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4AUR~N8,SOU H CAR, OLINA,- WEDNESDAY, MAY 12,190 CHAITAQUA WEEK OP[NS N[X MONDAY Program This Year Better Than Ever TICKET SAL, VERY PROMISING Complete Rteproduction of Spark'ling Comedy "Pinafore" to be Feature of t lie Program. Louise Stal ling's. Lyric Sopranio, to Appear Artist Night. Mr. Jack Alh'ershardt of the Redpath Chautauqua is here looking after the -interests of .the local jpeople in ad vertising the coining Redpath Cljan tauqua which will open next Mnqday afternon at fonr o'clock. Mr. Albershardt states that the program this year is tietter by far than any program ever given by any Chautauqua company. The program is replete with timely lectures and -music of an. -enjoyable!- character. There. will be lectures on such vital themes as "Modern' Unrest", "Thd iPlace of the Farm in Modlern Life", and "Facing the Task',. A complete reproduction of the fa muous Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera "Pinafore", sparkling comedy success, "Nothing but the Truth"; Louise Stallings, lyric mezzo soprano, NeW -York Opera Singers, and 'Brobecker's Swiss Singers and Yodlers, are some of the attractions. The Sybil Sammis Singers will be the attraction for the first afternoon. This is a vocal quartet eminating from the studios of iSybil Sammis McDermid of Chicago. They present a ;progran of ensemble, quartets, trios, duets, as well as solo appear ances. Costumed sketches are a pleas .ing feature. At night beginning at eight thirty -o'clock, the Sybil Sammis Singers will give a thirty minute prelude af ter which Dr 1-. HE. Rompel will give his lecture "Facing the Task".. Per manent patriotism, community co .operation and industrial responsibil Ity qre some of the great topics which .Dah" Rompel will present in this lecture. "Dad" tRompel Is the name given to Dr. Rompel by the thousands of sallors who letarned to know film at the Great Lakes Naval Training .Station where he has been Civilian Pastor since 1917. As a lecturer, Dr, Rom pel is known for the vivid, dy namic manner in which lie presents themes of importance., The Chautauqua here will be In charge of Mr. Thomas Gorman. lie comes well recommendedi as one of the strong Redpath Chautauqua Super intendents. The local committee is planning a big local ticket 'drive for Friday and the "Old Chautauqua Whistle" will be blown every time 10 tickets are sold, " get readl~y 'for -a noisf day in Lau rens Friday. The camp~aignl in the rural sections *began yesterd(ay and a gratifying re sponse to the ticket solicitors was i'e ported. From present ap~pear'ances, it Is thought thgt t-he Chautauqua this year' willibe attended biy the largest crowd~s. in the history of the ass6eia tion. Mrs. Jane. C'ulbertson. .Mii2. Jane Watkins Cuibertson, widow of the laite Y. J. Cu'lber'tson of the Ekom section, (lied at her home Friday morning after a linger'ing ill ness of fourt months. -She was 74 years old and was a most estimable woman. Funeral and in'terment ser vices were held at Union church. The sur'viving children of Mrs. Culbertson are: J. D)ennis Culbertson, Mrs. 11. S. 'Wallace, Mrs. J. W. Fowvler' and Mr's. Jennie Hamilton, all of the county. Mris. WV. P. Cul~beudtson of (Oross Hill1 andl J. Wade Cuilber'toni of Ware Shoals ar'e members of the family, children of a former .mai'riage of Mrs. Culbertson's husband. She had a large family connection, Judge Ii. H1. 'Watkins of Anderson being a cousin. Revival at Ora. 'Revival services have been an nounced bpy Rev. I. N. Kennedy to be gin at the A. -R. P. eturchi in Ora on F'riday at 11 o'clock. Friday night addresses will bo made by Rev, and Mrs. A. 3. Ranson, returned mission aries from India. 