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CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th, 1919
NUMBER 35
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NEW tomi CITY
GIVES PEISHING
ROM WELCOME
Nation as WeU as Metropo
lis Rejoices at Return of the
American Commander.
New York, Sept. 8.—General Persh
ing, after two years in command of the
ROY COPELAND DEAD.
Mr. ^oy Copeland, son of Mr.
R. J. Copeland, Sr., »of this city,
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died in Jacksonville, Fla., last Fri
day after a critical illness of Sev
eral days. The body was brought
here on Saturday 'afternoon and
interment held at the Presbyterian
Cemetery, Rev. Henry Stokes con
ducting the service.
Mr. Copeland was a native of
this place, but for several years
past had made his home in Charles
ton and Jacksonville. He was a
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to battle, returned to the United
Statees today. As he stepped ashore
from the huge liner Jjevaithan he was
handed a commission as general, a
rank previously held by only three
Americans—Grant, Sheridan and Sher
man.
The stern faced soldier was not
proof against the tribute of praise
which was roared from hundreds of
thousands of the throats of his fellow
citizens.
His voice trembled with emotion as
he responded to the greetings extend
ed by Secretary of War Baker in his
own behalf and that of the president
as well as the welcoming addresses of
representatives of the senate and the
house, the state and city.
As his car 'passed slowly through
the cheering multitudes which jammed
Broadway from the Battery to the city
hall, Pershing attempted in vain to
maintain his composure. At first he
replied to the cheers with the stiff sa
lute which military etiquette demands
but he was soon carried away by the
storm of applause twhlch swept In
great gusts about him. Rising to his
feet he waved bis cap about his head
with a boyish gesture which told how
deeply be was stirred, while the grim
lines of his bronzed face broke into a
smile.
New York did not exhaust its wel
come today. Wednesday he will ride
down Fiftb &venue-at -the head of the
first division of the regular army, thf
iasm before which no man could have
remained unmoved.
The great canyon which forms (New
York’s financial district, today the fi
nancial heart of the world, was a bed
lam of noise and a riot of color. Every
window in the huge skyscrapers was
packed and even the cloud-piercing
roofs had their quotas. From these a
storm of many colored confetti de
scended on the surging crowds be
neath.
The enthusiasm of the spectators
found vent in one unrehearsed inci
dent which was received by General
Pershing with apparently mingled feel
ing. As he entered the §ity hall flank
ed by Governor Smith and Mayor Hy-
lan a woman burst past the police
guards and implanted a sound kiss on
his cheek. Another woman, stirred to
emulation, attempted to repeat Hhe
feat, but the general raised his hand
in supplication: “Oh, Madam/’ he
said, “please don’t. Not that.”
The ceremony at the city hall where
General Pefshing was officially wel
comed 4o-New -York was^^
the mayor had delivered his address
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a short reply the party emerged again
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the first battle ever fought on Europ
ean soil by American soldiers.
Surrounded by comrades, humbler
^in station but who have offered their
all just as freely in the cause of liber
ty, General Pershing first reglimpsed
his native land. When the huge Le-
vaithan nosd her way through the
mists off the Jersey coasts the general
stood upon the deck with the famous
“composite regiment,” 3,000 picked
American soldiers known as “Persh-
J ng , s own.”
Just after the general walked down
the gang-plank at Hoboken, Secretary
of War Baker, handed him his com
mission as full general,
v Standing behind, and completely hid-
^ jpden by the imposing figure of the gen-
* ral was a little boy trying to look
ery dignified and soldierly. He was
Sergeant” Warren Pershing, the com-
mander-in-chief’s only surviving child.
When the general received his com
mission he turned to his soq and
handed him the document with an in
junction to keep it safe. The “ser
geant” kept it safely allright but later
on. in the great crowd at the city hall
he got separated from his father, much
to the dismay of the general. When the
hoy was recovered his father asked
him anxiously:
"Warren, have you got the commis
sion?”
“Yes sir,” replied the “sergeant,”
promptly.
•’Well see that you hold on to it.”
Among a little army of welfare
workers who greeted General Persh
ing were fifty girls, three of whom
were decorated for bravery under fire
while serving with the first division.
