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2~~~ .iret 40,11%%2 DVOLUMENYJE91NUMBER 50 LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1921. GOVERNOR bI8CUI8S[S Militant Sentiment Against Crime the Remedy STATE SUFFERS FROM IGNORANCE In Address at Greenville (overnor Cooper Says that a .iilitant *Sen timent Against Crime is the eniedy for Prevalent Criinirnai Tendencies. Creenville, June 2;.-. .elarinig in his plea for a forceful and righLteous public opilion that South Carolina suffers today imore from ignorancev than from any other one thing, and remarking that if the people of this commonwealth had the information and education that is needed it would be ilpossible to find a distil lery here or anywhere else in the state. Governor Robert A. Cooper yesterday served as feature speaker before the Booster Bureau of the Chanber of Commerce, assembled at the Imperial hotel for its June lunch co11. "Our trouble," Governor Cooper said, "is that we haven't the moral Courage to say to violators of the law, 'You cannot live in this coi munity.' To do that is not the duty alone of the sheriff and police, bit it is the duty of every good citizen. If we are to preserve our civilization, we must have in Greenville, and ev erywhere else throughout the state and nation, a healthy, militant pub lie opinion, and our citizens must have the courage to do their duty." At the outset of his brief address, Governor Cooper said that his physi cian had advised.a complete rest for him, but that M ld not resist the temptation to respond to the invita tion to address yesterday's luncheon. Be.'ore he concluded, the governor took ocaesion to thank the people of the city for their hospitality to Mrs. Cooper and to him. "I cannot find words to express our appreciation," said he, "and I trust that as the years come I may show that I am not en tirely unworthy of your confidence and your esteem." "Recently, I have seen in a news paper a criicism of our courts, of the manner in which jurors deal with cas es and with criminals. Remember this: Judges are not indifferent to public opinion. Even governors hold their ears to the ground . And so it is with all of us. Public opinion is the most powerful things that ever existed and it is for the people to make it." In the course of his talk, Governor Cooper took occasion to take another rap at George Harvey, American am bassador to the court of St. James, ahd to impress upon his hearers the fact that aHrvey was permitted to talk as he (lid and bring no serious consequences upon himself pure be cause of at lack of the right kind of public opinionl. "has it sunk into your conscienc es," asked the governor, "that a amn presumed to .represent the American people utteredl a omst serious indict meat against our soldiers of the late wvar andl against our country ? lie has b)een criticized for his remarks, but no real storm of protest has come. If we had had the propeLr sort of pubI1 lif opinion, those wVordls of his would nev'er have been saidl." Governor Cooper preached the doc trine of civic righteousness, saying that comemrcial growth and prosp~eri ty is sure to come to any community which progresses in the right way along these lines and has a strong, militant piublic opinlioni. Words of wvelconre to the governor, who next wveek co lies to Greenville to make his su~mm ~r home on Paris mountain, were said by B. II. Peace, presidlent of the Bodater Bureau, andI the state's chief excutive was in trodlucedl by eGorge '. Bryan, pioten tate of Hejaz Shrir>~ tempile here andl, like the govern , a past grandl master of the Mason lodge In this state. During the past 20 Pr more years, Mr. Biryan said, it has een his privi lege to know intimae ely Governor Cooper, and the speake- praised tho governor andl his work in this t-tate. "lie has practically he*aed the poli tienl breaches that divlind our n)o REVIEWS WORK OF CIVIC LEAGUE Civic Lengue I)esires Co.operation of (113 Cotnlocl uUnd Chauiber of Coin. meree. In a t letter addressed to 'The Adver IUS("r i'e'iewing the work of the Civic I9eagute since it was revived several m11u0itlis ago, 'Airs. J. S. ilennett, who was eleeled plrsident of the league at its meeLting Friday, says that It is IIe desire of the Civie ILagtie to have the co-operation of the titv Conneil a(l0d Chainher