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VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY6, t*4.N24 COQMSTRUCTIV WORK FOR T1 SOLONS Gov. Manning Will Outline Policies in inaugural. TWO MAIN QUESTIONS BEFORE THE BODY Compulsory Eduentionl 111141 Statewlde Prohlijitoiin Piiromiise to Occupy much Tinte. Other Leading1. Matters to Ibe Aefed Upon. Columbia, .Jain. 2.--An am bitiou" pro gramle of constructive legislation faces the general assembly of South Carolifna, willelh coivenes In a ul session on1e week froii Tlesdly. Prob abiy not before in a (piarter of a (eni itury has a legislative session been looked forward to witlEi - ater hope hat som0thng will be done fo1' te up - lift anid betterimet, of the State than a (ie one which is oinly tel days dis tant. Organization of the two houses will consulile the first part of the opening (lay. The House, will be called to or der by James A.- Hloyt, the retiring clerk, and himself a member from Richland county. As soon as tempo rary organization is perfected Mr. Hoyt will be elected Speaker without olpposition. The clerkship of the house is attracting attention and a vigorous campaign from six candidates, J. Wil son Gibbes and 04. 0. DePass, both of Columbia; J. W. Hamel, of Kershaw; J. R. McGee, of Batesburg; H. C. Booker, of Spartanburg, and J. C. Mays, of Greenwood. John S. Wilson, Qf Lancaster, who is offering for re election as sergeant-at-arms, is oppos ed by E. P. McCravey, of Pickens, a former member, while C. MeG. Simp skin, of Edgefield, is encountering op position for re-election as reading clerk from A. E. Hutchison of Rock Hill, who was a member of the last house. The death of Senator P. L. lardin, of Chester, leaves the position of Pres ident pro tem to be filled. The names of Senators Alan Johnstone, of New berry, and Legrand Walker, of Geroge town, are mentioned for tile' positfon. Both are leaders of the upper chamber and-both command the respect and p.opularity of their fellow members. M. M. Mann, of St. Matthews, is un opposed for re-election as clerk and J.Fred Schumpert, of Newberry, will again be elected sergeant-at-arms N ithoutropposition. It 1's believed that Senator Christensen will be re-elected elhairmanl of the finance committee, a position to which lie was elevated on the resignation of the late Senator I-iardin in the extra session. Senator Carlisle will be again named as the clairman of theJudiciary committee, it is generally accepted. The annual message of Goverior fllease will be read in both branches immediately after the organization is iperfectedl. The message has already l:een prepa red and the governor hias stated that this will pr1obably be his only communication to thle gener'al as sembly. His reasons for' clemency in the various nu tmber of eases in which he hmas paroled or pa rdonedi convicts will be rep)orted( to the senate as reo. qirei'd by the~ Constitution, .The birtihlay of Glen. Ilobert E. Lee, the great Con federate chileftain, will be celebr'ated this yea'r by the Jn. puguration of lIon, lRichard 1. Man hig, bf Eur imlei', im~ governor of South iar'olunt to succeed Governor C'ole L,. fihoahe, who will retire Ito pr'ivate life. Thie inauguration of Air Manning as governor and Mr, A. J. Neti\ea, of Co lombia, as lieutehnul~ governor wvill take placee .at \iin on January 19 in the hall id Otem House of R~eprecu~ta tivA in (he priesenlce of thle joint, sos iion '6f the senate and house, the chief .justice and members of the supreme court, state house omlcals and the -p( opl1. Chief Jlustice Gary will iprob ably administer thle oath of ollco to Governor Manning andh Lieutenant CGovernor fleathea. Governor Anning ini his 'inaugural * aq~dress is expected to outlind thle 'pol icies of his adminIstration appi urge on the legislature the adoplion of thos'e things