VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTHl CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1915. fMID1
Allies Would Like to Have
' Their Influence.
CHINA'S ATTITUDE
NOT YET DEVELOPED
Not Known Exactly Where the Idea
Originated but 31any Believe that
China Herself is iesponsibe for In.
augurating the Move to Join with
the AlIes in (realt War.
it became known that in 'order to
insure friendly relation between China
and JipanII, conversatios and ex
changes had been proceeding in Pc
king and the Htiropean capitals look
Iig to the formal eitrance of Chiuna
on an etqual footing with Japani into
the alliace that now includes GIreat
Ulritain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan
and Serbia.
Military participation by China in
the war would not be expected but
the Politieal necessity of adding China
to the allies is looked upon by them
a. Of va .i importance. It was learned
today that recently several .apanese
warships were placed at stretgic
points along the Chinese coast and
that the possibility of Internal revolu
tion in China through the proposed
change from republic to parliamen
tary monarchy had caused some Jap
aniese officials to believe munitions of
war should be husbanded for emer
gencles. When the recent Japanese
Oh inese iegotiations were In progress,
.Japan sImilarly felt complielled to hold
her ammunition supply for develop
ments, a circumstance that is known
to have embarrassed Russia consider
ably.
So far as Is known Ijore most. of the
conversatIons have been conduetd at
1king, and It is not clear how far
the proposal has beeni discussed with
the Japanese government at. Toko.
The beliIf is generial, however, that
Great liriain, on accolilit of the obli
ga Ions of her alliance with .apan,
probably has con;ulted the Tokio
government freely.
Cin a's attitu1deI has, not yet (level
oped but in some quarters here the
view is held that thg Peking govern
ment is favorably inclined to the En
tente proposal since the move would
guarantee the integrity of China dur
ing the present disturbed conditions
of world politics and safe guard her
Interests at the peace conference. In
fact, some rumors have reached offi
cials recently that the plan actually
originated In China.
The feeling in ChIna against Japan
has been growing on account of the
recent negotiations and the possibility
that a more friendly spirit might 1e
ddveloped between the two Oriental
countries also iN said to ho a factor
in favor of Japaqese approval of the
plan.
Secretary Lansing declIned to comn
ment on the situation.
JON ES FOUNDI NOT GWIlTY.
Anderson Mani Cleared of Murder
Charge.
Anderson, Nov. 19.- Ater deliber
ating about one hour the jury hearIng
the Feaster I. Jonen~ fiurder case re
turned a verdict of not guilty at 3:30
o'clock this afternoon. Judge Moore
warnedl the audience in advance
against any demonstration and the
verdict was received silently by a
pa(ked court room.
Counsel andi friends of Jones seated
near by extendled congratulations and
lhe then hurried to an Anderson batik
where his aunt, the widow of Dr. Li.
0. McCaia, for' whose murder Jones
was triedI, was awaiting himt. lie and
his aunt left the city In Mrs. Me
Calla's automobile for the McCalla
homne at Starr.
Tihe unwritten lawv was the plea,
Jones (declaring that lhe killed Dri.
McCalla because tho latter invaded
the' sanctity of hIs home.
Jones is a nephew- of Mrs. McCalia
and Is hor foster son.
The case was atended with a groat
deal of Interest throuighout the coumn
ty because ~of the prominence and
wealth ol' Jones and M(c~Itla.
.About two "y6Avg 'kf4tr iiluttake,
oonamets an 'obahiryvU writer .In 'thq
phztoinnatI Entfrk~ WIt :y:Wf
Sizes up Plend Husband and4'onders
what she way smnoking whe She Im
*gined that be was anide
WOlAN'S HIGH PLACE
,IT 18 HER'S BECAUSE SHE CAN
KEEP A SECRET.
slas Margaret M.. Hanna Is One of
the Most Trusted Employees In
Office of the Department
of State.
There is only one woman in the
United States who has knowledge of
international events before they hap
pen. Her name is Margaret M. Hanna.
She is the confldential secretary and
assistant of the second assistant secre
Itary of state, Alvey A. Adeo, who is
the only permanent official of high
rtrak in the department.
