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VOLUME XXXII. --7--~ - LAURENSt SOUTH1 CAROLINA, WEDNESI.vAY; MARCH 14, 1917.NflE 3 PRESIDENT TAKE! FOR FREEI Will Arm Amerlean Mer. chant Vessels. CALLS CONGRESS TOGETHER AGAIN Peling of G(unls on Shjips and Sum moningi of Extrai Sitting R1t4garded as Developments lin Arimed Nenitrality --Expetet li reatk Ililegal Verman o111(kade. Washlingtonl, A.\1arch 9.-Presidenit Wilson, from ia sick bed, todaf ordered tle arming of American merchant ships agaist (riany's ruthless sub marine warfare and at the same time issued a proclamation calling an extra session of congress to meet April 16. The president's decislon came sud-, deily late tils afternoon, following theaction of the. senate yesterday inl revising its rui les to perlilt pronpt av lion on mimportalt I qunest ions .and the sumillissionl of formal opinions by Secretary 1L ansing and Attorney Gen eral (1 regory that lie has the power to aim iierchanit men withliout action by congress. 1)etails of the govern ient's arimed nelt iiutrality plais for d fending the inerelhant marlno awere wililiciI to avoi( endangering Aneri -eanl1s an1(d their shils by permittiig tile Inl formai. t ion to r((elh (Ierimiany. The only stteilent. at tihe White I lottii and tihe navy department was I hat tle president .had determined fully to protect Aierican rights.' The delod.do, (ollllig 1t th1e cnd of ia period of ten1se waltling, was gen erally halled as tile natural anld un avoidable next step lin the polley ado pted by tie precidelt when lie broke off (IIplomiatie relations wihli Germany, and gave warning that the United States could not tolerate at tacks on American ships and eltizen in violation of international law. Fraught with the grave possiblity of war with Geriay, the action was takeii-by President Wilson only after he was convinced that Germany ac tually was proceeding with heir caim pmign of ruthlessness and had made efforts to plot wit.h Mexico an1(d Japan against the teritorald integrity of the United States. I.ong before the order was given from the Witle Hlouse, all liecessa rv preparations for file arming of mer chiantmnihad beenl completed at the navy department. The presidenti's deelsion sent I thrill through the senate, lieling inl spelial. session, nrd in government deprimt ilients. Still hoping that w%-arI wih Gerimany wIll Ile avoided oti lais (e (lared that the issue rests entir'ely' wlh Glermlany. Formal alinouncemlient of te gov cirnmiient's policy was given inl tile fol lowing ann nlicemen'lI t issue fiom tle White Ilouse: "Secretary Tumulty stated in -on 11ection wItit the presient's call foi' an1 extra sessioni of conigress that the piresideint is conivincedl that lie has the power' to arim American merchant ships and lie is free to exercise it at onlce. But1 so much necessary legislaw tin is pressing for conaileration that lie is conv'inced that it is for the best iiiterests of the country to have an early session of the Sixty-fifth con gr'ess, whose support h~e will also need li all matters collater'al to the dlefense of our mlerchalnt miniie." Trho proclamation calling the extra session readls: Th'le jpresident's prioclamiationb calling tile extra session of congrecss follows: "Whereas public1 interests require that the congress of thp United States sholyd 1be convened in 'extra session at 1-2 6'clock, noon, oii the 1i6th (lay of Apriil,. 