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,.. i? . . ... IN *J-^V^' ? ,V ' ,, .f.v !''''-.'.;' ";' ' J.J, . . ?"'i'K.'i THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FALSE TO AFT MAN." . VFEB. g ?022? New Series No. 940. - Volume LXXL - No. K. Seeds f Plan Fulcrum Oats Abruzzi Rye, Winter Barlej Also Orimso few days. c. w. &, J. E WALHAL XZ?J& It Pays to Bi NEW TURKISH OUTRAGES COME After Conflagration which Swept the City of Smyrna-Hundreds Shot? . London. Sort. 15.-Massacros of far-reaching proportions aro report ed to have occurred at smyrna at < ending tho terrible conflagration which lias just swept over that city. The first reports came from Greek from British oye-witiiosies and front ^Americans arriving at Greek ports tended to confirm tho massncros and gave harrowing accounts of tho ex tont of tho devastation wrought., An English agency dispatch de clared the British admiral bad warn ed tho Turks at Smyrna that if the massacres continued tho Turkish quarter would be bombarded. A correspondent, of Reuters arriv ing at .Malta 'said hundreds of bodies of Ibo victims were lying in Hie st>cots of Smyrna when ho left and that the pillaging and massacraing were continuing. Tho Creeks were not blameless, bo declared, as'thoy had aroused the Turks by setting firo to villages during tho retreat of tho Greek army. Tho invasion of tho British con sulate at Smyrna by thc Turks, and tito murder of an ofllcial also were reported. A Greek semi-official dispatch from Athens quoted an American Investi gator as estimating tho number of victims up to tho time of tho fire in Smyrna at 1,000. The property loss from the conflagration is estimated in tho Greek quarters at $7.1,000, 000. Among tho Turkish outrages was tho carrying off of many girl pupils of tho American Girls' College, it is alleged, Tho Greek belief ls that the fire was set by tho Turks to conceal tho traces of their alleged misdeeds. Terrible Stories. Refugees arriving in Athens from Smyrna recount terrible stories re garding tho state of tho city, owing to the ferocity of the Turks. Imme diately on their arrival ibo Kemalist troops gave themselves over to mas sacro and robbery of tho Christians mid tho quays were littered with tho corpses. A Greek jotirnaltis was shot dead and dragged through the stroets tied on the back of an nutomobilo. An Amor lean passenger who ar rived ot Piraeus from Smyrna says he saw 9 00 Armenians forced by tho Turks to embark on a lighter. Tho Armenians wore thou shot down from tho shore, tho bodies hoing left to float in tho water. According to otbor passengers, prominent mem bers of tho British colony In Smyrna \vore similarly murdered. Were at Paradise College. It is believed here that tho four teen naturalized Americans reported missing in Smyrna aro members of tho American International Colony, which comprises tho bulk of tho American population lu Smyrna. Thoy wero at tho Paradise Collego compound, throo miles from Smyrna, or Fall ting. , 1 Rosen Rye, Vetch, Rape, % Burr Clover, ii Clover in a Bauknight, LA, S. C. ny for Cash. according to a telegram dated Sept. 12th. Several teachers of this college had already Hod. , REV. Wm. A. MASSA Uli AU DEAD. Was Well Known Minister of South Carolina Methodist Church. Johnsonville, S. C., Sept. 17.-Rev William .Augustus Massabeau, Wido 'hero to-day after a long illness. Ile will bo burled at Chester Tuesday. Rev. Mr. Massabeau \vas born in Spnrtanburg July 13, I860, tho son of Rev. John D. Massabeau. Ile grad uated from Wo ff ord College in 1S89 and taught school at Smithville for two years. Afterwards ho was prin cipal of Henron Academy in Darling ton county for two years. Ho was licensed to preach by the Darlington circuit quarterly conference in 1S92, and in 1893 was admitted to tho South Carolina. Conference at Sum ter. Ho married Miss Rosa Oliver Car son, of Orangeburg county, Juno 30, 1890. Ho was pastor, at various times, of Grace church. Union; it Greenwood, Ridgevlllc, Central church, Sprtrtanburg; Buncombe s>root