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ort 4k/ n*tA ? r ? VOLUME XXVII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 19J2. .WORLD'S LARGEST AND NEWEST STEAMSHIP SINKS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA Great Steamer Making Maiden Voyage. MILLIONS IN WEALTH REPRESENTED ABOARD LARGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD AND JUST COMPLETED. Wireless Messages State tliat the (?rent Steamer Plowing the Ocean on her Maiden Voyage Struck Great Iceberg und in Spite of Modern Ap pliances for Keeping AHont She Sank After n Few Hours of Ter rible Suspense. Estimated Nearly 1,500 Souls Lost THE TITANIC ? Lurgest ship in the world. Built in 1010. Length, 8821ft feet. Ream, 92 feet. Depth ?4 feet. Gross tonnage, 10,000 lens. Displacement, 0(1,000 tons. Capacity, 8,200 people. Passengers aboard, 1,5100; crew 800. Well known people aboard: Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Aster, Maj. Archibald Butt, aide to President Taft; D. F. Millelt, the artist; Mr. und Airs. Isadore Struuss; J. AY. Wldener of Phil adelphia, J. Rruce Ismay, man aging director of the White Star line; C. M. Huys, president of the Grand Trunk railway; Ben jamin Guggenheim, AY. T. Stead. More than 1,500 persons, It Is fear ed, sank to death early Monday when within four hours after she crashed In to an Iceberg, the mammoth White Star line Btenmer Titanic, bound from Liverpool to New York, on her maiden voyage, went to the bottom off the Newfoundland banks. Of the approxi mately 2,200 persons on board the treat steamer, uome of world-wide j^vomlnence, only 675 are known to nave been saved. The White Star line officers In New York, while keeping up hope to the last, were free to admit there had been "horrible loss of life." Accepting the early ostimat' of the fatality list as accurate, tin acter is the greatest in the marine history of tho world. Nearest ap proaching It in magnitude were the disasters to the steamer Atkintic in 1873 when 574 lives were lost, and to La Bourgogne In 1898, with a fatal ity list of 571. Still Some Hope. Should it prove that other liners, notably tho Allan liners Parisian and Virginian, known to have been In the vicinity of the Titanic early yesterday had picked up other or her passen gers, the extent of the calamity would be greatly reduced. This hope still remains. News of the sinking of the liner and tho terrible loss of life in' con sequence came early last evening with all tho greater shock because hope had been buoyed up all day by reports that the steamer, although badly damaged, was not In a sinking condi tion and that all her passengers had been safely taken off. \ho. 'messages were mostly unofficial, and none came direct from tho liner, so that a lurk ing fear remained of possible bad <nows to come. Ship Had Gone Down. Shortly after 7 o'clock last night there came flashing ovtr the wires from Cape Race, within 400 miles of where the liner had struck the iceberg, word that at 2:20 o'clock .Monday morning, 4:55 minutes after ^ helving her death blow, the Titanic Ad sunk. The news came from the steamer Carpathla, (relayed by the , White Star liner Olympic, and re ly' vealed that by the time the Car pathla, outward bound from New York and racing for the Titanic on a wireless call, reached the scene, the doomed vessel had sunk. .Left on the surface, however, were lifeboats from tho Titanic, and in / them, as appears from the meagre p reports received up to a late hour, were some 675 survivors of tho dis aster. These, according to the ad vices, the Carpathla picked up and now 1b on her way with them for New York. Biggest in World. For the rest, (he scene as the Car pathla came up was one of desolation. All that remained of the $10,000,000 floating palace, on which nearly 1,400 passengers had been voyaging luxur iously to this side of the Atlantic, were some bits of wreckage. The biggest ship in the world had gone down, snuffling out in her downward plunge, it appeared, hundreds of human lives. A significant line in the Cape Race dispatch was the announcement that of those saved by the Carpathla near ly all were women and children. Should it prove that no other vessel picked up any passengers of the sink ing liner this might mean that few of the men on board bad been saved as the proportion of women and children among the passengers was large. The same