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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
oHEApER LIGHTS AND POWER.
Secretary Lane Announces New Pol
icy on Part of Government.

Secretary Lane Announces New Pol
icy on PART of Government.
Washington, June 15.-"The lower
the rate charged to- consumers by
electric power companies the lower
will be the tax which\such power
companies must pay to the govern
ment." Ns-,
Secretary Lane, of the interior de-
partment, to-day announced this as
the "heart of the policy adopted as
to the disposition Of water rights OF
the government"
Mr.. Lane has pending before him
several applications for rights to use
the public lands and the waters of
navigable streams for the develop
ment Of electrical power. He{is op-
posed to making use of these waters
as q source of revenue to the govern
ment, but Is in favor of requiring the
fullest use of them for the benefit Of
the people and has laid down Ave
conditions as "an ideal standard !"
These conditions are:
a. The greater the development
of horse power the lower the charge
per horse power to be made on the
part Of the government. This Is inS
tended to secure the full use of the
streams.
"2. The lower the rate to con
sumers the lower the charge on the
part OF the government.
"3. Nc charge whatever for pc
riod of five or ten years, during which
the power company is finding its mar
ket.
"a. Acceptance as public utility OF
the States jurisdiction over intra-
state rates and service, and of Fede-
raj jurisdiction over Interstate rates
and service.
IS. Absolute prohibition of combi-
nation or monopoly and the right OF
revocation on the part of the govern
nent In the event that 1t is establish.
ed to the satisfaction of the Secretary
of the Interior or the courts that such
combination has been made or that
prices have been fixed by agreement
with competing plants"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
Adopting the French.

One Of the French speakers at the
Thanksgiving day dinner of the
American Club in Paris was talking
about the insularity of the English.
Mostly" he said, "they refuse to
learn any foreign language, but when
an Englishman does learn few
words of French he promptly begins
to think those words Of his own
language.
When our feet was at Ports
mouth visiting the English fleet and
helping to cement the kind relations
between France and England, an
English sailor was drinking with a
Frtnch sailor.
'Frenchie'," said the English SAL
lor, what's the bloomin' French for
entente coraisie?" &
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
"BUsTBon UP A GovERNMENr.
Trial for Speeding Results i'm the Dis
cOmfiture OF Council.

Some days ago Harry r. Hughs was
cited TO appear before the lntepdant
or the town ofcNest Union to answer
10, 70. the emerge OF exceeding the speed
ne pasfed tlsT0tlg p tlsat ttRalt
1 M y Il his au tona00iie. sPhS nearing was
\ set TOT saturday morning last, and
MT MT. riugns, with his attorney, w G.
Hughs, OF Walhalla, was present.
Ihen the nearing was begun--and
enaed.
80 soon as the case was called and
tne oharge read, Attorney Hughs
stated tnat ne demurred from the
Pioceeulnss on tue ground that the
ihtenuaHt was Wltnout. Jurisdiction,
ne Delng nelther5a citizen of the State
VI VI south Carolina nor OF the United
states OF america. And In the Ian
Suase vi sonieDony, Ihese be
"eIsnIy WORDS,
inLenuaht ieu blemanE stated
tlat ne ,wouiu nave TO get his papers
a,t anu WI: tine;if; ssSa;;.
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anem ou' nasulaiisaIioh ~ papers ana
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
Notes from Fair Play.
Westminster, S. c

Fair Play, June 16.-Special:
Most OF our farmers are about done
thinning cotton in this section.
Mrs. e. w. Woodall, of Long
Creek, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. Ramey. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramey had the pleasure of seeing all
OF their children at home together
last Sunday, there being three daugh-
ters, two sons and sixteen grand
children present.
Fred, the little babe Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Virgins, died last Mon
day of whooping cough and was bur-
led at Beaverdam Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Ramey, of Sem
eca, visited the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ramey, Saturday and Sun
day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18

of the house and finally caught sight
of the negro, hiding behind chin
ney. When he answered their call
to surrender with bullet, they com
menced firing, and it Is said that
more than twenty shots were fred.
The negro, during the fusillade,
was evidently lying with his feet to-
ward the oficers, firing across his
own body as bullet wounds wele
found in the bottom of both his feet,S
When the officers saw that the me-
gro was moving NO more they crawled
under the house and pulled him out.
In semi-conscious condition he was
rushed to police headquarters and
then to the Grady Hospital, where at
2 o'clock surgeons were operating.
Besides the bullets in his feet and
his ieg, the negro was shot once
through the stomach, and 1T is this
wound which is expected to prove
fatal.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
A, SOUTH oARoLINAs EDNEsDAY, JUNE 49, 1918.
HE STOLE HAMS AND PEAS.
Oakway Section of County Visited by
"Thief i'm the Night"

