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Vc'iAuMli X~qV LAURENS, SOUTH CARI LINA. WH)DNE-SIAY, DE-CEMBER -17, 1919. IAI'?2 Resignation Handed In and Accepted PRINCIPLE WIOONG lI CHARGES Fo Adinunistrator Sendis in his Itesig nation Plolilwing tt'ilement of Coal Strike without his Ileingz consuited. Says P'resident, Would Ag~ree wi.th "limi. WVhington, iee. I'.---l.rinciI)les un dI erlying ltresident Wilson's plan for ,lhe settlemnt of tle coal strik, ae 'epted by (he miners, as based, ar "Itudanitienitally 'wi-ong as a matter of '-overn men'," Dr. larry A. (Garfleld, federal fuel admliistriator ulitil today, (old ia hastily assembled subcommittee 1,f the sennte tonight.iils resignation, sent to President Wilson because of . iis views was accepted today with Iiose of one or two of his associates, he said. iWhile discussing with some freedom "a cleavage in the cabinet" caused by strike settlement negotiations, Dr. Carteld withheld is vers to questions by Senator Fre.tnAlhuiysen, Republi (';an, New .Jersey, chgiirman of the sub committee, on matters he regarded as touching confidential intercourse with his former associates during tlte strike period. Me adhered to this refusal, though senator Townsend, Repuliiean, Michigan, and B'tnator Wyers, Democrat, Montana, Joined the chairman -n urging replies, and re fused to furnish a copy of his letter of resignation, wh ich he 1indieated had eoplained il: e president. 'Senator' en intimated I hat Altoiorey (11ed I11 Palmer andI other officials eio0i)Ricted with t1he strikco. settlndt.ouid -be --calle01 later. 'My ohkd.etion," I)r. Galrfle!d said of the rpllemet ilan" "goes to tle point lhat h11 voimission vAhich I under etanti will be 111) to decide wages I 1.1(d prices v:ill be composed of tiree < imebluers. One to be a min 1011, \' !o be a 'o.il mine operator, and tille tord to reoresent the general publi. f [inder- it Ilte publi', Which Is tile chief party at intr-st, would always Pe in the miiority." "IIas it h''n1 your' exeriec'Ie with 1 Ole coal in lustry that emlployees and 'o'pleyers ralight have t comi)miloni iIn i .,ro:;t in ine(-reasing wages and costs and uassi n that increase on to the public in p'.iceS:,". i9enator Towisend 1 "They may have that Comnnon in- 1 terest." Dr. Garfield reslponded, quali yfyIng his ,inswer by saying that he was not char:ging that this WOuld be the neCessary result. "I believe I represent the real opin Ion of tlhe resident in the matter," lie said later. "That is, if I were able to t see him and talk it over, -because I know his miindl." Sketc-hing the hist.'ry of strike tie g'tiat ions, lDr. Garfld explainied that hie thodughtI the members of lie cabi net were statnding with hIm in his s-ug gestion of a 14 per cent. increase ini wages andc e-n advisory cominhssion to reovlew the facts from 'which he der-Ivedl he 1-i pet- cent clause. When this was reftused, he added, he thought thA <'westijotn was going to be "fought out.I"C Dr. (lartiCld would iiot priodClie a' telegrati sent himi by Attrney Getn eral P'almeri confirming that unde-a standling for .which lie was aisked. iseuin itg -pruioosals whicih lie had< iibmit *'d :uto lhe cabinet, Dr. Gar-fIeld I said: "I hadC tno power under the LTev'er act to fix wages, but did have power' I to fix pric'er, and the determination of: reasoniale prices involved finally e dieteriiination Cof reasonable wages. I dlrew' nio a1 statemeunt of princ'iples which I I hought should govern thie determitnatiotn of reasonable wages, and submitted that to the cabinet,'' "They were with you on that state mnent ?" Senator Frrelinghuysen asked. "Yen, except as to the second of ther principlets ttated," Dr, Garfld re ;plied. "That was one which said the average wage of workers in the Industry ought to be taken as a guide in fixing inacreasdes allowed to meet 'the cost of living, andl~ not the wager oif a single tVroup. Secretary of Lahor Wilson desired the increase so given to be ostimnated