The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, August 25, 1915, Image 1

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VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1915. INTERISING ITEMS FROM Mi[OUNY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Iappenings of Interest to Many Peo-, pie all over the County and to 'hiose Who Have Left the Family Iearth stone and Gone to Other States. * SIL011 'NEWS. Shiloh, Aug. 23.-Abundant rains have fallen on the crops the iast two weeks. The farmers will be very busy this week harvesting their fodder. Revival services are in progress at Hendersonville, conducted by the pas tor, Rev. WV. A. Baldwin. The meet ing has been in progress for a week Great interest is being manifested. We attended the W. 0. W. pienic al Friendship and the reunion of Confed crate veterans at Union church. Hotl days were greatly enjoyed. MrIt. J. Tr. Dagnall died Wednesda.1 morning after an illness of about tw< months, age 70 years. He leaves on daughter, Mrs. C. P. Wilson, and host of friends to mourn his loss. Th burial service was conducted a Pisgah church near Fork Shoal Thursday morning. Mr. Dagnall wa *a congenial man, a good neighbor an all-round an'd useful citizen in li community. Ills departure will 1) deplored by all who knew him. Rev. W. A. Baldwin and childre have the condolence of this communi ty in their sad bereavement. M!ssei Genet, Desse y and Maste Houston Owings, of Oakville commur ity were entertained at the Aristronm Bolt and 1-llams homes for sever. day.s of the past week. \isses Pay and May Iellams, wl vislIted relatives at Fountain Inn fot few days, are at home. 31r. nd Mrs. Luther Armstrong. Fountain Inn, came down Saturda and spent the day with 'Mr. J. C. Ie Iamis. W. C. Bolt and family and L. Hellams and family were the gues of Irby and J. L. Owings last week Oakville school house. * L.\NFOl) NEWS. Lanford, Aug. 23.---'he farmers a busy trying to save their fodder lb pretty weather. A glorious meeting has just clos4 at tihe Hapiist church. Members we greatly revived and severil additioi to the church. Mr. and Mrs. Cofer Cossett spent. portion of last week here with rel tives taking in the Patterson reunic Mrs. 1. 0. Moore and little Dorotl have retuired from a visit to I. Court. -M iss Robin Pat terson is 5 peni the week in Gray Cour-t. Mr s. Ii L .\. ,Iohinson is in fiendlerse viille for- her health. ' Mr is. W. H1. D~rummoud is spendi somae time ini the mountains of Noi C'ar:ol 1ina. Mr'. D~rumimond wIll . iin 11 totniorrowv. M1iss H uthi Martin is the guest Mirs. .I. Ri. Pattersofn this week. M1Iss Nannie Taylor is visit ing I brtothier, E. L. Taylor. heie. Mrs. J. R. Fowler wvas called to 01 Court Friday on account of the dlet of Mr. Yeargin's son. Misses E~vie May and Pearl Str -re the guests of Misses Lucil ia 'hle Moore. L1ali. .31W. Ruth Nash is visit heir girandp1arents, Capt. atnd Mrs. Mris. Lee 'Lant ~t on and datiah Mary Lee, are the guestn of M1rs. A. Miliis this week. Mr. Frank Parson and Milsn I. Taylor were married Sunday. Misses Louise Wolff and Grace fShields visited Miss ('arric Von Saturday night and Sunday. Miss Nora Cannon has r-etuir froem a ,visit to Spartanb~urg. Mr. Baxter DeShields is at ho from Franklyn, Va. * POPLAR SPRIINGS NEWS Poplar Springs, Aug. 23.-Thie tracted meeting at Poplar spr1 ehosed last Friday night. There more ok' less rain nearly every or night, which kept a great ni from attending, and the meetIng -nt what we woulM avn like for I A I)MltT M'GOW,.kN ADVANCES GRADE Spiendlid Record in Navy Speaks for Itself in Test for Promotion. Washington, Aug. 22.