1911, to receive such communi catioiis as may bo made by tihe exeeui live; "Now, therefore, I, Wood row Wil son, president of the Unitedi Slates of Amieriea, do hereby prioclaimi and( d10 elare that an extraordinary oc(aslin reqiuirles the congress of the Ulnitedl States to convene inl extra session at the capitol in the city of Washington, on the 15th day of April, 1917, at 12 o'cloc15, nioon, of which alt persons \vho shall at that time he entitled to act as members thereof are hereby requiiestedl to take notIce. "Givenl'4nder my hand andl the seal of the Uhjed 6tates of America the 9th dag4 Mar'b -In the year of our . Lord Oge ~otisand 1111e hundred and seventon ~d of the Independence 'of thke UntiWtaten the 141st." i STEPS )OM OF THE SEAS COUTI' IN SESSION. Case of John Jones, Ciarged with thle 31urder of Ben stepiens it. Cross Hill to lie Heard Thursday. The cottrt'of general sessions con vened Alonday iorning with J'ttdge Jaieo E. Pticrifoy, or valterboro, pre siding and all other inembers of the Court i. i their proper places. She'ity Reid was performilllg his dutties in cOltt foi' thle lst-time since taking the oathi of ofice. Jltdge l'uerifov derivered at very forceftti charge to the newly formed gr-and Jury ditr1ing the morning hlour. tie dwelt at lentgti on tile sithject of law enfoiceien t, good roads, good s;Iools and tile general welfare of the County. The rotltowing Cases have been dis po.esed of so far: The case of .ohn .Jones, etharged 'with thle mu11rder of Bll Stephens at 'Cross Hill ist. fall, has bween set for Thur:day morning. A large crowd Is expected to hecar' tie testiloony inl iis case. 'T'hi is milorintog .James .\loran will face the court oil the cliarge of iirg lary and house breatkitig an1d laeny. It. will be rell em bered that Atoran was a rrested tie monling following tile tragedy at L-anford Station when O-s ar* Lainford was killed and tils father wounded. Colenan Carlisle plead gitily to as sanit, and battery of at high and ag gravated nlature. lie Was givent a two-year. seietee. Carlisle, It will be retmemlibered, nmtde ainl attack onl Mr. E. T., Woodruff ne ar E'noree Itst fall ami wNas capture by a posse several weeks agA. .ohit t)avis plead gutilty to houise breaking and lareeny and was givil a m( yeat' sentelce. Itattle Evants was convicted of vto latiolt of the prohibition law. Sh1e hasn't been soltelced. t'd Wade andI Wess McGowan were tried yesterday for murder. The forimner was found guilty of man slaughter and the latter 'of carr-ying concealed wopons. It. I. I orton lcad gnlity to aban dolling his family and was givent a sen tence of six tooths, which will he suts pentded dtring good 'hehavior on a $200 hiond. Roy Vauiglhn plead guilly to house Ire(aking and lareieny, the crile being committed at ('linton. I Iw Nvas Fen tenced to one year and to pay a file of $1.00. Six imontis of the time will be suspent'etd on good behavior. Will T. liatt plead guilty to vlon t.1n of the prohibition law and was given a two year sentence with twer tv-two o1011ths of it sispenuded dur1ling gond b!Chavor. DISTRI("T .1I'TINC H111ltE. Christlan111t Eidelors of Four Countoiles to 141d Sessions Here. I'pont tte Invitation of the locat chp iter' of ChristIan t~ndeavor'ers, a disatrict conventtont or 'Chrtstian Ent deatvo' wvorkers wtll be held her'e on1 Aprl't 20th. Delegateos wIlt be pre'sent. fr'om Green wod, Abibevill e, Newt'be't'y and1 Inutrenr countIes. TPhe comittee in fitarge of the COnl ventlin has setcre sever'al wldely known speakers to miake adldresses dlut inlg the conlventlon andt the putbl Ic 'wilt tie ltnvited to hear' thent. Among 'the spea kei's wvjlt be Ctcirence 10. Ham itton, of Boston, Alass., and Bert E. Corcor'an, of Chtarteston. N A3IES 000D) ROADS) C0313iISSION Delegat ion Antnonntueed Yesterday ho Woiuld be0 (4)tttteimende lin Case 13011d Issue Carries. An informat meeting of the mem ber1s of tlhe legislative