No matter who may be the executive
head of the department, and regard
less of whether the administration is
Democratic or Republican, the courso
of the foreign ofllce is stewred by Mr.
Adee. All of the diplomatic affairs
are managed by him. The complex
unwritten code caIled intcrnitional
law is to him familiar in its every par.
agraph, and ho has all precedents at
1I1s fingers' ends. I
Dut It goes without saying that such
business involves an ininenso amount
of detail. Which is whero the peculiar
and exceptional talent of Hiss Hanna
cones into play. She takes all that
part of the work off Mr. Ado's hands.
To him she is like a card catalogue to
a librarian-and quite a bit more, in
addition.
Not until the present generation,
Istrango to say, was it discovered that
women are the great systematizers of;
dbtail. Even the cleverest men are not
'in the same class with them at that
sort of thing. Hence the fact that
nowadays many captains of industry
prefer to employ as their confidential
secretaries women who, with special
capability in this line, know how to
relieve theni of all bother about the
petty machinery of their oillco busi
ness. Thus they are at liberty to do
vote their entire attention to affairs of
major Importance.
Such is the function that Miss Han
nia performs for the second assistant
secretary of state. Incidentally to her
duties she helps to preparo mainy state
papers that are In the last degree con
fidential in charactor. She Is the custo
(an1' of miny al important seeret af
fecting the welfare of the country;
but, front her point of view, this is
merely a part of the (lay's work. Sho
forgets the secret automatically when'
she leaves the oilco and goes home.
It has often been said that a woman
cannot keep a secret. Perhaps most
women cannot. Holding that belief,
wrongly or rightly, the department of
state prefers not to employ them in
confidential capacities. Too much is
often at stake to make the taking of
any risks advisable. But the rule is
broken in Miss 1anna's case. She
knows how to keep a secret, and the
government of the United States is
willing to bank on her reliability In
this regard.
When the Workers Quit.
To the number of men under arts
.a &those engaged in making war mu
nitions except food and clothing
though a great deal of war clothing is
wasteful in that it is used up far fast
er than If the wearers were in a civil
occuIpation.
Economically considered, all these
men are idle, for they are producing
no wealth. For Great B~ritahi their
number has been calculated at some
thing like half the total working popu-.
lation. The proportion is probably
about the same for the othoer belliger
ents, except Russia, where it is some.
-what lower.
Suppose somethling like half the
gainfully employed population of the
United States struck work, sat down
and twiddled their thumbs for two or
three years, being supported in idle
ness by the government during that
period. Suppose thlere was some do.
struction of real property by blowing
up brIdges, throwing explosives into
factories, burning villages. Suppose
there was a very high 'casualty and
*mortality rate among the idlers. Our
economic position wvould then b~e about
like Europe's. -The government would
be borrowing imnmense sums to sup
port its millions of pensioners, and our
problem would be to offset the drain
as much. as possible by levying -on
labor that is not normally emplod
productively--the surplus labor of
'women, children, the aged and the halt'
-and by economising in all possible
1ways.-Saturday Eivening Post.
HIER SON SUBJECT TO CROUP.
"My son Iedwin is subject to mroup,"
writes Mrs. E. 0. IrwIn, New Kensing
ton, Pa. "I put in many sleepless
hetars 'at tIdtht betere I learned "of
Qhamberln's Cough Rtemedy. 'Moth
ers need not fear this disoane'if 'they
k4f at'bottle of Chtberlain's -Oontl
directed. It always gave mny boy re-I
Itef." Obtain1able #verrwhero.
IThanks
At H I
We're migh
you have he
that we are
customers a
line of bargi
FOR THE LADIES.
Quality Shoes.
Il yolt desirea shoe that ranlis
first in izalit,' style anl fit, you
will vertainily try a pair. of, ourl
shoe(s for woen)i
$1.50 to $4.00
Underwear.
We are prejprl -~better thanl ev
er be'ore to oiler vou I lhe very best
of "Set-Mu " winteir underwearI P
at imloderate prices.
Hosiery.
I Iyou want pretty silk hose or
cliapeI d 11mimore serviCeable host,
Weve got .inst w\ hIt you are afer
- --in p icell most lit tible.
