"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN HE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1011. New Sortes No. Oil.-Volume LX1 .i* 4*. 4* 4* 4* H* 4* 4 "STAR BRAND SHO *SHOES 4? * We are still givin Shoes each weeK. pair of Shoes at o vir ty next weeK, or any ' or May, y o vi will be ? * a number. We will numbers, which w o vir contest box. Dr Mondays andi the placed in window a weeK. C. W. & J. E. * Walhalla, 4? ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ?J \\ 11 iii MAKIO OUT TEST CASK. Greenville lawyer Buys $t?o Worth of Liquors for $5. Greenville, May ll.-Tho first elash between tho United States $ Court and State officials over the re cent decision of Federal Judge TI. A. M. Smith, that the government has a right to sell at public auction lu a "dry" county whiskey that has been seized and condemned as contraband, occurred here to-day. In compli ance with the order of Judge Smith at the April term of tho Federal g Court, J. Duncan Adams, United States marshal, advertised for sale at public auction at Greenvillo Court House, at noon, two packages con taining Intoxicating liquors, the the "Hundred Thousand Club;" ^ Several days ago Governor Dlcase addressed letters to tho'sheriffs of Soui'h Carolina and to one of the magistrates in Greenville advising them to arrest any party who might purchase contraband whiskey sold in tho State by United States officials, Sheriff Poole and Magistrate Strad ley received copies of the letter and f forthwith primed themselves for the ~ clash. Prepared for Sale. This morning Deputy Marshal J. Duncan Adams appeared in Green ville and prepared for the auction. Shortly before noon the two barrels of whiskey were transported from tho police station to the front of the til county Court House, having been confiscated last October by Police Chief Uolcombo and the United States revenue officers because the barrels bore no markings to indicate their contents, which is a violation of the Federal laws. Dr. J. L. Dean was employed as auctioneer by tho marshal, and at tho stroke of 12 he called for bids f for thc first package of whiskey. Ho ~ was interrupted by the stentorian voice of Magistrate Stradley, warn ing the crowd that Governor Blosse had ordered any purchaser of hover ago to be arrested. The call for a bid was repeated and there came an offer of ?3 from Oscar K. Mauldin, _ son of Senator W. L. Mauldin. The * auctioneer took np tho cry, "Turee dollars, three dollars!" There were no more offers and tho hammer fell. Bids for the second barrel of whis key were called for and Mr. Mauldin made an offer of $2. Again rang out the voice of the auctioneer, but no one made a higher 4 bid. 'Pite hammer fell, and to tho purchaser went $ino worth of cham pagne, Benedictino and imported Scotch whiskey for $."?. Sheriff Poole seized the two barrels of whiskey and approached the purchaser and placed him under arrest, while his depullos bore them Into tho court house. Later the attorney gave bond of $200 4f and stated that he would bring ac tion, through tho "claim .'ind deliv ery process," for the recovery of the liquor. A large crowd had gathered, prin cipally out of curiosity, to witness the sale of tho beverage. ? - - SERIOUS RIOT AT .IKLLICO. ^ Two Persons Are Dead and .Several Were Wounded. Knoxville, Tenn., May 12.-Two persons are dead and several wound ed as a result, of a riot this after noon at JelllCO. Fully 25 persons participated In the fight, which start 0 ed when Marshal T. W. Howling at tempted to arrest Wiley Parton, who was shooting promiscuously on the street. Mrs. Dowling, wife of the mar shal, was killed when she stepped between Parton and her husband, ? who were exchnngln ; shots. Bystanders enterad Into the me H lee and Parton also was killed. When Marshal Dowling discover ed that his wife had been killed In an effort to protect him. he attempt ed to take his own b>fo. r ? 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4a i ES ARE BETTER." FREE! ? _( * ig away one pair of ty When you buy a store this weeK, or * weeK during April .;. given a tag bearing Keep the duplicate * ill he deposited in ... awings will be held winning number 4? nd published each BAUKNIGHT,: 4? s. c. . ty ?J? ?|? ty -tm ty ty GREEN VOUCHER ALSO HELO Ul? Comptroller General Demands Item ized Accounts from Detective. Columbia, May ll.