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#0 KILLED iN AUTO ON Cor Filled With Boys Coming to An derson Struck Huffman Truck, Overturiing Ford and Killing. Two. Millard Giles, 18, and James Med 15, are dead; Ben Lee painfully iuared, and a dozen members of the Ptlzer basebl1 team and some of, its arlherents badly bruised and shaken a.E the resultd a collision at 9 o'clock s.aturday even ng by a Ford touring :" and a If iman truck on the 'Na ti onal High between Anderson :.wil Pelzer. X'he accident occurred near the home of Magistrate J. B. Spearman, and happened on a long sweeping curve. Both cars were ouning , without lights, and this is - hought to have been responsible for hOi accident. ('; rhe driverkBZ the truck, E. T. Met "f, an Andeisonian, surrendered to county authorities immediately ( er he had taken the ball pha. ers to 1 Izer and returned to his home. He s held for the death of the two ys, and following the inquest held ,terday, was released on bond in sum of $500, the coroner of the * Xity issuing the bond. "The case s one in which I arm authorized to t bond,' said the coroner this irming. The Pelaer baseball team had come c Anderson to play baseball and had idle the trip here in a truck from ? Izer. This truck broke down and s tcalf was hired to take the team ek home. There were eighteen rsons in the truck at. the time of e wreck, none of which were in d other than being shaken and rhewhat bruised by the jar which curred when the Ford crashed in 'the big truck. The Fold was driven by .lars edlinp, and occupied by .ilani ile Wade Jeffeson, Ben Lee, \7ir 1 I IeClellan and Radeliff \'rner, all 'h g men from Anderson who had e to a lmseball ame in Green le and were returning home. lWdthvr of the cars had lights, ac rding to members of the party rid 1- 'M in the Ford. The spot. where the accident oc rred is on a long sweeping curve. . tcalf was driving his truck on the :*.ht hand .i.ds of the road, going a moderate rate of speed. The rd was coming to Anderson from ( reenville, and going at a lively clip, 1 v dentiy drove to the left hand side t the road to bank against the crown -r ,the- road to6inake the cuve with e it slowing down. Occupdrts of the T. rdid not see the truck until they w re right upon it, and then with a erific crash, the small car plunged :'o the big truck, being thrown to e side, and turning .over. Giles nd Medlin were in the front seat of Ford, and Medlin wvas pinned be-1 rath the steering wheel and prob 4.dy killed instantly. Giles was also i med under the ca'r, but lived until *was brought to the Anderson cunty hospital, where he died. The top1 was up on the Ford, and is this fact ,that is thought respon ble for the saving of the lives of the 'ier occupants of the car. All of ) boys were bruised and cut, con .'erably, but Ben Lee was the most riously hurt. He was taken to the ipital and his wounds dressed. His * overy was rapid however, and he *sglismissed from the hospital Sun "... morning.1 sheriff Marett was notified of the1 a ident shortly after it happened. d' tealf, after two cars .had come 1 ai'ng and brought the injured boys I Sto the hospital, continued his way Lo Pelzer, discharged his passengers a n d returned to the Anderson county1 'ad, where he surrendered himself to 5ih.riff Marett. Inquest -Sunday. Coroner Harding held the inquest "o Sunday, and declared this morn ij that the truck was on the right 'ude of the road, and that tracks b owed that it had mide its way to Otoa side of the'r'oad, going almost to the ditch. The Ford, it seeims, had alko grossed -the road, banking on the crown 9f the road against the curve. The Dead Boys. Tb'e dead boys, Millard Giles and James Medlin, 'lived at Gluck mill. Gd.es is a son of E. P. Giles, 15 Van -de ver street, and was employed in the (2ick mil) as *wNeav.er. He is sur vi' ed by his pa 'ents and two broth *and four sief rs, all younger thanir 0 mself. .'ames Medlig driver .of the car, .i son of Rephen Medlin, of Rock nrgham, N. C.,land lived with his 4brother-in-law, D. Adams, at 5 Wil ne~ton street,' Gluck mill. His mot~her is dead and he is survived by 4.)brothers, John Medlin, of Green * e, and Charlie Medlin, who lives rTribble street, and one aister, s. Ben Crawford, who resides oni Tu, bble street. '4illard Giltes was buried Monday mo'rpfg, the funeral and interment being madec at Williamston, S. C. fames Medl in was buried at Si -- ' Brook cemeterv..