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'Eje Ebetiser Subscription Price is $1.00 Per Year Payablo In Advance. Published by ADVERTISER PIHINTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. WdvertIsing Hates on Application, Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One Cent a Word. Mntered at the postotico at Laurens, S. C., as second class mail matter. A'RIENS, S. C.. .PG. 1% , 1919. Railway workers are highly paid in colparisoi to thousands and thouls ands of wvorkers in ot her lines in this country. Considering the great in equality which already exists. tihe rail way workers being among the most highly paid of eniployces, it appears to its that deialnlds tor increased pay at this time are out of reasoni. 'The cost of living may be high. bit t here are millions of workers earning less than the railway men and not raising so much eotiplaint. This thing of in (reased wages, as well as ilcreased proilts and speculation. has got to (otme to a stop soiewiere and we be lieve the people are ready for a show down. Fix T13l 1'IGI . 'lhe lbridge vhiih has to take (are of tiore trallie than any other in this cointy perhaps Is the bridge over Salud14a rivet at Ware Shoals and re ports condlug to this olice are that this bridge is in bad, very bad. condi tion. The plank flooring is all loose and cars going over make a noise like thunder right over one's head. The bridge over lie canal on the Intrens side is ini even worse condition. Greer wood county and Latjrets county sup (rvisors should immediately get to gether and have these two bridges put in shape. If they were under control of a progressive corporation like the Ware Shoals Compaty they neve r would have been allowed to get in such shape.-Greetiwood I nidex -.oti r nal. Ah, then! The bridges again, but this time broOachd in r -al dipllotnatie tones. Thanks! The bridges oughit to e fixed and that right away if they are in stich deplorable condition and the Index Journal titlist he right. laybe Lau rens could force considera.le trade this way by allowing the bridges to go linrepaired, but we wouldn'. be so nercenary. When the public is to be served, serve it. 11y all means let the supervisors of the two counties con stitite thetmselves a sort of League of Bridges, draw ilt abliotit thirtetn points, lay down a few planks and go to work. But, seriously, judgitg from the Complaints of oii esteeet'd contemi porary, Creenwood and Lairens cotin ties have abolit as inatny bridges as they tali say .,irnt over. Probhably thle hbuilding of aniother-1 onel it Puck ptt's Ferry will relive ti1 t'aflie soiewhat atnd Ithy won't wear out so fast. At ally 1a.;-, the i'large tuiher of peolple wiho will travel the mnitelhly used and ill-kept ol bridges mbayeaon Solto thletmstilves by knon itig Ilit thieltr No Titte l-'or Iinilhietndentis. We regrlet to set in t papetr.~ that will be' a tamoibltu- fttr etngriss in ti. SevethOi i:ie it as an ist plndt. Thiiis is lnt fino fo' tr aniiI ndept net. It is a tine ab'ove a'l thers in I it hiis tory of outr State' whliin t whi t o Indiependeil vlem 'natnits n a heaIt the negroy vte'.- That nti-anti' Vrul (for th n r an d i I he wh i an bt h. Wor ofn nottis: ho ov .ha wel nn squar his Iresenit ttositittni with whemny spt r eehttisi(l l hah ma Il Itp-C otr 'thie State daeotid tet idepeni highet.o ti tt Ifti't'rf.t'lt Wdonot betsadlve tathis till fin wnIltiedrs Itihs tresentpition. hAndt IwheIno weonsdet Itht e "'ti ple ~ofIt hoghe oitionialg of the gift ei can and 'becOnme ati itndepenident catndidat e for congress. We ennit not believe that the mem'l~ hers oft the State dhemlcr'at ie execut tlve cotmmiittee, htowever tuchl th ey may hate hitm