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14V ,~ rICKENS .LLRL.22 A SHORT NEWS ITEMS. Domestic In addressing the Pennsylvania leg islature, former President Taft deplor ed the great public waste in the Unit ed States and advised the lawmakert to conserve the 'people's money an resources. Mayor Blankenburg and the cit3 council of Philadelphia have permitted the Liberty Bell to be taken to Sar Francisco to the exposition. It will not" be moved, however, until aftei the annual Fourth of July celebratior in Independence Hall. Officials of the American steamshii companies operating out of Seattle and San Francisco have been notified by the British admiralty office in London that the British government will search every 'American steamer out of these ports sailing for Alaska that touch at Canadian ports and re move all German passengers aboard to held as prisoners of war. These c' panies immediately discharged all me era of their crews who were Ger -mr and refused to book any Ger man passengers. Gen. Victoriano Hucrta, former dic tator of Mexico driven from power by President Wilson, issued a stateme't in.' New York, declaring he had no part in President Madero's assassina tion. When shown the statement, Col. Perea Romero, the Carranza min ister to Japan, stated in Seattle that Huerta's assertion was "all humbug," that "it is useless for the former dic tator to disclaim any responsibility of the Madero tragedy,'' as Itomero says lie was an- eyewitness of .the whole massacre. In a serious street' car wreckg, which . collided with a freight train in De troit ,thirteen passengers were killed aid twenty-seven injured.- Inexperl ence of the motorman is given as the cause of the wreck. A navy diver descended to the sub mar 'ine F-4, lying in the Pacific off Honolulu at a depth of 288 feet. The diver was under water two hours and on the ocean'' bottom twelve minutes. His descent was lower than has ever been made before. Ten masked and armed men held up a New York Central freight train just out of Buffalo and uncoupled and loot ed the cars. They made .their escape over the suspension bridge across the - Niagara river into Canada. Sensational testimony is being brought out in the federal industrial relations - commission's investigation of the telegraph companies in Cliicago. One witness said a black-list was kept against all operators and made inter changeable between all companies. -A boat landintg .at .Morgan City, La., from Demera-a, British Gilnea, brkought four cases of yellow fever to the United States. Several of the passenger list on the boat died en route and were buried at. sea. - A resolution providing for state-wide prohibition in 1917, passed by 59 to 14 by the lower house of tli FPlorida leg islature, was lost in the senate by a vote of 19 to 1,2.. -Oe'more vote would have carried the 'Measure. William -R.>Nblson, editor for many years*,of the Kinsas City Star, died after. a. prolonged illness. Bishop Mann 'of the' Episcopal diocese of Florida conducted the funeral serv ices. 4 message of condolence wvas r-e ceivod from President Wilson. Francisco Urquidi, personal repre sentative. of General Villa in New York, issued a. statemenit declaring both . Villa and Carransa would unite In any effort to exterminate ,General Huerta fr-om Mexico, should the'fatter make any, attempt to renew his aktiv ities in the .southern repub~lic, Engagement Announced The Easley correspondent. of. the the Greenville News says:. The. pleasant social event given by Mrs. J. Milton King at her home'Friday afternoon was of particular interest to those present, as the hostess announced the engagement of her sister-in-law, Miss Ruth King, and Mr. Brandon Taylor. The affair came as a <complete sur prise to the many friends of the con tracting parties and was received with considerAble iriterest Invitations were issued by Mrs. King to a rook party and about thirty 'ladies attended. Heart qhaped score cards with tiny Cupids on therti were used for the games, wvhich proved niost exciting. After several hours at the card tables the guests were invited into the dining room, where block cream, heart-shaped cakes and mints wore served. The home of Mrs.- King was made very attractive on this oc'casion by ths use of pink apple blossoms, which were used in profusion. Pink and white car nations also occupied a prominent place in the decorations. Just before leaving the guests were presented with small bags of r-ice, which wvere opened, only to find the following words: "This rice Is to be used for Ruth King and Brandon Taylor, June 8, 1915." ,The guests thern rushed to the bride-elect and showered her with the rice -which they had received. Miss King hM always made Easley hyorhone and her many admirable traits of tha~ter has won hel- many friends .zbet-,,wh regret that she. will make her eelsewhere. ~ -.M 'Fayo, ~.young business ann '~~,O II any friends to re S~tOW~t~I1 ortune. Tre aa at cloth forsa e a 6 o~.