on the .wages of .plek miners." IAURENS TRUST COMPANY INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK Stockholders D)ecido to InereasNe Cup. ital Stock to $200,000. At a meeting of otockholders of the lhaureni Trust Company held Monday :tifternoon a resolution was adopted providing that the capital stock of the 2ompany be increased from $75,000 to $200,000. It is understood that ap plications have already been made for : large part of the new stock and that little difficulty will be obtained inl s uring the .emnalder. Wih this much apital the Lattrens Trust Company vill' be the largest capitalized vor oratioln ill the county ouilside of the Followinil the meetim of tle stock loldeis a m),.eet ing of the directors; wa:; lid whlen the regul 41 it i semi oi'.al dividend was or-dered paid and l.o a (nibiFenlent of tlhe entile si ur ci m of th' colp;any. represen5ltn, thouti fifty pert cen I of the presenot Iapitcal sto !k. .\Mr. M. .1. Owings is presideit o thew *0iompainy, \li. 1). P". Todd is manager I )f the real ( state department and ' ir. ias. F'. Toliert mnnager of the in urance department. Mr. Owings said *esterday that the year 1919 had been lie most 'rosperous in the history of lie company aid that bright. prospects vere held out for the fiture. hi~A~tENS LODGE E-LE4'Th. ,aurens Loilnr No. 260, A. F'. 31., Ilolds Election Friday Nkht. Laurens Lodge No. 2610, A. F. M., ield Its regular annual election Fri lay night when officers wero elected or the ensuing year, .James I. Sulli an being elected Worshipful Master. nst-llation ceremonies took place on he same night. The following were lected. .Jamles !. Sullivan, W. M.; 11. Li. 'lardy. S. WV.; J. K. Pool(-, .1. \W.: )r. Clifton .Jones, Treas.; w. 1,. Tay or, See.: Phil 1). 1luff, S. ).; .it. W . lriggs, .1. D., 11. M. McKemnie anld ). !.~Norwood, Stewards, W.*6. WasaiT yler. Church l6e1urs ('Caniged. At a meeting of ministers of the a tist, 1tCpiscopal aid Presbytierlin hurchev held the ilrst of the week it Vas decidcd dto change thehoulr of ui nday morning services so that Sin ay Sehoal will begii at 10:15 'clock ncld plrceaching service.-s it 1::30. 1erv. L. E. Ilille, pastor of t.he Met hodist hurelc, was not present Iut it -was oldeirstoorl *hat he was in cagreemnt vith the plan and that his church will >hswerve ci!.samle h lor.Th even nig services, both on isunday and I Vedlnesdadys, will remaini at thll samuie 0our of 7 :;0. Conigreogations of the arloucs churches are recluested to ear tle chang - of hours ini mind. Laundry to Make eitpairs. Mr. Shell McDaniel, proprietor of lie lauidry, Said yesterday that tle aundry would close down this after coon to remain closed until Monday o make needed repairs. C'hristmnas Tree. The Mount Pleasant School wIll cave a Chcr.stmats tree acid exercises t Ml. P'leucant church Friday night, he 1 9th, ;it .even o'clock. 'lhe pub Ic is cocdilaily invited to attenid. "Whiat wcas yourc objection to that?" enator TOwnsend~ asked. "'lising thec increaso on the wage f plek ineirs," dIr. Gartloicd said, would have resulhted ini securing acn verage inc'rease of 179 per cent, in vages in thm inustry over the pceriod inco 1913 w.~heni the secretary of labior oncedled t hat thie increase in costl of lving had been only 79 per cent." Somae members of the cailnet, Dr. acrileld sali, sn upported him, anid some lhe secretary of labor, bcut all swere In grecement on the balance of the piro cosal. Ile had licnally taken the re ionsilbility of pcutticng through his ele iment suggestion without secur nig a unanimous agreement of the annet. "I conceived myself to be tho ro iponsible offi!cer," .hie said, "hll eving hat I had 'iuthority to determine priceI iuestions. The matter wvacs not pre ecnted to President Wilson." Appiying the prin'ciples laid dlown, )r. Garfield said. he decided that 14 cer cent would nmeet the increased :oat of livincg anid that operators could cay it ouct of proflts and stilli keep mnough nitnes