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he uNreN WdEetiYe VOLUMIE XXXI. LAURE~NS, SOUTH CAROLUNAWNESy JUAY2,16NMBR5 SH[RIFF'S FJM[RAL[ TO BE HELD TODAY Body Arrived Last Night from Colorado. SHERIFF DIED WEDNESDAY NIGHT Meeting of Association of Sheriffs Cancelled out of Respect to 11im1 and Some of Its Members are Here to Act as Pall Bearers. The funeral services over the body of the late Sheriff John D. Owings, who died at Meeker, Colorado, Wed nesday evening, will be held at the residence on West Main street this morning at 10 o'clock and interment will take place immediately after wards at the cemetery on North Har per street. A delegation from the Association of South Carolina Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police will act as active pall bearers. The services will be conducted by the Reverends J .11. T. Major, M. L. Lawson and C. F. Ran kin, pastors of the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches, respec tively. Notices of the funeral have been given in the various sections of the county and a large crowd is ex pected to be present to pay tribute to the memory of the popular officer. Sheriff Owings went west in search of health several weeks ago and the first tidings received from him were that he was improving. Last Wednes day .morning, however, a telegram was received by his relatives here to the effect that he had taken a turn for the worse and later on in the day the news was sent by wire that he had died. As the place of his death was about forty miles from a arilroad and storms had interrupted traffic consid erably it was not until Monday even ing that further particulars could be secured as to when and where to ex pect the body. When definite informa tion was received funeral arrange ments were made and his relatives and friends over the county were ad vised of it. A meeting of the Associa tion of S. C. Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police, which was to have been held at Spartanhurg yesterday was post poned by President Martin and a coin mittee was named by Secretary tector to attend the funeral and act as pall bearers. Those named by hIm are Sheriffs .J. 1lay l'aut, Union; W. V. 'Thomas, Cherokee; W. J. 'hite, Spartanburg; TI. W., Mc~lillan, Green wood; Cannon Illoase, Newberry, and Ilendrix Rector, Greenville. In addi tion to Ithese a number of other sher iffs and chiefs of police are expected and thei have all been asked by the family to aet as pall bearers. Chief of Police W. S. Dagwell and ;Deputy Sheriff C. L. Owens have been asked to serve from this city. Those who do not nt as active pall bearers will act as honorary pall bearers with the following gentlemen: MAessrs. W. S. Power, Laurens; J. \V. Wells, Gray ('ou r; H1. M. liryson, Ora; Will Mlc Cl intock, Ora ; . 1. M.cCneni, Prince tn; II. I'L Iiabb, Laurtens; TI. ii. hAlttie, ('liitomn: .1. J1. liuss, [Dr. JT. HT. Tleague, I)r. WV. I. i ergiuson aitil Dr. W.. C. Irbhy, Laurien'is, an i Dllr. J1. II. .11 Ier, ('ross 1i111. .'r) Owin gs was born1 in IDialIs town ship a few iton th lor oe Ithani 50 yearls aigo, t hr soin of ('apit. anid . rs. A'. C. Owings. lie htas been sheriffT of the 'ounity3 sine 1908(, having bieen ie eloctodto) the oliler In 191 i2. Priev'is to1 tenr'iie of this oilier', lie was depulty3 sheriffI under01 ('apt. Ti. .J. IDucket01t. lIe had1( ain env iable) record as ai lpeie otlil cor, contducienig IiIs ollial dIutlos in a fearless and1( imptlia manne111itr. I IC had a high sense of htis (litieos antd pierforme nthemlt t accordinug to the best dtic tates of hiIs consclenice. Mr'. Owvings inan urvIveod by his wifo, who wvas ia Miss Drimmtitoiid, lthr'ee simallI clildcren, IDrueilla, Johnn iy and c James, his father and the followintg briothiers arnd sisters: A. C. Owing:;, Gr'ay Court; C. Ii. Owlngs, 'Owlngs; ('litude L. Ow Ings, G ray 'outt t; .\lrs. .Jainie ShllI, Gr ay Court ; Mr's. 11. S. Hall and Mirs. (1. 