Last Thursday morning Sheriff
John w. Davis was called to the Oak
way section Of Oconee on hurry
call to run down a thief who had
been operating in that section We'd
nesday night. His depreciation at
that time embraced the smoke house
and another outbuilding at the home
OF Andrew Bearden. From the two
houses two large hams and five
bushels of peas were stolen.
The manner OF entrance into the
houses was simple enough, the thief
evidently going we'll prepared for,
his work. No time was lost with the
undoing of the substantial locks
found on the doors. The thief sim
ply cut the heavy staples with some
instrument carried with him and
walked in, helping himself.
1t was thought that the thief had
probably gone to Anderson to dis
pose Of his stolen goods, but thor
ough investigation about tho mill viii
lagos Of that city failed to reveal any
trace Of the suspected combination
thief and vendor Of meat and peas.
The sheriff and Mr.. Bearden are not
"ithouI SluSo, hoWSNSI, anu SOOn6T
or later the thief will be taken, it is
thought.
Whoever he is, he is evidently very
familiar with Mr.. Bearden's premises
and with other premises in the neigh
borhood also, as this Is not the first
raid" he has made in the commu-
nifty. The premises Of j, A. Brown
and others in the immediate neigh
borhood have suffered from the visits
of thief in the past, and every indi-
cation points to the conclusion that
one man is the author of all the
work.
A buggy track and mule tracks
were easily discernjble where the
thief had driven up to the rear of
Mr.. Bearden's outbuildings, and
other marks left are sufficient to lend
strong suspicion on a certain party,
who will be watched closely In the
future. 80"
The community visited is one Of
the most prosperous in Oconee, the
settlement being the abiding placeSof
some of the county,s best and most
yYel l1tOsdo farmers These faets, are
evidently well known to the thief.
whoever he is, and past raids have
netted him valuable and easily sale7
able goods.
FIGHT TO DEATH WITH THIRF.
r. H----
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
Says Nothing Can Beat Bryan.
est. Louis Dispatch to N. Y. Times.

est. Louis Dispatch to N. Y. Times.)
If William J. Bryan is a candidate
can prevent his election, accordin to
Senator Jas. q. MARITIME, of New Jer-
sey. Mr.. MARITIME said the one-term
plank in the Democratic platform
would prevent President Wilson's re-
nomination.
Bryan will be the logical candi-
date" he said. People have come to
know and to understand him better.
People think that he has become
more stable in his views--strut = IN
equilibrium, as it were. The fact is
that Mr.. Bryan is just as radical to-
day as he was twenty years ago, but
the people have grown up to him."
He said that the tariff fight would
keep Congress in session all summer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
JURORS DRAWN FOR JULY TERM.
Names of SO Gentlemen Who VIII
Hear Causes for First Week.

Yesterday morning the jury COM
missioners-John F.. Craig, Clerk of
Court; w. ]. Schroeder, Treasurer,
and ID. A. Smith, Auditor-drew the
following SO names from the jury
box for service during the first week
of the July term of Court for Oconee
The term will open Monday, July
7th, and continue for two weeks, but
two sets Of jurors will be drawn, one
set for each week.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
Here,a . r.nc,...s y. : ] g,..;;.:: !. !. !. !.
champion Guardian. J

Hampton now has something which
no other municipality in this end OF
the universe enjoys. There is no
charge made for water used by the
residents OF our burg" There have
been notices posted, signed by four
members, or a majority, of council
stating that hereafter water will be
having been paid for and as there is
no expense for running them the
"city dads" decided to give the people
tho beneiit,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
AlI-Day Singing at high Falls.

