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VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1915. NUMB GOV[RNOR COIII[8 FRAN 8[NT[N'Ct Atlantans Greatly Wrought . Up Over Decision PRISONER HURRIED TO STATE FARM Gov. John M. Slaton Commutes Sen. tence of Leo It. Frank on the Eve of Execution. Militia Called Out to Protect Governor From Mobs. Atlanta, Ga., June 22.-While two battalions of state militia and a troop of Governor's horse guards were still on guard at Governor Slaton's country estate, quiet prevailed both there and in Atlanta this morning and there was no indication of a repetitiou of the exciting scenes of yesterday and last night, which followed the announce ment of the commutation of Leo Frank's death seiftence. In the oity beer saloons were al lowed to reopen this morning. There were no crowds on the streets. At the governor's home it was slated that the militia probably would be withdrawn tonight. Troops were called to the govern or's country home last night when a crowd of several hundred men and boys marched there and made a dem onstration against the governor's ac tion in the Frank case. Three m'ilitianten were slightly hurt by bottles and bricks thrown. 'The crowd dispersed about mid night. No shots were fired. Atlanta, Ga., June 21.-Governor Slaton tonight called up the State militia to protect his country home, near this city, after several hundred men and boys had attempted to enter the estate through the front gates, which had been barricaded by barbed wire entanglements, and had threat ened to overpower the twenty county policemen, armed with riot guns, who were on guard. The demonstration was a protest against the governor's decision today in commuting the sen tence of Leo M. Frank, to life impris onment. Upon arrival of sixty militiamen from Atlanta, who had been held un der arms for emergencies, the Gover nor proclaimed martial law in a dis trict extending half a mile In the front and rear of his residence and about a quarter of a mile on either side. When the militianien lined up Witli fixed bayonets to disperse the crowd, stones, bricks and bottles were thrown at them. A brick struck Lieut. Arnold Parker In the stomach and rendered him unconscious for a short tfline. A bottle, thrown at Private W. W. Foope, struck his gun and cut his hand. The commanding ofilcer, Major Cheron, vas struck by a stone, as were sevral of th6 ileti The goverieot' proclaimedi martial law at ii Cdelockc and by midnight the taioWd had practicaHy been dlisp~ersed. There was no firing. A teilephone inessage from Milledge ville, where the State prison is locat ed, said that trouble was feared there tonight and asked that the governior ordler out th6' Ailledgeville company of militia. The governor told hi.s ini formant thatss uch a reqiuent would have to come from the ghbbriff or hIald Whi county. At midnight, however, the sheriff hIad hot lkbcuested troops. The'governor was surroundled in his -holne by about a dozen friends, nearly eveifyone of whom was armed with a'rifle or pistol. The unexpected ar rival 'of a member of the family at a dlark corner of the front porch caused the governor himself to hastily pick up a largo lpistol. In front of the governor's house were more than 100 automobiles ill1i(d wvithi persons evident there to see what the crowd would do. The troops had great difficulty in clearing the road of these machines and many of their orders werd met with the retort of "shoot." - Early tonight Uhe principal streets were crowdled with men andl boys and crowds gathered on many edirnehn. 'K large force of -patrolmen p~aed back and forth along Mariptta street, wvhilch~ wvas a centre for the throngs, There war no indication, however, of serious trouble. About 8.30 several hindrdd men started a mlar h through the streets and finally halted at 'Peachtree and 'ItS. LOU iIA RKSDALE DIAL. Died at Her IIoip in Chestnutt Ridge Section Saturday Afternoon. The fundral of Mrs. Lou Barksdale Dial, who died at her home in the Chestnut Ridge section Saturday, was held Sunday afternoon at the High land Home burying ground, Rev. H. L. Baggott conducting the services. A large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives followed the body to its last resting place. Mrs. Dial was the widow of the late Allen Dial and was in the 84th year of her life. There were on children of the union, but several children of relatives were reared by them. One of these, a nephew, Mr. Nat Austin, with his family, lived with Mrs. Dial at the time