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'VOLUViH XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1919. NUBiBB 36 - - R" TO RAIS[ IUND FOR J[WIS1 R[1Iff Willian Solomon Chairman for County $3,000 ASKED OF LAUR. ENS COUNTY Mr. ,4A1fmon Issues Statement iI w1hiah He Points Out. that, Relief Is to he 41ivn to All Peoples in Areas in which Jews Predotminate. com. mitvos Appointed. Air. William iSolonion, chairman in tlii eounuty for the Jewish relief cam ilign has appointed committeelmin for (Nfrent sections of the coun ty whom he has asked. to serve faith fully In raising the amount of money reutietd. In hi s tdtement Mr. Solo tuo nmamke's plain that this money is to be dist.ribilod to distressed people of Iliddle Eu wro', imong whom are 'nany iettille.. Who i1nst he served by Jews if served at all. This county is aiked for $:1.000. r. S-,olonlIon' s.g stalemont to( the pub li i as fopows.,: To- Pl ople ofr Lauren-'is Couity: '1G -n i1 as w1 ll in :. mintriesH r anll the 'Jows of theo nu ta h veinlaulgku-ated a C:un1 For t ir 4li4 f. Lart un. h,1i(d it) givo $:3,006 tO .t his- fundI( " h i : of thle county for tils rh e1' a the' p1opl( of 11hN 114 11 l t 11 1 Ii'l 4 I14 1mM for theijr el. lreu(03 I have 1n11 ted 0o1tittes in dIi.. lelit loaliltis and Will ask 1110111 to vor diligently for. (lie Cause. I will po'hkpe e to give the CoIIIIittees a lih(rally as they call ill cash. i sure that I,uPren1s ouilnt ly will ia hrelt as Ire inl this caipa i:.in has in all or the others. I will :tak tl).t the iministrIS of the gospel "1 '' lluoo! 'aCherI t10s fimpress upon11 thle "1 I 1h4 5 d1 of this help. Respectfully. W. SOLOMON. 'T'he followi ng mmi0 tt eei)en have ho4n4l appointed by Mr. Solomon: C. . alle. reasu rer fo Tmurens co niltiv. 1(r1n1 Presby3teran Churlh---L. I lIak~ well, 1. It. Wilkes. I. F. Flem IIW. -Mr. Dr. Teague, Mrs. Dr. Aiken. Larens Haptist ChuchI. C. Ow I. anks, W. P. ThoIason, 11-thl"r - rr. MI. )om vhs Grl-. Laur'n MAlirhit ChuirebI -- I Nickels. ..P. Tolb rt . 1 ~.Terry, M_ s. C.- 1141 Ail irs. Nickels. Waterlro, --.l. IT. Wharii t on, .J. C. Mo ntile .4. ie1.yo M'in1 Rahlph W\ilsoni Chi4ri4 Ow.. . il'arld l . r T ni Rie . ,.g ~ i .4 Tiaver;n W\. A\. halndwin, Mir. / ' II. 'I' rn gs . 0.7 i s, . Woisle. Wrier Old el--.W ei Wln, C. 0. W14 rt o w Wis n - u ti.ra i ('n.-. ranha.1.Teny hn ihad lleyi.IT Scool M . W.'e n. M. ~Ianodle.adrp 'oyIru OWf. t1e3N. ood. .. Will 'Mr * lintoe. S-rndy 'Hi-. . ustin, W. . l Won.i. H MIRyd. T.flhrEISr gafr-Ce.WldoTo.rm M. It. POOLE DEAD. Probably Largest Luandowiier fin the County, ]Ied tit Local Sanitarlium Sat Ir'day. Malrtin 1). IProl, probably the larg -st land owner of the couty, dtied at tiie .11lia IHby sa nilarilim Sunday af !vrnicon after -ana illness of seveaal wev(l-. AN few weeks ago he was car ried to a Coliiilla sanitairiim to seek "elbsf, Init was broight back hete hen it was found that. little hope eoild be held out for hiIs recovery. is rianghter, aIs. Rt. J. lkanid, of Sumfter, wa s at Ils beldsid. throuinlout his sick ness. The fineil seirvies we're held at Lana;1"ton cIIuIrcha Suniday. the se' vlces biIg conducdtd by Rev. J. It. Willi ams and Mr. C. B. 11obo. Tle deceased was 77 years of age and is survived by his daighter, Mrs. U. 0. Bland, of Simiter. Ilis wife, who was a native of Spartanhur'g county. died many years ago. After the Civil War. in wihh lie took an active part. he returned to hiIs home in Seutffletown oiwnslip where Ie suietessfIilly en - Aged In farming aiid built )1 p a large estate. 