The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 03, 1919, Image 1
VOLUmI xxxV. LAURE-iNS, SOUTI CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1919.7
Auditor Mails Out New As
sessments
MERCHANTS ONLY
ARE AV-FEC TED
State i ax Coiiinissin IHaises Assess.
I'lts Serl -Illan 1kidred Per Cen. IIII
3alan) I'lases. Assessimieits HIsed on1
Statilments ''irnished by 31erchants
E"arly InI Yearl.
A bomb-sihell was thrown inl the
camlip of wholesale aind retail mercian
disc d e1alkers of the County Saturday
wlen earids Were reCeived from the
county auditor bmt signei by lb t state
tax commission ainlottnleing the raise
in asssesllents of nearly every Ier
clIaldising estabi5lihllin, in the coun
ty. Assessments were raised all the
way from a siiall amount to over 600
PI'r cent, in a number of instances the
total increase being over $20,000. The
increaes PWere placed U1pon merehan
diAc stocks and not. u pen buildings or
o(her real estate, they leing allowed
to remain as already entered upon
the books of the auditor.
This action of the colIllission was
forecaste(d some time ago when mer
hllants, we-re Called uln0n by the tax
lotmiision to frunish anl itemized in
ventory of stock and accounts, much
diliculty being experienced ill getting
tihe r rtns from sole sections of the
state. Oh1jections were raisd then Inl
sm011141 I1taiters o1 tile grolld that oth
er pluipurly was not to be similarly
considt-r(d, butl n)o defillite opposition
resuiIltd.
As kl an indialon of Ihe raises made
in a.1'5smenIts. the following figures
were seleecd at random from the fax
books il tlie alditor's 0111c, the.
iam0es of tile firmis, of cournsi, being
left bilanko:
Assessments
Old New
Fi rim No. 1.... ...$ 1 ,550 $ 1,765
Piim No. 2.. .. .. 4,600 28,000
PiIIi No. . .. .... 7,000 26.000
Fi rm No I..... . 11,000 17,000
Fi rm No 5. ..... 4,000 15,000
PIim No. I . . . . . . 2.000 15,000
Pi rm No. 7 ...... 3,100 1:t,000
Fi 111 No. 8 ...... 2,000 10,000
Firm No. 1) .. .. .. 7,00n, 27.000
Firm No. 10 ...... 2,000 11,715
LAND SALI-S MOND.AY.
i,11t11ls Sold In Settgemeilt of FSI nites
Blrin: Nice Pri(s, outidt. li by
Itli'.rs.
Sa t I o land oil Moliday under 1ro
credingslLS for settl1melnts of estates
bro1cht attractive prices. The Mirs.
AdIthen Iraet of 199 acres was hid in
by ais. Madden for $7,725. One tract
of the Uindsay lands containing 41I
a r wc hl bIll i th' heirs, MIrs. i'.
It Sh':. et al, for $t5S per acre as
was thbe other) trlact of ISS8 acres for
It' v. A. E.. I loller, pastor oft tile
First .\lithiodist ('hurchl, returnel)d to
tile city last week after taukinlg a rest
of several muonthls In thei mlountains
andl med11ical treatmIlent for ani affection1
oft tihe thrloat, hinlg b)Eeen granited a
v'acatio bl hiiils c'ongregatloll. Alth iou~gh
nlot enly)l1 welt Air. hloller I la much
hnprolved( and was aide to Ipreach) at
t ui ser 0v ices at tihe First.l Inp
I igt Ihurch~i Runday e'veinug, wh'ien hie
mladle anl implIassionled appeal for a
hl'e- ichriost ian life on thle pall of'
the indlividual.
Siteclal .llect Intt.
