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?fpgfyyT"-/ . ' Subscription Prk? la $1.00 Per Year / Payable fa Advance. / Published by ADYERTISKB PRINTING COMPANY / Laarens, S. C. ALISON LEB President W. O. LANCASTER vlce-Pres. ARfTHUR LEB Sec. and Treas. Advertising Rates on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks t One cent a word. Entered at the postoffice at Laurens, 8. C, aa second class mall matter. LAUREN8, 8. C, JULY 28, 1918 The Advertiser " III be glsd to receive the local news of all the communities In the connty. Cor? respondents are requested to sign their names to the contri butions.. Letters should not be mailed later than Monday morn It is the-strength of a large county that makes It possible for Laurens county to have a rural school super visor. . J ? ? ? The South Carolina postmasters are meeting at Glenn> Springs this week. To many of them doubtless will come to the sad realization that this is their last time around, for some years at least. ? ? ? In considering the relative cost of running large counties and small coun ties the voters might ponder this question: Why Is it that great manu f facturlng concerns combine? Isn't it largfely to reduce the operating ex penses? If so, isn't it a recognition on their part that It is cheaper to run a big business than a number of small ones. It is the volume of business that allows the merchant or manufac turer to lower his prices and at the same time give better quality. What truths apply to a large or small busi ness also apply to a large or small county. ? ? ? The Spartanburg Chamber of Com merce has undertaken to hire one Wlmbish, of Atlanta, "an experienced frieght rate attorney," to appear be fore the inter-state commerce commis sion to argue for lower freight rates for Spartanburg. The Spartanburg folks claiming that their city is being discriminated against in the matter of rates from the Virginia and coal fields in other points. The Spartanburg peo ple are exactly right in trying to se cure lower rates and it is their privil ege to employ "an experienced freight rate attorney" to fight their battles in Washington, but, as a matter of fact, Isn't this what is commonly call ed "lobbying"? We believe it is and we have no criticism to make of it, but we draiw the attention to the fact In order to sho wthat lobbying is not at atfl times such a disreputable occu pation as It Is generally pictured to be. ? ? ? In the letter of the Enoree County committee in reply to Col. Moore an estimate of the new county's expens es was made, suggesting salaries for the different officers. (By the way, the estimate left out a superintendent of education and a judge of probate entirely). According to this estimate, It was shown that, not counting tho fees, the combined salaries of the county au ditor, treasurer, supervisor and com missioners, board of equalization, clerk of court with registrar combined, sher iff, and coroner would be $3,700 A great deal has been made of the fact that because these officers would not be paid aa much as the officers in the old coun ties, the now county expenses would be less. Even granting, for sake of argument, that the county can be run on such a salary list, the losg to the people In tho now county by way of tho three mill tax, as pointed out in an other part of this paper, would not on ly offset any gain made by a reduction In salaries, but would pay the whole salary list itself. ? ? ? / Whenever wo get Into a conversa tion with any of the older citizens of the county or whenever we run across an old document or lettors bearing upon the past history of tho county, tho fact Is impressed upon us that some steps should be taken to collect and put into permanent form all obtaina ble data relating to the history of the county, frbe fact is, that if many more years pass before some steps are taken to collect such data and frag mentary Information that can now be secured from the older citizens, a great deal of the history of the county forever remain unwritten and go graves of thoso who now are In such a cause. The lot to Tho Advertlsr from Mr. W. I); Cullivan of ils, always" suggest the need of gathering these statistics for tho present and future generations. As there is no one in the county will ing to undertake tho task of gather ing these statistics, it seems that a feasible plan would