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MARC 24. 190"UBR3 k VL U . X xXV . L A U RBNS, so u r" C A R O L IN A , W E N S D Y M R H 4 2. . TR[ATY R[TURN[D TO PR[8I[T AGAIN For Fourth Time Ratifica. tion Falls NOW GOES . INTO CAMPAIGN After Seven hours of Debate Decisive Vote is Taken. 23 Democrats and 12 Republican "Irreconcilables" Vote Against Treaty with Reservations. \Vt shington, March 17.-The treaty of Versailles -failed of ratification for the fourth time tonight and then tile senate voted to send it back to Presi dent Wilton with a notification that it had finally "refused to alvise and con sent to its ratification." On the decisive roll call the vote was 49 for ratification to 35 against, the opposition numbering in its ranks 20 democrats who were unwilling to see the treaty go through with the republican re';.rv:tionv obje.,ed to .by the president and three democratic and 12 republican irreconeilables. Twenty-one democrats quit the pres ident's l'-ad and voted for ratifleation, but the defection failed by seven "otes of providir the two-tcirds rccuisite to latify. The result was regarded everywhere in the capital as having put over into the .political campaign for decision the long and b'tter fight bctween the chief executive and the senate majority. A move to reconsider the vote and try once more to ratify collapsed in its inception, leaders on both sides agree ing that further ratification efforts 'would be a- waste of time as long as the senate membership remains as it -. is. ' Whether the president would return the?tfeltt ' ttrttit&%duatb7istiftn't "ttlW determined, .but the republicans served notice that if he did it would repose for many weeks 'to come in a commit tee pigeonhole. In the vote of 47 to 37 by which the senate washed its hands of the subject and rent the treaty to the 'White House the repub lican leaders had the support of the mild reservationists as well as the ir reconcilables of their party, while the democrats voted almost solidly in op position. The next stop planned by the senate majority is a declaration of a state of . peace to relieve the nation of the war status which the democrats maintain can be ended only by the treaty's rat ification. A fight on that proposal probably will begin when the senate reconvenes Monday. The roll call on ratification came four months, almost to the hour, af ter the failure of the three attempts at ratification on November 16th. On that occasion the greatest strength de veloped for ratification with the re publican reservation 'was 41 votes, on ly seven democrats voting with the republicans in the affirmative. The vote against was 51, made up of 13 ire lpublicans and 38 democrats. Tronight's roll call follows: 'For the resolutions: Rtepubl icans Hall, Calder, Capers, 'Cot, Curtis, Di lingham, Edge, 'Elkins, Frelinghuysen, Hlale, .Jones, (Wash.), Kellogg, Ken-. yon, Keyes, Lenroot, Lolge, McIean, McNary, .New, Page, Phipps, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Southerland, Wads worth, Warren, andl Watson-28. D~emocrats-Ashurst,Beckham, G1ore, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Henderson, Kendrick, King, Myers, Nugent, Ow en, Phelan, Pittmian, P'omerene, Rans deli, Smith (Georgia); Smith, (Mary landi); Trammell, Walsh, (Massa chusetts); Wolcott, and Walsh (Mon tana)-2 I. Total for ratification, 47, Against: [Republicans-BTorah, Biran dlegee, Fernald, France, Gronna, John son (California); Knox, 'LaFollette, M1eCormack, Moses and Sehrman-12 Decmoerats-JComer, Culberson, Dial, (lay, Glass, iliarris, Harrison, Hitch eock, Johnson (South D~akota); Kirby 'McKellar, Overman, Reed, -Robinson .Shoppard, Shields, Simmons, Smith (Sooth Carolina); Stanley, Swanson, Tho-mas, Underwood and WVilliamjs.O 23. Total against-35. In seven hours of -lebate preceding the vote republica. 'aders declared themrselves ready to take the issue tt the people. From the demooratic sidi fieveyal senators bitterly assailed the president to rhis stand and declared (Conitinued on Page Flour.) MRiS. MARY BOWEN DEAD. Greatly Beloved Woman Died at Ad vanced Age Monday Morning. Fun. oral Today. Mrs. Mary Crosswell Bowen, widow of the late John J. Bowen who was station agent here when Laurens was Just a village, passed away at the home e of her daughter, Mrs. t. E. Copeland, on South Harper street Monday morn- c ing about 8:30 o'clock. Mrs. Iowen ( had been in declining health for some 14 time but hope for her recovery was ' not given out until a few hours before ' her death. f< Mrs. Bowen was 79 years of age and a the daughter of Wim. J. Croswell, of J Sumter The family came to Laurens 'v about forty years ago and have been 0 closely identified with thq city since t that thn, All of the boys of the fam- 0 ily took up their residences