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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
Wreck Victim Loses Eye.

Chester, Aug. l4.-John NJ. Jones,
Of Chester, will lose his right eye
as the result OF injuries he received
in the wreck on the Lancaster and
Chester road at Hoopers Creek re-
Gently. 1t was reported that both
eyes were badly injured, but timely
work by surgeons saved him from
total blindness. Mr.. Jones is owner
of the Chester bottling works.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
Good Reason for His Enthusiasm.

When a man has suffered for seve-
raj days with collie, diarrhoea or
other form of bowel complaint and
is then cured sound and we'll by one
or two doses Of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, as
is often the case, it is but natural
that he should be enthusiastic in his
praise of the remedy, and especially
is this the case Of a severe attack
when life is threatened. Try it when
in need Of such a remedy. 1t never
rails. Sold by all dealers. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
Kills SiSter-in-Law in Prank.

Milledgeville. Ga, Aug. 14.-Mrs.
Charles Winter, bride, IS years of
age, while playing a prank on her
sister-inlaw, Mrs. Will Winter, acci-
dentally shot and killed her in the
yard of her home at Stevens Pottery,
near here, yesterday morning. She
leaves a husband and five children
and was 40 years old.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
LabOier Gets $I,75O,OOO.

Frederick Gross Won Alvensteben,
Of Omaha, Ncb.. for q years a day
iaborer, received notice on Thursday
from the German consul at Chicago
chat he had fallen heir to an estate
IN Germany valued at $l,75O, 900.
When informed Of his good fortune
Ton Alvenstebcn was employed at
meNial labor few miles from the
city. He has engaged steamer pass
age and purchased transportation to
DanZig.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
Will j. Harbin Dead.
Farm and FactOry.D

IFarm and FaCtOry.)
Will j. Harbin, son Of H. G. Har-
bin, and brother Of Mrs w. p.
Whitmire, of Seneca, died at Walter,
Okla, August 9Th after an illness of
one week of typhoid. Mr.. Harbin
was 43 years old. He is survived by
seven children. His wife was a
daughter of Elijah Mull1ey, Of the
Mr.. Harbin removed from this county
to Temple, Okla, seven years ago.
The news of his death is received
with general regret.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
UndeserVing.
(Lippincott' So

Three Germans were engaged in d
confidential talk while dining to-
gether in a Broadway cafe few days
ago. Their conversation drifted
from politics to the second marriage
Of mutual friend, when one Of them
remarked:
"rll tell you what. A man What
marries de second time don't deserve
to have lost his first wife"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
Natives Slay British Troops.

Alden. Arabia, Aug. 14.-Omcial
dispatches announced to-day that a
camel corps of British native troops
wishes near Burao. The British kill
ed and wounded include two officers
and about sixty men. Many thou
sand followers Of Mad Mullah are on
the warpath.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
CharlestOn-COlumbia Route.

Washington, Aug. 14.-A report
was made to Congress yesterday by
the Secretary of War transmitting
the recommendation Of the board Of
engineers that an expenditure Of
$430,000 be made to provide an i'm
proved inland waterway between Co
lumbia, Camden and Charleston, SC.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
President Pardons. Greenville Man

Washington, Aug. Is. - After
studying the case at the request Of
Representative Johnson and Senator
Tillman, President Wilson yesterday
directed that pardon be issued to
Noah r. Wilson, Of Greenville coun-
ty, aged So, who is serving a SEN
tence of six months in the county
Jail on the charge Of operating an
Illicit distillery. The President was
convinced by Representative john
son that Wilson was a victim Of mis-
taken identity, and knew nothing
about the still.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
German Carp Galore.
(Newberry Observer.D

One day last week Mr.. Hamilton,
Of Chappells, set nets in small ditches
when the Saluda rose and caught 800
pounds Of German carp, weighing
from z to Is pounds each. When the
river rises the carp go out OF the
banks to eat grass.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
Clayton Will BE Denied Seat.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The Sem
ate is almost unanimous in the opin-
ion that the commission of Represen-
tative Henry d. Clayton, appointed
as successor to Senator Johnson, Of
Alabama, is not valid. All Senate
lawyers believe Governor O'Neals
appointment, without express author
ity from the Alabama Legislature, is
technical violation Of the new
amendment authorizing direct cleo
ton Of Senators. Clayton will be
given an opportunity to argue the
case before the Senate committee.
When a girl Is as pretty as a pic
ture it may be because she does her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
The Progressive Party.
(Machias Republican,


