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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
BABIES COMING INTO STYLE.
Better Baby Contest" at WaIhalEl
Mill School Friday, Next Week.

For a good many years babies have
not been receiving the attention they
deserve. We have been reading
about pets like lap dogs, Angora
cats and trained monkeys. We haze
heard that ONE Of fashion. who
set the pace for other women to
follow, have been going in for all
sorts Of rcCordS-golf, tennis, swim
ming, mountain climbing, bridge.
etc. But nobody has been talking
much about making a record in rails
ing healthy babies.
Then suddenly, peoples discovered
that neglecting babies was a bad
thing for a nation. Social workers
began to organize "Mother Clubs" in
me ~COngeSted districts of the cities
fOr The purpose Of interesting moth
erS in the proper care Of their babies.
Then along came Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, n Of the cOuntry's roc
ognized social leaders, with a society
for the better education and train
ing Of rich children. In the suburbs
Of richest New York a little woman
started a school of mothecraft. What
was the result? Mother and baby
came back into style, and now every"
body is talking about Better
Babies"
The Woman's Home Companion. a
magazine which reaches all classes Of
mothers, was the first to recOCnizc
tho importance Of making babies
fashionable. 1t organized the Bet
ter Babies Bureau" whose object
was to spread the "BCttcr Babies
Contest" idea all over the country.
\ "Better Babies Contest" is a
scientific examination of children
five years OF 9 or under. for physi-
cal and mental development. and the
awarding Of prizes to those who de-
serve them. on tho grounds Of good
all-round development. Good looks :
infantilc beauty-cOunt only Tor
what they are really worth in babv's
health and growth. while many more
important things count a great deal
moro.
Contest in WaIhagla.
This town is to have a "Bettnr
Baby COntcSt,' the examination TO
be held at the school buildin" in the
Walhalla mill village on May @Hth.
and every mother in the VILLAGE
whose child is within the age limit
is already interested in the great
event. The contest is being planned
by Miss May Jones. who is connected
with the welfare department Of he
Parker Cotton Mills, assisted by Miss
Mae Springfield, the teacher OF the
village school, and the Mothers
Club.
Drs. ]. w. Bell. B. f. Sloan and
J. j. ThOde will conduct the eXami-
nations. assisted by Miss Litia HAM
rick, a trained nurse from Columbia.
and Miss Mary Powell. secretary of
the Y. W. G. A., with headquarters
at Charlotte. y. G.
Besides a lovely bronze medal.
which is offered by the Womau'S
Home Companion for the child scOr-
ing highest, there will be a diploma
for the next highest scorer (bOy and
girn in the list division 6 to y
months); second division G3 to "a
m%onths). and the third dtviei"" o.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
SENECA INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
efforts to Secure Federation lnStitu-
ton SuCCcSSful-GcncTal News.

Seneca. May I9.-Spccial: Nari-
OuS social and other activities make
n fun calendar for Seneca this week.
The highly interesting commence
ment exercises closed last night with
the graduation Of the tenth grade
and the address to the class by DIR.
-. W. Daniel, Of Clemson College.
OutSit" Of these attractions the in
torCSt Of the entire town was cen
tered i'm the delivery of the large
number of medals last night. DR..
f.. 4. Hines delivered the diplomas
ana Dr. Daniel the medals. The fol
lowing students received diplomas:
SuWaMue DAILY. yalCdiCtOrian; Wilkes
DcndN, salutdtOrian; Glenn ELLA
Sitton. Maka Harper and Edith Lind
say. Certificates were given Emma
Lan&stOn and Lura Pcrritt, who did
not take the full curse.
Following are the names Of those
receiving medals: The gCntility
medal. offered by DR.. j. S. Stribling.
Wilkes Dcudy; personal hygiene. by
Dr. Hines. Sarah Davis: the Brock
orators medal. Clarence Ellison: the
&. w. Gi%uilliat essay medal. SUI
vance Daily; the Wood orators
medal, Charles V. Stribling: Mrs.
McCar"y's medal 10 Nina Harper: the
i. w. Gignilliat medal for highest
scholarship was a tie. and Mr.. Gig
nilliat gave a medal to each. Ruth
Adams and SalIiU Winklcr; the Doyle
icbajor'S medal. Wilkes Dcndy. Mrs.
ilolloWay's prize for best defamation
by little boy went t. l.. D.. Stribling.
fhC prizes for greatest Improvement
in writing. offered by Miss jennings.
teacher OF 9Th and 9th grades. went
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20

