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> L.UM XXXV. LAAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1919. UMB PRISMNT SCORES ,INC4LIFORMIk linge Crowd Hears 'His Ad. dress ROWDY ELEMENT DISTURBS MEETING President Plunged Into Shantung and Irish Questions and -British Six Votes with a Clarity that Quickly Restored Quiet and Respect. Ho tility in Atmosphere. En Route With President Wilson to San Diego, Calif., Sept. 20. Crowds are always difficult to ana lyze; their applause is not .always concltsive, their denonstrations are not always spontaneous and the ele ment of contagion and suggestion en ters into the psychology of the mo ment, but more distinctive than any other audience on the whole journey have been the three which Prrsident Wilson addressed at San Francisco. Their respective responses were dif ferent, their demeanor also different. Fully 20,000 people were packed in every conceivable space-aisles, raft ers, stairways and balconies. A more uncomfortable mass of humanity I have never seen. P)ople could neither get in or out, they were fas tened as if in a vise. They gave Mr. Wilson a thunderous welcome. And the demonstration lasted fully fifteen minutes during which time even the president seemed to enjoy the waving of flags and the expressions of enthus ia.ni, but as the great majority who had collie to listen, heeded tihe up raised hand of the mayor, a minority who 11ad com1e to disturh), kept III a pe-rieual clamor. At fiirst it Ieemed as if it was llere dikcomfort and aixiety )to get niearer the front. lt ad:'ty the )p.res'i~d.'s face-hamnrd oned as Ie sahy that a small groui had pl10aced itself in the hall prestim abl1y to ilterfere with the making of 0h" :qlocih ltself. People on the platform. many of !et Ih!publi-als. plainly showed hwir1 1marrassment, as; they did not want a 'w petople to give the imimpres sion that SaII iFrancisco had so far forvoitel its demiocracy as to'rfuse to hear both side:; of any 111) public Ies lion. Again and againl, lIhe organ ilayed in order to seetre (iulet and finally the president started .;ieaking amidst an audible tii rulience on the outskirts of the crowd. Ills audience didn't 'respond to frequently made points. Some started to appliaud, but evidently feared it would give the dis turhers the opportunity they sought to prevent Mr.-Wilson from making an extended speech, but something in the hostility of the atmosphere aroused Mr. Wilson and he did what he had hitherto never done-he start ed to fight the noise. Usually, in big auditoriums, he had not strained his voice or atitempted to do more than extend his greetings, but, on this oc casion, lie struck forth in his argu ment and handled the Shantung and Irish questions, and the matter of Great Britain's six votes with a clari ty that quickly restored quiet and re spet. fly the time he had finished he may not have converted those whoe came with preconceived hostility. but lie tamed the disturbers and Mr. Wil son may wvell consider it a triumph. .h Cotton StIM 'Arv~nelng. Tecotton piarket )gs shown con siderable, strengtJ~' durng the past week. Futureo mgrkets ligve showrt a bktady .advance, and the local market, *-has followed them., Nest of the locptl cotton is being htoremd bilt severa( large lots wore piit 4p ,Aho market yesk . erday, best prices being 31 3-.4 cents - per pound. Criticismi of the local market has considerably abatefl dur ing the ipast week or so and one of dthe local buyers claimed 'yesterday that the Laurens market was equal to and ahead of most markets in the vic inithy. Many Going to 80~th Reunion. Mrany former .soldiers of the Thur tieth Division are planning to go from here to Gireenvil-le the first of nmext week to attend the first annual reun ion of he division, which takes place Monday and Tuesday. Somec of the mendo C xpect to leave Saturday and others -Sunday or Mfonday morning. All of them are looking forward with a great ulnn1 of ninnaSin to ithe ('e. OVER ONE THOUSAND IN CITY SCHOOLS Attendance Largely Increased Over Last Year. Facilities Already Over. taxed. Over one thousand pupils are reg istered. in the city schools, including the central school, Laurens Mill and colored. school, stated Supt. Gasque yesterday. Both the central graded school and the colored school are il-' ready largely overtaxed and the trus tees are considering means of secur ing more room at least by next year. According to plans now .under con sideration, an annex will he built ad joining the presgnt central school building in which the present work may be expanded-and a vocational de partment will be idded. This may not take place before next year. The figures given out by Supt. Gasque do not include the NVatts Mills school, where two or thoc hundred children are enrolled. The following figures give the en rollment by classes and sex: Central Schoel. Grade Boys Girls Total I. .. .. .. .. .. ..48 21 69 i... ..........30 18 48 Ill. .......... ..13 28 41 IV. ............23 24 47 V. ............39 31. 