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E ibbertiger S bocriptlon Price Is $1.00 Per Year Payable In Advanea. Published by ASYERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. Advertising Rates on Applcation. Obftuarles and Card of Thanks: One 'ent a word. Petered at the postofmfee at Laurens, Fl. ., as second class mail matter. LAU RENS, 8. C., MAIHW 22, 1916. Although The Advertiser has been on the side of the minority in nearly all the municipal elections of recent years, it has always, we think, taken the situations in the best of humor and offered no criticisms of the elec tors. It has always contented itself with a short valedictory and salutatory combined in a few words, adjuring the new councilmen to do one thing, viz., to read and abide by the charter. In this hour, when we find ourselves with the majority and our position in the past somewhat vindicated, we are no more disposed to gloat than we were then to croak, so we will content ourselves with the same old advice, to read the charter or, rather now, the general laws applying to the city gov ernment and abide by them. We be lieve that the new, mayor and council men desire to do their duty to the best of their ability and we wish them well, " " " R. A. OOOP.It. There have been many and varied newspaper comments on the advent of Mr. Cooper into the guhernatorial race. Some criticize him 'for entering the race, on the ground that it will weak en the cause of the law enforcement el'ment. by dividing its strength and also on Ile ground that Iov. Manning is entitled to anotler term. Others acknowledge his title to become a enn didate without. further comnW1t , while still others coie out. deiitiely on his side. The proportion of Ithee differ ent views is about. thle same as may he judged frot the comments p'int ced in last week's paper. The larger daily papers, as a whole, have been rather reticent in ex'pressinog Ihemlselves. The chief' objection brought forth i't on the grotn'd that Gov'. Manning's And .\t. Cooper.'s platform in the last capitaign were practically the samue and for Mr. C oper to justify his claim to the (;llce now he must. find fault in Coy, \lanittg for advocating just those things which he himself was pledged to do. We do not know Mr. Coop er's plan of eamp aign, but we see no necessity for him to attack Gov. Man ning's record. That record has been made and is already public pro perty, There is no reason why \lr. Cooper should go into it unless he chooses to, for he might reel willn lg for the voters to piass on it without any~ thing fut'ther' tatn what Gov. M\an ning htimsellI' may w isth to say3 abhoutt ii t. .t(dgin g from thle ur tgent r'equiests5 thant M\t'. Cooper says lhe ha:ts been r'e ceiving, a larige numbher of' people have already f'ormued their optinion of' the gov(ernor5 's ecord( andt( it only' remta ins ror' .\r. Cooper' to give Itis ilat form and( views as to the futture so that thtey mtay decide for thIemtselvyes whth t er or not they ar'e dlepending utpon1 the right tman. tmay certainly lie de pendedC~ utpon that Mr. Coopet' will not say ot' (10 anythinig that will in any wise compr'otmise himself wIth a law less element. ils 'ecor'd as a prtose eutting ofllcer in the coutrts is sufli cient to blight any hopes along that line. It is real early3 to prtedict with any degree of certalinty as to the prospePcts of anty canidiate in the r'ace, hut we rather think that many paper's have underestimated the strength of Mr. Cooper and are not aware of the strong current runtning in his favor. Of course he may lbe deceived in this himself, bitt that is a matter for Ils own judgment and does not at all ar gute that he should not respond to it. To Retire Fromt Iusiness. Woodruff, March 20.-One of thte largest depar'tment stores in this part of the country is to go out of busi ness and will leave Woodruff without one of Its most poputlar stores. W. F. Blryson has advertised his immense stock for sale. Mtr. Bryson wvill de vote his entire time to his chain of oil and fertilizer' mnills in this section, Helpful Fable. Once there was a villago editor who wrote a stinging hint Item ab~out the ini;btehavior of an anonymous "certain nmn." Tlen different mcen whom the ('titor' had not theretofore ,suspected of malefaction were so certain they were the certain man that theoy all rame up to the offie and boat him, Moral-TFrom this we should learn tthat when we denounce a certain man we .ilouJld be certain that we are not tatking in too much territory.