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xl9a~~ ..,. . p. 'K. 'K QY'7 . . - . . '~'w~---~ ~ .J.J .. t II K'-, VOLUMI~ XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1914. NUMBER 21 0 CAMPAIN IMCHD FOR_ PRNIBITION To Ask for an. Election In September. COMMITTEE APPOINTED FOR EACH PRECINCT PetIltions will be Cireglated All over the County In Conjunction with. Oth. er Counties 31iemorIalizing the Leg. islhture to Order an Election. Pursuant to a call issued several days ago by several citizens interested in the campaign already launched in Columbia for statewide prohibition, a meeting of representative citizens was held in the court house Monday morn Ing wherein the hopes and aims of the prohibitionists were discuqsed and plans formulated to wage a determined campaign in this county. The sense of the meeting was that Immediate plans should be confined to the active circulation of petitions among the "qualified voters and other citizens" memorializing the legislature to or-. der an- election on the question of '-Atate*ide prohibition to be held in Septeniber 1915. The meeting went on 4ecci'd as endorsing the movement for state-wide prohibition, so the activi *Ues..of the organization will doubtless be extended so as to eilbrace the ac .tive conduct of the camipaign preced Ing the anticipated election. The meeting was called to erder by Mr. C. B. Bobo. Permanent organ ization was perfected by the election of Mr. Bobo as chairman and ]Rev. T. W. Munneri n, of Gray Court. as pec retary. Mr. Bobo stated.the cause of the meeting, saying that it was intend ed as a part of the general campaign alrbady inaugurated to bring about stAte-wide prohibition in South Cpro -4ina.---He mentioned the conference' of prohibition leaders .held in Columbia on October 22nd, when it was definite ly decided to launch the campaign in 1915 at.,a time when the people would be free from political excitement, thus ensuring the unbiased and unpreju diced discussion and vote on the mea sure which its social rather than po litical iaspect demanded. In the fall of 1915, he said, there will be no eled tion of any kind and the people will be free to consider the case without having it confused with political Is sues. He stated that the plan agreed upon was to circulate petitions In ev ery county of the state memorializing the legislature to order an election on the questitn in September. The question being given to the meeting for discussion, Rev. H. L. Baggott introduced a motion endors ing tie niovement for 'state-wide pro hibition, at once placing-the organiea-,. tion .in sympathy ,with the: novement already begun. The motion was sec onded -and passed. A 9lotion intro duced by Rev. J. R. T. Major was pass ed providing that a commjittee of three citizens be selected in each voling pre cinct to circulate the petitions al ready drawn up and now in the'hands, of the chairman. An executive com inittee, composed ef Messrs, C. B. Blobo, A C. Todd, J. F. Toibert, John b. (Thildress and M. J. Owingsi, was oleoted to ftpih~~t these jlrecinct comn ticles and td iok after other work generally undertaken by executive committees. The executive committee was selected fr'om the city of Laurens because of the central location. In tihe discussion of tlee probable spirit in which the legislature would receive the petitions for an election in September, Ex-Representativo HI. 8. Blackwell stated that from his experi ence in the legislature he felt that a ' petition numerously signed, showing that a considerable body of the peo 1)1e desir'ed to express themselves on the question, the legislature would considler itself obligated to order the election. D~r. L. M. Roper, formerly .of this county but now of Petersburg. -Va., was Present at the moeing and dlur ing, an interim while a commni(ted was conferring, spokQ briefly on the ain. paign reeently 'waged in .Virginla. where the prohibitio.nists won -the election by a large majority, lie saidl that the Vi'ginia prohibitionistsm did what the South .Carolina prohibition ists have -started out to. do, hold[ tire eleetion at a tifle when po0 litical !issuena wuldnotma camlnn. cate matters. With outside 1)o litical -influences ciiefinated, Mr. Roper said the campaigha in this state must be conducted as it was in Vir glua, upon the basis of i ncontestiblIe facts and-111in strictest conforanaty with the law. Any mis-statement of facts, he said, would be quickly pounced up on by the whiskey element to combat the movement and thq slightest legal irregularity will be taken advantage of to contest the election. The great est fact to be impressed upon the l)eople, he said is that