and teachers of the school are pic
nicking at the Tunnel to-day.
The safe in the express office was
entered one night last week and a
sum Of money taken. The exact
amount has not been made public.
but it is less than $500. Detectives
are here on tho case.
On Thursday night. at the school
auditorium. Miss Mary Fraser. of
Winthrop College. will address ?
mixed audience. Miss Fraser ha
charge OF rural school extension
work in this State and is teacher Of
acme economies in Winthrop Col
lCge. IN has been to Seneca pre-
%riOusly, also to Wllhalla and other
points in the county, so she needs no
recommendations, but | wish to add
rhat on this occasion she will depart
from the subject matter Of her set
address and will be requested to
speak incidentally ON the industrial
SchOO! which will be established in
Seneca by the State Federation of
WOmCn'S Clubs. The public is in
Vitcd, and the business men OF Sen
eCa are especially urged to attend
this meeting. Miss Fraser is a highly
gifted m and Il fine talkcr. and
ii is hoped that Il fun house will
greet the speaker and show an inter
eS in Ihat which this meeting stands
fDr.
Services will begin on Wednesday
evening in the Presbyterian church,
preparatory TO a revival meeting,
winch Will begin in this church next
Sunday. There will be a service
each night this week, except Satur-
day, and instead of beginning at s
O'Clock as usual the service hour viii
be brought mp to 80 on Thursda,
and Friday nights On account Of the
two gatherings at the school house
Tor these nights.
ON Friday night, at the auditO-
rum, the entertainment mentioned
las, week., to b" given by Mrs. Gary
Zee, q returned missionary from
Eh'oa' Will De given under the aus
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20

.. -.. .a '..'Ns ~A-oGl.SnC survey
thereof by /. II. Harrison it was as
certained that said tract contained
four hundred and siXty-siX acres,
more Or less.
Terms of Sale: Cash. That in
event OF failure Of the purchaser, or
purchasers, to comply with the terms
OF sale within five days from day of
sale, the Master do re-advertise and
resell said premises on the following
saleday, or some convenient saleday
thereafter, at the same place and on
the~Same terms as heretofore set out,
at the risk of the former purchaser,
or purchasers, and that he do con-
tinue so to do until he has found a
purchaser, or purchasers, who com.
ply with terms Of sale. Sail rea! es-
tate is sold subject to the lien for
taxes for the year 1914 and the pur-
chaser at such sale pay this when
due.
Purchaser to pay extra for papers.
w. O. WHITE,
Master for OcOhee County, S. G..
May 13, 1914. 1921
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
Matters at ItiChland.

Richland. May 1S.-Special: That
hoping!
Miss Cornclia Foster spent from
Tuesday until Thursday in Atlanta
last week and took in the sights.
Miss Pauline Davis is on a two
weeks visit TO relatives in GaiueS-
Vile, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b. Ballenger,
OF G~reenvillc. spent the weekend at
the home OF J. !. B~allenger.
Rylan Shclor. David McMahan and
Bruce S%tribling attended the ball
game at Clemson Saturday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Stokes, Of Green
Vile, spent the latter part Of the
week visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. n.
HughS.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Stribling at
tended the exercises at the Seneca
school auditorium Friday morning,
contests that were held.
The date for Children's Day eXer-
cises has been changed. Children'S
Day will be observed neXt Sunday,
May 2lth, instead of the fifth Sun
day, as was announced last week.
The pupils of the two primary classes
are practicing and will give speeches
ami several songs. A collection will
be taken for aiding the building and
nuuiDping Of a mission station in
China.
j. p. Stribling leaves tomorrow to
attend the State Democratic Conven-
to- - T~N'',-,';- W.. TI,.-r
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
BLACK HAND CO LETTER SENT
To w. &. Shrine, of GrecnyiIlc,
Ancnt the Primary.

Greenville, May l6.-W. G.. Sir
rine, a prominent citizen of this city.
received a "black hand" letter to-
day advising him that he land all
other refOrmers would he blown to
h" if they did not let the State
primary alone.
Several days ago Mr.. Shrine wrote
an article to the Grecnville Daily
Piedmont in which he advocated re-
StrictiOns in the primary laws and
offered suggestions to the State con-
VcntiOn.
The ''black hand" letter to-day is
supposed to haze been written in
reply to that communication. The
letter created a great deal OF COM
ment in the city to-day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
MUNICIPAL TAX NOTICE.

