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[[FQRT TO PREVENT VOTE ON PROHIBITION Injunction Proceedings Be. fore Justice Watts DECISION DEFERRED TO FULL COURT Cole L. Blease and F. G. TompkinA Enter Stilt for "Prohibition" Client to Enjoin State Officers and Rich land County Managers From Furth er Action. Columbia, Aug. 7.-Alleging that the -act of the last general assembly pro viding for an election Septembar 14 on the'question of prohibition is un constitutional, attorneys yesterday filed a ietition with R. C. Watts, as sociate Justic'e, at Laurens, asking that a temporary injunction be Issued. The action was brought by John Henry Chappell, a citizen of Newherry county, against R. .\1. McCown, secre tary of state of Soutth Carolina: S. 'TV. Carter, State treasurer of South Car olina; C. W. Sawyer, coml ptroller gen oral of South Carolina, and C. T. Graydon, Zeb Ilope aild .1. '. 1%lowell, commissioners of election of Itich land county. After reading the petition, Associate Justice Watts refused to grant the iI Junction, but issue(d the following or der: "It is ordered that the rwpondeintvi show cause before supren\ coiln't on August 20, at 1) o'clock n. iml , 19I, why an order should not 1"4-me herein. restraining thei from tih acts and things corn plained of in '.11 r.id petI tion." Frank G. Tompkins and C. 1'. Dilare of Columbia are the attorneys tor the Petitioner. They went to Laurens yes terday morning to secure the order. If proceedings begun in the Su preie Court of this State to preveit the prohibition referendum e'-ctior on September 14 falls an aqpeal to the Supreme Court of the I'nl1ed States may knock out the referendum. An application was made at Lairens yes terday hy Cole L. Blea"e, former Gov ernor of South Carolina, and Frank G. Tompkins, of Columbia, attorney. rep resenting John Harry Chappell, a tax payer of Newberry, asking for an in j aetion preventing the referenoum. Associate .1ustice Watts, beforn whom the application was made, refi-.eoe to sign an injunction, bu.t referred ihe natter to the whole. Sup rem, Coiirt and set August 20 in Columbia for that body to hear the question anl to pass on the matter, Signifleanne is attached to that see tion in the petition asking for the in junction in that it is alleged the refer. endum is in violation both of the Con stitution of the State and of the United States. Observers see in the Federal question an opening to take the case to the United States Supreme Court should1( the anti-prohibitionists lose out in the State Courts. This couldi be done either by getting a writ of error from the Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court or by applying to a United States Snupreme (Court .J us tice for a writ. of error and a temn pora ry imnjuntinn preventing the r'ef erendum i, pend ing the hearing of the appeal. The nearliess of the referen dumi elect in woul d iprevent the Siu premie Court t of thle U:nited States from hcari ng the matter utilI a fter the (late for the electiot) woulId have passedl, andl thle aint irohb iltlinist s would have won their point even if thle high est t ribunal would Iatecr decide that the referendum wats regular. If the (late for the elect ion is passed it would he a vic!tory for the antis and the wvhole iuestion wou (ldie host poned uin Il the next ineethlig of the Legisia tu re. ('ontenion of Petitioner. 