of C0iniiie rce ill the work wickh it is attempting to erI o. AlrIs. lileiliett's col i nieti i tea l is il the atlitle of a r r to the hulic ol the activities of the league and is as follows: I TO the E'ditor0 of The Adverum in re9pon se to a call mde by oulr liayvor Il Aa rch, several of ott r -woien Met nd organii zedI a Civie Leaguie. IThese wolen, seeing tihe nee of a tuote beautiful and sanitary town, wisi to (ooperate with the City Cou n - Cli and Chamltbuer of Commerce in their efforts for the iealth and generial imt prove ent of ot1r city. At t ie frst ieetling of Ile I e "o.ie a conimittee oWiltposed of hree mleim with rs. . C. Crisp as Chair manas apJ tpointd to take charge of tle (Ourt 0hous8e s1uare, and assisted by our coilnty silpervisor, this com mitten has made a healltifitl park of this sqIuare. As every one knows, work of this kind costs motney as well as dimle, and as this is only a beginninig of what % e intetd to aceomlipiisli it Is the earnest desire of this Civie Association to en list the interest and active support of every public snirlted citizen of our town. In April a "Clean tUp Week" cam pai-gn was launched and in order to impress the importance of this on the ilothers an( .housekecepers, prizes 'were offered to the pupils of the city school for the best essays on "Clean Up Week". The following is the amount of money paid out since the organization of the League: For Flowers for court house sqtiare .. ... -- -- .. ..$ 6.23 For Seed for court house square .80 Prizes to pu-pils of city school 5.00 Caretaker of court house square 40.00 Cost of expenses to date .. ..$52.05 Paid in for menmbership dues..$120.00 Respectfully submitted, IRS. J. S. BllNTT. ROAD BIDS OPENED Contractors Submit Bids for Construe. (ion of the Hemainder of lthe Osvings. Fountain in Road. Four bids were submitted to the county highway cour-mission and state hIghway Pc : sIll in 1 estc rdav for the construct-on of #% s ort Ink 1f 101) soil road which remains uilcompleted between Owings and the reenville county line. The lowest bid was suib miitted b~y L. C. Ashmnote & ,Son, ot S ;a rIanburmg, the nex t lowest bi1dderm heing J. M1. (regory, w ho has done the rest of thle top-soil work in thle coun ty. lIIIs bid was $11.2 I higher than Ashnmore & Son. it view of the fact that hiIs Iteatms arie al ready on the groundm arnd that lie gave v'alIuabie tin - aneLd1 assistance to the county whIle buIlding the other roadhs, It isi thought lIIkely that the state hIghway deptarit mlenlt will recommend thatt the small dilfference In thle bids :be overlooked anld that Mir. Gregory lie awarded thle contract. If thIs Is done the county hIghway commIssion wIll no doubt carry out the recommendat ions. The length of the link to b~e coimtplet ed Is app~lroximlately 2 1-1 mIles. The foll(Av ig htids were subi t ted: Williard, Boggs & Co., Spar tanbutrg ......... .........$,1.0 I,. ('. Ash more & Son), (hre(cn ville .............. .... ..?,4.; J. al. Gregory, Laurens. ,57.92 WV. C. Lancaster, Lau reits.. ,7ti.22 (!ottoni a Li9!fe Stronger After a'bout a week of downward prlessure NIn the cotton mnarke, the sta ple took on a str'onger asptect londlay antI Tuesday, slight gains being noted In the contract markets. Local Cotton was quioted at beCttwen -0 and t)10 1 cents yesteirday. ple, andI he has been' a governor of all the people," said Mr. Bryan. "His earnest dlesire to serve God, his country, his people." HIGHWAY COMMI REPORT OD Submit Detailed Financial S Receipts. Two and a Qua Attached to the presentneit of the graid jilr'y to tit court of general ses Fiolis last week was a1' detailed Ilian) cia ret3ort from tihe county htghwa comilmision. giving the cost of the ro:ids and bridges built uinder the di re.tion of tle coumission thus f:ar. About two and a qiuarter miles of road between Owing. and lottitai 11un rv miln to be completed. So iigtires for that stretch of road are not given. The grand .titry &lso re-peated it former recommiendation;s as to re building tle county jail, recommend ed that speeding oil the county high ways be (tr111md and that irur1al Police menll m e Written reports of their ac tivities as retittired by la'w. The grand Jury altso took cognizanceC of the fact that (dumb1) an ilmials are being cruelly treated in some instances and recom 