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Eye Ebbertiser Subeription Price Is $1.0 Per Yeas Payalie In Advanoce Pubihbed by 60VERTISER 'RINTING COPANY Laurens, S. C. A 4dvertising Rates on Application. Snftuarles and Card of Thanks: One' 'ent a word. S 6tered at the postotfice at Laurens, 3. C, as second class mail matter. L 4(:ltENS, S. C., .WG'ST 23, 19115. " " " 'ihe Advertiser is very proud of the at:vice it is able to give each election y(:r, This service, of course is made possible by the co-operation of the fr(nds of The Advertiser, which is -( ally appreciated. This year, as in It. past, we expect to render similar i not better service and we are <rinting on our good friends all over the county sending in returns as soon they are counted. " , t. A. COOPllR. Not a full week remains before the fist primary will be held to nominate candidates for the various state and to nty offices in South Carolina. This year, as in 1914, bauretns county is p eculiarly initerested in the state cam ,-agn because one of her favorite tens is a candidate for the oflice of greatest honor being voted for, that o' Governor of the State. That he Is a strong factor in the race is general ly admitted and that. his chance (f t !ction are very bright is claimed by his headquarters and close advisers. WMether or not his strength has be':n overestimated will be (isclosed by the (:e(ation. Our own observations lead us to believe that he will be in the! second race, and that he will be el( cted on the second ballot. llowever. we cannot allow our own wishes to aias our Judgment so as to exclude ti:- possibility of his defeat. The rae'. no doubt, will be a very close (nie be tween the present governor. Mr. Alan nirg. the the ex- .governo', Mr. Nt!-iase. ar.d our home candidate, Alr. ('ooper. Messrs. DeShamps and lIluncana. from all accounts, may safely he left out of consideration. Mr. Cooper's campaign has by-en characterized by that chastity of e' 2'ression and method which has mares ed his private and public life. Tak ing the position that the people w're already sufliciently informed as to the ability and record of his oppo nents, he has confined himself abInmost without exception to the exposition Of his own views and is left them :.> conduct their campaigns as they saw v fit. He has d-,parted from tbis plan (i procedumre onl y w hen thevyI hav~e forced him to take the decfe:nsive. Oni these exceptional occasions he has cond~lucted himisel f In such i 1 a annr th~at th'ose who were not supporl)1tingi him were forced to acknowledge his genin.e worth. 'Thiese incidlent s will niot he referredl to hiere, as t hey ar~e alreadyv matters of pubhei~ r'ecor-I. M.l . (Cooper's condluct In the campaign eni titles him to the respect and estee of every citizen of the Staxte. lIhe has set a standard after which futuore can didates may well pattern thiir cami pnsigns. Trhe Advertier has not hiad a grueat de(alI to nay about Mr. ( 'ooper(~'s can di dney du rIin;; the c'ataupa irci. W liave felt thiat the people of this coun11 ty wvere familiar eniou,h with himi and v'it h hiis re''ord as to nmake an:yth ing I:att we m))ighit s-ay me'ema su1perfluous. Yet, as. the last <hiys of the' ('ampaignl apuproach, we canniot refr'aini froim saying that hiis spot less chiar'a cter andc manly bearing undler the tryingi ordleal of a state cam paign entitles him to thle uniiilvided suppornt of his home ple~l. Wh~at they well iim ask thieioselvesu is "Is it r'asonable ' supjpose that!t any v Ih r ?anidat (if Coulnt; p ii and Ib ' ing lilhV.'1r, ri' 0th 'a t ij e t. ho Iu (Continued from first page.) ')nw' to the coinfort ati.i healt Ii of is soldiers and everythitng is gone to syst eaiitically anti thieietala y. ''loor tents for the otlcers of the 'irst were started on 'T'uesday. 