'The contention11 of the petitioner is that it is a piower granted the (don eral Assembly by the Cotistittonsm of the United States and of the State to say whether or not the Stsite shall have prohibiition or wvhat form of recg ulation of the liqunor trafice shall pre vail, and that this p)oiver cannot be piassedi or deolegatedl to the people through a referendium election. They aio point out that the Referendum Act lirovides-' for the winding up of the dlispensauries in case prohobition wins, and this they declare is legislat ing on a contingency which is invalid andi unconstitutional. The general publio thought the pro MRi. ,JOEL BLACKWELL IS I)EA1). Abieville County Citizen Dies at Age of 95. Donalds, July 27.-"Uncle" Joel Blackwell, one of the oldest and most 11111(iqe characters in Abbeville coun ty, died at the home of his son. T. R. Blackwell, at Due West yesterday at the age of 95 years and 10 months. "Uncle" Joel was a hard worker and raised a large family. He never own ed an overcoat, umbrella or pair of gloves, and never wore out the seat of a pair of pants. His body will be buried today at Quaker church, in Lturens county. Until a year ago the old man was spry and went where he pleased, but since then his eyes failed and while not sick he was confined to the house and this confinement seemed to sapi his vitality. He leaves a large family circle among whom ks the Rev. David Blackwell of the Presbyterian cliircli and Mr. Homer Blackwell, a lawyer of LJaurens, S. C. Presented Wit.h it Medal. Mr. w. P. iomason, of this city, the re& ring state counsellor of the Junior Oider of Mechanics, was presented with1 a beautiful medal in Coliumbia last week by the members of the order as a testimony of their regard and es teem. Mr. 'ihoniason prizes very Itiglh ly this valuable and beautiful gift. ilibitiolists were certain of victory and Mhat the antis wetre not evei go Ing to make a fight, and on every hand one couldl hear that the result was a foregone conc Ilision. Tle first mtove against prohibition caime yester(ay, wlien attorneys representing Mr. Chap pell. a taxpayer, of Newherry, applied to Associate Justice Watts for an in jiunetion preventing the election on the ground t that te Act passed by the Legislature providitg for the referen (im otn Sptebiner 11 is uneonstiti tional aid invalid. The action was airected against Secretary of State 11. M. McCown, State Treasurer, S. T. Carter, Comptroller general Carlton W. Sawyer and C. T. Graydon, Zeb., Hope and J. F. lowell, State commis sleners of election for Richland Coun y. Justice Watts refused to grant an injunction, but referred the whole question to the Supreie Court, which meets in Columbia on August 20. Personally a Prohilbitionist. Mr. Chappell says in his petition that he is a persolnal prohibitionist, aind expects to vote for State-wide prohibit ion in the refereindui Clee tion, but that lie thinks it is unconsti tuti onal, and the election would he in valid, and it would, therefore, involve an unnecessary expeinse on the tax payers. reciting that $35,800 is provid ed for meeting tho expenses of the referenduii. After reciting the lleferenduim Ac in which provision is made for wind Ing up the (dispensaries in case proh i bition cari-les, the petitlonir says: "The aforesaid provisions and sectIons of said Act .are in violation of Article 41, Section 4, of the Constitution of the United States; of Article 3, Section 1, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, and AtIcle 8, Seotioni 2, of the Cofistitution of the State of South Car'olina."' Mr. Tompkins, one of the attor-neys for Mi-. ChappellI, the pet itioner,. would( not say this morning whether they wvouid\ seek to take the case to the Sutplr-eie CVour t or' not if they lost be fore the State .C our t. le would ma ke no comment, and only smiled wheni it was