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VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1916. L[GISLATIV[ SESSION [ND[D SINDAY DAWN Session Marked by Real Accomplishments PROIIBITION LAW MORE STRINGENT Five Adinistration Measures Placed Upon the Books are Numhered as Construetive 3Measures, tieing in the Interest of Laboring ('lasses and Small Farmers. 'Columbia, Feb. 20.--In the General Assembly, which adjourned without date at 5:35 o'clock this morning, there were three features: Prohibition, politics and passionless legislation. Prohibition was probably predominant. Whatever the prohibitionists wanted they secured, and it was altogether without what might be called "the steam roller process." As is expressed in politics, "they just had the votes," and whether prohibition Is a success or a failure there cannot be any charge that the friends of this system of hand ling the liquor 'trafllc lacked for sym pathy. The essential accomplishments in the line of prohibition were, first, the granting of authority to use so much as $50,000 for the enforcement of the prohibition laws. Second, the making of the violation of the laws a chain gang offense. Third, the reduc tion of the allowance for personal con sumption during any one month from one gallon to half that quantity. Fourth, the application of every known and conceivable method of prohibiting the sale, storage or transportation of liquor, except in two-quart quantities. Fifth, the re-enactment of every prohi bition statute that could be found in th6 records under the Ratification Act. The only measure that was advocated by the prohibitionists in the Senate and which failed in the House was the Carlisle bill, which sought to pro hibit newspapers from advertising liquors in South Carolina and then the house insisted, and secured a more liberal allowance of real beer for per sonal consumption under the two quart a month statute. Prohibition is a political as well as an economic issue in this State. It is regarded today as extremely popu lar in South Carolina. It is a political balloon at this time, and is going to be used during the coming summer for all it. is worth. 'T'hen the 2-cent rate bill, which died in the Senate, was another of the several campaign i4oiposition's utilized on the Ilouse side. Perhaps the most distinguishing fea ture of this session of the General As sembly was the itter lack of passion. In by-gone days the line of demar cation between Tillmanites and Anti Tillmanites was very sharp. Then came the line between the dlspensary and anti-dispensary advocates, and l more recently the adlvocacy of Glov eirnor Bilease and his policeos nas~ an acute issue. Qnce or twice there was a slight symptom of an effort to mn jecl partisanl politics, lint it was a coinpletec failuire, and t here h, nothi ing that war done at this 'e:rion of thle General Assily t hat hearis any of the ear imarks of partkioshitp. Quite triue, policies t wer~e advoe (Pted1 by Gloveirnor M an n i we'":a T t'ept ed, hti they were accc' ited on thiei r merit, rat her thia'n as polit1ical fac tors, andl ini most cases, such as on lie conceilhat ion hll , there was entIire' uinanljnit y. in other cn'es, as on the Workingman's Comensat ion Act, uirged and advocated'( by thle governor, theire was cnt ire failure, and1( it was not even biroughtup for dliscuisslon. Most of the ivrk accompilished at this sessioii was rallier in the natlure pf c'ompiilellug last year's conistruictive uindert akin gs; Ihat is, (lie tax (cmiiiiIs slon law now in effect was si rengthi cned In thle opin ion of its friends lby a provislo foi' a hoard of review, whIch is to aet as a Su preme Court in moat ters of taxat ion. Th'len the Tor'rens . system, whlch passedl the 11ouse last year, wvas