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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
SHOOTS GUARD, THEN HEiSEH,F
IL. e. Mcdaniel Killed by Negro Con-
viCt in Laurens County.

Laurens, Aug. 29.--At an early
hour this morning negro convict,
Hill Garrett, ran aInuck at one of
the chain gang camps located at Oak
Vile school house, near McDaniels
Mill, and after killing r. Edgar Nc
Daniel, the guard, and seriously
wounding Whit Searight, another
negro prisoner, walked IA short dist
ance from the tent and killed him-
self with a pistol he had used on the
guard and his fellow-convict. Sea-
right was brought here and given
medical attention. He was shot four
times, but it is said that he will re-
cover.
Mcdaniel, who was a member of a
well known Laurens county family,
was shot dead while standing just in
side one Of the tents and was in the
act Of unlocking the chains used for
keeping the prisoners secure at night.
1t seems that on going to the tent to
arouse the negro cook, Garrett, who
tent, went to the guards quarters,
secured the guards pistol, returned
to the dormitory tent and opened fire
on Mcdaniel, killing him instantly.
He then fired on Searight, vino was
making an effort to subdue him by
the use Of pick handle. In all more
than dozen shots were fired by the
negro, and the other prisoner escaped
by falling to the ground as If dead.
Leaving the tent Garrett walked a
short distance and shot himself,
though the fact was not known until
the officers from the city, in making
search for the man, found his
body in the underground in the
woods.
Guard Mcdaniel had been connect
cd with the chain gang force about
i've years. He is survived by three
children, his wife having died seve-
raj years ago.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
FEW CENTS DESTROYS
YOUR DANDRUFF AND
STOPS FALLING HAIR
Save Your Hair Make 1t Thick
Wavy and Beautiful.
Try This

Thin, brittle. colorless and scraggy
hair Is mute evidence of neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruT. 1t robs the
hair Of it's lustre, its strength and it's
very life; eventually producing a
feverishness and itching OF the SCALP
which If not remedied causes the
hair roots to shrink. loosen and die
then the hair falls out fast. A lit
tie Danderine o-night--now-any
time--wlil surely save your hair.
Get small bottle of Knowltons S
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter, and after the first ap-
plication your hair will take on that
life, lustre and luXuriance which is so
beautiful. 1t will become wavy and
fluffy and have the appearance Of
abundance, an Incompatible gloss
and softness; but what will please
you most will be after just few
weeks use. when you will actually
see lot Of fine, downy hair new
hair--growing all over the scalp. ad.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
!. II j. Il !. !. !. + !. !. !. i. i. +
!. FROM MIR. BLEASE'S HOME. !.
+ !. !. !. !. !. i. !. !. !. !. i.
(Newberry Observer.D

1t is with feeling of profound re-
lief that South Carolina can look
back on the recent election and re-
ceive the applause of the country for
having refused to allow her devotion
to the sacred cause for which Amer
lea struggles to be impeached. Even
the minority that voted for Mr..
Blease must realize on sober second
thought that it would have been
calamity from which the State could
only slowly have recovered to send
to the Senate man with Mr.. Blease's
record. Even the thousands of
"fr:ends' of Mr.. 'Blease who insisted
to the last in putting political fac
tional preference before the one SUI
preme issue Of principle must feel
now that it is we'll that they did not
succeed in forcing the State into
what could not have been regarded,
to say the best OF 1t, as other than
an Ambiguous position. We reiterate
our conviction expressed before the
election, that only very small pro-
portion Of the Blease vote represent
ed disloyalty. The size Of that vote
is too easily and obviously account
ed for by other features OF political
life in South Carolina.
IF Mr.. Blease could have been
forced to meet his opponents square
ly upon the stump from end to end
OF the State, we do not believe that
he could have polled one in four of
the vote that was cast. Mr.. Blease
has, in our opinion, never shown his
political cunning (and Of cunning he
Is possessed Of a vast store, while
wonderfully lacking in foresight or
wisdom) than when he adopted his
plan Of an independent campaign.
Mr. Blease Is notable among South
Carolina politicians for the reckless
folly with which he throws away
opportunities. The reason Is his
narrow, short-sighted outlook and
limited general intellectual capacity.
In the qualities that make states
man no man could we'll be more
lacking. If on the outbreak of war
he had thrown himself whole-heart-
edly into the nations cause, he would
have been irresistible. AS it was, he
acted as he has repeatedly acted be-
fore. and as he will doubtless act re-
peatedly. in the future. He hung
himself moro effectively than any
opponent could have done for him.
1t was as distinctly Bleasesque as
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04

