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Subscrips1on rice is $1.00 Per Year Payable in Advance. Pubished by \ ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. ALISON LEE President W. G. LANCASTER vice-Pres. AWfPHUR LEE Sec. and Treas. Advertising Rates on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One cent a word. Entered at the postoffice at Laurens, S. C.. as second elass mail matter. LAUItENS, S. C., MAY 13, 1914. The Advertiser will be glad to receive the local news of all the communities In the county. Cor. respondents are requested to sign theIr names to the contri buttons.. Letters should not be umild later than Monday morn lng. The death of .loln M. Cannon, ls., is exceedingly sad. Young, t.alented, honorable, with a brilliant. future be fore himt, a good citizen. coiumanding !ud holding the eseei of his collka ;iies and the respect of his fellow citi *ens, to have beenu shot. to death in the discharge of his duty, with no malice in his heart toward his slayer, con fronts one with the terrible fact that human life is too lightly regarded: that there is something radically wreng with our boasted civilization either in the training of our youth or ie correct enforcement of law. DIAl 1i1 CIIAIlRMAN. In the election of a chairman of the state executive colmmit.tee endeavor should he made to find a man Who, while Ios.sessing strong convictions on puiblic ulestlionr, yet. Itas not been prominentiy identilied with either of the facticon:; of the Past few years. The time i; now p ropitious for settle mlent of Paramount. <1uestions. aff('.t ing the whole party which will not h satisfa tarily solved if aplilro:lelhed in a imrtisan spirit. The <iui'.ti:: o. ipriimary reform, for inistanc, is a larger one than the personality c: to.," Bllease, yet if factionial livisioii :ire l:ade in the coivent i1n, anythii' tL-it they rs'j (1o 1.) the prim.ry will have the hin ' of lletioniallstti n i t a1la it-; resil n ill n ot ho ls effic'tutal as i aproll n.i O '.id iII t' ' iahlt. Imi:!ine'. 'The selet(' ion of the h!:1iiman of the ex oclutive commnittv( will he "(: imdex to the sou.imuent of t lm Com!mittee and if It ( si rea n a(.o:) i .d fa tit'onal conflict it shouild !i lt one who has so far been f:'ee of factional activity. Such a man is lion. N. It. Iial, executive coiimmittlNeman from this countty, and he is offering hims~elf for tho chirt mnanship. Hesides not being swayed by factlional feeling. Mr. Ilal is not a candidate for ofilce andl is therefore not diirectly interestedl in the foi'th coming elect Ion. Mr. Dial is a mneni ber of the comtmittee itself and It Is hardly believ'ah!e that its members wvill adImit its own Incompetency by seeking elsewhere for a chairman. Ato Occupiedl by Mre. P'aul E. Cooper n~ud F"rien' ius.shedi by Shriner Mr . P'aul lM. C'ooper and~ his frienid, Mfr. Luther I trock hail a very narrow escape last Sundal~y whlen the car ini which they were ridling was struck biy the Shriner Special on a crossing just below Clinton. Mr'. C'ooper was diriv ing along very slowly andl was al)out to cross the track, when lie disco0v cered that the Heauboard Special was wvithin about 200 feot of the crossIng. Thinking that It. was too late to save the car the' ocu'panai jumped. Theli rnils anid the tiram smtashied into t~he rails and( t~ihe train smakshecd into the rea1r. lThe IC01115~ ocuat wer tuninjured0(. lteu'. Carroll to) LCeture. R1ev. Rtichiard CatrrollI, the well known colored preaichied of CJo litmbia, wvill give a lecture tIn the St. Paul Baptist church (colored) Sunday afternoon to which white pieo ple are especially invl'ted. Ills subl ject will be0 "Our Relation to Dumb Anisaals and( Why 'We Should Take Better Care of the lhorse, Man's Best Friend among AnImals." Rev. Car roll has spoken to audiences compos ed of both 4'$hite and coo,people here on numbers of other occasions andl always commands thme respectful attention of all who go out to hear him. TIhe lecture Is to take place at 4 o'clock. ! bereby announce myself a candi date. for the office of supervisor of Laur a county and promise to abide by te rules of the democratic party. L(B, R. TODD. Escaped Convicts Caught. Wash Young, serving a life sentence on the county chain gang, and Robert Lanford, serving an eighteen months sentence, made their escape from the gang at an early hour last Wednes day 'morning while in the vicinity of Mr. Ben Coley's place in Sullivan township. Deputy Sheriff Reid and Rural