'Tepublic is cor .dialvl invited to attend these sevices. MRS. CLEO C. IYOFFOD BURIED ATL NEW PROSPECT' Large Concourse of R1fatives andtul Friends Attend Funeral of Belyvell IT1111ni. .Mrs. Cleo Cu thingtmaimi W'offord, 'wife of. John A. VfforQl, of Madden Station, widely known g1r her circh work. and through her 'contriblutions to the locil, papers, died at her hoio Saturdfy night at t0:30 o'clock aftgr an illnes's of a few idiys. 11cr illness was ;not generally' known and the news of her death came as a great shock to her inany friends and those who had followed her writings for Many years. Mrs. Wofford was the regular correspondent of t,his p1aperi from iher community and maide special contributions to this paper and The 'haurensville Herald uier' the "nn name "Aunt Kate" and ier name was a household 'word in the cotinty. The funeral services were held at Now Prospect church, nevr her home, Tuesday morning, and was attended by a vatst concourse of .people. The services were conducted by her fornier pastor,"Rev. Jas. R. Williams, who paid a beautiful. tribute to her life ,as a wife, a mother and church work cr 'He was assisted by 1Dr. J. W. Langston and Dr. A. 13. 1bangston, both pl-onlifient ministers and missionaries of the Baptist church. After the ser vices the body was borne to -the ceme tery near by and laid .to rest beneath a mass of beautiful flowers. On a siver late was the simply inscription "Aunt Kate" with the year of her birth and dearth. The active pall bearers 'were Messrs. C. A. Power, D. M. Norwood, L., Thurman Finlby, .W. S. 'Power, Thad F. Moore, G. I. IFinley, J. H1. Power, J. D. Culbertson. Tile honor ary pall bearers were: Maj. W. A. Wats, Messrs. C. B. Bobo, II. K. Aiken, H. Terry, Dr. R. R. Walker, Dr. J. H. Teague, Alison Lee, J. D. W. Watts, J. N. Wright. , Mrs. Wofford was the daughter of the late William L. and Kate Langston Cunningliam and was 47 years of age. She-was educated in the schools of the neighborhood and later flnished her .4chopling at a female college in Co lumbia, being a woman of rare accom ilislment and ability. Brought upl) amid Christian influences, she was a consistent church 'worker, .be Ing a member and active worker not only in the New 'Prospect Baptist churcli, where she held her iembershii), but in the various or 'ganizations of her denomination where she was often an indefatigable and inspiring leader. ier home life wis spent in beautifull devotion to her family, sacrificing herself for the edit cation and advancement of her chil dren. 'Tihe deceased is survived by her hus bal and ten children, the eldest of whom, Miss Kate V. Wofford, who has been connected with Y. W. C. A. work in Richmond,'was at home prepartin. to go to Constantinople. The second daughter, Miss Azile Wofford, is a studlent at the Baptist seminary at I~ouisville preparing for missionary wvork abroad. Two other dlaughtersi, Misses Myra and Mattie Sue, are stu dents at 'Winthrop college, the for'mer being in her senior year' and presi (lent of the student ibody. Tile oldest son, John William WVolford, is now at -West Point Military Academy, having gr'aduated from Clemson college ini 5the class of 1918. 'rhe othler cildrenf of school ago are attending tihe Laui rens graded schlools. Two sisters anid a brothel' also survive her', as fol lowvs: Mrs. W. HI. lIud~gens andl Mrs May Cunningham Madden of tile count ty, and Drt. Gus Watts Cunningham, of tile University of Texas at Austin, Trex. Rtest Iloonm to itemain Openi. Tile Advertiser is authorized to state that tile iaadies rest room in the court house will b)e open after the us ual hou~rs during tile chlautauquta and that Ml's. Bagwell, who has it in charge, will be glad to have women and children make it their headquar ters bietween the afternoon and even ing performances. Mrs. Tyler Entertains, Ml's. Giber't M. Tyler entertained her cardl club Friday afternoon, Forty ''Pwo being played at some tables and Bridge at others. After a number of games were enjoyed a temipting salad course with punch was served. She was assisted in entertaining by her sisters, Mrs. J. J. Adams and Mrs. 