Editor Courier: Please announce
an all-day singing at High Falls
church on the fourth Sunday in June.
Messrs. Murphy, Smith and others
will conduct the singing. All come
and bring well-fllled baskets.
j. III. Vaughan.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
ROYAL
Baking Powder

is the greatest of modern
time helps to perfect cake
and biscuit making. Makes
home baking pleasant and
profitable. Ii renders the
food more digestible and
guarantees it safe from
alum and all adulterants.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
First Week Jurors.

Alexander, w. H., Whitewater.
Becknell, w. r., Keowee.
Bauknight, G. W., Walhalla.
s Campbell, w. M, Seneca Tp.
Davis, F. c., Westminster.
Driver, Oscar, Wagener
Fowler, w. W., Wagner
Garrison, l. L., Wagener.
Hunnicutt, j. F., Keowee.
Hutchison, j. A., West Union.
Harris, Carl c., Center.
Isbell, Thomas, Center.
johnson, j. A., Wagner.
King, R. H., Center.
Kelley, A. A., Wagner.
Knox, j. c., West Union.
Lofts, H. F., Center.
Land, A. H., Tugaloo.
Lee, j. L., Wagner.
Medlin, V. S., Wageuer.
Moore, j e., Pulaski.
Moss, w. D., Keowee.
Morgan, j. A., Keowee.
Moss, w. D., Walhalla.
Mills, G. p, Westminster.
Norris, w. B., Center.
Rankin, Elam, Whitewater.
Richey, l.. H., Center.
Sheldon, d. G., Westminster.
smith, w. H., he0Wee.
Shelton, j. L., Clemson College.
Sanders, j. f., Newry.
Sheldon, j. L., Center.
Thrift, M. F., Pulaski.
Whitmire, @. H., Wagner.
Wood, III. "A, Keowee.
Judge I. w. Bowman
will preside over the July term. This
will, be his fiTst judicial visit to Oeo-
nee, though he is not unknown In the
county During a1is younger days,
4Issi ore ad IA fSa 10 Il to the bar,
Judge Bo%man followed for several
years the profession of teaching, and
some considerable school work 8 was
done by him in the public schools of
Oconee. He will be met by numerous
Did friends in this section and will
De most cordially welcomed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
NINETEEN MINERS
KILLED BY BLAST
Several Others Injured in Penn
sy|Vania Co|iery.

Tower City, Pa, Aug. 4.-Nineteen
miners were killed and several seri-
ously hurt in a double explosion that
wrecked the deepest shaft of the
East Brookside colliery of the Phila.
delphia and Reading mines here. That
more were not killed is due to the fact
that the mine had been shut down for
the week end and most Of the miners
had left the pit.
The first explosion occurred when a
quantity of dynamite with which a
new vein was to be opened by a gang
Of experts was set off prematurely by
a broken drill. This brought down Il
heavy fall of coal and rock on the
men working the drill.
In a moment there az a second de-
donation, the explosion of mine gas
caused by the dynamite. The second
explosion tore out the timbers of the
tunnel. The noise was heard for sew
eral miles and brought to the shafts
mouth hundreds of miners, their
wives and children. While the men
frantically went at the work of res
cue special policemen from nearby
collieries aided by state police drove
the crowds of onlookers from the
mouth of the mine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
NATIONAL GUARD IS
NOW ON The SCENE
Fatal Clash Between Strikers
and Sheriff'S Posse.