-Paymaster General Snauiel McGowana, w hose grade on the lineal list of tie navy Is pay inspector, was examined for promotion- to pay director to till the vacancy In that grade which will be caused by the retirement on Septen ber 23 of Pay Director Mitchell C. McDonald. The board met in the bu reau of supplies and accounts and consisted of Pay Diretcor Mitchell C. McDonald, president; Pay Directors John R. Martin and Samuel L. Ileap, members, and Passed Assistant Pay master John F. O'Mara, recorder. Nc written examination is required foi promotion to the grade of pay (lirec tor, so Ithat the medical board hav ing found the candidate qualified, I waa necewary only for the board t< examine the professional recort which, in the case of Admiral Mc Gowan, contains nothing but thi highest commendation throughout. Adi raMc~ownan has served twi tours of duity as fleet paymaster o the battleship flee'., the first beln while that fleet made its famou cruise around the world. The oill C1al rieports mUade oi the fleet pay master by Admiral Sperry were. higi Sly compilmentary. Upon the com pletion of Admiral N-:Gowan's secon cruise as fleet paynaster Admiru Badger who was then commander-ii chief stated in iis offieial report th i Pay inspector McGowan had made 4 lie pay department of the Atlanti fleet a smootlily working milltar machine. I When the exaiiiinat lon, which Ins (-.d but one-half houi', was completei the boird congratulated the new im director upon his promotion. Admiral McGowan is now payma ter general of the navy and chief 4 the bureau of supplies and accoun with the rank of rear admiral, havit 0 been so appointed upon the comp[ a tion of his second fleet paymasti cruise July 1, 191.4.- His administr tion of the bureau's activities I created widespread comment and Il has already made of the bureau supplies and accounts what Admir rBadger said lie made of the pay d ipartment of the Atlantic ;fleet smoothly working military machine. All Day Singing. * An all day singing will he held e Union Church on Friday before t is filfth Sunday, to whlich the public invited to attend. This will be t d closing (a1y ol a singing srenool whl r is being taught by Mr. W. C. Wil" I Other singers have been invited and good (ay is expected. . have been. There was one joined letter and two by experience. T ly pastor was assisted by Rev. E. 1 Davis and] Rev. A. 0. Copeland, i of whom witi the past.or, did (l30 good ireahinig. Some of tle m11ib began a ptrayecr mieeting at the chui Slast night to meect every Sunmday nig which we trust will be a sour1ce ,strength and help to the memmbe~rsa thi all who will at end. . Alr.. Iaibsy W'alker and fanily, a .\i sai I nc/. Noritntan from ncar~( irc 01 wvoud whio h ave been visi ting riel ati amli fri'nki in tis commmunhity: r omae timue retur ned hiomut Satur iday Mlr. luclle Pitts who has hi p~~ iendliig several (lays w ith th le Mlis th Ethel and Beatrice l)onnan will reti homiie today3. no Mrt. Jmio. WV. Simpson wvent ud G reenvil1lI Sa turday to visit dlaute r, .\irs. Lula Pos'y. 'gThe Misses Eutnice Copeland, 1~ ,andl Kate flagwell weire thle guesis the Nise i:MC iittlec and Myrtle Watk elast Tuesday. Rt. ev. -,W. H. Wateth and Rev. E. i)avls, Mlessrs .J. E. and Fuorman .\l ola tin and tie MIsses Beatrice anid E Donnan, Luell itts, Marvie Elle andi Agnes Simpson took dinneri Mr I . and Mrts. E. E. Pitts last Wedi Mr. John.lai irnet t or Greenw\oo< vlsi~ting his miothier--laiw, Mtrs. S me Walker antd oilier r'elantives it thiis tion. * CIROSS llti NEWS. * Cross 11111, Aug. 23.-While ro.