church, Greenville, and others. Ho served eight years on tho church's board of missions and thc conference board of education, and was delegate to the general conference In 1914, Ile is survived by bis widow, ono son, John Mas?nboau, of Jonesville and three daughters, Mrs. Clyde Car ter. Chester; Mro. .'burston Boland, Springfield, and Miss Francos Massa beau, of Johnsonville. WILLIAMS QUITS STATE HOARD. Will Docomo Adjunct Professor and Take lp Ministerial Work. Columbia, Sept. 13-Rev. G. Croft Williams, secretary of tho State Board of Public Welfare, bas ten dered his resignation, according to announcement mado this afternoon by Governor Harvey. Ile will become adjunct professor of sociology of tho University of South Carolina, and at tho gamo timo rector of St John's Episcopal church of this city. Mr, Williams' successor has not yet been selected, but a committee from tho Coard of Public Welfare has boon nppointod to look for a suc cessor. Tho resignation of Mr. Wil liams becomes effective as soon as his successor shall bc named. Mr. Williams has mado a remark able record as secretary of tho board, Ho will take up his new duties at tho university with tho opening of tho 1022-23 session. l-'lvo Cows Crain crt Together Killed. IJnlonvlllo, X. Y., Sept. 14.-Five cows, all attached to the same chain, were killed on Frank Ford's farm near boro by a bolt of lightning to day. Another bolt ripped off a sec tion of tho steoplo of Grace church In Port jervis. Slato shingles woro scattered for a distance of 100 foot. OH KAT GIRSY SMITH MEETINGS Dr?wing to a Close---Freo Examina lion for Women mut Children. Seneca, Sept. 19.-Special': Mr. and Mn?. R. K. Nlmmons are enter taining a line son in thoirhomc, who arrived on tho 13th. Miss Anul? Whitten, of Pendleton, spent several days' hero with rela tives and attended tho Gipsy Smith m oe tin gs. The Gipsy Smith series ot meetings aro not only enlisting tho Interest of Soneca and Oconee. hut every night lnrgo numbers of poopic from differ ent parts of this and other States como to hoar tho noted evangelist. Tho attendance record went over tho top Sunday night, whon .every seat under tho big tent was taken at least ono hour before ?he nour for sorvice, and tho samo can bo said for the seats outside tho tent willoh took caro of tho overdow. Many men and women, unable to get seats, stood throughout the on tiro sorvice. Mr. Smith's messages have roached the hearts of seores of church mom hors who bavo drifted away from their Saviour and-who want to rededicate themselves to Him, and as many aro taking their stand for Jesus for the first time. The inspiring music by the largo choir, with Rov. John A. Wood as conductor and Miss Lucilo I Abernethy, pianist, is soul-stirring. A fcaturo of thc Sunday evening ser vices was two musical selections givon by tho Augusta malo quartette. These gentlemen motored from Au gusta Saturday night and loft after tho Sunday night service for their homos. They carno all tho way from Augusta to boar Gipsy Smith, for whom tboy bad formed a strong friendship when ho held a meeting in their city two years ago. Mr. Smith has announced that he will on Friday night tell tho story of how Jesus entered tho Gipsy tents, which will embrace his life's story. Sunday will bring to a close the Gip sy Smith meetings of three weeks. He will preach Sunday morning at 11.15 and agnin at 8 p. m.. All who want t^ haye, a good Boat had bp.Uer,. " Freo Medical Exnhtf nnti?us t for the children of Oonceo county, and conferences with specialists on the care and feeding of children.wlll be bold at Seneca on Friday, Sept. 29, in the Edwards-Austin Building, be ginning at 9 a. m. and running all day. Specialists from Columbia and Greenville and Spartanbitrg will co operate with the Oconee County Medical Association, tho State Board of Health, tho Red Cross, tho wo men's clubs, the Wizard of Tamassoe chapter, D. A. R. and the ministers of tho gospel, toward making this tho greatest day for tho hoallh of tho women and children of Oconee