At WaterVille on Tuesday the Progress
sive delegates to the Progressive con
Yeution unanimously nominated IT'S thelr
standard bearer, T. NJ. Lawrence OF
l4ubec, whom none OF them PROBABLY
even expect to elect To congress to re-
present this Third Congressional district
The convention appears to have been
very harmonious affair, somewhat after
the order of the old time Republican ana
Democratic conventions which the ff6-
gressiVe party so VOciferousty condemns
MIR. Lawrence seems to nave been all
there was to il as far as candidates are
concerned, though several gentlemeh
who would have run just as We'll II not
better. We're sfdeswiped by the little
steam roller from this county. Mr.. Law
renee was out after the nomination and
believed he had the best right to it
How he succeeded in getting it. of course
We do not know. Certainly lie dld not
get it by being opposed in the convention
and therefore needs no eulpgy Tor haVlnS
received it. The Office undoubtedly did
not seek the man. 1t WAS evident weeks
age that the man was seeking the once
and seeking it with all his might II the
people had had a chance To vote upon
him in the primaries as Mr. Peters suS-
gested they might and Mr. Lawrence
had then been nominated. he could nave
come before the voters expecting to re-
ceive their support. He would not do
this, however. fearing, We believe, that
Mr.. Peters would beat him to Jelly, as
he certainly would, regardless OF the
two progressive votes for every Repub-
lican in the Third district
Mr.. Lawrence has somehow got the
idea in his head that he can command
as many votes in this district as Mr..
Roosevelt did last November. Not even
Mr.. Roosevelt could repeat that per
Torrance, though there IS no doubt OF
his popularity with great many people.
In fact. if Mr.. Lawrence can poll one
half as many votes as Mr. Roosevelt did,
he will do better than we think he can.
Mr. Peters, if nominated. will be the
choice of the people. Mr.. Lawrence will
be convention candidate and cand-
date who received the nomination
unanimously. as they used to do a
number of Years ago when there were
several candidates for position, and
where all but one WAS eliminated by rea-
son of a barrel of money or something
else and had no show whatever of get
ting the nomination. 1t certainly looks
as though the WaterVille stage had been
set in advance. Mr. Lawrence is the can
didate Of an old fashioned convention and
was nominated in the old-fashioned way.
when he might have been d candidate be
fore the people for the nomination.
Many people are of the opinion he did
not dare take the chance of defeat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28

cIsion is undoubtedly wise. inaSmueh
AS Republican opposition To the admin
istration's tariff plan could in no wise
change the ultimate result. The Demo
cratic tariff bill will become a law by
virtue of Democratic majorities and,
lille it is natural for the Republic
cans to want to delay the iaeVltaeie
results of this tariff bill, really nothing
can be gained by opposition merely
for oppostion's sake. The Republicans
viii discuss the new tarif bill, but
beyond placing in the record the Re-
publican views for the Information OF
the public nothing should he done.
BAD as may be the effects of the new
Democratic tariff, they can scarcely
he worse i'm their influence upon Anefl-
can business interests than he pres
emf period of delay and uncertainty.
BETTER will it be for the country to nave
the new tariff law than that 1t should
have nothing whatever to serve as i
guide and measurement of aetiNIues.
At this time the American business
interests are working in the dark. For
the most part our manufacturers ana
imrorters are gambling on the future.
Almost anything may happen ana the
business world is filled with uncertain
tv and uneasiness. To proieng TINS
SUSPENSE will avail nothing. There IS
NOT the least hope in any fight that the
Republicans could make at this time.
Debating the administration elii lot 4
week or two months will only fill the
pages of the Congressional Nee9i u
without changing single vote IN sen
ate or house Beyond making a fofthai
protest the Republicans shouH allow
the Democrats to nave Their way so
that they may shoulder fun anu uhdIs-
ruted responsibility for the results.
There are two things connected With
the neS tariff bill that should not he
lost sight of. In the first place 1t Is III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
Honor Where Due.