'W TR. Richoy, Jr. BASE BALL L.EAOE, FOR FOUR TOWNS La,1'utig 01inton, cross' itill, 1111d .44s'ldville form League to Play Summiier Ball. At '-fineeting of representatives from L aurens, Clinton, Uross 1lii and (olIdytIi! held at the office of W. P., .lic)bsl fit Clintorn last T 'rsday the orza'nfAtilm of- the Laurenls County Base Hall League was perfected and a schedtil of grAmes t6 'begin .June l8th ivas ado ted. .J. TcC. a v! Laurens, was elkected prosrident, Dr. Ralph Johnson, of Clinton, wax, elected viee 1 president, and Alison Lee, of Laurens, secretary and treasurer. These oil'cers, with the officers of tle four towns in the league will consii tute the board of directors. A constitution for the lengtu3 welas also adopted. Under this constitution the four towns will form clubs of play ers from each town -or community, no salary or other compensation of any kind being allowed. Former pro fessionals andi college players will be eligiblo for the teams, provided th1ey play at their own expense. The qb ject of the league is to provid9"..a clean form of amusement for the) sllimllll months without going to the expense of hiring players. Two games will be :played each week, on Tues (lays and Fridays, the home teams bearing the expense of the games and taking all gate receipts, while travel between the league towns will be by automobile. NO SOLIER RELIEF BEFORE ELECTIONS 11111 Not, to be Brought Forward in Congress for Sonic Time. Washington, May G.-After a series of informal conferences, Democratic and >Republican members of the house agreed today there was no prospect of enactment of soldier relief legislation before the forthcoming recess for the ipolitical. conventions. Representative Knutson of Minne sota, the Republican whip, said that many members felt' that the whole question should go over until after the November election so as to avoid the Iposisble injection of partisanship in its consideration. Representative Garner of Pexas, Democratic Whip and member of the ways andl means committee which con diucted extensive hearings on relief IeAislation, declared sentiment was "'rapidly changing" and that a major. ity of the Denoeratic members of the colminittee were "willing to let tile bill (cntinue to sleep in committee." .\luch of the change in sentiment. members said, was (ilie to the large number of protests against increasing 'he tax burden and its possible effect on the cost of living. 31T. VLEASAINT S(IIHOOL CLOSES. A ttruethe~ Program A rranIigedt for (losinig Exercises at Mt. Pleaisanit School. An attr'active program has -been ar' ranged for the closing exercises of the .\t. Pleasant school which1 will be held Thursday night of thuis week. The following pr1ogram has been announic ed: Santa Lucia (Italian Chor'us) The School Recitation-Vacation Time. Pantomin-The Seasons. Operetta. instrumental D)uet. Tmpersonation--A Graphiophone. -Instrumental Solo. Play-"A Grandma's Party." Patriotic Scene. Girou p Scene. AwardIng of Prizes. BFenedi etion. Honioredl at Brenau. It will lbe of interest to the many friends of Mliss Maudle Mlae Jdssee to know that at a recent election of of ficers of Student Union at B1r. - au Col-. lege, she wvas elected Vice Pr'esidlent for 1920-21, and by virtue of this of flee -becomes a member of .the Execti tive and Student Council. She has also been elected 'llouse Presidlent and President of the Zeta Tau Alpha Fr'a ternity for the ensuing year. This is a tribute of love and esteem from her fellow students, and Miss Jessee is *o ho congratulated on having won for herself such an honor in her college standingr. PLANS PERFECTED FOR REVIVAL Vypsy Simitih 