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I i* VOLUME XXX!V. LAURENS, soUTHi- CAROLINA, WVEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1919. NUMBER 25 THEODORE ROOSE DIES I Former President Passed Away Sudaenly GRIEF OVER SON HASTENED ENDP t Known All Over the Earth. Will Go b to His Grave as Quiet, Domestic 1 Country Gentlenum. Will Be Burled 1 at Oyster Ray. Was . President 7 e Years, Active in Country's Interest, ( and Preached Americanism to the E Last. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Jan. 6.-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth pres ident of the United 'States, who died at his home on Sugamore Hill early t today, -will be laid to rest without pomp I or ceremony in Youngs Memorial Cei- t etery in this village \Vednesday after noon. lie will be burled on a knoll I overlooking Long Island Sound, a plot I which he and.Mrs. 'toosevelt selected soon after he left the White House. In the words of the clergyman who will conduct the funeral services "America's most typical man, known In every corner bf the earth, will go to his grave as a quiet domestic, coun try gentleman, beloved by his neigh bors." After prayers at the iRoosevelt home, at which only members of the family will be present, the funeral service will be held at 12:45 o'clock in Christ d0piscopal Church, the little old frame structure where for years the colonel and his family attended divine worship. At the request of Mrs. Roosevelt, no flowers will be sent. The altar will be decorated only with laurel placed on it for the Christmas season. Also in conformance iwith 'Mrs. Roosevelt's wishes, there will be no music and no eulogy, but only the simple service of the Episcopal Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. George E..Talmadge. The church, founded in 1705 and re built In 1878 will accommodate less than 500 persons, so that admittance will be by card only. These cards, it iwas announced, will be issued from the colonel's oilce In New York, and will be given only to relatives and in timate friends. Cable messages and telegrams of condolence, not only from fellow coun trymen of high and low degree, but from distinguished citizens of many nations were pouring in to Oyster Bay tonight by the hundred. All express heartfelt grief at the passing of a, great man and deepest sympathy for Mrs. Roosevelt, always devoted to her distinguished husband, and one of his most trusted advisers. The widow is bearing up bravely under the shock of his sudden death, coniin so soon af ter that of their youngest son, Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, who lost his life in a battleiwith a German airman last July. The death of Colonel Roosevelt is be hieved by the physicians who attended 4 him to have been hastened by grief over Quentin's, cou pled with anxiety over the serious wVoundsl suffered b~y Captain Archie Roosevelt, while tIght -lug in France. 1Ie wvas proudl of his soldier sons and their heroism, but lie wvas a deC voted father and lie grieved for the one wyho gave his life 'for his country as weil as for the othier who wvas wound edl. lie hid his suffering from thi wvorldl, however, In tho hope that he might set an example for otherfatherl and mothers wvhio had given their son: to the nation. To the last IColonel Roosevelt hat been preaching "Americanism" an< few realized that his health had beei ahattered. It was believed that lt rugged' const ituition iwi ch had sto him in such good stead through s< -many years of "strenuous" life woull not tail him and that lie would regal1 his usual health. Ills messages c 'late, however, has been delivere, through the medium of editorials ? public statements instead of as ad( drestics. 1'0ven to his neighbors in Oyster Ba it seemied impossible that life had end( ed so suddenly for' the Rough Ride hero of Spanish war (lays; the state: man who as governor of New Yor andl as president had ,wielded the "bh etick" so fearlessly; the big game hun er of tropical countries; the citize who preachedl preparedness long bh -fore his country entered the world cot VELT T OYSTER BAY DEATH OF DI. C. A. SAXON. 