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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-01-04
Death Of w, Pat Dickson.

Vlsfteo Mrs. John EdWaros during
the holidays. s,i .ft-
Death OF w, Pat Dichsom.
"A distressing accident occurred In
Seneca last Friday AFTERNOON. about;
8 o'clock when w. Pat Dickson was
run over byia freight train at the
Tonwville street railroad crossing.
AS there were no witnesges, the sup-
position is that Mr. Dickson was at
tempting to cross between 4 the cars
while the train was standing, taking
on water from the tank near the
depot, and before he got over the
train moved forward land hprls ed Kim
to the ground, causing instant death
The news Of the tragedy was soon
heard all over town and brought .
deep sorrow to the' hearts of o,,..,, 49,,
one. The body was carrie -, IN u,nna,s
undertaking parl:.,rs to be prepared,
for burial, ind was later taken "a,
mis- la:e homo about five miles below
Seneca Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Dick
son was man of genial disposition
always having friendly word for
every one he met, and was a :rue
Christian gentleman. He will be
sadly missed, not only in his home.
but by the entire community. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. I. p. Wallace in the Seneca
Presbyterian church, and we're con-
cluded at the grave in Mountain
View cemetery. The deepest sympa-
try goes out to the widow and chill
dren in this sad hour of their sore
afiliction.
Local and Personal News. Ma
Mrs. Phil sitton, of PendIeton. was
weekend guest Of Mrs. Julian
Dendy.
Miss Frances Alexander entertain
ed a number Of her college friends
at spend-the-lay parity during The |
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Gignilliat en-
tertained at a dinner party Friday
evening in honor of their son, G. w.
A number OF G.. WIS school bow
friends enjoyed this Christmas cele-
bration with him.
one of the outstanding social ac-
tiyities Of the holiday season was
q dance given by Mr.. and Mrs. Rain,
Ram'seur, Of Newry, in honor OF
their attractive house guest, Miss
Youse, OF Indiana. A large number
Of the Seneca dancing set were in
attendance.
Miss Nancy Hines added a charm
ng AFFAIR to an unusually full week
II social events Wednesday after
loon, when she entertained as an
ttention to her guest, Miss Margaret
Aotte, Of Lincolnton, N. C. +
Apleasant gathering Of, the mem
ers of the Once-aIWeek Club was
leld Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
salph Ramseur. The members re- :
ponded to roll-call with items re- t
ating to Christmas. One of Mrs. y
loore's CBetsy Hamilton) interest
ng "reminiscences of Christmas On !
ne plantation Of her girlhood home e
n Alabama was read by Mrs. j. w. I
Willis and was thoroughly enjoyed 4
y ALL A special musical treat was /
tven by Miss Youse with two vocal
umDers, Misses Nancy Hines and {
largaret Motto rendered instrumen- 9
II numbers. which ware a aa1.nht 4 .
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-01-04
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OCONEE's SLOGAN:
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Orchard Schools.

OrcI,ar,1 scboo,s
Field Meetings-
Thursday Ian KIN NJ q -, -
S. j. Isbell's, Neville. 81
Same date. at II a. M. at D. II,
Goods, near Walhalla.
Same date, at 2 D. m.. at II. g.
Boggs's, near Seneca.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-01-04
". P..DIoKsoN KILLED. BY TRAIN
Is Supposed to Have Been Attempts
|. ing to Cross Track Between, Oars.

Seneca, Jan. a. Special: Mrs.
Henry, White and baby, Of Chester,
visited Mrs. John Edwards during;
the HOLIDAYS. ,5 S3.$5-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-14
Watching Booze
SchOOnerS off
Bay State Coast

Boston, Dec. 13.-Coast guard and
Ilohbition enforcement OFFICIALS, alert
.o check tho reported fioCd of liquor on
Im-ranning ships intended for
christmas trade. had two .schooners
undcr observation tonight.
~ Nantucket the coast guard cutter
.'tu net was speeding over the shoals
m nc wake of the French schooner
SILVER FIcce. whose captain. ashore on
'hal island today, said he had 1000
C,scs OF choice liquors aboard. He was
On passage from Antwerp for Cuba,
10 said and came here only because he
v's short Of supplies. The Acushnet
eu' cut when IL appeared that the
hooner. blown off SHORE by heavy
~ nds with only two Of her crew
'bVard might need help, but the ma
iIre OF her cargo was communicated
- tho cutter by radio with orders to
u. y her in sight.
rEo coast guard cutter Ossipce was
. ~ from he Portland. Nc, to the wa
''is "ft cape Ann on reports that the
Irush schooner Natalie J. Nelson was
'iandng outside the three-mile mark
'h Gloucester with cargo of rum.
''hrlalr said their information of her
''rCo and intentions was such that the
O." pee was directed to watch her
"~'i ~ and to prevent any attempt to
usirr contraband ashore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-14
But Maine Secondary
Good as Any in
New England
Excess Number Women Teach
ers Gives Pupils Impression
Higher Education for Women
Only-Refuses Assent to
"AristOcracy of Brains
Shows Students Willing to
Work

