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VOLUME. XXXIII. LAURE3NS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12,1t917. NME [DCATIONAL RALLY TO1 BE HELD SA Meeting to be Held et the Graded School. PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND Council of Defenise and County Educa tional Department to Hold Joint Meeting Saturday When Prominent Speakers will Make Addresses. 'Tle E1ducational Department and the Council of Defense of L-aurens county are planning a joint Elducation al Rally ats one of the surest means of the future defense of the country, to be held in the Laurens graded school building, Saturday. The meeting is to be called to order by Dr. Hughes, as chairman of the Laurens County Coun cll of Defense. Gov. Manning probably will speak, an( Mr. W. H. Hand, Mr. Leuco Gunter, M1r. IT. N. Snyder have accepted invitations1 to be presient and will give interesting talks. The peo ple are asked to bilug din ner to be served in piclic style on the school grounds and to join in the demuocratic ipirit of tile occasion. The following Invitations have been sent out by ir. J. 11. Sullivan, sipertntohdent of 1du cation: To the Educational Workers of Lau rens County: You are cordially invited to attend the Educational Rally to be held in the Laurens High School, Saturday, Septenier 15th. At this rally we wish to have every trustee, teacher and ru ral school improvement offieer, togeth er with all other educational workers addressed by a prominent speaker from the National Council of Defense. Mr. W\\. 11. Hand, State inspector of high schools, will also speak on some needed legislation for educatiqn in South Carolina. The meeting will be called to order at 10:30. After the general meeting of teachers, trustees, and rural school improvement officers, there will he a picnic dinner at 12 o'clock. At 1:30 the trustees will have a round table discussion lead by Mi. Leuco Gunter, State supervisor of schools. The teachers will be lead in their discussions by Dr. H. .N. Snyder. -Miss Gladys Smith. State home demon stration agent, will talk to the rural Ahool improvement officers. Miss An nie Workman, the county organizer, will lead in the round table discus sion of the school improvement offi cers. In the present crisis there Is much to be (lone in the defense of our coun ty through education. Laurens coun ty has already accomplished much in this line, but there is more to be done. Come to this meeting prepared to en ter into the spirit of the rally, and to contribute to the 'round table discus -slon any suggestion that will stimulate and advance our educational Interest du'ring the comig -year. Very sincerely yours, James -H. Sullivan. Broadms Workman Caught. Broadus Workman, the negro who k-illed his wife near Mountville In the spring of the year and who was thought to have returned to this Vi cinity several times after his escape, was caught ovei' the Georgia line last week- as the result of the detective work of Rural Policemen Boyd and Owens. Policeman Boyd went over after him and brought him back Fri day. On several occasions some very lIvely chases were had after negroes thought to be WVorkman, but it ia fairly certain that he never returned to this county after his first escape. Entertainment at Beaverdam,. Ice cream and cake will be sold on Beaverdam church grounds on Thurs day afternoon, Sept. 20Oth, beginning at 3 o'clock by the ladies of the WVo man's Missionary society for the bone -fit of the missibnary society of Deaver dam church. Rtevival Services S'tat-t Sundaly. The revival services, previously an nounced for the First Methodist church, will begin next Sunday morn ing condlucted by Rev, Walt H1olgombe of Nashivllle, Tenn. R1ev. Hlolcombe is of strong personality as well as in tellectual and spiritual power, so a successful meeting i.s anticipated, R1ev. Fairy, pastor of the church, has ox tended a cordial welcom6 to