Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mlot 'onie4 Oier i.emtil Issues Leads to IE:ncoun ter livinleen 1I. E". lePass ald dohn Cary E'vans. S1. a tanhuIl Ir" , .I'll 5. -1 11)41y con tested legal issuevs led to lersonali ties :n the Cou1rt of common pleas yesteirday mnorning and culiniated inl .1 ersoial ('nc Cou n ter ietwen form er Governor John Gary Evans and Attorney If. 1E. DePass. Tle dificulty occurred dirlig .%fr. Delass' argument before t1he Jutry Inl the case brought by Nannie Arnold against the FOlthi Carolina Light, Powor & Raiilways company, this be ing ain action to rcoover damages of $,0l0 for injuries received throtgh alleged negligence of the street car ('ompa!ny1 i1 fAlIng to stop for the co au0id.l('t alight. Governo1 Ix anls wsConducting the case for (the' lantif: .\r. IYcl'ass was repre.;ent ing tl' 1f4oldalt colupny aI i a mem ber. of the law fIr:n of Sanders & Do Pass. The trial! of the Cast, waIs unn111(11e - ed T*;11r.: day afternoonl and every point was deotrmilodly.i fought for by tIe altorieys. Tihose present1 in I the cou, rt roc11 durinr- fhe taigof test'imlony dit1 in'- I)h;, mornlino. the -emitost bet ween, th attorneys for points in the case grevw More anld tulore determinled.* and brou"lt !forlh frc'tent haInter- and re parfce. .lnst lI'ofore the taking of test:111ony was 'osed a motion was made by fihe defendant rail Iay's Counsel. which was sustained by .idge 1i:11rd. Shortly afterwards Mr. Sanders retired from tlie co110room1, and it is sta(ed that about this tlime Governor Evans, in commenting u1pon som1e point at issue, made a remark relative to Mr. Sanders about "'sharp J)raCtie," for whih lie innmmediately aPlol'ied to tlht court, stating that he m1n t no reflection upo1 \ Ir. Sand'rs: that he held .Mr. Sanders as a 'lese nersonal friend and was under many obligations to him. Durin it g his arguoment before tle jury, Mr. DlPllass. i: is stated, com1 11101110td Pon tis incident, and ne e'used .1r. Ivalns of casting asIersiolls upon those engaged ill tile cond(uct of! Ih<- case. .i'-. Evans arose and stat Cd that this was not true. Persons inl tile courtrooi declare that Mr. DePass then called dri. Evans a liar. which statement Mm'. Evans iminedi ately resented by hitting .r. DePass In the face witi a law book, and the two men clinched. Mr. DePass was badly scratched rnoss (he left side 'of the face. Mr. Evans was also slightly scratched. ''lhe lmen were m111 iediately separated by imembers of the har who were present. lr. DePass went to his (Anl", after the flght, t ret lurned sh1or1t1y after Wards. (overnor EI\ans remained in thle courtroom. C. 1'. Sanders, Iaw partner of 11i'. DePass asked that the (ourt over-I look the 00e1rene1 . Tie stIted hat he was a personal friend of Governori Evans and knew that no offense was. meant, and he asked that bo4h the a(ttornieys h~e excuised1 for their enn duet. .1 udge Ftiird grzanateId thle i'e quest. Potfh Goveornor Elvans and1( .1'. DePass apIologized to the ('ourit and to eaich0 ot' and thle nmatter' w'as consideredl at an end. NO LO1PHOLE LEFT'i FOR DIS(TSSION (Continueod from Page 0110,) accept thtis positive assura'lnce from a friendly3 governm' nt n101 Iotwithlstand( ing an 11 eport01 to tile ('0n1rtary3. Thle r'e(ent vont .lagow Ilote, it is poInted( oult , was ipredica ted 01n the v'iew that the Lusitanian was anl armed ship but)1( didl not assert thle prinacip1l1 that unarmIl~ed plassenger ship s COild( be similarly sunk. it is mlailntied therefore, that thle princip ie oif 11m mnnIty3 to4 11 'unred lassenuger shiills is Ofle w.hlch ('ould1 110 necelited by Germarny as 'ons istn w4(4 ithi 11 her4 at tude~ upl to t his timie, and1( woldl give the Ilrg('st mhensure of 11rote(c'4ion to Amneiian in thi le futur e. Suchl an agreement oni the status of tile busi armedo~ lassenlger ships, it Is general14y admitted, woulId ipave 4the way foi' a much wi'der' adijustmlient of all tihe various con41loits whlichel have aruiseni over .