6oiinag in'l tle ngihborhood of (1m re-es of lan1d. It" (tieath hriemove' 'M of the pictiuries 1tile f1guT'es ofi the county. 11. S. 314OR|-1 DFAD, P'tilt ii I V.Irllo er~i itf (dunty IFnrm tlemonastiroltor i t his I1mei in liviw Tow., u t . Na 1n 11'1n' 'ir int iI t I a a-lm 'k ; a; I 41 l i ritos111": har;Ich " w~wnville, Moim!ay afirl i'gg, 1!r. .\oore w a Con feder , .I I for Imir years a aeauiemb--r of 1h fa h 11 ";I a othi Carolina t u . wl-ich did sich vali'ait service under n.i i iral Jo-:;uh Johnston. ItI' '\wa': a life-long iemibei r if Stadi " Springs Htaptist church, of which he ieid been a deacon for about 50 years. Tihe deeased is survived by iII wire, .Mrs. Emma Hlenderson .\oore. who is a daughter of the late lev. It. L. IIenderson; the following chil dren: Airs. luia lIff, Mrs. S. V. Parks and W. Breaker Moore of Greenvile; c. A. *Moore, of Clinton; II. M. Moore, of Simpsonville; P. W. Aloore, of MaryvilI, Tenn., Rev. J. Fii'man MpAore, of Greer; M. 1). .Moore, of ln4ureCns; Miss Milnhnie Moore and 'Mrs. It. 1'. chiles, of Greenville, 11. F'. 1). -1: and a sistr Mrs. Susan Blakely. of Laenderman. (Chopper'is Hadl Big llfTme Tle 1Laurens delegation to the Wood men convenlion In Spartanburg last. week returned home after enjoying the convention to the fullest. eytent. I'lriens conity was highly honored In tie, ollleers and delegates elected. MAr. C. A. Power. Past Ilead Consli , and Mr. J.. . .Iohinson, of Gray Court, (will attInd it Sovere i Cami at Atlantic City. while .\ir. It. .I. fsangston, (of the MTaddeni' sect Iion, was electedl 1lead is'orat, I)r'. I2. i.:. I ishiop, of Wat ts .\ills, irec'a eil a flthttearing v.oteC for' the o~ieof lind t Sentrmy, buti w.~as anostal '* - IFridauy afternioona at four a .' lk wlih Miss Iieaasie Itlad. W1. V. Eiec'hetbegera Priomtoted. 'The fienda; here of W.. C. Iihei'i het'ger', foamei' memb er' of thle police fotce, will he glad to hear' that lie has ben appilointe cht e ie dtective atndtert the' law~ en forcemuent act of the -t atea legisl atur ae. Mr a. i'lhielber'getr huas been on thle caonstabul army force foir somea time, opecratinug chiefly ar'ounid Charleston. lHe annlounces that lht will amake his 'headqartiaater's in Fli' en Cae. iaawkins. Smith. IEkomn-A. RI. Tfhome, TI. J Cooper. Pr'ospect-J. H1. Power, .J. A. WVof ford. Hecaver'dami-Mr. Frank Fuller, M. W. Mitchell, All eote di'trit where no com miittee is appointed will please give what they are able to the near'eat, com: mittee to them or send direct to L. 0. . anile. trensurer. OF CITY COINCIL lield 3Ionday Night.. Ilesoltitmon Adlopt. ed Callingr for an EIle(tion on P1ower Confrnlef. Following the appearance of Mr. N. I. DltI before the City Concil Mon dlay night a motion was made by Al dermani .ione:s which was later adopted that. an 1 'lection be. ordered, as sug gestd in the public meting Friday Ilight, onl the qlestion of accepting the terms of the Reedy River Power (Company for a qperiod of five years. The motion Imade 110 mention of a pe tition for the election nor as to a date on which It shall be held. After much deliberation the council, upon motion of Alderman Bishop and second of Alderman Jones, decided to exercise liniency In the Sunday laws so that (rug stores would be allowed to sell cold drinks duiring 'certain hours of ithle day. Dr. J. II. l'owe ap peared before