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VOLUMIE XXXI. t4AUIWNS, SOUTHCAROLINA, WEDNESDAY NUMBER 34196 CITY PRIMARYTO [ .BLD N[XT TU[SDAY General Election Will Fol low April 4th TWO CANDIDATES OUT FOR MAYOR Meeting of the City Democratic Club 11eld 'Thursday Afternoon. Old Of ficers and Sight Changes in Several Couminttees. At the meeting o( the City Demo cratic club held Thursday afternoon the time for holding the first primary for the nomination of officers for the proposed re-Incorporated City of Lau tens was set for next Tuesday, March 21. Polls will be open at the Laurens cotton mill and at the court house In the city during the regular hours of election. If a second primary is necessary it will be held on the fol lowing Tuesday and the general elec tion will be held the Tuesday after that, viz., April 11th. Some doubt. existing in the minds of the club members as to the status of the officers of the club, it was decided to re-elect officers in order to dissi pate the doubt. The former officers were unanimously re-elected, as fol lows: President, R. 'E. Babb. Vice President, C. F. Brooks. Secretary, Arthur Lee. Treasurer, E. W. Copeland. The following executive committee men were elected: Ward 1, John Armstrong; Ward 2, John Cunningham; Ward 3, J. R. Put nam; Ward 4, J. Wade Anderson; Ward 5, W. L. Gray; Ward 6, J. M. Clardy. The following enrolling committee was named by President Babb: Ward 1, C. R. Moseley; Ward 2, J. R. Ellis; Ward 3, J. R. Franks; Ward 4, J. A. Taylor; Ward 5, John Swit zer; Ward 6, L. B. Blackwell. The enrolling committeemen are expected to secure the names of all those eligible to vote in the primary, but it has been suggested that each qualified voter find out personally whether or not his name is upon the roll. This will cause any omissions to be avoided. Several changes were made in the constitution of the club. One change provided that. the primary box for the city proper he placed in the court house instead of in the city hall. The other change was in the way of an en largement. on the oath, so that the voter would be more likely to know exactly what he is swearing when cast ing his vole. it. was brought out at the meeting that, among the require ments for voting in the primary will be residence in the city of four months and in the state one year. The oath now reads as follows: "I do solemnly swear that. I have been a resident, of the County.' of .Len for 0ne ye and .a residient of the ('ity of I 2aur iens for four mionthis prior to this elect ion and that I am du11ly quailted to v'ote at this elect ion of the Laureinsx ity Dem~ocraitie C'lub andi that I tiledge myself to supplorti tihe noin~ees of' tis electloln." Somte dIiscu ssion ariose as IC)o lie adlvisabil ity of doinig away with I he pimaryl~' ailtogethle r and also inl regarid to p~utting r'estrtictions a rondc it, buti both l idleas, were overwhielingly op posed, W. R. Richey, Jir., leading in the op~position to placing restrict ions around the primary. Interest in the primary was given considerable impetus by the an nouncement the latter part of the week that J. Calvin Owings would bo in the race for mayor in opposition to 0. M. Blabb. As lined up now the foi lowing will be in the race for alder men from the resp~ective ward'(s, the -former aldermen being given first in each instance: Ward 1, C. H1. (Gasquie and J. D~unk Watts; Wards 2, S. 13. Sexton, Allen Biramlett and T. Roy Simpson; Ward 3, J. W. Ilellams, no opposition; WVard 4, T. C. Swiltzer and R. T. Dunlap; Ward 5, RI. 0. 'hranks and Clyde Fowler; Ward 6, 3. J. Adams and L. 0. Hlires. At a meeting of the execuitive com mittee held Friday afternoon the fol lowing election managers were namedl: Laurens City box, J7. A. P. Moore, W. H. Gilker'son and T. Mac Roper. Mr. WV. Hf. Gilkerson subsequeritly requested to be excused from serving andi 10. W. Mfachen was named in his plae, THE MARTIN CASE NOW BEING TRIED William 0. and John Martin Being Tried for the Murder of John I. 3McPherson. The court of general sessions con vened Monday afternoon with Judge John S. Wilson on the bench. Clerk of Court Power, Sheriff Wtts, Sten ographcr Perrin and other court at tenlants were in their places. Court did not convene until the afternoon because the judge was detained ad did not arrive for the morning session. The grand jury organized with John ii. Nance, of Cross 11111, as foreman. Judge Wilson charged the jury brief ly but pointedly as to their duties and other court machinery was then got ten under way. The remainder of