\mleriean ships and the safety thait tis larger adjuistmrent miight e'venl In turnf lead 4o the suprem'ne qtuestlin of brInging tihe warriing nationls to ('onliplilion rd (l'I4)' irnidht A smll 1)4 dow o l'0- 4(-ILa x tihbt aind youG cn.ioy a full, fr'ee, ''asy howel mlovemienlt in 14 thnoring. No grtiing, for Po-Don-Lax is P1odolhyllini (.\ay Appl withlout th:. gripe, iPo--D~o-Lax corrlects 41he (en1mo of' Constip1:1ioll 1by ariouising tile Iiiverl, incr'eas'inlg the flow of hlile. lille Is Nature's ant isepitie in the ho welIs. \\'ith Iiroperl~l amoun1 lt of ble, d igecio 101in howelis 15ier'fect. No gas, no fermlentatioln, no const4illation. D)on't beO sick, niervous, Iiritablle. let a bottle of Po-Do-tLax Crom1 youriI di'ug gist no0w and cure' y'ouri con'tiipationi overnight, Coffee-Call and get 10 lb.9 of that goodl green coffee for only onj~e dollar., It's h1ere for you. J. IH. Sullviyan, Lan rents, S. C. .46-1t CLA1IMS IT AN ACCIDENT. (rnin u Nole Nentt to 'nlted States Disclalims Intentional Torpedollig of Stenmiler ('ttil1-lci. Wnashig ton, .line -(.-Germany in a noto! cablled to the state department today by Ambassador Gerard at 1er linl, expressed regrets that through 'an unfortunate accident" a German subimlarine had torpedoed the Ami can steamer Gulflight and declared it :elf "ready to furnish full recoin pense for the dalage thereby sus tained by American citizens." li the same communieation the (erman foreign office said it had not been possible to clear ilp fully the casee of tle A iericana steamer Cush Ing reported aftacked by aL German aeroplane, and asked that the United States- communicate all inliormiationl in its possessIon concerning this in cldenlt. Ifilame for tihe at tack on tihle Gulf light was placed by the foreign olee upon the proximity of two lIritish patrol boats and the absence from (he steaiel's freeboard or1 tle d Is ti(tinctve Imarlkings usually carried by noentral ships. "That tle attacked sten lier caried the .Aiericani flag.' the note added, "was first observed at. the moment of tiring the shot.' The Gulflighit l iwas torpedoed in the Engl ish cannel five weeks ago while carrying oil from Port Arthur, Tex as for itouen, France. She was tow ed to Crow's sound and beached for repairs. Two seamen were drowned when the crew took to (lie boats and the captain died of heart trouble the next day. The expression of regret and offer of reparation follows the principle outlined in a circular Germany re Cent ly sent to neutral nations dis Ilailing intention of attacking nen tral vessels carrying non-coitraband. 'or Jil 111111111id ApIipetIte. To improve the appetite and singthlen the digestion try a few dos vs of Chamberlain's Tablets. .\1r. J. HI. Seitz. of Detroit, Miel., says: "They restored liy appetite wie impaired. Aieved Me of a bloated feeling and aused a pleasant and satisfactory ItoVemen1i1t of (lie bowels." For .sale by all dealers. YOlt IE.ALTi Don't Endanitrer It With Cirlomel. It is generally agreed by experts in this country and 'uroe that calomel has a very violent effect on the system. This accounts for tile familiar dils ag reI-eable feeling accompanying a dose, and the weakened condition fol lowing it. hll -Ver-Lax Is a ha1rtmless vegetable compound, that is a mild, but effective substitute for calomel. It has all the effectiveness, but n9t tle effect, of Valoiel. Its spfnldid value has hrought It into su 9 wide use that In sole States it lit 9almost entirely re placed caloiel. .Just try LIv-Ver-Lax once, and01 you will never use caloniel again. Intsist onl (lie genuine, bearing the likeness and signattire of L. K. Grigsby, which Is gitaranteed to give satisfaction or iiioney refunded. For sale by Lau rens Drug Co. .