The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, January 22, 1919, Image 1
VOLUME XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY- 22, 1919. -
GOVERNOR R. A.
INAUGURI
Exercises Take Place in
Open Air.
LARGE CROWDS
WITNESS SCFNE
In Iumwgural Speeci Goverinor Cooper
Stresses Importance of Education
and Tax Reform. Oath of Ofie Ad
ministered by Associate Justice I.
V. Watts. Prayer by Rev. S. H. Tem
peemanl.
(Grecnwood Index.)
Columbia, Jan. 21.-Robert A.
Cboper, of Laurens, took the oath of
office as Governor of South Carolina,
on the front portico of the State Capi
tol today at I o'clock. Complete ar
ranigements for the ceremonies inci
dent to the change of administration
and the inauguration of the new Gov
ernor were completed last night.
Following the administration of the
oath by Mr. Cooper's former fellow
townsman and lifelong friend, Asso
clate Justice R. C. Watts, of the State
Supreme Court, Governor Cooper de
livered his inaugural address.
Mr. Cooper recently has been ill at
his home in Laurens suffering from a
severe cold, but has completely re
covered, and he, with Mirs. Cooper and
their little daughter, arrived in the
city Monday morning.
A distinguished assembly surround
ed the central figure of the impoAing
lceremoles this afternoon. Tho On.
augural procession started from the
Governor's oice headed by Governor
Manning and Governor-elect 'Cooper,
Lieut. Governor Bethea, Lieut. Gov.
ilect Liles and the Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court, circultijudges,
State officers incumbent and elect,
members of the faculty and trustees
of the University of South Carolina.
The party marched between lines of
students of the University of South
Carolina.
The members of the legislative com
mittee on arrangements acted as es
corts.
The two houses of the Legislature
met in joint assembly in Ilie House at
12:30 this afternoon and proceeded to
special seats which have been arrang
ed for them on the front steps of the
State house.
The prayer was offered by the Rev.
S. H. Templeman, of Laurens, who is
Mr. Cooper's pastor. Following the
inaugural address the two houses of
tho General Assembly reconvened.
After the ceremonies a public re
ception was tendered by Mr. Cooper
on the steps of the State house, assist
ed by the legislative committee and
other distinguished citizens.
Lieut. Glovornor Tiles was also
sworn in. lie was reported ill at home
hut recovered in time to be sworn in
today.
Theu weather wvas ideal, warm and
halmy and the great crowd seemed to
-he in a fine humor. I~verybiody was
happy. All the phdictographers in town
were busy and pictures galore were
made of the event.
pears on thud xt p~age.
ile. Qtts In~ Sumter.
R1ev. J. WafiN Watts, son of Super
v'isor' Johnr D. W. Watts, is nowv tonm
porarily occupiying (lie p)ulpit of R1ev.
W. F. Tha~yer, at Suimter'. When 'Rev.
Thlayei became til he had Rev. Watts
to come down and sur~iply his pulpit
for several Sundays, -but 'when it ap
peared that R1ev. Thayer would not ie
galir his strength for a time (lhe con
gregation of the church engaged Rev.
Watts to preachi for a pei'iod of about
five months. Rev. Watts received his
discharge from the army several weeks
ago, having just missed being sent ov
er'seas as a chialain b~y a few days, or
ders having 'been i'eceived foi' overseas
iuty when (lie armistice was signed.
Rleturnied Soldier Here.
Corp. Geo. Dlatson, of Gr'eenville,
mnembei' of Co. A, l118th Infantry, visit
ed '.\r. and Mirs. RI. H. Hlenchoff for
several clays last wveek. Corp. flatson
has just returnedl from overseas, hav
ing been wounded during the Thirtieth
Division's operat ions against (lie Hlin
dlenburg line. Corp.'Blatson was in Coin
.pany A when it was in camp here last
spring and lie has many friends hore
who wren ad to san him hnack again.
COOPER
kTED YESTERDAY
LUTHER B. BLEASE
Killed BY TRAIN
Caught in Front of Fast Passenger
Train at Mountville Saturday.
