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VLUMI LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1919. -------------- ..................... ...N UMBER.3 THIRTI[TH H[RO[S WA4RMLY_[LOM[D Great Throng in Columbia Monday CROWDS CHEER PASSING SOLDIERS Ipaxgest. Crowd lit .istory of Columbia Throngs Main Street to Welcome hionie-Coiniig Sodlers From France. Gtrealest Deionstration to Returning Army in State's History. Coluinbla, April 1.-In the presence of a multitude, the like of which has never been seen in Columbia, under a white and blue sky, the beloved boys of the Thirtieth Division paraded through the streets yesterday after noon, being greeted with an acclaim which iwas but a feeble expression of the pride and affection in which they are held and which must have warmeca their hearts. Cirowned wilit martial honors. re warded with the unstinted praise of their commanding ofllcers, considered by military leaders as second to no soldiers in the world, they came home to their own and yesterday they nestled close to the warm heart of the peop>1e of South Carolina. A happier occasion for the soldiers and for the people of the State could not be imagined, For months these boys in the devasted regions of France inust have dreamned of the day when they would come home again; ov er and over again the vision of them Selves marching through Main Strect, cleered by the crowds, must have risen hefore their eyes tantalizingly; for weeks they had -planned as to just what they .would do, just howl they would conduct themselves when in the 'iboM"ecoming parade.' And yesterday, the dream all came true. Forgotten now the mud and the rain; faint mem ories the zing of the machine gun bul lets and the whine of 'high explosives; as dim as a day old dream the -blind ing light of the star shells and the moan of the minnewerfer. All over now, and back again on their home And the fathers and mothers! They eame froim everywhere, stood for. hours in hot suishine, and waited twith never it sign of weariness for tihe, swinging of the colinmin aiound the c)orner of Geivais into .\Main Streel. For them no nioie agonizing searcch of the ensualty lists; no more Chokin * fear when a messenger with a yel low envelope came up the front. walk; no more thrio:1t eitehing anxiety 'when they rea( in the papers of some great drive in Prance; no mcor-e pointing oti the pihotographi)ii oi the l'amily mantel of soie sturdy youth to a visitor with the expl anat ion, "i1e's in France now. We hope hIe( will come back safely." All ith11ugl anid done with, for tihl boys werme back and backwith a rI or'd t hit maink es the chleek s iilushi anld the( hcar bi eat treble time. Andt thie fol k were outi, to sihow iihe boys how glad and how happy and how .Prom1i t hey were of thmeni. 'The demioiistrcation yester da 'V wasi un flu i 4tionly~3 thle greatest given to a retuin iig armyi) ini the iatkory of SonuthI (Caro1ina. Never hadc uch thiroings aii Sembi 1 in the State to welcomei hmomie ietuirning soldiers, and never was there such a stirring display of en thu isiasm and joy, li-was ani occa.<!oin which wvillI long he remiernbieredl by every sold ier ini i paracde and by the spmectators~ that lined thle rou to of march for block.. xmng before the houri set for tihe parade to) move, the (rowds began to gather aloug the line of mia rch. Thli Charlestoii delegation was at its booth, early in time dlay with a live marine bandi, iandi they hadic ilayedi only a fewv select ions before one side otf th t mteet wats bilocked w ithi people. by df 1O'clock the steps of the State ltdnse werV de spieckled 'withi sca tteredi watehhers who rapidly increasedl in numberici. Soon tihe windows( facingt - Main Si meet begani to till lip. 113 )o('ok ventu1)1resomle youth s began to show th~elir heads above thle topis of bnildcings on .