VOLUML XXXII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16,1916N
.AK[ TOXAAY DAM
GAY[ WAY SUMDAY
Break Came When Least
Expected
COMPARATIVELY
LITTLE DAMAGE
Although a Break in the Dani had
Long Been Considered a Possible
Catastrophe, Comparatively Little
Damage was Done. Lake Emptied.
Asheville, N. V., August, 13.-The
Lake Toxaway dam, weakened by the
recent floods, broke tonight, sending
a great wall of water down the valley
toward Western South Carolina. No
lives thus far have been reported lost,
and warnings sent out from several
cities are believed to have enabled
most of the )ersons in the path of the
flood to reach safety.
The lake, an artificial body of water,
was created in 1902 by I'astern capi
talists. It covers 550 acres to an aver
age depth of thirty feet. The dam, an
eight of a mile long and fifty feet
high, was completely destroyed. The
town of Lake Toxaway suffered only
minor damage, though the lake was
completely drained.
The released waters tonight were
rushing through the Toxaway River
valley, a comparatively uninhabited
section, towards the Chuga Itiver, in
South Carolina. Anderson, \Valhalla,
Pickens and Seneca counties comn
prise the territory immediately
threatened and warnings were tele
phoned to all places that could be
reached. It was estimated that the
flood would reach Seneca by midnight.
Persons familiar with the territory
expressed the belief that the waters
would spread out over the uninhabi
tpd county immediataly south " of
Lake Toxoway and thus minimize the
pbssibility of extensive damage.
The waters ultimately will flow into
tho Savannah ltiver through its vari
ous tributaries in Western South
Carolina.
The lake was created in connection
with a tuintir i(' resort and had a shore
line of fifteen inil s. The (an was
c'011Inrued at a cost of about $.0,0(t0.
Toxaway is the third and largest of
the lakes in Westerni North T'arolina
imountains to go out since .tlly 16,
when heavy rains caused serious
floods in tlatt section.
Sev(eira y ea1rs ago cotton muil owin
era w'vWhose pliants were in the path of
the waters should they escape, cm
Ployed ex prt engine rs to investi gale
the sa fety of the dcam. i-'oll0wing Ile
enigi neer' replort, the struecli tre which
is built of earlh aiid stone, was
at reng t hened.
lHour weeks ago, dlingl ; the flood Ie
riod ftears for the dain's safely were
repeaitcdl e'xpressed and there were
several r hrts that it had colla psed.
A messaie fon fite railroad ile
graph operator at Toxaway, describing
the bireakt if the. idam said a sectiin
of thle tstructurie about thie size' of' a box
ear gave way withouit warniing
shoit fly atle cii o'clck and that the cin
tire st riuture iluickly collapased under
the weight of the thountsandils of tons
of wa teri. One version of thle vase o.
the hireaking was that a smiialf si;
hail ai-iped away the coundtiatloon at a
hoax ify prcaese poInt.
At ticidtdght the Sc-neene rIver, Soulth
Carolina, through which the waters of
htke 'Toxaway will flow into the Sai
vannah River, was normal necar the
to)wn of Seneca, abouit forty miles
south west of Toxaway. 11t was feared
serious dlamage woulid be done to crops
along the Keowee River in Pickenis
and Oconce counties, wvhich are di
vided by the Keowee, Above Clemson
College, S. C., the Keowvee and the
12-nile C reek have eonfIittence fo rm
ing the Seneca, which thence passess
Clemson. Great da magfe is feared In
this sect ion, wherie the country ia
relatIvely flat and ,thIckly popelated.
Portinan Shoals, wvhere the electric
power for fte cIty of Anderson is
generated, tonight was fte scene of
great activity. Gangs were at work
placing sand bags on thle dam and
power house andl other proppretfons
were tinder waty to combat the 'force
of the antIclpated flood.
Walhalla, Seneca and Anderson are
each severalI miles from the river' and
there is no town of Iiportance on its
cou rse.
Little amage Done.
P'ic'kens. Aug. 14-Thao waters fromn
CONSTABLE COLE WAS
AlRESIfED IN COLUMBIA
One of Recently Named State Consta
bles, Who Figured in Greenville
Raids is in Trouble.
