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12 PAGES. PART 1, PAGES 1 TO 8 VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 16 M'LAURIN REPLIES TO SEN. TILLMAN _ Accuses Senior Senator of Throwing Sand. HAD FORGIVEN TILMAN LONG AGO In Reply to Tlllinnn's Article in Ref? 1 erence to Tart Flayed by McLuurin in Blouse Meeting Hold in Colum bia, During the Fair, After which the Latter Withdraws From Blcasclsm. BennettSVille, Nov. 4?Senator Till- I fan's letter ? is so "Tillmanesque" that when I read it yesterday, I bard- ' ly knew whether to laugh or cry; cuss or pray. I expect a little of all is in order. Ho bits Blease with a meat axe, pitchforks me, ignores Smith and spits In Simm's face. I am not going to let myself loose ? (if 1 can help it). The situation 1st too serious, for from the way 1 feel and he feels, we'd be lighting In a pair Of minutes cud lot South Carolina go to the devil as Wo did before. 1 will honestly acknowledge that I have nev er been able to get entirely over an early affection for Senator Tillman. I have said hard things myself, but ! I don't like to hear other people say ono word against bi n. If 1 had con quered and had him down, 1 would [ never have rubbed sand In his eyes. I His letter is distinctly offensive: j "Johnny is smart, but he is a bad lit- i tie boy, he sassod papa. Papa is sor-1 ry, but come here Johnny, hand me the brush, now get across my knee, papa is going to spank you, but if Johnny is good the balance of the week, he can go to the 'movies' Saturday." I feel like saying "damn," but I'll say "Bless the Lord." That, letter discloses why I couldn't get on with TlHiman, why Latimer I couldn't, :md why ho and smith can't agree. An imperious will that brooks no opposition. 1 could get on with j hint now, I'd laugh at him. 1 used to j take him and myself too seriously. 1 Will say however that, Cod never made a toian big enough to talk mo down. My record In tho senate needs no de fence. I havo done the "penance" of the "very nearly great man," who was too far ahead of his time. I have suffered the bitter fate that comes to all advanced thinkers. After "pitch forks" are forgotten and "dung heaps" plowed under, the state ware house idea With agricultural products as a bankable asset will give me a place in history, where foul slanders and my own weaknesses are forgot ten. God has been good. I do not need an office for my name to live. When Cole L. Blease stood up before 8000 people and said he is a "good man, he would make a good governor, ho has been badly treated by the scurril lons politicians of South Carolina." ho made a personal friend that will last him after tho miserable1 bootlicks and sycophants have turned on him, like those who used to lick Tlllman's hand and at his bidding drove the steel into my heart and are now ready to drive it Into Tlllman's for the fav or of another. Senator Tillman lias sorved a groat purpose, ho does not need an offlco to perpetuate his fame, ?but ho is a man, poor weak clay, same | as I. in us both Is that imperishable! spark, that after death has washed the dross away, will shine dear and bright. Why should he still seek to dim the luster of my star? I envy him not tho faintest ray of his own, I rejoice In all true greatness, and sorrow in what is little for aro we not a.ll MEN. Cod must jtldgo between us and the balance ho strikes shall be for all oternlty. I long ago forgave him, his letter shows ho has never been able to do that. (loil does not. expect, repentenco ex cept from the "near" great. Life is a pose to 90 per cent. The world is a stage. My sonso of humor saves me. It made mo laugh, to see how utterly tho public misconstrues "tho truo char aetor of both mysqlf and Tillman. it i* the joke,of tho century. . Tlllman's pose from the beginning has been hid It, brittai honesty, "Pltch lork Bert," "(live 'em hell and rub It to." H" overplayed his hand a little. Down undcrnoath lives the roost astute (Continued on Page iTvo.) SCHOOL INSTITUTE GREAT SUCCESS Excellent Addresses bj Prominent Ed ucators Injects Much Interest and F. ii tli u sin sin Into Mooting of Lau? rons County Teachers Association? With every school in the county ex cept five or six represented, the county teacher's institute held in the graded school the latter part of last week, was a very pleasant and profitable meeting, the teachers probably car rying away with them after the close many lessons which will prove bene ficial to their work. The addresses of the different speakers on the program were of the practical, timely order and left a deep impression upon the hearers. With so many suggestions along lines of advancement from such authoritative .sources, the meeting could not have been other than inspir ing. The first session of the institute was hold Thursday evening and at noon Saturday adjournment was t:ik en, proceeded, however, by a Bhort meeting of the county teachers asso ciation. The teacher's institute