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VOLUME XXXI. _AURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAYI AUGUST 18, 1915. NIAMBER 4 INTRQ 11111 IJM1Y [RON TH COUNTY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happenings of Interest to Many Peo ple all Over the County and to Those Who Hlave Left the Family Hearth stone and Gone to Other States. DIALS NEWS. Dials, Aug. 16.-The series of ser vices that have been in progress here came to a close Friday evening, with some fifteen additions to the church. The Rev. Mr. Creech of Duncan was in charge of the preaching. Mr. Creceh is a devout and earnest minister of the gospel seemly, one who faithfully transmit his mess'age, whether men hear or whether they forbear. The pastor was unavoidably absent at at convention two days of the meeting. On his return however, he gave able as'istance and his presence was a hen.. ediction to all. The new members will be hNfptized and received in th( full flllowship sof the church on next Sunday afternoon. Misa Lilly Willis of Gray Court, spent several days last week with her cousin, Miss Ostell Willis. Mliss Loi Cooper has returned to her home in Anderson, after visiting Miss Willie May Godfrey. MIsses NPll and Clara McCall has as their guest Miss Marie McCall of Ware Shoals. Mrs. 'Nancy' Martin and Mrs. Russell Patterson of Lanford, visited Mr. D. D. Harris and family last week. Mrs. Irviig and children, who have been 'visiting '\Itr. John Godfrey and famffy- liave returneI to their home in Tuxedo, N. C. Th'ey were accom panied h6me by Miss Irene Godfrey and Miss Henderson, who will visit for some time in Tuxedo. Mrs. Lou Jones of Greenwood, visit ed Mrs. H. Y. Simmons and family last week. Mis. J. T. Gillespie and children, J. T. and Bonnie, of Greenville, spent last weck with Mr. Harris Curry aid family. i(sses 01io and Eunice Daveiport of Belton are the guests of Miss The resa Darby and other relatives here. Misses Minnie and Lula McDowell of Fountain Inn, spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. States Curry. Mcssrp W. L. Brooks and Ambrose Holder, and Sloan Mahion of labun spent several days in the mooutains last week, making the trip in Mr. Brooks' car. Miss Slims of the Princeton eoiim munity, visited Miss Clare Campbell last week. Mr. D. ). Brownlee had as his guest last week, Mr. Wellie Abercrombie of 1Hend10ersonv~ill e. Miss Dounce Hlellams of Greenville is visiting MIss Laurie Hiellams now'. Mr. Unrney Bolt of GreenvIlle, has returned to his home after a short stay with Mr. acid Mr's. WV. C. lBrownlee Miss Jewoil Curry had as her guest Wednesday night Miss - crie Curcry. , Miss Long of the "Moontlain City". is visling her grandfather Mr. M; V. Hiolder' cat the home of Mr'. J1. 8. Holder. .Rev. .Blackwell of Eufaula, Ala., ir at the home of Mr. W. C. Curry for a short while. On his return to Alaba ma he will be accompanied by Mrs. lackwvell and Miss Marlhca May, andl *Master .Dilck, who have bceen sp)endling the, summer with Mrs. Blackwell's pa'ents, Mr'. and Mrs. W. C. Cuirry. Miss Decwey Armstrong had as hier' guests last week, Misses .Jennle Belle Watkinna uf Rahucn, and Lela~ Aber combie of 'Woodruff. .TYLE~tSVILLIE NEW$. Tylersville, Aug. 16.-Ourc cocsmcin ity was greatly grieved Sunday morn ing when the sad1 news (of the death of Mr'. Lewis S. Machray was' r'eceived. He had been suffering for some time with a trouble on his neck and yut week he was cac'ried to the hcosp Tal at Laurens for treatment. Tie died at four o'clock Sunday morning and was brought ouct to his home.' H(, .fmlainsc weore laid -to rest in the Bethany eenl. etery. The bcereaved family has tihe sympathy of the entire conimunity iin these hours of sorrow. Missen Graen and Fannie Poole LEON M. FRANK LYNCHED YESTEt.DAY Taken From Prison by Mob aid 11un1g to Tree in Sight of Mary 1hagan's Former Home. .Marietta, Ga., Aug. 17.