suggested t hat they htad provided in the!ir petit ion for' taking thle tight toa the Un itedl St ates Su preme Courit by br inginig ini the 14-deral constitu tional it~y of the Act. Former Gover'nor Blease, the otheri attortiey, is out of the city todary. Prohbit louisis are confildent tha~nt the Supr-eme Cour it will deld~te the Act is regular- and constitutional, anmd willI niot enjoini the election. They at-e con fident of win ninig In the refereind um on August 141, and1 while taken by nut' prise ate the move of their opiotnents thrtoughi the Courits, would nmake tno adlmission that they have any fear of the t'efer'endunm electioti he preventted. Th'le Attotrney Glener-al is the r-epre sentative of all State otfieials, andl At totrney Giener'al TIhotmas hI. Peephes and Assistant Attor'ney Genteral D~omintiek wilh likely be called on to appearat for thomt in this case atnd uphold the va lidlity and constitutionality of the Act of the Legislature ini order'ing the ref crendumn. The fight betwecen the Prohiibitioniists and Anti-Pr-ohibitionists is now on in earndst, and the whole State will await the outcome of the injunction prtoceed ings wIth much inter-est. NICHOLLS AND MORGAN LEADING With Probably Three Fifths of the Total Vote Heard Fr. n. It Appears that Nicholls and Morgan Will Run The Second Race. With probably three-fifths of the A. 11. .litler will run third. In Lan votes yet to hear from, it appears that rens county, with 29 out of 33 boxes Samuel J. Nichols and 13. A. 'Morgan heard from, Samucl J. Nicholls Is lead will make the second race for the Ing the ticket with 1. A. Morgan run congressional seat vacated by Jos. T. ning second. MIller, Johnson, Black Johnson. The returns began to conic wood and Gantt follow I their re in early yesterday afternoon, but soon %pective orders. A very light vote was the stream subsided until finally the cast. office closed last night with barely The following are the totals from three-fifths of the votes heard from. the distict received up until iress Indications are that the tdark horse" tiwit last night: DISTRICT TOTALS 0 L4Z P 0 C (7-, titt o~ sc.) 1; 625o 1nd 19n fl0lo 627n 2 17 Greenville 411 Out of' 59) . s v 23 77 1ordrs 2A13 3 1204 Lau lens 1) our of 33) .1 1 1 i I 101 5 78 6.11 8!). tniloiT (Full)h e f.oon ar te totals fm9 Total..............71-- 150 .1792 2801 3770 41950 LAURENS COUNTY TOTALS 1arecIan Gc t) Grnils le U. . 0ut of25-)1.. .:I : 0 23 5 12 Lanford Station..........:1 0 1 1; 5 17 L'attersons Stoof : 1.. .... 1 2 7 7 Gray Cout.... ........ 1 2 3 .12 3 Totl . . ........... .. 7 0 1 . G .1 27 poelrs.. .. .. .. .. ..2 Pattgson ('I ... ...2 2 2 .I . 21 Clinton .. .. .. ........ alito .......... 33 12 13 L:.-dil.. .. .. .. .. ......... i 0 7~ I lopewell .. .. 0 2 1 Elio .. .......... 0 9 52 Poplar 'Springs .. .. .. 27 13 2S Laurens, No. 1 . 25 1 1..1 .. Watts Mills .. .. .. .. .. Laurens Mill.. .. .. .. ..15 Woodville.1 1. 5 25 28 31 llenno .. .. .. .. .. .... Youngs .... ..0 0 0 11 It 39 Mt. Pleasant .. .. .. .. ..1 0 Mountville .......... 0 2 25 1 20 Waterloo ..0 22 8 19 Wade .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Cross 11111 ..2 2 39 80 Daniel's Store ........ 0 28 12 19 Shiloh .. .. .. .. ..0 11 7 29 Princeton .. .... .. .. 7 1.1 20 llicko'y Tavern .. .. ..1:1 15 5t Tlotal..............1 16 11 51 1 (57 9.1.1 F.ORIMER RE.SIDEN\T THEPOI)'i' WI NN ER. DIE) SUD)DENLY - - ll'lts tli(' F.Irst. (d Tutons to Cuiter C'ity 31r. Johnt F. PliiiI'ii~4e1 AW3 wIII i of# Warsaw. (lateLitst, Stiniay aind fliriet: London, Auig. 5.