Policeman Sullivan were put on the trail shortly after the escape and before many hours had passed caught both prisoners and returned them to the gang. The two law officers were given considerable aid by citizens liv ing in the neighborhood. FINE H1O0K FOR LICENSE. Cadnur Confidence In AutomiatIc Feature Startles garage Proprietor. The story of the man who inspect ed his new automobile, compared it with the catalog specifleations and wrote the factory that it had come complete with the exception of the wheelbase, is almost tied by an inci dent which came to light at a middle western garage the other day. Well along In. the afternoon a par ty of five tottrists in a Studebaker "Four" pulled tip and decided to store the car for the night. The car was driven inside and backed into a stall, the owner and family leaving for the hotel across the street, Ie:iv Ing the ilonravetional order or : wash and a polish. An attemdant we;nt promi'lly to wetih, wrhistling merrily as he, pro grssed in his task of 'xeCavating t le real estate and exposing the lustrous finish. 1Eve tually he worked around to tilie front (nd of the car where a peculiar attachment caught Iiis eye. The attachment was a wooden plug, tightly driven into a hole near the base of the radiator. l"rom the plug was suspended a Virginia license num-. ber. "Ilcy! Look here!" he called to the proprietor who was tup at the front of the place. "B~lessed if this fellow hasn't sealed tip the hole they left for hand-cranking this Studebaker'!" - Th e pr'oprietor g.:Zed and marveled. Ilbe was thoroughly f'ami!liar wlit elec tric self-statinii.g: devices but h'di no' er y''t sent such :-n instance of calm c'onillence on, the part of an owner. When the toi: ..t.; canmte Il next morning to re'un' their trip, the owner Wasl einestionel about the Pun'. "What do you do when you have 1. crank this car by hand?" asked the garage man. 'CInk by hand? Why this car has a self-starter'!" explained the un comiprehemdiing touiri.t. "When I want to spin the muotor, I push dowvn on this lunrigei! "Kure, but don't you e vCr have to hI''> it isn't there a hand (rank c(o:es withi the car?". \ gb1, am of new-truth caime to tle miotorist. \\~(lh nowI Ithat you speak of it. 1 uni0.s t.,:it muiist he the h iiai I erank that. I iounid inl m tool kit." he an SV c :d. ' ' (lon 'I know whether I've not. it With me yet or not. Ilut i dto knowv that I've never used it, eithert on this trip or i ef'ore it, amil I've come more' thln a thoutsand miles over'1 the mouitii aints. I'll bet I've atart'ed that motor :1,t101) times easy. 'Th1:at hole lookes: like a handy pla,e to use for the licinse, so I've a:lways tsd it that way." So saying, the gentlenan climbhied in, pressed i do~wn on the plunger, started the moator and rolled out on his way. "Well, I vum," remarked tile garage M ar' s. The- failure of Jlohni L. AlcLauin to arouse enithutsiasm at the meetinig Thursday night was inot surprisinig. -gir. McTauirn has not kept his Demioc racy on straight, which with this sec tion of the country is a grievouts fault. Thea again, Mir. McIaurin by bIrth amid rcarinig is a rather piroudt man, amid the people in a half instinctive wvay arc alie to slpot one who for the sake of ofilco dloes thinigs wvhich ini his own indt are' comprliomiisinig. It waus nmot natumral for thle Marlbor'o senator to take a vice-like gr'ip upon01 Governor hilease's coat-tails, and people feel the uinnatur ialniess of it. Mir. Alr'Iauin dlecidled to runi for gover'nor, thou deC cidied not to ruin, and inow is mrunning. All of this is niot in accord withI thte wvay voters like for men to act. Add to thtis, the fact that lie is tirying to "come hack" and( you w~ill see that lie has a irow of stumps ahead. Ills ap Ipear'ance, lils immiiacuilate dIress, his r'earinlg and lils record all uinflit Iimi as a piopular miaii on Ithe stumpi l.-Griecn villIe Newvs. ProlIfic PenguIns. A penguin oil indullstry is to be es tablishied at M~acquaie Island, aboute half way between Tasmania aind thie Antarctic contInent. This Island, 25 miles long and five wide, is estimated to contain probably 80,000.000 pien guins, so that the stockc seems alincst limitless. As One Who Knows. F'igg-Does your grocer sell his ap. ples by the barrel? Fogg--Well, they come in barrels, but what he sells them by Is the top layer. ANNOUNCE lIENTS. I her'eby offer myself 'as a candidate for the office of county commissioner of Laurons county, subject to the rules of the democratic party. J. B3. H-ITT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of County Comnails sioner for Lauriens County, subject to the rules of theo Democratic primiary. D. A. MADDIDN. I hereby announce mnyself a candi date for the house of, representatives frmn Laurens county and promise to abide by the results of the De ocratic nrimarur. W. R. RIOC jY. SR. SHOOTS AT GRIFFITH. Candidate for Mayor of Columbia ailis Narrow Escape. Columbia, May 9.