our consistently and ardently nom
alcoholic contemporary. the ,kenne-
bee Journal. INDUCES in this RENT
niscenee as comment ON the report
that while Mayor Fitzgerald was IN
Washington he read Gov. ross out u
the Democratic party:
Lets see; it was Mayor Fitzgerald
that read Maine off the map. because
he did not like its roads or its booze
provisions"
He did that among other things
too numerous TO mention. or even 10
count. But what was the result
Maine now has a good road along the
route that Mayor Fitzgerald critlclsea
and Maine is making an attempt TO
enforce the prohibition law.
And vet the kennebec Journal
negleets to give Mayor Fitzgerald
credit for two remarkable achieve
ments.-Boston Traveller.
Achievements? Fiddlesticks. Sweet
Areline Fifty wanted more easily
available rum. and as good roads built
by three quarters of a million people
over $4,000 SCI. miles territory as Bay
States population of 100000 builds
over its 5000 So. miles. The colossal
intelligence of your mayor, on top OF
his booze trust advocacy. demanded as
much in public improvements OF
Names PAS inhabitants per square
mile as Massachusetts can show with
Ass persons per So. mile. And he
promised it to the followers OF
PIaisted, and Pattangall, and Cy
Davis and Obadiah Gardner. If they
would purchase of the liquor interests
and consume as much booze per
stomach
We wanted less booze per capita
that we might have more money FOR
good roads We won-and we are
Just as consistent and ardent as we
used to be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
HAS BULL MOOSE BECOME
NAMES DOG IN MANGER?
Survey of Situation as Exemplified in Third
Maine District The Pretensions and Their
Test by MIR. Peters--Current Comment.

be no fireworks In the Peters campaign
no personal appeals or attempt at VI .
ganzation to secure him support -
Peters is nominated he Will make as
strong and popular a candidate as can oe
named and In the campaign preceding
the election he will make as vigorous ana
active Il fight MS can he asked Tor -
Should Pattangall be named by tlie
Democrats. as II now seems almost Ger ,
tain. no man In the Third district conia
he found who could put mp better hsht
against him than would john \. tetefs
In three successive Legislatures lcIetS
has met PattaHgall upon GROUND OF ia'=
tangalls own selection and in every de-
bate and verbal combat has held ms
own and a little bit more. Peters is pc
spected and admired. not only among
the voters of his own district, bul an
over the state. He is known as an liide=
pendent, liberal minded, loyal l,epopll-
can, Who thinks for himself ana acts III
all cases in accordance with his own
Judgment With q Progressive candl-
date for Congress in the field the anti
Democratic strength in the Third DIS
trct will in some measure be DIVIDED
but it is doubtful if any man could be
found in the district who would com
maud more of the Progressive support
than Mr.. Peters will be given II he is
named as the Republican standard
bearer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
Maine Bull Moose Show Colors.
GBoston Herald }

NboStou fftIdh-l
The Progressives of the Sd Maine con-
greSSional district. which will hold a
special election Sept to elect a success
sor to the late Forrest Goodwin. are first
in the field with their candidate, Il. Nj.
Lawrence, a Lubec sardine man. He
was named at convention Of 20 Bull
Moose from the five counties that make
up the district The old parties Will
the provisions of the primary law. The
men who seek the Democratic nomina-
ton are w. K. Pattangal Of Naterviile.
eX-attorney general and the brains of
the Democratic state machine, and ex-
Congressman Samuel l.. Gould of SHOW
hogan. who was beaten after one term
by Mr. Goodwin last fall. The Republic
can nominee will be John a. Peters, an
able Ellsworth lawyer, now speaker of
the Maine House. Roy c. Halnes. who
was Mr.; Goodwin's private secretary,
also seeks the Republican nomination.
He withdrew twice. but went back into
the field 10 refute the charge that he had
been bought off.
Just now the chief interest lies in the
curt refusal of MIR. Lawrence TO agree to
plan that Mr.. Peters proposed. The
plan was that both should seek the Re-
publican nomination, since the Progress
Sives as such do not figure in the pri-
mary election but are able to vote there
as regular Republicans. and that the
winner should have the united support
of both factions in September. 1t was
a fair and sensible plan. since the Maine
Republicans and Progressives differ IN
no essential matters except as they
view what happened at Chicago in June.
1872. and in their estimates of Taft and
Roosevelt. Both are emphatically for
high protection ana earnestly opposed 10
the Democratic tariff policy, from which
Maine is certain to be severe sufferer.
But tue Progressive leaders insisted OIL
an independent ticket, Well knowing that
its only effect will be to help the
chances of Mr.. Pattangall. for whom
none of them would care to be caught
voting directly. The legislative deVel-
opments and the municipal elections
show that they have lost by far the
greater part of the voting strength that
they had last November. and they are
certain to be poor third in September.
Thus in Maine the Rull Moose NY
meut, which was much stronger than in
most states of this section, Is now only
kent alive through Democratic influences,
subtly eXerted, and through a desire for
personal revenge on the part of a few
men formerly active in the Republican
nartv and WHO thou"ht they We're nm
appreciated there. No party of that
kind can long survive or be of great use
fitness. A Bull Moose that becomes Il
dog in the manger is not an inspiring
political spectacle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
A GrnWinu Dance.