pertsonally or his poali ties, wvould fail to give hIm a faIr deal If he wetnf itot the dletmoc ratio lprimary, bitt that even (does not juts tlfy an Independent movetnent, and we feel sutre that thie good people of that (district will pit theIr seal of condemnation htardi down on any such attempt to dIvide (lie whIte people. Newberry Iherald andl Newvs. Revi. Mc(Jee to Preach. ltev.. t. P. Mcee, fotmer pastor of' the First M~ethodist churich here, will preach at the union services to be held in the Methodist chutrch 'both ~irning and evening on Sunday, the 17th. 78 WIN AMERICA'S IGIHESTI WAR H1ONOI One for Every 15,-100 Soldiers In Bat. tle Gets Congressionul Medal. 12 in Thirtieth Division. (New York Times.) The Congressional Medal of Ilonor, which is to the American what tho Vic toria Cross is to 'the lritish and the Medaille Militaire to the French sol dier, was awarded to sqventy-eight of the 1,200,000 mnca of the A. E'. F. who engaged in hattie with the Germans. Nineteen of the awards were posthuni ois. Of the seventy-eight who won the honor, which Is given only to those who achieve an act of supreme cour age, or as it is ofilcially expressed In general orders, to those who in action have fought with "conspieuous gzallan try and intirepidity above and beyond the call of duty," seventy-six were Americans, one was an 'Englishman, and one was a Norwe'ian. For every 1,-0t01Soldiers who wvere in action1 one received the Medal of Iloior. Fifty-seven of the number' were en listed men and twenty-one werC olli e0t1s. The dIivision wivlch made the best showing in the awards was the 30th, the National Guard organization of the Carolinas and Tennessee. See 011( hioniors go to the 81ti Division. which is the selective diraft unit of Western Mlissouri, Kansas. Nebraska. Colorado, South .Dakota, and New Mex ivo; the third largest is in the :33rd, or National Guard Division of Illi nois. Fourth honors go to the famous 2nd ivision of regulars, whichi n elides Ile mariles, while fifth I place is shared by the two New York divi sions. the 27th and 77th. The table that follows gives tle sta tistical story of the Medal of lionor' by, d ivisions: Thirtieth ..............12 Eaighty-ninth . . . . . . . . . . . . !I iiitty-thmird ..s.......... Seonld ..7.............. Twenty-seventlh ....6...... Seventy-seventl ...... Niniety-first .............. Twenty-nintl 3.............. First ..r.t......... ...... .... Third .... ...............2 Fifth.....................2 Twenty-sixth............ Thirty-fifth ---..............2 Thirty-sixth ..2........... Forty-second............2 E'ighty-eighth ............2 Twenty-eighth ............1 Thirty-flrst.............. Sevent-eiglhh ...... I Ninity-thirdl.............. Total .. ................ Tle other awards were two to sol - diers of the Tank orps and (n to ieuteniant Frank Luke. Jr., an aviator. The ltable by Stato s shows that New York li'ails With 11. Illinois i s 'ond with 7. and ('alifrni.a. Alissonri. New\% V.m South C.uol!ina. and Trennessee, hrethird hoors, %%I'lh G 1-ach. Thir ty-nin o' f th z ui la L wenm to ,p.a I f the National (iiard divi::itis 2.: to siol dier1s oif it se'lec't iv draft org:.niza lions. 1:1t Ii) gu.alar array aml roarine it s. " to the Tanhk ( 'orps, anil 1 to1 I llinis.... ............ ... ('ali foria .............. .. 'iissourie e.. .... ........ .. S'ithoar'ina...... ........ Ialinesoa . aina.on.................. lisoin.... ...... ....... T...a........... ........... 'inand..................... Norway .. .... .......... Grand total .. .........