running to supply the lation cwith coal untder the fixed price >f $2.25 a 'en. The mInors decided to 'efucse and continue the strike. SERVICE FLAG TO BE FURLED Soldiers Who Went out from the First Methodist Church to be Entertained by th Congregation. The congregation of tht First Meth odlist church is preparing to honor the men who went out to the war from that church at an entertainment to be given in their honor on the evening of December 2611h. A committee com posed of Mrs. J. F. Holt, Mrs. 1'. G. IDalh', Mr. '. C. Switzer and Mr. W. G. llaneagster. has beeni appointed to supervise the arrangements. li con nection with the en t erta innent to be held. the c(cvasioni will ble marked by the fitrll ing', of tle service flag 'which has 1htuig in the chulreli since the early part of the war. Tel(, service II :ig of the citurch con tains 37 l'.. siars, one gold statr and . red cro os star, the goldI star )eing for 12ieut. 'los. 'D. Lake who was kill'd inl the Argonie Forest. ''le followitg letter has been sent olit to each of Ihose of the cli ttclh who served during the war: My Dear U1rother: The First Methodist church, de sirous of preserving the record of each of ler enlisted men, and also wishing to do themu some honor, in vites you to be present at the clitirch on Friday, December the 26th, 1919, at 7 o'clock P. M., at which time the Service Flag will be fitried with ap propriate ceremony. After which the ladies of the church will serve a turkey dinner to every man for which we have a star. 10ach man is at liberty to bring, eilter his wife, sweetheart or mother. Please answer by return mail an(] ,ay wlietlhr or not you n('ti be pres 1ntt. Whetler you cali come or tiot, please answer. the following que lHons so xve can flle away with the fiag tle record of each enlisted man. Sincerely yours, A. E. I hOIIA'A Prease tear off and re un'11. Your name in full .................. Where born and when.............. Paren t's .,ame .................... When ldid you enlist................ WIhere fr'om? ..................... In what part of the (.!.%,' (division, (.tc.)? .................. ...... ................................ d yt go overseas ................ I what eligagemetlis? .............. tere yol wounded? .................. When m1tustered out? ...... 'iINCE ION MASONS ELECT. 'riiceton Lodge No. 129, A. F. 31., Elected New Offieers Sitiriay Af ternoon. W. i1. Davis, W. 31. Princeton, Dev. I.5.-At Its regular uteing Saturday afternoon, Princeton iodge, No. 129, A. F. M., elected offic ira for the ensuling year as follows: Willie 11. Davis, W. M.; W. Vincenit Kirby, S. W.; G. Dewey Wood, J1. W.; A. J Monrtoe, Treas.; A. K. ilughtes, Officers for the other' stat Ions will b~e appo ited at a mieetinig to be lheld ["riday, Dec'ember' 26thi, at II o'clock it which t ine the installatlon e'xer'cls a wIll take place. eS* * * ** **e* **. eo e S RtEINSTATE NOW!* U!nder a specIal rul ling issued* recdently by thte Bur eaut of Watr * ltisk Insurtianlce, Washington, 1). * C., all former soldiers, sailor's andc * muarines whose (Governmtient in- * surance has lapsed or been cnn- * cclled( may have unoti DIIecetmber' * * ,1919, wi'tlign which to r'einistat e* thelir insutrance, by piaying onily * *two mionthis' premtiumns On the* amount. of insuranice they' wisht to * * r'einstate. * TIhie only other' condit Ion i-* *posed Is that the Insured shall * *1n0w be in as good health as lie * 1 was .when discharged from thle* service, or as lie was whten the * grace period of his isiuranice ex- * *ipiredl (whilchoeer In the later* *(date), and shall so state In his * * application. Make 'he .check or' monecy orde'r* payable to the Treasurer of the* * lnifed States and mall it, with* *your app)lication for roinistate-* mont, to Premiutm ReceIpt Sec- * * tlon, flireau of WVar RIsk Insur- * * ance, Washingtn, D). C." *0 eli SE-N. DIAL WARNS SOUTHERN ELECTORS gays They Should Watch Current Proposals for Reduction of South ern Representation. Washington, Dec. 12.