- school iia enjoying vacation the Sel ngs I mprovement association is tnot was Theiiy arc preparing a- lug entert day ment for' Tuesday evening of any week, 3slt Inst., in the form < was musieal feast. The program inell t to (Continued on Page Eight.4 JILEASE ANNOUNCES FOlt OOVEIINOISIII P A1)lso Denies that there hls been i Deal Between HiII alnd Ii. A. Cooper In a letter published In the New herry Iferald and News yesterday, Ex Governor Cole L. Blease denied that there has been any deal between him and Mr. I. A. Cooper, of this city, over tie gu bernatorial election ntext year and annoufnces definitely that he will be In the race for governor himself next summer. The letter of the form or governor, which was written to the editor of the Scimitar, a newspaper published at. Abbeville. Is as follows: "In your issue of August the 15th. unrider the caption, 'flave Blease and Cooper Traded?' you state: 'There is an understanding between Governor Blease and 11. A. Cooper to the effect that if Cooper will run against '%an ning next year le3case will not, but if Cooper don't run, Blease will.' "I deSire to answer your question in Iorder that you and your friends may have no misunderstanid Ing in refer - ence to the matter. In tme race for governor last year Nir. Cooper on th stand thlroughout the State would ureach law and order and neace and hari'mony. On the railroad trains and 'arotnd the hotels he woutid (enoilncre Blease and Illeaseism in more hiller Ianguage than any other candhiate for - rovernor on or off the stand. Some of iMr. Cooper's friends went a mong my - friends find told them that Cooper was a Bleaseite; that Illease had helped 1 him to be elected solicitor and was d supportinti him for governor. an' ,many of my friends were led to votc for It-. Cooner from that statoemien t as enn he easily verified. if it is neces t sa v. 1 (10 not cha rge Nir. Cooper, per sonally, with his friends' act ion. blt 1 do elharge his friends with earrytnt c the message and thierel gaining hin y many voles from my frien ds. whileli 11 wOllildi not have otherwise gotteni. However. I think it due iml- friend, to .state, since you have raised th I. Isqme. that Mr. Cooper has never heer y a political friend of mine and possibl. never will he; an(d I presulme it en Iliely unnecessary fori me to add, tha d iier 10 coidit ions or (ircircistalce will I ever vote for any man will ts fights me, nor- will I make any trad with him. I will remain a private ett izen the balance of my life and die an he forgotten by all or my friends an imy family before I would trade wit a- any man politically, or with any fac S tion politically, and thereby pov traltor to those who have stood by a' 1 l in my political lights and for whom of ai st I fighting. Some people hi. al been elected to office by one set : - men and after they got in office hi -a trayed their friends by selling out I the other side, and today, while the st.ill hold oillee, are looked upon a the most contemptible trailor to hl people and his principles that eve at dis-graced South Carolina. IS oh lie time friends view him with contei and his new-made fiends (?) laug iat the mention' of his name, whi he however, I assure yol will never 1 ch my fatjp. My enemies may rejoice; 10. my belig a private citizen, but neith ithey nor my friends will ever he lie a mitted to say that Blease went bat on them or failed them whenever lth called upon him. And, therefore, by will never make any trade with am lie man in tiIs world who has riot bec W. t rue to the people's cause throup th thick and thin, through defeat as w iats in victory. IW "As between Mr. Cooper and tI rs present governor, it is not necessary chI say which one I would vote for, but hi Ie-rtainly3 would not advise a Bleasel 'to vote for either. 