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---Ct VAhUME. Xxxv. LAURENS, SOUTH C4ROLINA, WEDNESDAYMAY *%1920.NUBR4 HARMONY RIL[S COUlNTY CONVENTION, Resolutions Uphold Demo cratic Adminnistr'ation, OLD OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED (ol-ernlor ' Cooper, Senator Dial and14l Sollictor Blackweil Elected iele. Delegates byl. Accilmatlon. Flve Other Delegaites E1Ilected froml thle FPoor. larnmony and good feeling charac terized the meeting or tle Laurens County Democratic convention held inl the Court louse Monday morning. Election of (lelegates to the state con vetnion in Colimbila LMay 17th formed the principal business of the conven Lion, United States Senator N. It. Dial, Governor R. A. Cooper and Solicitor 1-1. S. Blackwell being nominated by Mr. C. W. McCravy for election by ac clamation, the motion carrying with out a dissenting voice. Mr. AlcCravy moved] that the remaining live dele gates be nominated by a nominating committee, but his motion was with drawi len Mr. W. W. Harris, of Clin toil, Moved that tihe delegates he nomi nated froim the floor. This motion was rarried unanimously and the follow Ing were nominated: A. W. Sims, 11. [t. Todd, F. P. McGowan, Dr. 1). M. Douglas, W. R. Richey, Sr., T. M. Pin son, R. 1P. -Babb, R. L. Gray and C. 11. Owings. .Messrs. Sims, Richey, Babb Ind Owings withdrew their names leaving tle other five to be elected without opposition. 'B i. 'Todd, of the delegation, Is a resident of Barksdale Station and was I major in the World War. F. P. Mc Gowan is nll attorney at Laurens. Dr.. D. M. Douglas is president of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina it Clinton. Ur. '.M. Pinson is a mier 3hant of Cross Hill and Mr. R1. L. Gray is a merchant and banker of Gray _ourt. Mr. McGowan was designated by the convention to represent the counity on the credentials comiittee at tile state convention. The meeting was called to order shortly after 1i o'clock by County Chairman C. A. Power. t. E. Babb was elected tem!porary chairman and Alison Lee wI'as appointed by the chair as secretary with 'W. S. Power as his assistant. The roll call of the conven tion disclosed many delegates absent and some clubs entirely without rep resentation in the hall. The rules of the convention were suspended on a substitute motion of Mr. J. W. Wells, of Gray Court, and the delegates lres ent with time tempowary organization already elected were made the )erman ent organization. Exiiecitlie Coi mmitteeniolm. The following were reported as cx('cutive committeemen from te va irious clubm!s: 1.ani enr City, A. C. Todd; Lamurmens Cotton 31ill, F. -P. McGowan; 'Pleasant Mound, C. E. Blurdette; Younds, J1. (H. 'Abecromvble; Watts Mills, L. M. Kennedy; Crosh 11111, 5. II. Ooggans; Mountvillo, M. 11. Crisp; (Iray Court, A. C. Owings; Stewarts Store, Hi. R. Pryor; Owings, R. M. T3ryson; liopewell, J. F. Workman;I (loidville, T. N. Crocker'; Poplar' Springs, J1. P. Simmons; Cooks Stoi'e. JT. 11. Cook; Thompson Store, Tr. D. Farrar; WVoodville, J. E. Whlam; Shi loh, J. L,. Power; Hickory Tavern, J. 1W. Eellett; Daniels Stor'e, M. W. lill; ~Ekom, J1. C. McDaniel; Mt. Pleasant, 13. M. Cunninghmam; T1ip) Top. A. W. Sims; Waterloo, W. C. Whlarton; Clin ton, C. P. Robertson; Clinton 3ii11, .. M. Clark; Ilenno, J. C. McMillan. The following clubs faIled to report excecu tive committeenmen: 1lals, Ora, Lan for'd, Gr'ays Store, Princeton, Jaydia Mill and 'Langston. NotIce was given thant the clumb at Wades had been dis c'ontinued andi that this club would mer'ge with the Cross .Hill1 club. Withm the organization of (lie conlven tion pefctetd, election of a county chairman was in ord(er. On motion of Mr. J. W. Kelleti, C. A. Pdwer was re-electedl county chairman