of her death. Mrs. Dial was a life-long member of the Baptist church a-nd took much interest in its affa'irs. In her death her community loses one who was al ways interested in spiritual and ina terial well-being. Meeting of Junior Relief. The Junior Circle, Belgian Relief committee, will meet this afternoon at the home of Miss Rosalie Franks at 6 o'clock. A full attendance is requested. Acts of 1915 Ready. Clerk of Court Power has received the Acts for 1915 and will be glad to hand them to each township magis trate who calls for them. Ilospital Patients Doing Well. (IThe corps of nurses at the Julia Irby sanitarium and physicians at tending the patients have been kept busy during the past few days look ing after the comfort and welfare of those under their care. Reports from those in the hospital are very encour aging. Mrs. H. L. Blakeley, who under went an operation deveral days ago, is improving rapidly. Mrs. Jim Crow, of Watts Mills, op erated upon for appendicitis, is doing well. Mr. Connor Fuller, who underwent a very delicate operation for appen dicitis, is said to be out of danger unless complications set in. Mrs. Ross D. Young is much better. Miss Mary June Fuller, suffering from a dislocated hip, is said to be better. Miss Clara Arnold, brought to the hospital Monday night for an opera tion, stood the ordeal well and is get ting along fine. lase Ball Saturday. The Laurens mill and Lydia mill teams will lay on the Laurens mill hall grounds Saturday afternoon at 4 o'cock. The game played by these two teams last Saturday afternoon re suilted in a victory fQr the Lydia ag gregation, but the Laurens boys ex pect to strengthen their l'ine-up this time and turn the tables. A fast and Anappy game is expected. A Biig Barbecue. What the advance notices describe1 as a "'big tri-county barbecuie and edl uc'ntional rally" will be given at Zarline Island, near I lonea leth. Satur day, July arditi. 10 c laImed that this will b~e the la rgest gathering in thi.s seelloh of the state. People fr'omi Ander('1son, Abblevi'lle and Laa VCens counties are inlvited,. It is stat (ed that the speakers for the occasion wil b Ie Pi sidenut Cu rrellI, of the Un I versity of S'.. ('., Pries. Mfoffati, of Ers k ine, l'ditor' W. P. (Greene, of Abbe vil le, Mris. Mary 11cm phil GI(reeno and Gov. R. I. Manning. Au~t() Triu'k Aries. S. M. & E. 11. Wilkes p. Company are now delivering their goods in~ the latest imprl)ovedl mannerl~, via the auto tr'uek. Trhe hahdsome newv machine arrived last week andl has attracted much attention since being~ put into service. It was boitght through D. C. McTaur'in, the Studebaker' dealer, in this city. Pine streets. 'rho poli1c then statrtedl 'to bienak up the gathering. "Come on, lot's go out to Governor Siaton's" shouted several members of the cr'owd and a large numaber' of men marched north, on Peachtree street, in the di rection of the- Governor's country home, which is sever'al miles from the centre of the city. Members of the party declared they intended to make a' call ujion the governor. A number of county policemen .were on guard at the governor's home. rI To Deal In Electries. ir. J. D. Maxwell. with headquar tera in Philadelphia, was in the city Friday and closed a deal with Air. N. 13. Dial, president of the Reedy River Power Company, by which the power company will act as agents for the Milburn Light Electric, a lighter and less expensive electric car than has hitherto been on the market. Speak ing of its fine points, Mr. Maxwell stated that, because of Its lightness, it costs half, or less than half to op crate. - 'he usual excess weight and radically different designing and the use ot better materials. Ie stated that cars for demonstration and sale will be here at an early date. Teachers at Barksdale. Mr. W. W. Yeargin, of Barksdale, was in the city yesterday and stated that the patrons of the Barksdale school are very much gratified in se curing the services of Mrs. Mae Por ter Owens and Miss Eva Shell as teachers for the year 1915-16. Both are competent and experienced teach ers. The school will open October 4th. Severe Wind Storm. A portion of the upper section of the county was visited by a severe rain and wind storm Sunday afternoon which caused considerable dhrnage to houses and trees. Several houses on Mrs. J. B. -Owens' place -were blown down and several also on the place of Mr. A. R. Owens. A large tree was blown over on the house of Mr. R. L. Smith causing considerable dam age to it. There were other instances of