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Subscription Price $1.50 Per Year Payable in Advance Published by ADVERT18IN( PIUNTING COMPANY LaurCins, 8. C. Advertising latei op Application. Obituarles and Cards of Thanks: Ono Cent a Word. Entered at the postomcee at Laurens, S. C., as second class mail matter. L'AURENS, S. C., 3MA 31, 1122 'TlHE ObiD JAILl "imp terial 'aeser tu illed to clay, lay stop a hole to keep tIhev wiid away. --'ope's Classics. Thus it is Wili the "old" jail, for the iimlentse roc ks are being c rushed to gravel ald 'vhat was once imllpos ing is now a t rui n-antd later to be a foundation. low the Imtighty arc fallen! Since the "old" jail was entirely de void of arclhitectual beaity, persons with or withouit an aesthietie sense ol beauty think of its destruction now only 'assively. To others, however, the jail buillding has been of senti men - tal value, stan(ling as it did as a land mark in ]ALalurens' early history. little can we today conceive the pride our <:itizefns had a centtury ago when the massive stones were ('hisele(i for what .mist have bcen to thien a great build ing. If its miassiv!e walls. which have stood in bold dellance from within and without colld speak, What a tale they could unfold. A full century cover ing the most remt'arkable progress in science, invention and inorals in the world's history have they passed through. Great have been the chang cs they have witnessed. Many generations have been born during the life of the old building and have arisen to meet the problems andl the .trilumh!s of theilr time. They have passed away while the old structure remained. Now it must go too, for jails also must keep pac(e with time and the old make Way ftor the now. * * * CANDII)ATES FOR GOV'MNOR Bethea, llease, Coleman, Laney, .\i(iOo(1, (Swearingen! There they are in alphabetical order, the six candi dates thus far for governor of the state. Andrew J. Bethea, former lieutel ant governor and twice candidate for governor; Cole 1.. Blease, twice gov ernor; William Colematn , farmer im ill president, busIness man and farmer; G(en. X. Laney, senator from Chester field couinty, leader in edci ational leg islation; ''lho!:. J. McLeod, candidate tor governor whent HIlea:e u irrt elected, farmir and busin ies tain: .1. lE Swear'ingena, for many years state situpe rintende nIt of eodtietiott. Other valdidate; maay yet a: ' oar for this offtic of II:vhist lonot' in I e gift of the s;tat Some( may lbe abletr tot ed tmd :comte' mai n ot lhe sti goodi. It mtay tbe (jheer:e:!, h,we',er, th.at ntear'ly int th lis it to date aitd hte wvill bei a stick l.- indeed thbi; -;tmmier who cannitot Iimid a canadidoat e w it wb~hom lhe cnn htarmontize to atleast aearonle degr'ee. WithI sieveralI of thItem Thlie Ad ver'tiset could well b~e p~ssaly coin tentt. W/e s.eo no reason wh!y anyonte .hould wail a lack of variety tq~ pIckI ft'om o*r ven thle t inalit y of' the offer' lng. Taken .hy and lar'ge It is ntot band. Abler men thtan Itese mIght offer', but that is a'houtt as far' as they wvould got. TPhcre is H. Goodw in Rhtett, of CharlQston, ent able man w~itht vIsIon; A. F. SicKissiek, formerly of Green wood, now of Greenville, recently sug gest~edb as a candIdate lhv the Green Wvood ,Indes-Jourtnal; WV. D). Melton, reccently elected 3iresidcut of the state utniversity; U. S. Senator N. It. 'Dial andl ot.