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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-12
LA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY H. 1918.
JURY ACQUITS MRS. CARMAN.
Was Charged With the Murder of
Mrs. Louise Bailey.

Mineola, n. Y, May S.-A verdict
of acQuittal was returned after
short deliberation late to-day by the
jury trying Mrs. Florence G. Carman
on the charge of numbering Mrs.
Louise Bailey at Freeport on the
night of June 80, last.
The jury was agreed on the first
ballot and the verdict was returned
one hour and twelve minutes after
the jury had retired. Mrs. Carman
shook hands with all the jurors, then
left with her husband for their home
in Freeport.
in his charge to the jury Justice
Blackmar said the States case CEN
tered on the testimony Of Celia Cole
man, negro maid in the Carman
household, who testified that Mrs.
Carman had darted into the kitchen
the night Of the murder with a re-
volver in her hand, and announced !.
81 killed her" The Coleman wo-
man also testified that Mrs. Carman
had come to her room early the next
morning and expressed repentance
for "having killed that poor wo-
man
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-12
DAY OF DEAD AT QUEENSTOWN.
Soldiers Toll at Graves for Unknown
In FOreign Land.

Queenstown, May 9.-This has
town. Most Of the survivors of the
Lusitania left for their homes. No
survivors were added to the meagrs
list and the only figures augmented
were those Of the identified dead. No
additional deaths were reported at
the hospitals.
While soldiers toiled at graves for
the unknown dead, who will be bur
led tomorrow, groups Of relatives
and friends Of the passengers went
from morgue to morgue-Bome find
ing what they sought, others turning
away to continue their search, with
ebbing hope.
The public funeral tomorrow,
which a representative of the Vice
roy Of Ireland will attend, will be
too large for the ordinary facilities
of Queenstown and Cork and trucks
will be pressed into service to carry
the coffins. The funeral will be
marked by military pOmp such as is
accorded those who die in the armed
service of their country
Though too late to be Of material
assistance to their stranded country.
men, Capts. VIM. A. Castle and Alex.
ander Miller, the American military
attaches, arrived here to-day to con
fer with the American consul, Wes-
ley Frost. They left in an automo-
bile for Kinsale Head to continue
their information in behalf Of the
government. Consul Frost has been
indefatigable in assisting the Amer!-
can survivors and attending to their
wants. All identified American
dead have been claimed by the con.
sui, even in cases where no requests
from relatives have been received.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-12
MOTHER AND CHILDREN DROWN
BUSHES into st. Johns
River and -Four Perish.

Jacksonville, Fla, May 9.-Mrs.
Johnson, a prominent physician of
this city, and their three children
were drowned tonight when their
automobile plunged into the ST.
Johns river, and DR.. Johnson and
Mrs. ]. II. Bland and two daughters
had narrow escape from death, be-
ing rescued from the river just in
time to save their lives.
The Johnson party had spent the
day at Atlantic Beach and were on
their way home, having entered the
ferry at South Jacksonville. Just as
the boat was approaching the land
ing on this side Of the river Dr.
Johnson left the car and went to
the front, where he cranked his ma
chine. In some manner he had left
the machine in gear, and when the
engine started the car jerked ahead
knocking him overheard, while the
car plunged through the heavy
chains and went into the river.
AS the car took it's plunge there
was a cry from one end Of the vessel
to the other, and several lines were
thrown overheard TO the party. DR..
Johnson and others succeeded in res
cuing Mrs. Bland and daughters, but
were unable to save his wife and
children. One baby girl, about 5
years old, was taken from the river
and the pulmotor put into action,
but she could not be resuscitated.
The bodies OF Mrs. Johnson an
the other two children, aged 2 and
]. are still in the water. The ma
chine is being raised tonight and
divers are searching the ferry slip in
the hope Of recovering the other
bodies.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-12

