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VOLIM I ,XIv. LAURE3NS, ,SOUJT"- c'AWDLIN '. WEL)NEs -,AV FE IiRUARY 26, 1919 JNIP2 WILSON UPI9D8 IhAtl[ Of NATIONS Enthutislactic Greeting to 1im in Boston ARRIVES SAFELY FROM FRANCE If the Gireat [lope of the World for a League of Nations was Disappointed, He Said, lie would Wl ih "For My Part Never to linvo ][ad America Pliay Any Part" lin the WhAr. Boston, Feb. 24.-President Wilson 'will fight at hionc as lie has fought abroad for a league o, nations. Re turning from France, lie had been on American soil not more than three hours today before he threw down the gauntlet to those who distrust the pro posed concert of governments based, lie said, on the American ideals which had won the war for Justice and hu inanity. An America, confining to her own territories her conception and pur pose to make free, he said, would have to keep her honor "for those narrow, selfish, provincial purposes which seem so dear to some minds that have no sweep beyond their nearest horizon." lBhfore a responlsive audience that' filled the biggest auditorliimi in the city, the President pictured the Old World lighting with stubborn descper ation, and1x expecting In thc end noth Ing better for tihe peoples than they had known for centuries. le pictured the American nation entering the lists 'With a new l)urpose-the freedom of mankind. The Old World had caught the vision, and any treaty of peace drawn otherwise thani in the new spirit, wvould he nothing more, he as scrted, than a "modern scrgp of papel." and the present peace, un-' less guaranteed by the United States forces of tile civilized world, could not stand a generation. Bending over the speaker's table, his face set in tense lines anid, his right hand vienchled, the President exclaiied, "Aniy man who thinks that America will take part ii giving the worl d anly such rebuff and disappoint ment as that does not. know America. I invite him to test the sentiment of the n tion." Intei'ipted by applause, the Presi dent, halted and then evoked the great est. demonstration of the afternoon when lie added that he would accept no sweeter challenge than the issue of the American purpose in the war. "I have fighting blood in me," lie said with apparent feeling, and It is sometimes a delight to let it have scope, but'if it is a challenge on this occasion, it will be an indulgence." At. another point in hl'i address, the President said that if the great hope of .the iworld for a league of nations was dlippointed he 'would wish "for my hart n'ever to have had Amorica play any part whatever in this at temlpt to emiancipate the world. I have no more dloubt of the verdict of America in this matter than I have dloubht of the blood that is in mec." Noev England gave the President a rousing welcome home. This 'city probably has never seen a greater crowd thn gathered at every point of vantage along the route from Commonwealth Pier, to whielt the naval cutter Ossipee brought down his party from the steamer Geor'ge WVash ington, through thme downuton dis tricts and aroundh two sides of Iloston Commnoni to thme Coploy-Plaza Hlotel, 'Where a stolp was miadh for hunicheon. At. every turn, the 'President wVas cheered. ITat. in hand, lie stood in his motor enar th roughout the two -miles of thme parade excep~t ini onie block beCtwVeen Wiushingt on and Trre m6nt streets "vwhere, because lof thme narr ow wny, spetators were niot al Iowved to congregate. Thel National Armay, the Navy, thIe StatIe (htarim d and1( th l it iy po1lice ini liws ion eithlier side~ of thle route form iid a gutard of honor for thle enit Ire -listanice of the drnive. Slo @ffect ive wer th' iie ar~a ns mients1 that niot an Ohposite ft' state housme, in front of whIichl a4 rioitp of wVII~ounde sol dilers gr'ee(tOil thle P'reslident, a hanid ful oIf suffragists ('lahininig to repre sent themm National Wonan's Party, took t heir stand for a demonst ratihn whlehd they had inulf10noneed. hlo Rr CON V EN MA 31 A H10i1i Ileav y Docket Faces Court Wich0 wIl1 he P'resided 0ier by Jmiuge Geo. I The spring term of general sessions court for Laurens Nwill be con,: veined It seonid .