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VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1914. NUMBER 10 NEW LMRENS HOTEL OP[[D TO PUBLIC Handsome Building Now Has Forty Bed Rooms MODERN FIXTURE THROUGHOUT BUILDING After being in the ]fands of Contrac tors for Three iionths the New Hotel is Modern In arrangement and Com. fortably Equippjed. After having been in the hands of contractors since June 1st, the new Laurens Hotel will be informally op ened to the public tomorrow. Exelpt for a few days of last week, however, the hotel has been in continuous oper ation since repairs were begun. 1resh, clean and inviting the new hostelry will doubtless be heartily welcomed by the traveling public as the old strue ture wits somewhat the worse for wear. in the new hotel guests will find a com'fortable, home, well heated in win ter, well ventilated in summer and well lighted at all times. Mr. Thos. 1C. Cothran, of (reenwood. has been the contractor in charge of the Work and he has transformed the old and dilapidated hotel into one that will provide every comfort and conven fence. Under his scrutinizing eye no detail has been overlooked which would give to the building a neat and modern appearance. -In aoilition to thp repairing. reniod cling and repainting of the old build ing, a substantial addition has been made in the rear in the way of sample and sleeping rooms. Of the former there are eight in the basement and of the latter sixteen on the first and sec ond floors of the addition. The annex has been constructed such a way' that from the interior one is not aware that he is going from the old building to the new. A long hall-way runs down the center of the butding, with rooms on each side so that one is not conscious of going from one bil(ding to tho other. The new Hotel Latirens stands on the site of the principal hostelry for the past sixty years, on the West side or the court house square and running the full length of the newly named Court street leading from the court house to Caroline street. It has a frontage of 70 feet and a depth of 240, On tho ground floor in front are the offiee and two store rooms, all three of which have been, considerably im proved. An entirely new front of tap estry brick has given place to the gal vanized tin, affording a very rnodern appearance, while the lobby windows of small glass yield the muchly sought after "colonial inn" effect. Tie lobby of the new house is spa clous and elegant. It is about 25 by 75 feet. containing an area of nearly 2,000 square feet, tiled in its entirety. The lobby is lighted b~y the new system of concealed bulbs known as the semi inireI'ct system, with a total lighting capuacity of S00 candle power. With tihe tiled flooring and handsombe l ighting fixtures, the lobby gives a1 ver'y attr'ae tivo app~earane from the street. Opening into the lobby is the dining room, which 100 has received its (1uota( of attenten. It. has an area of abmout 1 ,500 feet and( is; lighted In the pamne mnannter as the lobby. P'articular attention has been given to the new kitchen. It is finished in white enamel. A late type hotel range, n dIishi--wash ing main 111ie, serving talie a ndl other& eqiIpmen t of thle l ates~t de sign afford means for tihe very best culinlary service. An electric suction fign carrlies off all smoke and odors in to the outside aiir. The bied-r'ooims in the remiiodeledl part of tie building have* been renovated, givinig them an alt' of freshness that is aluays v"elcomed. These r'oomns. as welli a.s thue old ones, have been fitted out w"ithm.new iron beds, box sprinugs, grip-atands, writing desks, chuiffo-robes aund Amin'oter drtuiggets. Tho local fiurnitur'e dlealers, Messrs. S, M. & E. If