Blankets.
You will finld hecre :In exvellent
line of wma-mi winiter 1blanklts. ptr
$1.25 amd $2.50
(GETl IT' .tT
U. TERRiY'S
BY PARCELS POST
LAND SALE. fee in the <
an attorney
State of South Carolina, pers and at
County of Laurens. are not cor
IN COU.RT OF COMMON PL10AS. resold on
Allen ). Barksdale, Individually and salesday on
ats Administrator of the 10state of the former
W. J1. Barksdale, Mceceased, Plain
tiff. C. C. C.
against Dated this
C. 1). Barksdale, lIdividually and as
Executor of the will of Dr. .uio. FIN
A. Barksdale, Deceased, et at, De- Take not
fondant. 1)ecemuber,
Purusuant to a, Decree of The Court account of'
in the above statedl case, I will sell at ecuitor's of
public outcry to the highest hidder, at bles, deccea
Lau11rens, C. II., S. C., oni Salesda3 in jiudge of I
December next, bieing Alonday thle 6th Iat 11 o'col
day of the mionthi, (luring the legal day will a
huouurs for such sales, the following de(- fromn our I
scribed property, to wit: Any plers
All that tract of land situate in the are notified]
County and State aforesaidl, just north- ment on thW
west of the City of L~aurens, contain- lug claims~
Ing fouri hundredl seventy fiye and 80- pre.sent tlic
100 (475.86) acres more or less (ex- duly prove
cepting one fourth of an a re for each
graveyard on said) pr'em es and the
rights of wvay thereto) , bounded on
tihe north by lands of 1. J1. Owings Novemberci
and 1llenry Kenne< y, the east by i
lands of J1. D). Watt dI 1ittle iver,
on the South by Ia i fo merly the
estate of Dr. JIno. Wiarksdalec, de0
ceased, no0w owvned /. Dr. W. 1. Dial, St of SC
lands of the estate of Dr. TP. F. Todd, C'ounity
deceased, the 0old public highway lead-. IN
lng from Laurens to Greenville and 0. P. Goou
land of J1. J. iDendy, and oil lie west tile esi
by3 the public highway leading fromn deccam
Laurens to Greenville, andi thle road
leadling to the old WViliams mill1 whiichr W. P. Cumi
dlividles it froml the 17 14-100 acres now 11y yirtut
owned by Rufus D). Armstrong. Thie r will sell
above tract of land wi'll lie surveyed rens, C. 11.
and cut into suitable lots or tracts comber, 1i1
and plats of same w~Ill be on file in the (lay of thi
Clerk of Court's oflee for [aurens hours for
County for public inspectIon. Sala of E. Y. C
land to be0 sold first by the tract as Seufflletowni
surveyed and mapped and then be ty, containi
sold as a whole the bid the most ad- more or 1
vantageous to the parties will be ac- R. B. Bell
eepted, ninghamn k
Terms of sale: One-third cash, one Y. Ouiining
third, one year from date .of sale, and Terms e1
one-third two years from date of sale, pay for at
the credit :portion to be sdered 'by teW'ifl bt isa
bond and inortgage 6t' the' tit'chaser the' land to
over, the said premise4 beklng8 per sit6lsekueht
c. t,4itprest'.fri d't 'f sale, to be ter'ms, at 't
6hsed to pay bi ente bid' in cash.
Said mo ago also to provide ten per
emnt of a iann~t Ada 'nattoeas )Nov. 16, 11
iving Offer
erry's
ty thankful for the pr
iped to give us and we
still able to offer our
n unusually varied an
xins.
Some Recent Arrivals.
I l nie': all-wooel erge skirts ini hhn-k and1(
$2.50 nnd $3.00
l dali's' slk shirt vaists. inl pink. fle'.hl- ilor,
itavv. while. Ilek --mlae i1f wawish ,*k at
$1.00
L.alis' I ilbiti silk shirt \ waists in .1i Ie.
pinik and while at
$2.50
lInga silk waists inl all colors at
$1.00
'lhe are in ('hristiias boxes anl Imake
eXcel len1t gifts.
Material for Making That
Christmas Gift.