be to form an historical society in which systematic research work would bo undertaken. ? ? ? This is tho way wo like to hear citizens of Laurens talk when they are away from homo: "Laurens Is flourishing. The town Is growing up along good conserva tive lines, and with the oxcellent ag ricultural resources sho has, no town In the state has a better opportunity." This is what Dr. L. S. Fuller, of Lau rens, thinks of his town. Dr. Fuller is In Greonvllle today, a guest of the Hotel Gates. He is well known to Greenville people, having made a num ber of trips to this city In tho Interest of his house.?'The Greenville Dally Piedmont. Dr. Fuller Is one of the best boosters that tho town has and ho doesn't mind saying what ho thinks about it. He comes out strong for he feels that liaurens Is one of the bost towns here abouts. As the old darkey said: "Ein It's de gospel truff". ? ? ? MADE UP. It has been a long time since we have seen a manlier statement than that jointly published In the Gaffney Ledger this week by two physicians of that city. It required a great deal of courage to do as they did, but they must feel that a great load has been lifted from their shoulders and that a groat deal of good will come of it, in many ways other than the good ox amplo they have set. The notice is as follows: To our friends and the public In gen eral: Feeling that It was our duty to ourselves, our patrons and the public In general to effect a reconcllatlon of the differences that have existed between us as physicians for tho past four years, we have today decided to forget and forgive, so far as the past Is concerned, and to work together in the future in a spirit of friendliness; and we take this means of letting our friends know the result of our deci sion, feeling that It will unite all fac tions. Robt. T. Ferguson, M. D. .ino. G. Pittman, M. D. ? ? ? MAKE EACH VOTE COUNT. In his letter to The Advertiser last week, Mr. W. P. Coker stated that workers for the proposed new county of Enoree were asking the voters of affected territories not to vote against the new county if they could not vote for it. This Is an unreasonable re quest on the part of the new county advocates, for If these voters do not care to vote for the ney county then certainly they are against its formation. To ask them to sot idly by and allow others to carry the elec tion against their desires Is asking a great deal, to say the least. To stay at home and refuse to vote does not relieve one from the burden or responsibility In the matter, for a refusal to vote on one side, in reality amounts to a vote cast on the other side, for it makes it just that much easier for tho other side to win. So, when the election comes off, the citi zens of tho affected territory should go to the polls and make their ballots count for what they want them to count rather than stay at home and thereby let their silence profit the oth er side. e ? ? HIGHWAY TO TOXAWAY. Hello, Laurens and Helton! What about a highway from Columbia via your towns and Anderson and Walhal la to Toxaway That Is the original route of tho Blue Ridge railway.?An derson Dally Mall. Hello back! Juat fine! Tho roads through Laurens county's part of the highway are al ready in pretty fair shape and in some places, especially between Lau rens and Clinton, they are am^ng the best in the state. They are being us ed a great deal too by travelers going to the mountains, a big Packard car standing now Just below us on Its way north. While the autoists pass ing through really do not amount to a great deal from a business stand point, we are always glad to see them just tho same and we would like to see more of them. Wie are in for the highway between Columbia and Toxa way via Relton, Anderson and Walhal la, Just as much as wo are in for a railroad between Clinton, Laurens and Helton. In fact, we are so en thusiastic that wo almost sprang a piece of poetry with "highway" ant| "Toxaway" rhyming and that would have killed the whole thing. But, let's have It. We'll make our roads even better as we are dojng every year. , . ? ? ? Last week The Advertiser put a pro position to the new county advocates to show that the portion of Laurens county wanted by Woodruff will not suffer a loss of revenue as provided under tho three mill tax In case tho election carries. None of the advocates havo accepted