prohlibition can be made effective. After this is done, he said, victory Is assu-red. Mr. Bobo stated that lie had mailed a check for $10.00 out of the prohibi tion fund over from the campaign in this county in 1908 to Mr. J. K. Bree den as a contribution to the general fund. This action was endorsed upon motion of Mr. W. L. Gray. No other business being before the meeting, it adjourned after prayer by Rev. J. It. T. Maior. Funeral of Mrs. Irby. The funeral services over the body of Airs. W. C. Irby, whose death was recorded in this paper last week, were held at the Laurens cemetec'y Wednes day afternoon. In the absence of her. pastor, Rev. M. L. Lawson of the First Baptist church, the services were conducted by Rev. C. F. Rankin, of the Presbyterian church. A large number of people attended the services as a tribute of respect- and many beautiful flowers were placed upon the grave. At Sholoh School. There will be an entertainment giv en at Shiloh school by the pupils on Friday evening, Dec. 18, begininng at 8 o'clock. The charges will be 10 add 15 cehts. The proceeds will go for the improvement of the school. Watts Xill Night Sehool. The Watts Mill Library and night school is said to. be doing -splendid worlk under Miss Eunice Henderson, of Binpsonville. The Library is kept ppen five nights in the week and shorthand is a part o'f the-night school curriculum. Death of Little Child. Henry Simpson Miller. the bright and attractive little son of Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Miller died at the home of Its parents last Sunday. The little fel low had been ill with intestinal trou ble for about ten days and on Sunday at. one o'clock passed away. He was buried Monday afternoon at 3:30. the funeral beit; conducted by Rev. C. r. Rankin. The parents have the deepest synpathy of hundreds of friend&. Seeks Drwetershlp. Col. J. -H. Wharton, of Waterloo, has announced tbat he will be a candidate for director of the state penitentiary, before the legislature at its session in January.- The terms of three mem bers of the board expire thia year and their places will have 1o'be -filled by the legislature. By reason; of his ser vice on the railroad commission and In the legislature, besides his experi ence as- a farmer and business man, Col, Wharton considerc himself ex COPtionally well fitted to fulfill the dlulie sof the oflico. Blecauso of his Dopularity all over the state doubtless Le will bo A str'ong contender for one rf th~ pilades.. Mfeeting of K. of P. There will be a regular meeting of Laurens Lodge No. 43, K. of P. on Mafoday night, 'Dee. 21, at 7:30 p. mn. Theire will be election of officers and work in the first degree. It Is asked that there be a large attendance, n Good Farming Record. Mr. A. J. Williams, of route one, has this year proven what everyone has canceded him to be, namely, one of the best, if not the beat farmer in the county, . Lst year Mr. Williams average ab~out 10 bales of cotton to the plo0w and this year he has (done twen ty-five per cent, better on the same number of acres. In all on a twenty six horse farm lie has averagedl 20 bales to the plo0w, as Well as raisedl enough hog and hominy and rough feed to sell somt and (eed his stock on until next year. --The Post, Rock ingham, N.C. (Cotton Ginnings. Thle report of 'the census bureau is stued Monday shows that prior to De cenmber 1st. 33,3a7 bales or cottoni were ginned in this county as against 36,642 ginoil to the same time last vnnr. INS'ALLS OFFICEIS. Delightful Soeal Event Th8ursay Night when 01iers of Eastern Stair ar Instaliled. A very delightful reception was giv - en Thursday evening by the oilleers and members of Adah chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, incident upon the installation of the newly elected of ficers. The reception followed the in stallatioi services which were presid ed over by Miss Nancy lennett, of Spartanburg, past grand worthy ma tron, now grand lecturer for the state. In addition to the reception and in stallation of officers, a delightful mus Ical .program was rendered by local musicians. The following were the officers in stalled: Brooks Swygert, worthy patron; )Iissi Sarah Dorroh. worthy matron; Miss Lucia Barksdale, associate matron; Miss Lizzie Switzer, conductress; Miss Roberta Dorroh, secretary; Miss 'Mag gio Peterson, treasurer; Miss Beta Meredith, warder; R. M. Eichelberger, sentinel; Mrs. S. G. Mc'Daniel, mar shall; S. G. McDaniel. chaplain; Mrs. Brooks Swygert organist; Miss Annie Childress, Adah; Miss 0li-I T angston, Ruth; Miss Lulie Elichelberger, Es ther; Mrs. J. C. Shell, Martha; Miss Clara Switzer, E4lecta. Highly Honored by