The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, January 28, 1920, Image 1
VOLUME XXXV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1920. NUMBER 23
LOW[R HOIJS[
KIILS WO BILLS
'Oppose State Censtitution.
al Convention
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ALSO LOST
lower House Disposes of Two Ats
Brought Over from Lust sessoi.i of
Legislature which have Caused much
Discussion. Favors Tax on Dogs.
Columbia, Jan. 23.-The lower house
of the general assembly moved at a
swift pace yesterday morning and be
fore the momentum was checked two
measures which were brought over
from last session and 'which have oc
casioned much warm debate in both
houses and on the hustings went into
the limbo of wasted effort.
One o fthese was the joint resolu
tion by Senators Christensen and Mc
Ghee to provide for the calling of A
state constitutional convention. The
resolving words to this -were struck
out by a vote of 75 to 34. Two main
objections to submitting this to the
people were offered. One was that a
wave of unrest 'was swelling over the
country, and the people consequently
could not exercise proper judgment at
this time. The other was the cost in
cident to the convention, in the event
the majority of the people tvored the
idea. This cost was estimated at
$250,000.
The other measure of statdwide im
portance which met a similahr fate
was the Davis-Kinard bill prohibiting
free tuition at state institutions of
higher learning. [lad this been ap
proved a sequence would have the
creation of a state loan fund for
worthy young men and women, to be
expended in procuring a college edu
cation. The measure was' killed by a
vote of 65 to 40.
-Motion to strike out the resolving
words of the constitutional convention
wa smade- by Representative Hanahan
of Fairfield. Those voting against the
motion and thus in favor of referen
due were: J. B. Atkinson, Berry, Brad
ford, Burguson, riusbee, Carrigan, R.
1M. Cooper, Jr., Crews, J. M0. Davis,
lMaddy. A. C. Eilerbe, Fulmer, Gres
ham, Hamblin, Hughes, 1M. 1. Johnson,
Langdale, Lide, Mann, 3cDavid, Me
.Jaslay, Preacher, Richardson, Rivers,
Russ, Scurry, Segars, Welch.
The lower house of the general as
sembly also sent to third reading the
'Barnwell bill levying a tax of $1.25
a head on all dogs in the state. This
measure was brought over from last
year. The money to be derived from
the dog licenses will go into the school
fund. Failure to return a dog under
the provisions of the bill would be a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of
not lessthan $10 nor more than $20.
One-half of the mounts collected in
fines would go to the persons report
ing the failure to return the dogs. A
metal tag is to be given on the pay
ment of the license and this will be
required to be0 put on the collar of the
dog, The vote was 70 for the measure
and 24 against,
Frank Simmons Bound Over.
Prank Simmons, the young Crosm
- Hill1 man arrested in Atlanta several
wesago and held for transportini
iwo young girls of Cross H1i11 to At
lanta for Immoral purposes, was giver1
a he'aring before Commissioner Wil
hlams at Greenville Tuesday and bound
over to the federal court for trial, be
ing granted bond in the asm of $5,000
Sir., W. R. Richey, attorney for Simi
muons, said upon01 his return to the citl
that the defense was not given the op
*portunity to place the young girls or
thme standh to prove that the object o1
the visit to Atlanta was for Simmiom
to marry one of them and th'at the
*marriage ceremony was actually per
formed.
Cotton Olinings.
* Cotton ginnings reported to tihe cen
susm bureau by Mr. C . W. McCravy, cot
ton rcporter, sho1cw that 48,470 bales o
cotton were ginned in thme county prio)
to Januanry 16th as compared to 37,8-1
(luring the same period last season
The report for JTanuary 16th shows
very little increase over that of Jan
i nary 1st.
alMrs. Ella Riddoll has returned ti
the city atter spending Bever-al raonth:
ws'Ith her son in Dirmnlgham.,
SANDERS ORDERED
TO YIELD OFFICE,
Anderson Sheriff to Bring Case to
Courts. W114 be Candidate for Of.
fice.
Anderson, Jan. 23.--Governor Cooper
today issued an order requiring Sher
iff J. Olin Sanders to vacate the office
of sheriff of Anderson county, accord
ing to advices received from Columbia.
The governor named in Mr. Sanders'
place C. Guerdon King, a well known
young man of thi scity, and a former
member of the 118th infantry, 30th dl
viion.
The action of the governor in re
moving Sheriff Sander strom office
follows a hearing held in the govern
or's office on January 12, when Mr.
Sanders was cited to show cause why
he should not be removed from office,
because of alleged irregularities In
connection with the finances of his
office, and of alleged immoral per
sonal conduct. The charges as to ir
regularities were made on the basis
of a report of State Bank Examiner
James I- Craig, while the personal
charges were made by former 'Police
man O'Bryant of the Anderson' )olice
force.
