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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-14
) Tax Notice, 1916
Office of County Treasurer Pickcns County.
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Office of County Treasurer, Pickcns County,
mn, Pickens, S. c., October 1, 1916.
The books for the collection Of State and
COUNTY COUNTY taxes will he open from October IS,
II THOSE ,S,, who prefer to do so can pay in Janu.
aTy, lSlI, with ] per cent additional Those
who prefer paying in February, 1917, can do 30
WIN = per cent additional. Those who prefer
paying In March, 1917, to tho 18th of said month
can x 90 , 50 by paving an additional z per cent
After said date the books will close. |-
n. B-Taxpayers owning property OF paying
taxes tor others VIII please ask for tax receipt
In each township or special school district In
w which nc OF they may own property. This is
very important, as there are go many school
districts Those who do not wish to come to
tne ONCE can write me, not later than the Goth
OF December, and will furnish them with the
amount due and they cen pay me by check,
money order or registered mail. If stamps are
sent 40 not send above 2.cent denomination. as
without registering same as it is liable to gel
lost; If sent otherwise 1t must be at sender's
risk. 7a,1 : - >'N'o'. - :
Levy for Constitutional school tax 3 mills
Levyfor ordinary county tax. 80. ...I mills
lotal icVE. .20h mills
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-14

sitting arond on stumps and rail
fences and having nothing to
say to his friends about his enc
mics for the past few days, and
it is believed he has either re-
formed in his ways oris bilious.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-14

Luke Matthewsla says his
wooden legged rooster, that has
for so long been Growing in front
OF the door as a warning when
company was coming, is grow
ing old and worthless rruow, and
only this week let whole wag-
on load Of company come in be-
fore they could hide the two
pounds of butter.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-14
HOGW ALLOW NEWS
UOG FORD is where the Hog
Ill wallow dirt road dips into a
DUNK BOTTS, Editor,

UOG FORD is where the Hog
ILL wallOw dirt road dips into
wide, shallow place in Gan
der creek. At the edge Of the |
water the road completely dis
appears, but is visible again on
the other side of the creek, and
continues on it's crooked route to
iickyille. tits believed that the
way for this road was blazed out
by some drunken man driving an
OK team away back when Tobe
Moseley was boy. Hog Ford
is not a good place for fishing, as
it is the official spot for the an
nual foot-washing services, held
by the Hard Shell Baptists. On
the hill can be seen the Hog Ford
Methodist church, which was
recently moved to this rise of
ground in order that the preach
er could watch his watermelon
patch during his Sunday ser
mons. The home of the preacher
is in the background. The Hog
Ford still house, which operates
under the brig hit glare of the
midnight moon, is in direct evi-
dence under the brow of the hill.
The road leading to it's door is
straight, but that leading away
from it is so crooked thatiit can
not very well be travelled by a
sober man. Hog Ford has been
| the scene of many occasions, both
social and otherwise. Tt is the
| favorite place for Dock Hooks to
water his mule, and it was at
this point also that a mule rid
den by Yam Sims was attacked
by large fish one day last sum-
mer. The Excelsior FiddIing
Band often crosses Gander Creek
afoot at Hog Ford, and on such
Occasions Raj Barlow always
wears his high water pants and
coat.
Poke Eazley says in a lifetime
one hears of many things he
never sees.
A man may drink as deeply
| as he wants to, but it always
comes out on his breath.
| Slim Pickens, who borrowed
fifty cents from Fit Smith sew
eral weeks ago, spoke to him
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-14

We want you to read this pa
per over and see if YOU think
you can afford to do without it
for two cents week.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-14

When Washington Hooks first
came to Hogwallow he amount
ed to very little. He did not
have much to say, and never
went anywhere. But after GET
ting acquainted and finding out
that the folks here were of lust
about the same kind that they
are where he moved from he has
taken an active interest in ey-
erything, and at times has had
symptoms of becoming one of
our best citizens. He looks
much better in his personal ap-
pearance than he did, having &C
quired a new hat since his TO-
eating here a few yeals ago.
and has had two or three pairs
OF new pants. This shows what
a stranger can do when he
moves into new neigborhood
and tries.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-14

