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SabecrfpUon Price Is $1.00 Per Tear Payable la Advance. Published by 1DTERTI8KK PRINTING COMPANY Laurent, 8. C. ALISON LEE W. G. LANCASTER ARTHUR LEE President vlce-Pres. Sec. and Treas. advertising Rates on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks t One rent a word. Entered at the postofflce at Laurons, S. C, as second class mail matter. jLAURKNS, 8. Ci, JANUARY 23, 1918. The Advertiser will bo glnd to receive the local news of all tho communities In the county. Cor? respondents are requested to sign tholr names to the contri butions.. Letters should not be mailed later than Monday morn ing. The beauty about "Colic" Is that he keeps things interesting all the time ? ? ? .?:>v. Dlease wants the press muz Bled. What would he do without the newspapers? ? * * Commence to shiver! The weather bureau promises cold weather for the latter part of the week. This Is the weather bureau's prophecy, not ours. ? ? ? An apathetic alderman is worse than no alderman at all. Aldermen should be men Interested In the welfare and upbuilding of the town, but at the same time conservative enough not to be extravagant. An insight Into prop er business methods and a determina tion that business methodB should he enrriod out are more Important than nlmy views on a certain kind of pro gress. Find out from your nldcrinan Ic candidate what he stands for before voting for him. ? ? * Somohody suggested the other day that there was mutual advantage In the present gubernatorial-newspaper situation. Qov. Dlease gets tho desired "Persecution" which makes him grow with the dear people, while the newspapers extend their cir culation on the same nourishment. That seems to us to he about true. We know of a certain newspaper that added In one year a paltry three thousands names on Its mailing list while the excitement was going on. ? ? ? The hook worm experts who will bo in this county, for the next six weeks should be aided in every way possible by the citizens of the com munity visited. They have not come to pry into the secrecies of the home nor to advertise th5 :llseases of any Individuals. They have come to this county to try and eradicate a disease that can be easily dealt with If Intel ligent assistance Is rendered. It Is no disgrace to have hookworm dis ease and no one should feel humiliat ed in applying for treatment. Rich and poor are alike subject to Its attacks. ? ? ? Recent statistics show that the days of the horse-drawn vehicles are not numbered by any means. Exhaustive experiments go to show that for short hauls and light loads the horse is more economical than the gasoline car, though for long hauls and heavy loads the latter has the advantage In the calculation of expense. And It might have been said further in the favor of tho horse, that the initial outlay lrt much less than in the outlay for big trucks and, whether or not the big: truck Is cheaper, the lack of capi tal would force many users to choose the more expensive method of trans poratlon. ? ? * TlIK NATIONAL CORN SHOW. Tho National Com Exposition, which la to be hold In Columbia the latter part of this month, will be one of the most tremendous educational events ever held In the south and tho tike of It will hardly over he here again. Tho exposition was brought to f?onth Carolina In somewhat of a nils-, wlonnry spirit. The committee which visited tho exposition In 1911, in ex tending the invitation to hold it this year In tho South, stressed the need of this section for just such agricul tural education as this exposition would supply. The fact should be borne in mind that the directors of the corn exposition are not bringing It here In order that the northern and ?rKtoni visitors may learn how to icrow corn, but In order that tho peo ple In the south may imbibe tho corn fprowlng spirit, hoping that the In formation gained here would give an impetus to the corn growing Industry. "With these things In mind, It seems to or that tho people of this section should not only try to visit tho ox position to benefit themselves, but to] show their Appreciation to the colli show directors for holding It in our midst. Tho children of the county and of the towns should be provided with the means and the opportunity of vis iting Columbia durlug the great show, for in tho younger people are the hopes of tho future. South Carolina should grow more