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VOLUMEi XXXIII. LAUJRESNS- SOUTH 'N"MWRU NA, WE.DNESUAV, AUW-:UP'l 15i,1917. LMrT4 fOR YEAR8 WM Present War Tax J ;- a Beginning. GENERAL DEBATE NEAR A CLOSE Senator P'enroe Snays IIundirei i. lionllhr being1. 11-1.spent |-:ach Dany and 10,000 Allies leing Klled Eatch 1)y. Urges Speediig of War Pro graInI. Washington, Aug. 1:1.-Cneral de bate Ii the Setate oil 'the war tax bill is expeeted to close tomiorov. Chair man Siilionis, of the filnitnce coinit tee, aniouinied today Ihat oily Iwo iore Senator." had signillet 'leti ill tention of splealiti and that he wouthl move to take up th comillitlev am1n milent as soon as they have been hearl. Senators .vPeiiose aid .\ cCu Im'ber, Repuibliennl memlber" of thle committee spoke at length ii1n the tiny In support of the hill, which they cl - clared hal ben r'vised in a non0-par tisan spirit. Senator l'enrose said that while be had voted against the reve nle iieasttres silce thw preslt admit istration came into power belatisr' th rey mariked a dopartire in the fiscal polley of the l'niited States of largely abanidonnl ig ethe tarifT as tle sou rce of levenuOe and resortting to direct. taxa tion, the situation Is differient now and the American Government has never iesitated to raise rvelnue by direct taxation and hoan1ts when reqiired to do So by a state of war. The taxpaye r mutist boar ll in mid, Senator l'ent-ose said, that the hill Is tt1)o.ary*. ill Its operation and that whenl the war' is over Ile whole tax systei Of'1 tle( country vwill be revised. After the close of lhe war, Sentator I 'enr'osme said, the I 'nited St-tIes more thian ever w-oti neved at o bin protcetike tariff to ma intaIn its Indlistrial pros l-evity,. Th ,.)e ' IIenn ,Isy lna Renlafor "hm-ply c(Itice1se. the admintistration for dliay! iin settlite coitroyersies with ma-lii fact-trers, d'clIaring relentless prose ci.fIon (f 11he wat' w'as b.heiig held up and that -,n ehloieit of tnnertainly as to 1he a moit of revonni.' to be dorived had10 been injected into considora tion of the tox hi!. "It sents to mle," ie added, refer ing to dispites over prices of war m' Iia terials. "that speed and prompt deliv ery Is the essence of the emergeney. Onle hundred i lllon dollars are being 'i'nt. it is- said 'ach day by the Al lIes or one )ili011 dollars every ten davs and it is estimated that 10,000 411n a tVin1 hilled each day on tilie Allied side. Il this tremendotis 'rii s fpeedy delivery eons;titites the most Imperatively "s-eential eeet "It I had my war I would urge an am1 oend ment to this bill that iurvhases v-ho, Id be handled by a committee of thr1-o', wl:r 'e duitv it will be to det'r m1ine tlies, deide tuponl prio'itv as wvell as to inlvise the v'ariouis ptur'chtas in:. agents now empoyedl by tihe rov ei'nmenct t f as to proteet tem a gait)st Seniafor1 c(iti lieumerI ~( lredied a wart of at lea st foltr yearis atnd an exp111mlII Iiire of S-I.0,t0,oO 0l(i lIe said( the lull wvas juist the btegliting of the taxes wIhjoi must hoe ev'ied, b, it dle('lared that the future generalions should pay t he grtO et'r liit of the ('lst its lie preset one ill Ifu rnishi the mon atnd matertIalIs to et'ushl thle Germa n nitto ('lacy. Durtintg the dleba te Senta Itor I cod I loover', assertting thiat the food adm~uin 1strtatot's sta temuent of Ils pl ani to eont Itro! wheat, f lour itand brtead w a h.'e o ree of a i tIa tot'. Maigazlines fotr Sioldilers. TIhe l'oitollce I )egartmit 10)5I?: sugets Ithant. When liftlt.'r' an tma ouga zines have been read t hat. a one ccent stamp I he pilaced ont tem and ha nded to an~ 1im pohyeccof a postotli('e wIthiout IpuiittIing faty addret'ss onl paper 01' magaziine ,e and that they will lie sent to thle Ameir lean soldIers In Etiropte. Onily tho". paperts anid magazincs 'vii eh heatr the folI~wing notice can thtis be tr'eated: "Wheni yoit have finished toad ing thlis lpnbilication;~ PJae0 a 1 -eet sltam onl(l thIs notIce, hand same to atiy postal eml~oyC and It wIllI be placed Int the hands of otur boys at the front." Mlases Maittiei and) lieslt'r Coopet', of Chester, are ylsltting i'elatives in the olyu and . cnunty. TO C.