elsewhere in after they becam grown, but Mr. Bow- i en died here while his widow and daughter have since resided here. Be- b sides Mrs. Copeland, the deceased is b survived by four sons: J. J. Bowen, c of (italeigh, N. C.; J. D. Bowen, of P Summerton, S. C.; W H. Bowen, of l1 .Hamlet, N. C., and B. C. -Bowen, of 1 Toledo, Ohio. The first three arrived s in the city Monday morning just after l1 the death of their mother, while the 0 last named is exp)ected this morning in a time for the funeral. The following tl sisters also survive her: Mlrs. ii. I. b IDinkinr, of Sumter; Mrs. J. J. lagin, C of Asheville, N. C., and Mrs. Alex. .Mcfee, of Greenville. The deceased was a consistent mem ber of the First Methodist church and a very lovable character. Even in ad vanced age she did not lose the charm of manner and sweetness of disposi tion that made her a favorite with all whom she came in contact. The funeral services are announced to take place at the residence this morning at 11 o'clock. Interment t will be in the 'Laurens cemetery. r iDied at Ils Home Iere Wednesday a Night After a Brief Illness. E Mr. J. :Rhett .Reid, a well known and e highly respected citizen of Laurens, I died at his home jhere IWednesday t4 night about nine o'clock after an ill- F ness of several (lays. Death was due to apoplexy. On account of the brief- t1 ness of his illness very few people b knew of his condition so the announce- o ment of his death came as a great. shock. The funeral services were. held o at the Laurens cemetery Thursday af- w ternoon, the services being conducted 1 by Rev. S. H. Templeman, pastor of a the First Baptist church, assisted by u Rev. C. T. Squires, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The following U acted as- pall bearers: C. A. Power, Hicks F. Ov'ings, Laurens C. Philpot, L. G. toff, J. 'R. Eillis, and II. W. Briggs. The deceased was '51 years of age and was twice married. ills first wife was Miss Minnie Pinson and of this e union four children survive: Mrs. A. 1. c Mathis, of Now Haven, Conn.; M. F., and Torn T., both traveling sales- d men, and Coy, a student at Furman ~ university. THis second marriage was to Miss McKittrick of the H[opewelli section of this county. Of this union d three small children survive. He is also survived by his mother, widow of the late S. iWarren Reid, besides the V followving sisters andl brothers: .\rs. 'R. L. .Bailey, of 'Clinton; Mtrs. Laurenist Lanford of Spartanburg c!ounty; Jlas. ii. Reid, of Texas; -Sheriff S. C. Reid, and John L., of this city, and Walter na., 'who lives on -the Glreenville roadi. Mr. Reid was a member of the police U force here for several years and more lately has been employed in the store of J. M. Phil'pot, where he was first stricken Tuesday afternoon. 'le had many sincere friends who were great ly shocked at the news of his death. - Juniors Olte Dolly Show. f The members of the JTunior lRed C Cross in the -first, secondl and third d~ gradles of the City Schools will give I a doll show in the high school audi torium on Friday, 'March 26th, the proceedls from which will 1he given to the Junior Red Cross fund. An admis- . alon fee of five cents will be ariked. ~ The dloorsi will lbe open from 10 A. M. till 12 M. A prize will be given for the most attractive doll. Butsiness Woman's Clubi. The Business Woman's Club is to a have a social meeting in the rest room 4 of the court house Tuesday night at ( 8'30 o'clock. All members are urged f' to cnmo and bringr a friend., -IGHWAY OFFICE TO OPEN SOON tae lligway Engineer Informs Sec. rotary of Chamber of Commerce thai Offices will be Needed by April 15. Capt. J. Roy RPennell, state highway ngineer, in replying to a letter from Alison tLee, seceitar'y of the 1lbcal hamber of commerce, states that the epartment expects to open the divis )n highway office here about April 5th. Capt. Pennell states that he ,111 need at least one office for the )rco at first and would like to have n option on an adjoining office until anuary 1st. When the letter was 'ritten, he had not secured tenders f offices and said that he would like ) get into communication with any ne having suitable offices to let. Hc iay be written in care of The State [ighway -Department, Colpmbla, S. C As already published, Laurens is to e made one of four division offices tc e maintained by the state highway Dmmission under the revised act assed at the last ses on of the legis tture. For the prese t, one Division ngineer with an assistant will be in talled here with the likelihood of a trger force being added later. The 1l1ce here will have supervision over 11 state aid work in this section of is state. The three other ofilces will c located at Florence, Charleston and olumbia. ROSS HILL CITIZEN PASSES AWAY SUI)I)ENiY