-Thie Gcirinaiis are Here. III possemsiolt of \Varsaw. caplitol of Mr i. John F. Dula, wh'lo for a numhbei'llr ca; lethrllret iyi o~f years ma,(le Laurens Is home, dlied thle 111ussian1 cutp he. Ilavaritil, ti'orli)5 suddenly at. his homie In Charlotte last taene thcessfity tie Mong liviesg Sunday morning. Mr. D)ula was inl 11is andle sicsf3. the oue adine on~ric life usual health when hie retir'ed on, Sat- an telfte ndins fotI'e. f! urday _- nigh but wa"a, udell thle cityislth usas nyfgt ('nySndy onig.SorlyateOUgNTY uni c in oalo hi hedoto racedhi le.ecm 0 taaallyt aego t sae coscou a~lrmane s .tn iil ' Wti oIh 1 ~ i' t ot nne .. 1 i ie 1~Oil( ae fle 0111.lhe ioy as rogh 1er - Mo dy orin ani i t ..af 1'iio llo'o akn vr\'t~wi a~fveococ ~asitte''eli teciy.a. i 01 tli erai li:o ai.ill in ~rseae .f . lag 0itotwoal ~i~~ oiac ceeer, th itti'etr it111 ..wdlv:.te0eI gahe'itgoffrens ndr .a 1 lie Ci' ce ~ ~ ('1(1n..d i 0e :lil '~isaii teIi0V ii i ll .J l I. aor ic al \iriii..t iiicl 0iig Mr. ihila~ noin li Lenor, N ., acg(i ae~ ie oteiot eat.o. i \str- eiiait %1( li 1S7. n 90 e am t ..a rescos0 leVsua I ieS to h nid itrtyaferthtIt .mr.e (i0 ic oteaii. i h \~ Miss ale Shell,.. a ..ugte of .. . TO'~ii.ihdk TLS~ el)1. t i~ atd rs 1.M.Sel. r.Dlawa (ieG ii0i 2i1edN :j o Iak iianof(uit.ad ikbe lipsi ll 0151 ~li( al ndaia: lil d~ atc md nay rens~vtrec' i btee It 2ittl t o iv s wett ieissi viel y i wfead F Rusi 8sai ; l t';u I t e cii11 o. li )11Itt' r. Wl a ly 1 c 2c :1is8oi 'am i iluaofNote, . .,an oe ta fItvi, ta -ev - I(;iele4I ti.1~ site' A i; C rr roitofI eoi, .li~t' |oio 27hl' ire~ s C. they ~~i'e 2en 1-1ilI ir~.d aX 0~i c ma :e I 50.ll gl iiiip ii Aishpso te il. I a 0a a 0i 7ol ii(':ki: Lodo, u. 0-A en~a ow Ee now al.ligiti2~ aii (fI~~~ilfrn .lisedao as at t'tt 0I 011-a ! lp a1( i he fi (~'A' tiriin w i s~h cl I2i ii23 I jgof iia td*i~a~'tleenia 0 cn 0~ i-ttck haegln'. S1 Zudit Zo ''ie ve~e. ttiit avltll 5.11 fo25et i o.0 11111~C~~l 'il1(1 lltli I iO t111 'a1u whe he 2711~~i~ l ofth Sothl ctit.aitn ~0l 0tC~( l11'actigtt. e poi io 0coe 9'rio'wlele,; Mls.WrlerAkema ndtw ii-i. hol 2et t 25' t.vilittii' drnMis.Fane ~oan(111 lagh Goo' 1151 ios 22e b h ~ te, is ar ogno Crtisvll.tllat 0vt 1a3cosclth u C~.,ar tegust o r.an Ms.C utt0s o2 Ciemn!' io emn W. Tite.~vli ha0 crse 2l8 arw Mr. . . ocra ndchlden o 0' an 11S1J .Paroo ls Moro, a, revii~n Ie' oter oaN C., ar 7iiigAr.Pn' Mi's M.V. ille', on' pa0et nel1:\a Cut DELIGHTFUL DAY AT TRINITY RIDGE Batrbecue Largxely Attendedi andI 1n. terestim Alidresses 3inde by 310e1an ril anid Lelcr. The barbecue and educational rally lit Trinity tidge l'riday fully met the expectatlons of those who had gone in responc to the Invitations of the hios plitable people of that community. Early In the forenoon t1e automibiles, buggies and other vehicles began to arrive and by noon-time probably half a thousand people were on the grounds. The barbecue was held lin the grove in the rear of the school building, tables having been provided to serve dinner upon and a stand erect ed for the speakers. The Interest of the day was divided between the speaking, a base ball game and the barbecue. 0 Ilon. -John L. MeLaurin and Cong resstnan A. 1P. Lever had been invited to address the assembled crowd. 1oth were present, but .