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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
PROBABLY FELL FROM A TRAIN.
Investigation Leads to Different The.
DRY as to Death Of Simpson.
(AndersOn Mail. dec. 800

(AuOcTSOu MAI, DeC. ~.
Evidence taken at the inquest thi;
morning over the body OF Marion
Simpson disclosed facts which give
rise to the opinion that Marion Simp.
son was not killed by being beaten
over the head, and left out in the
weather all night, but that he came
to his death from an injury received
when he fell from moving train.
There are many facts which tend
to show that the theory OF death
from falling from train is a logi-
cal one. While no direct testimony
was introduced to show that he was
even on the train, hearsay evidence
was to the effect that he was seen in
the town OF Pendleton shortly before
the train left for Anderson the night
before his body was found, and that
though he was not seen by members
OF the train crew, acquaintances Of
his are said to have heard him re-
mark that he was going to Anderson,
but was going to ride blind"
A number OF witnesses were sworn
at the inquest, but the testimony of
none Of them was such as to give
any strength to the theory Of muir
der, as was at first throught to be
the probable cause Of the young
mans death.
Pat II. Hobson, station agent at
Sandy Springs, testified that he had
gone to the scene and had made two
circles around the scene, hunting fer
footprints, but had seen none. lie
testified that he saw partly filled
holes that he took to be footprints,
and what gave evidence of struggle,
but could not be positive that the
holes were caused by footprints, or
whether or not they were caused by
an animal stepping there, or from
what cause. He said that the rain of
the night before had we'll covered
the holes. partly filling them with
loose earth, and that though distinct
signs of where the body was lying
showed that the man had attempted
to move around, he would pot say
positively that the depressions he
saw were caused by footprints or by
something else.
He showed woolen belt, seem
ingly torn from a garment coat
'TI' aF.Yr-7- ~h,s, hn ~oH wns
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
Ate FfrcCrnckcr-Dcad.

Bennettsville, S. c., Dec. 30
Perry B. Odom, .Jr., the 2-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Percy b. Odom,
died at their home on King street
about 5 o'clock this morning as the
result Of eating new kind of fire.
cracker, which has been sold in Ben
nettsville during the holidays. Yes
terday afternoon about $50 o'clock
the child's mother found something
around the child's mouth, and other
children told her that he had eaten
a firccracker. About o'clock the
child began to show symptoms Of i'll
ness. Doctors were called in and
washed out the child's stomach, and
about | o'clock the doctors paid an
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
Still Sets Church Ablaze.

Hartford, Wash, Dec. 30.-Fire
which broke out in church In Hart
ford yesterday was declared by dep
uty sheriffs to-day to have been caus-
ed by an over-heated whiskey STILL,
which was in full operation in the
basement. The basement was rented
by j. A. Brooks, a butcher, for whom
warrant has been issued on the
charge Of operating still. The
church was not badly damaged by
the fire.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

negro cnlluren, VINO useu the raIi-
road right-of-day going to and from
school, and that this belt might have
come from one Of them.
Mr.. Hobson testified that upon
making his final examinations, and
that upon having heard young man
in the station at Sandy Springs say
that he had seen Marion Simpson at
Pendleton Oh Sunday afternoon just
before the train left, and that he had
told him that he was going down on
the train, riding blind" and that
1T was his opinion that the man came
to his death from falling from the
train.
DR.. w. II. Corbett, who, with DR..
Gray, made a post-mortem examina-
tion Of the body testified that there
were two wounds in the scalp, one
about an inch below the other, and
that the wound which caused his
death was V-shaped depressed frac-
ture Of the skull. This wound, he
testified, in his opinion, was sum-
cient to have caused death without
the exposure which followed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
FAMILY SERIOUSLY BURNED.
(News and Courier, Dec. 30.)

