The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, January 24, 1917, Image 4
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ADVERTISER PRINTINU CO1NP
Laurens, S. C.
,l vertising Itates on Application.
eMibtuarkie and Curd of Thanks: One
tent a word,
'woItocredi at the poatoitne at Lauros,
V , a setudt( cla.; mlail m attor.
Jo not forgel the 1al~ i loan mlect
ing Saturdiay.
We extend our syipathies to Col.
3McKissiek of the (reenville "Knews",
who we utadersland is suffering with
the gout.
'fh'e Spaitalburg IHerald says that
some of the Anderson people who
bought tickets to the I'aderewsky re
cital cancelled their orders when they
learned that it w asn't going to be a
wrestling imatch.
The advance of Samuel McUowan
10 the grade of Rear Admirai of the
Navy is one thal is deserving on ac
('oun1t of the valale workc which the
g(e6Iia Southi:' ariani and Lauirens
citizen has donie in titing the !!u
reatu of Siitles. :; andim Aciounts on a
practical and ellicietl basis. Wit hout
fireworks or disilay of any kind
around his otlice. le has miade a re
illaik(ably able ollicial.
* * *
le Advertiser takes lie position
that this is not the year to enact a
prohibition law because a full expres
sion of the people has; not. been had
Oil the qluestion unlder the new condi
lions (r ateil by the Webb-Kenyon
law. Leaving out the question of jus
lice to those who are opposed to such
a law, there is the danger that, if It is
enaeig d, a re-action will occur which
will bring about worse conditions than
exist under the Iireisent law. The sen
-iment of the more conservative of
1he temtperance advocntes of recent
years, and they have held the balance
of power. has been toward a gradual
red1uctiolt of the ale of whiskey with
the object of stoppiing its abuse, the
ult ilate aim, being to bri'ingo about mini
versal abustenence. Whletler or not
this conservative elemient still hol'l'
the balance of tlower or w hetier the
proiit1ionists ha e bero:iie a imajtority
is not established. 'te Imisiage of an
"air-light" hill ight and might not
establish it. It would only "prove" it
in the sense that the excep1tion p roves
lhe11 rule. I'or ('urs'e es, The Aiver
1iser is ready for an "air -tight" meas
11 re, but. it. conced('es that it mlight be
jn a minority.,
l a "e
'I'lla tION I) I l' .
The county ietegation is to be coim1
mlended for' troviinig a fund if $:1,
)0o f'or r'oad~ worki. 'The Adver'it iser is
01)pposed to saddt Intg a larige debt Oin the
,ounit' unawares IC) the tax payer's and1(
so (lollbltIess are Ithe membl ters of the
delegation, liut the subtject of road imi
pr1ovemenit 1by biond~ issues has been
a 1live t oIc of d iscuission ill the couni
'ty for' months. With so much saId In
favor of thc bonds andl in the absence
Of any apprei'ciabile objection the con
clusion doutletss was that the people
want the r'oads and are willing to
pay for them.. The provision1 to sell
the bonds in lots will prlevenlt tile use
less exp~endituire of funds and at the
same time save Conidiera-ble in the
'way or Interest charges.
Spending $300,000 on good roads is
not like spending the same amount,
say foir the gr'ocerles this county buys
every year. \Vith the exception: of that
part of the sum which is to *be ex
pendled for miachlinery', the gr'eater parft
of the money is to remain right in this
county, being paid out for' labor and
leamns. If planned so that the wor'k
will not have to be donle durning the
season when labor is not already
abundantly employed, the money paid
out. in wages will make the time ot
1lboirers poftatbl e which would( othier
wvise be spent in idleness. Therefore
in that much at least, the bond issuc
will not he a tax on the rexsoiirces oh
the county.
'The Advertiser confesses to an err'oi
in its last. week's Issue which has
ca used us no0 little concern, thbough wi
have hearid no objection to It fr'om
any source. It was ini qu otitng .\r.
Riicy ax stating that he would "1)ul
bill f'or an "'at r-ight"' prohibit Ion
law, Tlhie Advertiser was qtuoting
from memory at. the tIme, an inadvisa
bl~e thing to do under any circumifstane
es, and it failed to puit the exact mean
.ing upon Mr'. Itichey's words, though
the paragraph fromn The Charlestoni
Amierican which TPhe AdvertIser had in
mind1( and~ whIch appears below con
veys the Impression that Mr. Richey
'desired to "put it up" to the prohibi
'tionists. It is so expressed as to leave
some doubt as to Mr. Richey's Inten
tions. The correspondent of The Ameri
can is in the confidence of the Blease
forces in the legislature, of which Mr.
