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VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1916. NUM JOHN D. W. WATT Governor Manning Annour After Holding the Mal Yesterday afternoon Thle Advertiser was advised over the long distance tel ephone from Columbia that Governor Manning had announced about noon that he would appoint John D. W. Watts as sheriff of the county to fill out the unexpired term of the late Jo11 ). Owings. It is expected that the commission will be issued imme diately and that Mr., Watts will take possession of the office within a few days. The appointment of Mr. Watts fol lows several weeks of suspense, dur ing whici there was much interest manifested In the claims of several ap plicants. It early became apparent that the governor was wavering be tween Mr. Watts and Mr. C. B. Owings, brother of the late sheriff, the argu ment being advanced that Mr, Owings was the logical man to wind up the affairs of his brother which necessarily had been left in more or less of an un finished state. It is understood that REY. M. L, lAWSON iRESlgNS. Pastor of First Baptist. (hurch Severs his Relation with the Church on March 11th1. At i congregational meeting at the First Baptist church Sunday morning, immediately following the regular morning service, the board of deacons laid before the congregation the resig nation of Rev. M. L. Lawson, its pastor, which had been in the hands. of the board for several weeks. Mr. Lawson had requested that the resignation be acted upon without discussion of any kind and the request was assented to. Upon the recommendation of the board, the resignation was accepted to take effect March 12th. No reason was giv en by Mr. Lawson for his resignation. As his pastorate was apparently giv ing eminent satisfaction, his resigna tion came as a great surprise to his congregation, and to the people of the city. Ile gave no indientions as to his future plans, though it is understood that several very desirable places are open to him. Mir. Lawson has been the pastor of the First Blaptist church since April 12, 1915, during which time the church has grown steadily in number and in tluenee. Possessed of peculiar qIual' - ties of leadership ahd spiriturality, co'mbinedi wiih at Practical anud broad minded personality .I r. Lawsoin has been vcry successful in building up the chuhrclh here, besides winning and hold inag the friendship and -esteem of niem hers of all denoniniia tions. \\' en tile fact. of his resignation was made known there was a general expression of regret, not noly among his own membership but by all of thoso with w'ol he had collie in ontact since moving to the city. NOT HIEARING MUCH. Coingr'essional Gossip In the Foiurth JMist rict (on the Soft I'edal. Ac(cord in to inewtspa per~ repiorits sent out firom C'ol umbnia, where polities aiid legisl at ion vie w.'ithi each otherci in hold ing thle initerest of visitor's and legla lators, the couigiressional race in this (listiit is not atracting as muichi inter est as tile races inl otheir distriicts. In chided inl an aticle sent out firom thle capital last week dealing with the dlif feirent eongiressionlal r'aces, was the following in iregaird -to the race in tis distirict: Congressman S. J. Nicholls, of the fourth, who is ser'ving out the unex pired termi of Hion. J. T. Johnson, who was ap~pointedl judge of the western federal district, lhas two announced candidates agaInst him already, A. HI. Miller, of Gireer, and Alvin Hi.'Dean, of Greenville. Whether B. A. Morgan, of Greenville, who ran the second race with Mir. Nicholls befoire, will again enter is not known. However, this race has not been heard much of from the visitors hero from that dIstrict. Mrs. RI, F. Fleming's Father Dead. News was reecived in the city Satur' day of the death of Mr. W. McD, Drown at his home in