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POLICY OUTLINED ON IVIEXICAN PROBLEM President Wilson Will Read Message. DRASTIC MEASURES (NOT ANTICIPATED Altbongh Mission of John Lind was not Successful and Pres. Wilson Maintains his Determination not to Itccofrnize iluerta, War not Expect* ed. Wfaslnington, Aug. 26.?iEleventh hour developments in the Mexican situation today postponed delivery of President Wilson's special message to congress until Wednesday and Irdl cated that the government of Provi sional President Hnerta after all might withdraw or modify its rejec tion of the proposals of the United States. At the request of Senor Ganiboa, Mexican minister of foreign affair*, which was based upon supplementary suggestions by John Und, advisor to the United states embassy in Mexico City, President Wilson consented to postpone his address to congress until 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Washington, Aug. 25.?President Wilson read tonight to members of the senate committee on foreign rela tions and the house committee on foreign affairs, Republicans as well as Democrats the message on the Mexi can situation, which he will deliver in person tomorrow to a joint session of both houses of congress. It is a message of friendship, not hostility, and presages a policy of ab solute non-interference, it proclaims to the world the sympathetic feeding the United States government and the American people have for their neighbors in Mexico. It records the views of the United States on consti tutional government, its unalterable opposition to governments set up by irregular and arbitrary acts of am bitious individuals and formally an nounces that t'.ie government of Vlc toriano Iluerta shall not he recog nized. Tells of Efforts. Efforts of the United States to bring about a peaceful settlemenl of the difficulty through the represnta tions made by John Und, special en voy of President Wilson, are outlined as well as the answer ol* the Iluerta government. The delivery of the message is con sidered an essential factor in the pro gramme of the American government before the world. It is not a prelim inary to any drastic measures. It merely is the announcement of a poli cy which will he maintained for years if necessary until constitutional gov ernment is reestablished in Mexico. The effect of the message, it is hoped by administration ofllcials, will he to convince the world of the sin cere efforts of the I'nited States to bring about peace and forestall pres sure thai might otherwise have boon exerted by foreign governments for a sterner policy toward Mexico. Not For War. Having exerted every Influence on the Mexican authorities, the admin istration does not feel compelled to intervene by force of arms to estab lish its views. Every opportunity will he given to American citizens to withdraw from the danger /.ones. Strict neutrality in shipments of arms will he observed. The White House conference began at S::',0 o'clock. The president's pri vate office looked like a school room. Divans, davenports, sofas and chairs were arranged in equal rows in front of the president's desk. There were accommodations for the ".7 members of the two committees, hut they did not all come, some being absent from tho City. It was the largest confer ence that had been held at the oxootuive olllces sine?' the present ad ministration began Secretary Bryan sat beside the president. B. V. I'. 