News and Courier, Dec 30.)
Mrs. Clarence Stokes and her four
children were seriously burned in a
fire which occurred last night about
9.l5 o'clock at her residence, No. 4
North Tracy street They were taken
to the Roper Hospital Immediately
after the accident, where they are
reported to be in critical condition.
Mrs. Stokes and the youngest of
the children are not expected by the
medical authorities to live The three
other children. it is thought, will
probably pull through.
The fire occurred by the explosion
Of an oil stove and an alarm was sent
in form Box 724. The fire itself
caused very little damage, the inju-
rics Of the Stokes family being re-
ceived at the time Of the explosion.
Mrs. Stokes husband, who is q
chaufferu for the local police depart
ment, answered the alarm in person
with the police patrol. not knowing
that it was his own home that was
afire. He carried his family to the
hospital, where treatment was ad-
ministered at once.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
\ TONIC

Groves TasteIcss chill Tonic restores
Energy and Vitality by Purifying and
Enrching the Blood. When you feel its
strengthening, invgorating effect see how
it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite. you will then
appreciate its true tonic value
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic is simply
Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup So
pleasant even children like it, The blood
needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to
Enrich it, Destroys Malarial germs and
Grip germs by its Strengthening. Invigor-
ating> Effect. 60c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
IS LIFE WORTH THE SAVING?
Ministers Urged to Set Aside Third
Sunday for This Subject.

TO the People Of Walhalla and Sur
rounding Communities:
The Walhalla Chapter Of the Amer
lean Red Gross has been appealed to
to help save the lives Of some Of the
little starving children Of Europe.
The editor Of The Keowee Courier in
another column has put the matter
clearly before you. and | hope you
will read what he has to say.
| have been asked to take this
assistance for these people before the
people Of our town and outlying COM
munities, and to request the minis
ters Of the different denominations
uary to make this the subject Of their
discourses and to mention 1T to their
congregations beforehand, so that
they will come to services on that day
prepared to donate literally. I have
been requested to ask the Sunday
schools to let their contributions on
the third Sunday 60 for this relief
cause.
The teachers OF the high school in
Walhalla, and In all Of the schools Of
the county, are requested to toll the
children Of their respective classes
about the little starving babies in
Europe, and ask them to bring their
pennies and dimes to help feed and
save the lives Of these unfortunate
little victims OF the cruel results Of
an inhuman war. These little children
did not bring on the war, but thcy
are the innocent victims Of it,
know that times are hard just
now, but starvation does not wait for
prosperous times. Quite the reverse.
Ten dollars will save child's life
and keep 1t in at least reasonable
comfort until next harvest; one dol
lar will save child from starvation
for month. How many lives will we
save?
Let me beg the ministers Of the
different churches to set aside the
third Sunday Of January for this vital
cause, and also let me urge upon the
teachers that they tell the children
in the school rooms about the little
babes Of Europe that. unless America
goes to their rescue, must surely die
--.----........-..... Mrs. ]. A. Steck,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

200 ~
Washington, Dec. 30.-Declaring
that there would be no force" bill
passed to reduce Southern represen-
tation in Congress, Representative
Aswell, Of Louisiana, ranking Dem
ocratic member Of the House Census
Committee, predicted to-day the Sic
gel bill, which would make the mem
bership Of Congress under the pres
ent census 4S4. will be reported out
by the committee and passed at this
session Of Congress.
The Siegel bill will pass because it
is fair and n0n-partisan," Mr.. Aswell
declared in a statement following the
beginning Of the hearings by the CEN
sus committee on the bill.
"These attacks on the South are
for home consumption. and the men,
bers OF Congress understand that"
1--WE are willing for the committee
to be a medium by which they may
relieve themselves of this partisan,
political bunk" Mr.. Aswell said.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05


stantly in one place and another.
The European Relief Council, COM
pr1sing the American Relief Admins
trauOn, the American Red Cross, the
American FrisEds' Service Committee
tQuakers), the Jewish Joint Distribu-
tton Cc mmittee, the Federal Council
Of the Churches of Christ In A,neri-
ca. the Knights Of Columbus, the Y. NJ.
O. A and the 7. w. O. A., socks S89,-
100000 With which to meet the situa-
ton. 1t has estimated that at least
s98, 100000 must be had for food and
100000 for medical service to avert
absolute disaster amor 8 the threa :ened
children. Checks may be sent to your
loeal committee or to Franklin X. Lane.
treasurer European Relief Council. AZ
broadway, New York, or to the Child
Feeding Fund, Literary Digest, New
York City.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
PLIGHT or EUR0PE'S
CHILDREN STACGERS
3,500,000 Facing Starvation Can
Only Be Saved by Americas
Response to Joint Appeal.

