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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15

We take pleasure in announc-
, ing to the many readers Of The
Pickens Sentinel and to the peo-
pie of Pickens county that after
several weeks of preparation we
are able to announce that The
Sentinel will conduct a subscrip-
tion voting contest.
Several handsome and expen-
siye prizes will be awarded to
the people absolutely free. Tho
prizes range in value from 500
downward. You can secure one
tIor two of these prizes 50 keep
reading. @l
This contest has been inaugu-
rated in order to increase the
circulation of The Sentinel and
thus enable us to publish q bet
ter and larger paper for this'an
other sections. Especially do
we wish to promote the upbuild-
ing and welfare of the beautiful
little CITY Of Pickens and the
whole Of Pickens countY, and
to that end we announce this
contest. is our earnest and
foremost thought to improve
The Sentinel and MAKE it more
and more worthy of the town
and county, and of the advertis-
ers aid the public in general.
Does Not Cost a Cent.
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this contest, and you are not
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ever. Some of your friends will
surely get some Of the hand
some prizes. Why not get some
Of them yourself2,
A Special Offer.
10 each person nominated, we
will give 1000 votes free as a
nomination ballot. Only one
nomination ballot will be credit
ed to a COZ testant But sto$the
first s persons living in Pickens
and to the first five living OUT
side Of Pickens whose names are
sent sent in as contestants, we
will give an extra 5000 otes IN
addition to the 1000 allowed as
nomination ballot, thus max
ing 10000 votes these contest
ants will have to, enter the con-
test with. Phone or send your
name or the name of your friend
in today and get the benefit Of
the extra 9,00O'votes.
Who May Enter.
No employee or person closely
connected with The Sentinel
will be allowed to enter this con-
test, either as a contestant or
voter. But any white person,
male or female, Of good repute
may enter the contest. This is
race free and fair for all, and
you will always regret it If you
do not enter this race and win
one of the prizes.
How Votes are Secured.
The first nomination coupon
sent in for each contestant en-
titles him or her to the above
number of votes, also, there will
appear a FREE Voting Coupon
good for a certain number of
votes. AS many Of these COUP
Qns will count as you oan secure
from YOUR friends and'relatives.
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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15
All Day Singing
At Rice's Greek

There will be an all day sing
ing at Rice's Greek church the
third Sunday, J anuary 18th, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock. All low
ers Of music are cordially invited
to come and bring song books,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15

Married, at Cateechee, at the
home Of the bride. Mr.. s. A.
Haynes, Of Seneca route /. to
Mrs. e. III. Murphree. Mr..
Haynes is 60 wears of age, while
the bride is IS. p. o. Wilson,
N, F., officiated. The happy
couple have the congratulations
Of their friends.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15
Aek Lees Money ThanN Before.
Fertilizer Report.

Farmers of South Carolina purchas-
ed last year over 100000 tons Of fer.
tlizers, according to a statement is-
sued from the office Of the state
treasurer a few days ago. The re-
ceipts from the fertilizer tax amounted
to $240,448.23. The total fund for 1912
was $221,999.68, which shows that the
farmers used about 10000 tons more
fertilizer In 1913 than the previous
year.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15

For Sale-Or will swap for
cattle--one & to 8 horse Peerless
steam engine, mounted, in good
condition. FL. vs. Garrison,
Easley, r 2.
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Rules of the Contest.

Rule ALI collections made
by contestants must be turned
in promptly to the Contest Man
ager.
Rule 2.-Subscribers 2. are eau
toned to demand receipt for
all money paid to contestants
and return same to Contest
Manager to be dated according
to books, and showing date Of
expiration.
Rule 3.-The Contest Mana
gers signature must be affixed
to the votes before same are Of
any value in the contest.
Rule 4 - Votes cannot be
bought. The contest will be run
on a square basis, fair for all.
Votes can only be obtained by
securing subscriptions, either
new. renewals or arrears, by
cutting the nomination coupon
or by collecting the free voting
ballots that appear in the Pick
ems Sentinel.
Rule Ono emplOye of the
Pickens Sentinel or member of
his or her family will be permit
ted to participate either as a
contestant or yoter in the CON
test.
Rule 6.-Contestants will not
be restricted in securing sub
scriptions to any territory. but
may secure them in any place in
/, the United States.
] Rule 7.-Onlv one nominating
coupon will be credited to a con
testant.
Rule 8. Votes once issued
cannot be transferred to another
contestant
Rule 8. -Nominators Of con.
testants in The Sentinel's Vot.
ing Contest must agree to &C
cept all rules and conditions.
Rule 10. The right is reserved
to reject the name of any con.
testant for cause.
Rule IL. Any question that
may arise between the contest
ants or their friends or relatives
will be determined by the Con.
test Manager, and his decision
will be;final.
T. RuleI l2. Until further notice
no contestant willbe permitted
to cast for publication more than
enough votes to raise their pub.
lished score 10000 votes above
the leader above the preceding
list. "
Scale Votes.
AS will be seen. the time of
the contest is divided into -four
periods, and a larger number of
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15
BID Increase In Value.