'Luther B. Blease, a well known citi
zen of Mountville, was almost Instantly
killed Saturday evening when he was
overrun by the fast vestibule train on
the Seaboard Air 'Line railway very
near the depot at Mountville. Mr.
Blease wus standing on the opposite
side of the railroad from which the
mail is thrown from the train and it
is thought endeavored to cross over in
front of the fast moving train to get
a copy of the evening 'papers before
they were carried off. The trali does
not stop at 'Mountville, but passes
through at a fairly fast rate of speed.
Mr. Blease evidently misju~ldgcd its
speed and allowed it to catch him on
the track. It struck him fairly in the
middle of the body and carried him
quite a distance before the engineer
was able to stop.
Mr. Blcase was a cousin of Ex. Gov.
Cole L. Blease and was a native of Sa
luda county, 'but had been living in
this county for a number of years up
until several years ago when he moved
back to his old home. He returned to
Mountville about a year ago and had
been living there since then. le is
survived by his -wife and several groiwn
children. I-e was spoken of by his ac
quaintances as a good friend and
neighbor, his death being a great shock
to them.
THIEE LAURENS SOLDIERS
ARRIVED SUNDAY
Rcached New York on Army Trans
ports Sunday. Capt. Hludgens,
Lieut. Smith and Private Babb.
Capt. 'R. W. Hiudgens, of Mountville,
Licut. Jos. F. Smith of this city and
Private Luther Babb, of Watts Mills,
arrived on government transports at
New York Sunday. All of them have
been wounded more or less seriously
and will be transferred to hospitals
before they are allowed to come home.
Capt. Iludgens and ieut. Smith were
members of the 118th Infantry of the
Thirtieth Division and Private Babb,
it is understood, was a member of the
81st Division. Licut. Smith was an of
ficer In the old Traynham Guards,
knorvn now' as Company D.
Capt. Hudgens was interviewed by
a reporter of the Associated Press up
on his arrival in New York and made
the following short sFhtement which
will be read twith intbrest here:
"Germany was in dire straits when
the war ended, according to CaRmt.
Robert W. Iudgens, of Laurens, S.
C., who arrived on the Comfort. lie
was attached to the 118th Infantry,
30th division, and when the town of
BIelecourt was captured the captain
said the Americans found the bodies
of Gierman soldiers -being prepared to
b~e renderedl into fats.
A complete rendering plant wvas
found in a tunnel beside the Belle
court Canal, Captain H udgens said.
J. ('. ShIEP'AlAD DEAD1.
Former Resident of lamurens Dled at
Is Hlome~ in Laitta Las Week.
News wvast received in the city last
week of the (leatih of J. C. Shepard at
his home in Latta. Mr. Shepard was
a brother of Mrs. J. N. Richardson, of
this city, and resided here for several
years. lie made many friends here
who were sorry to learn of his (death.
Mr. Shepard wvas a gifted newspaper
writer, being at dlifferent .times cdli
.torial writer on the Latta Observer
and Abbevilie Medium, making a sue
cess in both 'places. Trhoughi crip
liled to some extent and devoid of
hearing during the last years of his
life, he fought manfully to overcome
these obstacles and always maintain
ed a happy and cheerful disposition.
He is survived by his wIfe and two
children,
Miss Isularia Walker.
Miss Eularina WValker, sister of Dr.
R. Ri. Walker and -Mr. Fred Walker, of
this city, died at the home of her par
ents near Woodruff Saturday and the
remains wore brought hero for burial.
The funeral .was held in the L~aurens
cematerv Monnday afternoo.n
Indicates That South Cai
From Overseas at
Company in
Washington, Jan. 21.-The 27th',
30th and 37th divisions including all
attached organizations have been in
structed to prepare for embarkation
home, the .war depar-tment announced
today.
The 27th division is composed of
New York troops and was trained at
Camlp Wadsworth, S. C., the 30th, or
"Wildcat' 'division as it is now knorwn,
is composed of Tennessee, North and
South Carolina, and District of Colui
A. It. SANDERS DEAD.
Passed A way at .iulla Irly Sanitariui
Friday. Funeral Saturday After
nloon1.