\iatii streel. Wile1 the crowd ,was the greatest that er ' gatheried ini Coiiai, therie was abl)Xuitehy imo dliorder. 'Thue good orider t hat wats lpreservedl was COim moentedl upon01 fredluently. In front of the reviewing standl, the crowd be an encroaching on the street. When 3 o'clock nrrived every poin A PRIZE SUPIREtE. (lernian Ielmets Offered for liest Vic tory Loan Sloganl. A Gernian heltmet swill le given iI every county iII the State as a ti; for the best Victory Loanl solgan and every school child is invited to enter I tLie contest ltaugurated by IIe Wo man's Liherty Loain comumnittee at the recent coiference of county chatirmen, and compete for the va!altbe trophies. All county and puIblicity chatimen will unite in stimulating the interest of school children in the Victory IaM caipaign and the slogan adopted will le given tle widest possible piblicity. Judges in each county will Ihe appoint ed and slogans must be sent In not later than April 12. 'le slogan award ed the prize will be adopted by the county and the best flve sent to State headquarters. The State executive committee will select the best of the slogans and] adopt this as the State slogan. J. V. Swearingen, State superintend ent of education, heartily endorses this slogan contest. as a valuable feature of the Victory Toan educational cain paign and all .,school superintendents and teachers are urged to cooperate to insure Its success. These slogans should be sent to Mrs. R. T. Diunlap, Laurens, not later than April 12th. WPTIST S. S. WORKERS MEET AT CLINTON Siiunday Sehoodi Inistiltte It b eld it (linton .lay Ist and 2nd. Cross 11111, March 31.---TI Laurens County Baptist Sufiday School I nstt tute will meet, this year with Clinton church at Clinton on Thursday and] Friday, May 1st and 2nd. The pro grami is in the making and will soon be ready for the printer and distribu tion, But in the meantime let every Baptist Sunday school in the Laurens asaoelation ibe thinking of the time and place and making proparAtione to be fully represented. Several out-of-the county speakers and workers will be on the program and many important matters of interest to Sunday school work and progress will be considered. The meeting will be helpful and in spi ring and the people of Clinton ex poet a full attendance. Reep in iind the best Interest of y-our Sunday school and tle time of me In 'T'ltirsday and Friday. May Ist and 'apt. lichey to Speak. iapit. W. I. Hichey w ill spieak at Cenral schoolhouse on u'lieslay night, April Rth. of vantage had been taken. Shortl y af terwards a truck dashed through the streets at a high rate of speed and its iniates were giving a good imitation of the rebel yell. The crowd straight ened ili), andt a moment later the imoinited officers swung into Main Streel. A cheer swoipt l) the length of lain Str'eet, and weariness was for' fot ten. Theli crowds surgred forwarid, but lie Jllt( hines hecld firm ,andi thle way wwa tkeplt (car'. POOni thle 'ceers werie aicenitiani(ed by3 ani undiiertane of' lie treadl of hundrieds1 of hiohniailed arnni1 shoes. Ge(ner'al Tys'~oni, wh len opposit e thle re'vlewing stand at the corner ot itamiji'i 'id Main Stirees, issued a (luIrk uzrIh ad the lInes noiarked timia Ge'wral t ysoni, accom panited by his iii, ounted the reviewing andir. St ill the lines stood mnotitonless. A corporal emerged from thle tines anid mounted the stand. The crmowd stillled suddenly13. Thlme coipoi'al ad v'ancedl unl hle stoodl in thle fronit of thle reviewing stand beside (General Tysonm. Spea~k ing withI cleariness, (Gen. er'al