11endli c 11311 31Civers enforce the law Ol tile subject. Thle presentmlent of thle grand .111ry3 with tt' repor' of the county highway commission is as folows: We Would respect fully recommend that the rural policemen of the con ty conform to ithe law as laid down in section one. No. 107 of the statuoes of 191 , which refers to tile ma3king of writtel reports. "We have inspected tihle cotinty jail and ind sale lin a very had sanitary Sineiment of Laurens Co (entlemen of the Grand Jury: We beg to stibmnit herewitl for ilenit, showing cost of roads and brid way ComllInlssiol, together with a stat pose. This statement covers the work U.) May 1, 1921, or a period of about t% COST OFI 1. Cost of road, Laurens to Princeto 2. Cost of road, Laurens to Nowberr !. Cost of road, Laurens to Owings 1. Cost of road, Latirens to Cold Po 5. Cost of road, Cold Point to Sprii 6. Cost of road, Mnoree to Lanford included in the above cost are soil, rights of way and crop damage. And Culvert Ilipes for farm entrances COST OF CONCRlETI-1 B 1. Three Concrete Brid-ges on Prince 2. Concrete Culverts on Clinton Road Concrete Bridge on Road to Cold I OVEI IEA) Two Years Aprl 22nd Salary of Chief Engineer .... ....... Wages to Entgineering Forces .... ... Salary of Clerk .... .... .... .... .. Office Eq 3ul3 )11men)t and Supplies. O11lee Hentd................... .... IEnginleerI ng IE~jpenses( includin lg all P'er Diem31 Pazid Colmissioners. Inlu13le(d in the ablove amlounlts .3re' comp13le t(e survey'Cs and3 11lans for abc not conistru'el'Ied, w~lehcl surlvey's (cost a Cost of Rloadcways .... .... .... ..... (Cost of Concr'ete Dlidges and Ctulvert Overhead Expenses ......... ........ '3ost of alintenan3 ot('(f Rtoads Comnp 1919 to September 1st, 192(3, for I F't'ND)S AVAIADL1: P0 1st I 5s3e Bontds--$0,000o.00.... ... :3nd rssule Hionds-- 100(,(00O.00.. .. .. . Ird 55130 Bondls- -50,000.00). . ... .. Allot ted Federa1l Aid ......... ..... TotatIl' lunda Avai31labt )1......... .... Respe< L.A('ll.3N ( .\ir. and~ Mrs. Atig. I ittff have r'ec'eived an3 inv)1itp'tiloft to a _ rioni(l of the descende'nts of Isaac andl Sallie Ilufft WVest, which Is to be hteld at Stanoding Sprinllgs BaptIst church August 10th. As t-he family has a wIde conneiotion in lbhIs atnd Oreenvile Icoun33ties, a very large attendancen is exnnect.t SSION MAKES i TOP-SOIL ROADS Iatement of Expenditures and rter Miles Yet to be Let. condition, uitter'l y itt for tle cOn fltineient of 1risoners, and we would again recommend the .Jail ('onnission or any other hody which has the legal autithorilt., to take immedliate stelis to have a i('w jail buihli'. crectel. "Comrplainin have beeni filed by eoi M'.s generally of the County, as to the violation of the speed law, Vicli entlangers hu'man life and property, and wouhd recomnmuenl that all ollicer; oil whi icilh the enforeient of this law is enlcumlbent, inulke clilig-ent effort.4 to eniforee this law. "Mir. (G. . 1. Wight, chairman of I au - rens County Iighway Commission ap pearedi i 'b IfoI I is hody. ai( slibinitted a dietailed written report, showing how the fuinds placed in their handis had ben exmi mlenlel, saiI report being sub m itte l herewith. After i nvestigating this report oi we feel that these funds have boen judiciously spent, to the best interest of tle coln ty, we taking into consid eration, however. the uin lisuial conditions which have existed dAu ring the last. t-wo year is. "-It has been brought to our att-n tion that in some instances stock is being un i mercifully and criulily treated and wouhd recommend that the ollicers eniforce the law against these viola tions of the law which prohibits the Cruelty to animals. This matter should have immilediate attention." ilinty Ililmih y Comimtissloi June 18,1921. vour t consideration a cOnIdetinse( state ;es built, by the Laurens County Iligh ement of funds available for this pur of thi-. Commission from April 22, 1919 vo years. ICOADWA YS Miles TotalCost Per Mile ..... ....IS $11 18,139.67 $6.4.52.20 y line ....11-I 97A;S5.2 1-,Sr.10 ... ......11) 1-2 55,19 1.92 5,25 6.6 nt .... .. 7 1-2 .16,0 tl.31 4 Grove . . 11 1-2 53,I19.43 -1,65 1.80; ...T 1 t lCot199. P1 .\51.w 2 $378,757.15 $6,012.02 exI)Ondi htit-cs malde for top aounting to ........ ....6$,.10 ......................... 