facts would likewise spell the doom of practically the entire crew of S00. In the cabins were 2:10 women and children, but it is not known bow many there were among the 710 third class passengers. In the first cabin there were 128 women and 15 children, and in the second cabin 79 women and S chil dren. Notable Persons Aboard. Notable persons, travelers on the Titanic, whose fnte was in doubt in the lack of dellnite ndvices as to the identity of the survivors were: Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Maj. Archibald Butt, aide to President Taft; Charles M. Hayes, president of the Grand Trunk Pacific of Canada, his wife and daughter; W. T. Stead, Benj. Guggenheim, F. D. Millett, the artist, and J. G. *Widener of Philadel phia; Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Straus, J, B. Thnyer, vice president of the Penn sylvania railroad; J. B. Ismny, Henry H, Harris, the theatrical manager, and Mrs. Harris, and Col. Washington R?chling, builder of the Brooklyn bridge. Ray of Ifope. A ray of hope appeared shortly be fore 11 o'clock last night in a mes sage to New York from the operator at the Marconi wireless station at Sable Island, near the scene of dis aster. Answering an inquiry regard ing the delivery of wireless messages to the passengers of the Titanic, the operator reported It was difficult to deliver them as the passengers are be lieved to be dispersed among several vessels. Even this faint Indication that other vessels than the Carpathla had picked up survivors of the Titanic was eager ly seized by the thousands of relatives and friends of those who had sailed on her voyage to this country. RURAL POLICE MAKE A HAUL. One Hundred Bones Collected from the Dusky Ones for Distributing the Picture Cards and Gathering in the Coin. Rural Policemen Sullivan and Lowe made a little raid into the little com munity know ns Red Town, near En oree, Saturday night and returned with three evil doers in the card line and $-i0 collected from two others who were able to put up ball. The forty bones were forfeited before Magis trate Crews and sixty more were giv en up by the other three delivered Monday morning when the time came | to make a show down. Thus a round sum of one hundred semollons wero ndded to the black account In the ex chequer departmenL Deputy Sheriff Reid also made a lit tle trip to Lydia Mill Sunday and brought back Columbia Brewlngton and lodged him in jail on a charge of violation of the laws as regards the disposition of liquids of an intoxicating nature. Laurens Boy Leads. Supt. B. L. Jones, of the city graded school, acted as a judge In the Pied mont Oratorical Association contest held at Greenville Friday night. The association Is composed of the high school In the vicinity of Greenville. The winner of the first honor was Wilkes Dendy, son of Mr. S. K. Dendy who ran a store at Watts mill up until I last year. Young Dendy represented the Senaca High School. ORATORICAL CONTEST OF COUNTY STUDENTS High School Boys to Compote In Ora torlcnl Efforts at Graded School Au ditorium Friday Evening. The annual contest of the Laurens County High School Oratorical Asso ciation will be held Friday evening In the auditorium of the graded school. Eight schools of the county will be represented. All of the schools are sending their "champion" spenkers this time so It is expected that the de cision will be made with some effort. A gold medal will be awarded to the speaker who comes out first In the contest and a silver medal to the one who comes second, The orchestra from the Presbyterian college at Clin ton will be present and will render an attractive program. An admission fee of 15 cents to school children and 25 cents to grown people will be charged. The following are the names of the speakers, the schools they represent and their subjects: Shiloh High School?Melvin Aber eromble: The Death of James A. Gar field. Clinton High School?Charles Ay cock: The Negro and the South. Laurens High School?Richard Dun lay: The Black Horse and His Rider. Princeton High School?Thomas Freeman: The Path of History. Gray. Court-Owings High School? Charles Garrison: The New South and the Race Problem. Waterloo High School?Coyle Moore: The Equality of Man. Cross Hill High School?Dewey Nel son: Spartlcus to the Gladiators at Apua. Trlnlty-Ridge High School?Mike Parks: A Plea for Cuba. During the morning the