There was a great deal of stir
ring around in the Calf Ribs
neighborhood last week, on ac-
count of an approaching wed
ding. The bride was one of the
billiard girls that used to visit
Miss Hostetter Hooks here, and
who had an unknown correspon-
dent for several years; while the
groom was a cousin of the Horse
Doctor, and last year thought
he would marry Miss Flute
Belcher. The wedding was set
for Saturday night, and the
groom said it did not make a
great sight of difference to him
which preacher they had, and
one that suited the bride was
finally found away oyerbeyond
Tickville.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-14

Poke BAILEY spent most of
Tuesday on Gander creek. But
upon his return he reported bad
luck during the day, the water
having risen several inches and
foated off his jug.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
CAMPAIGN SHOPS
BIG HUGHES HELP
Plan Originated by Won
an Enrolled $4,000 Voters
for Candidate

When the Hughes campaign shops
were originated by Miss Alice Carpen-
ter, and mothered by the women of the
New York City committee, scoffers
smiled at them as a harmless, thor
oughly feminine way of playing the po-
litical game.
LET the women sell their dolls and
penwipers if they want to; it won't
hurt anything" they said.
But besides selling penwipers and
dolls, the campaign shops have achieved
the following remarkable results tow
ard the election: More than $4,000
voters enrolled for Hughes.
MONDAY meetings every day, which
the best speakers of the party thought
important enough to address, and az
which there was seldom even standing
room left.
The commentator OF Charles h.
Hughes. Theodore Roosevelt, William
L. Wilcox and other party leaders, who
have not hesitated to declare the
Hughes shops one of the most efec-
tive devices of the campaign.
81 think they've had really extraor-
binary results" said Mrs. Lindsay van
Rensselaer,. one of the campaign shop
leaders, last night. an way, they
have been unique. They have been run
entirely by women, and yet they have
made a powerful appeal TO the voters.
This was partly because the Republican
committee was so kind in sending us
it's best speakers and partly because
Miss Carpenter has such really Won
derful executive ability. | never saw
more enthusiastic crowds than those
we had daily, both at 221 Broadway
and at 125th Street and Seventh Ave
nue., the only two shops with which
had anything TO do"
"No one who was present on Satur-
day when Mr.. Hughes visited the cam
paign shops can doubt that they played
an important part in the campaign"
said Mrs. Rogers II. Bacon, another Of
the leaders. 81 think Miss Carpenter
committee did a splendid piece of work
in organizing the shops
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
SUICIDE OF ELECTOR
NAY CUT HUGHES VOTE
Dead Missourian's Name on
Ticket May Cost District

St. Louis. Nov. 6.--Frank B. Ruhr,
Republican candidate for Presidential
elector from the 10th Missouri District.
committed suicide to-day, thereby leav-
ing a vacancy on the Republican ballot.
The Republican state committee nomi-
mated Henry Kersting to fill the va
cancy.
The nomination of Kersting was too
late to get on the official ballot, and
Republican voters will be urged to
write in the name. 1t is not thought
possible, however, that this information
will reach all the voters of the state,
and it is predicted that thousands will
vote for the dead man.
The death of Ruhr and the eleventh
hour nomination of Kersting, it is
thought, may result in division OF the
Republican vote for elector from the
10th District, and even if Hughes car
ries the state ii is possible that a
Democrat will be elected in that dis:
trict. In that event Missouri would
cast seventeen votes for Hughes and
one for Wilson. Should the state go
Democratic the death of Ruhr will have
no effect in the Electoral College.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
100000 PHONES
RING FOR WILSON
Big Bill Edwards's Col
lege Men Work All
Over Country

