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'VOLUMELAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21,1919NU44 'R[CH[S THE AZRQES Part of Oceanic Flight is Accomplished TWO OTHERS HAVE MISHAPS Commander Bead In Charge of NC-4 Reaches Azores Isiand. Commander Bellinger, of South Carolina Deflu Itely Out of Race and Commander Bellinger, of South Carolina, Defln. Start Uncertain. e*.*. **. * * * . ... . .. ALL THIE SAFE, * * Washington, May 19.-After * * weathering a sixty mile gale and * * heavy seas, the missing seaplane * * NC-8, flagship of the American * * naval-trans-Atlantic flight squad. * * ron, entered Ponta Detgada liar. * * bor today under her own power * * nearly sixty hours from the time * * she was forced down by fog when * * almost in sight of the Azores on * * the record-breaking flight from * * New Foundland for Lisbon and * * Plymouth, England. * * * * * * * * * ** * * * *5*.* Washington, May 17.-One of the three American naval seaplanes -which set out last evening from New Found land in the first attempt at a flight across the Atlantic ocean still was missing late tonight; the crew of an other has been taken off by a vessel 200 miles from the island of Fayal, Azores, and the third was safe at e Hforta, Fayal, after establishing a record flight for heavier than air ma chines. The missing 'plane is the NC-3, flagship of Commander John Henry Towers, commander of the squadron, but the fact that the last report came from her at 5:15 o'clock this morning, Washington time, did not cause naval omlebals to entertain any apprehension for the safety of Com mander Towers and his crew of four. The !is mepsage from this ship showed her off her course in a fog some 300 miles from Fayal and naval officiail believ. it was only the mist bhank which enveloped the sea around the Azorer throughout the day that preven(ed all three of the planes from :eaching port on or ahead of -ehedulle time. T4'ut. 'omin-ander 'Patrick 1N. 1. Ballenger's ship, the NC-1,- also lost lier way in the fog and was forced to descend at 11:40 a. in., Washington time. She sent an . 0. S. call stat ing that she was landing and asking for her position. Four doe stroyers were dispatched to her as sistance and the crow was taken off and the -plane taken In tow. The one lanc to reach port was the NC-4i, which led her sister ships practically all the way and descend ed into Hiorta harbor at 9:20 o'clock Washington time. Both of the fog bound planes were believedl to have sufficient fuel to ear-* - ry them to the Azores, but the fog undoubt edly prevented .them fromt continuing the trip in the air. To Lieutfl Commander Read, comn mandling the NC-i goes the honor of having made without interrupt ion ihe most dlaring journey ever at tempted in an airship of any kind. Rising from dinner last night in the ward room of the mine layer Aris took at Trepassoy hay, N. F., he and his men breakfasted soon after 9 - o'clock this -morning aboard the cruiser Columbia at Ilorta. The story of tihe long flight as told. by the radio waves that filled the air over the north Atlantic last night to be gathered in by the navy d.(eplarmnent fgom mianoi qiarters, shows that Commander 'Read's hard luck of precedling logs' of the trans Atlantic flight appears to have turn ed from the start. lie led all the wvay after rising at Tropassey flay only to conmc down itgain to give his comn mtanding omlcer, Commander Towers the honor of starting first. The NC-i was nearly 30 minutes ahead of the ~NC-I just before Commijander Read sighted landl at the Azores and the flagship, the NC-3 lagged still farther hehind. Tphat 30 minutes, officers believed, saved the NC--i from the 'fog. By FARM LAND BRINGS FANCY PRICE 113 Acres of Land Sold Above Owingt for $210 Per Acre. Bought Twe Years Ago for $18,000. What is probably the record pricc for farm land sold in this county or adjoining counties was paid last week by J. K. Gault, formerly of this coun ty and more recently of McCormick, to rFowler Bragg, of Owings, for the old '1vans place on the Greenville road between Owings and Fountain Inn. The tract of land, containing 113 acres and well improved, brought a gross sum of $23,730 or at the rate of $210 .per acre. Mr. Bragg bought the place about two years ago and resold it .to Mr. Gault at about $13,000 profit besides making 6wo crops off of it. Mr. Gault has since refused to list the pro perty at $250 per acre, saying that he bought it to live on and doesn't care to sell. NEGRlO KILLS ANOTIHEIR OVEIR SUIT OF CLOTHES Will Jeter Sain by Porter Irby in Tumbling Shoals -Section Sunday Morning. Irby Gives Up. As a result of a dispute over a suit of clothes owned by Will Jeter and held