was held un der the direction of the county depart ment of education for the purpose Of drawing the teachers into closer touch with each other and of affording Lehm an opportunity to hear the state's ed ucational specialists on subjects of vital importance to tho progress of the schools. A program, ornamented with the names of the state's leading edu cators, was provided, including ad dresses by W. K. T?te, stau> supervi sor of rural schools, W. II. Hand, slate high school inspector, J. A. Stoddard. assistant state superintendent of edu cation, Miss Sadie Qoggans, supervi sor of rural schools for Newberry county. Miss Wil Lou Cray and Mr. Goo. L. Pitts, Supt. of Education. J. ?. Swearingon was expected to be here but was detained on account of other business. Mr. Hand was obliged to leave a conference of educators in Knoxvllle, Tenn., to be with the Lau rens teachers. After he arrived and found such an unusunllc large number present he said that ho foil amply re paid for leaving the larger meeting. This was a noteworthy Mooting of teachers because of tho very large number present and the small num Ibor of schools unrepresented. The idea of the county teacher's institute It) an original one and doubtless will he taken up by other counties. The fact that so many of the schools wen represented was commented upon very favorably by tho visiting educators and the wholcsoulcd enthusiasm pre valent among the teachers made a strong impression. Supt. Anderson, of the Newberry schools, was present as a visitor and onlooker and went away very much impressed with the pro gressive methods in the Laurens county and city schools, stating thai he had been very much benefitted by his experience here. The institute was opened with a ses sion Thursday evening, when the teachers and speakers were welcomed by Supt. Jones, president of the coun ty teachers' association. Prof. W. K. T?te made an address on the subject "The County School of Tomorrow with Pictures from Today." This was a ve ry instructive and interesting talk, en thusing the teachers with the desire to have better fitted school buildings. Thursday "morning was given largely over to the observation of class room work done in the I,aureus graded schools and this was followed by dis cussion of the |mprCS8i0nS received there and of the application of city school methods to rural school work. In the afternoon the teachers listonc 1 to addresses by Miss Gray, Mis.- Gog gans and Prof. T?te under the gener al topic of "Some good Methods and Home poor Methods of teaching we have seen." ! Friday night was featured by two addrosscs, one by Mr. Stoddard and another by Mr. Hand. Mr. Stoddard, a Laurens county "boy," evidenced I the pride which he felt in his county i by quoting somo statistics showing the phcnomlnal strides that it had made in the last few years along edu cational lines, pointing out. however. ; at the same time, some tilings in which she h.'id not made such progress. In every comparison which ho mad" be tween (?nurons county and !':<? rest of the state as a whole, the standing of this county was above the average for tho slate. Particularly noteworthy was his Statement that all the school . districts in the county but on > had i voted fipcciii! taxes for school purpoi ? . BUSINESS HOUSES OPPOSED TO CARNIVAL Send Petition to President of C. N. A L. Itallroad Asking that Show (?rounds ho not United to Cnrnhul. Following the granting by the city council of a license to a carnival com pany to pitch touts here souk- time during the month of November, a pe tition was circulated by several mer chants of the City asking President Livingston of the C. N, ?fc L. railroad not to rent the railroad property, us ually occupied by such shows, to the carnival company. The license to show in Laurcns was given by the city coun cil In a meeting held Friday night Universal objection to the carnival has been expressed on every side in the city. Saturday afternoon Mr. Livingston replied to the petition of the mer chants stating that the railroad would refuse to rent the lot to the carnival ' company. Mr. C. II. Roper states that he will also refus to rent thdin the Qnrlington pasture lot. Whether or not any other desirable lot can be se cured or what other steps are liable to he taken by the carnival company are not known. The following are the petition sent to Mr. Livingston and the names at tached to it: .Mr. .1. F. Livingston, Columbia, S. e. Hear Sir : We, the undersigned nier chants and business men of Lnorons, respect fully ask that you do not al low the railroad's grounds (depot lot) to be used for a carnival or aggrega tion of shows that wants to come here during the month of November as we feel that such shows are detrimental to our business and the good morals of the community. S. M. & F.. II. Wilkes & Co., Minter Company, Fleming Bros., Clardy & Wilson. Todd Simpson Company, Davis-Roper Company, K. W. Willis. W. C. Wilson, Rod Hot Rocket, Brooks Hardware Company, .1. M. Philpot, Laurcns Hardware Company, Hunter AL- Company, Owings ci Owlngs, Swygort Nickels & Co., ?I. II. Sullivan, w. P. liudgens, Bennett & Owings, B. F. Posoy, Owings & Hobo, Kennedy Bros., MahalTey & Babb. Swlt/.er Company, Laureits Class Works. Mosclcy Roland, c. K. Bra ml ott, II. Terry, I.aurens Drug Co., Kays I hai niaey, Dial Company, .1. 