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it SIttMtt 14 PAGES. PART 2, PAQES 11 TO 14 VOLUME XXIX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1913. NUMBER 12 OVER HUNDRED PERISH IN OCEAN DISASTER Titanic Wreck Repeated on Smaller Scale. BURINS AND SINKS IN MID-OCEAN -? i Steamer Vultiirno Discovered in Flames during fierce Storm aind Scores Perish in Effort to Escape in Fife Bouts. Iteimiinder Saved I13 , Oilier Ships. London, ot. 11.?Xot since the Fi-j tanic sank has Europe been so thrilled as by a wireless message today tell ing of the burning of the steamship Volturno in mid-Atlantic with a loss, so far as is at present known, 135 lives and the rescue of 521. The sur vivors are now aboard a lleet of steaitners summoned by the Volturno's call for helf, some of which are hound eastward and others westward. The Volturno sailed from Hotter dam on October - for New York, and according to the ollieial statement ear tied twenty-two lirsi cabin passen- j gors, ">:'>s steerage and a crew number ing ninety-six. The rescue ships reached the scene r!l i ? r in plenty of time to ? I, hat for hours stood by tho "ti". vessel unable because of the storm to reach the agonized men and women and children crowding the af ter part of the ship within a stone's throw. All night Thursday the life boats made a desperate effort to get along side the Volturno, but the waves beat them back again and again, and not until the storm abated at daylight Fri day did the rescuers succeed in re moving the survivors from the doomed ship. Kven now only the fringe of one of the most thrilling tales of the sea is aailable. Exactly how the rescue was effected is not known. Fife Heats Sufficient. Tho Volturno was well equipped with boats, sufficient, the agents say, for a thousand people, but tho bois terous sea or lack of boat drill, or panic among the passengers, prevent ed the successful employment of them. The rescue ships wore able to lower life boats, but apparently most of the boats launched from the Volturno wero smashed or upset and the occu pants drowned. Two of the boats, crowded with passengers, are re ported to have gotten away from the ship, but a search for them has proved fruitless and they have practically been given up as lost. The occupants of these boats are included in the death roll. The steamer ( arinania, bound from New York to Liverpool, was 7G8 miles away when the call for help sounded. Captain Barr ordering full steam in spite of the gale drove through the son at twenty knots an hoi. , and was first of the fleet to reach the burning vessel. The ('arinania was followed by La Touraine, Minneapolis, Kappa hannock, Czar, NarraganscHt, Oevo nltin, Kroonland, Crosse Kurfuorst and Seydwlltz at various hours throughout tho day. Hut try as they might, the rescuers could get neither line nor life boats to the Volturno, the forward part of which was almost hidden by a dense cloud of sJmoke when the Carmanla arrived. The burning steamer lay in the trough of the sea, pounding helplessly with her propellers fouled by the boats' tackle. The terrified passen gers were huddled together as far as it was possible to get from the Harnes while throughout the day the officers and crew fought desperately with whatever appliances were at hand to hold the fire In check. But night came on and the seas abated only slightly. The circle of steamers kept their SOarcrllghts playing and waited pati ently within the danger zone for the first moment when thoy might again launch tho life boats. Situation Hopeless. The hopelessness of the situation was manifested at !> O'clock in the evening, when a great explosion lore away a part of the Upper works and tho flames burst from the engine room. It then became a matter of how long the Volturno would ".'