'f As to the latter par-t of youir ai ndi -le, per-mit me to sl:ate, so ther-e ci he- no m isundter'standling, that I ha recetived lett er's from1 all pails of tl State. Honie askIng me to rumn al o~ thersi demanin~iig that I (d0 run (es governior niext yearin, and lpople fr' l'r every part of tihe State have been mel andi r'equested me1 to) runi. I ha Idah to many of them that they let ten) rest and let's all agrec upon anoth se:s mani. Their reply, to the manS~, hi irn been: "You arec the only man who ec get our party hack together- andi to 3 nd youl aln r we lookting." It his the pos Itlon that I have withl referen to th e campjalin next summiiier. in 5e dler that tiherie can lie no furi-ther m u ni emrstand11ing about the imatterci, ofnow, to you, for you to make such r ins .of 'as youl se" lit, anniiouince that I " be1 a ndidate Ifor governor in 19i tat (ieb hange thir ilpesent atf fiii ai which1 I have not the slightest i' they will do. d- :"As I said whlen 'I left the governa -ith otlic-e andl hav'e sInce repeated, i s- onal y I aml not a candidate f'o g ces- ernr. lut my frilends have made1 diemandot anid I do notl jpropose totf y.wouild b etray them in v'ietory. "At thme first campaign mleetinj fihta I have never fought before the cause of the peoled which I the righteous cause andt which the grn ~oGod oftisUiverse may allow toi pi ' pevall, for they aetepr'incile.C ai-all libeity loving men and the ca aoxt of ani all-wise and a just God. S if a .presumefll it is now inl order) to sayv with the dance. let joy be unconfln ides "Very r'espectfully, "Cole L. Tlea: 3ISS IELLY WON FIRlT. (C 31inter Colpny's Contest. Olosed Last Week. -Wnner A nu (nled. The grand voling contest which has Sit bieen iII progress at Minter Coll paniy's during the iast few 10nonth1s closed Nast wek and the coI ut of votes showed that tle winer of the grand prize was .\Miss Tessie Kelly. 'Tie grand prize de waks vither a trip t' o Panama 16\0o1- Hi tion or a Whitmore pliano; Miss Kelly su selected the plano. Tie other prize no winners are as follows: Second: diamond ring, Miss Mayme go Miller. ur Third: ladies watch, Miss Allie Gos- tei nell. be Fourth: Rogers silverware set, Miss Lizzie Sloan. fo Fifth: toilet set, Miss Margaret B3yrd n Sixth: gold handled umbrella, \liss to Isabelle Sullivan. Seventh: diamond lavallier, Miss Pearl 'Orbett. Eighth: silver manleure set, Miss AV 'ara .Davis. jia NinIh: earving set, .iss Georgia 1i( Corbett. g) Tenth: necklace. M iss Gertrude A Hlamilton. er Hlesides these prizes Iwenty-four 11 special prizes were given from week 0i to week to those who obtained the t( most votes in a given week. i LI FE AT li\ Y1 COUlRT. d Interesting News Items Gathered by it The .Advertiser's Correspondent. h Gray Court, Aug. 23.-Our town and a comnIIitiity was greatly shocked late ih I Friday afternoon on the sudden death of .1ose Yearigin, aged i8, tle second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Yeargin. I The interinent was at Warrior Creek iR I cemetery at -1 o'clock Saturday after- f Inoon. The fuieral services were Col- a tiducted by Rev. T. W. .\unneilyn anid c Rev. Hi. L. lBaggott. .\lr. and .irs. o (Yeargiln have the sympathy of every 11 e oie in this sad bereavement. ( Mrs. V. M. Coker was stricken with i paralysis about 5:30 Saturday after i noon. She is still critically ill. I - Mrs. )r. Rogers, who has beenl in I C failing health for quite awhile. has re- C turned froni Lau rens much improved. We are glad to see her going so well t if an! hope for a speedy and entire re covery. Y Mrs. Fagan and Mrs. Davis, of Co s lumbia, are visiting their sister, Mrs. * 0. Y. I )ellams, on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. L. H1. Willis have re tiried from an extended visit to rela h tives and friends at Donalds. I .Mrs. Dubose, of linewood, wife of I Rev. 11. .\. i)IIbose, a foimer pastor of the M. 1E. church here, is visiting her .. many friends here. k Mlr. J. 1. . Johnson returniled last . week from Detroit, Mich., where le attended the National Convention of a Rural Letter Carriers, as chairman t of tle South Carofina association. While gon,. lie also visited Cincinnati. Ilulfalo, Niagara Falls and Canada. to Mrs. L. G. Moore, who has been on Ia visit to her fatheri-In-law, M1r. J1. A. We~~illis, returned to her home at Ian ford yesterdiay. yto the hOuise forrmerly ocea ie id anid iownedt by the late Willis Illellams. m leave in a few days for North Ca ro to inia, where they will visit .