corn and the best way to oucourage its growth is for the young folks *<> see what Is being done with It in other states and to see what can be done with it In South Carolina. The schools of Laurens county, we hope, will make some provision for those children who show a desire to attend. The teachers should encour age their attendance In every way possible. ? * * SHALL rTK ItAISK TIHJ TAX LEYY AGAIN? As the time approaches for the elec tion of city officials, The Advertiser I thinks that it would not be out of place to direct the attention of tho citizens to a fow facts for their con sideration. We hope to be able to make ourselves plainly understood and to make the present situation clear. In the outset it might as well be J plainly stated that the Issue in the forthcoming campaign will be whethei or not the city is to continue the ex tension of the electric lighting system until the tax levy must be raised to meet the power bill. It Is well known that further extension of the electric light system would shortly throw an additional tax of $2,500 per year on the citizens. Wo would like to say that The Ad vertiser has no grudge against an*" body In this matter nor has it any de sire to cripple any man or corpora tion nor to deprive anybody of a job. We only want to "diagnose" the pres ent situation so that If the citizens think it should be "doctored" they can doctor It or that If they think It Is alright they can continue it. As to our personal desire in this matter, they are as all others should be, that the city should be run properly, economi cally, fearlessly, impartially, progres sively and In a businesslike manner. We want to draw attention to the reports published by the city council for 1911 and 1912. both of which ap peared in The Advertiser last week. These reports (tho first one was pub-| llshed last year) were the only ones] laid before the tax-payers since 1908. We are given to Understand that council is very proud of the report of 1912. To the average citizen with time too precious to deal in mathematics, there statements are a puzzle. It would take an expert bank examiner to solve them. If The Advertiser had not vol unteered to print last year's report alongside this year's oven a bank ex aminer couldn't have told much about tho city's government. Wo have no] complaint to make as to tho clerical work in the report, but. as to the form required and Issued by the council. There aro apparently three things that the council could be proud of In the report. Apparently. Two of them are not quite as creditable as a first glance would lead one to believe and tho other appears to us to be praise worthy. The first two aro tho roduc-1 'ion In the outstanding Indebtedness| (bills payable and accounts payable) and the apparent Increase In the "sur plus" (which very pow people un derstand). We say this Is only apparent. Tho other thing, the really praiseworthy part of tho re port, Is tho reduction of accounts] owed tho city (water bills, light bills, licenses, otc.) As to the reduction of outstanding! Indebtedness: Mow was It accomplish ed? According to the report of Sept.) 20, 1911: Dills Payable.% 17,823.91 Accounts Payable .. .. 11,702.51 Total.$ 29.526.42 According to the report of Sept. 20, 1912: Bills payable (notes) ..$ 18,254.81 Accounts payable( open accounts. 2,235.82 Total.$ 20,490.63 Difference: $ 29,526.42 20,490.63 $ 9,035.79 A reduction in outstanding indebted ness of $9.035.79. Did this come from an oconomlcal administration or from collecting accounts due the city and brought ovor from the last adminis tration? Hore we are: Sept. 20, 1011. Accounts Ree.$ 3,474. 36 Del. Tax. 4,799.32 Del. Lie. 3,482.25 Duo by wator customers.. 921.23 Duo by light customers.. 1,469.36 Cash on hand. 1,159.10 Total.$ 15.305.62 Sept. 20, 1912. Accounts Roc.$ 1,680.00 Del. Taxes. 3.878.37 Del. Die. 277.50 Water Rates. 444.78 Electric Rates .. .. .. 436.70 Sundry Acct. Bat. 320.99 Bills Ree. 675.29 Cash In safe. 266.68 Cash In Bank. 167.22 ? 