'T his vill serve to keep out it good d<al of he .a'1 diuring the daily storms here ul he cLonifoltatle inl every way. It 1t1oti athIe that the tents of the rag hi's. who have been stationed in this list riot for soin - tii', are In a great iany instances screened besides hav ng wooden floors and shies. All in lientions point to an indetinite stay I the National Gtardsiien on the W. 1P. Cald well, I. \ U'iE.S PEOP"LE WAT('H itWi'EtNATltI. 1{A('E. Whueh Interest Bleing Taken on .Account of the ('andidaciy of H14n1. *tB. A. ('ooper. More than the average amotunt of interest is being taken in this county in the gubernatorial race because of the candidacy of lion. It. A. Cooper, Af This city. Throughout the cam1 paign has been followed very closely and his home people are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the first pri mary. .\!r. Cooper's headquarters here, pre sided over by his law partner, Mr. It. IC. Babb, has been vey busy sending out literature and keeping abreast of the heavy correspondence incident to such a campaign. The Cooper head ('tarters are confident that .\Mr. Cooper will get into the second and ultimately will be elected. As an indication of the swift pace lie is setting the other candidates, 'lr. Haibb furnished The Advertiser with the following letter. which he said ought to be of miuch lo (al interest as throwing light on the candidacy of Mr. Cooper: D)Illon, S. C'.. Aug. 19, 1;161. lion. R. A. Cooper, I.attrens, S. C. .\Iy Dear Sir: 'T'he reports coming in 1rom1 rile I'itdinn11 of your increasing strength is very encotraging and I want to say a few words for the Pee Dee section. There are iany mien in this section that were .\anning ien trto weeks 1411( ant'd are now supporting yoti. F-ullt' of teti( are going to vote for you because of the fairness with which you propoe to0 adinnister tite dice cees of tile law's s trong arIto-to th0 11(11 and poo' alike. Somie are going to Vote for yot .as anl endorse nient of you r efforts to conduict an culicalilonal aintlaign that will hltter tht' condition of the coinmon people and others are supporting you be cause they realize that to put Mir. Manning in the second race with .\Ir. lilease will be njuggling with the future of the State. The following editorial taken from the B1ennettsville Pee Dee Advocate expresses thet( sentiment of a vast ma jority of the Manning tmen in this section: 'As we see the sittia tin ittost of the votes fotr governor are0 going to he cast for .\ liing, Cooiter and( filease. D)esChaminps and D~unca n ar1e 1101 seriously considet'eci ini the rac(e. Itront inlformiat ion w'hichi we have r'eCeive4d from variiouts parts of' the State0, at numbliler of peOole who Ii ave heretofore votedi for Ifilense are' gtoing to vote fot' Cooper flits y'ear; andl a inbti er who have voted for' A'la11nnI ing wiltl1 also vote f'or' ('oper1. If Cooper1 goets 1in0 the second pimiarly with Mlannling, mtost of thle Ileas~e vote Will go to Cooper. and( Cooper' iil b e easIly elcte'd. If Cooper ge 1in10 the se!ctnd rIiace wih fIlease, miost of' thle .\ annin1 g vote will go to Coop, et', and he will win In a walk. If .\lannling and( Ii lease are0 int hie seCcn pr1 imary a larige jartt of thle C'ooper vole will div ide alon11g thet line of r'igi iia clteavagt'. and~ thle r'uei wilt he mu tch C loserI &han I would~ hibet ween I'pe andi( one1 of thle othlerCf tic!d tates. it. Is pr'obable, however, that the I lrget pa t't of thle ( oopterI vol wouildc gco to .\faninlli, ivinig himt thte advanliitage. .\ lost of' tt' lIleasiteos "011ld take Cooper101 as a comprttoiic ii litrterece t) .