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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-06-24
PICRENS, S. c.. JUNE "a, 1915
Norris News Notes

Rev. w. M. Walker filled his
regular appointment at Norris
Sunday morning. Rev. Elkin
also filled his regular appoint
ment Sunday afternoon at the
Methodist church.
G. A. Ellis of -Pickens was q
business visitor to this cOmmu-
nifty Friday.
Mrs. William Blackaby and
little child, who have been seri-
Ously ill for some time. are not
improving.
Mr.. Pool of Abbeville is spend
ing a few days at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Huckabee,
widow of the late H. l.. Hucka-
bee. Mrs. Huckabee and chill
dren are thinking Of moving to
Greenville soon.
Mrs. Jessie Smith of Liberty
spent Friday at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Hunter.
Miss Mabel Mauldin made a
pleasant visit to Liberty the lat
ter part Of last week.
Mrs. Ed Bowen Is spending
several days with relatives in
Walhalla.
Miss Hattie Borouehs of G. w
9. is spending vacation with
home folks.
Miss Nina Griffin, who has
been attending school at Ashe-
vile, n. g., is at home for the
summer.
Mrs. f.. w. Tate and little
daughter Ellen, of Norris, attend
ed the old soldiers reunion at
Richmond, Va, returning by
way of Washington, ID G.. where
they spent several days visiting
relatives.
George Durham spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the home of
r.. M. Baker.
j. II. Boroughs and family
spent last Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G. Boroughs
! Misses Allie and Nettie Mul.
I; linaX made q pleasant visit t(
Liberty recently.
Rev. and Mrs. Walker of Lib
berty are visiting at the home O
| N. Il. Kennemore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommie John
son are at the home of Sloal
| Stewart in Pickens, who is yer,
ill.
Mrs. Bud Hunter of Libert,
spent the day with Mrs. Gilstral
Of Norris last Thursday.
Misses Magnolia and MARY
Young of Liberty route 3 at
tended services at Norris last
Sunday.
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Bio BattIeship Launched

New York.--The new battleship
Arizona was successfully launched at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Arizona
shares with her sister ship, the
Pennsylvania, recently launched at
Newport News, the honor of being the
worlds largest battleship.
She went to the river with the wine
and water Of her christening trcking
In rivmets down her bow from two
broken bottles that swung, bound to-
gether by a long red, white and blue
cord OF silk. Miss Esther Ross OF
Prescott, AriZ.. the sponsor made a
fair throw as the big hull quivered and
slid slowly forward; the froth Of the
wine spattered her gown and the
clothes of those in her party.
From the grandstand the christen.
Ing was witnessed by Secretary Dan
tels, army and navy officers, Govern.
nor Hunt, Senator Ashurst and others
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ParSOnS-BulIOCh

An interesting event of yester-
day was the marriage of Miss
Gertrude Bulloch and Mr.. Mar
shall Parsons, which took place
at the home of Mrs. William
Terry, $500 Fifth avenue, south,
at 8 o'clock in the morning. Rev.
j. A. Hendricks was the offici-
ating minister and the impress
sive ring ceremony was used.
Preceding the marriage SER
vice Mrs. Elmer Thurston played
Mendelssohn's wedding march,
and Miss Blanche Frazier sang
At Dawning." A large mum
her Of friends and relatives were
gathered for the marriage.
| The bride was given in mar
riage by her brother, Mr.. Gordon
Bulloch. Mr. Parsons. with his
best man, Mr.. n. II. Parsons of
Atlanta, awaiting them at the
altar. She was a lovely bride in
her tailored suit of blue, with
black hat trimmed with a para.
disc spray. Her flowers were
bride roses and lilies of the val
ley.
Her only attendant was her
sister, Miss Kate Bulloch, who
wore a dainty voile dress with
touches of pink and q pink pic
ture hat and carried pink Kill
larney roses.
After a tempting I. wedding
breakfast had been served Mr..
and Mrs. Parsons left for a brief
wedding trip before going to
South Carolina to make their
home. Mrs. Parsons has a num-
ber of friends in Birmingham
who will regret her departure to
another sta tie. Birmingham
(Ala.) News, June II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons arrived
in Pickens Saturday morning
and were rendered a reception at
the home of his parents. Mr..
Parsons is q popular young man
and is well known here, having
been in the mercantile business
here with his father, B. e. Par
sons, for the past years.
The young couple left Monday
afternoon for Liberty, where
Mr. Parsons will go into the
mercantile business for himself.
We regret to give them up, but
wish for them success i'm the
prosperous town of Liberty.
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Desperate Negro Captured