United States would pursue to pre-
serve the rules of international law,
particularly the rights of neutrals
with respect to the safety Of non.
combatants on merchant ships at sea.
The German Warning.
The suggestion that the warning
by the German embassy in newspa-
per advertisements should have been
sufficient to deter Americans from
travelling aboard ships flying tho
British flag was widely commented
upon among diplOmatists. At the
State Department Secretar y Bryaa
revealed that the embassy's warning
lad never been officially commun,-
Gated to the State Department, and
that since the announcement by the
German admiralty in February OF
its proclamation OF a war zone, the
American protest and the reply from
Germany saying the government
would disclaim responsibility for ac-
CihSh'o " houIi dis, tne SuDJeSI io-
several weeks had not been officially
mentioned between the Berlin and
Washington governments.
That the appalling nature Of the
disaster, brings home to those who
had f,tends on board the Lusitania
the human side Of the occurrence
was apparent in the demeanor OF
high officials They were grleyed--
sick at heart. They made no formal
expression of their feeling, prefer
ring to maintain silence until the
American government is ready to
speak on the human as we'll as the
legal aspects OF the case.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-12

VERDICT-AN APPALLING CRIME
Charge Against Submarine Officers.
Emperor and German Government.

Kinsale, Ireland, May 10.-The
coroner's jury investigating the
deaths Of five persons drowned when
the Cunarder Lusitania was sunk by
Ireland last Friday returned a YER
diet to-day charging "the officers
of said submarine and the Emperor.
and government of Germany, under
whose orders they acted, with the
crime Of wholesale murder before the
tribL lal Of the civilized world"
The verdict follows:
eve find that the deceased met
death from prolonged immersion and
exhaustion in the sea eight miles
southwest Of Old Head Of Kinsale
Friday, May 7, 1915, owing to the
sinking Of the Lusitania by torpe-
does fired by a German submarine.
1--WE find that this appalling crime
was committed contrary to interna-
tional law and the conventions Of all
civilized nations.
I'VE also charge the officers Of said
submarine and the Emperor and gov
ernment OF Germany, under whose
orders they acted, with the crime of
wholesale murder before the tribu-
nal Of the civilized world.
1--WE desire to express sincere con-
dolence and sympathy with the rela-
HppnocnH n
Company, and the United States,
many Of whose citizens perished in
this murderous attack on all un-
, armed liner"
Capt. Turner, Of the Lusitania, was
the principal witness. He told the
jury he did not see any submarine
either before or after his ship was
torpedoed. He said there was no
panic; that "it was almost calm"
Many Of the boats could not be
lowered on account Of the list Of the
steamer, the witness continued. He,
said the ship remained atloat only IS:
minutes.
Carried Out Instructions.
The witness said he had received
and carried out special instructions
as to this voyage, but he declined to
say what they were. He also said
he had received messages in regard
to the presence OF submarines off the
irish coast, but when asked the ma
ture or their contents he referred the
coroner to the admiralty for answer.
Capt. Turner said that after the
warnings at New York that the Lusi-
tania would be tOrpedoed he did not
make application to the admiralty
for an escort
1T is their business, not mine. I
simply had to carry out my orders
to go, and | would do it again" de-
clared the witness with emphasis.
Among other witnesses heard be-
sides Capt. Turner was the ships,
| bugler, Livermore. He testified that
all the watertight compartments
were closed, but that the force Of the
explosion and rush Of water must
have burst them open. All the off,
GERS were at their posts, the witness
| continued, and the earlier arrival of
| rescue boats would not have saved
the situation.
In summing up the case Coroner
Horgan charged that the RESPONSE:
| bility LAY on the German govern
ment and the whole people of Ger
many, who collaborated in the terri,
| BILE crime"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-12
Neville Cemetery.