couneil at the request of several aldermen to explain the dif1 culties of carrying out the Sunnday lavs. tTpon mooti1on of AldeImlanl Jones sol dii's w%,ilI not he liable for street. taxes for the years 19 IS and 1919. U'pon a representation of the coie Iry ssocia tfi tihe council aullthorizied th ma1yor to convey to tle cemetiery esocia ion i ,, sn d ab~ou :3 1--2 lces (o land in thw netery in which thle OfiN. still holds "1 1t1 .h ilb t whichl Ens 1"a: h en Imt to ceinloltrN, use. UtWITOIN- l'N-101 CLINTON l1OSl'ITIT .T V lUti'r o(if Coiity i'hysl'ianis lfeld Itt ;onl ll pit al111. Clin It n. .\l. n-h 21. The I.;uren ('olilly .ledial at;Soviation held its ila montily mieeting liwre i mi iua v . the Citon 1 llliital frlom I to 7 p). I. Th' aI ' ria tm t ucd w ('amlie on the inlvi I aI(iIn of 'r. K. . I Hays, the nev president. and the occasion was a very dfeli du l one in) every deail. Dr. Ilays did not deliVer' an hadlriess as is clist ouary when the inew president, takes the chair, bit dlparted from the old ..s tom a little and read an excel lent pa per oil "Aitisepties in War SrgY". The paper was very much enjoyed aud lisletned to with much ile'rent and pleasure. )r. It. It. Walker, of Lan riins, read a very instructive pa.per on "influenza", iwhich was discused hi all present. A After tie papers a sumptuous three ('ourse dinneir was served, which sou nded all itle keys In the gamilut of toothsome harmony. While the cigaru's were oi Dr. IHughes, in a v'eiy witly and approlriate little speelh, Iinn ked Dr. Hays for his very delightful hosI pitality. Those preseit. were: Drs. Pace, Rodgers and Beason. Gray ('oti ; Fennel, Waterloo; Teagie, Ferguson. Dial. Walker, Bearden, Christopher and Hughes from Laurens; Davis, shIeely, Iailey, Young, Sr'., Young. .r., and1( Austjin C liniton. N ew Auiitmoibie ('oncertn. Th'i' \'incent .\otor' Car Comptiany i thle st vh' of thle new tiru wh, ih ha; r'epir butsiniess lere of the Iaurieii lie ini (harlge of the; buisiness wvithI .r ('. N. .\eitityre in charge oif the r'iiair' dlelartmientI. Tihie newv ('eteer wi I handlle .\larw~ellI, K issel I anrd llaniisoin ('iars. Th'e f i'm will Occup fy the sameiii biIld inig as; the former firim, it heing r'epor'tediI itt the bildIig has been bought by Mi'. FNarile Wilsotn, who is also1 trav~elIig for the whiolesalIe de( nart mentI or the L au rens .\! otr ('at' ('omipfatly. Lecture on Fratnce. Liut. John W. Wood will give a fec I u'e on Frain'e, the WVar atnd his ex Iteriences while there, at Mt. Gallagher clhurich Satutrday night. 1t. W~oodl was a membier oif the Old Iickory Dilvlsion (the 30th), hut saw active servici' withi t'he 29th D)ivislon in October ar'oundi Verdun, and in the Artgonne Forces. Hec was 'wounded, shot through the chest and both hands, but saw the THin dead who did( the shooting. The tschooi girls ill have boxes and cakes to sell. The proceeds will go to the school improvements, The Waire Shoals orchestra will furnish music for' the occasion. (OTTON CROP INCRE.\SED IN Y1EA 29! Total Number of 11biles of ('lI0;e "6i11,d ('roPs of 1918 and 1917 In souith C'arolina. W1el, 1). C., M.arcI 2 1. --1)j 1'r'( 11, 1'. Rogers, of tiell'mre 01 the t usus, Department of Coil tmer'(, anilollunces the preliminaryr port of Colton ginned by couinthi, So hil ( Carolina, for the ropits f1 IS and 1!i. The report was illade pubi tic for Ihe S tate at 10 a. m., on ThIurs day, March 20. (Quantiities are Ill running ipdlt, tolil ing round it half ales. I l ii er are iot included.) Count11y 191 ! A bbev ill e 21,311 23,2 .1 Aiken . .2.395 42.52 S Anderson, .. .. .. 