'To i'll omfliers and( mlembers of (Che(st -
nut) IlIdge and1( New Prospect
TI; '' will Ie held at chi of these
(1hn1 hi Ot 'n Thursday, Sept. Ith), a
jxcal meeting for tile conlsiderationl
at tEv, i'loc.. I. .\., anid at Chestnut
('otfton Maurket Off,
in) 2 Pile ot ai (onilt ion report of 61 .1
made nuli) by the tDepartmlent of Ag
r Ic ltur thc e cotto m0ar(11lket showed
decidied weaknless yesterday and( New
Yortk ) clsd albout t'5 pots bel5 iow the
pre'#vif)e day's close. Tile October~ (n
111(io cle at 30.90. Theil local marlIket
war' noundfl a0 eni,
LAURENS SCHOOLS
BEGIN SESSION
Formiial Opening Exercises Heldl Mon,
(lay with t Mr. C. II. Rtoper Presiding.
New Superintendent in Chaiirge.
'Tle openi ng session of tie I linrens
city schools held Miliay at the grad
('d School builing~ andal. t(he I'atirenvs
imill school, had an aluspiclouis begiln
nin0g. I'orimal ex'rcises were bivhd in
the au1ditoriuto of flhe vcentral School,
witt C. II. Hopeirl, as 54e14ical o tif 1i.
boatld of1 tru1e, 11prtA eshl -(" iniI .. TheI
chI ape Ie -xer- c i Se(- wevre conducte'd by,
li liev. A. 1-:. Iloiller an i thi' lIv. S.
11. Tet-Il 1)1 )lmani. I Iverbert I 1 W . (lastq Ie,
th I ne IIow msup(eI; tle1d(tu1, wa S I int ro
dIIced and he liade a shiorl address to
the plipils ;aind paItrons assiihnd.
-Iskiig il onl behalf of Iie faculty the
cordial support and cooperation of the
parilets inl Ihis year's school work,
and pledginlig his best. efforts and that
of his assistants.
C' haIr 1111 oper extetled a welcoiie
to the si ueriniteide4tI and all new
memnhers of tlie teaching corps, aIId
concluded his remarks by stating that
tentative plans were on foot for the
iniprovenient of the school building
and adding now recitation roonis, en
larging the auditorium ind making
other necessary chlanges In tie planti
inl order to accoiinodate tle constantly
growing need of tarter facilities. Ile
was followed by W. L. Gray who is a
in embier of the iboard. 'Mr. Gray call
ed for cooperationi and elipliasized
lie new obligations that rest on leach
ers and parents in the matter of cdii
catinlg tie( children'.
The Watts Ifills school ope'ied its
session Mond;y withIi a large enroll
ient. When1 completed the attenid
alice rgistis will show a decided in
(rease in all the schools, It i: stated.
GASOLINE FIlRE GIVES
IG S(AE 310.N)AY
Gulf lRefllitng Co.'s WaVgo,'n tcalhes
Alire 141 Creatles F- xcitetnent 31on
day Afterinooin.
fonsilderable excitelrneint, was creat
ed and visioin of a great explosion
were had Monday afternoon on tle
north side of the pulblic stiare When a
gasoline wagon ca ught afire and Itie
uiiles moved across the sqiuare leav
in g a stream of fire in tie wagon's
wake. Qilick work by voluniitteers andl
tle fire depar1 tnien t, coinected with a
liiysterious siittiln..g off of the gas
pipe resuttled In a victory for the fire
fighters and the daier was over.
Thell troulbl. 1,tar0-d wheni "hItllic"
.\loor strick a Inatch to light a cig
aretto at the coirner oof the building
houming1w Vincent Mlotor Coliupan.1y's
arage underineati 'lhe Advertiscr of
fice. I'lle Yas; wavon in ciarg.e of
Niles Worian. wai niarby 1inptyiiig
aii order of atisolinie intot the Vincent
tank. A "mnall :noiiunt of the volatile
find had escaeid frain tin taIn k.