Richey Is the reputed leader, and a
p110nou1ncemt( l from him as to the at
Iitude of this element ought to carry
weight. il owever, M.\. Richey has said
publicly in the legislature that the
bill was inroduced at his own volt
tion. withoit outside suggestion, so
the bi!! is acceptedi as an ill-timed but
sincere tIellperiance 311c;:ursuir. heI' (iuo
tat ion is as follows:
"M.\r. W. 1. Hib';ty. Jr.. of LaultIens.
stated today thiati he had prepared an
iron-l tad I'rohib(i;i ons laI which he x
lit'ted to u introdniee. 'le bill will be
prtecctel in order to tst fully the
prohibit ion forces4. Mir. Richey, who Is'
cha Irman of the ILaurens:; delegaoln.
is a si tong suppot/n3r of rmer thw%-i
r' -ior I lease and has never been
aligned with the prolibition forces.
Under the Webb-Kenyon law, which
Ias been sustained by the 1'nited
States sunpreme court. prohibition 'all
now he enforced. and there is .a diso
sitioni among those who have been
ti rhting for reasonable liq0uor regula
ti n to "put it up to" the prohibition
ists."
WILL .A1ERICAN POLICY OF
ISOL.\TION UNDE)1iiO CH'AN(
(Contintued frotm Page One.)
liokig men an1;d women everywhere
of every iuodern lat ioll. of every en
li;ghtened comm 1unity. They are the
pri'in'iples of iank1inid and mu ist pre
While 'the president, was speaking,
coliles 'of his address had been for
warded to Aterican diplomats in all
the belligerent. countrie's for the in
formation of the foreign offices and
were being prepared for the represen
tativ'es of neutral governmtents here.
Back of the fn!idawental proposal
for some sort of international sanc
tion for preservation of the future
peace of the world. now already ac
cepted in principle by both sets of
belligerents, in their replies to )resi
dent Wilson's peace note, lies the pos
sibility, which thle president today
openly expressed, that thereby may
be laid the ground work upon which
ant atriti'oah'lt may be inade to an1 end
of the present conflict.
191It "''.I'1-:E It".
At a nieeting of the .1111nio' ('lass on
.\londay afternoon, lvelyn Willintus
was elected I>itor-in-('hlef, and .ulia
Owens IBusit'.s lanager 0'of "'T'he
Tlatter" for Hila.- Wi'nt'aro. Weeokly
Nc s
$ * $ * $ * $ * $ * $ * $ * $*"
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$ SPECIAL NOTl('ES. $
Satlesnian W1anted --to ;olicit order:;
for ubrleI tig oils greases and
paints. Salary or lnision. .\d
(I des- ; Tih. liar vey it 'o., C leveliand
0. "7-11-1
3loney to Loaln--.\loney to loan on
farm lands in L~aur:ens. county in
1 t111 t ' $2, 11 and above, at tier
Icenit. L ong Iinl~t'. l'~al.yI paymenlt's~ .
27-St
SellIng our be'autifui line (if fancy
andl staple wash fabies. l~xceedigly
enljoyable wvork. No muoney r'e~iiredl.
Expeit''enc(e unnitece(ssar'y. Our goodls
are ~in demandll~--oilr prlitces lowv. OurI
r'ip resenitat ie. are enithuiisast Ic ovler'
thie r'esul ts. Securze your terr'itory now'l
bef'ore it's takeni. Wriite for tiarticui
lais ImmedIately. Rteference neCcs
sary. Old1 Colony Tlextile Co., 294Il
hBroadlway, New York. 27-1 t--3(d
Pice of Pnly Wloodi Adianiced
Poplar was $3.70, now $ 1.20; gum,
willow and ash was $2.95, now $3.15;
pine was $2.95, now $3.20. All with
bark on, F. 0. 13. your station. For'
furtheri information apply S. M1.
Wright, Fairforest, S. C., or S. R. Dor'
r'oh, Lautrens, S.. C'. 27-31
Eggs-Fromn my1 prize winners of
White iLeghiorns and1( B1arrted PlymouthL
Rocks at $1.25 peri setting or 15; also
a few White Leghorna 'ockerels5. Mlarch
hatch at $1.50 ea('h. Grover ('. Roper,.
Ljaur'ens, S. C'., Route 6. 27-5t
Lost-lunch of keys in leather case.
Filndei' please retur n to .lhn A.