37.427 119 Bainbe(rg .35,329 2,39 ilarnwell .70,52 5 , 2 1 Ileauifolf. 9,75 ,78.5 llerkeley .. .. ..11,21 (alIho n . ..i .. . i519 ~ Charlestoni 17,118 12,087 Cherokee. . .1,1 I- 11719 Oh(ester... ..... 1,512 2 2 Chesterfield .. ...25,097 C"Ia rflndon . . . . .. .12 1 :1I,'I I('olleton .. .. .....3,21 P I Tillon ('ormiek .1 .\ arion .., 91 .. .. . Alarlboro .. .. ... 01 1 "" N.h.ry.. ... Ocone .. .. . - . Orangebulrg. .1,11 . . .:' 'i k ns .. .. .. , 1 I zu I..... .. ......... 2 9.2m U1tion... .. ..111i Saltda 7,1; 1 2 8 0-4 Fl\Iai il1'Ih ,........7 0, 714 Williae my. ... Orlngetir.......n runingli I 'ilotl 2.0,.haN.b ls..2 I I7rI W I ehisid ........),972 :t ; 11.! 11;C Yok ..2,311 2,7 I aisimon.......2..5, :129 26,63.9 .V11 nd ro...............l.7, 58s 11' 411 -I'1 ,'35 11,201N 'l'0'I-d*. . N 5.695 I 11. 1 (il SW llIllI' I of('rheu61 disu 'icit ; OI t lash I n on. Mac 5,. 1 1.79 kill. , 2,1 0l i 7 I liii 1 .uh-I ,20I1 hit ,ollS 1 i: le I a . . : V,:1 La I ,: . ' II 1 :!.s I 1:. ,81: It' I ie ~4'IlVll . I)10,-(1:Il 1.3,5:4 . l 12,t - S ," N'ol 1 I)ahta u . li G,7 eight : !,,nl; dl i i(Iswhoi . 20,ie 0:as 210 15,98 Wr \1t TA Ni CII-CTa 5INS cn i CosdbIcrease'aidtelf iNnI ahnwn Sour 1 ti'I a (1 Yerslicm Tax~i Itoedr 27. Ash'Xingt11Lon Wl lirch 22 olleet aons fromCi tohe f 'it iiiuartwet insetlhent oa yict om ainroitsn ~ii taxes Xlas IatrdInaty $1,000,000,0100 .1.0 int b:1ofg the II klenton dsprnicsoI I)einay ie~eWterl ooi iand~ Croer :111noranzed oa. we it .C Wharto asguresidenthi H. il. beinea ic prs ietn m r. than th. Arenasrsoe rotry Tio hi: compan will- il wth-~ lrr Springs at er iandh-a bled har nk n.s ii/- l ltn-r ax i IE3 EiI. INOPOATD lN uir<t:1 E Q Chti a-trl'rom t ive l ! ..' hitu1re. The ro e flu"mrn--r 1m' Is(l F'a( a-id ml formahlly accup I h111v following._, charitel granled nme - Slate 1.h~a~r at ifs la:d ses;.;;( 1: s T h A I-. . I za \\'. He:A|I. lry I V. . lon 1es. . lrS. il e li ix amth \I na Mlary I ergus.on, Rter, j. 1). P'itts. Smn el Alc(.owan, N. ii. Iial and (1 I l('i ing .lns, for. 'he list's and prw. herin set forth hiE and they are orhe hy, declatred andl ereated a body podlic and corporate under the name and style of Ihe eIa(urens Ceviseery Asso cintionl of, Ilrens, IS-outh Carolina, anld the said corporators and their suvccssors shall be trustees for the Said Laurenls Cvmllllery A ssov ia tt ion, they shall elect Ilir siccessors in otlie and till all Vacancies inl (ftlice froi deallt, resignation 01' otliewise, elect one of teir 1111111her presidetll., oie v'Ice!- presid eit, and One secretary and tr'easurer, tlhiey' shall meet at least once (vCr year. and tmake rile' and rigu itions folr t1he performaite of their dli s, and the lmlallagemntci) of lilt, properly held by said association. "Thal the said ILairenls cinery \ ctio I i shl I sut ('Ied Owi tui bs. oft i h lilt, I "o ', b ial or ih lomb'.s 1l.1'rren. tor1i0 h own.:" I Ilf lotii - l k tt ihm iin sull i table en:u1i - jilI~ i.l: ! it '. th ir fAlt ir' :, in &o lo ase a m annully a.eaonb aioull it) lik p t : Aid lo t in thll . inlt and litiei onditions anle t et le all disputls btween' contidintg claimann:. to lots or boundlfaric.s of lots oln thig sid e (letlry lands. "T Il Said Lar' soten aemdry a \oI ti:tione shall he Itel ower to ltak by comlemaid ,ion and