Lancaster. Mr'. Brown was the father of Mrs. R1. F. Fleming, of this city. Mr. Fleming was visiting him at the time of his death, which was very unexpected, and Mrs. Fleming was in Greenwood. Mr. B3rown had visited hero on several ooossons and hMd made many friends and acquaint ances, His death was due to la grippe. S NAMED SHERIFF ced his Decision Yesterday :ter up for Sone Time the governor suggested a compromise in the matter by which Mr. Watts would be appointed sheriff and Mr. Owings should accept the place of deputy sheriff, but Mr. Owings did not acquiesce in the plan. Mr. Watts is one of the best known men in the county having been identi fled with many of the progressive movements tending to improve farm life. . lie has been an extensive exhib itor at the state and county fairs, where he has always won many pre miums. He is well fitted for the of fice and will doubtless fulfill its duties acceptably. So far as can be learned, the gov ernor decided the matter after consul tation with several supporters of the different. applicants for the place and the county delegation (lid not interest themselves in the appointment at all, nor were they consulted about it. If there has been any activity on the part of the delegation, The Advertiser has not been able to get wind of it. 81ITH1 APPEARIS ''O 11011) REINS liiy' Factor in Postofilice' Fights. Nomi nations Iield Up1. Vashington, .an., 2.1.--Careful in vestigation made here today to ascer tain when action would be taken on the cases of W. ii. Coleman, recently nominated to be postmaster at Colum bia. and Col. T. J. Cunningham, recom mended by 'Congressman Finley for the sale position at Chester, reveals the fact that in all probability nothing will be done until Senator I:. ). Smith loosens up the situation. So far as Columbia is concerned it appears that the senate committee on postofflcew has been waiting to know whether Mr. Coleman was satisfactory to the junior senator from South Caro lina. The latter. it is understood, will in time inform the committee that he has no objection to the nomination he ing confirmed. In the Chester matter the situation appears to be different. Senator Smith, when Col. Cunningham is nom inated, if, in fact, this is done, will in form the postoflceo committee of his pos'ition. It Is said hr that this nomi ltation will not "get by" Senator Smith and a lively time may be expected a. a 'eliit. shou1(1 Ihe 11o)ilatloll he made and get into exepctive session o01 the senate. Congressman Finley and Senator Tillman som11e time ago agreed tha .ol. Cunningham was sat isfactory to them an(1 lie was recommended to the postllaster general for appointllent, Senator Smith being not consulted. llt there is a wide difference he tween a recommendation and a col firimation.--The State. ('OM1.iNS OF JOHNSON. Flor'ence A ttorney Says lie is Not ('om1 li(tenit as5 Judge. Wasin lgtoin, Jlani. '21.--1 is leariled that .\r. Wileux, anl at torney of Flir en1Ce, has fil1ed withi thle deipartmenllt of julstlee al oi chage tilat .Jludlge .foseoph1 T1. .ilohnsonll, (if tile Wester d')(ist rict of Soulh Cx(arol ina, is nlot coimpeteint Inl legal qual Ifleatlins to dIlscharge tile duitiles of is positloln. The same)1 attorney fied a letter pr'ev Ious to the applointmient of ,Jud~ge John11 son by President Wilson, allegIng thlat tile th~en Congressman from thle 4th district did not have the requisite equlipmnent as a lawyer. The entire Supreme Court andl Supe rior' Court Dench of the Paletto State, 'it is understood, have submnitted state zaients declaring Judge Johnson to pos seSS tile qualifications of a judlge in ample measure, Tailoring Company Moves. Tile Laurens Tailoring Company, which hlas been occupying the store room ini thle 'Dial building opposite thle post-office, has leasedi one of the store rooms in thle Traynham building 0)n the southl side of the public square and began moving in yesterday. Tihe front part of the store will be attrac tively fitted up for the display of fa brics of the various designs used in gentlemen's clothing and in the rear of the building will be a pressing club, Mr. 1Crnest Moore, manager of the .con cern, considers the prospects bright fol' an increased business in the new atna BETHEA IN PURPIE WIELDS THE (OAVEL Lieutenant Governor at Ills Post Ii Senate After Peace Mlssion to Eu rope, Columbia, Jan. 24.