3Ieting to be Held in itear of Graded School auldinr. Starts .1tune th. -Plans which have been under dis cussion for several weeks for the Sy psy Smith revival le ting have b'ven practically completed and are nlow being put into effect so that -when the irevival opens everything will be in readiness to make it. as effective as possible. It has been defin itely decid ed to hold the meeting ol the athletic field in the rear of the graded school buo ililing, where a tent with a sealing capacity of 3,000 will, be erected. Three tiousand chairs -have been contracted for and a part of them have already heeti delivered. The meeting will com mence Sunday, .June 6th, and will last uitil .*SutldAy, July 4thL Only ;one meeting a (lay will be 'held, at night, .the exact hour to be announced later. 'Prior to the revival Itself, a series of cottage 1prayer meetings will be held in piqvato.homes of the city, twr, nieotingsK being held at ,privpi i eI, on principal streets each Week. The first of these prayer meeting4 wero heMd last nlght itt ten difreret homes. The following committees have been apnponted to look after the various dc tails of the meeting: Committee on location of tent' -Rev. C. T. Squires, Rev. S.1. Teiiplerlian, 'Rev. A. E. Holir, W. P0. Meng;A. C. Todd. Committee on Cottage Prayer Meet Ings: 'Mrs. R. T. DVnlap, E. P. Minter, J. S. Bennett, Miss Ola Bramlett, W. L. Gray, Mlrs. C. D. Moseley. Publicity Committee: M. L. Snilth, L. 'B. Blackwell, J. R. Ellis, T. C. Switzer, N. C. Hughes. 'Music Committee: C. H. licks, W. P". Tonason, E. H. Wilkes. Entertahnnent lCommiittee: WI. 'G, Lancaster, 11. K. Alken, Mrs. W. C. P. Robertson, Mrs. J. 0. C. Pleming, J. C. Owings, Mrs. Robert Roper. Committee on Ushers: K0. 'D. Easter by, I. H. -Roper" E..,0. Anderson,. R. F. Fleming, Joe '11. Nabors, N. C. Hu-ghes. Committee on Seating, Etc.: A. C. Todd, C. 11. Roper, S. Boyd Sexton. Tent. Committee: W. R. McCuen, W. E. Meng, .1. HL Philpot. MORlE CAND10DAT1-:S 01UT1. It. 1). Boyd Announees for the Senatte and Towns A. WHIls Announnees for Ihe House of .lelpresenftatIves. in tlu, candidates column of this paper will be found the announce ments of two more candidates for the General Assembly for this county. Mr. R. Dunk Boyd, at present a member of the ilHouse of Representatives, where he has served flve terms, announces his candidacy for the Senate. Mr. Towns A. Willis, of Gray Court, who has not been in politics before, en ters his name as a candidate for the louse of Representatives, this being the -first. announcement for the lower house. Dislocate'd His Shoulder. Mr. .John F. Bolt, while on a fishing expedition with "Red" Todd near the F. A. Fuller home place Mondlay af ternoon, fel in ther creek when trying to cross on a narrowv log and dislo catedl his right arm at the shoulder, suffering intense hain until D~octors Hughes and Mc~owan ('1o(u'e-set it at home late in the evening. Reset ting the arm was a p. nful operation and finally the doctors had to resort to anesthetics to get the patient quiet enough to "turn the trick". Before this -was done, howher', the battle b~e tween 1,he doctors and the patient re sembledl a "catch-as-eatch-can" wvrent ling match, with toe-holts, strangles and half Nelsons not barred, Mr. Bolt lyin-g in the middle of the floor with the doctors over him and a crowd of sympathizIng friends looking on. With the application of the "smelling salts" he finally got undicer control and the '1rm was easily placed in position. Yesterday inor'ning, with the worst of the effects over with,, Mr. Bolt tried to claim that his arm was dia'located b~y the pull of a big fish, but "Red" Todd ,had alreadly told a different story while the (doctors wvere having their exercise. Play at Merna School. Merna school will give a play at Jeanette 'Stenhouse Academy, Fair