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?sbserlptioa Price it flJ* per Tear Payable la Afras*?. Published bj ADYBRTISEH PRIMING COMPJLXT Laareas, ?. C ALISON T.F!R President W. O. LANCASTER rice-Pres. ARTHUR LEE Sec. aad Treas. Advertising Rate? AppUestien. tbttfsailie and Car* af ttamks: One essat a word. Entered at CK? postofflce at Laarens. 8. C u second dan mail matter. LAURE>S, C, JULY 17. 191* Tie Aarertfifr wfll be fted U rroesiva tae lees! sews of all tae esasaassJtie* ia tae eosuty. Car* reap i selisti are reuses tod to saga to eh- ssjse. to tae es?*** ????tu Letter? tbeuM set be walled later than Measey sera The News and Courier Is running wild with headlines the*? days. ? ? ? "While all this talk about colleges i.s going on. we rise to remark that there is no neuer college than Newberry.? Newberry Herald and News. ? ? ? It seems from historical data brought to light by Greenville papers, that a Laurens man founded Chicora. Rev. N. J. Holmes x e ? ? "Tare ye well. Politics*? See you later."* said the Laurens Advertiser when it went to work for Chicora c. 1 lege for Laurens. Good work.?New berry Herald and News. ? ? ? The governor is getting into it hot. The day he was expected to be in Beaufort to deny his Charleston ' threat** and the day before the bear ing of the Cbarleston graft charges, he was unavoidably detained in Co lumbia, according to him. because of 'official bus in ess". "Official business" becomes very pressing at times. ? ? ? The people of Laurens have entered upon a campaign to raise $75,000 to secure Chicora college, now located in Greenville. A college in Laurens would do more :han any other one thing, probably, for the upbuilding of the town. The people of Lauren* seem to realize fully the great opportunity that is presented to them, and seem to be :r. earnest In a united effort to take advantage of it?Newberry Herald and News. ? ? ? keep to the record. When making unqualified statements it is always well to stick close to the record. The Piedmont of Friday sayg: "And only recently Greenville has given Chicora fifteen thousand." The facts are Greenville was asked to give Chicora six and a quarter thou sand and gave it thirty-seven hundred and fifty. Clinton was asked to give Chicora twenty-five hundred and she sent them thirty-seven hundred and fifty. Laurens asked to give Chi cora a thousand and did so promptly. Greenville was to have returned to her every dollar she contributed plus an equal amount contributed by others. With the two other towns named what they gave was a free gift without ex-1 pectation of immediate or remote j pecuniary return. Just to keep the record straight'. ? ? ? loxg 1 ITE ihk piki?mo> r. Suppose Laurens offered $ ? 0 for removal of The Dally Piedmont to that town. It would be folly to accept the offer. Probably twenty or thirty years from now Lea rem may be able to support as good a paper as The iPedraont is now. but long. Jon? before that time the $30. 000 would be wiped out meeting the deficit that would inevitably occnr be cause of the inability of laurens to give The Piedmont anything like the business It now gets out of Green ville. The $30.000 would be very nice v-hile they lasted, but tbej* would not last very long. If the Prsbyterians want to sacrifice the future of Chicora let them look or'y to the present and tako Laurens s offer.?Greenville Pied mont. It certainly Is a pity the way Krs klne coiiege, Newberry college, Pres byterian College of 8. C, Clem son college, Lander college. Anderson Fe male college, not to mention Prince ton University. Harvard. Yale, West Point and oth?~ institutions out in "the country" are drying up. Foolish seas. ? as PRESBYTER!A5 AMBITIONS, At a recent meeting of the elders and deacons of the Second Presbyter Ian church. Greenville, resolutions were psssed protesting sgalnst the re moval of Chicora coiiege to Laurens After resolving at. length upon the sentimental claims which Greenville bus on the college, the resolution clos ed as follows: "The present site is nm pie for sufficient expansion for rears and small institutions have their es pecial attraction and value." We know oi no other lody of men wto could belter express tLe s-entimeits. -wishes and ambitions of the whole tody of Greenville citizens towards Chicora than could this body of church work er*. They know the college, they koow the groan?.?. they know whit is to be hoped if the college contin ues at its present location and they know what to expect. They are in touch with the whole situation. Now listen to them. "The present site is ample for safltcieat expansion." Allow us to state on the part of the citizens of Liurens that there will