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VIN Vi~JLx xx>yv. LAURE3NS, SO~Jil CAROLINA, WE13INESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1919. UBR1 SURE MA [D Reports Show Defection in Ranks. SOME MINERS WOULD RETURN Adlequatie Protection will bec Givenl . Miners; who Desire tol )(0111rn to Work. First. Bireak Appears in (anlk4s inl West. Irl-4in1 I11stict. -Washington, Nov. 8.--Olicial \Wash inutoln was firm in the bellef' tollight Ithat the end of the *coal strike was near. There was nothing definite or tangible in the way of actual develop Ients to Justify this hopeful View of thie Sittition, blt evCrVywhere feelinlg prevailed that influences were being brought to .bar to have the strilker' nulmbering iore than 400,000 to return to .work. Confidential reports to the depart m1lelt of Justice from its agents in thc coal fields were said to show many defections from the ranks of the strlk -ers. Some of the reports said that large numbers of idle minlers had de clared they wanted to return to worli but were afraid. In this connection oflicials reiterat ed that adeqluate protection would hi givenl. There was no specifie state 1111t as, to how thlis Would be pro 'Vided, blit it was explained that trooil; wvou1ld he available at the call of ain) goven11111 who be-lievl it necessary t( )r1e evV order or protect wvPrkers Se'a! rvd reports. from the fields re0 'h: into 1 stats,. showed t1 li1:-t b ak ill 1he rainlks of ol'ganliZ(< labor ;n WetVirginia m116 Colorado Advices to Washingtoll healtiulltIer of the ope-rators said that al11 non1-11n toll iiineS were.working to full capai ty and turnling out considerably mor (o0l than on S':urday. Some of ith operators' reports sald that 11111011 me had gone to Work inl noll-ulion mine1 and that there Was growing sen1tillen that lihe mjenl thlemselves shtould hav 11a(1 tie right. to vote on the strike bE fore it was orderc'd. 'I Thi- Information, to q large (ell was ill lino with that rlc'et'd by (11 government, especially As to defe< tionl. (11O11ial. said the strikers rea Ized public selitillielt was again 01111, and some. labor leadet4s als welr tlking Iis view. Attorley General Tal1Ier, 1andlii ihe mill en(d of tile governmllllent case, Wont to l'ennsylvanlia fonligi feelil, It Was said, 1h11 the cris mlih hoer belefore Saturday, Ii du onl whih h 111e temporary njn111.111t lonl 1' str-ainling oflicers of thel miner's orga': 'izaltion" fromn activity was m1ade retuiri abb'. .\ked w'.hat thl( governmetiv * woulId (do lia' day, aln offieial said: "V. will not 'ross tlIt bridge In vl we Lget tok it." horted any3wherle by depbartmnent jusIti('e agents wats taken ats a gon Sign1 .tha0t cond(1itilons were' hlopful at1 that 1he miner01s r'ealized it wats a lini for' sober' judngmlent and actitoln. Se' for' tollighlt ilnI 1 (0e01olfields and wats thoulght here' that1 these mi110 have an'1 im01porlat hieain lg onl 1the gel cral1 siltuation1. Wh 1 e it 11ad been1 Ilhe governmen1101 51trike 'Veal' Itself ouui, hlope (of settli: it a~nl liagenrc's to wrk and1( son 1-r wa n. ot di sclosed. TeSweepin1 fg power0ls of thl ~federt cour t inljunfctionl ini ('lIting , ff' I StikeI( benlefIs Is bing r i'd up I I by3 t he governmlllent to binlg tile strlI to a SpeedIy end1(. T~ocal rep'lresentaitlves of tile lIt Mfile Worlker's of Amerlea were