anything could be; it was due to his
fundamental intellectual incapacity.
If anything could more completely
reveal the intellectual limitations of
man than this blunder it Is for
that man still to profess not to be
able to see why the United States
ought to be at war with Germany.
The hold Of such a leader on large
masses of the people Is due to Sc
ries OF political accidents in South
Carolina intricately mixed up with
the old liquor situation, personali-
ties, etc. Strip Mr.. Blease Of his
balderdash. his gift for stump speak
ing, and his supreme cunning in de-
ceiving the illiterate and exploiting
class feeling-leave him only his rec
ord as constructive public man
and there Is very little left
1t is evident we do not consider
Mr.. Blease a proper man for public
service. We feel no confidence from
the recent rebuke which he has re-
ceived that the State is secure against
him in the future. AS striking as Is
his personality, he is far more sig
niflcant as symptom than as an in
dividual. Until illiteracy has been
eradicated, until labor has come to
understand it's interests and speak
through its own bona fide representa-
tives, South Carolina will have to
spend great part of her political
energies in simply keeping men out
Of office that she ought to be able to
devote to programs Of constructive
craftsmanship.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04

be able to write you that I am we'll
and getting plenty to eat. Hope all
are well at home.
guess you all have plenty Of wa
fermelons. They don't grow them in
this country, but they grow small
grain and potatoes.
THE States would look good to
ME now. think will get back
some day; hope SO. anyway. | am
IN good heart. My address Is Priya te
Luther E. Lewis, Transport Unit, I'd
Battalion, 1O5th Engineers, A.E.F.,
p. 0. 749.
There Is but one thing here that
can speak English, and that Is the
dog. The chickens over here have
peculiar voices. 1t rains very often
here, and we never suffer with dust.
1t is warm in the day and cool at
night We sleep under three blan-
kets. | guess it is hot "back home"
now. hope we will be home before
winter. l wish | could see you all
tonight. l can in my dreams. 30 ]
will say goodnight. Hope to hear
from you all soon.
Your aftectionate son,
Luther e. Lewis
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
COTTON CONDITiON-ONLY so
Per Cent, Says Journal of Commerce.
Lowest i'm Years.

New York, Aug. 29.-The decline
IN the condition OF cotton during Au-
gust has been very excessive, having
lost ia points from condition of
TIA per cent a month ago, making 1t
GO per cent on an average date of
August %. This result is obtained
from the reports Of over 1000 spe-
cial correspondents Of the Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
and is the lowest condition in ten
years, the average for this period be-
Ing 69.9 per cent. The year of 1911
5000 bales) showed a deteri-
Grafton of 14.3 points in August on
an acreage Of 36,691,000 and con-
dition of 1875. By comparison it
might be interesting to cite the other
two record crops Of the years 1913
and 1914, with yields, respectively, of
14,156,000 and 16,135,000 bales. on
practically the same acreage of 81
100000. with conditions of ia per
cent and 77.6 per cent The declines
In percentage condition in these two
years were 81 points in 1913 and 1.2
points in 1914.
According to the government for
mnla for figuring yields the present
condition Of 60 per cent indicates a
crop Of 11,500.000 bales, excluding
linters. Adding carry-over of g.
100000 bales the available cotton
crop this year would aggregate to-
100000 bales. Tho fall in percent
age condition represents a loss in in
dicated yield OF 5000, 900 bales.
Percentage Condition by States.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
From Luther Lewis.
Somewhere in France,