for 'a debt by Porter Irby, both negroes living in the Tumbling Shoals vicinity, Jeter 'was shot twice by Irby, 'Sunday, and death resulted almost in staitaneously. Porter Irby, after re maining at large until early Monday morning caie to the sheriff Mionday morning, accompanied by Mr. J.os. 11. Sullivan, on whose place he worked, and gave himself up. Thle shooting occurred not far from ri-by's house. Jeter, accoinpanied by )Ien Sullivan, another negro, was in a buggy driving near Irby's house. The two had been to Irby's house a short time before to get a suit of Jyeter's clothes which Irby held. Irby refused to let Jeter have .the clothes and the latter left with Stillivan, going to the home of Teter's mother some distance away. Returning in this di rection some time later the t,wo were accosted by Irby, when a dispute en sued, Irby standing on the ground and Jeter remaining in the buggy. In the midst of the dispute, according to lien Sullivan the only eye 'witness, Irby pulled his pistol and shot twice di rectly at Jeter who fell out of the buggy and died amost immediatey Anderson Familly Rteunion. At' Clinton last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gco. W. Bailey, a family rieunion of the J. Wade Anderson fain ily was held with all the families present, Thi.1 reunion was most sig nifleant from the fact that one son, the Rev. R. S. Andwr-n.n. has recently returned from Central America, ac coipanied by his family,,and another son, Sergt. Jack Anderson of the South Carolina Engineers, 11th Regi ment, 42nd Division, has just re-tuirned from overseas. Mrs. Anderson, 'the mother, now resides at Clinton with her daughter, M"s. Bailey, and it was a gre-it joy to her to have q:e :oved ones again with heri. The families of R1ev. Ray Anderson and Louiis Ander son of Laurens, N. J. Anderson of 'Rocky Springs, and Rev. RT. S. Ande son wer-e present to weicome home the returned soldier. turned soldier, Postmaister-sip Examninatlin. TIhue class 'in arithmetic, spelling, punet uat in, etc., whieh has been st udiouisly ap~plying itself dluring the paist few (lays and weeks in prepai-a tion foi- the competltiv-e examination to till the local postmastership, closed its books last night pr-eparator-y to the test which will take phace in Clinton today. Educational (lualifications .will count 65 per- cent and~ business muan agement 35 per cent, unless politicIans have a hand in it, and the salary is $2,400 per year. The following are avowed applicants so fai- as known: Acting Postmasteir, D. |M. Norwood, Postal Clerk A. D. Putnam,'Rural Car -ier W. LA. 'raylor-, Di-. W. H1. Dial, Mrs. J. A. Wofford, Supt. of Education J. IH. Sullivan, C, ID. Barksdale, Esq. vii-tuie of that narrow lead, ho seems to have slipped through to moorings in Iforta harbor, only to have the fog pall roiled down heavily behind him, barring the way for his adven turous companions on the history making voyage. Comnmander- Bellin ger- was caught with land also iunder his eyes, but Commander- Towers was lianke(ted wvell out to sea, showing ad~ ~( with which the fog bank WORK ON ROADS TO DEGIN SOON Engineer Hughes Expected lit About Two Weeks When Line Will be Lo cated to Princeton. Supervisor Watts, when asked Mon day as to the status of the proposed permanent road work in the county, stated that Engineer Hghes, who has been employed as county engineer, is ex'pected in the county in about two weeks, after 'which work would soon begin on some of the roads to be per manently improved. He said that Mr. Hughes would make a survey of the Princeton road soon after his arrival, and that in all probability actual work would 'be under 'way in a very short time. The road to Princeton, it Is un derstood, will be built iby the highway commission without the federal aid which the county expects to receive for the other roads under considera tion. It is the present intention, said Mr. Watts, to build the roads by contract under the 'superv.ision of the county engineer. At least two and probably three contracts will be let for work at different points on the roads selected soon after Engineer Hughes arrives. Work on the Kinards to Fountain Inn road and on the Princeton road may be gin at the same time, as well as the road to lEnorec, no one of which pro jects has been definitely decided upon. NEG(tO KNOCKED IN HEAD XND HID IN A SEW1im-hI Chasntly Find in Sewer iine in Clinton Siinday Mornine. Two Other Ne trgroes I'Uler Arrest. With one leg protruding from its hiding place in a sewe just on the northern outskirts of Clinton, the body of Wash Reeder, colored, was found cold in death Sunday afternoon with a hole as made from a blunt Instru mpnt in the back of his head. The