~ John Meriella, 19 years old, he been arrested on the charge of thre2 ening the life of Vincent Astor unle, he received $500 from the millionair Harry K. Thaw, millionaire nmurde er of Standford White, has been o dered back to the Matteawan asylui for the criminal insane by the appe late division of the New York supren courts. Plans are now being formt lated by Thaw's counsel to take th cahe before the state court of appealh The new Argentine battleship, M< reno, recently launched at Philade: phia and dedicated by President Wi son at Annapolis, ran aground i1 Delaware river on a shoal near th, entrance to the bay. No great damagi was suffered, and the great vessel wil proceed on her way to Hampton Roade Nelson W. Aldrich, fqr many year United States senator from Rhode Island, co-author of the Payne- Aid rich tariff law and considerod th4 greatest financial authority in Amer ca since Alexander Hamilton, died sud denly of apoplexy at his New Yorl residence. Sereno Payne, who wrot, the law with him, died in Washingtoi last Becember. Senator Aldrich wai the father-in-law of John D. Rocke feller, Jr. Charles R. Crane of Chicigo, ar pointed American minister. to Chini by Preii4ent Taft, and then -recallei Just as he was sailing from San Frai ofsco, hsgs. presented a statue of Thom as Jefferson to the University of Vir ginia, which was unveiled amid ii pressive ceremonies at Charlottes ville, Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, one o America's foremost novelists, is con Aned to her apartments in a Nev York hotel with a serious attack o: pneumonia, contracted, it is believed while aboard ship on her recent re turn from Europe. Washington It is expected sensational develop ments will follow in the charges brought by tlie Riggs National bani of Washington against Secretary o1 the Treasury McAdoo and Comptrollei of the Currency Williams. The banl officials declare . the secretary ant comptroller wish to ruin their insti tution. Counter charges may over shadow these accusations as alleget violations o fthe national bank act. or the part of the Riggs officials are ru mored. The state department received at official dispatch from the foreign sec retary of Spain at Madrid advisini the United States of the real caus< of General Huerta's visit to this coun try. Acocrding to the official infor mati-m the Spanish government virtu ally requested the former Mexicar dictator to quit Spain on account o the high feeling against him there, that his life was endangered. -uerta's pur port ed atrocities against Spaniards in Mexico during his days of power stir. red up the Spanish people. The Span. ish government informs Washington that Huerta deposited $25,000,000 in Spanish banks after fleeing from Mex. ico. This, he is said to have looted from Mexican banks during his re gime. It is announced Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Comptroller o1 Cuirrenicy Williams will have the back ing of the government in the suit brought against them by the Riggs National bank, alleging the officials sought to ruini that -financial institu tion. Louis D. Brandeis of Boston, famous as the prosecutor in the Bat linger Alaskan land investigation in the Taft cabinet scandals, will ap pear for Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller' Williams. Foreign The Toronto city council tendered a banquet to Mayor Woodwardl of At. lanta and his official party who are visiting that city. Thle Japanese are preparing for the coronation of their nilkado, Yoshiht to, next November. The ceremony was to have taken place last November, but a postponement was necessitated on account *of the (heath of the dow ager empress. Villa's defeat at Celaya by General Obregon of the Carranza forces seems to have been just as decisive as his~ loss at Matamoros inflicted two weeks ago by General Carranza himself, ac. cordling to reports received by Gen oral Yunston at Brownsville. Villa has abandoned his siege of Matamoros and is rushing all his troops from the north and wvest to his assistance at Celaya. General Zapaia is reported to be preparing to evacuate Mexico City for Chihuahua to establish the Villa. Zapata capital. Carranza successes ever Villa forc es continue to be reported. F.ollowv. Ing a decisive battle near Neuvo La redo,'in which the Villa troops were repulsed, about 350 Villa men who were taken prisoners were said to have bee~n executed in horrible butch cry. Machine guns mowed down 120 of them; others were killed with re volvers and the rest bayonetted. Trho slaughter of women camp followers of the Villa lines wvho wvere caught by the Carranzaistas was said to be most frightful. A Dutch steamer, the Katwky, ladlen with grain from Baltimore,- was sunli in the North sea. 1t is believed by the Hollandaise press that the steam er was sunk by a German submarine Another Americani ship has beer seized by the British prnise courts anc is now in Liverpool. This boat wvai bound for Norway. Thme admiralty de clares thme American captain insolent ly refused to allow his ship to bi searched. On that account it has beer suggested that the vessel be held with ~iparation or indemnity either 0; *K~ B. Craig Baker Dead This community