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JUDGE IRA B. JONES ON VICTORY'S CREST Changes the Political At mosphere in Georgetown. HORRY COURT MATTER AIRED \ Rowdy Element fro mthe Camps of the Atlantic t'oast Lumber Company Gather to Howl Down Judge Jones, but Fail to Get Away With the Deal (S. B. Bonoy in Nev.8 A Courier.) Georgetown, Juno 29.?Centering his firo upon a formidable Dlea.sc army directly in his front and shelling the woods for miles around. Judge Ira B. Jones so manoeuvred his forces to day as to snatch victory from ap parent defeat, completely rout the enemy and win tho liveliest political battle yet fought In the present con test for tho governorship. The fight tqok place, beginning at about mid day, on tho fertile lowlands of old Georgetown. The army of the Hlese itea was the first to move upon the field, and It Is so recorded by the amp followers, that for long the bat tle meat but one way; it looked as if there was nothing to stop the on rush of the attacking army; the Jones banners were nowhere to be seen; in fact, so deep was the silence in tho direction of where lay the Jones forces that some believed they had beat a hasty retreat. So rousing was the appeal of their chieftain, so like to make them go on the war path for any and everybody's scalp, that the strong army of Blease and his able lieutenants had the field to It self for the space of some forty-five minutes. Masterful Tactics. Hut It so fell out, as history will record It, that tho leader of the op posing army, with consummate skill, drought forth first a small battalion; this was repulsed In short order, but with some little loss to the enemy. The same move was tried again, with the same result. Then a flank move rnont, somewhat unexpected, was suc cessfully made and there was visible weakening in the Blease ranks. Giv 'Ang no time to recover, a forward ?flntarch order was given and there war a charge, before which the enemy could not stand. They retreated behind hreastworks. To complete the an nihilation, the heavy artillery was ?irought up and the victory was de cisive. Victory from Defeat. All of which, in intelligible Eng lish, means that what at first appear ed to be a big Blease meeting in * Georgetown today, was turned into (he grentest success yet scored by his iopponent, Judge Jones. This dooi not mean that Judge Jones will get all the votes in Georgetown; nor does the writer essay any kind of predic tion as to that. The above assertions are based merely on the disposition of the crowd, which was most unmis takably revealed. The attempt to haul down Judge Jones was a starter in his favor; but the masterful manner in which he handled himself and hlr? arguments won tho day. Beginning With none too enthusiastic cheering and applause, the speaker boldly fought his way, through strenuous op position, Into the favor of his audl enco, winning recruits as he proceed ed and inspiring his friends to pltch ? of enthusiasm that have not been " evidenced so far In this campaign. In fact, It Is altogether probable that u<(h a meeting has not been held In ^ i a scoro of years. A Rowdy Crowd. It was the rowdiest meeting of the car; there was a combined efTort to ?iowI down Judge Jones; there were cores of young men not over 18 or 19 years of age, who created an un amount of noise, especially in Bw of the fact that they cannot lo yally vote. There was a large crowd >f workmen from the shops of the Georgetown and Western Railroad at Andrews, of which Mr. W. H. Andrews is superintendent, and laborers from tho lumber auxiliary works at tho : ame place, who came to the meet ing today, the moat of them decorated with hatbande bearing iho name "Colo L. Blease" or Juet "Bleaac." Somo of these wore worn as streamers. This (Continued on Page Four.) INTERESTIN? ITEMS FROM THEJOUNTY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happenings of Interest to Many Peo ple nil over the County ami to Those Who Have Left the Faintly Hearth stone mni gone to Other States. Bnrksdiilc, July l. -Mr. Leon Year Kin Is at Spartanburg studying In the Wofford Summer School. Mr. Bascom Brownleo attended the lawn party given at Mr. Will Barks dale's lawn by the B. V. P. U. of High land Homo church. Mrs. I). A. Coloman of Fountain Inn was a visitor at her old homo on last Wednesday. Mrs. G. A. Browning, Jr., returned to Goldvllle on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Garret! of Wa terloo visitod Mrs. W. B. Putnam of Barksdalo on Sunday. Mnny of the people of this section attended the Union meeting at War rior Creek church on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. w. A. Ptunam, Misses Corinno and Laurie Putnam spent Sunday in Lau rens. Mr. Connor Owens' friends and rel atives of this vicinity are grieved to know of his illness in Gray Court and hope he will soon bo out again. Edon, July 1.?Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Cray wore in Greenville Thursday. Ralph Martin and Misses Alpha Martin and Jenovoe Rabb attended the union meeting at Warrior Sunday. Rufus Armstrong spent Sunday with Mr. B. W. Owens and family. Mr. P. W. Mahaffey and wife spout Saturday with Mr. M. W. Gray and family. Carl Reeves was In Greenville Sat urday and Sunday. Guy Babb spent Saturday night with Horace Gray. Mrs. Emma Reeves spent Friday with Mr. C V. Hipp and family. Mount Olive, July 1 -Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Woods, from Rroworton. spent Sunday at Mr. W. B. Washington's. Mrs. Minerva Hill has boon confined to her bod for a wook but Is some bet tor. Mr. Scott Davenport, of Fork Shoals spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. Royce Poland. A number of our young people at tended an ice cream supper given by the Ladies' Missionary society of Un ion church at the homo of Mrs. .1. C. Gulbortson at Ekom Saturday night. . There Is to be Children's Day at Mt. Olive on Third Saturday, July :>0. The public, is cordially Invited. Lisbon. July L- Wo have boon busy on the farm for several weeks. When people got busy there is little talking and loss gossiping, telling of other people's short coinings and etc. We love to live among people whore all of them work, the well to do. as well as the poor ones. Then you will find honest people; then you will find good citizens, thnt WO should have In all communities from the fact the class at one time hi d no chance to get any part of an education, has the oppor tunity placed before him, by the law llxlng a 2 mill tax for school pur poses for every child, both white and colored in Laurens county. Well then in that event, we should have better schools and better people. We think some times that the people are getting worse along a moral line, yet wo have an object lesson before us every dny. that tells us better, and we should lino out a Mfferent courso to follow, that It may Influence others thnt they may lead a dlffcront life etc. Every fellow has some Influence, It does not make any difference what his vocation of life is. Misses Francis Smith and Sndlc Ful ler returned home after spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Humbert, of B?rens. Little Miss Margaret Humbert came with them to spend a while with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. .1. Smith. Mrs. J. T. A. Ballew Is visiting In Spartanburg and Union to be present at the unveiling of J. Flnchor Hallow's (Continued on Page Six.) PUT OFF HEARING ON NEAR BEER Injunction Proceedings to be Argued before Judge Gary here on July 8th. The hearing which was to be given the city of Laurons, why a permanent Injunction should not be ordered for bidding it to Interfere with the sale of near beer by B. B. Hill, of this city, was not held at Greenwood Thursday as was intended. Because of the ex tra expense of having the bearing there and probably for other reasons it was decided to postpone the hearing Until court convened here next Mon day. It is supposed that the hearing will be given the first day of the court. Although the injunction hearing was not held at the term of court in Green wood, another case relating to the sale of near beer came up over there and resulted in n conviction of the In dicted party. The sentence was sus pended, however, as the defendant plead ignorance of the law and prom ised not to sell any more lrke it. The following Is an account of the trial taken from The. Greenwood Daily Journal, of Thrusday: "After passing sentences, Judge Frank B. Gary, on Wednesday after noon, ordered the general sessions court adjourned sine die. T. B. Hughes was convicted on two counts of an indictment charg ing violation of tho dispensary law in selling "Rainbow near-beer." The sole question in the case was as to the intoxicating qualities of the fluid which Hughes admitted he was sell ing. Hughes said he was acting in good fnith in selling the stuff, having consulted a number of people as to whether it was a violation of law. A letter was Introduced