8.047.51 $ 15.325.62 8.047.51 $ 7,258.11 Therefore, of the $9,035.79 reduction in outstanding indebtedness, $7,258.11 came-from overdue accounts brought over from the former administration. So the apparent decrease in indebted ness is due mostly to aggressive col lections and not to economy. As to the other item, the surplus: The surplus hero which many people do not understand in theso statements is the excess of tho assets over the liabilities. Its value depends upon the valuation placed upon tho different items of the statement and could be fictitious. In 1911 it amounted to $90, 030.44; In 1912 to $96,982.01. This is an apparent increase in the city's as sets of $6,951.57. Where was the sur plus put? $2,047.2") was placed in the sinking fund, (allowed for when the bonds were sold but sadly neglected for tho past few years), other little Incidentals were provided for and $3, 487.26 was expended In water and elec tric light extension. In fewer words, of the $6,951.57 in crease In surplus $3,487.26, or over half, went to waterworks and electric light extension. And in addition to this. It appears from a comparison of expenditures that $1,000 worth of ma terial was bought over from 1911 and used for the same purpose, making a total of about $4,500 for water and light extension. So over half the surplus went to water and light extension. But in reality, is there a surplus of $96,982. 01? When the present value of the water and lighting plant is taken Into consideration and an annual deprecia tion of 5 per cent deducted from that, It will be concluded that the surplus now is not nearly $96.982.01 and, furth er thai the increase of $6,951.57 in the surplus will be more than offset by the year's depreciation or v sar and tear of the water and light sys tem. So, as a matter of fact, what Is the situation? We are, at the best, at a stand-still so far as increase of sur plus goes. What funds that should have been used largely for putting by for a "rainy day" (converting bonds etc.) have been expended on water and light extension so as to bring us to what? So as to bring us face to face with an added charge .of $2,500 per year for electric power. That Is the situation. The policy of the past council has been to extend the water and light lines at the expense of tho city's credit and in face of the certain increase of city expenditures for power. How much of this money was spent on the water system and how much on the light system, the re port does not show as It should. It Is sufficient to say that the electric light syotem was extended enough to almost reach that point where, If a few more street lights are put up, an other fifty horsepower peak will be added to tho Reedy River Power Co's. account. This will mean $2,500 more per year. If the city's accounts are Just about balancing now and if another mill and a half had to be levied this year to make ends medt (as has been done) where Is the $2,500 coming from? It must come from additional taxes. Re-election of the present govern ment means an endorsement of their administration. It Is logical to sup pose, that, if they are re-endorsed at the coming election, they will take it for granted that the taxpayers favor their policy of light extension and that they will add enough lights on the streets to push the load over tho neces sary mark and thus add another $2, 500 per year burden in taxes. If anyone wants the city to pay an other $2,500 per year in taxes, let him vote for tho present administration. If ho does not want to pay this addition tax, let- him vote for somebody olse. The question can only bo solved by the citizens themselves. Excursion Fares. From Laurens to Columbia and re turn $3.00, account Corn Exposition. Tickets on sale .Inn. 27th to Feb. 8th. Good to return Feb. 9th. To New Orleans, $2.45, account Mardl Gras. Tickets i sale Jan. 28th to Feb. 3rd, return limit Feb. 14th. To Chattanooga, Tenn. $9.80, account Southern Baptists Missionary Conven tion. Tickets on sale Feb. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, return Feb. 12th. To Washington. D. C, $15.20. Ac count Presidential Inauguration. Tick ets on sale Feb. 28th, March 1st, 2nd, 3rd, return limit March 10th. Remember that Dr. Jessee A. Clifton, eyo, ear, throat and nose specialist, will bo at Dodson Edwards drug store Saturday, only one day. Call early. I Just received, a shipment of White I Enamel Slop Pars. S. M. & E. H. WILKES & CO. Total .. Difference: 1911. 