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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
CRoI goNDITIoN SHOWS BAD.
Government Forecasts Crop OF Only
MI 1O,800,OOO Bales.

WASHINGTON, Oct. "A drop Of
524, 000ybales in the prospective crop
Of cotton this year over that fore
cast a month ago was indicated to-
day inHthe Department Of Agricul-
ture monthly report, which placed
the condition Of the crop on Septem-
ber 25%at 54.4 per cent Of the nor
NAL, and the total production at
10,696s000 bales. During September
there Was a decline of points in
the condition Of the crop, compared
with aptaverage change of less than
nve points during the last ten years.
TheE5A.4 condition of cotton fore
casts o. yield per acre of about 15S
pounds.f Production from July 25
conditioA was forecast at II 100000
bales, aud from August 25 condition
IL ,230I000 bales, while last years
total crop was 12,040,532 bales, two
years ago 11,302,375, and the record
crop, that OF five years ago, 16,134,-
$50. 1Tygt;
hefcondition compares with G1.4
per cent on August 25 last; 54.4 on
September 25 last year; 60.4 two
years ago, and 635, the average on
September Is Of the last ten years.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
Ginnings by States.

Ginnings Of sea island by States
were: Florida 268, Georgia 1874,
South Carolina 25.
S. @. Condition by Counties.
, Saluda, S. c., Oct 3.-The govern
mont cotton report, issued through
B. b. Hare, South Carolina Field
Agent OF tho United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, shows a decline
Of per cent in condition of cotton
in South Carolina during the last
80 days, the last report (September
p being 67 per cent, while the con-
dition reported on October was CT
per cent Of normal. The report is
made as Of September 25, the ten
year average condition on this date
being G. per cent. The estimated
yield Of lint per acre is 2t1 pounds,
the total production for the State
being placed at 1,127,000 bales, or
decrease of $4,000 bales during
the last 80 days. The average yield
per acre last Jear was 25o pounds
and the total production according
to ginner's report, was 1,57S.5G9
bales. The final out-turn, however,
will be larger or smaller tEan the
amount above indicated, according
as weather conditions hereafter are
better or worse than average con-
ditipna
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08

Corpl. Earl, of CO. II, .ourth In
fantry The latter was shot in the
face and seriously wounded. Sergt.
Gay was not badly hurt
Governor Brough and Chaplain
Sliney, Of Boston, narrowly escaped
injury when three bullets whizzed
over the automobile in which they
We're accompanying detachment Of
soldiers beating the care brake near
Elaine for hiding negroes. They
abandoned the car and followed the
troops afoot.
Cause Of Disorders.
While the killing Of A. ID. Adkins
Tuesday night and the wounding Of
two other men deputized to investi-
gate alleged disOrderly conduct on
the part Of q white man in the Elaine
neighborhood precipitated the out
break, propaganda circulated by
white and negro agitators tending to
create rebellious action on the part
OF negro tenant farmers, is said
to have formed the basis for the dis
orders which had been brewing for
two weeks or more.
Organizing Secretly.
According to information gathered
to-day, negroes Of the county have
been organizing secretly, providing
themselves with high powered rifles
and holding semi-weekly meetings to
drill and prepare for the day when,
according to promises made by the
organizers, they were to be called
upon by the government to join in
collecting so cents a pound for their
cotton. Under the mystic plan, ac-
cording to information secured by
local officials, the negroes were
promised that the government was
to pay them for their cotton direct
and they, in turn, were to settle with
the land owners.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
New Series No. 750. = Volume Xxx. No. Al.
TWO GREENVifiLE POLICEMEN
Killed by Negro When Oflcers Raid
Gambling Place.