-Dr. L. A. Griflith, candidate for mayor of Columbia, nar rowly escaped getting shot tonigl't fol lowing a flat light between he andi C. C. Stanley in front of a hotel -n Main street. T. B. Roach, member of the tichland dispensary board, was tak en in custody by the police while ef forts are being made to find out who fired the shot. Mr. Roach was later released under bond, Dr. Grillith wrote out the following statement for the press: "I was talking with Mr. John 1. Rogers when I)r. Stanley came up and in an excited manner began to talk about my letter in this morning's State. I don't remember the exact words that were used but the con versation became quite heated. Dr. Stanley began to pull off his coat. To show him that I did not want a row, I turned my back on him to walk a way. lie held -my right hand and call ed me names which caused me to slap him with the palm of my hand. lie fell to the sidewalk. While he was down and trylig to rise, to prevent him from doing me bodily harm 1 hushed him back and in pushing him back I ttrned my back to the street. The pistol was fired from my back and I realized in a few moments I had lven shot at, turned and saw T. B. Rloach being held by .John Rogers and ot hers." It is understood that no pistol has been found but there is no denial that a shot was tired barely 'missing )r. (rilith. Excitement flamed up in the mayoralty race this morning when the local morning paper carried a card from )r. Griflith denying that he had promised o appoint any mian to of flee but saying that. '1'. 13. Roach for dispensary com lssioner, George Col lins for chief of police, and C. 0. Stan Icy for recorder had said they would be appoit ted to these jiosit1i s if )r-. I". . Earle, his opponent was elected iayor. Further his card said: "The ohnoxiois eletent of the dispensary olielaIs and employees are sitporting )r. larlt. They are not simply vot ing for him Intt they are organized for the specile purpose of electing him. Should they succeed in electing I)r. Earle it ineals that the dispensary crowd are in the saddle and that. your city will he for the next four years rtIled by T. 11. Rloach and George ('ollins." liystallers say tlait iI. Stanley eamie til to 1Dr. (rillith and up bra:tided him for his statements and that alter sole words iwl passed 1)r. (lrifiith hit D~r. Staley amid then some one tiredl a pistol, the bullet passing close to Dr. Griftith. A large crowd ,g:11hered, friends of Ilr. (Griffith sur rotmidiig, ail friends of .\r. Itoach followted hin as he was taken to police Ib'mtltuarters by tuniform ed nen. I)r. Stanley went on to his home. For ltn hour or more knots of people' gath ered on the streets discussing the 111111 ter and the news spread over the city like wild ire. ''hie affray tonight Elrtousedh the initerest in thle micipal 111 election to thie hlighest plitchi. The secondt pimary~'3 takes ptlace on PTes (lay, Dri. L. A. Gr'ifhli and Dr'. F. S. Earle beinlg the candidates for mayor while 10. M. Dupre, 'C. M. Asbill, D). B1. Slotin andI R. J. Bllalock are in the run off for' the twvo places on city Tlwo Studebakmhers Soltd.. Mr'. D). C. McIaurin, agent for' the Stuldebaker catr, has sold two car's thlis week. Mr. W. L. Artmstronlg of Gr'ay 'ou rt purc nhased al Fou anEild .. W. Ii. Garrt'ett, also pur tchased a Four. Mr'. McIauitn wellt to Atlat a last lFriday and1( brouight onicet a back withI him11. ie was accotmpanietd by Mr's. Mc 1aur1ini and~ little chlildh. The trilp was madie ill 12 hours, ie expects to go to Atlanta againl tIs Fridhay to briny13 anlother car to Laurens. ('ougtjhedl for Tlhrtee Yearrs. "I aml a lover of y'ourt godtsendt to humlian Ity and scIence. Youlr mcdi cinc, Drt. ing's Newv Jtscovery, curetd my ctoughi of three ycearis standiniag,"' sayst .Jennie Flemm~ling, .of New Dover, OhIo. I inve you aii annloy'ing coulghl? Is It stuitbborn an w11 ~onl't y1iehht to trealt mlenit? Cet a 60c bottle of Drn. King's New Dilscovery today. V. hant It did( for Jtennie Flemmlling It willl tdo you y'ou, no1 matter' how stubborn or chri.1Ic a couigh may be. it stolls a (oughl atnd stops ftonat and(1II ln troui l'e. Htelief ori money03 back. i0c andl( $1.00 ait your1 druigglst. huctkleni's Arnica Salv~e for Pimlples. ('Ifat(Ion for Letters of AdintistraftIon State of South Car'ollna, County of Laturens. Bly 0. 