Wiikei & Co'npany furplashed the.ee. Th')ere aro forty of these bed-r'ooms, one half of wvhich have hamins attached aind all of which have hot and coJd running water, stationary washstands at~d steam heat. The building is so ar rafbged that every room Is an outside one and with no 'dark corners, flhe pid hostelry which the new one rbplaces has had a long and honored bistory and ha. housed- many tamous REITERATES INTENTION TO RUN FOR SENATE N. B. Dial, Candidate agninst Setn. ri. man and Col. Tolbert fi 1912. will be in iace Again, in (te view of th6 interest being aroused now by aspirants for United States senatoiral honors, Mr. N. B. Dial, of this city, yesterday're-Iterat ed his statement'made before the last campaign that lie would be in the race to succeed U. S. Senator 11. I. Tillman in1 1916. This statement on tle part of Mr. Dial came followipg a "feeler" sent out several days ago by Mr. Pol lock. Mr. Dial stated that he had not expected to weary the people further with politics so soon after the recent campaign, but since the matter had been opened by another he felt it his duty to his friends to let them know that he would be a candidate so that they would not commit thiemselves to others. He said that it was inopportune now t,) dwell upon his platform, furtlher than to state that it would be largely the same as that of 1912, when lie rani upon his record of aclieveien t as a private citizen and business nan. Anniiual Settlement. \ir. L. A. Sealrsoii, represinting the comptroller general's office, was in the city Alonday making the annual settlement between the county audi(cr and county treasurer. Mr. Searson, made a thorough examination o, the accounts and found them satisfactory ill every way. He was very outaipoken in his pralise of the neatnes1 tind ac euracy with whlich Auditor Tihoip mS and Treasurer Young kentp (heir book.. Neville to Commierce Cominission. Washington, Sept. 28.-Last week, Mr. 1. W. A. Neville, who has been secretary to Representative .os. T. .ohnson for a year, was appointed to a good position in the department. of commerce, and is now in the census bureau. Jos. 1. .Johnson, Jr., who worked last. year with the fish comt nilsoner in Alissachusetts, has been appointed secretary, suceding Mir. Neville. "I'OSS" P1O~LE IN Tit0Ulti1m. Enitligled inl tle Mesh of the Post Of. iee Department. "Poss" Poole, the w'ell known color 0d character, has become entangled in the web of the post office secret ser vice depart ment. Wednesday -morning "Poss" was arrested and carried be fore Commissioner Dynum, at New berry, ch ,ed with using the mals; for fraudulent purposes. After a ]ler liminary hearintg lie was released tin er a bond oi ,100. ills case will probably come up at the next term of the federal court In Oreenville. It is alleged that "Poss" would or (Cer articles of value shipped to hin C0. J). Upon the arrival of the goods h'e woui(l refuse them upon some pre text and have the shippers notified. Af ler iarleying with thIem, he w'oIld no. fo-r to take the articles at a redutcedl pi ce, kniow'inag thait t hey woutld accept It rathei' thean pay t he chiariges. It is 't(Oi'estood that he wor'kedl this game on quite a nuitber' of firms. Wtill be Shtownu in Miot ion P1itures Next Friidny the 2nd. ''Quo VadlIs" oneC of I le 'most fantous of all novels will lie shiownt in motioin pictures at the Opeira I louise niext. Fri day,- October 2nid. 