But it was reserved for New York to
begin the real ovation to the return
ing hero. Four hours before the ar
rival “the Battery” was thronged with
patient thousands. As the little boat
wKh its distinguished- party steamed
up to the pier an uproar began such
as Manhattan probably never had
heard. From thousands of factories
anti vessels steam sirens qbrieked out
raucous welcome but vainly tried to
• drown the roar of cheers which rose
and fell and rosV again.
At first General Pershing seemed to
be anfferlng more from embarrassment
than any other emotion. He walked
A swiftly from the landing stage to his
gaily decorated automobile and settled
himself down in his seat like a man
who has an important Journey to make
k and wants tb get it over with as quick
ly as possible. But as the long pro
cession of cats started up Broadway
’ he was engulfed in a flood of enthus-
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GENERAL SESSIONS COURT
NOW IN SESSION
OTTO GARRETT KILLED
BI PEACE OFFICER
wide eirele of friends in the city
who were grieved to learn of his
death and whose sympathy goes
out to the bereaved father, broth
ers and sisters, in their sad bereave
ment.
Judge R. W. Memminger, of Charles
ton, Presiding. Eight Pleas of
Guilty.
Laurens, S. C„ Sept. 10, (Speiacl)—
The Court of General Sessions con
vened Monday morning with Judge R.
W. Memminger, of Charleston, presid
ing and all of the other officials in j
their accustomed places. Judge Mem
minger, in his charge to the grand
jury, criticized the condition of the
court house, saying that it should be
kept more cleanly and that necessary
repairs ahettfd maitr-inore profnpt^
ly. In an interesting description of
English court proceedure, he pointed
out where the English had made ad
vances and this country fallen behind,
particularly in the matter of transac
tion of business. The many delays
caused by the objection to jurors by
attorneys and the absence of witnesses
as well as the difficulties of securing
competent jurors on account of the
exemptions granted in this country,
he pointed out as practices which the
English had gotten away from and
urged their discouragement here.
There have been eight pleas of
guilty and four cases sent to trial
since court convened. Among the cas
es to be disposed of during the re
mainder of the week are those of Fur
man Abercrombie, who shot his uncle.
Magistrate Abercrombie, last Thurs
day night, and Magistrate Woods, who
killed a negro while attempting to
make an arrest Friday night. Neither
case is expected to take up much time.
„ ,Tbe following had entered pleas of
guilty up until the time of adjournment
yesterday:
James Beeks, petit larceny, 30 days
or $100.
Ben Hill, petit larceny, 30 days or
$100. • 1
Roy Sanders, house-breaking and
larceny, 30 days. •
Will Anderson, laficeny, 30 days or
$100.
Magistrate Woods Shoots When Ne
gro Makes Show of Resisting Arrest.
Laurens, S. €., Sept. 10, (Speiacl)—
While attempting to make an arrest
of Otto Garrett, colored, at a colored
church in the Mount Bethel commun
ity of Sullivan township Friday night,
Magistrate N. B. Woods shot and mor
tally wounded Garrett who died the
following day. Magistrate Woods
placed himself in the hands of the
sheriff immediately after the shooting
and was granted bail by Judge Mem-
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Lfu^Gommos-Bleatt -Court -Mon-
day morning.
According to evidence adduced at
the inquest Sunday morning, Magis
trate Woods had been asked to come
to the meeting at the church so that
his presence would improve the order
of certain unruly elements. Arriving
there he was informed that Otto Gar
rett had a pistol concealed about his
person. Going into the church he
called Garrett «ut and told him that
he would have to search him for the
pistol. He was leading him out of
the church, said Mr. Woods, and wfls
Just outside the door when Garrett
brushed against him violently and
made a flourish as if to draw his pis
til. Thinking, he said, that his own
life was in danger and the darkness
preventing him from seeing the exact
movements of the negro, Mr. Woods
quickly drew his own pistol and fired
one shot which struck somewhat in
the rear of Garrett’s side and took
effect In the abdomen.
COLLEGE OPENS. ’
The formal opening of the Pres
byterian College of South Carolina
was held Tuesday morning in* the
college auditorium with an enroll
ment of 160 students present. Af
ter brief preliminary exercises, the
students were assigned to classes
and plans made to begin regular
class work at once. All of last
year’s faculty is back again with
the exception of Dr. Horatio
Hughes, and there are tw’o new-
and the procession was resumed.