1N. Ailcer, oif Mookor, C:olor'ado. The deceasedl wais at the htomne of his sisters it Meekeir, C'ol., when lie (lied. Shorff Owings wvas a nmeimber of the Masonic and WVoodmran orders, Knights of PythmIas atnd Juiilor Ordeir of Meehanics and was also a consis tent member of the Methtodist elhurcht. lie wait upright and honest in htis Itri ENJOYABLE SESSION OF COUJNTY TEACINEItS Inspiring Address by Dr. Patterson' Wardlaw, of the University of South Carolina. The monthly meeting of the county teachers association was field in the graded school building Saturday morn ing and was followed by a luncheon in the court house tendered by the coun ty department of education. The meet ing was largely attended and deep in terest was manifested by all those who wer!' present. The feature of the session was the address by Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, of the University of South Carolina, who gave an entertaining as well as inspir ing discourse upon the subject "In terest", treating it particularly in its relation to school work. Dr. Wardlaw said that the mistake that the old schoolmasters made was in. failing first to arouse the interest of the pu 111 in his work before using compul sion, observing, however, that the lat ter method was not to be entirely ig 'nored but should be used as a last re course upon those pupils who failed to respond to the efforts of the teach er to lead them according to more agreeable methods. Dr. Wardlaw made a differentiation between various kinds of interest, passive interest, active in terest, etc., pointing out that the ca pacity of the teacher to hold the at tention of the pupil was not in itself a test of teaching ability, as the inter est that does not arouse the pupil to study Is not of any value to the pupil himself. In fact, he said, interest that is not productive of good is a drain. Preceding the address of I)r. Ward law exercises in teaching methods were held, sections being conducted for primary, grammar and high school work. In the primary section Mrs. B. L. Jones led in the discussion, in the grammar grades Miss Corinne Agnew led and in the high school section Miss Lillian Kibler led. Much interest was displayed by the teachers in all the sections. In a short business session follow ing Dr. Wardlaw's address Miss Gray, the supervising teacher, made the an nouncement that four prizes of $10 each had been offered by four women for the best record made in the night schools, which are to start In the coon ty on January 1 7th. She stated that further partleulars would he annonne edl as to the prizes later. She did) not divulge the names of the donors. Supt. B. L. Parkinson, of the city schools, reportod that the night school was already in progress at the Laurens Cotton mill and. that G7 pup)ils were enrolled, gratifying interest being dis played. The luncheon at the court house was attended not only by the teachers bu several invited friends of the schools and was greatly enjoyed by all present. WOI'NI)ED) 1301 )IES; DOCTOR. All hi ES'i'E1) Dr. Theo W. Maddox, of Union, Charg ed iith Manslaughter.. lIhleased on Bail. Union, .Jani. 8.-Following the (loath of al Patilent, Dr. Thleodore Mladdox, a U~nionl physician, was Weodnesday ar' rested1 an~d 1imed0iately r'eleasedl onl bail chafged with miauslaulghter'. Th'le warra1'Int w'as sw1ornl out by the faher of' llllie Stuiddar'd, 1al oft I years,'5 dIard( W w aeietally3 sh'ot by Oiilver Austin, a boy of his o'wn a:ge, while they were huniltinlg SaturI day after D lr. AladdoX was sinlonedi to at tend the Iinued youth., lie apptlie' "firis t a 1d"' and left at ani iirgentI call from an~othe 10'latient to whoml lie was goling w hen enl led to thle woilunded boy. Twv.o htour s lattel', ha vinrg ans5we redl thle other1 ('all, the physieian retur11ned andl amputai~llted thle leg. Th'le hoy (lied sooni afte tl Ihe oier'at ion. 'The fathler c'lalim1 ed( loss (of blood was thle di rect cause of deaithI, and t hatI lack of pr'omiPt at telntloll r'esltedi in death. Tlhle 1phy3 slelan says that. lie responded itit to theii call even when already hurin ''3 g to anlothe li i' lrent, am11 ihat. he di all that (cou(1li e (done at that. time:i to have operated before the patijent hadl rail led fr'om the shock wou ild hae mieanlt ailmoist certalin dleatth. Tihe verl dlict of thle cor'oner's jury'3 was that the hIad (came to) lis death '"by milsfor'tune Iaccidentally.'" v'ate as well as lis puiblic life, lie was caste in his language as well as deeds, leading a life as a lpr'vate citi zea and public official that a younger generation might well natter'n after. STATE LEGISLAl Governor Makes his Annual , Valuable Recommendati, State. Appropriation foi the State Treasury. 'Columbia, .Jan. 11.-ile legislature convened in annual session this morn-. lug. Speaker lloyt called the house to order while Senator LeGrand Walk er, president pro tem of the senate, presided in the senate in the absence of Lieutenant Gov. 13ethea, who is ex pected to reach this city tomorrow or next day. Practically the entire time of both houses today was consumed in the reading of the annual message of Gov. Richard I. 