No matter who wins-Hughes or
Wilson-the telephone companies are
at least $4,000 to the good after yes
terday's phone campaign conceived
and conducted by "Big Bll' Edwards.
OF course, "Big Bill" always handler
with the pigskin on gridiron and other
forms of manly sport than with tele-
phone receiver, although he is indeed a
nimble phoner, did not run up that
campaign item himself. He says he
had 100000 Democratic college men all
over the United States assisting him
and that each one called up at leas. five
other college men and urged them 10
vote for Wilson. In this way 5OQ,OOO
wavering college graduates heard the
Wilson slogans. And 100000 telephone
calls. at an average of three cents
call foot up $4,000 for the pig-iron
nockets of the telephone company.
AT the end of perfect day OF tele-
nhone operating big Bill" sank back
in the cushions of comfortable chair
at the Hotel Biltmore last night and
handed out the prediction dope as IL
looked to him through local and long
distance calls. ozo
"Wilson will win, with exactly 3oo
electoral votes to his credit SAID ne.
"This leaves l78 for Hughes. we nave
had returns by telegraph from every
state in the Union. We claim all the
southern states, including Kentucky,
Missouri and New Mexico, and wash
ington. Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, Ne
braska. Nevada, Maryland, Delaware,
Connecticut, Indiana and New York.
ave concede to Hughes Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania. Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, the
Dakotas, Kansas, Utah, wyoming
Idaho, Oregon and California"
Mr.. Edwards, who is secretary OF the
Woodrow Wilson College Mems League,
said the organization last, week sent
out 100000 cards to members OF the
league. asking each man to call up hve
college friends to-day. He said the re-
turns showed that one out OF every
three men called up was Republican
and about half of these Republicans
were going to vote for Wilson: Inc
league has a branch in every college IN
the country and branches in every state
outside colleges.
"Big Bill" said the league sent out
10000 cards to college men IN greater
New York, so that approximately oo'ooo
phone calls were put in in this city on
behalf of Mr.. Wilson yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
1915 Miles of Ballots Needed
for Greater City Vote To-Day
Count Will Be Made by 1884 Officials in LIB Polling
Places Machines Found Inadequate, Are
Not To Be Used

the shoes Of the voters, # put IN one
pie, would reach -- feet.
The swear words used by election of
icials, If uttered by one man, would
take him - years TO utter.
The lead used in marking the ballots,
II put in one pencil, would make PEN
Gil -- miles long.
The lead left on tongues used TO
moisten pencils, if made into one pencil,
would make a pencil - miles long.
The amount of thought used by the
voters before marking the bal lot, II
thought by one man, would take him
- minutes 10 think.
None Of these figures, however, is ex-
pected to have an effect on the result
of the election
The distribution of the 1891 500 Of
fetal ballots and the 955,330 sample
ballots was begun by the Board Of
Elections last Friday under the direc-
tion of Moses NJ. Mckee, who is an
Election Commissioner and secretary
of the board, and was completed late
yesterday afternoon. They were taken
to the police stations nearest each vot-
ing place, and will be carried to the
polling places this morning when the
police leave their station houses to go
Nii oNAiNt titNNiOl
Entire Police Force on Duty
Every man on the police force went
'on duty last night at midnight, and
will remain in active service until the
polls close. While the polls are open,
from this morning until o'clock this
afternoon, two policemen will be sta
toned at each polling place, as required
by the election laws, and no electloneer-
ing will be permitted within 100 feet of
the voting booths. -,
Voters of New York this year Will
cast three ballots, of which 900 official
and $50 sample have been sent to each
polling place One of the ballots is FOR
Presidential electors, another for state
and city Offices, and the third for the
two referendum propositions as TO
whether another constitutional conven-
tion shall be held and whether bonds
shall be voted for Palisade Park and
the Adirondack Forest Preserves.
OF the 2,123 polling places, 1874 are IN
public buildings, mostly in school
houses.
The Board OF Elections decided yes
terday that no voting machines would
be used this year, in view OF the TACT
that the experiments conducted with
them last year were unsuccessful. Two
types were tried out, referred TO by the
board as horizontal or vertical, accord
ing to the way the ballot was fed into
them. Neither is considered as answer
ing the requirements of the election
laws.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
DEMOCRATS CUT
DOWN ESTIMATES
Insist They Will Win, but
Admit Margin May
Be Narrow