As the proCessibtt advanced uptown
steam sirens grew few but at a steel
foundry two hilfcky former “dough
boys” whose somewhat grimy khaki
trousers explained how they had beat
en their swords into pruning hooks,
proved that the American soldier has
not an unjust reputation for ingenuity.
They had erected an enormous piece
of sheet iron oh the pavement and
with two hammers made a racket
which seemed to please them, what
ever were the feelings of their neigh
bors. A little further on a large junk
shop provided an ancient church bell
which three girls banged lustily with
hammers.
On the arrival at his hotel the gen
eral retired immediately to thp suite
which had been reservefl for him.
There he lunched privately with his
son and sisters, Miss May Pershing of
Lincoln, Neb., and Mrs. D. M. Butler.
After luncheon he received a number
of visitors, including Senator Warren,
of Wyoming, his father-in-law, and
William Jennings Bryan, who is a fel
low guest in the hotel.
9o many invitations have been ex
tended to General Pershing that he
decided today to prolong his stay here
until Thursday, leaving for Washing
ton that night.
At a conference today final plans
were made for the parade Wednesday.
The commander agreed to ride at the
head of the line all the way down from
110th Street at Washington Square in
stead of dropping out to review the
procession which will be five and a
half miles long, Including all the artil
lery and other equipment of the First
Division. It will take two and a half
hours to pass the reviewing stand.’
The machinery of the war and agri
cultural departmepts were set in mo
tion today to obtain the release of Ki-
dron, General Pershing’s sorrel horse,
held in quarantine at Newport News,
In order that he may be ridden by the
commander in the parade. General
Pershing has been mounted on Kidron
in all of the parades in which he has
appeared in Europe.
In order to obtain the release of Ki
dron it will be necessary to obtain an
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order from Secretary of Agriculture
Houston. In the event that the horse
does not arrive in time for the parade,
Pershing will be mounted on Captain,
owned by the New York police depart
ment.
Mr. John Henry of Greenville
spent the week-end in town.
Douglas Williams, petit larceny, 30
days or $100
Simpsop Allen, violation of prohibi
tion law, 6 months; sentence suspend
ed on payment of $50 or service of two
months.
Hughey Choice, assault and battery,
3 months or $75,
Douglas Reeder, charged with forg
ing a check on the account of the late
T. J. Weathers at the Laurens Nation
al Bank, was found not guilty.
Joe Stoddard was found guilty of as^
sault and battery and carrying con
cealed weapons. Sentence had not
been passed upon him last night.
The case of John Henry Hunter,
charged v.ith seduction, was in the
hands of the Jury last night.
The case of Porter Irby, charged
with the murder of Will Jeter on the
J. H. Sullivan place, is now being
tried.
Solicitor Blackwell said last night
that the court will be engaged the rest
of the week and that a few minor cases
will be carried over to'the next term.
The Grand Jury made^the following
presentment:
FinaU Presentment of the Grand Jury.
To the Presiding Judge:
The Grand Jury has passed on all
bills handed it by the Court:
By committees, it has kept in touch
with the administration of the affairs
of the County.
It finds that the Court House is in
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need of repairs and recommends that
the necessary repairs for the preserva
tion of the building and the comfort
and convenience.of the officers located
threin be made promptly. The offices
are not kept In as sanitary condition
as they shouid be, in the* opinion of
the jury. This condition should be
remedied Proper cases should he
provided for the preservation and
protection of the public records of the
County. Some of the Record Books of
the Clerk’s office have recently been
re-bound at considerable expense and
this expense should be avoided in the
future by a better system of shelving
and handling of these books.
The jail, as heretofore referred to
in many presentments, is unsanitary,
and to a large extent unfit for habita
tion. In view of the fact that it is
contemplated to erect a new jail as
soon as sufficient funds are available,
the Jury hesitates to recommend ex
tensive, and really necessary, repairs
at this tihme. However, it does recom
mend thait the sewerage and sanitary
condition of the jail be continuously
looked after, and that necessary re
pairs to keep it sanitary be made so
that the health of the inmates may not
be impaired.
The Poor Farm, operated by the
County for the support and mainten-
partment of Biology, and Prof.
Sturgeon in the department of
Chemistry. Coach Walter A.
Johnson, athletic director, is back
again and has already begun foot
ball practice with what promises to
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lie the .strongest team in the State*.