all the people of thd cty to Aand. NO FURTHER LIGHT ON HIL1MS TRAGEDY General Verdict of Murder and Suicide. COUPLE FOUND DEAD THURSDAY mr. and Mrs:. I. 3111iami ellams, of the Tlbiiihline: Shoals Section, Found Dead in Their Home wit Bullet Wollilds inl 'i'leir Heads. No additional light has been thrown oil the il death of Mr. and Mrs. J. AMilam Hellams, who were found dead in their hioie in the Timibling Shoals section of the county .Tituraday morning, each with a bullet wound in the head. The coroner's jury, which sat att the ii(nuest over the bodies ''iirsday afternoon, found that the couple came to thoir death at the hands of unknown par ties. The 'generally accepted belief J that it was a case of murder and sui cide, Mr. Iiellamns firing both shots which killed his wife and himself. -The bodies of .l'. and Mrs. Hellams were fouind in their hoie Thiiursday ItIorining.!, by Ineighbors whose suspicion of !solle un usuial ociurrence had beell arotsed by the absence of any life a'lound the place and the reports; of pistol shots the afternoon before. 'hey went to t he house Thuirsday mottning to satisfy themselves. When they entered .the home they (ouniid both Mr. and Mrs. Iellams lying on the floor, evidently dead for some time. .lMrs. llellam s was lying neiar a bureau, whtich had one drawer open. with her foot resting on a chair which she had evidently occupied when the first fatal shot was tired. The open drawer, in which were some of her clothes and a small hand-satchel, held a )0ool of blood as if her head had first fallen over it before it found its resting place on the floor. The bullet, which had penetrated her head fron the left to right temple, lay on the floor beside her body where it had fallen after hit ting the wall on the other side. The body of Mr. Hellains wias lying face downward a short distance from his wife, with a bullet hole in his fore head. The bullet had entered his head and lodged there. A 32 calibre pistol found underneath' his body, and later identified by a neighbor as the pro perty of Mr. -ellams, had two empty chambers. Both of the deceased were dressed in every day wearing apparel and Mr. 'Hellams was In his shirt sleeves. The shades of the windows were pulled closely (own and the doors were -closed. While no motive for the deed has been definitely discovered, It is thought that Mr. iellams, who was a man of quick and fiery temper shot his wife In a fit of rage over some trivial cause. The fact that Mrs. Hellams was evi dently bending over the open bureau drawer which contained some of her clothes and personal effects led to the theory that he shot her lyhen ahe de termined to go oft somewhere in the face of his obdection. Recent incident: coiming under the observation of peo pie in that neighborhood indicated that there had been some estrangement be tween the two duo largely to his jeal ousy. Although -there were no .powdor burns on either, little credence is giv en to theories as to the killing being done iby other parties. Considerable money was found on tihe person of Mr. Hellams and a small amount In the saxtchel of Mrs. Heliams, so a motive of robbery is not borne out. It is thought that the killing took place about tour -o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. W. 1a Terry, who live about 200 yards distant, re memibered hearing two shots .about five or ten minutes apart along about that time and neither of the deceased was seen afterwards. Very probably Mr. H-ellams first shot his wife and then deliberately prepared to 'shoot himself, for the hlouse was complietely dlarkened when the bodies were found. Mr. Hfellams was about 68'years old and had been twice married, his first wife, Miss Avery before marriage hav ing (died several years ago. Of this marriage, one daughter, Mr's. Joe Thomason, and two sons, Tom of Texas and Hamp of Fountain Inn sur vive. 141st year Mr. Uollams was mar ried a second time to Miss Deheims of Florence county, Introduotion and en gagement having ..been consummated by- correspondence, It was stated- by some one here that she owned consid erable propei'ty in Flocretico. She was - r. - - - DR. WILLIAM P. J PIRED SUDDI Death Closes Career of Noti Today at Eleven O'Clot Orphanege and Beloved ure Nationally Known F( For the Good Work He C Clinton, Sept. 10.