the invitation of The Advertiser to show how no loss would occur, but wo understand that the attempt is being made In a personal way. By going to the books of the super intendent of education of Spartonburg county and estimating from the un certain map of the proposed new coun ty it will -be seen that tnere are, in round figures, about 4,100 school chil dren in this area. Then by going in a like manner to the books of the sup erintendent of education of Laurens county, it will be found that there are about 1,700 school children In this area, making a total in the Spartan burg and Laurens areas of around 5, 800 school children. Since the amount to be derived under the three imlll tax in iBnoree county would be about $10,250 and since each child In the county would receive an equal sharo of It, it will be seen that each child in the new county would receive but $1.75, whereas in Laurens county each child Is now receiving $2.00. In other words, where the 1,700 school chllj dren of that section are now getting $3,<00 from this fund, they would get but $2,900 If they enter the new county. The school children of Spartanburg county, as it is now constituted, re ceivo $2.66 each from this three mill tax. In case this new county Is de tached from it, each school child will receive 91 cents less, representing A total loss of around $3,600 to the school children in that area. There Is but one way that the new county could make up these deficien cies and that Is by additional taxation. The formation of the new county will hinder the educational progress of the children within that area by just so much as is lost in this way. Whatever benefits that mlgth be claim ed for the new county in other ways, and we question those benefits, the education of the children of the com mon schools must not be endangered. Tho schools of Laurens county are now enjoying the greatest growth and prosperity in their history, increased school facilities being noted on every side, and nothing should be done to break the "charm" of advancement or to dampen the ardor of those who are working so faithfully to better school conditions. The new county advocates boldly declare that they will be able to se cure county officers at less salaries than are now being paid in the old counties. We have no doubt but this is true, but the new county would have to content Itself with men less able to do the work. The county sup erintendent of education should be an able man of broad and progressive views, one able to command the re spect of every citizen and able to en thus his people and lead them to do more and better things. Except in exceptional cases, only the larger sal aries can command tho services of such men and to go Into a smaller county would be but to risk the chanc es of suffering for the lack of good leadership In school matters. Laurens County Teachers' Association Treasurer's Report, 1912-'13. Receipts: Dues: Miss Ida Turner $1.00 Miss Lou Ferguson 1.00 Miss Margaret Cunningham 1.00 Miss Minnie Wallace 1.00 Mas Barnie Wallace 1.00 Miss Lucile Wolff 1.00 Miss Wynona Rlley 1.00 Miss Lutle Young 1.00 Miss Jennie Stewart 1.00 Miss Pauline Byrd 1.00 Miss Bessie Brown 1.00 Miss Annie B. Putnam 1.00 Miss Wll Lou Gray 1.00 Miss Mae Roper 1.00 Miss Alma Garrett 1.00 Miss Annie O. Putnam 1.00 Miss Ella Belle Copeland 1.00 Miss Nannie Lou Harris 1.00 Miss Maude Attaway 1.00 Miss Willie Dorroh 1.00 Miss Havlrd 1.00 Miss Bertha Jacobs 1.00 Miss Lidio Sloan ? 1.00 QVIis Aleen Willis 1.00 Miss Carolyn Smith 1.00 Miss Madge Harris 1.00 Miss Regina Williams 1.00 Miss Erin Addison < 1.00 IMiss Lucile Cox 1.00 Miss Nannie Simpson 1.00 Miss Marian Gray 1.00 Miss Blanch Pinsou 1.00 Mr. W. P. Culbertson 1.00 Mr. J. P. Coats 1.00 Mr. L. E. Reedor 1.00 ?MY J. C. Martin 1.00 Mr. B. L. Jones 1.00 (Mr. E. H. Hall 1.00 State Library Fund 10.00 County Library Fund 10.00 Total Receipts $58.00 Expenditures! The Macmillan Co.?12 books $13.12 Llpplncott?1 book 1.25 Tho State Co.?2 books 2.35 Southern Baptist Con. Pub. Co. 1 book 1.05 Owen Pub. Co.?3 books 2.00 Miss Wll Lou Gray?speakers' expenses, books, etc. 14.13 -Supt. Geo. L. Pitts?books 12.40 Postage .75 Total Expenditures $47.11 Balance on hand June 30, ? 