be absolutely no limit to our ambition for Chicora. There will be no such thing si sufficient expansion. Our ambitions are not limited. And then, "and small institutions have their especial attrac tion and value." Attraction and value, for who? Surely not for the Pres byterians of South Carolina for they want an institution where every stu dent who applies at its doors for al Christian education may be given ad-, mtttance. They do not wish to hare; an institution where room will not, be sufficient" for all who may de sire to attend. It is quite true that: Chicora. as a small college there in stead of a large college in Laurens. would be attractive and valuable for Greenville. Presbyterians of this state, however, want a college worthy of the denomination in South Carolina and they now have the opportunity to secure one. ? ? ? The people oi Greenville seem some what wrought up over the turn of af fairs within the past week or two inj regvrd to Chicora college. As a mat ter of fact they ought to t/e and a*a would think less of them if they ( were not, but realiy we can see no; reason why they have any great cause! of complaint nor do we doubt for a' moment but that their belated efforts for Chicora will be in vain. Green- j rille failed to appreciate the material and spiritual advantage* of Chicora so long as there was .io fear of it being moved elsewhere, but now a large part of the population is up in arms because Laurens his come to the rescue in a very critical financial situation and offered to sol -e its trou-, bles. Yes. Greenville is greatly stir- i red up over the turn of affair; but it has stirred itself too late. The oppor-j tunity has been offered on two differ-! ent occasions within the past few i months for Greenville to lend a help-. ing hand, on the occasion of the rals- j ing of the $200,000 indowment fund | i and when the removal of the college ! ; to another site was suggested, but both ' I of these times she fell short of con-: i servatlve estimations of what she j should have done. Greenville has no' kick coming. The opportunity to do j what Laurens has aone was offered; but she failed to appreciate the crit-l ical condition of the college until oth-'; er more willing hands had come and , offered to solve the probelm. Our two esteemed Greenville con temporaries. The News and The Dally i Piedmont, have fairly bubbled over with columns and columns of sen- ? timenta) guash about the claims of I Greenville on Chicora and the bene-! Ocial advantages ?water. sir. hills, etc..? of Greenville as a college town.) The common peculiarity about all of. these arguments has been that thev i lacked the facts ?o substantiate k .e claims of Greenville. The most plausi ble statement yet put forth by these stalwart fellows Is that Greenville is a fine town for a college and that fact [ anybody will cheerfully admit. But ; that it is a fine town for three of them is questionable. In fact it has been demonstrated to the contrary. Recent developments tend to show that one less would work little hard ship upon Greenville, would be a j great boon to the other two. allow ! Greenville to give more time and \ money to million dollar cotton mills I and lastly at the same time tickle to? death about five of six thousand en thusiastic Chicora "fans" down this side. Now. let's get down to a few of the I arguments put forth by our Green ville friends. A hitherto lingering doubt in the' minds of some as to the wisdom of changing the location at all now bursts out with great force in opposition to the move. But here is what the com mittee appointed to study the differ-, ent phases of the subject thought about R: "Our present site while beautiful and convenient, it not Commodious. In { our judgment the interests of the col lege will demand removal from it at no distant day." Bat on the other side Is a suggeatlon from a Greenville member of the board: "the present plant Is entirely adequate, that Is to say, there is plenty space left where on to build more buildings." Tes, plenty of room for buildings; s couple of acres more, but after all the pres ent limited and now unsuitable, though beautiful, space is taken up with buildings where are the gins going to play or take exercise? A plenty of roof for a skyscraper or so and then some. Girls demand large athletic grounds now as the boys do and there is neither room enough nor the right kind at the present site to afford such pleasures. Anyhow. The Daily Pied mont says: "Chicora college is grow ing and it is evident that more room is needed." We ourselves heartily agree with The Piedmont and also with that one Greenville citizen who claims that to put the college in the st'hurbf