Trcasurer's Onice, Town cf Wal
halla.-Noticc is hereby given that
the books for the collection of all
Municipal and Street Taxes will be
open at the office OF the Clerk and
Treasurer during the month Of May,
1914. Taxes must be paid during the
month OF May. as there will be no
extension Of time. Taxpayers will
take notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
All male citizens between the ages
o.! IS and so years are liable for
Street Tax. JAS. NJ. MOSS,
Clerk and Treasurer.
May 13, 1914. 1921
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20

cupicS the stecple, came in for a
much needed new face. This is an
all-rOUnd Improvement.
commencement cXericeS OF Seneca
Institute (]colOrcd) have been in pro-
GrcSS Tor several days.
We congratulate the city council
upon the stand taken in closing the
business houses on Sunday. which
have been wont to sell fruits. SOFT
drinks, cigars, etc. 1t is said that
those OF our town who are addicted
10 the use OF the latter rcSOrted to
the trains last Sunday, where they
we're Obliged to pay "IOc. per"
y murder was committed last Sat-
uriaE night just out Of Seneca at the
home OF Eli Agncw, colorCd. Henry
Gordon was killed by Charley Agnew.
NgaCw made no attempt TO escape
and was lodged in the guard house
unit! after the inquest, when the
sheriff took charge Of him and car
ricd him to Jail. Bill Agncw. the
father Of Charley, was arrested Sun
day and carried to jail as an Access
sorry.
We are most gratificd to say that
the industrial school to be establish
ed by the state Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs is a certainty for Sen.
cca, and we congratulate the brave
women upon the loyal fight which
they made towards this end. Seneca
needs just such a school, the uppeI
part Of the State needs it, and we
predict for our section Of the State
IN a few years a school rivaliDg Win
tlr1D
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
CITATION N0vi.'..

Duct Of .N.uf.f.

@3Hnty Of N.Dncs. BY "! u. Mar,.e.
ESD, Judge oI FruDate.-Wnereas,
John G. Smith has made suit to me
to grant him Letters OF Administra-
tlon OF the Estate of and Effects of
Mrs. Margaret A. Rutherford, de-
ceased:
These are. therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kim
dred and creditors Of the said Mrs.
Margaret A. Rutherford, deceased,
that they be and appear before me,
in the Court Of Probate, to be held
at Walhalla Court House, South
Carolina, on Monday, the LIST day of
June, 1914. after publication hereof,
at II o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why
the said administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand and seal this
10Th day Of May, A. d. 1914.
(Seal.) V. +. MARTINI,
Judge Of Probate FOR Oconee County,
South Carolina.
Published on the goth and '27th
days Of May, 1914, in The Keowee
Courier, and on the Court House
door for the time prescribed by law.
May 20, 1914. 2O-2l
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Death OF Joseph Is. Simpson-Com-
menCement Season Begins.

Westminster, May 19.-Special :.
r. ID. POore and family returned Fri
day from Sandy Springs, where they
attended a reunion Of the POore
family.
Our commencement Is almost here
now. Thursday evening an entertain
mCnt will be given at the auditorium
for the benefit Of the track team OF
the Westminster High School, and or
Friday evening there will be a de-
bate between the Palmetto and Cal
houn Literary Societies. The COM
mencement sermon will be preached
by Rev. Green, Of Greenwood, Sun
day morning, May 2ith. The gradu-
ating exercises will take place Tues
day evening at SIS o'clock.
Miss Ruth Walker, of Walhalla. is
visiting Or. and Mrs. c. NJ. Walker.
Mrs. Paul B~&llenger is seriously i'll
with appendicitis. We hope to hear
Of her early restoration to health.
All grades of the Westminster
High School will march I'D Main
street next Friday about noon. Each
grade will have different decorations.
This is always a very pretty scene.
and We are expecting something real
pretty this ear.
Mrs. NJ. G.. Barton md three chill
dern are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Stribling. Mrs. Barton has Just re-
turned from the Southern BAPTIST
Convention, which convened at NASH
willie, Tenn, this year.
Frank Anderson is home from the
seminary for a two weeks vacation.
Misses Rubic and Lucille Parks. of
Flowery Branch, Ga, will arrive
Wednesday to spend a few days with
Mrs. d. |. Mulkey.
Mrs. I. l.. Smith and three chill
dr"n, OF P~endletOn, are visiting Mrs.
II. VI. Fallaw.
Mrs. II. e. Wilson and daughter
la visited in Austell and Atlanta last
week.
The ninth grade, c]haperoned by
Misses WcllbOrn and Moore. sncrt =
very happy day on Chauga creek last
Saturday. They carried lots Of GOOD
things to eat and all enjoyed them
selves as only young people can.
Twenty were in the party, and dc-
Sr!ta ali their persistent effort in
angling only two fishes were landed.
50 these boys and girls had only two
fish tales to "clate-and these small
OncS.
Joseph b. Simpson died at his
IioiIt ldSt nuISuaN alter Il lingering
iIlnesS Of nearly two years. Mr..
Simpson was about 60 years old. and
was a native Of this community. He
leaves a wife and several sons and
daughters. His remains were buried
at Old Westminster Baptist cemetery
Friday afternoon by the order of
w. o. W., Of which he was a mem
Der. The b~ereaved relatives are cX-
tended tho SVmDathVO f MANY friCnIS
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Anderson
spent a few days last week in Green
Vile.
J. w. Simpson, Of Bolton, and NJ.
II. simpson, Of Lavonia, Ga, were
here to attend the funeral of their
brother. j. B. Simpson, last week.
Mrs. lisa Brown has returned to
her home at Bolton after spending
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rsr.tr t..,rr' tN,YH 80 80 2g.H..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
Mrs. Francis |. Brown, Plaintiff,