70 VI... ..........29 26 55 VII. ............17 31 48 Vill........ ....33 32 65 IX... ........ ..24 28 52 G... ..........15 20 35 XI. ............1 13 14 Total ........2,72 272 544 .. Laurens 31111 School. Grade Pupils ... ....................62 [1... ..................23 Il... .. ...................28 IV. .................... 16 Total ................129 ('oored Sehool. .oy ..................152 r .. . ........177 -T(orand Tiota. etral Selhool............... ~t lauirenis .\ill School........1. (Colore'i Schtool .. .. ......... 32 Total ...... ..........1,092 1;APTl1ISTIS EXPECT Will 31IEETIN(G1 Al' Bl'EAVERIlA3 Dr. White, Dr. 31e-0011h11n and 3llr. C. 11. Boho to 1ake ddresse4. Uov. Cooper Expected. The annual session of the Laurens Baptist. Association Is to be held next Tuesday and Wednesday at. Heaver dam church, the first session to be held Tuesday morning. Preparations are being made for the largest meet ing In the history of the Association and to accommodate the large crowds a huge tent has been secured to be asured of ample seat-ing space. The meeting Is to be divided into two phases. The first day wIll be de voted to general church matters, such as a dilscussion of temp~erance andl re ligIous literature, the opening sermon being preached by D~r. Edward Long, of Clinton. The aecond day Is to be given over to consideration of the 75 Million Dollar cahipaign and address es are to be made by Dr. John E. White, of Anderson, Dr. Mc~lothlin, of Furman University, M1r. C.' B. Bobo, Mrs. John Fizer, head of thue Bap tIst missionary union of the state and probably Gov. 11. A. Codyier. Local Water Ptur. . It is not always the clearest '%Pter or the most palatable 'that is purest, said Supt. J. E. Philpot, of the -water and light departtrlent yesterday, and while water that is of'f color or has 'an objectIonable taste is not desirable, he said that it is not neceaarrily con taminated. To test he matter local ly, ho said, he had sent to the state' chemist a sample of the city water drawn week before last when the lo eal supply had a peculiarly objection able taste. The report on this. dated Sept. 12th. as received on the 16th rhows negative bacterial indications of contaminations with the remarks, "Analysis indieate water to be0 of good (tinality and free from contamination." Two Big 'ITurnipsM. Th'e Gar'den 'editor wvas the reclpi r-nt of two big turnips, the gift of .\mr. W. C. Brown, of 'farksadale Stat !on. Tihey are umn'msually large for the dry weather butt not so large that they v.ill hn wn'inel. RURAL SCHOOLS GO FORWARD Many School Distrlets Voting Extra LeVIes 111 Erecting New Buildings. Mlr. Wilson, County Superintendent of BEducation, statkes that much inter est Is being shown in the schools of Luarens county by the trustees dhd patrons. Becatise of the compulsory attendance law bringing many new pupils into school, there is an urg'ent need for more teachers, more room and seating capacity. The question of state aid plays an important part in many schools at this time, states 'Mr. Wilson. Sitate aid, under the term extension law, the rural gre ded school law and the high school law, may be withheld when any teacher has more than fifty pupils in a class-room. According to reports froni the trus tees many school are preparing for these needs, in the way of -voting more taxes and building more commodious buildings. Shiloh, Friendship, Grays, 'Lanford, Merna, Mt. Bethel, Poplar, .lt. Gallagher, Cross Hill, Long Branch and Laurens have voted an additional levy. Prospect and Cen tral, at present, are planning to make additional levies. Shiloh is building a modern school building on toe same plan as that by which Bethany was built some years ago. Poplar is re modelling its old building into a mod ern butilding. Among other schools that are planning for new buildings are leIna, Princeton. Long Branch, Belfast and Lisbon. Wade and ,Pine Grove have uAted and built a new modern building. In addition to these, tie negroes are awiakening to the need of better school houses and are plan ning to hid( in several districts. Watts Mills and Laurens lill have (iiployod nll all-time teacher f)r adilts .