1913 $10.89 J. Plerco Coats, Treasurer. I COMTEIVIPT OF COURT FOR OUSTING VETERANS ChleC Justice Gary Hands Down Order Adjoining Maj. Illchardson and Act ing Commandant Welsh, of Old Sol diers Home, Guilty of Contempt of Cuurt. Columbia, July 21. Chief Justice Ernest Gary handed down an order late this afternon adjudging H. W. Richardson, Suvt., and M. C. Welsh, acting commandant, of the Confeder ate State Infirmary, in contempt of the court for failure to comply with his order of March 19th this year, en joining and ordering them to rein state H. W. Jones, a veteran who had been ousted on June 16. i The order says "After hearing the parties pro and con, I am satisfied that the said return Is insufficient. It Is admitted that the order has been violated. There Is no effort to show that thoy intend to reinstate the peti tioner, and as a matter of fact, they simply Ignore the order and proposo to continue to do so. I therefore adjudge the defendants, H. W. Richard son and M. C. Welch, to be In con tempt of court." The order to the sheriff of Rich land county directs him to confine H. W. Richardson and M. C. Welch In the common jail until they purge themselves of contempt by comply ing with the order of March 19 and reinstate H. W. Jones. The order of Judge Gary was serv ed on Messrs. Richardson and Welch by the sheriff this afternoon, and they satisfied the contempt by the reinstatement of Jones. llrlei History of Case. . This morning Col. H. W. Richard Son, superintendent, and M. C Welch, acting commandant, of the Confederate State Infirmary, were arraigned before Judge Ernest Gary In chambers, to answer to the cause as to why they should not be ad judged guilty of contempt for failing to carry out the order of the court. Shortly after the legislature ad journed M. C. Cameron, J. W. James and H. W. Jones, aged Inmates of the home, were dismissed as was stated "because of there being a greater number of Inmates In the home than the law allows and there being a greater excess from Rlchland coun ty and from the lack of accommoda tion." Action was Immediately be gun by a Columbia attorney to have these veterans reinstated. At the hearing the petition alleged that there wag a sufficiency of room In the lnfinmary, with sufficient ac commodations. It further stated that they were ousted because of personal malice engendered through the criticism of Cameron, James and Jones of the management of the In stitution, and because of adverse tes timony given before the legislative committee which was investigating Col. Richardson, Dr. Butler and oth ers In charge of the Infirmary. Prior to this the press was full of the charges of mistreatment of the old soldiers, and the pressumo became enough for an Investigation. The findings of the committee were ad verse to the management. On March 10 of this year, Judge Ernest Gary, at chambers, Issued an order enjoining the ousting of the three veterans until the full cause could be heard. On May 6 H. W. Jones was grant ed a 60-day furlough to visit his son. On June 16, while on the furlough, he was notified that he was dismiss ed on account of the lack of accom modation. On his return today Mr. Jones alleges that he went to the In firmary on July 7, and was informed by M. C Welch, the acting com mandant, that "he could not come into the infirmary; that he would not be allowed there, and he was not al lowed to stay in the Infirmary. He was Informed he must leave." Mr. Jones further alleges that there Is plenty of room in the old soldiers home; that one of the dormitories has many spare beds, while another Is completely empty, and that he has a right, as a Confederate veteran, to be allowed in the Infirmary. ECHOES FROM GREENVILLE. Greenville Happenings Always Inter est Onr Readers. After reading of so many people In our town who have been cured by Doan's Kidney Pill a, the question na turally arises: 'us this medicine equally successful/ In our neighbor ing towns" ? Tho Ecnerous statement of this Greeavlllei resident leaves no room for douV. oa this point. J. W. Atkis^n/302 E. Coffee St.. Greenville, S. C>/says: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills and can say that they are a good and reliable remedy for backache and other kidney trou bles. There was pains across the small of my back and I felt dull and worn-out when T get Doan's Kldnev Pills. One box made me well, and at ihat time I publicly told of my ex perience. It Is a pleasure for me to confirm my previous statement." For sale