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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
JOHN DOE RAN LIKE A BUCK.
Car Breaker Found His Way Out of
OcOnee JaiL

Yesterday afternoon John Doe"
walked out of the Oconee Jail,
across the Court House square, past
several people, none of whom recog-
niZed in him more than an ordinary
stranger. He appeared to be a
working man, without coat, and no
one gave him more than the most
casual glance.
Sheriff Davis was at Westminster
on business, and, as is his custom
when absent, he left the Jail keys in
his wife's charge, and she saw that
everything was carefully locked up,
and kept the keys with her Just
how the willy car-breaker managed
his escape Is not tnown, but it is evil
dent that he had some kind Of key
to open the outer door to the Jail
proper
His escape was soon discovered by
"trusty" Federal prisoners, who gave
the alarm and began pursuit OF the
escaping man. And that doe" ran
like buck. No sooner did he realize
that his escape had been discovered
than he gave an exhibition Of a man
"runGin' some" Out between West
view and the Lutheran cemeteries he
went, and, with the lead he had and
the spurrings of hope OF liberty, he
easily increased the distance between
himself and his pursuers. He was
headed apparently for the mountains.
Sheriff Davis was summoned from
Westminster, and Immediately on ar
rival here wired descriptions Of the
escaped prisoner to towns all over
this section. The description given
is about as follows: about 20 to
% years of age, weight lao to 145
pounds; 51a feet tall and Of Mexi-
can type; blue eyes, hair clipped
close. Wore black pants, black slip
pers, brown hat, no coat" Up to
the present, however, no word has
been heard of the car-breaker.
Sheriff Davis thinks it possible
that the man secured a piece Of wire
with which he fashioned a substitute
for key, unlocking the prisoners
hall door in this manner. One OF
the other prisoners reports that he
saw him playing with a piece OF
wire earlier in the day. During
his snort term in the Oconee Jail he
is reported by other prisoners tC
have regaled them with numerous
stories as to experiences in jails in
different States, and these expert.
ences included, it is said, not a few
escapes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
as follows:
RICHLAND TO WELCOME PASTOR
Rejoice Over appointment of Rev. N.
q. BallcngeI-Other Local News.

Richland, Dec. Especial: julius
Shanklin, Of Anderson, spent several
days last week with his grandmother,
Mrs. Julia d. Shanklin.
Mrs w. H. Hughs is in Atlanta
visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. w.
Davis.
Miss Martha Mcdonald, who has
been in PelZer several months with
her sister, Mrs. II. S. Fennell, Is WIS.,
iting relatives in Richland. Miss
Martha is one of the few that are left
who have been taking The Courier
since it's first publication.
In spite of the inclement weather.
about 70 attended the Woodman
meeting Saturday night. A few
were here from the three neighbor-
ing towns, and 18 jolly fellows from
Clemson were also here, which added
very much to the occasion.
The members OF Rock Springs
Methodist church are very proud of
their new pastor, Rev. n. G.. Ballen-
ger. Being a brother to our towns
man, Capt. J. j. Ballenger, and hay
ing lived among us a short while sew
eral years ago, he is no stranger here.
TO know him is to love him, and con-
sequently there is a great big well
come awaiting him. He will preach
his first sermon next Sunday at II
o'clock. Public invited.
We would like to say another word
or two about corn. or course we
know there are just as good farmers
all over Oconee as we have here, but
it is only natural that each commu-
nifty likes to talk about it's own. Hon.
E. e. Werner can raise corn and help
make laws, too, he having made into
the teens of hundred bushels this
year, and j. ID. McMahan rubbed the
teens pretty close, with several 9TH
ers not far behind. But on account
Of criticisms for blowing ones own
horn from this on we had better lay
ours up on the shelf and let it rust.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
BODY FOUND WITH THROAT CUT
Greenwood Mill Operative Murdered.
Robbery Thought to BE Motive.