ipinor damage in addition to that caused by the washing of the land. Not in Standard Oil. That the Gulf Refining Company is not a subsidiary corporation of the Standard Oil Company is stated on the authority of Eichelberger Bros., local representatives of the Gulf Re fining Company, who wish the con trary Impression corrected. Mr. Elchelberger states that the Gulf Re fining Company belongs to the Mlellon interests, of Pittsburg and Is in no way connected with the Standard. He desires this statement made in view of some newspaper reports to the opposite effect. TO GIVE MILITARY TRAINING. Supt. B. L. Parkinson Announes In. novation in the Local ligh School. Superintendent B. L. Parkinson of the Laurens Graded Schools has be gun preparations for inaugurating military training among the boys of the high school next year. With this end in view Mr. 11. C. Hilton, a grad unte of The Citadel has been elected a member of the high school faculty andl he will have charge of this branch of the work. It has not been decided yet, whether or not, the boys will utse uniforms but in all probability the fIrst year the drill will be in citizens clothes. Requests have been made to Adjt. (len. Moore and to Secretary of War Garrison for use of government yilis, . . Newv Unkhery Opents. Thle Laurens liakery is the namte of the new bakery which will open tomor row in the stantd formerly ocecupied by the Ideal flakery, next to Switzer C'om pany's store. E. C. Smith and W. .. Kite, two hustling yon men withi w'ide expecrienee in the b~akery busi ness, will be managers. Mr. Smitha will give most of his attention to the selling (end of the business, while Mr'. Kit~e will be in actunal charge of the ovens. They state that they have come~ to stay and~ expect to "make good" by baking good bread in a clean place and dealing In- a buisinesslilke mnanner' with their customers. (hero ('oin lhnt I mprovedl. The bottlhng plant of the C'hero Cola Pottlinig Company, A. 1i. Sanders, Prop., was imtpr'oved a great dleal last week by the installation of a modern bottle-washing machine, which steril izes,'"rinses and dra ins 1 .r00 bottlies in a single hour. This utp-to-date ma chine was installed to keep rpace with the rapidly ineasing .business of this progressive firm. Othetr imaprovements tenditng to mako thte plant clean and sanitary were made last summer, so Mr'. Sandlers considers that lie nowv has an idleal place. I~o invites the public to call at the plant and see howv the big new machine works and how the bottled drinks that ho sells are bot 'tied under cleanly and sanitary condi tin. TO CLOSE JULY 5TH. Merclants of Laurens to Observe Iloli. day on the Fifth Instead of Fourth. The Fourth of July coming this year on Sunday the merchants of the city have decided to observe the day on Monday the fifth. The first petition carried around called for closing on the sixth but the Laurens Mill and a majority of the merchants desiring the fifth for the holiday, a second petition was carried around and was signed as follows: "We the undersigned merchants of La.urens hereby agree to close our stores on Monday July 5th., to cele brate the Declaration of American In dependence: (Signed) "Minter Co., Nloseley & Roland, Fleming Bros., Palnetto Bank, W. Sol onon, Powe Drug Co., (conditional) bours; Laurens Drug Co.,-hours; Peo ples Loan & Exchange Bank, Farmers Bank, Ii. Terry, Clardy & Wilson, Lau rens National. Bank, Todd-Simpson & Co., Leverett Furniture Co., Davis l'oper Co., Peoples Drug Store, hours; Dial Co., J. C. Shell & Co, W. G. Wilson & Co., R. W. Willis, R. C. Gray, Brooks Hardware Co., J. M. Philpot, J. II. Sul livan, lunter Bros., Owings & Owings, .wowler & Owens, John A. Frank, A L. Mahaffey, Switzer Co., Enterprise Na tional Bank, Laurens Hardware Co., J1. C. Burns & Co., Kennedy Bros. TO ENJOIN BOND ISSUE. Lawyers of Greenville to Enter In Juction Proceedings Against *950, 000 R418d Rond Issue. Greenville, June 21.