would he unwise because it' would reduce the local daily attend- j ance. Therefore. If the present sit* Is unsuited and a. suburban site is not desirable, the logic*.! conclusion is to; move the college elsewhere or pay an enormous price for a* site nearer In I town. Since The News has said, there ~ plenty of room down here at Lau rens. we will be able to furnish a suitable, convenient and attractive site near or inside the city and no body but Laurens vfll have to bother about the price. It might not be outj of place to suggest here that experl- > ence has not shown that the larger the place the more successful the college.1 It la unnecessary to quote circum-! stance* for it will occur to all that j a large number of the most success-1 ful colleges in this and other states are located in small towns. Comparisons! however odious sometimes serve their purpose: Of the two Presby terian institutions of learning in South! Carolina, the boys" college at Clinton ; and the girls' college at Greenville, which has received most support from the places in which they are located? The Presbyterian college at Clinton has received about $50,000 from Clin ton. How much has Chicora received from Greenville! Going still further Our church in Laurens has contribut ed over $12,000 in t.^e past three or four yeors to Presbyterian education al institutions outside of Laurens and never once has cried out about it be ing right nor have they asked that it be returned because the money is to be spent "elsewhere." We daresay there is not a city in the state of South Carolina that has been as gen erous and unselfish in building up church institutions elsewhere as has Laurens. The trouble about Greenville is that it's too progressive. It's too fond of million dollar cotton mills. It will be noted that all the business men that were present at the board meet ing were strongthly opposed to mov ing the college "from the standpoint that they would hate to >ee Greenville lose the college (quit natural? and it from a pure business standpoint." i Also quite natural. Most of the busi ness men were from Greenville.) There is no denying that from a bu Lness; standpoint the college is an attractive' proposition. Laurens appreciates that and doesn't hesitate to say so. About that fine Greenville air and water, electric lights and ?e might add, gas. We people of Laurens are rather proud of the healthful record of i our city. Our air is as pure as any. our water cannot be criticized, our electric lights get out of whack some j times but they are above the average, but as to gas we are a little shy. as can be certified to by recent develop ments. We work, say little and then explain afterwards. < As per this lengthy eplst'.e.? To the moral claim of Greenvil'.e very little weight can be attached. The Presbyterians of the state purchased outright a majority interest in the col lege and the property '.3 theirs to deal j with as their consciences dictate to! be best. What Greenville has given' to it In the way of financial and moral j support has been amply returned toj Greenville by the college icself. The -m?/^ has contributed as much or { more to the prosperity of Greenville than ha? Greenville contributed to ti. ?? j college, so the obligations are mutual. I^aurens. in all seriousness, has a I strong ciaim for a college that has not hitherto been stressed* very much. Maybe, it has been because of a cer tain pride involved in a discussion of such a claim or It may have been for other reaao&S. But Laurens wants a colle?* to fill a gap in the education al system of the county as have near ly all progressive cities In South Car olina. She feels the need of an in stitution in her midst that will impart that refinement and culture, that in terest in and appreciation of. history, language, literature, and the fine arts as is only acquired where a source of such culture exists and where rich and poor alike can enjoy Its advantag es. The work of a Christian college Is to create such an atmosphere and we know of no better field to work in than in one that is not aiready so sup plied. But we have no misgivings about the Presbyterians standing by the res olutions they have passed. The mat ter was thoroughly discussed at the trustee meeting and the board would not have submitted a proposition to Laarens if there was any question shout rescinding It. We believe that these gentlemen weighed the matter carefully and considered it from every standpoint before coming to a conclu sion and we are <nre, that after allow ing Laurens to put forth a tremen dous effort to meet the terms laid down, they will abide by their deci sion. CHICORA XOT OX THE BLOCK. Very volumnious