the afternoon was taken up with the trial of several petty cases. Yesterday morning the case .of John Martin, charged with be ing the principal, and Will Martin, accessory, in the murder of John K. McPherson, near Waterloo, during the latter part of last summer, was called. The case occupied the entire day and will continue for some time this morn ing. It willbe remembered that the Martins and McPhersons, all respec table white people, fell out over al leged improper remarks made by Will Martin to a daughter of McPherson. They met on the roadside near the Martin home and an altercation en sued. Will AMartin Is an uncle of John Martin. According to John lar tin, the alleged principal in the crime, the McPherson boys were about to double team on his uncle, Will Mlar tin, when he went to his uncle's as sistance. John McPherson, who had drawn his knife and threatened the life of Will Martin, thereupon turned upon him (John Martin) with the knife and also hit him with a large stick which lie had picked up nearby. To protect himself from further at tacks of McPherson, John Martin said that he pulled his pistol and shot one time toward the ground hoping to frighten his assailant. Not succeed ing in this, he shot again and hit John McPherson in the leg, from which wound he later died. The state's con tention is that hard feeling had ex isted between the .two families, that John Martin had threatened to shoot .Iohn McPherson and that John Mar tin was in no immediate dager of in jury to himself when lie shot the de ceased. The state at tempted to prove that John McPherson had ceased to approach when Martin shot. The ca( will go to the jury this mlorning. )11. (l.INKSCALES WON'T ENTER itCE Denies Itmnor That lie Ma' lbe Candl. date for Governor. Snys lie Will Support. It, 1. Mannig. Spartanhurg, Mareh S.-1)r. John (. Cl inlksCales. of the Woftord college faculty, who was a candidate for gov ernor two years ago, last night de nied emphaia'elly the rumor originat ing in Columbia, that he might he a (candlida te for governor in the pri marlies ti s 11il sume. l)r. ( linkseahes declared that there was noit a slhadow of t rut h in the re port that lhe was coniside rinhg enIter'inig the race for goveirnor. lie' said that be expi'Ctld to give hi's enitire Suippor't to Gov, ihrd I. Manninug for re election)1. I )r. Pl Ink sea les said(, howeveri, lthat lie never intenldedl to let til ini the fight for comlpulIsory3 school at tend ance unilI hiIs ideal of such legisla ion was realized, lie said lie intendis never' to lose an opportunlty to Putt in a lick foi' the cause of compulsory edlnuenation. The piresent law, Dri. Clinkscales commented, was a "farce" but lie hoped to see the situation con sidlerably imiprovedh before long. Geo. T. Magill Here.. Geo. T. Magill, Esq., of Greenwood, was in the city yesterday in the in terest of his candlidacy for solicitor of this judicial circuit. This being couirt week, Mi'. Magill was alhe to meet with quite a number of voters and was given a cordial reception by them, lHe states that lie will make his caimpatign upon his merits and reputation solely and will rest his case with the peopile on those issues. At Long View. There _will be a box suppier and speaking at Long View school house, F'riday night, March 24th. The pub lie is cordially invited. Laurenis Mill box: B. H7Putnam, Clarence Cannon and John Childross LAURENS MAN 01 Hon. R. A. Cooper Definitely Thursday Morning. Ma Blease and DeSchamps j South Carolina political atmosptihere, insofar as gubernatorial, candidates is concerned, was considerably clarified last 'Thursday morning when lion. It. A. Cooper, of this city, ended specula tions as to his possible candidacy by formally announcing his intention to be in the race this summer. The an noucement had been awaited with a different kind and degree of interest in different quarters for many months and the statement of his avowed in tention to run laid the way open for actual campaign work to begin. how th- announcement was received by various newspapers may be judged from the press comments selected at random and reprinted in another col umn of this paper. Coincidentally appeared on the same niorning announcements by Gov. Mlan ning that he would offer for re-elec tion and by Prof. Clinkscales that he w'oul( not be a candidate but pledging his support to Gov. Manning. Other candidates already announced arc former Coy. Illease. .John T. Duncan. the perennial candidate, and .1. . i)eSchamps, of Columbia. The statement. of Gov. Manning was as follows: "I will stand for reelection, to con tinue the Work I have begun. I am in the race to the end for clean gov ernment, law and order. I will let the Democrats of tie State hear from me in detail later." The news article as to Mr, Cooper's announnient came from Greenwood and was as follows: "Robert A. Cooper of, Laurens an nounced here tonight that he would be a candidate for governor in the Democratic primary this summer. "Mr. Coopcis announcement was mado after a conference with friends from many sections of the State, who had conic to Greenwood for the pur pose of considering his duty in the cnm',i enunaign. 