-Well founded reports are to the effect that an inl junction will be issued against the proposed issue of $950,000 in bonds by Greenville county for tile purpose of constructing roads. It is said au thoritatively that an injunction re straining the county will be' asked today, probably before Special .ludge Ansel, provided he has jurisdicition in the case; if 'not, before some other judge.as soon as possible. Lwis W. Parker and 0. K. Mauldin. It is said will represent that part of the county's populace who oppose the bond issue. These lawyers will at tenupt to show that the bond issue is unconstitutional. They will claim, it is understood that the eight per cent limit, placed by the constitution upon bonded indebtedness will be exceeded in case the $950,000 bond issue is suc cessful. Adding the $90,000 borrow ed by the county, in anticipation of taxes,' to the bonds outstanding and to those which it is propo.ed to issue, those who oppose Ile hond issue for roads, claim that the limit will be ex eceded. Another point which may be raised Is that the delegation has usurped an 1 lor i y wic(h1 does not hel ong to it; th:at It laa tak'n 111)011 itself certaini executive futelions, when as a matter of colstitutilo al limitation. the dele fatlonl has i power except tihe powel of legislative functions. This Iljinjuncion, if it is sIccessfiul. will meanl a delayv of Several11101 moths in thle roadl work. Tie mat ter must be hieard ini the courit of th le St ate starting with thie circuit court and( then going to t he State suprenwil courit. Thie counllty will decfend~ the issua n'e of' handii s nga inlst thie inIjuinction wichul will be issued, Autst riiani Submar~i ine Attacks and Sinks Simiar ('raft oif itaians. VCenice, italy, .11une 18.--DI eta ils have beenl receivedl here of (lhe recent enI gageimentI in whlaich ani Aulstriani suab mliar.ne sun1k an ltalian submnarine. Thiiis is the fIrst.I time in naval hiistory thlat an encounlter het ween underlesea boats has been r'ecordled. The It(alIiani boat was thie Mledusa, withI a displacemien t of 30)0 tons, a spe aed of I 1 knots 'sublmergedi and a crew of 1i. She was lying submellrgedi and thie Austria boat was not far away,. ailso undler water. Neilther lad 51(en any3 li intitlin of (lie pre'slenc of the oth~er. Tfhe Medusa (nime to thie suirfae fIrst, swept the horizon withI li her prih s(cope an findn1(111g the0 way clear, emlerged. Shortly afterwvard the Alia trnian boat deeilded to come up. She sent upi her periscope, and sawv the Italian not far away aind immeldiately attacked, One shot from her (or pedo was suilicient to send~ the Me (dusa to the bottom. One replort is that an1 oflicer anld four memb~lers of thle eow of thle Me (dusa esenped'and wvere mad(e praison era by the Anuitrinsn COUltT LASTED ONE DAY. After Trying One Case and Accepting Several Pleas of GuIltiy Coulet Ad. journed Monday Evening. The court of general sessions, which convened Monday morning was a short-lived one, adjourning the same evening after several cases had been disposed '. Judge M. L. Smith of Camden, presided, this being his first visit to Laurens as a presiding judge. Ills charge to the grand jury Monday morning, dealing principal ly with good roads, education and law enforcement, made a strong im pression upon those who heard it and many comments were made on it outside of court circles. With the exception of one case, all the prisoners facing the court plead guilty. All of them were of a rela tively minor character texcept one, that of the State vs Nathan Iudgens, colored, charged with burglary,. lie plead guilty and was given a life sentence. It will be remembered that he was the negro discovered in the home of Mr. Alfred McNinch sev eral months ago by his daughter. le is a very young negro and conse quently will be sent to the reforma tory for some time before he begins Jake Jones, plead guilty to assault being negroes, 'were as follows: his life term. Other cases heard, all with intent to kill, 18 months. Atto Mooro plead guilty oi three counts to house-breaking and lar ceny, 5 years. Nonnie Davis, larceny, plead guilty, 2 1-2 year". Leland Prather, plead - guilty to bouse-breaking and larceny, I year. Walter Young and Stoho Garling ton, two young negro boys, plead guilty to house-breaking and larceny, having entered the Enterprise Na tional Bank and stolen several arti cles, and were sentenced to 2 years in the state reformatory at Lexing ton. Fletcher Davenport was acquitted of the charge of salony. The trial of these cases cleared the Jail of prisoners, though there are several out on bond. 