'When informed of the action of
Governor Cooper today, Sheriff Sand
ers declared that he would seek re
dress in the courts. He declared that
he was not ashamed to go before the
people of Anderson county, and that
whether or not his case was sustain
ed by the courts he would be a can
didate for the office in the primaries
this summer. 'Mr. Sanders said his at
torneys had advised him that the
governor had no right to remove him
unless the grand jury of the county
had indicted him and that a term of
court had been held since the charges
were preferred and the grand jury had
exonerated him. Mr. Sanders declared
that he intended to hold his ofice
until he is removed by an order of the
court.
Sherif Sanders was appointed by
Governor Cooper to fill out the unex
pired term of Joe M. -1. Ashley, who
resigned. While the courts have held
that the governor has not the right
to remove a sheriff who is duly elect
ed by the people, Governor Cooper
takes the position that he can remove
such an officer who has been appoint
ed by him.
MASONS CONSIDER
LARGE BUlILDING
May Erect Masonic Temple with
Stores or Modern Opera iouse.
At a recent meeting of Masons of
the city, plans were discussed look
ing toward the erection of a modern
'Masonic Temple twith an opera house,
stores or offices underneath. No
definite action swas taken, but a com
mittee was appointed to look into the
feasability of the plan.
Seyeral different plans were put
forward at the meeting, according to
statements made on the street after
the meeting. According to one plan, a
three story building would be erected
wvith stores on the ground floor, an
opera house or assembly ball on the
second floor and 'Masonic rooms on
the third floor. Another plan is to sumb
stitute oflices for the opera house or
hall on the second floor, Another is
to have an opera house on the first
floor and Masonic rooms on the see
end floor. Several sites were tak9n
undere.consideration, but the .matter
of location wvas left to the future.
Carolina Auto Co. Moving.
The Carolina Auto Comp~any, which
has been occupying the Posey build
ing on South Har'per street since be
ginning business here, Is moving this
'week to the building erected for it by
W. P. Childress & Son on East alain
street. Mr. "Jimmie" Milam, local
manager for the concern, said yester
day that the new buildIng gives them
ample room for display and repair
work and that ho expects to give even
better service , than has been given
heretofore.
Another Still Destroyed.
Rural Policeman W. D). Sullivan, Jr.,
- and Magistrate N. B. Woods cap~tured
and destroyed a 50 gallon still about
r. three miles below Princeton last week
Iand poured out a quantity of mash and
-other material On the grounds. Evi
a dcnce of recent operations 'was (ound
- in plenty, b)ut the operators had made
their got-away so sno arrests were
madle. The heavy gart of the outfit
3 was made useless f~r further opera
S tions and the worm was br'ought to the
clt$' and delivered to the sheriff.
RICKS PROPERTY
SELLS WELL
bots on .South Harper Street aud
Stable and Lots on South Streel
Bring Good Prices.
Auctioneers of the Southeasterr
Realty Company, of Greenwood, cry
ng sales in a steady drizzle of rair
vith trees and telephone wires heavily
adon with ice, held a large crowd of
)idders and onlookers at the sale of
.he flicks property Tuesday and dis
osed of the property at prices that
)leased all concerned. Four lots or
South Harper street, including a frame
'osidence, and five lots on South street
ncluding the large livery stable
rought a total of $35,208.15. .Nr. C
Fl. Hicks, one of the owners of the
property,- said yesteirday that they
)aid $3,900 for the real estate In 1901
tnd that the stable, built when labor
tnd material were low, cost about $5,
)00.
(Lot No. 1, facing on South Harper
;treet and adjoining the McDanie
)renises, iwas sold to Mr. W. G. Lan
taster, described by the auctioneer as
'The young man 'with the cal) on,'
or $71 a front foot or a total o:
1,564.00.
Lots Nos. 2 and 3, with the frame
Iwelling on it, was sold to 'lr. H. L
Rtoper at $171.50 a front foot, or a tota
>f $9,947.00.
'Lot. No. 4, corner of South 1-arpel
tnd South streets, was sold to Mr. H
1j. Roper also at $135 a front foot, 01
i total of $3,510.
Lot. No. 5, on South street with a
small frame shop on It, was sold t<
kir. J. W. Henderson, Jr., at $101.00 a
ront foot, amounting in full to $2,
!22.00.
'Lot No. 6, adjoining .\lr. Henderson'.
ot on South street, was bid in by J
. Hicks & Sons at $106 a front foot
>r $2,862.00.