Friday afternoon Mr. A. Haskell
Sanders, manager of the Chero Cola
plant. died at the Julia Irby Sanitarium
after an illness of about two weeks.
ir. Sanders had been critically ill for
several days so his death was not un
expected. He had not been in the best.
of health for the .past year and an at
tack of influenza aggravated an already
serious malady. After a short service
at the house Saturday afternoon the
funeral was held at the Laurens ceme
tery, the services being conducted by
Rev. Wilmot S,. Holmes, rector of the
Episcpoal church, assisted by 'Rev. S.
H. Templeman, .pastor of the First
Baptist chu-rch, his own pastor, Rev. A.
E. Holler, of the AMethodist church be
ing indisposed.
Mr. Sanders was a native of Ker
shaw county, having been a resident of
Laurens for about fifteen years. He
married Miss Pauline Anderson, daugh
ter of the late Harvey W. Anderson, of
this city, and she with a small son
survive him. lie was a son of Mr. T.
P. Sanders, of Ifagood, and the follow
ing are bothers and sisters: M1rs.
Thomas Ii. Spain, wife of Judge Spain,
of Darlington; Mrs. R. E'. Rembert, of
Ilagood; Mrs. James Lenoir, of Sum
ter; Mrs. R.-F. Jackson, of Greenville;
Mr. B. 11. Sanders, of New York City;
and Manning Sanders, now in the imied
Ical corps of the British army.
Mr. Sanders was estimated highly
for his honesty and integrity. Of a
rather modest and unassuming dispo
sition, he made close friends of those
with whom he associated and to them
his death is a peculiar loss, but by tb
whole community his death was a
source of deep sorrow.
STATE OFFICIALS
TO TE' 1 MORE PAY
Ohristensein 1ill, Amtended in House,
Signed by 4Governor Manniing Monl
iay Night,
Columbia, Jan. 20.-The Christen
sen bill1 providing increases for all
elective State oflicials was enacted in
law tonight and has al readly been
signed by Governor Manning. At a
brief session this afternoon, the bill
received its third reading in the house.
Tonight the senate acceiptedl the house
amendmlents andl no free conferene
eco~mit tees were necessary.
As finially passed, the bil1l calls for
a salary of five thousand dollars for
he governor; seven hundred and lift y
for lieutenant governor; and twenty
flye hundredl dollars each for the at -
lorney general, the secretary of State;
the compti oller general, the adjutant
general, the State treasurer; the
su1perintendient of education, the com
missioner of agriculture. comnmere'
andl indlustries, andl the three railroad
commissioners. Tlhe total increase is
less than $8,000 in that thte railroads
pay the salaries of the railroad comn
missilonerus.
A bill was introduced in the house
tonight to provide for separate ac
commnodlations in street cars for the
whites and the negroes.
Young GirI Passes A way.
Miss Alma Jacobs, an adloptedl
dlaughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. Frank liar
ber, (lied at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Barber Friday and was carried to
Bridlgeton, N. J., Saturday for burial.
1The deceased, though afflicted since
1early in life, was of a sunnjy dispiosi
tion and wvill be missed by those nyho
knew her. Mr. Barber is a blowver at
the Olass WVorks and has been a resi
1dent of TAurens for 'several years.
ORD[R[DO MBARK.
olina Troops Will Arrive
Early Date-Laurens
This Divisior.
bla troops, and was trained at Camp
Sevier, Greenville, S. C, The 37th is
composed of Ohio and West Virginia
troops and received its training at
Camp .Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala.
The 102nd trench motar battery of
the 27th division, the 316th trench
mortar )attery of the 346th field ar
tillery of the 91st division already
have sailed. All other units of the
91st now on -priority will be embark
ed as shipping becomes availal)le.
m1W;. LIL II ii Sm'v I-NS IILR ES.
Wife of S. 31. Wilkes DId( of Inlenliza
sit the liospiird Fidilay 31ornlmig.