which lhe adlvoehfIed inl his platfornm in the r'ace for governomr last summer. Particular 'interest will at tachl to what the new governor .will have to say onl taxation, compulsory education, the lliumor question and ap) p)ropriat ions. Two of the '-main quntimi n~ toncme K. OF P. BANQUET. Members Olven Un Oyster Supper Last Monday Evening. The Laurens lodge of inights of Pythias hQld their regular neeting last londay and following the meet ing they adjourlned to the two city 'eafes where a most delightful oyster supper was served. This heilg the first session of the new year the oll cers elected lor 1915 were Installed. About ifty memubers were preseuit for the occasion and every onc enjoyed the evening's eatertaimient to the fullest extent. During the evening .Wvcral short taks were 1111de by :ninent imenbors, all of which were enijoyed. Tihe local lodge of this order has just completed onle of Its most pros porous year.s. In all tweity-two ncw mll'onrs, lha0 beein added to the lodge dur11ing the o ; year. Th'le olcer.s. with Mr. 1'. G. Itff as the head of this lodge, have every reason to be prould of the growti of tile lodge (luring their administration. DIVIDENDS DE'hARED, flanking Insltitutions Pity Out Usual Dividends on the First. The liearts of the bank and trust company stcckholders were made glai"l Friday when they received the usual seni-annual dividend cheeke declared by those institutions. Although the banks have felt the ill effects of the low. price of cotton like other busi ness Institutions, they were fortunate enough to be in position to make the usual disbursements. Some of the corporations that usually send out checks at this season of the year have' not taken action on the matter yet, thinking it best to defer'the payments until the financial conditions improve. The following sent out. checks on the first: The Enterprise National Bank, 4 per cent on $100,090, $4,000. The People's Loan and Exchange bank, 8 per cent on $100,000, $8,000. Tihe Palmetto Bank, 4 p. "ent on $50,000, $2,000. Laurens National Bank, 4 per cent o $50,000, $2,000. The Bank of Waterloo, 3 1-2 per cent on $25,000, $875. The Bank of Gray Court, .1 per cent on $25,000, $Q000. 'lie Bank f Cross 11111, 4 per cent on $50,000, 2,000. The Commercial Bank of Clinton, -1 per cent onl $35,000, $1,400. Tie First National Bank of Clinton, 4 per cent on $50,000, $2,000. The Commerelal Loan & Trust Co., Clinton, .1 per cent oln $25,000, $1,000. Leave For Oreenville, . . Tile family of Capt. J. R. Little left yesterday morning for their new home In Greenville. -' Their departure from1 Laurens, where they have lived for so many,years is a source of the great est regret to hundreds of friends throughout thle city andl couanty. Dull Salesdaiy. Last Monday was the fist salesday of tile year and wvas a ipartleullarly dutli one. One or two tracts of ld were pllaced1 on the bl1ock bult the~se were merely soldn for partltionl of es tates. Th'lere were nod sheriff sales. Ioi of to Aniothetr IHoiin Mr. W. W. Owen sivhTIiInb'Yii Ing on -the Siln5son iulace onl R. F. D). 1, hlal mond~ t0 tile Fowier pliace On Gray' t.ourt (. F. D. 3, whelre 110 will farmn tis year, before the' general assembly will be compulsory edulentionl and the pro posed( referendunm on prohibition. The proibitionists will ask for a referen dum11 by tile people1 along about nlext September on theo question of tile driv lng of liquor from tihe borders of thle state. Wile compulsory education is a prointent issue nmany view the in jectIon oIf tile liqulor (luestlin with ali prehenisionl. Child labior laws, work lngmnli's complhensationl, reandustmlenlt of tihe taxatlin assessmlenlt, good roads, antd tile p)olicy to b)e adinopted iowa rd thle Stato llospItal for tile Insane atre 11omo( of tile leading malutters to0 he act ed onl by tihe lalwmainkern. The State officeials are getting their reports ready for submissIon to tile legislature. Some have thieirs com1 plleted while others are no0w in tile handscr of tile nrlntnrs-Nnwvainnr1 MORE CONVICTS FREED. Ia'rely a Corporaul's Guard Left in the State Penitentiary. Tidweul Gets Comiilutation. Columbia, Jan. .