Lots Nos. 7, 8 and 9 were sold to F
X. Fuller and associates for $250.50 a
ront foot or a total of $15,105.15.
The sale of the residence of Mr. J
3. Shell, also advertised to take placc
olowing the sale of the Hicks prop
irty, was postponed until anothe
late.
hAY GET NEGRO ON
FEDERAL WARRAN'J
Federal Offileers to Arrest Negro Want
ed in Arkanasas, if -Extradition Re
fused.
Topeka, Kans., Jan. 23.-Rober
11111, a negro wanted in Arkansas in
wonnection with the race disturbance:
xt Elaine last fall, will be arrested or
i federal warrant charging imperson
itlon of a government officer, if Gov
3rnor 'Allen refuses to honor an Ar
Kansas requisition for 11111, United
tates District Attorney Robertson no
tified local authorities tonight.
The requisition signed by the gov
ernor of Arkansas is now on the wa)
tiere. Hill, who Is the alleged presi
lent of the Progressive Farmers' an
Household Union, the negro organi
gation declared responsible for th
Blaine disturbance was arrested her
l'uesday..Attorney Rabertson said thi
government would proceed under ai
indictment returned against Hill a
Little RIock, Ark. If the federal wvar
rant is served, he stated, H11l1 will b
taken b~ack to Arkansas.
The campaign to prevent H1ill's ex
tradition today grew to national pro
p~ortions. Telegrams were received b;
Covernor Alien from sicieties of col
ored people throughout the Unite<
States protesting against the returi
of the prisoner to Arkansas,
Habeas corpus proceedings 'wer
continued today until tomorrow morn
ing on motion of Hill's attorneys.
Downs Gray COurt,
In a fast and exciting game a
basketball on the homne court, th
fluintette of he Laurens high school de
feated the team representing the Qra
Court-4Owings school 12 to 7. Witht
out the services of Blakely, the sta
center for the home five, tho local boy
played a splendid game, every mnembe
of the team being in the game fror
the toss up till the final whistle wa
sounded, although the Gray Court boy
rushed them for honors in the firr
half, the score at the end of that perio
standing 4 to 3. In the second hal
hdwever, the Laurens flye easily forp
ed ahead and nmaintained the lead ur
til the end. Scoring wvas as follows
Laurens--goals from field: W~oodisid
2, Bobo 2, Easterby 1, Wallace 1. Gra
Court-Ow ings-goals from field: O
ings, C., 2. Goals from fouls: Owing:
C(, 1, Templeton 2,.
STATE HIGHWAY ENVINEER
DECIDES BRIDGE- QUESTION
Greeniwood and Lnurens ConinsiIons
Discuss Connon Crossing Point of
Saluda River.
At a meeting of the Laurens and
Greenwood high-way conmmissions, held
in Greenwood last Thursday, decision
as to a common crossing point of the
Saluda river between Waterloo and
-Greeiwood was left to the state high
way engineer for decision, ad will be
seen from a report of the meeting by
the Greenwood Index-Journal carried
below. Mr. Geo. M. Wright, Mr. H. C.
Sims and 'Mr. 0. C. Cox, of the Lau
rens commission, owere present at the
meeting as was Mr. N. C. hughes, the
county highway engineer. They re
port a very cordial reception on the
part of the Greenwood commission and
a very pleasant meeting together.
The report of The Index-Journal
was as .follows:
The matter of a common crossing
for Greenwood and Laurens counties
occul)ied the time and attention of
the highway commissions of the two
counties at a Joint session yesterday
here as stated in a short notice of the
meeting in yesterday's Index-Jour
nal. The Laurens commission through
its engineer, wished to put forward
an entirely new route from Waterloo
to Greenwood and this proposed new
route was described and discussed at
length. The new route would crois
Saluda river at Ivy Bluff about a
quarter of a mile below where Reedy
river empties into Saluda river and
would therefore call for only one new
bridge of the tye which will be neces
sary to care for the traffle of a main
highway. Such a bridge, it was stat
ed, would have to be not less than
eighteen feet wide, so as to permit tile
passing of vehicles oil the bridge. The
present bridge known as Boyd's bridge
over the Saluda oil the road between
Waterloo and Greenwood as well as
the bridge over Reedy river are 12
feet 'wide and are in such condition
that they could not be used on a main
highway. A bridge over a stream on
on a main highway should be able to
care for not less than a twenty ton
load and it was stated that the Boyd's
bridge and the Reedy river bridge
were both wholly inadequate for such
loads. In view of the fact that if the
present route is selected two new
bridges would have to be built it had
seemed well to consider a new loca
tion whlieh would call for only one
bridge,, the Laurens delegation stating
frankly that the matter' of cost twas an
item which had suggested a change in
tile route. As it is now the Reedy riv
er bridge is all on Laurens soll. If the
proposed new location is adopted only
one bridge %would have to be built and
that would be across the river at a
poing below the mouth of Reedy river.