'Manning. There was a full attendance of both houses. Senator Charlton DuRant, of Clar endon ounty was sworn in as the suc cessor of the late Lewis Appelt. In the house R. Iurlon Hicks took the oath as successor to W. G. Query, of Spartanburg, resigned and J. T. Terry Wood was sworn in as the successor of A. R. Hawkins, of Greenville re signed. Reiterating his pledge to the admin istration and enforenent of law and urging an economical progress for the state Gov. Richard I. Manning read his annual messige. The galleries were crowded with visitors when the assembly was convened at noon. In his message Gov. .anning reviewed a year of progress in So'th Carolina and ienrdc certain recommendation to strcng'.hen the progressive laws which were enacted at the last session of, the 'egisliture. The governor made it plain that all delsartments of the state government mnt h)' supported but that he '.'tll )piso.e n^'w an' ex pensive underakingi at this session. in his message 'inv. Manning dealt with tle larger problems confronting the state and promised to discuss sev eral of these in special messages which will be sent in as the legisla ture progresses with its work. IRealizing the heavy demands that have been made upon the government for funds the governor cautioned the members against increased ail'ropria tions. li urged tlie memitbet's to keep down the state tax levy, which is de manded by the people. Last year the genleral assembly all ptropriated $2,4ui16 for special legal ad-1 vice to the governor. (Gov. .\anning inl his message stated tl't this act on the part of the ;e'nat'l asseibly was atlpreciated lit that ho haid not found use for ' t'n- irtl. ''I de:ire however, to state that n o r on 'd l .;li of this all propria it'it ha; lite inuied,:ni ith t te (nMire amoun;:lt .000, hlas beven turnedt' back }into the state treasury." Some Itceommuemilallons, Amon11g the recomme11tndlat}ions conl tained in the message are: 'lia t adeq irate provisiott be made for the pay of special (Ieputies at) pointed to etforc the terms of the prolhliitioin a l. 'Tat lIberalt supporiit b)' L'iven for in Crteasinig tihe wyork arnd etili'ieni'y of1 ('AII0IiNA Mi.LLS ASi~ I NSl'.CT'ION in ite VI'.il Fromt Conrtuesiotnal (rum. comirtItee on laibor whlich is riowv couirrtinlg hear in gs ont th i li Kattig mills1 of North adl Soth Car'olinla to get first-hiandr Infortuin ) as~ toi cib ilbor' (:ottiloris inl lot tn trills o ti he lt T~is beaiivln.odywe N. ('., tol the commiittee tluit lie was tse of the Soutthrn ('ottIon .\ilanufac( urerts' assoiationi toi ilvite adi turge iarid ifor'rmation as toi the. conitl ions In tire Soutih by mlakinlg a trirt or inspieciitn at thre expenseM oif the aisso "'I o rnot hilieve all bho str'e you haive hear1 d abut 's!avery' in Cot toni mrllIs Int tite Soth tint ii you see fot' y'outrseIlf heter t'they arec tu' or ithorized by thei' execu'tIive COti tIttee Or thle f'outthIern~ ('0o .\illanutifat uri cr's' associatioll to invite you gentlIe-p men'I to maitke an inspectin toulr atnd see fotr yortselves that these stories ar'e not trute. Tire trip wvill not cost yon ot' (lie government a nenny. We 'URE IN SESSION kddress in which he Makes Dns for the Welfare of the - Legal Services Returned to That no amendments be made at this session to the compulsory school attendance law. That the age limit of children working in factories, mines and tex tile establishments be raised from 12 .to 14 years. That continued support be given to the state supervisor of mill schools. That the public schools "should be given adequate support and sufflcient appropriation to meet the urgent de mands that confront us and which are increasing yearly." That a one-year course for train ing teachers be established in a limit ed number of high schools. That the members of the legisla ture give careful attention to the re ports and recommendations of the institutions of higher learning. That provision be made for agri cultural courses in common schools. That provision must he made for meeting the ravages of the boll wee vil. That a board of three commission ers be provided to have charge of the state cotton warehouse system, the commissioner to act as an ex otlicio member. That a uniform warehouse receipt act he passed. That a land registration law based on what is commonly known as the Torrens system be enacted. That the legislature give consider ation to plans looking to the improve inent of the state's highway system. That a board of conciliation he -1itei to investigate strikes and me diate in their settlement. That the labor laws of the state be strengthened. That the legislature pass the Work men's Compensation act, "providing for the payment of injuries received lv an employee on such a basis that the payment. should be certain and prompt. andi at the same time just and fair to both employer and em ployee." That liberal support be given to the confederate veterans of the state. 