wassaddened . ast Friday, 16th inst., when it it became known that B. Craig - Baker had passed into the Great n He ond. He had been critically 1 ill for two weeks, and while his e friends honed for his recovery n,) symptoms developed to give encouragement and he gradually grew worse until the ena came An operation was performed iome days before his death, 'hich gave temporary relief, I)ut in the end was unavailinu. His death was caused by dis i -ased kidneys. Mr. Baker had always been stout, active and vigorous. He vas unassuming,quiet and mod est. By careful and prudent 3 nanagement he had accumu lated considerable prouerty and vas always just and fair in his dealings and upright in his de mneanor. He had a large circle 'f friends, as was attested by the -reat concourse which attended tils funeral and burial. At the ime 6f his death he was in his 54th year, and during those short --ears has lived so as to make riends with all whom he came in contact. It had been generally thoueght by iiearly all his friends that he vas a member of the church and many did, not know otherwise mntil a few days before his death, vhen he made it known that he nad surrendered his heart to Jesus Christ, had repented of his ins, was trusting in the atoning merits of Jesus for salvation and wanted to unite with the Baptist church at this place. At a nieet ing of the church last Wednes day night the request was pre iented and on motion he was unanimously received as a can didate for baptism, which would have been administered had he recovered. Mr. Baker is survived by his widow, Mrs. Zilpha Baker, who is a daugter of Capt. James A. Griffin, and by eight children and two sisters, Mrs.E.F. Looper nd Mrs. J. W. Earle, who have rhe tender sympathy of the en rire community in this sore be reavement. The funeral was held at the home Saturday afternoon, con ducted by Dr. D. M. Ramsay, assisted by Rev. E. V. Babb of Easley, and the interment was in the family cemetery about two miles from town. EVE T + Last week v *us. The people $ away more than ! But we mean to + know we shave ti Swe can offer the + people who liken1 4possible. We q 4 DRESS G04 Beautiful crepe cloth 10c, 4 Riplette cloth for mnakinee + es, that sold for 15~c yard, 4at10c yd. 4 Several colors of ratine skirts. 25c quality for sale th + SUITS AND S] I Beautiful line of new 4 Prices $7.98 to $15.00. 4 Pretty line ladies' wool sk new shades and styles. F ~$5.00. Edwin]I "The EASLE' Boy Met Horrible Death Gus Foster, who lived witl E. F. Looper on his farm aboul tour miles west of Pickens, mei a horrible death early Friday tnorning. The boy had just started to the field to begin thE day's plowing and on the way stopped the mule which he was riding to talk to a friend in a buggy. While they were talk ing the mule in some way be came frightened and made a plunge forward, throwing the boy over his head and catching his foot in the plowing trace. The mule ran about a mile and finally ran back into the yard of the owner. The body of young Foster was still dangling at the trace, mutilated almost beyond recognition, and one leg had been torn entirely from his body. It was later found in the road. The dead boy was formerly an inmatelof the county poor house. but Mr. Looper had taken him out and was raising him. He was about fourteen years old and was a good, honest, hard working boy and his untimely death has cast a pall of gloom over the entire section where he was known. Brilliant Reception More than one hundred guests enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. Thomas Joab Mauldin on Mon day afternoon, April 19, when she most, delightfully entertain ed in honor of Miss Emily Bright, wv'ho will wed Mr. WN'el don Christopher April 21. Upon entering, the guests were greeted by Mrs. Larry C. Thornley and Mrs. G. R. Hen dricks, who preseilted them to the receiving line which consist ed of the hostess, the bride-to-be and her three attendants, Misses Maka Boggs, Lorena Taylor and Mattie Finley. The guests were then conducted by Mrs. C. B. Hagood and Miss Elinor Knight into the dining room which was a picture of rare beauty in pink and white. The ice cream, which was cut by Mrs. DuDose, was in blocks, the center of which was a pink heart. This, with cake followed by coffee and pink and white mints, over which Mrs. T. L. Bivens presid ed, was served by Misses Frances Bruce, Ivy Mauldin, Emily Thornl y, Catherine Hagood and Master Eugene Alexander. This was a most delightful affair. N BETA HIS WEEI ias a big baigain~ g came in great cr satisfied with the gc make this week ev 1e goods to offer an m at a price that bo make their monc uote you a few pric )DS 121c, 15c yd. We carry ti found in this summer dress- carry shoes i ~or this week line before gol for makingC is week at 124c We are clos ________ bence, are off In this depart: KIRTS up Spring Suits. - R] T wo big ho: irts n al the Eight cakes irts n al the Six cakes la rices $2.98 to Grandmas wa .Bolt & C Store That's Always ~SOUTH CA] Oratorical and Athletic Meet Robert Allison, representing the Hastoc school