\lr. .lohn son(l's mlothler a'niRd othe rel c!atives anrd frendis. as ev.. TI. W. 3Mnnerlyn3f p reachedi ani 1in interest ing 5(irmonl hiere last Souday Oon "Little Sins". .s\3r. andit Mrs. It. L. Gray left two i.weeks ago for a mionth's touir of the r-- west. While gone t hey will vislt .. 1- JTas. Gray, of California. a briot her of Mr . Gray. They intenud to take in the' explositOon at San Fra'~ncisco and visit 1I(,, I elhtives in Canada. hie - -- -- --- de, At F"rlienshyi ('hureh. ea Trhe Womlans Mlissionary Society of yFriendship Ba ptist cliuirch will sell cr.aeke aind ice cream at (lie home of V- Mr'. A. W. Hobo neCxt Saiturday~i night, he August 28thi from 7 :30 to 10(t:30. S Rev. I. N. Kenn~edy of Oira, wvill preach at Friendship Baptist church iiext Sundtay afte(irnoon1 at I o'clock, ~nAugust thle 2fith. The iblic is cordially invited to eat attenid both. le Ruef( Paroled. ast San Frianielseo, Aug. 21 .--Abramii ofo o I polities serving a li-year' sentence for offering a bribe to a San Francisco comminssioner was paroled today by the state board of prison directors. 'I'ON IS D)L-:ildD) ABSOLUTlE ('ONlTRA.NI) ite'ment I ssuied troml L~ondton (Con-i lirns Ealier Ilredletionls that C001 tolt wvoild be luPt oil List. London, Aug. 21.--Cotton has been lared absolute contraband by Great itain, aro(idin:: it) statement l; , ed by the foreign ollicial this after on. The statement declares that the vernment proposes to initiate icas es to relieve depression which might rnpor'arily disturb the cotton market cause of the contraband order. It was learned upon inqluiry at the reign offlce that the French govern ,nt will issue a similar notice early morrow. The announcement follows: lis majetsy's government have de a red cotton absolute contraband. hiie the cirumstanevs might have stifled such an action at. an earlier 'riod, Iis ialest y's government arec ad to 1hini1k that local conditions of tinerean interests likely to be affect I are more favorable for such a stepi :111 they were a year ago, and more ler his Majesty's government con iplate initiation of measures to re eve as far as possible any abnormal apressioni which might. temporarily Istirtb na rket conditions." The declaration makin g cotton con 'bthand is effective from today. A riet royal proelatnation ilishled Iin s d pp cilemen t of the London (a.zette sited tonight, says: "Now, thertefore, we do lireby de avre. by and wi0h the advice of oiur. rivy Couicil, that duing the contill alice of the watr, olr 1111111 we do give Llrthelr public notice, the following rticles wIll le treated as absolu1to ointraband In addition to those set ut in our royal proclamation afore lentioned: "Raw. cottoln, vottoln linters, cotton vaste and cotton yarn. ".i\d we do hereby declare further, hat this our royal proclamation, shall ake effect from the (late of Its imbll ation in the London Gazette." . lhie ,proclamatlop; was sign ~ yes erday by King George. Retirns. Froml the West. Mir. N. . Dial returned Sunday from !"n 1-ianelseo and other western ecit es. after a visit of three weeks. Mir. Di.1 was greatly pleased with ils trip nd said that everyone, espeeially the ourig PV00ie. ought to visit the west nw and atteld tile exposition. ie visited nearly all of tile tmore famous Soints of Interest In that section and by close ebservatiol and onversation with the peopl!e of the different see ions. vot a close insight into western 'ond ilon". After seeing it all au coipan :r the advanlaes of the west witi those of the south, Ie salid that lie would lint hesitate