0. Shell & Co.. Advertiser Printing Co. Powe Drug Co. Mcetinir of |>. A. It. A meeting of the Henry Irania ns chapter, I?. A. R., will be held Friday afternoon at " o'clock with Mrs. w. L. Gray. This record is considerable above the average for the state. Prof Hand whose address closed the evening s ex exciscs, was a delightfully expressed [argument for saner methods in the , primary and secondary schools of the state by the elimination of "wastes" in the school work. Mr. Hand advoca ted the consolidation of schools, the lengthening of the scholl days and the consequent reduction of speed in re citation, the elimination of ' < lp" by the parents after school hours, more attention to the rudimentary studies and less to unnecessary things, and other reforms tending to make the school more efficient. This session was made more enjoyable by several musical selections by Mrs. II. K, Ai kon, Mrs. M. L, Roper, Miss Carol K?p er, MISs flattie Cray and Mi s Frances DavlS. Following the close of the ses sion an informal reception was hold 1 and refreshments served. Saturday morning Mr. (Jeo. L. Pitts addro5 icd the touchers on "Some Plan for the Year." This was follow od by :? gi noral discussion of the dif ferenI activities in which tin- county t ach: |'S : r0 Intoi'C ti .'. Whll s her.- the teachers were en tertained 111 tli*- homes of different Laurcns people. DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE ON C. & W. C. RAILROAD Horning und Evening Train Vddcd from und (o (Sroeuwood. Makes Von? ncctlon lien* with Other Train?, According to an announcement front the Charleston and Western Cnrolliui railroad, a new passenger train will bo |)Ut into service starting next Sun day between Greenwood and l.aureus , The train will leave Greenwood in the morning at 7 o'clock, arriving in 1.au reus shortly after S, in time to make connection with outgoing trains on the ('. ft W. C. and C. N. & L, to Green ville, Spartanburg and Cohravbin. The train will return lo Greenwood In the afternoon, leaving here about t*>::tn. taking on passengers from the cities above named. This provides a train service tllH has been wanted by patron- of the I road since the change of schedule some months ago. After this train is put on, the people from the direction of (Ircenwood and Waterloo will bei abb to come to IjUlireilH and spend a day or half a way, as they choose, returning either in the afternoon or evening. This will also give excellent service for people desiring to go from Greenwood to Greenville in the morn lug or from Greenville to Greenwood in the evening. The opposite service to that Is already provided. Ai Woodrow Wilson School, There will he a box and oyster sup per at Woodrow Wilson school house on the evening of Nov. l Ith. The public is cordially invited to attend. Tho proceeds will be used lor the benefit of the school. Fine Turnips. Mr. ('. I). Robinson, who verj gen erously brings to "us" every year a tine armful of turnips, did not forget his "engagement" this year bill Mon day imorning brought in as line a lot as has been seen. Mr. Robinson grows turnips to sell in the city and always j has a splendid variety to offer his eus j tomcrs. Mr. T. 'I'. Hyde. Jr., of Charleston, spent Friday nigh! in tin- city with Mr. John Mc.Crndy while on his way home from (5reonvllle. COINTEMPl \ rED RAISE ON TELEPHONE RATES Local Telephone (\>nipanj IVIHiou? for Hearing llefore Ibillrond Coin - mission on QiiONtJon of H?lsing Hates. Hearing to lie Held ISIll December, I'pon the petition of the l.aurcus Telephone Company, the railroad com mission lias ordered a hearing to 1?* given in the court house here on De cember 1Mb on the question whether or not tho telephone company will he allowed to raise it's rates. The peti tion WttS tiled with the railroad com 'mission in Columbia on October -.*>(b and the hearing was to have been held liming November but other business necessitated n postponement. A copy of the order of the railroad commis sion will ho found in another part of this paper. The petition of the telephone com pang asks that it bo allowed to raise the rates in order to give first class service, more particularly to put all its subscribers on metallic circuits. For business telephones t! <? telephone [company petitions to he allowed to charge $2.r?(i per mouth, where they are now charging $~.'J.'