V. T. Austin, Prominent Citizen of Cross 11111, Found Dead in lied Yes terday Morning. W. T. Austin, a prominent citizen t Cross -1111, was found dead in bed i the early hours of yesterday morn ig. His wife was awakened about wree o'clock by a muffled sound coi ig from her husband and on arising > discover the trouble found him al sady dead. CMr. Austin was about 65 years of ge. Besides his wife, who was a Miss [cSwain, lie is survived by two broth rs, :Dr. J. D. Austin, of Clinton, and A. Austin, of Cross Hill, and a sis 3r, Mrs. -W. H. Leaman, of Cross -11111. [e had no children. The funeral services are to be held uis morning at Liberty Springs Pres yterian church, of which he was an flcer for many years. The deceased was 'well known all ver the county and had many friends ho will regret to learn of his death, re was a man of an upright character s well as scholarly attainments and ill be missed in his community. NABLE TO AGREE OVER NIL. TIIUIItMON) e noninated by Wilson-Understood Edgefleid Lawyer Is Opposed by Sen ator Dial. No Action Expected. .Washington, March 18.-An impasse xists in the senate with regard to the anfirmation of District Attorney' . ktlliam Thurmond, of the Wetsern istrict of Southl Carolina. Some time go Mr. Thurmond .was renomhinated y lPresident Wilson on recommenda on of Attorney General Palmer, the eipartment of justice having found 10 IEdgefleld man a competent official, enator D~ial, it is understood, is un !llling to agree to the confirmation of ir. Thurmond, and the result is that ue renomination will probably not be cted on by the senate before the ex iration of the present administra on. A renominated aplpoinite remains i10 flice until rejected by the senate oi ntil a successor is app~ointed; hence Ie outlook is that Mr. Thurmond wilt emnain district attorney until March, 921, at any rate. After that time a Ropublicanl adlministration comes r1, lhe will doubtless be0 superseded rith little delay, If the Democratic arces win, the action of a new Dem crat Ic attorney general and pr'esi ent as to filling the position would be rolemat ical. Two More for Senate. 'Phil 'D. Hluff, 10q. and 0. L,. Long :s(1., bo0th mentioned last week as pos blle candidates for the state senate ave definitely entered the race, as ill be seen by their announcements 1 another column of this paper. Both: son are rising young lawyers at th< jaurens ba~r and are likely to makt ggressive candidates when the canm. alga opens. The only other avowed andidato for this office tiio far is ar'mer ox-Senator 0. P. Goodwin, whe nnounced last week. MEDDLING CHARGED IN GOSNELL CASE Complaint Lodged Against Prohibition Officers. Carried to ('apital. Sheriffs' Association Calls for Assistance. Washington, March 20.-Nothing that has -happened in Western Caro lina In years is of so much interest as the visit of Congressman Byrnes and Nicholls with Sheriff Cannon liease of Newberry county to the commis.. sioner of Internal revenue today to in sist that prohibition officers in Green ville county keel cut of the case of the state against Jake Gosnell, charg ed with the murder of Hendrix Rector, sheriff of Greenville county, several months ago. The sheriffs' association of South Carolina recently took this matter up, and its real significance may easily be seen by the following appeal made to the members of the South Carolina delegation in congress for assistance: "It having been officially called to the attention of the sheriffs' associa tion of South Carolina by Messrs. Bon harm and Price and Solicitor Martin, who are the prosecuting attorneys rep resenting the state in the case of the state against Jake Gosnell, charged with the murder of the late TIendrix Rector, sheriff of Greenville county, that agents and employes of the fed eral government to wit: R. Q. Merrick, head of the prohibition officers of the state and his assistants are pernici ously active in Greenville county in moulding sentiment for the slayer of the late sheriff of Greenville county and in attempting to sound influence in hehnIf of the defendant, iesnell, and otherwise using their official po sition and influence in an effort to acquit the defendant Gosnell, irrespec tive of the merits of the case, despite the fact that this case has been re manded to the court of general ses sions of Greenville county for trial by -his honor;'P' ifT. Wtatkins, ~United States district judge, for the Western district of South Carolina, he having declared by his order remanding the case that the killing of Sheriff Rector by Deputy Marshall Gosnell was not done in the performance of his official duties as a United States officer. "It is therefore requested that this committee, representing the sheriffs' association of South 'Carolina, memor alize the members of