coun ty ever put over by any county in tho State, lt is expected that every mo ther interested in tho wolta''C of her children will bo present. All children under seven years old with suspected serious physical de fects should bo prosentcd for exami nation. The management of tho moving picture house in Seneca has offered to v* on health Hims on Saturday, Sept. 29th, and a banquet will bo ten dered by ?bo above organizations to 50 of the leading men and women of Oconoo county and the representa tives of the Red Cioss and tho State and Federal governments with a view to establishment of a public honlth nursing service and a community hospital for Oconeo county. Miss Blackburn, of tho bureau of child bygleno of tho State Board of Health, ls now In Oconee conducting olassos for mid-wives at various points and assisting tho Oconoe County Modical Society In holding baby conferences at Westminster, Walhalla, Newry, Jordania and else where. Free Clinic for Mothers and Babes. . Tho movement for tho free clinic for mothers and babies, under the auspices of tho medical association, found expression in tho meeting of a committee of repr?sent?t ive wo men at tho home of Mrs. S. K. Dendy Monday morning. Miss Blackburn, public health nurse, in chargo of tho work In Oconee county, directed thc committee, and plans wore laid for this campaign, which means more \o tho future citizenship of Oconoo than any single agency over employed- in our county. Health is tho founda tion of all dovolopmont, physical, moral, mental, and nearly all dis ease is preventable, Ninety por cont of criminals cared for in Jails, refor matories or institutions maintained by tho State come from tho mondilly defectivo. It is much easier and A great deal chcapor to save them hy giving them proper treatment In tho early years than lt ls to care for them after the trouble ls fastened on them. Tho medical association has invited ominent bilby specialists to bo hero and assist in this examination of mothers and babies under seven years of ago. This examination will bo entirely free, but mothers bring ing ehlldron aro requostod to bring a loose slip or gown to bo used wlitlo tho examination ls hoing mado. Those expecting to avail tbonisolvos of this opportunity aro requostod to notify Mrs. B. Ai Lowery in order that ar rangements may bo mado to look af ter tho comfort of thoso coming. If BOUNTY hi Lady Capturai soiial l'ai Bounty T Mrs. C. N. and Gora H? Marion Hui) relatives in. Miss Kala, ing for sevo clan has abb citis is the o; that an ?p$: to recovory'. lier early QO1 We are est?r's con od. Early ol? D. A; Perri among her ;; an opossum, disturbance, on-hor.s? to", bad swoop chicks, an escapo thy house. Mrs" an axe, dead victim Mrs. M Springs, is. with h or j Wright. M O. H. D the com mu L. P. Rn lng from\ several we I last nighty j morning, a cover Mr-?? a ni' daughter,ii: granddaug Gamble a$ lan la, and1^ cobs, of Bh/U the homo jp' ling last w Mrs. CV)?: Newberry Misti-, Mar M?. n twa&ill in f?rbor m ?IlLAND MOWS. M^?alder-Per col! Interest. eb>;t 18.- Special: irsbn; Misses Zola l/h?j?Vtheir brother, 'spe^t a weok with 1$, rocon Hy. phi has boon su ff or iya' and her physi SQ that appondi *0f7vhor trouble, and niay bo necessary ?fiends hopo for nco. Ib.Mport Mrs. Rocb V?W much Improv \pg ln3t week Mrs. ..Jto?rd a commotion.! ?|?on^, and, thinking! \^hti bo causing tho , rushed to tho chtck Mt^argo hawk, which k^yh'fi'mong tho young i$ry?ng lo make bis hp. wire wall of the ij# being armed with Returned with liol* pickett, or Sandy JLng a few weeks ter, Mrs. W. D. Anderson, was in linday. rho hrs been sU ff or rie appendicitis for ?ad a severo attack able to ho up this fo- hopo will soon re J. N. Hodgson and H Edith Hodgson, and Misses Isabelle jjdit'h Hodgson, of At a?d Mrs. Merkel Ja (olphia, Pa., visited at and Mrs. J. P. Strib >. and^Paulin? ^Liberty Hlil; hderson will visit in ? w<aek as a guest of M o'In tosh. s. Rob Hubbard and ,.ro.spending a few days 'th .fire, Hubbard's pnr Gnnt. and their brother, Tom