'T'hat the a plllpropiriatlion he cntin lnid for the salport of the state board of charities and correction. iat the legi Lsh ure continue it.; ::1o 1.r to the nationaal gitard. Thlat considertationt to fihe needs of the mith Car !!na indu tri luist! tut' he' given. 'T'hat the law he changed so as to .v;'% m if fisi''rie.a imore l pow" Cl'. 'I':at attention he given to the need:; of the state board of health. Thi it the ap p 'roiriiol ofat $:3,000 he continued for the ermlieation of the cattle tick. 'T'hat an aliroiriation lie made to selmnre the benief'its from1 (lhe fedeial goiverniment unde mil' h le 1ever aCt. Itie ((oltoni miillis iln Ih ' ol."' it is milerstood that ie ( linuniti1 will ne(('pt i s 'rop iltion an tmiIhat te i tri may le inladte e l. ne'' Nj1 h101ls of' Sothi ('aroh la appeare'd heefore the comiiii I( :ui aid theri had ir litions fiomi lhe ci m loiy's of' ing1 ainst the lii ai121ate of tihe. il Mic('or'Im 'k ('nnity S Iltain ed. Cohulmbia, .lani. 1(1. - The staite board oit canvassers'm announlllied today thati th!ey hadl istuhi:d the lmi'rotest of wasl 5CleateCd (4ut of loion11)1' of thlese I wo ('ount1( les an I-:dgeield and11 whichi wa-i vot ued ly a1 maiority oft' will apipeal fr'om thle stat(e lboard to1 thie cour itsi. ,J. I. Sml ith I ll'nder41C, Opera'jt ion.i wvenmt aln(l orion 1( at his 1home0 thce Mondally. The ohperationi was of a del lente nature, but it was sueces~sflly performed and lhe is nowv considered out. of dlngene. ASK FORl A BhID)(E AT PET'(KET'lS FElt.. Petitions are in ('irculation in Green. Wood and Laurens ('ounties.-Goes to Legsisatutre. Petitions are in circulation in La1.u1 rens and Greenwood counties asking the General Assembly to authorize the building of a bridge over Saluda river at Puckett's Ferry, according to the Greenwood Daily Journal. It Is un derstood that Mr. J. O. Denny, of Cross Hill, originated the movement. The petition here s in the hands of Depu ty Sheriff White and has been signed by everybody to wlion it has been pre sented. The petition follows: The undersigned petitioners of Greenwood township, in Greenwood county, would respectfully cail your attention to the advisability and coin niercial necessity of having a bridge built over the Saluda river at or near the old Puckett's Ferry which used to connect at that. point the original United States mail route and highway between Washington, D. C. and Augus ta, Ga., and which by being neglected and allowed to fall into disuse has caused a great inconvenience to the traveling public generally and a vast inconvenience and a great deprecia tion of land values to the people and landed proprietors of the said vicinity and further to a deiopulating of the said corner of the above named Conn ty. We would therefore respectfully urge and petition your honorable body to order the supervisores of Green wood and Laurens counties arrange for and provide a bridge to span the said caluda river at the point desig nated. (OlRONEI IN ('I.AtIE. Coroner IIalrston Ofticily in Charge of SherifY's Office, but Mr. (. 11. Ow iugs Is lIepresent.iig Ilim. Aceording to the provisions of the law, Coroner II. O. I nirston is acting as sheriff intil a sulc cessor to the late Sheriff Owings is appointed by the governor. Clerk of Court Power, to whom the duties of the ofice devolv' until the. arrival of the coroner, turned over the ohicee to Co roner Hlairston TI'hi rsday morn in e, in the presence of the solicitor and others. Mr. C. 11. Owing;, \who l's been attending to the otlice during the illness of the sheriff. was authorized by the coroner to con tinle in that canmity so he will rep r: '. t il r. I liaireto un 1ti the aano int nenI is tnulde. .! r. I airi-tot aa:: ('unceed t hat lie would 11 :1e 1 o 1::0: -. in t hO !i.';'enc' of t1e sheriff's o!'he. Deputy Shterif' :('e mtbls Owene and .ii: or .. .1. Gir n bein cont inued in the.ir po sitlons. \ir. 1tairston stated that he woull wilcomtie an early pio:ntmet i by the Uovernor 1t. he had no desire to act loni er than is necessary. Air. I l'r to! is not oflicially the sheriff of the county. lilt is acting shi riff only so h!s 1tatus a oroner is in no way affected rt. Is itoderstoodl thia i everal a:)i-i (atlions huve hbeen made to (:lovernor Alaonnn ''or a npolintment. It is untd'i oond that .1. 