- A mob -of about twenty-flve men overpowered the authorities of the state pilson at Milledgeville last night and took Leo M. Frank from i he prison. iHe was carried nearly one hundred miles to almost in sight of the former home of Mary Phagan, the girl he was con victed of murdering and hanged to a tree. Ite was not shot, though a farmer reported that he heard some loud talking and several shots. Frank was clothed only in prison trousers and was barefooted. Information in regard to the hanging is very scarce thought it- is generally believed that he was lynched about daylight. Up to the present time no trace can be had of the members of the mob though olicers are scouring the country for many miles around the scene of the lynching. Much interest has been aroused by the persistent rumor that Frank left a statement before being hung but at present nothing of a defi nite nature has been learned. Body Still Hanging. At eleven-thirty this morning the body was still hanging and the rapid spread of the news brought hundreds from far and near to view the body. III te crowd of the curious were many women and children. -spent Thursday with Mrs. Mattiie Clark and family. Miss Volnwt Cely of Piedmont Is the guest of liss Lillie Peterson. Miss Mattie Sloan spent the week end with friends'on Pee Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright have been visiting relatives in the neigh borhood. Mr. Lawrence Poole spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Poole and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donnan and Miss Mary Price Donnan, all of Ashe ville, N. C., are visiting friends and relatives in this community. .\lisses Grace and Fannie Poole vis ited Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Holland and family and Mr. and Mrs. C0R. Cooper last Friday. A.. Miliss inez Myers sient Friday with Mrs. Mattie Clark and famiily. Quite a number of people from this community attenied the Quarterly Conference at Leesville Saturday. M'r. Hugh Myers spent Saturday nikht with Mr. and Mrs. '. P. Poole and family. Mr. Niles Clark is at home this weeki spending his vacation. Don't forget the soldiers' reunion at I,a ngston church Thursday, Aug. 19. l:vcryhody is cordially invited to come and bring well filled baskets. We are glad to see Miss Lydia Peter ,-on and brother, William in tha neigh borhoo( to spend their vacation with friends and relatives. Mr. T. P. Poole spent last week in thle mountains of North Carolina. Mrs. F.'L. Cooper and chlildren and1( Miss Isabel (Compton splent Friday with Mr's. Mat tie Clar k andl family. * ifATDDEN NEWS. * Madden, Aug. l1i.-We are all feel ing better. 'rie long deferred rains have fallen and things have taken 0on new life. Corn -that looked l ike it was past all aid has straightened u1p and looks green and freshl and that "hog anld hominy dream" wvill (ome true. There is to b'e a home coming day ait New Prcospect, August 28. the 5thm .Raturday. We wvant all those who used to claim Prospect as home, all whlo were ever members there, all who are now melmbers, all who have loved ones that are sleeping their last long sleep in the cemetery hard by, to come hack and mingle with the folks andl scenes of other dlayc-"to see the faces of them that's living andl thme graves of' them that's deadI." Fry you a chicken and bake0 some appile pies and conme 0on. lBro. Pitts is to preach for us If he gets here. Bob Cooper is to speak and we are all looking forward to a goodl day. For get the iwar and whethler we will get anything for cotton or not, and come back to spend one moore day at New Prospect! Uncle Tom is pulling his beard tind getting his tenor dIown fine. It may be he'll sing a solo, so don't miss that. It will 1)e sad nbws to a-largo cir cle of friends to know thlat Aunt May, Mrs, M. T. Allison, has been quite sick. She is thought to be bietter at this (Continuted on Pna Eight.) STRIONG' SPEAK EIS TO CANVASS STATE GoVv. THinly and Oliver Stewart-of Fly. 1ng Squadroni to Return for C(aim. aiIi. In Laurens Autust. 