Not all the political rottenness &c the
country is to be found in Tammany
Hall. Revelations in Ohio show that
politicians, graft promoters and lob
byists have gone beyond corruption in
the buckeye state, and have prepared
referendum petitions on which the
great ma jority of names are bogus.
Treating of this phase of political in
genuity the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
says.
"If there is any surprise in the case
it is that bogus names should have
been used in Ohio, with voters as cheap
as they were not long ago proved To
he in Adams County and many other
counties of that sovereign state. Laws
to let the people rule need fortifYng
nearly everywhere. not only as to per
centage but as TO scrutiny and verlti-
cation If not so amended they may
prove to the destruction of popular
government
1T is political axiom that you
can not corrupt whole people" And
1t might be said with equal truth,
that one half of a people can not he
corrupted. But it is equally automatic
in politics that a net inconsiderahle
percentage in population are open to
corruptinc, concerning matters IN
which neither their interest, their pref
udices. or any of the motives or pas
sions ordinarily governing their con-
duct. are appealed to. Such human
weaknesses destroyed most of the an
cient democracies of which Aristotle
writes.
Such weaknesses are anointed, en-
throned and crowned in most OF the
systems of initiative. referendum ana
recall now IN use in this country. The
percentages of voting population hNed
in the great majority of sueh laws,
whether for the origination e meas
tIrcs or for their annulment. ar for the
recall of public officials, is lar Too
low. A politician knowing the weak or /
the venal voters in a halliwiek can he
trusted to make up the quota 81 names
expected from him in the canvass q
a city. country. district or stete. 20
long as the total of such quotas in any
poljtical division is large enough u
initiate or TO suspend law. or 10 recall
public official. it can he abused 10 i
originate class legislation. to obstruct
the enforcement of Just measures and
to hold a sword of Damocles ever the !
heads of honest men in office
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28

every respect Democratic measure. II
represents tie deliberate and free ex-
precision of Democratic ideas. II is the
result Of the best Democratic counse,
ana embodies everything essentially
Democratic in the way of tariff re-
vision Nobody has had a hand in
making this bill except Democrats
There have been no compromises or
concessions to Republicans. Never in
the history of the Democratic ,1artv was
so favorable an opportunity offered for
demonstrating to the nation lust what
kind of tariff the Democrats really
wanted. That is one thing to remember
The other is that the Democrats are
going To have a fair trial before the
public. For the next four years the
country is To be under Democratic
tariff. This period will demonstrate the
wisdom or folly of Democratic claims
and platforms. 1t will be the crucial
test OF Democracy as ii has never been
known before. II the Democratic
scheme of tariff revision and currency
reform settles the country into a steady
advancement in prosperity. then De-
mocracy will have justified it's strivings
since it was organized as a party. If 1t
fails to do this. then the party is dead.
Therefore the part ef the Republicans
is to see to il that the opposition has a.
fair trial. There must be no blocking
and no interference with this trial.
The Democracy must not be given an
excuse for failure. The result must be
clear and unehallcnged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28

