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VO)LUME XXXV. LAURENS, sour" CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1919. IUBR2 PLAC[D ON RU[L Sharp Curtailment of Coal is Demanded ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS INCLUDED Criticil Situationi Bronithilt on by Strike of Coal Miners Calls for Drastic 31letsures by the Oovern ment. Fuel aid Li'ghts Curtailed After 4 P. 31. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 29.-Far reaching restrictions of coal consumptioln throughout the southern region of the United States Railroad Administra tion were issued here tonight 'by the Regional Coal Committee. The orders, effective at noon Mionday, December 1, provide chiefly that: Stores and office buildings may use heat, light and power only between 9 a. im. and 4 p. ni. Drug stores for selling drugs only, are excepted. Theatres, moving picture shows and other public amusement places may use heat, light or power only between 1 p. in. and 10:30 i). in. Industries, except public utilities and plants engaged in continuous pro cesses that cannot be interrupted, may lie operated only .11 hours a week. No ornamental lights, white way, or other unnecessary street lights, out line lighting, electric signs or illium inated hillboards are to be .operated The committee Is acting under the wartime ipowers of the United States Fuel Administration and it announced that "inl ca:s of refisal to comliply wit tic hes regucc latitonls cor. supplie1 s or ( lect ric currenit will be cut off and whl're it apipears that a vlob1iuon of law is i'nvolved federal ditriet -!tol neys will be asked to act."I All territo-y cast of tile \fissi.sippic -and south of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers, except Virginia and WVest Vir ginia, is affected by Ihe order which coinnittee memibers said 'was madc imperative because of the continued Strike of soft coal lciners. 'The an nouineeiceeit to tile public, which shows certaini otheri exceptions in ad dition to those for drug stores follows in part: "Imliiediate and sharp curt ill mient of 1jie use of fuel by consilers inl the first flive classes of the Fiuel Adiniccis I rationi's preference list, has be COMO iecessary. Thin progra im cne be coies effective at. noon .londay, De cember ist, 1919, throughout the t e r *Atory under the jurisdiction of this comiitciltee texcept tle state of Vir -iiiia. where he fuel situation is ad minisiterd largely by IIhe l'ochthol tas regional coal comiitteel. In i1 territory are the states of North Car ,olina, Soutih Carolina, ennessee, Ken tuccky, Georgia, Florida. Alabama, 3ssissipci and Louisiana east of the 3l issis.sipi rivyer. "Thecc reguc ltios, whlichc aply ailike. to concsumeitrs now% r'ctiving coal fromi thle rail roads anad to t hose w ho have ~.tocks on ' ,or who are uising elec trc powe'tr at or light furinished by publi' ic private pliants, are as fol - lows: " . No ornuamecntal l ightls, wvhitec way ofther' thani niecessary strceet lights, outlIine l ightin g, (.1ecrie slgnus or 11 )uminicatt'd hillbioards are to lie opetrat ed. TPhis clot's not a ffect st reelt Iightini g ces'mar y for the( safet y of the pubhiIc. 