-After a long life, full of good works, the Rev. Willi am l liler Jacobs, 1). 1)., "Fatiher of Clinton'", is dead. lie died suddenly this mornting slortly after f; o'cloch ut file age of 75. IHis (nd was i shock to tile Community, for lie Iad 01 not been ill, calmn and sweet and peaceful, as his life had been, and it did not come before he was ready for it. Ile lived Christ--Preached Christ-id today weit, lomie to Iim. Yesterday lie prealled h wIce at hiIs cliurelh, tile Thornwell Memorial, and lad not coiplained of being'Ill. iNarly t his morninjg he called the young lady in1 the adoitlng 1oom id colIlailied of a severe h eadache. The famliliy physielan' was sumoled at once and upon his arrihal found him in an un col.(lous.i condition. 1Ho lived only a r(ew\ mioments. Tivhe ineibers of the fmily Wee( imlediately 1o1livid and were exiected today and tomiorrow. Tihe funeil will 1ake place here at I1 o'clock Wed nesday muorninhg, and will bo conducted by Dr D. A .\ I)oug ins, preSidenit of tle Presbyterian Col lege, assisted by Ile pastors of the city. IDr. Jacobs was loved i Clinton from tile sm1all1 lad to tihe gray-halrCd '. eran, for lie had lived here for the iast. fifty years. Ilie was born March I 15, 1842, in Yorkville, the son of the Rtev. and Mlrs. .James Ferdinand . col's, He was graduated at Cliarles tol College in 1861 and at Columbia Theological Semlnmry in 1864. IN 1864 he entered upon his first pas torate, three weak churches, Duncan's Creek, Shady Grove and Clinton, con stituting his charge. Soon the Clin ton church became so strong as to command his entire time and this con nection once established, he maintain ed it for forty-seven years, until his retirement in September, 1911. Since -that time he had given his pastoral time to the Thornwell Memorial Church. As pastor he led his people along many lines of activity and was loved by all. When Dr. Jacobs came to Clinton le waged a fight against open bar-rooms here and succeeded In driving them out. Ile established the True Witness, which In 1871 became Our Monthly, and has been edited by him continual ly all this time. For a number of years lie has served the South Caro lina Press Association as its beloved chaplain. In 1872 he led in the estab lishment of a high school association, which in 1886 became the Clinton College Associations. From this be SHOT BY ACCIDENT Younig Newberry Nan Wounded by James Eptinig at Hotel In Blarnwell. -Barnwell, Sept. 9.-JT. H. Evans of Newberry, a son of 1-. H. Evans, was accidentally shot here this afternoon by James Epting, a fellow townsman, at a local hotel. The pIstol ball en tered Mr. Evans' left hip, passing en tirely through his body and lod inv In his clothIng, Hie was given med'cal attention inmmedliately and was taken to a hospital in Sumter on the after' nffon train. AccordIng to a statement by the phy sician in attendance It was impossible to toll how serious the wound may prove to lbe until a more thorough ex amination is made. According to th' testimony of the wounded man, Mr. Evans, and a third member of the party, A. C. WVathews, also of Now berry, the two young men were lyIng on separato beds when in some mar nor a pistol held by Mi'. E~pting was discharged with the above result. ovidently about 45i years old1. 'W. E. Deheim, of Florence, a broth or of Mrs. H~ellams, and Mr'. Cannon, another relative, camne uip Thursday night after being advised of the trag edy and 'had the body of Mrs. Hellamns shipped to her old home for burtal. Mr. 