1'. Box Supper. Tue I'.. Y. I'. U. will give a box sup per at Rahun Creek Baptist church on Friday evening, Sept. from four o'clock till nine ami the public is cordially Invited to come. (Miss) Mao Babb, Sec. & Troas. IY1R.C. H. ROPER HEADS THE GLASS WORKS Annual Mcctlmr of Stockholedrs Fol? lowed b) Election of Officers. Mr. C. li. Roper, cashier of the En terprlse Hank, was yesterday elected president of the Laurens Glass Works, succeeding Dr. w. h. Dial, resigned. Mr. Albert Dial was re-elected secre tary and treasurer. The other em ployees of the office will he retained. The meeting of the stockholders was held in the office of .Mr. N. B. Dial Monday morning. The report of the secretary and treasurer was read, showing that the company had enjoy-i ed a very prosperous season notwith standing the short time it was In op eration. A substantial balance of income over operating expenses was shown. Dr. W. II. Dial asked to be relieved of further service on the directorate. The place made vacant by the death of Mr. L. A. McCord, had also to be filled. Mr. C. H. Roper and Mr. T. M. Shaw were elected to succeed them. The other directors were re-elected, as follows: X. B. Dial. H. A. Cooper, L. 10. Burns. .1. N. Hudgens. B. P. Minter, A. .1. Christopher. The directors held several meetings following the adjournment of the stockholders and elected officers as set forth above. With the two critical years of or ganization passed over and with bright prospects for a successful year ahead, the future of the ulass works is very promising. Tho . management during the past two seasons has labored un der almost insurmountable dlfficul tles, but somehow or other they have nursed the infant industry along un til it has now reached a stage where It gives promise of being a very healthy youngster. The stockholders Seem very optimistic over the future. The fires will he re-kindled on the first of September and operations will most probably begin by the twelfth. DIDN'T CHANGE A MFI?OER'?. Books of the Count} Officers ('one <D er by the llpcrescntallve of the Comptroller tJcncral's Office. Col. D. li. Wise, auditor of Alken county, representative of the comp troller general's office and an all round agreeable gentleman, was in the city yesterday making the annual settlement between the county offi cers ami the comptroller gent ral's of fice. The books of the treasurer, audi tor and supervisor were gone over In the usual manner by Col. Wise and a r? port turned In to Comptroller Gen eral Jones. Speaking of the books kept by tho Laurens county officers. Col. Wise stated that they wer.- found In per fect, condition and th >t be "didn't have to change a figure'' in any of tho books. The county officers had thing? so arranged for him that he could make a rapid Inspection and by tho time the clock struck six yesterday afternoon iie was ready to quit and talk to his friends. Col. Wise left last night for other counties. A Case of, .Mistaken I dentil) .' Following an Investigation made by Rural Policeman Lowe after a nemo, .Ilm Tobe, was ambushed and shot near Waterloo Sunday night, William Parker, another negro, was arrested by the rural policeman yesterday and lodged in the county jail. Messrs. Heid and Sullivan went down ami brought the prisoner to Laurens.. .Mm Tobe was ambushed Sun lav night whilo coming from the railroad sta tion with Parker's wife. Parker, it is thought, mistook Tobe for another negro of whom he was said to have boon jealous. The bullet hit Tobe in the back entering just below the Shoulders, and buried itself in his body. The doctors had not succeeded in extracting it yesterday. It is feared that the negro will die. Parker has very little to say of the incident. Promoted In a Hurry, Mr. Fred .1. Nelson, who Just recent ly wits promoted front tic!;.'' agent here to traveling solicitor. has again been promoted by tho sam ? road. While he win hold tho same title is before he has beeil placed 111 < llOl'gC of a much larger territory, 11 head quarters in the future will be In Char leston. He had spent only about a week In Anderson, to which place bo went from here. Smile of Colonel Goethals, Builder of the Panama Canal. Photo Copyright, 1013, by American Press Association. COLONEL GEORGE WASHINGTON GO ET II ALS took charpe of the Panama canal as chief engineer and chairman