July 2S, 1918.
Dear Brother: have received
your letter mailed in May. We
had a fine time on the boat. Land
sure looked good to me.
We have a time trying to talk to
the people here, and it seems funny
to me to see the women wearing
wooden shoes. This is a poor mans
country. The nights are only about
three hours long.
Write me often. | haven't time to
write frequently, but will write every
chance get.
| saw Fred Rowland the other day.
We doesn't look well.
If any Of the boys leave to come
over here, tell them they had better
bring plenty Of cigarettes and to-
bacco. We get plenty, but they are
not good like those we get in the
States.
cThe main portion OF the above
letter has been omitted, being in
large part duplication of matter
contained in the letter below.)
July 80, 1918.
Dear Father and All: am glad to
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
"Hindy" Denies Hos Dead.

London, Aug. 29.-Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, replying to tele-
gram recently sent to him by NOM
bers Of the Fatherland panty at
Reichenberg, Bohemia. asking for
some sign that he was alive in order
TO end the rumors that he had died
Is quoted in an Amsterdam dispatch
as saying: "I am as right as a trivet,
and looking calmly to the future"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
CA s + -ORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
s,gns;s;s ;ns Of N@>MA2z1aI
WOrklnen Strike on Kaiser.

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 30
Serious strikes involving 100000
workmen have broken out at Bo-
chum, in Westphalia, according to
dispatches received, here to-day from
Munich. Three thousand strikers
have been sent to the front and 5000
deported from the region under es-
cort. Troops are guarding the town,
1t Is said, as riots are feared.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

All persons indebted to the estate
Of Mrs. r.. A. Norton, deceased,
are hereby notified to make pay
ment to the undersigned, and, all per-
sons having claims against said es-
tate will present the same, duly at
tested, within the time prescribed by
law or be barred.
JOSEPH J. NORTON,
Executor OF the Estate Of Mrs. T. A,
Norton, Deceased
Aug. 28, 1918, 1888
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
Buy Them And
Help Win The War
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
Scrgt. thas. PitchfOrd aud Comrades
Ready for Firing Line.
Somewhere in Belgium,
July 30th, 1918.

Somewhere in Belgium,
July 30th, 1918.
editor Kcowce Courier:
have wanted to write you a letter
for long time, but we have been so
busy and on the move so much since
we landed that have not had time.
First, | want to tell you how much
ne miss The Courier, the best paper
on earth and from the best town
We have been in some pretty
country since we left home, was
Oh the boat eleven days, and for
.hrco days the water was some
rough The old sailors said they
never saw 1t worse. Yon have heard
about people getting sea sick. Well
believe me. yours trulywas some sick.
| didn't care If we went down or not.
We landed i'm Liverpool and rode the
train 800 miles across England to
Dover. This is the prettiest country
ever went through. We then cross
ed over to France. and then we began
90 see the effects OF the war. | have
been in some places that used to have
thousands Of people in them. Now
everybody has moved and every
building In town Is knocked down.
] have had the pleasure Of visiting
'snme Of the old cathedrals OF France,
which have some Of the finest paint
ings In the world. Some Of these
Gathedrals were built In the seventh
fentury.
We have been living In "billets."
7 guess you know that they are moth
ing but barns. Everybody is very
good to us. They run the cattle out
10 the pastures and give us the
harns to live in; but we are all get
ting fat sleeping on the floor and eat
ing ont on the grass.
We have been where we can hear
the guns up on the front for some
Fime, aud our company goes In the
irons hne trench in few days. |
was standing by a 12-inch gun the
other day, and when it went into ac-
tion the shell sounded like a freight
train going through the air. The
shells weigh only $50 pounds each,
and they make a hole that you can
Tut good-sized house in.
Just few words in regard to
prices over here: Eggs are Sl.2O per
dozen, canned peaches $l.20. pears
the same, tomatoes 20 cents each.
lemons | 0 cents each, chocolate candy
20 cents per bar (the kind we have
Spr cents), champagne 50 per
quart, wine so cents per quart and
beer 10 cents glass
guess you read cover the Top"
by Guy Empey. Well all he said
about "cooters" was the truth-and
then some. have been very lucky
so far and kept them off, but some
OF the boys are having lots OF trou-
nle with them.
Blanchett Moody ("Diamond
Loe") and yours truly arc still run
ming the kitchen, and you can bet
that $50 nghting men know how to
eat.
Bish Grant. Gene Abbott. Ronnie
Abbott and Sam Pitchford are all
well and send best regards.
Wishing You and tho rest Of the
torce all good luck, and with my
best regards, remain,
Yours,
Sergt Chas w pitchford
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
NO Worms In a Healthy Child