-Only a corporal's guard of !risoners remain in the pen itentiary, following the action of Gov. 11leaso this afternoon in grantitg clemency to seventy more conviets, bringing his total list to 1611. Six teen pardons, eighteen paroles aind :V; commutations of sentefices made ip the-last batch. Geo. W. Tidwell, of Greenville, unoder sentence of 12 years for manslaughter as a result of sla. Ing Eiiiett Walker, received a re duction to a seven years' sentence. llis appeal was ar gued before tile su ltemeio court oiy 1 few days ago. I'honas Noland, alias "('Ih ic:go NO land," and Chairles 11oward, alias "Texas Dutlch," two notorious yogg inen fron S.parta nburg, were proled oil Coldtlillon that thley be trne - d ov'er to United states ' 1athorities. Federal officers were waiting for then with waranis and they will be tried In the Federal court on the charge of safe cracking in poslollives. They were sent up from Spartanburg in 1907 for ten years on the clharge of housebreaking, an(1 larceny., and prior to that time ser-ved a term lit the Federal prison in Atlanta for blowing a postoillce safe at Enoree. Clyde 1lay, sent up from lnion for life in 1914 for murder, received a reduction in sentence to two years, and John Henry May sent up at the same time from the same place for life for murder received a reduction to ten years sentence. COUNTY TEACHERS TO 3EET. Regular Monthly Meeting to be Held Saturday. On the morning of January ninth at eleven o'clock, the Laurens County teachers will meet in the Laurens graded school huditorlum. A large at tendance is anticipated. .Following Is the programme: - "What exercises would you give pu pils to make them able to use books to a good advantage?" Miss Corrine Agnew. "State a problem which might fur nishi suficient motive for study. Show why you think this problem would furnish a motive for study." Miss Nannio Simpson. "What is the advantage in inidividual an(1 group assignments?" .\liss lar ie Wallace. "How would you teach a hoy to study his spelling lesson?" .liss irene Me Dianiel. "E'xplain how you would teach 'The Snowstorm', page 219 11111's Fifth Reader. Whyi (10 you think system atic memory work valuable to pu pils?" Mrs. A. C. Daniel. 'What is Study? How much I tlm' sho uld you give to teaching your pupils how to study? Give reasons." S. W. Puckett. I. L. Parkinson, Chailrman, Prograim Comniittee. el~cegates fr'omi ('hutrches oif thle Ia Trhe anniual con ferenco ol thi'e lihurche4s of the La i ues associatin will be held( at the First Hlaptist 11h1rch in the ('ity .lanuiaiy 1.-th. The 1;hurchies are uirgedl to senid rt( lreseni tatiyes to thiis conference in or'der thiat lie wvork for the year' may be definite. y thapped oul. Thei meeting will cotn venie at 10 o'clock. Dinner w'ill be providled by the ladies of the clhuirch. P'rogram." 1 0-Devotional exercises conducted by M. La. Lawson. 10: 15-in view of the financial depres sion, wvhere should econoiny begini among Chiristians, 11. 12. Baggott, 1 1-1Afficiency. lr. C. 'J. Thompson, 1 2-Olnner,. 12:-15 -Reviewv of the work of the ex ectilve board. Unmderwenut Operation Saturday. Mr's. EaTrl Elledge, of Hoyds .\ li11,I wvas brought to thoK1 ull I rby Pan i tai ifum'iii Thusda~y morninug by betr phy sIcIan, Dr. JT. L. D)onnani, su fferina from an at tacls of apIipen ldr'ills. Thuriiis day mnighit ana operation wvas periformcd by Dri. J1. 1H. Teague, nasisted by Dr. Donnan and~ Dr. Christ ophi'er, and since then she has steadilly improved uilI now sho is considered out of danger. 