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NO DISCitIMINATION lRO0SEVELT WIRtES Colonel Oppose's Distinctin Against COnlfteder'attes. All for O(e Country. Florence, Niay y.-oi. Ilolles II. Springs has given out fo publ icat ion a telegramn which lie has received fron Theodore Itooseveil1 1)tt1ing an entd to the canard sent broadeast that the Con fedeiate veteran1s were not to 1e admitt ed ito mimbership of the Allner icanl Letgfon. while vecIerans of the (. A. It. as wvell as Spanish-American war, veteranls had beeni inlvite'd to joinl the organization. Colonel Springs states that he felt co llden that Coloit Hoist velt's posi tioln In the i matter had been miisrepre enttetd, and teleapihd 11im1 fot' an ex pression. Th'le reply. Zays Colonel "Gets-It" Peels My Corns Off .tiny Corn or] 011111, ('41me4s Off Pleac fiully. PaIlMlessly. Neler Falls. It's a lmoest a pien ic to get rid orf a (0111 or callns 1t "(;0s-IH" way. Youi spent two are t hiree secolnds pult itn ol tAwo are tiree drops of "Gets Use "G(4ets-It". lieel oli corn tIs waiy, It." obouwtt as si'nple4,as 111utting oil Your hat. "Get s-I'" dot's away foreveler with "co itraptions, " ap " lsters, greasy ointiments that l.) of blood-let ting knlives. and scissors that snlip into the "quick" "GV-t ases pa inI. Your "jumllpy" cornl shrinlks. dies, loos-j ens front the toe. You peel the corn painlessly froll your toe in ole COmfl plete piece. That's where the picnic colmies iln--you Peel it off as you would a bannana peel. oNthing else but "Gets-It." can do it. Get peaceful, commllOn-Senseo "Gets-It". "Gets-It." the guaranted. money back corn remover. the only sure way. costs but a trifle at ally drug store. fuI'f'd by E. Lawrence and Co.. Chicago. Ill. Sold in Laurens and recomiended as the world's best corn remtedy by The Lanrens Drug Co., Eureka Drug Co.. Powe Drug Co., and Putnam Drug Store. THIS We open comple Dress Goods of every embrace the latest fa Madras and Percales, made here of Dress value we have of fere< Ladies' Shirt Waistsi Crepe-de-Chene and I Stock shows choice Silk Lisle in all colors, of Notions and Necks W. U. WiI STOMACH Mr. Mairion Holcomb, of a long while I suffered wil have pains and a heavy h disaigreeable taste in my in butter, oil or grease, I wouli regular sick headache. I hi after a course of these, I v seemed to tear my stomnaci I no good at all for my troubl recommended very highly, me. I keep it in the h'ous< liver medicine made. I d stomiachi ti'ouble any mnoi the jatded liver and helps throwing~ out waste materih tem. This medicine shiou use iln timei of need. Get sluiggishi, take a dose toni morrow. Price 25c a pac ONE CEI Springs, Is just what he expected It ;would be. "The boys who have been fighting overseas have come to know no section. It wats a 'one country' propositlonl we were ip against, antd the boys fromi the Solith stood should er to shotilder as they advanced against tihe common foe." Colonel Springs added thlIat lie felt Sure tle liut fortiluilte discnssion of the discriml nation agaitIst. the Confederate soldier was lie restilt of a regrettable error soitmewhere. "Of Coltiuse," he said, "I would he the last nan in South Caro lim to sltand o - anythling of that sot. and it was rot this reason that I imt Iediately souight anl expressioi frot Colonel Roosevelt." Tle telegramn is as follows: "'ol. loliles Springs. Georgetown, S. C. "I toltite clipping (romt New York raplers stalting that the Amllerican Le giotn proposed to admit Union veteranls and not Confederate "eterans. This Is arbsoltitely Itintreiv. If the commitiittees att lie convention decided to adi it 0nW. hoth wvould havek to be aIditi Ied. The <Inestion1 of eligibilIty is of Courl*se (1ite for the ecionven tion. The Coifederate v'terans is one of the or gatnizationts which is to welcomtie dele ieites at St. I2tis. Trust yot will do your test to stalip out all qIuiestiotn of S: ctionistmt. This. in muy minid, is one of th itotirtant functions of the pro pose d ot gatnizationt. We fouiht slould ( I to shoubler in this wat aint the S patn is h1 war'. .