~ .75 Realty 1)enls, B. M. Wolff, real e'state diealer, re p)orts thle following sales durIinog the last few (lays: William A. Morehloadl from I)r'. L,. S. Fulle ir, th li ol mos propert y on East Main Street. Large house andI 6 acres r~f landi. William it. Drown, the John W. Fow ler lot on WVest Main St., from J1. 'W. Ji'ymesq, of Greenwood. VW. Hlanee Crews, 3 acres from H. IR. Hunmbert on liaurens and Green illo road. Rt. Tr. Wilson and Towns Willis, the ld home pilace of J. W. Dolt, 221 acres, 6 mIles west of Lauirens. Wmn. Solomon, 85 acres of land from A'. M. Caldwell, 6 miles west of Lau AIDIfY TRIAL SYSTEM IN NEED OF REFORM Chtaniges Urged by Former Instructor at West Point. Ansell to TestiRy Mfonday. AMashington, Aug. '2.-Reforms fin the present military courtmartial sys tem were urged today before the sen ato militqry subcommittee by .1. E. Rtiele of New York, a former Instruc tor at the We.st Point \lpitary Acade u:1* The committne is holding hear ing-; on (he bill of Senator Chamber lain of Oregon, revising the present systeim of niljitary justice. Samuel T. Ansell, who resigned from the army recently after making a long fight against the present courtmartial sys tem, will testify Monday. The w itiless Said man1y injustices wvere now done under the present sys tem. adding that becatise of tli class distinction ill the army it was impos sible for an otlicer to deal justly with an enlisted man. lie also referred to wIat military authorities term the devvil's article" ill tile article of war by Which a comialidinig ollicer can de care almost any offense a military of fenise and Said maly mn313 hil heen conevicted and sientenced on elarges in V1vin jig no iolation of military reg ulations. "To C ain John11 11ilrhs 11nd4 Illis Texas lintigers." The above caption is the tribiuto Zane1 Grey pays to the Texas llan31gers ill dedieting g his great novel, "'I'The ILon)e Star IzatIger," to this body of brave men. Ile says: "li the North and 1E Iast there is a popular idea that the frontier of the West is a thing long past, and reillell hered now only in stories. As I think of this I reinelliber Ialiger Sittler v ile he h 2 gr1imlly stroked anin 11111ealed bullet wouid. And 1 remember file giant Vaighll, that typical Son) of stal wart Texas, siling there quietly with his tlandagedl head. his thoughtful eye boding ill to tilt- o3titlaw Who had aml1 blu hld him. 011y a fe 311031ths have passed sin3e theni--when I had 1mly mimorable sojourin with you -anad yet inl that sihort itile luissell and Mloore have cossed the Divide, like lzangers. " tlelmen. I have tle honor to dedicnte this book to yol, With the hope that it shall fall to my lot 10 tell thei world tie truth about a strange. uniqu and misunderstood body of men--t i' Texas Ranger-s--- who miiade the great lone StaI State lihilable. who never knew peaceful rest aiid sloop, wiho are passing, who surely vill not hIe forotten. and will somie day come into their Ownii. "''llhe I4m1 Star .ger," a new de lxe :.ietnrt based on tile Z.ane1 Grey n li and starring' William Farulmi il, I,. 1. :hown at the Opora ll1ous Fri Iay of this vee-k. Head Down. An Indiana Iapter tells of a woman "with tar's (oursing down her brow." maginatioi e only picture a trapeze perf1'ormr dolingl the weep with her other itvI.-iHostoii Tran-script. 'Nr of l'aa ett Lodg, No. 19 Opea, Mos NexAgut We19k at 8 ' lock. Tfhiere will be0 work 131 the *. A. degree. Mlem hers1' are urged to attend and visiting brethrecn welcome. Bly order of L-. 0. Ander'son, RI. RI. NIckels, Secretary. W. M. C. C. Feathierstoneo W. Ii. K~nlght FEATH1ElTONE & KNIaHT Attorneys at Law Iaurons, S. C. All IBusliness Intrustedl to Our Care W111Il Hve Prompt and Carefut4 Atten-. tion. Offiee over Palmetto flank Mr. Featherstone will spend Wednes day of each week in Iaurons. 