-Kansas City Star, STRONGLY OPPOSED TO TILLMAN'S BILL Bethlehem Stect Corporation Would Hate to See Uncle Sam Making Ar mor. New York, March 19.-The annual report of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora tion for 1915, issued today, disclosed that net earnings of the corporation and its subsidiaries after deducting ex penditures were $24,821,408, compared with $9,649,667 in 1914, an increase of nearly 260 per cent. Orders on hand December 31, 1915, were $175,432,895, against $46,513,189 the previous year. A statement by Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the board, and E. G. Grace, the president, declared that "to day there exists an actual shortage of steel-making capacity in this country." An interesting feature was the state ment that the average number of em ployees of the company in the United States had increased from 15,586 in 1914 to 22,064 in 1915, and that wages paid in 1915 amounted to $21,800,664, as against $14,312,948 the previous year. Calling attention to the bill pending in Congress for the building of a Gov ernment armor plate plant, Messrs Schwab and Grace declared "that if such a bill is passed the value of ex isting armor plate plants in this coun try will be virtually des'"oyed." The Bethlehem Steel Corporation, It was stated, now has more than $7,000,000 invested in. its plant devoted to this use. "Recognizing that though the inter ests of your property had been care fully conserved by your officers on a matter of this kind," said the report, "your corporation also has an impor tant obligation to the nation of which it is a citizen. Your officers have ap peared before the Senate committee on naval affairs and urged the defeat of the pending measure. As it is frankly declared that the sole purpose of the proposed enterprise i; that the govern iiient miay secure its armtor at a lower irice, your otlicers have submitted the following proposition to the federal government: We will agree to permit any well ko wn i1:'m or chartered pihlic ae ('(hutant1ti to iivt'ittory our plant and mnake careful estimates of the cost, of ianufactire with that data in hand we will meet with the Secretary of Ihe Navy and agree to manufactiure armor at a price which will be entire ly satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy as being quite as low as the price at which the government could po.hsibly maniufateuire armor on Its own account, after taking into account all proper charges. As a concrete working basis for such negotiations the Bethlehem Steel Company has of fered to manufacture one-third of the armor plate reqtuired for the contem plated five-year naval programme,( es timated at approximately 120,000 tons) for a price of $;19 per ton for said armor, as compared with tile pilee of Sli~,~ per ton now obtaining. 'it may he added that whItle all othler' steeUIl)pi(es have greatly in C ceased thle for' egoi ng iigure- at wle h we inow offer to mtake armor' for thec l'nited'o State-i is not ontly a lower' priice hant has been paId by the govertnment for1 mtore than ten yearis, but. It is al so) a subst1antially lower i'1ce than i pa id for arm'ior by Ja pan, Aistria, Gcr imanys, Fr-an~ce or IEngland." PreachIn g the Funterail. Qmitle a nuimbeir of thle pa pers of the state atre pitnting Mr. Cooper's poilitical fuaneral, but we have an iden lint they are somewvhat premature. iletter' wait until ab~out the latter- part1 of' August, and at that time we wouild not he surpilsed that they will cx perienlce a jolt when they wake up. Mir. Cooper wvill be ab~le to take care of himself on the iplatform agalist all other's, and great changet can be wrought in a few months. it has been repeatedly noted thai the Ander'son county votes is a good indication of how the state will vote, and if this continues to hold trut this time, we have a ver'y stirong sus liion as to who will b~e the next gov ernor of South 'Carolina. Better call off the funeral.