All children troubled with worms have an un
healthy color. which indicates poor blood, and as
rule there Is moro or less stomach disturbance.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, i'm
prove the digestion, and act as General Streneth-
enins Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw OF or dspel the worms. and the Child will be
In perfect health Pleasant to take 6Oc per bottle
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
The Strong Withstand the Heat Of
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble aud younger people
who are weak. will be strengthened and enabled to
90 through tho depressing heat of summer by TAX
ing GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. 1t purifies
and cnriches the blood and builds up the whole sys-
tem You can soon feel Its Strengthening. Invigor-
atinc Effect. Hdc.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
From j. Is. Todd,

On Active Service with the
American Expeditionary Force,
August 4th, 1918.
Dear Folks: | received your very
welcome letter a few days ago. I am
really ashamed Of myself for not
writing oftener, but somehow can't
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
1000 Persons at Gluck Concert
Worst Day in Chicago's History

come over and sing few songs to the
hardy ones who had come out.
"She came right over and when
next looked there was line at the box
office. That settled it. I said to her:
Madame, if they'll come out to hear
you this kind of day you'll have to
give them a concert
I'VE postponed the opening until
o'clock and then there were 1000 peo-
pie in the house. l don't know where
they came from unless 1t was in
sleighs. 1t was the worst day / ever
saw. Madame Gluck was so affected
by the size of the crowd she sang a
beautiful program and then made a
little speech.
There must be something wonder
full about music she said, ito bring all
you people out on a day like this"
Madame Gluck returns to Richmond
next Friday night to fill the engage.
ment she was forced to cancel hero
Dec. 5. She will be assisted by Sal
vatore de Stefano, distinguished Ital-
ian harpist.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
RheumatiCS Are
Made Happy
Satisfied That "Neutrone Prescription
SO" Is All That's Claimed

This reliable prescription has. since
being placed in the hands of the pub
lie, done more to remove Rheumatic
Troubles than all previous remedies
combined.
1t is different from other remedies
in that it does not upset the stomach
or impair the heart, a condition here
tofore thought impossible.
It is not a cure-all but remedy to
be taken internally treating Rheuma.
tism as a constitutional disease, by it's
general action through the blood.
The treatment is a most complete
combination of misunderstanding
elements and is dependable to produce
results from the fact it aims at rheu
matism as a disease of the blood, soc
and S1.00 the bottle.
For sale in Richmond by Conkey
Drug Company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
STATE WAR GARDEN
CONFERENCE PLANNED

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 11.--Indiana' s
statewide war garden conference is
set for March and at the assembly
room, Claypool hotel. this city.
To bring about larger production OF
garden sass" than was shown in 1917
and to provide for still better conserv
alton of victory vegetables and pat,
riotic foodstuffs produced In gardens
it is planned to unite in conference
and in the garden campaign for 1918
In Indiana all the agencies which took
part In the war garden movement last
year.
At meeting Jan. 9. in the office OF
Prof. G. /. Christie, State Food Direct
or, committee was named to arrange
q program for the March conference
On this committee are the following:
T. M. Smith. Purdue University; Prof
l.. Greene. head OF the horticulture de.
partment of Purdue, and Arthur S,
Hurrell assistant superintendent of
the Indianapolis, City schools, voca-
tional department.
The State Food committee, the State
Council Of Defense, Purdue university
the United States department of agri-
culture, the Indiana department of
public instruction, the Patriotic Gar
den association of Indianapolis, voca.
tional teachers. the schools, city and
town garden clubs and all other forces
desiring to take active parts in an
active garden campaign for 1918. will
cooperate to make the statewide war
garden conference success.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11