compens (' r' at ion such additional lands as may be need ed for cfemtery l-ppose underv] tho haws of this Slate as are provided for 11h1 taking and eonidemnilation of lands bv railroad C-orporations and othier sai ifS ao10SO takenlnd i.d for Ili samle shall he bel inl felt simie by the said IaurnS Cemetery ASSoCia HIon. "This Act siI hate demd a public Avt andl if Awll go ino ofel-tim - diately l'Itt its approval by t Gov r at Mil tlel charter hweroby tranld hl''l c tin int prpetuiCC ity." tat i1it I'a lt w 'r i ' n . het'n H.f t. < ugh on o(fe as'iiir wa1)51 in tre. aetn \ar. .\ ThaI stte e od itt al i ti r.I hadn \ie-fl 'Ihh-) Is1kOXi \ is -ier :al)a. ' hi ta - 111 n o get hold I i .\.oiti s o o: n I ie ('Ot I,' . ,( oting .\tchlme It ifs afl100 if'fp Slisti .\horte Cond ol Expe .,infl IOfinian ton alngr onesiTon.rth f'ts ofta meetg Mr. Wiizn Talle hr afi~trh the lo'n resolutionlrad rn trodudcto bas.Int.od.ced.aIdoparewas (oop Ships Expected Sun. day or Monday. NO AARADE IN CHIARLESrON Troop Ships Expected to Arrive fin ('har11lesitn Sundathity Aorning an1d 'Trolops %,ill Immtiedliately Take Trains for ('amip Jackson Where 'Thoe.v will eitemi Until iseiarged. Charlestot, Maarch 20.--Olliclal news was received here this morning by the Doepartment. headquar ters that, thle 11. S. S. Pocahontas, whih saild from St. Nazal re on March 1 for -Newport News, has been divert ed to Charlesitn and Is expected to ar rive N1lrch 30 with nearly 3.000 oil (rs a,(n men of tihe iirtieti Division, bringini . the total number of troops scheduled to debark hier1v wit hini four da:lys up 14) ablout1 N,01111. ' 11- pi.%(sIlt aItins are that 11he Kn in"in der Hi di-rianidn wil arrive on alrcli 27, r-nry m T-rcb '-9 j d th-e l'o 2 14'' MOIL 1 a l u iit a o h )p r.. Si A I inIisivo, total .il .1 21i 2 1'"7 wotn. There are also bo(ard n al. 1 :n al 1,.mpany No. C. I ditharged. on0 0flier and 23 men' lso two 4'tal oflivers of the alr servie .1nd one (ivilia". the total nmther :aOard hing. 2.91q. A" wiih the Iroopsa . of (he firs two tralnsports, Iliest. nu1its will be sent to ''amp .ackson, where hy will be dis (!'rged n)r sont to amps 'neatest. theirt hoem town s. The enslial oficers vill be handled here. BIlG S13 '.l,10.\ N1-: FOlR Rli.M11.\Y USE First liel4ping iltain 41 Gitie b.) War 1.-'1nnn1011 ( 'orpoaton .1n1he .\p IenI on4111(1 .\1)1)ro %ed~. 'SI Ihi I I on. \,Ma rch . - l'' 10 4i d1 1ll aS wa ; l11ed oday to li I- - tor GenI I I II ins hY the watr finaln(ce co 1r1 a i r, :: h 1 h - advail o ro'1: adl :n a : . r a since1 it w. as~ - he t '10u. *I r. - 1m an . 1 r i . 'ii-nn0 411r444na1 i I' I' f - -io:1hs wh1ich1 railroadI~ bonds and '1 notes The loanIt was iniadie at t per (Pint, the same11 rate as i. (1har gedl by thle .d(IireIctr genelral for0 mod45. advanceil(s t ailroads(1, and is py ablle .ly 1.4, with thec right on thll p)art of thie dIirec4 tr gener'al11( toi repaY before that (tale. aidmiinistrtat i(n1s ftu . -1hi(h Were ci most exhtautsted'( ow inji to heavy de0. tmands and the afilure14 of contgress to4 $710,000,000 for the rev~olving ftun. rThe r'ailroad( admiinstrtallti is ex lped ed to uthe mi 101ony for its m1Iloro Laurens Negro Escapest. Geoo. Watts, a Tanur-'ns county negro (convictd o( (f mansla114ughltr at the Sep (t1mb1er termh of 'ourt.L In 1918 and given a 15-year sentence, ofscapedi from the state farm in WIllIamsburg county last week and~ from last reports had not been1 annprehendeld.