to aIvise south ern young men to stay where the. are,(' as t he oppulortun11itiles he rc arit eoural to and even greater thban thiost iln t ''.' Th souith, he riid, is tIt tavoed~'t la'ld of tis natloll if tihe uen. Di will take advantare of tile sol ind t' e!!malite they' alreatdy hlavc \fte '.i' w esterin ttour. lie said that hi futitur' .ro:sp''ty of the souith wva de'poni'nt uiponl diversified idustriie: P1nd thlat c'o-otperaittin from t ('lasset asneed to br'ineabout dlesir'ed coil tie., he said that it was Is intentiol to nreanlize. a few men'l to bring a cat loat of hiebi Lrade hogs to1 this count as a nuiicleuis a round1( whichi to be'gi htog raisinig oni a large iseale. Lonrit lt S ('ouinity~ inte4rdeniomltintionu ( onleint ion il Ii e et oii thle 7th ani S th of1 Septembher. Annoltunleement has lbnen made thn the l~auiirens1 ('oiint Inaterdenl'lomlin: lionalI Sunuday School ('onventiloll wi hold Its 1913 sessioni on Ithe 7th nr 8th oi'f Secpte mberi withI thle Sane r1i s .Aletihodlist. sunday schl . I prlogr'am Is now beIng a rrantced' proemises to) be a most intr'est ing. entiertalining one. Trhe vaious Suind: schools aie ref iested to hear' in mihI that tihe coiming Sunday is the (layf the electIon of deiegates to thi' (' v'entlon. Each Sunday school is c titled to two delegates biesidelct suplerintendlent. Th'le leaders in I movemenl~rt are vecry' anxIous that a ft (lnlngtloon h~ sent from eachl sc'ho [[A98 FOR CONGR88 k Few More Boxes Yet to Report 4ICHOLLS CARRIED THREE COUNTIES iteport.s Received by The AdvertIsei Yesterday Evening Seemed to 1iffl11 cate a Victory by Spartanimri .Mat Over Ureenville Oiponent. With four small boxQs yet to ho heard from il n this county, thre14c boxes in Spartanburg couity and thir:een boxes ill Greeiiville cointy, Il indien tions poiint to a vict ory for S.iil .1' .. Nicholls over 13. A. Morgan iii- on test for the seat iln the lowe[ I . of colgress Illade Vacanlf by t ;ii nationl of .los. T. Johsi-on). \VTth tl . hoxes slill out, The Adverth; tAhu lat ion of votes last Iight sin I hat; Mr. Nicholls had 9,210 vole ;.1 -t . Morgan 8,601, a piralily for N ll-AIz of 609 votes. .\lorgan carried only one Int.? ill. the district, his own, (reenvil 1-. Nich oils carriedi the other tlre. it be ing conced(Ied that. the four remin n-: hox es in this county will show a ail fori him1. The unreported I)oX(. in this county are Stewarts Storc, 11'-: aniei+ Store, Pleasant Mound, aiii i Store. District. Vote. Morgan .\ hollsq Spa rht anli rg, 83-86 . . 2665 !."3 Isaurens, 29-33 . . . ... I 131 14:1 Il'lioni, comi!piete .. 991 1:19 Grcenville, .17-59 .. .3811 I! s17 'otal. ........8601 ,21) Laurenis County Vott. Morgan Nicholls4; Ora............ .. 21 Lanford ..........15 1 l'atterson ........II 12 G.ray Court ..6..4.. f oldville ..... Vat.s Mill.. .. . 35 31 Laurens .... .... .....25 1-( Clinton ......... Clinton Mill .. ....34 112 Pn c .. .. .. ...28 Lydia Mill .. .. .. .auresti Mill .... 112 Power .. ......1 Lanigston .. .. .. Prineeton .. .... 1lopewell .. .. .. ...2 Ekom .. .. .. .. .......r, Cross 11111 .. .. . .. . 25 Mountville . ...G.. Waterloo ...... 32 22 Wade .. ..2.....2 Shiloh ...........8 2 Woodville ...... 42 I)ials .. ..2...... Hikory Tavern 2. 2 P1opilar FPr1ings . . . . Mit. Pleasant .. . .....1 (Cooks Store. . . .... Trip Top .. ......... 'i'oal..........4 andtwoin nio .tobea f lin * .1ws eenMi.l. 'i28op 11~hp Re. 7 . looedifo atan . 29it.l~ :1i it ullirtof here ,l 24 h i z th I- r'eaionofth de5r G 4:i1 IiIa is(111 sfon ..iaM t2 y:5 ill (I easnsforIt ..' h2s : 'v.l1nt ly:is iv aina .ot whic wa;haIlE tha a qudro .o 3:st1 41i nts Tal from . T..nt. .taly1 at a-o 947 aend notigeand it wh enlyectnr Li hxese wa reenipe wourb snt Laurens i andto cin sUnaohear tom.e ar . tnelysf ogtxlted ee(lariendo