\r. L ever did not ar rive until very late and had ithe oppor l'unity of addrcssini but ia very few Il the school house. ir. Alc bauritn spoke in the inorin lg from the platfori in the grove and received ani aLtentlve hearing ii the entire asseiiblage. -1411hn 11. Mc,1uri.1. Mr. a.alLaurin's slpeecI wlas devoted to an explanation of his warehouse plan. Prefacing the diseussion of the system itself with a few remarks on the outlook for the profltable sale of the approaching season's cotton crop' -M. .lurin said that. nI mail coild predict what price the fariers ilight, expeet, for their staple this year. I [owever. he said, a ninininlun of Ii cunts per pound11mulst b)lie rea liz ed before the farmeirs could lolak( ends meet ON this yea r's production. is warehouse plan he otffred as tilie ineans of realizing this price. Cot ton, he said, musi. be made a liqid asset and 'a1rehouse r'ece iPts mlist be made negotiable like file stocks and bonds of the counrtty's great -corporations. This could on ly lbe done by inventing sI.n, I- plan whicih1( would guarantee not only thle grade and weight, bit the actuna existence of the etton. Warehouse under stnte cont rol, Weiter the cotton would be graded by a licensed grader and an agent of the state would make periodicnl visits to thena was tie plan embodiled in his systen. IIe advocated warehousoes for every conunity, with capacities of between Son and 1,000 bales, built under specifientions furnished by his doeiartI ment, a very low insurance rate could be soeired M.\r AlcLaurin said that he had been assured by northern bankers that state warehouse recipts would be. accepted us good collateral and that loans could be secured onl them at not more than 6 per cent. Interest. lie advocated (o-operative warehoises and co-operative loans, Sub'gesting a plan by which fariers In one io. l ity ould pool their i eeiPtS, Place thent in tlie hands of lo cn) bankers and have them hypothe eated In New York. This would on able thle Carmiers to securec the loan at a low rate of interest and yet allow a margin of 2 per cenit . hirotlt to thle banikers. As a mieasiure foir atabliiz iig thle prnice of' itttoni thiis year, .\ir. Mct~auri'n tol of1 his aluggestion to gc.ve'rnuinent buiy uip a large iuati y of en tin. ini thle uneighbIorh~ood (of ai trilion bales, Lit 11 (cnts a Ilounid, for Cfturce se in mau lfactutring ainutiitnu inn. In fact .MAr.MI' l.aun 1sai d thati tie ('lltbl notd ri'ilct aniythting: buti a ailonig this line'. \l r. 'lia irin dclari' Irter'esh d also in 51uch a1 i)lan. 1. F". Ice ir. AMr. Lever's addtress ini the a fter 11011 War ailonel e'dutilonal lines. Thle greatest 'hini'-er that confronitedi thi south today, lie said, wa's the ten dlec of then youn i ' wivbte iarmer(1s to MCelk thel'city. ili tite sel (Veratl In staneic*s whlere onle tlouriishiing wihile ('omhinuit iies ar n'' ow~~ ulalltedl Li a mnostI entiire,'ly b ni'grocs. lie sa id th're were miian erouis rea sons for thiis, amiong them being the low estImate phiced biy Carm'ersr t hem selves uipon aigricuIturi e, the inectil clency of thle rurial popl a tion an1(1die lac'k of do miestic conveniences upon the farim. So long as the farmer held up the lawyer, the doctor, the pireachier, t he pr'ofessoir, etc., as Ideals, then so long would the young farm lad turn away from the farmi aind seek to be a law yecr, a doctor', a preacher, professor or Rome thing other than a farmer. '' (Continued on Pae . ~Or[frNO[rOR COMMON GOOD Attracted Attentive Crowd Saturday MUCH GOOD WILL RESULT Although the Crowd was not as Largd as Antielpated, the Audience Gave Unid ivIded Attention and Much In terest was mtanifested. All Speak< ers Preseut. The Conference for Common Good, held at Hiolmes Spring, this city. Sat urday, under the auspices of the voun ty t Irste association was fairly well attelided and l much interest was i.I played in the speeches delivered. Tho larger proportion of the audience. as is not often the case In such instances, was composed or men, evidencing tho' I su list ant ia I lit inrest being sIo w n in tI ho edlueationial advanecnent of the coun ty at this tim1o. State Sulerintendent or iEducatiott .1. 