\ FIeet he Cough Treatment OJne-fouthtl to one teaspoonful of IDr. Nintg's New :Di)scovery, taken as needed, wvillI soothe and check ('oughis, Colds andl~ the more danilgerouis Ilron ('hial and~ ~Lung Ailments. You can't afforid to take the risk of serious ill ness, when so cheaip and siim.p1 a irem edy as D r. King's New I)scovery is (lit ainale. Go to yourz druggist to da~y, get a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery, start the tre'atmetnt at once0. You wiill be gratified foir the re lie f anad cure obtained. iTrilulg (lie Yoitng Fa'urmi Iden, In recent exanintations of the rur'al schools of Latirenis coilntty thle cil dren(i of the Seventh Gr'ade wore Lasked, "Who Is the best farmei' in Laureiis couty ?'' Th'e reliels covered a wide field . Of t hose pubh lsed tin thle "School Jouirnail,"' Ithe iiulient Ion of the( (ounlt y department. of eduicathin, foutr impllress us as havitig especiail merit. "Iu upi No. I'' of thle Ebenezer S(chool0, said. ".\t. J1oft iiI. Sloan,. beeanuse oI fthie initensivye aus well aIs thle extensive culI tivationot, scietifle ti farnin g and imi IRobert C. Davis, of (lie lHock Ittidae schoiol, like lie Ebietiezer ladI, inakes(' olut ini a St ronig ease without waistinug wvods, as follows: ".\lr1. Georg' Young Ilie ra ise 3(10re (':4'l anad yinain fthan lhe nieeds aindi not 5s) muiich ('(ttoin."' If all the f: rmer1.- of Southi ('arolina wvere in aigriemint withi young .\lr. Daviis atnd V. oubt IfaIi thfully fol low the plan of h( ser'iouasly inctonven ieni(ed by a wart ini l'urope. Jlohn iRober't Lynn, ailso) if Ithe Ioek lridl.e school1, pres(entf a (ihampijioii about1 so strongly atS his ('olfeague. Sayhying .\lr. Lyinn "l".tiff Y'ouing. lie plows hIs h~ id deel) and( miatnures his roed sipots anad t ries to get. It as good as (lie otheri.'' 'The "re'd shot'' argtimjenit In .\lir. Duff's favor wIll not lie eaislly Overceome-thie enrichment of the wor'n out 'red spots" and the te dem t Ion or the Riate agilculturzally ar.'. to a large extent, synomous. "Pupil No. 5," of FriendshIp school, 1a mn)re elaboaten etng fo..th te IS to give Better Bargains, Superior Makes -and Smart Styles. The offerings that are listed below demonstrate the splendid Switzer val ues and timely savings that await you. Our special reductions each week have proven most popular and you are in vited to come and get your share. Specials for Friday and Saturday. Oxfords at One-Half Price. One lot 30 inch Printed Flaxons all Every pair of White Oxfords in our new, this seasons styles worth 15c. Friday entire stock $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 and Saturday only - - 9c. Friday and Saturday special - $1.00 For Friday and Saturday we will sell Table No. 1. special all of our 15c 12 1-2c and 10c for One lot $3.00 Ladies' Oxfords, Tan per yd. only - - - 9c- Patent, Velvet and Kids, pumps or two Big lot new 40 inch Striped Voile per straps, Friday and Saturday - $1.50 yd. only - - - 20c Table No. 2. One lot 32 inch Wash Silk Waisting One lot $2.50 Ladies' Oxfords, Pat all new stripes, worth 50c. Friday and ent two straps, Gun Metal two straps and Saturday per yd. only - 35c- pumps Friday and Saturday - $1.25 We will sell Friday and Saturday all Silk Waisting worth $1.00 the kind that Table No. 3. will wash for per yd. only - 75 One lot $1.50 Misses Oxfords, Kids, Gun Metal two straps, Patent two straps Big lot Curtain Goods worth 12 1-2c, Tan and all styles, half price, Friday and 15c and 20c special for Friday and Satur- Saturday ll 75c. day, per yd. only - - loc. We have special price on every thing Table No. 4. in our Ready-to-wear department. Be One lot $1.00 and $1.25 Misses Ox sur an gie s aloo, yu illbe leaed fords, Vici blucher Gun Metal two straps suh re and eualookyouwle lae or one strap in all leathers, half price, Fri withpric andqualty.day and Saturday - - 50c. These specials are fast sellers, so NOW i the proper time to make your purchases. SWITZER COMPANY LAURENS, S. C. enase of his~ faivorite: "The best farier I know of is mr. W. I. Hobo. lie Is cultivating a farim ithat Wheni he camne t here about eight years ago it was red and Washed off land very poor and now it. is fertile I al.ih e Il e has 1 sedI a good plant food and land improver. I e his inade his land profitable by proper Sterracing and plowing at the right