Last Sunday was the worst day
Chicago ever experienced. The bliz-
card tied up every means Of transpor'
tation. Railroads were helpless, sur.
face cars stalled, elevated trains were
unable to make their trips and motor
cars were buried under the drifts.
But Alma Gluck sang in Orchestra
Hall to 1000 persons in the afternoon
and Galli-Curci sang to like number
that night in the Auditorium theater.
j. c. Copley, representative Of the
Wolfsohn Musical Bureau which man.
ages Madame Chuck with other Gel
ebrities, was in Richmond this week
and he told Of the remarkable audi.
ence which gathered to hear Madame
Gluck.
1--WE didn't think there was a chance
for concert. Along in the morning
the Illinois Central, which serves most
of Chicago's suburbs, gave up the
ghost Soon after the surface cars
were forced to stop and as the blizzard
progressed the az" had to annul it's
trains. At noon Madame Gluck and I
decided there wouldn't be anybody at
the hall.
Finds Crowd In Lobby
"But at o'clock I went over to the
hall. To my surprise found crowd
in the lobby. I counted 20 people. I
went back-stage and came back in
about fifteen minutes and the lobby
was black with people. I called the
Madame and told her she'd better
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
SHULTZ TO PREACH

Rev. C. e. Shultz Of Newcastle,
will be in charge of the services at
the Christian church at Greensboro.
Rev. Mr.. Shultz will preach
at both morning and evening services
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
HOW RICHMOND SOLDIER
DISPERSED ATTACKS

For two years my stomach trouble
was very bad. my doctor had to inject
morphine on several occasions when
was stricken with these attacks
Since taking bottles of Mayr's Won
derful Remedy 1 have been entirely
we'll and am serving in the United
States Artillery. having been pro-
nounced in perfect health by Govern
ment physicians" 1t is simple,
harmless preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the inflammation
which causes practically all stomach.
liver and intestinal ailments, including
appendicitis. One dose will convince
or money refunded. Quigley Drug
Store.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
day night appointed John B. Cheuo-
weth town marshal
Dandruff Soon
Ruins The Hair

Girls--if you want plenty OF thick.
beautiful. glossy. silky hair. do by all
means get rid OF dandruff, for it will
starve your hair and ruin it il you
don't
It doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it, then you destroy 1t entirely
To do this, get about four ounces of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub it in gently
with the finger tips.
BY morning, most II not all, OF your
dandruff will be gone. and three or
four more applications will complete
ly dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it.
You will find. too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop and
your hair will look and feel hundred
times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store 1t is inexpensive and four
ounces is all you will need. no matter
how much dandruff you have. This
simple remedy never fails.-Adv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
McAdoo Will Ask
Exemption of Steno

BOSTON, Jan. lit was indicated
today that an appeal would be taken to
the district board against the decision
of local draft board which denied de-
ferred classification to Joseph M.
Shaffer. personal stenographer to Will
lam G. McAdoo, secretary of the treas
ury and director-general of railroads.
Mr.. McAdoo, in a telegram made pub
lie here today said:
II shall ask for Skaters exemption.
He is indispensable to me in the diff
cult tasks now imposed upon me-"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
Negroes Object to
Riding in Hearse

CHICAGO, Jan u.-Commandeer-
ing OF black automobile hearse to
take two negro prisoners to a police
station caused hard fight for two
policemen and much excitement in the
"black belt" on the south side last
night. No patrol wagon being avail
able. policeman hailed a passing
hearse.
The prisoners pleaded in superstiti-
Gus fear not to be placed in such a
conveyance and finally fought to pre-
vent it. 1t took the cont ined efforts
Of several policemen and civilians to
force the men into the hearse and to
hold them there until the station was
reached.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
Miss Green is Secretary
of Civilian Relief Work

Miss Flora Mae Green has been
made General Secretary Of the Civil
ian Relief committee work Of the Red
Cross In Wayne County.
She has just completed a six weeks
course at the Red Cross Civilian Relief
institute held in Indianapolis and will
give series Of lectures at the Red
Cross rooms.
A meeting of the Civilian Relief
committee will be held Friday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock at the Commercial
club rooms when plans for the work
will be outlined.