of the Isthmian canal commission als years iiko. Me has been responsible for the excavation of more earth than any one man In the world. The colonel was born In i Brooklyn on June *J0, 185a lie was appointed chief engineer of the Panama canal Feb. 2(5, 1P07, assuming charge the following April. AMMUAL REUNION OF COMPANY F. I I Enjoyable Dnj Spcul at tauigsten Church, Address Prepared bj ('apt. W. A. Sliands. The nnnunl reunion of <'<>. P., I-It'll Hog. s. ('. v.. was hold at Uingslon church Tuesday, August 19th. The company was called to order p.V Capt. W. A. Sliands. and wus led In prayer by Comrade .1. T. Todd. A commiUei was appointed to draw up resolutions on the doath of those who have died since the last meeting. The following members answered I to the roll cnil: Capt. W. A. Shnnds, J. T. Todd. (!. M. llnnnn, S. J. Work man. R. W. Taylor, B. W. Dcndy, II. P. ninkcly, J. It. Anderson, j. Perry1 Dlllard, and .1. \V. Blnkclcy. A largo number of veterans from other com panies were also present. The following were clcctod honorary members: i>r. Alex McCarley, Caesar (lore and Culvill Varbroilgll. It was ordered that the oldest sons of hon orary members who die he elected honorary members. 'The Dying Soldier" was Impres sively recited by Miss Annie Mae Don nan, and a poem, "A Son? of the Six ties,'' was read by Miss Mn.ll 1c Wright. All able address 111 memory of the dead heroes, prepared by Capt. W. A. Sliands, was read by W. K. Wright. Dinner was served on the mound. A largo crowd was present. All en joyed the delightful music furnished by Mr. T. It. Childless and his sons. Langston church was chosen as the permanent meeting place of the com pany. \V. F. Wright, Sec. Three Punctures in 1,83a Mile-. Mr. Prank Tamm, of MoColl, spent the week-end in the city With Ills wife, j who is visiting her parents. Mr. find Mrs. .lohn F. Holt. Mr. Tatum was on Iiis way home from an automobil-' trip, through several states, making ??? total distance of !A2.'> miles. Ho mndo tin unusually flue record for breakdowns 01' tiro trouble, during the entire trip the only unpleasant features being three punctures. When ho reached Laurcns he still was riding upon some Of the air pumped Into I'le tires when he loft McColl. Mr. Tatum continued his journey home Monday morning. DK ITH Ol W. T. PANKS. ?CII Uno Uli Citizen in' Fountain Inn. Father of Mrs. II. It. Kcnncd) ol' IjUii reiis? W. T. I'itrks, Ii well known citizen of l'"ountnin Inn, died at his homo Sun day after an Illness of several weeks, The funeral services were held the following day anil the interment was in the cemetery at Fountain Inn. Mr. Parks was known anil highly es teemed in I.aureus where he had rela tives. Mrs. II, I!. Kennedy, oi this city, is a daughter of his und ?'? IL Parks,! formerl;. with tho Southern Cotton Oil mill here, Is a son. His other children are Setihorn and Tom Parks, of fjreeil vllle, Mrs. Flora Moore, Simpsonville, Mrs. 11 M. (Slvens, Fountain Inn, Liz zie and Swift Parks, of Fountain Inn. All of the children were at 'he !>?? i side when In- died. Ills (I aili had he n expected for several days. Fine Hex of Tomatoes, Mr. lohn II. Power, who is conduct ing a successful farm below Madden Staticii by paying particular attention to divers,tied products, brought to Mic office of The Advertiser Monday a fine basket of large tomatoe s, a gift sent by his young daughter. Mis Ora Power, who is a member of the giils tomato club. Tills young lady has already canned about two hundred quarts of tomatoes from her plot Of ground and expects to can quite a good deal more. 'I'llis line frill) was greatly appreciated by "us". 'The Wizard of the .lunate. " "The Wizard of the Jungle*' is tin title of a two reel picture to be .