Columbia, Aug. 12.-J, H. Cole, a
whiskey constable, was arrested hero
at an early hour this morning, charged
with drunk and disorderly , conduct,
carrying concealed weapons, and as
sault and battery with intent to kill.
Cole was tried before the recorder this
morning and bound over to the court
of general sessions of Richland county,
under $500 bond, on charge of assault
and battery with intent to kill. The
other charges were dismissed.
Cole was accompanied by J. B. Way
another whiskey constable when ar
rested. Both are recent appointees of
Governor Manning, and flgured in
the recent whiskey raids in Greenville
county.
Lake 'I'oxaway came rushing Sunday
night like a great tidal wave down the
narrow mountain gorges through
which the 'i'oxaway river winds its tor
tuous course, bearing with them
thoutsands of cords of dead timber, up
rooting great trees and doing oilher
devastation. Never before has this
river, at least never before in the
memory of the oldest inhabitants,
risen to such a height as that seen
early Monday morning. With a roar
the wators cane down the mountains,
now surging through some narrow
pass; now spreading over a bit of cul
tivated land.
''hanks to the warnings sent out,
there was no loss of life. A number
of narrow escapes are reported from
the upper part of Pickens and Oconee
counties, and many of the inhabitants
lost heavily in poperty. Several saw
mills lose their timber and some ma
chinery. Farms were devastated in
the lowlands. llousehold effects were
badly damaged in several homes by
the rising waters, which whipped
angry way around curves, and tumb
ling, surging -and roaring rushed
down into the Keowee, thence into
the Seneca, and finally into the Sa
vannah.
It was on the Toxaway river, Wh'liite
Water river and the upper part of
Keowee t iat the damauge was done.
.\fte geli hg iinto the Seneca, the wa
tei:i spread out, flowed slowly, and did
very little damage. People living
along the banks of the Seneca who
had4 feared a great wave of water,
iond to their delight that. the lake
water drained off so ifliiormily, and
daia;e w, as sniall.
Itrown 's I ilt, a piopular" resort onl
White W\ater river, suffered consid
erabb dlinae trom water that was
bail-ed wo mii les uip dlt stean
froui 'T'oxnway river. (;uests in ilh0
hotel, lie-i ng the roar, betook them
selves to the high hills, while the
waters flowed through the first (loor
of the hontel. 'The water was six feet
deep in the first floor of this hotel.
('apmiiani's briidige, a steel strciure
Iwenty milles above ikens, is wasli
ed away. The water at this point was
('arne withI gr'eat raindjiily. .iohni (Chap
11nan1, who lives niear the bildge, lad
alwoke( hi. ho)15husholin got t hern to
phi:nes of safty The3 ''l water was
lie wvent out:. lie huriied o n iotify' his
tienantls, and14 wais barely3 ini time to
.sale thei lives or one famhily. 'The
Chlapiman barin was ticked up and ear
ito C i' the midle~l of time road, anid
t herie stranduiedl. Fitrinituore in thle
hiouse was1 da maged, thle waltern gett ing
into time second story of the house.
'Thme country through which the
lake waters drained most. rapily andl
dlangerouisly is thlintly settleod. This
pr'obably accounts for' the fact that
there was no loss of Ilife. (lus llbin
son1, who lives near' Chapman's
bridge lost all1 his household effects
and1( hi s (m'ols. Wade 11inskain, staltes
thait lie hearthe( dam break ~'Cl {, tirity
mil~es a way. llis place was ailso
dlamaged. Alice .Mlatis suifferedC~
se4ve'r' loss whenot lier hiouso was
tlooded. lhins llailton1101 lost house
hold etfect andl crops.
Today it was stated that sonic of
the peopl whvlo liveC alonig the '1iper
iNeowvee and1 the 'Toxawvay, have not h
Jng toi ('at, save the fish that they
cani pic(k ill along the bainks. Th'ei
waters recoded as rapidly as it rose,
and thus left hundreds of fine, fish
high a' dI Cry. Thousands of finh
were r- ieaud f--om the lovely art.
fecial Inke, nrid thi af ernoon hun
d14 'ds < the'i wore found in small
1o t. ' he trie of tihe river courses,
FRIDAY IS DOLLAR
Laurens Merchants Have
Large Bar
As stated in the last issue of The Ad
vertiser, the merchants of Lauerns
banded together at a meeting held
Tuesday August 1st, to hold a great
Dollar Day bargain sale on the 18th.