2. Stores, mianuifacturcing plant s and wacrehcouases mu cst not use eleecrIc orc gas lights: ('xcee 'tfcey lighct., exceplt bet'Wen' tlc'he iciir of 9 a. nc. ani' -I p. mi. "Exceptilion (A) . I rucg stores ( for thue :sale of crugs onily,'excepct bctweenc thIe hcourcs of '. a. mi. anid -I p. mi.) acnd resjtaur antis mi ay cectmain optci accord - ing to presen~ct schedulcle, hcul cust ciur tail niiuiber ofl lighuts .1 11Cr cecnt. "lxceopt ion (10I. l{aii IlroadE tat ions, hotels, hcospita.s telephonelc~ telegraph and~c niew spaper olfinc arce not) i ncludcc (-c inc so fair ais ncessar liV ightinig is "Oixpt'i n (C.Lgh'dayb s ed in offlices (if cmanufacturing plants for neccessar'y aictouin g lilrpios~es at ancy timeii. "1l'xcepitioni II). ('enierial anid o~ffi(c lights moust b' cutl off at .1 p. mi. ini opertionici oif vital inuitr iis is inivol ''I'xceioci ( f). \Iovilig iul0tccc (Continued on oag wEigit' IIAURI.ENS 11APTIS''S GO OVER 111F TOP Oversubscribe Quota in 75-MI'llion DrIve by Large Amount. Waterloo aid Mount.vllle Cn'p0lete Canvas. The Uturens Baptist Association will exceed its quota in. the 75-Million drive by near $100,000.00, predicted Rev. S. H1. Tenlenian, organizer for the Association last night, when asked as to tho latest returns from the vari ous churches. $351,450.00 had already been officially' reported at that hour, said Mr. Tetipleman, and -only two churches, those at Waterloo and ,.\iountville, had made final reports, so it is confidently -to be erpected that <mite a large sum will yet be added to the total. The Association's quota was $285,133.00. At Waterloo and Mountville, Mr. Teipleman added, every member of both churches had been approach and signed up, not a member failing to enter a subscrip tion. With few exceptions every church in the Assoclation had passed its quota yesterday evening. Four churches, those of Poplar Springs, Durbin Creek, Langston and Mt. Gallagher had not reachedl the coveted goal yes terday evening, but their canvasses were as yet incomplite and Mr. Tem pleman was confident that they. would oversubscribe their ;quotas if they had not. already (lone so. Bethany and Beutlah churcihes had not as yet re ported. "All of the churches of the county and all of the congrelations have (Is ilay ed a wonderful spirit in the cai paign," said Mr. Tempileman, "and are to be congratulated iiioii the magnii cent report that has been made so far. While we received a large amount of Money in siuscriptions and cash, for a grealt paIt ca1 mc in cash, this is not the hig;-.est thing in the campaign. The clhu rclies have gone tirough a sifiting process, many alleged leaders vith small visions will lind themselves supi liereejld by younger imien wiose ideas are In keeping with tihe marvel ous times 4 whicih wo live. . The en listimlenit of a vast army who will be ill sympathy withi the great programi necessary at tIls tline, will save the ehurhel froi being s luperceded by ou t ide orgaIlizatiols." The subsciiptions of the vraininig churches as reported up1 to last eveii Ing were as follows: 'lhur1ch Apportioned Gave aiturens.. ....$ 76.500.00 $102,037.50 Clinto 2...... 5,. 3275.0 Cross,;% 11111 . 5,00.01) 16,3 . ..0 huest nut Itiidge 10,())1).) I 1)10.00 Friendshlip . . . 10,000.0 1(),5(0.04 Iabun C(reek . . 0,)66.04 11,302.00 \Warriorl Creek 1.000.00 13,827.0 illgihlaind Home 7,500.00 8,000.0 1.:uu'orld .... .. 75-)0.0() 7,532.50 Mouintville 7.500.0) 8,S 12.5 '; l'o pect . . 100 1,701 Waterloo ...... , .00 Iethaba ra . 5. .. 1 5.1) 0 ('ray ('ourt ..000 ..000 \it. P'leasanitt .0.. ( ;,21S.00 P'rincveton ..l .. .71 !f i'ni n .le )1. .. . . 55040 I..5. lI cavyerdlam . . ..* 0014 ~~to t'alivaryv.. .......1000 ,X. .\I . Olive .......1000 11t;0 ih'lllview..........I*1014 15.0 G oldlville .. ...0 ,~sl~l ienidersoni . . .. 1.0.1 211.1 ! ol1(ly rove .. I.0101 650 I .dI............,00.001 :1,275.00 (ha lno3- . 10,000l.00~ 1,500.00) ('llt ii 1cr 10,'o 06m4.00i 11,t30.0 l~ii lioti(l 10,0t00eel .0n of ,lie 7.a00 1;ei ol'e~tit 7,500.0- 0 t he ,000.00ie I h ii'iiiied 1)111 S00e is (ii707.50 to ni~ike report0a thisI .15.