-Ander son Daily Mall. From the viewpoint of Thme Enqui rer, Mr. Cooper has just as much right to enter the race for governor thiu year as lie had two years ago, and ai much right as Mir. Manning oe Mi. Blease. Also we do not mind saying fliat we are glad Mr. Cooper' has seer1 lpiop~er to enter., We have no objec tion to a gover'nor' ser'ving two termo if the people want him, or thr'ec for that matter'; hbut we do not want a governor' to ser've a second term or' a third tei'm, unless the people do wani hinm. To find out what the people wvant, they must have the opportunfity to express themselves, and to (10 thatt they must have a choice of candidates. No matter how many candidates there may be in the race, it is thme p~uripose of The Euquir'er to try to trecat thenm all as fairly as possilIe.-Yorkvillc Enquirer. FINE ATTRACTION NEXT WEEK. Gladys Beulah Powers Co. to Olve En. tertainment at Schoolhouse. The Gladys Beulah Powers Company of New York is to appear in this city on the evening of March 31st, under the auspices of Henry Laurens Chap ter, D. A. R. Miss Power herself is one of the best known and most ver satile of entertainers, and the an nouncement of her appearance should assure a large crowd at the entertain ment in Laurens. The program for the evening is replete with novelties, and is as well unique in Its consistent arrangement and well balanced inter est. It consists first of a-Japanese Oper etta, charmingly costumed with im ported Japanese robes. On a thread of romance are strung gems of orien tal fancy to which Miss Powers adds fresh lustre by her sparkling vivacity. In selections from John Luther Lonfl and other famous writers of Japan, all the poetic fragrance of the land of the cherry blossoms has been gather ed together, and the art and charm of the young artist are given wide range. The second part of the program con sists of two divisions aptly called At Home and Abroad. The former begins with a monologue of a quaintly garbed old-fashioned child, interspersed with readings from the newest and most popular of children's books, The Gen tlest Giant by Anna Bird Stewart. Following this, Miss Powers gives sev eral numbers, full of laughs, illustrat ing the modern girl, and amusing American types, in attractive modern dress. The section named Abroad, con sists of songs and stories of several different peoples, Dutch, Scotch, etc. all accurately costumed and embody ing the humor and fitn as well as the national characteristics of the coun try represented. The student of folk lore will enjoy her performance no less than the mere amusement seek er. In dramatic ability, Gladys Beulah 'owers is marvellously gifted. 11er fac in1 expression and mobility, togethi er with a power of suggesting a wealth of thought or emotion by the slightest movement, give to her impersonations a pantomimic value in addition to her harionious interpretation of the aui tIhor's words. A singing voice of rich nes.C and beauty lends another ele ment. of versatility to her prograin. Miss Powers is a concert contralto with an assured technique and the rare gift of being able to act what she sings, and deliver a character song so as to please both the eye and the ear. The musical side of the program is charmingly emphasized, for Miss Gwyneth Sampson, who will also take part, is a magniflcent musician, 1ler selections include composition of Itachmanioff and Rubenstein. Japan ese sketches by Friml, and Pape's fa mous and beautiful variations of An nie Laurie. The program is well arranged to stit all tastes. It abounds In humor and is full of melody. Furthermore, miss Powers' graceful dancing of the folk dances of the foreign peoples she impersonates, is not the heast enjoy ab11le at of a programi showing al mlos. unlparal lelled versatility. .\ ('orrection. in the last issue ot T1he Advertiser, undier "'Comm nents on Cooper's An nouncemen1(10t,' thle fol lowing edi11torial fr'om Th'le News a nd Courier was in correctly3 credited to it he Newberry Observer: A Martyr to D)uty, . "it Is as a martyr to duty that Mr. Robert A. Cooper comes before the piubic as a candtidate for Governor. Lonig has lhe resisted thme pleadings of his friends that lie sacritiee himself to save tihe state. In his announcenment it is stated that they have been ap pealing to him from all sections for the last six months. Th'lis statement, we are sure, is over-modest. Eighteen months would probably be more near* ly correct. This, howvever. is of ne very great mlomlent. TIhie main pioint