Last Saturday night shortly
before midnight a desperate ne
gro, Alex Walker, was arrested
at Calhoun, charged with being
drunk and disorderly. When
approached bv the officers he
was grasping q 3S calibre pistol
in both hands, but after a brief
scuffle he was relieved of his
gun. A quart of whiskey also
adorned his person. Rural Po-
licemen La Boon and Mckinney
aided Sheriff Roark in the arrest.
Before Magistrate Porter Mon
day morning Walker was ar
raigned charged with unlawful
use OF firearms, gross drunken
ness and transporting whiskey.
He was given 80 days in the
chaingang on each count or fine
Of 5000 all together.
Walker was paroled in Janu-
ar" by Governor Blease after
serving about seven years of a
life sentence. He served part of
bis time on the Oconee county
chaingang, where he was con.
sYicted of murder. Since his pa.
rolelhe says he has worked for
Clint Summers of Anderson
county.
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Suicide Near Liberty

James Richards, AZ years of
age. and a respected man of
, the Carmel church section near
Liberty, was found last Satur-
day morning hanging dead at
the end of a wagon line, attach
ed to a rafter in the attic of his
barn. He was found about five
O'Clock in the morning by Mrs.
S. j. McWhorter, at the barn,
where he had gone only a short
while before to feed Mrs. Nc
Whorter's stock, which he did
before taking his life. He had
apparently tied the line in the
attic and placed the moose about
his neck and jumped about
eight feet out of the window in
the barn loft. His neck was
broken, DR.. f. S. Porter of Pick
ems made an examination of
the body. No letter was found
or cause given for the deed, only
that the dead man had been
restless for the last week or ten
days. 1t was stated by his wife
that he was good man. He
has lived on Berry j. McWhort-
er's place for years, Coroner
Medlin held an in quest Satur-
dav morning, and the verdict
was that James Richards
came to his death by hanging. +"
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3NIJRllBI'|ER7
Prohibition Rally

, On Saturday, 19th MA
meeting was held in1tI,a,,csc.,,,,a,t
house IN the interest Of 5ppoS;h; Sai'
ton. Capt. j. r.. Tayios 'wae
made chairman and j. HlNa.ss
ton, K esq, secretary. The Wstys
L. U. turned out in full forsa Il, ~
encourage the men. 49,
The superintendents of eyarv
Sunday school in the county arc
requested to appoint three ladies
from each school to make a thor.
ough canvass of each comm.
nifty and get every qualified yo.
ter to have their tax receipt and
registration certificate ready 40
they can vote for prohibition
September ii next.
a committee consisting of r..
Z; McCravey, T. H. Stewart and
Wesley Garrett was apnoinfed
to present the matter of prohi.
Pill; Dltlon . TO as many Of the town.
ship singing conventions as Dos
slole and urge the people to get
ready and vote for prohihit;nn
in September.
A resolution was offered call
ing on all the churches, Sunday
schools, etc, to observe the first
Sunday in August as q day of
prayer all over the state of South
Carolina, praying for the sue.
cess Of prohibition.
We request all the newspapers
in the state friendly to our cause
to urge this uDon the churches.
knowing that God hears and an
sWers PRAYERS when we pray in
earnest. H
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TEUT0NIC ALLIES
SURE Of SUCCESS
NOT SINCE BEFORE BATTLE OF
MARINE HAVE ALLIES BEEN
KAISER TAKES Ilp CORMANn
KAISER TAKES UP COM lRaAND
German Emperor Has Established I'd
Ills Headquarters as Near Front
ae is Practicable.

