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VOLUMELAURNS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1920. NUMBER 45 [ICAN PRESID[NT H[[I TGIC D[ATH Armed Guard Turns on its Master END COMES TO STORMY CAREER Presideit Carranza Meets Fate of Presidents liefore lim. Hilled by G(iienil Herrero, Supposed to I Carrying Mim to Safety. Mengre hdvles From .Mvxic'o. Ei Paso, Texas, May 22.--Venustianco Carranza, prqsident of lexico and head of the 72nd government that country has had since 1821, was as sassilated at 1 a. Iml. Friday by Col. Rodolfo lierrera and his soldiers at Tlaxcaltenango, Puebla, according to liessages received here from General Alvaro Obregon, dated at MAexico City today. "Thiere were found six or seven bodies of the men in Carranza'n par ty," one tiessage from Obrogon said. "It is not stated who these meni might be." Reports given out by the revolu tionists said Carranza was assassinat ed by his own men. Ierroro was des cribed as an ex-federal officer. He was once an officer in the Mexican army under Piresident. Diaz, who was forced to flee Mexico in 1911. Carranza was made a prisoner and 'assassinated at the cry of "Viva Obregon," by Col. Rodolfo Herrero and his men violating the hospitality that had beeh offered to Carranza and his followers by Herrero, according to a message from his chief men to Gen. Pablo Gonzales, quoted in his mes sage to revolutionary agents here. Obregon answered this message in seathing terms. Ho- declared. that if the Carranza followers who signed themselves, numberfng more than 30 men and, including Juan Barragon, chief of staff; Ignacio Bonillas, form er -ambassador to the United States, whose candidacy for the presideney brought on the latest revolution, and other promiient leaders, had "died de defnding your chief . . . you would be at rest with your consciences and es cape the shame of your cowardice." "On repeated occasions," Obregon said, "President Carranza was notified of the guarantee which would be giv en him, if lie would be willing to leave the danger zone, but lie refused to ac cept this offer because ie considered it undignifled of a man of honor to save himself, leaving his complanionis in (intger. This act of Carranza re. vealed the dignity and good fellowshi p vou failed to ap)eciate." Pirst report of tie assassination of' Carranza was flied by Obregon on Frl (lay night, rhe message did not reach here uitil today. The message said: "Ilave Just received the following message from tlinauchinaingo, state of iebla, signied bly Col. J1. H ernandez: "'etneral .Mariel, advises me fromt Vilia Jutarez that the troops of the ex fedetai officer, RlOdolfo H ert'eto, killed Presidetnt C'arranza at I a. m. at a pliace called Tlaxcaltetnango. Thter'e were foutnd six or sevetn more b~odies of the tmen itn Cart'anza's plarty. it is not stated whto these men tmighit lbe.I will witre details later, hlodolfo 11er reio ttrendered'( last Marcht to Getn etal Mariel atnd htad been ati oilleer' undetr General Pataez.'" ievoutlionists today were eager in their' attetmpts to show Carranza swas not killed bly revolutionists, butt "by htis own men.'' The depattment of propagandha and informtation at Nogales sent a mies sage to thte commewreiai agent of the dhe facto government here urging that the newvs he given to the press wit-h particutlar stress on "the fact that the hiapplening occurred far away from the field of opleration of our forces." From the wording of the Obregon teiegram, skeplticism was explressed htere bly muany per'sons in close touch with the r'evolut'lon concerning thte affiliations of Herreoro. The anxiety of the .Mecicans on t'he point was laid to the concern over' what the attitude of the United States mniglht be If the* reported assassination 'was ;la'id to the revoiutionlsts. Mr. Joel Smtith, of Abbeville,a spent Sundfy -In the city with Mrs. Smith who is staying some time with her -narents, Mir. and Mrm. IE. H. -Wilkes, REMARKABLE ... ...... View of the( roads asicendinig thle I< Came10 caravan road leading Into Afgha neers for nmotor transport. OWINOX(S SECURtES BEllTH. IN 1HAtSE H1ALL LEAGU'E Voldtille Props. Out of League and Up-County Team Takes Its P11ine. Thle petition of Owings base ball fanls for entry Into the Laurens Couin ty batse ball league was favorably act ed uipon at a mecetin got the league directors held In thle chamber of comn mnerce room,; Friday afternoon. The Owings team will take the place of the Goldville team, which has decided not .to enter the league. Owing., will draw its strength fromn the town it self and the surrounding territory. 