--Lieutenant Gov ernor Andrew J. Ilethea presided over the Senate tonight for the first time this session. lie returned yesterday from his trip to Europe with the Ford peace party. On taking the gavel to night the Lieutenant Governor ex pressed his pleasure at again being with the Senate and regretted that he hadl been unable to arrive in time for the opening of the legislature, but said he had been unavoidably detained by sickness at Stockholm and had been further delayed by storms at sea. The Lieutenant Governor said that he had visited the House of Commons and the Ilouse of Lords in London and had seen the legislative bodies of sev eral foreign ountries, but that none of them was working so much for the great masses of the people as the South Carolina General Assembly. In part the Lieutenant Governor said: "It may please you also to know that of all the law-making bodies it was my privilege to visit, including the English I louse of Lords and I louse or Commons, none impressedl me as more earnestly desirous to protect and preserve the rights of the individual citizen than the General Assembly of South (arolina. "Inspired by this thought and the need and opportunity in thle w\orl(d to day for constructive forces in the midst of national upheavals and decay, I call upon you, my countrymen, to continue to render faithful service to the State, to keel) in mind the high ideals and traditions set before us and to'remember the issues enjoined upon you by the people at the ballot box. I challenge you to a reconsecra tion of human wisdom and power to the end that South Carolina may pre serve and perpetuate her free institu tions and reap a rich harvest of bless ings under a government of the peo pie, for the people and by the people." In another place in his address the Lieutenant Governor said: "Having recently seen something of the national life of many countries, and having studied their governments, it is my firm conviction that the Prus sian belief that Ihe (itizen is made for the State should not prevail, but that it is the first duty and fune ion of goivernment to serve the b)!'>t interst of all its citizenship." A resollion intiroduced Ib\ V (i 0o' \erner, w hici welcomed ( the rectulrn of the laieutenant Governor. a:'l invited' iml to address-8 IihnI Son:0t " I s ri: n I11. Newvs antl Courier. NI) l-ilillit u.\PTllN. N 1Th r e e N (' 'tr ot ' s w h o l s en dd f r o m1 1 J a ' 1l and 'i'wo from (lUin (hn *i1z Still It l arge., Three of the four nee roe; Who Cs ca ped from the (oun11t jail lust 'ues day and the two who e:caped from the county chain gang are still at lairr. Al thloulgh diligent efforts were imiade to (ealturie Ihem, the efforts wer uniisui (CSsful. Oilieers ini othier lit ies have been. niotilled ofl tlihir escapeI' andi ini case of ('apture tihey will be retim:nild to this c'ointy. ii iinure abIout Ithle hea1d by thle ne ~gri-e esc-aing from thle Jail, is improving r'apidly. Althioughi the wound hl; are still Isom ewhait pa infuIlihe Is irap~idly rec(ov Judige Jolhnson ('ontirmed. The Senate of the United States conffirmeld Monday the nomination of J,. T. Johnson as judge of the Western District of South Carolina. This puts an end to the speculation as to the judgeship ini this district. Bishop Eiigo Coming. Rev. J. R. T. Major, pastor of the First