no( fledl today that ceeks to cover penelsS fotr tile last hlalf of Oct oli Of' tile (ourlt's order'. Idlieness of tihe miner1s with1 fnd(1 av'a Ilabdle ror thieir supprlI mal~kes It doub1) fiil if they enn hold < for anly etended10( per'iod, accordninlg 1110 v'iew of men~f familiar with1 str conditions111, rt Is ilargeiy beOcaulse th Is fact that0 labor' Ieader' thoese look for ealy3 lpeace In tile indutryl' Three'C conicillator's of thle dlepar'tm of 1l1b01, here from the coal flel were' in conferece with officeials the diepartmlent today an~d gaVe II hland Iiformiation as to acttual conl tions. They were Hlymol D~avis LOCAL COi"l'ON 1 RA)ER (m'41"1'1NA WIlRE It EP OlTiS serlvice Provided forl by Local Market ASSMorintion1 Finally Secured from Tlegraph Compniy. Announcement wis IIade yesteiay by Farm l Demonstrator Moore that tihe Commercial News Dispatch tele giraphic service, or Now York Cotton Exchanige reports, have at last been seciI red for tle local (o'otto marketing assOCiatioln alid are being dI-eie very twenty inuitites dally to Mlr. C. W. 'Wells, thle cottonl grader..\. Mloore exprev(ssed himself as high'Aly I pleased wiith this mu1itch rogi'wress at 1a,1ine0'd in the 'otton m1iarketi11 ng asso ciition and said that it. should prove very valuable to fartiners Who are hav Ing oft-grade cottol. With fiis report, the coton grader will i) alel to ad vise the approvilmate price that, any hale of cotOll should bring hough, of course, lie cannot dictate as to what price a- buyer must give. Mir. Aloore hits issued thle fol'lowing letter to the farmers of the county: Now that weather coniditi ons are making off-grade cottIon appear on the market it is of tml lost im11portance that fai'iers have their cotton graded and sampled before offering it. for sale. Farmers from any part. of Laurens county can bring samples of their cot ton and have it griided. In doing this care should be taken to get a repre seintative samplel) from bothIt' sides of each bale. Many farmers of Laurens Coluty arc r'aising cotoll of oltstal -lg quality that is worth a premium; over ordinary cottonl. .\lr. Wells is i the man who will tell you if you hive I suchl cot lon. Anotherl 11iortant11 part of Ih ov- 1 - rnlmont entton gr'adinit work 1 tho .xvd weklZhet it-b thev 1%'.S. Dv Imrc ilet of' Agricul: tur shmwilg, the m11arl't value ais comp'lared .withi mid . dling- votion of all arades-. of* entfon. .\lr. \ehls will he glad to ?urnish this - information to an1y ftarm 'er at any - time. o 'very farmr ini TI Laurens county 0 now has tile opportunity to kiow ex a etly what each bale of cotton he has , foi sale is worth iefore offering it fo' I Hale. And thl-i service is absolutely cifree. IWINS RHIODE-S SCIIOLAltSillP. e F. P. Mceowan, Jr., of this City, Sue. ress.full Applicanut for Enlglish Schol. a trshtip. Frank 1'. MeGowan, ir., son itIf ,1. 0 and Mirs. P. I'. Me(o~wen , of this ('y. harus been awarded tile Rhodes scholar shipi from this state to Ox-ford 'ii Hterity, t'ngiam, according to anl an t 11011OuIeit Iade by 11l'ofessor' Frank Aydelotte, of It' .lassachusetts In Ss kitut of Technology, A.