by all dealers. Price R0 cents. Foster Mdhurn Co., Buffalo, Now York, solo agents for the United States. Remember tho name?Doan's?and take no other. PLANS PROTECTOTATE FOR NICARAGUA United States Government Assumes New Policy with Begard to Central American BepubUc. Washington, July 19.?A new policy toward Nicaragua, involving the vir tual control of the affairs df that re public by the United States through a protectorate slmiliar to that exercis ed over Cuba, was outlined today by Secretary Bryan at a private confer ence with members of the senate for eign relations committee. Mr. Bryan's proposal, coming as a complete. surprise to most of the members of the committee, has been taken by many senators as the first pronouncement of a general policy on the part of the administration to extend American control over the countries surrounding the Panama canal, and to assure that stability of Central American republics and the domination by the United States of their relations with other great pow ers. Secretary Bryan went before a com mittee with a revised draft of tho ?proposed Nlcaraguan treaty, negotiat ed first in the Taft administration, by which the United States would se cure exclusive canal rights across Nic aragua and a new naval base, In ex change for a $3,000,000 gold payment. New Feature of Treaty. As a new feature of the treaty, however, the secretary of state pro posed that language similar if not identical with the so-called "Platt amendment," relating to Cuba, be In jected into the treaty, giving the United States sweeping control of Nlcaraguan affairs and the power to regulate her foreign relations and her finances. Under the proposed plan Nicaragua would agree in substance: That war should not be declared without tho consent of the United States. That no treaties would be mado with foreign governments that would tend to destroy her independence, or that would give those governments a foothold in tho republic. That no public dobt would be con tracted beyond the ordinary resources of the government as Indicated by the ordinary revenues. That the United States should have the right to intervlene at any time to preserve Nicaraugan independence, or to protect life or property. Bight To Build Canal. That the United States should have tho exclusive right to build a canal across Nicaragua and should have a 99 year lease to a naval base in the Bay of Fonseca and to the Great Corn and Little Corn islands In the Carrlbean, with the privilege of re en w ing the lease The United States in return would pay Nicaragua $3,000,000 to be used in public works and education. It is understood the Nlcaraguan government is willing to enter Into the proposed treaty because of the stability it would give to the present Diaz government and to the proposed reorganization of the fiscal affairs of the government. It is understood a refund of the Nlcaraguan debt for which about $15,000,000 is required, does not form a specific part of the negotiations laid today before the committee. Red Iron Racket. Get yourself ready for the Big Sale which will open Au gust 2, 1913 at J. C. Burns & Co. BUY FLOURandCOFFEE AT THE BIG STORE Fifty cents per barrel off on Flour. Nice fresh stock of new Patent Flonr to sell you. Old price $6.00 per bar re New price $5.50 per barrel. . Coffee fire cents per ponnd cheaper. Old price 25c per pound. New price 20c per pound. A good stock of fresh roasted Coffee and sound green Coffee to select front. We have all slses of Mule and Horse Shoes, prices made to sell. 'Fresh stock of good Bread Corn Meal Ball Fruit Jars, In (marls And half, gallon sizes?see us. Ice Water for our customers. J.H. Sullivan Laurens, S. C. Violated Sunday Ordinance. - Mr. W. H. McPhall, proprietor of the city ice plant, was fined $1.00 by the mayor Monday for violating the city ordinance relating to Sunday observ ance. The ice plant was closed down a part of Saturday because of the fail ure of the electric current, and tho supply of Ice did not meet the demand Saturday afternoon, some of his cus tomers bel?g forced to go without. To meet the situation, Mr McPhai! sold Ice Sunday morning and was carried before a jury tho following day. Tho big sale opens at Red Iron Racket , August 2, 1913. J. C. Burns & Co. SPECIAL NOTICES. ? l,and/ Land, Land.?Some to give away^nnd some to sell. From $3.50 to $10.16 per acre. John W. Riser, Wb.it mire, S. C. 52 It Pd. For Sale?