-hewn at tho moving picture shoe Mondnj afternoon and night. Mr. Lavender >l ite~ Tli.i; Ulis is one of the most sen sational animal pictures ever shown in an opera house, having been produced under the personal supervision of Cap tain .lack Honavila, lllO world's most famous lion tamer. V. ill Sei te ai Italian. The Advertiser has been asked to announce that th< llnbun Sunbeams will sell ice cream and Cake at the residence ol Mr. Urook Hash noxt Saturday, Aug, 5?0th, from four to -ev en o'clock, This cause is a very worthy ono and it is hoped thai many will come, W. D. WATTS DROWNED IN DENVER, COL. Promising Career Cu< short bj Vn* tliuelv Dentil in (lie Hilter. I'm tlrultirs not Yet Known. William Dunklln Watts, son of Mrs. Josephine Watts ..nil tlio late K\ Shei'lff .lohn W. Watts, nut an un timely (lentil by drowning at his home in Denver. Colorado. Friday. The news of his death was contained in a telegram sent to his relatives here im mediately after his tragic end. but further particulars were not obtain able until yesterday, Mr. Watts had Just reached Denver after a visit to his relatives here and to his mother, at Urevnrd, N. C. Arriving in Den ver late Thursday night, he took a room at his club, lie evidently aroso the lies; morning and went to the bathing pool on the club premises alone. The next known of hint was when ho was found lloattng in the pool, having been drowned without anyone Bcolng him to render assist ance. What caused him to lose con trol of himself Is not yet known. When taken from the water all signs of life were gOUO. Upon the receipt of the telegram telling of his death and asking what disposition to In- made of the body. his frieildS Were llOtlllcd there to send1 the body here for hurial. In accord ance with this wish the body was to have arrived last night attended by two friends of the deceased. The fun oral services will he held at the cem etery tills morning at 11 o'clock. The following gentlemen will he active pall hearers: W W. Hall. \V. A. Watts. Judge It C. Watts. M. I.. Copoland, W. D Ferguson, Dr. M K. Alken, Dr. W. II. Dial. It. V Irby The following will he the hoiiorarv pall hearers: Col. II. v. Simpson, w. It. Knight, C D. Ihtrksdale, Judge 0. <!. Thompson. (*. It. Hobo, lleo. S. M< Cravy, Joe Iturlou, K P. Minier, J. S. Dennett. S, I'. Ilabb, Hal Moorman, j W. c Irhy, Jr., it P. Jones, s. It. Todd, I W. 11. Cray. Dr It. F. I'osey, .lohn IV Itoli. T. I). Lake. F. II. I toper, It. A. ! Cooper. 10. ll Wilkes, J. s. Cralg, II I S. Kennedy. W. II Anderson. Dr. L. s. Puller, it. K. Itahb, Chiis s. Simp son. Itesides bis mother, Mr. Walts is survived by his brother, Thomas Watts, who arrived in ti.e cify yester day, and several uncles and aunts. His uncles are l.. II Watts, of Cross Hill, and J. D Watt-., of Laim Iis, Iii? aunts are Mr . Lucy l?o.yd, Mrs, Kll/.a Itall and Mus I ?et tie Watts, ol Lau rous. and Mrs, M. T. Simpson, ol Cross Hill. Mr. Watts left Lauren: ahoul twen ty years ago. For llftoon years ol this time In- has been living in Den vor, Col., where lie whs suceessfulb r-ngaged in const ruction work. ll< made it a practice to return a1 fro qiienl interval, to visit his relatives here and in this manner senh il fa i Ho- friendship-; made in hi youth. Darin:! his vi: it to his old home he was always mad'- much of, lor. be cause of Id- pleasant manner and sterling (|Ualilics, he made and held numerous frh mis. The new s of bis death, coming o closely alter his re cent visit, was a great shock to his friends and relatives and was receiv ed with great sorrow (hroilglibu! |ln city. Ituhl In I'ppcr Part of Cnuiily. Shorle Owlngs, Deputy Sherlfl Itoid and Rural Policemen Sullivan and Owens made a raid at a negro church in the upper part of the county Sun day where they had heard of trouble that was brewing. Arriving on tue scene, they arrested one (irady Wan who was evidently awaiting a chaiici to shoot the preacher in the church.' Ware had shot the same preacher the' night before-, according to Information gathered by the herift - parly, and not being content with the job was out hunting more blood, When he was arrested a pistol wa taken Dom him lie was brought lo L i.urons and placed In th.