Columbia real estate during the four
years beginning with 1914 will be as
sessed at something like $14,0OO,0OO
or $l5,000,000, an increase of from 35
to so per cent over the past four years
according to information given city
council few days ago.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15
Commission oovernment.

At an enthusiastic meeting, held
rec -ntly in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms, on the new form Of govern
ment, motion was passed indorsing
commission government and asking
Representative Hutchison to have
Rock Hill stricken from exemption in
the general commission government
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15

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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15

The following is a correction
of DIR. Clifton's dates in this
county for next week. The
notice on heinside5 of this issue
was sent us, but the doctor has
changed 1T to the following:
Liberty, Thursday, az; Pick
ems, Friday, 23; Easley, Satur-
day, %,
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES

N. B. Dial, president of the Enter.
prise bank of Laurens, was in Colum-
bit recently on his return from McBee,
whore he purchased farm of 1000
acres. .a.,. ,is
Hix Conner has been appointed by
the governor as a magistrate for ia
lapa in Newberry county to take the
place of J. r. Riser, resigned.
Cotton has not stopped coming In on
the Darlington market. j. p. Krven,
a large planter, brought to town re-.
Gently 16 wagons, carrying between so
and 60 bales.
At an election held few days ago
the electors Of Ridge Spring voted
$4,000 worth Of bonds for the purpose
OF building q new school house. The
vote was Al for and 20 against bonds.
December imports at Charleston
amounted to $766,176 and the exports
$2.223,819. The imports for the cor
responding month or the year before
amounted to $218.988 and the exports
$1,475,823. In other words, imports
last December exceeded In value the
imports Of December, 1912, by more
than 200 per cent, while tho exports
for the past December were practi
cally double the exports for Decem.
ber, 1912.
Investments Of capital in the textile
industry in South Carolina during the
past 20 years are shown in figures
prepared by Commission Watson fox
his annual report to the general as.
sembly. The increase in the amount
Of capital has been about s70,000,00O.
The Increase In the value Of the an
nual product has been over $4,000 900.
The increase in the number Of spin.
dies is about 100000.
Ernest p. Bicknell OF the Red Cross
has gone to Laredo, Texas, from Hous.
ton to Investigate conditions among
sick and wounded soldiers brought
there from Nuevo Laredo across the
BIO Granda.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15
Scale Votes.

AS will be seen. the time of
the contest is divided into four
periods, and a larger number of
uotes will be allowed for sub
subscriptions during the first
period than at any.other time of
the contest.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15
SUBS SCRIPTION PRICE, $1. YEAR
NUMBER llI'lIl
News Items of The
ZIP PaInleffo State.
Discuss Terminal.

representatives of the railroads en-.
tering Spartanburg conferred a few
days ago with G. T. Odell, OF New
York, an expert on railroad terminate,
and committee from the Chamber
of Commerce. In regard to the new
union station TO be built here. Among
the railroad men at the conference
were: Mark W. Potter, president; ].
~ Campion. vice president and traffic
m&Nager, and l.. III. Phetterplace, gem
eral bTperintendent of the Carolina.
Clinchfa,d and Ohio Railway; H. b.
Spencer, Nice president, and w. H.
Wells. chief>Sngineer of construction
Q fthe southefp Railway; John B.
Cleveland, presi&snt, and Albert An
derson, general superintendent of the
way.
Aek Lees Money ThanN Before.
Annual report Of the historical
Commission of South Carolina $yas is.
sued from the press recently and will
be sent to the general assembly eakly
IN the session. Members Of the co1it,
mission signing the report are: r. M.
McCown, W. H. Windle, Jos. A. Nc
Cullough, Henry A. M. Smith, Yates
Snowden and r. M. Kennedy.
Estimates Of expense for the coming
year are as follows: Salary Of the
secretary $1,000, stenographer and
typewriter $720, printing historical
records $1,000, contigent fund 5000,
work on Confederate records $1,5OO,
or total of S5.27O
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15