-\ericaln see retary to vte ilhodes trustees. The naics of 63 Ameri'an no(nine's were annOuIne aM (lhe samei timef these be ing the first appoilitcd from the l'niit (A States sin(e the war began . Ir. .cGowan will enter Oxford ot lanA ary~ 1st. Th le suiC.cessful aplic(ant from this Slate is a gradutate of the lo('al high 1school and1( th lt'niivers'i'y o1'(f South I dCa roli na. ie .was c'otmmissifmedl in thle arimy last yeari afteri attendtin g the otilet's' triaiiing school1 amal was sexy linig at a triaiing camp wvhent the it arm'itHIice wasi1 Higniedl. AtI prt'osen t lie is teaching in the Gr'eenbrier' Military -Academy113 iln West Viriginia i. 1 ('hitmbelnr of ('4ommeri 'iCe' 4'et imii. TI'he recuirt monitly meeit ing ofth Cihaer' oif (ommluel'e is schedu(ltedi to hie btekl next4S .\lonida y \'ven ing ini its~ Ilanik. lisliess of impilortance~'ii ('fcli alnectioni with the proposed hbond is:meis fltol' pubilic impriiovemient's is e'xpected ' to be briouighit up, 0o a l artge at tnd ~Iance is desirted. ccl ,. Ilox Suipper. Trhere will lie a box siupper' at the lckory Tlaverni school hoiuse 01n i'ri ay n11' ighlt, Nov'ember'i 7. Thei( publhIic SCi ('ordial ly invited. no Iirt .t amiies liiireellI of K'~entuicky and Wi I mit 111am1 iloger is of lowat. to TIh~e f<tuestio 101of piossibile Ciii'rtilment11 ko of t rain serivice hats beeit left to re oIf gilonal dIIirectors! for (leterm'~I inttin ai 'es Itthough riiailrtoad oilllis agreed t hat . itinless t ho str'ike ila brough It to a quIck li (!nd(, it may be necessai'y to i'edtuce asariply both freight andl passeniger' of servicee. T1hie rail road administratlon rat is r'eadly to seize such coal as it needs, dli- and tmove the rest to districts whete jnd thte ltunnly is low. IN SPALATO, WHERE The famous Diceletian arches i marines and bluejuickets landed to In Slavs. w.4d Mlestilent of lih!ny Seet I io led it li Her m .m londa) L.-.' I4d to Riest Tuesdaily. .\lrs. Alice Iiarl: sdal l yrd, widow if the late GI . . liyrd. of t1e li th my seoi I the co; aly lear . Mls rove mill, died at lii holme t heei donlay.1 and 1he reminls wer hid (o est 'Il sdzay Imlorning 0 1 1 o'clock n lethany ieimtery, hi )astr, It)aso . I. -F. .laeobA, of Clinton, conitt'ing "ouriteenth C hapter of St. .Jlohn and ie Twenty-Tird l'saln were taken is th1o Scripture lesson and her six nplews, as follows, acted as pall bearers: Will and Earl Barksdale, of SAparlanhurg .1. Allen and Downs Al hert Barksdale, Elmllie ii(' Ilens (0id. Iobert Roper, of LautreIR. .Mirs. lyrd .was a sister of t he late W. D. Barksdale anid Downs C. Barks dale, of tis vity, both of whom lave dIt elwhin le past few yeaIS. T .wo( lIvIng brothers, Geo. C. and .loln A. Sliarksdale, of (Greeinwood, ,;I vive i!r ais (10 \wo Siters, .\Mrs. IHirly Frank;. of this; coonty, and .\lrs. W. 1. N:ash. of 11,an aesboro, Mliss. Four da.ughtr also survive her, Mrs. IerberI .\larlin. of the Trinity llidge section of Ihe couniy, land .lisses (en:a, Loulio and Shessie Hyrd. who live at [ tle hoene place. .\lrs. Ilyrd was a vonse ra I ted Chris lian womana, gre'atly beloved by all of liei 11eghblors and friends. Tnot Youn .1e oSf licko1ird Tlern ce me.Later' lteleasced onI limIl. Hariney G. Wasson and C. P. I olt, t wo younjg wh ite men of th lii ek ory TIavr V( ommunity ) 111 , w ere ar restted bcy itral P'olieene (olumbusee Owvens andI An edy lHoyd near I their hoes none, berouight to Lauens wvhere thley were lodged in Ilhe county .iiail on thle char oif transpIotin wh:~ veiskey. Ahtom lw gallIons ofl wvheisey were founinI tei ci var da whinte arrtsl w~as miade. W\as son wasi; Irie'd in t.hie ciereuit (eourt here several yearsa gto and hias a acts lien ded sentIen ce hianginug over him for I hat offense. I othI men were released Thuiirsday a fternioon after hia viang aecitred beond Wasson In the sum oef $1 ,eiie and lioll In Ithe sum oi f $300i. Statfe Sup lerintemieknt of EdneI(nt in te Arrive in thei City Tloniglht to VIstl (.ounty Schools. State SulperitindentI of Iddunct iol .1. 