the South Caro lina delegation in congress to take up with the commissioner of Internal revenue this question in an effort to have the whole matter investigated for the sole purpose of stopping what we consider the unwarranted and pernicious activity of federal officers in Greenville county into a matter with which they should not be official ly concerned, to the end that the case may proceed in the ordinary and usual manner in the state court of South Carolina and thereby insure the ends of justice being accomplished." .When Sheriff Blease reached Wash ington, a meeting of the delegation was called and Congressman Iyrnes. dean of the dlelegation, and Congress man Nicholls, in whose district Green ville is located, s.ere named as the committee to take up the matter here. They were Informed that it -would he turned over to the district authori ties at 'Richmond and a thorough ex amination made immediately. Very serious charges, it will be noted, are made and interesting results are ex pected wvhen the Investigation is conm ploted. With this request, the delegation filed the letter from the Greenville lawyers making it part. of the record in the ease. Lafayette Hiendersoni Dead. 31r. Lafayette ~ilenderson, an ex Confederate veteran and highly re sPected citizen of 'llarksdale, died Sun dlay, March i4, andl was buried Monday afternoon at Warrior. lie is survivel b~y ione ~son, 'Reuben T. !henderson of the same section. The dleceased was a member of the Giray Couir. Methodist church. During the war' he' servedl in 'Company C, JIames battalion and was wounded at Cold H~arb~or. Hie wvas in the 77th year of his age and hadI been in declining health for some time. Oyster and Meat Sulaper. On Friday night, March 26th, there will be an oyster and meat supper at Friendship school building. Tihe ,pro coeds will be used as a benefit to the Y. W. A. The ptublic is corlially in viedto antntend. BOMAR NOT TO RUN. Candidate for Congress in 1918 An nounces that lie is Out of the liace, diorace L. Bomar, of Spartanburg, candidate for congress in 1918 against S. J. Nicholls and ). B. Traxler and mentioned as a possible candidate this year to succeed Mr. Nicholls who has announced his intention not to run, has given out a statement in Spartan burg saying that he would not be in the race this year. With the announcement of Mr. Bomar, only two avowed candidates are left in the race, 1). 13. Traxler and J. J. McSwain, of Greenville. However, numbers of names are being put for ward as likely candidates when the campaign opens. It has been rumored that Judge T. S. Sease is considering entering the race as Is A. 'E. Hill and Ira C. Blackwood, all of Spartanburg. The congressional germ does not seem to be working as yet in Laurens and Union counties, though neither of them have given up claim on the of fice. J. J. MoSwain is a native of this county besides having many relatives here and no doubt is counting strong ly on support here on this account. Interest in the race for the United States senate has taken on added inpetus also during the past week be cause of the announcement by Geo. Warren, IEst., of Ilanipton, that he would be in the race against Senator E. D. Smith. .Junius T. Lies, at pres ent Lieutenant. Governor, has an nounced that he would not be a can didate to succeed himself. T'11 TRY(tY GOSSIETI"TS AT SPECIAL TERM Governor Cooper Orders Extra Ses. Mon of Court for First Week of April at Abbeville. Following a conference here Thurs day between Governor Cooper and So licitor ;Blackwell, it was stated that a special term of court will be held at Abbeville Monday, April 5, for the pur pose of trying Kenneth Gossett and John Gossett, the two men who are charged 'with criminaly assaulting the two young women near Abbeville last Sunday. Governor Cooper was on his way from Greenville to Columbia and stopped over In -Laurens for a few hours when he held a conference with the solicitor of the Eighth circuit. The two Gossetts were arrested fol lowing the release from the -peniten tiary of the two Greenwood boys pre viously charged with the crime and who were found to be the wrong parties. The Gossetts were identified as their assailants by the young girls and hurried to Columbia for safe keep i ng. The young men, states a Columbia dispatch, admit having been in Abbe ville last Sunday and taking the twoi young girls out riding. The boys are first cousins. Kenneth Gossett is the younger of the two, being about. 