.M rs. Lillier Stevens Wilkes, wife of
S. M. Vilkes, died of Influenza and
pneumonia at the Julia I rby Sani
tarium Friday morning after a brief
illness. irs. Wilkes was first indis
posed just a week before, while acting
as a volunteer teacher jn the city
schools while filling a vacancy due to
the influenza epidemic. Short services
were held at the Jiome Saturday after
noon after 'which interment took place
in the Laurens cemetery, the services
being conducted by her pastor, Rev.
C. T. Squires, of the First Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. Wilkes was from Kershaw coun
ty. Prior to her marriage several
years ago 4he was a teacher in the
public schools here and always dis
played a deep interest in them. She
was an active worker in the various
war activities and all niatters of pub
lie improvemen, giving much of her
time to these things. She is survived
by her hhsband And little son and two
step-daughters, Misses lary and
Juanita Wilkes, her mother, .\rs. Anna
Stevens and the followiing brothers and
sisters: John Stevens, of Kershaw;
Walter Stevens, of liIItmore; Mrs. IInt
tie McKay, of Cheraw; .\1rs. Leroy Da
vidson, of Camden, and Dr. Stevens, of
Rock Hill.
Aitomol li Rcovered I'eSter4111y.
Murray McDaniel, a negro man iv
ing on the Cannon place near Barks
dale Station, was arrested and put
behind the bars yesterday for the theft
of Mr. L. W. .lartin's automobile. Sev
eral of the peace ofllicers were hot on
his trail all yesteray morning and he
was finally located about noon when
Sheriff Reid went up and found him
actually at iwork on the ear. After
taking it out of the garage behind
Lurey's store Saturday afternoon Mc
Daniel had beeb uanbie to 'tmn it very
far because the batteries gave him
trouble. -lie came to town Monday and
had the battery re-charged and also
bought oil near Gray Court, these two
proceedings helping to locate him.
When arrested lhe said that he had on
ly 'borrowedl the car and intendled to
ca rry it back, but hiad not been aile
to run it. '.\1r. Mlart in d id not iniss the
car before Monday, because lie had
becen. con tinedl to his home on account
of sickness.
Wh ilt Seaw~righit Panroled.
Whit Bea wright, the negro con viet
for wvhose pardoni a petit ion was widleiy
signedl sonie time ago following his ef
forts to save the life of ('ha in (;ang
Guard 10d. Mc OdwellI, was paroled by
Gov. Mannu~ng just before going out of
offiee the first of rhe wveek. Mr. .\e
D~owell, it will be remembered, was
kil led by a negro con viet 1mn the I'Tkom
sectilon last year and Seawright was
wounded in trying to wvard off the at
I -.eks of I lie negro, who later committed
suicide about a hundred feet from the
camp. Seawright was withI the chain
'gang at Princetoni whieni time parole
came yesterday iniorning andl upi utili
late yesterday evening had not beenm
released.
Mrs. W1. II, McKee Dltead.
Mrs. WV. Ii. McKee, wife of the local
manager of the Laurens .Motor Car
Company, dledl at her home on South
iharper street Sunday morning. Tihe
1remains were carried to Columbia for
;burial Monday. Mrs. McKee was a na
1tlve of New York state, and besides her'
husband had no immediate relatives in
1this part of the country. Mr. McKee,
1who has also been qluite Bick, i's re
ported to bn Imnroving.
SUPREME WAR (
HOLD)
NO LIKELIHOOD
OF NEW WARD
Difference of Opinlin ais to Where tihe
Line Should Ruim and Legal Ob
stacles InI the Way.
That the desires of certain residents
of the eastern section of the city to
have a new ward created out of por
tions of Ward Three and Ward Four
will not be realized at. anl early (ate,
has developed since the last meeting
of council when the matter received its
endorsement. The committee appoint
ed to look after the matter while the
legislature is in session in Columbia,
composed of Alayor Babb, Alderiman
Ilishop and (. 1ir. F. Pl. eGo wan, did not
go down to Columbia 'I'luI1rsday as
original ly intendgi, although ir. .le
Gowan gave the matter some atten
tion while there on other businiess Con
nected with the local (emetery.