ghastly find was made by a young ne gro boy and the body was pulled out of the sewer a few hours later by ieiputy Sheriff Hicks Owings, of this .ity. Policemen of Clinton and the ,heriff's forces soon after began a search for the slayers and late Sunday night Sam Ilice and Hugh Blakely. ilso colored. .were delivered to the Pounty jail on suspicion. Robbery is utipposed to have been the motive for he crime. Wash R-eder was last seen about 4leven o'clock Saturday night when ie left. a restaurant where he worked ifter getting his weekly pay. It is supposed that lie had this money and part of his soldier's allotment of $60 when he left the restaurant, besides i gold watch and several other little valiables. When he was found none )f these articles were upon him. It is the general theory that after leaving lhe restauriant Reeder was waylaid tbout a hundred yards from the sewer ind his body dragged there after he was killed. Blood stains and other Indication s of a scuffle were found there, lealing to his (iscovery by the negro boy whose curiosity 'was arous ad by these signs. The -two negroes Ar'restedi stoutly dleny the crime. iICUI A L ('A tItE lt.S TiO MI E T. i'onnty Assoelationi to Meet ini thie Post Oficie Hluilidinir May 30th. Full Attendnice iltquesied. Jasper I-:.IJohnson, of Gray Court, presidentI of thie baitren s County Ru ral ('ai-iier-s' Association, has cnlled it meeting of the association to b)e hehd in the oot otien May :'th at 11 O'clock A~. M1. HeI asks fir 'ie attendantce of every cat-ietr and suibstitutte in the rouinty so as to uphold the record he county has made in the past. Among othier things to be taken up Is lhe matter of increased salar'ies for the rural (Pirriers, as a complete read lustment. of postal salaries, according to Pr'esidlent .Johnson, is to be made Advertiser Hiuilinlg Changes hlantds. The butildinug next to Wilkes & Com pany, occupied on the-second floor and i~asement by The Advertiser and on the first floot- by D). H. Counts, oper itting a garage, has been sold during the past few days by its former owni nt's, the B. W. flail estate, to the Vin rent Votoir 'ai' Company. The plans of the present occupants of the build ing aire uncertain. lIr. J1. 11. Wolff hetter'. i'. JTohn II. Wolff, lprominent farm ni' of the Shlloh section, has been riuilte sick for the past fewv days but yesterday his condition was reported us some whtI imnproed. MR. WILLIAM D. IIARISALE. Highly Regarded Citizen Passed Away Early Wednesday Morning After Having Been in Falling Health for Several Months. 'Mr. William D. Barksdale, a highly regarded citizen of the town, passed away at his home in this city early Wednesday morning after having been in falling health for several months. Recently he had showns signs of itn provement and Sunday was taken out for an automobile ride, ;but on Mon day he had a sinking spell from which he did not survive, death coining at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning. The funeral services were held at the home Thursday -morning, being conducted by Rev. C. T. Squires, of the Presbyterian church, in the ab: sence of his pastor, Rev. S. H. Tem pleman, of the Baptist church. Inter ment took place at Chestnut Ridge church, short services there being con ducted by Mr. C. H. Roper. Mr. Barksdale was 70 years of age at his death. i.e was a son of the late Downs Barksdale and was born and reared in the Trinity Ridge section. For many years he had been a resi dent of Laurens where he enjoyed the friendship and esteem of his fellow citizens. Mr. Barksdale was thrice married. Ills first wife was a 'Miss Parks, of Spartanburg county. Of this union C. P. larksdale, of Sumter, survives. Ills second wife was a Aliss lranden burg, also of Spartanburg county, and of this union N1rs. Corie Kennedy sur' vives. Tis third wife was 3liss Janie iarksdale, datighter of the lat Bever !v. larksdale. She survives hii with two sons: E.arle llarksdaie, of Char. lotte and 1). A. Uarksdale of this city. Three sisters and t.wo brothers also survive him, as follows: 'Mrs. .1. Hlar ley Franks, who lives near th.i city: Mrs. G. C. Byrd, of the H luntingion sect ion; Mis. W. P. Nash, of lanshoro. Miss.; Messrs. Geo. A. and John A. H3a'ksdale, of Greenwood. ciAl'rTl'QUA SEASON CLOSE'lS. i. ble iand1 Profitable Seriies of Enitrtalimients amd Lectures. Fi. 11nnial Success. Laurens' fourth Chautauqua season ('nme to a close last night with the coicert by tihle Metropolitan Qiiai'tet an1d Ihe 1h1iiuoous lectire by Alton Packard, cartoonist. Rain prevented tihe tisuail large audlenee from Latlher ing last night and also the night before to hear ihe debate between Mr. Zuebe lin and Ex-Gov. Shaw. ''lie Chautauqua season has given mairred by wet weather several nights. The local association proflted by sev eral hundred dollars by the advance ticket sale and gato receipts, though tit( latter werie ett down by the raill. Some attendants upon the entifer tainments made comparisons between this year's progran and programs of the past. year, and satisfaction was r pressed by the large number of peo ple who signed the econtr'act for its r'e iiuin next yeari. On account of in creasing cxptenses, t he ('ha utaiana coimpany fouind( it nec(es sa ry to in - (i'ease the giuai'aintee andl tihe piie e' adminission foi' next year. 