Methodist church, announced from the pulpit Sunday morning that revival services woulid be held in thatf~ church diuring the early part. of March. Ilishop John C. Klgo, of Charlotte,. C., will lead in the services. Play at Hickory Tavern. The dlelightful little drama "Valley Farni," which was to hlave been given at Hickory Tavern school last Friday night by the Shiloh dramatic club, was postponed and will be given Friday night, the 28th. The admission charg es will be 25 and 10 cents. Trhe cur tain rises at 8 o'choek, The public Is cordially invited to attend, FIF'NEFI('IAIIES MAY PAY BACK 'UITION Verner Ilesolution Wound lequire At torney (cineral to Investigate Status of liletieiaries. Colnimbia, Jan. 21.--A concurrent 'esolution was introduced in the son ite tonight. by Senator Verner, of Oconee co1unty, to reqIiire the attor iey general to investigate the finan lIal status of all beneflciaries of free nit ion privilege; at state institutions within the last teln years. Prosecution or recovery of amontni received is to )e pressed by the attorney general vhen, in lIs judy ment, the beneficiary vas able to pay. Mr. Verner is the tithor also of the bill to abolish all Gtate scholarships; and free tilition fen iries at state institutions, which bili vas debated briefly tonigh'.. Debate is o be resumed tomorrow. The bill provides that students must )ay tuition at the rate of $10 a year, or which irovision there Is an imendment by Senator Carlisle to al ow the student to give notes payable wo years after leaving the school. rhe problem of remedying the abuses if free ttition is one of the principal nlestIons before the legislatire and it s thought that before the session is (d.lottrne(l a law will be enateed, 'hanling existing conditions of affairs. The house tonight. went into a com niittee of the whol in order to hear it fill dis'tussion of the plans of re liodeling the rostrum. The courtesy if the floor was oxtended to C. C. hWilson of Columbia, architect who x plained thle proposed changes. 1ids have been tentatively received or the contructilon of a new house lesk. A bill to repeal the South Carolina ax commission act was introduced in he house tonight. The house tonight. gave second read ng to a bill to establish a new judicial listrict with the counties of Hlampton, 'olleton, Jasper and Beaufort. The two-cent mileage bill was pass Nd to third reading in the house to light and ordered sent to the senate. Meet liug of ('ottonwood am. There will be an important meeting if .'ottonwood Camp No. 725 W. O. W. omorrow night ('Thursday). On ac 'ount of the unuisually large number O ble initlited at this timtie. the mieet ni' will 1'e held in the Taurens Camp, Ohich is locat(l in the Simmons uliling ion tile s(Iuare. Thirty-one i' ;: membet~rs will be taken in. Visi (; omot"; (i oiher (atp is are cordially t.'I to be ! c!0 l ia this meetin. .!oiiille Main 3le.. 11. .\M. liry oin \\'hoilsale Grocery l1.xy have ('1me to Newheirry and xill open bhinssiie: in the .\iCaughrin .k next door to .1. T. layes . &" Co. :!( ill sell groceries in original .'ekages only and only for cash. Mr. I. M. IBryson Is moved to Newherry od1(1 will for the Ipresetnt ocupy rooms it Ithe residence of Mirs. O. L. Schun wtI. Mr. lr'yson is; fr1 .\lointville, ii Isaurens couinty.-Newhe'rry Ileraid unI News. \liss Annie fiello Ciiress wi's a e'essfulh ('ontestanit Inl the C'oliumbia dI last week. Mliss ('hiildress did ' ery aliuable w'ork foir thieI papeir and was warded ain Overla nd toi Ing cari. Lauren'(iis'I I Tsipi Re~gistrarl. Dr. L. E. Bishop, of thle 1iurtekal Drug r'ompany, Watts AMills, has beeni all iointed 113 Dri. Ilayne as registrar of 'ital statistics for Laurens township, (o succeed 'Dir. Pink Mlartin, of Mal ion. Dr. Bishop wvll hiave replorted to aiml the r'ecor'd of all births and deatihs in the township. Mrs. Enmma Calhoun Dead, Mirs. E'mma Calhoun, widow of the late Robert Calhoun and aunt of Mirs. P'. P. McGowan, of this city, died at e r home in Ninety Six Thui'sday and (as buried at Bcthilehemi chuirchi, near 'oi'onaea, S'nturd(ay morninlg. Mirs. 