3,71.60 $7,680.7 lIDGE-'S AND cumrN'lirrs ton Road................ .1 ,657.29 .... .... .... .... ...... ....19 ,21 ;.11 o.nt .... .... ............. 6 ,917.85 $71,80.73 EX 1ENSF- g 1919 to May 1st, 19t21. .............. .... .... .. .$ 6,15(1.110 t n .. o d .... .... .... .... $ 7.()f;;.S0 ...... .... .... .... .... ..... 1;17.-1 .i nt .... .... .... .... .... 11,052.1 $27,853. 30 .19A9to ly a, 91 -..... .... .... .... .... ..70.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,5 1.35 --..-.................... .... 27,58.4 .............. .............. 7.85 mai onaccun of En'ignerthere t thryeihmto mis Pfaretonrads (laye. frhm funemer wastldysr day suveling and 7:3 o'locenterin0.i beig iGte. L.un Wrimhtertar IN FINAL STAG[ In President's Hands This Week MAY BE SIGNED JULY FOURTH DVem ocriale Con ferevs lefisd tIo Siena the liejot atm Said OTey Wuld (p. pose t1 Ml.i Iaub i lean hill to ile Ed. O1s.rnMih ima *ip bin 3 .iorilleN. Wash in.:tonl. Junelt!2 tratablish In ti11. of peace by cong res;sional re olul-. tiol li ari its fiial sta ek; todav wen Senate and Hlouse Republican conifer (es agreed lu:on a compromi so resolit tion, whichli they hope to have in l'resi dent llardinigs hands late this week. The compromise i'nmbodis the louse plani of declairing the state of war with Germany and Austria at an end and adds the Senate Provision reserving American property anad other rights. The D3emocratic coliferees. Senator 11itchcock of Nobras ka, and Repre en tative Flood of Virginia, called in for the final con ference today after the Republicans had arranged their comn ProliSe resolution, refused to sign the report and said that vith ot.her Demo cratic colleague:-; they would oppose the le l i ica plan to the end. Over whelmRing 1epublican majorities inl both Hlouse and Senate, however, were said to leave no doubt of adoption of the conference draft. Action on the colliprolise resolution tomorrow is planned in the 1loie and finally In the Senate Thursday. The corference report twas presented to both bhodies late today. Democratie ders on both sides said tie final scsitssion would not be protracted and elepublicans smaid they hopt-1 to have the peace measure sent to the Wlite House by Friday, in expectation of its signature by the president by the Fourth of July. Satisfaction ov(r the com. romise was expressed by both Senate and louse Republican leaders. Chairman Porter of the House foreign affairs committee, was pleased that his plan for declaring the war at an end had been acepted instead of the Knox resolution repealing the war declara tions. Senator Knox, however, gavo out a statement declaring that both plais accomplished the same result. "-Both the Senate and IHouse for mulas," Senator Knox said, "effect the repeal (of the war declaration) de sired." The Senate conferees in making con cessions, gave away nothing of silb stance in their istructions, Ie said, adding that a resolution of congress that a state of war is at anl 01nd "neces sarily repeals the prior t war) iesolu tion." )EA'mlI F W. A. TFAUE 1Well hnownt .Motiyle Cillti l'assed A way I iitiy. lnellrail Sat urdaiy. Mir. W. A. TIeague, of Mlountville, brothier of h)r. .J. II. Teagueo, of this city, passed a way Friday afternoon after a short illness. lie was first t aken sick Sunday and showed signs of tecovery tuntil a few minulites beofore his (leath I'ridayi afte 1n10on when he su ffe red a relapse. The funeral was held( Saturi (lay afte rnoon, initermenc t taking .place in thle t'nlve rsal churteb coemetery. M1r. TIeague was )30 ye:irs of agoe atnd is suiRyved by his wlow and( se2ven (hildr1 en. Iles ides these lie is also surI vivedet by hiis Ibrothert, D r. .1. II. T1eague, andi sist ers, Irs. J1. .\I. Simmons andh }Ilrs. W. .1. Cu tCk , of Mlou il ile, andi I\Its. W. 'T. lnzley, of Sanofrd, Fla. Mtr. Tieagu e w.'as an uiptightI and In - dustious citiz.en andi will he greatly missed in his commiliunity. Doll ('ontest to ('lose Thte D~ol Con test at thle Mliniter Coin PAiany l)epart ment Store Is proinlg a lig suRc(ess, saidl .\t. E-. P. Mlintet yes Ut(rday. A large numbi llter of child1rin have calleod for the doll1 s. tho~ ugh there areo still a few Ileft. 