enacetedi info law, This sys temi for the piresenit is mad~e optional, but it is thought that it. will lhe so ap pealing to pieople that they will vol unarily accepit. the protection and( economy that the system is expected to afford. The McCullough child labor 'legislation, also advocated by Govern fi' f1anning, was also enacted into law. This iq a striking illustration of (Continueod on Page Four.) CIVIC SPECIALIST TO MAKE ADDRESSES 3iss 3Baud -an Buren to Spend Three Da.ys iI the City in the Interest of Civic Improvement. Through the efforts of the Wednes day Club, one of the local social and literary organizations, Miss Maud van Buren, a specialist in the work of civic improvement societies, has been se eured to make a series of live lectures in this city beginning Thursday night. All of the lectures are free. The first lecture will be given in the court house at 8 o'clock Thu rsday night, when her subject will be "Your Town and Its Imiprovemenits." Stercoptican slides are shown in connection with this lecture. The public is invited and urged to attend. The second lecture will be to women in the court house Friday morning at 10 o'clock, when her subject will be "Practical Civics for Practical Women." Three other lec tures will be delivered before the teachers of the graded school, the chil dren of the graded school and the chil dren of the colored school. The time and subjects of these addresses have not been announced definitely. Of Miss van huren, the following was written of her in the Women's Club department. of the State of Sun day: "Miss Maud Van Blu ren, whose coin ing has been so holed for by those interested in civic problems, began her work in South Carolina at Marion last week, giving Tuesday and Wednesday to that town. if her hearers are not now more useful citizens, it surely is not Miss Van Iluren's fault. She gives fresh impetus to former civic en deavor and new Ideas for the future. She makes one see things differently -just the same old things which have troubled one's league. She puts the brain to work! Often it in the case that people 'do not like to use their brains-lest they wear out, maybe! "Miss Vai lu'ean says the work of a civic organization is not taking care of parks and sidewalks, of school grounds and railroad stations. What is It? Something the average person has never thought. of. Every town will have to hear her in order to find out." (OIUlt('i EXTE.NSION ItALLY. To he Held at the Methodist. ('hurch Next Tuesday Afternoon and Even ing. A rally In the interest of church ex tension work in the Greenville Dis trict Ns ill be held in the First. Metho (list Church of Laurens, on Tuesday af ternoon and evening, February 29Ith. Bishop 'Collins Denny, of Illehmiond, Va., and i)r. W. F. Me\iurry, of Louis ville, Ky., Secretary of the General lloard of Church Extension, will be present and make addresses. This con ference is to be composed of the pas tors, the officials and other Christian workers of Gray Court circuit, Lau rens, Laurens circuit, and Clinton. En tertainment will be provided for all of the visiting br'ethriens. The tfirst sos slons will begin at 2:30 p. in. andl the evening seirvice at 7:30 o'clock. The brethiiren of otheir chairges in this sec lion jof thle sinato ar'e cordialy inivi ted to be preseunt. J. Rt. TI. Mlajor. 'At Orniy ('ou rt Owjibgs. On Friday eveninlg. Fe(b. 25, at 3 o'c lo(k. lhe hi gh chiioo season5 oif base haull will open at Gray ('ourt-Owings. That daliy Ia gam wiO ~ill be played lbe tweens thle loenl teami and thle fas:4t tenas fiom Fountain inn. At. R o'clock that n ighit there will lbe an oratorical con test, selectit on by primaisry grades, and1( inuisic het ween these select ioins. Thelse e xeries(' are free and~ the public is jnsvit ed. Afteor tiis cyst ers w~i li e served by the high sc'hool g ils, 10v plieasanst evening. ('thid lliirned, Laite( i Thruisday a fte(rniooii Inez, t ho sev.ein yeasr old daughiter'I of M\r. anad .