delegation wa~s held yesterdoay when it was decided to annotunce the names of the men who hadt been deeldedt utpon for' roadl com missioners in case the election carries on thle 27th. Mir. Iyyrd was not pr'es ent at the meeting, butt gatve ithe niame of his noinee over thte telep~hone. UTe names of the men andt by whom they wilt he recommended are given, as follows: Henry Sims, of Waterloo, by Sen. Wharton; W. R. Putnam, 'iats township, biy W. R. Richey, Jr.; Rev. I. N. Kennedy, Ora, by WV. fl. Blyrd; Oeo. M. Wright, Gold~villto, by D. L. Voters Favo: A'e have beent inl (otlilties kor roal imiprovementl anid ajf Itd to) idt a voiter thit is.; f"r road improvo nent. The that have beenl fompleted ham .Ik winiter 11ndal.( renov inl anible I the ordlnary lomi with1 'We a'e hlem-tily inl favor Favoirs Bold Issue. lEditor The Advertiser: 1Nvery hoime In the land faces on a1 readl' of some sort. Every road in the land connects with sonie other road. It Is therefore, hard to inagitie a sub Ject of imiore universal intereit and concern than the subjeet of raIds good and bad., We ,;eak (;f "the pliblie road he cause all higlways belong erpially to tle rich iian, the Ioderately well-to do and tile poor man. To hulid them and keeln 1 h ip it Is propor antd righ tha the expene should O I div'dd ' acordin to what a nan has. Those who ownl most; Sihmld pay mlost and th(e " who own little s4hoild bw ask0ed for littl . I don't I, any more joy 011t of pay Ing taxes than anybody else, itt taxes are necessary and at; long as I live 1 know I will have themi to pay for ono purpotse or anotler. Therefore I ai1 int(erested In seeing tax money wisely speni for the best a(. most uisefal piirposes. When satislled that a i Investilent tIs- a good one and a n(Cessary onp all business ine miiake It. If tie company has tho imtoney ihey pay ash--if thep havon't the money, they borrow it ascheap as they cann1 get it, effect the imiproveinents and doive the hnellits. I expecet to vote for the road bond issue heeause, 1. No ease Is on record tnywvhere of any conmunity that ha ever re ,re Ited the montey spient to - seenitr good roads. What everyl'ody is slats tied with after they gt it imist he a good thing. The wise' man Is one who "'rightly diseas the ~tmes" that is. keeps potA d on what other folks are doing, why they do it and stodies the laws of c.uqes and effect. I 1. Itilding good roads by means a'f a bond isstue has been proven the h('1capet, the fairest and the best 1,lan 1 yet devised for secui'Ing tiem. A three-tnmIll tax means thirty cents on every hundred dollars of returns. If you return live huni ldred dollars You pay one dollar and a half and so oil. The cointy canl borrow ioney leaper than an inilvidutal (can because tihe col lateral hacking iupI the loan Is less liIkely to decrease in value or be wviped~ out. After the bonds are sold we get the use and beniefits of good roads while paying fotr them. Some people refuse to believe a nything unttil they have an object lessoni. Tlhe gimouint piroposedI Is large e'nouigh to startt withI. Tt will not pitt eferiy matn directly on an imprlovedI road but it wvill hut every one much ntearer' to au good one than ihe is today. Anything worth while costs mtotney. To expoet simethting for itoth ing getnerally end~s in get ting nothing for somnethilg. III. The present jilant of roadI taxes will never give its -goodi roadis. We tipendl tir ty thouisand dollars iier year in Laurenis couty3 01n rogdIs andi brIdg es. You and I hay it. What have wve to show for It? The answver Is no re flection otn our county board. We are asking of them ani impiossibility'. We 'expect .theim to keep up a straeucte that has never had a foundation placed uinder it. It costs all wei give tem to keep thle thinug pr'oppied oy from year to year. A farmer' who appilies a hatfuil of guano pier acre shiouldi not blame the fort Ilizer' if lie fails to tmake a goodl erop.