Greenwood, Dec. 1.-THE body of
}. &. Whitman, white, was found
about noon to-day on the other side
of Hard Labor Creek, near town,
with the throat cut from ear to ear.
He was an employee Of Grendel
Mills and had been missing since
Saturday. His wife and father had
Just reported his disappearance to
Chief of Police J. B. Riley, when in
came /. negro, who had been hunting
and who had made the CHASTITY find.
The body was identified as that Of
Whitman.
Within a short time Sheriff McMil-
Ian and Chief Riley had under arrest,
on suspicion, Jesse A. Glenn, wea-
yer at Greenwood Cotton Mill. Later
In the afternoon four other en-
ployees OF Greenwood Mill were
lodged In jail, Shine Gregory, jim
Thrift, Bob Caffee and brother Of
Bob. g.
Whitman, the slain man, had been
working at Grendel Min No. / for
some time. He was generally re-
garded as temperate, Industrious
young man. Robbery is the gene
rally accepted motive FOR what seems
brutal murder.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
CONGRESS- AGAIN IN SESSION.
Promises to BE BilliOn-D Dollar Ses-
sion-Clark Receives Ovation.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Congress re-
turned to work to-day after q six
weeks rest to what promises to be a
billion-dollar session. Senators and
Representatives settled down to
passing big appropriation bills and
the administration program which
President Wilson will outline in an
address tomorrow in the hope that
special session may not be neces-
sary after March 4th.
Speaker Clark was given a remark
able ovation in the House by crowd
ed galleries and Congressman Of all
three parties.
Vice President Marshall called the
Senate together. Both Houses adj
journed after few new members
were sworn in and committees
named to notify the President that
Congress is in session.
Government Estimates.
Estimates presented to Congress
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
LOSE LIVES ON THE WATEREE.
Three Negroes Drowned, White Man
Missing, of Relief Party.

Camden, Dec. 7.-Three negroes
drowned and one white man missing
was the disaster which befell party
on the high waters of the Wateree
Sunday afternoon. Those drowned
were Tom Workman, Isham john
son and Silas Chestnut. jim Griffin,
white, IS missing
A party of men had gone into the
swamp the day previous hunting and
were surrounded on an island by
hlgh water. Fearing that they
would run out Of provisions, a relief
party of three boats, containing II
men, left to carry food to the men.
One Of the boats was capsiZed and
the drowning men in their efforts to
save themselves, overturned the
other two boats. Members Of the
rescue party were resuscitated by j.
Horace Thomas, negro physician,
who happened to be near the landing
at the time. Only one body was re-
covered, that of Isham Johnson, who
died from exposure after being res
cued. The drowning occurred six
miles southwest of Camden on the
west side Of the river, in what is
known as Langs Swamp. The men
rescued were found hanging to limbs
and were in a desperate plight. 1t is
believed all the rescued will recover
Little is known of Jim Griffin, the
white man, but it is said he resides
near Jacobs. High waters from the
river nave shut off all passing from
Camden to points south over the Ma
tional highway.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
Bounty Land Locals.

Bounty Land, Dec. Especial:
julius Shanklin left last week for his
home in Anderson, after spending a
few days with relatives in the COM
munity.
d. A perritt is in Walhalla en-
gagged in buying cotton for G. w.
Gignillial.
Will Magill is in Atlanta on busi-
ness.
Miss Mamie Kirby died at her
home on Thursday night at o'clock
after a short illness of walking ty-
phoid fever. Miss Kirby was a
daughter of Richard Kirby, of this
community, and was about 1 5 years
old. Her remains were inferred in
the Poplar Springs cemetery, Rev.
VIM. II. McAlister conducting funeral
services.
A. S. Crumpton, of Westminster,
visited at r. n. Rankins the week
end.
James Hall, of Westminster, was
a recent visitor to his mother, Mrs
Martha Hall.
Dean Davis and Miss Annie McMa-
han attended the teachers associa-
tion at Walhalla Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guntharp will move
this week to the l.. o. Davis place.
Joe Guntharp is improving and
hopes to be out again soon.
Mrs. j. r. Heller, of Seneca, ac-
companied her husband on one of his
visits to patients in the community
last week and called on old friends,
who always welcome her to her old
community, she being before her
marriage Miss Lizzie Smith, daugh-
ter Of Hon. John l.. Smith.
Mrs. Julia d. Shanklin returned
Tuesday from visit to her son, ].
B. Shanklin, Of Anderson.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
j. !. !. !. IL sSs i. i. i. j. sss !.
j. WALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL 10
J. HONOR ROLL. j.
!. j. !. Sss j. sis !. i !. j. i !
For Month Ending, November 81.