wvithout op Position and on motion of Mr. C. W. f1cCr'avy, Mr'. Jas. T. Crews wvas elect ed county executive committeeman without opposition. Thme election of -delegates to thie state convention was "then gone into as above reported. Thie convention 'went on record as (Contliued on Pagen Wour.) LOOK OUT AUTOISTSI Trailc Laws to be Strictly Enforced From Now On. The traffle ordinance recently pass e(d by the iew city council Is to be strictly enforced from now on, said 'Mayor Richey last night. Since the passage of the ordinance, ie said, the officers have been more or less lenient with traille "traducers", but from henceforth, look-out! This is the last warning, lie said. -ludging by the rapid-Ilre action of one of thl(e blue-coated brethern ' imme (liately following these warning words of the mayor, the spirit of law en forcement must already have permeat ed the force Or laken ininlediate pos ession thereof, for as The Advertiser ropresentative turned to climb liIn.o his car the laconic words were sound ed "Report at mayor's court tomorrow at 12." le was in(er arrest, by gum! The gentleman 'was very polite about the matter, though, and may listen to reason today. Anyway, the lid's on. ('lean-up Day May 12th. City Council, in formal assembly, has st apart. Wmednesday, May 12th, ak: (ean-u) Day in Iliurens and on that day all the cleaning cohorts of the city will ie put Into action to make the city as spick and span "as the times will permit," as Senator Dial says in speaking about being hon est. Householders of the city are re ilested to clean up front yards as well as back yards the day before and place the trash in recepticles on the streets so that the city g4rbage wagons can come along and empty them. Mayor R1lelicy, in speaking of the mat ter last night, sail that. It was desired to have the city as clean as possible for Chautauqua week, May 17 to 2.1. It might also be added here that The Advertiser's representative was tak ingthir.nIcce of.news dqwn also when the cop "strafed" his automobile, an account of which appears elsewhere in this paper. Wins First Pliee. Mr. Z. L. Madden spent last Thurs day in Greenwood attending a confer ence of the agents of the Abbeville Greenwood Mutual Insurance Asso ciation. The name of Mr. Madden was announced at the meeting for special honors, having won lfirst place among the agents in the amount of fire insuir ance placed (uring the month of A pril. Tile total amount of insurance sold by Mr. Madden during the ipast month was $217,500. lie was highly compli mented by the head officials of the company for his excellent, work, not only as to the amount but as to the quality of business. The copiany is now covering sixteen counties and is averaging over a million dollars of insurance per month. (Between fifty and sixty agents attended the meeting held in Greenwood last tweek. Out for Senate. Mr. Rl. D~unk BloydI, who has served five terms in the lower' house of the General Assembly and wvho has been frequently spoken of as a priobable candlidate for the state senate, stated last week that lie had dlecided to en ter' the race. This makes five entrants already in tils contest, .\essrs. 0. p. Goodwin, 0. 1L. Long, Phlil D). -liuff and Jack Ii. Dlavis having previously stat ed1 that they wvould be ini the race. Mr. lloydl saidl that aftei' serving five termis in the lower' house, lie felt that he was fully capable of r'eprcsenting the couin ty in tihe av eyr ioure and very much covetedl that honor. Selected ais May Queen. Miss Sara 'Bishop, daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. C. R. Blishop, of this~ city, alhs been selectedi as "May Queen" for' the celebr'ation at Columbia college to be held May 4th, according to an an nouncement inade a fewv (lays ago. Miss Ihishmop is a menmber of the Fresh man class and one of -the most popu.. mar young ladies in. school. Mrs. lisahop, Miss H arriett ilishop, M~lIss Elizabeth ,Switzer and little .Miss Kathryn Switzer will go down to 'wit ness time celebration, little Miss Kath ryn going to carry the train of the May Queen In the procession. I'tay at Grauded School. TPhe members of the graduating class of tile high school will give a play entitled "Miss Foarless & Com.. zany" at the graded school auditorium F"riday ovening. May 't, C.M&W. V. TO ADD ADDITONAL TruA*Ns Trul11 to an1d From (Areenville In the Afternoon. To he iven T,.y.oul. An additionl't train is to be pit on by the Charleston & Western Caro lina railway, according to an an nouncement Ii the Greenville papers yesterday. The train is to leave Green vIlle iI the afternoon shortly after I four o'clock and make the unil to dLaurens and back to Greenville. Th is train Is said to have been added at the request of Greenville business Imn and people living alonig I he line of the railroad. It 'will no (ou)t rove a greLt Convenience ICto shoviers all along the line. It is understood that the train will be given a 60 days try-out and if the patronage warrants, it will be con tinued permanently. OPEi HlOUSE 1111)8 OPENED. Piedmont Firm Makes 111r BId for Oper 11411se Lease. A Piedmont firm made a bid of $100 per month for the use of the Opera Hlouse when I. were opeledl at the out ncil meeting Monday night. This firm was awarded the lease on consid eration that they ftirnisb suitable bond to cover the contract. The pres ent ressees, Messrs. Lee Bros. & Swit zer, will move Into their new place in The Advertiser building I a few weeks. Their bid on the house was $600 per year, they stating in their bid that they Intended to use It only for road shows and for pictures only when un uisual business warranted. The conneil, at the same sitting, decided to raise the license oti p)ool rooms from $500 to $1,000 for tile first table and $100 for each additional ta ble . This was done following a re port that iparties were considering op ening a pool room here. 31E1RIAL 'EXEiL('ISES SUNI)AY. Menorial Day to he Fttingly Observed at, the ('emetery Sunday Afternoon. -.Memorial services will be observed at the cemetery Sunday afternoon, May the ninth, at. six o'clock. .\1r. A. C. Todd will have charge of the excr eises and it is hoped a prominient speaker will make a short address for the occasion. The school children are iefintested to tmeet at the school butild ing, at flive-thirty o'clock and march to the cemetery to place a bouquet of flowers on each Confederate grave. The Thos. 1). 'Lake, Jr., Post, American Legion, is invited to take part in the exercises. Off to (4reece. 1ir. George -Ilondros, a member of the local Greek colony, expects to leave in a few days for New York wvher'e he will take ship for his homtte land. George expects to visit relatives and undergo an operation-on his leg, which has been giving him much trou ble since he had a faill here several year's ago. le thinks that he will be able to get relicf from a famous suir gron in Athens, although he has had nlotedi surgeons in this coutrty to treat hIm. Ie expiects to r'emain for abottt hriee months and then 'rturn to this conttry. It 'will be of interest to his friends here to kntow that C'hat'lie 1liondros, who also went to Greece a few months ago has bteen drafted into the ar'my and is unoale as yet to r'etui'n. Untion Me'etings. Announcement is mnade b~y the ilas 10ors of tile cliy that beginninog ton ight unilon services will be held in the v'a rious churches to take thme pllaces of tile regular WVednesday night pt'ay('r meetings until tihe Gypsy Smith cam palgn op~ens. The ser'vices will