Ihose prelty lite 'ilts 1hat are so unn-hel
;apprevinltvlina .11 mn1:1e, have mel~wed~ their.
ui1euiriials lre. \\'E' h1ave. 1 Id ;v Y yur
inspiectionl cro(Iloel tlr'e:ll in all colors.
ivoryI \ . Ls, rbbons Ines alal eveyth*in.'
A SI- ( 1 1 I.\l, _-1"111 vnll. plated hat1 pins
:2 l'or 25c
A\ I I'-('Il ML aist lin sets
3 I'mr loc.
SH. TERRY
ase of silt or collection by LAND SALE.
Purchaser to pay for pa
amps. If the terms of sal) State of South arolint,
iplied with, the land to be Coty of Lanrens.
samt o some subsequent IN COURT OF COMMON
same terms at the risk ot flank of Cray Court, Piin
purchaser. agaist
C. A. POWER, 1). 1). Stoddard et al, Defei
P. and G. S., Liaurens, S. C. Pursuant to a Decree of
Nov. 11, 1915. 17-3t in the above stated vase, I
public outcry to thle highest
AL SETTLEMENT. ' .1iills, C. If., C., on S
ice that on tie 10th day of -,. I.- - , i d
1915, we will render a finl ayl t h ioit,(u~n
our nets and dloings as E'x
he~ x state (of LoAret ta Grulm - sile u'i~'Y0wt
sedl, in thle otllce o ~- the id g a (1 itiiI('ii I) I
'robatec of [Lurens unty, oinyadSiaeaors1(
:k a. mi., a idontjt'i same 1.Altaloorpc
pply for a afl ~IIscharge kona h ) ) t
ruists as exCel to . Ieeonaig5It-i'(
on indebtedl I aid estate liI~(312 ceio'
and~ rettir i d make pay- lOill( i h o' ib
it date and all persons hav- ~Oiis nte(1t13
against said estate will OinsndI.I tod
m on or before said (late,
or be forever barred. suhb id fI...~o
P. 1I. (Grumibles, e.a.
Jessie Vaughn, 2 l ht
Exctiors. otaiii it.1 Iic
10, 19 I5.-1 mo. S IIars 'fr rls
LAN N A LE. d ~,aid.A nrltI
uthI Carolina, ddO h etb iid
oif 1auirens. tollai.
I'itOTA'TE ('Or'liI'.AlThtta. rpr
:1win, as Ad min istriat or ofkiwaasIleMltict
ate of E. Ya. Cuninlighami, iiet Icinur ole
ud, Plaintiff o h otcs.adsu
against o 1 .lu 'c nlws )
iinghamn et al, I)efendants. l~ti' en nw st
of a dtecree in this actionMilta.
at public a'ictioni at. I au- 'IeiisoSa:On-lf
S. C., on ~alesday In lDe- ictohpadtel' i(
15, beIng 1Monday the 6th(lt ofse:tecrlt 0
mnoiih,~i ithin the legal scrdb 11( n ot
iuch ale , the real estate Prhsroe'tesi
uinnln Ai ~, dceased, in haiglglItrs io
TVown~l p, Laurens Coun-laotoprhsro Y
ig eigh ty-eight (88) acres, bdI ah 0prcn
ess, b)ounfded by lands of fei aeo uto o~
Mrs. 8. E.- Bell, J. 8. Cun-casrtpyfoppesa
id others, known as the E. fteersosaereo
ham home place.wihthladoberod
Bale:- Cash. Purchaser to sm usiotSlsa
imps and papers. If the trs trs ffre u
Ale ire .not gomplied with, C .P
be' resold on same oE some C .C .ad0 . a
stebdky to the sa atedthsN .1.19 .
be risko th feI eri pur7-Weaedglina it
0.G..TOPS, -V nsal lw rm$.0
J. E.. L. C.
ings
>sperity that
re thankful
friendas and
d atractive
FOR THE MEN.
Me-n's Shoes.
i s seI(;t we I I' pe'ally well
pre-cp al Io fit ymtir l'oot with
shioe mi 11 bIth style a Ind
pInlity at ri ghIt prices. leith and4
I'ratt. anl 16a shoes for mlenl at
$2.00 to $5.00
Underwear for Men.