Brunswick, Me. Dec. 1S-Durng
ar interview today in which Presi-
dent Kenneth c. M. Stills, of Bow
doin, supported President Little Of
the University Of Maine, in his con-
tention that there was room for i'm
provement in Maine secondary
schools, a challenge that was recent
ly taken up by State Superintendent
Thomas, the Bowdoin head revealed
the fact that a recent poll of the
college on the choice of the greatest
living American" gave the honor to
Thomas A. Edison. Woodrow Wilson
was second choice and Senator Lodge
third. The next three named were
Charles f. Hughes, Charles Schwab
and Chief Justice William II. Taft.
Although President Sills agreed
that Maine secondary schools could
stand strengthening he contended
that results at Bowdoin showed they
were equal to those in Massachu-
sets and other New England states.
He asserted the trouble was due to
ar overabundance of women teach
ers, giving the pupils an idea that
higher education was for women only
The absence of male teachers also
deprived pupils, he said. of associa-
ton with the better class of men.
Another fault, he pointed out, was
that too many subjects are taught,
the pupils choosing the easier ones.
President Stills refused to subscribe
to the "aristocracy of brains" theory,
but said he believed a college educa-
ton should be made worth working
fer. He derided Edisons claim that
college raen were not willing to work
by stating that number of students
worked on construction job on the
campus last summer alongside of q
Number Of laborers and the students
did more work and did it in a more
intelligent maner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-14
Ambassador Child
In Humane Plea
To Turkish Leader

Lausanne, Dec. 13.-(By a. P)-
| Ambassador Childs had long con-
| ference with 1smet. PaSha this after
noon and urged him on humane
| grounds to make liberal concessions
for the protection of the Armenlans,
Greeks and other minoritics remain
ing i'm Turkey. Mr.. Childs empha-
sized the good feeling Turkey could
inspire in the outside world by max
ing ample provisions for the protec-
| ton of foreigners living in Turkey
and explained to Ismet the great in
tcrest Americans of all classes have
in seeking the dislodged populations
property cared for and in having
| guarantees set up that there shall be
no further dislodgments.
He expressed American disapproval
Of the Turkish plans for the exchange
of populations in Turkey and Greece
and explained to ]smet that the peo-
pie of the United States were willing
to help the miserable victims OF the
war, but were anxious to know that
! their funds would be used to establish
| the unhappy refugees of the Near
| East in permanent homes, where
| they might settle down and ENJOY
permanent peace.
! While the conference is badly
! strained Ismet Pasha's fiat refusal to
! consider the Allied plans for the ad-
ministration of the affairs of MN
! critics in Turkey, there are many
t private conferences going on between
| the delegates. and the indications are
! that some compromise plan may be
worked out whereby the Turks Will
! be accorded such large voice in the
handling of the minoritics problems
that they will not regard the cooper
| alton by representatives of the great
powers in this work as an infringe
! ment of Turkeys sovereignty.
Ismet is firm in refusing to have
the League of Nations undertake TINS
/ administration and also insists that
! Turkey will not accept any sort OF
foreign board. but there are many
rumors of trades in the air and eX-
perienced conference hands do not
predict a break, and expect to hear
of compromise being made within
the next few days on both the straits
control and the clauses for protection
of minorities.
Ismet Pasha, the head of the Turk
ish delegation, attempted to\put him.
self in better light with the League
of Nations in his address before the
Near East conference today in which
he announced Turkeys refusal to ac-
cept international control of her min
GRITTY populations.
| Yesterday the Turkish leader was
outspoken in his opposition to any
international body mixing in Tur-
keys affairs. Today he said: Some
| people thought my statements Of yes
] terday were disrespectful to the
League of Nations. Now, / Want to
say that give to the League all the
respect it is entitled to-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-14
Destroyer Putnam
In Test off ROckland