- We will have to change our present pian or continue to waste mnorny. DurIng the niext 10I years you and I wi'll pay -In three I Iundhred Thousand Dollars of road taxes. What will we have? Every man who travels a had road is already paying a heavier, Indirect tax in wean' ndr tnna. on wnektek r Bond Issue '1ourt, S. C., March 12, 1917. w lere bonds have beell ItsedI er 'roadis arle vollipjlletd it is I-?ainst ho::4lin.v th~e, county Pois ill 06 )ev I ve voliv re stond till- lil , rails of, I() I . II. oiwdhall iteFor 1111-g i d'igiu<|} (011 Tile lou 1 l 1 )111 iiid lf. l lI \\'. \ E l.W'V., . It W . 1. . v C le '.l .j. A. (TURRY, and vehivles thl the Cost to h11i of inprovinl g it. e ause he pays it tili der Owh label of 1nulle bils and harnlaess h'ills 011 repair, bills rathler thanl asU a tax bill he dloes not recognize It. It's thevre ,iust 11hv saine. A row years ago a farmer Iin Sullivan County. Tejnn had to haul11 barbed wirec from Hristol to JMingsport, a distance of 2:1mls W1ith( a two-hor-se team. as tie road-,; thlen were,. the bigge-tst load be could pull was five h1unodred 1 ot I hes andu0 threev days were,- regit'refA for a routid trip. To hatil oneo lon re:1 ir.d Itwelvae dy. (lThrt ali a day for a 11:1in andd two-horse teai is a Fail price Teu coads tIhn was $:"I; per tn. ThI i1 was before Sal111vanc eut1n5tyi lidi v balnds, forl road fimlprovernient. o W (the, t~osi ;,; Improved and14 the tant t n11i11 h .lolI n a a 1 load and mlkakes ooe rnIlw tr: 1111HeIvve ry t wo da y.r. (C%)stf 6.010 P (rtonl. Ill lxo coulny. Virginia b.,fore a certainl ralwas improved a, yood load for ;I t wo-horse team whenl road., were inl toho bst t1k, wa. 2,-o1 pounds. Since thato road has beent regra ded and Improvedl 11hose SPAin 1)e1011e hau11 :10 sackis of gianlo (200 pouinds each) at a tile with the sami (o miles and it's easier oi l ile I'tlles. In normal times l allrens enunlty produces forty thoulsand bales of cottoll 111d for (very hale about on1e( 11houlsand f pollds of seed. BIoth are first hauled to i gin and Ihenl to a1 shipping point. Ihe average 11auil of cottoll frolli Ile field to the poilit of i~pmien t in 81th ?arnolina is, .say tei 1111ls. The alverage 0oi would 11111 about sevelty-five Cents 1)(' hale and three dollars per ton for seed. So that L.alurens colly pays ollt nilley thotusal dollars for marketin: an a% erage colln crop. If 1m11a lemill roads made it lmos.ble to )1iml twic.e as 1111ch at a timt1e won't torty-flive thouand1111 dollars per yj.1r he saved? Who will It bellt? Whatever holps tie whole is obliged to he l fec 1 li going to make ill) the whole. V. When the boll-weevil comes we will have to raise Soeithiing else than Cotton. The success or failuirev of (if verlsified farminlllg dependlits upon01 noth in~g 5o much01 as5 upon0 nearness05 to mlar kets and1( shIpping 1101nts. No 0110 cause5 rendoers such1 farmIng unprIolita bie like had r'oads. Prlishla ble cro' muI lllst be motor01 truck hasi consed( to be0 a novelty 0or tin exteiv~ie luIxury'. To tan ever' Iicreasig extent It Is beoComning a farmIin ig niecessity. Unr1i0 thle pr'oIos. ed1 bond( 1issue tile owner~ of 0110 will lpay 111s tirty cents per1 hundr'ed. on its assessed0( vluel~ [and( In aldditionl he w.ill 111ay twently-five cenits 1)er hiorse pIower to hlp make11( goodl loads for the man11 whvlo haisn't 0one. If 910 aultomiobile farmer gets mole bene1fits lie