of Spartan burg, won first place In the an nual oratorical contest of the Piedmont Oratorical and Ath letic association hold in Green villo Friday evening. Louie Perry of the Easley high school, won second place and John Sherwood or Furman Fitting school won third place. In the track meet held Satur day the Central high school team of Greenville won first place with 45 points Central high school of Pickens county won second place with 11 points, and Furman Fitting school of Green ville came third with 10 points. This was the eighth annual meet of the association and eleven schools were represented. Easley, Liberty and Ot ntral schools were the only Pickens county schools represented. Cross Roads The farmers of this section have been taking advantage of this fine weather to get their land ready for cotton and corn. Some are waiting for the dog wood to bloom. Rev. ). W. Hiott filled his rerular appointment here Satur day af ternoon at 3 o'clock. It was announced that beginning with May, services on Saturday will be held at 4 p. In., until October. The regular service was leld Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Engineer Fant filling the pulpit. A large and attentive congrega tion was present. Maynard school will close Fri. day, April 23. The closing exer cises will be held Friday night beginning promptly at 8 o'clock. J. Revival Meeting at Salem Beginning on the fourth Sun day morning, April 25. there will be a -revival meeting at Salem church on the Pickens circuit. The preaching will be (one by the pastor, Rev. L,. W. Johnson. Bro. Johnson has had several years experience in revival Work with great success and he hopes for a good meeting at Salem. Everybody who lives in reach of Salem is cordially invited to attend. YER (1 iving week with + owds -and went 2 >ods they bought. + en better. We i we know that + viii interest the 2. y go as far as + es below: 4 SHOES + 1e biggest line of Shoes to b~e part of the country. We+ to $5 50. Look over our + ng else where. 4 LOT HING+ ing out our men's Clothing 4 ering some unusual bargains mnent. Boyis' suits $1.69 and EAD THIS4 tes Searchlight matches 5c. 4 best laundry soap for 25c. * undry soap and two boxes shing powder for 25c. md boxes best soda made 5c. amnpany+ ROLINA +. Local and Personal T. R. Merck, well known citi zen of route 2, was In town on business Tuesday. F. L. Finley visited his uncle, Miles Finley, of Salem last Sun day. Mr. Finley has been very sick at his home in Salem, but we are glad to report that he Is improving greatly. Any one who has any plain sewing to have done .will find Mrs. Herd at the Pickens Mill a very competent seamstress. In giving the. sewing to Mrs. Herd you will be doing a kind act as she is in need of your help. For further information see Miss Virginia Ligon or cglI 'phone 35. Of interest to all the ladies will be the second showing of summer millinery at the French Hat Shop (in Heath-Bruce-Mor row Co. store) Friday and Satur (lay, April 23 and 24. Misses Chastain and Booker, assisted by Miss Freeman, have arranged an attractive display of hats for ummer wear and all ladies are cordially invited to visited their shop. This is probably the Most beautiful lins' of summer bats ever shown here. Memorial services will be held in memory of John F. Leslev at Sion church on the fifth Sunday n May. Sermon by Rev. D. W. Hiott and addresses by some >ther ministers. Several good 3ingers will be invited to sing. rhe services will be held at 11 >'clock a. m. Mrs. Leslev had >ften expressed a desire that Nr. Hiott should preach her .uneral, but at the time of her leath he could not be there and ;he memorial service is arranged b)y her husband to carry out the dlesire of his beloved wife. The county s upervisor is hav ing erected at the rear of the court house a vault in wlhich will be kept the valuable records of the county. A yault has long been needed by the county and and this one is of suficient size, it is thought, to take care of the county's needs in this lie for the next hundred years. Be sides the county's regular rec ords all the records of Old Pick ens.district are in )ossession of the clerk of court of this county and will be placed in the new vault. At present the county has practically no safe place for keeping records, etc. The Biltmore ice cream served by the Pickens Drug Co. is making a big hit in Pickens. This ice cream .is made at Bilt more, N. C., the rich estate of the late millionaire Vanderbilt, and is shipped here by express. It is made from pure jersey cream from a herd' of Jersey cow's imported to this country by Mr. Vanderbilt. and is said to be the mdst wile'ly sold ice cream in the south. The ice cream plant where it is made is large3 and~ cream is shipped from it all over the south. Not many towns the size ot Pickens en joy It., TIwo Houses Burned| Tuesday about 12 o'clock fire destrov ad the residlence occupied by F. L. Fin ey, the market man of Pickens, and ramily. The fire had made such head way when discoveredi that it could not e checked with the fighting facilities at