(' 00 >-V.S ftoni 5,000.00boi a 5,ew5.00 u~i said 5,000.i00 t 6,000.00 li~l Sift01 tt1.iin 5, i 50 .0 ii Ga,21t.ll I tuli' 1,lii 0.li is I (nit 0o in the resttoot1t0of 0 leon. 1,235.00 ~fThe ra montn meig t f the cham STORES CLOSE AT FOUR P- M. Stringent Fuel Regulations ilnve Ef fect on Local Conditions. Tile effects of the bituminous coal miners' strike were brought home to Laurens people , yesterday afternoon at four o'clock wihen all stores in the city excepting those selling food, closed their doovrs :and proprietors and helpers went 11%ope. This action was taken following the order pub lishedl in the morn'ing papers that such establishments were not only forbid den the use of heat and lipts but were forbidden to remain oi)en. Th order of the fuel administration, as read by store-keepers and others the (lay before, were construed to mean that such establishments could remain, o0e)ni but were not to use heat or lights, IDoubt had been expressed here whether or not the order of the fuel administration as to lights and pow er, as )romulgated for the nation, would apply to such towns as Laurens wh ich uses hydro-electric power rather than steam power. This doubt was set at rest yesterday, however, when specifln instructions were sent out classifying such towns with all the rest of the nation. Unless these or ders are changed, the same rules ats are in effect in other parts of tile country will be in effect here. Mr. Lamar Smith, secretary of the Laurens Cotton Mills, said yesterday afternoon that unless his mill is able to obtain coal today the mill would have to shut down tonight. The mill las flve carloads of coal in tile local freight yard, he said, but the govern nent had tied it up and may not re lease it.' The Watts Mills, which runs mainly by hydro-elecric power, has a considerable supplly of coal for sup plementary 11s and wNould not be ef fected 1)y the strike for some tlime ex cept for the government restrictions. DiRIVE IIBEIN MADE CHRItSTM.AS S1-:A.\i$ Little Stamps to be Phlaed fill Lhefers and Pac1nkas InI .ld (if .inft-luieir elosis ('amnpaign. The Red Cross Ch1ris:na-; Se i paign, carried on 11nnall1y by the l 111 Cross in Its aII ni-tubercilar work, o!) ened .\Monday illorning and bil <i0 tinie for tenI (av18 o 11 ill., w-lich tiime tile little ChrIistilias 5-. for piutting onl letters and lesN will be !!oldl in Laurens as w Ii :. a Itrghout tile nlationl. .\r. i". I"..N -k-sb c a o i of 1te (illli. il for (i um :I Mrs. W. 1). V.'rga um I.. chan ml:m~ frI the cit3y wv.h \lr.. Ath -' I Na. . as sistanit ch i ma . .:-. I . t pg is acting as :ee 1 11y a d manlu . As is ah:8m I 1: by a :-r . many powl",% Iho Ii:li t ri a-l seals ore :-old th1rot'alm t ilho nationl and thev proege-L la ( re <-N - d :. ) A camll paign for wiping out tuberculosis. I siyear the. %:\.ik w :, not <ar iet4d n h ti the p.l ie's 3nte rv 8 and103 it was'mi bps nll'o atmt thte7'4ale. Thius yearl howe'u (Ir, a hirger (amlpaignI is lllannedi~ Inan! has Oeer been'l puit Onl and it is hop'd Ithat a large stum will be realiz/edl. Already a large number)1' lo bsiness5 houses0 andI to $5.04) worth of staip~lis, but11 it. is hopt4ed tt mlore inflivbllaa!- wilI pr (ihase iln1 largerI or3 snith l.-r amounb1; (osts i I (ent and( Ithey 11)ty be purt has l''or the (01nvenoni'ce of ths who1 '.~ desire to) buy3' tem a loothi witl be' p'laced Inl th lposm0' IfIPiclbb and1 liere sio w0111iill a l be 1 m de for' thilr putr ('luase e'ls(leher. ill ll)ry a||1 tihe <'nntint iftes~o < t)sf t tllty l sefim n w(1illS arivcag fsls n tu may be bough~I) t ti(hee asr wlloo as i .\lr. lb. . iliti rcivte attygram forterday forning ~ anno~unin fthey df tofu t is st r -i-yw.rs 1 I LONG SESSION OF CONGRESS BEGINS No Opening Day Featiures. Interest Centered in President's message T1 o dity. ,Enll-of-War 31easure to be Pressed by Lodge. Washington Dec. i.