Rocllland, Me, Dec. 13-The navy
departments experiments to deter
mine the effect Of varying displac-
ments upon ship speed were resumed
today with the torpedo boat destroyer
Putnam. The trial was MADE in a
heavy gale with spray freezing as it
fell.
Five complete standardization trials
will be made with displacements
ranging from 1900 to 1850 tons. A
sixth trial which will be an exact
duplicate of the first will then be
given to show what effect fouling of
the destroyer's bottom may have had.
Similar tests from time to time
may be made on the Provincetown
course, 1t was announced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-14
NO DAYLIGHT |
SAVING, STAND
MAINE GRANGE
Pl e d G e d to Work
Against it's Adoption
Coming, Year
Body Plans to Observe 50th
Anniversary Next Year
Endorses Health Association
Work Z. S. Flag Service in
Ritual-Sxith Degree Work
at Evening Session

Bangor, Dec. ia resolution op-
posing daylight saving and pledging
the grange of Maine to work against
it's adoption in Maine during the
coming year, was unanimously
adopted at the Wednesday morning
session of the state grange.
This resolution was introduced by
State Lecturer Hartman of Read
field who said that the subject was
too we'll understood by grangers to
require any lengthy discussion by
him. 1t had CAUSED endless confu-
sion throughout the State during the
past two years, and he believed all
grangcrs were very much against
the law.
A resolution providing for the OBJ
servance of the 50th anniversary OF
the organization of the state grange
at the next annual meeting and one
calling upon state officers and en-
ployeS to practice economy as one
of the methods of reducing taxation
in this state were presented by. l.. ID.
w iHSulD VI NOIldnu grange, LlNCT-
more and unanimously adopted.
A resolution endorsing the work
of the Maine Public Health Asso-
citation was presented by j. l.. Hunt
of Kennebec Pomona grange and re-
ferred to the committee OH resolu-
tions.
Frank Potter of Bangor and f. p.
Clifford of Winthrop were unani-
mously elected to succeed themselves
as members of the executive COM
mittee.
A telegram of greeting was re-
ceived from the state grange of New
Hampshire now in session at Ports
mouth, in reply to a like telegram
sent by the Maine organization on
Tuesday.
The grange also voted that the
American flag be made use of in. all
ritualistic work.
At the afternoon session of the State
Grange meeting a resolution relative
to prohibiting dancing a. Grange meet
Continued on Page II. Col. p
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QUIZ QUEBEC
Man IN CASE OF
MISSING WARDEN
Believed Pageau Near
Great Bog at Time
of Disappearance
Suspect Brought out of Woods
After 15O-Mile Trip-Held
for Breaking into Sporting
Camps-ThOught Bodies of
Wardens Brown and Johnson
Buried in Snow

Skowhegan. Me, Dec. 13.-Arthur
Pagcau, of ST. Zacharic, Que, was
questioned for several hours by
county officials today as to his
knowledge Of the disappearance a
month ago of David Brown. .or
Grcenville, chief game warden for
Northern Aroostool1 county, and
Game Warden NJ. Z. johnson, of Pat
ten.
Pagcau was believed by Sheriff
John A. Mooers to have been in the
immediate vicinity of Abacotnet bog
on the headwaters of the north
branch of the st. John river, at the
time the wardens disappeared there
and to be acquainted with the poach-
ers known to have been in that sec
ton. Sheriff Mooers also expressed
the belief that he knows more about
the supposed murdered wardens than
anyone who has been located. Fur
Their information was withheld pend
ing the finding of the bodies, which
now are thought TO be buried in
snow.
Pageau, who was brought out of
the woods by Deputy Sheriff l.. M.
Smart. of lockwood, after a 150-
mile trip, was arraigned in municipal
court today on the technical charge
of breaking. entering and larceny
and held for the grand jury in Jan
uary in $4,000 bail, which he was
unable to furnish. He is alleged
to have broken into the sporting
camps Of Carroll Mullen at Pittston
last March and stolen blankets,
canned goods and fishing tackle.
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Western Maine
Industries Worried
Over Low Water