For Month Ending, November 81.
Tenth Grade-Grace Beard 978,
Linnie Cudd 90, Ansel Umberger
95.5.
Ninth Grade-Sallie Hunt 91.6,
Eighth Grade--William Bell 95.2,
Inez Douthit 90, Holleman Seaborn
90.1.
Seventh Grade-Maggie Barnett
94.8, Alice Corbin 93.7, Hugh Mac
aulay 96.1, Annie Strutton 96.1.
Sixth Grade-Caro Probst 93.3,
Leonard Strutton go, Eunice White
"a, Annie Wilson 93.S.
Fifth Grade-None.
Fourth Grade-CarneZe Butts
90.3.
Third Grade-None.
Second Grade-Ruth Ernest 81.
Advanced First Grade-None.
First Grade-Bennie Harden 90.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09

THE HEAVIEST CROP ON RECORD
13,086, 100 Bales Ginned to Dec. 1,
South Carolina 1,225, ,407.

Washington, Dec. S.-The sixth
cotton ginning report Of the season,
compiled from reports Of census bu-
reau correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt and issued
at 10 a. m. to-day, announced that
1906, 105 bales OF cotton, counting
round as half bales, OF the growth Of
1914 had been. ginned prior to De-
cember |. This compared with 49,
OSS,4 bales, or 86.5 per cent of
the entire crop, ginned prior to De-
cember | last year; II 1,S54,541 bales,
or S7.9 per cent in 1912, and 12,-
S16,S07 bales, or S2.4 per cent, in
1911. The average quantity Of cot
ton ginned prior to December I In
the past four years was 11,724.86S
bales, or SCI per cent Of the crop.
Included in the ginnings were &c.
1875 round bales, compared with &c.
S7S last year, 73,030 in 1912 and
1896 in 1911.
The comparison for past three
years for South Carolina shows up
fn1lnwc.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
Stays Friends, Kills Self.

Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 5.-John
Ryan shot and killed J. L. Edwards
and S. w. Light and is said to be dy-
ing from the effect of a bullet wound
selfinllicted Immediately after he
shot the two men at the Yazoo and
Mississippi Railroad shops here to-
day. Ryan and Edwards had been
friends OF Light and Mrs. Light and
boarded at the Light home. No def
mite cause for the shooting has been
assigned. Officers expected to close
ly question Mrs. Light IN hopes OF
clearing the mystery. The men were
employed at the railroad shops,
where the shooting occurred.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
JsT FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANS
SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER o. 1914
WIND AND WAVE WORK DAMAGE
Shipping Driven from New York Har-
Dor to Open for Safety.

