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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-19
7O,466 DECEMBER ENLrsTNIENTs.
337,247 Men Have Volunteered Since
War Declaration

Washington, Dec. Suitability OF
many recruiting offices to care for the
rush OF men to join the regular army
before the new draft regulations be-
came effective to-day was reflected in
recruiting figures for yesterday. The
days total was only 3,104, as COM
pared with 14,291 Thursday, when
the recruiting system broke down.
Fridays asures with three States
South Carolina, Arizona and New
Hampshire--missing, swelled the De-
cember enlistment to- 7O,468 mon.
not taking into account those accept
ed to-day up to noon, when enlist
ment in the regular army was pro-
hibited to men Of draft age under the
new rules. :,
Recruits Since April.
volunteers to the regular army
since the declaration Of war in April
now number 337,247, exceeding 153,-
S49 the number called for by Presi--
dent Wilson to bring the regulars to
war strength. Ten States failed to,
supply their quotas. They were Ala
bama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missis-
slppi, New Mexico, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Vermont Virginia
and Wisconsin.
The thousands Of men who volun-.
teered In the past few days and we're
rejected because OF the inability OF
the recruiting system to care for the
great number Of volunteers will be
accepted. Secretary Baker to-day
having ordered that all qualified ap-
plicaEts who presented themselves be-
fore noon to-day be accepted, even
though their examination and other
details could not be completed until
later &
With the putting into effect OF the
new draft regulations to-day the first
5. per cent OF the missionaries Will
be mailed to draft men. At the same
time Provost Marshal Gen, Crowder
announced that the huge task Of.
classifying the 5000, 900 men OF draft
age questionably will be completed
within 80 days.
There will be no further call Of
the drafted men until the classlflca-
tions are completed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-19
YOUTH KILLED BY ACCIDENT.
Death Follows Accidental Shooting
Of OcOnee YOunp Man

= otAhsf3 Nl<LAs
Word has come to WalhalIa of the
death last Saturday OF Henry
Thomas, Of the Keowee School sec
tion of the county. The young mans
death was the result of a gunshot
wound, due to accident. Young
Thomas and his friend, Henry Keli,
about l3 years Of age, a son OF Mr.,
and Mrs. ]. l.. Kell, were just start
ing opt for hunt, each carrying a
gun, when the gun carried by young
kell was accidentally DISCHARGED.
the full loal of shot taking effect in
the body of young Thomas, infiicting
wound from which he died during
the day. Further particulars we
nave been unable to get. But the
fact Is established that the tragedy
was entirely an accident and is most
sincerely regretted. Both boys were
members Of prominent families in
their community. and the accident
has cast gloom over the entire COM
munity
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, he 1nterment following in
the cemetery OF New Hope church.
The hereayed parents of the young
man have the deepest sympathy of
hosts Of friends in their great sorrow.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-19
Blast Kills Ten Miners.

Blneields, w. Va, Dec. 15.-Ten
miners are known to have been kill
ed tonight by an explosion in the
mine Of the Yukon-Pocahontas Coal
Company at susanna, 20 miles west Of
here. Four others are reported to
have lost their lives. The bodies Of
ten men have been taken from the
mine, and exploring parties are
searching for other possible explo-
sion Victims
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-19
DR.. Chan,berIayne Dead,

Columbia, Dec. i6.-Dr. Lewis
Parke Chamberlayne, since 1910
head Of the department of ancient
languages, University OF South Caro-
Una, died here early this morning
following an operation yesterday af-
ternoon for mastoiditis. Apparently
IN good health up to last Thursday,
ne was carried to local hospital on
that day In critical condition. Dr..
Chamberlayne was 38 years OF age,
O. native of Virginia and a. graduate
OF the University of Virginia He
is survived by his widow, who was
Miss Elizabeth Mann, and two daugh-
ters. The deceased, who was the son
OF Capt. j. Hanpden sChamberlayne,
q distinguished officer OF the Con-
federate army and a Journalist OF
repute, was born at Richmond, Va,
june 3, 1879.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-19
Crosby Heads New Council.

London, Dec. 15.---The inter-allied
council, which is to take up questions
OF war purchases and finances met in
London to-day. Oscar r. Crosby, as
sistant secretary OF the United States
Treasury, was elected president.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-19
Services at Catholic Church.