Greenville, Oct. Constant
search by officers and about 1000
citizens throughout the day failed to
result In the arrest, up to an early
hour tonight, Of Joe Turner,
negro, who early this morning shot
and killed Policemen J. l.. Kitchen
and A. M. Blair, Of the Greenville
city police force, while the officers
were raiding a gambling game in
"Bucknertown," one Of the negro
quarters Of the city.
The raid was being made by three
officers. Sergt. Cooley, the third Of
ficer, stood at the window while
Kitchen went into the house where
several negroes were engaged in
gambling. Kitchen was shot rs soon
as he entered and died before he
could be taken to a hospital. Officer
Blair, breaking into another door,
pursued Joe Turner, the negro who
did the shooting, out into the street.
The negro suddenly turned and shot
the of1lcer, killing him almost in
stantly.
Friends of the dead officers say
that they are sure that the officer
attempted to shoot the fleeing negro,
but that his revolver failed to work.
The negro made good his escape and
although the city and county police
Immediately instituted thorough
and systematic search they have so
far failod to catch him.
Escaped from City.
1T now seems definitely established
that after the shooting the negro
made his way out of the city q short
distance, where he boarded the first
Piedmont & Northern Railway train
leaving the city about o'clock, pay
ing his fare to the conductor in cash
to Spartanburg.
Learning from the conductor that
he would be unable to make con-
| nection at Spartanburg with an early
! southern Railway train, the negro
got off the train at Suber Station,
not far from Greer and made his way
| toward Pelham. The conductor noti-
fed the Greenville police immedi-
| ately Of the mans actions and q
| search was commenced In that Sec
tton OF the county. Acting upon the
belief that the negro was hiding In
the Pelham vicinity, hundreds Of
l'citizens,j including O number Of the
leading business men of Greenville
and large number Of residents of
| that section Of the county, took part
in search which kept up through
| out the entire day. Virtually all
were armed, carrying all varieties Of
| weapons. A pair of bloodhounds
were brought into the case during
the early afternoon, but without sue
cess.
Turner Still Mt Large.
Greenville, Oct. Although
county officers and private citizens
continued their search throughout
to-day for Joe Turner, who shot and
killed Policemen J. l.. Kitchin and
A. M. Blair early Sunday morning,
the negro had not been captured up
to a late hour tonight.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08

The picked acreage is estimated at
32,390,000 and is 4.6 per cent, or
100000 acres less than the area
estimated in cultivation on June 25
this year, and is 1 0 per cent less than
the acreage picked last year.
Today's report included the fore
cast of production by States for the
first time in the history Of the cot
ton reporting by the Department Of
Agriculture.
Ginnings Two Millions Short.
Cottong ginned prior to September
25 was 1,854,170 running bales, in
Guiding 1854 round bales, APPS
bales of American-Egyptian, and 427
bales OF sea island, the census bu-
reau announced to-day
TO September 25th last year gin
ming was 3,770,711 running bales,
including $3.50 round bales and
3,028 bales Of sea island.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

The following described property
having been seized from JEFF
JONES on September 26th, for vio-
lation Of Section 1896, r. S. U. s.:
One sorrel horse, one set buggy har-
ness and one rubber-tire buggy: Any
person making claim for same must
file bond with the Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue, at Columbia, within 80
days from date hereof, or the same
will be declared forfeited to the Uni
ted States. r. @. MERRICK,
Deputy Collector.
Oct. /, 1919. 49-42
Pay in Observation-Disclosures al wear.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

All persons indebted to the Estate
Of G. l.. O'KELLEY, DECEASED,
are hereby notified to make
payment to the undersigned, and all
persons having claims against said
estate will present the same, duly
attested, within the time prescribed
by law, or be barred.
MRS. SUEY O'KELLEY,
Administrative Of the Estate Of G. L.
O'Kelley, Deceased.
Oct. 1. 1919. 40-43
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
President I,ettel.-Far from Well.

Washington, Oct. 6.-President
Wilson continued his progress to-
ward recovery to-day, his physicians
reporting that cumulative effects Of
several comfortable days and nights
slowly was making itself felt in a
gain Of strength. He was kept in
bed, however, and it was emphazied
that he still was far from being a
well man
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
Five Killed in Railroad Wreck.

Jamestown, N. Y, Oct. 5.-Five
are dead and thirteen injured, three
seriously, as the result Of rear
end collision last night en- the Buffa-
lo-Lako Erie traction line between
Nunkirk and Eedonla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
Ginning Ahead in Oconee.