1912. GENERALLY QUIET IN* GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Continued from Page One.) aide, as to the inclusion of the special message on the Augusta hearing. Counties Desiring Change. Some of the cuuntiea that are mck of the present Bystem want relief, but how to get it they do not know. Char leston, which has the county dispen sary system, wants relief from Ub ov orpowerlng blind tiger system. Rich laud, with the county dispensary sys tem, wants to elect and hold the con trol of Its board of control, as was contemplated by the Act, and have the mayor's appointee on the board hold his place. Baruwell and a score of other counties that havo prohibition written on tho statute bookB, want to get rid of the farce and legalize the sale of liquor, If It has to be sold, hav ing tried the statutory prohibition plan Spartanburg wants to hold Its prohi bition status and seo if the local po lice cannot overpower the "blind tig ers." The suggestion in this connection has been made that, Instead of pro viding that, there be no alternative of a line for offending newspaper editors who do not please everyone, a good place to begin the abandonment of the alternative of fines and imposing jail sentences, without the option of Pines, would be on the "blind tigers". It might be a good Idea to group them , In the pending bill and sec what would become of It. The Inauguration of Governor Please and Lieutenant Governor Smith will take place Tuesday, and there will be but little opportunity for work. A great many new bills that have been prepared by the engrossing depart ment during the recess will be present ed end referred and In the afternoon the committees will have ample work. Elections Wednesday. On Wednesday the pending elections will be held and the purpose is to hold all elections that are scheduled for the session. There are four circuit judges, three members of tho board of direc tors of the penitentiary, a superintend ent of the penitentiary, and a trustee of the University of South Carolina to be elected. Later In the session the se lection of Senator Tlllman will have to be officially confirmed by the Joint As sembly. The expectation is that Senator Tlll ninn's reply to the special message with regard to the Harrison Ferguson letter will be read In the Senate to morrow night. No general taxation proposition has yet been Introduced. Comptroller Gen eral Jones, In his annual report, points out the crying necessity for a better and more equitable system of equalization, but no legislation has yet been suggested directly along this line. .Mr. Evans and Mr. Laney sug gest that an oil inspection bill will raise revenue. Rr. Reinbert proposes an inheritance tax and supplements this with a proposition to tax the wa ter powers of South Corollna for the use of the water that Is utilized In the development of the power. August Kohn. If your children are subject to at tacks of croup, watch for the first symptom, hoarseness. Give Chamber lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse and the attack may be warded off. For sale by all dealers. Dr. Jesse A. Clifton fits eyo glass es. He Is equipped to perform opera tions on the organs of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Call at Dodson Ed wards drug store Saturday. FINE PIANO FOR OPERA HOLSE. ^r. Lavender Says ShcN a Cracker Jack nnd will Make that Show even more Entertaining. Manager D. R. Lavender has just re ceived a brand-new 1913 modol, elec tric piano, which will bo used In the motion picture show. The piano Is a very expensive one, costing around $1500.00 and can bo played by hand as well as by power. Some Special Reels. Tho Copper Mine is the name of an Interesting reel for Wednesday. It shows the blasting, tho steam shovels at work and the big derricks In ac tion. For Wednesday there Is also nn excellent picture portraying an In teresting story of nn old miser. Patbo for Thursday. Thursday there will bo the usual Patho Weekly. There are many fine scenes In this week's Issue and among thorn are these: Burne, Switzerland? German Kaiser witnesses Swiss Mil itary Tactics; Hempstead?Col. Vnn derbllt visits aviation field and takes Aying trip; New York?Admiral Oa tcrhaus visits mayor of New York. There will be several other pictures In connection with the Pathe. Here Is a remedy that will cure your cold. Why waste time and monoy ex perimenting when you can get n pre paration that has won a world-wide reputation by Its cures of this disease and can always be depended upon? ft Is known everywhere as Chamberlain's Cough Remedv. and Is a medlclno of real merit. For sale by all dealors. A Card. To the Voters of the City of Laurens: In announcing my candidacy for Mayor of the City of Laurens I feel it my duty to outline and the privilege of tho voter to know my plans and pol icies, which if elected. 