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VOLUME XXXVII- LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAy, JULY 5 1922.1 CONDITION REPORT S[D8 COTTON IP New York Market Adqances $7.50 a Bale CROP FIGURES 3ELOW ESTIMATE Official Report of Cotton Condition and i Acreage Well Below 'stimates of IPrivale Reporters. Heavy Buying 1 Stimulates Market Which Goes to i High Levels. New York, July '.-An extremely rapid and excited advance followed the publication of the government' end June crop figures In 'the cotton mar ket here today, The report, making the condition of the crop 7'1.2, the area -under cultivation 34,852,000 acres or 10 per cent more than last year's and the indicated crop 1-1,066,000 bales, compared with an indicated yield of 8,433,000 at this time last year, was . not very far below the average of 1'lvate reports frecently published. It was evidently well below general expectations, however, and after a comparatively quiet morning, proved the signal for heavy general buying. There was enough realizing to me nentarily check the adance around 'the 23 cents level for October, but circulation of the figures brought an other buying wave and .prices reached I the 'best levels late in the afternoon, with all deliveries making new'hIgh records for the season. October con tracts which had sold off to 20.47 on the decline of early last week, sold at 23.20 this afternoon, making an advance of over 2 1-2 cents per pound froin the recent low level and of 178 points of approximately $8.90 per bale from the closing quotation of Satur day. The buying on the small crop fg ures was said to be stimulated by ex pectations that the report would lead t to heavy buying by foreign elpinners In Liverpool while the Amoricaa mar Rets are plosqed tomorrow, particularly c if the rains reported in the southwest today should continue. There was al- n so bullish comment on rumors that n ocean freight room had -been engaged t last week for the shipment of 35,000 bales of eottoa out of the local stock c to Irope,-but the main factor was tile small crop indication and approhen -sions of more than the average de terioration In condition this summer -because of the 'boll weevil. c a BtELOVED YOUNG WOMAN b PAS&ES AT LANFORD 11 Miss Mary Allen umniond. Jassed e Away' Friday After Long Illness. c GLanford, July 8.-After almost two years of suffering from a heart leak, 8 Mary A.:Drummond, the second daugh- n ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A, Drummond, n passed away at an early hour Friday S morning.. Mary Drummond was well known T1 and loved by a host of fr-iends and '1 loved ones. 'Death came after a peiod a of suffering lasting almost two years 'I which .began last March,.-1921, twhen I it was thought necessary to remove a her 'toneils. The doctor discovered C she had a weak heart and was almost' afraid to operate 'on account of her heart, After her tonsils were removed she recovered and was thoug'ht to bet improving at times, but little hop1e *1 was ever felt for her, ultimate recoy- i ery, The passing away.was very epeace- e ful In her father's arms, suriounded iI Ay the family and a few relatives. C The funeral services twere held at t eIinford Baptist church Friday after- i .mlon at 5i:20 o'clockt and her body ten- r derly laid to rest in the family plot In the cemetery adjoining. The ser vices were conducted by tier pastor, Dr. Graves 1L. Knight,.assisted -by Rev. 'R. J. Williams, of foebucI& nd Rev. I I. N. X(nnedy of Ora, tter2lassmates and the B3. Y. P. U. marched in a body I and arbout twenty of, the girls of the I 6unday School ed as fibwer girls,1 &he was born'a .epteinber 27, -1906. She Was unusually .bright ait schlool ntfd was a siepfai fjvori~ of All her aoqtgaIhtinoce 8lo feMW d by tier fathfrau nd tet1M$and Mr~s. 'F'A. Dj nmt Xor~itr nd n)10 brothisr Mard~afd 0ce and ANTI-LYNCHING BILL BEFORE SENATE Eight to Six Vote. Borah Joins Five Democrats on Committee In Epress. ing Opposition to Provisions. Washington, Jne 20,-The iDyer anti-lynching bill, providing :penalties by the federal governmet for mob action, was reported favorably with amendments today by the senate ju licilary committee by a vote of 8 to 6. Senators Ashurst (Dmiocrat) of Arizona and Norris (1Republican) of ,4ebraska did not :vote. The vote today ended a long com nittee fight over the bill, which was )assed last January by the house and vhich has -been urged by negro and )ther organizations, Opponents of the neasure have declared it an uncon ititutional interference with state ights. Comparatively few changes were nade in the original house bill and hese were said to be designed to meet he constitutional objections. A sub >nmlttee