-1 registered Jersey bull; 1 registered Jersey milch cow, 3 milch cows./e brood1 mares, and 1 stud colt, 2 yejrrs old April 10th. C. H. Pettus, Harris Springs, S. C. 52-tf AttdnjMOn Teachers I desire Imme diate/correspondence with teachers of either sex who desire light remunera tive work In their own communities during vacation. Address R. B. D., this office. 52-2t ForySalc.?Jersey cow fresh In milk with/calf 2 weeks old. Also several goqflr Berkshire pigs for sale. Apply to H.fS. Wallace, Gray Court, S. C. R. F. D. No. 1. 52-lt-Pd. Plantation For Sale.?Nice small farnt/for sale, one mile from.Barksdale stauon, 44 acres .known as the Joseph I iE. /Brownlee Place. Price $40.00 per acre. Easy terms. Apply to D. E. Todd, Rt. 1, Laurens, S. C. 52-lt-pd MIlcl/ Covfs?We have six milch cowh /for sale or exchange. Will sell for wash or exchange for dry cattle or mule colts. Byrdville Dairy and Stock Farm. 52-lt Milch/Cows?We have six nice milch oows/yfor immediate sale. Price Trea sonable. Byrdville Dairy & Stock Farm. / 52-2t Pe/s/ Peas, Peas?For sale, price and/.sample sent on application. Hatp&way & Co., Spartanburg, S. C. 33-tf NOTICE OF ELECTION. State Of South Carolina, County of Laurens. Whereas, petitions signed by a legal number of the qualified electors and free-holders residing in Sullivan school distirct No. 17 I^aurens county, South Carolina, asking for an election upon the question of voting a 4 mill tax upon the property In said school dis trict to be used for school purposes, have been filed with the county board of education, an election is hereby ordered upon said question, said elec tion to be held on the 31st day of July 1913 at Hickory Tavern in said dis trict, under the mai.agement of tho trustees of said school district. Only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation and who exhibit their tax receipts and reg istration certificates as required in tho general election shall be allowed to vote. Those favoring tho 4 mill tax Bhall vote a ballot containing the word "YBS" written or printed thereon. Those against tho 4 mill tax shall vote a ballot containing the word "NO" written or printed thereon. Polls shall open at tho hour of 8 o'clock in the forenoon and shall re main open until tho hour of 4 o'clock In the afternoon when they shall bo closed, and the ballots counted. The trustees shall report the re sult of the election to the county au ditor and county superintendent of education within ten days thereafter. GBO. L. PITTS, 51-2t By order of County Board. NOTICE OF ELECTION, state of South Carolina, County of Laurens. Whereas, petitions signed by a legal number of the qualified electors and free-holders residing In Scuffletown school district No. 2, Laurens county, South Carolina, asking for an election upon tho question of voting a 4 mill tax upon the property In said school district to be used for school purposes, have been filed with the county board or education, an election la hereby ordered upon said question, aald elec tion to be held on the 2nd day of Au gust, 1913, at Musgrove School House, in said district, under the management of tho trustees of said school district. Only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation and who exhibit-their tax receipts and registration certificates as required In tho general election shall bo allowed to vote. Thoae goring tho 4 mill tax shall vote a ballot containing tho word "YBSr" written or printed thereon. Those against the 4 mill tax shall vote a ballot containing tho word "NO" written or printed thereon. Polls shall open at the hour of 8 o'clock In the forenoon and shall remain open until the hour of 4 o'clock In tho af ternoon when they shall be closed, and tho ballots counted. The trustees shall report the result of tho election to the county auditor and county superintendent of educa tion within ten days thereafter. GBO. h, PITTS, 51-2t By order of County Board. WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS Bavo you overworked your nervous >va. tern and cauaed trouble with y neys and bladder? Hnvo yofl loins, side, back and bladder? i. a flabby appearance of tho face, der tho eyes? A frequent donlro i urine? If so. Williams' Kidney PI eure you-Drugglst, Prico Wc. WILLIAMS MFC. CO.. Prop., CU-,1* LAURENS DItUG CO. Laurens, S. C