Since that time the merchants have
been busy getting their stores in shape
and planning thq bargains they are to
offer. In today's paper will be found
the "Dollar Day" special advertising
section, showing the merchants in the
agreement and some of the bargains
that they are to offer.
Friday, the 18th, is the day set
apart for the bargain day. In addi
tion to the advertisments in The Icr
ald and in The Advertiser, over six
thousand circulars have been sent out,
so the event has been so widely ad
vertise( that the merchants are ex
pecting thousands of people here on
the (ay selected.
The advertising seetion may be
fou nd in another part of this paper.
Attention is directed to it, as the nier
chants have given a great deal of
thought and work in arranging the
bargains.
The following are the merchants
JAMES Mle('ItAVV WO'NIIED.
Rteceives Painful Wound from , 1nch
burg ('ompainion.
.\Mrs. Geo. S. Mecravy on Saturday af
ternoon received a message to the ef
feet that her youngest son, .James, who
has been a student of music at Lynch
burg for the past two seasons, was
shot and painfully wounded. Mrs. Mc
('ravy and .Jack, her son, who has been
at home, left that same evening so as
to be with tlhe wounded youth as soon
as possible. According to the telegram
received here, it seems that James had
just returned from an engagement
solnewhere in that state when the
accident occutrred. The wound is not
reg:arded as very serious, bei'g in the
thigh, although it is luite painful.
.. ('...IOVE it ( 1411 (itOWS.
(her 'I>Twelve 'llAiThou 1:1d 1,'11111S is f seedl
Spokein for In (he C'loer Club.
P I ,. \loor', farm lo nI(ist -
I on11l natie of Ihose wlo have join'eid
the ('lover ('hlth, with the aimoittn of
.we(i (ach h;:. splokein fol:
''otal :) ( '. .. .. .. .. .. ..,I 1.7i.
.. W. Donnan .............. l
-1. Ih-i lit:nter . . . . .. .. . . 17
.4 G.\ ianel............
.l. K le ' I um .. .. .. .. .. .. .. :M
I). 11. Wison .. ...... .... 100
'1'. T. G(oldsmtm it.l .. .. .. .. .. .. 7;
I. S. Cooper .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
It. A. ('ooper .. .. ............200
G. A. l-'ulier...................'30
Tlotal .......................2,785
Theo annuial pite of .\iyr'tle 'a mpi
No. 2ti, WA. 0. WA., wil Ilibe behl on
lFriday, Aumgust 1.sthh at lFriendshalii
L. I). llledge, ('. (.
it. Ml. WAasson, Clerk.
Simmali lIlaxe Yesterdaiy.
'Thle home of .lMr. and Mrs. ('lyde TI.
Franks narrowly escaped destreclion
by tire yesterdlay, when the heat fr'om
an oil stove ca~used dria per'ies near~t it
to become ignited. Mr. and Mrs. Franks
were at thle home of Mr. .lohn A.
Franks at the time amid the blaze was
(iscoveredl by a servant who had beeni
sent hack to the house on an erriand.
She dlis('ove red th lire in i time to ptit
It out. Very little damage was dlone,
now over for'ty or' fifty dlollars.
U. ID. ('.'s Itemembiler the Bo0ys.
'Tme United D~aughmters of the CTon
tedlerney werie iihoughtflI e nouagh to
remembaer the bioys; of Co. D) at the time
of lie ir or'derI to go to thle horder'. And(
in alcordlane, they sent to them ont
the evening of their dleparture, sever'al
cnkes andl boxes of chicken. it is neCed
less to say just how much this change
from camp food was appreciated. And
'e '.s the boys decpartedl from t4 '
Lne' ii toward an unfanihia r pihe
theT" mnust MyeW yeeds recalled tha t the
filk aut nomec are still anxioi.. 'O:.it
thon.