-,Most of the features usually attenling the open ing were Icking today at the conven Ing of the second session of the Sixty sixth congress. After perfunctory sessions, at which the annual appropriation estimates aggregating $-,865,000,000 were pres ented, boi senate and house .adjourn ed 11ntil tomlorrow when 11-1resid en t Wilson's message will be read and legislative work started in earnest. The senate was In session 12 min utes and the house remained techni cally at work for hours, but consid ered only minor bills requiring unan imous consent. The President's message, which Is to be read separately in tue sbnate and house, went. to the printer today and is expected to be brief. Mr. Wilson's illness prevents its delivery in per son ald also caulsed a slight change in the opening program. Instead of appointing committees to "wait" on1 the president, the senate and house 4ind their committees send a note to Mr. Wilson notifying him or the new session. The note was delivered to Secretary Tumiulty, who replied that the president \woul]d tralsilit his message tomorrow. There were no outward develop ments today regarding future disiosi tion of the German peace treaty and leaders were informed that the presi dent probably would not discuss it in his message. It was understood that upon resubmitting the treaty the president would send a special mes sage to the senate. Senator Lodge, tlie Republican lead er and chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, said he hoped sooni to press his resolution to declare the war Wit h Gernuy at an end, but indicated no immediate action was probable. ''he senati e will begin consideration of import ant legislation tomorrow when it takes up the Cummins rail road bill with its ant i-strike provi vions. Senate leaders'will ii rge prompt nction. but much parliamentary debate is xpecteld. Initial work of the house is to be coifiled lar to the annual approii riation hills. Few iew hills were litroduced to 'ay in the house and none in the s;n a Ie. The seint' Demiocratic steering c'(.l mitte''' w'ill imieet tomorrow to consider routiine affairs bil as the immiliediate leg-islative prograil is generally de tined. no atioil tow-ird framing a m1n mrity.svileduile is expected. LA\REllNS FOLKhS Witiiied 31hteline 4 'arries I'lsseigers 4O. er City fron rInlilty Iidge %hool Adv.eintuirouis spirits aimoing thle baal rensi clizenryii3 havie Ituni Ithe nov'.el ex lwien (ce duirings t he past two dayvs of ridiing lildre(Is of feet tip in the ;tiii ini ani aeropllanet beintg (operated herie( by thle Tlraymorec Aer ia l'Toiurs. Th'Ie aeroplaniet with its clew of aviators te avIators via the air route and the helpers via aultomoblhie amd railroad. Thel outit is locnted near the Tlritnity It idge school, abot tfour t iles froii as often'i as Passengertis iiay b~e fo(und(. Intc'iden tally', it nmay tb' sid. I ta the ntove'lty of lit hiig lis long since te aviators, tihe ilighits beiing ('on1 duct( ed( ats a st riit l business troptosi of leole hav~e undertakent Ih liIighits thused over' the iride's. It is undiier here' for se'veral daysv louet'r. I'iinat details weret comipleliuhitys. totrday in a dh-al bcy whviich .\lr. \\'. It. 1in ghit sohl th in' :' a'r tf.arm a ( .ioiniing Itis own'.I Place't wi h h it bought (*hi stot, thutgh it is untdcrstood Ihailt .\lrv. N. 12. I: t on.iii, ot tisu eoa ty, is l lak' hart of it. 1- was sohll it tha rm of $10 perlii acead te deal V. a ha tdh-d i rot h ilm I trij lienalty oma nyi. .