In evidence from Solicitor Otts, of the seventh circuit to the mayor of Gaffnoy say ing he had never been able to get any proof that "Rainbow" had any Intoxicating ingredients. Hughes was sentenced to serve six months or pay a fine of $300, sentence being suspen ded during good behavior. Hughes told the court that he would not at tempt to sell any more, the jury having decided It was a violation of law." There is a difference between the Greenwood case and the I.aurens case. In Greenwood T. B. Hughes bad his shop outside the city limits and was arrested and Indicted by the coun ty authorities. His case came to trial purely upon the question of a viola tion of the dispensary law and his guilt or innocence depended upon the question as to the Intoxicating char acter of the fluid sold. The jury found that the near beer sold. ' Bain bow", was intoxicating and therefore in violation of the law. In I.aurens, no such arrest or Indictment has taken place. B. B. Hill has not, so far, been charged with a violation of the dispen sary law. He is charged with a viola tion of the city ordinance forbidding the sale of any beverage containing al cohol, the ordinance not specifying as to a degree of intoxication. The at torneys for the plaintiff. B. B. Hill, contend that this ordinance is un-enn Btltutlonnl in that It is a "violation of and Inconsistent with" the state dis pensary law. Thus, In th( bearing to be given next, week, the question to be passed upon Is not whether B. B. Hill Is guilty of violating the state law, or oven whether ho Is guilty of violating a city ordinance, but wheth er the city law can be violated or whether the city ordinance Is consti tution:'.!. In case the city's ordinance Is upheld, the near-boer saloon will have to close or Its owner will lay himself liable to indictment, unless an appeal is made to the supreme court and this Is what it is reported will be done. If Judge (Jury decides In favor of the near beer dealers, then It will be left to the county authorities to act as was done In the T. B. Hughes case at Greenwood, where the ques tion of the Intoxicating character of tho beverage will have to be passed upon by a Jury. On the same day that the hearing will bo given tho city of I^nirens, n hearing on the same question will be given the city of Ncwberry, where an attempt will be made to open such a saloon. It will be noted about the Newberry case, as will be found in the clipping from The Ncwberry Her ald and News below, that instead of asking for an Injunction against the party that closed up the saloon there, that Is, the state of South Carolina, tho Injunction is asked against the city of Newberry. It. seems that the saloon Is not In operation there as (Continued on Page Six.) CITIZENS MEETING DISCUSSED COLLEGE A Committee was Sent to Greenville tust Night to (Jo lief ore ?wird of Trustees of Chieora College. A mooting of a few business men of all denominations was bold in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce Monday afternoon to discuss the ques tion of sending a committee to Green ville to feel the sentiment of the board, of trustees of Chieora college to wards moving the college to Lau rens. The committee was appointed and left yesterday afternoon to ap pear before the board last, night. The meeting Monday afternoon was called by Rev. ('. F. Rankin. pastor of the Presbyterian church. Dr. 11 K. Alken was elected chairman of the meeting and Rev. Mr. Rankin stated the purpose. He stated that right at this time there was a movement on foot to BelLkthe present property <>r Chieora colVego and buy a location elsewhere, a committee was appoint ed at the last mooting of the board of trustees to report upon the advisabil ity of the change. All the committee were appointed from Greenville so it is not supposed that the board had yet considered the question of moving the college to some other city. Yot, Mr. Rankin believed there is a senti ment among the board in favor of moving the college to some other city and that those in favor of the change of location think that Laurens Is the proper place for it. The committee last night went pre pared to present the advantages of Laurens as a location for a girl s col lege and the advantages that the col leSC would be to Laurens. DATE OF MEETING FIXED. Live Stock Association to Hold Sum mer Meeting at Madden, August 18th. The Advertiser Is In receipt of a mesage from Mr. W. D. Byrd In which it Is stated that the annual