\lnning, aMit ilo of lones for Delegates to W. M. U. to Meet at. Friendship Church Au gust 29.80. IBeaverdan, Mrs. Matt Ilenderson. 13elview, Mrs. A. V. Hobo. lethabara, NITr,. 1K. M1. Lomas. lIethany, Mirs. Mark Ilenderson. licu1lah, .\I rs. Tlomn Owings. Calvary, .\rs. W. T. Owings. Chestnutt Idge. .\rs. S. .\l. Martin. Clinton, M.rs'. A. S. Middle. Cross 11111, .lrs. A. .1. Martin, Durbin, Mis. .\latt Ilenderson. (loldvil le, .\rs. .1. 1'. Kelleitt. Gray Court, Mrs. S. K0. Gentry. liarmuony, Alts. W. 1P. Grumbles. Ilenderson, .\lrs. .1. C. Cheek. HiIghland 1lome. .\lrs. S. K. Gentry. lolly Grove, Mrs. 1.. M. Dial. lAandford, Mrs. O. F. Cox. Langston, Mrs. Tom tramlett. 1st. L iaurens, Mirs. W. 1K. Hobo. 2nd. Laurens, Mrs. K. L. Riddle. Lucas Ave., Mrs. .1. P. Kellett. Lydia, .\rs. llarris Riiddle. Mt. Gallagher, Mirs. V. It. Ilender son. .\t. Olive, Mirs. Tom firamlette. .\t. P'leasant, .\rs. 1L. D. Iaotmas. Mlotivtville, Mirs. luther Cook. New I'rospect, .\Irs. W\. F. Grumble~s. 'rinceton, .\Mrs. A. 1. Maartin. Itabun Creek, Mirs. W. it. Ilender soil. t'nion, Mrs. C. It. Hobo. Warrier, .\rs. 1s. M1. Mtiddle. Waterloo, Mirs. W. 11. 1 lenderson. Visitors, Mrs, C. it. Bobo. If anyone has to be met at train, please notify your hostess. Mrs. A. W. Hobo, :'e taiy atii 'Treasurer. $ SPECIAL NOTICES. $ Watint'd. A second-hartd wood stove in good fix and cheap, also a sewing machine. J. Wade Anderson. Money to Lend-Long-term loans ne gotiated on imiiproved farms at 7 per cent annual interest, and reasonable expense. llorrowei's will do wel Ito ap ply early. C. 1). B3arksdale. 4-8t Slice'lal A innounemiett-- Window washing, rugs, general cleaning. Ila' ing recently given up other work, I am at the service of the public. Parse Poole. i-It Teachers iWante'd---(1) len for town and country school3, $60 to $75. (2) Ladlies combining music and common school, tinprecedented demand. (3) Graded and high school. Can place all (1ualitled teachers ior any of the above. W\'rite today. Southern Teach ers' Agency, Columbia, S. C. 3-4t-ld I'Igs For Snie--Cross between 1)uroc and lBerkshire. Seed wheat at $2.00. Also few bushels F'ulgruni Oats, $1.25 'I'. M1. Sha w, Lanurens, Route -1. 3-5t-pd For Sale--Desirable farms near Lau rens, improved and unimproved. See Te before buying. It. M. Wolff. 2-5t City 'roperty---Somle desirable city property for sale at attractive prices. lHouses anid lots. 1. M. dolff. 2-at ulbs For Sale--The Ladies' Aid So ciety of the Methodist church will take orders for bulbs. Country trade so licited. See or write Mrs. W. I,. Gray. 2-3t the corporate limits of the city of Lau rens; six gin stand with engines and boilers complete, side track, elevation for coal yard, machine shop building, foundry house seven-room dwelling, two stories, with waterworks, electric lIghts, all on four ac lot within two lio'ks of pl)ic squtare and main bits iness dIstrIct, laine gIn stand and soed iiarkct. SplendId tand antd openIng roir coal yardt aind imachinet shiop and( fountdry). Settlement or estate. C. 11. Rtopeir 1'xecuttor, Laurcns, S. C. 3-31 A lDoctor's Itemuedy for 'oughis. As a curie roi' coughs and coldls Dri. Hell's l'lne-Tar'-I loney comblines these remedIes in just the rilght pr'oportion to do the miost good for' suimmeru coughs or colds. A tr'ial will pr'ov'e the value or this splendId cough medIcIne. Dr. Hlell's PIne-Tar-Ilioney soothes the iril tation, stops your cough, kills the cold ger'ms and does you a woi'ld of good. A 2.5c bottle will more than convince youi --it will sto y1 )ouri cough. At drug gists. SSi/octal coimmitutniea Iion of P' limetto L.odge wIll lbe - 1 t(e (I''Thurisday nIiht, 21, a 7::0 o'clock foi' the puri p >se of coinfeirring thte . .\l. degree('. '4 lie briethrien ar iuriigedl to i'. 