is that Mr. Cooper lias yielded, under a sense of duty, to the importunities of his friends. "Who these friends are the public has yet to learn. Their names and views and affiliations will be worth studying. So also as to Mr. Cooper's platform. There are many who as yet are puzzled to know just how Mr. Cooper is going to save the 8tate and just what it is lie is going to save i from. "Mr. Bilease's case is different. We all know what Mr. IBlease stands for, why he wants Governor Manning doe feated, what policies lie would substi tute for those wvhich thme present ad ministration has enforced. Mr. Blease and a part at least of his former fol lowing have just and abundant cause for dissatisfaction and disgust with the way things are now being ruin ir South Carolina; but whlo ai'e these friends of Mr. Cooper who shares this feeling so strongly that they arc de terminedi to sacrifice him upon the al tar of (1uty3? "For of course Mr. Cooper's claim that he is to be a candidate upon his own merits alone, however honestly put forth, will not be able to stand the strmain to wvhich it must presently be subljecd. Ile can win if at all on ly by beating down Manning or by conniving at the arraignment of Man ning b~y othier's. Unlcss Mr. Cooper and his friends are prepared to denounce the Manning adnuinistr'ation and its achievements how can they insist that it is Mr. Cooper's duty to oppose Gov. ernor Manningr in his race for re-nhnc. tion? What is their case against Mr. Manning? Wherein do their olaini' that he has fallen short of what the people had a right to expect of him? "Lot us hear the indictment. Gov ernor Manning's record is his only claim to re-election. It is a legitimate object of attack. M\r. Blleaso and Mr. Cooper are within their rights. There is no doubt but that Mr. Blease will say plainly what fault lie has to find with the Manning administration.; He has a positive alternative to Qffer for those who like the kind of government of which he is the exponent. What of Mr. Cooper? Why does he contend that public endorsement should be re fused Governor Manning? What does he offer the people that Mr. Manning has not given them?" Lqt us have your fire Insurance bus iness. Traynham & Todd. Just received the largest and finest line of Cut Glass ever shown in the city. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Colored School Fair. There will be a school fair at the Tumbling Shoals high school, March 24th. Exercises will betin at 11 o'clock a. in. Rev. Richard Carroll and others will speak. The corner stone in the dormitory will be laid by the Prospect Masonic lodge at 3 o'clock, p. m. The Tumbling Shoals brass band will furnish music for the occasion. Musical exercises will be held in the school chapel Friday and at St. Paul church at night. The pub lic is invited to conic and bring the children. We respectfully ask our white friends to conic and see our school and enjoy the exercises. All who conic will be welcome. Respectfully, M. A. Cunningham, President. We offer you the best quality Chairs and Rockers, more styles to select from, and at lower prices, than you can ind at any other place in the State. S. M. & E. 11. WILKES & CO. All Fascinated by Woman's Hair Nearly every woman who has anl ordinary head of hair can by giving it just a little attention have luxuriant hair, soft, fluffy and radiantly beau tiful. It's a good thing to know this be cause hall p. irepa rat ions tbat put life and lustre into (lull looking hair arc scarce, but it is a fact kpown to near ly every druggist. in Allzerica that Pa risian Sage, a (lelgh ully clean and refreshing tonic not only will make your hair look 100 p r cent better but will quickly stop it from falling, rid it of dandruff and scalp itch. it's well worth a trial and the Lau rens Drug Co., who disposes of a great quantity of it will tell you so. and will refund your money if it isn't all you expect. Our fire insurance companies arc still among those present. Call on us Traynham & Todd. * * * " " " " " . " " *. . * 4 * ANNOUN(CIMENTI. * * * ** * ** *** * *** . * I hiereb~y announce miyselfI a candi (late for Solicitor of the 'Eighth Cir' enuit and promtiise to aide~ by t ri ru les of the D~emiocriatic primary. 