'Mr. Cooper has COY IlEED WON Fil IN'. In Excellent, Prize Drill Among the Young "No.l liers of the City choiis. in the eCnlietItive d.ill in the Man uni of Aris he'd last. Friday after noon among the yugte soldier: of the IreanIC0ns 'C ity SC hoal ;, It. Sergeant Coy llet on1r phie, Corp. I':zelle' llder; wona ., cond place amd lI. erg. 'Tho :iw lt 'Imta:a w:; awarded third place. The V.111iers of the irst. two a are member:; of Co. 11, vhlCh is (0111posd of Sevelii. Grade boys an d Senr. iunlap is a imitlebr of Co. A, wh. ii s composed of -ltii grade boys. 'iThouiglh these three were finally judge d ithe winneri it. took all of the allotted time to se lect. the best as the drill was excel Ie111 in ver res et. P rf. blilton shtowved tha tn was! n11 ot onhly beiing w'ell trainled lbut Was interested: ill his Mir. J. W. .\tle('< 'e return red yest erdaiiy from1 a Itour of hiis automobile) IterI tory, includinig ('olumbia, Newberry, Anderlsoin, Greenv"iil1e and Senteen. lie reports business coniditions Ilie, stat ig that Maxwells, Oaklands and iHaynest cars are going very r'apidly. l'The Lautrenls Motor Car Comipany, lie says, now has seven car loads of au tos on1 the r'oad for the different agen cies. * 00-0OPERtATINO. * * Washington, March i3.-The * * Unmited States goverunmenit en-. * * tered into a form. agreemtent * * with thie defacto govermnmenit of * * Mexico uinder whieh Anme'rlean * * trtoopsi ii cross the( blorde'r to* * with tile expectition of he~arty) * * cooperaithon from the (Carrantza * * forces. .* * Oflilhe1u anotuncment was await. * * od tonight that the Ameriean * * force hlad crossed the border. * * Plans for the troop movement * * have gone ahead without regard* * to the diplomatie exehmanges. * * * * * * ** * *e * S . * * * ** IT FOR GOVERNOR Announced his Candidacy nning Asks for Re-election. kIready Announced. been here all Ile week. attending court as solicitor for tIhis ciruit and Greenwood is enaily accessible, hence Its selection as a 'meeting place for his friends. "In making the announcement, Mr. Cooper stated that his pllatform would be given in due t imae. 'T'hose close to Mr. Cooper say that lie makes the announcement now so that his posi tion will be known. lie has been urged, besought and even pleaded with by men in all sections of the State for the past six months to offer as a candidate for governor this sum mer. Although missing the nomina tion for governor two years ago by a very close margin, around 200 votes, it was not Mr. Cooper's intention to thrust himself into the politlcal sit uation in South Carolina this year. lie at first declined all suggestions to this effect, but the requests and the de mand for him to offer as a candidate have become so frequnent and so in sistt'nt that. lie feels it a duty to yield to the judgment of his friends in this matter. lie has never sought pubIlic ollIce on anything othier than his own merit. and does not intend to deviate fromn tis principle now." in addition to the persnoal efforts put forth at the meeting in Greenwood Wednesday night, Mr. Cooper receiv ed numerous letters, telegrams and telephone calls urging him to run. lie has received many letters of endorse ment. since then. In a letter renewing his subscrip tion, a subscriber to The Advertiser from Travelers Rest, the only sub scriber It has there, appended the fol lowing paragraph: "I am speaking a good work for our man Cooper. He will get three-fourtlhs or seven-eights of the votes in this part of the county. I hope lie will sweep the state and roll up a fine ma Jority. Ills friends must get busy and I see to this part." 1 'ItE .('IiED FA REWELL SERMON. 