, while Dodson's and gives better results," said a .iver Tone" Instead! Take a spoonful at night and wako up feeling lino; no biliousness, sick headache, acid stomach or constipated bowels. It dooen'fc gripe or cause in convenience, all the next day like vio lent calomel. Takp a doso of calomol today and tomorrow you will foe! weak, sick and nauseated. Don't lose a day's work I Take Dodson's Liver Tone instead and fool fine, full of vigor and ambition. 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E. oooi>, TINNER. - WALHALLA. S. 1 --4 CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina. Coun ty of Oconee.- (In Court of Probate) -By V. F. Martin, Esq., Probate Judge.-Whereas, IDA EARLE has made suit to me to grant her Letter? of Administration of tho Es tate of and Effects of Claud E. Earle, Deceased These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin? drcd and creditors of the said Claud E. Earle, Deceased, that they he and appear beforo mo, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, on Friday, tho> 14th day of Janu ary, 1921, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in tho forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal thia 31st day of December, A. D. 1920. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN. Judge of Probate for Oconee Co., 8.C. Published on the 5th and 12th days of January, 1921, in Tho Keo wee Courier, and on the Court House door for tho tim? prescribed by law. Jan. 5, 1921. 1-2 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Estate of Stephon Baldwin, Deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all per* sons having claims against said es tate will present the same, duly at tested, within the time proscribed by law, or be barred W. M. BALDWIN and JAMES L. GRISSOP, Executors of the Estato of Stephen Baldwin, Deceased. Dec. 29, 1920. 52-3 lace the Wear he Human System er ed ry P ,rt Si at Ita in ist oy good health. Many people have found S. S. S. a great aid in keeping their system in good condition. Being such a fine blood tonic and syatem-buildor S. S. S. strengthens and enriches the blood supply, and gives new vigor and vitality to the whole body. S. S. S. ia sold hy all druggists. Write for free literature and full information to Chief Medical Ad viser, 162 Swift Laboratory, At* lanta, Ga.