\Mi's. L. Ti. I lellamss, oif the Shilohs ('(om miti ity, was seriously burn sed. Tlhe chiild was playing around a tire in the yard where her smot her had been wash lng. lin sonie way heri clot hinig was ig'ited andl alimost, all hur ined( off' be foire the blaze w~as extinguished. Prtompiit medle ial aid( was gi veni thle siuf feiring clild1( aind at laite( replort she was resting faiirly wvell. It. is hopied that her injuries will not pirove ser'i ouss. lothi Mr'. and Mr's. Ilollanis were painfully burned about the hands and arms in their effort to nave the child. APPOIN'i EN''S 31D1)E FOR 1.t'I ENS ('O1'N'1'' ltural i'olielnenI, Sulervisors of Bleg istrntion - a.ndl Townshil Assessors Naed by ( o). 3lanning. T'he following :appointments were niade by Gov. .ianning Saturday upon the reconnmen(lation of the county del egalion and con irine(I by th1e state senate: Ituratl P'olleenien1. .1. Andy lloyd, Laurens; V. .\. \\ilie, Owings; L. C. Abereronibie, (Gray Court ; ('olumults Owens, 1Laurens; T. It. Abrains. (oldville. Suipervisors of 1tegistratiott. . opeland, Sr., Clinton; Ton) ILangston, ILaurens; '. IT. Hlurts, Lan renls, Townnship Assessors. Lautrens 'Township--S. J. Dlavis, S. Rt. Sloan, 13. I1. Blakeley, Laurens. Youngs--W. P'. Harris, Owings; .1. 1). Stewart, Fountain in; E. Watts Pat ton (vice W. ii. Drumtnond, resigned), Fountain Inn. Dials--V. C. Curry, Gray Court; .Ino. II. Wolff, Gray 'ourt; L .W. Gil liland, Fountain inn. "uill ivan--N. It. \Vodd, Ware Shoals; 1. Ludy liald.in. Gray ("ourt; '1'. '1'. Wood, Ware Shoals. Waterloo--G. .M. .\oore, Laurens; .1. M. Pearce, \\aterloo; .I. W. 11111, Wa terloo. Cross I ill---Ceo. .I. lIanna, 1:. Ti. l'inson, It. S. (riflln, ('ross 11111. C'ros:s lill] TIow.n--I. L2. .\eSwain, A. l. Ilill II. .\. Austi n, Cross 11111. IIlunter - .lohn M1. Sinimons. .\ount yille; II. G. Wallace, Kinards; C. 11. Workinan, 'Clinton. Clinton--il. P. Adair, L. It. Stone, E. W. lF ergison, Clinton. Laurens City--Augustus Iluff, J. 1). Mock. ii. ), Mahaffey, Laurens. lacks--P. I. Copeland, Renno; S. W. D~ean, llenno; D). W. Copeland, Clin ton. Suitletown--.I. A. Suncrel Lau Y'enR; W. -M1. 1tyer.4, .Cluitnn; R I. E. Goodwin (vice L. S. Machray, de eeased), Clinton. The recomniendation of rural police men was a knotty question for the delt egation as there was a large number of applicnnts and a great deal of pres rfitre brought to bear in the interest or the different candidates, sahi to have numbered in the neighborhood of Ifty. it will be seen by the list. appointed that former policemen A. It. Sullivan and .cltn Kellett were not re-appoint ee, policemen Owens and Abe'rcrtombie taking Iheir places. New Depnty Sheriff. \I r. ('laude Owings, brother of the late John I). Owings. has )'!en tender ed and has nelepted the position of deputy sheriff by Sheriff \\'atts and will Iove li: family to the city. \r. Owings takes the place made vacant by t he resignation of Mi. C. L. Owens, who has been a cppoin1ted rural policeman by Governor .\Manning. To iemodel Stores. .IMr. O. It. Simm11ons, owners of the buildil now occupied by the iced Iron I lack et No. 4 and( the .iotnes-Tiayior liarae t' c (omoPnay 3. it i tiecen''t'y13 the iUrooks l iardware ('omailny, is conisld ering platts to remiode'l his htitildling. lI t expects to 'hiange lie front cotn sideorablly and to divide Ithe builintg so its to have three store rnomts. 'lTe bi'ildnli.' fe et, wide .I(~l rin Iiintrininment. c'Iii AlThe tachersil ofndh I'uitaof Shlioh the I .eh5(olhiI ous leiday iiL i~ eveig (I. lic',Is i'td on. It.KIttle ias fre it lis .o i' griia Ni ti-: (1-C ': io). Prmi enitt anrenis l'hiitn .iiaitoi Ste .iieic'vet'letze o h Soeal' .