0. Anderson, Thtos. I. Swyger't, The Strong Withstand the Heat of Summer Better Than the Weak 01(d people who are feeble, and younger people who are weak,* will be strentgthtenedl aind eabled to go through the depress ing heat of sununier by taking regularly Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It puite nnd entrichers the blood and builds up the whole system. 50c. PIt ;c 'u itI SAM J. NICHOLLS I says it is Mighty Easy for a M1 Will Prevail. Defies Trax Hopes to be Able to Make ! 28th. He Will Invite Bot] Washington on Account Which Has Been Referred 'I') 'OT 1'O'El'itS OF TilE FO1'ItTli al ('ONGitESSION AL. )lSTIi"tl('. to I have made two races for ('on ti gress. and so fir as I can learn every ta man who has ever run ag. inst mne of Tor Congress is supporting me now ia with the exception of lion. A. 11. Ct Miller, who is running for Congress. This is largely dlue to the fact that I have always conducted a clean ai 'a'npaigtn and have not taken any un- tl fair advantage of mny matn who ran 1 against mie.C It bi&s beeni my desire to come to im:. I)strct and .alik to my people and II' 'I wotild h:,ve been there before now tl had it not been for the fact that we sI have thousands of troops on the it llerd"er, who are absolute ly dependent (. upon the action of the Military Affiirs te Commit.ee, of which I am a member, il for api'ropriation to take care of them.w ti I have also been requested by the It Speaker of the iout;e, lion. Claude Kitchiin, majority leaders and others, el to remran at t11y post of duty. In my g absence it matan who is runl l1 ningg aginst mrue has endeavored c' to take every tifair advantage of me, d and for this reason I am giving this uo notice to the papers for fear that I R will not'. be able personally, before the 5 Primary. to visit my )istrict. T2ricky. truthless Traxler Is getting; out a :tantement criticising certain acts a of mhine in public lif'e, and I ani going 5 to take' up each item nd nd answer then1 i separately: 'irst. he goes back and brings up the old "dictatg;;rph bosh" by Tlhomtas J, It. leelder of Atlanta, (Georgia, and b Williamt ..l IBurns. Feler is not corn- ii sidered ins Atlanta ats a dishonest Crook. and is ill tle iospllitaIll at this timne, stabbed by at man11 In thet (;eorgtia legislature, on account of his rascal 11ty. iurns was run out of (eorgia on necount of producing false evidence in lth lFrrank case. You are all fam Ilar wiii this case. I do not think . that a man who would refer to such f Thten as Burns and Felder for refer- r enens Is better than any of them. The i ri) oulgh t to be In thle ipenitenitiary. 1 trarited andt aigreedi to light ileoase for tile suppttort of the Spartanbiulrg 11er ald. M~ir. I earon saya that is a lie \lr. .1. iloye e ce, ex-mafyor' oIf Siar Sanblltrlg, says tlh In a lie-anid Sam ,1. Nicholls den'toun~ces It as a cotn templ Itibhle lie. N ichiolIs is runnintg Is for' (overnor. lie goes furthI ier andi says' that ihe wili offer $25.00 reward for' a state ment i'gnied biy Ilin. Saml .1. Nicholls that he t'Is golig to suplport Hiense In (lie comtling pr'imairy'. I am nlot 51u1 itort ing' anybodyt3 iln tihe ralce for (lov t'r'nor. I amfl runniting for Congress. onI thle record which I have miadeC since I hlave beenc~ hero. Wec settled our di fferecnces at the inst electioni. I ex itet to1 vote for wiiom I please. No body' < cies hut Tlraxler' to k~now. hotw I am11 go ig to votte, andt it is 11one (If is ~ ibusintess. lie ha neverl~'' staitedl yet wilo lbt was1 goin~g to vte for furlti' tani iie was1 gtoing to) work and1 tvote a'igalinst I lien e. lIbe somsli up inl is sltaltemen't that ill; for' a law limiitintg It' hturs tof bi* bhu1ii' : lit iin:a. T rasler knoltw' .1 'o~tical Advertoseient. IBSOLUTELY DISI VERY CHARGE M mn to Prefer Charges Behin ler to Disprove any .Staten Dne Speech in Spartanburg, h of His Opponents to be of President's Veto of M back to His Committee. 