~ers of that calibre, men who would emand~1( and scure' r'esults In admio ni rationtat minlium cost. Even such tlit, htowever, would doubtless give upjin (desnaltr with a legislattre of small *boliticians antd specIous polItI cal ocd emislts to decal witth. But, ter :all, the gover'nor' Is not the beg rek of government In thIs st ate. t le'ist p.c htas precious little to do athi tax'es. The voter seeking the goa of Iag MV iaxes ntemif not worry htis ;bra it about' the e-' - 'w- gs' ernor. Aet hIm look to hIs own repro ser.latl s$s atnd senator, his own local trI' alki len laW :entdeemenit ex.. Ipenees ft d oter stuch local items and he will tnd1 that the futnds that go out of hIs cd tn-unity aind do not Come back directly .o him are very small In comn J).rison ~ith those speftt In -his own Miti 4d er-mmnunity. The tax -bur dnI inl 'otith CarolIna has come to bd larg a locatl matter, except tha' 'I, In af' ter of this comparatively n al t~ tax'the effort is eing made ce~' and'theo ffico is on'e of e~tl t~iM afil pri'vi e e ' 'he sketa iA 'ircy tdCc 1 1100 Y b chracteri of its chief executive. lie is a reflection of the iu'al ilbre of the people. His election ist a matter of deep moment and not to be considered lightly. With the material already at hand, a coin mendable selection may be made. INDUCE SHIPPERS TO BOX GOODS PROPERLY Chief Aim to Decrease Big Drain on Timber Supply. Transportation Company Also En. deavoring to Decrease Enormous Waste of Goods Due to De fective Packing. (Prepared by the Uited States Department of Agriculture.) "l'erfect package imith." it move. mlelnt recently proinoted by the Amieri can ItalIlwaly E'xpre't's company in an1 eff'ort to Iitiduce sIippiris to pack goods lietlter. w* UI receive additional iti iotIls froin sciet-ltife in ve-stigit i onls on box and crate constrtctlinii by the F-'orst P'roduct-, laboratory, .admison, WIs.tccording- to atil annlouneeinentl IlanIde by ite l'ort Service, ttniti'd States Depairtmlent of AgieuINture. U onaking i tletilled sitidy of boxes aIdI( erntes, one of the chlief, objects was to edilltlatte watle of wotd at ithts d ecrase Ilie drain ott te hliber s11!tply. Thai t thlil is higlly 1i1mportalnt enin hwe -n fromt the t'tt thit nearly orne-sixthl of ourl 1ttal ('t( of Ilmbe1jr in1to boxes :111, crates. The seev Box Testing Machine. (tinltQ f object of te study was to dimoinisi lite enornouls .waste of goods lit translt d1e to defective packing. By tile use- of special machinery do. signed at tlie Fores4t Products laborat tory, boxes cati lie artillially subject ed 1to the saie kind of shoeks and strains they rece!ve Ill nitgil gang. port. From these tIests It hits been possible to determtine itle Norrect t in-otpnt and quality of Iti'terlil to ise, te resilt of defects in the wood, lie aidatttability of different speeles of wood, 1 and the best types of box and cralle constructfin. 'I'lTe r-4estlts of these investigittotns hivt%-( recently been compiled by the Ftiorest Service and published In book fowim un1derl Itooeaie'ragmn witi Ohw Nittlonal Assoelation of Box AtlanufntI'et itrers. In :tddiI loil tle book I ncludes ite sainildzi-d sped ivaentionls for box tintaking etalltively a(lopted by tihe Americi Soiety for Testing Mate. ias. and IIso it key to tie ideltillea ttnto (the l i(ier wototi speeles' used Inl I he cionst ruelltonu of botxe's andit ertites'. It ('at ihIe obt atined ft'otm the Recre'(tar iy of thle Nat linal Assoelat Ion (Pr li,x Mlanuftaters (', ('tonwaiy Bldg., ( 'hltengo. IGREEN FOOD FOR FOWLS. It Is very easy to have ia few flaita in thet basement to raise gr'eenl food fotr te chicketns be Ifrt'e It Is timite for' the earlyv spr'Ing giratss onl Ithe v'atatlt . Oats, whteat, r'ye, barley, corn or other greens may etaslly *enought b~e pi'oducedl ini qutick Istuccessin. By plantung a few d fays apart, a sttandt( of thte green food two or three in'hies in height may be had. Bly usilng .iudgmenit, a fresht flat of green food may be bad for the poultry every few datys. .After the gr'een toils hove beetn devoured