live stock meeting Is to bo held at Madden. Au gust/13th. Ho also states that the Hold demonstration department at Clemson college has promised to sup ply several excel lout speakers. Mr. \V. Carl Wharton, in speaking Of the mooting several days ago, stat ed that a mooting would probably bo hold the night before the 13th at which time the Clemson exports would make some remarks. Ho stated that the association was expecting to have a very enthusiastic meeting this year and urged that the people commence to look after their stock and other exhlbl' - now. Prizes will be offorcd j for the different, exhibits. The summer meeting was hold at Waterloo last year and proved a grcal success. It is, hoped that the meet ing this year will even eclipse that of last ..ear. nig preparations will be ; made for the crowds by the Maddcn : ites. Plant Working bj Aug, 1st. The work of constructing the dam and building the power house and oth er buildings at tin- Sullivan Power Co.'s plant, at Tumbling Shoals, is progressinb as well as could bo ex pected considering the wet weather. For the past several days Supl .1. F. Hartley has been engaged in getting out a car load ol* machinery at the ? Laurens station and making arrange ments to take out two more car loads at Ware Shoals, This will be carried ' to the plant at once and It Is thought j that the "juice" will be coming out . by August 1st. This Hoofs Vh. Mr. .1 N. Lenke ,of Gray Court, was In the city yesterday bringing to The Advertiser a great big garden beef, 1 ono that was not only large but sound. When placed on the scales ! It tipped off six and almost a quarter pounds, top nnd all. It was perfect In shape and sound as a dollar. Mr. Leak brought the beet to town him self, but had to admit that Mrs. Leak ; was the possessor of the garden In which It was grown and that she was duo the credit for being such a fine gardener. Dr. Douglas to Preach. In the absence of Rev. C. F. Rankin who will carry his family to Montroat this week. Dr. Davlson M. Douglas, president of the college at Clinton, will preach in the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. Dr. Douglas is al ready well known In Laurens and doubtless a large congregation will j be out to hear him. DEMOCRATS NOMINATE GOV. WOODROW WILSON On the forty-sixth ballot Baltimore Con vention nominates Wilson as the Democratic candidate for president. After a gradual gain I throughout the day New Jersey governor wins nomination at three fifteen yesterday afternoon. Convention comes to a decision shortly after withdrawal of Oscar Underwood. dividend day. Di lie ich 4 llailks IIIUl Corporal ions Hund ou( (he "Dough" Monday. Monday was dividend day with the banks and trust companies of the city. These institutions generally make a payment Boml-annually and this year Is no exception to the rule. The state ments just recently made to the state bank examiner show that those Insti tutions are doing a prosperous bus iness. A number of banks have been opened in the county during the past several years ami though thoy are getting along nicely I hoy are not yet Willing to declare a dividend. The Peoples Dank paid an olghl per cent semi-annual dividend on $100, 000; the Laurens Trust Co., paid four per cent semi-annual upon $17."nil; the Hank of Laurens four per cent semi-annual upon $"i0.000; the Pal metto lour per cent semi-annual upon $">0.000; tho Enterprise three and a half per cent semi-annual upon $100. 000. The Laurons ?ondod Warehouse and the Merchants Bonded Warehouse paid an annual dividend of 10 per cent and 12 per cent respectfully on the 1st of .June REVIVAL SERVICES in PROGRESS. Rer. Z. V. i.lies, the Evangelist, Is an Inspiring Preacher and is Attract ing Large Audlences. The revival services which are now in progress at the First Methodist church are being well attended and are creating a lively interest in church work. The song services before each sermon are attractive features of the services and are of a high order. Mr. Chas. II. Hicks is directing this part of the service. Itev. /.. V. Idles, now pastor of the Prospect Hill Methodist church, of San Antonio, Tex., is as sisting the pastor and is making a deep Impression upon his hearers. Services each day are held from 10 until II o'clock each morning and a I Sj15 o'clock eaoh evening, special services will be held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning for the children. The regular Sunday morning service will begin at II