1propriatioi of thousands or dollars, pay this committee for the invc' ;ation. I voted against the resolu n because I was.trying to save the x-Iuyers of the state from paying it money for a "Junketing" trip for committee when we already had a uJnittee appointed to dlo thte in stirating. ,Ilm Crow Law in 11ashdington. Tra.ler says that 1 have not passed bill prohibiting white people and groes from riding on street cars in ashington, and that if he coies to ingress he will pass such a bill. henl I .entiloned this matter to the a1iruan of one of th: large com ittees in the liouse, he said, "Sam, at .'ool ought to be in the Auylum in ead of Congress". Mr. Clark has trod:ced a bill which is now pend ig, prohibiting this outrage. Mr. lark has been in Congress for over years and is one of the most in iential members. lion. 'Thomas Itellin, of Alabama, ho shot a negro on the car for sit ng by a white lady and using ob:'eene anguage, has also introduced a bill rohibit.inig different races mixing on lrs. As yet, we hr.ve been unable to ot them through on account of the vt that northern Democrats vote ith tie Republicans when such bills )me up. Ilowever, I will vote and ) all I can to get auch a bill through 'den It comes before the liouse. If teh nuon :t: Tom Ileflin antd Forank 1ark c hnnot lush through such mea ires inl Congress, I winlt .> askl the unking , people how lave Trax er ould manage to 11o so. If he ha;n't ny more brains than his campaign lows, lie couldn't pass a dollar bill I I tell cent laundry, much less a ill formulatin;g a lr.w in the tni ted fates. 'raxler has not only tried to in 't Iactionalisll into this campaign it ha: stooped so low as to try to iject religion into it. I am a mllem er of the M. E. Church South in partanburg, S. C., as is verilled by a ij)y of letter which 1 hereby print rom R1ev. C. C. lerbert, Pastor. "Ae'thodist Episcopal Church South, "( hesley C. Hlerbert, I'astor. "Spartanhurg, S. C., June 2I, 191i. To % hoi it may concern: "The lion. Sam .1 Nicholls of Spar 'nburg, S. C., member of Congress ronm thi I)istrict, is a member in egu'ar ianlding of Central Alethodiat spiscopal Church. South, in Spartan ulrg, S. C. ".Ir. N ichtol Is' frther, J1udge George V. Nicholls, hans for niany years bieen ni infhiential steward of C'entral 'hlurch, and Ils maiuternia gr'andufathier, lie late 11ev. 5. ii. .Jones, D). D., was leadinlg membher of the South C'ar Inma Mlethodist Conference,. twice *iresidient of Columbia College, and or secverai years a membler of the ilihops' cabinet. "lI on. S. .J. Nicholls joined the letthodist Church in early life and a still a memberl~e. "(Signedi ('. C. hierbert, Pastxior (Cntra11 l Aethod ist t'piscl pal Chiurch South". Ido not claim that from a reli ;bus standu-point I have heen al11 that ouight to have becen. I do claim. however, that ini the miistak~es I have nade1 ini life, I have' been open and ,hove-board, an:d I have not, likc Alr. Praxler, used the cloak of the( Chturch o hide my13 immiorality or to he at 'onltemi)ptible thyipocrite. lie elaim itha111t I recomni ded'i~l thle ilipotintmentii of 11ev. E. A. l)tiff as eingi ii hap (lainll~ in the Navyv, anid he -a use of thlis fact I thave favorwed t110 ath e ll c (huirch. Thelu fa(cIs ill tile -ase' arei thes: A ('attholic priet tby zuin in the Navy aliul di ''I. Thl, -reat < 1 a 'at ane , witi'h hI u i to 1t li n . air d i -0. a :t Iho it i o b Ih litr Ii- i it a tel 'ue en l Sut Caroinn. ta no'i wasl i very wayili Ntuidr hth 'ROVES tDE BY TRAXLER I a Man's Back, but Truth Lent Made in His Article. Monday Night, 8:30, Aug. Present. Is Detained in illitary Appropriations Bill the position, under the circumstances. 