. For residence i telephones the rates petitioned for Is $2.00 per month where now |i ranges from $I..m> i?i $'2.00. according t> the kind of circuit. A reduction in rate of cents ]??:' month i- asked for on party lines. Mr. Kiehe.v. president and uenornl manager of the company, yi tcrday I quoted a number of eitles In the i in>? da s as I.aureus with higher tele phone rates, t'nion, Newberry, Darl ington, Florence and others charge $:i.(IU for business phones and f'J.OO lor residence phones. \ great many oth er cities, he said, about the sn no size as I.aureus have higher rates. Whether or not the rates will be changed will resl with the railroad commission as it alone has the power ' to make a change. llo\ Supper. There will be a box Slipper given al the home of Mr. \V. I.. Teagiie, Friday night. Nov I Ith. for the hem lit of llcavcrdum church, The public I cor dinlly invited to attend. Pity These Poor Little Children Of New Jersey's Moral Outlaws Ph;?(f> by American Press Association. fTPVlls picture pro! . bly makes you U It's not amn di ; it's tragic, The [J rmlc "I'lm So' .!? ??>. i ? hell of that stati If the sti|lo il dreds of Illegitim ite hrot hi rs ami sisters 11 of Illiterate, i.i hpcllle; iU--> ueruto per ? n ful; it's horrible. A recent olllehil rcpori Charities and corrections t" (h>voriior I I called because lin y Ih ? ? in tin- pin-- bell law unto thei isolves for a century- Tim ' riblo > i: ::iti"'i The investigation |k Iii in an attempt to stamp out the moral hi ? ? die. it ?? . rht ? ? make you .? t WO I"! i.f Hl? U.I ? Weep SEN. TILMAN WILL SUPPORT SEN. SMITH Writes Letter hi Reply to Mr. IVIcLmirin. S. C. SHOUI I) SUPPORT WILSON Senior Senator Sajs Ulciisc Is not IliO Man for the I'IIMod States Senate. Strongly (-indorses ttio Junior Seu ator for Itc-clcctloil and Says He win Support Mini in the Coming l*rt nuirj. Washington, November S In rev to Senator .lohn L. Mel?iurln's letter Senator 'rillnuin inakos the following statement: "i have just read Mci.aurin's reply. There are sokiie things I want to an swer, lie says I 'ruhlHMl sand in Ills eyos.' I had no such purpose, it h< not chivalrous and generous to itc* such a thiur. and I think I have KOIUu chivalry ami generosity In my natu i . I simply told the truth That is all "He s.iys: 'That letter discloses why l couldn't get on with Tillman, why l.ntimcr couldn't and wllj he llllll I Smith can't agree' l.atimei and l never bad any chi fh .,t ail, Mid Smith and I m ver had one. We have simply been unable to ugre(i about patronage. Thai Is all. Gohiu to Vi,I Smith. I "I want it distinctly understood l nil I when I said I for the llrst tlino since ' I denounced him on the ||oor of line I Senate liollevo In ha i al Im t I ecoun* a patriot and wants to do the state :,tr the service he < ;,n durllif! the hulanci\ of his life,' I did not mean I would uu ? , der any circumstances support him myself, for I aim going to do all I nan to ro elect Senator Smith. Willie Sen ator Smith has made some mistake ilier?'. he has been loyal to the peoplo dt the Stat". He deserves n election, i ami our people w ill make a fearful I blumler If they do nol send him bad. lo the Senate ||e can do hotter servi 'i I llel'e.'lltel 11)1111 llO llll! al.'eail.V dOIIC i for he has learned a groat deal, and I I just beginning to understand the Sen ate. Itlease can do nothing lor the State, hecause he abused I'rei Ideal I Wilson before he was nominated, crltl I eise,i him lor h;> Mexican policy on III I last trip to Washington, bus shown a! I solutely no loyallly to tlx Democratic party and would necessarily have no Inbueiice wiih the Administration. Wilson Due S. C. Support, I "While our people are not so era/ tor patronage that they uro ready to I hoolllck Wood row Wilson or anybody else, I hey do deserve to have a in in her,- who Is loyal to nomocracy, anil 1 from lilease's past record and bis self Ish ainbltloii, I would not he surprised ai anythinj he might do if he wore sent here. The I leinocrats hllVi a 'major,'? Of only seven voles ill the Si lUttO IIOW . ami the possibilities are thai th|s will dwindle rather than Increase. I till w bet her it dot or nol I he I'rei Ideiit I ? entitled to loyal siipporl from South Carolina, for S-ouih Carolina had morn to do with bis nominal ion than u ot !m r one State. "Itlease has shown llal he Is not broad enough and high enough to Iii; i leal in the Senali with < I'ndil to turn elf or anybody else How would the people of South < arolina like lo have a Senator who .'recognizes m- friend ' I lad I pur? icd ' ml : olh y the G?nz: h * brothers never would havi vote i for me la i Hiiiiniei', and a groat many other political antagonist! and per -on.. I enemii i would not lia?? vo.to I Send a Loyal Mau tu Senate, "Tals may possible lie my last pah Iii a ?< ranee, Hut ? it were, and I COUllI Spi ::1< If) the |H Oplo of the wl oh* State hi ?'in- meeting, I would einpha Ize their duty to support the Domo er.iii" President bj sendinc, ht:n ?< loy al friend to the Senate. WpodroW W.l . on grows bigger In tin estimation of the Dhin'ocratlcs here and the people of the I'hi.t'ed Suites every day of h ?? ? i