It Is utterly impossible for one who
has not actually seen tho misery Of
the early Autumn IN Europe to visual
tze what the children Of the Eastern
and Central portions of the continent
face this winter. To say that $500, 900
children have no alternative to starva:
ton or death from disease except
American aid, Is startling, but independ-
ent Observers by the score and care
ful scientific surveys Of the economic
and crop conditions overseas brand
the figure as conservative.
In Poland, for instance. viere 1,s0s,-
600 youngsters last year subsisted al
most entirely on tho one free Ameri-
can meal day that they received, con-
Sit!ons 80 ~!ater closes down, are
worse than ever before. The Bolshe-
viS Invasion stripped large p,rtions Of
tho country Of all grain. Professor
p. D. Durand. Food Advisor to tho
Polish government, after an okla ustivo
survey, has reported that only forty
por cent ls available Of tho food neces-
sary to carry tho population through
the winter.
In the city Of Vienna tests conducted
in the Anne rican Relief Administration
food Kitchens showed that 81 per cent
OF the children between the ages Of g
aud ii were seriously undsr-nourish
cd" Thirty-threo per cent were mark
sdly under-nourished, II per cent were
slightly subnormal and only 4 per cent
approached the state Of normal
American child. The Ameri .au Relief
Administration is feeding 300, 900
Austrian children every day now, aud
there II no chance Of dlmunitIon Of
need before ne1 harvet
Tho spectacle Of the medical needs
OF Hurope's ohildron Is eQrally ap-
palllng Estimates reaching the Amer
ican Red Cross ..s to needs for medical
service In the destitute areas this VIM
ter include Old Austria Hungary, 75O.-
900; new Poland. 1.bOO,Cv0; Cxecho-
siovakia, 100000; Serbia. 10000, and
Roumania, 100000. In the fscal year
of 10000 the Red Gross has reached
with the veritable gift Of life 1,BOO, 900
children inS the affected areas. Tuber-
cuiosis Is prevalent to a terrific degree,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

In South Carolina-SiXty Reported
In Three Months from 20 Counties

Columbia, Dec. 30.-The homicide
rate in South Carolina for the fall
months was twice what it was for
the year 1919. according to a state
ment issued to-day by Secretary g.
Croft Williams, Of the State Board
of Public Welfare, based on reports
for the months of September. Octo-
Der and November, received from %
counties in the State. The figures arc
furnished by the coroners.
'In the twenty-nine counties re-
porting" says Mr.. Williams, "there
were % homicides in September, IL
in October and 21 in November, max
ing 60 homicides for three months"
Estimating the homicides for the
whole State, from the reports re-
ceived from the 20 counties, there
must have BEEN" the Welfare Board
concludes, "about 95 homicides in
the State during September, October
and November. At this rate thern
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
FUEL CONTROL WAS COSTLY.
According to Final Report, 1t Cost
the Country $4,S24,081.

Washington, Dec. 30-The total
cost Of fuel control to the Federal
government during the war was $4,-
S24,6S1, according to the final report
Of the business manager of the Fuel
Administration, made public here to-
day. This sum represents all ex-
penditures, national and State, by
the Fuel Administration from it's or
ganization in September, 1917, to the
30th Of June, 1919, when the admin
istration virtually was abandoned,
Appropriations made for fuel con-
troll totalled $5,S13,S1S, and Law
renee Mitchell, assistant business
manager, who prepared the report,
said there was a balance of $9S9,137
on hand on June 80 last year.
Expenditures by the headquarters
in Washington totalled $2,7O6,497,
and by the State $1.948.618. BY far
iNr taIg"a sam "h3 spent ia %ew
ioiH State, Tie to,5I oat0a 5lj",1la
rhil" in New Vol. city &t.B5i wos
scna Pennsylvania was tac saeou0
Ntata IL INC list 2. expenditures, WITH
$S4,025, while Illinois was third,
with $66,S49. In the New England
States as whole the cost was $780,
S12
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
Oconce Ginnings 3,27O Bales Short

Seneca, Dec. 29.--Special: A tab
ulation Of the cotton ginning re-
ports for the county shows that there
were 1929 bales Of cotton ginned
in Oconee county, from the crop OF
1920, prior to Dec. 13, 1920, as com
pared with 49, 81 bales ginncd to
Dec. 13, 1919. John G.. Sanders,
Special Agent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05
ONE THOI SAND DOLI.,SS PLAT,
Paid for Reef Stew-Funds Used for
Saving Europo's Starving Babies.