1Rev. M. I,. Lawson Gives up Pastorate of First. Baptist. ('hurch. Presented i ith Silver Service. Rev. M. I.. lawson, who has been pastor of the l first. llaptist church about three years, terminated his pas torate here Sunday, preaching his fa rewell sermon Sunday morning in the presence of ia large congregation compo~ed of 1m1em1bers of his own and other chui'(cs. .lr. Lawson had I previous ly submitted his r(signation to take effeC on that day. In his last seriion as pastor of the church, .r I. Lawson made no refer once to his resignation, but. at. its vind Dr. IL S. uller approached the pu pil. and in a few impressive words pre senlted a 1hest (f handiiiisoeit' silverwareC to himn and his wife as a 1token of tile Congrlegatition1 beinig visibly affected lby thle ('lo-sing 50cene in thle pastoral ieta tionis. the city a few wveeks after whli(h lie will move1 1(1 \'idos1ta1, Ga., where his son il l oii n0t1e tol pr1act i(e (dentist ry. It is undersiitoodi that1 hie has1 refused sever'ai very flatteing calls fr'om lar'ge churches and will r'est for' a few monithis at least. Ni' announcement has been made as to thle successor' to Mr. Law~son. Many~ Teachers (doing. A large number of La~urens county teachers areo plannilng to attend the State Teneher's Assoelation meneting inl Colunmbia the laitter' iar't of this week. The raiilrioads have aninounced speelal rates on accountt oft It, a trI'il rate of $2.55 hlavinig b(en miadie from t~Laurens. Special r'ate tic'ket s wIll be sold today and tomor'row only, goodl to return11 until the 20th. Part ofI ,ine Estateo Sold. Dri. Ri. ii. Iryso~n, of Oi'a, has ipur chased from tile W. W. Jones estate about 225 acres of land abiouit a mile beyond Watts Mills between hei'e and Ora. The exact pirice piaid for tile pro porty was not given out, but it was in the neighborhood of $40 per acre. TIhe deal was negotiated throulgh TI. Mf. Wolff, the ral entate man, liei.ires as Assistant. Attorney General to Devote Attention to Race for Congress. Col mi bia, Alarch 1-.-Fred 1i. Dominick today resigned as assistant attorney general. "I have io annouitncetent to make for the present." said Thos. it. Pee pies, attorney general when asked it' Nir. I ominicik's suiccessor had been appointed. Air. Dominick said that he would for the next several months devote his attention to his annvass for con gress in the third congressional dis trict. .il,. Dominick was appointed assist ant attorney general when Mr.'Pee ples was elected three years ago. Spartanburg Journal. TIIIEE (OUNTIES CONCEltNED. Peetilir Situation Arises Over Difti culty at Island Ford Bridge in Low er Corner of the County. Three counties are much mixed up in the reports that a murder had been committed on the bridge over Saluda river connecting Greenwood and Laurens counties. A rowd of 200 men gathered there Sunday to find the dead body, when it was learned that nobody had been killed. 'T'hen follows the funny story revealed in lie Greenwood .lournaI. Ilotler Smith, a negro employed by T. C. Anderson of Ninety-Six, was taken in charge by two men of Ibau renis county, Goodwin and Smith, who alleged that the negro had broken a contract. They had 'm0 warrant and were advised that they should get one, but. they took the negro anyway. The finding of the negro's cap on the bridge and blood stains on the railing gave rise to the rumors of a murder. It appears, however, that the negro was really shot twice, though not dangerously, and the white men claimed that he drew a knife on them. The shooting occurred more than half way across the bridge from Green wood county, but the negro ran back to the Greenwood side and there fell, explaining the blood on that side of the bridge. contrary to reports, no arrests have been made in the case. It is very prob able, however, that the case will be left. for Greenwood county officials to pirosecute as the greater part of the difficulty occurred oit the Greellwood sile of the river. .' IIt. AT(''lON FOR 31\11(11 31ST. 3lIss 0:ady3S Iliulah Powers Will Give' Entertainiment In School Auditorniumi .1iss Gladys lleulah Powers, cel brated as an Iipersonator and con tralto soloist. will give an entertain mettrit. inl the graded school auditoriiutu on the evening of iriday .lari :"Ist. The entertainment. will be given unim nier the auspices of the local haiter o the I)aughters of the American evii to luti on and tlie ptroceeds will be devol ed to the causes in which they are in Ierested. She will be accom ipaitied bty ul is- Mlarie ~\oodbiury Clarkte, who tiraus mett withi signmal siit'te:: ini her iarei bundiing oif t hit gerzms otf Irih Gtemnfan, Scoich andi ingllish Sontg'S in t(easan t cstuime chuaracteuristie of pe(ohple wV iii a tersoinalit so3 50(harinug that they wiin not. oiily by their ar tistitc amiitv lbut by thte 5wet' whle~( somie, humani