'Hellams was buried at Friendship Cemetery Friday. Lieut. Roy Little and Mr. Job Little both of Columbia spent Sunday with t~heir rnothet',Mrs. aln I~ttle. ACOBS EX NLY AT CLINTON ible Achievement. Funeral :k. Founder of Thornwell Minister of Clinton. A Fig ir His Good Deeds. Lived )uld Do. "in the I'r':hyterianO College of !R"uth t'.1u-olita, ()nel of tlohe b ild ings of this institutiolt, hearing his 11m1100 as its fotoder. lin I872 Iir. .lacobs bean tei su - cesstilll light for th il o um a t Of t11n irilianiage. Ilte are his owIt worl-d xpiissilng his, aiilns anl anbition s for thle orphanlage: "We were to have a new i1a for lc world's peoile to c ry down. The ('htrelh, (God bless her) was to adopt th(. r021ans, they wor, "o 11 4 her own: she was to jtti spirit into tiheit: to give theitm ' trile tione; to edueate theml well, to do4 thie bes - fo heml inl that ito th1at votild tb. don': anll hav in." So I ltted 11 111 lot, ]ifr-'s wrirk, I iti liIt hoi d, hte:irii al halId. to hill hei I od.Ieed as thy It 1k I t I Iheir w r ( , . I t at oi t l t red nto t h b t II e(. fo)f!I: '. \\' were t o have ouir childr-en I(to w 4rl y e, w. ork is . 11oble; .110:11.u ". l i It wou l n11 ikr 4c. i f hol . int h-1 wnd n tt . :l.t f-i re ,i:t . i t w .x 1l 1i il I lere was to b o It eiforlt t aory d -i il2 i e. no ill. 1 tion I if(-, lit \\. o or 11dinanclle th t 1 11n ow n! i1r14 cold nt tnd ur11iler." \\'lit h u.h lot'y anhi ion. . int 1711 1bta rdI t11 If visitor was1, dor an ed forsIiI 1(w Tho rwell r t \ rat it' g5 aci'esi of Iltd was irtlgeasd for it. .\ay 2S. IS71, the earner .onIp ol' tht first ililding was laid, 111 l Coil. 11. \\. 1Nall. of L ue .,Who waIs Ihe ora tol o the orson, afterwhrds sated th ht tlih teill (. t i no other x\ pcctatio than orha ae exllpeil in would fail. Oelohile 1. 1875. Iihe firist dermes entered they istitulioe. From that ti e Dr. Jacobs deoted his lifl to "Il i-s insitis lion". ie watched it nrow fromt olle little coltage and eight children Intil today il stands out a little village to Itself, an ornament to the town, Statend and church, and a lasting mlonumilent to his memilory. ae had tl00 orphanaged children in dler- his cnre and they all loved him early. When the news of his death wcs announced this morning at thle chapel hour their harts were broken and their sorow will not soon be dinmmed. llis life was one of kind liess for "little children"; true in Is friendships, sincere in his kind dds and sympathy, especially forl children, ando the le hundrds of b oys and girls who have been reared under his care, looking to him as their earthly father, te was always kind and lov Ing. Flowers, not thornsas snishine, not shadows, he scattered all along life's pathway. He loved his children, Clinton, its people and is institutions, and the people of Clinton loved him. Ie loved his church and throughout the entire count.ry he ivas known. Ills work.,; stand today as at monuent and will live on and on, though he is gone. Is memory will not. fade fromt the recollections of those who knew and loved him. He1 Is survived by thle following chil dren: Mrs. W. J. Bailey, of this place; te Rev. J. F. Jacobs, of this place; Dr. in. ilard Jacobs and DrIe. Torn well Jacobs, of Atlanta, Ga., and the Rev. W. S. Jacobs, of Houston, Texas. as well as a large family of grand children and other relatives. 1 hW. tda T.ei.RThe DE .in acoun of thIs Coet Dad feal ais Homaed in teRock ill Recred There hedaoRe.T. B. Cra gsrae at ths hile Monday evening. The Collgeinge nuel removes a wvell-known figure in tile life of Rock 11111 and caused gen lno regret among a large circle of frienids. He had-been in very wi'etch ed1 health for thlrce years past. Re siding here for eleven years, lie was pastor of several Presbyterian coun try churches, servIng them with great fidelity, lie was horn June 26, 1856, In Laiurens couinty. ils wife was MIss Margaret Anderson of Greenville county, by whom he0 is suirvived, with these children: Mrs. Orin Hull, of LexIngton, N. C., and Misses Mary and Margaret Cr'aig, of Rock H1ill, and the following brotthers and sisters: J. S. Craig, of Laurecns, N. A. Craig of Greenwood, .James Craig and Misses izzie and Belle Craig, of Ora, S. C. The funeral was held Tuesday af ternoon at the home, with Interment in. Laurclwood. The lpallbearers were J. C. Cork, L. D). 