of the senate committee 'ecently i-ccommended debeat of the >111 on the ground that it violated he constitution. Some senators voting oday for a favorable report -were said o hold doubts regarding its constitu ionality but thought the ibill should io enacted and put up to the suipreine ourt. The bill declares that if states fail, Leglect or refuse to maintain pro ection of life they shall be deemed o have denied the constitutional guar ntees and the federal authorities will Lave power to -act by indictment of tate olllcers or members of a mob .nd 'trial in the federal courts. The measure requires "reasonable fforts by state officers to maintain 'rdor and protect prisoners and their ailure would subject them to im ilsonment for flve years and a fine f $5,000. Menvbers of mobs in which prisoner Is Out to death would 'be ubdect to conviction of conspiracy rith imprisonment for -ive years to Ife provided, Counties in which fatal iob disorders occur would be liable D the family of the victim under a Drfeit of $10,000. -Amendments. adopted by the senate ommittee require tt 'failure of the tate officera to prnteet nio vict!ime iust be charged in the federal indict ient and proven to the satisfaction of lie federal trial court. The bill has had an unusually hard ourse in the senate committee after stormy birth in the house. ' After ring in the judiciary committee with ut action for several months, Sena or Lodge of Massachusetts, 'Republi an leader, and other Republicans tarted the movement for disposition y the committee which culminated i today's favorablo vote. Republican -aders were doubtful, however, wheth r senate consideration could 'be se ured at this 'eession. Eight Republicans, Chairman Nel on of Minnesota, Dillingham of Ver iont, Brandegee 9f Connecticut, Cum iins of Iowa, Colt of Rhode Island, terling 'of South -Dakota, Ernest of Centucky and Bhortrldge of Califor .la, voted in favor of the bill. One tepublican,. Senator -Borah,' of Idaho, nd flve Democerats, Culberson of 'exa~s, Overman of North Carolina, teed of tlissouri, Shields of Tennes eo and Walsh of Montana were r'e orded in opposition, Dr. Pitts Unimproved .Reports from Greenwood state that ho cohdition of Dr. J. D. Pitts, who as been- ill for several months, ro iains unimproved and grave fears are ntertained over his cdndition, Dr. Mtts 'was pastor of 'Prospect Blaptist hurch and other churches in the count y for many years and his many friends re deeply concerned over his sick Lesa and eear that :his advanced age vill prove a'hindrance to his recovery. Sen. Dial Returns -U. 6. Senator Nat 13. Dial returned o Wushington yesterday after spend ng sevei'al days in the city. Sen. Dial rrived in the city last week wibh his 'anily, who will romaAnt here for tlie F. P. Mo(ddwai will Preside. 1w. 1'Ic($owaM39saq, who was ap ntdspecial 'juidge by Overnor *arveoy o 1Sd as eek s sessioh-of the sourtt f euienfi pientt York, 11l eaye Saturday for thatt place. The ~ouri' will convenO Monday' mox'ning, estifyinag to the sympathy end esteem n hiobh abo a held -by 410so who SHOPMEN QUIT W IN NJ Transportation Machine Cont Interruption---Thousanda IR Chicago, July 1,-4WIth the country-i wide strike of shopnen declared by union leaders to be virtually 100 per cent. effective, the nation's great trans portation machine continues its work without interruption. Railway executives were unanimous in expressing their belief that the strike awould have little effect on the operation of their roads and at the same time asserted that any move to ward a settlement would have to come from the United States labor board or the employees. B. M Jewell, president of the rail road department of the American Fed eration of Labor, who yesterday re fused to appear at a federal inquiry 1 into the strike call, reiterated that the I only basis for a settlement was for the i roads to agree not to put into effect I wage decrees recently ordered for the shopmcn by the labor board. Ben W. -looper, chairman of the i labor board, declared in a formal state- i ffent that the power of the govern- I ment, coupled with public sentiment, < will give every protection to every t railway employee 1v'ho remains on the 1 Job and to all new men who take the places of the strikers in the ipresent walkout. t Mr. Hooper asserted that the strike < was called against the decisions of r federal tribunal over rulings laid down I after careful consideration of the evi- N dence on !both sides. The men wrho r take the -places of the striking shop- 1 men will rennder a -public service, he c declared, and sh'ould therefore be im- . mune from he characterization of c "scab" or "strikebreaker." 