All persons interested in the Ne
vile cemetery will please meet there
on May 22d, in the forenoon.
Maggie Harden.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-13

greet Tic SrlZZl6Q features Oh uedLu.
IT knew you would come, Margie.
You have always been my good
friend. You have stood by me always
and 1 wanted you here to hold my
hand when l start on my journey
over there"
Don't talk like that Kitty; in lit
tie while you will be laughing again"
"Margie, Kitty Malram will never
laugh again. The lights have burned
up. The lost chords of the music are
dying away, the laughter is smother
ed in tired sigh"
AS if to illustrate her imagery Kitty
drew a long trembling breath. -.
81 cannot bear to have you talk
like this, Kitty said Herbert, who
had followed me into the! room.
Don't you want to get well? What
will baby and l do without your"
A ghost of a smile haunted Ktty's
mouth. Dear Herbert, it is l who
would need you and baby-have you
seen her, Margie?"
Eyes, dear, and when leave you
am going to hold her little while"
you love her already?" asked
Kitty somewhat wonderingly.
''How could 1 help it?" ....
Herbert, l want the baby called
Margie.'
Dear, had intended to name our
daughter after my dear mother, Me-
hitable, but if you wish we will call
her Margaret"
But l don't want her called Mar
garet That would mean nothing to
me. 1 want her called Margie. You
will like that, won't you dear?" she
said, her eyes straying over to me.
'T'Il be very happy to. have her call
ed Margie, Kitty, but perhaps Herbert
will feel hurt if you do not call her
after his mother"
mot half so hurt as baby will be
when she grows up and has to suffer
under the name of Mehitable. Good
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-13

Copyright, 1915, by the New
AS l walked into Kitty's room she
opened her eyes and smiled. But oh,
what a different Kitty!-what a
different smile.
Gone was the mischievous sparkle
from those eyes that 1 had never seen
before without it. Gone was that pc
culiar up-tilt that dimpled the corners
of that mouth which had been its
greatest fascination.
l suddenly remembered what Bill
Tenney had said to me when I told
him that Kitty was engaged to Her
bert. ''You may have done right in
persuading Kitty to throw me over
for I know it is all your doings, Mar
gle, but I want to tell you that just
sitting across table watching the
dimples come and go at the corners
of Kitty Malram's mouth has been
greater joy to me than any other
woman has ever given me-"
Instantly I wondered if Bill ever
thought of those dimples while seat
ed across from Mrs. Tenney. Donna
10 q OCo1 WOLudu, UuL Sc1h hc1A NY
think of man who has once been in
love with Kitty as being wildly enam-
ored with a woman of her type.
Again as looked at that still form
on the bed I wondered if I had done
right in interfering in Kitty's ro-
nance in Ktty's life.
It's a dangerous thing for us poor
mortals to try and play Providence
and regulate the lives of those about
us. Here was Kitty dying paying
with her life for having chosen the
better part, when she might have
been singing and laughing up into the
face of Bill Tenney in some far off
land of sunshine.
1t made me feel in some way as
though 1 had helped to send poor
Kitty on her long journey and it was
with almost a sob that went for
-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-13
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

KTTY'S SMILE HAS GONE
t, 1915, by the Newspaper Enterprise !
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06
SHORT AND BRILLIANT RECORD SINCE THE
FIRST DAY or JANUARY, 1915

The enemys
since crushing briefly
special moment since January
ALABAMA:-The legislature past prohibition effect
July governors Veto 1t limits the amount of
liquor may quart and
prohibits liquor advertising otherwise
ARKANSAS. prohibition effective
uary l..
IDAHO-The legislature question for ell
January
expected
legislature leaving prohibition
January will
constitutional prohibition
legislature question
bion 81
it, contending a of December 81. 1917
CAROLINA:-The legislature prohb
ton.
SOUTH :--Lgature question
for
UTAH:-one legislature
o
legislature
hbition
In legislature prohibition
consideration
BILL and temperance
lucky great the Union.
The total prohibition
past effective follows:
Alabama Georgia. Maine
MISSISSIPPI Carolina
Virginia Washington Virginia.
legislature following
Virginia which
choc makes startling Development During the bill
speaker
o liquor the absolutely
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06