'Pitts, E. L. Barnes, If.- M. Dlunlap, A. D). Gilchrist and Prof. J. WV. Thompson. The services were conducted by Revs. Alexander Martin, F. W. (regrg anrd Pnn1 Mooe. WOULD S[L PART Of CQUNY FARM Grand Jury Makes Strong Presentment. SUPERVISOR WOULD HAVE ASSISTANCE P(' )II mm('1(nd 11 tat v I Genera I e oo 4 1 1I.;m, he Amended so ts to .llow 1 tinceas'te in LIIts on Speelal t'I' xes School Pur(1 I polsl '.. (it it -r 1i The granld ju r: Iliade. 't, far-rc t h Ilg presetme( to hiii <0111 yester day al1terntoon V, heni it rcoitemiidedi the sale of a part of the (:mtIly poor iarw, the proc'eds to he Ised te tIhe itltrov oet of th <uarters for the poor: advised that a assistallt iw rvi'i\ ded for the supervisor: that the liinit for special Kschooli -tax'; heIn <1 s I' anfl other I l minor mat ter.. T for t!w(ir du1 ies anId Ih li ix hohql-overct it.'iro rPtawn. Tle six ate as follows: .l. III . b.' i int , t. 1 ). l v idss.n, 1t.It . 1,d W. V-. Sn,Il F-". T We ir i, . It. Nelson. We re'etnt in 1u 11:t1 a olr t .i f ;1h Io i' fa ill nt0 11ox1 one-hi alf he wo l id th111-4s ar.i . f u "uh a:le he u1sed for 1h, im1ov. Iieu.t of* I th uildinlgu' n'd14 furtiiiiet o1v !ded for th :IsP of It he lii ila-.tes. The ;tls-I visor i epor l ul. V it he a s not nit ilable the Ind ne1-.trs1t ilor, lh 11 k'lI ig (of1 impt'frovel en s hiie tt for'eco tlme nded at that it will hi nlecessary to La%.ate tese.fud pro vided if the improv1 lcemzare mad. T hformation h ior to Its th many cases vre dlocketed by\ thle Imy istra(tes charging persons ih calrr ing'0I'l' co led wcapt i and thr11 doutts as to the proper disposition of the weapons forehiceId have arisenh. tWe recommend that reports uhe mlrade to tite prolier otfiers of all wea onls forfeited and that they lhe disposed of ss provided by law. We dto noa understand that suchl weapons shouild be devoted to private u e. The sheriff reports that he has Ax pended thle sum of tenl dollar.,; sh a rewa d for the capiture of iroais W'orkman, a fugitive from justice. WVe recommend that he h b re-imbursed by ithe county for this expenditure if the county athorites have the power to pay it tinder the law. If no such iiow\ e exists ae recommend that the Gn eal Assembly provide the necessary legislation for payment of samne by the county. We' recommend that fpt General As semb'uly amlend the present school law o as to Increase the limit of speec~al tax that may be voted by schlool districts froml eight. mlills to twelve mills. We recommend that the county gov rnmient laws h te amended so as to provide for anI assistant supervisor for this county as wec con-sider i the Work of attending to thle oflice and looking after tle roads too heavy for one mdan. We thank the presiding judog e and court offils for courtesies extended Us. All of which is, respeafully slub mitted, W. E. Griffin, Foreman of Grand .Jury. Family Rlinion. family were all present except one son, Claud, who is in Columbia. At 12:30 bounteouts dlinner' was spread ottt uinder' the large oak trees, the tattle being decorta ted w ith home-gt'ownI fruit, such as apples, peat's andl grapes. In the center was plaedt a beatiful vase of flowet's. The' afternoon was sipent witht mutsic andI feasting on fruit, cutting watermelon, which were enjoayed very mutch. Hoping our1 kinr lieavenly Father above will see fit t(' let us all entjoy miany suc(h occa's Ions. "One Present." Big' Ieal IEste Deal. The J. C. Burdette farm, located about 3 1-2 mIles west of the city ad joining the A. J. Davis pla1c, was 801(d by the Southeastern Life Insurance Company, through B. M. WVolff, last week to six owners of property ad.