On Sunday, December 23H (the
fourth Sunday Of the month), divine
geryices will be held In st. Frances
Catholic church, Walhalla. Mass and
sermon at 1890 a. m. The pfiblic.-
Will be welcome to all the services. &
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-19
Ships Sunk or TYNE.

London, Dec. 1.-TWO neutral
merchant vessels and n trawler, we're
sunk off the Tyne on December 12 by
German. destroyers. This announce
ment was made in the House OF Com
mons to-day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31
STOCK MARKET


I! New York. May s1-Resumption OF
z,,tock market operations over the Spl-
ttday indicated a further accumulallon
OF buying operaslons. Leaders opened
at gains OF one to two points, railroads
Ialone displaying some hesltanon.
Dnited States Steel was the overshad-
lowing feature on it's first transaction
Iof 1000 shares at f34 IA to 135 IA, an
.extreme advance OF Ia points and
lfraction above it's previous high rec
Iord. Independent steel shares regis
tered equal advances, also MARINE
preferred, American Smelling and
lscvera1 speciaatdes were again con-
,spicuously active and strong. Steel
lextended it's rise to 135 5-S in the first
lhalf hour, other industrials keeping
pace with this movement.
{, Noon-Stee1 touched 1875 just before
noon ON further confident absorption
in single lots up to $4,000 shares.
other active issues, railroadse and
motors excepted, continued to i'm
prove. The more notable gains in
cluded American, Cuba Cane and
South Porto Rico Sugars at advances
of three to nine points. American To-
bacco four, Tobacco Products IL,
| Baldwin Locomotive 3 Ia. American
Car 2 IL. Harvester 2, and Marine
preferred 2 "a. Industrial Alcohol
= Federal Smelling, Superior and Gulf
States Steels, Barrett Co. and oils and
papers were among the varied stocks
included in the broad upward sweep
of the morning at gains Of two to five
points. Bonds were steady.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31
Word of Finance
HOW MUCH is A
BILLION DOLLARS?

The large sum OF money represent
ed NV the term billion dollars,
now being SO frequently used In the
war financing of this and other coun-
Sries, is illustrated by statement re-
Gently made before the class IN IN
ternational Trade and Comercial Geo
graphy in the Educational Depart
ment of the National City Bank OF
NevV YORK s1oene{a .sssS2S
IN these discussions OF information
al trade, said the lecturer, in wncn
we must talk in terms Of millions anu
billions. 1t will be important that we
get clearly in mpd the relative value
of these two great measures OF quan-
tity. Let us take simple and Ia
niliar subject as method or deter
mining the comparative greatness OF
the two terms, millions" ana Dill
Hons we all know now rapidly an
expert counter of coin will manlpulate
them. The Treasury experts WIN
count 1000 silver dollars In an nour
and keep it up all day long; bat that
is their limit. working eight hours
ia day, then, an expect counter OF
coins will count $4,000 silver dollars
i'm a day, but how long Will II take
him. at that rate, to count a mllnon
dollars? Thirty one days. But tna1
lis only the beginning of the measure
lment of great figures, for. II TINS same
i,,an were to go on counting silver
dollars at the same rate of speed Tor
10 years he would find that ne hao
only counted one hundred milhon OIL
them and that to count a. Dlilon ooi-
lars would require 102 years OF steauy
work at tina rate or eight hours per
day during every working DAY Oh tne
l1o1 years. So when l. begin to Talk
ito Won of billions Of dollars, in the
Sn,easurement of our commerce or
Hhxt of the world. please remember
that a billion is a thousand times as
much as a million.
Another illustration of the large
number represented by the term Dill
SIion'' Is found In the fact that one
lbfI1ion silver dollars laid down In
lime. each coin touching its neighbors
preceding and following 1t, wouio
form a line sufficient to stretch prac-
!tically around the world, the exact
humber of silver dollars required 20
form a continuous line equal to the
iearth's circumference at the equator
kbeing 1,o52. 100000
4 IT Is only within a comparatively
krecenf date that the United states
Ebecame a billion dollar country
kspeaker Reed coined this phrase tine
tTJnted States has become billion
idoIlar country when somebody com
kplained of the fact that q certain
tcongress, OF which he was then
lspeaker, had appropriated a bii1or
dollars for goverppent expenses dur.
s ing its two years Of existence, but nc
tsingle year now passes In wnlcn ap'
Iprouriations do not exceed a bill1or
dollars. It was only in the year 1897
that exports of domestic merchandise
from the United States first crossed
THE billion dollar line. by 1911 they
Exceeded two billions. in the caAen
kdar year 1914 were three billions II
hs15, three and one-half Billions, ant
lin 1915 nearly five and ope-halr oal
knons. The money In clrcuIa1on =
the United States first crossed tn
Ebillion dollar line in 1881, but wa
two billions in 1900, three billions IL
k1sos, four billions in 1915, and 30
k15.Oo0, 900 on May 1, 1917.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.