-Daily' Mall. :CQLLN10N NATIONAL HIGHWAY COLE L. BLEASE ON POLITICS The following is taken from the Charleston American: Ex-Governor Cole L. Blease takes a hand in the republican struggle in South Carolina for the loaves .and fishes. In a letter to Hon. J. W. Tol bert he expresses his amazement at Mr. McLaurin's boldness in making the republican party believe that he can lead any one in the Palmetto state. The following is a copy of Ex Governor Blease's letter to Mr. Tol bert. As it is not without news value we beg to publish it in full: Columbia, S. C.. May 21st, 1921. lion. .J. W. Tolbert. St. James Hotel, Washington, 1). C. Dear Sir: Yours of May 16th, asking for certain information re ceived, I will ;answer you frankly. As to C. C. Campbell, of Columbia, S. C., the common remark 1 hear around here, anod have heard parties Mak- from other parts of the state is: "Some people in South Carolina may want to go into a new party but they are not going in as follow. ers of Campbell, who is a Yankee; for you remember that it was the Northern renegades and scalawags who took the nigger and used him hat gave us all of our troubles from 865 to 1876." Therefore, you will ee that his leadership will not go far n South Carolina. As to .1. L. McLaurin, I presume it unn ?cessary for me to make any +eimarks. His record in the senate >f the United States, the Archbold e(tters his attempted deal of 1912, as complete breakdown as a candi late- for governor in this state re ently. and his general political re 'rd, are as well known to the people n Washington as they are to the eople of South Carolina. It would >e absolutely impossible for him to wild up any following in this state if any considerable proportions. If the patronage in this state hould be given to Campbell or Mc saurin, or Campbell and McLaurin, .hey could not build up a corporal's Cuard- that would go outside of the lemocratic primaries, where they wvould be deprived of voting for their zounrdy officers as well as their Unit d 'States senators and congressmen and their state officers, to follow those people into the republican narty. Consequently as far as I 1ave been able to learn, very little ,redence is given to the Campbell WecLaurin talk; in fact, it is looked ipon as a joke by those who have ,y influence andl who know that hese men cannot break into the de nocratic ranks. I certainly can state that you have ~een a life-long republican; that you iave gone through strenuous times nd that your life has often been'at take, and that through it all you ave been tried and true; and if, ifter all these years of service and levotion to your party, the republi ans' would now kick you out, I can ardly think that they would have nuch of an opportunity to 'get any-I me here to follow them, because the people here would realize that no natter how devoted the service they night render, their labors wouild not e appreciated. I can hardly see ow, after a thorough invqstigation, t could be possible for yoi 'to be urned down as the leader of the. re )ublican party in this state, and as or the forming of a new party with Tampbell or McLaurin, or both, such alk is a myth, a farce and plain lamn'ed foolishness. You are at liberty to read this lt er to whom you please, or publish it f you wish, as 1 presume everybody mows that I speak what I think re tardless of consequences. I have vritten you freely as you requested ne to (do. 1 am a democrat; not a WJilson so-cAlned dlemocrat, but a Jef ~ersonian gdlemioc~rat, who rejoiced at larding's 'electid and the downfall >f Idealism, which gave us nothing ')t fresh-made 'graves, widows, or phans and billions 'of dollars taxes, Linder the guise of liberty. We have less liberty now than we have ever had and fewer privileges as a result of Wilson and his henchmen. If you see my friend, Jim Davis, secretary of labor, give him my love,I and tell him that if Cole Blease can! do anything for him, to "holler" and he wvill hear an answer. Very respectfully, Cole L. Blease. Out of the 123 wvhte applicante who stood the teachers examinationi in A nderson county on May 7th. only eight received mtineates to . ew eem assssap ew eseaVM waasnemea 'phi Stor -o Our States By JONATHAN BRACE kAMissipwi TH1E State O f Miissis sippi derives its name from the river which forms i t s western b o un d a r y. The word itself comes from the Algonquin missi-sepe which means "great river." It is popu larly supposed to mean "Father of the Waters" but this interpre tation is incorrect. The state is also known as the Bayou State from the many bayous which are formed by the shifting river. In this connection it is interesting to note the uneven course of the I Mississippi river. Though the extreme length of the state from j the Gulf to Tennessee is 330 miles, the western border, due to the winding of the Mississippi river, extends for nearly 500 miles. The rivers play an important part in this state. They are so numerous and the country so subject to lood that the river bottoms cover nearly one fifth of the area of the entire state. The early history of Missis sippi is yoked up with that of iLouisiana of which it originally f formned a part. Discovered by le Soto in 1539, it was not until La Salle sailed down the river 3 and claimed this territory, which he named in honor of his French king, Louis XIV, that a perina nent settlement was established. In 1763 the territory east of the Mississippi was ceded by the French to the Ei:glish. For a while the lower portion of the present state was cnlled West Florida. After being capturd by the Spanish and later re turned to the United States, the Territory of Mississipi was ex tended to its present size (if -10,. 