arguments have been put forth by the two papers of' Greenville In rvgard to the removal of Chicora college to Laurens. We vish we had fpaee to print them all. but of course the limitations of a weekly paper forbid- We would not consider that we had dealt fairly with them, however, if we went at length into an argument about the matter and not print anything on the other side. We have therefore selected one good long one by The Daily Piedmont, one that is so good that even the Piedmont it self ran it twice. We feel, therefore, that we would be doing the right thing by printing for a third time this ed-' torial thought so much of in Green-' rille. We will make only one comment upon It. It will be noted that "The; dream of Greenville Presbyterians has: been etc. Now. right there is the "rub." Greenville has bee*? working all day on her million dollar cotton. mills and other enterprises denoting; thrift and material progress, but only : dreaming at odd times of Chicora, Here is the Piedmont's editorial in full: Why not? Was. or can there be any loeieal reason advanced for its removal to Laurens that would r.o: apply with equal force to Anderson. Spartanburg, Rock Hill, Greenwood. Oaffney or even to Greer, Easley. Belton or anywhere else. If the offer of Laurens in cash and acres of land is increased by some other oommunlty. Is ri fair to the college to give Laurens the prefer ence? Certainly no place but Green ville has any preferential claim on Chicora. for Greenville built the in stitutlon and has nurtured it to the' present time. A few years ago when the Pres byterians were disturbed by the greatly reduced attendance at the Columbia Theological Seminary, a city of another state made qaite a handsome offer for the removal of the Institution Into their midst. This city was much larger than Colum bia, deservedly had the reputation of making the en'erorlses. that it got behind, succeed. Tre Theologi cal Seminary was not by any means the outgrowth of or bullded entirely { j by Columbia's gifts, yet. when the, question of its removal came up ai gentleman we have in mind objected most strenuously to such action, and' we unc -stand that while he admit-' ted the .egal right of the church to| do this, he said that they would per-' petrate a great moral wrong. "Whose ox is gored" makes a great difference. The gentleman who objected so strenuously to the removal of the Seminary, a ckizen of Columbia, with home and Inter ests there, appears in Greenville as the champion and leader of the forces who fought for the removal of Chicora. Up to the present time Greenville has put up all of the act ual cash that has gone into Chicora.' the Synod of South Carolina has only incurred some debt. Surely this action Is comparable to that of the Mexican who will take a good sure eaited horse, ride him hard all the day, and when night comes he takes his silver mounted saddle, the service of the steed has enabled him to buy. and place it carefully away; but the poor horse I? hit a hard lick with the heavy bridle that the pain of it may urge him?far ?om the "casa' or camp, to seek for nis grass and water. Greenville is the horse of this 11-! lustration, strong, active and sure-; footed, full of mettle but not vie-! ious. minds the bridle well and un derstands even the pressure of a1 kindly knee, but will not take the whip or spur, and to be awkwardly; ridden by the careless or inexper-' ienced is resented. Chicora?the ; saddle?earned by the horses hard work and fitting him well. Is to be Sken far away and tried upon a .w horse, a younger one maybe, but untried and unbroken. Of course a fresh, well groomed steed looks good for a new start, but the horse on which you have journeyed safely thus far had better be weil 1 considered before you discard him for another. Sometimes even a well intentional ' rider or driver will condemn the ac tion of his horse, when his own lack of experience, awkwardness or nerv ousness is the cause of :he animal's sroing wrone. Wouldn't it be well for the trustees of Chicora to look at its affairs from this viewpoint? Hi\e the citizens of Greenville al ways been unresponsive, does all the Fault rest with them? Has the con tac. of the college's management Wl the community always been dip. matlc and tactful? If soreness has been engendered, have adequate attempts been made to cure the wounds ? These mat rs are simply sue eested. that vhile Chicora is before the public, all things that would made for its highest welfare might receive due consideration. The question of the removal of Chicora college having been agitat ed, probably it would be well to r.lace a few facts before the nub ile that some people are not