Estate of James P. Kelly, late of
the town of Bridgeport in said dis
trict, deceased.
The Court Of Probate for the district
OF Bridgeport, hath limited and allow
ed six months from the date hereof
Cor the Creditors of said estate TO
exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their ac-
counts. properly attested. within said
time. will be debarred a recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment to
MAYBEI4LE r. KELLY,
Administrators,
sas Atlantic Street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31
BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL
CHILD KIDNAPPERS

Springfield, MO-, May 31.-L1oyd. IA
month old son Of B. H Keet, vice.
,president Of the Holland Banking Co.,
was kidnapped while his parents were
attending a dance at the Country club
last night.
B1oodhounds were placed on the
trail OF the kidnappers early today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31
PIANO TUNING

PIANO TUNING-Service that is ex-
pert and reliable. Phone Barnum
1920. Your order will receive
prompt attention. ROLAND e. Hart
sole agent-Kroeger Pianos and
. Player Pianos. 1119 Broad street.
S28 asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31

After careful artillery preparation
in the form of letters from inf1uentia,
friends, the politicians are now storm
ing the war department trenches To-
appointments of their supporters a.
army officers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31
STORAGE

MOOREs STORAGE WAREHOUSE
Furniture and china packing; ex.
perienced packera Separate rooms
for furniture and pianos Barnum
3937. see Union Ave-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31
INVENTORS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to send for one
Of my booklets on U. 8. and Foreign
patent. Mercer ID. Blonde1. Patent
Solicitor. Conn. National Bank
building. BET III
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31

Il. III. LEOPOLD is now located in his
fine new store. 1493 Main st. oppo-
site Armory. Bicycles. Edison
Cylinder Photographs and recordA
Repairing OF every description.
b II ALE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31
New York Stock
Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires OF
z. Z. Watson & Co., Bankers and
Brokers. Corner Main and John Sts,
Bridgeport, Conn. Members OF New
York Stock Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02
SC $50 1Oc
SUFFERER FROM INDIGESTION
RELIEVED

Before taking Chamberlains Tab
let's my husband suffered for several
years from indigestion, causing him
TO have pains in the. stomach and dis
tress after eating. chamberlain's
Tablets relieved him Of these spells
right away" writes Mrs Thomas Ca
sey, Geneva n. obtainable ey,
where.-Adv. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02

Classified advertisements. such ~
Wanted" tFoF aenL" For Sale.
etc.. will positively not be received fU
the Express by phone. They must Be
,rouEht TO the office Please do not
ghone them. II Is embarrassing 20 70
re'uae IN receive them l1-1.ts
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02
BULBS

We have Just received a full stock
OF French and Dutch bulbs. Plant
now fGy Christmas blooms. Chicka-
sha Green House. Phone 4s. 62s s.
Fifth street. 2s-6t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02
NIGHT SCHOOL

Al Chickasah Business College be,
FMS Nov 5th. Phone 80 or 1853.
17-15t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02

FOR Underwood typewri-
ers F. X Wilcox. Jr.. salesman
Phone 1868 or p O. Box 9S. 2-St
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02
lN-sHOOTs


Most of us imagine that we could
save money on the other fellows JOB.
The inter sting facts OF. romance
usually com out in divorce court.
OF course. there is a difference be-
tween the Widows mite and the grass
widows might
The landlord and Tenant never
agree as to the proper time to turn
on the steam.
The gentleman who lives on to-
morrow's achievements is the most
cheerful Of opdmists.
MethuseIah may have indulged In
.red ticker" but ven wager that he
never smoked cigarettes.
Smart children and Intelligent dogs
can seldom be induced to perform
their tricks before strangers.
When we see a girl carrying a bag
OF golf sticks. we wonder how car
pet sweeper would loolSin her hands
Chicago Examiner
Tiy Want Ad fer results.
subscribe for the Daily Express.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02
HOUSE
CUGG
~ THEATRE wv