hand. tho many willing workers were ready to lend assistance and did succeed in saving most of the household goods and preventing the spread of the fire to. other buildings. M r. Finley's -loss is. covered by insurance. The house be longed to D~r. Webb, a former resident of Pickens, and it is not known whether' it was insured or not. Mr. Finley and family are now occupying the Rigdon house, next door to Dr. Porter's home. [t is supposed the fire originated from a defective stove flue. The old Clement house, situated near Lhe power plant, was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. The house was oc cupied by Mr. Freeman, miller at the old Clement mill, and all the household goods were destroyed. The smok ehouse alnd a lot of meat was also destroyed. To my friends in Pickens who fought so bravely to save my house from being burned, I return sincere and heartfelt thanks. Mrs. L. K. Cureton. The French Hat1 Second Showing of April 2f White Hemnps, f~ ste Hemp and shadow9b The most attractive ever showi COUnty Sehool The trustees of the Easley decided to add another teae faculty of the central school 4 sion. The annual meeting of the boar4 ' trustees of Six Mile Baptist acaderny ' will be held at the academy at 2 o'clock I, ridayli April 23. The patrons of Maynard district will vote, May 8, whether or not an addi tional levy of three mills shall be levied on their district for school pusposes. Petitions asking for the consolidation of Croswell and Dayton school districts were filed Saturday with the county board of education. It is the wish of the ,patrons of these districts to unite and build a modern rural graded school near Lathem. We hope to give some extra good news from this section before long. Gates school closed Friday. This school is situated about midway between Six Mile and Liberty and is one of the best rural graded schools of the county, having a seven-months' term. The past year was an exceptionally good one. The teachers of this school are W. F. Welborn, principal; Miss Addie Davis and L. E . Griffin, assistants. The Oolenoy school closed a successful nine-months' tern Friday, April Ps Friday evening a play, "The Valley Farm," was given by the pupils of the Eighth and Ninth grades and was en joyed by a large audience. The Oolenoy school is one of the very best in the county. The teachers the past session were Miss Elizabeth Mauldin, principal; S. Vernon Jones and Miss Grace Ma'ul din, assistants. Under the supervision of the principal of this school the Indies' club of Oolenoy wias organized, the lit erary society was introduced and the social and physical side o ' the children's education was not overlooked. The election at Calhoun Saturday to decide whether or not $4,000 bonds should be issued for the purpose of 3recting a ',ew school buIding resulted itnanimousli' in ravor of issuing the bonds, 2 f ., an none against. At the same um. lace, by the same vote, the patrons o Calhoun school district decided on a special levy of three extra mills for school purposes. The trustees of this district have purchased a square in the town of Calhoun on which to erect their new school building. The lot was purchased fron Messrs. A. J. Boggs, W. A. Boggs and H. T. Bogga and is probably the most beautiful site in-the county for a nice school building. The Calhoun peoplO are to be congratulated upon the interest they manifest in their . school affairs and the harmonious way in which they are conducted. The trustees of this district are Messrs. W. H. Grant. it. N. Holden and W. L. Dillard. Central Camp Meeting Rev. H. I. Williams, a suc cessful evangelist of Miltonvale, Kansas, has beetn engaged for the coming camp meetine at Central. Hie is an able preacher. Plans are being p)rosecuted for an ample wvater supply for the meeting. Those who have sub scribed to aid in this (enterprise are remlinded1 that it is now due and needled. Please r-emit soon if possible, as the work has be gun. S. 1xvIN KEELER, Central, 8. C. ., ,j-ee.-Treas. ___ To The Pubhe' I have been informed that some a~ under the impression that I lI e sold my interest in the firm ~f E. L. Bolt & Co. of Easley. This is a mistake. I still retain my interest in this firm amit do not wvant to sell. We have employedl Mr. 0. 1). Riddle whom we consider a very valuable addition to out' selling force and he will be gladl to servec you in my steati. This will en able me to give mty time to my profession, and in the near future I expect to r'esumne the practice of medlicineC. Yours very trulyr, L. A. Thomas died at his home at the Easle~y mill Wednes day, April 14, and was buried the next day at Mt. Bethel church, eighi miles west of Pick ons. HeI had heen confined to his bed only three (lays before ho .died. The dleceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thomas of' this county atd was a mechanic b~y trade. Hie leaves a wife and three children, be hides many friends, to mourn his death. shop Will Have a Summer Millinery and 24 nu ieghorns, Panamnas, nnling black and whiteI tras will be on display. and most tensonable