We at ('espeeially proud of' our
exv(Cllient line o' 1111's tine watrmt
wiliter' Iltlderiwear. (all atl let is
fit you ti1p to bck the hitter will
er 4 weather.
Sox! Shirts! Ties!
outrl well-selc'cotol ilne oF lE'i 'S
k:'-l, shirts .11dl il-, Ilim.dl, v\(TV
thn lint Inlis fori t good var -
t( l ':1t,1Y. dy o, h vni : 1 re:1sii _
sblet pih'. 'e rprn
-INxiou I-) haIVe you all mAl j -
on4 Io (.vo thin!'s ne inmen's
w aabh-s. Tryu' its!
UE'I', ii .vr
If. TI'ElIRY'S
RY PARCELS POST
LAND SALE.
State of South Carolina,
I'AS 'ounty of LaurenH.
IN COliIT OF COMMON PLICAS
1. N1. Lanford and S. M. Castleberry,
1.t1tL Plaintiffs
t Ie Cour't a gaIf l insl. t
vill sell at .m. (. Whittaker, I)etendant.
bidder. t Pursuant to a Decree ot the court
Atleday in inl the above slated case. I will sell Ir.
ly the tilh Putt'lic outtry to the higiest. biddler. at
the legail lautrons, C. II.. 8. ('., on Sale'sday. in
lowitng de- t)i(t e i' ber net, behing Mlonday ow it h
da~y oif thle mlothI, dutring th le gaI
:und, lyinig, hours for 5iuchl sales, the Ito lowitng
Tlowvnsip, describedhec tropietty, to wit:
.followus: All t hat tract or' partcel of lan tlyI
1l of land ,ing. heitng, andl situate In Yocungs
ard home 'i'ownshtip in Laur iens Connty in said1
and1( one- Staflte, conltaininog one0 hutndr ed and1(
or less, I t'tly two0 (152)I aeri9A, more1 ori less5,
ands of J. houndled by landq pf J1. P. (Ira, V.I.e wis
ands of .1. IBailey, Einotee Irver' andl ot hers.
rd, otn the Termsx otf Sale' cash. iPurthaseru to
Idard, antd I'ay. ~ for paprs and ~ stimps. It thlie
A. Hulctt termsn of sale ate n)1 oti tml ied withi,
the land~ to be re-sold oin satme Or' someid
I of land subsetuenit Salesday ion satme t'rmos,
otne-fouthI at trisk of form'ter pitrchauset'.
I, biountded C. A. tPO W El
I. Stod- C. C. C. P. and C. S. Laiiuens 8. 0.
the east Dated, thItis Nov. thit 191 !.
Storidaird, 1l1.3t
of J. T.
ci of land BilltI) E TO'( ,ET'.
Con'tiing IOn the 28jrd day of Novetmber, J1915,
, hounded at I I o'clock A. Al., the Supeervisors or
at by land Laitienis andtc Newther-y Coin wil
the liIitch Ilet ('ontract for the erection of a
Stoddatr d bidge over' .\ttludli eCee (on the line
of 5aid (counft ies abont f'ourt 0 miIes ('ast
cash, hal-- o: Vaughosville, PJ9rsuiaint to an Act
othis from of' thle Gecnera I isembliy prov ~iing
Ition to he thneref lor. Pl ans d ft speeitienItions will
age of t he he ex hibilted ~IfiOh letting or al the
premIses, oties of the si ervisotr after Nov. h..
daIt(e, with Witten cont rt and bond wIll Ibe re
his entire itired to be executed within ten days.
attorneys Successful hidder to dleposit cheek of
stton. Puir- $10 to guarantee sIgning of coniract.
id sta'nps. The right Is reserved to reject any or
L compliedl all bids.
en same or HI. Bi. Hlumbert
on samei Supervisor for Leaurens County.
.haser. 15-3t
rena, 5. 0. - -- -
Thre wilbea b6x dtjer at fleaa.
re h'l of oreain chureh'6.n PrIddy night, Nov.
rpriced26 for the jet~~iit' of'the church, The.
a 2 rw p ublcsinvatuee