replantt, set In a reasotiably lIght place and have anoth~er crop withlin a rew days. MAKING SUCCESS OF GARDEN Soils Must Be Deep, Mellow and Fri. able and In Crumbly State When Plowed or Hoed. Thte suc('ess of a garden Is largely dueo to the tmanner in whieh the soil hits beeni precparted. The soil muist b)e deep, ttelllw and friable, so that It will be hit a crumtbly state whetn Iplowied or' hoed. Thait Is, thle minute partich -a of the" soll lust be gt'anuhar, S'P malIinta';ing Its form and cen sIstency. When miuch soil Is wvet, ea'ch piortioni ia enveloiped hby a film of water whleh Is retained for sotme time. .The pliant food Ia thu 5 dIssolved and this~ water-haden pilant food is taken -by the roots of the plants. H~ow They o It. When a woman wapts to call her husbsnd down before company, she doemn't say a word, but just looks at him' In a peulier wa~ -Keep Them All Susy. Half the worhd is bhypy fievising~ rta, edltes for tis anfthat, wahil the other ht~f Is, idy~ iflVentlflg "stit4a ~foi rtb.i ri medlesa Nashvilig Tene FAMINE FUND WORK AT HALF-WAY MARK Thomas W. Lamont, Chairman, Tells of Relief Administered and Task to Be Completed. The Ameriean Committee for ('hius. FIalnine Fund, neorldling to i state ment Issued by Thoimas W. Lainont, CIII 'niman, his reached the second stage of its mnission of iercy of Seid. ing funids from America to feed the twillions of strviting Caminie victlims In the for enstern reatiblic. At lie Iow est estiaiite, the sta teiiient Fays, Just its 1111ch imlore Is neleid to carry "lie last 5.000,000" throuigi to Ihe June hirvest as ha31s alre31(ly been sent. Mr. Lamont points out that quick response by AineiIrlc- to nippeals made by I d'ient I1urding andhi 1, prede (essor, 'resident Wilsoii, lis resulted fin such prompt distribution of rellet thail the t-bretened insignitide of the fitinii e has bee 413 checked to a iarked exe I et. A continuitioi of the efforts So fai' ide, it is declared. will place the famine rellef for CIina 111 among Amerlini's most effective p1hiant iro pies. The Waiting Millions Th.'Vre 'eiai n, however, t he s tate ment shows, it "last 5.000,000" to be stived, 1nd Ite people iin he salved (nlyIV by contInuous n111d Vo11110luminous I'e I'.f resultIng fron Ailericnn .9ubscrip tions. The statement, In part, follows: "Quick response to the appeal of the Aimerici Conniltte for ('hinn Film Ine F d giv(s us It the half-way po;int 11n 11ur work the chveering atssur1 mic that the sIIbsiptiion.s from gen (rous Ameriein already have servedt a great ht111n111nitai'an Ii purpose, insmIeick. Vs rviitf alrendfiy atdninistered halts held the fmline ini biiii[itlon 1(ds ani made It pos ible for A merlen to saive it multitude of human beings. "Whereas early (estimintes iade It seem lint milli is must perish, we now are udvised that inste d of the 15,000,000 who, It was orilginally fear ed, were doomed to delith from ulinger. relief w presei t In sight from lall Solqi'5, Aierlhanii, Chinese antd for eign. 'Is sulfliielnt to provide scalnty ra tions lntil tle June. harvest for Il ex 'elt 5,000,000 people. These 'last 1,000,000' re destitute, ac'cording to ou(r latest reports from the Aierlean Adlvisory Committee In Peking and ;11re dependent for existence upon lnew help comiig from outside sources, and thliq mnlos1. Atuierica.4 From All the People "It is the earnlest hope of the Coin nuittee that the number of contribu tiolns made a Lis well as the aggregate will he suchi as to inke our humanita ran gift, In a real sese, i gift of the AmierIcnn people as a w1hole. "One(, wiy to mlke indivIduaLeffort ant(d generosIry contirlbute toward sav Ing Chinn's starvinlg population- is for -'eey one responsive to China's need. !n