- count;, jail, The sheriff's party also arrested two other members of the crowd a' the church for carrying concealed -v1 apons, DlKposinu of Mortgaged Properly. gib or Ifl Owlngs and Rtjrul Policeman SulIIva 1 made a little tri;? o\ 11 to Spurlaniiin'g coun'v several da> tgo and ret irncd with one "Jim" ('a ey, colored, charged with dispo lag of I.uty under b in. lie wa placed in the county jail to await trial at the next 1' Pal of court. I INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happen im-, of Interest to Mull) Tro pic ?II inci' (lie Count) illid to Those WIlO Have l eft the Fnniilv Hearth stone mid (TOIIO to Other States. Cross Mill. An;; It.'- Mrs Juilll? Leaiuiui of Clinton ami little daughter, were with ?irs Itlglo l.caman last week. Mr. and Mrs Jackson MeFaddon of Manning, S. C? visited Mi. and Mrs. 'P, M. IMusou last Wednesday and Thursday. Miss lClliior DesPortes of Itldgoswuy is with Mr. and Mrs. II. I. MeSwain, for a visit. Mrs. Ithtdona .lohnaloii of Nonn la visiting llOl" parents Mi and Mr. A. I? Owens. I>r ami Mrs .1 II, Miller are en joying their travels in Klimpe. TIllS correspondent received a card from them hint Thursday dated Auk, 0th, Flume, llungnria. They are nulle wollt Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harmon of lllgtoil are with his parents, Mr and I? C ! la* aion ItOro. Mr. Kdwin Simpson of Laurens, hi ' with relat ives in luv. n. Miss Hi lda Calhoiin of Ninety Si\, \ is a Cross Mill visitor last week. Prof, F. H. Smith has been In ohnrgo of th<' school here (he last two years, He and his family left Saturday for MnycKvillc, s. C. He will have chargo of ihe school at thai place. Misses Mary Miller ami CrHiido I l.caman spent last week with frloiid? at W'liil mil e. Miss Arnold ol (Ireoiivlllo is with 1 Miss Lizzie llryson I'm a visit. 1 Ma iii lioheit Nabers ol Columbia was with Mr. and Mrs. It. A, An Du, a lew days last week. ; Mi-s Itessie Moseli-y of KIhkIii i ' ', Florida, Is with Mr. and Mrs. .1. . Simmons. Mrs. Stewart and granddaughter, Mb Stewart ol Coronaeii are visiting M r. and M rs, S. A I .on man. Mr. holier! Seymour and Miss Ma rii Seymour, ?>. (Ireonwood, are with Mr, and Mn . F.ph Cii illln. M rs .laini i A, <! i nimm, of I lud; ? . pent the Wim k en I v\lib Mr. tin I Mrs, .1. W. Simmons. lOhom, Aug, A iiiiieh needed rtiill f II hero Sat inlay morning. Al though l!.i- crop v.i n- very dry and . - mod to drj lug up, I hoy look like they wer?; revived and wo hopo they are nol so bail I y hurt. A sei ies Of ii.ei tilil'S closed III I'llioll church last 'I ii'-sdav night. The put ? lor w ? assl ted by I to v.. M r. I?Ho did some abb- preaching and all .v|io heard him wok; very favorably im pressed and think the ineeting .'. i i ! i i.i tit to i he eh li rob. H|ltie Kathleen Culhi i Ison ha hi ? h right sick the past tew days. Misses Maude and Clara Oarrott ml brolhi-r, of <' raj Coin l. vi lied I: lends and relat i??. here last w ? < I. - Mr. and Mrs. ('. <'. Caldwcll . pout Saturday liighl with Mr, Jam.- Ma ? tin's family in the Ml. Hallaghor see? l ion. Mi.. Davenport is spending i ? V mi) with her daughter, Mrs, II IL PillXOII, VII ? Hary M< Daniel spent la i weo|c with he.r grandparents In the I'o'p lar Spring section. Dr. and Mrs. .1. (}. Cooper l< fl S in ? day morning for a few days vi ? to tho hitter's parents near Danlnir^ tin M iSH I rein < 'oope.r i pen' Sa Uii'd nighl with Miss Louie <Joopcr, M; s. H c. i 'itQIiorl on and HUbi daughter. K\ elyn, ipenl Sunda >* i I ' Mrs. Loo ('illhei' on, Miss Minnh Cal ly oil, '?'? 1)0 ? ? :" '?' making her home in Colombia, pent ,.' i' . film I 'i old ;i r< -? correspondent; I think e; ,i i oniinunll \\ ill make 'outinu< I on Page Fi