Tiyson saidl that thiIs y'oiung ('or tairalI had been awnarded the dlistlin gu ished serivice cross foi' d1st inguiishi ed gal lantr'y In actilon. I1Ic pinned thle iiiedal 01n the breast of Corp. George W. Ilatson of Gi'eenville, saluted him iani thienu conigratuilatedi himii. Anid then a. strliktig scene ,waus eni actled. All down the line and a roun d lie corner of Ge rva is strieeI, heel i c Ilikedl toget heri anil hands ca me .emarltly to salute. General Ty'soni I tnh Li) the fat her oft Ihe yotumi; hero, thingo Tat son, a ml shook hbi handul congrt'atumlag hi, and the cr'owd broke ilnto resuini llI!g chleers. An or'der was given and agaIn the SIin miovedh forward, the corporalI ganmdinig heside the genieral as the troops passed in review, ('Continued on Pagre 'Pwnton TO COTTON 3IEETIT NG Liti enPs to lie lepresented IIIt the ('ot. Ion ('ontentlon in (4Oininlaii ' Tonior ALt a meeting of tile cotoi conittee ield inl the cottI house Friday, dele gates from each touIwnslip Were a - point(ed to attend(1 the state meeting in (ol1imb1A toiorrow when Congress man lieflin, of Alabama, and others will make addresses. The convention at Columbia will elect. delegates to send to the mai convention inl Knox ville Inter in the month. The follow ing were appointed as delegates: W. L. Gray, G. It. Bolt, It. L. Gray, W, E. hobo, 0. P. Goodwin, B. F. Copeland, ff. 1. Workman, Dr. J1. II. Miller, G. M. Moore and T. T. Wood. Dr. Miller, who has not been well for the past several weeks, will not be able to at tend bIut another appointment will he made In his ste4td. An examination 'af the- pledges al ready nade in this cotl-ity'showed that a reduction of about -onty-five per cent iwill be made by those signing the pledges and information was received that a general campaign of reduction will be followed in the county though nany were reluctant to sign the pledge. JOhIN C. BOVD DE)AD. Well hnown Farmer and ('otton H1uy er fled it his Home Ifere Wednesdav Nittt John C. lloyd, a progressive farmer and cotton buyer of the city. died at his home on Carlington street Wed nesday night following a. stroke of paralysis .ust a week before. The iody was ,earried to HIopewell cemetery, in the lower part of the cotmnty, Friday where interment. took iplace. Mir. 'Boyd was about fifty years of age and was reared in the Hopewell section of the county. About 15 years ago he ioved to Lnilrons and engaged in farning near the eaqtern b 0dri9 ot the city and also at timO boimght CQotton on tihe local Itmrket. Ie was a member of the Methodist church and a citizen highly regarded for honesty and Integrity. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Janie Satter white, of the Iopewell section. Rlescinds F4un1day liesolution. At a called meetling held Thu rlsday niight the Citv Council resciinded tihe at.(on talken at lie regtular meeting:' Nlonday night inl regard toi the oh - ance of Sunday hours by soda foull n 1:ains. it will he reiebii erd, that Ihe voniciil passed a re11 'olultion low111m in the drug stors to sell cold drink'! iohacco, etc.. Iwo hoirs il tle mornin 111 two hours in the afternoon oi Rinldays. At the meeting Tusday n iglt tihe ministers of various cliirch Ps of tile city and also the (Irlggists were' pres'ent. The ii 1sters, drui iIsts and t'he c(ounell discuissed thlie matter harmnioiously toget her wil the result that the iresolutioni passed a1t Ile previouis meeting was witlidrawi 4o that onily medicinal articles 'ouhl tbe sold. The druggists madle it pla14in hat they desired toi comply w ith the pity's iiuidai (oilrdicis hut tha they had14 found il v ery dliflicall hela-a id o( many Itstomerfis 14ook liberis I-wi'h heir stocks whien thi stre weiEre-op. rned. Ini orderi If) overcomei alt obsa les ini the way of Sunidaiy iobServancef. lhe dru'gists taril ly agrieed not to o lnitheir doors at all on Suniil dv -':' it w heni (all-d upo byli inividlu: in eae of nece'ssityv. lImin lDown bIy Auiitmobiile. Mlarion THipp hIIie younrg dal ciir oif rlowvn by an aultomnobile drniveni byv 1 aion of .