'The voetest clos 05 Friday afterntootn at h iv (''clock. .ilore (ottott Hhoinoms Th'le Advertiser hans beeni tlooded w ithi cot ton blooms sinc~e the anniouncemienlt of t he fIrst bloomn iln the last issuie oif the paper. Farmers generally say that the( phlnt is mutch too srmall for the arrival of bloomnS to he encontaminig LEGION POST IN NEW ROOMS uclh Activity iln LonIll LeiDon ('ireles sin(ee (lub 1 Hoollis ha111e been Se. cured. Pool 'I'a bles Installed. The Lauireis P ost of the Aierican l haegion hd its opening ieeting inl Ile new club room 'or Legion Illall on Mollo day night. All the iemibers weVre so well pleased - With the splendid ar raigelmen ts Ihat illore cintliusiasIm was displavel at this meeting thall ever before. Quiiite a numbier of new ruiein ira have eniroli.d S:nee last ilietlin0. The lIsion Hall is In the old ariory over the 'alace of Sweets. 'I'le en tire halt has been wlorkedl over and is arranged inl the liost silitable man tner for (u1111 rooms. The hall is al rady furnished hwith oak library tales and a Ilniliber of leather cilshioned rocking chairs. and .is e'itlipped with 1hree shower baths. Iy volunitary con tribuitions, enougilh money was readily paid to the linian ce officer to pur chase fout rpool tables and yesterday the ta bles were brought to the hall and are niow being put in shape for uise. I'ntder the head of new busi ness the Post alimlltllolsly elected the Rev. C. T. Stuires, of .the First Presbyterian (htihli of this city, as post chaplain. Rtev. Sq uires has heretofore taken much1(11 iliterest in matters of this kind, and the Post feels that the securing of sich a chaplain will be an inlis pelsible acuisition. It appear-iIg th1at So m11an1y good base ball players have becoije imell hers of the Laurens Post, it has been decided to show the public how these ex-service ilen canl play ball. Ca p1t. Fred Fuller has lined up for Friday afternoon at 1:30 oil tile South llIar per street ball park, a game of base hall with tile Greenville P'ost. All ex service inca w ith their ladies and Ifien(s are coming ou1t In full war strength to pull and shout for the home post. And the entire public is expected to fall In !!nc and catch step for this -gaie. th 'e next regular meeting of the Laurens Post will be held in the Legion l1all on Monday night, July lI il. Club rooms will be open at all time:. COTTON WAREHOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Warehouse of L. M. Beacham Struck by Lightning and 95 Bales of Cot ton Being Burned. About ninety-five bales of cotton were being consumed by fire last night on the farm of L. M. Beacham, between Laurens and Cross Hill, as a result of a stroke of lightning which hit the warehouse in which the cotton was stored. Of the entire lot of cotton, Mr. Beacham owned about fifty bales and the remainder be longed to other parties who had stored with him. The warehouse was in the state warehouse system and carried tile usual anount of insurance. Mr. Beachani lives on the old Shaw pla1ce and~ the warehouse was one built by the late J1. D). M. Shawv. For the plast two years5 Mr. Bleacham has bleenl uin~lg it as5 a cotton storage warehlouse, putting a new roof on it last year. The lightning struck the wn- use between fiv'e andio six o'clock. Soon after it occurrledi Mr. Beachamn p~honed to the city for help and cheiclal ex tinguishers wer'e sent from the fire dlepartmlent. Later the city fire truck was cariredl out, Mr. Beacham think ing thlat a supply of water could be seculredi from a well. It was found that the truck wVould~ not be of any service either, so all hope of saving the cotton was givenl upJ. It 'was to)) hot for anyone to ap~proach the build ing to roil any of the bales out. The fire was still burning at a late hour last night. TO (1EIEIIATE CENTE'lNNlAL ('hestnlu Ridge 1Bapti st (Chiurch to Celeb~rate O)ne Hi udrethI Ana11 lersaryi. A celebrat ion iln honor of the I100th an niversary of thle organliz/at Ion of thle Chestnut)1 li Idge 3atiPtist cihuireli hasi been planned by Its mlembers for 1"ri day, Jol 13 st, and an attract ive pro griamo has been arranged by an execuo tive comititee. The church, as statedt on t he p.rog rain, was or'gaized0( D eceml b er 29i, 1821. the centennIal celebra tion bieing held In the summeilir month1 I on accounit. of moiro favorable weather condhitionls. An invitation is extenlded to all formeri mlembllers and1( specIal friends. Haskets will be apmreinted.