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VOLUME XXXII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1916. NUMBER 17 TROOPSIN AND[SON TO PR[S[RV[ ORD[R Equinox Mill Strike Caus ing Friction. STRIKERS FAILED - TO VACATE HOUSES Gov. Manning Wires Sheriff Ashley to Carry Out. the Mandates of the Law. Ashley Wires Back lie wil Act. Ac cording to ils Own Judgment, Columbia, -Nov. 10.-Governor Man ning tonight ordered flive companies of Coast Artillery to proceed to Anderson immediately to assist civil authorities there in carrying out the orders of the court in ejecting striking mill opera tives of the Equinox Mill from houses and in enforcing the law. The gover nor ordered Major William F. Robert son, commanding the Battalion of Coast Artillery, to proceed to Ander son and take command. He also tele graphed Commander lassell W. Crouch of Charleston, commanding the four visions of Naval Militia, to hold his companies in readiness to answer a call immediately. The five companies of Coast Artillery are located at Green ville, Greenwood, Spartanburg, Jones ville and Gaffney and, comprise about 250 men. They will go heavily armed and will be equipped with tents and all necessary field equipment. The deci sion of the governor to send the Na tional Guard into Anderson to preserve order and enable the civil authorities to carry out the orders of the court, came after all the civil processes had been exhausted. The militia compan les at once assembled in their armories and are proceeding to Anderson. The governor ordered the necessary rail CopyriabtIlar Schaffner & MarE Laurens. rond equipinent made ready. C By daybreak tomorrow 250 soldiers c wvill be in Anderson under command c )f Major Robertson ready to carry out I the orders of the governor. Governor C Mlanning had started to Greenwood to I nill an engagement, but on receipt of i Sheriff Ashley's telegram from Ander- I son he caught the train back and I reiched his office late in the afternoon. He at once wired the Anderson sheriff that his telegraphic reply to his order of the morning was "insolent" and he then commanded the militia to be sent I into Anderson to preserve order and carry out the orders of the court. 'Manager Ligon, of the Equinox Mills, said stikers were preventing people from working in the mill and the sit.u ation was so threatening that a riot was imminent. lie appealed for the governor to afford him protection and to uphold the laws, that deputy sier iffs who were on the scene failed to afford the protection. lie described the "cursing and disorderly conduct in the public street" and said thirteen men who were sent into the mill this morn ing were cursed and abused and fur ther that the disorders at the mill oc curred in the presence of "women and children and the two deputies." Governor Manning made it plain to night that he intended to see that law and order is preserved in Anderson. "Having exhausted every means at my command to have the civil author ities uphold the law and enforce the mandates of the courts, and having met with refusal and deflance from the sheriff, who is the highest peace officer in the county. there was no other course for me to pursue but to call on the militia to protect the civil otri(ers in the performance of their duties, to uphold the dignity of the law and to enforce the mandates of the court." The following was given out by the governor: Governor Mlanning this morning tel .mss CLARI The Hor graphed Sheriff Ashley, of Anderson ounty, asking for a report on wheth r or not he had enforced the eject sent writs against three strikers at no of the mills. The governor made t plain that the mandate of the court must be carried out, and asked the heriff if he needed assistance. Ills elegram follows: "Columbia, S. C., Nov. 10, 1916. "J. M. II. Ashley, Sheriff, Anderson, s. C.: "Advise me by wire whether you iave executed writs of ejectment >laced in your hands from 'Magistrate 0ox. I expect you as sheriff, the chief Ieace oflicer of Anderson County, to erform those duties required of you y law. 'The law requires you to per rorm those duties without delay. 10 vou need assistanco If you do, I am prepared to send it to you. The law must be enforced and the orders of the courts cannot be trifled with. "lichard I. Manning, 1overnor." "In response to my telegram to Sher iff Ashley today I received the follow ing reply by wire: "R. I. Manning, Governor: "Writs of ejectment have not been served yet. I will do this work ac cording to my own judgment and it that don't stilt you, you can send ul here and do it. yourself. You asi whether I needed any assistance fron you. I do not. As soon as these peo ple can get houses I will get them out (Signed) "Joe M. II. Ashley, Sheriff. "'T'o this I replied: "'Joe M. H. Ashley, Sheriff, Ander son, S. C.: "'Your insolent telegram received. shall without delay take necessar, steps to enforce the law in spite o your attitude of disrespect and del ance of the law and encouragement a lawlessness. (Signed) "RIichard I. MAanning, "Governor.' STYL In buying first. Decide their qualities. Our cloth satisfactory pt We have Browns and P - I~dels tightffitting E Regulars, St arnd Slim. J Prices Our Ovei tractive. Let ne of Hart Schaffn< ALL IS NOW QUIET < A3iO)NV TIlE OPEliATIVES 1 31111 Starts t o Work 3o1nduy 3lorning- t with a Part of the 31ahinery i i Opieration. Ejectnurt Proceedings Carried Out. Anderson, Nov. I3.