'An informal proposition from Foun tain Innt and Enoree for entrance:Into the league, making a four club eOr cult, was broached at the mneeting, but as the delegates had come "uin instructed" on this mnatter te' pr-o*o'd'. sillon was deterred until another meeting next Friday aflternoon so that sentiment may be sounded In the towns already composing the league. Thle chief obstacle to the entry of these towns, as voiced at the mieting, was the long jump to play gamecs and the condition of the roads to Enoree. The constitution of the league was amiended to provide a $100 forfeilt by each team to guarantee the comipl tiont of each game and adherence to the regular schedule. Provision was also made' for the sale of the concesi siens privilege on the ground,;, the nmey from this source to go Into the treasury of the league for-office ex penses. K. T1. MEETING THURtSDAY. aur111ens Commllandehry to bie Consi huted and Officers Installed Thur.i daiy Night. Laurens Commnandery No. 13, 1<. T., will hold its constituttional ceremionies tedac l atelatd Al h The0) memer of 1(6 l0dn the Comndr lumie atI 6 o'clokad archg ito tfh church for 7.llowingrspthecrmn at the churchi of baquwill be bhel faT o ntit he ~auren Coy ua n edttuted lat failletith R.f te laguea isectrs hommaindtecmer adsnof con-a very1c florshiglconditeron. e Tod oll temu hch Phatdld. o At en the eaue gOving hs name si anrite adsoml erringor Tai)en., apderee forentance Intho oth league main vagfrcand cir ryltg coal roedepn at the metngn butententheofo$50aor thadtyodaysufo teuftedt ofnts atte $100 or xty siiwas eseferredh puntlc sqaorb ploin abot Frida a m.noTuesoa thating.timen marretsoed in h piton and rayav comfesing ths leagu 'rutomoies, obtcl o money er was tnlee tos sasf thied mao the Ietoih reasonh loriltng 1 opabyu gone at1( thate onsiur of the leagurwy e was niiof at chr someerdae. enHe tap trasrety aoft 7leaefrs ofage, wex darens (nn n11l rrnm lin(d 15 ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN hlyber pass', look~ing toward the plains misitan. The lower road was speelally PENSIONS BEING DISPENSED). Judge of Probaite Dispensing Cheeks to Pensioners on Confederate Roll. Judge of Probaite Thompson ha.1 wade out checks pwaabe to eligible penlsioners onl thle Conifdeerate pen, sion roll and 18 dispensing the money In person and b)y mail. Penisoners are requested to call at. his office to receive their checks. There are t165 namews on the Con-1 federate pension roll of the coypnty and $2.1,051 i to be dispensed, less a small amount for postage and other dstributind g exponfe. The total aiount appropriated by the state was $600, 000, proratedat $58 per person. The pensioners are divided into thi-ee classes,i'however, so that the amount varies according to te financial con dition of- the. -bene flolame...,C aga,. A. in which there are 3.1 persons, of which 23 are men and 11 women, e ceives $108. Class B with 122 on the roll, receives $80 -nd Class C re ceves $36. Two names on the Lau rens roll are at the Confederate I firmiary In Columbia. The pension act was worded so hazily, said State Commissioner .e Lauren, that. It was an ipossiblity to make the classifications from Co lumboia, so this was left to the vari ousq county b~oards. of which Mr. Pat Caldwell a chairman In this county. The local board endeavored to classi fy the pensioners so that the most worthy would receive at subsWtanltial1 stipend. -Some county b)oards, how ever, placed the largest numbher of pensioners in Class A, with the rult that tle worthy solders received a very small allotment. 