\1y owi forthears are iutebiet of bth rite (. A. It. and C(o fdcrate veterans. Please advise ie contcerni ng tle progress of the organI zalion in South Carolina. I feel it of vital importance that the Sou thi shouild bt pr-operly relresenttd at this coti Vventionl. "'lheodore Roosevelt. "Newv York City." Colonel Springs is the tetmporary chairman of the organization in Soith Carolina of the American Legion, and lAieut. Sam Royall is temporary seere aty. ILieut. Royall stated today that a special rate of 2 cents per mile had been given by the railroad adiinis tration fotr deletat-' to the nieceting in St. Loutis on May S. None except dis charged United States soldiers niay attend the mteeting as delegates. lUeitenant Royall wishes all the dis charged soldiers who wish to attend the meeting to notify him at once so that lie iay issue to them their cre dentials. MEEK te lines of Silks and description. These brics for the season, Special mention is Ginghams, the best 1 for many seasons. n Georgette Crepe, .awns. The Hosiery numbers in Silk and with a complete line vear. son & Co. TROUBLE Nancy, Ky., says: "For quite' h stomach trouble. I would elinig after my meals, a most >uthi. If I ate anything with I spit it up. I ber'an to have ad used pills and tablets, but rould be constipated. It just all up. I found they were e. I heard FORD'S I.UGHT so began to use it. It cured all tile time. It is the best o not have sick headache or C." Black-Draughlt acts on it to do its important wvork of is and poisons from tile sys Id be in every hlousehold for a package today. If you feel ght. You will feel fresh to kage. All druggists.U (T DSE( ,. * 3lADDEN NEWS. . Madden, May 5.-Iir. P. 11. Martin died Tiesday morning at his residence here after a long and painlful illness of several muonths. Ile 'ill be buried at 5 P. 'N. this afternoon in Prospect cemn elery. Ile leaves a wife, who was Miss .Iosephine Cunningham and six clil dren, Alisses .Juanita. Kathleen, Wino na and Nannie and Ryon and Joe Pink Martin. One sistr, 'Mrs. Essle Cox, of Gray Coirt and one brother, "Mr. Ponway NMartin, of Ora, also survive. We were delight ed to have a little ieighblor call the otlier ml1orniig, whomn lwe have lately chronicled as 'heing so seriously ill. Mrs. Lena Brown. She is now on tIle road to health again and we all ntjoice that Ier use fill life has been .spared. She desired ile to express to all. both near her loie and lin Liaurens while with her daughter. -Airs. Roper, her gratitude for the great libndness shown her during hier illness. Nor would sie forget the kind pihiysieian' who was ev er 'aithifulI and tntti ring to relieve her piyseial suffering and to (the kind pas bor for his faitifitlnss. Al so, she is deeply grateful to all. The colored congrgC atiol at Rlocky Sprinigs had a rally day Sunday. It is needless to add they rallied! $4S0 was raised In pay for work recently done ott the church. irs. .1. A. Wofford and Miss Carrie l aigst on are getting 11p) the program for the annual Children's Day, on the fourth Saturday in 'Iay. This will answer the queries that are coling: "Are you going to have Children's Day ?" * WATTS MILLS NEWS. * Watts Mills. May 5.-The Rnging Convention which was held here on Sunday was quite a success in every respect. A very large crowd was present and the singing was much en joyed by one and all. Quite a number of excellent singers were here from different counties. Among some of then were Plrof. 