not for profit, but for promoting the
general design of said order, and to
look after the general interest of such
establishment.
12:
And its membership shall be COM
posed of all colored persons not under
Sixteen 16) years of age.
10:
Petitioners desire the privileges Of
making a constitution, bylaws, rules
and regulations, consistent with ex-
isting laws of this state for the gov
eminent of said order and all persons
under it's authority and for the man
agement and conduct of it's officers.
IA:
The privileges of having and using
common seal, and to do all other
things necessary as may be meet and
proper in the premises, as permitted
by the laws of this State and of the
United States, of this order.
Wherefore petitioners pray to be
incorporated under said name and
style as aforesaid, with the powers
privileges and immunities set out here
in, and as are now or may hereafter be
allowed corporations of similar char
acter under the laws of the state OF
Georgia.
G. R. WINCHESTER,
Petitioners Attorney.
Filed in Office February 25, 1915
H. e. ALLEN, Clerk Sup. Court.
GEORGIA-Sumter County.
I certify that the above and forego-
ing is true and correct copy of the
application filed in my office for Char
ter by Jno. T. King, etal., under cor
porate name Of Seven Brothers"
Given under my hand and seal OF
said court this the 25th day of Feb
urary, 1915.
H. E. ALLEN, Clerk Sup. Court.
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GEORGIA. Sumter County:

E. J. McMath, Guardian of Leon
Galloway and Mabel Galloway, has
applied to me for a discharge from
his Guardianship of Leon Galloway
and Mabel Galloway, this is therefore
to notify all persons concerned ia
file their objections, if any they have
on or before the first Monday in April
next, else he will be discharged from
his Guardianship, as applied for.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary Sumter County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06
GEORGIA, Sumter County:

Whereas, R. G. Christian, Admins
traitor &C R. T. Christian, represents to
the Court in his petition, duly filed and
etered on record that he has fully
administered R. T. Christian estate
This is therefore to cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors, to
show cause, if any they can, why said
Administrator should not be discharg-
ed from his administration and receive
letters of dismission one the first Mon
day in April, 1915.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
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c. R. WINCHESTER,
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA, sumter county.
Notice is hereby given that J. ]
Murray, as administrator upon the Es-
tate of ]. E. Horne, deceased, has ap-
piled to the Ordinary of said county
for leave to sell the lands belonging tC
the estate of said ]. E. ]. Horne, de-
ceased, for the purpose of distribution
and to pay the expenses of the admin
istration on said estate.
Said application will be heard al
the regular April term, 1915, of the
Court of Ordinary for said county, to
be held on the first Monday in April
1915.
This the I'd day of March, 1915.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary Of Sumter Co., Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06
Libel for Divorce.

Jury Clark VS.. Mary Clark.-In Sum-
ter Superior Court-Returnable to
the May Term.
To Mary Clark: You are hereby re-
quired personally or by an attorney
to be and appear at the Superior Court
to be holden for the County of Sumter
on the Fourth Monday in May, 1915, to
answer petitioners complaint, cs in
default thereof the court will proceed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
To the Honorable Superior Court of
Said County:
The petition of John T. King and J.
F. Hixon of Webster county, and
State, and ]. H. Burk, J. Miles, P. N,
Tondee, W. A. Reed and j. w. Reed
Of Sumter County and State of Geor-
gia, shows the following facts-to-wit:
/:
That petitioners desire for them
selves and their successors to be in
coporated as an educational and So
cial order under the name and style of
Seven Brothers"
That the term for which petitioners
ask to be incorporated is Twenty (20)
years, with the privilege of renewal
at the end of that time.
That said corporation has no capital
stock, and is not organized for the
purpose Of trade and profit and is
purely educational and social in its
character.
And that the principal Office for
said corporation shall be in town of
Plains, Sumter County, Georgia.
5:
That the governing bodies of said
order shall be Local. Grand-Council
and Supreme-Council.
6:
Petitioners desire the privilege OF
organizing, in pursuance of their by
laws, rules and regulations, Councils
order, in each and every locality in the
state of Georgia where one can be or
ganized: and in all other States of the
United States, as it may be deemed
advisable.
| z
Petitioners desire for themselves
and their legal successors the right &c
make contracts and to be contracted
with, to sue and be sued, to answer
and be answered unto, in all courts OF
law and equity In this state.
s:
Petitioners desire the privilege Of
receiving donations by gifts or will.
g:
Petitioners desire for themselves and
their legal successors the right TO
organize Grand-Councils in such divis-
ions in the State of Georgia, and in
other States of the United States as
may be deemed advisable; the Grand
Council and Supreme-Council, select
ed, in the manner as provided by the
Constitution and bylaws of said
Order.
10:
The grand and supreme bodies shall
be composed Of its officers, incorpora-
tors and representatives elected, as
may be provided by the constitution
and bylaws, rules and regulations o.
the order.
IL.
Petitioners desire the right for
themselves and their legal successors
to make purchases and to effect all
alterations of realty and personality,
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as to justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable 2. A. Little
john, Judge of said Court, this the
4th day of February, 1915.
S. r. HEYS,
Deputy Clerk Superior Court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06