bte held tonight at the First Piresbytet'ian church, the sermon being lpreachled by R1ev. .9. U. Tenmpletman. In order to give chturch attendants an oprpor tunity to attend the lyceum attriac tion, the houtr of ser'vice for this even lng only will be run up to 7:45 o'clock. Mt. Plieasant School. The public is cordiallIy invited to a! - tend thle commnenceent exercises of Mt. Pleasant school Thursday evening, May 13th, at 8:30 o'clock, and also ,to the schlool picniC on the following Saturday, theO 15th,. Ice Cream Supper at Narnie. The public Ia cordially invitedI to at tend an ice cr'eam OluiPper at Woodrow Wilson schoolhouse Friday evening, May 7th nt. eight o'clock. SENATOR DIAL SENDS (AIEETINW TO CON.V ENT'IOPN' Men. N. 1i. Dial Calls for a I Stand on Principles oif Delmocracy. (Gov. ( ol.i per 'nnble to Attend. II)elegates to lie county conivention) who expectei the presece( of senl. N. 11. Dial and Gov. I. A. Cooper were disappointed at their inability to at tend. Gov. Cooper set(. a mlevssag to County Chairman Power stating that le intended to be lireseit, but that le was den ied the privilege. Ile wished for ait harmonious convention. Senl. Dial, who was detained in Washington, seit a1 telegram to the Colv(ltion but its late arrival pre vetld its belig read. It was as fol lows: Washington, 1). C., May 3, 1920. To the Laurens County Democratic Conven t fi: I desire to extend to you my greet ings and to congratulate you upon the great progress our State is making, especially along the lines of education and good roads, but most of all you are to be congratulated upon your strong and steadfast adherence to Jeffersonian and Jacksonian princi Iles of democracy. If all the people were as sound politically as -we In South Carolina, there wotlgd be no room for the reds, I. W. W., anarchists and other enemies of their govern muent, the National progress and re ligion. There was never a time when it was more important that. we should stand true to principle. The situation demands that we shall see how much good we can be to our country rather than he alwa3s endeavoring to see how little effort we can make for the up-bitlding of mankind. All good cIt izens should unmistakably and imme ilately declare their allegiance on the soIde of sound morals and sound poll ties. 'We should eneourage our pvo3( ple to work hard, splend less and save more and thus to increase the happi ness of the families. The state and the union stand strongly for your liberties. There is too much disposition at Washington to tamper with the rights reserved by the constitution to the states. 'Prospects for democratic success tre bright, but we must piIIl together. We deserve to win on our -party's un paralled record. We have accomplish Nd in six years more constructive leg klation than had been enacted in the preceding quarter century. Our vie. tory depends on unity- and the nom ination at San Francisco of a man who will stand for principle and for the rights or all the people. I was gratified to hear our Gov ernor, lion. Robert A. Cooper, deliver so vigorous and heartening a message to the South Carolina Society of Wash I'ngton on Saturday evening. Ilis speech was inspiring and its polley sound. N. 13. DIAL. $500 RAISE) FOlH "1" Eit hiasticit ' Metinug In t lie Coutm Houmse 310 nilay E teninbg. At a call of Ri. It. Nickels, chairman totr thIs coutnty of the Y. M1. C. A. dlrive, the sutm of ~$500 was raised int the court house Mlonday nightt 1o complete this cotunty's qutota of $1,000 alloted by the central committee In Columbia. The ot her $500 was raised in ClInton several weeks ago. Th'le meeting was alttendeld by about 25 men. Airt. Nickels prtesidedl ovetr the meeting anid force ful a(dresses wer~e madle by Mlessrs. AfartIn, hanham and( ilck ot thle ceni tral committee organIzation. The ob ject of the association now, as stated by thtese speaketrs, was to extend the work of the Y. 