11er father, Mr'. WV. II. D~odson, of Dion alds, arrived in the~ oity Thursday af ternoon and remained until Monday. TLAX PAYING DEFEItI:D. Time Cor Payment of State and Coun ty Taxes Extended to FeuI'tary. Coltiabila, Dec. 31.-The time for the paiyment. of State and county tax es Is extended till February without penalty, unilder an order issued tonight by Cont p1roller Gen eral .Jones and ap Iroved by (overnor Blease. Tbhis pow er is given the Comptroller General by the law. Without this exteistion the taxes 'aid after today would Iave en tailed a penalty of I per (etil inl Janunary. The order for the extension of tim' for pm...'tent of taxes was drawn tp aid signed by Comptroller .!ones late this a fterIoon. It was preseni' tied to Govern'ior fliease by ChItef C'rk C'i toll W. Swyer and was iroinptly proved by tle governor. Tile o .'de fol lows "Cclu 1h, S.C., Decemll)(r :1, 1!11 1. o the "ounty- Treasurer'Is inl th Stato of S'outilh ('arolina: lnder aidi by vir tu of power conft'er'e (d ipon till Comptroller (enrial, with the apirov al of the goverInolr, in Sectiotn ;7, o. Volume 1, Code of Lraws of South Care lin, 1912, I (o hereby ex(tem(l the tinm' for the collection of taxes, witholi Penalty, Iintil tle Ist day o' Februaiy, A. 1). 1915. You will please govern yourself accord.ingly. "A. W. .lones, Coiptroller General. "Approved, Cole L. llease, (over nor." Governor Blease this morning ad dressedt a letter to the Comptroller General suggesting that he extend the time for the payment of taxes. The governor's approval is necessary. The General Assembly at its extra session refused to extend the time for the payment of taxes as recommended by the governor. The interest on the State debt is in hand and will be paid promptly. DEATH OF MIRS. MARTIN. Estimable Lody of the Gray Court Sec. tion Dies After Long Illness. To Celebrate Founders' D1ay. Mrs. Fountain B. Martin died Sat urday afternoon at her home near Gray Court, passing away just as tIe evening shadows were pa.wing into night, afte~r having been a patien. sif. ferer for a long time and itt er trying to secure relief in the hosnit'il at .'c, lumbla and in Johns Hopkins in Bal timore. I1er family was gathered about her awaiting the end which they knew must come soon. Mrs. .lartin was one of the 1ruly great women of the State, having reared a large and useful family, she was entitled to spend the few re maining years in rest an( in the com forts of her children's homes; but it was ordained otherwise and she has been a patient sufferer. Among those who wetre present at the funeral from Greenville was a del egation froyp Furman University, coti sisting of )r' Potent, and Profs. m. ). Earle, i3. 1. Geer and Dr. 0. 0. Fletcher. The services were conduct ed Monday by Rev. It. .1. Williams, pastor of Friidcship 1a tist. chuitrcht and Dr. Potent. I ntermetnt w~as ini the family biuryinig gr'oun d. Mtrs. M\arlin was a idow, .\ltr. .\at' tin having dliedl some foitr years' agot and1( she Is sutrvivedi by thle following~ chtildtren, S. D)., of' Gray Vout, l. \\.. 01' La ii ens, W. E. of Gray (Cottrtt antd Prof. C'. Fl. Martin of' thle city schools, and .\t's. 10. D. Lotmas. of (ray oittrt. 1Rest and .\irs. C. ii. Hobo of (bray out. Rhoi is surivivedl by two brtoth er's antd twno sisters all of Gray ('out. W. W. anti C. 11, Walace and Mhss Sue and Mamnie Wallace. M ra. .