10. Swearingen wvillI arrive in Iloi cIty tonight to visit several of Itie re cent ly creected school blIIdingis in tiu coumnty and to attend ain ener'tainmieni and eduentilonal rally at I leickory Ta v cirn school Friday night. Wh'il e her< Mir. Sivearingen wIll vIsit t he Shiloh Mol rna, ILisbon, Iineii (rove and othle schools where new buIldings hay heeni erected, lHe wi'll Ibe accomnpan led on bla rounds by County Suplerln tendenrt of IEducation 11. T. ilson. YANKS WERE LANDED t S.Ilato, Dtiitla, w ere Amrl ni .ervene( between the Italls and Jtigo KILL'D BY i,lVi WMIlI-. .James L~eaman H1114,d at ('linton When-1 lie nones in ('oiinet wt itH t!,30 V;)!! Wire. tinitni: Wat"r ' 1111 ah liep-larilll, wAas altoost instalt ly killed whlen Ie cate in contact with a 2.:"(11 volt live % .irc niar the Orphanage inl CIin on ysterlay. .\lr. L eaiani was-u worIking On MnW of the poles whenl he( accidentl ally tonehed the( wirc and14 inl at fw mc1onts h1e was u nlCoIscious1. iis .ody fell to another wire anid renained su1spended in the air for ahouit lifteen mintiles before his assislatils w verec able to get him ldoAt. l'hysician.+ rash ed to tlie sceito and tried to revi\ie him, but thtit. (fforts weore of in avail (Mr. 'alliaa was :i native of Cros 111il and has (our brot hers and fwI . 0110, one o' wloi, \ir. .)ess 1.ea man, is a etliployee of the Vineenl Motor Car Company, of this city. lb waM tiarled and had one small child Th funeral services will he held al I (ross IIlill this artternooni at :1: o'clock. SI'llS('I'TIONlS STILL. LA.\. .3l(morial 111uim eos lowly. Only One Thoulsiond of Seien Thlonsaiti Italsed. len SibIiscriplios HIepolt e from itural istricts. Th11e fond being rai. in 1hih ctin ty for the .\lemorial Btiblii 10 hi (rect (El in honor of the dead soh liers sailors and mnarines, grows slowly (Chaliani Todhd i so far able to repor' less than $1,It00 of the .$7,iii0 xpielt Cd of' tht~i oty. Yest erday hie ask e t hat a special effort he. made by coin mitteemoen all overP ihe coanty in sI] lteli'e.id iotn Ibiutl. Sla'renice ( utninghm, ot.f W\atedoe,t a cheek antd recturing mtoney on it Ithle Il'ahltt o i Ianik, of th)1 ( it*. na released onbond th latter 'art the wee'rk aiftetr a hti:urn.: beor .\la, i strate Wtrii. I':videnc agatim llar'ity bet weeistli: huatil-writiting an thte hiand-.wriiitn Ont the check. Stt 1(i(i0n was directed towarid himn, hiou 'etr, after lie had tbeent hbshing toot motney thap~' eventhi hit ight lrie Set to hIeformnatory. llnyWidenetrt, a sniall negro bo, w~as gIven a iwo-yeart settence to IlI state r'eformatoryv by .ltdge .\emmia getr Mlonday mlorinlg. 1''h e hoy wi (cautght i.n thle act of tivyin g to pass i I wo hiack saw~vs to pri soner' ts at t I - cotunt y jaIl andil was caried liefoi 1 .ludge .