likewise 11ay3s mor0e tax. Thiat's democr01atic that's Cequit-that's jus.'tice to all, speelal privIleges to non11. VI. The bond1( 11oney3 wIll be wisely 51pent1 'to (d0 the g realtest amoun1t1 of good to tile gr'eatest umberll0: I have n10 1idea -who'1( the foulr commliislonor~, will be, I have faith enloughlI in'.' fel lowman to believe thatP alny foulr hone1st, inltelligent, (caplable 1men1 se !ce ted by thec delegato fr01 m a1dll1 palris of the county to a1s- Pt 01ur supeiVsor anld prteent .ComislsIonlers in1 using the mhoneoy wivll not11 throw.' te pe0ople's mloneOy awaVy. Tfhree hunldredi dollar1s each or twvelve hundred0l 10111' dolar ill is not. too much01 to lay such1 1men1 fol' the0ir time tind juidgmlent. I have al ways' sitood for lprogre'st and1( 1impro've menclt In phiysilcal and social condiltionls andI eixpeCt to contfiue o that latformtf whethier inl a min~ority or w'.ith the ma11Jorlt)i donn not- altc- 1m13 jlldgfms TO HOLD GOOD Gathering to be Held at Pr Which an Inspection will ty Roads. AM the request of etlizens of Gray Court and other localities, ir. W. L. Gray, presiden1 t of ile loCal chainlber of c)merce, yesterday announced that a meeling wouild he held at Princeton next Tuesday for the pur pose Wf-heainl"o avlresses on -ilthe good roads sub lec and to make an in:lop'e tion of the Greenvill coninty road.. lThe i2eetin,, is to be held at 10::10 o'clock in the morning and all those .ho a inferedeud a:'e invited to a RElV. .it. ChLiMhIeS FU'NE-:L,. lody of' Aved Minister' I~hl to 0i'sI 'hursday. Fun eral services for the late lzer. \V. .\. CIarke, whose deallh occurred \\ed. Inesday at his lionie on Mast .\ain street, were hlvid h'lu 1 rsday afternoon frot the irsi .Melhodist Church, thi interment following at the Laurenls (eiietvry. Th4e runleral exercise.- werv <.ondlucted b~y l'a.tor \\. A\. Fairy, as sisted by the other ministers iol the city. All. ('I: l :, h, d hI ee eritially ill1 foer se((ver a-' t I.ays. suliering from111 a ..enoral vollap:.0, dueo to inlfirmldiie of advanCed age. Tll deceased 2 :I llai'l4 . a W4:1e r . Ii Al 1 di, .( f. rence .ilne . 'l - ii1ary :,- l i, i:Vi0 :, oeenz t,:.( ;u the i(;iCn of I le cotn 1 1011 at \\'d~e o r , 4' tN. C., \\ lit )a ( 1 <t lge . embrace.d. i;.' of .r ib 'of lia .11 w 1a aisn of ..il ry 1e74 P'lly Ctrise and was born4 .\32i:12', angl w:: theref'ore in thlt !11th1 year of hli.. age. aI was prepared I(( (efor the minsry in der the direecrion iadil influence of1 110 , h!t-ve l 1- . iL. .oi Norti lie 1 - NlIa. In :hwo Connary SEt of2 t e .12ledist mini ters tif S1ouh11 11aroli nl it i r. Clarded that i.\r. Chire .ioined thie church in 'Nil; and4 had \the "unitI'le di inction of being a ch.4s leader before bin '( reclced1 into tle church, truly an evidenll of vonfliden1co Ill his ability mnd piety." Atr. '1ing received into tihe confer ele. he .111tendd every ana seSion unlltil failing hevalth a few year., ago otnde hiI s 1i1mp2. I ible. In all he' t -(I*% ('d t wenity-three chargeCs. In 1891 he was placed oi the superannated rela ilon. te ma ldayr r i. ll22111is first wif w ai Ali(' Catherine (X(haIrni(. She died in 1IMT , while .\tr. Clark wvas Io 2a1 ed oil lthe tumblein ls ircut. 111b (i lmt. l Five children of this tin I;f .\ hevill; . N\t V W J. Sm1 ith, Of Di - lon ; \r. \lh. . g of .Ala ion .\ans.Kae 1I. Poole, of Greenvile and .1. Aulil (a osti , Trenon, as oft. i\r. CLake's Seond Marriaghe w t. Als. .Tne ioC. odd of this city, ov toier 1. 