flow le oft with water IteIkin fromin tIh
faucet on the si of the stret and
trickled away soinw dist anev from th
gasoline taik ariund the con ilier to,
tii alley let weeli Tht1e Advertiser
bildcing anid the i-:tirpirise National
lInt k wheri ut lr . M coore was trin g to
"eli a friendc in aituomobilec, whlich sale
incidlentally didt not mlatcriailize iighit
thlen. Ininocen tly thIirow1 ig I le ma~itcli
inito what lie tthouigtit was hiarniless
wa ter, ir. .\oore tet It fall on thle
gasolinie imixtiure inisteadc andu this in
stantly ignitecd, the tilaze rapidly ruin
ning tip tic' aade to tihe wagon and to
(lie streami of gasoline tiowing out of
lie tank. Alr. Woirkmani attempijed to
turn1 offl the Plw of easuiline, but fall
lig to makile a comleuite jobi of It lush
id for' the ftre stat ion. Th'le miles
leisurely hulled the wvagdilnieoss the
strieet leaving a trail of tire bhimill. in
hie Iniidst of the e'xcit emetnt tthe (gaso
Iinc ceased to lowv dut. of tthe tanik
ai lh t fliri-tighite rs itidei a tellinug
useault don the blaze witth chieicahs
fromll the triick andi hiancd-ixt iingiih
(IS. 'Thte danter was tthdn oivil and
th lic rowdI that htad gathIieried sooni dis-.
lijrsedi after satisfylng itself a: to all
the dlet ails anad mIl n tlg vaiou(1s t ei -
ma:1tes as to wtha t da lia e might have
1b(en done thil the wao eii xptloded.
Th'Ie famouit .Johnuli tIlls pulace, now
thii propertiy of F'leingi hicros., oif
th is city, wihl tie offered at aunt ion
Thulrsdayv touong, Seputetittei II. at
I0::?( o'clock. Thiiis t ract. Is loca ted bie
Iween TIa rk rdale anid Ora and oi on..
talns 8017 acres, which will be subdli.
vidled I into I ahnis ranrg inr from 25 to
100 acres. Full detaIls of thle sadle
ar ie p)resen ted in ani ad v c eient In
t his miorning's4 Advert iser tiy hi. M1.
IWolff, who Is conductingr the sune.
PERSHING QUALIFIE
Genea Peslg Xn R viitto
1
dimonstrateti to the onlookers how hie
II
PRESIDENT PLAN
OF CAF
In Labor Day Message t
Call Conference Soon
On High Cost of Livin
Washoigton, Aug. : I.--l'resIdeot
Wilsol iln a lahor I lay message to
Ailnerican workers toniight. annotunced
lhat lie wvotilIl (.all inl the niear tIt re
a conifereCet Of representatives of 1a
h1mr andl inclustry "no dilisuss funlla'
m n1111tal iialls of bettering tihl whole
relationship of capital anl labor anl
1utting ihe whole <itestion of wages
tiilln anlot1her fooling." The president
iiid he wa s enoiagedl atnl pleased
with tlie resilts thus far of tle gov
er Ittit's efforts to brinlg (fown the
iiist. (of livinig an114 explressel confl..
denve that substantial resilts would
loo achivevl inl the solving of this
probleini. l4'atieiee and vigilanet
however, he said, must. he exrijsel
andi the govermliielnt' efforts muiilst
have the co-oiperation of* every citi
Zenl.
l'resuimIablyIi referrinig to the exist
ing. labhor unr lest anwliteats of stikiheis
the presidenf. appeale )l 1o ver'y cili
Yen to refrain frooin im.g anthvijing
11ha0 wouild tenld to Incroa-4e th.- cost
of living hut instead to (i) all iossile
to promlote producetionl.
Thli. presidelt eXpressed parlicularl
tratifivntion at th altitude taken hy
i supportlim. Ol, ov n n orl
(wa to " f.1 req p Ss for "Ibldi 1!ona;l
'.as throluehli a lowering of livina
c ost 11n1 sati sim hoped that thr
Wr s hI lemiselves would "move v.ith
thv o'l -1111n1 intttf d of a1ai it
in the .ollution of this gral deIo
leratice problem."
'Te laborfit day tme - age as madi
pubtliC((1 Ioniht afth Whii\lit e l louse fol -
"I am1 enfoura:ged tii 2I am (rifid bly
lie proigress whiich is bieing niali In
(fon1trohllIng thl (fost f livIng. I'The uip
14(rt of thle miovemenut is id fes pread (
Sitmmontt'teil fo IIICK IliN.