New YORK, Dec. 30.-One thousand
OF New York's men and w,men Of
wealth paid $1,000 or more each
here last night to sit At a plain board
table and eat beef stew
The banquet" was t testimonial
arranged by Hcrh6rt Hoover, chair
man Of the European Relief Council.
OF Americas effort to succor the
100000 starving children Of Eu-
rope.
The stew, accompanied by white
bread and cup of cocoa, was the
same as served to starving children
at relief stations throughout Europe
at cost Of less than one cent and
a half.
Gen. John J. Pershing, Mr.. Hoo
YER. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Mrs.
August Belmont and other notablcs
carried soup bowls and were first in
a line that passed by army field
kitchens to be served. The servitors
were young society women.
Fritz Kricsler entertained the din
ers with several violin solos.
A vacant high chair, placed for the
"invisible guest" Of honor for the
children for whom Hoover's campaign
for $35, 100000 was launched, stood
the head Of the speakers table.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

South Carolina"
According to the reports of the
bureau Of vital statistics there were
1873 homicides in this State in 1919.
and this report covered all of the
counties. ct may be easily seen,
therefore, that unless some Of the
citizens Of our State use a little more
self-control we shall outdistance our
former records" the statement OF
the Welfare Board says.
The statement from the Welfare
Board secretary mentions certain
causes for the crime situation.
There are many causes to which
this high rate Of homicide may be
attributed" says the statement.
such as economic instability, reac-
tion from war, and standard of
luxury that has recently been estab-
lished and that many find themselves
unable to reach. But the main sources
OF homicide are the feeling among
our people that to avenge with death
is the only way to satisfy ones honor
and the prevalent habit Of carrying
pistols.
"A still more remote, yet powerful,
cause Of homicide Is The lightn 81;
with which human life is regarded
among us. II our people firmly de-
termined to put down homicide, the
evil could be banished from South
Carolina. Several Of our counties this
year will doubtless show a larger
number Of homicides than the city
Of London records in normal year,
and London's population is about
four times that Of South Caro.ina."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

other visit to the home and the child
seemed to be doing we'll. About 5
o'clock this morning. however, one
Of the physicians was called over the
phone, being told that the child was
apparently dying. Before the doctor
could reach the home the child had
died.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

Immediately after "Dandcrinc"
massage. your HAIR takes on new
life, lustre and wondrous beauty, ap-
peal ng twice as heavy and plentiful,
because each hair seems to fluff and
thicken. Don't let your hair stay life
less. colorless. plain or scraggly. You,
too, want lots Of long, strong, beau
tiful hair.
a 35-cent bottle OF delightful
"Danderine' freshcns your scalp,
check dandrnff and falling hair. This
stimulating beauty tonic" gives TO
thin, dull, fading hair that youthful
brightness and abundant thickness.
All druggists. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

Government Slaughters Them by tho
Thousand to Protect Property.

A good, lively machine gun is
harmless when compared to strych-
nine-at least it is found to be so
when it is used to exterminate rab-
bits.
In Lincoln county, Idaho, the far
mers, working in operation with
the Bureau of Biological Survey, OF
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture. report that one ounce Of
the poison killed 400 rabbits. The
farmers in Gooding county did even
better with their poison and aver
aged 1000 rabbits to the ounce In
Minidoka county, where an extensive
poison campaign was conducted un-
der the direction of the bureau, forty
thousand rabbits were killed.
These figures are illustrative Of the
work that has been done under gov
nrnment direction in exterminating
rabbits in the V.@izrN states. wh"'e
ih&3 are so r.>n'itt' T. - ra ~.
trcmeiy destructive g.. oruHarG9 aua
. crops. ytESN. .rflt't' ''alt ltEielt' we've
oYst,H.ae@ Isl I?&&3, Oregon. Wash
ington, Nevada, Utah and Arizona
under the leadership of Department
Of Agriculture representatives and
along cooperative lines in which the
State governments, the State exten-
sion services and the landowners as
| sumcd share of the responsibility
In addition to the poisoning meth
| DDS, great rabbit drives were con-
| Quoted, some of which resulted in
the killing of as many as 10000 rab-
| bits.
The representatives of the Bureau
Of Biological Survey emphasize the
fact that, in the West, the rabbit is
a serious menace. Rabbits often de-
| vastate large fields Of grain and de-
| stroy valuable orchards and vine
yards. There are instances where or
chards, representing the work and
sayings Of a lifetime by the owner,
have been completely destroyed in a
single night by jack rabbits.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