DAY IN [AR[NS
Joined Together to Give a
gain Feast
who have Joined to make Dollar Day a
success:
Switzer Company.
S. M. & E. It. Wilkes & Co.
Minter Company.
J. C. Burns & Co.
Powe Drug Co.
If. Terry.
Clardy & Wilson.
Laurens Drug Co.
Leverette Furniture Co.
Cash Grocery Co,
.1. C. Shell & Co.
IDavis-Itoper Co.
W. U. Wilson & Co.
Jones-Taylor lardware Co.
Iaurens Ilardware Co.
. 1. PIhilpot.
Fleming Iros.
Peoples Drug Store,
.1. A. lranlls.
W. I. I lI udgens.
IoW icr & Owens.
Kenntedy" Bros.
A. i. .\lahaffey.
Ilynian laurey.
Iliayes 5 and 10c Store
Ifatrens .\otor Car Co.
I 'lienhol's S and 10e Store.
Sl .E NE lm it 1i,1.t y O lisi N i. I{.
Newberry Papers Panys liitn H igh ('oIn.
P~lIlnent In Severing llelationls.
lr. It. 11. G eneker, formerly con
nected with the Laurens papers but for
several years connected with the New
berry papers at different Intervals, is
no longer connected with either of
these. For some time he has been with
The Newberry Observer. which had the
following to say of him in giving him
up:
"We lnow the readers of The Ob
server will be sorry to learn that .\I r.
It. It. Geneker iIs n1o longer with 11hi:
paper. It, is with great reget to
us that It tntlst. be so. lie has been
a Very ellicij(lit and loyal helper for
soie tithe, and has added mnuelh to
the intc esi of Thie Observer: but with
print l':Un-r 1.oing 11p alltane j mnp fromg
$53 to $SS a toll, other kinds of paitr
going 1;1 4 \n Ieore than That. and141
the tmelrchaIltis alVertising i-r little.
it is :tbsobuely i n'<ssary to riui 4(1
(XeXtens(s; to ilhe Vely lo w st :oil 1.4.
sible ill order(1 to run1 a n,4ew. jif r : r
all.
".\Ir. (:rc :14o 1: a u: et ii man ini
his tild 4r n4 u :< r4 e -. and lt w
a i rual h 1; lp: but wt+( %1 1(> are l !t
n i imiy l:.e o wori:h.tde4r :01
hot1,1 fu 1 tib '1- th.nI . w!: w arlye awd
floodi v; r of~ 1; 1. 4 ", ttr.- >hlll dea:
and 114'r1l ; en tl (ii jtio tl :!ain ll1re1tu In.'"
lIenin m n li olly.
1;;r.1 Sundayt unai ngII , .1 about111
o'etloc 'l I'd I l iol(aiIn teel of 1, ae t away.
A few wVeel ag: 1o he wa.: str'iecken wtith
(1ever andl ilarrOliid toh( the ct ho::ploital
war 30 ea tst of age.wsanti
Aiken n formerlyI ay-nter ofithe
heritiad \\'estern l'aolina rail
wayl, hif (Allimhbia, at .\atuhtn. ith
Cotvi'ttio bhe Inest heveracemornth,.\t
lein ig te inill td 1htii ('0liy
Hritis I father, .\('i ve. fr.t oll, wia,
fother shirtiff of~ tAkt m i'es niw
inth lruisral forli eie ta.ce
daysl and th acoysanith the bodyl home
to Aie: by lie ota Augustali~ wh rh
inteirent Ctyk 4la4e. The delceasd
wast 30tw years ag.
Jnohn113 iCr!es acet anicht.
The. fJrinds her ofier bon Cr.s
aconside1rable .intF.er hs raceefo te'
t idt ionsI are ttg .r. .rwsi
lienromiin for hisnlecay.
COOPER OFFENDED
AT ]I@ANNING LETTER
Announces that He Will Today Pay
ills itespiects to the Governor. Will
.Not Withdlraw.
Columbia, Aug. 14.-Taking umbrage
at a letter issued by the Manning
headquarters here which came into his
position today, in which it is asserted
that he "is neither for nor against
Jilease" and that "he is playing sec
ond ,flddle to Manning," Robert A.