against
Joseph r. Robertson, Mrs. Glare w.
Taylor, JordOn Moore and Lewis
c.. Moore, Defendants.
All that certain piece, parcel or
tract Of land situate, lying and being
in the County Of Oconee, of the State
Of South Carolina, on branches Of
Hockey Fork Creek, waters of
Chauga Creek, waters Of TugalOO
River, containing four hundred and
siXty-SiX acres, more or less, same
being more fully represented by a
plat Of survey thereof by /. II. iiarri-
son, Surveyor, dated the 23d day Of
October, 1901, and being the same
tract Of land conveyed to Joseph r.
Robertson and others by II. s. Van
diver by deed bearing date the 31st
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF OCONEE.


Court Of Common Please
William A. Stroller and James Phin-
ney. as Partners in Trade Doing
Business under the style and Firm
Name of Strother & Phinney,
Plaintiffs,
against
Ida Holden, w. rylddeus Holden,
Elisha Holden, Josephine Shock
ley, Alice Jones, Licena Alexander,
Naomi A. Hendrix and George r.
Pike, Defendants.
Summons for ielicf-(CompIaint
Scrvcd.)
TO the Defendants Above Named:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the Complaint in
this action, OF which a copy is here
with served upon you, and to serve
a copy of your answer to the said
Complaint on the subscriber at his
office, on the Public Square, at Wal
halla Court House, South Carolina,
within twenty days after the service
hereof. exclusive OF the day of such
service; and if you fail to answer the
Complaint within the time aforesaid,
the Plaintiffs in this action will APP
ply to the Court for the relief de-
mandCd in the Complaint.
Dated this 18th day Of May, 1914.
r. ". JAYNES.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
/ TO Elisha Holden, Absent Defendant:
Please take notice that the Sum
mons and Complaint in the above en-
titled action were filed in the Clerks
Office Of OcOnee County, South Caro-
] lima, on the 18th day Of May, 1914;
that the purpose OF this action is the
foreclosure OF the lien Of the mort
gage debt described in the Com
I plant, same having been executed
and delivered by William Holden to
Strother e Phinney on the I'd day OF
! April, 1909, and recorded in the
: Clerks Office of Oconee County, in
mortgage book ZEE, page 1873, on the
18th day Of April, 1909.
! r. r. JAYNES.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
May 20, 1914. 20-22
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
Charged With Murder.

Charlotte. y. c.. May 17.-ChaSc
T.. Trull, formerly night cashier % a
local cafe and said to be the son OF a
business man OF Columbia, S. c.. to-
day vas committed to Jail without
bond. n ~COroncr's jury charging him
with tn" murder of Sidney Swain, a
grocer Swain died this morning
from wounds inflicted with an iron
pipe when he was waylaid on his
way home.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20