865 s(quare miles and in 1817 it wa: admitted as tile twentieth state of the Union. At tIe time of the Miexican war, although (ailed Upon to sulily onIe regi ment of volunteers, M(' ini ipSpi reslonded with enough mI ii for I wo. (One of these i e(gime nts Was commanded by .Jefferson Davis, who liter was the presi dent of the Confederate states. Since its readlittance to the Un ion in 1870 Mississippi in na tional elections has been a iemo cratic state except in 1872, when it voted for Grant. (@ by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) 1 The. Story of Our States By JQNATHAN BRACE lI.0 year 1889 saw the stars in Sour fing in Screase from Sthirty-eight to forty-two, for four state. were added to tile Union inl that year. In 1890 two more states6 were ad~mitted, tihe first of wiichi was lIdaho, so that during tilese two years the manufacturer must have been kept busy turn ing out new flags with the prop er number of stars. Idaho is veryv montalnous and(1 thue name is derived from the Shoshone Indian word mleaning "genm of mountains."4 The first white explorers were+ undoubtedly Lewis and Clark on their memorable trip in 1804-5. Idiaho was a part of Oregon territory, which was jointly oc-+ cupied by British and Americans until the Treaty of 1840 definite-4 ly turned over to the United States the country south of tile 49th parallel. In 1803 idaho4 was organized as a territory, with an area three times the size of the present state, as it in cluded Montana and part of Wyoming. Tile next year Mon tana was set off for a territory by itself, and in 1808 Wyoming was organized so that in 1890 when Idaho was admitted as the forty-third state of the Un ion, its area was reduced to 83, 888 square miles. Even so it ranks as the eleventh state in size. The rapid settlement of Idaho was due to the discovery of gold, the same cause which so rapidly built up the adjacent states. It was in 1882 that gold wgs found at Coeur d'Alene in the northern part of the state, and miners im mediately flocked to the state in great numbers. There was serious labor trou ble in the Coeur d'Alene see tion in 1892 and again in 1899, when martial law was estab lished until peace between tile miners and mine owners was effected. Idaho Is fifth from the end in the list of states according to population, andI accordingly has but four presidential electors. But the state is developing rap idly. (@br McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) NEW LOW PRIi Pickens - We are now prepared to offer to the pe merchandise that have been offered in year announcement, just now, as it is in keeping taking care of the interests of our customers. Prices all over our immense stock have effect this week on many lines. While, of coi quote a few to give you an idea of the savini this ad are for cash only. We have many c that you are always welcome at our store wk ers when in town. Y I.adies' Ready-to-Wear Skirts, Suits, Sill c V ole Dresser at 50 per cent discount. SPECIALS IN DRESS GOODS. One bale 39 inch Sea Island Sheeting..--..6 3-4 S "1his is less than wholesale price. I.ot of Dress and Apron Gingham...--.... Best Standard Apron Ginghams..------------ 1 One !ot Dress Ginghams that. formerly sold a yard - ---_ ---- ___-- __-.- __-....- ._.1 A r moskeag Ginghams, stripes and plaids-.....i Voiles and Waistings, 85c and $1.00 uts - - ---- ---------3! ! No. b0 Bleaching, good quality No. 64 Bleaching, good quality - - - - -.- _ .-1 No. 70 Bleaching, good quality. . - - - These goods have been selling at 'U t Coats; Spool Cotton, 150 yards.... --. I lot of children's Iose, size up to 8..--.5 IT. L BENSON d THE PICK A Pickens Coun Coun The Official Pap If your are not 'a reg neighbor's paper. Read We want a good corrn Pickens County. We wv Print. CES AT BENSON'S U - Simpsonville Dple of Pickens county the very best values in good and years. We are pleased to be able to make this with our policy of being leaders in value-giving and in been revised and new los Prices have been put into rse, we cannot make mention here of all our prices, we you may make by buying here. The specials quoted in ther extraordinary values, and we wish to repeat again ether you buy or not. Make this store your headquart and MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING. 15 per cent discount off today's low market pric* $16.50 to $40.00. MEN'S LADIES AND CHILDERN'S SHOES. C yd. 15 per cent discount oft revised price. Men's Pants, all sizes-------------$3.00 to $7.5 e yd. e yd. L.ion Brand Hats for men---------$4.48 and $4.9 Schoble and Stetson Hats-----------------$5.9 t. 35c c yd. c yd. OVERALL SPECIALS. val. Balmar Overalls-------------------------- 85 e yd. Hapgrade Overalls-- -...-....---.$1.2 1c yl. Everett Overalls --------- -.. e yd. Carhartt Overalls . -.. - _ ----- -- -.-.$1 Boys Overalls -- ---_50c to ? a 2.c Youths Overalls -- ---- ------ - - - .$1.( All of our goods were personally selected for t' spool Pickens county trade. We can please you in qui l pair i y. -tyle, price and service. k CO, Pickens, S. C ENS SENTINEL ty Paper For Picke' ty People er of Pickens Couim 'ular subscriber, borrow y it and then subscribe. spondent in every sectiot ant all the news that' if.