\l. Il. iIantua , locat I ri 're otntat li' IN (tREAT DRIVE BaptistH 1ave MP iniost leacied Six lillion Mark. Far Above the Qiota. Columbia, Dec. 2.-With reports far fronm complete a total of $5,858,876 had been reached by South Carolina Bap tists in their drive .for $5,500,000 up until a late hour last night. These figures give the denomination. more than the amount asked by over $300, 000 and reports are still coming in. Thirty-three association had report ed last night, leaving five yet to send in figures anl it is confidently be lievel that. when these five are re ceived over $6,000,000 will have been reached. Out of the 33 associations reporting many were incomplete, as maiy as 20 church in some of the distrkits fail ing to relport. Leaders of the cam paign last night predicted that the $7,000,000 mark 'would be passed be fore next Sunday when the drive of flcially ends. 'Enthusiasm is still running high and churches that had already raised tiAeir qluotas were at work all day yes terday and this will continue until ev ery member from the large cly to the remotest hamlet is reached. The Rev. Thomas J. Wiatts. publicity director, said last night. he was confildlent that. when final reports were available for the work Sunday they would show that. at least- $6,000,000 had been raised on that one day alone. No relaxation will be manifested during the remaining days of the drive and every indication is that the state will exceed its (Itiota by a million and a half dollars. "Keep the good work going, no slackening of pace," is the advice given to teams and canvassers here last night. Only five associations have failed to make any reports andi they are expect ed to Send in their statnements today, Of ithe 33 already accointed for much more inoney .will 'ic reported as the work is'progressing in all church com munlities. Yesterday the First church, at Chester, raised its Sunday amount 'of $67,000 to $80,000 and will still work on. The Ciadel Square church at Charl 'stoll reported $158,000 and the First at Gaffney $85,000. Lawton ville at Estill repiortedI $21,800 and the Central at Greenvili reportid that it woild reach fle $1110,00)0 liuark. in ('oltuimbia teams of canvassers WIle t: Work all day, but no 1moniey a s uitied last niight. ''lie canvass ing will contilnue all the Week despite tile fact that "oltunithia churches, like liost others, have already oveisib serihedA. I eaders announiced last. night Ilat a iiistalk had been miade in thIe tiuota of Ile Second itplisl church of ('oliinhia an1d illsead of $;3,000 the atin oun11t slhould have been $2T00. This hIttler <quota the church will reach 1.f14 re' the clid of the week. IlIow are the ainoutits so far re Ported by the ;3 associatiosl, bring ing tlie total to $5,S58,87t, his being iicitlilte. however: Charleston, $:' 1.,.7;', 1; !-al da, A$1-5,000; .\oriah,. $11 10,000: h"'a i rleld, $285, IS88: ( reen viil'e, $l2'i,000l: Sl'ar'~tahur $2::9,14";8 lhirinwell, $202,;8:0; itidge, $: I 0,000;O Orianigehurg, $21;2,;;;5; Nirb Spartan hurg, $"%,0; llT: eedy lkiver'. $121.000; l'l(n ', $1 t5,Ot00; Yor'k $75,000;t \'I sha Ni 'li, $2 75,tlt00; ~ aanens $885, 70;Savannah lRiver $!tt,t65; Ilroad Itiv'er $1 S0.000;l Tw'~elve \lIle ltiver $11 ,7a'; ildge'tiehl $ i2l,00); Souitheast. $i2'.ihi0: Si:ali' $21'1.00 Edttl Ihisto .$I6, o;l'nint (onity $157,825; Abbev'ille I 'i.0'0: 'i s $1 i,t;:,; NorithI l'e Dee $1 ',00lt; (Che'steriielId $22,t; ; Incoiinaig r'eporit's ye'stera's shiowed kills lils li rst fleer. .