Masons. At the meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge in Charleston last week, Mr. R. A. Cooper, of this city, was again chosen deputy grand master, this being the second highest honor in the gift of the grand lodge. Entertainment at Goldvilie. On Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock, Dec. 19th, At .the hall in the -Blalock building, the School Improvement as sociation will give a clever little drama, in two parts entitled: "The Fasi'nating Fanh'y Brown." This play will be for the benefit of the school, and admission will be 15 and 25 cents. The publi: is cordially invItei to at tend. The Cast is as follows: Percy Gale (who keeps a summer hotel ".Odlewild")-James Browing Billy Pearson (the only man at the hotel)-Luther Brock. Henry Dudley (a college sophomore) -Marvin Robertson. Mrs. Caldwell (a guest at "Idlewild") -Sallie Mae Franklin. Audrey Caldwell (a guest at "Idle wild")-Cora Watson. Dorothy Dudley (a guest at "Idle wild")-Mattle Man Browning. Florence Howe (a guest at "Idlewild") -La Hentz Bramlette. Mrs. Moffffett (a neighboring cottag er)-Inez Dobbins. John (porter)-Hick Workman. Destroyed the SW1ll. -Deputy Marshall Thos. Gore, of Greenville, was in the. county yester day and visited the scene in Youngs township where. the "sheriff and. depu ties captured a still several weeks ago. After examining' the surroundings he returned with the sheriff to the city and destroyed the kettle and attach ments of the still which has been in the sheriff's Qilc esince the raid. Meeting of W. M. UI. a* W~atts, The second division of W. M. U. of Laurens Blaptist association, held its quarterly meeting with Lucas Avenue church Saturday, Dcc. 12. Interesting talks were made by Mrs. Wofford, Mrs. C. B. Bobo, Mrs. Meng, Mrs. Watts, Mrs. George and Mrs. 0. C. 'fedgepeth. The next meeting, will1 probably be held( with the W. M. U. of Poplar Springs church.. Ellied Resistinir Arrest. Robert Lanford, co'ored, who es cap~ed from thle county chain-gang sev-. eral months ago, was shot andi mor tally wvounded near Clinton Monday by Constable (Garley Tucker while re sisting arrest. The affair happened in the afternoon and tihe negro (lied Mon (lay night. 1kAME~RICA~N R ED C SS& Gov. Ulleas(e lias Sent for Papers in Faious ()ase. )oes 1I Mea at plr. Sparta nburg, i)ec. 1I.-.Clyde Cald vell Clelent. held in the county Jail as convicted mullirderer of 111 alleged six weekis old infitnt, lien(iing a returi of nia appeal in has case filed with the supreie court some mon ths ago, will receive a Christias pardoni or parole front Governor lilease, according to the In terpl retation of certain ilndica tions w%-hich have heretofore proven sure forerunners of -'executive clei ency. cinlent, its co-defendant with Fleda Pendleton in the famous infan ticide case which developed lin sensa tiolial chapters following the discov Cry of an infant's body in the waters of Lawson's Fork creek on the morn ing of January 30, was found guilty of the murder at the April, 19141, term of general sessions court ( and sen teiced to a life terim in the state pein itentiary or on the public worls or Spartanbuirg county. Fleda Pendleton. as. accessory before and after tihe feet, was found not guilty. since F(.bruary :, (emiient has been a model -risoner in the county jail. For soie weeks previous to the trial the wo inan defendantlit in the case was incar cerated on the sane ward with Cle:n ent. It would not be surprising to many people in this city if Governor Blease issues a pardon to the convicted man in this, one of the most sensational and famous cases in the history of Spartanburg county criminal court annals, according to many statements heard today. Indicating that Governor Blease has under consideration tile matter of granting clemency to Clement is shown .in an official communication from the chief executive's office to N. L. -Bennett, county clerk of court, in which information concerning the trial and conviction of the man is re quested. Tile brief information re quested is used in making up practi cally the entire reading matter of an omcial pardon or parole, and it is for this purpose that the information is necessary. Several petitions circulated for the pardon of Clement during the sum mer were forwarded to the governor's office recently. According to reliable information secured today the peti tions carried the names of many hun dred citizens of the city and county. A certain man in Spartanburg who signed the petition when questioned as to his act stated to a reporter to day that he wa4 Drompted to sigt the, petition because the Jury did not find the woman likewise guilty.. This. it is stated, is one reason why the petition received liberal support. The report ed fact that the Pen'dleton girl, after the jury released her, showed but slight signs of penitence, didn't take well in Spartanburg. It will be recalled that during the trial .of the case Governor Blease was au interested attendant. He followed thle case witht unusual interest.. The action of Governor Blease i the matter' of clemency is awaitedl with Interest. 