2-ith. Columbi, S. C. Aug. 11.-The exc ciutive committee of the steeringz com m)ttec of the prohibition -causo an noilce that they will have in the campaign in this State Ihe services of two or \the most distinguishea speak crS of the flying squadron which visit ed this State last February, speaking at Columbia, Orangeburg and Charles ton. Oliver W. Stewart of this squad ron will ' 'gin a tour of this State in behalf of Statewide prohibition Au gust 23, and on September 1, lie Will be joined by Gov. Hanly, with his singer and musician. This will com lilete the third group of the flying "rquadrom, and they together will eanvass the State ip to and including September 10, spealking twiec daily, at all of the Iiost available points. At least t0 towns and cities are to be visited.-The State. Laurens is to be one of the 10 pae (s n111d the citizenls are to be congratu lated on being able to have Oliver W. Stewart, of Chieago, here Aug. 2.1. Tuesday. 8 p. i., in the First Baptist church. Mr. Stewart is one of the greatest speakers on the American platform. The committee in charge have arranged for the lecture to be free. All are invited. HOME COMING AT PROSPE("i'. Saturday, Antrust 2Sth fias Been Se lectel as "Ilomte Comtting Day". "Back to Prospect" is to be the watchword for the next two weeks for all those who have learned to love file old home church. On Satuinrday, August 28, tle doors of Prospect will be opened to everybody, to her mem l'ers at present, to het old mnemnbe's who have moved away, to those who are not members but who know Pros lIect through her annual Children's Day, and to those who perhaps have nver yet attended Prospect. In fact, veryb~ody is invited. It is hoped that many people will take advantage of this occasion to mingle with old friends, to make new ones, and to re call ('xeerienccs of by-gone days. Those in charge are hoping to have with them for the home-coming ad diiess, tile Rev. J. D. Pitts, who was iatsor here for a long time and is much beloved by the Prospect folks. lion. R. A. Cooper has also been so cired to make an address and it is probablb that Other spelikers will 1e 0o) hiaud. , Pilene diner will be served on the grounds and refreshments will be sold diri'ougliout the (lay by file young la Mes of tlie Alva Langston Senbeam band. So 'hegin now to plan your work, leave on~e day free to cone back home, and spend August 28th at Pros p.et. P'romhineat. C'itizen of the~ Tyl3erslille Section P'assed .iway Last Sundady Mori nig. l.ewis S. Machr'ay iassed a V.':y last Suntda y morn'Iinag at foutr o'clock in the Irbylt H"aitaiutm her'e. Hie was br oulghit to the hiositalI here fronm his hiome in Tyl Iersvil le. this county, thle earlny iarit o1f Iast week suffering very muchel from a carbun111le on "his not4:. loromi the ime of his arr'ival at thei hospitalI it w.as evi de nt t hat his condlit ion was most serious~ andI that the chances for his recovery were against him. Sun dlay mornlin!g ait four o'clock h1 dlied after suff'ering greatly for days. 'The body~ was ('aried to is homei and1( on Monday wias laid to rest in the cenme tery ofi Bethlany P'resbyteirian churich'l, In the presence of( a largie ga'herin of frtiends. Marty beautiful tloers'e' bore test Imoany to thle populart1'it'y 0f tile dieeasedl. Mr'. Machray spent most of ihis life as a planter in flits counlty thlough he0 was born in Scotland. When a boy he canme to this country with his fathter andl mother. By hard work he obtalin i'd a good education andl for' sev'eral years he taught schtool in thle Ty'3lers vi~llo section. Heo was about sixty years of age and was nlever mnarrhed. Is life wvas one of sobriety andi industry and always lie held the esteem and the' admiiration of his neighbors. Messrs. Frank and Bill Crisp, who arc now making their home in Jack aonv'ille, Fla., are spending awhile hero visiting their parents, Mr. and Mr's. B3. 