\ommn tger tit a dispiosit Ion ,his case. I Ieni'y was qie a we known fIgure aii 0umi4 tino I, havlin.g h a face somewhat disfigured by dlsen! - and at one t ime having beeni the puo .. sessor of a goat. and waigoni whIch 1 onotnntly denon over- thn city utl'nn LAFiEN' (U01'NTY Cl'ITZiN .N AlIO AC(IDINT Mr. Geo. 11. Boill, of the 'Trlinifty iRidle sertionl, Accldidelly Stikes Nen% herry Citizen with Fiatai Ulesult. .\lr. George II. Hlolt, tile well known farmer of the ,Trinity-Rlidge sectioni, had an Iliforltunale experilice on the wa to the ftittair last, Wednesday Whetn his auiooobile Struck If. I'. )otminick. of Newberry county. about 17 miles out of Colmbia, causiig the death of the latter in a Coltuiiuhia ihos pital the salte night. A coroner's .jury sitting on Ihe case in Colimbia, exoni (rat-ed 'Mir. iolt fromli blanm, ascribinog .\li. Domiiick's death to ai "unavoid able accideint". .r. 11oll. did all in his powv(' lo iendrli aIf(d toe I 'ijiuted man, Carrying him to Columbia in hii OwnI Car* and revinainling near. him IIn til his deathi, but all efforts in his be half wer in valiu. A,[full account of thet accident, 'If) 'alring in The State Thursday, was as follows: Ilenry b. )oniniek. .11 years old, prominen t farier living neal' Pros perily, died last. night, at, the Columin bla hospital fromi injuries received on the NevwhiIy iroad ahout 17 niles from Columbia. .\l-. lominick was struck by a m1 otor car being driven by . H. 1loIt of I au'ens couity as lie stooped over in the road to pick up a knife. 'lhe blow cau sed a f[raclure of the skull. .\lr. ikolt was on his way to lhe fair, and .\lr. Domiinik, accom anid by hi: wilf' and son, were eti ngill1' home01 from h fM air. Tlie I ni; por:: slopped by tlie roalsjii for wa,11 '. aid \lr. Doin inick left. his imua-huin' to I ich. ul' a knlifo. .\r. lkolt. \%as1 comin:, dr Imu: iik ~ as hr skxwod o r en 11h- road. "'troicr ';.-.ot was nor!(i'-d of iK dth- of .r . lininile and : animrd a1 .11ury to holdl an 11iplry at1 Il lul last night. Tstiioiny wIs ai;' 1n auf thle .iury retulrnevd a vritto ill' 4.1 feet 'that Ml. 1. I.omiik (m' i hi. d 1nh hybeng ::!u : y :-n!Imm bile driven by (;. II. I1oll throuigh a. uinavoidable accidentl." '.1ohn W. KIIIiht testified that h1 lived at Iauirens, S. C.. alnd left thia ipoint yesterday at I o'clock with G IL. Boll. When about 17 inles fron Colbiida, oin the Newberry road h4 .Ightcd a car' that slopped on lie t'0ad anid when about l I feet from the ca a man left the mi 'achine aunl stepiw over in the road. We were goinug aboc 21 miles or less an hour at the tiii and tih ear rivlen by Mr. Dolt strue \ll.. Domin ick. We ran abottii fe andI( r1t11iuncd t) .o Ith poilt wvh re th collision occurri d. We lrough \l Domnikitlck Colubiin caried hu lo he hu;pital. We did )ot lar \t Dominiick .sjeak after he was hit 1 tlhe car. The -In was hining at (h 111)1' (d * ' 'li S. 1). Sthokman said he ived t'Ir. 11111es frio Ilrosperity an(d was in Ii I)ominick (a' goilg homie. The (.;I was5 stoppedl 0n the road for watt from a spring on thle side of the ron8 .\lri. Domiiniclk lefI thle ear and ' D omoinick said, "Yonder(I~ is a knifei t he iroad.'" Thie wit ness said he sa a cara coin g and1( sa id, "LI ook oti thlie c omes a ca'." \ir. Domnin iek di not1 seem to heair ther call. l 111)toop o':er and1 was hit 1by thle mlov'ing- 01 chin le. I:ol l's ear was mcakin2 auhm 2(1 nhe: 51n hourI . 