1 9. e has sine1 thhat1 tiime res;ided in Laurens. During th activii days of' fo hi inis. try which dxtended over a perliod of nearly 0ifty years, hie was a successful worer and a preacher of power and anyflIfne. flowhany toalet fried whln thaeommunityp an trghot te Itt, will be painedih to mohearir ion this assing. hcusIarIfwa Fivio ae Iak inegeiie. ro) of\hessroa ahou 'I'ie 112wa,lis 1.1N. FrankCis, J.t Pooel, .\f land rwil get of.ligthan Catsccn-tue a lshs oodv fortunh on thle .\tr.lan's ot~ dere is Laureen ogh todyght. ' o .r. easl frightne whyef th ofty rev-ci o1 heathed her lat week (ando want105 to do waurtn thenty, myon tht' the erel mud-hile ntor Thik it v ave o ep u gtri f.t Swil conribut 1mor in proprtin. ROADS MEETING inceton Next Tuesday After be Made of Greenville Coun tend. Mr. Gray asks that owniers of auto-. mlobiles and other vehicles linvlite aih (er*s to aWCcom1pany themn to I'il(tol so as to i ve 11 11 ull a m ite 1ting , pos.. ibIv. It is exptIed that car's wiii bo, Idriveni rild all .-(t(.toio s Of the couit.y. After the ilueelin , at which sevv ra I proiinent speakers- will makte ad iiireses. a trip will le nmade over 1th0 Greenville couinty roads *-o that first. hlind intormation iay ;e had or thenm. A.VOR TIlE BOND INI'E. '/hre Well iiown Ciiizelis of Iho Western P i of ile Collity Let 'Their Views le known. The q'iestion of the hond election has1 been reei '; in. lively attentionl duint11': the past few. days. Pevop~v inl all sectiols allpeart to be 1inintin!fg iin Iforiaion ll he suhlect and others have alrea;dy formled V;;inionls onl it. he .\dvetise r ;i:s rvi r ed tlie rol ;owIng_ ex pres:it Ils froin thre-e wonl k chii i i ts .' the 'egiern p.,It ogi 1111,c' r e nty:, ie z th o ::oo th:i "ondl roab- ui:1 do illo, ex--!Y I inh a' ir: : ! I An : A to vote for andil do over.Y i en to t' ty I t ' nt . iii n tt '1)1 h i " M\ ill. " . b e i . " vae i I)(I1n is; to voo on .\t I cn 2711, on) ?I,,, . lionl of, whether. or io! '! bkdm,.! of OnM0.un 'llho pum a for era n .troad0 1wpe m nt m h:orli 1I .I favor ofintr :ng n !,al vote and 11\ : In tiso ert lectiion inl favor of tC ie ne. "W. .l . A \ere om I re. "Gra y Court, 1'. P. I). Illickory T'avern1). al t fani ien miles front "lurenls Court How vos. I do not1 'know whetherl the0 roads arecmigb y house or not. I know ti,-. howel that it makes no differce wher the road I will -o, tIi falal!ers of 0our 'olily will o h eIefitted a11 least Iihtcpr cent0 I y goedI rads anld for tihici- I i ?.e nd to votv for alnd do seeryi-!hig I - (n ?o trr.y i lle m eon tioln il favo101'the o ofr.ho(. "Gray Counrt IZ. W. t ). i:ckor- y Nine'd en IMi ..n. OwC nission, Rv.. 1I. A~I.\li) Ir-. namedof .\is.% Wil Lo unv, o thi, h was ather of Ihe -,oluih Cao ina icracy( Com nmiston. .\'i Gr( is an in hiNt York takn po raduat o rewryk. WnntTom 1o,411W Sheriff PHeid return'ed fromal Charl1otte where ho had on a in t xpec t: sion Snf nhaeri To. Yonng, M.cpe wion hoien wane frdyei the e6othr Go. MarcYunt.7:Cn1arriva. i'harle w tlhe iheift found .ha ntheP.us.ectewasenot negro.Arthu G hi. wanedin thi. ('ouneon liare of Ioreryti.e. The freularIonvohtion ha f e is in-. tSen hper No.ti i. R. A\l.,e wil' the holden3 an h FriidayIl ev'ning, the 1th ofili Alarc t ek 0 P. i .\lth OThere' wi bo . ha ne In iIslga li Dearldtme TheU~ frtition whic hst exted be-. fiena rute healha dearment of the ato ofe then health Otier inkson handed't I. inin reiatin andec Piea.. maren IIlakelviy faised tdo Mer for Fns.The te nofitil he lit licir. Th. f inal ruotr allte lossssut of heila actionl of the IhealthI ofinjcrt'in n denin o ucerdb \r o GreenIce, who faile to uthl. A Orvn fcou allfh losseOs i'uta ined as turo puzzle had to be le ft out thinIt weekt. Next week the ninth a1 laat one will be lprintedl and the .iudges an nlounced. 'Chlidren! Watch for It next 1week.