Anderson, of Greenville, were week-end guests of their aunt, Mrs. S. Nf; Hughs. Mrs. A. C. Ballengor, of Sn\idy Springs, spent the woOk-ond at. tho home of Mr. and Mrs. .1. J. Ballon go r. Mrs. Sue O'Neal and daughter, Miss Christine, of Westminster, were week-end guosts- of Mr. and Mrs. Josso Hubbard. Miss Lura Porritt left Saturday for Pendleton, whore she has accept ed a position as teacher in tho Pen dleton school. Miss Ida Beth Doyle left Friday for Winthrop College. Misses Sara Cater and Etta Ad ams and Chnrlio Cater, of LOOK Creek, spent the week-end among homofolks in the community. Misses Olive Lynch and Willie Mc Donald will leave Tuesday for Hock Hill, wbero they will resume their college course a*. Winthrop. Miss Hsther Edens, of Piokens, is visiting her cousin,'Miss Olive Lynch. OCONEE CO. S. S. CONVENTION. Session Will Dc Held at Richland on Sunday, October 8th. Tho Oconoo County Sunday School Convention will be held at Richland, In tho Brosbytolran church, on Sun day. Oct. 8th, next. The authorities aro at work on a strong program. Dr. D, W. Daniel and Kev. A. 13. Drlggers, of Clemson College, have ? promised to attend. Several other strong speakers aro under partial prom iso to bo present. Services will bogia at 10 o'clock and will last all day. Tho district and county conven tions rei cully bold all over tho State liavo shown increased interest, in the organized Sunday school work, lt ls confidently believed Oconee's next will bo Oconee's best. Tho conven tion is not a delegated body. All Sunday school workers, and all friends of tho cause, all who believe in "Christian co-operation for King dom service," are cordially invited to attend. Wm. S. Morrison, Pres. Oconoo Co. S. S. Association. Overcome by Gas, Dies in Well. Gaffney, Sopt. 17.-Andrew Tho mas, a negro well digger, living in tho Starr farm section of Cherokee county, sufferod Injuries yesterday whilo digging a well on tho Brick House plantation, which rcs il tod in bis death. Tho negro was CO feel below tho surface when ho was over coino by gas, and when ho sounded a.signal of distress ho was Immedi ately drawn to the top, but Just al tor ho was helped from tho well, he lost his balance and foll back, strik ing tho earth GO feet below. Coroner J. S. VInesott, of Gaffney, was noti fied of tho affair, but as it appeared to bo clearly en accident tho coroner did not doom an inquest necossary. Impossiblo to notify Mrs. Lowery, como and bring tho baby any way, bul remombor that those who notify Mrs. Lowery will bo ontltlod to ex amination first. We have a f Mules to sell Ch Two extra go Cows Several good s gons, both one a Cheap. Arthur Walhal! ?Oldsmobile A SOME SPECIAL .1 LUCES NAMED. F. H. Weston ami J. H. S. Lyles will presido Over Oconeo Court?. Columbia, Sept. ll. - Governor Harvey, at tho request of Chief Jus tice Gary, has appointed a numbor of special judges. Carroll Q. Simms, of Barnwell, vice Judge M"crvor, deceasod, to hold the term of court for Anderson coun ty, beginning thc first Monday in Oc tober. F. H. Weston, of Columbia, vico Judge S. Wi G. Shipp, disqualified, to .1 old tho term of court for Oenone County, beginning Oct. 9, 1922. J. B. S. Lyles, of Columbia, vico Judge Mciver, deceased, to hold the torin of court for Oconeo county, be ginning tho third Monday in October. W. C. MoLain, of Columbia, vice Judgo Ernest .Mooro, deceased, to hold the term of court for I lorry county, beginning Oct. 23d. .Mendel L, Smith, of Camdon, vice Judgo Moore, deceased, to hold tho term of court for Marion county, be ginning tho first .Monday in October. AMERICAN MISSIONARY KILLED. Rev. Gates, American, bad Deon in india for Many Years. Bombay, British India, Sept. If). Rev. Lorin S. Gates, of tho American mission, was murdered at Bijapur Oil dept. fi. Tho police arrested a Mo hammedan charged with tho crime. Mr. Gales, who was 77 years old, and had been for -17 yer -a with tho American mission at Sholnpar, had gone to Bijapur at 'ho rottnest of Miss Ful ch ar, hoad of the branch mission there. The