\lr. \\. t'. \\'alrop'n spen1 l'art of last week ini 'ohllton coun lly. whiere lie wenit with a 'ally oif fr'inds fromt New hierry :uul ''l; wh.er' ont a ide''r ati turkey':~ I h i. no' ovi e~lo in il al' uIan i- thlaIli slh'- l v a Inata e ta*ih . .i 'I \\ h ro h i l i ll lidiloneii of fen' dIeaini one( of.a~ give tShil:l.d b te cow .kiln SHAR NOT[ SENT TO MICO Note Mearly Approaches an Ultimatum JENKINS' RELEASE IS DEMANDED State Department Charges Carranza love rit inme.n t, with Attempt to Be cloud Issues and to "Assurne Wilful' Indlil'erence to Feelings of Ameri can People." Washington. Dec. 1.-The govern ment's note to Mexico, made public here today at the hour of its delivery in Mlexico City, renews the request for the iiiiaineflute release of Willian 0. Jenkins, the Anerican consular agent imprisoned at Puebla, and blunt ly charges Carranza with attempting to beclouid the issue. In the sharpest language yet ad dressed to the Carranza government, and probably more pointed than ono governmnent usually addressed to an other in a formal diplomatic commun ication, the United States says it re gards lexico's plan of judicial rea sons for not releasing Jenkins as "mere excuses," and gives notice that it -will not he drawn away from the main facts and into a discussion of "irrelevant and unimportant matters." The attitude of the Carranza gov ernment in the matter, the note says, has been to "assume a wilful indif ference to the feelings of the Anier Ican people" and the conclusion drawn by the government is that Mexico has sought to divert the attention of the American peolpl an(i the Mexican people as well from the fact that Puebla, second largest city in Mexico, is overrun by bandits while the civil authorities are -negligent. No ultimatum was srved, and no time was given in which this govern ment expects Jenkins to be released and neither was there any statement in the note as to what the course of the American government. would be If Ilie renewed reiutest. for Iis release Is denied. After a conference with Secretary Lansing late today, Chairman Por ter indicated that lie was in thor ougli accord witi the governient 's p resent policy in dealing witl the .Nlexican situation. Cliairman l'ort er was with Secre ary 14nsing for half an lior dis etissilig the .lexicall sittation in gel eral ind later appeared hopeful of a solution of the trouble. '"'le diange'' to the lnited States of this collditiol of coltinuital unrest amr feeling of hostility towv'ard us In .\lexico," .\lr. lort r said, "lies in the fCt that it provides a fertile field fo' Anti-.\merican iropaganda and even for a iase for attack tupon th le U1 n it ed( States by any foreign cou ntry that nffeetedi a (mnlitination with \MexIco. I ty I this, thle s pirit, if not Ithe letter', of thle .\lntroe <hmtr ine w.otuld lie v.io latled. "Prnoerty rights have bieen v.iolatedl anid the .\lexic'atniourts have declared 'ontlituti onal tte confiscatory prio visins of the 'Ih-xican futndamiental law against whith we hav'.e takeni a strong stand. l have a COPY (if the \l'xican (o'011: decis1ion in this miat ci'. if we iermniit Ithe property r'ight s ot oitr ntutinas iti Aexico to be Itus vilola ted w.hee c n aiwe stop). Stuppose5 Uruzil and Argeintina andl Germany anid i ii o ther niln: :loit. such a con lisnntr law.'. Out inter'ests abiroad '"ni-'r ihrcce years 0or more T have a lrmn onviunced tat (1ither ncabule or' forcenfuil iitn'tie tion in ieu ty th 'in-t~ d S.tates is ineicmt - ableh. I haive liear in iothiing he! re t hat leadt till tno (hagi m y tin nd. "Amnd I wish to saty that i am oni mean i bu tin ss, ti t imii. I alsio lie in.t that whelon th .n' tate dept me t lnt's firmj stnd is puI I brorne'n cngrss we' ha1li itu r it rous iSu Ip1ort." lno'al gradedn'n schiool watllogied the buoys of I he ih:b ra lI in a footbll~I gaml' la.,! .\lndayI an ftini on, tn(em-i ng to I' the' al.:. : n tmer n-w o uni l