\li. I. TI. hiniard near lie leo ide's Pankc corner yesterdayv and4 tain fully though not seriously injumrdd. She was riding her bieycle to schtoo l whlenI Itle automobile stiruck ner andl dran 1ged her for twetity Or thirty feet. She w"as restinig very well latst night and14 heur uhilaicin thoughtin h ier free of dlanger. The young hov flatIimed that the nc'1 lent, was 1una1voidlable, but wa';s finted $10 in mayori enurt ye 4erday, nmon Ffor r'ckles'ts dIr iin g. Thlouiirh it hasu not bieen dletinitIl f.,-rlns men orui(f the' Thirtleth Division wvitli e mu'teredl out before the cml oif the week and w~ll he able to ret uri homeii ait on4Ce Tin all orobiability most of them will lie at home bly tomorrow 1nilrht. Cn pt. Art hur Lee willl be do Itinefd to Complete the records of the compnny and will hardly reach Lau rein before Saturday or Snay. ON VITi'OlI LOAN lhianus Outlinued for iloititng the Victor luii t Mi Meetfiig 1110(l II ol i a hit I rilay. AeI cSr.sW. W. 1 . Iaiincastee, L. G. Itaelle. T. C. Switzer an1d Alison Iee atteiided 1lhe nieeting of Victory I..onni workers 11(l inl the oflice of EdVin W. itobert son in 'Columbia Frlay and caue away very much imnpressed with the determ ilation of all the loan workers that the loan woIld be put over as thos inl lie past had 'been. Alr I. Robertsonl was not able yet. to state tihe details of the Io-ai, such as the apportionment for this state or the rate of Interest. which Ihey would bear, but he sald that. he' was (Itilte sure that the people of this state -would respond to the call of the goveriieI regardless of the alApor tiontuent and the rate of interest. .\M, Chas. II. Barron, who has been ap joiited state chairman,. presided over the meet.ing and spoke optimistically of the work ahead. Mr. Robertson gave some Interesting technical informatilon about the boids aid stated some of the induceniits to workers, such as the offering of 85,000 (German helmets captured by the Amiericaas. Several thousands of these vill he skn-t to this section and Sout1h Carolina will get her quota. .\lEdals of honor will be given to Ile l eal er: in tihe drive. One of the most intem esling pieces of information that Ie gave \was in regard to tile great battle! fil that is to be sent out. Mr. Robert son spoke w!ith great pride of the wyork thaI Souitih Carolina had done Iln he formner campaigns andi declared that the State will go over her allotment in this drive. In Richmondi he found that the heads of four of the depart ments in the dT'ive are South CarolIn inns, among them Albert Sidney John stone, so well known In the State. Air. Barron made a feeling address to the chairmen and said that there is overy reason 'why this' drive should 'nave a sentimontal appearance. The soldiers have given tip employment, of fered their lives, have endured many hardships the like of which we have never heard, and now it is tip) t America to pay for what they hav; aehi e ed. They nmust not be cal lel il)n to ty a parl of it. If the loaI is not put over, that is What it Will mean. Por the bloys wvill colie home :Ilil hlild till ew liisjiesses and have to b taxod oi that biness to pay ilm war nulss hiieiwople who lid inoi go %ill joit it ovier. .