-Comptroller General A. VV. Jones has held up the voucher for somo $100 drawn for Leon M. Green, one of the Governor's detectives, out of his law enforce ment fund, on tho ground that tho law calls for the accounts to be item ized and dated, and this, the Comp troller General alleges, was not done by Mr. Green. This is similar to the warrant drawn In favor of Rev. C. W. Creighton, also one of the Gover nor's detectives, on the same fund, I and which was held up by the Comp y1-%lfi&' Cbniptroll?t' GeneraTiT "office slated that two warrants, aggregat ing some $412, drawn in favor of Leon M. Green, on the Governor's law enforcement fund, each ono of the warrants for some $200, were held up because tho accounts wore not itemized and because they were not dated properly; that the first was sent back to the bank and that ii. was returned by Mr. Green, with probable dates of his work for which the account was rendered, but as the law required exact dates and item ized accounts, the warrants were again turned back to the bank by the Comptroller General's office. The Comptroller General slated stated that during Governor Ansel's administration detectives employed similar to Green and Creighton al ways rendered itemized accounts and pi ope r dales, and he exhibited one to prove lils statement. This is what he is contending for when he refused payment to the warrants in favor of Creighton and Green, drawn on the Governor's law enforcement fund. One such warrant for Rev. Creigh ton, as a detective was paid, but it was through Mr. Holmes's misun derstanding of the orders of Comp troller General Jones, who has Issued instructions that, none be paid until Itemized accounts and proper dates aro on all of them. Green and Creighton wore ap pointed by tho Governor as special detectives to assist In tho enforce ment of laws, and it was in an inter view given out in Newberry that this matter was made known by tho Gov ernor, although it. had been generally understood in some quarters before. KL EA S IO APPOINTMENTS INVALID Supreme Court Hands Down Decision in birst of Several ('ases. Columbia, May 1.4.-The State Su premo Court, in a decision handed down to-day, ousted Governor Hlease's appointees as township com missioners in Beaufort county, ruled them guilty of usurpation and ille gally holding office, and ordering them to surrender. The defendants are not lined, but are assessed Gie costs in the cases. This is the first of the quo war rante proceedings to oust the ap pointees of the Governor in many parts of the State and is considered nil index of what the results will be in all of the other cases. The opinion was from a unani mous court, and is considered a vic tory for Attorney General Lyon, who instituted the cases. The court rules that tho Blease appointees were not legal Incum bents of office for Hie fact, that they were appointed without the approval of the county delegation. Tho case is slinila" to the Green wood rural police caso and the de cision ls based on that case. lt is considered a slap at the Gov ernor's acts of making appointments of followers contrary to tho legis lature's wishes. The Attorney Cene ral demurred from the return of the defendants in tho case and his de murrer ls sustained. There were four cases against the township commissioners, bul all were tried together. S KN KC A NEWS IN BRIEF FORM. Basket Hall Team Hoses to Walhalla. Church Services. Seneca, May 14.-Special: Union services were hold in the Methodist church last Sunday, at which all the pastors were present. Hov. M. lt. Kirkpatrick did the preaching. Committees of three from each church have been appointed to con fer on matters relating to the ap proaching revival services, which will he hold in Seneca the latter part, of the month and early part of Juno. Union prayer meeting will he held in the Baptist church next Wednes day evening, preparatory to the ap proaching mooting. Ruskin Anderson, Jr., is quite sick, the Illness following an al tack of measles. Tho friends of H. L. Adams, for merly of Seneca, hut now of Char lotte, will ho pained to learn of his serious illness. Miss Marguerite Adams has re turned from a visit to Washington, D. C., and Charlotte. Mrs. Luke Vernor and children spent tho past week-end with the family of E. 10 Vernor at Richland. Tho program of tho commencement