\r. Sweaingen, State Siter intendetnt or Ediieaton, state that laire'is coiity is the first cotnty to have a teacher giving full time lo tohis Work. 1111 PolemIIn IIOnens ad Pollee millan1 illkeit'ly ('a 11ii-4red 'Iat o f Mo till I lit t 'tijlloni of Whiskey aid 31tch 1?11ral I 'olicemlanl ('ohnn1bis 01wens aiil ('hief of P)olice l1ithely iiiade a raid onl the homei of .ilim C'asvy bo. tween banford S l .lion aniid Yar borouli's 11 1 yesterdlay and (ap tillredl a Part of a still, a alo11011 of whiskey and aboit fifty gallons Of beer. The implements and littuid were found on1 the second floor of Casey's house, where a neatly contrived ar rangement was found for manufactur ing the forbidden fluid. The defendaht was later released on $500 bond and his ease will come up for trial at the next term of criminal court. A few days ago Policeman Owens and Andy Boyd joined in a raid on a still in Greenwood county across the line from Cross 11111. A still and about 60 gallons of beer were found but no arrests were made, the owner not be ing on the place. It is understood that thle Greenhwoodi authorities have since made atn arrest. PltIZE~S F~It BRIITIS I. Rlewards for Efilciency in Flying Craft. ILondon, Aug. 22.-Prizes aggregat ing $340,000 will be offered for efmi icncy in flying craft to be shown in the aircraft 'shifety competition which the government will hold March 1 tiext. All mntrants must be "British. The object is to ascertain the best flype of afrplanes in which it will he safe to travel antI which, in particu lar, will be capalble of rising from and alighting in a sinall space. TPwo types of machines will be en tered-small machines With a carry ing cap)adity of two, and large ma clines with a carryinig capacity of 16, exolusive of ew. ,'Phe flrst prime tor the small machine will be $50,000, secondl '$20,000, third $10,000. FI'rst prize for the iarge ma chine will be $100,000, secondl $40,000, third $20,000. IEntries are to close D~ecember' 31, next. Robbers Oet $2,000 From Train. Seattle, Wash., Sep. 19.--At least $26,000 was obtained by a robber oir robbers who b)ound andl gagged a mail clerk on an eastboundl Northern Pacifie passenger train between Seattle and Kanasket, today, according to reports r'eceivedi here by the police and r'ail i'ond offiials COMMUNITY FAIR A T WATTS MILLS People 'of Community Looking For. ward to Annual Event with Great Pleasure. The people of Watts 'Mills village and vicinity are looking forward with a great deal of interest to the annual Community Fair which is to be held Friday and Saturday, October 3-rd and 4th. Preparations for the event have been under way for several weeks and much interest is -being taken by the people of the community as well as the school teachers under whose di rection the fair is given. An attrac tive program has already been is sued showing the different Interests to be contested for and the prizes in each event. Preniun Lst. The following is the premium list With priz.es: 1.-.iiousehold Products. Ist 2nd 1. Best jar of fruit $ .50 $ .25 2. hest jar of vegetalbles .50 .25 3. Best jar of preserves .50 .25 4. ieI;t jar of pickle .50 .25 5. Best collection dried fruits or vegetables .50 .25 II.-Plain Sewing and Fancy Work. I. Best mnade dress for a child .50 .25 2. Best imade blouse or suit for boy .50 .25 :3. Best garment made by girl 15 or more .75 .50 .1. Best garment maide by girl less than 15 .75 .50 5. Best piece fancy work by woman .75 .50 6. Best piece fancy work by girl .75 .50 II I.-Flowers. 1. Pinest collection of ferns t.00 .5 2. Jinest single fern .4) .25 2. I inest any other pot. plant .50 .25 I. linIWtz vasi. cut flow II' '.51) .2.) IV -Cooked Articl(.I I. Ie.st pie nmde by gil Ic-.-; than I . .5 ) .2.5 2. iesi (ake inale by wo nc~u S .25 2. PisI candy 1111de by girl .50 .) V. -Gade IPoducets. 1. Pcst baske vgeabes on! kind .5) .25 2. ilwst basket vegetables. variety .75 .5 0 VI.- -lelics. I. Nlost interesting relic or1 curio .75 .50 Vil.---Club Exhibits. 1. Mothers' Club. 2. M1ill Girls' Club. 3. Little Girls' Sewing and Canning Club. -1. School and Kindergarten Work. 5. Display of goods made by Watt, Mills. 