Ginning Ahead in OcOnee.
A tabulation Of the cotton ginning
reports for Ocohee county shows that
there were 1854 bales of cotton
ginned from the crop. Of 1919, prior
to September 25, as compared with
2,22S bales ginned to September 25,
1918. JnO. G.. Sanders,
Special Agent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08

NEWS NOTES FROM SENECA.
Two Auto Crashes, Without Very
Serious Results.

Seneca, Oct. Especial: Born,
unto Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Floyd,
Townville street, Oct. 2, son.
Rally day at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday was an event
Of much interest The records of
the school show advancement along
Oil lines. Quite a number Of visitors
were present.
Sunday afternoon at the Episco-
pal church the nationwide service
conducted by R('v. Mr.. Stoney, Of
Clemson College, was edifying and
inspiring. Mr. Stoney has lately re
and clearer vision. He is, therefore,
eminently fitted. for this new church
work.
The friends here Of Frank Haw-
kins, formerly Of Lowndesville, will
be interested in the announcement
Of his engagement u Miss Ruby Ben
net, Of Clio. The marriage will take
place next month.
Sunday afternoon car driven by
G. w. Ballenger and one in which
the Rankin brothers were riding
came together on the turn from the
Walhalla road into the Richland
road, just beyond town. Mrs. Bal
lenger's right arm was dislocated
ana her little sons chin was cut.
Mr.. Ballenger's uncle, who was with
them, was somewhat bruised. The
inmates Of the other car escaped
without injury.
Sunday night car driven by a
man named Stancil, accompanied by
man named Roach, struck tele-
phone pole on I'd North avenue. The
pole had the right-of-way, and the
car lost it's lights and was otherwise
badly damaged. Mr.. Roach's left
hand was very severly cut and he
was seriously shaken up.
DR.. E. c. Doyle has returned from
q visit to Kentucky.
Dr.. J. S. Stribling spent Saturday
at Chick Springs on professional
business
The OncS-a-Week Club was de-
lightfully entertained Thursday at
ternoon by Mrs. J. H. Adams, as
sisted by her daughters, Mrs. Fran
els Bowen Adams and Miss Winni-
fred Adams. The next meeting will
be at the home Of the president, I'd
South Avenue. rseSf@,a, "" &asss&,
We are wondering what be-
came Of our last weeks letter. We
mailed 1t in this Office at 11.20-
n gracious plenty of time to get the
1.15 Blue Ridge up. Either Uncle
Sam or The Courier played us n
trick. Keep the sail -four square to
the wind!"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08

Ralph Bingham at High School
Auditorium, Walhalla, Friday even
ing, October 10th. Get your tickets
at Bells Drug Store.-adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
Conference at Pleasant Hill.

There will be conference at Pleas
ant Hill Baptist church next Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock. All
members are urgently requested to
be present.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
Meeting of Deacons.

All the deacons from Wolf Stake,
New Hope and Pleasant Ridge Bap-
tist churches are called to meet at
our new parsonage lot on Friday
morning, Oct. II, at 10 o'clock Gold
time). Let nothing trivial keep us
away, as there is business of i'm
portance to attend to.
w. M. Murphree, D. w. S. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
RIOTS IN ARKANSAS FATAL.
Two White Men and Seven Negroes
Dead in First Clash.

Helena, Ark, Oct. 1.-Two white
men, Clinton Lee and j. A. Tappan,
of Helena, and seven negroes are
known to be dead at Elaine, near
here as result. of clashes to-day
between posse searching for the
persons who last night from ambush
fred upon and killed w. D. Adkins,
a railroad special agent, according
to reports reaching here tonight.
A third white man, Ira Proctor, and
O number Of negroes are known to
have been wounded. Troops from
Camp Pike, armed with machine
guns, are said to be enroute to
Elaine,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08

Our vulcanizing is done the
factory way"-the only way. Wal
halla Tire Shop.-adv.-S.O
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
Five Whites Arc Dead.