'lTis picture cost $75,000 in thie produ ct ion anmd showe~'d for 25 weeks at the Astor 'Teatrue it the city or New York at adilsshin prihce of 5,0 (''its, it is withlou t (loubt. the ihiiest Ilicturie that has evert be'en brought to izau rens. it is a fasciniat iig sitory of t he .o ry struoggiles of ,the Clirmist ins and( ini thle pictoure t here' is deleitedl many stirinig anid thilInI g scenes, mten in its day. Originally a finamte st ructu 'e built in the 60's, it was know as the Con titenital I lotel. It gave place to the first Den D)ella, a lthree-story brick siruuctunre wvhich was burned in 1893. The newv Den Della repllacedi it in 1894 undei' which namet( it conttinuedl until it became Gr'ay's Hotel about ton years ago. From Gary's it became King's hotel andl this name was retained until the priesett work was undertaken. For the Past year the hotel has boon under the mani agement of Mr. Henry C. Rohr, form oily of Blaltimore, who will remain in charge. Mr. Frank Hanimmelaugh is now in chargre of the ofiea. SCHOOLS EXPECTED TO BEAT THE FAIM BleautiIfil I'ageatuts Expected to be ar AttratIve Featiure of the Counld. Fair. Ilistorical pageants, by the schoolh of tile county, are expected to prov< one of the most attractive features o the anitual county fair, which is t( be held October 16th. Miss Wil Lot Gray has Issued the following state ment about this feature: "Tho county schools have agah been asked to take part in the fair. 11 is the pnrpose to present this yean a pageant, "Uncle Sam's Iteview.' Nicl school will representi a state Ili the u.nlion, portraying a historical scene or some distinctive state featur( or industry. This pageant can b( Made o1e Of the miost educational fea Lures of the fair, provided the peopl( ol every cominnity support the move ment. IEach poison who reads this article should see that his commuilty has i imrt. Thel(, detnonstration will be most worth while, not for its historical oi entertainini value but from the fact that it will teach the (children thal they are a part of the county, whosc success depends or, their co-oleration, The Fair Association has arra: .ed Ic give $20 1n prizes. By investing ti amount lin supplementary readers It can be made to Increase to $60. G. if. DAVIS GitANTED BAIL. EIHed Negro near Clinton last Week, after an Altercation. Gaeo. M. Davis, a prominent farier living near Clinton, surrendered to the sheriff here Thursday for killing a negro Downey Morrison, on his p:lace earlier in the week. Ills attor ney appeared before Judge I. C. Watts the same day and made application for ball which was granted in tihe sum of $1,500. The bond was prompt ly furnished and Mr. Davis returned to Itls homec. It is saild that thle kil1ling occuirred when All.. Davis conisitrtedl the negro for, disobedience of orders. 'Te no gro grew atngry anid heated wordst( passed. after which, it Is alleged, Morris pi(cked 111 a rock anld rahedelil to ils hip pocket as if to assault Mr. ,Davis, where1upon tle lat t eijir pulled his pistol antd shot the llegro twice. Mor tIs was 'ter' carried to a hosptital il Chester for t reatinen t, but.tht woundc proved f'atal, (leath resulting Wed(es day morning. D. Douglas to Preach. Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of the PIesHbyterilan college at Clinton, will occupy the puilpit at the First Presby terian church Sunday, in the absence of Rev. C. F. Rankin. Last Sunday Il'. 13ri1mm, of t.he same college, preached an instructive and forceful -ercont to this congregation. The ses slon of the clrch will endeavor to so cure a Minister each Sunday to preach durig Mr. lanltI n's absence. TisAtors From A tn uta Mr. and1( M rs. W. A. Med lock anid Mr'. J. *10. Medlock, stceessfutl d rugglsts of Atlata, isited their fatther, Mir. \V. I'. M1e(dlock, near Fotiauntailn last w~eek, enminl g over l togh the ('ott itry by autttoohl~e. On \V-dnesday lthey c'aime down i to Lm11Irens to1 v'isit telai ves anad rerT:w oW ti actttt ances 10(. Srmonllt to lii nit s, Sevcsat thte Firsi Mthodstll church~l u ill bie 18ar;-ly giveni ovrt Ito thte Kniti''-- (ft ':i a s unay~ nilght. whien a Jt((l:ll fariternal2 seroniit wvii Ti. Major1. Mr.Major is- both a miis.. ter' anRd a memb'lt er of several lodges, sio he is pecuihlirly qulalifled to prfeahli anl inter-ting subjtet on 'iraternalitsm. invitO-d to atlln the services. :~~ri-. etL.dG. Hof. ('.130-Fi i ( .c1 ocupyinug thlei r reocuntly remtodeled homeon 10'ast Main strieel boutght somel tiie ago from Mr. A. I). Sullivan. 