\londay in larch. Judge I Geo .J. Prince, of Anderson, 'will pie side. For tle i'asoni that the co its of last summer (n1d fall were cutt short for various reasons, the docket that will face the corming session will be unusually heavy. There are six '! seven murder cases to be heard, besides a large number of more or less minor character. tMonday the jury coilmiissioters met and drew twelve grand jurors who will serve during the year with the six holdover members, and the petit venire for the approaching term. The grand Jurors for the year are as follows: S. M. Wilkes, Lautrens; .J. J. 13rown lee, Waterloo; T. Mac Roper, Laurens; T. F. Babb, Sullivan; Robt. M. H1ill, Cross Hill; D. S. 11111, Dials; E,.. .1I. South, -Dials; .. H. Cook, Youngs; J. It. 'Paylor, Youngs; E. V. Golding, \9a terloo; '. 1t). Ch.losey, Scuffletown; Arthur I. Cox, Dials; IT. J. Nabors, Hunter: W. :C. Alahon, Dials; A. C. Nash, Dlils; Joe it. Adair, -Jacks; Geo. M1. Davis, flunter; It. 0. Childress, Laulrens. Peti . Jury. Nauirens--W. 141. lawkins, .1. Willie Henderson, J. Q. Leak, J. 1). Sexton. You ngs--R.I. Cooper. W. 31. liiter, V. C. (row, J.1. Snith, A. S. Riddle, 11. 0. Bane. Dials,.S. C. Woods, 1). 1). Bro'wnlee, J. E. Farrow, 31 .13. Sat tIerveld, A. M. lw ings. Suilvan-esse A. Wood, Robt. E. Taylor, J. It. Crawford, .J. . Bag well. Waterloo-W. W. 'Cooper, Irvin T. \ladden, J. K. Daniel, V. F. Bolt. Cross Ilill-W. E. Grif!1n, Tdd. F. Workman, .J. C. Chandler. lunteIr---C. 0, Glenn, W. L. Teague, J1. 11. S. Hipp)1, duny L. Copeland, WN. 'D. Copeland, 1). 31. Wiliams. Ja'ks---A. J. Ilollingswvorthi, John 'M, 'peland, 'ueiffletown--fl. T. Donnon, R. A. "'uinon. lhij. Watts Knocked Down by Autilo. An automobile driven by Mr. P. 1). Iluff backed into a group of ienl in cluding Gov. Cooper, Mij. W. A. Watts, -Judge R. C. Watts, Mr. T. 1). liake and several others while they were stand ing in front of the Peoples Loan and 1'xchange lank Alonday morning and struck 'i3aj. Watts such a har(l blow that he fell to the ground, shaking him up considerably but not doing him any permanent injury. 1-e remained In -his ofie the rest of the (lay and re turned yesterday, though somewhat sore from the results of his fall. The oiher members of the group succeeded In getting out of the way of the aui tonoblie, which seemed to be ten lporarly out of control of Mr. Huff. 0. 11. Simminons, Jr., who is attendling Wofford, s'pent Sunday In the city with his parents. the parade reached them, they were told by they police to move on. Rie fusing, they wvere arrestedl for loit ering and lockedl up. Later at the hotel, the President receivedl a com-' imittee from the Massachusetts WVo man's Suffrage Association, a non militant organIzation -and asked Its mem'bers to convey to the state -body his "warmi regards and sympathy." PresIdent Wlson was accomipanied( In the parade andl later to MechanIcs !F'all, where lie spoke before 8,000 p~ersons, -by Mr's. Wilson. lie appeCar ed1 physIcally lit for whlat he dlescribed as the applroachiing strenuous attempt to transact busIness for a little while In A merica.", Tlhe sea Voyage seemeod to have giv en himi a rest. lie 'apeared to (en joy the (lay and in taking farewell of Maiyor Anrd rew J1. Petercis, t he olil elal host, 5aidr that he had immnense iy en)joyed( theO -briief stay her e. So 00' eupe av(1 ias Mr. WVilson