--Senator Dial )f South Carolina, in a statement to lay, said that Southern people nvould lo well to give more than their usual iotlee to cutrrent proposals for the reduction of -Southern representatioil n congress, especially as the threat ol ,itch action is now complicated witi )ther issu i, among them i tle Contest )ver the seating of Senator Newherry )f .\Michigans Senator Dial ) a!d: "Outr people should strengthen theii Alvetorate onld look generally to theil 'lerti lachiniery, il take if fot tanlted, as 4hey hav here(tofore. that he recurrent demands for investiga ioil will amount to nothing. The rs >lution of the enator from New lampshire .lr. loses, which is iow wilding, !krovid .,; for investigat ion, lot only of tlet laws governing Ihe 4veltions, with a view to ascertaining whether in any late the right of citi :ens of lhe United States to vote is lenied or abridged and that 'i f it hall be found that representation in he electoral college and the national iouse of representatives is enlarged brough such denial or abridgement,' he committee 'shall recommend to ongress such legislation as will re luce the representption in such state >r states.' But the Moses resolution >rovides also that the joint committee )f fIVe senators and five representa ives shall 'take Into consideration all onditions uinderl which the suffrage is xerclsrd, dented or abridged, no less hanl the law themselves under which I is done' and shall 'reliort its con luslons to the congress not later than Fuly 1. 192.' "Partisan nitur os e and prtjudice 'ould sewil to he infcrtrable in tihe t I -t from ih fact that the aut hot of the resolhdion specifically request j;iin prosonting lihe measiire, that it >v referred to Ihe commille (oin priv; eges and eleti:m:. Now it so hap 'ens and probabhlly not by chance, that tot one -Soti i h I na iit lor has I Seat ni that commnitee. \ President larshall prontily and properiy re erred it to thi connittee on the ju iviatry. That comamitec include'; sein Iors from North Carolina, Georgia. eniessee tind Texas, although of ourse, it has a majority miimhership if lie tublilns. We also have ample ssurante that if ordered the investe ratbotn, coining as it wil! In a presi ential campaign, will he of a partisan haraeter, for the resolution proviile hat the Iile members from the upper ranch shall be appointed by tle >resident )f the senate and Ihe Ilve 'prosentatives 1by the speaker of the otse, and In accordance wIih con resslonal practice the majority party I'l have majority represen tat Ion in 'oth groups. "We may expect that if Investiga lon of the Newberry election Is r'essed 1by the D)emnocrats, the Moses 'oluitIon will be prtessed by the Rie itubIleaans aund t he miore vIgorously h" auise the mneasure would he aIccount d a str'ong bid for negro suipport of he Repub)1lecan ptyin t iiIhe priesliden tal camplalgn. "'Souithern sentorttis andt conigress ''in have fr'om timue to tbie thiroutgh 'any years endeavoredl to awvaken otur '"ople to thle imiportanee of qutal Ify ig as electotrs atnd generally3 prepar 'mi to carry at the 4olls in general 'entltin theo nomintionis made In relr primaries. Al11 thliat they have "i(1 heretofotre has special point and ir-gency nowv." 11uys Machien Rtesidenee. Mr". 0. L. Long, whlo has; been prac 'ring lawv in Greenwood for sever'al i'mths, bought the J. S. Machen home 'lare on south 1 larper' street last veek throutgh the D~avis Realty Comn 'any, payIng $10,000 for the pr'operty. Ii is ndlerstood that Mr. Long wIll nove to Laurents and open an offiec 'the practice of law, ie Is a son if Mr. and Mrs. G. Wash Long, of this Ity,. and ns many friends hero who villl be glad to see him a resident if this place. To Hlave Christ masi CarnIval. 'Toachers alId pupIls of the Gray 'ourt-Owin.gs graded school ar'e pre. a;ring for a "Christmas Carnival" to r' given at the sehioc' ' 'ig Frlday tIght, December 19th. A .