Ittiral l'iliceent (olumbiuos Owens
and( Aniidy I. I loydl reei vfed sublpoena3s
yesterdayV s-ummloninog thtetm t( federal
(fourt wichiil convenes itn Tlfik 11ill
next~ weekii 3 tOrt ify in (lie ease oif
iid tat at (ill was ff1undt on I le de..
indaI's 5 ! if 4 abiout two~f moneths atgo.
NiW (of fon iltyer.
Air'. Oscar t lendersont. an expiente
th 3 i 'iwelk andlf will buy fitio on t41eiIhe
locatl marklet tis fall. \t. I lenderson
:the sonl tf (Ca it. 11. l,. II inderisonl,
(if War e Shoals, amtil hiought fot tiin for
.everal yearis on I le \\a r' Shoial
inarket. It Is underistood that lhe will
represenit the 'Ml'ihdlfn and other
.\tr. It. .\. Wolff has 5(4hl his iisi
dheliff on West .\laino stree whiich lie
recent ly puirehasfd and hi;iil renovat.
(Ito get ioss(ession on .lanutary lst. .\r.
Wol ff expiees to) buil oni hIs lot
futhe ouIft (it adfj0oiig .\r. Etugene(
Ililen.
S AS A MARKSMAN
renot ruh rn ieat I Mans, I rane,
Iaildnu ild a rillt in his frontler days.
3 CONFERENCE
ITAL AND LABOR
Workers Says He Will
-Asks Cooperation in Fight
g.
and I con filien tly look for substainlial
resullts, although'l I llst, -ounlSe.l pa
I ienilc I as well as vigilanice t-auo .
slivih will not vomel instantly or. with
olt telin wo-k.
'L 1 o -lII( vaiin em1phasize mly appeall
to every citizenl of, the c un - to cot
Iinue to _ive his lersional suipport in
Iilis m1atter, and to imake it as aclive
as possible. 1.4t him not. only 1frain
froi doing4 anythin10 which, at le
inlomn tl will tendf tf) illerense Ohe cosl
of ivin, hii, let him do all in his
1owl-e r t incroa:: flt, prol eti ionl; and
I e hiiisielf Iarefully. eontoii p jI
it 1in1 t e .14n t ( D'limplionl. B (i com)
rion i elion in t his direction, we shall
oVel0im -* dangeri gt';it er Ilanl I I
dlngter- of war. \'v will hold sIet ly a
siittitionl which b , rlaughtl w\'ith possj-1i
b!ilities of, hardshlip and sulffering- lo
larg.- llartt 0of OIll- population; we will
inabll l the rocss s of 1roiuction to
overtlakef th'. proce.sses of, conlsuimp
lion: a nd w- will siwetd O i .- l ora
lionl of, anl ad inte1.11. imr asinglv PowA r
' iam 'larlivulaly.1 -ratifie-d :11 11hf
fiti'.
ki pp wiitlich tho gov Irn itient- po i.
eylI: r vail friinII the i*e0nta
ii* - i a o r iid ltiO r I tt ih jar
iib) I lb: .1h 1 wo lk r i n rit' ll :
wil i liiph ti all.- (tndor~ the poill .
- Im oallinga for as :rly a udat
ha t pr li'mica llei. a tofer ill he sie n
Cii ili lo i a litIt ; I tt' Ier ei la or I it
whol- wholiet hilo ilaItl imcu
fundii. m11nt1a lit Iw n' loof begttei' h
whrole riel -a nhi of'Il mim lcap it la la
harinl'-lVo plli thied ol ie tioo
wae. upo anethve f omlii." t
,a se in ll loelen I i t z. om 11
.\li lti . thGlerPs oirson, ftigiy and
bri-h erin-law I ofti il ilarya i'>iili asdat
former..ly oft this hciiy, lied at tihe home:
tietzin- It rt evi ll.n a n
wa.tti huitd Sin ilte churchyar of Chrlit
hadt bee itn i-llt hi l th frso.tm
(ndduin ith~e pt I unh. suh
relief ip tem huini ns itf Northeii Cao
lilhW oter taoiril ro51 II) has~ be-n
bu il n1( hi w e i r b il -
PERSHING TELLS
PAIRIS GOOD-BYE
.\nerican om(' madier lllllighly 111l1o red
in F'rench ('.1t01 11 oni E of lD pu'l -
11re. arnTribnIe1 Palid yflg
I''ren u in itt.