Helena, Ark, Oct. 2.-Corpl. Lu-
ther Earl, Co. Fl, Fourth Infantry,
who was wounded to-day in the dis
orders near Elaine, died in local
hospital tonight. This increased
the number Of white dead to five.
With Federal troops patrolling the
village Of Elaine, detachments on
duty at Melwood and other centers
Of population in the southern part
Of Phillips county and company Of
soldiers stationed in Helena rs pre-
cautir 1ary measure, the situation
due tU race rioting in the vicinity
of Elaine, while intensified to-day
by the killing Of o. r. Lilly, a NOM
Der Of the board Of aldermen Of
this city, was believed to be we'll in
land tonight.
Eleven Negroes Dead.
Eleven negroes are known to have
been killed and several others are
reported to have lost their lives, but
their bodies have not been located.
The four negroes we're in an auto
mobile under guard when one of
their number seized Mr.. Lilly's pis-
tol and shot him to death. The
negroes then were killed by other
members Of the posse. Other incl
dents Of the day were the finding
OF a negro woman fatally wounded
near Elaine and the wounding Of
two Of the soldiers, Sergt. Gay, Of
the headquarters company. and
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08

And then be sure to buy some
1919 War Savings Stamps.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08

(Weer still "four-square." Uncle
Sam did 1t, and his shoulders are
broad; let him take the blame. The
letter reached us several hours af-
ter The Courier of last week was off
the pre~s.-Ed.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
Condition by States.

The indicated yield per acre and
forecast sW production by States fol-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08
Z
WalhalIa Cotton Market

Cotton on the Walhalla mar
ket yesterday brought 33h
cents.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-08

Pay in advance-Courier 81 year.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
NINE LEGION POSTS ALREADY IN STATE

PHOENIX, July 31.-Nine posts of the American Legion have already been organized in Arizona and eight more towns have applied for charters or called meetings to get together the number requisite to apply, according to Andrew J. Martin of Tucson, Mar tin is also state commander of the American Legion.
 The places where posts are already established are Phoenix, Tempe, Tue son, Jerome, Ajo, Miami, Globe, Dou- glas and Bisbee. Those desirous of organizing who have so signified are Tombstone, Hayden, Kingman, Ray, Flagstaff, Parker, Nogales and Will cox.
 The legion should at the present rate have membership of at least 1000 service men by September 1, in the opinion of the state commander.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
CORPORATIONS MAY
 FIGHT NEW LAW

The announcement by the corpora tion commission that it was preparing an order to enforce the state law re- quiring the filing of annual reports by all Arizona corporations, showing the assets and liabilities, and the payment of annual fees amounting to $2O, may result in a legal contest to determine whether the law in question is consti- tutional. Several Phoenix corpora tions are said to be planning to re- sist the enforcement of the law and the filing of a test case is looked for.
 F. A. Jones, of the commission, in discussing the attitude of the commits sion, admitted that the law might not be constitutional. The commission would follow the suggestions of the attorney generals office, he said, with reference to it's enforcement. Whether this would result in the filing of whole sale proceedings of. dissolution in the IA courts of the state, or whether the matter would be threshed out in a single test case, he did not know, though he favored the latter plan.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
HARRIS EXPENSES ARE
 REGULATED BY STATE

Another chapter in the controversy over the occupancy of the office of adiutant general of the state of Ari- zona was written when the board of directors for state institutions, thru its chairman, repudiated in advance any claims for payment of rental that might be due for quarters occupied by Charles w. Harris, one of the claim ants for office. Harris is main taining an office outside the capitol; Walter S.. Ingalls,, the other claimant, i'd occupying the room in the capitol formerly used by the adjutant gener- al of the state.
 Harris contends that the governor is without power to remove him from office. Recently Governor Campbell ordered Harris to turn over the, rec ords and documents of his office to successor, and named Ingalls, the suc- cessor.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
STUDIES A LIFETIME BUT
 MAKES LESS THAN LABORER

If the proletariat who tolls with his hands thinks he is being cheated of the just reward of his labor, visit Fthis morning to the New York reem- ployment bureau would have opened his eyes.
 A large contracting firm telephones to Major Warren Bigelow, director of the bureau, for gang of laborers to be paid $37.20 a week each.
 A minute later the president of a college telephoned for professor of mathematics at salary of 5000 a year, which is $19.23 week.
 Poor down troden laborers getting $17.97 a week more than the man who has devoted the best years of his life to study, and who probably formulated the philosophy by which the "man who tolls" considers himself the "salt of the earth"
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
ARIZONA MUST RAISE
 5 MILLION THIS YEAR