'or Mqny Years Practicing Physietam and Leading CitlUen of the County. Dr. C. A. Saxon, for many years a racticing physician and leading citi en of the county, died at his home In his city Sunday morning and was uriel at, Bethany church, near Hunt rigton, Monday, the services be rg conducted by Rev. J. F. Ja obs,. of. Clinton, assisted by Rev, 3. T. Squires, of Laurens. Dr. axon . was in the .75th year of is age and had lived at the old ;axon home during most of his life. huring the Civil War he served on the edical staff of the army, being sta toned 'at Columbia and after the war' kc returned home to take up his prac ice and resumc the pursuits of peace, >eing largely interested In farming. I :was a consistent member of Beth my Presbyterian church, being for nany years one of its elders. Dr. Saxon is survived by one daugh cr, Mirs. J. At. Philpot, and several 'r andclildren. One of his sons, Mr. 3. L. -Saxon, (lied Just a few months igo leaving a wife and several clil iren. A daughter, mother of MIr. J. 11. Nurff of this city, (lied when the lat Ler was a child. Besides these he had another daughter whb was never mar ried. GRAY COURT BOY RETURNS. First Member of the 30th DIvision to Reach Home iI This Section. Gray Court, Jan. 1.--Thrice wound ed in the severe fighting in which the 30th Division participated during the closing days of the war, Corporal We ford J. Stephens, ot' Company C, 11 8th Infantry, arrived at home today on a brief leave of absence. He is now stationed at tlebyjj e lospital. at Cauil Oglethorpe, having been senit' therc froni New York where he arrived lest than two weeks ago. Corporal Stephens is fle first mem ber of the 30th Division from this sec tion who has returned to tell of tl stiubborn fightinlg in whuich tle O4 lickory lads took a part. Ile talks in terestingly.of the fierce drive in whilc the boys wh'o trained at Camp Seviet svept everything before fhem. But I few days before the signing of th< armistice Corporal Stephens wai wounded in the head, the arm and th leg. The head wound -was the mos serious of- the three. Shortly after 'wards he was one of those sent bacl to America, arriving in New York be fore Christmas day. flict. "Apparently neither Colonel Roose velt nor his wife had any forebodin that death would so soon still hits ac tive mind and body. It was only ye terday that i-rs. -toosevelt sent a leI ter t'o Charles Stewvart D~avidson, chal man of the general citizens' -commni tee appointed to welcome returnin soldiers in New York, announcing thW the colonel would acceput the huonorar chairmanship of the committee. "The rhumiatism has inivadied Co ene lRoosevelt's right hand," wrol Mirs. Roosevelt, "so lie wants me write that lie has telegraphied his al celptance. Trhiis note is to assure yc that he will be at your service 1 springtime." It was 4 :15i o'clock this morning thu lie former president diedl in his slee painlessly. Is deamth was due illrc ly to a blood clot lodged ini one mun the result of binamatory rhum I tism. I "'l'ut out thme light, please,"' were t 1 former iresident's lett wordis. Th a were vddresucdl'to his personal attn .1 dant, James Amnor, a young ne'gro, w ) had beenm in his service since lie 1 r the WVhite H ouse aind who was sitti o at the foot of his bed. f Sonme time later Amos noticed ti d the imatient was breathing heavily a r became alarmedi. Ho loft the room call the nurse who had been summc ed from Oyster hhmay yesterday. Wh y they returned Colonel Roosevelt I l- rea'hed his last. They called 31 r Roosevelt, the only miembor of ;- family who was at home. There h k been a family gathering Christmasd g but as no hlarm was felt over t- Colonel's condition, the children ,w n were able to spend the holiday wm 3- theIr parents had gone to differ< i- parts of thme country. UEXTENA1RY COMMITTEE MEETS HERE TODAY luportant Committee of Upper