effect, to 'eIIk nt pal In ChInn for at lay.' ''he thioug'hit beyhid IthI-s special appeal In eonnee tion with ihe latter paIirt of our effort wIIll hb( for Amerl'nn men, women and chililren to choose, figuri'tIvely, a CIu nese famine victim as at friend for a dIy and to send what they spend one ehtontheitlve o ...n . Atren fr'ienid to Ithe ChIina11 Fim ine Fund a'l ther th r 'ugh lonen nnomIt tees, hinnks or' '1 churchhes or dire'(C't to( Ver'non Mun1T r'oe, tr1eaisurier, BIble House, New Yorkc C'ity. "'N Amer(llnnlis 1so( poo(r thalt he enn131(t 83ave a liIfe aut the lowest rate 4er'e qutied, one' dollar( a1 monthi~. LIfe's (1(1(1(11(8 0 lutun(1IC', someim' es in (Ine nr 11l1n, sOmnetimes in anoth ler', hut thle Ioweri' the' Aito(It ion theIC gr'eater the nIty of hunan beings to save hiuman lICE. China Is far 1'away-1.000 miles but hlunger' Is hunixger, 'w1'ether'l nro'tlmfd the cor'ner or beyond the T'aclfle. "We 31apeal to Amerlen toi make ef feetlve the work already Clone In chle('klng the 'hina famine disaster by sav'ing uintiI harvest those nlready sav'ed from dleath." "CHINA WEEK" IS SUPREME EFFORT OF FUND WORKERS As a praetteal and poplar dhemoCn. stration of the sympathy oIf the~ nation for at sIster re0pub)i(e, a "ChIna FamIne WVeek," to h~e observed throughout the United StaItes, has been set for the eIght days froti Suuday, May 1, to Sunday, May 8, fteluslve. lIn this week It Is hoped1 that the chlur'chex and eivle, comimercial and professional bodIes wvill ta1ke tan active part. 'The suc(css of this week will dletermninle latrgely the amount of re lief w~hhih can he sent through rier. 5(1na l nerifice, to 5,000,000 starving0 peCople stIll dependent on outsIde aId. S E ND What You S PE ND' ONE DAY Th China 6,000,000 Chinese gamin. Vlctim. 8(111 Need Amnericain Help Before June. $1 wilt save one life one month. PICK A 'PAL. IN CH INA' POR A , DAY To hesten t1ge work of: flief,'this~ newspaper wtit, forwat4 0ntribe, tiens~to the, (o4Al Tr$surer, or to the. Ne'tid~al Treasurer, :China Famlie Fund, Bible House, Ne.w 'r 9, * CROSS HiLl NEWS * * * * * * * * * * * * * Cross 11111, May 29.-Mrs. G. A. Hol lingsworth, of Laurensville, Ga., is the guest of Mr. and 'Mrs.. R. A. Austin. Miss Gertrude Leaman Is visiting Mrs. 'Lewis Major at Ware Shoals. tMisses Annie and 'Floride Rudd are attending the 'Lander college Jubilee. Mr. and 'Mrs. C. D. Nance, Vivian and 11I. ). ire inl Spartanburg for Con verse commencement. .\r. Sam Leaman, of B. .A. 1. is with home folks. Last Thursday and Friday marked the closing of the school at this place. Ti'hu rsday afternoon1 May -Day -lxer Iises were held on the school campus. On i1riday night the graduating exer cises were held at the school audi 'orium. There were five graduates, 1hree girls and two boys. Delightful music was rendered by the Cross Hill orchostra. The lvrne audience was thien, entertained by an interesting and instructive addlress by Rev. C. T. Squires. Miss 'Sue Leaman, of Chicora col lege, is with homefolks. - )r. and Mrs. W. L. Nance of Fort Valley, Ga., have returnedi home af ter. visiting relatives here. Mrs. .J. 1'. Carter is visiting friends inl Atlanta. Schools Ask For $20,313.4j $20,313.54 is the total sum in appli cations from this county for state aid of high schools and equalization aid of rural graded schools, according toI fligures compiled by .11. T. Wilson, county su perintendent of education. iMr. Wilson exuects to leave for Co lumbia today where he will present the applications for alxproval of the state suiperintendent of education. Rev. .1. 1). Pitts' (ondlit1ion Worse News vas reccived here yesterday of the unfavorable condition of Rev. .101h 1). Pitts, ). 