wvithl thle pro giram preparied for himt, that all otil cia Ibuisintess brought to his at tentilon wasi dleferred uintil lhe was aboard the sipecial t rain whieh dlreiw out of the Sou thi Stat ion at 4 :3 thi)LIs aft erhoion for WVashiington. TPhe $t.,000O,o00 revenue bill was amnoing thle doeuntieiits wichel he rt rdived from S'ecreta ry Tum imutlty, andl urpon which lie had not act (ed wheln lie left the eity. MEETING OF FARI ON COTTON Comnittee Appointed for' to Meet Friday to Tak< Fit to Organize for Cot r141r M REDUCTIO STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIF County of Laurens. No. No. A I hereby prumise on my honor a for the year 1919 as compared with ti per schedule shown hereon, and to req ton for the year 1919 as compared wit cotton on hand for 35 cents basis mid, W itn e ss........................................................ .......................... ...191.... The committee appointed to organ ize this couity for Cotton holding and redtuction held an informal meeting in the ollice of W. L. Gray, chairman, Monday morning an(d as a result of discussion it was decided to call the fairmIlers together Friday morning at II o'clock to lay tle matter before them for their owil decisioni. Chair ItmanI Grauliy, I)uI'sttialt to that decision, has issucd a call for that meeting. All of the farmers and .business men of the county are reCluested to be present. at that time to take part in the delib erations and organizations. The coimiittee took the position that, as it. was composed almost en tirely of those not. actially engaged in the ralsing of cotton, that it was not eneuilbentt. 1111on them to regulate the farming methods of those who are actually engaged in the business hut it thought that this was a matter eni direly to blie left to the discretion of the fIarmers themnu!elves- The comm1)ittec. Iowevvi, aceepted it as a duty to give what assistance it could to the or ganizatiol of the fariilers iI they wnvmted to organize and offered il:-i assistan11ce in perfecting the organiza 0ion1. or that hIrasol whatever action is to he taken In this .tcouttt y in regar id to 11 colton holding miovemiit is lo he left to the farmers, while Ile com molitlte wvill net as a bureau I iroug1h which the pledges may he sent. I'n Ill further notice, those who desire to sign the pledge printed In today's4 ia er, Iay send them to 'ir. W. 1'. Gray, chairnan of the comimittee. Laurens Comity Conindttee. 'Tihe committee apointe(d for this cotuty Is as follows: W. L. Gray, chairman; Alison Lee. James II. Sullivan, W. L. Taylor, 11. Y. Culbertson, Laurens; -1. V. Work man, J. 1). Bell, J1. F. .Jacobs, Wilson W. I lairris, ClInton; . C. Smiit h, WVa terloo; Dr. JT. 11. Mliller, C'ross THill. Governuor's Prolamta tIon. Th'le prtoclamnltion of CGov. C'ooper'. unmder which the steps are being t ak en1 to organize t his state along withi Ste othietr Soulthetrn States, is as fol Iosw s: Whereas, an ext raordinary stitadon exists In the cotton gtrowitng Sitates. ilue to the low prilce cotton Is bintg ing, which situiati6n threatens d ire tiniunclal dlistr'ess and suffering to these States, because the exi1stinug market prics do not allowv any mar gIn oif profit to tihe produltce'rs of tot-. totn; and WVhiereas, this situtatilon is caused biy lhe fact t hait the avai lable sitppl y of raw~ cot ton Is in excess of the demand, whliich cond111Ion wvIll con t tie If thle 1 919 crop shoul he11) a large onie ; and Whereas, the only Iplauislble solu1 NITItATlE OF' SOD)A (MING. Shipmenits ont thle itond for ('lintoni, (aoltille, F~o uta it 1nn tand Oings. Far t DeI)monstrtator' Mloore stated yesterday that shiplmenlts of governi mint nii 11trate oif soida w"ere now on thle railroad and would tene litheir deti ntlions~ iln a few days. Thle shiltoints so for tOil the roadl are for Clinin Gooldvile, Owings~. and l'ointain i nn and h- siflicenut for' those who orderted till dr'essinlg for gralin. Iililar sI lienlts nrc expietedI totr otlier P013nts In the cnoy within ni fewv snys. VIERS CALIDJ.,J RED)UCTION~ PVl This County Asl; I. o a Such Steps as They See Lon Reduction. N PLEDGE 1A, cres Planted i- 1918... Lcres Planted in 1919........ nd agree to reduce my cotton acreage lie year 1918, 33 1.3 per cent. or as luce my commercial fertilizer on cot h 1918, 50 per cent. and to hold my dling, or for a remunerative price. Signed ... .... ................ ......... Address. ..................... ti fotr the si tuation that present s it. self Is I redtIction of the 1!919 collon crop; Now, therefore, 1, Ilober't A. coopi'r governor of South Carolina, (o( d clare Saltday, Iebruary 3, 1919. t( be Cotton Acreage edlclit iolt Dy, and (4 call upon the Cotton pilaitiri ow Soth Carolina to pledge thellives upioll titat dlay to redlceo tie acreagc ordinarily planted inl cnitonl by onle ird, and to cutail the use of comt mweial fertilizers. Cotton growers today have on hand ltore than one-third of the 19 tI crop, which they caitIot. sell at prevailintg prices wi thout S1ista illinog a great loss. It is a matter of comm1111on0 kniowledge Ilat. the ratio of supply to demiatnd de terilttn vs ( )irices. a nd shol d the -u.. ply of raw (ot ton, already too large, he gt'eatly augttmented by a hlrge' crop it 1919, t he tesult, would be tremenl (loisly disastrouts to te itd idivluaIs of the Soitl. to the States, andi1 to l1he Soith at large. The pru'identt mtterchant wh~o is over-stockedI \% 'iIth a line of, wares does nlot prolure m1r' of tos u ltres ho he has sohl that which't hle, htats oil haml. and has iiid for. R~outhlern enionl .-rowers mutoperatoe ol tihIs 5iame( prin-ilie. In'lity of 1111. fpose and concvert of, action will sv its froi calaint3y, and give to 11's our 11.it share of the itoylV whih othier sections of the nation are vn joying. Therefore. as governol' of South Carolina. and as one to whon tre hap tintess of this State Is of fIll'st Import, I call upon Ithe farmters to assemble lit each eounty of the State on Cotton Acreage leluetion1 Day, to discuss and agree u pon plans for the holding ofr tesent cOtton oil hand, for tit tropet' protectiot of this cott on from dltepedtions of weathter' and for' the~ citrItllIment or the 1919 ertop so t hat It wilt ntot ex('eed two-I hirds of the avetr age yIeld. I ('alt tipon1 the farmner's to stgin th Itc'I olon ~ r dctioll Ilediges whIi ch wvill bte p.reseted( to Ithett onl that clay, and to create a pulit seniti men11t whelt lt w Itt not pem it In divid uints to violate thte t'eduttion pr'ogr'amt. Unltess thIs lhe dlone we tmay exptect Itoverty whtile other's enjoy3 wealth.It Durting thte wvold warlt 0111 people 'e.. sptondied nobly to evet'y call of tpa. t'iotikm. TPhIs mlov'emlent to prevent the fi nancial collIapjse or the Southl shoiuld appeial to 1hte trttIotlan of 'eery cittizetn, and no otte shouild deirel' it peonalt gaint to Ithe tijurty of I the whole peolte. I, theeorte, most eat-n ost ly itrtge thIat Ithe banker's, mer ('hanits, biuslnoss attd tiroftesstontar menh, coopera~te wvIthI t he farmller in tI s mtovemtl'tI andc t hat the farmter's (co oper'ate with ea('h other'l. IBOLD) ROllil-it.Y IN HI EAllT' 01" 11l00k IA'N Newv Y'ork, tFeb. I I--TI'wo ailst ant paymlasterts (of the l'ttited Sta'te's shiph or $1'2000 in the hear-t of Iltroolytn to dlay, ad-(orldingl to a retport' recIve a('l l police he(adltuartter's. IFIA NCE- 0l-t-'IlCS MtI FOl 1'. S. 310)NI'MIEN'l I hli sIteI fill a. Ioin lelli o (Il reneilli sil to Amerli'ei';n who ied "'otn 1th l<-1c1 of hnnalr.'' W whi n. Ve. " . ,n n EM~ii agiil i It %lCll. Ixiut ship-' 1lves fvol iki c l n l-in" . were11. 