--Three writs of ejectment were served against as many former emtiployes of the i'Equi inox i mills today. Two writs were served r during the forenoon by Constable Van Martin, assisted by three depulles. The other writ was served this afternoon. 'The fourth writ will be served tomor row, the defendant in the case asking that he be given until tomorrow in order to get a house outside the mill village. The oflicers met with no resistance in serving the writs, but were required to remove the household effects with out the assistance of the defendants. The effects were placed by the ollicers in (ho public road in front of their re tipective houses. Major Robertson had informed the constable to proceed with serving the writs and in the event he met. with resistance to notify him and a detail would be sent to assist him. The de tail was not called. When the oflicers appeared at the home of the defepld ant in tie fourth ease they were ac ac companied by a detail of seventeen soldiers to assist in removing the ef fects into the public road, which is lo cated about 250 yards distant. Tihe defendant asked for time and the de tail returned to camp quarters. At the usual hour for starling up this morning, 53 employes of the Equi nox mill reported at their posts of 1 duty. They were jeered at by groups of the strikers, who gathered at ti entrances of the mills on going back to work. After the dinner hour the ' ti tnber of employes at their posts in creased to 73. 'T'onorrow mtorning the mtanagement expects 1111) or 111ore to be at work. It requiire, :ti3 em ployes to man the taclhinery in all -I FITa Clothes the Style, I on the price after yo Price should be a e es embody all of the irchase, and our stoc patterns ranging fro laids. Zonservative and Sei oglish model. Sizes bs, Stouts, Medium to Fit All Pockets coats and Boys' Sui us show you. eady Made or Tailor VILSON er & Marx. leipartmenls. More than 500 are Isually employed, hIt. a part of thlel1 ,ork on the night shift. itecause of he limited number of (,m1p loyels at rork only the spinning and carding -001 were operated today. (iItEAEltlES AT WOtK. Clemson Vollege, Nov. I.--South :.arolimn has fol crcameries, located it Clemson college, Spartan burg, l)ar lington anal Wiithrop college. The Plemsol college creamery was started in September, 11113, making 500 pounds of hiter its first month. It is now making 1:2,0(1 pounds a month, all its cream comling fromn point, along the Southerni railway which runs about a mile from the college. It is a i ractleal part of the education giv en at the college in dairying and also has not only stimulated dairy farm ing in the l'iedmont district of the State, hut has shown that the cream 'ry can he made a success in South Carolina, where dairying is to help inl the holl weevil war. The Spartanhurg ercamery was es tablished In 19111, many of the pat rons being farmers who had Ieen sending their Iream to the Clemson college creamery, hIlt changed to the nearer Spartanhurg market. It is Urlomoting dairy farming :n this terri tory. The present in duction is about 8,000 pounds a month. The crcamery at Winthrop college, Rock 11111, is the smallest in the State. It is expected that it will be moved to a commercial creamery next y':ir. The )arlington creamery, established in 111:i, makes from :.1100 to 6,000 pounds of htter a month. All the South Carolina creameries 'make the 1'aImetto brand of butter, which is sold Iitrough one broker. TIiis brand has been received with stclh favor that five or six times the <1antity n)ow11 suppllied couild he sold. Inl tie hours(' of another year it is expected twWo or threecc 11ore1 c ream cries will be established,. 21EEECREE iLhiD~tME1' EE1iEg Fit and Quality shou u have seen the good! secondary considerat essentials necessary k is very complete. m Blacks and Blues mi-Conservative, to to fit all figures. Stout, Long Stout .$15 to $30 ts are especially at -Made South Carolina Miss O n 1)eiorest, - LLAIING LADY IN - "IS MARRIAGE A FAILURE?" The great New Yo)k Comedy success, "Is AlIarriage a1 'ailure ?" will appear for the fiist tiine South, at the City Opera House, Nov. 16 ~LITY Id be considered and considered ion. to make them a to Fancy Grays, (ZSyai6a hart &Ium a s.. . - Ma