exercises of the high school will he given in full next week, which prom ise to surpass in interest any former exercise of the school. The game of basket ball played in Seneca between Walhalla and Seneca high school girls last Wednesday re sulted in a victory for the former, the score being 9 to 4. Major B. F. Sloan has returned from a visit of several davs to Green ville. T. E. Strlbllng, Jr.. visited home folks here Saturday and Sunday. Miss Carrie Hunter spent several days tho past week In Greenville. E. M. Cary spent Sunday with his family here. Drs. J. S. Strlbllng and E. C. Doyle are driving handsome now Ford runabouts. Miss Maka Harper tendered a de lightful party to her young friends last Friday evening. Janies Herndon was tho host to a number of his young friends last Fri day evening. Miss Emily Zachary, of Townvllle, is visiting the family or J. T. Law rence. Miss Helen Fant, of Walhalla, spent tho week-end with .Miss Verna .mnbiihgr'-1^ ? ' . " *WT? rroL George Font, of - Clemson, was also a week-end visitor to Sen eca. Clemson Barracks baso ball nine played Seneca last Saturday, t Ito ; game resulting favorably for Clem i son. A large number of pupils of tho I graded school and their friends, at j tended the basket ball game, between Seneca and Walhalla Monday, in which our girls wore again defeated. Miss Maggie Montgomery, of Chl corn College, came over on Monday afternoon to referee tho basket ball game at Walhalla. A move is on fool to run an excur sion to Tallulah Falls at an early dato for tho benefit of tho proposed new library building. The plan will doubtless prove successful, as ll will afford possibly the last opportunity to soo Hhs popular resort. A large ! delegation from Seneca will go. 1 Dr. W. R. Doyle and Wales Low ery are in Atlanta, where tho former goes to purchase an automobile, and the latter to buy a motorcycle. The latter ls becoming a popular mode of travel in Seneca, there being several in tho town already. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. P. Hopkins are moving this week into tho Hopkins house on Fair Play street. The Ladles' Missionary Society of tlie Presbyterian church will hold an open mooting next. Monday afternoon at tho home of Mrs. C. V. McCnroy. Tho members of tho various other missionary societies of tho town aro invited, and an Interesting occasion ls anticipated, lt is desired that tho ladies assemble promptly al. 4.30 o'clock, as the program will bo longer than usual, and it will be nec essary to begin promptly. ,|(>ll \ J. II HM I'll I Ll, DEAD. Heart Trouble Ended Lifo of Promi nent Carolinian. Washington, May ll. John J. Hnmphill, prominent, lawyer and for mer Congressman from South Caro lina, died suddenly last night ol' heart trouble after attending a ban quet. John James llcmphill was born?t Chester, S. C., on August 2f>. ISL), and was a son of James II. and Ha cho] io. ('Brawley) Homphlll. Grad uating in ISO!? from South Carolina College, ho studied law with his fa ther, being admitted to the bar in October, 1870. Prom IX7<> lo I8S2 he was a mem ber of Ibo Legislature. Ho served his district in the .National House of Representativos from 1882 to i s o 2, since when ho had been practicing In Washington. On December 23, 1803, ho was married to Miss Elizabeth S. Henry. In the summer of 1?I02 ho was ono of live candidates for United States Senator from South Carolina to suc ceed John L. McLaurin, Asbury C. Lat I mer winning in tho Democratic primaries. During his terms in Congress he took high rank In that body, being prominent in many debates, lie was a cousin of Major James C. Hemp hill, formerly editor of tho Charles ton News and Courier, now of Char lotto, N. C. WESTMINSTER SCHOOL TO CLOSE Exercises Muy 17 to 21-New? of ?People Coming und Hoing. Westminster, May 14.