\ssocitoghl in'l'ihmontd, \'n., las week,'. i g. hE. ihe ~as rae I ece ieltr Cof the las cieain hs mietica li sciet '' aopie mOem ('i os from irg iiac No( Crli naiitba.i and Setoth yaroltna at' its anembir usons. hoDr al. I iugheslhas las een' havig t ongrutimhedthe oson ever Prsiet ndfr(helst0ieyer AN t'NTl1Ell, E'ND) OF PI 0INN 1 .\ltlt (ivens Strickler lankin, Son of 114l. tnd 31 Is. ('. I". Itnnkin, Died 310itlnay 31lornin"- of Ty')phold Defer. A\. pmll of gloom was cost over the city .ilonday afternt~n when it herann-( knowin that. (ivens Strickler Ilankin. the popmlar y otin ,on of' ie. nid .\rs. C. P. I Hankin, had iammedl away. i)eathI cattle at 12::dl p. i. .londay after a long siege of Iyphoid fevcr. Althoui lie had been very ill for severaIl weeks, hopes were held out for his recovery until Siinday evening when a turn for the Worse look place. From then to the tline of his dcath preparations were made for th' end, his physician and parents, while making every ef fort to prolong his fading life, resign ing themselves to the inevitable. Yesterday afternoon religious ser vices were conducted in the First Presbyterian clurch, of which he was a member and his father pastor. 'The services were conducted by 1Rev. .I. L. Mle4in, pastor of the 'T'odd Memorial and lAisbon Presbyterian clitiirches, as sisted by R1ev. 31. l,. Lawson, pastor of the Blaptist cltrcli and Rev. .1. 11. T. .\Malor, pastor of the .\etlhodist chureh. Pron the cinirh hIle body wa:; horne to the I an -rens cemetery where it was interred after a simple blut impressive ceremony. The deacons and elders of the Presbyteriana church acted as 1all bearers, while the local troop of 1I y Scouts and menhers of the tenth grade at. school, of both of which the de ceased was a nem ber, acted as honor ary escorts. A mass of people, of mv ery denomination and representative of every walk in the city's life, was present. at. the grave's side to pay a last tribute to his pure and spotless life and to express mutely, but none lie less sincerely, sympathy for the be reaved parents. After the services were said and the body committed to its last resting place a bliinket of beau tiful flowers, temporary in its exist ence but abiding in the memories it will kindle, Was spread over the grave. Str'ickler Rlankin, as he was fanil Iarly known, was in the sixteenth year of hiis age, being horn in ltichuond, Va. in 1900. lie was in the tenth grade at the city graded schools, where he stood withl the Iiighest in his classes. lie was diligent in his studies, act ive and industrious in various pursuits outside the school room, enthusiastlIc in play and fair and honorable In all his associations, hoth among his fel lows and his elders. lie was of manly bearing and kindly disposition, of a noble and ('Irislian charaeter, h1ghly regarded by all who knew hin and loved by his intimates, lls untinely passing' is greatly mourned whei'er lie was known. The deceased is survived by his par ents, Rev. and \1rs. C. P. lankin, and one sister, Miss C'arolino flankin. Watts .11lls (:orporat 1Dilsposes of $75),000l( P're'ferredl Stock Iiecently Votedu. Tlo i'-:reet Newr 'ottauges. Aniiouinc'iient was iiiude in (Gie in ville seve(raLl clays ago tlhat the W\at ts .