1 The walkout began in all sections of t the country -promptly at 10 a. in. and ii in many places -took on the aspect of f a holiday, the men singing and cheer- a ing as they threw down their tools. As I reports came Ito union headquarters I during the day, leaders asserted that v the ranks of the itgigerq Wind'iitifi? j mnre than %h'WV .re-di,.ne fth ,000 r, membership before night. Later Mr. Jewell said that reports froni 128. of the a 201 Class 1 railroads showed practi- N cally 100 iper eent. He added that ie i hoped 'to be able to give more. accurate J figures, by tomorrow night. c The only display of force reported I during the day was at Beardstown, n III., where several hundred shopmen, n after failing to persuade four com- o panions to Join them in the walkout, c picked them up ibodily and carried s them out. "We sent them home," the I leader was quoted as saying, "to avoid f trouble." In Chicago, the hub of the n walkout, where it is estimated 100,000 b REV. THOMAS IIDEOUT ] WELOOMED AT UNION SERVICE Pastor of Episcopal Church Preached Sunday Night at Union Service Held in First Methodist Church. Rev. Thomas Rideout, of Alken, who arrived in the city last Thursday to . take charge of the pastorate of the I 1~piscopal Church in this city, was of-f flelally welcomed hunday night -by the ministers and churches of the city at l a union service held in the First Meth odist church. A large congregation thsat overflowed I Into the Sunday School room was pres ent to hear Iiev, Ilideout's first ser- < mon in Laurens. iRev. S. H..Templemuan, introduced a~s the oldest preacher in taurens'iri point of- service, mnade a short talk of welcorde to Rev. Ride'-< out, before the latter'delivered his ser mon. Takin ffor his text the first- verse of the (13I3 sain, 'Behold how go'od and i how ipleasant it is' -for brethren to4 dwvell togethet -In unity," Thev.'Ridleout1 prenehed his tnitil sermon in Lau Many expressions of saytafactiton and of the young' minist'er's abiities were 'heat4 after the - services iwere ever,. ReV..Rljdeout Is' a, recent graduate of the serinary In Alexandria, Va.. 1 Mr. flale Improving Dr. and 'Mrs. WA TTorguson and Messrs. J. Di Terry atnd W. G. Lancas ter wvent to ,Spartatiburg Sunday to visit 'r, I4 G., B~alo who 4s a' patient( at the General h~ospital there.. Mri Bails, they said, Is improving frdta hiQ recent operatioh'and wU i robably ie home In Aotttdeges ORK kTIONWIDE MOVE inues Its Activities Without ,espond .to Union's Summons, men are affected, no disturbances of any kind were reported and all of the roads claimed that .both passenger and freight trains were being handled without interruption of any kind. "Train operations are Just as usual and we are carrying crowds, even on the extra sections that have been at tached for the holiday pilgrims," was the word from the general offices of the Northwestern lines. "I do not expect the strike to inter lere with train movements," said S. M. 'Felton, president of thc Chicago 2rreat Western railroad and chairman )f Western rail executives. "The ex perience of the Union Pacific and Southern 'Pacific and other roads that lave had extensive shop strikes, shows 1o interruption of traffic is to be ex )ected. Among the .presidents of railways mtering Chicago, the determination vas expressed to have no dealings vith the representatives of the strik ng unions. They were unanimous in leclaring that the issue was not be ween the unions and the railways but >etween the unions and the United 3tates aIbor board. The executives also asserted that he strike was far from being 100 per !ent. perfect in the Chicago district, nany men remaining at work. The ilinois Central and the Clover Leaf vere reported to have been the least Lffected, although no exact figures rere obtainable. The executives de lared that only one of the -Pullman hops had been unionized iby Mr. Jew l1's department and that this shoil lone of all the Pullman shops will ie shut down. The construction depart nent, it was said, will be available or the use of railroads when repairs ,ro to be made. Many other car build ng 'plants, including tue Haskell and laker shops at iMichigan City, Ind., vill -be asked to take care of the re iair work so that the rolling stock f the roads can be kept In condition Meanwhile the labor board received ssurance from the administration in Vashington of compelte backing in its olicies. At Topeka, 'Kan., Gov. Henry . Allen summoned the industrial ourt Judges and Attorney General Iopkins into conference to consider leans for dealing with the strike. In iany sections the roads 'were assured ,f police Iprotection and in the larger ities guards were thrown about the hops. A slight clash was reported at vy