fami liar with. Greenville has more Presbyterians living in its midst than any other city or community rn South Caro lina. Greenvtlla Presbyterians give more of their means to the support of the churches different causes thsn do the members of this denomination in any other city of the stats. Ore?rills, as a city. Is growing more rapidly in population and waalth than any other community in ths state. As a cold blooded business proposi tion. If Greenville had no Presbyter Ian college, and you were looking for a place to locate one. how would this city Impress you with its advan tages as a good place for its loca tion? If yon hsd a Presbyterian college here, that had been given to you. would you think It a good busi ness proposition to move it to a smal lAr. less wealthy and les progressive city? Would sou think it mot??My right to sell out your benefactor even though a ?'mess of pottage" is offered that?Inyour estimation?would ap- j pease a present hunger? As an act of common justice, to be morally as well as legally right let the Synod of South Carolina give back to Greenville that which it gave. Greenville to assume all of its indebt edness, then let Laurens or any other toTi. ?hat in the opinion of some of the trustees might be a better loca-: tlon. give to them a College. The dream of Greenville Presby-1 terians has been for a strong college of their denomination, to be de veloped in their midst from the ma terial, that for several years, has been gathering in Chicora. Little did they thing that the very means that they thought would bring the consumma tion of their hopes?the transfer of the property to the Synod of South Caro lina?would be wielded as a club for the smashing of all such hopes. Surely the gentlemen voting for the removal of the college will take further thought before this matter is entirely closed. NOTICE OF SALE. State ef South Carolina, Cossty of I aar en v ' By virtue of a distress warrant to me Issued by E. Sitgreaves. as Agent, against W. H. Kerr. Jr., for rent In arrears I will sell at Laurens. South Carolina, before the Cour* House door on August 1st.. 191?. att 11 o'clock. A. M.. at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at lot of furniture and 1 house bold goods levied on as the property of W. H. Kerr. Jr. 8. C. Reid. Bailiff for E. Sitgreaves, Agt. July 16. 1912. 51-Jt N. B. Dial A. C. Todd DIAL & TODD Attorneys at Lavr Enterprise leak BoHdloj, La areas. S. C. PRACTICE LN ALL COURTS MONEY TO LOAN SHOULD PRODUCK MODE. The Advertiser today publishes at Icngtl- charges brought by Thos. B. Felder, Jr., of Atlanta, against Gover nor Blease. the charges being support ted by alleged dictagraph testimony. The Advertiser does not pretend to say from the records whether the charges are true of whether the evidence is trustworthy. We await further devel opments and more testimony. Fer Sale?We have a lot of alt-*lak ed lime on hand. Valuable for sani tary purposes. 75 cents per barrel. Special prices made to farmers in ton lots for fertiliser use. Call or write Gray * Easterby. 19-tf Jfetke?ByrdvUle Dairy and 8tock Farm jack now ready for servioe. Colt ts show. Will appreciate say patronage. 34-tf Lost?A folding black purse between Laurens Trust company's office and home of Mrs. W. T. Dorroh. Contain ed a small sum of money. Reward for its return to the Advertiser office. 51-1 t-pd For soreness of the muscles, wheth er induced by violent exercise or in jury, there is nothing better than Chamberlain's Liniment. This lini ment also relieves rheumati cpains. For sale by all dealers. As To Probate of VfUIs. Under a recent act of the legislature. eTery executor, deviser, legatee, trus tee, guardian, attorney or other per son, having in b s pocession, custody or control any last will and testament, or codicil of any person hereafter dy ing, shall within thirty days after no tice or knowledge of the death of the testator, deliver such last will and ccdicil to the Judge of the Probate Court having jurisdiction to admit the same to Probate. O. G. Thompson, Probate Judge. Candidates Cards Fer Clerk of Court. I hereby offer myself as a candi date for the office of Clerk of Court of Laurens county, pledging myself to abide by the platform of the dem ocratic party and to support the nom inees thereof. Respectfully. C. A. POWER. The friends of Mr. Chas F. Brooks hereby announce him a candidate for the office of Clerk of Court of Laure.