\htrtitn was Miss Mailtha ('at' ol hati Wallace andi was of Laurttens~ countiy, having lived t here all of bet' life. Mr'. George D). Allen and faily will leave here next week for Lait rens, whete lie will olpen ant u1-to1 date shoe r'epairtinig shop. We ar te sorry to see M\r. Allen leave andi 'otm ilenid him 1o the people of Iatirents as a desit'able citiz~'ent, a sober, coni scientlious antd Comfpceint worikm.ttii -Chester Newvs, We wishu to lake this mteanis of thankIng thle ftriendis anad nieigIthbor 'whlo so ktI indly idedl'l t (1s during the recet sickntess and deeathI of ouri mother, Mt's. Ophella Franaties Htol. We pray Ghod's r'ichest bl eslangt lupont you all.. "ier' Children." all the First Preshyterian Church Suin daty Night. A union .i ervice In tihe interest olf proliAhition was held at the Presby terian cliurch Sunday night at wvh iclh ad(I resses wee ac d Il1le by Itev. .I\. I,. Lawson, lRev. .1. 11. T. ajo:', lCv. C. 14. lankin and Mr. C. It. Ilobo. The ileeting was largely atteidetd an he G4. a(dresses vere giveil closest atten tiIon evidenCing tie inte'rIeSt inl the subet., oil the part of the people of' La:urens. 1Rev. 1 awson (di;settssedl ite loss'.s to the state as a r fslt of the i l'iiuor' trafliC, )ointing the ilolal, finan losen nlingtheo Striking" statemenolt tha1 over 100.000 us rish4 4 y* ariyg in this colutry froni drinkimn ul'bol ie luors. Rlev. .J. It. T. .\ajor. di.suss-l 01m 1,! eetiven ofs of rohibitionii laws, ciin figures aitil co(itLions1 in oli r prohi bition taites, notably ian.:: to ro thvit prohibitonl law.s ennIl be, made e4 - fective. Th1at prOhiLitioni l l aw, R: not absollitely eiffctive, ho saki. I.i not ani ar'guiiniit that they ale not pa tially so or that they are not bene liclal, as there ir(, iinay lahws tinive r sally recognized as essential vhich are broken 1i numerous 1nstances. As an example of the effectiveness of pro hiibition laws, Ie (Irew an example fromu as near home as Laurens itself, a part ly prohibition town, Which lie sairl, had much less drinking and rowdyisn in it. than In previous years when wvhis key was sold openly. Mr. C. B. Bobo, who is chairman of the county committee having in charge the conduct of the campaign for statewide prohibition, spoke of the church's part in the fight for teiper ance. To those who argue that the church has no place in politics, Mr. Bobo pointed out that the church had entered other fields than those of teaching and preaching, such as ad ministering to the need of the slci and injured, and that it had an eqiual right in the field with the forces fight!ing intemperance. Mr. Bobo made an el oquent appeal for the total abolition of the whiskey traflic. R1ev. C. F. Rankin, who was to have discussed the right of a majority of the electorate to enfotce prohil.iloi laws upon anl unwilling minorlity, found the hour was so late that it wVolld not have beell advisable to go into the discussion of his 'sullject. IHowever, he said, the Courts had al realy lecided that, through its police power, tile state had the right to ei force a statewide prohibition alw. \It. lankin was the 'ast sp.akv oil tie program an(1 after the singing of an appropriate hymn, ".\ly Coen try, Tis of hce," the coigregation was Ilsinissed with prayer. Contribtiigt; to the interest of the service was tile musical programi rendered by t ie joint choirs of the laptist, Methodist andI Presbyterian churches. Al though no direct. ment ion n a-i iade of the campaign inaugurmated some1 1 time ago to wage a fighit foru statewlIdIe pr'olhitioni in t his staitl, ;t wIas unlder'stood that the mleetIig "8:in day3 nlight was1 initendehd as at p'art of t'a give ipetuts to thle miovemen ~in tiis cIty alid (ountiy. It is und14er'stoo1 dta the 14(titions4-, bling ('ir'culatedl ov'r thie (0oumyI a-kinig te legislaturle' to order' an election to be helud in Sep4 tomeri (In thle (luestion o1' statewide ohbioar'e bing libecra liy signiedi. Thei~ luetilh14'r' ot' tile Laui 'rns delega tioii hav nctot publ141icly gill thir views (41 tie Oiuestion1, but1 it is til (reirstoodl tat a miajorit 1' nRot all 1of1 themli, arle ini favor' of compii)ving wIth tile r'equest for' an election. 