Cool, ,r, following a caucus with cer
tain of his leaders, stated tonight that
he would pay his respects to Gov. Man
ning at Baishopville tomorrow.
\Vhen asked what the rumors cir
culating in Columbia and other parts
of the State to the effect that the
caucus tonight. was for the purpose
of considering his wihdrawal from
the race, Solicitor Cooper replied:
"I am not surprised at such rumors
in view of other rumors that have
been circulated which are equally as
absurd. \Wlien I entered the race it
was for a light to the finish, and I
have never i:.(1 any idea of with
drawing.'
At. Shiloh Church.
Tiie Ia(ies Aid S'aciety of Shiloh
(hur1ltci w\ill sell cream on the lawn at
Mrs. (hiry \\ ' I ('c's Siaturday evening,
August (9th, froin 7 till 10. The pub
lie is (ordialiy invited.
Woodrow Wilseon Fund.
Total Brought (Forward .. .. ..$11.540
S. M. Wilkes ...... ...... 1.00
It. A. Hahd ............ .. .50
FkLming lros. .. .......... 1.00
.1. J. PTss .. ............ 1.00
It. I. Terry . .. .. .. .. ... .01)
II. Terry & S("n .. .. .. .. .. 1.00
W. E. ('lardy .. .. .. .. ... 1.00
A. 1). Gray.......... ... 1.00
.1. D. Watts .............. 1.00
T. E. 'T'odd .... ....... 1.00
W. 1). ruii..sn .. .. ... .. .. i 00
W. H. Dai. .............. 1.00
It. L1. 11aggott. (gray ('Duc~t .. .. -100
C. P. Vinc. n ........... ...Ut
(.. WTnc .. ............ 1.00
T . 1). I.:ike .. . . . . . . 10
C a, .. ...!. . .. . .. .. .i10
1(. 11. uter .. ..... 0
1. . Tolbr .. ...... 1.0
L.. N. Owen: . . ... . . . 1.00
I:. '. Ilobo ........... .. .. I.00
T.t.Sw te .. . .*. . . ... . .
N . 11. D ial: .. .. .. .. . . . e 0
Ches. l in :i fl 1 .. x.1. 1 .. . ,' . 1 -
('l.lLt \11 .. .41 ... . 1
I t' eel d lia;,y n! of ('ligrt; n til (lte ( It(.
Lion held there yt Ii iday. Mr. cop,
h1ind ptolledI 2%11 ,)t.t. '1 .:!' vt a
11:.s opponent, it 1.. l.i iamvd
I':: Vole,. W . A. Litllowaly w:1,, < !1 .
I d a!3 1ai tian f'r m it \',' . !- T .a. a
Wad '. i 33 . Abr '3 \Vard . .3
No.t 'i. . ibie s t d g vtea.s
lia I3 w-lll et ; i't jr . ) o i ' pur -m
tf the t,'(tionid a v1'. graItiin 1(o
thiose oft the distri:ct 'Ihl 1a inter a
I a ini school propr(e
M iss .\lIiary l You g, .1 inightcr of Mr.
Isa' Youn~g whot liva i. l w miles (alt
a few (lays.
1 urnetd yester'day to 1 it 110home in
Georgetown after a Visui of seve ral
month1 ls here1( wit h Mt 'Todd1'S parents,
Mr. andl Mrs. Wa. TI. t'rews, and 0other
relatives.
J1. W. Watts, son ofi Mr. and Mrs.
J1ohni I. W. Watts. will slpeak( at t hi
1mo1rig serv1Wi('e at. thei la'urst Itapf -l
cchih lii nda)iy. Mr'. Was is no0w pr(
in O'ttobei'.
FIrst. Oo-n Cottoun 114)11,
Mr. M. Wa. Simps~on, who liveyc;.:
Narnie, brought the first open cottIon
boll1 of the season to Theo Advertat(
"0mce Thursday. Alt".ourb lie (only
Iih'd here with it 'I huursday, bel
-neshat hes-anw o. b~At aturday.