0. Thompson, Probate .Judge: Whlereas Loula lloyd has mado suit to ine to grant her Letters of Adnmin lstration of the estate and effects of M. C. lBoyd. These ,are ther'efore to cIte and ad monishi all and singular the kindred and credlitors of the said M. C. Boyd dleceasted, that they be and appear be fore -me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Laurens Court House, Lau rolls, S. C., on the 18th day of May, 1914, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 5th day of May Anno Domini 1914. 0. 0. Thompson, 41..2t 3. P. L. C. VETERANS RE-ELECT GEN. B. H. YOUNG Kentuckian Again Comimander-in-Chief of U. C. V. Forrest's Min Are Ready aJcksonville, Fla., May 7.-Gen. Bennett H. Young, of Louisville, Ky., late today was relected commander In-chief of the United Confederate Vet erans at the annual Reunion here. Richmond, Va., was chosen for the 1915 reunion, Gen. Young defeated Gen. Felix Robertson, of Texas. After the election of a commander in-chief afjournment was taken until tomorrow, when officers of the Army of Tennessee and of the Army of Vir ginia and other divisional organiza tions will be elected. Gen Young re ceived approximately 1,100 votes and Gen. Robertson 800. Texas casts entire 343 votes for Robertson. One hundred survivors of Cei. For rest's famous cavalry, today offered their services to President Wilson in the event of war with Mexico. The followingfrresolution was adopted: "WNre read with indignation of re peated Insults offered to American cit izens by Mexicans, and, imbued with the patriotism dorived as a heritage fro:n our ancestors, we hereby tender his Excellency the President of the United States, i? called upon, a com pany of one hundred men, to be se lected from our corps. "We assure him that they will be able to fully fulfill their duties and bear the hardships that will be re (lu'ired of regular soldiers. We hereby agree to be among the first to plant the American - flag on the battle grounds of Mexico City or any othtftr fortress within its bounds." Seymour Stuart, of St. Louis, Mo., today was elected commander-in-chief of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, suc'ceeding W. W. Old, of Norfolk, Va. os8t 'romit and Effectual Cure for clad Colds. When you have a bad cold you want a1 remedy that will not only give re lief', bult effect. a protpt and permla no t cure. a remedy that is pleasant to take. a remedy that contains loth ig 111.1urious. ('habin herlain's Cough Iteucdy meets all these reiuiri'ements. It acts on nature's plan, relieves the lII ngs. aids expectoration, opens the secCreto11s and restores tile system to a healthy condition. This remedy has a world wide sale and use, and cnn always he depended upon. Sold by all dealer:s. SPECIAL NOTICES. Noflee to machinery owners. Ihave your milacl hilery repaired by an expert .a1chiiinest. )elays are dangerous and expienlsivye. Prices moderate and work ;llaranted:l. ('otton t'ins a specialty. A\dd ress E. 0. iletz., ('linton, S. C. -12-'t-pd i'or Sale -Fresh macaroons, lady fingers, vanilla wafers and pound cake at Laurens Steam ilaoery. Phone your order for cakes or bread. .1. S. 3ennett. 12--t Forlllle-0 bushi-Paes sofn white cor'n (neshrcks; fver thoachng bun tdlis offodder; du0'iglfhoe made1I1 syrup;t a varoiety aofi vtble in ea-l 377. Carl Misuayller. Tare 42-t drengdes--ig usterv~ cainga~ of Peters buggies andl carr'iages, miade as ]oodl as they look. Mi-do at 'Columbus, Ohio. .John A. Fr'anks. 412-It .Lost-A hull yealing. Left miy priemlises last Thursday. Black Jer' s0o'. Whien last seen 1had rope) ar'ound~ hlorns1. Will hppreciate information 01' will pay r'ewarid. John Williamls, (Col), 117 Hampton St. 412-it-pd Strayed 0or Stolen--A small, r'ed, hlorneId cow fr'om my home ini 1'Lurens oin Saturd'(ay nighlt, tihe 9th1 inst. Ilad~ leatheri strap ar'oundl horns. Finder will please notify me for reoward. J1. IC. For Sale--Gentle eighlt year' 01(1 bay horse( and nearly now rubberoi tilre biuggy. Also goodl brioke two year' old colt. I also make a b)usiness of br'eak lng younig, mean, kicking ot' balking hor'ses. Guairanteed satisfaction or no 1pay. IC. C. Thomas, LaurIens, S. C. 41-3t-lid For Sale-One 12-hor'se powver Gr'ay gasoline engine. In first class condi tioni. Used( but a shlort while. Reason for selilng: Want larger one. Price r'easonabile. A pply to WV. P. Hludgens or' William Byrd. 38-51 P'erchteron Stallon--Thoroughbred andl registered. WVill stand fotr this season at Martin's stable, Laurens, S. C. Pedigree furnlihed to those inter' ested. G#uar'anteedl livinig colt, $20.00. W. L. Tongue and L. WV. Martin. 