President Douglas expressed
himself as highly gratified over the
opening and feels that the coming
session is to be one of the T>est in
the history of the institution.
PWC SCHOOLS H WE
Session Began on Monday
With Largo Attendance-
Several Changes in Faculty.
The opening session of the Clin
ton public schools held Mbnday
morning bad an auspicious beg^n-_
i<» i 4he d^fMng , ^itS^cTairgest enrollment in
DARING FIREMEN
RESCUE 8 WOMEN
.FORM PARTNERSHIP. .
Messrs. W. G. King and John
W. Little, two of the city’s clever
young men, have purchased the
business of King’s Cash Grocery,
and will conduct it in the future
under the firm name of King &
both had considerable experience
and are quite popular among their
friends who are 'predicting that
they will enjoy a profitable busi
ness.
SELLS SfORE ROOM.
Mr. D.-E. Tribble has recently
sold the store building on Mnsgrove
Street no woccupied by II. L. Alex
ander. to' Mr. L. S. Henderson of
Blairs.
ance of the paupers has been inspect
ed. Five inmates are residents there
at this time, residing in the old build
ings. The porches to these buildings
are in exceedingly bad repair, and the
sills of the buildings are badly de
cayed. The buildings occupied are, in
the ^pinion of the committee examin
ing 'same, dangerous. The inmates
should be better housed than they are;
otherwise they are supported in rea
sonable comfort. -
The roads and bridges of the Coun-
ty are reported by the..committee to be
in bad condition, and this is confirmed
by the Jury generally. Some perma
nent improvements, however, are being
made. It appears that work is done
from time to time on roads and bridges
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in the way of repairs and the bills
for same are paid before the work is
inspected. This is expensive and un
business-like and should not be. We
recommend that no work be paid for
till it is inspected by some responsi
ble officer and we also recommend the
increased use of machinery on the
One of Bravest Rescues in New York
in Years When Women Saved at
Fire. Engineman Hero.
New York, Sept. 6.—Cool work by
five firemen saved three women from
death at a fire which partly destroyed
the five story*tenement at No. 247 Clin
ton street last night. While thous
ands watched in the street below, Mrs.
Anna Callahan, her daughter Nellie,
and Mrs. Margaret Thornton were car
ried to the street in safety, after hav
ing been trapped on the top floor and
burned by the flames. The firemen
who made the rescue were Timothy
O’Leary Engine Co. No. 15; Bat
talion Chief Walter Johe.s, 'Charles
Little, dealing exclusively in fancy
groceries. JTlifi- new—owueffl-dwrve’ John Scanlon aud William
Hartman, of Truck Co. No. 6. “Smoky
Joe” Martin, Deputy Fire Chief, in
charge, said it was one of the bravest
series of rescues he hid seen in years.
The fire was discovered ^>n the sec-
-•nd floor of the building Just before
six o’clock. Following the stairway
it made rapid headway and before the
shouts of those on the lower floors
could warn them, residents oh the top
floor were cut off by the. spread of the
flames. Other occupants of the build
ing rushed to the fire escapes in the
rear and made their way safely to the
ground. ==^-r—
O’Leary, who lives near the scene
of the fire, and was on a day’s leave,
arrived before the apparatus and saw
Nellie Callahan hanging from the win
dow of an apartment on the fifth floor
shrieking for help. O’Leary rushed up
through the adjoining building, and
after great effort succeeded in drag
ging her.to a ledge and thence into the
other tenement. As he moved along
the ledge inch by inch the crowd iaJhe
street below watched in silence; and
the history of the schools. Formal
exercises were held in the audi
torium and short addresses were
made by" the superintendent and
several ministers of the city. The
new. year’s work was entered.upon
with a degree of earnestness that
gives promise of 'a successful ses
sion for the schools.
The complete faculty as announc
ed by the.superintendent and board
of trustees, is as follow’s:
The teachers for this session are:
First Grade—'Misses Xita Moore
and Evie Shands.
Second Grade—Misses Ellne El
lison and Moll Burgess.
Third Grade—Misses Oleo Bald
win and Nancy Owens.
Fourth Grade—Misses Essie
Young and Nell Payne.
Fifth Grade—Misses Nona Mar
tin and Gertrude Smith.
Sixth Grade, Miss Olive Cham-
bless.
Seventh Grade—Miss Sara
James.