London.-After seven weeks batter.
Ing across Galicia during which the
Russians have been thrown back
more than $50 miles the Austro Ger
mans are az close to I.emberg as were
che Germans to Paris last Fall. Never
perhaps since before the battle Of the
Marne, have the Teutonic Allies ap-
peared SO confident Of success. Hav.
ing failed in theor original plan Of
crushing France and then returning to
Russia, they have reversed the order
Of their strategy and now Judging by
the expenditure of life and ammuni-
tion in Galicia they have pinned their
whole faith on paralyZing the Russian
army to permit the throwing Of a tre-
mendous weight Of men and metal into
the west, there either to break through
the Franco British line or force an In.
terminable period Of sanguinary war
fare.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says
that the German Emperor himself has
taken supreme command Of the Cali
clan campaign, establishing his head
quarters in Silesia as near to the front
as practicable.
Meanwhile the German official com
munication reports the further prog.
ress of the German-Austrian troops
toward Lcmberg. 1t claims as well
that the Russians have been cleared
from parts Of the Dneister.
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OOIenOy News

Those attending the burial of
little Wake Smith at Liberty last
Saturday We're: DR.. and Mrs.
j. M. Crenshaw and daughter,
Mis- Lois, DR.. and Mrs. l.. f..
Crenshaw, Misses Jessie Beatrice
Edens and Gladys Hill and Paul
Edens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Hen
bricks spent the week end with
their daughter, Mrs. w. ~. Bat
son Of Marietta.
Mrs. J.D.M. Keith spent Sun
day with her brother, Silas Rob
ertson, who is critically i'll at his
home in the Peters Greek sec
ton.
Messrs. Hunt. Thomas, Will
liams and Jones Of DacusviIIe
were here Sunday.
Little Miss Edna Hicks, ,daugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Hicks,
who has been quite i'll, is i'm
proved.
Mrs. w. F. Hendricks and
daughter, Mis- Vidla, recently
visited Mrs. George e. Keith.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G.. Smith of
Newry spent several days of the
past week with relatives here.
Farm Demonstrator ~. A.
Bowen was in this section this
week.
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IMPORTANT News
THE WORLD over
Happenings Of This and Other Hatlsas
For Seven Days Are
Given.
THE News OF THE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In tho South.
land VIII Be Found In
erlef Paragraphs.
Foreign

Francisco Lagos Chazaro, the latest
president Of Mexico, elected by the
Vllla-Iapata coalition, sent word,
through the Brazilian minister at
mexico City, to President Wilson that
ne resented the presidents warning
note to both Villa and Carranza fac
tlons, and that if it meant threat
he would take action to mainain the
dignity of the Mexican people. 1t is
SAID Chazaro's days are numbered as
ne IS not even in favor now with
villa Both Villa and Carranza prais.
ed Wilson'S course.
King Constantine OF Greece has not
yet been informed of the recent elec-
llons which swept the former premier,
Venizelos, back into office. On ac-
count of the present serious condition
or the king, it is believed there will
De no change in the ministry until
late in August.
General Villa has notified President
Wilson Of his offer to General Car
rama to hold a peace conference to
end the Mexican revolution in order
to prevent American intervention.
General Villas men have offered
10 meet General Carranza and want
an armistice in which to settle their
dlticulties and rest their armies il
the revolution is to continue. The
meeting will probably be held in Mex
leo City.
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Mt. Carmel Notes

Mr.. Editor: The tillers of the
soil have had quite a rush OF
work recently cultivating their
growing crops and harvesting
their small grain and sowing
peas, but the weather. has been
very favorable and everythins (
seems to IA in fine shape.
A largo Srowd attended Sun
day schd Sunday afternoon.
7. T. 3 Ton and Miss Eula
Barton gfsTSsley were present
and greatly assisted with the
music. j. L. Looper of Cross
Roads was also present, and
when last seen was going to-
ward Greenville with five ladies'
in his car.
M. w. Hester and sons now
go over the land in their big
Overland car. l~f'I~~---,-''
A. II. Heaton has greatly ad-
ded to the appearance of his
residence by sotne additions and
a coat Of paint.
Mrs. l.. l.. Smith attended the
quarterly meeting of the Pied
mont w. M. u. at Easley last Sat
urday and reported very en-
thusiastic meeting.
FARMER BILL.
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ANrl-eERMAN MODS AT MOSCOW
Wreck 500 Stores; $2o,ooo,ooo Worth
Of Damage.