7,000l Ihtles Sold. Accoirding to reliable in formation fiurnliished't The Adveriser over 001 7,0001 :ilIes of cotto wer1I'(le so11 ld on lie local nlarket ior1 to) .lanular'y 1st, as against1 over t,' t t hl~I111le samnie date list yeari. This r'ather' untexpiectedo larIge vo~ lme of salt's 14robablyI inay be~ dule to 11h4 fact t hat thiere AIIre bet ter' storage facilites hiore thant~ ~in the smautllr ne(arbly town'ls and that conl sequntIly1 much41 (ention1 was.- br1ough t thiat would( 110 irdina ii 1'ly hae been1 sold thiai wvouhl 0111narily been'l sold In Gr ay' in G;ray' (ourt, 1~anftord', .\ldden and Supieintenident ofI liuentiloll . 1. RunIlaia wishes thie announ11 lcemnent ri pleatedl that a r'egulair teachieris ex<am lntiloll wIll lbe held1 in the court1 house Fr'Iday mninlg, .Januiar 1')5 thI, beglin nhwg A 9 o'clock. INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS 11hilipel. lnes of %ner ( to 311111y Peo ple ali foer tihe Col) 111i and to 11 Thos0 who ha me lfti the F.anli) l1iart. sionle .1m14 vnne to ofther S~ts N'i r~ il. .!:: . . - . ( j s* -h a rainy A ! i .at i: . !t ' :s 0y AI . ._ _ It A;- ;1 (ill. .\ iss )'.:a b * o !i \t;; .\lmu F ' if. Ili!ri on. .11liss Ill na N "I on v isit--d .\I :'oni11( .!aI Craldock .lnday. Air. and .\lrs. T. U. Nelson, #oi Ahhe v~ill. s n t C:1 holida. .- vilh tile lor.i ('s parnits, .ir. and .\lts. T. G. Net so11. Alss Conie .lae Craddock spent ChiristInas at liojne, buti Is rettu rIled to Spaitanbua rg wihere she is attend i.g school. Airs. Anna Washington, of Green ville, is visiting lIer sister, Alrs. Arthur Bramlett. Miss Lois Burts, of Columbia, attend ed the wedding of her sister. Mr. John llHunter, ias moved into our settlement. We are glad to havo him with us. Youngs, Dec. 30.-Miss Maude Gil 1.espie of Woodruff visited her sister, Mrs. J. 11. Abererombie during the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Jackson and daugther of North Carolina are visiting Mirs. Jackson's sister, Mrs. .J. 11. Abererombie. lrs. .no. Burde visiting friends in Laurens. The continued inelement weather tile past week elimina.ted a few of the usual holiday parties lin this neigh bor-hood, There were two this week-one at. tile residence of Alr. Toill Henderson, the other at ir. .lorris Moore's. Miss Otis (lenn of Waterloo has returned ioie for a few days. IIver sis (er, .liss Telor Glenn of';i40 Spalrittl hurg is also at. 11011 ( in 'ig tile hol idays. Clay Glenn of Lanford spent Sundny igit with Cairoll and Worti Aher rombie and they, with others, went wild duck hilulitilig Aloniday. Mr. and I t. i. ( ;. liarris spnt a few (lays last w.cek with tile latter's aren ts ill Salildat county and1(1 returned lole,/for' tile holidays. .Alr. Eugene Cox of Clemson is spend ig the lolidays at ilole. Mrs. C. E. Wilki visited her sisters n Grelville (uriing the holidays. .\r. IRobert Stewari't and all ily of L.anfordl vi'i d .\I l s. .\l. A. Abeer'iom 'oul'tuity V Wedniesday . \'e ; .g (I have theml. Mis L'ile (ut< is a: hioim this t:( k. Mr. WiIilm P eter'ison1 (of th Wf rord Fitting School visited his siner', \Ire. P. 1. Abeteromblie duiin'iI the JTones, Janli. -i.-NotwV'ithisitaninlg the~ veryv disagr'eeabhle weather', aill (of 0our people spent a very ipleasanlt Chr ist of tile Newv Year w''t ih r''ieewd zeac~l anid anld dletermilinatlin to achieve sil(ees in~ thlei' dffeirent sphieres of emiploy mlenlt. Thle man ly frii'nds of Mir. Wml. 11l nr Mloore wVill ic le(ased( to learn'i that. lhe is gradually conivaliscing froain 1. alttalck ofl nrivous prostriatin. We at.) imtilid to .\ilrs .lola and~ I ltghes, .las. Gray. .itudson lIav, Mtartlin, 1,angdon~li Iol in! and .\r uryv Wi'ggins tfor recent ind favors. WXe apprlciatedl anl invitationi frtom. Mliss i:ollie (Clland, teacher~ ofi Mt. Olive school 10til Cn etra illment1 of her school Oil tile evC of Chistma111n ('Continuied oin Page Elght.)