-Special: Tho commencement exercises of thc Westminster High School will be gin next Friday and will continuo through Tuesday, May 21. Tho com mencement sermon will be delivered by Rev. J, L. Slngelton, of Starr, S. C., next Sunday morning at eleven o'clock In tho school auditorium. Next 1'riday night the first event of commencement will he the ora torical contest by tho boys and girls from first through tho 5th grades, for the Lavender and Peden medals. Monday afternoon, May 20th, the debate for the Anderson medal will take,. place, and Monday night the girls' contest for the Strlbllng medal will be held. The noys' contes: for the Carter medal wi il take place Tuesday morn ing. Tho graduating exorcises will take placo, Tuesday night. Dr. D. M. Ram say, pr?sident of Greenville Female College, will deliver tho graduating address. George McDonald accompanied J. P. Quartormus last Wednesday to Columbia, where they expect to work this year. Mi's. Nettie White's music pupils will .five a recital in the Behool au ditorium next Thursday evening. An admit^ion foo of 10 cent;; will be charged to cover cost of obtaining nuditoriu m. J. Jft. Orr made a business trip to Greottifllle ono day last week. Miss Maude Simpson, who has been teaching in Columbia this win ter, l?*tjt home for her vacation, Mrs. W. H. (denn, of Easley, pass ed through here Tuesday on her way t?'Fair Play, where she expects to vlatb* her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John 1). Sheldon, for a few weeks** T. ?, Miller, of Greenville, was In townWSst week. Aijffh Durren gb, of New York, is in town ;t?-day. Ho ls visiting his bro ther,'John Durrough, of Fair Play. Mrs? Misses Winton and Heard. Essays-Myrtle Drown (Palmet to), "Character of Washington"; Ola G ru bbs (Issaquena), "Why Wo Should Encourage Music"; Estelle Badger (Palmetto), "Robert E. I/oe." Solo, "Angel's Serenade"--Flor ence H?trlck. Declamations-'Gdwin Hughs (Pal metto), "Emmet's Defense"; Luther Davis (Issaquena), "Retributive Justice"; Waddy Duncan (Issaque na), "Tho Traitor's Deathbed"; Clyde Brown (Issaquena), "Mothor, Gird My Sword Around Mo"; Marlon Moss (Issaquena), "Surry's Dream"; Gordon Fant (Palmetto), "The Sign ing of Ino Declaration." Vocal solo (selected)-Miss Hone Strother. Recitations-Idah Pitchford (Is saquona), "Tho Difo-Dont"; Anglo Fricks (Issaquena), "In the Chil dren's Hospital"; Grnco Beard (Pal metto), "Tho Death of Marmion". Chorus, "School Is 0\or"-High School. ^D^ba^--' * ,1^^^^^^|l^^^ii^^l^^^^^^^^^j^^^^ 'A to), Alice' Sanders, . Itvtby Garrett, Ansel Um berger; negative (Issaque na). Florence Tletrlck, 'Bertha Bit ter. Franc?s Earle. Solo, "Tho Palms" -Miss Kalle Schumacher. Selection-Will Hotrlck. Decision of judges. Grammar School Exercises. (Friday morning, 10,30 o'clock.) Song, "Swinging 'Neath tho Old Apple Tree"- -Pupils of f>th grado. Recitation, "A Small Hoy's Trou bles"-Janies Fennell (.'Id grade). Doll Drill-Ton gi ls of 1st grade. Recitation, "The First. Pair ot' Breeches"-DuPre Prtol (1st grade). Piano solo, "Thc unlval King" Ruth brown (5 th g ra 'e). Song, "Tho Homespun Dross" Sixteen girls of 2d and .'ld grades. Essay, "Great Men of South Caro lina"-Ruth Brown (fith grade). Dialogue, "Mice at Play" -Pupils of 'Mb an?i f>th grades. Songs, "Slumber Boat," "Tho Lit tle Elfman"-2d ? -ade. Recitation, "Pa. >dy on Cassabl anea"-Ralph Hotrlck (Ith grade). Brownie Drill-Ton boys of 1st grade. Recitation, "Jenny Entertaining Sister's Beau"-G ra co Grahl (3d grade). Piano solo, "Tho Miller and tho Mill"-Lucile White (f.th grade). Ten Lit He Daisy Girls -Girls of 1st grade. Song, "Mill May"- -4th grade, (?radonting Exercises, (Friday evening, 8 o'clock.) Mardi. Invoca! ion. Chorus-?"In tho Harbor We've Been Sheltered"-Graduating Class. Class Address Dr. George A. Wauchope. Duet, "King's Hussars"-Misses Kay and White. Salutatory- -Earl Beard. Class History- Myra Fant, Essay, "Thought, and Some of Its Achievements"- Filen Duncan. Duet, "Charge of the Uhlans" Misses Schumacher and Badger. (Mass Prophecy Theodosia Hughs. Essay, "Climbing tho Ladder"-? Eulah (irani. oration --Charles Hotrlck. Chorus, "Vacation Timo" -High School. Essay, "The High School Course and Some ol' Its Needs"--Lula Busch. Class Will Eunice Macaulay. Valedictory-Mary Ellon Wilson. Parting Odo-Graduating Class. Presentation of diplomas. Benediction, Cyclone at Tuscaloosa, Alu. Tuscaloosa^ May ll.-Extensivo damage y;r?s done by a cyclone which passed over Tuscaloosa to-night. Tho city is In darkness and wires aro down, making communication dim cult. Two negroes aro known to have been killed. Tho wind and rain wore accompanied by tho heav iest hall storm ever soon in this city. Many trees wero blown down and several small houses had tholr roofs torn off. An Infant was blown from its father's arms ns ho was walking down the street, but was not Injured.