'D., who is at a sani torlum in Charlotte, N. C. FriendA and relatives of the former pastor of the Baptist church here are distressed ov er the news regarding his condition. Rev. Pitts has been on the retired list for a number of years, making his home in "iOenwood. Poilitical Oosisip4 -Rumors were current in the city last 1,veek that Mr. A. h-. Blakely, of Clinton, and 'Mr. Homer .\ioore, 'of Trinity TIidge, will' he in the race this sum mer for county supervisor. Both menI are now county commissioners. H. B'. !Humhenl)CIt, Ifornmer sutpervhi4or, is re liably 'reported -to be seriously cosld. ering the race. le is now highway engineer of Abbeville county. Who's Next I Cross 11111 has gone over the top in raising its quota of $25.00 for the Na tional Democratic party, according to Mr. 11. A. Sullivan, chairman in Lau rens county for raising funds for the national party. Mr. Sullivan desires to know which of the other sections of the county will be inext in raising its portion of the county's quota of $650.00. Common and Preferred Stock. H*older'is oIf preferredi stock are en tItled to dlividenids In adlvanlce of comi mon stock holders, and allso to a claiim on the propertIy ahead3i~ ol' the co)mmon stoci(k. 'lie (nst omary wany ia to pro v'ide fori ai limited dlidend~i~ on pre feired sto('k, -wvhlh muset he~ mmit(t be fore 'coiimon "tick{ holEr'~s n)re en-1 titlIes to any Profits. Simpson, Cooper & Babb Attorneva at Law. wiia,hractice In all State Courts Prompt Attention (iven All Business THOMASON'S GARAGE Electrical Work Radiator Repairing Acetylene Welding All Work Guaranteed LAURENS, S. C. W. M. NASH SURVEYOR Terracing : Levelug * NOTARY PUBLIC Gray Court, S. C. Dr. T. L Timrunerman DANTIST L ura South Ov9Ii a 4)q Ia ~.phe .%e O 3 0aw Meeting of U. D. C. The J. B. Kershaw chapter V. 1j. C., will meet Saturday afternoon, June 3, the birthday of Jefferson Davis, pres ident of the Confederacy, at - 4:30 o'clock, with Mrs. S. D. Childress. The members are urged to come to this meeting as it is the time for 'election of officers and the last meeting that we have until fall. \MkNNIE BABII, Sec. Democratic Conmmittee to Meet A meeting of the county executive committee is called by the - county chairnin, C. A. Power, to meet at Lau rens on Saturday, .June 3, at 3 o'clock, to name the club districts and speci fy the places where the books of en rollinent will open. I SPECIAL NOTICES. $ 1 * 8 * 8 e S Not-ice-All persons are hereby for bidden to hire or hanibor Will Conway or his wife, Lillie May, who are under contract to me for this year. .1. L. Stonle, .\01ountville, S. C. 46-'110-I) Wanited-logs for the market weighing from 100 to :100 pounds, in shaipe for butchering. E4,. It. Blakely.: 46-it-pd' To ient-Two unfurnished connect Ing rooms with bath.., Apply to Mrs. N. L. Crews, Irby Ave. 46-2t, Chickens-Wull give you the best, prices for chickens. Armstrong's' larket. 416-5ti Lost-On May 14, three year old child's pongee dress and bloomers, I Ather on streets of Laurens or at 'umbling Shoals bridge. Mrs.. 1,. I)orroh. - 46-it For Rent-For light housekeeping or roomers, two ui)stair rooms. .\trs. T.i 1. .\lcAlistef-. 46-2tI For Sale--JWicker go-cart with Nicker top. In good condition. At rea 3onabie price. Phone 78. 46-1 t-c Wanted-Live dealer to sell "Earl" lutomobiles in your vicinity. Good Inance plan. J. H. 11am, Distributor, .harlotte, N. C. 46-5t-pd For Saie-1 light delivery wagon'; 3 rear housings for Ford car, 60 inch ,read. WIII sell cheap or trade for orse feed. Address "Trade", care LAurens Advertiser. 46-2t-1) For Salt'-20 -bushels Speckle 'Peas, p2.50 per bushel. Sound and .pure. C. k. Owens, Clinton, Route 1. 