South Carolina Conference to Hold Two Day Session Here. Bishop Darling ton to Attend. The Centenary Committee of the Up Per South Carolina Conference, charg ed with formulating plans for raising its share of $35,000,000 among the Methodists of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church, will open a two day session at the First 'Methodist church of this city this aifterrioon at 4 o'clock. The gessions will be presided over by Bishop U. V. W. Darlington, of Hunt ington, W. Va., and will be attended by the presiding elders of the Upper South Carolina Conforence, various secretaries of the church and by lay leaders of the conference. The delib erations of the meeting will be largely of a routine character, but the public is invited to attend. In all probability Bishop Darlington will make an ad dress at the session this evening. The puripose of the Centenary Com mittee is to secure pledges this year to the $35,000,000 fund to be Pail dur Ing the next five years. The proceeds of the fund will be used in financing home and foreign missIons besides oth er benevolences of the church body. The apportionment of the Upper South Carolina Conference is $950,000. The delegates to the meeting here about forty in number, will be enter tained in homes of the city, prepara tions already having been made for a delightful stay of the visiting dele gates. The list of delegates as compiled hy Mir. R. 10. Babb, chairman of the en tertainment committee who also hap pens to be State 'Lay Leader of tht Conference, is as follows: ilev. Bishop U. V. W. Darlington Rev. 0. M. Abney, Aiken; B. T Bleckley, Anderson; James A. Bar rett, Clover: S. 1. flalles, Fort Mill irs. 11. W. Hourne; 11. E. Babb. 'Inu rens; Mrs. W. MI. 'Charles, Conastee W. M. Crenshaw. lendleton; Rev. ?\ L. Carlisle, Anderson. .1. ('Clinukseales, S partanburg; Re 10. H1. Dibble, Spartanburg; T. C. Dur11 ean, Uinion: . R. Dye, Chesti;er: E. I -t 1ierling. Colimbia: C. C. Fienatihet stone, Green wood ; Rev. L. 1). (illespi (1 iGeenlwoo(d: Rev. A. L. (Gunter, Edgv -eld; veo. S. Goodglon. Williaiston S1. .\. holimes, Greenville. I,. L. I harden, Chei i'ster; 1. P. 110111. I Greenville: C. P). iamniond, Spartai biirg: (. W. Hart, Greenwoo(; Re (C. C. Herbert, Chester; .1. B. 1iumber TJr., Anderson; Rev. E. Z. James, Rich burg; Rev. 0. A. Jeffeoat, Ninety Six - Rev. '10. S. Jones, Spartanbiurg; le P. F. Kilgo. Greenville. - (Rev. .1. W. Kilgo. Greenwood; M. King, Townville; Rev. \V. C. Kirklan -Colinbia; Mrs it. R . LKeaton, Pacole A. W. Love, Kings Creek; Gl. C. Leo ard, Anderson; W. A. AMerritt, GTree' 9 Me: J. T. Medlock, Greenwood; W. Murray, Colmbia ; Rev. W. IT. M1u ray, Verdery; Rev. J. R. T. Majo ock 11111. F. H. McEachem,. Wallaceville ; 11. L- feMaikjn, WVelford; 1Rev. Nehlett, Nas g 'lle: L. (1. Potter'. Ga ffney'; J1 uia t odger's, Columbilia; R ev. J1. C. iRope yRev. R1. E. Stackhiouse, Colutubia; M I H. E. St ackhouse, C'olumtbia ; 3. Smith, Waterloo. Ro1ev. J1. WV. Speake, U'nion; R1ev. NI. St eadlman. Gr teenville ; W. 1R. Tai net', J.t. Copes Rev. J1. 0. Wils aind Mr's. JT. WV. White, Greenwood, Jr. D. Mceiee Dead. ft .\r. J. D). MlcKee, familiarly call "Duffle" by his many fiends here, d of pneumonia at Rock U1111 Sum gnight. Mr. McKee former'ly made a- home hei'e as secr'etar'y and treasu of the J~Lurens Motor Car Compa the but imover with his family to Gi'e yuile last year when the comp~ n-- moved Its main oflce to Columbia. ho . McKee was traveling in the interest af this company when he was attacked ginfluenza and sunbsequently by pn monia, lie wvas in his early thirl at and left a wvife andl sever'al child mnd -besides several br'other's. Mir. Mcl te 'was very popular in Laurens andl m.. death was a gi'eat shock to his frie en here. Definite information as to adl funeral was not available yester< r's. h ut it is undl~erstoodl that his bodly he 'remnovedi to his old home in Abbey ad county for burial. ay he Oyster Sutpper at Friendship. ho 'An oyster supper wvill be given ith Fr'iendship school house Friday ni nt to which the -public is cordially vited. OQPtWlu TO PRLESS TAX REFORMS Governor-Elecet Plans to Recommend to Legislature Law Similar to Vir ginia's. List Property at Value. Columbla, Jan. 5.