PRISID[NT ISOM
CONSU8 BOTH SIO[8
Trying to Avert Great Rail
road Strike
MAY YET REACH
AGREEMENT
The President Mado No Compromise,
Doing Ali in His Power to Avert
Threatened Strike, Though Taking
No Active Parit as Mediator.
Washington, Asig. 14.-President
Wilson conferred today with both par
ties to the throatened countrywide
railroad strike and tonight it appear
ed that suflicient ground work had
been laid to furnish a working basis
for a settlement of the differences of
the emiployc and employers. The
President will meet both sides again
tornorro w.
At the conclutsinj of the day's con
ferences, the 'resldent issued this
statement:
"I have met both sides and have
gone over the ease with the utmnost
fraikness. I shall not b,' aile to
judge until tomloirdw ta lietIlr wO
have found a feasible b.asis for setti1
meil."
'The for einoat quest ions; ark! v. itat
shall be arbitrated if arbitration is
to be resorted t.o and what form of
arbitration shall be adopted. Roe
presentatives of the employes main
tain their demand for an eight. hour
day and time and a half for over
time is the only conerete proposition
under diseusmonac. They !inistel to
the )'resident ain their conference that
thie roads make aIomne definite pro
,oraIs. If t'Jie railroads $1ubnitted
somie proposed form , of ." t.lemiIent
they said, they would be ready to
d seuIMS negot.iationH frtit Ilier.
The employes are iu(ei..,oo(1 to
be ready to Consent to the rin inciple
of arbit ration of the contilgent pro
lle'Is of the managers, which the
ien claim involvis rights they have
\1. inl :(' year effort, are eliiinated
f'ronlt considlera;tion andt it' ;11 itration
i, rendtiteted b~y a toatrd on whicb all
tear I.; the! rhloeds are re"rewn:(IIIdA
ear; Iho 1 I.!algert.
ilninediately after leaf iig t ho
tipiloyes poslition1, the Pr1. 111 um
h''iied the eotuulittee of ,:1mI h ers
-nst h tld i lony}' ionferni V. iii hlhth .
I hey lei - the white ihm : y on'er
tt:,0 +1; I I IItu .e ft I throa. ,G thell
a; that itey dha n e(d t ., ;.dIs:a
!ilyi} of wilairawug Ih i. "O;: in
lent y" propoahsalsh 111(1 sd, .. in, a.
protpositionl ''witll sti n 'il ;., det-.
li1tledi hv the lem
\Whutih: rol.rle ientatives of tie tni
Idoys inmtated that Ihey htIad not yet
"I -d to arbitrate any fatur1111
It t' waS ai growilng il)ipe .on that
ltie -von1d11 be aglreed - . .At no(.
tian', it us2 2.hi id thle r, ee lhm..
Iis of-2(I theC men1 tidaite 1' I a u'nless
lhir (duImanlt. w'ere granitled n ,li-..
heIy te wt as 211122 1((2( in tri:2 . .
dliscuss I heir liouittnMg w.ith :i PreI-.
probtIable Onteomo~ of the ml -('tial ,na.
but leadnrs oIf th11 two fact as were'
op1 jitisc tonight that a s r, e woIIh1
be ave2rted.
No (Comprombe P'roposed.
Thle Pre'sidengL it wasi ileclaired
madue no comiproise44 lropolsh 2 ons to
either side today, lie merely listen
0(d to tho ormployos' representatives
andt then~ talked with the mlanagers
and suggestedl that somle coneceto
working basis be agreed upIon bleforo
procee~dinlg further, IndicatIiv ,o'
de~sire to learh what res
from the( railrloadl managem~
tonight hotore tak ing any
st el, he4 arranlged anIother0
wl) I h ti for 9 O'Clock . .r rIe it
(mlol)1yes for 3 O'(Clock tom:r;w af
tlrnoon. TIomorrotiw's (aim 2 et
ng has been ienne.eled as t he P'resi
dent may dlevi te hir tilm to the
(10al enigagemenolts( todaiy that'
have thle fullest (2pt1crtuniiit
with the t.wo s~ie.
There was disenlionI; tod(I
possibility of' the I're 1e t t;
arbitrator ini thef dlit ..fr ii
tion w't ilnde~ . (St to th
not the timeO. thai. wa
((;ontlntu O i .lj