6. Relics and, curios. rommittees. The following committees are at work on different phases of the fair: Lucas Ave. (upper)-Mrs. Johin Martin, 'Mrs. Jodie Gossett, Misses Bernice Jones, Addle May Darneli, Lucile Martin. Lucas Ave (lower)-Mrs. F. K. TPay lor', Mrs. Jack Cothiran, Mrs. Jessee, Misses Marie Browniee, Ada Sims, Chlora Fleming, Gladys Taylor. Eenythe St.-irs. iDunk Minms, Mrs. Martin, odisses Ruth Couch, Vallie Ed wards. Copeland St.-Mrs. M. HT. Grubbs, Mrs. Sorgee, Misses Lola Dickerson, Lillian Strouo Ilammett St.-Mr's. O'ary Fowler, Mmr. Cage Willikins, Misses Veda Ta'.y lor, Mary Tinsley. 'heattie St.-JMrs. Waldrop, Mrs. Pdaraon, Misses May Garrett, Etta Ed wards, Maude flobo, Ellheth Owun. Sirrin'e St.--Mrs. Burns, 'Misses Florence Patton, Alice Kirby. Wallace St --Mrs.WV. R. -Wt'lson, Misses Orelle Pearce, Selma Kirby. Simmons St.--Afra. W. HI. Hunter, Mirs. .James Boyter', Mrs. Arthur Gar rett, MIsses Maude C'ox, Fanny Lusk. Swygert Ave.-Mrs. John Clark, Miss Bessie Darnell. Stevens St.--Mirs. W. W. Griffin, Mrs. .Jim C2rowe, Mrs. Lanford, MIss Clara Bell Tlumbln. Newv St.--Mr's. Burns, Misses HPlle Ferguson, Runettec MecPher'son. Object, The object of the fai' is set forth in a few articles introducing the pire mium list. It is stated as follows: The WVat ts Mfills Community Inn. COL. WAitl ESTABLISHES CINSUS OFFICE iIEREi Fourth District Supervisor to lave OfiCes in the Post Office Building. Col. Oscar W. Babb, supervisor of the census in the Fourth Congression at District, stated yesterday that he had succeeded in securing office room in the post ofilce for transacting the 1920 census business in this disti ict and that those having business with him may find him There. At first it was stated that Col. Babb's office wotid be established In Greenville, but he has succeeded in changing this plan so that he will be at his own home and nearer the center of the district. He will be able to keel) in close touch with Greenville and Spartanburg by train and with Union by motor con veyance. REST ROOM COM LETED. An Invitation Extended to theWonen of tMe County to Make Use of the ioom and Kitchen. The flet. Room in the Court Ilouse, established ly the Business Women's Ciub and furnished by the merchants of the city, has been completed and an invitation extended to all the women of the couity to visit and make use of it. The room is tasteflfly futrnishefd with tables, chairs, lounge, curtains and other articles to make it. attrac tive and comfortable. A ki teen 'with an oil stove and cooking utensils is al so fitted up1) neat the lest Room where visitors may prepare lunches and lcook coffee or other beverage. Both n0011iS are on the Western side of tle second floor of the building and may bw found by going through the colut. The following account of the first meeting of the Misiness Woman's Club11. was furni. led i AI vertiser b)y the is' eretary: 'ie Itiusiness W'o ' . Club field its tirst I 'is - m'ing in the Rest llooin" .lionday a:r noon at six oo'.c, thir',y-nine -mbners being r n \e lad qluite an entluisias ' I eting. T e irs hIng itken I pII a a \w>e 1f thania;1. in te bu;siness o!'- of I.tilrens w ll tildt.| it Ios.:lhI to h1.1ve the roonw:. \ln e .tr sh1 wi e hav.- ' i o p. to h1.co thle privihvn - to te1 lust where tir 10nV i ill cied 'I hen nte VI d t's in . adles who so kinludly ael ti ~ ste'v i1s ill1m~ing ihe e ara in%. w ah ich add mich to the attractiv\enes I 4nr It was delcided, if practicaleh, to proelt t: wit ie woiman to keip the rooms i eiarge. We wisih to take tIhis r - torttiity of eixenslin-g an in viat.I to every womianl in Lauiretis 0' y to vi and make le of t hOse :s, at any tiite. \\e hoie to he to kep the roomis openl from ie in th: mmorniigs tintil seven-thir v in th,' afternoons. \\e will an Oince the date of opening later. and .vant to assuire each woniatn of tle county that site is mil ).