'The following present mcnit was made by the grand jury: To the Presiding Judge: We have passed on all bills handed ur by the court, except the one of the State vs Thomas lilenderson which we herewith return in order that witinesses may appear before us at, next term of court. Only one wit iess named on the bill appeared. We find that the roads of the coun ty are heing worked as well anid ex peditiouisly as can be with the money and fores at the collimlland of the su pervisor, and that. the bridges gener ally are in god conditioni. We fild that the supervisor and board of county col in issioners have irentedl a farmi from whliich they havye profitably raised a large aluount 0f isu ppieCs totri support of (bin~i gang force a 1u1la hae t hereby saved~l lhe county (consiierable expense. We wiYh to lpuit oni record ou r commloeiiula ion of these ol is for their serivices ini thui.. regard. The ScholO~s of the counity general Ily hiave closied a successful yeari's work. We Iinad t hat thle teachers have trtstecos in thei r efforts Itom itrove the" schoolsi. Onur t rusteces havye dtevot - edi much timie to looking afteri the interests ot their r'espective districts. We~ arc glad to iepiort that. petitions for comlsory edu1' NIcatio muarCe binjg largely circulated and that many di& riote hplve ahlready adoplited this sys tim undier thle law,* anid we be leve tha t by the next termo of t his couitrt the majority, if not all oif the districts will have adopt)1edI this systemii. We tlnd that the county's' property' is; well caired fo atnd is in goodl con The commuiittee1i app)olinted lo emm~ti Inc thle hooks otf thoecoun ty ollic'rs are at work and will lie ready to re pert at the next term' of this court. 'We wish to thlanik yourt honor for the very istvuetivye charge givyen to us at thle ope'ninag of thiis term oif thle court. We wlsla more of our citizens couldc have heard it. We also extendl thainks to the oilI cers and nttaches of the court for the courtesies extendled us., Most repcflysubmitted, respctflly J. W. Wells, F~o reman. GRANDFATHER CLAUSE NOT CONSTI.TUTIONAL Supreme Court of United States So Holds FORMER CONFEDERATE ANNOUNCED DECISION (ienerally Believed that the Court's llulig isil it) Much Towmard In. validating Socadled "U4randfatherP Cl(anes in Constitutions of South (in States. Washington, June 21.--The supremo Court, in what is considered one of the most Important. race decisions in history, today anulled as unconstitu tional the Oklahoma constitutional amendment and the Annapolis, Md., voters' (Ittalileation law restricting the suffrage rights of those who could not vote or whose ancestors could not vote prior to the ratification of the fif teenth amendment to the federal con sti'tution. Chief Justice White, a native of the South a-nd a former Confederate sol dier, announced tile court's decision, which was unanimous, except. that Justice McReynolds took no part In the case. By holding that conditions that ex listed before the fifteenth amendment, which provides that tile right to voto shall not be denied or abridged on ac cuiit of race, color orl previous Col dition of servittide, could not be broightt over to the present day in dis regard of this self executing amend iment, it is generally believed that the court .vent a long way toward ilival1 dating itucli of the socalled "grand father clause" in constitutions of Southern States. Tile immediate effect. of the court's decision was to uphold the conviction o" two Oklahoma elect-ion officials who denied negroes tile right to vote in a congressional election, and to award the Maryland negroes damages froin election officials in Annapolis who re fused to register them. The court held that the Oklahoma election offi eials could not ignore the fifteenth. allenidillent in wiping out of State con stitutions fihe word ",white" as a qual ifleaion for voting. In tile Maryland ease, Ohe cout t's d(ieision establishied tile point that the fifteenth amend ment applies to itunicitpal as well as to federal electioils. I)isclissing 4 tie Ok i tl oma Case, Cihief Justice White said tle sTIrage amedmntto Ilhe State conisltiutionl fir.-t fixed a I lier y stalad ,d aind Ihenl followed it with . a provision reating a standard bas d ip-on lthe coillitlioll exis;ting Oi .lau r I. oil, lrir to the aloptioi of tle fitte iltll aiieid mn tll and elimninatIed ltos e com)ing11 inl LItI literaey tes1L. juht atn, edthat itis 0 a')ctir ditioti which lte fifen;th imndme: was.- intenditd th destoy. l 11(i1 Itoi 111 is ue," O~ tued theI chiet' jslrotci "htir iotais noes:esto (WlOr 111' nexlusion of' anyiOl~t heo ondtion od t evits ii, bt e t and-1(h tat 1d 5 itsl inhaed.'' rng ha e "l oth.IerI wrnds(o, w tlle rinti any o ther interpretationt th a t c ghe provision, ratreing to two mendtIons exireting bdetore'tie firt. eet lamend met held aopted, Irooedto maer ko 11( will the fori tof the igh to13' liuf-i diseovnr any ba:i0 r reasn will gthe stndlOanrd t tisd otethan C'eythe .\s. ItdatFranpesGen ereet