Wreck 500 Stores; $2o,ooo,ooo Worth
Of Damage.
Petrograd, via Londan.-Moscow
suffered damage to the amount Of
$20000,000 during the recent anti
German demonstrations in which near
ly 500 stores and factories and more
than 200 private lodgings were wreck.
ed.
The infuriated mobs turned the
city into wild disorder, according to
eye-witnesses. From music stores,
pianos and other musical instruments
were hurled into the streets until the
piles Of wreckage made traffic I'M
possible.
The rioters, heated with liquor
found in the demolished wine stores,
became reckless in their pillaging,
burning many stores and apartments.
the owners Of which were Russians.
Of the total number. of buildings de-
stroyed only 113 belonged to Austro-
German subjects.
The demonstrations beginning early
on June lasted more than "a hours.
Buildings were burned and crumbled
to ashes, and the fire departments
although active throughout the dis
turbances found It impossible to cope
with the flames.
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LEO FRANK WILL
NOT Be HANGED;
SLATON ALTERS
DEATH SENTEN NCE

Macon, Ga.-Leo NJ. Frank arrived
IN this city at 2:44 a. M, under heavy
guard on his way to the state farm
at Milledgeville, which is located in
South Georgia, about $50 miles south
OF Atlanta.
: Sheriff Mangum of Fulton County
who had Frank in charge, said that
Franks sentence had been commuted
to life Imprisonment by Governor
Slaton.
The sheriff and his prisoner were
transferred to an automobile and i'm.
mediately left for the state farm,
Frank was not handcuffed.
Frank Nervous.
There were only few persons at
the railway station here when Frank
ana his custodions arrived. Frank
appeared to be nervous and his gait
was unsteady. He was pale and at
times had to be steadied by Sheriff
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Automobiles for Rural Routes.

Washington. Automobile rural
mail delivery routes will be establish.
ed in many parts OF the country be-
ginning August 2. 1t was announced
that orders had been signed by Post
master General Burleson authorizing
the operation of 105 machines on that
date. Preparations are being carried
forward for installation OF the automo.
bile in the rural mail service wherever
the roads will permit. Already some
carriers are using automobiles on their
routes
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Washington

Washington
That Robert Lansing Of Indiana,
counselor Of the state department and
secretary ad interim, Will become sue
cessor to William Jennings Bryan, Is
taken from statement made by Pres
ident Wilson that he would not 60
outside his official family for pre-
mier in order~to secure the services
Of a man who was already closely in
touch with the foreign situation
abroad. Cabinet members have en-.
dorsed Mr.. Lansing. While others
have been mentioned his appointment
is expected.
President Wilson received body
Of laboring women at the White
House, who entered a formal protest
against war either with Germany or
Mexico. The president assured them
every government official was desir-
Gus Of maintaining peace.
President Wilson has appointed
Charles b. Williams Of Georgia United
States attorney for the Panama Canal
zone.
President Wilson, after laying the
WA hSi ctVilS VI lhC fAllSl1CuI Iteu
Cross Memorial building, was made
member Of the Washington local union
OF the Journeymen Stone MasonS.
Presidents Mckinley, Roosevelt and
Taft were also similarly honored
Former Secretary Of State Bryan
returning from brief vacation al
Old Point Comfort-stated he would
make three public statements regard
ing the European war situation. This
statement he said would be in three
parts, and will be his last on the sub
ject for while.
Standing on the steps OF the treas
ary building, President Wilson ad-
dressed great throng Of people at
the national Flag Day exercises. 1t
is the first time an executive has ever
been heard in a public address in the
national capital except from the cap
itol itself on Inauguration days. The
president was introduced by Secretary
McAdoo The president euogized
George Washington and Charles
Thomson, the designers of the Stars
and Stripes.
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Mangum and the deputies as he walk

Mangum and the deputies as he walk.
ed. Several persons recognized the
prisoner as he left the train.
Atlanta. Ga.-Reports that Leo M.
Frank had secretly been moved from
the Fulton county Jail and sent on a
Central of Georgia train to the state
farm at Milledgeville. Ga, persisted
early in the morning. Officials at the
terminal station asserted that Frank
was on a train leaving here shortly
after midnight. Governor SlatOn de,
clined to discuss the report and all eff.
forts to confirm it in official quarters
were unavailing.
The governor stated that Frank had
been removed from Atlanta to the
state farm at Milledgeville. Ca, by his
order.
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Carranza viii Not Interfere.