-Reform of the State taxing system twill be one of the chief propositions advanced by Robert A. Cooper, whei he assumes the duties of.governor January 21. ,It is understood that Mr. Cooper will recommend to the legislature the Passage of a law providing an exe cutive budget, somewhat similar to the law now in force in the State of Virginia. 6 Frequently during his campaign last summer, Alr. Cooper advocated making the county the unit or a tax district. Under this plan which pre sumes the adoption of the budget Idea, the total amount of the State budget would he apportioned among the counties according to taxable wealth. The taxable wealth of the various counties to be ascertained by a tax survey of each count'. It is understood to be Mr. Coop er's idea in making a tax survey that the counties should be subdivided in to school districts. In this way it is thought that all property subject. to taxation can be listed at its actual value, as provided by the constitution. This will also do away with the 'State mill levy. In lieu of the mill levy, each county would be rottuired to con tribute a fixed sum as its part of tlhr State budget. It. is Mir. Cooper's pu' i)ose to make education the great abr of the administration, but he reailze. that the tax question must definitel3 he settled before any real constructivt work can be accomplished along othe1 lines. MI'. Cooper was In Columbia re eently. When asked for a statemen' Mr. Cooper emphasized that he har no definite statement to give out. hu that he would stand firmly by h _ campa-ign pledges as to tax refori and 11improvcmen t and developmjuen t 0 gie educntional system. Ir. teoper is ardently In favor C Ie proposed central commission fo the coordinafion of our eduention Institutins. as well as other iInstitiu ions supported and maintained h thle State. LE"I'T. 111(11EY 1ETI'lINS. Oflicer Who Was Wonttaded in ('lhatea Thilerry Fight lReached Ilonie Ye' terday. t, blent. Grover C. 1tichey, son of A1 and Mirs. W. I. lichey, reached til city yesterday from France and w. 7 given a glad welcome by his frien lere' as well as his relatives. Lieu : Iichey appears to be In the pink < health though he was painfully iwouni ed and gassed in the Chateau Thieri . fight where the Americans distinguisl y ed themselves, Lieut. Richey w j carried from the Chateau Thierry fle r- unconscious and regalined consclou iiess only after having reached a ho pital In the rear. For met Itorilous se p. vice while undler fi'e on thIs occasli h. lhe was awvardedl the Crtolx (Ie Gut' C. by the Fr'enchu gov'ernment. Onle of I t'; mo(st C'ovet ed imil t ary3 honors Int -s. girt of the Fr'en'h r'ep~ublic. New Auto ILleentses Due. 'Although the 'New Yeara has beeni n-for a week now a gr'eat mtany autont an b ilists have niot secure'd thlir If licenses, according to a statenment Sheriff Held yester'day. .\ r. Held si cd that lie was allowIng a r'easonial ed time within whIch 1lIcenises may lie ed chred, but that autoist s should wru ay for' the(m righit away' If t hey3 would us sure of avoiding; a penalty'. Ilie st -er ed that hie has a fuillI su pply of blar if and envelopes In his office and wvo1 n- lie glad to fitrinish them to those niy plying for them. of TIenne sseennt Arirestedi. Sheriff John Ilol t of Newport, Tet lo was in Laurenis Thur'sday tot' the p enpose of carr'ylng back( a pr'isotner V eewas arrested her'e Sunday by Cl illakely and wh'lo Is wanited at. Ni idport on a char'ge of larceny. The n1 hear'restedl Is Dil1man Lee who had h aempldoyed at one or the cot ton mi ashere for' the past two ot' thlree mionil Meeting of D). A. lb. The Hlenry Laur'ens chapter, 1). A. will meet ,with Miiss Olytithia Jo at Frtidlay afternooni at. 3:30 o'clock. glht thIs Is the meeting when the ant' in- (lutes are payable, a full attenidane remuested. OLD HICKORY DIV] TO C( DEATH OF ROOSEVELT [ MOURNED IN ENGLAND London, Jan. 6.