11 1AT IAl'QUA WEEK CLOSES. Italph rolarette atkes Closing Lee ture- of Ilhe Week's Progr-am. 'rhe pnsnua actdath woaraiea seasonycaid ta lommisionay nign "bluan 0ctency", aspoke ilof biy lmay aso this ws leftur tof the vae rides. The chairanfu con thisny Te woasl adtendedavord toaslaen fry thceonde o beaov the most wotyudrceiventstansrdstanatiyar.lh evertstadin thuemlret featur oer thensioner iy (Miss Aouithe Staltgs ththe woert"Pinaolr rand pay vetrdsall alltm"noth g bu h Laurenso tohle IsuorancTax. T12-l he a ppnort Rd imnt -whta ichq i ths cte ltreceie ofl thiet$28,00n nollcte as the bstalt reof foreg sn euraynceedc torleab the x1-9 outstading t attement featues wev tea dayncagt by Mirs oisure tllm-.~ Thes opepresens per cendo the pln catuydby ht otf-the-stat tom legiltre in I1910i. ndr te lact this2mone is te apportio ute mavin. thisncit ircie of the fir2dparmet)n coleedncouraemsentot foreigitet inranhe aeticifyin fo the eax.1 cEontoartaement t Wastis. v eral dats go ba~ nsuranhe Cm-l Tirs cluillens er can nterfthinen sat te mill Saturday collet in this citykb tAns admtssoonth-sage om-2 this mone idls and 15 use for chin Te Watts beMill. band pubhe llr r1ia1lv invited to attenn. KHYBER PASS X-3 of iloit. T e 1jupe road is thle 4)1( conlstructed last year by) British enlgi-% SOCI' 11 OS1 CI S M FOR PROFIllS Novel Pushment Proposed by Sena. for. People Canu 11reiak 1ih1111 PrIces, Says 'ThlIoma0i1s. Washington, -May 19.-Frankly con iding to his colleagues that the cloth'es on his back were threadbare and patched, Senator Thomas, denio crat, of Colorado, joining today in an other sciate broad.Ade n protteers, declared the people themselves and not legislation, must break the sweep ing wave of high prices. Linking the overalls movement, started as a protest against the cost of clothing, with widespread pric reduction, reported from many cities, Senator Thomas said the public had found the remedy in its own hands. .'"Tho overall campaign..was a good] thing," the senator said. "The papers today are full of telegrams from all parts of the country announcing dras tic cuts in clothing prices. Did legis lation do it? No. The people did it themselves." 'Tlie attack on profiteers was open ed by Senator Kenyon, republican of Iowa who urged social ostricism and criminal punishment for the offenders. Corporations principally and retailers .were held up as prime priflteers. Some of then were characterized by tile Iowa senator as robbers and traitors. -In urging publicity as a means of sweeping dealers demanding excessive prollts "to the junk healp of disre ;pute," Senator Kenyon declared do part ment of jutsice prosecutions hatl failed to bring relief and that the peo ple should elect a president who woul'l break tip the evil by naming an at torney general "who areisi more abolit enforcing the laws tha ' hte 'does about running for president." There was a shift toward the rail and and the crowd in the galleries leaned forwvard to hear Senato01 Thomas appeal for a retuiirn oif th" olditiime thiift. "I have on a stit of clothles four* year old1(, somewhai~it Patchetd, but1 still serviceable,'" lhe said, as he str'ok Md the sleeves of hiis coat. "Thle shoes I havte on wer'e bioughit in 191 I. I do not Propose to buy13 any more clothes until pirics go down to a reasonabl.. level if I su bject myself to danger of arrest for not wvearing enough clothes on the streets of Washington. I am willing to live on corned beef hah and if cor'ned beef goes too high I wili go withou011t imeat to bin iig dow~'n cost s." Senator Thomas said lhe was not da fending profiteers, that he blievted they shiould lbe vigorously pun11ishedt, but that lhe did( not believe the extfor tions of profiteers represe'nted flve per cent ofr the high cost of living. "All the p~eole share the responsi b) ilty," lie said. " When I conisider the number of people in this country wh~o live without working, I am tempitedl to change the expression 'high cost of living' to 'hi1gh cost of loafing.'" Reports Fromt Victory ('onvenfion. As a special feature, the 13. Y. P. T'., In connect ion with its prlogram on tile Southern Ba ptist Convention Sunday night, May 30th, will lie favored by reports of the2 recent Victory Conven tion heldI in Washington, D). C., from Rev. C. 10. Ver'mlllion and Dr. A.