- 'd pro. tram .wil be given ar a ellghtfutl 'veniing ia promised to h' who at end. The nuhble is en- ' .oite TU10 IkSiTAE STRIKE ('ontinuation of Nattoniwide Steel Strike Voted on at. M1eetInt: of T'n Ion Ileads Saturday. Vashington, Dec. 1-4.-Continuation of nation-wide steel work-ers' strike wats voted today by the conference here of the 24 :presidents of unions connected with the steel industry. It was said there were only two dia sentinjg voter. most of tic inior lead ers malintainling that victor'y i'l Ohe controversy was in sight. M~emblers of the strike comjttecI comment ilgA oil the VoteC(! declarxl that th' rCent ancellation by the tUnited State; Steel ('mrporation of tie hlge foreign eon trails .was one of the most favorableIguries Of the evenitual sue C11.;S Of thle -trike. It also was assert-1 (d Iliat while many steel plants h ad K r(ummed opcration, prodiution had heoen farl below niormial with fthe ov'er camiptaign oIf foutr years were fori-n Litd at thoi coilf~eil CC wichrl 011(11 r I yesterda a e ers of the committee said. TIle lmelig was described by (Thairma n Joltn Fit z at rik at." tii most en thitsia st Ic whtichl had been heldc sice li orginal leciation of the sti'lke iii Sep)1ember. Replying to the qestion as to I whether manym of the tormkemis had r-c turned to work, Mr. F itzpatrick said that while heic had been some de flsctions taimog the strikers thoy wote I not suffich lit to imperil thi st rikd's successfui :snue 'OTTON GINNINGS INCREASE. Ian'rc us ('ounty Farmers Olined Near 11.1411 GM l Iles of Cotton I'rior toI Dee. I. Jaturens ountv farmers ginn'ed 1,di hales of cotton prior to Deiemi her Ist, as elown by the repor't to the ce)nsis lepartmeun t by Mr. C. W. Ae iravy, loca! coitton reporter. Dlluin Sh" :amt: period last year ..517 bales I were gillind. The consensuis of opin - iom is that the cotton is ior igeneial ly 'irnd at this period than it was , it the same tiie last year and it . hardly ploh:Oile that. tinal ginniniiii. A.ll show a large increase ovetr the I "rinninig to Decemiber lat. IlIoWevvrle, is iLunderstriood that tIle present giln 'ugs ar'eady suirpasses ite ginings 'f the last rasoni by several thotisaitd !nd th", to3al increase itay lbe ove' l'e thotisand hales. J. A. T homasoin I n,iured. Mir. .1. A. Thomason, of Owings, was rorced to have his arm amputated Stin day as a recoilt of an accident. which befell him aturday when ie was '":orking at the gillnery at that plvace. Tit somei manner Mr. Thomason's coat was caught, in tihe shafting. When he -ittempted to pull the coat out with his right hand his hand was drawni he tween the helt and the pulley and fea rfu 13' man tgledr. IT is entiIre body13 wvas thlirown artoundl the ttllecy seveiraI tImes, and his life was bai'ely saved byv thle fort nate cIrcumstances of the powver belng et off just. as the aei 'Iclint occurredt'n. As it was he was very 'nucht rhaken tup in ardditloll to the hittry to his arm. It was staited yes terday that Ihe was gettIng along ver'y wvell tinnder t he circtimstances. 1Locates Brick 14lant. Mtr. It. M. Franks, whio will be the mianager oIf tile brick plant tri lie put tn ~Operi on htere by him and Mr. 10 F. FIemting, m'ane a few (days agoi that hits company had secuired a part of the llall ;.rolperty just north of the C. & W. C. raIlroad andl that thet ;ilant would he locnted in what is 'ow a pas'ure. A siding wilIlibe built 'ni Igher groundtr adjoininig the raIl road track. le said( thiat they ex pent to lie mak inig brIck In thle early3 spr'ing. C Case Senit toi Federal Cotirt, MIrn. l'. T. Machen, the local whole-n ale grocetr, wiho was given a relim-- a inary heating Friday befoire tr. S. Vommoissioneir R. E. Itabbi on thte charge oif profiteering In sugar, wvas hound over for t rial at the Greenwvood 1 term of the fedleral coulrt. ie was re leasedl upon bond in the sum of $1,000. Schiools (lose Friday. The local schools, according to an s annonncement by .Superintendlent Gas-e qiuo, are to close Friday for theld Christmas holidays and will remaIn closed until Monday, January fith. This a ofve tnhers and pupils twvo weeks a SUPR[N1 COURT UPHOLDS DRY AC1 onstitutisnality of War Tine Act Upheld JUSTICE BRANDEIS RENDERS DECISION nitted St ates Supreme Courit by V'naimi'iious Decision Upholdsd War. tihme P'rohiibition Act. Decisiong Praielia I , y Sweeps Away "Weg' C I 1.;tI I 1.1,; Wamon, D)ec. i5.