.ay above the waters. Meanwhile several of tho frantic passengers, wrapped In life huoys. dropped over into the sea. One of them was taken aboard the Caranania. it may lu that others found ? haven With other vessels of the fleet, but some undoubted were swept away. When day broke the Volturno was still afloat. Tho gale had moderated and the sea had calmed down. |<'rom every one of the encircling steamers life boats were set out an into these women ami children were lowered lirst. Several trips were necessary before the survivors were removed lo a place of safety. * It is pointed out that a remarkable coincident that the Volturno about four years ago made a notable rescue of the croW of a French OSBOl in a great storm in mid-Atlantic. Captain Harrison, who then commanded the Volturno. Was decorated by the French government for his daring act. ****************** * ? <;<><>? !iow>s. * * i ****************** Progress rests upon me thing, one tiling alone, the incentive to Individual effort. Other things may encourage or handicap but the Initial step is the incentive to individual effort and upon this, pj-ogress and success rest. Study the example at your ow n door, the progress of a farming section, a school district, a town, a county, or a state, and even that of the nation and you find they all trace back to the1 arousing of individual effort. Having learned this fact, this fun-, damental truth, this knowing from whence spring progress, why not en deavor to bring the subject of good roads into the limelight. [cor a number of years La uro Its county people have shown wisdom in choosing a trained and skilled man as the head of their system of public highways. South Carolina has aba) been fortunate in retaining an able body of lawmakers, but the laws, as enacted, can no more cover our fields with good crops and fill our pastures with thriving hords than tho county supervisor, within himself, network our county with good roads and span our streams with permanent bridges. Such results are not accomplished by magic, but arc tho fruits of our own labor. We can develop our highway system, like ourselves, only by our own efforts. We cannot unhitch ourselves and put a county supervisor in the traces. He has no power to pull at (he shafts nor push at the wheel, hut he does have the power of handling the reins and seeing that every man carries his proportion. He should also have the ability of creating a desire for goo.I and permanent roads as was display ed by the supervisor in our adjoining county, Newberry, only a few weeks since. When this individual desire is created ways and means will be pro vided to build a permanent system of highway. A. very few of our main roads are in fairly good shape, most all the year, but to leave the main j roads on a cross road one w ill find it | almost untravelablo. Still you will' find good progressive men on all such j roads. They have simply not given the Unattor any study. When their in terest is aroused, as is* surely to he done, will see their road improve and all such communities get their part of the appropriation for road work and this appropriation will also he made sufficient to maintain the roads in a passable condition. It has been said that the height of folly is for a sixty dollar clerk to dis cuss the best grade of automobile tires. We would be equally as fool ish to discuss the best plan to put our cross roads in a perfect condition on the amount that is now being spent upon them yearly. do not care to discuss the best plan of constructing peramenl roads, nor of expending the present appro priation in the most beneficial man ner, but I would like to see the inter est of each community aroused to such an extent that such plans would be considered, investigated and acted upon. B. R. Todd. Engl. II AVK i'.l U Till I. II till I'se Parisian Sage? If your hair is too dry, brittle, dull, thin, or if the scalp burns and itch es, immediately begin the ?so of Pa risian Sage. T'ne first, apmlcnllon re moves tlie dandruff, coolV and invig orates the scalp, and \ Increases 'he henuty of the hair by making it soft wavy abundant. Parisian Sage supplies hair needs. It is delicately perfumed not sticky or greasy. Surely try a 50c bottle. Laurens Drug Co., Laurens, s. C. Don't take Calomel For Torpid Liver Stop taking Calomel?H< re'an con* Stlpation and livox remedy that's pout!'', Bafc and ?uro. Got a box to day Hot Springs Liver Butioit^ from H it Springs, Ark., are purely line to tone up the liver, giveiwmu hearty appetite, drive the piiurvii from i lu bowels and make you^tTspU :iiiid ?all dfufrgists 25 rente Frees tttttm MVHK BUTTON8aml booV.ct nhotit the ..mi.hi- Hot Springt KiivuinatUtvi Kcincdyand Hot Snrtuijs Mood Rttned j tri hi Hot Spi Ins 1 CtlCUlicdl Co., 1 IvA Spring . A l k . 