1, therefore, recommended a priest from my own District. If he had not been aippointed some other Catholic priest would have been appointed. I would like to know whether or not Traxler would have recommended him, under these circumstances. If he would not have, he is right in say ing that he "would not represent, if elected, the whole people of his Dis trict, bet one faction of them". Triler states that I represented the ailroads and cotton mills when I was in the legislature of South Car. olina. As a matter of fact, when I was aected to the house of Repres entatives of South Carolina in 1J07, 1 d!I- not represent any railroad or cotton mill. I do not represent themr now. I have not practiced law since being elected to Congress, and do not intend to as long as I am a member of ('otgress. To show you whether or not I was influenced by the corporations which he claims I represented, I refer you to Page 654, House Journal, S. C., 1907, which shows that I introduced a bill requiring railroads to post fur ther notices as to delay trains and putting a heavy penalty on then if they dlid not. This, of course, the railroads opposed. If I had been their representative, would I have been lighting them? I 1.18) voted for a hill not allowing children under fourteen years of age to work in cotton mills and I stated in my speech against the Child Labor lill in the floor of the Ilouse, in Con gress, that I thought this was a mat ter for states to regulate and not the Federal Government. The mill pres idents sent a delegation to Columbia to see me relative to my vote in this matter, said I told them that I re presented the laboring interests of my state and that I believed the bill was correct and that I would vote for it. So c.onhtemptible has been .\lr. Trax ler's camipaign that lie criticises me for play ing base ball on the i)emocra tic team against the Republicans. One word in regard to that. Every year this gatri is played. The proceeds of the game are given to the poor chil dren of Washington to help provide the necessities of life. This year the net results were $700.00, which went to these poor children to help them along. I took a part in helping them get this money and I have no apolo gies to make for doing so. Now 'in conclusion, I wish to state that I have stayed at my post of duty when I knew it wvas to my interests to be campaigning. I have done what, I thought was for the best interests o~f my Di1strict. I havec represented all of the people of my IDistrict with out regard to factions. I am run ning on my owvn merit. Traxier says I don't stand on my feet. I will leave it to the hoiiest, fair-minded peole of my IDistrIct whether or not I am standing on my feet, or' whether Trax Ier is. I am ruanning on the record which I have madec since I have been In (Congress, and I am proud of it and stand by it. 'Traxier is swinging in the air to the coat-tail of every cani dlidat ' for G;overnor, but none of them think enoughi of hIm to want to pull him along, and lie really doesn't knowv whose coat -tail ho is g rabbinmg at. Tra xle'r announced that I haduc no inifluere in Washington and that I 'ou ild iiot lhaive ,take Gbo5nellI appmoinit cd to the Government service. After h iis sbecchci, I had14 .1 lke apipiointedl. Nowv lie is erit icisinag me for the aplpoinit menilt a mii try3inig to beli t Ie .1 ake (.os ni hi. I have' known~m .lakce (:Gichel for' 4ars ..akI h a- . 'I'hi fais ikeP hami of ille hta 4 I~hl be ive4 t t e is oneI rad'il 14wol trusi t i m l i thi niiktbo. Tt ha moeha 4 oi o ih hen''. ohs Tr: Ie Marted ul i' \' li -