\I'1-: N 111. \ Y l'resident Ioper Stlites that lat10 ivill Sint 1 Opent111ilo its I'suni A bout Sep. The fir whicb destroyed thl north <nd of the m1 in1 imilding of I the 1_1i ri; Gavss \\'oiks Thurisday niight, will not ca- any delay in oiinitions, an oun l I'e. iaper .\l onlay, after h' had conferred withl contranctorsi anId hIad de111ili Wlls for. rehttilding- Ihe hiirnied iart ilmedialely. F"riday m(orning before ioon tentative plani had beenl arranged With contractor C. II. llounds, who is flow working in Greeniwood. anl 1)ivver Rloofing Co., of Anderson, ad(1 blv SatIurday night dell nite orderi's had bien niveni for re huildin'ti;. The plant, wlich had heei closled down for the aiiual .\Atgust vaentioi and ripair worki, was to hav' been opene1d tiuP aii about Sept. 1st and Itnles: !'esent plda; art di:ar raliged flith openlimn ae \.i will not he changed. Thle ori._ li III th"- I'ro, which w sdi. coveredt b hle b iy t li w hman na - 1 I 'elockc ThursdaLy nl.nhl. hs un!.ownl. All tir in tie fImin;1 's hadl 1--' . lttigishil several days before. Irs. Ioper hiiself inaule a iersoniil in s.. .tion of, the prfetnisoes lridaty after nloonl a !d av. 11h:1 thol-v were mi live COals any.heret aboi hoi' plac' exe. pt po.;libly aI the 1.u-kc si tli shop. whicl was se Io I.stAn1ce fromt ilh poInt w' orIghll. If ma1zy 11: " 'll sjartej h... I rspat'sers cae iIes l dr opiin a mlatch or. Ilihbl coete by r-e v.ires o0 by anIy. oe 01 my itia hv Causes1W!, n10ne of which call ho ,tr minled. The fire alarml was SOundeIId sihortly lefore 11 o'cllik and il itte fidpart meint responded promptly. Some di lay was had at the hydrant and sev cral times. durinah tho fire thevngn ran het ani hailo b,%e stopped It cool off', bult the( voluntee I v iIlreinen m 1,Ile a vallant light a-ainsi the flaesn aid sneeeeI'dd in preventing thei splrald iing to other pari of tle plant. Tile toinperingL 'clpartment11 escaped w\!ith slg t injury, whille lh . snoI ller fr nace, the !Itocki roonm aind other Inla Aerial esaped w'ithout injiry of cl suitte e. lleloire h l i liugh i'ir le.ft thle ,Zcvnv the ollivials had1 alre"adv planned rebuilding and varly the fol lowin.g ninoiig 1 force of hands was puit to worki clearinig ont1 '!he dbrIis. lisiiuralce ol Ihe plant was suflitient to cover Ile damlagi. Which is har . lo estiite, !Irbahly being heiweeni fenl and fifteli thousand dollars. 3111THl CANNINGi DHONE-. Rusy llouseniles llave l.nld up a itrge Store of Friilis and4 Veiieil( els for the Winter. The food preservation caipaian., th abundance of fuiits and v ties and the high prie of, als have coined this year to create the lar i'est deimand for l.s fruit Jars, In the memnory If locall Ineorchlins. lieports fromt eve.ry sectil of Ihe comity ind 4iat that the thrifty housewives are layina up a store of fruits and ve''getables such as has lever leen e(plalled lefoe' in isLk SeOn 11. .\(esars W\Ilktes & Coi., !are de'aleirs in fruit jar's, stat!d that thu''y have had tii'helrgest saile of jaris and rubberh'is sice ft'eoimined busii in(ss tirtify--thre'ce year's agol. They(': he gain the seatsoni this year' w'ith half a 'ar.'- oadi of' jaris on handl and hav." sold all of that siiuply hieshil's anothnir sot ii 'ar' anld abouIt twety -lie lross uhii'iase'd fronm dnalet's in n-arbhy towns. Thbe demand Is stilli iinsistu'nt and if' jaltS ('ennli h iepro'iiredl he l : 11(t to sell a haige number'i beforui'' thi Dealeru in tin ('nnus also till ''f hi'ge demnit ils in thatI i. TPhi'\etii W In ls c' omany. wh ichi or'der'ed a si ii i' oft I'ad itS Cirovid'nner husvii)~ i''1 r t hi' a-t few weekst. .