9 (Contlnued on Page Four.) - and is niow owi d by ..\b('ars. I, I cophlu nd 11.( W \. We'(i . f l-an - acording11 to.lr.' 111.1 aF. 'Wrkan ISS \l. I". atil .I' I". Worikmant from .\h i' P. 1". l'yles at 1$80 ani aicre and was su s'5ettinetly3 sol by them toi tih' pre owner'is at $90) ati aere'. Th'le placi' eo tains about 2ii.3 a(res and is a ye pre'(tly farmn. It is ilideistloid thc Miessrs. ('opelaind and( Woir wi'll to to the place and farm oin it niext yera .5 .it ni ( 'onflerecei'. ,e and .\l p. lU. ;'. hiabb are represen5e1ti a' thei lFirst Alciblodist Churi('h alt if mieetinog of the .\ethloidist C'onferen Il being held itn Gr'eenwood this week, e0 Meeting of~ W~edntesday3 ('Iltb. s-- The Wednesday Club wvill meet II me afternoon at fouri o'elock with M s. .T. D. Wattsn TR[AiY FIGHT Will Not Agree to Lodge Reservations. PLAIN TALK TO SEN. LODGE Aditinis.trat lion IA'uders Tell Sinaoir t e t'a Th 1 %%it! Vote too ill Itrny if a iajority of I le senate ag.ires to ie Iot.e l(iitt'vaiols. lIt 1(ss I hose rvs(.Ili!llsi, whlichl are l10w bl ore thle il i ato eare subin it l to .oaprise o. N i.- endminis, Sea tios ileioc hand Pittoman said, the tirca ty will not be ratified. 'They pilead i:1 wIl Senator nodge to give the.lo an <lay) tl li w' to kffer stititit il 1 t(5 i' rattios to ave ioi vole b the senate Ongral oifiha io Witilote reervations. n Jio l I o t. a t . the ina lt, lioa s of it political corom lliol lets give SOiiea rights to thek indioi w'hoa saierl,elv dealie ty wrintg btifi. Tihieytalioea of the wira;y, Senator I lilicok ges. a ' o'sor io eIvtie ob t11he oe natl inyira.this iti y ith the rese ia "at s no afo ti he t tu thod of a, pliti. al h o rl s i ve s i *lesh-et bri aout idiatietton ofti in tI tr with te reserlor iitions the mittiiih.Ioiv propol s aml r y)r e..due tos o relie trvao eI n12 feri" to say tA&t . h arloiil o th e ( lioni te r y tihttominoriy wouhd he riveneilv-. 0 ru it -:Il to olie r submilitme il " hIu h fore the resoltllion of to :, Ien w I V0o ii .1 n, ile ide - ilt h. r 1l 1 i eats tne that i lthion a'.. <ra (fioi by himt "It toi ridlv too ne toary two-~ thiis lc he would permit. tihe ti niority to substitli r . vations Io tl ir likin: withoul- te consent or approval of Iho majority, which is al ratly plotigeol to support the resrof tions of thet committee. senalor l n o f tlhil" le irrecoicil able opponents of. the, treaty, smiledl broadl:: when the t-iuoratic leaders, m Ii, therlt tileats to de ati le Ireatl:-. it le said to o tr in the rotip of ti aty opponenits: ".It Sounds too good t toi ruf." SAlthughl it IhIA beneot generally rin r lthal ThO administration rol e lfwn' t o u 0 vo to rejecti thev trtitiy beel %% t "bd ne Weti:e iodge n la: ion Imad by . Senatrsltl-ock and itmaliln were the first . !i tiikno leen t hr his w-old L.e thirJ1 coulrse . Thli slaemetswere m einl the midst or 1 cros-;s lire of debat lo weiln Senato I. tet and sentor htiitcheoek, Itheo i rival leIaders, mv I. it proposilionV Sub ,rwitteb te foritra ial vot otiheothe t.yo lthg raliento rtesoluttions of No-e ti \Ven I milt stt lght haee that. rf -lii'tchentotk oftat ife in Is herid. Ce(( itn ei woulpill tinrit y heof tan senppteinil the rsente altenaivy I otft tY11 t o- Ilii in vote po. you dtS h(alt I t htll if the sa tetl b'o td i (C-nxon thed onely Pae r ite.)