The South Carolina legislature
met AT noon Tuesday. Reading
Of the governors message was
about the only thing done the
first day. 533
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-15
Awarding the Prizes.

a. committee of unimpeach-
able business men of Pickens
will be chosen to judge the finish
of the contest and will assemble
for that purpose at the close of
the contest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
WILSON TO SPEAK AT
FUNERAL OF HEROES
President Definitely Decides to
Pay Personal Tribute 10
Vera Cruz Dead.

WAsniHGroN, May bit was definitely
would attend the memorial exercises at
New York on Monday for the sailors and
marines killed in the occupation OF Vera
Cruz. The President will leave Wash
ng,on Sunday night. arriving in New
York In time for the exercises at noon.
He will deliver the only address
Secretary Daniels has invited Admiral
Dewey. Secretary OF War Garrison. As
ststnnt Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt
and the aids to the Secretary OF the Navy.
These win leave here Saturday night on
the Presidents yacht Mnyfiower, and will
meet the Montana bearing the dead OFF the
Virginia Capos sunday
In IA statement of the plans for the
funeral Secretary Daniels said to-day:
Capt Gleaves, commandant OF the
Brooklyn navy yard, has notified the De-
partment that the Mayor of New York
has requested that the hodirs Of the mon
be landed at the Battery and transported
on caissons furnished by the city from
the Battery TO the Citv Han and from the
C!ty Hall across the brooklyn Bridge TO
in regard to the Mayors ,nV!',t!un will
not be definitely determined untIl Thurs
day or Friday"
Secretary Daniels announced to-day
that the hospital ship Solace has been
ordered from Vera Cruz to New York with
the wounded h,uejackets and marines. II
ls thought that the wounded sailors would
improve more rapidly at New York than
IN the sultry climate of the Mexican coast.
The wounded on board the Soiace now
number forty-hve.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06

through lower Manhattan past the City
Hal! and thence to the campus in from.
Of the marine barracks In IN" Brooklyi'
navy yard The principal services IN
honor OF the dead sailors and marines
will be held there in the afternoon and
later the bodies will be sent TO the homes
OF their relatives.
city officials arranged yesterday 10
participate I'm the public demonstration
as far as the Navy Department will per
init The Board OF Aldermen In response
20 Il letter from Mayor Mitchell passed
resolutions for a suspension Of all city
business for one hour after the arrival
OF the bodies At the Battery. At the sug
gcstIon of Alderman turran the city viii
appropriate $500 To drapc the city Hall
Tor the day. All flags will be at half
stan and the vessels In the harbor will
dip their colors when the funeral ship
drops anchor In the bay.
The procession from Battery Park will
include a battalion OF 400 marines from
the superdreadnought Texas AT the
BROOKLYN navy yard. There will be
other marines and sailors In line. Of
fccrs of the Navy Department. large
police guard of honor. probably several
regiments OF the National Guard, al.
though no arrangements 10 that effec,
were made yesterday. and several dele.
cations. The navy yards band will ac-
company the funeral corteee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
snipers Awaiting Trial.

The military court has fun calendar.
Many snipers are awaiting trial charged
with murder. while other criminal
prosecutions are sprnsing up from day
to day.
Three Americans were deported to-
day on the San Marcos. which left for
Galveston. They are Graun, the young
stowaway who Same here on the trans
port Sumner; l.. r Mucahy and man
named Hall
Braun escaped arrest aboard the
TRANSPORT ana got ashore. where he
promptly started battle OF his own
with "A pacific Mexican citizen by punch
ing the latter in the nose. The provost
guard prevented riot.
Mulcahy was the enterprising Amer
lean who borrowed a file OF sailors to aid
In uncovering arms. lie went to a
gambling house and demanded $4,000
from the proprietor as the price OF an
unlimited concession. The gambling
house was closed the next day and the
proprietor protested. Mulcahy was
tried by the navy court and sentenced
ston RENTED the sentence to-day, but
ordered the man out OF the country. He
went aboard the San Marcos under
guard and the Galveston authorities
have been Informed Of his deportation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
NO GUN SALUTE TO DEAD.
Cuy's Tribute VIII he Limited 10
Passive Demonstration.