0. Crisp. ALIIES DECLARE COTTON CONTiRABAN) )elay Due to Necessity of Arranging Uniform Treatment by all Countries iivolved-IInited States Prepared to lesist Change In Status. Washington, Aug. H.-The allies' lntention to declare cotton contraband has been communicated unolicially but auhoritatively- to the state de partment. The department's advices are that the decision had been reach ed and the delay in making an an nouncement is due to the necessity of a rrangipg uniform treatment by all of the allies. The step has been agreed upon by Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Belgium, but Japan's attitude has not been defined and she may decide that no action is called for from her at this time, because of the elimina tien of the only German colony in the Far East from the military iprob lem and the absence of any reason for a blockade. E1ver since the application of the litih orders in council to cotton, among other Americali produets, the eneinte allies have felt that some more effective and less burdenmsoml iethiod must be found for dealing will cotton and preventing Its entry into Germany and Aust1ria. The iallies contend that American shii)ers, In many cases, alleged to be backed by German cap)ial, have been shipping cotton to Germany tirough neutral Ipoets. 1'ner lie orders in council su1ch if' Captured, merely ws t.1on 4 io a ritlish port. and paid :. i hiis 1h governm I fi et. The li-'' conte(nd that under these con d-tions a great deal of the cotton got throligh Sweden, Denmark and Hiol ind into Germany. From tile afllhs' point of view the orders in council Wore ineffective because they obliged the Blritish government to buy cotton andl at tte, same time offered as in eentive to blockade runners. .\ccording to the advices reaching Washington, the pressure in England and France has compelled a change. Thie Brnitish government originally re gaired cotton as non-contraband and exptressed a desire to avoild inflicting hardship upon Southern planters and to avoid development of anti-British feeling in this country. The11 chiange to vontrfabanld will be defend d as authorized by initerlia tional law. Great Britain protisted Aginst the Amerlean blockade of out going cotton from ile South during the War of Seeession and had refuIsed to recognize it as contraband during tle Russo..apanes war, but. will now contend that radical changes in tie conditions of warfare since that time justify a chang. Iln attitude. The entI Elite powers. according to ad'ices hiere, expect that the ,;late department. wIll resist making cotton contillraland atd are preparing to base their aclion onf Amorean p recedents. The advice.; reaching ierc indiente they intendi tou argtue thiiat hothi lors pro0lamatioils 1011 stle fd iii April, ~l ay andit .lu1ne, 1%~t, went oni reord; as8 matinltaliningw 1 (s01ontraband111 of wa1r "'inal'riails forI the 13inrietion or am11 nI iti on133."' 'T11 hattoli has3 takenf till 1pla1e of lute conltra1)3hnd in the manufneture31.1 of guinjowder01, will be held1 to beI an1 estalished fac(t. 11y way3 oif convineC ing5 the state d1epar1tmen0~t to that1 ef feet, attention ptrobaly will Ito di r'eeledi to a letter' by Secretary Ilay to W. W. Rockhtill, Anmerican minister to Chlina, dlluing the Rlusso-.1;apanese wvar, stating that tihe Amernican ordi nanlce ofricers, whomi lie had( calld into consultatlIon r'egardiing the .13ap an 1ese blockade orders,'8 had advised03 hun11 11hat cotton was utsed in the mtant tufnetu re of smoikeless powder and3( .o ulst pruoperlIy he regarded as contra ijaiud of uuri. it is expoeted that11 some) sortl of aln arrangementt will lbe proposedi by whtich the allieos will enugage to hlow cotton to tr'avel ulnmolestedl to) [nu tral countries in Iluant itie's it prIopor-' tion to thteir' normal consumpi tion. Wpat the effect will be on the Amer frcan cotton growers is the subject of contentiont. '.f'hc allied powers ar ptrepar'ed to argue that it w'ill not hie fatr-reaching. The cotton interests have for somae timei been alar'med at the pr'ospect and. it is k'nown that the state dlep~ar'tment has been prepatring to resist the new move with every means at the comn mnnd r1of dipnlnmnay CITY S('1100hS WILL OPEN SEPT. SIXiH Oher Imitiportaniit Facts AnnouncedI iII Letter Froim Supit. B. ,. Par'kinson. According to an announcement re eeIve(d Yesterday from Supt. 11. 