This route would mean that the new
highway from Laurens to Greenwood
would leave Waterloo in a southwest
erly direction and after crossing the
river come on through Coronaca to
Greenwood.
Previous to the joint session a dele
gation of citizens fromi Coronaca and
vicinity appeared before the commis
sion and urged that tis route bo
adopted instead of tihe 0one by way of
Boyd's bridge, claiming thlat it would
be half a mile nearer, less expensive
to build, and that it would serve a
greater number of white families liv
ing- on the road than the old route
would. After the 'Coronaca delegation
had stated its case and left petitions
'with ilhe commnission, the Laurens
delegation came in and thme joint ses
sion began.
Tile whole matter was thoroughly
discussed and flinally after a frank
statenment from bo0th commissions
that Federal aid on a bridge over the
river would have to b)e aippliedi for
and such application wouild have to
f have the approval of the State High
a way Commission, it was unanimouisly
- agreed to ask the State Highway Comi
i' mission to send an engineer to make
- a thorough inpetion of tihe proposed
r common crossings and to mlake a rec
a ommendation to the Laurenms and
r' Greenwood commissions as to his f1ind
i ings and that the commissions would
a accept tile recommendations of tile
a Slate H-ighway commission's engineer.
t 31r. Emmett I. Davis, secretary of the
I Greeibwood highway commission, was
,lauthorizedl to write the Stato High
- 'way commission, of the action of the
- joint conference and ask for an early
:(detali of its engineer to make tile in
e spectlonl of sites. Riothm Engineer
y Hughes, of Laurens, and~ Engineer'
- Cowherd, of Greenwood, were present
u, at the joint session,
Tile ~Unnens cnmmsiolandr 1En
DUTCH AWAITING
MOVE BY ALLIES
Presumably iPormor Kaiser Also
Wait.. Comment Front Press.
The Hague, Jan. 24.-The Dutch gov
ernment and the former German em
peror have settled down to wait the
allies' next move. Only one Dutch
nlewsPaper, the Amsterdam Telegraaf,
went beyond approval of the govern
ment's action and, while heartily ap
proving the stand of national honor,
said:
"Sentiment for the former kaiser
here is below zero, and -we believe that
in extremely small number of Dutch
men would have been hurt if he had
been called to account some way or
other for the terrible responsibility
which rests upon him. The Dutch peo
ple do not feel like standing as bul
wark about the former kaiser, and the
best part of our government's note -is
its total absence of sympathy for the
accussed."
The Brussels newspaper Le Nacion
Belge has commented bitterly on the
refusal saying in effect that Holland
thereby proves herself, as always, a
friend of the German Junkers and an
enemy of the entente.
'Holland meanwhile is going forward
with her plans to join the league of
nations. The press indicates not much
opposition is expected and that parlia
ment,probably will vote Holland's par
ticipation with little dissension.
'Liverpool, Jan. 24.--Thc action of
Holland in refusing to surrender For
mier Emperor William saves the allies
"from appearing ridiculous in the eyes
of the world," says The Post today
in its editorial comment. They cer
tainly would have so appeared if the
former emperor had been handed to
them and the trial had been proceeded
with, the newspaper says.
"This country in particular, which
has had the very doubtful honor of
being the scene of the trial, may well
ho grateful to Holland for insisting
upon her indubitable rights", The Post
writes. "The trial would have been
little better than a travesty, and we
may be thankful at being saved from
it.',
London, Jan. 2-.-The Manheester
Gunidian, commenting on Holland's re
ply to the allied demand for surrender
of the former German emperor says:
"The reply marks a new turn in a
delicate piece of (iplomntic fencing. Tt
is particularly delicate because none
of the spectators know exactly which
thrusts are merely feints and twhich
parries are not meant really to parry
thrusts.
"The allies feel on second thought
that to -be prosecutor, judge, jury and
hangman all at once in one's own quar
rel is not a moral advantage.
"-When he fled from the western
front in 1918 the kaiser thre 'whis last
big chance in life. Every distinguish
ed exit is now closed unless -we
should be so unlucky as to patch him
up again as a sort of hero for the
German monarchists by giving him
the dignities of a historic court scene
and death with all the world looking
on."
' Mr. TI. B. Jones Dead.