12 HOUlt ODAK FINIHINO 1 All rolls 4evelopled lee; packs 20c u p i .1rints 2 1-2c, 4c, 5c; enlarging 35c uf SpecIalista--we do nothing hut ko~ ak finishing. All work guaranteed to .please. Eastman Kodakas, Filma,'Supplies. COLUMBIA PflOTO FINISHINO 00,. 1111 Taylor Street Columrbia, S. C. $ SPECIAL NOTICES. S *S Fords For Sile-Two Ford touring cars; one Ford roadster and one-85-4 Overland touring car. All In goo(1 shape. 'P. 13. Sumerel, Next Door to Owings & Owings' store. 3-It-pd Notiee-l am now offering my Epicol registered lDerkshire 'boar for service at my home in Laurens. A boar of good form and size and large bone, and carries full Berkshire marks. T. H. Sumerel. 3-it-pd ('ars Washed-I am now ready to wash and oil your car. Washing $1.00, ..reasing and oiling thoroughly 50c. 'T1. Ht. Sumerel, 'Next Door to Owiigs & Cwings' store. 3-It-pd 'T'ircs For Sale--We now have a fresh line of new Fisk 'Tires for sale. Ford sIzvs and 31xI and also 32x3. T. 13. Sumerci. 3-It-Ad For Sile-l-I nderw od typewriter in .:ood condition. A argain t at $-10.00. Mrs. I. it. Todd, Da dI ale, S. C. 3-it Fill I'll Your Lot-.\nyone desiring diirt for f1ling il) vacant lots or for othier' purposes may have it by hauling it frot new Advertiser building exca vation. Apply to "". L. lounds & Co. .I-I t-inil WatedtCl-Y'oung man11 dlesires room ttd l board. Private family preferred. RIt ftIrnces furnished. Address "C. S. 1." tcre Advertiser. 1-It--d For SnlIe--Two gins and Iwo press vs. Ideal outfit for plantation. W. ). Little, Lainfori Sation. 3-l t-pd For Saiw----Farm of 75 eros, 50 .el-es in cultivation, one Cattle pas ltve, one hog pasture. Two tenant hose and~~ f 2( sonic Out IhttIldings. See C. E. ilw in. Watts Mills. S. C. 3-It-pd For Satle---TIwo walnut. bedroom siuits, t wo odd beds, one book-ease and 'wo chairs. Mrs. J. P. Simpson, East Main street. 2-2t-Pd For SIAl--15 Dtuine-.ersey pigs weighing from 75 to 90 pounds. Enti tied to registration. Price $20.00 each. C. A. Owens. Clinton Route 1. 3-5t-pd Strayed from my )riiises, .uly 31st. one wh ite- fe-iale pig about Iwo mionths old. Any information regard ing s:ameit will he thankfully received. 1L. Ii. Bolt, (ray Court Route 1. :?-I t-pd iLoste--.uly 3o het bwon Mloseley & Roland's store and hionme of C. 1). Moselev (riliflente for t shares of (apitaI stock 'L1attrels 'rust Comiplaniy. tmade out to Mrs. Kate R. CarlisIc. inder please return to Moseley & Ito land anld receive reward. 3 -11 -In 'rimson ('over Seed-!-Inrion Clov er seed may ho bought through ie at 1i 1-2v F. 0. 1. Charleston. This Is cost price. Send your I order to me alnd hlave your seed sent (litrect Hill of ILading attached. M1. D. Moore, Cotin ty Farm Demonstrator, Laurens, S. C. 31-5( Wanted- A lady to take charge of boarding house for six or eight revit I at' boa rd ers, mostly ni from cotton mill otlihe. Apptily at one to E:noroe Mills, Enorce. S. C. 2-3t For Sal--One 1913 D-24 model Buick touring c'ari. For further par tieulars see J. E. Switzer, at Switzer Conipa ny's ;tore. i,2-t f send for them If necessary. Will pay 21) 'ents a pond for hens. C. IT. Arm stront, Laturens, S. C. 50-5t-ild S(e our line of Feathot- Pillows. S. M. & 1.1 .11. W I IK.:s & CO. NOT I-: ( F 1,f-' sT( ST '('k. Notict is lier by 4 vcn that ('lt-ifi ca: No. :;I of I I.- a v lu1e of $100 of Ihe capital sttock1 it' hI 1,anlrens Glas., WorLis i t-l to - on .ltly 2' 1 1!111, lhas lbe-n lost andai t itt I will make ap tlatt to the rai H 1turen.4 ( I2Ls5s -.aime lil Set 11, 11. I. . FI'11 it, A liltr ii .TI'-C II F~I- N W O0l OD 31'IITUATL I NSI'R N('F.- ASS(IATION. (Organ izled I1S9:1 PPE:Fl!Y I NS1'It-il $'i,9!t'SA.:i WitllTI OH. C.