'Te adiltionis to the( building htave com.. pletely' tr-ansformed it. giving It thle appearatice of having been but recent, ly built. 'Tey moved into It the early part of tis week. Meeting it. of P. 'lhe regular meotinig of .liutrens Lodge, 1{. of P. will -be held Monday night, the 5th. 'Ihe nemliers are urt'red to attend. LAURENS MAN HEADS COLUMBIA POLICEI Elected Chilef.of.PolIce to Succeed WV. '. Cartheart, Resigned. Columbia, Sept. 2G.--.Tohn W. Itich ardson. a. member or the detective force of the Columbia police depart ment. was this morning elected chief' of police succeeding W. C. Catieart, whose resignation becones effective September 30. Mr. Richardson was elected onl the first ballot, receiving three votes, his nearest opponent, H1. 0. Thomas. received two. 'rho 'ew chief of police Is a nat've of 'La1uong County, having been born and reared at Cross 11111. Ile joined the Columbia police force 10 years ago as a patrolman and, in eighteen months was made a meniber of the detective force. The chlef of police has figured effectively in all the minor an( import ant cases that have developed in re Cent years, and his thorough familiarci ty with the habits of criminals. thiir pectliaritie nild pe'rsolaliti's will cip his administration as head of the Columbhia police department. FEiliFi'L GEIMAN LOSSES. 1itrlin Admits Loses of oter 410,000 with Some lattles not leard Froni. London, Sept. 21.--Mlilitary experts today estimated tile German losses in the western theatre of war alone at 231,000 men. They based this estinate upon computations made from oilcial and unofilcial reports coming from lerlin and Paris. A dispatch from Ierlin sa(d that one list published there stated that olt of 30 battalions 6,-50 men were dead o1 -missing. As a battalion numbers 1,000 men, the loss of 6,450 m-en shows that 21 per cent of 30 bat talions has been lost. With this dispatch as a basis for comptation, tie experts ligured that the Germans' total losses were 2:1, (100, dispatce ds from Paris having stafed that the kaiser's armies number at least 1,100.000 men. it. is admitted in lerlin tIhat the G'erian losses are over 63,000 and in lte list giving i t latest. cnsialtles are Imn it 1on1ed Ilie hattle of St. Diie and I'llnevIl le. 1101h o thf occurr ed) (i beforie tIe law w' ck o,' Auigust. The [London el:perts thrc icfore take this as an1 in dioVtion that tie reports I1111s 1ir i1ssued in I Ierlin fall to cover the military operat!ons of Septein!;ar' a t all. The battle of tile Marne was fought this .month and that of the Aisne is -til! proceeding. SMALL FitE NONDAY. Quick Work of Fire liepartment Pre. Vents l11g 11liaze. :The fire department was called olit .londay afternoon about five o'el-ek to extingish a inalI blaze in tie hath 1roil of th :1oll of .r. W. G lI aca.u I, oi A miimy street, i, t!e 1outhern Section of ;h.! eity. The ven.ted a1 - uore s..ious. lire. W'-- h - lhe the1 exce'tion of ichariired wls n iling(' i'nah e ha tloo ad iisiht no furi',ter loissi lccu red. '~ 8t Thi(e Ir le horse, p'iithilot l by~I'x )rer Thomll t madt ie one ofl8 '11 t pretto. ad (linkdl th e atoic racsil t. loed "Viet il the hrack 1:fir tor , th e t ao a block a1way lin ai