- H. 'Langston. The pubhlic is cordially in vited to be present. The program will begin at 7:-0 'clock. TO; OTEN JUNE 18 State- fernocrat. EReontI- Commit. tee Organized Tlhu rsday Morning. Itineraries to- Ie Ready in a F'ew Days. The state- l)emoeratlc executive committee wAs organized early Thursday inoitig in Columbia when majo' matters in the state Democratic coivention had been cleared pl). T. P. Cothran of Greenville was elected by the convetnion to ie chairman of the committee. The committee then reelected Wijic Jones Of Colinm.bia treasurer. t1arry N. 'Tdimnds, prom ieit member of the Columbia bar. and formerly city editor of The State, was choseni secretary of the comnnitl tee without opposition. Ashley C. Tobias, .Ir., who has been a most ef licient. secretary of the committee, (lit not offer for leelection. The Commin it tee fixed the assess ments for candidates for var'iots of flees. Those okeriig for the I .ii ted States senate this summer will Pay $400; candidates for congress, $1 75; candidates for governor, $150; other state offies, railroad commissionier and solicitors, $75. Statowide campaigns for I'n itod States senate and congress and for state ollices will begin .litle Is;, and a special committee was named to av range tLi itinerary for the two caim paigns. The campa igns will open in different sections of Ilie state simil-I tatneotisly. Members of the commilitt ee are: Wilie Jones, G. A. Guignard and -1larry N. EIdmnundsfl The Itineraries Will ie arranged, wihin the next fbe. weeks. A subcommittee to hear a.peals from municipal elections, under the statute of 1920, was chosen as fol lows: First Congressional district, J. M. Moorer, Walterboro; Second, J. l1 erman Lightsey, Hampton; Third, C. M. Walker, -Oconee; Fourth, J. T. Gosnell, Innian; Fifth, R. B. Caldwell, Chester; Sixth, T. W.. Berry, Latta; Seventh, C. A. Guignard, Lexington. ALAILMING SIIORTAGE IN IIIEATr ('I0P' Dr. Long of (lemson Siys Flotur Hay lave to lie Put, on War IN tioninliBasis. Reports received at Clemson Col lege from the 'nited States Depart ment of Agriculture indicate a 31 per cent reduction in the wheat crop this year, according to telegrams received by banks aid others of this city last week from W. W. Lrong, extension di rector. lI'nless something is done to iieet this tiation lour will soon be back oti a war. ratiining basis, Dr. Long declares, and suggests thatt coun11ty mteetings of promiiient fa rm. - ers, bankersi and merchants be h ebld imiiediately to consider the situation. Ilis message foliows: teports jlst received from Utnited States I)eparimetit of Agriculture indi 'at.' 34 per cetit reduction in wheat produt~ctionr thIiis year. t 'n less some thing is done to meet this situnation flouri will be on samine basIx as (trilng war' with this diffei'ence, we were theni bl1essed with Ia rge coin y'ieldls, owing to unifav'o'rlet weathdri conditiouns and the natur at incentive to grow cot ton on account. of preseint high pr'iees anld f'ar of the wider spriead.(ing of the weevil within next few y'ear's we arie Ilible to have a dtistrtessi nely shoriit coin cr'ot. r am wir'ing this ini formuationi to many farmtiers, tbanikers, merchants, cotton seedl cirusher's and niewspaperts so that our farmers, evenf at this late date, mlay' be urged to In (eense their acreage in cornl. If this is dotie we enni lar'gely incr'ease our food sitp11ly3 and thieeby save a ser'i ouis situiat ion most li kely' to preva it this fal., I suggest couty3 meetings of prominen t farmers, batik ers a tnt muerchtants to consider the situtatilon. Aloniey withiout bi'ead Is not satisfy iHnll Oame' at Watts, Tihe Watts Mlills aggr'egation of