"THE BELOVED ADVENTURES"
with Kitty Gordon
This Brady-made World feature
tells the story OF a woman in whom
mother love is the strongest force.
and yet who has no children Of her
own But she mothers her own sister
and in doing this has unexpected and
startling experiences See Kitty Cor
don in THE Beloved Adventures, p
tonight
ALONG CAME MARY"
A Strand comedy featuring Billy
Rhodes
Extra Special Vaudeville Today.
8-Big Acts
GUsTAT & BARIO
Violin and accordion act
WYNDHAM q MOORE
Comedy talking and singing act
FIVE MCPHERSON HIGHLANDERs
Five girls in a Scotch dancing nov
city act
PRICES TODAY
1Oc, l5c, zoe, 25c.
Coming next Wednesday The
with Emmy wehlen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02

Another dandy variety snow today.
The Kalem Film Co presents Marie
Sais in
aTHE AMERICAN GIRL"
2-Reels-2
A series Of pictures that are as
good as sungaree. A keen western
drama. Each chapter tells com
plete story
Helen Holmes in
THE LOST EXPRESS"
2-Reels-2
Our thrilling railroad serial II
you want thrills. see the Lost Elk
press every Friday
Geo Ovey as Jerry in
JERRY AT THE WALDORF"
Bring the children to see Jerry.
Music by Blackstone, Alguire
Saturday. Pearl White in The Fa-
tai Ring"
Monday, Pendleton Roundup, six
reels.
Tuesday, chas. Chaplin in "Daugh.
ter Of the Gods"
Wednesday, American Girl with
Marie Sails
Thursday. William Russell in
'shaekles Of Truth" acts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02

subscribe for the Daily Express.
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Tly a Want 40 fer results.
Evening star., 1917-03-30
Speakers and Themes.

The speakers were John j. DeTiny,
secretary OF the National Association
OF Civil Service Employees; Nj =. O,Don-
Evening star., 1917-03-30

oghue; DR.. Llewellyn Jordan. secretary
Of the United States Civil Service Re-
tirement Association; J. w. Mcconnell.
Roy c. Clafin, president of the High
School Teachers Union; Miss Alice
Deal of the High School Teachers
Union; H. M. McLarin. president OF the
Federal Employees Union; John 5:
Beach. chairman OF the retirement
committee of the Federal Employees
Union: Thomas f. Flaherty, secretary
Of the National Association OF Post
Office Clerks. and william F. "ooiard'
chief clerk of the patent office. K: n.
Alcorn, chairman of the joint retlre-
ment committee of the the naval gun
| factory, was POSTMASTER.
| DR.. Jordan told the banqueters that
| in order to obtain what they were after
| they would have to play the game as
| practical politicians" He sald the pro,
posal for retirement of superannuated
civil service workers is not received
| in the south as it is in the other parts
| of the country. Much work "ouio
have to be done In the south. ne salu.
| He impressed his hearers WIN ING
necessity OF forgetting the matter OF
plan in their fight for retirement leso
! isIation, saying that they shouid Ieas
| that to Congress to settle. S"hsf 1883
Evening star., 1917-03-30

vessels abandoned the Alnwick Cas-
tie in five boats. One OF these boats
landed on tho Spanish coast. It orig
inally contained twenty persons, in
cludinE a stewardess and IL child, bus
five of them died. All the survivors~ia.
this boat were suffering from frost
bite. -
Three other boats also were picked
up during the week, one containinH
twenty-seven, another twenty-nine sIrci
the third twenty survivors. In these
boats there were five dead. The fftii
boat that put out from the steamer has
not yet been accounted for.
Evening star., 1917-03-30
U. S. Holds Mexico's U-Boat Chaser,

CHICAGO, March 3o.-Two submarine
chasers built by an Illinois company
for the Mexican government and ready
for shipment have been ordered held
by the United States officials at Wash
ington. The president of the compary
which built the boats said today tl.n
boats had not been CONNIE ndeered, hu-
simply ordered held. Each submarine .
chaser is seventy-six feet long AID tho
building required 10 days.
Evening star., 1917-03-30
STEAMER IS TORPEDOED
800 MILES FROM LAND
Several Persons Dead and Others
Missing as Result Of Disaster Be-
falling the Alnwick Castle.