usual track meet will be held In Garllngton's pas ture and In the afternoon a base ball game will be played between the Lau rens school team and the Central High School of Greenville. The ladles of the Junior Aid Society of the Methodist church will serve tea, sandwiches and Ice cream on the grounds while the track meet Is go ing on. RUNNING CITY PLANT. City's Emergency Plant has been Fur nishing Power? until Reedy River Gets in Shape. Considerable discussion was heard on the streets yesterday when it was rumored around that the city had or dered the current from the Reedy Riv er Power Company disconnected from the city's power lines. In some way the Impression got abroad that the city was attempting to break the con tract with the power company. A representative of The Advertiser went to headquarters to find out about the truth of the matter. Mayor Babb stated at once hat nothing of the kind was Intended, but that he was only attempting to give to the city power enough, temporarily, to supply the needs of the city. The power plant at Reedy river has not gotten Into complete working shape since the re cent fiood and as a result enough cur rent has not been supplied to run the city. The big water pumps at the city station have not been enabled to produce proper results and conse quently the water In the stand-pipe had gotten low. In fact too low to sup ply water to all sections of the city. Mayor Babb enquired of Boyd s Mill if more current could be gotten and was advised that all was heing supplied that could be given. Mr. Babb there upon gave notice that he would be forced to do without the Reedy river current until It could be furnished In' fuller quantities and that the city's emergency plant would be used to generate electricity instead. The cur rent from the Reedy River Power company was cut off ysterday morn ing and the city's current substituted. As soon as the Boyd's Mill plant Is in position to furnish sufficient cur rent it will bo called upon again. In this connection, Mr. Babb stated that the new motor to be used in pull ing the filter rake had arrived and will bo put in use right away. Bishop Gnerry nere Sunday. The Rt. Rev. W. A. Guerry, Bishop of South Carolina, will preach at thej morning service of the Eplacopal church Sunday morning, the service beginning at 11 o'clock. Bishop Guerry Is well known In Laurens out side of his own denomination, so it is expected that qlute a large congrega tion will be present to hear him. The public Is cordially Invited to hear him. WOMAN'S MONUMENT UNVEILED THURSDAY Vast Crowds Gather to Wit ness Ceremany. PRESENTATION ADDRESS BY JOS. W. BARNWELL Beautiful Monument Erected by Pub lic Subscription to Honor Memory of Southern Women Unveiled in Co lunibln Amidst Impressive Ceremon ies Thursday. Columbian, April 11.?The memorial to the Confederate women of South Carolina, erected by the state, was unveiled here at noon today with ap propriate ceremonies and before a crowd representing every section of the state. The monument, erected on the state house grounds, Is a beauti ful work of the scluptor's art, and rep resents the first memorial ever erected independently by a state to women. Long before the hour set for the beginning of the exercises attendant upon the unveiling of the first mon ument erected by the men of a State to their women, the crowd, which aggregated 0,000 people, began gath ering in the south plaza of the State house around the monument and speakers' stand, built half-moon fash ion at the Intersection of Main and Senate streets. The granite steps leading up to the south portico of the State house were converted into seats by a portion of the crowd, but these soon overflowed and the peo ple who arrived late took places where they could find them. Along the sidewalk just in front of the speakers' stand chairs were placed for Confederate veterans. All through the crowd there was a sprinkling of gray uniforms, a gallant remnant of the "thin grny line" which held back the tide of Invaders for four years. The speakers' stand, upon which were seated the monument commis sion and the representatives of the Confederate organizations, was draped In red and white, the colors of the Confederacy in which graceful bamboo vines and yellow jasmine were inter twined. Memory Fresh us Flowers. A mound of flowers, symbolizing the pristine freshness in which