New York, Dec. 7.-Huge seas,
backed by a mighty tide and a howl
ing northeast gale, battered the
New York coast to-day, smashing
houses, wrecking boats, flooding vii
lagos, devastating summer resorts
and forcing steamers to remain out
side Sandy Hook and fight the storm.
At Sandy Hook the wind attained
a velocity of 6S miles an hour, driv-
ing in a record-breaking tide and
making it impossible for pilots to
board incoming vessels.
In New York harbor the tide was
the highest in 13 years, and the
waves drove New Jersey ferry boats
to cover and Strewed the Staten Is
land shore with the wrecks of scores
Of small craft.
The worst damage in this vicinity
was suffered at Coney Island, where
the loss within the past "a hours is
estimated at 100000.
Sea bright, N. j., Flooded.
Sea Bright, N. j., Dec. 7.-Turning
Of the ebb tide here to-day found Sea
Brights principal streets flooded, the
railroad tracks covered by the ocean
for two miles and waves sweeping
through breaks in the new sea wall
Witt high tide to come, the situation
was alarming. Residents practically
abandoned hope Of preventing great
loss.
The tide was sweeping over ground
floors Of houses and there appeared
an unbroken stretch of water be-
tween Normandie and the Highlands
for several miles.
Losses estimated at 100000 we're
caused by the storm during the
night. All business was suspended.
The First National Bank vaults were
flooded two feet deep. Waves over
Ocean Boulevard, skirting the shore,
washed the earth from under many
cottages.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09

to-day put the cost Of conducting the
government during the fiscal year
1916, which begins on July /, next
at 1,090,775,1 5,134.
This sum is 3,392,962 less than
the Congressional appropriations for
the current fiscal year ending next
June 30th and $17,9O6,643 less than
the estimates for the current year
Without salary increases of any
kind, no estimates whatever for new
public buildings and all items re-
duced by order of President Wilson
to what departmental heads consider
the minimum, the estimates repre-
sent the administration effort to
keep the governmental expenditures
within its income, which has been
decreased by the European war. BY
grand divisions, the estimates sub
mitted to-day are as follows:
T,ppiG1o tive octah hlich.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09

the handkerchiefs and presented
them to the honoree with "a pretty
speech. An elaborate luncheon was
served and the members voted the
meeting one Of the very best In its
history. Mesdames j. l.. Lowery
and J. T. Lawrence assisted the
hostess In serving.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
FRANK LOSES TO THE LAST.
L. S. Supreme Court Refuses to Re-
yiew--PaIdon Only Chance.

Washington, Dec. THE Su-
preme Court to-day refused to issue
a writ to review Leo NJ. Franks con-
viction of murder of Mary Phagan,
the Atlanta factory girl.
The Courts decision ends attempts
to save Franks life by its interven-
ton.
Franks counsel announced they
would take no further steps in Wash
ington for the present. 1t Is said
efforts will be made to procure a par
don or commutation Of sentence from
the Georgia officials.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
Visitors Up on Keowce.

Sam Grant, Sr., and his daughter
in-law, Mrs. Samuel Grant, Jr., and
two children, little Dorrace and Mil
dred, OF Oakway, spent last week
with Mrs. Grants father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Smith, of Keo-
week.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09

With the expectation that the pos
tai service will continue to be self
sustaining the postal item of $297,-
355, ,164 will be deducted as 1t is re-
turned to the treasury from postal
earnings, leaving the actual total Of
expenditures at $793,419,97O.
Evening star., 1914-09-25
KRUPP YACHT Is HELD.
British Detain Racing Boat of Head
of Gun Works.

LONDON, September 25-The racing
yacht Germania. owned by Lieut. DR.
Gustav Krupp Won Bohlen und Hal
bach. head Of the Krupp gun works OF
Germany, has been ordered detained
by the British prize court.
The yacht was sent to England to
participate in the Cowes regatta
Evening star., 1914-09-25
Americans in Germany.