horse-hIde mant itulators witlI meet the (GoldvillIe team on the Watts Mitts grouinds next Satur tday' afterntoon at 4I o'c lockl, usual adtmission chiartges he ini in effect. Accordinig to thle diope ster's fr'om the lower' section of the eoutnty', the Gloldvitte aggregation wilt Pitt tip a stiff fight and Maniager' Blishop, of the Wlattsonians, states that lie will "present" a new tine-tip fot' the admiration of thre local fans. A big gnme is in view. STAT$ CONV[NTION IMOLDS PR[SIDENT Delegates go to Convention Uninstructed WOMAN SUFFRAGE MEETS DISFAVOR lenet. and Pollock have Sharp Clash During Debate on1 Womantt Sutfragio issue. Benet Charges that Aetive 3lit aagers of Camitpalin Were Paid Workers. Columbia Stat.,, 24,1h. Tlie Flate II 'll mocrnic convention, begui y 'sterday noon1, conceltuded its session- at 1:27 o'clock t1iis morning after a day of considerable turmoil over t he vari ms tuestions ider dis cussionl. Twenty-eight delegates with 0114 half vote each, if tlhe different congres sional districts so deterimine to distri bute their votes, and four delegates At large and four allrnate delegates at large weire elcted. The South Carolina delegates were instriicted as a inli on all questions Coming before tIhe San Fransico con vention. Thl delegates go ui instruct ed as to candidates of the party. The administration of Woodrow Wi! son was indorsed and tie achieve ments of he Democratic adninistra tion extolled in the highest terms in O i piririf0stigi whIa iCIh was adopted at an early hour this morning. The platform unqualifiedly indors ed the treaty of Versailles and the league of iiations covenant, while con demniiing "as unwise and unpatriotic the attitude of those senators who defeated its ratification either direct ly or by overwhelming it with reser vations that are intended to and will have the effect of nullifying it." -Woman suffrage was defeated by an overwhelming majority. The resolu tion granting suffrage without regard to the- Sunsan 11. Anthony amendment was rejected by the resolutions com mittece by a vote of two to 30. The convention adopted the majority un favorable report on the suffrage reso littion by a vote of 215 to 6S. Delegraie14S to Convention. Tihe following are the delegates elected: State at large: Governor Cooper, Senator E. D. Smith, IR. I. Manning, and Congressman James ;. Byrnes. First district: Charlton DuRant, R. S. Whaley. V. C. lladham, J. G. 'Pad geIt. Second: J1. E. .\arley, N. G. Evans, C. F. iRizer, .1. II. Johnson. 'I'Iird: F. Ii. Domin ick, F. C. Rob inlson, I1. L,. Watson, 0. It. Doyle. Fourthi: W. D). Workman, WV. W. Johnson, ). M. Douglas, S. T. D. Lan caster. Fiftl: 11. L. Gaston, Leroy Springs, Sixth: J1. W. .Johnson, L. .\. Law son, J. Ii. D~avid, Geo. K. Hlolliday. Sevethi: WI. A. Coleman, ,R. Ji. *t(nninigs, S. it. Booth, iB. F". Kelly. John G;ary Evans of Spartanburg was re-elected national committeeman wit hout oppos05it ionf. Thomas P. Cotatn, of Greenville, was elected chairman of the executive comiimitteOe anti Harry N. Edmtiunds of Columtinbia secretary, both also without opplosit ionl. Four de(legates wvill go fromi the First , Thirtd andl S!Ith cotngressional dist rits, each candidates to cast one half a vote. No altenate's will go from these (list riots. . To Stand by P'residetnt. Governor Shepparid paid an eloquent tribu to also to Presidenit Wilson. The nation's chief execntive is the equal of George Wasbitngton, Thomas Jeoffer son and~ Anadrew Jlacksotn in his leadl ershtip, coutrage andi Intellect, and whben the presidett putts the peace Itreat y before the tnatiotnal convent Ion it will be (lie (duty of Oeey Democrqt to stustain the country's great leader, the dlistngtuishied presiding officer Further organizing the convention, seven vice presidlens wetre 'ehosen, otne of these from each congressional district. TChose eleeced were: F'lrst, C'harlton D~uRant, Mannign; Second, Col. R. 13. Watson, Ridge Spring; Tihrd, I. 11. Hunt, Newberry; Fourth, W, W. Johnson, Uion; Fifth, LeRoy (Cont innte1 on Pnaea i