LONDON. March 8o-The British
steamship Alnwick Castle has been tor
pedoed in the Atlantic ocean. Some
persons are reported dead and others
are missing.
The admiralty has informed the As
sociated Press that the Alnwick Castle
was torpedoed without warning March
10 in the Atlantic. $50 miles from the
nearest land. On the previous day the
steamer had rescued the crew Of an
other British steamer that also had
been torpedoed.
The passengers and crews OF both
Evening star., 1917-03-30

able one in civil service circles. He
told the members if they waited until
they had retirement forced on them
they would get a form that would not
be a benefit to themselves. The form
that is wanted is one that will not re-
suit in the reduction Of salaries.
John s. Beach also urged that the
workers drop the sentimental features
in their appeals and get down to facts.
Evening star., 1917-03-30
MUST GET TOGETHER,
SPEAKERS ASSERT
Civil Service Workers Urged
to Unite on Form of Re-
tirement Measure.

Repr eeentaf,ves OF organizations in
the city having for their purpose the
irnprovement OF the working conditions
of CIVIL service workers held banquet
last night at the National Hotel 1t
was arranged and held under the aus
ptces of the joint retirement committee
Evening star., 1917-03-30
NINE AMERICAN NEGROES
ON TORPEDOED SHIP

NEW ORLEANS. March ao.-The
Portuguese ship Argo. 1.4ss net tons.
which sailed from this port February .
for London with a cargo of merchan-
disc and nine American negroes in her
crew Of twenty-five. has been tor
pedoed and sunk, according to a cable
gram received from London by the
owners agents here. Six of the negroes
were from this city and the rest from
New York. All the rest Of the crew
were Portuguese.
Evening star., 1917-03-30
of tie naval gun factory.

of the naval gun factory.
All of the speakers urged a banding
together of all of the organizations to
the end that they might agree on points
regarding civil service retirement with
a view to presenting united front TO
Congress They said that the thing to
30 at this time was to establish the
principle Of civil service retirement by
having some form of a bill passed, and
then improving it as time shows where
the defects are.
As result of the meeting each or
eanization is to select a representative
who will serve as member of gen.
aral committee OF civil service retire
nent to lay the plans for the fight in
the next regular Congress, those who
spoke last night not believing that any
such legislation could be passed at the
special session.
Evening star., 1917-03-30

for. and he urged the organizations to
keep on fighting and eventually they
would get what they were entitled to.
Abolish the sentimental side of the
retirement question in appealing to
Congress and show the members that
it is movement in the interest of eff
cheney and economy and more will be
accomplished, in the opinion of Miss
Deal
She thought it might be necessary to
have law for the retirement of teach
ers somewhat different from one af-
fecting all of the civil service workers,
because of the opinion that teachers
should be retired at the age of sixty
two years instead of seventy-two, as is
the general opinion with regard to
other workers
Evening star., 1917-03-30

All-wool Navy Blue Serge Norfolk
Suits, sizes to II years: guaranteed
fast color. The best value in town for
the money.
Evening star., 1917-03-30
Should Center Effort on Senate.

The efforts of the organizations seek
ing retirement should be centered on
the Senate, Mr. Mcconnell said. The
members Of the Senate seem to believe
that they are the guardians of the
United States civil service, this being
indicated. he suggested. BY the action
of that body on the recent increase in
pay for government workers. He be-
lieved, he said, that If the various Or
ganizations would unite their efforts
and stand solidly behind the principle
of retirement, leaving the matter of
form to Congress- something would
come of the fight which now has run
for about ten years
Roy c. Cla1in said that the support
of the teachers union could be looked
Evening star., 1917-03-30
Tribute to Gun Factory Committee,

Mr.. McLarin said that the naval gun
factory's committee had done moro
than any other organization to promote
the cause of retirement and keep the
subject alive. He urged that all of the
organizations represented last night
should get together and do something
that would make the banquet a memoir
Evening star., 1917-03-30

will provide the form which the men,
bers can defend before their constitu-
ents. Too much energy has been
wasted in the past in the discussion of
plans. he pointed out. Let the prfnci-
pie of retirement be established on the
statute books, he urged, and then it
can be changed as time shows the de-
fectS.