Frank's store. 27-It-lid
3[ules for Stile-- A tInle lot of good
mules for sale. Look thenm over at
Owi'ngs and Owlngs stalesC5 LaurensC~t,
8. ('. .1. F. Btn 3. 27-It
Founid -Small gold pin shape of let
ter' "D"). Owner13 can hav'e by callin g
at tI s offi1ce and paying for ad. 27-11I
Wa'ntehd-Tio buy somle goodl ba Ied oat
straw11, deilivered'( at hLurens5. hALwis
Andersi'$on, L.a3uren'is, S. 1'. 27-1 t-i0
Not ICe-- .\ll tpersonis art' hereby
w~arned1( agaInst huntin11g, t respassintg,
('ittinlg wood or' haullng fallen timtbet'
03n the estate of Dr. TI. K. and ID. A.
TIoddt In Snul livan3 Tlow~nship . M rs. M1
L. Todd~l~, ExcuntrIx. 26-21
('otton Seed! --Selected for lilanuting.
150 bushtels Mlexican tig foll, 150
bushels Lince tamn's lis ItollI. The
latter thle best cot toin I ever'hI111 platl.
$1.50 each ler' bushel. R. V. I rby'.
26-5t
For Sale-I will offter' for' sale io the
highest bitddcr, for ('ash1. on Mondany,
hFebrauarty 5tht, a triact of land In .tacks
towvnshilp knowvn as the WVhitmore
lace, containinttg 2-13 acres more or'
less, botuded by Tat'rant , Rice and
D~avidson lands. Plenty of lpastulre
land, tinmber,. buildings, spiringsl, etc.
.tules ands ('ows--leginninog n0ow 1
mwi ha en, oi .al,,,,ur.- th.. ..,,.n,
Why. Iights GO. Off.
Editor The Advertiser:
Please allow us space in your pa
per for a few words to the consumors
of electric lights in the city.
We have nothing whatever to do
with the distribution system, as we
wholesale the City the current deliv
ered at the power house. I presumed
until recently that everybody knew
the above facts and that we would not
be accused of short-comings when we
were not guilty. lecently I was told,
however, that a member of Ile Coun-.
ell was abusing fthe power company
for being "No good" because the lights
were off. t'hon investigation I found
that the City'.", force were working on
the lines, and therefore, of course the
lights could not be on. As a matter of
fact, we seldom fall to furnish cur
rent. 'Some months we do not lose a
minute. In fact, for Novembcr and
December we lost no time, and I
don't think we have lost any since
Christmas. We will not boast, how
ever, as no one has yet learned to
make machinery perfect. Occasional
ly lightning and other causes will
cause us to shut down and even then
hve start up again at the earliest pos
sible minute, because we are docked
for the time we lose and, moreover,
we want to satisfy our customers.
There are varibus reasons why the
lights are pulled off around town. Fre
lintly the lines have to be repaired
and new lights cut in, and occasionally
as was file case recenlty the wires got
mi ixed with other wires. etc., etc., and
other reasons over which we have no
control and for which we are not re
sponsible. We have four machines
at the power house and they have nev
or all been out of fix at one time. Of
course something might get wrong
with the main line and knock us off
until we could correct it.
Any one who desires to he fair and
know all the facts, all he would have
to do would be to call the power house,
or our power company( phone 190 or
20) and they will give the reason for
the lights not being on. For any one
to make the statement that the alder
man above referred to made, would
either do so in ignorance or malice,
either of which is inexcusable in po
lite society.
If we enni give any of the takers of
light saly information as to the work
ings of the system we will take pleas
uire In doing so.
Yours truly,
Reedy River Plower Compaly,
N. 11. Dial. Pres. and1 Treas.
.ta n. 17i, 1917.
A SSESSOl' NOT! C-: 11117.
The Auudio' llice0 will be open
froml the. 1.; day of .January to the
2iti of i'britary, 1917 to make returns
of alI personal property lot taxation.
'or the conveni encc of taxpayer.
the u\tditor or his deputy will attend
the following naled place to receive
retuirns for sai1 year to wit:
t lllietown township, .1. S. :'rash's
store, .lanuary 31st, .:0 a. Im. to 3:31
p. 1n.
Please mi(ake note that the appoint
1me1nts will be tilled just 11 advertised
and1( to) iplease come) out1 and1 maki e re
iurins. Onle man11 usualy 1 makilies tie
w hole0 r'oundl and some1 many not uinder
stland tile notice thiiis t ime, as I ha1ve
div'idedl up the eriitoriy inl thle several
toiwnshipls.
All mlale 0 Ctizenls let ween tihe ages
of 21 and1( 60 years oin the 1st ofi Jln
tialry ieep those who a re incapabile of
01arning a siupptort fromi being malmiied
or fromlh Cother (-auses, are deemed
1)olls, Confederate veterans excepted.