'To Elecet Oilicers. At its regular meeting ne~xt Friday Adoream Council No. 2 wvill 1ho1(1 an election of ofmcer's for tile next year. Followving tile business of tile evenling oysters will be0 servedl to those0 pries enlt. All members arc uirgedl to he iresen t. Hooster' Prize Winer. Mliss uthl Pattonl provedl to be the best booster during tile pas~t monthl in J1. C. Burns & Company's conltest anld is thlerefor'e tile wvinner of tile goldl watchl. Mi's. i'va PTongute stinod sec ond(. Mliss Lena Riountree, thlirdi, and~ Mliss Georgia Mledlock, fourthl. The contest is growin~g more popuilar eachl dafy and( the baby conttest thamt is no0w on is proving a great winner. C'hristmals Tree by Pr'esbyte'riins. A Chr istmifas triee will be givent tile c'hildren of tihe P'resbiyterinl chlurchi in Itle chu~irch basemeint next Wednes (lay evein 1g. ini alddIt ion to t he gifts ex peced ( to lie brought for thle (chii dren.t It is Iproiosed( to imake aI (oiler t ion of' gifts for thle chiireit of the Thornwl~~ellI orphaintage. A llen-Tumb lling. Mlarriedl at tile Baptist parsonage at WuattIs Alills, Iast Saturday nIgh t. Mliss Allie Mlae Alien to Mlr. George Tulinlig, Rev. GI. C. 1ledgepethl, oml cinting. Ex-0oiet Again in Tolls. GCo. Woodruthff, who comn pleted a sentence onl the couity c(ha ingang oi ly a few montis ago. is anaitI beenl coililitted to tle couity jail for brea king into the store of .\Mr. .1. Wal ter Gray, in the Edeni co:fllnunity. seV eral days ago. He Was ('aught 1)y neighbors while in the act of bre:ak Ing inl the store and hlvid until the high bailiff "I'nicle .ack" Glenni couil( go up1) and get hii. lIncidenltally, it is sald that "'l'nele Jack" took lecul iar pleas'ire in bringing George Woodirtff back to the pen this time becau se George was the one, it will be remem bered, who turned the tables on "I'n cle Jack" when in the jail before and locked hin up. The story is still fresh in the memory of the "boys" who dis Vorit aroulnd the sheriff's office. "I'na cle .lack,", so it is said, went into tile jail one morning as usual to carry breakfast to the prisoners, leaving the keys hanging in tile door. George \Wood ruff, taking advantage of a fav oralep opportnlility, j1mplie1d for t16 door, sla mmed it tight with "I''neei .ack" oil the inside aid made his es cape, leaving the dolighty Irisli:nian a prisoner. DEA11il OF M111. 001E0{.3Et Popular Glass Blower Passed Atway at the Hospital Last Stirday. .\lr. George Creamer. who for over two years has been a faithful worker at the Laurens Glass Works, passed away at the Irby Sanitarium last Sat urday. Mr. Cramer had been sick with fever only a few days and his death was very unexpected. The fun eral services were conducted at the home of his wife's family and the body was laid to resIt in the city ceme tery Sunday afternoon. All of the members of the local Blowers asso ciation acted as pallbearers, both ac tive and honorary. The services were conducted by a priest of the Catholic church of which Mr. Creamer was a devoteol member. Mr. Creamer was a member of the Glass Blowers Association of America. He was about 30 years of age and has been connected with the works here -for about. two years. About one month ago he married Miss Ola Stribbling, who survives him. lie was a native of Streator, Ill., where his.family now lives. A brother from his home town came down to witness the last sad rites over the body, returning to his home on Monday. Mr. Creamer was well and popularly known by most ev erybody in Laurens, where his genial spirit and many attractive qualities bag made.for him many strong friends. Rather Long Stroll. Among the visitors in the city last Saturday were the Messrs. Jones Brothers, who are taking a little jaunt of fifteen thousand miles over the United States. They are trying to win a wager of $10,000.00 that they will visit, per foot, evety state capital in Uncle Sam's big lot ronetime be fore the year 1917. The wager (toes not allow them to ride a single inch nor' beg a single penny, They ar'e ex peeted to make a living by selling postca-t-d icitures of themselves, -Pottery Has Arrived. The Indian iiotter'y which w'as to have been on dlisplay at the sale of Chr'istmas things conducted at the Powe Druig Company several weeks ago by the ladies of the Episcopalian church, ariv~ed yesterday andl may be0 seen there for the next few days, The piottery was made by the Catawba in-j dlianas, whose reser'vation is in York couinty, andI has many original designs, OFFIeERS iEE'TED). Rtising Sun (Chalpter Elects L~eaders For the ('oing Year. At their regular mueeting held( last Friday, Rising Sun Chapter No, 6i, R., A. .