The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 30, 1914, Image 1
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
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