11. S. LA K ELL.:TI, I hiereb~y announce myself a candi dlate foir the otlice or Solicitor of th<i Eighthi .1 udicial Ciricuit , subject to th< rules of the D emocratic primary. (lEO. Tr. MAW-LL. 'onuty Annonnients. I hereby announce myself at cand~i date for the omc of Sheriff of Lau rens County subject to the rules 0 the Democratic primary'. A. RI. SULLIVAN. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Coroner of Lau. renis County and promise to abide b) the results of the Denmocratic primiary J. POR'DER ELLEDGE. I hereby announce miyself a candi. date for the omieo of Sheriff of Lau. rens county, subject to the rules o the Democratic primary. W. S. BJAOWELL. I hiereb~y announce myself a candi date for the offlee of Sheriff of Lau rens County and promIse to abide by the results of the Democratic primary D. W. M. MASON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Sheriff of Laurens County subject to the rnles of the Democratic prImary. 8. C. REI D. I hereby announce myself a candi, date for the ofilen of Sheriff of the County of Laurens and promise t( abide by the results of the Domocratic iprimnary. J. W. KELLETT. I hereby announce myself a candi. date for the offie of Sheriff of Lau rens coun ty subject to the rules of thi Decmocratic primary. W. HI. DARKSDALE. I hereby announce myself a candi (late for the office of Sheriff of Lau rens county and promise to ab~ide b3 the results of the Democratic primary JOIIN D. W. WVATTS. I hereby announce myself a candi (late for the omfee of Sheriff of Laurenm County subject to the rules of thue D~emocratic primary. OEO. C. IHOPKINS I hereby announce myself a candi. date for the office of Coroner of Lau rena county subjetto the rules of the Democratic primary. W. H. WIIHTLOCK. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Coronor and promise to. abide I by the results of the Democratic pri mary. Z. I. TRAYNHAM. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Treasurer of Lau- i rens county and promise to abide by I the results of the Democratic primary. I R. JUD. LANGSTON. 4 I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of Treasurer of f Laurens County and pledge myself to I abide 'by the result of the Democratic I primary. L. F. McSWAIN. I I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Treasurer of Laurens County and promise to abide by the results of the 4 Democratic primarl. ROSS D. YOUNG. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Auditor of Laurens county subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. J. WADDY THOMPSON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court for Laurens county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. C. A. POWER. * $ SPECIAL NOTICES. $t Found-Bunch of keys. Apply' at this office. For Sale-For a bargain in a good mule apply to Dials Cash Grocery Store, Laurens, S. C. 35-3t For Sale-One grade Jersey milch cow, fresh in milk, Apply to Dr. A. J. Christopher, Laurens, S. C. 35-1t Mules For Sale-I have a pair of middle aged mules for sale. Prices right. In good condition. T. J. Ful ler, Mill Street, Laurens. 35-1t Eggs-I will let out to reliable par ties eggs from my fine strain of Si- ' ver 'Campines to raise on shares. They are the greatest layers of large eggs. C. A. Spinks, Box 293, Laurens. S. C. 35-1t Harness Repairing-I am now equipped for harness repairing as well as shoe repairing. All work promptly and carefully lone. G. 1). Allen, Lau rens Nat'l. Bank Bldg. 35-It-pd For Sle--Plenty of Seed Irish Po taloo. Early Red Bliss, Triumph and Irish Cobbler; also Early Amber and Orange cune seed. Plant 'em now. J. I. Sullivan. 35-1t ('alton Seed-I have a few bushels pure Toole', Simpkins Prolific and Vand ivers Hervy F'ruiter cotton seed for sale. $1.00 per bushel. Se inc. R. V. irby, Laurens, S. C. 35-2t iaiirninig-4 do hereby forbid anyone from hiring or harboring one Arthur Irby. who is under contract with me. le also goes by the name of Odell Irby. W. 1). Byrd, Laurens, S. C. 35-1t Egjs--Pure White Leghorn eggs. 50c per setting of 15. Ezell Holder, Moore oBarding House. 35-It-pd For Sale-35 tons best cotton seed meal, $35.00 per ton, cash or good paper. N. B. Dial. 35-2t For Sale-Three fresh milkers, 100 bushels Cooks Improved Big Boll Cot ton Seed and nine registered Berkshire pigs. Also somo beef cattle. W. P. Little, Lanford Station. 