1-. Swearingen, W. W. frijmg. state farm dermonstrator, Congressman A. . Lever, and ey. L. 1>. MeGe. wer' the speakers of the day. The meeting was piresided over by J. II. -.ullivan, eoulity superinlieildeit of ed ucation, 'Thie openling an1d closing pryers wero made by Rev. MclGee. In the aft'ternoon of the same day the county trustee as socialtion lield a meeting in (e coirft heuse at whiclh matters of interest. to tie schools were discussed. Mr. ,I. N. weariungen. Tihe subjeet of ir. Swearinigei's ad dress was "Sane and Sen sible 'om. un1111ity Co-operat ion." In opening his address 'Mr. Swearingen uoil'ratulat ed this county 111011 the progress wvh ich it Is imaking along educntional lines, stating that It Is in the forefront of South Carolina counties in this re slpect. He nade especial reference to tie night school work in this county, and expressed tile hope that it will bo ontinu.ed here and all over the soith. Sr. Swearingen said that statistics showed that Ill spite of the large out lay of 111011ey for education by tho state that only 2 par cent of the boys vind girls get to n'Ifjoy the belefits of a college education and that a vast Illaori ty (f them never get P1-st tho 1fth grado. 'The Iroile of tlie 4)lth. 'arolina educators was, Ie si'd. to br'ide ovr the great elhasm hOt wee1 the fifth giale and -the college course. The ediuatlonal system of Iie stato in the pa::t has been wrong and must he chianged. 11e advocated more at toniIon being paid to the ('oon11111 si hools of the counties, that small and iniefliient schools he consolidated to make largor schools where moro teacher could be secu re(l and better, system seluel. Mr. Swearingen took occasion to score. certain senators ill the state legislature who had killed a bill1 to aid wveak country schools. W. W. Lontr. Mir. W. W. Long spoke on "'The Value of State Demonst ratloln.' IHo sa Id tI at, wvhile t hisa sta to is anad oughti to be primarily a cotton cirowing 'tate', yet: its possiilities~ for growing oif cattlie ale wondier'ful. 110 first dealt with t1.0' 5'ubjec t of hiecf cattle and dleclare'd that withi tihe Pernriiia .zrass growinea so freely~ in the state anil wtih the cheap oot in seed meal at hand, heuef cattlie coulId he ra ised he re very for'e, how~ever' had becen thIat no iaket lng and this hail been parltly' solved by~ lie c rea tion of imarik eting ooenteris ini thijs state whore buyer's 'roain north 0!r! ma!Orkets woo l hi'e press to hby" SioithI Caroelna cattle. Grleenville andT 10reenwooid hadi lie' n desi gnateid mark et a f'or this sect ion. Mr'. Lon1g dleclar id thaiit thliis coiunt ry shle d liever0 he cone pimlaruily a daiying country, bult for th l cnoie pr Ol 0 lodut ion of cot tori it wou(lId priove a uirotllfabIle sideline< Th ues tion0 of :n arketIig also ent er oil lar gely inlto tho b'uiilding oii of a. diriiying~ indus:- v and this too, lie said, Ihadi boon part'ly sob ed biy hiis dopart ment. ie gave the1 IinstanIce oft the~ camerny rou to at Clemson vol lego wh ich hadl been Instruomental In sell lng great qulant itiles of hotter foi farm-. ers in thle neighborhood of Clemson college. The creoamleryS' husi51ness had grown by leaps and hounds on t i the~ farmers of that section now are soll.. lng over $5,000 worth of biutter por~. month to consumers In large norther' cities. Mir. Long advocated the esta$. Continued on Page 8.) VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1915. N