Sacramento, Cal, Aug. 5.-Five COM
panies of the California national guard
are policing the hop fields of Wheat
land, in Yuba county, where four men
met death and eight were badly
wounded in a clash between striking
hop pickers and a sheriff's posse.
The strikers, led by Industrial Work.
ers of the World organizers, still are
in an ugly mood, but Adjutant Cen
eral E. A. Forbes expressed the be-
lief that if he could prevent a meet
ing of the strikers and some of the
bands of armed citizens who were in.
tent upon vengeance there was not
likely to be further demonstration.
The news of the death of District
Attorney E. T. Maxwell and Deputy
Sheriff E. Reardon and the wounding
Of Sheriff George Voss and others OF
his posse spread rapidly through the
farming country and volunteer posses
hurried from every community to take
a hand.
The militia did not reach the scene
until nearly daybreak and in the
| meantime several hundred armed
| civilians had poured in from every di.
lection,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
Sweeping Order Of Interstate
Commerce Commission.
COMPANIES MAY MAKE FIGHT
Declare They Cannot Stand an An.
nual Reduction of Fully $26, oo0,-
600 in Their Revenues.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Reductions in
express rates which will cost the COM
panies fully s26, O0O 900 a year-ap-
proNimately is per cent of their gross
evenue-we ordered by the inter-
state commerce commission, to be-
come effective on or before Oct. IS,
1913. Notable reforms in practices
also were ordered.
The most important change pre-
scribed by the order is by way of
modification OF the present gradu-
ated scale OF parcel rates. For pack
ages nor than four pounds going
o than 200 miles and less than
1900 the new express rates are gen
orally lower than the parcel post
rates; for more than 5000 miles the
rates are practically the same.
The report and order of the COM
mission, prepared by Commissioner
John H. Marble, are a virtual affirma.
ton of the findings of former Com.
missioner Franklin X. Lane, now Sec
rotary Of the interior.
By prescribing a so called block
system, dividing the United States
into $50 blocks, averaging $500 square
miles, 100000, 900 different rates now
published by the express companies
will be reduced to less than $50, 900,
and the interstate commerce commits
sion believes that the system points
the way to a solution Of the existing
maze of freight rates.
Companies Expected to Fight.
The general impression in official
quarters is that the express COM
ranies will attempt to test by legal
means the constitutionality of the
commissions order.
The express companies had filed
statements indicating that the losses
of revenue under the proposed rates
would be intolerable and argued
strenuously that the establishment Of
the parcel post had deprived them OF
quite 30 per cent of the e they
formerly received from parcels OF
eleven pounds or less. They contend
ed that the express business could
not survive the losses from both
sources.
This is equivalent to saying" com
ments Commissioner Marble in his re-
port, that the commission is called
upon to take from the shippers of the
country all the benefit that they re
ceive from the parcel post and give
it to the express companies in the
form of higher rates upon the remain.
ing business"
The rate for newspapers and pc.
riodicals, as we'll as for bread and
suchk articles for which specially low
rates now are charged, are substan-
TALLY the same as the present rates.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News Of the Week From Vari-
Gus Parts Of the State.
-"- -.ss-
PARTY WILL CAMP OVERNIGHT
Grand Forks Business Men Plan In.
novation on Auto Tour to
Pembina County.

Grand Forks business men, in MAX
ing a twc.day automobile tour into
Pembina county, will adopt an innova-
ton when they spend the night in a
camp along the banks of the Pembina
river. The trip will be made Aug. -
n 70 and, On the night of Aug. 10,
they will establish a regular camp,
they will have supper and
breakfast, and where sleeping facili-
ties will have to be provided.
In addition to making their camp
the headquarters for the night the
Grand Forks men propose to put on
elaborate entertainment program
and will invite the people of surround
'ng towns to participate. They will
give a band concert, have a program
OF speeches and other features de-
signed to make the event interesting.
P~athfinders will be sent out in a
few days to determine the route and
select the camping place. According
to present plans a company of the
Dakota national guard will be
In charge of the camp.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
BOTH SIDES REMAIN FIRM
Michigan Mine Strike Develops Into
Finish Fight.

Calumet, Mich, Aug. 1--WE will
fight the mining companies to a stand
STILL" said Vice President c. E. Ma
honey of the Western Federation Of
Miners at Calumet, when he read the
published refusal of the mining COM
panies, answering the request Of Gov
ernor Ferris that the companies and
strikers send committees to Lansing
to confer with him in regard to their
differences.
"We are willing to fight as long as
the federation and longer and the
mining towns here will crumble to
decay before we will recognize the
union," was the reply of the commit
tee representing the operators.
AS SOC as the answer Of the min
ing companies became known the
strikers organized a parade In which
5000 participated and marched
through Wolverine, Calumet and
Laurium. The parade was accom-
panied by a large force of cavalry ant
an artillery section, with infantry sta
toned at many points along the line
OF march.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
Bliss Is State Engineer.