ii totichI so iiecessar t'o h realI attainment. OPENIN(GS TlilS WEEK, Lautrens Merchattsi are Making (Great Prepatrations for Big Day Thursday. Thtursday of this week will be Spring Opening Day with the mer chants of Lautrens andI great are the preiairations thtat are being made for the beauitlfuh displays of spring and soutmer wearabi'ule(s. The millinery de partment of ech store has been biusy lfor wereks biuildintg thle beautIfuil and attrat'livIe spinig moidehls in chic an uitchaiirig hoitniet s, etc., anid the dr 13' mdtts depart iimentIs have been elttil3ly 3' te liast few (lays get tiIng the new things In shape for a prioper' dlisplay. A t Hhickor'y Tavern. Tlhere will be ani entertaiinent giv en by the puills of Ilickory Tavern School FrIday evening, Mai'ch 24tht, beginning at 8 o'clock. A small ad mission fee will be charged, 10c for adults and 5c for children. FOR IRAINNG CAMP Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. to Be Busy Scene COLLEGE MEN ARE PREFERRED B1 h.Iibb, C'ommit.teemant fromII tis1 (liunity for the Oflicers Traininig Camp at, Fort. Oglethorpe, Va., Try ing to S ilure i Small Troopl f'roml this ('lty. Mr. I. E. Babb, committeeman frot this county for the organization work ing up interest in the military train ing camp to be held at Fort Oglethorpe this sumimer, attende(l a meeting of the committeemen in Colitnbia last Wednesday when plans were set on foot to secure at least a hundred men. from this state to attend the ca ip. Ile stated on his return that he would like very much to see at least half. a dozen men from this county in at tendance upon the cam p. The first eamup of the senior division. composed of me nal ready oit of college or in business, will be opened on .May 3rd and will continue until May ll0th. .\p p1lica int are desired princilially It om those who have had en!ege, univcrsi ty or high school fraiing. thIough 11on-graduates are not exCIlud(e( A student camp will open .iuly 50h fo' students at least. r, feet 4 inches; In height and bet ween the ages of Is and 30. The object of the camp is to prepare capable citizens to at as volunteer otlicers In case of war. Mr. Babb states that he would he glad to confer with anyone desiring to enter the camp. Quailtleatlois. An applicant for enrollment for the "Business and Professional" men's camp must be (1) a citizen of the United States or have takile out first papers (2) between 21 and 4r years of age (3) of sound. physical condition, capable of hard drill and maneuver marching with a full Infantry equip ment; eyesight. normal or corrected by glasses to admit of target practice; (4) have a college edueation or the equivalent. B1y "e(piivalelt" is tcant: a good el l(einent. (1y edutatioc viiclt has been sup;plemcnted by hsifne s or p rofecssional tra~ing T1" ihis; to be stated oil iipplicaIion Ilank. Camnp Equipmecal :1::(1 Exp:'n"(:. .\r'111. Ordnluanc(e and i nip (nl: .11 in-11 cluding; tw o outtlit, wvi 1 he 'urnli.:hed by the V'titedi States Arm1 oy. E x ensvs- -tor foul. week .xclu sive of Iransportation to and from1 camp, and the uniforn. which costI frolm $.0i0 to $10.100) aboti $:0a0.) 'Ibis to he deposited In advian c and inc'!ieist; $:.00 to cover los or cam1 aiei to Ilit ed States properly wli oh is r1.111e1nded in ('ase no loss or dlama_1 ige i's ientreod. Th'lis rumh(VI toe seiard. (amp e xpenses, I anil a Illinui ion 01 x (simp; stnoe (onuc~tedl by the camtpl (Civ ilian clothLing, efo., in Itunks anl seit lasi5 wvill 1he prCoperly si ored. I ust ruc tn. Th'le piurlose of thle etunp wil ho b to give' (a1h atteindanit as much~l of the funidamtailll cduention of an thiiitr aIs can bt e imiparted In thle durtat ion of the c'amap. A certain dlefinlite routinle will lie prescr'ibedl for all, including rifle priact ice. Special opportulnities u1ndher selected officers will be offered for trainIng in varIous branches of the service, Cav alry, Artillery, Thngineers, Signal Corps andl First Aid. Those who have had a Ct'undamenltal Infantry t raIning or have at tendled a Military Training ('amp, may enlter' dlirectly a trioopi of cavalry or a hat tery (of ar1t ill ery and~ devote their time to thliIs speleaI t ratiing, lprov ided there ale enouitgh aptplileant s. Exainaut ions. No exainiiationt Is reqiredC, hut a boarid of regulIari (0 ots on (lity at the camp will tmake such recommilen dations as to individlual qulilltions as they may deem prioper, to lie flled wIth the War Departmient. For further informuation apply to Omeer' In Charge, Southern .\ilItary TraInIng Camip,