-ly lnuani nous dci:ion, constitutionality of the rt(ne 'Alibition act was Hustaiined oday by Ie Supremie Court. The i)iiiii. -.iven by Associate Justico Iiraniio, Iwld In effect, however, that. he "air invoked "dry" period still may :e teriniii:ied by presidential procla n: 1tioll of, iemfiobilization. In .reidermg its opinion, the court. mwOever, 'hid not act on the validity if the Volslead prohibition enforce l(nt aWt 1W on appeals involving the leoholic contrent of beer, leaving thoso ases to future opinions which may he anded (town next Monday before the ourt recesses for the Christmas holi ays. Today's dlecisioii practically' swept way all 1'ope of a "wet" Christmas s Ilie ims.ihiiities of the wartimo act eing repialed before constitutional rohibition becoimes effective one ionth flrom!i tomorrow were consider dI remoto. ''lle casa '; decided were those of the ( e(itu cky Dililleries and Warehouse liimay of uLiiilli, Kentucky, and lryoos and iu:a compaiy. Nov.,' York, Ititlitd for I)'he pos0t offico cormll I - Ig the government to lease whiskey rom bonld. I hoi1 cases tle courI ellied (n0111 itions of Hlihi loot and tier atcrovys for the distilleries that h( act in a ini of the constitution take rivate iproperty wilolut just colmpon atiioni, Ilhat til period of the war lmergency for whil the act was a dm.had terminated, that. the law Sal int erreice with file state po e pow ers an1(d an uidue exercise of 10 waIr iliwers of congress. ollgrcss did not intend for the war me act ,) termniiate oil the conclu ion of the war but at the end of the riod of d-.hsmohilization in the view 1, the cour hiclh held that tle coil hision of tie war clearly didl not Wl eessationi of hostilities." Tongress, Ilierefore, provided, "the pinion dled, "that the time when h' act ceised to be operative should e fixed by the presiden t's ascertain ig and proclaiming the (late when de iohilization had terminated." ad tlie president on October 28th ist, wlen lie vetoed the Volstead act, vlieved th:it demobilization had tor lina ted, Ihe court said, "he would ,ubtless have issued then a procla int ion to thai Itifect, for he hiad mani estedl a --trong conviction that re triic tions iponi the sale of liquor hou11(ld n." The wartinie a('t, the coulrt also hiet not 'onflsentory, asserting that more han nine m1(1 onth were given dlistillers ri dispose' >f lieir stocks, which time hie courit believed'( to be adequate. The et also wa; inot repeailed, the court ('ld, by t-he prlolihit ion constitutional mendmihiien t, wichel, it assertedi, is 'hindi rig, not1 ((1ly3 ini iieace but also ini aa' Anu 11n'emient wvas madie tonight hat thle hioure agriculture committee 'ill mieet I jromorrow to Vote on the mo loni to ta hle the bill of Rlepresen ta tive aillIivan1, 1Democ'rat, of Massachusetta, hi (hi wouill r'eleal the wartime act. Iniiternal re'venuie official5 explained >n ight that thle court 's oinIOni would 01 (ffecCt t he bu11reau's Iplans for en-' ircinug nat ionial prohibition in thte 'ast as all pr'eparat ions had been 'inde up;on thle ausisumption that the First. Presbeterian ('hurch Nofien, Next Sabbthi, Dec'. 21st, there wIli e a ('hange in the hours of ser'vice. Sabbath School, 10:15~ A. M. itorning Preachilng 11:30 A. M. Inisteadl of the evening preaching ervice the Sabbath School will ob erve its C'hristmas celebration in the huirei at 6:30 P. M. Everyone Is cor lally inv~ted to all of these services. All mnembe'rs of the Pabbathi Schoot re' urged to he present next Wriday t3:30 P. M1., for a rehearsal. C. Tr. SoUIisast.