1,. Parkinson the City Graded Schools will ollen for the next session dn Mon day Sept. 61h. New pupils who are trying for bigher grades are expeeted to assemble at the school house on Sept. Ist. The following is the full text of the notice as sent in by Mr. Parkinson: "The City School will open on the morning of September sixth at nine o'elock. On the morning of Septem ber first at ten o'clock, all pupils who have never attended the graded school and wish to enter a grade higher than the first will find the superintendent in his ofilee where he will classify all new mpfl. It is to the new pupil's advantage to he classified on Septem her f9irst rathe' than September sixth. Pupil.; who wish to take examina tion to relove 'conditions' will be giv en these cxninations from ten until twelve o'elock on September second. All pupils who studied and took exam inations douring the suimier should consll the supOerlintenldelt about their ehmsifleation on the morning of Sep tember third at ten o'clock. Text books wIll be on sale at 'owe Prug Co. a fter Septembher first. If a pupil Is sure of his lassifleation, it is to his ad vant age to buy his books before school opens." 'u d. Al r;. Parkinson have been spending most of the summer at Una ka Spriii. Tenln.. anid are ex pec ted to return home within the next week. In his letter to The Advertiser, Mr. Parkinson stated that In all probabili ty he is going to be able to obtain' a suflicient numher of rifles from the government to institute military training among the boys of the high school. FRli1F)iR' UNION 3113ETINGS. i - l.l IIn and Huarris Will Address Fnrtmers ifere Next Saturday. The executive committee of the State Farmers' unlo' has arranged for a series of meetings for the farm ers in the Piedmont section of the state to be addressed by John L. Mc Laurin, State warehouse commission er, who will explain the State ware house system. The meetings will also be addressed by B. Harris, nem ber of the State Farmers' union executive committee, on "How to Solve the Farmers' Problems." The meet ing will Ibe olp'en to the public and all frmer's and business men are invited to attend. The Laurens meeting will be next Friday the 20th, and will be held in the court house beginning at I I o'clock{ in the morning. Ieturn From 3Mountains. Mrs. S. D. Childress, Miss Fannie lloulware, Misses Annie, Lucy and Nell Childress, and Messrs. Dick, Fow 1er and Daive C'hildress, Jloe Smith, 1R0y Li~ttle, .Iaek McCravy ('omposed5C a pair y of LaouinA peopide whlo spent the Past ten dlays ini the various sum~f mer~i resortfs of the North Carolina inOuta~ins. Theioy r'eturn'ed home last Fri day anrd repjor't a most delight ful t ri p. Th'ie (ul inr de13 (partm ient was handmled by Mr. Jiack Kennedy. Leff For Mountains. .\lessrs. .John hI.enry Powe, Bub Gil hereon, Alison L ee, one mat tress, one smallI soui trase, six pistols, four iftes, two blankets, tw W(ooks11, no snakebite me'dicine and otheris left last WVednes day for an extended tour of the moun ta ins; of T1arheel ia. They were joined tihe ne~xt day1 by Mr'. Ild Mar'tin and seveni 01' eight t hiin jg ex periences. They hope to return tihe latter part of this week, af'ter which they may takce a short vacation. Es('nIued( Conviet ('ant'ht. Ge'orge WVoodruilf; who is one of the two inegroes whol( ec5(aped from the counity' gang last week, was (caipturedl last Friday over in Greenville counity' by Deputy Sims of that county. Hie was brought to Laurens Friday even iing alnd placed back on the jo.10 Ini ('ompilement to MIss 3l e(~ee. A most dlelightIful event