view scool, In the loweui part of Greenville County, Friday night, May 14th. .The nubie sn cordially invited. CLOSI(A EXEtCISES OF CITY SCH'IOOLS Lilternry Address to be Dcliveredt Iy Dr. W. S. ('rrell. laiecalutireatev Sermon by Drb 3. . (Ireeon,. Coninencement exer'- ises of he Laurent graded school will begin on Thursday evening of this week and will close witth e flBacealiureate ser n10n at the First Haptlst church Siun day. night. Class day exercises will be held 'T'lu rsday evenling - at 8:30 o'clock in the school bilding. Fri dz afternoon a competitive military drill will be held on the school 'grounds, beginning at 5 o'clock. [ri day evenaing tle graduating exercises will be held at which time the liter 1y- address will he dlivered by Dr. W. S. Currell, president of the Cini vPrsity or South Carolina. Sunday evening at 8 o'clock tho annual Haceca laureate sermon will be preached by Dr. J. B. Green, of Greenwood. 'rho following progran of the se ries- of exercises has been announced by Superintendent -11. W. Gasque: 'Tursday, Mlay 13th--8:30 P. M. ia sy lkh Exercises. Address of Welcome, Monteith Caine ClaIss .History -. - - Rosa Gray Clsass Poem - . larriette luges Class Critic - - Sarah unlap Class Statistics - Lois aylo Class Prophecy - Mary asque Class Will - - - Annie Wade Class Song-.\Members of the Graduat ing Class. .\usic-lrs. .\N. L. Roper and Mr. John Inman. Friday, May 14th-5 P. 31. Competitive I)rill for the 0. B. Sim mons '.\ledal-Athletic Field. Condue tor, W. C. WbIfe, Instructor in MIli tary Tact!cs. Judges: Capts. J. 11. Coleman and 'J. K. Coleman, fBailey Military Institute. Friday, Ma) Ith-S-30 P. 1. Graduating Exercises. Invocation - - Rev. C. T. Squires Class Salutatory - Edna Riddle Valedictory - - Elizabeth Senn Annual Address, Dr. .. S. Currell Delivery of Uiplomas, Supt. It. W. Gasque Presentation of .\IcGowan Medal, 'Phil ID. iuff Presentation of 1). A. R. Medal, Rev. A. E. Holler Presentation of Simmons Medal, Ca'pt. Wv. It. Richey, Jr. Presentation of Scholarship Medal, Rev. C. T. Squires Annu1al lReport SIRpt. 11. W. Gasque Benediction - - Rev. A. E. Holler SunIidaiy. 31y Ith-t-i-S P. 31. (Iirst 1Iaptist Church.) Baccalaureate Sermon-Dr. J. 11. Green. pastor First Presbyterian Church, (Greenwood, S. C. ,JOE TlltNEIt DIES IN VII(tINI.\ CHAIlt 4eglrr Wantlied in (reenjille to be Electroented. Liichbtrg, Va., May t.----John Wil liams, alias Joe' Turner, alias Slim, the negro who is also wanted iln (Greeln v'ille, S. C., for the murder of two 1)0 lieen late last year, will he electro duted at Richmond, July 7i, for thie muhrIder of 'Police D)etective I,. A. Manni her'e M\arch 25. That was the judg mont of Ju tdge F'rank 'P. Christ ian in thle cor'poration courtR todaIiy, tihe COutrt having h~eard tihe case yesterday unI dlet' 'plea of guilty and waver of julry. 'rhe negro was expoeeting lighter judg ment but showed 1no emotionI when the court lpronlounced ils doom. Senteonce was immfediately p~ronounced and thle negro'will be removed at once to Rich miond. Police I1etectives Mann and E. C. Wheeler attemupted to arrest WillIams in tihe heoart of the city for ca~rrylig a con1cealedi weapon and as a susplet 'for the Gireenvi lle mu~rIder's, lhet he mlanagedl to break away and shoot MannI In the head anj. E. C. Wheeler' In the neck. 'Mann died the next nmor'nng, but Wheeler has recov P'reaelknai O llray ('ourt. R1ev. C. 'T. Squires has announced Ireachilng services at the D~orroh Presbyterian church at Gray Court nlext Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock In steadl of 3 o'clock, thle former hour'. Mleeting of I). A. 1I. The Uenry .Laurens chapter 1D. A. iR., will meet Friday afternoon at 4I o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. P. Childrcss on East Main Street. Mrs. E. P. Minter and little daugh ter are visiting Mrs. HI. HI. Sanford, in North Carolina. CARRANZA CAPTR[D BY MEXICAN R[B[[ Mexicans Begin Campaign. of Siaughter OLD GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN lIeports from 31exico indiente that tche lsihavIe Practically Won (on. trol of Entire Country. (.arraiza Itejiorte ( 'aPtured id 31uch Blood l1 Paso, Tex., .lay 10.