84-12t-pd Chicken Exchange--D~reeders and fanciers to make this column the chicken and egg exchange for Lau rens county. For Sale-Choicest .pea-vine hay, corn and fodder, at prevailing price. Write or apply to Watts Mills Offe. - 82-tt f!HCHETERSPILL8 MISTRIAL IN TUCKER CXSE. Court Adjourned Thursday Afternoon Following Verdict in Motes Case. The court of common pleas adjourn ed Thursday evening following a two weeks session. The last case disposed of was that of Mrs, Carrie H. Motes vs the Seaboard Air Line railroad, in which a verdict was rendered for the rail'oad. The suit was for $2,000 dam ages alleged to have been done the plaintiffs' lands when the railroad re placed a trestle by a fill, causing the water to back up on the adjoining property. In the case of Mrs. Ninpio Tucker vs the Clinton Cotton Mills, which was being tried when this paper went to press last' week. the jury was unable to agree and a mistrial was oi-dered. This makes the third time that this case has been tried, the first time a mistrial resulting, the second time a verdict being directed for the mill by the court. An appeal was then made to the supreme court and the case re manded to the circuit court for trial again last week. John M. Cannon, Esq., represented the plaintiff and Richey & Richey and F. P. -McGowan the de fendant. The C. & W. C. railroad was given a verdict in the case of the suit of II. 10. Gray for alleged damages to his property incurred by the operation of the railroad's coal schute in this city. The suit was for $2,00'. DR. J. H. MOORE, Physician and Surgeon. Diseases of Wongen and if - Children a Spcialty Enterprise Bank Building. Phone 22 Are You Usi Your neighbors are using the yield of the crop to whic' per cent. Besides this it cat acre of ground from 100 to S for the benefit of the next c cial fertilizers costs YOU ab Nitragin and you get it FRE all your Peas, Beans and otl crops. Can you afford to pa; gen when your neighbor gets Full informatio R. C. McLEES THE THRESHING Call and( let us demonstrate th engine. Rt has light we-ight pe that can be used in any combi kerosene. H as throttling gove the load( and1 many other fea explain to you. Can furnish Suitale for all kinds of worki outfits. Also handle smiller For S W. P. ItUDGENS Decidenly Coolini POWE DRtU( On the'Square This is truly the Gift Shop. The remarkable Compre hensiveness of our displays and their splendid beauty, quality and value prove it. Undoubtedly you are go ing to buy some gift, this month or next for some N ed ding or graduate-so permit us to state that you are cordially invited to examine our goods ,whether you come11 to buy or not. We know that handsomer, more exquisite and mor; cleverly worked de!igns In gold, silver, brass and cut glass are not to be found anywllcre-nor their pr:s bettered. Your visit is requested. WItiltunt 0ollumnu E --mrtfluhtcinwuhr _ -Jetrier & @Optirin EnulrAr. - $. (1I. Free-a valuable premium to be given away with each $5.00 purchase during. the balance of this month at J. C. Dimtrus & Co. Big Department Store. Save your cash register checks. ng Nitra gin? r it and they say it increases h it is applied, from 25 to 100 ises that crop to store in each 00 pounds of pure nitrogen rop. Nitrogen in commer out 20 cents a pound. Use E from. the air. Apply it to ier pod bearing or legume y 20 cents a pound for Nitro it FREE? n gladly given. Clinton S. C. SEASON IS NEAR! e clebrated Ileer two cylinder r' I. P. and will burn any fuel Istib~le engine, such as gasoline, rnor that feeds the fuel to suit tures, that we will be glad to any size from 6 to 50 HI. P. ,for pumps and wood sawing size engines of other makes. ale By LAURENS, S. C. and Ref reshing thuis .h'ot weather Is a glass 6f our delicious' Ice Cream Soda, so grateful to the tired and thirsty wayfarers. Our Soda is pure, Invigorating, coolinfi and of good quality. WVe have all the popular flavors, and we are sure that, after the first trial of It. you will often want to pa tronise our fountain, 1 COMPANY Laurens, S. C.