1. U'HLNS DRUG CO. Laureus. S. t'. tttlltniltUttttitttt. Melancholy Women Women who suffer the miser ies caused by disorders In the ovarian function, are periodic ally ailing. They endure pains which extend their exhausting influence to every part of the body, producing melancholy, nervousness, and weaknesses which make life one long, dreary existence. There is relief and renewed hope for these suffering women In DR. SIMMONS Squaw Vine Compound The Woman's Medicine It is just the thing to overcome the diseases which c;iuse thi:. suf fering. It Is composed of pure vegetable ingredients which are known to act beneficially on the female body. Painful irregulari ties. Ovarian Inflammntion. Head aches, Palpitation of the Heart, all disappear before the power and efficacy of this marvelous medi cine. It bring;, back the Strength, v.f;or and cheerfulness of earlier years and makes life worth living. Sold by DrtiggUts and Dealer? Price $1.00 Per Bottle C.F.Simmons Medicine Co. ST. LOUIS, ??ii'.' ,iii im tttmm:mm*:m..m.s?.:$m:;mmm;mt LATHENS IUtUO CO. I.a-reriR, S. ('. No matter what you have used, try Mustang Liniment and see for yourself how toon it stops pain. It don't seiner or burn the flesli but soothes and heals soon as applied. Pain simply can't stay if you use MEXICAN Mustang Liniment k The Great Family Remedy QUICKLY RELIEVES Mumps, Lameness, Cuts, Burns, Backache, Rheumatism, Scalds, Sprains, Bruises, and all other ailments of Man and Beast. Since 18-18 the foremost 'Pain Reliever of the SoutL 25c. 50r., $1 n bottle at Drug .I Ciencral Store*. UNDERTAKING KENNEDY BROS., Undertakers and Embolmers Calls answered i\ny hours, day or nitflit. LAURENS, S. C 1 buy worn om autoi fair prices. / Always in t/o marl automobile tires at :-kot for Hides, Tallow, Heoswax, Scrap Iron. Scrap Rubber, Metal and Burlap, and Bur lap Hags. Write for Further Information. E. BOGGERO, Greenwood, S.C. Wood's High-Grade Farm Seeds Best Qualities Obtainable We are headquarters for Seed Wheat, Oats, Rye, Bailey, Vetches, Alfalfa and all Grasses & Clovers. Write for Wood's Crop Special j:iviii(x prices and seasonable in formation about Seeds for Fall sowing. _ T. W. WOOD & SONS. Seedsmen, -. Richmond, Va. Wood's Descriptive Fall Catalogue gives j>ric?-s and information about ?II Garden Seeds for Fall Planting. Mailed free on request. That Little Girl Of Yours -she'll soon be having her hair "done up," and too, she will be out growing her childish ways ?and you haven't had her picture taken since she was in long dresses. You don't exactly want to keep her as she is?but you do want'to keeptthe memory. Make the appointment to day with OLIVER At The McCord^Studio. ? //h {yno/wint/t/tci* til )/< m ? /<??// SOW GRAIN More Grain?Sow Now. Son Grain for the good of your land. Sow (?rain for the benefit of jour stock. Sow Grain for the betterment of yourself. Sow barley, rye, clover or retch now in your cotton land that you intend to replant in cotton next year, as a cover and catch crop to keep the soil from washing and leeching during the winter months ami turn under in the spring adding humus to (lie soil for plant food. Sow oats to be cut for your stock and follow with peas in order to keep up the fertility of JO/lr soil rotate your crops. The farmers of I.aureus count j are spending each year thous. amis of dollars in commercial ferti lizers and gradual I) exhausting the fertllitj of the soil by planting the same land in cotton year after yenr taking from the soil without return. Ing plant food. Sow Grain ami hu\ \uur seed from J.H. Sullivan Laurens, S. C. To Cure a Cold in One Day TnWeT.AXATIVi; IlI'.OMOOiifn-!;^. It Mops thr Cough and Headache ana works oft" the Coi?i Druggists rctniKl nionpv it it falls to cure. R. W. QROVR'S signature on c.ich bos. 25c. LA MI s vir. Stnle of South Carolina, < Olilllj of i.aureus. I a Court of Common Plans, Charles r Prooks ami I.. It. Itrooks, ? t til., Plaintiffs. ngilllist Julia Chlldress, et al.. Defendants. Pursuant to a decree of the Court In tho above stated case I will sell ;?: nubile outer) t.i tho hlghoal bidder, : i Lnurcus, C. II.. 8, C. en i?i lesddy in November next, being Monday the !trd dn> ?>)' tho inontli. during the legal hours for such sales, the loiiowin* >?< sei Ibi .1 property, to ? ii: All thai lot. piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate In tho City of Lauren . la tile County of Lauren:; in the st; ?<? ?>i South Carolina, known ;i- ioi> numbers one, two, three* srv en and lit no Oil plat of iIIvIhI?II Of South IInrpor streel extension mailo b) W. I>. Nelson, C K. May loth, |!H0, mure partteiilarly described b> the following metes and bounds, t<> v\it licglnnlng al sinke mi South Mat per street ;n corner <?f Mrs. Cnlno's prop erty, thence with Snath Harper street. South :.o K?st I.,;: feel (o stake nt corner of South Harper street and Williams street. Ihoiico llloilg Wil liams street. North us i."