Mr. .\leGowan, who 'was tie spokes
man for the promoters of the proposed
new ward, stated that lie was advised
of objections to tile new ward when
Mr. W. 11. Gosnell, one of the residents
of Ward Three, accompanied by'Mayor
Babb and Alderman Bishop, came to
him Wednesday nfternoon. Mr. Gos
nell proposed a new boundary for the
new ward which would take in more
of the Lautrens Cotton Mills village, a
part of the line to follow the railroad
to the company store and then run
along Fleming Street to the edge of
tie city instead of imp Pine Street and
along Holmes Street to Fleming Street.
IAter in the day some of the original
promoters of tie ward objected to the
change in the original plans. With
this division of opinion, stated M'.
McGowan, ie decided not to push tile
matter but merely io look into the
legal phases of it. Ile found Opposition
in Columbia onl the part of leaders of
the legislature and ndw, lie says, he is
through with tle matter.
lAl'AtlENS MAY GET
CANNON 011 FIElD PIECE'
liepresentati ve Nicholis lint rolues
11111 Authorizing Secretary of War to
Dlonate to 11auren3s a3 4-N-rman1mm "IWev
pon".
Representative Sam J. Nicholls has
introduced a bill in time national 1louse
of Representatives authorizing the Sec
retary of' War to donate to the City of
Laurens one cannon or field-piece cap)
Itured by time Amlleican army from the
forces of the Imperial German Gov
ermmient.: it is understood that. the
American army has an ample supply
on hland, gotten both before an(] after
tle armistice, so if Representative
Nicholls gets I;is bill through, which
lie 1no (oubt will, Secretary Baker will
not have to lose as much sleepm in coim
plying with the order as lie did in3 get
ting American guns over there some
time bacmiik.,
Therle'' will probmablly lbe thIoumsandis of
mownls dlesirinig these old1 11i3n Cannon,
but as Reprmesen tativye NichmollIs's hilli
wats amnnmg tile tirsi int rollucmed tis
eiywl taud a finie chance of get
ting oneC.
.1"'. liI Ail' AItit!1VES.
ltea1ched' Laummrens limist Wedne 3isday1 and3(
was13 lleamri.ily (reeted b livils
limriendis ilere.
lieumt. A. C;. Hlart, whio was withl (one
of tile firist deltach'mlent s senit overseas5
inm 1917, arrived imn I~auremns last
Wednesday and1( was givenl a hearty
greetinag by3 hiis friends andt mrelat i ves.
TLieuI. H-ait was a mlenmbemr of time 2thI
Inmfantrmy 1 I lie Flirst Amuerican Arm11y
andl was twice 1Wyound(ed 13n thle Recondil
ihouigh lhe it ill feels some effects (of
t henm.
lieut. Colonel Theodom'e Rloosevelt.
.13'., was ieuteniant Colonel of Lieut.
Ilirt's r'egiment and is now 1in com
Imland. Lieu t. 'llart himlmellf was recom
nmend~edl for' lpromootion shlortly before
lie left, liut he falileil to pass time iphy
sical examlinatio loni aiccounit of tile
wounds lie hiad r'eceived( andl conse
quiemntly failed to gin3 Il hiiomiotloll.
lie speaks vei'y inter'iestlingly of his
expeicesC "over' therem'", hut says
that lie is gild to get black hmome againl.
It is umndemstood that Liut. Har't
wvill reCsuime is law priactice in Gr'een
vilie as soon as heC secures 1his dis
chnam'gn from imn army.
:OUNCIL
S FIRST SESSION
Lasting World Friendship
is Keynote.
CLEMENCEAU
TO PRECIDE
(reat Solennity to the Scene Wol em
President Polincare Opens the Ses.
sions of the Pence COnference. First.
Steps Taken lin the uFormation of a
League of Nations.
Paris, Jan. 18.----The peace confer
(ee, destined to be historie, and on
which Ihe eyes of the wIorld art nloV
ventered, was opened this a ft ernoon
in tihe great Salle de La Parix.