Washington, May 1S.-Claims OF
mail carrying railroads against the
United States aGgregating l,000,-
900, and involving 72O railroads,
were denied in a test case decided to-
day by the Court Of Claims. In an
opinion by Chief Justice Campbell
the court reversed a former ruling
and held that the present method Of
weighing mail to fix compensation
for transportation is legal and pro-
per.
The suit decided to-day was
brought by the Chicago and Alton
ANA involved $50 ,60l. Nearly all the
mail carrying roads had filed similar
suits.
Prior to 1907 the post Office de-
partment, in weighing mail, secured
the average daily weight by weigh
ing the mail carried for a period Of
l03 days, and dividing the total by
30, the number of days, exclusive of
Sundays. Since 1907 the depart
ment has recognized Sunday as a
working day and has made the de-
visor lO5. BY this means the rail
roads c~Ontended they were carrying
about ~One-Seventh Of the mail with
out compensation.
This contention was upheld by the
Court Of Claims during the last ad-
ministratiOn. but Assistant Attorney
General Houston Thompson secured
a ~rehearing, which resulted in to-
days decision. The original finding
would have held the government liza
BILE for $3l 900, 600 - 72O different
roads.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20

The ..O.!tdIno near nlteSlde. He
accompanied a crowd from Westmin-
ster and reports a pleasant trip and
much success fishing.
NJ. G. Holland, county demonstra-
tor, and w. H. Barton, of Clemson
College, visited the community We'd
nesday.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20
Monument Unwilling at Fair Play,

A monument to the late Robt. r.
Cole vii; be unveiled at Fair play
by Hickory Camp, No. 104, w. O. w,
next Saturday, May 23d (the fourth
Saturday,, at 4 o'clock D.. m. All
w. 0. w. members in the county are
cordially invited to attend and take
cart IN toe. ceremony.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20

II medal and diplomas will be
awarded two weeks after the eXami-
nation is held.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-20

'O~r S,!T FnU 2Si ,0NHSSU:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-05


on long hot afternoons frail young
girls bent frantically over the whirr-
ing looms and no matter how faint
or tired they were, no~matter what
the temperature, they kept on work.
ing with the windows closed.
One girl who sat next to little
Helen Davis had a cough. And after
two years of work beside her Helen
Davis, too, had a cough, and soon the
cough had spread through the entire
Davis family-even to the father, who
refused to go to Mont Alto and con-
tinues at his work, and to the three
year-old baby Richard, who was too
young to be taken along. The two
boys who worked, one down in the
mine, the other on the coal breaker,
coughed a little worse than the
others. One boy thought the cough
was due to the damp air of the mine,
the other to the coal dust from the
breaker.
Mrs. Davis, lying on her bed, told
me the story Of her daughters infec-
ton. 1t was repeated by DR.. Samuel
G.. Dixon, Pennsylvania able COM
missioner of health, and DIR. Thomas
johnson; the physician in charge
there.
Both of the physicians told me that
Helen Davis was probably the source
of infection of her entire family and
DR.. johnson added that lack of ven-
tiIation and the foul smells in silk
mile and tho V1o0ief air of tho V,oina
were where the two of the Davis
boys were employed may have made
them specially liable to tubercuIar in
lection.
AS l sat by Mrs. Davis bedside she |
told me how she and her children |
were stricken with consumption.
81 had noticed that everybody in !
the family, from father to the baby,
was coughing" she began, "and |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-05
CHILD SLAVERY Is BLOTcH ON
- OUR CIVILIZATION

Child slavery ought to be made
high crime, punishable by severest
penalties. a ..a.+ -'=
Those who engage in this unholy
traffic are not only doing tremend-
GUS injustice to the present genera
ton, but they are committing crime
against posterity. The barbarous
races display more mercy toward
their young than many of our So
called civilized and pious money
grabbers.
The favorite breeding place of tu-
berculosis bacilli is the unsanitary,
dirty. shops and factories where chill
dren work to grind out profits for
greedy, soulless capitalists whose god
is the almighty dollar.-May Wood
Simons, writer and lecturer on eco-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-05

"That doctor said Martina had
pleurisy. Helen, the Oldest, had been
coughing for more than two years.
Shed come home from the mill, crawl
in the door and lie down on the sofa
or the bed.
"She cried terribly and said, Moth
er, l don't know what's the matter
with me, but l just haven't any
strength any more. l can't even get
through my work in the mill And
then she'd fall to coughing again.
well, when Martina got so bad
and the medicine the doctor gave her
for pleurisy didn't do her any good
was real scared and somebody said,
Take her to the dispensary.'
81 took her and the doctor exam
ined her and looked solemn and then
he asked me if had any other chill
dren with a cough and l said Yes
all of them And he told me to bring
them in.
81 brought them and when the ex-
animation was over he told me that
eight of them had tuberculosis, and
that l myself had it.
THAT was on Christmas eve."
The state brought Mrs. Davis and
her children here and will do it's best
to give them back their heaIth-an
impossibility in most of their cases.
CHILD SLAVERY is BLoTcH ON
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-11-12
IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DIS

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