'M. C. A. to the smaller towvns of the state and ultimately to the rural districts. EleI('rle httange IDemtrtttionI. TIhe IIartney 1lectri'e Comnpany is mnak ing extensIve pr'eparat iotis for tie Iilughies electrtic range demonstran'!ott to be giveni at its place of btsiness opposlie the 'post otlce, T1hutrsday, IFri (lay and Saturday of thie week. The puiibl !e Is n ?ordihal ly Invi't ed- to nattend. An ex pert ini the culinary atlts wilIl be present to assIst in the dlemonstrationt. A special meeting of the Tlhios. D). Lake, Jr., Post, American LegIon has been called by J1. MlcC. Biarksdale, Post Commander, fatr Thutrsday evenIng at 8 o'colck In acoordance wIth inustrute tions from nptlonal hieadquarters. Plans for the new membership drIve and othor important business are to bO isamsnna 3INORf CASES TiRIEI. seconld Week (if Commllonl Pleas M XC NT O B Court Presided Over by .11idge. PulerlIfoy. Tle seCold Week of the colt of ,0i11ommon pleas olpeied Monlday morn)It ing - with Judg~e .as. 1". 'tierfoy, of IiW l I J 14 i(Igeo vr itsn. k. I c-f A m erican Citizens M urder WalIterbor'o, lpresidinfg. C'ase's inlv)l~ ing very small amnounltts are big ed by Mexicans hleard, bu1t the court is makil rapi( prog ress. 'Tlie following Cases have CHIHUAHUA been tried since tlie last isst( of thIs FAI L T RBEL t'eii(l~illt) tileA rasl cWill C. to .1-414.1. of Alit 'Iizes A Mll er vs NItilvitttls Colly lor' daitiage.e to an M11%leianl s Mer Mex. Ai voiobi for the id fndan t s I- i A lt JIioly tih' auto was lanaged welin i to (o II Waters Ill One. fell from a bridge over. li:a Creek. W Iitigtoli, M 3.Y -'I'lie 11111ide' or its beinig alleged tha h e rall was die o Wole! Americans ill Xlexieu, re to defletive a banisters. 'I'lie tilt wasgl Pi11(l to(ay.1o the Stan r ror $58. aceeltut ed tle (oice J i witi wiich ''he inext case was that or Miss Ida olliIs lie if.al wa I (Iii aig develop Smith vs ). A. Hlipp, the suit growi ng iIets beond the border. 'lir( was out of a trade of automolbiles. The lii t o od ie Whaton jiry dteided to return each car to ite origInal owner, ptacing everytlihing as goveriaie oward t li a i'ctO it was before the tradmle. boa y iit en iiieiglits o4 afeced Coliuibus 11ugheCs won a verdict of 500 against II. I ftlakelev. In this i Cat iran/a coiifrolled tve rito S. 'as th id ~H~, ~'l o a ~e UT tewiteusts for. a ddit ion a IWa -ili i -ase the( plaintliff, wh'Io was a1 renlter t ie v st(1 ixc l im the farm of the d efrendanot. ciaimed I that ie was ejected frImin the plac ieady had ben for.va rded to the ivy in Augjst, after lie had imlade a crop und before he was allowed to gaither it. had Io relatiou to ic latest. inurders, Ilitheeas o IK B.Thuie vslol Iit Was said to inidicate the view of of lin the (case (of K. Ft. Tirghcs vs Johtn I'. Genttry, where the plaintiff allegedtleali as t ia et io lia tlhe removal from at (dest rution of la l ii at r lita I ly at roperty on land purch-ased of the do- ...l till be ls ir 'iav ors eldant, the tury awarded a verdict to On the orde loss of a, ua l0. o re f meferlelanAt.ccenbulto 1,tilthe ase of . Jo es~ tie fe e als l)e( atise (f its tevnc e hlnersotn, where tie y-a.nt-im allegedude ha(e to (- olete rebl i tol o the state cof at tle trermof ant*i t faltit ra, Chihetahuad wotId bo th wogich re )ci hIr wr a revlorei- o t a stilt. itVn'dct. w~s iiyre fo the (. case red e nitdei of Eben Francis reen htMi'.rony aIternrenng the dnothing heIrs Young ininy waexicans tadt stth-rented it. to parties whlo at- nexir (113' Oroolt from miles Amrn L illted to place negroes onl It. 