Trp, Confederate editor,
square
Trpe built
effectively years
height breadth will be doing after the
dsntegrad fogoten-Tifn
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make his home in the owndes
county city Waycross for
federal located we're glad the jud
ica tightening Iteohn selfish wanting
Americas. we'd Valdosa to
Amercus before gave up Littlejohn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06

young seeking his in the world the following
words of poet-philosopher inspiring:
"If you perach a sermon, write a book
Or make a trap than before,
Small matter if your S forgotten nook,
The world will pathway your
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06
STATE OF GEORGIA,

STATE OF GEORGIA,
Sumter County:
Before me came A. S. Johnson, cash
Ter of DeSoto Banking Co., who being
duly sworn, says that the above and
foregoing statement is a true condi-
ton of said bank, as shown by the
books of file in said bank.
A. S. JOHNSON,
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 4th day of March, 1915.
E. S. FERGUSON,
N. P. and EXON. J. P.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06

pretty giving a in
Thrift
good getting subscriptions.
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in for their ball team Looks
business. will Americas do
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bearing the Dadanees from the
Black sea the inner forts THE
Turk in his guarded sleepless nights
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06

Hindenberg" reads headline
their exploding bombs,
pedoes floating Mines
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Are ready to do your
share towards making possible?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06

Turn play. has sunk German sub
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06

Did YOU tackle that trouble that came your way
With resolute heart and cheerful;
Or hide your face from the light of the day
With craven soul and fearful?
Oh troubles a ton troubles an ounce
Or a trouble is what you make it
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only how did you take it?
You are beaten to earth? We'll well, what's that?
Come I'D with a smiling face.
It's nothing against you to fall down fiat;
But to lie there-thats the disgrace.
The harder you're thrown why the higher you'll bounce;
Be proud of your blackened eye
And it isn't the fact that you're licked that counts;
It's how did you fight and why?
And tho YOU be done the death, what then?
If YOU batled the best you could,
If you played your part in the world of men,
Why the Critic will call it good.
Death comes with crawl comes with bounce;
And whether he's slow spry,
And it isn't the fact that you're dead that counts,
But only how did you die?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06

adjourned the will have undispued
page again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06
Liabilities.

Capital stock paid in ......$ 100000
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses, interest
and taxes paid ...... 1,348.12
Individual deposits, subject
to check ........ ... 8,569.44
Demand certificates .... 1920
Time certificates .......... 68O.51
Cashiers checks .......... 41.42
Bills payable, including time
certificates, representing
borrowed money ....... 100000
Total c97 725 go
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06
Statement of the Condition Of the
DE SOTO BANKING co,
Located at DeSoto, Ca, at the Close of
Business, Feb'y. 9th, 1915.


Time loans ...........$ 26.052.O3
Overdrafts (unsecured) -. 64.12
Banking house .......... S,5OO.OO
Furniture and fixtures 80. 100000
Due from banks and bank
ers in this state ..... 2,O95. 80
Due from banks and bank
ers in other states . 2,574.9O
Currency ........ $4,000
Gold ........... 1000
Silver, nickels,
ETC., ........... 336.27- 862.27
Profit and loss .......... 218.98
Collection account ....... 417.50
Total $37, 1856. SO
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themselves and their legal successors
to make purchases and to effect all
alterations of realty and personality,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06

11TP1c|s GEORGIAN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH g. 1915