o'cloc k. Sunday afternoon at 4;30 o'clock a special service will he held lor men. when all the men of the city are cordially invited to he ? present. All of the services are hclllft well attended by members of all denomina tions Rev. Mr. McGce, pastor of the church. Issues a cordial invitation to everybody to attend and to take pari in the meeting. FIXE MOTION riC'lTUES. Excellent Pictures Scheduled for tl>K \\ eck. Mr. Lavender nun ounces sonn on ccllcnl motion pictures for this week ! On Wednesday tho feature pictures will be "tho IRllly" and "My Watch Is Slow"; For Thursday he has got ten another of the alwnys pleasing Pathe Weekly, n few of tho subjects bolng given below. Tho show eon tlmies to have a big and an apprecia tive audience both In the afternoon and night. Several reels will bo given each night in addition to tho feature reels. Here are some of the Pathe weekly subjects: / Norfolk, Va. Tho Old Dominion Line steamship Madison, after being rammed by a Norwegian freighter In a gale sinks between Hush Bluff Light und Lambert's Point. All on board are rescued. Hua- Muong, Indo-Chlna -Tho in habitants of this town find a now - port In tobogganing down a waterway on banana tree leaves Into the pool be low. Jamaica, N. Y. -Ix>uis Dlsbrnw test his new 300 horse power F. I. A. T. car, In which ho expects to travel at the rate of three miles a minute on the beaches of California. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET SATURDAY oi* Meetings Decided Upon. Another Voting I'rccinct Decided Upon. a mooting of the county executive committee was held In the court house Saturday morning. Mr. W. T. Crews was elected secretary and Mr. H. a. Cooper, treasurer. The matter of as sessments and campaign Itinery was decided upon. a new precinct, known as "dray's", was provided Pot' in Youngs township. It was also dccldod to place a ballot box there in the pri mary election. The next mooting of the committee will bo held senatorial campaign day, when the managers of the election will be appointed The members of the committee are urgod to be present that day or to send ll rep reson tat Ivo. The following is the schedule of as sessments: For senator.$10.00 For representative. 5.00 For sheriff. 10 00 For clerk of court. 10.00 For treasurer. 6.00 For auditor. 5.00 For coroner. f..00 For county commissioner .. .. -.00 The campaign itinery 1h as follows: I.aureus, Monday, August .">. Laurens Mill, Monday night. August Lungstons, Tuesday, Aug. 6. Sardis, Wednesday, Aug. 7. Clintn Mills, Wednesday nipi'' Aug. Clinton. Thursday, Aug. s. Lydia Mills. Thursday night. Ar : S, I lopeweii, Friday, Aug ;?. Coidviiie. Friday night. Aug. Cross Hill. Saturday, Aug. 1". w. ek Intermission Moores, Tuesday. Aug. 20. Tumbling shoals, Wednesday, Aug 21. Dials, Thursday, Aug. 22 Youngs, Friday, Aug. 23. Watts Mill. Friday night, Aug Hit; (JAMKS FOR r'OFKTIf, Watts Mill Team "teliediiled (<? IMaj Drayton of Spartanburg a Cottplo el* Contest-. Ail persons who are willing Ifi Oil ? joy themselves on The (Hortons Fourth can do, so by witnessing the ball, games at Watts Mill, both morning and afternoon. The (IrsI game yvtll bo Called at (0:30 and the second at * ; in. Manager Simpson lias selected foi' these games the host team thai 1 is played Laurens so far and in fuel ' only team that has beat them, tin hi Hrayton Mills team hailing from Si ? It an burg, This bunch defeated Wan about three week-ends ago by ' ? shaving scoi'o of two to one The local, put a crimp in the rcCO ( of Mollohons crack team laal Saturd " when the visitors sunk i<? the nil' j*. to I As (he case with all l.liu games SO far this season if was : ? ? Snappy and exciting. The Molloi. Ots played an all-round good g.<: having especial good talent In the and behind the hat. For Watt?, Maj bery pitched an excellent game; Irb>" at third and Simpv.on In l*ft playe.f rather starry ball, while Fisher again carried off the baiting trophy with fourt ?>ut. of live. Visiting Home of his Lather. Mr. .1 M. Flower, a prosperous bus ? iness man of Nashvlllo; Ark., whoso father left, this county In the early sixties, has been visiting the family of Mr. A. N. Drnmlott and other rola tlves for the past few days. Ho combining business with plOOSUro, lu specting several of the cotton mllla In this vicinity with the vlow of lay - ing before his home folks plan, for a mill for his own town. Mr. Powe ? has met a number of people in tho city and is well pleased wit!i Lauren .