"From Berlin it is reported that
Americans remaining In Breslau are
Is; Coburg. Is; Stuttgart. II; Kehl
Is; Munich, few; Nuremburg. 5; Dres-
den, 2. Transportation facilities to
England are ample. One vessel week
leaves from Rotterdam for the United
States.
Ambassador Herrick, at Paris. re-
ports that it Is difficult to estimate
the number Of Americans in Paris, be-
cause they are constantly moving
about without notifying the embassy
but he believes there are approximate
" 1000 there, mostly permanent resi-
dents and very few tourists. Consul at
Bordeaux reports $50 to 200 Americans
in his district; Bayonne. 100; Calais
60; Boulogne sur Mer.. 20; Cognac, 4;
Grenoele. 70; Havre. ITO: Cherbourg, l;
Limoges, 3; Lyon. 2S: Dijon, 6; Mar
Evening star., 1914-09-25
LONDON WAR CENSORSHIP
STILL FURTHER EXTENDED
British Army Officers Will Furnish
Reports Instead Of Correspond
ents for Newspapers.


LONDON, September 25.-The activ-
tiles of British newspaper correspond
ents who have been dashing about in
the rear of the allies lines In
the northeast have resulted in the en-
forcement Of a stricter censorship by
the British government.
The newspapers now will not be per-
mitted to publish the messages of such
correspondents. and the speculations OF
the military critics who publish daily
analyses of the situation, pointing out
localities and predicting movements OF
the armies. also will be suppressed.
Some of the newspapers have been
demanding fuller official reports as 8
substitute for the work of the war cor
respondents. and the press bureau hat
issued during the past two days two
such reports from officers attached te
the British army for the purpose OF
writing them. These reports probably
will be continued.
Evening star., 1914-09-25
WILL NURSE WOUNDED.
Col. Roosevelt's Youngest Daughter,
Mrs. Derby. Going to Paris.

NEW YORK, September 25.-Theodore
Roosevelt's youngest daughter, Ethel
wife Of DR.. Richard Derby, will nurse
the wounded in the hospitals of Paris
and her husband will be a surgeon in
the French city. The two will sail
for Europe on the White Star linel
Olympic tomorrow. Richard Derby, jr.
during their absence will be taken care
of at Col. Roosevelt's home in Oyster
Bay. The baby Is six months old.
DIR. Derby will go abroad in response
to the call issued by DR.. Joseph A
Blake, the New York surgeon. now
head of the American Ambulance Corps
in Paris, for six surgeons and a pathol-
ogist. Dr. Blake's call referred to the
unusual opportunity Paris affords at
this time for experience in surgical
work.
Evening star., 1914-09-25

seille, 20; Cette, 2; Nantes, 100; Brest
none registered: Nice, 140: Roubaix,
ID; Dunkirk, 8; Rouen, IA; Dieppe, IL
and st. Etienne, H..
ber 10; La France sails September 26
and still has first and second-class
cabins available. The Rochambeau is
expected to sail October 3: Touraine,
October 10: Chicago, October II. Ameri
cans are still proceeding to England
for embarkation.
The minister at Stockholm reports
that within the past two days eighty
destitute Americans have been sent to
the United States via Liverpool, and
that none now remains. in Stockholm.
though possibly there may be small
number in the country districts"
Evening star., 1914-09-25
CLAIMS AVIATION HERO.
Winnipeg Says collet Is Former
Resident of Manitoba.

WINNIPEG. September 25.-Lieut. c.
H. Collet, the British aviator who
dropped three bombs on a Zeppelin
shed at Dusseldorf. Germany. Wednes-
day, is former resident of Manitoba.
He is only twenty-six years old. The
CoIlet family was formerly engaged
in farming at Oak Bluff, Man.
About fifteen years ago the Collets
returned to England. There are sew
eral boys in the family and every one
of them is said to be in the army and
at the front at the present time.
Evening star., 1914-09-25

warships They were sighted in the vis
cinity OF Anhoit. a Danish Island in
the Kattegat. a large arm of the North
sea. which has Sweden on the east and
Jutland on the west.
The nationality OF the warships has
not been divulged. They were steam
ing down the principal deep-water
channel on the Swedish side In .
southerly direction toward the only en-
trance for large vessels to the Baltic
from the North sea.
The news has caused great excite
ment here.
The sound is extensively mined and
foreign war vessels run a great risk
in steaming in them without a pilot.
Denmark, however. could not supply
pilots without upsetting her neutrality.
Evening star., 1914-09-25
CARNEGIE IS OPPOSED
TO HALT|NG WAR NOW
To Do So Would Bring About But
an Armed Truce,
He Declares.