City, Md., Nv'hen striking shopmen rom the Baltinorc & Ohio shops listook a detail of guards for strike reakers, but no one was injured. JAST THUlbSDAY WAS BABY DAY Uxty-FIre 'Children are Examined by Physfoians at Baby Conference JMeld Last Thursday. Last Thursday was baby day in Lau ens, more than 65 of "the finest babies n the South" attending the baby con erence at the court house. Although the court house has been he scene of many mleetings, confer nces and othler gatherings, none have ~omo up to the level set Thursday by h~e youngest of young Americans. For noisy and busy conference, the little mos sot a new high standard, and al hlough no one other than the baby lelegates knew' iw'lat their debates ,yore about -it . was apparent thlat all >f the delegates were interested. Among the doctors who assisted in he' conference wore Dr. 3. Adam ~Iayne, chairman of the State Board of Elealth; IMl. Wilijam P, Cornell, of Jolumibia, baby 'specialist; and Drs. 5. ID1. Hughes, J. .H. Teague, C. P. Vini :ent and J. M. Bearden. Mdiss Gossett, lounty nurse, and Miss Hayne, nurse it the Laurens Cotton Mills, assisted tihe examiers, while Miss Margaret Dunlap; acted as secretary. Prize winners among tile babies will be an louncd later. Entei'tadiinnt' at Ora The ladies of Ora Utural School Im provemient association w4ll sell ice yream at the school house F'riday night, hiilf 7th. A short lirogrami will be ren iored1 by the young epeople of the com rnity. The bro'ee'eds wifl go to sohool hnprovment. 'The 'pttblic is 'cordial. ilK invited to at~tend. DUNCAN'S CHARG[S Denies Trying to Dispose of Canal Property SPARKS FLY AMONG WOMEN Two Gubernatorial Candidates, Laney and Duncan, lWari Up at State (amnipaign Meietiag In Monck's Corner. Laney lesents Asperions on Ills Character. 'ionck's Corner, July 3.--FIeaturing the well attended meeting of the state Democratic camipaign party at Monck's Corner today was the violent resent ment of George K. -Laney, guberna torial aspirant, anent the continued in timations of John T. Duncan that as a nentber of the canal commission of the South Cgrolina general assembly, Mr. Laney had refused to fight for the development of the canal, and had seemingly encouraged negotiations whereby the canal property would be sold to E4. W. Robertson, of Columbia, for a more pittance. Mr. Laney stated that he would allow ?o one to cast aspersions on his good name, that no suspicion of crookedness had been heard relative to any dealings during his '20 years of legislative life, and that any man who intimates any crookedness in respect. to the canal matter on his part is a liar. "My whole life has been lived In the build Ing of my character, and it shall. not be besim irceied," concluded the Ches tenlield senator. At the conclusion of his spoech 1Mr. Laney 'was questioned by !Duncan who inquired why the senator had failed to state from the platform since tile meeting at Beaufort, that he favored development of the canal for the tax payers of the state. Mr. Taney said that 'he had already expressed him self. Asked by 'Duncan why 11e failed to answer a certain letter, -Ar. Laney answered that he thought so little of the letter that he had not -opened it, and If lie could find it, he would re turn the letter to Duncan unopened. Mrs. E. Barton Wallace, candidate for superintendent of education, took accasion today to take a fling at can :lidates in the race who are ibacked by "slates, clu'bg, rings and things." 3he stated that she was not aligned with clubs who were pressing her ,ause, that she had always been busy In tile cause of education, social up lift, and physical relief for the unfor Lunates of the community where she lived and that this service to humanit, had received her time and attention instead of the most select clubs of Columbia, in which her membership had been solicited. Mrs, Wallane told of her work in connection with the children's clinic, said that this institu tion was the pet of Columbia, And at tributeud Vhe su~ccess of the clinic to the fact that she spent hecr afternoons at the clinic Instead of among thle club women of the city. No matters of special importance were developed among thle other candidates who were apresent. A irg'e nump'aer', including former Governor Cole 'I. DBease, were absent at .the meeting today for various rea sons. The meeting at Charleston tomor row night is expected to boe produc tive of further developmepxts in seV eral of the contests. First Cotton Bloom 'The Adviertiser received its first cotton bloom of the season Thursday, It was plucked from the farm of Mrs. Saille Madden, on 'Waterloo Route 2, the same morning. Since .that time Willie Cunningham, (Waterlo'o Route.2 