\LLi on the utndersign ed for anty inftormati ion yott may des:ire' abou:)t outr p1lan of i nsurtanct . We inisttre yourt ipropert y against d1e strueltlon by iFIliE, WlDST'OlH\ Ol01 1.11 II'TN ING. atid do so chteapier thtan alty, comtpanyv In existanuco, i lflm'o:irl', we- ate p replarted to pr'ove tot you1 that our1s 1s thto safest andi~ Ou::r A 5.ocitationt- is now l icensred to wrtitoe tnsuranace itn the (-ounties' oif Albi-v ilIc. G reenwiood,. .\eCormicbk, ;dge ald i, IxItrents, Salutda, Lex in gtont, kitiln, ('alhottn, anid Spttatnhurg. The ( tlnicer arei : Gen.~ J. Friaser1 Lyn P241 'res ident, Colum tbla, S. C.: J. It. is;a I. Gen0). A gt., Secty'. and1( TPreas., Green?)wood, 8. C. tDl1tlECTORS: A. O. (ratt. .. .. ..Mt. (Carmel, S. C. 3. 31. (Gamibrell . . . . Ahhevil le. S. C. -.1. Ii Ilake .. .. .. Grcetiwoodl, 5. (C. A. WA. Yotngblood .. . .iodges, S. C. J1. Fraser Lyon .. .. ColumbIa, S. C. It. Ii. Nicholson . . . . Ftgelield,S C. W. Ii. Whiat'ton .. ....W 'Ar 'loo, S. C. W. C. Hates .. .. . ... Ba aru.g 5 J. it. ISLA arankt.1, Gr'ennood, s. c. ost dea. )ure to g rOdut bouses Land F otd I 10 l ac ei I.. it in. ville. 90) aCres Ii-id, goom 01r1h2 d, 2-st >uses5, Wel ing, h, 'nt, 2 < Pi ce igh and1( liv g 410 acr.. , 240 acres I at Madens cres in wood 49 eultiation7-roomi dwell latnd, nice 4 tenanlt hiousB ing, good d well.' Terni 3 branelit actre. Pice il1 Da eat Co- I 'at.Bankgag ii Ever wonder why we believe in good service? It's because we know the more we do for you the better you'll like us. And the oftener you'll come in. We run our stbre to plea-e you bea'tse that makes business for us. We know you like groceries delivered to your door, so we maintain a goo(d delivery service. We know y u like the best of everything for your table, so we keep that ind of groceries in stock. Ve kuos you can't come to the stoie sometimes, so we have a le hone f r your convenicace. We lknow you are not a grocer yout elf s we give you the benefit of our thorough knowledge of groet i. F ' example, it isn't easy for you to know all about baking powde s; what they are madle of, what they ill do, which ones are most elicient an( econoiical. We (10 know baking powders al(d whn we recomitelid one to you we do so because we are sure you will be pleased with it. One we are glad to recoinien(i is IYZON. It's pure, it's al ways uniform in Iquality, it's elicient and economical. It's a bak ing l)owder which will alwa*;s give you the very best results. Wien you need more baking powd.r Jet us senld you a pound of IYZON price 140 cent s. We als) want you to have a copy of tlie famnous TWN Blaking Book. Ask us about it. FOWLER & OWENS Laurens, S. C. V Those who have made the real sacrifice, have suffered the pivations of this war, are en titled to some to n of our appreciation or es teem. Som t' es one does not know how best to show this appreciation. We feel it, boys, more deeply than you know. For those who have relatives and close friends return ing from the service we have accumulated a host of arti cles most suitable as gifts and mementoes of their return. - RGISTICRED OPT'OME*T.lRTe WILLIAM SOLOM 0 TE RaE'lABstr .JEws-i-i. WES SIDE COR QUARLA ENSC LOOSE LEAF LEDGERS ....For Sale4By.... ADVERTISER PRINTING CO. THEL UNIVERSAL CAD l'('et it to give you Itull ser~vice uim~ yon gije it somec enre acund at (tention. Let us gi ve it r'egn - Iar t rei cnt occasionually. No "bloguu ''Part s or unwthy~'tI) Iutria luls used( D n't~V in our shops, 'buiit. gen'luin~e CanCes keepi y'urI FEorid I'ar Ser vice abile f'or yearI is if y'ouI give us1 the chance. C Our' prie ar(14Oe mOigliy re 'sojible We' want yourii trade. Why3 can't we have It? ' WVe w ill serv e you better t han anyb ody else. Waidrop's Garage Laurens. S. C.