'I. ' ient .e a i e o Ci ty h ph i t I erson edere the negroes not v i e a ro lo go on tile place and as -t restilt of anid Ceiimlhztie demfand that the Mexi his the( failurte (otf i. .joiies to irepair call g tuImoinar t mov Tet mih baffic thed I hioitse tie stilt was frouagtt. ilhar(ters. .the ini'iep go<eurnrednt. Illill- ease (Jr G. Y. Ilams and ('vi tnzaI thatrl the Carraizat anthor . e a") eie reslsisl~ f or tihe wriOtc Brotlcti of the (trilaws because of the iig thte sale of two cows, thei ult,'e'wt(S~Iee of M exicati tr(ops in the )dereed tae cows feorwaed to thev ) righia Iowtlls, leavihg the tua i s in an ed iateio t thlatmr,. I wasosaid taeindicate of the sa I ving of tile fleet. prviln wan thatre region nominall att( il the case of Erxo vs . 11 . fof (estrOntels to Mex lsan waters was )hseni, ga rage mall11, itti thig from ti-e ii(Jt mnad(I pitIld-c bl . the bl~dief was ex 'efulsal of 1y to pay whiat lie coti- pressed iat, thela would be sent at iedere aln dnotbitant charge foi iv- OliM. 'airs, \vii., $206, tile .1111ty set t 1 (l tlie lesti'oyets wilt. tbe stationed at iane 0i the a tit of $W5. La.pio, Jontxpats, Vera Cruz and \lPhe Court was engaged last fight iotitetis, rlaly to take o any Amer aIi the cdtse of .. . ' Iiotnasoo vs Mis. icafl5 who my be in aatgeo aither I. A. Stevens, et aI., nticoe . f o inlii Mexican federal autliorlties 'r'lio asn lneged foa mages as a Ifn- tit rebets. rhe slate department ,IR It of a eol iIsbnl bet weenl lis at t- sliociflal 13 staLted thlat the1(se vessels mobile Tan that of Mr . St'eils. not to take alho pawe id tile struti gle aetwnen factlds it noarxsio h Mli'll, SChIO. (OSlIS were asked fo solely tth ptrovidse a haven hd case bf need. h'rogritu, of Lit rolls 3illg, Xt'llooh, Reports Nverie reeived lhere today ('lositig Is A tasonneed. of conferebes atnoleil bty spaeio The closing exercises (If the Lanl- atives of Obregohe, Villa, aniel Pe i'Cnl Mill,- -choln will itk.. h(( ..-A and 2.eli ft,!a- whc nlIcae Ptida vlll, aytatX:)taexicoflCity, bough'ltoin thee te 'cock Th IthlIC s crdall ii-can'oi fmasyin. waxic heity aromptel vitC t atten. Ocan emphtat deman hate that te The olowth g pr rad has r e tof ltlnha ~e ne o' announed fohe st lw asoght etardonts.ThAmranoenet ite case of- Y. llellams andcted that the CarnzalipI behoig .on. Own vs Oi'intOliers invockv- t 'ieswere responesharlyo thiCei rotc nMth ayo to Dcwe outatneftpei'Gr eaws becusteo to >rdedthte ow raeturns to skt presne any Aexcan tereops aivte Garlanad ownilsineavengotheiettir aaiimmefithe vounnryy hen tat case of -rz .rbyvs C.ook <Genters torMoxican es plgd as 2sen, -argehen reulinlfogthelfot mad ecb t ore blief was in reusat of -ryt a - whoh 'Foldn- 'et feetd oteIisdny ideedanexoritn charl for nsiIa eorroe- sitC lI~ t paisvi.,$2Gtejuy setmdt e itsi.Oeonasncddit -neo h payen of---- $-65.l ~fielnI~emns I The courtlwa engadlsstely night'/uovoltn thctitttoni cem t acteon at. lie Thoasonl vschoolrsst. lg(11~toi oesado Tomon h ale aagee as ao re-- o fitpli' :10i a dt dr~eotI hauit of Ia colliso betw ehetn hii auof-oeg ai the Ctrtssed that.Itheandoone bf thnt.iat liltisleal attrctionssIwhat haeestationesiat c~l1,ttitelS.Ft t' Iel (ltaI I o t rie onteras redyto takeoay A mer-r~oot altra I ol my le outni ii ItehaIan1 wtho may11 8 beyto (Isn o dage ater Pape'. s(itfro i m th o mak can federal s trte or tht rebels The(1 sta te t dpatent mtte nd thtof .\1rs.a SIevns. 101 t1ocokI i ntieto AboutfiftyaIJIII~ans stool 'tee nt ol Amay. ptin thile i s I CC~~i' eam~atonhel b Stpe'- oralyetweedfaton in l.lxc u Proenden of Ldauen Mi.s 'I' 0llon001 . Inthloiti Anosaud. O hs E~teei niuie caTs. Mloingio sxtrcies oftht Laruf-enamntohr(atgtr,1do rma ills u ch aot wolkli a tr hewdigt take plaacei Thursday tevening, 3aye 6thaied 8:-3