-All of Mexi co except Ihe states of Y'ucatani, Cam peche anild Chiapas, and the northern part of the territory of' lower Call fornla, i sin the hands of revoltition ists, according to a')u letin giveni out tonlight by the local consulate of the liberal constitutional party. The bulletin confirmed the report of the capture of President Carranza neatr Apizaco, iHidalgo, and gave de tails.. "It Is .also conflirmed," the bulletin said, "that the Generals Alargula, Ur (luizo and ltarrangan, the latter the famous chief of the staff of Carranza were executed, and that General Can (Ido Aguilar, son-in-law of Carranza and Manuel Al. Dieguez, lost their lives in a light in the state of Vera Cruz in which General Alberto Salinas, nephew of Carranza, commander of an avia tion school, was wounded and cap tured." Mexico ofllcially reported to Luis .Montes De Oca, "consul" for the revo lutionists here, that the entire convoy escorting Carranza from the capital was captured with him near Apizaco. "Carranza left Mexico City Friday," the bulletin said. "He was accompan led, besides the general reported kill ed, by his official family, including Luis Cabrera, Manuel Aguirre, Ber land Ignacio '3onillas, Luis Manuel Rojas, Governor Ruedo Alargre, Man uel Lucio 3lanco, 'and others, and to complete the catastrophe of the Car ranzgi regime ,- wa captredwit al his remaining elemeis at. Aplzaco. "General Alvaro Obregou. has or dered Carranza retuirned to the City of Mexico, with all consideration, or !I ring all commanders not to kill nor mistreat anyone of his company. Wasington, .lay 1u.---Alexico's latest revol ution, after getting unlderway with a remiarkable absence of light ing, appareitly has not been without. (Ite usual tropical season of blood lettin g. From behilnd tle veil wh ich ob scures the eveits of the last few days are beginning to trickle the stories of whiolesalo political executions, coun ter executions, and other accom palmnnents wihich have so frequently marked struggles for supremacy inl the Lfat in-American countries. Carranza, variously repiorted cap) ttured, in Ilight, or In hiding; Cadido Aguilar, his son-in--law andl minister of for'eign affairs executed wvith Glen eral Francisco Mturgula, commander of the garrison in Mlexico City, after a wholesale slaughter of political prisoners i nclutding li fteen generaIs; forces of the revolutIon In control of theo capital anid most of 'the Mietro politan cities of the country, whIle Amer'ican warships and marines con tinued to move into strategic posi tions, were the foremost features of today's news. Communication between the Ulnitedl States andl the Mlexican capiltal con tinues Intermit tent and uncertain. Rle ports receivedl here of the cutting of the telegraph lines which carry Ca ble dispatches overland from Vera Cruz to Mlexico, are sulppor'ted by horder' reports that the line of Car' ranzxa's escape is held by the revo lutIonIsts. The telegraph lines whIch )itretch, down over' the TIexas bor der' and, reachIng acr'oss the north er'n dlesert, ordInarily connect Wash-. Ington with Mexico CIty, ticked off theIr last (lots and (lashes .yesterday afternoon and w.ear.e. occupied for''a few minutes with a staCk of dispatch es wvhich had been accumulating for days. What happened in Mexico City 01' somewhere along the lIne to .inter r'upt then is one of the mysteries of a revolution. 'From all reports, Tampleo, Vera Cruz, Monterey and Puebln, as well (Continued on Page Five.)