lifine and prelinirin his laInl right sA lht he wvater 11inIay dissolve and go to the roots so thiat the plant may p row." Tle evidlence Is pretly plain that the "Seventh Gtade" farmers of La.ii len s are in the fist (lass and that . omlebody is teaching them sound priiciples. The0 replies show , first that IIe interest. in farming of the school children has been awakened, that there Is neighborhood pride in the best farmer as well as In the champion baseball player and, sec ond, that common sense notions of what constitutes good farming are be Ing instilled. Iad the question been Put to adult farmers In agricultural chubs, the answers would hardly have been more convincing.-The State. PA IthEl, N. r., .1.N GETS MA'K RELl EF W. It. iau'. I -ilort lietter .mifer First Dose of lIlmedy. W. It. havenport, o' Parkir, N. C., long suiffered from a >eeilia mIt alady of the stoutCh. lIe ought tralltmelt iwith but little relk At tlines it seened Il thai h' wvoult have to give tilt hlope. fie took .\ay'r's onderful Iltledy and fouzid immitter ale benefit. I Ic wrote: "For years I \lba e suffered from a disease whth in led doctors. They term21ed it (at1h11 of the stomtach, say ing thie only hope would be a change of (11f1a.1e, and that in all probability I wolnd never get well. Thln I heard of yoIar remedy. One bottle gave moe instant relief. It made me feel like ia new 1nan. You r full course of treat muents ha1s about Cured me. Several of my friends have also been cured. Alayr's Wonderful Remedy gives permanent results for stomach, liver and intestinal allments. tt ats Ituch and whatever you like. No more dis t.ress after eating, pressure of gas in the stomach and around the heart. Get one bottle of your druggist now and try it on an absolute guarantee if not satisfactory money will be re turned. C. C'. Featherstone 11. 11. K night FEATIIElSTO-Xv & hNIilTr Attorneys at Law LuIrens, S. C. We beg to annoutnce that. we have formed a co-partnership for the prae tice of law, at 1,111en1s, S. C. .\r. Featherstone wil II n1( Weld nesday of each week at I/t ureni and wilI comiIe. over at tteh ther t iles as neessary.I All bitsiniess entrutt 1( o rc r will have prollipt and '. ar( il atten tion. Ollbie over ltalmetto tikll C. C. Featherstone, W. 13. Knlight, The "Hoosier" 14 a kitchen nedessi 1y. You (an have one put your home this week for only $1.0. S. M. & E. H. WIL11KES CO. get Itid of Your ltheuimatismo. Now is the tinc to got rid of your rheumatism. You call (10 it if you ap ply Chamberlain's Liniment. W. A. Lockhard, Homer City, N. Y., writes, "Laist spring I suffered from rheuma tism with terrible pains In Y arms and shoulders. I got a tle of Chamberlain's Liniment the first application relieved me. By using one bottle of it I was entirely cured."' For sale by all dealers. 1istriet Court, of the Unith4(1 States Western .istjrict of Monthtl Carolina. In tjie matter of 12. G. .loore, flank rupt. To tihe Creditors of the above named lankrupt: Take notiee Oil the Ist da11y of June 11 l, tihe above named bankrupt filed his petitioni iII Saidi CouIIr. Iraying that lie may be dcried by the Court to have a fill] diselige fiom aill debts provable against hi /estate, an1(d a hear ing was there1,on ordered and will be h1auio aid petition oil the Ist (111 o .itJ. Ilu-a, befoire said courit, ait t11* IvilIle, InI Snid D)istrict, at I I o'cioe in tle forenoon, at which Mile aind place all knowi cr1editora and other persois iII lnte'est 11pay% ap pear an1d slow -calise, if aIlly they have whby the prayer of said petition should iot be granted. .1. 11. KNIUHT, Clerk. NOTi CE, Notice is hereby gpln that I- have. lost stock certileat .No. 8 1 for' five sharem of the capit I stock of Ibaurens Trust Company, corporation char tered unier th aws of the State of South C roll with its pilIncipal place of bu ness at laturena, S. C., and that ill on the 21st day of .July, 1915, app y to said corporation for a new certificate in the place and stead of the.one so lost. 46-6t-pd D. A. Davis.