The complete plans for the public
funeral of the marines and sailors who
were killed In the fighting at Vera Cruz
will not be announced until Tomorrow
II was learned at the Brooklyn navy
yard yesterday that there will be no gun
salute TO the Montana as she comes up
the bay with the bodies and that the
city's tribute to the heroes will he linn
tied to a passive demonstration.
1t was Thought at first that the gun
ut Fort Hamilton or Fort Wadsworth or
those ON Governors Island would boom
twcnty-onc times as the cruiser anchors
In the bay.
The general plans for the public
funeral. rs announced AT the navy yard
yesterday are briefly these: The May
flower with Secretary Daniels aboard vii.
meet the cruiser Montana on the Virginia
Capes and act IA escort to the lower
bay where tho Wyoming. now NJ the
Brooklyn navy yard will he anchored
to salute the Secrctarya nap and convoy
the two vessels To the Battery. TIL,
battleships Indiana, Iowa and Mnssa
chuSetts, undergoing repairs At the Phu-
adelphia yard, may Join the escort
Ten caisSons viii he ready nj the Hat
terry to receive the bodies. They will be
placed on gun carriages for Q procession
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06

Special Correspondent Of THE SrN WIN
Admiral BADGERS fleet.
VERA CRrz. May 5.-The food situa-
ton in Vera Cruz has become slightly
easier. because despite the efforts Of the
Mexican troops To intmdate them the
farmers In the vicinity of Vera Cruz
have not been able TO Withstand the
temptation Of good prices in American
gold. Chickens and fresh eggs are com
ing in. and some fresh vegetables. There
is no milk.
Private j. Il. Macdonald Of the Ma
rlne Corps has been missing since last
Saturday night. and 1t is believed he
has been killed in a quarrel. In conse-
auence Gen. Funstons military police
have begun To clean up tho city OF
undesirables. American ard Mexican.
\ woman Of the red light district,
who is known as "the turkey" and an
instigator OF trouble and Is suspected of
snlping. was arrested to-day. Arms and
ammunition we're found in her house
and she was promptly tried and SEN
fenced TO six months imprisonment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
l6 MORE REFUGEES COMING.
GunbORt Annapolis on Way WITH
Them From West Coast.

SAN DIEGO, Cal. May 5.-The armored
cruiser south Dakota. on Its way from
Acapulco. reports that II spoke the gun
boat Annapolis this afternoon. The An
napolis has sixteen refugees bound for
Mazatlan, where they Will I've transhlpped
to the United states
The refugees are from various south
cunst cities aud towns and all Of them
Were the centres Of anti-Amerlcan demon
STATIONS. None was hurt. for they re.
c'ivod protection from Mexican Federal
soldiers
one incident narrated by the AMMAN
oils was that when the Denver put into
Snlinp cruz on April u the Mexican.
thought tho cruiser had como 20 homhprU
them for their anti-American demonstra
iirnH 81 N'd nrDnrilN.
The British Consul Ia acting for the
United States I'm the absence uf tn,
United states Consul.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
TWO MORE DEAD AT VERA CRUZ.
Blue Jackets Wounded in Capture Of
the CITY Succumb.

WASHINGTON, May 5--Admlral Badger
reported to tho Navy Department to-day
that two sailors died this morning as
a result OF wounds received during the
engagements at Vera CRUZ. These bring
the total American dead up to nineteen.
The men who died to-day are.
HARsHBARGER, CLARENCE r.. OF Wsv-
puihikLiAM HARRY, of Pulaski. Va.
Pulliam died rather suddenly at A
NJ as the result OF gunshot wound
which had penetrated his chest abdomen
and spinal column and caused paralysis
In the lower half OF his body.
Harshbarger died at a. NJ this morn
sng after his right thigh had been ampu-
tated.
The balance of those who were
wounded are reported 10 be doing well
Harshbargers home address II 100
centre street. WaN"iiy, y. Y. and his
next Of kin G. -, Halshbarger father.
pulllHns home address IL Pulaski, Va.
and next Of kin -. " pulliam. father.
The bodies viii be sent home
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
O'SHAUGHNESSY HAsTENS ON.
Leaves New Orleans for Warrington
-Gcts Telegram From Wilson.

