The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, August 11, 1915, Image 1
[[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 \~
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atd rs 1.M.Sel. r.Dlawa (ieG ii0i 2i1edN :j o Iak
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wett ieissi viel y i wfead F Rusi 8sai ; l t';u
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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
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ofth Sothl ctit.aitn ~0l 0tC~( l11'actigtt. e
poi io 0coe 9'rio'wlele,;
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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