miomfent's tulle. WVithin ai few iminuites enlough~ wa,'ter wvas Illrown in to tihe buinglh blin g Ito put It oult. house lidayt3 )00 mrin', beginin ai'~t 11 ,'( o'clok. Thlle sub tjects. as5 have\ alIready het'"n anilillinied, (over a wide l'ange of No ieilopen inMexeo m~entsl in tile Alecn situadtion todiay aire awaiting tile oultcomle of the conl ferenco botween tile Carr'anza aind Villa leaders1. A feeling of optimism prevailed in administration eir'Cel. Officials hoped the elimination of both Carranza and Villa as presidential candidates woulld assurn peace. JOHNSON OPPOSED BY A REPUBLICAN I1111o l epulican Panrty Iwill llive a ('atdidate In Every Conuressional District. Columbia, Sept. 22.--'i'iTe tnion Re publican Party of S'outh Carolina will ptt a candidate InI the fiild to oppost. Joseph '1'. .ohnson democratie nomi nee for congress from tihe fourth dis trict, said those InI attelidance oil the Rtichland couni'ty conlvention of thO party today. The convention wts held in the negro Masonie haill, Assembly street. this afternoon aid was attend ed by 69 delegates. Five delegates to the state convention of tie party to be held tomorrowt at noon at the ie gro Masonic temple, west Washington strecet and tell delegates to the sevelith 1 district. congressional convent loll, beld at, Ih le ;am.II hour tomorrow, aa o0ier place, were clected this after nooll. 'Theko llegroev ait Ithe colity ConVt'I loll t toda,y said 11llat the ilparty wol( not . put a state ticket ill tile field bilt can- I didates for contgress will be n1om1in1at- Y ed ill all Seven ditricts. t Should there he a full representa-i lion It, tile state convention of thel Uion Republican par1, ty tomorrow fl' there will Ie 125 ielegates presilt. ' The call, hearing the signatuirel' of Jo- c "ph W. 'Tolbert, white, (Ireenwood C Pouinty, as chairman, and that of IIen- . ry W. Mohley. negro, 1512 Lincoiln I strcet, Columbia, secretary. was is Htied at. a meetinlg of the executive r'ol~littee on1 .Jutly 21, 1914. A state chlaleIrman Is to be elected to t m1airrow and tite corlventonll will V transact such other business as may f Me0 before it. The legroes at tite C '1111nty COnVeltioll today said that a i iiCly fight Probably will be precipi-i ted among tle asPiriig candidates c for nomination for congress tolor1row. Rock Brinte 'Took tle Potaes. At tile tru11ste mjleetin lg l(id in the 1ilce (of tit superintndent of editea I!en Ilast. Sat irday, Rock ii idge scl i (ook tile prize offere(i for Il ('arges Ittendane. Tinity-l. ide Ill an Long rnhschools hadl Jin equal rep -viltation, 10111 (nIth draw of ,-;rawx'; Rock \%ide on). Th'le prize was :A *i4shiel o;, i'ookoit .olltaill poltltoes I 'flered by N 1. W P. arri. o, youngs 1. s'. ofjYoungs ownshdip.0 .MIetInlg UT. D. (, it TI 1. II. Kel'shaw 'Chapter, 11. 1). Will livet promptly at fout O'clock s IOlnday afternloonl, October 5, at tie o1e of Mrs. M. L. Copeland. Tills is Ie tille for paymetl. of (ius and to , !leet dlegates to state and general a Ieetings. a 11 Miicne Babb, See. S Rev. W. E. 'i'illyer to Sumlllter. In forma t loll has been receiv'ad by ite 'riends of Rev. W. It. 'i'Tayer, form c;-ly astolr of tile First Ilaptist clii ret lere, to thev effect that he ha'; reet ivedl L call to the iIst l laptt hill of t 'Irt yI r by DrI. C . C. -r .n t; i inderlstttot I tat liev. Thiayver wiP n. )l' Sumtier is onle ofi lie i.lm' 41nd 'ii 11t 1 tnffuentia churches in 4144 h01 - t Vo4ted letraj . ill, Th le patron fof (41ni ley school1 ai fV riles fromi1 the city 4'ongibi'nedh thie nll mill1.t Tlhe~ loca(1liatr of(1( the lauhi1ters 41 the Amer(1(1ica l'eilution41, wish ii 0 conti bute t)4 o thi4 lied ('rAo- li fu d lo1w beIng rised for'151 tile