NEW ORLEANS. La. May Nelson
O'Shaughns ssy. Charge d Anaires in Mex
leo city until Huorta handed him his
passports. reached New Orleans aboard
the gunboat Iankton THIS morning lie
talked freely about bong seasck and
about tho loss of part Of his baggage.
Immediately upon landing H. Wa
handed kilograms from Wilson ANA Bryan.
and admitted that they urged him to
hasten TO Washington. Further than this
he would not go, nor would he intimate
what he expected 20 discuss with those
Government chiefs.
Tonight he left at 9:o5 O'Clock on his
way to Washington.
81 had rather a hard time getting ont
OF Mexico" he told lnterviewers. "On
April 22 and 49, when the State Depart
mcnt expressed anxiety about my safety
! was high and dry in Mexico city, but
the Huerta Government denied me the
use Of the cable, The attack upon the
residence OF Consul-Gcneral Shanklln
however, threatened to be n very serious
affair. The mob of young Mcxlcans went
so far as to tear down the escutcheon and
trample ii, No. | was not personally as
saulted but mohs gathered about. No one
attacked me and we had no serious trou.
BILE on the way from Mexico city to Vera
Cruz.
since | was handed my passports
have OF course been unable t. do any
thing officially for Americans In Mexico.
/ did receive note from "A number OF
Americans Just after | had received my
passports asking me TO aid them, but you
can see that after my official status was
gone ] could not do so and properly could
only get out OF the country as speedily as
possible"
Asked II Gen. Huerta Is the drunkard
and the cruel. vicious character he IL
painted. Mr. 'Shaughnessy paused long
before answering. Then he said:
"My relations with Gen. Huerta were
never of such an intimate personal char
acter rs would enable me to comment on
his personal habits. They were mainly
official But ms matter OF fact YOU
know a man IL rarely as black a. he Is
painted"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
AMERICAN UNDESIRABLES
DEPORTED FROM VERA CRUZ
Sentence of Five Years Imposed on Mucahy for
Taking S. 600 From Gambling House
Is RENTED

So far az reports received to-nieht
1 show, the "Cinco ds Mayo" (fifih o!
/ May, the anniversary OF the check adj
| minlstered to the French by tho Mex
| leans at Puebla In 1862, has been cole
q brated throughout the southern portion
! or the republic without any anti-Amer-
| lean demonstrations. Not all points
| wher" Americans are living have been
| heard from yet and there IL still anxiety
on the part of the authorities. but 1t "a
not 80 great as 1t was this morning.
I Mexico city is reported quiet. Vera
cruz was equally undemonstrative. EX-
! Cept that all stores were closed and PEG
pie appeared in holiday attire in the
streets and in the plazas 1t was like any
other day.
The only significant act of the day as
far as known was the reaf'irmation D,
Gen. tluerta that he will not resign
Word comes that he was seen at tn
National Palace to-day by newspaper
correspondents. who told him If the con
flcting reports coming from the capital
What III" peopl, gave to IN. VII
not relinquish.' he said firmly.
Conspiraci-s Against Hu~rts.
Other reports from the capital con
! tinue to tell OF Conspiracies agains'
Huerta The latest is that of Gen. Jimi
nez Castro, who Is known To be person
ally most ambitious. II In his purposc
81 IL Is said. To Seize the Federal d.strip'
IN which Mexico city Is situated an,
then enter into an agreement with Gen
villa a. To the spoils after Villa reache.
the capital uropposed
The American aeroplanes continue &C.
scout in the vicinity Of Tejer. They ma
Mexican troops in small numbers, hu'
they have not yet ascertained whethei
the San Francisco bridge has been do.
stroyed or simply prepared for destruc.
, tion. The belief is that much dynami'.
has been placed for the purpose u'
blowing up the entire railroad
Reports from Tampco indicate tina
the situation continues critical r.
rebels, it Is said. will begin general as
sault on the city as soon as American
and other foreigners are out Of the ct,