1i ,r1] n j t write't nye uutmlm a t t 1iio lht. '' e dr, i til hill. te; i end:o eiit v h gebaoteseplat bthe\ floard l ai l Itti n . exporls sit - feets e actoihimetidmt, low(e(ri, ist Ilot f veI t ntilate r litn e :) . T elt, hill, inluing the me1 li. nmen, n1eow goes to tlle, senate. Although dlesigned primlar-ily to a feet vnitonl shipments, fthe amendment~p~l applies to aill Americanl goods export (,d to foreign votinties. Theamed ment, prepared at a Southern confer enee of representativ,, wI, offered in tle house by l(lltreseItat vie lilanl of Georgl anid afterward amended on motion of Representative Steagall of Alabania, so Ihat cottonseed and pea 1ni1 oil also would not he subject to -mbargo. The amendiment was offered while file house. in comnittee of the whole, was considering ain item of the sun diy hill reiappropriating for the war Irmle board the unexpeelid balance f aproiwiations grantied last year fon oiiuilniail its oplration. Con t'miance of ile agency for a oart of '' lnexI fiscal year mliay Ie iecessar, was said by liemilbers of tle appro erinltiin comlittee, who framed Ile udry hill. 1FuInids. it was addedl, also "il be iecessatiry for the agency to weIlte its aeeoilits. The reappropriation iteIml was a I 1roved alt i (optioti of the lland imenidmenliiit which direets that 110 'art of the alpropriationi hill twould I'e available ulless all em bargoes are lift Ied. 3FAVYOl TIME'-S 11111s811, Iliyr inid Anothlier Citizein lorfelt lBomds Followlig. t itistleicl Slitur (liay lveting-. C. .l. liabh, mayor, and A. 1)ial G ray, well known local citizen, if gaged in a one-round bout withoti 'lo"es, Marli is of QIeenshury irule4's, in he Sloutiern iExpress olicv Sat t iday a fterinoon. ithe at(0 beiIg siaged as a result of a waler and light regIlat ion ice intly put intio etffct by the (-I\y council. No exterior dislieure M1nents1 resulted from tlvhe l b u. 11he principal damage being':i a (l rafin It $10 vach inl m1a3yor's (ourt Aloiay 11001n. .lr. (ray d i not appear for trial but ithe I layor, beiig ( led th vere to fry oitler cases, was fored to be present but. forfeited lils bolld along with .\r. Gray.. As an1i exl"e*talt crowd whic had gathered to hear Ihe testimony was evidently disalppointe'id at the turn of atfairs, Ihe mayor gave a recital or thlie incident for lhir beniefit. Toiled down into a fow words, following a heated ar'gtument in Iwhich Mr. Gray appeared soilewhiat inlig-. niat, Mr. Gray relpeated several cliarg Sagainst the mayor and city cot ncil whichi the mayor r'esented in forcefulI laniguage. Thereu pon , sa id thIie mayor', Mr'. Gray "popped imc in thle face'" anld, atfter a short striugglIe, the Iwo were sepiarated anid later came into more friendly irelationshipu. Ilesides other i' ases thle mayor hiad before hunii two y'ounig mienl tan u p tl by thle 110llic at the dlepot and char Igedl withI vagr'ancy3. Tlhey weie giveni a sentendce of $ I0 or' thlirt da3 (iys each oii thle cit y gan ig. 1 1101 r'epriesenitat ins by3 Mlr. Tyler, manager' of the hictur'e show, wh'lo hadl initerestedl hhoself ill their ease, the senitenies wer'te withI dra wni at thle meet intg of couimli lie samlie niglhit, .1r . TIyleir agreinig 1o bnd hemi a .ih. One w'as given a place as janitor' in the Opera Ilhouse andu t he othler ineceplt ed a place prioffred him i by3 Aldermain Diatl at the glass far. tory. They cla imeid to have beten r'e leased from goverinmnit witrk antd wer'ie seekl<inig ('1mp0'loymnt il sewhliere. 'To l'xtendi Water' Line. At Ihe meeting of ('onll :\loinday n11 iht a resout) ion wais ptassed insirueic.. andI chit ric lights to extend a Himall wauter' hin' to the ('oloreud se'~'tiemint ini thu viu'inity ofl lie eily lumplttti on l~iui hiy weills. TIhe' deep'~ wells recenitly' sitrfacte-i 1 lls of'li Ith .' ihhorhlood andi lo: ouitne by hiuut. 