45-5t-p Cord Wood--Good grade cord wood. Price delivered and corded in yard, $4.50. Guy Smith, Laurens, Route 5. '45-2t-pd Money to Loan-On improved farm mnd city property for a period of years it seven and one-half per cent inter st. Bomar, Osborne & Brown, At ,orneys, Spartanburg, S. C. . 34-tt Government Wagons--For Sale, or >ffered in exchange for eorn, oats, hay )r lumber. Wagons in good condi tion. Dixto Ice and Fuel Co., Clin ton. - 16-tt Rim Repair Parts-For all makes of ars. Rim bolts, wedges and clamps. 31ty Vulcanizing Station.' 40-tf Money to Loan on improved farm and at 7 1-2 per cent. H. S. Black Nell, Attorney-at-Law. 42-tf Habitual Constipation Cured in 14 to 21 Days "LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially. prepared Syrup Tonic-L axative f6r Habitual Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular adtion. It Stimulates and Regulate3 e Very Pleasant to Take. 00c per bottle. CALCIUM J Farmers! We havy tested calcium arSenate boll weevils. Do not are with you to get yol DUSTING We have one dIusi mended by the gover tiQg pntposes. \Wear( 2 iders for .any nu n)er S1fyou' imend usmgt advise immediate prep to serve you. S ".4 POLITICAL N Charges for Political Anuounce ments $5.00 in advance, except Coun ty Commissioner $3.00. For Congressman I hereby announce my candidavy for reo-nioe-tion to Congress from the 4th Congressional District, subject to the rules of tle Democratic prilmary elec tion. J. J. McS'WAIN. We are autho'iZ: I to .: nnormcI th': name of 0. (1. Tho3:,::ni.. as a candi date for re-clect,. - . tie office of Probate Judge, sub.i'.t t. the rules of the Democratic pri:,o y. For Count. I'ren :irer I hereby annon :1 -if a candi date for thile 011CC C' ~ie. ;irer of [,aul rens county undc -he ules of tle Democratic prim'.r olet: on. 1). .. .). ! ANGSTON. I hereby an I ;elf a candi date for re-electio. A ditor or Lau rens County and o 'dw myself to abide -by the rule.: :. the Deniocratic primary. J. W.!1iiY THOMPSON. For Supt. of ..Jucationa I hereby announce myself a candi (late for the ollice of. Superintendent of iducation *of Lauren.s county and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic primary. i.\l RID A-RL{i C. OWENS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tle office of Superintendent of IDducation of Laurens county and pledge myself to Abide by the rules of tle Democratic iirihai-. IlN. A. SULLIVAN, .i. -i hereby announce myself a candi date for tle ofie of Superintendent of Education of LTaurens county and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic lrimary. F". SHiAW .jOirNSON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the ofiee of Superintendent of I'ducationl of -Laurens county and l)lclge myself to abide by ie rtfles 9f the Democratic primary. (MISS) MA'RGARET DUNIjAP. I hereby announce myself n'candi date for Superintendent of Edcatlon. of Laurens county and pledge myself to a-bide -by the rules and regulations , of the Democratic 'primary. (Aliss) KATE V. WOieF)R-.l. For Supervisor I hereby announce myself a ca-ndi date for re-eleotion to the otlice ,of Supervisor of Laurenls county' and pledge myself to abide by the rules of tle Democratic primary. JOHN 'D. W. WATTS. C. C.'Featherstone -W. B. Anight FEATHERSTONE A KNIGHT Attorneys at Law I~urens, S. C. All Business Intrusted. to Our -Care Will Have Prompt and Careful Atten. tion. Ofmee over Palinetto Bank Mr. Featheratone will spend Wednes day of egh week in Lauroia. C. E. Kennedy & Son Funeral Directors and ' . Embalmers Motor Equipment LAURENS, - - - S. C. iRSENATE a a limited supply of for use' in dustirig for wait until the weevils. ar calcium arsenate. MACHINES :img machine, regom iment, for dlemonstra-. prepared to take your he dt sing method, we aration. 'We areiready