\1111 of this city, had siicc's;fuilly placed the issue of! $7.ui,000t hireferredi stock voted by thle stocklihhlirs somie imonithsi agoi. I is iinderstoiodi t hat a turtt cif thle prociieedisi clm thie ne stockl wuiiIlihe iis('dl ini ]uiving oft out - standxilng oligaitiions that have lein hatnging ovier ithe coimpany f'oi' scome tliiie and the remalider is to lie tised mienitls as thte iinaniageiinent ihlt di'em niec'essary. Nc aditi ion cir C'xtenxsivei 'ur'sei.l Theli ima'chiniery' is modccern'u aiid ini a high staitc' of ctlh-iency, so ii repluacemnts ni ill lie inade at anyi carily (late. I iowevei, tht'ei nmberi cif iipeirat ives will be licasced to me'et lie gr'ow ing cd'manid t'or thle imiill's out hut, so thirity-twco ncew cot tage:; will lie erected immiiedliaiely. Th'Ie c'cltlages will lie bilit on thle compjainy's lprocper ty ain~eent to thec ill and beitwei'n the mill aiic the r'ity on east side cii the' publ>~ipirol. Th,' l~nd Fltivi P'owver (Compa ny hadic its handis atl wcii' hast week clbangiing the location of it power-I ransilssion line ,'o that h jicles and wvires wouild not lnter with thle woruik upon the builing. Thi hi rea'ise in thle mill's calinelly will ire sult in the acddition of ciuite a num-n heri of newv familIes Ico the mIll corn' mu nit y aiid will moan consecqunnt ad cdltioins to the volume of tradlo in banu rn, SLI HT l' .ltIIi('i E 111:1; -- - L.\S'I' 310N1.\' EVENIN(. Two Distinct Shocks Were Noticeable .\ bout 11:11). Felt in a Vail lng;i D - Lree in iair Soulhern States. No gtee in Four Sout he'ni States. Anl eat~ittkel of several seconds duration inad)' iiself felt in aurens last .londay evenin at 6: 10, calsinig no end of disen::;ion and Some Few frights. illndreds throttghout. the city fell Ilhe shock but 1he ma iority blated it on the 0h1 eat .iumttping off' the sutp per table. or a railroad engine, or burglars, or Zeppelin bollbs or i1'yan sliking hands with Itarrison. A hack horse, frightened by the quake, causel the only damage when it envorted around ihe sItuare a couple of times and ended up by smashing into a tele phone post. Lamp '"'hrown lFrom Table. Abbeville, Feb. 21.-A distinct earth shock was felt in Abbeville this after noon about 6:10, which lasted probably thirty seconds. The shock was se vere enough to cause ceiling electric lights to swing in the stores. Il Fort Pickens Ithe shoe1k was the strongest, causing two lampls inl one residenctte to be thrown from a table. Dihes Rtattled, Anderson, P-'ub. 21--- -.\rthiuake wast el. here tills aftrnoon1 about G: 10 o'clock. Ihe're were three dis tinct shocks, the second bieing the tolst severe. Dishes rat tied and walls quiv ered. The three shocks ocetupied about one iinute's time. No damage has been heard of. Very i)ecided Shock. Clinton, Feb. 21.--An earthquake I was felt here tonight at about. 7 o'clock No damage has been reported, but a very decided shock was felt over the whole CommuI1itIIy. Noticed by Many. ( ree n wood, Feb. 21.-- (l ree n wood was visited by a slight, but distinet, earthquake shock at half-past G o'clock this evening. The shock was noticed by (uitue a number of people. Windows lIattled. Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 21.-Two earth tremors were felt at 5:15 this af ternoon. The shocks rattled windows and caused excited inu iries as to the cause of the dlistu11rbat ce. Futrniture moved about perceptibly and articles on desks were disturbed In c "ice build ings. Exeitement. was caused on Look out .\ountain and i0issionary Ridge. where tile shocks were reported to hav1 been of pronounced intensity. Not Generally Noticeable. Norfolc, Va., Feb. 2I.-- The weather biell au reported that there was a slight earh tremor here about 6:40 o'clock'l tonight. It was not generally noice able and no damage was done. Se i'rai 31ier'chan ts of1 ~au rens WIll Several11 m1erch'iants oIf 11he ('ity haIve signlli a (on1tract ni'lth the 14dle 1ll)1ur pl(~i'ir sho)w 1o give free tlikts to I w4enty-five ('en1ts orI more1. Tihe follow a gr'eedl toI give the4se fr'ee likke t s: Ii. T err'y, i'owe Dug (Compan1y, Caish 1reka1 lrug ('ompatny, and1( ('rswell'e .\lrkel. 