-t hleartily welicome. Respect fully, Secretarty of the Chlb. (lets 1t4eserve ('ommiissiotn. Mr. Car'les II. Rounds, 'who served dulring (lie war as First ieuitenant in time 8ist 'Division, received a commis slomn several dyas ago as First Lietu tenant In the reserve corps of the rceular army. Ofilcers ini the meserve corps and reqiuired to (d0 military ser vice about two weeks in each year end are ubt)ject to dall at the outbreak of wvar. ILieut. Rounds has accepted the commission and is now a part of time aermy establishment. was organized for educeational pura postelf. Firi~: We wiish to dlevelopt commnti ty spirit 'hy eneoutraging all the peo pie of the vi'lrge to bring an exhilbit. Second: \Ve wilsh to encourage the indiividutal to improve his productts. Coming together in friendly rivalr'y ag' mI otur neighblor will utrge us to rhe 4' mt er efforts. P': offeing i pre m11i,., ;.' dealir" to encottrtage each one( to put mote intetrest in this line of work. Third: Bly btringing the peopile to.. gether we will aid t he imat erial and edtcntilonal growth andi develop) the social spirit and pride in outr coim muni iity. ixhiits must he brtouight to thte (donmtmity ITotuse October' 1st atnd 2nd. Te fair will be opened to time tutblic on Friday evening at 8 o'clock andi closerd Santnrsday at 4 o'.cno.1, DISORDERS MARK GREAT STEEL STRIKE Police and Workers Clash Monday SEVERAL INJURED; OTHERS ARRESTED Effect of Walkout Felt When Steel Strikers Walk Out in Many MIils In Steel DIstrict. Both Sides Settlo Dom-n for Long Struggle. Pirming. ham District Unaffected. The second day of the great st. ag gle between the labor unions and the United States Steel corporation open ed with the question as to the ex tont to which the industry has been affected by the strike still uncertain, canfused as it is by the conflicing claims of the leaders on either side. That the industry has been gravely criplIled in the great centers of Pitts burgh, Chicago and Youngstown was certain and early reports yesterday recorded several gains [or the strik ers. In tle ir cminigham district, in Ala hama the strike was said to be a (I1s mal failure. The possibility of the spread of the stike to as yet unaffected plants was more tiireatening yesterday. At the t lithlhem works of the Blethlehem Steel corporation where :35,000 men are emploed, the lnion leaders an loullie(I that 110 rpily had beeni re eived to theiir reqlest for a confer enev willi thie compiny otleiials and Ihat pri Para ionls were lin1ig 11 i com plet Pn It ICalling out the vorkers. Rioting whicli broke out at tlie closo (if the first day of tIe ilke was re rndal dilTerentli poinltsL this morn.1 in.T* knusa m*, so f:r '-0 one mal eal d, thre ol' i L;o badly Iole 1hat t I iuy di;, ail o iore 0. fo. ; h s:; enroly wolll d. The fatality occur-red in tie l ',tts bus dise :very lilill inl Par r i 'a.. wal.; (lo. hi orni noIlilig but .\I hlfalo w lh lt .hr -la in l. dent plail of tle laae\.iinna Ste'el compan y is beeni forced to suspend operatiolls, according lo pollde r Is, riotilig occurred lhist night and I i0M11ed this morning. The dis der here hiowevel was .lpparently i-1 o serious as in Penns3lvania. The I 2.mer Steel company, a sister plant of tie Lackawanna, announced that 01. ration would cease tomorrow. In ce ient rioting was reported from V ngstown. -ittsiu rgh, Sept. 21 --clashes be t een Pennsylvania state police and c owds .benlt on holding laIbor mass leetings in the Pittsburgh district to day ushered in the strike in the iron and steel Industry. The most serious disturbance occurred at North Clair ton, twenty miiles from Pittsburgh, late in tile afternoon, where the state trloopers chIargoed a crowd of union men holding a mass meeting and broke. it. up. Resistance was offered and it is charged by3 union leaders thlat the mioulnted policemen used their clubs vi1gorouisly and Injured a number in the crowd. About a dozen -men were arrested. The meeting wvas broken ult) at the requlest of local au thorities. According to eye-witnesses, the meeting wvas Proceeding qutietly when the state Police broke it up. The crowd sea tt.ered ahd sonme ran up a railroad empkankmnei and threw stones and other missiles at the troop-. era. During the melee, several in the crowd were struck on the head by tile piolicemeni, it was said. The crowd soon1 scatitered clid as ilar as eah be learned Rio (1ne wa.; seriotusly injured. Iluring the melee the horse of one of the troopers suff. d a broken leg. It is alleged that several shots were tired by ,0soeo in the crowd. William %. lFoster, secretary of the national comimittee for organizing iron and steel workers, tonighlt said1 that a vigorous protest would be lodgedl with the state government agans -11w hat h~e t ermed a "'murderous attack( upon)? law-abiding peole."' Some of thle blast fuRnaces of the ('arniegie Steel (omi:ny' arc located at ('lairton. Th'lere' was a slight (listurRIbance at Me Keesport, whlere unlion organizi'ers (Continued on Pag0 E'ight.)