-News of the death q of former President Roosevelt first be came known in London through a ca ble message to the Associated Press here, which was immediately trans nitted o official circles where the keenest regret was expressed at the neiws. Soon afterward a British news agency dispatcl) from New York gave the news to the I)ublic. Colonel Roosevelt, who always was a popular figure in 'Eingland in gen eral, hecame even more popular duri' Ing the course of the war because of his unfalling support of the course of lie Allies and his constant advocacy of a pro-Britishi policy for the U1ni tvd States. Colonel Roosevelt's reference to the nicessity, in his view, of Iritisli su premacy on the seas were given twide currency in recent weeks during the discussion on the freedom of the seas. The afternoon newspapers 'print prominently the early announcenients of Colonel Roosevelt's death, and near ly all of them contain characteristic pictures of him on their first pages. The Pall Mall Gazette publishes a long biographical sketch of the former pres ident, concludiig w4th the Words: "By his death, America loses a great citizen, the allies a good friend and the vorld a vivid, interesting and virile personality that. can Ill io spared." LANSIN AND POINCARE EUIOGIZ'I NG ROOSEVEl/T Paris, Jan. 6.-Secretary Lansing said: "The death of Colonel Rooseveit re moves from our national life a great American. Ills vigor of mind and ceaseless energy made him a conspie unus figure ii public affaIrs. Friends and enemies alike recognized tle force of hiis personality and tle great - influence he had in molding piillic Ihougliht. and purpose. hiis patlriotism and devotion to hiis couinry will long he remembeired by all li fellow (-ii zens, while his sturdy Americalnism w%,ill be an inspiration to fiture gen i erat Ions." I ''c::lent Poincare. iwhen informed v The Associated Press of the death If Theodore Roosevelt. said "I am very much affected by the i. s -'rt of former President lRoosevelt's . death. Tt was so unexpected. After t. tle former president had left tle hos )f pital some days ago we though t. that I- all danger had past. 3' "Well do .1 reiemlwebr the dignified I- letter T received from .Mr. Roosevelt, is after the death of his son, Quent in. in i which he Informed me that he w%,as R- coming to France to visit tle grave of -his son. Tt is distressing to think that r poor Roosevelt will not have an op in port unIty to lay flower's on the grave re~ of his heiroie son. ie '"The whuol e hieairt of Froace goes out ie to Mirs. Rlooseve'lt ini sympa1)thy. "Friend of Iiber' ty,' friendi of Froance, ReoSevelt has given. without counting sonls and( dauightersM his enuergy that ,i libe'rty may live. We ar'' grateful it mhim. W'e wish to ex\press5 to i's P oosevelt ou m11 iost 5!inc(ere condol once." it~ Yumtir ('ild hhies Fromi Burns. te Katleen l le.njain, the sev'en yea .e- ol (aight er of NIir. and1 i's. ,1. C ite ilenujamini wias so badly hurned at Ihi lie home of lier pa rents aIn tils city 3'''lTus it day that she dlied l'rlday morning afte ks all efforts to relieve her had failed lid The lit tie giirl was standing befor 40- the tine iwhieii hier clothes became ig it ed and althbough lier' mothler' w.as se r'iouisly burnuedl in trying to (liunch th tiames the child wvas serIously buirnet mI., 1 ici lIt tie sistei' also had most of lie ur..