the memory of the women of the war will ever he held, was built, around the pedestal of the monument by loving hands. The girls of Winthrop college contributed a huge wreath of yellow narcissus. Gen. Mil Torrance, for mer commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, sent, two wreaths from his home in Minnesota. The representative of the Daughters of the Confederacy and many others con tributed to the mound of blossoms which covered the base of the pedes tal of the monument. The unveiling exercises were op ened at 12: l? p. in. when den. ('. Irvine Walker of Charleston, chair man of the commission appointed to erect the monument, introduced Rev. .lohn G. Richards. Sr., or Liberty Hill, who offered the invocation. After the invocation, Gen. Walker Introduced the orator of the day, Joseph W, Darn well of Charleston, a member of the corps of cadets from the Citadel, which volunteered for service during the war. Toward the close of Mr. Barnwell's address a bugle blew, and four chil dren who unveiled the monument left the speakers' stand. A moment later with the aid of a rolling framework, they drew back the banners from the monument. The unveiling took place at 1:22 p. m. Arthur L. Gnston, of Chester, com mander of the South Carolina division, United Sons of Confedernt Veterans, accepted the monument on behalf of the organization which he represent ed. Cordially Received. A card received from Rev. E. C. Wat son, who is now preaching at Slmp sonvilie. states that he is greatly pleased with bis new field of labor and that he has been cordially receiv ed by his congregation. Meeting of W. O. W. A meeting of Laurens camp No. 98, W. O. W? will bo held Thursday night In the lodge rooms. A full attendance is expected. Signed J. Lee Langston. COMMON PLEAS COURT CONVENES MONDAY Judge T. S. Sense to Preside?Court Will Last for Two Weeks or Until Calendar Is Cleared. The court of common pleas for Lau rens county will convene In the court house next Monday morning, April 17th to remain in session for two weeks or until the calendar Is clear ed. Judge T. S. Sease will preside. The Jurors for the two weeks have been drawn nnd are as follows: First Week. Laurens?I). E. Barnett, E. M. Stewart, J. G. Brown, Earl Wilson. Dials?Geo. F. Wolff, D. P. Curry, John Brownlee, It. R. Owings, S. U. Wasson, L. L. Owings. Youngs?G. C. Guinn, R. L. Cook, W. Rhett Sloan, C. R. Wallace. Scufllctown?m. A. Paterson, J. L, Chancy, W. P. Poole. Jacks?John E. Adair, John F, Boll, T. J. Nabors, Fred Johnson, James H. Nabors. Hunter?H. E. Simpson. J. W. Chandler, A. P. Fuller, T, C. Summer el, A. R. Galloway, .1. M. Monroe, John T. Robertson. Cross Hill?W. H. L. Wade, T. T. Hill, Jas. S. Hill. Waterloo?A. C. Long, C. 1. Martin. Sullivan?R. O. Carlisle, E. E. Pitts. Second Week. Laurens?C. K. Kennedy, S. 11. Sex ton. J. M. Wallace. I). 11. Swygert, R. W. Nichols. L. E. Corbett, w. m. Bry Bon, S. W. Rutledge, James T. Lang ston. Hunter?W. B. Karr, Jack W. nil lard. A. J. Johnson, R. .1. MeCreary. J. Rhett Copcland, Fred F. Fowler, W. H. Milam, M. T. Motes. Dials?W. F. Stewart, W. 11. Poole, H. J. Armstrong. Youngs?N. rD. Oarrett, John L. Burdette, J. G. R. Martin, B. G. Rhodes, W. C. Brown, J. P. Martin, W. M. Coker. Sullivan?M. V. Holder, Jr., .1. 11. Balentine, Jr.. J. A. Roper. Cross Hill?O. R. Pitts, J. II. Rasor. Waterloo?J. C. McDaniel, P. O. Smith. J. Broadus Hill. Scuflletown?T. P. Poole. A Great Success. The little play "Cinderella" given by the pupils of the Laurens Mill school Thursday night was very suc cessful. The children had been coached to a high degree of efficiency by their principal, MIns Mary Simp son, and the work was splendid. A neat sum of around $:'."> was realized. This will go towards purchasing hooks and making other improvements for the library. Work I nder Way. The actual work of construction has been begun on the buildings of S. M. & E. II. Wilkcs on the north side of the public square, of Dr. Clifton Jones, on the east side, and of Mr. Gibbon Traynham on the south side. The work will he pushed with vigor and inside of a few months the buildings will present an entirely new appear ance. Junior Order of Mechanics Oelcgratos. At the state council of the Junior Order of the United American Me chanics, which is to he held in Lan caster this week, Mr. II. Terry will he present as a national representa tive. Messrs. Hayno Taylor .and W. P. Thomason will go as delegates fieri Laurens council No. 21 and Mr, W. M. Powell will go as a delegate from Little River council No fi.'t. Watts Mill. Mr. E. II. Moore will represent the council nt. Lanford station. All of these gentlemen left Tuesday for Lancaster. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN TOWN OE CLINTON Funeral Services of Dr. Rutledge Copeland. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPULAR PEOPLE A Largo Delegation of Clinton Peo ple Wont to Columbia to Help Cele brate the Unveiling of the Monu ment to the Women of the Confed eracy. Other Notes. Clinton, April 10.?Tim funeral of Dr. Rutledge Copeland last Wednes day morning east a gonen l gloom ov er the Community. He was one of tbo moPl popular of Clinton's sons and bis early death is lamented by a large cir cle of friends and relatives. His widow and her sister attended the funeral, returning the next day to Baltimore. The Woman's Monument. A large party from here attended the unveiling of the mjbnument to South Carolina's women of the Confed eracy In Columbia last Thursday. The R. S. Owens camp of Veterans, the Mace LnngstOll camp of Sons of Vet erans, the Stephen 1). Leo chapter, U. 1). C. and the Rutledge Owens chap ter ol Children of the Confederacy all had men hers present. The Thornwoll OrphanagO junior and senior classes went also. There were probably llfty Cllntonlans, at leas! In attendance. Newhcrr) Base Ball Game. The biggest crowd oT the season gathered at the P. C. diamond Mon day afternoon to see what turned out. to be the poorest specimen of the great American game seen in Clinton in many a day - except possibly among the small hoys. The score fails to tell the tale?13 to 6 in favor of New berry. B it every team lias its otf-ilay. and the P. C. Hoys can play good ball as they have demonstrated at the oth er games. This Is the second game they have lost out of six this reason. They weer confident of winning over Newherry as several fans had assured them they had a better team. Their friends are sure they will reinstate themselves. An tin bomb- Reception. On Wednesday afternoon from three, to six o'clock Mrs. J. P. Jacobs, Miss. Clara Ducket and Mrs. W. .1. Bailoy gave one of the most brilliant and elaborate receptions ever alvcil here. Roeeivlng in the hall were Misses Mol lio Munson and Lila Dillard. The thl'CO hostesses received in the parlor. Mrs. W. II. Voting, Mrs. .1. I). Jacobs aim Mrs. c. m. Bailey ushered the guest: from the parlor to the dining room where Misses Dorothy Owens, Jesslo Dlllard, Zee Wrighl and Mittie Voting served. A large number of guests called during the afternoon. A feat ire con tributing much to the occasion was the spirited music furnished by the Presbyterian college glee club. Attention Democratic Clubs. The presidents of the several dem ocratic clubs are notified to call their respective clubs on Saturday, April L'Tth, for the purpose of rc-organlzing, elec tion of officers, appoint im.' commit tees and the election of delegates to the county conevntion which meets on I lie first Monday in May. The basis of representation is one delegate for every twenty five members and ono delegate for a majority fraction there of. R. A. Cooper, County Chairman. MEETING IN COURT HOUSE IN INTEREST MR. DIAL'S CANDIDAS FOR SENATE Mr. N. B. Dial, who? everybody knows In these parts Ih running for the United States senate, baa expressed a desire to address as ny of the citizens of the county, as can be got ten together, so that he can tell his object In running for the senate and to speak of his platform. Mr. Dial has stated that he felt that a large num ber of bis own eminty people were not aware of his views, so he wants to get the opportunity of giving them to them. For this reason a meeting has been called for Tuesday night, April 23, a time when a number of people from the eounty are In the city attending court, when Mr. Dial will express his views on national questions. Tho meeting will be bold in the court house and will begin at 8:00 o'clock. Although this night was purposely selected because of the fact that court would he In session and a large num ber of people from without the city would be in town. Mr. Dial states that he * ...lies that a date will he set later when the farmers are not so busy, when he can speak to more people from the country.