'This, ho.- - ev'er, will lhe very slight. IElAL ESTrATiE MOVING. llenlty ilapidlly Chnging Hais in the ('ity. 3M uch l'ropert~y Soddu. Realty in the city is rapidly (han - lng handls, states B. M1. Wolff', the recal estate deler~ci. Mr. WVolf has handled conlsiiale property duinmg the past few weeks, among wvhich the follow ing may be listed: V. S. Gilkerson, house and lot fr'om M1. 1L. Nash. J. W. Todd, Jr'., lot fi'om W. D. Feor guson on West Main Street. T. J. McAlistern, lot on South Hiar per Street fr'om iR. mi'. Copeland estate. Irvin Simnms, house and lot. fionm C. Hi. Roper, on North Harper)Ci Sti'eet. .James 11. Sullivan. lot fonm f. 31. Wolff on South Htarper' Street. W. P'. Thomason, lot from Rt. V. I ry on Irby Avenue. M. ii. IHunter, 10 acire lot fi'om Mr's. Mar'y Y. Carl ington on North Hariper Street. There will lbe a picnic at the chose oif Woodrow Wilson school Saturday. May 21thI. Several prominent speak er's are expected to deliver addresses. Everybody is invited to come and lining well -fler1 hnsent. 66TH CONGR8S CONN[O MONDAY Republican Majority in Both Houses REP. GILLETTE ELECTED SPEAKER Socl.lIst Berger not Allowed to Take Ills Seat. Special Committee Ap. pointed to Investigate Ills Right to Membership. Senator Newberry, of Michigan, ord Opponent Is Seated. Washington, May 19.-The sixty sixth, or "reconstruction" congress, called into extraordinary session by President Wilson from Paris, conven ed at noon today and Republican majorities in senate and house organ ized both bodies. Represen'tative Gillett, of Massa chusetts, was elected speaker of the house over Representative Champ Clark, of .Missouri, Democratic candi date and former speaker, by a vote of 227 to 172. ISena-tor Cummins, of Iowa, the re publican candidate, was chosen presi dent pro tenipore of the senate over Senator Pittman, of Nevada, Demo crat, .17 to -12. Several democrats wero absent but all republicans were in their seats, two 'withholding their votes. I'mU The republicans of both bodies also elected full slates of other ofilcers and thus for the first time since 1911, re ti'tned to Control of the American na tional legislature. Rontine affairs of organization con 1prised the opening (lay's proceedings, bothl adjourning until noon tomorrow, when President Wilson's cabled mes sage will be read separately in the seae and house by clerks. The sen ato today. conelided its session in fifty minutes and the house in two Ihouirs an(d twenty minutes. .\lthough keenly realized -by all imembers, there was no outward evi d[ece in the initial )roceedings of the enormous amount of work ahead. The peace treaty with Germany in cluding the league of nations coven ant, the Austrian treaty, an( the pro posed convention for protection of Fr:ilnce, are not ex peeted before next ionth. All bold promise to dramatic debate. \i)propriation bills which failed in the filibuster last March will be rush ed immedlately in the house. Chair man Hood of the house appropriations committee tonight called a meeting for tonorrow to begin work on the general deflciency measure. Legislation dealing with railroads, teleg.jraphs and telephones, women suf frage, prohibition, repeal of the ltixutr' taxes and other pressing subjects are promised in the van of important ceo nomic and reconstruction questions. This legislation is expected by the leadlers to hold congress In session al most con tinutouisly until the presiden tial conventjins of I1t20. Investigation .1! Cnd biy the reputbilicans of num irons admeintistrationi acts also are ex joerted( to begin in the near future with na ugu rat ion probable in thle house in connect ion with thle a ppropriation IThe flood1 or bills which is Cepet ed to ~~~ o IR t new congress nmomentous begain in the house today and the sen a te's iniitialI measur es will be presecnt ed tomiorrow. I lotuse resoluition num Mrone was the women suffrage con st ituation at amtenidmen t tmeasture, in !rodutced by former' Repubilican Lead cr .