branch had rent ed for its indian workers part of an old Mohammedan palace. The land lord was a Mohammedan, who occu pied part of tho palace himself, and, according to Miss Fulchar, was con stantly putting restraint on the ton an;:;. Hbo had asked Mr. Gatos to como thero to negotiate with tho landlord. Th is he did unsuccessfully and decided to remove tho workers elsewhere. Ile and Miss Fulchar wero leaving tho palaco in search of another house, when tho landlord sprang from behind a trco and foiled the missionary, slashing him with a sword. Mis-? Fulchar narrowly es caped. Mr. Gales was taken tc a hos pital, .whore ho tiled, It is under stood that Mrs. Gates will continue tho mission work at Shoiapur. Mr. Gates was supported by tho Congregational church, Washington, D. C. Easloy Election Void. (Bickens Sentinel.) Tho election recently held In Eas loy and which resulted in favor of tho town issuing $50,000 for addi tional paved streets and $80,000 for past indebtedness, has been thrown out and declared no election, A committed of Easley citizens op posed to tho ?O.OOO bond lssuo em ployed Carey & Carey, attorneys, to contest tho election, and lt was dis covered that not n sufficient numbor of property owners had signed the petition asking for thc election. GOOD MULES CHEAP! ew extra Good eap. ; | od fresh Milch econd-hand Wa nd twovhorse Brown, la, S. C. Jets the Pace." PRESS TUCK KU GIVEN 3 YEAHS. Man Who Shot Justin Woolbright nt Townvillo Receives Scntcnco. Anderson, Sept. 13,-Press Tuck er, convicted last Friday In Sessions Court of manslaughter in connection with tho killing of Justin Wool bright at Townvillo on May 27th of i this year, was this morning sontonc- ?. ! cd to a term of imprisonment on the county works or in tho State peni tonMnry, for a period of three years, after counsel for tho dofonso had made a motion for a new trial,willoh was ovor-ruled by Judge .Mendel; Smith, tho presiding judge In over ruling tho motion for a new trial .lodge Smith declared that tho caso bad boen fairly presented to tho court and an impartial trial given the defendant, and in fairness to tho Jury who bad indicated the smallest punishment in tbolr verdict, ho could not sot asido tho verdict. Tho motion was entertained by tho court, and ibo arguments for tho defense conducted by Air. Miller. In ids argument bo declared that tho verdict was not responsive to tho tes timony, and that in Iiis behalf tho man was either guilty of murder, or acquittal should have boon bis lot. Ho also reviewed many phases of tho case, thc trial of which consumed a long poriod. THE OFFICIAL DECLARATION. County Chairman .Makes Declaration of Results of Second Primary. State of South Carolina, County of Oconoo. From an od?ela] tabulation of tho returns In tho riecoud primary olec tlon for Oconoo county, tho follow ing result ls declared: FL I"). McDonald and E. Timmor man, having received a majority of tho votes cast for members of tho House of Representativos, aro here by declared t li o nominees of tho par ty for tho House. W. M. Dillard having rocolvod a majority of tho votes cast for Magis trate nt Westminster, ia horoby de clared to bo the nomineo of tho parly for that position. Jas. H. Drown, Co. Chairman. D. A. Smith, Secrotnry. (Tho official tabulation of tho voles cast in tho second olectlon will bo found on second pago th iswook.) Mis. Harding Much Hotter. Washington, Sept. 17-Mrs. Hard ing, now safely 'on Ibo road to com pleto recovery from ber rocont seri ous Illness, probably will spend the rmtivo recuporativo period at tho White Houso, it was said to-day by thoso closo to the executive family. - From Walhalla Houto 8, Walhalla, Route 3, Sopt. 18.-Spo lia': \iisses Pearl Hm 1th and Janlo Lipscomb were recent visitors to relativos in Anderson. Mack Fowlor, of Glonv?llo, N. C., itopped ovor a few hours recently at ?ho homo of his cousin, W. W. Fow lor, on a visit to his farm, which is OCated In Southern Coorgin. J. Fred Fowlor will fill his rogular ?tppointincnt at Liberl-Tuext Sunday,