With the approach Of the hour ~nen
the voter will decide the questions OF
the present campaign, Democratic lead
ers. both national and local. yesterday
scaled down their optimistic forecasts
of landslide for president wilson
While none of their number admitted
possibility Of defeat, there was an al
most unanimous admission that the re-
suit would "be closer than indications
promised week ago"
Among the general cutting down OF
forecasts was a reduction IN the num-
Der of votes in the Electoral College
Tammany Hall had expected week ago
would go to Wilson. 1t was generally
admitted by Tammany yesterday that
the Presidents promised 32S votes
might easily dwindle 10 bed rock OF
$50. This irreducible minimum IN
cluded Maryland's eight votes, how
ever. the loss of which would bring
even the optimistic hopes Of Iammany
down TO the dangerous total OF az
votes, or Just six more than the num-
Der necessary to elect President.
Vance c. Mccormick, somewhat worn
by the strain of the campaign. insisted
that he was confident of victory when
he prepared TO leave national head
quarters in the evening. He said that
his hopes were based upon the con,
tinued statements that were received
there during the day from every state
in the Union.
81 am certain of victory, and Presi-
dent Wilson is equally confident ne
said. 81 never saw candidate more
certain Of the result than the Presi-
dent is. He is perfectly willing to
permit the issues to go TO the voters
He has not questioned the result since
the opening of the campaign
Mr.. Mccormick left late last night
to go to his home in Harrisburg, Penn.
TO cast his vote for the President. He
will return early this evening to re-
ceive the returns at the dismantled
headquarters in the Forty-second Street
Building. As another evidence of his
certainty Of victory by large margin
he called attention to the fact that
machines for the figuring of percent
ages had not been ordered. Only add
ing machines will be used.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07

stated, "and they have my hearty ap-
proval. You understand. however. that
the classification of the position does
not classify the incumbent, and the
person holding the position at the
time it is classified will be subject 70
the same competitive test as others
who may apply. When these positions
are classified the Postmaster General
will be able to fill many of them by
promotion from the clerical grades.
also by the promotion of postmasters
who have demonstrated their ability
from smaller Office to one of greater
imnortance.r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
State Fights On in South

Atlanta, Nov. 6.-Governors will be
selected in eight Southern states to-
morrow and United States Senators in
six. In Georgia the Republicans are of
fering no opposition TO the Democratic
candidate for Governor. and in Missis-
sippi and Virginia the Democratic Sen
ators are unopposed.
The states which will choose Gov
ernors tomorrow are Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia North Carolina, Okla
homa. South Carolina, Tennessee and
Texas One United States Senator will
be elected in Arkansas. Florida,
Mississippi. Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
WIDER MERIT SYSTEM
ENDORSED BY WILSON
First Class Postmasters Are Now
Included

President Wilson. in letter received
Yesterday by the Civil Service Reform
League, announced his approval Of an
extension Of the merit system to in
clude postmasters of the first class.
The Postmaster General, in his report
for the fiscal year just ended, will
recommend this extension.
Charles f. Hughes has declared him.
self in favor of legislation which would
permit the extension Of the classified
civil service to include postmasters of
all classes.
~ am thoroughly in accord with the
recommendation of the Postmaster
General" President Wilson's letter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
NEWSPAPER MEN PICK
HUGHES AS WINNER
35 Are Luncheon Guests OF
Chairman Wilcox

Representatives of the New York
papers who have been assigned to Re-
publican national headquarters during
the campaign were the luncheon guests
of William r. Wilcox. chairman OF the
Republican National Committee, at the
Hotel Biltmore yesterday. Besides
Chairman Willcox's personal staff at
headquarters. thirty-fve newspaper men
were present, most of whom have
covered both Republican and Demo
cratic headquarters, at least at some
period of the campaign.
During the luncheon poll was taken
of the newspaper men, excluding Mr.
Wilcox and his staff, on purely non.
partisan basis. Twenty-Five men picked
Hughes as the winner, and ten believed
Wilson would be reelected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07