'Mr. T. B. Jones, 64 years of age, dliedl
Sunday night at his home near Water
l0o. 'lie had been ill for more than a
year with heart disease. He was wvell
known in Greenwood and Laurenis
counties. The funeral and burial ser
vices were held Tuesday morning at
Mlt. Olive church, conducted by Rev,
S. .H. Booth of WVaterlioo. Besides his
wife, lhe is survited by the following
children: Mlessrs. R. S., .M. L. and Tonm
Jones, of Waterloo; :Mrs. John D~rake
and Mr's. De~Vitt Odell of Waterloo,
and Mrs.\ benny Golding, of Green
wood.
Representative Bloyd at Hlome.
Representative R. D. Boyd spent the
tweek-end here wvith his family, hlav
ing recently moved to the city from
tile TFrinity Ridge section. ?~Mr. Bloyd
saidi that the General Assembly will
likely remain in session the full length
of time allotted it anud may be forcedl
to extend the session sever'al weeks
Because of the delay I aident to chang
ing the state's system of finance to th<~
budget system, it will hardly be pos
sllble to finish thme work in the usua
time.
gineer' showved a cordial spirit of in.
terest and co-oper'ation in the mattei
and the members of b)oth commis.
sions showved a desire to move care
fully and with fairness in t he wholbo
mnattor:~
HOLLAND PROT[CTS
FORMER KAIS[R
Refuses to Surrender Him
to Allies
NOr PARTY
TO TREATY
liollantd Takes the Ground that It Is
not a Party to the Treaty which
Condemned the Kaiser and Cannot
Assoclate with the Powers in Their
Policy.
Paris, Jan. 23.-The demand of the
entente powers that Holland deliver
up to them former Emperor William
of Germany that he may be tried "for
a supreme offense against internation
al morality and the sanctity of trea
ties," has been refused by Holland.
In a note delivered this afternoon.
to the foreign oflice by the Dutch
minister, Holland takes the -ground
that the .Dutch government is not a
party to the peace treaty which con
denned William Hohenzollern and
that it can not recognize as an inter
national duty the necessity to asso
ciate itself with "this act of high in
ternational policy of the powers."
It declares also that the constituent
laws of the kingdom and the'tradition
of the country, always a ground for
refuge for the vangulshed in interna
tional conicts, will not permit the gov
ernment to defer to the wishes of the
entente by withdrawing from the
former emperor the benefit of its laws
and traditions. The declaration Is
made that the people of The Nether
lands can not betray the faith of those
who have confided themselves to Ho1
land's free institutions.
Following is the reply of The Neth
erlands government to the entente:
"By verbal note, dated January 15,
1920, given to the envoy of the queen
at Paris, the powers, referring to arti
cle 227 of the treaty of Versailles, de
mand that 'the government of Holland
give into their hands Willianm of Ho
henzollern, former emperor of Get
many, so that he may be tried.
"Supporting this demand they ob
serve that if the former emperor had
remained in Germany the German
government would, under the terms
of artiele 228 of the treaty of peace,
have been obliged to deliver him.
"In citing as premeditated viola
tions of international treaties, as Nyell
as a systematic disregard of the most
sacred rules of the rights of man, a
number of acts committed during the
war by German authority, the powers
place the responsibility, at least mor
ally, upon the former emperor.
"They express the opinion that Hol
land would not fulfill her international
duty if she refused to associate her
self with them within the limit of her
ability, to pursue or at least not to
impede, the punishment of crimes
committed.
"They emphasize the sp~ecial charac
ter of their demands, which contem
plate not a juridicial accuastion by an
act of high international policy and
they make an appeal to 'Holland's re
spect of law and love of justice not to
cover' with her moral authority vio
lation by Germany of the essential
principles of the solidarity of nations.
"The (queen htas the honor to ob
serve, first, that obligations which for
Germany could have resulted from
article 228 of the treaty of .peace can
not serve to determine the duty of
Holland, which is not a party to the
treaty.
"The government of the queen,
moved by Iim prescript ile reasons.
can not view the question raised by
the dlemands of the power1s except
from the point of viewv of its own
dluty. It (was absolutely unconnected
with the origi nof the war and has
maintained, and not wvithout dillculty,
its neutrality to tihe end. It finds it
self then face to face with facts of
the war in a position diferent from
that of the powers.
"it rejects with energy all suspicion
of wish to cover wvith its sovereign.
right and its moral authority viola
tions5 of the essential principles of the
solidarity of nations; but It can not
recognize an international duty to as
rociate itself with this act of high in
ternational policy of the )O'~wers5.
"If in thle fture ther'e should he in~
stituted by the Society of Nations an
international juin sdilction competent
to judge in case of war dleeds, qual-.
(Cntinuerd on Pnare Fie.)a