'alhioun was about 6i5 years of age and tefore her' marriiage was a Mliss 'Turn U'ndergoesi Operation. AMr. Cairi E. Martin, one of the >liiging cierks with Fowier & Owens, iiiderwent an opleration for ap~pendici tis at the hospItal Saturday, the opera.. ion being performed by Dr. J, H. r'eague. He was resting well yester lay and the indications are bright for is rapid rncovory. 11. FRlANZ ENGELS BR'liED IN GItEENWOO1D Well hinowt ('ietin of Enoree Passed Away Saturday and Buried at. reen Mo Monday. The funeral of Mir. Franz Engels, who died unexypectedly at IEnoree Sat iIrday night, was held at Greenwood Monday morning, the services being condcited by Father Gwinn, of the Catholic church at Spartanburg. The following acted as pall bearers: Active -Messrs L. L. ,igon, Geo. ilakely, V. C. .loore, Russell Bet sell, W. C. Whitman, J. C. "Crompton, 1E. C. Todd and lanlin Leatty, all of Enorce. 1ionorary--Messrs. N. N. I lanna and L. Muff, of EIinorce, and the fol lowing from Greenwood: Messrs. A. .erome Hell, F. Ii. Cobb, S. C. Ilodges, A. J. Sproles, G. A. larksdale, 11. V. It. Schrader, .J. F. Davis, S. P'. Wright, J. K. Durst, A. Rosenberg, R. .1. Cartledge, J. C. Nickles and II. P. Ilake. For 30 years Mr. Engels was secre tary of tle Enorce Mills and was one i of the best known mill men in the Piedmont. He was SR years of age and a native of Colon, Germany, hav ing come to this (011111y when he was about. 20. Shortly after becoming a citizen of America he set led in Spar tanhurg county and was elected seere Iaiy of the 'no'ee 'Mills when it was first organized. U'nder the reorganiza tion of Ilie company a short time ago. when the property was sold he was elected assistant treasurer. Mir. Ingels married Miss lHattie Clary of Greenwood, a sister of Mr. .1. E. Claiy, of this c(ily. BIesides his wife and her sisters and brothers, he is sur vived by two daughters, Miss .lennie Engels, teacher of voice at Chicora College, in Columbia, and Miss Hattie Engels, of Enorce. Mr. E'ngels had many friends in Lat rens, who were deeply grieved by his death, FAVOlRS FIIEEI)O3 FOR PHILIPPINES Wilson 3May Support ('larke Amend mient. Four Years as Limit. Washington, .Jan. 2I1.-Granting of independence to the Philippines is not less than two years and not more than fo' years may be favored by the \\'il son adinitsirmion. Senator I liitch cok, chairman of the senate Philip pnin (e'1nunittee. dl 'ict sed with I'vesi e it i ioon 1'Ie hId;:'., a provision i 1titl et'feat whieb! Senat l or t'laci of .\rhius s had in:."oduced a:: In amemi m ivent to flit 'lie ilin e t'hilippine bil. .\Ie "i oner ri. w l it h tes pac ident. ay the tt-ol t id en t h1 til im Iidae d it wa probable the atn ulnd tnltt would have lhaditnistation's support. TlhO preiden t previously opposed another amlend mleit by Senator lIareo In give independence to the Philip pines within thwo years. Senator l Iilthnock went to the Whit he reiidnent' woul.drb "Tho lrked bymocmtonl dulyc thae arfsden tollh~ in ixt thecoeratime tof and inwcrsdin th pldto ofthminan adjustverint of the teinsf cn-i gs hch a hemal coen nxt ahe elte of the epiatio of the f'nure ytars alnd the inodecengesa oph islanty ilr It di'eof furher to aolo oei i the atonIdnt iowelan" egaethe adjutment of al lepron nrtyi right dang resire (ay.aqur lan ede byon the ConitedSy.s o nava basesWls and fsaily, and Hiwold Trovdern tha invedseo te United Sades shoul bc atn war otome oe teerer ol Acae stt ndirable to retei the sodutther patm ofxe tye 'p e ilbwloeresidentswud e tod and pulihdioexedyh.tm Opposition to Associate Justice Frazer Developes GEO. F. MOWER'S NAME MENTIONED Race for Wareholse C'ommluissione(' is .1.11 Attracting Great leal of Inter est. 31Laurin's 'la'e Sought by Others. Columbia, Jan. 2.