sent In a bloom. Leave for Hendersonvllle Solicitor H, S. Blackcwell, Sheriff S. C. Reid and Ralph T. Wilson left f@ion day by motor for He-lndersonville, N. C., where they will attend the conven tion of the sheriffs of Norbli and $outh Carolina. Trhe party expects to return to -the city Friday. Plumbing ,Businuess Started J. M. Siattery, of Columbia, hbas op ened a, plumbing and heating business in th'e cIty ;which is located In tile o14 RIobertson Hotel 'building. Mr. Slat tory is a plumber of 15 years experi ence and has come to I~turens, he said, to make this his home. LADIES' DAY FOR ENROLLING i County Chairman DesIgnates July 15 as Day for Wonien to Charge the Enrolling Books. Saturday, July 16, is to be made a "'Red ibetter Day" for the women of the county when their attention is to be directed to the enrolling books of the democratic varty with the Idea that they put their names on the "dotted line',.with a view of casting their ballots at the primary election in August. County Chairman Power, taking cognizance of the fact that only a very small number of women have enrolled for the primary, hit ulon the idea of having a ladies' enrolling (lay and has issued a proclamation calling on them to come up to the tape and. prepare to shower their ballots on the willing and receptive candidates. Mr. Power also calls attention to the fact also that men as well as twomen must have their names on the books before the fourth Tuesday in July or be "forever barred" from a voice in the primaries this year. His proclamation.is as follows: Whereas, our women now enjoy the riglt of suffrage eqlually with our men, the undersigned, a's County Chairman of the 'Democratic party, which has been the bulwark of good governmenti in our state and nation, feels that the Iparty machinery should render every aid possible to the convenience of en rolling the women of our county on its club rolls. We rely on them to assist us in maintaining Democratic princi pies in county, state and nation. Therefore, I deem it proper and right that we should set apart a spe cial day to be known as "Ladies' Day" for the enrolling of every 'woman of our county, entitled to membership in our clubs, and I hereby designate Saturday, July 15, 1022, as such day. The executive committeeman from each club is hereby urged to see that the enrol'ling committee place the club roll at some central place in the dis trict on that day, that the ladies not already enrolled and who desire to en roll, may do so with convenience. Those who fail to enroll on or before that date, both men and women, are reminded that the books close on the 4th Tuesday in July. C. A. POWER, County Chairman. The enrolling committee has decid ed to place the book in the court house from 10-to 1 o'clock and the following ladies have been asked to be in charge: Mrs. C. M. Clark, 'Mrs. W. D. Ferguson and Miss Ella Roland; from 2 to 5 o'clock, Mrs. J. S. Bennett, Mrs. J. H. Teague and Miss Sara Dorroh. The other hours of the day the book will be at the usual .place. the clerk of court's office, where any one desir ing to enroll may do so. 'It is intend ed that any one wh'o desires, either men or women, may enroll on this date, 'but It Is especially made convenient for the ladies to enroll on that date. QUIET FOUE'1I IS CELEBRATHED JHERE Base Ball Takes Leading Part in Day's Celebration, Outings and 1'ieniesl Also Figure on Fourth of July. Basebali, barbecues and outings 'flg ulred prominently In celebrating the Fourth of July in -Laurens. The post.. omeie, banks and other .places of busi ness were closed al'l day and through out the city a holiday spirit prevailed. At Watts 'Mills the day's program had an early start iwith a ball game at 9:30 'between the 'Watts Miills and Simpsonville 'till teams of the Western Carolh'a League. At twelve o'clock a barbecue and fish stew wvas served. The 'Watts Mills band furnished music on aboth occasions, rPubile speaking and athletIc events figured in the early afternoon, after whieh another -baseball game was called. .The last game was of a unique nature, one of the teams being recruited from among the fat men while the othel' was from the leans. At the ILauirens Cotton Mill, baseball also played an important part in cel ebratIng the 'Fourth. Tile Laurens Mills closed Friday night until this morning, giving the coperatives quite a lengthy vacation. In the city prope", no definite pro gram of entertainment was car'ried out. A enajority of bile holIday crow ds, how ever, motored to Greenwood to see 'the lLaurens team of the 'Carolina league 'play Greenwood, in a double header. ~Many others motored to the mountains, quite a number leatving the city Suri ,day aind M"onday .