? Hast 'J.ai feet to stake, theme North III fit) West I fill feet to stake oil (';iiti< line, theme with Calne line South Us lfi West 250 feet to beginning point Tei?IIH Of sale: One-hall Olisll, bill au<-e dm- one year frour dale of sale, credit portion to h \y Interest ;it tin rate of eight per elrfi por annum and to be secured by bond of the pUI'CllUS er. ami inorlirnne of the promises sold, with loavo to th<- purchaser to pay his entire bid in cash. If the lo mS arc not complied wit!i tin bind to be re sold on same or some suhsc-dticiil Salesday on same torins al risk ol roriner purchaser. ,l()l IN I? OWINtiS. Sheriff of 1,1111 rous Count). Ort I 1, IJH 3, i,\\i> sali:. Stale <>f South Carolins, Count) of i,aureus. 111 Court of '? C iiiiion Picas ( barbs F. Ilrooks and I.. It. Ill'ooks, ct al., Plaintiffs. against Julia Chlldress, <i al,, Defendants. Pursuit.tl to a decree of the Court in tic ab ?\r stated on so I will ell at public outcry to tin- highest bidder, at Laurci s. ('. II.. S. (*. on Kt'ilosduy in November llOXt, being Monday the :t day <>f the month, during the legal hours for Kiieh tab- . the following 1I0 scribed property, |o wit: Lot-, two, scvon and cii-lit ol lilock Vt on map made bj ||. L, Kennedy, sur voyor, in January, I'.ilu, recorded in the Cb ik's ollloo in Look 17, pages ".I I and Jilfi, said lots being hounded on tin- North by Cora Street, on (Im- \\.\-\ by North Harper St n et. South by lot No. 1; of Mock K and Wet 1 by lot No. of Woes l-i: \lso, lol No. 2 of |llo< k C, on map of W.X,. Kennedy, Survey or; of January XoiO, bounded on the North by loi'VyO. :; ol P.lo< k <'. on the Kasl by No lb Harper street, on the South jiy lo! No. I ot Pluck ?'. on the Wesl by lot No. I of lilock C; also lol No. i:i. ot I Hock C, on map of II L Koiinody, surveyor, of January I mo, bounded on the North by lot No .'. ol Hlock C, on the Hast by North Humor street, on Hie South by lot No. 2 of Pluck C, and on the West by lol .0 4 of Pluck (': also lot No. 1 of Pluck (' as rep resell ted on map of II, I. Ken nedy of January 1910, bounded on tho North by lot No. a, of Pluck C, on the East by lots No. I, 2 and ?'? ol lilock ('. on the West by llabb streel and on the South by Cora street. Also all that lot. piece or panel of land fronting seventy-live feel on Farley Avenue, running hack there from one hundred and eighty feel, bounded on the North by lot of S. P. Todd, on the Past by T Mack Itoper, on the South by Farley avenue, and <>n tin- West by lot of Clara II. llabb. Also five lots known as lots Nos. five, six. seven, seventy ICve ami scv enty-six of subdivision of Samuel 1: Todd's lands to v. it: Lot No. a front ing one hundred ami twenty-four ami om -half feet on Main street, and two hundred and eighty-one feet on Mad den road, bounded on the North by Main street, on the Hast by lot No I of said sub-division, on the South by lot No. (1 of said sub-di vis inn and on We ' by Madden road; Lot Nu. t', fron tin;' elgllty-three feet oil Madden road, ami running back therefrom to Todd Ave, a distance of two hundred ninety-eight and one-half feet, hounded on the North by lots Nos.::, t and .*. of said lib: division, am] on tin Past by Todd Ave..', on the South by lot No. 7 of suhl sub division and on tile Wesl by Madden road: l/it No 7 fronting eighty-three foot on Madden mad. running back therefrom a di lator of our hundred an<l sixty feet, bounded on the North by lot No. ?'. ol said sub-division, oil the K?st by residence lot of Samuel P. Todd. on the South by lot No. 8 Of said Mib-di. ion and the West hy .Madden road. Lot No. 7o fronting one hundred feet on Madden road, bound ed on the Nbrth by lot No. 71 of said KUb-divisIoii. on (ho Past by lots No. 122 and lot No. (21 of said sub-division and the South by lot No. 71'. of ->-i I sub-dp i ion, and on the We t by Mad den roml: lot, No. 70 fronting rim hundred ami twenty feet on Madden road, boui led on the Nortb by lot No. 7:, ol odd Kub-divlsion, on the Kasi lo I lots No 121 and 12b of said siib-rUvl sion. on the South by lol No 77 of sa I sub-division, and on the Wesl bj Madden road. Also, all thai lot. piece or parcel ol ? land in said city, county and state iiforu8iiitl, composed or throe lots, lot No. 2 containing one hair ncre, more on less, bounded on tho North by lot No. ::. on the f?nst by lot owned ul tho Unto or sahi eonveyunee i>> <;. \V. Wallace, on the South i>> u>t No. i. then ownotl by It, \. Cooper, on ?'1 \\ . i i?