-s county, and pledge him to abide by the results of the Democratic primary and to support the nominees thtr>of. To the voters of Laurens County: Fully appreciating your support in the past and with my record as a public official befoie you. I take pleasure in announcing myself a can didate for re-election for Clerk of Court for Laurens County, S. C, and will abide the result of the Democrat ic primary. JOHN F. BOLT. Fer A.ditor. I hereby offer myself as a candi date for re-election to the office of auditor of Laurens county and prom ise to abide by the platform of the democratic pai *y and to support the nominees thereof. Respectfully. J. WADDT THOMPSON. We, the m*ny friends of O. C. Cun ningham, hereby announce him as a candidate for the office of Auditor of Laurens county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. ? MANY FRIENDS" For Connty Commissioner. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for County CoromUsioner of Laurens County, subject to the result of the Democratic primary election. J. B. HITT. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election as County Commsl6ion er of Laurens county subject to the result of the Democratic primary elec tion. T. MAC ROPER. Having been solicited by numerous friends, I hereby offer myself for re election to the office of County Com missioner fer Laurens county, subject to the democratic primary. W. F. BAILEY. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of County Com missioner and pr jl .sc to abide by the result of the Dtr?ocratic primary. AUSTIN ABERCROMBIE I hereby announce myself a can didate for county commlsioner of I^aurens county, subject to the rules : of the democratic primary. Respectfully. I* D. CURRY, Gray Court. 8. C. Fer Sheriff. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tbe office of 8herlff of Lau rens county, subject to tbe result of the Democratic primary. W. 8. BAGWELL. 1 hereby offer myself as a candidate for Sheriff of Laarens County and pledge myself to abide by the results of tbe Democratic primary. J. THOMAS PEDEN. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-elation to the office of Sheriff of Laurens county, pledging myself to sblde by the platform of the Democratic party and to support the nominees "thereof. JOHN D. OWINOS. For State Senator. A', the urgent request of friends, I have consented to become a candidate for the office of State Senator for Lau rens county I will abide the result of the democratic primary election. 0. P. GOODWIN. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Senator from this county, pledging myself to abide by the platform of the Demo cratic party and to support the nom inees thereof. R. D. BOYD. For House ef Representatives. I hereby announce myself a candl Jate for tne House of Representatives from Laurens county and pledge my self to abide by the results of the primary election. W. R RICHEY. SR. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the house of repteserua- a tives of Laurens county, subject to \ results of the Democratic primary election. J. H. Miller, M. D. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of representative from this county in the legislature of the state subject to the rules of the democratic party. H. S. BLACKWELL. The friends of Joseph G. Sullivan, of Tumbling Shoals, respectfully sug gest him as a suitable candidate for the House of Representatives, and can vouch for his interest in the wel fare of the common people. Subject to result of Primary Election. FRIENDS. I hereby announce myself as can didate for the House of Representatives subject to tne rules and results of the Democratic primary. W. W. CAMPBELL. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the house of representatives from Laurens county, subject to the rules of the democratic party. W. C. IRBV. JR. I hereby anr.unce myself as a can didate for the I^egiclature of South Carolina, from laurens ounty, sub ject to the primary election. E. R. AYCOCK. Magistrate. I hereby announce myself as can didate for the office of Magistrate in Waterloo Township, and p.omise to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. ARTEMAS C. LONG. For Magistrate. At the solicitations of many friends. I hereby announce myself as candidate for the office of magistrate in Lau rens township, subject to the rule of the democratic primary. R- H. DONALDSON. T hereby announce myself a candi date for Magistrate in Laurens town ship, subject to the rule of the dem ocratic party. JAS. H. SULLIVAN. I am a candidate for Magistrate for Laarens Township, and will appreciate the vote and lnfluerce of every cltixen n the township who may favor me with his support In the primary. W. T. CREWS. Far Cereser. The friends of Mr. R. O. Heiraten hereby place hla name before the poo p's ef Laarens county for the office of Coroner, pledging him to abide by the principles of the democratic party and to support the nominees thereof.