Laredo, Texas.-Gustave Espinosa
Mirales, private secretary to General
Carranza and General Alfaredo Ricaut
Carranza commander OF Neuyo Laredo
assured Gen. A. G. Devol Of the Amor.
lean Red Cross, that Carranza officials
would not oppose the transportation OF
Red Cross supplies through territory
controlled by the Consttutionalists
The Mexican officials declared, how
ever that reports of food shortage in
Mexico we're greatly Exaggerated. Two
hundred req 1&sA Including ,Anieri.
cans arrive 3 - 1day
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Vr.oes Full Crew Bill,

Harrisburg, Pa.-Governor Brum.
baugh announced he had vetoed a bill
designed to repeal the Pennsylvania
full crew law. The bill was passed
by the Legislature recently after an
extensive publicity campaign. Under
the terms OF the measure which was
opposed by railway employees and la.
Dor organizations, the public service
commission would have been empow.
cred to require railroads to employ an
adequate number Of men upon trains.
The governor issued several state.
.ments with the veto.
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Germans Angry over sInkino u.oe

Berlin. Via London.-A statement
given out by the German Admiralty to
the effect that the German submarine
U-29 had been rammed and sunk by a
British tank steamer after the vessel
had been ordered to stop, is expected
to have an important bearing on the
German.American negotiations. Ger.
man naval officers and the public at
large ask how it is possible for Ger.
man submarines to treat merchant.
men in the way requested by the
United States of ships displaying
neutral flags in the war zone.
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Bryan Speaks at Carneaie Hall.

New York. William jennings Bry.
an, addressing a labor peace meeting
a. Carnegie Hall more, attacked form
er Presidents Enosevelt and Taft as
leading sponsors CT organizations
which stood FOR ;he use of force in in
ternational affairs, and which the for
mer secretary Of state declared, were
inimical to the true interests of this
country and to the cause OF interna-
tiOnal peace
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New Orleans Gets Federal Bank

Washington. After several week 8
consideration the federal reserve board
intends to authorize the Atlanta Fed-
eral reserve bank to open branch In
New Orleans. No final vote has been
taken on the proposal. but it was un.
derstood there is practically no oppo-
sition to it among the board members.
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ChiIdren's Day

Children's Day will be OBJ
served at Lawrence Chapel next
Sunday, beginning at 1890.
Prof. Clinkscales Of WOfford
college and others will make ad.
dresses. Let everybody come
and bring your friends.
ELLIE MYERS, Pastor.
LESLIE MORGAN, Supt.
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Floods in Middle West.

Kansas City. Twenty-four hours OF
only negligible rain in Eastern Kan
sas and Westerns Missouri gave some
relief from fears of large food damage
by waters Of the Kansas and Missouri
Rivers.
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After next Sunday, the 9th,
the last train will leave Pickens
at 2.55 p. m. instead of 3 p.~ III.
The last train will arrive at
4.05 instead of 4.35.
Rev. Elsie Myers and Hon. B.
j. Johnstone two prominent
Central citizens attended the
prohibition rally held ut the
court house Saturday. Mr..
Myers is pastor of Lawrence
Chapel, Zion and Gap Hill
churches in this county, while
Mr.. Johnston is secretary of the
Sunday Aschool department. of
the Temperance workers.
In my advertisement which is
printed in The Sentinel every
week there is not space enough
to mention the numerous bar
gains l have for those who trade
with me. Just come to my store
and see for yourself. Can save
you money on lots of things you
must have. Am selling cheviots
at sc a yard, regular 81 oyeralls
I, at SOC, and all SOC cloth at 45c a
yard, and have many other bar
gains. Just try me.
! j. w. HENDRICKS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-17

ednesS. These 1900 men will con.
stitute a leaven in the community
when they return 10 their citizen oc'
equations. working up enthusiasm
tor 4 greatly enlarged army. adequate
10 the needs Of the nation
Military Instruction camps similar
TO this should be formed III every
state in the Union. AS start. We
ought 10 have one next year near
Chicago. one near Denver. one IT san
Francisco and several in the South.
Through their operations all the most
available timber Tor officers III the
country would be Combcd over. re.
ports would be made to Washington
on every mans showing. and in case
an emergency called Tor big volun'
tecr army, the war department. would
have on file the names and records
Of thousands OF able citizens who had
proved proficient in military training
and who w0u'd be 1T and ready TO
officer the volunteers.
Il hope that this constitutes the
first step toward a system OF military
training and reserves for this country
similar TO that of Switzerland or Aus.
tralia."