I 'ari.;, .\u112. ;;1. Tis . moa in
1i. th i.: lIndi h .
V It . ': a p rw n the bl it eral Ix
in: ofd It -'ali auwe veh ihe v.sue
thatlhy V al ni e rn ' r: 11ut and . ricahad
I av d r u e tge b w ou'm-1 -l se se
ill idihn r!atio.
Iwn asked a t h lansd f or ' im
4'.ie, ( 1eA I re'l v ogl'elo
I I'e ' . A a 1fll lit ar.
After n rbi n t' r elim til re.
10~~j~ loda b:AdeTatde
tIU wa s aIt w v n 11tho ar mu1 is icei was
signed. 11 was thii we know the vIe
toys t was otin- and thad our dead dll
not did in vain."
When asked about his plans for the
fuit re, G eleral Pershing responded:
"I hav tii'i any. AI all ven . s don't
attribilie any to mne."
Warml tribute, was paidI to fiwneral
Pershing I oday by Andit(tre Ta r ieu,
hwad of vth geneal columission for
Francro-Amlericanl war mtes
"Frenliini will alwayS remmbr
this co ltandri who. with i och, P e
1Ilin and liaig,' n roughtl aboti t h1w de
Ii) al of (ietrn'n and i bt r:tlte oina
oil," ('aptainl Tardieul saidl. "I, who,
on so inlany ocensionsF for h wo years
o llab iratled Seit. hm. will t.l fill
fi i l unn et, fillt i ' t a -:aoiii d f)r ir
hotess tat1 I displhived. Il i a Iont
friind of o -fswho ea l u v. liv in1.
rutoial conittly inl the thosIlIe (t
'il1l 01t u . and W rs) onallY I m hIsll :d- I
woays e tain for hliiit a de p t fit.
TO Ill: l'ItOSI-: lTIAl)
-i'laimrl i-.E eiike ilurli" ;3;- -
Charlotte firineu 11lilify lo .11ns-tice.
('harlotte. Amg. :'.I. ()r!anizationl of
"Charlotle( labor* extrative hoartd" for
tIml announcled pulrpo: ( of pros-eculinq
Ich'ntleossly throulgh !w_,al chiannls.
thlose( resp;on lepq for the riol :t thw
(,ir barn11 of 11he southern-1 Publ1ic irili..
tiles enln1p:tur lastO Tunlleay mlornng
h\h!- l i ; Inen lo t heir lie , n
dozenI wlere oun~lded, wa;s :uinonnweedf
tImday. Tisl wa- l11n- chhlff It,\v. l'Iop..
lu11,nt (f 11W d!ay 'n the strl-t railuoay
.Arilmif -lln tionl. Th- kra -a i n i
IoM MuCI il, (0f rM r 1' m:-:"
! l ; 'r mn the I\-\e A lq j h h- la w
fop lon and (In'. n n Ce a
f1.n:1 m If L-e t.
N. C. coolll.mnsl for .1. P Fitz.
eibb nsstrke-rea er.whro is nr jail
Sent In
TRINHY 1,0i06t
Cuaviir11__" DkIVE
Clhcr S:chool i1G4-lict U4.1141r. Ell.
( rII'ai ' I r ''r ill So icilin.'