The proceedings, which wvere Col
fined to the electi on of Ch-eorg Ce
1incealut, tlie French premier. a. jer
Itaeti I cllaiimlan of he Cofl fr eCe,
anl address of welcomei by, the pro-identl
of tlie Frenitch republic, Raymond Poin
Cnre. and sipeechtes by Pres. Wilson,
I''emi(r Lloyd-George in( Baron Con
nin3o, 'were Characterized by expres
sions of lasting friendship and the ap
parent deltermination of the represen
tatives of the various nations to come
to ant amicable understanding with re
sfiect to the rioblemts to be decided by
the coiference.
When President Poincare spoke the
entire assembly -stood, and the fact
that, according to Custom, no applause
greeted his utterances ga.ve greater
solemnity to the scene.
,M. Clemenceau's acceptance of the
presidency of the congress was both
a feeling of expression of personal
gratitude and a definite outline of
the great questions ImnediiAtely ahead.
Three of these larger gencral subjects
he (defined as rsponsibility for the war,
responsibility for crimes dilng the
war, and interination lab1or leg islation.
The league of nations he declared was
at t he head of tie program for the next.
full session.
"Out amlbition is a gPrat and noble
one," said 11. Clemeneeau. "We wish
to avoid a repetition of the catastrophe
whihI ba lhed the world in blood. If
ite leagle of nat ioins is to be practica
ble we muitst all remain united. I.et Its
Caty out our program 'tidekly and itn
ait effective manner.'
Referring to the at thors of two war,
he said he had consulted two eminent
iirists on the penal reslionsibility of
the former German emperor, and each
delegate would receive a copy of that
relport.
In all seventy-t-wo seats were provid
ed for the o pening session of the peace
Conference. On the outer side of the
great horse-shoe were arranged the
Japanese, the British and colonial del
egates and the seat of the fifth British
delegate. A chair' for the liffth Ameri
Cal delegate also (was reserved Imme
diately to the right of the tab!( of
honor.
'Thle Italian, ilelgia n. Ttraziliatn. ('i
ban, I laitian, l'etruvian. Potgee
'Cech o-Slov'akieni and ( 1'rutguta yanI del '
gates' sat itt thlit otrder intmel. Aertoss
at th' left Wing oIf thle table .sat the 81
amttise, tumttantiiani. P'olishli, Lib1ertiani,
Iliedjhis, Gutatamttalan. l'-:enador'ean. to..
W1ife of ,1. C. Har iksdlale Itled at t he
Ho Espitatl Fridaty Nhlrhit. lituried itn to.
lumbainu Sitntdaty .A fternttotn.
M trs. lary (Gertrittl'd e Lvet'r (arks
dtalo. wvife of .1. {'. IBarksdale, of 'Valley
i ed of intI tnz'a and I ipnonia a t the
htospital Friday nieght after' a brijef ill
ness. The body was (ari'edl to C'olumt
Fi'a, htet' formerici hotme. Satuitrda y aift er
tiolin and tintt etrmen t took place in E~lmi
Atirs. ta rksdal e was a dauitghit er of Mir.
an tirMts. W. 1). Leer, of ('olum itbia, antd
was mar i'ted to Mt ir. i'rksdcile in I e
c'oittbet' of 19h1 7. Ju lst a fi w we *!'pago
a gir wi~as born to thItem atnd slu- antd
lie hu tsbatnd suriv iv"e hier, Ibesidles bet'
parten ts and sevet'a Ibrot;hers antid sIs
ti's. Mt'. Uaniksda le Im setlf w'a- very
Ill at the time of lot' dlathI andI was
ttnabtle to lie at hier be'dside duintg the
last hottris.
Mt's. Barksdale was a 'oltng wotman
of sincer'e and lovabile trnaits of charti
aet'r, wIth ant attr'ativ'e Personality
that won many fr'iends duiiring hter resi
dence hiere, Iler' death so early in
lIfe itndert peculI il y sad ciretumIstances
excited general sytmtpathy in the cIty
as wvell as her own commnnity,