- halir bitrned firom her head. The 1h0( ho was cai'ried to Langston chur'ch Fr lef (lay ev'eninig and laid to rest in t h w- family biurying groundl~. NIir. and Alr: tan Ilenjamnin were tempoiratrily nmakin M'n theIr home in the Laurens Mfills vi ills loge preparatory to moving to I lart his. vylle, whieire i'. Benjamin expectedh enter Into new duities the fIrst of tI year. ne0s Official figures furnished by C. As MleCravy show that. there were 35,7~ r' hales of,ecottonl ginnedI in this coun a is to December 13. To the same date ha yenar the enort wna 33,642 [SION IME HOME SOON )esignated by Gen. March for Return iOUTH CAROLINA - NATIONAL GUARD lIree Overseas Divisions with Hfeati quarters Troops of Second Army Designated for Early Return IIome. Exact TJ'lime tiat Troops will Arrive has not been Stated. That a large unit of local tiroops 'itlh the armies in France will soon be it their way. 1101110 Is indicated in a atellielit froi Gen. Alarcl, issued ;atutirday. General Pershing, so this tatlenent read, had designated tihte 'hirtieth Division among several di isions for early return hlole. The 'hirt ieti Division is made ip pin ipally of troops from South Carlina, Corlh Carolina, Tennessee and the listrict of Columbia. Included in the sotth Carolina leg11 'itnts is the local 'ompany of the 118th In fantry om nanded by Captain Arthur Lee. No 'urt her an noui nceenlilt has been made is to the time of their expected ar ival or the place of their landing or lemobilization. Many rumors have een set afloat as to demohiization lians but no definite statement has 2ome1 from the War Department thus rar. Thle dispatch carrying the an nouncemnit of Gen. March was as fol lows: Washington, Jan. .--The deiojii ization of the army Is approaching its fitial phases with1 tile breaking up of the combat divisions In this country and the issuance of orders for early return of tle first three fighting di visions from France. General March, chief of staff. an noulced today General Pershing had designated the Tiirtiletht and Thirty seventh (National Gulard) ald the Ninety-first (National Armv) Divisions for early retlrn, while in the home training camps .10,.00 mn en of til com hat divisions, heretofore ield inact, had beeln ordered dischartged. The three ovelseas divisiolns with the leiadqtualters troops of A1ajor' GOtenral Reed's Secondl ('orIps. also designated for return'll. total 82,000 mn11l. Gener 'lal lar l said that illu('Itdilgl these di visions, the total numliber of men avail able for discharge was 1,37.0tit and that 10.191 ofticers and , 1019 men had bieen mulstelred ont ull) to yestel day. Tho ellief of staff also disclosed that flte war department. was preparing to take into the regutlar army uin1der the propose( reorganization plan, those reserve and temporary offlice's whose ecord(1 dring the war show themt to , ftIted for plrofessional milItary life. Olicial recor'ds of tle wa' depat - mttttI, anlouicetd( General Miareb'l, show that thlt e Fi rst t regilar) Division, 1lht ti1st ltnit to arrlive in France. landed in June, 1917, anl thitat the last Amer icanI d ivisioni to Iandtt was the lEi uhth iln O't oberI last. Ihet wveen thiese dhat et 10 dlivisions were't sent over'seas, the atdvantce elementits (it each heinig latndedl as followvs: .\uguist. 1917, iPe.cond f' vision: Steptemblcr, f'Tenty-sixth: No vembe htr, lFoirt y-st's'ondIt: Deccembt er. Foth. Twntyt -seenth.Nie Sixth. Thirty spril.tlatl et Thirti-ttth. Twe ty-ihth Fourth Twny-sl eenir, S tIylith, Thinrty -tirt d Thirllith and i Ilg ilIeth: t . -n ftISeven i~t, Elgt ythird, Eight y - ignth, it y-ndti, Nintieth Thry t e. seenth and Twenty-nith; tJ-uly. , I'evety-sixth, aSevenitity-o'int Nine - firs',and irty-lixth;nd Auguslteigt - n fIth ren toh, li tyerst. t T illy . eigth,1 Titrety-nith, Frt tt(ieh; . ap - he, Onirtylit dle and Thit-egth. i t y A\rt ill ely. Forty -second Divi sit n. had - htetn prla(cticallIy wvipetd ot iln actijolt' c G'enleral13 laIch said Mlajor G;ene ral1 ; Menoher', formelr commanider of' . tw g F"orty-second, whlo is nowv int Wa 'h f ngton, had stated specificalIly that 0 tultits, lie had. hlad not suIffered( My - e ulnulsually he(avy losses. Gener'al 3larcht requtIested t hatI att en - Ion h~e called( to thle fact thfat, thte war' risk insurtanice bur1eaul is an ad -' junci(t of the tr'easurty depar'tmient and 2 (10es not come1 unlder' tihe war deptat y nment. 1Ie saidl his personal miall was it flooded with -inqirfi'es9 r'egat'ding Inl tinrnce.