.154''bI''r'. Stole M nn er t of
f'ret Ihool lriet il 1he counity to
a t enluot, ennvas' of ber
nli' im ill il(; c('o41 \ hlIN branch of the
Alo'ricanl %,*(IIoni A.\sociatioll. Thm
conuleefoi that district has can
.1 all prospects and reported a
Sjer ven, 'lt. nrollment with des all
pai fl. Ill a few eas liilmbers were
not able to ply d1es at this time and
cheeks were4 giveun by them to fal due
later in the fall of the year. Mr. C. A.
P'ower. county chairman of tihe as
80ociation, reports 11tht. ;1 iltull)c'r (f'
other school districts had sent in en
(-(ou1-aging reports and that 1Inlich pro-.
4.ross is indiclted all over the co nil
I.- I is oxpected that all com iitt.ecs
will nulo1 reioris before the ((end of
ti1b week so that a con tIplete an21 finial
reportI (n h4 Sent .)to state headft linal
osinl Co-l'lutia.
.\Mr. Power has -cei-clved the lfollow
ing h41- 1.e fruinl 1. P. AcLol od, stalo
11N1a1r, which _,i'vo., an idca of tho
tiolt in oth'.er secti ns of thle sta :
Wo arl, reveivil.:r s plelid reporwts
fr'o) a4 Iarg, 14'er C(It (4 the c 1 til4'{ .
\\' lui n1ot recceived fill reporr
fri' lli ally oic co llt ,y hintll avi, fil] r
port-; fIo'4l ii 14 f Ilcl tol- s i
I It Ia I Iun \ss I II. 1 I e ll i t '
fii' 4li 9 41 'ini .- " . . ha :e r ''':-'l"' :11 44
r )44, iI> show 1I I . \ ' , t v
n .'lwItd (f Ilc i gl e inan de Ii i
to join 11 the 1.\4 lt A wi Iionll. an 1 manly of
(h8' towc llips h ( no 1 I- ow 1.5 to 16 1
:o r cenit is- herauseo 9. 1( l polr cent
h1:s ll ot liel olic.Ited. if N11,00f) farin
41's, i(cCllalls,41 halik I's and rIell -I
lilnlt mll we're %\je ti . ( wonlil
\ ind up with lno h 4.8s 111Il 77,04
\.4 - -1L1411 from
h !I., cl r l hl ch'.iirinan, \ ) -14
4ris~4 t414' I~Ll-lo- 4 2for I'('l(!~ (own.1
!110 1' -4 4 ' ' I '. "! q . I '1.;4I'v.- t
hip.andta :I !arI.- (.4.1nt pa"id
'11'.- th1 u 1:ask d. Thi ik pr:t
lot('' 0 I4 lit.1 11 1 ;1:11'r 111)4 1 , " 1 ''(1
'Ma lt 00 perelut . I :l n'aler 1110,1
1 r -111 . 11- or r.
an it 4 1 I:4'! p' 4411'f-l\\ i 1 \\')
(44 n II 111 inl I' 1'nunty.\' St. ('halle"
' n n hi -4 ' '4 . 44 h.- .\ 44'''a1!14on. a
!lilt 1( - i pm, 1 w a -
'I' ' n In ll ' o I 1t' ( e: ' 'day t
di44r' i.t n1 4,1: h I:ml 221 onn-v'81114.h A 14
2n evely oe jo4'ined'114 the t\so ciat.
441n 41 4 r illj'nt.
((1111 '' . huri ' thal,48 aill of ll(' 41own
4:4hip11:1 4ntun1(1' who4It'144 laren or
andI~ll ('f cour'csl all ae woring are1~ 11
niac ie withI l e ::ame(1 (' r111so s Ah-(8 11
luly all that4('4I4, is 8 n 1.4sar 11 ksep
44very~ 1inan1 1in1 yfour n t y s nled111 114
upon 1andl841 the 144mtier i t ll'ent l pr1
sented to hi1114n.
I 1.y 1ountie4 report 1' ia ilt to,44 '
1'ofo41t4 their('' 1 Ianvas in three4 da11 Y. tl.
11a141n unt2i4' vo r touty has414 ('If athor
the i nndard4)1 b''ti a lca h'.. Thts w l
14r11) nacsary itpopirtk, le Southai'