Biddeford. Nc, Dec. 13-Manufac-
turers in the western part of the
state are regarding the low water
situation in rivers and other sources
of power with no little apprehen-
sion. The rainfall during the fall
was far less than usual with the re-
other sources of supply are low.
Cold weather always causes a fur
Their decrease in fiowagc. A long
continued cold wave, it is feared,
would cause curtailment Of produc-
ton in manufacturing plants. Even
now it is necessary to draw on the
below the average coal supplies used
for auxiliary power.
The plants of the Pepperell
Manufacturing company in this city
and the York Manufacturing COM
pany in Saco, have reduced the num-
Der OF workiNg hours in certain de-
partments because Of the lack, Of
power.
Portland, Me, Dec. 13-Installa
ton of an auxiliary steam plant,
costing nearly 100000 which re-
Gently was put into use, has saved
the day for the Cumberland County
Power & Light Co, Manager Fred
d. Gordon said today, in discussing
the water power shortage due to lack
Of rainfall
A year ago, at this time, the COM
pany had 1910 second feet running
in the rivers, while it now has only
213 he said. 1t can supply only
1000 kilowatts Of demand now, as
against $4,000 year ago.
He attributed this condition to the
unusual drought this fall, coupled
with the fact that the company has
insufficient storage basins. Lights
will remain on under any circum-
stances, lie said, and the worst that
can happen will mea monty a curtail-
ment of street car service and an al
ternate day plan for manufacturers.
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Shipping Measures
Knocked and Praised
In Senate Debate

Washington, Dec. 13.-The admin
istratiOn shipping bill was held up
before the Senate today as a meas
ure ''for the benefit of the Ameri-
can farmer, the American business
man and the American nation" and
on the other hand as "a direct raid
on the treasury to pay some people
to do what they ought to do with
out payment"
The measure was before the Sen
ate for more than four hours and
during that time was praised by SEN
ator Jones of Washington, chair
man of the commerce committee,
and was attacked by Senator Fletch-
er of Florida. ranking Democratic
member of the same committee.
While the discussion proceeded on
the floor. foes of the measure and
advocates of rural credits legislation
further cemented their alliance de-
signed to displace the ship bill in
favor of the farm measure. Indica-
tons became increasingly apparent
however, that this move could not
be made in the near future, as no
rural credit bill possessing any con-
siderable degree of support appeared
in sight in the Senate committee
work rooms.
Senator Jones. in concluding his
opening statement on behalf Of the
shipping bill, which he began yester-
day. appealed for the support of it
by the farmers and by labor. He
emphasized the national defense pos
sibilities Of a firmly established
American merchant marine and de-
clared the German merchant marine
won the war for the Allies. When
senators expressed surprise at the
declaration, he presented figures to
show that German ships, which were
seized in American ports carried
100000 American soldiers to France,
whereas American ships transported
only 24S,OOO troops.
why senator's" he exclaimed. eff
we had gotten only about 100000
troops overseas, the result of the
World War would have been differ
ent.'
Senator Fletcher quoted Chairman
Lasker of the Shipping Board, as
having said that "it is pure bunk"
to charge that the cost of operating
American ships was increased mate
rally by the LaFollette seamen's act.
He asserted that his investigation
had convinced him there was no
practical difference in the cost of OPP
Grating vessels under the American
flag as compared with those under
foreign flags and insisted that higher
wage scales could not be used as an
argument for government aid for
American shipping.
The Florida senator declared the
Shipping Board had conducted Job
noxious" propaganda in behalf of
the legislation and said that speak
crs sent out by the board had re
sorted to every possible means to
create public opinion in support of
this bill without dealing with the
fundamental facts regarding it."
Senator lJetcher will continue his
discussion of the measure tomorrow
and probabl. will be followed by
Senator LaFollette. Republican. Wis
consin. who will inaugurate the on
slaught OF the new progressive bloc
on the legislation.
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Washington, Dec. 13.-Hcarings pc
fore the House Judiciary committee
on impeachment charges against At
torncy General Daughcrty took on
today an aspect somewhat like that
OF a trial and defense of William j.
Burns, director OF the bureau of in
vestigation of the Department Of Jus
tice. Witnesses included Mr.. Burns,
Senator Johnson. of California; for
mcr Attorney General Wickersham.
and Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation OF Labor.
Testimony during the three sessions
morning, afternoon and night
covered wide range, beginning with
the Oregon land fraud trials in 1905
and running through the arrest and
confession of the Mcnamara broth
ers in the dynamiting of the Los An
geles Times building and events of
more recent date. Numbered among
these was the political feud which
developed between Taft and Roose-
welt in 1912, and the assistance which
the American Federation of Labor is
rendering Representative Keller, Re-
publican, Minnesota, in the presen-
tation of some Of his charges against
Mr.. Daugherty.
Mr.. Burns, whose alleged activities
in connection with the drawing of a
jury for the trial of Willard N. Jones
nrnonn l,n
principal subject of the evidence sub
nitted at the opening of the hearings
yesterday, was called to the stand by
Paul Rowland, personal attorney for
Mr.. Daughcrty. He not only denied
in general and in considerable detail
that there was anything improper in
his conduct as a government agent
in Oregon under Francis j. Heney,
but asserted that President Taft, in
granting a pardon to Jones, had been
deceived" and that Jones had paid
for" the pardon.
Senator Johnson preceded Mr..
Burns to the stand, being introduced
py Mr. Rowland as a character wit
ness for the investigation bureau di-
rector Senator johnson declared he
had known Mr.. Burns intimately dur
ing the graft prosecutions in San
Francisco after the fire of 1906, and
had urged his appointment to his
present post by Mr.. Daugherty. He
added that he had observed Mr.
Burns under the pressure and I'M
der the fire" in the San Francisco
investigation and had commended
him to the attorney general as man
of integrity and possessing the quail
fications essential to the office to
which he aspircd.
In his testimony, Mr.. Burns not
only dealt at considerable length
with the Jones case, but charged that
since the arrest Of the Mcnamara
brothers, Samuel Gompers had
bounded him" at every opportunity.
In his testimony regarding the
Jones case. Mr.. Burns told the COM
mittee he had made repeated efforts
to clear UP any points about which
there might have been doubt at the
department of Justice before the par
don was issued. After it was signed
by President Taft he said, he went to
Continued on Page 12-CoI. y
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Portland Bound
Steamer Aground
On Long Island