\ t the lo rI.lat f mla whh-lh \lr. Rl clhe ot t~am me tioned, it u\:1 hlave a, maly tlills as the "Iirth of a Natioi" piliire which was -xlh,i. I to Sneh-1 g-riat crowdf., (0, ia ;Ih l fe k'ears agIo. It is 7,010 feet, and reqires in himi atid 10 minutes. This S! will probta lly gel thr e copies, to be i' hlibite-d freeo of, charg.6. 'IlTree plao-o sraphers ltu. tiejir lives inl (aklmig this -reat pifturit'.. whiil sliws every pha < Wf arinly lit). fromi tHu, drafItI, thron'u b1 1hw training l 'amp, crossin si l thr lart taini ani sIveral smll i it~ -; a Ili i'l i p; .I E s i o t - tiao~ .i'.\ t. (tel. In..liI i ilaM.a Iligrir 11 \ itt iitsiare lr i lin ito lii'sd ati s iiIer l .pitli i a. t a nd tu:I. uariled itt Li sboin ii llow i Iay.tdt~'li i We3 hs liaser .\1ben.a lar. Mca~n larthe iithtin elnf diedl ait th~el lcl hospita erna ftra ins.o e toralt- weeka.Thle abidy wais Neri e d to by his; patr ... 1 et',I'. w\ll ain Ae lag iie ofpeopl at tnde h hairge.o .\admiwssl7 e ofbaic and In vied hia wiowannted.l TO PROIDE JOBS11 FOlt SOLI y It's. I'1in-11 1)i'ino nst rat r i 1 Would Fora r I if Needls of Farmer1.1s to) ('amp11 .Jaekll W I r 1. 1e 31ev Ia 11- e II Ina IS( 11chared. D. \\. \\'itliIs. acting director or .\gri'ltural exenlsioln work at Clem son C'ollogo. ainoiuinces tlflt. he 1will Soon llce a man at Cillp .1ackson to stervise the wor k or ieilping lace dischargeld solfdiers In tou(h with jobs on the farm. This work will be car ried on l i le colintles by th1e County :agrittittill ag"tents. Within a Ie- (ays ('ounty Agetit Nl. ). .oore will be asked to fill out, cards for any nin of (lit eounty who miay need nlmtnagers, overseers, tractor oil vralors. farm iiehanics, daIry work ers, or ay kind of skilled or unskilled help. It Is well known tha farm labor is m.r1 1evIin 1a111rets c02 Comtny, and Mr. .\Iloore asks that fa rmers In n ted of help sve him a0 once In order that 'he may get the information ncessary for' forwaIrding to (am11p Ja4.ckson. i411111E:INT OF IM(S TO BE MADE 30NI)AY Fiirmners ofi Ilie 'o unty I'rged to rlt-in II's for MairkieI N'xt. ouilay. A fewv dlays a.go P;ar1 lionstratrl Al. 1). 'oort Idressed a c(irlcular l(1 tr to abot 0 fGOOariners of Iaurens oulinly in referel'nc to a cooperative shipment of hors to marilkel. 1lepilos Il this vi-ir'tii"n letter ildicatie that thepr . 'ro ilough surplu hogs inl tIh 4ount to insilre the qIu(c'c(ss of the plan. A(eordingly .\Ir. Moore has ari' ranged to have the hogs asselbled at 1..a1rens next Mon day. April 7, at 11 o'rlock, at which time a live stock ex plrt from Clemson College will be on hand to grade the hogs and assist in making tihe shipnl'ent. S1m1lar shIp ments froin other countIes In the state this winter and spring have been very successful financially. Mr. Moore urgently reuIlests that every flr-mer of the CouInty who has one or more hogs for market, weighing over 125 lbs. vach. t brig ho 'hetn % 41,10' MItin and incluode them In 'his .dyntilent, lie also relu(Sts that :111 fari'me8r who aro in'jtestl in hon rain11 come to town .111'1 wditn1ess ilel ' rodinite of thle hloesf and otheri elvmij. of ti h Aliipment. It h s beln f lt t\ hr-hbing ilrketed Ill griAng|~l gil mn11 t11 thaO Il- r'1':1i :nd :m I ven pa' br4d s !I(s r ff red. Ii is not to 11". b-I intereSI of tll ho. Iustry of 'ho 'oun)itY that su l anim ls hoF1: h . wer lit. 4> 111.-0 4 \lfl r \ 14, . . ., ( - ; 1. 11 io 1'; %. 11 > - n .n i, )I I - al breveding Stock hv on) hand11 it) lko A4uCh animl11alIs by 4'prival' salt', It is the intention1 of the 1farm))) demn ons'rantor. as so(on2 a1z this shiplmentf is Iiiadte, lo dd ss an h11r111' iliar let tr to Ht far mle'rs of tiht, '0u) ty. and 1 prially v o the boys. asking for 14'ldgeS to 4'row ho444 for1 miarktinc Ill ''(f4)44 ''(5- 4I t21'vr sl me It i -glyv 04'X I g . ; f his rll i is e 1l1n of the ta1) l4 I h a shnl l #'n 1 '4 -:1 HY 11 . In14 Ill. insi?i ' it is log1' 144:141' . Il \T 24 14).O F1 IF.