High School—Mot hemat ics, Miss
Lucy Riser; Latin and French,
Miss Frances Andersmi-English
and History, Miss Emma Wright;
Science, Miss Marie Hall; Music,
Miss Emily Hutson.
Lydia *'!«tt'Mfcrho©l—Miss Mary
Bean and Miss Sabin.
Adult School at Clinton Mills—
Miss Beatrice Sloan.
Adult School at Lydia Mill—
Mrs. Annie Oxner.
. Superintendent—A. C. Daniel.
A BAPTIST CONFERENCE.
— TliercAPill he a._conference of all
the Baptist churches of the Lau
rens Association to be held with the
First Baptist Church of Laurens,
1 FridaySeptember Hhh. beginning
at -10—Vclock. Every Baptist
church within the Association j*
expected to send at least throe rep-
resentat ives. Dinner will be served
by the ladies of the First Baptist
Church. — . ' ' .
when it was seen that the two were
safe they gaVe a ihighfy cheer.
The fire apparatus had arrived
meantime and streams of water were
being poured into the building. Hardly
had O'Leary taken Nellie Callahan to
safety when two other women appear
ed in windows on the top floor, from
which smoke and flames were issuing.
Chief Jones and Miller went through
the building next door, and with
OT^eary reached the top floor windows
just as Mrs. Callahan was about to
jump to the street. The three firemen
made a human chain with their bodies
roads instead of hand work as being an( j j onPS H ucceeded in grasping Mrs.
A BUSINESS CHANGE.
Mr. E. E. Stanton has severed
his connection with the firm of
Stanton-& Johnson, and the busi
ness is now being run under the
name of Workman Company. Mr.
Rion Workman, until recently city
clerk of Laurens, is mm connected
with the firm and has entered uponr
his new duties.
liss expensive and productive of a
more lasting improvement.
We note with gratification that
many of the school districts of the
County are taking advantage of the
State aid for lengthening school terms
to seven months, where the local funds
are insufficient for the purpose. Also
that better school buildings are be
ing provided by bond issues or other
wise. —. ‘ „
The Grand Jury has not gone, to the
expense of having the books df the
different county officials audited. So
far as it appears to the committee ex
amining the offices, they are properly
kept. Settlement with the Comptrol
ler General’s office was witnessed by
the foreman and the public funds of
the County appeared to be properly ac
counted for by the respective officers
making settlement.
In conclusion, we wish to thank the
Presiding Judge and the officials of
the County for wise suggestions giv
en us as well as for courtesies extend
ed to us.
S. JI.WILKES,'
Foreman of Grand Jury.
Callahan around the waist, and after
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superhuman effort, pulled her to safe
ty. She was badly burned around the
face and head.
At the same time another thrilling
rescue was being made by Scanlon
and Hartman of Mrs. Thornton. The
woman,, desperate, had gone to the
ledge beneath her window and was
crouching ready to jump when the
two firemen rushed up an aerial lad-
. The eTtd of which felt a few feet
short. Hartman, steadied E)y SScanion,
twisted his logs around tbe ladder and
grasped the woman. The two swung
in mid-air for a moment with the
crowd breathless below, «nd then
Scanlon succeeded in pUtBng both to
ward the ladder and the woman was
taken down safely.
ATTENDING COURT.
Messrs. 1). E. Tribble, A. Ben
nett, W. W. Harris B. F; Cope
land, petit jurors, and Henry Na
bors and Joe R. Adviir of the grand
jury, are attending eriniinal court
now in session at Laurens.
WELCOME FOR PRINCE.
People of Ontario Town Greet Son of
KOmt Geonrei ——
NEW FILLING STATION.
Mr. E. E. Stanton is erecting a
North Bay, Ont., Sept. 3.—The Prince
of Wales was given a warm welcome
here today. He arrived at 10 o'clock
and Mayor Ferguson conducted nim
to a decorated platform in the railroad
spare where he heard an address of
welcome.
The prince replied briefly and then
inspected the veterans assembled. He
held a reception for the relatives of
those who had fallen in the war ami
spoke sympathetically to each of thenv.
modern filling station on the corner decorations were presented and tbe
prince, accompanied by the mayor, -
of Woodrow and Carolina Avenue
next to the residence of Mr. B. L.
King. ' \
took a short drive around the town.
The prince left for Sudbury at 11:15
o’clock. - *