Boston, Dec. 13.-Seven tugs pulled
at the grounded British steamer Man
chester Spinner at high tide tonight
in a vain effort to float her. The ves-
sci. bound from Boston to Portland.
Me-, to load grain for Europe. struck
last night on Long Island, In the OUT
er harbor during . northwesterly
gale.
According to late reports. the SPIN
ner was not leaking and it was eX-
pected that she would be freed frcm
the island tomorrow at high tide. The
rise in tide tonight was about five
inches less than this morning, but to-
morrow morning the rise will be
nearly a foot more than tonight.
The steamer will return to Boston
for examination, when freed before
proceeding to Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-14
Gets Verdict for
Excessive Weight
Caused by Accident

Kansas City. Dec. 13-For alleged
increase in weight from 100 to 375
pounds which she claimed was the
result Of railroad accident, Mrs.
Lorene Caldwell was awarded $1,000
damages against the Chicago & Al
ton by a jury in the Federal court
here yesterday.
Mrs. Caldwell had asked for $780,
600. The basis of her suit was the
allegation that an accident in which
she was struck by switch engine of
the defendant railroad company Dec
!, 1920, had halted the proper func-
tioning of the endocrine gland and
caused her to gain 215 pounds in
weight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-14
Ask Probe Hold
Up of Coal to New
ENGLAND Points

Boston, Dec. flames j. Phelan,
Massachusetts emergency fuel ad-
ministrator, in letter today to Sena-
that the alleged actions of the
Philadelphia & Reading Railway, in
holding up large shipments of coal
to New England, should be brought
before the Interstate Commerce
commission.
In his message, Phelan charged
that the Philadelphia & Reading has
for some weeks persisted in refusing
to allow its cars to be used to move
coal into New England on the plea
that the New England roads did not
return the cars or send their own
cars into Pennsylvania to take ship
ments of coal for this section.
The Massachusetts official said
that an investigation had convinced
them that this attitude had no foun-
dation on fact and tina he New Eng
land roads were returning the cars
promptly.
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Fined $500 for
Killing Man While
Hunting in Maine

Houlton, Me-, Dec. 13.-Charles A.
Hoax, Of Harrisburg, Pa, who was
indicted under a special Maine statute
for the taking of human life while
hunting last October. paid fine of
$500 and court costs in the Supreme
Judicial court here today. He was
discharged.
Hoax shot and killed DR.. Lee May
nard of Philadelphia, whom he had
mistaken for q deer.