'lli Th iat of (Ji u Co1 1? l Visits PERMANEN I ROADS ARE WANTED Cominlttee froin ('lintonl 314.1 111th Good ROIds Orgalization Last Niglit, ui Plains OutlIned for it liet jinin lug Oil Good Roads Jeiwee L'aulrels am1i Clintoni. At tie fi trst formal 1neting Saturday Ilight of the good roads association re (eeitly formed here a comun III 111 icat ion was received froin representative cii zens of Clinton asking 1hat. Lau rens co-operate witll theill inl working for a permlianleit highway het.weell Laotrens and C1lntoi, the permanent 'work on this road to he augn.lented as timo passes so (hat all th e maill roads of the county wouild b le lat.eially im proved. The comn1 icat ion from Clinoton was favorably reeeived by the menibers or tle association an til Illediately a get-togthr Ileting was avrr11ged to he held last night. The Adverliser had already gone to press whenl Ihis mtin g iI adjon )1ed, bot. early remlarks of 1lie m)eeting showed a u nan1imous sentillient in favor of he iinung lilill(nnt syst emlll of roads ininediately. \It. .1. P. .L114aobs was to have been thv chief, spokes.mian for* the Clintlon dIel1egat ionI . 11v \\,s not able to at tenid the mevetinig, but senit an out11lno of his litended speelh. 1fe did nlot dwell extensively o1 the hn ellis of good roads in gneral, stat ing that the advantage of good roads werc ahieady generally agreed upon1. Ite dwell 1(mor particularly upon 11 road (Iunestion in bauirens coun1ty, say ing a 1111 the time1v had comie whnll the count13y should lake 111 advanlled step a long this linoe. To secure permanent roads, h said, a hegilnnlllg Iliust i 11h11 solewhere an(1 he Said Iis shol d ie oil Ilhe road carryin. the imost traIl fic and 1hal, ofhor roads should he 11111. o-dilg to the It ralle they char. The road betw' ween) banrens :1111 'linton. lie said. was one of 1in, nosi I raveled roads inl Ilte stato and Should he im proved first in tlis collilty. Clinton, lIe saI was paiularly initersted inl this road heause its eit i:'ens wished 14) he inl clos. toni'h with e11 county seat and destired and .wore willing to htel) pay for a gooI road which conid he (raveled at all tlws. 11 pointed out that th1 national gove' rn men t would 11low a yearly appropriation1 of about. $20,060 for perm)) ai enl rOads in tbis colinty, but the appropriation would no 10e available 111les th1e roads wNere of permanlent const r I'ct io and for this reasol hie advocated a 1 begininlg if it was only a 'heginning, 01 permanent. ioadls an t11Iha I the system1) of' perm'lan ent roa3ds he added to yearly3 so lon)g as th e govern 1nent) allowed'i thlis aup \lr. *l'. 1I1. Wilke is0 presi5den1t of the Lauirens associntion and 'ir. 10'. A. 1 ahh is s el-retary3. Th'e associatlion 11s no0w () cosituited hlas ahou. tlfty' mmo ber's, hut iI is ho0ped to greatl i1'1ncre0ase Ihis numberl('i in th1e near future. The ('d to Ih' iil (if Laureins, but anyone in thie (county is (eligible and invihted to TlW'O ('. & W. C. TllIU~IEN 1I'1'l'T 1N WJIE('K Wa teriloo, Feb,. 2 I.-Conduco .110'. II. Par1lain,)1 a popular11 freighlt ('ondiI0foi' of' thei C'. & W. C. lOad and his flag nmnal. 1P. I). Thuilrmlan, both1 of Ananosta, were lpainfilly and1( plerhapls ser'iouisly hut Inl a -1wreck In the0 yards41 here this morninllg at I o'clock. 'The trin, ennl sist ig ofI S ('arls of coal,1 was1 a1 double4 header'a The reair ''igine eamie loose and1( later liloughedI jislf inito t' (oal 'The shock~' und1 lconl3ion w'as fr-iglfl . It is ia m il ithat noi onei nia i le . lr l n el h INie-l. T. ML Mendik alli'I el'm II ugh 1)113 ilrd, ge on Rob i - rs-I t.