NEW YORK, September 25.-Andrew
Carnegie. advocate Of international
peace. reached New York today aboard
the steamer Mauretania with new
version Of how the war in Europe was
started.
What we want Is an, international
court TO stop war" he said. mo real
friend of lasting peace wants to stop
the war now. That would be q short
sighted policy, and would be but an
armed truce.
"fn tell you how the war started"
said Mr.. Carnegie. The kaiser was on
a holiday on his yacht in the North
sea. While he was away he received a
telegram asking him to return to Ber-
lin When he returned the mischief had
already been done.
Is Peace-Loving Man.
"The kaiser himself is q marvellous
man, possessed Of wonderful ingenuity.
He has done more good for Germany
than any other man before him. He has
built up a great foreign commerce and
marvellous internal business. The
kaiser himself is peace-loving man.
THE trouble was started by the Ger
man military caste that rules the coun-
try. They are responsible for the war.
The kaiser gathered around him a group
of men who, unknown to him. acted in
concert and in his absence took the &C.
ton that could not be altered.
LAS for my own country, l do not
know how to thank God that I live In
a brotherhood Of forty-eight nations
forty-eight nations in one union"
Americas duty to the world, Mr.. Car
negie added. is to point the way to an
everlasting peace.
Mrs. Carnegie and their daughter ac-
companied Mr. Carnegie on the trip
across the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1914-09-25
ABDUL HAMlD WARNS
TURKEY NOT TO FIGHT

PETROGRAD. September 25.-Abdul
Hamid former Sultan Of Turkey, has
warned the committee of union and
progress that Turkey will be lost If it
enters upon a war against Russia.
Word has reached here from Constan-
tinople that Adrianople Is short of pro-
visions.
Evening star., 1914-09-25
KINGS OPINION OF WAR.
Alfonso Wires Congratulations and
Sympathy to Bereaved Father.

BIARRITZ. France, via Bordeaux.
September 25.-Dr. De Lostalot, a local
physician, who has in the past been
consulted by King Alfonso Of Spain.
has received from his majesty tele-
gram expressing sympathy on the
death of son in battle. The message.
dated at the royal palace, Madrid, reads
as follows:
81 have just learned of the loss Of
your son. The finest death a man can
have is falling for his country. I con-
gratulate you, but at the same time 1
feel deeply for your fathers heart"
Evening star., 1914-09-25
EXPECTS WINTER CAMPAIGN.
France Preparing for Clothing 70,
the Troops.

BORDEAUX, September 25.-Ministe1
Of War Millerand has sent a circular
to all the projects of France request.
ing them to obtain as rapidly as pos
sible supplies of woolen underclothes
socks, gloves and blankets for the use
of French soldiers in a winter cam.
paign.
He says that the supplying of this
clothing will provide employment fol-
many woman millworkers an heir
local industries to keep running.
Evening star., 1914-09-25
Raw Snails Fugitive's Diet.

MONTPELIER. via Bordeaux. Sep
tember 25.-A German prisoner who
escaped at the beginning Of the month
was recaptured today by sergeant, to
whom he declared he had lived in the
open air for twenty days. subsisting on
raisins and raw snails.
Evening star., 1914-09-25
BLESSED WARRIOR MONKS.
Benediction of Pope Plus for Capu.
chine in French Ranks.

BORDEAUX, September 25.-One of
the last acts of the late Pope Plus. says
La Liberte. was to give his blessings
to the Capuchin monks who are fight
ing in the ranks of the French army.
The superior general of the monks,
who obtained the blessing of the Pope,
is Father Venance. in civil life Paul
Dodo. who was an old schoolmate of
President Poincare at the Nancy High
ECh0ol