> Con ? way street; lot No It, containing nmi und N-I0? acres, bounded en tho North by h>: No. I, on the K.ist l?>" \.>\v street, on the South by lot No. und lot of c. w. Wal lue? on tho West by Tonwa\ street; Lot No i, containing one and one Ighlh acres, inure or less, bounded on 'he North by lot No. .">. on the f?nst lij to w street, on the South by lot No. ? '? and on tho. W< st by Con way si ihm t T?rin? of sale: One linlf cash. hal tllieo due oile \e.ii fmill llillO ol Sull . credit portion to hear Interest at tho rate of eight per o en I pciynnnuni and to he secured h> hon : tit/the pUrchns er, and il'.ortg ige of Ihurproiulses sold, with leave to she |llm/)list>|' to pll) hi ; entire hid in ensh. ti the terms uro '< not compiled with Ihe hind to lie re old on same or some subsequent. Sulesdny on raun- terms a risk oC former purchaser. JOHN I) OWINOS, Sheriff of l.aureus ;'ount (). t Ii. ituu. I,AMI K1I.K. stale of South Carolins, Count) of I.aureus. In Court of .'oMiiiiou Pleas, Charles W It rooks ami I.. It. H rooks, et ul., Plaintiffs, against .lullii Chlldress, ei ul,, Defendants Pursuant to a decree of Ihe Cotll't in the above Hinted case i will oil al public outcry to the highest bidder, it Lauren . O, it . s C. on Salesday in Novoiuhei next, be u-- Monday the ?'rtl day of the month, dlll'luK Ihe legal hour;; for such sales, He- following de scribed property, to wit All il at lot. piece or pi reel of land lying, Indue and situate m Ihe 1 (> ol Littircua. in tin Co.\ ot Lauren:.. ill tlte Stale of South Carolina, con taining one-third ol an .are, moie or less, liounded on the Worth by lot l e ? I longing to tin- eetaltrol '. i Itoland, Ion the f?nst bj lotyol C I? ItarksdaU'. on Ihr South bjr ?lull Mley, on tho West by lot known as Itlitckwoll Print - ; ill): Shop lot, .>.aid lot (it I lid heilig known as tin- Adklus lot Teivus of sale: ( ne half ' ash. bill. I mice dm- oil"- year irom date of sale, credit portion to hear lllteiesl at Ihn rate oi eiglil i" i cent pci ii ii m ti in iimt ito he secured by lioml ol *in inirehas I er, and uiorl n.'igo of the pr< ml ei sohl, with leave to the pip'' hast lo pay In entire lud in cash. It the lerne, aro I not complied w it Ii IIa i. Ii I to be re ? old on same or Some IlbHOMUelll i Sah :.day on silllie teilte a' ri h <?' ' former pu rclmsi i. .1(01 IN I- OWINOS, Shel ill ol I.am ens Coiltll >' j Oct. I I. I .Mil. I,AMI SMI. Slnle of South < nriilinn, ( iiiiiiI ) of I.aureus. In Coll rl ol Cur iiioii I 'leas, ('hartes l'\ Itrooks and I. It, llrook i, ? i ul., Plaintiffs. ugnim i I .lullii Chihlress, ei al. lb lendnnt i Piirsiiaul in a dee roe ol I'm Court in Hie ..! i\e stilted case I will .ell : ai public outcry to the highest bidder, ! al ijiturous, C. II., S. C. on Side, duj in November next, heing Monday the !trd day of the month, duiinr the legal hours for such sales, tin- following de scribed property, to v/ir All that lot, piece/or parcel of land lying, being und iff tunic in tin- ciij 'of Lauren., in ihr County ol Lauren.. In the Slate of South Carolina, con milling oiii' half ncre, more or less, hounded on the North, South and West by lot of Uosn I. ('nine, on Ihn f?nst by Calne i treat, nnd known as tho (). L. Irby lot. Tor-ins of sab one half rush, bal ance 'Im- one year Irom dale of lale, I credit portion to bear interest at tie rale of eight pi i ci ni pei ; i.n an 1 to he secured by bond <?' 'I" purchas er, and tnortgnge ol the premise sold, with leave lo ihe purchnsoi in i>:i> hi i entire bid in em Ii, H the lei nm are not eoinplled with \'<> land to be re sold on same or some silbseipienl I Salesday on name t'eriiu ai ri 1. ol i former piir<diasei .101 IN I? OVVINOS, Sherlfl of I..iu 11 ns ? loiini.y. pel, i l. _ WHEN IN GREENVILLE STOP AT THE Hotel Gates Formerly The Blue Ridge Greenville, S. C. W. Washington Stret t Con plotely cluing4 remodeled an refurnished. Accommodation, eusjm arid service equal to nay thing In tin city. Hates .*-*.'???. 5:1.06, Slngli nif^ils r?0e. Ilootrb- large and n.lrj building only three stories high nm absolute'.;,- ifO. A. \. OATHS, Proprietor, Formerly of l' 0 Mansion Ho- so.