Governor Hanna has appointed J.
w. Bliss state engineer, to succeed
T. R. Atkinson, who resigned several
months ago. Bliss had been assistant
under Atkinson for several years and
has been Inspector of coal mines.
Governor Hanna has appointed A. T.
Elliott of Milton a member of the
state board of veterinary medical ex.
aminers, to succeed w. S. Stimson,
resigned. He has named as members
Of the White Stone battlefield com.
mission, in Dickey county, J. b. Tay.
lor of Glendale and ]. G. Wilson and
Lee Northrop, both of Merricourt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
HANNAF0RD To HEAD
NORTHERN. PACIFIC
CIough to Be Chairman Of Board
Of Directors.

New York, Aug. 2.-WiI1iam p.
Clough, first vice president and a men,
Der OF the executive committee, is to
be the successor of Howard Elliott as
head of the Northern Pacific railroad,
according to authoritative announce
ment in Wall street.
Instead Of being president, how
ever, he will become chairman of the
board of directors, a new position
soon to be created, following the ex-
ample set by the New York, New Hay
en- and Hartford in methods of railroad
administration.
The office Of president will be filled,
it is said, by j.. M. Hannaford, now
second vice president.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
Elevators Take Out Licenses.

The state railroad commissioners
have been receiving applications for
licenses from elevators at the rate of
about 200 a day. All elevators in the
state are required by law to secure
their annual license by Aug. | and
file them with the commission. After
Aug. 1 the commission does not pro-
pose to let any elevator in the state
transact business without a license. A
bond of $4,000 is required and about
IS per cent of these have been re-
jected, although backed by security
companies. There are nearly 5000
elevators in the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
GOMEZ TO TAKE THE FIELD
Venezuelan President Will Personally
Lead Government Troops.

Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 5.-Presi-
dent Juan Vicente Gomez intends to
take personal lead of the Venezuelan
army operating against Cipriano Cas-
tro, whose followers have arisen in
the provinces OF Falcon and Tachira,
and also in the western districts OF
Venezuela. The president issued the
following proclamation:
Castro, the former dictator, having
disturbed the peace of the country. |
myself will take the field and will es-
tablish order. l know hat every gen.
eral officer and soldier will fulfill his
duty"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
An Unpleasant Experience.

Their car turning turtle after a fall
from a sixteen-foot bridge into four
feet of water was the unpleasant ex-
perience of Mr.. and Mrs. Sturgeon,
Charles Vaughan, F. r. Cruden and
William Johnson o: Stanton, ON the
way to Mandan. They were driving
at a high rate Of speed when they
struck a muddy, slippery approach to
a bridge. The a commenced to
skid and the brake refused to hold.
They took a headlong plunge from
the bridge. None of the party suffer
ed any serious injury.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
MRS. YOUNG IS RETAINED
Chicago Women Claim 1t Is First Vic.
tory of Suffrage.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-The retention of
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as superin-
tendent of the Chicago public schools
was declared by oma suffrage lead
ers to be the first victory for Chi.
cage women since they were given
the ballot.
Prominent suffragists asserted that
politicians who fought Mrs. Young in
the board of education from the out
side we're advised that her withdrawal
as, superintendent Of the public
schools would be accepted by Chicago
women as a definite issue in the com.
ing municipal campaign and that con.
sequently they should clay low" But
one vote was cast against the resolu-
ton adopted by the board rejecting
the resignation of Mrs. Young.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
Doomed Man Boosts Friend.

knowledge of approaching death did
not dampen the spirits of Attorney
Lewis T. Hamilton of Masbass and
Turing the last weeks of his life he
devoted his whole attention to the
writing of letters to friends and
clients urging them to give their bust
less to his successor. to whom he sold
ais practice a month before his death,
which occurred recently.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
LOWER RATES BENEFIT FARGO
Participates in Reductions Following
Court Decision.

Wholesalers, jobbers and retailers
Of Fargo are to participate in the
benefits of the recent United States
supreme court decision regarding re-
duced freight rates in Minnesota. 1t
was not expected the new rates would
become effective before a month, but
the roads have already made them in
force. The reduction is just the same
as in Minnesota. First class freight
from the Minnesota transfer to Fargo
was 81 cents under the old rate. 1t
is now 81 ITO cents. A proportionate
reduction was made on all other
classes. While the reductions are
beneficial on shipments to and from
Eastern points they do not apply to
Western shipments out of Fargo.