1). W. Watts. Mir. C 11. \an and1( ('apt. TI. .I. [Dickeit arei appl erM fg. the place. (hwero Man0 sax m a unti n' the ifuralI of \l . C) nhi, hit hat hV had ai reedtl 1nl-- a deision In thle maitte r. "('Ol'51 N I SA ~il,;1-". On aciuont of thle I remembailii 511 its somedi hter lby "Couttin I s:'bel l(" I lrof. I'arkiinmon has- arraniged a returnl -lan. II th. .\lan wh 'lo saw v it;i spark ling (omitdl 0:n its inillt lre ota iin, hatve expreie a deOsire tl see it agpai hoih othors, wh:o coubhIlnot at titid owiing io the ruishl of the. (hrist ina; hlid ays, will inake aduvatagitie of \i1 l.s ( hvlItllardb is !on.1 [cuta i-d. onduc-tilt dily rehenarsacilsi iorma; nc thaon hI:'orh. lIte will appeaoitr ini th di ual roli of .liock I leth iiandi b~y the saie splendid Cast which set all la urens tal king. Don'it forget the dlate ---Thlorsday, .taiiiary lthI. Don't fiirget the play---"olsin Isabielle"'! IDon't forget thle redluced purices adllIts thirty-ftlve cents; childr1ein, twenty-five cents. FRENCH ABANDON GALLIPOLI [TIRELY Ergland Received News With Pang of Regret LITTLE ACTIVITY ON OTHER FRONTS After Disastrous Effort, to Force the Dardlanelles French .and .English 'T'roops Enimirk for Otlier Fronts. fBritish Battleship Sunk by Mine. London, Jan. 9.-The remaining po sitions held by the Allies of Gallipoli peninsula have now been abandoned with the wounding of only one man among the British and French, accord ing to a .iritish official statement is sued tonight. This news has been expected for several days by the keener 'observers of the Near Eastern campaign, for the retirement of the troops fron Anzac and Suvia bay three weeks ago left no strategic advantage to the re tention of the tip of the peninsula. Nevertheless, the news will be re ceived with a pang of regret by the people of the British Isles, as well as the colonies. Renewed activity of various kinds notedi by the Tuirkish oflicial coin lnunieations In the past few (lays has probably been in the nature of cl)eparations for the tinal act of the Dardanelles tragedy. Tonight's Turk ish otlicial statement, covering tho period from Thursday to Saturday, records increasing effectiveness of the reinforeed Turkish ;batteries, which have been drawing in and concentrat ing on the Allies remaining positions. Another pang to the lriti.h putblic will be caused by the announeenment tonight of the loss of tihe battleship King wilward VlI, which has been blown wutp by a mine. The brief ofil (ial statement on this subject does not reveal the scene of the action and ierely says that the disaster occur red in a hea vy sea, despite which the enlie itcw was saved before the ship went down. The Kin;g Iidw2ard \'1l Irepresciledi an inestment of tcarly 1,i;00,00( pounds and w\-as one of( the linest of' the last. class of pre-dreadnaliights, W. ispiiontting in genieral to the Am terican ships of the Nev .ersey and Nel.ro:a 2 lu t e. 2 nd was only slight ly li Ihan III Na .!, \\1hi( sunk ) y an : 11 .ia (X i n abullt ;1 week ago. O1 11m est aid ea't fronts there hare; l:ir ~ i~c deve:'Olola enlts ofla g iiii.';1;(n over the wek-enid. 'liii that I!w ( ermans have e iin pleled tle ieca::11are of positions on IlIartmllns \\';ei. f Iaheni by tIhea French a few da, lofore (hristui:s. (, ( ( oiespondents continle to as" rt that tlie 8il1ugaianmixis aid Ger iiins are ha1 l~stein g planis ion an1 at tack ont Saloniki. bunt the AuIstrlians ire lighting harid aigainst the Rius shins aiiii .\lcaii eieguins anid 'he l nari ar1e larily~l ()irnidi in a reso luti attempt1 to e ate th I edriaie, freitih ti;vil 1.oy-are. only !n mil.. di212ta n, ail sa. Aiitban e2tta. ii l i :'and'sli (aintr a affs a p i;ile, ;.ndig''iitil i thi s lig o paria lni t. Te re wt(a il e a full re' '21 dei MIs on vt , compubi- '2 le hlii'bily w th' 1. i It. !'.yd-Georgea i mi-ni.r i muniios a~end .\rnih llenderson, (hoeenslbnd onei0 wil gihe man on-e ul i ho~isll inedwn.hyb upot