\ann of plar~ I iInterest. W\hen hotuse members were sworn in Representative Victor lierger, of Wisconisin, the lone socialist member who .was convictedl of viola'ting the esiotnage law, wvas preventedl from taking the oath upon rejection of Rep. Dalliniger', of Massachusetts, chairman of the elect ions committee, Hie was ordered by Speaker Gillett to stand aside andl 'wast not allowed to add~ress the hioure, whIelt adopted uanaimously a rcsoluition atuthorizing a eotmittee to Investigate his right to membersh ip. No obeject ion was raisedl from the 'senate floor to the seating of Senator Tirutman If, Newbarry, of MichIgan, reptltia, whose election Is being contested by 11enry F'ord, democrat. Fornmal tnotIce or renewal of the Ford con test, witJ, a retlilest for a com mittee investigation, was fled. (Contintued on Pnge Fnour.) N. 11. DIAL TAKES SEAT IN SENATE Many Visitors Call Upon; Junior Sena tor and Melcome Him to the Capital. 'Washington, IMay 19.-South Caro lina now has two long term senators, and nothing barring there will be no changed in these members of the up per house of congress for some time to come, N. B. Dial, of LAaurens, tak ing' the oath of office as the junior senator from the Palmetto State to day at noon. Senator and Mrs. Dial reached W'ash'ington Saturday and there were also present to witness the ceremony Mrs. W. E. (Lucas, of Lau rens, and .Mrs. M. F. Ansel, of Green ville, wife of South Carolina's former 'governor. At noon Senator 'Dial pro ceeded to the desk of the president of the senate on the arm of his colleague Senator Smith and there took the oath of office to uphold the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and do mestic. lie was then seated and be gan his official duties as a member of the United States senate from South Carolina. All day long there was a steady stream of callers at Senator Dial's ofices, ready to give him a cor dial welcome to congress as the suc cessor to the lato Senator Tillman for the long t irmn in the senate. There is a large volume of business awaiting congress, the legislative program be ing a comprehensive one, and to this senator Dial'will steadily and devoted ly apply himself throughout his term of six years. Captain McDavid Horton who Is Senator Dials secretary and Miss Clark, who was with Siator Bennett as stenographer ,will be on hand to help the Senator unravel sonic of the knotty congressional problems as they arise from (lay to lay. Senator Dial begins his career under the very best of auspices and all South Carolina wIll wvish him well in his larger and broader fields of en deavor. AmonL' the changes in the 1ouse and .nate, due to the aking over of Ihe bu sess of both by the republicans are several of interest to South Caro lina. Today, when the senate was reorganized. James M. Baker, who has been the efficient secretary of that body since. the democrats got control, relinquiched his position to his sue cessor. and again became a private citizen. PRtEPAiRtATIONS 1IN MAKEING FOR SCHOOL1 C03131E111NCE1-131IElNTl uiperintetdent Spears Announmce's that lie Cannot Ask for Re-election. Teachers and pupils of the city schools are beginning to make pre parations for the annual closing ex ercises which will take place .during the first week of June, the closing ex ercises taking place on Friday night, the 6th. As previously announced the annual address will be delivered by Gov. Robert A. Cooper and the Bacca laureate sermon by Rev. C. T. Squires, of this city. The gr'aduating class this year is composed of three boys and( six girls, as follows: William Ray Anderson, Boyd Ray Lawvson, Charles P'inckney Simmons, Sarma Switzer Bishop, Paulhie Vivian Clarke, Ruth B. Riddle, Sara Glover~ Saxon. JTuanita Frierson Wilkes and Mlattie Sue Wof ford. Mr'. J. Tr. Spears, who has been suiperintendent of the schools for' the past year'. has notilied. thle local board of trustees that, having other work in view, he cannot submit his applient ion for re-election for the next year. RtETUR'NS FROMr N EW ORLE.ANS. W1. L. Oray 3Makes Interest ing Rleport of the Meetinig There and Points Ont Advantdges to Accrue From~ Farnm Organisatlon. Mr. W. L. Gray, who was one of the delegates from this state to the big cotton convention in New Orleans last wveek, returned Saturday night v'ery much enthused over its results. Ves terdlay afternoon he prepared a state ment giving his experiences at the meeting and pointing out some of the advantages of the large cottoni cor~ poratlon to b~e formed among southern farmers. The statement came in too late for publication this week, hut will be publishedl next week. Meeting of W. 3r. U. The 'first division of the W. MT. U'. will meet at Friendship church, JTune 7 and R. The program will be an nounced later. M rs. W. W. Yeargin. Sine.