'This off'er of a flee ticket *with at1 ( lsh) purtchase1 of ' or' more1 will la.st for tell weeks1{ and4 I Ih ticke'ts \\'ednesay orI Thur4l(day maineI fr11 om14)) will hold11 a regu1i1lr54 talld 1'onvoenlltion)1 Fl''hay nlighi and1 wifl tnf' .\l)ar1 .\laster' and1 PasIt .\iaster (legreels. A\ 'led eet in lg Wll be1 behi) .\lnday W1. 1I. Drummoind Very41~) 'ieh1. W X. ii. 1)rummlond, (114. ofI tile wi idest kno1(wnI 11en1 in thle 'ounty 13 and4 a4 mlemt he4r of tile board (of r'egolni1 at tile S.tto a lospit al for i'nsane51 11, is very1' sick at is 1home1 ait la1nford. lII frIends are ver'y unel4asy as5 10 his en1 (111.1r.. NO COUNTY JAIL BlliT T18 YER Bill Passed House but Kill e:] in Senate $70,000 NEEDEL COUNTY PURP'OS7.S .tatters of Luca,' Interest Th'Irashell out brk ('ounty D elegnlthml 1111! Piut in F-o rnm (i' buat by v.ile I,eg-'is lat u re. .\lp pl'olrint:ion for t~he ('ounty Fair. Th'le sums total of acc'ornplishrnents in t.l' legislaittre, in so far as local mat lts are concerned, nmay be recorded in a few words: jail bill killed, hunlt. ers license bill killed, I'uckett 's Perry bridge iatter left. about as before, no change iade in ritral police act, sup ply bill passed appropriating about $70,000, and tax levy placed at : in ills, heing instillicent. to provide for the appropriat ion. The bill pr oviding for le cI'reclion of( a new Jil or reinodeling of the old one was introduced anid passed in the hoiuse, hui allo'wed to <We in the soil at e b~y r nator' (:oodwint. The b1l1 iitrol (hledl by S'iator Cood win and pa. :44d in Ile Senate cxeinpt i:; r . coulnty from the pro vi sions of the hulnteis' li1n'se acl was killed by the local delegaU ion inl the I louse. The hill providling for -ilhr' ('lilt lon of a bridge ietween I4111reils aLnl Greenwood counties at Piickeft's ]Ferry snpported by lIepresentative (oggals, of this county and by the (reenwood (elegation, was plasse(d after' heintg so amended as to be praceically inoper It being understood that the citizens Iwas left to the supervisors, as it was before the bill was introduce(l. The delegation, recognizing the im portance of the coiy fair, mtade an appropriation of $(t.i for that luItpose, it being understood that the (iligens of Laurens would subscr ibe a like amnount. The ionilillations and appoint il itetts for different ollices, such as ruri al po .ice, etc., will he found inl another col iun.n The supply hbill, as urniAbeil by lciteresentative HIarris, is as fol lows: !toad s and bridges, $19,t2:.i0o. ('onvits and il;inteclnce of road wolking organization, $12,(1010.00. Pulblic buildlings', including water, fuel, lights, insurance and postage, $1,159.70. .lail exlensies. including (liet ing of prisoners. $2,t(t0.00. County boine, poorhouse and outside poor, $2,-125.71. ('curt expenses, $4,:bt).00. Ilooiks, sta tinery and printing, $1,071.-11. iloald of ETluali.ation, $327.:30, and I oa rd of 'duea t ion, $.14.00--$:.27.30. interest on horrowed money, $2,000. Initeres t on bonds, $S,th52.50; sinking fund1( fort ret irileient ofC bonids, $1 ,:97.50 - $9,1. 0.) 8:alar'ies: l'l(erk of ('ourt, $ l't.00: Shiir ff,. $1,oe0.00; Tlreasurer!, $7oo.l0 ('(hr hllel', $2 12.501: Ilke lluiral l'nljeeiei, $1 .777.'5: S'u pebris~or', :ou.0 :i tw o S'nhh.lll: ('tirk to ltnnarl of' ('oumiiy townhip~~l, $::00.t0; ('ross I lill towni $t'hip $1'2u.ti0: ti)u ill ' w township, l iil towinshipj, 8I ?.o': ; Olivan. S I00l.til: tlo u il o nhiti~l1 ii p. k75.00: Tlai I $1 ,775.00. I hion.uable \tti orii it. S7:a.lin, ' urthou $ .2 . . 'ru :h Water loo itownhi, 21.0; It('tlil(to l $Ship, $tl; .0it;l roti 1111,1$ tow.n0; hip, l ian townsip, $ .00: .otlik town-59( .1h1' 1 0 .0ti : from oiitd i l le S town:, hiti $75.t0C, $1o0ta0'l,(~ $1,:1 hi itt . To' e rlais by0.0 taaia, $7,ta.47. 17.0;ms