'Bray, the Vaughan quartette, of Greenville, the Harper tuartette, of Wililaniston, Prof. Hall man, of Clinton, together with a num ber of other splendid singers who rendered very fine music indeed. Miss Arzonie Bobo and Mr. ID. C. Dunaway twere happily narried last Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of Rev. W. F. Johnson at Lau rens Mill. Miss Boho is a very attrac tive young lady of this place and has a nunber of friends and relatives who wish them both a happy and prosper ois life. iMr. John Franks has accepted a po sition with the Drayton lIanui fact Ir. ing Co. near 'Spartanhurg and will leave today to take cliarge of the work. . ir. Frank [hiurnis spen-(1t a few days in Grteenv ill e last week with hiis grzantd 'arenitsN Air. and .\lis. .\I. U. D avis. Nit. ('. Ls. Hlammett and famnily of W\are Shioals, I ass5edii toilgh I -r i on (t Sunday. umakinig a flyiht: triip to lIno 144. Ont returingHI homie they spent1 a shiort while at thu eioe of J1. .\I. .\looie and family. We were i..duld elad to Mlhake hands (on Sutnday with .\i. . IL t.) Isots5. 0f room overseer.se ... .lIl'G ROVE NiE WS, + * * e e e 5 e e ese e e e miem at lnngstoni yesterdayi afternloon Hev. atnid .\lrs. .I. I-'. .Iacobs a n dl .\Iirs. ('opeiland aind NIlr. anid .\its. IHubiert thle-day guest5 s of .\lrs. Teo. I y rd and NIru. anid NI Is. W..\i..\lyers, I lugh and~ R ultiotored to liiiurricannet to the I lomte-totming iDay Suntday. NIrI. anrd .\I rs. TI. W. itarksdale and daughter, Mlary. sienit the week-end with NI\Ir. and Mlrs, V-. it. liolt. NI r. and NI rs. W. iH. Anderson spent Snday afternooni with .\Mr. antd NI is. NIr E. I'i. Hoit an~d Mliss E:va ilolt at tended the Sutnday School < (inven ion1 Friday at (linton. .\l. and .\trs. I). A. Glenn1 spenIt Sun dlay a fternio ht)with I.\irs. I ancy Glenn and1( family. .\ iss Nlarjoiie W\oon spen5l'it Sunl day with .\Niiss iiel1(n Siioddy. .\lrI. and .\ rs. S. .\I. ilenjamIin i and1( famtiily andf .\irs. TI. .I. Snyder and fam ilv sipent Sunday with .\rs. 0. J. 1Unit. A\ (ientic will be giveni at the (closing oif Sh1ilohi schooi .\ay 4th to which the puli is corilly invited to colme and "brinig well Ille-d' baskets. The school1 is closing a suiCcessful year with iiliss Sadyc Pa dgettI as pr inci pal STRAW HATS' THAT DEFY OLD SOL'S ATTACKS There are enough of them here to shelter the city from Old Sol's rays. We think you get a shade the best of it here in quality, style and value in these straw hats. Every soft and stiff style is shown in sedate or novelty designs. Milans, Sennets, Split Straws, Madagas cars, Bangkoks, Leghorns, Jap weaves and Panamas $1.50 to $7.00 Wells Clardy Company LAURENS, S. C. Off to New York Our Mr. E. P. Minter is in New York this week search ing the great market for Bargains for our customers. We are constantly on the look out for interest of our people by providing the best possible value at the lowest possible price. We buy for cash in large quan tities and sell for cash, only, and give you the benefit of the saving. Look Out for Big Bargains The last of the week in such goods as can be sent by express. This is a busy store--these prices keep us moving. Cotton goods are advancing--get some of them while the prices are low. 38-inch Sea Island, Special .... .....15 tspryd Yard-wide Bleaching, Special........5cspryr Standard Apron Ginghams, Speci.....15cspryd Yard-wide Percals, Special...... . ... istspryd 36-inch fine Gingham in Mill Ends.....5ct eryr Yard-wide Suiting in Mill Ends 25c.pryr Colored Skirting... .........p........ 40-inch colored Muslin, Special 9cspryr Yard-wide Bleaching, Special19tspryd 40-inch White Lawn, Special....... 9espryr Yard-wide Sea Island, Special19tspryd Colored Batiste, Special.........19tspryd 9-10 Unbleached Sheeting, Special 9espryr 3,00 yars Gigham, Spcial10 ets per)'yard New Gods Arivig Daiy.Kep inTouc Withs toreyar MINTERtCOPery CASDEARTEN StsEryd m25iets per yar