PHOENIX-Arizona must raise fol next years revenue $5,S32, 2,946.1O, il becamel known recently with the an nouncement of a state budget by State Auditor Boyce. MT. Boyce es- timated &334,244 would be raised for the general fund from sources outside the tax levies, which he held would leave approximately $5,500,000O to be raised by taxation.
 MT. Boyce estimated that funds ac- cruing to the state educational insti- tutions from sources outside of ap- propriations would total $2O5,583. He said he believed that institutions were entitled to these funds beside the ap- propriations made forD them. The question, he declared, is one to be set tied by the state board of equalization which meets soon.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
COTTON STRUCK
 BY LIGHTNING

D. c. George, Plant Pathologist of the State Commission of Agriculture and Horticulture, describes an inter- esting observation made in an Egyp- tian American long staple cotton field in the. Salt River Valley.
 A field located ten miles southeast of Phoenix near the foothills exhibits a characteristic lightning struck spot.
 When visited by MT George a doz- en or more plants in the center of the spot were completely killed. The area over which the stroke distributed itself was nearly circular in outline, the greater diameter being approximately 12O feet. Dead plants only occupied the exact centre of the spot, the in- jury diminishing toward the periphery
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
VIVIAN MINING COMPANY
Principal Place of Business 908 Mer- chants National Bank Building, Los
 Angeles, California.

Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Directors of the said Company, held on the 5th day of Aug ust, 1919, an assessment of two cents per share was levied upon the out standing stock of the corporation payable to B. A. Olson, Secretary of the said Company, at it's office, 90S Merchants National Bank Building, Los Angeles, California, on or before September 10th, 1919. Any stock up- on which the said assessment shall remain unpaid on the said 10th day of September, 1919, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auc- tion at the said office, and unless pay ment is made before will be sold on the 1st day of October, 1919 at 10 o'clock A. M. at said office, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with cost of advertising and expenses oY sale.
 E. A. OLSEN,
 Secretary, Vivian Mining Com-,'
 pany, 90S Merchants National
 Bank Bldg, Los Angeles, Cali 4 fornia."
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
Unanswerab!e

Harold Q. Anderson, journalist, who has more than his shars of reputation as an orator and story teller, tod the following the other night, which he affirms is new:
 A tattered individual down South came to river over which colored ferry man operated rowboat.
 q want to get across" said the tramp.
 "Three cents, suh," replied the negro.
 1I haven't three cents," was the reply, "but certainly would like to cross that river"
 "You wants to cross de river and yo' all ain't got tNthree cents We'll, suh.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
Hopeful Fellow

What is a bigamist, pa. ?"
 "An optimist, who is willing to take two chances. ."-Washington Star.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MO-
 HAVE COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA

Kingman August The Board of County Arizona met this day at nine o'clock A. M Board and Clerk. Minutes of previous meeting approved. Numerous correspondence to reply to al that required answering.
 The following claims against the and warrants ordered drawn n payment of same: Fund Mo- To Whom Amount Salary 681 Pay Roll of the officials
 Co1ntvf forth x
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CrucibIe steel.

Yesterdays sharp advance In Crucible
Steel, which led its group In the wide
advance of more than 7 points. was
largely due to a rush of orders for the
stock from people who have learned
that its directors have reached almost
an agreement for the readjustmerS of
Crucible's capital. The present plaza as
Wall Street gets the information. is for
an exchange OF shares outstanding for
new shares TO be issued on the approx
mate basis Of two new shares for an
old one. The Eastern interests who pur-
chased recently into Crucible are re-
ported to be firmly in the saddle of the
corporations affairs and anxious for an
immediate settlement OF its problems.
Crucible earned 1925 per cent. on its
common in 1918. Ala in 1917 and $3.50
In 1916. In the four years of 1918 to
1918 the sum OF s3O,9543SS was added
to the surplus. Thus the company in
four years reinvested in its business a
sum equal to s123 a share on its COM
mon stock. OF this amount approx
mately SIS, 500, 900 has gone into working
capital and the balance into the expan-
sion and improvement of plants.
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