of the socii season was the charming parsty givenr last Monday 'igg by Mi's. .John Bolt in honor" i',slster, Miss P rici' Mc~e. Te gus aenjoyed them selves for some time with progr'essive conversation after which they we"r'e served deliciouh ice cream andl cake. OONftR[Nr[S FOR COMMON GOOD Held in Several Places Ov' er this County PRODUCTIVE OF MUCH GOOD Following the County Conference fo. Common Glood Six District. ('onfer-4 ences Were Held Over This Vouintrd J. D. W. Watts, Luceo 011nter4, If. ]I, Humbert and Supt. James Sullivan Made Interesting and Illumin1uatilve Talks. Following the County r'onfe renc' for Common Good held a I lol ies Spring Saturday, August 7th. su(cess.. ful conferences were held in six town shipls as follows: Dials, at Gray Court-Ow jinas. .tion1 day. Young at Wallace's hdldg(, X'iesday Sullivan at Poplar Sp iins, A\'cd nerday. Waterloo at. Waterloo, Tursd.iy. Cross Jill at Souls Chaimpl. irida'4 Ilunter at Mountville, Saturday. The meetings were fairly wcll iat tended. At each of these eonfirences Mr. J. ID. W. Watts, county fa inn dei onstrator, 'Mr. 1H. 13. litinlieri on ut -, supervi4or, Mr. ILueo Giter, ;isftato iural supervisor and Mr. . fa , Sullivan, county su peril tend it I Id 1'cation, spoke. Mr. WVatts talked oi soil h:ding emphasizing the iiportan o (, li;ant ing legumes and filling our sois full of humus. lie stated t hat it woNuld pay the farmers to turn indi, teir pea vines instead of cutting tli-in otV, He advocated live stock rasing in South Carolina only as an oonoin means of Producing cotton. Mr. H. B3. Ilumbert emphasied t ho - cost of transportation, stati.- that most farmers do not realize how much' it is costing them to market their crops. He contrasted the load that one mule could haul over improved roads and what one could do over un improved. The farmers are paying $300. per pair for mules to lie broken down pulling through mud. Ile left them to think over the quest ion, is It cheaper to pay for good roads or con tinue to pay the high cost of' t rans portation for your crops. Mr. Lucco Gunter held tip an ideaf school system. He advoeated the elimination where possble of !.e one teacher school, showing that. the woric could not be done by one teacher in the length of time given for each reci tation. He advocated the organization of two and three teacher rural grad ed schools around a central high school. The graded schools preparing the boys and girls in the elenentary grades and then the high school pre paring them in the high school works Mr. Sullivan spoke or the iregu larity of attendance, showing that. not only the child who missed but the1w oe who attended lost, lie begged ft pa-. trons to cooplerate with the teachier.i in seecurinig thoroughness. I le miade a. plea for compulsory education show ing that It would give a bWI er av'erago attendance even where aul the chii-. dIren were enrolled. Supt. Sullivan stated yesrte.'rday thatnt the conferences wvere very succe'.ssfiul and( that he had high hioji s o theI ii r producitiveness of good resualts. Sov-. eral more arc scheduled t o be held ini the near future. Solud in A I' trry. The Laurens Motor Car Compi any made a record last wecek hor speedy; car-selling. Saturday miorninag at eleven o'clock they received a ship ment of three Oakland Sui'm and ati eleven fifteen and one hal f t hey were all sold and needed more toil thI ie or. (ters. The sales wvere made to Mi'. (, D). Martin of Greenville, Mr. It. 14 D~aniel of Spartanburg, andt I I. iiade1r baughi of .Newberr'y, Carried to H~ospital. Mr. N. Ross Power, Post tmaster' and( dIepot agent at Blarksdale, was cairried to a hospital in Greenville last Sun day for' an opleration. lie was oluer atedl on yestei'day but up until tho timie of going to press wIth The Ad vertiser no news has come as to tho success of tihe operation, is hmun~ dIreds of friends throughout the coun-~ ty hope for him a successful opet. tion and ~seedy recovery.