* joining it, as follows: RI. G. Smith, .1. W. Knight, J. P. Traynham and G. D. WVdlson and sons. fTis is a valuable piee of proper'ty and it is understood to have brought a fait' price. At Greenpondi School HIouse. The School Improvement Associa tion of thue GIreenpond school, will give a "measutring party" at the school house Fit'day night, September 14, at 8 o'clock. A penny will be charged for eaeh inch of the waist measure. Isv erthbuly is invied. GROlUND8 IS C[R[D WITH GERM AN DEAD Attack on French at Verdun Proves Costly. BRITISH GUNS ROAR AGAINST THE ENEMY omtbardment That its Heen iII Pro (tress inl I hi ldeIs for Two Weeks ('l ni it n s. It usslans l'i htingt In uni r- at rl raIl l'ioint:. siaekhing Il; .11111ne of Verannius ont Iutssian Frit. 1)aI'lle letllh ;zind theo (;r-rmlanls ir- I adl'n extr14tiately h teavy light ing in 1i- V id t n -I clFtor, wit eli (;erno n1111s tryin: to re oup thir01 husses5 of, th1. ind f last week ton t Ihe right hiin11k or i M . ileuse, blit '.vii! (etiera l l'etain'.e lo,e holding lhern ba-k al ios! ev rn wre !n.Ifl ( rinV(1iI)2 the ole a - rlnt of ne1arly two) mlues on, I Iit Ssil ai wk 1 -an v iy ne ; la ray wi:;I i I w e d. v i i:c. 11oi ' t r ! eIh s w re t a . I 're d II thle G ria but , from 1 t hl4 tey Sli weeC I a tIa1il I aI b li e I-i t1he a h n '11 ar th I (is de V: -;vs at Ith y !;-ih -th 1 (1 P 11nans left, necarly 1.000 dead( t hil ill Iaokn. ir ilt 11 the po iti is. Ar ariou po:nt on the fhoni hed by ield b\arha n laig th e lI:r tIsh trop h-))i ia ve del iveredl successfutc atf taerks. ('specially nor. etthwest f St. (u1entin, w I e ermal positios. on at front of several hundr(lied yards-- we-re. caltired and prisoners taken. In eant f ders tle British guns still are roaring i the mighty nihtbardment thiat has boen inl progress mnore thanl aItn tiight, bt . ias yet the infantry orha not been loosed for tte impendin dah i'anto tihe enemy trritory. The Terlin war offica reports thatlar east of St. .Julien thle 'British delivered aother attack Saturday night but Met with remse. Likew Iise, says; Berlin, strong British reconnaissances 'mitih of Iabassee Canal it and along the Scarpe tiver were without success. Thle British official communicationi makes no mention of the forays. sereo ha been a considerable slack ening in thec Germann advance inl North ern 41Russl ite inl large measure to le Rusisans making stans at several p~oints. ' On the upper reaches of the Aa Ri r the Germans have thrown pontoon. bridges across the waterway and are gathering their forces for another on slaught. Concentrations of Germans also have been discover d in the re gions of Jacobstadt and Dvinsk. On the lower end of the line Iin Rou manithe ay iRusseano and Rounanians continue to hold the Austrians and erasfr no -ains notwiths-tadin Ialiens viat tlt atacks.t t en othe AustrItalan froaitanngthaus angitheorivers toe oveo ter bank attl harin thei plessne in violenres, only aatheay ate-I and Maon actions taringlectne. nbtdwt h Ialia vilelyaaattackinc butaaath Ih Autine stiylame-intaig the-r lonito On the-aro tlata Ate Tbatte hlae aai lesened by vilneh oly abortilr 3.ue.l and pa.rolaatin 'btkeng sacce.dc nmkighl es Only astory fae burldnag be fectgina trank accd abyape Mire Branmlye wstally dI'etryb fire a-el Th -of ndwn orgotten Fray headwt. when blaz iscovehttereb neigha-t beat abould 3. litl t savMr. al ftcas inatrnk wand carcole o thoe 1huilding. Brouaghtt IBack from Charlotte. .John Jack, a negro wanted for htouse breaking and liaareny, alleged to have enteredl the priemiases of RL. M. League nenar Clinton and stolen a quaantity of peas, was app~reheanded ini chtarlotte last wveek and( brouaght back to the counaty jaIl by (RiQ Policoeman Abrams, who~ had been depuatizod by thn sheriff to go afinr him.