1 intend to por sue to tho best of my ability. I. I am in favor of economy in i'u? expenditure of all revenue col'ected by the City, but not to the extent of I checking progress in municipal growth and welfare. ? ? II. I am not in favor of spending ] the funds of the city unless resultB can bo had and seen, and all expendi- J ture of monoy should carry with it j permanent improvements looking to! tho best interest of the entire people of tho municipality. III. It shall bo my policy to sup port and advocate that quarterly re ports be made by the City Clerk show ing all revenue collected from all sources, and an Itemized statement of all expenditures during each quarter of the year, so that every taxpayer may know and he familiar with the financial condition of the government he is supporting and maintaining. I do not mean by this that I am in favor of paying to have each of such state ments printed in a newspaper If it is found too expensive,, hut same can he exposed in a convenient place at the City Hall, so that every voter and tax-payer may inform himself on the vital question of the financial condi tion of his city. IV. I shall support, advocate and enforce such ordinances as will guar antee decency and good order within limits of tho city, and in the trial of all cases I shall he fair and impar tial In my judgement. I realize that the ofllce of Mayor in the City of Laurens is a position of honor and trust, and If elected It shall be my one ambition to see that Its affairs are administered In a man ner in keeping with the dignity of the olllce. In the enforcement of the or dinances I shall know neither friend nor foe, but shall be governed solely by the law and the evidence, giving to every man a fair and impartial judgment; the rich and the poor, the high and the low shall he dealt with alike. That time worn, hut ever worthy phrase "equal rights to all and special privileges to none" shall be my motto in administering the af fairs of the city government. Jno. M. Cannon. Miss Frayser in the County. Miss Frayser, who Is employed by the State to do extension work along the lines of school Improvement In tho mill and country schools, will spend this week In the county work ing with Miss Gray. Two engagements for each day has been arranged for Miss Frayser. In addition to these engagements she will make an address at the Laurens city school building next Saturday at 11 o'clock. Every body Interested In school Improvement, and surely this includes everybody, are asked to come and hear Miss Fray ser. Every teacher, trustee and school improvement worker should hear Miss Frayser. Our people are becoming in terested and many of them are doing wonderful things toward improving the condition of tho schools, and wo expect a large crowd to hear Miss Frayser next Saturday. I SPECIAL NOTICES. 8 For Sale?Crystal White Orpington; S. C. White Leghorn/; Rlngless Barr ed Plymouth Rock/eggs at $1.50 per setting of flfteen.vgood batch guaran teed; also young roosters at $1.50 each. Apply to Mrs. J. Si Bennett. 26-lt Dog LostJ $5 Reward?Brown shep hord, white fore feet/white on tip of tall. Left Gray (fahrt on Jan. 11th. Last seen betweesf Dials and Rabun church. J. A. Curry, Gray Court, S. C 26-lt For Sale?Fine tfcahienco lot on Church street, short/distance from graded school bulling, bargain for cash. Apply to C. D. Barksdale. 26-lt Lost?Ono bunch of keys, with about dozen keys In buhfeh. Reward if returned to Edward Hlcits, Laurens S- C. 26-lt Fodder For Sale?BerAiuda Hay, Bellon Dollar Grass Hawf Pea-vines, cane nnd pea-vines, and/corn slover. Will sell wheat, straw at 50c per 100. P. B. Bailey, Ht. 3, Laurens, S. C. 26-2t-pd For Sale or Exchange for dray horse or mule?One Kentucky mjijre bred to Chlldre8s Bros.' horse. J. s. Bennett. 26-lt For Sale?One second hand 1-1iobbo wagon, cheap. Also, one pair niajfh ed iron gray mares. First checy for $175 gets the mares. J. S. Bennett, I-rfuirenn, S. C. For Sale?Rhode Ioland Red egg4. pure strain, a setting of 15 for $l/>0. I Apply to H. S. Kennedy, Lauren*/ 25-5t-pd Dairy Products- -Sweet milk, butter milk, cream, butter, eggs and cVck ens for ssle. Prompt delivery. Phone No. 273. J. Wade Anderson. 