34-2t-pd ('otin Seed For Sale-Somo pure Covington-Toole cotton seed for sale ait $1.00 Per bushel. J. T. LPower, Gray Court, lRt. I. 35-l t For Sale- -One bay horse, good worker anywuhere, good driver, good tiua~lities, for sale. Aly to Ross lilakely, Lau res 3-.2t L.ost--Probably in WVhitener's br her shiop, a pa ir of' gold-rimmIedl spee tacles. Reward if returnied to this ofil ce. 3-1-1t-pd Typerites-Iam now agent ini Laurei'ns foi' thle celebrated Ulnder'wood typewriter and would be glad to prove its merits to anyone interestedl. B. W. Lockner, at Fleming Bros. Jewelr'y Store. 34-5t Ladies-You are invited to call andl view the beautiful new spring and summer styles and dress goods which I have now on display. Mi's. Geo. 8. McGravy. 33-3t Eggs--From my prIizc-winnlng White and Brown Leghorns, and "Rhode Is-I land Reds that are red". "My lhens are .The largest shoe fa try makes less tna the entire shoe outj Motor Company bu automobiles made ' volume is nece a demands of p ejle for economy at a loa today! Runabout| $440; Coupelet $69( Sedan $740. All r troit. On sale at Craig Autc W. C. Wal Phone 334 ired to lay." $1.00 for fifteen. T. louston Dabb, Gray Court, R. F. D. 31-6t-pd For Sale-Eight gins with presses omplete, except engine. Soll all or calf outfit. In use several years, but n good order. Must be sold at once. 3argain. Ware Shoals Manufacturing ,ompany, Ware Shoals, S. C. 32-5t For Sale-A few settings of eggs ron my pen of S. V. Rhode Island lode, brdd from birds bought from ester Thompkins of Concord, Mass. rice $1.25 per setting of 15. J. McD. Moore, 579 E. Main St., Laurens, S. C. hone 165. - 31-tf For Salo-Land, pigs, shoats for sale. )nly practical subsoiler on the mar cot, two-mules, one hand does the vork of four mules and two hands. It vorks behind any plow, fastens to mam of front plow, subsoils furrow, hen leaves all your clay under top oil where it belongs. Your land won't :et hard, get better stands of cotton, tc. Will demonstrate with pleasure. am selling fertilizer for the Ander on Phosphate and Oil Co. See me be ore you buy, I can sell you as cheap Ls anybody. Tom M. Shaw. .30.10t Frost Proof Cabbage Plants-Early fersey Wakefield, Charleston Wake leld, All Head, Succession and Flat )uteh, 90 cents per 1,000. 15 cents per iundred postpaid. W. Y. McNeill, Wa erleo, S. C. 25-12t-pd Statement of the Condition of the PEOPLES LOAN & EXCHANGE BANK ocated at Laurens, S. C., at the close of business March 7th, 1916. RESOURCES: .oans and Discounts .. ..$347,455.99 )verdrafts .. .... .. 3,856.08 3onds and Stocks owned by the Bank .... .. .. .. ...25,000.00 urniture and Fixtures .. .. 3,250.00 3anking House .. .. .. .. 10,000.00 Duo from Banks and Bank ors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,054.30 urrency .. .. .. .. ....7,283.00 Jold .. .. . .. .... .. ....225.00 silver and Other Coin .. .. 1,417.97 )hecks and Cash Items .. 26.32 Total .. .. .. .. .. ..$414,568.66 LIABILITIES: ,apital Stock Paid In .. ..$100,000.00 surplus Fund .. .. .. .. .. 25,000.00 Jndivided Profits, less Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Paid .............. 64,987.35 L)ue to Banks and Bankers 738.86 [ndividual Deposits Subject to Check .. .. $105,059.96 Savings Deposits 7,485.44 Demand Certificates of De posit .... .. 99,606.88 ashier's Checks 270.47 212.422.75 lills Payable, including Cer tifleates for Money Bor rowed ...--.... .. .. 10,000.00 [Reservo Fund Carried on General Individual or Sav ings Ledger .. .. .. .. 1,419.70 Total .... .. ..$414,568.66 state of South Carolina, County of Laurens, ss. Before inc came 'C. W. Tune, Cash Or of the above named b , who, be ing duly sworn, says t; the above ind foregoing statement as a true con lition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank, C. W. TUN. Sworn to and sbuscribed before me this 20th day of March, 1916. J. J .Adams, Notary Public. Correct Attest: W. A. Watts, R. F. Jones, J. W. Todd, Directors. WHY SUFFER With that cold and aching Grippy feeling when a few doses of Dantzler's Grippe Mix ture will positively re lieve you? 'Take it in time and befonvinced. ONLY' 25c BOTTLE FOR SALE BY Peoples Drug Co. etory in the coun ra &ne-fortieth of mit, but the Ford )shalf of all the n America. This ry to supply the who are looking v cost. Get yours $390; Touring Car ~; Town Car $640; rices f. o. b. De.. Company rop, Mgr. Lauren., S. C.