( IN OF114,' 11 ' | .1421 4or 12m24 lFour Aldermenie 1:h-c'.''! i nrda8 I. W.' 14('. Wha.o is 'd41 htr4, \\. ('ar4l' Whar4ton was !Ier'ed Wa14 day. s.t of. nlen.: 1 W l li hr 1on. 14i. P.14 12\l ' 411 ain W f l. ies w1' dli.'cd down') that sIde. 1"reaki Egg. .\i. W\. L. Iild, who has4 an4 lye for I'nrlit itis. brjouoh airI: freak t'gg toi Thel \dv'rl i'er (lie 1 th' other11144 d1:ay wiihl woub ha:iff1'l l''he wil(dom of lnaturialists. Thlr'el : :" 4 as in 14' shiap I o'if a1g~l iord or pumpin aoinit ilt 1I~larer than cr(e4am supper01 at .\iusgrove sholI hous ne51Ix t Fr"iday1~ night . Apri1l 411h. The pr1oceedsl will go fonr tho hendItof thle school. Thie 'publIc Is cordially Invitedl to attend(. GOOD ROADS BODS NOW DISPOSED Of First Ualf of Bond Money Secured SURVEYS NOW UNDER WAY ith11 Filrst H1al f 01 It1nd Bond Money in Ilimils of te conniv 'Trisiurer Prosiect.s lirght for lietter Roads IIn the 'oity. Survey of First Road AIready Uider Way. )eli very of $15000) of the county's road b)ond issue was made t.o the orig inal ptrhaser. .\Mr. N. 13. Dial, by the cotily supervisor Saturday and the funds placed in tlie Entterprise Nation tl flank subject to the dispositIon of the couity highway commission, a.p 'pointed under the act. of the legislature when the 'honds were aithorized. This ends the litigation which had begull wheni the purehaser refused to take the honds last fall and at the satne time maki s cttain the Im provement of a portion of Ihe road system of the coin - 1y. I,14le'r tlie resolut ion passed by the highway comuission several weeks ago, when the marI was belig dis 'issed bolween the conty board of commIn1is-sionlers and the coun1ty high way commission, the highIiway vomis - sion is pledgedl not to wIt'hd raw tho Iloney froii flit bntiIk at a grelater ralft than $25,000 per month. The remain ing $150,000 of the bonds are yet to bep sold. Hy making this settlement - he h1ond -mattert without. entailing tihe delay Incident. to further litigation, the county is enabled to secure a largo proportion of federal aid which It. might not have received at this time. The survey of the road from Kinards through Clinton to Latureot its, pro gressing rapidly. It Is beIng made by surveyors of the state highway daepaqt. ment. A jp'eliilluI'y 'oute has alredy lleen laid out as far na the CQI tI ity Mqn blet W'een a nt d I an rens. ' is' slrvey may he Changed later if it. is thought advisable. Ily this survey, lowever. all railroad crossing, excopt at. two places, has been avoided he twveen the Newherry line and 1aurens. The rond r1n on the north side of th '. N. & ,. railroad fromi hi N;-whe Iorry 11w a f ' ai Oi 11111tIr place 1) lo'w iton iiil wn r l ovirl- to th 1ourt b sidh- (w which it remains' un1til hecro:: hin 1 renelnd it thw Clintonl Itua'. It'iv 111-14 It' it talieS tOW n b i.-of the railroadl a111l ru s to li Wham11 pla.ce where1 it hurns towards M 'r. P.11. litey's hon . .Just b''fore ritaching lwrie it litrns t) the west h hind Mr. IBailey's liom11 and .ioins th obl road a :in in tr0nt of th ICounty lit 110 1 1 1 0 { l i 'reivie' liours I banie' 1 t Conorm 111ith N n 'lu'iiotwh-hw. - ly u ' *iut i ti i illI' f' s -. h.~ lhlth ew h ; . Ihul *i " n 1 loI i y to1 avo i 'ti r pt Vi'sit'. Oh!4 il~tom ini fir wvil go to Ils ob11lithomit in (GreceI t) hee l in g: forwa to titi for I i a .i tpply of Ithe he(. -hdhes hit ('on11 btii and for thII Iar utwtk or swo hari itel blitio hh ii; i of *!iunger -ti. \ wiH hantiv kun. huin ll1u frienda I i na 'lm ': h l tud\~h e i n fi arlyoi ('ontaintions1111 and it Is of good quai-. lv. The' iepiort was sent. out March I ~th1