Also all male citizens between the(
ages of 18 aind 31) on tile 1st day 0f
.lanuary, 1918, are liable to a road tax
of $1 .50 anld are requlired to mlake
their return of same to the Auiditor
durin-jg t he time ablove spleciled aind
shlall pay to the County Treasurer at
the same tinme other taxes are iid in
lIeu:1 of working tihe road.
All taxpayers are required to glve
townipl and numhiber or school dis
triets; also state whether ipropierty it
situated CC in town or counity. Eachi lot,
tracti, or parcel of lanld must be en
tered seplarately.
A\fter the 20th of February 50 peri
centl peiialty3 wIll lie attached for fail
(110 to miake returnls.
.1. Wi. THOMPSON,
County Audlitir.
about)1 30 mules inl good condoition and
guanteed 1 sound10(. Aliso abouit 31
cons, somle givin~g milk and ot,bers 1c
he fresh ini the spring. Prices i-eason
able1 anld terms1 either cash or oni good
papersli. A. hi. Thlomle, IsLurenls, RI. 4I
26-21
.l011ey to0 Loanl--Lonlg termi loan:
neCgotialtedl Onl imp irovedl farm-is at
I i'r (cent annulal interest and -eason
aleC expense. lo rroweris wilI do) well
to appiily Cearly. C. I). ia rksdlale, Ally
21-81
l-or' Sale iat ai Bargain - I1)pair mulec:
and1( I piir horses5, all youn mg and1( good
wvorkers. C'heiro ('olai likttIng C'o.
2-i-51
For Sale-GentleI homue raised ltonl
an n11aice bulggy. ('all be uised by ani)
member1) i of tile failly. Phlone 202 oi
see mle. Clairenice Mci(inney, at 1Lau.
rens Oillli. 21-51
Notiee-All persons1 are heireb)
Sam Itiakeley, colored(, wh~o Is undeo
(-ontracot to me1 for tile year' 1917. J1
Meianiel. 23-5t-pt
For Itent-Four hor1se farm, part o1
Hever'ly Har'ktldale land. Apply to J1
I. Coleman. 23-51
For Skle--Eight goood mles, I brood
mare, wagons, farm impileme~nts of all
keindas T 0. Traynham. 91-t
The most convincing testimonials
ever written
the risk of gravely offending the talking machine manu
facturers and the talking machine dealers, nearly 300 of
America's best known newspapers have stated, for the
benefit of their readers, what they think of the New Edison.
Their representatives were present when great artists stood
beside the New Edison and sang in direct comparison with its Re
Creation of sdch artists' voices.
Read what the big Eastern dailies say about this new Edison
invention and those astounding comparisons between the living
voices and the New Edison's Re-Creation of them. Remember
that 275 other big newspapers have expressed similar opinions.
There has been nothing but astonished praise from every quarter.
"The Phonograph with a Soul."- "Musicians and critics marvel at Ed
New York Globe. i.on Diamond Dis."-Philadelphlia
"Edison Snares Soul of Music."-- Elluirer.
New York Tribune. ' "Impossible to distinguish the sing
"The ear could not tell when it vas er's living voice from its Re-Creation
listening to the phonograph-only the by the ilst runment".-Hoston .Journal.
eye could discover the truth by noting "It was dillicult to distinguish
when the singer's month was opened whether one heard the voice or the
or closed."--New York Mall. record unless the lips of the singer
"No one could tell which was the were watched very closely."-Boston
real and which the reproduced."- T'transcript.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. "Impossible to distinguish between
"As if there were two Marie Rap- singer's voice and its re-creation by
(olds. one within the calinet and one the musical instrument that bears the
without."-Philadelphlia Evening Tele- stamp of Edison's gehius."-Doston
graph. Herald.
Come to Our Store
We want you to hear this wonderful new instrument. You
owe it to yourself and your family.
Fleming Brothers
Quality Jewelers
Laurens, S. C.
Style and Economy
__ are the two qualities
An Attractive Just Received'
Line of New in our lines that ap- a Line of Nobby
Ties Just le~ Silk Shirts
-7 ~peal to all men.4
It is good economy to buy here where every
article is new and where every price is reason
able. Our first aim is always to have none
but the most stylish wearing apparel and a vis
it here will prove that we are sticking. to our
policy.
Wie Can Please You In All That Is Stylish In
SHOES UNDERWEAR TIES
HATS MEN'S SOCKS COLLARS
CAPS RAIN COATS PAJAMAS
And All of the Other Articles Necessary
for Properly Outfitting Men.
Smith & Little
L aurens. S. C.