\l I. I iarold t Smiithi. atent at the mill, states thiar ('oni ltiuiitly empi~loyed foir tho luast s'\('~'tl we''ks eaninglii: frits ail \i tablehs for empiloy'ees and peilh- of' the si'tltuning cotutry'. Thlu '-xpri menit which the miili undeirtook thIs Y''rH hats loot with sucth siiicc-; thatt the eannner y will he miov'ed uip nearier the iiill next year' and Ifs c'apacity andl 'onivien~ices inc'reasedc. Th'iis yearI the e'mtin~ery ii beting' Opera'fted w hhI the tpf 'nf woo fuel, but next year' iI wIll tie pilacedl wherte steam may lie had and a much hetter <ijal ity of wvork will he dione. The mill sitIll has on hand a large numbert of cans and befor'e the seatson choses the amount of canned goods In that illago and vicinity wvill hn largelyv increaand. LAURENS COTTON MARKET MAY SECURE SERVICES GF GRADER Chamber of Commerce Hears Govermint Representa tive Monday Night and Agrees to Raise Su~1icilnt Sum to Secure Government Grader. .\ the n etinl g 01 hi of th' chabO er. of ioli r':i'4' ill ('ch l lil'. 'Ito' -, 1 Amm re .loifilay ni1ch1t it wag deccid-- oI a o ;1hlil l el to give the lbody's sliport to I moVem* nt to) it ure a governme ol.el.111114'111 (0 ! ti ador i I 1 tonvail gradpt her. pharig thecomin Seanivatioll so 11111 everay subeluen sea 1o0is. Mid. . . T. Illisuon. 4;-ir resent t ing til Ill-tol, a pp aI beft'or the body, i 11 o et a y lion 1 sab's oi 'atl ;H oxplainled the benl lbt.; to be derive-d 1~ .";l ,fl.ff e l .Ic lw I fronl ltvini. all exp i t ra r onl 01 li I (:w 4rinn1it and at ale d what wasl neces..I44104'li' ' t \.II(I Ot i r to :1nr cn.le e ili~ tG 'h twr il , n )I li io Ih: (1 1 .% 1c- v -r lt 1f 1w hf i, I f31 o lllfl tI f a rcni !I. 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I 1. . train a.ti al- r Ar' ::!, at l -ee'r'soi rde i I It. m -o if! h -1 The two men.I were 1 . -.v ila .m t - !h- ra t') c o c-n I: i! trael : I I '. a !e-. \\ i l in ii vhe-n ti'wy ::, thee t:'in ahm I : !l f e-os u11 ponl ;ec ii a fyi3 I- l f:ne11 1: Th.:'. T -' ile a w! filn to avoid ii citl .tt\1T T ft' i I t110 Q Cflli m. Yi' Ih.- ,T in el hit Ithem hv- it ( i, I hi choit! 3 f1 e th\ ri . I olaut of Ih way. to ntis. itt \ol)aof themil wer'ie thr-own hoclily, oieinig t'ciye' a iri At ? .l 1:1 ' - r N iAl . ('op-1 4011 -ust ainw Iot 1 11 v I r.l) 'r i, Ien U 'e rIl i II,ccit ltl I ce ;;* v-c 1s 4ed m rrt 'n ,- .-1 1'o l. Ir ( !wyo (I I I h i . I Illt I-eift-i It). I te pr' l id evtery 111v 0 m311 in t 0: ti . .\r. fl'ir own cingC- 0 -r'' 'r i . '~ti' l flti w a w vos!ea l sha o lv up an ho- 1i 1-, n i I ~ ie I, oleles 0n of~ so-14r fmIIll rn m \e oti' to a I I"te n 1 I't noon, hI wa 1.i n 4ln oe' wriI )II Ie ' s i 4 lia I~ i - e' I s aI et1 v d Ila i','-- V. 1(14,iett 1-1 \i I 't i cv rd i ve x' I I eI'i' 1'-lo ract: - an t' II \V *1 i' 1i V ''t I i. f 11, " re I i.1 'r. 4 ,Ic !i il I f a n y, o %,ils' The l'iseiitijtt1.' Icivil:.s'rvicec CI nuniesion'aniuncliithatjthniditminre fol r. te ographer-s aind typewrittrs fto'r 'e-l I d ee ir''i c se coni 'o'lillmo'nt work is greater than it tis !n h-ti f dower has bee-n ablle to) Supply. .The exam !nthot for this link of work has beenti vrrally anife d cN I 1aI m i )ItIns a: beine. held wee ly throughout thc Ifni KIM!\* 'i Iii'II5 i41nt of !Tii .'I'i 0bte. Pr't'icaly vrn !%IP~ .-c i'-c~o Ily A.al tla':C'ftiie va('al fen l~tieot illro (.I~il who ha, s tht tle' o x incie iln 'Ice' tlie'i \ iII tee icoing to halsoti anon. iee et (t I .ille i o r intmen Te Aalarie of rit'nographers and typo- 1, M 1e,-erlr f M writes rantge froa $9!0c to $1,20n Ietr i'mecii of ,aid Iv t annom with slendid (hantce for pro- im sesgion would open on Manduy totion. Young mnt an ,i d wom en a rei uIrged to prepare th em sclves for' this no (C wot-c ati (i: ci een ~ ionls were alreaidy' iil'at tcomtlietted 4 of wotk and ht 'ellt them- fr lpg. The phlls mi iselves and( do their bIt Iin helping flht the war. 0. .\. Norwood at the Lau- tlilili's Mike will lik0ly receive this Ilis p iostonece will he glad to furnish innolnhiric'it with great glee. They nfohi.ation ragoa.rdi\g 'e abnve. urually (10? who wae n te i i m a Aa