The bull moose may not have become
the dog In the manger depicted by the
Boston Herald, but Progressive princi-
pies appear to be submerged in the fran
tic scramble to delay the day of reckon
ing.
That their pretensions must succumb
to the label of instability is. of course,
the cup of poison to them, but their at
tempts to save their dignity at the eX-
pense of the States welfare is insup-
portable
Boosting that their strength surpasses
that of the Republicans, they accord
feeble Arefusal to the proher of test
that would be decisive, yet inSuiing de-
feat of the Democratic candidatc-and
this with the Republican strength divided
between Peters and Haines.
Mr.. Lawrence has listened to the
call" The people must not ignore the
insidious shadow behind him Of Demo-
cratic disregard for Maine Industries.
Read what some of our exchanges say:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
Trapped by the Liquor Interests.

Claiming to be writing from her
own experiences, the author of a
Little Lost Sister, in the Boston
American says:
"In the city of Chicago the most
Fundamental and radical wrong that
is allowed to exist is the dance hall.
1t is a crime against civilization. 1t
is a crime against the helpless boys
and girls of a great city to place them
in the hands of great and powerful
trust of the liquor interests and let
temptation come to them, grapple
with them and ruin them"
In other words. thousands of these
girls and boys might meet innoeently
and escape morally clean but for the
traps laid by the makers and sellers
of booze. May God have mercy on
you. if you are the owner of stock N
the booze business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
Canton Grange.

Canton Grange held Young Peo-
pies Evening" Saturday, July 26. at
Z p NJ. After the opening exercises
and business session a roll call was
gwen which was answered by
How Can We Improve our Grange
Meetings." The program follows: No-
cal solo; piano solo, Miss Marguerite
Hollis; selection from kipling, Miss
Mary |. Richardson; violin solo, Ly-
man Ellis; recitation, Worthy Pomona.
Mrs. Dwight Bisbee; piano sole, Miss
Eleanor Wastgale; recitation, Miss Sy-
bal Hutchinson; piano duet, Misses
Helen Daley and Vera Adams: reclta-
ton from kiplng, Miss Florence
Chlds; question, Ten things this
Grange should do to improve our COM
munity.; suggestions by the young
members; defamation, Bernard Adj
ans song. Grange Refreshments of
homemade candies in charge of the
NJ Uses Helen Daily and Edith Ellis,
Marguerite Hollis and Florence Childs.
Pianist, Miss Marguerite Hollis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
pAl r RMO.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Pingree and Mrs
NJ. S Campbell of Augusta were sun
day visitors of Mr.. ard Mrs. w. D
Jones. They made the trip by auto, re-
turning, Monday forenoon.
Miss Lydia Phillips, who has beer
attending summer school at Castine
returned home, Saturday. She VIII
commence her school at Jefferson viii
lage. August %.
Mrs. Chrstabel I4awry of Sorrento
Me-, visited Mrs. w, s. Jones, Saturday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
Third Party Meaning.
(Bridg tOn NeWs.)

Though the Democrats of the Third
District are patting the Progressives on
the back and asking them TO step right
into our parlor." the nominee said of the
party of the administration:
''If the present administration sue
ceeds in carrying out its policy, it
will strike the axe at the root of
every legitimate business in this Dis
trict, utterly destroying it,
All the same. the three party contest
meaneth victory for the party whose
policy the nominee so severely denounces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
Editorial Comment
mocracy's Vital Test.

fKansas City Journal)
Upon the authority of Senator PEN
rose. ranking Republican member of
the senate finance committee. 1t IS
stated that Republicans will make no
concerted minority fight against the
Democratic tariff programme. This de-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28

II is a good guess that the closest
contest of the campaign. before or
after the primaries, will be the present
one between former Congressman
Gould and VIM. II. Pattangall for the
domination. Patt has no cineh ON the
melon, this time. AAs>Sa x.a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28

Stephen Rose. of Eatontown. n. J.,
snot into flock of crows and brought
down AN eagle at his farm here. He has
the eagle cooped up in his hennery. 1t
is of the bald variety. and six feet from
tin to up of wings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28

The first natural suspicion is that
the express companies are now inter-
fering with Postmaster General Bur
lessons plans.