\, electedl olleer's for the coiming y'ear'. The following gentlemen were selected to tIll the Posts of honoi': 11. A. ilabb, H., P.; T.I',.b Monroe, K.; Tlhos. I oweny, R.;: .T. F. Trolhbert. T.; tIe. 2\.; ('. T.X Franks, IV.: E. 0. An.. derson0i, Sentinel: 11. F. ilabb, .l. N. llichardlsoni, and ('. NI. M\iller, lFinane C'ommit tee. lox andti(I 0sIer' Stupperi. Th'le V. WV. A. society will giv'e al ho': andtt oystr s' upper)0 Ttuesd(ay night 'Decembher' 29th, at tihe holmet of Mr. Willie T. Walker at Ml. Pleasant, Th'le puhlic is cor'dially invited. ASTRIANS R[TREAT B[FOR[ SERVIANS Latter Re-Occupy'Belgrade Their Capital. GREAT SUFFERING IN POLAND lore than eie llundrei 'Towns have beenl RuInled InI Poland. Musering tiii to tihat in HIelugliumn. Eael Atrmy .\eceses mhe other of Looting and Cruelty. L01donl, Dec. I.-Thev 1' e rvianus, af ter ai fierce hattle, have reoccupied e1lgrade, accorldinig to a Nish dis Patch to 1leunter's. Onle of the llost striking featiires of the day's ollicial news is the (anldid a 1ission by the Austrialn governmxu ent of the defeat of the Austrian arly in Servia and ap lpalrent ly the abandon menlt. of its third attelipi to invade its small Slav neighbor. While altributing the failure to the enemy's superior force, as al govern ment bulletins explain failures, the Austrian war oflice announces plainly in extended retirement and heavy losses. "Ne-w decisions and measures consed quently will be taken to repel the en emy." says the Austrian statement. Apparently that means that the Aug trian army directed against Servia will assuime a defensive line. The Servians claim to be pressing home their victory with more captures of prisoners and to have driven part of the invading drmy across the Drina River. Moreover, they express confi denc" they re about to retake the Capital and expel the irava'ers fi'om Servian territory. The progress of the war in North ern Hungary is less definite. Sunday's German wireless report, with can'dor equal to that of the Austrian bulletin, speaks of the "severe resistaice" which the Ger-man and Austrian arms are encountering in South Poland and In Galicia, adding that it was evident that the Austrian forces in the Car pathians are not .numerically strong enough to clear the Russians out of Hungarian territory. But the Aus trians claim they are triving down the northern slopes of the Carpath lans the Rusesian invaders who were last week in occupation of several towns south of that mountain range. Poland is fast becoming another Belgium in point of suffering, while the opposing armies drive each other back and forth, occupy and reoccupy, AMes and villages anl inflict upon the Inhabitants bpnbasrdments similar to thbse suffered in Delgiun and North 3rn France. More than hfve hundred Polish towns tiave been ruinedl, according to varn mus accounts from -the corr'espondlents. 'Each army accuses the other of loot ing and cruelty. The flight'of the civ ilians from Lodzi was one Of the miost ragic epJsodes of the wiar. whuile one corresp~ondlent pictures the fate of' Ka-. lisz as a repetition of L.ouvain, with the slaughter of four i hiundred civililans and the sacking of thle city. A distressing feature of the fight Ing in Poland lies in the fact thalt the blood kindred arc lpittedl against each othier. There are several hundlred t housandl Poles in the Rlusslan ranks andl several hundred thousand more ini the ranks of the Giermans andl Auis trians. TPhe Germans claim a dlistinct galn in their position in Northern Pla~nd, although they are not helleved to) lie as near Warsaw as the report last week indicated. On the ot her hland, theo Russians a nnIouncle a stratlegi(' re-. al ignamuenit *of t heir' forc es In thatL field wvhleh stronglhen's t1(hei )ositionls. In a late rep'lort tonlight the .\us.. trvians1 anntouncel) that t hey have1 IeO)' ('upliedl the imp jor'tantI. Jint of )uk~Il, nort1h of thle ('a rpai ans:~ , on a n southl of l'rzemyisl andit tra('ow, bt. q of: nin tII' housandl prlisoners.'L atre''--wh'lether the4 lGern~1 ian ad .\us tionts ini Northen and1 ('ent ral Poland ('arpathiauns. will shake the ItussIan, grIpl from the Ptrzemnysl and Cr'acow fortrecsses--remuainus tunichanuged./