-The elections which will be ht'd on Wednesday by the General Asseniubly are holding the centre of interest in legislative and political circles. And the most unex pected development in the whole group of places to be filled is the op position to Associate .Justice T. 13. Fras~er. The name of George S. 'low er, one of (the rlepresentatLives froi Newberry and Speaker pro ten of the house, has been brought forward in opposition to Just lee Fraser, and this situation hias caused a great deal of talk around the capitol. A former In Ilinential mebinher of the general as seinibly arrived suddenly in Coluli l;ia t le other uight to look into tho miater', for he would hardly believe that opliosition had develoi(ed to the re-(lecd tion of Associate .lJustice ''. 11. Praeri', of :'(tinier. This l(ositlil is going to either in cese( in interest or oppositiol to the re-elect ion of .lu;tice Fraser will Cese. 'Tile members have gone home for the week-end and nothing positive will appear to get a line on the situa tion Until they return on \londay night The warehouse conlissioner's race is sI ill at t racting much interest. .Iohin l.. lcLauin, who was last week en dlorsed by the State Farners' tniont and the South Carolina Wiarehouse As sociation is opposed by F. M. Cary, of Pickens, and .John .. Mc clahan of Co luinbia. The unoflicial announcenment from tle governor's ollice the uttier day that he had no candidate for this place was received with a good deal of interest in both branches of the gen eral assemtibly. Alrs. Virginia iireen -\loody, State libirariau; (aillon \V. Sawyer, ('omlp t roller Gienerall, and 1''. IIl. .\le.\iaster, ni:ua nceilli c 'on l i:si lli'n , w ill bi' re elct l I' to .>u -1( ed thems:el((": 'w iinot o si t i i. Th liis w1 ill tlb- lie Ith <ase i l ( , i.' nli i +;J ;.a.,, .1laf1+1 .; V,. Ilk \Uor aindu \ I. . bi , f lite 1 Til ailnd 12 1 ir; . To - e 1 or l ode" ("1om m:ir : iio . bet V t .l .1 :ion .\l:-K is i :c, l.' (.: n "i l .1. ('. lii. :u .w 1, o1: C(olial i . 1. (:rroll of l;;(li.iberg, and i I... IRijleY, of l.ennettls";ille'. Othei oit(liion-s to be lilled alt the joint ia.wmlbIily oil \Wednlesday ale the followiig: I wo ti usties O Winthrop College, 11. it. Tillman and 1). V. .\lelaurin terms I)ii"ec(tors of State Penliitenltiary, tot mlk o1 Wi. 1I. Glenna and1( A. II. I law kias expired. TIwo tustecs oif thet Unir.u-ty ofi :indu t. I. Spencer ex pireid. Iian and S. TI. .'\('d,\own exlpire,. Two trdutees of Stale {'oloreid Col lege, terms of U. I. Wh'lite eXplired, and0 J1. W. Floyd, deceased. Two mlemb~lers board of' vlsi tors of thle t'itadel, terms of W. W. Laewis and~ Johna P. Th'lomas exIIred. Inldilent 1io ae thaitt aill of t hese wIll lbe electedl to succeed thienmselves, tile only contest In sighlt beIng for direc tors of the State penlitentiar'y. All of the trutsteies will undoubtedly be chos en for another term, the place of Gen. Floyd on1 thle State colored College be.. lag filled by C. F. Urooks, of Laurens, whoe was appointed to thle vacancy by Glovernor' Manning. When tile Senate reassebles1C on Monday nlighit at 8 o'clock debate on the Verner bill1 seeking to abolish ..ii schlolarshlips anld fr'ee tuition In Stato colleges will be resumed. There are several amelndmlents pendling to the bill, one by Senator Calisle which would allow boys unlable to paIy their tuition to give thleir notes endorsed by their parents or guardians for sarme and pay tile notes withlin two years after graduation, and one by Senator Williams, of Alken, just to takqe thle straight notes of the students withoid any endorsements. Senator Alan Johnstone wants thd (Continued on Page Ten.)