24-5t For Sale?Good horse and delivery wagon for sale cheap. Both In excel lent condition. Apply to Sti^vron Bros. & Scopas Co., Laurens, ST C. 24-3t ? MA BOEN NfiWS Madden, Jan. 21.?For the past few J days the weather has been especially spring-like; too warm though for ones health. Farmers aro busy clean in? up. hauling out manure for spring oats, etc. Miss Carrie Langston, who has beeu selected as assistant teacher, began her duties Monday morning. Mrs. Mary Allison, accompanied by her niece MIsb Ora Powers, visited old friends and relatives near Langston Church, recently. The Misses Miller, tho two charm log daughters of Mrs. Wash Miller, of Center Point, wore the pleasant guests recently of their aunt, Mrs. Ellsha Watklns. Miss Bessie Watklns has returned from a very pleasant visit to friends and relatives in Greenville. The hearts of many were gladden ed, recently by seeing tho faces of , Mesdamcs Margaret Moore, Tessle Crows and Kate Barksdale. They ac companied by Mr. Arthur Iludgcns, were callers recently at the homes of their cousins Mrs. M. T. Allison and Mrs. Jno. R. Flnley. The many friends of Mrs. M. T. Allison will be glad to hear that slu is getting on fairly well. Had not an attack of rheumatism seized her she would have been doing splendidly. Mrs. Allison Is one of tho oldest of our ncightt'orhrlod yflnd has always enjoyed splendid health. She Is a spe cial favorite with young and old. Another new neighbor in our midst, Mr. Edgar Burts and family are now with Mr. J. D. Culbertson. We trust they will soon feel at home with us. Mr. Hogan Walker and family have also moved with their brother, Mr. Linwood Martin. Mr. Martin is pre paring to build on his lot in Laurens. We would hate to lose Mr. Martin from our midst. Hope he Is building to rent and not to move to, as is rumored. Mr. T. H. Burts. of above Laurens was In our midst recently shaking hands with old friends. Master Malva Madden Is on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Robt. Timinerman, r>f Antrnsta Miss Juanita Martin Is with Davis Roper Co.. for the mill end sale. Persons troubled with partial paraly sis are often very much benefited by massaging the affected parts thorough ly when applying Chamberlain's Lin iment. This liniment also relieves rheumatic pains. For sale by all deal ers. FOR MAYOR. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the ofllco of Mayor of the city of Laurens and promise to abide by the rules of the democratic pri mary. C. M. BAUD. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tho ofllce of Mayor of the city of Laurens, subject to the rules of the democratic primary. JOHN M. CANNON. For Alderman. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 1 and promise to abide by tho results of the democratic primary. J. D. WATT? I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 1 sub ject to the rules of tho democratic primary. C. H. GASQUE. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman to represent. Ward '-' In the city of Laurens, subject to tb'v rulea of the democratic primary. S. B. SEXTON. I heroby announce myself a candi date for tho ofllce of Alderman to rep resent Ward 2 In tho city of Laut ens. subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. J. WARREN BOI/T. I horoby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman to rep resent Ward 3 In the city of Laurons, subject to the rules of the democratic prim?r. J. M. BE3ARDEN. I horoby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman in the city of Laurens from Ward No. 3, sub ject to the ruleB of tho democratic, primary. JOHN D. CH1LDRESS. 1 hereby announce myself as can didate for tho ofllco of Alderman In the City of Laurens for Ward 5, subject to tho rules of Democratic primary. R. G. FRANKS. I heroby announce myself a candi date for alderman for the city of Lau rons from Ward r>, Bubject to tho rules of the democratic primary. C. M. CLARK. I announce myself as candidate for the office of Alderman In tho City of Laurene to ropresont Ward C subject to the rules of the Democratic pri mary. J. E. PHILPOT. I heroby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 6, sub ject to the ruleB of tho domocratlc pri mary. AUG. HUFF. Wo are showing a complete line of office furniture, consisting of roll and flat top desks, book cases, filing cabi nets, office tables, chairs and Btools, it will prove a good Investment for you If you will fix up your office with up to-date furniture, call and let us talk It over with you. S. M. & E. H. WILKHS & CO.