II chosen by the people she would ac-
cept the office, chiefly as token OF
esteem for her husband. Her decis-
ion came after much pressure had
been brought to bear upon her by
the newspapers and the public.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

The State Of Texas is planning the
building Of cement plant. which
will be operated in order that the
commonwealth may build permanent
roads at reduced cost.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-05

Smokeless powder was invented in
1886.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-12
Mine Taxation, Is Expected To Prove
 Difficult Problem

PHOENlX, Jan. 11.-Taxes Hon mines, automobiles and foreign cor. porations were mentioned in some de tall in the report of the state tax commission, prepared for submission to the goyernor and the legislature and made public today.
 The commission renewed it's recom- mendation for an increase ill the amount Of the motor license tax to be paid into the state road fund. A Dill for that purpose was submitted by the commission and the assessors to the last legislature
 Tt failed of passage" said the re- port. because most Of the members of the committee having the bill un- Ger consideration owned automobiles and they declared they were paving about all the taxes they could stand. '
 Methods of classifying producing mines for 1920 are discussed in some detail in the commissions report. The report asserts that since no new mines have been brought ID curing the past two years. and since 9 lack of market for product has re- suited in the closing down Of several mines that have heretofore been pro- ducers of considerable magnitude. the duty of arriving at an equitable val nation of these properties will be one of the perplexing problems of the ln- coming tax commission.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-12
LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION WILL
 URGE FEDERAL CONTROL OVER
 INDUSTRY, DELEGATES PREDICT

FL PASO. Jan. 1.-The Gron- na bill. now pending in congress providing for a commission to control and regulate the livestock industry promises 10 get q prom iRent place in discussions on the floor of. the 24Jh annual cOnven- ton Of the American National Livestock Association. which will open a three-day session here to- morrow
 The administration forces of the association. headed by United States Senator Kendrick. Of Wy Oming, president of the assoeia- tion. were predicting the bill would be endorsed after a dis eussion on the floor of the con ventiOn.
 That the bill would be opposed. however. was indicated by a meeting Of delegates from sever al states this afternoon. at which it was decided to fight it's en- dOrsement.
 E. M- AmmonS. of Denver, for. merly governor of Colorado and prominent for years in stockrais-
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-12

Of the 10000 camels in the British service during the World War 22.SI2 were killed in action.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-12
Receiver To Be Named For Wilcox Bank This Week, Is
 Report Of State Examiner

DOUGLAS. AriZ, Jan 1I.-AppOint- ment this week of receiver for the Central Bank Of Wilcox. this county. is expected. according to information tonight from H. NJ Moritz, deputy state bank examiner in charge of the institution, which was closed last Saturday Representatives Of the state auditors office reached WillcON on Friday and the bank. declared in- solvent. was ordered closed the fol- lowing day. State Auditor c. w Fair field and Bank Examiner E. C. Brad ford returned to Phoenix tonight from Wilcox.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-12

CTS Organizations. voiced the at titude or those in attendance at today's meeting by declaring his opposition to any further bu- reaus."
 We are opposed to the control of any private business by feder- al boards or commissions" he de- clared.
 Others present opposed en-, dOrsement Of the. bill.
 The executive committee of the association at a meeting here today recommended that action be begun before the Interstate Commerce Commission to secure a reduction in freight rates and transportation charges on live stock which. il is charged. are 65 per cent higher than before the war. while livestock prices are lower than any period for many years.
 c. NJ. O'Do1nell of Bell Ranch. New Mexico. was named chair man Of the resolutions committee today. This committee is eX- pected to report to the conven- ton in favor of tariff on live stock, wool. hides and meats
 Delegates tonight were guests at a banquet tendered by the Fl PasO chamber O. commerce