21 years of age, but is married. John Gossett bears a good reputation in his community. Kenneth Gossett, whose nanault is said to have been successful, claims that he (lid not get out of the auto mobile. John says he walked back up the roadl a short, dIstance lo Long Cane bridge wIth the other girl, where the car was first stopped, Wheni the latter two came hack the gIrl who re mnainedl behinud in the car with Ken neth, the other gIrl says, camne run nIng dIown the road crying, "lI t has rutined me." Kenneth denied last night that he had made further ad vances than laying his hands on the young 'woman. liace of 3Meeting (hnanged. The Presbyterian churches of the counties of !Laurens, Abbeville, Newv erry and Greenwoodl will please take notice that the place of meeting for 'Presbyterial AuxIliary has been chiang ed fr'om Old Greenvale church to Greenwood ,Presbyterian Church, The first session <wlll begIn at 4 o'clock Tuesday April 6th. Send names of repr'esentatives and time of their' arr'ival to Miss Louise C. Fleming, Greenwood, S. C. Illgway Con missions to Mfeet. The highway commissions of Lau r'ens and Gr'eepwvood counties are ex peeted to meet in Laurens next Tues (lay morning to discuss the crossing point on the Saluda river of the road connectIng the two county seats, Preaching at Gray Court. Rev, C. T. SquIres will fill his regu lar appointment at Gray Court next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'cloick* [B[RT GO[RM[NT AGAIN IN POW[R German Counler Revolution Falls MUCH DAMAGE IS WROUGHT ierman Capital R4esuming Normal NJ~ife. Outside of Capital, However, Signs of Spartacui Activities Cause Uneasiness. Move to Placate So cialists. 'Berlin, March 21.-The government of President Ebert, which left Berlin a 'week ago when 'Dr. Wolfgang Kapp and his reactionary troops entered the city, is again in power in the capital. President Ebert and the members of his ministry reached here at 11 o'clock this morning from Stuttgart, and soon afterward the order for a state of in tensifled siege was withdrawn. leanwhile the signs and symbols Df the Iapp dictatorship, the wire entanglements and the barricades were being removel. 'ublic services have in a measure been re-established tad it is hoped that Berlin will soon resume its normal activities, though it will be a long time before the dam uge wrought, material and moral, will be repaired. A cabinet. council deliberated throughout the afternoon to deter oine the steps necessary to brlnhf Germany back to her position prior to the revolt. This, it is believed will require considerable maneuver ing and delicate handling, for the in lopendent Socialists and 'workmen are making heavy demands for conces sions, to which they feel they are en titled because of the commanding position some of the groups hold in Ather parts of Germany outside of Berlin. The situation in parts of the country appears serious. From the group of industrial centers on the Rhine and the Ruhr district continue to come reports of Spartacan agita tion. in several places, particularly In the Ruhr districts the Spartacans ire said to be in absolute control. here their available force is estimat ed at 70,000 men. Concentrations of loyal government forces, however, are taking place, and their arrival at the scenes of disor ler is expected to bring quiet. The future position of Gustav voske, minister of defense, is the subject of discussion. While his res ignation has been demanded by the radicals, it is considered probable that he will retain his position for a time at least in order to restore the ^onfidence of the Berlin population generally. Tore are rumors that later, Noske 1Ind Dr. Mueller, who are represented is personifying a system of policies which has failed, will he omitted from the new adlministration. Presi lent Ebert who is protected b~y the constitutioni will undoubtedly remain iuntil after thle flew elbetions. It is rleclaredl that the new cabinet will include active representatives of ha bor', Carl Rudolph Legien, 'president sf the F'ederation of 'I'rades Unions, being named for chancellor. .1 Number of Scholarships to be 01b. enm Ex-Sot;!iers by Y. M. (. A. J. McC. lDarksdalc, commander of the local post of the American Legion, 5 In receipt of a letter from Eugene R. Pendleton, State Supervisor of Fducation of the Y. M. C:. A., advising him that there are still a number of scholarships available to ex-soldiers raf the WVorldl War which nmay be se cured by L~aurens county men. The scholarships aire 'provided out of a fund left over after the close of hos tilies and are being equally distribut ed over the United States. I towever, If any section fails to take advantage of the fund provided for it, the fund Is placed at the disposal of another part of the Union. Any ex-soldhier dlesiring to secure One of these scholarships may secure full particulars b~y applying in per son1 or writing Chas. F. Fleming, Post. Adjutant, at the 'Palmetto lank. Meetinig 'f UT. D. ('. The JT. B. Kershawv Chapter, U1. ID). C., will meet next Monday afternoon at four o'clock with -Mrs. J. H., Tcaue.