IF
The 1921 500 official ballots which
will be castor, at least, they're there
for them to cast-by the voters OF
greater New York to-day were placed
end to end they would reach 5,5l7,6OO
feet, or 1,045 miles, or few miles fur
Their than from New York to ST. Louis.
The 4,776.75O ballots, both official and
sample, which will be at the 2,l23 poll
ing places were placed end to end they
would reach 6,89O,40O feet, or 1906
miles, or about from New York to Kan
sas City or from New York TO Jackson
vile, Fla.
The 1,27S,sOO ballots on which the
voters will indicate their choice for
Presidential Electors were placed end
to end they would reach 2,123,0O0 feet
or 402 miles, or not quite from New
York to Buffalo. -,
The 1,273S00 ballots on which Will
be cast the vote for state and city can
didates were placed end TO end they
WOulu TtdCn the same ulSbdhNt'
The 1,273,S00 ballots on which will
be cast the vote on the referendum
propositions were placed end TO end
they would reach l,273,S00 feet, or 24l
miles.
The 955,350 sample ballots which Will
be at the polling places were placed end
to end they would reach l,372,oOO feet,
or 260 miles.
The 31s,450 sample Presidential Elec-
tor ballots were placed end to end they
would reach 530,750 feet, or 100 miles.
The 3lS,450 sample ballots of the
state and city contests were placed end
to end they would reach the same dis
lance.
The 31s,450 sample ballots for the
referendum propositions were placed
end to end they would reach 3lS,45O
feet, or sixty miles. Totalled. all the
ballots would reach 3,9l5 miles.
Count Requires 1884 Officials
There are 2,123 polling places in the
greater city. At each of these will be
$3.50 ballots, 800 official and 450 sam
pie. The votes will be counted by eight
election officials at each polling place,
or a total of 1884.
These figures are vouched for by the
statistical sharks in the Offices of the
Board of Elections. As soon as they
can get around to it the sharks will
furnish figures to fill in the blank
spaces below:
The dirt left in each polling place by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
has made strong campaign. He will

has made a strong campaign. He will
get the full party vote, they say.
New Jersey has twelve representa-
tives in Congress. Of whom eight to-
day are Republicans. The Republicans
say they will gain two more seats in
to-day's election. The Democrats con-
tend that not only will they hold the
four seats they have, but they will add
another, leaving the Republicans only
seven. The biggest fights are being
made in the 9th District, which COM
prises Union and Morris counties. be-
tween Representative John II. Cap
stick, Republican, and William +. Tut
tie. Jr.. Democrat; in the Sth District.
which lies partly within Essex and part
ly within Hudson County, between Rep
resentative Edward ". Gray, Republi-
can. and Sheriff Eugene +. Kinkead.
Democrat. and in the 10th District.
which takes in parts OF Newark and the
region about Montclair. between Repre-
sentative Frederick r. Le.llbach. Re
publican, and Dallas Flanagan, Demo
crat.
Figures Against Democrats
II will be noticed that in all three of
these districts the present incumbents
are htpuoilCdDS, WnlCn means, oil
course, that the figures are against the
Democrats. especially when it is con-
sidered that the Progressives, nominal
~ at least, are much more solidiy be-
hind the Republican ticket this year
than they were in 1914.
As for the campaigns for House of
Assembly and State Senate, il will take
a Democratic landslide to win these.
The Senate contains thirteen Republi-
cans and eight Democrats. OF the eight
Senatorships involved in to-day's cleo
ton only one belongs to a normally
Democratic county.
In the House the Republicans num-
Der forty and the Democrats twenty.
If Essex. which is rock-ribbed Re-
publican county. should suddenly turn
Democratic. her twelve Asesmblymen
would give the Democrats a majority.
This about measures the chance tn :
Democrats have of carrying this legis-
lative body.
In brief, New Jersey presents on the
eve of election every indication Of a
victory for the entire Republican ticket.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
Shackleton in San Francisco

San Francisco, Nov. 6.-Sir Ernest
Shackleton arrived here to-day, whence
he will take passage Wednesday for
Australia, on his way to the south
polar regions to rescue ten men OF his
shipwrecked expedition there. With
Shackleton is Captain Frank Worsley
of New Zealand, captain Of the wrecked
polar ship Endurance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
Senate Fight in Rhode Island

Providence. Nov. 6.-The campaign in
tial matters. was particularly strenuous
because, for the first time, the state is
to elect United States Senator by d.
rect vote. Senator Henry F. Lippitt, Re-
publican, is opposed by Peter G. Gerry,
Democrat, formerly a member of Con-
gress from the I'd District.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
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