sufingii sol liers and14 (orph1ans (of Illurope4, have alken a "lease"' (41 tiht b1!'' llour 'Phen at partt of 14 the p(ce(ds fro the1li loor11 reC(ip' Swill b44 5.ivent to them il' hlihes wvill sell ticketC s (4n the4 ryb'odiy is requesletd 'to 4 give thema t'o~v. ltlile has1 ainltedl tile fed tiai and1 st ate ectionl comIatsslone(rs or each 'ou~nty int the state. For Lau '(n11 county 11e has1 ap~pointted L. B. Jiense, II. N. Wrilgh tittd (1. Wash li'nter', as federal comhmissioner's, . H. ~. Wr'ight was unable to serve, so W. I i, Aniderson wats namned in is place.r 1. 0. MceMillan, E. Y. McQuown and JT. S. Ledford were named as state eilec- p deon commissioners,. OTION M[AGI MUST BE R[88 Southern Governors and Congressmen Plan JNDECIDED AS TO MEANS TO EMPLOY Iivsion1 of Opinion as to w1hether State or Federal Laws Shouldl be Pssedl, Traxing .tereare. or-. P~ro. ducn14 im Excess 111 (of faf (of ''his Vear's Crop. Washingto n, Sept. 2"'. -%(ov -'n ors nld ConlgrIesisonll" delcg.-tlns fro11n 'otton1 growing states. colitillued their onlferenees here today to d'viso ineans for r'elif of Southeiin otto. 11oducers from 'uIopvaII war con.li ionls. Twvo of thelh!., phlns con.. idered wer: .ri2 (-I a irohihitVe ax of tenl cens or iid o tt he 191.'i itl ill 'xcss o- flifty pv r Celnt of he 191-1 prtodittetion, levying of I wen y dolars IIn acrte tax on every acre 'lanted in cotton in 1915 inl oxe>-s of fty prcnt'co of the0 ;ter(age of 1914. V'h teIr the 'fedelor st gov I'llile!ts should assum1ile the task of urtailing the Ciop next year was the rinelpal !suite develope ' inl 0)ousider ri turtailneit plans . (overnm ifient ad will i , oably bo VCommenIlded in tihe form of loais D growers of cotton reiaining Onl hier hands from the 1911 erop. Moln hlo urge a government loan. say aillir to act will throw the whole rop ol Ohe market. Governor Sla ,mn, of Georgia, led the fight against tate legislation, saying he would not all the Ceorgia legislature, no mat 'ir what action ie contferonci. lakes. OFFI('ERS MAKME RCETORT, 'ids ('(neCCrIin-i jtig Iidmr i of (er. nn Sitbintrines int North sea 4'11-not Out, inl Admniralt Stahmtet- . ondon, Sept. 25.---Vaets colle nIt ing le sinking of' the British ernisers houiir, Hogne alnd Cressy by a (Ger lan sibmarine oir subinarilnes j the 'orth Sea, with a loss of neatly GO flicers and -1.400 mi en, arto ('0on1a inted I anl adni ralty staterlnent issIe'l to ight. The reports of Commonders Niehol 31n of the Cressy, and Norton. of the logno, state that the Aboukir was hit y ore torpedo and sink in thirty-five inutes. Three torpedoes were fired t the Cressy, one of the explosives ilssing. She lasted front thirty-flvo ) forty-five 'minutes. The logue was truck twice. ten to twenty seconds lapsing between the torpedocs. She 'ent. it nder in five m inu ites. 'I'he Cressy ftired on flit su. bin- ' o fill soie of tie ofieors wetre confident te shots s:nk hr. Commandir Nich son11 sa 1-th three 4orp-d1- di. -.ed 1(' th e: 1ame 1'1lo su ma i- , hat ther1e 'as egged. TIhe' ('ports 11hw 1that nd( 1 hat nets of hismiiO w% ' e 'or 01rmed, bui It the adial l PtIy ha"; .'ab shed( thle rn)!, that such lmi' a e (1n1 and( tha dsI(i.;a le h' i p. a. a t be 'ft. to t heir own'1 re'" c ies. The) sta: 'meni I ay's in par I: ''e i';pots o te; Ilseni ;ne who in. nur hs. inu rdia ry'lth hoz a ' of ise.. 'i g1 d 'uty Th i ll :i(3 ( ie a ih.u' it liy, 1 llteve r'i'erie ton bechiaut'' , '''i' r' .. art and i~e remited, awit1 un resIntin ; an easy n d it etain 9(ar.. The'13 (lituraln roptindet Cotdt % tha rilei. '[ase haee to havy' lofsse, :henh w1( oth hwver bcrento i hv rilayo adiserne. miit coti'a-, "Th 'r.ea ary sixtycriice rrts and Co ntiemnt ofan T'enage